A Good Night’s Dream.
When the alarm rang the next day, the two people in the bed opened their eyes at the same time. Xu Chenghao stared blankly at the magnified handsome face in front of him. His brain, still sluggish from waking up, questioned, who is this?
Jing Yicheng silently leaned in and stole a kiss on his lips before Xu Chenghao could react. “Morning.”
Xu Chenghao placed a hand over Jing Yicheng’s face to keep him from moving and closed his eyes for a few more seconds before struggling to sit up.
Jing Yicheng followed him up. “What are you wearing today? I’ll get it for you.”
Xu Chenghao, still dazed, rested his chin on his hand, his brain rebooting…
Jing Yicheng found his confused look unbearably cute. Unable to resist, he pulled Xu Chenghao into his arms. “Haohao?”
Xu Chenghao frowned and pushed him away. “Brush your teeth and wash your face.”
Jing Yicheng kissed his hand. “Okay, I’ll bring everything over for you.”
Xu Chenghao wanted to say he could go to the bathroom himself but, seeing Jing Yicheng’s enthusiasm, he didn’t bother arguing and continued to rest his chin on his hand, buffering.
Twenty minutes later, Xu Chenghao finished washing up on the bed and was fully awake. As he went to the walk-in closet to find clothes, he noticed Jing Yicheng had followed him in. “What are you doing here?”
Jing Yicheng, still in a bathrobe, raised his hands. “I have no clothes to wear.”
Xu Chenghao estimated their heights. “You should ask your assistant to bring your clothes. Mine will be too small for you.”
Jing Yicheng glanced at the clothes, unwilling to give up. “I really can’t wear them?”
Xu Chenghao: “You’re so much taller than me, what do you think?”
Jing Yicheng regretted not being able to wear Xu Chenghao’s clothes but he could only give up. He sighed and changed the topic. “Haohao, can you stand that long? Should I help you get dressed?”
How could Xu Chenghao not see through his thoughts? He rolled his eyes. “Our relationship isn’t that intimate. Out!”
Jing Yicheng had no choice but to silently turn around and leave.
Xu Chenghao called after him, “By the way, after you get dressed, leave my house. Don’t think that just because I let you stay one night, I’ll forgive you.”
Jing Yicheng’s back slumped even more.
Pretending not to notice, Xu Chenghao finished dressing and headed out… The door suddenly opened. Li Nian, who had been leaning against it, quickly straightened up and smiled. “I put the wheelchair by the door. Come out for breakfast once you’re ready.”
Xu Chenghao stopped him. “The doctor said yesterday that my recovery is going well. I can walk now. The wheelchair can be put away.”
Jing Yicheng appeared and added, “The doctor also said not to overdo it and to take precautions. It’s been less than three months since your fracture. You need a few more days.”
Xu Chenghao frowned, clearly reluctant. “Just a few more days.”
“Even a few hours make a difference.” Jing Yicheng was surprisingly insistent about health matters. He held his shoulders and gently coaxed Xu Chenghao, “Be good, just a few more days.”
Sighing, Xu Chenghao sat back in the wheelchair and covered his legs with a blanket, pretending he couldn’t walk yet.
Worried he might be angry, Jing Yicheng sweetly coaxed him while pushing the wheelchair to the dining room.
While Li Nian followed quietly, feeling left out, the two lovers were so engrossed in their affection. Li Nian was speechless… and he felt overwhelmed by the “dog food” (public displays of affection)!
What Li Nian didn’t expect was that there was no limit to how lovey-dovey they could be! Normally aloof and cold-faced like an iceberg, Jing Yicheng turned out to be incredibly considerate and kind in front of Xu Chenghao, serving him food and pouring drinks, making it impossible for Li Nian to eat and causing him to let out a single dog’s jealous voice: “Gross!”
