Chapter 19 (1/2)
Chapter 19: The Prophecy
Translated by shi+ya of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
The proposal Lu Shang made wasn't a haunted house, but a theme park with horror as the main theme The areas near the ocean would be constructed as the leisure area, hotels and restaurants would be built there While the entertainment area, which will be located farther away from the sea, would consist mainly of attractions for fun He decided on a ”inal landscapes There was even a portion of the land where they would keep as is The part he decided to keep here the waves broke the surrounding walls of the construction site ten years ago The tattered ground and the broken bricks would serve the theme well, plus, it would save theh, Lu Shang also prepared a separate proposal He planned on hiring a well-known internet novel writer to create a ghost story surrounding the shore At the same time, their internet team would increase the hype around the author's account, so that their the
With the novel's existence, the authenticity of all the ghost stories would actually plummet, people would think of it as a simple tale All the ominous rumors about this plot of land would turn into ahad truly considered this thoroughly
”But why esters are the o on the internet more than bookstores”
Li Sui nodded his head without fully co sent the initial proposal to Liu XingMing, asking for a feasibility report When Lu Shang had finished all his work and caht A nice aroma of food drifted out fro realized that he was a little hungry ”What are you eon soup” Li Sui turned the stove off and opened the stone pot lid A rich fragrance of meat and soup filled the kitchen, Li Sui skimmed the layer of oil atop away, and spooned out the soup into a bowl He handed the bowl to Lu Shang, ”Have a taste”
The soup was clear and had the color of cara on the soup surface, clearly, they had been filtered away carefully beforehand There was a scarce amount of oil in the soup, white stea took a tiny sip, the scent that spread across his lips and tongue were fresh andthe scent especially clean There weren't any nuinal taste could be felt frorance of Chinese mushroom added to the sweetness of the red jujubes; the taste seeped into the softness of the tender slices of pigeon st the different taste, Lu Shang could sense an odd flavor in the sweetness He couldn't e taste, but it was a little bitter, like Chineseknew this soup was different from what he usually had, ”You put medicine in here?”
”Hmn I asked the caretakers; they are all medicinal herbs that you can eat” Li Sui was afraid that Lu Shang would worry, so he added, ”I only added a little”
Lu Shang lowered his head and drank all the soup down
Li Sui fidgeted, ”Does it taste alright?”
”U handed the e that he wanted seconds
It was as if Li Sui was extreht s, distinct wrinkles formed at the corners of his eyes when he shts in the kitchen shone on Li Sui's eyes, liht eyes
Lu Shang averted his gaze, then he re He extended his hand to pinch Li Sui's arm a bit, ”Has the wound fro tio All's that left is a tiny scar, once su that, Li Sui nonchalantly flexed his arrown up, Lu Shang still reht Li Sui hoee In the blink of an eye, he had already grown into an adult It was as if this kid had held back for the past ten years, once he entered a better environ plant, iet, and did all the growing hesuddenly found that he could co ZiRui's worry
After the proposal was sent, Liu XingMing called excitedly, saying his praises first, then vaguely hurried Lu Shang for the funds Lu Shang asked him not to worry about the funds and let him do the rest
When the proposal went to the board ain and finally they gave an affirmative reply This proposal was the in with, no one wanted to be responsible for this project either, so having Lu Shang to deal with this worked best for the shareholder of the co to show their worth, each of the's eyes, all the co less, so he ignored the handle it As the weather in recent days was great, Lu Shang brought Li Sui out to play instead They visited all the tourist attractions on the island
Li Sui noticed that Lu Shang see life He was serious at work, but, apart fro else worry hi else the sa on the beach, seeing the vague scars, he was reminded of the reason behind that
Li Sui had never seen Lu Shang's naked body under the sun before Under the bright sunlight, Li Sui could ical scars There were deeper scars and there were shallow ones, as if they were trying to express how h Li Sui couldn't i e now
He re's disease, he couldn't grasp what healso couldn't disclose patient information, so he only said, ‘Let me put it like this, if he wasn't born in the Lu fa dead by now'
If a person had to walk at the rile second, even if it wasn't Lu Shang but someone else, no matter what their personalities were, it would be hard for that person to care for anything
”What are you thinking?” Lu Shang threw a beach volleyball at Li Sui's face
Li Sui snapped back fro it beside his feet He said, ”I'o back home?”
”Homesick?”
”H tirabbed a bottle of soda, ”Then we can go back tomorrow”
”Is your work here done already?”
”This isn't so that could be finished so soon For the construction work to be completed, it will take at least three to four years”
”Then, let's go back I want to learn how to cook hed, ”She probably won't let you learnonto the surface of the sea, it was sparkling as if a layer of gold flakes were floating
”You've helped with this proposal too, what reward do you e get back?” Lu Shang asked
Li Sui turned his head to see Lu Shang's black hair, lights of gold reflected off the soft strands, a thin halo of light fraold, so At that ht, his vocal cords clenched, and he said seriously, ”I could ask for anything?”
”In led, ”If you want ht now, then I can't help you”
”I really do want a ic lamp” Li Sui stared at the sea, ”Then I canraised his head at this stateazes met unintentionally In that one second, it was as if their hearts had connected, Lu Shang had an intuition that Li Sui was about to say so important