For a moment, the three of them were silent.
Soon, two security guards chased after them, as well as two young men in suits and ties who had just come out of the elevator with Qiao Mudong and the others.
One of the young men pointed at He Yu and gasped, “What’s going on? Who is this person?”
In order to clear up his connections with He Yu, the security guard quickly said, “He is here to deliver the pasta. They usually have someone else delivering it every day. But I don’t know why they changed people today.” After saying that, the two security guards wanted to come up and hold He Yu down.
Qiao Mudong shouted, “Don’t touch him!”
The security guard didn’t dare to move anymore. One of the two young men looked at him and asked, “Mr. Qiao, do you know him?”
Qiao Mudong looked at He Yu and said, “He’s my friend; there’s no need to confiscate him. He was just joking with me.”
The others all looked at the oil stains on his suit.
Qiao Mudong looked unconcerned and asked Fu Chenshan, “How do you know each other?”
He Yu said first, “We were classmates in middle school.”
Fu Chenshan frowned slightly but did not refute.
The young man standing at the door saw Qiao Mudong staring at He Yu with no intention of leaving, so he couldn’t help but remind him, “Mr. Qiao and Mr. Fu, Mr. Ling and Ms. Ling are still waiting for you to come and eat with them…”
Everyone is curious about the relationship between this young deliveryman and Qiao Mudong.
And what does Fu Chenshan have to do with him when he rushed over so nervously just now?
Even He Yu was full of surprise as to why Qiao Mudong suddenly appeared here, looking like a high-level company executive. But now was not a good time to ask these questions, so He Yu and Qiao Mudong remained silent. The atmosphere was somewhat frozen as they looked at each other.
He Yu felt his throat was a little itchy, so he suddenly asked, “Do you have any smoke?”
Fu Chenshan didn’t smoke, so the person he asked could obviously only be Qiao Mudong.
Qiao Mudong raised his hand and took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket. He slowly took one out but did not rush to hand it to He Yu.
Everyone watched as he put the cigarette in his mouth, lit it with a lighter, and then took it off and handed it to He Yu.
Fu Chenshan’s face suddenly looked ugly.
He Yu didn’t seem to mind, as he took it from him. He took a puff first before saying, “What poor taste.”
However, Qiao Mudong was not angry. He took two steps towards He Yu. His movements were a little unnatural, but only He Yu who was face-to-face with him, could see that. He Yu thought that his lower body was probably still hurting, so it was not easy to hold back a cold face. He couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Qiao Mudong walked up to him, stuffed the remaining half pack of cigarettes into He Yu’s jacket pocket, patted his chest, and asked him, “Shiyouwei, right?”
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He Yu did not respond.
The security guard was attentive and quickly replied, “Shiyouwei is the restaurant opposite Renxin Street.”
Qiao Mudong nodded, indicating that he had remembered. He turned around and waved to the people at the door. “Let’s go; we should go eat first.”
The young man standing at the door stepped back and asked with some embarrassment, “Mr. Qiao, why don’t you change your clothes first before going?”
Qiao Mudong looked down at the mess he was in, then raised his head and glared at He Yu fiercely.
He Yu looked calm and even smiled at Qiao Mudong. “Thank you; it’s one hundred and twenty in total.”
Qiao Mudong was stunned by what he said: “What one hundred and twenty?”
He Yu said, “Eight boxes of lunch cost fifteen yuan each. Do you think it’s one hundred and two?”
The young man at the door reacted first. “You hit someone with a lunch box, and you have the nerve to ask for money?” What was that? If Qiao Mudong hadn’t stopped him, he would have asked the security guards to kick him out!
Even Fu Chenshan came forward, took He Yu’s arm, and persuaded him, “Forget it; I’ll pay you the amount.”
He Yu turned to look at him and said, “It’s none of your business.”
“Xiao Yu—”
Before Fu Chenshan finished speaking, he saw Qiao Mudong take out a wad of cash worth one hundred from his trousers pocket, then he took out two extra sheets of money and threw them in He Yu’s face. “Take it and get out!”
