Chapter 002: My Name is Qi Feng
“——Beep! Beep! Beep!!!”
Alarm bells rang in his head and Qi Yu quickly resisted.
The other party also seemed to sense his wish to escape, and immediately withdrew… However, when he left, he still squeezed Qi Yu’s chin, as though he wished to continue; before completely letting go and retreating to an appropriate distance.
“My name is Fu Yansheng…” It was only now that the man introduced himself.
Qi Yu had no idea if it was just his imagination but he felt that at this moment, the look in the other’s eyes, his tone of voice and his manner weren’t much the same as before.
There was a hint of ambiguity in the air.
Qi Yu tried his best to calm his breathing. He tried as much as possible to make himself appear like an old hand who’d seen the passing of a thousand sails. But his gradually returning reason kept reminding him just what kind of stupid thing he’d done just now——
He was out in public, with people everywhere…kissing another man…
……! !
He must have been infected by that idiot Xiao Feng. For a moment, water must have flooded into his brain. That’s the only reason he could have teased a man!
……That must certainly be it! !
At this time, Fu Yansheng took his wallet from out his pocket. He took out a pearlescent white business card and handed it over.
Qi Yu glanced at it.
F*ck, it seems he’s some sort of elite.
Think about it, this was a business bar, after all. It wasn’t a gay bar…
But this Fu character must also be sick in the head, right? Kissing someone just because they told him to? Did he even want to keep his dignity? Maybe others didn’t see it, but his group of friends were still watching…!
Fu Yansheng didn’t seem to care. He asked, “What’s your name?”
Qi Yu: “……”
Qi Yu, at this moment, just wanted to put hand to forehead and pretend to be dead.
Seeing the other party still keenly staring at him, Qi Yu, hitting upon a plan in desperation, suddenly said, “My name is ‘Qi Feng’.”
Fu Yansheng asked: ” ‘Chi Feng’ like the cake?”
Qi Yu, without batting an eyelid, “The ‘Feng’ of Maple Leaf.”
Fu Yansheng smiled, “It’s a nice-sounding name…” Then he took out his cell phone and motioned for Qi Yu to make good on his promise, “WeChat or phone number?”
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Qi Yu skillfully rattled off his brother’s phone number. Even pretending to be all romantic, he explained, “This is my personal phone, but I didn’t bring that phone with me today.”
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When he went to settle his bill, he was told by the attendant that someone had already paid for his drink.
Qi Yu was taken aback. He subconsciously glanced at Fu Yansheng’s table, only to see that the other person also happened to be looking at him. Even separated by such a distance, his eyes were still staring straight at him, as though he wanted to clearly remember his face.
Qi Yu’s heart gave a jump. ‘Damn it!’, he cursed in his heart, turned around and left.
Once out of the bar, Qi Yu gave Xu Jing a call. “Did you settle the bill for the drinks?”
“Huh?” Xu Jing replied. “You mean at Skyline? Yeah, I’m a member there. I swiped my card when I placed the order and the bill was automatically settled… Why, are you already heading back?”
Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief and made an excuse. “It’s getting late.”
“Wait a minute,” It was a bit noisy on Xu Jing’s end and it took a few seconds before he replied to Qi Yu, “Are you still in the building? If you are, go to B3. I’ll have Xiao Li to send you home.”
Qi Yu: “OK.”
Qi Yu took the elevator to the three-level underground parking lot of Feng Mao Building. While he was waiting by himself, he couldn’t help but think of that kiss just now.
It was as though that unfamiliar man’s warmth still lingered on his lips. With a hint of alcohol and tobacco, it had been a purely masculine taste.
The man had kissed him very gently. Except for pinching his chin in the beginning and that command that made him feel a bit offended, his other actions hadn’t caused him any discomfort.
On the contrary, it had been a little bit…
Fine. Although he didn’t want to admit it, this kiss tonight had indeed been his first kiss. He could be excused for feeling that it was something fresh and new.
“What are you thinking? As soon as I got out of the elevator, I saw you standing here in a daze.” Xu Jing’s voice was getting nearer.
Qi Yu came back to his senses. “Why’d you come down too?”
Xu Jing: “The meeting was almost over. Let’s go together. I’ll have Xiao Li send you off first.”
