Chapter 015: The Iceberg Prince
Qi Yu first gave Zhuo Shi’s account payment for a month, but this time he didn’t ask Xu Jing to transfer it on his behalf. He was afraid that Xu Jing would question him about it and after all, spending money to buy someone to chat with him… would sound really strange.
When he signed the electronic contract, Qi Yu himself was momentarily dazed at his unthinkable behavior. However, five thousand yuan wasn’t a big sum for him. He had already spent the money, he wasn’t going to think about it too much. .
After the contract came into effect, he and Complex Number were in a formal employment relationship. Qi Yu could now look for him to chat with or ask questions with more confidence than before.
During the last few days of his summer holidays, he still followed the overseas sales department manager to understand the daily work of Mei Wei’s mid-level management staff. The manager was an Indian national in his forties. Although Qi Yuancheng entrusted Qi Yu to him, he only regarded Qi Yu as a moving vase and didn’t care to teach him.
Qi Yu could only observe and study more carefully. Sometimes, he would ask questions, but he didn’t necessarily understand the other party’s explanation.
He thought this was the norm, but after signing the contract with Complex Number, several times, when Qi Yu ran into a problem, he tried asking the other party over WeChat. It turned out that Complex Number’s explanations were very simple and easy to understand, far better than the manager’s.
Qi Yu tasted the sweetness and his enthusiasm to learn was roused even more. He frequently consulted the other party in his subsequent practical engagements.
Complex Number answered practically all of his questions. On top of that, he also gave him examples and sent some short extended reading materials. All of these quickly resolved Qi Yu’s confusion.
After only three days of trial, all of Qi Yu’s previous apprehensions had been dispelled. He was utterly amazed by Complex Number’s encyclopedia-type ability. This five thousand a month service was worth a lot more than he paid for!
On this day, after spending half an hour answering questions about the 4Ps for him, Qi Yu couldn’t help but sigh. “How do you know everything?”
F1S: “Are you asking a question?”
Yu: “I’m complimenting you!”
F1S: “Do you like it?”
Qi Yu: “…”
F1S: “If you like it, please be sure to leave a good comment. Thank you.”
Qi Yu thought for a while, and then transferred fifty-five thousand yuan to Zhuo Shi Company’s account, directly extending the contract to one year. He then showed the screenshot of the transfer record to Complex Number. He asked in reply, “Do you like it?”
F1S: “…”
F1S: “You want to work me to death.”
Yu: “???”
F1S: “I regret giving you such a low price. You ask too many questions.”
Qi Yu laughed and replied to him: “It’s too late now. The contract says that the price is valid for one year. You’ll just have to serve me well for this one year.”
F1S: “Look who’s being all smug…”
Qi Yu acted all cheeky with him for a while, and then curiously asked, “What did you study in university?”
F1S: “Mathematics.”
Qi Yu said to him, ‘no wonder this person’s online name is also related to mathematics’. But he was also puzzled, “Why does someone who studied mathematics know so many things?”
F1S: “What prejudice do you have against people who study mathematics?”
Yu: “Then explain how studying mathematics allowed you to know so much.”
F1S: “Learning mathematics is learning to do modeling, and the ability to do modeling is the ability to understand the world.”
Yu: “…”
Yu: “Teacher, you’re so cool!”
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Last year, when Qi Yu had just enrolled in school, he was taken to participate in several activities, but he had no interest in gatherings where a group of people drank cocktails and talked about their academic qualifications and love history. Later on, he never participated again.
He originally planned to do the same this year. But, to his surprise, someone came looking for him on the second day of school.
“Are you Qi Yu?” The person who spoke to him was an impressive looking young man. Although his appearance wasn’t outstanding, his entire being seemed energetic and confident and his smile put people at ease. “Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Cheng Xuan. I am a sophomore Chinese student in the business school’s economics department.”
“Hello,” Qi Yu shook his hand and responded politely. “I don’t seem to have seen you last year?”
“I enrolled a year earlier than you, but because of something at home, I applied for a gap year. I only came back this year.”
Qi Yu raised his eyebrows. “Then I should be calling you senior.”
Zhang Cheng Xuan smiled openly, “That’s too much. After all, from now on, we’ll all be classmates.”
After giving his greetings, Zhang Cheng Xuan directly revealed his intentions, “I want to organize a picnic in Golden Mountain Park for the Chinese students this weekend. It will be a chance for everyone to get to know each other. If you’re free, would you like to come?”
