Inside the apartnt
Not knowing whether he was friend or foe, Qi Zeyan kept quiet, just carried the groceries straight into the kitchen.
He thought about calling or texting Ruan ngxi to figure out who this sudden intruder was, but to his surprise, the young guy followed him in.
Staring at him intently.
A housekeeper? Doesn’t quite look the part.
Doesn’t have the aura either, quite handso too. It suddenly dawned on him, what was he doing at his cousin’s place again?
His school really did give a few days off. He heard there was an excellent ski resort on the outskirts of Beijing and originally planned to go with friends. But last night, he got a call asking him to check on his cousin, scout out if there were any threats.
This person in front of him...
Could he be his cousin’s boyfriend?
Living together?
Qi Zeyan took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, took off his watch, and washed his hands to start cooking.
The young cousin, though not a rich kid, had a natural knack for gadgets. Just a glance at the chanical watch told him it was worth a lot.
What kind of housekeeper wears sothing like that to work? Inside, he was even more convinced that this was his cousin’s boyfriend.
What to do?
Inform the family?
Cousin’s got a wild man at ho, pretty handso too, with stylish hair, probably quite wealthy.
Qi Zeyan caught from the corner of his eye that the young guy was still standing next to him, practically staring him in the face.
"What... what are you doing?"
"You do your thing, I’m just watching."
Qi Zeyan frowned, what’s with this weirdo?
He’s cooking, why is this guy staring at him?
"How old are you?"
Qi Zeyan raised an eyebrow, told him his age, the young guy crossed his arms, nodded seriously, slightly older than his cousin, not bad.
"What do you do for work?"
"Didn’t you say I was a housekeeper?" Qi Zeyan smirked lightly, first ti in his life soone mistook him for a housekeeper, this kid’s eyes must be faulty.
"I was just saying."
"Now you think I’m not a housekeeper?" Qi Zeyan raised an eyebrow at him, "Who are you anyway?"
"This is my cousin’s place."
"Oh——" Qi Zeyan nodded earnestly, so it’s a young cousin, should’ve said so earlier. He thought, Ruan ngxi hanging out with such elite folks all the ti, how could she fancy this greenhorn of a kid, "How old are you?"
"Turning eighteen around New Year."
"In college?"
"Yeah, at the Police University."
"Not bad, kid, you’ve got a bright future."
"Not too bad."
"Why do you want to be a cop? It’s a tough job. I’ve got a friend in the army, don’t get to see him much, over thirty and just got married, his partner’s Shen Shuci, the one your cousin calls Auntie, do you know her?"
"I’ve t her."
Qi Zeyan was naturally sociable, and since the young cousin wasn’t shy of strangers, finding soone they both knew made the chat even friendlier.
Moreover, the young cousin had a deep admiration for those in the military and police forces. Qi Zeyan used Huo Qinqi to quickly build rapport with him.
...
Ruan ngxi drove ho, and as she was unlocking the door, she suddenly rembered her cousin was coming over. At this hour, Qi Zeyan must have arrived too, oh my, with those two together, hopefully nothing happened.
She hurriedly took out her keys to open the door, only to find Qi Zeyan cooking, and her nearly six-foot-tall young cousin was half-squatting on the ground, peeling garlic.
At ho, he wasn’t exactly a little prince; his uncle and aunt never let him in the kitchen, yet here he was, peeling garlic?
"Cousin, you’re back!" The young cousin clapped his hands.
"Hang on a bit, dinner will be ready soon," Qi Zeyan said.
"Got enough garlic?" The young cousin stood up.
"Wash it and help chop it."
"Okay."
Ruan ngxi was dumbfounded again, what’s going on?
This cousin, apart from asking her for things and borrowing money, couldn’t be told what to do, so why is he so obedient today?
Then, sothing even more jaw-dropping happened—her little cousin chopped the garlic and specially asked, "Brother-in-law, how did I do? Okay?"
"Pretty good!"
"Ding Dabao, co here." Ruan ngxi looked confused. What the heck? How did he end up calling him brother-in-law?
"Sis, I’m so grown-up now, don’t call by my nickna." The little cousin was a bit puzzled, didn’t understand why his parents gave him such a casual nickna; in their building, besides him as Ding Dabao, there was also a Shen Dabao.
Growing up, who doesn’t have a few people around with nicknas like Maomao or Dabao?
"Co out quickly, I have sothing to ask you."
Ruan ngxi pulled him into the guest room, "What’s the matter with you? Calling people randomly?"
