Chapter 32: Reality is crueler than fiction.

"Whew! Finally, the Celestial CP is becoming famous!" He Ying sighed in relief and a bright smile can be seen on her radiant face as she looked at the forum and saw that many people are liking the Celestial CP. She feels like all their hard work is worth it!

"Ying-jie worked hard!" Ji Yang, who hasn't seen the forum thus he didn't see himself being shipped with his brother and a famous third year student, clapped as he beamed.

"Ying-jie worked hard!" Luo Ying, Yu An and Wei Wei nodded in agreement and also clapped.

"You've worked hard, too." He Ying told them as she smiled at them.

Chen Tong grinned. "Come on. Let me treat you to snacks!" she told them.

"Woah! Tong-jie, you're the best!" they exclaimed and immediately followed behind Chen Tong like baby chicks following the mother hen.

He Ying. "..." should I also file behind them? She scratched the tip of her nose and walked beside Chen Tong.

Actually, it's not that Ji Yang and Luo Ying are naïve, or that He Ying and the others are hiding the other CPs from Ji Yang and Luo Ying who were involved. It's only that they are focused on their own lot (A/N: their own matter, which is the Celestial CP). They only cared about their own CP, since their main objective is for it just to be known by others and, at this early stage, not yet cared about the other CPs' fame. Thus, it was only later when Luo Ying and Ji Yang stumbled upon the forum did they know that the two of them are involved in other CPs, which greatly shocked them.

But, for now, let's just focus on the Celestial CP and it slowly but surely climb up in the ranks of the male-male CPs!

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The Rainbow in the Shade of Leaves is a popular webnovel written by Scarlet Night and it is being published in the most popular novel platform. Although this novel is still ongoing, it is already being adapted into manhua, donghua, audio drama, and now, television drama! And this television drama, even though the cast hasn't been announced yet, the internet was frozen as soon as this news was released. The official account also exploded.

Anyway, The Rainbow in the Shade of Leaves tells about a youth who was living in the city but transferred into the town where his mother whom he never met once lived. Why did he transfer and why has he never met his mother, yet he is going to the town where she lived? Xiao Hai also wanted to know. So, after he was told by his father that he will be sent – yes, he actually will be sent, not him being transferred, to his mother's hometown, he asked his father who his mother is, and why he will be sent there. But, only his first question was answered, and his father told him that his mother's parents actually never approved of his father and her being together after his father accidentally gotten his mother pregnant during their college, thus his mother has to drop out of school since she doesn't want to abort him, which her parents wanted her to because they have high expectations of her.

And what would happen to a pregnant daughter which her parents have high expectations of her and are now angry because she got pregnant? It was never good. Xiao Hai's mother thought that her parents' hearts would soften after she gave birth to her child since they have finally acquiesced that she will give birth to him. If her life is a novel, well, it is since it was Scarlet Night writing it, yet to her, it is reality, then, her parents' hearts would really have softened.

But, reality is crueler than fiction. Who would expect that instead of her parents' hearts softening, their hearts actually are harder than diamonds! At least diamonds can be cut! Yet, their hearts can't! So, as soon as their daughter gave birth, they actually wanted to throw, or even sell, their own grandchild! How can the mother stand it? Fortunately, she has her cellphone with her so, after she called her lover, Xiao Hai's father, she immediately dragged her body, which had a difficulty in giving birth, chased her parents.

The doctor and nurses, who momentarily left thinking that the parents would look after their daughter, were entirely shocked not only because they took the newborn child that needed meticulous care outside the hospital which the wind is biting cold and it was drizzling, they also saw that the mother of the child is almost crawling just to chase her parents!

Bright-red blood can be seen on the ground and, finally, the mother can't take it anymore. Even if she was unwilling, she can't fight her body. She fainted after she exhausted herself. Fortunately, and only after did they hear their daughter fainting behind them, did the parents turn. But, after, the news that their daughter actually died stunned them both. This news was also heard by Xiao Hai's father, which made his entire being freeze and his heart feel cold.

As soon as seeing this man that made their daughter derail, Xiao Hai's grandparents unhesitatingly thrown the newborn child to him, which almost made everyone's heart sank. Fortunately, the doctor and nurses already called for the police and they suppressed Xiao Hai's parents, and that the man has caught his son. But, when he felt that his son's skin was so cold, he froze. And when he didn't hear any noise from his child, his heart stopped beating. The doctor and nurses also noticed it and immediately took the newborn child from the man and immediately sent him inside the incubator. They all sighed in relief that the child was still alive, although his heart was beating very faintly at that time, indicating that he almost died. In short, this child is tenacious and badly wanted to live. Maybe, for his now deceased mother's sake, too.

The reason for Xiao Hai going to her mother's hometown is because her mother's parents are dying. They only had his mother as their child, which is why their expectations of her are very high. After they indirectly killed their only daughter, they fell into depression, especially after the man that made their daughter derailed had custody of their grandchild. But, they can't fight for custody. Not only was the man the biological father, but they themselves also showed their ruthlessness that night.

Xiao Hai, with a heavy heart, boarded the train that was very silent inside as if it was another world. But, Xiao Hai liked it since it made his heart feel tranquil. It also made his heart flutter for the first time in the twenty years of his life after he saw a boy younger than him for a few years silently reading a book across him with a small but sweet smile on his face. He is Lu Chi, the only one he will love for the rest of his life.