Brendan and the Silent Inheritance Chapter 7

Walking out of the door, Connor Wen asked: "How do I get to xx Road from here? Is there a subway or bus stop nearby?"

Ethan Luo said: "I'll check it for you later. I'll take you there today."

"Oh, you're going to take me there by bike? It's quite far, you'll be late for school."

"Not bad, more than 20 minutes, I won't be late."

"Okay, let's go." Connor Wen sat in the back seat, but this time he was very polite and didn't hug Ethan Luo's waist.

Ethan Luo put on his headphones and drove him out of the community.

Connor Wen took off one of his headphones: "What are you listening to?"

"Listen to it."

Connor Wen put the music into his ears, which was a cheerful and melodious tune. A slightly hoarse female voice was singing in a language he could not understand. He rested his forehead on Ethan Luo's back, closed his eyes and hummed along with the music. He felt like he had returned to a year ago, when he was also riding a bike while listening to music. His only daily worries were endless homework and never-enough pocket money. Although he hated studying, like every working person, he missed his student days.

Ethan Luo sent him downstairs to the studio. Connor Wen jumped off his bike and stretched his waist: "Thank you, you should go to class soon."

"I'll come see you in the evening? Let's go have dinner together."

"No, I didn't go home yesterday. I have to go home today, or my mom will be angry. Let's go another day."

Ethan Luo was a little disappointed: "Okay, then we..."

A red PRT suddenly turned in and stopped next to them somewhat rudely, only 20 centimeters away from them, which scared the two of them.

Connor Wen raised his eyebrows and glared, cursing loudly: "Who is blind and looking for death?"

The car window was rolled down, and Nico poked out a delicately made-up face from inside, glancing at the two of them: "Wow, Adrian, you're being more environmentally friendly today than when you took the subway. You're a role model for low-carbon travel." After saying that, he clapped his hands in a frivolous manner.

Connor Wen rolled his eyes: "I feel at ease with my low-carbon and environmental protection, but some people sell..." He wanted to say "sell their B*tts", but in front of Ethan Luo, he swallowed the unpleasant words back, "I don't know what they exchanged for this car, and they are not afraid of getting burned when sitting in it."

Nico sneered: "You're so jealous, if you have the guts, you'll sell it too?"

Connor Wen narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hands to cover Ethan Luo's ears like lightning, leaned over to show Nico a mouthful of white teeth, and whispered: "I won't sell it as cheaply as you do."

Nico's face changed: "I think you can't sell it at a high price, so you are so hungry that you even take the minors."

Connor Wen cursed: "Fcuk you, this is my nephew. If you don't get out of here, you won't be able to drive back home today."

Nico gave him the middle finger, rolled down the car window, and drove away.

Connor Wen loosened his hands, his chest heaving.

Ethan Luo asked: "Is that your colleague?"

Connor Wen said irritably: "Well, you are so mean."

"Do you have a grudge against him?"

Connor Wen snorted, "If there is any reason for this, it's because he is jealous of me. He is jealous that I am prettier than him, have more regular customers than him, and am more respected than him. He always finds fault with me for everything. It's so annoying."

Ethan Luo looked at Nico's car and said thoughtfully: "He is not a local."

"Ah?" Connor Wen was a little confused, not knowing why Ethan Luo suddenly asked this. "No, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Don't bother with me."

"Humph, God will punish those who are mean. I won't bother with him." Connor Wen looked at his watch, "You should go to class."

"Okay, see you some other time."

"See you."

Connor Wen took a deep breath and walked towards the studio. In fact, going to work every day is like a battle. He has to deal with colleagues who are mean, picky bosses, and difficult customers. When he first came here, he didn't have enough experience and was stubborn and didn't know how to change his mind. He suffered a lot, but now he has finally gained a foothold here.

There were not many people on the morning shift. After Connor Wen entered the room, there were only Nico and two other female colleagues, Xiao Ai and Sister Lu.

Xiao Ai is about the same age as him and is a distant relative of a partner of Juxing. She is a little clumsy, but fortunately she has a simple and cute appearance and personality. She is like a mascot in the studio. Sister Lu has been an assistant to a partner for many years and is a veteran here.

Xiao Ai came over and said, "Adrian, you didn't change your clothes! Tell me, where did you go last night?"

Connor Wen hooked his arm around her shoulders and said mysteriously, "Why do you sound so much like my mother... Come on, I'll tell you something."

Xiao Ai blinked her bright eyes and came over with a gossipy look on her face.

Connor Wen suddenly shouted in her ear: "Relatives' house!"

Xiao Ai screamed in fright and jumped away like a frightened rabbit.

Connor Wen ran away with a smile, and Xiao Ai chased him with his fists raised.

Sister Lu urged, "Stop making trouble, Xiao Ai, Xiao Hui, go and collect the towels that were hung out to dry last night."

"good."

The two ran to the rooftop terrace, where there were four clotheslines with hundreds of towels hung on them. They collected the clothes while chatting.

"Adi, I actually saw you upstairs, and Nico. Who is that boy on the bicycle? He's so handsome and cute."

"My nephew."

"Wow, are all your family members so good looking? Your nephew is the perfect image of a first love senior. How old is he?"

Connor Wen laughed and scolded: "You are only fifteen, what are you going to do?"

"He's only three years younger than me." Xiao Ai said with a smile, "Forget it, I'll just wait until he grows up."

"What's wrong? You and your boyfriend had another fight."

