Chapter 3 Social Anxiety
"Living under someone else's roof, living under someone else's roof..." Zhou Yang repeated it silently several times, then resigned himself to his fate and went to wash the dishes and clean the kitchen.
Zhou Yang is a bit of a germaphobe. He thinks the dishes are clean only when they are washed to the chemical standard of "neither gathering into droplets nor flowing down in streams". He washed two bowls, two spoons and a pot for a long time. When he put all the dishes into the cupboard, he heard his cell phone, which was charging in the living room, ringing.
Qi Dongdong is a good picker. He opened his phone.
"Yangyang, you have to make the decision for me!"
“…”
"I've been betrayed, and you'll never guess by whom! You know that handsome little brother who takes care of the garden at our house in City B? I was always thinking about turning him gay! But now he's become my dad's lackey. He even reported me for calling you back then. Why didn't you collect the 1,500 yuan I transferred to you earlier? I personally called WeChat customer service to withdraw the transfer. Now, we're both broke."
Zhou Yang had completely forgotten about the fifteen hundred yuan. Upon hearing this, he quickly took away his phone, opened WeChat, and saw that the transfer had indeed been withdrawn.
Penniless, he instantly felt like he'd lost 100 million. Heartbroken, he beat his chest in regret, "What the hell are you? How could you settle on a villain like that?"
"I don't know why he looks like a decent person but is such a badass! Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."
"It's better this way, don't let lust blind you and let yourself be fooled again."
Qi Dongdong looks smart, but he is actually simple-minded, even a little silly, and has been cheated many times.
"I definitely won't do that this time. The previous ones were all accidents. How could I be so stupid?" Qi Dongdong said nonchalantly. "Oh, right, there's something I can't figure out. Yangyang, tell me honestly, this isn't the first time you and your dad have quarreled. Why did your dad insist on killing you this time? Also, you're only 25. Is it necessary to go on a blind date so early? Your relationship is so strained, and Aunt Man didn't try to persuade you?"
Qi Yang was a little silly, but not stupid. Looking back, he felt that this matter was not in line with common sense. Zhou's father had banned Zhou Yang from all angles.
“…”
"Fuck, you wouldn't..."
"Yes, I came out to my family."
Qi Dongdong: “…”
The person on the other end seemed stunned, and after a long while, he uttered, "Fuck, that's awesome!" Qi Dongdong gave a thumbs-up, then remembered that Zhou Yang couldn't see him on the other end of the line, so he put the phone down again. "No wonder my dad feels the same way!"
"You should worry about yourself. You won't be much better than me when the time comes."
That's true.
Although same-sex marriage has been liberalized for several years and news of same-sex marriages has been reported from time to time, for the older generation, it is still contrary to common sense and incomprehensible.
Especially people like Zhou Hai and Qi Chan who are a bit chauvinistic, when it comes to such matters, they are simply stubborn and no one can persuade them.
"Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden? Dad's already mad enough about the change of major, can't you take it easy on yourself?" Qi Dongdong suddenly stopped talking, and suddenly realized, "Do you have a partner..."
"No." Zhou Yang stopped Qi Dongdong's wild thoughts in time. "I just got off the plane and got home. Before I could even sit down, my dad urged me to go on a blind date. He said the Haining Hotel was getting bigger and bigger. I don't care. I have to give birth to a grandson or granddaughter to take care of it. Wouldn't you be mad? I was so angry that I just told him to forget it. I like men and there's no way I'll ever marry a woman in my life."
The two brothers have similar hobbies and even the same sexual orientation, and they are the only ones who know about the other.
There was silence on both ends of the phone. This matter was a difficult hurdle for both of them to overcome.
"Yangyang, keep going. I support you unconditionally. When you win the fight, it's my turn. I'll say you made me gay!"
"Shameless!" Zhou Yang laughed angrily, "Get lost, I despise you."
"By the way, where do you live now?"
"I live in your neighborhood!"
"What? You pried open our door?"
"With the security in your community, if I were to pick your door lock, I would have to go to the police station again."
"Oh, I'm glad you didn't pry it open." Qi Dongdong didn't hear the word "again" clearly from Zhou Yang's mouth. He was glad that he didn't alarm his father. "Then where do you live?"
"I ran into the owner of Building 1 in your complex. He seems to be a mute. His last name is Lin. He asked me to stay with him for two days."
"Building No. 1?" Qi Dongdong thought for a long time. "It seems like they just moved here a few months ago. They never leave the house. I don't even know them. How could you have bumped into them? But you, dumb man, haven't heard of this gossip?"
Sure enough, even Qi Dongdong, the gossipy one, didn't know either.
…
Zhou Yang was so focused on the conversation that he didn't notice a tall man hurriedly walk in. He even looked at him for a while before going upstairs.
In the study on the second floor, Lin Qiyuan frowned and massaged the area where his chin and right cheek were connected with one hand. A cup of warm water and painkillers were placed on the table in front of him.
The doctor had mixed this painkiller himself, and had specifically instructed him to take it only once a day. He had already taken it this morning, but he was in so much pain now that he wasn't sure whether to take it again.
At this moment, Cheng Fei stepped in, put down his medical box, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "I think you are fine, there is nothing wrong. Why are you calling me in the middle of the night and disturbing my sleep?"