The young man behind him was Xu Jing’s assistant, Li Kan. He saw Qi Yu and respectfully called out, “Young Master Qi”. “Please wait for me here. I’ll bring the car over.”
Xu Jing threw the car key to him, and explained to Qi Yu, “The domestic drunk driving checks are pretty strict. Originally, I could have driven myself.”
Just now Xu Jing had also drank a bit of wine. Qi Yu expressed his understanding.
“It didn’t interfere with your work, did it?” he asked.
“No, it wasn’t anything big.” Xu Jing smiled and explained to him, “Recently, we’ve been planning on investing in an Internet celebrity brokerage company. These past two years, e-commerce has developed rapidly. The amount of money internet celebrities have been raking in is quite impressive. By signing this company, they could do joint promotions for ‘Mei Wei’. Before, legal affairs said that there were several clauses in the letter of intent to invest that were still in dispute. They discussed several plans and asked me to go down to make a decision. They said they were going to send it over to the other side tonight.”
“Mei Wei” was another subsidiary company controlled by the Si Yuan Group.
Although Qi Yu didn’t get involved in the specific matters of his father’s company, he was raised in this environment, and he knew quite a bit about it.
“Why don’t you post it tomorrow?” Qi Yu asked.
“To tell you the truth, this Internet celebrity company had been recommended by Mei Wei’s CMO. He said that Mei Wei’s competitors also want to take it and urged me to discuss a contract. I didn’t even have time to make a complete evaluation. I had my people make a risk-assessment report and discuss how much of an investment we’re looking at. If we don’t hurry, we might not be able to get a turn tomorrow.”
Speaking of investments, Qi Yu couldn’t help but think of the title on Fu Yansheng’s business card. He asked Xu Jing, “Do you know Ming Tai Securities?”
Xu Jing: “Ming Tai Securities? Their Haicheng branch headquarters seems to be in this building…”
Qi Yu interrupted him, “What is the level of the VP of investment of Ming Tai Securities?”
This question was a bit confusing for Xu Jing: “Like how…”
Qi Yu: “Compared with your level.”
Xu Jing suddenly smiled, “Young Master, there is simply no comparison. If you insist on finding a benchmark, then this would be about equal to Mei Wei’s Marketing Director.”
Qi Yu raised his eyebrows. “Oh? So, that’s it.”
In his mind, he was thinking that, in any case, he hadn’t provoked some terrible bigshot. He was about to breathe a sigh of relief, when he heard Xu Jing unassumingly say, “However, in the field of investment management, income doesn’t depend on one’s level. Rather, it depends on one’s personal ability and joint resources. Ming Tai is one of the largest securities firms in the country, with the backing of state-owned assets. Someone who could achieve the level of a VP of an investment bank would be considered as someone among the upper circles in the industry. No one can say for sure but his income might even be higher than mine.”
Qi Yu: “……”
As they were talking, Xiao Li had already driven the car up to them. Xu Jing opened the door for Qi Yu before going to the other side of the car.
After Qi Yu sat down, he put one hand in his pocket and rubbed his finger against the special textured business card inside. He then asked. “If I graduate and look for a job by myself, can I land the same position?”
Xu Jing squinted at Qi Yu. He smiled again. “You?”
That teasing tone was like he’d asked a very greenhorn question.
Qi Yu raised his eyelids: “…no?”
Xu Jing patiently educated him, “A company like Ming Tai has very high requirements for its candidates. Granted, your current school and major fit, but an undergraduate degree isn’t going to cut it. You’ll need at least a master’s degree. You’ll then need to work as an analysts. From there, it will take five or six years to achieve this position.”
Qi Yu frowned. “So, according to what you said, it’s impossible for someone below thirty?”
But looking at Fu Yansheng, he was, at most, twenty-four or twenty-five years old.
“Otherwise? You think it’s that easy to work in the financial industry?’ Xu Jing smiled, thinking of something, he then said, “Of course, if your joint resources would be coming from your father and his friends, then your speed of promotion would be another story.”
Qi Yu: “…………”
Xu Jing seemed amused to see the scowl on his face. “What are you asking me for? Are you really thinking of looking for a job by yourself?”
Qi Yu stretched out his hand from his trouser pocket, pressing his elbow against the edge of the car window: “No, just checking it out.”
