After Becoming a Spare Tire, I Was Targeted by the Villain and the Male Lead at the Same Time

The chase for the yellow waste officially began.

Li Nian rushed back to his own office area first and began to pack up his things quickly to prepare for escape.
He and Xu Chenghao knew each other too well.
One knew that the other would disappear for three days if they ran away, and the other knew that the other would come to silence them, and they must escape.
So now it was a race against time.

Clearly, Xu Chenghao was the winner in the end.

Xu Chenghao was panting and leaning against the door as he asked, “Where are you going?!”

Li Nian smiled as he held his coat and briefcase and began to back away, “Ha, ha, ha… I’m just preparing to go on a business trip.
You know the company has been too busy lately and understaffed, so I’ll just pretend to be an extra hand.”

“No, no, no, it’s such a waste to have such a good assistant running errands!” Xu Chenghao coldly sneered and emphasized his words as he closed the door and looked at the empty office area.
He then began to take off his coat.

Li Nian screamed: “What are you doing?!”

“I’m going to dig out all the waste in your brain!”

“No, no, no!”

“…”

When Jing Yicheng arrived, things inside had already turned chaotic.
Li Nian was running around the table and stepping on the sofa, trying to escape, while Xu Chenghao was chasing after him with a pillow in his hand, looking fierce.

In reality, Xu Chenghao couldn’t actually beat Li Nian, but because he was feeling nervous and couldn’t fight back, he could only run around in circles.
This resulted in the two of them chasing each other around, getting exhausted, and not resolving anything.

Outside the Venetian blinds, Jing Yicheng watched with an expressionless face as this childish chase played out before him as if watching children playing a game of “eagle catching chicks,” with no emotional response.

Xu Chenghao’s stamina was far inferior to Li Nian’s, so he couldn’t catch up to him from the beginning.
As time went on, the distance between them only grew further.

Peeping through the blinds, Jing Yicheng quickly noticed this and turned his head to look at his surroundings.
His gaze settled on a small, decorative, colorful stone in a flower pot to his left.
Without expression, he picked it up.

As Li Nian stepped onto the sofa, Xu Chenghao seized the opportunity and pounced on him, pressing his head down with the pillow and sneering, “You’re running, huh?!”

Li Nian wailed as he lay on the sofa, “Ow ow ow…!”

Xu Chenghao hit his back with the pillow, saying, “What are you complaining about? The pillow’s not hurting you, I am!”

Li Nian replied, “No, no, my leg hurts… I think I got a cramp.
It hurts so much, I couldn’t even stand.”

Xu Chenghao showed no sympathy at all: “Serves you right, running so fast.”

Li Nian complained: “Boohoo, how could you treat me like this?”

Xu Chenghao covered his head with a pillow again and said, “Not only am I treating you like this, I also plan to get rid of you for the greater good!”

Li Nian protested: “You’re taking revenge and killing to keep your secrets safe!”

Xu Chenghao: “So what? I’ll take you out first; then we can talk!”

Li Nian: “…”

Li Nian was at a loss for words and struggled to turn over and beg for mercy: “I’ll suffocate if you keep doing this… let’s talk nicely.”

Xu Chenghao rolled his eyes: “Wouldn’t it have been better to talk nicely from the beginning? If you didn’t want to exhaust me to death, why did you run away? Are you not satisfied until you’ve killed me?”

Li Nian surrendered: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
Let’s talk nicely.”

Xu Chenghao released him and rested on the sofa with the pillow; he was really exhausted.
Li Nian had been running and jumping like a rabbit, and he wouldn’t have caught up if he hadn’t had a leg cramp.

The two of them sat on the sofa, temporarily calming the storm.
Li Nian asked, “Mr.
Xu, can I interview you?”

Xu Chenghao gave him a sideways glance and asked, “Why?”

Li Nian asked hesitantly: “…what were you guys doing just now?”

“Massage, massage! My leg was cramping, so he was massaging it for me!” Xu Chenghao said as he hit Li Nian with a pillow.
He angrily continued, “Clear your mind of all that nonsense you’re thinking! What were you even thinking?”

