I Am Rich

21

The girls at the room were in an uproar, however the man who came in did not say a word, only looking coldly towards one direction.

Everyone also noticed something unusual, and they all followed his line of sight to look at ...... Hua Hongxi.

"Hongxi, do you know him?"

As soon as the voice fell, everyone saw Hua Hongxi, who had been sitting on the sofa, standing tremblingly, with obvious panic in his eyes: "Brother, brother…"

There was a moment of silence in the room, before it immediately became heated again.

"Damn! Your brother? Your brother is too handsome, right?"

"Please Introduce us, brother come play together ah."

"Brother? It's not your cousin, is it?"

"Sit down, brother, here here."

Hua Hongxi glared at the people around him: "Shut up all of you!"

"Hua Hongxi, explain, who is this woman." The person who entered the door finally spoke, his voice was extremely cold, and it didn't sound like he was there for having fun, but to pick a fight.

The people around him were confused, and so was the woman called Youyou.

"Not willing to talk?" Qi Chengyan's gaze fell on Youyou, she panicked after he stared at her. She moved behind Hua Hongxi and whispered, "Hua Hongxi, what's going on?"

"I also happen to want to know what's going on." Qi Chengyan twitched the corner of his mouth, "Are you his girlfriend?"

Youyou opened her mouth. When she just wanted to say 'not yet', she heard Hua Hongxi shout, "Friend! It's my friend!"

"Only friends?"

"Um!!!"

"Just a friend ...... Then what do you mean by the way you behaved with her just now?" Qi Chengyan has been suppressing his anger, before entering the door he saw two people hugging, After entering the door, he also saw the greasy and crooked relationship between him and the woman.

If he didn't have a girlfriend, he couldn't care less, but the problem is that he has a girlfriend. And his girlfriend was Guan Yuanbai's sister. It made his heart in pain because Xiao Wu was involved.

How courageous he is that he dare to hide the fact that he's cheating on her outside?!

When Qi Chengyan thought of that little girl being fooled like this, his mind was about to explode.

Hua Hongxi saw Qi Chengyan's face and was panicked to death: "Brother, brother you listen to my explanation!"

"You come here."

"Don't don't don't, cousin, I drank a bit too much today, then... I, I really didn't do anything!"

If this is still called 'nothing', then what kind of things have to be done for 'everything'?

Qi Chengyan was furious, and dragged him out of the sofa by the collar, "Hua Hongxi, what did I tell you earlier?"

"I know, I know, so I was just hanging out with my friends! I didn't do anything!"

"Do you think I'm blind?" Qi Chengyan yanked his collar with one hand, he made a fist with the other hand and was about to beat him.

Hua Hongxi was so frightened that he shouted in a hurry, "Break up! Break up!!!"

The fist stopped.

Qi Chengyan looked at him in dismay: "What?"

Hua Hongxi swallowed: "I and Zhiyi... broke up."

"How come you didn't say anything when I called you last time."

"It was after you called me and asked me to go to see her!" Hua Hongxi didn't dare to pester Guan Zhiyi anymore, Because the consequences of being caught by Qi Chengyan for "seducing other women" are definitely much heavier than breaking up!

"It's only been a few days." Qi Chengyan said,"You just broke up and you already came out to fooling around?"

"That ...... we're already separated and it ended there."

"Say that again?"

"No, no ......"

Qi Chengyan took a deep breath: "You proposed it?"

Hua Hongxi said with a bitter face: "We just broke up peacefully."

Qi Chengyan let go of his hand: "Why did you break up?"

"This is our private matter, brother, I don't need to talk about it."

Qi Chengyan looked at him coldly for a few moments, "Hua Hongxi, you pay attention to me, I will not hide this from your parents for you." 

"Then say it properly! Don't add any oil and vinegar**."

"What does it mean to add oil and vinegar**?" Qi Chengyan didn't bother to talk to him anymore. If he talk a little more longer, he probably really can't help but hit the other person,"You figure it out by yourself."

(**Exaggeration to describe things or paraphrase someone else's words, in order to exaggerate, add the original content.)

After saying that, he turned around and left the room.

Hua Hongxi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him leaving, fortunately... he thought he was going to get beaten up.

"Hong, Hong Xi, are you all right?" The friends on the side looked at him trying to regain his strength, and were surprised. Hua Hongxi is considered the leader among them. Surprisingly there was still someone who could make him this afraid.

"Fine, this old man is scared to death......" Hua Hongxi sat down on the sofa without strength

"Is that your brother? Qi Chengyan?"

Hua Hongxi held his forehead: "Yeah."

"Damn… It's my first time seeing the real person, he was more handsome than you!"

After saying that, Hua Hongxi glared at him, and his friend said, "No, then why is he going to beat you? What did you just say about breaking up?"

"Damn... this is a long story!"

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Qi Chengyan returned to his room. After the contract was finalized, he let his assistant accompany him to the basement and drove away first.

On the way back, Qi Chengyan kept regretting that he had agreed for the two people to be together so quickly at the very beginning.

He didn't expect to knowing so little about his cousin that he caused Guan Zhiyi to jump into the fire pit**. He also regretted that he had been too busy with work recently, thinking that someone was taking care of Guan Zhiyi, so he didn't visit her much.

(**extremely miserable living environment)

Speaking of break up, it was just a few days ago. Hua Hongxi said that they broke up peacefully, but he didn't believe it, especially after the scene he saw tonight, his trust in Hua Hongxi had gone to zero.

He wonder whether the little girl who was broken up, can process it alone at home?

With this in mind, the car went a little faster.

Soon after, the car drove into his garage. When he came up from the garage, he ran into one of the helpers who was taking care of Guan Zhiyi at home.

