"My brother? I don't have a brother! Don't talk nonsense!"
Li Ziqing, worried that Chen Xiao might misunderstand, glared fiercely at the junior assistant. After all, the word "brother" could imply many different relationships.
"Ms. Li, he really said that. He said he's your brother. I'm not lying..." the junior assistant said with a wronged expression.
"Could it be him?"
Li Ziqing's beautiful eyes narrowed as she considered a possibility.
Chen Xiao smiled slightly, "What's there to guess? Let's go down and see!"
In the company's lobby on the first floor, a young man with dyed yellow hair and a handsome face was trying to force his way in. Although he was tall, he was extremely thin, a veritable skinny dog, and couldn't break through the security guards' blockade.
"Excuse me, sir, you don't have an appointment and cannot enter."
Although the security guards were pushing him around, the receptionist maintained a polite demeanor.
"Do you know who I am? Do you know my relationship with your Ms. Li?"
The yellow-haired skinny dog tried to break through the security line a few times but failed, exhausting himself. He immediately became furious.
"Yes, sir. You've already said it thirteen times, that you are Ms. Li's brother." The receptionist maintained a professional smile. "We have already informed Ms. Li. Please wait a moment. If Ms. Li permits, we will naturally let you in."
"Damn it!"
The yellow-haired skinny dog cursed. "What do you mean 'if'? I am Li Ziqing's brother. I'm telling you, when I see my sister, I'll fire every single one of you!"
"Sir, please do not be unreasonable. We are just following the rules. Please do not make things difficult for us." The security guard said coldly. His composure and tone were not as good as the receptionist's. He eyed the yellow-haired skinny dog menacingly. If it weren't for his duty, he would have already attacked. Damn it, even if you are Ms. Li's brother, your behavior is just embarrassing Ms. Li!
"You want to talk about rules? Listen up, from now on, my word is the rule here!" The yellow-haired skinny dog curled his lips upwards, saying arrogantly and seriously, "With just one word from me, this entire company will be mine!"
Everyone looked at him as if he were an idiot, wondering where he got his confidence.
Just then, the elevator arrived on the first floor. Li Ziqing and Chen Xiao walked out.
"Sis, sis, I'm here, sis! These scoundrels won't let me in..." the yellow-haired skinny dog yelled, waving frantically at Li Ziqing.
Seeing this, the security guard thought to himself, "Oh no, is this kid really Ms. Li's brother?"
Li Ziqing walked over with a frown, looking at the yellow-haired skinny dog with suspicion. "Who are you?"
"Sis, it's Zijian! You don't even remember your brother?" the yellow-haired skinny dog said unhappily.
"Zijian? You're Li Zijian?"
Li Ziqing scrutinized the yellow-haired skinny dog again. She noticed that apart from his height, he bore almost no resemblance to the Li Zijian in her memory. In her memory, Li Zijian was a shut-in, wore black-rimmed glasses, was tall and fat, spoke little, and was very shy. This current image was completely different.
"Sis, I really am Zijian!" the yellow-haired skinny dog stamped his foot. Then, he lowered his voice and leaned closer to Li Ziqing, "Sis, I had plastic surgery..."
"Plastic surgery for what?" Li Ziqing was completely confused.
"Liposuction, and I had a few cuts on my face. Done abroad." The yellow-haired skinny dog pointed to his face. Then, he took out his ID card. "If you still don't believe me, look at this and you'll believe me!"
Li Ziqing took the ID card and looked at it, then looked back at the yellow-haired skinny dog. She said incredulously, "You really are Li Zijian!"
"Yes, it's really me, sis!" Seeing that Li Ziqing finally recognized him, Li Zijian jumped with excitement.
Li Ziqing was very puzzled by Li Zijian's sudden visit. After all, he had no contact with those so-called relatives in the capital anymore.
"Let's go inside and talk. Xiao Wang, please take Zijian to the reception room first. I'll be there shortly."
"Yes, Ms. Li... Mr. Li, this way, please." The receptionist said politely to Li Zijian.
This time, Li Zijian became even more arrogant. He glanced sideways at the security guard who had stopped him earlier and shouted, "You just wait! Wait until you're packing your bags and getting out of here!"
The receptionist led Li Zijian away. The security captain walked over and apologized, "Ms. Li, I'm sorry, I didn't know Mr. Li was your brother..."
"You don't need to explain. You did nothing wrong." Li Ziqing waved her hand, interrupting the security captain. "I won't fire you either. Don't worry."
"Thank you, Ms. Li, thank you, Ms. Li." The security captain was overjoyed by Li Ziqing's assurance.
Then, Li Ziqing and Chen Xiao left. However, she didn't go directly to the reception room because she knew Chen Xiao would have questions for her. As expected, when they reached a secluded spot, Chen Xiao immediately asked, "Ziqing, who is this guy?" From his surname, he could guess that this was probably the son of Li Ziqing's third uncle or eldest uncle. And from the way he referred to Li Zijian, it was clear that he had no good impression of the young man.
"He's Li Dahai's son." Li Ziqing paused and added, "Li Dahai is my father's third brother. My father's eldest brother is called Li Dashan." Li Dahai, Li Dashan... It had to be said that Li Ziqing's grandfather's naming was quite casual. This made Chen Xiao ask, "Then what is my father-in-law's name?"
"Li Tianyou." Li Ziqing said calmly.
"..." Chen Xiao was speechless. Although Li Tianyou's name wasn't very elegant, it was at least striking, much better than Dashan or Dahai. After a couple of side remarks, Li Ziqing returned to the main topic. "Four years ago, when I was in the capital, I met Li Zijian a few times. But back then, he wasn't like this..." Four years was not long, nor was it short, but the fact that Li Ziqing didn't recognize Li Zijian at first glance today indicated how much he had changed.
"Honey, I have a premonition that Li Zijian's visit this time is not a good thing." Li Ziqing said with concern.
"Don't worry. I'm here. He won't be able to stir up any trouble." Chen Xiao squeezed Li Ziqing's hand. "Come on, let's go to the reception room first and see what my brother-in-law is here for."
"You just said you didn't want to marry me, and now you're calling him brother-in-law?" Li Ziqing gave Chen Xiao a flirtatious glance. Chen Xiao didn't know how to explain and could only offer an awkward smile.
In the reception room, Li Zijian was chatting happily with the receptionist. It was unclear what Li Zijian had said to make the receptionist giggle so much. Seeing this, Li Ziqing was dumbfounded. Was this really the Li Zijian from her memory who would blush when talking to girls?