Jiang Tongyan and Qian Xiaoke truly deserved to be called a match made in heaven; both of them were exceptionally good at ruining the mood. Jiang Tongyan had just been genuinely moved, only for Qian Xiaoke’s sudden singing, wildly off-key and soaring straight to the Southern Heavenly Gate, to interrupt him. Before he knew it, he laughed out loud. Children who ruined the atmosphere had to be punished, so Qian Xiaoke was hoisted onto Jiang Tongyan’s shoulder and carried back to the bedroom to ‘receive punishment’. Because Jiang Tongyan completely failed to behave like a decent human being that night, Qian Xiaoke’s alarm rang five times the next morning before he finally struggled upright in bed, hair sticking up like a chicken’s nest. His failure to wake up early completely derailed his plans. He had originally intended to perform well, to get up early and prepare a hearty breakfast for Jiang Tongyan’s parents. Instead, the moment he opened his eyes, it was already later than his usual wake-up time, while the lecherous landlord Jiang Tongyan beside him was still sleeping soundly. “Hey, stop sleeping,” Qian Xiaoke said, tugging on Jiang Tongyan’s ear. “Get up.” No sooner had he said it than Jiang Tongyan pulled him back into his arms. “Don’t mess with me,” Qian Xiaoke said. “I need to make breakfast for Mom and Dad!” Jiang Tongyan forced his eyes open with effort, looked confused for a moment, then smiled. “That was a pretty smooth change of address,” he said, kissing him once. “I haven’t brushed my teeth, don’t kiss me!” “Oh? Now I’m not even allowed to kiss you if you haven’t brushed your teeth?” Jiang Tongyan pouted. “Funny, considering someone was yelling for his husband to kiss him before his eyes were even open. Love has…fallen apart just like that.” Qian Xiaoke was fully awake by now. He laughed, kissed Jiang Tongyan once anyway, then climbed out of bed. “Seriously, get up. Mom and Dad are waiting.” “Relax, they won’t wake up until the afternoon,” Jiang Tongyan yawned. “They’re jet-lagged.” Qian Xiaoke, who had never been abroad and never experienced jet lag, suddenly understood. Leaning against Jiang Tongyan, he asked, “Then how come you never had jet lag before?” Jiang Tongyan thought to himself, because once I got off the plane, certain physical activities took priority, and jet lag had to make way for passion. Love really was something. “I’ll go to the office with you later,” Jiang Tongyan said. “This afternoon, see if you want to take leave.” “Huh? Why take leave?” “To take my parents around a bit. But no need to force yourself; if you really feel uncomfortable, I can go with them myself.” “No!” Qian Xiaoke said immediately. He did inevitably feel nervous around Jiang Tongyan’s parents, but he genuinely liked them and could feel that Jiang Tongyan’s family members were all kind and gentle people. He liked people like that. “They don’t come often. Of course I should accompany them.” It was already year’s end, and the company’s projects were wrapping up. Everyone was lazily waiting for the New Year to arrive, and even visiting clients were few in number. Qian Xiaoke figured he should at least take half a day off to accompany them; otherwise, it would look like he didn’t value them, which would be rude. “This afternoon we’ll take them to eat the snail noodle soup,” Jiang Tongyan stretched and went to wash up with Qian Xiaoke. “Let them broaden their horizons.” Qian Xiaoke was brushing his teeth when he heard that and nearly swallowed the toothpaste. He stared at him wide-eyed. “Are you crazy?” Those were his parents-in-law! Even if they didn’t go to a high-end restaurant, they couldn’t possibly be taken to eat the snail noodle soup!! It wasn’t that there was anything wrong with it; it was just that elders might not like it. Jiang Tongyan deliberately teased him. “Didn’t you do the same thing to me before?” “That’s different!” Qian Xiaoke rinsed his mouth and spat out the foam. “Be serious!” The serious Jiang Tongyan obediently did not take his parents to eat snail noodle soup that afternoon, but the four of them did go out for a meal of spicy hot pot. Jiang Tongyan’s parents were far more knowledgeable than Qian Xiaoke had imagined. His mother said, “I can even make spicy hot pot myself!” Qian Xiaoke immediately perked up and earnestly asked his mother-in-law for tips on how to make it. The two of them grew closer because of it. Later, Jiang Tongyan complained, “Who would’ve thought the secret to you becoming good friends with my mom was asking her how to make spicy hot pot…” Jiang Tongyan’s parents really didn’t stay long. They had come back mainly to visit Jiang Tongyan’s grandparents, and they just visited them by chance. Before leaving, they told Qian Xiaoke that when he had time, he should come with Jiang Tongyan to meet the grandparents, saying the two elderly people were really eager to see him. Qian Xiaoke obediently agreed, but he had already decided to push the next round of meeting with the elders further into the future. Making him go through this again so soon would be like taking the college entrance exam twice in a row. It was far too tormenting. As a poor student, he truly couldn’t handle it. After seeing Jiang Tongyan’s parents off, New Year’s Day was just around the corner. After New Year’s Day, Qian Xiaoke would be moving upstairs to work. Before the holiday, with help from his colleagues, he packed his things into cardboard boxes and moved them upstairs. Upstairs were all newly established departments. For the time being, there were only a few mid-level managers; most of the staff under them would only report for duty after New Year’s Day. Qian Xiaoke carried boxes upstairs together with a colleague. As soon as he came up, he saw Jiang Tongyan holding a damp towel and wiping Qian Xiaoke’s desk. A dignified domineering CEO was secretly wiping his own delicate wife’s desk. Such a considerate, perfect man made it impossible not to envy Qian Xiaoke. The colleague’s heart practically exploded. Who could have imagined that Chairman Jiang, who was usually stern-faced and rarely