“Xiao Qiu-gege, why do you work so hard? There’s no end to making money,” Li Jue grumbled, “No matter what I say, you don’t listen. You’re the age where you should be studying, but you insisted on going to another city to work. You’ll definitely regret it in the future.”

Li Jue paused and then shouted in a curt and annoyed tone, “Don't send me money anymore, I don't want it!”

Jiao Bai’s teeth ached. Wang Chuqiu gave all the money he made from rdkkhmf himself to this white moonlight. He was afraid that Li Jue would be suspicious, so he specially divided it and sent it in small amounts.

Tragic.

Jiao Bai sneered silently. If you don't want it, then don't take it. Your Xiao Qiu-gege has to start saving money to escape in the future.

There was suddenly a faint smell of cigarette smoke in the air. The string in Jiao Bai's mind tightened. The comic revolved around the protagonists. He seemed to remember that the follow-up of what happened tonight was revealed by Li Jue eavesdropping in the third to last chapter or maybe the fourth to last chapter. The identity of the bastard in the driver's seat of the black car had also been revealed.

Jiao Bai hung up the phone and glanced at the wall on his left. There was no sound coming from next door. The soundproofing here was really good. He wondered which round Shen Ji was on.

He looked at the time on his phone. It wasn’t nine o'clock yet. How did the original Wang Chuqiu stay until the late hours of the night when Qi Yilao repeatedly asked him to leave?

“Chairman Qi, I’m leaving now.” Jiao Bai decided to remove himself from this passive situation a bit. He wanted to test to see if there was any hidden story behind the scenes.

Qi Yilao was working with his head down and a cigarette in his mouth. On the left side of his nose was a small light-coloured cinnabar mole that looked rdwx and elegant beyond compare. “Okay, be careful on your way home.”

Jiao Bai pursed his lips and opened the door. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Qi Yilao was one of Shen Ji's friends and the head of the Qi family in West City. Was he truly this amiable and approachable? Nonsense.

All he could say was that, for now, compared to Shen Ji, Qi Yilao was still a human being.

Jiao Bai ignored the bodyguards outside. He only glanced at Qi Yilao's competent subordinate, Zhang Zhen, when he heard a ding notifying that a friend had come online.

This person was actually in his list. It was unclear which group he would be sorted into.

Jiao Bai looked at Zhang Zhen's profile picture for a while, which comprised of vibrant and diverse blocks of colours[1] of different sizes.

If they were assembled together...

It wouldn’t be candy, right?

Zhang Zhen didn't give Jiao Bai a single glance, standing there quietly without looking sideways. His skin was so tender that you could squeeze water out of it but his fists were so hard that they could kill a bull. Jiao Bai thought to himself that this was a beauty that walked on the tip of a knife.

He wondered if Qi Yilao ate grass near his home[2].

Jiao Bai's steps gradually quickened. He was still thinking about how to avoid the black car waiting for him outside “Diye” when he was suddenly dragged into a room.

“Why did you only arrive now? Didn't we agree to meet in the restroom at eight? Did you etbjhmf do this on purpose to make me wait? Hurry up and serve me!" The boy said impatiently, “Etbj, after An-ge’s[3] father finds him a new stepmother and tells you to beat it, I’ll take care of you, I have plenty of money.”

His words had no credibility. The young man’s qzfhmf gnqlnmdr had gone to his head, and he clearly just wanted to get fqzshehbzshnm quickly.

As for afterwards, there was no afterwards. He was just a toy to him.

Jiao Bai was consumed by fury. So this was the hidden part of the story. Qi Yilao didn't touch the Wang Chuqiu that night. He was caught by this person here, who had some etm with him before finally letting him go...

What was the name of the boy who was pulling his hair?

Jiao Bai squinted and looked at him. Oh, I remember now. This guy is Liang Dong. He’s Shen Er’an's close friend.

Later, Liang Dong became one of the supporting characters who was deeply in love with Li Jue.

Jiao Bai felt that his body temperature had risen even more. He couldn't stand steadily, and his breath was scorching hot. "Come a bit closer and look at me."

“What are you doing?” Liang Dong was in the middle of pressing Jiao Bai down. Hearing this, he looked disgusted. “You’re not etbjhmf trying to kiss me, are you? Were you kicked in the head by a donkey? Like hell I’d eat your stinky saliva...”

Jiao Bai hugged Liang Dong's head and pulled him closer. Under his confused gaze, he bent his leg and ferociously thrust his knee upwards.

After kneeing him, he ran.

Jiao Bai, seeing stars, went back along the path he came from. Up ahead was Qi Yilao, who was coming out of the room.

