Ch11 - Goodbye

It’s currently 3am where I am right now, I’m gonna go knock out after uploading this chapter. Goodnight everyone

The huge impact of the spiritual energy caused the surrounding glass to crack and shatter. Xie Yan dodged the shards and suspended his body in the air as he circulated his spiritual energy to prepare for a quick battle.

All of a sudden, a figure rushed to him and he felt an arm wrap around his waist. When he turned around, he saw Ji Qinghuai. He withdrew the spiritual energy that was spinning in a vortex on his palm and let Ji Qinghuai bring him to the ground.

“Mr Xie, are you okay?”

Xie Yan looked up at him and frowned, “Young master Ji knows me?”

Ji Qinghuai was stunned for a while before he responded, “I’ve heard of your name for a long time. You don’t know how honoured I am to meet you.”

“I’m flattered,” Xie Yan remarked indifferently.

Ji Qinghuai couldn’t help but ask with concern, “Are you hurt?”

Xie Yan lifted his foot to leave, “Thank you for your concern, young master. I’m fine.”

Ji Qinghuai hurried after him, “Wait, Mr Xie, we were fated to meet today so let’s be friends.”

“Sorry, I dare not climb high.”

Ji Qinghuai knew that Xie Yan didn’t want to talk to him but he still pretended to be confused, “What do you mean by climbing high? Mr Xie is such an excellent person, I only want to learn more from you.”

Xie Yan stopped to look at him, “What does young master Ji want to learn from me?”

“Well…” He had casually made up something to stop Xie Yan and now it was hard to answer his question. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. “Cooking, I want to learn cooking from you!”

When he said that, a hint of coldness flashed through Xie Yan’s eyes. On the other hand, Ji Qinghuai didn’t realise and continued talking, “Mr Xie, can you teach me or accept me as an apprentice?”

Xie Yan looked at him silently and suddenly offered, “Since young master Ji just saved me, why don’t I invite young master Ji to a meal to show my gratitude.”

Ji Qinghuai almost blurted out, “Okay” but on second thought, it would be difficult to arrange a meeting with him in the future so he quickly changed his words, “I just finished dinner and I’m not hungry now. How about another day?”

“It’s up to young master Ji.”

Ji Qinghuai felt a headache when he heard the honorific, “Young master”.

“Don’t be so polite, you can just call me Ji Qinghuai.”

Xie Yan ignored his words and spoke, “If young master Ji has nothing else, I’ll be leaving first.”

“Ah…” Ji Qinghuai quickly followed him. “I drove my car here and it’s parked nearby. How about I drop you off?”

“It’s all right, I won’t bother young master Ji.”

“It’s not a bother at all,” Ji Qinghuai quickly denied Xie Yan. “I don’t have anything else to do anyway, I can drop you off along the way.”

Ji Qinghuai was extremely persistent. Somehow, everything was fine before he saw Xie Yan, but now that he saw him again, he didn’t want Xie Yan to leave so soon. Xie Yan also saw that Ji Qinghuai was eager to approach him so he gave in and agreed politely, “Then I’ll be troubling young master Ji.”

Ji Qinghuai grinned and sent Xie Yan home as he wanted. Once Xie Yan got in the car, he gave Ji Qinghuai his address and without saying anything, Ji Qinghuai drove the car to the gate of Dixin Community.

Ji Qinghuai’s car couldn’t enter the gates so he parked outside. Xie Yan unfastened the seat belt and was about to thank him when Ji Qinghuai got out of the car first. He didn’t know what Ji Qinghuai wanted to do but he quickly got out of the car. Ji Qinghuai walked to him, locked the car, and said to Xie Yan, “Let’s go.”

Xie Yan was slightly surprised. Ji Qinghuai also knew that he should leave but he didn’t know when he would see him again and he still wanted to stay with him for a while longer.

The two entered the community one after another. Ji Qinghuai walked in front while Xie Yan followed behind. There was only a half-step distance between the two.

