The meal was considered quite harmonious and pleasant overall.
After finishing dinner, while Lin Yanshu went to settle the bill, Ji Yanzhi and Meng Jie finally had a moment to chat alone.
Meng Jie took a sip of the drink on the table and narrowed her eyes at Ji Yanzhi, “A-Yan, I didn’t know you were staying near A University this time. I’ll have to trouble you with Yanshu. Mainly because he hasn’t been getting along very well with his dormmates and happened to be looking for a place to rent… isn’t this a happy coincidence?”
Meng Jie sighed after speaking, “Don’t let Yanshu’s lively and cheerful demeanor in front of me fool you; he’s actually very introverted and doesn’t have many friends. If you have time, please look out for him a bit more.”
It was just giving someone a bit of trouble!
Well… trouble was trouble; helping out a friend was no big deal anyway.
Ji Yanzhi: ……
He? Introverted?
Him? Look out for him?
It felt as though Ji Yanzhi could understand every single word of this sentence, but put together as a whole, it made zero sense to him.
He was thoroughly shocked!
Ji Yanzhi was woken up by a phone call.
The CEO had just returned to the country yesterday, and instead of going to the company today, he had given himself a day off to rest and relax.
As a result, he was rudely yanked out of his sweet dreams by a ringing phone.
Frowning with a hint of impatience, he squinted his eyes and reached out to grab the phone off the bedside table.
Taking a look, it was Lin Yanshu.
They had exchanged phone numbers just before getting out of the car yesterday; after all, living together in the future without contact information would be rather inconvenient.
“Hello!”
Ji Yanzhi’s voice still carried a thick layer of morning sleepiness, sounding somewhat low and raspy. Through the telephone line, Lin Yanshu actually found it rather pleasant to listen to.
“Yan-ge, I’m heading over right now.”
The youth’s bright, clear voice entered Ji Yanzhi’s ear, instantly extinguishing a fraction of his bed-waking irritation.
Glancing down at the time, it was only 6:45 in the morning. No wonder he felt so sleepy—it was undeniably a bit too early.
After all, even when Ji Yanzhi went to work, he didn’t get up until 7:30.
“Alright, come straight over then.” Ji Yanzhi had wanted to ask if he wanted to come over for breakfast, but the other person hung up right away.
Twitching the corner of his lips, he placed his phone aside and rubbed his temples.
Having stayed up rather late working yesterday, he was abruptly woken up by a phone call, leaving his entire brain still somewhat foggy and hazy.
However, since Lin Yanshu was coming over, he couldn’t go back to catching up on sleep, so he simply got up to wash and freshen up.
When he went downstairs, Aunt Li was in the middle of cleaning. She paused for a moment upon seeing Ji Yanzhi, since Ji Yanzhi had told her yesterday that he would be waking up a bit later today.
Although Ji Yanzhi hadn’t been living in this house, he had always kept Aunt Li on a regular cleaning schedule, so returning to live here was exceptionally convenient.
“Sir, please have a seat, I’ll serve breakfast right away.”
“Yeah.” Ji Yanzhi nodded at her and walked over to the dining room.
By the time Ji Yanzhi finished his breakfast, a full forty minutes had already passed since Lin Yanshu’s phone call.
The person who had originally claimed he was “heading over right now” still hadn’t arrived, and after hesitating for a moment, Ji Yanzhi dialed his number.
The phone rang until it disconnected, but the other party didn’t pick up.
Ji Yanzhi’s brows knitted slightly, though he figured the person probably hadn’t heard it and decided not to call back again.
Since he hadn’t headed to the branch office yet, today was a rare moment of leisure.
He sat on the sofa reading a magazine while waiting for Lin Yanshu.
It wasn’t until past nine o’clock that Lin Yanshu finally made a belated appearance.
He brought only a single black suitcase.
As soon as Lin Yanshu walked into the house, he spotted Ji Yanzhi sitting on the sofa, and he had to admit that this man was genuinely handsome.
He was wearing a black shirt with a remarkably fine texture. Even at home, it was buttoned up meticulously to the top, with sparkling diamond cufflinks adorning his cuffs. His legs were crossed as he leaned casually against the sofa.
Ji Yanzhi raised an eyebrow at Lin Yanshu, then placed the magazine in his hand onto the table, stood up, and looked at him, “Yanshu, was your ‘heading over right now’ meant to be three hours later?”
Lin Yanshu walked forward and offered an earnest apology, “Yan-ge, I’m sorry. After I called you, I felt a bit sleepy, so I dozed off for a little longer and delayed things.”
Ji Yanzhi: ……
My friend, are you really not doing this on purpose?
Seeing Ji Yanzhi’s less-than-pleasant expression, Lin Yanshu was inwardly delighted.
Beaming as he looked at him that expression looked precisely like a cat that had successfully stolen a small dried fish, and even his tone carried a hint of coquettish spoiledness” Yan-ge isn’t going to be mad at me, right?”
With that, he even blinked at Ji Yanzhi.
Ji Yanzhi was momentarily taken aback, his thoughts fluttering about like scattered willow catkins before finally landing upon Lin Yanshu’s pretty eyes.
That lingering trace of annoyance actually faded down a notch under his playful and mischievous expression.
He’s just a kid!
Ji Yanzhi comforted himself in his heart.
His slender fingers adjusted the glasses resting on the bridge of his nose, and his voice turned gentle, “Of course not. You’re Zhizhi’s younger brother, why would I be mad at you?”
The smile on the corner of Lin Yanshu’s lips stiffened for a fraction of a second, shifting into a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, Oh, that’s just wonderful.
In his heart, he let out a sharp internal curse, Can you even call her Zhizhi? Presumptuous fellow, please address her as Ms. Meng instead!
Ji Yanzhi felt like Lin Yanzhu’s mood had suddenly taken a turn for the worse, but after reflecting on it, he didn’t feel like he had said anything that would displease him.
Bizarre!