The Bai Family.
Bai Nanyu knelt on the floor like the heroine of a Qiong Yao melodrama, slumping against the bedside and sobbing. "Mom!! Why does my third brother hate me so much? Should I never have come back? Mom, go bring him home! I... I'm not important! I can go back to the countryside..."
Liu Yanshuang stroked Bai Nanyu's head, her face full of heartache. "Xiaoyu! What nonsense are you talking about! How could that bastard possibly compare to you? Don't worry, Mommy won't let her get away with this. Stop crying. You're breaking Mommy's heart..."
"Mom, don't be sad. I'll stop crying!" Bai Nanyu flung himself into Liu Yanshuang's arms. The mother and son were truly deeply devoted to each other.
As Liu Yanshuang stroked Bai Nanyu's head, she considered how to lure Ji Nanshu out so she could make her move.
"Mommy will call him and make him come home and apologize to you on his knees!" With that, Liu Yanshuang took out her phone and called Ji Nanshu.
A voice came from the other end. "Hellooo~ Need something?"
Before Liu Yanshuang could speak, the voice continued, "Hang on! Don't hang up! Let me reply to a message!"
A long silence followed.
Liu Yanshuang raged, "Ji Nanshu, you little bastard!! Nanyu is your little brother! If it weren't for Nanyu, do you think you could've grown up in the Bai Family and enjoyed such a good life?! Get your ass back to Autumn Water Terrace!! Apologize to Nanyu!!"
Just then, the voice came through again. "Hey, did you think I'd answered? Actually, this is just a ringback tone! Do you like answering calls? I sure don't. Really want me to pick up, don't you? I won't, I won't, I just won't, just won't~ Nya-nya-nya-nya...!"
Smash-
One 8848 titanium phone was successfully totaled.
Liu Yanshuang shook all over with rage, her teeth grinding as she roared, "Ji Nanshu, you little bastard!!!"
"Mom!! Don't be angry. Maybe my third brother is just... just still angry with me, and that's why he isn't answering. It's not that he doesn't want to answer your call, Mom."
Fuel on the fire.
It would have been better if Bai Nanyu had said nothing. His words made Liu Yanshuang turn pale with fury.
"What right does he have to be angry with you?!"
No, I need to get checked at the hospital tomorrow. I swear this little bastard is going to make me develop breast nodules!!
Ji Nanshu, who never behaved himself: was that his fault? Who told the Bai Family to get angry so easily?
Yang Guodong, otherwise known as Secretary Yang, had arrived ahead of time in Country W's capital. At that moment, he was trembling with fear as he received treatment at the capital's hospital. The reason for his visit-
On the way to the hotel, he had run into a shootout between Country W's gangs. A member of one gang had rammed the car Yang Guodong was riding in and sent it flying. The entire back seat had been crushed flat. Only the driver and Yang Guodong, who were sitting in the front, had escaped with minor injuries.
After having his wounds briefly treated, Yang Guodong called Lin Kailuo with shaking hands. "B-b-b-b-b... Boss..."
Lin Kailuo, who had just been let out by his younger brother and eaten his first meal of the day, was utterly baffled. "Am I that old?!"
"No, that's not it!!!" Yang Guodong swallowed. "Boss, thank goodness you didn't come to Country W today!!! If you'd come, collecting your corpse wouldn't have been my only problem!!!"
I might've lost my job too, QAQ!
Boohoo, this baby nearly died of fright! I'm twenty-eight, with old folks and little ones to support, and a wife as pretty as a flower. This can't happen!!!
Lin Kailuo: "?"
Before Lin Kailuo could speak, Yang Guodong continued, "I took a cab to the hotel and ran into a gang shootout. Those dumbasses were shooting indiscriminately and fucking driving into cars!!! The back seat of my car was crushed flat!! Thank goodness you didn't come, Boss!!! You always sit in the back. What would've happened if you'd come?!"
Yang Guodong's words instantly sent Lin Kailuo into a cold sweat. He suddenly remembered the master's advice yesterday to push his flight back by a day. If... if it hadn't been for An'an, he probably wouldn't have listened to that so-called master at all. Right now, Yang Guodong would probably have been burning joss paper in front of his urn rather than calling him!
"How badly are you hurt?"
Yang Guodong chuckled. "I got lucky. Just minor injuries! I'm fine now!"
Only then did Lin Kailuo let out a long breath. "Good, as long as it's nothing serious!! Your salary and bonus are both doubled this month!"
D-doubled?! There was a perk like that too?!
If he hadn't been abroad, afraid of being taken for a lunatic and locked up with no one to turn to for help, Yang Guodong would have loved to streak around the hospital doing backflips for eight or ten laps!
"Thank you, Boss!!!" His thanks were not only sincere, but exceptionally loud.
Startled, Lin Kailuo said, "...Find a safe hotel and stay there for now. I'll be there tomorrow."
Still beside himself with joy, Yang Guodong replied, "Yes!!!"
Hahahahaha, doubled!!
Boss really is such a good man!!
Lin Kailuo hung up and looked at Lin Kai'an, who was still sitting across from him, keeping watch over him. "An'an... can you still get in touch with that master who told my fortune?"
Lin Kai'an had understood what had happened while Lin Kailuo was on the phone. Nanshu's prediction had come true!
"Sure! I'll arrange it right now! He's free anytime!"
Lin Kai'an grinned. Hahahahaha, there's hope for my sports car!!!
"Oh, right, bro. His prediction came true, so he can definitely solve the marriage pressure problem too!! How about giving me the sports car first?"
Lin Kailuo felt a headache coming on. It wasn't that he didn't want to give him one. His brother had all sorts of hobbies, and racing was one of them. He really feared the kid would get carried away and crash into someone.
"Do you promise to only take part in legitimate races?"
"I promise!!!"
After talking things over with Lin Kailuo, Lin Kai'an immediately sent Ji Nanshu a message-
[Babe!! I locked my brother in the house!! He narrowly escaped disaster!! Now he wants to treat you to dinner~ Are you free tonight?]
Ji Nanshu was currently nestled in Chu Mo's arms, watching... Animal World?
Seriously, what was so interesting about Animal World?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Wasn't it just simple curiosity? He had never seen so many kinds of animals in the Qiang Kingdom!
He glanced at WeChat and replied-
[Let's wait until your brother gets back.]
"What did you say that bird was called again?"
Chu Mo replied, "A long-tailed tit."
"Can I keep one?"
"...No."
Ji Nanshu furrowed his brows. "This little ball of fluff is so cute. Why won't you let me keep one?"
Chu Mo replied quietly, "It's known as... the bird that'll land you in prison for life."
"Oh. Then I won't."
That, he understood!
After a while, Ji Nanshu asked again, "Can I keep something else, then?"
"A cat?"
"That works, I guess." He clearly didn't sound very satisfied.
Far away at Chu Mo's company, Yun Sheng received instructions to find a kitten. Boss is inhuman!! All he knows is romance!! Can someone fucking cure my boss's love brain?
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!!
I want to set that as my ringback tone too. It'd be so much fun (˵¯͒〰¯͒˵)!