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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During the Chinese New Year, Xu Hong and the other housekeeper went home for the New Year holiday. Yan Hai’an was taken to the cemetery by the two brothers. The management of this place is good. There are no weeds. And even in winter, it is full of green plants, stone sculptures and other exquisite sculptures. The railings follow the steps up. Scattered behind it, the trimmed branches were looming. It looked more like a park than a cemetery.
Surprisingly, their parents’ cemetery was not that particularly luxurious. Like the surrounding area, there was only a solitary quiet black tombstone engraved with the names of the couple.
It was rare for someone to visit the tomb on New Year’s Eve. There were only three of them in the entire cemetery. The assistant drivers were all waiting downstairs. Sun Yan took the bucket to fetch water while Sun Ling bowed and placed the flower basket near the tombstone. After the water was brought over, he poured the water and started cleaning the cemetery. It seemed like he was used to doing it.
None of them said anything from beginning to the end. Everything went on in silence. Only when the time came for the incense to be lit up, Sun Ling specially handed three sticks to Yan Hai’an, signalling him to pay his respect.
Yan Hai’an bowed three times and out of the corner of his eyes, he caught Sun Yan’s quiet profile. The brothers looked at the tombstone silently, perhaps whispering something to their parents in their hearts.
He looked back down and placed it on the picture of the tombstone. The Sun family looks very amiable. They could teach Sun Ling to be very capable and could spoil Sun Yan who had such a temper, which proves that they really are parents who truly love their children.
Yan Hai’an said silently in his heart; Thank you for giving birth to him. I will love him well.
After returning from the cemetery, they took Yan Hai’an straight to the old house in the suburbs. It was the first time for Yan Hai’an to enter this kind of mansion and it took a few minutes for them to drive through from the gate to the house. The architecture and gardening are completely constructed according to the symmetrical format of the European-style manor. For a moment, Yan Hai’an thought that he had stepped into a foreign movie. Although the two of them don’t usually come back here, there are always special people looking after the place. They don’t seem deserted and run down.
Sun Ling invited a professional team of chefs over and chose to eat a delicate western meal at the table in the glass room. The air in the suburbs is very good.
Sun Ling sat in the first seat, held up the wine produced by his own winery, and said with emotion: “This year’s Chinese New Year finally has one more person to join us.”
His smile looked very relaxed, but he also looked a little disappointed. He then raised his spirits and raised a toast to Yan Hai’an.
Sun Yan drank the wine and teased him with his own taste: “If you have the ability, you can also bring someone home too. We can just go get an extra table.”
“Do you think I’m like you?” Sun Ling has been the kind of child who is serious since he was a child. He is excellent and keeps himself clean. He has no father or mother now. Any girl can’t simply be introduced to him. “I’m so busy. I don’t have time to even flirt with someone.”
The two brothers teased each other while Yan Hai’an only listened to them. He then received a call from his hometown.
It was from Yan Haijian who called to pay New Year’s greetings. They both chatted as if nothing had happened before. His phone had changed hands several times to talk to the other and it finally returned to Yan Haijian’s hands.
He seemed to have walked to a relatively secluded place and the voices in the background were far away.
“Brother…”
He called out to him, as if he didn’t know how to go on, and suddenly fell silent. Only the sound of his helpless breathing could be heard.
Yan Hai’an said, “Brother, what’s the matter?”
“Xiao Jin will go to school in City B next year.” Yan Haijian’s words quickly rolled across his tongue, “I will thank Boss Sun in person by that time.”
Yan Hai’an hummed: “I see. I’ll tell him about it first.”
“Alas…” Yan Haijian let out a long sigh with a bit of heaviness, “It’s a good life you’re living. He is now with you?”
“Hmm. And also his brother. Him and his brother are the only ones left in his family.” Yan Hai’an didn’t need to tell him about the rest of the large group of relatives involved, “the population is very simple.”
“Such a fuss…” Yan Haijian was silent again, not knowing what he was thinking. He finally sighed again, “Forget it. I think you are too hard-hearted and you have to go this way. Come on, Xiao Jin should be filial to you.”
