MLROCSHR Chapter 86

Chapter 86: Why are you so good?

Qi Luzhi finally managed to shake off Wei Xueming’s entanglement and searched for Lian Xun’s figure.

Lian Xun wasn’t in the Living Room, so he got up to look for him and happened to run into Lian Xun coming in from outside.

“What were you doing outside?” Qi Luzhi asked with concern.

“Nothing…nothing.” Lian Xun quickly stepped forward, grabbed Qi Luzhi’s arm, “Let’s go, let’s go eat quickly, I’m starving.”

Qi Luzhi caught a fleeting look of loss and sadness on Lian Xun’s face, and his brows furrowed slightly, but he didn’t ask further.

At the dinner table, everyone chatted and laughed, temporarily sealing away the worries of work and life, and immersing themselves in this rare time together.

The topics ranged from interesting stories from all over the world to small surprises in each other’s lives, unrestrained and exhilarating.

Li Yang had a few too many drinks and, seeing Qi Luzhi and Lian Xun’s occasional sweet little gestures, suddenly became sentimental, “If only Ling Yu were here.”

Li Yu quickly covered his mouth, “It’s your brother’s birthday, you shouldn’t be wearing a mourning face. Cheer up, bro.”

Lian Xun waved his hand with a smile, indicating that he didn’t mind.

Speaking of which, Ling Yu was the first employee he recruited when he returned to China to start his business, and he has been with him ever since.

From only two people huddled in a small ten-square-meter office to now witnessing the glory of Xun Qi Technologies with his own eyes.

To him, Ling Yu was no longer just an ordinary little Assistant; they had a revolutionary friendship forged through thick and thin.

Since they had all gathered here today, how could he be missing?

Lian Xun acted on impulse and immediately sent a message to Ling Yu:

[Are you asleep?]

[Ling Yu: Not yet. Boss, you don’t have any urgent work for me to do in the middle of the night, do you? ╥﹏╥]

Lian Xun chuckled. This kid has become conditioned to react like this from being overworked.

[Don’t worry, no work. It’s my birthday, and we’re having a birthday party. Come join us.]

Ling Yu didn’t reply for a while.

Lian Xun sent a two-hundred-yuan red envelope.

[I’ll reimburse your taxi fare, hurry up!]

[Ling Yu: Boss, that’s not what I meant.]

[Lian Xun: Then leave immediately. If you’re late, there won’t be any cake left for you.]

After sending the message, Lian Xun’s mood couldn’t help but improve.

Forty minutes later, Ling Yu arrived at Qi Luzhi’s Villa with a gift.

As soon as he entered and saw a room full of big shots, his feet seemed to be nailed to the spot, and his heart was filled with panic.

Lian Xun went up to him and casually put his arm around his shoulder, leading him to the dining table, “Don’t worry about any superior-subordinate stuff today. Just treat it as a gathering of ordinary brothers and friends.”

“Okay…okay, Bo…Boss.”

Ling Yu’s heart was in his throat. Any one of these business tycoons could crush him with a flick of a finger. What qualifications did he have to call them brothers and friends?

The boss must be drunk and talking nonsense.

Ling Yu was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and jeans today. Wei Xueming looked him up and down, taking in the fresh, youthful energy emanating from the handsome young man, and couldn’t help but sigh.

“You must be Ling Yu. I have to say, Li Yang is robbing the cradle.”

Ling Yu quickly glanced at Li Yang, who was staring at him with a pitiful expression, lowered his head, and his heart pounded uncontrollably.

The clock struck twelve, and Qi Luzhi brought the cake and placed it in the center of the table, carefully inserting the candles and lighting them.

“Make a wish, my little birthday star.”

Qi Luzhi pressed a remote control on his phone, and the lights in the room went out instantly, leaving only the flickering candlelight, shining brightly on everyone’s faces.

Lian Xun quickly put his hands together, made a wish, and blew out the candles in one breath.

“Yay—Happy birthday!”

“Happy birthday, happy birthday.”

“May you be happy every day!”

Everyone applauded and cheered. The lights came back on, and Wei Xueming had already started cutting the cake with a knife.

