Chapter 109 The Unlucky Guys Around the Chosen One - The Unlucky Brother is Heavy...

After watching the self-directed and self-acted scene by the "victim," many netizens couldn't bear to see so many students attacking innocent rich kids anymore, so they paused the video and went to the comment section to passionately express their opinions.

Now, upon hearing someone say that there were students who recorded the video after the incident to help explain Chu Feng's actions, I quickly paused the video and continued watching.

In the video, a group of teenagers, dressed in the same school uniform as Chu Feng and his friends and of similar age, crowded in front of the camera, anxiously saying, "It's not like what you're saying at all!"

"Chu Feng would never push someone. Even if he did, it was definitely Li Bing's doing!"

“You have no idea how outrageous Li Bing is…”

After hearing about Chu Feng's situation, the students in Class 3 immediately ran to the head of the teaching department to try to speak up for Chu Feng and prove that it was not his fault.

Accompanying them was Si Qi, who, while filming the campus scenery, "coincidentally" filmed the entire process of Li Bing falling off the building.

The video footage that Si Qi produced perfectly proved that this whole thing was a staged performance by Li Bing, a malicious attempt to frame Chu Feng.

It was only at this point that the teachers learned the truth about the negative news about Chu Feng over the years from the students of Class 3. They were all stunned and incredulous. They watched the video of Li Bing's vicious face several times before they believed that the boy's friendly and kind behavior over the years was all an act.

In fact, many teachers, like students, have heard about what Chu Feng has been up to these past few years.

For example, Chu Feng was not popular at school; for example, Chu Feng often caused trouble at school; and for example, Chu Feng was publicly beaten and scolded by his mother in the office in his early years.

These things happening to a weak and helpless "good student" might evoke their sympathy and prompt them to try to protect him. But Chu Feng has a stubborn temper; if someone punches him, he'll hit them back several times over. He clashes with many people at school and is a typical unruly and troublesome troublemaker.

In this situation, many negative rumors about Chu Feng also circulated, such as gossiping behind people's backs, throwing away gifts given to him by his classmates, and deliberately lying to tease people. People felt that Chu Feng's moral character was really bad. Seeing him being ostracized and bullied, they thought that "evil people will be punished by evil people" and that Chu Feng's situation was his own problem.

Unexpectedly, upon learning the truth, everyone discovered that the so-called negative rumors were all orchestrated by Li Bing. Chu Feng had never done any of those things; on the contrary, because of these things, he had been targeted and ostracized by his classmates since elementary school.

Just like before, even though Chu Feng was the one who was maliciously provoked by Li Bing, everyone protected Li Bing, while hundreds of people surrounded him and angrily cursed Chu Feng.

Everyone felt that Chu Feng was too pitiful, having been wronged like he had just been all these years.

They immediately sprang into action, cooperating with the students from Class 3 to film videos and promptly publishing the relevant debunking claims on the school's official account, showing their strong support for Chu Feng.

Netizens then stopped their endless cursing of Chu Feng, realizing they had been tricked. They were stunned as they watched the classmates at the end of the video recount the many reasons why Chu Feng had been called a "bad student" over the years.

"Holy crap, there's even 'montage-style lying'? I've learned something new."

"No one can withstand being slandered like this behind their back."

"This student has suffered a truly tragic fate: his mother was murdered, his father was taken away, and he has been slandered at school for years."

"That's not all. Didn't you see those comments online? They're not only making it impossible for him to live at home and at school, but they're also making him suffer online and in real life. It's like they're trying to kill him."

"Yes, countless people have committed suicide due to cyberbullying over the years, let alone this child in this case. He is so young, and he has been misunderstood since he was a child. No one around him believes him. Now that this has happened, it is not impossible for him to take his own life."

"By taking a dead end, he can rightfully take all of his father's inheritance."

"There must be someone manipulating this behind the scenes, otherwise the timing would be too coincidental and the speed at which it became popular would be too fast."

