Wen Qi sneered, "I'm not relieved, but I'm quite scared."
"Fear?"
"Yeah, I'm worried about what the girl will think of the Wen family if she finds out that you're someone who thinks about retiring early all the time."
......
Wen Cheng was speechless for a moment.
It was another ten minutes later when Wen Cheng finally remembered her task from earlier. She had barely mentioned it when Wen Qi ruthlessly interrupted her.
"It's already twelve o'clock, why are you still playing games? Finish your meal here." Wen Qi genuinely felt that he was both a father and a mother to Wen Cheng.
"But they've already agreed, so they should still be waiting outside." Although Wen Cheng herself didn't really want to go, she simply passed the question on to her dear brother.
“Then let’s call,” Wen Qi said firmly.
"But I left my phone outside."
......
It's really just a piece of junk food!
Wen Qi walked towards the hot spring, bent down to pick up his phone from the small tea table, quickly tapped a few times to make a call, and then handed it to Wen Cheng.
Wen Cheng: ...So in the end, I'm the one who has to take the blame.
Wen Cheng honestly took the phone and asked before the call connected, "So, brother, how did you get He Haobo's phone number?"
"It was added to the party that day." Wen Qi had another sentence left unsaid, because he seemed to be the most reliable of Wen Cheng's friends.
Once the call connected, He Haobo, who was probably getting impatient, immediately said, "Damn it, if you don't come soon, we're going to come upstairs to find you! Why are you taking so long?"
However, the person speaking was not He Haobo, but Yao Xingwei.
Wen Cheng glanced at the unmoving Wen Qi and instantly became full of energy. "Brother Qi said I should have lunch first before playing. How about we continue the game this afternoon?"
"Have lunch? Humph, wait a minute, who just asked you to have lunch?"
"Brother Qi~ Do you guys want to come up together?"
......
"Ah, I think I'm hungry too. How about we all have lunch first? Um, Yunyi, what do you mean? Go upstairs to find, uh, President Wen? No way, President Wen is eating!" Wen Cheng could faintly hear the tremor in Yao Xingwei's voice.
Wen Cheng was a little unhappy. Why force someone to do something they couldn't?
Suddenly Wen Qi reached out, gesturing for him to make a phone call.
Wen Cheng eagerly handed it over. Sure enough, no matter what, Brother Qi is always the most reliable!
"Hello? It's me, Wen Qi. Give the phone to my younger brother."
"My younger brother?" Yao Xingwei was both frightened and confused, taking a long time to process just that one word. "Oh, my younger brother, right? Yunyi, take this call!"
...
"Hey, big brother," Wen Yunyi's voice was tinged with trepidation.
"What game is so fun that you don't even want to eat? Come on up and eat." Wen Qi never bothered with formalities when speaking to his younger brothers.
"Well, it's not that fun, it's just that I want to end this properly,"
"Really? Then bring your friends up here to finish this."
Wen Cheng really had to give Wen Qi a thumbs up for his domineering presence.
Sure enough, Wen Yunyi timidly said he didn't want to finish and then hung up, while Wen Cheng applauded Wen Qi wildly.
Wen Qi reached out and ruffled Wen Cheng's hair, but the soft touch couldn't dispel his helplessness; he only felt increasingly annoyed.
Author's Note:
Two updates today!
Chapter 45 Will you support me for the rest of my life?
Wen Cheng sat back down in her original spot, then took off her hotel shoes and dipped her feet into the warm hot spring. The comfortable water temperature made her sigh at the extravagance of her life.
Wen Cheng was wearing shorts, revealing a section of her fair calves. Her legs were submerged in the water below her ankles, and she would occasionally float to the surface and sway, as carefree as a fish returning to the sea.
Wen Qi tried to look away, but his peripheral vision still caught a fleeting glimpse of white.
Wen Qi remained silent for a while before opening the food box on the small tea table next to him. The food box had five layers in total, and Wen Qi laid them out one by one, filling the entire small tea table. Just as he finished placing it, Wen Cheng's paw came over, and then Wen Qi slapped it away without any politeness.
Wen Qi wasn't very strong, but a red mark was still left on Wen Cheng's fair hand.
Crispy crust.
Wen Qi silently complained to himself.
At the same time, he took out a pair of chopsticks with delicate carvings from a hidden compartment and handed them to Wen Cheng.
"Who told you to eat with your hands?"
Wen Cheng wasn't angry after being scolded. She just chuckled, picked up her chopsticks, and aimed at the tempura in the compartment, crunching away as she ate it.
He glanced at the food box; it was basically enough for three people. Having dominated the family kitchen for almost a month, he knew Wen Qi's appetite perfectly. This was definitely more than enough; even with him, it would barely be enough.
Thinking of this, Wen Cheng asked knowingly, "Brother Qi, even though you were angry before, you still prepared my lunch, right?"
Wen Qi paused in his drinking of sake, his gaze inadvertently falling on Wen Cheng.
Wen Cheng inexplicably started to feel nervous.
"You already know, why are you asking?"
This time, Brother Qi didn't argue with him at all, and even admitted it openly! Wen Cheng couldn't help but grin, his face practically screaming with delight.
The feet were even more excited while playing in the water.
