Category: What To Do, My Boss Wants To Chase My Roommate (Page 3 of 6)

Li Xiaoming rarely blushes when he eats anything. He doesn’t even blush when he’s drunk, but because of my cup of kidney-enhancing tea, his cheeks are red to the tips of his fingers.

“Ge, Ge, I’m a little sleepy,” Li Xiaoming’s eyes began to drift. “…I’m going back to sleep.”

I watched Li Xiaoming’s faltering back with mixed feelings in my heart.

At that time, I specifically consulted with my classmates. The tea mainly plays a role in health care, so the effect is far less than those drugs. Drinking it also doesn’t cause harm to the body. Li Xiaoming shouldn’t have much of a problem, right—

I only heard a loud noise as I was thinking. Li Xiaoming heavily closed his bedroom door.

I was so frightened that I couldn’t care about replying to Da Ge’s message. I rushed over and vigorously banged Li Xiaoming’s door in a hurry while asking, “Xiao Ming, are you okay? Are you allergic?”

Li Xiaoming’s muffled response came inside the room, “Ge, it’s okay, don’t worry about me…”

“I’m a little dizzy…”

As soon as I heard Li Xiaoming speak, it was as if he was being pinched by someone, biting his words with difficulty. I was immediately occupied by worry—Drinking too much tea won’t be poisonous but when I saw his appearance, I was afraid that he was allergic to the ingredients in it.

Li Xiaoming had already locked the door of his room and I couldn’t turn the doorknob to open it by twisting it hard, so I had to grit my teeth and gamble. I directly hit the bedroom door with my body.

The quality of the house we rented wasn’t very good, and some places were seriously aging, but because it’s located in the city and close to the company, the price was a little lower than the houses in the same area.

The little money saved from rent was also very important to me and Li Xiaoming, who had no savings at that time and had just graduated, so we could put up with all the defects.

This room’s bedroom door was even a thin wooden door. I was afraid that something might happen to Li Xiaoming if I was any slower.

I used all my strength to knock on it, with a bang bang sound. The door lock was still hanging in place, and the hinge on the top fell to the ground with small screws.

The attachment between the door and the door frame was already very weak. As soon as the hinge at the top fell off, the hinge at the back fell one after another like a dumpling, as the wooden door tilted.

The wooden door hung in the air for less than a second, then fell heavily to the ground.

After I stepped into his room, dust and dirt from nowhere fell on my face. I didn’t care about any problems. When I approached the bed, a thin layer of powder accumulated on my shoulders.

Li Xiaoming was already lying on the bed, his body wrapped in the quilt, and only his head was exposed. The loud noise just now made him open his eyes. He wasn’t fully awake yet. He asked me in his hazy drowsiness, “Cheng-ge, whose house did you pry open ah?”

“Why does it look a bit familiar…”

Li Xiaoming did seem to be sleeping, but I didn’t dare to be careless, and yelled in a panic, “Xiao Ming! Hold on, don’t sleep! If you sleep, it’s over!”

Li Xiaoming: ?

I couldn’t care less about whether there was a problem with drinking too much healthy tea. Just because Li Xiaoming didn’t look right, I quickly called an ambulance.

While I was on the phone, the cracks in the doorframe spread rapidly towards the ceiling, and the grayish siding fluttered down like rain—With a crackling sound, a large chunk of the ceiling grazed the tip of my nose and fell to the ground, exposing the roof’s rebar and wires.

Another half of the ceiling hit Li Xiaoming’s bed. He was so scared that he immediately bounced from the bed and sat up, staring all this in

My brain stopped for an instant, and Li Xiaoming didn’t say anything. The two of us looked at each other relatively speechless for a long time, until countless wallpapers peeled off and covered my head.

Li Xiaoming suddenly spoke, “Cheng-ge you, your head—”

At this moment, the doorbell rang.

I rushed out to open the door again. The medical staff had already stood in the corridor with a stretcher. They looked at me up and down and said, “Sir, is it you…?”

My tinnitus overpowered his voice. I couldn’t hear what he said as the warm liquid crossed my cheek and fell to the floor.

When I touched my face, my hands were bloody.

Hmm????

I just focused my attention on Li Xiaoming, only to find that my forehead was smashed at some point. Now, I’m covered with wallowing grime and smeared blood which looked quite gruesome.

I didn’t feel pain at all, and I didn’t know when my head was smashed. After I saw the blood dripping all over my hands with my own eyes, I started to get dizzy

“Sir, Sir…?”

When I looked up, I saw snowflakes all over my eyes.

I fainted.

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I was originally planning to have Li Xiaoming get an ambulance to send me directly to the hospital. Instead, Li Xiaoming accompanied me all the way like a normal person. I had a slight concussion, but fortunately, it wasn’t serious. I was just dizzy for a while.

My condition wasn’t very serious and I didn’t need to be hospitalized, but I still had to get some ointment and medicine.

After the nurse bandaged my wound, she asked me to make my own arrangements. Li Xiaoming and I sat on a bench in the hospital hallway for a while to rest. Ning Yiheng came to pick us up in passing.

It was too late, we already missed the last subway, and we didn’t have a car. If there was no Ning Yiheng, we’d have to take a taxi home.

I deeply felt apologetic to Li Xiaoming.

Li Xiaoming propped his forehead with one hand, his mouth yawning uncontrollably.

We came out in a hurry and didn’t have time to change our clothes, so we wrapped a layer of down jackets to cover our pajamas.

I looked at Li Xiaoming, who was so sleepy that he nodded, and said worriedly, “Xiao Ming, why don’t you register, too?”

Li Xiaoming turned his head to look at me and said, “Why should I go to the doctor?”

“I’m not too sure,” I bit the bullet and said, “The cup of tea you drank is what I usually use… To replenish the kidney…”

Li Xiaoming: …

I said, “I asked the doctor. It’s okay to drink too much of this kind of thing, but I could see that you’re a bit weird now. I’m very worried about whether you’re allergic to the ingredients in it.”

“It’s my fault,” Li Xiaoming sighed faintly, “Cheng-ge, I shouldn’t have drunk it without your consent.”

“But I didn’t expect you to have gotten to this point. Even so, it’s good to have seen a doctor. Don’t worry, the disease will always get better…”

Me: …

Li Xiaoming was adamant that he was fine. He drank so much in one breath and didn’t feel uncomfortable, he was just sleepy. He didn’t know what he was allergic to. After repeated persuasion, he agreed to check for his allergies.

I was left alone in the lobby of the hospital with no one to talk to, so I started to swipe my phone anxiously.

After Ning Yiheng knew that I had a concussion, he rushed to the hospital immediately. He was still on the way at this time, but I didn’t have the heart to explain the cause and effect clearly to him.

I clicked on the chat box with Da Ge again.

Me: Da Ge, I have the opposite problem with you.

I didn’t want to talk about Ning Yiheng’s problems behind my back, and I didn’t want others to know what was wrong with him, so I put everything on myself.

Anyway, Da Ge doesn’t know me, so I can say it unscrupulously.

Me: I found that I have a problem in that aspect. The kidney-enhancing tea I drank for a week was useless. My boyfriend also drank it. When he saw me, his blood was tense while I was always indifferent.

If eyes could swallow people, I would have already gnawed Ning Yiheng down to the dregs.

Me: How can I get myself back to normal?

Editor: Airplanedaifuku (Thanks for editing this chapter because you were bored. Please keep being bored jk :blobrofl:)

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Ning Yiheng’s face darkened, except he wasn’t angry with me. In a low voice, he angrily grumbled, “This conceited old man…”

I rubbed my hands together in embarrassment, “Boss, it’s my fault…”

Shouldn’t the company bosses in the novel be busy with trade wars and various transnational trades? If so, then they should’ve found a private detective to investigate me secretly, then throw millions of yuan at me and told me to scram. Why did you tell your assistant to add your son’s boyfriend and send a questionnaire on WeChat?

I rarely ever saw Ning Yiheng with an irritable expression. He had one hand propped up on the back of the sofa, saying guiltily, “My father has always been like this, haughty and arrogant. He thinks that everyone in the world must know and listen to him.”

“This isn’t your problem. He’s never respected your opinion even before he forced the questions on you.”

Hearing what Ning Yiheng had to say, I suddenly felt even more panicked.

After all, Ning Renjie asked his assistant to send me a questionnaire from the standpoint that I knew about him and wouldn’t dare defy him. For me to have filled it out so carelessly, wouldn’t that be a slap in the old man’s face?

I worriedly opened the chat log, and looked through the chat history with Tang Lesheng just now. From the bottom of my heart, I was worried about my father-in-law’s mental endurance.

My words were really damn bold, and I felt even worse after reading them.

Ning Yiheng saw my uneasiness. He squeezed my shoulder gently and said, “It’s okay, he won’t do anything to you. I’ll solve my father’s problem. Just trust me.”

My heart softened and I couldn’t help but gently stroke the back of Ning Yiheng’s hand that was placed on my shoulder. His skin was very smooth, his fingers long and bony. The moment my fingers touched his hand, I couldn’t help but feel agitated.

When facing the person I like, my mind is really filled with beastly thoughts all the time, regardless of the occasion.

My throat was dry, and I pinched Ning Yiheng’s wrist.

