novelraw Chapter 85: The Runaway Dad (10)
Chapter 85: The Runaway Dad (10)
Qi Yudong was like a cockroach that couldn’t be scared to death. Even though Qi Sheng applied a series of pressures on his future, he still managed to study while causing trouble. He simply couldn’t feel comfortable unless he was stirring things up.
Qi Yudong thought things through. He couldn’t rebel against his dad’s expectations, so he resigned himself to it. But everywhere else had to go according to his wishes. From elementary school to middle school and then to high school, he held the title of the school’s troublemaker for many years. Meanwhile, the other four brothers all had girls chasing after them face-to-face, but Qi Yudong? The best he could get were a few anonymous love letters…
When he received yet another love letter, Qi Yudong was almost speechless. He glanced at the still-anonymous letter, suspecting that someone was deliberately messing with him.
Seeing his impatience, Fifth Treasure curiously held up the love letter, reading it for a long time before mocking him: “People actually write love letters to you? I think they’re just messing with you because they don’t like you.”
Qi Yudong shot him a glare and retorted, “How many people are chasing after you? What’s with the smugness? Hey, where’s Fourth Treasure? Has he gone to that band of his again?”
Fifth Treasure nodded, more or less confirming it, then suddenly seemed to remember something and gave a mischievous smile, raising an eyebrow. “Want to experience what it’s like to be chased by a girl face-to-face? Let’s go find Second Treasure.”
Qi Yudong asked, “What for?”
“To discuss something, like switching hairstyles!”
Qi Yudong immediately became interested. He wasn’t particularly keen on girls chasing him face-to-face, but switching identities with his brothers was something he liked.
Second Treasure had a reputation in school similar to Qi Yudong’s. One was a top student who had always been at the top of the grade, and the other was Qi Yudong, the campus troublemaker. This caused a dilemma for the girls who liked Second Treasure. They had just been swooning over the studious and handsome Second Treasure, and in the blink of an eye, they saw Qi Yudong with the same face as their idol but sporting a rebellious hairstyle, sweeping through the school like a plague. They just couldn’t bring themselves to catch their breath. Qi Yudong practically wiped away the divine aura from their campus idol!
After giving Second Treasure’s image a makeover, Qi Yudong looked at Second Treasure, who was sitting quietly on the balcony reading a book, and walked over to snatch the book from his hands. “Come on, stop reading. Let’s go talk to Third Treasure and Fourth Treasure. We’re switching hairstyles.”
Second Treasure didn’t look as gentle as he appeared. He always cooperated when his brothers planned something, so he nodded, placed the book down, and said, “You call Fourth Treasure. I’ll go get the Third Treasure.”
Third Treasure was currently playing games in the game room. As soon as he heard his brothers’ plan, he immediately became excited. “So, who do you want to be this time?”
Second Treasure thought for a moment. “First Treasure or Fourth Treasure?”
Third Treasure, intrigued by the idea, said, “Then I’ll be Fifth Treasure this time and go play at the anime club.”
So, after gathering together, the brothers finally decided on their new identities. First Treasure would play Second Treasure, Second Treasure would play First Treasure, Third Treasure would play Fifth Treasure, Fifth Treasure would play Fourth Treasure, and Fourth Treasure would play Third Treasure.
They happily made their decision and went to the hair salon to change their hairstyles.
Qi Yudong looked at his new “gentle” idol-like hairstyle and couldn’t help but marvel, “This feeling… it’s like changing your hairstyle and becoming a new person!”
Third Treasure also looked at his new hairstyle in the mirror and seemed quite pleased. He glanced at First Treasure beside him and reminded him, “Watch your expression, Second Treasure.”
That evening, when Qi Sheng and Yang Ting returned home, they immediately noticed the odd behavior of their sons. As parents with over a decade of experience, they weren’t so easily fooled. Yang Ting shot a glare at First Treasure, who was currently wearing a well-behaved expression, and reminded him, “You guys better be careful when causing trouble. I don’t want to have tea with your teachers, let alone all five of your class advisers.”
Qi Sheng: “I don’t want to either!”
First Treasure continued to wear his obedient expression: “Got it, got it, don’t worry.”
Qi Sheng & Yang Ting: …
They had heard this too many times; it was completely untrustworthy!
The next day, the five of them separated at the school gate. First Treasure casually walked into Second Treasure’s classroom. Under the gentle gaze of the female classmates, he calmly sat down and, with the look of a good student, casually picked up a book and began to read seriously.
