Chapter 52
Chi Aibei said he wanted to introduce Meng Huaiqing to Lin Xiu. Lin Xiu wasn’t very interested, but he came anyway.
In the restaurant, Chi Aibei, who had promised the introduction, was now sitting silently, staring at Di Zuo opposite him… What is happening? Why is he here?
Seeing the atmosphere in the private room turning weird, Meng Huaiqing glared at Di Zuo and said, “He knew I was treating you to dinner and insisted on coming. I thought since he knew you, I’d let him tag along. You don’t mind, do you?”
Chi Aibei: “…” If I say I mind, can I make him leave?
Lin Xiu glanced at Chi Aibei. He clearly sensed that Chi Aibei was nervous because of Di Zuo. But he had met Di Zuo before and had no reaction then—why such a big reaction this time?
Di Zuo acted dense, not realizing the atmosphere was weird because of him. He asked Chi Aibei, “What did you mean by sending me those links? Do I look that much like a rapist?”
Lin Xiu froze, abruptly looking at Chi Aibei.
Last time it was Jiang Yu, this time it was Di Zuo. He was going around warning about things that hadn’t happened yet. How could Lin Xiu believe it was all just a coincidence?
Chi Aibei: “Sent to the wrong person.”
Di Zuo didn’t believe him for a second. Sending one wrong message happened, but a whole string of them? Did his phone have a virus?
Di Zuo: “Come on. You clearly just look down on me.”
Chi Aibei couldn’t refute that. He had a bad impression of him before knowing who he was, let alone now.
Chi Aibei looked at Lin Xiu. He wanted to take Lin Xiu and leave.
Seeing his panicked eyes, Lin Xiu whispered to him, “Do you remember what I told you today?”
Chi Aibei thought for a moment before realizing which sentence Lin Xiu meant—I’m not as weak as you think.
Yes, he wasn’t weak. He could kill a Di Zuo with one punch. But killing people meant going to jail.
Seeing them whispering, Di Zuo asked Lin Xiu, “You’re not his biological brother, right? Heard you’re the godson the Chi family recognized?”
Di Zuo wasn’t stupid. Although the Chi family announced he was a godson, he was a nobody in this circle. For the Chi couple to show him off despite his lack of background, he was likely adopted or sponsored. Since Di Zuo had seen him working at a milk tea shop last time, he guessed it was the latter.
Chi Aibei had wanted to introduce Lin Xiu to Meng Huaiqing, but Di Zuo spoke first. Although he didn’t say anything nasty, to Chi Aibei, being the “Chi family’s godson” wasn’t much better. “Why are you asking so many questions?”
Di Zuo just liked hearing Chi Aibei talk, even if he was snapping at him. He smiled casually. “Just asking. By the way, your name is Chi Aibei? You’re a bit different from what I imagined.”
Chi Aibei knew what “different” referred to. If he hadn’t met him several times already, he would have preferred to play the fool in front of him.
Since it was too late to play dumb… Chi Aibei took a deep breath. His tense expression instantly swapped to a smiling face. “Where am I different, Di Zuo Gege?”
One second he was guarding against a thief; the next he was fawning and calling him “Brother.” Watching Chi Aibei’s rapid face-change, Meng Huaiqing couldn’t help but laugh. “Your attitude shift is a bit too fast. Need a transition period?”
Chi Aibei said with a smile, “I don’t understand what Wheelchair Brother is saying.”
Di Zuo was intoxicated by those calls of “Di Zuo Gege.” He felt overwhelmed by the favor. “Oh, baby, you’re melting my heart. Call me that again.”
Lin Xiu glanced at Chi Aibei. Why did this scene feel so familiar? It seemed this was the same tactic he used when he took Jiang Yu under his wing.
Chi Aibei recommended Lin Xiu to Meng Huaiqing several times. Chi Aibei didn’t know what Meng Huaiqing thought internally, but outwardly he cooperated. Unlike Lin Xiu, who barely spoke a few words, looking like he didn’t really want to deepen his acquaintance with Meng Huaiqing.
Meng Huaiqing was relatively smooth in social situations. Although he noticed Lin Xiu’s coldness, he didn’t let the conversation die. “I heard your grades are good. Where do you plan to apply?”
