Chapter 1099 - 1099 Shanshan Side Story (26)

Chapter 1099: Shanshan Side Story (26) Chapter 1099: Shanshan Side Story (26) “Shanshan, did you miss me…”

As Bai Feizhan spoke, he walked in, but his sentence came to an abrupt halt when his gaze fell on the person sitting next to Shanshan.

Oh crap.

Wasn’t Dad Seventeen supposed to be on a business trip?

Quan Jingwu set down the newspaper and looked towards him with a light, fleeting glance. Bai Feizhan felt a chill down his spine and quickly greeted him obediently, “Uncle, good morning.”

Quan Jingwu answered with a grunt.

Feeling the shift of his gaze, Bai Feizhan breathed a sigh of relief and pulled out the chair next to Shanshan, sitting down beside her.

“Shanshan, we haven’t gone hiking in a long time. How about the four of us go together in a few days?”

Shanshan nibbled on her dumpling and nodded, “Sure, have you eaten yet?”

Caring concern from Shanshan.

So touching…

Clearly, he’s Shanshan’s true love, right?

Bai Feizhan accepted the chopsticks she passed to him and smiled with narrowed eyes, “I came to find you before I could finish my breakfast, so I might as well eat some more.”

Quan Jingwu overheard this and gave him a sidelong glance.

Like father, like son. Both Bai Jues.

Smooth talkers.

At this moment, the three who went for a run also returned.

“Azhan, I could hear your voice from the door.” Nineteen came in wiping his sweat and teased upon seeing the young man sitting at the dining table having breakfast.

“You’ve come to mooch off breakfast at my house again, so early in the morning.”

Bai Feizhan bit into his dumpling fiercely, “What do you mean, mooch? Can’t you be a bit more cultured? This is called strengthening the friendly exchanges between our two families, understand?”

Nineteen laughed derisively, “Wow, you’re not kidding, you’re practically soaring to the heavens.”

So his old man is the one with the cultural refinement.

But where’s his shame?

“Why would I go to the heavens? I want to stay with Shanshan,” Bai Feizhan quipped.

Since they were little, the three of them were used to bickering, especially Nineteen and Feizhan. As soon as they met, they would start teasing each other, but thanks to them, they always managed to make everyone laugh.

Mu Chen came out of the kitchen after washing his hands, just in time to hear Bai Feizhan’s words, a dark flicker crossing the depths of his eyes.

“Mu Chen, come sit over here.” Shanshan, sipping her milk, waved to Mu Chen, signaling him to sit next to her.

“Shanshan, who is he?” Bai Feizhan was seeing Mu Chen for the first time and asked with curiosity.

“Azhan, this is Mu Chen, my good friend,” Shanshan introduced them to each other, “Mu Chen, this is Bai Feizhan, my brother.”

“What do you mean, brother? I am not your brother.” Bai Feizhan, as always, opposed this label, though no matter how many times he did so, it never made a difference, but he remained firm in his opposition.

Shanshan, holding her stuffed belly, laughed, “Of course you’re my brother; you’re a year younger than me. If not a brother, then what, a sister?”

“It doesn’t matter, I’m not the brother,” Bai Feizhan insisted.

“Azhan, brother, just give it up, resistance is futile,” Nineteen said, hooking his neck with an arm and a teasing smile on his lips.

“Come on, try calling me ‘Brother Nineteen’ and see.”

Quan Jingwu watched the group making a ruckus and got up to leave.

“Would calling you ‘big brother-in-law’ count?” Bai Feizhan, the little buddy, wasn’t easy to provoke. After all, he was the son of the old fox Bai Jue; how could he simply give in?

Nineteen burst into laughter and gave him a hard noogie, “Keep dreaming.”

This fool, still unaware that Mu Chen is his rival in love.

I really want to stir the pot, what should I do?

As the two of them horsed around, they inadvertently gave Mu Chen the perfect opportunity.

