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    Chapter 63: Friends, What’s Wrong with a Kiss?

    “Yanwang, Huaimo, let’s go, I’ll take you to make wine!”

    Li Yang and the vineyard owner came to call them.

    Qi Yanwang took the apron and skillfully tied it around Zhuo Huaimo’s waist.

    His fingertips brushed lightly across his waist, causing Zhuo Huaimo to glare at him,

    “This is the friend you were talking about?”

    “What’s wrong with a friend helping to tie an apron?”

    Qi Yanwang blinked innocently, “Or… did you think of something else?”

    Zhuo Huaimo angrily stepped on his foot, but was pulled into an embrace,

    “Be careful, there’s grape juice on the ground, it’s slippery.”

    The winery owner smiled and demonstrated the winemaking steps, but Qi Yanwang always “accidentally” touched Zhuo Huaimo’s hand.

    When pressing the grapes, his chest pressed tightly against Zhuo Huaimo’s back;

    When filtering the wine, his breath sprayed on Zhuo Huaimo’s neck.

    “Qi Yanwang!”

    Zhuo Huaimo finally couldn’t bear it, “How come I didn’t realize you were so thick-skinned before?”

    “It’s not too late to find out now!”

    Zhuo Huaimo’s punch landed on cotton!

    “Can you stay away from me?”

    “I can’t,”

    Qi Yanwang looked wronged, “The owner said that two people need to cooperate to make good wine.”

    Winery owner Louis was explaining in English with a French accent,

    “Indeed, traditional winemaking requires feeling the temperature of the grapes with bare feet, like feeling the heartbeat of a lover…”

    “You…”

    Just as Zhuo Huaimo was about to explode, Qi Yanwang suddenly became serious,

    “We agreed to be friends today, what’s wrong with friends making a joke?”

    Louis suddenly brought over an oak barrel.

    “Now, please put the mixed grape juice into bottles.”

    He winked, “At our winery, couples who cooperate in bottling receive the blessing of the god of love.”

    Qi Yanwang immediately took the siphon, “Friends can also share the good fortune, right?”

    Before Zhuo Huaimo could speak, he was encircled in his arms.

    Qi Yanwang’s chest was against his back, his breath sweeping over his earlobe,

    “Hold the tube steady, just like you taught me to hold a golf club.”

    Zhuo Huaimo couldn’t help but sneer,

    “You’re embarrassed to say that with a record of missing twenty times!”

    Qi Yanwang’s lips brushed against his earlobe,

    “I did it on purpose!”

    “You…”

    Zhuo Huaimo thought that he had been plotted against at that time, and was full of fire, turning his head to look at him.

    The two were very close, their noses and lips only a few centimeters apart, close enough to feel each other’s warm breath.

    An ambiguous atmosphere mixed with the sweetness of wine quickly fermented between the two.

    “Turn around!”

    Qi Yanwang’s breathing obviously became heavier, “If you don’t turn around, I’m going to kiss you!”

    Zhuo Huaimo instantly turned his head, his heart beating violently.

    He didn’t deny that this man could still easily arouse his desire.

    It had been over a year, and it was fine when he hadn’t indulged before.

    Thinking back to those crazy days with Qi Yanwang, until the two broke up unhappily.

    It was like suddenly going from eating big fish and meat to only having plain porridge and pickles!

    He really felt that losing weight before wasn’t as painful as this, it was too fucking annoying!

    The key was that now this piece of meat was back!

    Zhuo Huaimo felt agitated and annoyed, and his hand holding the tube was also disobedient.

    Qi Yanwang looked at his blushing earlobes, knowing that he was up to no good, and asked knowingly,

    “What are you thinking about? You’re distracted!”

    “You do it yourself, I’m going to have a cigarette!”

    Qi Yanwang didn’t let go, still holding him in his arms,

    “Don’t move, it’ll be fine soon, there’s no reason to give up halfway!”

    As the dark red liquid gurgled into the glass bottle, Louis suddenly shook the oak barrel.

    Zhuo Huaimo lost his balance and fell backward, and Qi Yanwang took the opportunity to lift him to sit on the operating table.

    “Do you Chinese call this friendship?”

    Louis smiled and tied a ribbon around the bottle, “My ex-boyfriend didn’t hug me this tightly when he asked to get back together.”

