CH 57

Tang Mingxin’s bar was as quiet as always. No one would normally come to this place because the drinks were too expensive - no one with a brain would come. As a result, this place had become a gathering place for the wealthy kids.

Mo Yu sat in the centre, complaining to the others, “Listen to this. Even though Qin Zhongyue has all that money, he’s saying that he wants to end our friendship over a cruise ship! Do you think he lacks a cruise ship? Why is he doing this to me?”Li Jun raised a brow and asked, “Who asked you to make such a big bet with him? Wre you that confident that you would win? If you knew that you couldn’t afford to lose, why did you have to make that bet?”Mo Yu muttered grumpily, “Alright, I get it. I know you are closest to him. He’s your friend and I’m not. You’ll only be happy when you see me get beaten to death by my dad.”He then changed his tone and tried to suck up to Li Jun, “Since you are closest to him, he should be willing to hear you out. Give him a call and tell him to please let me off. It might be a small amount for him but it’s a large expense for my family. My dad has been having some difficulty with money lately and if he really has to take that much out, we would be in big trouble.”Li Jun, “Since you already know that we are close, you should also know that anyone else can try and persuade him but I can’t.”He paused and added, “Do you know why we are closest? It’s because I have never been involved with money matters with him. I don’t make bets with him, I don’t ask for money from him, there is give and take. What about you? We all grew up together and he values and cares about you so he didn’t want to ruin the relationship because of such matters but you have taken it too far. The cheapest cruise ship costs at least five million and it needs to be exported.”Mo Yu’s expression fell, “I called you here to help me figure out a solution but you’re criticising me instead?”Li Jun, “I’m speaking the truth. Just because he has money, you think he is obligated to buy you things? You think I didn’t know you used his money to buy me that car for my birthday? I turned around and transferred the money back to him the next day. Speaking honestly, if you can’t afford it, don’t buy it. I don’t like it when you do that. Even if you give me something cheap, it’s the thought that counts. If you use another person's money to buy me a gift, you’re just looking down on me.”Mo Yu’s expression turned ugly, “You think I’m a joke, don’t you?”Li Jun, “I don’t mean it that way.”The others tried to calm them down, “Okay, okay, let’s all calm down.”Mo Yu’s chest rose and fell. A while later, he smashed a bottle of wine, “Okay, I get it. I’m the least wealthy one here. My family has fallen a lot the past few years and you’re all looking down on me now! Despite being friends for so long, you’re treating me like this just because of money?!”Li Jun, “Calm down. I said I didn’t mean it that way. As you have said, we’ve been friends for a long time. Don’t you think that you have been taking advantage of Qin Zhongyue?”Mo Yu, “Me? He’s trying to ruin me right now!”Li Jun fell silent. A while later, he spoke up, “If worst comes to worst, I can write you an IOU. I can lend you some.”Mo Yu, “If you still consider me as your friend, you should give him a call and ask him to let me off. Otherwise, I can just buy him a car instead.”

Li Jun, “He has no shortage of cars.”Mo Yu’s expression turned grim, “Are you going to call him or not?”Li Jun, “As you have said earlier, we are very close.”Mo Yu, “So you’re not going to call him? If you don’t call him, we’re over!”“We’re not children anymore Mo Yu. It’s because Qin Zhongyue’s father isn’t watching over him all the time but if Qin Zhongyue really went and complained, do you think your family can still continue like this?” Li Jun said lightly, “Don’t make things worse. If you gave it to him this time, your relationship can still be repaired.”Mo Yu stopped talking.Although Qin Zhongyue’s family was rich, he came from a single parent household and apart from giving him money, his father didn’t really do anything else. His father didn’t really question him no matter how much he spent.And that was precisely why Mo Yu would often ask Qin Zhongyue for money.But if he really went and found Qin Xiangqian to complain, even if their fathers got along well, the situation probably wouldn’t be very good.Mo Yu felt his vision turn black. He slumped back down onto the sofa.The friend next to him whispered, “I can also lend you but I will also need an IOU. I don’t get much spending money and it took me a while to save up.”Tang Mingxin sighed, “I don’t have any money these days. Every day this bar is open, I lose thirty thousand. I’ve already lost five million altogether. I’m closing the bar next month.”Li Jun, “I’ll lend you one million. You will have to figure it out yourself for the remaining amount.”Mo Yu groaned. He was very troubled. If he knew this would happen, he would have not made such a big bet with Qin Zhongyue!

