Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

When Chi Yu returned to Beijing, it was almost the end of the year.

Traditional culture was still the mainstream at that time. Every household in the neighborhood began to decorate their storefronts. Looking around, everywhere was festive red, except for one family that still maintained its original simplicity.

Chi Yu walked to the door without any decoration, looked up at the carvings on the door, and pushed the door open.

The sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the front yard looks listless in this harsh winter. Although its withered and yellow leaves have not completely fallen off, they no longer have the vitality of autumn.

A bright red silk was hanging on the branch, and as if it sensed that it was being watched, it faced the cold wind and waved to the returning owner, making its presence known.

Chi Yu stopped for a moment because of this.

The housekeeper in charge of cleaning this place would not add decorations to the courtyard without his permission, and there is no need to think about who can do so and dare to put it into action.

Chi Yu stared at the silk for a while, sighed, and walked over to take it down.

Before this, Black Glasses seemed to be stuck outside due to some personal matters and was so busy that he had not been seen for more than a month.

He also missed Xie Yuchen's invitation, and he didn't know who had been nagging in his ear to go with them.

The silk in my hand seemed to have been hanging on the tree for quite a few days, and was inevitably contaminated by the dust from the outside world.

It seems that the man with black glasses came back not long after he left at the invitation. As a result, Chi Yu had already entered the no-man's land by that time.

Communications from human technology cannot be connected, and letters naturally cannot be delivered across thousands of mountains and rivers to the hands of the people we want to contact.

So Black Glasses just left the red silk, waiting for Chi Yu to return so that he could see the message he left at the first sight.

To be honest, it's quite childish.

Chi Yu lowered his eyes and thought as he looked at the silk in his hand.

Might as well send him a text message.

Although there is no signal in Lop Nur, the system has never been subject to such restrictions, so there is no need to go through so many twists and turns.

However, Chi Yu was not going to bother guessing what Black Glasses was thinking when he did this.

He did whatever Black Glasses said.

So Chi Yu put the soft silk back into his pocket, took out his cell phone and dialed the familiar number.

The phone rang twice and was quickly answered: "Hello, who is this?"

"It's me." Chi Yu said, "You asked me to come back and call you, what's the matter?"

The man with black glasses held the phone further away the moment Chi Yu's voice rang out.

He glanced at the caller ID on the screen as if to confirm, and showed a slightly exaggerated expression to the air, then quickly put the phone back to his ear and said jokingly, "I thought you wouldn't call me, Boss Chi. You disappeared for so many days and I couldn't get in touch with you. I missed you so much."

The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a while. When he spoke again, his tone was unchanged and calm: "If you have something to say, just say it."

If there is anything that Chi Yu can consider as a serious matter that can be discussed seriously, then of course there is none.

Just like when he left a red silk in Chi Yu's yard, he was just following his heart and doing what he wanted.

As for whether the other party will choose to ignore it or respond, Black Glasses will never know the answer until he actually receives a call from Chi Yu.

——Until now.

The man with black glasses thought for a moment, his smile unchanged, and he said in a brisk tone: "This is what you don't know, Boss Chi. To me, the news of your return is the most important thing."

"So you just need me to inform you that I'm back?" Chi Yu asked.

Black Glasses laughed softly because of the strange meaning in Chi Yu's words, "Is it not possible?"

Chi Yu sighed softly.

As expected, the man with black glasses just likes to be idle, and he shouldn't have any expectations about it.

Since the call has been made, Chi Yu will not feel any regret about it.

He looked at the courtyard, which had returned to a bleak state after losing its only bright color, and turned back to the room.

The background noise on the other end of the phone was a bit noisy, and occasionally some dirty words could be heard coming from a distance, but soon, with the "creaking" sound of the door hinges rubbing against each other, those sounds were left behind by the man with black glasses.

Chi Yu never asked Black Glasses what he did when he was away - he always lacked curiosity about matters that belonged to other people.

So he would only calmly ask the man with black glasses: "Now that you know about my return, is there anything else?"

This was a signal that Chi Yu was ready to hang up the phone.

So the man with black glasses said, "You came back at the right time. I was almost done with my work, but it's almost over. We haven't seen each other for a while, so why don't we go have a meal together later?"

Chi Yu took off his coat and hung it on the hanger at the door, then took out a pot of tea from the system backpack, turned over the upside-down cup on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and moistened his throat.

The man with black glasses waited for a while, but didn't hear Chi Yu's answer, so he simply assumed that he agreed.

Anyway, as long as Chi Yu didn't directly refuse, Black Glasses liked to do things according to his own ideas, so he started thinking about which restaurant was suitable for eating in today's weather.

Chi Yu has been in Beijing for some years. Every time Black Glasses comes to see him, he will find some old-fashioned restaurants to take him to try delicious food.

But they spent too much time together, and there were too few restaurants that were barely edible, so they only went back and forth to the same few, and it lost some novelty.

...Or maybe I should take some food back and cook it later.

The man with black glasses thought about it, took out a cigarette box from his pocket, picked up a cigarette skillfully, and reached for his lighter.

As the metal cover opened and closed with a crisp sound, a faint flame rose from the friction of the flint. The man with black glasses took a deep breath, contributing to the reduction of his effective lifespan.

The smoke gradually filled the air.

Chi Yu put the empty cup back on the table. He did not ignore the faint sound on the other end of the phone. He tilted his head slightly and pointed it out bluntly: "You are smoking."

The man with black glasses laughed quickly: "I'm on the phone with you, Boss Chi, this is not okay?"

"..."

Chi Yu was silent for a moment, "Okay, you can smoke, I'm hanging up."

He took the phone away from his ear, looked at the screen which had not yet gone dark, and counted a few numbers silently in his mind.

Sure enough, the voice of Black Glasses came from the other end, as if he didn't want to give Chi Yu a chance to hang up, and he quickly said a series of words: "Hey, hey, hey, Boss Chi, don't hang up yet."

"I just thought about it. Master Jiu is very busy. It's hard for you to stay out for so long this time. Now that you finally come back, you should have a good rest. Let's forget about going out for dinner."

"Of course, I am a considerate person. I will not let you, Boss Chi, stay home and starve. I will cook for you later. Boss Chi, you have to show some courtesy and don't just drink those drinks until you are full."

Hearing this, Chi Yu paused for a moment. He stared at the painting on the wall for a long time before speaking: "So this time you are going to change your career and become a home cook?"

Hearing this question, Black Glasses knew that Chi Yu had agreed to his arrangement, so he smiled and said along with Chi Yu's words on the other end of the phone:

"It doesn't matter whether I'm a chef or not. What matters is whether I can serve you. Besides, my cooking skills are not something that ordinary people can enjoy casually."

"Boss Chi, you are unique."