CH 11

Chapter 11

Xie Zhongxing seemed to have noticed something and glanced over at Qin Zhongyue and Zhong Yiming. Meeting Qin Zhongyue’s anger-filled eyes, Xie Zhongxing was a little taken aback.“…..Senior, your younger brother is currently dating my older sister. My parents divorced when I was young and she went with my mother but mother has always been quite harsh on her so she is a little lacking in love. When Xie Zi’an started to pursue her, he would buy her breakfast in the morning, help her get food and water but once he managed to get together with her, he began to show his true nature. He would always belittle my sister and emotionally abuse her, treating her poorly most of the time, but as soon as he treats her a little more nicely, my sister would become infatuated again. Of course, I’m not telling senior this to complain, it’s just that Xie Zi’an came to our school to find you the day before yesterday but he left after I told him that you’re first in the grade. I was worried that I may have caused trouble for senior so I wanted to let senior know about this, but the second years and third years are separated by two floors so I wasn’t able to get the chance to…..” Jin Kui spoke clearly and quickly, firing her words almost like a machine gun.Xie Zhongxing now finally understood why Xie Zi’an would suddenly go through his schoolbag.But as for whether Xie Zi’an would tell Xie Guoxu and his wife about this, Xie Zhongxing felt that he wouldn’t. He knew Xie Zi’an very well and knew that although he liked to speak with much bravado, he was actually despicable and cowardly inside.Xie Zhongxing nodded and said, “I understand. Thank you for telling me.”Jin Kui swallowed to relieve the dryness of her throat before quietly asking, “Senior, can I ask if you and Xie Zi’an are really brothers?”Xie Zhongxing paused and nodded, “Yes.”Jin Kui said, “Ah, you’re really brothers. I just feel that senior and Xie Zi’an don’t seem like true brothers at all. You two don’t look very alike. If senior didn’t confirm that it’s true, I would’ve thought that he was lying.”Xie Zhongxing didn’t speak.Jin Kui sneaked a look at his face and couldn’t help but express inside: Good-looking and smart. He’s tens of thousands of times better than that Xie Zi’an.If her sister’s boyfriend was like him, she would definitely raise both her hands and feet in favour, but since they’re brothers, she could only discard that thought.Jin Kui said, “Senior, can you give me your contact information so that it’ll be more convenient to contact you in the future?”Xie Zhongxing replied, “I don’t have a phone.”Jin Kui froze for a moment. Remembering the rumours about him in the forum and also remembering that Jin Rui had once said that Xie Zi’an had spent two thousand yuan on game skins and that the phone he used was the newest smartphone, she didn’t understand why Xie Zhongxing wouldn’t even have a phone. (KKnotes: About 313 USD)Jin Kui wondered about this inside, but her expression didn’t reveal anything. She just blinked a few times and said, “Then I’ll give senior my number.”

As she said that, she took out a notebook and pen from her bag, quickly jotted down her number and gave it to Xie Zhongxing.Xie Zhongxing reached out and received it.Jin Kui then said goodbye to him, “Then I’ll see you later senior!”Xie Zhongxing made a sound of acknowledgement and watched her leave.As soon as Jin Kiu left, Qin Zhongyue immediately strode over and interrogated him, “What did she give you?”Xie Zhongxing, “Contact details.”Qin Zhongyue, “……Why did she look for you?”Xie Zhongxing glanced at him faintly and then lowered his eyes and folded the piece of paper in half and stored it into his pocket. He finally answered after doing all this, “Just needed me for something.”Qin Zhongyue wasn’t satisfied with this brief answer of his. Putting on an expression of an experienced person, he said seriously to Xie Zhongxing, “You are still very young and must focus on your studies. Dating can only give you a short period of happiness and joy, but knowledge is eternal and your lifetime source of wealth. Look down at your school uniform. You came to school to study, not to date.”As Qin Zhongyue finished saying this, he suddenly remembered something. Xie Zhongxing didn’t seem to have finished high school…….Xie Zhongxing looked at Qin Zhongyue strangely. He faintly raised the corners of his lips and revealed a rare smile, “I know.”It seems that his previous impressions of him were a little biased, Xie Zhongxing thought.Seeing the smile on his lips, Qin Zhongyue’s heart skipped a beat. His eyes started swimming around and his cheeks instantly flushed red as he stammered, “A-and if the organisation knows that you’re dating, surely they will kill you? All involved parties will also be eliminated. For the safety of others, you should focus on studying hard……..”Xie Zhongxing, “…….”The smile on Xie Zhongxing’s face gradually faded.Zhong Yiming who also came over looked at Xie Zhongxing and then at Qin Zhongyue before frowning faintly. He then quickly loosened his brows and said to Xie Zhongxing as if nothing had happened, “Let’s go eat.”Xie Zhongxing made a sound of agreement and said to Qin Zhongyue, “See you tomorrow.”

