Chapter 18 Banquet
"In love? With whom?" Cheng Fei's eyes were as big as copper bells.
Seeing the man's shocked expression, which didn't seem fake, Lin's mother, Ms. Xue Fanfan, tapped his head and said helplessly, "You don't know either?"
"Aunt Xue, where did you get the news? I saw Xiao Yuan half a month ago, and I didn't see that he had a girlfriend!" Cheng Fei was still in shock, trying hard to recall the details that he might have missed.
"Okay, don't think about it. I guess he doesn't have a girlfriend yet, but he definitely has some thoughts."
"Has he got any ideas? He's been staying at home with a toothache these days, who could he possibly have any ideas about?" Cheng Fei became increasingly confused. "Aunt Xue, how did you know?"
Xue Fanfan snorted twice. "He's my son, how could I not know that? I just asked him if he had any crushes on anyone, and he actually paused. Do you know what that pause means? Rounding it off is the same as admitting it. Also, before I said he was 32, he never refuted it, but just now he actually refuted me saying he was only 31. Do you know what this means?"
Cheng Fei shook his head blankly: "I don't know."
Xue Fanfan glared at Cheng Fei with a look of dismay: "This means that not only does he have someone he likes, but that person is also much younger than him, so much so that he's even bothered by the one-year age difference!"
Logically speaking, Lin Qiyuan was thirty-two years old, not even thirty-one, so he could only be considered thirty-one. However, in the past, he would never refute his mother on such a small matter.
Therefore, the sensitive Ms. Xue Fanfan believed that there must be something fishy going on.
Cheng Fei gave a thumbs up: "Aunt Xue, you are simply Sherlock Holmes. So, who is the girl that Xiao Yuan likes?"
Xue Sherlock Holmes Fanfan's face was slightly embarrassed. "Well, I don't know about that yet, but it depends on you. You two are together every day, so you know best if there are any clues. Based on what you said, he rarely goes out recently. I suspect that girl is from within the company. You can find out from that aspect."
"Okay, I will." Cheng Fei thought for a moment and solemnly accepted this difficult task.
"Please, report to me as soon as you have any news. I won't treat you unfairly. For example, the latest wisdom tooth extraction instrument from Germany, through your uncle Lin's relationship, you can at least get this price!" Mother Lin made an eight with her thumb and index finger.
This represents a 20% discount, which is a huge discount for a new machine.
"Don't worry, Aunt Xue, I guarantee to complete the task." Cheng Fei's tone sounded as if he was issuing a military order.
Cheng Fei, who had just signed the "military order", walked into Lin Qiyuan's room, somersaulted, and lay down on his back on the two-meter-long bed. Lin Qiyuan kicked him twice with his feet, and he jumped up from his bed.
"Wash the sheets for me later!" Lin Qiyuan said in a light tone.
"Fuck, is it that serious? It's just lying down for a while, and your mysophobia hasn't been cured yet?"
"Mysophobia is not a disease and does not need to be cured."
Cheng Fei watched Lin Qiyuan roll up the bed sheet and throw it into the washing machine in the bathroom, mourning for his blindness twenty years ago. Why would he be friends with such an old dog coin?
"Where are Xu Zhao and Yu Yangxu? Why didn't they come?" Xu Zhao and Yu Yangxu had a good relationship with them, although not as close as them.
"One was just sent abroad by his mother, who told him not to come back until he finished his studies. Yu Yangxu brought back a young hunk, came out to his family, and is now fighting against them."
Xu Zhao is several years younger than all of them. He was very well-behaved when he was young, but his rebellious period came late. He dropped out of school at the age of twenty-one without telling his family. Now he is twenty-five and is being forced by his mother to go abroad.
Yu Yangxu debuted as an actor at the age of 20. He is 32 this year, a few months older than Lin Qiyuan. In recent years, it has been rare to find a star in the industry who has both acting skills and good looks. He worked at Longcheng Film and Television for a few years, but after his contract expired, he set up his own studio.
"to come out of the closet?"
"You don't know what coming out means, do you? Just two men dating! In Yu Yangxu's circle, most male actors are bisexual, so two men dating is not uncommon. Only he is honest enough to bring her home to meet his parents."
"Oh, I see." Lin Qiyuan's voice was a little hoarse.
