Saturday, 21 December 2024

3RYB 14




 Chapter 14 

With this step back, Ning Xiwei accidentally bumped into the table behind her, making a harsh sound.

Only then Zhizi noticed that her younger sister's face was pale and she asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

[What's wrong with Ning Xiwei? Her face is a little frighteningly white, isn't it?]

[Is there sweat on her forehead? What's going on?]

[It feels like she's going to faint in the next second, my Heaven]

The director feared the artist having some physical problems during the recording of the variety show the most. It will not only delay the schedule but also easily cause trouble, so he hurriedly called the doctor on duty.

Ning Xiwei waved her hand and said very weakly, "I just didn't eat breakfast and have a little low blood sugar. I'll be fine after a rest."

The director team quickly brought candies, chocolates, and various foods and supported Ning Xiwei to sit down by the table.

Zhizi gave Younger Sister a perplexed gaze.

She clearly saw Ning Xiwei eating bread and drinking soy milk in the car. How could she still have low blood sugar?

She also knew that Younger Sister was in good health and had no other problems.

But Ning Xiwei's expression just now gave Zhizi a strange sense of familiarity.

It seemed that it happened many years ago, the morning the two sisters quarreled and broke up completely. Ning Xiwei had looked at her with such an expression then.

Fragile and pale, but with hatred.

Zhizi closed her eyes, somewhat unwilling to think about the unpleasant past.

Ye Zhiqing accompanied Ning Xiwei, poured her a cup of hot water, and said: "Don't force yourself if you feel uncomfortable."

Ning Xiwei shook her head to indicate that she was fine. After a very short rest, she regained her sweet smile and pulled Ye Zhiqing back to the recording.

After repeatedly confirming that Ning Xiwei was fine and getting the doctor to do a simple examination, the recording of the program officially continued.

The first part of today was ‘Haunted House Treasure Hunt’.

The director team brought the guests to the largest room on the third floor. It was pitch black inside. Although it was daytime, the curtains were covered with black cloth and one couldn't see their hand in front of them.

The director announced the rules of the game: "I know that all teachers want to prepare a delicious meal for their friends, so there are gold coins and silver coins provided by our production team in this room. Each gold coin can be exchanged for 100 yuan, and each silver coin can be exchanged for 10 yuan.

Each group have three teachers; two are responsible for searching, and one is responsible for interfering with other groups. You can use any method to plunder the assets of other groups. Please discuss how to allocate personnel within five minutes."

[! ! ! ]

[Can use any method? It means that you can rob! ]

[Is the second episode progressing to uncivilness that soon? Hahaha]

Jiang Lechuan straightforwardly made arrangements, saying: "In a bit, I will steal the money from Wen Renjing and the others. You two should carefully search around!"

Gu Qi and Xu Yanyue expressed that they understood.

What was there to refute? Of course, they would follow Jiang Lechuan's arrangements.

Because there was no one more suitable than Jiang Lechuan for such things as stealing and robbing.

The moment they entered the black room, the 30-minute countdown began.

Everyone was taken to different corners. The room was 100 square meters. Although they could hear some movements from each other, as long as they didn't make too much noise, they couldn't distinguish the positions of opponents and teammates.

At the beginning, everyone was still quite vigilant and groped for items near them first.

Gu Qi quickly checked the desk in front of her and successfully found two gold and silver coins in the drawer.

At this moment, a hand fell on her hand and fiercely grabbed her.

Gong Xuanan's voice sounded, as frivolous as ever: "Hey, who did I catch? Hand over the gold coins and I'll let you go."

Gu Qi didn't believe there was such a coincidence, Gong Xuanan could find her so accurately. Him holding her hand like this made her feel sick.

But Gong Xuanan couldn't see it either. The most likely possibility was that before entering, Gong Xuanan knew her position first and ran directly toward her.

Gu Qi didn't speak. She just stepped forward lightly, touched the shoes of the person in front of her to determine the position and stepped hard on his foot the next second.

Gong Xuanan screamed, half bent over in pain, and at the same time had to let go of her hand. He gritted his teeth: "Gu Qi! You did it on purpose?!"

[It feels like Gu Qi used all her strength in this kick. Is Gong Xuanan okay? ]

[It hurts just looking at it. He had subconsciously hidden his feet]

[Gu Qi is too much. It's just a game, why take it so seriously?]

[Her desire to win is really too strong]

[Look at how much pain Young Master Gong is in. He really couldn’t care about his image at all]

Gu Qi directly admitted: "It is me, but how did you know? Can you see?"

As soon as Gu Qi finished speaking, Jiang Lechuan in another corner exclaimed in horror: "What? Gong Xuanan, can you see?"

The focus was immediately shifted.

[Yes, Gong Xuanan was a little too fast, wasn't he?]

[Why do I feel that he was running toward Gu Qi?]

Gong Xuanan certainly couldn't see it, but he couldn't reveal that he knew how the positions of the production team were arranged. He could only grit his teeth to defend himself: "I just wanted to trick you, but I didn't expect to be lucky enough to guess it right."

Although it was a bit far-fetched, it wasn't completely unreasonable.

Anyway, Gu Qi had already searched the majority of this place and was too lazy to argue with Gong Xuanan. Instead, she turned around and groped her way to another direction to continue the task.

Jiāng Zhiyu was in the dark, listening to these movements, feeling a little surprised.

In her memory, Gu Qi was obviously extremely afraid of the dark. Every time she punished Gu Qi by locking her in a dark room, Gu Qi would tremble constantly and be terrified.

That desperate and frightened expression on Gu Qi's face was much more fun than bullying her in other ways.

But Gu Qi was so calm in the dark now. Completely unaffected?

Jiāng Zhiyu lowered her head. Since the plan was unsuccessful, the speed of searching also increased.

After the director team announced the task, Gu Qi finally understood what Jiāng Zhiyu wanted to do today.

It was the same old thing.

Let her be harassed by Gong Xuanan in the dark environment that she feared the most. She expected that this would make her mentally collapse and do something shameful in the live broadcast.

In fact, Gu Qi wasn't afraid of the dark at all.

She realized very early that all the bullying that Jiāng Zhiyu had done to her was ultimately to see her fearful expression.

Since it was unavoidable.

She might as well create this ‘fear’ herself.

So Gu Qi started to perform from that time, pretending to be extremely repulsed to the darkness. In fact, she liked to be alone. Although there was no light and the windows would be sealed with black cloth and as long as it was dark at night and she went to bed early, it would be quiet and comfortable.

It was just that every time she heard the sound of the door opening, no matter what she was doing, she had to pretend to be afraid and uneasy.

After a few times, Jiāng Zhiyu was completely at ease.

Gu Qi took advantage of that time to hide a flashlight, pen, math exercise book, notebook, etc. in the mattress of that room, and used these things to pass the time after being locked up by Jiāng Zhiyu.

She wasn't really a top student as described on the Internet. It was just that there was nothing to do in her life for entertainment, so she could only study.

Those questions that others find painful after doing them once and those formulas and words that the others find difficult to remember, she would go over them again and again when she couldn't sleep in countless late nights and staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Gu Qi didn’t reject darkness, but was used to it. Even here, her speed and adaptability were faster than others.

In addition, Jiang Lechuan was the most ‘excellent’ robber.

After encountering Wen Renjing’s group, he showed no mercy and successfully robbed the gold coins. In the end, the trio naturally won the victory without suspense.

Four gold coins and eight silver coins were more than enough for normal shopping and meals.

Jiāng Zhiyu's group found only four coins, three gold coins and one silver coin. Their total assets were only a rank behind them.

Ning Xiwei was obviously not in good shape today. She played the game very perfunctorily and didn't find any. It was Ye Zhiqing and her elder sister Zhizi who found and gathered one gold coin and a few silver coins.

Lastly

Everyone turned to Wen Renjing.

Wen Renjing smiled and displayed his hands. His palm was empty.

Their group’s coins were given to him for safekeeping. Jiang Lechuan took it all away. Naturally, there was nothing.

Hang Ze showed disgust on his face: "I should have known not to come."

[What's going on? Wen Renjing's group has no money left, hahaha]

[Hang Ze: Poor ghosts stay away from me! ! ! ]

[The most painful thing in Director Hang's life is to have no money! ]

[By the way, Director Hang has to sleep on straw at night. Did you know that? ]

[I bet a bag of spicy strips that Wen Renjing definitely didn't tell Hang Ze! Otherwise, he wouldn't have come! ] 

[Who doesn't know that Director Hang's crew is famous for its ‘luxury’ and the canteen is equipped with chefs from five-star hotels]

[Director Hang's life is: make money by making movies, spend money to enjoy, and enjoy life in time]

Because the three of them didn't have any funds, the director's team got the three groups that received funds to ‘recruit troops and buy horses’. The three people in Wen Renjing's group had to join other teams respectively and their teams were disbanded on the spot.

As the first place, Gu Qi's team naturally had the right to choose first.

Habit made Gu Qi look at Mu Yuan and wanted to choose him, but she hesitated when she saw the boy's cold face.

Mu Yuan rarely looked at people. He just quietly lowered his head to listen to the arrangements. However, at this moment he raised his head and looked over, with a very faint emotion in his eyes.

Gu Qi understood Mu Yuan and could see the resistance in it.

The four eyes met. Jiang Lechuan also shouted at the side: "Choose Mu Yuan!"

Mu Yuan frowned slightly. His narrow eyes widened instantly after hearing Jiang Lechuan's words.

Then, he spoke.

"No."

[Mu Yuan just spoke, didn't he? Or did I hear it wrong? ]

[You heard it right, because I heard it too]

[Mu Yuan's face is full of fear, hahahaha! He actually doesn't want to be in the same group with Gu Qi to this extent? ]

[That... I think Mu Yuan's unwillingness to join has nothing to do with Gu Qi]

[Does anyone else know that Jiang Lechuan was photographed by passers-by riding a public electric bike with Mu Yuan last week? ]

[People driving behind them was shocked. It’s so distressing to watch them take the turn to cycle the public electric bike and makes one want to take the initiative to give them a ride, but feel it was too presumptuous to the point of being labeled as a stalker hahaha]

[I remember! Jiang Lechuan in the photo looked very happy and energetic. Even though Mu Yuan lowered his head, you can see that his face was as dark as a pot hahaha]

[Mu Yuan: Is being your younger brother a blessing or a sin! ]

[Jiang Lechuan! You should reflect on how you became an elder brother who gets disdained by younger brother! Your family status is worrying! ]

[Jiang Lechuan said: Who cares about them? I have an elder sister! ]

Gu Qi: "..."