After saying that, he turned and left. Zhong Yiming glanced briefly at Qin Zhongyue whose face was still faintly red, his glasses reflecting a white light, before wordlessly following after Xie Zhongxing.Qin Zhongyue’s skin was particularly pale so even a slight blush was rather obvious. He pulled out his phone and checked his face and felt very pathetic.It’s all because he looks so good when he smiles!Qin Zhongyue suddenly felt displeased.The Xie Zhongxing in his previous life didn’t smile at him much and would always maintain a cold and distant look of an elite. Wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with his hair combed meticulously, although he appeared exquisite and beautiful, he gave off an air that prevented others from getting closer.Such a person would naturally not express his emotions easily. Except in bed, Qin Zhongyue often didn’t know what he was thinking and what he wanted.Yet now, he seemed to feel a lot friendlier……and he also could smile?Anyway, he wasn’t as cold as his future self.Qin Zhongyue exhaled a lungful of hot air and thought to himself: Even if he couldn’t handle a twenty-eight-year-old Xie Zhongxing, how could he not be able to handle an eighteen-year-old Xie Zhongxing?He must study hard and let Xie Zhongxing look at him with eyes filled with admiration!Qin Zhongyue immediately went back and asked the tutor to come to his place that very night. He wanted to improve his grades to a level higher than Xie Zhongxing’s in the shortest amount of time possible.……...Oh right, what was Xie Zhongxing’s grades like again?*At the Xie residence, Xie Guoxu and Liu Xiu had just finished their dinner and were sitting on the sofa in the living room chatting.Liu Xiu said, “Our son said he wants to participate in some competition and needs a thousand yuan to pay for the expenses. What kind of rubbish school is that, charging money for this and that?”

She then said, “The little money you make is not even enough for us to eat and drink, yet we have to spend it on those nonsense too.”Her words expressed her complaint towards Xie Guoxu’s inability to make money.Xie Guoxu took a drag of his cigarette and said, “I asked you to open a store, but you said that it’s too tiring and didn’t want to do it. That blind old lady next door goes out and sets up a stall and would always get foreigners paying with American dollars, earning a lot because of this. I asked you to learn to do the same, but you said that it’s too embarrassing. A wench like you only likes to laze around and eat. You should be grateful you gave birth to a son or I would’ve long divorced you.”Liu Xiu was angered. She reached out and pinched him, “Xie Guoxu, do you even have a conscience?! If it wasn’t for me, could you have bought this house? And even have enough money to buy a car? Now you dare to turn back and try and tear down the bridge?”Xie Guoxu covered his face, “Enough! There’s no need to get physical!”Liu Xiu stopped and muttered bitterly, “You having no ability is a fact so why do you care? If your brother was still………”Xie Guoxu’s expression darkened. He rudely cut her off, “Shut up!”Liu Xui paused and immediately shut her mouth.Both had matters on their minds and for a long time, neither of them spoke.After a long time, Liu Xiu spoke up first, “Say, that brat will be eighteen in August. We can send him to Old Ni’s place. I heard we can get thirty thousand each year.” (KKnotes: About 4700 USD)Xie Guoxu said, “Thirty thousand is too little. At his age, he is physically fit. He should give us more.”Liu Xiu said, “Then I’ll have a talk to him to discuss a higher salary. Let’s start off with signing a ten-year contract in one go. That would be about three to four hundred thousand, right? That should be enough to cover our son’s college expenses as well as his marriage home.”Xie Guoxu took another drag of his cigarette and didn’t speak.Liu Xiu continued, “When we get this money, we can spend twenty thousand or so to buy our way into Nanyang so what need is there for our son to call that woman surnamed Wang godmother? Our son is still young and immature and can sometimes be hot-headed. I can’t believe you were also led along, making a joke out of yourself.”Xie Guoxu was annoyed, “Stop talking about this!”Liu Xiu said, “Alright, alright. Why are you getting angry with me?”Xie Guoxu put out the cigarette and said, “When he turns eighteen, it would already be the college entrance examinations. Let’s send him over first and use that money to let our son transfer schools.”

Liu Xiu said, “That brat is stubborn. He probably wouldn’t agree.”Xie Guoxu said coldly, “Who cares if he agrees or doesn’t agree. This old man has raised him for all these years. Even a dog would know to be loyal after raising them for so long. We’re only asking him to work for ten years to help support the family.”He continued, “Old Ni is currently a little foolish. If we don’t take advantage of this chance to get more money off him, we won’t be able to do it later when he finally returns to his senses. Let’s not sign a ten-year contract, let’s sign a twenty-year contract.”Liu Xiu froze for a moment, “Wouldn’t that be too long?”Xie Guoxu glanced at her, “Don’t you usually hate that brat? Now you’re feeling bad? You’re now treating him as your son?”Liu Xiu said, “That’s not it, I was just afraid…..”Before she could finish, Xie Guoxu already knew what she was going to say. He roughly cut her off and said, “What are you afraid of?! After raising him for so many years, he should learn to repay the family!”Liu Xiu nodded, “Indeed. With his grades so poor, he would be out labouring anyway after he graduates. It just so happens that those people on Old Ni’s end are not bad. They wouldn’t treat him too badly.”Xie Guoxu didn’t show any reaction to those words of hers.Old Ni that person had quite an extensive history. He had mixed with the wrong people, killed people and served time in jail and was basically a scum of society. How could Xie Zhongxing live comfortably under his wings?But he and Xie Zhongxing were never close. Even if he sold him, he wouldn’t feel anything inside.To Xie Guoxu, Xie Zhongxing was indeed just a dog he had raised. Now that the family is facing difficulties, Xie Zhongxing should naturally contribute his share.Xie Guoxu took out his phone and gave his son a call. His tone immediately turned gentle, “My son, what are you doing? Eating? Eat more. Do you have enough money? Not enough? Then I’ll transfer you a few hundred more. Study hard. Dad will sort out the matter with the school transfer. Be good….”Liu Xiu leaned over and pressed her ear against Xie Guoxu’s phone, her face also carrying a mellow smile.Just looking at this scene, they could easily be regarded as a very ordinary and warm family.The author has something to say:Little Qin: Wifey smiles so beautifully. I love my wife.Little Qin: I have to study hard and let wifey fall in love with me.