"Sure, sure! Very enlightened thinking!"

Gu Xingyi really liked this kind of personality from Chen Feng, and immediately expressed his agreement!

At that moment, the skewers were served, and the three of them started eating and chatting.

"By the way! Lao Gu, what are you doing now? Want to work with me? I opened a studio over in Jiangcheng!"

Gu Xingyi quickly waved his hand to refuse. Once Xia Xiyao started working, he’d have to stay home and take care of the kid. He didn’t have any dreams—just wanted to be a salted fish!

"No, no! I’m planning to be a full-time stay-at-home dad! How about that? Pretty noble dream, right?"

Chen Feng looked shocked.

"Noble! Super noble! You're gonna be a kept man living off a woman!"

Cough cough cough cough~

Gu Xingyi choked and coughed a few times. Who said being a stay-at-home dad meant living off a woman?

Though... living off Xia Xiyao didn’t sound all that bad?

Gu Xingyi fell into deep thought.

Seeing Gu Xingyi not saying anything, Chen Feng was even more shocked.

"Damn! You’re not seriously thinking of living off a woman, are you? But honestly, your face really suits it!"

"Screw you! Who says being a stay-at-home dad means living off a woman! I can still make money from home..."

Gu Xingyi argued back. He even noticed that when Chen Feng said he was living off a woman, Ruan Qing gave him a weird look.

But Chen Feng patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "I’m serious—how about working with me? I’ll give you half my shares! You know my dream has always been to create anime with our own Hua country style. So I started a studio with my girlfriend and another partner. My girlfriend does the voice acting, and once the timing’s right, I’m planning to open a full-fledged company!"

"You graduated from Media University too, and your major fits. What do you say?"

Gu Xingyi thought for a moment. He could tell Chen Feng was being sincere. Chen Feng had always dreamed of making anime and studied hard in university, even though his parents didn’t support it.

He didn’t expect that Chen Feng had finally convinced his parents and made it out on his own.

That kind of persistence was admirable!

After thinking it over, Gu Xingyi still shook his head.

"Fengzi, I appreciate it! If you ever need help, just ask. But working together… I’ll pass. I really do plan to be a stay-at-home dad."

Gu Xingyi patted Chen Feng on the shoulder in encouragement.

"Go for it! I believe you’ll make it!"

"Alright then! I won’t push you! Whenever you feel like joining, you’re always welcome. Like I said—if we meet, I’ll split it with you, haha! If I succeed this time, I’ll finally achieve my dream! Be sure to watch my debut work when it’s out!"

Seeing that Gu Xingyi had made up his mind, Chen Feng didn’t insist anymore and gave him a hearty smile.

The two stopped talking about that and continued munching on skewers while reminiscing about their fun college days.

Most of the time, it was Chen Feng talking and Gu Xingyi listening. Chen Feng kept passing skewers to Ruan Qing, picking out her favorites. Ruan Qing occasionally chimed in, sharing stories about Chen Feng.

Even though no one was drinking, the table was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

By the time most of the skewers were gone, Gu Xingyi checked the time—it was almost midnight.

Since they had stopped chatting for a while, Gu Xingyi said, "Alright, let’s head back. The hotel I’m staying at should still have rooms. You two can stay there."

Chen Feng and Ruan Qing both nodded, and the three headed out.

On the way, Gu Xingyi and Chen Feng were chatting. Ruan Qing stepped aside to take a phone call. She spoke softly, so neither of them could hear what she was saying.

After a while, she hung up and caught up with them. Chen Feng turned his head and asked curiously,

"Who was that?"

"Wang Jun. There was a bit of an issue at the studio, so he called to report."

Ruan Qing replied.

"Huh? What kind of issue?"

Chen Feng looked a bit nervous—he clearly cared a lot about the studio.

"Just some equipment issues. It’s already been handled. It’s fine, you two keep chatting."

Only then did Chen Feng breathe a sigh of relief and resumed chatting with Gu Xingyi.

"Sigh! That studio has cost me a lot of energy. Back when I was at home, I pulled all-nighters drafting and editing videos for almost half a year straight."

Gu Xingyi nodded. It looked like Chen Feng wasn’t just jumping in recklessly—he had prepared for a long time, even before moving out.

"Don’t worry, Fengzi! I think you’re definitely going to make it this time! By the way, who is this Wang Jun?"

"Oh, my business partner! He’s also into anime. I met him and Xiao Qing at an anime convention. We hit it off back then, haha!"

"So one became your girlfriend and the other your business partner?"

"Haha! Yep, guess I’m pretty lucky, huh!"

Gu Xingyi didn’t reply and instead glanced at Ruan Qing. Her face was expressionless, like she hadn’t even heard what Chen Feng said.

Gu Xingyi fell into thought. He was puzzled—why did Fengzi’s business partner call Ruan Qing instead of calling Fengzi directly?

But this wasn’t something he could say out loud. No matter how close he was to Chen Feng, he couldn’t interfere in his private matters.

Hopefully, he was just overthinking it.

Chen Feng was pretty careless and didn’t notice much, but Gu Xingyi had lived through two lifetimes. After spending the evening together, he vaguely felt that something was off about Ruan Qing.

On the surface, she seemed close to Chen Feng, but Gu Xingyi always felt like there was a distance between them.

When the three returned to the hotel, what surprised Gu Xingyi even more was that they got two separate rooms.

Chen Feng noticed Gu Xingyi’s odd expression and blushed. He pulled him aside and mumbled, "Xiao Qing is traditional... we’re not married yet, so..."

"I get it."

Gu Xingyi gave him a knowing look, then asked,

"How long have you two been together?"

Chen Feng thought for just a moment.

"Almost a year and a half! Xiao Qing is a good girl. She gave me a lot of encouragement to start the studio. I wouldn’t have had the courage otherwise."

Alright then. A traditional and dutiful good girl.

Gu Xingyi patted Chen Feng’s shoulder.

"Fengzi, be more observant in the future."

"Don’t worry! I got it! I went over the script for the anime a bunch of times—no mistakes this time!"

...What the hell? That had nothing to do with what he just said.

Gu Xingyi could only pat his shoulder again and say with deep meaning,

"As long as you’re happy."

It was too late, so the three of them went upstairs. Chen Feng didn’t stop by Gu Xingyi’s room to chat more. They all returned to their own rooms.

The next morning, just as Gu Xingyi finished his jog and was about to wake Chen Feng up for breakfast, he saw them already packed and stepping out of their room.

"Lao Gu! There’s an issue at the studio. I’ve got to head back right away!"

"So urgent? Not even staying for breakfast?"

Gu Xingyi was surprised. Everything was fine yesterday—what happened overnight?

From Chen Feng’s anxious look, it seemed like a serious matter.

"Yeah! Gotta skip breakfast. Once it’s sorted out, I’ll visit your place next time! And try some of saozi’s cooking! Alright, can’t talk anymore—I’ll miss my flight."

As Chen Feng spoke, he kept pressing the elevator button.

"Alright then! I’ll walk you down."

The three of them quickly left the hotel. Luckily, a taxi arrived shortly after.

Chen Feng got in and waved at Gu Xingyi.

"Lao Gu, head back. See you next time!"

"Got it! And Fengzi! If anything serious happens, make sure to contact me!"

Chen Feng nodded, and the taxi pulled away, gradually disappearing from Gu Xingyi’s sight.

Only when the car was completely out of view did Gu Xingyi sigh, hoping that everything would go smoothly for Fengzi.