Qin Shi Huang squeezed between me and Xiang Yu and shouted down, "What are you laughing at? Come on up, hurry up!"
Seeing their reaction, Li Shishi could only gesture for them to enter. Jin Shaoyan, seemingly resigned, locked the car and followed Li Shishi inside.
I told Xiang Yu and the others, "We'll play it by ear and not say too much." Then I hurriedly ran downstairs. Li Shishi was about ten steps ahead of Jin Shaoyan. As she passed me, she said in a very low voice, "...I just wanted to come back and see him, but he insisted on seeing me off." Then she brushed past me.
Jin Shaoyan saw me from afar and said loudly, "Mr. Xiao, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
Seeing that Li Shishi had already gone upstairs, I cursed, "What are you up to, you little rascal?"
Jin Shaoyan looked miserable and said in a low voice, "I have no choice but to talk to you in this tone now."
I stamped my foot and said, "Then what are you doing coming in here?"
Jin Shaoyan's eyes reddened: "I didn't want to come in, but I couldn't help myself when I saw everyone."
I could only sigh and say, "Go on up, let's see what you have to say later?"
As soon as Jin Shaoyan came upstairs, I heard him shout again, "Greetings, gentlemen. What are your names?"
Xiang Yu's voice came through: "You really don't recognize me?"
Qin Shi Huang: "Hang up that silly boy!"
I rushed upstairs and saw Li Shishi closing the door and changing her clothes. This was a golden opportunity. I quickly asked Jin Shaoyan, "What should we do? Should we tell the truth or not?"
Jin Shaoyan hugged Xiang Yu tightly, exclaiming, "Brother Yu!" Then he hugged Qin Shi Huang, calling him "Brother Ying!"
Xiang Yu asked in bewilderment, "What's going on?"
I quickly gestured for him to be quiet and said in a low voice, "I'll tell you the details later. Right now, he has to pretend he doesn't know you, like he's never seen you before."
At that moment, Li Shishi pushed open the door and came out...
Qin Shi Huang punched Jin Shaoyan and said, "How can you not recognize me?" Xiang Yu glanced at Qin Shi Huang and immediately chimed in, "Yes, how can you not recognize us?"
The current situation is that Jin Shaoyan must pretend not to know them, while Xiang Yu and Qin Shihuang have indeed met Jin Shaoyan before. Therefore, they must act as if they are confused. If they also pretend not to know Jin Shaoyan, they will definitely be exposed. This shows that Qin Shihuang is very quick-witted!
Li Shishi said, "He is not Jin Shaoyan. He is Jin Shaoyan's twin brother."
Jin Shaoyan paused for a moment, then immediately said, "I don't have a younger brother."
It seems Li Shishi was trying to smooth things over for Jin Shaoyan, hence her words. However, Jin Shaoyan is currently playing Jin 1, not Jin 2, so he has no choice but to say the same thing. This shows that Jin Shaoyan is also very quick-witted…
I saw Li Shishi grab Jin Shaoyan's sleeve tightly and whisper in his ear, "Just agree with me for now, and I'll definitely explain it to you clearly later."
I know what Li Shishi is worried about; she's afraid things will get more complicated. You see, Xiang Yu has a terrible temper, and if he gets angry, someone could die! But the problem is: things are already getting more complicated.
After a five-second pause, Jin Shaoyan, who had clearly entered a state of mental blankness, whispered to Li Shishi, "Okay, I promise you." Then, he chuckled and said to Xiang Yu and Fatty, "I was just joking with you all. I like to pretend to be my brother when I have nothing to do."
Xiang Yu hesitated for a moment, then quickly laughed and said, "You really look just like your brother!"
Fatty Ying joined in the fun, laughing and saying, "That's right."
Then the four of them, each with their own ulterior motives, looked at each other and remained silent.
I simply crouched down, covering my head. This scene was too bizarre! Besides Jin Shaoyan and me, the other three were still kept in the dark to varying degrees and from different angles. I really didn't know what Li Shishi was thinking. How was she going to explain this to Jin Shaoyan, who was being called her brother? Was she really going to tell him the truth? But didn't she consider that if Jin Shaoyan hadn't already taken my pill, would he even believe it?
Jin Shaoyan glanced at this person and that person, and finally made the most correct move of his life—he said, "Everyone, I won't keep you any longer, I'll take my leave."
I jumped up and pushed him out, saying, "Mr. Jin, won't you sit for a while before you leave?" Li Shishi was about to see him off together, but I waved her off, "Don't move, I'll see him off."
When we got downstairs, Jin Shaoyan and I wiped our sweat profusely. I said, "What if Shishi uses this opportunity to tell you everything that happened in the past?"
Jin Shaoyan said, "What do you think, Brother Qiang?"
"Taking advantage of the situation to back down? But the problem is, no one would believe you if you told them something like this, especially given your past behavior."
Jin Shaoyan said, "Yes. This is a difficult matter. I really don't know what Shishi was thinking. Why did she say that just now?"
"Can't you tell? You're afraid Brother Yu will beat you up."
Jin Shaoyan's eyes lit up: "So, Shishi still cares about me?"
I said, "She's probably squeamish about blood!"
Jin Shaoyan rolled his eyes at me and said, "Brother Qiang, why don't you go and find out what she's thinking first, and then we'll make a decision."
I said, "That's all we can do for now."
As we were walking out, we ran into Baozi carrying a large pile of vegetables. She didn't seem to notice who was next to me and just walked past us. Jin Shaoyan and I stood close to the wall, holding our breath and staring intently, afraid of attracting her attention.
Baozi took a few more steps forward, then suddenly turned around and said, "Hey, isn't that Xiao Jin?"
Jin Shaoyan hurriedly waved his hand: "No!"
Baozi laughed and said, "What are you up to? We all talk about you all the time."
Jin Shaoyan stammered, "But... I am my younger brother." It was clear that in the pawnshop, in front of his old friend, he was losing control of his emotions.
Baozi asked me, "What did he say?"
I said, "This is not Jin Shaoyan, he is Jin Shaoyan's twin brother."
Baozi suddenly realized, "It's you! I saw the back of your head when we ate with your brother last time."
Jin Shaoyan forced a smile and said, "Is that so?"
Baozi said, "Is your brother doing well abroad?"