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"Speaking of which, didn't we say we were going to An Shiyu's house as guests today?" Ye Shuang said after returning to the hotel in the evening.
He had completely put it out of his mind for a moment. Having been distracted by the shrine and the cherry blossoms, it wasn't until he walked back through the hotel doors that Ye Shuang remembered what he had forgotten.
"Little Yu came here with her own business to attend to anyway, just let her know," Chen Qin said from the side.
"Yeah."
Ye Shuang took out his phone and sent a message to An Shiyu, telling her they wouldn't be going over.
A few seconds later—
An Shiyu: Oh.
An Shiyu: Up to you.
Seeing this message, Ye Shuang showed it to Chen Qin, "Told her. She probably doesn't care whether we go or not anyway."
"Mhm." Chen Qin took a glance.
Just as Ye Shuang put his phone back into his pocket, it rang again.
An Shiyu: It's fine, going back on your word is something you older guys do all the time anyway.
An Shiyu: Heh.
An Shiyu: Tch.
An Shiyu: Well, whatever.
The messages came one after another, the phone buzzing non-stop, as if silently venting her anger.
Ye Shuang: "..."
Is this girl angry?
Ye Shuang had no choice but to reply.
Ye Shuang: A bit busy today, sorry.
Ye Shuang: Can we come visit tomorrow?
An Shiyu: Oh.
An Shiyu: Up to you.
Now Ye Shuang understood. An Shiyu was definitely angry. Even though he didn't get why just saying they weren't going would cause this, he still said—
Ye Shuang: Should I come over tonight?
An Shiyu: Tch, charity?
An Shiyu: At least my brother has a heart, actually remembering to come over as a guest today. This little sister is completely satisfied.
Ye Shuang: That's not what I meant.
An Shiyu: Putting it that way makes me look petty.
Ye Shuang: ...
Being so passive-aggressive, are you Lin Dai-fish?
Ye Shuang looked at the girls beside him and finally had to ask, "Um, do you guys want to go over to An Shiyu's place tonight?"
Tang Keke paused, "Ah? Now?"
"Yeah."
"Because we promised to go today," Bai Yuyou said. "It seems everyone forgot."
Tang Keke thought about it, that did seem to be the case?
It was just a casual remark at the time.
"Ah Ye, isn't it too late to go now?" Chen Qin also said. After all, everyone was tired now, and the vacation was long. Going tomorrow would be fine.
"If we go tomorrow." Ye Shuang actually thought that was best, but thinking of the personalities of those two fishes—who knows what kind of trouble they'd stir up.
Thinking of this, Ye Shuang felt he wouldn't sleep soundly, afraid he'd wake up in the middle of the night to find a few spider-fishes crawling on his window.
"I'd better take a trip over, since I promised," Ye Shuang said. His subconscious was telling him that if he didn't go, something bad would happen.
"Then I'll go with you," Chen Qin didn't say much else.
"So many people going over at night is a bit intrusive... I'd better go by myself." Ye Shuang thought for a moment, feeling that a large group going over to bother them wouldn't be good.
Plus, he was mainly afraid of Grandpa An Shi acting like a broken record, and worried it might upset Chen Qin.
"Hmm?" Hearing this, Chen Qin just thought about it—she wouldn't object to Ye Shuang's decision, so she told Bai Yuyou and Keke, "You two come back to the room and rest with me, let Ah Ye go by himself."
"Oh." Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke blinked and didn't say much else.
After the girls took the elevator up, Ye Shuang messaged An Shiyu.
Ye Shuang: Where is your house?
An Shiyu: The Potala Palace.
Ye Shuang: I'm coming over now, give me the address?
An Shiyu: Room 1001, Building 2, Fandou Garden, Fandou Street.
Ye Shuang: Then should I just go back?
An Shiyu: Fuyuki City...
The actual address was sent almost instantly right after.
Ye Shuang: "..."
Whatever. Having gotten the address, Ye Shuang prepared to set off. Just as he walked out of the hotel, a man came over to greet him.
"President Ye."
"You... haven't left yet?" Ye Shuang looked at the man in surprise. It was the subordinate who had delivered their picnic lunch that afternoon, and who had just driven them to the hotel.
"President Chen just instructed me to show you the way, since you aren't familiar with the area," the man smiled.
"Sorry for the trouble." Having someone to guide the way would save a lot of hassle.
"Not at all, please get in."
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About an hour later, Ye Shuang finally arrived at the destination.
It was located in a rather remote corner of the city, a mountain villa filled with Japanese style. If the words "An Shi" weren't written on the gate, Ye Shuang might have thought he had arrived at some hot spring town.
Standing in front of the huge wooden doors, Ye Shuang looked left and right. Blocked by the walls, he could only see the tops of the log-style buildings.
"This girl, is her family actually this rich?" Ye Shuang couldn't help but say.
The wealth of the An Shi family was far beyond what Ye Shuang had imagined. Perhaps even ordinary local financial groups didn't have such a luxurious villa.
However, An Shiyu didn't seem to call this place home.
"Beep—" Ye Shuang pressed the doorbell on the side.
After a while, an old lady in plain clothes slowly opened the door. The moment she saw Ye Shuang, she said slowly, "Mr. Ye, welcome to the An Shi residence."
The old lady, who appeared to be dressed as a servant, made Ye Shuang pause for a few seconds before he said in surprise, "Your Chinese is very good."
"You flatter me, please come in." The old lady led Ye Shuang inside. On both sides of the stone-paved path was a dense bamboo forest, and not far away was a pond. Under the heavy moonlight, the shishi-odoshi in the pond made a clacking sound.
"Is An Shiyu here?" Ye Shuang suddenly asked.
"Ah, yes. The Young Miss just specifically instructed me, 'When you see that man later, you must pretend not to know him and speak to him in Japanese'." The old lady cupped her face.
"Hehehe, the Young Miss is as mischievous as ever."
Ye Shuang: "..."
This girl An Shiyu, she did that on purpose, didn't she?
But since he had almost broken his promise first, Ye Shuang didn't make a fuss about it. He just followed the old lady for a long walk before arriving at the building's entrance.
"Feels like houses like this only exist in anime, right?" Ye Shuang looked at the long wooden corridor and the garden outside, speaking involuntarily.
Its level of luxury was even higher than the Chen family's.
"Yo, who are you?" A voice came from the doorway. Ye Shuang looked over and saw a long-haired girl appearing at his side.
An Shiyi was wearing a purple yukata, looking like she had just finished bathing, with her hair still carrying a bit of moisture.
"Good evening, Little Yi."
"Hmm..." An Shiyi looked to the side. "I thought you weren't coming. Little Yu cried all day today, her nose is all red."
Ye Shuang: "..."
Ah?
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