Seeing Shen Ruo’s hesitation, Chu Xiao smiled and said: “He and I grew up together, and I took a lot of blame for him when we were young.”
When Shen Ruo heard what he said, he remembered that Chu Xiao whom Grandpa Chu told him back then. He couldn’t help but form a smile in his eyes.
“He and I know each other’s temperament and personality, otherwise we wouldn’t be friends since childhood. I’m just a little curious, what would he tell you about me.”
Seeing Shen Ruo smiling, Chu Xiao continued to speak, with sincere eyes. It was like he really wanted to know how Jiang Chen would evaluate him.
“He praised you.”
The smile on Shen Ruo’s face became wider. The hesitation just now was actually because he was teasing Chu Xiao. Jiang Chen didn’t say anything bad about Chu Xiao.
Chu Xiao looked at Shen Ruo’s little expression. He smiled so brightly that his eyes were curved with a smile. It was so vivid that he was obviously different from the timid and cowardly YaRen he first met.
Shen Ruo relaxed in front of him and made those little jokes with him. They gradually became familiar with each other and could even joke.
That smile was inexplicably sweet. Chu Xiao lowered his head and chuckled softly.
“Jiang Chen said that you have a high alcohol tolerance, you are very popular in Area D, and you have many friends.”
Shen Ruo smiled happily and said to Chu Xiao. He did not notice that after he finished speaking, Chu Xiao’s expression changed and became unnatural for a moment.
“You can actually drink.” Walking forward, Shen Ruo looked up at Chu Xiao again, with a slight curiosity in his tone.
Because he didn’t know how to drink, his eyes widened slightly when he spoke, and he had some admiration and worship for Chu Xiao, who had a high alcohol tolerance.
“Well, sometimes I have to go socialize, and my drinking capacity gradually comes out.”
Chu Xiao said with a smile, but he still changed the topic about Area D
“By the way, let’s see if there is anything you are interested in in the amusement city. You can go directly there later.”
With that said, Chu Xiao turned on his light brain, zoomed in the light screen, and brought up all the facilities and layouts in the amusement city.
Shen Ruo’s attention was attracted by the three-dimensional projection screen of Amusement City, and Chu Xiao was relieved.
Area D was where they often go to drink. The hotels and bars there were basically serving the middle and high-level executives of Emperor Star, which was very luxurious.
Of course, under the glamorous appearance, there were a lot of crazy things going on, so much so that some people who mixed in the circle could be called rotten.
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But these were all hidden underneath. If there were people from other planets who didn’t know about it, they could just spend extravagantly if they had money. Whether it’s service or drinking and eating, it’s normal. It’s only much more expensive than outside, and they wouldn’t encounter anything inappropriate or that shouldn’t be seen.
There were several hidden bars in Area D, which were very messy, and Chu Xiao sometimes would go there.
The direct heir of the Chu family. Even in Emperor Star, a place where there were many aristocratic children at random, Chu Xiao was also the first in line to inherit the position of the duke. With his status and identity, many people would naturally pay attention to him.
Therefore, many people in Area D knew Chu Xiao, but his reputation in Area D was completely different from what he showed in front of Shen Ruo.
He was constantly surrounded by male and female companions, and there were all kinds of scandals. Even at the age of seventeen, that was, last year, there were rumors that he had a son.
The rumors that spread to the outside world were quickly suppressed without causing much trouble.
But in this circle, the gossip had spread, and the final clarification was left unresolved. However, since then, every few months, there have been restless people who wanted to use their stomachs to advance to a high position and enter the Duke’s Mansion, because Chu Xiao was about to become an adult.
Chu Xiao used socialization to cover up the alcohol tolerance that Jiang Chen mentioned, but he himself knew that his alcohol tolerance was trained in the chaotic Area D, and there was also the matter of being popular. That was true, but people who could go to Area D to hang out, everyone knew what the purpose was.
As for having many friends, Chu Xiao knew that Jiang Chen was talking about the YaRens and women who had followed him before, and there were indeed many of them.
Jiang Chen simply had bad intentions, and wanted to see him expose his secrets and be discovered by Shen Ruo.
