TLSOTMTKOGAYWHTDI Chapter 62

Chapter 60: Chasing a Wife, What Need is There for Face?

Qi Yanwang released Zhuo Huaimo, leisurely straightening his messy collar, his fingertips seemingly brushing against his collarbone.

“Still want to play in Country M?”

Qi Yanwang’s voice was deep, “Or… are you ready to go home with me?”

Zhuo Huaimo pushed him away, his voice as cold as ice,

“If you want to go crazy, that’s your business, I don’t need to humor you.”

Qi Yanwang staggered back a half-step, his back hitting the wine cabinet.

Amidst the crisp sound of crystal glasses colliding, he chuckled,

“Alright, then we’ll stay a while longer!”

He took out his phone and made a call, “Send the luggage over!”

“What are you doing?”

“If you want to stay longer, we definitely have to live together! Me staying in a hotel all the time is too wasteful!”

“Go fuck yourself!”

Zhuo Huaimo grabbed his coat and was about to leave, too hasty, he even lost a slipper!

“Put on your shoes.”

Qi Yanwang suddenly picked him up by the waist, “The marble floor is cold.”

“What the hell is wrong with you? What exactly do you want?”

“Chasing you!”

Qi Yanwang laughed as if it were the most natural thing in the world, “Isn’t what I’m doing obvious enough?”

“Put me down!”

“Alright, then first tell me where you’re planning to go today?”

Zhuo Huaimo hesitated for a moment, remaining silent.

Shao Fan’s voice sounded like he was in a bad state earlier, he wanted to find a few familiar friends to talk.

But this guy was sticking to him like a leech, if he told him that he was going to find friends to help Shao Fan discuss investment, who knows what kind of trouble he would stir up.

Qi Yanwang’s lips curled into a smile, as if he saw through his thoughts in an instant,

“I advise you not to waste your effort!”

“What do you mean?”

“That kid’s reputation in Country M’s circle is already ruined! If you want to introduce him to investors, not to mention whether they’ll agree or not, you’re basically pushing others into a fire pit!”

Zhuo Huaimo looked at Qi Yanwang, feeling like he wasn’t lying, but he really couldn’t believe that Shao Fan, whom he remembered as talented, would be as infamous in this circle as he described.

Telling him directly, wouldn’t it be that bad!

Qi Yanwang raised his eyebrows, “Alright, you contact people, I’ll go with you!”

“Why should I take you with me!”

“Because I’m your man!”

“Qi Yanwang! You’re really more shameless than most people!”

“What need is there for face, when I’m chasing after my wife?”

Zhuo Huaimo was already exhausted by his relentless, brazen attitude!

“I swear, I’ll sit further away, at another table, and won’t interfere with your conversation with your friend!”

Zhuo Huaimo paused, “Put me down first!”

“Send the address to my phone first!”

Qi Yanwang was so cunning, if Zhuo Huaimo went back on his word and ran away, at least he would know where to catch him!

*Ding—*

Zhuo Huaimo speechlessly did as he was told, the address quickly sent to his phone.

“MUA~ So good!”

Qi Yanwang kissed him hard on the face, the two of them now looking like a loving couple.

“Qi Yanwang, I’m warning you!”

Zhuo Huaimo grabbed the keys, “Don’t you dare mess things up when we get there, and, don’t you dare move into my house!”

Qi Yanwang reached out to snatch his car keys, but Zhuo Huaimo directly dodged!

“Did you hear me?”

Zhuo Huaimo insisted, anger already evident on his face.

Qi Yanwang knew he couldn’t push too hard, so he could only nod,

“Alright, I won’t cause trouble!”

“And?”

“Won’t live at your house either!”

Qi Yanwang looked unwilling, Zhuo Huaimo felt—not too bad!

Zhuo Huaimo sat in the corner of the coffee shop, across from him was his old friend, also a seasoned producer in Country M’s film industry—Jason.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhuo Huaimo went straight to the point.

“Jason, I came this time to talk to you about Shao Fan’s new project.”

Zhuo Huaimo’s tone was kept as calm as possible, but his eyes carried a hint of urgency.

