Cao Xiaobei walked up to me with a cigarette in his mouth. I watched him with great patience, waiting for him to tell me what he needed my help with. After taking a drag of his cigarette, he said to me somewhat dejectedly, "Sisi said she wants to leave. If you can help me keep her in Dali, you can use the shops in Jiulongju for free, anytime... I keep my word."
I was smoking too, and then I glanced at Cao Xiaobei… I felt that he and Yang Sisi had something in common, such as how they handled relationships. They were both good at using little tricks to achieve their goals, and behind these tricks was actually a kind of recklessness. They would pretend to be stupid, blackmail, and make deals… I can't say whether this is good or bad, but deep down I envied their ability to handle everything related to love with such fervor and unrestrained attitude!
I exhaled the smoke from my mouth and replied in a low voice, "If you want to keep someone, you shouldn't rely on someone else's words; besides, when it comes to matters of the heart, don't you think it becomes very distorted once a transaction is involved?"
"So what if it's gone bad?"
“If things go wrong, things will become complicated... Besides, I don’t think I’m confident I can keep her, because I’m not an arrogant person.”
Cao Xiaobei was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his tone became extremely unfriendly. He cursed, "If you can't handle this, then get lost."
His unpredictable temper really put me in a bad mood, so my tone became harsher: "Has no one ever taught you to speak properly?... If you dare say another insulting word to me, I'll pull all your teeth out... You fucking need reformation."
Cao Xiaobei glared at me. If looks could kill, he would be the thug who wanted to kill me. I clenched my fists so tightly they cracked, and I also wanted to break this brat's ribs...
Just as we were confronting each other in this rather immature way, a taxi drove through the gate of the villa area, slowly approaching us, and finally stopped beside us.
The next moment, Yang Sisi paid the fare and got out of the car. She looked at me and Cao Xiaobei with disbelief, and then asked me, "Why are you here?"
This is a long story, and just as I was organizing my thoughts to explain it to Yang Sisi, Cao Xiaobei interrupted me, saying, "He came to ask me for a favor... but I didn't give him face because I really dislike his arrogant attitude."
"It's not that he's so cool, it's that you're afraid of him beating you up, right?"
Cao Xiaobei looked embarrassed, but Yang Sisi ignored her and turned to me, asking, "Are you really here to ask him for a favor?"
I shrugged and replied, "Didn't get it done... So what are you here for?"
"He helped me modify a motorcycle, and I'm here to pick it up..." After a slight pause, Yang Sisi asked again, full of doubt, "That's not right... What could you possibly need him for? You two are completely unrelated!"
"It's all a complete coincidence... I recently saw a batch of shops in Jiulongju that I was interested in doing some business with, so I contacted the owners of the shops. But the owners were on vacation in Thailand, and they told me to talk to their son first... So I came here, and I didn't expect it to be this guy... And what's even more coincidental is that the owners of these shops are his father... We not only know each other, but we've also dealt with each other before."
Yang Sisi replied with a disbelieving look, "You're not making this up, are you...? Who's his father?"
"Cao Jinbo... Cao Xiaobei, there are so many people with the surname Cao in the world, I never thought they were father and son!"
Yang Sisi's expression changed drastically. She walked up to Cao Xiaobei and questioned, "Is your father really Cao Jinbo?"
Cao Xiaobei seemed very unsure of himself, and answered Yang Sisi somewhat haltingly, "My dad... my dad is Cao Jinbo, so what?"
Yang Sisi looked furious and said angrily, "Your father is Cao Jinbo, so you are my enemy... Give me the motorcycle keys and then disappear from my sight... No, I mean disappear from your sight."
Cao Xiaobei immediately panicked. He instinctively grabbed Yang Sisi and said, "Can you explain yourself clearly?... You treated me to barbecue yesterday, and today I'm your enemy? Isn't this going a bit too far?!"
"Before you complain about me, you'd better ask your good father what kind of dirty things he's done... Cao Xiaobei, I really misjudged you. How come I didn't notice that you have a big nose and big ears, just like Cao Jinbo!"
When Yang Sisi said some particularly harsh things, Cao Xiaobei surprisingly didn't choose to defend Cao Jinbo, which surprised me a bit. Yang Sisi went straight into his motorcycle club and pulled out a newly modified motorcycle, looking like she wanted to fly away as soon as possible. Cao Xiaobei was a bit confused, completely unaware of any necessary connection between Cao Jinbo and Yang Sisi's anger.
I was a little confused too. When I told Yang Sisi about the relationship between Cao Jinbo and Cao Xiaobei, it wasn't so that she would label Cao Xiaobei as an enemy and then retaliate... I just thought the coincidence was quite dramatic, so I couldn't help but mention it.
I am different from Yang Sisi. Her standards for judging people and things are very simple and straightforward, while I use an adult's mindset to consider the pros and cons. Therefore, whether it is Cao Jinbo or Cao Xiaobei, I will re-examine them with a business mindset.
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