"The mastermind behind this definitely knew that the victim's father was about to die and wanted to use public opinion to kill the child. Otherwise, who would set up such a scheme for years and drive someone to this point step by step?"

"@Police, please investigate the online trolls who bought trending topics and posted inflammatory comments. You'll definitely find the culprit."

"We can't let this go. That child has suffered so much since he was a child. His father doesn't care about him, but we will!"

"Yeah, and those students in the video, they all believe everything they hear—wait, did I just include myself in that criticism?"

"Those who exposed Chu Feng's private information and phone number in the comments section before, saying that Chu Feng bullied your students, all of you stand up and stop pretending to be dead! Do you know what you are doing? Is it fun to incite cyberbullying and frame your own classmates?"

"Those students are probably the ones who helped spread rumors at school, right? They jumped out to kick someone when they were down as soon as the trending topic came out. They must have been very hostile towards Chu Feng. They might even be the ones who participated in bullying Chu Feng and beat him up."

“If Chu Feng doesn’t fight back, he’ll definitely be bullied to death by these people. If he does fight back, he’ll leave people with the impression that he’s always causing trouble and fighting.”

"If you ask me, Chu Feng's parents aren't helping him, and his classmates are always picking on him. Should he just sit there and let them beat him up? Besides, those people seem to always use his parents' situation to provoke him. Anyone would find that unbearable, right?"

“I read the students’ descriptions of Li Bing several times, as well as his slander against Chu Feng behind his back. This man is really cunning and ruthless.”

"Yes, his performance in the video is completely different from what was said in the previous comments. He's such a good actor."

“Even adults can’t stand being spread rumors like this, let alone a primary school student who just lost his mother back then… It’s no wonder he would be driven crazy.”

Because of this video, the related topics that had previously topped the trending searches quickly reversed, and netizens' attitudes changed completely, with many feeling sorry for the boy who had been wronged by countless people.

The "montage-style lying" technique became somewhat popular as a result. After seeing Li Bing's "achievements" over the years, many people couldn't help but marvel at his eloquence, saying that he could make even white seem black.

Even netizens who had never met him were so shocked. The students from the other two classes who were in the same school as Chu Feng, in the sixth grade of elementary school and the first year of junior high school, were even more shocked and speechless for a long time.

After carefully watching the video of Li Bing's changing attitude in front of Chu Feng, and seeing the students from Class Three revealing Li Bing's usual rhetoric, countless similar incidents flashed through their minds. They hurriedly said to those around them, "Do you remember when Chu Feng made us wait for him in the scorching sun for over two hours...?"

"I remember, I remember! Damn, no wonder Chu Feng wasn't guilty at all when he saw me the next day, and even pretended he didn't know anything. Did he really not know that we arranged to meet him in front of the mall that day? Li Bing didn't even tell him!"

"And that time, I couldn't get through to Chu Feng's phone no matter what I tried! Chu Feng said his phone was off, but I think Li Bing secretly turned it off! Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"

“You said before that it couldn’t be such a coincidence and that Chu Feng was lying. But now it seems that with Li Bing behind the scenes, it’s definitely a coincidence! It would be strange if it weren’t.”

"It was because of that incident that we realized Chu Feng was no good and didn't want to associate with him anymore..."

"You guys did it too?" A student who had overheard the two's discussion leaned in with a shocked look. "Holy crap! Me too! Last time, the teacher assigned me and Chu Feng to work on the blackboard newspaper together. Chu Feng left right after school, and I thought he was deliberately leaving it to me. I was planning to ask Chu Feng about it the next day! But then Li Bing suddenly came over and told me that Chu Feng thought my family was poor and didn't want to talk to me. He couldn't persuade Chu Feng, so he took Chu Feng's place and worked on the blackboard newspaper with me so I wouldn't be too tired... So it turns out Li Bing was the one stirring things up, playing the good guy in front of me? No wonder Chu Feng acted so strangely..."

"Chu Feng treats Li Bing as a friend and has no reservations about him. He basically agrees to all of Li Bing's requests. Maybe Li Bing said he wanted to write the blackboard newspaper and asked Chu Feng to give him his spot, and Chu Feng agreed," another classmate analyzed.

