Chapter 29

  After mastering Wubi input, Yu Cai's typing speed increased greatly. The 400,000-word manuscript was finished in less than twenty days. After carefully revising it once and compressing it to 350,000 words, Yu Cai sent it to the publisher with a very nervous heart.

  For several days after receiving the news, Yu Cai was somewhat restless and uneasy. He Qi and the others naturally felt it too, even Qi Shu Fan, who usually left early and returned late, noticed it.

  It was almost twelve o'clock when Ji Shu Fan returned home, Yu Cai was still curled up on the sofa with her laptop watching a movie. When she saw Ji Shu Fan return, she got up and went to the kitchen to pour milk for him.

  Qishu Fang let out a sigh of relief, loosened his tie, put down his bag, and slumped onto the sofa. "Xiao Cai, don't worry, it's normal for publishers to take several days to review manuscripts."

  Yu Cai nodded, "I know, but I'm still a bit nervous, it'll be fine in two days".

  "Go to bed early from now on, you get up early in the morning."

  "Uh," Yu Zai turned off the computer, "you go to sleep early too."

  Qishu nodded, "Right, I have a holiday in two days, where should I go to play?"

  Yu Cai raised an eyebrow, "Aren't you tired all day? It's not easy to get a rest, and now that Jiexi is at home studying programming with He Qi, why do you want to go out?"

  Whenever Qibook massages his temples, "I've gotten used to it. In all these years, whenever I have free time, the first thing that comes to mind is taking Rui out."

  Yu Cai pouted, "Why don't we do this instead? He Qi Na should have a lot of good movies. I'll ask him to bring a few over and we can watch them together."

  "That's okay, thank you."

  "I'm not bothering anything, you go take a bath, I'll go up"

  Qishu Fan nodded, and when Yu Cai passed by him again, she once more smelled the faint scent of alcohol on his body. She furrowed her brow, didn't say a word, and went straight upstairs.

  The next day after dinner, Yu Cai suggested going out for a walk and finding a larger video store to see if there were any good movies.

  Three people took a taxi and rushed to the most famous pedestrian street in the city. At this time, it had just turned dark, there were many pedestrians on the street, with red lanterns and green trees everywhere, presenting a prosperous and bustling scene.

  Yu Cai quietly told He Qi the situation, and asked him to choose a few films that he liked and thought she would like too. He Qi agreed, found a video store, browsed through it several times, selected a few films, paid for them, and left.

  Since we're already out, why don't we just take a stroll around, after all, it's still early.

  He is absolutely a good companion for shopping, pointing all the way, saying that this family's fish is well done, that family's clothes are characteristic, this family has a good environment, and that family has a particularly beautiful front desk.

  Yu Cai listened while looking around, and it was quite interesting. When she saw a men's clothing store, she thought the clothes inside were not bad, so why not go in and take a look.

  Yu Cai naturally had no choice but to follow him in, and among the boys, he was considered to be more meticulous and took care of things. After choosing a set for himself, he didn't forget to pick out two pieces for Qi Shi as well.

  A few people left the specialty store not far away, Yu Cai was looking around for a KFC McDonald's to go to the toilet. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure of Qi Shu Fan rushing into his eyes, and there was also a tall and slender woman standing beside him, whose face could not be seen clearly. The woman was holding Qi Shu Fan's arm, with a rather intimate posture.

  Yu Cai's first reaction was that she couldn't let Ji Shi see, and after a moment of stunned silence, she immediately let out an "ah" and crouched down. Sure enough, the two boys looked over.

  "What's wrong?"

  "My feet are killing me, let's head back."

  After He Qizhen asked Ming Yu and Cai Wu without a word, he muttered, "Girls are just trouble".

  Yu Cai accompanied Xiao with a smile, while secretly glancing at Qi Shi Zhi's expression. He shouldn't have seen anything, "Qi Shi Zhi, support me for a moment, I just need to borrow some strength".

  Qizhi nodded, Yucai pulled at his hem, and they limped away in the opposite direction of Qishu Fan, quickening their pace...

  When Ke Shu Fan came back in the evening, he happened to catch up with Ke Shi Zhi going upstairs to sleep. Ke Shi Zhi seemed not to have seen Ke Shu Fan coming back and didn't speed up or stop his pace of going upstairs.

  Yu Cao smiled wryly and Yu Cai still poured him a cup of milk as usual, smiled again, and continued to fiddle with his own animation.

  She found it a bit strange that Yu hadn't asked about her as usual, so she thought maybe he was busy with something important and didn't make a sound, drank some milk, and went to take a bath.

  As soon as Qishu Fan turned around, Yu Cai lifted her head from the computer and stared at Qishu Fan's back in a daze. After returning, she thought carefully about it, although Qishu Fan and that woman seemed very intimate, but it didn't prove they had any special relationship, after all, Qishu Fan was in such a position, he couldn't avoid socializing like this.