Since Mu Yuan said so, she wouldn't force him.

Anyway, Mu Yuan was quiet, obedient, and hardworking. In addition, he was young and will be taken care of. No matter which group he was in, there would be no problem.

So Gu Qi made her own choice: "Then Director Hang Ze."

Hang Ze was delighted because he knew that Gu Qi's group was the richest. He patted Wen Renjing on the shoulder with ‘Goodbye, poor ghost.’ and strode over.

[Hahaha, Hang Ze didn't seem to be acting when he called Wen Renjing a poor ghost. He really disdains him! ]

[Director Hang: Going! How great! Join the new group! Get rid of poverty and become rich! ]

[Director Hang left the impoverished Wen Renjing without hesitation, hahahaha]

Wen Renjing showed some sadness on his face, looked at Gu Qi, and asked: "Why didn't Elder Sister choose me?"

[That's right! Wen Renjing is also Gu Qi's Younger Brother]

[Looks so pitiful. How heartbreaking!]

Gu Qi asked him: "Can you cook?"

Wen Renjing asked her back: "Do you think you can?"

The answer was obvious.

Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan couldn't cook, so of course she couldn't choose another ‘waste’ to come back.

At this moment, Hang Ze piped in: "But I can't either."

[Are you kidding me! How can our Director Hang make so much money and still cook for himself! ]

[Director Hang: Respect my money, ok? ]

[Gu Qi: Wrong decision!!! ]

Gu Qi felt a little surprised, because Hang Ze had appeared a few times in the original plot.

Although it was only mentioned briefly, he admired the female lead Shen Anran very much. He accompanied and comforted Shen Anran when she was frustrated a few times and always cooked for her personally.

Hang Ze wasn't unable to do it, but he didn't want to.

Fortunately, at this moment, Xu Yanyue spoke up and said, "I can cook."

"Yes!" Jiang Lechuan finally remembered and pointed at Xu Yanyue, "He can cook well!"

[Recalling the scene in the first episode of the group show, Jiang Lechuan ate three bowls of rice the first time he ate Xu Yanyue's cooking and swore to the camera that he would be a good brother with Xu Yanyue]

[But the next second, after being arranged by Xu Yanyue to wash the dishes, Jiang Lechuan took back his words]

["Short Friendship"]

Since someone in the team could cook, it didn't matter who it was and Gu Qi naturally didn't think about it finely.

Next, continue to divide into groups.

Wen Renjing joined Ning Xiwei and her elder sister, Zhizi's group, while Mu Yuan followed the Jiāng Family siblings. Jiāng Zhiyu smiled sweetly: "Don't be shy, you are Xiaoqi and Xiaochuan's Younger Brother, which means you are our Younger Brother."

Mu Yuan nodded perfunctorily.

Being stared at by Jiāng Zhiyu made him feel uncomfortable all over. He just wanted to reduce his presence as much as possible.

His eyes unconsciously looked in the direction of Gu Qi.

After saying the rejection, Mu Yuan felt a little regretful.

Mu Yuan was only annoyed with Jiang Lechuan. He was so noisy and too energetic that he didn't seem like a normal person.

But if Gu Qi was there, it wouldn't be a big deal. She could control Jiang Lechuan. The previous matter would definitely not happen again. In fact... there was no need to refuse to be in the same group with them.

It wasn’t that Mu Yuan strongly wished to be in Gu Qi's group. If he did, he wouldn't agree to letting Jiang Lechuan swap groups with him.

Relatively speaking, he had gotten used to being around Gu Qi. It was better than getting along with these unfamiliar or even stranger people.

And Gu Qi wasn't as troublesome as before...

Thinking of this, Mu Yuan frowned slightly.

If in the past, Gu Qi needed his company and he showed a refusal, she would persuade him for a long time. In the end, she helplessly compromised.

If he changed his mind and agreed, she would be overjoyed. Her mood would be good all day.

But now, she didn't have any intention to persuade him anymore. Instead, she chose Hang Ze directly after he refused.

Looking at Jiang Lechuan who was chattering and planning today's plan behind Gu Qi, Mu Yuan inexplicably felt that his golden hair became particularly annoying.

They looked so harmonious, because they were siblings and a real family.

And he was the one who was excluded.

Mu Yuan felt he was a little laughable.

Didn't you guess that it would become like this? Why think so much?

He also knew that the care and love he had received from Gu Qi over the years was only because Gu Qi placed her feelings for Jiang Lechuan on him.

She had always been Jiang Lechuan's elder sister, not his.

It didn't matter.

He had never cared about it.

The director team provided the guests with two places to buy vegetables, one was a large supermarket nearby, and the other was a farmer’s market in a residential area.

The supermarket had a full range of vegetables, the price was relatively expensive, and the distance was relatively close. While the farmer's market was much cheaper, but very far away.

The director team reminded: "After lunch, we will set out together to the nearby village, which is the location of this episode. In addition to preparing lunch, if there is any surplus, you can buy some necessary items with this money."

Gu Qi and Jiāng Zhiyu's two groups naturally chose the supermarket. Ning Xiwei looked at the small amount of money in her group and said: "Let's go to the farmer market."

Wen Renjing nodded in agreement, but after the other groups set out, he said: "You go first. I'll go follow and check."

Ye Zhiqing looked at him and asked with irk: "Are you trying to slack off?"

"How is it possible?" Wen Renjing watched Jiang Lechuan's happy back: "This time, I want to take back everything I lost."

[I am Wen Renjing, I am reborn. Reborn three minutes before Jiang Lechuan took away all the gold and silver coins...]

[Hahaha, is Wen Renjing trying to take revenge on Jiang Lechuan? ]

[Jiang Lechuan! Run! Danger!!! ]

Ye Zhiqing: "..."

What a boring person.

She couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to Wen Renjing and turned back to find Ning Xiwei, saying: "Let's go."

At this side.

Gu Qi and her group arrived at the supermarket first. They planned which dishes to make for lunch first. There was still some money left after using the money for groceries.

Jiang Lechuan suggested: "Since we are here, let's go shopping before leaving?"

Everyone had no objection.

Soon, they came to a roast chicken tasting stall.

The person in charge of selling was a fifty-year-old auntie, who warmly invited everyone to come and sample.

It was hard to refuse such a kind invitation.

Everyone picked up a small piece of chicken with a toothpick and put it into their mouths.

The roast chicken was cooked to the right temperature, not too dry or greasy. Gu Qi calculated that the balance remained half and she said, "How about gatting one?"

Hang nodded, "Sure, it tastes good."

But the auntie suddenly patted Gu Qi's hand and said, "No need to buy, there are so many. Eat as much as you want!"

Gu Qi was a little stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment. So she turned around to find Jiang Lechuan.

Jiang Lechuan stood in front of Gu Qi and waved his hands to refuse, "No, no, we have money, we can just buy it."

The auntie got anxious and directly stuffed the plate of chicken to them, frowning and saying, "We also have the task of sample quota to meet. If you don't eat more, I will have to eat sausages again after getting off work. Better let others eat my chicken here, I really don't want to eat it! I have been working here for a week and my dreams are full of sausages!"

The auntie became more and more agitated, as if she would quit her job if she was made to eat sausages again.

Finally

The four people could only obediently stand in a row and eat the roast chicken on the plate.

After finally finishing the meal, the auntie happily beamed and they could finally leave.

However, before they took a few steps, the auntie who was selling sausages next to them also called them out: "Handsome guy and beautiful girl! Don't leave! Come and eat some sausages too!"

The four people: "..."

The bad premonition increased.

This happened repeatedly. When they came to the cashier, the four people fell into silence.

Gu Qi stopped and said, "Or take out some ingredients. I'm full. It might be a bit wasteful to make too many dishes."

Jiang Lechuan immediately nodded: "Take more out, take more out! I can't eat lunch either!"

Hang Ze opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he burped.

The three of them had a strange tacit understanding at this moment. They all looked up at Xu Yanyue who was pushing the shopping cart.

Xu Yanyue was silent for two seconds and understood what they meant. He announced: "Yes, eating too much isn't good for digestion. If you are sure about not eating lunch, we will put these things back and don't waste them."

[Do you still remember your original intention of coming to the supermarket? ]

[Walked in hungry and left supporting of the wall. As expected of you guys]

[Hahaha, so how did it become like this! ]

[Really 0 yuan purchase, right?]

Finally, the four of them had a round of discussion.

They all thought that since they were full, they could skip the process of buying groceries to cook. So why not evenly distribute the money they have and buy what they think they need to bring to the village without interfering with each other. 

[Disband on the spot? ]

[Good gosh, the team is disbanding already, hahaha]

Four gold coins and eight silver coins, which meant that everyone now had 120 yuan in funds.

Gu Qi took the money to buy a bottle of mosquito repellent. Then she came to the food area.

Nothing was more terrible than not having enough food. In order to prevent the food from being distributed according to the game's wins and losses like now, she basically spent all the money on buying food.

Gu Qi calculated very carefully and finally grabbed a candy with the remaining two yuan.

[Good gosh, did Gu Qi spend all the money on compressed biscuits and bread]

[Don't say two days, these biscuits are enough for her to last at least two weeks, hahaha]

Gu Qi was about to check out, but suddenly heard a burst of singing in the supermarket.

Very familiar, it was Jiang Lechuan's voice.

Gu Qi walked toward the direction of the singing and found Jiang Lechuan holding a microphone standing next to the sound system. He just stopped singing and enthusiastically introduced how smart this family KTV was to the uncles and aunties standing in front of him.

The way Jiang Lechuan smiled was completely different from his irksome personality. He looked goofish, well-behaved, and extremely sincere.