chatted with them, turned out behind the scenes to be a full-on wife-doting maniac? This colleague who was helping with the move nearly wanted to drop everything in his hands and run back downstairs immediately to spread the gossip. Jiang Tongyan. The good man. That label was firmly slapped on him from then on. Faced with everyone’s gazes, Jiang Tongyan remained calm and unbothered. Qian Xiaoke, on the other hand, was the one who became embarrassed first. “Uh, well…” Flustered, Qian Xiaoke hugged the large box and hurried forward, while saying to the colleague helping him, “You can just put it here, I’ll do it myself…” As it happened, the more panicked a person was, the easier it was to make a fool of themselves. Qian Xiaoke planned to take a few quick steps forward to set down the box in his arms so he could help with the one the colleague was carrying. In his rush, he tripped over himself, pitched straight forward, and successfully fell into his man’s arms. The colleague’s emotions were extremely complicated. On one hand, the gossip material had become even richer; on the other, there was a sour ache in their heart, as if they had turned into a freshly squeezed lemon. Why was it that other people could have such sweet love? Everyone was working the same job. Qian Xiaoke, this… was being good at acting spoiled made life easier? The colleague sighed, set down the things in their hands, then silently retreated, choosing to exit quietly and gracefully, leaving this blissful paradise to the affectionate couple. After the colleague left, Qian Xiaoke muttered, “Great, I embarrassed myself again.” “Not embarrassing,” Jiang Tongyan said, rubbing his head. “Everyone’s already used to it.” With a complicated mood, Qian Xiaoke finished moving his things before getting out of work. He followed Jiang Tongyan on a walk around the empty office area and, in the end, was pulled into Chairman Jiang’s large private office. Qian Xiaoke put on a reserved, modest air. “Chairman Jiang, what are you doing?” His back was pressed to the wall. He pursed his lips, and when he spoke, his voice was soft and sweet, looking as if he were resisting yet welcoming at the same time. Jiang Tongyan looked him over, closed the door properly, and said with a smile, “What do you think I’m doing?” “Oh my!” Qian Xiaoke said dramatically, grabbing his own collar. “I’m not that kind of person! I won’t use my body in exchange for a promotion!” “…You’re quite principled, little front-desk clerk!” “Of course! I’m a front-desk clerk with integrity!” “Integrity?” Jiang Tongyan laughed. “Then what are you doing right now?” At that moment, the little front-desk clerk surnamed Qian, who was declaring himself full of integrity, already had both arms wrapped around Chairman Jiang’s waist. Jiang Tongyan put on a serious expression. “I’m a domineering CEO with integrity.” Qian Xiaoke pouted. “What domineering CEO has integrity?” He leaned closer. “Domineering CEOs think about nothing all day except using their power to prey on tasty little front-desk clerks.” “What kind of novel have you been reading now?” “A new work by author Qian Xiaoke, ‘One Thousand and One Nights With the Domineering CEO’.” “Where did you publish it? I’ll go give you a tip.” Qian Xiaoke leaned against him and grinned foolishly. “I haven’t written it yet. Instead of tipping, you might as well use that effort to kiss me.” As he spoke, he rose onto his toes and tilted his head up, moving closer. Qian Xiaoke was genuinely a little happy that day. After all, tomorrow was New Year’s Day. Saying farewell to the old and welcoming the new made him feel light and floaty, not to mention that this year’s New Year’s Eve was different from before. Ever since he started university, almost every New Year’s Eve had been spent alone. Back when he was a student, his roommates were all locals or lived only one or two hours away by car. Before New Year’s Day, they would all go home, leaving the entire dorm with just him, a pitiful little kid. The first year he spent New Year’s alone, Qian Xiaoke cried for more than two hours, pathetically. Later, he gradually got used to it. He understood that as an adult, one was destined to learn how to endure loneliness. Still, every year, whenever he had a chance to make a wish, he would hope that the heavens would grant him a boyfriend who could accompany him during the holidays. If that really wasn’t possible, an ordinary friend would do. But the heavens were too busy, with too many people’s wishes to fulfil. He had queued for several years, and this year, it was finally realised. This year, Qian Xiaoke finally did not have to spend New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day alone. He hugged Jiang Tongyan and took the initiative to ask for a kiss, only to have his mouth covered. “So bold, little front-desk clerk!” Qian Xiaoke frowned, anxiously demanding a kiss. “Kissing is fine,” Jiang Tongyan said, “but this counts as you seducing me. I won’t give you a chance to rise through the ranks.” When Qian Xiaoke heard that, he directly bit Jiang Tongyan’s hand. “You’re so annoying!” As he said this, Qian Xiaoke pushed Jiang Tongyan to the corner and kissed him forcefully in a very ‘domineering’ way. The two of them kissed with intense entanglement. After all, it was the new office’s ‘first kiss’. Their state was excellent, so good that Jiang Tongyan became hard. “So shameless,” Qian Xiaoke said, blushing. “You really have no sense of shame!” “I can be even more shameless. Want to hear it?” Jiang Tongyan looked at Qian Xiaoke and wickedly raised his eyebrows. Qian Xiaoke put on an innocent expression, tilted his head, and asked, “What?” Jiang Tongyan pointed at the solid wood executive desk. “See that desk?” “I’m not blind.” “Prepared for you.” “Huh?” Qian Xiaoke was shocked. “You want me to work there?” “No, no, no.” Jiang Tongyan leaned close to Qian Xiaoke’s ear and, imitating the classic ‘wicked smile’ from novels, he said, “It was specially prepared for you so that we can do naughty stuff on it.”
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