His gaze fell on Ye Heng's incomparably handsome face. One second, two seconds, three seconds.
Hmm? It still felt a little creepy :)
Ye Heng sensed his gaze and looked down at him.
Then, the next second, Tang Mingxi's vision went dark as he pulled a Louis Vuitton sack worth tens of thousands over Ye Heng's head.
Ye Heng:?
In the darkness, he heard the other man mutter in satisfaction, "That's much better."
Chapter 15: Fearless Men Get Scared
The news that Mingxi No. 1's electrical box had been struck by lightning could not be kept under wraps for long.
The next day, Tang Yun rushed back from abroad and directly held every staff member within a one-kilometer radius of Mingxi Residence accountable.
Tang Mingxi saw a large group of people in black suits standing outside the door. The leader kept his head lowered, looking terrified, apparently the person in charge.
Seriously? Tang Mingxi had not expected that merely a burnt-out electrical box would implicate so many people.
After Tang Yun berated everyone from Mingxi No. 1's security to property management, he turned around with a gentle, composed smile and walked to Tang Mingxi's bedside.
The speed of his change in expression was practically an art form.
"How are you feeling, Little Xi? Is there anywhere you still feel unwell?" Tang Yun's concern was genuine.
Tang Mingxi was stunned. It was the electrical box that got struck by lightning, not him!
Bro, wake up, bro. How could I possibly be hurt?!
"I'm fine." Tang Mingxi was a little embarrassed.
"It's all my fault." Tang Yun said, "I should have come to see you last night. Did it scare you?"
Well, he had indeed been a little frightened.
But he had definitely been frightened by the male lead, not by the thunder (.)
"No..." Tang Mingxi wanted to deny it.
Nonsense. As the Second Young Master of the Tang Family, being scared by thunder in the middle of the night would be far too humiliating if word got out.
He was a man with backbone, that was right :)
Tang Yun sighed. "It's my fault for not getting back in time. Don't be angry with me, Little Xi. Didn't you always want a Gulfstream 650? I'll have it transferred into your name in a while."
Oh, a private business jet worth three hundred million yuan.
"I heard you had a bit of a dispute with Old Jiang's son while throwing a party at South Lake Bay. It was my fault for not buying Little Xi the biggest yacht. A few days ago, I ordered the Black Swan designed by Leoni in the United States. It's five hundred and sixty feet long. This time, it'll definitely be bigger than Old Jiang's."
Oh, a private yacht worth four hundred million.
Four hundred million US dollars.
"Bro!" Tang Mingxi's eyes reddened as he suddenly choked up. "I was almost scared to death last night, qvq!!"
What did a man need backbone and dignity for?
Being scared by thunder was perfectly normal. Fearless men ought to be scared by thunder :)
"Really. It was super scary."
Tang Mingxi covered his face and pretended to cry.
Rich people were simply too terrifying.
Thus, the moment Ye Heng pushed open the door, he saw Tang Mingxi's red-rimmed eyes as he acted spoiled with his brother.
He had changed into casual homewear completely different from what he had worn that morning, exposing a slim stretch of pale neck as he complained pitifully.
Even though he was wearing an outfit his stylist had painstakingly put together all morning, every detail from his hair to his slippers exuded refinement.
Tang Mingxi rarely acted spoiled in front of outsiders. His parents had died early, and Tang Yun had practically raised him.
As a result, he relied greatly on Tang Yun and was especially uninhibited around him.
Seeing his soft, pliant appearance so suddenly, Ye Heng's hand on the doorknob paused slightly.
"Second Brother really has it good." Tang Nuo suddenly appeared behind him, looking somewhat tired.
Ye Heng glanced at him. Tang Nuo sighed and said, "He's been like that since childhood. Whenever something minor happens, the whole family has to revolve around him. This time, Eldest Brother threw away a three-hundred-million-dollar Nasdaq order just to rush back and keep him company."
