October 30, 3020. At 8 in the evening, Jiang Chengyan was scanning the information inside his office when his phone suddenly buzzed. He glanced away from the file and casually fiddled his phone, then his eyes suddenly zoomed in on the flashing name.
Jiang Chengyan hurriedly opened the voice message. Ling Huaan’s voice flowed out. “I made some fish today. If you haven’t eaten yet, come and have some.”
Jiang Chengyan’s heart leaped with happiness and was about to reply when he abruptly recalled the man yesterday. He pressed down the microphone icon and responded “I’ve eaten”. But as soon as it was sent, he immediately withdrew it.
Ling Huaan turned on VX but didn’t hear any voice. He handed the phone to Sun Ming and asked, “Sun Ming, please help me see if there is a new voice message.”
Sun Ming peaked at it and said with a smile, “There was. But it’s been withdrawn.”
Ling Huaan frowned slightly and no longer talked. He turned the music on and began to listen.
Jiang Chengyan irritably threw his mobile phone on the table and stared at the voice message, his thoughts muddled. Five minutes later, he picked up his phone with a sigh and replied, “I’ll go. Fish is my favorite.”
When Ling Huaan heard the reply, he raised hid eyebrows and unconsciously smiled.
When Sun Ming looked up casually, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Then he came back to his senses and praised, “Boss, you look so good when you smile.”
Ling Huaan was taken aback, then he chuckled. “Don’t I usually smile?”
“Sure you do. But there’s something impossible to explain whenever you smile, which creates a distant feeling to others. Just now though, boss’s smile felt different. I don’t know how to describe it, but I think it makes you look better.”
“I’ve met countless people, and naturally, I’ve never seen a man who’s more handsome than my brother.” The door of the shop was pushed open and Lu Hao came in.
Ling Huaan looked at the door and frowned. “What took you so long?”
Lu Hao curled his lips and said coquettishly, “Ge, it’s just over 8 o’clock. Other people’s nightlife hasn’t even started yet. You said I’m too late, yet I haven’t seen you for three days. Doesn’t ge miss me?”
“Night life?” Ling Huaan deliberately stretched the tail.
Lu Hao noticed the danger and quickly explained: “It’s not what you think, ge. I don’t have any night life. I just miss you so I came to see you. I haven’t even had dinner yet, ge. ”
“What did you do before dinner at eight?” Ling Huaan furrowed his eyebrows.
“There’s a school celebration event organized in school and we got busy preparing for the activities so I forgot the time.” Lu Hao expressed pitifully.
“Hehe, that’s good. Ge’s sauerkraut is the most authentic. I’ve really come to the right place today. ”
Ling Huaan couldn’t help smiling and introduced him to Sun Ming. “He’s my younger brother, Lu Hao. He’s a little bit more lively, and a bit of a troublemaker.”
Lu Hao aggrievedly said, “Ge, I’m still here. You speak ill of me in front of me. Do you dislike me?”
Ling Huaan snapped. “Can’t you block your mouth and eat?”
“It can be blocked. It can be blocked.” Lu Hao winked at Sun Ming and smiled. “Hello, my name is Lu Hao. Are you my brother’s new night clerk?”
Sun Ming responded lightly. “Ah yes, my name is Sun Ming. Just now I heard that your school is preparing for the celebration. Are you also a student of Huacheng university?”
Lu Hao’s eyes brightened. “En! I’m a freshman in the Computer Science Department. You?”
“Third year, Journalism Department. Hello, junior.”
“Hi, senior!”
They chatted with each other, while Ling Huaan quietly listened on the side. Suddenly, the bell rang once again. Ling Huaan inadvertently glanced at the door while Sun Ming promptly greeted. “Jiang dui, you’re here.”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and nodded. He glanced at Lu Hao who was eating, then walked straight to Ling Huaan and said, “Huaan, I’m here.”
Ling Huaan lied, “Jiang dui, your reply was a little slow. I thought you wouldn’t come, so I gave him the food.”
Jiang Chengyan stiffened and glanced at Lu Hao again, and saw him looking over curiously. He glanced up and laughed. “It’s fine. Actually, I’ve already had dinner. I just thought that you made it, so I wanted to come and have a taste.”
