Becoming the Scumbag Gong’s Father in a “Switching the Male Lead” Novel [Transmigration] - Chapter 2

The scrutinizing gaze collided directly with those soft eyes.

The man narrowed his eyes and smiled, the barely visible fine lines at the corners of his eyes embedded with warmth. “It’s a small matter, don’t worry about it. Just send it to the dry cleaners later.”

Until Xu Qingfeng went upstairs, the nanny remained dazed for a long time. She could swear to heaven that she would never be unfaithful to her husband, but the truth was that her heart had suddenly begun to throb madly!

Her face remained flushed for a long while before she could recover. She cursed herself in a low voice several times before finally clearing her head.

She felt as if something had changed…

But the nanny liked this change. She began to clear the dishes with a cheerful heart, noticing that many scraps of food remained on Young Master Gu’s plate, while Mr. Xu’s had not gone to waste at all.

The steak and side dishes were all eaten clean. It seemed the chef’s culinary skills had improved recently; the meal must have been delicious.

The nanny didn’t pay much attention to such details and simply continued with the work at hand.

After finishing dinner, Xu Qingfeng followed his usual habit and turned on the television, tuning it to the international news channel.

In the past, he had to read the newspaper every day to receive information, but after discovering that the television and mobile phones here were far faster and more comprehensive than newspapers, he had abandoned them.

The 108-inch television screen occupied nearly half the wall. Its built-in design made the space appear broader, and the picture quality was so clear that the news anchor, who was reporting in an orderly fashion, looked as if they might step out of the screen at any second.

A few meters away from the television sat a leather sofa, comfortable and soft. Unfortunately, Xu Qingfeng had developed the habit of sitting with a formal posture; he never leaned back against the sofa, always keeping his back straight, leaving a distance between his spine and the sofa back.

Those moist and charming black eyes stared at the screen. He appeared focused, but in reality, he didn’t hear a word the anchor said.

His dark eyes were somewhat hollow; his soul had completely wandered elsewhere, focused and contemplating other things.

A burst of melodious piano music pulled his thoughts back, forcing his eyes to focus.

Xu Qingfeng’s gaze happened to freeze on a pair of enlarged hands on the screen.

Those hands were a cold white color; the fingers were long, slender, flexible, and powerful, dancing effortlessly across the piano keys. Even though Xu Qingfeng did not understand music, seeing the agility that seemed to merge the performer with the piano, he knew the performer possessed exquisite and extraordinary talent.

He forgot to blink until his eyeballs felt dry.

“Ah… what a pity. Such wonderful music, yet I didn’t see what kind of person was performing it,” Xu Qingfeng let out a soft sigh. It was only a short segment interspersed within the news.

But since it could appear on international news, it surely held extraordinary significance.

The hands on his wristwatch worked diligently, moving toward midnight.

This also indicated that Xu Qingfeng had been waiting since dinner ended. His regular biological clock caused a strong sense of drowsiness to set in, but his powerful self-control kept him awake.

However, the obvious red bloodlines appearing in the originally clear whites of his eyes revealed the exhaustion of the body’s owner.

According to the plot, Gu Tianze and the protagonist of the original work, An Yan, should have been dating for two months now, and today was the day they were supposed to make significant progress.

One must know that as a protagonist, An Yan’s basic qualities included being excellent in both character and learning. He was a prominent figure at school—not only was he the “school grass” (the most handsome boy), but he also frequently participated in competitions and won so many awards his hands were full. To put it exaggeratingly, if the fans who liked him formed a human ladder, they could easily reach outer space.

It was precisely because of An Yan’s excellence that Gu Tianze took an interest in him.

In the original text, Gu Tianze did indeed have love for An Yan at the beginning, but his “shelf life” for love was far too short. He soon became unwilling to give up the entire forest for a single “school grass.” After growing tired of him, he did many jerk-like things.

During this process, An Yan was quite the opposite. Meeting the right person is mutual fulfillment, but meeting the wrong person is like falling into a quagmire, making it difficult to save oneself.

The once-prominent figure lost that arrogant confidence; he became as humble as dust, yet this only earned him even more excessive insults and harm from Gu Tianze, as if trampling him to death brought Gu Tianze a twisted sense of pleasure.

The person who would eventually allow An Yan to be reborn, wake up, and grind the “scum gong” (jerk top) into ashes was, naturally, the other protagonist Huo Xiu.

One could imagine how tragic Gu Tianze’s end would be.

Calculating based on the current time, under Gu Tianze’s lust-driven and passionate pursuit, An Yan and Gu Tianze should have been dating for two months.

However, Gu Tianze who had spent a lot of effort showing sincerity to finally become An Yan’s first love had been in a state of unhappiness. The reason was…

An Yan wouldn’t let him sleep with him!

To Gu Tianze, this kind of conservatism only made him feel irritable and disgusted.

If he couldn’t get into bed, he wouldn’t waste so much time and energy on An Yan!

However, now that he had finally managed to get the person to agree to date, Gu Tianze naturally wouldn’t propose a breakup before he had gotten a “taste.” Instead, he consulted a group of fair-weather friends and decided to “resort to a small trick.”

In the eyes of Xu Qingfeng, who had experienced great storms and waves, this kind of tactic was extremely low-class and despicable.

He had to step in and prevent this “scum son” he had inherited for free from making a mistake. If he allowed the other party to continue acting so recklessly, there would be no need for the “righteous gong” to step in and send the guy to the crematorium he would take action himself.

The expected sound of the door opening rang out. Rustling sounds came from the entrance, followed by the sound of a man’s heavy breathing.

