Chapter 22: The Infuriating Su Xingjun

The two of them turned toward the voice.

They saw a flashy silver sports car parked on the road beside the barbecue shop.

A handsome young man stepped out of the driver’s seat.

He had a tall, lean figure, and his eyes sparkled like stars.

Smiling as he walked toward them, he revealed a charming pair of dimples.

Of course, what stood out the most was his mess of spiky red hair.

Su Qing shot him a glance. “Where are your manners? Call me Sister!”

Su Xingjun winked. “Alright then, Su Qing.”

Su Qing: ……

Smack!

She landed a heavy slap on Su Xingjun’s shoulder.

“Damn! You violent woman, be careful or no one will marry you!” Su Xingjun shrugged dramatically.

That really hurt!

Su Qing grabbed a handful of his hair and yanked it down hard. “Say one more word, I dare you!”

“Aaah! Sister, Sister—my dear sister, please let me go! You’re gonna rip all my hair out!”

Su Xingjun immediately begged for mercy, face full of misery.

Only then did Su Qing release him, then stared at his hair with obvious disgust.

“When are you going to dye this dog-fur back to a normal color? You look like some kind of delinquent kid.”

“This is the trendiest hairstyle and color right now!”

Dog fur? Delinquent?

No taste at all!

Total tomboy!

Twenty-four and never even dated!

What a waste of such a pretty face—completely squandering the excellent genes in their family.

Fortunately, Su Qing had no idea what Su Xingjun was thinking, or else she would’ve given him a good “stretching and realignment.”

She turned to Shen Chujin and said politely, “Sorry about that, that’s my fifth younger brother. Just ignore him, let’s keep eating.”

Su Qing smiled as she introduced Shen Chujin, then grabbed a handful of skewers and shoved them into Su Xingjun’s hands.

She waved him off with clear disdain.

“Take these and scram.”

“I’m not going anywhere.”

Su Xingjun plopped down right next to Shen Chujin and waved at the barbecue shop owner. “Boss, ten more beef skewers over here, ten lamb, one grilled fish…”

He placed his order without any hesitation.

Only after that did he turn to Shen Chujin with a cheerful smile.

“Hi there, I’m Su Xingjun. What’s your name? Are you my sister’s friend? You look kinda familiar.”

“That’s enough. Behave yourself!” Su Qing shot him a warning glare.

This little brother of hers—every time she saw him, she wanted to knock him out.

Shen Chujin gave Su Xingjun a look and said coolly, “You’d better avoid going out after dark these days.”

Su Xingjun looked confused. “Why?”

“There’s black energy circling above your head. It’s a sign of grave misfortune.”

“You can tell fortunes?”

“Mm.”

Pffft—

Su Xingjun couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.

“Hahahaha, did Su Qing bribe you or something to pretend to be a fortune teller and scare me?”

Trying to keep him home with this kind of trick? Seriously?

How lame.

Who even believes in this stuff anymore?

Even a three-year-old wouldn’t fall for it.

Seeing that Su Qing was about to slap him, Su Xingjun swiftly ducked out of the way.

“Hehe, missed!”

He winked mischievously, clearly asking for a beating.

Just then, a phone rang.

Still grinning, Su Xingjun picked up the call.

“Yo, what’s up? What do you want from your big bro?”

“Alright, wait for me, I’ll be right there.”

With the phone in one hand, Su Xingjun grabbed a handful of skewers from the table with the other, made a face at Su Qing, and dashed off.

Su Qing rolled her eyes at him in exasperation.

She didn’t look away until the silver sports car sped off down the road.

“That brat is definitely off to mess around with his gang of useless friends again,” she said, a bit helplessly.

Then something came to her mind. She immediately looked up at Shen Chujin.

“Xiao Jin, when you said my brother would run into big trouble these next few days—were you serious?”

Because both Zhao Dan and Feng Jikun’s cases were somehow connected to Shen Chujin, Su Qing had looked into her a bit.

She knew Shen Chujin had been live streaming fortune-telling recently on a platform called Luluo Live.

Although she had only watched parts of the recorded streams from other netizens, she could tell Shen Chujin did have some real ability.

Shen Chujin nodded and pulled out a yellow talisman.

“Give this to him and tell him to keep it on him. At the very least, it’ll protect his life.”

Consider it payment for Su Qing’s treat and ride home.

Protect his life?

Was it really that serious?

Su Qing accepted the talisman with a solemn expression.

—

The next afternoon.

Shi family residence.

“Grandma!”

As soon as Shi Xiaofei stepped into the house, she threw herself into Grandma Mo’s arms in a big bear hug.

Grandma Mo happily patted her on the back.

“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming back early?”

“I wanted to surprise you!” Shi Xiaofei said sweetly.

Then her sparkly eyes darted around.

“By the way, Grandma, is it true that my brother actually got married?”

“Of course it’s true. How could something like marriage be faked?” Grandma Mo said proudly.

Her granddaughter-in-law was truly one in a million!

Fortunately, she had acted quickly. If someone else had snatched her up first, she would’ve regretted it so much her guts would’ve turned green.

“So, is my sister-in-law living with my brother or at the old house?” Shi Xiaofei asked.

“She’s not living at either. She’s currently renting a small single room outside.”

Speaking of this, Grandma Mo looked a little helpless.

That blockheaded grandson of hers—he had a beautiful and capable wife practically handed to him, and yet he didn’t bring her home!

He was going to regret it someday!

She had originally wanted Jin’er to move into the old house, but Jin’er refused, saying she already had a place.

As if she didn’t know—just a tiny rented room. How comfortable could it be?

“Grandma, where does my sister-in-law live?” Shi Xiaofei blinked her eyes.

“What are you up to?” Grandma Mo saw right through her in an instant. “Don’t you try anything. I’ve met all kinds of people in my life—your sister-in-law is the perfect match for your brother. Don’t stir up trouble.”

“Aiya, I just want to meet her.” Shi Xiaofei clung to Grandma Mo’s arm, acting cute, and then raised her hand as if taking an oath. “Don’t worry, I promise I won’t do anything!”

But… if the woman had a bad character, then that was another story.

Grandma Mo stared at her for a while. Seeing her smile so sweetly, she finally gave in.

“Fine, you can go meet her. She’s your sister-in-law after all. But you’d better rein in that spoiled temper of yours and get along with her, understand?”

“Mm-hmm, got it, got it,” Shi Xiaofei answered obediently.

But in her heart, she was already plotting. If the woman her brother married turned out to be two-faced and deceiving her grandmother, then she would definitely kick her out.

“Oh right, I bought a house for your sister-in-law. This is the key and the deed—take them to her.”

“Wow, Grandma, you’re really good to her,” Shi Xiaofei said, a little sourly.

That just made her even more convinced that the woman married into their family for the Shi family’s wealth.

Her first impression of this future sister-in-law was already bad.

Following the address Grandma Mo gave her, Shi Xiaofei took a car and arrived at an old residential neighborhood.