Title: 不正经关系 (Improper Relationship)
Author：御小凡 (Yu Xiaofan)
Translator: 月野 見事 (TsukinoMigoto) @ kin0monogatari
Protagonists ：严海安 (Yan Hai’an – MC), 孙言 (Sun Yan – ML)
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“Is my face clean now?”
Mo Yisheng swallowed the cake, squinted at Yan Hai’an with a blank face, and wiped his chin subconsciously.
Yan Hai gave him a reassuring smile: “Mr. Sun called just now.”
“Oh…” Mo Yisheng recalled Sun Yan, whom he had met that day, and said in surprise, “Did he ask about the painting? He really cares ah.”
“He said he would come to the studio when he’s free.” Yan Hai’an felt a pain in his head. Since Sun Yan’s interest had already been aroused, it would be meaningless to hide after that. The more you hide from him, the more interested he is.
Yan Hai’an pondered for a moment and watched Mo Yisheng take a precautionary shot: “Although it will take a little time, we better not offend Mr. Sun, so we still have to give him a special reception.”
These words poke Mo Yisheng everywhere. When he said this, Mo Yisheng frowned: “I don’t want to socialise.”
To be honest, Mo Yisheng’s black-and-white principle of doing things honestly made Yan Hai’an a little worried. He has no skills for social communication: “Yi Sheng, what did you promise me?”
Mo Yisheng childishly buried his head in the cake, ignoring him.
Seeing that he wouldn’t be kidnapped by Sun Yan in just a few words, Yan Hai’an shook his head and stretched out his hand to help him unscrew the cola can: “No matter what, you have to show your face, okay? I’ll take care of the rest.”
Mo Yisheng ate the whole cake. When he finished eating, he let out a muffled ‘hmm’.
Yan Hai’an said: “By the way, he might call you in the future.”
“How did he get my phone number?” Mo Yisheng was really annoyed when he heard it, “From Sister Li?”
“That shouldn’t be the case.” If it was Li Qing, at least Li Qing would tell him in advance. Yan Hai’an saw Mo Yisheng took his phone and simply pressed the power button. He then shrugged at Yan Haian.
Yan Hai’an said, “You really have such a temper.”
Mo Yisheng sighed and wiped his mouth: “I can’t change it. People who can’t get in touch with me will contact you anyway. I’ll go paint.”
Becoming a nanny, at least half of his attention is devoted to taking care of Mo Yisheng, and the other half is also worried about Sun Yan who will be coming soon.
A few days later, Sun Yan really came to the door.
The temperature in late spring was quite pleasant. Yan Hai’an received a call from the girl at the front desk and walked downstairs from the studio. Sun Yan wore short sleeves and slacks, leaned his elbows on the table at the front desk, lowered his sunglasses and looked around the studio.
Yan Hai’an was sensitively aware that most of the eyes of the girls who came to learn to paint in the studio were swept all over Sun Yan. The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
He greeted him: “Mr. Sun came so suddenly. Why didn’t you tell me about it first?”
Sun Yan took off his sunglasses and hung them on his collar, tilting his head, as if looking directly at Yan Hai’an for the first time. Yan Hai’an kept smiling and let him look at him.
At the end, there was an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth: “How do I even make calls?”
“Ah.” Yan Hai’an showed a convincing surprise, “Once Yi Sheng starts a new work, he is very devoted. Maybe his phone is out of power. I didn’t know this either.”
Sun Yan didn’t know how much of Yan Hai’an words can be believed so he didn’t answer. He looked in the direction of where Yan Hai’an had come from: “Yi Sheng is up there? I’ll pick him up for lunch.”
“He’s still sleeping.” It’s not a lie, Yan Hai’an explained to him, “He paints all day and night, and he stayed up all night last night. He didn’t sleep until just now.”
He smiled incomprehensibly, “It’s not good for his health.”
Yan Hai’an echoed: “I told him the same thing.”
The atmosphere of the two of them chatting was like two good friends. Sun Yan raised his wrist and looked at his watch: “Then I’ll go first. I’ll have a meal and come back later.”
Yan Hai’an almost cursed ‘you are so fucking idle’.
He then invited: “It’s rare for Mr. Sun to come here. How about I entertain you?”
“It’s not rare. I plan to come often in the future.” After Sun Yan finished speaking, he stared at Yan Hai’an’s unshakable face, put on his sunglasses again, and raised the corner of his mouth.: “Let’s go, lead the way.”
Because of the cheap rent, the location of the studio is not good, and there are naturally no high-end restaurants around. The two rode Sun Yan’s sports car all the way to the city centre and entered the western restaurant Sun Yan suggested.
The pictures on the menu are beautiful and the price is high. Sun Yan is obviously a regular customer, so he ordered the meal without looking at them much.
Yan Hai’an ordered food, closed the menu, and the waiter stepped down. He said: “Last time I saw Xu Ke and Mr. Sun together. How is he now?”
Sun Yan calmly said, “Then you have to ask him himself. I am not very familiar with him now.”
There was no one speaking at the table for a while. Yan Hai’an stared at the elegant patterns on the tablecloth and his face became a little serious unconsciously. He is not as delicate as Mo Yisheng, but he is also a handsome and beautiful man if people take a look closely. Sun Yan asks with great interest, “Have you decided what to say to me?”
He quickly regained his composure and said gently: “I remembered what others gossiped about Mr. Sun, saying that Mr. Sun is a person who likes to play around.”
