Chapter 18: A New Lackey Has Appeared
After Jiang Xinian’s negotiation, Da Hei was bought by Shi Huaibai.
After all, a miraculous flower that could subdue Da Hei only blooms once in a millennium; if they didn’t sell it now, they’d never sell it.
Jiang Xinian was actually puzzled: Turns out Shi Huaibai knew how to ride. He thought this special admission student had always been a bookworm before following him.
That horse named Da Hei had a naturally unruly temperament, Arabian bloodlines, a hot-blooded horse.
Fast, violent tempered, hard to tame. This kind of horse often participated in races but was not suitable for equestrian performance.
Actually, he should have kindly reminded Shi Huaibai, but Jiang Xinian couldn’t deny the hypocrisy in his genes.
He didn’t want Shi Huaibai to learn Dressage too easily. Only if Shi Huaibai was a bit inferior would he stay obediently by his side, depending on him, unable to go anywhere else.
Young Master Jiang squinted at Shi Huaibai not far away: The other party gently held the reins, and Da Hei tried hard to cooperate, but the movements of man and horse didn’t look elegant at all. They were full of the comical feeling of last-minute preparation, ridden with errors even in the simplest movements.
“This isn’t a rapport issue.” Shi Huaibai thought to himself: Da Hei was a horse with a personality perfectly matching his own. A precious horse matches a hero; he already felt the compatibility between himself and Da Hei.
But why was his execution of Dressage far less elegant than Jiang Xinian’s?
Clearly, when Jiang Xinian rode, he didn’t even tug the reins, yet the horse seemed to grow out of Jiang Xinian’s body.
Shi Huaibai was perplexed. He tugged the reins again, and the horse under his crotch frantically controlled its movements as if having a seizure. The harder they tried, the more they looked like clumsy clowns.
What a hypocrite Jiang Xinian was.
He elegantly adjusted the arms of his glasses. Clearly amused watching Shi Huaibai struggle, he insisted on feigning concern, saying to Chen Xin: “It looks like Huaibai is having trouble. Why don’t you go teach him?”
Chen Xin: “…”
He was truly impressed by these two lunatics.
Chen Xin rode his horse slowly toward Shi Huaibai, sighing lightly, helplessly like a corporate slave: “Here, it’s like this.”
After speaking, he began demonstrating. The reins seemed to possess magic in his hands, seemingly connected to the horse’s skeleton. All movements were done in one go. Compared to Jiang Xinian’s elegance, Chen Xin’s style was more precise. The horse’s movements, breathing, Chen Xin’s every control… everything blended perfectly into the music.
Chen Xin wasn’t riding the horse; he was displaying the horse.
Shi Huaibai sighed in admiration: “You are so amazing.”
Chen Xin never liked Shi Huaibai. Before Shi Huaibai appeared, he had relied on capability and consideration to become the most important person behind Jiang Xinian.
Why should Shi Huaibai, a guy who seemingly offered no value to Jiang Xinian, replace his position?
Chen Xin said coldly: “Heard you want to form your own team? That requires gathering at least three people. Everyone has to participate in an event. Is anyone willing to follow you? Without relying on Xinian, you probably can’t even get a passing C.”
Seeing that Jiang Xinian’s gaze was no longer fixed on him and Shi Huaibai, Chen Xin finally maliciously spoke his true thoughts: “Of course, you already refused Xinian. Even if you regret it, shamelessly rejoining Jiang Xinian’s team wouldn’t be dignified, would it?”
He was the person who had stayed by Jiang Xinian’s side the longest.
He would always stand behind Jiang Xinian, watching the other shine.
He had seen enough blood-sucking midges like Shi Huaibai who wanted to cling to Jiang Xinian.
The only difference was that Shi Huaibai’s moves were more novel, and indeed successfully attracted Jiang Xinian’s attention.
Chen Xin said slowly, revealing a gentle smile as considerate as ever, whispering softly: “Have some self-respect.”
Interest is a time-sensitive thing. When interest fades, only benefit is truly lasting. The world bustles for profit. In the end, the most important person by Jiang Xinian’s side would still be him.
The System seriously flipped through its mission setting notebook: [There’s actually a strange relationship between Chen Xin and F1, abbreviated as: Toxic Solo Career Fan. To make F1 shine brilliantly, this guy can do anything. He looks honest, but his hands are actually the dirtiest. Because of his fanaticism, Jiang Xinian discovered his value early on and kept him by his side.]
He purely enjoyed the process of following Jiang Xinian.
Obviously, apart from family background not comparing to the F4, Chen Xin’s other abilities were among the best in the academy.
Chen Xin looked at Shi Huaibai’s distracted appearance and smiled slightly: “You don’t deserve Xinian. Don’t be like a pug dog.”
The emotion in his eyes was sharp, and his words seemed laced with hidden barbs: “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re doing? Refusing Xinian just now was playing hard to get, right? To show that you’re different from other dodder flowers?”
Green tea, so annoying.
“What a pity, I won’t give you the chance to join this team. The team is just full.”
Chen Xin shook his head, deliberately avoiding Shi Huaibai’s face, speaking his mind freely, as if this act of not looking directly at someone perfectly demonstrated his contempt for Shi Huaibai.
As soon as he looked up, however, he saw that Shi Huaibai, who had just been standing properly in front of him, had vanished.
Chen Xin: “…”
Mental case!
He looked into the distance and sure enough, saw Shi Huaibai clinging to Jiang Xinian like a conjoined twin again.
Truly a lingering ghost. Chen Xin thought: Hearing that his ‘playing hard to get’ strategy failed, he’s starting to panic, right?
Jiang Xinian smiled gently, his gold-rimmed glasses reflecting slightly, patting Shi Huaibai’s head like a gentle senior: “Dressage is indeed quite hard, right? It took me a long time to get started too.”
