After Qiao Nan got home, the more he thought about it, the unhappier he became.
@Good novels at Jinjiang Literature City What kind of celestial being could make his brother so secretive, even to the point of not coming home?
He paced anxiously in his room for a moment.
He saw Pei Xu’s pillow still placed next to his own, but then he thought that once his brother got a future sister-in-law, he wouldn’t be able to enter and exit this room freely anymore.
And next to Pei Xu’s pillow, there would be another person’s pillow.
As for him, the younger brother, he would probably become an eyesore and redundant.
The more Qiao Nan thought about it, the more he felt pitiful.
He thought that instead of waiting for his brother to get a sister-in-law and kick him out, it would be better to have some self-awareness.
He picked up his pillow and rushed to the corridor, shouting for Uncle Wang, “Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, I want to change rooms!”
He had already made a fuss about changing rooms twice in these short two or three months, so Uncle Wang, unfazed, went upstairs with the servants to clean his room, “Alright, I’ll have someone change the bedding.”
But this time, Qiao Nan said very seriously, “Not the old room, pack everything out for me, I want to move to the west-facing one.”
Only Qiao Nan and Pei Xu lived on the second floor.
Qiao Nan’s original bedroom had the best orientation, while Pei Xu’s current one was slightly worse.
Of the remaining three rooms, one was Pei Xu’s study, one was Qiao Nan’s art studio, and the last one had always been empty.
The west-facing room Qiao Nan was referring to was the one that had always been empty.
Uncle Wang was startled, “That room hasn’t been lived in for too long, it hasn’t been decorated much.”
Qiao Nan said, “As long as I can live in it, that’s fine.”
His original bedroom had too much graffiti, and the decor was too flashy, which wasn’t conducive to sleep.
He only went there to make do when he was arguing with Pei Xu.
But now that he planned to live there long-term, he naturally had to choose a more comfortable one.
Uncle Wang didn’t know what kind of tantrum he was throwing this time, so he could only direct the servants to clean the new room and then pack Qiao Nan’s belongings.
Qiao Nan huddled on the sofa with his pillow, supervising.
Uncle Wang hesitated to speak.
He tentatively asked, “Did you argue with Young Master again?”
But Qiao Nan shook his head, “No argument.”
He pouted, his tone not happy, and even faintly displeased, “My brother is about to be in a relationship, it’s so inappropriate for me to keep sticking to him.”
“Young Master has a partner?”
Uncle Wang was startled, then smiled happily, “Mr. and Mrs. will definitely be happy if they knew.”
Yes, everyone was happy, only he was the one suffering.
Qiao Nan didn’t reply, lowering his head to play on his phone.
@Good novels at Jinjiang Literature City
Uncle Wang, remembering what the Madam had told him earlier, conveniently sent this good news to her via WeChat.
That evening, Qiao Nan moved to the new bedroom, along with all the large and small items he had accumulated over the years.
Most of Pei Xu’s bedroom was emptied out.
He rolled around on the bed with his pillow for a while, then got up and took the drone Pei Xu had given him.
He found a spot on the sofa to arrange it for a photo, cleverly including the bedroom environment in the shot, and then posted it on his Moments.
[Moving the little airplane to a new home / soybean smile]
With 123 accompanying pictures.
***
Before going to sleep, Pei Xu also saw this Moment.
He immediately noticed that the bedroom background in Qiao Nan’s photo had changed.
Many familiar objects that used to be in his room, though their placement and angles hadn’t changed, the room itself was no longer that room.
Remembering Qiao Nan’s obviously unhappy back as he left that afternoon, he clicked into their chat conversation, his finger hovering over the input box for a long time, but ultimately sent nothing.
For several days in a row, Qiao Nan did not contact Pei Xu actively, and Pei Xu naturally did not contact him either.
Under the Moments post he specifically made the day he moved bedrooms, a bunch of his fair-weather friends lined up to comment “Moving again???”, but the person he truly hoped to see, didn’t even give it a like.
He didn’t come to coax him at all.
Sure enough, once a man has a wife, he forgets his younger brother.
Heh, men.
Qiao Nan harbored a suppressed anger.
The less Pei Xu contacted him, the harder it was for that anger to dissipate.
But he wasn’t the type to hide and sulk by himself.
When he was unhappy, he absolutely had to find a way to let Pei Xu know.
After several days of cold war, one day, while walking Qiao Xiaobai, Qiao Nan suddenly patted Qiao Xiaobai’s large dog head and said, “Qiao Xiaobai, I’m going to change your name.”
Qiao Xiaobai sat obediently in front of him with his front paws together, looking up at him innocently and bewildered.
“From now on, you’ll be called Qiao Xuxu,” Qiao Nan patted its dog head, saying with a kind fatherly expression, “Xuxu, you have to listen to Daddy, okay?”
Qiao Nan decided to reward the newly renamed Qiao Xuxu with a day trip.
He even specifically drove out the Ferrari F8 from the garage, which had been gathering dust for a long time.
The flamboyant red convertible sports car was a real head-turner.
Qiao Nan had Qiao Xuxu sit in the passenger seat, put on his sunglasses, and stepped on the accelerator, driving towards Xunnan Technology.
He timed it perfectly.
The flamboyant red sports car had just pulled up to the main entrance of Xunnan Technology when he happened to run into Pei Xu coming out of the main entrance, followed by Zhao Bo and Peng Yi.
Qiao Nan temporarily parked the car by the roadside, took off his sunglasses, rested his elbow on the car window, and said to Pei Xu, who was walking towards him, “What a coincidence.”
Then he patted Qiao Xuxu’s dog head and, in the tone of an old father teaching his son, said, “Xuxu, say hello.”