"Yeah, didn't the people in Class 3 say that Chu Feng actually has a great personality and is very polite? He wouldn't deliberately leave things for you to do alone, and saying things like he doesn't have money... That's so low-class."

“Many people went to ask Chu Feng before, and Chu Feng gave an explanation. I guess it was the same situation for you that time.”

"This is terrifying..." A group of students huddled together, their scalps tingling, and said, "So I've been hating the wrong person all this time? I've been saying so many bad things about Chu Feng behind his back..."

"You know the saying 'suspecting someone of stealing an axe'? As long as Chu Feng leaves a bad impression on us, even if he hasn't done anything, we will interpret it negatively, and the misunderstanding will only deepen."

“Actually, Chu Feng didn’t do anything wrong at all in the first place!” A student who was Chu Feng’s elementary school classmate for six years said, “Wasn’t it Wang Bingsen and his gang who started the trouble with Chu Feng by saying that his mother was dead? Later, when Chu Feng caused trouble and hit people in class, it was all because Wang Bingsen and his gang started it first… As far as I remember, Chu Feng never did anything to us.”

"Yes, that time he suddenly went berserk and rushed out to hit someone in class was because someone put a dead rat that had been stabbed to death in his drawer, saying that the rat was just like his mother..."

As a child, I avoided violence because of fear, and never took the initiative to think about or understand it. Now that I'm older, when I look back, I realize that the boy really suffered a lot of injustice. His fists and his roars were all his means of self-defense when he was helpless.

The more they thought about it, the more conflicted they became, and one of them couldn't help but say, "I really shouldn't have stood by and watched..."

“At the time, he looked fierce and I thought he wasn’t a good person… In fact, he kept arguing and yelling, he was just short of crying and asking us why we treated him like this.”

"Sigh... I was too naive back then, I didn't understand any logic at all, and I wronged an innocent person."

Not only did the student involved feel remorse, but other students who had never had contact with Chu Feng also took out their phones and shared the conversations online after hearing what had happened, so that more people would know about the misunderstandings surrounding Chu Feng and help clear his name.

Meanwhile, old posts about Chu Feng were unearthed on the campus forum. Many people pieced together the truth of what happened back then, and discovered that many things were not as everyone thought.

They offered the best of their ability to apologize for the many malicious acts they had committed in the past, attempting to make amends for the harm Chu Feng had suffered over the years.

She even went to a group chat where students and parents gathered to speak on Chu Feng's behalf.

The pressure that had been placed on Chu Feng not long ago, and the numerous accusations that he couldn't explain away on his own, have all undergone a dramatic transformation.

Li Bing and his mother, who were initially sympathized with by many, are now in a dire situation. Many people are mocking and ridiculing them, using terms like "mistress" and "ungrateful wretch" to belittle them, saying they are scheming and have harmed Chu Feng despite living in his home, and publicly questioning in group chats whether Li Bing was behind certain events from back then.

As a result, Li Bing, who was sent to the hospital for treatment, and Li Bing's mother, who spent money to hire online trolls to distort the truth and try to reduce the topic's popularity due to the reversal of public opinion, were both publicly executed, completely abandoning their previous positive response of constantly playing the victim to gain sympathy.

The matter was finally settled, and Chu Feng was exonerated after many years, no longer being looked at differently at school.

When the head of the teaching department heard that Chu Feng had deliberately done poorly on a test because of Li Bing, he specially brought Chu Feng the test paper and made him retake it.

With a near-perfect score on the exam, he could definitely be placed in the top class.

"You have no idea how many good opportunities you've missed because of Li Bing..." The teachers sighed, taking over from the irresponsible parents, and patiently explained things to Chu Feng: "True friends won't do anything to hold you back or hinder your progress. Every placement test is crucial, not just for academic progress, but also for competitions, early admissions, summer camps... and many other things. If you fall behind, you'll fall behind at every step. Eighth grade is already considered late. Many students in the advanced classes have already self-studied all the junior high courses, and even some high school courses, and have gained extra points in competitions. Do you know Zhou Anhua? She's already been admitted to X University's gifted youth program... If you've stayed in a regular class, you'll never have a chance to know these things."

