Translated by: Queen Dei Mos
The youth was wearing pajamas and wasn’t covered properly with a quilt. He was curled up in a small ball, with a magazine cradled in his arms, and was sleeping with disheveled hair and flushed cheeks.
Perhaps because the youth slept in his room for the past few nights in succession and so the whole room became filled with a faint and sweet grape scent.
Shao Mingyu hung his suit jacket on the hanger, gently walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Yu Lan was half asleep when he felt someone touching his cheek.
It was a very familiar touch.
There was also a clear and light wooden scent that enveloped his nose……
Yu Lan struggled to open his eyes, and saw Mr. Shao, whom he had been longing for, sitting on the edge of the bed staring at him.
“Mr. Shao……” Yu Lan said, his voice muffled, heavy with sleep.
“Why aren’t you under the covers?” The man scratched his nose.
Yu Lan sat up, confused, “I was trying to wait for a while……”
Shao Mingyu’s eyes darkened.
He thought he wouldn’t be able to see him until tomorrow, but he didn’t expect to see him waiting in his room.
Is this the feeling of always having someone waiting for him at home?
After waking up, Yu Lan picked up the magazine, blushed and asked, “Mr. Shao, have you just come back home?”
“Hmm.” Shao Mingyu suppressed the emotions in his heart and tugged his tie loose. His eyes swept over the magazine in Yu Lan’s arms and despite already knowing about the news, still asked him, “What are you holding?”
Yu Lan’s eyes lit up like stars.
He moved forward, climbed over to the side of Shao Mingyu, sat on his knees on the bed and whispered, “Mr. Shao, there’s something I want to talk to you about.”
Shao Mingyu raised his eyebrows slightly.
Yu Lan excitedly said, “I met a modeling agent and went with him to his friend’s place a few days ago to take some photos, I didn’t expect it to be featured in the magazine today!”
He handed out the issue of “V”, his palms sweating with nerves.
Shao Mingyu took it, lowered his eyes and looked at the cover photo again.
And raised his eyes again to look at the youth in front of him.
It was like two different people.
The young man on the cover had a sharp look.
While the youth in front of him was soft and sweet, just like a piece of soft candy.
Shao Mingyu’s heart felt very ecstatic.
After Yu Lan handed out the magazine, he anxiously observed the man’s reaction.
This photo, Yu Lan himself actually likes it very much but Mr. Shao’s eyes……were somewhat unreadable?
“Mr. Shao……”
Shao Mingyu asked, “How was this photo taken?”
“En?” Yu Lan said cheerfully, “It was taken in the photographer’s studio.”
“I meant to say.” Shao Mingyu rubbed the clearly excited youth’s head and asked in a gentle voice, “What was going through your head when you were getting you photos taken?”
Yu Lan was stunned.
Recalling what Lu Zhengzheng said, the light in Yu Lan’s eyes condensed bit by bit, and the aura around him began to change
He looked straight at the man and said, “I was thinking about what sort of ‘Yu Lan’ I want to be.”
At this moment, Shao Mingyu’s body tensed up.
It was the feeling of a light stabbing in his heart.
This time, the feeling was more clear and frightening than when he first saw the cover photo that day.
Shao Mingyu’s eyes became even darker.
After Yu Lan finished speaking, the light in his eyes faded, his eyes became soft again, and his tone of voice also became soft. “Mr. Shao, do you like this photo?”
The man stared at him.
Yu Lan leaned over and reluctantly asked, “Mr. Shao——”
Before he could finish his words, he was pulled directly into the arms of the man.
Yu Lan was startled.
The man’s self control crumbled a bit and his alpha pheromones became intense.
Yu Lan’s body went soft all over.
The man leaned into his ear and whispered, “Little Grapes, do you always look at other people with such eyes when you face them?”
Yu Lan froze.
Such eyes?
“Um……yes?” He mused with uncertainty, then shook his head and said, “But not all of them.”
Occasionally, he does feel the same way he did on that day, but more often than not, he’s more relaxed.
“But you’re like a small grape in front of me?”
