Title: 不正经关系 (Improper Relationship)
Author：御小凡 (Yu Xiaofan)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists ：严海安 (Yan Hai’an – MC), 孙言 (Sun Yan – ML)
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Yan Hai’an knew that he was angered due to embarrassment. In a strict sense, Sun Yan did nothing wrong for him to be angry at. Except for him being cheap by taking advantage of the situation. It should be impossible to say that Sun Yan is interested in him. He is not Mo Yisheng. He even touched himself and they both enjoyed the service. The only problem was the last kiss.
Why did that happen? As the old saying goes… ‘liquor is a matchmaker’.
Probably this is the main reason why he was angry.
There is a western restaurant in the hotel but how could Mr. Sun went to such a restaurant? Yan Hai’an rode in Sun Yan’s other luxury car to a restaurant of sufficient quality that he designated, thinking that rich people are too evil.
He sat in the co-pilot with a ‘don’t mess with me or I’ll blow up at you’ expression on his face, looking out the window the whole time.
Sun Yan didn’t want to eat Western food this time and led him to a courtyard house. It was a private restaurant that the owner had remodelled from his own house. There were only four tables available per night.
There was no menu and no fixed price. It was all according to the owner’s discretion. Yan Hai’an looked numbly as Sun Yan finished ordering the dishes by himself. He couldn’t help but feel even more depressed.
Because there were only a few people, the dishes were served quickly. They were placed on the table. Yan Hai’an was addicted to spicy food and silently directed his attention to the pot of boiling fish in the middle to eat.
The two ate the meal in silence. Sun Yan put a chopstick in the bowl and asked, “Do you and Li Qing have a good relationship?”
After he swallowed his food, he said: “Yi Sheng and I have been taken care of by her. And I am very grateful to her.”
Sun Yan nodded: “She was the one who gave me Mo Yisheng’s phone number.”
Yan Hai’an was stunned and looked up at him.
Seeing that he finally reacted, Sun Yan ate the contents of the bowl in a good mood.
He had previously guessed that Sun Yan might ask Li Qing for Yi Sheng’s contact information. Li Qing told him that she did not tell Sun Yan about it. But the question is why didn’t Li Qing tell him the truth?
As if reading his mind, Sun Yan said: “She told me not to tell you that she was the one who gave it. I don’t know what to think.”
What else is there to think? It’s nothing more than her trying to get on the good sides of both people.
Even if he knew that Li Qing was business oriented at heart, Yan Hai’an still felt a little uncomfortable after being pitted so much. In the end, Mo Yisheng was just a commodity in her eyes, and no matter how well she cared for him, it was just to generate his value.
Yan Hai’an continued to eat the fish, while saying sarcastically: “Mr. Sun loves to provoke people. But he acts like he is clean and pure. Didn’t you promise her not to tell us?”
Sun Yan actually has no other meaning. But now, every time he sees Yan Hai’an, he feels a little unbearable when he frowns. And sometimes, his fingers couldn’t help twitching. He especially wants to touch or rub him.
He couldn’t help but to remember how he used to feel that Yan Hai’s was pretentious. This feeling was very strange. It even made him feel like it was a little funny and ridiculous.
So he didn’t want to stop. He wanted to keep flirting.
“I didn’t promise her. Besides, what I want to do with what I know, can she control me?” Sun Yan smiled shamelessly. His eagle-feather-like eyebrows were raised in a flowing manner.
No matter how much Yan Hai’an disliked him, he had to admit that Sun Yan had a manly attractiveness. Presumably even if he didn’t have the background of the young master of the Sun family, he would still be able to hook a lot of people into bed.
Of course, it was impossible for him to say it out loud.
Yan Hai’an chewed the fish bone in his mouth, with a sneer on his lips. He then swallowed casually. Just as he was about to say how he acknowledges his shamelessness, he suddenly froze.
Yan Hai’an: “…cough.”
Sun Yan: “?”
Yan Hai’an’s eyes widened slightly as he shrank his neck. He turned his head and coughed again.
Sun Yan put down his chopsticks, frowned, leaned over and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
Yan Hai’an’s face turned red. His expression was a little painful and embarrassing. He coughed a few times, grabbed the water glass on the table and drank it.
