Chapter 20
Shen Maoyuan didn't seem to expect Chen Liuchi to be waiting in the parking lot so early. Seeing this, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Leaving early again."
Chen Liuchi didn't care about this at all. He crossed his arms and looked at the two people in front of him, clicking his tongue, as if he had discovered an affair. "Tell me, what's going on? Who will explain first? You tell me, or..."
As he spoke, his gaze fell on the face of the person in front of Shen Maoyuan, his expression becoming even more complicated: "Or, what did Lu Xiaoming say?"
Lu Xiaoming swallowed and hugged the briefcase tighter as he spoke: "Little, little Brother Shen..."
Wow, he's been demoted from Brother Chen to Little Brother Shen.
Chen Liuchi narrowed his eyes and looked at the briefcase in Lu Xiaoming's arms. Well, it belonged to Shen Maoyuan.
"I'm here for an internship at Galaxy!"
Lu Xiaoming was briefly flustered but quickly calmed down. He tried to remain composed and said, "Uncle and aunt know everything."
Chenliuchi continued to scrutinize the two with narrowed eyes——
Lu Xiaoming appeared calm, his eyes shone with guilt, a helpless little loser. Shen Maoyuan's face remained calm, and aside from the lingering redness on his neck, there was nothing to suggest otherwise. The breakthrough point was clear at a glance.
Chen Liuchi raised his eyebrows slightly and was about to speak, but was unexpectedly interrupted by Shen Maoyuan: "You came late this afternoon and you probably don't know that Lu Xiaoming is Fuguang's new painter."
Chen Liuchi was a little surprised: "It turns out that the boss is by my side."
"But what does this have to do with you two hanging out together?" He winked. "Smuggling contraband?"
Shen Maoyuan continued walking towards the parking space without stopping, saying as he walked, "I ordered afternoon tea at Fuguang this afternoon. There were so many desserts, and I didn't pay attention and ate one with nuts. I'm a little allergic, so Lu Xiaoming came to bring me some allergy medicine."
Chen Liuchi let out a long "oh," but wasn't fooled at all. "So when you had an allergy, the ten or so people in the secretarial office and the president's office were all helpless, and only Xiao Lu had the cleverness and courage to think of buying allergy medicine, and then he ran to your office with all his limbs intact? And then he took good care of you all afternoon?"
Seeing Shen Maoyuan glance up, Chen Liuchi met his gaze fearlessly, a mischievous smile glittering in his eyes. "And I remember you always have allergy medicine in your office. How come your allergies not only make your face red, but your eyes are blurry, too? Do you need Xiao Lu's help to find it? Do you have to ask someone to bring the pills to your mouth, too?"
Shen Maoyuan was always calm and composed, so it was rare for him to get a chance to tease him. How could Chen Liuchi miss this opportunity? He kept on chattering. Before he could do anything to Shen Maoyuan, Lu Xiaoming started to lose control. He was young and thin-skinned, so he couldn't handle the teasing. His face flushed red after just a few words, and he turned to look at Shen Maoyuan for help, hoping for help.
"Instead of wasting time arranging things for others, you might as well think about what you're going to do at night."
Shen Maoyuan walked to the car and pressed the key. The lights flashed. He turned and gave Chen Liuchi a look that said, "May your luck be with me." "From what I know, Mom and the other person's mother have a good relationship. Both parties are interested in making this a perfect marriage."
Upon hearing this, Chenliuchi immediately became quiet and stopped laughing.
Lu Xiaoming seemed confused as to understand what he heard. His eyes moved between the two brothers, but before he could say anything, Shen Maoyuan stared at him.
Shen Maoyuan stood beside the passenger seat, opened the door, and tilted his head towards him: "Come over here."
Chen Liuchi thought these words were spoken to him. Before he could say anything, he heard Lu Xiaoming in front of him respond crisply with "Oh". He then ran to Shen Maoyuan and got into the passenger seat.
What do you mean, the passenger seat is already occupied?
Chen Liuchi had been skeptical about the allergy issue, but now he had completely lost his trust. Especially when he noticed that the center console of Shen Maoyuan's car, which had always been empty without even a tissue box, now had two blue Pop Mart figurines, he knew the affair between the two was a done deal.
He was not surprised that Lu Xiaoming would "fall in love with someone else" so quickly. After all, in his opinion, the other party's love was just a childish emotion. It would be better to say that it was dependence than love. After all, he had actually taken care of the child for several years. Lu Xiaoming was not a heartless ungrateful person, so it was reasonable for him to stick to him.
But something was wrong with Shen Maoyuan, something was very wrong.
Putting aside whether his brother knew that Lu Xiaoming once had a crush on him, Shen Maoyuan shouldn't have attacked Lu Xiaoming just based on their age.
Chen Liuchi counted on his fingers and found that there was a full twelve years difference between the two. Shen Maoyuan had finished elementary school while Lu Xiaoming's kid was just born. This, this, this, Chen Liuchi really had nothing to say.
"You're driving yourself?"
Shen Maoyuan looked around but didn't see the car in Chenliuchi: "You didn't drive? Why don't you come over?"
Chen Liuchi came back to his senses: "It's open. It's Cen Zhao who opened it."
Shen Maoyuan frowned immediately: "Why would you drive someone else's car for no reason? Did the bar lose so much money that they even sold the car?"
