“Who’s that woman?” Ye Zhuohuai was absolutely fucking intrigued.
“I don’t know the woman, but I recognize the man. Isn’t that the young master of the Chi family? I heard their family is about to go bankrupt. The young master got scammed pretty badly, ran out of money, and all the other projects in the company have stalled! He sure knows how to live in the moment—in a few days, he’ll be sleeping on the streets…” Jiang Qianli loved stirring up drama. “What a tragedy.”
Ye Zhuohuai stared intently as Chi An downstairs was dragged away by the woman. It didn’t look like they were a couple. “Does the Chi family have an eldest daughter?”
“Ah, right, I think so. But I heard she’s been studying abroad—must be about ten years now! Never seen what she looks like, but that young master is fair and clean-cut. His sister must be a beauty!” Jiang Qianli finished, then suddenly realized something.
“Holy shit! Could that beauty just now be his sister? She’s fucking gorgeous!!! The whole Chi family must be full of beauties!”
“I’m starting to wonder if you have a thing for that kid Chi An,” Ye Zhuohuai said lazily, leaning back.
“Fuck off, I don’t like men! What’s there to like about smelly men? I like beauties! Delicate, stunning beauties!”
“Hmph.” Ye Zhuohuai sneered.
Jiang Qianli wasn’t offended; instead, he grinned. “Brother Zhuo, based on your track record of insulting girls, you’re more likely to like men than I am.”
Ye Zhuohuai sipped his whiskey, his light brown eyes gleaming with a faint, mysterious light, a slight smile curling at the corner of his lips. In the past, he’d never met a girl he liked, but now…
He was quite interested in the eldest daughter of the Chi family.
About to go bankrupt, huh? They’ll need to save the company.
Late at night.
The Chi family mansion.
Chi An lay sprawled on the sofa, drunk and alternating between sobbing, laughing, and making a scene.
Chi Mi doused him with a basin of cold water.
Chi’s Father and Chi’s Mother were stunned, not daring to interfere as their daughter disciplined her brother.
Back when Chi Mi was home, Chi An, a year younger, never dared to act out.
Ever since Chi Mi went abroad to study, Chi An had run wild at home, with no one able to control him.
“Ah…”
Chi An roared as he sat up, drenched from head to toe. He wiped the water from his face, saw Chi Mi, and started whimpering again. “Sis, you’re finally back. I missed you so much…”
Chi Mi’s face was icy. “Dear brother, I missed you too.”
Before Chi An could muster a smile, her tone shifted sharply. “I want to kill you!”
“What can you even do? You’re useless and only make things worse. You’ve nearly ruined over twenty years of family wealth in less than a year, and you still have the nerve to go out drinking, getting wasted like this.” Chi Mi clenched her fists. “Where’s the broom!”
She was going to beat him to death.
“Sis, don’t hit me…” Chi An curled up on the sofa, hugging his knees. “I was wrong, I’ll think of a way…”
“With that pig brain of yours, what kind of solution could you possibly come up with?”
Chi An felt insulted, but compared to his sister, he really did have a pig brain…
Why was Chi An even born when Chi Mi existed!!!
“Mi Mi, you just got back, and your brother is drunk like this. Don’t lecture him now. Let’s discuss it tomorrow when he’s sober,” Chi’s Mother said, pulling Chi Mi aside. “Don’t be angry, anger causes wrinkles, and you won’t look as beautiful.”
“It’s all because you spoiled him!” Chi Mi pulled her hand back. “What can we possibly do at this point?”
“You and Yang Siquan have been together for two years now. How about getting married?” Chi’s Mother tentatively suggested. “If our families become in-laws, the Yang family will surely not stand by and do nothing, considering your relationship.”
“We broke up.”
“When did that happen?” Chi’s Father asked in shock. “Didn’t you just say yesterday that we didn’t need to pick you up because Yang Siquan would?”
“As soon as I got off the plane today, I saw him hugging another woman on the side of the road, practically devouring her. So I dumped him.” Chi Mi replied coldly. “Even if you want to use my marriage to save the company from bankruptcy, at least find me a decent man.”
“I’m tired. I’m going to rest.”
She went upstairs.
Chi’s Mother and Father grabbed towels to wipe Chi An’s body. “Is the hangover soup ready yet?”
“Coming, coming!”
The next day.
Chi Mi did some exercise before heading downstairs.
At the dining table, Chi An was rubbing his face with a peeled egg. “Sis, did you hit me last night? My face hurts so much…”
Chi Mi took a sip of milk and glanced at him indifferently. “Sorry, I didn’t hit you evenly. Want me to slap your right cheek a few more times?”
“No! Don’t…” Chi An quickly covered his face. “It hurts…”
It really hurt.
His sister looked so slender, so how could her hands be so strong?
Or maybe she had just slapped him a lot last night.
His face was almost swollen.
Chi’s Father and Mother sat across from the siblings. “Mimi, what’s done is done. Blaming him now won’t help.”
“So just because it won’t help, we shouldn’t teach him a lesson? It happened! What was his attitude? Last night, he even ran off to a bar, shouting…”
Before Chi Mi could finish, Chi An stuffed a steamed bun into her mouth. “Sis, try your favorite steamed bun.”
He frantically blinked at Chi Mi, signaling her.
Such an embarrassing thing—don’t tell Mom and Dad.
He was wrong.
He really knew he was wrong!
Hold back and you’ll get ovarian cysts; step back and you’ll get breast hyperplasia.
She had already taught him a lesson last night.
For now, she’d set aside matters of the heart.
Chi Mi ate her meal unhurriedly. “So the solution now is to have me marry for the family’s benefit?”
Chi’s Father and Mother looked at her apologetically. “Mimi, we can’t possibly send your brother, can we?”
“He might not be a bad choice. See if there’s any wealthy young lady blind enough to take a liking to him.” Chi Mi said expressionlessly. “He made the mistake, shouldn’t he take responsibility?”
Chi An lowered his head. He didn’t want to go!
He already had someone he liked in his heart.
His sister was doing this on purpose. She knew he had feelings for someone, yet she still wanted him to marry for the family’s benefit.
What man marries for that?
“For so many years, while you were away, it was your brother who took care of us. Now it’s your turn to contribute to the family…” Chi’s Father said sternly. “How could your brother marry for the family’s benefit?”
“He took care of you? Hah.” Chi Mi chuckled lightly. “More like he helped you spend money.”
“You studied abroad for ten years. Didn’t that cost money?” Chi’s Father’s face flushed with anger. “You’re a girl. You’ll get married sooner or later! Dad will definitely find you a rich husband.”
After seeing her boyfriend cheat right in front of her yesterday, Chi Mi felt that love was something that simply wasn’t meant for her.
At this critical moment, she didn’t have many thoughts, but hearing her father say this still made her feel a knot of frustration in her chest. Even though her parents had always treated her well.
When it came down to it, they still favored their precious son, Chi An.
“I’ll choose for myself,” Chi Mi said calmly.
“Master, Madam, the Yang Family Eldest Young Master is here!” the Butler rushed in. “He says he wants to see the eldest young lady!”
Chi Mi said nothing, quietly sipping her milk, wanting to see her parents’ reaction.