Yushi, a thousand miles away.
A few days after Pei Xi left, Pei Ruoyun also left, leaving Pei Zhi alone at home.
Snowflakes were falling outside the window. Pei Zhi, dressed in pajamas with messy hair, was sitting on the floor playing a game, his fingers deftly pressing the game controller.
Beside him was Shi Chen, who had shaved his head.
Since entering university, Shi Chen shaved his head into a buzz cut to save time and never grew it long.
Coupled with his darker complexion, the once carefree young master now has a more rugged look.
But only his appearance has changed; his gaming skills haven't. Shi Chen spent an afternoon playing games with Pei Zhi, dragging him down when they were in a team, and getting utterly defeated when they were on opposing sides.
Pei Zhi was speechless.
After the last game ended, Pei Zhi threw the game controller onto the carpet, leaned lazily against the sofa, glanced at Shi Chen, and said irritably, "Why don't you just play so badly that I'm dead? You can play so badly that I'm dead."
Shi Chen held up the game controller with an innocent look on his face, "You're the one who called me to come and keep you company."
After saying that, he slightly raised his brow and asked, "Then shall I leave?"
Pei Zhi: "".
Shi Chen threw the game controller at him.
To be honest, if he hadn't known that Pei Xi had gone to Jingjiang to find Jiang Cheng, and if he knew Pei Zhi well enough to know that he must be feeling bad being home alone, he would have left long ago.
I used to tolerate his rudeness when playing games.
Now that he's a future police officer, why should he put up with this nonsense?
"Let's play another round later. I'm going out to get something to eat." Pei Zhi tossed the game controller aside, got up, and walked towards the door.
Shi Chen glanced at him casually, then leaned back on the sofa as if he had no bones, and took out his phone to play a puzzle game.
It must be said that this simple game mechanic is much more suitable for his skill level.
When Pei Zhi came in with the fruit platter that Li Ma had cut, he glanced at Shi Chen's screen, then paused, "Why are you playing this?"
The word "this" was emphasized.
Hearing his tone, Shi Chen clicked his tongue and said, "You look down on casual games? Don't the working class deserve to play games?"
Pei Zhi was speechless. "What I meant was, this game is the one that Jiang Cheng's studio made."
Shi Chen paused, "?"
Then a smile appeared on his face, "Then can you talk to him for me and ask if he can adjust the data in the backend and make me the number one on my WeChat Moments?"
Pei Zhi: "..."
Pei Zhi glanced at him and casually asked, "This game even has rankings?"
Shi Chen nodded, "Yes, this game not only has rankings, but also friend rankings and regional rankings, which really stimulates people's competitive spirit."
He clicked his tongue and said, "You know what, Jiang Cheng is really smart. I see several people in my WeChat Moments playing it. At this rate, this game will definitely be making six figures a month."
He patted Pei Zhi on the shoulder, sighing with regret, "Maybe he'll become President Jiang someday, Young Master Pei, you'd better hurry up and build a good relationship with your future brother-in-law."
Pei Zhi: "..."
He snorted and shook the hand off his shoulder. "Screw you, do you think I'm that kind of materialistic person?"
Shi Chen wasn't annoyed; instead, he smiled meaningfully.
Pei Zhi probably didn't even realize that he had just tacitly accepted the title "brother-in-law" without even thinking of objecting.
Shi Chen used a skewer to pick up a piece of cantaloupe and put it in his mouth. As he chewed, he said, "Didn't you think that Jiang Cheng being with Pei Xi is actually a good thing for you?"
Pei Zhi looked at him with a puzzled expression. "What advantage did I gain?"
A smile flickered in Shi Chen's peach blossom eyes as he said with a teasing tone, "Now that he's with Pei Xi, won't he have to call you 'brother' from now on?"
Pei Zhi paused, then asked, "?"
Then he raised his hand and touched his chin.
Pei Zhi frowned, as if the scene was already flashing through his mind.
Jiang Cheng reluctantly called him "brother," and he nodded slightly in response.
Well, this actually seems... kind of fun.
Men are always very sensitive about things like seniority.
Seeing the smile spread across Pei Zhi's face, Shi Chen lowered his head, turned his face to the side, and tried hard to suppress the smile on his lips.
Then he heard Pei Zhi cough twice and suddenly say, "Let's not talk about our family matters, let's talk about you."
Shi Chen was taken aback. "What do I have to say?"
Pei Zhi remained silent, only raising an eyebrow as he looked at him.
"You've been in college for so long and I've never heard of you having a girlfriend. That's not like our young master Shi at all," Pei Zhi teased.
Shi Chen forked a piece of fruit and chewed it, then leaned back. "You know how bad the male-to-female ratio is at our school. Even stray dogs have to be male."
Pei Zhi chuckled.
"Shi Chen, do you really think I'm stupid?"
"Hmm?" Shi Chen turned his head to look at him. "What brilliant idea does Young Master Pei have?"
“I know who you like,” Pei Zhi said.
Shi Chen: "?"
Meeting his probing gaze, Pei Zhi remained silent, leaning back on the sofa with an inscrutable expression.
After what happened with Pei Xi, he felt that he had grown up completely. When he looked back on many of the details from the past, he understood what had happened.
It's all a scam.
Shi Chen suddenly laughed. He felt that he had once again underestimated Pei Zhi's intelligence.
"Am I making it that obvious?" he asked.
Even you could tell?
Pei Zhi shook his head. "It's not obvious. It's mainly because I'm smart."
He looked at Shi Chen, somewhat curious, and asked, "Can you tell me why?"
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