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The next day, Chi Qiu watched helplessly as Lu Ming put the ticket for the exhibition into his suit pocket and got into the car methodically.
"I'm going to work." Lu Ming looked at Chi Qiu who was standing at the door to see him off, and thought that tonight was the day when Chi Qiu and Luo Yun had agreed to have dinner, so he promised, "I'll pick you up tonight."
"No, Mom said she would send me back." Chi Qiu reassured him, "You just need to be busy with your work."
Chi Qiu sent Lu Ming away, went back to the bedroom alone, locked the door, and took out his laptop from the drawer. Before he could type a few lines, a message came from his mobile phone.
Chi Qiu opened it, and it was from Ji Yanchen: [Hi, handsome guy at home alone? ]
Chi Qiu replied: [Well, what's wrong? ]
Soon, Ji Yanchen made a video call.
On the screen, Ji Yanchen was wearing a dark suit, held a glass of champagne in his hand, raised his glass and shook it, and said out of tune: "What are you doing, do you miss me?"
"Preparing the outline for the next story." Chi Qiu looked at the champagne in his hand, "Aren't you afraid Brother Ning will tell you about you if you still drink at work?"
"Who is afraid of him." Ji Yanchen said duplicity, he took a sip happily, and said, "Today is probably the last day of my suffering here."
"Did Brother Ning soften to you so soon?"
"Fart, he has been so hard-hearted recently that he almost threw me into the sea to feed the fish."
It stands to reason that Ji Feining's tempering of Ji Yanchen should not end in such a short time. Chi Qiu always felt that Ji Yanchen had something to say, so he patiently waited for him to finish chatting before asking.
On the screen, the excited Ji Yanchen talked non-stop. He wished he could fly back to Xingxi City immediately today and lie down on his luxurious big bed.
He finished his glass of champagne and cleared his throat: "Let me tell you some good news."
"good."
"My uncle passed away, so my brother let me come back."
There was no trace of sadness on Ji Yanchen's face. He muttered heartlessly, as if he was talking about other people's affairs: "I heard that it was because of getting drunk every day, and an accidental vomit blocked the trachea. Anyway, I told him I don’t know him well, and I still hate him, but my dad insists that my brother and I go to a funeral, it’s really troublesome. But it’s okay, I really want to go back to Xingxi City, you don’t even know how boring C City is!”
Chi Qiu fell silent, suddenly mixed feelings in his heart. If it wasn't for the uncle of the Ji family, he wouldn't have hurt his eyes, and the relationship within the Chi family wouldn't have become what it is today.
Now that the culprit is dead, Chi Qiu doesn't feel much relieved.
The man's death, in the final analysis, did not improve anything.
"… Um?"
"What's wrong with you?" Ji Yanchen thought he had said something wrong again, sat down awkwardly, and scratched his head, "Isn't this... good news?"
Chi Qiu quickly denied it: "I was just thinking about other things, do you have anything else to say to me?" He grew up with Ji Yanchen and knew each other too well. Ji Yanchen usually does not make video calls to him, unless he is asking for something.
as expected-
Ji Yanchen drooped his head, and said embarrassedly: "I have something I want to ask you for help." He said distressedly, "After I attend my uncle's funeral, can you come with me and come with me?" Brother, tell me... Tell him not to drive me to City C."
Chi Qiu wondered, thinking that he should not interfere in Ji Feining's education of Ji Yanchen.
Just as he was about to find an excuse to refuse, Ji Yanchen had a bitter face: "You know, my brother's temper is unshakable. He will only show some face if you plead for mercy."
"No, Brother Ning doesn't like other people meddling in his affairs."
Chi Qiufen is very clear that Ji Feining's education of the ignorant Ji Yanchen is a private affair of the Ji family. If he helps pamper Ji Yanchen, it will easily annoy Ji Feining.
But when Ji Feining was angry, it definitely didn't show on his face.
"Brother Ning is doing it for your own good." Chi Qiu persuaded, "When he was your age, he had already taken over the company, and he did it step by step."
He selfishly believed that what Ji Feining did was indeed beneficial to Ji Yanchen's growth, and it was really difficult for him to intervene, and he was not qualified to intervene.
