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Upon hearing this, Chi Zhiyu was momentarily stunned, then chuckled softly. “Is that so? Then is Mr. Xie rejecting me?”
“Otherwise?” Xie Ye raised an eyebrow slightly. “I’m very loyal; I don’t cheat.”
“...” Chi Zhiyu smiled, her lips curving upwards, and gave a soft “oh.” “Alright then.”
After saying this, she leisurely added, “But Mr. Xie’s girlfriend must be truly happy.”
Xie Ye raised his eyebrows.
Chi Zhiyu held his hand, “Having such a loyal boyfriend as you.”
Hearing this, Xie Ye arrogantly and shamelessly said, “That’s right, good to know.”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu swayed his hand and laughed, “Can’t you speak properly?”
Xie Ye said leisurely, “Isn’t this speaking properly?”
“Where is this proper?” Chi Zhiyu began to lecture him, “If you keep this up, others will not be able to tolerate you sooner or later.”
Xie Ye twitched his lips, clearly not caring about others.
The bus stop wasn’t far from the base. As they walked down the street, they gradually approached the entrance of the base.
Chi Zhiyu kept talking about his issues while walking, but Xie Ye completely tuned her out, his eyelids too lazy to lift.
When he heard the honk ahead, he looked up and suddenly noticed the car parked in front of the base, narrowing his eyes.
Chi Zhiyu also heard the sound, turned her head to look, and paused upon seeing the man who had just gotten out of the car standing by it.
She found him somewhat familiar.
The car was a luxury vehicle, and the man appeared to be a gentleman in his twenties, with a handsome and dignified appearance, a smile on his lips, and naturally gentle and affectionate eyes.
He seemed to be here specifically to find someone. After glancing at Chi Zhiyu, his gaze fell directly on Xie Ye.
While Chi Zhiyu was still trying to recall where she had seen this man, Xie Ye pulled her forward.
Passing by the man, he didn’t seem surprised that Xie Ye ignored him and smiled at Chi Zhiyu, “Hello, sister-in-law.”
Upon hearing this, Chi Zhiyu was momentarily stunned, not quite processing it.
Xie Ye simply glanced at Xie Xuyou, “Move your junk away.”
Xie Xuyou didn’t respond to this, glanced inside the base, and thoughtfully said, “You should take your sister-in-law inside first. It’s not good for her to stand here in the wind.”
Xie Ye ignored him, pulling Chi Zhiyu straight into the base without looking back.
“Is he a relative?” Chi Zhiyu entered the elevator, thinking about their previous exchange, she inferred and asked.
Xie Ye pressed a button casually and faintly hummed, “Not close.”
Considering his attitude just now and how familiar that man was with him, Chi Zhiyu didn’t quite believe him. She looked at him hesitantly, “...Are you... going to fight?”
Perhaps finding this amusing, Xie Ye smirked, “Am I some gangster?”
Chi Zhiyu honestly replied, “A little bit.”
“...”
Xie Ye was amused, “If I were in a gang, you’d be part of it too. Do you think you could escape?”
“I think...” Chi Zhiyu blinked, “With my face, I might become a cold-hearted female assassin.”
The floor arrived, and the elevator doors opened accordingly.
Xie Ye pulled her out, pinched her cheek, and nodded toward the training room, “Then please, Miss Assassin, go inside and wait. I’ll go down and say something, alright?”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, “Go ahead, remember to speak nicely.”
Xie Ye reached out to ruffle her hair and curved his lips, “You sure like to boss people around.”
“...” Chi Zhiyu urged him to leave, “Go on, don’t let them wait too long.”
After saying this, she prepared to let go of his hand, but Xie Ye didn’t release it. Instead, he leaned down to kiss her lips and softly coaxed, “Just something to say, I’ll be back soon.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu chuckled softly, “I know, go ahead.”
Xie Ye released her, and Chi Zhiyu turned to open the training room door and walked in, closing it behind her with one hand.
Ding Hui inside noticed she was alone and asked in a slightly puzzled tone, “Hmm? Why are you here alone, Little Chi? Where’s Xie Ye?”
