The next afternoon, Song Luokui set off to the mall to buy a gift for Chi Yu. Chi Yu had to work today, but he got off work around four in the afternoon.
"There's nothing urgent today, so I'll leave first. If there's an emergency, find Chen Manager," Chi Yu instructed his secretary before leaving.
The secretary was quite shocked. The boss leaving work on time was already surprising enough, but now he was even leaving early?
The charm of love was quite powerful indeed. Yes, they all knew the boss was in a relationship, but they didn't know who the future Madam Boss would be. Come to think of it, he seemed to know that a lady had visited a few times before, but the boss kept her very close, and no one knew what she looked like.
The front desk girl had probably seen her, but it wasn't appropriate for her to reveal it, so everyone was in the dark. Chen Manager likely knew too, but he definitely wouldn't disclose it.
When Chi Yu returned to Chunwang Gongguan, he first sent Song Luokui a message asking if she was home. Song Luokui said she was out, "I'll probably be back around five, around five thirty."
Chi Yu: "Okay, then do you want to come over here directly?"
Song Luokui: "Mmm."
Chi Yu went over to the kitchen area and took a look. The chefs were already busy in the kitchen. A servant saw him coming and greeted him with a "Sir."
Chi Yu: "Mmm. Do we have cherries and strawberries?"
Servant: "No strawberries, only cherries, and grapes, oranges, and others."
Chi Yu: "Please have someone go buy some strawberries. Oh, and have the chef make a strawberry cake, and brew some flower tea for the lady to drink."
Servant: "Yes, I'll take care of it right away."
When Song Luokui arrived, the strawberries had already been bought. Song Luokui handed the gift box to Chi Yu, then began looking around at the decor on his side.
"Your place seems to have a similar layout to mine."
Chi Yu: "Mmm, if in the future... we can connect them directly." Chi Yu handed her a strawberry, and there was also a plate of washed cherries beside them.
Song Luokui ate the strawberry, "If? If what?"
Chi Yu: "If we get married."
Song Luokui: "Cough cough cough..."
Chi Yu gently patted her back, holding her hand tightly with his other hand, "We will get married, right..."
Song Luokui looked up at him, realizing he was indeed asking this question with complete seriousness. Song Luokui opened her mouth but didn't know how to answer him. If she said yes, she wasn't sure herself. If she said no, it would hurt his feelings.
Song Luokui pondered how she should respond, when the servant happened to bring over the strawberry cake. "Sir, the strawberry cake is ready."
Seeing that Song Luokui didn't answer, Chi Yu released her hand, took the cake and placed it in front of her. "If you're hungry, have some cake first to line your stomach."
Song Luokui saw that he didn't ask again, so she didn't reply either. "Okay."
At that moment, the doorbell rang. The servant went to open the door, and it was Ji Xiao and the others.
"Bro, we're here," one said, holding a bottle of wine, while the other had someone carrying things behind him.
"Bro, gifts."
Chi Yu stood up and walked over, "Thanks." Then he looked at the things the person was carrying behind Li Yanbei. "What's that?"
Li Yanbei: "We brought you a huge framed photo. You can put it in your room or living room." The photo was still covered with a cloth, so Song Luokui didn't know what it was either.
Chi Yu was also a bit puzzled. "What photo? Let me see."
Song Luokui walked over too, thinking it might be a landscape photo or a solo photo of Chi Yu.
However, when they unveiled it...
"Cough cough cough..." Song Luokui was immediately choked by her own saliva. Chi Yu hurriedly went to pat her back, while Li Yanbei quickly poured her a glass of water. "Sister-in-law is quite excited, haha."
Song Luokui: "..."
Indeed, she was quite excited. The huge photo showed her and Chi Yu, a photo from the ceremony where Chi Yu had confessed his love to her. She was holding a bouquet of flowers, and Chi Yu stood in front of her, holding her hand, the two of them gazing at each other and smiling...
For some reason, Song Luokui remembered that some people would put up a large wedding photo in their room after getting married...
But this was just Chi Yu's house...
Chi Yu examined it and seemed very satisfied. "Hang it in my room."
Li Yanbei: "Sure, bro, should we have them nail it up now?"
Chi Yu pulled Song Luokui over. "Let's see where would be a good spot to put it."
The group then entered Chi Yu's room. His room was very large, but the bed area was separated by a wall. There was also an office area, a living room area, a dressing room, and more.
The overall color scheme leaned towards black and gray. On one desk, there were some photo frames displayed. Song Luokui noticed that one of the photos was Chi Yu's graduation photo from college, the one they had taken together in the student council office.
Song Luokui suddenly wondered if he had already had feelings for her back then.
Chi Yu pointed to an empty spot on the wall. "How about putting it there?"
Song Luokui looked in the direction he was pointing. It was right beside the bed... You would see it directly when waking up or going to sleep...
"Um... It's your room, you can decide." To be honest, the huge photo made her feel a bit embarrassed.
At this point, Li Yanbei chimed in, "Sister-in-law, your opinion is still very important, since you'll be sleeping here in the future too, right?"
Ji Xiao elbowed him, signaling him not to speak nonsense, even though what he said was accurate.
Upon hearing that, Song Luokui's face turned even redder as she glanced towards the bed on that side...
Seeing her blush from her neck all the way up to her face, Chi Yu didn't want to put her on the spot any further. In fact, if the two of them got married, they probably wouldn't live here. This was just a temporary residence.
"Let's hang it there then."
"Got it, masters, please be careful."
...
After it was hung up, Li Yanbei saw the workers out. The chef had also finished cooking the dishes, and the wine Ji Xiao brought was also opened.
"Cheers!"
Song Luokui didn't drink alcohol this time. She really did have a soft drink, which Chi Yu carefully checked.
As they ate, they chatted.
Li Yanbei: "When I first came in, I felt this place was quite nice. Maybe I should buy a unit too, just for investment and appreciation. Although a two-unit building seems a bit small."
It wasn't that small though, each unit was over 200 square meters.
Jiang Xubai: "You wouldn't buy this place if it wasn't a two-unit building, right? You're here for Sister-in-law. I heard Sister-in-law lives next door."
Li Yanbei: "You're right."
After finishing the meal, everyone took a tour of the rooms. They had seen the living room when they first came in, and also saw the master bedroom. Then they went to check out the other rooms. The design of every space was very tasteful.
Li Yanbei: "Who was the designer? I like it."
Song Luokui: "Next time if you're wondering, ask Chen Nan." The designer is always found through Chen Nan.
"Got it."
Zhou Wenqin looked at him suddenly and said, "Brother, aren't you missing something here?"
Chi Yu: "What?"
"A lady's dressing room and makeup room."
Li Yanbei: "You're being silly, this is Brother's house. Sister-in-law lives next door."
Zhou Wenqin: "Oh, I just felt like I was attending the housewarming of a newlywed couple..."
Song Luokui's face turned even redder from the side...
