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 didn’t tell Sun Yan about this, but Su Yin reported it to him honestly. Sun Yan casually asked what the matter was to Yan Hai’an but didn’t ask any more after he said it was all right.
However, when the summer vacation was over, Yan Haijian called Yan Hai’an, saying that a high school in City B had contacted him. The school had also told Yan Jin about the proper preparations to make and that he would be able to go to school directly.
Yan Haijian’s voice trembled with joy: “Brother! You are so capable. Thank you. Thank you very much.”
“It’s already done?” Yan Hai’an didn’t even have to think about who made this happen. “I didn’t do it. My connection won’t get it that fast…”
Yan Haijian was stunned for a while and then he recalled: “Is it your boss Sun?”
Yan Haian glanced at Sun Yan who was lying on the sofa watching TV and said, “Well, it should be him.”
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time. Even Yan Hai’an from the other end of the phone line could feel Yan Haijian’s struggle.
Yan Hai’an put the phone down. Sun Yan, who was on the sidelines the whole time, shook his legs and looked timid. It was as if he was waiting for Yan Hai’an to come over and praise him.
He waited for a long time for Yan Hai’an’s response. He couldn’t help but be a little impatient. He raised his eyebrows and looked over, wanting to give Yan Hai’an a look to signal for him to hurry up if he wanted to thank him.
But he saw Yan Hai’an quietly looking at him without speaking.
Sun Yan asked, “What are you looking at me for?”
Yan Hai’an sighed, “I’m just looking at how handsome you are.”
Sun Yan was happy. He leaned over and turned to throw Yan Haian on the sofa, like a big golden retriever who was only playing with his master: “You just found out about that now? Your husband is so handsome.”
Yan Hai’an doesn’t like the calling of ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ in a relationship within the gay circle, but he never pointed that out to Sun Yan. He reached out and stroked Sun Yan’s breathtakingly handsome face.
Sun Yan tilted his head in a good mood and rubbed his palm: “Hmm?”
Yan Hai’an asked in annoyance and confusion, “How can I treat you better?”
Sun Yan laughed. He leaned down and kissed him. He then turned his face to touch the bridge of his nose on Yan Hai’an’s face and rubbed it lightly: “Well, this is a good question. Then, write a proposal and I’ll review it.”
Yan Hai’an was amused by him. He smiled and dodged looking at him: “By the way, how did you know about my nephew?”
“Your husband is very powerful.” Sun Yan lied on top of him and refused to get up, “What can I possibly not know?”
Yan Hai’an thought for a while: “Is it Su Yin? Or are you too powerful that you can even guess it? Or did you ask Su Yin on the way to the airport?”
Sun Yan didn’t care to answer: “Who knows. I’m good at finding out anyway. So apart from Liang Tian, I like to have him work for me the most.”
“Did he have a bad relationship with your other assistant?” Yan Hai’an thought of the unsmiling assistant and went to gossip about it casually. After all, Su Yin had already helped him a lot.
“I think they’re okay? Su Yin really doesn’t have much contact with Liang Tian, but Liang Tian has helped Su Yin many times.” Sun Yan usually doesn’t pay much attention to these things and he has no interest in knowing such things. He ended the topic with a few sentences, “I have told you many times. In the future, if you have something going on, tell me directly. Just say it. One sentence is enough.”
Yan Hai’an supported him and said, “Okay. Okay. I am so happy that my man is so capable.”
With only that being said, Sun Yan’s invisible tail looked like it was about to be lifted to the sky. He said triumphantly: “If you meet such a person with good conditions like me, you should be grateful.”
Yan Hai’an was about to burst into laughter: “Yes. I am very grateful to my ancestors. I will light them with incense every day in the future.”
Sun Yan pretended to sulk: “Yan Hai’an, are you not afraid to be tickled?”
The two rolled into a ball on the sofa for a while. Yan Hai’an gasped and smiled a little worriedly: “Actually, I don’t know if my brother will accept our love.”
“Hmm? I don’t care.” To be honest, Sun Yan didn’t pay attention to what the little guy even looked like. In his heart, no matter whether it was Yan Haijian or Yan Jin. But there was only one code-named ‘Yan Hai’an’s family’. “But if he accepts it or not, he should have nothing to say about the two of us in the future.”
He is short-handed and soft-hearted. Sun Yan doesn’t mind having a little ally in exchange. He is not the kind of good person who does good deeds without leaving his name. If he had done something good, he would expect that much in return.
In fact, if Yan Haijian refuses to accept Sun Yan’s help, Yan Hai’an will also find a way to get JiYan Jin listed. But at this moment, he must not say: “You are really helpful, Mr. Sun.“
Sun Yan said humbly: “After all, if it’s not good enough, I just have to work harder and harder.”
After chatting and laughing for a while, Yan Hai’an is bored and kicks Sun Yan down. Sun Yan said, “It seems that I will be able to go to your house soon.”
Yan Hai’an, who was about to get up, stopped in his tracks. He turned his head and asked, “Is this really so important to you?”
Sun Yan turned over and looked up at him: “Is it important to you?”
Yan Hai’an lowered his eyes. He stood up and entered the kitchen, without continuing the topic.
As the eldest brother who was completely forgotten by little brother, Sun Ling stayed abroad until almost Christmas before coming back. Then he came to visit him uninvited. He offered his condolences cordially. After taking a look at the couple’s living conditions, he gave a few packages of things to Sun Yan and walked away without a care in the world.