He spared the punch just now, which gave Jiang Chen an advantage.
Chu Xiao actually had the idea of going back and beating Jiang Chen again, but looking at Shen Ruo who was studying the map of the amusement city next to him, he suppressed this thought. He would go back to settle accounts with him later.
Area D was also really lively, but if Shen Ruo went there, it would be no different from the sheep entering the tiger’s mouth. Even with his protection, there is no guarantee that there will be people with evil intentions. The power of Emperor Star was mixed up, and there was more than one Duke of the Chu family.
Chu Xiao frowned slightly, and he thought of this unconsciously. He didn’t even realize it himself. He didn’t hesitate to take people to Area D before. He was just going to play anyway.
But when Shen Ruo was involved, he began to have conspiracy theories and took these into consideration, because Shen Ruo had no background and also no such thoughts and ideas.
Not to mention what feelings he had for Shen Ruo, Shen Ruo was the one the old man had chosen for him, even if they didn’t get married in the end, he had to take good care of him.
Chu Xiao would not take Shen Ruo to Area D. So, when he thought of Jiang Chen, who was just watching the fun and didn’t think it was a big deal, encouraging Shen Ruo to go to Area D, he wanted to punch him again.
Fortunately, Shen Ruo didn’t mention the matter of Area D if he didn’t talk about it. According to Shen Ruo’s temperament, he wouldn’t take the initiative to ask to take him there to play.
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In the clothing store, Jiang Chen was helped to stand up by the YaRen. Chu Xiao punched him on the left side of his face. Fortunately, he didn’t hit his eyes, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to open his eyes, and his face would be disfigured.
With a “hiss”, Jiang Chen touched his already blue cheek with his hand. Chu Xiao’s attack was really ruthless.
However, Jiang Chen wanted to laugh a little when he saw Chu Xiao feeling frustrated and that appearance of trying to cover up something and not daring to let Shen Ruo know about it.
Then he thought that if Shen Ruo was pestering Chu Xiao to go to Area D, with Chu Xiao suddenly wanting to be in a serious mood, he would not know how to deal with it. At that time, Chu Xiao would have a headache.
Jiang Chen knew that he was being a busybody, and he clearly knew that Chu Xiao wanted to hide those things, but he just couldn’t help it. He wanted to see Chu Xiao fail.
Besides, during the short chat with Shen Ruo, he realized that Shen Ruo was not that kind of person. In fact, he also wanted to remind Shen Ruo that he could stop things in time before they got too far.
He’s a scoundrel, but he’s not going to do things like deceiving that little YaRen. And as for why Chu Xiao would do that, he hadn’t figured it out yet, and it was really impossible that he (CX) would change his nature.
Now Chu Xiao didn’t do any substantive deception, he only concealed his true side. However, Jiang Chen didn’t know why, seeing Chu Xiao’s eyes looking at Shen Ruo, he always felt that something was going to happen.
He had never seen Chu Xiao act so gentle and patient.
Everyone knew that Chu Xiao had a bad temper. When he was sixteen, he had a conflict with someone in Area D. He alone picked a group of people and destroyed the whole place, almost killing someone.
The man who was beaten to death was still the son of another duke, and there was a big fuss. In the end, Duke Chu came forward and settled the matter.
Chu Xiao was grounded for six months, but the day after he came out, he got into a fight again.
Six months of being grounded not only failed to soften Chu Xiao’s temper, but instead made him even more bad-tempered, and even became more violent.
Moreover, there was nothing else to do in the confinement room, only training equipment. So, after Chu Xiao came out, he lost some weight. It took several months to grow back the weight he lost, but his skills were better.
In the Area D, in addition to people with the background power and status, there were also many people with good skills mixing in, but Chu Xiao was already a big character.
It was not known if he was stimulated after being locked up for six months. Within a month of being released, he got into many fights and beat up many so-called territorial bosses, and he became truly famous.
Not only did he rely on brute force, but he also secretly sent people to sow discord, so that the two sons of the dukes became the rivals in love because of a woman, and having quarrels and conflict.
