RES Chapter 74

And at this moment a few days later, the same frightening thunder erupted in the sky.

The sky darkened rapidly, and bean-sized raindrops fell. The rain poured like a waterfall, almost exactly the same as the rainstorm a few days ago, scaring Ji Yanchen who was chatting with Chi Qiu at Chi family’s villa, making him bounce up in place: “Shit, what a big thunder.” He touched the goosebumps on his arm, frowned sadly and complained, “Scared me to death.”

Chi Qiu couldn’t help but say to him: “How come I didn’t know you were afraid of thunder?”

“I’m scared by the dog today, I’m scared of everything I see, I’m scared of you.” Ji Yanchen quibbled. He rubbed his hands and took out his phone and tsk-ed, “Why is it so late already? I have to go to the company again. Lu Fengshen, this pervert, wasted my time so much that I almost forgot my business.”

He got up and went to Chi Qiu’s bathroom to straighten his hair.

In front of the mirror, Ji Yanchen saw all the toiletries placed in a fixed order; his heart couldn’t help but have mixed feelings. Chi Qiu pretended to be blind for so many years that he really became a ‘blind man’.

Ji Yanchen sighed and walked out of the bathroom. He saw Chi Qiu standing in front of the window watching the rain with a thin back, adding a touch of loneliness in the gloom of the rainy day.

Soon, in order to avoid being discovered, Chi Qiu drew the curtains closed. He turned around and saw Ji Yanchen standing silently in the same place: “What’s wrong?” Walking to the door, he held the door handle, “I’ll walk you to the front yard.”

Ji Yanchen ran up a few steps and pressed Chi Qiu’s hand that was about to open the door.

Chi Qiu looked at him inexplicably, “What’s wrong?”

Ji Yanchen scratched the back of his head, wanting to speak, but only after a while did he say, “Now that Auntie Chi is divorced, and Chi Xia is not going to come home, what should you do with your eyes?”

It had been a drag and another year had passed.

He said before Chi Qiu could answer: “You can’t pretend to be blind for the rest of your life because of Chi Xia’s petty temperament, right?”

As the youngest son of the Ji family, Ji Yanchen understood the importance of an heir to the family business. If not for Ji Feining, this burden would probably have crushed him by now. So he could understand Chi Lanyan’s anxiety and strictness, but Chi Xia’s childishly acting rashly out of spite really made Ji Yanchen unable to understand.

“…”

It was not that Chi Qiu didn’t think about it, he just didn’t bring it to the table.

Ji Yanchen had always been big-hearted, he quietly came closer and whispered: “Actually, I have an idea.” After that, he said two sentences one after another in Chi Qiu’s ear, scaring Chi Qiu to the point he covered his ears and avoided a little.

Chi Qiu stammered: “How, how can you tell him?”

“I think Lu Ming’s mouth might be a bit mean, but he is actually a good person. Last time you were drunk, he even lost his temper at me and seemed to be really worried about you. You may not know, he secretly fought with me several times. It’s amazing, I thought he wouldn’t be eating vinegar.”

“Eating vinegar?”

“The last time I took you to the bar for a drink, he was all grouchy with me, isn’t that called eating vinegar?”

Chi Qiu shook his head and explained sheepishly: “I threw up all over him and caused him a lot of trouble, so he was angry, not eating vinegar.”

“Bullshit, obviously you threw up all over me!” Ji Yanchen blew up, instantly tensed up his body, saying angrily: “Why did Lu Ming even grab this ‘credit’, did he tell you?! Shit, I told you not to underestimate him!”

This really made Ji Yanchen mad. He was afraid that Chi Qiu would feel guilty so he didn’t say it. As a result, all the benefits were taken away by Lu Ming.

But he calmed down and thought about it carefully; Chi Qiu and Lu Ming were partners so it was right to have a better relationship.

So, the light bulb in Ji Yanchen went out automatically.

And Chi Qiu suddenly saw the light. He apologized to Ji Yanchen, but also followed up stupidly: “So he was angry because he was eating vinegar?”

“Yes, ah!”

“…No wonder he felt unhappy no matter how much I apologized, it turned out that I misunderstood him.” Chi Qiu involuntarily stepped into another pit of misunderstanding.

Ji Yanchen waved his hand: “You’ve been pretending for so many years, and to put it bluntly, the biggest reason is Chi Xia. If you really want to wait for Chi Xia to come back to inherit the family business before deciding to ‘recover your eyes’, then before that, we have to tell Lu Ming things honestly. After getting his understanding…”

Chi Qiu followed and nodded: “…After getting his understanding”

“Then, at least, you don’t need to pretend on Lu Ming’s side.”

In this way, Chi Qiu could relax a little.

After Chi Qiu listened carefully to his words, he still clenched his hands tightly, looking like he didn’t have the courage. He thought about it, but he still remembered what Lu Ming asked himself that night: “Do you have anything you hide from me?”

Chi Qiu’s answer then was resolute: “No.”

Therefore, Chi Qiu did not dare to make a rash decision. He mumbled, asking: “Will Lu Ming understand?”

“I don’t know, but it feels like he loves you very much. Even if he has a stinky face and a bad temper, he can be treated.” And impotence also could to be treated…

Ji Yanchen’s explicit words made Chi Qiu blushed.

Seeing that Chi Qiu was hesitant, he stopped urging him and instead said: “To tell him or not, you think it over yourself. Anyway, I am on your side.”