“You’ve eaten? Officer Yao must’ve remembered it wrong.”
Jiang Chengyan felt guilty and asked, “Yao Min? What did she say?”
Ling Huaan said with a faint smile, “Officer Yao said that Jiang dui has been busy and hadn’t eaten yet. Maybe she’s too busy to pay attention.”
Jiang Chengyan touched his nose awkwardly and said, “Ah yes, today’s workload is a bit heavy. She didn’t notice that I ate.”
Rumble. Ling Huaan couldn’t help laughing and said, “Jiang dui, your stomach seems to be more honest than your mouth.”
Jiang Chengyan suddenly blushed in embarrassment and muttered, “I remembered that I still have something to do, so I’ll go back first.”
“Jiang dui.” Ling Huaan called Jiang Chengyan and said, “Even if you’re busy at work, you still have to eat on time. I’ll cook you some noodles and boil you two eggs.”
Jiang Chengyan stopped and turned to look at Ling Huaan. He hesitated for a moment and agreed. “Then I’ll trouble you, I’ll get noodles.”
Jiang Chengyan turned to the shelf, and Ling Huaan also took out the egg boiler.
Lu Hao ran to Ling Huaan and asked in a low voice, “Ge, who is this handsome guy? Why did I hear that the sauerkraut was specifically made for him?”
“He is the captain of the criminal investigation team. He helped me a lot before so I’d like to express my gratitude.”
“Oh, is that so.” Lu Hao curiously asked, “what did he do for my ge?”
Ling Huaan raised his eyebrows and said, “You don’t want to eat anymore? If you don’t want to eat it happens that I don’t want to cook eggs anymore.”
“Eat eat eat. Of course, not a single grain of rice will be left.”
Ling Huaan rubbed Lu Hao’s hair and chuckled. “Stinky boy, you have a glib tongue.”
“That also depends on who it is hehe. I’ll go to dinner. Be careful…” Lu Hao accidentally saw the back of Ling Huaan’s hand with the burn marks. He asked nervously, “Ge, what happened to your hand?”
“It’s okay, it’s nearly healed. Go eat or it’ll be cold later.”
“Ge, is Yan Yu ge doing something these past two days?” Lu Hao’s brow was wrinkled and felt a knot in his heart.
Ling Hua’an drew back his hand and said helplessly, “He has his business to manage. It’s nothing big, I’m just not careful. No need to make such a fuss.”
“It doesn’t matter if you burn such a large patch? Ge, if Yan Yu ge isn’t free, you can call me ah. I’m so close to where you live, I can reach there in ten minutes by bike. I’ll go back after lunch with you. It’s no problem at all.”
Ling Huaan jokingly said, “I’ve been alone for so many years. I’m used to it. I’m not useless. I’m just blind, not paralyzed.”
“No, I’ll pack up and move in tomorrow.” Lu Hao interrupted Ling Huaan’s refusal and whispers, “Ge, don’t worry, I will never disturb you and Yan Yu ge.”
Ling Huaan was stunned and then scolded, “What are you thinking, you bastard? Yan Yu and I are just friends. We’re not in that kind of relationship.”
“I understand, I understand. Rest assured gege, I won’t say it. Now that’s settled, I’ll go to dinner first.” Lu Hao didn’t give Ling Huaan the chance to refuse. He went back to the table and sat down.
Although the latter’s words weren’t clear, Jiang Chengyan clearly heard Yan Yu’s name. His heart was inexplicably uneasy. He hesitated for a while before walking up to Ling Huaan. “You should tend to your hands, Huaan. The wound isn’t looking good. Just boil the eggs, I’ll cook the noodles.”
Ling Huaan pushed the egg boiler in Jiang Chengyan’s direction and said helplessly, “How will you be full if you cook your own noodles?”
Sun Ming next to him smiled. “I’ll do it. Anyway, the shop isn’t busy right now.”
“I’ll do it on my own.”
After Jiang Chengyan finished speaking, he walked to the shelf and grabbed two eggs. When he came back, Sun Ming had already helped him make noodles. He thanked him then washed the eggs and put them into the egg boiler.
