Chapter 67: Did Xiao Chengfeng’s Drug Affect Chi Wang?
At this hour, Zuo Qianxing was having lunch when his phone suddenly rang. He took it out and was momentarily stunned—it was Xiao Fu.
He felt a bit uneasy. What did Xiao Fu want from him? Had he offended him recently? Or was Xiao Fu looking to exploit him?
Zuo Qianxing didn’t quite approve of some of Xiao Fu’s ways—like his stinginess and violent temperament. Xiao Fu was someone who would actually resort to physical violence. Trained in Sanda, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and mixed martial arts since childhood, coupled with his physique, his fists were like sandbags; one hit and the other person wouldn’t make a sound.
However, Zuo Qianxing wasn’t worried that Xiao Fu would lay a hand on him. Though Xiao Fu had a violent temper, he did have a code—he wouldn’t hit people without a reason.
His mind was racing, but he slid his finger to answer the call, speaking politely, “Hello, Xiao Fu? Do you need something from me?”
Xiao Fu got straight to the point, “Do you know where Xie Sicheng lives?”
Zuo Qianxing shuddered and instinctively asked, “Why do you want to know that?”
Xiao Fu’s laugh was hoarse, “Just want to pay him a visit. After all, we’re childhood friends. It’s a bit ridiculous that we haven’t met much in H City all these years, isn’t it?”
Zuo Qianxing thought: I don’t believe you—not with that “childhood friends” talk.
He chuckled, “I don’t know. Xie Sicheng has so many places in H City; I can’t keep track.”
Xiao Fu said, “Just tell me a few, and I’ll check them one by one.”
Zuo Qianxing: “??”
He felt increasingly that something was off and tentatively suggested, “Why don’t you contact him directly?”
Xiao Fu replied, “No, I want to surprise him.”
Zuo Qianxing: “…”
A surprise? More like a scare.
He couldn’t make heads or tails of it but knew he couldn’t let Xiao Fu have his way. So he said vaguely, “I really don’t know. But I heard he’s been working at Haisheng lately. You know Haisheng, right? The Xie family’s business.”
Xiao Fu said, “I asked; he’s not at the company. He didn’t go to work today.”
Zuo Qianxing said, “Then I really don’t know. If he’s not at the company, he might be at a hotel. I know he often stays at the Jinyu Hotel; beyond that, I’m not sure.”
Xiao Fu chuckled mockingly, “And you call yourselves friends? You don’t even know where he lives. Seems like you don’t mean much to him.”
He added, “Don’t tell Xie Sicheng that I called you. If I find out you did, be careful—I might come after you.”
With that, he hung up the phone.
Zuo Qianxing: “…”
What kind of attitude was that!
He immediately called Xie Sicheng, “Xiao Fu just called me, asking where you live. Said he wants to pay you a visit. What should we do about this?”
Xie Sicheng: “Understood.”
From his tone, it seemed he wasn’t particularly surprised. Feeling puzzled, Zuo Qianxing asked, “Did something happen between you two? Are you going to fight? Give me the scoop so I can grab a front-row seat and cheer you on.”
Xie Sicheng said, “It’s nothing. You don’t need to worry.”
Seeing that he didn’t want to elaborate, Zuo Qianxing let it go. “Alright, I’ve reported to you. Be careful.”
Xie Sicheng: “Mm.”
After hanging up, Zuo Qianxing opened a small group chat. The group consisted of Xiao Fu’s underlings, and they were already chatting animatedly:
“Brother Xiao asked me to find out where Xie Sicheng lives. This is crazy; is that something you can easily find out?”
“Isn’t Xie Sicheng at H University? Go look for him there.”
“Did you forget it’s winter break now? The New Year is just days away. Maybe he went home.”
“I asked; he’s not going home for the New Year. Currently don’t know where he is.”
“He should still be in H City.”
“Brother Xiao said he should be living near H University and wants me to investigate. But there are so many residences near H University; how am I supposed to check?”
“Why make such a big fuss? Is he arranging a fight? Last time we arranged a fight was four years ago, right? Brother Xiao hasn’t beaten Xie Sicheng before, has he?”
“They both had the same teacher, but with Brother Xiao’s bad temper, the teacher held back from teaching him everything. How could he beat Xie Sicheng?”
“He could use some underhanded tactics. Brother Xiao uses them in business competitions but not in fights. Makes no sense.”
“He did try something shady before; they ended up in a draw, and then he got mocked by Xie Sicheng. He came back furious, smashing things everywhere. Oh, that temper! If it were me, I’d probably hold back from teaching him everything too.”
“You’re not allowed to badmouth Brother Xiao in this group. If someone screenshots and shows him, we’re all done for.”
Zuo Qianxing: “…”
This is ridiculous! Has this become Xiao Fu’s fan club? Can’t even criticize him?
A bunch of small fry in the group, and not one of them capable. They spent half the day and still couldn’t find out where Xie Sicheng lived. They resorted to foolish methods like staking out H University. It was enough to make Zuo Qianxing weep—they were too stupid, really.
