MFMBSA 21

Chapter 21 – Pay Back The Money

 

　　The moment he heard that it was okay, Fu Yanchuan in Qi Xi’s eyes seemed to turn into a pile of endless money. The more he looked at it, the more beautiful he felt. No matter how much Fu Yanchuan had just pushed him away, he hugged him with both hands. His legs that were still on the bed naturally climbed onto Fu Yanchuan’s body and became sitting on Fu Yanchuan’s lap.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan’s movements were stiff as Qi Xi wrapped hus legs around his waist without realizing it. His movements were extremely ambiguous, but what he said to him was, “Brother Yan, how much do you think Brother Zha cheated me out of?One hundred thousand? What should I buy if he gives it to me? How about I buy something for you?”

 

　　He took a deep breath and pinched Qi Xi’s hand. He pushed the person back to the bed and said seriously: “I don’t want it.”

 

　　”Then what do you want?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan stared at the ignorant person, took a breath of air and calmed down before speaking, “Change your clothes for breakfast.”

 

　　Qi Xi immediately thought of Fu Yanchuan’s rules, but the next second he thought of an excuse, “This is my room, I have the freedom to dress how I want. Also, I will hug you in my room. I am not breaking the rules.”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan stared at him for a while and replied, “Yes.”

 

　　Qi Xi didn’t understand what the “yes” meant. Fu Yanchuan didn’t want to explain to him, so he stood up. Just left.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan took away the contract signed by Qi Xi and Brother Zha. He went to the living room to take a picture of it with his mobile phone and showed it to the lawyer. He then called and told the story of Qi Xi being taken advantage by the PUA.

 

　　The lawyer’s name is Qiu Yizhou. The work of several generations of his family is almost related to law. His father’s law firm is Fu Zhenrong’s consulting firm. Fu Yanchuan is one year older than him. When he was a child, he went to Fu’s house with his father and met Fu Yanchuan. He has known Fu Yanchuan since childhood, and they were in the same school as Fu Yanchuan for one year in high school.

 

　　But at that time, they were just acquaintances. He and Fu Yanchuan really got together when Fu Yanchuan was an exchange student for two years, and they happened to be in the same city.

　　In those two years, Fu Yanchuan followed Qiao Ye in racing and fighting. Compared with the Fu Yanchuan he knew who had a hundred rules, he was so crazy that he seemed to have had his soul changed.

 

　　Later, Qiao Ye left, and Fu Yanchuan returned to his previous personality after returning to China, as if he had just been obsessed with it during those two years.

 

　　Qiu Yizhou read the contract sent by Fu Yanchuan and asked: “What result do you want?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan raised his eyes and looked at Qi Xi, who had changed clothes, and said casually: “What are the chances of him being convicted of fraud?”

 

　　”It is guaranteed. I could give him 10 years of free state apartment into prison. You-“

 

　　Fu Yanchuan hung up the call immediately. Qi Xi ran over and bumped into the seat next to him, leaning on the sofa without sitting down and asked him, “Brother Yan, what are you doing?”

 

　　”Let’s go eat first. It’s getting cold.”

 

　　”It’s almost nine o’clock. Have you eaten yet?”

 

　　”You want me to accompany you?”

 

　　Qi Xi didn’t care about anything but Fu Yanchuan. ‘Have you eaten?’ Since Fu Yanchuan asked this, of course he replied: “Yes, I can eat two more bowls of rice just looking at your face.”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan accompanied Qi Xi to his second breakfast, which was the first time in his life. He ate breakfast twice in one sitting.

 

　　After eating, Qi Xi said that he was going to continue painting Bai Peiyong’s commissioned manuscript. When he asked why, Qi Xi answered him seriously, “Because I have already accepted it and it is about to be completed. A person must be trustworthy.”

 

　　Watching Qi Xi go back into the room, Fu Yanchuan thought that Qi Xi had to sleep with him because he agreed to be his substitute. His eyebrows jumped twice uncontrollably.