Yu Lan shrank his neck and felt his cheeks burning.
He didn’t really understand what Mr. Shao was saying, but he could probably feel what he meant.
Because even he himself knew that he was like a completely different person when in front of Mr. Shao and in front of others.
When facing other people, he would be calm and silent at times.
But when facing Mr. Shao, he simply……
Even Yu Lan himself felt……he seemed to be more and more spoiled, even his tone of voice, unconsciously……
It just didn’t occur to Yu Lan that the difference between these two versions of himself would be so great that even Mr. Shao could see it.
He lapsed into silence.
The man laughed.
A warm breath was blown on the tips of Yu Lan’s ears.
Yu Lan whispered in remorse, “Because you are Mr. Shao ah……”
Because it’s Mr. Shao, that’s why it is different.
Yu Lan felt that in his future, whether or not he would encounter the same darkness as in the past and whether or not he still needed to put up a shell in order to protect himself, only when facing Mr. Shao, would he always remain a soft version of himself.
Because he trusts Mr. Shao.
He loves this man, and he believes that this man will never hurt him.
Shao Mingyu slightly relaxed his hold on Yu Lan.
He bowed his head and smiled, “Because it’s me?”
Yu Lan blushed, lowered his eyes, and nodded his head slightly.
Shao Mingyu touched his forehead to his and said, “I really want to bite you.”
Yu Lan, “!”
Unconsciously, he grabbed the back of his neck and said, “You can’t bite any more. The store manager will laugh at me…”
No, to be more precise, the store manager will pull him in for a whole night to talk about “how to seduce Mr. Shao”.
Shao Mingyu squinted his eyes, “What’s there to laugh about?”
Yu Lan desperately shook his head, he didn’t want Mr. Shao to know what the store manager was telling him every day.
Shao Mingyu was amused and teased him, “Ah Lan, what are you hiding from me?”
“Nothing……” Yu Lan turned around and tried to escape, but the man hooked his waist and pulled him back, “Ah, Mr. Shao!”
The two men played around for a while and had a laugh at the end.
Clearly both of them were adults, but they acted like children, fighting in the middle of the night, at 12:00 o’clock.
When they stopped, Yu Lan leaned back in the man’s arms, gasping for breath.
The room was silent for a moment.
When Yu Lan came back to his senses, the man’s alpha pheromone had already wrapped around him.
He felt as if he was drunk, slightly tipsy.
“Ah Lan.” The man reached out from behind him, picked up the magazine and said, “It’s beautiful.”
Yu Lan looked up.
The man gazed at him and said, “I like the other version of you too.”
Yu Lan’s heart trembled.
……
Yu Lan stayed in the man’s bedroom.
Mr. Shao said, since it was so late, he didn’t need to go back, he can simply just sleep with him.
Even though the distance between their rooms were just a few steps away, both of them seemed to pretend to be blissfully unaware of it.
Naturally, the man also asked about things like Fang Pingping.
Yu Lan didn’t think too much of it. Mr. Shao was afraid that he would meet bad people and it was normal to be more concerned. He told the man about the whole process of how he met Fang Pingping, took photos, how he appeared in the magazine, and received a gentle tap on the forehead.
“You were right to be vigilant at first, but then you trusted too fast. You weren’t afraid that something would happen if you followed him alone that night.” After knowing the whole story of that night, Shao Mingyu warned, “In the future, you must let your bodyguard follow you when you encounter the same situation.”
Yu Lan covered his forehead and said weakly, “But the bodyguards were following behind me that day. Besides, most people can live well without bodyguards…….”
“I don’t care about the others, I only care about you.” As the man carried the clothes to the bathroom, he looked back and said, “Ah Lan, nothing can happen to you.”
He respected the youth’s freedom, but for the sake of safety, some indulgence had its limits.
Yu Lan was stunned.
“Promise me, will you?” The man waited for his answer.
Yu Lan nodded obediently.
When the man went into the bathroom, Yu Lan obediently huddled under the quilt, however, his sleepiness was gone, he was so excited that he was unable to sleep.
