Chapter 66
Chi Aibei returned empty-handed. Lin Xiu glanced at him. “Weren’t you going to get some fruit?”
Chi Aibei climbed onto the bed and sat beside Lin Xiu, watching him play a game. “There wasn’t anything I wanted to eat, so I didn’t take any.”
Lin Xiu was busy clearing a level and didn’t notice Chi Aibei’s pensive expression. After a moment, he heard Chi Aibei ask, “Gege, what do you think of my brother as a person?”
Lin Xiu asked, “In what regard?”
Chi Aibei replied, “Well, his character? His ability?”
Lin Xiu didn’t know why he had suddenly started evaluating Chi Wendong, but for a man who would soon support half of Nancheng, Lin Xiu truly couldn’t find any faults. “He has strong abilities. As for his character, it varies from person to person, but I think heâs quite decent.”
Chi Aibei felt the same way. Chi Wendong was different from the impression he had; he had thought Chi Wendong would be a tyrant, but he wasn’t.
Chi Aibei asked, “Gege, after you graduate, will you choose a job like my brother’s?”
Lin Xiu replied, “Most likely.”
Chi Aibei figured as much. He said, “Then why don’t you work under my brother in the future?”
Lin Xiu glanced at him. This string of questions from Chi Aibei was inexplicable. “Why are you suddenly bringing this up?”
Chi Aibei tilted his body and let himself fall onto the bed. He pillowed his head on Lin Xiuâs leg and picked up his phone to enter the game. “Nothing really. I just suddenly thought it would be pretty good for you to follow my brother. Didn’t you say he has strong abilities? I also think heâs quite impressive.”
Having been threatened by Mother Chi, Chi Aibei felt very displeased. Back then, he had sought out Father and Mother Chi to sponsor Lin Xiu to resolve an urgent crisis, but he couldn’t let them use Lin Xiu the way they used Chi Wendong. To break free from them, the only way Chi Aibei could think of was for Lin Xiu to follow Chi Wendong. Just as Lin Xiu said, Chi Wendong had strong abilities and a decent characterâmost importantly, he had never harmed Lin Xiu.
Lin Xiu felt he was acting strange, but he didn’t take it to heart.
Around dinner time, the sound of a car echoed from the courtyard. After a while, Chi Wendong came over and knocked on the door, saying the guests had arrived and that Father Chi wanted Lin Xiu to come down.
Chi Wendongâs expression wasn’t very good. He glanced at Chi Aibei, who was lying on the bed playing games.
Lin Xiu asked Chi Aibei, “Not coming with us?”
Chi Aibei was in the middle of a fierce battle. He said, “Iâm not going. It’ll be all noisy and bustling. You guys go ahead.”
It was indeed quite rowdy downstairs. Several “Presidents” had brought their families along. When Mother Chi saw Chi Wendong and Lin Xiu coming down, she quickly beckoned them over. “Wendong, Xiao Xiu, come here quickly. This is President Wang, President Wu, and President Li. These are their wives and daughters.”
Mother Chi turned around and introduced them to the various presidents. “These are the two sons of my family.”
Lin Xiuâs footsteps faltered. He suddenly looked at the smiling Mother Chi. In his mind, the image of Chi Aibei lying on the bed claiming he hated the noise flashed by… What “hating the noise” and not coming down? He loved a lively atmosphere more than anyone.
Thinking about the things Chi Aibei had said after returning empty-handed… This kid, what had he secretly hidden again?
Lin Xiuâs chest suddenly felt a bit tight. At this moment, Lin Xiu finally understood why Chi Aibei always said he was an orphan despite having a father and a mother.
Chi Wendong suppressed the burning anger in his heart… A dark voice in his heart said to Chi Aibei: Just wait a little longer. In just two more years, you can completely break free from them and won’t have to be their child anymore.
Mother Chiâs purpose was far more than just showing off. The children of the presidents invited today were all girls, and they weren’t very old.
Mother Chi asked, “Is President Wangâs daughter still in high school? Our Xiao Xiu is in his third year this year at the Affiliated High School. Which high school is President Wangâs daughter at?”
President Wang replied, “The Second High School.”