Sun Yan smiled perfunctorily, and was noncommittal about this evaluation: “So you, in front of Mo Yisheng, what bad things did you tell him about me?”
“I only mentioned that you wanted to come to the studio.” Yan Hai’an told the truth. If he were to tell Mo Yisheng about Sun Yan’s dirty plans, Yi Sheng’s response may be fierce, and it is impossible to predict how Sun Yan’s reaction will be at that time. Yan Hai’an does not want Mo Yisheng to come into contact with these messy things.
He hoped that Mo Yisheng would not be polluted in his life.
In reality, this wish was set off very naively, and Yan Hai’an knew that he could only do his best.
“But to be honest, I really don’t want Mr. Sun to be too interested in Yisheng.” Yan Hai’an didn’t know Sun Yan well, so he chose his words carefully so as not to stab him, “His personality and life are not as open as Mr. Sun’s. I mean, he may prefer women.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Yan immediately said seriously: “That’s because he hasn’t met me before.”
Yan Hai’an: “…”
Sun Yan is too straightforward and confident with his words, Yan Hai’an was a little stunned, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.
Sun Yan seemed to think it was obvious, so he simply said: “I like Yi Sheng as soon as I saw him. Since you are his friend, you shouldn’t stop him from finding a man as good as me, right?”
Yan Hai’an: ” …”
He looked at Sun Yan in disbelief, as if it was the first time he had seen such a shameless person.
Yan Hai’an’s thinking was a few beats slower. In the end, he could only suspect that Sun Yan was mentally ill, so he tried to get back to his own pace: “Mr. Sun, Yi Sheng is not the type of person who likes to play around.”
“Who said he was going to play around?” Sun Yan held his cheeks, the corners of his lips lifted a smile, with just the right casualness hung on his face, making him look unruly and handsome, “Maybe I’m serious?”
Yan Hai’an’s eyes appear to be calm and he lets himself sit quietly in his seat, but the moment he glances at the knife on the table, he feels like he wanted to stab Sun Yan.
“Actually, you look good.” Sun Yan suddenly said, “Unfortunately, you’re not my type.”
“Mr. Sun.” Yan Hai’an laughed in anger, but still somehow maintained his demeanour, “You really ‘opened’ my eyes.”
Sun Yan politely said: “You’re welcome, you have too little knowledge, you should come out and see the world more.”
The waiter came to serve the food, separated the eyes of the two, and the table was quiet. The wine was poured into the glass, Sun Yan held the foot of the glass, shook it clockwise, and raised his glass along with Yan Hai’an.
Yan Hai’an held up the wine glass expressionlessly and took a sip.
Sun Yan cut up the beef with a knife and fork, and asked casually, “Do you like Yi Sheng?”
Yan Hai’an ordered chicken breasts. He doesn’t eat Western food often, and has no feelings for this type of food. “I’m just friends with him.”
“Hmm.” Sun Yan tilted his head and raised his eyebrows, swallowing his food, “Answering too quickly.”
Yan Hai’an stopped his movements and sighed: “Mr. Sun, I have no intention of asking about your personal affairs, but you are so famous that I cannot avoid hearing some rumours about you. With all due respect, it is hard for people not to want to retreat.”
Sun Yan laughed, seeming to be sympathetic to the outside rumours of his reputation. Yan Hai’an didn’t care about what he heard.
“I have… an unkind request.” Yan Hai’an struggled for a while, facing a strong person like Sun Yan, there was little room for him to deal with it. Originally, he thought about being nothing but cold to him, but Sun Yan didn’t have the time and patience to entangle with that thought since Sun Yan already came to the door.
Yan Hai’an quickly corrected his attitude. No matter what, he couldn’t offend Sun Yan: “Yi Sheng is a simple person, he doesn’t know anything about this, and I think that’s what attracts you to him. So I hope you won’t force him too hard, if you’re serious, please take your time.”
He lowered his stance, and his last sentence even revealed his helplessness and compromise.
Probably thinking that Yan Hai’an like this is very interesting, Sun Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Yan Hai’an thoughtfully.
After being silent for a long time, there is no telling of what Sun Yan was thinking about but he still said: “Although I don’t know why you said this to me, but I have always been a gentleman, you don’t have to worry about it.” He felt ridiculous. Raising the corners of his lips, he stared at Yan Hai’an’s eyes with a hint of arrogance that was not easy to detect, and said slowly: “Okay, I’ll try to take it slow.”
Yan Hai’an said: “Thank you very much.”
A consensus was reached, and the two stopped talking and ate separately. They are very different in character. Sun Yan is fast and quiet when eating, with both his speed and attitude. In contrast, Yan Hai’an eats a little bit slowly.
Yan Hai’an swiped his card at the checkout, and the two of them ate more than 2,000 yuan for a meal, which made Yan Hai’an feel a little pained. He is basically Mo Yisheng’s agent and assistant. His income includes basic salary and commission, which has only been higher in the past two years, but most of them are sent back to his hometown, and his expenses are not much used on weekdays. It’s too much, and he is not used to extravagance and waste. He had never eaten such a thousand yuan per meal before.
This is corruption. Corruption.
***The author has something to say:
Yan Hai’an: Did you kill me on purpose?
Sun Yan: This amount of money is called being killed? You’re kidding me?
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Next update: 2022.04.08
*Translator’s Note: ‘you really opened my eyes’ means something like you learn or realise something new about the world that you have never come across with before. Somewhere along that line… -K
