Chapter 114: The Melon Returns Home
Hearing Xu Qingye's question, Shen Que smiled. He moved closer to Xu Qingye, and amid Xu Qingye's protests, he carried him to sit on his lap, reached out to take the mouse and started to look through the photos.
"The one with the red scarf is taller. According to the data, it should be Gao Jixing. Gao Jixing and Su Mufeng went upstairs together. After a while, the one with the red scarf came downstairs. You must think it was Gao Jixing who came down."
Shen Que opened the two photos and asked Xu Qingye to analyze them. The red scarf was indeed the clearest point in the photo, so it was a key comparison.
Xu Qingye took a careful look at the photo, and it was exactly as Shen Que said. When the two people were there at the same time, the taller one was wearing the red scarf, Gao Jixing.
So when you see the person with the red scarf leaving, you will instinctively think that Gao Jixing has left, and the one left in the house is Su Mufeng.
"Then how do you know for sure that the person who came down wasn't Gao Jixing?"
Xu Qingye looked at the single photo. There was nothing special about it. The clothes were the same as when the two of them were there.
"Height. There's a telephone pole here. When there are two people, his head just reaches the advertisement. When there's only one person, it's a little further away. But just for reference. Five centimeters is not very easy to tell. It could also be a problem with the posture."
Xu Qingye enlarged the photo and took a look. There was indeed a slight difference.
"How come you're so perceptive? I didn't even notice it. So the current situation is that Su Mufeng took the blame for Gao Jixing? What's new here?"
Xu Qingye was a little confused. These people were doing too many outrageous things.
"Maybe they were photographed, but their face wasn't in the picture, and they didn't want to pay the paparazzi. Gao Jixing might have a contract that forbids him from dating, so he came up with this idea. He probably thought that since the announcement had just been made, there would definitely be people taking pictures, so he put it on purpose. It should continue for a while."
Shen Que made a simple analysis and realized that this matter was not complicated. Many idols had a love ban, so they could not fall in love. After weighing the pros and cons, they came up with a crooked idea.
"Tsk tsk, I'm embarrassed to make money from him. It's a headache. I'm still too conscientious."
Xu Qingye was a little worried. Paparazzi was actually a very unscrupulous profession. Although Xu Qingye had tried hard to be conscientious, he would usually only expose the more egregious ones, such as love affairs, and sell the pictures to agencies to earn some hush money. He basically donated this part of the income, and the rest was used as marketing money.
"Your actions are just minor ones. Don't take them too seriously. When are we going back?"
Shen Que hugged Xu Qingye. This was how the circle was. Xu Qingye was considered very well-behaved.
"Whatever, I'm free anyway. But I'd better come back later. I don't want to be embarrassed."
Having promised Ms. Luo Baozhu to go back for dinner during the Chinese New Year, Xu Qingye went out to buy some gifts. All the things were piled up at home, but he could go back immediately whenever he wanted.
"Don't worry, they spend less time at home than I do. You'll probably only see them on Chinese New Year."
"Then you can go back."
Xu Qingye thought about it and realized that it didn’t matter where he stayed if he couldn’t see anyone.
After posting Shen Que's analysis in the group, Xu Qingye @Cao Muan and asked her to follow up. Cao Muan looked at the message and swiped the screen full of thumbs-up.
Cao Muan: You are worthy of being the boss, 666666. But what are they trying to do? I don’t understand.
Xu Qingye: I know what I need you to do, go check it yourself.
Cao Muan: I get it, I get it. Isn’t this the best boss? I can’t help but want to learn from you and listen to your insights. I’ll go and verify it right away.
Xu Qingye looked at the praise from Cao Muan, raised his head and kissed Shen Que on the lips. Reward!
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Shen Que's home is in City A, which is only an hour's drive away. His home is a self-built villa. To be able to own such a villa in City A, where every inch of land is valuable, Xu Qingye couldn't help but re-estimate Shen Que's wealth.
"Does your family really just run a factory? When I push the door open, there won't be a dozen servants lined up calling you 'Young Master', right?" Xu Qingye imagined the plot of a wealthy family drama. He felt that maybe the real young master was right next to him!
"There are a few aunts and cooks, but they're not that exaggerated, and they won't call you Young Master. But if you like, you can let them call you that."
Shen Que was amused, and imagined the scene that Xu Qingye said in his mind, and he just found it funny.
"No need, I'm just saying it casually."
Xu Qingye waved his hand, and the two of them walked in. As expected, no one came to greet them. Everyone was busy with their own things. Only occasionally someone would look at them curiously, and only when they got close would they say hello. They called Chen Que "Xiao Shen", which was such a friendly name.
Chen Que took Xu Qingye directly to the second floor. His room was at the innermost part. It was a suite with a study outside and a bedroom inside, along with a large dressing room.
Xu Qingye walked in and took a look. Here were mostly Chen Que's childhood things. When he was a teenager, he lived in the courtyard. The things there were obviously what young people liked. But this room kept more things with childish innocence, such as the plush dolls on the cabinet, and some photo albums.
Xu Qingye took a doll down from the shelf. It felt very good, so he handed it to Shen Que, wanting to see how he would hold the doll.
"You actually like dolls? Not cars?"
