TLSOTMTKOGAYWHTDI Chapter 89
by VolareChapter 87: Two-Faced Dog
“We were just talking about…”
Qi Yanwang drawled, his fingers restlessly caressing Zhuo Huaimo’s waist, “My sister said I value romance over my whole family.”
Zhuo Huaimo raised an eyebrow: “Oh?”
“Honest to goodness!”
Qi Yanwang dramatically clutched his chest, “I just can’t bear to be away from you.”
He suddenly buried his face in Zhuo Huaimo’s neck, nuzzling him, “I wish I could stick to you every minute and every second…”
Zhuo Huaimo, tickled by his nuzzling, laughingly pushed him away: “Stop with that.”
“Really!”
Qi Yanwang looked up, his eyes sparkling, “See, I don’t even want to go to work.”
He said, about to loosen his tie, “How about we today…”
“Don’t even think about it.”
Zhuo Huaimo slapped his hand away, “Yu Fengran called you three times this morning to urge you.”
Qi Yanwang pouted, then suddenly caught sight of Qi Xiaoman hiding outside the door, “Come here.”
Qi Xiaoman shuffled in reluctantly, “What?”
“Take me to the door.”
“No way!”
Qi Xiaoman immediately hid behind Zhuo Huaimo, “Sister-in-law, save me!”
“Calling me Daddy won’t help, come here!”
Qi Yanwang grabbed his sister’s arm and said in a low voice, “I’m warning you, don’t you dare say anything out of line.”
Qi Xiaoman blinked, “Or maybe I’ll tell my sister-in-law, maybe—”
“Qi Xiaoman!”
“Okay, okay, I get it!”
She made a zipping-her-lips gesture, then turned to Zhuo Huaimo with a sweet smile, “Sister-in-law, what do you want for lunch? I’m a really good cook!”
Zhuo Huaimo was surprised: “You can cook?”
“Of course!”
Qi Xiaoman proudly puffed out her chest, “I even taught my brother how to cook!”
“No need to trouble yourself,” Zhuo Huaimo said, shaking his head with a smile, “We’re not eating at home today.” He picked up his car keys, “I’ll take you around Jiang City, buy whatever you like.”
Qi Xiaoman’s eyes lit up instantly: “Really?”
“Yeah,” Zhuo Huaimo waved the black card in his hand, “Use your brother’s.”
“Sister-in-law, you’re the best!”
Qi Xiaoman lunged at Zhuo Huaimo for a hug, then immediately sent Qi Yanwang a voice message: “Bro! Sister-in-law is taking me shopping!”
[Spending Alert: GUCCI boutique at Jiang City International Plaza, 58,600 yuan spent]
Qi Yanwang raised an eyebrow, and before he could react, his phone vibrated again:
[Spending Alert: Cartier boutique, 128,000 yuan spent]
[Spending Alert: Hermès boutique spent…]
Yu Fengran, watching his boss’s face grow darker and darker, quietly moved the meeting minutes further away.
“Qi Xiaoman!”
Qi Yanwang called immediately, “Do you think I’m an ATM?”
A noisy background came from the other end of the phone, Qi Xiaoman’s voice was cheerful and annoying: “Oh, brother, this is all bought for me by sister-in-law!”
She deliberately raised her voice, “Sister-in-law says girls should be raised lavishly~”
Qi Yanwang’s face changed instantly: “Is Zhuo Huaimo there? Give him the phone.”
Zhuo Huaimo took the phone and heard a voice so gentle it was sickening: “Baby, are you tired? Do you want me to send a car to pick you up?”
“No need,” Zhuo Huaimo said, watching Qi Xiaoman frantically winking at him, suppressing a laugh, “Xiaoman is very happy.”
“That’s good,” Qi Yanwang’s voice softened another three points, “What do you want for dinner? I’ll book a restaurant.”
Qi Xiaoman rolled her eyes beside him, silently mouthing: “Two-faced dog!”
After hanging up, Qi Xiaoman poked her milk tea in a huff: “My brother used to be so mean to me! Once I spent 20,000 on a bag, he froze my allowance for three months!”