Under his hard work, the uncles and aunties lined up to buy.

And Jiang Lechuan got his ‘share’, 200 yuan.

At this time, he noticed Gu Qi and ran to her with the money, proudly declaring: "Look! I made money!"

If Jiang Lechuan had a tail behind him now, it might have been shaking to the point of flying. Gu Qi thought that she seemed to have seen Wen Renjing and the production team members flash by, so she asked Jiang Lechuan directly: "Where is your money? Was it taken away by Wen Renjing?"

"No." Jiang Lechuan was full of doubts, not knowing why Wen Renjing came up. Still, he didn't care to think too much. He took out the original 120 from his other pocket and put them together, and proudly declared: "Look! I have 320!"

Gu Qi: "?"

No, why did Jiang Lechuan suddenly start working here to make money? They didn’t say there was such a link?

Then, Gu Qi understood.

Watching Jiang Lechuan holding out a huge set of beach toys from the "Sale Price 319" sign. All the tools she could imagine were available and were filled to the brim.

The beach toy set was so big that a shopping cart could barely fit it.

Jiang Lechuan started to plan excitedly: "I searched before I came here. That village is by the sea and has a large beach!"

Gu Qi: "..."

She understood.

Jiang Lechuan was going to take this set of tools to play with sand in other people's villages. This was in front of the camera... extremely childish.

[Jiang Lechuan paused for so long when he caught sight of the set of sand playing tools. I knew he was going to buy it hahaha]

[Don't mention Jiang Lechuan, I want it just by looking at it]

[It's really a big set. I can't imagine what kind of good life the children nowadays have]

Jiang Lechuan pointed to one of the molds and said: "Look at this. When the time comes, we can stack it up with this and build a wolf fort!"

Gu Qi then discovered that this set of sand playing tools actually had many different molds according to the animation IP, which meant that they could use these molds to build all the houses where the protagonists in the cartoon live.

Gu Qi: "!"

This was indeed a little tempting.

[? ]

[Is it my imagination? Why are Gu Qi's eyes lit up? ]

[Gu Qi, you don't like this kind of thing, do you? (Silence) (Closed eyes) (Roaring) You've lost your character!!! ]

[Since they started walking all the way down the mountain back to the villa, you shouldn't have any strange expectations of Gu Qi]

[What frigid and beautiful women? It’s all fake. In my opinion, clearly like younger brother, like elder sister. (bushi)]

In the end.

Gu Qi was holding a bag of food, while Jiang Lechuan was pushing a shopping cart from the supermarket. The two made way to the door together.

It happened so fast.

A figure who had been squatting for a long time rushed out from the corner of the supermarket, darted to them, snatched the shopping cart from Jiang Lechuan and ran away.

Jiang Lechuan: "?"

He was stunned for two seconds before he could react. Then he was suddenly surrounded by several aunts next to him.

"Hey young lad, you are so handsome..."

"Are you married?"

"Are you a star?"

...

Jiang Lechuan was confused when his shopping cart was taken away by a ‘gangster’ out of the blue and a group of aunties were discussing his handsome face.

He knew he was handsome, but he shouldn't be flocked by people for no reason, right? He wasn't a monkey in the zoo!

[Jiang Lechuan's face said: I am stupefied]

[Wen Renjing was fully armed. I feel that Jiang Lechuan didn't even recognize him hahaha]

[Be confident. Get rid of ‘I feel that’. He didn't recognize him hahaha]

[What's wrong with these aunties? Why did they suddenly surround him? ]

[Wen Renjing had been chatting with them for half an hour to build a good relationship with them, just to get them to stall Jiang Lechuan after he steals things hahaha! ]

Some people couldn't understand.

[But why did Wen Renjing steal Jiang Lechuan's sand playing set? ]

[...]

[Although I don't understand why, Gu Qi did asked the staff for a piece of cloth to cover the toy after checking out]

[That is to say, Wen Renjing didn't know what he stole at all, hahahaha! ! ! ]

Jiang Lechuan stared at Gu Qi with confusion on his face and said, "Elder Sister, should we call the police?"

Gu Qi's eyes were already looking through the glass door, as if she was confirming something. After a few seconds, she grabbed Jiang Lechuan's hand and said, "Quick! Follow me!"

...

Wen Renjing's conscience wasn't pained. Since young, he had done a lot of things like teasing cats, luring with dogs, and messing with Jiang Lechuan. What’s more, it was Jiang Lechuan who was unkind first.

Ning Xiwei and her group arrived.

They received a message from Wen Renjing, saying that he had seen that Gu Qi was taking food and was ready to steal it and told them to pick him up. If chased, they would take the food and scatter.

At this moment, the four of them hid behind the wall together, surrounding the shopping cart.

If it was in the last episode, Ning Xiwei would definitely put up an act and say ‘It's not good to steal things’. At the moment, she wasn't in the mood to perform. She just stood by with a habitual smile on her face, waiting to see what Wen Renjing took from Gu Qi.

Under everyone's expectant eyes——

Wen Renjing opened the red bag, but there was no food as they imagined.

Looking at a complete set of sand playing tools, the scene fell into an indescribable weirdness and tranquility.

[I would like to call this moment a world famous painting]

[Everyone's face is confusion and bewilderment hahaha]

Ning Xiwei's brain was already very confused today. On top of that, she was in a bad mood. Now she specially made a trip and got such a set of toys! When she thought of Wen Renjing's earlier smug expression, she was angered into laughing.

No.

Was Gu Qi's whole family mental, right?

Ning Xiwei started to split the toys on the spot. Though her voice was as sweet as ever, what she uttered was: "Come, let's divide it now. Wen Renjing, you take the biggest credit. You can take this biggest bucket first. Don't be polite."

Wen Renjing: "..."

As a person who had a poisonous and snarky tongue, he broke for the first from someone’s snarkiness and didn't know how to retort back.

Because he didn't anticipate that the shopping cart would be filled with such a ghost thing.

[Damn hahahaha Xiaoxi, Why is your mouth so poisonous? ROFL]

[Mommy, I heard Ning Xiwei retorting people! ]

[What's wrong with this variety show? How come Gu Qi's frigid beauty and Ning Xiwei's sweet girl characters are on the verge of collapse? ! ]

At this moment, Zhizi screamed, pointing to a place not far away and said, "Look! That's Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan!"

The car that was originally carrying them drove past them.

The car window opened.

Jiang Lechuan held two tomatoes in his hand and smiled provocatively at them, saying: "Thank you! We accept your food!"

Everyone: "..."

[Seeing Jiang Lechuan's provocative expression, I'm really afraid that he will be beaten]

[The moment Gu Qi saw the things being stolen, she took Jiang Lechuan to find the car for Wen Renjing's team hahaha]

[Summary: Wen Renjing failed to steal Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan's supplies and also caused his teammates to be robbed]

[I suddenly realized that Gu Qi knew that Wen Renjing was coming, so she deliberately used a cloth to cover the toys]

[She created a red herring for Wen Renjing to take and protect the food in her hand, right? ]

[Damn, it sounds reasonable]

[@Wen Renjing, you are still a little naive when fighting with Elder Sister! ! ! ]


Friday, 20 December 2024

EN1MP 17




 Chapter 17


As an instructor at the school, even if Instructor Mu had a higher military rank, he had to go through the school's direct leader before he could continue to communicate with the military's top level.

Fortunately, when Instructor Mu communicated with the principal, he had already discussed this matter and was ready to communicate with both the royal family and the military at the same time. It didn't make sense that the military didn't know about the military marshal’s disappearance after clues popped up.

The communication process with the military went smoothly. The other party only asked about the situation on the scene. After taking the video footage taken by the patrol team at that time, he nodded seriously and told Instructor Mu not to worry about this matter anymore and only needed to take care of the students in the school as they would handle the rest themselves.

The virtual light screen completely dimmed and disappeared. 

Instructor Mu stared at the people below with a serious face: "This time, we only have 821 instructors accompanying us, but there are more than 48,000 students taking the exam this time. So everyone must be careful!"

"Notify everyone to keep an eye on the entire exam, especially the 20 patrol teams.  All of them, send more people! Once the Zerg is encountered, immediately start the alarm procedure and concentrate fire to eliminate them! Must not allow them to be presumptuous on this planet K-0218! "

Instructor Mu pointed to the place in the dozen surveillance videos of the destruction that was obviously left by the Zerg, and said sternly: "Since there are traces in this place, the other party is likely to appear nearby. The rest of you will temporarily form two teams to cooperate with the patrol team in this area and search together! I don't believe that the Zerg, with such a large size, can escape our strict search!"

For creatures like Zerg, some could fly in the sky, while some run underground. Since the remains of the insect wings were left at the scene, the possibility that these guys have wings and could fly was almost 80%.

This was probably the important reason why they have been searching for such a long time and have not been able to find them.

"Yes, sir! We will act now! "

Other instructors below immediately stood and saluted after hearing this. Everyone moved in unison and spoke in a serious voice.

…………

The scorching afternoon sun made the temperature in the entire jungle extremely high. The air also became distorted due to the high temperature. A large amount of hot and humid gas evaporated from the forest, making people walking in the jungle almost breathless.

However, the green trees in the jungle became more and more relaxed because of the sun and moisture. The trees that blocked the sky were towering into the clouds. At a glance, the sight was endless ancient trees.

Three people with school survival backpacks on their backs. Simple bags made from tents hung on their chests. Attired in white military combat uniforms, the trio were walking in the jungle with light steps.

"Wuhuhuhu... It's hot, bloody hot... Class, Classmate Ye, why don't we take a rest first... Or, how about we go north and walk along the stream later?" Bai Xia's silvery white and smooth short hair had already become a mess. His fair and handsome face was flushed. Big drops of sweat kept falling down Bai Xia's forehead. His face was black and gray, quite a disheveled state. "It's too hot in this forest, and there is no road. We need to open up a new one. How troublesome... What's more, there are so many med.. medicinal materials... Classmate Ye, you can't refine them all in a short time. How about we take a break?"

Bai Xia was panting heavily, pointing at the bag full of various herbs in front of his chest. He almost had no strength to speak. With a pair of bright eyes, he stared at Ye Wenya pitifully. His appearance was so aggrieved and pitiful.

