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Chapter 600: Peace
"Now let's take a look at foreign news."

"—Regarding the fatal car accident involving internationally renowned film and television star Maki Aida, local police investigations have revealed the suspect to be 43-year-old Saito Wada, a company employee. He had been drinking excessively at a company dinner that night and subsequently drove, leading to the tragedy. Kyoto authorities have responded, expressing deep regret over Ms. Aida's death and stating they will intensify their investigations into drunk driving and other dangerous driving practices."

"The government has recently launched an anti-corruption campaign, and it is reported that several high-ranking officials have been arrested. However, according to insiders, the root causes of corruption have not been addressed, and the so-called anti-corruption efforts remain merely superficial."

"The press conference promoting Malaysian folk tourism was a complete success, and the local tourism minister expressed his gratitude to China for its strong support."

"American President Trump has once again issued a statement declaring his intention to make the country great again—while his family members have already pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars during last week's stock market turmoil."

"Singapore and Malaysia"

"What kind of nonsense is this? You watch this all the time when you have nothing better to do?"

Li Sanli picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, and grumbled at Zhou You in dissatisfaction.

Someone else popped a grape into their mouth and rolled their eyes in response.

“It’s not usually like this, but since you’re here, we’ll have to look at this one.”

His aloof attitude was evident in his words, but Li Sanli seemed completely oblivious to it, even arguing his point.

"Wait a minute, I came here specifically to congratulate you on moving to your new house, and this is the attitude you give me? I'm your good brother of many years, this is really disheartening."

Zhou You replied slowly.

"He dragged me out to work, and then my house burned down. Then this 'good brother' just disappeared without a trace?"

"Uh, that's it?"

"I urgently needed the compensation money, but when it was most crucial, my good brother disappeared. When I looked for him again, he had already gone on his honeymoon with his girlfriend?"

Li Sanli's expression finally turned somewhat awkward.

"That's because I didn't know! If I had known, how could I not have lent it to you?"

Zhou You continued.

"After posting a group taunt and realizing he couldn't clean up the mess, he got ganged up on and finally remembered me. He hurriedly called for help, which saved his good brother from having his third leg broken?"

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Seeing that Li Sanli was silent, Zhou You breathed a sigh of relief and asked a question instead.

"So, what exactly do you want from me?"

Li Sanli was taken aback, and his previous timid demeanor suddenly turned into one of self-righteousness.

"I just remembered—do you know how badly you've hurt me? Because of that photo you sent to my parents, they want to cut ties with me now, and I can't even go home."

This time, it was Zhou You's turn to scratch his head.

"What picture?"

Hearing these heartless words, Li Sanli rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight Zhou You to the death.

"What photos? What photos are you talking about? My goodness, Zhou the Big Fool, do you have any conscience at all? How could you ask me something like that??? It's a photo of me acting recklessly in school—"

At this point, Zhou You finally remembered.

Before heading to Japan, in order to get revenge on that bastard for being so blinded by lust and almost ruining his important plans, he picked out a few shameful photos of this guy and asked someone to send them to his parents.

It seems to be working quite well now?

Meanwhile, Li Sanli was still recounting his grief and indignation.

"And it's one thing about my parents; I can't just kneel down at the door and they can't just ignore me. But somehow Xuanxuan saw the photo, and you know how she hates this kind of thing the most, so she's been giving me the cold shoulder for a week now."

Zhou You had no sympathy whatsoever for this kind of guy who always took advantage of people's kindness.

"Oh, what then?"

"And then??" Li Sanli roared in fury. "Let me tell you, if Xuanxuan really breaks up with me, the first person I'll kill is you, you bastard!"

"laugh--"

He made a single syllable through his nose, but seeing that Li Sanli was about to bite him, Zhou You waved his hand.

"Alright, how many times have you two quarreled? You always make up before you even get out of bed."

"But you can't."

"I remember you're practically homeless now, right? And you've really angered several of your brothers and friends. If I were to tell you to get lost now, there are a few nice underpasses in the south of the city. Want me to show you around?"