Xiao Ai paused and sighed: "I suspect he is cheating."

"Is there any evidence?"

"No, it's just intuition." Xiao Ai shook her head. "Let's not talk about him. It's annoying. By the way, why didn't you tell me you have a nephew? Aren't you an only child?"

"Oh, a distant cousin. I haven't contacted her for a long time. I just found out her son is in Beijing a while ago."

Xiao Ai blinked her eyes ambiguously: "So, you are not very related to him by blood. I have never met him before. Did you sleep at his house last night?"

Connor Wen ruffled her hair: "What are you thinking about!"

"You were the one who kept saying you wanted to find a 18cm strong man. I thought you couldn't help it and..."

"Hey, I have moral principles. If I say I want an 18-centimeter strong man, then I want an 18-centimeter strong man. How could I possibly lay hands on a child?"

Xiao Ai bowed to him and said, "I admire you."

There are usually not many customers in the morning, so after Connor Wen packed up the towels, he went to practice makeup on the model with Sister Lu.

He came before lunch and was called directly into the office.

Connor Wen was a little nervous, after all, he had just been scolded yesterday.

I took one look at his young wife-like appearance and wanted to laugh: "Did you reflect on yourself when you went home last night?"

"I've reflected on it." Connor Wen was not convinced. It was obviously Nico who provoked him first, but he didn't dare to say it.

"Not convinced, are you?" He looked carefully at his shiny, round nails that had just been waxed.

"No."

"Pfft, your thoughts are written all over your face, and you're still pretending."

Connor Wen didn't understand what he wanted to do.

"There are many people like Nico in this circle. He is the first one you meet, but not the last one, nor the most difficult one. If you want to go down this path, you must be mentally prepared."

Connor Wen said "Oh" in confusion.

"Do you know who introduced Nico?"

"Sister Xiaoyan."

"Yes, and I recruited you." He was still looking at his nails with a nonchalant look.

Connor Wen suddenly realized. He had heard gossip before that the three partners of Juxing all wanted to squeeze out the other two. Perhaps when they jointly built this studio, they did not expect to make it a nationally renowned modeling studio. Now that the cake has become big, no one is willing to share it with others.

He laughed and said, "Why are you standing all the time? Sit down."

Although Connor Wen was a little confused, he realized that the man wanted to win him over, so he sat down quickly. Perhaps his chance was really coming.

She said, "There will be a charity dinner held by the XX Group in Shangri-La in a few days. Many celebrities have been invited, including me. I will be doing Li Hua's makeup that day. Do you want to help me?"

Connor Wen was immediately excited. Li Hua was a top domestic actress and she had a very good relationship with him. She usually brought her assistant with her. He was stunned by the news that it was impossible for him, the intern assistant, to get the chance.

Pointing at the table: "Hey, please speak up. Don't leave me alone here."

Connor Wen said excitedly: "Thank you, thank you, I am so excited!"

She glanced at him and said with a smile, "If Akai hadn't had something urgent to do, I wouldn't have taken you there. If you go, you must do your best and don't embarrass me."

"Absolutely not!"

"Go buy some nice clothes, ah."

"yes!"

He whispered, "Don't tell Nico about this, or he might come and bother you again."

"Don't worry, I won't tell him."

Started laughing.

When Connor Wen returned home in the evening, he walked into the house with his neck shrunk. Meredith Feng sat on the sofa with her arms folded across her chest, and her eyes gleamed at him.

Connor Wen said coquettishly: "Mom, you look so beautiful and young today. It seems that the sheep placenta is effective. Can I ask my friend to bring two more bottles from Hong Kong?"

Meredith Feng pointed to the ground and said, "Come here on your knees."

Connor Wen ran over with a smile and hugged Meredith Feng: "Don't be angry, Xiao Ai had a fight with her boyfriend, she was so pitiful, I stayed to comfort her last night."

Meredith Feng pinched his thigh hard and said, "You are getting more and more disobedient as you grow older. If I had known, I would have thrown you into the trash can."

"I was so beautiful when I was a child, you just can't bear to let me go."

"Damn it, you were so ugly when you were born. You look like this because I have good genes and I raised you well."

"Everything beautiful mom says is right."

Meredith Feng rolled her eyes at him: "Have you eaten yet?"

"No, let's eat."

At the dinner table, Connor Wen talked about irrelevant things for a long time, and then pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Mom, I have a colleague who lives over there on xx Road, very close to the studio. Her relatives went back to their hometown and left a room vacant..."

Meredith Feng frowned and said, "You want to move out?"

"No, I don't have the money to move out. My colleague is timid, and as a girl, she doesn't dare to live alone. She wants me to accompany her every now and then. I'm too tired recently. The studio is so far from home, and I spend three hours on the road every day. Especially on the night shift, I get home in the middle of the night. I really can't hold on any longer. I think... if I work the night shift in the future, I will go to her place to sleep."

Feng Yuhua thought for a moment: "Is it safe?"

"It's not unsafe at all. That neighborhood is nice."

"Then how are you going to eat?"

"Oh, two grown men can starve to death."

"Well, I also think you come home too late after the night shift. Every time you work the night shift, I have to wait until you get home before I can fall asleep."

Connor Wen felt a little guilty. Although he didn't do anything bad, he did lie to his mother. But he really wanted to go to Ethan Luo's place, not only to live up to Yaya's trust in him, but also to occasionally get rid of the long commute, which was too important to him.