Chapter 89
What are you doing up the mountain?
Lu Baiyi asked them casually.
Xu Gui blinked and said innocently, "I heard that the sunrise on this mountain is very beautiful. The sunrise is red and looks like a big egg yolk. I wanted to come and see it while I was still in H Province. I just didn't expect there to be a gate guarding it."
She smiled at Lu Boyi and said, "Mr. Lu lives on the mountain, so you must have watched the sunrise from there, right?"
Lu Boyi nodded: "I've seen it, it's really beautiful. I even took some pictures before. Do you want to see them?"
As he spoke, he actually took out his phone, found the photo album, and showed Xu Gui the sunrise photos in his hand. Xu Gui leaned over, and his face, which had initially seemed uninterested, actually lit up when he saw the photos on the phone.
...It is indeed quite beautiful.
Lu Boyi said, "It looks beautiful when the weather is nice, and it's also nice when it's foggy..."
Xu Gui nodded gently.
"By the way, do you have a place to stay up on the mountain?" Lu Baiyi asked them again, remembering this.
Xu Gui shook her head: "No." She had only come up the mountain on a whim, intending to come down if things didn't work out, but she hadn't expected to run into Lu Baiyi.
Lu Boyi looked at her and said, "My family has a villa on the mountain. My driver and I are currently staying there. If you don't mind, you can stay at my house... If you want to watch the sunrise, the location on my rooftop balcony should be pretty good."
"That's so kind of you..." Xu Gui said, then quickly added, "Thank you so much! How about I tell your fortune? Consider it a way of repaying you!"
Yuan Lu: If Teacher Xu could have a longer interval between your apology and thank you, it would have sounded more sincere.
Lu Boyi: "No need to thank me. You are my grandfather's friend. If my grandfather knew that I met you, he would definitely make me do the same."
Xu Gui said earnestly, "I'm the kind of person who repays kindness. You helped me, so of course I have to thank you... Or, how about I tell you about that bad romantic encounter you had before?"
Lu Baiyi chuckled: "...You still remember that rotten love affair of mine?" He actually had a deep impression of it, after all, it was the first time he had met someone who could actually tell fortunes, so it was impossible for him not to remember it.
Xu Gui said, "I have a very good memory."
She looked at Lu Boyi and asked, "Are you really not going to let me do your fortune telling? I think if you refuse, you might regret it very soon."
Upon hearing her words, Lu Boyi's words of refusal caught in his throat.
"Then could you please help me calculate it?" he said.
Upon hearing this, Xu Gui felt her fighting spirit soar. She looked intently at Lu Baiyi and said, "Actually, you'll see your rotten peach blossom soon!"—The reason why a rotten peach blossom is called "rotten" is because it will bring trouble to the person involved.
And now it's clear that Lu Boyi's unwanted romantic advances are constantly causing him trouble.
"...Soon, we'll see?" Lu Baiyi asked, puzzled. He didn't understand where Xu Gui got that idea. After all, he was in H Province. The other party couldn't have chased him all the way from A Province to H Province, could they?
Xu Gui looked at her with sparkling eyes and said, "Not only that, she will also meet you in a unique way."
Lu Boyi had a bad feeling, and his premonitions had always been quite accurate.
“…Miss Xu, could you explain it more clearly?” he said.
Xu Gui looked at him and, without keeping him in suspense any longer, said frankly, "What I mean is, the other party is right here in your villa on the mountain, and is lying naked on your bed, waiting to give you a big surprise."
Lu Baiyi: "..."
Lu Baiyi's face had turned green. This was not a surprise, but a shock.
Yuan Lu and the driver, sitting in the front, couldn't help but prick up their ears. Upon hearing Xu Gui's words, the two of them exclaimed in astonishment.
Lu Baiyi took a breath, looked at Xu Gui, and said, "Miss Xu, there's something I might need your help with later..."
...