Chu Feng nodded seriously. These past few days with Si Qi and the others had made him understand many things he had never known before, and he realized just how much of a constraint Li Bing's existence had placed on him.

He wouldn't do something so foolish again, asking the teacher, "Is it too late for me now?"

The teachers nodded without hesitation: "There's still time, but you'll need to put in a lot of effort in the early stages."

The learning pace in the advanced class was much faster than in the regular class, so Chu Feng needed to catch up on the junior high school curriculum and adapt to the pace of the advanced class.

The students from the advanced class who had gathered to listen were delighted to hear this. Si Ping smiled and said, "Teacher, we will help Chu Feng adapt as quickly as possible."

"Okay." The teacher glanced at the transfer student, who had also just arrived, with amusement. He thought that if Si Ping could adapt to the class so quickly, then Chu Feng should be able to adjust quickly with his help.

Thus, Chu Feng was transferred from Class 3 to the Rocket Class. Many people learned for the first time that Chu Feng was actually a top student with excellent grades, and exclaimed, "With such good grades, how could he be a hoodlum who often gets into fights?"

"As expected, it was Li Bing who was behind it all, making us think he was neglecting his duties."

The more people observe Chu Feng, the more they discover his excellence.

On the contrary, Li Bing, who was sent to the hospital to treat his broken leg, suffered a sharp decline in reputation at school. Not only did no one visit him, but they also sent him messages every now and then to mock him for deserving it.

Even if he recovers from his injuries, he will have no place to stay at the school.

Like him were the group of people who used to talk badly about Chu Feng at school and banded together to cause trouble for him.

This group of people came to school just to coast through their time. They came from wealthy families and didn't care about studying at all, making them the complete opposite of Chu Feng, who had excellent grades.

After entering junior high school, these people were generally placed in the worst classes, the same classes that Si Ping had spent a year in after transferring schools in his previous life.

The group that targeted the "country bumpkin" Si Ping was utterly depraved, and many of the rumors about Chu Feng were not only due to Li Bing's "influence," but also to their contributions.

Since Chu Feng's experiences over the years were revealed, many students who felt they had a conscience and who had directly or indirectly harmed Chu Feng have come to this group of people, asking them to shut up and stop saying those things.

If they hear people talking badly about Chu Feng or planning to cause trouble for him when they pass by, they will stand up and stop them immediately, glaring angrily at the people spreading rumors.

So these guys who had previously bullied Chu Feng at school and continued to spread rumors online in the original timeline, forcing Chu Feng to drop out of school, have been living a very frustrating time at school and are not welcomed anywhere they go.

Because of Chu Feng, everyone ostracized them, believing that they were the culprits behind Chu Feng's tragedies over the years. The teachers took turns to strictly enforce discipline in the class and even went to their parents to complain to their faces.

They suffered greatly at school and at home, experiencing firsthand the treatment Chu Feng had received at school over the years. Even after graduation, they were destined to leave an indelible dark history in the second-generation elite circles.

On the other hand, the police, who had been frantically called upon by countless netizens, followed the clues to Chu Feng's father after seeing Li Bing's own words in the video that Chu Feng's father, incited by Li Bing's mother, deliberately killed Chu Feng's mother under the pretext of legitimate self-defense.

As a result, the matter was not kept secret despite Li Bing's mother's obstruction. Chu's father belatedly learned about the series of events that had occurred outside, about Chu Feng's experiences over the years, about the malicious intentions of the mother and son, and about how he had been inexplicably accused of premeditatedly murdering his wife. He was so angry that he almost fainted on his hospital bed.

In the video, Li Bing displayed a viciousness that Chu's father had never seen before, recounting the things Chu's father had done in the past. This enraged Chu's father, who then called over Li Bing's mother and slapped her several times in public. Just as he had cursed his wife in the past, he roared and said many nasty things. Afterward, he desperately tried to explain to the police that he had been framed.