Li Nian blocked the pillow with his hand and quickly said, “Okay, okay, you said it was a massage… Why are you overreacting?”

Xu Chenghao: “…”

Who was he overreacting for? Li Nian was acting like the villain here!

Li Nian quickly changed the subject, “Even if I misunderstood just now, your relationship with Jing Yicheng isn’t good enough for him to give you a massage, is it? Aren’t you still angry about him stealing your chili peppers?”

Xu Chenghao argued: “That’s a separate matter.
My leg was cramping, and he was just helping me.
Should I deliberately kick him a few times to show my gratitude?”

“You’ve changed,” Li Nian said meaningfully.
“If it were the old you, you wouldn’t say it was a separate matter.”

Xu Chenghao felt a little guilty: “No, I haven’t.
I separate my work and personal life very clearly.”

Li Nian: “You used to separate Jing Yicheng at work from the other Jing Yicheng in your personal life.”

Xu Chenghao: “…”

Li Nian had a “you’re lying to me, kid” expression on his face; at this, Xu Chenghao couldn’t help but raise his pillow again.

Li Nian moved his butt back consciously and asked, “Did I say something wrong? Or did I hit the nail on the head, and now you’re angry with embarrassment?”

Xu Chenghao tilted his head and thought for two seconds, then suddenly smashed the pillow toward him: “I just think you deserve a beating.”

Li Nian screamed and fell onto the sofa, lamenting, “You’re just angry with embarrassment! You’ve been influenced and don’t hold grudges anymore.
You’re just talking tough now! If I didn’t know you well, I would have wasted several years following you!”

Xu Chenghao paused momentarily, then finally took back the pillow: “Yes, you’re right… I just think he’s a good person.
I even said before that if it weren’t for the incident with the three peppers, I would have become good friends with him a long time ago.”

“Good friends?” Li Nian sat up from the sofa: “Are you sure you’re not slandering these three words?”

“What are you trying to do now?” Xu Chenghao threatened as he lifted the pillow.

Li Nian reflexively raised his hand: “Nothing, Nothing… cough, cough.
Honestly, do you really think he wants to befriend you when he apologizes and sends you money and cooperation?”

Xu Chenghao took it for granted: “Yeah, that’s right.”

Li Nian looked puzzled: “But isn’t this usually a tactic used by someone who is pursuing another person?”

After thinking for a moment, Xu Chenghao felt he could explain: “Actually… how should I explain this? He rarely interacts with people and doesn’t know how to socialize, so he can only rely on his instinct to be nice to people in order to make friends.” Coupled with his autonomous imitation, it seems a bit unconventional when interacting with others, but it’s normal.

Li Nian: “No, no, no.
Your thought process is wrong.
You should be thinking about why he’s only treating you this way.
Why is he making such an effort to be friends with you in an unfamiliar social setting?”

Xu Chenghao had many reasons: “Because he feels that I am in a similar situation as him, someone who could potentially become a companion that would understand him and be understood, you know, like Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi1The reference to Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in the conversation is an allusion to a famous story from Chinese folklore.
Yu Boya was a skilled musician who played the qin (a traditional Chinese musical instrument), and Zhong Ziqi was a woodcutter who deeply appreciated and understood Yu Boya’s music.
The story goes that Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi formed a deep friendship and mutual understanding through their shared appreciation for music.
In the context of the conversation, Xu Chenghao compares his relationship with Ji Yingcheng to the friendship between Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi.
He suggests that just like how Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi found a special connection through their shared appreciation for music, he and Jing Yicheng have a similar connection because they both understand each other’s situations.
It serves as a metaphor for a unique bond or understanding between two individuals..
Do you understand the analogy of great mountains and flowing rivers?”

Li Nian chuckled: “Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi had something they both appreciated.
Just because of a ‘thought’ he’s willing to give you so much? I don’t believe you!”

Xu Chenghao choked and thought for a moment, “There’s also compensation, you know.
He ate three of my chili peppers!”

Li Nian mercilessly debunked all his excuses: “What’s the value of three chili peppers? How much is the project he gave you worth?”

