Fei Bai told Qiao Li about the incident with Luo Chengcheng asking him to accompany him for a drink. Qiao Li frowned and said, “They’re giving you so much money just to have a meal with you. Be careful, Fei Bai. What if he’s a scammer and puts drugs in the drink and then takes you to have your kidney removed?”
Fei Bai responded, “Have you ever heard of someone getting their kidney removed in a bustling downtown area?”
“Or maybe it’s a scam for something else.” Qiao Li paused, then added, “Well, if you insist on going, I’ll accompany you. I’ll wait outside, and if anything goes wrong, just send me a text or call, and I’ll rush in to rescue you.”
He knew that ever since Fei Bai fell out with his parents, he had been trying to earn more money to save for education and to support his grandmother, so he didn’t strongly discourage him.
Fei Bai thought Qiao Li had a point. Although the owner of the luxury car didn’t seem very intelligent, it was always wise to be cautious and have a backup plan.
The next day was Sunday. Fei Bai went to Luo Yusen’s house to teach Feifei as usual. Luo Yusen had some errands to run and only exchanged a few words with him. Fei Bai quickly took out a paper bag from his bag and handed it to him, saying, “Shixiong, thank you for teaching me how to ski yesterday. I baked some cookies at home and brought them for you.”
In fact, he didn’t know how to bake cookies at all. The bag of cookies was something he had bought hastily from the supermarket last night. After removing the packaging, he poured them into a paper bag without a logo, pretending it was a handmade product by Fei Bai.
Lou Yusen held the bag and looked at it. “You know how to bake cookies?”
“Yeah, I can cook too,” Fei Bai replied with a sly smile. “Senior, if you have time, you can come to my place for a meal.”
If you don’t mind a feast of instant noodles,
Luo Yusen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and put the cookies into his bag.
Fei Bai texted Luo Yusen during Feifei’s break, asking, “Shixiong, are the cookies delicious?”
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Lou Yusen replied after a while, “Did you put desiccant in the cookies?”
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For the next five minutes, Luo Yusen saw the message “Typing…” continuously displayed at the top of his chat with Fei Bai.
After a while, Fei Bai finally replied, “I was afraid the cookies would get damp.”
“Well, you’re quite considerate,” Luo Yusen replied.
At that moment, Luo Chengcheng, who was reporting his work to Luo Yusen, suddenly stopped and said, “Brother, if you think there’s anything I’m not doing well, just tell me.”
Don’t just smile without saying anything. It’s really scary.
Luo Yusen replied calmly, “Go on.”
Luo Chengcheng became even more frightened, especially when he noticed that every time he spoke a few words, Luo Yusen would lower his head to look at his phone. When he raised his head again, there was still a faint smile in his eyes.
He couldn’t take it anymore and stopped, stuttering, “Brother, what are you laughing at? It’s making me nervous.”
Luo Yusen only then realized that his lips had been curved upwards all along. “You must be mistaken,” he said casually, suppressing his smile.
“Oh, I must have been mistaken then.” Luo Chengcheng also found it unbelievable. How could Luo Yusen smile during work, especially when facing him, the department manager who couldn’t do anything right?
His brother was not the type to hide a knife behind a smile. His brother would only throw the knife in front of him and let him solve it himself when he did something wrong.
Luo Chengcheng had finally finished reporting his work. It was rare that Luo Yusen was in a good mood today and didn’t point out too many flaws. Luo Chengcheng wanted to take the opportunity to chat with his brother, but he suddenly noticed an open paper bag on the table.
“Cookies? Did you buy them? No, the packaging looks like it was given by someone else.” Luo Chengcheng found it very interesting. His brother never ate sweets.
Luo Yusen didn’t deny it.
Luo Chengcheng reached out and took one, tasted it, and commented, “It tastes similar to the ones you can buy at the supermarket.”
He then noticed the desiccant packet that had been separated from the cookies. “Oh my, who poured supermarket-bought cookies out like this?”
Luo Chengcheng continued to speak and reached for a second piece. But he stopped awkwardly when he noticed that Luo Yusen was watching his hands. He said, “Forget about it; you have a cleanliness obsession.”
Having worked for half the morning, he was feeling a bit hungry and asked playfully, “Brother, since I’ve already touched them and you don’t like them, can I take them back to eat?”
Luo Yusen replied calmly, “Go buy your own downstairs. There’s a 24-hour convenience store.”
Luo Chengcheng was taken aback. If he remembered correctly, his brother had a rather severe obsession with cleanliness. There was a time when he had sprayed some perfume on Luo Yusen’s car, and Luo Yusen had sold the car afterward, scaring him away from ever riding in his brother’s car again.
Now that he had touched this bag of cookies, Luo Chengcheng was surprised that his brother was willing to keep them.
Luo Chengcheng thought of something. Could it be that these cookies were sent by his future sister-in-law?
However, when he looked at the small desiccant, he felt that it wasn’t logical. In his imagination, the future sister-in-law who could captivate his brother should be a meticulous and clever person. How could she do something so silly?
Luo Chengcheng shook his head and said to Luo Yusen, “Brother, I’m leaving.” He then encountered Secretary Zheng outside and asked her, “Zheng Jie, did you ask my brother about dinner?”
“I asked, and he said it’s fine,” Secretary Zheng whispered. “Don’t cause trouble for the good kid.”
Luo Chengcheng nodded. “Don’t worry, people on their side just want to have a meal together. If they make any unreasonable demands, we’ll play dumb. Anyway, we’ll bring the contract and sign it at the dinner table. They can’t go back on it afterward.”
Fei Bai soon received a message from Luo Chengcheng informing him of the dinner appointment for next Tuesday at 7 p.m. The location was a private club, and someone would come to pick him up.
He thought about what Qiao Li had said and asked, “Can I go there by myself?”
Luo Chengcheng knew that he might be worried, so he readily sent him the exact address and room number.
On the appointed day, after their classes, Qiao Li accompanied Fei Bai in a taxi to the venue. The club was located on the second ring road, not far from their school, and they arrived in just over ten minutes.
As night fell, the bustling street was filled with people, and the floor-to-ceiling windows were shining with dazzling lights. A gentle breeze blew through the area. The city’s nightlife was just beginning.
After following the address sent by Luo Chengcheng, Fei Bai and Qiao Li finally found the club. Qiao Li looked at the glass revolving door, reflecting the dazzling indoor lights, and turned to ask Fei Bai, “Hey, do you know ‘Taihou Grand Restaurant’?”
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Hilarious. The little dessicant packet. Though it’s effective in a way because it shows Fei Bai is taking his flirting seriously.
Him getting busted for doing such a silly thing now will be a reflection of when he realised the third wheel isn’t even a third wheel 😂
How could he do such a silly mistake? 😂
Thank You for the new chapter ♡(ŐωŐ人)
He’s so naive baby
Thank you for your translation 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Fei Bai, seriously? 🤣🤣🤣
Despite the 2nd hand embarrassment constantly present, I really like him for doing these silly little things while the other party knows. It makes him so endearing…
thanks for the chapter!