After Catching The Rich And Old-Fashioned Daddy Chapter 48

Chapter 48 Game Over

bb, I caught you

Ming Chen took two steps forward and looked back to find that the young man looked a little sad.

“What’s wrong with you?”

He was a little puzzled, and the frown between his brows looked more like Shao Tingyue.

Li Chu raised his head and looked at him blankly.

That moment——

Mingchen felt that the young man’s eyes were on his face, but he didn’t seem to be looking at him.

This feeling is just fleeting.

Mingchen lowered her eyes and looked at him with a calm expression: “Are you encountering something troublesome? If you need help, just ask.”

Li Chu blinked, and the trance in his eyes faded away, turning into a touch of loneliness: “It’s nothing, I just feel a little homesick. I miss my…uncle at home.”

It turned out that he missed his family. Mingchen expressed his understanding and did not ask any further questions.

He knew he was an orphan for as long as he could remember.It is said that he was an orphan in a shipwreck, and his parents were buried under the sea.Later, he was adopted from Malaysia to the United States by a Chinese couple. His adoptive parents treated him politely, but only politely.

When they have children of their own, that courtesy becomes even more obvious.He attended boarding school since middle school and rarely returned to his adoptive parents’ home even on holidays.

He has long been accustomed to not causing trouble to others and not expecting others to give him anything.

Family love is something that exists when it exists, and it’s normal if it doesn’t exist.

When he first saw Li Chu, he guessed that he was a young master who had never suffered much.

The boy was holding a large bag of groceries from the supermarket and stood at the door of the apartment, taking out his keys with a distressed look on his face.I took out the key and dropped the orange. I picked up the orange bread and dropped it again.

Ming Chen passing by: “…”

He was used to walking alone, so he didn’t want to pass by with his peripheral vision, but he was stunned for a moment.

The same oriental face as him.

After living in the United States for so many years, I have been used to seeing people of all kinds of races. Every time I see someone with black hair and yellow skin like myself, I still feel a little weird.

It’s like reminding me where I came from, and there’s an indescribable closeness to it.

And the young man in front of me——

The skin is very white, the eyebrows are beautiful, and there is a childishness unique to young people.

He looked so young. His first reaction was, was this person eighteen years old?Could it be a child sent by some family to study in high school? That would be quite pitiful.

Later, when I saw him again in class, I found out that he was the same age as him, a sophomore.

The things the young man wears are not cheap, and his words and deeds are also well-educated.

When others spoke, he listened quietly without interrupting.Sometimes there were disagreements during the discussion class, but he was not in a hurry and explained his own reasons slowly.

He seemed to have been well protected.

Americans are open-minded and pursue whatever they like, regardless of whether they are men or women.There are many same-sex couples in the school, and no one glances at them as they walk hand in hand on the street.

When Ming Chen saw him surrounded by people in class, he felt like a little sheep that had strayed into a pack of wolves.Bai Bai is so soft, but he doesn’t know how to run away when people stare at him, and he still smiles at people stupidly.

That’s all, just do good deeds for the sake of your compatriots.

“Is dinner ready?” Ming Chen asked.

Li Chu thought for a while and answered honestly: “Go back and fry an egg or cook some pasta or something.” He really didn’t know how to handle the meat here. Once cooked, the whole apartment would stink and it would make him sick for a long time.

He paused and added: “We call this white people’s rice over there.”

After Ming Chen heard this, the corners of his mouth moved, and he didn’t know whether he wanted to laugh or something.

“I bought too much food in the morning,” he said in a normal tone, which made people not feel burdened: “I have to cook dinner in the evening, do you want to eat together? Make tomato beef brisket, stew it in one pot and you can eat two meals.”

Li Chu was stunned for a moment and nodded: “Okay, thank you.”

Ming Chen lives across the street from Li Chu.

The independent one room and one living room have the same layout as Li Chu’s room, but it has a completely different appearance.

The living room is small and neatly tidied.

A dark fabric sofa was placed against the wall, with a dark blue blanket draped on it.In front of the window is a desk with a lamp standing on it and books next to it stacked in a neat pile.

There is nothing superfluous in the whole house, everything is where it should be.

“Sit wherever you want.” Mingchen said, putting the things in his hands on the kitchen bar, “There is something to drink in the refrigerator. Get Coke, sparkling water, and mineral water by yourself.”

Li Chu responded and sat down on the sofa without ceremony.