But the situation had escalated to the point where it was known to everyone, and it wasn't enough for Chu's father to clear his name by simply saying "I didn't."

Even though they didn't make things too difficult for Chu's father because of his health, he was still exhausted by the repeated interrogations and investigations. His mental state visibly deteriorated, and he grew increasingly resentful of Li Bing and his mother, who had put him in this predicament.

Almost on the day the incident occurred, he ordered the housekeeper to kick the mother and son out of the house, and sent people to retrieve many of the gifts he had given them. Anything that couldn't be retrieved was smashed and damaged.

What good could a guy who can ignore his own wife and son possibly do to the mistress and her son who are causing him so much trouble? Not only did he manage to leave them penniless and harass them wherever they went, but he also had people spread rumors about them to their relatives back home, preventing them from even returning to their last refuge.

Li Bing could only drag his broken leg and wander the streets, where he was constantly being pointed at and scorned by passersby who recognized them.

As for the will, which had originally been tricked into giving the mother and son many good things, Chu's father immediately revised it back and gave everything to Chu Feng.

From then on, Chu Feng's pitiful situation changed. At school, he was a good student in the eyes of his teachers and classmates, and at home, no one gave him attitude or schemed against him anymore.

Perhaps it is true that people speak kindly when they are about to die. Having had his lifespan halved again after this ordeal, Chu's father no longer had the strength to do anything to Chu Feng. After many years without Li Bing and his mother by his side, he finally managed to say some comforting words to Chu Feng while clinging to life with an oxygen mask.

Chu Feng has received apologies from too many people during this period, so he won't hesitate to add Chu's father to the list.

He will not forgive his father for what he has done to him over the years, but he no longer cares too much about the influence his parents once had on him. He has learned to let go of the past and embrace a better life.

So in the last few months, he and Chu's father actually spent some normal time together. There wasn't much tenderness, only the father's guidance and teachings to his son before his death, telling him how to protect the company and himself after becoming an orphan.

Chu Feng was willing to listen to these things.

He watched as Chu's father dealt with the many things that Li Bing and his mother had done to him behind his back over the years.

For example, the online trolls and framing in this incident, and the previous incident where they were surrounded and robbed by thugs, and the fight that led to both sides ending up in the police station, were all investigated and found to be orchestrated by a mother and son.

Chu's father called a lawyer and had someone take the evidence to the police station. Because Li Bing was a minor and did not directly participate, he escaped legal punishment. However, Li Bing's mother was imprisoned along with the group of thugs because there was conclusive evidence that she had instigated several adult men to beat minors on two separate occasions.

This made Li Bing's already difficult life even worse. Having been kicked out of the Chu family and forced to live in a hotel, he lost his mother's care and was unable to solve the problems of food, clothing, and shelter after his fracture. He could only endure the humiliation of living at school.

It's easy to imagine how people on campus treated him; the constant glares and ridicule made his life even worse than Chu Feng's back then. After all, at least Chu Feng could eat in the cafeteria and go to places like the playground and teaching buildings by himself, while he had to ask for help time and time again, or hop around with one leg crossed, enduring the strange looks from those around him.

He had no other choice; he deserved all of this.

Not long after, school was out for the holidays. With nowhere to go during the winter break, he tried going to the Chu family villa, hoping to ask Chu's father for some money for the New Year. However, he was kicked out by the housekeeper before he could even enter the door.

Chu Feng didn't know how Li Bing managed to cope with his financial situation during that time; he only heard news of him again from his former classmates. Apparently, Li Bing couldn't afford the tuition and transferred to a new public school. At the new school, someone recognized him, which caused a huge uproar there as well, with many parents protesting and demanding that Li Bing be expelled from the school.

This kind of thing will obviously accompany Li Bingyi throughout his entire academic career. Even after he graduates and starts working, people will still use him as a typical example when talking about "montage-style lying," keeping his name in people's eyes for a long time and repeatedly reminding everyone what he has done.