    Qi Yanwang’s thumb wiped away the grape residue from Zhuo Huaimo’s nose,

    “Good friends should help each other.”

    He emphasized the word “friend,” lowered his head and licked the purplish-red juice from his fingertip,

    “Pretty sweet.”

    Damn it!

    Li Yang threw the tube away and flashed the shutter,

    “I knew this trip wouldn’t be for nothing!”

    The night was as dark as ink, and Qi Yanwang’s car was parked in front of Zhuo Huaimo’s house.

    As soon as he unbuckled his seat belt, he saw Shao Fan leaning against the street lamp, holding a delicate gift box in his hand.

    “Tsk, won’t go away.”

    Qi Yanwang narrowed his eyes, his tone carrying a dangerous meaning.

    Zhuo Huaimo was about to get out of the car, but Qi Yanwang held his wrist,

    “Wait for me.”

    Zhuo Huaimo swatted his hand away,

    “You should know when to stop.”

    Qi Yanwang had already pushed open the car door and strode to Shao Fan,

    “Director Shao is visiting so late?”

    Just as Zhuo Huaimo was about to speak, Qi Yanwang had already stood in front of him,

    He nodded towards the villa next door,

    “Your home is next door!”

    “My house has a water outage, I’m borrowing your bathroom.” Qi Yanwang was shameless.

    “Water outage? Just your house?”

    “I cracked the water pipe yesterday.”

    Qi Yanwang didn’t change his expression, “The property management said it would take three days to fix.”

    “Can you not be so childish!”

    Shao Fan smiled, his eyes passing over Qi Yanwang to look at Zhuo Huaimo,

    “Mo, can we talk alone?”

    “Say anything you want to say here.”

    “President Qi,”

    Shao Fan’s tone was still gentle, “This is a matter between Huaimo and me.”

    Qi Yanwang sneered and suddenly grabbed Shao Fan’s collar, dragging him towards the villa next door,

    “Okay, then I’ll talk to you.”

    “Qi Yanwang!” Zhuo Huaimo hurriedly followed, “What are you doing?”

    Qi Yanwang turned his head and pecked Zhuo Huaimo lightly on the lips,

    “Be good, go home and wait. I promise I won’t touch him.”

    Zhuo Huaimo was speechless, “He’s my friend, you have no right to interfere!”

    “I’m also your friend, at least today I am!”

    Qi Yanwang raised his eyebrows, “Then should I throw him out now?”

    After saying that, he slammed the door shut on Zhuo Huaimo.

    Zhuo Huaimo took out his phone and dialed Qi Yanwang’s number,

    “Don’t mess around!”

    Qi Yanwang’s deep voice came from the other end of the phone,

    “If you speak up for him again, it will only make me angrier. Be good, go make a cup of tea and wait for me.”

    Zhuo Huaimo listened to the busy tone on the phone, his heart in turmoil.

    He knew Qi Yanwang’s temper, and he knew Shao Fan’s stubbornness even better.

    These two people together were simply like Mars colliding with Earth.

    He stood by the window, watching the lights of the villa next door, his fingers unconsciously tapping the windowsill.

    Fortunately, it was still quiet over there.

    Qi Yanwang dragged Shao Fan into the villa next door, slammed the door shut, and his eyes were as cold as ice.

    The two men sat facing each other, Qi Yanwang leaning against the sofa, his fingers tapping the armrest in a rhythmic manner.

    As if looking at a… dog in a suit!

    At least, that was the only description Qi Yanwang could think of at the time.

    Shao Fan straightened his back, still arrogant, his tone indifferent.

    “President Qi, I don’t think we have anything to talk about!”

    As he spoke, he got up to leave!

    Qi Yanwang threw a check on the coffee table.

    “This is a check for fifty million, I’m investing in your so-called movie!”

    Shao Fan was stunned for a moment, then sneered,

    “President Qi, what do you mean by this?”

    Qi Yanwang nodded, “I originally wanted to save you some face, but it seems you prefer to be direct, okay!”

    He threw a stack of documents in front of him,

    “Fifty million, gambling debts in Macau, and those high-interest loans! Don’t tell me you don’t care.”

