Chapter 31 Foster Brother [VIP]
You may plant flowers with care, but they may not bloom; you may plant willows without intention, and they may thrive.
This statement perfectly reflects Qingran's experience on her journey to find the opportunity to achieve enlightenment.
Experiencing a single world change wasn't enough for his spiritual core to fully materialize. However, at least he had a clear direction, which allowed him to focus more on refining his mind in the mortal world.
The second world selected by the system is called "Contract Boyfriend Night/Night/Pampering," which is a unique type of novel about marriage before love.
The protagonist of the novel is named Lin Xi. She comes from an ordinary family. Her father is down-to-earth, hardworking, and diligent, while her mother is beautiful but frail and often ill. The couple has an excellent relationship.
A warm family environment and the love of her parents helped Linxi grow into a strong and optimistic person.
However, his limited financial resources also taught him to be exceptionally sensible at a young age, and his character became increasingly resilient.
Linxi University had excellent grades and received an internship offer from a large company after graduation.
This is an emerging technology company that has quickly risen to the forefront of the industry in just a few years thanks to its advanced technology, strong financial resources, and the boss's excellent vision for development.
Lin Xi cherished this internship opportunity and worked diligently every day.
However, after some time, he was shocked to discover that the company's boss, Pei Xuhui, was the same person who had kindly given him a ride when his electric scooter ran out of power half a month ago!
Pei Xuhui went abroad at the age of 18, graduated from STF University, a top international finance school, at the age of 22, and obtained his master's degree two years later.
The predecessor of Qingniao Technology, which he founded, was a small investment company, which was his first venture in his second year of university.
However, Pei Xuhui seems to have a natural business acumen, and by the time he graduated with his master's degree at the age of 24, Qingniao Technology had already established itself in the technology field.
With the support of national policies, Qingniao Technology has developed rapidly in the four years since returning to China, becoming a leader in the industry and an industry giant that can be compared with top foreign technology companies.
After learning all this, Lin Xi not only felt goodwill towards this boss with good character, but also developed a sense of admiration for a strong person.
Subsequently, his job transfer led to his working interactions with Pei Xuhui.
The other party clearly recognized him, and the two gradually became acquainted through this incident, until one day Pei Xuhui made a request, wanting Lin Xi to pretend to be his boyfriend.
Lin Xi then realized that Pei Xu Hui hadn't actually planned to go abroad back then. He made the decision on the spur of the moment after accidentally discovering that his younger brother had developed feelings for him inappropriately.
Pei Xuhui had no feelings for the younger brother who was being fostered in her home, so she wanted to use time and space to cool down this budding improper relationship.
Unexpectedly, after many years, his younger brother still hasn't given up on him.
Not wanting to hurt the other person and make the relationship too awkward, Pei Xuhui had no choice but to beg Lin Xi to pretend to be her boyfriend in order to make his younger brother give up.
With a mix of feelings she was unaware of, Lin Xi agreed.
After getting to know him, he discovered that Pei Xuhui's younger brother was not as harmless as he appeared, and that he was two-faced.
In front of Pei Xuhui and his family, he pretended to be well-behaved and considerate, but behind their backs, he despised and loathed him, and often made things difficult for him behind his back.
Lin Xi remained composed and dignified throughout, handling the situation appropriately.
Pei Xuhui gradually fell in love with the resilient Lin Xi, but before he could express his feelings, the two ended up in a drunken mess.
After finally talking things out, the two developed a real-life romance, but the younger brother revealed his vicious nature and was kicked out of the house.
This younger brother's surname is Yu, and his given name is Qingran.
...
Qingran arrived at the Pei family relatively early this time, at the age of 12, and has been fostered there for two years. She is about to enter junior high school.
His background is also very simple.
My father was born in the countryside and was the second child in his family. He was neither loved by his father nor his mother. When he grew up, he fell in love and married into the family in the county town, becoming the son-in-law of the coal mine manager.
