Chapter 079: To Loosen the Reins Only to Grasp Them Better
Back in the car, Qi Yu looked at the figure reflected on the car window, still pondering his mom’s soul torturing question.
Although he quickly rebutted and perfunctorily passed over it, he was still feeling palpitations over the emotions he had accidentally leaked.
His hand unconsciously rubbed the car seat’s leather cover. In his heart, he wondered, had he behaved…so obviously?
When he arrived at the hotel, Fu Yansheng was already there. The other party was sitting on the sofa looking at a stack of papers, a carry-on business bag beside him. It seemed he wasn’t bringing much.
“You’re back?” Fu Yansheng glanced at his watch and said, “There are two flights to Yancheng tonight, one at 9:45 and the other at 10:20. We have to hurry.”
Qi Yu gave an “en” and hurried into the room to pack his luggage.
Fu Yansheng followed after him. Crossing his arms, he leaned against the door and asked, “Do you need my help?”
Qi Yu’s heart gave a jump. “…No need.”
He knew that it was common for a secretary or an assistant to do this kind of thing, but when he remembered how Fu Yansheng had held up his underwear and asked, “You would let other men get this for you?,” Qi Yu felt an indescribable shyness in his heart. .
After signing the new contract, Qi Yu could clearly feel that Fu Yansheng was breaking his psychological boundaries through repeated temptations, involving himself in his life and invading his private territory.
From work to personal life, from mental to emotional needs…
This was inevitable. Because Qi Yu had to admit that the relationship he and Fu Yansheng had was no longer the purely exchange relationship written in the contract.
He was indeed in love.
There weren’t a lot of things that Qi Yu had to pack. Aside from important documents, IDs, wallet and the like, he brought with him only two or three sets of clothes and toiletries. The rest of the things in the room, he’ll have Wu Shuang or Cheng Lijun come, pack and send them home for him later.
In less than twenty minutes, he was already finished sorting out his stuff.
The two left the hotel and got in the car. Qi Yu asked Fu Yansheng, “Does Wu Shuang know that we’re going to Yancheng?”
He had asked Wu Shuang yesterday to read through Ye Qinru’s Weibo but Wu Shuang had yet to give him the analysis report.
“He’s coming too. He’s probably already at the airport,” Fu Yansheng glanced behind them and asked, “Is the car behind yours?”
Qi Yu said helplessly, “En, my dad arranged for a few more bodyguards.”
Fu Yansheng asked, “Then do you want them to go to Yancheng with you?”
Qi Yu: “I’ll bring two. Forget the others.”
Fu Yansheng asked one of the bodyguards for all their information, he then picked two and sent the ID number to Wu Shuang. He had Wu Shuang buy tickets in advance.
The group caught the flight at 9:45. On the plane, Fu Yansheng and Qi Yu talked a lot about Ye Qinru, all of which were information he had received from various channels during the day.
They arrived at Yancheng Airport in the wee hours and it was nearly two o’clock by the time everyone arrived at the hotel in the center of Yancheng.
After Wu Shuang checked in for them, he handed the room card to Qi Yu. “This is for No. 1220. It’s a VIP room with a King-sized bed.”
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Qi Yu took the room card and was surprised…a king-bed room?
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Qi Yu pretended to calmly put down his luggage. His heart was speeding up slightly…
Sure enough, Fu Yansheng really did want to sleep with him.
Tsk, a double-bed room…
This was the first time they would be sharing the same bed, right?
However, since they were boyfriends now, sleeping together didn’t seem like much of a big deal.
It’s already so late today and they’ve got business tomorrow. At most, maybe they’ll kiss before going to bed? Or hug for a bit?
……
Fu Yansheng patrolled the room for a while. After confirming that there was no problem, he returned to the door and said, “The room is good. All right, rest early. I’ll come see you tomorrow morning.”
“Huh?” Qi Yu was engrossed in letting his imagination run wild and he was taken aback when he heard these words. “Aren’t you sleeping with me?”
Fu Yansheng: “……”
Once he got the words out, Qi Yu surprised himself. He stared embarrassed at Fu Yansheng who was standing by the door, staring right back at him.
Fu Yansheng was startled for a couple of seconds. He raised his eyebrows and said, “Do you want me to sleep with you?”
