Fifteen minutes later, the game was over.
Their team had successfully won the game. Although Tang Xiaoyi was killed halfway through, he was very happy to win without doing much.
Chen Zemian asked, “Do you still want to play?”
Old Master Tang sighed, “Oh, my eyes hurt. I don’t want to play anymore.”
Tang Xiaoyi said, “Just play, just play.”
Old Master Tang said, “Go do your homework. Your dad just came over and walked around several times.”
Tang Xiaoyi said disappointedly, “I’m logging off. Goodbye, Mian Shen and Lu Shen.”
The two teammates logged off one after another, leaving only Chen Zemian and Lu Zhuonian in the team.
After leaving the game, Chen Zemian lowered the volume of his headphones and asked Lu Zhuonian, “Are you still playing?”
Lu Zhuonian seemed to be thinking. “There are more real people in the game recently, and there are also many masters.”
Chen Zemian smiled. “They were all invited by Old Master Tang. He likes playing this game.”
Lu Zhuonian seemed to have just remembered something and said, “By the way, I have submitted the materials for the game license number review.”
Chen Zemian, who was originally lying on the pillow playing the game, sat up immediately after hearing this. “Submitted?”
Lu Zhuonian said in a very normal tone, “I didn’t have anything to do at home during the New Year, so I sorted out the materials.”
Ordinary people have many relatives and friends to visit during the New Year, not to mention a wealthy family like the Lu family. If there was really nothing to do, how could Ye Chen and Lu Zhuonian not come with Xiao Kesong, but go in two groups?
Lu Zhuonian must have used his private time to sort out those materials, most likely in the dead of night.
Chen Zemian frowned slightly, and his tone could not hide his concern. “Those things are not urgent. Why did you stay up late to do it?”
Lu Zhuonian raised the corner of his lips and said, “It’s okay. I couldn’t sleep anyway.”
Chen Zemian’s voice lowered as he asked, “Have you taken medicine?”
Lu Zhuonian pursed his lips. “No.”
He had become accustomed to restraining his symptoms.
Besides, without Chen Zemian, he no longer needed to take a lot of medicine, and it was enough to take one pill occasionally as an auxiliary treatment.
“I will take one pill only when I really can’t sleep,” Lu Zhuonian added.
Hearing this, Chen Zemian felt mixed emotions.
Paroxetine has a strong effect, and the effect of helping sleep is obvious after taking it, but the side effects are also significant. Chen Zemian’s reaction after taking it was panic, trembling, and depression. Although he didn’t know what the side effects of Lu Zhuonian were after taking the medicine, it must not be much better.
Chen Zemian was worried. “We still have to ensure sleep. People who don’t sleep can easily die suddenly.”
Lu Zhuonian smiled. “Did you sleep well?”
Chen Zemian said, “Of course I sleep every day. The climate in Sanya is particularly livable. I haven’t coughed since I came here. The air contains a high amount of oxygen, and I sleep well at night.”
Lu Zhuonian pondered and said, “Maybe I will be able to fall asleep when I go to Sanya.”
Chen Zemian agreed, “Maybe. The temperature here is around 20° at night. The cool breeze blows into the room. I hear the sound of the waves, and it’s easy to fall asleep.”
Lu Zhuonian asked, “What if I still can’t fall asleep?”
Chen Zemian thought for a while. “The nightlife here is not as good as in Beijing. If you can’t sleep, you can only stroll along the beach.”
Lu Zhuonian said, “Only?”
Chen Zemian said kindly, “I can accompany you.”
Lu Zhuonian opened the curtains and looked at the sky outside the window. “I’ll go there the day after tomorrow.”
Chen Zemian made a strange “hmm” sound and checked the date on his phone. “Is the day after tomorrow the thirteenth?”
Lu Zhuonian said, “Twelve.”
Chen Zemian was surprised. “Why do I remember that Xiao Shao said you would come on the thirteenth?”
Lu Zhuonian slandered Xiao Kesong without changing his expression. “He remembered it wrong.”
Chen Zemian said, “That’s great. When you come, Xiao Qiwu should be able to go back.”
Lu Zhuonian said casually, “Yes, I also want you to stay away from him.”
*****
Even if Lu Zhuonian is the male protagonist of a cool story, it is impossible for him to get everything he wants.
For example, in hoping that Xiao Qiwu stays away from Chen Zemian.
Although he is sure that even if Xiao Qiwu spreads his feathers like a peacock, Chen Zemian’s attention will only be on how many circles there are on his feathers.
