Still Black-Hearted

[Second Young Master, he's lying to you! This kid is wicked! Don't believe him!]

[Good grief, if I hadn't seen Qi Si smile, I really would've thought he was going to find Lin Weiwei. Turns out this brat was deliberately setting Zhou Linzhe up. (facepalm)]

[??? Since when did Qi Si become so black-hearted?]

[No, why did he suddenly grow so many tricks? Whenever I used to watch him, I always felt his brother had eighty thousand schemes while he alone had negative eight hundred.]

[Hahahaha, I used to feel the same way. (laughing tears)]

[What? Did he finally retrieve the schemes he'd stored with his brother?]

Qi Si deliberately pretended not to hear Zhou Linzhe calling him and quickened his pace toward the exit.

Zhou Linzhe panicked, thinking Qi Si really was going to find Lin Weiwei. He hurried after him and grabbed him by the collar.

"Fuck! Zhou Linzhe! Let go of me!" Qi Si was caught so suddenly by the collar that he nearly choked on his own saliva.

Zhou Linzhe didn't let go, glaring at Qi Si with an unfriendly expression.

"What are you going to do?"

Qi Si frowned and said unhappily, "Are you deaf? Didn't I say I'm going to find Lin Weiwei?"

"You're not allowed to go!"

"Why not? I'm going!"

"I said you're not allowed to go!"

"Zhou Linzhe, are you sick? This village isn't yours. Where I go and who I see are my own business. Do you live by the sea? Why are you sticking your nose into everything?"

Qi Si turned around and slapped Zhou Linzhe's hand away.

Zhou Linzhe stared at Qi Si grimly. "You can't go find Lin Weiwei."

Seeing Zhou Linzhe's uncompromising expression, Qi Si laughed in exasperation.

"Why not? What gives you the right, and on what grounds, to stop me from seeing her?"

"I..." Zhou Linzhe was left speechless, his expression turning somewhat unnatural.

By this point, the viewers in the livestream had basically guessed how Zhou Linzhe felt about Lin Weiwei.

[Who was it earlier that said Zhou Linzhe joined the show for Lin Weiwei? Prophet!]

[No way? Second Young Master Zhou really came for Lin Weiwei?]

[Ahhh! I knew our Weiwei was irresistible! Second Young Master has good taste! Our Weiwei deserves it!]

[Who does Lin Weiwei even like? Wasn't she getting pretty close to Young Master Qi before?]

[Stop spreading rumors! Weiwei doesn't like Qi Si at all. Qi Si is the one who's been pestering our Weiwei!]

[Heh, hilarious. She doesn't like him? Why didn't she say that while accepting his gifts?]

[What status does Qi Si have? If he insisted on giving Weiwei things, how could she dare refuse? What if she offended him? What would she do afterward?]

As expected of a supporting female character with a universal-adoration halo, Lin Weiwei had people defending her everywhere she went.

At first, there had been viewers in the livestream speaking up for Qi Si, but gradually, their voices were drowned out by those defending Lin Weiwei.

In the end, it somehow became Qi Si bullying others with his power, using the Qi Household's influence to force Lin Weiwei to accept his affection and gifts.

Good thing Qi Si didn't see it, or he would have exploded with rage.

Qi Si saw that Zhou Linzhe had nothing to say, but he had no intention of letting him off that easily.

"You really don't want me going to find Lin Weiwei? What, do you like her?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhou Linzhe immediately retorted.

If his ears hadn't been so red, he might have sounded more convincing.

"Since you don't like Lin Weiwei, why do you care whether I go see her? You know I've been pursuing her, don't you?" Qi Si looked at Zhou Linzhe, bringing up the old matter again.

Though he no longer liked Lin Weiwei, the original owner had pursued her with great fanfare.

As a result, the entire internet now knew that Qi Si liked Lin Weiwei.

With that premise, Qi Si going to find Lin Weiwei was perfectly reasonable.

On the other hand, Zhou Linzhe insisting on stopping Qi Si from finding Lin Weiwei was rather telling.

Qi Si watched Zhou Linzhe's face turn red, then pale, then red again.

The aunties watching nearby couldn't help trying to persuade them. "Kids, don't argue. If you have something to say, say it properly."

"That's right! Talk things out properly, don't fight. Fighting isn't what good children do!"

Hearing that, Qi Si smiled at the aunties. "Aunties, we're not arguing. We're just messing around!"

After placating the aunties, Qi Si looked at Zhou Linzhe before him and raised a brow. "You really don't want me to find Lin Weiwei?"

Zhou Linzhe frowned at Qi Si without saying anything.

Qi Si continued, "Fine, I won't go. Then you go."

"What?" Zhou Linzhe froze, looking at Qi Si in confusion.

Qi Si said, "You go find Lin Weiwei, and give me your job here."

"I'm not—"

"If you won't agree, then I'll go find Lin Weiwei." Qi Si cut him off.

"You..." Zhou Linzhe was furious at Qi Si's shamelessness, yet there was nothing he could do.

If he didn't agree to Qi Si's terms, Qi Si would go find Lin Weiwei.

No matter what Qi Si's purpose in finding Lin Weiwei was, Zhou Linzhe didn't want to see that happen.

If he wanted to stop Qi Si from going, he could only hand over this easy job he had worked so hard to find.

Zhou Linzhe hesitated.

Seeing Zhou Linzhe remain silent, Qi Si said impatiently, "So are you agreeing or not? Don't waste my time!"

In the end, Zhou Linzhe shot Qi Si a vicious glare, took off his apron, and threw it at him.

"Take it!"

Qi Si caught the apron and immediately beamed.

"Hehe! Thanks, Second Young Master!"

After putting on the apron, Qi Si returned to the shop. He even turned back to wave cheerfully at Zhou Linzhe, who stood at the entrance.

"Second Young Master Zhou, I've created the opportunity for you. Good luck!"

Zhou Linzhe gritted his teeth.

Qi Si went inside to explain the situation to the shop owner, then continued with the work Zhou Linzhe had left unfinished.

Zhou Linzhe could only resign himself to leaving and looking for another job.

After watching this whole spectacle unfold across the two livestreams, viewers were all too stunned to close their mouths.

[Huh???]

[Wait... he actually agreed???]

[Fuck! Qi Si is amazing! He got such an easy job without lifting a finger!]

[The key is Zhou Linzhe had already done quite a lot of the work. Qi Si basically got a huge bargain for free!]

[666666]

[Lin Weiwei really scored big this round. (doge)]

[Hahahaha, I'm dying! He really did benefit from Lin Weiwei!]

[If Lin Weiwei finds out, she probably won't be too happy. (laughing tears)]

Qi Wang and Bo Yanqi had not expected Qi Si to do that either. After their surprise faded, they could only laugh helplessly.

"So he's black-hearted too."

Bo Yanqi reached out and tapped Qi Si's face on the screen, his eyes filled with scattered amusement.