Lin Xiu: “B University.”
Di Zuo paused. “Isn’t that a coincidence? Old Meng and I are from B University. We might be your seniors in the future.”
Chi Aibei didn’t miss any chance to turn enemies into friends. “What a coincidence! Then Di Zuo Gege must take good care of Brother in the future.”
High on being called “Di Zuo Gege,” Di Zuo agreed to whatever Chi Aibei said. “That’s a given. What about you? Where do you plan to apply?”
Chi Aibei said, “Wherever Brother applies, I apply.”
Knowing Meng Ying was at their school, Di Zuo had pestered her with many questions about Chi Aibei. Meng Ying told him almost everything she knew, including Chi Aibei’s bottom-tier grades.
Although Di Zuo didn’t want to discourage him, he couldn’t help saying, “Our school might be a bit hard to get into.”
Meng Huaiqing: “It’s not that hard. If you got in, Xiao Bei definitely can too.”
Di Zuo: “…” Listen to yourself. I might not have grades as good as yours, but I wasn’t at the bottom. Can you have some baseline when lying to kids?
After dinner, Chi Aibei and Lin Xiu left first.
Di Zuo suddenly started shaking Meng Huaiqing’s wheelchair back and forth like a crazy person. “What do I do, Old Meng? I like this kid way too much.”
Meng Huaiqing, who had maintained the image of a gentle big brother all night, dropped the act completely in this moment. “Get your paws off. Shake me again and I’ll chop your hands off.”
Di Zuo wasn’t afraid of him, but he let go. “I have a premonition I might be doomed here for life. Old Meng, do you think I should bring some gifts to visit their house tomorrow?”
Meng Huaiqing rolled his eyes at him. “Psycho. Do you know how old he is?”
Di Zuo clicked his tongue. “A bit young. Gotta wait two years before touching.”
Meng Huaiqing thought he was hopeless. “Don’t court death. If you don’t want Chi Wendong hunting you down, you’d better drop that idea.”
Di Zuo didn’t care. “Chi Wendong can’t stop his brother from finding a partner forever, right? At worst, I’ll wait two years. Can’t I queue up first?”
Di Zuo’s method of queuing up was incessant harassment. On the way back to Lin Xiu’s house, Chi Aibei’s phone didn’t stop dinging.
Di Zuo: [Free tomorrow night? I’ll take you out to play.]
Di Zuo: [You’re at the Affiliated High School, right? What time do you finish?]
Di Zuo: [I know a pretty good hot spring.]
……
Chi Aibei hadn’t done his homework yet, and Lin Xiu was explaining a problem to him. Hearing the phone ringing endlessly, Lin Xiu picked it up and turned it off directly.
Chi Aibei glanced at Lin Xiu, feeling that just turning it off was polite. If this person wasn’t useful, he really wanted to delete him!
Chi Aibei didn’t turn his phone on even the next day. No one looked for him anyway.
In the evening after school, Chi Aibei hugged his schoolbag and followed Lin Xiu out of the school gates. Shen Yicheng’s car was parked at the entrance. Seeing Chi Aibei following along, he raised an eyebrow. “What’s the situation?”
Chi Aibei hugged his bag and, imitating Lin Xiu, smiled and called out, “Brother Cheng.”
Lin Xiu opened the rear door to let Chi Aibei in. “Bring him along.”
Shen Yicheng: “Are you sure?”
Lin Xiu looked at the delighted Chi Aibei. “Otherwise what? He’ll keep following.”
Lin Xiu didn’t want to take him either, but he had experienced how rebellious this kid could be. If he let him sneak into that place full of shady characters alone, it was safer to keep him by his side.
Shen Yicheng turned back to look at Chi Aibei. “Not gonna lie, I never spoiled my partners the way you do.”
Lin Xiu got into the passenger seat and closed the door. “That’s why you’re single now.”
“…” Shen Yicheng pushed up his glasses, looking at Lin Xiu with a faint smile. “The way you say that, it sounds like you’re taken.”
Lin Xiu pointed behind him. “A creditor is still a ‘taker.’ Drive.”
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