Qi Yu remembered that his father had told him to make more friends. Moreover, the way this Zhang Cheng Xuan spoke gave him a good impression and so readily agreed. “Okay.”
Unexpectedly, his straightforward answer stunned Zhang Cheng Xuan instead. “You agree?”
“……What’s wrong?”
“Nothing. They said you were extremely aloof so I thought you would reject me,” Zhang Cheng Xuan smiled and took out his mobile phone. “Let’s exchange contact information. Do you have WeChat?”
Qi Yu gave an “en” and asked, “Who’s ‘they’?”
“Our fellow Chinese classmates. Don’t you know what kind of image you have in their eyes?” Zhang Cheng Xuan added Qi Yu’s WeChat account and looked up at him. “They describe you as the business school’s most mysterious iceberg prince.”
Qi Yu got goosebumps from cringe. What kind of chuuni title was this!?
“Don’t be surprised. You’re really famous. Your appearance is enough to be eye-catching on campus. Haha…” Zhang Cheng Xuan said with a clear and loud laugh. “Okay, I’ll stop bothering you now. I’ll send you the details for the picnic over WeChat once I’ve finalized them.”
Qi Yu nodded. After separating from Zhang Cheng Xuan, he returned to his apartment.
Now that he was in California, another three hours was added to the time difference between him and Complex Number. When it was 6 o’clock in the evening, it was already 9 am in Complex Number’s side of the world.
The two people spent a lot less time chatting online, and mostly just left messages for each other.
The next night, Zhang Cheng Xuan sent him a message: “Qi Yu, on Saturday, we’re planning to have people who live near each other carpool to Golden Mountain Park. Is it alright if you tell me where you live?”
Qi Yu sent him a location.
After a few minutes, Zhang Cheng Xuan said again, “Can I pull you into the group chat?”
Qi Yu: “OK.”
After entering the group chat, Qi Yu couldn’t help being stunned. Were there so many Chinese in their class? He counted and there were more than twenty!
Zhang Cheng Xuan: “Guys, let me introduce Qi Yu. He’s a sophomore @Yu.”
Zhang Cheng Xuan: “Qi Yu, these are all the Chinese students from freshman to junior year in our department. Everyone’s going to participate in the picnic this time.”
Qi Yu: “…”
Yu: “Hello.”
Wang Xuan (15): “Da~mn, welcome handsome!”
Li Weilin (15): “Hello, Good-lookin’~!”
Fang Bida (16): “Who’s this?”
Qi Zhentian (14): “Zhang Cheng Xuan, how are you this awesome? Even the “Iceberg Prince” allowed you to invite him!”
Shan Wen (16): “I just saw a legendary character (〃〃)”
Gao Zhishi (14): “In terms of ability for organizing social events, if our department’s Zhang Gongzi proclaims himself second, no one would dare call himself first…”
Zhang Cheng Xuan (15): “You flatter me, you flatter me. Thank you to all the students for your care. [ Bao Quan ]”
…
Looking at the format of everyone’s names, Qi Yu also tried to change his name in the group chat “Qi Yu (15)”.
He had an impression of Wang Xuan and Li Weilin. They were the two girls in his same year whom he met the beginning of school last year. Only, they didn’t communicate much later on and he almost forgot their names.
Those with the suffix 16 were all newly enrolled junior brothers and younger sisters, and those with the suffix 14 were all third year seniors. It was clear at a glance.
After everyone welcomed him, Zhang Cheng Xuan began to arrange everyone’s groups.
Qi Yu lived relatively close to six of them. The seven agreed to meet at a fixed location on Saturday and set off in two vehicles.
Someone in the group asked again-
Shan Wen (16): “Senior sisters and brother, what should we bring?”
Qi Zhentian (14): “The junior sisters can just bring themselves. [shy]”
Zhang Cheng Xuan (15): “Gao Zhishi and I can be responsible for buying snacks, fruits and beverages. Everyone can just divide the expenses later. Students who want to bring something can also prepare some homemade snacks.”
Shan Wen (16): “Roger! ~o(∩_∩)o~”
Qi Zhentian (14): “Looking forward to the craftsmanship of the junior sisters! [shy]”
Fang Bida (16): “Why are you only looking forward to the craftsmanship of the junior sisters? I, as a junior brother, refuse to accept this! I accept this challenge!”