Xu Chenghao defended himself like a protective parent: “Don’t underestimate my chili peppers.
They are very precious! They are the most valuable to me!”

“Yeah,” Li Nian shrugged, “They are valuable because you think they are.
He thinks they are valuable because of you, so he gave you the project.
If he didn’t care about you and didn’t think you were valuable, he would have returned the three chili peppers… no, he would have returned three kilograms of chili peppers.
What could you do about it?”

Xu Chenghao was once again choked, and there was even a feeling that it might be true… Li Nian surely wasn’t brainwashing him, right?

Xu Chenghao looked at him suspiciously: “Didn’t you say you’ve never been in a relationship? Where did all these profound theories come from?”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s just empty talk.
The key point is that I have high emotional intelligence,” Li Nian proudly replied.
“Based on the current situation, it seems like my emotional intelligence surpasses yours by a long shot.”

Xu Chenghao refused to admit it: “You’re just bragging!”

“No, really.
If you’re in our line of work without emotional intelligence, you won’t even be able to hold onto your job,” Li Nian said.
“So trust me this time, don’t believe in those ‘making friends’ sayings.
Most of the effort we put in initially is just groundwork for a formal relationship.
If you don’t have any intentions, you must maintain a distance and clearly reject them.
That’s how it is.”

Xu Chenghao pondered, his chin resting on his hand, and suddenly realized something.
“Wait, don’t forget that I used to be his love rival.
That means he likes women… I almost fell into your trap and believed you!”

Li Nian thought for a moment, his mind getting tangled.
“Oh right… You were his love rival before.”

Xu Chenghao looked at him triumphantly.
“High emotional intelligence? Pursuit? Pursuing you my foot!”

Li Nian tried to salvage the situation.
“Well, what if he heard rumors about you liking men when he was pursuing An Rouyu and decided to approach you specifically because he was open-minded about it?”

Xu Chenghao replied tenderly, “It doesn’t matter.
Anyone who knows about those rumors must also know that you’re the one I like the most.
Who cares about the others!”

Li Nian, acting as a shield, suddenly couldn’t force out a smile: “…”

This was impossible to chat about.

Xu Chenghao got up and threw the pillow at him, emphasizing again: “Anyway, what you just saw was him massaging my leg cramp.
Now we only have a working relationship, and in the future, at most, we’ll be friends.
Stop overthinking and creating unnecessary trouble.
Can you hear me?”

Li Nian was still trying to sort out his tangled thoughts and casually responded casually, “Okay, okay.”

Xu Chenghao: “Answer properly!”

Li Nian sighed helplessly, looked up with a fake smile, and said, “Alright, President Xu, I understand!”

“That’s more like it.” Xu Chenghao turned around and left.
He couldn’t help but take a deep breath as he walked out the door.
He had originally wanted to explain, but he narrowly avoided getting himself dragged into the ditch.
Luckily, he was the most emotionally intelligent person and managed to pull himself back from veering off track!

Awesome! Xu Chenghao praised himself while leaving with high spirits.

Only after the sound of footsteps gradually faded away did Jing Yicheng’s figure appear from around the corner, silently staring at him.

 

 

The author has something to say: Jing Yicheng: New understanding of the world.
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Brother Nian’s emotional intelligence is invincible.
His lifelong reputation has been ruined…

T/N: Haohao Nian Ge was right… Your EQ is really….‍.

 

1The reference to Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in the conversation is an allusion to a famous story from Chinese folklore.
Yu Boya was a skilled musician who played the qin (a traditional Chinese musical instrument), and Zhong Ziqi was a woodcutter who deeply appreciated and understood Yu Boya’s music.
The story goes that Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi formed a deep friendship and mutual understanding through their shared appreciation for music.
In the context of the conversation, Xu Chenghao compares his relationship with Ji Yingcheng to the friendship between Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi.
He suggests that just like how Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi found a special connection through their shared appreciation for music, he and Jing Yicheng have a similar connection because they both understand each other’s situations.
It serves as a metaphor for a unique bond or understanding between two individuals.