Before leaving, Ji Yanchen saw that Chi Qiu was still frowning tightly, so he reached out and patted his shoulder: “Don’t be stressed, just take it as I’m talking nonsense.”

“No.” Chi Qiu gradually figured it out a little and said in a weak voice, “In fact, I also think that it is better not to continue to hide from Lu Ming. If there are lies between us all the time, the distance will get farther and farther one day.”

Saying that, he smiled, “Yanchen, thank you for reminding me of this.”

The next priority should be to send meals to Lu Ming.

It was getting late, and Xiao Yan consistently parked the car in the villa’s front yard. As soon as he entered the house, he greeted politely and watched Auntie Su put bone broth, braised pork, and vegetable stir-fry into the boxes one by one before they were handed over to him steadily.

Auntie Su held Chi Qiu with one hand and walked to the car with an umbrella in the other: “Young master, Mrs. Chi will be back late today because of something. The lunch box I gave you is packed with meals for two. If you’re not in a hurry, you can eat there with Young Master Lu before coming back.”

Seeing that the weather was bad and lest it delayed Xiao Yan’s time off work, Chi Qiu shook his head repeatedly.

As a result, Xiao Yan said: “Sir, how long has it been since you and Mr. Lu have eaten together? You can eat up there, I’ll play games in the car for a while and wait for you.”

Chi Qiu listened to the clear sound of rain and said, “I just called Lu Ming, but he didn’t answer. Maybe he’s still busy, let’s go over and see.”

If Lu Ming was busy, Chi Qiu would definitely not disturb his work. But if Lu Ming was not busy, they hadn’t been eating together for many days, so Chi Qiu also missed him.

On a rainy day, the road was slippery, so Xiao Yan slowed down.

Chi Qiu sat quietly in the back seat, and heard Xiao Yan flatter and say: “Today’s rain is really getting heavier and heavier. Even if they order a takeout at this time, it will be too late to deliver it. Sir, your meal today must be delivered to President Lu’s heart.”

“The company now has a staff canteen, no need to order takeaway.” Chi Qiu said so, but the hand slowly held the thermos box firmly with a gentle smile: “but the meal at home is indeed more to his taste.”

After arriving at the downstairs of the company, Xiao Yan parked the car directly to the parking lot on the first floor of the basement.

Now the license plate of this car had been entered into the parking system of the office building, and it could freely enter and exit the parking lot on the first floor of the basement. The fixed parking space had also been arranged by Xu Ling early.

Xiao Yan had sent a message to Xu Ling before they left, so when they pulled into the parking lot, Xu Ling had been waiting there for a while.

Xu Ling greeted him enthusiastically, opened the car door, and took the initiative to take the thermos box in Chi Qiu’s hand: “Mr. Chi, Mr. Lu just finished a meeting, and now Mr. Lu Fengshen is in his office. He seems to be here to deliver something to Mr. Lu. So do you want to go up now?”

“Sure.” As soon as Chi Qiu heard that Lu Fengshen was also there, he immediately unbuckled his seat belt.

Holding his cane, he tapped the ground, and with Xu Ling’s help, he got into the elevator.

Lu Ming’s office floor was on the 23rd floor, and the rest of the employees’ office floors were on the 19th-22nd floors. Xu Ling accompanied Chi Qiu to the 23rd floor and led him a few steps toward the front, chatting a few words along the way.

Seeing Xu Ling with dark circles under his eyes, Chi Qiu knew that he hadn’t had a good rest recently, so he reached out to him to take his thermos: “Secretary Xu, you go and do your own thing. I’m familiar with this place. I can go there by myself.”

Xu Ling was not quite at ease.

Chi Qiu smartly took out his phone: “I’ll call Lu Ming now, you can go do your work.”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Ling thought of himself as an unconscious light bulb, repeatedly saying “Oh” twice before returning to his office with a smile.

After Xu Ling left, Chi Qiu felt a lot more free. In order not to reveal the horse’s foot,¹not to expose himself. Chi Qiu still walked with his cane. His pace was relaxed as he quickly approached Lu Ming’s office.

Vaguely, the door to the office was left open.

In the silence, before Chi Qiu approached, he heard a ‘slap’ sound – the sound of a slap was crisp, accompanied by a man’s loud anger, like the thunder outside the window. Chi Qiu was so frightened that he stopped abruptly, not daring to move easily.

He stood dumbfounded outside the door, looking in with a frightened heart.

Immediately after, what came from inside the door was Lu Fengshen’s voice shaking with anger: “You’re willing to let his eyes stay blind for your own sake?”

Chi Qiu suddenly widened his eyes and moved his lips for unknown reasons, and the box in his hand was inexplicably hot. He shrank up his shoulders, his head was blank, and for a moment he couldn’t understand what Lu Fengshen meant by his words.

But these words, like a sudden knife, tangibly cut open the corner of the secret that Lu Ming was hiding.

Clattering——

It poured down at the same time, Lu Ming picked up a sentence, and this sentence alone instantly made Chi Qiu thunderstruck.

Lu Ming said in a deep voice: “If he hadn’t lost his sight, I wouldn’t have married him.”

And that was not enough, because Lu Ming’s voice was calm, so calm that it didn’t carry a trace of emotion, like a stranger, as he said: “So now, there’s no need for Chi Qiu to get treatment. Uncle, your actions will only add to my troubles.”

 

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