Chapter 47: The Incompetent and Malicious Ex-Boyfriend (47)
“Wu Mu, this is a public place. It’s unseemly. Let’s do the hug another day.”
Wu Mu arched an eyebrow and walked toward Shen Ci.
Stopping right in front of him, he looked down, his eyes brimming with doting affection.
“Then how about we hug in the car? I promise I won’t do anything else. Just a hug.”
Shen Ci: “…”
What else were you planning to do?
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Ci eventually agreed.
Mainly, he just wanted the man to leave as quickly as possible.
“Husband…”
Just as he was about to get into the car, Shen Ci suddenly heard Ye Qi’s voice.
He felt his scalp go numb for an instant.
It must be an auditory hallucination… right?
He turned his head.
Ye Qi was standing not far away, watching him.
It’s over!
Shen Ci let out a silent wail of despair, but in the next second, he suddenly snapped to his senses. This was the perfect opportunity to break up with him!
With Wu Mu right here, he had been caught red-handed. He wouldn’t be affected by Ye Qi’s crying and lose his mind again…
If he didn’t break up now, when would he?
After all, he really did feel like quite a scumbag.
Whenever Ye Qi started crying, he would lose his nerve.
Wu Mu looked at Ye Qi with a cold gaze, the corner of his mouth curling into a smirk. The future “Ex-Boyfriend.”
“Ye Qi, what are you doing here?”
Ye Qi was wearing a smoky pink tencel shirt. The collar was embroidered diagonally with a vine pattern in silver thread. The top button was undone, revealing the sharp, elegant lines of his collarbones.
The hem of the shirt was tied in a casual knot, exposing a small section of fair skin at his waist, which was particularly eye-catching.
Shen Ci took a glance.
Then he couldn’t help but take another glance.
Dressed so beautifully… “Are you going out?”
Ye Qi walked up to him and raised the bottle of vinegar in his hand.
“We ran out of vinegar at home, so I came down to buy a bottle. I didn’t expect to run into you, Husband.” A gentle smile played on Ye Qi’s face.
“Husband, is he your friend?”
Shen Ci: “…”
A dark glint flashed through Wu Mu’s eyes.
This heir to the Qi family was certainly good at enduring and even better at acting.
After a second of silence, Wu Mu stepped forward, a trace of playfulness in his eyes. “I didn’t expect Young Master Qi to be the ‘Ex-Boyfriend.’ My apologies for the lack of respect…”
Ye Qi, of course, recognized Wu Mu, but he hadn’t expected Wu Mu to be that “third party.”
Truly, one could not judge a book by its cover.
The man looked decent enough, yet all he did were indecent things.
Instead of being a proper human being, he chose to be a mistress.
“What ‘Young Master Qi’?”
Shen Ci was completely bewildered.
Wu Mu blinked. “Baby, you didn’t know? He is—”
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Ye Qi’s cold voice. “It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is that I am Shen Ci’s boyfriend.”
He shoved the bottle of vinegar into Shen Ci’s hands. “Husband, hold this for me.”
Shen Ci held the vinegar with a look of utter confusion.
In the next second, he watched as Ye Qi lunged toward Wu Mu.
“I’ll kill you, you shameless mistress!”
Holy—
Who on earth taught him this habit of throwing hands at the slightest disagreement?
Wu Mu let out a cold snort.
When he was first learning how to fight, Ye Qi was probably still playing in the mud somewhere.
He was overestimating himself.
…
As it turned out, Ye Qi was indeed no match for Wu Mu.
Within a few moves, he was pinned to the ground by Wu Mu.
“Young Master Qi, you still need more practice!”
Ye Qi’s eyes were red with rage. “Let go of me if you have the guts!”
Shen Ci hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Wu Mu.
“Wu Mu, let go of Ye Qi. Let’s talk this out. We live in a society ruled by law; don’t fight.”
Even if Shen Ci hadn’t intervened, Wu Mu hadn’t truly intended to do anything to Ye Qi.
After all, the reputation of the older generation was at stake, and… he really was the “third party” who had taken advantage of a loophole.
He released Ye Qi and stood up. “Young Master Qi, Shen Ci doesn’t love you anymore. You need to face reality. A peaceful breakup gives both sides some final dignity. What do you say?”
