“Why are you here?” Su Yi withdrew from Zhuang Qingyuan’s embrace and asked.
“Why are you here!”
At the same time, Zhuang Qingyuan used the same words to roar angrily at Lu Li.
Facing Zhuang Qingyuan’s fury again, Lu Li noted that as soon as Zhuang Qingyuan appeared, he pulled Qian Xu into his arms, carrying a possessiveness that would burn everything to ashes—it felt just like that day…
The difference was that on that day it was for Su Yi, and today it was for Qian Xu.
So, the rumors on the internet about Zhuang Qingyuan and Qian Xu were true.
Now, appearing to forcefully occupy Qian Xu, it was merely treating Qian Xu as a stand-in for Su Yi to satisfy his own perverted private desires.
What a scumbag!
“Why I am here, can’t President Zhuang see? I am accompanying Qian Xu shopping.” Lu Li gestured, lifting the things he was carrying in his hand.
Zhuang Qingyuan’s expression was gloomy, and he ordered in an irrefutable tone: “Put the things down, leave immediately, and do not approach him again in the future.”
“Zhuang Qingyuan.” Su Yi looked at Zhuang Qingyuan’s “man-eating” appearance and blocked in front of Lu Li. “He isn’t your subordinate, why are you ordering him around? Besides, he can’t leave; I am going to treat him to a meal in a moment.”
Su Yi really did not like Zhuang Qingyuan’s current high-and-mighty appearance.
The Zhuang family is high and unreachable, but that does not mean everyone should or must look at your face (to gauge their reactions).
Hearing Su Yi say that he still wanted to eat with Lu Li, Zhuang Qingyuan’s fists clenched involuntarily: “No, you cannot eat with him.”
“Shut up!”
Su Yi glared at Zhuang Qingyuan. Acting crazy in broad daylight, who asked for your opinion!
“Oh!” Stung by Su Yi’s harshness, the oppressive feeling around Zhuang Qingyuan dissipated. His voice lowered as he said to Su Yi: “Don’t eat with him, okay? I can eat with you.”
The bright and beautiful girl behind Zhuang Qingyuan saw this scene and leaned in full of curiosity: “Little brother, what is the situation here?”
Su Yi looked at the girl who appeared; four words emerged in his mind: brilliant and eye-catching.
He could see she was still young; her speech carried a bit of innocence and beauty, but she could not hide the natural elegance and noble temperament on her.
Calling Zhuang Qingyuan “little brother,” she must be the eldest daughter of the Zhuang family, Zhuang Qingyan.
Seeing Su Yi was distracted, Zhuang Qingyuan took the opportunity to wrap his arm around Su Yi’s waist and said to Zhuang Qingyan: “Hurry up and call him brother, we will be getting married very soon.”
“Married?” Zhuang Qingyan’s almond eyes widened to their roundest, her red lips slightly parted, and she turned her body in surprise to look at Zhuang Qing behind her: “Big brother, did you hear that? Third brother said he is getting married, did you know?”
Su Yi came back to his senses, removed Zhuang Qingyuan’s hand from his body, and raised his eyes to glare fiercely at Zhuang Qingyuan.
When were they getting married? How could this person go crazy at any moment.
Zhuang Qing stepped forward with a snicker and tapped Zhuang Qingyan on the head: “Call him brother yet; you have a little sister-in-law.”
Su Yi: “……”
Little sister-in-law? What kind of ghost thing is that? Disgusting whom!
The eldest of the Zhuang family, Zhuang Qing—this person looked much sharper than Zhuang Qingyuan, but it must be said that the looks of this family are truly top-tier enough to make people envious!
Lu Li was also stunned. It was actually the eldest master and eldest lady of the Zhuang family. These people he usually couldn’t even see one of were now all in front of him; he ran into them all at once.
Zhuang Qingyan swept a glance at the store manager; the manager immediately understood, stepped forward, and bowed.
“Today, all the consumption of my little sister-in… brother, put it all on my little brother’s account,” Zhuang Qingyan said.
The manager looked up at Zhuang Qingyuan and bowed again: “Yes, Eldest Miss.”
Zhuang Qing: “Wait a moment. According to his size, wrap up one of all this season’s new arrivals and send them directly to Qing Manor, Number 51.”
“Yes, Eldest Young Master!”
Receiving the order, the manager hurriedly arranged for people to go fetch the clothes.
Su Yi: “……”
This person knows his address; he investigated Qian Xu!
