The atmosphere in the bar was warm. The music was accompanied by the constantly swaying lights, and there were some captivating and decadent mixed colors as well.
The waiter asked He Yu, “How many people are you with, sir?”
He replied, “I’m looking for your boss.”
The waiter was slightly surprised, “Is there something wrong?”
He Yu smiled and said, “Is your boss’s surname Li? A friend of mine asked me to find him.”
The young waiter looked a little confused. “Our boss’s surname is not Li.”
“Oh?” He Yu was also a little surprised. “Is your place originally called Buzui City?”
The waiter told He Yu, “Buzui City has been closed down. It is no longer managed by the same boss as it is right now.”
He Yu frowned, looked around, and asked, “Can I meet your boss?”
The waiter answered, “Please wait a moment; I will request his presence on your behalf.”
When the waiter walked away, He Yu felt more and more unsure. He kept tapping the tip of his right foot on the ground, inadvertently trying to resolve his anxiety.
Soon, the waiter came out, followed by a middle-aged man.
“This is our boss, whose surname is Zhang,” the waiter introduced.
He Yu nodded and said, “Hello, Boss Zhang.”
The middle-aged man jerked his glasses and asked, “Are you looking for Old Li?”
He Yu quickly responded, “Yes, I’m looking for Brother Li. I wonder if Boss Zhang can contact him?”
The middle-aged man said, “He doesn’t open a bar anymore. He closed it here and seems to have opened a new restaurant. I don’t know the specific address, but I have his old phone number. I don’t know if I can get through, though.”
He Yu replied, “We can give it a try if you allow me.”
The middle-aged man nodded. “Okay, I’ll give you the phone number, and you can contact him yourself.”
He Yu found Li Tang’s phone number from the boss named Zhang. He saved the phone number on his mobile phone but did not call immediately. His phone’s contact list looked really deserted. Originally, there was only one—which is Fu Chenshan—but now there is another named Li Tang.
After thanking Boss Zhang, He Yu came out of the bar and walked along the street to a quieter place before taking out his mobile phone and dialing Li Tang’s number.
The call went through, but no one answered. He Yu let it ring for a long time before he finally hung up the call automatically.
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After everything was eaten, He Yu smoked a cigarette, then stood up and took a taxi back to Fu Chenshan’s home.
When he took the elevator to the door of the house, it was almost 12 o’clock.
He Yu opened the door and saw that the lights in the living room were still on. Fu Chenshan was sitting on the sofa holding a notebook and was currently working on something. When he saw him coming in, he stood up immediately, “Where have you been? Why are you so late?”
He Yu turned around, closed the door, and replied, “I went to find a friend.”
“What friend?”
He Yu felt it was a little strange. He felt that Fu Chenshan was unusually tense, so he asked instead, “Where is Miss Ling?”
Fu Chenshan answered, “I watched a movie with her and then sent her back.”
He Yu asked while changing his shoes, “What movie is it? Is it good?”
Fu Chenshan was silent and did not answer. When He Yu put on his shoes and stood up, he asked, “Xiao Yu, what kind of friends did you find? Do you have any friends that I don’t know?”
He Yu frowned and said, “I have friends whom I met when I was in prison.”
Fu Chenshan put his hands in his trouser pockets, stood upright, and looked at He Yu. “Why are you still in contact with those kinds of people?”
He Yu walked to the sofa and sat down. He raised his head and looked at Fu Chenshan. “What kinds of people? I’m the same as those people, am I not?”
“Of course you’re different!” Fu Chenshan couldn’t help but take a step closer.
He Yu looked at him and saw the sad look on his face. He suddenly felt that it was pointless to argue with him like this, so he changed his tone and said, “I didn’t do anything else. I just asked my friends to help me find a job.”
Fu Chenshan asked again, “What kind of job can they even help you find?”
He Yu spread his hands. “I don’t know; it’s okay to do groceries and express delivery, right?”
Fu Chenshan was a little angry. “How could you do those things?”
He Yu thought his question was quite funny. “People don’t always want me to do the things I want to do. If it will result in a fight, then why bother? I cheated the boss out of his money. Who would want to meet with the man who stole money from the boss?”
Fu Chenshan’s body suddenly became stiff because of his words. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.
He Yu stood up and patted Fu Chenshan on the shoulder. “Forget it; let’s stop talking. It’s getting late; we should go to bed.”
Fu Chenshan suddenly grabbed He Yu’s hand and said, “Don’t say that, He Yu, because you haven’t stolen anyone’s money. It’s my fault, and I apologize. Any rage you feel should be directed at me. That is not something you should say about yourself…”
He Yu sighed silently, held Fu Chenshan’s backhand with his hand, and stood opposite him. “It’s been so long; why are you still talking about this? As I said, we will be good brothers forever.”
‘A good brother for life; as long as I can do it, I will do it for you.’
For some reason, He Yu suddenly remembered what he said to Chenshan back then. Those inadvertent revelations of his true feelings eventually became a curse that bound him in the end.
Fu Chenshan was still in the living room, and He Yu didn’t bother to take a shower. He went back to his room and closed the door. He lay back on the soft bed when his cell phone suddenly rang.
He Yu quickly took out his cell phone from his pocket and saw the caller ID on the screen. Sure enough, it was Li Tang’s name.
“Hello?” He Yu answered the phone.
