Chapter 13: The Cannon Fodder in a Dogblood Novel (13)
Shen Tangqing was truly surprised this time; he hadn’t expected Zhou Shuli to be so attentive.
He quickly thanked him.
“Thank you, Brother Zhou. How much was it? I’ll transfer it to you once I find my phone later.”
Shen Tangqing had sold the lighter Zhou Geng gave him on a secondhand website, so he had a small amount of savings now.
“No need, it’s just a set of clothes, not worth much money.”
Zhou Shuli’s voice remained faint.
“Butler Wang found three phones in the private room on the fourth floor and put them in the living room downstairs. Yours should be among them. You can claim it yourself after changing clothes.”
“Oh, okay, okay. Thank you, Brother Zhou.”
Shen Tangqing guessed his phone should be in the private room on the fourth floor. After all, he was so drunk last night that it was normal to lose his wits and forget his phone.
Zhou Shuli nodded slightly. “Little Geng and the others are still sleeping. Change your clothes and come downstairs for breakfast first.”
With that, he said no more and turned around decisively, leaving Shen Tangqing with only a tall, straight back.
Shen Tangqing took the box into the room.
Inside was a white shirt and black suit trousers—a very simple and low-key style, but one that couldn’t go wrong.
Shen Tangqing didn’t recognize the brand, but the texture was excellent, cool to the touch, and the cut was structured.
After changing, Shen Tangqing looked at himself in the mirror and clicked his tongue. Indeed, clothes make the man just as the saddle makes the horse.
If he added a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, it would be the perfect visual of an abstinent, high-ranking official’s son. How many wealthy heiresses would be charmed to death!
As soon as he went downstairs to the living room, he saw Zhou Shuli sitting on the sofa.
Legs crossed, leaning casually against the sofa.
A cigarette clamped between his fingertips.
Head slightly lowered, his drooping eyelashes cast a shadow on his eyelids. The emotions in his black eyes were indiscernible, but the aura around him was cold.
Perhaps hearing footsteps, he looked up at Shen Tangqing.
A hidden excitement flashed in his eyes, and his originally sharp brows softened.
He extinguished the half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray, picked up his gloves, and stood up.
“Let’s go, eat first. Auntie has already prepared it.”
Shen Tangqing followed him toward the dining room.
Halfway there, Zhou Shuli suddenly stopped and turned to look at Shen Tangqing. “This outfit suits you very well.”
Shen Tangqing was confused for a moment.
He didn’t know if Zhou Shuli was praising him or praising his own taste in buying clothes.
But he still smiled politely. “It’s because Brother Zhou has good taste.”
Zhou Shuli’s gaze paused slightly. Unknown what he thought of, a faint smile hooked the corner of his lips and vanished instantly. “Is that so? I also think my taste is quite good.”
His voice had no fluctuations, but the speech was slow. Falling into Shen Tangqing’s ears, it felt strange, though he couldn’t put his finger on what was strange.
Breakfast was sumptuous, with a table full of Chinese and Western dishes.
Shen Tangqing lowered his head to drink a bowl of milk bird’s nest soup.
Zhou Shuli sat two seats away from him.
His peripheral vision landed on the small section of white nape Shen Tangqing exposed. A ridiculous thought suddenly popped into his mind:
If I took a bite, would it also taste like this?
Before he could reach a conclusion, footsteps came from outside.
Zhou Shuli slowly withdrew his gaze.
The next second,
Zhou Geng pushed the door open wearing pajamas, the broken hair on his forehead still sticking up in a small curl.
Seeing the two eating, he greeted them first.
Then he looked at Shen Tangqing and smiled.
“Tang Tang, when did you get up? I only found out from Butler Wang that you slept in the guest room on the second floor last night. I thought you were on the third floor and ran up there looking for you.”
Zhou Shuli’s eyelashes lowered slightly. Tang Tang? Calling him so affectionately.
Shen Tangqing’s hand holding the spoon paused. “Didn’t you arrange the room for me?”
Zhou Geng sat down next to Shen Tangqing and drank two mouthfuls of the milk on the table.
