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nAfter rejecting Xiao Qin’s request of exchanging phones, I went to the school’s back gate first before heading home. It was just in case there was something wrong with mole guy’s brain and he was actually waiting there for a fight. It would be humiliating if I missed an appointment I set myself.

nAs expected, there were only a couple of students at the back gate and mole guy wasn’t one of them.

nAs I was planning to buy some food from the food street for dinner, I received a call from Su Qiao.

n“Xiao Ye…” Su Qiao’s voice was a bit hesitant and a bit hoarse.

n“Did you drink?” I was vigilant.

n“I drank a little.” Su Qiao admitted, “Lately… I’ve been a bit unhappy and there’s no one around I can talk to. If possible, can I go to your place and chat with you?”

n“…..”

n“I… won’t disturb your personal rest time. Aren’t you living by yourself right now? I can help you tidy up, wash your clothes, and cook… I’ve been suffering from insomnia for the last couple of nights, I don’t want to go back to that rental house. I would rather film for 24 hours straight…”

nAs Ai ShuQiao’s pawn, Su Qiao still doesn’t know she’s already been abandoned. The last order she received was still to maintain an intimate relationship with me. But I haven’t even been going to the film grounds, so she can’t see me, so it makes sense to get anxious.

n“Okay.” I agreed, “It feels bad getting insomnia. Maybe you have too much pressure because you signed too many movie contracts?”

n“There haven’t been any movie contracts…” Su Qiao murmured, “I’ve been thinking if I’ve been tricked by Tian Mu Xing Guang…”

nOf course you’ve been tricked! Ai ShuQiao’s business in America always resolves around organized crime, so in China where they don’t have an as good legal system, her actions would be even more unbridled. She definitely colludes with the government and criminals to use girls like you with dreams of becoming a celebrity as cattle.

nSince film city was somewhat far from my house, Su Qiao would arrive after 7:30, but I’m not afraid of waiting for a good meal. I secretly prayed Su Qiao’s wouldn’t cook something dark and mysterious as I slowly walked home as I ignored the food street vendors trying to sell me food.

nSuddenly someone patted me from behind. I turned around and it was Shu Zhe.

nHe had an unsatisfied expression while chewing gum.

n“Bro Ye Lin, let’s not exhange the goods at school anymore. It’s too dangerous and you keep forgetting to bring the new goods.”

nIf Constable Ma heard his words, he would definitely think Shu Zhe and I were exchanging drugs. He would excited and cuff my both my arms and legs.

nShu Zhe was actually only talking about our online store’s underwear business. He was able to pull in a lot of business as Southland Berries and he’s now looking down on me as his supplier.

n“Where would we exchange it if not at school?” I asked.

n“At your home!” Shu Zhe said as a matter of course, “It’s safe and easy to pick up new goods. I’ll go today and can also give you the embarrassing underwear I’m wearing right now…”

nShu Zhe wears women’s underwear everyday to school now, the underwear that even he finds embarrassing is a thong that reveals his ass cheeks.

n“Are you not going to eat the dinner your sister made?”

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n“Tsk. My sister had to go with Loud Mouth to see a classmate who’s on sick leave. She actually told me to first eat the bread in the fridge and she will cook after she gets back. Who wants to eat those bread she bought when it was all heavily discounted?”

nSo, you call Loud Mouth by her name in front of her, but with her nickname behind her back? I hate two-faced people like you, I always call her Loud Mouth even to her face.

nI calculated the time. If we were fast, I could bring him home, exchange the underwear, and maybe even get him to blow… a few balloons. It’s fine as long as I kick him out before 7:30.

n“Then come with me. But I don’t have anything to eat at my place, how about I cook an egg for you.”

n“Who wants to eat your eggs? As long as you pay me my wages, I’ll go eat fast food by myself.”

n“Well, what would your sister do if you already ate?”

n“She can cook herself if she wants, and there’s still bread in the fridge…”

nI hit Shu Zhe on the head with a knuckle.

n“Ow, why did you hit me?”

n“If you’re going to eat out, then bring some back for your sister. If she knows you already ate, then she won’t have any drive to cook and might actually eat some bread as a meal.”

n“That’s fine.” Shu Zhe felt the bump on his head, “But you have to give me money to call a ride, I don’t want to walk home carrying heavy bags…”

nIs one serving of takeout really heavy? There’s no limits to your laziness! You might be smart, but I find it hard to imagine you would be able to hold a job in the future. Or are you expecting your sister to raise you? Do you want your sister’s husband to add an extra vow on their wedding day that says ‘I promise I will care for your younger brother’?

