My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 119

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There was no way he could keep working here after this. All Zhou Yuwen's fault!

Wen Xiuyan looked at his guilty-looking brother and said, "Didn't you just transfer? Stick with it."

Wen Junrong's face crumpled. He was sure his brother was doing this on purpose! Pure evil! This was a declaration of war!

Wen Xiuyan lowered the car window and frowned. "What are you staring at? Get in."

"Coming!" Wen Junrong snapped out of it and scrambled into the car.

He had no car of his own yet. If he didn't hitch a ride with his brother, he'd have to call a cab home.

Man, life under this roof is rough. Gotta swallow my pride to survive.

Meanwhile, Wen Xiuyan completely ignored his brother's expressive face. Instead, his mind drifted back to Zhou Yuwen. He opened his chat with Jiang Yiqing and sent a message.

Across town, Jiang Yiqing raised an eyebrow at the text. He didn't even need to guess—he knew exactly who Wen Xiuyan was talking about: his half-brother, Zhou Yuwen.

Wen Xiuyan had written:
"Junrong thinks he looks like you. I don't."

Reading that, Jiang Yiqing chuckled. Now he was kind of curious about what Zhou Yuwen looked like. Just a little, though. No desire to actually see him—he had zero interest in anything related to the Zhou family.

But hey, this was the first time anyone had ever said someone looked like him. Of course he'd be a little intrigued.

Jiang Yiqing stroked his chin.
"If your brother almost mistook him for me, there must be some resemblance, right?"

"That's just because he has bad eyesight," Wen Xiuyan replied.

Jiang Yiqing nearly burst out laughing. Wow, savage. Especially coming from Wen Xiuyan—that made it even funnier.

He sent another message:
"Then why do you think he doesn't look like me?"

Wen Xiuyan's fingers paused for a second before he straightened up and replied, properly and seriously:
"You... are much better looking than him."

Jiang Yiqing froze.
A beat later, a flush crept up his face—wait, was it just him, or did that sound kinda flirty?
No, definitely his imagination! Had to be.

Definitely just my imagination.

He cleared his throat, cheeks a little pink.
"Good taste."

Wen Xiuyan curled his lips into a faint smile.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yiqing put his phone down and lightly patted his cheeks. When he turned his head, he was startled to find Pang Pang and Milk Ball peeking at him, little heads tilted in curiosity.

"...What are you two doing? Scared me!"

His eyes darted around guiltily. Come on, get it together. It was just a normal conversation. Totally normal!

Milk Ball, the little angel, tilted its head with concern and trotted over to nuzzle Jiang Yiqing, letting out two soft barks.

Jiang Yiqing's heart practically melted. He gently patted Milk Ball's fuzzy head and smiled, "I'm fine, buddy."

Pang Pang snorted and muttered, "Why do you look like some lovestruck teenager? You humans go into heat too?"

"...Shut it," Jiang Yiqing growled.

He almost blurted out "You farting pig," but managed to swallow it down. No need to look even more guilty—better to pretend that comment never existed.

Of course, Pang Pang, the pig spirit who'd lived over three hundred years but still had zero grasp of reading the room, waddled over and pressed on. "Why'd you stop talking? Don't tell me you really..."

Jiang Yiqing couldn't take it anymore. He smacked Pang Pang lightly on the head and snapped, "Shut up already!"

Pang Pang shot him an indignant glare, but eventually quieted down, though it was clearly thinking, Ah-ha, totally flustered. Yup, 100% flustered!

Jiang Yiqing ignored it. He patted his cheeks again and wandered over to the bathroom mirror. His face was only slightly flushed—just a healthy glow. Nothing like what Pang Pang was making it out to be.

In truth, his blush had faded ages ago. Pang Pang was being dramatic.
But... well... dramatic or not, Jiang Yiqing had gotten a bit self-conscious, enough to check the mirror just in case.

Zhou Yuwen stormed off in humiliation, feeling utterly disgraced. The Wen brothers were just too much!

When had he—Zhou Yuwen—ever been treated like that?

Cheap knockoff? Couldn't compare? How could that guy be better than him?

His whole life, he'd been the one getting praised. How could he suddenly not measure up?

They're blind, that's what! No taste whatsoever! Zhou Yuwen gritted his teeth. No wonder Wen Chuan always trashed Wen Xiuyan. Zhou Yuwen used to think he was being harsh—guess he was right all along!

Already in a foul mood, Zhou Yuwen returned home only to hear the sounds of his parents yelling before he even stepped through the door.

This mess traced back to Zhou Ding and Mei Qian getting kicked out of the Xu family's house by Xu Kaida. Zhou Ding was a prideful man—being thrown out like that was a massive blow to his ego.

He'd tried to brush it off, muttering that Xu Kaida had been fooled and would regret it sooner or later.

But once he got home and had time to stew in it, suspicion crept in. He started shooting Mei Qian some accusatory looks.

Mei Qian had been on edge ever since they returned. The moment their eyes met, her heart sank.
Oh no. He's gonna blame me again.

Forcing a smile, she asked, "Honey... why are you looking at me like that?"

"You've got some nerve smiling right now!" Zhou Ding slammed the table and shouted, "You knew about this, didn't you? You knew Jiang Yiqing had skills, right?!"

"What are you talking about?" Mei Qian blinked innocently, sticking to her story. "How could I know anything?"

And truth be told, she didn't. All she knew was that Jiang Yiqing seemed close with Wen Xiuyan. As for why Xu Kaida showed him so much respect, she had no clue.

But Zhou Ding wasn't having it. He didn't care whether she knew or not—he was just looking for someone to take it out on.

Even if the one standing in front of Zhou Ding right now wasn't Mei Qian but literally anyone else, he'd still find some wild, convoluted excuse to shift the blame onto them.

It never once occurred to him that none of this would've happened if he hadn't tried to act smart and badmouthed Jiang Yiqing in front of Xu Kaida. That outburst was exactly what got them kicked out of the Xu household.

The truth was, Zhou Ding had noticed how much Xu Kaida valued Jiang Yiqing. Anyone with half a brain would've known not to push their luck. But no—he'd let his anger get the better of him and ran his mouth. Was it really a surprise that Xu Kaida snapped?

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