TL: snaggletooth

Chu Yi was having it way too difficult.

Qin Yiheng was already not easy to flirt with, yet he still always embarrassed him like this.

If you like it, why didn’t you write it down?

Not everyone is as straightforward as you, gege.

Chu Yi thought for a long time and could only say sincerely: I’m embarrassed

Before long, Qin Yiheng sent a reply.

Qin Yiheng: Understandable

Chu Yi was so amused by Qin Yiheng that he almost wanted to laugh.

In broad daylight, his nerve cells were fluctuating because of him.

After waiting for a while, he saw that Qin Yiheng didn’t send anything else, so he put his phone aside and began to work.

On the other side, Qin Yiheng was also holding his phone while waiting for Chu Yi’s reply.

As he waited and waited, he got a call instead.

Qin Yiheng looked at the words “Zhao Xin” flashing on the screen, he was puzzled for a few seconds, then picked it up.

“Ge!” Zhao Xin shouted, then asked, “Aunt said you came to City W? Is it true? Is it true?”

Qin Yiheng, “Mn.”

Zhao Xin became cheerful, “Ge, I’m also in City w. How long have you been here? I’m very free these days, I’ll come to find you. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.”

Qin Yiheng thought for a bit, “I’ll see.”

Probably because he knew Qin Yiheng very well and knew that he himself wasn’t as important and would not be Qin Yiheng’s priority, Zhao Xin said, “Don’t see. If you keep seeing, you’ll be leaving before I know it. How about this, it’s better to do it now, how about today? When are you free today?”

Qin Yiheng said, “I have to discuss a project with the cooperative party later.”

Zhao Xin, “You’re discussing it right away?”

Qin Yiheng, “Right away.”

Zhao Xin, “How long will it take?”

Qin Yiheng, “I don’t know.”

Zhao Xin thought for a bit, then calculated, “Lunchtime plus an entire afternoon should be enough, right?”

Qin Yiheng, “I’m not sure.”

Zhao Xin insisted, “It’s enough, it’s enough, how long can you talk about a project for? It may even end at 3 or 4 pm. I’ll call you then.” Zhao Xin was afraid of being rejected and continued, “Ge, we haven’t seen each other for so long. It’s really a long time. The last time we met was New Years. It’s been almost a year, ge, it’s been so long.”

Qin Yiheng thought for a moment, then compromised, “Fine, I’ll contact you then.”

Zhao Xin didn’t stop there, “What about the evening? Do you have anything at night?”

Qin Yiheng. “Nothing at night.”

Zhao Xin, “That’s great, ge. I’m also free at night. Which hotel are you staying at? I’ll also go stay in that hotel. And then, let us brothers go for a drink at the bar this evening, we can sleep a little later tonight.”

Qin Yiheng directly refused, “No.”

Zhao Xin, “What’s wrong?”

Qin Yiheng, “I need to call Chu Yi before going to bed.”

Zhao Xin, “…”

Zhao Xin, “…”

Zhao Xin, “…”

Zhao Xin cursed “fuck” under his breath, and then quickly laughed again, “You can call, and then we can continue after you call, how long can a call last?”

‘How long can a call last’ convinced Qin Yiheng in time.

Indeed, the calls between him and Chu Yi don’t last very long.

However, Qin Yiheng still didn’t directly agree, “Let’s talk about it in the evening.”

Zhao Xin pretended that Qin Yiheng had agreed, “Okay, I’ll call you this afternoon. You work first, ge. Give my greetings to sao-zi^[1]sister-in-law for me.”

Zhao Xin’s probably the most lively and clingy one out of Qin Yiheng’s cousins. His clingings doesn’t mean that he always sticks to you, but that once you appear next to him, he must definitely need to be able to see you, talk to you, and stay by your side.

Not only to Qin Yiheng, Zhao Xin also treats all his cousins like this.

But at home, Zhao Xin admires and likes Qin Yiheng the most. Except, other than like, he was also very afraid of him.

