Chapter 2467: Another Me 36

Li Chi quickened his pace and walked over.

As Jin Chen lifted his head to look over, Li Chi had already walked up to him, holding the carefully arranged bouquet with both hands and presented it before Jin Chen's eyes.

"Brother, here you go." the boy's voice was clear and bright.

Jin Chen's eyes filled with a smile as he took the bouquet, which was beautifully arranged.

He reached out to pinch his cheek, then slowly released.

"Xiao Chi, what made you suddenly think of buying me flowers?"

Li Chi lifted his face and placed a kiss on his soft lips.

After the kiss ended, Li Chi didn't pull away; instead, he leaned closer into Jin Chen, wrapping his arms around his waist.

He buried his face in Jin Chen's shoulder and softly asked, "Brother, what did you do today?"

Jin Chen held the bouquet in one hand and Li Chi's waist with the other, hearing this he recalled today's afternoon schedule, which seemed to have nothing particularly worth mentioning.

He casually replied, "Nothing much, just held a class meeting."

Li Chi stiffened slightly.

He lifted his head and looked at Jin Chen.

What Xie Duoduo said didn't seem like a lie, and there was no need to deceive him.

But why would Brother keep it from him, or...?

Li Chi didn't like scaring himself; after thinking, he again Change Address asked: "But my roommate saw you accepting someone else's cake and gift."

He pursed his lips, then softly continued, "Brother, why are you hiding this from me?"

Jin Chen thought, "What a guy."

"So that's what it is."

He pulled at Li Chi's cheek flesh, saying, "My roommate's birthday—I was helping another roommate hold onto the gift he gave, I completely forgot."

Jin Chen couldn't help but let out a low laugh, poking his forehead, "You're getting jealous over this too, Xiao Chi."

Li Chi had never doubted Jin Chen's intentions; upon hearing this simple reason, he fully accepted it in just half a second.

The faint surprise and bewilderment in his eyes dissipated; he let out an "oh", instinctively lowered his head, trying to change the subject, with an offhand sigh.

"Your roommate is so romantic, even specially sending cake and flowers..."

Jin Chen: "... Huh?"

He raised the tail of his voice slightly, tightening the arm around Li Chi's waist.

His wife praising another man's romance right in front of him.

This is unbearable.

He lowered his head, leaned close to Li Chi's face, deliberately showing a clear hint of grievance, his voice also dropping low and slow.

"Really? Xiao Chi, do you think... I'm not romantic?"

Li Chi: "..."

He blinked, looking at Jin Chen's wounded expression between the brows; although he rationally knew Brother was doing it on purpose, his heart still melted completely.

Li Chi immediately shook his head, "No, I was just talking nonsense!"

To increase credibility, he tiptoed and quickly pecked the corner of Jin Chen's slightly pursed lips, his voice soft and obedient.

"Brother is the best, Brother is the most romantic."

The smile in Jin Chen's eyes almost spilled over.

He lightly tugged at the corner of his mouth, satisfied, yet deliberately pressed his fingertip against the spot Li Chi had just kissed.

He then hummed, forcefully pulling the topic back: "... Then let's change venues for dinner tonight; it has to be a candlelit meal."

He paused, then added, "Otherwise it wouldn't be romantic enough."

Li Chi: "..."

Hey, whose jealousy is stronger anyway!

But he still laughed happily.

【Villain Blackening Value detected -6, total 5!】

In the end, Jin Chen chose a fairly stylish French restaurant.

The ambiance was elegant and tranquil, with soft lighting, soothing piano music, and the hall filled with fragrant scent.

The waiter led them through the hall.

Jin Chen gestured for Li Chi to go first to the reserved private room, "Be good, wait for me in the private room."

Li Chi looked up at him doubtfully, "Brother, what are you going to do?"

Jin Chen raised his hand and lightly flicked his forehead, eyes holding a teasing smile, "Since it's a candlelit dinner date, we should go all out."

"I'll go find the manager to have someone come play a violin piece later; otherwise... how would it be romantic enough?"

Li Chi: "..."

His ears reddened further, he glared at Jin Chen once, yet still obediently followed the waiter upstairs to the VIP private room.

The corridor leading to the private room required passing through a corner of the hall.

Several people in server uniforms stood in the corner chatting softly; seeing the supervisor personally leading a remarkable-looking, strikingly handsome teenager upstairs, they all glanced over curiously.

Just one glance, and the faces of several of them changed.

Zhao Qian was one of them.

He widened his eyes, staring in disbelief at that familiar figure.

He had left his hometown to work in Jing Shi, and after finally landing a job at this upscale restaurant, he never expected to encounter Li Chi here.

Moreover, seeing the supervisor's respectful attitude, it was clear they were headed for the upstairs VIP private room.

The few male classmates who came with Zhao Qian also didn't look too good.

Former classmates, yet now their identities seem separated by a heavenly chasm.

Recalling how they ostracized and gave cold looks to Li Chi in high school, an indescribable complexity welled up in the heart.

Behind them stood a tall, thin guy who had later transferred away and did not attend that life-changing class reunion.

The tall, thin guy held a toothpick in his mouth, nonchalantly watching Li Chi's back disappear at the stairwell, clicking his tongue.

"Yo, isn't that Li Chi? Did your muteness get cured? You're doing pretty well for yourself… Tsk, could it be that you left the Li family, went to Jing Shi, and got kept by someone? But speaking of which, this kid really looks damn hot now!"

Others: "……"

Zhao Qian wiped their face, lowered their voice, and still feels lingering fear.

"You transferred early, so you don't know… Li Chi… is really formidable now."

Another male student who had attended the class reunion also quickly agreed, still a bit frightened: "Yeah! The Li Dong family were all sent away by him, and later we were still in the top thirty of our province's college entrance exam! Now they're top students at Qinghua University."

The tall, thin guy, Lao Gao, heard these words but snorted in disdain.

In his impression, Li Chi was still that penniless, weak and bullyable mute.

He pursed his lips, not taking it to heart at all, only feeling that these old classmates had been intimidated by Li Chi's current appearance, and instead a desire to expose him welled up inside.

Just then, the team leader came down from upstairs, seemingly to go prepare the drinks needed for the VIP private room.

The tall, thin guy's eyes darted; taking advantage of no one noticing, he swiftly grabbed a menu from the side service desk, pretending to deliver it, and sneaked upstairs.

He found the door to the VIP private room, ajar and not tightly closed.

The tall, thin guy peered inside.

The lighting in the private room was dimmed low, only a few candleholders on the table emitting warm, flickering light.

Li Chi sat sideways facing the door, candlelight shadows dancing on his profile, quietly seated, beautiful enough to seem unreal.

Lao Gao, the tall, thin guy, stared dumbfounded.

He completely forgot his identity and purpose, also forgot to close the door, and just strode in.