Chapter 73 A Family of Misfortunes

Broker Song Xiaoming looked at Chu Tianheng's rough actions, wanting to say something but holding back.

Um... After all, it's late at night, and I feel really bad to bother others to come over. It's normal to be a little grumpy when you wake up, haha, it's normal.

Just as Song Xiaoming's agent kept convincing himself, Song Xiaoming, who was lying on the sofa, slowly opened his eyes. As soon as he opened his eyes, he seemed to catch the figure of Chu Tianheng and looked at him fixedly.

Chu Tianheng felt uncomfortable, squinting his eyes and frowning, saying: "What are you looking at? Stop pretending to be dead, get up quickly!"

Song Xiaoming didn't move for a long time, wondering if he understood what Chu Tianheng said.

Seeing that Chu Tianheng was getting impatient, he finally sat up slowly, but did not stand up. He sat on the sofa with his head down and whispered: "I know you hate me very much. You don't even want to be on the same show with me."

Qi Nian felt his teeth ache as he listened to this. If he told this to someone else, that person might be a little moved. However, the person standing opposite Song Xiaoming was his second brother!

Qi Nian knew very well that his second brother was not the kind of person who would go easy on others.

Sure enough, Chu Tianheng said bluntly: "It's good to know."

Everyone thought: "..."

He cast a sympathetic look at Song Xiaoming.

"Now that you're awake, leave quickly. I don't want those paparazzi to take pictures of us together." Chu Tianheng said resistingly.

After all, once the paparazzi take the picture, they will definitely start making up stories. Won’t those fans with weird trains of thought go crazy?

This is not Chu Tianheng's fantasy, because he once accidentally entered a super topic and was unable to speak for a long time after reading it.

That super topic turned out to be a CP post between him and Song Xiaoming! What's even more speechless is that he is still a bottom!

Ahem, this is not the point, the point is that this group of people can really get into it. Chu Tianheng still can't understand the group of CP fans.

"Hmm..." Song Xiaoming responded sullenly and raised his head.

Chu Tianheng's eyes widened, and he cried out in disbelief and shock: "What the hell! Why are you crying?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Nian went to look curiously, and sure enough, he saw that Song Xiaoming's eyes were a little red, and there were still traces of undried tears on his face. He looked as pitiful as he could be.

Hiss...but why does it feel weird?

Song Xiaoming just smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Nothing."

Chu Tianheng's pupils trembled. He obviously didn't expect a grown man to cry so easily. Because it was so shocking, he even began to reflect on whether he had gone too far.

Everyone thought: "..."

It feels even stranger.

Fortunately, Song Xiaoming did not continue to act up. He stood up, put on a hat and a mask, and went out with Chu Tianheng one after another.

Watching the other party lower his head and get into the agent's car, Chu Tianheng hesitated for a moment, swore, and followed the other party into the same car.

As soon as he turned around, he met Song Xiaoming's surprised eyes. Chu Tianheng said unhappily, "What are you looking at?"

After that, he said to Qi Nian, who had not yet boarded the car, "Niannian, you should go back first and have some rest."

Qi Nian glanced at Song Xiaoming and shook his head quickly. He jumped into the car like a little sheep and fastened his seat belt obediently: "No, I want to go too."

Humph, he wanted to see what tricks Song Xiaoming was going to play! He had never realized before that this guy, who looked so honest, was actually so cunning. He must have discovered that his second brother was soft-hearted and would not take any hard actions.

Qi Nian sat down firmly, he felt that he had to follow.

Seeing that he insisted on getting in the car, Chu Tianheng didn't say anything else.

The car drove slowly in the dark night. To Qi Nian's surprise, this time Song Xiao Ming did nothing and went quietly to the other party's residence.

After arriving, Song Xiaoming might have sobered up a little, and politely invited Chu Tianheng to visit his home, but Chu Tianheng declined.

Song Xiaoming nodded and said nothing more. When Chu Tianheng was about to leave, he suddenly said, "Wait."

Chu Tianheng stopped and looked at Song Xiaoming warily, thinking that I finally had a change of heart towards this guy, so he wouldn't do anything else, right?

Song Xiaoming looked at Chu Tianheng's vigilant eyes and felt a little sad. He forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, if you want to participate in that program, go ahead. I will discuss with the agent to cancel this program. After all, there is no official announcement from the official side."