Ning Yiheng took advantage of the situation, interlocking his fingers with mine and pushing me down. I lay back on the soda, half-willing and half-unwilling.

Ning Yiheng let go of my hand, placed his arms beside my face and kissed my forehead.

Pausing his movements, he moved closer to my ear and asked in a deep voice, “Xiu Xiu, why are you undoing my belt?”

I had one hand placed on Ning Yiheng’s ass, and the other had already unbuckled his belt.

I swallowed and didn’t speak.

Ning Yiheng grabbed my hand holding his ass, guiding it to touch him under it… then used my hand to fasten his belt.

“It’s a good afternoon, have a good rest,” he sat up and smoothed out my messy hair. “I’ll call you when the time comes.”

Me: …

I was all but sleepy, and I couldn’t help but start to ponder a serious question in my mind.

—Ning Yiheng wouldn’t have a problem in that regard, right?

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I didn’t expect that I would have to face such a difficult test when I had just welcomed the first spring of my life.

I thought I would be a gentleman who wouldn’t force my lover to do something he didn’t want to do, and it was all the more important to consider Ning Yiheng’s feelings if I was on top.

Since Tang Lesheng hadn’t contacted me again, my concern over Ning Yiheng’s body temporarily outweighed my worries about the questionnaire.

I don’t mind Ning Yiheng’s physical flaws. I’m just worried that if I take too much initiative, I will hurt Ning Yiheng’s self-esteem.

I specifically asked a classmate who studied a traditional Chinese medicine to prescribe a tonic. I would make the kidney-enhancing tea every day after I get off work, and after filtering the tea into a cup, bring it to Ning Yiheng to drink while he’s working.

In order to protect Ning Yiheng’s self-esteem, I told him it was ordinary tea. Ning Yiheng drank the tea I made for half a month and his face became much rosier, but he became even colder towards me. He even refused to kiss me recently.

Why is it that the more you try to fix a situation the worse it gets…

I have this feeling of frustration, as if I was stealing from a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to it.¹Chinese idiom: Trying to gain an advantage but ending up worse off.

When I was at my wit’s end, I got back in touch with my First List Da Ge who I hadn’t contacted for a long time.

At the time, I was brewing the tea in the kitchen. When I was bored, I opened my chat history with Da Ge.

I don’t understand why I felt guilty when I saw Da Ge. I didn’t even dare contact him for a while.

But Da Ge is a good person, and I don’t want to lose this friend yet.

With that thought in mind, I took the initiative to send Da Ge a message and asked: Da Ge, how are you doing recently?

Recently, I’ve been busy dating, so I haven’t opened Softer in a long time. I don’t know if Da Ge  is still in the Cat Star fandom.

My talent is mediocre and I’m not actively writing. I’m really not worthy of Da Ge’s favor.

It took a while for Da Ge to reply to me: Not bad.

Da Ge: I’m with the person I talked about before.

What a coincidence! Da Ge was also dating.

… Although I had suspected that his partner was a scumbag, I didn’t want to maliciously speculate about others behind their backs. It was good as long as Da Ge was happy.

Da Ge and I have fate together, so many coincidences have caused us to meet each other.

Me: Congratulations ah!

Da Ge: Congratulations to you, too.

I typed a message in the input box but when I was about to send it, my finger suddenly stopped and I deleted it all.

Why is Da Ge congratulating me? I’ve never told him about myself and Ning Yiheng.

I also haven’t posted anything about Ning Yiheng in Moments either. How did Da Ge find out?

Alarm bells were ringing wildly in my heart, and I couldn’t help but suspect everyone around me. However, I didn’t think my colleagues were rich enough to throw me so much money. After thinking about it, Ning Yiheng’s face eventually came to my mind.

It can’t be Ning Yiheng—

Da Ge: Congratulations on getting first place in the Community Chess and Mahjong Room Competition.

Oh, so it was like this.

In order to get free prizes, Li Xiaoming and I got up early last Saturday to participate in the mahjong competition held in the Community Chess and Mahjong Room. Li Xiaoming narrowly lost in the third round of promotions while I cut out a bloody path on the battlefield, beating the group of old men and old ladies. I can only say that I’m invincible in this world, lonely and seeking defeat.

I grew up hanging around various chess and mahjong rooms with my dad. Although my academic performance wasn’t very good, I basically never lost when playing cards or mahjong, and won easily.

In addition to the first place coffee maker prize, the community committee also gave me a certificate, which is still hung up on the wall behind the TV.

At that time, I specifically took a photo of the certificate and posted it on my Moments in commemoration. Da Ge might have seen that Moments.

I humbly replied: Thank you, it’s just a specialty that isn’t worth bragging about.

Da Ge: Like\Like\Like

After straining the brewed tea and pouring it into the cup, I realized that I had accidentally made too much and poured the rest out into another cup.

I moved a stool to sit down by the stove after cleaning the kitchenware and putting them back into place.

Da Ge said again: Can I ask you a question?

Da Ge: Have you ever lost control of yourself while you were with your lover?

Me: ?

Me: Da Ge, what do you mean?

Da Ge: It’s really hard for me to say anything in front of him, but I want him to know…

At this moment, Li Xiaoming rushed into the kitchen in a hurry, “Yi, Cheng-ge, you made tea again?”

Before I could stop him, Li Xiaoming took the cup of tea I left on the table and drank it all in one go.

Ning Yiheng only drank one cup of tea slowly throughout the day while Li Xiaoming drank the whole cup in one breath.

“I just realized that I forgot to boil water. F*ck, I’m so thirsty.” Li Xiaoming wiped the sweat from his forehead, “Is this freshly brewed tea? Why does it taste a bit weird?”

“Why is the heating in this room so hot and dry? It’s making me feel uneasy.”

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Author’s Note:

PS: Tea doesn’t have such a significant effect… There were some exaggerations carried out for the plot.

Being in love was nothing like I imagined.

The two of us were still in a boss-subordinate relationship. There was no regulation in the company that prohibited office love. Ning Yiheng doesn’t mind this, but I was reluctant to expose our relationship to colleagues.

After all, the power of gossip in the office was comparable to nuclear weapons.

It was no exaggeration to say that if today they knew that my boss and I have a relationship, tomorrow there would be a vivid yellow rumor about how I seduced Ning Yiheng which I have never experienced before and can spread to every corner of the company at the speed of light.

This may be the cruel ecology of the office. No one can be clean and flawless in the mouths of colleagues.

I don’t want my private life to be secretly fantasized about.

But having said that, at least let me experience the happiness in the yellow rumors first ah.

Before dating, I still had the cloud file storage goddess as my companion. After dating, my goddess went into the Recycle Bin, and I could only look at Ning Yiheng’s photo… Cough, I can’t say more.

Although my private life was lackluster, after being with Ning Yiheng, my daily life has changed so much.

For example, during my lunch break, I can enjoy the big sofa in his office break room…

Except for boss who didn’t take the initiative to touch me, he was an excellent boyfriend in all aspects.

It’s just that I’m used to calling Ning Yiheng boss, and I can’t change it for a while. Ning Yiheng still wanted to correct my form of address at first, but then he just didn’t care about it. I can call him whatever I want.

Ning Yiheng was still working with coffee in the office while I was lying on the big sofa in the break room, my eyelids started to fight.

I was about to sleep beautifully when I suddenly received a WeChat message.

The huge beep scared me.

A wagie¹Wage slave.should understand this feeling. The WeChat prompt tone must be pulled to full during working hours, for fear of missing any request from the boss and any part to change the plan.

My heart undulated with the beep, so much so that I had chest pain as soon as I heard this movement.

I close my work WeChat when I get off work. My boss is more than understanding and basically doesn’t shake people during non-working hours without special circumstances.

It’s lunch break now, but I forgot to switch back to my private number and also forgot to turn on silent mode.

I squinted my eyes and opened the screen.

When it was time to rest, everyone was lying flat. There was no one in the private group chat of my colleagues. The whole WeChat was as quiet as a chicken. There was only one friend application.

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: Hello,²Polite greeting was used. I am Tang Lesheng, the personal assistant of Mr. Ning Renjie.

… Who is with whom?

Not only was this person’s WeChat nickname so chic, but their WeChat avatar was also a standard photo of a suit on a white background. At first glance, it’s the work number of an employee of a company.

Fortunately, our company doesn’t have so many requirements, so we don’t have to go to work with our real name and ID every day.

I tried my best to recall the clients I had contacted before, but none of them matched up in my memory.

As an adult who has been in society for many years, I naturally wouldn’t refuse a close friend who seemed to have had work dealings at this time, so I just clicked accept.

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: Hello, at the request of Mr. Ning, we need you³I italicized the words where they used the polite form. to fill out a questionnaire with personal information. Please be sure to fill it in truthfully.

Me: ?

I said: Hello, why should I fill out this questionnaire? Why are you asking me to fill it in?

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: Please be sure to fill in all questions clearly.

This person surnamed Tang was just like a robot. He ignored my question and only repeatedly emphasized that he wanted me to fill it out truthfully, so he directly sent me a shared document.

This person is really strange, so I asked again: Is there no virus in your document?

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: No, it’s just an ordinary shared document. If you are worried, I can enter it in WeChat one by one, and you can reply directly with WeChat messages.

He answered the question quite quickly.

So why on earth should I do this questionnaire ah?!

