Chapter 80 Growing Up a Little
"What's the meaning?"
Shi Nianzhi bent down slightly, "I bumped into them on the stairs just now. Gu Yuanyuan said that he should let Brother Yi look at his face and try it out with him."
What did he say?
Shi Nianzhi suddenly became serious, "Brother Yi has agreed."
Mu Guangcheng's hand, which was holding the pen on the table, suddenly tightened. He seemed unconcerned. "Is that so?"
"Boss, do you think Yi Ge and Gu Yuanyuan are a good match?"
Mu Guangcheng didn't look at Shi Nianzhi again. He lay on his desk and said in an ambiguous tone, "Their relationship is none of my business. Whether they are a good match or not is none of my concern."
"Boss, are you studying?"
"The monthly exam is coming up soon, and Lao Wang told me to study hard."
"Book."
What's wrong with the book?
Shi Nianzhi was both amused and exasperated. "You took it upside down."
Mu Guangcheng drew a line on the book with his pen, coughed, and explained, "I learned this online. Memorizing it backwards makes it twice as effective."
"Yeah?"
"Of course, you can try it when you get back."
Mu Guangcheng had a look on his face that said, "As long as I don't admit it, I haven't embarrassed myself."
People gradually returned to the class.
Shi Nianzhi then returned to his seat and did not continue the topic.
He took out his phone. No matter what, his boss had broken up with his girlfriend. As his friend and subordinate, he had to keep his boss company when his boss called.
"I have tutoring after school. Should I go to the hospital or go home after class at 9 PM?"
He messaged Lu Jiunian to inquire.
Just before class started, Su Heng returned home, and Lu Jiunian's message came back: "Home, have the driver pick you up."
Lu Jiunian was discharged from the hospital so quickly? That man is indeed strong.
Shi Nianzhi put away his phone and looked at Su Hengyi.
After a long pause, he said in a low voice, "Brother Yi, Gu Yuanyuan is not a good person."
Su Hengyi seemed unusually quiet today.
Shi Nianzhi said slyly, "I just lied to you, boss, that you agreed to date Gu Yuanyuan."
Su Heng paused for a moment as he took the exam paper out of the drawer, then resumed his normal actions.
Shi Nianzhi blinked. "Don't you want to know how the boss will react?"
"It has nothing to do with me."
Su Hengyi needs to put on his headphones to do his homework.
Shi Nianzhi grabbed Su Hengyi's wrist, "On the surface, the boss doesn't care at all, pretending to read a book as if nothing is wrong, and even said that whoever you are with is none of his business. But, he is holding the book upside down, and he didn't even notice it himself."
Upon hearing what Shi Nianzhi had said, Su Heng continued the wrist movement and put on his headphones.
It was as if they hadn't heard anything.
But Shi Nianzhi knew that Su Hengyi understood his meaning, otherwise why didn't he put on the earphones earlier, instead of waiting until he finished speaking?
There are certain moments when Su Hengyi and Mu Guangcheng are remarkably similar.
"What was that saying again?" Shi Nianzhi thought about it seriously.
Oh right, he's stubborn as a mule.
School ends in the afternoon.
Shi Nianzhi followed Mu Guangcheng and his group to the KTV. After booking a room, Mu Guangcheng sat in the corner and drank beer can after can.
Those who love to sing have already ordered a bunch of songs and are belting out their songs.
Shi Nianzhi sat quietly and obediently in the deafening KTV, appearing somewhat out of place.
Later, when they got drunk, they started to force Shi Nianzhi to drink more.
Shi Nianzhi thought these people were really mean. They coaxed him, saying that no matter what, he should drink a little when someone toasts him. It's the same idea that if someone drinks a glass, you should drink a sip.
Then Shi Nianzhi was toasted by a group of people, and he drank quite a few cups.
Finally, he got so drunk that he collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep.
He was woken up by someone shouting, "Let's go, let's go, the party's over."
Shi Nianzhi was still a little dizzy. He reached for his phone, only to find it was switched off.
A group of teenagers filed out of the private room, arms around each other, bragging and chatting about which girl was pretty.
Shi Nianzhi caught up with him, "Boss, what time is it?"
Mu Guangcheng, who was quite drunk, stopped in his tracks upon hearing this. "Wait a minute, let me check... oh... it's 12:30."
Shi Nianzhi's heart leaped into his throat; he was doomed.
Lu Jiunian must be going crazy looking for him.
"Boss, give me a call on your phone."
"Give."
Shi Nianzhi lowered his head, tapped 188, and then didn't know what to do next. He was slow-witted and hadn't memorized Lu Jiunian's phone number.
Shi Nianzhi: "..."
Perhaps it was because he had been drinking, but Shi Nianzhi had become a little bolder, and all he could think about was that he didn't want to go home tonight.
In his current state, if he goes back, Lu Jiunian might skin him alive.
The man hit Gu Yuanyuan without holding back at all; if he got really angry, he might have hit him with a belt too.
Shi Nianzhi shuddered; just thinking about it made her feel pain.
"Boss, let me stay at your place. It's so late, I can't get back."
Mu Guangcheng waved his hand generously, "Stay as long as you want, the boss's house is your house! Let's go."
Shi Nianzhi was deeply moved and greatly encouraged. He put his arm around Mu Guangcheng's shoulder and said, "Let's go!"
The group left the KTV, said goodbye to each other, and told each other that if anyone had been drinking, "Let us know in the group chat when you get home!"
"Alright!"
"Goodbye, Brother Mu. Don't be sad. There are plenty of girls with big breasts and long legs. I'll introduce you to a good one another day."
"Don't cry, Brother Mu, get up and start playing!"
"Get out! Get out of here now!"
