Chapter 465 - Ask You Out

"Oh, what a surprise!" said Hyson as soon as he took the call. "I didn't expect Lieutenant contacting me."

Xiang Weimin wanted to roll his eyes at Hyson's statement. So, he chose to just say it straightforwardly, "You were already expecting me to reach out to you." 

From the moment he saw Hyson with Raelle, he seemed to have gotten a whole new understanding of Hyson. This boy held no malice towards the world but that didn't mean he wasn't cunning. He only appeared innocent. He knew more than he let on.

The sly smile on Hyson's face deepened as he replied, "Lieutenant, it's not good to expose someone so outrightly." He took a pause and added, "But it's certainly a huge honor for me that Lieutenant Colonel Xiang Weimin has taken the initiative to call me."

Xiang Weimin snorted, "There is no need to act anymore."

Hyson licked his lips and asked, "Alright. Then may I ask what this call is all about?" Actually, Hyson already knew why he received this call. He also knew that Xiang Weimin was a smart man. If he wasn't smart, he wouldn't have been able to reach his current rank at his age. 

"I was wondering if you can come out to meet me," stated Xiang Weimin a bit awkwardly.

Hyson had no particular reaction since it was within his expectations. But he couldn't help asking, "You're asking me out?"

Xiang Weimin coughed as his eyes widened. "What?!"

Hyson silently laughed to himself feeling amused by his reaction. He feigned innocence, "What? Aren't you asking me to come out to see you? What did I say wrong?"

Xiang Weimin took a sip of the water and took a deep breath, "Why does it sound so different when you say it?"

"I add a special charm to everything," retorted Hyson narcissistically.

Xiang Weimin wanted to beat him up actually. But he suddenly felt helpless and amused. He opened his mouth to say something but heard a voice from Hyson's side which stopped him.

"Fai!"

"Yes," Hyson turned to look at Mu Chenyan who called out to him.

"How do wok-tossed veggies in honey and black bean glaze sounds?" she questioned seriously.

"Sound yummy!" answered Hyson honestly.

Mu Chenyan smiled complacently, "I thought so." She turned to leave but then stopped and added, "Oh, one more thing. Vegetable fried rice or shitake fried rice with water chestnuts?"

"Vegetable fried rice!" chose Hyson.

"I want shitake fried rice with water chestnuts," announced Shui Koshing from the side. "Also, I've been craving some vegetable Manchow soup as well."

"Who asked for your opinion?" retorted Mu Chenyan.

"Hey, I'm the guest here. You should ask for my opinion," said Shui Koshing righteously.

"Bro, you're here to freeload!" reminded Mu Chenyan. "Since you're freeloading, you should take what the host is offering. Besides, these days we only cook what Fai wants to eat. Don't butt in."

Shui Koshing looked at Hyson bitterly, "Should I also go on a long journey? Maybe I'll also get this special treatment."

Hyson couldn't help chuckling at Shui Koshing's words. He still had to add a word or two in his support though. "Aiyo, my dear Yanyan, why don't you just add a couple of dishes for Uncle Shing?"

Mu Chenyan gave Shui Koshing a look, "Fine. But it's only because you had been nice to my Elle."

"Oh, I didn't know there were perks of being nice to my own daughter-in-law." He looked at Mu Chenyan eagerly, "How long will it take for lunch to be ready?"

"Ten minutes," replied Mu Chenyan and walked away again.

"My little prince, you're still on phone," reminded Grandfather Xiang, and only then did Hyson snap out of it.

He bit his tongue and smiled sheepishly, "Hello? You there?"

Xiang Weimin who had silently been listening to that lively affair from Hyson's side also snapped out of it. He didn't even realize that listening to them he actually had a smile on his face.  But it turned into a bitter smile when he realized what he was doing. 

"I am here," answered Xiang Weimin softly.

"Sorry about earlier," said Hyson. "So, where were we? Yeah, you asked to meet outside. But I can't come right now. I have lunch with my family."

"I didn't ask you to come out right now," replied Xiang Weimin.

"Okay, then tell me the location and time."

"You can decide on the location."

Hyson's brows quirked up, "Lieutenant, it's you who is asking me out. Shouldn't you be deciding the meeting place as the host?"

"But I am not that familiar with this city," replied Xiang Weimin honestly. 

Hyson nodded in understanding, "Then let's meet at Sunset Garden. I'll send you the location."

"Alright. How about we meet at 4?" suggested Xiang Weimin.

"Sure," agreed Hyson since he didn't have anything else to do anyway. He might as well go out.

Besides, the pretty ladies at home had been asking him why he was staying at home all the time. It seemed he could make them happy by making a trip out.

"Little Shing, it seems you are getting influenced by my little prince and Raelle," said Grandfather Xiang to Shui Koshing and Hyson couldn't help turning his attention to them when he heard his name being mentioned.

"Lieutenant, let's meet later then," said Hyson and ran over to Grandfather Xiang's side. "Opa, how can you say that? How did I influence Uncle Shing?"

"How else is he getting all these crazy ideas out of nowhere?" questioned Grandfather Xiang.

"Actually, it does have something to do with these two," accepted Shui Koshing. 

"Huh?" Hyson was dumbfounded.

"I got this idea of creating a fruit trees forest after we played the game. Remember the mission in Cherry forest?" 

Hyson stared at Shui Koshing, "Uncle Shing, you really know how to find inspiration."

"See?" started Grandfather Xiang. "I knew all these crazy things comes from Fai and Raelle's influence."

"Thanks for the compliment, Opa!" Hyson shamelessly stuck to him.

Meanwhile, he didn't know that while he didn't hang up the call, neither did Xiang Weimin.. Currently, he could hear this conversation that made him feel complicated inside.