Qi Yu immediately said “No” but followed up his refusal with, “It’s up to you.”
Qi Yu had a cold look on his face that seemed to say, ‘This is a benefit you should be enjoying. But since you refused it yourself, don’t accuse me of being heartless.’
Fu Yansheng let out a throaty laugh and crooked his finger at him. “Come here.”
Qi Yu knew that the man this action meant that he wanted a kiss. Though he felt a second’s worth of awkwardness, his body was already subconsciously walking towards him.
Fu Yansheng held his waist and kissed his lips. Qi Yu quickly closed his eyes and enjoyed it.
The two made out for three full minutes. When they were both a little breathless, Fu Yansheng finally let go of him. Hid eyes filled with tenderness and love, he looked at Qi Yu in front of him and asked with a low chuckle, “You can’t actully accept it, can you?”
Qi Yu: “……”
Fu Yansheng tapped his nose. “Invite me again, when you’ve thought clearly about it. Otherwise, I’m afraid I might do something to you in bed and you’ll be so embarrassed you’re gonna want to shut yourself in.”
Qi Yu: “……???”
Fu Yansheng let him go, opened the door and said, “I’m staying next door. Call me if there’s an emergency. Good night.”
After Fu Yansheng left, Qi Yu went into the bathroom, a blank expression on his face. He took a shower, brushed his teeth and changed into pajamas. It wasn’t until he was facing the empty bed that he couldn’t help cursing inwardly: “F*ck!”
Luckily, he’s been doing mental constructions for so long!
That bastard was definitely loosening the reins only to grasp them better!
***
Qi Yu woke up at eight the next day. He sent a message to Fu Yansheng and the two of them went to have some of the hotel’s buffet breakfast.
“You didn’t sleep well?” Fu Yansheng also noticed his lack of energy.
Qi Yu said an “en”. He didn’t know if it was because he slept really late yesterday or he if was a little uncomfortable because of changing hotels, but he felt like he hadn’t slept very soundly. He took a sip of coffee and whispered: “It’s that obvious?”
Fu Yansheng sensed his worries and shook his head with a smile. “Are you still worried about your image? Don’t worry, you could go without sleeping for three days and you’d still be the most eye-catching one there.”
Qi Yu laughed and said nothing.
After breakfast, the two spent some time chatting with Wu Shuang about what problems they might encounter when meeting Ye Qinru at noon.
After a day and night of hard work, Wu Shuang finally finished reading Ye Qinru’s more than 6,000 Weibo posts. He spent the night yesterday writing a full eight-page analysis report.
At this moment, he was sitting on the sofa with two dark circles under his eyes, giving an oral account of his analysis to Qi Yu and Fu Yansheng. “Half of Mr. Ye’s 6,000 Weibo posts are reposts of various industry news and work-related content. The published evaluations are relatively official and difficult to analyze. The other 3,000 are humorous accounts, emotional chicken soup and selfies. The selfies take up one-sixth of those, about 500, featuring various angles, various postures and various scenes…”
Fu Yansheng interrupted him and asked, “Can you see of the photos he posted have been edited?”
Wu Shuang: “It shouldn’t be. They’re all very natural. And he has a good grasp of scale. It feels like the authentic every day life of an elite.”
Fu Yansheng said, pondering, “It seems that this person is quite narcissistic.”
Wu Shuang nodded wildly, “Yes! After looking through everything, I was almost brainwashed by his high-level boasting. I felt that this person seemed really awesome, worthy of being sought after and liked…”
Fu Yansheng smiled lightly. “A narcissist that could also make others fall in love with him. He’s rather capable. If you’re not some celebrity or model, posting this kind of every day photos could easily backfire on you once you make it look too meticulous.”
Qi Yu wondered, “Why does it make him a narcissist if he doesn’t edit his photos?”
Fu Yansheng explained, “If he uses photo editing software comparatively often, it means that in his heart, he still cannot accept his true self. It highlights instead his low self-esteem. Of course, there are many types of narcissism, including the boastful type of narcissism, the fragile-type narcissism as well as the contradiction of low self-esteem and conceitedness type of narcissism… The “Manual of Diagnosis and Statistics of Mental Disorders” has more detailed descriptions. Ye Qinru should belong to the “phenotypic narcissism”.”
