SCWP Chapter 23

Introduction

“When did the Ye family start doing these kinds of businesses?” Lin Qichi said with a smile, but the threat in his tone was obvious.

Lin Qichi’s meaning was clear: he was going to interfere in this matter. Mentioning the Ye family meant that it wasn’t something Ye Chenxi alone could handle.

Ye Chenxi glared fiercely at En Sihan, preparing to turn and leave. This time, he counted it as her good luck. Although the Wen Ren family held a very high position in the Heavenly Master Association, they had long ceased to manage worldly affairs. As long as he endured this time…

Lin Qichi reached out and grabbed him. The strength in his hand wasn’t great, but Ye Chenxi found it impossible to move even an inch.

“Don’t rush, I haven’t finished yet.” Lin Qichi’s expression was still calm and collected. He was clearly smiling, but it made people feel a chill.

Disturbing other people’s romance is punished by heaven.

There are often some inhumane people in the Heavenly Master Association, using those supernatural powers to do things like bullying men and women, doing outrageous and crazy things. According to the agreement, these should all be handed over to a dedicated person to handle, but Ye Chenxi actually wanted to just walk away. Was he really that arrogant?

The one standing in front of him was the Wen Ren family.

“I’ve already given you the person, what else is there?” Ye Chenxi shook off Lin Qichi’s hand very impolitely. As soon as he moved, Meng Yu, who had been concerned about Lin Qichi, grabbed his arm, twisted it behind his back, and pressed him onto the table.

Although Ye Chenxi knew that the Wen Ren family couldn’t be provoked, he simply didn’t know that the heir of the Wen Ren family had the right to intervene. He had only seen Wen Ren Shu on the Wen Ren family’s convoy in One Chi Alley. He chose to temporarily back down only because he didn’t want to offend the Wen Ren family behind him. He had no idea who he was provoking this time.

“What do you want to do!” Ye Chenxi roared in a low voice, unable to move.

The customers next to them acted as if they couldn’t see their conflict at all, calling out their orders for more soup and dishes with normal expressions.

En Sihan covered her mouth tightly with both hands, not daring to let out a single sound.

“Don’t be afraid, it’s an illusion. They can’t see us.” Wen Ren Shu patted En Sihan’s shoulder lightly, comforting her in a low voice.

En Sihan grabbed Wen Ren Shu’s hand tightly, as if she had finally grasped the last straw.

Wen Ren Shu twisted his face in pain, inhaling a breath of cold air. He recomposed his expression and showed En Sihan a gentle smile.

Wen Ren Shu shouted wildly in his heart: Hand! Hand! Hand! It’s really going to break! Break!

En Sihan grabbed Wen Ren Shu’s warm hand tightly with both hands, the sharp fingertips ground into the flesh, but she was unwilling to let go even a little, as if she didn’t know the pain. Of course, it was Wen Ren Shu’s hand that was being scratched, En Sihan was mentally tense and didn’t notice these things at all.

While Meng Yu’s illusion was blocking the sight of the people outside, Lin Qichi tapped on the table, detonating all the talisman papers underneath, burning them clean. The bottom of the table became as good as new.

After doing all this, he slowly went to pull Meng Yu, who was beating up Ye Chenxi.

Lin Qichi put one arm around Meng Yu and rubbed his head soothingly: “Okay, little fish, we should go. Help him sit down.”

Meng Yu was still angry because of the murderous intent that Ye Chenxi had just directed at Lin Qichi. His beautiful pair of peach blossom eyes were filled with aggressive anger.

Lin Qichi whispered close to Meng Yu, “Don’t dirty yourself for him.” His tone was ambiguous and playful.

Meng Yu released Ye Chenxi with a red face, responding softly with a “okay.”

The atmosphere of both groups was very good, and Ye Chenxi alone was also collapsing on the table very well.

“Good boy, take down the illusion, we should greet the people who are coming.”

“Mm.”

As soon as Meng Yu took down the illusion, they were surrounded by a group of people. Fortunately, there weren’t many people in the hot pot restaurant right now. Those guys should have used some bewitching things to prevent anyone from noticing them.

Lin Qichi gave a polite smile to the leader: “Please give my regards to your family head. I am – Wen Ren family, Wen Ren Yi.”

