Chapter 33
Chi Aibei had been mooching off Lin Xiu for two days and couldn’t think of a reason to go home, but when school let out, Lin Xiu asked, “Coming to my place tonight?”
Chi Aibei was stunned. Such good fortune?
His eyes lit up. “Can I?”
Jiang Yu turned to Chi Aibei. “Why are you at Lin Xiu’s house every day? Aren’t you going to evening self-study?”
Chi Aibei preferred being with Lin Xiu to evening self-study. He said, “You go ahead. I’m going to my brother’s [to study].”
Jiang Yu was about to say something when Lin Xiu asked, “How did you two make up?”
Jiang Yu felt a little embarrassed. It wasn’t really a reconciliation; he’d simply stopped being angry with the little fool. Chi Aibei hadn’t even apologized.
Lin Xiu’s question made Jiang Yu feel undervalued.
Just as Jiang Yu considered sulking for another night, Chi Aibei nodded and said, “We made up! Jiang Yu gege isn’t that petty; he wouldn’t hold a grudge against me.”
Seeing Jiang Yu appeased, Lin Xiu glanced at Chi Aibei… He’s become quite eloquent, hasn’t he?
Chi Aibei was being eloquent because he was afraid Jiang Yu would prevent him from going with Lin Xiu. If Lin Xiu changed his mind and didn’t take him home, he would regret it.
Jiang Yu comfortably hummed, “Who would bother being angry with a fool?”
Chi Aibei didn’t get angry at being called a fool, only silently making a mental note of Jiang Yu’s behavior. When you next need my help, see if I’ll still help you.
Watching Chi Aibei happily follow Lin Xiu, Lin Yang enviously muttered, “If only I could go to the top student’s house for evening self-study.”
Jiang Yu: “Are you so aggrieved that you have to study with me, the second-ranked student?”
Lin Yang didn’t expect Jiang Yu to reply, nor did he expect it to trigger Jiang Yu’s petty nature. If anyone was unlucky today, it was him. Chi Aibei angered Jiang Yu, but why was he the one getting scolded?
Lin Yang awkwardly smiled. “Not aggrieved, not at all. I’d rather study here. I’m not as ungrateful as Chi Aibei. The study committee member tutored him for several evening self-study sessions, and he just left! He has no conscience.”
This hit a nerve with Jiang Yu. When Chi Aibei said he was going to Lin Xiu’s house for evening self-study, he wanted to say, “Will Lin Xiu tutor you like I do? What are you going there for?!”
Chi Aibei and Lin Xiu waited for the bus. Chi Aibei looked at Lin Xiu, meeting his gaze as expected. “Gege, why are you always looking at me?”
Lin Xiu wanted to see how long he could keep up the charade. He knew about Lin Weimin’s arrest but hadn’t mentioned it. Which little fool could keep a secret this well?
Lin Xiu looked away. “Did Zhou Mingming pay you back the money?”
Chi Aibei didn’t know why he asked. “Yes.”
Lin Xiu: “Spent it all?”
Chi Aibei’s heart sank. He steadied himself. “Of course not.”
Lin Xiu looked at him. “Lend me 100,000.”
The sudden request took Chi Aibei by surprise. He had no preparation. “One… one hundred thousand?”
Lin Xiu saw his shock. “Yes, transfer it now. I’ll pay you back later.”
Chi Aibei clutched his phone in his pocket. Where would he get 100,000? He was broke!
He pressed his phone. “Uh, can I do it later?”
Lin Xiu: “No, now. I need it urgently.”
Chi Aibei was also in a hurry, unable to think of an excuse. But he couldn’t say the 200,000 from Lin Weimin was his, or Lin Xiu might think he was manipulative and distance himself.
Chi Aibei: “My phone’s dead. I’ll transfer it after I charge it.”
The 113 bus arrived. Chi Aibei quickly said, “The bus is here!”
The bus was crowded. Chi Aibei held onto a seat, frantically trying to figure out where to get 100,000. He could only ask Chi Wendong.
He was about to get out his phone when he saw his reflection in the window – a handsome face, handsome enough to make his heart race.
Lin Xiu saw his nervousness reflected in the glass. He looked down at Chi Aibei’s head and suddenly pulled him.
Chi Aibei stumbled, about to ask “What?”, when Lin Xiu pulled him to a recently vacated seat.
Before Chi Aibei could react, a black backpack was in his lap.
He looked up at Lin Xiu. “Gege?”
Lin Xiu glanced at him. “Heavy. Don’t want to carry it.”
Chi Aibei: …
That wasn’t what he wanted to ask. He wanted to ask if Lin Weimin had told him about the money.
Chi Aibei didn’t ask. What if Lin Weimin hadn’t said anything? He couldn’t just confess.
…
At Lin Xiu’s house, Chi Aibei rushed to Lin Xiu’s room. “Gege, I’m going to charge my phone!”
Chi Aibei went inside, half-closing the door. Before Lin Xiu came in, he texted Chi Wendong: 【My dearest brother, can you lend me 100,000 yuan?】
The situation was urgent. He was about to add an explanation when he received a 100,000 yuan transfer.
Chi Aibei: …
Is this the charm of a CEO and a doting older brother? He didn’t even ask why he needed the money, just transferred it?
Lin Xiu had guessed what Chi Aibei was doing when he lied about his phone being dead. Seeing him run into the room and close the door, Lin Xiu texted Chi Wendong:
Lin Xiu: 【Don’t give your brother the money.】
Chi Wendong replied quickly: 【Just transferred 100,000.】
Lin Xiu: …
Less than a minute, and you’re that efficient?
Chi Wendong: 【What? Did he get into trouble again?】
Lin Xiu was speechless at the rich’s nonchalance towards money. Who gives a child 100,000 as pocket money?
Lin Xiu never thought the phrase “incompetent but causes trouble” would apply to Chi Wendong first.
Lin Xiu sighed: 【Didn’t you ask him why he needed the money?】
Chi Wendong: 【No. Should I ask?】
What’s the point of asking now?
Lin Xiu: 【Forget it. Don’t ask. It’ll affect your image as a generous brother. He didn’t get into trouble. Don’t worry.】
Perhaps it was the “generous brother” comment that did it. Chi Aibei ran out of the room with his phone, only to hear another ding – another 100,000 yuan transfer, followed by another…
Recommended Reads
![Those Years When the Son of Destiny Was Severely Scammed [Quick Transmigration]](https://beereads.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/QUICK-TRANSMIGRATION1-214x300.jpg)
![[Esports] I Started an Online Romance with a Big Shot After Retiring](https://beereads.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/esports.jpg)