Sun Yan had followed Sun Ling to country A just to repair paintings and also to accompany Sun Ling to discuss business on the way. The 20,000,000 pieces that he broke were all in the back since this one was the most important.
Yan Hai’an has heard of this oil painting restorer. The oil paintings that he has restored could add up to hundreds of millions. But his own painting that wasn’t even a famous painting was still repaired by him. Yan Hai’an is ashamed to even think about it.
Sun Yan didn’t feel ashamed at all. He even hung the small-sized work in the most conspicuous place in the living room.
“Because it looks good.” Sun Yan convinces Yan Hai’an seriously, “Better than that Mona Lisa.”
If he hadn’t known that he was telling the truth, Yan Hai’an would have thought that he was mocking him. He had heard that there is a bias in the eyes of a lover, but he never thought that the eyes of his lover could surpass that of Leonardo da Vinci.
Yan Hai’an watched Sun Yan hang the glass-framed painting in the living room with extreme care and asked hesitantly, “Do you really like my painting so much?”
Sun Yan hung up the painting. Without looking back, he took two steps back to see if it was crooked: “I like it. I liked it at first sight. I don’t know if those, at Mo Yisheng’s studio, whether you will sell it or…”
Yan Hai’an blushed not so clearly and whispered ‘oh’.
He looked at Sun Yan’s back and touched his own fingers subconsciously.
… After putting it down for so long, he doesn’t know if he can pick the brush up again. Can I still paint something? He wondered.
Yan Hai’an had this thought in his mind. When helping Mo Yisheng to wash the brush, he couldn’t help but rub the brush twice. This feeling was a bit unfamiliar to him.
– Or should I start with the sketch and pick it up from there? He thought.
He didn’t mean that he wanted to create a legend of a late bloomer and make some achievements. He didn’t have such ambitions. It had nothing to do with age. He just… wanted to paint a side view of Sun Yan.
The heat that surged from the bottom of his heart was the same as that he had in the past. He thought that he would never have such a childish impulse in his life again.
Yan Hai’an stared at the brush for a long time before continuing to wash with a frown. His movements were very light, but it didn’t matter if he should make a sound or not. Because Mo Yisheng slept on the sofa on a drowsy night and it was estimated that he could not hold his eyes open until it was dawn.
Looking at Mo Yisheng who had mummified himself to hide from the sun, Yan Hai’an wiped the water off his hands and closed the curtains. He felt that he had to reflect on himself. Even though he still attached great importance to Mo Yisheng in his heart, the balance in his heart still shifted involuntarily. This heart could not deceive anyone. There is no huge ego as before.
The phone that was thrown on the carpet rang. Yan Hai’an turned it off as soon as he picked it up in his hand. And only after realising that Mo Yisheng had not been awakened did he take time to look at the screen.
After seeing who it was, Yan Hai’an lightly walked out of the studio and dialled the number back.
“Auntie, hello.”
Li Weiwei’s sweet and hearty voice floated out of the receiver: “Is it Hai’an? Did Shengsheng forget the time again? Is he sleeping now?”
Knowing the child is not like the mother, she can already guess.
Li Weiwei said: “I really don’t know how he came up with this character. If it wasn’t for you to take care of him, I wouldn’t dare to leave him alone in that country. Does Hai’an have a girlfriend now?”
Yan Hai’an is also very familiar with her. To cope with this kind of sudden chat, he only needs to answer the last question: “I don’t have a girlfriend.”
“Oh.” Hearing the laughter, he thought that Li Weiwei might be smiling while hiding her face, “Do you have a boyfriend then if you don’t have a girlfriend?”
Yan Hai’an: “…”
“Just joking. I know it’s not common in China, but we see it often here. There are parades every year.” Li Weiwei is a person that you can start any topic with, “But you are in the art circle, so you should have seen it before, right?? I sometimes think that it would be good if you and Shengsheng are a pair.”
Yan Hai’an: “…”
At this moment, he didn’t know whether to sympathise with Mo Yisheng or to envy him.
If Li Weiwei is allowed to keep on talking, this overseas call will definitely be very expensive. Yan Hai’an asked, “Auntie, why did you call?”
Li Weiwei only then just remembered her intention: “I would have forgotten if you didn’t ask. Look at my memory. I just want to ask when Shengsheng will come here. The New Year is coming. His younger brothers and sisters miss him very much.”
Yan Hai’an said, “I’ll tell him when he wakes up and ask him to call you back.”
“Mmmm,” Li Weiwei said, “Otherwise, why don’t you come here with him? It can be considered a trip. It’s good to go out and see the customs of other countries. Young people should travel around. Now I have a family trip every year. What about this plan?”
Yan Hai’an thinks that this aunt is really cute. No matter what age she is, she still has a little girl’s heart: “Thank you, aunt. But this year, I want to spend time with my family.”
Usually, Yan Hai’an would send a sum of money back to his family. Then, he would go to the Square to wait for the countdown. But this year, Sun Yan had told him earlier that the three of them will spend the New Year together.
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Next update: 2022.08.29
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*Translator’s Note: I’m sorry for the delay. I would usually post at 12 a.m. but on the weekend, I had to take care of my nephew and niece. I didn’t have time to even touch my laptop. Ayyy that nose rub reminds me of Kinn and Porsche. ‘Sun Yan’s invisible tail’ = it means that he’s happy like a dog wagging its’ tail -K
