Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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I’m hungry, how can I not agree to such a happy thing as eating!
Wei Xi immediately went out with these unlucky-looking guys, and when they said there were not enough seats, he instantly abandoned the Tuan Tuanyi he had intended to bring with him.
The Wei family watched them leave, their sympathetic eyes briefly passing over the backs of Xing Kai and the others. The next second, Wei Tianyi closed the door and started shouting to the housekeeper: “Xiao Zhou! Xiao Zhou! Order takeout! Order takeout!”
Shu Wanrong: “…”
The more I look at this house, the weirder it seems.
….
Wei Xi stopped talking after getting in the car. He just stayed in the back seat and continued to complete the task. He was really focused!
In the quiet car, only the sound effects of the game echoed around. Xing Kai was driving and was fidgeting amid the unspeakable silence. He had something to hide, so he made up a reason to leave the follower that the other party wanted to bring. At this time, he tried to find a topic to chat with Wei Xi: “How come you have become an internet addict after not seeing you for a few months? What mobile game are you playing so attentively?”
Wei Xi said: “The little crocodile loves to take a bath.”
Xing Kai: “……?”
He repeatedly recalled which company’s new big production this was, but he couldn’t remember anything related to crocodiles, so he could only laugh awkwardly: “Ah… is it fun?”
“It’s fun.” Wei Xi said without even looking up, “I wonder if there’s a paper version of this thing.”
Xing Kai was stunned by his wild ideas: “Paper? Isn’t that burned for the dead? You want to burn it for the dead?”
When Wei Xi heard this, he actually smiled: “That stinky old country bumpkin must have never played with such fun things.”
Xing Kai really couldn’t understand, so his plan to find a common topic had to go down the drain. Fortunately, after the car drove into the hotel, Wei Xi’s attention was finally drawn back to the game.
The pavilions and towers here were picturesque and brightly lit, like a miniature of the past in a modern city. Wei Xi finally found some familiar resonance in this strange world outside the mountain that was changing with each passing day.
Xing Kai watched him look around, and as he led the way inside, he said smugly, “How is it? I spent a lot of effort to reserve a seat, so I think it’s a sincere gesture to welcome you, right?”
He had repeatedly speculated on the reason why Wei Xi returned to Beijing and did not contact him. Although he told his brothers that he was not afraid, only he knew whether he was worried or not. Therefore, he was afraid that Wei Xi would be on guard, so he took great pains to find a good environment to find out the truth. Although the location of the State Guesthouse was difficult to determine, it was expensive and impressive enough!
When the time came, the food would be served and the wine would be poured. Wei Xi would go to the banquet alone. After getting drunk, he was always confused and outspoken. He even dared to agree to bite Ruan Shixing when they were playing Truth and Dare. So won’t he have to answer whatever he asked?
The wine in the State Guesthouse was not cheap. If you want to get people drunk, you will have to spend a lot of money. But there were only a few people in their group, and that amount of wine money was nothing to the young master of the Xing family.
Wei Xi nodded with satisfaction: “Not bad, where is the food?”
Xing Kai felt that this old friend seemed to be particularly concerned about the meal today, but he didn’t take it seriously and replied with a smile: “Why are you in such a hurry? We’ll be in the box soon.”
Who knew that halfway through the journey, he saw someone he knew. He was startled and called out, “Mr. Ruan?”
Ruan Shixing and a young man he didn’t recognize were just coming out. He nodded lightly when he saw him, but when he turned his gaze to Wei Xi, he paused, and then recognized the face, his expression immediately became a little cold.
Xing Kai felt that he was really lucky today, and immediately approached Ruan Shixing to chat. Seeing this, the unfamiliar young man smiled and walked away, and Ruan Shixing refused to reveal the other party’s background. Wei Xi was left there, not seeing the food waiting for him. He tilted his head in confusion and saw Lu Wenqing who squeezed out of the encirclement and walked towards him with a surprised face: “Wei Xi. Why are you here?”