Ji Yanchen was not happy anymore, and begged bitterly: "Then my brother can definitely keep me in Xingxi City for training! You can help me to talk about it, please! I manage this dilapidated hotel in C City, I get up early every day in the dark, and I don’t have any friends here, so I’ve lost a few pounds.”
After finishing speaking, Ji Yanchen took out two tickets for the art exhibition from the back, and said in one breath: "Did you see, these two tickets are the tickets for the art exhibition opened by Lu Ming's own uncle. When my brother came over a few days ago, I bought it from him I found it in the bag. He doesn't seem to want to go, so I'm coming! If you help me, I'll take you to the art exhibition, how about it?"
Chi Qiu was still regretting not being able to go to the art exhibition just now, but the opportunity immediately appeared in front of him.
Chi Qiu's eyes lit up immediately, but he didn't say anything.
But what kind of person is Ji Yanchen? He is not serious in doing business, which is really clever. He caught Chi Qiu's mind at once, shaking the ticket in front of him again and again.
Wherever you shake, the gaze of Chi Qiu's right eye will follow...
A protracted battle kicked off.
Chi Qiu couldn't hold him back, swallowed, and was ashamed of his promises: "Really take me?"
"I knew you were interested in the art exhibition." Ji Yanchen was no longer humble, he crossed his legs and hummed, "How could I lie to you? Didn't you always want to have a good relationship with his relatives over there? Uncle Lu Ming You definitely want to go to the exhibition, but..."
He smiled brightly and waved the ticket in his hand: "They think you can't see with your eyes, so they definitely won't invite you. But I'm different. You and I are good brothers who wear a pair of pants, and I will protect you."
"...how to cover me?"
"Whenever you meet acquaintances and they ask you why you appear in the art exhibition, you can completely rely on me. Just say that I, the second young master of the Ji family, is ignorant and willful. I don't understand others. I insist on you, a blind man, to accompany me. Look at the art exhibition. It might be outrageous for others, but it’s not outrageous for me.”
When Chi Qiu heard this, he found that Ji Yanchen had a very clear understanding of himself. Indeed, anyone other than Lu Ming who took him to see the art exhibition would inevitably make people suspicious.
Only Ji Yanchen is a special case, because he has always been a person who doesn't follow the routine, and it is not surprising to do anything.
Furthermore, Ji Yanchen was the only two people who knew Chi Qiu's secret. From before, he knew how to cover Chi Qiu, and would often take Chi Qiu out to get some air.
It's the same this time, Ji Yanchen waved his hand, and he was extraordinarily generous: "I'll help you, and you can help me too, how about it?"
Therefore, Chi Qiu's persistence ended in failure.
After solving a worry about seeing the art exhibition, Chi Qiu was in a happy mood, and the words in the word became no longer boring. In a flash of inspiration, he typed a lot of words on the computer and initially decided on the outline of the story.
Chi Qiu is not short of money, and has no strong desire for fame and exposure. He usually writes stories as a hobby to kill time. Usually he writes only when he is inspired, so his stories are serialized very slowly. In order not to keep those young readers waiting for a long time, he usually wrote the whole book before handing it over to his editor.
His editor was arranged by Ji Feining, and Ji Feining specially instructed some precautions. Normally, this editor would not take the initiative to contact Chi Qiu.
Chi Qiu closed the computer, checked the time, and was almost ready to go out.
Outside the door, Chi Lanyan, who drove to pick him up, had already walked into the living room.
Aunt Zhang was scared when she saw her, and made a cup of tea tremblingly: "Boss Chi, I'll call Mr., please wait a moment."
"Yeah." Chi Lanyan was in a good mood today and didn't pick on Aunt Zhang. Naturally, Chi Qiu dragged her to say a lot of good things to Aunt Zhang last time, which also changed her opinion of Aunt Zhang.
She sat in the living room and waited for a while, and saw Chi Qiu come out of the bedroom after changing his clothes, holding his blind walking stick in his hand.
Chi Lanyan showed a smile, and went up to hold him: "This dress is good, and it looks good."
"Lu Ming picked it for me before going out in the morning. He has a good eye." Chi Qiu straightened his neckline with one hand, and smiled, "Mom, let's go."
Along the way, Chi Qiu and Chi Lanyan talked and laughed, but neither of them mentioned the messy things at home.
Either Chi Xia or Lin Yuming.
In the car with only mother and child, there is no trouble.
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