  Even if there is a special relationship, it can't prove anything. Qi Shi's mother had gone somewhere for some reason very early on. Qi Shu Fan is just an ordinary man, maybe even more ordinary than most men, with a bit more money and power. It's not unusual for him to find someone outside, looking at his attitude, he shouldn't have any plans to get married, nor does he plan to let Qi Shi know...

  Just then, Xi Shu Fan came out of the bathroom after washing up and saw Yu Cai staring blankly into space. He smiled and said, "What's wrong, run into a problem you can't solve?"

  Yu Cai suddenly came back to her senses, "Nothing, I'll ask He Qi tomorrow, it's late, you go to sleep".

  Qī shū had just reminded him to go to bed early and then went upstairs.

  Yu Cai became even more dazed, thought for a while, suddenly realized that she was indeed fond of worrying unnecessarily, and went to sleep.

  On the third day of the holiday, He Qi had just finished breakfast when he arrived. This guy seemed to have been shocked by Yu Cai and Xi Ze, and since the first day, he hadn't slept in late again.

  Yu Zhaizhao lectured as usual for an hour, while He Qian sat quietly on the side doing her political homework. Qi Shu was very satisfied with this harmonious environment, holding a magazine in her hand and glancing at it from time to time, occasionally looking up at the three of them.

  Yu Zai finished class and had Qi Shi do exercises, doing math problems herself. In the middle, she asked He Qi about a theorem. After Qi Shi finished her exercises, she opened her computer, and He Qi also put down his book and followed, with a thick programming book spread out beside each of them.

  Yu Cai looked up from the math problem and happened to see Qi Shu Fan staring blankly at Qi Shi, couldn't help but smile, went to the kitchen to pour a few cups of water and put them beside everyone, He Qi had not only plain water but also Coca-Cola with ice, then took out the geography materials and started doing it again.

  The morning passed quickly, and when Auntie came to call everyone for lunch, Yu Cai finally got up, rubbing her neck, walked back and forth in the living room a few times, asking "He Qi, I was making that animated mouth movement yesterday but couldn't match it with the sound, can you teach me later?"

  He Qiying nodded and turned to Xi Shu Fan, "Uncle Xi, have you seen Yu Cai's animation? It's ridiculous, she still doesn't change her stubborn ways."

  Yu Cai immediately got angry, "You're the stupid one, isn't that just cute?"

  "Pitiful, isn't anyone going to love you?"

  Yu Caiqi knot, pray book all hit the scene, "Xiao Cai just learned, must..."

  Yu Cai immediately interrupted him, "What do you mean, are you calling me stupid too?"

  "Actually, I generally think silly people are cute."

  Yu Cai De Si glanced at He Qi and sat down to eat without mentioning it.

  After eating, several people gathered around the TV to watch anime. Three men of different sizes sat on the long sofa, and this time, He Qi played the role of a light bulb between Ji's father and son. Yu Cai sat alone on the small sofa next to him, watching as his gaze shifted to Ji Shu Fan, who was leaning against the armrest with his hand on it.

  He watched the video very seriously, occasionally turning his head to look at He Qi, who was smiling and explaining, apparently trying his best to digest what his son liked. No doubt, he is a good father, better than most fathers...

  When Fan naturally felt Yu Cai's gaze, he turned his head to smile at her, but found that this girl was still staring blankly at him, or perhaps looking past him towards some unknown land.

  Qishu Fan stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Yu Cai's eyes, laughing and saying, "Xiao Cai, what are you looking at?"

  Yu Cai was still a bit dazed, "Mr. Qi, how old are you?"

  Although Ke Shu Fan didn't understand why Yu Cai suddenly said that, he still replied, "Thirty-four."

  "Age in East Asian reckoning?"

  Qishu nodded slightly.

  "That means you're thirty-three years old, but you absolutely don't look like you're in your thirties."

  "Xiao Cai, should I thank you for your compliment?"

  Yu Chai shook her head, "I didn't mean to flatter you, actually I was thinking that you are a very charming man, if I were ten years older, maybe I would have fallen for you too".

  Qibook frowned and said, "Xiao Cai, girls shouldn't talk like that".

  Yu Cai spat out her tongue, "I didn't mean anything else, just an affirmation of your charm."

  He Qikou said, "I think so too. My mom also said that Uncle Qi can capture the hearts of many women if he wants to."

  "Are you telling me this stuff with your mom at home?"

  He shrugged and said, "My mom told me to learn from you more often, saying that a man like you is the kind with charm."

  "Looks like I have to thank your mom's praise properly."

  "Originally, Aunt He also said so," Yu Cai sighed, inadvertently glancing at Qi Shi Zhi, only to find that the corner of his mouth seemed to be hooked up. Yu Cai calmed down and found that it was not her own illusion, the corner of Qi Shi Zhi's mouth was still raised, but his face was still expressionless. This expression was very familiar to Yu Cai, because for a period of time, she herself often showed similar expressions, although slightly more mobile than Qi Shi Zhi's facial muscles.

  Although she didn't know what was wrong, Yu Cai wisely changed the subject, "By the way, Uncle, are you off tomorrow too?"

