Disgusting
Even though Ning Zicheng was used to seeing this face, she couldn't help but click her tongue and say, "With your appearance, it's no wonder those people are bothering you."
Chu Sinian stepped over the fence. “According to you, beauty has become a sin.”
"That's really true for you. Aren't there plenty of people throwing themselves at you, men and women of all kinds?"
"Ning Zicheng, what are you saying?" Su Shu was furious.
“I wasn’t talking about you, I was talking about those people who were bothering him.”
"Ning Zicheng!"
"Okay, okay, it's all my fault."
As they spoke, the group arrived at the stables. Chu Sinian led out a red and white horse, stroked it, and said, "It's been a long time since I've ridden one."
Su Shu immediately came over and said, "Brother Si Nian, do you want me to take you with me?"
"No need." Chu Sinian led the horse out, stood by the door, pushed off with his legs and used his waist and abdomen to mount the horse in the blink of an eye. "I'll run for a bit first, you guys chat."
Seeing Chu Sinian's Xiao Yu running towards him from afar, before he could even greet him, Xiao Yu had already run far away.
Ning Zicheng glanced at the two pretty girls next to Xiao Yu, pouted, and stepped back, "You need a companion to ride a horse? You're hopeless."
Xiao Yu smiled nonchalantly, touched his female companion's waist, and said to her, "Did you want to come, or did I insist on bringing you?"
The girl winked charmingly, her voice sweet and cloying, "I begged Brother Xiao to bring me here."
Ning Zicheng's brows were furrowed so tightly they could trap a fly. He looked at the group of people outside and said, "How disgusting!"
Su Shu chimed in, "That's right, he's nowhere near as good as Si Nian."
Xiao Yu said with a mischievous grin, "Isn't this just adding a little romance? Okay, I won't do it next time."
Ning Zicheng and Su Shu didn't want to stay with Xiao Yu, so they each rode off on horseback to chase after Chu Sinian. Before long, Xiao Yu caught up with them too.
On the vast horse ranch, fine horses galloped wildly across the tender grass, beads of sweat rolling off their smooth coats and falling into the grass.
Chu Sinian and his companions raced after each other, but he glanced at the people behind him and turned his horse to head west.
He looked calmly at the triple obstacle course ahead. The moment his horse leaped into the air, his eyes sharpened, and he bent down to grip the reins and soared through the air, leaving an incredible arc in the silent sky and leaving the crowd far behind.
Chu Sinian smiled, slowed down, and bent down to pat the horse's head. "Good boy, it's been hard on you following Xiao Yu."
The sun was setting, and the distant west was ablaze with a fiery red. The beautiful horse trotted along with small steps, and Chu Sinian let it run for a while before reining it in. The bright red reflected in his deep and long eyes and then disappeared in silence.
"It's getting dark," Chu Sinian said.
"It's still early, the sun is just rising. It gets dark slowly in Beijing." Xiao Yu caught up with him at some point, slowly moving to his side, looking at the same sunset. "It's beautiful."
Chu Sinian turned around and looked, "Where are Ning Zicheng and the others?"
"In the back."
Chu Sinian nodded and spurred his horse forward at a trot again, showing no intention of chatting with Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu, seemingly oblivious, continued to follow beside him, asking, "How have you been lately? Are you adjusting well to university life?"
Chu Sinian's tone was unmistakably cold. "It's fine."
Have you met anyone you like? A girl or... a boy?
What are you trying to say?
"Is Yu Shi's boyfriend having his engagement party tomorrow? Are you going?"
Chu Sinian ignored him and didn't even glance at him once from beginning to end.
"Yeah, you should be happy about Yu Shi's breakup." Seeing him running faster and faster, Xiao Yu spurred his horse to catch up. "Yu Shi is good for nothing except his face, how could you like him?"
Chu Sinian reined in his horse again, his face cold and undisguised. "Don't you like the fact that he likes you?"
Xiao Yu fell silent. The horse, realizing its master's stunned state, slowed down. By the time he reacted and tried to catch up, Chu Sinian had already left him far behind.