Xu Qingye looked around, but didn't seem to see any of the little cars or Ultraman that boys liked when they were young.
"I also like car models. I have too many so I put them somewhere else. I used to hold this doll when I was little, so I have a strong attachment to it. I stopped holding it after junior high school."
Chen Que held the familiar toy in his arms and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. This was the one he had when he was born. He had changed to other dolls during that time, but the feeling was different.
"You're so cute, so why don't you hold me while I sleep tonight and relive that moment?"
Xu Qingye reached out and pinched the doll's ears. It felt pretty good.
"No, it's enough for me to hold you."
Shen Que put the doll back on the shelf. He had grown up and had a new doll to hold.
"How corny."
Xu Qingye glanced at him with a smile on his face. Looking at Chen Que's face, he suddenly became interested. He reached out and grabbed Chen Que's collar and pulled him towards him, but before he could take the next step, the door was suddenly opened, and then Shen Mu screamed, and the door was closed with a "bang".
Xu Qingye was startled, and Shen Mu opened the door again and stuck his head in.
"I'm sorry to bother you, but since I've already bothered you, I'll come in."
When Shen Mu walked into the room, Shen Que took a step back to distance himself from Xu Qingye, then turned to look at Shen Mu with an unhappy look.
"What's up?"
"Can't I come find you guys if I have nothing to do? I heard you were back, so I came to see you. I didn't expect you to be here in broad daylight, tsk tsk tsk."
"Stop being sarcastic and don't forget to knock first next time."
Shen Que glared at Shen Mu. This sister is really terrible.
"Please lend me Brother Ono for a while. I want to chat with him."
Shen Mu reached out and grabbed Xu Qingye's arm and pulled him to his side.
"Is there anything I can't listen to? If you want to talk about it, let's talk about it together."
Chen Que pulled the person back again. Xu Qingye was a little annoyed by being swayed left and right by the two siblings.
"You're not interested in talking about gossip and chasing stars." Shen Mu curled his lips. It felt weird to chat about gossip with Shen Que. He had been in the industry for so long, but he had never said a single gossip to him.
"I'm interested. Let's talk about it here. I'll listen along."
Shen Que pulled out a chair and sat down, his attitude very clear.
"Brother Xiaoye, my brother is such a possessive person. He must have bullied you a lot."
Chen Mu pulled Xu Qingye aside to chat, and Xu Qingye was speechless about both of them.
"You guys go out and have a fight, don't drag me into it."
"No, I'm no match for him. His muscles are scary, and he'll definitely knock me down with one punch. Next time we have a fight, you have to help me, Ono-nii."
Shen Mu shook her head and sat down opposite Xu Qingye under Shen Que's murderous gaze. She didn't have to chat with Xu Qingye, but seeing her brother like that, she had to chat with him on this day.
There are a lot of gossips at the end of the year, and there are many topics to talk about. Chen Mu has been working in the entertainment industry recently, and has also eaten a lot of gossips in reality. I can’t talk about it at work, but now I can share it.
Shen Que sat quietly by the side, listening to the two people talking, occasionally eavesdropping.
After chatting until they were ready for dinner, the three of them went downstairs together. When Ms. Luo Baozhu heard that the two had returned, she rushed back specially.
"Mom, when I came back, I didn't see you come back specially. You are favoring boys over girls."
When Shen Mu saw Luo Baozhu, she immediately started complaining that she had been back for three days and hadn't seen her parents.
"Baby, be good. I'll try to be free when you bring your boyfriend back."
Luo Baozhu touched Shen Mu's face and immediately walked to Xu Qingye with a smile on her face.
"I don't know what you like to eat, so I just made something. You've been busy lately, and you've lost weight."
"It's okay. It's not too busy. I'm just doing some year-end summary and stuff."
Xu Qingye glanced at Shen Que. If he had lost weight, it was all because of him. His exercise volume had increased dramatically recently, so how could he not lose weight?
Luo Baozhu was still very sensible. She chatted for a few minutes and didn't say anything more. Just as she had said at the beginning, she didn't disturb the two of them at all.
After dinner, Xu Qingye took Chen Que's hand and walked around the yard. There was a large open space in front of the villa, which was especially suitable for raising two dogs. The dogs could have fun in the yard.
"Come here and take a picture."
Xu Qingye reached out to Shen Que, who held him close and leaned against him. Xu Qingye took out his phone and took a selfie.
Xu Qingye posted on his Moments. He posted two versions. Only the one where Chen Que was visible was the complete selfie. The one where all was visible only showed Chen Que's shoulder and the two people's hands interlocked.
Xu Qingye: We. [Photo]
This was the first time Xu Qingye posted a photo of himself on WeChat Moments. Although only one arm was exposed, it was clear from the physique and hand that he was holding the hand of a boy.
Xu Qingye doesn’t have many friends in his circle, only some familiar ones. They know almost everything they should know, and there is no need to know those things they don’t know.
It was a rare occasion for Xu Qingye to show off, so naturally there were people who came to support him. Soon there were many messages, many of which were curious about who his boyfriend was.
Xu Qingye naturally said nothing, he was just showing off.
Shen Que laughed as he looked at the two messages in succession. The one that belonged to him had a different text.
Xu Qingye: I like you. [Picture].
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