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It wasn''t long for Chen Kai to get a report on what transpired. Argon reported it first then the guards a few minutester.
He smirked at the thought of Han Feng using his limited resources to reduce his worries. They can''t doctor XiaoYan''s report because it had many witnesses and two reputed people were with Officer Ning. He no longer bothers about them.
"Everything alright?" Xiao Wei inquired. The smirk on Chen Kai''s face made him uneasy. He straightened his posture, ready to give out orders in light of bad news.
"The interview with XiaoYan isplete. We should get a response on this side soon." Chen Kai spoke to everyone in the office. Xiao Wei sighed and returned to his previous rxed position. The twowyers opposite them nodded their heads in acknowledgment and kept the momentum in reviewing the present documents.
Lawyer Qin, a trusted friend of Lawyer Luo, quickly essed hisptop to await the email.
"Mr. Chen, are you sure about thisst request?" Lawyer Qin asked, probing Chen Kai''s feelings on the matter in his hand.
"Yes. Today he will carry myst name and be part of my family as my little brother. This isn''t a mistake nor a whim." The tone was brisk and straight to the point. There was no reason to go into a monologue.
Thewyer nodded and coted the documents needed to change XiaoYan''s permanent address and household. When he saw the address on Chen Kai''s household registration, Lawyer Qin nced at Lawyer Luo. Thetter was aware that a few things may question his friend''s eyesight, so he kept watching. He nodded, confirming the information with his friend so the process could move along.
In many business circles, the majority knows an address that proves your worth. That is the Sleeping Dragon Vi''s address. If they knew its master is a college graduate their minds would shake at the thought.
"Is he willing to get his identity card at this age?" Lawyer Qin scanned the documents and sent them to his relevant associates in the Civil Affairs Bureau and kept note of the time. It wasn''t umon for a child under 16 to apply for an identity card, there are five years of validation by then the child will be either 16 or over.
"He says it will feel more real when he sees it. A surname."
Everyone in the room understood the statement and couldn''t chase away the sympathy they had for XiaoYan.
"Very well. The process will now enter preparations after we get the judge''s signature, my friends in Civil Affairs willplete everything. All that will be required by you is a few signatures and payments."
Chen Kai smiled at the man and spoke his thanks in a soft tone, ending the conversation with that word.
It''s good to have connections to avoid unnecessary waiting.
During the time of waiting, the WeChat group Chen Kai epted earlier in the day was currently active due to his entrance.
High school ssmates one by one gave their polite wee until one broke themon courtesy and stepped into the boasting arena.
It''s like a sport within their culture.
Who can brag the highest about connections, money, jobs, women, whatever that will make the people around you green with envy? For those who actively boast and show off their riches with full arrogance feel great excitement and pleasure when they do. Seeing their so-called friends jealous is very pleasant.
ssmate1: How''s Nanjing, Brother Chen? It''s time to graduate, right? Have you hooked on a job yet? I heard it''s hard over there for fresh graduates. If you''reing back home, I can help you.
ssmate2: ssmate Lang you''re so kind to us. Being a manager at a 4S store takes into consideration one''s professionalism. It won''t be a job to be a salesperson at a 4S store.
ssmate3: Maybe Brother Chen will look for something around his majors. Wasn''t it in finance and something?
ssmate1: I can''t remember but you can''t involve pride when looking for a job. It''s hard for everyone these days even here in Lishui. He always had that pride that gives us secondhand embarrassment.
ssmate4: Some people''s pride will never be diminished.
ssmate5: I heard my boss saying working in Finance is a dead-end job. The young ones who study that major won''t get many job opportunities. Only the veterans are epted.
ssmate6: Where''s Brother Chen? He didn''t respond to our greetings nor reply to Brother Chu''s offer.
ssmate4: Maybe he''s busy.
ssmate7: Hehehehe!! Busy?
ssmate8: You seem to know something.
ssmate9: It''s not polite to talk like this knowing the person will see.
ssmate1: Oh!!!! Our etiquette princess, XiaoLi is here.
ssmate7: ssmate Zhu Dong shared something with us.
ssmate5: Brother Dong who made it to the same university as Brother Chen? That guy has beenining about college since day one. What did he say this time?