“He has something to do, he’ll be up soon,” Chi Zhiyu explained.
Yang Bin happened to be pouring water and hummed, taking another cup to pour water and handing it to her, “Here, have some water, Little Chi.”
“Ah, thank you.” Chi Zhiyu took it and sat on the sofa.
“Isn’t today the start of school?” Ding Hui dragged some fruit in front of her, “Why are you here?”
Chi Zhiyu: “I finished registration this morning. After eating, I had time, so I brought Xie Ye back.”
“Wild Brother is so delicate, he even has you escorting him back.” Yang Bin clicked his tongue, “Little Chi, you should spoil him less in the future, otherwise he’ll be bragging all day.”
Chi Zhiyu smiled, “No, it’s actually him spoiling me.”
Yang Bin exclaimed, “Ouch!” and collapsed onto Lin Jie next to him, clutching his chest, “Dog food, dog food.”
Lin Jie pushed him away directly, “Stay away from me.”
“Didn’t Xie Ye go to Northru to handle procedures today?” Ding Hui said, “So does he plan to return to study afterward?”
“Of course he’ll study, why wouldn’t he?” Yang Bin waved his hand, “Why would he give up Northru?”
“He should study,” Chi Zhiyu picked up her cup and added.
Yang Bin nodded, “Exactly.”
“But if he really goes to study, the school environment might not be peaceful,” Ding Hui said, “Lately, there have been people coming to see Xie Ye from time to time.”
Chi Zhiyu paused, “Recently, someone came to see him?”
“Just some fans,” Yang Bin recalled, “Oh, but there have been a few times when security said relatives from his family came to see him. We didn’t see them, though. Anyway, Xie Ye went down and quickly returned.”
Chi Zhiyu sipped her water and casually asked, “Many times?”
Lin Jie explained, “No, only twice before.”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, “Mm, maybe they just wanted to check on him.”
Hearing this, no one paid much attention to the matter and started chatting about other things.
Voices discussing rose. Chi Zhiyu sat still, lowered her eyes, holding her cup with one hand, lightly tapping her index finger with her thumb, as if pondering something.
Not long after.
Chi Zhiyu suddenly stopped her fingertips.
She remembered.
•
On the other side.
The elevator descended again, and Xie Ye walked towards the base exit.
Xie Xuyou was leaning against the car playing with his phone. Seeing the figure approach, he glanced at the time, put away his phone casually, “You came pretty fast, I thought you’d be all lovey-dovey for a while longer.”
Seeing that Xie Xuyou was still waiting, Xie Ye smirked, “You really waited as I told you to.”
Xie Xuyou was candid, “No choice, Grandpa said if I couldn’t see you, I’m not allowed to go home.”
Xie Ye: “Don’t you have a home?”
“I do, but I miss my cousin too.” Xie Xuyou casually opened the car door, wanting him to get in, then remembered, “Oh, your girlfriend is still waiting for you.”
After saying this, he raised an eyebrow, “But you’ve lingered quite a while. How did your girlfriend agree to be with you?”
Xie Ye didn’t bother raising his eyelids, “What’s it to you?”
Xie Xuyou raised his eyebrows, “I’m worried you’re inexperienced with your first relationship. Let me teach you.”
“You?” Xie Ye sized him up and sneered, “The first one got dumped. And you want to teach me?”
Being countered, Xie Xuyou didn’t get angry but laughed instead, “Brother forgot to tell you, breakups can lead to reconciliations, you know?”
Hearing this, Xie Ye seemed to understand something but didn’t bother asking, casually said, “If you want to date, go date. Don’t bother me.”
“Alright, I won’t waste time.” Xie Xuyou lifted his chin, “Grandpa said if you want to play this stupid game, go ahead. The Xie family won’t give you another penny. If you starve to death, it’s none of our business. You deal with it yourself.”
Hearing this, Xie Ye seemed completely unconcerned, “That’s all?”
Xie Xuyou nodded, “More or less. Of course, none of us will give you money either. You fend for yourself.”
“Oh, then convey this to him.”