I suspect that I have encountered an online scammer who steals other people’s information, and this person’s IQ is obviously not high to pull off such a retarded scam.

What kind of normal person would just let me do the questionnaire without making it clear?!

Hmph, hmph, it just so happens that I’m bored now.

Me: … Then you can send me on WeChat.

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: What is your name?

Me: Zhou Jie Renlun.⁴The name he chose was similar to Jay Chou’s name but he just added a character and changed it a bit XD so like, (周杰人仑) and Jay Chou’s (周杰伦).

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: Okay, what is your gender? Male? Female? Or Custom? For Custom, please specify your psychological gender and physical gender.

Me: …

Me: I’m male.

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: What is your occupation?

I thought for a while and said: Male stripper.

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: Okay, Mr. Zhou, please tell me truthfully your mobile phone number, home address, current place of residence, place of household registration, income, family background, and profile of family members.

Me: …

Me: Oh, I forgot, I actually identified myself as a woman in my heart.

This person named Tang Lesheng didn’t doubt my words at all and immediately changed his words and said: Okay, Ms. Zhou, please answer my questions above.

This is so f*cking weird.

I didn’t even want to reply to his questions. Tang Lesheng was still chattering and continuing to ask questions.

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: What do you like best? What do you hate most? Do you accept having a prenuptial agreement? Do you accept being a housewife?…

I answered randomly. At this moment, I became a male stripper club dancer with the same name as a certain superstar, with a psychological gender of female and a physical gender of male. I have a fish fetish, an aversion to money and pets and the only thing I like is dog sh*t and a desire to be a housewife. By the way, I have three jiejies and two didis, and my whole family lives in a youth hostel.

In the face of the obviously b*llsh*t reply, Tang Lesheng accepted it all and calmly replied to me with an “OK”.

Seeing the scammer so calm, I also lost the mood to tease and dragged him directly into the blacklist.

After closing WeChat, I casually searched for “Ningchuang Enterprise” on Tang Lesheng’s nickname on Baidu. I clicked on the company search and saw the name “Ning Renjie” in the shareholder column. I looked back and saw an incomparable familiar name.

I almost threw my phone out.

I shivered and clicked on Ning Yiheng’s chat box and typed: Boss, what’s your father’s name ah?

Ning Yiheng: Ning Renjie, what’s the matter?

Me: …

Me: No, nothing.

… He may have misunderstood me to a certain extent.

But Cheng Huai Xiu is Cheng Huai Xiu. What does Zhou Jie Renlun have to do with me, Cheng Huai Xiu?

I hesitated again and again, and said: Boss, does your father like to ask others to answer questionnaires?

Ning Yiheng: …

Ning Yiheng: How do you know?

I silently took Tang Lesheng out of the blacklist.

Me: Did you send the questionnaire to your boss?

Ningchuang Enterprise-Tang: Hello, it has been completed. Do you have any questions?

The door of the break room was pushed open by Ning Yiheng. I scrambled up from the sofa in a panic, running through my hair that was lying in disarray.

Ning Yiheng said, “Did he send you a questionnaire? Ignore him, I’ll take care of it.”

“I suddenly remembered something funny,” I said guiltily, “I told Tang Lesheng that I was born with two jj.”⁵Refers to male genital.

“Boss, your dad won’t mind, will he?”

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Jie Jie: I wheezed. I was on second to the last line and I couldn’t stop laughing. This CHX ah :blobrofl:

People who are full of marriage will eventually be tired of marriage.

It sounds better for me to say that falling in love is better than getting married, but it’s hard for people to talk with their brains when they’re in a situation of extreme anger.

Now that the pot has been broken and thrown, I stopped pretending. I no longer had an image to speak of, and I was no longer afraid of talking to Ning Yiheng.

While wiping away my tears, I cried and said, “I just want to get married, if you don’t want to—”

Ning Yiheng stretched out his long arms and hugged me tightly in his arms.

Fortunately, there were no vehicles around. Ning Yiheng half-knelt on the ground, tightened his arms and pressed the tip of his nose against my cheek.

“I like you, Cheng Huai Xiu,” Ning Yiheng’s voice trembled slightly, “I’ve liked you for a long time.”

“Since then, I haven’t dared to talk to you too much. I’m always worried that you will find me disgusting…”

My brain was no longer enough to function this reality of Ning Yiheng hugging me and even whispering in my ear that he liked me.

I was still immersed in the sadness of having my plans completely overthrown. I leaned on his shoulder and cried so much that the snot bubbles were almost squeezed out, and my carefully divided 37 hairstyle was in disarray—I was both unattractive and stupid. I had absolutely no idea what Ning Yiheng liked about me.

I got emotional and said, “I don’t think you’re disgusting, I want to marry you.”

Ning Yiheng was silent.

If it were me a few months ago, I would think I was crazy, but I was so overwhelmed by love now that my sanity wasn’t there. I was even crying like a dog in front of my boss.

My voice has increased by an octave. “You actually don’t want to marry me?”

I f*cking made up for it since I was sure I liked Ning Yiheng. Afterward, I imagined marrying him and imagined it until now ah…

Ning Yiheng said with some panic, “No, that’s not it… The two of us are nothing yet, why are you thinking about getting married?”

Me: …

Oh, that’s right, oh. My sanity has returned a little bit, and I finally realized that I had spoken inappropriately.

I swallowed, stiffly raised my head, and straightened up. At this time, the tip of my nose was less than an inch away from Ning Yiheng’s. I looked at his face in a daze as if everything was in a dream.

Ning Yiheng said softly, “Then would you like to be with me?”

I answered without a moment’s hesitation, “I do.”

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I was sitting on Ning Yiheng’s co-pilot and looked at Ning Yiheng’s side face before I suddenly realized that I was really with my boss.

This day was like riding a roller coaster with ups and downs, and I wasn’t even sure if I was in reality or in a dream.

After confessing to Ning Yiheng, Ning Yiheng took me to his car and drove me home.

There weren’t any unexpected circumstances, and our relationship was no different from usual, except that Ning Yiheng became my boyfriend.

No, that’s not the point I’m trying to make. I’ve never been in a relationship before, but when it really started, everything was different from what I imagined.

There was no kiss, only a hug on the side of the road. It was completely different from the plot in the novel. It wasn’t catchy enough or romantic enough. There was only the cold wind on a winter night and me crying with tears and snot all over my face.

But Ning Yiheng’s face can make up for these regrets for the time being.

I looked at boss’s exceptionally handsome face, and my heart was rippling.

Even if it’s a dream, I’m satisfied if I wake up now.

I hugged my arm tightly and said, “When did you start liking me?”

Ning Yiheng glanced at me but didn’t answer my question directly. He said, “Secret.”

“Why?” I asked suspiciously, “Then what do you like about me?”

We’re already in this kind of relationship, he still hides something from me?

With a smile in Ning Yiheng’s eyes, he changed the subject and said, “I’ve always been curious, who is the Ning Yiwan you are talking about?”

I was a little subtle in my heart. He avoided it too obviously, and it seemed that he really didn’t want to be honest with me.

Although I was torn by this, I’m not a person who goes to the bottom of things, so I let it go for now.

I said, “Isn’t Ning Yiwan your didi?”

Ning Yiheng: “…?”

“His name isn’t Ning Yiwan,” Ning Yiheng said with a chuckle, “He’s Ning Wanyu.”

“But it doesn’t matter if you remember his name or not. You can just call him Ning Yiwan if you find it suitable.”

I let out a soft “Oh”, inexplicably feeling a little shy.

The restaurant isn’t far from my house. After we had just said a few words, Ning Yiheng drove into my community and stepped on the brakes in front of my house.

Ning Yiheng unbuckled my seatbelt and said, “Go back, I’ll watch you go upstairs before I leave.”

I held my arm and sat motionless, always feeling impractical.

I turned my head and squinted at Ning Yiheng, who was also looking at me. I couldn’t help but raise my hand and gently touch his cheek.

His skin was so soft and warm that one couldn’t help but want to touch it more.

I wanted to touch it, so I did it. I was used to touching Mimi.

When I touched Ning Yiheng, I subconsciously used the technique of cat rubbing and gently rubbed his cheek with the back of my hand.

Ning Yiheng was very docile and let me touch him indiscriminately.

My fingers paused, and I couldn’t help but sigh and say, “I’m not dreaming, am I?”

Ning Yiheng clasped my fingers with one hand and kissed the back of my hand. He said, “I love you very much… I hope this is not a dream.”

He interlocked his fingers with mine and pressed my hand down while he took advantage of his way up on me and kissed me on the cheek with restraint.

“Remember to message me when you get back,” Ning Yiheng released my hand, “Good night.”

Hmm? Why is this different from what I imagined? Is it only a soft kiss?

My fingers still maintained their original posture, but Ning Yiheng had long since completely pulled away.

I pushed the door and got out of the car. I returned to my rental house and passed by Li Xiaoming, who was lying on the sofa reading a book.

A second before entering the bedroom, I said, “Xiao Ming, my boss and I have started a relationship.”

Li Xiaoming: “Oh.”

I closed the bedroom door and moved Mimi, who was sleeping on the bed, into my arms.

Outside the door came a sudden roar from Li Xiaoming, “Ha—???”