The couple had a strong emotional foundation and lived a very harmonious life after marriage. Later, under the guidance of his father-in-law, he contracted a mine and became a coal boss.
Unfortunately, their good fortune didn't last long, as the couple encountered a mudslide while on a patrol trip.
The father died on the spot, while the mother survived to handle the funeral arrangements.
The family's mine was sold off, and fearing that their children would be affected by gossip when they returned to their hometown, they entrusted it to their good neighbor, the Pei family.
Four years have passed in the blink of an eye.
This is Qingran's fourth year since he transmigrated. He is now a freshman in high school, while Pei Xu, who is two years older than him, is a senior.
Soon, in the original storyline, Pei Xu will discover her brother's feelings and choose to go abroad.
The system silently replied: [Host, do as you please. We won't force you to follow the storyline.]
Having witnessed the collapse of the small world caused by the previous world's host abducting Yan Chen's soul, it understood two facts.
First, the host is indeed not an ordinary person.
Secondly, that rumor about the gods seems to be true!
Anyway, the task of collecting energy has been completed, so whether the world collapses or not doesn't matter, as long as the host is happy.
It also needs a host as a carrier to enter other worlds.
After hearing the system's words, Qingran couldn't help but think of Yan Chen.
The incomplete fragments of his soul led him to speculate about Yan Chen's identity as well.
However, upon entering this world, the moment he first met Pei Xuhui, fragments of Yan Chen's soul automatically entered Pei Xuhui's body.
"Ring ring..."
The high school, after the evening bell rang, seemed to suddenly come alive, transforming from quiet to noisy in an instant.
"Yu Meiren, are you going to the cafeteria to buy food?" After the teacher left with her lesson plan, a boy in the front row turned around and asked.
Yu Meiren was a nickname given to Qingran by her classmates.
His surname in this world is Yu. Because of his beautiful appearance, as pretty as a flower, no one knows who first called him that, but later everyone started calling him Yu Meiren (Poppy).
A normal teenage boy might find this nickname unmanly and feel awkward about it, but Qingran wouldn't.
But he still declined the boy's invitation, saying, "I have plans to go off-campus with someone."
Everyone knows the food in the school cafeteria is terrible, but the food street outside the school gate has all kinds of delicious food.
Fang Qi was somewhat tempted, but considering that the academic affairs office had been cracking down hard recently, and not wanting to have to apologize under the national flag on Monday, he had no choice but to give up in resentment.
He also reminded Qingran, "The college entrance exam is coming soon, and the school is cracking down on non-day students sneaking out to eat. Be careful."
No sooner had I finished speaking than I heard a loud shout from outside the classroom.
"Yu Qingran, your brother is here!"
Fang Qi choked. Yu Qingran's brother happens to be a prospective college entrance exam candidate. Could it be that the academic affairs office is going to arrest you two brothers?
Speaking of Pei Xuhui, he is a celebrity at Qing City No. 1 High School.
Not only am I a handsome guy who is no less than Yu Qingran, but I am also a top student who is admired by all my classmates.
Let's put it this way: Pei Xuhui has never scored below 740 on a test paper with a full score of 750, and he has never scored above 150 in mathematics.
Their math teacher had repeatedly lamented to them that he hadn't been taught at the right time, saying that Pei Xuhui was naturally sensitive to numbers and was a promising student in mathematics.
He looked at them with a disdainful expression, saying that even the pigs in the pigsty were smarter than them.
Someone egged them on, asking, "What about Yu Qingran?!"
The homeroom teacher calmly said, "They're a bit smarter than you guys. And the miniature pigs are cute."
This caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Qingran smiled as well. His grades weren't bad, especially his excellent memory—he could memorize anything he read and recite it backwards. As for math…
Um.
"I'm leaving." Qingran said goodbye to Fang Qi and stood up.
Stepping out of the classroom through the back door and turning to the left, one sees a figure leaning lazily against the wall, waiting.