The kitchen is connected to the bar. Looking over the sofa, you can just see Mingchen turning on the faucet and washing vegetables.

He was wearing an apron and taking ingredients out of the refrigerator.The knife landed on the chopping board with a sharp click.It looks like his cooking skills are quite good.

Li Chu looked at that figure in a daze.

This past six months has been like a dream.

The first few days of flying made him feel dizzy.

When he finally landed in Los Angeles, he was picked up by his grandma’s old classmate. He immigrated to California in his early years and stayed in California for almost thirty years. Li Chu called him Uncle Zhou.

The other party helped him get a new identity, enroll in school, and rent this apartment.

Alone in an unfamiliar room, he suddenly had a real sense of the world without Shao Tingyue.

During the day, he fills up his time, attending classes, doing homework, going to the library, trying hard to get to know new classmates, and walking around when he has time.

Only when I lie under the quilt at night can I dare to cry secretly for a while, think about my second uncle for a while, wipe my tears after crying, and continue to go to school bravely and strong the next day.

His second uncle also cooked for him in the kitchen like this. Li Chu’s eyes turned red when he thought about it.

He desperately held back tears and turned his face to the window.

It was already dark outside, the corridors of the apartment building were lit, and there were occasional footsteps passing by.Something was cooking in the warm kitchen, and the sweet and sour smell of tomatoes came out bit by bit, making one’s nose sour.

Ming Chen finished cooking and turned off the heat, filled two bowls and brought them over.When he raised his head, he was stunned.

The young man sat alone on the sofa, his shoulders shaking slightly, tears streaming down his face.He didn’t cry, he just bit his lip and shed tears quietly.

But her eyelashes were soaked and the tip of her nose was red, which made her even more pitiful.

“What’s wrong with you?” Mingchen put down the bowl and frowned slightly.

He was a little confused.

Just now, you were sitting there peacefully watching him cook. Why did you start crying like this when you turned around?

Which sentence did you say wrong?Or is there something wrong with the cooking?

Li Chu sniffed, raised the back of his hand and rubbed his face carelessly, and said in a muffled voice: “You, don’t have this haircut in the future, and don’t cook if you have nothing to do.”

Ming Chen: “…”

…

Li Chu turned his grief and anger into appetite and ate two large bowls of tomato beef brisket in one go.

Mingchen sat opposite, watching him bury his face in the bowl and eat without raising his head, feeling even more confused.

After eating, Li Chu thanked him with red eyes and went back wilfully.

Ming Chen was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, and the more he thought about it, the more puzzled he became.He raised his hand and touched his hair.In the small alley behind Chinatown, the picture is cheap.

Is it so ugly?They all made people cry because of their ugliness.

Li Chu returned to his room, closed the door, and stood at the entrance for a while before going to the bathroom to take a shower.

When I came out and put on my pajamas, my hair was still wet and there was a small water stain on my collar.

He sat down at his desk.

Turn on the desk lamp, take out the letter paper and pen from the drawer, lay them out and start writing.

The sound of the pen tip falling on the paper was very soft. He wrote very slowly. Sometimes he stopped and looked at a certain word in a daze, sometimes he wrote a few sentences and then crossed them out.

The night outside the window is getting darker, and occasionally there is the sound of the engine of a passing car in the distance.After writing the last word, Li Chu folded the letter paper, opened the drawer and put it in.

He buried himself in the quilt like a caterpillar.

There was an American boy living next door. He couldn’t remember his name. Anyway, every time he met him in the corridor, he would greet him enthusiastically and then nothing more would happen.

That person was probably a music student or an art student. Anyway, he often brought people back in the middle of the night to play music and dance.The walls of this old-fashioned apartment are very thin, and the subwoofer that hits every time makes Li Chu’s whole little bed shake.

It was the same tonight. As soon as Li Chu started to feel sleepy, a familiar rhythm could be heard next door.

He turned over and pressed the pillow to his ears. The music next door was still loud.

Since the other party was a muscular man of 1.8 meters, Li Chu felt that it was better not to cause trouble with his small body.

However, when his mind was in chaos, he suddenly heard a voice outside the door.

He heard someone talking through the door, Ming Chen’s voice.It was hard to hear what was being said, but the music next door soon stopped and the world became quiet.

Li Chu turned over in the darkness and finally fell asleep.

…

At school the next day, Li Chu stared at the code on the computer screen in a daze.

It has been almost half a year since I came to California. I am doing well in professional courses and my programming level has improved a lot.

