Chapter 050: Thoughts and Emotions in Confusion
Qi Yu’s heart struck a wrong beat… Not as cute as him? Isn’t it inappropriate for you to be using “cute” to describe a man?
…Or was Fu Yansheng teasing him again?
He must be teasing him!
Qi Yu took a whip and lashed Fu Yansheng fiercely in his mind. The corners of his mouth though were still tilted up. He appeared neither surprised nor annoyed.
“How were you able to tell me and my brother apart?” Qi Yu was still curious about this.
He thought that Fu Yansheng would make a long analysis, from the minute details of their appearance to their words and actions. — That was this man’s usual style. — He didn’t expect that this time Fu Yansheng would just watch him and say one word, “Intuition.”
Qi Yu: “……”
F*cking intuition……!
“I also want to ask you. Why’d you hide in the bathroom and take a shower when you clearly knew that I was coming?” Fu Yansheng looked at him fixedly and asked, “Were you…testing me?”
“What test?” Qi Yu said with a smile, “I just thought it was amusing.”
Fu Yansheng put down the wine glass, shook his head and laughed.
Qi Yu: “……”
Fu Yansheng took the cigarette case and asked, “You mind if I smoke?” After getting his permission, he took out the silver lighter that Qi Yu gave him. He held it in the cup of his hands and lit the cigarette. He moved it to the side of his lips and took a puff. Amidst the gradually spreading smoke, he asked, “Weren’t you afraid that I could have mistaken him for you?”
Qi Yu asked in reply, “What did I have to be afraid of?”
Fu Yansheng said, voice low, “You know that I treat you differently from others.”
Qi Yu was delighted. In his heart, he said, ‘and just who was it that was so enthusiastically chatting with my brother in front of me? And you still have the nerve to say that you treat me differently from others?’ As if deliberately angering the other, Qi Yu decided to feign stupidity till the end. “How is it different?”
Fu Yansheng stopped speaking. He looked at Qi Yu and took a puff of his cigarette, slowly releasing the white smoke from his mouth and nose, as though sighing silently.
Qi Yu was ineffably enticed by this scene. He asked, “Can I have one?”
Fu Yansheng was surprised. While bowing his head and taking out the cigarette case, he ridiculed himself, “If your dad finds out that you’re smoking, he’ll probably think that I’ve led you astray.”
“I’m the one who wants to smoke. What does it have to do with you?” Qi Yu said indifferently, “Besides, my dad himself smokes as well.”
“A person’s behavior may be influenced by their environment,” Fu Yansheng took out a cigarette and handed it to him, “Especially by people they like and admire…”
Qi Yu almost laughed out loud. This man was quite narcissistic. Was he implying that he was influenced by him?
“There’s a first time for everything.” Qi Yu took the cigarette, and was about to ask Fu Yansheng for a light when he saw the other get up and walk around towards him.
Qi Yu: “???”
Fu Yansheng walked to his side. He placed one hand on the back of his chair, and the other on the edge of the dining table. He said, “Put the cigarette between your lips then raise your head. In a bit, inhale.”
The man leaned towards him, a cigarette between his lips. For a moment, it was as though Qi Yu was hypnotized and he raised his head just as the other party instructed.
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Fu Yansheng removed his cigarette. He looked down at him and said with a smile, “Don’t keep holding it in, let it out.”
Qi Yu had just been about to swallow down the smoke but when he heard Fu Yansheng’s words, there was a clash in reactions and he suddenly choked. “Cough, cough…”
Fu Yansheng’s smile froze. “What happened?”
In a panic, the man’s hand accidentally bumped against Qi Yu’s wine glass. The glass topped over and the wine poured onto Qi Yu’s body.
After his shower, Qi Yu had only put on a thin frosty-white shirt. He didn’t have any napkin on his chest either. At this moment, splashed with that half-glass of wine, he suddenly felt cold.
“I’m sorry…” Fu Yansheng hurriedly said.
“…It’s okay.” Qi Yu felt better after a spell. He placed the cigarette on the side of the plate. He was about to get up to clean up, but found that Fu Yansheng seemed a bit strange.
For a couple of seconds, he stared at a certain part of the man in front of him. He then quickly looked away. Secretly, he cursed. ‘F*ck.’ His cheeks started getting hot. He cursed more. ‘Pervert.’…But, it was as though he had grasped something to sufficiently prove his victory. Crackling and rattling, bursts of fireworks flared in his heart.