But what Lu Zhuonian was worried about was Chen Zemian’s dullness — “a hooligan took off his pants in front of him, but he still wanted to compare with others.”
Sure enough, the next day Xiao Kesong took Xiao Qiwu to the mall again. After Xiao Qiwu accompanied him around for a while, he casually gave his black card to Xiao Kesong and went upstairs with Chen Zemian, Yan Luo, and Xue Duo to watch a movie.
The four people watched a movie, and the seats were connected.
This didn’t seem ambiguous to Chen Zemian, but Xue Duo was still very considerate. He took the initiative to sit near Xiao Qiwu, separating Chen Zemian and Xiao Qiwu.
Xiao Qiwu just smiled and didn’t raise any objections.
He was as cunning as a fox. He just touched Xue Duo’s hand lightly after the movie started and scared Xue Duo away.
Xue Duo suddenly rushed out of the theater, with goosebumps on his back. He thought to himself, this is really weird. He and his brothers are usually very normal to hug each other, not to mention touching hands, even hugging each other naked is not so awkward.
Why was Xiao Qiwu’s hand like it was electrified, and the person who touched it felt uncomfortable all over?
It’s awesome.
I’m sorry, Chen Zemian. Although as a brother I should protect your butt, I can’t give up my butt for your butt.
You wish yourself good luck.
Amitabha.
Chen Zemian glanced at Xue Duo, who ran out, and whispered to Xiao Qiwu, who was closest to Xue Duo, “What’s wrong with him?”
Xiao Qiwu looked very gentle and responsible. “I don’t know. I’ll go out and take a look.”
Chen Zemian’s mobile phone popped up a message reminder, and when he opened it, it was from Xue Duo. “Oh, he said he had a stomachache and went back to the hotel to lie down.”
Xiao Qiwu didn’t say anything else and watched the movie very normally. Even after Xue Duo left, he didn’t sit next to Chen Zemian, deliberately keeping a distance, and the boundaries even exceeded those of ordinary friends.
Chen Zemian was very easy to deceive, and he didn’t think that this was the legendary “playing hard to get.” Instead, judging from this detail, Xiao Qiwu might not be interested in him.
Xue Duo was shocked after hearing this.
It’s over. He’s not interested in Chen Zemian anymore. Can he be interested in him now?!?!
No, don’t mess with me.
Xue Duo’s sad face continued until dinner.
At dinner, several people discussed where to go tomorrow.
In view of Xiao Qiwu’s good performance, Xiao Kesong decided not to go to the mall tomorrow.
Xiao Qiwu said to his nephew in a good-natured manner, “Go wherever you want to go. I will just follow your arrangements.”
Xiao Kesong decided, “Go to Yalong Bay Forest Park.”
Yalong Bay Park is a coastal tropical rainforest, ancient and mysterious, with lush vegetation.
Various rare plants compete for beauty, and there is an indescribable fragrance in the wind.
The five people climbed up and looked into the distance, seeing the green mountains and blue sea complementing each other. The scenery was poetic and picturesque. All the worries in the world were as small as dust in the vast world, and could not be mentioned.
Although the scenery on the top of the mountain was beautiful, the process of climbing was tiring and hot.
Fortunately, there were fans as soon as you entered the scenic area — 25 yuan each. Xiao Kesong bargained for a long time and bought five paper fans for 100 yuan.
Each person held a fan, which was very cool.
Xue Duo leaned against the pillar of the pavilion with his arms folded, looking as elegant as a knight.
The long wind blew the hem of his clothes, and his hair fluttered lightly on his forehead. Xue Duo held the folding fan he had just bought in his hand and looked at himself in the wind. He felt that he was very handsome. He took out the SLR from his bag and called Chen Zemian to take a picture of him.
Chen Zemian put the fan behind his waist, full of confidence, and squatted professionally, holding up the SLR to shoot from bottom to top.
“I promise to take a picture of your long legs.” “So handsome, so handsome.” “Excellent, so excellent.” “Open the fan and fan it.” “Turn around, turn around again.” “This picture is so handsome.” “Yes, raise your hands higher.” “International supermodel.” “Amazing, amazing, this picture is amazing.”
Chen Zemian took a series of photos, giving the emotional value very well, and directed Xue Duo to pose more than 200 times.
Xue Duo took back the SLR and looked at it — the number of photos that were successfully focused was zero.
Xue Duo: “……”
Chen Zemian scratched his chin with the folding fan. “I don’t know how to use this fancy thing? I’ll take pictures for you with my phone.”
Xue Duo said slowly, “You mean I have to pose all over again.”
Chen Zemian looked at him innocently. “Weren’t you posing very happily just now?”