Mimi’s eyes opened a small slit and it rolled over enchantingly on my lap. All its four paws faced the sky, revealing its furry tummy.

The little cat showing its belly must be seducing its father to touch it!

Just as my hand touched Mimi’s tummy, the little thing clutched its wrist with two paws, snorting and nibbling on me while kicking my arm with its hind legs.

I immediately withdrew my hand, and it continued to scratch my leg.

Me: …

Trying to seduce me again without touching it, what an unfilial son.

I teased the cat for a while, ignoring Li Xiaoming’s subtle eyes staring at me. I washed up and rinsed, and then went to bed and sent a few messages to Ning Yiheng.

Something was wrong, something felt very wrong to me.

As I looked at the everyday words Ning Yiheng sent me, I always felt that something wasn’t right.

Our conversation wasn’t abrupt even in the past when we hadn’t indicated our relationship. It wasn’t intimate enough nor was it unfamiliar. Ning Yiheng’s words were few and far between, all he said was that he hadn’t finished his work and told me to go to bed early.

Something’s wrong.

I lay flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling in the dark.

Mimi stepped on my chest, stepped on it again, and finally rolled on my chest again.

The familiar sense of suffocation came again.

I remembered the hug on the cold night and the restrained kiss.

No, I still felt something was wrong.

Based on my many years of experience in reading Doujin, even if the protagonists didn’t do it in the pitch dark, they had to have used their tongues to fling vigorously in their lips a thousand times.

—Why didn’t Ning Yiheng fling my lips at all, ah no, why didn’t he go further?

All because I really wanted to get close to Ning Yiheng and even turned to anyone to the extent that I believed Ning Yiwan’s words and was fooled by him.

I hate Ning Yiwan.

Then wouldn’t my sleek 37 points bangs also—

Gan Yao said, “Little Uncle, your hairstyle is so ugly.”

Me: …

Gan Yao’s words poked into my lung pipe in a very timely manner, and I was very seriously hurt.

I couldn’t refute him, so I could only change the subject and drive him away, “How long do you have to stand here and pose for the camera? Don’t you work?”

“Right oh,” Gan Yao changed his position. He sandwiched the tray under his armpit, and the cup glued to it poked his arm sideways, and said, “I’m going to go see how they’re doing with the shoot.”

“Talk to you later oh, Little Uncle.”

I watched Gan Yao turn around and leave, not wanting to talk to him for a while.

Ning Yiheng had very few words in front of Gan Yao, and only when Gan Yao walked away did he speak, “…. You actually have such a saber-rattling insight on <Le Yangyang and Hei Dalang>.”

I believe that with Ning Yiheng’s character, his words have no special meaning. He was simply holding me up… But I still feel very embarrassed.

No wonder he didn’t hold back his laughter when I discussed <Le Yangyang and Hei Dalang>.

I must’ve looked stupid at that time.

—Why do I always make a fool of myself in front of the boss?

After all, it was the persona I had set up for myself, so I had to swallow it in my stomach even if I gritted my teeth. I said, “I’m more of a childish person.”

Ning Yiheng said, “Your hobbies are very cute.”

I don’t know if Ning Yiheng just agreed casually or really praised me for being cute, but I still felt indisputably flattered.

My old face flushed, and I stumbled, “T-thank you.”

I touched the doll hidden behind me, and with the strength of this impulse, I wanted to give him the doll with all I had.

So what if Ning Yiheng doesn’t watch cartoons? He said I was cute! As long as the sentiment is here, isn’t it the same to give any doll?

I was so nervous that my heart was in my throat. The more nervous I was, the more I stammered, “That… B-boss, I’ve actually been…”

Ning Yiheng looked at me quietly, waiting for me to continue.

Being stared at by him like this, I couldn’t say anything, “No… Nothing.”

F*ck, why is it so hard to fall in love?! Why am I so nervous and uncomfortable? I’ve never been such a coward, and I’ve never thought so much before. I cared so much about him that I didn’t look like myself anymore.

—F*ck, Cheng Huai Xiu, you just wanted to give Ning Yiheng a doll to build a friendship, it’s not like you’re proposing to him!

I ruthlessly cursed myself with a few words in my heart before I finally made up my mind to do something.

I stood up from my seat and slowly turned my back, holding my doll in both hands.

Only in this way could I not see Ning Yiheng’s face and dare to say what I wanted to say.

I was brewing for a long time, and I was so nervous that I couldn’t speak well, but fortunately, I was able to express my meaning clearly, “I actually want to say these things to you for a long time.”

“I’ve always thought that you’re a very good person, but you always undervalue yourself. I’ve seen how much you’ve taken care of me and helped me. On the contrary, I always hurt you myself, and I feel very guilty for that.” I rambled a lot, but I was too nervous. I didn’t know exactly what I was talking about, and I just knew that my words were what I really thought in my heart, “It was after I got along with you that I realized who I really am.”

I was immersed in my own world, any noise from the outside world was completely blocked out by me. I couldn’t hear Ning Yiheng’s response, I could only hear my own heartbeat that was beating faster and faster.

“After saying so much, I just want to ask you a question, would you like to marry…” The remnants of my sanity pulled me back, “How about adding me as a friend? I want to give you a little gift, I think it’s cute—”

I turned around with the doll in my hands and directly pounced the air. Ning Yiheng was no longer in his seat. Gan Yao was posing with a fake dinner plate at my table. He conveniently took the doll from my hand and said in an exaggerated and contrived manner, “Wow~ Thank you, Little Uncle! We’re uncle and nephew, and we can also be very good friends! I’m willing to be your friend!”

Me: …

I was about to ask about the current situation when the lens of the camera from out of nowhere focused on my face mercilessly. The host walked between me and Gan Yao and handed the microphone to me, “Sir, we’re very fortunate to be able to record such a warm scene on the anniversary. Did you specifically want to surprise your nephew?”

I said, “… No.”

The host said, “It appears that you told your nephew before giving the gift, so it’s not a surprise, it’s an open gift.”

Me: …

The host added, “That’s so touching. You chose this store for your nephew as well, right? You dressed like this for your nephew… Uh, very childlike. We have understood your intentions.”

He’s stuck, right? Because my outfit is really stuck, right?

In order to be able to show his eyes in the video, Gan Yao pretentiously wiped his nonexistent tears and said, “I liked Le Yangyang the most when I was little. Little Uncle still remembers my childhood hobby.”

“Can I give my uncle a hug?”

As soon as the host sidestepped, Gan Yao put the tray on the table and stepped forward to give me a bear hug.

My eldest nephew developed better than me, and the tip of my nose reached his shoulder. I did nothing, trembling uncontrollably in his arms.

Fortunately, I still maintained my sanity now, and asked him in a low voice, “Where’s my boss? What’s going on here?”

“I saw you from afar with your back turned and your head hanging motionless. Mr. Ning didn’t hear you when you spoke, and he just walked over to see how you were doing when you turned around and directly gave me the doll.” Gan Yao whispered in my ear.

F*ck, this doll isn’t for Gan Yao!

That being said, I was really too focused just now. I didn’t even notice the movement around me, which meant that Ning Yiheng was behind me right now.

It’s okay, everything can be made up. I said, “Then did you hear what I said?””

“Of course, I heard it. It was all recorded just now,“ Gan Yao said a little embarrassed. “Little Uncle, I’m really flattered that you care about me so much.”

I fainted.

I was so dizzy that my knees softened and I almost knelt in front of Gan Yao.

Gan Yao grabbed my arm and said, “Uncle! No matter what, you’re still my uncle. No matter how excited you are, don’t give me a big courtesy!”

“This Uncle must have been stunned by happiness,” the host said lightly, “Maybe this is the affection where blood is thicker than water.”

–

F*ck you, what the hell is this anniversary! That’s not the way to take it!

–

I don’t know how I got out of that store. As soon as I went out, I found a curb to sit on and set up on the spot. I didn’t want to do anything or say anything.

Ning Yiheng didn’t comment too much on what happened just now. He walked up to me and stood looking down at me. “It’s getting late, I’ll send you home.”

I didn’t say anything.

Ning Yiheng said again, “Are you angry with your nephew? He looked quite happy after receiving your gift.”

Ning Yiheng’s words plucked the string in my head that maintained my sanity, and I couldn’t help but yell, “I didn’t want to give it to him!”

I raised my head and looked directly into Ning Yiheng’s eyes. The moonlight was on his back, his entire face was hidden in the shadows. I couldn’t see his expression clearly.

Ning Yiheng fell silent.

I, on the other hand, was collapsed by a series of unexpected circumstances, and my eyes were so sore that I actually had the urge to shed tears over it.

“Ning Yiwan said, Ning Yiwan said you like Le Yangyang. He also said that you like 37 points hairstyle. F*ck, it’s so ugly!” The more I said, the more emotional I became, and I even began to speak incoherently, “I’m so infuriated. He lied to me. I also, I also lied to you. I don’t know Le Yangyang at all but I just wanted to give you the doll.”

My throat was blocked. I had never felt so frustrated in my life. A flood of tears pushed their way out, “How did it come to this? I just wanted to look better in front of you.”

Ning Yiheng was still silent. He squatted down on a level with me and stretched out his hand to wipe away my tears.

“I don’t want you to wipe my tears!” I’ve been overcome by pain, and slapped his hand away and said, “I want to marry you!”

