Qi Shuang had never encountered someone so shameless. He reminded himself to stay calm and not let himself be led by nose again. Instead of answering, he countered, “Didn’t you ask me for Zhang Zhen's contact information the other day? I thought you...”

Jiao Bai continued his sentence, “You thought that I was going to go to West City to ask him to be my rtfzq czccx?”

Qi Shuang’s eyes seemed to ask, “You’re not?”

Jiao Bai scooped up some sweet pickled garlic with his spoon, took a bite, and ate it with a clump of rice. “I just wanted to add him as friend on WeChat.”

Qi Shuang covered his mouth and nose to block out the garlic smell. His mind was bombarded by the overpowering stench, making him forget to respond.

“Young master, please stop jumping to that sort of conclusion. Although I'm fzx and a bottom, I’m not short on cash,” Jiao Bai said casually.

Qi Shuang's eye twitched wildly. He had forgotten that this person was no longer the timid and submissive, scruffy country dog who carried a woven bag and wore a straw hat. This man had money now, and it was money that he had extorted from him!

“Then why did you come to Third High?”

Jiao Bai replied, “To study.”

Qi Shuang didn't believe a word of it. “There are so many high schools in South City, yet you chose Third High!”

Jiao Bai moved away from him, and even shielded the meal container with his hand to prevent Qi Shuang from spraying spit in. “The person who handled my enrolment only has connections at Third High.”

Qi Shuang blurted out, “Then you should have come to me.”

Jiao Bai: “…” No wonder those who read Broken Wings say this young master is the biggest plot hole. Despite his occasional displays of silly, sweet naivety, he actually managed to stay alive for so many chapters.

Qi Shuang saw Jiao Bai was silent and said darkly, “You entered Third High and went into Class 7. You’re sitting in my original seat, which is in front of Young Master Shen. You came here for him, didn’t you?”

“When I was in hospital, you told me that you don’t like old men with messy private lives... So you like his son, who, unlike him, is young and clean. Last night, you appeared at Fuyuan Restaurant because Liang Dong took you there. You asked me to go to the lounge in order to put on an act and say those things for him to hear. Can you be more fake?”

Qi Shuang glared fixedly at Jiao Bai with his two bright red eyes.

These past few years, he had been like an undercover spy in a police movie. In front of others, he never dared to look at Shen Er'an for even a second longer or make eye contact. For the past few months, he wondered over and over again how his deeply hidden secret was discovered by this guy.

Qi Shuang recalled what happened last night. At that time, his elder brother and Shen Er’an walked out from different rooms. His elder brother came towards him while Shen Er’an didn’t leave the lounge immediately but approached…

“Rkts,” Qi Shuang said to Jiao Bai in his mind. At that time, he was too busy hiding his panic to notice. He only caught that detail after he calmed down later and his heart filled with jealousy and shock.

Uncertainties had already emerged and it was caused by this guy! Was it going to continue to spread? What exactly did he have to do to completely cut it off?

“You, Liang Dong, and Young Master Shen, what is the relationship between the three of you now? You've managed to infiltrate his circle, haven't you?" Qi Shuang's tone began to sound neurotic. "You, a country bumpkin, what can you do for him? You have nothing but this scrawny body that he wouldn’t even deign to look at. I’m different from you. I can be his beacon. All my resources are at his disposal. I can do a lot for him. As long as he gives an order, I’ll do everything I can to help him remove obstacles. He's about to come of age, and the Shen family is already fraught with unrest. He needs me.”

Jiao Bai rolled his eyes and said, “You have an illness. You should make an appointment with a psychiatrist as soon as possible.”

Qi Shuang suddenly screamed, “You don't understand anything!”

Jiao Bai was so startled he almost dropped his meal container. Etbjhmf czlm hs. If he didn’t need to handle the aftermath of last night’s mandatory mission, who would come here to watch someone with a rdudqd cdktrhnmzk chrnqcdq fds ghfg nm ghr nvm cdktrhnmr?

This person had moved himself to tears with immersive acting—a lifetime actor.

Jiao Bai felt a bit sorry for Shen Er'an. Of course, not the version from the original story years later, just the current Shen Er’an.

Qi Shuang choked with sobs, “Have you ever seen him in tattered clothes? That was when he first entered the Shen family. He was left out in the snow without even a sip of hot water. His father doesn’t care about him at all. The old lady usually calls him 'grandson' like she treasures him so much, but in reality, when it truly matters, she will only stand by his father’s side. Because of his mother’s status was too low, no one in the entire Shen family likes him...”

Jiao Bai couldn't take it anymore. “Wait, you’re just exposing Young Master Shen's ugly scars in front of other people like this, does Young Master Shen know?”

Qi Shuang's face, which was twisted in anger, instantly froze.

Jiao Bai felt that his food was getting cold. Winter was inconvenient and he didn't have the patience to stay here any longer. He said in one breath, “I really don't know why you’re being so rstohc. Do you think the old lady is a lucky mascot?”

This reminder gave Qi Shuang a flash of insight. He realised what Jiao Bai meant. Shen Ji didn't show any interest in Shen Er'an's social circle, but the old lady did.

So, Jiao Bai's feelings toward Shen Er'an would not be what he was thinking. Even if he did have such thoughts, they would never come to fruition and posed no threat to him.

At this moment, Qi Shuang regained his IQ and took on the demeanour of the future Mrs. Shen. “As long as you know.”

Jiao Bai opened the car door and got out. “Don’t come looking for me again. Each time you do, the chances of Shen Ji discovering our secret scheme will increase. I’m alone so if I’m full, my whole family is full. I’m only one life. But you’re different. You have the entire Qi family and the beautiful, strong, suffering Young Master Shen, who’s trapped in the abyss waiting for you to save him. Be more cautious, Third Young Master Qi.”

Qi Shuang's face twisted. What our secret scheme? That was all your idea. You came up with all of it on your own. I merely carried it out.

Jiao Bai knew that Little Rstohc Qi had taken his words to heart. After all, there wasn’t much time left before the New Year, and he also had to become Mrs. Shen and was very busy.

Withered yellow leaves covered the ground. Jiao Bai pulled up the mask on his chin, tightly pressed down the brim of his hat, and hurried towards the classroom. Suddenly, there was some sound behind him. Qi Shuang jumped out of the car and ran over, shouting at his back, “You truly didn’t come to Third High for Young Master Shen?”

Jiao Bai was fed up. Still going on and on and on. He shouted irritably, “Why the hell would Laozi care about a brat whose hair hasn't even grown out yet?!”

After shouting, he took two steps and saw Shen Er'an squatting by the wall, sketching.

Jiao Bai: “...”

This is quite a twist.

 

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Young Master Shen: My hair has, all grown out.

Bai Bai: OK.