Chapter 397 Qingyoujun, who can never be seen through in a lifetime (4k)

Three years later.

The first press conference held by Chihaya Airi as the president was much smaller in scale and momentum than expected. After all, in the past three years, the disputes between Takagi and Chihaya in the industry have created countless news hotspots.

Under such circumstances, the fact that the Chihaya family’s decline was reversed and put back on track for growth and development has made the entire consortium recognize the eldest lady’s ability. After all, in this era of long-term depression and stagflation, development requires a strong hand, and as long as the hand is strong enough, prejudices based on age and ability can be eliminated.

Ai Li herself seemed to be in low interest. After speaking some set words and discussing the future development direction, she left the scene in a hurry and returned to the office.

The empty room is a bit cold; winter is coming.

After standing at the event for quite a long time, Ai Li felt a slight discomfort in her calves. She lowered her head and rubbed them herself, a look of slight pain emerging between her brows.

Forget it, or… Ai Li curled her lips. Although Qingyou has been a “personal property” for three years… to be precise, three and a half years, Ai Li still often feels strange psychological worries.

For example, even now, she is still highly dependent on Qingyou to maintain her health, otherwise her foot and leg pain problems will never be solved. Of course, if Qingyou is really regarded as an object without personality, it doesn’t matter. Normal people will not be depressed because they have to take certain health products for a long time (at most, the wallet will be depressed).

However, Ai Li is not mentally normal, and Qing You has not completely turned into an object.

Airi pushed open the background screen in the office, opened the secret door embedded in the wall, entered the elevator, and went directly to the hidden underground space of Chihaya’s headquarters.

This place was originally set up like a shelter, but was transformed by Airi into a whole world for Qingyou to live in.

It seemed that no one had guessed that she had locked Qingyou up here.

In the familiar basement, a sweet aroma wafted faintly, as if some kind of baking was being done.

Sure enough, Qingyou was tinkering in the kitchen, the oven was working, and the timer was less than three minutes away from ending.

“Busy working?”

“Ah.”

“It’s about what I guessed. It shouldn’t take too long. I made some cakes. Do you need coffee?”

Qingyou had a smiling face, but because he had not seen the sun for many years, his face was pale and delicate, the type of sickly person that many rich ladies and young women would scream like crazy upon seeing… coupled with his long-term weakened physical condition, he really was a sickly handsome man.

He was wearing loose home clothes and his hair seemed to have been trimmed by himself. After being locked up in the basement for a long time, Qingyou had learned to cut his hair by himself. He had asked Ningning to cut his hair before, but it seemed that Ningning was a little stupid and couldn’t learn it, so Qingyou did it himself.

“Why do you think I’d be home around this time?”

Qingyou smiled but said nothing.

Then he was pounced on by Ai Li viciously.

Similar scenes often happen. In the past, when Qingyou kept things in suspense, Ai Li could only be furious and helpless. But since she took control of Qingyou, her way of acting coquettishly has become more open and unrestrained.

Qingyou also adapted to this rhythm. Apart from feeling a little overwhelmed physically, everything else was fine.

After finishing, Ai Li licked her lips, looking as if she was full, lifted up her black stockings, and put on the look of a proud young lady again.

“I’ve told you so many times, don’t pretend to understand me.”

After stepping on Qingyou on the ground a few times, Ai Li turned around and walked away, holding the coffee made by Qingyou.

Since taking on the leadership of the family, Aili has been getting busier and busier at work. When the schedule is tight, she feels that she lacks energy, so she develops the habit of drinking coffee, even though she originally had no interest in this thing.

“I’ll dare to do it again next time.” Qingyou muttered, slowly got up and continued to prepare afternoon tea.

If a person has a tantrum every day for three years, once you get used to it, she is no longer an unstable wife.

Speaking of which, Qingyou himself was quite impressed that he had stayed in this basement for such a long time and still maintained a relatively high level of rationality, and even overcame the PTSD caused by his previous life.

Of course, this was not entirely his own credit; Ai Li’s best friends also made significant contributions.

Ai Li got angry just now, apart from her usual rage, there was another important reason, that day was approaching.

