Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 583 - 379 I Don’t Want to Know_1

Chapter 583: Chapter 379 I Don’t Want to Know_1

Liang Shaoqi numbly carried the python, following Feng Yi to a large, covered box.

Before cleaning the feeding tank, they would first place the python in this large box.

Relieved of the weight on his shoulder, Liang Shaoqi mechanically moved his feet to the side, watching as Feng Yi put the python into the box.

He always felt that such terrifying creatures seemed like toys in Feng Yi’s hands.

While he was watching, he saw Feng Yi put the snake into the box and then, pinching the terrifying face of the python, he turned to the feeder next to him and said, "Did it also get some skin stuck here around its eyes during shedding?"

The feeder replied, "Yes. But we dealt with it as soon as we noticed."

The staff there were also surprised; they hadn’t expected Feng Yi to notice that—after they had handled the issue with the python’s eye skin, it wasn’t apparent at all.

Liang Shaoqi’s gaze swiftly swept over that python face and then he turned his head to look elsewhere, fearing that another glance might lead to more nightmares tonight!

Taking advantage of the brief downtime, Liang Shaoqi once again hypnotized himself, mentally preparing for when Feng Yi went to clean the feeding tank and he too, steeling his nerves, would go over. Smelling the odd odor from inside the feeding tank, Liang Shaoqi’s facial expression twisted for a moment.

Quickly adjusting away from the camera, he still had to pretend it was "nothing much" and continued participating in the activity.

Liang Shaoqi in his heart: Ahhhhhh!

Why did I take on this task?!

It feels like I’ve sacrificed my soul!

With a smile on his face, yet numb inside, he didn’t know how he made it through. After cleaning the feeding tank, he carried the python back with Feng Yi.

During the return trip, the python lifted its upper body to look back, and Liang Shaoqi’s gaze accidentally met that python face.

Liang Shaoqi: ...

He couldn’t help but think: If Feng Yi hadn’t been holding the front part of the python, would it have turned around to bite me?

After the python segment of the live broadcast concluded, Liang Shaoqi quickly washed his hands, although what he really wanted was a full shower, to change from head to toe, but that wasn’t an option at the moment, and he hadn’t brought a change of clothes.

Miscalculation!

Even after washing his hands, he still felt a lingering odor and didn’t dare leave to wash again, not wanting to appear overly fastidious.

Liang Shaoqi found a stool and sat there, gasping for air.

His thoughts were no longer coherent. What deepening of relationships? What meticulous plans? What am I here for? What do I do next?

He couldn’t remember any of it!

All that was looping in his mind was the scene of the python looking back at him while he was carrying it.

Until someone called him.

Liang Shaoqi started, nearly jumping off the stool.

"Ah?! Do we have to carry snakes again?" Liang Shaoqi asked reflexively.

Looking around and slowly regathering his senses, his taut nerves gradually eased, but upon seeing Feng Yi approaching, Liang Shaoqi tensed up again, fearing Feng Yi might ask him to help with some snake-related task.

Seeing Liang Shaoqi so tense his hair seemed on end, yet steadfastly maintaining his composure, Feng Yi found it amusing.

Although Liang Shaoqi appeared calm on the surface, the panic and fear emanating from his body language couldn’t escape Feng Yi’s notice.

It was apparent that Liang Shaoqi was afraid of snakes.

But for his goals, he was willing to push through.

Liang Shaoqi was a year junior to Feng Yi. In their student days, Liang Shaoqi attended a private school while Feng Yi was in a public school, so they didn’t cross paths.

However, Feng Yi had heard about Liang Shaoqi quite early on. Coming from a wealthy family that pampered him, Liang Shaoqi was somewhat arrogant and flamboyant.

Back then, they each had their social circles. In Yang City, Feng Yi and Feng Chi couldn’t penetrate the circles that Liang Shaoqi ran in.

Feng Chi became acquainted with Liang Shaoqi only after they started university, when he had more resources, more money, and some overlap in their social circles.

As for Feng Yi, had Liang Shaoqi not reached out on his own, they might have continued with no interaction.

Feng Yi had no reason to hold a grudge against Liang Shaoqi, and considering Liang Shaoqi’s efforts today, it was worth more interaction.

Handing Liang Shaoqi a bottle of water, Feng Yi asked him, "How do you feel?"

Liang Shaoqi’s face betrayed complex emotions: "Unforgettable for a lifetime!"

Even if he could shake off the psychological shadow, he would hardly forget today’s events.

No wonder people say the fear of snakes is a gene passed down by ancestors!

Who knows how much blood and tears are contained in this DNA!

The goosebumps on Liang Shaoqi’s body hadn’t subsided even now, showing how deeply etched it was in his DNA!

Looking at Feng Yi, Liang Shaoqi sincerely remarked, "Brother Yi, I’m impressed!"

Feng Yi was scarcely a year older; they were peers. Even if they could have met before, they would have just called each other by their names.

Liang Shaoqi had originally thought that, out of respect for Feng Yi’s stakeholder status in Ancestral Factory, he should add a ’Brother’. But now, his calling "Brother Yi" carried several more layers of sincerity.

What a tough guy!

People with skill indeed earn more respect.

After chatting with Feng Yi about the live broadcast activities, Liang Shaoqi’s wits returned, and he found plenty more to talk about.

However, the rest period was limited and Feng Yi went back to continue the live broadcasting.

As Liang Shaoqi had anticipated, the subsequent live broadcast content didn’t require much participation from him. Even when Teacher Liu took out cobras and king cobras to show the audience the differences in their appearances, Feng Yi managed to handle both deadly snakes on his own!

Fortunately, the king cobra prepared by the zoo wasn’t particularly large, at just over two meters...

At this thought, Liang Shaoqi’s mind paused.