Li Sanli immediately fell silent.

The fat man muttered to himself as he moved to the sofa, then pulled out the remote control, wanting to find a less boring program.

Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, the only interesting thing he found was Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.

His phone was out of credit, and he couldn't make any calls except for emergencies. So Li Sanli could only slump his shoulders, hug himself, and look pitifully at the screen.

Seeing his pitiful state, Zhou You couldn't bear it.

He was about to offer a few words of comfort when a semi-transparent shadow emerged from behind Li Sanli, curiously touching the head with its receding hairline.

What's this girl doing here?
Zhou You subtly moved a few steps, then made a gesture—the little ghost girl quickly understood the meaning and returned a gesture.

In layman's terms, that is...

"Is he a guest? Should we get him some food?"

Let's not go for it. With that kind of cowardice, if he saw the tableware suddenly float out of the kitchen, he'd probably be scared to death.

Li Sanli didn't sense any trace of the little ghost girl. His greatest strength was his carefree nature. After watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf for a while, he immediately shifted his attention.

"Hey Lao Zhou."

"Spit it out."

Li Sanli disagreed and pointed to the sofa.

"I remember you've never liked keeping pets, right? You always said you couldn't bear the thought of separation by death. Why are you suddenly interested in getting a pet today?"

—What kind of pet?
Zhou You followed the finger and looked down, only to meet a pair of golden pupils.

Oh, you mean this?

Zhou You said it very casually.

"You mean this? I found this downstairs before. I wasn't planning on keeping it, but its howling was just too pitiful, so I took it in."

"Oh~"

Li Sanli drew out a long sound, eagerly wanting to touch the black cat—

However, his hand was immediately slapped away by a claw.

This person, refusing to believe in superstitions, changed direction again.

And so it was photographed again. This was only after Zhou You warned him with his eyes; otherwise, it probably wouldn't have been his claws that slapped Li Sanli away, but his mouth.

The two clowns were having a great time, and the little ghost girl wasn't idle either. Taking advantage of the fact that she wouldn't be discovered, she climbed onto Li Sanli's head and started pulling out strands of hair one by one.

Looking at the scenery, Zhou You couldn't help but smile.

This is peace.

After a while, the farce finally subsided.

Li Sanli, with his face covered in cat hair and a bald patch on his head that Zhou You had noticed but decided not to tell him yet, then came closer.

"Old Zhou."

"Whenever you talk like that, it's never good news—just say what you have to say, or shut up."

Li Sanli suddenly became a little more serious.

"Old Zhou, I'm planning to get married."

Hearing his words, Zhou You didn't seem surprised at all.

"You've been talking about getting married for ages—you're a jerk, but your girlfriend is a good girl—but will your parents approve?"

Li Sanli shook his head with a wry smile, but his words were very firm.

“Xuanxuan has waited so long, I finally have to give her an explanation—this time I’m serious. No matter whether my parents agree or not, even if I have to leave with nothing, I must marry Xuanxuan.”

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Zhou You looked at him silently, and finally sighed.

"Forget it, just let me know if you need any help. I don't know about others, but I've recently made some extra money and I can help you out a bit."

"Then there's no need for that. I actually saved up some money when I was working in purchasing. Putting everything else aside, it shouldn't be a problem to get married and live comfortably for a few more years—besides, my parents can't just watch me starve to death on the streets, can they?"

After saying that, he smiled again and patted Zhou You on the shoulder.

"I'm just letting you know so you don't miss out because you keep disappearing—and I almost forgot, how are things going with that rich girl?"

The topic changed so quickly that Zhou You was taken aback.

".who?"

"That rich young woman I introduced you to last time, I heard you turned down all of her dad's offers. Hmm, you've really mastered the art of playing hard to get. So, how's it going with her now?"

Zhou You chuckled.

"You mean her? What do you mean by 'girlfriend'? I've only met her a few times, and after dealing with the evil spirits, I haven't contacted her again."