  Qí Shū Fán nodded, but He Qí looked very dissatisfied. Yù Cǎi suddenly changed the subject and was about to speak when Yù Cǎi interrupted again, "Qí Shì zhī, He Qí, what do you want to do tomorrow?"

  "There's nothing I can do, so I just said, 'I don't have any ideas, it's too hot outside and everywhere is uncomfortable, might as well stay home and watch TV or browse the internet'."

  Yu Cai hummed and turned her head to look at the screen, but soon began to daydream again.

  Qishu Fan soon discovered that Yu Cai was spacing out again, and became suspicious. This girl is really strange today, bringing up such a weird topic, but anyway she's never been serious, with her personality she should have kept talking endlessly, how could she suddenly stop midway?

  Thinking again, these days Yu Xuan seems to be a bit absent-minded. Every time he sees her, she is almost always in a daze. If it's because of the manuscript, but the other day she was clearly restless...

  As one of the many who had done wrongdoings, Ke Shu Fan quickly thought of his own misdeeds. Could it be...

  Of course, the clever fox would never show his embarrassment, and instead asked casually, "Say, did you bring this DVD from home?"

  "I lost everything in the county town, those were what we bought that day."

  "Oh, where did you buy it? I would have gone with you if I had known."

  "It's just a pedestrian street, it's very convenient to take a taxi, you don't need to accompany us specially."

  Qishu Fan's face became more and more calm, but his heart was increasingly empty. Looking at He Qi's expression, it didn't seem like he had seen anything, let alone his own son. Qishu Fan couldn't guess what he was thinking, leaving only Yu Cai...

  Qishu casually glanced at Yu Cai, who was staring at the screen without blinking, seemingly not having heard their conversation.

  "Have you bought anything else? There are many interesting things on Pedestrian Street."

  He didn't even realize that the fox was talking to himself, and complained, "We just strolled around for a while, I and A Shi each bought a set of clothes, Yu Cai's shoes were worn out, so we had to head back".

  "Has your foot twisted? Xiao Cai, why didn't I hear you say, is it serious?"

  Yu Cai said with a tone of just waking up from a dream, "Oh, it's nothing, I just sprained my ankle. It's good that I'm also tired, so I'll head back."

  Qishu Fan is now in a precarious situation, Yu Cai has sprained her ankle, what a coincidence! If it's serious, He Qi will definitely tell himself that it's not serious. Qishu Fan doesn't believe Yu Cai would make a fuss and go back just because of a sprain, ruining He Qi's fun, so...

  Qishu forced herself to calm down, not in a hurry. Even if Xiaocai saw something, she wouldn't speak recklessly. If she wanted to say something, she would have said it already. It's just that her own son was involved, so she had to find a good time to talk to him...

  When Qishu Fan was entangled, Yu Cai was also entangled. Why didn't she discover that Qishu Fan's seemingly ordinary words actually had a profound meaning? She was like a bright mirror, and Qishu Fan should have realized something was off. What to do next, whether to stubbornly deny it or...

  Qishu Fan and Yucai each spent the afternoon with their own secrets, and in the evening, He Qiru left at 9 o'clock as usual. His mother usually returned home around 10 o'clock, and if she came back early, he would call her.

  After He Qi left, Xi Ze took out the English materials and started doing them. Yu Cao, feeling guilty, held her computer and organized the animation she had just figured out. Xi Shu Fan still held the magazine and looked at it, and the whole living room was quiet.

  Yu Zhu suddenly shouted, "Qishu Fan, Qishi, come quickly and take a look!"

  Qí Shū fán còu le guò qù, Qí shì zhī yě zhàn le qǐ lái.

  Yu Cai Lian had forgotten to pick her earbuds, pointing at the computer screen, she kept saying "Quick, quick look!"

  Qishu quickly browsed through the email, which was from a publisher's editor, saying that they liked Yucai's manuscript very much and were ready to publish it, but there were still a few small problems, hoping Yucai would refer to them and make some revisions.

  Qibook finished reading and suddenly patted Yucai's shoulder, "Xiaocai, it's really good! Release it quickly, come and take a look, Xiaocai is going to be published".

  Ji Shi walked over to take a look, Yu Cai pulled Ji Shu Fan's arm and grinned foolishly, "It's really going to be published, it's really going to be published, I thought it was hopeless, hehe---"

  Qishu Fang is holding her own arm, with a smile on her face that never ends.

  Finally, Yu Zai Town calmed down after being excited for half a day, took off his earpiece and smiled at Qi Shu Fan, "Qi Shu Fan, you didn't abuse your power to secretly help me, did you?"

  Qishu stroked his chin with a hint of a smile and said, "Although I occasionally take advantage of my position, I will never abuse it."

  Yu Cai put her heart at ease, and her smile became even more radiant. "Qizhi, whether you like it or not, today you must say congratulations to me!"

  Although his face didn't show much expression, he gave a very polite and respectful response, "Congratulations, you're really impressive".

  Yu Cai Xiao's extreme arrogance, "Haha, you didn't say it and I hadn't realized it yet, how did I become so formidable......"