“Eldest Young Master Zhuang is truly generous.” Su Yi looked at Zhuang Qing calmly. Was this person warning him? Truly doing it in a roundabout way.
Zhuang Qing looked at the person in front of him, who not only lacked any excitement but also stared straight at him with an indifferent face. He raised an eyebrow imperceptibly. He couldn’t tell that this person’s background was ordinary; his temperament was more composed than he had imagined. No wonder he could bewitch the third brother into being a fool.
Zhuang Qingyuan walked in front of Su Yi, blocking Zhuang Qing’s line of sight. His voice was a bit cold as he asked: “Brother, you investigated him!”
Upon hearing this, Su Yi was stunned for a moment. Looking at Zhuang Qingyuan’s tall body, he hadn’t expected Zhuang Qingyuan to question Zhuang Qing on the spot.
Zhuang Qing chuckled lowly and took out his phone to hand to Zhuang Qingyuan: “I am wronged. It was the second brother who investigated; this is the evidence.”
“It was he who told me you had a scandal. Tell me… isn’t he very bored.”
Zhuang Qingyan: “Second brother is really miserable. He shared the news with you, and in the next moment, he was ruthlessly sold out by you.”
Zhuang Qingyuan’s face was ice-cold. He kept Su Yi protected behind him, his eyes looking firmly at Zhuang Qing and Zhuang Qingyan: “He is mine. I do not allow anyone to be unfavorable to him, not even you!”
Hearing this, Zhuang Qing and Zhuang Qingyan’s eyes became serious. Zhuang Qing looked at Qian Xu again, his gaze carrying a renewed scrutiny.
Lu Li stood to the side listening to Zhuang Qingyuan’s “President-style” quotes. His face also carried obvious shock. He had originally thought Zhuang Qingyuan was just playing with Qian Xu; he hadn’t expected it to be like this.
Lu Li, who had just been sticking up for Qian Xu, now understood that Qian Xu had no need for his protection at all.
It was Su Yi, rather—with Zhuang Qingyuan treating Qian Xu like this, what did Su Yi count for to Zhuang Qingyuan!
Just because Su Yi was already gone, no one cared anymore.
He cared. Su Yi lying alone in the North District Cemetery must be very lonely; he had to go accompany Su Yi.
Lu Li put down the things in his hand: “Qian Xu, I have something to do, I’m leaving.”
Watching Lu Li’s lonely retreating back, based on Su Yi’s understanding of Lu Li, this person was probably becoming sentimental and melancholic again.
Su Yi sneered. Looking at the current situation, it was also laughable.
Who would have thought that while shopping, he would run into the Zhuang family patrolling their territory? And he had also achieved something—becoming a tool person for these top-tier young masters to demonstrate their power and status!
Under the envious gazes of the waiters nearby, this could be considered a highlight moment for him!
Su Yi looked at the toys and clothes Lu Li left on the floor and looked expressionlessly at this group of high-and-mighty, envied young masters and eldest miss.
The young masters didn’t want to play the game of looking down on all living beings… fine!
He would act as this tool person!
Su Yi bowed deeply to the group and said: “Many thanks to the Eldest Young Master, Third Young Master, and Eldest Miss for the generous gifts of clothes.”
Seeing Su Yi bow, Zhuang Qingyuan hurriedly stepped forward to block him: “Su…”
Su Yi waved away the hand Zhuang Qingyuan reached out and bent down to pick up the toys and clothes on the floor.
Hearing Su Yi call him “Third Young Master,” Zhuang Qingyuan’s heart tightened. Su Yi was angry; Su Yi was truly angry!
Zhuang Qingyuan panicked and crouched down to help carry things. Huo Yang, having the sense to read the room, walked over and stuffed the car keys into Zhuang Qingyuan’s hand.
Zhuang Qingyuan pressed close to Su Yi and pulled the things in Su Yi’s hands into his own to carry. He spoke carefully, coaxing: “Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, okay? Are you hungry? Shall we go get something to eat, okay?”
Watching Zhuang Qingyuan’s subservient appearance, the expressions on Zhuang Qing and Zhuang Qingyan’s faces were very spectacular.
Su Yi looked at Zhuang Qingyuan, who looked like an obedient little puppy, and sighed silently.
Why does this person always provoke him? It seems he cannot refuse this person acting cute in front of him!
Su Yi walked away, and Zhuang Qingyuan followed behind him with a happy gait, half a step behind.
When people were gone, Zhuang Qingyan and Zhuang Qing surrounded Huo Yang. Huo Yang was stared at by the two.
“What do you want to ask?”