Four hours ago, Pan Mu and Gao Feng both woke up from their coma, casually ate some roast meat, and the two teams went their separate ways to find their own goals and earn test points.

Ye Wenya, who was dazzled by the magic plants all over the world, only wanted to put all these magic plants into her backpack. Instead of seriously looking for mutated beasts, she searched for magic plants in the forest. Not only was the backpack full of magic plants, even Pan Mu's tent was directly disassembled into three bags and hung directly on the chests of the three people.

"Really? ... Then let's go to the stream to rest. "

Though tired, Ye Wenya was extremely excited. She wiped the sweat from her forehead. Her face flushed.

She reluctantly withdrew her gaze from the distance and her mental power that was constantly extending forward. She lamented: "In a bit, I will deal with all these herbs. This way, I can have more space in my bag to carry other herbs."

"Is, is that so... Classmate Ye? As long as you are happy." Bai Xia fanned himself with a basin-sized leaf, stretched out his hand to pull open his collar, trying to make himself cooler and dispel the heat. However, he was almost knocked off balance by Ye Wenya's words.

It had been nearly four hours since they took off from the original place.

During these four hours, Ye Wenya kept asking them to dig up some strange plants and pack them up. Some were weeds that could be seen everywhere, some were common spices that he had seen when he was helping the chef in the hotel in the past, but some were obviously poisonous plants according to the field survival atlas issued to them by the school!

As for the simple F-level medicinal plants that he knew about in pharmacy, she skipped them directly as she hadn't seen them.

Bai Xia: "………"

If the other party hadn't made A-level potions earlier and his and Pan Mu's points had been rising during this period, he would have begun to doubt whether he had reached the weeding stage of the annual national urban cleansing selection!

The sultry jungle was like a huge steamer. Even if there was a breeze blowing gently, it was a suffocating heat flow that would make people dizzy.

Pan Mu walked behind Bai Xia and helped Bai Xia with a helpless look on his face. How did his younger cousin brother reach the point of falling over nothing as he walked? Could he be considered a beastman? And what was with his dandy behavior?

Even though it was very hot in the jungle, the steady and resolute Pan Mu kept his uniform straight and held a laser sword in an alert manner.

"Oh... it would be better if their beast forms are horses or big-horned deer." In this way, she could collect more magic plants before leaving.

As the three of them walked toward the stream, Ye Wenya looked at Pan Mu and Bai Xia with a gaze that expressed pity and murmured unconsciously.

The little black cat squatting in the backpack behind Ye Wenya moved his ears. He almost couldn’t maintain his serious cat face. Even his whiskers trembled.

The other party’s beast forms were perfectly fine. A hamster beastman was good at hiding and spying on the enemy. It could serve as a qualified scout. A caine beastman had a strong fighting ability and a strong sense of smell. A natural warrior. Why did they have to become horses or deer beastmans?

Now that technology was so advanced, would the logistics troops lack a few beastmen to carry goods?

In all military academies, combat-related mecha departments, and command departments, the schools would basically not consider these two types of beastmen as students unless they were born with extremely strong physical and mental strength that far exceeded their peers.

Two black fur paws were placed solemnly on Ye Wenya's shoulders. The road in the mountains was bumpy. Even when placed in a backpack, he almost fell off.

However...

At this moment, the little black cat didn't notice that the girl who was carrying him on her back was excitedly eyeing the brown-red plant half a person tall not far ahead.

Level 7 Fiery Grass that could make advanced explosive potions!

Ecstatic, Ye Wenya stopped. However, seeing the three’s bulky backpacks. Hesitancy and pain flickered on her expression. Just now, she had thrown away some low-level magic plants for high-level magic plants on the way. What was left were all the materials she needed to configure a whole set of potions at once.

If she threw it again...

For a pharmacist, it was like tearing the heart.

At this moment, a pair of cat paws gently rested on her shoulders, pulling back her thoughts.

Ye Wenya contemplated with a serious face. She asked Bai Xia duo to stop and wait for her for a while. Then she reached out to untie the backpack and took the little black cat out of the backpack.

Ye Wenya said: "Xiao Hei, Elder Sister can't carry you for the time being. You are too heavy... I have to put other things in the backpack for the time being. You follow behind in a bit..."

Little Black Cat: "…………??!!!"

What about the promise to take me back to the Imperial Capital Planet? ! What about the promise to be responsible for the pet you raise? ! Have you ever seen an injured kitten running through the jungle with humans alone? !


Thursday, 19 December 2024

3RYB 13.2




At this moment, his teammates had gathered together to discuss in a hushed voice.

"What is Jiang Lechuan doing? His eyes are so scary."

"Who knows what craziness he will be up to again. Just pretend you can't see it and continue rehearsing."

"Okay."

...

Jiang Lechuan fell into deep distress.

At this moment, the door was pushed open.

The handsome man in a white T-shirt with a face darker than the bottom of a pot looked directly at Jiang Lechuan and asked, "Jiang Lechuan, it's only the fifth of this month. Why are you late for training for three days and absent twice?"

Upon the team leader Xu Yanyue’s return, the other teammates instantly put more effort into practicing and dared not say any more small chit chat.

Only Jiang Lechuan was an exception.

He still sat leisurely in the corner and answered confidently, "I have to record a variety show. What’s more, I don't understand. Isn't it enough that I have learned it? Why waste time training so many times."

The three teammates in the front row all showed their faces of prayer.

This was said by Jiang Lechuan! Not by them! Don't vent your anger on innocent people!

If the team leader wants to beat, scold, or punish, please aim it at Jiang Lechuan alone! Don't implicate innocent people!!!

Xu Yanyue didn't argue with Jiang Lechuan, but simply lowered his head and made a note on the form: "Absent for external affairs, with reason, but not informed in advance. The punishment is halved. Three times late without reason. According to the rules, Jiang Lechuan's mid-month rest time is canceled and practice alone."

Jiang Lechuan: "..."

He said: "Xu Yanyue, are you mental? One time I was late because of being blocked by your fans downstairs. Can't you make some concessions?"

The man frowned slightly.

He was pondering: "That's also my problem. My rest time is also canceled."

Jiang Lechuan: "?"

Was this what he wanted? It was better for him to come by himself. Looking at such an unpleasant face, his mood to practice would dampened even more!

A teammate stepped up to smooth things over.

"Elder Brother Jiang and Elder Brother Xu, forget it. Now that everyone is here, let's practice."

A teammate pulled Xu Yanyue aside: "Elder Brother Xu, you know what kind of person he is. Don't mind him."

The last one pulled Jiang Lechuan aside: "Is this the first day you know the team leader? He is a stickler for rules. Just endure. We are all teammates in the same group. If we don't tolerate him a little, who else can endure him!"

Jiang Lechuan was stunned.

Yes! Except for them, no one could tolerate Xu Yanyue's strange temper!

So Jiang Lechuan smiled.

He turned to Xu Yanyue: "Team leader, do you have any external affairs next week? Can you participate in my variety show!"

Other teammates: "!?"

If they fight outside, no one could dissuade them!

Xu Yanyue didn't agree or refuse, but just asked Jiang Lechuan to ask the manager.

This was also within Jiang Lechuan's expectations.

Because he knew Xu Yanyue was a person who absolutely followed the rules and arrangements. His behavior was extremely rigid.

As long as he didn't agree with something, he couldn't be persuaded even if the sky was collapsed.

The company had no reason as well as it was impossible to refuse the matter of bringing teammates to such a popular variety show.

With Xu Yanyue as comparison, Elder Sister would definitely realize how well-behaved and obedient he was!

It was settled!

*

On the other side, Jiāng Family.

Because of watching Ning Xiwei's stupid performance after taking the bait, Jiāng Zhiyu felt her mood uplift. After finishing the recording yesterday, she invited friends to have a party. She had a lot of fun and drank too much as well as sleeping until noon.

However, when Jiāng Zhiyu picked up her phone and saw that the hot searches on Weibo were almost all related to Gu Qi, she wasn't so happy.

Jiāng Zhiyu put down her phone, put a piece of imported air-shipped fruit into her mouth, and spoke in dissatisfaction: "What is the meaning of this? Does the production team want to promote Gu Qi? Are they mistaken? It is our Jiāng Family that pays!"

Although Jiāng Zhiyu was in a merry mood after she had tricked the green tea Ning Xiwei, she was instantly flipped to dissatisfaction when she saw that the focus of the entire internet was on Gu Qi’s three younger brothers.

On the other hand, she had two bought hot searches. The actual discussion was pitifully small, which was completely different from what she imagined.

Jiāng Fengzhi lowered his head to eat the delicacies on the table, and calmly asked her: "Use you as a publicity point? You only have a few active fans on Weibo. Now is the first episode of the show, of course they have to stir up the heat first and attract enough viewers to watch. If not, even when the whole episode becomes your personal live broadcast, it will be meaningless."

Though fuming, Jāng Zhiyu couldn't refute.

Indeed, more shots didn’t equal attracting fans. But seeing that Gu Qi had been crowned as the ‘national eldest sister’ because of having such three excellent younger brothers and gained such a big wave of popularity and increasing fans on Weibo, how could she be willing to accept it!

Looking at the stupid reaction of his younger sister who wrote everything she thought on her face, Jiāng Fengzhi frowned slightly and didn't want to continue communicating with her on this topic. Instead he asked: "We need to invite a friend to the next recording. Have you thought about who to invite?"

Jāng Zhiyu contemplated for two seconds.

She suddenly stopped being angry and started laughing: "So many friends haven't seen Gu Qi for so long, why not... pick one who has the most special relationship with her and let them get together."

"Jiāng Zhiyu, enough is enough." Jiāng Fengzhi finally raised his head and looked at Younger Sister with a little disapproval in his eyes.

"Don't worry, I know the boundaries. I don't want to stay abroad for a few more years. And I know you are interested in her and won't really hurt her." Jiāng Zhiyu clattered the fork in her hand on the plate, making a harsh noise. Her smile grew bigger: "Don't Elder Brother like to play the hero saving the beauty since little? Then it will be the same as when we were young. I will still be the bad guy.