Chu Tianheng paused, "I remember you have already signed the contract. The penalty should be quite high, right?"

But he hadn't signed the contract yet. After all, he had just heard that the program team had invited Song Xiaoming, so it was impossible for him to sign the contract.

Song Xiaoming smiled and said nothing more: "It's okay, I'll find a way."

He paused after speaking and said, "Be careful on the road."

Chu Tianheng: “…”

He doubted the downstairs of his life and got into the car that Song Xiaoming's assistant had just driven over.

Qi Nian carefully observed his second brother's expression and suddenly felt unwell. He was wrong. This Song Xiao Ming was really a man of great means. This tactic of retreating to advance had made his second brother doubt himself.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Chu Tianheng suddenly frowned and asked, "Did I go too far just now?"

Everyone thought: "..."

"I don't think so." Qi Nian said quickly.

Chu Tianheng smiled and patted Qi Nian's head with satisfaction: "It turns out that your love for your brother is not in vain. He is so supportive of me."

Qi Nian didn't even care about his second brother touching his head. He really wanted to grab his second brother's shoulders and shake him wildly to wake him up.

It's not that he is on the side of his second brother, it's that his second brother was right in the first place, and it's Song Xiaoming's own wish!

Qi Nian is feeling very complicated right now!

Unfortunately, Chu Tianheng never mentioned Song Xiaoming again afterwards, leaving Qi Nian at a loss as to how to start the conversation, so he walked home with puffed cheeks.

Chu Tianheng went back to his room to sleep, but Qi Nian couldn't sleep, so he poured himself a cup of hot water.

"Niannian?" Chu Rongshi woke up and found the lights in the living room were on. He walked over and found Qi Nian sitting on the sofa drinking water.

He walked over and sat down next to Qi Nian: "Can't sleep?"

Qi Nian nodded: "Yeah."

"Are you worried about something?" After all, Qinian usually sleeps well and rarely suffers from insomnia.

"Brother!" Qi Nian suddenly called him.

Seeing his serious expression, Chu Rongshi also became serious: "Hmm?"

Qi Nian was heartbroken: "I feel like your brother might be kidnapped."

This was the result of Qi Nian's long-term thinking. You have to know what kind of person his second brother is. If he really has no interest in Song Xiaoming, then no matter how pitiful Song Xiaoming pretends to be, it will not have the slightest effect.

Unless..., Qi Nian closed his eyes in pain, and when he opened them, he saw that his brother's face looked even worse than his.

Perhaps because he was afraid of scaring Qi Nian, Chu Rongshi tried his best to soften his expression, but he still looked a little scary.

"I understand." Chu Rongshi said.

"No, you're acting too calm, aren't you?" Qi Nian looked at his brother with some dissatisfaction.

"Calm?" Chu Rongshi turned to look at him, and Qi Nian suddenly realized that the other's eyes were full of bloodshot.

Qi Nian took a deep breath. No, even if this matter was very exciting, it shouldn't be enough to excite his brother who was always stable and calm to this extent, right?

He always felt that something was wrong.

Chu Rongshi looked at him and said, "What's the point of being restless and snatching you back from him?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Qi Nian, as if he was really thinking about the feasibility of this issue.

Everyone thought: "..."

How could his brother, who is such a smart man, have such a misunderstanding!

The emotion in the other person's eyes was so intense that Qi Nian's fingers trembled a little, and for a moment he was afraid to look the other person in the eye.

"Well, you misunderstood." Qi Nian rubbed his face in embarrassment, thinking that he might have expressed it wrongly. And his brother was concerned and coughed randomly...

Qi Nian: "I'm talking about my second brother!"

Chu Rongshi's expression went blank for a moment.

Qi Nian looked at his expression and almost laughed out loud. Haha, he never knew his brother had this side.

Chu Rongshi looked at the young deer with a smile in his eyes. He felt a little embarrassed, but also a little relieved for surviving the disaster.

Chu Rongshi: "Your second brother is not young anymore, it's normal for him to want to fall in love."

Qi Nian opened his mouth: "Ah...it seems so."

Chu Rongshi tentatively raised his hand and gently rubbed his curly hair: "Don't worry about these, go to bed early."

"Oh." Qi Nian nodded uncomfortably.

Chu Rongshi: "I have some aromatherapy over there, it's for sleeping, I'll get it for you."

