Chapter 99: Withdrawal from the Competition

The beautiful chest muscles, abdominal muscles and mermaid line are faintly visible under the almost transparent shirt. Further down, the black suit pants cover the key positions below, which makes people imagine more.

Qi Nian pursed his lips and tried hard to look away, but his eyes seemed to have their own thoughts, as if they were glued to them with 502 and could not be moved away.

Wuuuu, Qi Nian never knew that he was actually a pervert!

He raised his hands to cover his terribly burned cheeks, and his beautiful deer eyes were a little vague.

As he was floating, he was caught off guard by Chu Rongshi's gaze. Qi Nian's movements froze. The embarrassment of being caught peeking made his toes start working again.

"What are you looking at?" Chu Rongshi asked him.

Qi Nian's eyes wandered, and he finally looked away, coughing lightly, "I saw that your shirt underneath was wet, and I was worried that you would catch a cold."

Chu Rongshi: “Really?”

Before he could say anything else, someone knocked on the car window from outside.

Chu Rongshi frowned slightly and partially lowered the car window.

Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief and curiously went to see who it was. He saw a girl standing outside. When she saw the car window being rolled down, her eyes lit up and she quickly said, "Mr. Chu, it's raining outside and I can't get a taxi. Can you please give me a ride?"

The girl was holding an umbrella, but the rain outside was quite heavy, so some rain still fell on her thin body, making her look pitiful.

Chu Rongshi didn't respond. Just as she was about to suggest that she go to the company and find someone to take her there, Qi Nian at the side said first, "Okay."

Ahem, Qi Nian now regards this girl as his savior. If she leaves, he will fall into the embarrassing situation again, so, don't leave!

And it's really miserable that you can't get a taxi on rainy days.

Chu Rongshi glanced at Qi Nian. Since the other party had said so, he naturally couldn't refuse his face. He said, "Wait a moment."

Then, Qi Nian saw Chu Rongshi roll up the car window, pick up a wet suit jacket beside him and put it on.

Qi Nian frowned, worried about his health: "Brother, your suit jacket is wet, you will catch a cold."

It's still spring and the weather is still a little cold.

Chu Rongshi glanced at Qi Nian and said, "No, and you want me to drive in just a shirt?"

It was fine just now when I was wearing just a shirt, but not now.

Qi Nian thought of what he had just seen and immediately shook his head: "No, no."

Chu Rongshi smiled, put on his suit and then let the girl waiting outside get in the car.

The girl got in the car and thanked him gratefully: "Luckily I met Mr. Chu here, otherwise I don't know what to do."

Chu Rongshi just said "hmm" out of politeness.

Qi Nian glanced at Chu Rongshi, he was so cool!

However, the girl looked used to it, looked at Qi Nian curiously, and asked, "Who is this?"

Before Chu Rongshi could speak, Qi Nian said, "I am his younger brother."

Chu Rongshi pursed his lips slightly, tightened his grip on the steering wheel, and felt inexplicably irritated.

He said nothing, his face gloomy.

Although it is clear that it is not appropriate to make their relationship public now, but...

"Brother, why don't you say anything." Qi Nian's words brought Chu Rongshi back to his senses.

When he turned around, he saw Qi Nian smiling sweetly.

Chu Rongshi lowered his eyes: "Thinking about something else."

"Oh, okay." Qi Nian's social phobia broke out, and he really didn't know how to deal with the social genius girl in the back row. He could only look at Chu Rongshi with pitiful eyes and ask for help.

However, Chu Rongshi didn't seem to understand his expression. He frowned and stopped the car on the side of the road: "Are your eyes uncomfortable?"

Qi Nian, whose eyes were pried open, said: “…”

There is really no tacit understanding at all!

Qi Nian slapped Chu Rongshi's hand away and said awkwardly, "It's not that my eyes are uncomfortable."

"You two brothers have such a great relationship." The girl in the back row held her face and looked at them enviously.

"Ahem, yes." Qi Nian glanced at Chu Rongshi with a red face and glared at him secretly.

Chu Rongshi was forced to calm down a little by his glare and withdrew his hand with restraint.

On the way back, the girl kept looking for topics to talk about. Qi Nian thought she was a social expert at first, but then he realized something was wrong.

