Free Web NovelChapter 97: Chapter 97: Invitation to the Welcome Party and Qi Fei’s Confession
"I’m not kidding you. Anyway, let’s drop it. You’ll find out when you get back. Also, some of the girls have secretly voted you as one of the new campus heartthrobs! Of course, that’s just a rumor."
"The main reason I’m calling today is about the freshman welcome party. Because of your outstanding performance the other day, the school’s leadership wants to ask if you’d be willing to represent the School of Business and Management’s freshmen by performing at the party."
Zhao Yuqing finished speaking and waited for Wu Yun’s answer.
Wu Yun looked at Qi Fei, whose face was almost pressed against the phone. He gave her cheek a little pinch and said, "Class Monitor, let’s forget about dancing. Performing a street dance solo is exhausting, and the choreography is a hassle. It’s not nearly as visually impressive as a group performance. My singing is just as good as my dancing. If you’ll let me sing and play an instrument, then I’ll do it."
"Um... I’ll go ask Sister Yan. I’ll get back to you!" freewebnovel.cσ๓
Zhao Yuqing hung up as soon as she finished speaking.
"Xiaoyunzi, not bad! One of the new campus heartthrobs!" Qi Fei said, propping herself up with one hand on the table. She sat sideways, her legs together, looking at Wu Yun. "When you get back, are you going to be so overwhelmed with options you won’t know where to look?"
Wu Yun laughed. "Qi Fei, none of them are as beautiful as you!"
A smile played on Qi Fei’s face. "Xiaoyunzi, honestly, I don’t really mind if you find other women. It’s not that I don’t trust you... I just don’t trust a man’s primal instincts!"
"It might have to do with the environment I grew up in. Ever since I was little, I’ve known my dad had other lovers, some of whom even had children with him. My mom knew all about it—she even knew their addresses. But she was the only one who had a marriage certificate with my dad!"
Qi Fei paused, then smiled at the dumbfounded Wu Yun. "This kind of thing is perfectly normal in our circles. There are even cases where they all live together in harmony!"
"I know how good you are to me! Starting a company, buying a villa... I know a big part of the reason you do these things is for me! But I love acting, and if I pursue it, we’ll have to live apart for long periods of time."
"Even my dad, who’s in his forties and fifties, is still playing around out there. I have a hard time believing an eighteen-year-old like you can handle the loneliness! So, I don’t mind if you find a few more girlfriends!"
After saying this, Qi Fei’s expression turned serious. "But I have to be the woman who gets the marriage certificate with you! If there are any rivals, I’ll be sure to give them a run for their money! And I can promise you this: by the time I’m thirty, whether I’ve won Best Actress or not, I’ll retire from the screen and focus on being the woman behind a successful man. The only condition is that we stay just like we are now!"
’I was determined to become a "Sea King,"’ Wu Yun thought, ’and I’ve somehow found two girlfriends who actually support it. I wonder what Bai Yue would think about all this!’
Wu Yun held Qi Fei’s hand. "Qi Fei, I promise. I’ll wait for you to retire from the screen."
With that, Wu Yun puckered his lips to kiss Qi Fei, but she blocked him with her hand. "Gross! Your breath stinks of garlic!"
"But you’re the one who fed it to me!"
"MWAH!" Wu Yun forcefully planted a kiss on her lips.
’There will be bread, and there will be milk. As Lenin said, heh heh, everything will come in time.’
The meal dragged on for nearly two hours.
After leaving the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, their original plan was to go sightseeing at the Modu World Financial Center and visit what was once the world’s highest observation deck.
However, after Wu Yun did a quick online search about the origins of the Modu World Financial Center, he lost all interest in sightseeing and told Qi Fei he didn’t want to go anymore.
The Modu World Financial Center was a project led by Japan’s Mori Building Corporation, in a joint investment with over 40 companies from Japan, America, and other nations. The total investment exceeded 105 billion yen (over US$1 billion).
The entire Global Financial Center is shaped like the tip of a katana blade bursting from the ground. It’s said that the opening at the top of the Shanghai World Financial Center was originally designed as a circle, symbolizing the national flag of Japan.
How could Huaxia possibly allow the flag of Japan to be ’planted’ anywhere but an embassy? The design had to be changed!
Wu Yun stood in the parking lot, gazing at the towering Global Financial Center in the distance. He then looked at the adjacent Modu Center Mansion, still under construction but already soaring far above it. ’With its dragon-like design, it seems the rivalry between Huaxia and Japan never stops.’ This even included that online legend from 2022, from before his rebirth.
"Xiaoyunzi, what are you looking at?" Qi Fei followed Wu Yun’s gaze toward the sky.
Wu Yun pulled his gaze back, a serious expression on his face. "I was just thinking about when I’ll be able to own a couple of office buildings like those two." fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
’I’ve made up my mind,’ Wu Yun thought. ’When I have the money, I’m definitely going to build my own office tower and move all my companies into it.’
Qi Fei looked at the skyscrapers piercing the Modu skyline. With an expression that said, ’I believe in you,’ she encouraged him, "Xiaoyunzi, work hard! I’m sure you can achieve your goal before you’re thirty!"
They got into the car.
"So where to now? Don’t tell me we’re just going back to the Peace Restaurant to wait around until dinner with Song Qin and her friends?" Qi Fei asked, though the look on her face was mischievous, as if she was expecting him to suggest something naughty.
"Qi Fei! What’s going on in that head of yours? Such impure thoughts! We’re in Modu, so of course we have to experience what it’s like to spend money here!"
Wu Yun continued, "I made an appointment at Patek Philippe. Come with me to buy a watch."
"Another watch?! Do you even have enough wrists to wear them all?!" Qi Fei exclaimed in exasperation.
"Patek Philippe is the king of watches," Wu Yun said smugly. "As the future richest man in the world, how could I not own one?"
"I believe the first part of that sentence, but I don’t believe the second part just yet."
"Then tonight, I’ll make you believe in the prowess of the king of the world!"
Wu Yun drove his "Little Frog" to the Patek Philippe Mansion.
Patek Philippe only has two boutiques in all of Huaxia.
The Patek Philippe Mansion in Modu was very close to the Peace Restaurant, located at No. 33, The Bund. It was formerly the residence of the British Consul-General in Shanghai before Patek Philippe officially relocated its boutique there in 2012.
Stepping out of the car, they looked up at the two-story villa, a building that blended Eastern and Western cultural features. The exterior was primarily red brick and patterned tiles, accented with classical Greek columns and pilasters.
The portico and the floor-to-ceiling French windows were all adorned with exquisite, delicate patterns, and the walls faintly showed the mottled traces of time.
Qi Fei sighed in admiration. "I can’t even imagine how much it would cost to buy a little mansion like this!"
"I’ve heard that these old mansions in Modu can only be maintained, not rebuilt. Buying one is basically buying a master you have to serve. I’d rather live in a new villa."
As Wu Yun and Qi Fei stepped through the main entrance, they felt as if they had traveled back in time.
Portraits of Mr. Patek and Mr. Feili hanging on a wall by the entrance were particularly eye-catching, hinting at the origins of Patek Philippe.
"I am Laura, the manager of the Modu Patek Philippe Mansion. Welcome, Mr. Wu."
