Chapter 408: A Little Flirtation
"Goodbye, grandpas!"
After seeing off Mr. Song and the villagers, today’s live stream finally came to an end.
Chi Youyou finally felt relaxed, much more comfortable, but it was at this moment that she noticed Fang Yifei and the others on the other side.
"Feifei, are you saying that old man just now was Mr. Song?"
Nan Zhi asked in a hushed voice, though she couldn’t hide the excitement in her heart.
If it really was him, they truly missed meeting a real living money tree!
Fang Yifei nodded her head, it was normal for Nan Zhi not to recognize Grandpa Song; he wasn’t a high-profile person and hardly attended gatherings these days.
"What’s wrong, Sister Nan Zhi?"
Ran Yu, seeing that they suddenly stopped in their tracks, turned around and asked.
"It’s nothing, I just saw they are already here."
"Okay."
Ran Yu didn’t ask further questions, nodded, and turned to wave at Su Jinxiao, Jinshu, and Chi Youyou, "Teacher Su, Teacher Jinshu, Youzi!"
Although she didn’t know what they were talking about, her intuition told her that there was definitely something they couldn’t tell her.
She let out a cold laugh in her heart, but on her face, she pretended to be oblivious.
"Are you guys okay?"
"It’s nothing. A young kid accidentally fell into the river, but fortunately, Youzi jumped in and rescued them in time."
Su Jinxiao briefly explained.
"As long as everyone’s okay. But this also shows that the safety measures at the farm need to be improved. We need to pay attention to this at our other two farms later on as well."
Nan Zhi nodded, "It’s a good thing we had Youzi. Speaking of Youzi... ah..."
Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly saw a tiger’s head pop out from behind Chi Youyou, looking at her warily, startling her to take three steps back.
"Mimi, you’re being mischievous again!"
Chi Youyou glanced at Nan Zhi, raised her hand, and gently patted Mimi on the head, making it reluctantly let out a sound.
Animals are very sensitive; if someone harbors even a hint of hostility, they can sense it.
"Now I finally feel at ease, knowing it’s not just me being disliked by this tiger."
The instant the tiger’s head popped out, the whole atmosphere turned awkward.
It was quite apparent that Nan Zhi, Fang Yifei, and Ran Yu were all startled, and the expressions of the people behind them weren’t any better. They had heard they brought a tiger today, but hadn’t seen it, thinking it might be a lie or that zoo keepers accompanied it.
Now, seeing just a few people with the tiger suddenly appearing out of nowhere, it left everyone dumbfounded.
Jinshu jokingly commented, easing the atmosphere a bit.
"Sister Nan Zhi, I guess it’s our high popularity that’s been too much for even a tiger to handle!"
He rarely laughed aloud.
Nan Zhi came to her senses, forcing a smile on her face, "So this is Youzi’s pet, Mimi? It’s really impressive; it just had me totally stunned."
"I apologize for scaring Teacher Nan Zhi."
"It’s okay, it’s okay."
Nan Zhi waved her hand at Chi Youyou and then spoke again, "Since everyone is safe, we’ll head out first. There’s a family gathering at my place today, so we won’t invite you to dinner."
"You’re too kind, Sister Nan Zhi, I also have a shoot later."
Su Jinxiao also said with a smile.
This strange atmosphere is just too awkward!
Mimi’s big eyes scanned everyone present, making them feel very uneasy.
With both of them setting the tone, the others quickly found reasons to leave.
Chi Youyou silently watched them, finding it amusing that everyone here indeed had 180 thoughts in their minds!
She patted Mimi’s head and bid them farewell one by one.
Su Jinxiao really had a shoot to go to today, so he didn’t offer to take her back. Instead, Cheng Shujin surprisingly asked if she needed a ride home.
"No need to trouble Teacher Jinshu, someone will pick me up later, and plus, with Mimi here..."
She pinched Mimi’s ears, leaving the rest unsaid.
But Cheng Shujin understood immediately; having a tiger does indeed pose some inconveniences.
"Alright then, take care on your way home, and don’t let things slip like last time!"
Cheng Shujin felt inexplicably annoyed, thinking he must be crazy to offer her a ride home!
After all, she was the one competing with him for the family fortune!
Maybe this ’Youzi’ identity was just a ploy to get close to her!
Thinking this, he became increasingly irritated.
Chi Youyou gave him a glance, nodded, "Thank you for your concern, Teacher Jinshu."
Cheng Shujin gave her and Mimi a disdainful look, turned around, and left without looking back, somewhat in a huff.
"Tsk, men are truly mysterious creatures. They can change their attitude in the blink of an eye."
Chi Youyou watched his back, shaking her head.
"Beep—"
"That scared me!"
Suddenly, a van pulled up beside her and stopped, "Why is it you?"
"What? Am I interrupting your view of handsome guys?"
The back door opened automatically to reveal Song Shiyu sitting elegantly, making a sour remark.
Chi Youyou ignored him, patted Mimi’s little head, "Get in the car."
"What’s wrong?"
After getting in, Chi Youyou sat there by herself, lost in thought, and Song Shiyu couldn’t help but ask when he noticed her out of the corner of his eye.
Chi Youyou let out a slow sigh, "Did you know that Jinshu is actually my cousin?"
"I knew."
"You knew!"
She had been struggling with how to bring it up, only to hear him casually acknowledge it.
"Your mom and my mom are close friends, so of course I knew."
Hearing his explanation, Chi Youyou pursed her lips, realizing only she and Zaozao were left in the dark!
How unfair! She would definitely have to give her mom a hard time when they met!
"I’ll be going to M Country in a bit."
"Okay."
Chi Youyou was puzzled by his simple response, surprised that he didn’t suggest going together.
She stole a glance at him, only to be caught in the act.
"Wh—what are you doing!"
Suddenly, Song Shiyu leaned in, startling Chi Youyou into moving backward. Mimi, sitting in the back, lifted its head at the noise, glanced at them, and then returned to its dozing.
"Weren’t you trying to look at me? This way you can see more clearly, right?"
Chi Youyou: ...
She glanced at the driver in front, seeing he remained expressionless and focused on driving as if nothing was happening in the back. She pushed against Song Shiyu’s chest, "Scoot back, I can’t see anything up close!"
Song Shiyu chuckled, "Since you want to look at me so much, I’ll let you. But..."
He leaned closer to her ear, lowering his voice, "Just don’t fall for me."
"Who’s going to fall for you!"
Chi Youyou’s ears tingled as she forcefully pushed him away, feeling her heart racing madly.
Seeing her blushing face, Song Shiyu was in high spirits, ready to tease her more when both of their phones rang simultaneously.