168. The Quarrel

Amco looked at the thing in Qi Le’an’s hand. It was in small pieces, square and spicy.

He had never seen this food before, so he asked curiously, “This… How does it taste?”

Qi Le’an chuckled, took out two small packs of the snack, and gave them to Amco and Dossey each.

Dossey and Amco looked at each other. Dossey opened the package first and took a small bite.

Dossey was amazed.

“Oh my god! What is this?” Dossey looked a little crazy and then took another big bite. Amidst chewing, he exclaimed, “Oh gosh! It tastes so yum!”

He looked at Amco and said, “Amco! Try it!”

Seeing Dossey’s reaction, Amco also took a bite without hesitation.

A moment later, Amco’s eyes widened. “Is this some expensive thing? Oh my God! It tastes spicy and sweet! An! What is this?”

Qi Le’an laughed, “It is spicy gluten, also called Latino.”

“Latino?” Amco repeated after him and finished the last bite wistfully.

“This is so amazing! It tastes so good beyond expression!” Dossey looked at the remaining Latino in Qi Le’an’s hand and said,” But… I just want to have more!”

Seeing that this foreigner had gone crazy, Qi Le’an smiled and distributed the rest of Latiao to them. Dossey and Amco looked at each other in the eye and started to vie for the Latino!

“Rat! I’m your uncle! You should respect your senior!”

“An old man can’t eat such… spicy food!”

“Hey! This is mine! Dossey, let go!”

“Amco! Anyway, you are going to Le’an’s homeland soon. Why don’t you give this to me?”

……

Qi Le’an was sure that if they had weapons in their hands, they must be fighting now.

At this moment, the waitress dressed in the cheongsam lifted the curtain and came in with a large portion of poached spicy slices of pork. Staring at the two foreigners vying for the Latino, she said in Chinese, “Humph! Two childish adults!”

Qi Le’an was amused by the waitress’s aloofness again.

After a meal, Dossey’s and Amco’s lips were red and swollen, but they still insisted on challenging the spicy food. In the end, the several plates ordered by Qi Le’an which were not spicy were eaten by himself. Dossey and Amco said that Latino was the best!

“Oh! An! This meal strengthened my determination to go to China!” Amco said.

Qi Le’an recalled what Hu Bin said. Amco was interested in looking for an Asian actor. He said, “Go ahead and you will find a lot of new things.”

Dossey shrugged and said, “To be honest, my impression of China remained the same for many years… But after this meal, I think it is a wonderful country!”

Amco also admitted, “Yes, China is getting stronger and stronger now… Sometimes, to expand our market, we need to find some Chinese actors.”

Speaking of this, Amco blinked at Qi Le’an and said, “I’ve been looking for such a person recently. An, are you interested?”

Qi Le’an was a little surprised. He didn’t think about it at all. After all, there were a lot of courses at Tisch, so he couldn’t guarantee that he could participate in the shooting while taking classes.

However, Amco’s invitation was sincere and straightforward. Qi Le’an thought for a moment and said, “I’m still in school now.”

Amco waved his hand and said, “I know. I know. If you accept it, you can take it as an extracurricular activity.”

Qi Le’an was intrigued.

Different from the domestic university, students could only graduate from Tisch with enough credits. Whether with one year or ten years, as long as one gained enough credits and his dissertation was approved, he could get a graduate certificate. With the top-grade student, Wei Changfeng, by his side, Qi Le’an also made a great effort to gain as many credits as possible so that his current obtained credits were way higher than those of his peers.

Among the courses, there was one course with the most credits called “Movie and TV Practice”. However, the authentication of “Movie and TV Practice” was very demanding, but its credits were the equivalent of five other ordinary courses.

Amco was the author of the textbook. If Qi Le’an could attend his project, he could be 90% sure to pass it!

“If that’s the case, I also would like to work with you, Director Amco!”

Amco smiled and said, “You do not need to call me Director.”

Qi Le’an was confused.

“Call me uncle.”

Qi Le’an was lost for words.

Dossey laughed and said, “When he was young, he loved to force his peers to call him uncle!”

Amco didn’t specifically talk about what he was shooting. He had something to do when he came to New York. On the way home, the three of them made an appointment of having fun together sometime later.

Qi Le’an didn’t expect Dossey to bring him such an opportunity. He was eager to share the good news with Wei Changfeng. But when he got home, he found that Wei Changfeng didn’t come back.

‘Oh, Wei Changfeng should have gone to meet Director Spear today.’

His excitement instantly turned into disappointment. Qi Le’an decided to talk with Wei Changfeng today anyway.

However, Wei Changfeng didn’t come back this night. At first, Qi Le’an was angry, but after midnight, he became worried. However, he tried to call Wei Changfeng and Professor John but he just couldn’t get through. So, he could only wait anxiously.

He stayed for the whole night with his phone and had countless guesses. He even thought about calling the police when it was dawn.

While waiting, Qi Le’an fell asleep on the sofa with his phone. The phone dropped along with his fingers onto the carpet, waking Qi Le’an up again.