I actually didn’t think too much about it when I said it. I just wanted to say something to lighten the mood like I was discussing daily prices.

It was the same whether I replaced Okamoto with vegetables, clothes, or something else, and then I unconsciously read it from the billboard word by word.

I was so embarrassed that I buckled my toes to the ground. I tried to force myself to act reserved and secretly glanced at Ning Yiheng’s face.

Because I’ve been maintaining the action of looking at the window, my neck was almost stiff and numb…

Ning Yiheng didn’t respond, and even praised me in return, “En, it’s quite affordable.”

Hearing his words, I was even more embarrassed.

Who doesn’t want to show off their handsome side in front of the person they like! But why do I always screw up the expected things? Whenever I tried to be handsome, I would make a fool of myself in front of my boss.

Damn it, why does Ning Yiheng always looks at ease which makes people unable to figure out what’s going on in his mind.

Obviously, Ning Yiheng’s reaction was so cold but I still felt that he was extremely sexy at this time—Was I the kind of bad man who loves people who can’t be loved? No, since I’ve already decided on Ning Yiheng, I’ll be faithful to him.

I touched the Le Yangyang doll that I stuffed into my backpack after the movie was over, and silently cheered myself up in my heart.

After dinner, I’ll find a chance to give him the doll. We need to start as friends first. Once we’re friends, we won’t be far from getting married.

As long as he doesn’t touch alcohol, Ning Yiheng’s appearance is quite elegant, and even watching him cut steak has a visual enjoyment.

Perhaps my gaze was too naked, Ning Yiheng suddenly stopped his knife and fork. He lightly sipped his lemonade and said, “Cheng Huai Xiu, I actually, have always wanted to sit down and talk with you like this.”

“I’ll pay for this meal. I want to formally apologize to you for the previous incident.”

I don’t want to hear his apology, I want to hear him say that he likes me. I thought so in my heart.

But in reality, I can only suppress my own nature, pretending to be indifferent and saying, “I was also wrong about the previous matter…”

“No, you’re right,“ Ning Yiheng said. “It’s normal for you to react like that. It’s all my problem.”

“I was wrong,” I argued with him, “Boss, don’t blame yourself, because I’m not normal…”

Ning Yiheng interrupted me and said, “Don’t talk about yourself like that. As a straight man, you don’t have to forcibly empathize with a gay who forced you.”

“You don’t have to please me because of my identity. If you hate me, I’ll leave immediately and won’t make things difficult for you.”

What the hell does he think? How could he say such alienating words?

I couldn’t wait to pry open Ning Yiheng’s head and connect my neurons directly to let him know what I was thinking.

“Ning Yiheng, I just want to please you, what’s the wrong with it?” I blurted out and said, “I found out from that day on, I’m actually g—”

“Little Uncle!” A familiar call came from behind me, and I reflexively winced at the sound of it. “Ya, you’re here too, Mr. Ning? Are you two on a date?”

As soon as I turned my head, I saw Gan Yao dressed as a waiter. Gan Yao was holding a plate in his left hand and a white towel on his right arm. He looked pretty much the part.

Although I wasn’t targeting Gan Yao, seeing him at a time like this gave me a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

“No.” “Yes.”

Ning Yiheng and I spoke in unison.

I glanced at Ning Yiheng and slowly changed my answer, “… No.”

I said, “Why are you here?”

My eldest brother’s family also returned to City B one day later than me. Gan Yao really couldn’t stay at home even for a second.

“I’m working part-time during the winter vacation here,” Gan Yao said, maintaining a posture of holding a plate. “Our shop is filming a commemorative video. The manager said that I was handsome and asked me to talk with guests more and to shoot more footage of me interacting with the guests. Maybe it’s already filming now. Hurry up and talk to me. It doesn’t matter what you say, the video doesn’t record the sound.”

“Is my posture of raising a plate handsome?”

Gan Yao started to spread like a male peac0ck at the camera lens. His appearance was indeed very handsome, but my evaluation was: To pose in front of the guests’ table in order to enter the camera was like being a fool.

Ning Yiheng joined in very cooperatively and said, “You are very handsome, but the cup in your tray is…?”

Boss, you’re so kind. As Gan Yao’s uncle, I would never hold his favor.

Gan Yao lowered the tray a little, pinched the wall of the cup with his slender fingers, and pulled it up. When the cup and the tray separated, there was a crisp “click” sound. Gan Yao pressed hard and stick the cup up again.

The bottom of this cup is stained with a layer of adhesive, so it can be hung firmly on the tray.

Gan Yao raised the tray to the exaggerated position at the beginning again, and said, “This is my special tray for shooting.”

“It’s also an annoyance to be filmed if you’re too popular.”

Me: …

Gan Yao is so annoying, even more so than when he was seven years old and pestering me for candy. I just want to chat with Ning Yiheng. Who can take this kid away immediately?

Gan Yao obviously didn’t understand the situation at hand, nor could he see my entanglement. He turned the conversation and said, “Uncle, why are you wearing a Le Yangyang? Don’t you watch <League of Maidens> anymore?”

In the eyes of present-day people who don’t watch anime—For example, my eldest nephew Gan Yao, thinks that all anime are cartoons that children only watch. He always thought that I liked watching children’s cartoons, and he used this to taunt me before.

In other words, can you not mention <League of Maidens> in front of Ning Yiheng? It’s shameful.

Oh right, Ning Yiheng already knows, so it’s fine.

“Recently, for a change of taste, I’m determined to support Guoman]¹Chinese comics.,” I said solemnly. <Le Yangyang and Hei Dalang>²This is literally translated as Happy Sheep and Big Black Wolf. I also just found a cartoon of this but with slightly different Chinese characters used. The English title for this was Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.



Author probably used different characters XD Please refer to this one instead. I already edited the previous chapters. Thanks and sorry about that^^; is a deep-thinking children’s animation. I have learned a lot from it that adults cannot understand. I suggest you all take a look.”

I’ve been wickedly watching hundreds of episodes of <Le Yangyang and Hei Dalang>. I muted and put on subtitles when I was slacking from work. I also watch it when I get home from work, brushing my teeth, and taking a bath. I haven’t even clicked on my favorite Anipop. I can’t wait to show off what I’ve learned about this cartoon.

But I actually don’t know much about it, I just want to show off in front of Ning Yiheng.

Gan Yao nodded with an ‘Although I didn’t understand it, it seems pretty awesome’ face, “… Awesome. I’ve only seen old Haicheng³A county-level city in central Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China. romance animated movies and even accompanied my girlfriend.”

On the other hand, Ning Yiheng let out a chuckle. When I turned to look at him, he had already covered his mouth with a tissue, acting as if nothing had happened.

Ning Yiheng said, “Cough… My niece likes this animation very much, and she also likes <Boonie Sheeps>.”⁴Almost missed this one again lol. Author used sheep but the cartoon I found was titled Boonie Bears.

Not bad, finally picking up the topic.

Boss, notice me quickly. I’m quite a child-like man!

I immediately ignored Gan Yao and said, “Boss, so do you like <Boonie Sheeps>?”

Ning Yiheng said: “Sorry, I don’t watch cartoons very much, and I don’t know much about them. I only watched a little bit of <Fruit Ninja> when I was little…”

“When I was little, I always looked forward to apple and pineapple together.”

A crack appeared in my filter for Ning Yiheng because I’m a firm apple gr4p3 CP party.

… No, that’s not the point.

Ning Yiheng has never seen <Le Yangyang and Hei Dalang>! Ning Yiwan was fooling me???

Very good, everything was going well until now, and I always kept in mind the precautions that Ning Yiwan told me.

Don’t be too proactive, be childlike, be Kensuke Komikado, be manly…

Then I almost peed myself at the movie.

Even though I’m a materialist and not afraid of ghosts, but—But this was too scary!

I can see why a ghost movie has to be in 3D. The moment Sadako reached out from the screen, she pulled my soul out of my body.

I really wanted to show my masculinity, but fear forced me to lower my head.

Until the end of the movie, I still maintained the posture of holding my hand to my forehead. I carefully designed this posture to make me look like I was contemplating, rather than being too scared to look at the screen. In fact, I was trembling all over, and my legs were still soft.

After the theater lights came on, I heard Ning Yiheng say, “What a coincidence.”

His voice sounded very calm, not at all like he was frightened by the movie.

My throat was still astringent, “What a… hum, coincidence.”

Ning Yiheng stood up and said, “Are you okay?”

I pretended to say coldly, “I’m fine, I’m just thinking.”

Ning Yiheng: “Then go out and think about it first. The people in this line are still waiting to go out.”

It was only then that I realized I was blocking others’ passageway, so I hurriedly coughed softly in embarrassment, moved my hand away, wobbled to my feet, and said, “Haha, this movie is so funny. It’s not scary at all.”

“Right, boss.”

My legs trembled, and as soon as I stood up in the front seat, I almost fell to my knees on the ground. Ning Yiheng behind me had quick eyes and quick hands. He grabbed the Le Yangyang hood of my padded jacket and stiffly pulled me up.

Ning Yiheng said calmly, “Watch your feet.”

