Chapter 054: Lin Yuan Apartment
“Going to the US?” Si Hang was dazed and said instinctively, “Wasn’t it because Xiao Ye and the others were going to play in that competition?”
“Was it just because Xiao Ye was going to play? I didn’t see you watching Xiao Ye play every day either.” Qi Yu joked, “It couldn’t be that you specially went there to see me?”
Qi Yu had carefully analyzed this problem — Si Hang didn’t understand the United States at all and he didn’t speak English very well. When he went to West City last year, although he had a group of people around him, he was still like a puppet on strings. Except for asking Xu Yizhou where to play next, he himself had no definite plans.
Si Hang patted Qi Yu’s arm when he heard these words and his eyes widened. “You sure know how to cover your face with gold!”
Qi Yu snorted out a laugh. “If I hadn’t met you last year, I wouldn’t have provoked you guys… Do you still remember President Xu who was with me yesterday? He was shocked when he saw me hit you. I’ve never fought with anyone since I was nine. I broke my streak for you guys.”
He was clearly complaining about them, but what Si Hang heard was a taste of closeness, as if through this one fight, they had dragged the once high, proud and reserved noble son into the quagmire, becoming like one of them.
Si Hang thought to himself, no wonder that even he if had suffered a punch last night, he now found Qi Yu more pleasing to the eyes.
Because this person had only been superficially close to them before; he had actually still been keeping his distance, thinking it beneath him to wallow in the mire along with them. But now, it was different. He looked at Qi Yu and thought happily, this guy whom his dad sang endless praises about was just another guy who could be impulsive, start fights and make trouble.
“It would be an exaggeration to say that I went there specially to see you,” Si Hang shook his head, “but you were indeed an important reason for me to go abroad.”
Qi Yu raised his eyebrows. “Why?”
“Last year, my team made it to the semi-finals. Xu Yizhou asked me if I wanted to follow and watch them. After all, I am the owner of the team. But my dad doesn’t like me playing games. If I told him I was going abroad to watch a game, he definitely wouldn’t have agreed.” Si Hang laughed, “Later, it was also Xu Yizhou found a solution. Doesn’t my dad keep harping on and on to me about you every day? He said that if I told my dad that I was going to “see you”, my dad wouldn’t object.”
Qi Yu narrowed his eyes — it really had been Xu Yizhou!
“How’s your game company doing now?” Qi Yu calmly changed the subject.
“Sigh, it’s what it is. This year’s record isn’t good. We’re basically half-dead,” Si Hang said sullenly.
…Half-dead?
Qi Yu couldn’t help recalling that night last summer, the melancholy and blank look in Xiao Ye’s eyes as he told him those thing while standing on the terrace in that hotel in West City.
In Si Hang’s eyes, this was just a toy that he’d gotten tired of playing. But for others, it may be a dream that constantly consumed them.
Qi Yu felt a little upset, but these things were out of his hands for the time being. He took back his thoughts, stood up and said, “Okay, have a good rest. I’ll go to see Tang Weiye before I leave.”
Si Hang smirked, “If you’re going to go see him again, be careful or he might become more and more unwilling to give up on you!”
Qi Yu was surprised, then the corners of his mouth turned down. “You’re right. Then I won’t go see him. If you see him, say hello to him for me.”
Si Hang: “…?????”
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In the afternoon, Qi Yu returned to the hotel to handle some matters regarding the investigations of the company.
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At the same time, Qi Yu also got in touch with the professional team that Qi Yuancheng commissioned. This team was mainly responsible for monitoring the real-time sales, traffic and business activities of Ivy’s online store to speculate on the actual operation behind it.
Although the progress of the investigations was slow, it was progressing in an orderly manner.
Near the end of the workday, Qi Yu sent a message to Fu Yansheng, “I can’t think of anything to eat tonight. Why don’t you decide?”
F1S: “Would you like to come over to my place?”
Qi Yu: “Lin Yuan Apartment?”
That was the address Fu Yansheng sent to Qi Yu when they had to meet up to head to Ningcheng last time. He still remembered.