This class is called “Computer Science Project Practice”. The professor asked them to team up to design a simple database system, write a technical report, and give a presentation at the end of the semester.

Li Chu is responsible for writing code in the team. He seems to have a serious and responsible personality and can do the work efficiently. The team members are quite willing to work with him.

“Hey! Li!” Jack, who was in the same group, called him as soon as he came in.

“Have you heard? There is an event this weekend.” Jack pulled up the chair next to him and sat down. He leaned over and lowered his voice in a mysterious manner: “It’s a high-end gathering of investors. He’s the kind of old man from Silicon Valley who sits there and listens to the students talking about ideas. He’s so happy that he might take out a check.”

Li Chu was stunned: “…what?”

Jack blinked and showed his white teeth: “A few friends and I got the invitation letter and planned to do a demonstration… It’s the writing aid tool last time that can check for spelling errors. We want to try it out.”

The more he talked, the more excited he became: “Li! Come on, too! Aren’t you good at writing code? If someone asks a technical question then, you can help us answer it. Besides! It doesn’t hurt to get to know more people on this occasion! If you really meet someone who appreciates you, you might be able to get some sponsorship in the future.”

Li Chu was a little hesitant when he said it: “Me? I’m not very good at talking…”

“You don’t need to say too much, just stand there.” Jack had already started to take out his small notebook to record the time, “Saturday night, seven o’clock, St. Regis Hotel in the city center. Remember to dress more formally, don’t be late!”

He stood up to leave, then thought of something and turned around and blinked: “Li, didn’t you say you wanted to start your own company? You might find someone willing to invest money in you!”

After Jack left, Li Chu sat there in a daze for a while.

The idea of ​​starting a company came to him when he was in Hong Kong Island.

When he came to the United States, his grandmother gave him a sum of money, which was deposited in the account of his agent, Uncle Zhou.

Studying abroad is absolutely no problem.

Besides, he had no other money with him, and he didn’t take away the pocket money given by Shao Tingyue when he left.

He didn’t know why he did this.Maybe it’s guilt, a guilty conscience…or maybe since I’m leaving, I’d better leave cleanly.

Not only Shao Tingyue’s money, but also his grandma’s love has always been in his heart.When you can earn money after graduation, you must pay this money back.

Li Chu lowered his eyes and took out the note from his pocket.

Jack wrote him the time and address in crooked handwriting, with a smiley face drawn on the back.

Li Chu folded the note and put it back in his pocket, reciting the address silently in his mind.

He decided to try his luck.

…

It was afternoon when the Gulfstream III landed at the airport, and the California sunshine could be seen outside the window. Shao Tingyue stared at it with dark eyes for a moment, but the warmth did not melt into his eyes at all.

The hatch opened and he slowly walked down the gangway.

A middle-aged man in a smart suit was already waiting, followed by two entourages.

“Mr. Shao, it’s been a hard journey.” The middle-aged man came up quickly and bowed slightly, “I am the person in charge of the dinner party. My surname is Cheng. You can just call me Xiao Cheng.”

Shao Tingyue nodded, his calm aura and stern brows making people afraid to approach him easily.

Cheng Du followed him naturally, keeping just the right distance. He reported as he walked: “The hotel has been arranged, and the car is waiting outside. The dinner will start at seven o’clock tomorrow night, and there will be a special lounge for you. If you need it tonight, I can arrange a casual dinner…”

“No need.” Shao Tingyue interrupted him, his voice was not serious, but Cheng Du immediately stopped talking.

A group of people walked through the arrival hall, and a black Rolls-Royce was parked at the door.The driver was already standing beside the car. When he saw them coming out, he opened the door respectfully.

The car slowly left the airport and entered the busy traffic of Los Angeles.Cheng Du sat in the passenger seat and carefully observed the people in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

This rumored tycoon in Hong Kong’s shipping industry has an unknown net worth. He controls numerous docks and real estate, and his every move can affect the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people.

But Mr. Shao is younger than he thought.

He looks like he is in his early thirties, with deep facial features and a clear sense of mixed race. His eyebrows are very high, his eye sockets are deep, and the bridge of his nose seems to have been carved out stroke by stroke with a knife.

Wearing a classic three-piece suit, a cigarette-colored jacket paired with a vest of the same color.A little of the black shirt underneath was exposed, and as he raised his hand, a pair of sapphire blue Patek Philippe cufflinks on his sleeves sparkled in the sun.

