vrcanaries Chapter 59 Coffee
Chapter 59 Coffee
Lin Youyou boasted on her WeChat Moments that she had lost her wallet. Right under Gu Jia's nose, Xu Huanshan took over 10,000 yuan in cash and used it to pay Lin Youyou's room bill for a week. The purpose of using cash was to prevent Gu Jia from checking the bank transfer records; deliberately taking the money away from Gu Jia would lower her guard!
Every step is calculated, a modern version of "Scarlet Heart".
Lin Youyou invited Xu Huanshan to her room. Xu Huanshan hesitated for a moment, but decided to go anyway. The purpose of "sitting down" wasn't just to sit, but also possibly a pun. Xu Huanshan understood this perfectly. However, just as he was about to make his move, Gu Jia called, almost scaring Xu Huanshan half to death.
Xu Huanshan didn't dare hesitate and immediately left the room to answer Gu Jia's call. He left the room because he was afraid Lin Youyou might deliberately make noise, leading to even more serious consequences. Xu Huanshan didn't want to leave Gu Jia; he wanted to be like Chen Yu—he wanted it all!
To Xu Huanshan's surprise, Gu Jia was right there in the hotel lobby. Extremely guilty, Xu Huanshan's first thought was that Gu Jia had come to catch him cheating! But as he hid in the corridor, Xu Huanshan channeled his inner Conan, analyzing Gu Jia's expressions and movements to deduce that she didn't know he was there. Recalling Gu Jia's earlier comments about recommending Kongshan Tea to some hotels, Xu Huanshan guessed that Gu Jia had come to this hotel.
Suppressing his excitement, Xu Huanshan dialed Gu Jia's number and quickly walked out of the hotel while Gu Jia answered the phone, creating the illusion that he was outside the hotel.
Xu Huanshan was unaware that Wang Wenwen had witnessed everything he had done.
Wang Wenwen came to check the accounts. Some shares of the hotel belong to an investment company, and the hotel is obligated to disclose its financial situation to its shareholders. Since Wang Wenwen happened to be free today, she brought the investment company's finance personnel along, essentially to give the company's finance department some feedback. Unexpectedly, in a corner of the hotel lobby, she witnessed Xu Huanshan playing hide-and-seek.
The hotel manager was also a shrewd person. He could tell from Wang Wenwen's expression that Wang Wenwen knew Xu Huanshan. "Mr. Wang, is the customer who just walked out your friend? Our hotel has comprehensive high-definition surveillance. If you need, we can have the surveillance room make a copy and send it to you."
"Then I'll have to trouble Manager Li." Wang Wenwen didn't say much more. It wasn't her place to publicize Xu Huanshan and Gu Jia's affairs.
A short while later, Xu Huanshan arrived at the hotel entrance in a taxi, called Gu Jia to come out, and the two left the hotel affectionately.
Wang Wenwen didn't stay at the hotel for long; she had to go home to feed her child.
In the afternoon, Chen Yu returned from school. Wang Wenwen secretly gave Chen Yu a wink. Although Chen Yu didn't quite understand, he still understood what she meant by avoiding Zhong Xiaoqin's suggestion.
The two walked onto the balcony one after the other. Wang Wenwen quietly told Chen Yu about Xu Huanshan's suspicious behavior. Chen Yu immediately understood that Xu Huanshan and Lin Youyou had made great progress. Although he didn't know if there had been any substantial progress, Chen Yu felt that he probably wouldn't know about this. The two of them wouldn't let Chen Yu see it.
Chen Yu told Wang Wenwen not to make a fuss or tell Zhong Xiaoqin, as he would personally talk to Xu Huanshan.
The next day at noon, Chen Yu arranged to meet Xu Huanshan at a coffee shop. It was the same coffee shop that Jiang Chen owned. Chen Yu had passed by it once by chance and saw the male coffee shop owner with a bun hairstyle, and immediately recognized him as Wang Manni's ex-boyfriend.
