allonlinenovel Chapter 670 The High-and-mighty, Two-Faced Academic Genius (Gong) VS The Unrestrained, Charming, and
Chapter 670 The High-and-mighty, Two-Faced Academic Genius (Gong) VS The Unrestrained, Charming, and
Upon hearing Lu Ziqi knock on the door, Jiang Xiyu immediately got up and went to the entrance hall.
Bai Chengci looked up and met Jiang Xiyu's gaze, and immediately understood.
He pushed his luggage in a different direction and then skillfully walked towards Jiang Xiyu's bedroom.
Jiang Xiyu leaned against the entrance hall and waited for a while. Only after Bai Chengci closed the bedroom door did she slowly turn her gaze away and open the door for Lu Ziqi.
As soon as the door opened, Lu Ziqi saw him and smiled: "Brother."
"Why are you here?" Jiang Xiyu asked.
He genuinely didn't know why Lu Ziqi was there.
Lu Ziqi said, "Didn't my brother say he was coming back today? That's why I came to find you."
Jiang Xiyu: "Looking for me?"
“Yeah.” Lu Ziqi nodded, wiped his sweat, glanced at Jiang Xiyu, and asked, “Brother, can I go in first? It’s so hot outside.”
Jiang Xiyu then remembered, apologized, and turned her body to the side.
Lu Ziqi went inside and changed his shoes, acting as if it were his first time visiting Jiang Xiyu's house, curious about everything. In fact, this was his second time here.
Jiang Xiyu watched Lu Ziqi sit on the sofa, then went to the refrigerator to get him some water.
"What do you need me for?" Jiang Xiyu handed him the water.
Lu Ziqi reached out and took the drink, then stared at Jiang Xiyu and said, "Brother, it's my birthday in a few days. Would you like to come to my birthday party?"
Jiang Xiyu paused for a moment, then asked, "When?"
Lu Ziqi smiled and said, "Next Monday."
Because she returned from her business trip early, she still had some time, so Jiang Xiyu readily agreed: "Okay."
As soon as Lu Ziqi saw that Jiang Xiyu had agreed, he immediately shifted his position closer to him and said, "Really, brother? You agreed to come to my birthday party?"
Jiang Xiyu responded again, "Mm."
As they got closer, Lu Ziqi could vaguely feel the body temperature emanating from Jiang Xiyu.
His smile froze for a moment. He stared at Jiang Xiyu's profile for a while, and his tone became inexplicably unnatural: "Thank you, brother."
After the semester ended, he rarely saw Jiang Xiyu anymore. In addition, Jiang Xiyu went on a business trip with Zhou Xi, so Lu Ziqi rarely got a response when he sent messages.
Now that Jiang Xiyu is back, Lu Ziqi looks at her up close and a strange feeling creeps into his heart.
This feeling was unfamiliar, and he couldn't explain it to himself. He just felt that his brother's hair seemed to have grown a little longer, and his face seemed to look better.
Jiang Xiyu felt Lu Ziqi's direct gaze, paused for a moment, then turned her head and asked, "What's wrong?"
The moment their eyes met, Lu Ziqi hurriedly looked away, as if waking from a dream, and stammered, "N-nothing..."
Jiang Xiyu stared at him hesitantly for a moment, "Just about my birthday?"
Feeling nervous for some reason, Lu Ziqi took two more sips of water before answering, "Yes."
Jiang Xiyu didn't pay much attention and looked away, saying, "You could have just told me about this on WeChat. Why make this trip in this hot weather?"
"I just wanted to see you, brother," Lu Ziqi muttered softly without thinking much of it.
Jiang Xiyu didn't quite hear him, "What?"
Lu Ziqi chuckled and put it another way: "Brother, you don't know, I've been so bored these past few days without you."
"Bored?" Jiang Xiyu raised an eyebrow and said casually, "If you're bored, go play."
"Without you, I feel like nothing's fun at all, and besides, I've been especially..."
Lu Ziqi suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence.
He realized what he was about to say, and his expression immediately changed.
Jiang Xiyu rarely saw him acting so awkwardly. She looked him up and down and then asked, "What's so special about him?"
Lu Ziqi didn't know what he was feeling, so he stammered, "I really... really want to play with you."
"Oh," Jiang Xiyu said nonchalantly, "If you want to play, aren't there plenty of people willing to play with you?"
Lu Ziqi's Adam's apple bobbed, and he said, "But all I want to do is play with my brother."
Upon hearing these childish words, Jiang Xiyu immediately chuckled, "What are you playing games with me for? Aren't we playing the same games all the same?"
They're either gambling with money or seeking thrills.
Lu Ziqi shook his head and reached out to grab Jiang Xiyu's arm, seemingly anxious: "It's different."
Jiang Xiyu glanced down at the hand placed on her forearm, paused, and asked with interest, "Then tell me, what's different?"