Once every two weeks, there is “fresh air time”.

Airi has been under a lot of pressure in recent years. She has relatives who are dissatisfied with her and even jealous of her, and the Takagi Group is eyeing her covetously. Since Takagi Akane’s temperament changed drastically, the strategy of the entire Takagi Group has become much more radical, and it has been fighting with the Chihaya family in many fields. For a period of time, it can even be said that Airi was forced into a desperate situation, causing Airi to almost lose her position as president and be “couped” by an uncle in the family.

But later, the uncle was miraculously exposed for massive financial fraud and embezzlement of public funds, and was sent to jail.

The public has all kinds of speculations about this, but Qingyou knows very well what the truth is.

Akane Takagi asked Airi for leverage as a reason to give her the asset that Airi needed most to acquire.

The bargaining chip is Qingyou’s release every half a month.

There is no doubt that this is a great shame and humiliation for Ai Li, who has completely turned evil and is determined to lock Qing You in the basement for life. However, compared with those real crazy women, the biggest improvement of Ai Li is that she has the rationality of a mature businessman.

The reason why she can play Qingyou around at will is because of her wealth and status. If she loses, not only will she not be able to possess Qingyou, she will even have difficulty protecting herself.

Therefore, Ai Li had no choice but to swallow her anger and vent it on Qing You… It may sound a bit naive to say this, but in actual practice, Ai Li’s way of venting was… well.

It was more of a kind of impotent rage, and every time she lost her temper she would cry and ask Qingyou some questions that sounded like a little girl.

For example, this time, Qingyou brought the cut fruits over and sat down next to Ai Li tremblingly. Ai Li asked with tears in her eyes:
“Do you think I’m a terrible person?”

“What’s so bad about it?”

“Always making big promises but never doing things right.”

“If you’re referring to the company, then I think you did a great job and the reason you failed was because that person targeted you. If you’re talking about your relationship with me, that’s even better.”

“Okay…really okay?”

“Yes, look into my eyes, look at my face.” Qingyou poked his cheek, “My face is full of the happiness of being a househusband now.”

Ai Li showed a slightly ridiculous look.

Well, if this can be defined as a househusband…those who fail in their struggle and are placed under house arrest can probably also be defined as “recuperation at public expense.”

How can this person have such a good attitude? It’s been more than three years.

Ai Li found that she could never see through Qing You, and perhaps, she would never be able to see through him in her entire life.

But this is exactly the charm of Qingyou-kun.

……

“Since we’re here anyway” is a very powerful philosophy of deception, but there are few people who can actually put it into practice. After all, everyone has selfish desires and emotions. However, Qingyou’s emotions are frighteningly stable. He said that he would live a good life here, and he really overcame the human fear of confinement.

They even persisted in playing the game together.

He never tires of playing with Aili. When Aili is busy with work, he plays with two accounts by himself and takes care of Aili’s daily life.

In order to allow Qingyou to work on his account when he is at home, Aili got Qingyou a special computer with a system modified by the company’s network security tycoon. The computer can only be used to do what Aili allows him to do.

Yes, this is in line with the captive mindset.

While Aili was eating fruit, Qingyou grabbed her feet and squeezed them. Recently, Aili often acted strong and said that she felt fine. However, according to the system’s judgment, she could still get points for massage, which proved that Aili’s old problem had never gone away.

“It’s time to see her again. Are you in a good mood?”

“Actually, I’m in a good mood every day.” Qingyou thought for a moment and then said, “Do you know why I chose you in the first place?”

“…”

Ai Li suddenly became nervous, and her eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

This question has been hanging in her mind and she has not figured it out. She vaguely feels that there may be some unspeakable elements in it, but Qingyou doesn’t want to talk about it. She asked again and again, but Qingyou just smiled. This bastard, although he looks soft-hearted, is actually very resilient in nature. The person who can withstand three years of life in the basement has a character that is definitely not comparable to that of a traditional tough guy.

Traditional tough guys only have two options: being strong-willed or completely surrendering. But Qingyou’s moral bottom line is too flexible.