Xue Duo licked his molars, laughing angrily, “Chen Zemian, if I couldn’t beat you, I would really want to punch you twice now.”
Chen Zemian disdainfully ‘tsk’ed softly, “Why punch me? Not knowing how to use a DSLR is a mortal sin?”
Xue Duo deleted over two hundred useless photos one after another, almost getting tendonitis. “Not knowing how to use a DSLR isn’t a mortal sin, but you holding the DSLR and posing me like it’s serious is a bit too much.”
Before Chen Zemian could retort, they suddenly heard footsteps behind them.
A slender, fair hand suddenly appeared and took the DSLR from Xue Duo’s hand.
Chen Zemian and Xue Duo turned around at the same time.
Xiao Qiwu glanced at the blurry and distorted photos in the camera and chuckled, “I’ll take pictures for you.”
Xue Duo’s pupils shrank slightly. “No need. Chen Zemian’s photos are also very good. I’ll go over there to buy a cup of coffee.”
After that, Xue Duo fled without even taking his DSLR.
Chen Zemian looked at Xue Duo’s back. “What’s wrong with him?”
Xiao Qiwu raised the DSLR camera and pointed the lens at Chen Zemian. “I don’t know, homophobic.”
Chen Zemian couldn’t help laughing and smiled.
Xiao Qiwu pressed the shutter button and looked down at the camera. “It looks good.”
Chen Zemian went over to take a look. “Amazing, like a magazine cover. Your photography skills are amazing.”
Xiao Qiwu smiled, “You’re good-looking.”
Xiao Kesong squeezed in between the two of them. “Let me see.”
Xiao Qiwu was polite, stepped back half a step to make room, and handed the DSLR to Xiao Kesong.
In this way, it seemed that Xiao Kesong was making a fuss.
Xiao Kesong didn’t care about that. He put his arm around Chen Zemian’s shoulders and took him away. “Look, there are a lot of beautiful wooden buildings over there.”
The architectural style of those wooden buildings was somewhat similar to the homestay next to the shooting range.
Yan Luo also looked over and said, “It’s really similar.”
Chen Zemian took a blurry photo and sent it to Lu Zhuonian.
“I like it here.”
Xiao Qiwu suddenly spoke.
Chen Zemian’s hands trembled, and he almost threw his phone off the cliff.
Looking back, he saw that Xiao Qiwu was standing far away, facing the sea, so it was impossible for him to catch a glimpse of the phone.
“A guilty conscience,” Xiao Kesong said as he stood on the viewing pavilion, looking down and taking in the scene just now. He squatted and lowered his head to interrogate Chen Zemian: “Which little girl did you send WeChat messages to?”
Chen Zemian showed Xiao Kesong the phone screen.
Xiao Kesong felt bored when he saw the two words “[Lu Shao]” in the remarks. He didn’t care what the two were talking about at all and turned to the other side to admire the scenery.
The breeze blew across his face, making him feel relaxed and happy.
“It’s a great place, surrounded by mountains and the sea.”
Xiao Qiwu pondered for a moment, then suddenly tapped his palm with a folding fan and announced, “I want to buy a suite here!”
Everyone: “???”
Xiao Qiwu’s reaction was not a whim.
He was very active, and after leaving Yalong Bay Park, he went straight to the villa area at the foot of the mountain.
The real estate salesperson’s eyes lit up when he saw the noble Xiao Qiwu, and he respectfully invited him into the VIP reception room.
Xiao Kesong was not buying a house, so he didn’t want to waste time there. Seeing the commercial center was not far on the map, he took Xiao Qiwu’s black card and left.
Not only did he take the card away, but he also took Chen Zemian and the others with him.
Not long after Chen Zemian and the others arrived at the mall, Xiao Qiwu called Xiao Kesong.
Xiao Qiwu said indifferently, “You need to verify your capital to see the model room. Can you return my card, nephew?”
Xiao Kesong had just made an appointment for an escape room and was too lazy to bother. “I’ll call someone to run errands for you.”
Xiao Qiwu laughed angrily, “You know that card can be used for password-free payment under 200,000.”
“…”
Xiao Kesong didn’t want to go himself. He looked at the people around him and handed the card to Xue Duo. “You go.”
Xue Duo immediately said, “I’m not going.”
Chen Zemian saw that Xue Duo had been avoiding Xiao Qiwu recently, so he said, “I’ll go.”
Xiao Kesong was worried: “No! You’d better not be alone with him.”
Chen Zemian said, “Then there is no one else, Xiao Shao. Otherwise, let Yan Luo go?”