The leader only became slightly nervous when he heard “Wen Ren family,” but when he heard the name “Wen Ren Yi,” his face turned pale immediately, and he cursed Ye Chenxi in his heart.

Meng Yu, with a cold face, nodded slightly at them: “Meng family, Meng Yu.”

Although Meng Yu had recently shown his talent in the Heavenly Master Association, he didn’t bring as much fear as the Wen Ren family, especially Wen Ren Yi, the next heir of the Wen Ren family.

Wen Ren Shu also nodded to them, introducing himself: “Wen Ren family, Wen Ren Shu.”

The leader’s heart was half-cold after hearing this, half angry and half scared. The color on his face was quite wonderful.

En Sihan looked around carefully. Was it her turn? Should… how should she say it, like them? But… she was just from an ordinary family, would she lose her momentum?

Wen Ren Shu glanced at Lin Qichi’s expression and spoke for En Sihan: “This lady is a honored guest of our Wen Ren family. Any further offense will be considered as going against the Wen Ren family.”

The leader’s intestines were about to turn green with regret, he bent over and hurriedly made way for them: “Wouldn’t dare, wouldn’t dare, please, please.”

The leader, Ye Ji, cursed inwardly: You’ve offended the two most untouchable people from the Wen Ren family in one breath, Ye Chenxi, you’re really something.

En Sihan didn’t want to call the police, so Lin Qichi could only arrange for someone to take care of her first. Wen Ren Shu also had to go to Six Corner Tower together, and couldn’t let her follow along anymore.

“Miss En, we really have important matters to attend to. I’ve already contacted Wen Ren Mu, his phone number is in the phone I just bought for you. You really can’t follow us anymore.” Wen Ren Shu reasoned with En Sihan again and again, looking troubled. His brother was watching the fun on the side, not minding the trouble, happily teasing his future sister-in-law.

If he hadn’t met his sister-in-law, he really wouldn’t have known that his brother’s emotions could be so rich.

En Sihan tightly grabbed Wen Ren Shu’s sleeve, refusing to let go. In her eyes, Wen Ren Shu, the person who saved her from the abyss, had become the only person she could trust.

Lin Qichi finally remembered his main mission this time, and said to En Sihan: “Miss En, then can you first tell us, why would the Ye family want to capture you?”

As soon as En Sihan mentioned the Ye family, she recalled those dark nights of ghost catching, and she collapsed mentally, covering her head with one hand and shaking her head, saying: “I don’t know, they said I have some kind of Yin constitution, I don’t know, I don’t know anything.”

Lin Qichi noticed that Meng Yu’s emotions were abnormal, and knew that this was a good opportunity to understand his many unusual behaviors.

An opportunity not to be missed.

“Wen Ren Shu, you comfort her well. We’ll go again in the evening, take her with us.”

Lin Qichi entrusted En Sihan to Wen Ren Shu and left with Meng Yu first.

“Hey, Brother, where are you going?” Lin Qichi had agreed, so he naturally had no objections, but don’t leave him alone here!

Lin Qichi, holding Meng Yu’s hand, said without turning his head: “We’ll go find a place to live first, we’ll notify you when we find it.”

How could Wen Ren Shu not guess Lin Qichi’s real purpose? For a world of their own, he actually abandoned his cousin.

Wen Ren Shu shouted inwardly, but on the surface, he honestly said: “Be careful.”

“Just take care of yourself.”

Lin Qichi was very relieved to leave En Sihan to Wen Ren Shu. Although Wen Ren Shu often caused trouble, he was reliable when it really mattered.

Meng Yu calmed down his nervous mood from having his hand held by Lin Qichi, and said: “Why do you want to take her along? To explore the way? Actually, she’s not very useful, and she might even be a burden to us.”

Lin Qichi tightened his grip on his hand, unusually angry: “What are you nervous about?” Was he that concerned about her?

Meng Yu was speechless. He couldn’t directly say that he was nervous because Lin Qichi was holding his hand, right? He felt… he would be laughed at mercilessly by this guy.

Lin Qichi became even more annoyed when he saw that he wasn’t speaking.

There weren’t many vehicles on the street in the afternoon, and there were only a few people, unhurriedly, not too noisy or too deserted. The sun had passed its most intense stage, bright but not dazzling. It was a good time to take a walk and absorb sunlight.

