Chapter 420 Li Wen felt that in a sense, the two of them were simply...
420:
Li Wen pondered inwardly, but smiled and said easily, "Alright, then I'll give you a test~"
He said mysteriously, "My friend showed me a dating quiz a few days ago, saying it's super accurate~ Perfect, let me test it for you~"
Ye Qingxi: Huh? Why are we suddenly testing him?
Just as Ye Qingxi was about to refuse, she heard Li Wen say, "Wait a moment."
No, bro, I didn't say I wanted to take a test!
Ye Qingxi watched as he turned around, bent down, and picked up the tablet that was placed to the side.
"Then let's begin." Li Wen opened his tablet and tapped it in a pretentious manner.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Well, Ye Qingxi thought, anyway, he had done this kind of thing with his roommates when he was in college.
Playing it again now is like reviewing what you've learned and gaining new insights.
"Oh," Ye Qingxi replied.
Upon hearing this, Li Wen immediately began to make up a story: "First question, do you like men or women, or either is fine?"
After he finished speaking, he added, "You've already answered that one, either is fine. So let's move on to the fourth question: Do you prefer a gentle or assertive woman?"
“Gentle.” Ye Qingxi said almost without hesitation.
"Yes," Li Wen nodded. "Although Qin Cheng isn't very gentle with others, he's quite gentle with Ye Qingxi."
"Now for question eight: Do you prefer someone with a higher education, someone with a lower education, or do you have no preference?"
"Highly educated." Ye Qingxi replied without hesitation once again.
Li Wen nodded again, Qin Cheng was indeed highly educated.
Do you prefer someone good-looking, someone average-looking, or either?
"She's good-looking, isn't she?" Ye Qingxi said.
Li Wen: This Qin Cheng also fits the description.
"Do you hope your partner's age range is roughly the same as yours, much older than you, or much younger than you?"
"About the same age."
Li Wen: Very good, Qin Cheng is it.
"Do you prefer the other person's family background to be similar to yours, better off, or worse off, or either is fine?"
Ye Qingxi: "Either is fine."
Li Wen: Then Qin Cheng is also an option.
"Which kind of relationship do you prefer, love at first sight? Or love that grows over time?"
Ye Qingxi: "Feelings develop over time."
Li Wen: Isn't this just a coincidence?!
"Which of the following would you like your partner to do? A. Care about your family (including your pets) B. Be very, very rich C. Be indifferent to others but gentle to you D. Have all three of the above."
“A.” Ye Qingxi answered without hesitation.
Li Wen was somewhat surprised, "Not choosing D?"
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "As long as you get an A, that's fine."
He is already very wealthy, so he doesn't need his partner to be wealthy as well.
As for being indifferent to others but gentle to himself, Ye Qingxi felt it was unnecessary. The world doesn't revolve around him, and the people he likes can also be gentle to his family and friends.
Essentially, what he liked was gentleness itself, and Ye Qingxi didn't make any demands as to whether it was only given to him.
Of course, since they're now romantic partners, the other person should treat him more gently, better, and with more care.
As Li Wen listened and saw the faint smile on his face, he suddenly realized that for Ye Qingxi, family was far more important than himself.
Therefore, he would choose option A, which focuses on family members, rather than option C, which focuses on himself.
He calmly and nonchalantly swiped the tablet: "Choose A, move on to question 25."
"Would you prefer to live with your spouse after marriage in one of the following ways: A) living with your parents; B) living separately but close to your parents; C) living separately but close to their parents; or D) living separately but far from or close to both sets of parents."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi was unusually silent at this moment.
He felt he should choose C or D, but he knew very well that he actually preferred A or B.
Living with his two fathers is unfair to his partner—she will definitely feel uncomfortable in this house.
If he lives alone but is close to his father, then he is also close to his grandfather, aunt, and uncle.
That's actually unfair to his partner.
Even if you get the other person's parents to move in, so that you are close to both their parents, the other person will still feel at a disadvantage if there is a conflict because there are more people on their side.
This is still unfair to the other party.
As for the distance, Ye Qingxi hadn't considered it—what was the point?
That leaves only living alone but close to the other person's parents, which would be fair to the other person.
only……
Ye Qingxi was just unsure if she could do it.