Fortunately, during the meal, the assistant brought clothes, and Jing Yicheng temporarily left the table to open the door. Seizing the opportunity, Li Nian quickly questioned, “You said you wouldn’t forgive him and would leave him hanging for a few days. Is this how you don’t forgive him??”
Xu Chenghao, feeling a bit guilty, lowered his head and said, “I haven’t forgiven him. I’m going to send him away soon.”
Li Nian gave him a look that said he didn’t believe him at all: “Send him away so he can climb back in through the window tonight?”
Xu Chenghao: “…”
Li Nian: “Can’t say anything, can you? If you’ve forgiven him, why not just let him use the door?”
Xu Chenghao: “I told you, I haven’t forgiven him.”
Li Nian: “You haven’t forgiven him, yet you went to bed with him?”
“No!” Xu Chenghao’s voice suddenly rose, and after being signaled by Li Nian to lower his voice, he gritted his teeth and said, “Can you stop thinking about these messy things?”
Li Nian: “Are you going to tell me that you two, full of youthful energy, having been apart for two months, just chatted all night under the covers?”
Xu Chenghao said righteously: “Is there anything wrong with that?”
Li Nian: “…”
Li Nian glanced at the wheelchair and nodded, “Fine, considering your leg injury, I’ll increase the credibility of that statement by forty percent, but the rest still expresses my attitude.”
Xu Chenghao poked his fried egg and complained, “Not everyone is like you, thinking about these things all day long. Li Nian, you’re just frustrated because you don’t have a partner, aren’t you?”
Li Nian rolled his eyes: “Why don’t you give me some annual leave so I can go on a blind date!”
Xu Chenghao: “What’s the point of a blind date? We can sort it out internally within the company.”
Li Nian: “Everyone in the company knows how busy I am, who dares to date me… Speaking of which, Xu Chenghao, it’s your fault I can’t find a partner!”
Xu Chenghao silently ended the conversation, pretending he hadn’t said anything.
Of course, Li Nian wasn’t about to let him off, but unfortunately, Jing Yicheng suddenly returned and asked, “What are you talking about?” Li Nian chickened out, sat up straight, and calmly said, “Work.”
Jing Yicheng glanced at him briefly, said nothing, and sat back beside Xu Chenghao, gently saying, “I’ll take you to work later.”
Xu Chenghao glanced at the clothes Jing Yicheng had changed into: “Do you remember what I told you in the dressing room?”
Jing Yicheng remained expressionless: “I forgot.”
Xu Chenghao: “It’s okay, I can say it again. Change your clothes and leave my house quickly!”
Jing Yicheng knew he couldn’t avoid it, so he reluctantly said, “Okay, I’ll leave after breakfast.”
Seeing him being unusually obedient, Xu Chenghao didn’t say anything further. Unexpectedly, this guy followed him out and even tried to get in his car: “Didn’t you say you were leaving?”
“Yeah, I just left my house just in time to take you to work.” Jing Yicheng lifted him into the car and got in himself.
Xu Chenghao was speechless. He pinched his face in frustration: “How did you get so thick-skinned overnight?”
Jing Yicheng raised his hand to grasp his wrist, his fingers restlessly rubbing: “One must always make an effort.”
These were the words Xu Chenghao had said in anger yesterday. Now, hearing them made him even more embarrassed. He silently shook off his hand, trying to remain cold and pretending not to know Jing Yicheng.
If it were when he had just returned, Jing Yicheng might have panicked seeing Xu Chenghao’s cold face, worrying that he was really angry. But after their time together last night, Jing Yicheng concluded that Xu Chenghao was just being stubborn and soft-hearted. He had started seeing this little mood of his as a form of coquettishness, finding it increasingly adorable.
When a lover acts spoiled, they must be pampered. Jing Yicheng was more than happy to see Xu Chenghao stretch his paws and reach out to him. He was not only feeling pleased but also wanting to kiss him.
Xu Chenghao frowned and pushed away Jing Yicheng who was getting closer and closer and said coldly: “What are you doing, stay away from me!”
