Special District 9 Chapter 127: Rushing to Fengbei

Within a certain apartment in Songjiang.

Yuan Ke was sitting on the sofa, smoking a cigarette as he inattentively watched an internet broadcasted program without saying a word.

A beautiful lady lying on his thigh asked softly, “Why do you seem so out of it the last two days?”

“It’s nothing,” Yuan Ke replied with a frown.

“You argued with your older brother again?” the lady asked.

Yuan Ke smoked his cigarette without saying a word.

“They always say that brothers unite in the face of adversity, but why do you and your older brother always end up arguing whenever something happens?” The lady raised her head and looked at Yuan Ke. “Can’t the two of you calm down and talk things out?”

“It’s not that I don’t want to talk things out with him, but he never listens to anyone’s advice, especially mine,” Yuan Ke shook his head as he replied. “I don’t know whether he looks down on me or he simply thinks of me as a kid… But every single time I try to offer some suggestions, he would immediately turn against me.”

“Ke, what I’m going to say might displease you a little. Don’t get mad.”

“Go ahead.”

“Actually, there’s a problem with both you and your older brother,” the lady said as she sat up. “He’s much older than you, so he tends to treat you like a child. On the other hand, you are determined to prove yourself to him, so there are times that the way you speak to him makes him feel very uncomfortable. You put a clear line between business and personal life, such that there are times you forget that he’s your family, your older brother… You often reject him, saying that his ideas are too outdated and will be eliminated with time, but what becomes of his dignity when you say those words?”

Yuan Ke found himself at an utter loss of words.

“Even family members need to learn ways to interact with one another, it doesn’t just come naturally,” the lady said as she fondled Yuan Ke’s cheeks. “Your older brother headed to Fengbei to handle some urgent matters, right? Are you worried about him?”

“Un,” Yuan Ke nodded.

“Do you want to give hi

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