He Yu locked himself in his room.
Meanwhile, the woman was sitting in the living room, talking on the phone. He could faintly hear her and guessed that she was calling Fu Chenshan.
Fu Chenshan never mentioned to He Yu that he had a girlfriend. Even when He Yu moved into this house, he didn’t notice that there were traces of other women living here.
If it were He Yu three years ago, he would probably be heartbroken and upset when he found out that Fu Chenshan had a girlfriend, but now he doesn’t have many emotional fluctuations. Of course, he was not happy for Fu Chenshan.
He Yu lay on his back on the bed. After a while, he heard the “tap-tat-tat” sound of the woman’s high heels on the floor. The door next to his room opened and then slammed shut. She should have entered Fu Chenshan’s room.
He Yu looked at the chandelier on the ceiling. It was a white lily-shaped ceiling lamp with a simple and elegant style. It was very close to the decoration style of Fu Chenshan’s entire house. He yawned, perhaps because he didn’t sleep well last night. Sleep slowly came over him, and He Yu closed his eyes.
He fell into a surprisingly deep sleep this time.
When He Yu woke up, he suddenly found that there was an extra person in the room. Fu Chenshan was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at him quietly.
He Yu rubbed his eyes. “When did you come back? Why didn’t you call me?”
Fu Chenshan smiled slightly and said, “Seeing that you are sleeping soundly, I can’t bear to wake you up.”
When He Yu wanted to sit up, he realized that he had been covered with a quilt. Fu Chenshan reached out to straighten his messy collar.
He Yu smiled and buttoned up his collar and said, “Don’t be so nice to me; I might think that you are in love with me.”
Fu Chenshan smiled and shook his head.
He Yu got out of bed and heard Fu Chenshan say, “Go wash your face; we’ll go out to eat.”
“Oh.” He Yu looked up at him. “Your girlfriend is back.”
Fu Chenshan’s expression was slightly stiff, but then he smiled and replied, “Yes, once you’re done, I will introduce you to her.”
He said he was introducing them, but in fact it was just a unilateral introduction to He Yu, “This is my girlfriend, Ling Zhilu.” Then he said to Ling Zhilu, “He Yu, the one that I told you.”
He Yu smiled and stretched out his hand. “Hello.”
Ling Zhilu looked at He Yu, slowly stretching out her hand to shake his hand, and asked, “Are you the one who was sentenced for illegally embezzling our company’s funds three years ago?”
“Zhilu!” Fu Chenshan frowned. His voice became cold and hard as he pulled the woman to his side.
The smile on He Yu’s face remained unchanged, and he answered, “It’s me. It turns out to be Miss Ling. No wonder your name sounds familiar.”
When he first joined the company after graduating from college, He Yu once heard someone say that the big boss above had an only daughter who was the apple of the eye of the Ling family and the sole heiress of Ling Yun. At that time, several young people joked that whoever could marry the daughter of a big boss would make a lot of money. Unexpectedly, Fu Chenshan was the one who would make a lot of money from such a good thing now.
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Ling Zhilu was obviously an arrogant young lady. She struggled to get Fu Chenshan to let her go, and at the same time said, “He has been in prison! Who knows what disgusting things he did in prison? You let him live at home, isn’t he dirty?”
“Zhilu!” Fu Chenshan really had no choice but to pull Ling Zhilu towards his room and then close the door hard.
He Yu was helpless. He could only hear Fu Chenshan’s hushed voice through the door, so he went to the bathroom, washed his face with cold water, then walked to the living room and opened the sliding door to the balcony.
He Yu really liked the large balcony of Fu Chenshan’s house. He lay down on the deck chair, thinking that it would be difficult for him to build a house like this. He had fantasies when he was young, but now there are only some illusory bubbles left, which will instantly burst once he pokes them.
Fu Chenshan and Ling Zhilu were locked in the room for almost half an hour before they came out. He Yu guessed that Fu Chenshan probably said all the good words for him before calming Ling Zhilu down. His mouth was already dry from talking. So as soon as he left the room, he went to the kitchen and poured a glass of water.
Ling Zhilu stood in the living room, looking at He Yu from a distance, but did not come over.
Ling Zhilu’s malice toward him probably stemmed more from the incident three years ago. Strictly speaking, Ling Zhilu could be considered a victim.
Fu Chenshan came out of the kitchen and called to He Yu, “Let’s go eat.”
He Yu stood up, smiled, and said, “Okay.”
Ling Zhilu was carrying a small black leather bag as she followed Fu Chenshan, with no intention of talking to He Yu.
Fu Chenshan took Ling Zhilu’s hand and said to He Yu when he went out, “Close the door.”
Now that the ‘lady of the house’ was here, He Yu consciously got into the back seat of the car.
He saw Fu Chenshan help Ling Zhilu open the car door, putting his palms on the door frame to prevent her from hitting her head; then he returned to his seat, turned sideways, and gently helped her fasten her seat belt.
He Yu held his chin with one hand and sat in the back seat, silently watching Fu Chenshan’s every movement and expression.
In his opinion, Fu Chenshan’s expression was a little too cautious. It was deliberately created to be gentle and considerate, with more than enough respect but not enough warmth. Perhaps this Miss Ling is too important to Chenshan and is far more than just the simple emotion of being a lover.
He Yu reached out and touched the leather sofa under him.
Luxury cars and mansions—no wonder Fu Chenshan, who is not yet thirty, can live the life he does now.
The three of them had an awkward dinner.
Ling Zhilu didn’t talk to He Yu. She sat next to Fu Chenshan and whispered to him from time to time.