Zhu Dong: Brother Zhang let''s leave it there.
ssmate7: No fun. I guess you guys have to wait until we meet next weekend.
ssmate9: Is Chen Kaiing this time?
ssmate10: So what if he ising? Are you going to rush and report to Goddess Luo.
ssmate1: Is sheing? It will be worth it if the goddess is there.
ssmate9: Sister Luo returned a few weeks ago to visit her family before leaving again for a high-paying job. She was hired by a toppany.
ssmate7: As expected of our school goddess.
ssmate2: Isn''t it sweet? The two high school lovers are returning for our reunion. Hohohoho! Will the drama continue?
ssmate3: I won''t have you bring up that dark history. Everyone knows the truth.
ssmate2: Is it?
ssmate9: Sister Luo never indulged herself in such things as like for Chen Kai. He''s not worthy of our Sister Luo. He should have been blessed when she spoke to him that day.
ssmate7: Hahahahaha!!! Even words of rejection should be considered blessed words from the goddess.
ssmate2: It will be so exciting next weekend. Oh?! Is Brother Yueing also?
The entire chat exploded. By the mention of Tang Yue, the thought of a love triangle fight happening at the reunion. It was an open secret that Tang Yue liked Luo Xianrou romantically but at the same time when he was about to confess to her, a few of his ssmates were executing a joint prank that involved Chen Kai.
The two paths intersected creating an ever-changing story of their school days.
In Qingtian County, located in Zhejiang Province, a young woman was silently watching her high school friends in the chatgroup chatter about their current life, their younger days filled with so much fun and creating idiotic drama about ssmates they never cared about.
Beside her was her college dorm mate who returned to the county with her as part of their mini-vacation. It was lucky they both passed their interviews for the samepany, this tightened their friendship knowing they were starting their careers together.
She snorted in disinterest when she saw her name in several sentences. Crossing her shapely legs and tucking her hair behind her ear gently, she shifted her body in a practiced seductive posture. A smirk yed on her pink-stained lips when she saw the follow-up.
There''s no need to reply. This was done by her self-proimed spoke person, the girl went as far as unting her aplishments like her own.
"What is it?" Jiang Xue took a sip of her coffee and brushed her phone screen, listening out for Luo Xianrou''s reply. Her shoulder-length hair fell into a light waterfall as she slightly leaned forward to take a sip of her drink.
The two were in the middle of a little shopping trip to relieve their boredom.
"My ss reunion is next week and they are bringing up old receipts hoping to trigger an explosion when the timees," she answered unhurriedly.
"Oh?! What is it?! Show me!" Jiang Xue pushed for her to talk more.
Wherever there''s drama she must get a piece of it.
Xue received the phone from Xianrou and started from the beginning of the chat log. From the content, she understood who was Chen Kai and Tang Yue plus the reason why Xianrou''s name popped up. When she finished the entire soap opera, she turned to Xianrou. "This Chen Kai is he really a vase of poor quality? I met Tang Yue and he''s pretty good-looking and at a good starting point. Are you interested in either of them?"
"Tang Yue is a good prospect but it''s a waste to develop something. I''m not into long-distance rtionships. As for Chen Kai, his family was ordinary, and gained some money over the years but he did his studies in Nanjing at one of the top universities. He''s probably developing there. He''s a failure also because his family isn''t his, so he''s a simple ordinary man with nothing on his name. I will admit he''s quite handsome and was the best in our school but that can''t earn money."
Jiang Xue listened to Xianrou and nodded in agreement with her exnation. Her friend is a beauty and has a solid family background, her future partner has to be on equal footing or higher than her.
"We are heading to a new city, a new province. We are lucky enough to get a job and a good ce to live. If we y our cards right, we will meet someone to our liking. These county boys aren''t enough," Jiang Xuemented.
Luo Xianrou chuckled and retrieved her phone. Quietly she ced ament in the chat to watch the guys tter her. It was cute that they tried to gain her attention knowing that they won''t seed.
Through the numerous greetings, ament slipped in that silenced everyone.
Chen Kai: Hello, everyone. Late greetings. Its actually Finance and Media Studies, its easy to forget. Yes, I''ll being. ss Monitor Mu Zui was kind to send me the details early. I was busy, looking for a job is really hard work! I''ll be bringing along apanion. Is that okay? (Smile)
Everyone: ....
If he can answer the mocking questions from above, doesn''t that mean he had time to read the entire chat?
Mu Zui: ssmate Chen, of course, you can. We will be delighted to meet your girlfriend.
Obviously, she''s fishing for information on Chen Kai''spanion.
Chen Kai: ss monitor, lol, you''re embarrassing me. My girlfriend said another time. I''ll be bringing along my little brother. He wants to travel that weekend.
Little brother? Chen Kai has a little brother?
Isn''t his ''brother'' Chu Han?
Mu Zui: That''s wonderful. Its a pity we can''t meet your girlfriend but a brother who''s younger than Chu Han?
The ss monitor deserves to be a budding News Reporter. Plucking out information and highlighting the points they wish to know.
ssmate1: This is big news, ssmate Chen. We''re ashamed not knowing you have ''another'' brother.
