Bank card frozen? How can that be?
Qin Junhong frowned and asked, “Did you make a mistake?”
The young man on the front desk replied, “Sir, this can’t be wrong. If you don’t believe me, you can check it yourself now.”
“…”
There were a lot of people entering and leaving the bar and passing the front desk. Qin Junhong was a frequent visitor to this bar. Soon someone recognized him. Hearing that his bank card was frozen, someone gloated, “Yo, Young Master Qin, your bank card is frozen? How can this happen? What did you do?”
The man deliberately spoke loudly, and many people in the bar looked towards him.
Qin Junhong’s face sank.
His bank card was a supplementary card that Zhu Shoushan handed to his mother, and he often used it. As long as the transaction amount was not large, Zhu Shoushan never asked about it.
But he hasn’t had any problems after using it for so long, how could it suddenly be frozen?
He couldn’t stand the sneering gazes around him, so he took out another card, and let the front desk swipe it. He turned his head to look at the person who was mocking him, but quickly averted his gaze as he left the bar without looking back.
After he came out, he no longer cared about finding Jiang Wan. He eagerly called Qin Manwen.
“Mom, what happened to your bank card being frozen?”
Qin Manwen’s voice was rarely flustered, but the tremble in her voice was heard clearly even over the phone. “Your uncle1舅舅, maternal uncle bought the house in Xiaoyang District, and Zhu Shoushan knew about it.”
Qin Junhong: “…”
He was instantly nervous.
He knew that house was bought by his mother, but was under the name of his uncle. The mortgage was repaid every month using this bank card.
The house had been bought a few years ago, and they had been hiding it very well. How did Zhu Shoushan know about it?
Could it be that Zhu Shoushan’s suspicion of his mothers has reached this point? Already investigating them thoroughly?
No, it shouldn’t.
If Zhu Shoushan investigated them thoroughly, he would not do something as simple as freezing a bank card.
But if he didn’t investigate it himself, who told him?
Who would know that they secretly bought a house?
In a luxurious hotel in Gongshui County, Zhu Xin came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. She received news that things she arranged were done.
She calmly exited the chat interface, and just received another message from her brother.
<Zhu>: Good night.
Zhu Xing immediately smiled, then replied with the same message.
Early the next morning, Uncle Liu drove the twins to E City.
Their Auntie had already prepared a meal and was eagerly waiting for their arrival.
Because it was a holiday, their cousin, Cheng Chen, was also there.
“I thought it would be difficult to invite one, but thankfully, both of the twins are now here. Ah, Xiao Xin is still the same as when she was a child. She’s still very clingy, and can’t live without her brother.”
Auntie Cheng was surprised and delighted when she saw that Zhu Xin was also here, and even rushed to cook a few more dishes.
Zhu Xin smiled sweetly. “Of course, we are twins after all.”
“Well, you are. Both of you look like your mother, and the older you two get, the more obvious the similarity gets.”
“Auntie, you’re also very good-looking, ah. Your charm is still present until today. No wonder you could charm Uncle so easily back then.”
Zhu Xin had a very sweet mouth, and her praise was never greasy. She was able to easily make Auntie Cheng very happy.
Zhu Tong was hospitalized all year round, and his people skills were decent at best. It was to the point that he didn’t know how to write the words “humanity and sophistication” for a long time. He could only stare blankly. Suddenly, his phone vibrated in his palm. He opened it and saw that it was a WeChat message from Shao Ming.
A position, a photo, and a sentence.
<Shao>: We’ve arrived.
Lu Zheyu’s workplace is a casual bar2Thanks for melon_bowl for telling me! It’s a type of bar that mainly plays light music, relatively quiet, and does not have a dancing floor and isn’t a hooking-up place (I mean, you can find someone, but that’s not its main purpose). It’s mainly for casual gatherings and chatting. Think of it as a cafe but with alcohol. in the city. He was commissioned to make theme music for the bar.
Zhu Tong glanced at the photo sent by Shao Ming, which was his own selfie.
Under the dim atmosphere dotted with harsh neon, Shao Ming’s face was covered with several layers of shadows of different colors. This did not affect his good looks in the slightest, but instead gave him a somewhat melancholy temperament.
