Chapter 126
Lu Baiyuan emerged from behind Xu Gui and sat down in the chair opposite Jiang Qu. Then, she said to Jiang Qu in a serious tone:
"Brother [Just Eat Dirt], you heard me right, your destined lover [Fairy of the Misty Moon] is me... As for this person, this is Sister Xu Gui. Because I'm too young, it's too dangerous for me to come out alone, so Sister Xu Gui came with me!"
She's a smart kid; she knows that when meeting up with someone she met online, she should be accompanied by an adult, otherwise it's not safe.
Lu Baiyuan was proud.
"..."
Jiang Qu took a breath, looked up at Xu Gui, and said, "[Miaoyue], this joke is really not funny at all."
Xu Gui looked at him with pity and said, "You'd better stop struggling and just accept the fact that your love interest is a kindergarten student... It's not really that shameful. After all, a human life is very short and will pass by quickly."
Jiang Qu: "..."
Jiang Qu's soul had already left his body; he was unwilling and dared not admit the fact that the girl he liked, Qing Yuanyuan, was a kindergarten student.
"...Aloof and quiet?"
"I can only use my phone for one hour a day, but I read every message you send, Brother [Just Eat Dirt]."
"Then you max out the appearance every time. Where do you get so much money, you're just a kindergarten student?"
"My family is rich! I get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month, but my brother doesn't allow me to spend it recklessly!" But spending it on games isn't considered reckless spending; it's just a necessary expense that brings emotional value to oneself.
"..."
After confirming repeatedly, even if Jiang Qu was unwilling to admit it, he had to accept the fact that his seemingly "aloof" love interest was actually a kindergarten student.
Oh, so-called aloofness is just because she can only use her phone for one hour a day, which is why she can't see his messages all the time and can't reply to every single one.
Jiang Qu remained silent, mainly because he no longer knew what to say.
At this moment, the screen of his phone on the table kept lighting up, and he could see messages popping up in the dormitory. Jiang Qu glanced at it and vaguely saw his roommates asking:
[Third brother, how did it go? Did you see her? What does Fairy Miaoyue look like?]
Haha, the third brother still hasn't replied to my message. I bet [Fairy Miaoyue] is really beautiful, he's so happy he's practically rolling on the floor.
[Damn it, even the third one is finding a partner, and I'm still single! Life is so unfair!]
[Third brother, you must tell us how your meetup went when you get back...]
Jiang Qu watched the messages pop up one after another: Haha, good news, Qingyuanyuan is indeed a "rich, beautiful, and fair-skinned" girl; bad news, Qingyuanyuan is a kindergarten student. Is this reasonable? Is this reasonable?!
Jiang Qu's silent screams indicated that he was on the verge of collapse.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner that you were a kindergarten student..." he asked in despair.
Lu Baiyuan blinked and said aggrievedly, "But my brother didn't ask me either."
Jiang Qu: "..." Haha, he had always thought that Fairy Miaoyue was aloof yet sweet because she always called him "brother, brother," but now he realized that she called him that just because he was old enough to be her brother.
Oh, no, if I were two years older, I could be her father.
“Ah, Dad…” Jiang Qu buried his head in his arms.
"Brother, are you crying?" Lu Baiyuan asked softly.
Jiang Qu said in a muffled voice, "I didn't cry."
"...Sister, brother was clearly crying, wasn't he?"
"Uh, no, he probably just felt a bit socially awkward."
"Social death?"
“Yes, it’s social death…” Xu Gui sighed, uttering a sentence that even he himself found particularly cultured: “There’s a saying that goes, some people are still alive, but they are already dead.”
This is the current situation for Jiang Qu.
Lu Baiyuan: "...I don't understand."
Jiang Qu: "..."
*
After a while, Jiang Qu finally calmed down a bit. He lifted his head from his arms and tried to focus his attention on Lu Baiyuan—he was too embarrassed to look at Xu Gui and the others because it was really shameful.
"You, you asked me to meet you just to tell me that you're a kindergarten student?" he asked Lu Baiyuan.
Lu Baiyuan: "No, I called you out because I have something I want to tell you."
Jiang Qu: "You have something to say to me?"
"Hmm!" Lu Baiyuan nodded, looking at Jiang Qu and saying seriously, "I want to say, [Just Eat Dirt] brother, we're really not a good match, so let's just end our relationship!"
When Lu Baiyuan spoke, his voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it was loud enough for the people around him to hear.
In that instant, Jiang Qu sensed that the way the people around him were looking at him had changed.
Jiang Qu: ...Don't look at me like that, like I'm an animal! I'm wronged too!
“You’re right, we’re really not a good match, no matter how you look at it…” Jiang Qu tried to be strong.
Lu Baiyuan sighed, "Actually, I still quite like you, Brother [Loves to Eat Dirt]. You have a good personality and good grades, only slightly worse than my brother! But you like McDonald's, while I like KFC. I don't like people who like McDonald's."
