Chapter 142 Brother
The coursework in the second year of graduate school is relatively easy, but the proposal report for the graduation thesis also needs to be put on the agenda.
It was a rare opportunity to have a complete free time, so I decided to go back to the school laboratory for a day to deal with the backlog of data and discuss the direction with my supervisor.
Fang Qing, who had just stepped into the lab and was poring over experimental data, looked up and saw me. She immediately let out an exaggerated "whoa!", dropped what she was holding, and started yelling, "Oh my! Whose CEO is this? Mr. Chen, who's so busy, finally remembered to come back to his alma mater to inspect our hard-working and simple research frontier?"
I felt a little embarrassed by her teasing.
Indeed, I spent very little time in school this semester, and I had to ask her for help with many chores, even some operations that required school permissions.
It is only right that I should thank her.
"Don't try to be so rude," I said, smiling as I handed her a cup of hot milk tea I had bought on the way. "Are you free tonight? Would you mind having dinner with me? You pick the place, I'll treat you. Thank you, Miss Fang, for your great help during this period."
Fang Qing's eyes lit up, and she said bluntly, "Of course I'm free! Since the capitalists are treating us, we have to eat like crazy! I've been wanting to try that new creative restaurant at the school gate for ages, but I've never been able to bring myself to go!"
"Okay, that one." I agreed readily.
So we chatted while doing the experiment.
As she was working, Fang Qing suddenly cried out, "Oops!" and slapped her forehead. "Oh no! I forgot my brother said he'd come get something from me today! I told him I'd be in the lab this afternoon... How about taking him out for lunch? My brother's a nice guy, but he talks a lot..."
I was stunned for a moment, then thought it was no big deal: "It's okay, come along, it'll be more lively with more people. Anyway, it's my treat, so it's just a matter of an extra pair of chopsticks."
"That's nice!" Fang Qing gave me a thumbs up.
At noon, when I arrived at the agreed school gate, I saw a tall man standing next to Fang Qing from a distance.
As I got closer, I secretly praised him: It really is a family gene. Fang Qing's brother is also a top-notch handsome guy. His smiling peach blossom eyes are particularly attractive, his nose is high, and the corners of his mouth are naturally upturned. He wears casual but tasteful clothes, and his whole body exudes a lazy and romantic temperament. He is definitely the kind of person who can make girls turn their heads every time he walks on the street.
Fang Qing introduced us: "Brother, this is the boss of our lab, Chen Rui, whom I often mentioned to you. Brother Rui, this is my biological brother, Fang Yi."
Fang Yi smiled and extended his hand. His voice was pleasant. "Chen Rui, right? I've heard a lot about you. Xiaoqing has been talking about you at home, saying you're the most amazing academic and entrepreneurial genius she's ever met. I finally got to meet you in person today, and you're truly a handsome man."
My ears burned at the compliment, and I quickly shook her hand. "No, no, Brother Yi, don't listen to her nonsense. I'm just lucky."
After a few pleasantries, we went to the creative restaurant.
Fang Yi was indeed good at chatting. He had a wide range of knowledge and was humorous, but he didn't overshadow the other person. The atmosphere during the meal was quite harmonious.
Just when we were chatting excitedly, my phone rang. It was a video invitation from Lin Yan.
Then I remembered that I was so busy talking to Fang Qing about eating that I forgot to tell her brother about this.
I quickly wiped my mouth and connected the video.
Lin Yan's handsome face appeared on the other side of the screen, and the background seemed to be still in the company.
"Baby, have you eaten?" He said with a smile in his voice.
"I'm eating right now, with Fang Qing. Didn't I tell you about it?" I tilted the camera slightly, wanting him to see Fang Qing opposite me.
This guy was sharp-eyed and immediately noticed three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table. "Huh? Someone else? Senior Brother Gu is here too?"
He asked casually. At this moment, Fang Yi turned sideways and said something to the waiter, and his voice came through clearly.
The smile on Lin Yan's face faded a little, and a subtle hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes: "Hmm? Who is this...? His voice sounds a little strange?"
I secretly cried out inwardly, "Oh no!" I quickly turned the camera to Fang Yi and explained, "Ah, it's Fang Qing's brother, Brother Fang Yi. He just happened to come to see Fang Qing, so we had dinner together."
Upon hearing this, Fang Yi flashed an impeccably friendly smile towards the camera and waved, "Hi, Mr. Lin, right? I often hear Xiaoqing mention you. Nice to meet you."
On the other end of the video, Lin Yan's facial expression control instantly kicked in, and he immediately switched to that commercial fake smile mode, but what he said made me dig my toes into the ground: "So you are Fang Qing's brother, nice to meet you. Ruirui is in school, thanks to Fang Qing for taking care of him. Our Ruirui is relatively simple and has little social experience. I was a little worried about him having dinner with others, so I called to check on him. I hope I didn't disturb you?"
He paused, then said to me in a sickening tone, "Baby, eat well, don't just chat. Eat more meat, you've lost weight recently. When I get home tonight, I'll bring you chestnut cake from your favorite dessert shop, okay? Be good, give me a kiss~"
I:"!!!"
My face instantly turned red! This guy must have done this on purpose! Why is he pretending to be so powerful?
"Our Ruirui," "no social experience," and "a kiss"?! This is incredibly embarrassing!
I frantically yelled into the phone, "Okay, okay, I got it, I'm hanging up!"
Then, without waiting for his response, she immediately cut off the video.
Across from her, Fang Qing was already slumped over the table with laughter, her shoulders shrugging. "Hahaha, my god! Chen Rui! Mr. Lin's brother-in-law is really too addicted! He has to force-feed us dog food before we even have a meal? Hahaha!"
Fang Yi also raised an eyebrow, with a playful smile on his face, and said slowly: "Today I really saw something new. I always heard Xiaoqing say that you two are a legendary couple, but I didn't believe it. Now it seems... the reputation is well-deserved."
I spent almost the second half of the meal surrounded by Fang Qing's constant teasing and Fang Yi's meaningful smile.
After finally finishing the meal and returning home, as soon as I opened the door, I saw Lin Yan sitting leisurely on the sofa, with the chestnut cake from that shop in front of him.
I walked over and glared at him angrily: "Lin Yan! What are you crazy about?! What nonsense are you talking about?! It's so embarrassing!"
Lin Yan pulled me over and hugged me, still stubbornly saying, "How should I know you were having dinner with a strange man? I didn't make it clear before."
"I didn't know Fang Qing's brother would come! She just told me at the last minute!"
"Then I can only blame Fang Qing," he said righteously, "Why does she have such a handsome brother?"
I was practically amused by his bandit logic: "What does this have to do with Fang Qing? Can you really blame her parents for giving birth to such a handsome brother?"
"Anyway, I'm just unhappy." He snorted and rested his chin on top of my head.
I really can't do anything about him. I feel angry and amused at the same time. I feel sorry for his classmate Fang Qing. His jealousy is totally unreasonable and can be traced back to before Fang Qing was even born!
In the end, of course, it was Boss Lin who said countless nice things, swore that he just missed me too much (that would be strange), and presented me with chestnut cake like a treasure, which finally made me feel less embarrassed.
Of course, at night in bed, someone would "get back" the accumulated "dissatisfaction" with interest, under the euphemism of "consolidating the position of the queen."
As I was tossed back and forth, I was confusedly thinking: Who is teaching whom a lesson?... Alas, it seems that this account will never be settled.
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