 

　　Then, less than ten minutes later, Qi Xi suddenly ran out with his cell phone in his hand, threw it to him like it was a hot potato and said, “Brother Yan, that scumbag sent me an appointment again, what should I do? Isn’t that right? Ask him to pay me back?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan picked up Qi Xi’s cell phone and found that the manuscript sent by Brother Zha was the one for which Qiu Yizhou had paid a deposit last night, so he replied to Qi Xi’s message.

 

　　[I know I draw well, thank you scum! ]

　　[Ah, typo.]

 

　　Brother Zha didn’t reply immediately. He gave Qi Xi his mobile phone, “Don’t say anything else to him these days. If you like painting, just keep painting. Leave the rest to me.”

 

　　“I understand.”

 

　　Qi Xi as he spoke, unconsciously leaned towards Fu Yanchuan. He put his hands behind his back, rubbed his face against Fu Yanchuan’s chest, and said rationally: “I didn’t hug you, I just wanted to express my gratitude. Brother Yan, you are the best person I have ever met besides Xie Hui!”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan heard this name for the first time and asked, “Who is Xie Hui?”

 

　　”He is my best friend. A very good person. Although he scolded me fiercely sometimes, he would be nicer to me after he scolded me! But when he went to college, he went abroad, and he said you——”

 

　　Qi Xi stopped when he was about to blurt what Xie Hui said about Fu Yanchuan! He just smiled at Fu Yanchuan and continued, “He also said he would come back to see me, but it was so difficult to ask for leave at the end of the semester. He didn’t get one for many days.”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan didn’t ask any more questions. Qi Xi went back to continue painting. When Qi Xi left, he suddenly stopped him and asked, “When will you finish the painting last night?”

 

　　Qi Xi suddenly blushed again. After dinner last night, he returned, closed the door of his room and continued painting secretly. But he didn’t want to show it to Fu Yanchuan, especially after it was completed.

　　He pretended not to understand and replied: “What are you talking about? I don’t know. I’m leaving. Goodbye Brother Yan!”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan did not ask Qi Xi about the painting again. Qiu Yizhou was very efficient. After a day he sent him the evidence collected.

 

　　Qiu Yizhou found several parties who requested paintings from the paintings displayed by Qi Xi on the YI website, and then asked them for the contract and some records of the commissioned paintings.

　　He asked Fu Yanchuan, “What procedure do you want to go through?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan thought for a moment and replied: “Where is he? I’ll take Qi Xi to see him.”

 

　　”There’s no need to go to such trouble, he’s gone to make money through fraud. I already have more than 500,000 contracts in hand,”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan replied: “It has nothing to do with it. He has belittled and suppressed Qi Xi for more than two years. Now Qi Xi doesn’t seem to care much, but it’s impossible not to do it at all. I want him to personally apologize to Qi Xi and admit that those belittlements were malicious suppression and deliberately to hurt Qi Xi’s self-confidence.”

 

　　Qiu Yizhou was silent for a while. He already knew Qi Xi’s name from the contract, but he didn’t know who he was exactly. Wanting to know who this Qi Xi was, he asked curiously: “Who is he? When did you become so considerate to others?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan ignored Qiu Yizhou’s question and said directly: “Send his address within half an hour. Give it to me.”

 

　　Qin Yizhou was hung up on again. Looking at the phone screen where the call ended, he felt like he had seen a ghost.

 

　　The education Fu Yanchuan received since he was a child is to be absolutely self-interested. In Fu Yanchuan’s eyes, there is no concept of being helpful to others. He also pursues results and efficiency. Fu Yanchuan absolutely cannot accept the existence of “idiots” around him.

　　But this Qi Xi was so stupid that he was deceived by such an obviously unequal contract, and Fu Yanchuan was still thinking about his self-confidence?

 

　　What surprised him the most about Fu Yanchuan was that the Fu family froze Fu Yanchuan’s card. Fu Yanchuan went to make money and squandered money with Qiao Ye, and even learned to cook in a small rented house.

　　But at that time, Fu Yanchuan never paid attention to Qiao Ye’s self-esteem. A large part of the reason for Qiao Ye’s departure was that Fu Yanchuan had too much control and Qiao Ye was too proud.

