Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

Chi Yu had a good sleep.

What woke him up from his sleep was a strong fragrance coming from outside the window.

The long sleep time made Chi Yu feel a little confused. He sat on the bed for a while, and took some effort to get his brain working again.

...It seems that his habit of being unable to stop working once he starts has not been completely corrected.

Chi Yu looked at the setting sun outside the window and thought silently in his heart.

However, it is indeed very interesting to read the Chu Silk Manuscript with the logical thinking of witchcraft. No wonder he wanted to interpret all the contents in one breath.

Chi Yu walked out of the bedroom and saw the man with black glasses sitting in the yard outside the main room, with a cigarette in his mouth and looking up at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Chi Yu walked up to the man with black glasses and sat on the other side of the stone table. He looked at the unlit cigarette in his mouth and smiled, "Want to smoke?"

Hearing this, the man with black glasses withdrew his gaze from the nothingness outside the wall, smiled and shook his head at Chi Yu.

"You can smoke cigarettes anytime you want. As for what I was thinking about just now, of course I was thinking about you, Mr. Chi..." He stretched out his tone: "-whether you can make it in time for dinner today."

"Originally I was wondering how I would prepare all these dishes by myself if you, Boss Chi, were to continue sleeping. But now it seems that I don't need to worry about this problem."

As he spoke, the man with black glasses took out the cigarette from his mouth, propped up his face with one hand, and asked Chi Yu: "The food is warming in the kitchen, shall we go eat something now?"

Actually, he doesn't really want to eat right now, Chi Yu thought.

but……

Chi Yu sniffed the aroma in the air, "What did you buy? It smells delicious."

So Black Glasses took this question as an answer of agreement, and stood up leisurely, "Let me correct you, today's dishes are all cooked by me, and they are not comparable to those outside. But I will take it as a compliment from you, Boss Chi."

Wow, this guy can cook?

Chi Yu raised her eyebrows slightly: "Can you do this?"

"You have to learn some skills to make a living, right?"

The man with black glasses smiled and made a "please" gesture towards the restaurant to Chi Yu: "Don't worry, Boss Chi, I know your taste very well, and I'm sure they are all the flavors you like."

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Chi Yu sat at the head seat at the dining table, watching the man with black glasses busying around between the dining room and the kitchen.

The table was already set, and the dishes prepared by the other party were served one after another. Judging from the color and presentation of the dishes, it was hard to imagine that these were all made by Black Glasses.

Because Black Glasses always seems to be laughing and joking, and looks unserious, so Chi Yu feels that nothing he does is reliable.

But now that I think about it, Black Glasses actually knows a lot.

——Not only the survival experience in daily life, but also a lot of knowledge he has acquired in various fields.

Just like when Chi Yu was injured before, Black Glasses was able to treat the wound quickly. As long as Black Glasses is willing, there may be nothing he can't do.

He just didn't feel the need to do it.

Then, with an attitude of "whatever happens", he just muddles through and lets the torrent of time carry him forward.

For Chi Yu, this is a waste of talent resources.

Fortunately, Black Glasses seems to have changed his temperament recently and has become more proactive in doing things, which shows that he has lived up to the promise he made when he made the bet.

At least Chi Yu was quite satisfied with Black Glasses, who had learned to take the initiative to take work for him and had not asked for extra charges.

——It would be better if there were less annoying little actions and nonsense.

Thinking of this, Chi Yu took a sip of tea.

Black Glasses, who had never thought that he would be used as cheap labor by Chi Yu, brought the last dish to the table, pulled out a chair and sat down next to Chi Yu.

He looked at Chi Yu, whose mouth corners were slightly raised, tilted his head, and asked Chi Yu with a smile: "What's wrong, Boss Chi? What happy things are you thinking of?"

But just after I asked, Black Glasses said directly: "It must be because the food I made myself is both beautiful and delicious, so you are so happy, right?"

The desire to take credit is simply too obvious.

But the dish tasted really good and there was nothing wrong with the cooking.

Chi Yu took a bite of the dish in front of him, and an idea suddenly popped up in his mind: If Black Glasses decides to change his career and become a chef, all major restaurants will probably be vying for him.

The man with black glasses didn't move his chopsticks. He just sat there staring at him, waiting for a compliment from Chi Yu.

So Chi Yu said "hmm" and nodded gently to the man with black glasses: "The food you cook is delicious."

The man with black glasses then looked away contentedly and smiled smugly: "I told you, you will definitely find it delicious."

He poured himself a glass of wine which he didn't know where it came from, and talked about the shop with Chi Yu.

"Boss Chi, some of your stuff was smashed by the guys who were causing trouble at the time, so I found their manager and told him everything."

"The manager was actually quite easy to talk to. Not only did he compensate us for the damaged artifacts, he also bought all the remaining items in the shop. It was a great relief for me to make this trip worthwhile."

The man with black glasses laughed for no apparent reason. "But it's still a bit unpleasant to see something like this happen. If I had known, I wouldn't have borrowed the shop from Master San just to save trouble. Now, the two families are at odds, and I almost got hurt as a result."

Chi Yu accurately extracted key words from it.

"It sounds like an internal dispute within the Nine Gates." Chi Yu said.

"Isn't it?" Black Glasses patted his thigh. "I don't know what the Third Master did before that made the Chen family target him all this time."

"Right now, the two sides are fighting fiercely in Changsha. Add to that the recent policy issues, and I think something bad will happen sooner or later."

"But this has nothing to do with us." The man with black glasses leaned back in his chair, speaking lazily.

"Anyway, I have dealt with the incident in Changsha this time. Even if the higher-ups want to investigate in the future, they will never trace it back to you."

"So, Boss Chi, don't worry, just watch the show here."

Well, anyway he was too lazy to join in the fun at the Nine Gates, so he could just treat this as a joke.

Thinking of this, Chi Yu nodded and started to eat.

After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he took a sip of tea, cleared his mouth, and asked the man with black glasses, "So how long are you going to stay here with me?"

Hearing this, the man with black glasses let out a strange cry.

"Really? Boss Chi, you just finished eating the meal I made and you're ready to kick me out?"

Chi Yu tilted her head: "I thought we made it clear before?"

Why is this guy acting like a drama queen? It seems like he is going to kick someone out without any prior notice.

"Boss Chi, how about you reconsider it?"

The man with black glasses tried to struggle. He stretched out his hand and tapped the table, tentatively asking, "Is it because you are satisfied with this meal?"

Look at what he is saying. Does he look like someone who can be bribed with just a meal?

Chi Yu chuckled and remained unmoved: "No matter how much you think about it, the result will be the same."

"OK then……"

The man with black glasses sighed, shrugged, took out a key from his pocket, put it on the table, and pushed it to Chi Yu.

Chi Yu took a look and said, "This is not my key."

"Yes, this key is not yours. But I found a small courtyard in a nearby alley and this is my spare key."

The man with black glasses smiled and said, "To be honest, Boss Chi, your yard is really hard to rent."

Chi Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at the man with black glasses, ready to hear what else he would say this time.

"What I mean is, since you, Boss Chi, have given me a copy of your house key, then I should at least give you a copy of my key as well."

The man with black glasses clapped his hands and laughed, "After all, courtesy and reciprocity are the best way to get along with others."