As the person involved, Yan Sui might be able to guess how shocked the people in the company were. As for Meng Ting, he couldn’t feel anything for the time being. He was still holding their marriage certificate carefully and was led away by Yan Sui.
“Have someone go to the restaurant on the ninth floor to bring some fruit up here,” Boys of Meng Ting’s age might prefer to eat some snacks, but right now, his body is not yet fully recovered. Snacks will cause excessive internal heat, but fruits are fine.
Wang Feng personally delivered the washed fruits, and Yan Sui was personally teaching Meng Ting how to play games on the tablet.
Meng Ting was not unfamiliar with these electronic products, but in the past, he had only used them for studying and rarely played games. Furthermore, he was willing to let Yan Sui teach him.
“Dead…” Meng Ting lowered his eyes and looked at the dead plot characters. It seemed that Yan Sui also rarely played games.
“Ahem,” Yan Sui didn’t show any embarrassment on his face when he heard this. He stroked Meng Ting’s hair, “You play for now. I’ll take you to dinner later.”
“Um,” Meng Ting nodded. He knew that Yan Sui was afraid that he would be bored, but he wouldn’t be bored. Even without a mobile phone, he wouldn’t be bored. He has experienced some special experiences. The last thing he fears is boredom.
He can stay alone for a long, long time. He can think about many things or nothing at all. As long as he doesn’t get hungry, everything else is fine.
Yan Sui sat down on his own seat and glanced at Meng Ting again before starting to work seriously. Naturally, there were always people coming to his office. Those people had caught wind of the news earlier and were naturally very curious about Meng Ting, who was playing the game seriously. However, due to Yan Sui’s majesty, not many people dared to take a closer look at him.
Meanwhile, Meng Ting only thought that they were the same people as Wang Feng, who had business to attend to, so it was even more unlikely that he would take the initiative to say anything to them.
He plays games just as badly as Yan Sui, dying over and over again. But because he’s in a good mood, even after dying numerous times, he still feels happy.
However, some aspects of the game don’t appeal to him much. After playing for a while, he quits. The office is quiet at the moment, with Yan Sui lowering his head to approve the documents, while Meng Ting turned sideways, quietly taking a photo with his mobile phone, and then turned around to sit back properly. After a while, he turns his head back again. At this time, Yan Sui was also looking at him.
“It’s almost twelve o’clock. Let’s go eat, and then I’ll take you back.”
Because he couldn’t bear to leave Meng Ting, he kept the person in his office. Such a thing had never occurred to Yan Sui before, but now he not only thought about it, but he also did it.
Meng Ting put his mobile phone back into his pocket. He got up and walked over. He looked at Yan Sui, then bent down and hugged Yan Sui’s neck, “I don’t want to go back. Can I still play games on the sofa in the afternoon? I will be very good and obedient.”
Yan Sui couldn’t refuse Meng Ting’s approach at all, let alone such coquettish and pleading words.
“I’m afraid you’ll be bored.” Meng Ting likes to accompany him, how could he refuse? But the more so, the more he hopes that Meng Ting really likes it, rather than being forced by him.
“It’s not boring, not at all.” Meng Ting, who originally wanted to get up, heard this and continued to hug the person. He let go a little, leaned forward, and kissed the corner of Yan Sui’s mouth, “I like it.”
Yan Sui’s Adam’s apple rolled up and down twice. Before he could make any move, the office door opened again. Although Wang Feng hurriedly exited again, Meng Ting, who was disturbed, had already let go of Yan Sui. After realizing it, his face turned red, and then he thought of quietly sizing up Yan Sui again.
But he didn’t have the skill to size up people. . After two seconds, he gave up, “Do you hate me kissing you?”
Yan Suo slowly shook his head, he couldn’t resist this kind of intimacy, but he didn’t dislike it at all.
If there was any, neither Meng Ting nor he would be in the current situation where he can’t cope with the intimacy.
Meng Ting breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. The corner of his mouth curled up, “I don’t hate it either.”
He didn’t hate anything. Meng Ting’s words were so straightforward that it was impossible for Yan Sui not to understand. He stood up, Meng Ting stretched out his hand, and the two of them walked towards the door together.
Yan Sui’s hand fell on the handle of the door, then took it back again. As soon as he let go of Meng Ting’s hand, he pressed him against the door again, then lowered his head and kissed Meng Ting’s lips.
“Close your eyes.”
Meng Ting slowly closed his eyes after hearing this. There was still some sweetness from the fruit in his mouth, but it was plundered away in a matter of seconds, and it was dyed with the breath that belonged to Yan Sui. Both of them were breathing rapidly. This kiss was still a little disorganized, but it was much better than the previous kiss in the corridor of the Civil Affairs Bureau, which was too hasty and rushed.
