ABSTIWTVMST Chapter 102

Xu Chenghao felt the urgency and aggression of someone’s completely different kissing style from last time, and he frowned slightly, grabbing his ear and forcibly pulling him away, “What are you doing?”

 

Jing Yicheng, with a stern face, was about to say something when Xu Chenghao, already prepared, pinched his mouth shut. After all, this was a conference room with so many people watching. It would be so embarrassing if anything got out!

 

Thinking this, Xu Chenghao turned to look at the shocked and gossip-excited people in the conference room, lightly coughing with rare embarrassment, “Meeting adjourned for now. Come back in half an hour.”

 

The people in the conference room immediately showed an understanding, experienced “old driver” smile. While packing up their things, they said, “Okay, okay, an hour is fine too. We’re actually very busy, hahaha.”

 

“Yes, yes, you’re busy too.”

 

“We’ll leave right away, right away.”

 

Although the fire of gossip was burning brightly in their eyes, no one dared to challenge Jing Yicheng’s temper. They quickly left the conference room, closing the door behind them to create a private space for the two.

 

From far away, Xu Chenghao could hear them shouting excitedly, “Whoa, what did I just see? That mysterious man finally appeared!”

 

Xu Chenghao: “…”

 

Xu Chenghao felt both ashamed and annoyed, thinking it was embarrassing. He gripped the little yellow duck flowerpot’s pouty beak tightly, desperately wanting to knock some sense into Jing Yicheng’s head to see what madness he was up to this time.

 

Jing Yicheng, with his mouth being pinched, silently lowered his head closer again. Xu Chenghao tried to push him away, but this time Jing Yicheng was determined to kiss him. He held the back of his head so he couldn’t escape, and ultimately succeeded in kissing him.

 

“Xu…” Li Nian froze as he opened the door, then silently closed it again, holding the files and heading to the meeting room to confront everyone—damn it, why didn’t anyone tell him!!

 

Xu Chenghao turned completely red. He had just told Li Nian this morning that he wouldn’t forgive Jing Yicheng, yet in the afternoon, they were kissing. Even a ghost wouldn’t believe this.

 

Half embarrassed, half angry, Xu Chenghao grabbed the little yellow duck pouting flowerpot and knocked it on Jing Yicheng’s head, managing to push him away, and gasped, “Are you crazy!”

 

Jing Yicheng’s dark eyes were full of obsession, and he said seriously, “If you get together with someone else, I’ll go crazy for you to see.”

 

Xu Chenghao frowned, “Are you threatening me?”

 

Jing Yicheng held his hand, pressing his forehead against Xu Chenghao’s, and said softly, “No, I just want to express that I can’t live without you.”

 

Xu Chenghao’s cold expression instantly crumbled, and he said helplessly, “I never said I was leaving you. Did you hear nonsense from Ruan Chenxuan?”

 

Jing Yicheng’s voice was deep, “Not just him… Hao Hao, do you have a lot of admirers?”

 

Xu Chenghao stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled, “Of course, didn’t I tell you to check the messages? Didn’t you look?”

 

Jing Yicheng’s voice became even more sullen, “I did.”

 

Xu Chenghao: “Did you see the numbers?”

 

Jing Yicheng suddenly had a bad feeling, “Weren’t those insults directed at me?”

 

“No,” Xu Chenghao said with a smile. “These are people who confessed to me or even wanted to marry me.”

 

Jing Yicheng: “???”

 

His first reaction was to take out his phone and add up all the numbers. The total was 21, meaning 21 people had confessed to Xu Chenghao or even expressed intentions to marry him?

 

Jing Yicheng counted three times to make sure there was no mistake, then threw his phone on the ground and rushed over to kiss Xu Chenghao. “You can’t agree, you can’t associate with them, and you can’t leave me!”

 

Xu Chenghao had been waiting for this day ever since he sent the text message. His heart was instantly filled with satisfaction, and he raised his chin and said, “Who was the one who wasn’t around leaving me without a shield?”

 

Jing Yicheng couldn’t help but bite his chin and promised, “There won’t be a next time.”

 

Xu Chenghao: “It’s okay. If you leave again, there might be even more people confessing to me, then I—”

 

Jing Yicheng held Xu Chenghao’s chin to stop him from moving. His tongue explored Xu Chenghao’s lips and teeth, as if swallowing all his words to make sure they wouldn’t come out again.

 

Xu Chenghao didn’t mind intimate contact between lovers, but he couldn’t handle being kissed so many times in just a few minutes. His lips were feeling a bit swollen, and he mumbled, “It hurts, it hurts…”

 

Jing Yicheng thought he had hurt his leg and immediately checked, “Does your leg hurt? Did I touch it?”

 

“My mouth hurts,” Xu Chenghao said unhappily. “Can you be gentler?”

 

Jing Yicheng saw that his lips were indeed a bit swollen and felt guilty. His voice weakened as he said, “Then stop saying things that scare me, or else I’ll always want to shut you up.”

 

Xu Chenghao: “I’m trying to teach you a lesson so that you take better care of yourself and don’t get taken away again due to negligence. What if someone wanted to kill you? And you’re still getting jealous. You might not even come back alive.”

 

Jing Yicheng listened like a scolded schoolboy, nodding silently to everything Xu Chenghao said, being unusually obedient.

 

Xu Chenghao: “Do you dare to let it happen again?”

 

Jing Yicheng: “I don’t dare.”

 

Xu Chenghao was satisfied. “Good, now go out.”

