Chapter 18
Call Me Ge
Li Yan instantly straightened his back and loudly greeted him.
“Yushen-ge!”
“Mm.”
Shi Yushen answered carelessly.
Wearing slippers, he slowly walked over without much expression on his face.
He wore casual home clothes with two buttons lazily undone.
Even dressed loosely like that, his figure still looked good no matter what.
Li Yan handed the documents over, but Shi Yushen did not take them.
He sat down on the sofa with his long legs crossed lazily beneath him, looking every bit like the owner of the house.
“Put them on the table.”
Looking at the messy table, Li Yan awkwardly held the files in midair, unsure where to place them.
Seeing his uncomfortable expression, Lin Suian quickly took the documents from him and cleared a space on the table.
“I’ll pour you some water. Why don’t you sit down first?”
Lin Suian asked politely, helping entertain the guest.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled gently.
“Sorry for troubling you. Thank you.”
Lin Suian turned and went toward the kitchen.
Watching his attentive behavior, Shi Yushen suddenly felt inexplicably irritated.
Lin Suian had not even asked him what he wanted to drink first.
Li Yan sat opposite Shi Yushen and started discussing work matters with him.
Shi Yushen had never been especially serious about company business.
If ten points meant full effort, he probably only gave three.
Lin Suian soon came over carrying a tray.
On it sat a glass of warm water and a cup of coffee.
Shi Yushen frowned the moment he saw the coffee.
In a calm voice that revealed no emotion, he said:
“I don’t drink coffee.”
Lin Suian froze slightly.
“But before, you only drank coffee…”
Shi Yushen deliberately argued with him no matter what.
“You didn’t ask me just now.”
Lin Suian replied patiently:
“Then what do you want to drink?”
“Nothing.”
Shi Yushen answered coldly.
His face darkened, and his mood clearly worsened.
He did not even glance at Lin Suian again.
Li Yan held the water cup in his hands but did not dare take a sip.
Lin Suian no longer dared continue talking and quietly lowered his head before continuing to clean the house.
Watching the situation, Li Yan found it strange.
Yet somehow… interesting.
He lightly coughed into his fist.
When Li Yan first met Shi Yushen, the boy was still very young, around eighteen or nineteen years old.
At that time, Li Yan was already twenty-seven or twenty-eight.
Despite being a highly educated overseas returnee, he still had to work as an assistant for a rich young master who only had family background and no experience.
Of course he had been unwilling.
Still, Li Yan politely entered the meeting room, wondering how he should get along with this rich second-generation heir in the future.
Several company executives stood at the front enthusiastically holding discussions.
Meanwhile, the young master who would soon inherit the entire group sat lazily in his chair, lowering his eyes while casually playing with a lighter in his hand.
Li Yan had never seen that brand before.
But he still clearly remembered the way Shi Yushen played with the lighter that day.
The fire flickered on and off against his cold pale skin, making his features appear sharp and heavy.
When his double eyelids lowered, there was a natural arrogance and pressure about him.
Even though he was not the main focus of the meeting—
He still stood out the most.
Li Yan walked over and greeted him first.
Shi Yushen treated him the same way as now, coldly ignoring him without manners.
Li Yan said:
“Young Master Shi, my name is Li Yan. I’m your assistant.”
Shi Yushen was younger than him, yet much taller.
He stood up in front of everyone and casually tossed the lighter over.
As though he had finally found something interesting, he smiled and said:
“From now on, call me ge.”
Li Yan caught the lighter.
But by then, Shi Yushen had already placed a cigarette between his lips and leaned his jaw slightly forward.
As though no matter who stood in front of him, he would still act the same way.
“Light it for me.”