F1S: “En, I’m tired of eating outside. I’ll make dinner for you.”
Qi Yu’s heart felt moved. “You can even cook?”
F1S: “Yes.”
Yu: “Okay, what time should I go to you?”
F1S: “Anytime after seven is fine. Whenever’s most convenient for you.”
After talking with Fu Yansheng, Qi Yu made a call to Qi Feng, telling him to grab dinner on his own after work. He then called Wang Meng and told him to prepare a visiting gift for him. At 6:50, he tidied up a bit and headed downstairs.
It was just ten minutes by car from the Holiday Hotel to Lin Yuan Apartment. Qi Yu sent a message to Fu Yansheng saying “I’m here”. Having received instruction from the resident, the doorman let Wang Meng pass and the car drove directly to the building where Fu Yansheng lived.
When Qi Yu got out of the car, he saw Fu Yansheng coming out from inside.
The man crossed the spacious hallway to pick him up. When he swiped the card to open the door, his eyes shifted to what Qi Yu was carrying. He asked, “Why are you carrying a fruit basket?”
“I asked the bodyguard to buy it…” This was probably the only gift that Wang Meng, that rough and ready guy, could think of to buy.
“Hand it to me.” Fu Yansheng smiled. He didn’t shun his gift and even took the initiative to carry that huge basket. He then took him upstairs.
The elevator stopped on the nineteenth floor. After entering the door, Fu Yansheng pointed him in the direction of the living room. “Just sit down for a while. I just got home and I haven’t started cooking yet.”
Qi Yu: “Oh…”
A good upbringing left Qi Yu without the habit of looking around when visiting other people’s homes. But he was so curious about Fu Yansheng that he couldn’t help but ask while stand at the entrance hall, “Mind if I have a look around?”
Fu Yansheng: “Feel free.”
Qi Yu raised his eyebrows. He was very pleased with this answer.
“I’ll just change my clothes.” Fu Yansheng went into the bedroom after saying so.
Qi Yu stepped onto the shiny black oak floor and swept his eyes all over the place.
The decoration of the house was decorated in a cool style with a gray-blue tone. It was somewhat consistent with Fu Yansheng’s temperament, but a bit empty and a bit too clean.
He came to the living room and looked for a while at the small delicate sculptures placed on the display cabinet. After some time, Fu Yansheng came out after changing his clothes and asked him, “What are you looking at?”
Qi Yu turned his head and saw that the other party had changed into a black T-shirt paired with slim-fit trousers. It was different from the professional elite style he had when wearing shirt and suit. Right now, the other party looked casual and handsome, like a refined university senior.
Qi Yu turned his gaze back to the bronze carriage on the display cabinet. He asked, “Where did you buy this?”
“I didn’t buy it,” Fu Yansheng paused in his steps and turned to the open kitchen. With his back turned to him, he said, “The interior design company arranged it for me.”
Qi Yu: “…”
No wonder this place didn’t feel like a home. Rather, it was like a commercial house for display.
“You don’t even put your own decorations in the place you live?” Since Fu Yansheng didn’t buy it, Qi Yu didn’t even bother looking at it. He sauntered over to the other party and teased him, “Why so uninterested about it?”
Fu Yansheng: “I’m not very particular about those kinds of things.”
Qi Yu raised his eyebrows. “Then what are you particular about?”
Seeing him come over, Fu Yansheng glanced at him from out the corner of his eye and said, “The bed.”
Qi Yu: “???”
Fu Yansheng explained, “I spend most of my time outside, so I usually go back here just to sleep. So everything’s fine, so long as the bed is comfortable.”
There were fresh ingredients piled on the kitchen counter. Fu Yansheng washed his hands, and methodically divided them into piles according to the dishes to be made — clams and eggs, onions and beef, green scallions, ginger and sea bass…It was clear at a glance what he wanted to do.
Qi Yu saw that the other party’s kitchen utensils were also very new. He asked, “What about cooking?”
Fu Yansheng: “I cook twice a month at most.”
Qi Yu: “Then why’d you think of cooking for me?”
