Chapter 31 [VIP]

Xie Nanyi held a cat paw swatter that he had somehow pulled out. He used the swatter to prop up his chin, turned his body to the side, and slightly raised his right eye. For some reason, this scene reminded Pei Xingzhi of the top male escort in a male escort club.

"Xiao Zhi, would you like to give it a try?"

"..."

Try it, you old man.

Just when Pei Xingzhi thought he understood Xie Nanyi's shamelessness enough, Xie Nanyi always managed to redefine Pei Xingzhi's limits once again.

"Stop fooling around, you should rest. I'm leaving now." Pei Xingzhi didn't want to argue with the patient, so he snatched the paddle from his hand and threw it on the table next to him. He then pressed the man down on the bed, forcing him to rest. "Don't move. I need to do my homework later, and I don't want to hear any of your noise."

Xie Nanyi let Pei Xingzhi press him down, waiting like a kindergarten child for Teacher Pei to tuck him in and then close the door and leave.

Pei Xingzhi closed the door, and Xie Nanyi sat up, looked at the racket placed to the side, walked around the racket, picked up the inhibitor next to it, and injected herself with one.

Clearly, this inhibitor had no effect on him.

The familiar feeling of irritability returned. Xie Nanyi sighed and resignedly pulled out an inhibitor from a hidden compartment in the bedside table for injection.

He thought he wouldn't need inhibitors this time, but he still couldn't get rid of them completely.

He greatly underestimated Pei Xingzhi's appeal to him.

Pei Xingzhi had no classes in the afternoon. He needed to finish all his homework before 2 p.m. and then go to Boss Pei's place for his review.

He hasn't seen Boss Pei since he was discharged from the hospital. On the one hand, he's been busy with exams and doesn't have time, and on the other hand, he's really a little afraid of Boss Pei's nagging.

Although his brother is tall and strong, he has a mouth that he seems to have inherited from someone else; he never stops nagging whenever he sees him. He can't stand his brother's verbal abuse even when he hasn't done anything wrong, let alone now that he's covered up his troubles.

But he had to go, no matter how unwilling he was, since the main fault this time was his.

Pei Xingzhi's timing was perfect; he finished his homework exactly at one o'clock.

Xie Nanyi's side was eerily quiet. He was still in his vulnerable period, and Pei Xingzhi was somewhat worried. However, he had to leave, so he only gave him a few instructions at the door to make sure he injected his inhibitors on time and to contact him if there were any problems before rushing out.

Pei Xingzhi's plan was perfect, but today's traffic seemed to be working against him. Pei Xingzhi waited on the platform for more than ten minutes before he saw the notice that the train was temporarily changing tracks.

The nearest station was actually farther from his destination, but he simply couldn't afford the taxi fare from here to his brother's place.

Pei Xingzhi weighed his options for a while, but ultimately decided to walk there.

The school wasn't far from the restaurant where Pei Yuan and Pei Xingzhi had arranged to meet, and they could arrive peacefully according to Pei Xingzhi's original plan, but walking would be a bit rushed.

Pei Xingzhi was practically a physical failure; he started regretting not taking a taxi after running less than halfway.

Sitting on a bench by the roadside, gazing up at the sky, Pei Xingzhi deeply regretted accepting Pei Yuan's invitation to meet on this busy Tuesday.

If he doesn't go, his brother will nag him endlessly the next time they meet; if he does go and is late, he'll be nagged endlessly this time.

The two options are not different; it's just a matter of listening this time versus listening next time.

He and good luck are probably just incompatible.

Before Pei Xingzhi could finish expressing his feelings, something suddenly flew from the side and landed on his face, the strong smell of tobacco instantly filling his nostrils. Pei Xingzhi grunted a few times, took off the jacket that had fallen from the sky, and tossed it aside.

"You little brat, you dare to throw my clothes after just a few days? Didn't we agree to meet at the restaurant? What are you doing sitting here? From this distance, it looks like Old Yao has added a few new statues. Be careful, or you'll be used as an obstacle and moved into the trash can." Pei Yuan's voice carried for miles before he even arrived.