Waqu, this girl couldn’t be in love with his brother!

That's right, his brother is so outstanding, and some people like him to be normal. No wonder the other party was right at the door of the company and could have asked others for help, but he still went to find his brother.

Although Chu Rongshi was very cold along the way, Qi Nian admitted that he was a little stingy and still a little unhappy.

Based on what the girl said, Qi Nian could roughly guess that the other party was the daughter of one of Chu Rongshi's partners. He even thought that the other party was an employee of Chu's.

And it seems that the partner is also very satisfied with Chu Rongshi as a "son-in-law". Qi Nian turned his head to look out the window, secretly pouting, his mouth almost hanging like an oil pot.

Qi Nian glanced at Chu Rongshi secretly, but unfortunately the other party was concentrating on driving and did not notice his gaze.

Humph, you know that someone likes you, but you still let her ride in your car! Um... Qi Nian had forgotten that he was the one who agreed first.

His eyes fell out the window and happened to see a cake shop not far away. Suddenly, he had an idea.

"Brother, I almost forgot something important!" Qi Nian said suddenly.

Chu Rongshi asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's my sister-in-law!" Qi Nian said pretentiously, "My sister-in-law said she wanted to eat cake, and asked you to bring her a small cake when you go home."

Then he patted his chest and said, "Oh, luckily I remembered. Otherwise, if you didn't bring him a cake, you would have to kneel on the washboard when you get home."

Chu Rongshi was slightly stunned, and when he saw Qi Nian's affected expression, he suddenly laughed: "Well, it's a good thing you reminded me, otherwise your sister-in-law would be so fierce, and I would have a hard time."

Qi Nian's eyes widened in disbelief: How could he be so vicious? Slander, simply a huge slander!

The girl didn't notice Qi Nian's dissatisfied expression. When she saw Chu Rongshi stop at the door of the cake shop, her smile froze a little: "Mr. Chu, do you have a girlfriend?"

Chu Rongshi seemed to be in a good mood and said with a smile, "It's my boyfriend."

Qi Nian on the side was still pretending: "Brother, your sister-in-law is so fierce, that's just how you get used to it. If you don't buy a cake for her, what can she do to you?"

Humph, I'll never let you call me fierce again!

Chu Rongshi said: "Why is your sister-in-law only mean to me? It means I am the most special in her eyes."

Everyone thought: "..."

No, not like that? Qi Nian blushed.

The girl next to him was also a little upset. What was going on? Chu Rongshi actually had a partner, and he was a love-minded person! Didn't she always covet married men?

The girl felt terrible. Although she liked Chu Rongshi, she had no interest in being his mistress. When she saw the two of them were going to buy a cake, she left first, saying that the rain had stopped.

Since they said they were going to buy a cake, they naturally had to buy one. Qi Nian happily got a beautiful little cake and successfully persuaded a love rival to retreat. She was in such a good mood that she wanted to sing.

He happily opened the cake box and took a bite.

Chu Rongshi tapped the steering wheel lightly: "I bought a cake for your sister-in-law. How did you eat it?"

Qi Nian's movements stopped: "..."

He blushed and glanced at Chu Rongshi, saying, "Don't get too involved in the drama."

Chu Rongshi pretended to be confused: "What do you mean by being too immersed in the role? Don't you have a very fierce sister-in-law?"

"I'm not fierce!" Qi retorted dissatisfiedly.

Chu Rongshi nodded: "I'm talking about your sister-in-law, not you."

Everyone thought: "..."

He scooped a piece of cake, stuffed it into Chu Rongshi's mouth, and warned with a red face: "Don't say it!"

The cake in Chu Rongshi's mouth was a little too sweet, but it made him feel happy inexplicably. A smile appeared in his eyes, and seeing that Qi Nian was on the verge of getting angry, he stopped teasing him.

Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief. How come he didn't realize that his brother could be so bad-humored sometimes!

——

Qi Nian didn't expect that Chu Rongshi was really sick. He had a fever that night. The doctor came to check and said that he was sick because he was tired recently and got caught in the rain.

Because it was late at night, Ning Min and Chu Zhenbi were old after all, and it was not good for them to stay up late, so Qi Nian persuaded them to go and rest while she took care of Chu Rongshi.