Yan Luo didn’t understand: “I can go.”
Xiao Kesong looked at Yan Luo’s innocent face and was even more worried.
This person is not yet an adult!
After hesitating again and again, Xiao Kesong chose to let Chen Zemian send him off, torn between doing so or not.
After all, Chen Zemian is such a good fighter. If his uncle really did something he shouldn’t have, the worst that could happen was that he would be beaten up.
From a certain perspective, Xiao Kesong tried his best to separate Xiao Qiwu and Chen Zemian, partly to protect Chen Zemian, and partly to protect his uncle.
“It’s best not to hit too hard,” Xiao Kesong said when he handed the card to Chen Zemian, but added, “It depends on you. I’m just giving a small suggestion.”
Chen Zemian took the card, turned, and walked towards the parking lot, waving his hand nonchalantly. “Have fun. I see your uncle is just teasing you; he hasn’t contacted me recently.”
Xue Duo said silently, “If you feel that the years are peaceful, maybe someone is carrying the burden for you.”
*****
Longwan Villa takes the high-end route. The sales office is built magnificently, and the VIP room is inlaid with jade and gold, extremely luxurious.
In the lobby, Xiao Qiwu stood up and took the card from Chen Zemian, smiling. “Why did Xiao Kesong send you here? I originally asked him to come.”
Chen Zemian said, “Xiao Shao has arranged a game and can’t leave for the time being.”
Xiao Qiwu said in a gentle tone, “Okay, don’t bother two people with one thing. Since you are here, can you do me another favor?”
Chen Zemian looked at Xiao Qiwu. “What is it?”
Xiao Qiwu said, “I intend to buy a villa here and asked Kesong to come over. I also want him to consult with me. I didn’t want Mr. Chen to come, so I can only trouble you to judge for me.”
Chen Zemian was surprised and said, “Ah? But I have never bought a house, let alone a villa. I’m not making excuses—I really don’t understand.”
Xiao Qiwu didn’t care: “Everything is about fate. As long as you see that it suits your eyes, it’s fine.”
Chen Zemian thought for a while. “How about I find an agent for you?”
Xiao Qiwu smiled and shook his head, saying, “You have lived in Shengting Huafu for so long, and you have seen it even if you haven’t bought it. Although the building is low-key, the comfort level of living is no less than that of a wealthy mansion. It is most suitable for living alone. It can be seen that Mr. Chen will enjoy it.”
Chen Zemian said, “I am also borrowing Lu Shao’s house. It is indeed very comfortable to live there.”
Xiao Qiwu pointed out, “It is difficult to find a single private house. Young Master Lu bought four of them by himself. The style of this little prince is really as domineering as always.”
While talking, the salesperson checked the assets and led the two to the model room.
The curling green smoke rose from the purple-gold incense burner, and the whole room was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood. The teacups filled with tea were as exquisite as handicrafts, and even the sofa cushions were embroidered with brilliant and gorgeous round dragon Li brocade.
Chen Zemian flipped through the floor plan.
The salesperson spoke slowly, introducing the floor plan, location, business district, unit price, and preferential policies of the villa area.
Xiao Qiwu nodded slightly. “Not bad.”
Of course, it’s not bad. It’s located at the foot of Yalong Bay, close to the business district, with convenient transportation, avant-garde architectural style, a perfect combination of curved lines and light strips, unique landscape design full of artistic sense, and each villa is equipped with a separate sightseeing elevator, with sea views in front and mountains in the back.
The open living space is luxurious, not to mention it is equipped with a real fire fireplace, a constant temperature wine cellar, an audio-visual room, a customized garage… The most eye-catching feature is the unique infinity pool.
Even the furniture in the model room is mahogany!
Is it real mahogany? The carvings are so exquisite.
Chen Zemian couldn’t help but reach out and touch the back of the sofa.
The salesperson exclaimed softly, “Sir, please don’t touch it!”
Chen Zemian and Xiao Qiwu looked at the salesperson simultaneously.
The salesperson took a half step back unconsciously and explained, “This set of mahogany furniture was made by a famous master. It is a sample, expensive, and cannot be touched casually.”
Xiao Qiwu retracted his gaze and said in a neutral tone, “I don’t seem to see a sign that says ‘Do not touch.’”
The salesperson hesitated. “This…”
“Why put it in the model room if you don’t want it touched? It should be placed in a glass cabinet for display,” Xiao Qiwu turned around as if nothing had happened and raised his chin at the real estate agent. “Change to another salesperson.”
