Chapter 20: Alright Then, I’m Leaving
Zhang Chulan strained his neck to look up at the high-rise building in front of him. The sunlight reflecting off the glass dazzled his eyes, making them ache.
“World Group, World Corporation?!” Zhang Chulan wore an expression of “how can an immortal descend to earth,” his eyes wide with shock.
“…Mn.” Feng Shayan couldn’t bear to look. She turned aside, closed her eyes briefly, and tried to keep her voice level. “Please follow me.”
The sun was scorching hot at this moment. The plants in the greenery looked dry and listless. The air was incredibly hot and dry, making one feel flustered.
Chi Wu wiped the sweat from his forehead and patted Zhang Chulan’s forearm, bringing the person who was still sighing in a daze back to normal.
“Keep up.”
Zhang Chulan snapped back to reality and glanced at Chi Wu, who wasn’t surprised at all.
“Wubao, why aren’t you surprised at all?”
Chi Wu didn’t know what was worth being surprised about facing such a building, so he asked quite sincerely.
“Surprised at what?”
“Tsk, this is the World Corporation. Do you know its market value?”
“Oh, that impressive?” Chi Wu seemed to understand what Zhang Chulan was marveling at, but he didn’t have much feeling for money that didn’t belong to him.
“…” Zhang Chulan heard Chi Wu’s unimpressed tone. He hadn’t even said the market value yet!
That was 300 billion.
He carefully examined Chi Wu’s expression and found the other party really didn’t care.
“Wubao, you act so cool.” Zhang Chulan bumped Chi Wu, knocking him a bit to the right, then reached out to drape an arm around him.
“But with you like this, I feel slightly more at ease.” Chi Wu being here was simply like a calming pill.
If even the World Corporation came knocking, one could imagine his trouble was truly big.
How could he contend with such a place alone?
Walking further in, they realized the interior was resplendent and magnificent, the floors shining with reflections.
Feng Zhenghao stood up with a smile.
“Chulan, I am the person in charge of the World Corporation, Feng Zhenghao. You can also just call me Uncle.”
Feng Shayan, standing aside, didn’t understand why Feng Zhenghao was so polite to a young brat.
“Eh, hello Uncle.” Zhang Chulan immediately smiled fawningly and accepted this uncle, then introduced to Feng Zhenghao.
“This is my best friend, Chi Wu.”
“Chairman Feng, hello. It’s an honor to visit, truly an honor.”
“Ei…” Feng Zhenghao had never encountered such emotionless perfunctoriness from a junior.
“Hello, hello. Since you are Chulan’s friend, just call me Uncle too.”
“However, I need to discuss something with Zhang Chulan now. Shayan, take Student Chi down to rest.”
Feng Shayan hummed an “Mn,” walked to Chi Wu’s side, and made a ‘please’ gesture.
Chi Wu stared intently at Zhang Chulan, as if he wouldn’t leave if Zhang Chulan didn’t agree.
“Wubao, you go ahead.” Zhang Chulan inexplicably felt this was what Chi Wu meant. This unblinking gaze moved his heart.
“I’ll come find you in a bit.”
“Oh…” Chi Wu thought for a moment and nodded, then followed Feng Shayan away.
The corridor was spacious and bright.
“Tea?” Feng Shayan asked. “Or coffee?”
“Water.”
“…” Feng Shayan let out an “Uh.” Her cool, glamorous face cracked a bit. She turned to get a cup of hot water. “Alright.”
The ringtone rang just as Feng Shayan turned around. Chi Wu picked up his phone.
“Senior Brother.”
“Yo, hello Junior Brother,” Wang Ye’s tone carried a bit of cheerfulness. “It’s been two days. Did you fail to get leave today too?”
“Mn.”
“Learning to lie to Senior Brother now? I’ve already consulted the Internal Scenery (Neijing).”
“Besides, Senior Brother coming from afar is a guest, right? Is this Junior Brother’s way of treating a guest? Didn’t I teach you when you were little? Senior Brother remembers your memory isn’t bad.”
“…Sorry.”
“Sigh, not gonna tease Junior Brother anymore.” Wang Ye seemed to feel that this obedient and submissive Chi Wu was a bit boring, so his tone returned to its usual laziness.
“Can you leave today?”
