Jiaobai sat on the seat and ate lunch.
The stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts had cooled down and a layer of oil had formed on it. The green vegetables were still a little warm in the rice. He picked them out one by one and placed them side by side with his favorite pickled garlic.
Several minutes had passed since the scene at the wall.
Thinking back on it now, it’s still embarrassing.
At that time, Shen Eran took the sketchbook and left without saying anything. Jiaobai wanted to wait until he left before talking, but he stopped after he left. Jiaobai had no choice but to follow him.
The two walked for a while in silence before parting.
Jiaobai was thankful that Shen Eran was a man of few words and didn't talk nonsense, and wouldn't ask about his relationship with Qi Shuang. Jiaobai definitely wouldn't take the initiative to explain anyway, the only thing he could do was to pretend that nothing had happened.
He can play dumb.
Anyway, Qi Shuang was safe for the time being, unless something unexpected happened. Jiaobai mixed the vegetables with the rice and ate it in big mouthfuls.
"Baibai, you haven't finished eating yet. You're so slow." The female classmate walked into the classroom from the back door with a crisp voice.
Jiaobai turned her head and glanced at her best friend beside her. The girl had her hands in her school uniform pockets, and a bag of frosted peanuts hung from one pocket, swaying as she walked.
"Your desk mate is the only one in the class, Shen Eran is not here." The bestie muttered softly, with some disappointment in her rolling eyes.
"I saw them walking together in the store." The female classmate whispered in her ear, "I'll ask."
The female classmate came up to Jiaobai and said, "Baibai, why are you alone here? Where is Liang Dong? Where did he go?"
Jiaobai swallowed the food in his mouth, unscrewed the cup and took two sips of hot water: "Isn't Liang Dong playing basketball in the playground? You can see him by standing by the window."
The female classmate coughed and her best friend blushed.
Jiaobai murmured, "I just don't know where Shen Eran went."
"He doesn't know either." The female classmate chatted with her best friend.
Her best friend tugged at her clothes and said, "Forget it. I'm going back to the classroom."
"Don't you want to find out about his college entrance examination aspirations? Come play with me for a while. Maybe he will be back soon..."
Jiaobai didn't pay attention to the two girls' little actions. He scratched his neck, took out the spray from the table pocket and sprayed it on the itchy area. In this weather, he couldn't be exposed to direct sunlight. He simply couldn't survive.
After taking a few bites of rice, Jiaobai glanced towards the window of the classroom. Shen Eran probably found a secluded place to play with origami.
In the comics, Master Shen is still folding dragonflies at his father's age, one a day. He displays them in a special collection room that even Li Jue is not allowed to enter.
On the other side, Shen Er'an was sitting on the stairs outside the computer room, holding a pair of small scissors in his hand, cutting along the middle line between the dragonfly's wings from top to bottom.
"Brother An, why are you here?" Liang Dong walked up the stairs with a basketball in his arms, his wet jersey sticking to his already broad shoulders.
Last night he had a dinner party at home, and they talked the whole time about the situation in South City. After he returned home, his father called him to the study to ask for his opinion, but he had no idea at all.
If his father insisted on letting him take over the family business, he would definitely bring the entire Liang family to join Brother An. Needless to say, this is an obvious thing.
When he was in junior high school, he was a fat weakling, and was laughed at and bullied. Brother An helped him, and from then on they were brothers, brothers for life.
However, Brother An is mature beyond his years and has no desires or ambitions. He does not have any of the blood and passion that people of their age have. He only likes reading and folding paper. Money, power, interests, disputes, and intrigues are not things that exist in his world. They will never have a day to fight side by side in the business world and dominate everyone.
"Brother An?" Liang Dong didn't get any response for a long time, so he shouted again.
Shen Er'an cut the wings of the paper dragonfly.
Liang Dong closed his eyes in disbelief and opened them again. The bad wings had been torn off by his brother. He swallowed hard and spit out a large mouthful of saliva.
Something is wrong. Something is wrong.
Liang Dong couldn't figure out why. He held the ball between his feet, crossed his arms over the railing, and tried to find a topic to talk about: "Brother An, have you noticed that Jiao Bai looked like a weird and resentful woman who was fooled by a heartless man a few days ago, but today she looks rosy-cheeked and energetic. She even hummed a song like Eighteen Bends on a Mountain Road when she peed. She was so carefree. I feel like I am too naive. What I told you on the phone last night was wrong."