He suddenly sat up and planned to go to the police station.

At this moment, a familiar sound of footsteps came from the corridor. During the past two years, Qi Le’an would hide behind the door listening to the footsteps countless times, and then try to scare him when Wei Changfeng opened the door.

Wei Changfeng would also pretend to be scared by him. They could never get bored with this game.

Today, Qi Le’an didn’t hide behind the door. He sat on the sofa and watched Wei Changfeng open the door.

Wei Changfeng looked tired and his clothes were a little messy. Qi Le’an suddenly stood up from the sofa and shouted, “Where have you been?”

Wei Changfeng was startled and said, “Le’an!”

Qi Le’an looked at Wei Changfeng with tears in his eyes.

“Le’an…”

Wei Changfeng was a little flustered, so he quickly put down his things and hugged Qi Le’an. Qi Le’an hugged Wei Changfeng back. They just hugged each other tightly.

“Le’an, I’m fine…” Wei Changfeng comforted Qi Le’an in a soft voice until Qi Le’an gradually stopped trembling and calmed down.

Qi Le’an broke free from Wei Changfeng’s embrace and hit him harshly!

“Why didn’t you pick up my call?! I cannot reach Professor John either… I thought something untoward has happened to you!”

“Le’an, we…” Wei Changfeng was lost for words.

Qi Le’an looked at Wei Changfeng angrily.

“I’m wrong,” Wei Changfeng admitted his mistake decisively, “I won’t do it again.”

Qi Le’an took a deep breath and said coldly, “Wei Sama, we need to talk.”

That was also what Wei Changfeng wished for. The two of them sat in the living room. Wei Changfeng said gently, “I have something to say too.”

Qi Le’an was dead inside and then, he said, “Let me say it first.”

Wei Changfeng nodded.

Qi Le’an said, “Wei Sama, Director Amco asked me to join his new movie. I’ve decided to take it.”

Wei Changfeng never expected that Qi Le’an and Director Amco would work together. He asked in astonishment, “Amco? Do you know what his new movie is about?”

Qi Le’an didn’t know, but he said, “I can use Director Amco’s movie to get the credits of Movie and TV Practice course. I think it’s a good bargain.”

Wei Changfeng was silent.

Qi Le’an gestured for Wei Changfeng to do the talking then.

However, Wei Changfeng said, “Le’an, I don’t think it is a good idea that you participate in Director Amco’s movie.”

Qi Le’an widened his eyes and asked, “What did you say?”

Wei Changfeng repeated, “I don’t think it is a good idea that you participate in Director Amco’s movie.”

Qi Le’an felt this was unbelievable and then raised his voice. “Are you the only one allowed to cooperate with others like Director Spear? And I cannot shoot the movie? Wei Sama! This is unfair!”

This time, Wei Changfeng was astonished. “Director Spear?  Le’an, how do you know?”

Qi Le’an looked at Wei Changfeng sitting opposite him and said impatiently, “Don’t ask me how I find it out! Listen, I must participate in Director Amco’s movie!”

The conflict between the two had never been so intense. Their anger seemed to have blast at this moment. Qi Le’an stood up and gasped as he looked at Wei Changfeng.

Wei Changfeng was dumbfounded and said, “Le’an, if you contact Amco because of Director Spear and me, I don’t think you need to…”

“No,” Qi Le’an interrupted Wei Changfeng coldly and said, “Wei Sama, you’ve taken it for granted.”

Qi Le’an said mercilessly. In the past, never did he seem to have talked to Wei Changfeng like this.

Wei Changfeng looked up at him. Somehow, this young man was as tall as him.

“I want to finish my class soon. I want to act in a movie instead of directing a movie. One day, I want to stand at the peak of the world’s movie industry and tell those people in China that it was their fault to blacklist me!”

It was the first time that Qi Le’an had confided in Wei Changfeng so strongly. Qi Le’an gasped and said, “I can’t stand… your hiding something from me.”

Wei Changfeng was anxious when he heard this. “I didn’t try to hide anything from you! I wanted to tell you a long time ago but I couldn’t find the chance!”

Qi Le’an turned aside and avoided Wei Changfeng’s gaze.

“I don’t want to…be the last one to know that my lover is about to leave me.”

When he said this, Qi Le’an’s heart was almost broken.

Why did he and Wei Sama become like this? He loved Wei Changfeng so much.

Tears finally started falling from his eyes. Qi Le’an was quietly crying. Wei Changfeng stood up and hugged Qi Le’an.

Qi Le’an didn’t struggle. Unmoved, he let Wei Changfeng hug him.

Wei Changfeng patted his back and said, “Le’an, darling… I’ve never left you… I will never leave you. You don’t remember?”

Qi Le’an said indifferently, “Just tell me, are you going to cooperate with Director Spear?”

Wei Changfeng hedged and said, “I’m sorry but yes.”

Qi Le’an pushed Wei Changfeng away fiercely!