Qin Yiheng isn’t so unsociable that he actually likes being alone. He just doesn’t like taking the initiative in this regard, but if someone close to him takes the initiative to meet him, and his time permits it, he will usually agree after weighing the pros and cons.

So right after Zhao Xin’s phone call, Qin Yiheng told Xu Jing about his meeting with Zhao Xin and asked him not to arrange anything after the discussion.

As predicted by Zhao Xin, when the initial discussion with the cooperative party ended and they left the building, it was just about 3:20.

Before getting in the car, Qin Yiheng received Zhao Xin’s WeChat message.

Zhao Xin: Gege
Zhao Xin: My Yiheng gege
Zhao Xin: Is it over?

Qin Yiheng disliked the way he was calling him, so he directly closed WeChat and called him instead.

Zhao Xin quickly picked up and said, “Is it over, gege?”

Qin Yiheng, “Mn.”

Zhao Xin, “Then come over to where I am.”

Qin Yiheng first asked, “Where is it?”

Zhao Xin, “Bowling, come and play?”

Qin Yiheng, “Okay.”

Zhao Xin lightened up, “I’ll send you the address.”

After hanging up, Zhao Xin sent the address over, and Qin Yiheng directly sent it to Xu Jing.

“After sending me there, there’s nothing else, you’re free to arrange for your own time.” Qin Yiheng said to Xu Jing.

Xu Jing nodded, “Okay, call me if anything’s up, President Qin.”

Originally, there was nothing else. But after Xu Jing asked, Qin Yiheng suddenly had something for him.

Qin Yiheng, “Help me think about what gift to bring for Chu Yi this time.”

Xu Jing nodded, “Yes.”

After thinking for a while, he said, “President Qin, if you have any ideas yourself, it’s better if you’re the one to decide what gift to bring for Mr. Chu.”

Qin Yiheng thought for a bit, then nodded, “Okay, I’ll take care of it myself.”

Zhao Xin was waiting downstairs very enthusiastically. As soon as Qin Yiheng’s car arrived, he was even more diligent than the server to meet him.

“Ge, ge.” Zhao Xin opened the door and smiled, “I haven’t seen you for a long time, ge. I didn’t expect to meet you here before the new year.”

Qin Yiheng made an “mn” sound and got out of the car unsurprised.

Zhao Xin, “How long are you staying in City W?”

Qin Yiheng, “Seven days.”

Zhao Xin, “Okay, send me the hotel address later. I’ll stay with you.”

Qin Yiheng didn’t agree, “I have something to do every day, don’t come bother me.”

Zhao Xin, “Won’t bother, I won’t bother you, I just want to be closer to you.” For fear that Qin Yiheng wouldn’t agree, Zhao Xin said, “I’ve been in City W for some time. I’m so annoyed, I can’t get my current project down. It keeps dragging me, and I don’t know when they’ll inform me so it’s not good for me to go back right now.” Zhao Xin smiled at Qin Yiheng, “Ge, since you’re here, you can enlighten me.”

Qin Yiheng, “I won’t.”

Zhao Xin laughed, he knew it would turn out like this, “You don’t need to say anything, just accompany me, I’m too lonely.”

Qin Yiheng, “I’m not free.”

Zhao Xin took a step back, “You don’t need to be free. I just need to know that you’re in the same place as me.”

Qin Yiheng showed a disdainful expression, “Don’t say these kinds of words in front of me.”

Zhao Xin smiled, “What’s wrong?”

Qin Yiheng, “I’m not used to hearing it.”

Since Qin Yiheng didn’t refuse, Xin Zhao directly acquiesced that Qin Yiheng agreed that they could stay in the same hotel.

Zhao Xin was truly happy to see Qin Yiheng, so he didn’t stop talking the entire time.

After talking about work, he talked about family. After talking about family, he talked about what happened recently. After talking about what happened recently, he talked about their childhood.

At first, Qin Yiheng would make a few “mn”s in response. Near the end, Qin Yiheng was too lazy to even speak. So as Zhao Xin talked, he just listened.

