Chapter 28: The Incompetent and Malicious Ex-Boyfriend (28)
When Ming Yanzhou arrived at the private room, Jiang Ningyuan and Zhou Geng were leaning against the sofa drinking. Zhou Geng was complaining. In the past, when they drank together, they could at least call a couple of hosts to help pour the wine. Ever since Jiang Ningyuan came out of the closet, they didn’t call girls anymore, and now, they didn’t even call guys. He had to pour his own drinks.
Seeing Ming Yanzhou, Zhou Geng waved at him with a smile. “Zhou-zai, weāve been waiting for you forever.”
Ming Yanzhou sat on the sofa opposite Zhou Geng. “I went back to take a shower before coming out.”
Jiang Ningyuan arched an eyebrow and leaned lazily against the sofa, letting out a soft scoff. “Zhou-zai, weren’t you going to have a ‘return of the King’?”
Ming Yanzhou gave him a cold glance. “Iāll stop once Brother Shen hires someone in a couple of days.”
Jiang Ningyuan sat up straight. “Are you willing to move out?”
Ming Yanzhou: “…” Of course he wasn’t, but what could he do when Ye Qi was forcing him to move?
“I wanted to get Ye Qi to leave Brother Shen, but I couldn’t reach an agreement with him.”
Jiang Ningyuan narrowed his eyes. “Soāyou were kicked out by Ye Qi?”
Ming Yanzhou: “…”
“Can you not make it sound so ugly? I wasn’t kicked out by Ye Qi; Iām moving out on my own.” After speaking, Ming Yanzhou looked irritated. “Ye Qi is like a rock in a latrineāstinking and hard.”
Although Jiang Ningyuan had only briefly met Ye Qi, he also felt that Ye Qiās level was quite high. That “official partner” aura made him very unhappy. But it was useless. After all, the guy was the official partner.
“Were you too stingy? Did he think you offered too little money?”
As soon as Jiang Ningyuan finished speaking, Ming Yanzhou gave him a massive eye-roll. “I told him to name a price, and he rejected me outright.”
Jiang Ningyuanās brow furrowed slightly. “Is he that difficult to handle?”
Zhou Geng glanced at Jiang Ningyuan and then at Ming Yanzhou. “Didn’t you say that Ye Qi is very poor? And has no background? How is he still hard to deal with?”
Ming Yanzhou flatly spat out four words: “Heās completely impervious.”
He came tonight specifically to discuss tactics with Jiang Ningyuan. Jiang Ningyuan had many schemes; he wanted to see if he could think of a good way. Jiang Ningyuan toyed with the empty glass in front of him. After a few seconds, he spoke slowly.
“If fair methods don’t work, weāll use underhanded ones.”
“How underhanded?”
“Get his company to send him on an external assignment. Get him far away from Shen Ci. Thatās the only way weāll have an opportunity.”
Ming Yanzhou scoffed. “I thought you had a good idea, but it turns out to be a rotten one. He can easily refuse the assignment or just resign.”
“Isn’t it better if he resigns? Make him lose his job and his income. Itās fine for Shen Ci to support him for a bit, but he can’t support him for a lifetime, right? If you ask me, just keep an eye on him and make it impossible for him to find a job. Cut off his financial source.” Zhou Geng looked at Ming Yanzhou with a righteous face.
“That won’t work. Shen Ci would definitely support him. Shen Ci already works so hard to earn money; Iām not willing to make him even more exhausted by supporting a useless person.” Jiang Ningyuan rejected Zhou Gengās suggestion without thinking.
Although Shen Ci said working part-time at hello was just “experiencing life,” what decent person goes to be a male host to experience life? In the end, he definitely wanted to earn more money.
Zhou Geng: “…” He hadn’t realized his good brothers were such “love-brains”!
Then he looked at Ming Yanzhou, who was nodding in agreement. Zhou Geng became even more silent. He was somewhat curious: just what kind of celestial being was this Shen Ci to turn these two young masters into “dogs”?
After a moment, Zhou Geng spoke again. “In my opinion, since you both like that Shen Ci so much, just drug him. Once ‘the raw rice is cooked into a mature meal,’ tell him youāll take responsibility and make him break up with his boyfriend.”
This method was very underhanded and immoral. Ming Yanzhou rejected it without thinking. “That won’t work. If Brother Shen finds out I drugged him, heāll hate me to death.”
