Chapter 24 Interaction
Yan Ze'an rushed over with an umbrella. He grabbed Yu Shu's arm and led him back. Yu Shu was pulled away by his senior brother. He looked back at Qi Shichen, who was standing in the rain.
He stood there motionless until someone in the line came forward and held an umbrella for him.
"Brother Qi, are you plotting something?"
Xiao Zhong held an umbrella for his brother, which he also saw. The other senior brother was furious and even saw his brother's clothes draped over the other person's body.
They came back from the opposite mountain in the morning, and after washing up, Brother Qi disappeared. When they asked Zhou Yingying, Brother Qi's female companion, if she knew where he went, she also said she didn't know.
The signal is poor in the mountains, sometimes there is no signal at all, and you can't make phone calls.
It turned out to be the other party's senior brother. According to the staff, Yu Shu was originally watching the other party pick vegetables with the staff, but Qi Shichen suddenly appeared and took him away.
The other person's senior brother had a staff member take him along the route they had taken, but they returned empty-handed.
Upon seeing that coat, Xiao Zhong vaguely guessed what Qi Ge was thinking.
In the past, when the group of them went into the mountains together, the weather there changed quickly. It was very likely that one day it would be sunny and the next day it would rain, but I never saw Brother Qi take off his coat and give it to any of them.
The main problem is that once it rains heavily, even if you wear a coat, you'll still get soaked, so why bother?
The person wearing Qi Shichen's coat was someone Qi Shichen knew wouldn't do much good in the rain, but was still willing to do such a pointless thing.
Xiao Zhong didn't know what to say. Although these people were playing fancy games, at least it was one-on-one. Right now, Zhou Yingying was still Qi Shichen's nominal female companion.
A while ago, Qi Shichen even stopped near the Drum Tower specifically for Zhou Yingying, and he thought that Brother Qi had taken a liking to Zhou Yingying.
What was that person thinking? Did he know any of this?
"Brother Qi, what about Zhou Yingying?"
Xiao Zhong didn't finish his sentence, but he believed Qi Shichen would understand.
Unlike in the city, where you can just pay someone off and send them away, this is deep in the mountains. They can't possibly just send a woman away like that.
They came with us, and even if something terrible happened, we have to bring them back.
Qi Shichen didn't say anything. In fact, from beginning to end, he didn't touch any of the women they brought on their trips. They were all kept by his side as decorations.
He initially refused, but after seeing their disappointed expressions more often, he eventually accepted it.
During his travels, the women all tried to seduce him, but he scared them away and paid them a considerable hush money after the trip.
You can't expect all your friends to do things your way, nor can you always spoil their fun, otherwise they will inevitably have grievances.
The world is a melting pot, and it's hard to remain untainted. If you try to be different, many people will try to drag you down.
He's keeping Zhou Yingying around just to put Yu Shu at ease, especially Yu Shu's senior brother, but it seems that Yu Shu's senior brother has already realized it.
It doesn't matter, as long as Yu Shu doesn't notice and believes him.
"Let's go back first."
Qi Shichen did not answer Xiao Zhong's question.
Back at the club, when Zhou Yingying reached out with a towel to wipe the rain off Qi Shichen, he turned his head away.
Zhou Yingying's raised hand froze for a moment.
However, no one cared about her embarrassment, because they all followed Qi Shichen into the stone house in the club.
Qi Shichen stood in the main hall where guests were being received. He took the towel that Chen Tianhua gave him and wiped the rain off his body.
The raindrops at his feet fell in a line as he walked. Qi Shichen glanced around the hall but didn't see the person he wanted to see.
It was raining outside, so they probably wouldn't go to the tent area. The club was a building shaped like the Chinese character "匚" (cāo), with the main hall in the middle that could accommodate many people, a kitchen on one side, and staff quarters on the other.
Their residence is a private place; they probably won't go there.
That must be in the kitchen.
Yu Shu was sitting on the stove in the kitchen, on a low stool, while his senior brother watched the staff make ginger soup for him.
After his senior brother pulled him in, his face was very unpleasant, and he didn't say a word to him. It seemed that his senior brother was really angry.
The ginger soup was quickly cooked, and Yan Ze'an placed it on the stove in front of Yu Shu, gesturing for him to drink it quickly.
As soon as Yu Shu raised his hand, he realized he was still holding the grasshopper he had woven from straw. He placed the grasshopper on the table, picked up the ginger soup, blew on it to cool it down, and slowly drank it.
Yan Ze'an's gaze fell on the grasshopper woven from wild grass on the table. Yu Shu, of course, would not weave such trinkets.
With such heavy rain, the mountain road was both steep and treacherous.
Yu Shu didn't throw it away.
When people are too angry, they actually calm down. Yan Ze'an did not lash out; he simply picked up the grasshopper and glanced at it.
It's very well-crafted and lifelike.
He didn't expect Yu Shu to like such inexpensive things, even without spending a penny.
The fire in the stove warmed Yu Shu a little. As he drank the ginger soup, his eyes fell on the mark on his right wrist. He silently released his right hand, lowered his sleeve, and pulled his hand back a little to cover it with his sleeve.
