TL: Hua
Chapter 4: Irresistible
Lin Zifan glanced at Qi Yanze, clicked his tongue, and shook his head: “Sure.”
After the meal, they all suggested going to the club to have fun. Seeing that Lin Zifan was also about to get in the car, Qin Yanze said goodbye to them and turned around to leave.
“Are you really not going, Theo?” Someone spoke from behind.
“He definitely won’t go. When did you ever see him go?”
“Top students are different.”
“By the way, did you make an appointment with Selena?”
Qi Yanze turned his head: “You knew everything, huh.”
“Are you two still maintaining this relationship?” Even Lin Zifan was surprised.
Qi Yanze raised an innocent smile and blinked his eyes: “It’s safe, isn’t it?”
“F*ck, you’re really something. Let’s go.” Lin Zifan looked at his innocent appearance, pursed his lips, and quickly asked the person in front to drive.
Qi Yanze looked at the exhaust gas sprayed from the car, and after a while he turned around and lowered his head to reply: You’re welcome. I’m very happy to see that Lawyer Xie likes me~
……….
Under the dim night light, the atmosphere in the room has some charming aftertaste.
“What? Leave after you’re done?” The girl on the bed looked at his back with a cigarette in her mouth. Her beautiful mixed-race face looked a little charming in the shadows. When she spoke, the quilt slid down, revealing a body with beautiful lines that made people’s blood boil. “I haven’t seen you for a year. Why don’t you stay a little longer?”
“I have work tomorrow.” Qi Yanze buttoned the third button from the bottom of his shirt, turned his head, and said indifferently.
“Tsk, you’re still so ruthless.” Selena lifted her hair, not caring too much, “I feel like you’re not as afraid of the dark as before.”
Qi Yanze didn’t say anything after hearing this.
“I would have thought you’d be a little more enthusiastic after not seeing me for so long, that said, have you looked for anyone else when I’m not around?”
“No.”
“Don’t you have any needs?”
“Too much schoolwork.”
“Yes, you’re a good student.” Selena tugged on her underwear and buttoned it up. “But this year, I still found a lot of high-quality ones.”
Qi Yanze just nodded. Selena tried hard to see a little dissatisfaction and jealousy in his eyes, but she was disappointed that the other party didn’t have any at all.
“You’re not angry?”
“Angry about what?” Qi Yanze didn’t understand and looked at Selena.
“Me and someone else.”
“We are adults who love freedom.” Qi Yanze smiled, but the smile didn’t enter his eyes; there was only indifference. “And we are friends with benefits, aren’t we?”
Selena laughed when she heard this. She and Qi Yanze met each other in their freshman year because of mutual friends. When she was in high school in the US, she was a famous IG mixed-race influencer with many suitors. After entering college, before she met Qi Yanze, she heard that he was a top student at Stern and applied for JD after graduating early. She also knew that, compared to other international students, he wasn’t particularly wealthy because his family had problems, and it was his uncle who supported him. However, his material conditions weren’t a problem at all because most of his tuition was paid by scholarships.
At that time, two good-looking people with superior conditions were attracted to each other, but she wasn’t a person who pursued a stable relationship. Qi Yanze also seemed to have no interest in love. He spent most of his time studying and participating in campus activities in an orderly manner. He would only hang out with friends when he had free time, which was quite special in this most famous party school in New York. So, for the sake of so-called “stability and safety,” becoming a FWB became a natural thing for the two of them.
It wasn’t as if she hadn’t regretted wanting to become a lover when she was infatuated, but Qi Yanze was obviously much more rational and sober than her. Fortunately, she had excellent conditions and no shortage of suitors no matter where she went, so she was only slightly disappointed with Qi Yanze’s attitude.
“You’re right, Theo, you’re still so heartless.”
Qi Yanze was ready to push the door open and go out without comment.
“Why don’t we end it? This trip back to China will be our last time.” Selena exhaled a circle of smoke on the bed; the room is filled with a somewhat sweet peach double burst smell. With such conditions, she didn’t want to hold onto a stone that couldn’t be warmed up nor get any affection in return.
“Okay.” Qi Yanze just paused for a moment, then left without looking back.
“A-choo!”
Chen Xinyu sneezed while sitting at his workstation. Just as he was about to pull out the tissue, a hand with distinct joints handed him some. He raised his head and met Qi Yanze’s very concerned eyes.
“Chen-ge, are you okay?”
“Thank you, Xiao Qi.” Chen Xinyu took the tissue and wiped his nose. He felt that Qi Yanze was like an angel. “It might be a cold due to the recent change of seasons.”