I don’t know if the aromatherapy really worked or if Qi Nian felt that he really couldn’t worry about these things, but he fell asleep quickly this time.

He slept well, completely unaware of how the blunder last night had upset his brother.

Some people seem to have calmed down, but in fact some are still not calmed down.

"Hey? Where's my second brother?" Qi Nian woke up early in the morning and looked around for his second brother.

Ning Min heard this and said helplessly: "I don't know what happened. He left in a hurry again this morning. Maybe he had some temporary work."

"Ah?" Qi Nian couldn't help but think wildly.

How come there is a job suddenly?

His second brother did leave, but for some reason, Chu Rongshi was at home today. Normally, he would have gone to the company at this time.

Qi Nian was puzzled for a moment, but didn't care.

Unexpectedly, at noon, Chu Rongshi knocked on the door of his room.

Qi Nian opened the door, still a little surprised: "Brother?"

Why does it feel like his brother is so idle today? Qi Nian muttered to himself.

Chu Rongshi's expression was no different from usual, and he asked, "Can I come in?"

Qi Nian hesitated for a moment: "Yes... yes."

So Chu Rongshi entered his room.

A few months later, Qi Nian's room has changed completely. The flashy posters are gone and replaced by warm-colored wallpapers. The room is not very tidy, but it doesn't look messy either.

With an indescribable feeling of warmth.

When he saw Chu Rongshi's eyes fell on his messy quilt, Qi Nian blushed and explained awkwardly: "I just took a nap, it's not that I didn't make up the quilt."

Qi Nian said this while standing beside the bed, trying to block Chu Rongshi's sight.

Unfortunately, Chu Rongshi seemed to be much taller than him. Qi Nian secretly rubbed his feet and stood on tiptoe.

Unexpectedly, Chu Rongshi suddenly took a step forward. Qi Nian was caught off guard and startled. His feet slipped and he fell backwards.

The next moment, a strong arm suddenly wrapped around his back, and Qi Nian changed from falling backwards to lying forward. He was held in Chu Rongshi's arms again, and his nose was filled with the pleasant scent of the other person.

Qi Nian's fingers couldn't help but tighten, his cheeks were so hot that he could make fried eggs on them.

"You...you let me go quickly!" Qi Nian said in a low voice.

Because the temperature inside was very high, Chu Rongshi only wore a shirt. His thoughts began to wander, and he realized: [My brother's training was indeed not in vain, his body is simply amazing! ]

No, what am I thinking! Qi Nian instantly tapped his toes on the ground.

He raised his head and looked at Chu Rongshi cautiously. As expected, the other person was smiling.

So, I must have heard it. Qi Nian closed his eyes and hoped that this life would end soon.

But Chu Rongshi still said: "I will practice well."

Qi Nian: “…” He said it as if practicing would be good for him!

Qi Nian once again fiercely asked Chu Rongshi to let him go, but instead, the other party pressed the back of his head again and again.

Qi Nian: Cheeks are red...

He finally realized now that last night's misunderstanding seemed to have been quite a shock to his brother.

"Nian Nian." Chu Rongshi asked in a low voice: "Do you hate me?"

Qi Nian wanted to say he hated it, but he couldn't say it against his conscience...

He could only say fiercely: "Not annoying!"

Chu Rongshi chuckled: "If you don't dislike it, you can like it."

Qi Nian: "..." You are good at math, right? You are so good at reasoning!

Chu Rongshi let him go a little, looked at the red-cheeked boy, lowered his eyes and said, "So, can you try to like me?"

Qi Nian tried hard to be an ostrich: "How can I...try this..."

Chu Rongshi: "If someone else likes you, can you consider me first?"

Everyone thought: "..."

Chu Rongshi tightened his fingers: "Nian Nian..."

"Oh, I know, I know!" Qi Nian couldn't stand it anymore, and said with his eyes closed, "I'll consider you first, okay?"

How come he didn't know before that his brother could cling to people?

But, it seems that there is no way to refuse the other party.

——

"Qi Nian, you are such a loser!" Qi Nian criticized himself bitterly.

But when I think about how outstanding his brother is, it seems... it seems understandable.

Qi Nian realized what he was thinking and immediately shook his head vigorously. He found that he seemed to be getting more and more abnormal!

Exhale and divert your attention by picking up your phone.

