Under the moonlight

Chapter 115 The Treacherous Brother, and the Poor Him

Zhao Meng parked his car in front of Chen Zhi's shop and walked straight upstairs. When he reached the door of Chen Zhi's office, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from inside.

"I don't care. You went out and didn't bring me anything. You have to take me again. I haven't been out to play in a long time."

Zhao Meng stopped in his tracks. Who else could that voice belong to but his own sister? But it's Monday, why is she here when she shouldn't be at school?

Just as Zhao Menggang was about to go in, a wicked thought suddenly came to him. He wanted to see just how far Chen Zhi and Qi Qi had gone.

"Oh dear, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that too many things have happened. Your brother is always doing things for him, sending one woman here and another there. I simply don't have time to buy you anything." Chen Zhi's complaints reached Zhao Meng's ears word for word. Good lad, he really knows how to talk!

"My brother is the same way. He takes you with him no matter what he does, so you never get to take me out to play!" Qiqi complained, pouting.

"Oh, don't be angry, don't be angry, look at your pouting lips."

Zhao Meng stood outside, the curtains inside were drawn tightly, and he couldn't see anything. However, he was a man, and he could guess what Chen Zhi was going to do next without even looking, given the ambiguous tone in his voice. He kicked open the office door, and what came into view was Chen Zhi pouting as he was about to kiss his younger sister's lips, and his younger sister with her eyes closed, secretly looking forward to it.

"What are you two doing?" Zhao Meng asked with a gloomy face, looking at Qiqi, who was sitting on Chen Zhi's desk and being held in Chen Zhi's arms.

"Ah, ah, no, nothing, brother, what brings you here?" Chen Zhi, feeling guilty, quickly lifted Qiqi off the table and tugged at her short skirt.

Seeing his actions and his sister's indifferent expression, Zhao Meng couldn't help but clench his teeth, turn his face to the side, and try to calm himself down.

"Qiqi, if you don't have class, you should go home and tell your mom. Why did you come here without saying a word?"

“I told you, Mom knows.” Qiqi looked at Zhao Meng with a ‘what can you do about it?’ attitude.

"She knows you're here to see Chen Zhi?" Zhao Meng asked, somewhat incredulously.

"Yes. I know. She even said that I should call Chen Zhi home for lunch today." Zhao Meng understood immediately upon hearing her words. He put his hands on his hips and smiled helplessly. "So she knows you two are dating and agrees to it, that's what she means!" Zhao Meng pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth, looking at Chen Zhi and Qi Qi with a dark look in his eyes.

Seeing that Qiqi was about to speak, Chen Zhi quickly interrupted her, saying, "This is my fault. I told them not to tell you yet. Brother, please don't be angry."

"Who are you calling brother? Who's your brother?" He could still tell himself to keep his temper in front of Qiqi, but Chen Zhi's words were like a spark that ignited him.

"Why are you yelling? I'm all grown up now, I can decide my own things, it's none of your business!" Qiqi was also very dissatisfied when she saw him throwing a tantrum at Chen Zhi. "Yes, he did something wrong before that caused you to be hurt, but he has sincerely apologized, and Mom has forgiven him, saying that it wasn't his fault and that he was just being used. If you have a temper, go find Jing Hong. Why do you always take it out on him? You always order him around to do chores for you. He doesn't owe you anything, why are you like this?" Qiqi finally said what she had been holding in for a long time.

Chen Zhi, standing to the side, was sweating profusely as he watched Zhao Meng's face grow even darker and Qi Qi's expression that seemed to say, "Go ahead and kill me if you dare."

Looking at Qiqi's defiant expression, Zhao Meng remained silent for a while before speaking, "I stopped blaming him a long time ago. It's just that you all thought I would hold a grudge about that matter. Besides, you can make your own decisions. I didn't find out about your relationship today. I'm your brother. I fed you half of your milk when you were little. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Maybe I care too much about you, or maybe I haven't accepted that my sister has grown up. It's my own problem."

Qiqi originally thought her counterattack would be met with a strong backlash from her brother, but to her surprise, he suddenly became sad, looking at her as if he was about to cry. Qiqi quickly said, "Brother, that's not what I meant. No matter how old I am, I'm still your sister, and you're still my brother. Today I was wrong, and this matter is also our fault. Chen Zhi, apologize to my brother quickly. I told you to be honest with my brother before, but you didn't listen!"

Seeing the two siblings instantly merge and the criticism directed at him, an outsider, Chen Zhi was stunned for a moment before quickly echoing Qi Qi's words, "Yes, yes, it was my fault. I should have explained it to you earlier. I was wrong." Chen Zhi knew that he had no choice but to obediently admit his mistake now.

"Brother, don't be angry anymore, okay?" Qiqi stepped forward and tugged at Zhao Meng's arm a few times.

"Well, since you've already said so, why should I be angry? But I really have something to discuss with him. You go home first, and we'll go back together later. Ask Mom to cook more dishes; I haven't eaten yet either!" Zhao Meng said, patting Qiqi's head and smiling slightly at her.