Chen Kai: lol, I know right? Such a shame but it''s one brother I have. He''ll be happy to meet everyone when wee to y.
ssmate7: ssmate Chen, aren''t you going to greet Sister Xianrou?
Chen Kai: Hello, everyone. <--- There it is. Isn''t she in the chat? That means she part of everyone. ^_^. That brainteaser was cute.
Everyone: ........
He''s still a sarcastic asshole!!
Luo Xianrou read the snub over and over. Her face was red with embarrassment. Chen Kai''s indifferent words reminded her of his dull and uninterested look whenever they crossed paths in school. Even when she humiliated him in front of the entire ss he didn''t reply nor looked ashamed. His nk look shook her self-esteem.
Mu Zui: Lol! ssmate Chen is still hrious as always.
Chen Kai: (Tips Hat) With that I will leave everyone. So tiring! Job hunting is too much but I have to decline my ssmate''s kind offers. Nanjing is my home now. Apologies.
Everyone: .......
Too much. How can one person ruin the mood in less than 1 minute?
Luo Xianrou had other thoughts in her head.
"I need a new dress."
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In the office of the department head at the Administration Building, Chen Kai chuckled lowly and then put away his phone.
"Thatugh doesn''t sound right." n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om
He turned to the owner of the voice and pushed them lightly. "They were asking for it. I was also annoyed by the constant notifications," Chen Kai replied with a grin on his face.
16:07
XiaoYan was beside him, sessfully discharged and on his way to do some shopping on this new star. The kid returned a cheeky grin andmented on Chen Kai being a talking asshole.
"I believe they wanted me to be the blind and clueless group member in the chat after talking so much."
The two were waiting for the relevant papers to show the processpletion. They will be notified when the identity card ispleted along with his new hukou book.
The day was slowly ending and it felt like he did too much today. Chen Kaizily slouched in his seat, amusing XiaoYan. His strict brother does have hiszy times.
"If those old guys see you now they will vomit blood," XiaoYan joked.
"Bah! I''m retired. Let me enjoy my youth once again," Chen Kai grumbled.
XiaoYan ran those words over and over in his head. He nodded and followed his brother''s posture.
Chen Kai saw this and gave him two thumbs up with a stupid smile on his face.
"I''m no longer a prince. It will be good to do these things that I want to do in this world."
"You''re blessed for a week or two, kid. You have to go to school to be normal here. We have weekends to y." Chen Kai burst his bubble before it had time to float.
XiaoYan kicked his chair and pouted. "Tch! Mingling with brats."
"Take it as both of us enjoying the life we strived for. No war. No duties. Freedom to go wherever we want. This Earth has a version of peace in which we can walk around at ease and we don''t have a country or continent to rule. Our new life, little brother. We have it here!"
XiaoYan was affected by Chen Kai''s enthusiasm greatly. He was thinking along the same lines when he learned of this country. The social norms were constantly changing but eptable, he has a home and wealth that is equivalent to a noble and he has freedom.
No fighting. No looking behind his back nor worrying about who''s going betray him. He can live freely.
"New Life." XiaoYan''s smile was bright. His brown eyes were equally so, showing his excitement for his buried dream.
Chen Kai tousled his hair and began to tell him about the stores they could visit before they headed home and about the auction the next day. He showed him the popr fashion and a few designs that matched his bold, simple, low-key demeanor.
The brothers were looking at the ready-to-wear options from Givenchy when Xiao Wei entered.
"It''s all settled, Young Masters."
Chen Kai took a look at the paper with XiaoYan''s new name. Unexpectedly his emotional state seemed fragile at that moment. The slight stinging in his eyes was hard to hold on to. He nced at the kid who was looking at it also. He saw the pleased smile on his face and the trembling brown eyes.
This new name meant a lot to both Vance and ''XiaoYan''.
If he had to guess, thest fragment of the past XiaoYan had let go of this worldpletely at that moment.
He returned his gaze to the paper.
"It looks good," he said after clearing the sob that was lodged in his throat.
"Chen Yan."
[Congrattions host on reuniting with your family from Star B5014 and establishing a new home. A valuable thing about retirement is spending time and reconnecting with family. You''ve been rewarded Tiaxin Equestrian Hall, one Pure-bred Fressian, and one Pure-bred Andalusian.]
Those two.
Those two horses suited both him and XiaoYan in temperament. Their favorite pastimes were riding and racing across theirnd. They can do that once again.
Heughed softly at the gifts given in reward form.
"How about we go horse riding the day after tomorrow?" he asked his brother.
The childlike excitement couldn''t be missed. "Yes!"
Another step in his retirement.
Hmmm, those people have been quiettely.
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