Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 949 - 566: Fleeing Hexi, Far from the Demons and Monsters

Chapter 949: Chapter 566: Fleeing Hexi, Far from the Demons and Monsters

After Huo Qinqi and Shen Shuci got their marriage certificate, the news quickly spread within a small circle. Qi Zeyan and Jiang Chengsi were the most boisterous, clamoring for a treat and red envelopes from the couple.

If it were any other time, Huo Qinqi wouldn’t bother with them at all. However, due to the recent abundance of happy events, he agreed to host a gathering.

Along with some cousins from the Huo Family currently in Beijing, there were about 20 people present, making it quite lively.

Qi Zeyan took a long time to fix his hair before heading out. Even though his leg was injured, he wanted to look neat and tidy.

"Aren’t you going with me?" Qi Zeyan asked as he was about to leave and noticed that Ruan Mengxi hadn’t changed her clothes. Since she and Shen Shuci were close, she would definitely be invited.

"I have to wait for the air conditioning repairman; otherwise, you won’t be able to sleep tonight."

"Call and check. If he’s coming too late, just ask him to come tomorrow."

"Where will you sleep tonight then?"

"I’m a grown man; I can manage a night on the sofa."

...

Ruan Mengxi was Qi Zeyan’s assistant, so it wasn’t unusual for them to show up together. Only Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang gave some strange looks.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Qi Zeyan sat closely next to Jiang Jinsang.

Regarding Qi Zeyan’s dramatic exit from the hospital to escape blind dates and marriage talks, the Qi Family hadn’t told anyone. At his age, running away because of matchmaking was embarrassing.

Old Qi didn’t want to seek him out; otherwise, he would have been captured the night he ran away.

So Qi Zeyan thought nobody knew about his escape and his stay at Ruan Mengxi’s place.

Jiang Jinsang glanced at his injured leg, showing concern, like an old pro, "Your leg, injured again?"

"I accidentally bumped it."

Jiang Jinsang looked at Ruan Mengxi not far away and stared at Qi Zeyan, curious about what the two had been up to. Just one day, and his leg was injured again...

"Don’t look at me like that. I just twisted it a bit accidentally. It’s no big deal; a few days of rest will be fine."

"I’m just worried with how much you like to cause trouble. Next time I see you, you might not be in one piece."

"Don’t jinx it, damn it. I’m a perfectly normal man." Qi Zeyan glanced around, "Where are your brothers, why didn’t they come?"

"Third Brother is quite busy recently and can’t make it. As for the other two, they should be arriving soon."

...

No one expected that Jiang Chengsi, who was usually very active at gatherings, would be the last to arrive. It was a hot day, and he wore simple black clothes. Perhaps he had been wearing a helmet while riding his motorbike, as his hair was still a bit damp when he entered the room.

"Where were you? Why the late arrival?"

Jiang Chengsi saw that his elder brother wasn’t present, so he spoke more freely, "I went to the east to look for a house."

Huo Qinqi chose a gathering spot near Hexi, so he rode his motorbike all the way from East City, which took quite some time.

"Are you really planning to move to the east?" Qi Zeyan was flabbergasted, "It’s almost impossible to find a garage there unless you buy a piece of land and build one yourself."

"I found one." Jiang Chengsi poured himself a glass of water and took a big gulp.

"You found one?"

"But it’s not a garage. The place has an old clothing storage room with temperature control. It’s currently unused, and if I renovate it, it can be turned into a garage. It’s quite spacious too."

"How come I didn’t find such a place?" Qi Zeyan had been asking around for a while.

"Not every homeowner lists their property online. Besides, that storage is under the house, and it’s too large for most people to use. It stayed online for a long time without inquiries, so the listing was taken down. They only posted rental info on the community bulletin outside."

Ever since discovering his brother’s ’affair’ and Huo Qinqi ’threatening’ him, Jiang Chengsi decided to move out without delay.

Besides those two, Second Brother made him babysit, and soon Jiang Jinsang’s kid would be born. Knowing their nature, if he didn’t keep his distance, they’d blame him for spoiling their child.

Instead of relying on others, it’s better to depend on oneself.

Anyway, he needed to stay away from all these chaos!

It was quite coincidental. He visited many communities in East City; those with large garages were mostly in villa districts, which were easy to spot. He didn’t expect much at first...

But when he inquired with one community’s property office, they mentioned an empty house that had been vacant for over two years, which they couldn’t rent or sell.

Due to the large, well-renovated basement, it was too expensive, and no one wanted it.

Upon hearing about a huge garage, Qi Zeyan was immediately interested. The community manager had the keys and took him to see it. The previous owner maintained the garage very well, with only some iron clothing racks on the walls used earlier.

"Such a big space for clothing? Does this family make clothes?"

"I’m not really sure," the manager chuckled, "But the owner is a very pretty young lady. I’ve only seen her two or three times."

Jiang Chengsi took another look at the house, which was tastefully decorated.

"This kind of house, it’s also available for rent?"

"Yes, you can rent it or buy it if you’d like. If you’re interested, I can contact the owner for you."

"I’d appreciate that." Jiang Chengsi slipped him two packs of cigarettes as a token of gratitude, asking him to look into it further, before riding straight to Hexi.

...

Qi Zeyan laughed at this, "I told you, there’s no garage like that in all of Beijing; turns out it was a clothing storage. Quite a coincidence for you to find a house and handle a bunch of cars too. Isn’t it tiresome?"

"Wouldn’t you bring your shoes when you move?"

He liked cars, while Qi Zeyan had a passion for shoes.

**

Having received the cigarettes from Jiang Chengsi, the property manager felt obliged to do a good job – after all, they were high-end cigarettes he couldn’t usually afford. He promptly relayed the interest in renting or buying the property to the owner herself.

"Who wants to rent my house?"

"A fellow who rides a motorbike, really handsome, very keen on your house. If you’d like to negotiate, I can give him your contact information. You can discuss it privately."

"He rides a motorbike?" There weren’t many who stood out by riding motorbikes in Beijing.

"He looked energetic and spoke candidly. I mentioned your selling price, and he didn’t say much. I think it’ll work out, though he wants to convert your storage into a parking space."

The property manager, having received some perks, praised Jiang Chengsi generously.

"Parking space..." The owner knew the storage area well enough – what a large space to put cars in.

"Let me pass on his number to you. You can contact him yourself."

The phone soon displayed a string of numbers. Staring at the digits for a while, someone riding a motorbike – it couldn’t be him, could it? He lived in Hexi, all his friends and family were there.

Why would he travel so far out to the east to find a place...