...

After the online public opinion reversed, Chu Feng's private information was erased by an invisible hand, and no related content could be found anymore.

Since it was a good thing, no netizens bothered to investigate further. Only Si Ping, who was worried about whether Chu Feng would be disturbed again, found out and went to Si Qi.

“Don’t worry, I did it,” Si Qi said.

"It really was you," Si Ping breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Last time you found out about Chu Feng's family so quickly, I felt that you were so efficient that even private detectives couldn't do what you did... So it really is because of the internet."

With the rapid development of science and technology, many technologies that were once considered very advanced have become obsolete and unusable decades later.

Si Qi once mentioned at a dinner that he wanted to work in the field of AI in the future. At that time, Si Ping thought that his younger brother might be very good at programming. In his eyes, today's network firewalls are probably useless, full of vulnerabilities.

Sure enough, this happened right under his nose: all of Chu Feng's private information was deleted from the entire internet with a single click within a few hours, and the official platforms didn't even notice.

"My brother is really amazing," Si Ping said happily, ruffling Si Qi's head with pride. "If it weren't for you taking the video, Chu Feng would have had to go through a lot of trouble to clear his name."

Many people thought Chu Feng was just lucky, but only Si Ping knew that Si Qi must have put in a lot of effort behind the scenes, spending his days staking out the classroom during breaks.

Surprisingly, his parents weren't surprised at all. They remained remarkably calm upon hearing the news, as if such a thing happening to Si Qi was as commonplace as breathing. They were even more composed when they heard that Chu Feng, whom Si Qi had helped, would be in charge of their family company, and that the company's business was closely related to their own.

“Xiao Qi was born with good fortune,” Si’s parents said again, their tone calm after seeing so much. “This good fortune not only includes himself, but also extends to everyone around him who has encountered bad things.”

For example, a child who was abused by a nanny in childhood, a student from a poor family with nowhere else to turn, an older brother who was suddenly remembered in his hometown, and Chu Feng now.

Everyone who has been helped by Si Qi will eventually repay him in some way; this is almost an ironclad rule.

They could already foresee how Chu Feng would thank Si Qi in the future for allowing his company to cooperate with the Si family for a long time.

After hearing this, Si Ping felt it was a fantasy. He thought that this was not luck, but that Si Qi was good at observing the situation of the people around him. He could always discover the predicament that the other person was in before others and lend a helping hand in time.

As for the people who were helped, they were all from well-off families—Si Qi's daily interactions were with people whose family circumstances were similar to his, so it had nothing to do with luck.

But considering his younger brother's and his own rebirth, and the unconditional protection that people around Si Qi have shown him over the years, it seems that the concept of luck really exists, and Si Qi is indeed different from ordinary people.

After that day, Si Qi and Si Ping frequently invited Chu Feng to their home.

Si's parents were delighted with the outcome. They could see that even after experiencing so much, Chu Feng remained very polite and had not been distorted by his past experiences, demonstrating his steadfast character.

Chu Feng's protectiveness towards Si Qi was particularly evident. Even though he was not good with words, his silent gaze and actions upon seeing Si Qi showed his concern for her.

Since both sides are willing to befriend each other, their relationship naturally develops very quickly.

On the day of the Spring Festival, Chu Feng, who did not need to go out with his father to visit relatives and friends, specially went to Si Qi's place to deliver New Year's gifts. Then, he was invited by the whole family to stay and have lunch together.

Throughout the winter break, if Chu Feng went out, there was at least a high probability that he would go to Si Qi's house.

Then, when school started, Chu's father passed away at home just as spring was beginning.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Chu Feng was still inevitably hit hard.

He lost his last relative and became a complete orphan without parents.

Si Qi's parents knew about Chu Feng's situation and understood how much of a burden it would be for a middle school student to handle all this. At Si Qi's request, they volunteered to help out, running around preparing for the funeral and taking on most of the trivial matters, for which Chu Feng was very grateful.