Xu Gui and his group arrived smoothly at the mountain's summit.
The car drove into the courtyard of the Lu family's villa and stopped at the gate. Xu Gui and the others got out of the car, and only then did they see Lu Baiyi's appearance. He was dressed in a suit and tie, looking very smart and exuding an indescribable air of nobility and handsomeness.
Xu Gui had seen him several times, but this was the second time she had seen him dressed like this, and she couldn't help but take a second look—among the people she knew, this Mr. Lu seemed to be the best-looking in a suit.
Lu Baiyi led Xu Gui and the others into the house, all the way to the second floor. Standing in front of one of the rooms, he said, "My bedroom is on the second floor... that's my room, Miss Xu, thank you for your help."
Xu Gui nodded, reached out and turned the doorknob, opened the door and went inside.
Lu Baiyi turned his back to the room, not looking inside. Not long after, he heard voices coming from inside.
"Brother Baiyi..."
"You're not Brother Bai Yi? Who are you, and how did you get here?"
"Ah! What are you doing? Get out! Get out of here!"
The voices inside the room changed from soft and shy to frightened and angry in just two minutes. A moment later, a slender white figure rushed out of the door, looking completely disheveled.
When the other person saw Lu Baiyi standing at the door, their eyes lit up, and they said, "Brother Baiyi..."
“…I’ve already called the police.” Lu Baiyi killed the game with one sentence. The young woman’s expression froze instantly. She stared at Lu Baiyi in disbelief, as if she couldn’t believe that he was such a cold and unromantic man.
However, Lu Boyi's expression at this moment could not be described as cold, but rather indifferent. He glanced down at the time on his wristwatch and said, "The police should be here in about fifteen minutes. You can start thinking about how to explain to the police why you are here at my house."
After saying that, he beckoned Xu Gui and the others to come downstairs: "Miss Xu, I'm sorry you had to see this. Please come downstairs first, I'll get you some lychee soup."
Xu Gui, who was watching the two of them with a gossipy look on his face, asked, "...Lychee soup?" His mind was immediately filled with thoughts of lychees, and he obediently followed Lu Baiyi downstairs.
The young woman was left on the second floor, her mind completely blank. When she came to her senses and realized what Lu Boyi had done, she couldn't help but stomp her foot and hurriedly picked up her phone to call someone.
"Auntie..." The girl cried out as soon as the call connected, "Didn't you say that Lu Boyi was the most gentle and considerate person? But, but why did he call the police?"
"Auntie, what should I do..."
Meanwhile, Xu Gui and the others had already followed Lu Baiyi downstairs. He asked them to sit down in the living room, while he went to the kitchen to get the lychee soup he had mentioned.
The lychee soup was served in a round bowl. The broth was light red and contained many snow-white and translucent lychee pieces. Because of the hot weather, Lu Baiyi thoughtfully added a few ice cubes, giving the whole bowl of lychee soup a cool and refreshing feel.
Judging by its appearance alone, this lychee soup looks extremely tempting, the kind that looks delicious.
Xu Gui took a sip from the bowl and found the lychee soup to be refreshingly cool and delicious, with a slight sweetness that was not cloying at all; it was a perfectly balanced sweetness.
Then eat the lychee flesh in the bowl. The lychee flesh was originally snow-white and translucent. After being cooked in the pot, it also had a slight red tinge. The seeds inside had been removed, so you could take a bite without any worries.
I don't know how Lu Boyi made it, but the lychee flesh is extremely plump and juicy. When you bite into it, it feels like the juice bursts in your mouth. The light and refreshing sweetness spreads between your lips and teeth in a cool and refreshing way. It has a sweet aroma and is especially refreshing in the summer.
Xu Gui initially took a small sip like a kitten, but once she tasted it, her eyes lit up and she began to gulp it down.
