WSIDIILMBOCIR Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Vacation Invitation

The first night Qin Yuanging moved into his new place, he even walked with extra care.

Although, with the level of noise he made, it was impossible for Li Chongge to hear him anyway.

It had been a long time since the two of them had been this close. This feeling was wonderful, giving Qin Yuanging the illusion that they were as intimate as they used to be.

But Qin Yuanging thought he was probably sick. He had only been separated from Li Chongge for a short time, and he already missed him again.

Upstairs and downstairs, the same layout, the areas they used were overlapping.

When Qin Yuanging was in the study, he would wonder if Li Chongge was still busy. Once he started working, he never knew when to stop.

When Qin Yuanging was in the bedroom, he would wonder if Li Chongge was also sleeping at this time. If viewed from a vertical angle, could they be considered sleeping together?

…

In short, Qin Yuanging, like a madman, made some nonsensical guesses that made him laugh.

The following period was very busy, but working with a straightforward and decisive client like Li Chongge was the dream of most contractors.

So, Qin Yuanging didn’t feel tired at all; instead, he felt very motivated.

This busyness continued until the first draft of the design plan was completed, and he could finally take a breather.

He received a call from Sun Qihao one evening. Qin Yuanging was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, leisurely admiring the sunset that was burning half the sky red.

“I have a sea-view villa in Jiang City. Why don’t we take advantage of the fact that we’re not too busy recently and get together?”

Qin Yuanging’s relationship with Sun Qihao was different from his relationship with Deng Weien and the others. They had a childhood friendship. A long time ago, the Qin and Sun families’ villas were not far apart. Qin Yuanging played with Sun Qihao when he was still running around naked. Only after he stopped running around naked did he start playing with Li Chongge.

“Who’s going?”

Qin Yuanging was quite picky about social circles. For example, the people he often hung out with looked like idlers who were unreliable, but they were all capable when it came to serious matters.

More importantly, they all had a sense of propriety, knowing what to do and what not to do, what could be played with and what could not.

“Knowing that you, Young Master Qin, are picky, don’t worry, they’re all familiar faces.”

Qin Yuanging casually lit a cigarette and bit it in his mouth, asking, “Is Jiang Muyuan going?”

Sun Qihao started to be sarcastic again.

“What, if she doesn’t go, you won’t go? Are your legs growing on her body? Should I do you a favor and find a doctor to help you remove them?”

Qin Yuanging chuckled lightly, not minding.

“No, I just suddenly thought of it. I called her twice, and she didn’t answer or call back. I’m worried something might have happened to her. Do you have any news about her?”

“Her? She’s fine. She even cut the ribbon at Baihui yesterday. She’s probably just tired of you and doesn’t bother to pay attention to you. Don’t bother asking her. This time, it’s all guys going. It’s not appropriate to invite her, a girl. It’s not good for her.”

Hearing that nothing had happened to Jiang Muyuan, Qin Yuanging didn’t care what she was busy with.

“Are you going or not? Give me a definite answer! But I still suggest you go. Since you came back, we’ve only gathered once, and that was arranged by Jiang Muyuan.”

Sensing Sun Qihao’s dissatisfaction, Qin Yuanging also felt that he should go out and socialize after being back for so long. Moreover, after being busy for so many days, he should relax.

“Okay, I’ll go. Give me an address.”

“No need, I’ll pick you up directly, so you don’t regret it.”

Just as Qin Yuanging hung up Sun Qihao’s phone, Li Chongge’s call came in.

“Come down.”

Qin Yuanging was always ready to respond, so he quickly grabbed his coat and went downstairs.

“Is something the matter?”

Li Chongge opened the door for Qin Yuanging but didn’t go in immediately. Instead, he fiddled with the combination lock.

“Give me your hand.”

Qin Yuanging had just raised his hand when Li Chongge grabbed it.

Li Chongge’s hand was slightly larger than Qin Yuanging’s. His warm and dry palm covered the back of Qin Yuanging’s hand, and then his thumb and forefinger controlled Qin Yuanging’s thumb, quickly entering his fingerprint.

Until Li Chongge released his hand, the back of Qin Yuanging’s hand was still numb and hot, and the feeling was getting stronger and stronger.

“Next time, just come in yourself.”

Qin Yuanging quickly adjusted his expression, pretending to be nonchalant as he entered the house, saying as he walked, “If something goes missing from your house one day, don’t blame it on me.”

Li Chongge glanced at him sideways.

“You’re the only one who can come here whenever you want. If I don’t suspect you, who else would I suspect?”

Qin Yuanging always secretly rejoiced because of his special status with Li Chongge, but the next second, he would warn himself that it was just Li Chongge’s unique treatment for a friend.

“What did you call me down for?”

Li Chongge sat on the sofa, his face not looking very good.

“My stomach is uncomfortable, and I don’t want to eat takeout.”

Qin Yuanging stood in front of him with his hands in his pockets.

“So, you specifically called me down to cook for you?”

Li Chongge leaned back on the sofa, lifting his eyelids slightly.

“Is that okay?”

Qin Yuanging pretended to hesitate for three seconds, then nodded.

“Let’s go to my place. You don’t even have a scallion in your refrigerator. Even a master chef can’t make a meal at your house.”

Li Chongge readily agreed, following Qin Yuanging upstairs.

Qin Yuanging had added a round, bulky beanbag chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. He would curl up in it and watch the sunrise in the morning before he was fully awake.