Xie Ye curled his lips, “I’m not his son; he doesn’t need to worry about me. He should take care of himself first, preferably live a hundred years longer, and not go down to join his good son.”
“...”
“Aren’t you cursing me?” Xie Xuyou raised an eyebrow slightly, “How dare I say that?”
Xie Ye saw him pretending and didn’t bother dealing with him, turning to walk away directly.
Xie Xuyou called out to stop him, “What’s worrying you? I haven’t finished yet.”
Xie Ye grew impatient, “Why do you have so much nonsense?”
“This time it’s serious talk, related to your,” Xie Xuyou glanced inside the base and smiled, “little girlfriend.”
Xie Ye stopped walking and glanced at him, “Speak.”
“Your little girlfriend comes from a good family. Grandpa didn’t care much initially, but her father’s side made quite a stir, and her mother too,” Xie Xuyou paused, not continuing, and patted his shoulder with one hand, “I’m just giving you a heads-up, nothing else.”
Xie Ye shrugged off his hand and said expressionlessly, “Done?”
Xie Xuyou sighed, “So cold?”
Xie Ye glanced at him, “What else do you want me to say?”
Xie Xuyou pondered for a moment, “Aren’t you going to say thanks? I’ve told you so many things.”
“Oh, thanks.” Xie Ye looked at him, his tone casual, “But if you have nothing more to say?”
“Hmm?”
“Then take your junk and scram, don’t waste my time returning.”
“...”
•
After finishing a random game, Chi Zhiyu lost interest in continuing and rubbed her neck absentmindedly. Hearing the door open behind her, she turned to look.
Everyone else had gone downstairs to play with the youth training team. Xie Ye walked over, saw the record on his computer screen, and raised an eyebrow, “Did you play with your eyes closed?”
“...” Chi Zhiyu coughed, “I wasn’t really playing, just killing time.”
She exited the game casually and asked, “Did your cousin leave?”
“Hmm?” Xie Ye pulled an esports chair next to her and sat down.
“I remember seeing him at your house before, and...” Chi Zhiyu paused, recalling, “It seems he used to come every summer vacation.”
Xie Ye didn’t have any recollection, “Oh, I don’t remember.”
Chi Zhiyu pointed at him, “What do you remember?”
Xie Ye said lazily, “Why would I remember a man?”
Chi Zhiyu stuttered, this statement seemed to make sense, “But he’s your cousin, and you two seem to have a good relationship. Look, he even came to see you.”
Hearing this, Xie Ye thought about Xie Xuyou’s obnoxious manner earlier and still spoke in a mocking tone, “Nope.”
“...”
“Alright, if it’s not good, then it’s not good.” Chi Zhiyu looked at his expression, “But you didn’t fight when you went down, right?”
Xie Ye glanced at her, “Why do you always think I’m fighting?”
Chi Zhiyu blinked, “I’m afraid you didn’t speak nicely and got beaten by someone with a bad temper, what then?”
Xie Ye countered, “Do you think I can’t handle myself?”
“Yes.” Chi Zhiyu said, “There was a time when I was in sixth grade and you made me angry, and I beat you.”
“...”
Hearing this, Xie Ye seemed to recall something, thoughtfully raised an eyebrow, and said leisurely, “Chi Zhiyu, do you think I really couldn’t beat you back then?”
Chi Zhiyu looked at his expression, lazily responded, “Or was it? Did you deliberately let me win then?”
Xie Ye: “What do you think?”
Chi Zhiyu naturally knew he had deliberately let her calm down, and she inexplicably smiled, “I don’t care, you just couldn’t beat me.”
“That’s right, I couldn’t beat you.” Xie Ye also smiled, “If we fought for real, it would hurt me more. I’d be asking for trouble.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu thought of a question, “But I was only in sixth grade then. Were you already feeling pain for me?”
Xie Ye raised an eyebrow.
Looking at his expression, Chi Zhiyu blinked, suddenly leaned over to kiss him, and then couldn’t help but laugh, her lips curving upwards.
“...” Xie Ye looked at her, “What are you laughing about?”