I opened Weibo and refreshed it, and I saw a push notification.

Qi Nian's eyes widened instantly. Oh my god, his second brother actually agreed to participate in the variety show with Song Xiao Ming, and Song Xiao Ming did not withdraw!

Qi Nian took a deep breath and quickly sent a message to his second brother.

【Qi Nian】: Second brother! How come you are recording a program with Song Xiaoming?

[Chu Tianheng]: My schedule is free recently, so I will definitely participate in the variety show.

Qi Nian: "..." No, is this the point? With his second brother's fame, can't he participate in any variety show?

[Qinian]: But, Song Xiaoming is in this program!

[Chu Tianheng]: What are you thinking about?

【Joint Thoughts】：……

[Chu Tianheng]: Didn’t you hear that he was planning to terminate the contract? The penalty for breach of contract for this kind of program is usually not low, I don’t want to owe him anything.

Qi Nian murmured in disbelief: "Is that so?"

But whether it was true or not, it seemed like there was nothing he could do.

His second brother seemed difficult to conquer, so he shouldn't be tricked by Song Xiaoming, Qi Nian comforted himself.

Maybe because everyone has been on vacation recently and has nothing to do, Ning Min has received many invitations to banquets.

But she doesn't need to go to every invitation. If she does, she will probably be very busy.

"You must go to Mr. Tang's birthday party." Ning Min took out the invitation letter, and seeing that Qi Nian was strolling around the house with nothing to do, she asked Qi Nian to go with her.

Qi Nian didn't mind attending the banquet, so he agreed.

That afternoon, he followed Ning Min to the hotel where the banquet was held.

Qi Nian took a small cake, took a photo and posted it in the group with Liu Yulu Ze.

[Liu Yu]: It looks delicious! Stop feeding me, or I’ll get fat to death!

【Liu Yu】：Crying and collapsing.jpg

[Qi Nian]: Huh? Don’t talk about yourself like that. Where are you fat?!

【Liu Yu】: You’re right, I’m not fat at all! Great, now I have a reason to eat a little cake!

【Qinian】: Eh? Where's Lu Ze?

【Lü Ze】：Small cake picture.jpg

Qi Nian looked at the familiar little cake and was delighted. It seemed that Lu Ze was here too, so he was not the only one who was alone today.

[Lü Ze]: I'm here too. I'll come to see you when I'm done.

【Joint thoughts】：ok～

【Liu Yu】: Ahhh! I'm jealous! (Screaming) (Twisting and crawling)

Qi Nian was shocked by Liu Yu's mental state, and laughed while comforting him.

As he was typing, his sensitivity due to social phobia made him feel someone behind him. He thought it was Lu Ze, so he turned his head happily and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face.

Qi Nian's smile froze and he nodded slightly at the other party.

Unexpectedly, the other party was quite familiar and said with a flattering smile: "You don't remember me?"

Everyone thought: “?”

The question that social phobia fears the most, he said awkwardly: "It feels... a little familiar."

But why can't I remember the name at all? Help!

As a result, the other party suddenly withdrew the message and said with disdain: "If you can't afford it, don't buy it!"

Everyone thought in unison: “!”

The other person started laughing again: "How is it? Do you remember it now?"

Qi Nian thought to himself, no wonder he looked so familiar. Wasn’t this the rich second generation guy who he and Wei Yang went to buy clothes for before and was laughed at by the other party, and then his brother bought the other party’s store?

"Yes, it's me. Hello, my name is Cheng Yelei." Cheng Yelei introduced himself actively.

Qi Nian smiled politely and nodded, with no intention of making close friends with the other party, and prayed madly: Lu Ze will come soon!

Cheng Yelei didn't mind. After all, he had indeed looked down on others and offended them before.

He touched his nose in embarrassment and said, "I'm really sorry for what happened before. I'm really trying to change my bad habit of looking down on others."

Qi Nian laughed dryly: "Haha, it's okay."

Cheng Yelei: "I think we are suitable to be friends."

Everyone thought: “?”

Why hasn't Lu Ze come yet?

Cheng Yelei continued shamelessly: "It's mainly because our camps are naturally united."

Cheng Yelei: "I am the enemy of your friend's enemy."

Qi Nian: Oh, so what.

Cheng Yelei said quietly: "I have been at odds with Jiang Yi since I was a child, and I know a lot of embarrassing things about him."