The money hit him in the face and fell to the ground.
Fu Chenshan thought He Yu would be angry and feel aggrieved, but unexpectedly, he looked calm as he squatted down to pick up the money. He raised his head to say to Qiao Mudong, “Thanks, big boss.”
Qiao Mudong was a little irritable. He pushed the people away and walked out, saying, “I’ll go up and change my clothes.”
The others quickly followed. Fu Chenshan walked at the end, squeezing He Yu’s hand and saying, “I’ll pick you up after you get off work this afternoon.” Then he also left with the others.
The remaining two security guards, one on the left and one on the right, “escorted” He Yu out of Lingyun’s gate.
As soon as He Yu went out, he immediately called Li Tang and asked the kitchen to restart working and preparing the lunch boxes.
Li Tang asked, “What’s wrong?”
He Yu said, “I’ll tell you when I get back.”
Adding to the time it took to re-cook the food, put the rice into boxes, and deliver the food, many customers who ordered food couldn’t help but complain. Some even called directly to inquire.
Li Tang hired someone to deliver the food, while He Yu stayed well-behaved and even helped in the store.
In the afternoon, there were almost no customers in the store. Li Tang squatted at the door of the restaurant, looked coldly at He Yu, who was coming out of the restaurant, and said, “I’ll deduct money from your salary.”
He Yu handed over the two hundred yuan he extorted from Qiao Mudong to Li Tang. “I’ll give you the money, so don’t deduct the money from my salary anymore.”
Li Tang took the money as he looked up at He Yu. He then folded the money and put it in his pocket.
He Yu also squatted down beside him.
Li Tang asked, “What happened?”
He Yu didn’t answer, but he took out half a box of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out, and handed it to Li Tang. “Good cigarettes; wanna try it?”
Li Tang looked closer and exclaimed, “Yo!”, “This must be more than a thousand. Where did it come from?”
He Yu smiled and lit up the cigarette. “I got it from a nouveau riche.”
Li Tang looked at the smile on the corner of He Yu’s mouth and asked, “What happened today? You look so happy.”
He Yu thought for a while and said, “I met someone I didn’t expect to see at this time.”
Li Tang did not ask further.
The two people squatted at the door of the restaurant, watching the pedestrians walking on the asphalt road in front of the door and the proprietress of the small restaurant opposite using an electric mosquito swatter to swat flies in the shop.
After a moment of silence, He Yu suddenly asked, “Brother Li, do you know Lingyun’s boss?”
Li Tang put his hands on his knees and stretched forward lazily. “You mean Ling Qiang?”
He Yu said, “Hmm.”
Li Tang muttered, “What do I know about him? He is the boss of the world’s most powerful 500-large company.”
He Yu thought of Qiao Mudong and was a little confused. “I saw a person in Lingyun today and thought it was strange.”
“Why is it strange?” Li Tang asked.
He Yu looked up at the sky. “I thought he was still in jail and would not be released for at least a year. But I saw him in Lingyun today.”
“Oh?” Li Tang was also a little surprised when he heard this.
He Yu touched his head. His hair had grown a lot. It was no longer so prickly against his scalp but felt soft and velvety. He muttered, “I just can’t figure it out.”
Li Tang snorted and said mockingly, “What’s wrong with appearing in Lingyun? Being in Lingyun shows that the person has a strong family background. It’s really not difficult to be released a year in advance.”
He Yu said “huh” and did not refute Li Tang’s words. Deep inside, he still couldn’t understand.
He knew that Qiao Mudong had some background. If it weren’t for Qiao Mudong’s background, he would have been bullied so badly in prison. But he always thought that Qiao Mudong’s background was not so serious.
Otherwise, how could someone with a background associated with Lingyun end up in prison? Moreover, he had worked in Lingyun for nearly two years and had never heard of the name Qiao Mudong.