“No, I was drunk too yesterday and was helped back to my room by the servants.” After speaking, as if suddenly remembering something, he looked at Zhou Shuli with a confused expression.
“Brother, I remember you seemed to have gone upstairs yesterday, right?”
Zhou Geng wasn’t too sure about his drunken memories. After all, normally his brother wouldn’t go up given his severe mysophobia.
Zhou Shuli’s hand holding the fork paused slightly. After a moment, he gave a hum.
“I thought my memory was confused. Why did you suddenly go there yesterday?”
Zhou Shuli raised his eyes to look at Zhou Geng, his expression remaining calm. “You already asked me this question last night.”
Zhou Geng: “…”
He scratched the back of his head. “Did I? I seem to have blacked out a bit, can’t remember.”
Zhou Shuli looked away, his tone revealing no ripples. “Drink less next time.”
Zhou Geng: “…”
“Are Little Yellow Hair and the others still sleeping?”
“Yeah, none of them are awake yet.” Zhou Geng finished speaking and put a fried egg onto his own plate.
Shen Tangqing gave an “Oh” and didn’t speak again, lowering his head to eat the food in front of him.
The dining table returned to its previous silence.
Zhou Shuli ate deliberately slowly.
Seeing Shen Tangqing put down his chopsticks, he then slowly put down his fork.
“Brother Geng, Brother Zhou, take your time eating. I’ll go to the living room to get my phone.” Shen Tangqing stood up.
When Zhou Geng’s gaze fell on Shen Tangqing, he was stunned, finally noticing the clothes Shen Tangqing was wearing.
“Eh~ Tang Tang, are you wearing my brother’s clothes?”
Shen Tangqing: ?
“No, it’s new clothes Brother Zhou got for me.”
Zhou Geng put down the chopsticks in his hand, his eyes sizing up Shen Tangqing.
They were indeed new, and they fit Shen Tangqing very well. A moment later, he looked at Zhou Shuli.
“Brother, I remember you also have this shirt, right? Exactly the same.”
Zhou Shuli glanced faintly at Zhou Geng. While putting on his gloves methodically, he answered casually, “Is that so? I forgot.”
“Didn’t you just wear that shirt two days ago? It’s exactly the same as the one on Tang Tang.”
After speaking, Zhou Geng took a step forward and flipped the logo on Shen Tangqing’s hem to check, confirming once again that he remembered correctly.
All of Zhou Shuli’s clothes were from Lge, a foreign haute couture brand.
Zhou Shuli hooked the corner of his lips, his expression a vague smile. “Hard for you to remember so clearly. I have too many clothes, I didn’t pay attention.”
Zhou Geng: “…”
Why does it feel like my brother is being a bit sarcastic?
Shen Tangqing on the side didn’t hear anything strange and smiled to smooth things over.
“It doesn’t matter if I’m matching with Brother Zhou. I actually quite like this outfit.” After speaking, he blinked at Zhou Geng. “Handsome or not?”
Zhou Geng was instantly dazzled.
His mind was full of: Tang Tang is so well-behaved! Tang Tang is really too cute!
Seeing Zhou Geng staring at him without answering, Shen Tangqing patted his shoulder. “Asking you a question, what are you thinking about?”
Zhou Geng suddenly came back to his senses. His face turned red with a “boom,” not knowing where to put his eyes. “No… didn’t think about anything… ah.”
Shen Tangqing’s gaze fell on Zhou Geng’s face, his expression somewhat puzzled. “Brother Geng, why is your face so red?”
Zhou Geng: “…”
“Nothing, a bit hot.” After explaining flusteredly, he quickly changed the subject.
“You look very good in these clothes.”
Zhou Shuli’s gaze fell on Zhou Geng’s flushed face.
He narrowed his eyes, his hand unconsciously rubbing the armrest of the chair.
His expression was obscure and hard to read for a moment.
Shen Tangqing raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat proud.
“I also think it’s not bad. Dressed like this, I’ll definitely charm a lot of girls when I get back to school.”
Zhou Geng: “…”
Zhou Shuli: “…”
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