Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 185

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"Brother, you're back," Fang Yue said, shifting around nervously on the sofa. When he saw Fang Yi come in, he jumped up right away and hurried over, grabbing Fang Yi's arm and whispering, "Brother, what did you do to piss Sisi off so bad that she called this many brothers over?"

"I didn't do anything," Fang Yi said, looking totally innocent.

He honestly thought Pei Sisi was kind of nuts. They'd only known each other for two days, and she'd already tried to throw money at him. Now, at the drop of a hat, she'd called in a whole gang. Even back when he was running around mixing with the wrong crowd, he hadn't seen anything this over the top.

"Be careful with what you say later. Try to talk as little as possible," Du Qianze warned. Judging from the vibe, things probably weren't going to end nicely, so it was better to be cautious. Fang Yi was a straight shooter who could be pretty blunt—not exactly the best talker for a situation like this.

"Got it," Fang Yi nodded.

"Hello, I'm Pei Chunbo. Here's my card," one of the men said. As soon as Fang Yi came closer, all eight men stood up and started handing him their business cards. Suddenly, Fang Yi was holding a whole bunch of them. Their tone was still polite, though—not like they were here to start trouble.

"I'm Fang Yi. So, what brings you guys here?" Since they didn't seem like they were here to pick a fight, Fang Yi's attitude got a lot friendlier too.

"Take a look at the cards first," one of them said, noticing that Fang Yi didn't even bother looking at them. He kinda understood now why Pei Sisi was getting stonewalled here.

"Oh," Fang Yi said, lowering his head to flip through the cards. He didn't see anything too special, but it was true—Pei Sisi's brothers were weird. Every single one of them had ridiculously long titles.

Since the titles on the business cards were way too long, Fang Yi had to shorten them into something he could understand, then muttered to himself, "Bank owner, company owner, com—wait, deputy mayor, company owner..." A whole string of flashy titles like CEO, art director, general manager... all ended up metaphorically sobbing in the toilet under Fang Yi's ruthless simplification.

A few people standing close to Fang Yi heard him muttering "company owner, company owner..." nonstop, and their faces turned even darker. No wonder Pei Sisi said this guy was annoying—he really didn't know how to talk.

"Director, you... too?" Du Qianze looked at Pei Chunbo, then at Pei Sisi, and in that instant, everything from before clicked into place. Pei Haoyan had said he was going to the company to look for someone.

Pei Chunbo's last name was Pei, so he was probably Pei Sisi's older brother. He wasn't at the company much, and someone of Pei Chunbo's status wasn't someone Du Qianze would normally run into. The few times he'd seen Pei Chunbo were usually at big gala events. They'd barely ever talked at the company. And now, their first real conversation was happening in a pet store. Life was seriously weird.

"Ah, I'm Sisi's cousin. I heard someone was giving her a hard time, so I came to check it out. You're... I know you, but I can't quite remember where from. Don't take it personally," Pei Chunbo said. Since Du Qianze had called him "Director," he figured he must be someone from the company.

"Hello, Director. I'm Du Qianze. I usually act in idol dramas, just playing minor roles, so it's totally normal you don't recognize me." Du Qianze didn't find it strange at all that Pei Chunbo didn't know him. He was just a small fry. It'd actually be weird if Pei Chunbo did recognize him. There were so many big names at the company—if he really counted, he might barely make it into the top 300.

"Right, right, right, Du Qianze—you're underestimating yourself. Those weren't just bit parts. Home with Cute Pets was super popular, wasn't it? Sisi watches it religiously. A bunch of TV stations are still re-airing it right now. I've heard people mention you. The company was actually planning to get you a few big-name shows, but you turned them down. Why's that?"

Even though Du Qianze was more famous now than before, there was no guarantee he'd stay that way, or that his next show would be a hit. So his status in the company hadn't gone up much. After all, there were too many big stars in the company. The reason Pei Chunbo remembered him wasn't because of a little recent fame—it was because of Chi Rui.

Because of Chi Rui's unusual behavior, Pei Chunbo had even done a little digging. The conclusion he came to was that Chi Rui was trying to "hook up close to home." He'd seen the photos and thought Du Qianze looked okay. The reason he hadn't recognized him right away just now was because Du Qianze looked nothing like he did in the photos. Sure, the facial features were the same, but in real life he looked at least twice as unattractive. Pei Chunbo quietly mourned Chi Rui's taste in his head.

"The movie was recommended to me by Actor Ning. I thought the story and the plot were great, and it'd give me a good chance to really act. I've been in so many idol dramas over the years, I was starting to forget how to actually act," Du Qianze said carefully.

"It's good to see young people who are willing to work hard. You'll definitely be able to make a name for yourself in this industry." Pei Chunbo patted him on the shoulder. Even if Du Qianze wasn't very good-looking in person, the fact that he looked good on camera was enough.

"Thank you, Director." Du Qianze was very polite when talking to someone higher-up.

While Du Qianze was finishing his chat with Pei Chunbo, a few other people had already started arguing with Fang Yi, pulling him aside to explain what kind of companies they actually ran. How could he just casually lump them all together as "company owners"? These people were used to being called things like CEO or Director all day long—hearing such a plain, backwater term hit them like a slap in the face.

"All right," Pei Sisi got up and walked over to Fang Yi, took the business cards from his hands, then carefully handed them back one by one as she said, "I've got a few other brothers who couldn't make it because of work or business trips, but these ones should give you a good idea about my family. Look at these cards—this one's from someone who runs a bank, this one runs a supermarket. You probably have a branch of that supermarket near your house..."

"Yeah," Fang Yi nodded. That well-known supermarket nearby was exactly where they'd bought the slippers No. 2 loved to chew on.

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