Chapter 477: Plan to Win Back the Boyfriend Using Green Tea 22

Jin Chen went straight to the airport to pick someone up.

After he acquired that information technology company, many technical problems urgently needed solving, so he contacted his overseas friend Mi De An, who was also the man in the video call on the tablet that day.

Mi De An's family built their fortune with this kind of technology; he is also very famous in Bei Mei, and this time he came partly to help his friend solve technical problems and partly because he indeed had a request of Jin Chen.

At the bustling airport, when the two finally met, Mi De An loudly exclaimed in broken Chinese, "Long time no see," and even raised his hands high.

He was handsome, with naturally blond hair and blue eyes, his attire somewhat strange, attracting many gazes; people followed his line of sight to see who Mi De An was greeting, and upon discovering another handsome man, someone already raised their phone to take a photo.

Feeling embarrassed, Jin Chen turned and left.

"Hey hey hey, friend! Where are you going!"

Mi De An hurriedly caught up, from behind putting his arms around Jin Chen's neck, "Hey, you had me come over, yet you run off as soon as you see me—too unfair!"

Jin Chen's mouth twitched; he retorted bluntly, showing none of the meek harmlessness he had in front of He Yuchuan, and even today's outfit was a fashionable street style.

"You're so embarrassing, did you come to China to debut?"

He didn't stop walking, his eyes scanning Mi De An up and down, "You're dressed like a peacock."

"This is my new style! You don't understand fashion!"

Mi De An shouted, refusing to admit his poor taste; in fact, only his face could pull off those clothes—otherwise anyone else would end up on the local hot search list.

Obviously very familiar with each other, they noisily returned to the company.

After Jin Chen acquired it, he had full control, and the professional R&D team directly obeyed his orders; Mi De An's arrival undoubtedly gave the team stuck in technical difficulties a timely relief.

After all, they will be cooperating with the He Group in the future, so of course they cannot let others look down on their important technology.

They held a morning meeting at the company, then after a hasty lunch dove into the research and production of the New Crystal Element; Jin Chen, worried his wife might discover something prematurely, colluded with Guangshu, sending occasional messages to "harass" He Yuchuan, who was still at the He Group.

After work, it was already around eight in the evening; Jin Chen agreed to have dinner and drinks with Mi De An, also to settle their shared problem.

Fortunately, He Yuchuan sent a message saying he had an engagement tonight and couldn't return home on time.

——

Mu Ye Jiu Dian.

This is a well-known venue for entertaining in the city; the first-floor lobby is a restaurant where one can eat, and the private rooms are quiet and well located, very suitable for discussing work while entertaining over a meal.

He Yuchuan is already very familiar with this place; today, coming with the partner, it's second nature.

But He Yuchuan never imagined he would see Jin Chen here.

He had just finished a round of drinks; the cooperation was already a done deal, feeling a bit uneasy about the teenager alone at the Zhuang Yuan manor, and also feeling his stomach couldn't take more, he planned to step out and call Jin Chen to ease his mind.

Outside the private room corridor were welcoming greenery, which happened to block the view from the restaurant looking in, but from here one could see the restaurant's situation through the gaps.

The teenager who had originally told him he would obediently eat at home had changed into a completely different outfit, chatting exceptionally happily with the blond man opposite.

This scene left He Yuchuan frozen in place; the call he had intended to make also remained stuck on the dialing screen.

He felt a mix of emotions, various thoughts he shouldn't have flooding in.

At that moment, not far away, Jin Chen was so vibrant, as if his whole being wrote freedom and abandon, a sight he had not seen in ages since returning.

Why? Is it because getting along with him is unpleasant?

Why deceive him? Clearly it's just meeting a friend, yet he has to say……

He Yuchuan's pupils suddenly constricted; he recalled that day's video call in the music room, where Jin Chen introduced the blond man as his good friend—this very person.

At the instant he realized this, his heart tightened like a crumpled cloth, feeling as if he could barely breathe; even his stomach, which had only been mildly aching, began to churn.

The hand gripping his phone also trembled uncontrollably, but greater than the physical reaction was the overwhelming emotion.

Heartbroken, surprised, unwilling, regretful—he didn't know how to describe this feeling, only sensing discomfort so intense it was hard to breathe.

Why is this so? Could it be because he accepted these feelings too late, and Jin Chen has already given up?

However, He Yuchuan thought the topic that the two people flirting were chatting about was.

"I'm really sad, my friend—I simply don't know whether Li Cha Sen likes me or not."

Mi De An, feeling miserable, took another sip of alcohol; his cheeks already showed a flush, probably because drinking on an empty stomach felt uncomfortable, and not being adept with chopsticks, he shoved a few bites of meat into his mouth.

Jin Chen sat opposite him, hands propping his chin, a worried frown: "I'm also worried; Brother seems to have a new idea every day—I have no idea what he's thinking."

The two lovelorn souls glanced at each other, tacitly clinked glasses and took a sip.

"You're even worse than me—actually falling for your own brother." Mi De An lamented, "Even if this happened in my country, I'd still find it mind‑blowing."

Jin Chen also retorted: "First, I have no blood relation with him, and our household registrations aren't the same; second, you're no better—letting you go to club training, you actually fell for the boss's boyfriend."

"'Not a boyfriend!' Mi De An slammed the table hard, apparently stimulated by that word, shouting his explanation: 'He's an ex‑boyfriend! He already broke up with the boss—I'm pursuing him!'"

The customers at the surrounding tables all turned sideways, apparently their innate gossip nature sensed a hint of something unusual.

Jin Chen: "……"

He quickly gestured for the already excited person to shut up, so he wouldn't miss hearing, and raised his voice a bit.

"Okay okay okay, they broke up, let you pursue him—fine, just don't shout!"

Mi De An immediately became satisfied, rubbed his belly and narrowed his eyes, imitating Jin Chen's earlier gesture of propping his chin with both hands.

"However, I've just been pursuing him for a while longer; in your Huaguo terms, that's…… boiling a frog in warm water!"

Jin Chen's mouth twitched: "Who boils a frog for half a year?"

He clicked his tongue in exasperation: "If I keep boiling it, I don't know whether the water will boil, but the frog will surely escape."

He was quick‑eyed and quick‑handed; before Mi De An could launch another howl, he grabbed a napkin to cover the person's mouth: "Shut up, no shouting."

Mi De An belched, feeling uncomfortable, and with Jin Chen still blocking his mouth, he immediately gagged.

"Ugh……"

Startled, Jin Chen hastily pulled his hand back, relieved to see he hadn't vomited.

"Are you serious, what I'm saying?"

Their interaction fell completely into He Yuchuan's view; he was clearly suffering unbearably, yet he stared deeply, as if torturing himself.