"What brings you back, sir?"

Qi Chengyan: "What about Xiaowu."

"Miss Guan had gone back to her room to sleep earlier, but then she asked us to go up again and helped her go to the study. She said she couldn't sleep and wanted to read a book."

"Read a book?"

"Yes, I saw that Miss expression didn't look too good."

Qi Chengyan froze.

The helper continued: "But when I asked, the lady said she was alright, so I couldn't say anything more, I just thought that she looked very sad."

"..."

Qi Chengyan twisted his eyebrows, "I see."

He turned around and went upstairs, walking toward the study.

When he reached the door, he knocked on the door and heard the voice inside saying "Come in".

The study room was specially designed. In addition to the working area, there was also a large bay window with blankets and pillows placed in it, which is suitable for reading.

After he pushed the door in, he saw Guan Zhiyi sitting in the bay window with a book in her hand, she was staring out of the window in a daze.

"Xiao Wu."

The little girl sitting there turned back in surprise.

Qi Chengyan approached and asked as if he didn't know anything: "Why are you in a daze here."

Guan Zhiyi: "Brother why did you come back ......"

Qi Chengyan thought about it and said, "It's nothing, just passing by, and came to see you."

Guan Zhiyi gave a hum, lowered her eyes, said nothing.

Qi Chengyan knew her and knew that she was quite talkative in front of him. However today, she was dispirited, obviously, because of the breakup thing.

Qi Chengyan suddenly felt a little bit tricky, it seemed like he had to say something, but he really didn't know how to console the little girl when she lost her love.

"Brother Cheng Yan."

"Hmm?"

Guan Zhiyi raised his eyes to look at him: "Is there any problem…"

Qi Chengyan paused: "No."

Guan Zhiyi smiled at him, "If there's nothing then go rest first, don't worry, I'm recovering quite well recently, the cast can be removed in a while."

Her smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes, it can even be said that she barely managed to smile.

For a moment, Qi Chengyan felt that she was really different from when she was a child. When she was upset in the past, she would always tell him that she was upset, then crying and begging for him to comfort her on his side. But now, she was so sad that even the helpers could see it, yet she still pretended that nothing was wrong in front of him.

Qi Chengyan was originally already feeling very apologetic in his heart, however seeing her like this right now is making him feel even more distressed.

"Xiao Wu, you are actually still young, you will meet many people in the future. There will be many possibilities. Don't be too sad for one person, understand."Qi Chengyan eventually spoke up.

Guan Zhiyi was taken aback at first, and then she realized what he was talking about. She already knows that Hua Hongxi had bumped into him. Hua Hongxi had called her and told her everything right after Qi Chengyan got out of the room. It's just that she wasn't interested, she just said "I know, that means we're breaking up" and hung up.

Now that she knew the reason Qi Chengyan came back was to comfort her about this matter, her heart inexplicably felt sour.

"But what if you meet many, many more people and still find that you like that person the most?"She asked in a low voice.

Qi Chengyan didn't expect that she would ask such a rhetorical question: "Do you like it that much?"

Guan Zhiyi looked at Qi Chengyan and unconsciously held the book on her lap tightly.

She also kept asking herself whether she liked it that much.

Yes.

Every time she asked herself, the answer is always yes.

She didn't know what to do. Seeing that he had someone who could stand beside him, her heart felt uncomfortable like it was torn apart…

She couldn't control it either.

"Xiao Wu, that also depends on whether the person you like deserves it. You like him the most, but he is not worthy of your liking."

"He deserves it…"

"Where is he—"Qi Chengyan held his forehead. He was so angry that he almost told her what happened this evening. But he knew that they already broke up, telling her this kind of thing would only hurt her even more.

He really doesn't know what kind of ecstasy Hua Hongxi has given this little girl!

Qi Chengyan softly coaxed: "I know it's sad to lose a relationship, but it's all in the past now, and it's his loss if he doesn't want to stay by your side. You are now so lost in thought**, will only make people who care about you worry."

(**Describe the appearance of panic, worry, uneasy, and abnormal behavior)

"Umm, yes... I understand it in my heart. Don't worry, I'm just sad for a bit and it will pass. Next time, next time I won't like him so much, never again…"

When he didn't come, when he didn't comfort her, she held it back. She didn't cry, and she felt that she shouldn't cry.

But now that he really appeared in front of her, listening to his softly comforting words, she suddenly felt so sad and unable to stop her tears anymore, it's coming out one by one.

However it was just a ten-second breakdown.

Guan Zhiyi wiped her face hard and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine, don't worry brother."

Her eyes were frighteningly red, the tears were forcibly held back.

Qi Chengyan wrinkled his eyebrows, feeling irritated.

Not beating that kid tonight was really a bad choice.

"I want to go back to my room and sleep, I'll call the helper and have her come up to help me." She lowered her head and pressed the phone, her voice a little low, "Thank you for coming ...... to comfort me today."

"You ......"

"It's really okay." Guan Zhiyi laughed lightly and went along with his thoughts,"Being broken in love ah, just cry a little and it will pass."

For the first time, Guan Zhiyi did not want to stay on Qi Chengyan's side, she wanted to leave quickly and hide back in her room so that he would not see her inexplicable gaffe.

After the helper aunts helped her into the room, she asked them to close the door. The main light was turned off, only the bedside lamp was light up faintly.

She was nestled in the bed and vaguely heard the sound of someone talking at the door. It was Qi Chengyan's, She don't know what he was saying to the helper aunt.

Guan Zhiyi sniffed and raised her hand to cover her eyes.

It will always pass, she thought.