I Am The Third Party (GL) - Chapter 16

I ran to greet my dad with a big smile on my face, but when I saw Sun Minrui following in behind him, I exclaimed, “Fvck! “

What the hell is this little bastard doing here? I really want to chase him out with a broom.

“Dad, why didn’t you tell me before you came? Oh, why is Brother Minrui here too?”

Sun Minrui wiped his shiny hair, glanced around the store, and said with a smile, “Uncle Qiao said you were opening today, so I came to see you. What, are you not welcome?”

Of course I’m not welcome.

“Why can’t I not be welcome? Come on, come on, sit down.” I led them inside. “Want a drink?”

Dad smiled and said no, he just came to see me.

Sun Minrui, on the other hand, never let go of his gaze, wandering around. Finally, he couldn’t help but ask, “Xianyu, why don’t you see Miss Xiao? Didn’t you say she works for you?”

Oh, you’re great, Sun Minrui. You didn’t like me when it came to a blind date, but you liked Xiao Xuewu instead.

“There’s no Miss Xiao, but Miss Qi is here, right, isn’t it, little fairy boss?”

Qi Xi’s voice was so loud that not only did my dad’s table look over, but even the other customers looked over.

A customer who was close to Qi Xi joked, “That’s right, our Sister Qi is really stylish!”

I was really confused. I almost forgot that Qi Xi, the great man, was standing here.

This female bandit leader usually likes long skirts and looks very feminine, but today she was wearing a black mountaineering suit that could be used for fighting at the drop of a hat, with a huge skull on her chest.

She was wearing Martin boots with heels, and when she walked, she was taller than Sun Minrui. She glanced at him with a sidelong glance, and our big brother Sun was stunned.

My dad was also startled and quietly pulled my sleeve, “Girl, who is this?”

I was at a loss for words and after a long time squeezed out a sentence, “Uh, she, the bodyguard I hired for the store entrance.”

Qi Xi had a smile on his face but didn’t say anything, but when my dad and Sun Minrui weren’t paying attention, he stabbed me in the eyes.

I had a little trick in my head, thinking, it’s over, it’s over, I’m just a babysitter, and now she’s said in front of so many people that she’s my bodyguard, Qi Xi will beat me up when he gets back.

Qi Xi also saw that my dad had a problem with her, so she quickly put on a good face to please him, saying that her father runs a martial arts school, and she learned martial arts from her father since she was a child. She looked naughty, but in fact, that’s not the case at all.

My dad was skeptical at first, but Qi Xi was eloquent, and after a lot of chatter, he and my dad were either close friends or bosom friends.

My dad first asked Qi Xi how she’d helped me oversee the renovations for my new store over the past month, then asked how she could help me network and manage the business. He also asked what kind of martial arts Qi Xi practiced, where she’d studied, and where she worked.

Finally, he even asked if there was a chance to go to her martial arts gym for some practice, and Qi Xi readily agreed.

My dad then begged her to take good care of me, saying I was so clueless, short-sighted, and stupid, and that why would someone as smart as him choose me as his daughter…

Stop, stop, stop!

“Dad, are you done yet? It’s Thursday, and it’s 2:30 in the afternoon. You’re not working!”

I yelled, pushing my dad out.

How could he be like this? He insulted everyone he met, with no regard for my feelings at all.

“Oh, it’s already this late.” Dad slapped his forehead, put on his hat, and walked out. “Then I’ll go to work. Your brother Minrui has the day off today, so he came to see you. Xianyu, you should keep him company, okay?”

“Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up. You deserve to be scolded for being late!”

After sending Dad away, I turned back to look at Sun Minrui. Why was he still lingering?

“Brother Minrui, I have to be busy mixing the water. Look, you…”

“Well, I’ll just sit down. You’re busy. Don’t bother me.”

“Okay, Brother Minrui, just tell me if you need anything. You’re welcome.”

I went back to the workshop, washed the glasses, and looked up at the bar. Qi Xi was gone. It was Xiaoyu, the girl I had hired.

Where was Qi Xi?

I craned my neck to look outside. Wow, this old man was actually sitting across from Sun Minrui, his legs crossed, his eyes twitching, talking excitedly. Damn it

.

“Yuzai!”

“Hey, Sister Xian’er?” The hired young man poked his head in and asked if I had anything to do.

“You come and replace me, I’ll take your job.”

“Huh?”

“Huh? What? It’s just mixing the water. Haven’t you done that in a coffee shop before?”

“I have, I have!”

I threw the work in my hand to Yuzai, took the tray from his hand and slowly walked towards Qi Xi and the others, stopping at the table in front of them, waiting for the customers to look at the menu while eavesdropping on the conversation behind them.