Chu Rongshi coughed a few times, his voice a little hoarse: "You all go and rest, I just have a little fever, I don't need anyone to watch me."

Qi Nian: "It's okay, I'll go back to my room to rest when the temperature drops."

Chu Rongshi wanted to say something, but Qi Nian gave him a fierce look and he couldn't help laughing.

So, in the end, Qi Nian stayed.

Chu Rongshi fell asleep again after a while because of the medicine he took. Qi Nian looked at his flushed face, touched his forehead with a frown, and took it with a thermometer to make sure that the temperature was not high. Only then did he feel relieved.

Chu Rongshi woke up again, the temperature had dropped. He moved his hand and touched a hairy head.

He lowered his eyes and saw Qi Nian's little face pressed on his arms, lying on the side of the bed with a wronged look, the little curly hair on top of his head drooping listlessly.

Qi Nian opened his eyes dazedly, and saw Chu Rongshi responded. His hands moved faster than he thought, and he subconsciously touched the other's forehead. He breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that the temperature had dropped.

Chu Rongshi was not in a good mood: "Didn't you sleep all night?"

"Ah... I was planning to go back to my room, but I don't know how I fell asleep." Qi Nian squinted his eyes and spoke slowly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he was picked up and put on the bed.

Chu Rongshi: "Sleep."

"So fierce..." Qi Nian muttered in a daze, but he was really too sleepy. While complaining about Chu Rongshi's fierceness, he buried himself in his arms.

With his cheek buried in Chu Rongshi's chest, Qi Nian would be extremely shy at other times, but now, his mind was a little dull and he could only smile foolishly.

Chu Rongshi pinched his cheek and smiled.

Originally, Qi Nian only needed to watch for a while and make sure Chu Rongshi's temperature dropped, but it turned out that the other party didn't sleep much the whole night.

Chu Rongshi lowered his head and gently bit her soft lips. Qi Nian hummed twice to express his dissatisfaction, but he still slept soundly.

Chu Rongshi's eyes darkened a little. It was a pity that Qi Nian fell asleep, otherwise he would have been scared and ran away grabbing his pants.

As for why he grabbed his pants, ahem… Chu Rongshi’s eyes seemed to want to take his pants off or2

However, Qi Nian, who was sleeping, knew nothing about this.

——

"What's wrong with your mouth?" As soon as Lu Ze saw Qi Nian, his eyes couldn't help but fall on his mouth.

There's nothing I can do. Qi Nian's lips are always red, but today for some reason they look even redder and slightly swollen.

Qi Nian pursed his lips upon hearing this, feeling a slight sting. He said depressedly, "I don't know, maybe I got a sore throat from staying up late the day before yesterday."

Actually, it's a little better now. When he woke up that day, his mouth was even more swollen. Fortunately, it went down a little after a day, otherwise Qi Nian wouldn't know how to face people.

He was really irritated, but it was really embarrassing to see him look like he was bitten by someone.

As I was complaining, I heard Lu Ze say, "Is this true? Why don't I look like I have a fever? Why do I look like... someone bit me?"

Qi Nian: “…” I knew it!

He explained sheepishly: "Really, I tend to get angry easily when I stay up late."

Because he used to get a sore throat after staying up late, when Qi Nian woke up, he felt a little pain in his mouth and subconsciously thought he was getting a sore throat.

Seeing that he was so sure, Lu Ze still felt that it was a bite, but he didn't say anything. He nodded and told Qi Nian to stay up less late.

Qi Nian yawned and nodded slowly.

When Qi Nian met Liu Yu in the afternoon, he was depressed because they had the same conversation again.

After Qi Nian finished explaining exhaustedly, he turned on the front camera of his phone and took a picture. The redness and swelling on his mouth had faded a lot compared to before, but he still felt a slight stinging sensation when he pursed his lips slightly.

Qi Nian moved closer and noticed a little mark on the corner of his lip, which really looked like he had been bitten.

Everyone thought: "..."

Although he kept explaining that it was not caused by biting but just inflammation, but now looking at his lips that seemed to have been ravaged, he began to doubt whether it was actually inflammation.

Could it be that he bit himself accidentally while sleeping?

