Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 189
As soon as Fang Yi finished speaking, Pei Haoyan pulled out his phone and called Pei Chunbo right then and there. He told him Du Qianze didn't want to stay at the company anymore and asked him to just go ahead and terminate the contract. While it was true that Chi Rui had been paying special attention to Du Qianze—making it tricky to fire him—his contract had already expired, so letting him go would be much simpler. For Pei Chunbo, it was barely any effort at all, and he quickly agreed.
"Wait... something's off."
The moment he hung up, Pei Haoyan turned to Fang Yi and asked, "How do you guys know my cousin? Did my sister already send someone over?"
Du Qianze nodded and even handed him a business card as proof.
"No way! I missed the whole show? That sucks!"
Pei Haoyan hurried over to Fang Yi, clearly bummed out. "What did my brothers do when they came over? Did they hit you or anything?"
"Nope."
Fang Yi briefly explained what had happened, then asked, "By the way, why is your sister so obsessed with that foundation stuff?"
"My sister's brain short-circuits from time to time. You get used to it."
Pei Haoyan waved it off like it was no big deal.
Fang Yi still thought Pei Sisi was kind of unhinged, but honestly, her little meltdown turned out to be a blessing. At least it brought them into contact with Pei Chunbo, which saved Du Qianze a lot of hassle.
"But you guys better be careful."
Pei Haoyan suddenly dropped his voice and leaned in, sounding all mysterious. "She rarely gets this fixated on anything. It's possible she's not just into the pet shop—maybe she's into someone here."
"Who?"
Du Qianze immediately tensed up. Pei Sisi had been talking almost exclusively to Fang Yi while she was here. Could he really be that unlucky? Just got rid of Chi Rui, and now he had to deal with an even scarier Pei Sisi?
"You guys are way off."
Seeing their horrified expressions, Pei Haoyan couldn't help but laugh. "My sister doesn't like guys. Relax. She's only dated girls while she was abroad. You two don't have to worry at all. But..."—he turned toward Fang Yue with a mischievous grin—"...Xiao Yue might be in trouble."
"Me?"
Fang Yue pointed at herself in disbelief. "You're saying your sister's into me? No way. She's way prettier than I am."
Then, in a moment of panic, she stomped over to Fang Yi and said, "Uh... brother, the thing is... I actually like someone. If Pei Haoyan's bad luck mouth ends up being right, you better not help Pei Sisi break us up."
"I won't, I won't. Chill."
This was the first time Fang Yi had ever seen Fang Yue so upset.
"Okay, but—listen—I'm gonna tell you something, and you have to promise not to freak out."
Fang Yue sat next to Fang Yi and nervously grabbed his hand.
"You're old enough to date. Why would I freak out?"
Fang Yi was confused by how jumpy Fang Yue was acting.
"Xiao Yue, don't rush. Just talk it out."
Du Qianze gently pulled Fang Yue aside. If it was just a normal relationship, he wouldn't be acting this way. Clearly, there was more to the story.
"I... I like girls."
Fang Yue said it in such a tiny voice that Fang Yi didn't catch it—but Du Qianze did, and the shock on his face was instant.
He was gay himself and generally had pretty sharp radar for this kind of thing. But Fang Yue? She always seemed like a totally straight, ordinary guy. Now, out of nowhere, she liked girls?
"Xiao Yue, don't joke like that. That's not who you are."
Du Qianze stepped away from Fang Yi and pulled Fang Yue off to the side for a private talk.
"It's true!"
Fang Yue looked like she was about to cry. "I'm not a lesbian or anything. It's just—the person I like happens to be a girl. I really like her. If I don't see her for a day, I get anxious. I just wanna be around her, talk to her all the time."
"Who is she? Does she like you back? What's she like?"
By now, Du Qianze was pretty familiar with everyone at the shop, and he'd never noticed anyone close to Fang Yue.
And from what Fang Yi had told him, Fang Yue barely left the house and spent most of her time gaming.
But the way she was talking, it sounded like they saw each other every day.
"In-game," Fang Yue muttered, hanging her head even lower.
"You..."
Du Qianze could only think one thing—this kid was hopeless.
It was one thing for Fang Yue to say she liked girls, but now it was an online relationship? Seriously? In this day and age, who didn't know how sketchy online romances were? Who even knew who was really on the other side of the connection?
Now that he thought about it, he vaguely remembered hearing that Fang Yue had sent a bunch of stuff to a girl she met in a game. That must be the one she liked.
Wasn't this just screaming "scammer"?
"I can't help you with this."
Du Qianze let out a long sigh. "I don't even know what the person you like looks like, or who she is. If I help you, I might just end up hurting you. You should go talk to your brother yourself."
"Idol..."
Fang Yue clung to his arm. "Sister-in-law."
"Cough—"
Du Qianze nearly choked at the title and instantly pulled her hand off, backing away.
There was no way he was getting involved. The way Fang Yue looked, she probably didn't even know what that person looked like. What if it really was a scam? And this path was way too hard.
If Fang Yue wasn't actually lesbian, that meant if this crush didn't work out, she could still find a good guy to settle down with. Live a peaceful life.
"Brother..."
Fang Yue shooed Pei Haoyan out of the room and didn't even let Naima stay. Only then did she walk slowly over to Fang Yi, held his hand, and called him sweetly, "Brother..."
"Don't call me like that. Just spit it out. If Uncle and Auntie blow up at you, I won't be able to save you either."
Fang Yi shivered at her voice and yanked his hand back.
"Mom and Dad love you the most. You're the only one they'll listen to."
Fang Yue was relentless, grabbing his hand again. "And besides, they didn't say anything when you started dating a guy. Just help me talk to them, please?"
"Talk about what?"
Fang Yi stared at her and suddenly had a terrible hunch.
Du Qianze gave a tiny nod from the side.
"What does she look like? Have I met her before?"
The pet shop work was dirty and tiring, so except for Fang Yue, all the employees were guys. She basically stayed in the shop all day and rarely went out. Where would she even find a girlfriend?
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