I AM

Chapter 17

"Are you Big Brother?" President Zhao asked.

"Hah, that's what Little Guo calls me. I am Chu Shu Zhi."

The personality who called himself Chu Shu Zhi leaned heavily back into the couch and crossed one leg over the other. Zhao Yunlan did not know if one's mental state could change a person's physical being, but Shen Wei looked physically stronger now. President Zhao turned away and quickly texted something on his phone, then whispered something to Zhao Yunlan.

"Stop telling secrets in front of me. I'm not a child," Brother Chu sighed. "I used to hate when Uncle did that to us. He did it to scare Little Guo, used to make him think that he was planning to do something to him."

"You watch out for Little Guo, don't you?" President Zhao asked.

"Yeah, the kid is such a wimp and scares so easily, even now. He needs to toughen up. But," Brother Chu's gaze turned soft, "he's a good kid. He's just too naive and trusting, and he gets hurt the most."

Just then, Zhao Yunlan's phone pinged with a text. He tried to keep his expression neutral, but he could not fool Brother Chu's sharp eyes.

"It's about Zhu Jiu, isn't it? Is the jerk coming over to pay his respects? Perfect! I finally get to put him in his place today. Let's get this year off to a good start," Brother Chu grinned as he cracked his knuckles.

Brother Chu had guessed correctly. The text was from Zhu Jiu's driver, alerting Zhao Yunlan that he would be bringing Zhu Jiu by in two hours.

"Two hours? What, is he visiting others before the CEO? Or is he having too much fun with his mistress?" Brother Chu snorted.

"It could be a combination of both. His driver says that after picking up Zhu Jiu, they will stop by the house to pick up his wife, and then come here," Zhao Yunlan continued to read. "If they left now, they could still be here within the hour, so they'll probably stop off somewhere else first. Or, his mistress isn't letting him go?" he added mischievously.

"Horny bastard. But then again, his wife is the Ice Queen," Brother Chu guffawed.

Everyone laughed, in spite of themselves. There were rumors of Zhu Jiu having a new woman besides his wife and mistress. They wondered to themselves how he could afford to keep three women, not to mention have enough energy to keep up with all of them.

"So, I've got two hours to kill," Brother Chu started.

"Good! That gives us time to finish our run," Zhao Yunlan said brightly. "We'll stay on the grounds this time. Let's go," he said as he walked out the door and hoped that this would work. They could not let Brother Chu get his hands on Zhu Jiu.

They stood in front of the mansion, discussing where to run.

"Let's do four times around the grounds, just until the trees out there," Zhao Yunlan said casually. "The first one to finish gets bragging rights."

"Hmph. Only four times? I'll finish them all before you make it around twice," Brother Chu scoffed at Zhao Yunlan as he took off at a sprint.

Zhao Yunlan took off after him but at a slower pace.

After a while, Brother Chu thundered past Zhao Yunlan and laughed at him. He was still running quite fast, but slower than when he had first started. Zhao Yunlan said nothing but checked his watch and continued at his steady pace.

It took much longer for Brother Chu to catch up to Zhao Yunlan the second time, and he was breathing quite heavily and sweating. Zhao Yunlan, on the other hand, looked the same when he first started this race.