Qi Yu looked at Fu Yansheng with a novel look. “You’ve also read books in this area?”
“I leafed through it over when I was reading documents on psychology before,” Fu Yansheng looked at Wu Shuang and said, “Go on.”
Wu Shuang: “Based on my conclusions, it seems that Ye Qinru seldom makes any ‘love declarations’ when his work is going well. Instead, he often persuades netizens to work hard for their dreams. He’s even said that only when you realize your dreams do you deserve to have love. This was reflected in the posts he made when he was a marketing executive for LEN…but his remarks have changed little by little in the last two years. He has started posting poisonous chicken soup and he has made no secret of his desire for love. He has even shown some negativity regarding his work……”
Fu Yansheng listened carefully, his lids drooping slightly, his thoughts unfathomable.
After Wu Shuang finished speaking, he was silent for a moment before he told Qi Yu his negotiation strategy for today. “I suggest that we meet with him today as ordinary friends. We’ll just chat about this and that, we’ll sound out each other’s bottom lines. As much as possible, we won’t discuss about Si Yuan Group’s Technology Development Department.”
Qi Yu: “I might not be very good at making prolonged small talk.”
Fu Yansheng: “It’s okay. You have me. If you don’t want to talk, just sit there and listen.”
“But if I don’t say it, will it appear like…” Qi Yu stopped speaking.
“Like you’re useless?” Fu Yansheng smiled and voiced his worries. He said, “You are a college student so you’re not expected to have the gift of gab in the first place. Besides, as Lao Tzu said, “Water benefits all and does not compete.” Showing weakness and ignorance is to a certain extent, also a negotiation strategy.”
Qi Yu: “……???”
Showing weakness, he understood, but what did he mean by calling him ignorant?
Fu Yansheng didn’t explain much, but the other’s calm and unperturbed attitude gave Qi Yu a lot of confidence.
They had an appointment with Ye Qinru from 12 noon to 2 at a high-end restaurant near their hotel. Only the three of them will be attending. Wu Shuang wasn’t included.
At 11:45, Fu Yansheng and Qi Yu arrived at the restaurant first. Ye Qinru had yet to arrive.
“How did you get an appointment with him?” Qi Yu asked.
“When I was working for Huansheng in Harbor City, a client I knew was classmates with Ye Qinru for their master’s degree.” Fu Yansheng said.
Qi Yu couldn’t help but admire Fu Yansheng’s connections.
Maybe all elites were very punctual. At 11:59, Ye Qinru appeared in front of them right on time.
The man was wearing a tailor-made professional suit. With thick eyebrows, twinkling eyes and a high nose bridge, in the flesh, the man was even more attractive than his selfies on Weibo. His every movement carried a flamboyant self-confidence.
“President Ye, I’ve long looked forward to meeting you.” Fu Yansheng shook hands with him.
“Chief Fu is too polite.” Ye Qinru looked at Qi Yu, “And is this the ‘Young Boss’ of the Si Yuan Group?”
“Yes, this is Qi Yu.” Fu Yansheng said.
“Hello.” Qi Yu greeted him, neither humble nor arrogant.
Ye Qinru held his hand and looked at him for a couple of seconds. He then released him and took his seat.
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【Little Theater】
Fu Yansheng: Think it over clearly before you invite me:)
Qi Yu: I have already thought it over clearly!
Fu Yansheng: Then how would I know if you don’t tell me~
Qi Yu:…
Reaping what one has sown; no one to accompany me to bed; loneliness, emptiness and cold…
Poor Qi Yu has no one to accompany him to his king-sized bed😂
Thanks for the chapter!❤
Thank you for the chapter! 🙂
Aaah~ yet another rival appears
His sexuality will probably be why he was upset about not being able to have a relationship. He’s a public figure for his company after all, they likely restricted him.
XD That’s one heavy stone to have dropped on your own foot. I like the last prose/poem but in the little theater though 😀
Ye Qinru seems interesting for now… But also, a very likely love rival candidate tee hee 😉
After a day and night of hard work, Wu Shuang finally finished reading Ye Qinru’s more than 6,000 Weibo posts.
Thank you for the chapter ❣️
Corrected with thanks!
thanks for the chapter!