Looking at Zhao Meng's smiling face, Chen Zhi had a bad feeling. Could he have been persuaded so easily? Could his temper have subsided so quickly? It seemed unrealistic!

Seeing that the matter was finally settled, Qiqi happily hugged Zhao Meng's neck and gave him a big hug. When she turned around and hugged Chen Zhi, Chen Zhi clearly saw what it meant for Zhao Meng's face to change faster than the weather. He still had a peaceful smile on his face when he looked at Qiqi, but as soon as Qiqi turned around, he looked fierce and said to himself in a colloquial way: You're dead in a minute!

Sure enough, he was the one who understood Qiqi the best. As long as he used a little trick, Qiqi would fall for it immediately, but she was the one who suffered!

After seeing Qiqi off, Chen Zhi stood at the door and even had the idea of ​​running away, but Zhao Meng didn't give him any time to think. He grabbed Chen Zhi's neck and led him all the way to the office. After slamming the door shut, Chen Zhi even saw murderous intent in Zhao Meng's eyes.

"Brother, brother, I was wrong, I was wrong! I didn't kiss her, I just... Ah! It hurts~" Chen Zhi wasn't stupid. Zhao Meng's sudden appearance at that time must have been because he was afraid that he would take advantage of Qi Qi. He didn't know how long Zhao Meng had been eavesdropping outside.

"What else went wrong, hmm?"

"And also, I shouldn't have kept it from you with her, brother. I was really wrong. I was afraid you wouldn't agree."

“Chen Zhi, I won’t disagree. I’ve known for a long time that Qiqi and you have a special relationship, and I can guess that you two are dating. I’m just angry. Why don’t you have the guts to confront me directly?” Zhao Meng sighed and looked at Chen Zhi calmly.

“I’ve been waiting for you to tell me this in person.”

"Brother, I also want to tell you that my feelings for Qiqi are genuine, I just..."

"But what? Are you worried that I'll have a problem with you because of what happened before?"

"Yes, I always feel sorry for you. If it weren't for that incident, which left so many scars on your body, you wouldn't have been unable to join the army, and your whole life would have been in vain..." Chen Zhi looked at Zhao Meng with a guilty expression.

"What does my whole life have to do with you? What's done is done, that's fate. What, do you expect me to take responsibility for my whole life?" Zhao Meng said helplessly to him.

"Besides, this is between you and Qiqi, it's two separate things, Chen Zhi. As long as you treat Qiqi well, don't think about anything else." Zhao Meng looked at him and said this earnestly at the end.

"I know, my feelings for her are definitely genuine," Chen Zhi said excitedly, seeing that Zhao Meng had accepted him.

"Don't rush to express your true feelings. I didn't call you here today for that. There's something you need to do for me," Zhao Meng said earnestly to Chen Zhi.

"Exactly, could you help me get a few plane tickets to S country?"

"What?" Chen Zhi looked at Zhao Meng, who was looking at him seriously and didn't seem to be joking. "Brother, everything else is easy to talk about, but this is probably a bit difficult."

"That's why I came to you. Of all the people I know, you're the only one who can help me."

"Brother, I need to think about this, think about how to say it. What are you going to do?" Chen Zhi asked Zhao Meng with a puzzled look. It couldn't be that you're going on vacation!

"Something's up," Zhao Meng said simply and directly.

"That's it? Be more specific, bro. If I know what you're going to do, I'll know how to proceed!"

“It’s Huang Meng who wants to go. She wants to go because her good-for-nothing boyfriend was transferred to the embassy, ​​and she’s worried about him, so she wants to go with him,” Zhao Meng said with a sigh, looking at Chen Zhi’s curious expression.

Chen Zhi went over his words in his mind several times and finally understood. "So, Huang Meng is going to the embassy with her boyfriend. She's really brave and has real feelings. But, bro, why are you going with her?"

"Why ask so many questions! Just say whether you can help!" Zhao Meng punched him on the shoulder in annoyance, rolled his eyes at him, and said, "You really know how to rub salt in the wound!"

"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. I think I know. I'll ask around for you, but I can't guarantee it will work!" Chen Zhi said earnestly to Zhao Meng.

"Okay, give me an answer before tonight."

"what?"

"How about this afternoon?"

"No, no, let's do it tonight. Oh right, I won't go to lunch that day. I have to go to help you, hehe, you know what I mean." Chen Zhi made a drinking gesture towards Zhao Meng.

"Well, consider it a debt I owe you. I'll cook for you myself next time." Zhao Meng patted Chen Zhi on the shoulder with a smug smile and left.

Chen Zhi was stunned for a long time. It turned out that he deliberately coaxed Qiqi away first before talking to me. He knew that I would not be able to come home for lunch because I had to help him with some business. That's why he said that to Qiqi. He even said he would cook for me next time. How insidious!