Jing Yicheng nuzzled his forehead: “Haohao, why are you so cute?”
Xu Chenghao: “…”
How was he supposed to ignore him for a few days with all these sweet words?
Li Nian: “…”
How was he supposed to resist the urge to perish together with them?! Damn lovebirds! So excessive!
Fortunately, Xu Chenghao’s house was not far from the company, and they arrived quickly. Li Nian resisted his impulse, got out of the car to set up the wheelchair, and watched Jing Yicheng place Xu Chenghao in it, thinking they should be able to leave now, right?
Jing Yicheng didn’t want to leave at all. How could he possibly leave in the underground parking lot? He pushed Xu Chenghao to his office, lingering around, and started considering lunch: “Haohao, what do you want to eat this morning? How much can you eat according to the doctor’s advice now?”
Xu Chenghao, watering the seedlings in his little yellow duck flower pot, replied coldly: “It’s none of your business, someone will take care of that.”
Jing Yicheng immediately frowned: “Who?”
“My mom.” Xu Chenghao looked up at him: “What do you want to say?”
Jing Yicheng: “…Nothing.”
Xu Chenghao suppressed a laugh, “If you have nothing to do, just go. I need to get to work.”
Jing Yicheng, reluctant to leave, said, “I’ll come to pick you up this afternoon.”
Xu Chenghao opened the folder, pretending not to hear. Only after Jing Yicheng left did he sigh and truly get busy.
The company was busy before the New Year and continued to be busy afterward. Xu Chenghao was buried in documents and, except for having lunch with his mom in the afternoon, he was basically in a state of constant busyness.
Jing Yicheng was equally busy due to closing the research institute yesterday. They hadn’t had time to see each other all day. Just as they were trying to find a moment to catch up, someone else showed up.
When Xu Chenghao heard that Ruan Chenxuan had made an appointment to meet, his first reaction was to refuse. Upon learning that Ruan Chenxuan brought flowers, he was even more determined not to see him.
After Li Nian went to refuse on his behalf, he returned shortly after, saying, “He said if you don’t want to meet, at least answer his call.”
Xu Chenghao firmly replied, “No.”
Li Nian went back to deliver the message, and this time it was completely quiet.
Just when Xu Chenghao thought he had regained some peace, he suddenly heard a tapping sound on the window—on the sixteenth floor!
Xu Chenghao was startled and turned around quickly, only to see a drone outside the window, constantly tapping on the glass. A piece of paper was attached to the drone with hurriedly written black ink: “Answer the phone. I promise I won’t bother you again after explaining.”
Xu Chenghao didn’t believe it. When the unknown number called again, he continued to hang up, secretly deciding that if it called again, he would tell Jing Yicheng.
After a while, the paper on the drone was replaced: “I have regained my memory and just want to explain what happened recently.”
Xu Chenghao frowned and answered the call when it rang again: “Whose banquet did you attend last time?”
Ruan Chenxuan replied, “Zheng Xiaoxiao’s.”
Xu Chenghao reluctantly believed him, “So, what do you want to say? Apologize and seek forgiveness?”
Downstairs, Ruan Chenxuan, who had just put some newly found information into his pocket, tried to remain calm, “I want to meet and discuss it in detail.”
Xu Chenghao replied, “If you have something to say, say it now. If not, I’m hanging up.”
“Wait,” Ruan Chenxuan said helplessly, “Alright, please give me ten minutes.”
Xu Chenghao: “Go ahead.”
Ruan Chenxuan: “I was serious about what I said in the hospital last time. I am proposing to you with all my assets!”
“Click—” The phone was ruthlessly hung up.
The author has something to say: Xu Chenghao: Calling to report this!
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T/N: Happy 100th chapter anniversary~And this was such an enjoyable 100th brought to us by henpecked husband Cheng-ge and tsudere wife Haohao featuring Nian-ge the unfortunate consumer of dog food. Li Nian really needs a break lol!
