Lu Xunji really was about to laugh in exasperation at Xie Ji.
He couldn't quite understand how he could repeatedly take an interest in someone so bizarre.
Though he was outrageously pretty, Lu Xunji's temperament hardly made him that thirsty.
Ever since Xie Ji had stood at his door that day holding that model that was an affront to the eyes, the thoughts in his head had started going wrong.
He must have been influenced by this idiot.
Lu Xunji rubbed between his brows with his fingers and put a little more distance between himself and Xie Ji.
With no sense of self-preservation, Xie Ji leaned in again. "What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Lu Xunji gave him a cold, sidelong glance. "I feel a little sick."
Xie Ji put on a stern face and patted the little rubber wife beside him. "Sister-in-law, looks like you're going to have a baby. See? I told you, a man who can give birth really earns extra points."
[System notification: Target [Lu Xunji]'s favorability toward you has decreased by 1 point. Current favorability: -192.]
Xie Ji: "..."
This bastard was really hard to please.
Their speedboat was about as fast as Ji Shi and Zhou Heyu's, so they could only trail far behind, unable to close the distance.
Sitting at the bow, Xie Ji suddenly began to count down.
"Three! Two! One!"
The instant he reached one, Ji Shi's speedboat abruptly stopped, bobbing on the sea.
Lu Xunji paused.
Don't tell me this pair also...?
As Lu Xunji's speedboat passed them, he saw Ji Shi sitting at the controls, pale and drenched in cold sweat. His normally reddish-orange lips were pressed tightly together as he hunched over, clutching his stomach, his expression difficult to describe.
He looked like he was about to have diarrhea.
Lu Xunji lowered his head, unable to stop his lips from curving into a smile.
He really could control shit.
Xie Ji leaned halfway out of the boat. "Brother Ji Shi, if you give me your watch, I can give you this!"
As he spoke, he lifted a large red bucket from beside his feet. "Ta-da! A toilet with a full ocean view, complete with a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree surround experience, opening the door to a whole new kind of bathroom visit. Would you like one, dear customer?"
Ji Shi's vision went black. Who wanted some full-ocean-view toilet while being livestreamed worldwide?!
He slammed his hand against the bow and said through gritted teeth, "Get lost..."
Seeing that Ji Shi really wasn't doing well, Zhou Heyu, who was sitting beside him, stepped forward and said, "Since you're not feeling well, let me drive."
Ji Shi could only inch slowly out of the driver's seat.
Having failed to get the watch, Xie Ji was furious. He put down the toilet he was holding, pursed his lips, and began to whistle.
Ji Shi, who was already struggling desperately to hold it in, instantly felt as though both his front and back were about to get busy. His face immediately went from pale to blood-red.
"Xie Ji!" Ji Shi's voice was weak, but his tone was vicious. "Shut up!"
Xie Ji deliberately stopped the boat and said sincerely, "If only there were a toilet right now. Just imagine sitting on it with everything flowing freely, pouring out in one great rush..."
Unable to take it any longer, Ji Shi pulled off his watch and threw it onto Xie Ji's boat, roaring, "Get the hell away from me!!"
Xie Ji swiftly picked up the watch, wiped it twice on his clothes, and smoothly fastened it around his wrist. "Yes, young master. This old servant will get lost at once."
The next instant, he floored the throttle and shot away like a sharp sword.
Propping up his chin, Lu Xunji watched Xie Ji's profile. The happiness and satisfaction in the young master's eyes were practically spilling over.
He really did love money.
His hand unconsciously slipped into his pocket and touched the cold, hard black card.
Then he raised an eyebrow and began to feel a little anticipation.
Who knew what this little moneybag might do for that black card?
The speedboat raced along, with Ji Shi's cries carrying faintly from far behind. "Zhou Heyu, slow down! You're going to jolt me to death!"
Leaning back in the passenger seat, Lu Xunji suddenly switched off the camera at the bow, then turned and asked, "How did you know Ji Shi was going to have diarrhea?"
Stroking the watch worth tens of millions on his wrist, Xie Ji said, "Would you believe me if I said I could tell fortunes?"
"Really?" Lu Xunji scoffed. "So that's it. I thought you'd tampered with that bottle of water Ji Shi drank."
Xie Ji's hand paused on the watch. His foxlike eyes lifted slightly, their upturned corners alluring. "You really do love to joke, brother."
Lu Xunji turned to look into the distance. "Ji Shi isn't an idiot. Once he's emptied out the little stockpile in his belly and his brain starts working properly again, he'll figure out you tampered with it sooner or later."
Xie Ji pressed his lips together, then smiled at Lu Xunji. "I don't understand what you're talking about."
Whether Ji Shi investigated that bottle of water or not, all he had to do was deny it to the bitter end. Even if the evidence was conclusive, who could prove he was the one who had tampered with it?
After all, the bottle had been sealed when he gave it to Ji Shi. Ji Shi had unscrewed the cap himself.
Lu Xunji suddenly took that bottle of mineral water out of the backpack behind him and waved it in front of Xie Ji. "In that case, I'll give this back to Ji Shi."
Xie Ji reached for the bottle, but Lu Xunji raised his hand and kept it out of reach.
"How did you find out?" For the first time, Xie Ji showed his true colors in front of Lu Xunji, grinding his teeth as he said, "Name your terms."
"So you're done pretending." Lu Xunji chuckled, tapping Xie Ji's face with the bottle. "Would a little moneybag who never does anything without something to gain really be kind enough to hand Ji Shi water?"
Xie Ji: "..."
This total shou who only knew how to moan and groan shouldn't have an IQ this high.
Lu Xunji lifted his chin and smiled with narrowed eyes. "Your big brother did you such a huge favor. Say, 'Thank you, big brother.'"
Xie Ji: "..."
Xie Ji, who ordinarily called him "dear brother" so cheerfully at every turn, refused to say it now.
Before, he had been the hunter. Those teasing calls of "dear brother" had been like deliberately toying with prey he was about to catch, so he'd said them without the slightest mental burden.
But now their roles had reversed. He had become the prey, with something held over him and a favor to ask. Saying "brother" now would mean submission and putting himself at someone else's mercy.
Xie Ji ground his back teeth. "Aren't you fucking frigid?"
Who are you acting all slutty for now?
*Fuck, an actor. Reported. (*￣︶￣).*
"And you were pretending to be a little idiot." Lu Xunji glanced at the little rubber wife beside him. "Playing the fool, cracking jokes, dragging my name through the mud this whole way-what are you trying to do?"
Xie Ji said, "...Would you believe me if I said it was because I wanted to save you?"
Lu Xunji scoffed. "I honestly have neither the inclination nor the time to play mind games with you. I have no objection to you staying in the Xie Household, and I don't intend to compete with you for our parents' affection. If you behave yourself, I wouldn't mind keeping you around as a little plaything."
Xie Ji spread his hands. "See? I told you that you wouldn't believe me."
Poor Ji Ji and all his good intentions.
As the speedboat neared the shore, Lu Xunji reached out and switched the camera at the bow back on. Then, right in front of Xie Ji, he poured the mineral water into the sea, crushed the bottle, and tossed it into his bag.
"There won't be a next time."
With that, he got up first and stepped ashore.