After ten minutes or so, the man opened the bathroom door and came out wrapped in a bathrobe.
His hair was still dripping with a little water at the end which stuck to his neck.
The bathrobe was worn somewhat casually, with the chest slightly open.
It was a tall and slender body that looked great.
Yu Lan’s eyes were glued to the man’s body.
Shao Mingyu curled his lips and smiled, thinking of something. He stepped aside, took out a dark blue velvet box from his suit pocket, approached the bedside and sat down, saying, “This is a gift for you.”
Yu Lan curiously sat up again, took it, opened it, and froze.
Inside the velvet box was a dark blue gem.
It was beautifully cut and super big.
Yu Lan had only seen this kind of jewelry in the cupboard of the mall before, and he remembered that the prices were very expensive. He immediately looked at the man in shock and stammered, “A gift?”
“It’s very similar to your eyes.” Shao Mingyu smiled. “I thought of you when I saw this gem. Do you like it?”
Yu Lan swallowed his saliva and said, “Mr. Shao, this is very expensive, right……”
“It’s okay, don’t worry about it.” Shao Mingyu directly brushed this issue aside, pretending to mention it unintentionally, “Lin Yu said I should make this into a ring for you.”
Yu Lan was instantly fixed in place.
Shao Mingyu also looked at him.
For a moment, the two people looked at each other, their eyes seemed to be slightly tugging.
Seeing that the youth seemed to be directly frozen, Shao Mingyu sighed in his heart and said helplessly, “But it’s too extravagant to make it into a ring. Can I make it into a men’s necklace? In a few days, someone will come and pick out the style for you. ”
“En, en1(嗯) ń – Mmmmm ; MMM ; Hmm ; Well ; en ; yum ; Uh-huh ; Yeah, sure ah.” Yu Lan came back to his senses and blushed, responding helplessly.
After that, no words were spoken between the two.
Shao Mingyu got into bed, Yu Lan squeezed the velvet box and laid down again.
After a few seconds, Yu Lan pursed his lips, turned over, and pulled Shao Mingyu’s clothes.
The man lowered his head and looked at him.
“Thank you, Mr. Shao, I like it very much.” Yu Lan’s eyes sparkled, “When I make a lot of money, I will give you the same gift.”
Shao Mingyu was a little surprised.
The youth spoke very seriously.
……and was cute.
Shao Mingyu couldn’t help laughing, “Okay, then I’ll wait for Little Grapes to make a lot of money.””
Yu Lan continued to nod seriously, “Yes, soon.”
With great care, he put the velvet box on the bedside table.
……
The “big money” came very quickly as the next morning, Yu Lan received the “huge money” from Fang Pingping. He immediately felt like he was dreaming.
“You see, this Uncle kept his words. I definitely won’t delay when I get paid!” Fang Pingping said joyfully, “We are off to a good start, Ah Lan, wait for me, I’ll get more work for you soon!”
“En, okay!” Yu Lan, who was particularly active this time, also exclaimed, “Thank you, Uncle!”
Fang Pingping, clutching his little heart at the other end of the phone, was pleased to think that he could finally get rid of his “Weird Uncle” status from Yu Lan!
Yu Lan received the huge sum of money and went shopping at the mall at noon, wandering back and forth in front of the jewelry counter, blazing with anger.
On the other end, Fang Pingping hung up the phone and shouted excitedly in the street!
Just after the call, a man appeared in front of him.
Fang Pingping was taken aback and looked at the young man in a suit.
The other party handed out a business card and politely said, “Hello, I am Lin Yu, the assistant of the president of Xingyu Group. Our CEO Shao would like to talk to you about Mr. Yu Lan. Is it convenient for us to have a talk?”
Fang Pingping was dumbfounded and took a glance at Lin Yu’s business card.
He thought to himself——”Oh no, is this the enemy that Ah Lan mentioned that would come to the door to seek trouble?”
This enemy seems to be a bit too big, right??
T/N:
Sorry, if this got so late…will try to update faster but no promises as I will be having my internship in the future (╯_╰).
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