Two young men, holding hands openly, walked in the sunlight. Passersby were amazed by their looks and temperament, and gave a polite smile, nodding to each other, infected with a bit of ease and joy.

“Don’t you think we’re very abnormal like this?” Meng Yu suddenly asked.

Lin Qichi was puzzled: “What’s abnormal?”

“We are… two men, and…” Meng Yu omitted the words behind, but Lin Qichi understood his meaning.

And… one is a Heavenly Master, one is a ghost.

Lin Qichi brought up that question again: “Baby, don’t you really think you’re very simple?”

Lin Qichi’s tone was too serious, Meng Yu didn’t quite understand: “Isn’t that a flirtatious remark?”

“Huh? Baby, how can you take that as a flirtatious remark? I’m clearly praising you.”

Although he didn’t understand the meaning of Lin Qichi’s words just now, this sentence must be flirting, right? It must be flirting, right?

Lin Qichi chuckled inwardly and had an answer.

He also had more questions: Could the villainous ghost king in the original world line who played everyone well really be such a simple person?

Those straightforward, low emotional intelligence moments of Meng Yu, perhaps they weren’t just a disguise.

Even that powerful Yin energy under the dry well that day might not be some later usurper, but the real – Ghost King Qi Feiyu.

If you open up your thinking, and Ghost King Qi Feiyu and Meng Yu are two different individuals, then everything makes sense.

The two were silent for a long time, and Meng Yu took the initiative to start a topic: “You have something you want to ask me, right?”

Lin Qichi raised an eyebrow, and said understandingly: “Will you obediently confess everything?”

“Not really… there are some things I can’t say…”

“I’m willing to listen to the details.”

“Actually, I… might not be the person you’re looking for.” As soon as Meng Yu said this, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. A pair of unfamiliar eyes, longing through someone, suddenly appeared in front of Meng Yu.

“Baby? Little fish? What’s wrong? Where are you uncomfortable? Have we been walking for too long?” Lin Qichi anxiously supported Meng Yu and walked into a coffee shop on the side of the road.

Meng Yu vaguely heard Lin Qichi’s voice, and only then did he suddenly realize that it was the pain in his heart that was unbearable, and he stumbled into Lin Qichi’s arms.

“Don’t call me that!” Meng Yu shook off his hand.

“Okay, okay, I won’t call you that, let’s sit down first, okay? Let’s sit down first.” Lin Qichi said, but he didn’t let go of the hand that was supporting him at all.

The coffee shop hadn’t had any customers yet, and the owner was cleaning the cups at the bar. Seeing that customers had suddenly arrived, and one was helping the other, the owner quickly came out from behind the bar and helped pull him up.

Lin Qichi thanked the owner politely: “Thank you, he’s a little shy, I’ll help him just fine, please bring two lattes.”

Lin Qichi still remembered that Meng Yu was lactose intolerant, he wasn’t sure about coffee, but choosing an entry-level one shouldn’t be a problem, right? He couldn’t be allergic to coffee too, could he?

Meng Yu clutched his chest painfully. His heart, which hadn’t been beating for a long time, seemed to have come alive, and then suffered the pain of ten thousand arrows piercing his heart.

“Why are you suddenly uncomfortable? Did I say something wrong?” Lin Qichi didn’t understand what he had done again, was it a problem with the address? It felt too childish.

“It’s not your problem.” Meng Yu couldn’t push him away, so he gave up, leaned on his chest, and listened to the slightly accelerated heartbeat because of his anxiety, feeling better.

“Baby, you must tell me if something happens, okay? I’m really afraid of guessing wrong and making you sad again.” Lin Qichi soothed Meng Yu’s soft hair, and gently patted his back with the other hand.

Meng Yu obediently replied with an “mm.”

Meng Yu calmed down, but Lin Qichi didn’t dare to ask anything anymore.

“Ask whatever you want, I’m fine now.”

“Uh, baby, can we talk after we drink coffee?” Lin Qichi was still discussing it with him, he was really scared now.

“No! Ask!” Meng Yu grabbed his collar with one hand, and once the words were spoken, he would never take them back.

“Okay, I’ll ask.” Lin Qichi raised both hands above his head, surrendering.