Don't Mess with a Brother-Obsessed Man

Qi Si deliberately said those things on the variety show Lin Weiwei was filming, and unsurprisingly, someone exposed it online.

Lin Weiwei was currently a popular young actress with a considerable number of fans.

Qi Si, on the other hand, might not be any less famous online, but not all of that fame was positive.

And Lin Weiwei's fans were fiercely protective of her.

So after the video was exposed, before many people even understood the full story, Qi Si was cursed onto the trending searches.

But this trending topic was exactly what Qi Si wanted. After all, he wasn't the one in a hurry to bring down the heat.

Qi Si had chosen to say those things while Lin Weiwei was on the phone because he not only knew she was filming a show at the time, but also knew that segment happened to be livestreamed.

In other words, once anything happened, there was no taking it back. It was impossible to fix it through post-production editing.

Even if the edited version released later cut out everything Qi Si had said, footage from the livestream had already spread.

So what if Lin Weiwei had many fans?

There were so many people online following the drama. Not every one of them was Lin Weiwei's fan.

Besides, there would always be people in the industry who couldn't stand Lin Weiwei.

With such a perfect opportunity to kick her while she was down, he didn't believe Lin Weiwei's competitors would let it pass.

Still, the matter would not blow up that quickly.

Qi Si was not in a hurry either.

Lin Weiwei was, after all, an important supporting female character in this book—someone who had even nearly replaced the female lead. How could she be brought down so easily by him?

Before he could bring down Lin Weiwei, trouble came looking for Qi Si first.

Part of Qi Wang's businesses had always been connected to the entertainment industry, so he received news in this area faster than most.

The moment Qi Si made it onto the trending searches, Qi Wang got the news.

He even canceled his afternoon meeting and called immediately.

"Qi Si! You couldn't even behave yourself for a full day before causing trouble again!"

Listening to Qi Wang's furious voice on the other end, Qi Si moved the phone farther away.

Only after the voice on the other end lowered somewhat did he bring the phone back to his ear.

"Brother, don't get worked up yet. Let me explain."

"Fine. Explain. Let's see what kind of excuse you can come up with."

Qi Si wiped a bead of cold sweat from his forehead. "Brother, did you not even look carefully at what the trending topic was about?"

He guessed his brother had simply seen his and Lin Weiwei's names and immediately called to tear into him.

Hearing Qi Si ask that, Qi Wang frowned, clearly realizing that he had been too hasty and had not fully understood the matter.

"Then tell me. What exactly happened?" Qi Wang rubbed his brow.

Qi Si explained pitifully, "Brother, this really wasn't my fault. Lin Weiwei called to borrow money from me, and I didn't know she was filming a show at the time."

Qi Wang's gaze sharpened. "She asked to borrow money from you? How much? Did you give it to her?"

"She asked to borrow five hundred thousand, but I didn't lend it to her."

"You didn't give it to her?" Qi Wang was somewhat surprised.

"I'm not an idiot!"

Listening to his brother's protest, Qi Wang could not help grumbling inwardly, Aren't you exactly an idiot?

"Why didn't you give it to her?"

"I asked her to write an IOU, but she refused. My money doesn't grow on trees. If she wasn't even willing to write an IOU, wasn't she just trying to freeload? I still have to ask you for money, Brother. Five hundred thousand isn't five bucks. How could she just decide not to pay it back?"

After hearing Qi Si's words, Qi Wang raised his brows.

He was certainly surprised, but he also felt a touch of pleasant surprise.

He had always thought his younger brother was foolish, someone who could be sweet-talked into being conned out of everything he owned.

Especially after meeting Lin Weiwei, he had become like Lin Weiwei's personal mobile ATM.

If Qi Wang had not kept a tight hold on the money, and if the company's shares had not been in Qi Si's hands, he suspected Qi Corporation would have changed its name to Lin Corporation by now.

Qi Wang had always worried about what would happen to his foolish younger brother if he was no longer around someday.

His intelligence was lacking, and he had no sense to speak of.

When he was young, he at least listened to Qi Wang. But after meeting that bunch of bad friends, he stopped listening even to his brother.

Who would have thought that after one hospital stay, things would take such a turn for the better?

His younger brother was no longer stupid!

Though he did not seem much smarter, at least he was no longer so easy to fool.

"You did the right thing."

"If I did the right thing, why did you call to scold me?" Qi Si sounded especially aggrieved.

Qi Wang awkwardly touched his nose.

He could not be entirely blamed for this. Qi Si had too many prior offenses. Hadn't he basically developed PTSD by now?

"Sorry. Your brother didn't understand what happened. Your brother apologizes to you."

Qi Si was not actually angry at all. The grievance was all an act.

He was grinning happily on the other end of the phone.

"Then fine. Brother, treat me to a big meal and I'll forgive you."

"Alright. Pick whatever you want to eat."

"Great!"

After thinking for a moment, Qi Wang added, "Don't worry about the trending topic. I'll handle it."

"Okay." Qi Si agreed obediently.

After hanging up, Qi Wang reopened Weibo.

Qi Si and Lin Weiwei's names were still hanging on the trending searches.

Qi Si had not made any response.

But when Qi Wang opened Qi Si's account, he found that the comments under the top post on his profile were almost entirely from Lin Weiwei's fans, demanding answers and hurling insults.

Qi Wang's expression turned cold after reading only a few, and his anger surged.

Even when his younger brother angered him badly, he had never been willing to say a single harsh word to him!

Who did Lin Weiwei's fans think they were? How dared they insult his younger brother?

He immediately called his assistant. "Handle the trending topic about Lin Weiwei and the second young master on Weibo. Also, send Lin Weiwei a few generous gifts."

The assistant hesitated before asking, "Chairman Qi, how generous should the gifts be?"

Qi Wang hesitated as well upon hearing that. "Don't crush her completely. Just create some trouble for her, so she won't have time to bother A Si."

"Got it! I understand!"

After ending his call with Qi Wang, Qi Si put the Weibo matter out of his mind.

Since Qi Wang knew about it, given how obsessed he was with his younger brother, there was no way he would ignore it.

Qi Si simply and shamelessly became a hands-off boss, then began considering what lavish dinner he should have that night.

He had even deliberately skipped lunch for the sake of that meal.

Before it was even time to get off work in the afternoon, Qi Si had already taken a taxi to the company building.

The security guard at the entrance was initially puzzled when he saw the taxi stop outside. Who would come to the company at this hour?

But the moment he saw Qi Si step out of the car, he let him through at once.

Only after Qi Si had passed did he look confused. Why had this young master taken a taxi here today? Could it be that another newly purchased limited-edition sports car had been wrecked?

The thought made the guard's heart ache.

Rich young masters really were willful!

Qi Si made his way up to the top floor without hindrance.

Then he entered Qi Wang's office without hindrance as well.

Not a single person in the entire company dared stop him.

"Second Young Master, Chairman Qi is in a meeting. It may take a while longer. Would you like to wait here, or...?" the assistant asked.

Qi Si flopped into Qi Wang's office chair. "I'll just wait here for my brother. Go do your work."

"Alright."

After the assistant left, he brought over some tea and snacks before returning to his own work.

Qi Si did not wait long. About half an hour later, Qi Wang pushed open the door and walked in.

He froze when he saw Qi Si sitting in his office chair, then said in surprise, "A Si? Why are you here?"

Qi Si's gaze remained glued to the computer screen. Without even blinking, he replied, "I came to take you out for a big meal."