“Oh, you and the little fairy are childhood sweethearts, do you like her?”

“We are childhood sweethearts, that’s right, but Miss Qi, don’t get me wrong, I have always regarded Xianyu as my sister, and have never had any improper thoughts about her.”

“I think Uncle Qiao likes you very much.”

“Ahem, well, you know, we are neighbors, Xianyu and I are still not settled at the same age, and the old man is a little anxious…”

“So Uncle Qiao brought you here to deliberately give you a chance to get along?”

“Well, you can say that.”

“Arrange a blind date for you?”

“Haha, I guess so. But Xianyu and I don’t have that intention. We only went to Xianhu Park once before, nothing else.”

“Xianhu Park?”

I glanced over secretly and saw Qi Xi raised his eyebrows, followed by a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, and my heart shuddered.

“Yeah. Miss Xiao was there too. She works at Xianyu Café. I never thought Xianyu would have such a well-educated, gentle, and graceful friend. I really admire Miss Xiao and want to get to know her better. That’s why I came here mainly to see her. I didn’t expect she wasn’t there, haha.” “Miss

Xiao? She should be at the café under the HKUST library. Little Fairy used to have her shop there.”

“I see. I’ll go see her later. Thank you, Miss Qi.”

Qi Xi curled his lips. “You’re welcome.”

You’re welcome, sister.

Qi Xi, who allowed you to tell him where Xiao Xuewu is?

No, I can’t let Xuewu have contact with this man anymore. Xuewu has been so good to me, I can’t let him harm her.

I’ll call her tonight.

Qi Xi, are you being clever or are you truly foolish?

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After taking a shower that evening, I sat by the French window in the living room, wrapped in a large bath towel, and called Xiao Xuewu to ask her how she was hiring. If she was suitable, I’d pack up and come to the city.

“I’m already contacting her. I’ll be here to help you soon.”

That’s great!

“Yeah, I’ve been waiting for you, my signature money tree, love you, mua~”

Huh?

A warm body suddenly leaned against me from behind, two arms wrapped tightly around my waist, the tip of his nose rubbing against my neck repeatedly. Qi Xi lowered his voice and smiled, imitating me, “Love you, mua~”

Sh1t, sh1t, sh1t, sh1t—

my whole body was shocked, and I crashed into the floor-to-ceiling window. My phone hit the glass with a thud. The person in front of me followed and grabbed my free left hand and pressed it against the glass.

“Xianyu? What’s wrong? There was a sound just now. Did you bump into something? Is it serious?”

I struggled to put the phone to my ear, twisting my neck to reply, “Ah, it’s okay, it’s okay. I bumped into the table. Well, I still have laundry to do. Hang up now. Go to bed!”

After that, I pushed Qi Xi away and kicked her, but to no avail.

I jumped up and down. “Qi Xi, you uncle, didn’t you see my sister was on the phone? Why are you flirting with me? All those mistresses of yours are thinking about you!”

Qi Xi curled his lips, leaned on me and hugged me again, “Nothing smells as good as you. Don’t move, smell it carefully for me.” Oh

my god, my heart was about to burst out, and I struggled desperately.

“What the hell are you smelling? If you keep doing that, I’ll sue you for sexual harassment.”

“Go ahead, I’m not a man.”

I was speechless.

“You went to Xianhu Park for a blind date?”

Sh1t, this idiot harassed me, and he brought up all sorts of things.

“My sister is in her prime, the perfect age to get married, what’s wrong with a blind date?”

“That guy is not a good guy, don’t go with him.”

Tsk, you talk like you’re a good guy, my sister doesn’t like him at all.

“I like Miss Xiao, not me. Okay, let me go!”

“Miss Xiao? I’ve seen her before. That time you pretended not to know me, and you ran in there, and that girl entertained me.”

“And your mistress.”

“Oh, that college student? I don’t even remember her name, Jia Jia or Le Le…”

I gasped. What a scumbag.

“Qi Xi, do you remember what I told you before?”

I struggled to free myself from her grasp, lowering my gaze to look at her.

She paused, looking at me. “What?”

“If you don’t remember, forget it,” I breathed, then said seriously. “Then I’ll tell you one more thing: Qi Xi, you have a fiancée. Do you know how much weight that word ‘fiancée’ carries?”

Silence fell on the room.

I stood still.

A few minutes later, I waited until Qi Xi said, “I’m going to bed,” and then the sound of the door closing and locking.

I opened my phone and found a photo of Yan Sinan I’d found online. My thumb swiped across the screen for a long, long time before I put it away and went back to sleep.