As a result, the relationship between the two became closer. Chu Feng didn't like the feeling of being alone when he came home, so he often went to Si Qi and Si Ping's house for a visit at their invitation. He would stay for two or three days on weekends, and he was practically becoming the third child of the Si family.

Chu Feng spent almost his entire junior and senior high school years like this. Many classmates thought that Chu Feng and Si Qi were close because he and Si Ping were classmates and friends.

But the Si family knew that Chu Feng was actually closer to Si Qi than the other brother. They were five years apart in age, but they got along very well, and Chu Feng spent almost all his free time with Si Qi.

On the day the college entrance examination ended, Si's parents specially prepared a sumptuous dinner for Chu Feng.

Their eldest son had already secured a university a year ago due to his guaranteed admission, so only Chu Feng took the exam this time.

"Have you decided which school you want to attend?" Mr. Si asked with a smile.

Chu Feng: "It depends on what Xiao Qi thinks."

Mrs. Si wasn't surprised by Chu Feng's answer, but she was somewhat helpless: "I know you and Xiao Qi are close, but you should still do things your own way..."

“Xiao Qi’s decision is definitely the most appropriate,” Chu Feng said earnestly.

Si's parents were speechless.

The two children had long been accustomed to their way of getting along over the years. Si Qi was tactful and had high emotional and intellectual intelligence, so they weren't worried that Si Qi would mess things up when giving Chu Feng advice.

But seeing Chu Feng so completely unyielding in front of Si Qi, always agreeing with whatever he said, they couldn't help but assume that Chu Feng was just as easy to talk to outside.

After all, they were children who grew up under their own noses, so Si's parents couldn't help but say a few more words: "You're an adult now, a grown-up."

"You can drink and date now."

When he goes to university and faces adults with different thoughts and feelings, Chu Feng, who has a huge sum of money but no elders behind him, can no longer be so easy to talk to.

Besides, it's not really appropriate to ask Si Qi, who's only in junior high, for advice on some things, is it?

Chu Feng smiled and was about to answer when Si Qi, unusually speaking, interrupted her parents while they were talking: "You're only eighteen, there's no rush to date."

The somewhat abrupt tone of his voice startled Mr. and Mrs. Si slightly.

Si Ping was drinking water when he heard this and almost choked. He coughed a few times and looked at his younger brother with a bit of horror.

Si Qi "realized" that his tone was off, so he toned it down a bit and said to Si Ping, "Right, bro? You're only eighteen. Don't you think it's a bit early to have a girlfriend at eighteen?"

"Ah...this...is this?" Si Ping observed Si Qi's reaction and gave an answer that Si Qi might like to hear.

“It’s not early, and our family doesn’t forbid early relationships. Besides, at this age, you can legally get married in a few years,” Si’s parents, who often travel abroad for business, inevitably picked up some foreign ideas and said in a very open-minded way: “Not only Xiao Feng, but also Xiao Qi and Xiao Ping, as long as you meet someone you like, you can bring them back.”

With Si Qi's abilities, their family's future development is bound to be excellent. There's no need to consider marriage alliances or strong-strong alliances; as long as the two children are happy, that's all that matters.

Si's parents were in this situation themselves, and they understand best how happy it is to have a like-minded and understanding partner, so they hope that their own children can be like them.

Si Qi didn't speak, but turned to Chu Feng beside him and said, "Does Brother Feng think so too?"

Chu Feng always agreed with whatever Si Qi said, and since he thought Si Qi's parents were right, he nodded and said, "Mm."

Si Qi's expression changed instantly, his lips tightened, as if he was suppressing some anger.

Si's parents sensed something was wrong and were about to ask when Si Qi lowered his head and said, "Okay, I understand. I'm going to the restroom."

The scene was silent as everyone watched Si Qi leave. Si's parents were stunned for a few seconds, then caught a glimpse of Si Ping's doomed expression on the other side of the room and suddenly realized something.

They exchanged a glance, their faces filled with disbelief. They turned to look at Chu Feng, who was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened, and took a deep breath.

—Could it be that their son likes Chu Feng?