When Qi Nian heard this, his eyes changed immediately. He didn't mean anything else, he just liked people who turned over a new leaf.

Qi Nian coughed lightly in embarrassment.

Cheng Yelei said: "Do you want me to tell you?"

Qi Nian immediately said, "Yes! Wait a minute, and talk to me when my friend comes."

Cheng Yelei: “Okay!”

A moment later, Lu Ze also arrived. He looked a little wary at first when he saw Cheng Ye Lei, but soon after hearing what Qi Nian said, his eyes changed again and he sat down quietly beside him.

After a while, strange laughter came from this side.

Qi Nian: "Is this true? When he was a kid, he didn't like wearing pants and ran around naked?"

Cheng Yelei slapped his thigh and said, "Of course! I have photos, I'll send them to you later!"

Qi Nian: "Uh... I still don't want it."

Cheng Yelei was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he was not discouraged and continued to expose Jiang Yi's dark history.

Hahaha, even if it wasn't to please Qinian, he would be happy to say it. After all, who can refuse to secretly say bad things about someone they hate along with others?

Apart from his tendency to look down on others, Cheng Yelei himself had never done anything bad. Qi Nian found that his worldview was actually quite normal. Perhaps it was due to his father's corporal education? In short, Qi Nian had a changed opinion of Cheng Yelei.

A few people were gossiping when suddenly, Cheng Yelei was patted on the head. He turned around and saw a beautiful girl looking at Cheng Yelei with her arms folded. She said fiercely, "Cheng Yelei, what are you doing with your friends again?"

"What kind of bad friends are these? These are all my serious friends, okay!" Cheng Yelei said this with particular confidence now.

The girl glanced at Qi Nian and Lu Ze, not any of Cheng Yelei's friends, and immediately realized that she had misunderstood. She said embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry, I thought this guy was planning to do something bad again, mainly because he often does this in the past."

Cheng Yelei's eyes widened as he defended himself: "Cheng Siyu! Can you please stop talking nonsense?"

"Oh, isn't it? When you were a kid, you went to your grandma's hometown and blew up the toilet in your grandma's house with firecrackers with your friends..." Cheng Siyu exposed his past.

Cheng Yelei's face flushed, and he winked at Cheng Siyu frantically, and the latter finally stopped and greeted him shyly: "Hello, I'm his cousin."

Cheng Yelei rolled his eyes, too lazy to talk to Cheng Siyu any more, and waved his hand: "Hurry up and leave us alone, we are talking about business."

Cheng Siyu was relieved to see that he really didn't hang out with those bad friends. After all, her uncle asked her to help look after Cheng Yelei. She didn't expect that this guy was quite well behaved. Cheng Siyu was relieved and turned away.

Cheng Yelei shook his head awkwardly: "Don't listen to her nonsense, she just loves to spread rumors about me."

As a result, when I looked up, I saw Qi Nian and Lu Zefa looking at me with respect.

Cheng Yelei: “…” It’s over, I can’t explain it clearly, it’s all Cheng Siyu’s fault!

We continued gossiping here, but after a while, there was a sudden commotion in the distance, and someone shouted, "Someone fell into the water! Someone fell into the water!"

Qi Nian and the others looked at each other and quickly ran over to see what was going on. They saw that the person who fell into the water was an acquaintance.

There are three people in total, one of them is Cheng Siyu.

Cheng Yelei's eyes widened: "Cousin! Cousin-in-law! Cousin-in-law!"

Qi Nian: “…” Damn, this family is so miserable!

But it looked like the man Cheng Yelei called his cousin-in-law was going to rescue someone. Cheng Yelei was so anxious that he scratched his head and rubbed his cheeks: "What should I do? I'm going to save my cousin's wife!"

As a result, as soon as Cheng Yelei jumped down, he found that his cousin's husband actually rushed directly to his cousin's wife and carried her to the shore, while his poor cousin was still struggling in the water.

Cheng Yelei: Damn it! My cousin can’t swim!

He didn't care about anything else and quickly swam across the icy cold water, carrying his cousin to shore.

Fortunately, she was rescued in time. Cheng Siyu was fine, but she was shivering from the cold. Of course, she might have been angry. She looked at her husband and shouted, "Kang Du! Don't you know I can't swim? Why did you save her first?"