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That evening, exhausted, Ning Zicheng sat listlessly in a chair. "When are we going to eat? I'm hungry."
"I had a really good run today," Su Shu said, half-dead, slumped over the dining table.
Chu Sinian was sandwiched between the two people. Looking at the two heads slumped over, he chuckled, “If you’re not good at stamina, why don’t you run a little less? You’ll have a sore back tomorrow.”
Su Shu looked at Chu Sinian with admiration, "Brother Sinian has such good stamina, he's not tired at all."
Ning Zicheng said, "His physical strength is indeed good, but I'm not bad either."
Su Shu looked at Ning Zicheng, whose face was flushed from exhaustion, and turned her head away speechlessly, "Idiot."
Xiao Yu was followed by a group of pretty girls, all dressed in light clothing. However, one girl with particularly delicate features was wrapped up very warmly.
They carried plates of food and placed them on the table.
"I'm so happy that Zicheng and Sinian could come today. Since I started university, you two haven't paid much attention to me," Xiao Yu said, taking his seat at the head of the table.
"Bullshit, it's only been a short time since school started and you're already ignoring me since I started college? Are you acting out a melodramatic romance novel?" Ning Zicheng bluntly retorted.
"Holy crap, hahaha, Ning Zicheng, you haven't changed at all." Zhu Liangxuan burst into laughter. "I thought you'd reformed after hanging out with Chu Sinian, but I didn't expect you to still be so sarcastic."
Ning Zicheng said, "What do you mean by 'reformed'? Am I that bad?"
Guo Yutao hummed twice, "That's great."
Xiao Yu overheard their conversation and leaned over to speak to Chu Sinian, "Are you hungry? Why aren't you eating?"
Seeing that he was ignoring her and ignoring her, Su Shu wrinkled her nose and said, "Brother Sinian will eat when he's hungry. Do you treat him like a child?"
"He's just a kid, isn't he only nineteen?"
Su Shu looked at Xiao Yu suspiciously, "You?"
When Chu Sinian enters a social setting, he always maintains a lazy and aloof demeanor, which neither makes people feel overly distant nor makes them feel contemptuous.
But at this very moment, his undisguised indifference amplified his noble air to a degree that inspired awe.
This is his original state.
Seeing that Chu Sinian ignored him, Su Shu blocked Xiao Yu's view, "Why are you keeping bothering him to chat? Brother Sinian is very tired after exercising and doesn't want to talk, don't you know?"
Xiao Yu explained, "Isn't this just because I'm concerned about whether the food suits his taste? If he doesn't like it, I'll change it." He once again leaned past Su Shu and peered closer, "Si Nian often eats this foie gras, and I specially made this sauce for you. Would you like to try it?"
"Aren't you annoying? Can't you see he doesn't want to talk to you?"
Chu Sinian listened and suddenly laughed, “Su Shu, would you like to switch seats with me?”
Su Shu resolutely refused, "No." Then she received Chu Sinian's gaze, a gentle one that left no room for refusal.
Su Shu pursed her lips, somewhat displeased, and switched places with him.
Ning Zicheng, who had been arguing with them and lost track of time, glanced at Su Shu, who was sitting next to her out of the blue, and was startled. "What are you doing here? Where is Chu Sinian?"
He glanced around twice and saw the person two seats away from him. He asked in surprise, "Why did you move here?" Ning Zicheng's brain was racing, and her face turned bright red again. "You don't fucking like me, do you?!"
Su Shu was already incredibly frustrated, and she couldn't take it anymore, so she slapped Ning Zicheng on the back of the head, saying, "You really should get your head checked."
The more lively this place is, the more dull that place is.
Chu Sinian silently took a sip of wine, watching the girl standing behind Xiao Yu, busy serving him food and wine, practically feeding him.
He put down his glass and looked at the conservatively dressed girl with displeasure.
Her hands trembled slightly as she served, and her submissive demeanor was unlike that of a normal service worker; she seemed to have been specially trained, though her expression appeared somewhat unnatural.
