Chapter 199 - Do You Intend on Being A Matchmaker? (Second Upload) (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Qi Chengzhi knew exactly how Song Yu felt. She removed her face from the pillow and looked at him with a smile. “Mm.”

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Qi Chengzhi made sure they were both neat, and by then, lunch break had just finished.

Song Yu was feeling really sleepy. She closed her eyes lazily and fell asleep, leaving Qi Chengzhi to continue doing work.

At about three in the evening, Mu Huaisheng called him.

“You saw the news.” Qi Chengzhi looked at the still-sleeping Song Yu and walked to the window, speaking softly there.

“This is Sisi’s fault. My words did not affect her, but I’ll make sure to put a strict watch on her next time. How’s Song Yu?” Mu Huaisheng asked from the other end of the line.

“She was mostly angry that your sister touched me. She didn’t believe the rest.” Qi Chengzhi then remarked bluntly, “Huaisheng, my family came out this time to give one, and only one, warning. If there’s ever a next time, I won’t spare your dignity either.”

Mu Huaisheng was silent for a moment before saying, “I understand. Are you free tonight? I booked a room at the Red Roof Club. I want to apologize to your wife. I won’t be bringing Mu Sisi, of course.

After coming to B City, Mu Huaisheng asked around for some high-end places. One was Dynasty, while the other was the Red Roof Club—in both places, the application to become a member had strict vetting procedures, requiring also a referral by someone else.

In that regard, Wei Ziqi—by virtue of Mu Huaisheng’s potential cooperation with Wu Feng—settled it all for him relatively easily.

Even so, it was not easy to book a room at the Red Roof Club, but Yan Beicheng found out that it was Mu Huaisheng who wanted to book the room. Realizing that it probably had something to do with the news earlier that morning, Yan Beicheng reserved it for Mu Huaisheng out of respect for Qi Chengzhi.

Qi Chengzhi turned to Song Yu and noticed that she was awake.

Afraid to wake her up, he had earlier silenced his phone.

“I’ll talk to her about it first and ask for her opinion.” Qi Chengzhi began speaking in his normal volume. “I’ll tell you soon.”

“What is it?” Song Yu asked after Qi Chengzhi hung up.

“Did you wake up because you heard me on the phone?” He walked over and sat beside her. He was leaning on the pillow, and she was leaning against him.

“No, I woke up naturally,” she reassured. Song Yu had slept well, but when she was nearly awake, she heard Qi Chengzhi’s voice, which then roused her up completely.

“Mu Huaisheng called. He wants to personally apologize to you about what happened with Mu Sisi,” Qi Chengzhi explained. “He booked a room at the Red Roof Club. I haven’t given him an answer yet because I want to ask you first.”

Song Yu looked down and mulled over it for a moment. She then said, “Let’s just go. I trust your opinion of others. If he’s a good person, there’s no need to involve him with what his sister did.”

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After work, Qi Chengzhi drove to the Red Roof Club with Song Yu.

The attendant brought them to the room that Mu Huaisheng booked. He was already waiting there.

Hearing the door click open, he looked up and saw Qi Chengzhi coming in with Song Yu. His expression, though warm, seemed slightly embarrassed.

He stood up and smiled at Song Yu. “Thank you for coming, Song Yu.”

She returned his smile but kept quiet.

The three of them sat down, and the attendant asked if the dishes could be served. Mu Huaisheng nodded, then turned to Qi Chengzhi, asking, “Can you drink tonight?”

“I can’t. I need to drive,” Qi Chengzhi responded curtly.

Mu Huaisheng then asked Song Yu, but before she could answer, Qi Chengzhi held her hand and responded, “She’s pregnant. She can’t drink.”

Briefly surprised, Mu Huaisheng smiled. “I see, congratulations.”

Turning again to the attendant, he requested some fresh-pressed juices instead of wine.

After the attendant left, he began his apology, “I’m sorry that my sister did this kind of thing at this time. If something happens, she would’ve messed up big time.”

“I trust Chengzhi a lot, so it didn’t have much of an effect on me,” Song Yu responded bluntly. “But that doesn’t mean I forgive her actions.”

“I understand. You don’t need to forgive her at all. I’ve been scolding her ever since the Wei family’s celebration the other day, but no matter what I say, she never listens. She’s even gone out to stir up this kind of trouble, so I don’t expect her to have any logic or reason. Her stubbornness knows no bounds, and I don’t plan on just letting her do as she pleases.

“In fact, I have to bear the responsibility as well because I didn’t manage to control her in time. I should’ve known earlier that she won’t listen to my advice and won’t give up if she hasn’t gotten what she wanted.” Mu Huaisheng’s voice was deep. “When Chengzhi stormed off angrily from Dynasty, I immediately booked her a plane ticket to send her back, but I didn’t expect my parents to be in Italy. They won’t be back anytime soon, and I won’t feel at ease if she’s alone there. Who knows if she does anything stupid, or maybe even secretly fly back here? If that happens, I won’t be able to locate her and keep her in check, so she’ll have to stay here. I’ll look after her properly, of course, and make sure that she won’t give you any more headaches.”

“That would be the best. But before anything else, there’s something I’d like to say. If she comes at me and does something funny, I won’t be treating her nicely. In fact, I’ll most likely be treating her rather uncivilly,” Song Yu declared. “I’m not so kind as to forgive her and be all goody-goody with her, especially when I ‘m aware that she likes my Chengzhi and is trying to wreck our relationship.”

“I’ll do my best to stop her from bothering you.” Mu Huaisheng was afraid to give them his unequivocal promise. He had company matters to attend to, and it was not easy to keep a constant watch on Mu Sisi.

Song Yu smiled plainly and said, “Please also tell her that I’m happy with Chengzhi and I trust him fully. There’s nothing she could do that can break up apart.”

Moments later, the attendant brought over the food and fruit juice.

Once the attendant left, Mu Huaisheng poured some juice for them and said to Song Yu, “Apologizing over wine is merely a formality. Tonight, I’ll use fruit juice in place of wine to offer you my sincerest apologies.”

Song Yu took a sip and smiled. “I’ve already told Chengzhi that I trust your character because you’re his friend. You are you. Mu Sisi is Mu Sisi. I’ll tell you that I hate her, but that won’t affect my opinion of you.”

Mu Huaisheng smiled. It was equally as good to say cheers even though it was only fruit juice.

“To tell you the truth, even though she’s my sister, I can tell you that she’s not a match with Qi Chengzhi,” Mu Huaisheng remarked.

Song Yu did not expect Mu Huaisheng to actually say that. Surprisingly, he was not so biased as to side with Mu Sisi.

“Sisi has the belief that she loves Chengzhi for the longest time. She was infatuated with him. But what she didn’t know was that Chengzhi loved you longer.” Mu Huaisheng looked at Qi Chengzhi with a half-smile and noticed that the latter’s expression was unwavering. Qi Chengzhi was about to drink his fruit juice, but he stopped short of it and simply held the stem of the glass.

“Chengzhi talked about me before?” Astonished, she glanced at Chengzhi. He was not the type of person who would talk about his feelings.