"Have a seat."
He walked over from the window, revealing a few pots of plants that were hidden behind him.
To be honest, Qi Weiran had taught Aunt Qiu how to grow flowers at first, but after taking over the company, he had been too busy and hadn't tended to the plants for a long time, especially since that area was now occupied by a big black sow and her piglets.
Qi Weiran took the tea handed by the man with both hands, and took out a black velvet box from somewhere and pushed it in front of the other person: "This season's new product that hasn't been released yet, for Aunt Qiu."
Yu Qi opened it and glanced inside, then put it aside: "I appreciate the thought."
After saying those words, his jet-black pupils suddenly lifted sharply and looked at Qi Weiran across from him: "You agreed to let Xie Zhiyu test his medicine on you?"
"Yes," Qi Weiran said.
A flicker of surprise and relief passed through Yu Qi's eyes.
Xie Zhiyu was probably the only person in this world who could solve Qi Weiran's physical problem.
Although it was said that he could only live until the age of fifty, in reality Qi Weiran had never cooperated with the treatment, and thirty years old was probably the limit for his body.
"Is it because of that child?" he said suggestively.
After taking a sip of tea, Qi Weiran nodded: "Yes."
In his youth, he had read this line in a book: Life is not about living a lifetime, not about living for years, months or days, but about living those few moments.
At that moment, he suddenly realized it.
He had stood at the peak and seen the scenery at the top, and had also looked up at the world from the bottom.
But after experiencing it, it was all tasteless.
Later, as he slowly got to know Yi Qingju, all his senses moved back from the distance to the mortal world because of her.
Qi Weiran then realized that he was not as dead as he had imagined, and the vibrancy of his emotions made him clearly understand that he was just an ordinary person afraid of loneliness.
"Perhaps there are other reasons, but I did have the idea of accepting treatment because of her."
He explained in more detail.
Yu Qi gazed silently at his amber eyes.
In fact, as soon as Qi Weiran came in, he had noticed the change in this child.
Perhaps he himself was not aware of it yet, but the originally sharp and cold Qi Weiran, whose aura was full of aloofness and inapproachability, no longer had such a sharp presence around him.
"That's good then, when your Aunt Qiu comes back, bring her to have a meal at my place."
The corners of Qi Weiran's mouth curved up, and a warmth tinted his amber eyes: "Okay."
Yu Qi was taken aback.
God, this kid actually knew how to smile normally.
Not long after Qi Weiran left, a voice suddenly came from the door of the study: "Dad, how long are you going to ignore me? Am I still your son or not?"
A pair of pitiful peach blossom eyes looked at Yu Qi through the door crack.
"Didn't you say you'd introduce me to a brother? Where's my brother?"
He came out, looking around.
Yu Qi glanced at him: "Oh, you're still here."
Yu Du: ?
...
Qi Weiran walked with a light step, his heart beating inexplicably faster, only wanting to see Yi Qingju as soon as possible.
He had never had the urge to see someone so badly.
[Hahaha, so it turns out Qi Weiran wore split pants when he was little too! Hahaha]
[Hey, he was so small and adorable back then, I wonder what he looks like now. Hahaha]
Qi Weiran standing outside the door: "..."
From now on, he'll just seal his heart with concrete again.
Yi Qingju was looking down at the photo album brought by the old butler, the two families had such a good relationship before that there were photos of Qi Weiran from every stage of his life.
She was staring at a photo of little Qi Weiran wearing a long life lock and smiling with his big teeth showing when a shadow suddenly fell over her.
She quickly blinked her eyes a few times with practiced skill to make them look moist, then turned around with a sweet smile: "Sir, you're here."
The old butler who had seen everything: "..."
After nodding to the old butler, Qi Weiran let out an "mmm" sound.
After Yi Qingju obediently walked out first, Qi Weiran turned to ask the old butler: "Were there any male guests here today besides me?"
The old butler shook his head: "No."
Only the young master came back today.
Qi Weiran didn't say anything else, but his expression looked puzzled.
Then why did Yi Qingju run into Yu Du here? Does he work for the Yu family?
Pondering this matter and planning to investigate Yu Du's background carefully later, Qi Weiran took Yi Qingju and left.
Sitting in the car, Yi Qingju saw Zhou Yi's figure through the car window glass.
For some reason, she suddenly recalled what those ladies had said when gossiping about her.
With a flash of inspiration, Yi Qingju even disregarded maintaining her persona and opened her phone to message Yu Muo's WeChat window.
MonkeysClimbOnlyMeRedButtocked: Are you there, Miss Yu?
The other side replied very quickly: !! Here I'm here! No need to be so formal, just call me Xiao Muo, sis~
MonkeysClimbOnlyMeRedButtocked: Could you send me Zhou Yi's WeChat?
Icy Yu: ? [crying emoji]
Qi Weiran watched Yi Qingju, who was clearly chatting with someone, and the air pressure around him dropped.
Is it that Yu Du guy again?
Yi Qingju shifted in her seat, is it just her imagination? Or did the air conditioning get turned down too low? It's a bit cold.
[But Zhou Yi's profile picture doesn't seem to match her persona, it's unexpectedly cute.]
Just as she was thinking that, the chilly air warmed back up again.
[She should remind Qi Weiran to have the air conditioning repaired.]
MonkeysClimbOnlyMeRedButtocked: Zhou Yi, are you interested in joining my company?
When Zhou Yi saw the message, she almost spat out the milk tea in her mouth.
Monday: Are you feeling okay, Yi Qingju? I'm surnamed Zhou!
Originally when she saw this funny WeChat name, Zhou Yi had been grinning for a while, but after seeing the name Yi Qingju in the contact note, she fell silent.
This little white lotus, sometimes speaking for her, sometimes with such a funny name, which one is her true self?
MonkeysClimbOnlyMeRedButtocked: I know, your surname is Zhou and your name is Yi, full name Monday.
MonkeysClimbOnlyMeRedButtocked: The person I'm extending the invitation to is you, not the Zhou family behind you.
After deleting and rewriting many times, in the end Yi Qingju only sent this one line.
Qi Weiran heard she wanted to recruit Zhou Yi, but didn't have much reaction.
So what if her surname is Zhou? If she had any ill intentions, Qi Weiran was confident he could nip this dangerous seedling in the bud before she could harm Yi Qingju.
After seeing the message, Zhou Yi pursed her lips, feeling inexplicably touched in her heart.
"This is the first time someone wanted 'Zhou Yi' and not just 'Zhou'..."
Monday: What price do I have to pay?
With the Zhou family backing her, how could such a lucrative opportunity just fall into her lap? She must have something the other party wants.
Zhou Yi had made up her mind, if it involved betraying or harming the Zhou family, she would absolutely not do it.
Although the Zhou family had its flaws, her brother doted on her, and she would never betray her family.
After waiting a few seconds, her phone vibrated again, and Zhou Yi focused her attention on it.
MonkeysClimbOnlyMeRedButtocked: That... could you help me attend a parent-teacher meeting?