Lin Qiyuan was so angry that he almost laughed. Without even raising his eyelids, he shook his mechanical watch, meaning that it was only nine o'clock and there was no way he could have a sweet dream.
"You can't say that. I'm a doctor. My work and rest schedule is definitely different from you unhealthy people. Nine o'clock is my rest time. If I wasn't worried about you, I would never have made this trip." Cheng Fei argued cunningly.
Lin Qiyuan and Cheng Fei grew up together and knew his character very well. He knew that he was probably picking up girls in the bar at that time, and that he was making so many excuses just to get some benefits from him.
Lin Qiyuan picked up his phone and typed a few words on the memo.
[That batch of equipment is being produced overtime]
Cheng Fei chuckled when he saw it, immediately opened his medical box, took out a small searchlight, sat in front of Lin Qiyuan, and began to examine him.
Like Lin Qiyuan, Cheng Fei was born into a wealthy family in City S. However, Cheng Fei had an older brother, Cheng Feng, who was married with children and helped his parents manage the company. This allowed Cheng Fei to study dentistry in Country M.
In Country M, dentistry is a highly respected profession, and Cheng Fei originally planned to stay there after graduation. However, he was born with a baby face, and every time he treated a patient, he was asked to show his ID card.
Unable to bear this kind of arrogance, he impulsively went home and opened his own dental clinic, which is the well-known Xiaoyang Dental Clinic in S City.
The reason why he worked so hard to be the family doctor for this old bastard was because Lin Qiyuan was familiar with a foreign dental instrument manufacturer. He recently needed to purchase some equipment for the clinic, so he could only be a cautious grandson.
"The tooth is a little loose, it's nothing serious. You can just take some painkillers and get over it. Is it worth it for me to come here in person?" Cheng Fei put away the equipment after the examination and asked, "By the way, how did you get like this? Didn't I forbid you from eating hard things?"
【Drinking Porridge】Lin Qiyuan typed.
"Hahaha, you're so unlucky. A few days ago, I got into a car accident and broke half of my tooth. Then, when I got back to the company, I accidentally drank spicy soup and injured my vocal cords. Now, even drinking porridge can cause a tooth to get stuck. God really has eyes..."
Noticing the death stare from the other side, Cheng Fei quickly changed his words: "If God has eyes, he will definitely not let you suffer so much."
Phew, the death stare is gone.
"By the way, isn't your nanny an elderly lady? When did she get replaced by a handsome young man?"
【Nanny resigned, temporary】
"Xiao Yuan, you've fallen for that handsome guy and are planning to take advantage of him, right?"
Lin Qiyuan's childhood name was Lin Yuan. In high school, he was constantly teased about being a "celebrity," so he changed it to Lin Qiyuan in anger. Most people close to him still call him Lin Yuan. "Xiao Yuan" was a nickname only his grandparents would call him when he was alive.
Normally, Cheng Fei didn't dare to call him by his name randomly. If Lin Qiyuan's voice was good now, he would definitely say "get lost" in a clear and loud voice.
But now the other party has problems with his throat and teeth, so he has become bolder and is trying to make people dislike him.
As expected, Lin Qiyuan did not make any sound. Instead, he opened his mobile phone and typed something into it. Cheng Fei walked closer and saw that it was a string of pinyin.
Cheng Fei, who studied abroad since childhood and even types in Wubi, said: "..."
After Lin Qiyuan finished typing, he handed the phone directly to him and leaned back in his chair lazily.
Cheng Fei's eyes were almost blinded as he struggled to spell out this line of pinyin.
【ni yao de yi qi jia jia bai fen zhi san shi】
The instrument you want has a 30 percent markup.
Damn, Old Dog Lin, I knew this capitalist was a dishonest person, always thinking about squeezing his hard-earned money.
Cheng Fei knew that Lin Qiyuan would not give him a discount even if he asked for a higher price, and he hated himself for giving Lao Gou the opportunity to raise the price just because of his momentary desire to talk.
Cheng Fei angrily took the medical box and went downstairs. His eyes glanced at the nanny sitting on the sofa and he turned a corner abruptly.
"kid!"
Zhou Yang was unplugging the charger when he heard a voice. He looked up and saw a tall, baby-faced man carrying a medicine box and smiling at him.
He looked around, making sure there was no one else around, then pointed at himself and said, "Call me?"
Cheng Fei put down the medicine box and walked up to the child: "Of course, there is no one else here except you!"
Zhou Yang looked at this stinky little brother who looked even younger than him and twitched his lips: "Oh."
Cheng Fei sat down next to the child with a familiar look on his face: "Has our Xiao Yuan treated you badly?"
Xiao Yuan? You mean the owner of this house? Is his name Lin Yuan?
Zhou Yang answered obediently, "No, Brother Lin is very good to me. Are you... Brother Lin's doctor? What's wrong with him?"
"What disease?" Cheng Fei's eyes rolled around and he answered mysteriously, "Little friend, I'm telling you, don't tell anyone."
"Oh, then I don't want to know."
“…”
He didn't expect the kid to be so boring, but he still wanted to tell him.
Cheng Fei: "No matter what, please stay away from him. He has social phobia!"
"Social phobia?" Zhou Yang's eyes widened in vain.
No, isn't he dumb?
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