After making his little trick, Yu Shu felt that he might still be seen, so he simply stopped using his right hand and used only his left hand to hold the bowl and drink the soup.
He knew that if his senior brother saw the injury on his wrist, it would be like adding fuel to the fire, not to mention that if his senior brother saw the injury and asked for details, he would find out that the other person had carried him back.
His senior brother would probably drive him back right then and there.
Now, my senior brother sees everyone who approaches him as having ill intentions. He has selfish motives, so he rejects everyone who gets close to him.
Yan Ze'an was looking at the grasshopper and didn't notice Yu Shu's little trick.
Yan Ze'an put the grasshopper down, then noticed the coat Yu Shu was wearing, and spoke his first words to him upon returning.
"Take off your coat, I'll go return it to them."
Upon hearing his senior brother's words, Yu Shu remembered that he was still wearing the other man's coat. Yu Shu quickly took off the coat and handed it to his senior brother with his left hand.
"You stay here. I'll go with you to get a change of clothes when the rain gets lighter, and then you can take a hot shower to avoid catching a cold."
After giving this instruction, Yan Ze'an left with his coat.
Instead of returning the coat first, Yan Ze'an opened a door and went to the eaves behind the stone house. The door led to the place where people lined up to take baths that night.
During the day, there are basically no people here. The rain hits the tiles with a crackling sound, then flows down the grooves to the eaves and finally into the drainage ditch.
The drainage ditch had now formed a small stream.
Yan Ze'an stood under the eaves in a daze for a while.
He then took out his phone, intending to call Mr. Yu.
Actually, he didn't want to do this, but Yu Shu's changes were too great, and he couldn't control himself. He had to cut off their contact as soon as possible.
Although they would set off for other places the day after the rain stopped, Yan Ze'an had no interest in sightseeing. He was certain that he would meet the other person again at the next tourist attraction.
He's taking Yu Shu back with him.
But Yu Shu probably wouldn't listen to what he said, so the only option was to call his father, who would help him.
Because helping Yan Ze'an is helping Yu's father himself.
Yan Ze'an discovered Yu's father's secret by accident. He tried to please Yu's father for three years, but the other party still looked down on him as a money-grubbing businessman.
Finally, Yan Ze'an had no choice but to spend money to hire someone to follow Yu's father.
Actually, his initial idea was simply to start by finding out what Yu's father liked in private, so he could cater to his interests, or perhaps he had encountered any problems that he could then help solve.
Wouldn't Yu's father change his opinion of him a bit?
Yan Ze'an never expected that the people following Yu's father would bring him an unexpected secret, so he seized the opportunity and made good use of it.
So Yu's father relented and agreed to his relationship with Yu Shu. As long as Yu's father agreed, then Yu's mother would naturally not be a problem.
After waiting for a long time without any improvement in the signal, Yan Ze'an lost patience and thought that he would find time to call Yu's father on the way out of the mountains tomorrow.
Let's deal with the immediate issues first.
Thinking of this, Yan Ze'an turned around and went back, putting on his coat as he walked towards the main hall.
Qi Shichen had already changed his clothes in the main hall. He walked back to the tent area with an umbrella and brought back his clothes to change.
With the other person's coat draped over his arm, Yan Ze'an walked up to the group of people.
"Excuse me, may I sit down?"
"I would like to say a few words to this gentleman."
Yan Ze'an asked Chen Tianhua, who was closest to him.
The person he wanted to speak to was sitting right in the center of the group, with the others subtly revolving around him.
Chen Tianhua was confused; what was the other party up to?
Although his tone sounded very kind and polite.
Chen Tianhua did not move aside. He glanced at Qi Shichen, who was sitting opposite him, and asked for Qi's opinion.
Qi Shichen nodded slightly in agreement.
Chen Tianhua stepped aside and glanced at the other women present, telling them to behave themselves.
When men are discussing business, they should step aside.
The other four women received Chen Tianhua's message, but Zhou Yingying remained hesitant, sitting next to Qi Shichen.
Chen Tianhua gave this clueless woman a sharp look, not understanding a thing.
I don't know if she's genuinely stupid or just pretending.
Seeing that Chen Tianhua was angry, the woman closest to Zhou Yingying pulled her away.
After the woman left, Yan Ze'an put his coat on the table.
"This is your coat, sir. I'm returning it to you on behalf of Yu Shu."
Qi Shichen glanced at the dark green coat on the table. The coat was half dry and half wet, and it was already wrinkled beyond recognition.
Qi Shichen glanced at Xiao Zhong, who then helped him put away his coat.
"Mr. Yan, please speak frankly."
"Also, my surname is Qi, and my name is Qi Shichen. I have already introduced myself to your companions, but I don't mind doing it to you again."
Yan Ze'an tightened his grip under the table.
Unexpectedly, Yu Shu introduced herself to the other party right under his nose.
He was careless and let his guard down.
But it's okay, just bear with it for one more night, they'll set off tomorrow.
"Mr. Qi, besides returning the coat, there is another matter I need to tell you."
"I hope you can keep your distance from Yu Shu. After all, as his soon-to-be boyfriend, I'm not particularly magnanimous."
"We are dating with marriage in mind, so I hope Mr. Qi can understand."
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