Chapter 127: Don’t Be Angry Anymore
There were other people around so Qi Yu didn’t say anything more. He watched Si Ze and the others play cards for a while and he also played a couple rounds himself. He didn’t get up to leave until it was nearly midnight.
Tang Weichong said, “We’ve got the club next door. There are rooms there outfitted like a five star hotel’s. Why don’t you stay overnight here?”
Qi Yu smiled and said, “No need but thank you, Weichong Ge for the hospitality. There’s something I need to do at the office tomorrow. My secretary’s still waiting for me downstairs. But you guys should keep playing, no need to stop because of me.”
Unexpectedly, when Si Ze heard him, he put down his cards too and said, “I’m leaving too.”
Tang Weichong’s eyes widened. “You’re leaving too? It’s only twelve o’clock, why are you leaving?”
Rong Ke threw down a couple of cards and said in a low voice, “He’s been obsessed recently. You can just ignore him and let him go.”
Tang Weichong: “…”
Qi Yu looked at Xia Han. “Should I take you back?”
Xia Han also stood up the moment Qi Yu got up. Remembering the man in glasses just now and knowing that he was Qi Yu’s secretary, she couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. “Then…is it okay?”
Qi Yu: “Let’s go down together.”
Si Ze came over and said, “Hey, Qi Yu, is there no one else in your car? Give me a ride too.”
Qi Yu remembered that Si Ze had driven Lin Dong’s car to get here. Lin Dong was still playing and Si Ze probably didn’t want to borrow a car from anyone. He replied, “Okay.”
Tang Weichong sent the three of them downstairs. As soon as they went out, they saw that Fu Yansheng had parked the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in the open space outside the venue.
The driver’s window wasn’t closed and the silhouette of the man inside the car with a little scarlet flame in front of him could vaguely be seen from the gate.
He was smoking.
As their group approached, Si Ze recognized the person and smiled. “When Qi Yu said secretary, I was wondering which secretary. Turns out to be Chief Fu.”
Fu Yansheng was momentarily stunned and he quickly put out the cigarette. While greeting Si Ze, he glanced at Qi Yu from out the corner of his eye.
Qi Yu explained, “They’re coming back to the city center with us. Let’s drop them off.”
Si Ze guessed that Qi Yu and Xia Han were going to sit together by default, so he walked around to open the passenger seat door and left the back row to the two youngsters.
After getting into the car, Si Ze couldn’t help frowning again. “How many cigarettes have you smoked? The entire car smells of smoke. You’re pretty addicted to that stuff, huh.”
“I’m sorry, I got sort of sleepy after waiting for a long time,” Fu Yansheng said while turning on the car’s navigation system. He asked, “Where is Chief Si heading?”
Si Ze: “No. 66 Huai’an Road, Pujiang District, the Times Apartment.”
Fu Yansheng quickly typed in and asked, “Huai’an Road…is this your own residence?”
Si Ze chuckled: “You could say that.”
Fu Yansheng lowered the car window, turned on the air purifier, put down the handbrake and set off.
Si Ze sat for a while. Taking the initiative to find a topic, he said, “If I remember correctly, Chief Fu seems to have worked at Mingtai Securities before?”
Fu Yansheng: “En…”
Si Ze recalled, “I still remember the first time we met at the Si Yuan Group’s strategy conference. Several people in my team were full of praise for you. You also said at the time that Qi Yu had expended a lot of thought and effort, inviting you for a long time before you were willing to go to him.”
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Qi Yu: “…”
Si Ze teased: “Qi Yu, I didn’t know that you were so good at managing people. I want to learn from you…”
Qi Yu laughed dryly: “Don’t listen to his nonsense. He’s just afraid of having to explain to my father if anything were to happen to me.”
Si Ze: “Oh, this reason sounds pretty decent to me.”
They chatted a bit more and then slowly fell into silence.
Except for Fu Yansheng, who was focusing on driving, everyone else looked out the window and were immersed in their own thoughts.
Since it was the middle of the night, there was hardly any traffic on the road and it took only half an hour to reach the city center. Fu Yansheng first took Si Ze to Huai’an Road. He then asked, “Where to next?”