The other two girls had already been led away by Father Chi to be introduced to Chi Wendong. Chi Wendong was socially smooth; when a girl proactively asked for his contact information, he gave it on the spot. But on Lin Xiuâs side, when President Wangâs daughter took the initiative to speak to him, Lin Xiu ignored her.
Lin Xiu said, “Sorry, I don’t add strangers.”
Lin Xiuâs attitude was truly cold. Mother Chi had only seen him twice and couldn’t grasp his temperament. She couldn’t treat him like she did Chi Wendong, since after all, he wasn’t adopted by their family.
Mother Chi tried to mediate. “Young people, you’ll get to know each other after some contact. The young lady has already spoken to you; wouldn’t it be bad to reject her?”
Lin Xiu was not an ignorant high school student. He was well aware of what Mother Chi was trying to pull. He looked at Wang Yunmiao. “I have a partner.”
As soon as these words came out, Mother Chi and the Wang couple were stunned. On the contrary, Wang Yunmiao didn’t show any surprise and added, “I know.”
Mother Chi: “…”
President Wang and his wife: “…”
Lin Xiu hadn’t expected this girlâs answer to be so startling. She actually claimed to know about the nonsense he had just made up. “You know?”
Wang Yunmiao only realized after speaking that she had been too nervous. She looked back at her parents and whispered to Lin Xiu, “Iâm from the Second High School. During the summerâsummer break, you and your partner came to our school to play ball.”
Lin Xiu: “…”
Lin Xiu was certain she wasn’t one of the two girls who had handed him drinks back then, because those two girls both had short hair, while this one had a ponytail and wore glasses.
What Wang Yunmiao actually wanted to say was that the matter between him and his partner had already spread throughout their school. She didn’t know the situation at the Affiliated High School, but in the Second High School, almost every girl had photos of the two of them on their phones. But since you only visited once, I actually wanted to add you to get some first-hand ‘sugar’ to spread in the school. However, she couldn’t say this in front of her parents.
President Wangâs wife was clearly a bit displeased. She looked at Mother Chi and said with cold irony, “Mrs. Chiâs family discipline is quite good. You don’t even care if the child has an early romance? Aren’t you afraid it will affect his studies?”
How could Mother Chi not hear the thorns in those words? She smiled and said, “I’m afraid Mrs. Wang will laugh at us, but we truly don’t manage the children much. Itâs mainly because the child takes first place in the whole grade every single time, so thereâs really no need for us to worry.”
President Wangâs wife’s expression flickered with jealousy.
Wang Yunmiao looked at Lin Xiu in surprise. First in the grade? That was incredible! What should she do? she really wanted to announce this news in her group chat right now!
Beside them, Mrs. President Li joined in the excitement. “I wonder which familyâs daughter Mrs. Chiâs future daughter-in-law is?”
Wang Yunmiao stiffened, thinking to herself that this old lady sure talked a lot. What does it have to do with you whose daughter she is?
Knowing that Lin Xiuâs partner wasn’t a girl, she broke into a cold sweat for Lin Xiu. She wondered what to doâshould she help round out the lie? If his parents found out his partner was a man…
Lin Xiu said, “My partner isn’t a girl. I like men.”
Mother Chi was taking a sip of tea, wondering how to phrase her response so that it would be both pleasant to hear and not embarrassing. But Lin Xiuâs words nearly made her lose her breath. She choked and looked at Lin Xiu in shock.
Mrs. President Li also hadn’t expected him to be so blunt and was momentarily stunned as well.
Wang Yunmiao: “…”
Holy crap, heâs too cool!
Wang Yunmiao truly couldn’t hold it back anymore. Ignoring the fact that her parents were still beside her, she took out her phone and started typing furiously in the group chat, her fingers moving so fast they left afterimages.
Lin Xiu glanced sideways and saw the words Wang Yunmiao was typing on her phoneâ
[WTF! WTF! WTF!]
Lin Xiu: “…”
This girlâs personality contrast seemed a bit large, and her vocabulary was a bit limited.
Father and Mother Chi, who had originally wanted to facilitate something, saw all their arrangements go down the drain because of Lin Xiuâs single sentence. The other two girls were already in university; hearing Lin Xiuâs words, they immediately perked up their ears for gossip.