The cheapest luxury house in Longwan Villa costs 45 million yuan. If it sells, the commission at only 0.5% will start at 200,000 yuan.
It’s rare for a buyer to come. The capital has been verified. The house-viewing person also has the intention to buy a house. In the end, because of a wrong word, they saw that 200,000 yuan was lost. No one can accept it.
When it comes to selling luxury homes, you might go a whole year without closing a deal—but once you do, it’s enough to live off for the next year. If this order cannot be signed, who knows when the next one will be?
The salesperson was about to cry and kept bowing to apologize. “I’m sorry, Mr. Xiao, it’s company policy that you can’t touch that set of furniture…”
Xiao Qiwu directly said to the real estate agent, “Call your general manager. I want to ask the manager— for such a big project, can’t even a set of broken furniture be damaged?”
Hearing this, the salesperson’s eyes suddenly turned red.
Chen Zemian couldn’t help but say, “Forget it, Mr. Xiao. Mahogany furniture is already quite expensive. People are kindly reminding me, and there’s no malice.”
Xiao Qiwu looked at Chen Zemian and smiled. “I don’t have any malice. I just want to buy a house that suits my taste.”
While talking, the new salesperson arrived. Seeing her colleague’s red eyes, she was startled, thinking she had met a difficult buyer, and ran over nervously.
“Hello, Mr. Xiao, I am your property consultant Liu Huan. You can just call me Xiao Liu,” the new consultant said.
Xiao Qiwu nodded and handed over the card: “Building 12 and Building 16, these two units, full payment, open the invoice.”
Liu Huan took a breath, took the black card with shaking hands, and bowed vigorously to the God of Wealth: “Sir, please come this way! I will take you to complete the formalities!”
Xiao Qiwu whispered to Chen Zemian, “Sit here and wait for me for a while.”
Chen Zemian nodded.
Xiao Qiwu turned and went with Liu Huan to complete the formalities.
When the general manager of sales arrived, he saw Liu Huan with a smile on her face, diligently leading the big customers to the finance office.
On the way here, the general manager had already understood the cause and effect, and seeing that it did not affect the sale of the project, he just gave the original salesperson a cold look.
Chen Zemian saw that there was no place to sit in the model room, so he wanted to sit on the sofa in the waiting area outside.
Before he took a step out, the general manager of sales rushed over.
“Please sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down.”
The sales manager said “please sit down” four times in a row, and even pulled and pushed Chen Zemian onto the mahogany sofa: “This sofa is for you to sit on.”
Chen Zemian: “…”
If it was really a sample that was not allowed to be touched, it would be fine, but this arrogant and respectful look was even more annoying.
As a worker, Chen Zemian was almost certain that the words “mahogany furniture is not allowed to be touched” must have been told by the leader.
The salesgirl was timid, and her reaction was not so fast when encountering things, but her words were not enough, so she suffered this grievance.
In fact, it was because she was too honest and too rule-abiding. If it was a bold and clever one, who would care whether you touched it or not? Selling the house was the most important thing.
That set of furniture was placed there, and people came and went all day long. Even if it was really bumped, who would know who did it? Even if someone really checked the surveillance, it was not certain whether they could see who touched it. Besides, as long as it was not her, even if it was a customer she brought, she would always have an excuse to fool her.
Being young, not smooth, and timid, you have to suffer a little to learn how to survive in the workplace.
Chen Zemian sat on the mahogany sofa and glanced at the smiling general manager. He wanted to say to him, “Didn’t you say ‘please don’t touch’?”
But he thought again—if he took his anger out on the general manager, he would have to call the salesperson over to scold him when he returned to the office, and in the end, the unlucky ones would be the employees like them. So he said nothing.
Chen Zemian was too lazy to listen to the general manager’s nagging, so he put on his headphones and took out his phone to ask Lu Zhuonian to play games together.
Xiao Qiwu paid the money and came back soon.
Seeing Chen Zemian sitting on the mahogany sofa, a barely perceptible smile flashed across his eyes.
Liu Huan held two contracts in her hands and asked with shining eyes, “Mr. Xiao, these are two contracts. Please take a look. If there is no problem, you can sign them.”
Xiao Qiwu picked up one and put it in front of Chen Zemian. “Sign it.”
Chen Zemian took off the headphone on his right ear and slowly raised his head.
“???”
Xiao Qiwu smiled faintly. “I bought you a set. If you see more of the world, you won’t think mahogany is expensive, Mr. Chen.”
Chen Zemian: “!!!”
Lu Zhuonian’s voice suddenly came from the remaining headphone. “What did you buy?”
*****
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