Upon hearing this voice, Pei Xingzhi subconsciously pursed his lips, quickly adjusting his expression before Pei Yuan arrived.

"What are you doing here? Didn't we agree to wait for me at the restaurant?" Pei Xingzhi blinked, trying to convey the message of "I'm innocent" to his older brother, but Pei Yuan was already immune to his act and was completely unaffected.

"Something came up and I'm late," Pei Yuan mumbled, a half-lit cigarette dangling from his mouth.

"What's up?" Pei Xingzhi looked him up and down, finally unable to hold back the question. "What's got you dressed so professionally? You! You've gone into the sex industry?"

It's no wonder Pei Xingzhi said it so harshly. Pei Yuan is a typical male Alpha in both appearance and personality. He doesn't care much about dressing up, and you could find four or five identical pieces of clothing in his closet.

Not only was he dressed in a suit, a rare sight indeed, but a closer look revealed that his hairstyle had also been done, and even his thick, unruly eyebrows had been trimmed. Coupled with the obviously expensive sports car behind him, it was hard not to make people think of other things.

"What are you thinking about all day? You still haven't told me why you're sitting here. Didn't I tell you to go to the restaurant first?" Pei Yuan avoided answering and instead began to interrogate Pei Xingzhi.

"I...I have something to do too! Only you can have something to do, but I can't!" Pei Xingzhi lacked the authority of Boss Pei and was the first to give in.

"I have something to do, and you have something to do too? Are you giving up halfway through?" Pei Yuan knew his younger brother's personality very well and exposed his words without any mercy.

"..."

He picked up the coat that Pei Xingzhi had thrown on the ground, dusted it off, and before Pei Xingzhi could say anything, he lifted his younger brother into the car like a chick.

"Don't throw your clothes here, they all smell of smoke, they stink." He's already an adult, but Pei Yuan still treats him like a child, lifting him up in public, doesn't he have any shame?

"Why are you being so temperamental? I'll take you out for something delicious. Don't be angry."

Pei Yuan viewed Pei Xingzhi's "resistance" as nothing more than childish defiance, something not to be taken seriously. He helped the sulking Pei Xingzhi fasten his seatbelt, patted his head, and asked, "Do you like this car?"

"You have to give me a ride!" Pei Xingzhi's eyes widened, and he was about to blurt it out.

"I want!"

"Who said it was a gift for you?"

"..."

If you're not going to send it, then what did you say?

"Have you gone into business? Boss Pei, don't do anything rash! Your family isn't that desperate for money!" Once Pei Xingzhi started speculating, he couldn't stop. In just a few minutes, he had even imagined Pei Yuan's future. "Your company doesn't seem to allow this kind of thing, right? If I report you, wouldn't that be considered putting family members first? They'd give me a reward, wouldn't they?"

"What are you thinking about all day, Pei Lao Er? I didn't go into business!" Pei Yuan was so annoyed by Pei Xingzhi's words that his head was throbbing. His younger brother's sharp tongue was something that not everyone could stand.

"Then why are you driving this kind of car and wearing these clothes? You don't have the money to buy these things. If your parents find out you're doing this, they'll be very angry. You should think about it carefully and turn back before it's too late!" Pei Xingzhi kept talking, but his eyes kept sneaking glances at Pei Yuan.

Normally Pei Yuan would be exchanging barbs with him right now, so why is he so quiet today?

Pei Xingzhi's doubts didn't last long before Pei Yuan answered his question in the next second.

"Sorry, I've picked him up. I'll be there in a bit." Pei Yuan glared at Pei Xingzhi and spoke into the car communicator in a tone Pei Xingzhi had never heard before.

"Your brother is quite interesting." A clear and gentle voice came from the other end of the communication. Pei Xingzhi's face suddenly stiffened, and he silently lit a white candle for himself in his heart.

"This...this is..."

"My blind date." Pei Yuan closed his eyes, his expression even uglier than when Pei Xingzhi caught Xie Nanyi playing with that racket. "I'm going on a blind date in a bit."

"Why did you bring me on this blind date?!" Pei Xingzhi was speechless. Was he crazy, or was his brother crazy? Has society become this open-minded? Bringing your own brother to a blind date?

