Chapter 41: Qin Liyi Cried Out of Anger

Chapter 41: Qin Liyi Cried Out of Anger

He felt like a huge chunk had been ripped out of his chest, the pain was unbearable.

His eyes stung and teared up, and he even wanted to cry—why did the young master have to hide this from him and do it with someone else?! Why did he push him away?!

He wished he could bolt across the road right now, run to the young master's side, and demand answers!

But the young master didn't even spare him a glance before vanishing from his sight.

Qin Liyi got into his car and drove to the racetrack, where he blew out three tires in less than two hours.

The track staff didn't find anything unusual about it, their faces keeping constant smiles—serving these wealthy families, what hadn't they seen?

These people had the freedom to do whatever they wanted, and outsiders had no right to judge them.

After letting off steam, Qin Liyi still felt uneasy. Dressed in his racing suit, he sat on a bench, one hand holding his helmet, the other gripping his phone, video-calling the detective to stare at the young master on the screen.

He felt itchy and numb all over, as if countless ants were crawling all over him. He was going crazy with the urge to hug the young master—every muscle and inch of skin screamed to touch him.

After taking a shower, he still couldn't calm down. Just then, a message came in on his phone—

"Where are you? Want to grab dinner together?"

He stared at the message coldly, unable to understand how the young master could abandon him and then casually invite him out as if nothing had happened.

He drove straight to the spot the young master had sent him.

The second he saw him, he rushed over and hugged him tightly, completely ignoring the people around them.

Chi Xingcun was used to his hugs, somewhat accustomed to them, but he never knew when Qin Liyi would get worked up.

Besides, with so many people around... no doubt the class monitor was watching them too.

Qin Liyi held on tightly, tighter than ever before, and Chi Xingcun couldn't peel him off at all.

When they finally pulled apart a little, he saw Qin Liyi's haggard face, eyes red from crying.

He looked utterly pitiful, like he'd been abandoned, utterly wronged.

Just like a puppy.

Chi Xingcun's heart trembled, panic flooding him—who on earth had bullied Qin Liyi?

"Class monitor, I'll be over in a bit."

He said that, then quickly pulled Qin Liyi to an empty stairwell.

"What's wrong?" he asked, worried, cupping Qin Liyi's face.

Qin Liyi was heartbroken and refused to look at him, stubbornly burying his face in Chi Xingcun's neck.

Chi Xingcun had no idea what had happened, so he could only hold him and pat his back gently to comfort him.

Seeing Qin Liyi this sad made him sad too.

But was it really comfortable for Qin Liyi, who was this tall, to bend over and hug him like this?

Chi Xingcun began to regret not being taller.

After a good while, Qin Liyi finally spoke, his voice a bit hoarse:

"Why didn't you invite me? Why him?"

Chi Xingcun was stunned—why was he suddenly asking this? It couldn't be that this was what got him so upset, could it?

"You... you cried over this?"

"Yeah, so what?" Qin Liyi said defiantly.

Qin Liyi was a bit embarrassed too, but he wouldn't allow anyone—or Chi Xingcun—to brush off how sad he was.

Chi Xingcun could hardly believe it. Wasn't Qin Liyi supposed to be the cool guy?

After a moment of silence, he said, "I... I want to find a part-time job outside of school."

Qin Liyi already knew that. He paused, then said, "Why do you want to work at those places? No matter what part-time job you take, nothing suits your status better than working at your parents' company, right?"

Chi Xingcun was quiet for a moment. He knew Qin Liyi would say exactly that, which was why he'd planned to tell him only after he'd found something.

"This is my own decision," Chi Xingcun said.

"...Fine, but why did you hide it from me and go look with someone else instead?"

"...Because I knew you wouldn't agree. You'd definitely think those places are small, dirty, messy, and tiring." Chi Xingcun said softly.

"...Damn." He'd really seen through him. That was exactly what he thought, and there was no way he'd ever let the young master work at a place like that.

Qin Liyi finally loosened his grip on Chi Xingcun a little.

But his hands were still gripping Chi Xingcun's arms.

"Even though I don't know why you want to do this, since you want to, go ahead." He thought for a moment, then continued, "I'll go with you."

He'd never done this kind of grunt work in his life, but when he pictured the young master working in a kitchen, could he really just stand by and watch?

Absolutely not!!

Just thinking about it made him want to rush over and do the work for him! He wanted to grab every bit of the young master's work and do it all himself!

The young master's hands weren't made for labor! He was so refined and adorable—only others should serve him.

Qin Liyi knew he was being a bit unhinged, like a madman. He'd become the young master's servant, and no one was forcing him.

But he truly wanted to do it—to give the young master the best, to keep him beautiful, pampered, and smiling.

Chi Xingcun was taken aback by this. "Do you know where I'm working?"

Qin Liyi's tone didn't change: "Where?"

Chi Xingcun said, "A self-service ramen shop. It's really tiring."

Qin Liyi kept a straight face: "We'll see if it's tiring once we try. Send me the address later—I'll go for an interview too."

"..." Chi Xingcun frowned, not understanding why Qin Liyi wanted to go. Was it to keep him company? There was no need to go that far, was there?

"You—"

He had just started to speak when he was cut off: "Can't I just go for fun?"

"..." Hearing that, Chi Xingcun had nothing left to say.

At that moment, he finally realized that Qin Liyi was extremely possessive of his close friends.

Of course, he also realized that Qin Liyi was incredibly sincere, someone who would go all out for his close friends.

Thinking about what he needed to bring up that night, Chi Xingcun felt it would be difficult—if he said it, Qin Liyi would definitely get angry again.

The two of them stayed there for quite a while before leaving, with the class monitor still waiting in line at the entrance.

His turn had come up long ago, but he'd let several tables go ahead of him.

"You feeling down? Want to go somewhere else to hang out after dinner?" He said this to Qin Liyi.

His tone was very friendly and gentle, but Qin Liyi didn't even lower his head, his expression indifferent, a faint mocking smile as he looked down at him, not wanting to talk to him at all.

The three of them followed the server inside, and Qin Liyi leaned close to Chi Xingcun's ear, lowering his voice deliberately: "With me, you never have to wait in line."

Chi Xingcun frowned and shot him a look.

At the table, Qin Liyi nudged Chi Xingcun into the inner seat, then naturally sat down beside him. The class monitor could only sit across from them.

Once seated, Qin Liyi still seemed to dislike the place, clearly annoyed by the noisy chatter around them.

He privately messaged Chi Xingcun:

"What a dump? How dare they bring you to a place like this to eat?"