When Zhuang Liuyun found out that his brother was frightened by Chi Cheng, he immediately asked to leave.
In her previous life, she had also been severely humiliated by this man and knew how venomous his tongue could be. If she stayed any longer, he would scold her even more fiercely.
Chi Cheng immediately waved his hand, his face full of annoyance: "Go away, don't stay in my house, I will never marry you. I don't like old-fashioned women like you who have not received Western education. You are too decadent."
Zhuang Liuyun's eyes turned red, but she held back her tears. She bowed deeply to Chi Ming, took her brother with her, and turned to leave.
Chi Ming glared at Chi Cheng fiercely and was about to ask him to stay when a young officer walked in and said respectfully, "Marshal, Miss Zhuang's house has been found on Wukang Road. I have also helped to hire a few servants."
Chi Ming: "..." He had already forgotten about it.
Zhuang Liuyun was overjoyed and quickly bent down to thank Chi Ming, then pressed his brother's head and saluted repeatedly.
She had racked her brains to think of how to borrow money from Chi Ming just to rent an apartment. Brother Chi Ming was indeed a good man, and this trip was really the right one!
Chi Ming: “…”
"Chen Xuanting, take them away quickly! If the reporters see this, who knows what the newspapers will say. Those tabloid reporters can make up a story that doesn't exist." Chi Cheng pointed at the door and urged, "Send them away quickly, and be careful not to let anyone see. Ding Ning reads the newspaper every day, and I dare not let her know that I have any involvement with this woman."
Zhuang Liuyun pulled his brother and ran out, unable to stay even for a minute.
Chi Ming looked at the horsewhip hanging on the wall, and felt an urge to hit someone.
He bypassed Chi Cheng and chased after them. When he arrived at the door, Chen Xuanting had already helped the siblings into the back seat of the car and closed the door.
Chi Ming took a few quick steps, walked around to the other side of the car, bent down to look at the boy sitting by the window, and said softly: "Xiaobao, would you like to stay at Brother Chi's house? It's not safe outside."
Zhuang Li petted the cat silently without even looking at Chi Ming.
7480 asked curiously, "Master, why don't you stay here?"
"Staying here now is shameless, staying here tomorrow is like being an honored guest. I also have to consider my sister's feelings, you don't understand."
7480: "...Okay, I really don't understand."
Chi Ming couldn't wait for the boy's response, so he had to look at Zhuang Liuyun, but Zhuang Liuyun was wiping his eyes with a handkerchief and had no intention of staying overnight.
Chi Ming had no choice but to patiently say: "Liuyun, you guys stay here and just treat the Chi family as your own home."
"No, Brother Chi," Zhuang Liuyun said in a muffled voice, "Xiaobao is timid and can't stand even the slightest provocation. When we were in our hometown in the countryside, my father always spoke softly to Xiaobao. You know how special Xiaobao's situation is. He needs a quiet environment. Thank you, Brother Chi."
She didn't mention anything wrong about Chi Cheng, but she pointed out that Chi Cheng was impolite and rude, which choked Chi Ming and made him speechless.
Chen Xuanting, who was sitting in the driver's seat, pursed his lips and smiled secretly, thinking that although this young lady looked soft, she actually had a thorny side.
When Chi Ming thought of Chi Cheng shouting and yelling, his expression became even gloomier.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and then softened his expression when he looked at Zhuang Li. He asked kindly, "Xiaobao, if you want to leave, just leave. Why did you take my cat with you?"
Only then did Zhuang Liuyun realize that his younger brother had actually brought the chubby orange cat out with him. The cat was now wrapped in a cloak in his arms, with only its head showing.
"Hey, Xiaobao, how could you take the kitten from Brother Chi's house? Return the kitten back!" Zhuang Liuyun scolded, but his tone was soft. There was no blame in his voice, and he did not reach out to grab the orange cat.
Firstly, she was afraid of making her younger brother unhappy; secondly, she also wanted Brother Chi to take the initiative to give the orange cat to her younger brother.
That’s right, she dotes on her younger brother like this. It’s a habit she’s developed over two lifetimes and she can’t change it.
Chi Ming stretched out his hand and wanted to touch the orange cat's head, but Zhuang Li immediately lifted his cloak and wrapped the cat's head in his arms, staring straight ahead with an innocent look as if saying, "Nothing happened just now, and I don't have other people's things hidden in my arms."
Chi Ming smiled, took off Zhuang Li's mink cap, and rubbed his soft curly fur. He said helplessly, "I'll leave this cat in your care. Can I come visit you often in the future?"
Zhuang Li finally turned his head and stared at him with his dark eyes.
Just one glance and Chi Ming was satisfied. He could sense that the child understood what he said and what was happening in the outside world. He just didn't bother to pay attention. There was a mysterious and vast world in his heart waiting for others to explore.
"Go ahead, and drive carefully on the road. I will send a few guards to follow you." Chi Ming waved at Chen Xuanting, his face full of reluctance.
Chen Xuanting glanced at him quickly, secretly guessing his attitude towards the brother and sister, then drove away steadily.
Several armed guards got into two other cars and followed closely.
Chi Ming stood at the gate for a long time, until all three cars disappeared around the corner of the street, then the gentle look on his face faded away, and he returned to the side hall with a gloomy face.