"My stepmother only told me we had plans to have dinner together, and it just so happens we're at the same restaurant." Pei Yuan sighed, rubbing his temples. He really hadn't expected things to turn out this way. "I forgot to tell you you don't need to go."

He had completely forgotten his promise to Pei Xingzhi. If he hadn't suddenly seen Pei Xingzhi sitting by the roadside, who knows what kind of drama would have unfolded today.

"Why don't you go back first?" Pei Yuan tentatively suggested.

"I'm hungry, I want to eat!" Pei Xingzhi was in the right and wouldn't let it go.

"Go back and eat, I'll transfer the money to you in a bit."

"I'm going to eat at that restaurant. I'll sit next to you and won't disturb your meal."

Pei Yuan wanted to send Pei Xingzhi back, but he couldn't resist Pei Xiaoer's persistent pleading and eventually brought him to the side of his matchmaking venue.

That being said, the two were sitting at a great distance apart, and Pei Xingzhi, sitting to the side, couldn't hear what they were saying at all. He could only see from afar that Pei Yuan's blind date was probably a gentle male Omega.

Pei Xingzhi was stuffing something into his mouth while secretly glancing at Pei Yuan, completely unaware that someone had appeared behind him at some point.

Do you like this?

"Wow!"

The sudden sound behind him startled Pei Xingzhi. He loosened his grip, and the cutlery in his hands fell onto the plate with a loud thud, immediately attracting the attention of those around him.

"Why are you here?" Pei Xingzhi breathed a sigh of relief after recognizing the person who came. He calmed his wildly beating heart and glared at Xie Nanyi reproachfully. "You scared me to death."

Xie Nanyi looked at him expressionlessly, but her gaze went past him and towards Pei Yuan in the distance.

"You abandoned me to come here just to watch them eat? Pei Xingzhi, is this the kind of person you like?" Xie Nanyi grabbed Pei Xingzhi's hand and pulled him up. He gritted his teeth and spat out a few words viciously: "What do I lack compared to him?"

"What are you saying?" Pei Xingzhi didn't understand what kind of drama Xie Nanyi had imagined for him again. "Who are you comparing yourself to? Can you be clearer? I really don't understand."

"I'm still in my vulnerable period, how could you just abandon me like that? Pei Xingzhi, you've gone too far!"

"Keep your voice down!" Pei Xingzhi noticed the gazes around him and pulled Xie Nanyi outside before Pei Yuan and his blind date could look over.

"No, who abandoned you?" Pei Xingzhi felt he had no way to express his bitterness. How did he end up offending Xie Nanyi, this overgrown child? "Didn't I say I was going out for a while? If you have any problems, you can ask your family."

Xie Nanyi ignored Pei Xingzhi's reply and pulled him into her arms, encircling him.

"You abandoned me to go find another man, isn't that abandonment? Even if that person has someone else, you don't mind?"

"..." Pei Xingzhi slowly closed his eyes.

"Xie Nanyi." Pei Xingzhi didn't know how to begin. "The man you're talking about should be my brother."

After Pei Xingzhi finished speaking, he clearly felt the person holding him stiffen for a moment.

"Your brother? That person is your brother?" Xie Nanyi was clearly at a loss for words. He knew Pei Xingzhi had a brother, but he didn't care about Pei Xingzhi's family and hadn't paid much attention to them. He had spent the entire afternoon following Pei Xingzhi, only to find that he was actually searching for his brother.

What exactly is he doing today, or rather, what has he been doing all this time?

When did he become so stupid?

"Of course it's my brother, what else could it be?"

"I'm sorry," Xie Nanyi apologized, but there was no trace of remorse in her voice.

"Fine, I'll let you off this time. Let's go back."

"Go back? Go back where?" Xie Nanyi tightened her grip on Pei Xingzhi, attributing all her emotions to her sensitive period.

"Back to the dorm."

His good mood for dinner was ruined by Xie Nanyi's sudden arrival. It would be a bit awkward for him to go in now, so he might as well just go back to school.

"I'll take you back."

"Of course you should take me back; it's your responsibility."