Fu Yansheng continued to slice the ingredients. Without raising his head, he simply whispered, “Isn’t it to give this rich young master a fresh and novel experience?”
Qi Yu smiled. “You only do it twice a month but you’re quite proficient with knives. Did you study how to cook?”
Fu Yansheng: “During those years when I was studying for my master’s degree, I often cooked for myself in the UK.”
Qi Yu smiled secretly. In order to get him to swallow the bait, the other party really tried his best to showcase his abilities — It wasn’t enough to show only his work-related abilities, he even displayed his domestic skills.
Fu Yansheng had finished preparing most of the ingredients. Finally, he picked up the big bass by the tail, and said, “Go and entertain yourself for a while. I’m going to slaughter the fish.”
Qi Yu: “…”
Qi Yu: “Then go slaughter it, I’m not afraid.”
Fu Yansheng: “You’re going to get splattered with fish scales.”
Qi Yu took a small step back. He then remembered that Anne would wear an apron when she was cooking. He asked curiously, “You’re not going to wear an apron to block it?”
Fu Yansheng shook the knife. “…I haven’t got such a thing.”
Qi Yu almost laughed when he saw the ferocious look that flit past the man’s face.
He finally stopped talking and turned to sit down at the dining table close by. The room was originally cold and cheerless, but watchig Fu Yansheng cooking for him, Qi Yu felt warm.
The man’s movements couldn’t be considered fast, but every step was very clear and definite. His calm and unhurried bearing was pleasing to both the eyes and the mind.
Although he knew that Fu Yansheng was deliberately displaying his skills, Qi Yu had to admit that he was very excited. He was already imagining this person being his peidu in California; everyday he would ” wash his hands and make soup ” for him.
Fu Yansheng prepared four dishes and one soup. The entire thing took a total of forty minutes. Afterwards, he opened a bottle of white wine for them.
After sitting down, Fu Yansheng waited for Qi Yu to take a few bites before asking, “How is it?”
“Not bad.” Qi Yu wasn’t just being polite. Of course, these dishes he’d cooked couldn’t compare to those made by the chefs of high-end restaurants outside. But as a home cook, he could definitely get full marks.
The key to this meal was that he had watched Fu Yansheng cook it for him. So, you could just well imagine the sense of satisfaction it brought to his heart
Fu Yansheng took a sip and asked Qi Yu, “What exactly happened that got you into a fight last night?”
Qi Yu raised his eyes. In his heart, he said ‘don’t tell me Xu Yizhou didn’t tell you?’ But Fu Yansheng just loved pretending to be stupid with him so he didn’t expose him. He calmly recounted what happened last night while they had their meal.
Fu Yansheng’s brows furrowed as he listened.
Seeing his expression starting to look bad, Qi Yu smiled and said, “Do you think I was impulsive? I know, I’ve already reflected on it… Si Hang and Tang Weiye are even still staying in a private hospital and the 20,000 yuan a day fee for that is coming out of my pocket. You think I want that? But when they said those things, I was so furious that I lost my head. They could have said anyone, but they should never have involved my mother and my brother. Giving them a beating so that they’ll remember their lesson isn’t a bad thing either.”
Fu Yansheng clinked his glass against his and showed a chilling smile. “They’re just flesh wounds, how could those possibly make them remember their lesson?”
The author has something to say: [Little Theater]
Tang Weiye stared at the flowers sent by Qi Yu as he let his imagination roam: Why hasn’t Qi Yu come to see me? Hasn’t he finished speaking with Si Hang? My head hurts so much, I need him to stroke my head to feel better…
A swollen faced Si Hang appeared: Don’t wait for him. He already left.
Tang Weiye:? ? ?
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Ehehehehe i feel like Qi Yu gonna chase FYS
Oh no Teacher Fu is mad mad
Thanks for the chapter 😊
fys you dangerous man rawr
I’m enjoying all this preening FYS is doing to jmpress QY.
Thanks for the chapter (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
You know this is a work of fiction when it says it took only forty minutes to make four dishes and a soup.
thanks for the chapter!