Chapter 141 — Old Buffon's Origins
Years of Heartflutter · Page 208 of 214
"Yang Ce—my high school buddy, and my boss too. He's doing pretty damn well for himself now, driving a luxury car, living in a mansion," Li Dagang said. "Nothing to hide about it. In a while he's going to set up a real estate company and asked me to come help out."
"A luxury car? What kind?" Li Dadong's heart stirred.
"An X5. Why, brother, what are you asking for?" Li Dagang was a little puzzled.
"What's an X5?" Li Dadong did not know much about car models, only the brands.
"A BMW X5," Li Dagang explained.
"BMW—is that the off-road jeep kind?" Li Dadong asked. He did recognize the BMW brand.
"Yes. Why are you asking?" Li Dagang was baffled.
"Blue?" Li Dadong did not answer, but pressed on.
"Yes. What on earth is going on?" Li Dagang grew more and more bewildered.
"Ah." Li Dadong heaved a long sigh, then said, "It's him."
"What do you mean, it's him? You know Yang Ce too?" Li Dagang was utterly lost.
"It's him—he's Lin Yanhe's boyfriend," Li Dadong said with a sigh.
"I say, have you got it wrong? Lin Yanhe's boyfriend—his girlfriend is Chen Shutang, the belle of our high school," Li Dagang said, perplexed.
"Huh?" Li Dadong was stunned. "His girlfriend is Chen Shutang? Are you sure?"
"Wait—are we talking about the same person at all?" Li Dagang waved his hand.
"That should be right. The Yang Ce you know—he's studying at Songjiang Engineering University now, isn't he?" Li Dadong said, his expression somewhat strange.
"Hold on." Li Dagang pulled out his phone and brought up the photo album. "Take a look. Is it him? You're making me all suspicious."
"That's him, all right!" Li Dadong cried, jumping to his feet. "This guy's playing both sides! I have to tell Zhiyun!"
Like a man possessed by excitement, Li Dadong rose to leave.
"Wait!" Li Dagang grabbed him and pushed him back into his seat. "What's the rush? What exactly is going on?"
Li Dagang thought to himself, it can't be such a coincidence, can it? Brother Yang playing the two-timer? Had he known, he would never have shown him the photo. But what was done was done; complaining was useless—he could only see how to salvage it.
Still, the matter really did seem hard to handle. His own brother here liked Lin Yanhe, and now that he knew such explosive news, how could he possibly keep it secret?
"It's him—he's Lin Yanhe's boyfriend," Li Dadong said urgently. "Little brother, don't stop me. I have to go tell Lin Yanhe right now, before she falls for this guy's tricks!"
"How was I supposed to know I got tricked? I was talking about back in high school—who knows, they might have broken up long ago by now," Li Dagang said vaguely.
"Dagang, you're lying." Li Dadong lifted his head and stared into Li Dagang's eyes. "We grew up together—don't I know you? I can tell when you're lying."
"Ah." Li Dagang sighed. In his heart he knew there was no hiding it now. The two brothers had grown up together—who could fool whom? It seemed his only option was to find some way to talk him out of it.
"Dagang, I know Yang Ce is your good friend, but this concerns Zhiyun's lifelong happiness. I can't just stand by and do nothing," Li Dadong said resolutely.
"Brother, I understand how you feel, but you and Lin Yanhe—it's already impossible," Li Dagang urged.
"Little brother, I know that even without Yang Ce, Zhiyun would never like me. She only sees me as an older brother, family. But precisely because of that, as her big brother, I can't just watch my sister's happiness be ruined," Li Dadong said. "You should understand my feelings. I only want Zhiyun to be happy, but what Yang Cenbin is doing is simply hurting her."
"Then what do you plan to do? Find Lin Yanhe and tell her straight out—or hint at it?" Li Dagang shook his head. "Do you really think a couple madly in love will believe what others say?"
"Believe it or not, I have to say it. I must say it." Li Dadong rose abruptly to his feet. "I'm leaving. You stay here and finish eating."