Regardless of whether I stood still or not, I took advantage of the situation and wrapped my arms around Ning Yiheng’s neck. I didn’t have a face anymore, so I limped around with a thick face and said, “Boss, I’m sorry. My feet hurt a bit. I really can’t stand up.”

“Can I buy you a meal later?”

Of course, my feet were only a little soft at first. I just found that pretending to be lame can stick to Ning Yiheng for a longer time.

I didn’t dare to look at Ning Yiheng’s expression for fear of seeing his eyes of rejection in advance.

Ning Yiheng paused, and as expected, he said, “I still have…”

“Don’t…” I blurted out the words without even thinking—When I realized that I needed to be reserved, it was too late, and I could only continue to stumble to make amends, “Taste the by now foreign sensation of tears running down your face, that, uh, it’s not a sin for a man to cry, cry…”¹From Andy Lau’s song “It’s Not a Crime for a Man to Cry”.

Ning Yiheng: …

“I sang too badly before. I want to improve my image in front of my colleagues. I’ve been practicing my singing when I have something to do.” I always remind myself that Ning Yiheng doesn’t like people who are eager to make quick gains. I couldn’t eagerly reveal my purpose, so I said patiently, “Boss, do you have something to do later?”

We walked out of the cinema, but I didn’t know where Ning Yiheng was going. I’ll go wherever he goes. When he didn’t ask me to get off of him, I wrapped my arms around his neck and didn’t let go of him, stumbling along with his pace.

I was like a parasite, biting my host and not letting go.

Ning Yiheng was silent for a long time, and the two of us walked aimlessly along the sidewalk. I looked at our shadows under the street lights and became more nervous.

Ning Yiheng said, “I misremembered the itinerary, it’s fine tonight.”

“What do you want to eat?”

With a thud, due to excessive nervousness, I slipped directly off Ning Yiheng and fell heavily to the ground.

I didn’t react so much on the day I got my grades in the college entrance examination.

I raised a finger to the sky, shivering, and said, “Boss, I just want to invite you to a steak once in my life…”

F*ck, I’ve never been so nervous in my life. It seems like I’ve lost face in front of Ning Yiheng again.

Luckily, the light was dim, so he couldn’t see my blood-filled ears.

My arms were all sore from stretching. Ning Yiheng still didn’t have the intention to give me a hand. I didn’t want to waste time, so I had to get up from the ground by myself. I grabbed Ning Yiheng’s wrist for fear that he’d change his mind and rushed in the direction of the restaurant I had selected earlier.

Ning Yiheng’s eyes twitched as he said, “Doesn’t your foot hurt anymore?”

“Sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesn’t,” my ankle softened in response, and I started limping again, “It’s probably an intermittent cramp, hiss, and now it’s just starting to hurt again.”

Ning Yiheng: …

–

I admire myself so much. I found that I can walk quickly while pretending to be limping.

If there is this type of competition, I’ll definitely sign up to participate.

I had long ago explored the area around the cinema, so I was very fast. When we arrived, there were three people standing in front of this restaurant, two carrying cameras and one holding a microphone that seemed to be saying something to the restaurant’s sign.

The waiter who welcomed us explained that they were filming a video commemorating the fifth anniversary of the opening of the restaurant and that we would just order normally. They would mainly shoot the hosts who were talking, and the guests in the camera would just be doing the backdrop.

I didn’t realize the seriousness of the matter at this point—When a grown man is fully clothed in exaggerated Le Yangyang all over his body, it would be impossible for him not to stand out.

I chose a seat by the window, and after ordering, my mind began to figure out what to say in a moment.

Would it be too much of a rush to just say “Boss, please marry me”?

It seems to be a bit hasty. I haven’t booked a ticket to register my marriage abroad, although I’m already familiar with the various strategies on the X website.

I even figured it out after I got married. My hometown is restrained with sexuality, so I won’t hold a banquet. Ning Yiheng’s side was free.

After marriage, I want to adopt two children, both a boy and a girl. One with my surname and the other with Ning Yiheng’s surname. We have a reasonable division of labor and cooperation to take care of the babies…

Not only have I read a lot of tips for getting married, but there are also all kinds of messy things crowding my mind.

I’ve read a lot of novels, in which the shou needs the gong to take care of him all the time after they establish a relationship, except that boss is a bit big. I’m afraid it’s hard for me to bridal-carry him to the shower like in the novels but I can buy a rubber air cushion, push him from the bed to the top, and then drag him to the bathroom…

It’s just that I haven’t even taken the first step —Not good, no more letting my imaginations run wild. Ning Yiwan has said that I can’t rush about chasing Ning Yiheng. After all, I broke his heart severely. I have to slow down first. I have to ask for his forgiveness, be friends with him, and go one step further before proposing.

When I pulled myself out of my own world, I realized that Ning Yiheng was propping up his chin with one hand, quietly staring at me.

I had never been afraid of Ning Yiheng looking at me before, but ever since I was covered by layers of ambiguous thoughts, I couldn’t withstand his prolonged gaze. I pretended to be unconcerned as I averted my face and blinked at a loss.

Ning Yiheng said, “What are you thinking?”

I just pretended to be calm, but in reality, my brain was empty as I looked at the neon billboard outside the window.

“So affordable ah, Okamoto²Condom brand in Japan. is having a buy three get one free sale right now.” I said.

Ning Yiyu winked at me, then extended his hand to Li Xiaoming.

Li Xiaoming didn’t seem to have much interest in meeting strangers as he politely shook Ning Yiyu’s hand back and said, “Hello, Mr. Ning.”

Ning Yiyu pursed her lips and said, “Mr. Li, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

After all, this was the first time the two of them had met, and the only connection between the two was Ning Yiheng.

There wasn’t much to talk about between Li Xiaoming and Ning Yiyu, as they briefly exchanged pleasantries before falling into silence.

Neither of them spoke, so they shook hands for five minutes.

As time passed, I saw veins protruding from the back of Li Xiaoming’s white hands, spreading to his muscular arms. His lips collapsed into a straight line, and his face grew darker and darker.

Li Xiaoming finally spoke, “… Mr. Ning, can you let go of my hand now?”

Ning Yiyu still maintained that fox-like smile before letting go of Li Xiaoming’s hand and said, “Mr. Li, your hand is really smooth.”

My heart thumped. I know Li Xiaoming’s character; he must be angry.

Li Xiaoming rubbed his palm with an insincere smile on his face and said, “Mr. Ning, I still have work to do, see you next time.”

I also didn’t want to have too much contact with this Ning Yiyu at all. The goosebumps fell all over my body, so I followed suit and said, “Mr. Ning, then I’ll also…”

However, Ning Yiyu grabbed my shoulder and said, “Xiu Xiu, don’t go, I’m here to find you.”

“Xiu Xiu? You said your m—” Li Xiaoming’s face became even more ugly, and I hurriedly and secretly pinched his arm.

Li Xiaoming: “… What’s the matter with you guys?

Great, got the bomb under control for now.

Seeing that Li Xiaoming was about to explode, I hurriedly rushed ahead and said, “That’s it, Xiao Ming, go back first, I have something to talk about with Mr. Ning.”

Li Xiaoming uneasily whispered, “Cheng-ge, call me if anything happens.”

When Li Xiaoming turned his head and left, Ning Yiyu still stared at his back thoughtfully. I really couldn’t stand it anymore, so I coughed lightly and said awkwardly without losing my politeness, “Mr. Ning, I see that you’ve been covering up for half a day with your handkerchief, let’s go find a ventilated place to talk.”

Although I didn’t like him, I happened to want to talk to him about Ning Yiheng as well.

It was still early for the lunch break to end, so the two of us went to the company’s rooftop one after the other. When I first joined, the company didn’t have a smoking area, so I enjoyed running to the rooftop alone to hide in peace.

But my judgment was a little off.

The annual vacation has just passed. Although spring had already begun, the north hadn’t yet warmed up. As soon as I opened the door of the rooftop, I was smeared by the cold wind.

Ning Yiyu, who was walking next to me, also quivered. When he carelessly let go of his handkerchief, it was blown downstairs by the wind.

I subconsciously took a step back and said, “Mr. Ning, should we change places?”

Ning Yiyu agreed to my suggestion, so we retreated into the hallway and leaned against the window to talk.

Ning Yiyu looked at me with a smile and said, “Xiu Xiu, did you and my ge had a fight?”

I saw that he was so straight to the point, so I stopped hiding and said, “My boss, is… Is he okay?”

“Him? He’s not good anymore,“ Ning Yiyu’s tone was quite exaggerated, “You haven’t seen his lost soul. I persuaded him to call you, but he refused.”

Worry, remorse, sadness and so on intertwined together which heavily shattered my heart. It’s the easiest for people to unload their defenses when they break their defenses. I’m no exception. If it weren’t for talking to Ning Yiyu, I even kind of want to immediately see Ning Yiheng.

I said sadly, “I’m the one who hurt him.”

“Then you don’t have a chance,” Ning Yiyu hooked his lips and said, “With my ge’s nature, it’s impossible for him to reconcile with someone who has hurt him.”

—In any case, attacking a person’s lifeblood is also considered a kind of physical injury.

I had just summoned up the courage to confess to Ning Yiheng when I deflated again.

I said discouragingly, “Mr. Ning, what can I do ah?”