Meng Ting was no longer stunned but responded clumsily and proactively.
As they kissed, the distance between the two disappeared and they were pressed tightly against each other through their clothes. The desire brought out by a kiss was surging and fierce, Yan Sui’s eyes gradually darkened, while Meng Ting sensed some dangerous aura and also did not dare to move.
Roughly ten minutes passed before Yan Sui slightly released his hold on Meng Ting, but only in terms of aura. He still held Meng Ting close to him, not letting go. He lifted Meng Ting’s chin and whispered, “Meng Ting, you won’t have a chance to regret this.”
A kiss confirmed his feelings, making him realize how naive his previous thoughts were. When it came to Meng Ting, he knew that it was impossible for him to let him go.
Meng Ting was unsure, but still shook his head firmly, “I don’t regret it.”
No matter what the future holds, he won’t regret it. He chose this path himself, so he doesn’t need to regret it, and he won’t regret it either.
Yan Sui gave Meng Ting another fixed look and took him into his arms before reaching out and pulling the door open.
Wang Feng lowered his head politely. He was also helpless about breaking the intimacy between Yan Sui and Meng Ting. Who made him unlucky?
He followed them a few steps behind, but couldn’t help but give the couple a few more glances. He found that Yan Sui’s attitude towards Meng Ting was different again. He was obviously more possessive, a kind of possessive desire that was unique to men.
***
Yan Sui brought the person to the dining hall. After a few seconds, the entire dining hall becomes utterly quiet. All eyes were fixed on Meng Ting beside Yan Sui. Yan Sui’s gaze scanned the crowd, and everyone consciously lowered their heads. And then, the quiet dining hall regained some noise, but it was still much lower than before.
“What do you want to eat?”
Meng Ting’s attention had long been drawn to the various dishes laid out. He pointed at a few meat and vegetable dishes, and Yan Sui added two more before he took the food and led Meng Ting to the seat on the side.
As for what Yan Sui was eating, Wang Feng was responsible for bringing it over.
Meng Ting glanced at Wang Feng, feeling like he was being robbed of something to do. No, it should be that he was just slow to react and hadn’t noticed. He could have done that task, but he didn’t think of it this time. Next time, he would remember.
Knowing Meng Ting’s appetite well, Yan Sui got up several times to serve him more food, making sure he ate his fill before leading him back.
As soon as they left, the voices in the dining hall suddenly became louder.
“He’s really beautiful.”
“Who is that person to the boss?”
Wang Feng followed Yan Sui and Meng Ting to leave. Otherwise, it was very likely that he wouldn’t be able to escape easily if he was blocked by this bunch of gossipers.
When Yan Sui was busy in the past, he would sleep directly in the company. There is also a cubicle in the office, which is naturally not as big as the one at home, but there is a bed, a wardrobe, and a bathroom. It is not a problem to sleep here for a few nights occasionally.
Yan Sui opened the room and led Meng Ting in, “You sleep here, I’ll be right outside. When you wake up, come out and find me.”
Meng Ting looked at the bed, then at Yan Sui, and nodded slowly. He said he would be good, so naturally, he would do whatever Yan Sui told him to do, even if he didn’t really want to go to sleep.
Yan Sui adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner again, brought a glass of water to the bedside table, and watched Meng Ting lie down and close his eyes. He stood for a while before coming out.
After confirming that Yan Sui had left, Meng Ting opened his eyes. He took out the marriage certificate from his arms, touched it gently, then carefully protected it in his arms. Only then did he close his eyes again.
Yan Sui was outside dealing with things. It wasn’t long before he received a call from Gu Lang.
“Yan Lao Da1老大 (lǎo dà): the eldest among siblings; the ringleader; respectful title for chiefs and superiors., I heard that you brought a beautiful boy to the company?”
In terms of the spirit of gossip, who can compare with Gu Lang? However, when he heard these rumors, he didn’t really believe them. He had seen Yan Sui’s special attitude towards Meng Ting with his own eyes. Moreover, the Yan Sui he knew wasn’t the kind of person who was half-hearted. Otherwise, he wouldn’t still be an old virgin who needed to be rescued until now.
Yan Sui’s eyes sharpened a bit when he heard this, “What beautiful boy, he is Meng Ting, your sister-in-law.”
If these rumors had reached Gu Lang’s ears, it was very likely that it wouldn’t take long before the entire Haicheng wealthy circle knew about it.
“It seems there are a lot of people who are too idle,” What Yan Sui was talking about were the employees of his Yan family, who were all so idle that they dared to spread gossip about their boss.
