Chapter 18 Percy
Zhou Jingzhan didn't sleep all night, so he went to buy breakfast at dawn, feeling very proud of himself. It was hard to find a good family man like him even with a lantern.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Jingzhan pulled back the quilt covering Chu Yunqi's head and said, "Hurry up and get up. It's already half past eight."
Chu Yunqi originally wanted to wait a while before waking up, but when he heard the time, all sleepiness disappeared instantly. He raised his hand and slapped Zhou Jingzhan on the back: "Little bastard, why didn't you wake me up earlier?"
Zhou Jingzhan felt aggrieved: "How can I be late? It's just 7:30." Then he showed the watch on his wrist to Chu Yunqi.
It doesn't matter what time it is. Chu Yunqi only saw the watch on Zhou Jingzhan's hand and said, "Your watch is very nice."
The watch he wears is not a well-known brand, but a very niche brand. It is not cheap, and the custom-made one costs nearly seven figures.
Zhou Jingzhan knew what he was planning and retracted his hand: "Don't even think about it, I won't give it to you." Then he said: "You've already taken so many of my things."
"Give me the things first, and I'll transfer the money to you."
The familiar routine began again.
This time Zhou Jingzhan didn't fall for it and promptly extinguished the flames of anger in Chu Yunqi's heart: "Come on, don't, how many times have you said this? When have you ever paid me back? How much do you owe me?"
Chu Yunqi felt guilty again when he said this: "You know my situation. My old man only gives me so little money every month. At that time, my parents were not in Beijing. How could I have the spare money to pay you back?"
This is true. Chu Jun fought on the battlefield in his early years and was a well-known elite soldier. He was even more strict with his descendants.
Chu Shaobo was sent to the army by Chu Jun as soon as he became an adult, and he still doesn't dare to act rashly in front of the old man.
It would have been fine if he was just sent to the army, but he was transferred to another province a few years ago, leaving the two brothers Chu Yunqi and Chu Mingxu to suffer at the hands of their grandfather.
However, Chu Mingxu never "enjoyed" this situation until he was eighteen years old. He went to the army with fanfare, leaving Chu Yunqi alone to suffer.
No matter how good the old man's health is, he is old after all, and he was injured on the battlefield when he was young, so he doesn't have much energy to focus on Chu Yunqi.
Therefore, during the time when the old man was sick and hospitalized, Chu Yunqi became a child who was left alone. He spent every day drinking, dancing and going to bars with the children of his father's comrades, living the legendary life of the privileged class, which was full of extravagance and waste. He played dirty so much that when he thinks about it now, he doubts where he got the courage to do such things.
After being caught in a group fight and reported by the old man's guards, Chu Yunqi was "invited" into the ancestral hall by the old man and knelt in front of the ancestors for a day and a night.
From then on, Chu Yunqi changed all the bad habits he had developed during that period.
After all, the old man had lived through bullets and gunfire, so he certainly didn't use the rationale of an educated person to educate his children.
It is no exaggeration to say that Chu Yunqi does not have the arrogance and arrogance of other children of high-ranking officials. His current polite, humble and low-key character was all developed by the old man's beating.
Not only was he like this as a person, the old man also gave Chu Yunqi very little pocket money every month, so he had no choice but to cheat Zhou Jingzhan.
Zhou Jingzhan knew all about Chu Yunqi's situation, so he didn't say anything and willingly let Chu Yunqi cheat him of his money.
But now it’s different. Chu Yunqi can support himself. Although his current salary in China is not enough to support his expenses, he still has money after spending so many years in Country M.
Moreover, Chu Yunqi's brain was surprisingly useful, and sometimes Zhou Jingzhan even suspected that he had some kind of cheat. Of course, Chu Yunqi wouldn't just leave such a useful brain lying around; he would definitely use it to the fullest extent possible to make money.
Zhou Jingzhan also knew this, so he knew very well that Chu Yunqi was not short of money now: "Okay, you didn't have money when you were a child, but you have it now, right?" His words were full of the meaning of asking for money.
Chu Yunqi understood: "I will support you from now on, just consider it as paying you back."