The store was encased in silence. Ling Huaan could hear Jiang Chengyan’s shallow breathing voice beside him. He said, “Jiang dui has been more and more busy recently. Has the case progressed?”
Jiang Chengyan is currently thinking about Yan Yu and Ling Huaan’s relationship, and absent-mindedly answered, “Yes, they do have the features.”
“It’s good to have looks. Jiang dui, there’s one thing I don’t know if I should tell you?”
In a daze, Jiang Chengyan looked at Ling Huaan who wanted to talk but stopped, and said, “Huaan, we’re…friends. If there’s anything, you can say it. As long as I can help, I will definitely help.”
“I’m fine, I don’t need any help. Thank you, Jiang dui.” Ling Huaan settled down and then said, “I’m talking about Jiang Changping. Because it’s about privacy, I don’t know if I should say it.”
“About Jiang Changping?” Jiang Chengyan thought of Ling Huaan’s IOU and frowned. “Huaan, what’s your relationship with Jiang Changping? Why didn’t we find you when we investigated who he had economic relations with before?”
Ling Huaan raised an eyebrow and said, “Does Jiang dui suspect me?”
“No, don’t get me wrong. It was just a little strange,” Jiang Chengyan quickly explained.
“In fact, Jiang Changping and I can be regarded as partners. He said that my handwriting is very good. He told me that he could help me with publicity and hold painting and calligraphy exhibitions. But I need a certain amount of funds in the early phase. When I become popular, I can make a lot of money. I didn’t think much about it and agreed. However, he died soon after the money was given to him.”
“Letter? Can you write with a brush?”
“En. I prefer regular script and practiced it for a while.”
“Have you ever considered that he might be lying to you?”
“Lie to me?” Ling Huaan chuckled. “Jiang dui, I may be physically blind, but my heart isn’t. Before investing money, I will do an investigation. Jiang Changping’s gallery is his own, and his real estate alone is worth tens of millions. Not to mention that he is a famous painter in Huacheng.”
October 30, 3020. At 8 in the evening, Jiang Chengyan was scanning the information inside his office when his phone suddenly buzzed. He glanced away from the file and casually fiddled his phone, then his eyes suddenly zoomed in on the flashing name.
Jiang Chengyan hurriedly opened the voice message. Ling Huaan’s voice flowed out. “I made some fish today. If you haven’t eaten yet, come and have some.”
Jiang Chengyan’s heart leaped with happiness and was about to reply when he abruptly recalled the man yesterday. He pressed down the microphone icon and responded “I’ve eaten”. But as soon as it was sent, he immediately withdrew it.
Ling Huaan turned on VX but didn’t hear any voice. He handed the phone to Sun Ming and asked, “Sun Ming, please help me see if there is a new voice message.”
Sun Ming peaked at it and said with a smile, “There was. But it’s been withdrawn.”
Ling Huaan frowned slightly and no longer talked. He turned the music on and began to listen.
Jiang Chengyan irritably threw his mobile phone on the table and stared at the voice message, his thoughts muddled. Five minutes later, he picked up his phone with a sigh and replied, “I’ll go. Fish is my favorite.”
When Ling Huaan heard the reply, he raised hid eyebrows and unconsciously smiled.
When Sun Ming looked up casually, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Then he came back to his senses and praised, “Boss, you look so good when you smile.”
Ling Huaan was taken aback, then he chuckled. “Don’t I usually smile?”
“Sure you do. But there’s something impossible to explain whenever you smile, which creates a distant feeling to others. Just now though, boss’s smile felt different. I don’t know how to describe it, but I think it makes you look better.”
“I’ve met countless people, and naturally, I’ve never seen a man who’s more handsome than my brother.” The door of the shop was pushed open and Lu Hao came in.
Ling Huaan looked at the door and frowned. “What took you so long?”
Lu Hao curled his lips and said coquettishly, “Ge, it’s just over 8 o’clock. Other people’s nightlife hasn’t even started yet. You said I’m too late, yet I haven’t seen you for three days. Doesn’t ge miss me?”
