Chapter 72: Hey Bro, Do You Have a Significant Other

Liang Zheng hesitated for a second. "Who are you?"

His little brother had that kind of charm, enough to invite a girl over to the house?

He glanced at the night outside. And she'd stayed this late?

Qi Meili gave a shy smile. "Didn't you bump into me at noon? How come you don't recognize me after just one afternoon~"

"Bump into?"

Liang Zheng shifted to the side, showing Liang Ye's face to Qi Meili. "Are you talking about my brother running into you?"

"Whoa! You're not Liang Ye!"

Only then did Qi Meili catch on. She shoved Liang Ye's face aside. "God! Don't scare me with that ugly face at night!"

She blinked and stared at Liang Zheng. "So, handsome, who are you?"

Liang Zheng frowned. "I'm his older brother."

"Oh~ big brother~ No wonder you're so hot! I just love... ah!"

She was mid-flirt when she suddenly let out a scream and slammed the door shut!

"Shit shit shit!"

She crouched down and stuffed the extra shoes into the shoe cabinet, then dashed over to the two people chatting in the room, grabbing them and pushing them toward the bathroom.

"Get in there! Liang Zheng's big brother is here! You two aren't supposed to be sneaking off together, right? Hide!"

Han Mo tried to explain: "It's not eloping, I—"

"Shut up!"

Qi Meili slammed the bathroom door shut, dusted off her hands with a look of disgust, "Old geezers are so long-winded."

Then, smiling sweetly, she opened the front door again. Liang Zheng stood there looking baffled. "May I come in now?"

His brother was pretty heavy, too.

Once Liang Ye was on the bed, Liang Zheng just stood up. Qi Meili shot out a hand like lightning and pressed it straight onto Liang Zheng's back. "Brother~ you tired~?"

Liang Zheng immediately backed away. "Miss, what are you doing?"

Qi Meili squinted with a grin. "I was worried you might be exhausted. Just giving you a steadying hand."

God, such a slim waist. Firm to the touch, too. Heh heh heh...

Liang Zheng's brows knitted tightly. Where did Xiao Ye meet this girl? She doesn't exactly seem like a proper person?

He eyed her warily, then turned and headed for the bathroom.

"Whoa!"

Qi Meili zipped over and blocked the bathroom door. "No!"

Liang Zheng frowned even deeper. "I just want to wash my hands. Is that not allowed?"

Qi Meili: "Wash them in the kitchen."

Liang Zheng's gaze slid toward the bathroom. "Why not in there?"

Qi Meili bit her lip and blinked. "I've got my underwear drying in there. I was afraid you'd see it and fall in love with me."

.....

Liang Zheng turned around without hesitation. "I'm leaving now."

He even considered taking Liang Ye with him, but then he remembered Qi Meili's assessment of Liang Ye's looks and felt reassured.

At the door, he paused, then turned back. "You said my brother bumped into you. What happened?"

Qi Meili just wanted him gone, so she said quickly: "At noon I got off work, and he hit me with his electric scooter."

"So you came home with him because of that?"

Liang Zheng's mind immediately conjured an image: the girl asking Xiao Ye for compensation, Xiao Ye being too cheap to pay, and the girl camping out at the house demanding her money.

Qi Meili nodded. "Yeah, yeah, that's it. You can go now."

Liang Zheng thought for a moment, pulled out his phone. "Give me your payment code. I'll pay you back for him."

Qi Meili's eyes lit up. Wait, this is a thing?

People really are more generous when they're good-looking.

She whipped out her phone and showed him her payment QR code.

Her phone buzzed. Qi Meili glanced at the notification and nearly keeled over. "No no no, I'm feeling dizzy..."

Liang Zheng hurriedly reached out to steady her. "What's wrong? Did Xiao Ye's accident do this to you?"

It was the money knocking her out!

Fifty thousand!

He'd just transferred her fifty thousand without a second thought!

Dear God, she'd have to work a whole year to make that much.

That's a full year of Sister Huan's hospital bills covered!

She could take a whole year off work!

She went limp against Liang Zheng's shoulder. Bliss. Pure bliss.

Money AND a hot guy she could cop a feel on.

Her smile just wouldn't come down. "Handsome, you got a girlfriend?"

Liang Zheng nodded. "Yes, I do."

"Shit! Why didn't you say so!"

Qi Meili straightened up in a second, body stiff as a board. "I'm fine. You go, go, goodbye!"

A smile tugged at Liang Zheng's lips. "Alright. See you."

Downstairs, back in his car, he lit a cigarette and sat there.

He remembered Xiao Ye mentioning that the daughter the Gu family had found was quite unconventional.

Dyed flashy hair, saying rebellious things.

The image of that scarlet red hair flashed through his mind, along with her wandering hands.

He couldn't help but smile. Looks like Xiao Ye was doomed to be heartbroken.

A girl that vibrant wouldn't put up with Xiao Ye.

Upstairs in the bathroom, He Huanhuan whispered to Han Mo: "Is Liang Ye's big brother impressive?"

Han Mo nodded. "Smart, decisive, very resourceful."

He Huanhuan pressed her eye to the crack in the door. "And good-looking, too."

She heard Meili take advantage of the guy, so he had to be handsome.

Let her see. Two sons from the same mother, how different could they be?

The gap was too small. She squinted but still couldn't see anything outside.

"What does he look—"

Suddenly, a big hand reached out and blocked her view. "He's just okay. Nothing to look at."

He Huanhuan turned her head to look at him. "You jealous?"

Han Mo's gaze flickered away. He pulled her back from the door. "Don't let him find out."

He Huanhuan grinned with certainty. "You're definitely jealous. Tsk tsk tsk..."

The bathroom door was yanked open. Qi Meili stood at the entrance, staring at them. "You two, why are you so close together?"

He Huanhuan immediately tattled: "Meili, I was just trying to peek at Liang Ye's brother, and he's jealous!"

Han Mo: "......"

Qi Meili shot Han Mo a look. "No sense of male virtue? Dismissed!"

He Huanhuan giggled in agreement: "Fine! But hey, is Liang Ye's brother actually hot?"

Qi Meili sighed in regret. "Hot my ass. He's taken."

Han Mo looked puzzled. "I don't remember that. He was engaged a few years ago, but I recall it was called off the year before last."

"What?"

Qi Meili was full of remorse. "Why didn't you say so earlier! If I'd known, I would've leaned on his arm a while longer! He's gorgeous!"

This only made He Huanhuan more curious. "How gorgeous, exactly?"

"Like Erlang Shen from the legends!"

Specifically the scorching-hot version played by Jiao Enjun. Handsome, tough, athletic build...

He Huanhuan thought for a moment, then asked Han Mo: "Between you and him, who do you think is better looking?"

Han Mo sighed. "How am I supposed to answer that?"

He Huanhuan grinned slyly. "Come on, be confident. You're a certified hottie too, Meili said so."

Han Mo thought seriously. "We've never stood side by side to compare. Brother Zheng is a few years older, and he carries a certain commanding presence."

"Mm... different strokes, I guess."

Qi Meili shot him a disdainful glare. "Different strokes, my foot! He's way better looking than you!"

She never certified anything. She was just groggy when she first saw Han Mo, her eyes playing tricks on her.

Yes, that was exactly it.

Nobody thinks their best friend's boyfriend is good-looking, anyway. She absolutely refuses to admit that the first time she laid eyes on Han Mo, she was blown away by his face.