Shen Er'an took out a square piece of blue paper from the sketchbook again and folded the paper carefully.
"I think he was revived overnight because he met your father at Fuyuan Building last night. So, he was not abandoned by your father and came to seduce you." Liang Dong looked around and lit a cigarette to make sure it was safe. "He is still determined."
"I really didn't expect this. He is looking for you because of your father. He wants to use you." Liang Dong said as he watched Brother An folding paper. He thought that Brother An's nails were trimmed neater than those of many girls. He really didn't know what kind of person his future wife would be.
"It was all for your dad from the beginning to the end." Liang Dong shook his head while holding a cigarette in his mouth.
Shen Er'an pinched the edges of both sides of the diamond and folded them inwards carelessly.
"Not to mention that your house is guarded by your grandmother's big Buddha statue, which is specially used to ward off demons and monsters that want to get close to your front door. Your father is about to get married, and he wants to get married. Is he a mistress?" Liang Dong couldn't understand it. In fact, most people in their circle who are kept around are like this. He doesn't care about others, but for some reason, he just despises Jiaobai and doesn't like it. "Do you think he has a problem with his brain?"
Shen Er'an folded the wings again: "Did you take him there last night?"
The half-smoked cigarette in Liang Dong's mouth trembled: "Ah?"
Facing Brother An's darker eyes, Liang Dong felt as nervous and depressed as if he was standing on the bench and being judged: "Well," Liang Dong got excited and lied, "He begged me!"
Shen Er'an looked at him silently.
"Really, Brother An, that guy can say all kinds of nonsense and myths when he opens his mouth. He talks one thing and another, and you don't know which one is true and which one is false. Don't be fooled by him." Liang Dong turned his head to avoid Brother An's gaze. He flicked the ash out of the railing. "He pretended to be a waiter to serve you last night and took the opportunity to see your father. That's not all. He even asked me to call Qi Shuang out, saying that he had something to say to Qi Shuang. Who knows what tricks he might play. I didn't agree, so he said he wanted to fuck me. I refused because I thought it was disgusting. In the end, I was so annoyed by him that I had no choice but to agree to him. Although I also can't stand Qi Shuang rushing to be your stepmother, compared with Jiaobai, Qi Shuang is okay. At least she doesn't act like a demon."
Shen Er'an stood up.
Liang Dong and Shen Er'an were on the same step. Liang Dong was a few centimeters shorter than him. The pressure from the height came down on him, and he kicked the ball down out of guilt.
Shen Er'an spoke after a while: "Dongzi, you have been in the circle, but you haven't been infected with those bad things, right?"
Liang Dong's face flushed. His father was a local tycoon who was ignorant, while his brother was a top student who was in a realm that he could not understand, so he admired and respected him. So even if his father scolded him for a whole day, he would still laugh and laugh without any respect, and if his brother said something, he would be ashamed and embarrassed.
"Okay, I admit that I took him there last night, and I was the one who let him sneak in among the waiters. I just wanted to watch the show," Liang Dong said in a louder voice, "but it was indeed him who asked me to help call Qi Shuang to the lounge. If you don't believe me, you can ask him for confirmation!"
Shen Er'an turned and walked down the stairs, holding the dragonfly wing that was broken again in his hand.
Liang Dong leaned on the railing and panted. Brother An was just standing up for that kid. What does that mean? Do you really consider him a friend
What was Brother An thinking? Jiao Bai was raised in Qinxin Garden for two years as one of his father's candidates for future wife, and almost became his stepmother. With this status, how could she be his friend? Isn't that ridiculous
It's just a bloody mess, it's so bloody.
Liang Dong said to himself: "Brother An, if nothing else, just because Jiaobai has a thousand faces, I can't let him enter our circle."
That guy is not an honest and peaceful person at all. His smiling face is just to make people relax their vigilance. He is evil and bad in his bones. Liang Dong always feels that he has the potential to become a disaster and will kill people.
Tomorrow is Sunday, and Jiao Bai will go to the market to buy pig's trotters, beef, sea bass and shrimps as soon as he gets out of school, and then go home to cook a big meal. He quickly puts the pig's trotters into the pot to stew them, washes them, flips through his schoolbag and shakes out his homework, leaving a table full of them.