Except for Chu Xiao and Jiang Chen, no one knew that Chu Xiao was responsible for this matter behind the scenes.
He could also pretend. It was obviously planned by him, but he just pretended that he didn’t know anything. To see the excitement, there was no need for him to continue to make moves behind the scenes, just muddying the waters was enough. The suspicion of the two people would only get bigger.
As for whether Shen Ruo could follow those words to reveal Chu Xiao’s true face, that was his business, if Shen Ruo was curious about those.
Jiang Chen knew that Chu Xiao rarely had such patience and didn’t like these scheming fights.
Chu Xiao was slowly taking over the power of the Chu family, and it was just his attempt to stir up discord. As for the two unlucky sons of the dukes, they either offended Chu Xiao or did something they shouldn’t have done.
Therefore, Jiang Chen didn’t have any objections to Chu Xiao’s matter. He followed Chu Xiao to watch the fun and gave it a push in passing.
But when it came to Shen Ruo, he still had some sympathy, fearing that it would not end well in the end.
Chu Xiao was heartless. He didn’t care about things like love and affection. It must be that he was just playing.
Because in the past few years, no matter how many people followed him, Chu Xiao had never touched. Occasionally, Jiang Chen would see him talking to women or YaRens in a gentle voice, but when he turned around, he changed partners again, showing no mercy.
A man who usually had a bad temper, had a very high status and was outstanding in appearance and skill. Once such a person became gentle, to a certain extent, it was also a fatal temptation.
There were several YaRens and women who liked Chu Xiao very much and did many stupid things to get Chu Xiao’s attention, but Chu Xiao never paid attention to them.
So, Jiang Chen naturally thought that when he got tired of playing with Shen Ruo, he would turn around and find a new one.
As for Chu Xiao’s marriage to Shen Ruo, Jiang Chen did have the idea, but even he himself knew that it was impossible. The Chu family had already started to choose a marriage partner for Chu Xiao. It was impossible for a little YaRen who came from the countryside with no background.
The shop assistant brought the treatment device, Jiang Chen sat on the stool, and the YaRen he brought took the treatment device and treated him caringly. The beauty was in his arms, and he hadn’t tasted him, it was really novel.
Jiang Chen didn’t feel angry after being beaten, instead, he had to deal with this YaRen, and saw that he could get things done as soon as he went back.
When the two of them left, the YaRen glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw more than 20 bags packed in the store.
He had been in the store and knew that those were Shen Ruo’s clothes. He bought so much at one time, which was really envious. Chu Xiao was really generous in spending money.
However, he knew that he couldn’t show such emotions in front of Jiang Chen. Sometimes men really need to be stimulated, but Jiang Chen and Chu Xiao were close childhood friends.
He understood his status. He was just Jiang Chen’s new bed partner. If there was anything, Jiang Chen would definitely not take his side. Anyway, he had four clothes, so it was not a loss at all.
Over there, Chu Xiao took Shen Ruo to the amusement city, and both of them were in a good mood. Here, Jiang Chen was holding the YaRen in his arms. It was clear at a glance what would happen when he went back, he was in a good mood too.
Anyway, he had given hints to Shen Ruo. As for what would happen next, it had nothing to do with him. He could not fall out with Chu Xiao. After all, they had been friends for more than ten years.
Besides, Chu Xiao should have the measure of it. So, Jiang Chen stopped thinking about those messy things, and returned to his carefree appearance.
As he seemed, Chu Xiao also was not afraid of getting into trouble, he didn’t even take it to heart.
My theory rn is that his marriage partner is already set up (not MC, sorry bud) and that since no one told MC it was taken as a slap to the face from ML instead of from the family. ML didn’t know feelings enough to stop it and potentially got further instigated by his “friend” and the marriage partner. Causing MC to go off and make a fool of himself.
Im very curious what we will find out when he (MC) bonks his head! Also I have a feeling the current scum of a ML may have actually been falling slowly for the MC the last life/head bonk memories too… hmmm.
Chu, o really don’t like you, hope you go through crematorium and suffer a lot before redemption!