225 Good Brothers (1/2)

Since the vocal training teacher had been contacted, she would have to attend the classes. There were no such classes at San Lin City; therefore, Han Chu reached into his own connections to come up with the internet classes. The fee would be borne by Ye Shuang, and the teacher would start from the basics, with a focus on voice changing. Then, Ye Shuang would have to train on her own. If she was fast, she would only need ten days at most to master the technique of changing voices.

Ye Shuang could not tell Han Chu that her ability to control the muscles within her body was one hundred percent precise, and changing her voice was a piece of cake. Unless she had a tumor in her brain, she was not going to reveal all of her secrets to Han Chu. Therefore, after spending 1,000 to buy a ten-hour course, Ye Shuang just took it as a talk with her colleague.

Other than that, she used Brother Shuang's identity to apply for a sim-card. She did not need to change her phone because she would be buying a new one directly. This was good too because it could be used to compartmentalize her life. Therefore, that was all Sister Shuang did on the first day she returned to San Lin City. She applied for a sim-card and bought a new phone. While she was shopping, she received a call from Yao Zhixing.

”You're home?” Yao Zhixing sounded like he had a headache on the phone.

”Yes.”

”Then, you'll be able to come to my family's place for lunch tomorrow afternoon?” Yao Zhixing sighed. ”I'll pick you up in the afternoon. There's no need to bring anything other than yourself.”

Since Ye Shuang had already been informed of this earlier, she recovered after a short moment. ”Sure, it's fine with me, but are you sure it's fine with you?”

”There's no choice even if I'm not fine with it. This is my parents' order; I can't really do anything about it.” Yao Zhixing sighed. ”But don't worry, it should be nothing serious as long as you insist on not leaving your phone number.”

Ye Shuang touched the Bluetooth headphone and stared at the message that she had received earlier. ”Brother Yao, I think that request of yours is a bit difficult.”

The enemy had already infiltrated Yao Zhixing's phone to steal her phone number, so what was the point of her not giving it later?

Mother Yao had already sent a message to invite Ye Shuang out for afternoon tea. It was for them to chat and cultivate relationship. Well, how did Ye Shuang know it was from Mother Yao? That was simple—Mother Yao had left her name at the end of the message.

”You mean…” Yao Zhixing was shocked and then went speechless. ”Never mind, I can guess what happened. I'll talk to you later. We'll see what happens then.”

…

Ye Shuang left home after lunch the next day. No matter the misunderstanding Yao Zhixing's parents might have, there was something that they had got right. She was in a close friendship with Yao Zhixing, but theirs was not a romantic relationship. Since the man's parents had extended the invitation, and no matter what, Ye Shuang had to treat this seriously. How the explanation should go, that would depend on the situation.

Father Yao was not home, and Yao Zhixing was still at the restaurant dealing with official business. Only Mother Yao and Sister Yao were home knitting some scarves. When Ye Shuang arrived, they welcomed her easily like they were familiar friends.

”Is it Xiao Shuang?” Mother Yao held Ye Shuang's hands and nodded many times. ”We've only heard about your existence recently. This Zhixing should have introduced us a long time ago.”

Ye Shuang chuckled and pretended to be dumb. ”Brother Yao and I are good friends, but I've been busy with work and out of town. Brother Yao is equally tied with his work at the restaurant and racing. It is not that often that we have the chance to meet up for dinner, so there hasn't been a chance for me to come visit his family. I'm really sorry.”

Mother Yao heard that, and disappointment showed on her face. ”Good friends?”

Really not a couple.

This was too sad. The son might not want to admit it due to shyness, but if the girl also insisted that there was nothing there, there was possibly really nothing there.

Sister Yao pulled on her mother's clothes. Mother Yao quickly rearranged her emotions and pulled Ye Shuang into the living room. ”It's fine, but remember to come visit more often in the future.”

If it was just to balance out the gender ratio at home, it would have been fine. Ever since she gave birth to this son of hers, ever since her son KO-ed a bunch of local kids when he was six, ever since Yao Zhixing caused his first date to cry inside the car since he was speeding… ever since all those things, only God knew how many girls had been scared of coming to visit Yao Zhixing's home!

Even if there were the occasional few who were blinded by Yao Zhixing's face and body or those who thought they could change Yao Zhixing, after they had spent some time together, no matter how prepared they were, no one would be able to follow Yao Zhixing's tempo.

Fine, love was often rare within business marriages, and many people had already prepared to get married for the sake of business. Being in a loveless marriage, the risk of an affair, boring, stuffy, and so on… these people would be able to accept, but there was no one who would be willing to risk their lives for business, would there?

The husband speeding down the road in the middle of the night?

Having to be reminded of their insurance every time they got into his car?

This was not even a race car. Yao Zhixing's personal car had never been used to ferry his date. However, even a normal car was enough to scare off so many people. Even if someone was willing to make the sacrifice, in the end, they would only get a condescending look from Yao Zhixing that said, 'too weak' or 'can't play together'. With their pride wounded, the turnout rate for Yao Zhixing's other half that was already low to begin with got even lower, and this caused his parents to weep sorry tears.