*Qin Zhongyue received a message from Mo Yu. It included a photo of a gorgeous small cruise ship, “Qin Zhongyue, do you like this one? It has two floors, basically a villa at sea.”Qin Zhongyue secretly glanced at Xie Zhongxing. Seeing that Xie Zhongxing was still looking at himself in the mirror, he quickly typed back a reply, “I do. How much is it?”Mo Yu, “5.6 million.” He paused and added, “Thanks to you, I now carry a five million debt.”Those words made Qin Zhongyue feel very guilty. He even typed out the words ‘why don’t we forget about it’ into the chat and was about to send it out.Xie Zhongxing at this time appeared next to him, “Why don’t we forget about it? You sure are very generous.”Qin Zhongyue was so startled, he immediately straightened up. He quickly deleted those words and typed out, “You were the one who asked for it! Who told you to be greedy? Hurry and order it! I want that one!”Mo Yu, “……”Mo Yu said, “You are so cruel. Even after hearing that I owe that much money, you’re still indifferent?”Under Xie Zhongxing’s watch, Qin Zhongyue naturally didn’t dare soften his attitude. He squeezed his eyes shut and said cruelly, “You’re the one that’s cruel. Betting a five million yuan cruise ship just because you were confident that I would lose. If I lost, you would be the one lying in that ship, enjoying the sea! I’m not even saying anything about you taking advantage of me all these years and yet you call me cruel? Mo Yu, you are the heartless one!!”Mo Yu, “…...Forget it. I have nothing to say.”Qin Zhongyue sighed and wiped away the cold sweat from his forehead. He looked at Xie Zhongxing and said, “I’m not generous, I’m actually very stingy. It was just a typo just now.”He then tapped open the photo of the cruise ship, “Look at this Xing Xing, doesn’t it look good? I quite like the design. Let’s take it out for a ride sometime?”Xie Zhongxing didn’t look at the photo for long. He said, “Don’t be softhearted. He has never treated you as a brother so you shouldn’t be treating him as a brother.”Qin Zhongyue said guiltily, “I know.”Xie Zhongxing continued sternly, “And even if he gives you a cruise ship, don’t hang out with him anymore.”

He looked at Qin Zhongyue and smiled and said gently, “Since you’re so smart, surely you won’t let him bully you again?”Qin Zhongyue was very sensitive to the word ‘bully’. How could a man like him be bullied?! He immediately denied, “No way! Even if he appears before me in the future, I won’t spare him a single glance!”Xie Zhongxing, “I hope you can do as you have said.”Faced with Xie Zhongxing’s earnest and expectant look, how could Qin Zhongyue let him down? He exclaimed loudly, “I can! I can do it!”Xie Zhongxing changed the topic, “How do I look?”Qin Zhongyue gave him a thumbs up, “Very good! You look very good! Very pretty!”Xie Zhongxing looked at Qin Zhongyue through the mirror, “Really?”Qin Zhongyue who heard this wondered if he wanted him to be more specific with his compliments. After some thought, he said, “Really, I’m being honest. That body of yours would look good even if you wear a sack. And you’re also so pretty!”Xie Zhongxing, “Pretty? Do you think of me as a girl?”Although he said that, the corners of Xie Zhongxing’s lips still rose. He appeared to be pleased with the praise.Qin Zhongyue said without hesitation, “Because you are pretty.”“Red lips, white teeth, bright and clear eyes, a gorgeous young man. You’re pretty like a flower.” He tried to dig out as many praises he could think of from the depths of his mind as he approached Xie Zhongxing from behind. He then proceeded to wrap his hand around his waist, “….Your waist is so thin.”Xie Zhongxing was surprised by this sudden action of his. He then raised his shirt slightly, revealing his slender waist, “….Is it thin? It’s not that bad.”With him taking the initiative to lift his shirt, Qin Zhongyue very naturally moved his hand over and directly touched his waist.

“It is thin. Look, I can wrap around it with two hands. Have you been eating properly?” As Qin Zhongyue said this, he gently rubbed his palms against Xie Zhongxing’s waist.So itchy. Xie Zhongxing lightly thought this inside. His heart however was beating very fast. A faint pink hue appeared on his face.Xie Zhongxing didn’t get Qin Zhongyue to let go. He liked Qin Zhongyue’s touch. He said softly, “Shouldn’t you know yourself whether or not I have been eating properly?”Qin Zhongyue suddenly lowered his head and rested it on Xie Zhongxing’s shoulder, “You smell so good. Did you use the perfume I gave you?”Xie Zhongxing let out an ‘en’ and asked, “Do you like it?”Qin Zhongyue laughed foolishly, “Of course I like it! Do you like it?”Xie Zhongxing smiled. His tone was gentle, “I also like it. You have good taste.”Qin Zhongyue happily nuzzled against his shoulder a few more times. His nasal voice grew stronger, “I knew you would like it.”Qin Zhongyue was tall. Xie Zhongxing felt like he was trapped in his embrace. Qin Zhongyue’s warm smell filled his nose. He leaned back slightly such that he was leaning against Qin Zhongyue’s firm chest.He was reluctant for Qin Zhongyue to let go and he also didn’t want to move away so his eyes returned to the mirror and he let go of his shirt, causing it to cover Qin Zhongyue’s large hands that were wrapped around his waist.The sight of this made his head a little dizzy and his eyes a little hot.As Xie Zhongxing thought this, Qin Zhongyue whispered in his ear, “Your waist is really very thin.”His breath fell onto Xie Zhongxing’s ear, making it turn hot.Immediately afterwards, Qin Zhongyue said, “Why don’t you learn how to lift weights with me? It’s good to keep fit. I can teach you.”Xie Zhongxing, “……..”Can you please stop talking?