Wen Qi lowered his eyes, his emotions unspoken, and tilted his head back to drink the last sip of sake in his cup, using the alcohol to suppress the restlessness in his heart. However, he couldn't drink too much; he had to take it slow.
Wen Cheng ate a lot and at an astonishing speed, devouring all five food boxes in just over ten minutes. However, he still had a little filial piety left for Wen Qi, reserving a portion of each type of sushi and sashimi for him. Not wanting to miss any opportunity to impress his superior, Wen Cheng very kindly pointed it out.
Wen Qi chuckled. "So I should thank you?"
Wen Cheng lowered her head shyly, "It's not that it's impossible~"
......
After finishing the warm orange, Wen Qi felt a little sleepy and swished around aimlessly, but he kept chatting with her.
Wen Qi is usually very busy and rarely has time like this to have a quiet chat and enjoy the maple leaves together.
Wen Cheng suddenly remembered that the hot spring resort here was built against the mountain. When they came up, there was a winding path leading up the mountain. Didn't Brother Qi like sports? Wen Cheng thought about it and decided to make a little sacrifice for her brother's health and happiness!
"Brother Qi, shall we go for a walk after dinner? The maple leaves outside must be especially beautiful!"
Wen Qi looked at Wen Cheng with considerable surprise.
Wen Cheng sensed an underestimation of him in that look.
"I'm serious!" To prove her determination, Wen Cheng rolled up her sleeves to show Wen Qi her barely-there biceps, and unsurprisingly, she was ridiculed.
"If you're tired and don't want me to carry you back, that's fine," Wen Qi said after mocking him.
Wen Cheng, who had just been hit with a stick and then suddenly given a piece of candy: Sure enough, Brother Qi is the most scheming!
Wen Cheng looked at the maple tree for a while, then glanced at the completely emptied food box, and then secretly glanced at Wen Qi.
When Wen Cheng looked over, he quickly turned his head away again.
Wen Qi forced back his furrowed brows and suppressed the urge to hit his younger brother, sternly reprimanding him, "Speak quickly if you have something to say!"
Wen Cheng chuckled, then asked a shocking question: "Brother Qi, will you support me for the rest of my life?"
Wen Qi's heart skipped a beat, but this time he recovered faster than before because he knew that Wen Cheng was asking exactly what she meant.
"Wen Cheng, do you know how to write the four characters for shameless?"
Wen Cheng buried his head in shame. He didn't know why he asked the question. Maybe it was because Wen Qi was angry today, or maybe it was because of some of the things Wen Qi said. The more this happened, the more he needed to confirm it, otherwise he would feel insecure.
"Brother Qi, you can think about it from the opposite perspective. For example, why would I ask you this question? It must be because I consider you the most reliable person in the family!" Wen Cheng's professional flattery was once again on full display.
Wen Qi sighed, turned his head to look at Wen Cheng, and said in a half-joking, half-serious tone, "If, I mean if, you never manage to get married or start a family in your life, and you remain as useless as ever, I wouldn't mind giving you a pointer before I die."
In my lifetime? Although eighty percent of Wen Qi's entire sentence was sarcastic, the last sentence still made Wen Cheng's heart choke up.
For the first time, someone made a promise to him for the rest of his life—not for several lifetimes, nor forever, but to fulfill all his responsibilities for the rest of his life.
Wen Cheng rubbed her eyes, quite moved, and said, "Brother Qi, you held an umbrella for me when we were young, and now that you're old, I will..."
"You'll be old by then."
......
"Oh, that's true."
"And given our current physical comparison, if nothing unexpected happens, I'll definitely be more physically imposing than you when I'm old."
Before Wen Cheng could savor the warmth of the moment, reality slapped her hard across the face!
After resting with Wen Qi for a while, Wen Cheng was called out to "study" by He Haobo, who had dared to knock on the door.
This time, Wen Qi's attitude was much better than last time; he even showed a relieved expression, as if to say thank you for taking this menace away.
Upon emerging, He Haobo couldn't help but exclaim, through his idol-like lens, "My idol has such a good temper, but his aura is still so domineering!"
Wen Cheng used the same expression as Yao Xingwei. Is Brother Qi good-tempered? How come he didn't notice!
Perhaps intimidated by Wen Qi's phone call, Wen Yunyi didn't come to see him for the entire afternoon. Wen Cheng and her group were happy to relax and didn't go out to play. Instead, they all stayed in Yao Xingwei's luxurious single room. The biggest advantage of Yao Xingwei being the boss was that he was always the first to know about any good food.
When the young master comes to stroll through our yard, we'll definitely treat him well!
Considering Wen Cheng's love of food, Yao Xingwei prepared a huge table of food before the game, including fruits, drinks, and seafood sashimi—several times more than their lunch. Wen Cheng's eyes lit up, and she even managed to squeeze a little something out of Yao Xingwei, preparing a smaller portion and sending it to him and Wen Qi's room.
Upon seeing this, He Haobo couldn't help but sigh. If he were half as good as Wen Cheng, his relationship with his brother would definitely be better than it is now.
At the start of the game, besides the in-game commands, everyone chatted casually.
Wen Cheng didn't forget to ask the question he had while reading the book: "I remember you guys all had feelings for my brother, cough cough, right? Why didn't you guys try to stop him from dating this time?"
He Haobo and Yao Xingwei exchanged the same expression.