"Isn’t he my brother-in-law?"
"We’re not in that kind of relationship yet."
"Not yet? You’ll be soon."
"Ding Dabao!" Ruan ngxi was vexed, couldn’t figure out what kind of brainwash Qi Zeyan had given his cousin.
"Cousin, you’ve hit the jackpot, your brother-in-law is so handso, can make money, and also cooks als for you." He nudged Ruan ngxi’s arm, "You’ve hit it big, you said you were heartbroken when you returned ho, and then you turn around and pick up such a treasure."
"I’m not in that kind of relationship with him, and my past heartbreak..." Ruan ngxi felt unable to explain to him.
Little cousin looked at her, clearly saying:
Look at that, can’t explain, how dare you say there’s nothing going on between you two?
"Don’t shout randomly, and don’t ntion it to my parents, got it?"
"Don’t worry, I won’t say anything."
"Go wash your hands, pack up your own belongings." Ruan ngxi said as she went into the kitchen, wanting to know how Qi Zeyan had managed to conquer her cousin.
"I didn’t really do anything, the kid idolizes soldiers, and I said I knew one and could introduce them soday. Then he started calling brother-in-law, it surprised too. This little cousin is too enthusiastic, I can hardly keep up."
"..."
During dinner, it beca even more exaggerated—little cousin kept pinching food for Qi Zeyan, saying how hard he worked to cook while taking care of his cousin.
Ruan ngxi watched how enthusiastic her cousin was and got a bit of a headache. Is this kid dumb? He has Shen Shuci’s contact; why not just go to her directly, and instead, curry favor with Qi Zeyan? Avoiding a straight line, taking the curve?
"Are you staying here tonight?" Qi Zeyan raised an eyebrow, looking at his little cousin.
"Yes." Little cousin nodded in agreent, "Brother-in-law, are you staying here too?"
Qi Zeyan nodded, "You’ve occupied my room."
"Then you share a room with cousin, I’ll just stay in the guest room, shouldn’t disturb you much; I sleep with earplugs anyway."
Ruan ngxi had a headache. He often attends boot camps; how could he sleep with earplugs? This kid is clearly lying with open eyes.
**
During the two days her cousin stayed, Qi Zeyan didn’t stay overnight at the apartnt, only ca to have a al, the two often whispered together, making Ruan ngxi feel more like an outsider.
She went to work while Qi Zeyan took her cousin to the Forbidden City to watch the snow, even took lots of photos.
Little cousin had already been recruited in as family, naturally, no real words in front of Mr. Ruan.
Mr. Ruan didn’t expect the kid he watched grow up would help deceive him alongside the outsider, and thus believed his nonsense, thinking Ruan ngxi wasn’t involved.
Then when things were revealed, he realized that inner and outer enemies had conspired, nearly went mad.
When Ruan ngxi told Tang Wan about the situation, it made her laugh endlessly.
"You laugh, I feel like I have a fake cousin." Ruan ngxi was so annoyed her chest hurt, "They went out to play every day, and the kid ca back brainwashing , telling to hurry up and marry Qi Zeyan."
Tang Wan held back laughter, "But Zeyan is quite serious about you, so n aren’t sincere with you, let alone to curry favor with you, not to ntion taking care of your family."
"He’s playing around with Dabao, also reduced your burden, otherwise you’d be working while worrying whether the kid would eat on ti, whether anything goes wrong at ho."
"Isn’t this quite good? Cooking for you, taking care of the kid, what else do you want?"
Qi Zeyan had truly beco a clock-in worker.
Ruan ngxi said nothing, but her cousin ca back saying:
"Sis, finally eting a brother-in-law in such good condition, and not disliking you, hurry up while he still likes you, marry him; fools like this rare big spender are few and far between."
...
"In a few days, Boss Yun is holding a personal showcase at the opera house, are you going?" Tang Wan laughed for quite a while, then rembered Yun Hezhi’s event.
"He sent tickets, but the club is quite busy, not sure if I’ll have ti."
"I can’t go, Grandma is a Beijing Opera fan, definitely wants to join in the fun, and 5th brother would likely accompany, sounds lively on that day." Tang Wan, trapped in confinent, was nearly going moldy.
"I don’t get opera, would probably fall asleep listening."
Ruan ngxi didn’t fancy opera, nor wanted to join in this bustle, unaware that her absence wouldn’t deter the excitent and trouble that would find its way to her.
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