nWho wants to take care of him! If he’s still depending on his sister as a grown man, I’ll give him to Director Cao and ask if he needs an extra actor for gay films.

nWhen Shu Zhe was changing in my washroom, he realized I had already fixed the lock and it gave him a sense of security.

n“I used to be always on edge when I was using the washroom…”

nWhat are you on edge for? Do you think I would run inside and rape you? If that was the case, why would I have to wait while you’re in the washroom, I don’t have those kinds of tastes!

nSince I wasn’t willing to do a sloppy job and sell underwear worn by Shu Zhe for one day as three day olds, Shu Zhe stuck with the plan of never separating from girl’s underwear to maximize his income. He would wear a new pair every time he took off a pair and he had the same plans at my house.

n“Bro Ye Lin, I heard from Xiong YaoYue that your cousin Ai Mi is actually a famous American singer?”

n“Why are you calling them by their full names when they want to be called by their nickname?”

nShu Zhe unnaturally adjusted his pants. The new spider webbed style underwear is probably even more uncomfortable.

n“Then I’ll call her Winnie. She said she’s going to follow Miss Ai Mi and if she ends up leaving the country, she will use it as her English name…”

n“Why did Winnie tell you all that?” I asked, “Does she not suspect you as the underwear thief anymore?”

n“Huh, weren’t you the underwear thief?”

n“No, are you saying I’m an underwear thief simply because that video got a lot of views? I’m the hero who fought against the underwear thief, or simply known as the conqueror of the underwear thief, understand?”

n“I understand.” Shu Zhe nodded, “So you’re the conqueror of underwear…”

nI hit Shu Zhe’s head with my knuckles again.

n“Bro Ye Lin, don’t hit my head. My sister will hate you for life if you give me a concussion.”

n“Hmph, have you not heard of Darwin’s theory of evolution? The more I hit you, the sturdier it becomes. If I hit you a hundred times everyday, you will quickly learn the iron head skill and you wouldn’t even have to pay money to go to the Shaolin temple.”

n“If it’s the iron head skill, you can learn it. It’s best if you can master it and be able to block bullets… stop, don’t hit me anymore, I won’t say anymore.”

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n“Back to my earlier question, why did Winnie tell you about Ai Mi?”

nShu Zhe covered his head as a preventative measure, “Because I promised I would do her math homework today…”

nHow embarrassing, Shu Zhe’s one grade lower than you, but he still makes less mistakes?

n“Brother Ye Lin, if you’re cousin is that awesome, how come you don’t get any benefits?”

nShu Zhe’s first reaction is to try and get benefits from his relatives. His head is full of the notion of reaping without sowing and also money.

n“No reason.” I replied coldly, “It’s because I’m not on good terms with Ai Mi’s parents.”

nIt’s not a really a lie. Ai ShuQiao is an obvious one. As for John, even if we’re in a temporary alliance, I still feel a slight grudge since he NTRed my dad.

n“Bro Ye Lin, we should work together.”

nShu Zhe was suddenly full of zeal.

n“Work together?”

n“That’s right. Your cousin travelled a long way to film in a foreign land. Her parents aren’t around, so she must be very lonely. It’s a perfect opportunity, you should be the inside man and help me get her.”

nI can’t believe you would make that kind of request, are you tired of living?

nI suppressed my rage for the moment and asked with a cold smile: “Don’t you already have a girlfriend?”

nShu Zhe looked up, “Xiao Li looks good, but she’s incomparable when compared to Ai Mi. And people need to chase after higher goals…”

nI thought you didn’t even like Ai Mi’s personality? So, nothing matters as long as they look good?

n“Why are you so confident Ai Mi will like you?”

n“It’s because I’m handsome.” Shu Zhe boasted, “And I’m smart, I’m observational, I can make girls laugh, and I spend money generously… you have to admit, we would look like the perfect couple if we stood side to side.”

nI suddenly remembered since I already gave the money back to Ai ShuQiao, she doesn’t plan on making any moves any time soon. That means my dad and I can survive on the income of the online store even if I stopped selling worn underwear.

nI cleared my throat loudly.

n“Shu Zhe, today will be the last order for the worn underwear.”

n“What?” Shu Zhe was shocked, “Why? I’ve worked so hard to make a lot of clients. And there’s really good profit margins, why are we stopping midway…”

n“Isn’t it more profitable to chase after my sister?”

n“That’s true… does this mean you’re going to help me? Then, once I’m successful, I’ll definitely repay…”

nI grabbed Shu Zhe by his hair and shoved his face into a pillow.

n“Repay my ass. If you bring it up again, I’ll kill you.”

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