“Drink more hot water and you will feel better.” Qi Yanze smiled considerately. “Chen-ge, I have almost checked these legal documents and have sent them to your email.”
“You are so efficient. I will take a look later. ”
“Okay, when will Lawyer Xie come back? I haven’t seen him these past two days.”
“He’s been busy these past two days.” Chen Xinyu rubbed his nose again. “You care about Lawyer Xie a lot, and you even gave him a pen the other day.”
“I heard his birthday was the day before, so I wanted to give him a present.”
“How thoughtful.”
While the two were talking, Chen Xinyu happened to look up and saw Xie Chengyun walking towards them: “Lawyer Xie is back?”
“Yes, we’re going to City C for a residency next week, and the two of them will be back soon.”
“Sister Liu and Xiao Zhou also think that the hotel in City M is comfortable. They can go to visit the attractions at night.” Chen Xinyu thought of the photos sent by the other two people.
“It seems like we’re not busy enough this time.” Xie Chengyun raised his eyebrows. “It’s okay. We’re staying in a five-star hotel in City C this time.”
It was only after he finished that he remembered Qi Yanze, “Xiao Qi, come to my office for a moment.”
“Okay.”
After entering the office, Xie Chengyun closed the door and sat down.
“I like the pen you gave me that day, but it’s too expensive. There’s no need to spend that much money.” Xie Chengyun looked to be reasonable, friendly, and amiable, but in fact, it’s just a routine consolation. “I’ve been quite busy these past few days. My department is working on cultural development, so I may not have paid much attention to you. How do you feel after interning for a few days?”
“It’s the same as what Lawyer Xie said; it’s all dirty work.” Qi Yanze blinked. “But my colleagues are very caring to me. I think the atmosphere is very good; it’s just…”
“What is it?”
“It’s just that I haven’t seen you for a few days, and I miss you a little.”
Xie Chengyun vaguely remembered Qi Yanze’s slightly ambiguous behavior that day. He raised his eyebrows and let go of his distracting thoughts: “Really? We only met once. Who would miss their boss?”
“Lawyer Xie is good-looking. Even if we only saw each other briefly that day, I would still miss you.” He said frankly, “Isn’t that right?”
Xie Chengyun’s temples twitched. For the first time, he wondered if the intern had the same sexual orientation as him. He frowned slightly and didn’t want to continue on this topic, so he quickly changed the subject.
“The dirty work you just mentioned is like this. Non-litigation is tedious and all about writing. To put it simply, when we do IPOs, it’s like packaging and marketing. We identify loopholes for customers, package them, and then market them to the stock exchange for listing. The process is indeed much less interesting, but we also need to learn to enjoy ourselves in hardship.”
Qi Yanze nodded, with a thirst for knowledge on his face. He looked very innocent and really wanted to know, “Then how does Lawyer Xie usually have fun in hardship?”
Xie Chengyun was somewhat speechless because of his question: “Fitness, playing golf with customers, and having a drink in the evening.”
“Does Lawyer Xie have a partner?”
He was very direct, causing Xie Chengyun to almost choke.
Then Qi Yanze explained innocently, “I mean, falling in love is also a way to relax. I just asked out of curiosity. After all, a high-quality man like Lawyer Xie must be very popular.”
“It’s not important. I’m not popular either, and there are many ways to relax.” Xie Chengyun is already at this age. Even if he is slow, he can feel that Qi Yanze’s thoughts don’t seem to be pure. But the other party’s attack is vague, and his words are sometimes direct and sometimes indirect, making it difficult to figure out and confirm.
“Not popular?” Qi Yanze seemed very confused, but his voice sounded a bit strange and tempting. “But I was very pleasantly surprised when I saw you for the first time.”
He was telling the truth, but this surprise wasn’t any kind of love at first sight; it only came from the fact that the prey was more perfect than expected.
“I have a meeting next; have you finished your work?”
Xie Chengyun looked at his face, pure and handsome like an angel, and could already confirm that he was not being presumptuous. Although being good-looking was indeed a temptation, Xie Chengyun felt that he was not so empty that he would do something to an intern, so he quickly interrupted the other party’s transgression.
“I just finished and sent it to Chen-ge.” Qi Yanze looked a little aggrieved. “I thought Lawyer Xie wanted to talk to me about the situation, so I accidentally said a few more words.”
“Now that we’re done, it’s time to go back to work. I’ll call you if there’s anything in the afternoon.” Xie Chengyun picked up the documents on the table and planned to go to the printing room. “I’ll go out with you.”