Xia Han had been sitting quietly in the back row the entire time. When she heard this, she hurriedly told her address. “I’m at the junction of Honglian Road and Yuanshan Road.”
Fu Yansheng glanced at the map. “The Academy of Drama?”
Xia Han: “En…”
Fu Yansheng asked, “Can you still get into the campus when it’s already this late?”
Xia Han said quietly, “My best friend and I rented a small 2LDK near the school.”
Fu Yansheng didn’t ask any more questions. He drove the car to Xia Han’s stated location. He asked where exactly her apartment was and dropped her off right at the doorstep of her apartment building.
Xia Han thanked him and got out of the car as though fleeing.
When she got home, she automatically walked to the living room window, wanting to take a look again, thinking that they had already left. But when she looked down, she saw that the car was still parked below.
She hurriedly sent a message to Qi Yu. “I’ve arrived home safely.” There was no reply from the other party and it took almost two minutes before she saw Qi Yu come out from the back and get into the passenger seat. The car turned on its headlights before slowly pulling away.
Qi Yu also couldn’t understand why Fu Yansheng insisted on having him change seats. They were only a few kilometers away from the hotel. Was it so important that he sit in front?
Although, he had already clearly acknowledged his feelings to himself, he still felt aggrieved by all that had happened before. He hated that he could always be comforted with a single hug and a kiss from Fu Yansheng. He hated how easily he could let go of his pride and dignity.
The two went back to the hotel in silence. When they reached the hotel parking lot, Fu Yansheng parked the car and turned off the engine. However, he made no move to get out of the car.
The car door was still locked. Qi Yu had a premonition that the other party was going to say something. His breathing involuntarily sped up.
But after waiting for a full ten minutes, Fu Yansheng still didn’t speak.
Qi Yu grew annoyed and couldn’t stand it any longer: “Fu Yansheng…”
The second he uttered his name, Fu Yansheng suddenly grabbed his hand.
The man looked straight ahead. Without even looking at Qi Yu, he whispered in an almost pained tone, “Baobei, don’t ask…”
Qi Yu: “…”
There was a hint of pleading in that tone and it made Qi Yu feel agitated.
He held back, took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible, “You can’t tell me, can you?”
Fu Yansheng grabbed his fingers tightly and remained silent for a few minutes before saying, “I will be with you through all this…”
Answering him with these words seemed to have exhausted the man’s strength.
Qi Yu’s heart was aching. Finally, he stopped trying to force him. He held Fu Yansheng’s hand, hesitated for a moment and asked, “Do you need me to help you?”
Fu Yansheng’s hand trembled and he looked at him in surprise. Qi Yu looked away, not wanting to meet his gaze.
“No need,” Fu Yansheng’s tone suddenly became dangerous again, as if warning him, “Don’t do anything.”
Qi Yu: “…”
Qi Yu let go of the man’s hand, unfastened his seat belt and tapped the car door. “Open the door.”
Fu Yansheng frowned and opened the lock. Qi Yu got out of the car first and Fu Yansheng followed behind him.
After entering the hotel room, Fu Yansheng unconsciously leaned forward, wanting to grab Qi Yu’s hand and hug him.
However, Qi Yu blocked the other from approaching. He said, sounding serious, “Teacher Fu, I want to be alone to calm down. Can you sleep next door tonight?”
Fu Yansheng lingered on the spot, as if he didn’t want to leave. His expression didn’t change much but his appearance seemed to Qi Yu to be a little pitiful.
Seeing Qi Yu persist, Fu Yansheng finally took a step back. “Okay…”
When the man finally left his room, Qi Yu slumped on the sofa and covered his stinging eyes with his hand.
He sat there motionless, pondering for several long hours. Light was starting to break on the horizon by the time he went to the bed and fell asleep.
This sleep lasted until almost noon. He had become used to sleeping with Fu Yansheng in his arms. When he woke up and he found himself lying alone on this two-meter wide bed, Qi Yu’s heart felt a little empty.
