Chapter 003 – Thanks, Bro
Xie Chenyang spent the rest of the morning sleeping. It wasn’t until noon that he woke up groggily.
“System, I’m hungry.”
System: “…I would suggest you go out for some food.”
Xie Chenyang staggered to his feet and opened the door. With a glance, he saw Zhai Zhi sitting in the living room and talking to someone. He held onto the stair railing with some hesitation.
Zou Hao, who was talking to Zhai Zhi, suddenly clammed up.
Zhai Zhi looked around.
Xie Chenyang met his aloof gaze, his legs weakened, and he rolled down the stairs.
Zou Hao: “!”
System: “!”
Thankfully the stairs of Zhai Zhi’s house were covered with soft carpeting. Xie Chenyang tumbled down and fell onto the carpeted floor at the bottom of the stairs, a little dazed.
The system remarked diplomatically, “I’ve been told that your IQ was fine…”
Xie Chenyang: “…”
The system was soothing. “I understand. You’re just feverish and confused. You’ll be fine after it goes down.”
Xie Chenyang didn’t want to speak and was unable to get up, closing his eyes in self-loathing. After sleeping fitfully all night and morning, and not eating anything, his head was dizzy and his stomach was hungry.
[System, if you give me a bite of food right now, I can kneel on the ground and call you dad.]
System: “…” Somewhat regretted binding to such a person.
Where is the promised online IQ1An online IQ means that a person’s intelligence level is within the normal range, and there is no low IQ or IQ deficiency. In addition, an online IQ also means that a person can analyze problems clearly and rationally, has the ability to make correct judgments, and will not lose this ability due to external factors or other reasons. In short, an online IQ means that a person is in a normal state in terms of thinking and judgment. — Baidu https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1932099987070517307.html and explosive combat power?
The Allocation Department deceived me!
Zhai Zhi stood up. “Go to the kitchen and fetch the warm porridge.”
Zou Hao hurriedly stood up. “Okay.” Disappearing into the kitchen.
Zhai Zhi stuffed the information Zhou Hao brought into a file. Getting up, he walked to the bottom of the stairs and bumped Xie Chenyang with his toe. “Get up.”
Xie Chenyang shakily extended his hand. “Brother Dei2Brother Dei/ 兄dei” is an Internet slang that means ‘good brother’, and is mostly used by young people on the Internet to address each other. It is as widely used as the popular “old iron” before. — Baidu…”
Zhai Zhi coldly grabbed his hand and pulled him up.
Seeing that he still couldn’t stand up, Zhai Zhi closed his eyes. Opening them again, he squatted down and directly picked him up horizontally, carried him to the sofa, and helped him to sit down.
Xie Chenyang softly leaned back and rested on the sofa. Moved, he reached out and held Zhai Zhi’s hand. “Brother, I won’t forget you sending charcoal in the snow.”3Sending someone much-needed aid. Comes from ‘The Four-Character Classic’ by Tang Dynasty Zen Master Dexing
Zhai Zhi lowered his eyes and did not pull his hand away.
Zou Hao quickly brought a large pot of congee and placed it on the table, and when he saw their clasped hands, his eyebrows jumped. “I’ll go get bowls.”
Bringing over a bowl and spoon, Zou Hao tentatively asked. “Do you want me to…help?”
Zhai Zhi raised his eyes. “You go.”
“Okay, Mr. Zhai.”
Zou Hao sighed in relief and left in large strides.
Xie Chenyang had been staring at the congee since the moment it was served.
The aroma emanating from the lean meat and green vegetables congee made his empty stomach even hungrier.
He let go of Zhai Zhi’s hand and wanted to sit up to ladle some congee, but ended up unsteadily dropping to his knees.
He didn’t panic; he knelt and made a bowl of congee. Propping himself up on the table with one hand, Xie Chenyang used his other hand to hold his spoon. Eating while blowing on every bite with red eyes.
System: “…” Couldn’t bear to look at it.
Zhai Zhi: “…” What a tragic picture.
He appraised Xie Chenyang’s pose for a while, and after seeing that he was having difficulty eating, he walked over and suppressed his hand.
Xie Chenyang raised his eyes, imploring and charming. “I’m not full yet.”
Zhai Zhi grasped his wrist with a slight force; only after seeing him let go of the spoon did he then help him sit properly. Cold-faced, he picked up the bowl of congee and sat down next to him, scooping up a spoonful and sending it over.
