Ge Baitao came downstairs and found Song Xi being approached by someone. She stormed over.
"Who is it, daring to hit on our Xi Xi with the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard!"
Lou Yuming, following behind, raised his eyelids and cast a sidelong glance.
Indeed, they had the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard; she had actually worn that dress!
"Who are you?" Ge Baitao stood in front of Song Xi, glaring at Qu Qi with hostility.
She thought Song Xi was being wronged. After all, the playboys in this circle were all the same. Without a second thought, she tried to drive the guy away.
Qu Qi frowned and glanced at Song Xi, who was shielded behind Ge Baitao. She gave a charming smile, but Qu Qi felt a chill run down his spine. This woman was so cunning.
Forget it, it's just a car. He didn't want it anymore.
Just as he was about to leave, Ge Baitao called out to him.
"Qu... Qi?" Ge Baitao's childhood memories were awakened. She exclaimed in surprise, "Qu Dandan!"
Qu Qi's body trembled: "..."
It was an extremely humiliating nickname. No one had called him that since he grew up.
"Is it you, Qu Dandan?"
Qu Qi's face darkened, and he just wanted to leave quickly.
But Ge Baitao blocked him like a devil.
Her sly eyes sized him up and down, muttering, "Ah, as expected, a man changes greatly with age. You used to stand sideways like a rice vat and upright like a rice bucket. Now you're really starting to look human."
Qu Qi: "..."
Song Xi: "..."
The words didn't hurt much, but they were extremely insulting. Song Xi hadn't expected Ge Baitao to have such sharp wit.
With a "crack."
Song Xi felt as if she saw a crack appear in Qu Qi's figure.
"Hey, I'm talking to you!"
Ge Baitao pushed him.
The nearly 1.8-meter-tall young man seemed to have lost his soul, swaying precariously.
Finally, Ge Baitao found it uninteresting and let him go, linking arms with Song Xi as they walked forward.
"Tsk, still the same as when we were kids. Doesn't say a word, boring."
Song Xi looked back. The young master, who had been so bold and unrestrained just moments ago, was now trembling all over. Then, in the next second, he actually collapsed.
His brothers immediately swarmed around him.
"Young Master Qu! Young Master Qu!"
Ge Baitao said to Song Xi, "Don't worry, he's always been like this since he was a child. Low blood sugar."
...How pathetic. It seems childhood trauma really needs a lifetime to heal.
Qu Qi, with a deathly pale face, stared at the two graceful figures through the gaps in the crowd. He finally understood why these two had become good friends. They were both demons! Demons!!
As a young master, why would he react so strongly after just a few words?
Song Xi was a little curious.
Ge Baitao picked out a pastry with fewer calories for Song Xi and said casually, "You mean Qu Qi? He's never been brave since he was little. When we were in the same school, we'd always bully him for fun. I remember once Zhang Qi made a bet to see if he could stuff him into a water bucket. He got stuck and couldn't get out."
She quickly explained, "These were all Zhang Qi's doing. At most, I just called him Qu Dandan a few times. I wasn't as bad as Zhang Qi."
Zhang Qi again.
Ge Baitao continued, "He left after primary school. He was quite afraid of Zhang Qi. Fortunately, Zhang Qi went abroad. Otherwise, if he met him today, with his courage, he would have peed himself with fear."
Speaking of Zhang Qi, Ge Baitao was very worried. "If that mistress has the baby, will the Zhang family really let her become Mrs. Zhang?"
"I don't know." Song Xi ate the pastry with a fork, uninterested in the matter.
"Aren't you worried at all?" Ge Baitao leaned closer and whispered, "Does Zhang Qi know about you and Uncle Lou?"
Song Xi paused: "Probably... not."
"Let's hope so. If Zhang Qi finds out that his uncle is wearing a green hat, do you believe he won't come back and tear down the roof!"
Ge Baitao took a bite of cake, mumbling, "I went upstairs earlier, Grandpa was talking to Uncle Lou. I don't know when he arrived. The two of them were being very secretive and wouldn't let me listen."
So he had arrived long ago.
Song Xi glanced into the distance and indeed saw the man's heroic figure amidst the adulation.