Qi Yang: "I'm really happy, Huo Jiangliu, your brother is happy for you."
Huo Jiangliu: "Yeah, let's all have dinner together tonight."
Qi Yang's expression turned somewhat strange for a moment, and he said in a low voice, "Should we call them?"
Huo Jiangliu remained unfazed: "No need, it's just the three of us. Qi Yang, remember this: from that day on, you're my only brother."
Mu Wenxi, who was listening nearby, knew which people Huo Jiangliu was talking about. Before Huo Jiangliu had a car accident, he had several brothers who he hung out with. Although they were not in the same school, they would often get together. Among them were Qi Yang and Qu Jianghe.
But after the car accident, the news that Huo Jiangliu would be disabled from the waist down and would never be able to stand up again spread throughout the circle. None of the other brothers ever came to see Huo Jiangliu again, including Qu Jianghe. Only Qi Yang stayed by Huo Jiangliu's side, and even when Huo Jiangliu asked him to leave, he wouldn't go.
Huo Jiangliu saw through it all. It's worth it to see through some people in one incident; it's better than being stabbed in the back later.
Qi Yang was stunned when he heard Huo Jiangliu's words, but then he showed an expression of expectation. He remembered when he learned that Huo Jiangliu was disabled, he couldn't believe it and immediately notified his brothers one by one, but they just remained silent and did not react at all.
Qi Yang initially thought they were just as unable to accept this as he was, but after a day, two days, a week, a month, no one came to see Huo Jiangliu, and Huo Jiangliu was in a very bad mood at that time.
Qi Yang thought for a moment and called each of his brothers one by one to ask them to come to the hospital to see him, but they all refused.
Qi Yang: "Are you guys even brothers?!"
He remembered someone saying, "It used to be like that, but it's not anymore now that you're disabled. No wealthy family can accept a young master with a lower body disability as the head of the family."
Qi Yang didn't understand. So what if someone is disabled? Does being disabled mean they can't hold power?
He angrily retorted, "Even if our Brother Huo is disabled, he can still trample you under his feet."
But a mocking laugh came from the other end of the microphone.
Qi Yang's eyes turned red with anger after he put down his phone.
He had prepared himself for Huo Jiangliu to be disabled for life. They had grown up together since childhood, and even if Huo Jiangliu was disabled, they would still be good brothers. He never expected that Huo Jiangliu would actually stand up a year later. He was overjoyed, but he also felt a little regretful when he thought about the disbanded gang. He wished none of this had happened.
Huo Jiangliu noticed Qi Yang's silence and said, "Don't overthink it. It's worth it to get to know a few people properly in a year."
Qi Yang looked up, a determined glint in his eyes, and a smile played on his lips: "From now on, we'll be the best of brothers. I won't have to compete with the others anymore. Isn't that great?"
Huo Jiangliu: "If you don't want to laugh, then don't laugh. It's ugly."
Qi Yang: "Huo Jiangliu! You're the ugly one."
Upon hearing this, Mu Wenxi immediately replied, "He's not ugly, you are."
Qi Yang's eyes widened: "You can't do this without outside help."
Huo Jiangliu: "Our own people don't count as outside help."
Qi Yang: "Hmph, taking advantage of my loneliness! This is just too much...dog abuse!"
Evening, at Little Raindrop Club.
Huo Jiangliu no longer uses a wheelchair. His legs have returned to normal. He only used a wheelchair these past few days because of Mu Wenxi. He sat in the wheelchair all day at school and let his legs move around in the evening.
The three arrived at the club, where the security guard on the first floor recognized Huo Jiangliu and Qi Yang.
"Young Master, Young Master Qi."
Huo Jiangliu nodded: "Mm."
The three of them headed straight for the stairs leading to the second floor.
On the way, they encountered a waiter who recognized Huo Jiangliu and led the group to the right place.
Qi Yang: "Let's go to the old private room."
Waiter: "Please follow me."
Qi Yang walked ahead of Huo Jiangliu and introduced him to Mu Wenxi behind him.
Mu Wenxi: "Did you come to this place often before?"
Qi Yang: "You don't know, do you? This club is owned by the Huo family. There are private rooms upstairs that we used to frequent..."
As he spoke, Qi Yang's voice grew softer.
Mu Wenxi understood the regret in his expression: "So you haven't been here for a long time?"
Qi Yang: "Yes, Jiang Liu hasn't come back since he started using a wheelchair."
The three of them quickly arrived at the main private room, where a waiter was already standing at the door.
The waiter immediately greeted the group, saying, "Your friends are already inside waiting for you."
Qi Yang was puzzled. He hadn't invited anyone else. Did he have other friends? He looked at Huo Jiangliu, about to ask, when the waiter opened the door. Qi Yang immediately saw the scene inside, and those people infuriated him.
There were seven or eight people sitting in the private room, some of whom were Huo Jiangliu's former brothers. There were bottles of liquor on the table and the floor, and the men were all smiling and seemed to be having a good time.
Qi Yang took a few steps forward, pointed at one of the men, and roared, "Qu Jianghe! What do you mean by this? How dare you come to our private room?"
Upon hearing the voice, Qu Jianghe nearly dropped his wine and looked up: "What are you doing here?"
Huo Jiangliu knew something was wrong as he walked, and after hearing Qi Yang's roar, he guessed what was going on. Without changing his expression, he told the waiter, "Call Wang Kun over."
The waiter realized something was wrong and immediately went to call the manager.
Mu Wenxi heard Qi Yang's shout. Ah, she was about to meet Qu Jianghe. She looked at Huo Jiangliu, who was calm beside her. He must have been hurt and accepted reality to be so calm now.
She stepped forward and shook Huo Jiangliu's hand. Huo Jiangliu saw the worry in her eyes and shook her hand back. Then he went into the private room.
Qu Jianghe hadn't seen Huo Jiangliu before, assuming it was only Qi Yang. But then Huo Jiangliu walked in and appeared before him, looking down at him. He was momentarily stunned: "Aren't you disabled?"
Qi Yang: "Damn it, you're the one who's disabled."
Qu Jianghe's face immediately darkened and he stood up. When he was sitting, Huo Jiangliu looked at them as if they were ants on the ground, not taking them seriously at all.
The remaining people present were quite surprised when they saw who it was; some of them turned red and green in turns.
Qi Yang: "Tell me, why are you in our private room?"
At this moment, Manager Wang Kun also arrived. Upon seeing the scene, he secretly thought that things were not going well and that tonight was likely to be disastrous: "Young Master."
Huo Jiangliu: "Explanation".
Qi Yang looked at the manager's angry face. These people were Huo Jiangliu and his enemies, and they were still using Huo Jiangliu's private room. He was furious: "Tell me why we let them into our private room?"
The manager was also covered in sweat. Qu Jianghe and Young Master Huo used to hang out together, but it seems they've fallen out. He honestly replied, "I'm sorry, Young Master. They came in and immediately asked for this private room. I thought they were your friends."
Huo Jiangliu understood that he had forgotten to greet him: "How many times have you come?"
Manager: "Young Master, are these the number of times Young Master Qu has come alone?"
Huo Jiangliu: "Yes, starting last year."
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