Qi Nian looked suspicious, exited the camera, and opened Chu Rongshi's WeChat.

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Chu Rongshi may still be busy and did not reply.

"Niannian, you shouldn't eat spicy strips if you have a sore throat, right?" Liu Yu has been craving spicy strips lately and bought a big bag of them at one time.

Qi Nian said: "It's edible, it just makes me a little irritated."

While handing him the spicy noodles, Liu Yu joked, "I don't think you have a fever at all. Could it be that your brother secretly kissed you while you were sleeping?"

As soon as Qi Nian's mouth touched the spicy strips, he was stimulated and slurped, but he could still bear it. When he heard Liu Yu's words, his ears turned red and he defended Chu Rongshi: "How is it possible? How could my brother be like this?"

Chu Rongshi has always been a very serious person in Qi Nian's mind, which is why he cannot change for the time being.

In short, he now trusts the other person very much.

Ahem, and...if you want to kiss, just do it openly. Why do you have to be like that?

"Tsk tsk, that's not necessarily true. Looking at Nian Nian's look, I can't help it." Liu Yu ate spicy strips and spoke venomous words.

Qi Nian was almost scolded and looked at Liu Yu, speechless.

Lu Ze was almost dying of laughter: "Don't tease him, don't you know how thin-skinned he is?"

Liu Yu was laughing, and Qi Nian was about to say something when his phone vibrated. He opened it and saw that it was Chu Rongshi who replied to him.

【Chu Rongshi】: What’s wrong?

[Qin Nian]: Ahhh! I was clearly suffering from heat stroke, but they all said that my mouth was bitten or2

【Chu Rongshi】：……

Qi Nian: “???” No, why is his brother’s reaction so weird.

[Chu Rongshi]: It’s not about getting angry.

[Chu Rongshi]: I bit it.

Everyone thought: "..."

No, brother, what's wrong with you? I trusted you so much! I would rather believe that it was caused by heat than believe that it was you who bit me.

You disappoint me so much! Qi Nian pointed at Chu Rongshi.

He glanced at Liu Yu and Lu Ze, turned off his phone guiltily, and pretended not to have noticed what Chu Rong had just said.

Well, he knows nothing, nothing!

——

That day, our teacher, Teacher Zhang, came into the classroom with a beaming face and announced a great event.

Teacher Zhang coughed lightly, clapped his hands, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "You should have heard that some time ago, our school held the preliminary round of the college speech competition. I asked the students who were interested to sign up, and many students in our class did actively participate in the preliminary round.

However, the speech contest had a large number of participants, bringing together outstanding students from various universities, and the competition was very fierce, so students who did not pass the audition this time should not be discouraged, as your courage is already worthy of praise. "

After Teacher Zhang finished speaking, he smiled uncontrollably and said happily, "However, in such a fierce competition, someone from our class has already entered the finals and even defeated students from the broadcasting major. I really have a new respect for Zeng Chenglin."

Following Teacher Zhang's words, many students turned their heads and looked at Zeng Chenglin curiously.

Qi Nian also looked around curiously.

He had a strong impression of Zeng Chenglin, who was not talkative and was a bit shy. He never expected that he would even participate in a college student speech contest. As a socially anxious person who was afraid of being watched by many people, Qi Nian thought Zeng Chenglin was simply amazing!

Zeng Chenglin is indeed shy and doesn't like to talk much, but when Qi Nian was leaving class, he specially looked for the video of the college student speech contest that day.

This competition is no small one. It was initiated by major universities in Beijing and has investors. There was even a website live broadcasting the competition that day.

So if Qi Nian wanted to watch the replay of that day's game, it was still easy to find.

He clicked on the video of Zeng Chenglin's speech and was surprised to find that this usually shy boy was completely different. When he stood on the stage, he was like the sun, radiating dazzling light.

To be frank, it feels like the other person was born for the stage.

Qi Nian: So cool!

He decided to go and watch the final of the speech contest. It was so touching just through the screen, and he didn't know what it would be like in person.

Qi Nian still has some expectations.

It can be seen that Zeng Chenglin really likes public speaking, and he also works extra hard for the competition.

Qi Nian went to the library several times and met Zeng Chenglin every time. It seemed that the other party was writing a speech.

