"Qi Yao?" Zhao Zhen repeated the name in his mind over and over, until he gnashed his teeth, almost wanting to eat him alive. "What do you mean?"
"I didn't mean anything. I just meant that as long as Qi Yao was by Ji Xinghe's side, he'd never see anyone else. And there was no way we could do anything to Ji Xinghe without Qi Yao." Lin Jingze felt that Qi Yao posed a greater threat than Zhao Zhen and Zhou Minghui combined. After all these years together, he knew at least an 80% of Zhao Zhen and Zhou Minghui's cards, if not all of them. But he had no idea of Qi Yao's background.
"Did you run into trouble with Qi Yao?" Zhao Zhen's tone was a little sarcastic. If it weren't for this, Zhao Zhen didn't believe that Lin Jingze would find him.
Lin Jingze's voice came from the other end of the line, somewhat annoyed. "You already know, and you're still asking? My uncle warned me not to get too involved with the Qi family; they're too deep. I thought Qi Han, the man who was supposed to be the head of the Qi family, was capable, but he turned out to be nothing more than a loser! All the men he sent out to deal with Qi Yao were defeated by Qi Yao. And from what I've heard recently, Qi Han is barely able to take care of himself."
Zhao Zhen didn't know much about these things. Their power was mainly concentrated in Country C, and the Magic City was the largest among them. After all, the Magic City was the base camp of these old families.
Finally, Zhao Zhen agreed and said that he and Lin Jingze could work together to get rid of Qi Yao first, or at the very least, get him away from Ji Xinghe.
"Go talk to Zhou Minghui. I don't know what's wrong with him lately. He keeps asking his uncle to target my uncle." After saying that, Lin Jingze hung up the phone with a snap.
Zhao Zhen scoffed, not finding it strange. Families like theirs generally didn't have a single family in business or politics; Lin Jingze's uncle and Zhou Minghui's uncle happened to be in the same system.
This kind of relationship is sometimes very subtle. They can be friends fighting side by side, or enemies competing against each other.
In fact, isn't this also the case for those in their circle? Don't look at how close his relationship with Zhou Minghui and Lin Jingze may seem to outsiders, but in reality, they are just people from the same class who are just hanging out with a few friends to kill time.
If there is any serious conflict of interest, this superficial relationship will end in peace. This is the norm in the circle and there is no need to regret it.
***
"Qi Nianqi has arrived." Qi Yao took a look at the message Qi Nianqi sent him, and then said to Ji Xinghe.
Ji Xinghe nodded. "So he chose you after all? He's pretty quick."
Last time, because he concealed a fight and the situation was so serious that the host pinched the tip of Qi Yao's ears red, so this time he learned his lesson and told Ji Xinghe the first time anything happened.
What he did made Ji Xinghe, who was angry at the beginning, feel a little embarrassed. His original intention was that he didn't want Qi Yao to take risks without telling him, not that he really wanted to leave Qi Yao no privacy at all.
"Xingxing, do you want to go with me to meet him?" Qi Yao invited.
But after thinking about it, Ji Xinghe shook his head and refused, "I'd rather not go. Be careful and don't suffer any loss."
Not many people knew about his relationship with Qi Yao yet. He didn't want to leave any loopholes for Qi Yao at this time.
"Okay then." Ji Xinghe was thinking about him, but Qi Yao sighed a little disappointedly, "Then wait for me to come back, and we'll go house hunting together this afternoon. We'll buy the one you liked last time."
Ji Xinghe and Qi Yao had been oblivious to the world outside these past two days, concentrating on looking at houses. Finally, the day before yesterday, they found a small villa that met Ji Xinghe's requirements in terms of layout and location.
Unfortunately, the Magic City is not worthy of being called the Magic City. Ji Xinghe, who is addicted to donating, can't even pay the installments before the share is received.
"Huh? But there's not enough money." Ji Xinghe raised his head in confusion.
"I have transferred all the money I earned into your card. Take a look at it later. It should be enough." Qi Yao rolled up his sleeves, looking calm and composed.
Ji Xinghe repeated, "How much money do you make?"
"I've been targeting the Ji family's businesses lately, cashing out all the money from the stock market." Qi Yao had recently discovered a method of making money that suited him perfectly in the human world: stock trading. Various A shares, B shares, short positions, leverage—in fact, all this can be summed up in one simple sentence: a game of numbers and data.
Now, Qi Yao's old business has been hit. If this isn't profitable, how can it be profitable?
After hearing Qi Yao's explanation, Ji Xinghe relaxed. As long as he didn't do anything illegal, it was fine. Ji Xinghe didn't have high expectations for Qi Yao, as long as he didn't accidentally steal the money from other people's bank cards.
Ji Xinghe was happy, "Then let's go buy a house in the afternoon? You go quickly and come back soon, I'll wait for you at home." His reaction was exactly the same as Qi Yao's before. The two of them had no concept of yours and mine at all.
Whatever is yours or mine is ours.
After hearing what Ji Xinghe said, Qi Yao came back quickly. Ji Xinghe had been waiting in the apartment for less than three hours. He came back in a little more than two hours at most.
"So fast?" Ji Xinghe was surprised.
Qi Yao nodded. He and Qi Nianqi had nothing much to discuss. As Ji Xinghe had said before, Qi Nianqi's presence showed he had already made his choice. All he needed to do now was give Qi Nianqi enough capital to fight Qi Han, then send him back to Country M to continue his internal struggle with Qi Han.