In early summer, the boy wore gray-blue school uniform pants and a white short-sleeved T-shirt. He had broad shoulders, long legs, and a tall stature, but his figure still retained some of the thinness of a teenager.
Pei Xuhui.
The boy turned his head when he heard the voice. His handsome face had smooth lines, a high nose bridge, a clean and neat nose shape, and long, bright eyes with double eyelids. When he raised his long eyebrows, he naturally revealed a bit of unruliness and rebelliousness.
"Pei Xuhui, Pei Xuhui, all you ever do is talk about Pei Xuhui."
The boy straightened up and walked closer, then tapped Qingran's forehead with his finger: "Didn't you obediently call me 'brother' a couple of years ago? Call me that twice and let me hear it."
Qingran pretended not to hear: "I'm hungry."
“You’re just playing dumb,” Pei Xu chuckled, stretched his neck, and turned around. “Let’s go.”
His carefree demeanor bore no resemblance to Yan Chen whatsoever.
If Yan Chen is a tree covered with ice crystals, then Pei Xuhui is more like the wind in the wilderness, unrestrained and shapeless.
But Yan Chen's soul fragments have merged into his body. Could the two be the same person?
"Looking so intently, have you finally had a change of heart and are willing to call me 'brother'?" Pei Xu asked jokingly, noticing the gaze.
Qingran raised an eyebrow: "You're obsessed with being called 'brother'?"
Pei Xu scoffed, "What do I care about others? I'm only obsessed with making you call me 'brother.' I can't just treat you to snacks, desserts, ice cream, and the like for nothing, right?"
Qingran snorted and walked past him: "Stingy."
"I'm stingy?" Pei Xuhui was incredulous, almost laughing in exasperation. He quickly caught up with him: "Tell me where I'm stingy. If you don't give me a straight answer, I'll make you do math worksheets this weekend..."
The two figures blended in with the day students leaving school. Apart from their striking appearance, they were indistinguishable from the students joking and playing around around them.
We soon arrived at the school gate where a security guard was on duty.
Because the university gate was exceptionally spacious and grand, the two managed to slip out smoothly by squeezing through the crowd.
There's a street full of snacks not far from the school.
Pei Xuhui, who had previously been accused of being "stingy," treated his food-loving younger brother to a hand-pulled pancake, a roasted chicken leg, and a sundae without any hesitation.
Qingran requests a second cup.
Pei Xu retorted, "You're not in good health, you shouldn't eat too much."
Qingran emphasized, "That's all in the past, everything is fine now."
The one with poor health is the original body.
Pei Xu ignored him, put his hands in his pockets and walked forward, saying, "In short, it's not allowed."
"I can always buy it myself," Qingran thought.
"Don't even think about buying it secretly." Pei Xuhui knew exactly what he was thinking, turned around, and pulled him back to school with one hand.
By this time, most of the day students who were supposed to leave school have already left, and it would be unwise to go back through the easily visible school gate.
Pei Xu led Qing Ran to climb over the wall at their usual spot, a place he had surveyed that was a blind spot for surveillance cameras.
On the other side of the wall was a grove of trees opposite the student dormitory. As the two climbed over, they encountered someone patrolling in the distance with a flashlight.
"Our squad leader Pei is going to have to write a self-criticism," Qingran said calmly upon seeing this.
Writing a self-criticism was a piece of cake for him, but for Pei Xuhui...
“Three thousand words, even a dog wouldn’t write that.” Pei Xuhui sneered.
Seeing that there were no other obstacles around, they quickly pulled the person who seemed indifferent to the situation to hide behind a tree.
The patrol hadn't come over yet, and Pei Xuhui breathed a sigh of relief. He lowered his voice and was about to speak when he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance on Qingran's body as he bent down.
The faint scent of jasmine, mixed with a hint of the sweetness of a strawberry sundae, seemed to draw moisture from the body, leaving him parched.
Pei Xuhui's Adam's apple bobbed as he spoke, "Is the wind a bit hot tonight?"
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