After hearing what Mo Chuxia said, Qi Nian subconsciously looked at Qi Shuo in the car. He only had vague fragments of his childhood memories, but he also vaguely remembered the identity of such a brother.
He didn't know when it started, but Qi Shuo became more and more distant from him. Even if he took the initiative to call him brother, he would only get a cold response.
Gradually, they drifted further and further apart because of Qi Shuo's attitude and the ideas that were forced into him by his family.
Qi Shuo avoided Qi Nian's gaze. They had been estranged for more than ten years, and he didn't know how to talk to his younger brother.
The atmosphere became silent again. Mo Chuxia's eyes moved back and forth between the two of them. Although she didn't know the details, she felt that the two brothers were weird after Qi Nian talked about the origin of the bracelet.
Seeing that both of them were silent, Mo Chuxia could only sigh. She stuffed the box back into Qi Nian's hands and said, "You said that feelings need to be honest, and this includes other emotions as well."
After saying that, Mo Chuxia left. She felt that the two should talk alone.
Gu Zhou glanced back at Mo Chuxia as she left, and whispered to Qi Jing, "Sister Chuxia is really insightful. Her words hit the nail on the head."
Qi Jing nodded, "Qi Xiaoshuo can't speak."
"He has been estranged from the third brother for many years, and he is not close to other people." Qi Mo explained on the side. He could understand this feeling to some extent.
Turning around and leaning against the guardrail, Qi Mo said, "When I was little, I wasn't close to them. It was my great-grandfather who taught me. I should be strict with my younger siblings, but I should also understand their preferences, be considerate, and build connections with them."
Gu Zhou looked over and asked, "So you let Qi Qi watch those things every day?"
"There's nothing wrong with liking those things." Qi Mo answered bluntly, "Everyone has their own hobbies. As long as they don't interfere with your life, studies, values, and future, I don't think it's necessary to forcibly stop them."
Gu Zhou gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are so insightful. Second Master's education is indeed the best. It's a pity for the eldest and third brothers. They have been tortured by such a family education."
"The eldest brother has been studying all the time since he was young. He has no chance to breathe. Everyone except him is his rival. Even the third brother is used as an object of his exploitation."
Gu Zhou sighed, "It's a blessing that they haven't been led astray."
Qi Mo didn't say anything and continued listening to the sound in the headphones.
The car door opened and closed again. After two minutes of silence, Qi Nian finally spoke. He didn't say anything else, but just talked about his childhood memories.
Qi Shuo also remembered all of this. He listened quietly and occasionally added a few words. By then he had grown up and his memory was much more complete than Qi Nian's.
Listening to Qi Shuo's occasional supplements, Qi Nian couldn't help but look over and asked, "Why do you remember?"
Qi Shuo looked out the window without looking at Qi Nian's expression. He just said lightly, "You are my biological brother."
"Then why do you distance yourself from me? Every time I approach you, you look impatient." Qi Nian frowned. This was what he couldn't understand.
However, his words received no response. Qi Shuo just looked out the window, showing no intention of responding to him.
Seeing Qi Shuo's attitude, Qi Nian just found it ridiculous. He sneered and poured out all the resentment in his heart, "From childhood to adulthood, my parents only have eyes for you. I was born and everything I learned was for you. Even the person I will marry in the future must be helpful to your status in the Qi family.
Every time after school, it was your mother who picked you up, and it was the driver or the maid who picked me up. Even for the parent-teacher meetings that were scheduled at different times, they never showed up.
Yes! You're brilliant, you're smart, you can learn anything! But what about me? What am I? Just a tool born for you? No need to think, no need for self?
Every time I see my second brother and the fifth brother together, I can only envy them. They are brothers. The second brother will be strict with him and teach him a lesson. If anything happens, the second brother will be there.
What about me? All I could see was a cold face, and I kept questioning myself: what had happened? Why was I the only one disliked by my family? My grandparents didn’t like me, my parents didn’t like me, and my only brother didn’t like me either…”
By the end of his speech, Qi Nian was already choking up. He really didn't understand why all this was happening.
If it weren't for those vague memories, he wouldn't have known that Qi Shuo had once treated him like a younger brother and loved and cared for him, and he wouldn't have thought about it.
But because of those memories, he couldn't help but wonder if he had done something wrong, and why the only person in the family who liked him didn't want him.
After so many years of suffering, that home brought nothing but depression and pain to Qi Nian, and he thought about escaping every day.
He will be twenty-two after today, and is no longer at the age of being fragile and having wild thoughts, but he still feels resentful and thinks it is unfair.
Listening to the sorrow hidden in Qi Nian's heart, Qi Shuo clenched his hands outside the car window. It's not that he couldn't feel Qi Nian's pain, he just couldn't respond.
Taking a deep breath, Qi Shuo said calmly, "Don't worry about Mom and Dad. My uncle and I have discussed it. This time, the second brother and I will be the heads of the family, so there won't be so much competition. We'll announce it after three months. The second and fourth brothers will help you with your company. Once you have control of the company, you won't need to be controlled by them. You are free to marry whoever you want and do whatever you want in the future."
Qi Nian really felt it was ridiculous that he only got a few words after all his complaints. He did not respond to Qi Shuo. He took a deep breath and reached out to open the car door, but he couldn't open it.
Qi Nian shook the car vigorously, and just when he suspected that he had locked the car, he saw a ghostly figure slowly rising from behind the car door.
"Zhao Yin! What are you doing!"
The evil ghost Zhao Yin clapped his hands and said, "My uncle said that if you two don't come to a conclusion tonight, don't even think about getting out of the car."
Qi Nian glared at Zhao Yin, "Open the car door!"
"Impossible! Don't even think about calling, the signal is completely cut off!" Zhao Yin said, looking at Qi Shuo on the other side. "Uncle also said that if you don't say anything, he will have to find someone else to talk to. There's no guarantee what the result will be then."
After saying that, Zhao Yin floated away, and the entire car was sealed by ghost energy. Even if Qi Shuo's window was open, he had no way to get out.
Qi Shuo picked up his phone and took a look, and there was indeed no signal.
He frowned and searched in the car, and soon found a piece of talisman paper under Qi Nian's seat. It must be Qi Mo's doing.
Qi Shuo was a little angry and crumpled the talisman paper into a ball and threw it out.
Seeing Qi Shuo's angry look, Qi Nian frowned, and quickly thought of the headphones they used to listen to gossip before. He felt complicated for a moment. He was being gossiped about again.
Qi Shuo leaned back in his chair, unable to suppress his anger. He reached into his pocket and found half a pack of cigarettes.
Qi Shuo took out a cigarette and lit it, then took a deep breath and looked out the window again, only to see darkness.
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