Chapter One Hundred

  Yu Cai didn't expect that Shi Chengyu's birthday party would only invite a few people, plus her and Shi Xiaomei, making it just over ten people. As a result, Ji Shizhi's absence was particularly noticeable, and with Shi Xiaomei asking about Ji Shizhi's whereabouts, Yu Cai really had to feel ashamed.

  Xiu Xiang's younger sister decided to reveal the root cause, hoping for Shi Chengyu's understanding. Shi Chengyu was very magnanimous and smiled, saying that his own little sister was indeed annoying, and he himself was also afraid of her, let alone Qi Shi.

  Yu Xiaojie felt even more embarrassed, Shi Chengyu turned around to comfort her, and after a few rounds of drinking, the atmosphere slowly became harmonious.

  Not far away, Zhang Xiao pushed her own cousin and asked him to look at someone who was speaking with great enthusiasm, "Could Cheng Yu have taken it seriously?"

  Jian shrugged his shoulders, "Who knows, anyway these two years he liked Miss Yu the most, but how much he likes her is hard to say".

  Zhang Xiaobai's white and greasy fingers unconsciously tapped on the wine glass, "What charm does this Yu Cai have, you all like one by one".

  Jian shrugged, "A pretty interesting girl, not bad."

  "Does it have to be so charming? Let's just say that for the sake of harmony, even if they were together day and night, how did Cheng Yu initially guide him?"

  Jian Xun leaned in close to his cousin and lowered his voice, "I was curious at first, so I went to investigate Yu Cai. It really gave me a fright."

  "Oh?" Zhang Xiao's eyes widened in surprise, "What did you discover?"

  Jian Xun became even more mysterious, "If you knew her, you would definitely like her unconditionally."

  "Really? What is it?"

  Jian Xun suddenly sat up straight, coughed and said, "Do you think I would easily tell you the things I've worked so hard to investigate?"

  "Quickly search!" Zhang Xiao gritted her teeth.

  "Help me persuade my uncle to call me back."

  "Dad is also doing it for your own good, start by laying a solid foundation at the grassroots level, you can't swallow an elephant in one bite."

  "That also means I have to go catch thieves, every day letting me give people fines, it's been half a year already, is that not enough?"

  Zhang Xiao hesitated, "Are you sure your message is worth this?"

  Jian nodded solemnly, "Absolutely, if you think it's not worth it afterwards, you can unconditionally regret it."

  Zhang Xiao immediately agreed, Jian Xun signaled her to come closer. After a while, the stunned person finally came back to their senses and let out an extremely loud "ah".

  Everyone looked back, including Yu Cai and Shi Chengyu who were speaking happily. As an idol, the treatment was naturally different. Zhang Xiao immediately waved his hand at Yu Cai, "It's nothing, Ah Xun said he has another hunting target, I'm just surprised."

  Now everyone was interested, Jian Xun looked at her cousin with a sorrowful and resentful expression, "Don't believe her, this woman is just afraid that the world is not chaotic".

  Shi Chengyu was very suspicious, "A Xun, what's good about hiding this? Tell us and we can help you take care of it."

  Jian Xun picked up his wine cup, "Absolutely nothing like that happened, I'll punish myself with a drink".

  It's all over now, and everyone has gone their separate ways to attend to their own business.

  "Zhang Xiao!" Jian Xun gritted his teeth, "From now on, if there's any news, don't think I'll tell you again!"

  Zhang Xiao poured him a cup of wine, "Just now was my fault, it won't happen again!"

  Jian Xun hummed and Zhang Xiao's bright eyes involuntarily drifted towards Yu Cai, "Really can't tell, it's actually her".

  "Judging people by their appearance!"

  Zhang Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, "Hey, can I go ask her for a few signed books?"

  "You'd better not bother Cheng Yu anymore. She has her own way of doing things. If you try to persuade her, she'll naturally ask for it again."

  Zhang Xiao rolled her eyes and Jian Xun chuckled, "I really can't understand how you girls think. What she wrote isn't bad, but it's not that exaggerated either?"

  "You know what—"

  Jian Xun interrupted her, "Alright, alright, I was wrong. You see, in recent years, there have been too many people imitating her writing style, and some of them are even better than hers, but they still can't catch up with her."

  Zhang Xiao pouted, "How can they be the same, she is the founder of the sect".

  Jian Xun shook his head, "No, she doesn't care what others write about. For example, her first book was about traveling back to the Han Dynasty palace, but when everyone else started writing about the Han Dynasty, she switched to writing about the Qing Dynasty. When everyone else started writing about palace struggles in the Qing Dynasty, she changed again and wrote about family feuds in a large clan. When there were too many of those, she went back to writing about her own childhood and youth, but with a completely different style - no longer grand and dramatic, but warm and gentle. Just when others thought they had figured out the appeal of farming novels, she started writing martial arts novels... In short, she has always been at the forefront of what you call the 'transmigration genre', and so far, no one has been able to surpass her."