Clearly satisfied seeing Shi Huaibai fail to tame this sport, realizing he was still the most eye-catching existence, wasn’t he?
Thus, Jiang Xinian became even more doting toward Shi Huaibai: “What’s wrong? If you really can’t learn it, just be on my team.”
Chen Xin appeared before Jiang Xinian without any tact for the first time in his life: “Sorry, it’s already full.”
Chen Xin disregarded everything. His words were not only for Shi Huaibai but even more for Jiang Xinian: “A team has a maximum of 10 people. Several special admission students suddenly came looking this morning. I already promised them. If we suddenly renege, others might think the President dislikes special admission students.”
No one understood Jiang Xinian better than Chen Xin.
No. One.
Chen Xin watched coldly. He had blocked all of Shi Huaibai’s paths. Let the guy try to fly to heaven or burrow into the earth; he was helpless.
Extracting Shi Huaibai from Jiang Xinian’s life bit by bit wasn’t easy. He could even sense a trace of hard-to-detect annoyance in the look Jiang Xinian just gave him.
Shi Huaibai, this white lotus, kept looking at Xinian with hopeful, pleading eyes.
Annoying like a fly circling a beam.
Hate it, hate it!
Under Chen Xin’s meaningful gaze, Shi Huaibai suddenly spoke. He reached out and grabbed Jiang Xinian’s arm, shaking it vigorously: “Xinian.”
Chen Xin: “Heh…”
Green tea!
So what if he acts spoiled? The quota is full. Could Jiang Xinian kick someone out for momentary face?
Jiang Xinian was too hypocritical; he always wanted to pretend to be fair and just in front of others.
Chen Xin sneered: Shi Huaibai’s understanding of the Chief was still too shallow!
Result.
Shi Huaibai said righteously: “I saw that Big Brother Chen Xin’s equestrian skills are clearly amazing. Isn’t it a pity to have no place to use them in your team? And even if he leaves you, his level would get him an A+ as an official competitor in another team, right?”
Chen Xin clenched his fist calmly. He knew Shi Huaibai wasn’t a good person. The guy’s methods were impressive!
Was this trying to kick him out from Jiang Xinian’s side and replace him?
Damn it!
Chen Xin ground his back molars: He always prided himself on being the most important person by the Chief’s side, but… would Jiang Xinian choose him firmly, just as he firmly chose Jiang Xinian?
He didn’t know. He had always been obscure; he had just stayed by Jiang Xinian’s side a little longer than others.
“Chief…” He saw a moment of wavering in Jiang Xinian, seemingly thinking Shi Huaibai’s words made some sense.
“Jiang Xinian!” Chen Xin thought he had shouted it out, but realized his voice was as quiet as a mosquito. Neither Shi Huaibai nor Jiang Xinian noticed he had just spoken.
Jiang Xinian was also calculating in his heart.
Chen Xin would get a very good score even if he left him. Chen Xin never gave anyone cause for worry.
Chen Xin never seemed to get angry.
Moreover, Shi Huaibai is… trying to rely on me?
This realization was undoubtedly an encouragement to Jiang Xinian.
Jiang Xinian faced Chen Xin with that fake smile again, posing, sounding high-minded.
“Chen Xin, you can do it, right.” Jiang Xinian rubbed Shi Huaibai’s head. Their harmonious appearance made Chen Xin grit his teeth.
Chen Xin lowered his head, his tongue pressing heavily against his cheek: Damn it.
Jiang Xinian was certain he wouldn’t refuse.
Because he had never refused Jiang Xinian.
His vision became pitch black and gloomy. Shi Huaibai said to him: “Are you willing to leave Jiang Xinian’s group?”
Unwilling.
I, am, un, will, ing.
Shi Huaibai’s bright gaze, that smug smile of a villain…
So disgusting.
So, dis, gust, ing!
High and mighty, as if mocking his failure.
And… Jiang Xinian watched coldly, never having cared about him.
Jiang Xinian…
Is also so disgusting!!!
Just as Chen Xin was about to collapse, Shi Huaibai suddenly grabbed his shoulders, extremely intimate, eyes sparkling as if containing mysterious stars and seas: “Are you willing to leave Xinian’s group and join my group?”
In that instant, the atmosphere fell into silence.
Jiang Xinian didn’t move a muscle.
It seemed… he was played by Shi Huaibai again.
The guy didn’t come to join him; he came to break him up!
Shi Huaibai faced Chen Xin, speaking more and more passionately: “Join me. This is a notification, not a request.”
No one refuses to join Aotian’s camp.
“…” Chen Xin: “Mental case.”
Shi Huaibai: “Follow me, and you will witness the stars and seas prostrating at my feet! And you, just by touching a trace of glory, will be enough to bring honor to your ant-like family for ten thousand years!”
“…” Chen Xin: “Brain damaged!”
The System had been dead for a while.
What the hell… is this again?
Jiang Xinian sighed, putting his hand gently on Chen Xin’s shoulder like before, changing the subject: “It’s getting late, let’s go eat.”
As if the abandonment of Chen Xin just now hadn’t happened.
“Heh…” Chen Xin didn’t say a word. For the first time in his life, he didn’t respond to Jiang Xinian’s invitation. He just pried Jiang Xinian’s fingers off his shoulder one by one.
Under Jiang Xinian’s astonished gaze, Chen Xin smiled: “I will never stay obscurely behind you again.”
Author’s Note:
【Fluttering author wants lots and lots of comments and nutrient solution [Hands together][Hands together][Hands together]】
The Keeper who coaxed the Beagle all day asked a question similar to “Do you like Dad or Mom?”: “Do you like F2, 3, 4 or me?”
Beagle: “Like Chen Xin.”
[Bad Smile]
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