Ye Qi scrambled up from the ground, his gaze fixed deathly on Wu Mu. “How could Husband not love me? It’s all because you shamelessly seduced him…”
Wu Mu let out a cold laugh and looked at Shen Ci.
“Baby, make it clear to him.”
Shen Ci was just about to follow Wu Mu’s lead and tell Ye Qi they were breaking up.
Ye Qi suddenly spoke. “I still have silver ear fungus soup stewing on the stove. If I don’t go back, it’ll boil over.”
He glanced at Shen Ci. “Whatever you have to say, let’s go back and talk slowly.”
He let out a light laugh, but it looked even more miserable than if he were crying. “Shen Ci, you at least owe me an explanation, don’t you?”
After saying that, he didn’t even want the vinegar anymore. He turned and walked back toward the complex.
Shen Ci remained silent for a moment before looking at Wu Mu. “You should head back first. I’ll talk to him.”
Wu Mu let out a sigh in his heart, understanding Shen Ci’s predicament.
“Then call me if anything happens.”
“Okay.”
———
When Shen Ci returned home with the bottle of vinegar, Ye Qi was in the bathroom showering.
He was likely covered in dust after being pinned to the ground by Wu Mu and felt uncomfortable, so he washed up first.
When Shen Ci put the vinegar in the kitchen, he saw that there was indeed silver ear fungus stewing on the stove.
After being discharged from the hospital and being off work, Ye Qi had stayed home and devoted himself to mastering the culinary arts.
He was far more talented than Ming Yanzhou; the dishes he made actually tasted quite good.
Shen Ci sat on the sofa and waited for Ye Qi.
After about ten minutes,
Ye Qi emerged from the bathroom.
He was wearing that black bathrobe Shen Ci had bought for him, his body still carrying the steam from the shower.
As he walked, the little bells at his waist let out a soft ding-ling sound.
Shen Ci took one look and silently retracted his gaze.
He really felt that this bathrobe was a bit too erotic.
Ye Qi walked over and sat on the sofa opposite him. It was the first time he hadn’t tried to crowd close to Shen Ci, which actually felt a bit unusual to him.
He let out a sigh. “Husband, do you not even want to look at me anymore?”
Ye Qi’s eyes were a bit red, and even his eyelids were flushed. He wasn’t crying, but he gave off a feeling as if he were about to shatter.
Shen Ci’s Adam’s apple rolled slightly. “It’s not that I don’t want to look at you…”
Ye Qi let out a bitter laugh. “So, you’re breaking up with me for him?”
Shen Ci was silent for a moment. Although Ye Qi looked very piteous, he didn’t succumb to the “beauty trap.”
He still remembered his mission: to humiliate Ye Qi, provoke him, and make him drive the company into bankruptcy.
“Ye Qi, since you’ve seen it, I won’t hide it from you anymore. Yes, I am with Wu Mu. Let’s break up. He can give me things that you’ll never be able to provide in this lifetime.”
Ye Qi’s dark pupils stared straight at Shen Ci, making him feel a bit unnerved.
“Shen Ci, everything he can give you, I can give you too. Money, status… I can give you anything you want. I am actually the long-lost child of the Qi family. The Qi family is an equal match for the Wu family. Whatever he can give you, I can give you just the same.”
Shen Ci: “…”
Holy—what a ‘Don’t look down on a poor youth’ Dragon Aotian plot.
Is this the small-world protagonist?
The moment there’s a face-slapping scene, a legendary background just pops out?
Shen Ci felt like he finally understood.
No wonder Wu Mu had called him Young Master Qi earlier; it turned out those two already knew each other.
Of course, whether he was a “Dragon Aotian” or not wasn’t the point right now.
The point was that he had to break up with Ye Qi.
“Ye Qi, the truth is, I never actually liked you. The reason I was with you was only because…” Shen Ci racked his brain for the most hurtful thing to say.
After a few seconds, he continued,
“Only because you were available for me to play with as I pleased, to satisfy my perverted interests. Now, I’m bored of you. Move out tomorrow. Let’s part ways on good terms.”
———
[Ps: Manually @AppointedNextWinter. The extra for Chapter 45 requested by my baby has been added to v-b. It might be a bit OOC, just take a casual look. Also, to mention again, my v-b: 等三秋v. You have to follow to see it, please stop asking.]
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