  Zhang Xiaopai looked at him with admiration, "Indeed, he is worthy of being my cousin Zhang Xia, his powers of observation are not ordinary!"

  Jian Xun twitched his mouth and said, "Actually, this was discovered by Cheng Yu, who even wrote an article praising her and posted it online. You can search for it online."

  Zhang Xiao nodded, "Huh, no, Zuo Cai has never written Jianghu literature".

  "She is writing and it's expected to be on shelves by October."

  Zhang Xiao immediately became jealous, "She even lets you see what she's writing?"

  Jian shrugged, "In terms of writing, she doesn't seem to be very cautious, there's no protective measures on the computer at all, I almost didn't have to try hard to intrude".

  "Then you go and copy a draft of her article for me right away!"

  Jian Xun sighed, "Are you really studying law?"

  On this side, Yu Xuan was completely unaware of the fact that he had been hacked, and returned to the Qi residence with a slight drunkenness. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Qi Shu Fan bowing his head and carefully looking at the documents in his hand, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed, as if he didn't know that she was also returning home in the middle of the night with a hint of drunkenness like Qi Shu Fan.

  Qishu immediately stood up upon hearing the sound and quickly walked to the door, "Is that you?"

  Yu nodded, lowered her head to change shoes, and rubbed her feet. These high-heeled shoes with thin straps were really deadly.

  "Have you had a drink?"

  "Just a sip, wine."

  "You still have to drive, don't drink those things again."

  Yu Tsai hummed in response, "It's late, you go sleep, I'll wash up and then sleep too."

  Yu Cai never dared to be careless about her limited external beauty, although it was already very late, she still took a beautiful bath, and did several face masks, hand masks, and eye masks, until an hour later she came out with her hair done. Unexpectedly, Qi Shu Fan was still reading files, dazed, walked to his side, took the file from his hand, "It's not early, looking at it tomorrow will be the same".

  The prayer book is rubbing against the temple, "I am waiting for you".

  "Uh—"

  "Xiao Cai has grown up too."

  Qishu Fan's voice seemed to carry endless desolation, Yu Cai forced herself to calm down and open her mouth, "I've long grown up, and I've emphasized it countless times, it's just that you refuse to acknowledge it".

  Qishu Fan smiled faintly, with a hint of bitterness, "Yes, you've all grown up".

  Yu Cai didn't know why he would suddenly have such a feeling, and she secretly took a look at his expression.

  "Are you happy with your play?"

  Yu Cai nodded, "Shi Chengyu only invited a few people, all of whom are easy to get along with. There's also Jian Xun's cousin, who looks just like him - straightforward and generous, very likable. She kept inviting me to visit her often, and was extremely enthusiastic."

  "Has he only invited a few people? Shi Chengyu is having a birthday this year, I remember Shi Wei saying that they would celebrate it in a big way, and I believe it won't be long before his actual birthday invitation arrives in your hands."

  Yu Cai was taken aback, and smiled, "That's normal too, first invite a few close friends to celebrate a small birthday, after all, that kind of occasion has little to do with the real birthday star".

  Yes.

  Yu Cai looked at his face again, "Qi Shu Fan, I want to tell you something".

  "Uh-huh."

  "I want to go home for a while."

  Qishu Fan smiled again, with a more bitter tone, "I was selfish, you should go home and visit more often".

  Yu Cai fell silent for a moment, "Moreover, Xia Yunyun probably misunderstood something. These past few days, she's been looking at me with an expression that's not quite right. I think Ah Shi doesn't have any special thoughts about her. If I go back, it'll also spare her from bothering Ah Shi every day."

  "You look like something's wrong?"

  "Hmm, I think A Shi has already figured it out. I suppose it's because of what happened last time. She also noticed that A Shi was suspicious of her, so naturally she would suspect me too."

  "I'll take care of this."

  "How are you doing?"

  "I'll remind Yilan and won't let her bother you again."

  "She will probably think I'm even weirder."

  "It's okay, you don't need to win her over."

  "But—"

  "There's nothing wrong with it."

  "But she and A Shi He Qi have been playing together since they were young, and you also like her very much."

  Qishu Fan laughed, "If they don't like our Xiaocai, why should I like them?"

  Yu Cai's nose suddenly felt sour, and she hurriedly lowered her head to cover it up. "Anyway, you can't handle it roughly, be a bit more tactful, she doesn't have any ill intentions".

  "Don't worry," said Qi Shu Fan with a smile, "you're really a loving and meticulous little housewife."

  A mix of bitter and sweet feelings welled up in her heart, accompanied by a dull ache. She lowered her head even further, "Mm, I'll go back tomorrow morning then."

  "Are you going back by yourself or should I send someone to take you back?"

  "I'll just take a ride back."

  Qī shū fán pāi pāi tā de tóu fà, "nà kě bù xíng, hái shì wǒ zhǎo gèrén sòng nǐ huí qù".

  Translation:

  Qi Shu Fan patted her hair, "That won't do, I'll find someone to send you back".