I closed my eyes and meditated from the moment I got in the car.

The careless posture of leaning on the seat reveals the calmness of being in a position of superiority for a long time.

However, there was a strong sense of fatigue between his brows, and the shadows of his long eyelashes cast an inexplicable gloom under his eyelids.

Cheng Du’s eyes slowly moved down and he saw two rings on the man’s well-joined left hand.The index finger is a black gold family seal ring that symbolizes status, while the ring finger is shining with silver and wears a wedding ring.

It turns out that the shipping king is married.

He withdrew his gaze, not daring to look further.

The car drove into Beverly Hills and stopped in front of an off-white luxury building.Cheng Du quickly got out of the car and opened the back seat door himself.

“Mr. Shao, we’re here. The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills has arranged for you the presidential suite on the top floor.”

Shao Tingyue got out of the car and looked up at the building.The doorman came up to us well-trained in a crisp uniform.

“There are only two presidential suites on the top floor,” Cheng Du introduced as he led the way. “This one faces Sunset Boulevard and has the best view.”

Shao Tingyue said nothing and just nodded.

The elevator goes straight to the top floor, and the door opens into a corridor paved with dark marble.

Cheng Du opened the door himself and stepped back half a step to invite him in.

The suite has a large space, with a living room, bedroom, study room and dressing room.The huge floor-to-ceiling windows showed a panoramic view of Beverly Hills. The sun was setting at the moment, dyeing the entire city a warm orange color.

Shao Tingyue walked to the window and looked at the scenery outside, his back stretched very long.

Cheng Du stood a few steps behind him, thinking secretly in his heart.

He heard that the Shaw Group has been making frequent moves in the past six months and has invested a lot of money in major universities in the United States.

It was said to be charity and school-enterprise cooperation, but people in the circle were spreading rumors that the shipping king was looking for someone.

Find someone who is missing.

At that time, Cheng Du only listened to it as gossip.

Now looking at the man in front of him, he suddenly felt that those rumors might not be groundless.

No matter how high-standard an investor’s dinner is, it is still not high enough for the ship king to fly over in person.

But he came anyway.

Cheng Du lowered his eyes. He, a small person in charge of the banquet, did not dare to think any further.

…

On the night of the dinner, Li Chu appeared at the hotel door on time.

He stood in front of the revolving door and looked down at his clothes again.The neatly cut light-colored suit has a waist design that makes the whole person taller and slender.Underneath is a simple white shirt with a narrow tie of the same color.

He looked at himself in the reflection in the glass door, it should be formal enough.

Suddenly there was a whistle from behind.

Jack and his group of friends came from behind and were stunned when they saw Li Chu.

“Wow!” Jack exaggeratedly covered his chest, “Li, are you here to solicit investment or to get engaged?”

Several people nearby started cheering: “The groom is so handsome tonight!”

“With this outfit, someone who didn’t know better would have thought you were going to go on stage to receive an award!”

Li Chu’s face turned red.

This was the only formal suit I brought with me when I left Hong Kong Island, thinking that it would be useful in case of any formal occasions.Who knew that the first time I wore it, Jack and the others would laugh like that.

He pursed his lips and explained with some embarrassment: “I only brought this set… It’s a bit grand, but it’s too late to buy it at the last minute.”

Jack walked over with a smile and patted him on the shoulder: “It’s okay, it’s okay. With your looks and body, you’ll look good in anything you wear! Even if no boss takes a fancy to your project, maybe a rich woman will take a fancy to you as a person. You’ll be prosperous by then!”

Li Chu’s ears were so red that they were bleeding. He raised his hand and pushed him: “Don’t be kidding!”

Jack laughed, put his arm around his shoulders and walked inside.

The banquet was held in the Grand Ballroom on the first floor.

Crystal chandeliers hang from the three-story-high dome, reflecting thousands of bright lights.The long table was covered with a champagne-colored tablecloth, with tableware and table flowers placed on it.

With fragrant clothes and shadows on the temples, there were glasses of wine and wine, and waiters shuttled between them carrying trays.

There are men in suits and jeweled women everywhere, various languages ​​are mixed together, and elegant classical music is flowing quietly.

However, in the innermost area of ​​the banquet hall, there were several security guards in black suits standing at the door.

Jack came closer and lowered his voice: “That’s where the big guys stay. Those of us who sneak in with student invitations can only hang around.”

Someone with background, connections, and recommendation.