Sun Yan understood immediately: “Is the fishbone stuck in your throat?”
The fishbone was stuck in his throat. And every time he swallowed, it stinged. Yan Hai’an’s throat was stimulated to reflex and shrink continuously. He said with some difficulty: “Sorry, you eat your food. I’ll go to the toilet.”
Sun Yan saw that the place where he was covering his neck was close to his Adam’s apple. Knowing that he swallowed a little too deep, he asked worriedly, “Let me see it for you?”
Yan Haian shook his head. He got up and left. When he came back a few minutes later, his eyebrows were still furrowed. Obviously, the matter was not settled.
Sun Yan put down his chopsticks: “Let’s stop eating.”
Yan Hai’an’s throat was uncomfortable so he was too lazy to speak. He just glanced at him and was about to pay the bill.
Sun Yan’s legs were longer than his and he caught up with him in a few steps. He grabbed his arm and moved forward: “Let’s go to the hospital.”
Yan Hai’an: “No need!”
Unfortunately, what came out of Sun Yan’s mouth was never a discussion. He completely ignored Yan Hai’an’s rebuttal, stuffed the person into the car, stepped on the accelerator, and headed straight for the hospital.
Yan Hai’an knew that talking to this man was like playing the piano to a cow. He wouldn’t listen at all. So he could only stare at him with a pair of dead fish eyes.
As soon as they reached the hospital, the throat had gotten a bit serious. Yan Hai’an can feel it has become swollen. He doesn’t even dare to swallow his saliva. He wanted to line up but Sun Yan put him to sit on the chair.
He got up but was pushed by the tall Sun Yan to sit back down again.
Yan Hai’an: “…”
You are fucking kidding me, really. Yan Hai’an cursed in his head.
Sun Yan thought it was very interesting. He looked at him with a smile and saw that he sat honestly, as if he was a little regretful: “I’ll go through the formalities, you wait here.”
Yan Hai’an stood up in surprise: “No need. Come on, I’ll do it myself.”
Sun Yan didn’t push hard with his hand. Yan Hai’an, who got up too fast, felt that his centre of gravity was unstable. So he sat back on the stool easily.
Yan Hai’an: “…”
OK! you go! you go you go! He thought.
Sun Yan went to line up. Yan Hai’an sat in the first row and watched. This man was like an impatient lion lined up in the middle of a line of sloths. His mane was fluffed up as if he was about to roar in the next second and opened his mouth to breathe fire to put the obstacle away.
When he came back, Sun Yan’s face was a little red. He seemed to feel a little embarrassed by the queue just now, so he wiped his face and complained, “Why are there so many people?” He originally wanted to go to a private hospital. But this time, he just went to one nearby because Yan Hai’an was in a hurry.
Yan Hai’an laughed enough by himself just now. But now he can hold it back when facing Sun Yan. He said in a hoarse voice, “You go back first. I’ll do it myself.”
Sun Yan, like a big parent, ignored him as if it was a child’s unreasonable trouble. He read the words on the list clearly and led him to the third floor.
Two doctors were required to pull out the fishbone at the same time. One of them sprayed Yan Hai’an with anaesthesia: “Wait for five minutes for the anaesthetic to work.”
Yan Hai’an opened his mouth and felt like he was having some sort of mental retardation. It’s like there’s a stone in his throat.
Sun Yan asked from the side: “Uncomfortable?”
Yan Hai’an was ready for him to say a few sarcastic words but instead, he listened to him saying: “Be patient.”
It was a very gentle comfort.
Sun Yan kept looking at his watch: “Five minutes is up.”
The doctors were urged by him to start moving. One person took a pipe to find the fishbone and the other took tweezers to pull it out.
Yan Hai’an’s gag reflex was a little serious. He kept making retching sounds. The doctor’s progress had to be slowed down. Sun Yan came over and put a hand on Yan Hai’an’s shoulder, as if to comfort him, frowned and said to the doctors, “You can’t move lightly? Didn’t you see him feeling uncomfortable? Ah? Did you get enough anaesthesia? Why did he react like this? Can you make more money like this?”
