Before the summer vacation, He Qianyu and Li Xiao agreed to go ice skating together after the vacation. However, she returned to her old house as soon as the vacation started, and Li Xiao was also busy with the Olympic Games in a few months. It was not until a quarter of the vacation had passed that the two finally found some free time for both of them.
When Li Xiao and He Qianyu were talking on the phone, Pan Liuyi was beside them. When she heard that they wanted to go ice skating, she was surprised to hear that she had also made an appointment with her friends to go to the newly opened ice skating rink the next day and invited them to go together. So after the dance class, He Qianyu went straight to the ice rink. Unexpectedly, she saw Jiang Chen before she entered the door. When she was surprised, she saw He Qianjian and his friends following behind.
He Qianyu didn't expect that He Qianjian actually knew Jiang Chen. Seeing them walking in the same direction, she followed them without thinking. Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked into the woods, the people on He Qianjian's side and the three people on Jiang Chen's side started fighting.
There was a fight in the woods. He Qianyu was surprised and confused, and quickly hid behind a tree trunk.
The boys fought without any restraint, and one of them was kicked to the big tree where He Qianyu was hiding. She was startled and thought that she should go out to persuade them to stop fighting, but she had never seen anyone really fight in front of her. Seeing that He Qianjian did not join the fight, and Jiang Chen was not at a disadvantage in the two-on-one fight, she could not help but watch for a while longer.
Jiang Chen and He Qianjian were not far away from each other, and He Qianyu was only paying attention to them. She could see their every move clearly. When she saw someone attacking Jiang Chen, she subconsciously wanted to warn him. However, before she could say anything, Jiang Chen seemed to have eyes on his back, and kicked the person who attacked him to the ground with a side kick.
He Qianyu couldn't help but scream in her heart and almost clapped for him. When her hands touched each other and were about to make a sound, she found that He Qianjian quietly picked up a stone from the ground. Before she had time to wonder, she saw He Qianjian carefully and stealthily walking behind Jiang Chen. She was startled and was about to remind Jiang Chen, but the expression on He Qianjian's face made her forget to speak.
At the moment when she was in a trance, Jiang Chen dodged He Qianjian's sneak attack, and seemed to have anticipated it, knocking him to the ground effortlessly. At that time, He Qianyu didn't know why, she just breathed a sigh of relief and called the police.
Before the police arrived, she watched He Qianjian try to launch a sneak attack again but was once again beaten by Jiang Chen without being able to fight back. She wanted to go out to stop him countless times, but was unable to take a step each time. She was torn between the conscience and the desire in her mind. On the one hand, she felt that it was wrong for her brother to attack Jiang Chen, but on the other hand, she felt that if she didn't stop her brother, he would be beaten to death. Just when she was finally ready to go out, Jiang Chen's words to He Qianjian reached her ears, burning her ears and cheeks red.
In her mind, her eldest brother was always excellent and mature. He was the pride of his parents and her role model. Except for his bad relationship with her second brother, he had almost no shortcomings. But such a person, at this moment, revealed another side of him that had never been shown at home. It was not just his actions, but also his unconscious emotions and expressions, which were so despicable that even when she was standing in the dark and watching, her cheeks turned red.
This feeling of shame reached its peak when she heard He Qianjian's completely false statements while walking home through the small hall. She began to doubt whether the elder brother she had met before was really who she thought he was. If not, how many other sides of the elder brother were hidden besides this one?
He Qianyu lay on the bed and thought for a long time, so long that she began to doubt whether He Qianjian herself was thinking too much and whether she was judging others too arbitrarily. Suddenly, her mind popped up what He Qianmin had said a long time ago.
After hearing the whole story and He Qianyu's struggles over the matter, He Qianmin sneered, "Can't believe it?"
He Qianyu nodded, her face was tangled as if she had encountered a century-old problem and her outlook was reshaped: "Second brother, am I overthinking it? I don't think eldest brother is that kind of person. Maybe there is some misunderstanding between him and brother Jiang Chen, so this happened."
"Like this." He Qianmin raised his eyebrows: "What? Using sneak attacks as a means to be proud of yourself? Even when your brother and I are in a bad fight, we will never do such a shameful thing."