Gu Tianze had drunk quite a bit at the nightclub. Coupled with supporting a teenager who had already lost consciousness from intoxication, his originally robust body was now exhausted.

Busy changing his shoes, he didn’t notice anything unusual. It was only when he looked up and saw the man suddenly appearing that he jumped in fright!

“Damn it! Are you pretending to be a ghost standing there instead of sleeping? Why not be more professional turn off the lights and point a flashlight at your face??”

Gu Tianze was truly startled. Though his shouting sounded imposing, the color drained from his face at a visible speed; his pale complexion was enough to show that he was truly afraid of ghosts.

Normally, Xu Qingfeng would have been asleep long ago. Why would he appear here?

Xu Qingfeng maintained a proper smile throughout, refusing to let his emotions be swayed by such an affront. Turning a deaf ear to the questioning, he instead asked: “Who is this?”

An Yan’s head was hanging low, appearing to be in a deep sleep, his face hidden from view.

Xu Qingfeng knew the answer to this question very well, but to avoid being abrupt or creating inconsistencies, he naturally had to proceed step by step.

Gu Tianze imitated his manner, curling his lips into a smile. His facial features bore a great resemblance to his mother’s; it was an aesthetically pleasing face, though unfortunately, it shared no similarities with this “father.”

“None of your business.” After spitting out those four hard words, that fake smile instantly collapsed. Gu Tianze supported the person and prepared to bypass him, intending to take the drunken An Yan back to his room.

Thanks to the help of his buddies, he was about to have a wonderful night. He couldn’t hold back anymore and didn’t want to waste even a single minute.

However, a long arm appeared in front of him, blocking his path. Gu Tianze gritted his teeth and forced back his anger, but the word “endure” was too difficult for him. He intended to break out into a loud curse…

“Do you know that doing this is illegal?” Xu Qingfeng also dropped his smile. Sometimes he wondered what kind of author would create such a piece of trash. If it weren’t for the fact that his current identity forced the two of them to be tied together like grasshoppers on a single string, he would truly want to kick Gu Tianze right off a cliff.

“Having forced relations without his consent is rape.”

Those last few words were somewhat harsh, but they were the truth, directly stabbing into Gu Tianze’s fragile and pathetic self-esteem.

Precisely because what Xu Qingfeng said was the truth, he had no way to quibble or refute. His lips trembled as if he wanted to speak, but the result was that his face turned the color of pig liver, yet he couldn’t squeeze out a single word.

In this world, same-sex marriage was legal, which meant that it wasn’t only forced relations between opposite sexes that were against the law; the same applied to the same sex.

“The act of ‘sacrificing family for justice’ is something I don’t want to do.” Every gesture of Xu Qingfeng was full of the charm of a mature man; even his perfume was a faint sandalwood scent that couldn’t help but make people feel a sense of closeness.

“Don’t want to do” and “won’t do” were two different concepts. Gu Tianze could still hear the underlying meaning.

Gu Tianze didn’t know why Xu Qingfeng knew exactly what he intended to do, but he indeed did not dare to continue with the plan.

In the end, he decided to remain stubborn to the finish. “You’re talking absolute bullshit! This is my partner, we’ve done it long ago.”

Xu Qingfeng didn’t bother to expose the lie; he didn’t even acknowledge it. He simply reached out toward An Yan, his tone gentle yet firm: “Hand him over to me. Until you’ve learned how to respect someone, you’d better not touch him.”

The objective truth that had to be admitted was from childhood to adulthood, it was always others who respected Gu Tianze.

Even Xu Qingfeng was no exception. Even though Gu Tianze knew the other man loathed him, they had never had a direct conflict. Whenever there was a disagreement, it was always Xu Qingfeng who yielded. Not only that, it was no exaggeration to say that Xu Qingfeng granted his every wish whenever he wanted something.

He was already starting to find this feeling of being “disobeyed” unbearable; this was already the second time today. He really didn’t know if Xu Qingfeng had gone crazy or turned stupid.

Gu Tianze locked his grip tighter around the other’s waist, his brows furrowed deeply. His eyes were like those of an angry lion, harboring an imminent eruption of fury. Word by word, he said: “What… if… I… say… no?”

Xu Qingfeng maintained his calm and unruffled smile, meeting that terrifying gaze without backing down.

Just as the atmosphere between the two became tense, the third person present woke up from his death-like drunken stupor, making a slight movement.

After An Yan raised his head, Xu Qingfeng finally saw his appearance clearly. He truly lived up to being a protagonist.

His black hair was clean and soft, his bangs covering a full forehead. His exquisite features were faintly visible, and those eyes which looked like watery glass beads were currently misted over. Even though he was looking at someone, his eyes were completely vacant.

Although Xu Qingfeng was inwardly struck by his beauty, he didn’t show it on his face at all. He looked the boy over openly and, seeing that the youth was also staring at him, spoke with concern: “Are you alright?”

As someone who had spent years navigating the world of social drinking and business dinners, Xu Qingfeng knew at a glance that the other person must be feeling quite uncomfortable; he clearly wasn’t sober yet.

Seeing Xu Qingfeng ignore him, Gu Tianze gnashed his teeth. He didn’t intend to say any more and planned to take the person upstairs.

To his surprise, Xu Qingfeng actually dared to continue blocking him!

Just as the scene reached a stalemate, the sound of vomiting broke the deathly silence.

“Blargh…”

Gu Tianze looked down at his clothes, which had been made unsightly by the vomit, his face turning ashen.

“Dammit!”

And so…

Xu Qingfeng effortlessly rescued An Yan from the devil’s clutches.

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