HR Chapter 46

They were all highly skilled gamblers that Su Nan had found from various casinos. They were initially unwilling to accompany a kid to gamble, but since Master Qu himself came to pick them, their boss dared not object, and they could only keep their opinions to themselves. Upon seeing the guest they were to accompany, they thought they would show him what they were capable of since they were already there, but then, they lost.

The dice in Xiao Qi’s hand seemed to be alive, giving him whatever numbers he wanted. Over the past few days, they had only won one game, and the prize money was taken away by Lu Qinyuan. They were unwilling to accept this.

Xiao Qi patted Lu Qinyuan on the shoulder and said with a smile, “I already have a little brother.”

The expressions on the faces of the crowd changed slightly. When the two of them were in the throes of passion, they received a belated message that the real deal had arrived and they should be careful. But it was already too late, they had said more than one disrespectful thing. Yet their newly recognized Seventh Master was actually saying that the Weak Yama King was his little brother. That man was the Weak Yama King, was he not afraid of death!

At this moment, Lu Qinyuan was very amiable and cooperatively called out, “Seventh Master, have some water,” handing Xiao Qi a glass of warm water. Xiao Qi took it, drank a couple of sips, placed it on the table, and continued, “I don’t have any special techniques. I just roll it casually. If you want me to teach you, I don’t know how to explain it.”

The crowd’s hearts were bleeding. Just rolling it casually? What did that make them, who weren’t just rolling it casually?

While they were talking, the dishes were brought to the table one after another, and the crowd stopped torturing themselves and sat quietly, contemplating their lives. Xiao Qi’s appetite had always been small, but it was even smaller this time. He took a few bites and said he was full, resting his chin on his hand and looking out the window. Outside, the sun was shining brightly, and the sky was clear for ten thousand miles, perfect for traveling.

Lu Qinyuan hadn’t had lunch and had just engaged in a vigorous exercise, so he was quite hungry. He quickly and elegantly ate all the dishes on the table until he was about eighty percent full. He followed Xiao Qi’s gaze and looked outside. A black Hummer was parked on the side of the road, with a license plate number he was very familiar with, Quan N521314. Su Nan had forced and lured the original owner into selling it, spending a lot of money to respond to someone’s confession.

However, Su Nan was hopeless with directions, unable to distinguish between east and west, and even confusing his left and right hands when flustered. He had been taking driving lessons for two or three years without passing, and he could only drive in a straight line or follow the road. He would go wherever the road led him. Even in a place where Su Nan had lived for two or three years, he could still get lost as soon as he stepped out the door. Therefore, the Hummer’s license was under Qu Yuyin’s name, and the owner was Su Nan, but it basically had nothing to do with Su Nan. If Su Nan could drive the Hummer from that street to this street, Lu Qinyuan would willingly call Qu Yuyin “Aunt.”

The passenger seat door opened, and Su Nan jumped out. Xiao Qi also suddenly jumped up, turned around, and rushed out, ambushing Su Nan with a sweeping leg, knocking him to the ground. Qu Yuyin, who had just gotten out of the car, hurriedly came up to help. Xiao Qi took the opportunity to add two more kicks, causing Su Nan’s anger to flare up and smoke to rise from his head.

Although Qu Yuyin felt sorry for him, he knew that what his own guy had done was not right, so he didn’t say anything. Su Nan complained aggrievedly, “He hit me, and you didn’t say a word?”

“Serves you right.” Qu Yuyin helped him up and checked him over. Apart from a couple of footprints on his clothes, he wasn’t hurt. Just as he was about to check more carefully, his hand slipped and the person had already darted out. When he looked up again, the two of them were already rolling on the ground in a ball.

Lu Qinyuan watched with his chin in his hand, thinking, Su Nan had finally met his match. Could Xiao Qi be someone who would suffer a loss?