"But..." He Qianyu said, "But isn't there a saying that goes 'All is fair in war'?"
He Qianmin knocked on He Qianyu's forehead: "He is not just using deception to gain advantage in war, he is just showing his true nature, a treacherous villain."
He Qianyu lowered her head and was silent for a while, then grabbed the corner of He Qianmin's clothes: "Has Big Brother... done this to you before? Is that why you hate him?"
He Qianmin was startled, and when he lowered his eyes he could only see the back of her small head and her slightly trembling eyelashes.
What He Qianjian did to him... In fact, He Qianmin himself couldn't explain it clearly. There was no evidence. If he really wanted to talk about it, he could only look for ghosts and supernatural powers. He didn't even need to start talking about it. He already felt it was ridiculous enough. Even every time he woke up from a nightmare in the middle of the night, he couldn't help but wonder, did He Qianjian really do those things? Could it be that it was just his own imagination, just paranoia, as everyone said?
If he had not seen the truth about He Qianjian's hypocrisy from the clues he left, perhaps he would have doubted himself like He Qianyu did now.
"Brother?" He Qianyu looked up and was stunned after seeing He Qianmin's expression: "Brother...Second brother, what's wrong with you?"
He Qianmin came back to his senses and saw He Qianyu, whose eyes were red from anxiety. He smiled and ruffled her hair, saying, "Why are you crying?"
He Qianyu sniffed. For some reason, when she saw He Qianmin smiling, she could no longer suppress the soreness in her eyes. She choked with sobs and buried herself in He Qianmin's arms. A voice came out from the bottom of her heart: "I'm sorry..."
He Qianmin froze for a moment, then relaxed after a few seconds. He gently hugged He Qianyu back, smiled faintly and whispered, "It's okay."
He Qianyu raised her eyes while sobbing and saw his gentle profile. Suddenly, it overlapped with another silhouette that she had kept in her heart after that fleeting glimpse.
…
When Jiang Chen received the call from He Qianmin, he was reading a book with Miaomiao. Early this morning, Mr. Miao sent Miaomiao to the Jiang family and asked Jiang Chen and Yang Si to help take care of her for a day as he had to go out to do some things.
It just so happened that Jiang Zhuo was discharged from the hospital today. Yang Si had been planning to invite Mr. Miao and Miao Miao to dinner at home after taking Jiang Zhuo back. When he heard Mr. Miao's request, he naturally agreed.
Therefore, Jiang Chen, who was originally going to go to Jiang Zhuo together, was left at home to take care of Miaomiao.
"Miao Miao, wait a moment." Jiang Chen pressed the answer button and said to Miao Miao, "Brother will continue to tell you the story after I finish the call."
Miaomiao nodded obediently and flipped through the fairy tale book by herself, while Jiang Chen walked to the window to make a phone call.
He Qianmin heard what Jiang Chen said and asked casually, "Brother, who is next to you?"
"A child that a neighbor entrusted to my family to take care of." Jiang Chen asked, "Is there anything you need from me?"
He Qianmin suddenly laughed: "Did you meet He Qianjian yesterday?"
Jiang Chen: “Yes.”
"And beat him up?"
"Um."
"Did he sneak attack you?"
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows. It was not surprising that He Qianmin knew that he and He Qianjian had a fight. After all, the injuries on He Qianjian's body yesterday could not be covered up at all, and there was no need for He Qianjian to hide it. However, it was obviously impossible for He Qianjian to say that he had launched a sneak attack.
"How do you know that?"
"My sister saw it." He Qianmin glanced at He Qianyu who insisted on listening to her phone call, then retracted her gaze and said, "It was He Qianyu who I mentioned to you. She said you had met her in a bookstore."
Jiang Chen's mind flashed to a delicate and weak little girl. He frowned and asked, "Was she there yesterday?"
"She and Li Xiao had an appointment to go ice skating. When she saw you, she followed you. She was the one who called the police yesterday." He Qianmin betrayed his sister without mercy. Seeing He Qianyu baring her teeth and claws and trying to pounce on him, he quickly put his hand on her forehead and said, "By the way, brother, how do you know Pan Liuyi and Li Xiao? I haven't heard you tell me."