Lian Xun looked around at the others who were just chatting and laughing and asked, “Why aren’t you asking me what I wished for?”

Wei Xueming: “Who believes in that stuff anymore? Here, eat your cake.”

Li Yang: “I’m not interested.”

Lian Xun blinked, feeling a little disappointed.

Suddenly, the person next to him intertwined their fingers with his right hand. Qi Luzhi leaned in close to his ear and whispered, “I’m interested. What did you wish for?”

Lian Xun smiled, “My wish is that every wish I make in the future will come true.”

“You really are greedy!” Qi Luzhi looked at Lian Xun with a loving gaze.

“Can’t I be?”

“Of course you can. If heaven thinks you have too many wishes, then I’ll fulfill them for you one by one.”

Lian Xun looked up at Qi Luzhi, his eyes filled with stars, “Qi-gege, why are you so good?”

“Because I love you.”

The unexpected confession was like a sweet chocolate-filled candy that melted in Lian Xun’s heart in an instant, intoxicating his mind.

As the party drew to a close, Lian Xun stood up, raised his glass, and made his final remarks.

“You know what? Coming back to China was really the best decision I’ve ever made in my life.

Being able to be with Qi-gege again and meeting you good friends and partners, I’m so happy, so happy…”

“If there’s a next life, then I definitely want to meet you all again.”

Various emotions surged into his heart, and Lian Xun’s voice was slightly choked with emotion.

Wei Xueming was most afraid of this kind of sentimental atmosphere and quickly interrupted him, “What are you doing? I’m not about to die, why are you talking about the next life?”

“I’m not used to you being so polite to me all of a sudden.” Li Yang pretended to shiver and patted the goosebumps on his arm.

Li Yu and Ling Yu had already been moved to tears by Lian Xun’s sincere words and were busy passing each other tissues to wipe their eyes.

Qi Luzhi silently took Lian Xun’s hand, his eyes filled with deep affection.

At two o’clock in the morning, the party ended. Lian Xun had originally intended to let them stay the night since it was so late, but Li Yang insisted that he didn’t want to disturb their alone time and insisted on leaving.

Li Yu called the family’s driver, who would come to pick them up soon.

Li Yang pretended to be drunk and hugged Ling Yu tightly, constantly professing his longing and love in his ear.

Everyone knew that Li Yang could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but no one exposed him.

Wei Xueming even helped Li Yang persuade Ling Yu, “You clearly have feelings for each other, wouldn’t it be better to be together? Doesn’t it hurt you to torment him like this?”

“I…” Ling Yu looked aggrieved.

Seeing Li Yang, who was visibly haggard, how could he not feel sorry for him?

After not seeing him for so many days, not only had he not been able to forget him, but his longing had only intensified.

Lian Xun saw Wei Xueming bullying his little Assistant and stood in front of Ling Yu protectively, “Don’t force him.”

Qi Luzhi chimed in, “He’s just doing it for their own good.”

Lian Xun: “You don’t speak either. The three of you are all in cahoots.”

He naturally placed himself in the position of Ling Yu’s family.

Two against three was still slightly inferior.

Li Yu then stood on Lian Xun and Ling Yu’s side with great tact, “That’s right, I’m on Lian Xun’s side. It must be all Brother’s fault. Brother has to find a way to coax Ling Yu back.”

Li Yang raised his head from Ling Yu’s shoulder, gnashing his teeth and staring at his own sister:

Whose side are you on anyway? Why are you always siding with outsiders?

The headlights of a car flashed outside the door. It was the Li family’s driver who had arrived. After saying goodbye to Lian Xun and Qi Luzhi, the group noisily went out.

After seeing them off, the empty Villa suddenly became deserted, as if all the joy had just been a dream.

Lian Xun reluctantly closed the door, and Qi Luzhi suddenly hugged him from behind.

The soft top of his head rubbed against Lian Xun’s neck, tickling him slightly, and Lian Xun chuckled, “What are you doing, Qi-gege?”

Qi Luzhi took a deep breath of the pleasant scent emanating from Lian Xun, and after a long while, he finally spoke.

“Do you have something on your mind? I saw you come in from outside just now, and your emotions weren’t quite right.”