Chapter 68 - I
Xie Qi did have a problem; he didn’t really care about others.
There was nothing he could do about it. He rarely paid attention to other people’s affairs and rarely cared about them. To his friends, it was because they already cared about him and were worried about him. After he realized this, he would respond with the same concern belatedly—but doing this kind of thing was still a bit awkward, and he was not used to it.
Because he had rarely done this kind of thing before.
In fact, the same was true for him toward Qin Yizhi. Many times, he knew that his concern for him was very vain, as it was a bit pretentious and did not really come from the bottom of his heart.
Just because the other person was too kind to him, he felt he had to reciprocate not just the same, but at least half of the emotion. This was a moral constraint for him, but he always seemed to be unable to keep up emotionally, so when he cared about Qin Yizhi, it felt a little fake—in order to cover up this fakeness, he seemed to be more affectionate. He also said a lot of things in one breath, sincerely.
At this point, he could be called extremely selfish.
A person as sharp as Qin Yizhi should have discovered his awkward mood.
There was no way, Xie Qi thought; he didn’t really know how to deal with such an intimate relationship.
His relationship with Qin Yizhi should be considered close. They ate and lived together, and Qin Yizhi even gave him a cat, but he was still very selfish and only cared about himself.
Xie Qi reflected deeply, and his whole body froze there, his mind wandering.
Qin Yizhi was silent for a while and then said, “Don’t think so much, just go and play. Do you want to play badminton?”
Xie Qi came back to his senses and asked with some surprise after hearing Qin Yizhi’s words, “Can you play badminton?”
Qin Yizhi replied, “Those are all leftover equipment of mine. How could I not play?”
Xie Qi became interested. “Come on then, let me tell you first, I am very good at badminton and you may not be able to beat me.”
The corners of Qin Yizhi’s lips curled up slightly, and he said in a calm tone, “I won the first prize in the badminton competition of the Youth Competitive Group in City H.”
Xie Qi: “…”
‘What else did you do that I didn’t know?’
Xie Qi walked out with him and asked as he walked, “What else you can do?”
Qin Yizhi replied, “Go, ordinary chess, and so on.”
Xie Qi said, “You are really versatile.”
Xie Qi was not very surprised. After all, families like this usually learned a lot of skills, especially feudal families like Qin Yizhi’s, which would train him to be almighty.
Xie Qi was actually quite curious about his family affairs. After all, he seemed to be raised by a single parent. What was his father’s situation like? He didn’t know either, but it was better not to be so keen on prying others. After all, if something bad happened, wouldn’t this expose others’ wounds?
Xie Qi took the badminton racket and weighed it in his hand. The racket in his hand was very light but felt very good.
When Fan Qingyue searched it, he used Baidu to read pictures. It turned out that it was 9,770 yuan. It was so expensive that he didn’t dare to use it hard for fear of paying for it if it broke. But it could be sold at such an expensive price. Of course, the material was better than the one that cost of hundred yuan. This badminton racket was much better, so no matter how hard he tried, the racket remained unscathed.
Now that he thought about it, this should be the kind of racket used exclusively by athletes, and it might even be one that Qin Yizhi had used before.
When Xie Qi thought of this, he asked Qin Yizhi curiously, “Is this the racket you have used before? Have you used it to compete?”
Qin Yizhi replied, “Yeah.”
Sure enough, Xie Qi thought. He felt that Qin Yizhi’s previous life was quite colorful and continued to ask, “Then do you like playing badminton with others?”
Qin Yizhi’s expression was slightly obscure at that moment, but he quickly returned to normal and said in a low voice, “It’s not that I like it; I’m just playing with you.”
Xie Qi: “Huh?”
Qin Yizhi’s eyes fell on him, and he said calmly, “Now I am also playing with you, and I will accompany you until you have all the fun.”
Xie Qi didn’t pay attention to what Qin Yizhi said and responded with great interest, “Come on.”
Xie Qi had only played badminton with Fan Qingyue and Li Siwen for so long. They both played very well, but Xie Qi played better and often had to play weakly.
Xie Qi said to Qin Yizhi seriously, “I’m going to be serious this time, and I’m going to use all my strength against you.”
Qin Yizhi said, “Okay.”
The two of them reached an open space and started playing.
In the first round, Xie Qi lost. Qin Yizhi had a few tricks, but Xie Qi didn’t think they were many.
In the second round, Xie Qi lost and refused to accept it.
In the third round, Xie Qi still lost. He admitted that Qin Yizhi had some tricks, but he still refused to accept it.
In the fourth round, Xie Qi dodged, knelt on the ground, and put on a face of pain.
Qin Yizhi dropped his racket and strode over to help him up. “Did your waist hurt?”
He looked at Xie Qi with a slightly complicated expression. “You are only eighteen years old.”
Xie Qi reluctantly said, “It has nothing to do with my age. This is a recurrence of an old injury, and my waist has never been in good condition.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he exclaimed. Qin Yizhi picked him up and carried him home.