She pointed to the diamond bracelet she had just bought, “Now even if you spend a million of his money, he won’t even blink!”
Zhuo Huaimo was amused by her exaggerated expression: “Your brother actually dotes on you.”
“No way!”
Qi Xiaoman pouted, “He only has you in his eyes.”
She suddenly leaned in mysteriously, “Sister-in-law, do you know my brother has a secret account? It’s all prepared for you—”
Her phone suddenly rang, and Qi Yanwang’s text message popped up: [Don’t listen to her nonsense!]
Zhuo Huaimo and Qi Xiaoman looked at each other and burst out laughing at the same time.
“He’s monitoring me!”
Qi Xiaoman angrily typed a reply: [Perverted stalker!]
Qi Yanwang replied instantly: [Say one more word and I’ll send you back to school tonight]
Qi Xiaoman immediately wilted, pitifully tugging at Zhuo Huaimo’s sleeve: “Sister-in-law…”
Zhuo Huaimo ruffled her hair: “Don’t worry, I’m here.”
These words seemed to give Qi Xiaoman great courage, and she immediately sent Qi Yanwang a mocking emoji.
In the restaurant on the top floor of the mall, Qi Xiaoman asked while eating ice cream: “Sister-in-law, who manages the money, you or my brother?”
Zhuo Huaimo thought for a moment: “We each manage our own.”
“Then isn’t his money all yours in the end?”
Qi Xiaoman’s eyes sparkled, “My brother is really good at making money! He was sixteen years old then…”
Suddenly realizing she had let something slip, she quickly covered her mouth.
“Sixteen years old?” Zhuo Huaimo asked curiously.
“No, nothing!”
Qi Xiaoman frantically changed the subject, “Sister-in-law, try this cake!”
On the way back, Qi Xiaoman hugged her bags and fell asleep.
Zhuo Huaimo looked at her through the rearview mirror and suddenly asked, “What happened to your brother when he was sixteen?”
Qi Xiaoman woke up with a jolt: “Huh?”
She rolled her eyes, “He just… just worked! Delivering takeaways or something…”
Zhuo Huaimo nodded thoughtfully, not pressing the matter further.
It was already dark when they arrived home.
Qi Yanwang stood at the door, and came up to welcome them as soon as he saw the car lights.
He first took the bags from Zhuo Huaimo’s hands, then knocked on the car window: “Qi Xiaoman, take it yourself.”
Qi Xiaoman got out of the car in a huff, hugging her shopping bags: “Values romance over family!”
Qi Yanwang turned a deaf ear, and walked into the house with his arm around Zhuo Huaimo’s waist: “Are you tired?”
“I’m okay,” Zhuo Huaimo leaned on his shoulder, “Xiaoman is very cute.”
Qi Yanwang snorted softly: “You’ve been fooled by that girl, she’s best at pretending to be good.”
At dinner, Qi Xiaoman enthusiastically showed off today’s spoils.
Qi Yanwang peeled shrimp for Zhuo Huaimo while saying coolly: “Your allowance for this month is gone.”
“Why!”
Qi Xiaoman exploded, “Sister-in-law bought all of this for me!”
“Is that so?” Qi Yanwang raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhuo Huaimo.
Zhuo Huaimo calmly took a sip of soup: “Yeah, I picked them out.”
Qi Yanwang’s face changed instantly: “Great taste.”
He turned to his sister and said, “Your allowance for next month will be doubled.”
Qi Xiaoman: “……”
She angrily poked at the rice in her bowl, muttering in a low voice: “Two-faced dog! Disloyal to friends for romance! Values romance over family!”
Qi Yanwang shot her a glare: “Say that again?”
“I said—”
Qi Xiaoman suddenly showed a well-behaved smile, “Brother and sister-in-law are a match made in heaven!”
Late at night, Qi Yanwang hugged Zhuo Huaimo from behind: “Did that girl say anything out of line today?”
“No,” Zhuo Huaimo turned to face him, “It’s just…”
His fingers unconsciously traced his collarbone, “What were you doing when you were sixteen?”
