Chapter 795: 484 Passive flirting vs active contacting, the heart that plays tactics is black
Light filtered through the darkened car window, casting tattered patches of illumination on the person inside.
As he passed a traffic light, Jiang Chengsi raked through his hair in desperation, his face betraying signs of collapse. He remembered flinging the business card away in a careless gesture but couldnāt for the life of him remember where he had thrown it. Otherwise, why would he need to go through all this futile effort?
He had just sighed when he saw Jiang Shiyi extend a hand in front of him.
"Brother?"
"Give it to me."
"Give you?" Jiang Chengsi paused for two seconds, his finger pointing roughly to the invitation he had received, "Brother, youāre going to help me?"
"Donāt want my help?"
"How will you contact her?"
"You donāt need to worry about that."
"Thatās what you said." Jiang Chengsi didnāt care about the process; the hot potato had to be tossed away. He thrust the invitation at him as if afraid he might change his mind, "When Grandma and my younger sister ask, Iāll just say Iāve said my thanks, and the invitation has been sent off."
"Mm-hmm." Jiang Shiyi nodded.
"You, this..."
The sudden show of care left Jiang Chengsi at a loss. Being "abused" had become the norm, and, at this moment, he smiled like a chubby guy weighing well over two hundred pounds.
"You really are good to me. Blood is thicker than water after all, not like that jerk Jiang Xiaowu who takes advantage of being younger and shamelessly bosses me around in Pingjiang."
"Brother, just call on me for anything in the future. If I can do it, I wonāt say no."
"This situation has been killing me, but luckily I have you. Oh, by the way, let me tell you about some fun things that happened in Pingjiang. Old Huo and Jiang Xiaowu..."
"Can I say something?" Jiang Shiyi gripped the steering wheel with both hands.
"Go ahead." Jiang Chengsi, elated, was notifying his gang of friends through his phone that there was no need to look up any contact information anymore; the issue had been resolved.
"Iām driving. I canāt be distracted."
"I know, just drive."
"Can you shut up?"
"..."
The sarcastic and fastidious character hadnāt changed at all, but Jiang Chengsi was overjoyed inside. Regardless, he was content looking at Jiang Shiyi and went back to playing with his phone.
He had also planned to meet up with friends for street racing later.
After arriving home, they naturally went to their respective rooms. Jiang Shiyi then entered his laboratory, locked the door behind him, brewed some coffee, took out a key, and accurately found the specific one he needed. He unlocked a certain locked drawer, retrieved the business card, and rubbed it between his fingers.
The phone connection was swift.
"Hello, may I ask whoās calling..."
"Itās me."
The other party seemed a bit surprised but remained calm and collected, not showing any sign of shock, "Is there something you need?"
"Mm."
"Then go ahead."
"Letās talk in person."
"Iām currently abroad and wonāt return for a few days. If thereās anything, we can discuss it over the phone..."
"Contact me when you get back."
Meanwhile, Jiang Chengsi was considering going out for a motorcycle ride. The sky was already dark, so naturally, he had to check in with him. He knocked on the door and subconsciously twisted the handle to enter.
Damn it, his brother had actually locked the door.
Jiang Shiyi usually wouldnāt understand the reports even if you threw them in front of him. He kept the door open to mitigate any chemical experiment risks, facilitating emergency response, with items like a fire extinguisher on hand. Yet today was unusual, for some reason.
"Brother?"
"I..." The person on the other end of the phone was just about to speak.
"Sorry, I have another matter to attend to. When you get back to the country, contact me directly." And with that, he hung up.
The person on the other end pursed their lips, holding the phone, their beautiful doe eyes betraying no emotion.
By then, Jiang Shiyi had risen and opened the door, "Something you need?"
"Why on earth did you lock the door? I wanted to tell you Iām meeting some friends to go racing, so I might be back late."
"Got it."
"And... donāt forget about that matter I mentioned." Jiang Chengsi always felt uneasy, so he reminded him once more.
"Sheās currently abroad. We can meet only after she returns."
"..." Jiang Chengsiās expression was full of question marks. He had been driving all the way home without contacting anyone. In the short time it took him to take a shower and change clothes, his brother had already made contact?
That was incredibly fast, wasnāt it?
"What should I do now?"
Jiang Shiyiās response caused him to unravel even more.
"She will get in touch with me when she gets back."
"..."
What sort of plot twist was this!
Iāve been begging high and low to find her contact information, even planning to lay siege to the lab where she worked, and now youāre telling me she will take the initiative to contact you?
How come when itās him who flirts around, she takes the initiative to contact my brother?
Talk about stark contrasts.
"Brother, how did you get her contact details? You donāt know anybody in Beijing." Jiang Chengsi had vast connections, but because their circles didnāt overlap, getting information about someone was certainly tricky.