Sure enough, after rolling a couple of times, Su Nan was pinned to the ground by Xiao Qi, yelling, “If you have the guts, fight fair and square. What’s the point of using dirty tricks!”

“Winning is the point,” Xiao Qi said, pressing down on Su Nan’s legs, his hands pressing down on Su Nan’s shoulders to prevent him from turning over. Xiao Qi took two deep breaths, looked up at Qu Yuyin next to him, and hit Su Nan on the back of the head twice, “For Ah Yin’s sake, I’ll let you off this time. Otherwise, I won’t spare you!”

As soon as he let go, Su Nan scrambled up from the ground and ran to Qu Yuyin, asking, “What did he call you? Ah Yin? Are you two close?”

Qu Yuyin said, “Not close.”

“Then why did he call you Ah Yin!” Su Nan’s possessiveness was particularly strong, and his eyes were red with anger.

“Just for the sake of seeing you like this.” Qu Yuyin sighed slightly. Lu Qinyuan’s guy really knew how to provoke people. Just a title was enough to make Su Nan half-dead with anger, and he still said he would let it go, feigning generosity.

Su Nan’s brain was particularly sharp, and feeling he hadn’t been beaten enough, he turned around to settle accounts with Xiao Qi. Before long, he was pinned to the ground again by Xiao Qi and beaten, yelling continuously.

Lu Qinyuan slowly walked out of the store, staring at Qu Yuyin’s face and asking, “Can’t control him?”

Qu Yuyin pondered slightly and said frankly, “I only take care of things in bed, not out of bed.”

Lu Qinyuan smiled knowingly, his gaze searching for Xiao Qi’s figure. Su Nan, pinned to the ground, twisted his head and seemed to be saying something to Xiao Qi, who was listening earnestly, occasionally replying with a few words.

Both were in their twenties, both had been raised being pampered, but their experiences were completely opposite. Su Nan had grown up soaking in honey, while Xiao Qi had grown up immersed in medicine.

What was commendable was that Xiao Qi could still smile. But how long could he keep smiling? Everyone’s ability to endure had a limit. When that limit was reached, it wouldn’t be enough to just cry it out. He was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to cry or smile.

“Ah!” Su Nan suddenly let out a scream, his tone changed. Xiao Qi, however, still tried his best to bend Su Nan’s wrist. Lu Qinyuan and Qu Yuyin hurriedly stepped forward and pulled them apart.

When Su Nan’s wrist was bent back, the bones made a slight cracking sound. If the force had been greater, the wrist could have been broken. Qu Yuyin felt extremely sorry for him. The person he cherished with his life had been beaten several times in the blink of an eye and almost had his wrist broken. Qu Yuyin restrained the impulse to break Xiao Qi’s wrist and said to Lu Qinyuan, “Master Lu!”

Xiao Qi pushed Lu Qinyuan’s hand away and stood proudly, “I’m not hitting you because I’m angry, but because you’re wrong. If you’re wrong, you should be hit!”

Su Nan also took a punch to the cheek, with a little blood on the corner of his mouth, but he only sneered.

It was the first time Lu Qinyuan had seen Xiao Qi angry. This was Xiao Qi’s true anger, his voice haughty and stern, his figure like a pine, like a king looking down on the world, brooking no disobedience. Seventh Master also had Seventh Master’s aura and ability to convince people.

It was also the first time Qu Yuyin had seen Su Nan like this. Although Su Nan had always been aloof, he had inherited his father’s humility and affability in dealing with people. No matter what he felt in his heart, he would never show it on his face. But now, his mocking and sarcastic appearance would make anyone want to beat him up.

Su Nan sneered, “Now that you’ve hit me, let me see where I’m wrong!”

Xiao Qi seemed to have calmed down, and the aura around him instantly disappeared without a trace, returning to his usual harmless appearance. He said to Lu Qinyuan, “Big brother has sent someone to pick us up. Let’s go, don’t bother with this idiot.” He pointed to his head, “There’s something wrong with his brain.”

