Chapter 17 – I’m Bent Anyway
The young fan nodded excitedly and even took out her phone to show Zhong Jingyi. “This is him! He’s wearing something so similar to you today!”
Zhong Jingyi glanced at it, his expression turning a little strange. This outfit was designed by F, a well-known niche designer in the domestic circle. The designer had a somewhat eccentric temper, saying he didn’t do exclusive haute couture, but it was still very difficult to buy an item from him. That person relied on gut feeling. He had only managed to buy this piece through Luan Yuanzhou’s connections. He had originally wanted to use his influence to make this outfit go viral and promote the niche brand.
Because he really liked F’s design style. He never expected someone else to have bought the same outfit. And the street snapshot did look really good. The key was that aura.
Luan Yuanzhou had once told him about F’s philosophy. He hoped that people who wore his clothes could be authentic and individualistic, living not for others, but purely for themselves. They could be distant, noble, even selfish, but he detested falsehood.
And the person in this photo perfectly embodied F’s ideas.
After signing the autograph, Luan Yuanzhou noticed Zhong Jingyi’s unpleasant expression and walked over to pat his head. “What’s wrong? Is the matter from last time still not over at your house?”
Zhong Jingyi shook his head, trying hard to suppress his annoyance. “Last time, my dad scolded my mom, and the matter was dropped.”
Luan Yuanzhou nodded. He wasn’t very clear about Zhong Jingyi’s family situation, only that Yan Shengping had targeted Jingyi when he was still at the Zhong residence, and had even stabbed him in the end. “Jingyi, in the future, don’t get involved in your brother’s affairs so easily. He is definitely not as simple as he seems.”
This was Luan Yuanzhou’s intuition, and also a warning to Zhong Jingyi. In his view, the Zhong family was largely responsible for this matter, and Jingyi might have been used by them to post that long article. Later, he was the one who suppressed the negative comments about Zhong Jingyi. Luan Yuanzhou’s truest thought was to have Zhong Jingyi marry him as soon as possible and escape the quagmire of the Zhong family.
Zhong Jingyi nodded obediently and looked up with a warm smile. “I’ll listen to whatever Yuanzhou says.”
Luan Yuanzhou gently tapped Zhong Jingyi’s nose and held his hand as they boarded the plane.
Although Lin Ganzhi had a little money now, he adhered to the principle of thrift and frugality, selectively ignoring his agent’s request to choose business class and opting for the cheap and plentiful economy class, taking a middle seat.
Ten minutes before the plane took off, Lin Ganzhi took out his phone to message Yan Shengping.
Lin Ganzhi: [Yan Shengping, I’m on the plane. I’ll message you when I arrive. You have to eat well this week while I’m gone. I’ll have Uncle Yan send me pictures! If you’re still not feeling well when I get back, I’ll make you stir-fried scallions with scallions for a week!]
Yan Shengping was in a pretty good mood after reading the first few sentences, but the last few made his smile disappear.
What had he promised before he left? That he would never say anything cruel to Lin Ganzhi again?
Alright, the promise was void.
This was the first time CEO Yan had blatantly broken a promise in his adult life!
As the angry party, Yan Shengping’s reply was also somewhat perfunctory. He simply typed a “mhm” and said no more.
Lin Ganzhi put away his phone, feeling that he had taken another step closer to his boss. After all, given his boss’s usual disposition, he definitely wouldn’t have replied with even a single punctuation mark!
That’s right, Lin Ganzhi the worker was just that easy to satisfy!
Sitting next to Lin Ganzhi was a girl about his age. From the moment the plane took off, she had been observing this distant and cool contemporary. Although he was still wearing a hat, the contour of the lower half of his face suggested he was an absolute stunner!
But he didn’t speak or order any food. He had put on his headphones as soon as he boarded the plane, completely cutting himself off from the world around him!
Just as the girl was feeling anxious,
“Ma’am, would you like some coffee?” a flight attendant passed by.
The girl’s eyes lit up. “An iced coffee, please!”
The flight attendant nodded and deftly handed her a cup. The girl took it, and as she pretended to pass by Lin Ganzhi, her hand “trembled,” and a few drops of coffee spilled out, about to splash onto Lin Ganzhi’s pants.
Lin Ganzhi’s eyelids lifted slightly. He lifted his hips, twisted outwards, and bent his body into a perfect C-shape, dodging the splashing coffee. Even the worldly-wise flight attendant was surprised by the scene.
The girl hadn’t expected her carefully planned scheme to turn out like this. Fortunately, she changed her strategy at the last moment. The key was to strike up a conversation with the handsome guy first. “I’m so sorry, the coffee almost splashed on you. You’re so flexible, I’ve never seen anyone bend their body like that!”
The girl tilted her head and looked at Lin Ganzhi, putting on her best performance, her face full of admiration.
He’d have to be a fool not to see through this little trick. His heart might belong to money now, but his body definitely belonged to his boss. Did she want him to get cuckolded? Did she have a death wish?
Lin Ganzhi calmly wiped the splashed area with a tissue and smiled smugly. “This is nothing. I’m bent anyway.”
“Pfft!” The girl sitting to his left couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
The girl’s body stiffened, her face flushed red, and she almost blurted out that classic line. She cursed inwardly and shrank back, not wanting to say another polite word.
“Hello, let’s get to know each other. I’m Wenren Yi.” A hand extended from the left.
Lin Ganzhi looked up and saw a short-haired girl. Her looks were androgynous, with a soft kind of handsomeness. She was wearing a casual T-shirt and cargo pants. The hand she extended had a tattoo of some kind of tree, and a silver bracelet glinted coldly.
Hmm, a clear scent of a kindred spirit. Their attributes were like parallel lines; they could get infinitely close, but never intersect.
Lin Ganzhi decisively shook her hand. “Hello.” Lin Ganzhi looked around, then leaned secretly towards Wenren Yi and said in a super soft voice, “Lin Ganzhi.”
Wenren Yi couldn’t help but laugh again. “I figured it out a long time ago!”
Lin Ganzhi’s expression turned solemn. She figured it out and was still willing to talk to him. It seemed she was a true sister!
“Hello, sister!”
“Hello, brother!”
They each said their own thing, without getting in each other’s way.
With Wenren Yi to talk to, the several-hour flight wasn’t so boring anymore.
Wenren Yi advocated for a free and unrestrained life. Lin Ganzhi, having just suffered from being bedridden with a serious illness, yearned for freedom more than anyone. The two, finding common ground, exchanged WeChat contacts and even planned a future road trip to Tibet.
However, after getting off the plane, Lin Ganzhi had a feeling and asked Wenren Yi, “I haven’t asked you what you’re doing in the South China Sea. Are you here for tourism?”
Wenren Yi gave Lin Ganzhi a meaningful look. “Is there a possibility that we’re on the same guest list?”
Lin Ganzhi froze.
Not far away, someone was waving a sign. “Ganzhi, Wenren! Over here!”