On the other side of the phone was a middle-aged man’s voice that was deep and hoarse, “Who’s looking for me?”
He Yu inquired, “Is this Brother Li?”
“Who are you?” Li Tang asked directly.
He Yu replied, “Hello, brother Li. My name is He Yu. Uncle Fang asked me to find you.”
“Uncle Fang? Which Uncle Fang?”
He Yu answered, “Fang Wentai, Uncle Fang.”
There was silence on the other side of the phone for a while before Li Tang finally asked, “Old Fang? Wasn’t he imprisoned? He’s out already?”
“Not yet,” He Yu explained, “Uncle Fang and I met in prison. Before I came out, he told me that if I wanted to find something to do, I could come to you.”
Li Tang chuckled. “He takes good care of you.”
He Yu said, “Yes, Uncle Fang has always taken good care of me.”
In fact, Fang Wentai didn’t always take good care of him. He Yu suddenly recalled everyone’s cold faces the year he first entered prison. When did Uncle Fang show his affection for him? It probably started from the day he put his business in Qiao Mudong’s face.
Li Tang uttered, “Then come over tomorrow and let me see you.”
He Yu came to his senses and said quickly, “Okay, thank you, Brother Li.”
Li Tang hummed and then added, “Just write down the address and come over here by yourself, preferably around ten in the morning. Don’t be too early; not even at noon.”
He Yu rummaged for pen and paper on the bedside and responded repeatedly. Li Tang gave an address, and He Yu jotted it down before the other party hung up the phone. He Yu picked up the piece of paper and whispered silently, “Renxin Road.” It was an address that sounded very familiar, but he couldn’t remember where he had seen it before.
He Yu opened the browser on his mobile phone. He was not familiar with this mobile phone’s functions, but he could simply surf the Internet, make calls, and send text messages. He searched for the place named Renxin Road, and when he saw the map display, he realized that Renxin Road was a small alley diagonally opposite the Lingyun Company Building.
There are many small restaurants on Renxin Road. When He Yu was working in Lingyun, he often went there to have lunch with his colleagues. But the street was too small, and he never remembered its name.
He Yu was somewhat surprised that Li Tang would give this address. He guessed that Li Tang’s bar was closed. Could it be that he went to Renxin Road and opened a restaurant?
He Yu lay on the bed, flicked the paper again with his fingers, and decided to look at it first tomorrow.
He Yu took off his coat and trousers, opened the quilt, and lay down in it. If everything goes well, he hopes he can find a job to work on by tomorrow. If the boss can provide room and meals, that would be even better.
In just one day, He Yu experienced too many things, and now he was extremely tired. He nearly fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.
He still woke up early the next day.
He Yu still had something on his mind and couldn’t sleep well when he woke up. He got out of bed with the intention of taking a bath and changing into clean clothes before meeting Li Tang.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Fu Chenshan standing by it, waiting for him. He Yu was surprised and asked, “Why did you come so early?”
Fu Chenshan said, “I heard you getting up, so I came to you.”
Hearing this, He Yu noticed the black spots under his eyes and pointed out, “You didn’t sleep well? What’s the matter?”
Fu Chenshan answered, “I thought about it carefully last night. About your work.”
“What’s wrong?” He Yu asked, walking towards the bathroom.
Fu Chenshan followed him and stood at the bathroom’s doorway, saying, “Don’t ask those shady people for help. How about I help you make arrangements for your job instead? You can go back to Lingyun.”
He Yu was standing in front of the sink, looking for a toothbrush. Hearing this, he raised his head, looked at Fu Chenshan in the mirror, and uttered, “Are you kidding me?”
Fu Chenshan replied, “I’m not kidding. I’ll arrange the work later, and you can definitely come back.”
He Yu couldn’t help laughing. “Are you serious? Do you think I can go back to Lingyun?”
Fu Chenshan leaned against the door. “Why not?”
“Forget it; I won’t argue with you about this,” He Yu said with a smile, “I’m going to take a shower; do you want to go out first?”
“Xiao Yu—” Fu Chenshan still wanted to persuade him.
He Yu had already begun to take off his clothes. “Do as you please; you can even continue watching me. Anyway, in prison, everyone washes together with their butts naked. I’m used to it.”
Fu Chenshan’s face suddenly turned pale. He reminded He Yu, “Wash carefully.” Then he left and closed the door for He Yu.
So far I am enjoying this a lot! Thank you for translating and happy new year!
Aww, thank you so much for giving this novel a chance! You’re welcome, and Happy New Yearrr! 🎉
I really want to see Fu Chenshan expirience prison life on his own.
I really hope He Yu stands up for himself! 😣
Thank you so much for the translation, it’s really good! 💖
Awwww thank you so much for the compliment >///<
Fu chenshan you’re really a fking bastard. So trashy. Who in their right mind would WANT to come back to work at a place where you’re accused of stealing money from?? I can’t fathom his thoughts at all
I admire how chill He Yu is even though he is sometimes boiling inside or tormented by the past, I would have expected him to lash out on FC but he couldn’t even be bothered to argue. I need this level of calmness in my life. Lol
I’m loving his reaction to Fu Chenshan’s stupidness! Thanks for the translation!
You’re welcome! I love seeing new faces commenting here~
Thanks for the chapter 💕
I love He Yu’s personality. He’s calm but has a no-nonsense attitude and he’s not afraid to call out people’s idiocy. Best type of MC for me.