Lu Ziqi thought for a moment, then frankly admitted, "I actually don't like hanging out with that group of people, and I'm not really friends with them. I only started hanging out with them because my brother hangs out with them..."
Jiang Xiyu found this statement interesting, so she tentatively asked, "Does that mean if I don't play with them, you won't play with them either?"
"Mm." Lu Ziqi nodded emphatically and said, "I just want to play with my brother."
These words sounded vaguely familiar. Jiang Xiyu glanced at her bedroom without making it obvious, then chuckled and said, "Fine."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sound suddenly came from the bedroom, as if something had hit the ground.
Lu Ziqi heard it too, looked in the direction of the sound, and asked, "Brother, is there some kind of noise coming from your room?"
Jiang Xiyu remained expressionless and simply said, "You misheard."
The next moment, a faint sound came from the bedroom.
Lu Ziqi was sure he hadn't misheard, so he immediately stood up and said, "It's true, there really was a sound."
Jiang Xiyu stared at the bedroom door, raised her voice slightly as if issuing a warning, and said with a forced smile, "It must be that I didn't put my things away properly and they got lost."
Lu Ziqi glanced at the bedroom, then looked at Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu stood up and said, "Alright, I'll take you back."
Upon hearing those two words, Lu Ziqi asked, "Give it to me?"
"Yeah, I'm fine right now."
If he stayed any longer, Jiang Xiyu was really afraid that the little green tea would burst out of the door.
Lu Ziqi hesitated, wanting to say, "But I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Xiyu gently tugged at his hand, indicating, "Let's go now."
Lu Ziqi felt the warmth of Jiang Xiyu's palm, and his fingertips trembled uncontrollably. He immediately responded in a daze.
Actually, he wanted to stay at his brother's house a little longer, but since his brother was going to personally take him there, Lu Ziqi couldn't think of a reason to refuse.
After he followed Jiang Xiyu out the door, Bai Chengci opened the bedroom door.
There was no one left in the living room.
Bai Chengci stood there for a moment before taking out her phone, and a tiny crack appeared on the screen.
He texted Jiang Xiyu expressionlessly: 【Can you take me home?】
There was no reply from the other end, so Bai Chengci went to the balcony in the living room.
Downstairs, Jiang Xiyu walked ahead, the afternoon sun stretching his shadow long, with Lu Ziqi following closely behind.
Since Lu Ziqi was driving, Jiang Xiyu didn't need to drive his own car and planned to drive Lu Ziqi's car to take him home.
Lu Ziqi was very happy and unconsciously moved closer to Jiang Xiyu.
Before I even got to where I parked my car, I unexpectedly saw someone.
Bai Chengci also saw it.
—Zhou Xi.
Zhou Xi seemed to have just arrived, yet also as if she had been waiting for a while. Seeing Jiang Xiyu and Lu Ziqi walking over, chatting and laughing, she didn't spare a glance for Lu Ziqi, but instead kept her eyes fixed on Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu looked up as if she had sensed something.
The moment Jiang Xiyu saw Zhou Xi, the expression on his face immediately turned cold.
Lu Ziqi noticed and followed Jiang Xiyu's gaze. The next second, he couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Zhou Xi... Zhou Xi? No, who the hell beat you up like this?"
Zhou Xi was still wearing a mesh hood and had bruises on his face, looking disheveled as if he had rushed over.
Jiang Xiyu stopped in her tracks without saying a word, a look of disgust flashing in her eyes.
That indifferent gaze made Zhou Xi feel a dull ache in her wound, but she still forced a smile and answered Lu Ziqi's question: "Who hit me? You can ask him..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziqi glanced at Jiang Xiyu, suppressed a laugh, and guessed, "Brother, could it be that you beat Zhou Xi up like this?"
Well done!
Lu Ziqi was practically clapping; if conditions allowed, he'd even like to set off firecrackers.
Jiang Xiyu didn't refute anything, nor did she look at Zhou Xi again. She just sneered and said, "Do you still want me to take you?"
After saying that, Jiang Xiyu was about to leave.
Lu Ziqi was afraid that Jiang Xiyu wouldn't see him off, so he said "yes" three times. As he followed Jiang Xiyu, he didn't forget to say to Zhou Xi, "So what if you got beaten up? My brother doesn't hurt when he hits people..."
After finishing with Zhou Xi, Lu Ziqi chuckled and asked Jiang Xiyu, "Brother, does your hand hurt from hitting me?"
Jiang Xiyu: "..."
If the two people had simply ignored him and walked past, Zhou Xi wouldn't have been so angry.
However, when he looked up and felt Bai Chengci's cold and condescending gaze, he became truly angry.
The building wasn't particularly tall, and Bai Chengci was standing in a spot with a great view.
Seeing Zhou Xi look up, Bai Chengci stood quietly for a while before picking up the watering can next to her and casually starting to water the flowers, displaying a leisurely attitude like the owner, which was extremely provocative.