Just over two meters?

Just over?!

Before this, if he saw a two-meter snake, he could run faster than a dog!

Now he actually felt that two meters was just average?

He must have been stimulated by "Sweet Niu"!

Setting aside the distractions in his mind, Liang Shaoqi thought about how to find an opportunity to talk more with Feng Yi later on.

He had asked the live streaming crew, and they were arranging a lunch at the zoo’s themed restaurant at noon, but obviously, he wouldn’t have much of a chance to talk to Feng Yi during lunchtime.

So, he could only wait for Feng Yi to finish his live streaming activities here.

It wasn’t until around four in the afternoon that the live streaming activities ended, and the zoo director talked with Feng Yi for a while about the "Little Koi" and creative industry-related matters.

When Feng Yi came out of the reptile house, it was already past five. Dinner time was just right for Liang Shaoqi to invite him to a meal.

The nearby restaurants were crowded with many people who knew that Feng Yi was doing a live stream and came to watch the excitement. Therefore, after comparison, Liang Shaoqi turned around and asked the zoo for a private dining room in a restaurant inside the park area, which was more private.

Most of the park’s restaurants catered to parents taking their children out to play and have a meal afterward, so the decor inside was a bit childlike, not really in line with Liang Shaoqi’s self-image.

Forget it, it will do for now, the most important thing is to eat!

The dinner table is the best place to make friends!

Taking shape-shifting cars as a starting point, he brought up the subject of personalized customization.

He really wanted a car, and to customize a model he liked, Liang Shaoqi did indeed put in quite a bit of effort, so talking about it made his emotions more genuine.

However, Feng Yi couldn’t help with that, which had been mentioned when adding contact information before.

"The car was a gift from an elder, and that person is no longer responsible for shape-shifting cars," Feng Yi said.

He had spoken to his cousin before, who is now busy with his "Cyber Kylin," and no longer deals with shape-shifting cars.

And for Liang Shaoqi, it wasn’t to the point where he needed to ask Feng Yi to specifically ask his cousin for a favor.

Liang Shaoqi was clear in his mind, though regretful, he wasn’t obsessed. It wasn’t that he had no way to customize; it just required more time and money.

Besides shape-shifting cars, Liang Shaoqi talked about other topics, such as Feng Chi driving his "Tyrannosaurus" and showing off at the supercar club, and some interesting affairs among their peers in Yang City.

As long as it wasn’t about snakes, he could talk about anything!

"Brother Yi, besides work, you mostly live in Yang City now, right? Are you free next week? My dad is holding a birthday banquet, and quite a few of our peers will be there. If you’re available, would you come and have a chat? We’ll have our own fun without mixing with the elders," Liang Shaoqi said.

The little rapport built through play definitely wasn’t enough; material benefits had to be linked as well.

Since Feng Yi mainly lived in Yang City, maintaining good networking would be advantageous for him. Especially with the Feng Family from Yang City not getting along with him, knowing more people and increasing his network would certainly be better.

After thinking for a moment, Feng Yi agreed. He didn’t have other tasks during this time, and living in Yang City, he could not avoid social interactions, and it would also allow him to gather more information.

Seeing that Feng Yi agreed, Liang Shaoqi was very pleased; he had completed the task his brother gave him!

But he didn’t take out the invitation he had prepared, as that would seem too deliberate. Even if Feng Yi might have guessed, Liang Shaoqi couldn’t behave like that on the surface. He had to maintain face.

Therefore, Liang Shaoqi decided to pick another time to personally deliver the invitation to Feng Yi’s doorstep.

Feng Yi observed the strong emotional fluctuations on Liang Shaoqi and knew it wasn’t just the issue with the car that could cause such a significant stir in Liang Shaoqi’s heart.

Perhaps, the Liang Family already knew some of his secrets.

After the meal, Feng Yi returned home and sent a message to Feng Chi.

Before, he had heard Feng Chi say he was going to return to Yang City to attend a banquet. And just now at the dinner table, Liang Shaoqi also said that Feng Chi would be there. So what Feng Chi mentioned was this, Liang Shaoqi’s father’s birthday banquet.

Feng Chi quickly returned a voice call.

"Liang Shaoqi invited you to his father’s birthday banquet? He wants to befriend you! Tsk tsk, that’s quite rare!"

"What do you know about his father’s birthday banquet?" Feng Yi asked.

"Not much, but I heard they started preparing for it six months in advance. Not surprising; that’s typically how family patriarchs’ birthday banquets are.

"I didn’t receive a direct invitation, but my parents got the invitation, which mentioned the whole family, so I can definitely go."

The Liang Family is involved in real estate, hotel investment, transportation, and other fields. The older generation of the Liang Family and Old Man Feng are on the same level, but when it comes to the next generation, the Feng Family from Yang City doesn’t look quite as good.

Moreover, looking at it nationwide, over the years, the Liang Family has gained much more influence.

Even Feng Yi’s uncle does not have enough confidence in front of the Liang Family patriarch, who is Liang Shaoqi’s father.

Feng Chi thought that Liang Shaoqi invited Feng Yi to the birthday banquet because he wanted to make connections due to the car issue, so he was quite happy.

"Hey, we can go together then; my parents have their own socializing, and as soon as I get in, I’ll split off from them."

Feng Chi was thinking about how to have fun with Feng Yi at the banquet venue, which he heard was beautifully set up. Then he heard Feng Yi say:

"There is something, I think I should tell you first."

Feng Chi felt a chill in his heart: "What is it about?"

Feng Yi: "Well... about the source of my funds."

Feng Chi firmly protested: "Don’t tell me! I don’t want to know!"

The entertainment industry is so complex, with all sorts of tricks, what if he inadvertently gets tricked into revealing secrets?!