Even though Huo Qijun was accustomed to hiding his emotions from the outside world, Yu Yu could still catch a glimpse of unusual emotional fluctuations in the changes in his eyebrows and eyes.
Yu Yu’s first reaction was fear. Lin Wei could calculate countless things, yet he had never anticipated that Huo Qijun would have an extraordinary concern for him. Judging by the situation, Huo Qijun seemed to instinctively be jealous, without clarity about his own feelings; otherwise, he wouldn’t still maintain a modicum of politeness towards him.
Naturally, he was afraid because Huo Qijun was far too exceptional in his eyes. If he accidentally provoked him, a single casual remark from Huo Qijun could become a burden he would never be able to bear in life.
However, thinking of the assurance Lin Wei had given him, that fear gradually faded away, replaced by a strange sense of superiority.
Although it was fake, it made Huo Qijun unconsciously reveal a hint of jealousy…
Yu Yu took a few deep breaths to subtly suppress the dizzying thrill that surged within him.
Huo Qijun was quite annoyed; he truly didn’t want to see Yu Yu and waved him out.
After a while, he took out his phone and sent a message, skipping any niceties and getting straight to the point:
“Did you really send those flowers?”
“Yes, what’s wrong? I hope I didn’t interrupt your employees’ work?”
“If I say yes, will you promise not to do it again?”
“Sure, I can send them to his home instead.”
“Haha, then you might as well send them to the office; at least I can enjoy the fragrance of the flowers!”
“…You like the scent of flowers?”
“I don’t like it!!!”
Huo Qijun was at the breaking point of rage.
Huo Qijun’s remark about enjoying the scent of flowers was just a frustrated comment, but Lin Wei was well aware of it and didn’t mind teasing the young master from a distance.
Therefore, the bouquet Yu Yu received the next day went from the casually arranged roses by Lin Wei to fragrant hyacinths; the day after that, it was fragrant lilies, followed by gardenias, freesia, and lavender…
Each day, the variety of flowers changed, but the one commonality was that they all exuded strong fragrances. Huo Qijun initially thought that out of sight meant out of mind, but unfortunately, Yu Yu’s workstation was the closest to his office. Although he couldn’t see the flowers with the door closed, the ever-changing floral scents were ubiquitous and hard to ignore.
His office was almost saturated with various floral fragrances!
After receiving a round of different strongly fragrant flowers, finally, the bouquet delivered that day reverted to roses, but they were much more aromatic than the first day’s red roses. As Huo Qijun passed by, he caught a glimpse and frowned at the ugly shape of the flowers, turning back to text Lin Wei with a complaint.
“Has the aesthetic dropped? Today’s flowers are quite ugly.”
Lin Wei was momentarily taken aback upon receiving the message. After inquiring about the flower type from the florist and looking up the pictures, he replied, “Lychee roses do look a bit strange, but who cares? As long as they smell good, right?”
Huo Qijun pursed his lips; this meant he didn’t care about how they looked as long as the scent was pleasant, implying that he shouldn’t be picking at details, right?!
Before he could type up his retort, another new message came in.
“Actually, the flowers are randomly selected by the florist. I just mentioned that I wanted the most fragrant type. Next time, I’ll choose more carefully so they don’t offend our young master’s eyes.”
Huo Qijun paused for a few seconds, realizing he was indirectly helping Lin Wei pursue someone. He wanted to say that it wasn’t necessary to put in extra thought, but he feared it would make his own feelings too evident. Feeling frustrated, he shot back with two words: “Whatever!”
Lin Wei looked at the irritable two words in the message, a smile spreading across his face as he commented to the system: [The happiness of this little world comes from Huo Qijun.]
The system acknowledged that as long as he was happy, it was enough.
In a good mood, Lin Wei went home after work, planning to prepare a couple of elaborate dishes, gathering ingredients to wait for Huo Qijun to come back to cook. However, he waited and waited, but Huo Qijun never arrived. He received no calls and no replies to his messages. Just as he was about to ask the system to check where Huo Qijun was, he received a call from Yu Yu.
“Hello!” Before the other party could speak, Lin Wei directly asked, “Is Aqi with you?”
“…Yes, Young Master Huo is drunk.” Yu Yu’s commercial smile froze slightly. “I had to drink a bit too due to business meetings today. Can you come pick us up?”
Originally, he could have called for a ride, but due to some hidden motivation, Yu Yu particularly wanted to call Lin Wei. It wasn’t that he had any real feelings for Lin Wei; instead, he had noticed Huo Qijun’s unspoken concern, which made him unable to resist indulging in the thrill of being envied by someone he perceived as inferior.
Huo Qijun was probably in a bad mood today, accepting every drink offered at the table, and by the end, he could barely stand, currently holding his head and resting on the couch with his eyes closed.
Yu Yu knew he wasn’t asleep and could hear him, purposely turning on the speakerphone. He knew that given Lin Wei’s character, this request for help from a temporary collaborator wouldn’t be considered excessive and was likely to be accepted. If Lin Wei showed signs of rejecting, Yu Yu could casually drop Huo Qijun’s name.
However, he didn’t expect that the moment Lin Wei answered the call, he eagerly asked whether Huo Qijun was beside him, with a tone of concern that radiated the gentleness that came naturally, making Yu Yu’s dark and damp thoughts seem particularly pitiful and laughable, making him feel suffocated.
“Please take care of him. Send me your location; I will come over now.” Lin Wei did not think twice, grabbing his car keys and heading out.
“Okay, drive safely…” Yu Yu began the second half of his sentence, but the call was hurriedly ended as Lin Wei was in a rush to leave.
Yu Yu pursed his lips; his expression was not good. He couldn’t help but glance at Huo Qijun, just as the other party lifted his gaze from hearing Lin Wei’s voice, his eyes behind the glasses looking at him impassively, radiating coldness.
Yu Yu shivered, and after the false sense of superiority faded, his mind finally cleared a bit.
“Mr. Lin said he would come to pick us up shortly.” He replied a bit more candidly.
“Hmm.” Huo Qijun responded without much change in expression. In fact, he had heard the entire content of the earlier call. It was precisely because Lin Wei showed continuous concern for him—without a second thought entrusting Yu Yu to take care of him—that he felt somewhat at a loss in front of Yu Yu, who was currently Lin Wei’s object of pursuit.