Zhu Tong looked at the photo for so long that he forgot to reply. Soon, his phone vibrated twice.
<Shao>: Am I handsome?
Zhu Tong: …
He couldn’t help but smile and typed back: [Handsome.]
Suddenly there was a shadow in front of him, and when he looked up, he was face to face with his cousin.
“…”
“Who are you chatting with? You kept smiling so giddily. Ah, could it be… your spring3youthful love has come?”
Zhu Tong: “…”
What spring! What giddily!
Didn’t he just smile normally?
Cheng Chen’s words also attracted the attention of the two women who were chatting.
Auntie Cheng suddenly smiled and said, “Oh my, our Tongtong’s late puberty is finally here, ah.”
In a sense, she’s correct – Zhu Tong’s puberty is really late!
Zhu Tong was slightly startled and explained, “No, I’m just chatting with a friend.”
Cheng Chen teased, “A friend from that Shangming milk tea shop?”
Zhu Tong: “Yeah.”
Cheng Chen suddenly said “Ohh~” in a long tone, before continuing with a smug face, “It seems that this friend of yours is very unusual indeed.”
It was not the first time he had heard “this friend”.
“Tongtong has made friends?” Auntie Cheng said happily. “That’s a good thing, ah. If you want me to tell you, you should go out and walk around more. That pig Zhu Shoushan keeps you in the hospital all year long. How can you socialize if you kept there? Even healthy people will suffocate living like that, let alone you. If only you heard Auntie’s advice long ago and transferred here to study, maybe your illness would have been cured long ago. Look at you now, your spirit is so good, and your complexion is much better.”
She spoke like a machine gun, one topic flowed after another. After that, she began to curse Zhu Shoushan.
Zhu Tong remained silent, while Zhu Xin also took a sip of hot water. She lowered her eyes, and Zhu Tong wondered what she was thinking.
In the end, Cheng Chen said, “Mom, are you the kind of person who scolds someone’s father in front of the child? Restrain yourself a little.”
“Did I say anything wrong?” Auntie Cheng bit back violently, “Zhu Shoushan didn’t take good care of Tongtong, and he was so eager to remarry after Lanlan passed away two years earlier. What is he trying to do? Wasn’t he trying to legalize his mistress? Is there such a father in the world?”
“…”
What she implied was clear.
When Zhu Tong listened to his Aunt’s words, he suddenly smiled.
“Wasn’t he trying to legalize his mistress?”
As far as he knew, that matter wasn’t true. However, after marrying Qin Manwen, when he needs relatives to accompany him during his sickness, his father no longer needs to do it himself. When he needs a parent’s consent to sign his operation, his father can also ask Qin Manwen to sign on his behalf because he is busy with work.
He only barely needed to fulfill his “responsibility” as a father. Beyond that, he freed himself from this “burden”.
Zhu Tong lowered his head and laughed at himself.
Zhu Xin has been watching him beside him, feeling a little uncomfortable.
On the way back, the twin pair were silent for a while because of what their Aunt said.
The machine hummed, giving a rhythmical, rather soothing background sound. Zhu Xin took the initiative and said, “Ge, do you like the current school?”
Zhu Tong asked back, “Why do you ask this?”
Zhu Xin stared at him for a while, then suddenly smiled, “If you like it, it means that your school still has merit. Should I transfer to your school too? That way we can… ah!”
Before she could finish speaking, he received a thwack of love from her brother.
Zhu Tong said, “What are you thinking about? Why would you want to suffer here? You’re attending a good school.”
Zhu Xin immediately threw his argument back to his face. “Then why don’t you transfer to a good school?”
Zhu Tong: “…”
He’s here to stay alive!
Zhu Tong paused before replying, “I’m here to study. Look, I got 507 in the monthly exam this time. How many points did you get in this exam?”
Zhu Xin: “…”
The study scumbag sister suffered a 10,000-point critical hit blow of emotional damage.
Zhu Tong smiled at her and said, “You should study art obediently. Learning this path is not suitable for you.”
Zhu Xin: “…”
She pouted immediately.
Zhu Tong smiled again, feeling happy that he won the argument.
