"Looking for Baldy?"
Hearing Qin Fan’s unexpected reply, Li Qiuzhe was stunned.
Find Baldy? What for?
"Fourth Bro, why are we looking for Baldy?"
"To teach him that so lines shouldn’t be crossed. Alright, get ready. Second Bro, Third Bro, you two can do whatever you want; no need to follow us," Qin Fan said.
"Alright, Fourth Bro, wait for to freshen up!"
With that, Li Qiuzhe quickly headed for the bathroom. After a quick wash, he ca right back out.
"Do you know where Baldy is?" Qin Fan asked, watching Li Qiuzhe hurriedly get dressed.
"Yeah, he opened a teahouse. He’s usually there in the mornings," Li Qiuzhe replied.
"Good. Let’s go."
With that, Qin Fan walked out with his hands clasped behind his back, Li Qiuzhe hurrying to follow.
However, just as they stepped out of Room 708, Li Yunzhe was walking out of the adjacent Room 709. The mont he saw Qin Fan, his face lit up with excitent. "Holy shit! Big Brother!"
He threw his arms open and rushed forward for a hug, but Qin Fan stopped him with just two fingers.
Li Yunzhe stared at Qin Fan with a look of intense longing, pining like a lonely wife. "Big Brother, when did you get back? I’ve fucking missed you!"
"That’s enough. You’re giving goosebumps." Qin Fan rolled his eyes, rendered speechless by the sight of this character’s over-the-top antics.
"Big Brother, Brother Qiuzhe, where are you two headed? Can I co along? It’s always good to have an extra lackey!" Li Yunzhe asked fawningly, sensing they were going out.
Hearing this, Li Qiuzhe instinctively glanced at Qin Fan.
When it ca to street business, Second Bro and Third Bro weren’t much help. But Brother Wolf, this local connection, could definitely be his right-hand man.
Qin Fan retracted his fingers. "Co on, then," he said faintly and started walking.
"Thanks, Big Brother! I’ll go get the car!" Beaming as if he had received a great blessing, Li Yunzhe was all too eager to please. He had just gotten his driver’s license two days prior and had imdiately driven his family’s new BMW 220 convertible onto campus to show off. With a fawning grin, he dashed downstairs.
「A short while later.」
As Qin Fan and Li Qiuzhe strolled out of the dormitory building, a flashy red BMW convertible honked.
"Big Brother! Brother Qiuzhe! Over here!" Li Yunzhe called out smugly, basking in the envious stares from onlookers.
"Damn, a rich kid!" Li Qiuzhe exclaid as he hopped into the car. He didn’t know much about cars, but a BMW convertible with flashy red leather seats had to be incredibly expensive.
"Rich kid, my ass. I wish! The problem is, my dad didn’t pull his weight. My grandpa had so money, but my dad blew it all when he was young. This car isn’t that pricey, only around 300,000, and my brother-in-law bought it for my sister. I just shalessly borrowed it to look cool, hehe!" In front of Qin Fan and Li Qiuzhe, Brother Wolf, the resident show-off of Room 709, was uncharacteristically modest. This was a far cry from the fast-talking braggart who tried to impress upperclasswon who knew nothing about cars.
"No wonder. This fiery red is pretty bold," Li Qiuzhe said, smacking his lips.
"Yeah, it suits my sister. She’s pretty bold, too," Brother Wolf blurted out without thinking.
Realizing his blunder, he blushed and quickly changed the subject. "Ahem, anyway, Big Brother, Brother Qiuzhe, where are you two off to?"
Since the topic concerned a married woman, Li Qiuzhe, being inexperienced in such matters, didn’t dwell on the comnt. "To Baldy’s teahouse," he answered simply.
"You got it!"
Li Yunzhe stomped on the accelerator. With its top down, the flashy red BMW rocketed off campus, turning heads everywhere.
「Half an hour later.」
SCREECH.
The BMW 220 ca to a halt in front of a teahouse.
Qin Fan pushed open the door and led Li Qiuzhe and Li Yunzhe inside.
"How many in your party, sirs?" a hostess in a cheongsam asked with a chanical smile.
Just as she finished speaking, a young man in his twenties spotted Li Qiuzhe and imdiately rushed over with a grin. "Well, well, if it isn’t Brother Qiuzhe! What wind blew you in today? Quick, Boss Baldy is upstairs! This way, please, this way!"
"Lead the way," Qin Fan said calmly.
"Brother Qiuzhe, who is this?" the youth asked, looking at Qin Fan with confusion.
"Don’t ask questions. Just lead the way," Li Qiuzhe ordered.
"Right, right. Please, this way!" The youth forced a smile at Li Qiuzhe’s stern tone, but it was filled with disdain.
Qin Fan saw the disdain in the young man’s smile but paid him no mind.
This small fry wasn’t worth his attention.
Led by the youth, he slowly climbed the wooden staircase to the second floor.
"Boss, Brother Qiuzhe is here!" the youth shouted as soon as they reached the top.
"My, my, Brother Qiuzhe is here! Please, co in!" Although Baldy’s voice was full of feigned surprise, he didn’t move from his seat. This insincere welco perfectly reflected his inner contempt for Li Qiuzhe.
In his eyes, if it weren’t for Qin Fan and Chang Yuanyi, he wouldn’t give a guy like Li Qiuzhe a second glance.
However, just as the words left his mouth, he saw the face that appeared from behind the youth. The teacup in his hand trembled and fell. His face turned deathly pale in an instant.
He would never forget that day at Nan Guo Villa. He would never forget the mont he knelt on the ground, so terrified he nearly lost his mind. Qin Fan had beco a shadow looming over his psyche.
With a sharp CLANG, the teacup shattered into pieces on the floor. Baldy scrambled to his feet, frantically pushing his chair back. He faced Qin Fan and stamred, "Ma-Ma-Master Qin!"
Master Qin?
The title stunned everyone.
Li Qiuzhe was dumbstruck. Li Yunzhe was bewildered. The lackey who had led them upstairs was frozen in shock.
To scare Boss Baldy so badly that he would tremble and stamr the word "Master"... what kind of person was this? Even the great Chang Yuanyi couldn’t scare Baldy this much! Who the hell was this guy?
For Li Qiuzhe and Li Yunzhe, it was even more unbelievable.
As far as they knew, they had interacted with Baldy more than Qin Fan ever had. Why had Baldy never once ntioned Qin Fan?
This scene had truly, deeply shaken them.
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