Behind him was Liang Dong, who was clamping his legs together and covering his bqnsbg, gnashing his teeth and looking fierce like he wanted to kill him. When Liang Dong saw Qi Yilao, he was like a little mouse spotting a ferocious beast. His face full of terror, he bolted.

Jiao Bai closed his eyes. He was now just a piece of fish. Anyone could decide how to cook him. A string of curses erupted in his mind.

At this moment, a flood of memories that didn’t belong to Jiao Bai suddenly surged into his mind. He braked and then resolutely continued forward.

The original owner of this body was a pushover. He only knew how to passively accept anything that came his way. No matter what fate gave him, he would not resist. He thought that it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. That was his way of life.

But now the one using this body was Jiao Bai. His approach to dealing with people and matters was going to be different.

When he was just a short distance away, Jiao Bai staggered and fell to the ground. He crawled inch by inch towards Qi Yilao.

His original plan was to take the opportunity to hitch a ride in Qi Yilao’s car and leave but he overestimated the physical stamina of his current body. He didn’t crawl far before his vision went black and he fainted.

Qi Yilao rubbed the space between his eyebrows. “Go knock on the door.”

Zhang Zhen responded and walked to the door next door. He knocked a few times, then raised his voice and announced in a standard manner, “Mr. Shen, Young Master Xiao Qiu has fainted.”

There was no sound.

Zhang Zhen glanced at his master. He found Little Hot Pepper’s number in the group “202308” which was classified by year and month. He called the number and asked the other side to turn on the speakerphone, and repeated what he said just earlier.

“Don’t worry about him. Just dump him anywhere.” Shen Ji’s cold voice came from the other end of the phone, accompanied by the faint sound of ozmshmf, and mixed with a nauseatingly high-pitched cry.

Shen Ji’s response didn’t surprise Zhang Zhen and the bodyguards in the least. They had seen this sort of scene many times. Madam Shen had said that the person lying on the ground was one of the Mrs. Shen candidates.

And merely just one of them and nothing more.

Furthermore, even if he really was Mrs. Shen, what difference did it make?

Zhang Zhen bent down to grab the person on the ground when he felt a scalding heat on his hand.

The man had woken up and he had a high fever.

Jiao Bai held onto Zhang Zhen's hand with a death’s grip. He opened his mouth and his voice was hoarse and harsh. “Xiao Gege[4], are you going to take me home?”

Zhang Zhen looked at those feverishly red eyes and couldn't help but be deeply amazed. Considering this person's situation, shouldn't he be numb from despair? Why did he feel an endless stream of vitality and hope from those eyes? Zhang Zhen was momentarily stunned and couldn't help but nod. “...Yes.”

He came back to his senses and looked at the young man who had fainted again but was still holding onto him. He was a little bit dazed. Why did he agree just now?

Moreover, why did this man call him Xiao Gege?

They had clearly only met for the first time during the day. At that time, the other person followed behind Shen Ji with his head lowered and eyes cast downwards, and didn’t even greet him when he saw him.

Zhang Zhen wanted to pick up the person on the ground.

On the side, Qi Yilao looked down from above[5], his demeanour refined and gentle as usual, and said, “A-Zhen[6], stay away from dirty stuff. Don't get yourself dirty.”


[1] 色块 (sè kuài) means “colour block” or “colour patch.” – it refers to distinct areas or patches of colour. The word emphasizes distinct separate areas of colour rather than gradient shades.

[2] Wondering if takes his subordinates as knudqr.

[3] 铵哥 (àn gē) An-ge – refers to Shen Er’an. 铵 (àn) is the last character of Shen Er’an’s name. 哥 (gē) means older brother. He’s addressing Shen Er’an in a respectful/friendly manner.

[4] 小哥哥 (xiǎo gē gē) – Little Big Brother

小 (xiǎo) means little. 哥哥 (gē gē) means big brother

Xiao Gege is internet slang and is a cute and playful way to address a young man that the speaker finds cool, handsome or attractive, and is usually said by girls to a handsome young boy. It can be translated as ‘handsome boy.’

[5] 居高临下 (jū gāo lín xià) – is an idiom. Literally, it means ‘look down from a high position’ or ‘’to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below.’  Metaphorically, it means ‘to be in a superior position and look down on others’ – meaning the person has a higher status and power and thus looks down upon others. This idiom can convey a sense of superiority, dominance, or condescension. Both the literal and metaphoric meaning applies here.

[6] 阿枕 (Ā Zhěn) – Qi Yilao’s nickname for Zhang Zhen. The 阿 (ā) prefix is used to address someone in an affectionate and familiar manner.