Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Candied Chestnuts
Pei Hai contacted Little Che privately.
[Little Che, are you kidding?]
[Gu Che: What kidding?]
[Inviting me to the concert? Aren’t you afraid I’ll ruin it?]
[Gu Che: It’s fine, just sing for real.]
Pei Hai lost color again, laying on the sofa like a salted fish.
Wangchao came home after recording and jumped seeing an extra salted fish.
"What’s up with him?"
Tuanzi, who was sitting next to Gu Chi watching cartoons, flashed a grin.
"He’s going to perform at Second Brother’s concert, sing on stage, super excited."
Wangchao: "...That doesn’t look like excitement to me."
Gu Chi’s eyes curved, "Everyone shows excitement differently. Like you, not much yelling, maybe a secret fist pump. But Brother Pei Hai doing this, not surprising."
Wangchao almost believed it.
Brotherly love made him walk over to inquire some details and after clear answers, he turned his head and chuckled.
"Are you secretly laughing?"
Pei Hai sat up, loudly accusing him.
Tuanzi picked up a banana, pointed, "Brother Pei Hai, you’re too loud!"
Pei Hai quickly whispered, "Chao, don’t be like this, we’re siblings!"
Wangchao patted his conscience, still there.
"Actually, have you thought, tomorrow is the concert, Chao hasn’t let you rehearse, what does that imply?"
The Film Emperor tilted his head and pondered.
"Ah, he wants less of my singing, only let me poison him once!"
Wangchao: "...He’s teasing you, doesn’t intend for you to sing on stage."
Gu Che, an idol for years with stage experience, would never make such a mistake? Clearly, they were teasing him together, and they succeeded.
He wondered how Big Brother always aced his exams back then?
Pei Hai: "!"
The Film Emperor suddenly had an epiphany, turned sadly to Gu Chi and Tuanzi.
"You actually teamed up to trick me!"
Gu Chi raised his lip, "I’m curious, how Brother Pei Hai could be so slow?"
Tuanzi puzzled, "What trick? What slow?"
Gu Chi’s smile stiffened, he lowered his gaze to his sister, noticing Tuanzi’s innocent confusion as if genuinely unaware, his mood became subtle.
He thought he and his sister were in sync, tricking their cousin together. Ah, seems it’s just him alone doing the fooling.
Even Brother Pei Hai realized later.
Tuanzi took it seriously too.
They exchanged looks, and furiously messaged Gu Che asking about his guilty conscience, how could he trick his sister?
[Pei Hai: If you don’t want the sister, give her to me!]
[Wangchao: Little Che, this time’s a bit much.]
[Gu Chi: ^_^]
[Gu Che: You’re acting crazy.jpg]
Pei Hai simply added everyone to a group chat, berated them.
[Gu Che: Who said I’m teasing you? I genuinely invited you, no rehearsal because you’ll sit in the audience, I’ll interact with you spontaneously then.]
[Pei Hai: Jaw-drop-dog-stunned.jpg]
[Pei Hai withdrew a message.]
[Gu Che: ...]
The concert day quickly arrived.
Gu Cheng hurried to join the group.
"Big Bro, you seem thin."
Tuanzi scurried up to him, head raised to inspect, "Hmm, lost weight a lot."
Gu Cheng almost said ’and you’ve gained’.
He swallowed back the words, showcased the sugar roasted chestnuts.
"Time’s early, let’s have a snack before going in."
Sweet fragrance wafted, Tuanzi’s soul almost following the chestnuts.
"Smells so good!"
Her eyes glued to the paper bag.
Gu Cheng raised it, Tuanzi’s gaze followed up. He moved left, her gaze followed left.
[Ancient Martial System: Is he teasing a cat?]
[Miaomiao: Eh?]
After a few teases, Gu Cheng suddenly noticed the heated stares, looked up to see Pei Hai and the trio intently staring.
The trio: Staring.jpg
The young director kept a straight face, strictly.
"Go over there."
Pei Hai: "Heh."
Gu Cheng expressionless, "I heard you’re going to sing on stage? I’ll record a video."
Pei Hai felt complicated, even though he’s the eldest, why does it feel like he’s bottom of the food chain?
Illusion, surely an illusion!
Tuanzi completely unaware of the brothers’ thoughts, her heart fully given to the chestnuts.
How can anything be so delicious?
Sugary aroma, sandy chewy taste. Though the shell appears sticky, Big Brother helps peel, she just takes a bite a time, little hands stay clean.
"Wow, delicious~"
Tuanzi delightedly swinging legs.
"How is it this tasty?"
Most of the bag went into her belly.
Ready to enter, she was still reluctant to part.
"Can Miaomiao have another bag?"
Gu Cheng lowered his gaze to her, it was already November, Tuanzi in a thick hoodie with a white kitty hat, looking slightly round.
"Watch the concert first, buy more later."
"Alright then."
Tuanzi patted her belly, "Just right for when it’ll be empty."
Assistant Sun took them through the staff passage.
Sun counted heads, "Director Gu, wasn’t there supposed to be six people coming over?"
Tuanzi raised her little head, counted along, ended looking at Gu Chi, mouth slightly open, "Isn’t Brother Gu Mo coming?"
Gu Chi waved his phone, "His flight’s delayed, might arrive after the concert’s over."
Tuanzi’s eyes brightened, "Just right to have supper together?"
Gu Chi smiled, "Mm, have him pay."
Tuanzi’s eyes curved in laughter, "Sounds good!"
Up in the sky, a man on a plane sneezed.
He looked refined, elegant demeanor, wearing rimless glasses, with a scar on the right ear root extending down into the collar.
Jiang City, a local sports arena.
The concert was running, atmosphere lively.
Many fans sang along, and when Gu Che danced, their screams almost lifted the roof.
Tuanzi first time seeing Second Brother live, startled by the enthusiastic fans, burrowed into Gu Cheng’s arms like a kitten.
Once adapted, she too stood up, hopped and waved the glow stick.
"Wow wow! Second Brother’s super cool!"
This was an unseen side of Second Brother.
Cool and swagger, with an irresistibly charming aura... according to the system’s explanation, it’s overflowing hormones.
Fans screamed, she screamed too.
"Ahhhh!"
The older brothers: "..." So noisy, just too noisy.
Wangchao had held small concerts, but his songs mainly lyrical, warm scene. This was his first time witnessing a dynamic dance concert, a bit shaken.
The other brothers even more so.
The concert noisier than imagined, due to familiarity with Gu Che, they couldn’t fathom fans’ excitement, couldn’t connect with their joy.
Then, on stage, Gu Che noticed his bouncing sister, blew a kiss in their direction.
Fans seated rows behind Miaomiao almost screamed themselves into a faint.
Tuanzi air-kissed back.
"Second Brother, love ya~"
The brothers: "..." How does Gu Che flirt so well onstage?