"It's so delicious!" She finished it in one gulp, feeling the intense heat she had been experiencing in H Province instantly dispelled by the bowl of lychee soup. Her eyes shone as she looked at Lu Baiyi and asked, "Can I have another bowl?"
Yuan Lu, standing to the side, was eager to try—she actually wanted another bowl, but was too shy to ask. Who would have thought that Mr. Lu, who looked like a domineering CEO, was such a good cook?
This lychee soup was simply the best lychee soup she had ever tasted.
Yuan Lu: Following Teacher Xu, there are always delicious things to eat!
After listening to Xu Gui's words, Lu Baiyi nodded: "Of course, I cooked a big pot of it, and it's all refrigerated... Wait for me a moment."
He went to the kitchen and brought out the entire pot of lychee soup that he had just cooked.
He made this pot of lychee soup himself, using only the best lychees with small pits and lots of flesh. They're delicious even when eaten raw, and now that they've been simmered into a soup, the flavor is even better.
When Xu Gui drank her second bowl, her posture became much more elegant and composed. She looked at Lu Baiyi curiously and saw that he was sitting to the side and did not seem to be serving himself a bowl of lychee soup. She couldn't help but ask him, "Aren't you going to drink some?"
Lu Boyi smiled and said, "I don't like drinking these things." He doesn't have a strong appetite, and he doesn't like to eat at night.
Xu Gui: ?
She glanced down at the beautifully colored lychee soup in her bowl and asked in confusion, "If you're not going to eat it, why did you make this?" And you even cooked such a big pot of it.
Lu Boyi smiled and explained, "I just like cooking, but I don't like eating it. Cooking is just a hobby of mine. Whenever my thoughts are in a mess, I think about cooking something."
Cooking helps him calm down from his chaotic thoughts, and his ideas gradually become clearer.
Xu Gui asked curiously, "If you make food but don't eat it, what do you do with it?"
Lu Baiyi: "Oh, I'll just give them to the neighbors, the maids, or my friends..."
As for the situation where the prepared food cannot be distributed, it has not happened yet, and Lu Boyi is very confident in his cooking skills, so this situation probably will not occur in the future.
After hearing his words, Xu Gui couldn't help but feel a little envious. Holding the lychee soup, she sighed, "Being your neighbor and friend must be so wonderful! You get to eat delicious food every now and then."
Xu Gui was very envious.
Lu Boyi smiled and looked at Xu Gui, saying, "If you don't mind, Miss Xu, I'll send you a portion next time I make something."
"Is it possible? Will it be too much trouble?" Xu Gui said, but his face was full of eagerness. You know, for a turtle that loves to eat, this is really a huge temptation.
Xu Gui: I really have absolutely no resistance to this suggestion.
Lu Boyi laughed: "It's okay. I always make a lot, and a lot of the time it goes to waste. If I can give it to someone who likes to eat it, then it would be my honor."
His words were very pleasant to hear, and his tone and attitude were very calm, making people feel comfortable.
Xu Gui looked at him and praised him happily, "Mr. Lu, you are such a good person... Should I give you the address first? Otherwise, if you want to send me something delicious, I won't know where to send it."
"Let me tell you, I'm currently living in the company dormitory..."
As Xu Gui was enthusiastically telling him his current address, Lu Boyi's phone, which was on the coffee table, suddenly rang. He glanced at it, apologized to Xu Gui, got up, picked up his phone, and went to answer the call.
"Hello... Second Aunt."
"Bai Yi!"
While Lu Baiyi was on the phone, Xu Gui and Yuan Lu huddled together, chatting away.
Yuan Lu had been curious for a while, so she couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Xu, are you very familiar with this Mr. Lu?"
“Not really,” Xu Gui replied matter-of-factly. “I’m more familiar with his grandfather, but Mr. Lu is really a good person…” She looked at the empty lychee soup in her bowl and couldn’t help but sigh again.
Yuan Lu couldn't help but nod. Although she had only met Mr. Lu twice, she could indeed feel that he was a very kind person. He didn't have the bad temper of a rich person at all; on the contrary, he had a very good temper.