Xu Jing: “Let me just say, given who you are, so long as your dad says the word, I’ll have to call you “Little Director Qi”.”
Qi Yu was amused: “Don’t call me that. It sounds like ‘Director Stingy’…”
Xu Jing also smiled “hehe”. “This guy. You’re really ‘in the mountains of clouds, unaware of the depths of the clouds.’ …Alright. Stop thinking about this nonsense. Anyhow, you should cherish these college years. Once your dad really lets you start running things, you won’t be as relaxed as you are now.”
Qi Yu snorted disapprovingly and looked out the window.
The car got onto the elevated inner ring and was driving away from the brightly lit financial district. It was almost midnight, but the city’s financial center was still brightly lit, as though it was always full of vitality.
He actually wanted to hurry up and help his dad handle the business. These years, his dad has been working so hard by himself…
Xiao Li drove the car directly to Qi Family’s villa in the southern suburbs. Qi Yu got out of the car and walked through the courtyard. He saw that lights were on in the living room.
“You’re back?” Jiang Ying was by herself. She was leaning on the sofa in the living room, with a pitch-black face pack over her face.
Qi Yu gave an “eh”, and said with black lines over his face, “Mom, what are you doing?”
He lived with his dad year round. There was no woman in their home in the US except for the housekeeper. It was rare for him to see this kind of scene and he couldn’t help making a fuss about nothing. After getting a reply, he asked, “Why are you still awake?”
Jiang Ying carefully folded the mask and applied it on her forehead, revealing her well cared for face. “I was planning to go to bed but Xu Jing sent me a message half an hour ago, saying that you were going to be home in a while. So I put on a mask and decided to wait for you.”
“You didn’t have to wait. I had the key card with me,” Qi Yu looked around and asked, “Xiao Feng left already?”
Jiang Ying got up to pour water for Qi Yu. “He and Ling Ke have class first thing tomorrow morning so they went back to school in the evening.”
Qi Yu accepted the glass of water and caught a glimpse of the jade bracelet on Jiang Ying’s wrist. Suddenly he remembered the string of jade Buddha beads around Fu Yansheng’s.
“By the way, mom…” He held the cup and pondered for a moment. He asked, “Was I kidnapped when I was a kid? I seem to remember that back then, a young uncle had saved me.”
Jiang Ying let out a soft “Ah”, and looked at him with some surprise: “It’s almost been a decade. You still remember?”
Qi Yu took a drink and said, “Is it possible to forget something so big?”
It had happened during Qi Yu’s second grade of primary school. One night, after school was over, he hadn’t waited for the family driver. He was instead picked up by someone who pretended to be a friend of his father.
However, Qi Yu didn’t have much of an impression of many of the details of the matter. This was because the kidnapper had made him sniff ether and he fainted. This detail too was something that the adults had told him afterwards. He only remembered that during a period when he was awake, he found himself in an abandoned building. It was dark all around and filled with broken things. It smelled of dust and chemicals for plastic cement.
At the time he’d been young and he was taken by a stranger to such a deserted and desolate place. He was so frightened that for many years after, whenever he thought of that scene, he would still feel uncontrollable fear.
Qi Yu slightly knit his brows and asked, “So, what actually happened?”
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Fu Yansheng: “What’s your name?”
Qi Yu: “My name is Qi Feng.”
…I’m sorry, brother, let me borrow your sockpuppet.
Qi Feng: “???” Do you want to die?
Hahaha, I love how he didn’t hesitate to sell Qi Feng!
Thank you for the chapter!
bahahaha same!!
Oh boy, I can’t imagine the drama after Fu Yansheng reminds Qi Feng of the supposed kissed they shared😅
Qi Yu, I hope your brother gives you a good beating after this!
thanks for the chapter <3
Ahaahahah I cracked up when he lied smoothly 😂😂😂
Thanks for the chapter<3
oh my, im excited for the future events
specifically Qi Feng and Fu Yansheng’s meeting XDDDD
i can see the misunderstandings XDD
thank you for the chapter !!
ah when qi feng comes to know 🤣🤣
thank you for the chapter 💙
why do i feel like fu yansheng knew that qi yu was not ‘qi feng’ because of that look he gave when he said his brother’s name?
Hoho, future drama…