“I… I still have some unresolved matters here. Can I contact Senior Brother after I finish?”
“Easy to say.” Wang Ye added, “I’ve already finished touring the vicinity. Better not let Senior Brother wait too long. Ideally, set off within today.”
“Understood.”
“Hanging up. Busy yourself, Junior Brother.”
“Finished the call?” Feng Shayan noticed Chi Wu’s expression wasn’t great. There was some anxiety on his face, seemingly a bit tense.
“Is there an emergency?”
“Thanks.” Chi Wu thanked her for the water, took a sip from the cup, and returned to Feng Shayan’s question. “No.”
Feng Shayan found Chi Wu quite amusing; his speech hopped from one topic to another.
“That’s good.” Feng Shayan also felt a bit dry. Although they were of similar age, she couldn’t figure out Chi Wu’s personality after just this short interaction. Looking at him, she didn’t know what to talk about.
So she took out her phone and went to the window to call Feng Xingtong.
“Sis?”
“Come to the reception room to entertain a guest.”
“Huh?” Feng Xingtong was confused, even voicing his query in disbelief, not knowing what he was saying. “No way, right?”
“Hurry up.” Feng Shayan’s tone became strict.
“Got it… coming right away.”
Feng Xingtong pushed open the door, looking at this new guest with surprise.
Cool guy, huh?
Indeed not the type his sister liked. Moreover, it wasn’t a good match. With his sister’s personality, she would have nothing to say unless paired with a funny guy.
“I am Feng Xingtong.” Feng Xingtong walked to Chi Wu’s side and extended his hand. “May I ask for your honorable name, brother?”
Chi Wu occasionally encountered this kind of formal introduction process when going out for competitions. Although this formality always felt a bit weird to him, he quickly stood up and reached out to shake hands.
“Hello, I’m Chi Wu.”
Just as they shook hands, the company’s alarm went off. Feng Shayan immediately stood up: “You entertain the guest well. I’ll go take a look.”
Although Feng Xingtong had some probing thoughts about Chi Wu, he was now more curious about the sounding alarm.
Ordinary intruders wouldn’t trigger the alarm. If the alarm was triggered, it meant the intruder’s strength wasn’t low, and they had already breached a certain line of defense.
“You go busy yourself.” Chi Wu glanced at the message on his phone. “I’m leaving.”
“You’re leaving?” Feng Xingtong was a bit afraid his sister would come back and beat him up. She told him to take care of the guest, but he went out for a bit and came back to find the person gone.
Thinking about gossip being humanity’s second nature, he issued an invitation.
“How about you come with me to take a look?”
“I won’t look.” Chi Wu got up. He still wanted to have a good talk with Zhang Chulan after he finished his business, but his master from his time at Wudang had sent him a message.
Urging him.
Telling him to return within these two days, supervise Wang Ye’s cultivation on the way, and instructing him not to expose him.
Chi Wu didn’t know why the second request was marked with three red exclamation marks.
In his memory, Wang Ye was very powerful, beating all his martial brothers with more wins than losses. This made him always think Wang Ye was very diligent in cultivation.
But on second thought, considering Wang Ye’s personality…
Chi Wu was really uncertain.
He said to Feng Xingtong, “I won’t look, and I’m not curious. Can I go now? If my farewell will cause you trouble, I can call your sister, or go say goodbye to your father…”
“Ei, no no no,” Feng Xingtong waved his hands repeatedly. “If you have business, you go ahead. I’ll see you out.”
“Thanks.” When Chi Wu went out, he happened to meet Zhang Chulan, who had finished his talk. The other party’s eyes dodged, seemingly a bit guilty.
“Finished talking? Can we go back?”
“I’m staying here for a few days,” Zhang Chulan approached Chi Wu, his expression already no different from before. “Still have unfinished business. You go back first, okay?”
“Ow.” Chi Wu looked at Zhang Chulan, who had returned to his usual self, and asked, “Then do we count as reconciled?”
“…Nothing was wrong to begin with.” Zhang Chulan touched his neck somewhat embarrassedly.
“Alright then, I’m leaving.” Chi Wu let out a sigh of relief, thinking he had also said his goodbye about going to Wudang. Accompanied by Feng Xingtong, he walked into the elevator.
Chi Wu booked a flight ticket and then called Wang Ye.
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