As a result, saying this only made things worse. Li Sanli immediately looked at Zhou You with the eyes of someone looking at a lunatic.

"Are you out of your mind?"

Who are you calling sick?

"So, are you impotent?"

"You're the one who's impotent!"

Li Sanli helplessly spread his hands.

"I knew you'd always been a bit clueless, but I didn't expect you to be this clueless—she was practically a cash cow delivered right to my door, beautiful, young, rich, and an only child. Her deadbeat father's fortune all went to her—if it weren't for Xuanxuan, I would have taken her place long ago. And yet you haven't even contacted her? Could it be... wait a minute!"

He slapped his forehead, suddenly remembered something, and quickly asked.

"When I came to see you the other day, I met a girl, I think her name was Hu Shuang or something. She was really beautiful, even comparable to many internationally renowned movie stars. Could it be that you and she are having an affair?"

Zhou You was speechless once again.

"What are you thinking? I know my own looks and family background. What kind of person would be interested in me? Besides, she already has someone she likes. We're just neighbors."

Seeing that Zhou You didn't seem to be faking it, Li Sanli chuckled.

"I knew it! You're notoriously dense. How could you possibly hook up with a beauty like that? Even if it snowed in June—no, even if Britain made a transvestite prime minister, she still wouldn't be interested in you."

What he said was indeed the truth, but it made people grit their teeth. Zhou You was about to teach the guy a lesson—to tell him that some truths can be said and some truths cannot be said—when suddenly a voice came from the TV.

"Breaking news! The UK general election results have just been announced. Legolas Hodge, a prominent Liberal Democrat and transgender woman, has surprisingly won by a narrow margin. Upon hearing the news, Conservative Party members have already begun demonstrations in the streets of London to protest the election results."

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Both sides looked at each other.

After a while, Zhou You finally picked up the remote and turned off the incessantly chattering television.

It wasn't until quite a while later that Li Sanli laughed awkwardly.

"I've always known Britain is a bit outrageous, but I never imagined it would actually be this outrageous—letting a transgender person be president is just a crazy idea. As a senior in this field, I still have to advise you—don't even dream about it. You can't count on that level. You'd be better off thinking about rich women."

"Which punctuation mark just now made you think I was expecting something?"

"Tsk, that's true, but with such a beauty right next to you, who wouldn't have fantasies? Especially a shut-in like you, always..."

Just as the two were exchanging their usual barbs, for some reason, the little female ghost, who had been watching the show with a smile, suddenly bent over, made a warning gesture, and at the same time made a sound like hersing.

Seeing Zhou You suddenly turn his head, Li Sanli asked in confusion.

"What's wrong all of a sudden? Did you give up? But wait, you're not the type to admit defeat so easily."

"What are you thinking? It's just that my cat is relieving itself anywhere."

The black cat was stunned and looked at its lower abdomen in disbelief—while Zhou You picked up the guy who had been unfairly blamed and threw him into the bedroom.

But he was thinking about something else.

There's only one thing that could elicit such a reaction from the little ghost girl.

—Speaking of which, I haven't seen her since we parted at the airport, and I don't know what she's been up to. Could it be such a coincidence that she appeared out of nowhere?

Sure enough, the doorbell rang the next moment.

Li Sanli was still unaware that his words had come true. He continued to tear open Zhou You's potato chips as if nothing had happened, stuffing a handful into his mouth while mumbling something indistinctly.

"Old Zhou, what are you hesitating about? He's probably just here to collect the water bill. Get rid of him quickly, and then I'll explain the benefits of a rich woman to you."

Zhou You glanced at the heartless fellow, then looked at the little ghost girl who kept yawning, and could only helplessly slouch and open the door.

Sure enough, a smiling face appeared before me.

Hu Shuang raised the things in her hands and said with a smile.

"Mr. Zhou, I really went to a lot of trouble for you before. To express my gratitude, I specially prepared some good dishes. I hope you'll... Hmm? It seems you still have guests at home?"

(End of this chapter)