“Night life?” Ling Huaan deliberately stretched the tail.
Lu Hao noticed the danger and quickly explained: “It’s not what you think, ge. I don’t have any night life. I just miss you so I came to see you. I haven’t even had dinner yet, ge. ”
“What did you do before dinner at eight?” Ling Huaan furrowed his eyebrows.
“There’s a school celebration event organized in school and we got busy preparing for the activities so I forgot the time.” Lu Hao expressed pitifully.
“Hehe, that’s good. Ge’s sauerkraut is the most authentic. I’ve really come to the right place today. ”
Ling Huaan couldn’t help smiling and introduced him to Sun Ming. “He’s my younger brother, Lu Hao. He’s a little bit more lively, and a bit of a troublemaker.”
Lu Hao aggrievedly said, “Ge, I’m still here. You speak ill of me in front of me. Do you dislike me?”
Ling Huaan snapped. “Can’t you block your mouth and eat?”
“It can be blocked. It can be blocked.” Lu Hao winked at Sun Ming and smiled. “Hello, my name is Lu Hao. Are you my brother’s new night clerk?”
Sun Ming responded lightly. “Ah yes, my name is Sun Ming. Just now I heard that your school is preparing for the celebration. Are you also a student of Huacheng university?”
Lu Hao’s eyes brightened. “En! I’m a freshman in the Computer Science Department. You?”
“Third year, Journalism Department. Hello, junior.”
“Hi, senior!”
They chatted with each other, while Ling Huaan quietly listened on the side. Suddenly, the bell rang once again. Ling Huaan inadvertently glanced at the door while Sun Ming promptly greeted. “Jiang dui, you’re here.”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and nodded. He glanced at Lu Hao who was eating, then walked straight to Ling Huaan and said, “Huaan, I’m here.”
Ling Huaan lied, “Jiang dui, your reply was a little slow. I thought you wouldn’t come, so I gave him the food.”
Jiang Chengyan stiffened and glanced at Lu Hao again, and saw him looking over curiously. He glanced up and laughed. “It’s fine. Actually, I’ve already had dinner. I just thought that you made it, so I wanted to come and have a taste.”
“You’ve eaten? Officer Yao must’ve remembered it wrong.”
Jiang Chengyan felt guilty and asked, “Yao Min? What did she say?”
Ling Huaan said with a faint smile, “Officer Yao said that Jiang dui has been busy and hadn’t eaten yet. Maybe she’s too busy to pay attention.”
Jiang Chengyan touched his nose awkwardly and said, “Ah yes, today’s workload is a bit heavy. She didn’t notice that I ate.”
Rumble. Ling Huaan couldn’t help laughing and said, “Jiang dui, your stomach seems to be more honest than your mouth.”
Jiang Chengyan suddenly blushed in embarrassment and muttered, “I remembered that I still have something to do, so I’ll go back first.”
“Jiang dui.” Ling Huaan called Jiang Chengyan and said, “Even if you’re busy at work, you still have to eat on time. I’ll cook you some noodles and boil you two eggs.”
Jiang Chengyan stopped and turned to look at Ling Huaan. He hesitated for a moment and agreed. “Then I’ll trouble you, I’ll get noodles.”
Jiang Chengyan turned to the shelf, and Ling Huaan also took out the egg boiler.
Lu Hao ran to Ling Huaan and asked in a low voice, “Ge, who is this handsome guy? Why did I hear that the sauerkraut was specifically made for him?”
“He is the captain of the criminal investigation team. He helped me a lot before so I’d like to express my gratitude.”
“Oh, is that so.” Lu Hao curiously asked, “what did he do for my ge?”
Ling Huaan raised his eyebrows and said, “You don’t want to eat anymore? If you don’t want to eat it happens that I don’t want to cook eggs anymore.”
“Eat eat eat. Of course, not a single grain of rice will be left.”
Ling Huaan rubbed Lu Hao’s hair and chuckled. “Stinky boy, you have a glib tongue.”
“That also depends on who it is hehe. I’ll go to dinner. Be careful…” Lu Hao accidentally saw the back of Ling Huaan’s hand with the burn marks. He asked nervously, “Ge, what happened to your hand?”