“Shao Fan’s matter…”

Jason stirred his coffee, looking troubled, “It’s not that I don’t want to help you, it’s just that…”

“He suddenly had a few investors withdraw their investment, so, the problem is a bit tricky right now, see if you have any suitable resources on hand to connect him with!”

“Huaimo!”

Jason interrupted him directly, “To tell you the truth, he actually called me, I knew what he wanted to say, so I didn’t pick up!”

Zhuo Huaimo was surprised because in his memory, the two had a pretty good relationship.

He looked at Jason, “Can you tell me, what happened?”

“Huaimo, you and Shao Fan…”

He hesitated, “Are you together again?”

Zhuo Huaimo was stunned, “No, just friends! You know, I had some trouble in the country before, and Shao Fan has been taking care of me during my time in Country M. We’re classmates, so I want to help him if he’s in trouble!”

Jason breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good! In that case, I’ll just say some things, Huaimo, did he tell you that investors suddenly withdrew their investment?”

Zhuo Huaimo nodded.

“Are you sure he had investors before?” Jason asked.

This stumped Zhuo Huaimo, he remembered Qi Yanwang admitting this morning that someone had asked him for his opinion, so he naturally thought that Qi Yanwang had caused the original investors to withdraw their investment.

So, that means he should have had investors originally.

Zhuo Huaimo nodded firmly, “I heard from a friend that three investors withdrew their investment at the same time!”

“Three? Tch—”

Jason couldn’t help but sneer, “Can he even find three investors now?”

Zhuo Huaimo frowned, “What exactly happened?”

Jason stirred his coffee, looked up at him, “Huaimo, I know you’re a good person, and we’re classmates, so I’ll just say some things!”

“Please speak!”

“You’d better not interfere with his affairs! You don’t know, he lost all the investors’ money last year with that arthouse film of his.”

“But one film shouldn’t be enough to prove his ability!”

Zhuo Huaimo said, “When we were in school, everyone recognized his talent!”

“If it was just because of this, it wouldn’t be a big deal!”

Jason said, “Investment is always a matter of profit and loss, no one can guarantee that every film of his will make money, but…”

He paused, looked at Zhuo Huaimo, “The word in the circle is that he uses his relationships to get investment!”

*Boom—*

A loud noise exploded in Zhuo Huaimo’s heart, he could hardly believe what he heard!

That gentle, refined man, would do such a thing?

Then, was the reminiscing about the past he showed in front of him all this time genuine, or was it an act?

“Huaimo?”

Jason called out to Zhuo Huaimo, who was in a daze.

Zhuo Huaimo then came back to his senses, with a “clang”, sweeping the coffee cup off the table, smashing directly onto the ground.

“What’s wrong? Are you alright?”

When Zhuo Huaimo looked up again, Qi Yanwang was already standing at the table.

“What could possibly be wrong with me?”

“I thought you couldn’t secure the investment and got into a fight with someone?”

Qi Yanwang’s sarcastic tone made people want to hit him, especially at this critical moment.

“President Qi!!”

Jason recognized Qi Yanwang at a glance and couldn’t help but exclaim.

Qi Yanwang smiled and nodded, politely shaking hands with him,

“Hello!”

“Are you Huaimo’s friend?”

Qi Yanwang glanced at him, then said, “No!”

The expression on Jason’s face froze, “Then…”

“I’m his man!”

“Qi Yanwang!”

Zhuo Huaimo tried to stop him—too late!

Jason had a “I’ve hit the jackpot!” expression on his face, smiling meaningfully,

“Oh my~ Then I’m relieved!”

He hurriedly pulled Qi Yanwang to sit down, looking at Zhuo Huaimo, “Huaimo, why are you hiding such a good boyfriend, you should have brought him out for us to meet sooner!”

Zhuo Huaimo couldn’t directly lose his temper, so he could only drink coffee and give an awkward smile.

“President Qi, so many of our investors want to cooperate with you, do you have any plans to make a comeback recently? When will you be accepting scripts?”