 

　　Is it that when a man reaches a certain age, his edges are rubbed off and he becomes gentle and considerate of others? But why didn’t Fu Yanchuan be a little gentler to him? Think about him? He had heard the day before yesterday that Fu Yanchuan was ruthless in suppressing Fu Yuejiang. If Fu Yuejiang hadn’t still had shares in Rongchuan, he would have gone bankrupt and jumped into the sea.

 

　　So, who is this Qi Xi?

 

　　Qiu Yizhou met Qi Xi the next day. As Party A, he asked for Brother Zha’s address and said that he was going there. He also said that he would have more plans for manuscript appointments in the future and hoped to have an interview with Brother Zha. Brother Zha agreed.

　　He sent Fu Yanchuan the address and time he had agreed with Brother Zha, but he was so curious that he went along.

 

　　The city where Brother Zha is located is a third-tier town, but it is a tourist city and has an airport.

 

　　Qiu Yizhou did not book the same flight as Fu Yanchuan. He knew that Fu Yanchuan would not wait for him, so he flew over half a day early.

　　But there were only two flights to the small city, so he arrived half a day early at midnight, and was asked by Fu Yanchuan to rent a car and book a hotel. Since there was no return flight that night, they had to stay here for one night.

 

　　The next morning, Qiu Yizhou drove to the airport to pick up Fu Yanchuan and Qi Xi. When he waited at the exit, he saw Fu Yanchuan standing out from the crowd at first sight, and then noticed Qi Xi following Fu Yanchuan in circles. He understood in an instant. 

 

　　Qi Xi’s face looks very much like 18-year-old Qiao Ye.

　　Why is it the 18-year-old Qiao Ye? Because later Qiao Ye made himself look different like he had plastic surgery.

 

　　”Hey, hello! Mr. Xiao Qi.”

 

　　Qi Xi was startled by the sudden appearance of the person. He shrank behind Fu Yanchuan and then looked at him. He was a very elegant-looking man, dressed like Fu Yanchuan. A similar suit to Fu Yanchuan’s, but it feels much more relaxed and casual.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan gave Qiu Yizhou a look. Qiu Yizhou stepped back and introduced himself to Qi Xi, “My name is Qiu Yizhou. You can call me Brother Qiu. I am a good friend of Mr. Fu.”

 

　　After saying this, he immediately received another message from Fu Yanchuan. He looked at him, but pretended not to notice, and continued to Qi Xi: “I am a lawyer by profession, and I am here to help you handle the case with Huang Yujian.”

 

　　”Hello, hello!”

 

　　Qi Xi heard he was a lawyer. His impression of Qiu Yizhou was instantly heightened several times. He stretched out his hands to shake Qiu Yizhou’s hand.

　　Fu Yanchuan suddenly walked between them, blocking his way so that they could not hold their hands, and then said to him: “Qi Xi, let’s go.”

 

　　Qiu Yizhou watched Fu Yanchuan lead Qi Xi away. He was very curious about who Fu Yanchuan thought Qi Xi was.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan and Qi Xi were both sitting in the back seat, and Qiu Yizhou completely became the driver. He originally told Brother Zha that he wanted to visit his studio, but probably the studio didn’t have a “real thing”, so he refused to make an appointment with him for a long time. As a result, they’ll be meeting in a bookstore.

 

　　To be precise, the bookstore is more like a book café. One side sells books, and the other side is a reading area that provides milk tea and coffee.

 

　　There are not that many people in the small town, and there are not many people in the bookstore even on weekends. The store is not big, and it is not in a commercial center. But the car passed two schools on the way here, and the bookstore is on two adjacent streets. Yes, the bookstore’s business shouldn’t be too bad.

 

　　Qiu Yizhou went in first and looked around before calling Brother Zha in front of the counter. When Brother Zha picked up the phone, he was at the counter.

　　He had seen Brother Zha’s graduation certificate, but the photo on it was completely different from the person in front of him, and he was probably several dozen pounds heavier.

 

　　Brother Zha quickly hung up the call and said to him: “Are you Mr. Lin? This is my friend’s shop.”

 

　　Qiu Yizhou put his hands into his trousers pockets and said with a smile: “Nice to meet you. We are here. Where are we going to talk?”