Xie Chenyang: “It’s too hot. It hasn’t been blown yet.”
Xie Chenyang saw that he had no intention of blowing on it before reluctantly blowing on it himself. Taking the spoon in one bite, Xie Chenyang ate the porridge cleanly.
Seeing him spit out the spoon, Zhai Zhi mechanically scooped another spoonful.
The bowl of congee quickly reached the bottom.
Zhai Zhi added another half bowl.
Xie Chenyang looked at the congee still left in the pot and regretfully said, “Let’s eat it tonight.”
Seeing this, Zhai Zhi silently carried the bowl, spoon, and pot to the kitchen.
A cool breeze blew over.
Xie Chenyang, who had been fully fed and whose brain was beginning to wake up, changed color again and again.
[System, was it the original owner’s foolish little soul that returned to its former body? This was too much! Someone was kind enough to take him in, but how could he ask them to feed him? And he’s still being so unreasonable!]
So he fell down the stairs, eh? It was all carpet; it didn’t hurt. Don’t you know how to get up by yourself?
He even needed to be carried!
What was wrong with him?
System: “…Host, would you mind doing an IQ test?”
Xie Chenyang’s eyes still contained warmth and charm, but his tone turned eerily chilly. [Oh? You’re doubting my intelligence?]
System: “No, not at all.” It’s just that the host may have burned his brain.
Xie Chenyang leaned back and closed his eyes.
The sound of footsteps came from behind him.
His eyelashes fluttered but he didn’t open his eyes.
Until a cell phone rang.
System: “Host, it’s your cell phone ah.”
He opened his eyes.
A long, slender, slightly pale hand holding a cell phone passed it from behind him.
Xie Chenyang accepted it, and without looking at the screen, he directly swiped it and put it to his ear.
“Xuyang, where have you been?”
System: “It’s Cen He.”
Xie Chenyang crossed his legs and spoke in a vicious tone, “Went to buy you a grave.”
Cen He sounded extremely helpless as he said, “Don’t act out. There’s a lot going on in the company right now. One of our company’s biggest names wants to terminate their contracts, while other companies want to poach our company’s artists, and our company’s shares are also…”
Xie Chenyang snorted. “Cen He, you listen well. Even if I have to destroy Feiyang, I won’t let it fall into your hands.”
“Xuyang, don’t be so stubborn, the shareholders are listening on my side…”
“Eat shit and die.”4He legit says this, I’m dying of laughter. — 吃 屎 去 吧 你 — 吃 chī to eat; to consume; 屎 shǐ stool; feces 去 qù to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) 吧 ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); …right?; …OK?; …I presume. bā bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
Xie Chenyang snapped and hung up the phone.
Reaching out, he covered his eyes to hide all the emotions inside.
In the original plot, Li Xuyang walked out of the villa area after being drenched in the rain all night, burned to the point of delirium, and was lucky enough to meet a good samaritan who took him to the hospital before he could die.
The next day, as soon as he woke up in the hospital, he received this same phone call from Cen He.
On the phone, Li Xuyang had a nervous breakdown and hysterically cursed Cen He, being so angry that he was incoherent.
The more Cen He spoke kindly and tenderly, the more furious Li Xuyang became, and he could not refrain from arguing.
And all of this was heard by the shareholders.
Cen He had deliberately made this phone call in front of the shareholders, and had turned on the speakerphone.
After hanging up the phone helplessly, he explained to the shareholders that after his family’s successive accidents, Li Xuyang was devastated. His spirit was a bit weakened, and he couldn’t afford to be stimulated, even thinking that someone had murdered his family members.
After that, Li Xuyang went around contacting the people he used to know, wanting to tell everyone the true nature of Cen He.
But none of them believed him.
What Cen He has done was plain for everyone to see.
He was in love with Li Xuyang and did his best for Feiyang Entertainment.
Both Li’s parents and Big Brother Li’s deaths had been stamped as accidental.
They believed Cen He and thought that Li Xuyang was unable to take the blow and went crazy.
Cen He, as Li Xuyang’s partner and his only protector, couldn’t bear to send him to a mental hospital, so he endured the heartache and sent him to a sanatorium.
Zhai Zhi, who was standing behind him and couldn’t see his face, thought he was crying. He coldly remarked, “What’s the use of crying?”
Xie Chenyang withdrew his hand and looked back at him calmly. “I wasn’t crying.”