“It’s okay, it’s nearly healed. Go eat or it’ll be cold later.”
“Ge, is Yan Yu ge doing something these past two days?” Lu Hao’s brow was wrinkled and felt a knot in his heart.
Ling Hua’an drew back his hand and said helplessly, “He has his business to manage. It’s nothing big, I’m just not careful. No need to make such a fuss.”
“It doesn’t matter if you burn such a large patch? Ge, if Yan Yu ge isn’t free, you can call me ah. I’m so close to where you live, I can reach there in ten minutes by bike. I’ll go back after lunch with you. It’s no problem at all.”
Ling Huaan jokingly said, “I’ve been alone for so many years. I’m used to it. I’m not useless. I’m just blind, not paralyzed.”
“No, I’ll pack up and move in tomorrow.” Lu Hao interrupted Ling Huaan’s refusal and whispers, “Ge, don’t worry, I will never disturb you and Yan Yu ge.”
Ling Huaan was stunned and then scolded, “What are you thinking, you bastard? Yan Yu and I are just friends. We’re not in that kind of relationship.”
“I understand, I understand. Rest assured gege, I won’t say it. Now that’s settled, I’ll go to dinner first.” Lu Hao didn’t give Ling Huaan the chance to refuse. He went back to the table and sat down.
Although the latter’s words weren’t clear, Jiang Chengyan clearly heard Yan Yu’s name. His heart was inexplicably uneasy. He hesitated for a while before walking up to Ling Huaan. “You should tend to your hands, Huaan. The wound isn’t looking good. Just boil the eggs, I’ll cook the noodles.”
Ling Huaan pushed the egg boiler in Jiang Chengyan’s direction and said helplessly, “How will you be full if you cook your own noodles?”
Sun Ming next to him smiled. “I’ll do it. Anyway, the shop isn’t busy right now.”
“I’ll do it on my own.”
After Jiang Chengyan finished speaking, he walked to the shelf and grabbed two eggs. When he came back, Sun Ming had already helped him make noodles. He thanked him then washed the eggs and put them into the egg boiler.
The store was encased in silence. Ling Huaan could hear Jiang Chengyan’s shallow breathing voice beside him. He said, “Jiang dui has been more and more busy recently. Has the case progressed?”
Jiang Chengyan is currently thinking about Yan Yu and Ling Huaan’s relationship, and absent-mindedly answered, “Yes, they do have the features.”
“It’s good to have looks. Jiang dui, there’s one thing I don’t know if I should tell you?”
In a daze, Jiang Chengyan looked at Ling Huaan who wanted to talk but stopped, and said, “Huaan, we’re…friends. If there’s anything, you can say it. As long as I can help, I will definitely help.”
“I’m fine, I don’t need any help. Thank you, Jiang dui.” Ling Huaan settled down and then said, “I’m talking about Jiang Changping. Because it’s about privacy, I don’t know if I should say it.”
“About Jiang Changping?” Jiang Chengyan thought of Ling Huaan’s IOU and frowned. “Huaan, what’s your relationship with Jiang Changping? Why didn’t we find you when we investigated who he had economic relations with before?”
Ling Huaan raised an eyebrow and said, “Does Jiang dui suspect me?”
“No, don’t get me wrong. It was just a little strange,” Jiang Chengyan quickly explained.
“In fact, Jiang Changping and I can be regarded as partners. He said that my handwriting is very good. He told me that he could help me with publicity and hold painting and calligraphy exhibitions. But I need a certain amount of funds in the early phase. When I become popular, I can make a lot of money. I didn’t think much about it and agreed. However, he died soon after the money was given to him.”
“Letter? Can you write with a brush?”
“En. I prefer regular script and practiced it for a while.”
“Have you ever considered that he might be lying to you?”
“Lie to me?” Ling Huaan chuckled. “Jiang dui, I may be physically blind, but my heart isn’t. Before investing money, I will do an investigation. Jiang Changping’s gallery is his own, and his real estate alone is worth tens of millions. Not to mention that he is a famous painter in Huacheng.”