Moreover, Li Wen was asking about hope.
This is not what he wanted.
He only wanted either A or B.
At that moment, Ye Qingxi suddenly realized that she was actually quite unsuitable for marriage.
Marriage is about leaving the home where you grew up and building your own little family, with your focus shifting to your own little family.
Perhaps because he hasn't been in a relationship yet and hasn't met someone he likes, he doesn't have much expectation for the little family that will belong to him and his lover in the future.
He still cares more about the home he's in now.
I still prefer the Mu family, who valued me more since I was a child.
Therefore, he does not want to leave his current home, nor does he feel that his own small family is more important than his current home.
Seeing that he remained silent, Li Wen asked, "Is it that hard to answer?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
It's quite difficult.
The main reason is that he doesn't want to be unfair to his future partner, but he also doesn't want to compromise himself.
But these four options are either unfair to his partner or require him to compromise his own feelings.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi couldn't make a choice at all.
Li Wen was surprised that he was struggling with this option and asked in confusion, "Why? Can you tell me why?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi didn't really want to say it.
After all, he and Li Wen weren't that close.
There's no need to go into such depth.
"I need to take a shower now, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Brother Li Wen, you should go to sleep early too," Ye Qingxi said in a light tone.
"Wait, wait, wait." Seeing that he wanted to slip away, Li Wen quickly said, "There's only one question left, the last one."
He looked at the tablet and spoke rapidly: "As for your other half, would you prefer someone you've just met, someone you didn't know before, or someone you suddenly realized was the one you were looking for, or either?"
"Either is fine," Ye Qingxi said.
Seeing that he had finished answering the question, he wasn't in a hurry to end the conversation and asked curiously, "So what's the answer?"
Li Wen: ...
Li Wen pondered that either way was fine; it could also be like turning around suddenly and finding that person in the dim light.
In addition to Ye Qingxi's previous answer, Qin Cheng fits the bill.
The only question Ye Qingxi didn't answer was about their post-marital address. It's unclear why, but if his marriage partner is Qin Cheng, then A, B, C, and D don't really make a difference.
Ye Qingxi naturally didn't need to hesitate.
Thinking about it this way, Li Wen felt that in a sense, the two of them were a perfect match!
Qin Cheng fully met all the objective conditions that Ye Qingxi liked.
Ye Qingxi's subjective requirements, such as caring about his family, are something he doesn't know if others can do, but Qin Cheng certainly can, because they are also Qin Cheng's family.
Moreover, if she were to marry someone else, she would definitely face the choice of where to live after marriage, and Ye Qingxi would not know how to choose.
However, Qin Cheng and Ye Qingxi can choose whichever they want; they can even go to Ye Qingxi's house today and Qin Cheng's house tomorrow.
Anyway, we're all family.
After thinking it over, Li Wen felt relieved and bolder, declaring, "Let me see, eh?"
He said, "You can't see the true face of Mount Lu because you are in the mountain itself."
Ye Qingxi: "Huh?"
“There’s a little bit of text here.” Li Wen pretended to lean closer to take a look. “The one destined for you has actually already appeared. If you look back suddenly, perhaps he is waiting for you.”
Ye Qingxi: "Huh???"
Li Wen nodded. "That's what it says."
"Is this accurate?" Ye Qingxi was very skeptical.
"It's pretty accurate, isn't it? My friends and they all said it's pretty accurate."
Ye Qingxi: Really?
Wait, Ye Qingxi remembered, "But I have a question I haven't answered."
Li Wen quickly replied, "Then I don't know."
He said, "It's okay. Anyway, with these kinds of things, if you believe, it works; if you don't, it doesn't. If you ask me, you're already this age, and you're a celebrity. All sorts of people have come and gone in your life. Maybe someone has seen you somewhere before, but you didn't notice them. Can you say they never appeared? But could you even realize it? So these kinds of questions are always like this, vague and ambiguous. It all depends on how you interpret them."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "That's true."
"Alright, now that you've finished the questions, you can go take a shower," Li Wen said.
Ye Qingxi took this opportunity to end the conversation and hung up the phone.
He wasn't completely lying to Li Wen; at this hour, he really should go take a shower.
