Chapter 47 Part 1

The next day, Boss Feng brought two Medicine Garden administrators over in person. When he saw the environment in Chu Yi’s villa, the corner of his mouth twitched. “Young Master Chu, the flowers and plants in your courtyard are well-maintained. It’d be a shame to just plow them under like this.”

The key issue was planting medicinal herbs in the backyard—who knew if they could even survive?

It was fine if this Young Master Chu wanted to impulsively throw money down the drain, but he felt heartbroken over his rare medicinal plants!

If not for Elder Yu and Old Zheng vouching for him, Boss Feng would have turned around and left. He thought Chu Yi was clueless about this stuff—planting herbs in a villa without even a greenhouse for temperature control. This was just reckless!

“Uh, Young Master Chu, how about we keep the herbs in the Medicine Garden? I won’t charge you any management fees. You can just come pick them up whenever you need them?” Feng Jincheng suggested a compromise.

Chu Yi replied, “No need. Plant them right in the courtyard. Boss Feng, don’t worry—they’ll grow in just a few days.”

Chu Yi gave Boss Feng a half-smiling glance. This Boss Feng was in the medicinal herb business and had a warm-hearted nature, no wonder his health was so good and his aura steady. He looked only in his forties or fifties despite being nearly sixty, and he even seemed to have the look of longevity.

He pointed out the spots he had planned in the backyard for Boss Feng, leaving only the area around the Array’s core Purple Flower Bamboo empty. The rest was up to Boss Feng to arrange.

“I have something to attend to, so I’ll head out first. Boss Feng, just close the front gate when you leave.”

Chu Yi glanced at the time hurriedly and realized he was about to be late for his morning class, so he quickly got into the pre-booked taxi.

“Hey, hey, Young Master Chu?” Boss Feng was dumbfounded. He had never seen someone like Chu Yi before. Wasn’t he supposed to help? How did the homeowner leave first?

And his villa, worth billions, was left wide open like that—did he really not worry about thieves?

Chu Yi truly wasn’t worried. He had set up Arrays in the basement and at the second-floor staircase. Anyone clueless who entered would just experience a Ghost Hitting Wall. Of course, he trusted Boss Feng…

“Right, Boss Feng, here’s a Protective Talisman for you as a little thank-you gift.” Chu Yi stuck his head out the car window, handed over a Body-Protecting Talisman folded from Yellow Talisman Paper to Boss Feng, then urged the driver to get going.

Boss Feng held the Body-Protecting Talisman, utterly baffled, but he still tucked it into his pocket.

Meanwhile, Chu Yi arrived just in time for the acting class. He found an empty seat and had just sat down when a slightly round-faced girl in front turned around, her eyes curving into crescents. “I knew you looked familiar! So you joined Xingyao too— what a coincidence!”

Chu Yi took a closer look and realized it was the girl he had met at the roadside stall when he first arrived, the one who had reminded him to watch out for sunburn.

“Oh, it’s you.”

The girl seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and scratched her cheek. “I was almost worried you wouldn’t recognize me—that would’ve been so embarrassing. I told you you’d look great if you got a bit fairer, and look, you’ve turned into a real hunk… Let me properly introduce myself: I’m Shu Ling.”

The girl chattered on this way and that, and Chu Yi couldn’t help but smile. “Chu Yi.”

“Class is starting, class is starting! The girl in the third row over there, stop talking…”

Shu Ling, who had been called out by the teacher, stuck out her tongue and quickly turned back around.

Since they already knew each other, Chu Yi followed Shu Ling to the internal cafeteria for lunch at noon.

“You didn’t eat at the building cafeteria yesterday, right? Let me tell you, the food in Xingyao’s internal cafeteria is insanely good. Not only is the variety rich, but all the food, fruits, and drinks are unlimited. I hear you can even run into company stars sometimes, but I’ve been here so long and haven’t bumped into any yet…” Shu Ling generously shared everything she knew with Chu Yi. In her mind, he was a newbie even newer than her, and both of them had eaten at roadside stalls, unlike the other trainees with backgrounds and status.

Chu Yi quite liked this down-to-earth girl, so he found her nonstop chatter rather amusing.

“Oh my god, it’s Kang Zeyu!” Shu Ling suddenly got excited and tugged lightly at Chu Yi’s sleeve. “He’s even more handsome in person than on TV, and so poised. No wonder his fans secretly call him Kang Dashao. And he’s so tall—he seems even taller than you, Chu Yi.”

Chu Yi’s expression turned odd. Was Kang Zeyu poised? That guy always acted like he was looking down his nose at people—where was the poise? He only remembered him picking a fight unreasonably, getting shut down, and looking all resentful…

Chu Yi coughed lightly into his fist. “I’m taller than him, by at least three or four centimeters.”

“Really?” Shu Ling compared them. “Even so, you’re way skinnier than him…” She added softly, “Guys still look better with some muscle.”

Chu Yi looked down at himself. Who said he had no muscle? His was just not that obvious…

But that wasn’t his fault—the original body had been way too malnourished. He’d been stuffing himself these past few months and had gained over ten pounds, but with his height, it still made him look lean.

“Ah, I remember who that aloof, handsome guy next to him is—it’s President Yu! Xingyao’s General Manager, the Yu Corporation president’s own brother! I heard Kang Zeyu mentioned President Yu several times in the media, joking around, but the rumors say their relationship isn’t simple. Turns out it’s true!”