The speech competition is completely unscripted, so the content of the speech must be written in advance. They will be told a general theme before the competition, and the rest is up to the speakers to express themselves freely.

So Zeng Chenglin has been busy with this these days.

He revised it almost word by word, and he would think over each sentence for a long time. After a whole day, he could only write part of it.

I don’t know what’s going on recently, but there are so many people coming to the library to study. Qi Nian looked around but couldn’t find a seat. He was embarrassed to share a table with others. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed Zeng Chenglin in the corner, hesitated for a moment, and walked over.

I didn't know anyone else, except Zeng Chenglin, with whom I spoke a few words.

Qi Nian walked over and was about to speak quietly when Zeng Chenglin looked up. He smiled when he saw him and said, "Didn't you find an empty seat?"

Qi Nian nodded, his tone became more relaxed, and pointed to the seat opposite Zeng Chenglin: "Can I sit here?"

Zeng Chenglin smiled and nodded: "Sure, there's no one there."

Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief and sat down opposite him. Zeng Chenglin lowered his head to revise the manuscript again, and Qi Nian also began to read a book.

Before he knew it, it was already evening. Qi Nian checked the time and quickly put away his book. Chu Rongshi said he was coming to pick him up. He stood up and saw Zeng Chenglin was still there. After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to disturb him.

The library was about to close, and the seats that were once full were now only a few left. Qi Nian quickened his pace.

After returning, Qi Nian sent a message to Liu Yu and Lu Ze to express his admiration, saying that Zeng Chenglin is really hardworking!

After a while, Lu Ze sent a video, saying that at around 11 o'clock yesterday, his security friend was on patrol when he saw someone talking to himself by the school lake. He was shocked at the time.

Upon asking, I found out that Zeng Chenglin was practicing a speech. Perhaps because he was afraid of disturbing others, he found a quiet place.

Not only that, the security friend said that when he was patrolling at around 6 o'clock in the morning, he found that the other party was still there.

Although he didn't stay there the whole night, it was enough to show how hard Zeng Chenglin worked.

Qi Nian took a breath of cold air: Hiss... That is to say, it would be unscientific if Zeng Chenglin didn't win an award.

In the next few days, although Qi Nian did not sit with Zeng Chenglin when he went to the library, they still ran into each other from time to time, and the two gradually became familiar with each other.

That day, Qi Nian was about to leave the library when Zeng Chenglin came over and said, "Let's go together."

Qi Nian was a little surprised: "You left so early today?"

Zeng Chenglin seemed to be in a good mood and nodded with a smile: "Yes, I have finished my speech script. I will probably not come to the library anymore."

It is impossible to practice in the library, so Zeng Chenglin still has to find a quiet place to practice alone.

Everyone thought: "Wow, congratulations!"

Zeng Chenglin smiled shyly.

The two walked together for a while, and Zeng Chenglin had to go back to the dormitory, so they were about to separate. At this time, someone called out from not far away: "Zeng Chenglin!"

Zeng Chenglin turned around and his smile paused when he saw who it was.

The boy named Zeng Chenglin glanced at Qi Nian and said to him, "Come here, I have something to discuss with you."

Zeng Chenglin smiled at Qi Nian and said, "Then I'll leave first. Goodbye."

Qi Nian nodded and waved to the other party.

Zeng Chenglin walked over, and the boy couldn't wait to say something. Qi Nian vaguely heard the word "competition" or something like that.

Could they be friends who participated in the competition together? But...why does it feel like the relationship between the two of them is a little weird?

It must be an illusion. Qi Nian shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

That day, Qi Nian went to Teacher Zhang's office to deliver something. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard Teacher Zhang's anxious voice coming from inside.

Teacher Zhang: "Are you sure you want to withdraw from the competition? This opportunity is really rare, and I can see that you are preparing very hard. Can you tell me what happened?"

Zeng Chenglin tightened his fingers a little, shook his head and said, "Teacher, nothing happened, I just... don't want to participate."

When Qi Nian heard Zeng Chenglin's voice, his eyes widened instantly. What was going on? Zeng Chenglin had prepared so hard before and obviously took this competition very seriously. Why would he suddenly withdraw from the competition? !