Chu Sinian's gaze began to wander over her, from her tightly wrapped clothes to her fair and delicate hands.
He stood up and said to the girl, "Could you please take me to the restroom?"
Yi Rou subconsciously looked at Xiao Yu, but before Xiao Yu could speak, Chu Sinian said to him, "What? Do other people's activities have to depend on your attitude?"
Xiao Yu said with a forced smile, "Yi Rou, quickly take Si Nian there."
Yi Rou then obediently led Chu Sinian to the bathroom.
The corridor they entered was quiet, with dazzling greenery on the right side of the corridor, a stark contrast to the noisy voices behind them.
Chu Sinian glanced back and saw the restaurant's back door being slowly closed by a waiter, completely shutting out the noisy and unruly chatter.
Chu Sinian said, "Stop for a moment."
Yi Rou stopped and stared at him blankly.
"Hands out."
Yi Rou hesitated for a moment, but after thinking about Xiao Yu's attitude towards her just now, she obediently extended her hand.
“Xiao Yu’s private life is chaotic, so the girl he called wouldn’t be so covered up.” As he spoke, he gently grasped Yi Rou’s wrist, then controlled it with an irresistible force, and lifted a section of her sleeve, all the way up to her upper arm.
On her fair arms, bluish-purple marks were visible, with a long whip mark embedded in her clothes.
Chu Sinian withdrew his hand, frowned, and looked at the rapidly paling face of the person in front of him, saying, "How did he manage to bring you here?"
Yi Rou bit her lip tightly, her eyes showing some panic and unease.
“If you want to escape, tell me now. Your personal safety, social life, and work will not be affected. I can also guarantee the safety and normal life rights of your family and friends.”
Yi Rou's eyes slowly widened, her eyeballs moving uneasily. "I...I..." she stammered, her expression shifting repeatedly. "It's alright, I..."
"I don't have much time to comfort you, understand your feelings, or give me a straight answer."
Yi Rou suddenly lowered her head and said firmly, "It's okay! It was all my own choice."
Chu Sinian stared at the crown of her head and recited a string of numbers, "My phone number, remember it?"
Yi Rou looked up blankly. Chu Sinian closed his eyes and repeated it again, "Did you remember it?"
Yi Rou nodded cautiously.
“My word is always valid. Take me to the restroom,” Chu Sinian said, striding forward.
Xiao Yu was a complete playboy. From the moment they first met, Chu Sinian could smell the decadent and chaotic social atmosphere emanating from him, which was particularly repulsive hidden beneath his seemingly gentle exterior.
He had expressed his affection for him several times, but he had always brushed it off with a few words. Since their social circles didn't overlap much, he hadn't paid any attention to it.
But ever since they parted ways in Switzerland, Xiao Yu has harassed him even more relentlessly. His repeated and firm refusal has not stopped Xiao Yu from doing so.
If he were any powerless or helpless child, being kidnapped and taken home by Xiao Yu would be considered lenient.
When Chu Sinian returned to the restaurant, everyone was chatting animatedly, with bursts of hearty laughter frequently erupting from time to time.
Xiao Yu glanced at Yi Rou who had returned, and Yi Rou bent down to pick up the red wine. Just as she was about to pour it into a glass, Chu Sinian stopped her.
He stood beside her, looking at her with a faint smile, his eyes, like a surging sea of spring, bursting forth with a mixture of emotion and sarcasm.
Chu Sinian took the red wine from her hand and, under Yi Rou's shocked gaze, casually slammed it onto the antique table worth nearly ten million.
The wine bottle wobbled slightly and almost fell over, the crisp sound instantly silencing the noisy restaurant.
He said, "I haven't drunk alcohol in a long time. I took a sip, and I haven't tasted such a terrible flavor in a long time. No matter how glamorous it looks on the outside, it can't hide the stench inside."
Chu Sinian turned to look at Xiao Yu, his mocking and cold gaze causing everyone present to gasp. "Rotten things shouldn't be displayed on the table. It's disgusting to look at, don't you think?"
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