The servants cleared away the leftovers and served Chi Cheng a hot meal. He was eating with relish, a newspaper beside him, which he would glance at from time to time.
The newspaper headline announced that the second son of the Chi family had invested 100,000 yuan to film a movie for his confidante, Ding Ning. Next to it was a photo of Ding Ning. She was wearing a form-fitting cheongsam, reclining gracefully on a sofa, her eyes hazy and her smile captivating. She was a rare beauty.
In recent times, major newspapers have been competing to report on this scandal, calling the relationship between the two a unique love story, and also dragging out Chi Ershao's fiancée and criticizing her harshly.
In this era, all old-style marriages need to be overturned, and all old-style wives need to be overthrown. Men who can keep their wives who have shared their hardships are rare.
Chi Cheng smiled smugly while reading the newspaper, completely unaware of his eldest brother's cold gaze.
Chi Ming was too lazy to talk to Chi Cheng. He called the housekeeper over and ordered: "Chi Cheng is not allowed to take a penny from my account in the future. He is responsible for his own expenses. Also, spread the word that I don't care about his affairs at all. The woman he likes is only his woman and has nothing to do with the Chi family. If anyone uses my Chi Ming's tiger skin to make a profit outside, if I find out, I will make him unable to stay in the whole of China."
The butler nodded while stealing a glance at the expression of the Second Young Master Chi.
Chi Cheng was stunned. He immediately threw his bowl and chopsticks on the table and shouted, "Brother, what do you mean?"
"It means that we have separated. From now on, you are you and I am me. You have no right to drive out my guests." Chi Ming put on his coat, walked out of the side hall, and went to the study in the west courtyard.
Two rows of armed guards stood at the door of the study. When they saw the second young master Chi following closely, they immediately stopped him with their guns, their faces full of indifference.
The second young master Chi knew that the study was his eldest brother's forbidden area and no one could enter it without permission, so he had to go back in frustration. He originally thought that his eldest brother was just angry and didn't really want to separate from him, but when he went to the accountant to ask for money that night, the accountant refused to write a check.
He earned 400 yuan a month, but it wasn't enough for him to squander, so how could he have any surplus? The money he promised to invest in Ding Ning's filming actually came entirely from Chi Ming.
Now that Chi Ming has cut off his financial support, he has become a pauper in the blink of an eye.
Ding Ning's new drama was aborted before it even started filming, and this relationship is about to face a major test.
What's even more terrifying is that in order to build momentum for Ding Ning, Young Master Chi has already announced that he will invest 100,000 yuan. If he fails to fulfill his promise in the end, tabloids across the country will make a big fuss about him as a joke.
Chi Cheng is a scholar, and scholars love face the most. When he walked out of the finance office, his face was frighteningly pale, as if he had suffered an unprecedented blow.
Meanwhile, Chi Ming was flipping through all of Zhuang's father's letters, rereading them one by one. Previously, he had no interest in the "son" Zhuang's father had mentioned, and would automatically skip over any description of him.
However, when Zhuang Li's pale face connected with these two words, he finally understood what he had missed.
He picked up a pen, circled every description of Zhuang Li, and read it carefully.
There is no doubt that Zhuang's father loves his son. He wrote in his letter:
People say my son is stupid, but I don't believe it. He's not stupid at all, just incredibly smart, which makes him unique.
He loves to lie on the soft cashmere carpet and flip through my books one by one, reading with gusto no matter what the language or genre.
If I took the book from his hand, he would glare at me with his slightly red eyes. He was defending his castle of knowledge.
Zhong Kai said he was just flipping through books randomly, but I knew he could understand them. I'd observed him quietly. One day he'd read to page 173, and the next day he'd find the same book and start reading from page 174. He did the same with Russian, English, Japanese, and French; he dabbled in mechanics, medicine, physics, and chemistry. From this, I concluded my son was a genius. So I spared no effort in teaching him, even if he never responded.
He doesn't like to talk, but I know there must be a lot of wonderful things hidden in his mind. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to dig out these wonderful things.
He likes to write prime numbers in a notebook, starting with 2 and filling the entire notebook. He never has to think, but he can immediately know what the next prime number is. He is a mathematical genius.
He loves reading. Even a small scrap of paper with words on it will take him a long time to read. I am not his closest friend, words and books are.
You will be amazed when you meet him.
Chi Ming read these words over and over again, and a smile of joy unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth. He was indeed surprised.
There was a knock on the study door, and Chen Xuanting walked in, reporting in an orderly manner, "Miss Zhuang and Young Master Zhuang are very satisfied with their new residence. It's a two-story Western-style building with a small courtyard. The area is inhabited by foreigners and scholars, so it's very safe. I've hired a cook, a maid, and a doorman for them, all trustworthy people. The water heater and hot water heater are already there, and someone will be installing the telephone and air conditioning tomorrow. Will they also have a car?"
"No need." Chi Ming waved his hand and said, "You should find a way to get them to move back. I don't feel comfortable leaving them out there. By the way, go to Baoding in a few days and bring back the Zhuang family's property."
Chen Xuanting's eyes darkened, and he nodded, "Okay, I'll have Miss Zhuang and Master Zhuang move back tomorrow, and go to Baoding the day after tomorrow."
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