No matter how doubtful he was, He Yu suppressed it. This was not something that could be discussed in public. It would not be appropriate if word got out, although sometimes he wished he could kick Qiao Mudong so hard that he would never stand up again.
A guest came at three thirty. Li Tang glared at He Yu. “Don’t you need to work?”
He Yu quickly stood up and invited the guests to come in and sit down.
Li Tang moved aside a little bit to make way for the door. He was still squatting at the restaurant’s entrance with an idle expression on his face.
At this time, a young man wearing a suit and tie, with black and shiny leather shoes, walked over from the street. He walked cautiously, as if he were afraid of stepping on the oil and dirty water on the ground.
Li Tang watched the slightly frowning young man approach him and heard him ask, “Is there a person named He Yu here?”
Li Tang looked at him coldly. “Who are you?”
The young man raised his chin unconsciously and said, “I’m from Lingyun across the street. My name is Huang Haisheng. I’m helping my boss find someone.”
Li Tang smiled lukewarmly and shouted loudly, “He Yu, someone is looking for you!”
He Yu came out of the restaurant and saw the young man standing outside the door who he had met in Lingyun at noon today. He was the young man who followed Qiao Mudong and guarded the bathroom door.
Huang Haisheng’s attitude is actually quite polite, but the arrogance in his heart cannot be concealed, especially for people like Li Tang and He Yu who can see it at a glance.
He Yu thought of the two years he had just graduated from college and entered Lingyun. He was probably like this as well.
Huang Haisheng introduced himself, “Hello, I am Mr. Qiao’s assistant.”
“Qiao Mudong?” He Yu couldn’t help but ask again to confirm Qiao Mudong’s identity.
Huang Haisheng replied, “Yes.”
He Yu asked, “What’s the matter?”
Huang Haisheng said, “Mr. Qiao asked me to tell you that he will pick you up for dinner after work. He also asked you to wait for him here.” After saying that, he covered his lips with his hand unnaturally and coughed. “He also told me to tell you that if you dare to run, he will break your legs.”
Li Tang couldn’t help but raise his head and look at Huang Haisheng, his eyes a little cold. He Yu smiled indifferently. “Okay, I got it.”
Huang Haisheng took out a business card from his suit pocket and handed it to He Yu. “This is Mr. Qiao’s personal phone number.”
He Yu took it and looked at it. Qiao Mudong’s title above was Deputy General Manager of Lingyun International.
Huang Haisheng said again, “Mr. He, can I ask for your phone number? I have to finish this task well so that I could go back and have it reported to Mr. Qiao.”
He Yu hesitated, then went to the cashier to get a Shiyouwei order card. He then used a ballpoint pen to add a line of numbers underneath, one of which was his own phone number.
Huang Haisheng finally completed his task. He heaved a sigh of relief and carefully left the street.
Wah… feeling greedy… need more of this…..
Thank you for the chapter ☺️
You’re welcomeeee! It’s good to be greedy sometimes fufufu~
So it’s a prison affair … looking forward to reading more.
Thanks for the update, keep it coming 🙂
It’s indeed a prison affair~ you’re welcome and thank you for reading!
This novel and is so good and the translation is so good as well. I’m enjoying reading it but also kinda regret not waiting until it’s finished so that I can binge read it. 😅
Thank you for the chapter!
Oh, no XD I like seeing you here though. Thank you so much for appreciating my efforts in translating this QAQ lovelots!
Of course. The combination of a good novel and good translation makes it worth the wait for chapters. Thank you for replying so kindly to us commentators, it’s nice to have interactions like this.
after 9 chapters of angst (and set-up), this is def a well-deserved sweetness.
love the cp dynamic, prison affair is hot 🥵
Thank you for reading~
Thanks for the chapter!! <333
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Oh la la~ rekindling prison romance much 🤭 i feel so happy seeing he yu finally showing positive emotions after he was released uwu
He Yu has definitely changed from being depress to showing a bit of sass. I’m loving this couple’s interactions!