When Gu Lang heard this, he stopped speaking in a nonchalant tone. Not only his tone but also his sitting posture was corrected, “I was wrong, it was my sister-in-law.”
“But why did you bring the person to the Yan’s?” They hadn’t married yet. Originally, he thought that even if they were married, Yan Sui didn’t seem like the type of person who would bring his wife to the office.
After hearing this, Yan Sui stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Instead of responding to Gu Lang’s question, he asked him a question in return.
“What was considered to be taking the initiative more?” This is the problem that Yan Sui has been struggling with while working today. He felt that he should take more initiative than Meng Ting, but he couldn’t figure out how to take the initiative. What was considered to be taking the initiative?
It was rare for Yan Sui to ask him a question. The corner of Gu Lang’s mouth curled up slightly, but his voice remained serious, “Taking initiative means taking action based on your subjective will, if you want to do something, just do it! I thought you, Yan Sui, knew best what it meant to take the initiative.”
While other children were still being led by their parents, Yan Sui already knew his own purpose very clearly. He was the sole heir of the Yan family, and all his efforts were directed towards this goal. Now, he had indeed firmly grasped control of the Yan family. His authority in the Yan family surpassed that of all previous family patriarchs.
If this doesn’t count as taking initiative, then what does?
Of course, that was in the past; when he was young and working hard. At that time, Yan Sui naturally controlled that initiative. But later on, the Yan family was no longer a goal but a responsibility, and that enthusiasm naturally faded along with it.
Just do it if you want to… Judging from his current behavior, Meng Ting is indeed the one who takes the initiative over him. He confesses to him when he wants to, and kisses him when he wants to.
“I see.”
Yan Sui turned off the phone and stood in front of the window for a while before returning to continue working. In fact, he had already made a decision in his mind. It’s just that Meng Ting is not the Yan family. He is more vivid and more difficult to deal with than the Yan family.
But there is no doubt that he is determined to win. He only asks this question to Gu Lang to make it clearer.
As for how to take the initiative, he was afraid that it would be difficult to compare with Meng Ting. Moreover, he thought he would need stronger self-control than before to ensure that something would not happen too early and leave a blemish on their relationship.
At about two o’clock, Meng Ting rubbed his eyes and came out to look for people. When he saw Yan Sui, he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded lightly to the other people who were speaking. And then he sat down on the sofa and brought the tablet over to play again.
It was half an hour later when those people exited Yan Sui’s office one after another. When Yan Sui came over, Meng Ting raised his face.
“Did you sleep well?”
Meng Ting thought for a moment and said the truth, “I didn’t sleep as well as I did when you held me in your arms.”
After waking up from the nightmare in a completely unfamiliar room, he froze for a long time before remembering things one by one. Even when he heard voices outside, he impatiently came out to look for the person.
Meng Ting moved himself and slowly leaned forward into Yan Sui’s arms. His voice was still low, “I always have nightmares, but when you hug me, I don’t dream much.”
With Yan Sui’s intelligence, he could think clearly about it in less than a moment. This was the reason why Meng Ting insisted on wanting him to hug him. It was not at all what he originally thought. Meng Ting was too straightforward. Many times, he thought too much and got the meaning wrong.
But it’s fine if it’s only this. He’s afraid that he also got the other meaning wrong.
“What nightmare?” Yan Sui gently patted Meng Ting’s back. Even after he thought it over, it didn’t stop him from feeling distressed for him.
Meng Ting buried his head on the side of Yan Sui’s neck. After a long time passed, he continued, “The nightmare of dying over and over again, I can’t wake up, I don’t like dreams, I don’t like it at all.”
However, dreaming is something that Meng Ting’s subjective mind cannot prevent. The quality of his sleep in his previous life was not great, to begin with, and since his rebirth over a month ago, it has been pure torment.
And up to now, he has only felt frustrated, and not becoming irritable or prone to anger, which is already considered rare.
“I will hold you while you sleep from now on.”
Yan Sui didn’t need Meng Ting to make an effort to change his previous decision. But he also knew that this would only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If Meng Ting’s situation is to be completely resolved, some external help is needed.
Upon hearing this, Meng Ting slowly lifted his head, a hint of a smile blooming in his eyes. He nuzzled his cheek against Yan Sui’s, saying, “Yan Sui, you’re really good.”
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This is the last part of Chapter 021. The word count for this chapter is more than 7k; I hope you enjoyed it. The next chapter is not that exaggerated, but it’s still more than 4k. I’ll split chapter when it was more than 4k.
List of Idiom in Chapter 021.3
鴉雀無聲 (yā què wú shēng): lit. not even a crow or sparrow can be heard—silence reigns; crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; dead silent; utterly quiet; be in perfect silence.
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