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"The Qin guy isn't your boyfriend, yet you went to soak in hot springs and stay at a hotel with him? If I hadn't dragged him back, who knows where you two would've run off to fool around!" Lu Yuan sneered repeatedly. This little brat really thought he could fool him like an idiot.

What angered him most wasn't that Li Zhikong had lied to him. What angered him most was that even after being deceived, he still hadn't given up. He still wanted to make excuses for this horny rabbit and had come running over just to hear him spout nonsense—if anyone else dared play him like this, they'd see. Lu Yuan was famous for being ruthless and vicious. Did they think he was some kind of bodhisattva?

"Of course Qin Mobei isn't my boyfriend. He's my brother! My biological brother! We have the same mother!" After explaining, Li Zhikong muttered under his breath, "When I watch idol dramas, the domineering male lead always digs up everything about the poor female lead in minutes. I thought you'd be like that too. Sigh, rich young masters in real life are way too useless..."

"You two are biological brothers?" Lu Yuan was skeptical. "Wait, since you thought I'd investigated you thoroughly—"

Then why were you making up all that nonsense for me?

Li Zhikong gave him a pure, innocent smile, as fresh as a white lotus covered in morning dew. "Wasn't I just playing along with your role-playing? After all, you're a battle-hardened young heir of a financial empire who has seen it all, while I'm merely a boy from the slums with a heart full of devotion and nothing to rely on but a little bit of looks. Last night was already stolen fate for me. To keep your interest in me going a little longer, how could I let such a trivial matter spoil your fun?"

Lu Yuan: "..."

What the fuck kind of role-playing was that!

He leaned back against the seat, looking weary. He had a stomach full of complaints but couldn't get a single word out.

He even sank into deep self-doubt. What kind of taste do I have? Or rather, what kind of taste does my dick have? No one else in the world will do, yet it perks right up for this horny rabbit... Even knowing he's talking bullshit, I'm still kind of happy. At least the anger I'd been holding in all day has nearly faded away...

And once the anger propping him up ebbed away, the consequences of last night's excessive indulgence came fully crashing down on him: aching waist, sore back, weak legs, and the feeling that his body had been hollowed out.

Li Zhikong gave him a pitying look. "Honestly, why were you running around instead of getting proper rest? Even if you wanted to see me again, you should've taken care of your body first! Oh, right, I ordered soup for you last night. Did the kitchen remember to bring it to you? Looks like it didn't work very well. When I get the chance, I'll cook some for you myself. I guarantee it'll be fragrant and nourishing..."

Listening to his nonsense about taking care of his body and drinking nourishing soup, Lu Yuan was already uncomfortable enough. Then he met the driver's gaze in the rearview mirror, making him even more embarrassed and enraged. "Enough. I have things to do. Weren't you in a hurry to get home? We can talk next time."

"All right..." Li Zhikong put on a reluctant expression. "But you have to remember to contact me! No more than three days at the longest..."

Since he figured Lu Yuan could only hold out for three to five days at most, Young Master Lu ought to make good use of that time to recuperate. It wouldn't do to delay their next session of Dual Cultivation.

For some reason, Lu Yuan felt a chill run down the back of his head under that look. He had the distinct feeling that this little brat was plotting something bad again.

In broad daylight, the Maybach, luxurious and imposing as it was, somehow drove off with the air of a hasty retreat.

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Chapter 16

◎I Heard You Want to Hire a Tutor?◎

"I'm back!" Li Zhikong shouted as he pushed open the front door.

"Oh dear!" Amid a burst of frantic commotion, his grandparents rushed out. The moment they saw their troublesome grandson, both looked as though they had just recovered from a fright. "You brat, you're all right? You scared us to death! Xiao Wei from security just called and said you'd been kidnapped by bad guys..."

"Huh?" Li Zhikong put on a blank look. "No, I wasn't! My brother just brought me back. Maybe our roughhousing made someone misunderstand? Oh no, you two didn't really believe that, did you? That's ridiculous. Even if bad guys were kidnapping someone, they wouldn't kidnap me! It'd be much better to kidnap my brother. Our family's so poor, hahaha~"

"You little brat, all you know is how to talk back!" Grandma pulled him over to sit on the sofa. "Even a dog doesn't despise its poor home. If you ask me, boys should be raised poor. It's all your brother's fault. Why didn't he send you back after the college entrance exams? What kind of vacation was that? 'Luxury and indulgence are the source of evil.'"

Grandpa pushed up his glasses and chimed in from the side. "Very true. As the saying goes, 'Hardship tempers jade into perfection.' At your age, it's exactly the time to develop your abilities. Don't think everything is settled just because you've finished the college entrance exams. You have such a long break ahead of you—you need to plan it properly. What kind of behavior is it to run around playing all day?"

The two elders were terrified that their grandson would follow in the footsteps of his rotten parents, so they lectured him whenever they had the chance. Li Zhikong was used to it. He nodded as he listened, his attitude impeccably proper. "Speaking of plans for the break, I actually have a few immature suggestions..."

Grandma was cautious. "Oh? Let's hear them."

"I'm planning to work part-time while studying."

"No!" Grandma flatly rejected it. "How old are you? Making money is hard work! Don't worry, we've already prepared your college tuition and living expenses. You don't need to worry about that."

"Ahem, 'Luxury and indulgence are the source of evil; hardship tempers jade into perfection...'"

"You rotten brat!" Grandma practically wanted to kick him out. "You just said that, and now you're using it to choke me!"

"Grandpa, aren't you going to say something?"

"Huh?" Grandpa glanced at his wife and muttered quietly, "What I say doesn't count anyway. But your idea is still a good one..."