After so many years of grinding, this is the first time Yan Haijian has let go.
The brothers were relatively silent.
— bang bang.
Yan Hai’an was startled. Countless fireworks in the garden rushed into the sky and exploded above the glass room into bright flowers, blooming and falling, like beautiful creatures that only survived for a moment in the night.
Yan Haijian asked, “What’s the matter? What’s going on there?”
Yan Hai’an raised his head to look. A little spark reflected in his eyes: “Fireworks.”
Sun Yan came over with a glass of wine. He took Yan Haian’s shoulder and smiled at Sun Ling on the sideways: “You are already old and you still Like this thing?”
Sun Ling said with a smile: “I’m doing it for fun and to give you a romantic treat along the way.”
Yan Hai’an put down his phone. Beside him was Sun Yan’s strong and hot body. He raised his head to look at him. As if sensing it, Sun Yan lowered his head to look at him. Their eyes collided under the blooming fireworks. Like the waves of a moonlit night hitting the waves. Wave after wave. It was powerful but gentle.
Sun Yan whispered: “Happy New Year, baby.”
Yan Hai’an smiled: “Happy New Year.”
Everything seems to be a wonderful dream. There are celebratory fireworks, there is a bright moonlight, there is a lover’s whisper, and there is a sound of two lips kissing.
Sun Ling shrugged and waved back to the helpers. Several waiters quietly retreated. He also turned around and walked a few steps to leave. He glanced at Sun Yan and Yan Hai’an for the last time. There was a trace of loneliness and also joy in his eyes. He gently put the wine glass on the dining table, closed the door, and left this romantic night to the lover who kissed.
***
There is a saying called ‘finding love and forgetting the friend’, which refers to how to choose between a friend and a lover. And this choice is obviously especially difficult for Yan Hai’an.
Sun Yan sat on the sofa with an invisible golden knife and the dark clouds covered the top of his head: “You tell me. Who will you choose?”
A row of invisible black lines appeared on Yan Hai’an’s head. He wanted to persuade him, but Sun Yan’s temper was no joke. He just didn’t know how to persuade him: “Don’t do this. You need to calm down…”
Sun Yan cried out in grievance: “That’s my birthday! What’s wrong with you staying with me?!”
Is there a man who makes such a fuss about his birthday? Yan Hai’an was also drunk on this argument: “Let’s travel in the country. I’ll accompany you. You can ask me to stay however long you want. But Mo Yisheng…”
It is the most difficult for Sun Yan to hear this name being said now and he interrupted immediately: “Don’t mention him!”
Yan Hai’an had no choice but to shut up.
It will be spring soon after the new year. The competition is just around the corner, but it is very coincidental that Sun Yan’s birthday is also just around the corner. It was probably because Sun Yan had a strong psychological shadow on Mo Yisheng, Yan Hai’an became more and more afraid to talk about Mo Yisheng in front of him. So Sun Yan didn’t know what competition Mo Yisheng was going to participate in and Sun Yan planned to travel with Yan Hai’an. Yan Hai’an was pleasantly surprised and didn’t tell him to arrange any travel itinerary. As a result, the schedules collided and they were suddenly dumbfounded.
Mo Yisheng completely got lost in his own world as soon as he started to paint and Yan Hai’an always felt uneasy if he didn’t look at what he was doing. Meanwhile, Sun Yan felt that Yan Hai’an couldn’t help with this kind of thing and Mo Yisheng could paint by himself. So he wouldn’t want to delay his birthday slash ‘honeymoon’.
Yan Hai’an whispered softly to him. As if coaxing a child: “How about I travel with you next year?”
However, Sun Yan was used to being coaxed a lot by him so he had stopped responding well to this trick: “Next year is not this year. Next year will be planned for next year. I have already set my schedule, so you already made up your mind not to come?”
Every time Yan Hai’an said a word, Sun Yan would also reply in a word. It was as if he’s telling him if he wants him to go, he must go with him no matter what.
Yan Hai’an was also very angry: “Is it my fault? Why didn’t you ask me before booking? Now you’re blaming me for messing with your schedules?”