Zhu Xin pretended to be wronged, but when Zhu Tong turned his head to look out the window, she actually smiled.
Two people walked into the casual bar, where soothing light music was circulating, and the quiet environment made people feel more comfortable.
In a reserved room, Luo Suo heard that Zhu Tong was going to bring someone. He spoke to Shao Ming with anticipation painted clearly on his face. “Zhu Tong really wants to bring his younger sister? Does he really have a sister?”
Shao Ming didn’t want to pay attention to him, and was about to call Zhu Tong to ask where he was when the door of the room was pushed open.
A head peeked in through the door.
As soon as Shao Ming raised his head, he immediately curved his lips and smiled, “Hello, Little Hamster.”
The peeking head was really like a small hamster, very adorable.
Zhu Tong: “…”
After confirming that he didn’t go into the wrong room, he pushed the door in with confidence and explained, “I was afraid I’m in the wrong place.”
Then he turned his head and said, “Xiao Xin, come in.”
Luo Suo was already looking out the door with his head stuck out when Zhu Tong peeked in. He was stunned when he saw someone walking behind Zhu Tong.
Zhu Xin was wearing a green-grey gradient skirt today. Fresh and quiet, with a sense of peaceful serenity, like an austere celestial.
Zhu Tong repeated the mechanical introduction to each other last night.
Lu Zheyu was as indifferent as always, and nodded lightly to say hello.
When introducing Luo Suo, Luo Suo straightened his back instantly, “Hello Meimei… ah no, I mean, Zhu.. er… uhm…”
He stammered and didn’t even know what to call her.
Zhu Xin smiled and said, “Just call me Xiao Xin.”
Luo Suo: “…”
A beautiful girl, with a sweet voice, and an ever sweeter smile.
When he was seated after the introduction, Zhu Tong heard Luo Suo whispering to him, “Zhu Tong, your Meimei is so beautiful.”
Zhu Tong: “…”
He looked at Xiao Xin, who was sitting across from him, and then at Luo Suo, and said, “Xiao Xin and I are twins.”
Luo Suo gave an “ah”, “Oh, I know.”
“…”
Well, this was a confirmation on how a straight guy will act.
At this time, a voice suddenly came to his ear, and it was also a whisper, “Don’t be sad, you are more beautiful in my eyes.”
Zhu Tong looked at him in amazement.
Shao Ming looked at him back with a sincere smile.
Zhu Tong: “…”
If what Luo Suo said was a standard of what a straight guy’s aesthetic preference is… then Shao Ming words… isn’t it implying some real scary stuff?
“You…”
Shao Ming: “Me?”
It was like the elephant in the room. The two of them knew that the other knew. As they looked at each other without breaking their eye contact, they finally realized that Zhu Xin was giving them a complicated look, as if she could see through their facades.
Seeing them looking at her, Zhu Xin was startled and smiled slightly.
Shao Ming: “…”
Should he be flattered?
Why does he feel that the girl’s attitude towards him seems to have improved a lot compared to last night.
Zhu Xin has already looked away, looked out the door and said, “By the way, shall I go get something to drink? You…”
“No!” Luo Suo stood up suddenly, “How can a girl go to such a thing? I’ll go, Meimei… ah no, Xiao Xin, what do you want to drink?”
Just as Zhu Xin was about to speak, the phone in her handbag suddenly rang.
She took it out and looked at the caller ID. Her eyes darkened, and she turned back and said, “Ge, I’m going out to answer a call.”
“…”
After she finished speaking, she went straight out of the private room.
After finding an empty corner where she could be private, Zhu Xin answered the phone.
“Hey.”
A woman on the phone said, “Young Lady, Master just kicked Young Master Qin out of the villa.”
“…”
Zhu Xin’s eyes changed slightly, and her hand holding the phone tightened.
When he knew that her brother was being targeted at school, Zhu Shoushan simply beat and scolded Qin Junhong. But when he knew that Qin Junhong was buying properties behind his back, he outrightly kicked him out.
Sure enough, if it doesn’t touch his own interests, he will not move.
It seems that she has to hit where it hurts.
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Meimei and Luo Suo isn’t a CP! Don’t ship them together!!
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