He Yu could hear some probably coquettish complaints about the people around her, too much work, and bad travel.
Originally, Ling Zhilu and a few of her friends went on a trip and wasn’t planning to return until next week. However, they got into an argument with someone along the way, and then the young lady lost her temper, insisting on flying back alone.
She planned to give Fu Chenshan a surprise and get comfort from Fu Chenshan, but unexpectedly, she met He Yu.
Fu Chenshan kept comforting her with a gentle voice. He was very patient.
He Yu ignored them and ate the food on his plate. He didn’t like Western food very much. Everything he put into his mouth felt a bit raw.
Halfway through the meal, Fu Chenshan suddenly took something out of his jacket pocket and handed it to He Yu, who was sitting across from him.
“What?” He Yu reached out to take it and found out that it was a black touch-screen mobile phone.
Three years ago, such touch-screen smartphones were rare, but now they are quite common to see.
Fu Chenshan told him, “I asked my assistant to buy it for you. I planned to give it to you in the afternoon, but I forgot about it. The card is already installed and my mobile phone number has been entered for you. You can contact me later if you need anything.”
He Yu pressed the button above and turned on the screen. The screen was big and clear, and it didn’t look cheap. He smiled and said to Chenshan, “Thank you.”
The fork in Ling Zhilu’s hand hit the plate hard.
“What’s wrong?” Fu Chenshan put his hand on her back and asked.
“Nothing,” Ling Zhilu sneered.
He Yu knew that she was dissatisfied with Fu Chenshan’s gift to him, and she was probably even more dissatisfied with his attitude of accepting it without rejecting it. But He Yu didn’t think it mattered. He picked up the soup on the table and took a sip.
Ling Zhilu put down her knife and fork. “I don’t want to eat anymore.”
Fu Chenshan coaxed, “Forget it if you don’t want to eat. Let’s leave when He Yu is done eating.”
Ling Zhilu looked unhappy. “I want to go to a movie.”
Fu Chenshan was a little helpless and asked He Yu, “Let’s go watch a movie together?”
Before He Yu could speak, Ling Zhilu grabbed her purse and stood up, saying, “Then you two go and see it for yourselves!” And then she walked out.
“Zhilu!” Fu Chenshan stood up.
Seeing that he was still hesitating, He Yu urged, “Hurry up and go after her!”
Fu Chenshan looked helpless as he said to He Yu, “Let them charge my bill and take a taxi back after eating.”
He Yu waved his hand. “Don’t worry, I’m a grown man, and you’re still worried about me getting lost? It’s more important to coax your girlfriend, so go ahead.”
Fu Chenshan nodded and went out of the door.
He Yu didn’t have much appetite. Seeing that Fu Chenshan was leaving, he took a napkin to wipe his mouth and waved to the waiter to pay the bill.
When he came out of the restaurant, it was already half past eight in the evening, but for this city, the nightlife had just begun.
He Yu walked along the street, looking at the lights, colorful glass, and different people passing by. He looked no different from anyone here. Walking on the bustling streets of the city, no one would think that this strange young man had just come out of prison.
In fact, it has only been three years, and the city has not changed much. What has really changed is probably He Yu’s mentality.
After walking for almost half an hour, He Yu reached out and hailed a taxi.
After getting in the car, he said to the driver, “Take me to Bay Street.”
Bay Street is the name of a street in Chongfeng City. Because it is the gathering place for entertainment venues in the city, people often call it a ‘bar street’.
After hearing this, the taxi driver immediately turned around and drove into a small alley. He drove guests to Bay Street almost every night and knew every back road leading there.
He Yu came to Bay Street to find people, not to go clubbing.
There was a note in his coat pocket. He had kept it there for a long time, and the handwriting was a little blurry. But he can still read it clearly. It says No. 56 Bay Street and “Buzui City” on it.
When he arrived at Bay Street, the driver asked him where to get off. He said, “No. 56.”
The driver was stunned for a moment, then drove forward for a while, stopped, and told him, “It’s near here. I don’t know which one specifically.”
“Thank you.” He Yu paid the fare, opened the door, and got off.
The whole street is full of neon lights, and music is accompanied by subwoofers patrolling back and forth on the street. Young men and women dressed in colorful clothes walked into bars with ambiguous names.
He Yu looked like one of them—if only he hadn’t been staring at the signs but never entering any of them.
Walking all the way to the house of No. 56, He Yu raised his head and looked at the two big characters “Bian Yuan” on the signboard. He was a little confused. Why wasn’t it “Buzui City”?
The waiter wearing a bow tie stood at the door and asked He Yu, “Sir, do you want to come in?”
He Yu looked down at the note in his hand again, hesitated, and finally walked inside.
Translator’s note:
Hello, KEIGHTY here. I hope you’re liking the story (and my translations) so far! I hope to see you all ’til the end of this promising novel <3
I hope this Fu Chenshan guy gets what he deserves in the end and loses everything that he has.
Thank you for the translation!
May the truth come out one day and fu chenshan will lose everything as he watched he yu regain everything 😤
my god i hope chenshan is just keeping that girl around for her money and still wants he yu, except he yu dont want him no more 😛
Wooooooowww so he embezzled money, got his bestie who was in love with him to take the fall, and then went after the heir to that same company?? and he was pushing He Yu to go to the sister’s house to take back the funds he clearly didn’t care for. And now it makes sense why he’s being so cautious with He Yu, he wants to keep his mouth shut. He’s very greedy and I worry for He Yu’s safety going forward tbh