At that time, the whole world will spurn and hate her. If Elder Brother is still willing to protect her and be her savior at that time, maybe this time, she will really be stupid enough to fall in love with you."

Soon, the second episode of Troublesome Siblings was recorded.

The highlights of this episode were each group and their guests, so the list of flying guests wasn't directly released on the Internet. It could be said to have raised expectations.

Netizens also noticed that the grouping of Gu Qi and the three Younger Brothers had changed.

[Everyone, look, the grouping has changed! Today, Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan are in one group! Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan are in one group! ]

[@Wen Renjing, did you ask the director to separate you?]

[Hahaha, the sister above, what sarcasm! ]

The two side’s fans were delighted.

Great! This way, they could see less of the opponent! Long live re-grouping! ! !

Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan were the first to arrive at the villa.

When Jiang Lechuan saw the second group, Jiāng Family siblings, he instinctively wanted to stand up and greet them. Then he thought of what Gu Qi said last night. 

At the time, he pondered for a long time and asked Gu Qi: "Are you on bad terms with Elder Sis Zhiyu?" 

Gu Qi's gaze didn't move away from the projection and she answered calmly: "It's pretty bad." 

Jiang Lechuan showed a trace of confusion on his face and asked: "Why?" 

Gu Qi said in a tone that sounded as light and carefree as possible: "She is the eldest miss of the Jiāng Family. How can anyone around her not take a brunt of her temper?" 

Jiang Lechuan stood up with a whoosh. His face was directly filled with wrath: "Did she bully you? I'll go find her! Then go find Elder Bro Fengzhi!" 

Seeing Jiang Lechuan's childish and impulsive reaction, Gu Qi was even more helpless. Because she once thought that Jiāng Fengzhi was a very good person. Just like Jiang Lechuan, she completely trusted and even relied on him.

But in the end, Jiāng Fengzhi didn't do anything bad on his own initiative. He had even saved Jiang Lechuan, otherwise he wouldn't be worthy of being the male lead.

Gu Qi thought about it in a disjointed way and finally answered: "Nothing much. Just childish matters like thinking my dress is prettier than hers and deliberately dirty it. This  is all in the past."

This was the first time that Jiang Lechuan deliberately withdrew his gaze from the Jiāng Family siblings when he saw them walk in.

Jiāng Zhiyu didn't realize anything was amiss. She was in a merry mood today and took the initiative to greet them.

After all, the camera was on.

Gu Qi also smiled very perfunctorily and politely gave a response.

Soon Ning Xiwei and her elder sister Zhizi  as well as Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan entered.

Everyone arrived at a similar time today. There was no need to wait for anyone else.

Seeing that all the regular guests had arrived, the production team stood up and announced: "Four mystery guests have arrived today! Please give them a warm welcome!"

So soon everyone was handed two very exaggerated flower balls by the staff and was told to follow the professional cheerleading teacher to learn the movements. Only after each group of guests learned cheerleading, the guests they invited would appear.

It was a very cheerful rhythm. Jumping and dancing to the music was required.

It resulted Wen Renjing to show a very disgusted expression and asked: "Let my friend go back now. Can I not join?"

[Hahaha. Wen Renjing: After much contemplation, I feel that my friend does not deserve such a warm welcome]

[Friend: I didn't offend you! ]

Of course, the director team rejected Wen Renjing's proposal.

When the music started, the teacher demonstrated it to them first. Everyone was either awkward or unfamiliar and was trying hard to learn and remember the movements. Only Jiang Lechuan——

He completed the performance in go.

[!]

[Genius Idol Jiang Lechuan!!!]

[Oh my god, only watched it once and you remembered all the moves? As expected of a professional!]

When Jiang Lechuan felt the surprised gazes of the people around him, he instantly became proud and raised his chin very high.

His eyes fell on Gu Qi, who was thinking about something with her head down. When he found that she didn't look at him much, he asked with a reluctant expression: "What don't you know? I will teach you."

Gu Qi had already replayed the moves she had just seen in her mind and then repeated it with uncertainty. She asked Jiang Lechuan: "Is there anything wrong?"

Jiang Lechuan: "?"

No, nothing wrong.

[Damn, this is a bit difficult, right? There are so many details and Gu Qi only looked at it once? And it’s all correct? ]

[Maybe there is some dancing talent in Jiang Family's genes]

The director team was also shocked. They even checked the video and made sure that Gu Qi's details were correct before announcing: "Teacher Jiang and Teacher Gu team succeeded in the challenge. Please welcome their friend, the team leader of the VE group, Teacher Xu Yanyue!"

Barrage: "?"

[Ah? Although I guessed that Jiang Lechuan would most likely bring a group member, it turns out to be Team Leader Xu? ]

[+1 above, I wouldn't be surprised if any of Jiang Lechuan's teammates came, except Team Leader Xu]

Some passers-by were puzzled.

[What? Is there a conflict within their group? ]

Fans immediately answered. [There’s no conflict. It's just that some people are born to be incompatible. They are two completely north pole and south pole]

[In the last group match of the talent show, they were on the same team. Jiang Lechuan was glared at by Xu Yanyue because he didn't know how to fold the quilt into a tofu block. He hollered to withdraw three times. Hahaha]

[When the rankings were finally announced, Jiang Lechuan almost cried when he saw Xu Yanyue also debuted.]

[@Jiang Lechuan, in the thirty seconds when the debut quota was announced, were you feeling sorry for your friends who didn't make it into the group or were you suffering from being teammates with Xu Yanyue before the group disbanded?]

[Hahaha, the above sister’s sarcasm]

...

Although the fans couldn't understand why Xu Yanyue came today, it didn't stop them from having fun.

Xu Yanyue greeted everyone politely and stood next to Jiang Lechuan.

The next group learning cheerleading and successfully got their friend to enter was Ning Xiwei and Wen Renjing groups.

Ning Xiwei's friend was the girl group teammate, Ye Zhiqing. She was a cool and beautiful girl who was responsible for rap in the group. The two have many CP fans.

[Oh my god! Ning Xiwei and Ye Zhiqing! Mommy’s CP is real! ]

[Sniff sniff Qingning CP is so sweet! ]

As for Wen Renjing's friend, it was the commercial film director Hang Ze.

Hang Ze's position in the industry was unique. He had an extremely high business vision. In simple terms, the movies he shot could guarantee high box office and high returns. He made a lot of money.

But the problem with this was that his movies were generally not well-received.

A typical commercial popcorn movie that made people forget it after watching it. Therefore, it was almost impossible to win awards.

However, Hangze's first film wasn't like this. Several short films he made during college were nominated for foreign film festivals. He was once regarded by the industry as the future successor of domestic art films.

When Hangze devoted himself to the creation of commercial films, a few famous directors in the industry stepped forward to accuse him: "He obviously has such a strong talent for the perception of light and shadow, but he does not cherish it. He gives up the pursuit because of the immediate interests. I hope more filmmakers can keep their original aspirations. If they are like him, domestic films will not be far from decline!"

In the interview. 

Facing this, Hang Ze responded with a smile: "What? I am blamed for the rise and fall of domestic films? These old men are too unreasonable.

I personally don't have high artistic pursuits. I shoot whatever the market needs. It's not shameful to want to make money. It's shameful to insist on a dream when you don't have money."

[Wen Renjing and Hang Ze! I was once shocked by their friendship]

[One is a true award-winning actor who is a regular at international film festivals, and the other is a typical commercial film director]

[Wen Renjing acted in Hang Ze's film when he first debuted, right? But they haven't worked together again in recent years]

[They look down on each other. Wen Renjing thinks Hang Ze's movies are too cliché, while Hang Ze thinks Wen Renjing's pay is too high and not worth his money, hahaha] 

[Director Hang really loves money and everyone knows it, hahaha]

Finally, only Jiāng Zhiyu and Jiāng Fengzhi's friends haven't come in yet.

Gu Qi had been sitting on the sofa for a long time, holding a glass of lemonade in her hand.

She knew very well that Jiāng Zhiyu had learned dancing. Although she danced so-so, it was impossible for her to take so long to master this level of difficulty.

Jīng Zhiyu was deliberately making mistakes, wanting her friend to enter last.

Gu Qi bit the straw.

For Jin Zhiyu to deliberately want him to be the main star, she wondered what kind of ‘big name’ this person was.

Soon, the answer came.

A man in a colorful suit walked into the door, with half-long curly hair fixed on the side of his face. His hands were decked with rings and a famous watch worth millions. He was like a walking ATM.

[Damn! This is Gong Xuanan? ]

[Who is he? I haven't heard of him]

[He is a painter and have held many personal exhibitions abroad]

[Of course, Young Master Gong isn't famous for his artistic achievements, but for his financial resources. Because he took five girlfriends to the same store to buy luxury cars on the same day, it went on the hot search (tactical retreat)]

[Hahaha, this guy plays quite wildly! Should I say it or not? He is quite fair to his five girlfriends hahaha]

[ As the friend of the twins of Jiāng Family, one can tell with your toes that he is a top second-generation rich]

[@Director Hangze, do you know how many second-generation rich people are standing in front of you? The opportunity is right in front of you! ]

[Hahaha, shut up! Although our Director Hang loves money, he is definitely not such a person without a bottom line! ]

Gong Xuanan greeted Jiāng Zhiyu and Jiāng Fengzhi first. Then he turned to Gu Qi, smiled very wantonly, and said: "Long time no see, Gu Qi."

Gu Qi raised the lemonade in her hand and smiled: "Long time no see."

[They actually know each other? ]

[What waste of saliva. Jiang Family is also very rich. They are all in the same circle]

[I remember that Gu Qi's graduation photo of Class 6 of the Imperial Capital also have this Gong Xuanan! He also had long hair at that time and it was very conspicuous! ]

[They were actually classmates]

Gu Qi’s reaction was normal, making Jiāng Zhiyu feel a little disappointed.

Though she smiled on the surface, in her heart she wanted to see how long Gu Qi could pretend.

No one noticed something.

Ning Xiwei in the corner turned pale instantly when at the sight of Gong Xuanan. Her body instinctively took a step back.