In the elevator, Zhao Xin’s topic suddenly turned to Qin Yiheng’s marriage.

“Ge, how can you get married so quietly? If you didn’t post on your Moments, nobody would know.” Zhao Xin asked, “It can’t be that you’re not even holding a wedding, right?”

Qin Yiheng shook his head, “Holding it next year.”

“Then I’m looking forward to it.” Zhao Xin held the elevator door and let Qin Yiheng go out first. “Anyway, I haven’t met that person of yours yet. In the beginning, my friend introduced me to him for cooperation, but we only talked on WeChat. He’s a very patient designer that can basically meet all my requirements. He’s a good person.”

Qin Yiheng gradually smiled as he heard this, even looking a little prideful, “He has always been outstanding.”

Zhao Xin nodded and agreed, “He is quite outstanding. I’ve cooperated with many studios and they all made me angry. Designer Chu is the best one.”

Zhao Xin’s praise reminded Qin Yiheng of the screen full of ‘xiao-gege’s.

He turned his head and glanced at Zhao Xin, “Did you change how you call him?”

Zhao Xin nodded, “It’s changed, it’s changed, I call him sao-zi.”

Only then was Qin Yiheng satisfied.

As they chatted, they arrived at the bowling alley. Zhao Xin led Qin Yiheng to the side where he had just been playing.

“Ge, what do you want to drink?” Zhao Xin asked.

Qin Yiheng, “Warm water.”

“Okay.” He told the waiter to pour a glass of water and ordered another pot of tea.

“You playing?” Zhao Xin asked Qin Yiheng.

Qin Yiheng sat on the sofa and shook his head, “You play, I’ll sit for a bit.”

Zhao Xin, “Tired?”

Qin Yiheng, “Mn.”

Not only was he tired, but also because Zhao Xin talked about Chu Yi just now, his mind was full of Chu Yi at the moment.

He didn’t want to move, he wanted to see him.

Zhao Xin didn’t force him. He grabbed a ball and threw it out, but his skills weren’t good enough, he only knocked down half of it.

He had already been playing for a while. He initially thought that Qin Yiheng could play with him and it’ll be more fun.

But now that Qin Yiheng suddenly became lazy, he also didn’t want to play anymore.

Thinking of how his brother only seemed to be interested in the topic of Chu Yi, Zhao Xin sat down and simply started talking about Chu Yi.

“Ge, how did you meet sao-zi? Did you also find him to design something and then get to know each other?”

Qin Yiheng shook his head, “No, I met him at the bar.”

Zhao Xin was surprised and immediately sat up straight, “You actually go to the bar?”

Qin Yiheng smiled, “By chance.”

Zhao Xin, “Why would you go to the bar?”

Qin Yiheng said, “He called out to me, so I went in.”

It’s hard for Zhao Xin to imagine that scene, he asked very curiously, “Why did you go in just because he called out to you?”

Qin Yiheng, “Because he’s good-looking.”

Zhao Xin, “…”

Zhao Xin frowned.

Did he end up eating dog food again?

Zhao Xin leaned back on the sofa, “I suddenly remembered that I have a big event in City A next month. Originally, the cooperative party was providing the designs, but now that I’ve learned that Designer Chu is family. I’ll discuss this with them later and give this order to sao-zi. It’s quite a big order.” Zhao Xin asked Qin Yiheng, “Is it okay, ge?”

Originally, there was no need to ask Qin Yiheng about this kind of thing. But since Qin Yiheng was beside him, Zhao Xin just asked him casually.

He thought Qin Yiheng would agree to it, but he didn’t expect Qin Yiheng to ask, “Are you very demanding in this aspect?”

Zhao Xin thought about the cooperations they had the last few times, and laughed dryly, “A little bit.” He added immediately, “But if it’s sao-zi, I can be less strict with him.”

Qin Yiheng gave him a faint look, “Don’t make things hard for him.”

