Chapter 657: Chapter 440: A Different Kind of Team Leader

It was before dawn.

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“Xiaomi, were you eavesdropping on our conversation?” Director Xu looked at Zhou Mikang with a smile, “Auntie wonders if it’s because you’re not confident?”

“How am I not confident?” Zhou Mikang signaled for a waiter to add a chair and squeezed herself between Chuxia and Lin Wenbin, “Eldest brother-in-law, let’s sit next to each other and have a good chat.”

“Who wants to talk to you?” Lin Wenbin snubbed her, “I want to talk to my sister, move over. Stop shamelessly squeezing into the middle of us. By the way, were you born in the Year of the Dog? We didn’t call you, did we? How come you showed up once you caught wind of us?”

“That’s what you don’t know,” Zhou Mikang refused to heed his protest, forcibly moving him and his chair aside, “Chuxia and I had an agreement that if she goes out to eat, she’ll come here openly. If I can’t find her, wouldn’t that mean I have a problem in my head?”

“Hey, can you stop being so shameless?” Lin Wenbin gave her a shove but couldn’t budge her, poking her in frustration, “My sister and I finally get a chance to meet, and what do you think you’re doing by barging in? ”

“Eldest brother-in-law, please be understanding. I also haven’t seen Chuxia in a long time, so of course, I want to sit with her,” Zhou Mikang said earnestly to him, “Eldest brother-in-law, surely you want your sister to be happy, right?”

“This person….” Lin Wenbin looked helplessly at Director Xu, “Aunt Xu, how can someone’s skin be so thick? Now I really believe what he said when he came in. Whether or not you help, he’s definitely going to take my sister home by force. If this were the old society, he’d be the villain who snatches young women by force!”

“This is the new society, and Chuxia is marrying me willingly. Eldest brother-in-law, right now I’m two hundred percent grateful that you didn’t know Chuxia before. Otherwise, my pursuit for a wife would have been endless.”

Zhou Mikang spoke as he poured himself a glass of wine, “I’m late, so I’ll punish myself with a drink.” After downing a glass, he poured another, “This glass is for everyone here. To be able to sit at the same table is destined.”

After finishing, he tilted his neck back and drank it down, not caring whether the others drank or not. He poured a third glass and held it up to Lin Wenbin, “Eldest brother-in-law, I see what you’re doing; you want to curb my spirit. Rest assured, no matter how I behave outside, I would definitely not bully Chuxia at home. You don’t need to test me anymore. I’ll drink up, you do as you please.”

In less than a minute, he had already downed three glasses of white spirits. As for the others, they just stared at him, still confused about what he was planning to do.

“Are you craving a drink or what?” Chuxia asked in dismay.

“I’m using the wine to shut the eldest brother-in-law up,” Zhou Mikang said with a smile, patting her on the shoulder, “Don’t worry, I won’t get drunk.” He then called everyone to eat, “Let’s eat, let’s eat. Let’s chat while we eat.”

Everyone: “…” Even if you want to assert your independence, do you really have to go this far?

Chuxia keenly sensed something was off with him, but it wasn’t appropriate to say anything in front of everyone, so she just smiled and said, “Since someone is eager to treat us, let’s not hold back.”

“Who’s longing for his treat, I can afford it myself!” Lin Wenbin retorted, emptying his glass in one gulp, “You think you can outdrink me? You drink and I do as I please, huh? Come on, brother, I’ll compete with you today and we’ll see who actually does as they please at the end!”

Chuxia was about to intervene, but Zhou Mikang beat her to it, “Eldest brother-in-law, you’re generous and forgiving. If there’s anything I did wrong, bear with me. As for competing in drinking, let’s forget it. When we both got nothing else to do, I’ll definitely keep you company.”

“Are you scared?” Lin Wenbin looked at him sideways, “If you’re scared, admit defeat. Don’t give me any excuses. I hate it most when someone lacks the guts to compete yet pretends to be all magnanimous.”

“I’m not afraid, but I have a meeting to attend this afternoon. You can’t expect me to go there reeking of alcohol, can you?” Zhou Mikang spread his hands, “If the eldest brother-in-law really wants to compete, let’s do it tonight. Tonight our family is having a reunion dinner, let’s do it then.

“Fine, tonight then,” Lin Wenbin said with a smug smile, “I’m free this afternoon. ” Implying that with nothing to do this afternoon, I can spend time with my sister….

Song Xiaoyu and Director Xu exchanged glances, both wearing helpless expressions. Young people, always competing like this. In fact, they all really care about this person, so why do they feel the need to act this way? They couldn’t grasp the world of young men.

Jing Zhe sat on the side, silent, but his heart brimmed with envy.

There’s indeed a difference between a blood cousin and an adopted brother. He couldn’t confront Zhou Mikang so boldly. Sigh, what use was fighting for the title of the big brother after all? In an instant, someone felt melancholic, thinking that, had he known, he would have let Lin Wenbin have the title of big brother.

Luo Xiaoqiong blinked and whispered into Chuxia’s ear, “There’s something off with your regiments’ leader. Has he encountered something upsetting?”

“I feel the same way,” Chuxia nodded, “I’ll ask him later, but I guess it’s Ye Meiru causing him trouble again. He mentioned he was going to visit Grandpa Ye at the Ye Family.”