The girls in the first two rows were particularly excited today and started whispering to each other: “Wow, I changed my hairstyle today and it feels so different, I like it even more now!”
“Yeah, yeah, just now the way he looked at me was so mesmerizing! Ah, I’m swooning!”
“Are you sure he was looking at you? He was clearly looking at me!”
“Stop messing around, I think Xi Xi’s new hairstyle suits him perfectly, it’s like… yes, it’s like a god who doesn’t belong in this world suddenly coming down to the mortal realm and gaining popularity!”
…
The girls in front were still discussing, and Qi Yudong, with his sharp ears, was almost speechless. “A god who doesn’t belong in this world? Popularity? Are you girls’ fan filters a bit too strong?”
The whole morning passed uneventfully. He pretended to be a good student, answering questions from several girls who came to ask him for help, without anyone suspecting anything.
Before getting out of the car, Qi Yuxi adjusted his expression. After the brothers separated, he coolly entered Qi Yudong’s classroom. But before he reached the door, he was stopped by Qi Yudong’s classmates.
“Brother Dong, I heard that those troublemakers from Dongyang School have challenged our school’s Zhang Yue and the others to a basketball match. Zhang Yue asked me to check if you’re interested in joining?”
Qi Yuxi: “No.”
“Then how about ditching class today and going out? It’s been a while since we teamed up!”
Qi Yuxi: “Not going.”
“Then…”
The male student wanted to say more but, seeing Qi Yuxi’s cold expression, didn’t understand what was going on. “Brother Dong, why are you so cold today? Did you stay in the fridge too long?”
Qi Yuxi gave him a cold glance and suddenly flashed a mischievous smile, asking back, “Do you want to go into the fridge?”
Male student: “Eh, Brother Dong, you’re acting more like yourself now!”
Qi Yuxi: … First Treasure, the typical teenager!
The advantage of being a teenage troublemaker and campus “bad boy” was that even though Qi Yudong had good grades, the teachers were too lazy to bother with him. As a result, Qi Yuxi didn’t have to “moonlight” as a teaching assistant, answering questions all the time. He finally had some rare free time. Since he had already mastered the course content for the year, he casually took out the book he hadn’t finished reading yesterday and continued to study it.
Deskmate: “Theoretical physics? Brother Dong, why are you suddenly interested in physics today?”
Qi Yuxi: “I suddenly want to study the universe.”
Deskmate: sigh Brother Dong’s adolescent phase is getting worse and worse!
The brothers may not always be perfect in other areas, but when it came to understanding each other, they knew each other inside and out. So if they wanted to, they could usually hide any obvious abnormalities from others.
So, Third Treasure went to the anime club and cosplayed on behalf of Fifth Treasure, while Fifth Treasure had to join Fourth Treasure’s band and pretended to be the lead singer. Fourth Treasure had the most free time; he didn’t understand Third Treasure’s computer programming, so he simply grabbed a book and started attending class seriously.
The first day passed without incident, and the brothers gathered afterward to share their thoughts on switching identities.
Qi Yudong: “I told you, those girls are seeing things through rose-colored glasses. Look, today I just smiled as usual, and they all just giggled like fools.”
Fourth Treasure glanced at him and laughed: “Stop overthinking it, they’re not laughing at you.”
Third Treasure: “I found cosplay pretty fun. Fifth Treasure, today I even took a picture with that little schoolmate of yours.”
Fifth Treasure: “Ugh, today was so exhausting. I kept practicing singing non-stop, so tired, I want to sleep!”
Second Treasure summarized: “First day went smoothly, let’s keep it going tomorrow.”
So, on the second day, Qi Sheng and Yang Ting, relieved by the absence of any complaints from the teachers, were satisfied and hoped for the same tomorrow!
On the second day, the five continued to play their parts, but by the third day, things didn’t go as smoothly.
First, Qi Yudong. After once again helping a classmate with a question, he was a little annoyed. “Are you sure you won’t just leave me alone? Can’t you play your own game?”
So, when another girl came to talk to him under the guise of asking a question, Qi Yudong snapped: “How could you not understand something this simple? How did you even get into Class 1?”
His voice wasn’t too loud, but surprisingly, as soon as he finished speaking, the whole classroom fell silent. Not just the girl who came to ask a question, but the rest of the students were also stunned.