Ning Yiyu narrowed his eyes and smiled, “Xiu Xiu, I know you’re in a hurry, but don’t be in a hurry yet. I know what type of man my brother likes, you still have a chance if you correct it now, and I can teach you how to chase after him hand in hand.”

“Also, my name isn’t Ning Yiyu. My last name is Ning, but my name is Wan—”

As soon as I saw that there was still a chance to make amends, my entire being was invigorated by Ning Yiyu’s words. I even changed my outlook on Ning Yiyu as a person, and I couldn’t help but feel heartfelt gratitude towards him.

But I was so filled with the idea that I still had a chance to pursue Ning Yiheng that I didn’t hear his last sentence for a moment.

“I’m really sorry I misremembered your name before, let’s leave contact details,” I said sincerely, “I really appreciate your help, Mr. Ning.”

Ning Yiwan was actually not that bad of a person!

Even if I couldn’t see Ning Yiheng in the afternoon, I at least regained some energy to continue working.

As I passed by Li Xiaoming’s workstation, I suddenly saw a handkerchief that looked quite familiar.

That silk handkerchief was folded in half and violently pricked to a thumbtack.

I couldn’t help but stop in my tracks.

Li Xiaoming was obviously not in a very good mood. With a gloomy face, he ruthlessly stuck another thumbtack on it.

“Cheng-ge, that man didn’t do anything to you, did he?” Li Xiaoming said irritably, “When I went out to get an express delivery, I was pounced on by this broken handkerchief from nowhere.”

“For some reason, looking at this handkerchief gives me an indescribable, very disgusting feeling.”

Me: …

I gulped and said, “I don’t know whose handkerchief this is.”

It’s okay, take your time piercing it, I won’t bother, I’m leaving ha.

–

“My ge doesn’t like proactive men, so you can’t be too proactive, but you can’t help but take the initiative. Don’t rush to make it clear until the critical moment,” Ning Yiwan said. “I happen to have two-weekend tickets for “The Ring” in my hand. I’ll give one of them to my brother and let him go to the movies to relax, and the other one is for you. You can pretend to meet by chance.”

“Don’t worry, my ge will definitely pee in his pants from the scare. He likes manly men the most. You can take the opportunity to give him a sense of security… You know what I mean, right?”

After following Ning Yiwan’s suggestion, in order not to appear too proactive, I couldn’t help but not contact Ning Yiheng again this week. After finally getting through to Saturday with great difficulty, I immediately got ready to go and rushed to the cinema.

—”Don’t look at my ge like that. In fact, he’s like a childlike man. He’s at home every day, watching Happy Sheep and Big Black Wolf. He also likes 37 points.¹This refers to hairstyle.Do you know Kensuke Komikado²From the Japanese TV Series, Legal High. I’ll be inserting links of the pictures for now since inserting pictures currently doesn’t seem to work. Link.

Edit: Pictures are finally loading. Here: ? His hairstyle is more inspiring.”

I immediately thought of the Hello Kitty half-sleeve that Ning Yiheng had hidden in his closet, and suddenly had a new sense of his child-like heart.

I’m a man who switches out Hello Kitty half-sleeves in different colors in the summer, so it’s no wonder he could have been interested in me before.

I specially waxed my hair and accurately measured the 37-point bangs from Kensuke Komikado stills from Baidu. It looked smooth and neat.

Even Li Xiaoming was stunned when he saw it—Not to mention that at this time, I was wearing a Le Yangyang³This was actually from a cartoon entitled: Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. The author used different wordings so it actually took a while to look for the title XD apologies. But here’s a picture: padded jacket and a Le Yangyang sweater. I was even holding the Le Yangyang doll in my arms, sitting upright in the cinema of the horror movie theater.

After I had painstakingly put together so many Le Yangyang elements, I also at the same time generated a new understanding of Ning Yiheng’s aesthetic orientation.

Love really makes people realize a lot.

Although this outfit of mine looks very stupid… F*ck, no matter what, I’ll at least give the doll to Ning Yiheng today.

Compared to the anxious me who was waiting for others, Ning Yiheng was there exactly five minutes after the opening of the movie. As soon as he walked into the venue, he immediately met my gaze.

The movie has already started to play, and we can’t talk, we can only make eye contact.

Ning Yiheng avoided my line of sight.

While I was still looking at him intently, under the light of the movie screen’s glow, Ning Yiheng stared at the screen and slowly frowned.

Of course, this decision is easy to think about but hard to do.

If I have a choice, I really want to find a place where no one can find me and hide for tens of thousands of years, and then come back after I’ve figured everything out and calmed down.

What should be faced still has to be faced. People have to live with shame. Even if I have no face to see Ning Yiheng again, I can’t give up my job because of this kind of thing.

I calmed down a little in the morning and immediately sent a message to Ning Yiheng, apologizing for my impulsive behavior.

Although he didn’t blame me for it, and even apologized for his rude kiss yesterday, I always felt that his tone wasn’t salty or light.

We had an awkward atmosphere. We couldn’t talk at all, and he didn’t seem like he was interested in me.

He probably wanted to get it over with, but I couldn’t accept that.

All I could think about on the commute was how to face Ning Yiheng.

When I got to the office, I didn’t get to see him.

Ning Yiheng, who usually likes to come to my office and hang around, didn’t show up today.

I can’t help but feel lost.

Ning Yiheng’s attitude had already made it clear. He really didn’t want to see me.

I wanted to take the initiative to see him, but how was I supposed to say? Should I take the initiative to bring up yesterday’s incident with him and tell him that everything was just a misunderstanding?

The kick I gave him in a moment of desperation wasn’t a misunderstanding…

It’s very easy for me to play the matchmaker for others, but when it comes to myself, I’m at a loss.

What’s more, once people start to care too much about someone, no matter what they do next, they will inevitably be overly cautious and overly suspicious.

I worry about too many things. I’m afraid of saying the wrong thing and I’m afraid that he’ll be annoyed. I don’t even have the courage to send him a message.

Because I was full of worries, and I couldn’t see Ning Yiheng, my work efficiency in the morning was extremely low, and I was absent-minded during my lunch break. I didn’t have the habit of taking a nap, so I took a lighter and went to the smoking area to smoke.

It just so happens that only Li Xiaoming was in the smoking area. There aren’t many male colleagues who smoke in the company; it’s basically reserved for us.

Li Xiaoming wasn’t like me full of worries. He swipes short videos of the β station on his phone while smoking.

I sat next to him, cleared my throat, and said, “Xiao Ming, I want to ask you something.”

I can’t delay it anymore, I have to make it clear to him immediately… I believe Ning Yiheng isn’t a person who hooks up with others, but if the doubts in my heart aren’t resolved, I’ll always have scruples in my heart, and I’ll never be able to take the first step to get close to Ning Yiheng.

The premise of chasing Ning Yiheng was that I’ll never be a third party.

Li Xiaoming paused the video and turned to look at me, “What’s the matter?”

Perhaps my expression was too grave, and Li Xiaoming’s eyes flashed as he said, “Cheng-ge, you wouldn’t really be that…?”

What I had been brewing for a long time was blocked back in my throat by Li Xiaoming. “What?”

Li Xiaoming said worriedly, “Have you gone to the hospital? What did the doctor say?”

Me: …

I said, “Let’s not mention this, I have more important things to tell you.”

Seeing that my tone was so solemn, Li Xiaoming also looked serious and said, “What happened? Is there anything I can do for you?”

I said solemnly, “I found out that I’m gay.”

“Ah?” Li Xiaoming immediately collapsed with a “That’s it” expression, “Cheng-ge, I already knew that.”

Oh, so he knew ah.

Hmm?? How did he know?? I’ve only realized I’m gay for less than a day and he’s already seen through it all?

Li Xiaoming was really a man with an enigmatic insight, I hid my fanfiction writing so well, but he was able to find it out.

I had wanted to start laying the groundwork from the fact that I was gay and steer it a little bit to Ning Yiheng, but now there seemed to be no need for a gradual steer.

I swallowed and thought of a bunch of euphemisms before finally opening my mouth and asking, “Xiao Ming, do you like Ning Yiheng?”

Li Xiaoming froze, and half of the cigarette butt in his hand fell to the ground.

For the sake of environmental hygiene, I picked it up for him and put the cigarette butt back between his fingers which had been motionless since I spoke.

I saw a myriad of complex expressions such as doubt, surprise, disgust, and even disbelief flashing across his face. This was the first time I had seen such a richly expressive Li Xiaoming.

Li Xiaoming was stuck for a long time because of my question, and it took a while before he finally said, “Are you crazy?”

I said, “Don’t you like Ning Yiheng?!”

Li Xiaoming looked at me with worried eyes and said, “Cheng-ge, is it because of ED¹Erectyle Dysfunction. that your nerves are also affected?”

With my understanding of Li Xiaoming, he wasn’t such a good actor and wouldn’t act in front of me.

I said, “Then you guys were so close in the kitchen that day…”

Li Xiaoming interrupted me and said, “I feel guilty for talking about others’ personal matters behind my back ao. If you push the door in, it will be difficult for you to hear it.”

—It seems that Li Xiaoming and Ning Yiheng really have nothing to do, I misunderstood everything.

Obviously, the matter of two or three sentences went around in such a big circle.

I feel like before my wishful thinking, I didn’t take the initiative to make it clear to them like an idiot.