Zhuang Qingyan: “Didn’t they say little brother likes Brother Su Yi? So what is going on with this Qian Xu? Is he really a stand-in?”
“So you also knew about the stand-in thing.” Huo Yang looked at the usually clever Zhuang Qingyan and complained, “Zhuang Qingyan, when did you become so naive? You even believe online entertainment gossip.”
Zhuang Qing: “If he isn’t a stand-in, could the Third brother have fallen in love with someone else so quickly?”
Huo Yang was too lazy to hold back, saying bluntly: “Is it possible that he… is Su Yi!”
Once this was said, Zhuang Qing and Zhuang Qingyan exchanged a meaningful look.
Qian Xu had been wearing a mask the whole time, so they hadn’t seen his face. Looking at his build, he did look a bit like Su Yi. Could it be that Su Yi didn’t die, but changed his name and surname?
Huo Yang looked at the two who remained relatively calm. He didn’t know what these two were thinking, but he had said what he should have said.
As for how they interpreted it, that was none of his business.
Sitting in the car, Su Yi looked at Zhuang Qingyuan. Whenever he caught an opportunity, he talked about marriage—where did this person get such a deep obsession with marriage?
Zhuang Qingyuan was driving, his peripheral vision focused on Su Yi. He started by apologizing: “Su Yi, I’m sorry, I didn’t know my brother and the others would investigate.”
“I know you are angry, don’t keep it inside. Scold me, I am listening.”
Su Yi turned his head toward the window. This was the first time he had seen someone actively seeking to be scolded. Zhuang Qingyuan, oh Zhuang Qingyuan, how should I treat you!
“No need to send those clothes,” Su Yi said.
Zhuang Qingyuan: “Fine, we will go buy them. We won’t go to the Zhuang family’s shop, okay?”
Su Yi nodded. His sister’s clothes still needed to be bought. It was just a pity—those few pieces were truly suitable; it hadn’t been easy to pick them out.
Zhuang Qingyuan turned and went to a nearby mall.
The two walked into the mall one after the other. Zhuang Qingyuan followed closely by Su Yi’s side, his pace always half a step behind.
Walking through several shops, Su Yi didn’t see anything he liked. The more he looked, the more he felt the previous ones were suitable.
Su Yi stopped and looked at Zhuang Qingyuan, asking: “Which shop do you think is suitable?”
“I’m choosing?” Zhuang Qingyuan asked.
Su Yi let go: “Yours is fine too.”
Su Yi wasn’t that petty; it wasn’t a must to avoid the Zhuang family’s shops.
Seeing Su Yi’s attitude soften, Zhuang Qingyuan pushed his luck and quietly held Su Yi’s hand: “Rest assured, the clothing category is managed by Zhuang Qingyan; they don’t know me.”
Entering, Su Yi saw that coat from the display window again, and similarly found the few pieces he had picked out before.
Zhuang Qingyuan also helped pick out two more. The clothes were finally bought.
To match the clothes, Su Yi also picked out two pairs of shoes for his sister.
After everything was bought, Su Yi was a bit hungry from shopping.
“Let’s go eat something,” Su Yi said.
“Okay.” Su Yi had proactively suggested eating with him; Zhuang Qingyuan’s eyes and brows smiled open, his happiness visible to the naked eye.
Looking at the goofy-smiling Zhuang Qingyuan, Su Yi could not help but chuckle softly. Why does Zhuang Qingyuan have to be so cute—it’s just a meal.
Seeing Su Yi laugh, Zhuang Qingyuan took the opportunity to hold Su Yi’s hand again. Su Yi didn’t shake him off, which counted as tacit consent. The two entered the elevator and went straight to the parking lot.
Zhuang Qingyuan brought Su Yi to a private restaurant that he and Huo Yang often visited.
The two entered and were led to a private room Zhuang Qingyuan used exclusively. Zhuang Qingyuan picked up the menu and handed it to Su Yi.
This store wasn’t very big; it was serene and elegant. It was Su Yi’s first time coming here. He looked at the menu and casually ordered a few dishes. Based on his understanding of Su Yi’s tastes, Zhuang Qingyuan added a few more.
Su Yi sent a message to Qian Qian saying he was eating out today and would be back late.
Zhuang Qingyuan sat there, looking like he had something to say but hesitated, his eyes fixed on Su Yi.
“Speak.” Su Yi lifted his eyelids and glanced at Zhuang Qingyuan.
Zhuang Qingyuan: “That Lu Li, how come you were shopping together?”