It's just one day off, why bother
Jiaobai picked up a test paper and spread it on the table, then took a picture of a question and gave it to Zhang Zhen.
j: Sister, the homework is so difficult o_o
When the WeChat message rang, Zhang Zhen was driving. He glanced at the person in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
Qi Yilao placed the suit jacket on his lap. He closed his eyes, his dark-colored tie was slightly loose, his Adam's apple was half visible, and his brows could not hide the fatigue.
"Third brother, should we let Xiao Ji come over tonight?" Zhang Zhen asked in a low voice.
"Um."
Zhang Zhen said no more. He first sent his third brother back to Lan Mo Mansion, and then went to the Academy of Fine Arts to pick up Xiao Ji.
The third brother’s people are replaced on a monthly basis, and each time Zhang Zhen will create a group in his mobile phone to store the other party’s contact information.
Group 202308 was deleted by Zhang Zhen not long ago, and a new group 202312 was created.
The reason why they are not consecutive is because Jiang Yan, the lead singer of Group 08 nicknamed Little Pepper, stayed with San Ge the longest, directly from August to mid-to-late November.
The successor Xiao Ji looks much worse than Jiang Yan, with a face full of acne, flat facial features, and a timid body. However, his conditions in that aspect are better than those of everyone who has followed the third brother so far. It can be said that he is born with advantages given by God.
I don’t know how long the group 202312 will stay in Zhang Zhen’s phone before being deleted.
When they arrived at Lan Mo's house, Xiao Ji, who had been well-behaved all the way, bowed to Zhang Zhen, and said in a very ethereal voice with a bit of restraint and fear: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for sending me here."
"Go in, don't anger my third brother." Zhang Zhen waved his hand.
Xiao Ji walked towards the quiet castle timidly. The big man in the castle was a gentle devil to him. He prayed that he would not make any mistakes today. Not a single mistake.
Zhang Zhen pinched his sore neck. He had not finished the last job of the day. It was now seven forty and he had to send the person back the same way in an hour.
Of course, if Xiao Ji had the ability, he might be able to stay in Lan Mo Mansion for another half an hour.
That was a new record set by Jiang Yan. One and a half hours.
Zhang Zhen smoked a cigarette by the car before going to Lan Mo's house. Aunt Liu handed him the soup that had been prepared long ago and went to work quietly.
Only at this time did Zhang Zhen have time to check WeChat.
The brothers would call him when they had something to do, but only one person looked for him on WeChat.
The first thing Zhang Zhen thought when he saw the question was: Is this a physics question, a chemistry question, a math question, or a biology question? What question
Unable to understand it, he immediately sent it to the group.
The brothers in the group were furious.
Even after the explosion, no one can answer the question. It doesn’t matter.
-As long as you are handsome, your wife will go to middle school
-I’m really envious.
-It’s a girl, right? Our Brother Zhen wouldn’t be gay like the boss, right
-You guys are so ugly, what's the point of making a fuss, you're just a bunch of bachelors! Zhang, Brother Zhen, you were helping your wife with her homework, and you accidentally posted this in the group
chapter:… … …
Zhang: He’s just a kid I met online. He asked me about his homework, but I don’t know how to do it. So now I’m asking you for help.
A lemon tree has sprouted up in the group.
-Online dating.
-Awesome.
Zhang Zhen couldn't drink the soup anymore. He could understand that his brothers wanted him to be single, but he couldn't drag his high school student brother into it. He explained for a long time before letting the matter go. Zhang Zhen wiped his sweat. Fortunately, his third brother was not in the group, otherwise he would have received another greeting from his brother.
Only after Jiaobai finished the entire test paper did Zhang Zhen send him the solution steps, but they were still wrong.
It’s hard to put it into words.
Jiaobai was busy for a while and found that Shen Er'an, who told him he was going to the bookstore after school, had not come back yet. Only then did he remember that it had been so long and he still hadn't received Shen Er'an's call!
There was no other way, Jiaobai had to find Liang Dong's cell phone number that he got from a boy in the class group and called him, but no one answered.
Liang Dong was at home, his cell phone was thrown on the bed, and he cursed at the messy hall. His sister was originally going to marry Qi Zizhi, and had already made three plans, but after seeing An Ge's father up close last night, she became obsessed and insisted on being with that big shot, even if he was her lover, which pissed off his mother and drove her away.