Qi Yanze shrugged and walked in front. Xie Chengyun casually traced his back with his eyes. Just like the feeling that day, it was perfect, and there was nothing to nitpick. If they didn’t work in the same place, and the other party wasn’t a college student who’s very tall on top of that, perhaps he would give it a try. But there was no if, and Xie Chengyun unfortunately had to exercise restraint.
Perhaps his gaze was too obvious because Qi Yanze suddenly turned around and squinted his eyes, showing him a gentle but slightly playful smile: “Lawyer Xie, you can look openly.”
“What?” Xie Chengyun rolled his Adam’s apple and chose to play dumb.
“Nothing, it’s just that you can do more than just look.”
“Don’t think too much; there’s something on your shirt.”
“How does Law Xie know what I’m thinking?” Qi Yanze blinked.
Xie Chengyun coughed and suddenly felt awkward, as if he was too old to be suppressed by someone younger than him, which made him feel quite uncomfortable.
Qi Yanze achieved his goal and stopped teasing him. Instead, he pouted slightly and said aggrievedly, “Then why don’t you help brush it off when you see it?”
“It fell off just now.”
In fact, there was nothing, but Xie Chengyun really didn’t want to deal with this person. It made him feel very stressed for no reason, so he immediately turned around and went into the printing room.
After he finished copying the pile of documents, it was just time for a break when he came out. The other two members of their team who had been stationed outside a few days ago also came back, so several of them were chatting animatedly at their workstations.
Qi Yanze seemed to be very good at pleasing people, and the two staff members looked at him very happily. The older one was usually called Sister Liu and had been in the industry for eight years. The other one, Xiao Zhou, was about the same age as Chen Xinyu, and both had just graduated and started working not long ago, so they were still relatively young.
“What a coincidence, Xiao Qi, I went to college on the East Coast of the US just like you.” Xiao Zhou asked and hurriedly tried to set up a relationship.
“New York and Durham are so far apart. What do you mean by coincidence?”
“That’s why I said the East Coast of the United States!”
“Durham? The campus is beautiful, like in a forest.” Qi Yanze smiled.
“After all, we’re a village college, not comparable to one whose academic buildings are in Manhattan.”
“Xiao Qi, do you smoke? You can go to the terrace later to smoke.”
“I don’t smoke.”
“It’s so rare. There are so few men who don’t smoke nowadays.”
“Does Lawyer Xie smoke?”
“I don’t see him smoke often. But I still saw him smoke in the early morning when the application period was busiest.” Sister Liu carefully recalled.
“I found that Xiao Qi likes Lawyer Xie very much and always mentions him.” Chen Xinyu tapped the table with a pen. Because Qi Yanze said that he had a goal, his straight male thinking didn’t let him diverge much. “By the way, we are now the most beautiful team in the law firm.”
“I agree!”
Xiao Zhou raised her hand. When she first came in and saw the new member today, she felt that her work passion had doubled. The key point is that Qi Yanze’s handsomeness doesn’t feel aggressive, but rather like a clean and pure male college student with a friendly smile. “By the way, you should have met Lawyer Xie. Isn’t he very handsome?Our Lawyer Xie is the dream lover of many legal beauties in A city.”
“I can imagine that, but Lawyer Xie himself said that he isn’t popular.” Qi Yanze smiled and pretended to be ignorant, asking, “Is he single?”
“Yes, I almost forgot how long it has been since I last saw Lawyer Xie with a partner. You know it’s difficult to balance work and life in our industry, and partners in particular are even busier.”
“Then why is Lawyer Xie still single when so many lawyers are chasing him?”
“Emotions are hard to pinpoint. Who knows?” Sister Liu wanted to say it was a pity that he didn’t like women, but after thinking about it, she decided not to say anything, “Do you have a partner?”
“Xiao Qi said that he has a target.”
Sister Liu groaned, and Xiao Zhou immediately made a sad face and joked that she had no chance.
“Then can I ask if you’re straight?” Xiao Zhou couldn’t accept that the second handsome guy in the law firm also liked men.
“Well… sexual orientation can be fluid.” Qi Yanze smiled but didn’t say it clearly.
“Then you’re a bisexual. It seems I still had a chance.” Xiao Zhou encouraged herself and wanted to see whether Qi Yanze was more bent or straight, so she asked tentatively, “What do you think of Lawyer Xie?”
Xie Chengyun had just finished binding the documents and walked out. He wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on his nose, which made him look gentle and intellectual. His lips formed a thin line, and his tailored suit accentuated his physique, which perfectly showed his well-trained body curves. His gestures and movements gave him a daddy vibe that would drive some young people crazy.
Qi Yanze happened to make eye contact with him. Just as Xie Chengyun was about to pretend to look away indifferently, he saw him winking at him ambiguously.
“Irresistible.”
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