These two girls were even more straightforward than Wang Yunmiao, directly asking Lin Xiu how old his boyfriend was, if he was good-looking, and if he had any photos.
On this matter, Wang Yunmiao had the right to speak. She said, “Handsomeâno, heâs cute, incredibly cute! I have photos, do you want to see?”
Wang Yunmiao took out the photos stored on her phone. The three girls huddled together and let out joyful squeals like chirping chickens, which ironically left Lin Xiu and Chi Wendong in peace.
Mother Chi never dreamed that her elaborate arrangements would result in three girls chatting enthusiastically and even exchanging contact information.
She looked at them blankly… What was going on? Back when they were in school, girls were always at each other’s throats. Why were today’s kids so strange?
Things didn’t develop according to plan. After the three girls finished chatting, several presidents stood up to take their leave.
Lin Xiu returned to the room. Upon pushing the door open, he saw Chi Aibei curled up on the window seat, looking out the window. Sitting there in a small ball, he looked lonely and heart-wrenching.
Someone outside was setting off fireworks. They flickered and exploded beautifully. Chi Aibei was watching in a daze when he suddenly saw Lin Xiu in the reflection of the glass. He turned his head and smiled. “They left?”
Lin Xiu walked over and rubbed his head. “Yeah. Want to go for a walk?”
Chi Aibei nodded. “There are people setting off fireworks outside. I want to go see.”
When Chi Wendong came up from downstairs, he saw Lin Xiu and Chi Aibei coming out of the room with their coats. Chi Wendong asked, “Where are you going?”
Lin Xiu replied, “Out for a walk.”
While putting on his coat, Chi Aibei said, “Weâre going to see fireworks. Brother, do you want to come with us?”
Chi Wendong wasn’t here to find Lin Xiu. He was a bit concerned about Lin Xiuâs “his partner is a man” comment. He asked Lin Xiu, “Are you coming back?”
Normally, Lin Xiu would have asked for Chi Aibei’s opinion, but this time he didn’t. He said, “We won’t be coming back.”
Chi Wendong guessed as much. From the moment Mother Chi said those words, Lin Xiuâs reaction indicated that he wouldn’t be coming again.
Chi Wendong went downstairs with them. “Do you want me to give you a ride?”
Lin Xiu said, “No need. He wants to see the fireworks; I’ll take him for a stroll.”
Before the Wang family left, Wang Yunmiao couldn’t hold it in anymore and asked to use the Chi family’s restroom. When she came out of the restroom, she saw a boy standing beside Lin Xiu and Chi Wendong.
“That…”
Hearing the girlâs voice, Chi Aibei turned his head and glanced back.
Seeing the face she had been promoting to the two older sisters just a few minutes ago appear before her eyes, Wang Yunmiao was stunned. No one saw clearly how she got there; it was as if she had flashed from the restroom door to Chi Aibei’s front in an instant.
She pushed her glasses up. “Why are you here?”
This girl had moved too close, giving Chi Aibei a fright. He took a step back. “Who are you?”
Just as Lin Xiu was about to pull Chi Aibei, Chi Aibei bumped into him. Lin Xiuâs movement of raising his hand looked like he was pulling the person into a hug. Wang Yunmiao took a deep breathâHoly crap, so bold! You actually dare to do this in front of his brother!
Lin Xiu was afraid that if they continued standing there, this girl would pass out. He said to Chi Wendong, “Weâre leaving first.”
Chi Wendong watched them leave. He was about to turn and ask Wang Yunmiao if she knew Chi Aibei when he heard Wang Yunmiao ask first, “Who was that boy just now?”
Chi Wendong replied, “My younger brother.”
Wang Yunmiao: “…Broâbrother?”
Wang Yunmiao was dumbfounded…
That one is your brother, and this one is also your brother?
Holy crap!
Pseudo-incest?
Forbidden love?
Oh my god!
So exciting!!!
Chi Wendong had never seen a personâs expression change so rapidly. “You know my brother?”
Wang Yunmiao: “…” Is this something I can say?
No, no, no, I can’t say it. Even though you two aren’t even hiding it in front of your brother anymore, I still can’t say it. Absolutely cannot!
Wang Yunmiao: “I don’t know him!”
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