Qi Han's hands were not clean, and he was stained with dirt. He was involved in drug trafficking, arms sales, and the training of mercenaries, all done secretly, without first informing the rest of the Qi family. Everyone knew what was going on, but without proof, no one dared to be the first to come forward.
Qi Han, who ruthlessly eliminated his brothers to get to the top, was at the peak of his power in the Qi family.
What Qi Yao has to do is to push Qi Nianqi to be the first one to step forward.
As for him? He still had to accompany Xingxing to buy a house and decorate their new home. How could he have time to go to Country M to compete for power with Qi Han? He was busy.
"Shall we go then? Wait for me to change my clothes." Ji Xinghe jumped up from the sofa with a somersault, and the two drooping fur ears behind his fluffy pajamas and hat swayed back and forth, making Qi Yao's hands itchy, and he almost couldn't help but pull them.
Ji Xinghe relied on her natural beauty and the fact that she was wearing a mask, so it was no problem for her to go out. A few minutes later, she and Qi Yao got into the elevator side by side.
I took a taxi to the sales office, and a sharp-eyed salesperson in the sales office recognized that these were the two people who came to see the house last time, and hurriedly greeted them with a warm smile.
Based on her years of experience in the industry, people like these who do not disappear immediately after viewing a house once and come back to look at it again generally have a high probability of closing the deal.
Sure enough, the younger boy, who was wearing a black mask, asked directly, "Is the villa I saw last time still there?"
In case she didn't remember, the boy reminded her: "It's the two-story villa by the artificial lake."
When Ji Xinghe came to see it for the first time, he was also amazed at the developer's generosity. In the land-scarce Shanghai, and in the even more land-scarce upscale residential area of Shanghai, they actually managed to dig out an artificial lake as big as several basketball courts.
The blue lake water looks like a clear sapphire when viewed from above, dotted with various vibrant plants and greenery on the lakeside. Ji Xinghe fell in love with it at first sight.
Facing the young man's expectant gaze, the salesperson smiled and nodded. "Sir, you're really lucky. Someone originally came to see the house this morning, but the deal didn't go through due to the price."
In fact, what Ji Xinghe didn’t know was that the people who came to see the house that morning as mentioned by the salesperson were Zhao Wan and Ji Xin, and Ji Shian was also with them.
Because he was reluctant to give Ji Xin shares, in order to appease Zhao Wan and the Zhao family behind her, Ji Shian had to give in and prepare to give Ji Xin a villa.
Zhao Wan, holding her breath, immediately pulled Ji Xin here and looked at all the villas that had not been sold. Finally, she chose the lakeside villa with the best environment.
Fixed price: 87.65 million, 87.5 million after discount.
Ji Shian's face turned ugly at the time, but he didn't say no. But in the end, for some reason, Ji Shian and Zhao Wan started arguing. In the end, Ji Shian was too proud of his status to lose it in front of the salesperson, so he strode away.
Those who paid had left, and there was no point in Zhao Wan and Ji Xin staying here any longer, so they left with a bad look on their faces.
The salesperson standing nearby, watching the entire process, kept a professional smile, but internally he was complaining: "If you can't afford it, just say you can't afford it. There are so many people in Shanghai who can't afford it. But it's funny to pretend someone can't afford it."
Ji Shian, who loved face the most in his life, certainly never thought that he would be despised by a small salesperson. He was really in trouble.
However, these have nothing to do with Ji Xinghe for the time being. After knowing that the house he liked was still available, he signed the contract directly by swiping his credit card to avoid any further complications.
Ji Xinghe was a little excited as he spent so much money for the first time in his two lifetimes. He tugged at the man's sleeve and whispered, "Now our names can be on the same property deed."
To round it off, he and Qi Yao are also people with a certificate.
Qi Yao didn't quite get his point, but he smiled politely back. The rest of the day was spent waiting and going through various paperwork. By the time the two of them emerged from the sales office, it was already dark.
Ji Xinghe shook the key in his hand, squinted his eyes and smiled at Qi Yao, and said in a clear voice: "We're moving tomorrow!"
The small villa had been renovated for more than half a year, so they didn't have to wait for ventilation before moving in.
Qi Yao raised one hand and rubbed Ji Xinghe's soft black hair, which felt very nice to the touch, and said in a doting tone, "You look so happy."
Ji Xinghe shook his head like a rattle, trying to shake off the big hand on his head. When he found that he couldn't shake it off, he muttered, "Can you please stop talking to me like a child?"
Qi Yao teased him, "My ID says I'm 29, and you're 18. I'm 11 years older than you, so if you're not a kid, what are you? Kid, come call me uncle."
"Uncle?" Ji Xinghe asked unconvincedly at first, but then he rolled his eyes and said sweetly, "Uncle, I want some candy, and I also want you to kiss me, hug me, and hold me up high."
As soon as he finished speaking, he flew into the air and was lifted up by Qi Yao by pinching his armpits.
Passersby on the road all looked sideways.
"Sun? You are Sun, right?" Suddenly, a person on the opposite side of the road ran quickly towards Ji Xinghe and Qi Yao's location, shouting as he ran, "Do you know where he is? Can you take me to see him? As long as you take me to see him, you can ask me to do anything!"
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