Zhao Xin, “I know, I know.”

The waiter brought up the warm water. Qin Yiheng picked it up and took a sip. Then he remembered that his company also had an outdoor event next month.

It’s just that he never took care of the small details of events, so he didn’t pay attention to things like publicity designs.

But after Zhao Xin said this, he suddenly had an idea.

Qin Yiheng put down the water cup, picked up his phone, and called Xu Jing. In a few sentences, he asked if someone had been picked for the design of next month’s event.

Xu Jing immediately knew what President Qin meant after Qin Yiheng asked this. He asked Qin Yiheng to hang on for a moment as he went to ask.

In a few minutes, Xu Jing’s message came, which said it was not decided yet.

“Is President Qin going to ask Mr. Chu to accept this order?” Xu Jing asked.

Qin Yiheng didn’t say yes, instead he said, “I’ll ask him what he thinks.”

Xu Jing, “Okay, then I’ll explain it to them first.”

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Xin scooched over, “Ge, you’re also planning to cooperate with sao-zi?”

Qin Yiheng, “Mn.”

Zhao Xin suddenly became interested, “Ge, since our orders are both for next month, why don’t we play a game?”

Qin Yiheng, “What game?”

Zhao Xin. “Well, let’s make a bet, let your assistant and my assistant send an email of the cooperation intention to sao-zi at the same time. Whoever’s order gets accepted first will win.”

Qin Yiheng laughed softly, “Sure.”

Xin Zhao paused for a moment, seeing Qin Yiheng’s confident look, he regretted it on the spot.

What was he thinking?

Those two are one family. What the heck does he, Zhao Xin, count for?

But since he already said it, Zhao Xin still hardened his scalp and called his assistant.

After the call, he was even worried about Qin Yiheng cheating, “You can’t talk about this to sao-zi in private.”

Qin Yiheng disdained, “I won’t.”

At 16:30 Beijing time, a message suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of Chu Yi’s computer. It was two emails.

He paused what he was doing and glanced at them roughly, then opened the group chat of the studio and called Xiao-Zhan and Rongrong into the office.

Within a minute, Xiao-Zhan and Rongrong came in with their notebooks and pens. Chu Yi asked them to come to his office desk and opened the two emails.

“One is Feiyun’s outdoor event and the other is Kexun’s publicity event. They’re both next month. The other party said that if we cooperate, the publicity and design drawings of the whole event from the beginning to end will have to be covered.”

Rongrong and Xiao-Zhan nodded at the same time.

Chu Yi continued, “If I accept it, the three of us have to work on it together. I won’t make it on time if I do it alone.”

Rongrong asked, “Is boss going to accept both?”

Chu Yi touched his chin, “I’m still thinking about it.”

Xiao-Zhan said, “We can accept both, boss. When the time comes, we will free out all our time. There are very few opportunities to cooperate with large companies. It’s Feiyun, after all. If we perform well, we might even get long-term cooperation.”

Rongrong nodded, “That’s right, and if the three of us work together, we should be able to finish both.”

Chu Yi shook his head, “This isn’t the problem.”

Xiao-Zhan and Rongrong showed puzzled expressions.

Chu Yi pointed at the computer, “This Kexun, it’s Mr. Zhao’s company.”

Xiao-Zhan and Rongrong, “Oh ~”

Chu Yi said, “This Feiyun, it’s my husband’s company.”

Xiao-Zhan and Rongrong, “Ah!”

Rongrong laughed, “So they’re all our own people. What else do you need to think about, boss?”

Of course, Chu Yi thought about Qin Yiheng.

He thought that with Qin Yiheng’s position in the company, he probably had no hand in the designs of this outdoor event.

And when they first got married, Qin Yiheng already said that they should not interfere with each other’s work.

If he accepts it, they will be interfering with each other.

What if it makes Qin Yiheng unhappy?

Chu Yi didn’t think about it for long, “I’ll reply to Kexun first, and I’ll have to think a bit more for Feiyun.”