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Chapter 94: The Abstract Male God
TL: Etude
The evening, Jiang Qin, a man who vowed o fall in love, strolled around the Xing District to che the four houses he had been allocated.
Although these houses had been simply furhey were currently vat. The infrastructure development in Xing District was still underway, and with few people around, findis was not an easy task.
Jiang Qin wasn’t in a hurry. He casually listed the properties with a real estate agency, thinking that if they could be rented out, great; if not, he wasn’t bothered about the lost rental ine.
Uedly, soon after posting the rental listings, he received a call from the agency.
While enjoying a bowl of noodles nearby, Jiang Qin wiped his mouth a over with the keys in hand.
“Male God?”
At the sight of Chu Siqi’s other best friend, Yu Shasha, Jiang Qin’s lips twitched with amusement. “What a ce.”
“I’ve been trying to invite you for a meal, but you never show up. It’s infuriating,” Yu Shasha pihough her tone was more endearing than angry.
“Cut the chatter. Five hundred a month.”
After stating the rent, Jiang Qihe young man beside Yu Shasha. “Moving in with your boyfriend?”
“No, he’s just a friend. His name is Lu Chao. He’s helping me find a py sister, who got into a nearby junih school,” Yu Shasha crified, decisively distang herself from the young man.
Internally giving a thumbs-up for her straightforwardness, Jiang Qin suggested, “Take a look around. If it’s suitable, we’ll sign the tract. If not, I’ll leave.”
“Of course, it’s suitable. Why wouldn’t I want to rent from you as the ndlord? But how e you have properties here?” Yu Shasha asked curiously.
“That’s a secret.”
Yu Shasha’s eyes sparkled with curiosity, causing Lu Chao to look unfortable. “Shasha, who is this guy?”
“He’s my idol, haven’t I told you?” Yu Shasha shot him a gnd theered the house to i it.
“There’s no furniture. How we live here?”
“I’ll rent it even without furniture. Less talking from you.”
Jiang Qin silently followed as they ied every er of the house before finally signing the tract.
After receiving the rent, Jiang Qin was about to leave when Yu Shasha stopped him. “My idol, a few friends and I have po go to the Neon Bar. Could you take us there?”
“Why don’t you go by yourselves?”
“We’re just a bunch of young girls. You have such a presen the bar. If you take us, it’ll be safer.”
Lu Chao was taken aback. A bunch of young girls? What about me?
After a moment’s thought, Jiang Qin agreed, seeing as it was on his way. “There’s no one among your friends I wouldn’t want to meet, right?”
“No, don’t worry.”
“You know who I mean?”
“Chu Siqi, of course, I know. Huiru already told me.”
Nodding, Jiang Qihe two to the Neon Bar, where Yu Shasha’s friends were already waiting, dressed in trendy, revealing outfits, as if to save fabric for the nation.
“Let me introduce everyohis is my idol, Jiang Qin,” Yu Shasha said excitedly, drawing her friends’ admiring g Jiang Qin and making Lu Chao grind his teeth in jealousy.
They followed Jiang Qin into the bar, located opposite the fire station. Although Jiang Qin no longer worked there as a marketing mahanks to a successful Olympic viewi, the bar had made a fortuhe owner was grateful to him, and the bartenders and waitstaff respected him.
“Brother Jiang is here?”
“Long time no see, Brother Jiang.”
Jiang Qin them, causing Yu Shasha to beam, and her friends to look star-struck.
Such charisma, utterly cool.
These girls, aroueen hteen years old, could distinguish between genuine resped mere fttery in the bartenders’ eyes. No wonder he was sidered a god among men.
Witnessing this se, Jiang Qin couldn’t help but feel amused.
In this era, a young man who knew his way around a bar definitely had a market. You had to admit it, even if grudgingly. He wondered if their parents would find this se as amusing.
Old Deng, is my Ghost Fire bike safely parked downstairs?
Jiang Qin chuckled to himself but still remihe barteo keep a good eye on the group, to prevent them from causing etting into trouble.
After seg a private booth, Jiang Qin inteo leave, but Yu Shasha insisted he stay, expressing a desire to catch up.