Tuesday, 17 December 2024

3RYB 13.1




 Chapter 13  

Jiang Lechuan said this himself, but after he finished speaking, he showed a very complicated expression.

He inserted the candles and rubbed his arm.

Gu Qi thought he was feeling uncomfortable and looked at him worriedly: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Jiang Lechuan answered. Then he commented on his own speech: "So corny, I feel uncomfortable all over after saying it. Let me see if I have goose bumps."

"Jiang Lechuan!" Gu Qi called his name, a little irk as well as amused: "Can you let me be moved for a while?"

"It’s true. These kinds of words don't fit my personality, you... just remember it in your heart." Jiang Lechuan handed the lighter to Gu Qi and said: "You light it."

Gu Qi waved her hand to refuse: "No, light it yourself."

"Are you kidding me?" Jiang Lechuan showed dissatisfaction on his face: "It's my birthday. I'm the birthday boy. Which birthday boy have to light the candles after putting them in?”

But Gu Qi still remained unmoved: "Not only that, you also sing the birthday song yourself."

Jiang Lechuan's face was full of displeasure. Still, he lit the candles himself. After Gu Qi turned off the lights in the living room, he put his hands together, closed his eyes, and made a wishing gesture.

Although Gu Qi told him to sing the birthday song himself, she still clapped her hands and sang it gently.

Her voice was a little hoarse, very low and gentle.

Jiang Lechuan made a wish and then raised his head.

He looked confused and asked, "You sang the birthday song out of tune?"

Gu Qi: "?"

Was this the point?

Gu Qi stared at him with a fake smile: "This is the first time you know this?"

Jiang Lechuan: "..."

That wasn’t the case. But as a professional idol singer, he was still shocked every time I heard it in person.

Forget it, it didn't matter.

Jiang Lechuan looked at his cake and was about to cut it, but looked up at Gu Qi. His expression was more hesitant than before: "Actually, I have another question. Why did you buy me a Peppa Pig birthday cake?"

It looked so stupid.

How could he post this on WeChat Moments? He will definitely be laughed at!

But... this was the birthday cake Elder Sister bought for him. He still wanted to show off.

Damn, so tangled.

Gu Qi blinked. A trace of confusion also appeared on her face and asked: "What Peppa Pig? Isn't this your male god from GG Bond?"

She remembered that when she was little, Jiang Lechuan liked to watch this cartoon the most.

Jiang Lechuan: "It's different!" 

It wasn’t the same pig, okay? ! Jiang Lechuan started to fret. 

He immediately opened his phone, showed Gu Qi his wallpaper, and corrected her righteously: "Look at the colors, they are different. One is red and the other is pink." 

Gu Qi: "...Ah, I thought it’s a new generation, so there is a little difference." 

She didn't watch these things much later and naturally didn't expect that there would be a second cartoon with pigs as the protagonists that would be so popular. 

So Gu Qi stood up and stated: "Then I'll buy a new one." 

"There's no need for that, it's so late. What’s more, it'll waste this." Jiang Lechuan said this, split the cake in front of him in half, and he and Gu Qi each took half, and began to plan: "I'll take you to see the big movies in the Lunar New Year file after the New Year. There are good movies every year... Oh, why wait until the New Year? Let's watch it now!" 

At night, twelve o'clock. 

After watching two movies in a row, Gu Qi was amused by the childish plots. Her eyes lit up and she turned to Jiang Lechuan to ask, "Any more?"

Jiang Lechuan was so proud that he felt that his taste was recognized. He recommended other cartoons to Gu Qi and said, "This one is also interesting. Did you see the woodcutter one? I’m telling you that he is so stupid..."

At two o'clock in the morning, Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan each held a bucket of milk tea and popcorn delivered by takeout and opened a new animated movie for the New Year.

Four o'clock in the morning.

Gu Qi was moved to tears by the routine plot in the cartoon. Jiang Lechuan also secretly wiped his tears with a tissue beside her.

At six o'clock in the morning, the sky was already slightly bright.

The projection was still playing the new cartoon, but the siblings both couldn't hold on and fell asleep on the large sofa with their heads tilted to the left and right.

Ten o'clock in the morning. There was a knock on the door.

Gu Qi opened her eyes in confusion and wanted to open the door, but found herself lying on the sofa.

After a brief pause of two seconds, she finally remembered that she had watched cartoons with Jiang Lechuan almost all night last night.

She found it a little funny and had a headache because she didn't get enough sleep. She stretched out her legs with great difficulty and tried to kick Jiang Lechuan, who was on the same sofa but seemed far away from her -

She failed.

So Gu Qi picked up the pillow beside her and threw it in the direction of Jiang Lechuan.

Jiang Lechuan was awakened by the blow and was also a little befuddled. He put the pillow aside and asked,  "What are you doing?"

"Go open the door."

Gu Qi gave this response, closed her eyes again, fell back on the sofa, and covered her face with her hands.

So sleepy and have a terrible headache.

Can't stay up that late anymore.

Jiang Lechuan wasn't happy to, but his body instinctively obeyed Gu Qi's arrangement. He got up from the sofa in a daze and went to open the door.

He shouted loudly as he walked: "Who is it?"

No one answered him.

Jiang Lechuan could only reluctantly open the door. When seeing  the person standing at the door, he was a little surprised and asked: "Mu Yuan?"

From the moment he heard Jiang Lechuan's voice, Mu Yuan was also surprised.

According to his knowledge, Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan’s relationship could only be said to be average despite being siblings.

Of course, Gu Qi wasn't targeting this younger brother, Jiang Lechuan. She was obviously rejecting her own family.

For example, at every family banquet, Gu Qi would get closer to his mother, just like another daughter of hers. When the elders were not around, she would choose to stay with him, and the number of times she took the initiative to talk to him was far more than that with Jiang Lechuan.

But today, Jiang Lechuan showed up at her apartment and opened the door for her.

Then it dawned on Mu Yuan.

Yesterday, when Gu Qi was sending him home, she seemed to receive a call from the cake shop. Jiang Lechuan had posted a wechat moment of a stupid-looking cake on the table last night.

All of this could be connected.

Mu Yuan didn't say anything, just glanced at the cherries in his hand.

This was brought back by his father from another province yesterday. His mother only tasted one bite and found it very sweet. Because both of them had to go to work, only he could bring most of it to Gu Qi.

He knew that his mother liked this maternal elder cousin sister very much. She doted and cherished her for so many years and would always think of her when there was something.

Since he could remember, his mother often murmured in his ear.

"Although it's a good thing to live a good life in a rich family, how old is Qiqi? Can she really live alone in someone else's house without any grievances? Her parents are so busy at work, ah... Xiaoyuan, we have to be nice to your elder sister, understand?"

What a pity.

Gu Qi had reconciled with her younger brother and no longer needed to be attentive to him, an outsider.

It seemed that she would reconcile with her family sooner or later. At that time, maybe she wouldn’t be so close to Mother and not need her care.

At that time, Mother may be a little sad.

Despite thinking this, Mu Yuan didn’t have much feeling. He just handed the cherries in his hand to Jiang Lechuan.

Jiang Lechuan took it and understood it: "Did Paternal Aunt ask you to deliver it?"

Mu Yuan nodded and wanted to leave. The things his mother asked him to deliver had already been delivered, so there was no need to stay any longer.

"Wait a minute!" Jiang Lechuan walked into the house with cherries, turned back and shouted to Mu Yuan: "I happen to be going to the company today. It's on the way to your house, I'll take you!"

Mu Yuan didn't refuse.

Refusing needed a reason and if the other party was too polite or even needed ‘debate’ about it, it would be more troublesome.

So his life was generally to do whatever others told him to do. As long as it wasn't too excessive, he wouldn’t refuse.

But--

When Mu Yuan saw Jiang Lechuan scan a public electric bike on the side of the road, he regretted it a little

Use this to take him home?

Jiang Lechuan was also embarrassed.

He had just woken up and his brain hadn't caught up yet. He was only thinking that he had something to say to Mu Yuan and wanted to take him home, but he forgot--

There was a traffic jam yesterday! He came over on a public bicycle! Where was  the car to take Mu Yuan home?

Jiang Lechuan had thought about booking a taxi online.

But he was so popular. What if the driver heard him chatting with Mu Yuan? No outsiders were allowed!

His toes kept tapping.

Jiang Lechuan could only pretend to be calm and found a reason to explain: "It's easy to get stuck in the morning, this one is fast."

Fortunately, the public electric bikes in the capital now have back seats for passengers after the upgrade. If not, he didn't know how it would end.

Jiang Lechuan sat on it, holding the handlebars of the electric vehicle with both hands, looked back at Mu Yuan, and urged: "Get on quickly!"

Mu Yuan: "..."

No, he didn't want to get on at all.

But Mu Yuan knew how difficult this maternal elder cousin brother was. If he refused, he might not be able to get rid of this person today.  

In the end.

Mu Yuan could only sit on the back seat of the public electric bike with a blank expression and embarked on the journey home under his escort.

Anyway, Jiang Lechuan was right. His home wasn't far from here. If there was no mishap, he could get there in 20 minutes.

No mishap-

It meant a mishap was about to happen.

The electric bike ran out of power halfway through the journey.

"Damn!" Horror laced in Jiang Lechuan’s voice, "How can this happen? Why are there no other cars around, and no parking spots?"

Mu Yuan: "..."

It was okay, let's stop here.

It was good that the power was drained. He wanted to go home by himself.

But Jiang Lechuan immediately comforted him: "It's okay. Sit tight. Believe me, I can take you back even if there is no power!"

Mu Yuan: "......?"

The next second, the electric bike moved forward again, but the speed was much slower than before.

Mu Yuan slowly lowered his head.

He already had a bad premonition.

This public electric bike had a ‘dual-use’. When it ran out of power, it was like a bicycle and could be moved forward manually.

Sure enough, at this moment Jiang Lechuan was pedaling hard. When he encountered an uphill slope, he stood up and roared "Ah——".

Mu Yuan: "..."

He didn't understand.

If there was no parking spot, couldn't he just park on the roadside?

