Facing Qi Xuan’s invitation, Ye Zhi immediately wanted to accept.
However, when she thought about needing to find Chen Wei, she might not be able to return to the capital that day. Even if everything went smoothly and she returned that day, she would still have to settle Chen Wei first, and it would be uncertain when she could get home. Therefore, Ye Zhi could only suppress the tears at the corner of her eyes and regretfully say she would definitely come next time.
Upon learning the reason for her inability to come, Qi Xuan expressed his understanding. However, he said he would ask the butler to prepare supper later. If Ye Zhi could return today, she could bring Chen Wei over to eat first, and then consider settling him later.
With such a warm invitation, Ye Zhi naturally found it difficult to refuse. So, as soon as she returned to the capital, she rushed to the villa on the mountainside without stopping.
Her car stopped at the entrance of Qi Xuan’s villa, and Ye Zhi opened the car door and got out.
The grand gate in front of her opened, and the butler walked out with a smile, “Miss Ye, you’re finally back. What perfect timing! That bluefin tuna was just delivered, and it’s still fresh! Do you want it raw, as sushi, or pan-fried?”
“It can be pan-fried?” Ye Zhi’s eyes lit up slightly.
“Let alone pan-fried, if you want to make dumplings or have hot pot, you can! We’re eating ourselves, so we can eat however we want, without so many rules!” the butler said with a chuckle.
Hearing him say that, Ye Zhi really wanted to try. However, her gaze swept over Chen Wei beside her, and she finally remembered why she was here.
“Ahem,” Ye Zhi said a bit awkwardly, “Is your young master here?”
“He’s here, he’s here, come, I’ll take you,” the butler said enthusiastically.
Qi Xuan was in the villa’s garden. A barbecue grill had been set up in the garden, and he was carefully grilling a small piece of beef with tongs. The oil from the beef was slowly seeping out, sizzling as it grilled. The tempting aroma wafted into Ye Zhi’s nostrils, and she couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.
Seeing her arrive, Qi Xuan smiled gently, placed the piece of beef on a plate, and handed it to her, “Perfect timing, try it and see how the heat is.”
Ye Zhi couldn’t resist the urge to taste it. She picked up her chopsticks and took a bite, her eyes immediately lighting up.
“Such tender meat! It’s so delicious!”
Qi Xuan smiled slightly, his gaze falling on Chen Wei behind her.
Chen Wei was extremely shocked. When he arrived here, Chen Wei had already confirmed that Ye Zhi was not bringing him to see Ou Minghan. However, he never expected that the person he was going to see would be Qi Xuan!
Ye Zhi finished the piece of meat with satisfaction, then regretfully put down her chopsticks, “I almost forgot the main thing! Chen Wei, this is…”
Before Ye Zhi could finish speaking, she heard Chen Wei exclaim in surprise, “Young Master Qi?”
Ye Zhi was slightly surprised, “You know each other?”
“We’ve met a few times,” Qi Xuan nodded slightly. “Mr. Chen, how have you been? Please sit down first.”
“Do you believe I’m not a bad person now?” Ye Zhi looked at Chen Wei and teased with a smile.
Chen Wei sat down with a complex expression. After all, he had lived in the capital for a while and naturally knew Qi Xuan. Moreover, they had actually had some dealings.
In the early days of the establishment of Qianbai Company, Qi Xuan had paid attention to it and had intentions to invest, but Ou Minghan had refused. Ou Minghan felt that Qi Xuan was unfathomable and he could not control him. At that time, he was also worried that Qi Xuan might interfere in business he didn’t understand, so the matter was dropped.
Although several years had passed, Chen Wei still felt awkward meeting Qi Xuan again.
Qi Xuan’s gaze swept over him, and he could see his nervousness.
“Why are you wearing glasses now, Mr. Chen?” he asked calmly to start the conversation.
“Ms. Ye bought them for me, I’m not near-sighted!” Chen Wei quickly explained.
“I picked out these glasses myself! How are they?” Ye Zhi showed off to Qi Xuan with pride, “Do I look like an IT elite now?”
These were actually chosen by Ye Zhi herself? So, giving gifts was her habit? Qi Xuan raised his eyebrows, his gaze somewhat unreadable.
“Did you bring me any gifts when you went to N City this time?” Qi Xuan asked casually.
“Yes, yes!” Ye Zhi nodded. “They’re all in the car. I just asked Uncle Butler to help bring them in.”
“Yes, Young Master,” the butler walked over and said with a smile, “Miss Ye bought you a lot of specialty products from N City. She must have gone to many places to gather so many gifts…”
Ye Zhi interrupted somewhat embarrassedly in a low voice, “Uncle Butler, it’s not that much… The time was tight this time, and I didn’t have time to go around. I bought all of these at the airport…”
“Ahem,” the butler coughed twice and quickly tried to make up for it, “Not enough time, it’s understandable. Young Master, these are all gifts that Miss Ye carefully picked out at the airport…”
“It’s not that exaggerated, I just picked up whatever looked interesting, I didn’t deliberately choose them,” Ye Zhi said guiltily.
The butler: …
This silly girl, why does she always like to spoil things? Can’t she just say a few nice words to please their young master? He could see that their young master was a bit unhappy right now.
“This time, consider it that you owe me a gift,” Qi Xuan said calmly. “You’ll make it up to me later.”
“Okay, okay!” Ye Zhi quickly agreed.
Qi Xuan placed another piece of grilled meat on Ye Zhi’s plate, then turned to Chen Wei and said, “Mr. Chen, if you want to eat anything, help yourself. Don’t be shy.”
Chen Wei quickly thanked him and asked somewhat confusedly, “Young Master Qi, is this Taoxun Company the one you want to establish?”
“No,” Qi Xuan said calmly. “This is Ye Zhi’s idea, I am just an investor. I will not be involved in the company’s day-to-day affairs, which are all decided by her.”
Chen Wei was even more surprised. Although he was still a little confused, at least he had figured out who was in charge.
After supper, Qi Xuan arranged for someone to send Chen Wei back to his residence.
After Chen Wei left, Qi Xuan escorted Ye Zhi back to her villa. Standing at the door, he asked calmly, “Did you bring him here specifically to see me?”
“Mmm,” Ye Zhi nodded and said helplessly, “He doesn’t believe me much, so I had to bring him! I need to show him how solid and strong my backing is! That way, I can persuade him better!”
Hearing her praise him like this, the corners of Qi Xuan’s lips curved upwards, and the slight bitterness he had felt before was completely washed away.
“Have you thought about what gift you want to give me?” he suddenly asked.
“Ah?” The topic changed too quickly, catching Ye Zhi off guard. She tentatively asked, “Then what do you want…”
“Think of it yourself!” Qi Xuan’s face darkened, and he turned to leave. He wanted Ye Zhi to proactively give him a gift, not for him to ask for one. These two things were vastly different, why couldn’t she understand?