Qiao Xuxu recognized Pei Xu and actually wagged its tail and barked at him.
Qiao Nan then praised it, rubbing its ears, “Xuxu is so well-behaved.”
Zhao Bo and Peng Yi behind them exchanged glances, their faces full of expressions.
Peng Yi, “I remember Young Master Qiao’s dog wasn’t called that before, right?”
Zhao Bo’s facial muscles twitched, “It used to be called Qiao Xiaobai.”
Peng Yi, “Don’t you think this new name sounds a bit odd?”
Zhao Bo smiled, “…How could it not be odd? Isn’t that our CEO Pei’s name?”
Peng Yi suddenly had an epiphany.
Xu Xu and Xuxu– if you say them fast, you can’t tell who’s being called.
When it comes to causing trouble, Young Master Qiao really takes the cake.
He secretly stole a glance at Pei Xu’s expression.
Pei Xu, however, appeared unperturbed, and asked very gently, “Why the sudden name change?”
@Good novels at Jinjiang Literature City
Qiao Nan propped his chin and hummed, “I just changed it because I wanted to.” He then cupped Qiao Xuxu’s dog head, drawing out his words as he asked, “Don’t you agree, Xuxu?”
Qiao Xuxu stuck out its tongue and licked his hand.
Qiao Nan withdrew his hand, pulled out a tissue, and wiped his hand while asking, “Is President Pei busy again?”
He was clearly here to pick a fight today, not only speaking sarcastically but also deliberately not calling him “brother,” instead using the passive-aggressive “President Pei.”
Pei Xu noticed his unhappiness, his expression somewhat helpless, but more of indulgence, “Not busy today. Have you had dinner yet?”
His implied meaning was asking Qiao Nan if he wanted to have dinner together.
In the past, Qiao Nan would have already extended the invitation without Pei Xu even asking, but he wasn’t here to have dinner with Pei Xu today.
“I already ate.”
Qiao Nan restarted the car, casually waving his hand at Pei Xu.
“I’m leaving. I’m busy.”
Without waiting for a reply, the red sports car roared loudly, made a U-turn in front of them, and smoothly merged into traffic.
Pei Xu’s gaze intently followed the red sports car, his eyes deep, remaining still for a long time.
Whether happy or angry, Qiao Nan was always so vibrant and likable.
After a long moment, Zhao Bo called out, as if reminding him, “CEO Pei?”
Pei Xu then came back to his senses and said, “Let’s go.”
***
This time, Pei Xu didn’t lie to Qiao Nan; he was indeed not busy today.
After dinner, the designer he had an appointment with arrived with new catalogs, but only saw Pei Xu sitting alone on the sofa.
“How come Young Master Qiao isn’t here?”
More than half of the Qiao brothers’ clothing and accessories throughout the year were handled by him, so they were quite familiar with each other.
Previously, when selecting new seasonal items, he would bring the catalogs to the Qiao residence, and Young Master Qiao would also be present.
But this time, the meeting was unusually scheduled at Xunnan Technology’s office, and Young Master Qiao wasn’t there, which puzzled him.
“So, are we still picking for Young Master Qiao today?”
“Pick.”
Pei Xu’s voice was slightly deeper, more taciturn than usual, but he politely took the catalog and flipped through it.
After quickly selecting a few business suits suitable for himself, he slowed down and began to browse the casual wear catalog.
He looked very carefully, meticulously picking out five sets that were more suitable for Qiao Nan, “These will do. Mine will be sent to Bo Ting Mansion, and Young Master Qiao’s will still go to Binjiang Villa.”
The designer sensed that Pei Xu was not in a good mood and didn’t engage in any further small talk.
After confirming everything, he quickly took his leave.
The selected seasonal new items were delivered by a special person three days later.
Pei Xu’s side signed for them very smoothly, but Qiao Nan’s side had a small hiccup.
“These were all picked by Pei Xu?”
He raised an eyebrow, a critical expression on his face.
“Yes.”
Qiao Nan originally didn’t want them and was about to tell the delivery person to send them directly back to Pei Xu, but seeing the person’s cautious expression, he didn’t make things difficult anymore, “Never mind, just leave them. I’ll talk to him myself.”
After the delivery person left, Qiao Nan called Zhao Bo, “My brother left some things at home. Could you please come pick them up when you’re free?”
Zhao Bo drove over, utterly confused, only to be met with several sets of clothes.
Looking at the exposed brand logos, they were all expensive luxury brands.
“Young Master Qiao, these are…?”
“Clothes my brother picked for me.”
Qiao Nan lifted his chin, “Please send them all back. Also, please tell him for me that he’s getting old and his taste is no good anymore. I can pick my own clothes; he doesn’t need to worry.”
He looked at Qiao Nan, really wanting to say, “Didn’t CEO Pei pick all your clothes before too?”
“You didn’t say that back then.”
But in the end, he didn’t dare to cross this little imp.
Placing the clothes, which were wrapped in dust bags, in the back seat, Zhao Bo drove back to Xunnan Technology with a worried expression.
“He said that?”
Pei Xu looked at the returned clothes, his expression very calm.
But Zhao Bo could feel his low pressure from a meter away, thinking to himself, “What is going on? Why does he, a special assistant, have to suffer this kind of ‘sandwich cookie’ treatment when CEO Pei doesn’t even have a partner?”
He even lowered his voice, carefully saying, “Yes.”
Fortunately, Pei Xu was never one to lose his temper easily.
He nodded and said, “Then send them to Bo Ting Mansion for now.”
Only then did Zhao Bo leave, feeling as if he had been granted a great pardon.