Mu Guangcheng was staggering from drinking. He pushed and kicked those bastards, sending them into a taxi.
Then he hailed a taxi himself.
Shi Nianzhi followed and sat down inside.
There were significantly fewer cars on the road under the streetlights, and the drivers were speeding like they were racing.
Mu Guangcheng leaned back in the car, seemingly asleep.
Shi Nianzhi looked out the window as streetlights flashed by. Suddenly, a feeling of loneliness welled up inside him, just like the empty streets and roads.
The driver arrived near the destination and then asked, "Where do we stop?"
Mu Guangcheng opened his eyes. "Stop there, at the Wangfu convenience store with the lights on."
"OK."
The taxi driver parked the car.
Mu Guangcheng got out of the car and walked into the small shop that was still lit up. Shi Nianzhi quickly followed him.
"There's no water at home, are you thirsty?"
Shi Nianzhi nodded. "Thirsty."
He was not just thirsty, his throat was practically burning.
Mu Guangcheng went to the freezer and took out a bottle of Yibao cigarettes. When he paid, he also asked the owner for a pack of cigarettes.
On the way back, Shi Nianzhi carried a large Yibao bottle, while Mu Guangcheng lit a cigarette he had in his mouth with his newly bought lighter as they walked.
The way he smokes is like that of a delinquent teenager.
Shi Nianzhi advised him, "Boss, don't smoke and drink at the same time, it's bad for your health."
Mu Guangcheng skillfully took a puff of his cigarette, flicked off the ash, and held the cigarette between his fingers.
With a slightly low voice, Shi Nianzhi said, "When I was a little younger, I really liked this thing. At that time, my parents were divorced and each had their own families. They asked me who I would live with."
Mu Guangcheng spoke, then suddenly fell silent.
Shi Nianzhi was curious, so she asked, "Then who did you go with?"
Mu Guangcheng's words sounded self-deprecating: "Who am I with? No matter which family I'm in, I'm always an outsider, an outsider."
Why did they divorce?
“My dad cheated on me. My mom loved him very much and compromised on everything except this one thing. I know that marriage had always been a burden on my mom. Now that she’s finally divorced, she doesn’t have to live behind a mask anymore. She’s free. The more my mom loved my dad, the more she wanted to cut ties with everything related to him after the divorce, including me. My dad married his new lover, and she gave birth to a son for him. I’m not important to her anymore.”
"Boss..."
As Shi Nianzhi walked along the dark road, listening to Mu Guangcheng say these words, a dense, persistent pain welled up in his heart.
But he's really not good at comforting people; besides silently staying by their side, he doesn't know what else to say.
Perhaps Mu Guangcheng just wanted to say that he had no intention of expecting Shi Nianzhi to respond to anything.
After a pause, Mu Guangcheng continued, "I was really rebellious during my adolescence, and I went astray overnight. I didn't lack money; it was all they could give me, but what good was it? I smoked every day, played games, stayed out all night, and didn't go to school. It was my grandmother who never gave up on me and pulled me out of the abyss."
Where is Grandma?
"It rained heavily that day, and she went out with an umbrella to look for me, this naughty child..."
Mu Guangcheng seemed unable to continue speaking. He threw away the cigarette in his hand, along with the pack of cigarettes in his pocket.
He said with a smile, "Smoking is harmful to your health, and good men don't smoke."
Shi Nianzhi said very seriously, "Boss, let me give you a hug."
"No need, it's nothing really, it's all in the past. I guess I was just a little upset because I had some drinks."
Mu Guangcheng continued walking forward.
Shi Nianzhi followed him quietly.
When the two arrived at the alley entrance, they found a Maybach parked there. Shi Nianzhi's legs trembled at the sight of the luxury car.
He's doomed; Lu Jiunian is coming to arrest him.
What should he do if Lu Jiunian catches him and hangs him up to beat him?
Shi Nianzhi was so frightened that she hid behind Mu Guangcheng.
At that moment, a black Rolls-Royce honked its horn across from the front of the luxury car, startling Shi Nianzhi.
He peeked out from behind Mu Guangcheng, glanced at the two luxury cars on either side, and looked on, puzzled.
Why did Lu Jiunian bring people to arrest him? Bringing two cars, isn't that giving him too much credit?
He's actually not very fast...
But this only further confirms the fact that Lu Jiunian is going to deal with him.
Shi Nianzhi gripped Mu Guangcheng's clothes tightly. "Boss, are you a fast runner? Let's run together."
Mu Guangcheng's back stiffened, adopting a defensive posture.
Sure enough, a man got out of the Maybach. He was wearing glasses and looked very refined. "Young Master Mu, please get in the car."
Mu Guangcheng smiled sarcastically, "No need."
The man with glasses seemed used to it, and took out a card. "This is from President Mu. He said you should buy yourself a decent set of clothes."
Mu Guangcheng took the card and walked straight to the car. He opened the car door and threw the card at the face of the middle-aged man sitting inside.
"You won't even get out of your car when you see your own son? You're trying to fob me off with this card and this little bit of money? What have I done to deserve this? I'm not even as good as an illegitimate child. Illegitimate children get the best of everything, while I'm still relying on your charity! Isn't that ridiculous?!"
"He is your brother."
"Fuck your brother!"
"Smack—"
Mu Guangcheng was slapped across the face, and the man threw the card at him, saying, "When will you grow up a little?"
The car door closed, the headlights came on, and the car turned to drive away.
Mu Guangcheng stood still, his fist clenched, his whole body stiff, and his eyes reddened with suppressed emotion.
Before the car could accelerate, Shi Nianzhi rushed over and grabbed the front of the car. He angrily punched the hood hard, and his hand hurt.
He shouted angrily, "How could you treat him like this!"
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