Ye Qingxi stood up and went into the bathroom, her mind still on the test questions Li Wen had just given her.
"I cannot see the true face of Mount Lu, simply because I am in the mountain myself. Whose true face do I not recognize?"
He said, "We've known each other for a while now, and she's waiting for me."
While taking a shower, Ye Qingxi wondered, "Could it be one of my high school or college classmates?"
Or perhaps in elementary school? Like his aunt and uncle?
It can't be a kindergarten, can it?
Then this must be the original owner's destined partner, not his.
"It absolutely can't be a kindergarten," Ye Qingxi thought, "otherwise, this would be a sad story."
After taking a shower, Ye Qingxi went to sleep.
He didn't spend much time or effort on this matter, and the next day, he went to the film set as usual, full of energy.
It was August 14th, and Huo Zinan and Chen Xiang gave him a gift as soon as they saw him.
Ye Qingxi accepted them one by one and thanked them.
After that, he worked all day to save up enough time to take the next day off.
On the fifteenth of August, Ye Qingxi was not actually looking forward to Mu Shaowu and Feng Que's return.
Because neither of them had said they wanted to come back.
Although Mu Shaowu has never missed his birthday, he is now old enough that he naturally wouldn't feel bad if Mu Shaowu didn't show up.
His father has his own things to do, but he will certainly show up if he can.
If he didn't show up, then there's nothing he could do.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi would not let this make her feel down; it would only make Mu Shaowu feel even more guilty after seeing it.
He greeted everyone with the same cheerful attitude as always.
When everyone had arrived, Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng were playing with Cotton Candy and Aristotle in the courtyard outside when Ye Qingxi suddenly heard the door open again.
Then came Mu Shaowu's voice, "Why are you all outside?"
Ye Qingxi was pleasantly surprised.
He turned around and saw Mu Shaowu and Feng Que smiling and looking at them.
Ye Qingxi ran over immediately.
Cotton Candy chased after him with all four paws, and finally even reached Mu Shaowu's feet before him, letting out a coquettish "meow".
Mu Shaowu patted its head. "So good."
Ye Qingxi stopped in front of him. "Why are you back?"
"It's your birthday today," Mu Shaowu said matter-of-factly.
He was even somewhat puzzled as to why his son would ask such a question.
"But aren't you all still busy?"
He looked at Feng Que, "Daddy, didn't you still have work to do?"
Feng Que laughed and said, "But I can't not celebrate your birthday."
Ye Qingxi smiled unconsciously.
Seeing this, Mu Shaowu simply hugged him tightly and gave him a loving hug.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi pretended to push him away, feeling a little embarrassed but also enjoying it.
"I never said we wouldn't come back, so of course we will," Mu Shaowu said. "Besides, the world is vast, but your birthday is the most important. How could we not come back?"
“That’s right,” Feng Que said. “Look, Daddy even bought you a gift.”
"Okay~" Ye Qingxi said with a smile.
He led Mu Shaowu and Feng Que into the villa.
The rest of the Mu family, and even Old Master Pei, remained indifferent when they saw the two of them.
After all, it was Ye Qingxi's birthday. Even if it were raining knives, Mu Shaowu, who doted on his son, would find a way to hold up an iron umbrella and go home to celebrate his precious son's birthday.
As for Feng Que, Feng Que has always admired Shao Wu.
So they never thought that Mu Shaowu and Feng Que wouldn't come back.
Once everyone had arrived, Aunt Zhang began preparing to start the meal.
Ye Qingxi happily made a wish, blew out the candles, and then distributed the cake to everyone.
After the birthday celebration and everyone's farewell, Ye Qingxi finally had time to ask Mu Shaowu and Feng Que how long they would stay this time.
Should we wait a while before going, or go tomorrow?
"Tomorrow," Mu Shaowu said softly to him, "Your daddy is indeed quite busy, and I'm also working on a new project, so I have to leave after your birthday celebration and can't stay with you any longer."
Mu Shaowu looked at him with some guilt.
Ye Qingxi, however, did not think so.
His father has his own career too!
Just as he would work hard for his career, so would his father.