“Is that woman ever going to stop?” Luo Xiaoqiong frowned, “What gives her the nerve to act like a slut? If I were her, I’d just go hide in a corner and stay out of sight. How can she still have the face to see people?”

“You’re not her, so you wouldn’t understand her actions,” Chuxia’s voice lowered a bit more, “Calling her a ‘slut’ is not nice. No matter what, she was his first love.”

“It’s just so embarrassing.” Luo Xiaoqiong’s eyes glinted as she took out an envelope from her pocket, “Your brother sent me a letter, told me to say hi to you.”

Chuxia just laughed, “Are you showing off how close you are with my brother to me?”

“Cut it out. If he were to write to you directly and the captain found out, he’d definitely be unhappy again. Your captain is extremely possessive, dare he provoke him?”

“What did I say for you to explain all that?” Chuxia playfully winked at her, “Later, I need to write to my eldest maternal aunt. Her daughter-in-law is really getting married to them, and even before the marriage, she is already protective of their son everywhere. If they actually get married, who knows how it’ll be?”

“Go ahead and write.” Luo Xiaoqiong’s face showed indifference, “Do you think I’d be scared?”

“Then I’m going to write, for real.”

“Write then. I’m serious, by the way, is Wang Jing still targeting you?”

“Yeah.” Chuxia shook her head helplessly, “I guess it’s going to be tough to be friends with her. Maybe in her heart, the only student Teacher Song can love the most must be her. If anyone else takes her place, she can’t accept it.”

“You should talk to Director Song about this. You can’t always take the blame for her. People like her, the more you accommodate them, the more they’ll take advantage of you. Stand firm and don’t always back down.”

“I’ve already mentioned it.” Chuxia glanced to the side, making sure that everyone else was busy chatting and not paying attention to them, then continued, “Also, at lunch, I deliberately ignored her. She must be so irritated inside.”

“That’s exactly what you should do,” Luo Xiaoqiong snorted, “otherwise she’ll think you’re actually scared of her. But what puzzles me is, she knows full well you’re the future granddaughter-in-law of the Zhou family, how can she still dare to treat you that way? Is there something wrong with her head?”

Chuxia sighed, “It’s a long story. I’ll tell you about it later. Actually, her background is quite pitiable. Maybe losing too much made her cling fiercely to the things she has.”

“People who are pitiable always have some detestable aspect. So, you can’t feel sorry for her. Some people, the more you pity them, the worse they get. Eventually, them being treated well by others is taken for granted, and their own mistreatment of others also becomes expected, as if the whole world owes them something. I detest people like that.”

Rolling her eyes, Chuxia asked, “Was I like that before?”

“How could you talk about yourself that way?” Pausing for a moment, Luo Xiaoqiong laughed, “But to tell the truth, you really used to be like that. Uncle Baohe and Aunt Yulan were so kind and caring to you, but you just couldn’t see it.

You chose to be good to Old Man Lin and Old Lady Lin instead, always driving me so mad. I wanted to beat you up, but my mom kept telling me to indulge you, to coax you.

You don’t know, sometimes when I was indulging and coaxing you, I was so irritated I could feel it in my teeth. I never thought the day would come when you’d turn into what you are now. Hey, did you get struck by lightning or something?”

“You’re the one who got struck by lightning,” Chuxia glanced at her, deftly changing the subject, “I might not have time to go back to the dormitory today, or to find Meijun and Doudou. Tell them for me, I’m enrolling at A Medical University this year. However, I probably won’t attend classes, but I’ll show up for the exams.”

“Can you do that?” Luo Xiaoqiong looked at her disapprovingly, “Chuxia, if you really want to be a doctor, you can’t take shortcuts. A doctor has to be responsible to their patients.”

“Who’s taking shortcuts? Just because I won’t attend classes doesn’t mean I’m there just to get a diploma. I’ll face the real deal when it comes to exams, and if I don’t pass, I won’t graduate,” Chuxia hesitated, then added, “Xiaoqiong, genuine skills and knowledge are very important, and so is the diploma. You shouldn’t disregard it either.”

“I think I’ll take the exams next year; I’m just not well-prepared enough.” Luo Xiaoqiong couldn’t help but sigh again, “I’m baffled. We went to school together, so how is it that you understand so much more than I do? Sometimes I truly wonder if that lightning made you suddenly brighter. If that’s the case, I’ll go and get myself struck by lightning when it storms.”

Chuxia just nodded, “Go for it, and try sticking a wire on top of your head while you’re at it, that’ll surely make your wishes come true.”

Luo Xiaoqiong, annoyed, poked her, “Rubbish, you’re just hoping I’ll die, aren’t you?”

“I’m simply helping you achieve your goal. If you stick a wire on your head, the lightning will find you accurately, right? Otherwise, you’d have to go out in the rain and get soaked, how troublesome would that be?”

Knowing she couldn’t win the argument with her, Luo Xiaoqiong didn’t linger on the topic. Glancing at Zhou Mikang who was chatting animatedly with Lin Wenbin, she shook her head with a smile, “It’s the first time I’ve seen your ‘captain’ so enthusiastic with someone.”

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