He sighed lightly, got up as if resigned, took a quick shower, put on his clothes, and then took out his mobile phone to call Fu Yansheng. To his surprise, he was met with the system message saying that “the other party’s phone is turned off”.
Qi Yu’s heart tightened. He grabbed his phone and knocked on the door next door.
The door opened in a just few seconds. He saw Fu Yansheng, eyes bloodshot, still wearing his clothes from yesterday. His entire body smelled of cigarette smoke.
“What’s the matter?” Qi Yu frowned and said, “You didn’t sleep at all last night?”
“You…” Fu Yansheng stared at him. Voice hoarse, he said, “You’re not angry anymore.”
Qi Yu sneered. “What’s the use in being angry? You won’t even let me ask.”
Fu Yansheng: “…”
Qi Yu looked him up and down. “I wanted to ask you to accompany me to lunch, but seeing how you look, maybe you should go to sleep first?”
Fu Yansheng hurriedly said, “Wait for me for ten minutes.”
The man walked into the bathroom, quickly washed and shaved. After coming out, he changed his clothes and in less than ten minutes, his dog self was back to posing as a man — except for those haggard eyes.
The two went downstairs together and Fu Yansheng asked him in the elevator, “Where do you want to eat?”
Qi Yu said lazily, “Let’s just go to the hotel restaurant to eat. Afterwards, let’s go back to the room… It’s time to catch up on lessons.”
Fu Yansheng: “…Okay.”
It was already lunch time but Qi Yu still wanted to have some breakfast food. He ordered two baskets of dumplings and a bowl of fish ball noodle soup. He asked Fu Yansheng, “What would you like to order?”
“I’ll just have whatever you’re having.” Fu Yansheng kept looking at him, not looking away even when the dumplings and noodle soups were served, as though he were studying his mood at this time.
Qi Yu felt uneasy being stared at. “Why do you keep staring at me?”
Fu Yansheng opened his lips slightly as though to speak, but he stopped, hesitating.
Qi Yu sneered. “Don’t worry, I can’t even do anything. I’m just gonna wait and see what trick you’re going to play, hmph.”
Fu Yansheng: “…”
Qi Yu lowered his head, placed a dumpling into his bowl and said, “Eat.”
After dinner, the two returned to Qi Yu’s room. Qi Yu actually sat down on the sofa with a notebook, ready to study.
Fu Yansheng discussed his course topics for a few minutes. Qi Yu said impatiently, “I’ll read by myself for a while. You go rest. Your voice is so hoarse that I can’t even understand what you’re saying.”
Fu Yansheng was really tired. After hearing Qi Yu say that, he stopped being stubborn, stood up and started heading out.
“Where are you going?” Qi Yu raised his head and stopped him. His eyes looking a bit fierce, he pointed to his bed and said, “Sleep here. If there’s a problem, I’ll call you!”
Fu Yansheng: “…”
Maybe Fu Yansheng’s brain was feeling a little muddled because he hadn’t slept last night, he didn’t reply and he didn’t retort as he usually would.
Ever since he saw Qi Yu that morning, Qi Yu has been leading him by the nose. Whatever Qi Yu says, goes.
Fu Yansheng laid down. When Qi Yu saw that he was almost completely asleep, he brought up the Group’s financial report that he got from Dong Ming on his laptop and studied it intently.
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【Little Theater】
Fu Yansheng: Our little fish is amazing. He told me to wait here.
Qi Yu: Who the f*ck made you wait? You’re the one who kept pestering me about coming here!
Xia Han: 555, cold dog food has been flung onto my face…
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After a night, Qi Yu seemed to have changed.
Fu Yansheng: I keep feeling that this guy is just holding back his big moves. He’s left my apprenticeship. I can’t figure him out. My head is starting to ache.
Oh. My heart hurts for QY… Actually fir both of them.. finally YS is
In the doghouse.. kinda😂
Yeah. Make him suffer!
thank you for the chapter 🤧 i love them sm
Yeayyy they finally kinda talk it out(?) Lol
thanks for the chapter!
Aww I take back what I said last chapter it is now hard to be mad at him. I’m so fickle 😭