This was clearly what he was saying to his wife. Zhou Jingzhan was a little furious: "Do I need you to support me? Don't take advantage of me all the time."
Chu Yunqi responded to him with a series of coughs and blew his nose with a tissue.
Seeing that his condition hadn't improved and was even getting worse, Zhou Jingzhan said with a hint of worry, "Go check it out this afternoon."
"I understand." As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yunqi couldn't help coughing twice and sneezing.
Zhou Jingzhan's heart trembled as he listened to his coughs, and his complexion became worse as the coughs increased. Chu Yunqi noticed that he was a little angry, and tried his best not to cough or use tissues while eating.
Even after getting in the car, Chu Yunqi kept stuffing food into his mouth. Zhou Jingzhan noticed his movements and looked puzzled: "When did you like eating dried mangoes so much?"
"I suddenly remembered that I'm afraid it will expire." Chu Yunqi was certainly not afraid of it expiring. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold back his coughing and make Zhou Jingzhan angry. After all, he had already told him to see a doctor.
Zhou Jingzhan had never thought that Chu Yunqi would pay attention to his emotions, so he didn't think too deeply about it. He just thought that Chu Yunqi was crazy. "This thing is too sweet and not good for your health. Just take two pieces."
They are all doctors, so how could Chu Yunqi not know that eating too much of this thing can lead to high blood sugar? What's more, he himself doesn't like to eat it. This pile of dried fruits was bought by Zhang Fang, probably because one of his girlfriends likes to eat it.
"Hmm." Chu Yunqi responded lightly, then put the bag down. He really couldn't eat it anymore. It was sweet and greasy, making his throat even more uncomfortable.
The dried mangoes were covered with a layer of white frosting, and there was quite a lot of it on two fingers of Chu Yunqi's left hand. He didn't have any mysophobia, so he just put it in his mouth and licked it clean.
Zhou Jingzhan turned his head and coughed uncomfortably twice, then took a tissue and handed it over: "Wipe it with paper, your hands are full of bacteria."
Chu Yunqi wanted to tell Zhou Jingzhan to leave him alone, but at this time his cell phone rang. He looked at the contact person and it was Bai Xi, his doctoral supervisor.
It was almost a conditioned reflex. Whenever Chu Yunqi saw the word "Bai Xi", he felt that he was being forced to go into the laboratory to do research and write papers again.
It was definitely not a good thing for this person to come to him, so Chu Yunqi answered the call reluctantly and put the phone to his ear. After Bo Xi asked him about his recent situation, he revealed his real purpose - he wanted Chu Yunqi to return to Country M to continue his scientific research.
What was he thinking? He had finally escaped from Bo Xi's "clutches", how could he possibly go back, Chu Yunqi thought secretly.
Bai Xi's Chinese is excellent, and he's informal and doesn't need students to be too formal, so Chu Yunqi always addresses him by his first name. "I'm sorry, Bai Xi, my research isn't in this area, so I'm afraid I'm not qualified for this job. But thank you for the invitation, and we'll have the opportunity to work together again in the future."
Bo Xi knew Chu Yunqi's abilities very well. Even if he were asked to give up medicine and turn to study physics and chemistry, he would still excel. How could Bo Xi believe such a clumsy excuse?
So Bo Xi was extremely excited. He repeatedly denied Chu Yunqi's idea and expressed his belief that Chu Yunqi had enough ability to make remarkable achievements in this regard.
Chu Yun was overwhelmed by this perseverance, so he prevaricated again, "Okay, to be honest, I went to Country M in my early twenties and stayed there for a long time. I just returned to China not long ago, and I haven't set many tasks for myself recently. I hope to spend more time with my family and friends. Most importantly, there's someone in China who is very important to me. He's very talented, and I regretted not holding on to his hand seven years ago, so I don't want to let go of him again. I hope you can understand."
Chu Yunqi did not deliberately avoid the topic when he spoke, so Zhou Jingzhan heard everything he said clearly and could roughly guess the content of their conversation, especially his last two sentences, which made Zhou Jingzhan dare not breathe.
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