He shifted his gaze. As expected, Fu Yansheng’s eyes darkened.
Qi Yu sat there motionless, letting the red wine soak his skin, as though he were opening himself up to the temptation of the other party. His bearing was that of a master waiting for his servant to wait upon him.
Seeing that he wasn’t moving, Fu Yansheng hesitated for a while. He then took the small towel off the table and started to wipe him. But with this wipe, more of the cloth stuck to Qi Yu’s skin.
The liquor spread along the front of his shirt. It was like a huge rose had bloomed on Qi Yu’s chest.
Fu Yansheng’s fingers tightened. He raised his eyes to lock with Qi Yu’s, as if seeking a response. Qi Yu looked directly at him without any fear – sizing him up, observing him.
The distance between them was very close, even closer than when Fu Yansheng applied the ointment on him last time.
The air was filled with the smell of alcohol, cigarettes and men’s cologne. The atmosphere was so ambiguous, it could almost explode.
They stared at each other for a couple of seconds. Fu Yansheng’s breath suddenly turned rough. He unconsciously leaned over, wanting to smell Qi Yu’s body and looking like he was going to kiss him.
With his thoughts and emotions in confusion, Qi Yu really wanted to blurt out and ask Fu Yansheng if he had always known who he was and if he had always been pursuing him…
But he knew that once he voiced these questions first, the game would be lost.
He didn’t want this man to get it so easily.
Qi Yu suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the opponent’s arm, pushing outwards.
Although his heart was beating just as wildly, Qi Yu’s eyes were clearer than ever.
He was using this action to remind the other party–
Teacher Fu, you have crossed the line.
Fu Yansheng stiffened, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes. He even looked at the young man in front of him again with some confusion.
Realizing that Qi Yu was actually resisting, he reluctantly retreated.
“Aren’t you going to change your clothes?” The man’s eyes lingered on him for a while before he turned away. His voice became a little hoarse.
For a while, Qi Yu savored the other’s rare out-of-control expression. He then slowly got up.
After he finished changing his clothes, Fu Yansheng had already sat back down in his seat. He had his head down, smoking a cigarette. Qi Yu couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
The table was in a mess. Qi Yu didn’t want to sit there anymore. He said, “Teacher Fu, are you still going to eat? If not, I’ll have someone come and tidy up.”
Fu Yansheng came back to his senses. He said quietly, “I’m not eating anymore”, and put out his nearly burnt-out cigarette in the ashtray.
Qi Yu called room service. While he was at it, without prompting, he ordered a pot of Fu Yansheng’s favorite Laojun Mei tea. He then returned to the table to take his cigarette and said, “This can’t be wasted.”
Fu Yansheng frowned and said, “Don’t smoke anymore.”
Qi Yu: “Why not?”
Fu Yan got up and took the cigarette from his hand. “You’re still too young. Wait a few years before you try smoking again.”
Qi Yu: “???”
Fine, okay. But what the f*ck do you think you’re doing putting my cigarette between your lips? Do you think just now wasn’t already ambiguous enough?
Fu Yansheng held the cigarette between his lips and headed to the sofa. Qi Yu chased after him, feeling unresigned. He asked, “You’re saying I’m too young for it. When did you start smoking?”
Fu Yansheng: “Twenty-three.”
Qi Yu: “That’s pretty young too.”
Fu Yansheng spit out his smoke and said, “At your age, I had already graduated with a master’s degree and entered the workplace.”
Qi Yu: “……”
Fine, he wins this one.
Fu Yansheng didn’t dwell on the matter of the cigarette for too long. He quickly changed the subject and asked him, “How’s the investigation?”
Qi Yu sat down. He still did not tell the other party that he’d found another investigation team and had asked Qi Feng to work as his double. He only said that his father would soon be finding someone to be involved in the investigation.
Fu Yansheng nodded when he heard these words. “It’s also a good thing to have your dad conduct an investigation himself. It’s still a bit dangerous for you to be doing this.”
Qi Yu raised his eyebrows. “How is it dangerous?”
He had just gotten his dad’s approval that afternoon. He didn’t want to be looked down upon by Fu Yansheng.
