Chapter 188 - My Big Brother Treats His WeChat Moments as A Place to Display His Affection (2/2)

That was why she sent him a message to test the waters, asking if the certificate belonged to his friend.

As expected though, he never replied.

She then asked Mu Huaisheng if there was any news from Qi Chengzhi, because if Qi Chengzhi were to marry, he would surely tell Mu Huaisheng.

The relationship between the two men went back to when they were in university. They had a friendship so good that they were practically inseparable. If Qi Chengzhi really was getting married, Mu Huaisheng would definitely be in the know.

Her doubts were thus cleared.

Therefore, it came as a surprise to her when he personally proclaimed his marriage in such a public place.

“Of course not. My Big Brother treats his WeChat Moments as a place to display his affection. He wouldn’t care about whether his friends marry or not, since he can’t even get enough of showing off all his own lovey-dovey antics there,” a woman’s voice rang from the crowd.

Mu Sisi never met that woman before, but she already disliked the woman after merely hearing the woman’s tone of voice.

Song Yu looked over and saw Qi Chengyue, who had her arm around Cheng Dongge and was walking over.

The two of them had actually stood behind the group for quite some time, and they heard what Mu Sisi had said earlier.

No one in the group noticed because their gazes were all fixed toward Song Yu and Mu Sisi. Everyone seemed curious to see what would happen next, so none of them noticed the presence of Qi Chengyue and Cheng Dongge.

For the old lady, her granddaughter’s words were right on the dot. She nodded approvingly. “Exactly, exactly!”

Song Yu smiled then looked at Qi Chengzhi. Her monochrome eyes seemed to warn him, ‘I’ll settle this with you when we go home.’ After that, she asked, “And these two are…”

Qi Chengzhi looked at her wryly, seemingly to punish her for giving him the look earlier. He grasped her waist even tighter and allowed her to lean herself on his body, whether intentionally or otherwise. He was worried that she stood too long and got tired.

“Mu Huaisheng, my classmate from university and a good friend. This is his sister, Mu Sisi,’ Qi Chengzhi introduced them in a clear voice.

“Hehe, nice to meet you. When Big Brother Chengzhi was in university, I always followed him and my brother to have fun.” Mu Sisi grinned like a cat.

Yu Keyao’s negative impact on Song Yu made her dread hearing the words ‘Big Brother Chengzhi’. Such a term of endearment sent waves of unease throughout her body.

“Big Brother Chengzhi, do you still remember when I came to work at your company during the holidays? Everyone said that I didn’t know anything and was making things worse, so all everyone let me do was photocopy papers and pick up phone calls.” Mu Sisi stuck out her tongue and continued flirtatiously, “I’m much better now, not like the little girl who knew nothing last time. Will your company accept me now that I’ve changed for the better?”

“Mu Huaisheng told me that you’re going to work as a designer in your family’s company. I can’t possibly be poaching talent. Also, there aren’t any suitable jobs for you in our company,” Qi Chengzhi responded bluntly.

“If you hire me, then I can choose not to work at my family’s company!” Mu Sisi then added, “Designing is just a hobby for me. It’s not like I can’t do anything else. Oh yes, Big Brother Chengzhi, do you need a personal assistant?”

Qi Chengzhi kept mum, but shot Cheng Dongge a glance.

Cheng Dongge came to his senses immediately and stood straight, clearing his throat. “Ahem, my apologies, Miss Mu. I’m his assistant.”

At one side, Mu Huaisheng was quietly observing the situation. He did not join the conversation as his attention was focused on Song Yu instead.

He could not refrain himself from being shocked when he heard Song Yu’s name.

A connection was immediately made between Song Yu and the company—named ‘Feather’—that Qi Chengzhi once established.

Mu Huaisheng was indeed a very smart person. If that were not the case, he would not have been able to befriend and keep pace with Qi Chengzhi

Once he had that suspicion, he suddenly remembered the events that happened after Feather became a strong enough company. Qi Chengzhi spent six years dismantling another company, whose owner, if Mu Huaisheng remembered correctly, was also surnamed Song.

Mu Huaisheng recalled the multitude of women who made their affections to Qi Chengzhi known. Not a single one received another look from Qi Chengzhi. Even those who were bold enough to throw themselves all over him were rejected in the harshest of manners.

He once asked Qi Chengzhi if—having had countless admirers during the four years of university—there was ever a woman who managed to capture his heart.

Mu Huaisheng remembered the clear yet sudden pause in Qi Chengzhi’s movements. The latter’s long and fair fingers lowered the book he was holding. His bespectacled eyes looked out at the window. Warm sunny rays were illuminating his body, covering his face in a golden veil.

Qi Chengzhi answered him plainly. “Someone’s waiting for me back in the country.”

“Your girlfriend?” Mu Huaisheng asked a question that seemed normal in that circumstance.

The reply came after a pause. “She’s the woman I want to marry in the future.”

Mu Huaisheng looked at Song Yu and was doubly certain that she was the same woman Qi Chengzhi spoke of in the past.

He stretched his hand toward Song Yu, saying, “Just call me Huaisheng, like how Chengzhi calls me. He’s older than me by two months, so I think it’s proper that I call you sis-in-law.”

Song Yu looked at the smiling man in front of her and felt a distinct similarity with Qi Chengzhi.

When Qi Chengzhi took off his glasses, his gaze was frighteningly sharp, causing his entire aura to turn even more unwelcoming.

