Chapter 10 Ring the Bell "Aren't you broke?"
Chapter.ten
"wheat?"
Chen Qiu Du Ya's black eyes were fixed on Wen Jiangchu in front of him, not missing a single expression on his face.
But Wen Jiangchu's smile was too easy, and his lies were flawless.
"Akito, are you... a little disappointed?"
Wen Jiangchu smiled awkwardly and lowered his eyes as if deliberately avoiding Chen Qiudu's gaze.
Or maybe, it is actually a way to cover up one's guilty conscience.
Hearing this, Shen Qiudu's face darkened. He turned away and stared at the screen that was about to start displaying the auction items, sneering in his heart.
He shouldn't have any expectations of Wen Jiangchu.
But when Chen Qiudu actually heard these words from Wen Jiangchu, he was still stunned for a moment.
However, it only lasted a few seconds.
Like a fish drowning on land, the original hope was completely destroyed.
In fact, when Shen Qiudu saw the inspection report hidden under the white paper, he should have understood that Wen Jiangchu was not sincere to him.
In this world with such a clear class gap, who would be kind to him without reservation? Even his own father had to sell him to pay off his gambling debts.
Except fools.
And his mother is that fool.
So no matter how dissatisfied he was with Wen Jiangchu, Chen Qiudu could only swallow everything for the time being. Once Wen Jiangchu found his mother, he would immediately take his mother away.
Now, Chen Qiudu can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.
However, you can also use other methods to make the initial discomfort of the temperature drop.
Chen Qiudu remained silent for a long time, then suddenly chuckled. His cold eyes were immersed in darkness, and his emotions could not be seen clearly.
"Of course not." Shen Qiudu answered in a pretentiously cheerful tone.
"Wheat is the main source of food, how can you be disappointed?"
"The wind blows through the wheat field, bringing with it the scent of earth and sunshine. The surging wheat waves, flickering and fading, seem like the hope of life."
"Such a good pheromone, very suitable for you, Wen Jiangchu."
If, your pheromone is really wheat.
Wen Jiangchu's mouth stiffened, he pursed his lips and didn't respond.
There was no light in the room, and the blue light projected from the screen reflected in Wen Jiangchu's eyes, casting a shadow around him.
For some reason, Chen Qiudu felt inexplicably angry and a little depressed. The man beside him also fell silent, lowering his head and looking a little embarrassed and lonely.
But now Chen Qiudu no longer wants to let his soft-hearted nature be deceived by Wen Jiangchu again.
If you use the self-torture tactic too much, it will only bring endless annoyance to people.
Just like constantly crying to others, even friends and relatives will get impatient sometimes.
Rather than ending up hurting each other, it is better to hide all the pain from the beginning.
So why should someone like him feel dissatisfied?
Chen Qiudu suppressed the emotions that kept bursting out in his heart and forced himself to look straight ahead.
Wen Jiangchu recovered his composure faster than Chen Qiudu had expected. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Chen Qiudu: "Wen Jiangchu, do you know my pheromones?"
This was a question that suddenly occurred to Chen Qiudu. After all, he probably didn't know yet whether Xu Zhouye had told him that Wen Jiangchu had investigated him.
Chen Qiudu was very curious about how Wen Jiangchu would answer.
"I know, it's trumpet creeper."
This time, he answered readily.
As if afraid that Chen Qiudu might misunderstand, he added, "When you were unconscious, the doctor looked up the information in the database to check the extent of your glandular damage, and I happened to see it."
What a coincidence.
Perhaps with just this one glance, he will no longer be an ordinary homeless person to Wen Jiangchu?
"So, do you like the taste?"
Wen Jiangchu was stunned by this private question and widened his eyes slightly, "I...I..."
Look, he can’t say it. He must be worried about letting something slip and revealing his true thoughts about him!
Chen Qiudu closed his eyes and inexplicably felt his breathing become heavy and his nose felt sore.
"I... really like it."
Chen Qiudu immediately opened his eyes and looked at Wen Jiangchu, "What did you say?"
"I said, I like it very much."
"Chen Qiudu, do you remember what I said?"
"We are destined to be together! Even our pheromones are—"
"Shut up!"
Chen Qiudu stood up like a rabbit, raised his finger and pointed at Wen Jiangchu, his fingertips even trembling slightly due to the subconscious spasm of his body.
He was shocked by Wen Jiangchu's careless words, and he didn't understand why he would say such sweet words to deceive him!
Maybe this is his way of continuing to deceive him!
Chen Qiudu, you must not be deceived by him——
Although he kept covering up and hypnotizing himself in his heart, Chen Qiudu still didn't dare to look up and look directly into Wen Jiangchu's eyes.
Such straightforward love words were like pouring a large basin of nutrient water into the withered heart, and the vaguely revived saplings loosened the soil, making Shen Qiudu's heart itch.