No one knew where his sister had gone, and he was the only one left at home.
Liang Dong overturned the exquisite fruit plate. If his brother An knew about what his sister had done, he would be so embarrassed.
When Liang Dong entered the room, his cell phone was ringing. He picked it up and said in an angry tone, "Which grandson is looking for your father?"
Jiaobai got straight to the point and asked, "Is Shen Eran with you?"
Liang Dong: “…” How did this guy get his number? What the hell
Jiaobai asked again: "Are you there?"
Liang Dong laughed: "Who do you think you are? Why should I tell you?" If it's about Brother An, is it possible for him to answer? He's not a big idiot.
Jiaobai's voice became cold and deep, revealing impatience and irritability: "Are you there?"
Liang Dong subconsciously told the truth: "Not here."
The phone was hung up. Liang Dong was puzzled. When he saw a string of missed calls, his eyes almost popped out.
What's this wind blowing? Why does it feel like the queen is checking on him
Liang Dong slapped himself in the face and urged him to wake up.
The sky was dim and gloomy. Jiaobai left the community, his mind filled with the general plot of the whole comic, various small details, and deep eyes. He was very young and inexperienced, so at this moment he did not have the kind of captivating cold and majestic appearance of his father, only the handsomeness of youth and infinitely spreading calmness.
Jiaobai couldn't remember whether there was any plot for tonight in the comics. He hoped that Shen Er'an was just engrossed in reading in a bookstore and forgot the time, or he received a call from home and went home for dinner, but he felt uneasy.
This feeling of uneasiness caused the茭白 to be unable to stop.
The street scene became more and more unfamiliar. Jiaobai had no idea where he had run to. He suddenly stepped back, then stopped and straightened his back.
Within Jiaobai's field of vision was a group battle and the blue veins on the back of Shen Er'an's hand.
He remembered.
This part of the content is in the comics, not in the youth chapter, but many years later, in the memories of Liang Dong who has already worked hard for his family business.
The fight was initiated by several boys who had torn up Shen Er'an Qingting earlier. They had not continued their studies since they "dropped out" from No. 3 Middle School because all the middle schools in South City would not accept them.
Not only that, they cannot go to other cities to study. Although they cannot study, not wanting to study and not being able to study are two different things, which is too frustrating.
This is the power of the Shen family. They cover the sky with one hand and leave no way for anyone to survive.
A few boys ignored their family's advice and secretly found a group of people in society to block Shen'er. Rich people are lawless and want to kill everyone, right? Then let's see how many lives you have
Shen Er'an is alone and cannot do it.
In the original novel, it was Liang Dong who came over and took the beating for Shen Er'an, breaking a rib.
This incident strengthened their friendship at the time, and also laid the dramatic foundation for their later breakup.
Jiaobai also remembered something that was irrelevant to the current situation.
In the youth chapter of "Broken Wings", there is a plot about Shen Er'an changing his roommate. Not long after his classmate moved out, the person who moved in was... Liang Dong.
so,
Originally Liang Dong was Shen Er'an's roommate until the college entrance examination, but now it has become him.
Jiaobai's breathing quickened, his head swelled, and all the blood in his body rushed to his head. Could he be trying to replace Liang Dong and become Shen Er'an's best friend
Shen Er'an was stunned when he saw Jiaobai running into the alley. His stunned state put himself in danger.
Jiao Bai saw the iron rod being swung at the back of Shen Er'an's head. At this moment, he was still wondering if it was the same in the original plot. Liang Dong's arrival made Shen Er'an stunned, giving his opponents an opportunity to take advantage of him, and then...
Liang Dong (茭白) pounced on it.
The difference was that Jiaobai slapped Shen Er'an on the head with resentment, and then pressed him hard in front of himself, completely protecting him.
When the stick came down, Jiaobai screamed and fell to the ground with Shen Eran on his back.
Shen Er'an looked at the person lying on top of him at a loss, his rapidly heaving chest connected to the other person's heart.
Jiaobai curled up in pain, and with great effort he pressed his pale, trembling lips to Shen Er'an's ear, and spoke in a broken voice. It was not some sentimental "Brother, remember your brother's kindness", but,
—Remember the man who hit me... Two, no, four, break four of his ribs for me.