He pulled out a tissue to wipe the corners of Shanshan’s mouth, looking at her tenderly, “You’ve become a little cat with those milk whiskers.”

Shanshan asked with a laugh, “Isn’t the little calico cat very cute?”

“Hmm, cute,” Mu Chen agreed amiably.

After breakfast, Quan Jingwu and Jian Qing left the house.

Their couple’s world had no room for so many third wheels.

Four boys, plus one little girl, nearly blew the roof off.

They were frolicking in the pool on the terrace—Bai Feizhan wasn’t just similar in looks to Bai Jue, but their personalities were carved from the same mold, innately sociable.

In his words, there was no scene he couldn’t heat up.

Thanks to his outgoing personality, and with Seventeen and Nineteen playing go-betweens, he quickly became familiar with Mu Chen.

And Mu Chen’s usually cold demeanor was nonexistent here; the four boys turned what was supposed to be a swimming competition into a water fight.

As for little Miss Shanshan, she was by the poolside, camera in hand, capturing the four of them, serving as a one-day photographer.

Mu Chen couldn’t stay long, as she needed to develop all the photos from the past few days, put them in an album, and have him take it back.

“Shanshan, what are you doing? Won’t you come down and play?” Bai Feizhan called out, wiping the water droplets from his face and squinting at Shanshan.

“I’d rather not. I don’t want to catch a cold,” Shanshan replied, sitting on a lounge chair and reaching for her juice.

It was almost winter; swimming now would surely result in a cold.

Nineteen signaled Seventeen and Mu Chen with a glance, pointing at Bai Feizhan, who had his back to them. Seventeen and Mu Chen exchanged knowing smiles.

Seeing the trio exchanging glances, Shanshan’s delicate face broke into a smile that took pleasure in their mischief.

“Ah, you’re ganging up on the minority here!”

Bai Feizhan, completely off guard, was suddenly pulled down by the ankle. Stumbling, he choked on a mouthful of water.

“Cough cough, you bunch of sneaks, where’s your honor, where is it?”

“Hahaha!”

Nineteen and Mu Chen burst into laughter. Under the sunlight, the boys’ laughs outshone all the splendor in the world, dazzling and brilliant.

Each took one of Bai Feizhan’s arms, while Seventeen lifted his legs. Then, together, they hurled Bai Feizhan through the air.

“Splash—”

The water sprayed in all directions, mingling with laughter in the air above the pool.

“Hahaha.”

The young Bai Feizhan struggled to his feet, only to slip again and tumble back into the water.

“Thump—”

“Azhan, that fall was all on you,” Nineteen laughed so hard he couldn’t stand straight, supporting himself with one hand on Seventeen’s shoulder.

“You all disappoint me greatly; I demand revenge,” Bai Feizhan said with an expression of utmost disappointment before suddenly lunging at Seventeen and the others.

Mu Chen swiftly dodged, the cold mask she usually wore finally slipping off to reveal a genuine smile, a warm smile…

“Azhan, it was Mu Chen’s idea just now. Go take your revenge on him. At most, Seventeen and I will help you,” Nineteen suggested with a smile, seemingly forgetting who had come up with the idea.

The blame was shifted rather quickly.

Mu Chen felt a headache coming on as he looked at Nineteen incredulously, who was passing the buck right in front of him. Was this really okay?

Without time for him to lament, Seventeen and the others had already pounced on him.

The four boys tumbled into the pool in a heap, splashing huge waves, and even Shanshan on the side got drenched.

Unmindful of her wet dress, she feverishly snapped photos of the four boys in the pool.

“Big brother, second brother, go for it…”

After a day of wild fun, Bai Feizhan, the young buddy, was summoned back by his dad’s relentless calls following dinner.

As for Seventeen and the other two, exhausted from a day’s romp, they had long since gone back to their rooms to sleep.

But the lights in Shanshan’s room were still on.

Because Mu Chen was leaving tomorrow, Shanshan had the photos developed urgently; as soon as she was back in her room, she started on the album right away.