"Wen Jiangchu, you...you are simply——"
He couldn't say the indignant words, but his red eyes and weak voice made Wen Jiangchu look at him absent-mindedly, and then he inadvertently held the hand that Chen Qiudu extended to him.
Starting from the fingertips, then the fingers, Wen Jiangchu then wrapped around Chen Qiudu's entire hand, and his body slowly approached Chen Qiudu.
"What are you doing? Let me go!"
Could it be that this person couldn't help but attack him? !
"Qiu Du, why are you shaking? Are you cold?"
"I'm going to adjust the air conditioner now and turn up the temperature. Wait for me."
Wen Jiangchu immediately let go of Chen Qiudu's hand, picked up the air conditioner on the table, turned it on twice, and then turned on the lights in the room.
Now, Chen Qiudu's originally restless heart completely calmed down.
He clenched his lowered hands and pretended to be calm as he watched Wen Jiangchu walk towards him. He walked up to him as if nothing had happened, as if to take credit for something.
Chen Qiudu said nothing, picked up the pillow beside him and threw it at him.
"Wen Jiangchu, stay away from me!"
What did Wen Jiangchu think of himself as? A plaything?
A kitten you play with out of boredom? Is it happy to see its fur standing up?
What a despicable, selfish, hateful person!
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and Chen Qiudu looked over.
There were only a few chefs, serving dishes that Shen Qiudu couldn't name.
However, it can be seen that the prices are sky-high and the dishes are rare.
The last thing that appeared was the small cake that Shen Qiudu had not asked for.
"Boss Wen, the dishes are ready according to your request."
The chef smiled and wanted to introduce the dishes, but when he met Chen Qiudu's gloomy brows, he was instantly at a loss. He lowered his eyes to look at the pillow on the ground and silently closed his mouth.
Wen Jiangchu coughed lightly, nodded, and signaled them to place the dishes in front of Shen Qiudu one by one.
"Okay, I understand. You guys go first—"
Before he could finish his words, the door was completely closed.
Wen Jiangchu leaned over to pick up the pillow, moved closer to Shen Qiudu, and said in a soft voice, "Qiudu, eat something before the auction begins."
"Throwing the pillow just now must have wasted a lot of energy. Hurry up and eat something good to replenish your body, okay?"
"Don't worry, these ingredients were delivered a few hours ago. Even the flour was made into the cake today. It's definitely not someone else's leftovers!"
But after what happened just now, Shen Qiudu had already lost his appetite.
He deliberately kept a distance from Wen Jiangchu, opened his eyes lazily and glanced around, then looked away calmly.
"No. Let them take it away."
Wen Jiangchu then moved to another position and stuck to it, "What's wrong? Don't you like these? Then I'll ask someone to change the dishes."
Chen Qiudu frowned and moved another space, "No need, Wen Jiangchu, I won't eat it no matter how much you change it."
Wen Jiangchu saw this and followed him again, "Just one bite, okay?"
"I don't want it!"
"Wen Jiangchu, are you really free?!"
Chen Qiudu retorted unhappily, and just as he was about to move away, he found that he had already sat on the far left side of the sofa, and Wen Jiangchu's arm had been placed on the left armrest at some point, completely trapping Chen Qiudu between him and the sofa.
Chen Qiudu was extremely annoyed, but Wen Jiangchu seemed rather pleased. He said as if he had won a game, "Can I have a bite of food now?"
"This cake is delicious. When my grandma was still alive, she would chase me and feed me this way when I was a child."
Chen Qiudu looked at Wen Jiangchu who was holding the bowl, and it was like a punch on cotton.
Chen Qiudu didn't understand why his tone was so harsh and impolite, but Wen Jiangchu acted like nothing had happened and wasn't angry at all?
Is he really a fool?
Wen Jiangchu handed the cake forward again. Chen Qiudu lowered his head stiffly and took a bite. It was indeed delicious. The cream was sweet but not greasy, and the toppings were just right.
“Isn’t it delicious?”
"Um."
Chen Qiudu replied in a muffled voice. He originally thought that the matter was over, but Wen Jiangchu suddenly came close to him, and a big face suddenly appeared. He scared Chen Qiudu so much that he subconsciously retreated.
"Wen Jiangchu, what exactly are you going to do?!"
"Here... there's cream."
Wen Jiangchu's warm fingertips rubbed the corners of Shen Qiudu's lips, and his breath was intertwined with Shen Qiudu's breathing.
It was that familiar fragrance again, the same as what Shen Qiudu had dreamed of before.
The roar of his heart squeezed his ears, leaving Chen Qiudu no time to care about anything else. His cheeks were already flushed with embarrassment.
But Wen Jiangchu looked extremely serious, as if he was really just wiping the cream off Chen Qiudu.
Until, after seeing Wen Jiangchu leave, Chen Qiudu placed his thin lips on the cream-covered fingertips.
“What are you doing!?”
Shen Qiudu picked up the pillow and threw it at him familiarly, shouting in shock, trying to stop the farce.