Shan Wen (16): “[Budding Pop laughs.gif]……”
Wang Xuan (15): “Hahaha. I’m looking forward to the craftsmanship of the junior brother! [laugh-cry]”
Zhang Cheng Xuan (15): “Oh yeah, anyone here got some performing talent? Prepare a bit of something. At the picnic, we’ll have a lively get together.”
Qi Zhentian (14): “It’s enough to just have the junior sisters there. What other performance do you want? [Shy]”
Gao Zhishi (14): “Qi Zhentian, can you be any more uncouth? Don’t make us third years lose face!”
Gao Zhishi (14): “[Tuzki Madly Shaking a Person.gif]”
Li Weilin (15): “Hahahaha!”
Wang Xuan (15): “Let me start by casting a brick to attract jade. I learned folk dance when I was a kid. When the time comes, I’ll perform a bit of it to show everyone.”
Seeing Wang Xuan taking the lead to commit to a performance, many students expressed their willingness to perform. Some said they could sing, some said that they could arrange a cross talk, and some said that they could do a poem recitation. The atmosphere in the group was extremely enthusiastic.
Qi Yu watched their conversations and felt a little moved. He said, “I can play the violin.”
There was a moment of silence in the group, and a series of “666” suddenly burst out.
In the process of chatting with his schoolmates, Qi Yu also received several friend applications. He accepted them one by one, but Qi Yu hardly said anything to them privately.
At this moment, he saw that Complex Number had sent him a message.
F1S: “What’s your schedule for Saturday? I’ll be off work this Saturday afternoon. Would you like me to help you look through this year’s curriculum and explain them to you in advance?”
Yu: “You didn’t say so earlier. I’ve already been invited out.”
F1S: “Who invited you?”
Yu: “My classmates invited me to a picnic.”
F1S: “Male classmates? Female classmates?”
Yu: “There are both men and women. There’ll be lots of people there. I don’t know what time I’ll be back.”
By his estimate, by the time he makes it back, it would already be Sunday for Complex Number.
Qi Yu asked: “Is Sunday ok?”
F1S: “I have a social engagement on Sunday.”
Yu: “Then what are you doing on Saturday?”
F1S: “Are you still worried that I won’t have anything to do?”
Yu: “No, I feel like I missed out on a service I could have enjoyed. It’s a bit of a loss.”
F1S: “Hehe. Haven’t you already booked me for an entire year? Are you afraid that I’ll run away?”
Qi Yu returned to the group chat with his classmates, found the emoticon pack used by one of the seniors. He selected and forwarded it.
Yu: “[Tuzki Madly Shaking a Person.gif]”
F1S: “…”
F1S: “Stop shaking. I’m getting dizzy.”
Yu: “Haha, how long have you been staring at this picture!”
F1S: “I was just teasing you. You think a picture’s going to make me dizzy?”
Yu: “…”
F1S: “Okay, go have fun. Take some pictures of the scenery to show to me.”
The author has something to say: [Little Theater]
His classmates in Qi Yu’s eyes: I’m not very familiar with them.
Qi Yu in the eyes of his classmates: Ah the mysterious Iceberg Prince has reappeared! Quick! Take a photo! Don’t let him find out! Ah, so handsome!
7 Fish in the eyes of his Old Gong: So cute, want to [ Sun ]
Translator’s note: I suck and can’t get the gifs to work. If you want to see the Tuzki one in its full glory search ‘Tuzki wake up’ in google.
Thank you for the chapter!! ❤️❤️❤️
Haha so cute 😂🥺. Qi Yu is making friends! And looks like our gong is jealousss
lol when I read this want to [ Sun ] i remember sun is kissing in soft, cute, dear saying from mother to her child. but then the pop up told me the real meaning is not cute at all 🤣
7Fish awkward chatting in learning level is just 🤣🤣🤣🤣
^in my language
I live for the little theatre ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
Thank you!!
💙💙💙
The gifs are so cute 🥰
Thanks for the chapter<3
thanks for the chapter!
“stop shaking, i’m getting dizzy”
i didn’t even think he can joke like that
Qi Yu just answers probing questions so nonchalantly. Like why suddenly care about their gender right hahaha and that gif segment is so cute lol. Wi yu trying to follow his classmate’s online chat style but gets subtly called stupid for latching on Fu’s joke on the first place