Do what you love, and you'll excel at what you love. Ye Qingxi also hopes that her father will always be an outstanding and exceptional person, no matter where he is.
"It's okay, you can come back to be with me when you're done with your work," he said. "It's perfect, I'm busy right now too. Even if you come back, we'll only chat for a bit each day when I get home. We chat on WeChat every day now, so it doesn't matter."
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaowu pulled him into his arms.
His son is always so considerate, no matter what.
"Don't worry, Dad will be back as soon as he's done with his work."
"No need to rush," Ye Qingxi said. "Just rest well, come back slowly, and be careful."
Mu Shaowu felt his heart melt.
"How lucky I am!" He hugged his son tightly again.
I really hope that his son will have the same good fortune in the future and have a child as good as him.
The next day, Mu Shaowu and Feng Que personally escorted Ye Qingxi to the film set before leaving again.
Ye Qingxi continued filming the movie, which lasted until the end of August, when the film wrapped up.
Ye Qingxi finished filming before Huo Zinan started school.
He ate the wrap-up cake with everyone and attended the wrap-up banquet.
The cast and crew members rushed to his side, wanting to take pictures with him.
Ye Qingxi, being very good-natured, agreed to their request.
He took individual photos with each of them, and then took a group photo.
At that moment, Lü Heng walked over and wanted to take a photo with him.
Ye Qingxi did not refuse.
Lu Heng stood beside him, raised his phone, and gave a thumbs-up.
He sincerely said, "Thank you, Director Ye."
"You're welcome," Ye Qingxi said.
Lu Heng looked at him, wanting to say something but ultimately didn't dare to.
He simply said, "If there's a suitable role again, Director Ye, please remember me."
Ye Qingxi chuckled and agreed, "Okay."
Lu Heng waved to him and turned to leave.
Looking at him, Ye Qingxi felt that in a sense, he was actually a very good person who secretly admired her.
He never intended for him to know his feelings.
He spoke out later, out of necessity.
After that, he never said anything similar again, nor did he do anything out of line.
He performed his role with great professionalism.
Perhaps she will continue to secretly love him in silence.
Perhaps she has already been slowly trying to forget him.
Ye Qingxi didn't know, but he was very clear that Lü Heng hadn't disturbed his life.
He didn't give Lü Heng any hope, nor did he try to lure him in.
They passed through each other's lives, exchanged a glance when their paths crossed, and then continued on their own journeys toward their futures.
They did not affect each other's future.
I hope he has a bright future, Ye Qingxi thought. I hope he will meet someone more worthy of his affection in the future.
After filming wrapped, Ye Qingxi went home.
Mu Feng clearly favored him. Now that he had finally finished the filming phase, he didn't immediately make him study, but instead planned to let him rest for a few days.
It was during this break that Qin gave him a ticket to a sculpture exhibition.
"It was given to me by a business partner," Qin Cheng asked him. "Would you like to go take a look?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
He has always been interested in these kinds of exhibitions, including art exhibitions, sculpture exhibitions, and even other random ones.
Qin Cheng knew that.
“Then let’s do it on Saturday,” he said.
“Okay,” Ye Qingxi replied.
Looking at the exhibition ticket in his hand, he felt that the ticket was also very well designed.
Hopefully, it will be a good exhibition.
On Saturday noon, Ye Qingxi got up, ate breakfast, and went out with Qin Cheng.
They checked their tickets at the checkpoint and entered the exhibition hall.
Ye Qingxi wore a hat and a mask to avoid being recognized.
He walked beside Qin Cheng, and together they toured the place at a leisurely pace.
This sculpture exhibition is relatively informal, so many of the sculptures on display are not works by masters, but rather the free-flowing imaginations of the creators.
Some parts amazing, some parts terrifying.
But what Ye Qingxi found terrifying was also amazing to some people.
Art, as a thing, never follows any one person's aesthetic.
Ye Qingxi was looking at a strange tree when, as she looked up, she saw that Li Wen's eyes were also fixed on the same tree across the glass frame.
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Li Wen!"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng had already seen the person opposite him.
They were already speechless.
He originally intended to take Ye Qingxi away as soon as he found out, but he was afraid that if he called her at this time, Ye Qingxi would look up and see Li Wen first.