Let alone Jiang Lechuan, even he wouldn't be short of that little money. Why must he take this vehicle?

In Mu Yuan's opinion, Jiang Lechuan's behavior was really full of flaws, which was incomprehensible to a normal person.

But it had come to this point. Mu Yuan didn't want to say anything to refute, otherwise it would be in vain.

A mother and daughter strolled by them and even passed them.

The little girl asked curiously: "Mom, Why are the two elder brothers riding so slowly?"

Mother answered her: "Because it's uphill, riding a bike requires more effort than walking."

The little girl asked again: "Why don't they get off the bike and push it?"

The bike stopped.

Jiang Lechuan looked back: "Yes! Get off the bike!"

Mu Yuan: "..."

Take a deep breath, don't be angry.

Quarrel meant he had to talk. He didn't want to talk to Jiang Lechuan.

He couldn't just leave, because Jiang Lechuan would definitely chase after.

Jiang Lechuan pushed the bike up the huge uphill, while Mu Yuan followed him with his head down the whole time.

He had begun to regret it. Why did he come to deliver this bag of cherries? If he didn’t, everything wouldn't have ended up like this.

At this moment, an old man walked by them.

The old man looked at them and laughed: "What do young people think nowadays? They push the bike? What's the point of having this bike?"

Jiang Lechuan: "!"

He thought it made sense.

So Jiang Lechuan stopped, got on the public electric bike again, looked back at Mu Yuan, and stated in a serious tone: "Come on, get on the bike."

Mu Yuan: "..."

Didn't Jiang Lechuan have any opinion? At least finish this uphill climb!

Seeing Mu Yuan didn't move, Jiang Lechuan got anxious: "You don't believe me, do you? This time, I will definitely use all my strength for you to see!"

Mu Yuan's lips twitched.

Forget it.

Until-

Ten minutes later.

Jiang Lechuan panted heavily and complained in great dissatisfaction: "Why is this bike so tiring to ride? And the speed is so slow. My legs are almost broken, I can't do it anymore. Xiaoyuan, you can do it instead of me! Let's switch!"

Mu Yuan: "..."

He always rejected getting along with his maternal elder cousin sister because she would always be too concerned about him and making him feel disturbed.

But at this moment, he suddenly missed his maternal elder cousin sister a little.

If she was here, things wouldn't have come to this.

Definitely.

Because a public electric bike cannot carry three people.

One minute later.

Mu Yuan sat in front of the public electric bike with a blank expression, pedaling, while Jiang Lechuan leaned forward in shock: "I didn't expect you to look so thin, but you were so strong! Do you want to go to the gym? I have a pretty good personal trainer. Let's go together!"

Mu Yuan: "..."

He didn't want to go to the gym at all. He hoped Jiang Lechuan would shut up. It was really noisy.

He just wanted to go home quickly and didn't want to say a word to Jiang Lechuan.

Absolutely, not a word.

Gu Qi slept until noon. Turning over on the sofa, she yawned and got up.

On the coffee table were her favorite cherries and many small boxes. Paternal Aunt was always attentive. She also used sticky notes to mark them with different instructions such as ‘wash and eat directly’ and ‘remember to put in the refrigerator’.

Jiang Lechuan also took away the garbage on the table before leaving.

Gu Qi was in a good mood. After washing up, she sat in front of the coffee table and ate cherries.

She put two cherries in her mouth, picked up her phone to see if there was any message, but almost choked when she clicked on the message from Jiang Lechuan.

Jiang Lechuan said nothing but just sent a photo.

In the photo, Jiang Lechuan put one hand on Mu Yuan's shoulder and smiled at the camera, looking not very smart.

While Mu Yuan had a blank expression on his face. 

No, it could be described that disdain was written directly in his eyes. However, Jiang Lechuan absolutely didn't realize it. 

In Jiang Lechuan's opinion, Mu Yuan's expression was ugly because he wasn't fond of smiling by nature. It was impossible for him to hate him! 

However, in Gu Qi's opinion, what was even more strange was that both of them had a lot of sweat on their faces. Their hair was mostly separated by each strand. And behind him, there was actually... huh? A public electric bike? 

Gu Qi was silent for a full half minute. 

She typed a ‘?’ to Jiang Lechuan. 

Jiang Lechuan sent her a long voice message to explain. 

"Today I scanned a bike to send Mu Yuan home, and the bike ran out of power. But I don't know why the area has been very strict recently. I can't find another electric bike. In the end, we had to take turns riding back! Oh, can’t speak any more. Paternal Aunt is back. I have to eat and rush to the company!" 

Gu Qi: "..." 

Her silence was deafening. Sorry, Mu Yuan.

It had been hard on him.

The director team announced the theme of the next recording, ‘Our Friends’. Each group required to invite a friend to participate in the recording. Both inside and outside the circle was allowed.

Gu Qi noticed that the grouping of the four siblings had changed.

In the second episode, she and Jiang Lechuan were in one group, while Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan were in another group.

Gu Qi didn't think much about it. Changing the grouping might be more fresh for the audience.

She sent a message to Jiang Lechuan: [Have you seen the grouping arranged by the director team? ]

Jiang Lechuan replied immediately.

[I didn't go to Mu Yuan to ask him to exchange with me! ]

The other party withdrew a message.

Jiang Lechuan sent a message again. This time it was frigid, with only three words: [I saw it]

Gu Qi: "..."

She saw it too. Did Jiang Lechuan take the initiative to ask the production team to change the grouping?

Forget it, let's not expose him and pretend that she didn't see it.

So Gu Qi didn't say much on this topic and instead continued to ask him.

[Remember to invite a friend over. I'll leave it to you]

Jiang Lechuan replied immediately.

[Copy that]

At this moment.

Hengtian Media's practice room.

Members of Jiang Lechuan's group VE were practicing the dance for the new album.

All members were practicing hard in front of the mirror, but Jiang Lechuan began to ‘screen’ his teammates in his mind.

The first one... the youngest in the group, he was too well-behaved, and his fan circle was mainly mommy fans and elder sister fans.

This one wouldn't work. If he went, he would definitely be in sharp contrast with himself. Jiang Lechuan knew himself.

The second one, this one loved to laugh and was humorous and outgoing. It was said that many female idols have a crush on him.

No, no, what if he had some idea toward Elder Sister?

The third one, this one had a particularly good temper.

Can’t do, can’t do, can’t do!

Jiang Lechuan was actually a little surprised to find out——

What was going on? His teammates seemed to be very popular with good personalities! ?


Sunday, 15 December 2024

3RYB 12.2




On the other side.

Ning Xiwei, who was already sitting in the nanny car, looked uglier.

Looking at the hot searches related to Gu Qi on Weibo, she never thought that she would be tricked by someone like Jiāng Zhiyu and do such a stupid thing that made her a laughing stock of everyone and cause her personality to collapse.

Because of losing face and wanting to leave quickly, she was so perfunctory when greeting fans for the first time.

How lively Gu Qi's side was was how embarrassed she felt.

The assistant was sitting nearby, not daring to breathe.

Ning Xiwei finished reading the hot searches related to Gu Qi, but noticed another new entry.

#Gu Qi’s high school graduation photo#

The reason was that an ‘informed person’ came out to expose the news.

[I seem to be in the same class as Gu Qi... I didn't link these two people together at all]

Netizen: "???"

[What do you mean by seem? If it is, it is. If it isn’t, it isn’t]

[Baiting? Reported]

The other party threw out a graduation photo of Class 6, Grade 3 of Imperial Capital No. 1 High School.  

In the picture, the girl corresponding to the name ‘Jiang Qi’ stood in the corner of the last row, wearing rustic black-framed glasses. The mask completely covered the lower half of her face.

The originally dissatisfied netizens immediately slid down to apologize.

[… Sorry, I drink a glass of wine for my recklessness]

[Excuse me, you really can’t tell her face from this]

[Too outrageous, who can recognize her]

[Did Gu Qi look like this in high school? No wonder there were no old photos of her on the Internet]

[Is it possible that Gu Qi wasn't aloof, she just had social phobia since she was little]

[A sour face does not mean she has a bad temper. It’s an introvert’s protective nature! ]

But some people have raised questions.

[Aren’t the key classes of Imperial Capital No. 1 High School always classes one to three? Even if students in ordinary classes like class six perform exceptionally well, they can’t get into the top ten in the province]

The monthly test results of Imperial Capital No. 1 High School were released through the WeChat public account every time. After so many years, they could still be checked.

In order to verify, netizens found a monthly test score sheet of class six that year. There were 40 people in the class and Gu Qi could only rank 20th.

[If she had ranked first or second in the college entrance examination, I would have believed it. But 20th place? It’s too far-fetched?]

[A middle-class student in the top ten in the college entrance examination. Don't be too ridiculous]

But soon, a few monthly exam results from different periods were posted on Weibo. Gu Qi's ranking didn't change much, but netizens were suddenly surprised to find that -

[Damn, look carefully, Gu Qi's total score was actually the same!!!]

[How is only able to get that much grade. It's obviously that she only wants to get that much grade!]

[So, she can control the score so accurately (horrified face)]

[? Awesome, Gu Qi, you are too good at playing, right?]

[This is the real bigshot!!!]

Ning Xiwei's gaze was fixed on the graduation photo that was exposed.

Ning Xiwei didn't care about the negative searches mocking her. The current her didn't care about them at all. Her brain was churning crazily.

She also had a copy of this photo. She had looked through it thousands of times in countless sleepless nights, missing the person who would never come back.

She remembered the name of every person in the photo, including ‘Jiang Qi’, but she didn't expect that this was a person.

She hated everyone in the photo. They either participated in or ignored the bullying. No one was innocent.

Gu Qi was also in this class.

Then she was also a murderer who watched the crime coldly.

She couldn't help shaking all over. Her eyes were already red.

On the way to send Mu Yuan home.

Gu Qi looked at the front with a focused gaze and didn't say anything.

After all, she knew that the other party didn't like her that much. She wasn't the kind of person who would actively seek others’ dislike.

In the variety show, she took the initiative to talk to him and take care of him because she was afraid that he wouldn't adapt to the unfamiliar environment alone, but now there was no need for this.