Girl: “Qi… Qi Yuxi?”
Qi Yudong: “Yes, it’s me. What’s the problem?”
Classroom students: …
Are you sure you’re Qi Yuxi? Speaking so arrogantly… You sound just like Qi Yudong, the school bully!
The two girls in the front row didn’t believe their gentle “boyfriend” could be so fierce, so they kept turning around to secretly look at Qi Yudong. When he was about to snap again, they boldly turned around and questioned him, “You’re Qi Yudong, aren’t you? Our Xi Xi has the best temper!”
Qi Yudong sneered: “Qi Yudong is in Class 5. If you don’t believe me, go take a look.”
A few girls, hearing this, decided to use their break time to run to Class 5. They saw him teaming up with a bunch of boys to play games. Disappointed, they lowered their heads. “Our Xi Xi doesn’t play games!”
So they stubbornly ran to Classes 4, 3, and 2, but found none of them resembled their Xi Xi.
Oh my god, Xi Xi was captured by a demon!
The girls returned to the classroom, shaking their heads in disappointment. The others in class asked, “Is this really Qi Yuxi?”
Qi Yudong smiled and finally got some peace, but unfortunately, he was too optimistic. The teacher wasn’t going to let him off the hook.
“Qi Yuxi, the International Physics Competition is starting next month. From now on, we’ll be covering one competition question every class. Let’s start with this one today,” said the teacher, opening the projector.
Qi Yudong fell silent. He looked closely at the problem and almost rolled his eyes. “Teacher, this question is beyond the syllabus.”
Physics Teacher: “I know it’s beyond the syllabus, but this should be easy for you, right?”
Qi Yudong: …
Oh no, I’m going to get exposed!
Sure enough, after hearing the teacher’s words, the girls in the front row turned around excitedly, completely ignoring the fact that it was class time, and shouted, “You’re really not Qi Yuxi!”
Teacher: “What do you mean?”
By the time the teacher understood what they meant, he was speechless.
“This Qi Yudong, next class, remember to bring Qi Yuxi back. We’re on a tight schedule for the competition!”
Qi Yudong nodded expressionlessly, looking at his curious classmates with helplessness. This damn physics competition!
The girls who had just run from classroom to classroom searching for people were now even more curious. If this wasn’t the real Qi Yuxi, then which one was he?
They anxiously completed the class, and as soon as the bell rang, they saw Qi Yuxi walk into the classroom after receiving Qi Yudong’s message.
They watched in person as the cold and cool Qi Yuxi walked into the classroom and immediately switched back to his gentle demeanor, and they were instantly excited and happy. Once again, Qi Yudong was forced to listen to the girls’ conversation.
“Ahhh, our Xi Xi looked so handsome when he was cool just now!”
“Xi Xi looks great with this hairstyle, both bad and gentle at the same time.”
“I didn’t know Xi Xi had this side to him, so cute!”
Qi Yudong: …
Qi Yudong was speechless. Can your fangirl filters get any thicker?
When Qi Yudong walked back to his own classroom, his classmates and desk mate looked at him in confusion, “This Qi Yudong, did you walk into the wrong classroom?”
Qi Yudong: “Qi Yudong your head!”
“Woah, Brother Dong? Wait, then who’s been in our classroom these past two days?”
Qi Yudong smirked: “Guess.”
Desk mate covered his face in pain: “Woah, are you really Qi Yudong?”
Qi Yudong ignored him, leaned on the desk, and planned to take a nap. The students from Class 5 were already panicking, running around to search the classrooms, and when they discovered the person who had been with them for the past two days was actually Qi Yuxi, they were shocked.
This matter was soon known by the students of Classes 2, 3, and 4. They weren’t calm either. Third Treasure’s desk mate, curious about the person who was seriously solving problems, asked, “You’re Qi Yunan, right?”
Fourth Treasure smiled: “Guess!”
Desk mate: Woah, suddenly I don’t dare to guess anymore…
It was the members of Fourth Treasure’s band who knew him best. After discovering that the two brothers from the Qi family had swapped identities, they realized the person who had been practicing songs with them wasn’t Qi Yubei.
Band member: “Qi Yubei, you jerk! As the lead singer, you dare to slack off!”
In the end, the fact that the five brothers had swapped identities was pieced together by their classmates. After they all swapped their hairstyles once more, the final result was: no girl dared to casually approach them, including the most popular Qi Yuxi.