Chapter 157
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The psychologist’s eyelids twitched, feeling a great sense of unease.
Mr. Fu encountered the person he wanted to cut off just as he was about to quit. Could Mr. Fu hold on?
Moreover, looking at Fu Xuezhou’s unfathomable expression, the psychologist was trembling with fear. Compared to Mr. Fu, the psychologist was more worried about the “source of desire” that Mr. Fu had just seen.
He had a feeling that the situation for the gentleman named “Lou Yan” was not good…
For his own work or morals, the psychologist bravely changed the subject, “Mr. Fu, it seems early now. Shall we go back and chat for another half an hour?”
Fu Xuezhou put away his smile, expressionless, and glanced at the psychologist for a moment before turning to look at the car that had already disappeared from the road. The psychologist’s heart raced faster in this silent atmosphere, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. Just when he thought Fu Xuezhou wouldn’t agree, Fu Xuezhou turned back to look at him again, lips slightly curved, “Sure.”
“….” The psychologist was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around to open the door, “Please, come in, please.”
Fu Xuezhou followed the psychologist into the door without resistance. At the last moment of entering, he glanced in the direction Lou Yan had left with his peripheral vision, his eyes pitch black.
A blue-purple dream-like butterfly flashed behind him, its tail streaking with golden light, swiftly chasing towards the end of the road.
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Lou Yan led everyone to the seaside. There were more people at the beach than in the city, and there were many stalls selling barbecue and seafood.
Most of these people were bold and adventurous young people who didn’t believe the rumors circulating online. They continued to have fun with their friends as usual.
When they saw Lou Yan and his group of high-profile people, a few young people who judged people by their looks enthusiastically ran over to invite them to go fishing together.
As they walked along, Lou Yan’s “Crisis Perception” remained silent, indicating that the surroundings were still safe. However, they did not accept the invitation from these young people, politely declining and going straight to the seafood market.
Lou Yan had visited Rongcheng with Li Sanxin before, so he was very familiar with this area. In fact, Lou Yan also owned property in Rongcheng. Even the nearby five-star seaside hotels treated Lou Yan as a VIP customer.
After buying some fresh seafood, they rented barbecue equipment and moved it to the beach. They set up two large umbrellas and placed two beige reclining chairs facing the sea, preparing to barbecue by themselves.
The sea breeze blew, and the aroma of spices spread far away. Lou Yan laid on the recliner, propped up his hands, squinted his eyes, and looked towards the sea.
Lu Haoxiu was enthusiastically digging for clams with Ye Buyan and Little Yu on the beach. Except for Ye Buyan, the other two each carried a basket and bent down from time to time to pick up small crabs, scallops, and beautiful stones and conches from the mud.
Little Yu was especially excited. After picking up a beautiful shell, she quickly raised it for Lou Yan to see. Lu Haoxiu praised her and gave her a thumbs up. Little Yu was even more happy after being affirmed, smiling and running back to the sea to find Lu Haoxiu and Ye Buyan.
Li Sanxin and Duan Zege were handling the ingredients together. Duan Zege even took the time to bring a coconut for Lou Yan, inserting a straw and handing it over to him, jokingly saying, “Master, have a drink.”
Lou Yan’s lips twitched, and he reached out to take it, “Thanks.”
He took a sip of the sweet coconut water and glanced at their barbecue grill. Once again, he asked, “Are you sure you don’t need my help?”
Li Sanxin, who heard this, laughed directly, jokingly skewering the meat while saying, “Who dares to boss you around, Master? All the food, drinks, and barbecue equipment here are paid for by you, right? Just lie down and enjoy. Just wait for the food to be ready!”
Lou Yan raised an eyebrow, chuckled, deliberately stretched his body to a more comfortable position, crossed his long legs, and posed like a rich young master, lazily saying, “Alright, remember to make it delicious. If it’s not tasty, I won’t give face.”
Li Sanxin exclaimed, “Oh! Did you hear that, Duan Zege? Come and help quickly, don’t let our benefactor go hungry.”
Duan Zege laughed twice, about to go help, but Lou Yan suddenly grabbed his hand, pulling him down.
Duan Zege didn’t understand what was going on, but he followed Lou Yan’s lead and bent down, “Lou Yan, what’s wrong?”
Lou Yan smiled and said, “Do you remember the time when we intentionally interrupted the call between me and Fu Xuezhou at the Anomaly Control Bureau, and you tricked Fu Xuezhou?”
Duan Zege raised an eyebrow, instinctively propping his hands on both sides of the recliner, afraid of accidentally pressing down on Lou Yan. “I remember. At that time, I wanted to stimulate him a bit to make him come back quickly to deal with the ‘water ghost’, but I didn’t expect you to solve the ‘water ghost’ first. Why bring this up all of a sudden?”
“Because I need you to help me stimulate him again,” Lou Yan revealed a malicious smile under Duan Zege’s shadow, casting a glance at the blue and purple butterfly hiding in the distance. “Will you help or not?”
Duan Zege looked troubled. “I dared to help you before because it was over the phone. But if I help you stimulate him again now, what if he gets angry and kills me?”
“Are you afraid of him?” Lou Yan’s eyes were inscrutable as he smirked. “If you were afraid of him, you wouldn’t have deliberately provoked him last time.”