It wasn’t a long walk and Xie Yan didn’t take the initiative to speak while Ji Qinghuai had also run out of topics to talk about. In the end, they silently walked to the lobby of Xie Yan’s building. The entire time, Ji Qinghuai felt it was a pity that such a good opportunity had been wasted in vain.

While he was regretting, Xie Yan finally took the initiative to speak, “Thank you for sending me back, young master Ji. If you don’t mind, come up and take a seat.”

Of course, Ji Qinghuai was willing to do so but his behaviour tonight was already very strange. If he continued to pester him, Xie Yan would definitely be suspicious.

Ji Qinghuai had no choice but to refuse, “No, no, it’s late already, Mr. Xie should rest early.”

“Okay.”

Without any hesitation, Xie Yan turned to enter the elevator.

“Wait, Mr Xie.” Ji Qinghuai called out. Xie Yan turned back to look at him.

Ji Qinghuai was about to say something when he hesitated. He opened his mouth again and asked, “Can you…give me your phone number?”

Xie Yan took out his mobile phone, saved Ji Qinghuai’s number and dialled the same number. Ji Qinghuai’s phone rang and then the phone was hung up. Ji Qinghuai smiled brightly, “Let’s keep in touch.”

With that, he walked away unhurriedly with his phone in his hand. Of course, it was just an illusion. If it wasn’t for the fact that he was afraid Xie Yan would think he was crazy, he would gallop away in joy right now.

But what Ji Qinghuai didn’t know was that from the very first time he spoke to Xie Yan, there were already many loopholes in his words. Xie Yan looked at his back, his eyes turning icy.

It didn’t appear early nor late. Xie Yan first noticed it when Ji Qinghuai blurted out, “Mr Xie”.

He had never cooked in front of others, so how did Ji Qinghuai know whether his cooking was good or not? Just now, he didn’t tell Ji Qinghuai where he lived but Ji Qinghuai easily led the way to his building. Xie Yan was sure that there was something suspicious about Ji Qinghuai.

When he reached home, he saw a friend request on WeChat. He clicked on the username: The most handsome actor in history.

Xie Yan: “…”

He accepted the friend request and went to take a shower. After the cat ran away, Xie Yan’s life returned to how it was before. He was the only one in the huge apartment and no movement was heard apart from his own.

Meanwhile, Ji Qinghuai sat in the car and held the phone gleefully until Xie Yan accepted his friend request. Tonight, he had run into Xie Yan and even got his number, he was really lucky!

Before his excitement faded, Ji Qinghuai suddenly felt as if he had forgotten something. He abruptly stepped on the brakes and the tire that had just started to turn stopped suddenly.

Oh, no! He forgot the girl! Ji Qinghuai knocked his head, what kind of memory did he have?

Ji Qinghuai quickly called Qin Xiaorou to ask if Zhao Anran had gone home. Qin Xiaorou sighed helplessly after learning that her son had forgotten a whole living person. Ji Qinghuai also knew he was at fault so he didn’t make excuses.

When he saw Xie Yan, all his thoughts were on him. He swore he didn’t mean to leave her but it was still true that he had left a girl alone to drop off Xie Yan.

Qin Xiaorou didn’t scold him but she did chide him slightly. Knowing that he was in the wrong, Ji Qinghuai obediently listened to her teaching and returned home.

The door of the apartment was fitted with a fingerprint lock so he could just scan his fingerprint and enter the house. As soon as he entered the house, he found that the light in the living room was still lit and knew that Qin Lang was waiting for him.

Seeing Ji Qinghuai, the first words that came out of Qin Lang’s mouth was, “Did you fight with someone again?”

Ji Qinghuai curled his lips and asked, “Who told you that?”

“You’re on the forum again.”

At that time, many people were present. Some of them recognized Ji Qinghuai so they took photos of him fighting and posted them on the forum.