Seeing my sorrowful face, Li Xiaoming said again, “Nowadays, any man will have obstacles. If it’s a physical problem that affects their psychology, it’ll be okay if they’re treated properly. Don’t worry.”

I suspect that Li Xiaoming was making fun of me eccentrically, but his worries really don’t seem to be fake.

I sighed and said, “I’m not sick.”

Li Xiaoming added, “I don’t even like men ah. What makes you think I like Ning Yiheng?”

I was about to speak when he said again, “Forget it, it’s too disgusting. don’t talk tell me, I don’t want to hear it.”

Me: …

I changed the subject and said, “I only found out yesterday that Ning Yiheng seems to like me.”

Li Xiaoming was hardly surprised as he nodded his head.

Li Xiaoming was really too calm, so I couldn’t help but ask him, “I said our boss likes me, aren’t you surprised?”

Li Xiaoming stubbed out his cigarette butt with his bare hands and said, “Wow, I’m so surprised ah! Cheng-ge, what the hell is going on?”

This time I was sure he was making fun of me, but I still couldn’t find evidence.

The two of us went through the recent events truthfully, and I realized how much my thoughts deviated from normal people.

But Li Xiaoming was a straight man after all. He has never pursued anyone else, and he can’t give me too much advice. I have to figure out what to do next.

The two of us were chatting when we heard the door of the corridor creak, and a slender man came face-to-face.

Li Xiaoming and I immediately fell silent and sat up straight unconsciously.

The person who came was familiar, it was Ning Yiheng’s didi whom I had met at the dinner party. This person was dressed in a suit and had changed into a pair of eyeglasses, he looked to be a gentleman. He obviously didn’t look like he had come to smoke, nor did he look like he was going to smoke.

As he walked past, he drew a silk handkerchief from the pocket of his suit and elegantly covered his mouth and nose.

Apart from the greasy actions he had done to me before, he was still quite human just by looking at his face as he put on airs

Li Xiaoming doesn’t usually wear glasses, but his eyes still have a little degree. He narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice, “Is boss here? Why do you look so puffed up?”

Since seeing Li Xiaoming, Ning Yiheng’s didi haven’t moved his eyes away. It wasn’t until he approached that he moved his eyes to me and said, “It’s been a long time since I saw you, Xiu Xiu, isn’t it time for us to be introduced?”

… We obviously just met yesterday.

After all, he was Ning Yiheng’s didi. I can only bite the bullet and introduce him, “Xiao Ming, this is Ning…”

I got stuck.

What was his name again? My mind was full of Ning Yiheng. I don’t remember his name after a long time. It seems to be Ning something Yu, it is something Yu…

Ning Yiheng, Ning Yiyu, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.

“This is Mr. Ning Yiyu,“ I pretended to say calmly, “Mr. Ning is our boss’s didi.”

“This is Li Xiaoming, my colleague.”

My mind went blank.

My first thought was—My first kiss was gone.

F*ck, it’s at this time. I’m being pressed and kissed by my own boss. What the f*ck am I thinking if this was my first kiss or not ah?

Ning Yiheng’s lips and tongue carried a faint flavor of alcohol between them. He only drank a little wine. The alcohol remaining in his mouth wasn’t enough to affect me, but it was as if I was drunk as well, and I was being kissed by him to the point of dizziness.

I tried to pull my sanity away, pushing Ning Yiheng’s shoulder weakly with my fingers.

He kissed very deeply. The tip of his tongue went over my molars and the root of my tongue, and almost licked my throat—I had never been kissed like this before. I even forgot how to breathe and what to do in response, so I let his tongue go on a rampage.

Ning Yiheng pinched my chin with one hand and wrapped the other around my waist. His slender fingers peeled off the belt around my waist and pulled away the clothes tucked in my pants layer by layer.

I was stimulated by his cold fingers and was immediately sobered up a lot, but I was quickly dragged back into the chaos.

Ning Yiheng’s fingers pressed against the skin of my waist, willfully touching it; touching it to the point where I felt uncontrollable and my head started to spin.

Crazy, Boss was crazy, and so was I.

Time seemed to have stopped at this moment. I didn’t know exactly how long it had been before Ning Yiheng finally let go of me, My chin had been pinched by him to the point of soreness, my lips were numb, and my legs were weak and shivering. I said to him, “Boss, h-how did you get back—”

As soon as Ning Yiheng heard me speak, he pressed down to kiss me again, blocking my words.

Why is this person endless? I was no longer as confused as I was at the beginning. When I pushed him, I used all my strength. Ning Yiheng was finally pushed away by me, but he was only pushed away a little bit.

He was no longer pinching my chin, both his hands were probing into my clothes. He pressed against my forehead, his lips were still roaming around the side of my face, teasing my whole body to the point where I felt numb.

I was so flustered that I no longer knew what I was saying, “Bo, B-Boss, let go of me first. Le-let’s sit down, sit down and talk…”

Ning Yiheng didn’t listen to me at all. His hands were getting reckless, and it looked like he was about to press me for a kiss again.

Regardless of my size or strength, I’m not Ning Yiheng’s opponent. He pressed tighter and tighter, and I was pressed to the edge. The strings in my head had also collapsed; I was in a hurry to get rid of him. It can be said that I wasn’t lacking reason in the moment of desperation, so I used my knee to heavily hit Ning Yiheng’s lower body.

I gripped Ning Yiheng’s shoulder and yelled, “I told you to let me go first!”

Do others treat people like fools if they don’t get angry ah?!

As soon as I finished yelling these words, I was dumbfounded.

It’s over.

It’s all over.

I not only yelled at my boss but also dealt a heavy blow to his lifeblood. If this were me a year ago, I would definitely think that the person who could do such a thing was a big dumbass.

Now, I have become a big dumbass.

It’s difficult for people to react when they’re extremely surprised, and the same is true for Ning Yiheng. Even if I struck his sore spot heavily, he just gently loosened his hold on my waist and looked at me blankly.

I also looked at him blankly.

“I’m sorry…” After a while, Ning Yiheng finally woke up. He immediately let go of me and said with guilt, “I’m sorry, Cheng Huai Xiu, I really didn’t think it would turn out like this.”

I couldn’t say a word, so I lifted the pants that Ning Yiheng had undone, and fled.

–

I left Ning Yiheng in the hotel. The subway was out of service, so I rode a shared bicycle all the way back to the rental house.

I don’t even know how I rode back, I don’t even feel tired. My memory seems to have been all stuck in the hotel.

Li Xiaoming hadn’t slept yet. He was still sitting in the living room reading a book. When I saw him, I had an indescribable sense of guilt.

In fact, Ning Yiheng doesn’t necessarily like Li Xiaoming either. Maybe it’s all my misunderstanding, but I’m still very guilty.

I plan to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Li Xiaoming but now is not the time.

I need to sort out my emotions before I can talk calmly to others.

I quietly slipped into my bedroom.

I turned on the computer and dragged out Ning Yiheng’s photo folder that I had dragged into the Recycle Bin before.

F*ck, Ning Yiheng really looks good.

I covered my face in pain.

In order to get a good look at Ning Yiheng’s handsome face on the screen, I opened my fingers again and looked out through the cracks.

Damn, there was something wrong with my designation.

In fact, compared to being pressed and kissed by Ning Yiheng, hitting my boss’s lifeblood still gave me a huge shock.

So much so that after I’d looked at the pictures enough, I was reminiscing about how I felt at that time as I lay in bed, gazing at my dark ceiling, my eyes open and completely unable to sleep.

Ning Yiheng’s kissing skills are so good, who did he learn from?

What did Ning Wanyu mean by those words? Does Ning Yiheng really like me?

I didn’t have any confidence in myself at all, I didn’t even understand what Ning Yiheng had to like about me.

Mimi snored like a middle-aged uncle in my ear. I couldn’t figure it out, and it was even making me more distraught.

I pinched its little head easily, and Mimi rubbed my fingers and licked it gently.

Wuwu, so cute. The little cat is really my only comfort.

Mimi yawned and sat up from the bed. It sniffed my face lightly with its nose and then stepped on my head with a paw.

It must be intentional.

This cat was really lawless. Its four paws evenly stomped on my face.

Finally, it lay on my chest with its paws tucked, and began to snore again.

The soft mass of fur curled right up against me, causing me to pet its head again.

After the cat-rubbing was over, I continued to stare mournfully at the ceiling.

Although I made such a big mess this time, I also figured out one thing.

I don’t reject Ning Yiheng’s kiss at all. When he kissed me, I wanted more. This is why I panicked and wanted to get rid of him.

I feared the self that was immersed in his kisses.

I like Ning Yiheng.

I was bent.

I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do. I have to go to work tomorrow, and at work, I would’ve to face Ning Yiheng—Besides, I really want to see him.

But what would Ning Yiheng think of me? Even if what Ning Wanyu said was true, I have done this kind of thing to Ning Yiheng. I even flung my head away mercilessly and ran away. I can’t even say an explanation. Ning Yiheng has already had his heart broken by me. How could he still like me?

I really ruined everything.

The more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became. My heart sank lower and lower, and even my chest was tight and I felt suffocated…

Then I moved Mimi off my chest.

F*ck, I can finally breathe.

–

I thought hard all night and finally made a decision.

I’m going to get my boss back.