“I’ve been busy recently, so I haven’t been taking many roles!”

He held Zhuo Huaimo’s hand as if no one else was there, “He’s in Country M, how can I be in the mood to film, I have to keep an eye on him!”

Zhuo Huaimo internally rolled his eyes wildly, desperately trying to pull his hand away.

You’re really putting on a good show, what scripts are you even taking, aren’t you acting every day?

“Oh oh oh, right right right!”

Jason said with a smile, “Yanwang, I have to say, President Qi is so good to you, why are you still bothering with that Shao guy!”

Qi Yanwang said “Oh” meaningfully, he was quite interested in someone saying those nasty things about that person in front of Zhuo Huaimo again.

“Jason, thank you for today!”

Zhuo Huaimo interrupted directly, “We still have things to do, I’ll treat you to dinner another day!”

“Alright, alright, you go ahead and do what you need to do!”

He looked at Qi Yanwang, “President Qi, you must come when the time comes!”

Zhuo Huaimo directly dragged Qi Yanwang out of the coffee shop.

“You did it on purpose!”

Qi Yanwang looked innocent, “You’re the one who made the appointment, you’re the one who chose the place, how could I have done anything on purpose?”

Zhuo Huaimo stopped, “You knew about Shao Fan’s situation all along?”

“But I couldn’t say, otherwise you would think I was slandering him.”

“The investors who initially contacted him were also arranged by you?”

Qi Yanwang looked at him, avoiding the important points, “I just showed his project to them, I didn’t interfere with anything else!”

“Do you think I’ll still believe you?”

“I…”

At that moment, Zhuo Huaimo’s phone rang, the words “Shao Fan” flashing on the screen, his fingertip hovering over the answer button, hesitating to move.

Qi Yanwang leaned against the car smoking, the sparks flickering in the twilight, much like his ambiguous eyes at the moment.

“Not answering?”

Qi Yanwang exhaled a smoke ring, “Afraid of hearing the truth you don’t want to hear?”

Zhuo Huaimo glared at him, and the moment he pressed the answer button, Shao Fan’s urgent voice came through,

“Mo! Did you go see Jason?”

“I just want to help you, so, I also hope you tell me the truth!”

Zhuo Huaimo asked calmly, “What exactly happened with that arthouse film last year?”

The other end of the phone suddenly went silent, even the sound of breathing disappeared.

This silence was like a dull knife, slowly cutting a crack in Zhuo Huaimo’s heart.

“I’ll come find you to explain tomorrow.”

Shao Fan finally spoke, his voice hoarse, “Wait for me.”

Qi Yanwang suddenly snatched the phone away, “He’s going to be with me, he’s busy.”

After saying that, he hung up directly and stuffed the phone back into Zhuo Huaimo’s pocket, under Zhuo Huaimo’s murderous gaze,

“Don’t look at me like that, I’m helping him, letting him give up on this idea sooner and focus on his film! Let’s go, I’ll take you home!”

Back at the villa, Zhuo Huaimo was shocked by the moving commotion next door.

Three workers were carrying pure black leather sofas into the courtyard, the style exactly the same as the ones in his living room.

The housekeeper saw Qi Yanwang and respectfully handed over the property deed and keys,

“Mr. Qi, everything has been arranged according to your instructions!”

“You motherfucker—”

Qi Yanwang took out the property deed and waved it, “Just transferred ownership this morning.”

He pointed to the newly installed carved iron gate between the two villas, “You said I couldn’t live in your house, but you didn’t say we couldn’t be neighbors! But don’t worry, without your permission, I will never cross this gate.”

Zhuo Huaimo laughed in anger, “I really underestimated you, President Qi!”

Late at night, Zhuo Huaimo stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

The study next door was lit, Qi Yanwang’s figure reflected on the glass, facing the computer processing documents.

That person seemed to sense his gaze, suddenly looked up, meeting his eyes from a distance of twenty meters.

The phone vibrated, it was a text message from Qi Yanwang,

“The way you frown is really beautiful.”

Zhuo Huaimo abruptly pulled the curtains shut, “Bastard…”