But Wen Jiangchu just rubbed his messed up hair and said with a smile: "Don't waste it, Qiu Du."
Chen Qiudu's face flushed completely. He quickly turned his back to Wen Jiangchu and murmured softly, "Wen Jiangchu, you are a fool..."
He's also a particularly charming fool.
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Soon, the auction officially began.
According to what Wen Jiangchu had said originally, all the exhibits would first be presented to the second floor for Chen Qiudu to take a look. If Chen Qiudu liked them, he could keep them and would not have to auction them off.
But now Chen Qiudu had no interest in those exhibits at all. He looked listless, and the only thing in his mind was the scene of Wen Jiangchu licking the cream off the corner of his mouth.
Wen Jiangchu beside him was not in a much better situation. He was wondering why Chen Qiudu didn't like any of the exhibits. He had spent two days carefully selecting these collections.
Is it... because it's too cheap?
Mom once told Wen Jiangchu that when dealing with friends or lovers, especially family members, one must give the most precious things.
At the same time, money is the most important thing to nourish people, so we must not be stingy.
But Wen Jiangchu now seems to have encountered a century-old problem.
He discovered that Chen Qiudu didn't seem to like money?
He carefully glanced at Shen Qiudu's expression when he saw these collections.
Worth $110 million, unearthed from a Tang Dynasty royal tomb, the Tang Dynasty Golden Dragon Imperial Horse Tang Sancai, gilded all over and inlaid with a sapphire saddle, Shen Qiudu looked away after only two seconds.
About 192 million US dollars, a sapphire jadeite necklace with a double-chain interlaced design, inlaid with Kashmir unheated cornflower sapphires and imperial green jadeite beads, Shen Qiudu sighed even more.
The abstract oil painting that combines gold leaf and rare mineral pigments, created by a well-known foreign artist and costing about $140 million, was not even glanced at.
"Qiu Du?" Wen Jiangchu couldn't help but opened his mouth to test the water.
Chen Qiudu came back to his senses, the redness on his ears had not faded yet, and he didn't want to pay any attention to Wen Jiangchu at this moment.
He thought that he must not let Wen Jiangchu lead him around like this, and he must find a way to make Wen Jiangchu taste the same feeling.
Suddenly, the auctioneer's voice was heard again in front of the screen——
"This lot is a Ming Yongle blue and white alum red glaze nine-dragon celestial globe vase. 62cm tall, 38cm in diameter, unfinished, with a lustrous glaze. The bottom is inscribed with the seal script "Made in the Yongle Period." The starting price is $8 million..."
Chen Qiudu raised his eyebrows and suddenly had an idea.
Didn’t Wen Jiangchu say that he would treat the auction as his own home?
Then if he unreasonably makes Wen Jiangchu buy all the collections at a premium, he should suffer a loss, right?
So, Shen Qiudu took the initiative to pull Wen Jiangchu's clothes and pointed at the screen: "Wen Jiangchu, I want this."
Wen Jiangchu was stunned for a moment, "Do you want... this?"
"Well, didn't you say you could have whatever you wanted?"
In Chen Qiudu's eyes, Wen Jiangchu's expression looked like someone who had made great promises but ended up being outmaneuvered.
This scene only made Chen Qiudu feel happy. Finally, Wen Jiang also tasted the palpitations for the first time.
But Chen Qiudu didn't know that Wen Jiangchu was actually almost going crazy with joy.
Chen Qiudu finally found something he liked!
He immediately slammed the table and called his assistant.
"Yeah, we have to get it."
"Over the estimate? Do I look like someone who's short on cash?"
"It's a blessing for it to be favored by Qiu Du."
Chen Qiudu frowned and looked at someone who was muttering to someone in the corner. He always felt that something was wrong.
When he looked at the screen again, the exhibit had disappeared, and Wen Jiangchu had sat back down beside him.
Seeing that he looked normal, it seemed that the number he bought was not enough.
Shen Qiudu gritted his teeth and raised his hand again.
"This, this, and the ones that were just bought, I want them all."
"Do you want the ones that were bought?"
"Well, I didn't like it just now, but I like it now, isn't that okay?"
"Wen Jiangchu, don't forget what you said."
"I can easily trust you."
In the end, Wen Jiangchu almost never hung up the phone to his assistant, and the auction items on display did not give other people the opportunity to bid.
It seemed as if the guests invited this time were just a foil.
Originally, Chen Qiudu was waiting to see Wen Jiangchu make a fool of himself and beg him to stop because he had no money to pay.
But when those exhibits really filled up the entire private room on the second floor, Chen Qiudu was completely stunned. He dazedly poked his head out from the hill like a rabbit and watched Wen Jiangchu sign his name readily.
"Wen Jiangchu, don't you have no money?"
After signing, Wen Jiangchu tilted his head in confusion, "What do you mean by no money?"
Chen Qiudu:......?
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