“Just don’t let him know!”
Ming Yanzhou: “…”
Jiang Ningyuan gave Ming Yanzhou a look. “I don’t do immoral things. I advise you not to either.”
Zhou Geng couldn’t help but scoff. “The two of you are fighting to be someone’s ‘third party,’ and you still care about morality? If you had any morality, you wouldn’t be lusting after someone else’s boyfriend.”
Ming Yanzhou and Jiang Ningyuan were left speechless by Zhou Gengās rebuke. But drugging Shen Ci was indeed too despicable. After careful consideration, the two of them abandoned that idea. Furthermore, to put it bluntlyāif they really drugged Shen Ci, which one of them would go first? They couldn’t exactly go together, could they? Although they were best friends, they still couldn’t share a lover without any reservations.
Besides, Shen Ci was a “Top.” They wanted Shen Ci to willingly lie beneath them.
Zhou Geng irritably picked up a glass of wine and downed it. “Youāre both afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. This won’t work, that won’t work… just go kneel in front of Shen Ci and beg him to take you in.”
“Grab his thigh and say with snot and tears, ‘If you don’t agree to be with me, I won’t get up!'”
Ming Yanzhou: “…” Jiang Ningyuan: “…”
As the saying goes, “Three cobblers equal a Zhuge Liang.” In the end, the three of them actually came up with a plan that seemed perfect to them.
Drug Ye Qi. Then find someone to lie in bed with him and pretend he cheated. Take some photos and give them to Shen Ci. They didn’t believe Shen Ci wouldn’t break up with him even after Ye Qi cuckolded him. He wouldn’t be a “Ninja Spirit Turtle,” would he? Afterward, they would give Ye Qi a sum of money large enough to ensure he was well-off for the rest of his life, considering it “buying a conscience.”
After coming up with this plan, the three of them happily started drinking again.
When Shen Ci returned home, Ye Qi came out of his room when he heard the door open. He must have just showered; a few stray hairs fell over his forehead, and he was wearing a set of pale yellow pajamas. He looked very soft.
When he saw Shen Ci, his eyes lit up, and a tender smile appeared on his face. “Ah Ci, youāre back…”
Ever since last night… Shen Ci felt uncomfortable all over whenever he saw him. He averted his gaze and gave an “Mm.” “Iām covered in sweat; Iām going to shower.”
“Mm, okay. Go ahead.”
Hearing Ye Qiās words, Shen Ci inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn’t know why he was nervous. After showering, Shen Ci stayed in his room until eight o’clock before coming out. Mainly because the primetime dogblood drama was starting.
The moment his rear hit the sofa, Ye Qi followed him out of his room as if he had a radar. “Ah Ci, Iāll watch TV with you.”
Shen Ci: “…” Thanks, but no thanks!
But he had no reason to refuse. Ye Qi sat directly next to Shen Ci. The two were extremely closeāso close that Shen Ci could smell the faint floral scent of the shower gel remaining on Ye Qi. It was the same scent as his own. This realization caused an inexplicable emotion to flash through his heart. He uncomfortably shifted to the side.
In the next second, Ye Qi moved closer again. He even wrapped his hands around Shen Ciās arm, his voice carrying a coquettish tone. “Ah Ci, why are you sitting so far away? Are you repulsed by me?”
Shen Ci: “…” He suspected Ye Qi wanted to sit on his lap, but he had no evidence.
In the real world, if any man dared to cling to him like this, Shen Ci would give him two punches. But not here. Furthermore, Ye Qi was truly beautiful. Even though he was a “big bird,” his coquettishness didn’t make Shen Ci feel too much repulsion.
“Haha, how could I be repulsed by you…”
“Thatās good. If you were repulsed by me, I would be very sad.”
Shen Ci felt his scalp go numb looking at his “love-struck” appearance. He could only focus his attention on the TV. That dogblood drama he usually loved was a bit hard to watch tonight with Ye Qiās harassment.
Once the two episodes were over, Shen Ci prepared to stand up from the sofa, but he was suddenly pinned down by Ye Qiās āpinned down!!!
Shen Ciās brain instantly exploded. Before he could react, Ye Qi sat sideways on his lap, wrapping his arms around Shen Ciās waist. They were face to face.
Shen Ciās pupils shrank violently. Ye Qi looked like a bashful young girl in love, but the words he spoke were incredibly blunt.
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