It’s not the same world as them who try their luck on their own.

Li Chu withdrew his gaze and said nothing. He had no hope in the first place.

“You’re here.” Jack patted him and comforted him: “Have something to eat before leaving?”

Li Chu nodded, at least he could save a dinner by going back.It’s not good to be old and Mingchen either.

While eating, there was a sudden commotion at the door.

Li Chu raised his head and saw a group of people pouring in from outside.

Too many people.The entourage in suits and ties, the person in charge of the banquet who nodded and bowed, and the fierce-looking bodyguard in black wearing sunglasses.

They were surrounding a person and walked all the way in from the gate, unable to see the face of the person in the middle clearly.

All I saw was that the man was very tall and spoke in a deep voice. It was difficult to hear the content clearly through the noisy crowd.

But that sound… Li Chu’s heart skipped a beat.

His hand holding the plate paused, staring straight at the shaking figures.

“Li?” Jack’s voice came from the side, “What’s wrong? Who did you see?”

Li Chu came to his senses and shook his head, feeling that he was really crazy.

My second uncle is on Hong Kong Island, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.How could he be here?How is it possible to show up at an investor dinner in Los Angeles?

“It’s nothing.” The young man pursed his lips and whispered, “I recognized the wrong person.”

He casually took a glass of wine from the waiter’s tray and wanted to take a sip to calm down his shock.

After one gulp, the hot liquid entered his throat, and he coughed violently until tears came out of his eyes.

He accidentally took the whiskey.

Jack laughed beside him: “Li, can you do it? If you don’t know how to drink, you still get whiskey! Ask him to give you a glass of sparkling wine!”

Li Chu coughed so much that he couldn’t speak, and physiological tears hung on his eyelashes.When he finally calmed down and looked up again, the group of people had disappeared from sight.

Second uncle.

Why would he think of his second uncle?

Li Chu stared at the glass of wine, raised his head and drank the remaining whiskey in one gulp.

The burning sensation spread from his throat to his stomach, making his eyes sore.

“Jamck, I’m leaving first,” he said.

Jack was stunned for a moment: “Leaving now? No longer waiting for the opportunity?”

Li Chu put down the cup and took a deep breath: “Well, I won’t wait any longer.”

Jack looked at him who seemed to be in a bad mood, opened his mouth, and finally stopped trying to persuade him: “Okay, then be careful on the road. See you at school tomorrow.”

Li Chu nodded, stood up and walked out.

This brand of whiskey had a bit of a strong stamina, giving him a slightly warm and erratic feeling, and his mind was spinning a little slower than usual.He walked a few steps and decided to go to the bathroom to wash his face and sober up before going back.

He stopped a passing waiter, who was wearing a straight black vest and carrying an empty tray.

“Hello, how can I get to the bathroom?”

The waiter lowered his eyes and pointed deeper into the corridor: “Go straight along this corridor and turn right at the end.”

Li Chu thanked him and walked in that direction.

This corridor is much quieter than the ballroom.

The noisy sounds were blocked out by an invisible transparent curtain wall.A dim light shone overhead, and the carpet underfoot was so thick that you could barely hear your footsteps.

Li Chu walked for a while and found something was wrong.

It’s too long… Why is this corridor so long?At the end, turn right and there is another corridor.

Walk again, turn again.He seemed to have entered a maze, every corner looked exactly the same, and every light was so dim that it made people feel trance-like.

He stopped and glanced back uneasily. He couldn’t see clearly the way he came.

Forget it, just go back the way you came.

However, as soon as he turned around, all the lights in the corridor suddenly went out.

Everything happened unexpectedly, like falling into a bottomless black hole.Li Chu’s eyes went dark, he couldn’t see anything, and his heartbeat accelerated.

In the darkness, he fell into a hug——

Li Chu’s first reaction was to struggle and want to call for help.

However, the other person’s arms were hugging him tightly like iron bands, and the tip of his nose and lips were touching the skin of his neck, sniffing and kissing deeply like a beast that had found a lost cub.

The violent heartbeat came, one after another, like a drum beat, making his scalp numb.

“Game over.”

The man’s hoarse voice came, suppressing his hot breath: “BB, I caught you.”

[The author has something to say]

Don’t mess with a widower who lost his wife[milk tea][milk tea][milk tea]

Come on, Chuzai bb!!!In addition, classmate Ming is just a love bodyguard, and aunt is just a fan [Rainbow Fart]

Banxia novel, a lot of fun