It was a ridiculous reason, but Lu Baiyuan's serious expression made it all seem incredibly convincing.
Jiang Qu fell silent.
He discovered that what was more frustrating than his kindergarten student's romantic relationship was that he himself had been killed off by his kindergarten student's romantic relationship because he liked McDonald's.
Jiang Qu, with a look of utter disbelief, thought to himself: ...This world is truly insane.
But he never imagined that there were even crazier things in this world. For example, being mistaken for a pedophile, being handcuffed by the police, and spending two hours explaining himself at the police station before convincing the officers that he was not a pedophile.
Jiang Qu: He will never forget this day.
*
As they left the KFC, Lu Baiyuan was still remarking to Xu Gui, "I really like this older brother..."
Xu Gui glanced at her: "What do you like about him?"
Lu Baiyuan thought hard for a few seconds and came up with a reason: "Be obedient?"
Xu Gui: "..."
This girl looks innocent and cute, but isn't she a devil at heart?
“Sister,” Lu Baiyuan hugged her leg again, asking sweetly, “Where are we going next?”
Xu Gui gave an address, and then Lu Baiyuan's eyes widened in surprise.
Lu Baiyuan said, "What a coincidence, sister, I live there too."
Xu Gui looked at her in surprise.
Lu Baiyuan climbed into the car and continued in a sweet voice, "I watched your live stream with my brother before. You're so amazing, sister... By the way, sister, the Peony Garden community you visited last time, our family also has a house there. So if you want to go to Peony Garden in the future, just ask my brother. He will definitely welcome you to visit us!"
“As for Sister Fu Xia,” she smiled at Xu Gui, “it’s not good for you to keep bothering her with things! I’ve heard that it’s good to keep some distance between friends.”
Lu Baiyuan spoke eloquently and in a very reasonable tone, but Xu Gui couldn't help but feel a strange emotion after listening to him.
“Your brother is also my friend,” she glanced at Lu Baiyuan and said, “According to you, it’s not good to bother your brother. I should also keep some distance from him.”
“My brother is different!” Lu Baiyuan blurted out. “Sister, if you ask my brother to do anything for you, he’ll be very happy!”
Xu Gui seemed to be thinking: "So, it's not good to ask others for help, but it's okay to ask your older brother?"
Lu Baiyuan nodded vigorously: "That's right!"
Yuan Lu and Yang Haolin, who were standing nearby, said: "Little sister, haven't you realized that you've already revealed your true intentions?"
Xu Gui smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, Lu Baiyuan climbed into her arms, leaned on her shoulder, and whispered, "Sister, my brother really likes you. He watches your live streams every day. The last time I saw my brother like you this much was when you were cooking."
She muttered to herself, "My brother is incredibly devoted and loyal. If he likes something, he can like it for a lifetime. He's a good man..."
Xu Gui didn't speak, listening to the child praising her older brother in a low voice, until her voice grew softer and softer until only her calm and quiet breathing remained.
Xu Gui looked down and saw that the person had already fallen asleep in her arms, their chubby face resting on Xu Gui's shoulder, their cheeks flattened.
Xu Gui glanced at his phone, which displayed a message from another member of the Lu family: "…Yuan Yuan woke up too early today, she might fall asleep later. Just have Uncle Wang take her back then!"
Xu Gui picked up her phone and replied, "No need to trouble yourself. I happen to be going to your neighborhood, so I can take her home."
At this moment, Lu Baiyi was already sitting in his office, working on his tasks.
He suddenly stood up from his chair.
"...General Manager?" The secretary, who was reporting his day's schedule to him, looked at him with a bewildered expression.
Lu Boyi stared at his phone, and after confirming that the message was indeed true, his expression changed. He suddenly looked up at his secretary and said, "Postpone all of today's work that doesn't absolutely have to be done today!"
"For the rest of the work that doesn't require my decision, just ask the deputy general manager..."
He quickly finished arranging the work, picked up the clothes he had put down, and left in a hurry, leaving his secretary looking completely bewildered.
After the secretary left, the people in the secretariat were heard whispering among themselves:
"Hey, why did the general manager leave early today?"
"This is so rare. I've almost never seen the general manager leave early even once a year. He's the most dedicated boss I've ever met. Why did he suddenly leave early today? Is he sick?"
Although Lu Baiyuan is the general manager of Lu's Group, his father is the president at the top. His father has long since stopped participating in the company's decision-making. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Lu Baiyuan is the president of Lu's Group, even though he is officially the general manager.
Since taking over the Lu family business, he has always been very conscientious and responsible in his work, and he has almost never left early. However, today, he made an exception. This has inevitably led to some discussion and speculation among the Lu family's employees.
In the end, they came to the conclusion: the general manager must be sick!
As for Lu Baiyi's secretary, he thought of the tens of thousands of magazines that Lu Baiyi had asked him to buy (although he only managed to buy five hundred in the end), and thought to himself: That's not necessarily true.
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