"As for me, I've had it even worse." He spoke in a half-joking tone. "I've always been responsible for the Mingxi No. 1 project. Eldest Brother tore into me, and from when the accident happened last night until now, I haven't slept a wink."
Ye Heng said nothing, but his expression darkened.
"When I was little, Second Brother often bullied me. He's had a bad temper since he was young. Sometimes, he'd suddenly treat me well for a while, but only because he was tired of playing or had gotten a new toy. Once he remembered me again, he'd come back to bully me." As Tang Nuo spoke, a nearly imperceptible trace of resentment entered his voice.
But he quickly caught himself and asked Ye Heng somewhat tentatively, "Have you been doing well lately?"
"Mm." Ye Heng replied.
Tang Nuo considered his words, then said gently, "That's just Second Brother's temperament. Don't take it to heart. If I had his temper, maybe no one would dare provoke me."
Ye Heng's voice was cool. "You're not like him."
Tang Nuo's heart tightened, only for him to hear Ye Heng's next sentence: "Your temper is much better than his."
His heart began to pound.
The notoriously bad-tempered Second Young Master Tang saw off his personal god of wealth with gongs and drums.
Before the god of wealth left, he also asked, "That bag you mentioned liking the last time I came over?"
Oh, that Louis Vuitton sack worth tens of thousands?
He had used it to cover the male lead's head last night :)
"It might be in the walk-in closet."
Tang Mingxi hurriedly ushered Tang Yun out, afraid that his eldest brother would say he was going to acquire Louis Vuitton the next second.
At the entrance to the residence, he saw Tang Nuo standing beside the car sent to pick him up.
Ever since Wang Ma's copy of The Lewd Aunt and Seductive Brother-in-Law had brainwashed him last time, he now viewed Tang Nuo from a completely new angle.
So he was not the male lead's sister-in-law; he was the male lead's lover.
Tang Nuo felt a chill run down his back under Tang Mingxi's inexplicably strange, scrutinizing gaze.
But Tang Mingxi merely glanced at him before returning to Mingxi No. 1, immersing himself in the joy of suddenly becoming rich twice in one day.
Only after Tang Yun left did Tang Mingxi pick up his phone.
News of Mingxi No. 1's electrical box had spread quite quickly. For a time, all the fake-rich second-generation heirs scattered throughout Tang Mingxi's WeChat sent concerned messages.
He only learned from scrolling through Moments that Ningcheng had suffered a thunderstorm last night, causing power outages everywhere.
Wang Min's message arrived first: [You there? I heard you wailed like a ghost last night because the thunder scared you?]
After Tang Mingxi had helped her out last time, Wang Min had added him on WeChat without permission and forcibly declared them sisters.
Tang Mingxi refused.
Tang Mingxi: [Do you have many friends?]
Wang Min: [?]
Wang Min: [(shy) At present, you're my only one.]
Tang Mingxi: [Then you'll soon have no friends at all :)]
Wang Min: [.]
A red exclamation mark appeared in the WeChat interface. The message had been sent, but the recipient had rejected it.
He had directly blocked her.
Wang Min:...
Was this the legendary princess temper of the Second Young Master Tang?
But the next second, Wang Min was suddenly added back by Tang Mingxi.
For some reason, Wang Min felt a strange sense of honor, like a perpetually aloof cat had suddenly come over to rub against her.
Tang Mingxi: [Sorry, I forgot to show off the plane and yacht my brother bought me.]
Tang Mingxi: [Link: [Title] The Gulfstream 620 Tang Group spent three hundred million on—what's it like to ride in it?]
Tang Mingxi: [Link: [Title] The Black Swan worth four hundred million dollars! Leoni designs a yacht again! The buyer behind it is actually Tang Yun?!]
Wang Min: [...]
Wang Min: [I think I can be your sister-in-law again (smile)]
A red exclamation mark appeared in the WeChat interface again.
The message had been sent, but the recipient had rejected it.
Wang Min:...
With that temper, no wonder he needed a live-in son-in-law :)