The whole journey was silent.

When Mu Yuan got out of the car, his hand fell on the door handle but he didn't close it immediately. Instead, he glanced at Gu Qi.

In the pair of narrow and dark eyes belonging to the youth, there seemed to be some confusion.

Gu Qi looked up at him and asked, "What's wrong? Did you leave something behind?"

Mu Yuan shook his head to indicate no, nodded to Gu Qi as a farewell, and turned to walk toward home.

Gu Qi didn't think much about it, just stepped on the accelerator and left.

Hearing the sound of the car behind him starting and going away, Mu Yuan finally stopped and turned around.

In just a few seconds, Gu Qi's car had completely disappeared from his sight.

Finally he understood what was strange.

In the past, every time Elder Sister sent him off, she would park the car at the door and watch him enter the house before leaving with peace of mind. However, this time she just left.

In the past, amidst the calm interaction between them, she would always chatter and nag away, saying a lot of boring concerns that seemed like nonsense to him.

She would ask him if he had ever been excluded in school, and told him to tell her if he was bullied; she would say that he had lost weight again, asked him if he had eaten well, and told him which cities she had been to recently for filming and what local specialties they had, and if he liked them, she would bring them back next time.

There were many, many more trivial things like this, which he really can't remember and never took to heart.

But today was different.

On the way, Gu Qi didn't say a word except reminding him to fasten his seat belt. And she didn't even look at him.

Although he didn't know why, she seemed to be different from before.

Very good.

This kind of relationship was what he had always wanted. There was no discomfort of being watched all the time and his ears were much quieter.

The youth turned and walked into the house. His expression was as calm as ever, without any ripples.

On the way home, Gu Qi took a long detour to get something.

She received a call from Jiang Lechuan on the way. His voice carried dissatisfaction: "Didn't you tell me to come over for dinner? I've been waiting for half an hour. Where are you?"

Why hadn't Gu Qi come back yet? Did it take so long to go to Mu Yuan's house? Huh?

"Ten minutes." Gu Qi answered. She was a bit perplexed: "I remember that the road is often jammed. How come you can arrive so early?"

Jiang Lechuan: "..."

He wouldn’t tell Gu Qi that because he received her invitation to have dinner together and in order to arrive earlier, he went to the roadside to scan a public bicycle when the traffic jam occurred and rode it himself!

What was the result? He was so anxious! Even  until now, Gu Qi still hadn't answered!

He would never tell! It would make it look like he was looking forward to such a meal!

So Jiang Lechuan threw down ‘Come back quickly. My legs are numb from squatting’ before hurriedly hanging up the phone.

When Gu Qi returned to the door of her place, she saw Jiang Lechuan sitting on the steps with a dogtail grass picked from somewhere in his hand and shook it like a fool.

She couldn't resist curving her lips and called, "Jiang Lechuan."

"Why did you only come back now..."

Face covered with impatience, Jiang Lechuan raised his head, but was stunned by the sight of what Gu Qi was holding.

He blinked his eyes and used all his limbs to scramble up from the ground.

After making sure that he wasn't mistaken, Jiang Lechuan's face showed a little unnatural expression. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

It was a birthday cake.

When he was little, Elder Sister was sent to live with the Jiāng Family. She had little contact with their parents and him over the years, but she would still have a meal with him every year on his birthday.

But the last time they quarreled was on his birthday. Because it reached a stiff stalemate, he ran out without even blowing out the candles, let alone eating the cake.

Because that day.

He mentioned to her that Father was sick and hoped that she could go home to see him.

Elder Sister, who was in a good mood, suddenly turned cold and refused without hesitation.

Jiang Lechuan felt depressed when he thought about it.

Elder Sister lived in someone else's house for a few years, but she seemed to be a different person after she came back. She was extremely repulsive to her original home, and there would always be quarrels when she occasionally went home to get some things.

After graduating from college, she completely left home.

Mother sat on the sofa and cried helplessly, while Father threw things and cursed: "This heartless thing! You have a life of luxury clothes and decadent food outside, but despise your parents when you come back! Back then Jiāng Family clearly chose your..."

That day.

The proud and unbridled boy lowered his head and said in an almost pleading tone: "Elder Sister, my birthday wish is that the whole family can sit together and have a good meal, okay?"

Gu Qi was silent for a long time, but still refused: "I said that I will not go back to that house again. If you mention this again in the future, there is no need for us to meet."

This kind of words that seemed to sever the relationship made Jiang Lechuan's blood rush to his head in an instant, and he blurted out: "Why? What did I do wrong, what did Father and Mother do wrong? Are you really like what they said, meeting those so-called superiors in the Jiāng Family and dislike me and my parents for dragging you down..."

"Pa——!"

The youth's questioning was interrupted by biological elder sister’s slap.

He was stunned, staring at Gu Qi for half a minute with his face covered, and then stormed off without looking back.

Jiang Lechuan couldn't understand why a once good family had become like this.

When they were young, he and Elder Sister had the best relationship.

Jiang Lechuan followed Gu Qi into the house in a daze, watching her put the cake on the table, put the candles on it, and then sat in front of him.

Gu Qi softened her voice: "I'm sorry. That day, I shouldn't have quarreled with you and hit you because of impulse. I apologize to you and won't do that again. Today, I'll compensate you for the birthday I owed you that day."

"Haven't we reconciled? Why are you still talking about this?" Jiang Lechuan rubbed the tip of his nose. His eyes didn't know where to look, and muttered: "I don't blame you. And I said harsh words that day, I didn't mean it. I know it hurts people. In the, in the future I will pay attention. If I dare to say those kind of beastly words again, you... you can beat me to death!"

Gu Qi looked at him with some amusement and helplessness: "Then I'm breaking the law."

Jiang Lechuan immediately responded: "Then don't do it. I'll go..."

"Jiang Lechuan!" Gu Qi called his name, interrupting him before he finished speaking: "In this world, I want you to be happy the most. This has never changed."

It was because of this.

So when they were young, their parents took them to the villa of Jiāng Family to please the children of Jiāng Family to advance their careers. Jiāng Family needed to leave someone to be the playmate of the siblings, so she took the initiative to stay.

Even when the person chosen was Jiang Lechuan at the beginning.

Gu Qi saw through Jiāng Zhiyu's disguise and knew that the eldest miss in front of her was definitely the most difficult-to-get-along bad temper. With Jiang Lechuan's personality, he couldn’t stay there. If he really angered the ‘noble’, he would be hurt.

She was different.

She was well-behaved, sensible, and could swallow her anger even if she was bullied.

What’s more, her personality was very dull.

As long as she could endure and when Jiāng Zhiyu got tired of her and wanted a new playmate, she could go home.

But Gu Qi didn't expect that she would stay in that cage for so long.

These years had been very bitter.

She had the most beautiful and luxurious dress, but she could only wear it briefly at the Jiāng Family's banquet, just to let the outside world know how ‘happy’ she was here.

She had been injured many times, but no one knew, because the Jiāng Family also had the best doctors and the most expensive medicines. So that when she met her family, her skin was as fair as before and there was no wound on her body.

There was no evidence, so her crying and grievances were all regarded as unreasonable lies by her parents.

Later, when she grew up a little, she finally understood.

It wasn't necessarily that her parents didn't believe her, but that they couldn't and didn't dare to believe her.

Without the support of a top-class wealthy family like the Jiāng Family, there wouldn't be the subsequent rapid rise of the Jiang Family. Her parents didn't want to live the poor days of sleeping on the floor in one room. They were afraid of losing everything they had now, so they didn't dare to fight for her and could only turn a blind eye to her suffering.

She was a gifted plaything and a sacrifice. Even if she did volunteer at the beginning, she couldn't turn back.

Walking on thin ice, quiet and solemn.

She spent year after year like that.

It wasn’t that she didn't think about giving up.

But receiving the family portrait drawn by Younger Brother, the specialties that her Paternal Aunt took more than ten hours on the green train to bring her, and the care of her friends, these small warmth in life made her persist.

Until the third year of high school.

Jiāng Zhiyu caused a death in school. The Jiāng Family immediately arranged for her to study abroad to clear her relationship to it. Gu Qi finally had her freedom after the college entrance examination.

She didn't know how to tell Jiang Lechuan about these heavy and complicated pasts. She knew he would feel guilty and sad, which was also the thing she didn't want to mention the most in her heart.

It had been deliberately forgotten, but now just thinking about it would still make her eyes sour. 

"Jiang Lechuan, will you blame me for not telling you the answer to your question last time?"

Gu Qi raised her head and tried to make her expression as natural as possible.

She knew that Jiang Lechuan's world was either black or white, as simple as it could be.

She didn't know what would happen to him after these things overturned his cognition.

Jiāng Fengzhi saved Jiang Lechuan's life when he accidentally drowned when he was little. He could be considered a lifesaver.

If Jiang Lechuan had to choose between them, he would definitely suffer.

Moreover, his impulsiveness, immaturity and reckless behavior will produce more uncontrollable factors and make the development of things more unpredictable.

If Jiang Lechuan directly confronts the Jiāng Family now, then perhaps there will be the same ending without waiting for the day of the original plot.

She didn't want that. Definitely don’t see such a tragedy happen again.

The four eyes met.

After a short silence, Jiang Lechuan lowered his head and replied, "Then wait until you want to say it."

In fact, he never thought about the words he said in the quarrel at that time. Because his father always said so, the two of them had quarreled countless times in private.

But that day was very strange, as if some mysterious power influenced him, making him have to quarrel with Elder Sister and have a conflict. So he said such hurtful words. Due to this, he regretted it so much that he couldn't sleep all night.

Elder Sister wasn't that kind of person, he had always known it.

So now, there was no need for Elder Sister to explain to him immediately.

Some things didn't necessarily need clear answers, because people knew the answers in their hearts.

Gu Qi responded with a smile.

She said, "Then wait until everything is over. Then I’ll tell you everything."

"En." Jiang Lechuan responded and inserted the cake candles one by one, whispering, "I don't have a brain. Telling me too many things makes me think and I don't understand."

He added very quietly, "...Anyway, no matter what happens in the future, I will stand by your side."