Although most of the time, he couldn’t catch that moment.

But now, the person curled up on it had been replaced by Li Chongge.

But Li Chongge’s stern temperament was really at odds with this cute beanbag chair. Qin Yuanging couldn’t help but look at him.

“Wait a moment, I bought medicine for you, I’ll bring it up, take it after dinner.”

“Okay.”

Qin Yuanging’s so-called cooking skills were just some of the simplest home-style dishes, enough to keep himself from starving to death in Canada. So, even though he took out a lot of ingredients from the refrigerator, what he finally brought out were just two bowls of white rice, a bowl of tomato and egg soup, and a plate of stir-fried green peppers with pork.

Qin Yuanging was a little embarrassed as he invited Li Chongge to the table.

“Just make do with it. Once your stomach feels better tomorrow, you can eat normally.”

Li Chongge looked at the simple two dishes on the table, filled with an enticing aroma. His heart, which had been empty for many years, finally felt a little full.

“Qin Yuanging, can you teach me how to cook?”

Qin Yuanging served him soup and placed it beside him, a little surprised.

“You want to learn how to cook? You’re so busy, where would you find the time to cook? If you want to eat during this period, I’ll make it for you. In the future… in the future, when you get married, your partner will make it for you.”

Qin Yuanging lowered his eyes, concealing his leaking emotions.

“The soup is a little bland.” Li Chongge picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup, then used a spoon to scoop up a spoonful and held it up to Qin Yuanging. “You taste it.”

Qin Yuanging didn’t want to use Li Chongge’s spoon at first, but seeing him holding it up like that, he couldn’t refuse. Just as he raised his hand to take it, Li Chongge said, “Drink it directly, don’t spill it.”

Qin Yuanging’s eyelids twitched. What was the difference between this and Li Chongge feeding him?

“What’s wrong?”

Li Chongge didn’t give Qin Yuanging a chance to hesitate. He moved the bowl and spoon closer to Qin Yuanging’s direction.

His nonchalant expression made Qin Yuanging seem even more affected.

Qin Yuanging helplessly lowered his head, taking a sip of the soup from Li Chongge’s spoon.

“It’s not bland? Is your taste too strong? I’m telling you, it’s not good to eat salty food.”

Qin Yuanging doubted whether Li Chongge’s tongue had been ruined by eating takeout, and got up to get him a new spoon.

But Li Chongge very naturally used the same spoon to scoop up soup and took another sip.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you and eat lighter.”

Qin Yuanging stood frozen in place, his heart racing.

This was too intimate! How could Li Chongge do this? Did he do this with Qiao Gongyu too?

Li Chongge looked up and asked him, “What’s wrong? Where are you going?”

“No… I’m not going anywhere, hurry up and eat.”

Qin Yuanging forced himself to sit down, eating in small bites.

“The taste is good.”

Li Chongge evaluated truthfully. Qin Yuanging was more capable of taking care of himself than he had imagined.

Because he was flustered, Qin Yuanging quickly found a topic for himself, attempting to gloss over the impact of the scene just now.

“Recently, the initial design plan came out. We should be able to relax for a few days, right?”

“Yeah, are you planning to give yourself a vacation?”

Li Chongge had a good appetite tonight, and half the rice in his bowl was already gone.

“I want to go out and relax.”

Li Chongge asked him, “Have you arranged where to go?”

“Sun Qihao asked me to go to his sea-view villa to get together with them. Speaking of which, it’s been a while since I’ve been to the beach.”

Li Chongge put down his chopsticks and very seriously asked Qin Yuanging, “So, we’ve been busy together all this time, and now that we’ve finally gotten through it, you’re planning to leave me behind and go on vacation alone?”

Qin Yuanging felt wronged, but he couldn’t say where he was wronged.

“And you didn’t mention it to me before, you’re notifying me after you’ve already made the decision?”

Li Chongge frowned slightly, as if Qin Yuanging was being very unreasonable.

“I only called Sun Qihao before I went downstairs to find you, it was a last-minute decision.”

Qin Yuanging defended himself, but Li Chongge was unmoved.

“But you are indeed planning to leave me behind and go to the beach.”

Qin Yuanging felt that Li Chongge was being a little unreasonable, but who told Qin Yuanging to like him? So, Qin Yuanging invited him good-temperedly, “Then do you want to come with me? Sun Qihao and the others should be happy to see you.”

Qin Yuanging might not be completely unaware of what Deng Weien and the others were thinking.

Li Chongge picked up his chopsticks again, nodding reservedly at Qin Yuanging.

“Remember to tell Sun Qihao in advance, otherwise, it would be impolite.”

Qin Yuanging looked at Li Chongge and blinked, blankly saying “Oh.”

After finishing the meal and watching Li Chongge take his medicine, Qin Yuanging sent him downstairs before coming back to make a phone call.

“Can I add someone?”

Sun Qihao had already given up on verbal attacks, sighing helplessly, “Forget it, if you really want to bring Jiang Muyuan…”

Qin Yuanging interrupted him, “No, I’m bringing Li Chongge, is that okay?”

Sun Qihao paused for a moment, getting a little excited.

“Yes, yes! You should have said so earlier! I’ll go arrange it now, raise the level of this gathering a bit, and have Deng Weien screen the people, don’t bring any trash to his face. I’m not talking to you anymore, I’m going to get busy!”

Li Chongge being willing to grace them with his presence was indeed a very congratulatory thing for them.