They knew that Xie Sicheng lived near H University; couldn’t they narrow it down to high-end residential areas? It’s not like he’d live somewhere subpar. And accessing residential information shouldn’t be that hard for them.
But why was Xiao Fu making such a big fuss? What was it all about?
He realized his curiosity was getting the better of him again, and this excessive curiosity wasn’t a good thing. He forced himself to stop thinking about it.
On the other side, Chi Wang was waiting for news in the oversized bedroom Xiao Fu had prepared for him.
The bedroom was so big that it felt empty. For the first time, Chi Wang felt a bit lonely.
He hadn’t been away for long, but he was already starting to miss the cozy place at Xie’s.
Actually, it wasn’t even his place, but having lived there for a while, he had grown attached.
He hadn’t hung up the phone for long before he couldn’t resist calling Xie again.
Xie answered quickly, “Hello?”
Hearing Xie’s cool voice, Chi Wang asked worriedly, “How are you now? Are you still at home?”
Xie replied, “Yes.”
Chi Wang asked, “Why aren’t you hiding?”
Xie said, “Since he knows I’m the baby’s father, he naturally knows I live near H University.”
There was no need to hide; they would have to face each other eventually.
Chi Wang suddenly realized, oh right, how did he forget that?
He frowned slightly, feeling that his brain hadn’t been working well lately. Could this be a side effect of pregnancy?
The baby was very well-behaved, but his body wasn’t cooperating, making him feel a bit sluggish.
Chi Wang said, “Then don’t go out. Just stay home and hide.”
Xie: “Okay.”
He then asked softly, “When will you come back?”
Chi Wang sighed, “Let’s not talk about that for now. You don’t like hearing about it anyway.”
Xie: “…”
He could hear Chi Wang’s shallow breathing and his rambling voice, “I just called my brother, but the line was busy—busy the whole time. I don’t know what he’s doing. I hope he’s calmed down by now.”
He was indeed worried—first about him, then about Xiao Fu.
Xie’s voice softened a bit, “Don’t worry; we can resolve this.”
Chi Wang asked, “How? He left with a knife—he wants to hack you!”
Xie said, “I won’t get hurt.”
Chi Wang felt a headache coming on—look at the mess this had become.
After hanging up with Xie, Chi Wang called Xiao Fu again. This time, the call went through.
Xiao Fu’s voice sounded normal, “Hello, what’s up?”
Chi Wang asked, “Where are you now?”
Xiao Fu said, “At the Housing Authority.”
Chi Wang: “…What are you doing at the Housing Authority?”
Xiao Fu: “Looking into buying you a house. Now that you have a baby, you need a new place to live.”
Chi Wang: “…?”
Wait, what’s with this sudden shift?
He didn’t dare continue along this line and was about to say something else when a thought flashed through his mind, making him instantly realize what Xiao Fu was up to.
Someone who should be in jail indeed has a reputation for a reason!
Chi Wang said dryly, “Brother, calm down. I know you’re angry, but there’s a reason for this. Let me explain.”
Xiao Fu laughed, “No need to explain. I’m not angry.”
“…” How could Chi Wang believe him? Setting that aside, he took full responsibility himself, “Actually, this was an accident. It was me who climbed into his bed. Before I knew it, we slept together. The baby was really unexpected.”
Xiao Fu: “?”
How could he believe that!
Chi Wang climbed into someone’s bed?
Don’t be ridiculous!
That scoundrel—did he teach him to say that?
How dare he! A man in his twenties deceiving a teenager into bed and then making him come up with such nonsense to fool him!?
Xie Sicheng had reached a new level of shamelessness.
Xiao Fu muted his phone and said to someone, “Is it ready? Give it to me.”
The person wiped the sweat from his forehead and handed a piece of paper to Xiao Fu, “It’s all here.”
Xiao Fu took the document, walked out of the building, and looked down at it, memorizing the addresses before getting into the car. He unmuted the phone and said to Chi Wang, “You can end up in bed by accident? How come I didn’t know that?”
Cold sweat broke out on Chi Wang’s back, “Uh, I had a bit to drink.”
He suddenly thought of something and added, “Wait, brother, you’re partly to blame too.”
Though it wasn’t great to drag Xiao Fu into this, at this point, Xie’s safety was more important. So he began to shift some blame, “Remember when you said that Xie took a boy to a hotel? You were wrong—it was me who took him to a hotel. He was drugged at the time, disoriented. Do you remember when we first met at the Milky Way Club? You were chatting with Cousin Xiao Chengfeng, and he said he had drugged Xie. You even praised him and complained that he didn’t take photos.”
Xiao Fu: “…”
Xiao Fu: “????”
Did he ever say such things in front of Chi Wang?
Wait, that’s not the point. The point is, Xiao Chengfeng drugged him, and Chi Wang was affected???
Xiao Fu was suffocating, and almost couldn’t breathe.
In this world, could there really be such a coincidence?