Zhai Zhi looked at his reddened eyes and said nothing. Walking across him and sitting down, he lit a cigarette, his tone flat. “Do you need my help?”
Xie Chenyang nodded.
The corner of Zhai Zhi’s lips hooked up into a shallow arc that flickered. “Say it.”
“My clothes are still in the guest room’s bathroom and haven’t been washed. Can you lend me an outfit?”
“…Okay.”
“Thanks! I’m a person who returns favors, so don’t worry. I’ll return the favor when I’m done with my personal matters.”
Zhai Zhi shook his cigarette ash and asked, “How will you repay?” Without waiting for Xie Chenyang to speak, he added, “I don’t lack money.”
Xie Chenyang: “Then what do you lack?”
Zhai Zhi extinguished his cigarette and stood up. “Let’s go. To select an outfit… As for the repayment, let’s wait until you’ve settled your business.”
“Okay.”
Master bedroom.
The closet was thrown open, and Xie Chenyang grinned broadly as he picked out the fitting clothes. “Ahh, I’ve been dangling around in the open5Xie Chenyang hasn’t been wearing any underwear since his shower.. Do you have any new underwear?”
Zhai Zhi was sitting on a chair, staring at him. “Bottom drawer.”
Xie Chenyang opened the drawer and pulled out a pair. He bent over to put them on. “Eh, they’re a bit tight.”
Immediately after that, Xie Chenyang untied his robe and casually pulled on a pair of slacks.
Zhai Zhi’s eyebrows jumped and he said quietly, “Do you have any self-awareness as a married person?”
Xie Chenyang didn’t care. “What married? I will be divorced soon.”
He didn’t care, so Zhai Zhi looked at him openly.
Although he was a petite man, his figure was still very well-built.
His suit pants fit over his body in a tight, slim fit.
Xie Chenyang then pulled out a shirt and put it on, and while he buttoned it up, he turned back. “Your name is Zhai Zhi, right? Which ‘Zhi’ is it?”
Zhai Zhi looked at his bare torso and replied, “‘Zhi’ of meticulous, and can be ‘Zhi’ of lethal.”
“Oh.”
Xie Chenyang left the top three buttons undone, revealing his exquisite collarbone. He picked up his cell phone and walked towards him. “Add your contact information. I’ll find a new place to live and contact you after I’ve resolved my personal affairs.”
Zhai Zhi: “You’re looking for a place to stay?”
“Yeah, I’ll rent a house or something.”
He couldn’t go back to the villa next door.
The passcodes had all been changed by that b6 彁b — very, extremely: very bitter. very salty. very cold. Reference: “Chinese Dictionary 2” page 5095, character 18, 齁b is a personal colloquialism with an impolite pronunciation. It can only be said among acquaintances and has the same meaning as above. Cen He.
Zhai Zhi’s fingers unconsciously rubbed together, and he lightly stated, “I have quite a lot of rooms here. Would you like to rent one?”
Is there such a good thing?
Xie Chenyang was delighted. “Aren’t you not short of money?”
Zhai Zhi smiled faintly. “I would be happy to help.”
“Hey, you look pretty good when you smile.” From the time he met him yesterday, this person had a cold and unapproachable look. Xie Chenyang complimented and then checked once more, “You’ll really rent it to me? I can’t afford to spend too much.”
The only thing left on him was the bank card that Cen He had thrown at him.
Zhai Zhi put away his smile and nodded his head gently. “Anyways, we’ve known each other since we were young, so I’m certainly applying a discount for you.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t remember?”
Zhai Zhi’s hand went into his pocket, wanting to draw out a cigarette, but held back, only gently rubbing the lighter. “About ten years ago, you hit the ball to my side, tried to climb the wall to come over and pick it up, and ended up falling on your face…”
The corner of Xie Chenyang’s lips twitched.
That wasn’t me you’re talking about; it was that little idiot Li Xuyang.
Zhai Zhi saw his unhappy look and didn’t continue to reminisce. He couldn’t remember anything more, so he got up and said, “That guest room from last night, you can stay there for now. If you need anything, you can talk to Auntie tomorrow when she arrives.”
Since there was a ready-made solution, Xie Chenyang was too lazy to look for another house.
Having too much debt, he picked up the robe on the floor, opened his WeChat name card, and handed it over. “Add me as a friend. I’ll transfer the money to you in a while.”
Edit: Krone
Proofread: Choux_Choux
