Chapter 133
"Right now?" Zhao Qi made a bitter face and said, "I've run my legs off for you these past few days getting those fireworks. You should at least let me rest for a day, let's go tomorrow."
As soon as Cheng Bai and Zhao Qi stepped out, they bumped into Pan Shulin who was just about to enter. The moment Pan Shulin saw Cheng Bai, his eyes lit up: "Brother Bai."
Cheng Bai halted his steps, glanced at Pan Shulin, and greeted him politely: "Young Master Pan."
"Brother Bai, where are you going?" Seeing the two seemed in a hurry to go out, Pan Shulin asked.
Cheng Bai said: "Some matters, need to make a trip out of the city."
"Out of the city? Just... the two of you?" Pan Shulin glanced into the courtyard; the beastman guards inside were idle, suggesting they had set out without bringing any guards.
Beastmen from Ning'an City almost always left the city in teams... they rarely went out with just one or two companions like this...
Unless they were searching for some rare item for their own ger... would they do such a thing...
Is Brother Bai...
Cheng Bai saw Pan Shulin's suspicious and scrutinizing gaze and replied distantly and indifferently: "Some small matters, the two of us are sufficient. Young Master Pan, you came to find me, is there something?"
Pan Shulin smiled and said: "Nothing much, I just heard that Brother Bai's fireworks made a big profit, I'm happy for you, and came to offer congratulations."
"Thank you, you also have a share of credit in this. Thank you for helping me sell the fireworks together." What made him happiest about the fireworks selling big wasn't earning a sum of money, but that his relationship with Xi Yao had finally eased. For Cheng Bai, this was a priceless treasure.
He went to see that little delicate one today, and his mood was still incredibly smooth. In this good mood, everyone looked pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, Pan Shulin had really put in a lot of effort this time. He used his own connections and shops to help sell those fireworks, and didn't take a single coin.
Thinking of this, Cheng Bai treated Pan Shulin with considerably more gentleness than usual.
"..." Pan Shulin saw this, and felt a surge of joy inwardly.
Cheng Bai had never treated him so gently before, giving him the illusion that their relationship had become closer.
It seemed that his recent restraint from taking action against Xi Yao, playing the part of a considerate and gentle helper, was effective. At least Cheng Bai's impression of him had improved greatly.
As long as he persisted, he was sure to secure a place in the man's heart.
Pan Shulin looked shy, gazing at Cheng Bai with deep affection.
Cheng Bai blinked, faintly feeling his attitude just now had been too intimate, and hurriedly created distance: "That... Young Master Pan, I need to go out now. Next time I will properly thank you. You should head back early."
After speaking, Cheng Bai pulled Zhao Qi away.
Pan Shulin hurried forward a couple of steps, but ultimately did not call out to stop them.
Since Cheng Bai said there would be a next time, so he would wait for this next time.
"Congratulations, young master." Seeing Pan Shulin gazing at Cheng Bai's retreating figure for a long time without turning back, the servant following Pan Shulin quietly stepped forward and said with a smile by his ear.
Pan Shulin quickly came back to himself, turned his head, and gave the servant a reproachful look: "What is there to congratulate? Brother Bai only considers me a friend now... He's still far from being moved..."
The servant, hearing this, said dejectedly: "Young Master Cheng really is... Young master, you are so good to him, selling these fireworks in all your own shops, even using your convenience as an incense hall master to promote them to others... You've been busy running around these days, even busier than Young Master Cheng. When the fireworks sold and made a big profit, you were happier than him, coming to congratulate him the first chance you got. You like him so much and have done so much for him... yet he remains unmoved... Who knows what is so good about that Xi Yao that Young Master Cheng fell for him so easily."
Pan Shulin's smiling lips slowly straightened. He changed the subject: "Lately, how has Xi Yao been?"
"He's been very secretive recently, sending most of the people from his pavilion out to start a ready-made clothing shop."
"Ready-made clothing shop?" Pan Shulin was surprised: "Xi Yao knows how to do business?"
"The business is quite good." The servant replied: "But he is very low-key. Those servants in his pavilion are all newly bought. Very few people in Ning'an City know those people are from his pavilion. After he sent those people out to manage the clothing shop, he didn't have them reveal they came from his pavilion. This way, except for a very few people, others don't know the real owner of that clothing shop."
"Oh?" Pan Shulin scoffed and said: "His calculations are quite shrewd. We are here selling fireworks for him, and he uses the money to open a clothing shop. Does Brother Bai know about this?"
"He knows." The servant answered.
"Is he angry?"
The servant shook his head: "Not only is he not angry, but he also went to that shop and bought one of every set of clothing, saying he would wear a different set every day."
"!" Pan Shulin clenched his fists tightly, a flash of jealousy and hatred in his eyes.
The servant, seeing this, hurriedly said: "Young master, you must endure. Xi Yao remains the most important person in Young Master Cheng's heart right now. You absolutely cannot act against him, or all your recent efforts will be wasted if he finds out."
Pan Shulin took a few deep breaths, suppressing the resentment and anger in his heart: "I know."
The servant said: "Young master, let's not talk about that Xi Yao. Anyway, there's no sign of him remembering anything. We should think carefully about how to quickly achieve a happy outcome with Young Master Cheng."
He was willing, but but the flowing water was heartless.
[落花有意，流水无情 (luòhuā yǒuyì, liúshuǐ wúqíng): lit. The falling flower has intent, but the flowing water is heartless.; fig. One side is in love (or has goodwill), while the other is indifferent or unresponsive.]
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