The doctors are well-informed. Many of the people around are local tyrants. So they didn’t argue with him. When Yan Hai’an listened to his tone, he was really helpless. If he wanted to speak, he couldn’t say it. If he wanted to stare at him, he couldn’t even see it from this angle.
When the 2cm or so fishbone was taken out, Yan Hai’an was about to vomit. Sun Yan was also shocked when he saw such a long fish bone: “Do you eat without teeth? How come you swallow such a long one?”
Yan Hai’an rubbed his neck, thanking him in his heart, and opened his mouth to speak but was cut in by Sun Yan: “This is all your fault. Who told you to talk nonsense while eating? Don’t you know how bad this will be for you?”
Yan Hai’an: “…”
Damn, the mouth is too fast and the words are reversed.
Sun Yan was overjoyed by his reaction: “Yo… Are you getting angrier now?”
Yan Hai’an closed his mouth with a headache. He is now a little relieved, but unfortunately he can’t face Sun Yan no matter what. He has such thick skin. He remembered by this time that he was supposed to treat him as a guest, but not only did he fail to do that, Sun Yan even brought him to the hospital, He only felt his head hurt even more: “Mr. Sun, I’m really sorry this time. Next time you choose a place, by then I will…”
The two took the elevator together to go downstairs to get the medicine. Sun Yan poked the floor number: “Forget it. This time you can get a 2 centimetre fishbone when you invite a guest to eat. So why not let me treat you next time? If not, there might be a car accident on the road next.”
Yan Hai’an was too speechless. So he simply stopped talking.
But even if he didn’t want to talk, Sun Yan teased him and asked, “How did you and Yi Sheng know each other?”
The two got into the car and slipped out of the parking lot. Yan Hai’an thought about it and felt that there was nothing to hide, so he said, “I met him when I was studying painting. And when we met again later, he gave me a job.”
“You also learned to paint?” Sun Yan turned to look at him, but Yan Hai’an turned his eyes back to the front, “Then why is Yi Sheng painting alone now? You are not good at painting?”
He turned the steering wheel and the light of the street lamps flashed between his handsome eyebrows. It made him no longer frivolous and irritable. It was like a pot of water that was swaying all the time, and finally stopped for a moment: “It doesn’t matter if you paint well or not. Hmm, I’m here to support you. I can’t understand how people paint anyway.”
Yan Hai’an held his breath. The scenery outside the car window passed quickly, as if the past was lined up in front of him.
He narrowed his eyes: “I don’t have talent. Now, painting is just a hobby. I don’t want to make a living out of it. But I like to appreciate beautiful and fine paintings, so my current job is just right for me.”
“Beautiful and fine paintings? “This hypocritical description made Sun Yan raise his eyebrows. Yan Hai’an’s tone sounded very sincere but the fluffy sincerity was like a layer of soft cotton, wrapped in a trace of boredom. This boredom does not even carry the hint of tiredness, but it carries a hint of lament.
Sun Yan’s heart was touched. It was just like when he saw the paintings on the wall of Mo Yisheng’s studio that day. He had been doing whatever he wanted for so long that he almost forgot why he did what he did.
Sending Yan Hai’an back to the downstairs of the studio, Sun Yan said through the car window, “I think we can become friends.”
He seldom spoke so softly. It was so soft that he was close to hesitation.
Yan Hai’an is not sure which muscle he has rebelled against. Is this a trap? Or just a whim? After thinking about it for a long time, Yan Hai’an was about to say something that didn’t hurt or made him feel uncomfortable. But Sun Yan laughed again, the same kind of laughter that was always good-looking but seemed a little bit awkward, with a bit of disdain for something unknown: “Remember that you still owe me once.”
He waved his two fingers together slightly by the side of his forehead like a salute: “Bye.”
Yan Hai’an watched as the rear of the car disappeared. His throat became itchy, he coughed twice, turned and walked towards the door: “You still have to look so handsome when you say goodbye. That’s a sin.”
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Next update: 2022.05.04
*Translator’s Note: Anyone who has experienced getting a fishbone stuck in their throats should know how much of a pain that is. Ugh! When SY said this “If not, there might be a car accident on the road next”, he was talking about YHA’s unluckiness. So it’s better if he treats him next time to avoid more bad luck. -K