From He Qianmin's tone, Jiang Chen knew that He Qianyu was probably not frightened. After he felt relieved, he briefly described how he, Pan Liuyi and Li Xiao met.
He Qianmin couldn't help but sighed: "So the book you gave me is the one Pan Liuyi has boasted about countless times. Next time she comes over, I will put it in front of her and let her take a look."
Jiang Chen chuckled: "You came to me for this?"
"No..." He Qianmin loosened his grip on He Qianyu and pushed her towards the door. He then closed the door, ignoring the knocks on the door, and said in a low, quick and short voice, "Thank you."
Jiang Chen paused, and almost instantly realized why He Qianmin was thanking him.
He Qianmin heard silence from the other side for a few seconds, then a laugh mixed with a soft sigh came, and he said: "You are my brother."
An indescribable feeling surged in his heart. He Qianmin nodded softly and smiled with red eyes.
When Jiang Chen hung up the phone, he saw Miao Miao looking at him with her eyes wide open. Her round face was full of curiosity: "Who is Brother Jiang Chen's younger brother? Is he as good as Brother Jiang Chen?"
Jiang Chen smiled, picked her up, and said with a faint smile: "Better than your brother."
Miaomiao's eyes widened, she thought for a moment and shook her head, and said in a serious tone like a little adult: "Brother Jiang Chen is the best, no one is better than Brother Jiang Chen, even Brother Jiang Chen's younger brother——" She stretched out two chubby little fingers: "At most, he can only be second best!"
"Brother Jiang Chen's younger brother?" Jiang Zhuo stood by the door and said with a smile, "Why didn't I know that Brother Jiang Chen had a younger brother?"
Jiang Chen turned around and said with a smile, "Dad, you're back."
"Uncle Jiang!" Miaomiao called him obediently, and then said, "Brother Jiang Chen has a younger brother. The one who just called my brother is Brother Jiang Chen's second best younger brother."
"Who is the best one?" Jiang Zhuo walked into the room and asked with a smile.
"Of course it's Brother Jiang Chen!" Miaomiao said without hesitation.
Jiang Zhuo was about to ask again when Yang Si's voice came from behind: "Jiang Zhuo, don't stand. Doctor Shi said that your excessive activity now will affect your recovery. Come and sit down and take the medicine first!"
Jiang Zhuo was helpless. He gestured to Jiang Chen that he would talk about it later, then turned and left the room.
Mr. Miao came back after dinner. He thanked the Jiang family and took Miao Miao back.
It was eight o'clock in the evening when Jiang Chen finally had some time to rest. He opened the Wing Network and clicked on the message from 196.
[196: God D, Boss Huang is really going to find my school this time. He has a particularly urgent business matter and doesn’t trust anyone else. He only wants you to help him, so I’m asking for him again.]
[196: Their company's business data was stolen. Now they want to find someone to help hack into that company and delete the stolen data. The asking price is three million.]
【D: No. 】
196 seemed to have been waiting online, and replied immediately after Jiang Chen sent the message.
【196: I also guessed that you, Master, would not accept it. You have already mentioned your rules for accepting orders before, and you should not be short of money now. Then I will go back.】
【D: Trouble. 】
【196: No trouble, no trouble! 】
Jiang Chen closed the dialog box and another message popped up, from the hacker group.
[B: Country J and Country K are fighting fiercely. Are you interested in playing a game to muddy the waters?]
[E: Needless to say, I already got involved.]
[O: I'm in Country J. It's a mess here. It's really interesting.]
…
Jiang Chen flipped through the chat history and found out that hackers from countries J and K had been disrupting each other's national security networks since early yesterday morning, and the situation has intensified today. In recent years, countries J and K have had some political and economic confrontations with country C internationally, and the diplomatic situation is neither salty nor bland. There have been frictions in history. In recent international trade conferences, they have jointly boycotted country C. Now that the trade conference is imminent, B chose to take action at this time and also wanted to teach them a lesson.
[Q: This is such an interesting thing, I have to get involved! ]
[H: My real nickname is Shit Stirrer. There is no shit in this world that I can’t make stinky~]
[B: Ugh…]
[E: Ugh…]
【S: Go.】
Jiang Chen pondered for two seconds, then followed S and typed three words.
【D: I’ll go too. 】
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com