Mu Huaisheng was different in that he had scholarly mannerisms. His gaze was tender and far from intimidating. Song Yu knew, however, that Mu Huaisheng was not as well-tempered as his looks suggested—he was definitely not someone that should be provoked.

“Chengzhi and I were university classmates, and I was also his business partner.” Mu Huaisheng smiled.

Song Yu knew what he was talking about, but she still turned to Qi Chengzhi and asked, “Business partner?”

“Yes, didn’t you know? When Big Brother Chengzhi was studying in America, he founded a company with my brother. It did pretty well and even made a small name for itself in the industry,” Mu Sisi explained. She was beaming because she felt like she knew much more about Qi Chengzhi than Song Yu.

Mu Huaisheng smiled warmly and said, “I was a partner-in-name only. In truth, I was only just helping out a bit. It was a concept Qi Chengzhi proposed. I had time on my hands. And because I look up to his abilities, I invested some money into it. It wasn’t much, and strictly speaking, the company belonged to Qi Chengzhi entirely. I just hitched on his success. Now that I think about it, the company’s name was Feather, and isn’t your Yu the character for feather?”

Mu Sisi was shocked. She could not believe that Qi Chengzhi would set up a company just for Song Yu.

During that period, Mu Sisi put in a lot of effort for Qi Chengzhi, hoping she could make him notice and pay attention to her.

“Yes.” Song Yu nodded. She was rather surprised as well.

Mu Huaisheng then turned to Qi Chengzhi, seemingly full of questions.

Qi Chengzhi asked instead, “Since your family’s company will expand their range of products into the domestic market, you’d surely need a place to work, right? Have you identified a site, yet?”

“We’re still looking. Recently we’ve been doing work from the hotel,” Mu Huaisheng said. He did not press on with his questions because Qi Chengzhi had changed the topic.

“Big Brother Chengzhi, we’re staying right here at Dynasty. Don’t forget to come look for us!” Mu Sisi exclaimed. She then reached for Qi Chengzhi’s hand and grabbed it right in front of everyone there, flinging it coquettishly.

Qi Chengzhi pulled his hand back and retorted, “If I have the time. We’re preparing for the wedding, so it’ll be a bit busier.”

Mu Sisi looked at her own empty palm and bit her lip. Sunken though her expression was, she forced out a happy smile and said, “I never thought that you’d get married so early!”

“Not early enough I say. My grandson’s already thirty-five. If this is early, then how late is late?” The old lady waved her hand and was itching to ask, ‘Are you going to say that it’s better if he got married to you?’

“No, Grandma, I just thought… I just thought…” Mu Sisi looked askance at Yan Beicheng and the group, who was standing there to watch some drama instead of leaving. “Back in America, no other girl except me could approach Big Brother Chengzhi. He never looked at any of those women, so I thought that Big Brother Chengzhi wouldn’t get married so early.”

“I don’t suppose you thought my big brother was going to wait for you?” Qi Chengyue had no reservations about being blunt. The old lady could not do the same as she had to maintain her prestige, and so was unable to make any stern comments toward Mu Sisi.

“When my big brother was at university, you were nothing more than a kid, so of course my big brother wouldn’t care if you followed him. If you’re at your current age at that time, just try and see whether he’d let you follow him,” Qi Chengyue jibed. “Even if he did let you tag along, it’s only because your elder brother is his friend.”

Qi Chengyue then snickered. “My big brother did, in fact, wait for one particular woman to grow up, and isn’t he married to that woman now? That woman isn’t you, sadly. But she’s right in front of you.”

Grandmother Qi was immediately elated! It was the first time she ever admired her granddaughter’s cutting words.

In the past, she often felt that Qi Chengyue’s words were too nasty and unkind, but at that moment she was absolutely loving her granddaughter’s scathing remarks!

Keeping up appearances, however, the old lady pulled Qi Chengyue close, then said to Mu Sisi and Mu Huaisheng, “I’m so sorry. My granddaughter is just too direct. She says what’s on her mind and only speaks the truth. Her words can sometimes be unpleasant.”

Everyone fell silent.

Perhaps it was the old lady’s words that were truly unpleasant.

Finding it hard to control herself, Qi Chengyue nearly burst out laughing. She immediately grabbed her grandmother’s arm. “Grandma, how could you say that about your own granddaughter!”

“Don’t you act all coy with me. If I don’t tell you off, you’ll say whatever you want without being aware of the time and place. Huaisheng is your big brother’s friend and you still have to respect him!” The old lady never even mentioned Mu Sisi throughout the conversation.

Mu Huaisheng smiled and said, “Grandma, my sister was in the wrong. She didn’t think properly before speaking.”

“Hehehe, little kids, no one will take what they say to heart.” The old lady waved her hand and looked at Mu Sisi as if the latter was an immature girl who did not understand anything.

Mu Sisi was fuming, but she did not show it out in front of Qi Chengzhi. A doleful and repentant look was suddenly displayed on her face. She imitated Qi Chengyue and held the old lady’s arm, swinging it while acting coyly, “Grandma, I’m sorry. I wasn’t trying to be mean. I just said what’s on my mind, that’s all. It’s just facts and I didn’t actually mean anything by my words, but others can easily misunderstand them too.”

“Hehehe.” The old lady chuckled. She then appeared to spot something, and so turned away and said, “Oh dear, Lao Han’s calling me. I’ll be going now!”

Having said that, she broke free of Mu Sisi’s grip and hurried over to where Grandmother Han was.

Song Yu gave Qi Chengyue an appreciative glance, for she did not expect Qi Chengyue to come to her aid so willingly.