People with flexible bottom lines are often very bad and selfish. Qingyou actually fits these two characteristics perfectly, but why… why is it that people can’t hate him?
“Wait a minute!” Before Qingyou announced the answer, Ai Li stopped him and asked some peripheral questions, “Why are you telling me so suddenly…”

“Because you have just officially inherited the family business. According to the laws of this world, the curse placed on me has disappeared. I think it’s time to review some of the past events with you.”

“…”Law? Ai Li didn’t quite understand, but he seemed to be serious, not just using some concepts copied from anime or games to fool people.

“I have been a cursed soul since I was born. Girls will keep approaching me, and they will inevitably become radicalized girls and do extreme things to me…even things that may endanger their lives.”

“Oh, that’s me!”

“Wrong!” Qingyou shook his head. “How are you being extreme? Aren’t you being nice to me? Among the people locked up in the basement, my quality of life is definitely the worst.”

“…You are being sarcastic.”

“No, I’m serious. Over the past three years, you’ve done a lot of… well, hard work to me, but at least I haven’t been left with any disabilities or irreversible diseases, right?”

Are the requirements so low?
Ai Li’s heart was shaken, with heavy ripples appearing.

As she committed various acts on Qingyou that would easily have been banned in a book if written down, and as she tortured her two best friends Xiaotong and Ayano, over time, the madness in Aili’s heart gradually resolved. What followed was the worry that after she had done those things, everyone would completely hate her.

Let’s not talk about besties for now.

At least Qingyou seemed to still maintain that familiar attitude.

“Qingyou-kun.”

Ai Li lowered her head and muttered in frustration. She raised her calves, which were gradually becoming warm from being sore and cold, and tickled Qingyou’s chest with her toes.

“You really don’t hate me?”

“It’s not annoying.”

“I bullied you so much, but you didn’t hate me!”

“I’ve already said it. I think you’re a good person, but I just can’t give you the kind of wholehearted love you want. Besides, I’m not a good person, and it’s hard to say that what I did was innocent… I accept the pain, life has to go on, right?”

“…”

“Back to the point. Anyway, there will be many girls harassing me, which may be life-threatening. So in order to prevent this, the simplest way is to find a strong enough woman to be my partner – at least a partner in public. Then you are the most suitable one. You hate men by nature, and you just didn’t hate me at first. You also need a husband in public. Isn’t this a match made in heaven?”

“In the final analysis, we used each other, but it was me who concealed the information and tricked you, so if you want me to suffer a little or take revenge on me, that’s fine.”

Ai Li listened to Qing You talking about this so calmly.

It is easy to understand. Qingyou has always been very clear in logical expression.

But this kind of cognition is extremely rare. It means that one knows that he is born that way, and when encountering difficulties, he will just suffer the consequences without any complaints. It is truly a god-like state of mind to have such a transcendent level.

“So… now that the curse is over, you don’t need me anymore.” Ai Li came to a conclusion that was rather strange but completely in line with logical deduction.

“That’s true in theory, but in reality you definitely won’t be happy about it. Besides… after these three years of getting used to each other, I feel like living with you is pretty good.”

“Three years? Isn’t it six years?”

“The first three years don’t count. We didn’t have that kind of life back then.”

“…”

“Now that my life has reached a new stage, I think I can invite you.” Qingyou took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Can I eat your gigolo for the rest of my life?”

Ai Li didn’t remember clearly what happened after that day. When people’s moods and hormone levels are disordered, they are always prone to memory loss.

The only thing that is certain is that Qingyou’s shamelessness has truly reached a new height.

He was still a prisoner with no choice, but he said those words with confidence… Of course, thinking about it carefully, Ai Li could actually understand what Qingyou wanted to express.

If an ordinary person was locked up and lost all hope, he might just choose to become a walking corpse and suffer a miserable death.

Qingyou could have chosen this, but to be fair, his cave life was really positive. He made delicious food, played two accounts, read books, exercised, and cultivated his character. He even made a meditation tutorial and put it there every day.

He did exactly what he promised.

“If you hate me, then I hope that the fact that you keep me in captivity can bring you joy instead of making you more psychologically distorted.”

Oh, could he do it? He did!

(End of this chapter)