 

Jing Yicheng instinctively turned around to leave, but after taking two steps, he suddenly felt something was off. He walked back and tentatively asked, “Haohao, have you forgiven me?”

 

Xu Chenghao smiled, “Because you were forcefully taken away, as long as you realize the problem of negligence this time, of course, I will forgive you.”

 

“But!” Xu Chenghao interrupted Jing Yicheng before he could express his joy, his tone turning cold, “You just barged into the meeting room and disrupted my work, completely failing to do what you promised me. So I am very angry. Get out, I have a meeting to hold!”

 

Jing Yicheng: “…”

 

At moments like this, Jing Yicheng always regretted his impulsiveness just like some seconds ago. Then he stood dejectedly by the meeting room door like a student being punished, waiting for Xu Chenghao to finish his meeting.

 

Xu Chenghao sent a message to Li Nian to have everyone come over, and a few minutes later, the crowd hurried into the meeting room. Some were holding laptops, others holding documents, but without exception, everyone greeted Jing Yicheng before entering.

 

“Hello, Mr. Jing.”

 

“Hello, Mr. Jing.”

 

“Hello, Mr. Jing.”

 

Jing Yicheng responded with a cold nod, his demeanor instantly shifting from a punished student to a strict teacher, exuding an intimidating aura that made it seem like anyone who was late would be executed on the spot.

 

When Li Nian entered, he also greeted Mr. Jing. Given his long experience with Xu Chenghao, he could tell at a glance that Jing Yicheng was in a bad mood, and it was likely related to Xu Chenghao.

 

Li Nian’s curiosity was piqued, and as he sat beside Xu Chenghao, he coughed lightly and leaned in to ask, “What’s going on?”

 

Xu Chenghao opened a file and replied in a low voice, “It’s nothing, just that the earlier incident had a bad influence. He’s being punished.”

 

Li Nian’s curiosity was piqued as he continued to gossip, “So, have you forgiven him or not? I really can’t tell.”

 

Xu Chenghao glanced at him, as if to say, “There are times when even you can’t figure it out.”

 

Li Nian urged, “Come on, tell me, satisfy my gossip cravings.”

 

Although everyone in the meeting room was curious, only Li Nian had the privilege to gossip openly and even ask their boss about such matters.

 

Xu Chenghao, considering that Li Nian had helped a lot and was like a brother to him, explained, “I’ve forgiven him for the consequences of his careless departure. But I got angry just now because he promised not to disrupt my work with irrational jealousy, and he broke that promise.”

 

Li Nian was shocked, “Is that even possible?”

 

Xu Chenghao calmly replied, “Why not?”

 

Li Nian reminded him, “Aren’t you afraid that if this keeps happening, he’ll turn against you?”

 

Xu Chenghao, with a proud expression, said, “He won’t.”

 

Li Nian was at a loss for words at his confidence, “But you can’t keep getting angry like this… what’s the point of your anger?”

 

Xu Chenghao was silent for a few seconds, filtering through the villain’s actions and eventual tragic end in his mind, and sighed, “If I don’t manage him well now, what will I do in the future?”

 

The villain’s personality was obsessive and domineering. If Xu Chenghao didn’t make it clear that he needed his own space for work and life, and couldn’t tolerate irrational jealous behavior, the villain’s behavior would only become more extreme, potentially leading to imprisoning someone or worse. So, it had to be curtailed.

 

Moreover, the villain’s personality is impulsive and wanton, a person who exudes rebellion from their very core. Xu Chenghao wouldn’t break his rebellious spirit to make him learn to be amiable and fake a smile, but at the very least, Xu Chenghao wanted to hold him back and let him be wild within controllable bounds.

 

Otherwise… if no one could hold him back, it would likely repeat the tragic events of the previous life.

 

Xu Chenghao, always thoughtful and foresighted, saw farther ahead than Li Nian for the first time. As Li Nian was about to ask for more details, he looked up and saw Jing Yicheng outside the meeting room door, staring at his arm resting near Xu Chenghao as if he was ready to come in and chop it off.

 

Li Nian: “…”

 

Even an arm resting a dozen centimeters away isn’t allowed; this possessiveness is really strong!

 

Inwardly, Li Nian fiercely supported Xu Chenghao but outwardly, he meekly retracted his arm, sat upright, and earnestly attended the meeting like a good student.

 

Xu Chenghao noticed Li Nian’s unusual behavior and turned to look out the window. Someone outside, with an instant look of gentle grievance, watched Xu Chenghao through the door and window like a big dog scratching at the door.

 

Xu Chenghao felt a softness in his heart but remained expressionless, turning back to his work—he had to establish clear boundaries regarding personal space for Jing Yicheng, with no ambiguity allowed.

 

Jing Yicheng: “…”

 

He could only comfort himself: It’s okay, standing outside, I can still see Hao Hao working so earnestly. Hao Hao is so cute~~

 

The meeting lasted two hours, and Jing Yicheng watched Xu Chenghao intently for the entire time. From Xu Chenghao’s serious dark eyes to his slightly pursed thin lips, from his small earlobes to his long fingers holding the pen, the more Jing Yicheng watched, the cuter he found Hao Hao, even down to the strands of his hair.

 

During this time, everyone in the meeting room couldn’t stand the sweet atmosphere, shifting from initial gossip to not wanting to see it, their emotions like a roller coaster ride, thrilling and tumultuous.

 

Why is it that while we’re all in a meeting, some people get to fall in love? It’s just not fair!

The author has something to say: Everyone in the meeting room: That’s right, we are still emotionless meeting machines QAQ.