Chapter 1486 Plot Twist! 4

After learning that Mu Yuchen was in the office, Qi Lei pushed the door open and walked in. He then lifted his eyes and looked inside. His eyes caught Mu Yuchen’s precious and impassive silhouette.

Mu Yuchen was wearing a dark, slim suit while standing in front of the French windows with his back facing the door. He was seen making a call. It was probably Xi Xiaye on the other end.

“Okay, let’s get off work earlier in the evening. I’ll pick you up. will you treat me to dinner?”

“Don’t worry about all that. Let’s cook at home. Your digestive system hasn’t been very healthy recently, mostly because we’ve been eating out these days. Alright, I’ve got to go. Someone’s here. Remember to get off work earlier this evening. I’ll wait for you downstairs.”

Mu Yuchen could also sense Qi Lei sitting down on the sofa behind him, so he left a few brief messages, then put the phone away and turned around slowly. Sure enough, he saw Qi Lei who had already sat down on the sofa leisurely, boiled water, and was planning to make tea.

Qi Lei was already very close to Mu Yuchen now, so just like Su Chen or Zhou Zimo, he would not restrain himself and do everything unceremoniously when he went over. It was just like his own office since everything was more casual now.

Mu Yuchen squinted at him, then walked over unhurriedly and sat down opposite Qi Lei.

Qi Lei could not help but cough a few times. His face was also abnormally pale with a faint hint of red. He then shifted the tea leaves directly to Mu Yuchen, signaling him to do it.

After Mu Yuchen picked it up, he took out the tea leaves skillfully and started brewing it leisurely. “You don’t look too good. What happened?” he gave him a sideways glance and asked.

Qi Lei raised his arms and rubbed his glabella, then coughed slightly. His voice was somewhat hoarse. “No big deal. It’s just a simple cold and fever. Yang Sheng just got me some medicine. I feel better after taking them. And you…you seemed quite relaxed.”

Right away, Mu Yuchen chuckled and replaced the tea leaves in the cup directly with chrysanthemum tea. “I thought that you should be sitting in your office anxiously waiting for the outcome of the meeting at this moment instead of having such a relaxed time to come over and have tea with me.”

Qi Lei gave him a sidelong gaze and said unconcernedly, “I didn’t have high hopes for that matter. I just feel great whenever things aren’t going well for Qi Feng. What should I feel nervous about? I never thought about obtaining the Qi Kai Group. What’s yours will eventually be yours. If it’s not, it’s pointless forcing it,” Qi Lei coughed again and frowned as he said.

Mu Yuchen raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qi Lei in amazement. He then moved the freshly brewed chrysanthemum tea towards Qi Lei and smiled. “That’s quite an insight you have there. That does demonstrate the level of your perception and sensibility. I thought that you were still the same as before, still a person with a low IQ and EQ just like Xiaye.”

Feeling a little offended by Mu Yuchen’s judgemental gaze, Second Master frowned and shot him a glare. He thought about it for some time and said, “Bullsh*t! No matter how bad I am, I won’t be worse than your wife. I’m one of the highest-achieving students who graduated from the Department of Architecture. There’s no way that my IQ is low.”

Having heard that, Mu Yuchen laughed and coughed a little. He picked up his tea for a sip and continued laughing. “Wow, that’s impressive, but from what I can see, you’re still a fledgling who has just gotten its wings. You need to settle for a while before you can spread them and fly off.”

“You’re just boasting. There’s something that even you, Mu Yuchen, are inferior to me in.” Qi Lei gave Mu Yuchen a sideways glance before he picked up his teacup and took a sip carefully.

The unsweetened organic chrysanthemum tea had a slightly bitter taste, but Qi Lei felt comfortable drinking it, so he lowered his head and took another two gulps. With that, his dry throat felt more soothed.

“Oh? Try me. In which aspect am I not as good as you are?” Mu Yuchen gazed at him with an intrigued look.

“Your pick-up and flirting skills aren’t as good as mine! Yours is just not as pure and simple as mine.”

“I’m truly not as simple as you are and I’m not as simple to read as you are. However, I’m now the father of two children whereas you’re still all alone by yourself, and you have the guts to say so, huh?” As Mu Yuchen spoke, his tone became low and calmed. It was just like talking to his own brother. He lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea.

Then, he placed one hand on his knee and looked at Qi Lei diagonally with a faint sigh. “I remember that you’re only 30 years old this year, so I should be a tidbit elder than you, and I’ve been out exposed to the world a lot longer than you. Frankly speaking, when I first met you, I thought you were just a spoiled brat who protected himself by surrounding himself with debauchery.

“People become mature by experiencing things that the world throws at us. I think Xiaye and you both share the same experience. The environment changes people most of the time, and they have to adapt to the circumstances. Thus, we have to learn the skills and also polish up our minds to live and coexist in this environment. With the attitude that you used to have, you’d have died very quickly in this society.” He rarely said such things to Qi Lei.

Upon hearing the advice, Qi Lei paused. His tranquil eyes could not help but become a little dazed. After some time, he took a breath and said helplessly, “It only dawned on me a little too late…”

He paused as he spoke, lowered his head as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he took another sip of tea and continued, “If I met you earlier, it wouldn’t have been so hard and I wouldn’t have been so lost. All I really want is to be a simple, ordinary person.”

“That’s not difficult. Once you have the ability to grasp onto the positive things that occur around you, it’s not difficult to achieve what you want.”

“I hope so.” Qi Lei sighed faintly. He did not plan to continue with these topics anymore, and his attractive face stiffened slightly. “Tai Yu Corporation’s business has already gotten onto the right track, so you can actually withdraw now. I’ve gotten Yang Sheng to draft the contract. It’ll be delivered here later, so you just need to come over to sign it then.”

Mu Yuchen nodded. “How’s Qi Qiming?” He did not interfere much with this matter since he had always known his position very well.

“Everything’s still the same. He’s still in a coma. Nobody has any idea of whether he can wake up or not. I hired people from a private detective agency to investigate the car accident and knew that Glenn had been hiding in City Z all this time, and hasn’t been in contact with Gu Lingsha. However, before the accident, Glenn sent her two cheques in the name of Doris, so I presume that he planned to die. He should have had feelings for Doris.”

It must not have been easy to do so. As a man, Qi Lei could naturally discern those emotions within Glenn.

“Moreover, before Glenn acted, Morrison received a call from an unknown number that matches the timeline before the incident, so I think the whole thing isn’t that simple.”