This guess came so suddenly that Si's parents were in a state of confusion and couldn't react for a long time.

A few minutes later, Si Qi returned as if nothing had happened. Si Qi's parents observed his expression but couldn't see any sadness in him. However, the hair on his forehead was clearly wet, indicating that he had washed his face in the bathroom.

Si's parents became increasingly nervous.

Although we just said that the two children should be allowed to date freely, isn't the trend of their relationship developing a bit too freely?

They saw Si Qi, as usual, sit next to Chu Feng. Seeing Chu Feng dismantling crabs, he clung to Chu Feng's arm, giggling and saying he wanted some too. Chu Feng, used to Si Qi's coquettishness, simply placed the deboned crab meat into Si Qi's bowl and asked if it was enough.

What was originally a very ordinary scene of brotherly love took on a completely different meaning when placed before Si's parents, who had already made connections in their minds.

It was only at this moment that they seemed to finally regain their sight and realize that Si Qi's gaze towards Chu Feng was not innocent, and was completely different from when he looked at his own brother.

Pian Siqi was still there saying, "Brother Feng, I don't mean to stop you from dating, but I think that people should establish their careers before starting a family. We have so many things to do every day, and if we also have to divert our energy to our partners, we won't be able to manage either one well. We'll be letting ourselves down and the other person down."

Si Qi's parents and Si Ping, who never imagined that Si Qi would speak like this one day: "…………"

In the past, if Si Qi knew someone had someone they liked, he would always be supportive and encouraging, offering his blessings immediately. What's with these words now? Is this really their son/brother?

And what they're saying is so ridiculous, who would believe it?

Chu, a top student and academic genius, believed it: "You're right."

Everyone: "…………"

Si Qi pressed on: "Of course! During my studies, I should focus on my studies. When I grow up, I will definitely find the best romantic partner for Feng-ge."

Chu Feng: "Okay."

Si's parents couldn't stand it anymore. It was one thing for their son, who was usually so kind, to lie through his teeth, but now he was taking advantage of Xiao Feng's easygoing nature and deliberately bullying her.

And what's with this "help me find the best one when I grow up" thing? Are you sure that person wasn't talking about you, Si Qi?

“Xiao Feng…” Si’s mother hesitated and said, “Xiao Qi is still a child himself, you don’t have to listen to him in everything.”

To save face for Si Qi, Si Qi's parents wouldn't directly expose his little scheme in front of Chu Feng.

But it's not right to just watch Si Qi fool Chu Feng and prevent Chu Feng from dating freely.

Moreover, they secretly hoped that Si Qi's feelings for Chu Feng were a misunderstanding, and they wanted to test Si Qi's thoughts by persuading Chu Feng to date.

Unfortunately, Si Qi's reaction was exactly as they expected. He tugged at Chu Feng's arm and said coquettishly, "Brother Feng, Brother Feng, just listen to me~ I won't hurt you."

The father and mother remained silent.

Oh right, you wouldn't hurt him, you just want to turn him gay.

Si's parents were helpless. They really hoped that Chu Feng, the other half of the family who was still far from being married, could stubbornly resist Si Qi's offensive and become a straight and honest person.

Unfortunately, Chu Feng was always a bit of a madman, and without thinking, he said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The two parents' faces visibly darkened, and Chu Feng quickly defended Si Qi: "It has nothing to do with Xiao Qi. I've never been interested in dating, and I don't have anyone I like."

Si's parents remained expressionless, thinking to themselves, "You'd better believe what you're saying."

They glanced at Si Qi and found that Si Qi, who should have been beaming with pride after his "scheme succeeded," was now looking dejected with his head down, clearly hurt by Chu Feng's words.

So, just a second ago, Si's parents were very unhappy, but the next second, seeing their son's sad appearance, they immediately felt sorry for him.

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Author's Note: --

Si, the Movie King: (With great emotion) "I've fallen in love for the first time! Hopefully my parents won't find out~~~" [shy][shy]

Xiuxiu: "..." Could you make it any more obvious?