Jiang Qin knew what she wao discuss. “If it’s about Chu Siqi, fet it. I’m not ied.”
“Oh, I remember now. You’re the guy who fessed to Chu Siqi and got rejected, then angrily demanded your love letter back, that idiot!” Lu Chao suddenly realized, his eyes widening.
Jiang Qin’s face darkened. “I hope you really mean ‘idiot’.”
“Of course, just slipped of the tongue.”
“Is my ‘glorious’ deed that famous?”
“It’s because our csses were close. I’m from the ext door, Lu Chao, the one who’s really good at pying ‘CF’!” (TL: cross fire)
Yu Shasha turo Lu Chao. “Why are you, a guy, spreading gossip?”
“It’s because what he did was so sensational. Everyone in our senior year knows about it!”
Lu Chao seemed particurly proud of this revetion. He had been unfortable when Yu Shasha called Jiang Qin her idol, but seeing the bartenders’ respect for Jiang Qin, he didn’t dare say much, thinking Jiang must be quite successful.
But to discover Jiang had been su embarrassingly fervent admirer, one who even asked for his love letter back, was just too explosive.
Lu Chao felt like he had shattered the idol’s aura with a single punch, feeling powerful and frustrated at the same time, as if railing against an unjust fate.
Jiang Qin, smiling outwardly but inwardly exasperated, thought about the diverse joys and sorrows of humanity. Was this i really so unfettable?
Taking a rare day off, he had to endure being ridiculed for such a trivial matter.
“Fet it, damn it, I’m leaving!”
Muttering under his breath, Jiang Qin wondered if he should move to a new pce.
Yu Shasha couldn’t help but g Lu Chao. “Could you die if you kept quiet? You scared off my idol!”
“I only spoke the truth. Besides, why would you choose someone like him as your idol?” Lu Chao couldn’t uand at all.
“Why not? Jiang Qin is my idol. Is that embarrassing? Feng Nanshu from your css is also all over him!”
“??????”
Lu Chao was momentarily stunned, not immediately recalling who Feng Nanshu was.
It wasn’t because Feng Nanshu cked presence; rather, she was so dazzling that people didn’t dare associate her with such behavior. The ethereal beauty of gnan High School, the moonlight of many youths’ dreams, surely couldn’t be lio such behavior!
“Which Feng Nanshu are you talking about?” Lu Chao was fused.
Yu Shasha scoffed, “Which other Feng Nanshu could there be at gnan High School?”
“That’s impossible. You must be joking. That’s Feng Nanshu we’re talking about, so aloof. She would ‘coo’?”
“Don’t believe me? Check her social media then!”
Lu Chao, being in the same css, had easy access to Feng Nanshu’s social media, which was always open to cssmates.
But he remembered her profile being devoid of tent.
Lu Chao scrolled through her profile, his disbelief turning to shock.
He was right; throughout high school, Feng Nanshu’s profile had beey. But sihe summer, she started posting daily updates, almost like a diary.
“Got a good friend named Jiang Qin.”
“Jiang Qin took me on a merry-go-round.”
“Jiang Qin took me to a hot spring.”
“Jiang Qin said to just keep smiling.”
“Jiang Qin said he’ll take me wherever he goes, happy.”
“…”
“Jiang Qin said he could be with me forever.”
“Jiang Qin, Jiang Qin, Jiang Qin, Jiang Qin!”
A girl’s profile, almost bnk before, suddenly filled with one name, and then that name was everywhere. This phenomenon was telling.
Lu Chao was sweating, rubbing his eyes to make sure he wasn’t seeing things.
That guy, on one hand, asking for his love letter back from Chu Siqi, and oher, being so intimate with the aloof goddess Feng Nanshu. How abstract could this person’s life be? Whie was the real him?
“This must be a hacked at,” Lu Chao still couldn’t believe it.
Yu Shasha’s eyes shone brightly. “Let me tell you, Jiang Qin earhree huhousand over the summer and even mahis bar. How will you respond to that?”
“…”
Lu Chao swallowed hard. “I o wash my face.”
Yu Shasha huffed and turo the bartender. “Hi, I’m Jiang Qin’s sister. Could y me a fruit ptter?”
“Sure, just a moment.”
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