Wei Xi said, “Someone invited me to dinner.”
“A welcoming banquet?” Lu Wenqing still had a good impression of him. After thinking for a moment, he reminded him, “But those people just now looked unkind to me, and their foreheads were black. They looked like they were going to have bad luck tonight. You should stay away from them.”
Wei Xi felt a little panicked when he heard that. He could see that these people were going to be in trouble, but how could it happen so soon? If they were to be in trouble tonight, would it delay their invitation to dinner?
Ruan Shixing finally sent Xing Kai and the others away. When he came forward, he did not hear the conversation between Wei Xi and Lu Wenqing. He still looked at Wei Xi with a cold and disgusted look. He said to Lu Wenqing, “Brother Lu, I’m sorry. I just ran into some acquaintances. Let’s go.”
Just as Lu Wenqing was about to introduce Wei Xi to him, he saw Ruan Shixing glance at Wei Xi with an impatient look on his face and asked in confusion, “Do you know each other?”
Ruan Shixing didn’t want to explain. The photo of Wei Xi kissing him secretly caused quite a stir. The Ruan family had spent a lot of effort not to let outsiders know that the other protagonist in the photo was himself. It was really uncomfortable to be secretly loved by a man. Now that the other party had just returned and met him in the State Guesthouse, Ruan Shixing found it hard to believe that this was just a simple coincidence.
He complained irritably, “It’s like a ghost haunting us.”
He was afraid that Wei Xi would find an excuse to harass him, but Wei Xi only glanced at the sky outside and said to Lu Wenqing, “Don’t talk about people during the day and don’t talk about ghosts at night. Didn’t you teach him that?”
Lu Wenqing laughed awkwardly and said, “His family is a party member, you know what party members are like.” The Lu family’s business was not very ostentatious to people outside the circle. As a direct descendant, he was still studying in the broadcasting department honestly. In addition, he did not dare to show off his skills outside.
Wei Xi made an “ah” sound, seeming to understand, and glanced at Ruan Shixing from top to bottom. Ruan Shixing was terrified by the look, and thought that he was up to something, and was about to lose his temper, but Wei Xi just took something out of his pocket and said in a clumsy way, “VIP customers can get discounts and gifts when they top up. Do you want to apply for a membership card first?”
Ruan Shixing: “…………???”
Wei Xi saw that his sales pitch was ineffective, so he left with regret. After all, eating was more important than making money. Ruan Shixing, who was left behind, was puzzled. Seeing that Wei Xi left so easily without making any money, he thought about his fear that the other party would harass him because of his secret love, and he felt a sense of self-indulgent shame.
He was very angry about this: “Psycho, what do you mean by not talking about ghosts at night, ghosts, ghosts, ghosts, what does it matter if I say it?”
Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly stumbled and fell flat on the mirror-like road surface in front of the State Guesthouse’s entrance.
Lu Wenqing: “…”
For some reason, he shuddered all over and silently moved away. He was so afraid of ghosts that he couldn’t help but call home for comfort. After chatting with his mother for a few words, he suddenly learned that Mr. Shuo Zong was also at home.
As soon as he thought of Mr. Shuo Zong, he immediately felt as if he had taken a reassurance pill and pestered his mother to let him talk to him.
Shuo Zong’s voice was calm, as if he had everything under control: “What happened to you?”
When Lu Wenqing heard this voice, he immediately felt warm all over: “Sir, I met Wei Xi at the State Guest House.”
Shuo Zong paused, and his tone immediately became alert: “The State Guesthouse is a place for dining, what is he doing there?” Going to swallow up the entire hotel?
“Of course it’s dinner!” Lu Wenqing didn’t understand his worries at all and was in a very cheerful mood. “He said someone invited him to dinner, I guess it was a welcoming banquet for him. But the people who invited him to dinner all looked unlucky, as if they were going to lose a lot of money. One of them even had the signs of a bloody disaster. Their faces were really weird. I wonder if something will happen.”
Shuo Zong: “……………………”
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