Chi Zhiyu raised her hand to touch the corner of his eye and said lazily, “Oh, Mr. Xie, turns out you liked me quite early.”
Hearing this, Xie Ye raised his eyebrows, “Just realized?”
Chi Zhiyu: “Hmm?”
Xie Ye captured her hand and placed it near his mouth, biting her fingertip, “Only a fool like you doesn’t realize I’ve liked you—”
“For so many years.”
...
Interrupted by Xie Ye’s sudden confession, Chi Zhiyu almost forgot to ask him what he talked about with his cousin. Later, when Xie Ye escorted her out of the base, she remembered to ask.
Xie Ye didn’t hide anything, repeated Xie Xuyou’s words but omitted the part about her afterwards.
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, “Mm, it’s okay. If you need money, tell me. I have money. Chi Yan gave me a card, unlimited spending.”
Hearing this generous tone, Xie Ye smirked, “You’re sponsoring me?”
Chi Zhiyu blinked, “Isn’t it possible?”
“Oh.” Xie Ye hooked her fingertips and looked at her meaningfully, “Then I’ll definitely provide you with quality service.”
“...”
The bus happened to arrive. Chi Zhiyu, like handling a hot potato, quickly left him behind, went up alone to swipe her card, found a seat, and waved to Xie Ye by the station sign.
Remembering something, Chi Zhiyu took out her phone to send him a message: [In a few days, I’ll be in military training and won’t have time to visit you. Train well.]
Chi Zhiyu: [I love you.]
After sending this, Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment, looked up at him, then blew him a kiss.
After receiving the message, Xie Ye watched her actions through the window and raised an eyebrow.
This person was making up for what he said earlier about liking her for so many years, which she hadn’t noticed.
The bus started moving, and simultaneously, Chi Zhiyu’s phone vibrated. She looked down.
Xie Ye: [I don’t play around.]
Xie Ye: [Please come for real next time.]
Chi Zhiyu was instantly amused and decided to hang him out to dry, locking the screen and putting it into her pocket.
She turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window, retreating piece by piece, her mind somewhat vacant, as if thinking about something.
Xie Ye’s background wasn’t hard to guess, at least being either rich or noble. If investigated further, one would know that among the prestigious families of Northru, the Xie family stood supreme.
Chi Zhiyu wasn’t unfamiliar with these matters. In Chi Yan’s social circle, these people mostly mingled. From childhood to adulthood, she had seen them all.
When Xie Ye came to Yangcheng, Chi Zhiyu had already guessed roughly. But perhaps because she grew up with him and Jian Yazhi treated her kindly, she felt no discomfort at all.
Sometimes, a few people from the Xie family would come to visit Jian Yazhi. When she saw unfamiliar vehicles parked at the Xie residence, she would consciously avoid disturbing them.
However, those who came were younger generations. Chi Zhiyu didn’t recognize them and rarely met them.
Hearing what Xie Ye said earlier, Chi Zhiyu roughly understood the stance the Xie family had towards him now.
Opposition and threats.
She knew that Grandpa Xie knew Xie Ye wouldn’t ask Jian Yazhi for money. Without financial support, he wondered how long Xie Ye could last. He thought using this method would make Xie Ye return to the Xie family. Although he allowed Xie Ye to stay in Yangcheng until he was a minor to accompany Jian Yazhi, returning to the Xie family after university was non-negotiable.
Chi Zhiyu never asked Xie Ye why he resisted returning to the Xie family so much, but she vaguely guessed it might be because of his father.
Therefore, Xie Ye directly disrupted everything that had been anticipated all along, choosing a different path to become an esports player.
Act first, explain later.
Maybe there wasn’t even an explanation. He directly stepped onto the competition stage, silently declaring:
Impossible to return to the Xie family.
This was his decision.
...
The red light at the intersection ahead lit up, and the bus slowed down and eventually stopped.
Chi Zhiyu withdrew her gaze, watching the red light countdown in front of her, and suddenly lowered her eyes.
Just now, she had lied.
Actually, the first time she met Xie Xuyou wasn’t during summer vacation but at the end of March.
—On the anniversary of Xie Ye’s father’s death.
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