"Understand? Hey, why are you so well-behaved today? Usually you would have argued with me or just ignored me."
"It's my dad's birthday, I'm giving you a favor."
"I thought so, it turns out it's all thanks to Uncle Lin!"
"Let's go downstairs."
Whether Lin Qiyuan is willing or not, he still has to socialize and say hypocritical polite words. What's more, he is now the president of Longcheng Film and Television. There are many big names in the film and television industry among the people who come to his birthday party. It will definitely be beneficial to communicate more.
As soon as he walked downstairs, many business leaders came up to greet him, and Lin Qiyuan handled them with ease. He refuted the malicious attempts one by one with just a few words, and in the process, he set a trap for others and made them cry with gratitude.
What a cunning vixen! Cheng Fei was watching from the side with a sour taste in his mouth.
"Lin Qiyuan!"
Lin Qiyuan and Cheng Fei turned around at the same time and saw a strange young man smiling and greeting Lin Qiyuan.
The man approached and said, "Lin Qiyuan, I'm Dong Yijie. We were college classmates and on the same basketball team. Don't you remember me? My father is Dong Yukai."
Lin Qiyuan did join the school basketball team in his sophomore year, but he was just a name on the team. He rarely participated in training and only represented the school in competitions three times. He was not familiar to the people on the team, so naturally he didn't know anyone named Dong Yiji.
However, the name Dong Yukai sounds quite familiar. Because of his good luck in the past two years, dozens of buildings he invested in the suburbs were all demolished. Now he is a nouveau riche. The reason why he is called a nouveau riche is that Dong Yukai always behaves like a nouveau riche, which makes many people dissatisfied.
"Welcome to my dad's birthday party. Are you here alone?"
"Yes, my dad has to sign a contract today, so I came here alone." Dong Yijie smiled shyly. From his smile alone, it was impossible to tell whether he knew how his father behaved outside.
"Lin Qiyuan, you... haven't changed at all. You're exactly the same as you were in college."
"Oh, how are they the same?" Cheng Fei found it quite interesting that he lowered his head to his chest while speaking, so he joked.
Dong Yijie's face instantly turned red to his ears, and he stammered, "Just... just very handsome."
Cheng Fei clapped his hand on Lin Qiyuan's shoulder and laughed heartily: "Xiao Yuan, you are so uncharismatic. Look at you, besides being handsome, can you find any other advantages?"
"No!"
"Ah?" The sudden words made Cheng Fei's smile stop abruptly.
Dong Yijie stammered, "He's not just handsome, he also has... a lot of other advantages."
Cheng Fei was just joking, but he didn't expect him to be so serious. He couldn't continue joking and the smile on his face faded.
Dong Yijie thought Cheng Fei disagreed with his opinion, so he hurriedly explained, "Lin Qiyuan is very good. He knows a lot of things and is great in every aspect. He's better than anyone else! He..."
Lin Qiyuan didn't hear the examples given later. Although both of them praised him, he always felt that Zhou Yang's praise was more sincere and touching than Dong Yijie's. Dong Yijie's praise made him feel uncomfortable.
It seems that praising people is a technical job.
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"Hey, Xiao Yuan, when did you have a fanboy?" Cheng Fei put his ear close to Lin Qiyuan's and stared at the surroundings, paying attention to other people's movements.
"I don't know." Lin Qiyuan stroked the cup with his hand for a while and asked, "Am I great?"
Cheng Fei looked him up and down for three minutes and said, "Absolutely not. You misunderstood."
Lin Qiyuan: “???”
Cheng Fei said expressionlessly, "You just really deserve a beating."
"I'm serious." Lin Qiyuan looked at him with a warning.
"Oh, it's barely okay." Cheng Fei saw from Lin Qiyuan's eyes the huge amount of money he had been cheated out of in the past, and finally compromised with hatred.
Lin Qiyuan swirled the half-full glass of wine back and forth. Just when Cheng Fei thought he was going to perform some magic trick, he heard him say, "I think I'm actually quite charming."
“…”
Shameless, narcissistic dog.
"You should feel this deeply. After all, with such an excellent and charming friend like me by your side, other people may not even notice you." Lin Qiyuan smiled with a sincere look on his face.
"Not really, Mr. Lin."
You are a 32-year-old virgin who has never had a romantic encounter. Is your charm located in your butt?
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