“I want to be friends with him…” Xu Gui said softly, her tone serious: “The best kind of friends.”
Yuan Lu was startled. She looked at Xu Gui in shock, "Why?"
Xu Gui whispered, "His cooking is amazing. If I were his best friend, he would definitely think of me first whenever he makes something delicious!" And she would be the first to enjoy the delicious food.
Xu Gui: I'm such a genius.
Yuan Lu: "..." She was terrified. Seeing Xu Gui looking so serious, she thought she was about to say, "I want to pursue Mr. Lu."
So all I wanted was to be friends with him...
“You really enjoy eating this,” she couldn’t help but say.
Xu Gui cupped her face in her hands and said, "If you had lived the same life as me when you were a child, you would also like to eat this... Humans are so amazing, how can they make such delicious food?"
When Yuan Lu heard her words, she thought Xu Gui was talking about her days living in the orphanage, but Xu Gui was actually talking about her time as a Xuan Turtle in her previous life.
Xuan Turtle, in essence, is still a turtle. Turtles are mostly very lazy and can bury themselves in the sand for hundreds of years. This has resulted in the Xuan Turtle clan having an extremely poor food culture. When Xu Gui was a child, she ate fish, shrimp and seaweed from the sea, which led her to believe for a long time that all food in the world was like that.
But after she became human, she discovered a whole new world and realized that there was such delicious food in the world.
Humans are amazing!
After she became human, what she was most satisfied with was the food. It was much tastier than the fish and shrimp she used to eat. In fact, the fish and shrimp there were very delicious, much better than those on Earth. They were sweet and refreshing, and full of spiritual energy.
However, no matter how delicious the food is, no one can stand eating it every day, especially when it's supposedly all-natural, uncooked, and without any seasoning.
Xu Gui sighed: Only after becoming a human did she realize the hardships she had endured before.
Over there, the young woman who had been upstairs finally came down. She glanced cautiously at Lu Baiyi, who was on the phone, and seeing that he wasn't looking this way, she ate for a moment and then sat down with Xu Gui and the others.
"Who are you to Lu Baiyi?" She looked at Xu Gui and the other woman with hostility, her tone sour: "How come you're with him?"
Xu Gui lifted his eyes to look at her and said, "Shouldn't we be asking you that? What's your relationship with Lu Baiyi?"
The woman's eyes darted around, and then she heard Xu Gui say, "Don't lie. If you lie, I'll know."
The woman, without blushing or panting, said, "...I, of course I am Bai Yi's fiancée."
Xu Gui: "Hehe."
"Aren't you his second aunt's niece?" she asked back.
The woman's eyes widened in surprise. "How did you know? Did Lu Boyi tell you?"
Xu Gui said calmly, "Didn't I tell you not to lie? I'll know as soon as you lie..."
The woman felt a sense of awe and wonder, though she didn't quite understand.
However, Xu Gui's move made the woman more afraid of him, and she became unusually obedient when Xu Gui asked her questions.
Yuan Lu, who was watching from the side, thought: This young lady doesn't seem to be very bright.
According to the young woman's self-introduction, her surname is Yu and her given name is Yu Fei.
Yu Fei was not old, only in her early twenties. Her face was a bit round, and her cheeks still had baby fat. She should have had a childlike face, but because of the heavy makeup on her face, she looked like a child wearing adult clothes.
Even so, she still looked very beautiful, with a slender and soft figure, a small face, and a pair of big, watery eyes. She looked pitiful and timid, delicate and beautiful, like a dodder flower.
Her temperament was contradictory, both youthful and alluring, like a plump, juicy, unripe peach, exuding a fragrance that was both unripe and irresistible.
It's contradictory and disharmonious.