"Can't you just say a little nice to me?" Chen Liuchi rolled his eyes secretly, turned around and walked to Cen Zhao's Audi, opening the door with a bit of force. "I brought him lunch back yesterday at noon, and the soup spilled in the car, making it smell like seafood. So Cen Zhao let me drive his car first."
Shen Maoyuan didn't know about the glorious injury suffered by Medical Examiner Cen. He snorted coldly, "The person he found is even more difficult to serve than himself."
He spoke softly, so Chen Liuchi didn't hear him, otherwise he would have started to complain again. But Lu Xiaoming, sitting in the passenger seat, heard it clearly and glanced at him with a bit of frustration: "Are you making a veiled complaint?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Maoyuan looked down at him with a light-hearted look in his eyes, but Lu Xiaoming felt inexplicably as if something was thorning his back. He hurriedly buried his head in rummaging through the passenger drawer for snacks, pretending that he hadn't said anything.
"I said I'm looking for a partner. Are you my partner?"
Shen Maoyuan didn't indulge him either. He mercilessly pulled Lu Xiaoming, who was buried like an ostrich in the snack sand, out of the sand and asked expressionlessly, "What are you feeling guilty about?"
"Why am I guilty?"
Lu Xiaoming immediately raised his voice, as if he had no guilt at all: "I'm just reminding you, don't say anything about me, or I'll tell Aunt Zhang about you!"
Shen Maoyuan didn't care at all, instead he scoffed: "You're using chicken feathers as a token of authority."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoming immediately picked up the doll on the center console and hit him with it.
The cars here were coming and going in a chaotic manner, and Chenliuchi was watching from behind with great interest.
It is rare to see such a vivid Shen Maoyuan.
The two cars drove out of Yinhe one after the other and headed towards the Shen family together.
Shen Maoyuan drove a Bentley today, its wings flying as it careened freely down the road. In comparison, Chen Liuchi's Audi lagged behind, having been cut in line twice. By the time they entered the Shen family compound, Lu Xiaoming was about to follow Shen Maoyuan through the gate.
Chen Liuchi remembered that Lu Xiaoming hadn't lived in Huanhai Road for a while. Did he move back recently? So he came to eat with him?
The next second he saw Zhang Ning coming out with a smile, and she also fed Lu Xiaoming a cherry, acting so familiarly and naturally as if she was Lu Xiaoming's biological mother.
What's going on?
Your home was robbed?
I haven't been home for dinner for just half a month, how did things develop into something I can't understand?
Chen Liuchi was so shocked that he almost forgot what he would face when he returned home that night. It was Zhang Ning who saw him first and waved with a smile: "Second brother, come here quickly."
Shen Maoyuan looked back and gave him another look that told him to fend for himself.
Chen Liuchi finally came to his senses, his scalp tingling, and he scrambled twice before responding, "Here I come."
There was already someone sitting in the living room. There was an aunt who looked very friendly. Chen Liuchi felt that she looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before. He was just pushed by Zhang Ning to say hello first.
"Xiao Shen has grown up so much." The familiar-looking aunt seemed to be very familiar with him. She took Zhang Ning's arm and laughed together. "If we were to meet on the street, I really wouldn't recognize you."
Chen Liuchi sat quietly beside her and listened for a while before realizing that this auntie was actually the parent of his junior high school deskmate. But as for his junior high school deskmate... Chen Liuchi scratched his chin, and felt only unfamiliar with the girl she was talking about.
"Little Brother Shen."
Lu Xiaoming had seen enough of the excitement in the kitchen and came over with a fruit plate to help: "Uncle Shen asked you to go to the tea room and pick some tea with him."
Chen Liuchi looked up and glanced at Shen Maoyuan who was standing behind him. Seeing that the other party nodded slightly, he felt relieved. He greeted the two ladies and went towards the tea room on the first floor.
Shen Maoyuan stopped him halfway, and the gloating expression on his face was gone, and he became much more serious: "Dad is really looking for you."
Chen Liuchi sensed something: "So tonight is the Hongmen Banquet?"
Shen Maoyuan patted his shoulder and said, "Speak more slowly. Dad's blood pressure is already high."
Chen Liuchi stopped and stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly: "Tell me first if you and Lu Xiaoming are okay, so I can think carefully about my words later. Otherwise, if I say it now, it will be troublesome for you and Xiao Lu in the future."
Shen Maoyuan didn't fall for his tricks at all. He sneered at his brother's little tricks and waved his hand lightly: "Good luck to you."
Shen Maoyuan's blessing did not bring any comfort to Chen Liuchi, but instead made him feel even more upset.
Could it be that his father already knew about his sexual orientation, his hobbies, his boyfriend? That made no sense; he was a very well-behaved person at home. Or was it that Shen Maoyuan had just whispered something in his ears? But that wasn't right either. He knew his brother well, and it wasn't Shen Maoyuan's style to sue his parents.
Chen Liuchi thought for a long time but couldn't figure out anything. Now he had reached the door of the tea room. The sandalwood door was ajar, and he could faintly hear the sound of people tidying up things inside.
He let out a soft breath and was about to push the door open when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He paused, then reached for his phone and opened it. Sure enough, it was a message from Cen Zhao: [Puppy Appears.jpg] [Puppy Sticks.jpg] [Puppy Gives Thumbs Up.jpg]
The comfort came so timely.
Chen Liuchi smiled, picked out an emoticon and sent it to Cen Zhao. Then he pushed open the wooden door of the teahouse. On the screen, which was still half asleep, he could still faintly see the last message Chen Liuchi had sent.
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