Xie Zhenting hung up and felt a twinge of resentment.
He had already done so much for Xie Ran, yet Xie Ran still wasn't satisfied. Every word out of his mouth was a complaint.
This never would have happened with the old Xie Chen.
Even a scrap of familial affection would have left him deeply grateful. He never would have made so many unreasonable demands, especially when he himself wasn't outstanding enough.
That was right. Xie Ran really wasn't outstanding enough.
Xie Zhenting had to admit that.
Though he was of the Xie Family's blood, he had been raised in the countryside for so many years. Neither the resources nor the environment could compare to Kyoto's, so naturally, he was a cut below.
Xie Chen, on the other hand...
Though his genes weren't good enough, he had lived with the Xie Family and absorbed their influence over the years. Wasn't it only to be expected that he would stand out?!
As Xie Zhenting headed toward the meeting room, he couldn't help recalling everything Xie Chen had done on the variety show. Complicated emotions flickered in his eyes.
Something like jealousy, something like disbelief, and something like regret...
Those emotions piled together until even he couldn't quite understand them. It was as though, deep down, he wished Xie Chen were his biological younger brother.
Xie Ran hung up and turned to glare viciously at Qin Chuyu. "Were you playing me?!"
"What makes you say that?" Qin Chuyu looked over with a faint, ambiguous smile. "Which part of what I said wasn't true? Besides, I didn't force you to call your brother!"
"..." Unable to argue back, Xie Ran stamped his foot, turned, and left.
Qin Chuyu remained where he was, the curve of his lips slowly flattening. He snorted. "The