“I am afraid,” Duan Zege said seriously, then chuckled. “And with my ugly face, can I really stimulate Fu Xuezhou?”
The man said he was afraid, but he didn’t move a muscle. Propping himself up on the recliner’s arms, he remained steady, appearing to flirt and joke with Lou Yan as if they were in on some playful banter — he had begun to cooperate with Lou Yan.
Lou Yan scanned Duan Zege from head to toe. “You’ve got a good physique, broad shoulders and long legs. You look like a handsome guy. As for your face, it’s just hidden by yourself. Where’s the ugliness? Duan Zege, if it weren’t for those scars, you would definitely look good. Even if your face is ruined, your demeanor remains, and others would still find you handsome.”
With that, Lou Yan took another sip of coconut water, lowering his gaze to the scars on Duan Zege’s chin, and suddenly asked, “Duan Zege, do we really not know each other from before?”
Duan Zege’s jaw tensed for a moment before relaxing again. He looked down at Lou Yan, curious. “Why ask all of a sudden?”
Lou Yan casually replied, “Nothing much, I just feel like your vibe is familiar to me. Sometimes, I even think…”
Duan Zege asked, “Assumed what?”
“I assumed that you were someone I had spent a long time with.”
“That’s really…” Duan Zege murmured, then suddenly smiled, “Perhaps it’s fate. I’ve heard a saying before that some people have never met in their lifetime, but when they meet, they feel like old friends reuniting. That’s called having a good affinity.”
“So,” Lou Yan asked again, “We really didn’t know each other before?”
He looked straight at Duan Zege, “I want to hear the truth, Duan Zege. You know my temper, I don’t like it when people lie to me.”
Duan Zege focused on Lou Yan’s face through the messy yellow hair, firmly stating, “Absolutely not. If we had known each other before, how could you have no impression of me?”
Disappointment flashed in Lou Yan’s eyes, whether it was disappointment in Duan Zege himself or in what he said. Lou Yan didn’t want to say anything more, just made a vague sound of agreement.
Duan Zege looked at Lou Yan for a while, then gently reached out to tidy up his hair, sighing almost inaudibly, “Don’t be angry.”
Lou Yan wasn’t in a good mood at the moment. He originally wanted to turn his head away, but when he saw the blue-purple butterfly approaching after Duan Zege touched him, Lou Yan stopped his movement to avoid, obediently let Duan Zege tidy his hair, and gave Duan Zege a meaningful look.
Duan Zege and Lou Yan had a high level of understanding. In an instant, Duan Zege understood Lou Yan’s thoughts and cooperated by lowering his body, his hand from Lou Yan’s hair to his face, gently caressing his cheek, behaving softly and ambiguously.
However, in fact, neither of them had any ambiguous thoughts. This move seemed very intimate to others, but Lou Yan felt like he was touching his own face, just feeling a bit itchy, without feeling offended or uncomfortable at all.
Duan Zege also pretended to flirt with him, lowering his voice and said, “Does this count as a public-funded date?”
Lou Yan intentionally lifted his hand to hold his chin and pulled him closer to himself, avoiding the butterfly from seeing Duan Zege’s face directly, “It’s all my money, so why differentiate between public and private expenses? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. Come on, smile for the benefactor.”
This sentence had a dual meaning, also telling Duan Zege that he wouldn’t let Fu Xuezhou harm him.
Duan Zege understood and couldn’t help but smile, “Thanks.”
Li Sanxin, who was busy skewering skewers, saw that Duan Zege still didn’t come to help and got angry, not even lifting his head as he shouted, “D*mn it! Duan Zege, do you also want to freeload? Come and help!”
This shout startled the blue-purple dream butterfly that had just come over, and it quickly flapped its wings and flew away. Seeing the butterfly leave, Lou Yan also let go of Duan Zege, who straightened up and rubbed his neck, smiling bitterly, “Lou Yan, you really have to protect me. I’m afraid he’ll kill me in a fit of anger.”
Lou Yan gave him a reassuring look.
When the dream butterfly followed, Lou Yan noticed this little thing. How should he put it, this was within Lou Yan’s expectations but also unexpected. Lou Yan thought that after Fu Xuezhou saw him, he would either continue to be indifferent to him as if he hadn’t seen him, or he would chase after him himself. Unexpectedly, Fu Xuezhou didn’t chase after him but sent the dream butterfly to follow.
This was both a withdrawal of the decision and a lingering connection.
Since Fu Xuezhou couldn’t make up his mind, Lou Yan didn’t mind stimulating him a bit more to see his reaction.
Don’t you want to restrain yourself? Don’t you want to stay away?
Lou Yan sat up from the recliner, holding the coconut, slowly walking towards the beach. The rising tide flooded the sand, submerging Lou Yan’s feet.
The golden sunlight from the sea level shone on Lou Yan’s face, casting a golden glow on his dark pupils.
Lou Yan squinted his eyes, suppressing the faint excitement.
Fu Xuezhou.
I really hope that when you saw what just happened, you can still restrain yourself, firmly maintaining your cold and distant attitude towards me.
Author’s Note:
Fu:…
Fu: ……
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