Lu Qinyuan smiled, “Okay.” He left with Xiao Qi.

Su Nan shouted at their backs, “Jian Qilu, there’s something wrong with your brain! Damn it, I was beaten for nothing! Come back and explain it to me!”

Looking at the energetic Su Nan, Qu Yuyin pinched Su Nan’s wrist, which had almost been broken. Su Nan “Awed” and shouted out, apologizing smoothly, “I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong…” until Qu Yuyin was satisfied.

Xiao Qi was in the front, and Lu Qinyuan was in the back. The two slowed down their steps at the same time.

Several ginkgo leaves were falling on the ground. In the shady area behind a ginkgo tree, a tender white ginger lily was blooming. Xiao Qi ran over to take a look and then came back, walking a few steps next to Lu Qinyuan, cautiously reaching out and hooking Lu Qinyuan’s little finger.

Lu Qinyuan pretended not to notice. After walking a few steps, Xiao Qi finally opened his mouth and asked, “Do you like me?”

Lu Qinyuan replied, “I like you.”

After walking a few more steps, Xiao Qi asked again, “Do you love me?”

Lu Qinyuan smiled and said, “Love is an indescribable feeling that makes people happy and sad.”

Xiao Qi’s grip on Lu Qinyuan’s little finger relaxed slightly, and he secretly let out a breath.

“Oh, right,” Lu Qinyuan stopped, reached out, and lowered a silver chain. At the end of the chain hung a Totoro holding a leaf. Lu Qinyuan showed it to Xiao Qi and put it around his neck, making sure to leave the Totoro outside his clothes, “Zhu Yan dropped it in the courtyard, and I picked it up. I’ve been keeping it for you. You really like this little thing.”

Xiao Qi touched the Totoro hanging on his chest, “Don’t you think it smiles very happily, making people happy when they see it?”

Lu Qinyuan couldn’t help but touch Xiao Qi’s head, “I don’t think so, but I’m very happy to see you happy.”

“Lu, you can still go back now,” Xiao Qi’s tone became hesitant. Lu Qinyuan lightly flicked his forehead, “You waited for me all these days just to say this to me? This doesn’t sound like the Xiao Qi I know.”

“This is the real me,” Xiao Qi muttered in a low voice, saying nothing more.

In one’s life, nothing is worth doing or not worth doing, should be done or shouldn’t be done. It’s only a matter of what you want to do or don’t want to do, are willing to do or are unwilling to do.

Lu Qinyuan understood what this trip meant even more than Xiao Qi, but he still chose to accompany him.

And sometimes, no expression can compare to my being by your side.

Not far away, two BMWs were parked in the shade of a ginkgo tree. Beside one of the cars stood two polite and refined elite men. Seeing Lu Qinyuan and Xiao Qi, one of them bent down and said something to the car. The other hurried forward to open the car door. A young man with a cold temperament came out of the car, with handsome features, indifferent eyebrows, and a cool expression. His thin lips were like water, unfeeling and beautiful.

Seeing the young man, Xiao Qi let go of Lu Qinyuan’s hand and ran a few steps forward, calling out before he even got close, “Rui, why did you come yourself!”

A hint of softness appeared on the young man’s cool face, “The young master can’t get away, so he sent me to pick you up.” His voice was restrained and gentle, sounding affectionate. He said to Lu Qinyuan, who was walking slowly, “Master Lu, Xiao Qi has received much care from you.”

Lu Qinyuan said, “Mr. Zhong doesn’t need to be so polite. Afterward, I’ll be in your care.”

Zhong Wuri nodded slightly and reached out his hand, “Master Lu, please.”

The two elite men immediately opened the car door and bowed respectfully, waiting for Lu Qinyuan and Xiao Qi to get into the car before closing the door. One of them got into the car as the driver.

Through the car window, you could see Zhong Wuri getting into another car. That car went first, followed by theirs.