　　As he spoke, he looked at the business license hanging on the wall. Brother Zha quickly pointed to the seating area. There was no one at the empty table in the corner.

 

　　”Let’s go over there.”

 

　　Brother Zha walked out of the counter and led the way. Qiu Yizhou followed. He checked the store’s business license with his mobile phone. The legal person was Huang Yujian, and he was 100% funded.

　　He whistled softly and sat where Brother Zha pointed. Brother Zha sat opposite him and asked, “Mr. Lin, what do you want to drink?”

 

　　”No need.”

 

　　Qiu Yizhou leaned on the chair casually, “I’m not Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin, who was in contact with you before, is also my friend. I came here on his behalf because someone wanted to see you.”

 

　　Brother Zha became nervous and looked around subconsciously, “Who?”

 

　　Qiu Yizhou pointed to the drink ordering area. There, Qi Xi persuades Fu Yanchuan to try milk tea.

 

　　”Brother Yan, there’s this milk green one. Don’t you like it too? Why don’t we all buy it and you take a sip and you’ll know what you like to drink.”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan really didn’t know what was so good about these things. He stared at them. Qi Xi refused, “Just order what you want to drink.”

 

　　”Okay.”

 

　　Qi Xi agreed decisively, then turned to the salesperson and said, “I want everything like I just said, since I will soon become a rich man. “

 

　　Brother Zha has only seen Qi Xi’s photos, and his face is a bit deformed in selfies. Except for Bai Peiyong, who even counts the number of eyelashes carefully, it is usually not easy to recognize him at a glance.

　　But he could feel that Fu Yanchuan was not an ordinary person, so he asked Qiu Yizhou in confusion, “What do you mean? I don’t know them.”

 

　　Qi Xi ordered the order and Fu Yanchuan walked towards Qiu Yizhou. He had never seen what Brother Zha looked like. In this way, Fu Yanchuan didn’t even say who he was. But he thought it was Fu Yanchuan who was coming to him for work, and this person was just accompanying Fu Yanchuan. In comics, he always takes a stand-in on business trips, and then does this and that in the hotel.

 

　　He glanced at Brother Zha without paying attention. Fu Yanchuan pushed himself to the seat in front of Brother Zha and sat down. He said in confusion: “Brother Yan, why don’t I sit here? Don’t you want to discuss business?”

 

　　Brother Zha finally had some impression of the face now that he is facing Qi Xi, but he wasn’t sure yet. His eyes were so nervous that he glanced at Fu Yanchuan unconsciously. It was obvious that Fu Yanchuan was the most powerful among the three.

　　He pinched his hands and asked, “What on earth do you want to see me for?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan’s legs were too long, so he dragged the chair back, sat down, put his elbows on his knees, looked at Brother Zha, and said in a normal tone : “This is Qi Xi. Do you remember the name?”

 

　　Brother Zha understood it almost instantly, or it could be said that he had thought about this day for a long time. He instantly tensed up and turned to Qi Xi on the opposite side.

 

　　Qi Xi was still waiting for his milk tea. He didn’t understand why Fu Yanchuan suddenly introduced him, and asked Fu Yanchuan with puzzled eyes.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan said: “This is Brother Zha.”

 

　　When he heard Brother Zha, Qi Xi’s eyes widened for a moment, and he carefully looked at the person opposite him. It was completely different from what he imagined. He couldn’t accept it and said: ” Why are you so fat?”

 

　　Qiu Yizhou laughed out loud. He didn’t expect that this would be the first thing Qi Xi said when he saw someone who had been defrauding him of his hard work for a long time.

　　He quickly became serious and told Qi Xi not to pay attention to him.

 

　　Qi Xi looked back at Brother Zha again, his expression became angry, and he slapped his palm on the table, “Pay back the money!”

 

　　The sound was so loud that the entire bookstore could hear it, and everyone looked in their direction. Qi Xi’s hand hurt from the slap, but he didn’t want to lose his momentum. He kept his expression strong, stretched his hand to Fu Yanchuan’s side, and stuffed it into Fu Yanchuan’s hand.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan miraculously understood Qi Xi’s meaning, grabbed his red palm and rubbed it gently.