Unexpectedly, what she was meant to hide couldn't be avoided, and Ye Qingxi still managed to see it.
Li Wen smiled and peeked over. "Xiao Xi, what are you doing here?"
"My brother brought me here," Ye Qingxi said with a smile. "He gave me the tickets. What about you?"
“What do you think?” Li Wen said with a smile. “We work in the same company and the same department. I was even the one who followed up on this contract, so naturally I got the ticket too.”
He said this mainly to Qin Cheng.
Ever since that day he revealed Qin Cheng's feelings for Ye Qingxi, Qin Cheng has denied it verbally, but privately he has repeatedly forbidden him from contacting Ye Qingxi.
In other words, if you delete a contact on WeChat, the other person will notice when they send you a message. Otherwise, Qin Cheng would have made him delete Ye Qingxi long ago.
However, even though he didn't delete it, it didn't stop Qin Cheng from warning him, "Send less WeChat messages to Xiao Xi, he's very busy."
Li Wen readily agreed, "That's right, that's right, I understand. Your darling, President Qin, is not someone we mere mortals can talk to. I understand, I understand."
Qin Cheng: ...
Therefore, this was the second time Li Wen had seen Ye Qingxi since that movie promotion.
It's clear that man proposes, God disposes. Fate destined him to be the matchmaker, so his impromptu trip to relax resulted in such a remarkable outcome. It's truly a stroke of luck.
Since everyone knew each other, Ye Qingxi took the initiative to invite, "Brother Li Wen, would you like to come and tour with us?"
Qin Cheng glared silently at Li Wen.
Li Wen pretended not to notice and said, "Okay."
He added, "You can just call me brother, it's concise and to the point."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng pulled Ye Qingxi away.
Li Wen: ? ? ?
Li Wen: ...
Seriously, bro? You won't even allow this?!
Did you register the character "哥" (brother)?!
That's way too domineering!
Li Wen reluctantly followed and walked beside Ye Qingxi.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng pulled Ye Qingxi over again, and had him stand next to Li Wen.
Li Wen: ...
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi almost burst out laughing, thinking that it was rare for her brother to be so childish.
They're quite cute.
and……
Ye Qingxi thought that he rarely saw his brother act like this with others.
The last time I saw him was Zhang Chun, I think.
Unfortunately, Zhang Chun did not go abroad to study with his brother. Instead, he accepted a job offer from a major company during his senior year of college, waved goodbye to his brother, and went to his job.
So the fact that they can get along like this shows that his brother and Li Wen really have a good relationship.
She truly considered him a friend.
Ye Qingxi was very pleased with this.
He leaned out and said to Li Wen, "Then you can call me Brother Wen, right?"
“Okay,” Li Wen replied.
How could he refuse?
The guy next to him has already registered the name "Brother," and the fact that he's being given the title "Brother Wen" is only because of Ye Qingxi.
"Xiao Xi, is there anything you like here?" Li Wen asked. "I'll take you there."
Qin Cheng: ...
Am I dead?
“Then you can give them to me too,” Li Wen said generously. “I’m not stopping you from giving them to me. You give yours, I give mine, and little Xi will get two. Isn’t that better?”
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng felt his fists itching to punch.
"No need," Ye Qingxi smiled. "You gave me a birthday present before, and I haven't thanked you in person yet. Thank you."
"Why are you being so polite?" Li Wen said. "It's only right, I'm your brother's friend."
Qin Cheng: ...You still know you're my friend?
Look at yourself now. Those who know me will recognize me as your friend, but who would guess that I'm your friend?
Qin Cheng: "When did you arrive? How many places are left to visit?"
Li Wen had already noticed this during the previous movie promotion. Because of Ye Qingxi's face and celebrity status, he tended to wait in line when he was doing private activities in order to avoid being recognized by others if he waited too long.
Therefore, he said, "I came in just before the exhibition started, and I ran into you and Xiaoxi when I saw that part!"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng thought he was really cunning.
Li Wen smiled and asked, "And you?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Ye Qingxi honestly replied, "We are too."
"That's quite a coincidence," Li Wen said. "How about we grab a bite to eat together after we finish watching?"
"Okay," Ye Qingxi replied.
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