Xiao Xingyu seemed to find this quite amusing, his gaze following Geng Jun until he sat down. Before he could finish his joking words, Geng Jun said, "Didn't you already climb the Yuehua Archway freehand last year? Why are you doing it again this time?"
Xiao Xingyu said casually: "Oh, someone asked me to accompany him."
Geng Jun's expression froze for a moment, then he grew slightly angry. "Invite? Invite us to a place like that? Who is this guy? Does he know that the most dangerous part of Yuehua Archway has a difficulty coefficient of only 5.12d? One person who slipped out would have died!"
He glared at Xiao Xingyu: "You just go when they invite you. You're so brave!"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Xiao Xingyu disagreed.
He flicked the ash from his cigarette. "Those foreigners keep climbing our Mount Everest. Shouldn't we climb a few of their mountains to redeem ourselves? It would be nice to have a few more Chinese on the list of the world's conquerors of the Moonlight Arch! Of course, the most important thing is that they offered me 4 million. I only need one person, and that person has good skills. I think it's a simple job, only an hour and a half. If 4 million can't hire me in an hour and a half, then my value must be too high!"
Geng Jun was speechless.
I don’t know why Xiao Xingyu felt humiliated when he saw others climbing Mount Everest; I don’t know what misunderstanding Xiao Xingyu had about his own worth.
But the incident was already in the past, and Geng Jun didn't want to say more. He took a sip from his cup and advised his friend to cherish his life next time: "Free climbing is too dangerous. It's best to avoid it in the future. No matter how much you like to play, there's no need to keep doing something that puts your life in danger!"
"It depends on whose life is at stake," Xiao Xingyu said, feeling good about himself, and then he said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll stop. I won't go there again no matter how much money you offer."
Geng Jun was a little uncomfortable with Xiao Xingyu being so obedient: "You're so obedient, am I wrong?"
Xiao Xingyu put his legs down, a smile that could not be hidden in his eyes: "You heard right, I'm going to get married. From now on, my life will not be mine alone. Of course, I can't do such a dangerous thing."
Geng Jun just took a sip of water and almost couldn't hold the cup in his hand.
"Wait, you're getting married?"
Xiao Xingyu nodded, gave him a clear "hmm", and said slowly and proudly: "Learn from this, a reliable man is like me."
Geng Jun put down the cup and examined the person who said he wanted to get married from top to bottom as if he was looking at a CT film.
"What's with your reaction?" Xiao Xingyu was very dissatisfied with Geng Jun's expression. He picked up a pen and tapped it on his desk. "Don't you know you should say something auspicious at a time like this? Your brother Yu is almost 30 years old. Shouldn't he enjoy a life with a wife and children? Is he supposed to be like you?"
"Who are you marrying?" Geng Jun asked without hesitation, not caring about him calling himself his brother, and made a random guess: "Zhou Xia?"
Xiao Xingyu sneered and stubbed out his cigarette in a paper cup with one hand: "That little girl, how is it possible! What kind of retardation is your reasoning ability? What's the point of getting a PhD?"
Geng Jun pursed his lips, hesitating between turning hostile and continuing the conversation. In the end, he decided to be magnanimous: "I wonder what Miss Zhou would think if she heard you call her that. If it's not her, then who is it?"
Xiao Xingyu didn't like what he said: "What are you talking about? Is she the only admirer of your brother Yu? You are too ignorant. My brother's market has always been strong!"
Geng Jun shook his head: "Tell me, which girl was seduced by beauty?"
Xiao Xingyu shrugged and kept it a secret: "I can't tell you for now, you will know when the day comes."
Geng Jun looked at the troublemaker and said slowly, "Zhou Xia even got into Tsinghua University's Ceramics Department for you. After graduation, she refused to study abroad or take a high-paying job. Instead, she returned to your hometown to help run the Xiao family's business. What's not to like about such a talented, beautiful, and devoted girl? Your elders must also be eager for you two to be a couple, right?"
"She is my cousin." Xiao Xingyu emphasized lazily with the last word.
"The law allows for relationships beyond three generations of direct blood relatives." Geng Jun folded his arms and placed them on the table. "I heard she's been in love with you since middle school, ten years now. Is your heart made of iron?"
"This is the first day you know that my brother is as hard-hearted as iron?" Xiao Xingyu frowned with a heartless look.
Geng Junxiu frowned: "Whose brother are you?"
Before his expression changed, Xiao Xingyu quickly said, "She and I are destined not to be together."
"Oh?" Geng Jun's attention was indeed diverted.
Xiao Xingyu immediately revealed a very handsome yet slightly cunning smile: "Do you understand the Five Elements? Wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, and metal overcomes wood."
Geng Jun: "So?"
Xiao Xingyu's voice was as deep as from a horror movie: "She's my nemesis!"
Geng Jun didn't know what expression to make.
Xiao Xingyu rested his elbows on his knees, his right index finger tapping the palm of his left hand. He spoke like a fortune teller, "I was born in the year of Guiyou, and my destiny is Jianfeng Metal. She was born in the year of Yihai, and her destiny is Shantou Fire. The physiognomy book for men with Metal and women with Fire says: If you marry without a good marriage, you will still be poor even if you marry a wife. If you have no children, the family wealth will be dispersed. Metal and fire are harmful to your destiny. No way!"
Xiao Xingyu was so serious that Geng Jun's eyes almost popped out. Looking at Xiao Xingyu's expression, he couldn't tell whether he was serious or talking nonsense, and he couldn't tell whether he was too experienced or too naive.
"Where did these feudal dregs come from in your head?" Geng Jun asked suspiciously.
"This isn't feudal dregs," Xiao Xingyu said, leaning back comfortably. "This is the wisdom of ancient sages, an impeccable golden ticket to immunity from death that I've finally found." Finally, he solemnly declared, "I won't allow you to say that!"
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