    Shao Fan glanced at the documents, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure,

    “I’m sincere to Huaimo, it’s not about money.”

    “Sincere?”

    Qi Yanwang sneered, “Your so-called sincerity is using him to help you attract investment, and then turning around to squander it in casinos?”

    Shao Fan’s face changed slightly, “You investigated me?”

    Qi Yanwang looked at him coldly,

    “If I don’t investigate you, how would I know that the person I hold dear is so worthless in your eyes?”

    Shao Fan took a deep breath, his tone with a hint of determination,

    “President Qi, I know you’re very rich, but I approached Huaimo not for money. There’s a past and feelings between me and him, which you can’t buy out with money.”

    Qi Yanwang’s eyes became even colder, “Past? Feelings? Shao Fan, didn’t you investigate clearly?”

    Shao Fan frowned, “What do you mean?”

    Qi Yanwang sneered, “Xingyue Media’s real owner now is me, not Zhuo Huaimo. The reason why you’re willing to give up fifty million is because you saw Xingyue Media and felt that Zhuo Huaimo still has value, right?”

    Shao Fan’s face instantly turned pale, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. He had indeed heard that Xingyue Media was about to go public, with a valuation of nearly 10 billion.

    He originally planned to get shares through Zhuo Huaimo, but he didn’t expect…

    But he wasn’t sure if this news was true or false.

    Although the information that could be found online did show that Qi Yanwang was now the largest shareholder of Xingyue Media, all Xingyue Media employees and people in the industry knew, including all the interviews Qi Yanwang had accepted, claimed that the real boss of Xingyue Media was still Zhuo Huaimo!

    Maybe there was some unknown agreement between the two!

    Because, he really couldn’t believe that Zhuo Huaimo would give up his years of hard work to someone who had slept with him for a few months!

    Shao Fan didn’t dare to gamble whether Qi Yanwang was bluffing him!

    “Now,”

    Qi Yanwang stood up, looking down at him, “Do you still think fifty million isn’t enough?”

    He gritted his teeth, a hint of unwillingness in his eyes, “I don’t care if Xingyue Media belongs to Huaimo or not, I care about him as a person!”

    Qi Yanwang sneered, suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Shao Fan’s collar, and pressed him against the wall,

    “Shao Fan, do you think I don’t dare to touch you? Don’t think I don’t know what you’re planning? Giving up fifty million is because you think Xingyue Media’s shares are more valuable, right?”

    Shao Fan was poked in the heart, and became angry,

    “Stop acting noble here! Do you think Huaimo really loves you? He just pities you!”

    Qi Yanwang’s eyes suddenly turned cold,

    “What did you say?”

    “I said,”

    Shao Fan showed a mocking smile, “You’ll never be as good as me. When I was with Huaimo, you don’t even know where you were. The place where we first dated, the feeling of our first kiss, you’ll never experience.”

    Qi Yanwang’s fists clenched and cracked.

    “Oh right,”

    Shao Fan continued to provoke him, “We even slept together, right on the sofa in his apartment. The way he looked then, it was really…”

    “Bang!”

    Qi Yanwang punched the wall next to Shao Fan’s ear, and the wall skin fell rustling.

    He took a deep breath and let go of Shao Fan’s collar,

    “Get out.”

    Shao Fan straightened his clothes and smiled triumphantly,

    “What’s wrong, don’t dare to hit me? Afraid Huaimo will be angry?”

    Qi Yanwang looked at him coldly,

    “The reason why I don’t hit you is not because I’m afraid he’ll be angry, but because I promised him.”

    “Heh, bluffing!”

    He straightened his suit and left looking like a human, not forgetting to provoke him before leaving,

    “President Qi, do you know what a ‘white moonlight’ is?”

    Qi Yanwang slammed the door shut, and reached for his phone, sending a message to a number!

    Yes, he had promised Zhuo Huaimo not to hit him, but how could Qi Yanwang swallow this anger!

    He leaned against the sofa, his mind full of Shao Fan’s provocation and the sentence he had thrown down,

    “Do you know what a ‘white moonlight’ is? Me and him on the sofa in the apartment—”

    Cao!

    He couldn’t bear it any longer, opened the door and rushed to the next door!

    (Tomorrow night, be sure to watch at night!!!)

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