Fu Yansheng explained, “You don’t have enough business experience. You’re not very perceptive towards some business traps, and you may wind up being used by others. In short, try to be careful.”
Knowing that the other party cared about him, Qi Yu felt a little better. “I will.”
Fu Yansheng added, “If Qiu Rusong asks to meet again, find an excuse to refuse. Seeing or not seeing him is useless for your investigation. Better to hide yourself behind the scenes.”
Qi Yu gave an “en” and asked Fu Yansheng. “Chief Qin invited me to have dinner at his house this weekend. That should be fine, right?”
“Mei Wei’s general manager?” Fu Yansheng thought for a while and said, “That doesn’t seem to be a problem. But before you go, remember to tell your itinerary to your aides and have them stay vigilant.”
Qi Yu: “I know.”
Fu Yansheng paused, then asked him, “Did the Si Family’s young master invite you out recently?”
Qi Yu shrugged. “No, I’ve been so busy lately that even if he had asked me, I don’t think I would have had time to go.”
Fu Yansheng: “That’s good.”
Qi Yu heard the other party’s words and felt it was a little funny. “Why, are you worried that I’d be led astray or are you worried that Tang Weiye would harass me again?”
Fu Yansheng lowered his eyes. He smiled and said, “Nothing like that. I think their group is going to meet with a mishap sooner or later.”
Qi Yu: “What mishap?”
Fu Yansheng: “Didn’t you see last time?”
Qi Yu didn’t take it seriously. “Most of them have got people behind them. How could a mishap happen to them so easily?”
The tea came, followed by the server who was sent to clean the table. The two had a cup of tea and had a few more conversations, Fu Yansheng got up to head back.
Like last time, Qi Yu got up to see him off. When he got to the door, Fu Yansheng looked at his ear and asked, “Did you learn to wear ear studs from your brother?”
Qi Yu was surprised. “Why can’t he have learned from me?”
Fu Yansheng: “Because you’ve never worn one before, you only started wearing it recently. And your earlobe’s a bit redder than his.”
Qi Yu laughed: “You didn’t recognize us by just looking at our ears, did you?”
Fu Yansheng: “Of course not.”
“Then how?” Qi Yu asked, heart itching with curiosity, “You really can’t tell me?”
“The eyes,” Fu Yansheng looked at him intently and said, “The way you look at me is different from the way he looks at me.”
Qi Yu tried to get to the bottom of the matter. “How is it different?”
“Don’t you know it yourself?” Fu Yansheng smiled, as if laughing at him for “asking a question he clearly knew the answer to”. Without waiting for Qi Yu’s response, he turned and left.
Qi Yu stared at the door of the room for a while. Remembering that Qi Feng hadn’t come back yet, he took out his cell phone and called the other party. “It’s almost eleven o’clock, when are you coming back?”
Qi Feng’s tone was a little scared: “I’ll be staying at Ling Ke’s place tonight. Can I just go there early tomorrow?”
Qi Yu rubbed his brows and said, “Forget it, just stay there. There’s nothing tomorrow anyway. I’ll head to work myself.”
Qi Feng said “Okay”, sounding like he’d obtained some sort of amnesty.
After hanging up the phone, Qi Yu went to the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror. He felt a little dazed — How exactly did he look at Fu Yansheng? It can’t be that the other party’s deceiving him again, right?
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【Little Theater】
Fu Yansheng: In your heart, don’t you actually have an idea how it is that you look at me?
Qi Yu: How do I look at you?
Fu Yansheng: Like you’re head over heels in love with me.
Qiyu: I’m not. I don’t. This is a trick. You’re trying to deceive me! ( I'm not listening, I'm not listening. Chanting Wangba Scriptures )
Fu Yansheng:…
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thank you for the chapter !! ❤
Thanks for the chapter!✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧
I really thought a kiss was bout to happen 😏👀
Thank you for the chapter ❣️
Ayo the sexual tension in this chapter
Aw yes Qi Yu!!! Set some boundaries, give him a dose of his own medicine!!!
That’s what you get for toying around with him FYS. The human heart isn’t something you can just set a trap for like that. He’s too cocky.
Thanks for the chapter (人*´∀｀)
thanks for the chapter!
It’s always the eyes, how Qi brothers look at their loved ones, that gave away their true identity ah. hehe
So cute thanks for translating ❤️❤️