Qi Yanwang’s body stiffened slightly, then he laughed: “Going to school, what else could I be doing?”
In the moonlight, Zhuo Huaimo could clearly see a dark glint in his eyes.
But the next second, Qi Yanwang turned him over and pinned him down: “So concerned about my past?”
Hot breath fell on his ear, “Why not pay more attention to the present me…”
Outside the window, Qi Xiaoman, holding snacks, tiptoed past the master bedroom, made a face after hearing the movements inside, and tiptoed back to the guest room.
“Oh, lust makes you lose your mind!”
After three consecutive days of crazy shopping, Zhuo Huaimo found Qi Xiaoman didn’t get up early to dress up on the fourth morning.
“Not going out today?” Zhuo Huaimo asked, holding a coffee.
Qi Xiaoman snuggled on the sofa with her tablet: “Not going, I want to binge-watch dramas!”
Her eyes sparkled as she stared at the screen, “This male lead is so handsome!”
Zhuo Huaimo leaned over for a look: “《Chasing the Night》?”
He was a little surprised, “Your brother is in this business, are you still interested in these things?”
“That’s different!”
Qi Xiaoman sat up excitedly, “Lin Xu is a powerful actor! Look at his eye acting—”
She pointed to a close-up of the male lead on the screen, “This sense of brokenness is amazing!”
Zhuo Huaimo watched her gesticulating and suddenly asked: “Want to meet him in person?”
“Huh?”
Qi Xiaoman’s tablet fell “pa” on the sofa, “You… you know him?”
“I’m not familiar with him,” Zhuo Huaimo said slowly, taking a sip of coffee, “But I have a good relationship with the director, we’ve worked together!”
Qi Xiaoman pounced on him and hugged him: “Sister-in-law! You’re my real sister-in-law!”
She was so excited that she was incoherent, “When are we going? Now? Should I change clothes? Oh my god, what should I wear—”
Zhuo Huaimo was shaken so much that he almost spilled his coffee: “Three o’clock this afternoon, they’re filming interior scenes in the film studio today.”
All morning, Qi Xiaoman was fussing in the dressing room.
When Zhuo Huaimo passed by for the third time, he saw more than a dozen sets of clothes piled on the floor.
“Will this one be too mature?”
Qi Xiaoman held up a black dress, “Or is this one cuter?”
Zhuo Huaimo couldn’t help laughing: “You’re going to visit the set, not to a blind date.”
“That’s different!”
Qi Xiaoman said seriously, “I have to leave a good impression the first time I meet my idol!”
At two o’clock in the afternoon, a carefully dressed Qi Xiaoman sat nervously in the car: “Sister-in-law, do you think Lin Xu will be very aloof? I read in interviews that he’s very serious in private…”
“You’ll know when we get there.”
Zhuo Huaimo handed her a bottle of water with a smile, “Don’t be nervous.”
At the entrance of the film studio, the director’s assistant had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Zhuo Huaimo, he greeted him enthusiastically: “Director Zhuo! Director Chen is waiting for you in Studio B.”
Walking through layers of scenery, Qi Xiaoman’s eyes widened.
She tightly grabbed Zhuo Huaimo’s sleeve and exclaimed softly, “That’s the filming location of 《Azure Sky》! Oh my god, is that Movie Queen Su Wen?”
Zhuo Huaimo gently patted her hand: “Calm down, she’s an artist from Xingyue Media, you’ll have many chances to meet her in the future!”
Qi Xiaoman opened her mouth in surprise, “Looks like I have to reassess my brother, he’s a real big shot!”
In Studio B, 《Chasing the Night》 was filming a key scene.
Director Chen looked up from behind the monitor and walked over with a big laugh: “Old Zhuo! A rare guest!”
After a few words of greeting, Zhuo Huaimo introduced: “This is Qi Yanwang’s sister, Qi Xiaoman. She’s a fan of Lin Xu.”
Director Chen smiled knowingly: “What a coincidence, Lin Xu is in particularly good shape today.”
He turned to the assistant and said, “Go tell Lin Xu to take a ten-minute break.”