According to Yu Fei, she is the niece of Lu Baiyi's second aunt, so her relationship with Lu Baiyi is that of distant relatives. However, although they are relatives, they only met once or twice when they were young, and have not seen each other since they grew up.
As for their later years, this was actually only their second meeting. The first time...
"The first time we met after we grew up, he actually called me a 'rotten peach blossom' right off the bat!" Yu Fei said, plucking lychees as she spoke, her expression full of indignation. "He went too far! How can a beautiful girl like me be called a 'rotten peach blossom'?"
Clearly, their first meeting after growing up was not pleasant.
Xu Gui looked at her and asked with amusement, "What kind of beautiful girl would nakedly crawl into someone else's bed?"
Yu Fei blushed, probably realizing that what she was doing was not a good thing.
She said somewhat awkwardly, "My aunt said that men can't resist temptation. For men, a woman with her clothes off is like a piece of fat meat, and no man wouldn't want to eat her... As long as I do this, Lu Boyi will definitely be unable to resist pouncing on me, and then we can make it a fait accompli."
At this point, she got angry again and said, "I've been waiting in bed since four o'clock in the afternoon, but who knew that Lu Boyi would only come back now? I've already taken several naps in bed!"
Xu Gui glanced at the time subconsciously. It was 10:30 p.m. They arrived around 10 p.m., which meant that Yu Fei had been waiting from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
That shows a lot of patience.
"So, after you and Lu Boyi have consummated your relationship, what are you planning to do next?" Xu Gui asked her.
Upon hearing this question, Yu Fei looked somewhat bewildered, then asked uncertainly, "You mean, marry him?"
Xu Gui then asked, "After you get married, what do you want to do?"
Yu Fei: "Have a baby?"
She herself didn't realize that when she said these words, her eyes were full of confusion and uncertainty, and even a little flustered and at a loss.
Xu Gui looked at her: "Besides getting married and having children, don't you have any other things you particularly want to do? For example, reading, painting, or singing?"—Although she didn't really know what human girls do when they grow up.
But some of the girls in the orphanage like reading, while others like drawing.
“You’re still young, you can definitely try doing other things first…” she said to Yu Fei.
Xu Gui believes that everyone, even a tortoise, has things they want to do.
Just like myself, I really enjoy eating human food and want to eat lots of delicious food. Because I want to build the orphanage into the largest orphanage in the world, I am also working hard to make money.
However, Yu Fei doesn't seem to have this idea?
"...I...I don't think there's anything I particularly want to do." Yu Fei said somewhat confusedly, "My mom said that if I could marry into a good family like my aunt and enjoy a lifetime of happiness, that would be a blessing for our family."
As Yuan Lu listened, she suddenly felt something was amiss, and she couldn't help but ask, "Miss Yu, at your age, you should still be in school, right?"
Yu Fei shook her head: "No, I stopped studying after high school... My mom said that studying isn't very useful. My aunt only graduated from high school, but she still married into a good family like my uncle's!"
Her tone was relaxed, as if she didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, and her expression at that moment even looked like a cruel naiveté.
After listening, Yuan Lu found it hard to believe—was this really the kind of talk she heard in the 21st century? She thought that in this era, the idea that studying was useless had long since disappeared from the public consciousness.
Yuan Lu couldn't help but look at Xu Gui.
Xu Gui's expression remained normal, as if she had expected Yu Fei's words. She simply looked at Yu Fei and said, "You said you don't have anything in particular you want to do. Don't you really like wearing makeup?"
Yu Fei was taken aback.
"Didn't you say you wanted to be a makeup artist when you were little, and that you wanted to do beautiful makeup on pretty people?"
“My mom said that’s not doing anything productive…”
"I'm not asking about your mother's opinion!" Xu Gui looked intently at her and said, "I'm asking about you! I want to know your thoughts, whether you still want to be a makeup artist!"
"Tell me, do you still want to be a makeup artist?"
Yu Fei felt flustered as she was stared at.
"I, I..."
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