Ji Qinghuai was already used to these kinds of situations, “Ma Wenbin had bad intentions towards Miss Zhao first so I beat him up.”

At first, when Ji Qinghuai mentioned Miss Zhao, Qin Lang didn’t register who she was. After thinking carefully, he remembered that Miss Zhao was the person Ji Qinghuai was meeting on his blind date today.

Qin Lang wanted to be the first person to listen to gossip so he probed, “What do you think of Miss Zhao?”

He had seen Zhao Anran’s photos. She was not outstanding in appearance but she had a good family background as well as a refined character. If the two got together, they would be a perfect match.

Ji Qinghuai thought about it for a while, “She’s not bad. Just as Aunt Zhao said, well-educated and graceful.”

Hearing that, Qin Lang raised his eyebrows. “Brother, it’s rare for you to praise others.”

Ji Qinghuai understood what Qin Lang meant and continued “But, I don’t want to pursue her.”

Hearing that, Qin Lang was doubtful, “Didn’t you say you have a good impression of her?”

“It’s one thing to have a good impression, but it’s another to not feel attraction. There’s no conflict between the two.” Ji Qinghuai put his hand behind him, leaning on the sofa, “Besides, you can’t force yourself to like someone. If you don’t have any affection, then you can’t force it.”

Looking at him, Qin Lang felt that something was wrong with him today. He just went on a blind date so why did he suddenly become so sensible after he came back? It was as if he had seen through the dust. Qin Lang tentatively asked, “Then who do you like?”

“I like…” Ji Qinghuai trailed off and Xie Yan’s face suddenly appeared in his mind, rendering him speechless.

Then he realized that Qin Lang was trying to get him to reveal something. Seeing his reaction, Qin Lang already had an answer in his heart. He stated firmly, “Brother, you’re hiding something from me.”

Ji Qinghuai: “…”

“Little cutie, I’m tired, I want to sleep.” Ji Qinghuai tried to change the topic.

Qin Lang knew Ji Qinghuai best. He knew that he didn’t want to tell him, so he didn’t ask further. He would know when Ji Qinghuai was ready. “Okay, but take the medicine first.”

Ji Qinghuai: “…”

He immediately pulled a long face. Qin Lang also knew that Chinese medicine didn’t taste good but in order to suppress the cold poison in his body and prevent it from flaring, Ji Qinghuai had to take it on time no matter how much he disliked it.

He handed the bowl of medicine to Ji Qinghuai who was horrified by the smell. After struggling for a long time, Ji Qinghuai finally picked up the bowl of medicine and chugged it. Then he quickly popped two grapes into his mouth.

The sweet and sour taste of grape spread in his mouth, alleviating the bitter taste of the chinese medicine. Ji Qinghuai felt as if he had survived yet another disaster.

By the time he finished showering, it was already past midnight. A new day had begun. He opened WeChat and looked at the chat interface. After hesitating for a while, he held back the urge to send a message.

He should have gone to bed by now, forget it, I’d better not disturb him.

Ji Qinghuai put down his phone and switched off the lights. When he woke up, half of the morning had passed. Ji Qinghuai picked up his phone and saw the countless messages his agent had sent. However, there was none from Xie Yan.

He thought of his indifferent look yesterday that was practically screaming, ‘We are not familiar with each other, stay away from me.’

Ji Qinghuai wasn’t used to this cold treatment. From Xie Yan’s point of view, they had only met each other and it was unlike Xie Yan to initiate a conversation. But he wouldn’t give up. If he doesn’t take the initiative, I’ll do it.

He firmly believed that once seen, twice familiar. It was all right to talk more.

Ji Qinghuai felt that what he thought was very reasonable, so he sent a message to Xie Yan.

The most handsome actor in history: Good morning, Mr Xie.

T/N: I have a lab practical coming up and my cohort mate has already done it so they were telling me they had EXTREMELY CRUCIAL advice, why did they make it seem like I would die if I didn’t take their advice lol