Xu Huanshan didn't know why Chen Yu had asked him out alone, but because Chen Yu had lent his family money many times, and recently even borrowed three million yuan that he didn't know when he could repay, Xu Huanshan felt he had to meet with Chen Yu.
When Xu Huanshan arrived, Chen Yu had already ordered coffee.
"Try the coffee here, it's all bitter!"
Xu Huanshan laughed, "That's how coffee is."
"No, you don't understand. The bitterness comes from one's state of mind. This coffee is an expression of the shop owner's state of mind!" Chen Yu had just seen Wang Manni reject Jiang Chen's advances, and Jiang Chen looked somewhat dejected. "It's like your fireworks, the most direct expression of your innermost feelings!"
Xu Huanshan's heart skipped a beat. "Teacher Chen called me here just to have a cup of coffee?"
“Of course not. Remember that time you got into a fight with some students and were taken to the detention center? I helped you persuade those students to reconcile. After that incident, you were going to the capital. When I learned that you were about to set off for the capital, I gave you a piece of advice. Do you remember?” Chen Yu helped Xu Huanshan recall what happened that day.
"Teacher Chen said a lot of things at the time, but I can't quite remember them all." Xu Huanshan didn't realize he was rambling; he actually had some recollection of what was said.
“It’s okay, I have a good memory, I can repeat it again. I told you the other day that the outside world is not like home, you have to be careful when you go out, sometimes it’s immoral to step on flowers and plants! Now you should know what I mean, right?” Chen Yu didn’t beat around the bush.
Xu Huanshan didn't know whether he should admit it or deny it to the death. His teacher hadn't taught him anything like this! This question was too difficult; Xu Huanshan couldn't do it!
After a long silence, Xu Huanshan finally spoke, "Of course I understand Teacher Chen's warning, but sometimes we just can't help it. Isn't Teacher Chen the same? We old friends all know about Zhong Xiaoqin and Wang Wenwen's situation."
Xu Huanshan's words also amused Chen Yu. Is this how you use the phrase "being unable to control oneself"?
"Teacher Chen, give me some time, I can handle it. Don't worry, I won't mistreat Gu Jia."
When Chen Yu heard these words, he initially thought that Xu Huanshan wanted to drive Lin Youyou away, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that there was more to the conversation than met the eye.
Chen Yu didn't say anything more and nodded. "Alright, then two months it is! I'll tell Gu Jia in two months! Okay, I've said what I needed to say. We're all adults, you little brat."
After saying that, Chen Yu left a red banknote on the table, patted Xu Huanshan on the shoulder, and left with a flourish.
If you, Xu Huanshan, are willing to give it a try, then go ahead and try it!
Xu Huanshan took a sip of coffee and was about to get up and leave when a well-behaved maid stopped him. "I'm sorry, sir, there isn't enough money on the table! We're short ten yuan."
Turning to look at Chen Yu as he walked away, Xu Huanshan felt a little frustrated. The cost of the coffee was a small matter; why couldn't he leave this show-off thing to me? Besides, if you're going to show off, wouldn't it be better to just be straightforward?
Xu Huanshan plots how to get Gu Jia and Lin Youyou to accept the three-person relationship, while Wang Manni also explores why Chen Yu can get the two women to accept the three-person relationship.
Wang Manni invited Zhong Xiaoqin shopping. As a migrant worker in Shanghai earning 18,000 yuan a month, it's understandable that she'd be spending a lot of money. Even more "understandable" is Wang Manni's wallet. She empties it every month; almost no month's savings can sit comfortably until the end of the next month.
Wang Manni didn't want to directly ask how the three of them got together, so she decided to first build a good relationship with Zhong Xiaoqin and proceed gradually. Wang Manni didn't know why she was so determined to find the answer to this question. But this question kept nagging at her, making her very uncomfortable. It was like suddenly remembering a melody and wanting to know the song's name, but no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't recall it. So you listed out your entire playlist and listened to each song one by one until you found the title—the frustration was the same!