Sun Yan also said angrily: “Yes, why don’t you plan for it in the first place? But do you even have time to plan for it?”
Yan Hai’an was told that he should feel guilty. Since the competition was approaching, he paid more attention to Mo Yisheng. But he also worked hard for the birthday present he’s been preparing for Sun Yan. Although he knew that the schedules collided, he wanted to deal with it for a moment. However, Sun Yan’s jealousy cannot be toned down at all.
Sun Yan’s attitude is simply like “who will you save when your mother and I fall into the water?” It’s unreasonable. Yan Hai’an couldn’t agree with him, so they split up and slept in separate rooms.
Sun Yan felt very conscious and went to the guest room by himself. Yan Hai’an stayed in the master bedroom. The 2-metre-wide bed was very spacious even on weekdays. When sleeping alone, it felt too big and he felt panicked.
Yan Hai’an tossed and turned. He tried squinting his eyes hard to fall asleep.
In the middle of the night, the bedroom door is opened by someone.
Yan Hai’an was lying down on his side with his back to the door. Without confirming it, he knew that it was Sun Yan who had sneaked back in the room.
Sun Yan’s eyes fell on him and Yan Hai’an’s head was on fire. But he pretended to be asleep and didn’t dare to move. His body was extremely stiff.
Sun Yan watched for a long time beside him before he finally moved. He picked Yan Hai’an up lightly, carried him to the guest room and then laid him down at ease. He hugged him and slept.
Yan Hai’an: “…”
The familiar body temperature and the man’s scent engulfed him. Yan Hai’an felt sleepy and tired all of a sudden. His mind was completely relaxed to the most comfortable state. So he got careless and also fell asleep.
***
The next morning…
Sun Yan asked arrogantly: “What are you doing here? Can’t sleep alone?”
Yan Hai’an: “…”
Sun Ling, did you take him to see a doctor? Your brother might be crazy. He complained to himself.
Yan Hai’an felt very tired. He threw a pillow to Sun Yan and fell back to sleep. Sun Yan probably also thought that he was too naive, so he only leaned to the side angrily.
He turned his head and peeked at Yan Hai’an. There was a big lump like a dog who had made a mistake, peeping at the owner’s mood. When Yan Hai’an didn’t respond for a long time, he turned back around, burying his head in the pillows and his whole face looked depressed.
Yan Hai’an opened his eyes and pushed him: “Are you going to commit suicide with a pillow?”
Sun Yan was as still as a corpse.
Yan Hai was silent for a moment and threw himself on Sun Yan’s back like a Buddha statue.
Sun Yan: “Pfft.”
The weight of an adult should not be underestimated. Sun Yan could have breathed slowly through the gap but his lungs were shrunk by such pressure.
He got up angrily: “Get up, get up, get up.”
Yan Hai’an leaned on him and refused to come down: “This matter has nothing to do with Mo Yisheng. This is my job and I have to be responsible for my own job. Even if I change my boss, it’s the same thing.”
Sun Yan was held on by him and could not walk away properly. So he had to sit beside the bed. Yan Hai’an’s breath blew behind his sensitive ears, causing him to move his ears uncomfortably.
“Okay. It’s only because you have a point. And I’m the one making trouble.” Sun Yan muttered indignantly, “With one less birthday being celebrated, who knows how many more birthdays could be celebrated?”
Yan Hai’an sat behind him with his cheek on his shoulder: “Hmm. I watched Yi Sheng finish the painting first and then we’ll leave right away, okay? You will definitely like the birthday present I’m going to give you.”
As soon as Sun Yan heard this, he understood that Yan Hai’an had started to prepare his birthday present earlier on. He felt less grief and anger since he wasn’t neglected. He turned his head and raised his eyebrows: “So confident?”
After being questioned by him so rudely, Yan Hai’an pursed his lips in embarrassment.
Sun Yan simply turned around and held him, letting Yan Hai’an sit on his waist. His anger was gone and he said with a smile: “Then I’ll wait. Let’s just say that it won’t count as a gift. You’ve already been mine. It’s already a gift.”
***The author has something to say:
Sun Ling: ‘When the clothes are gone, go hide your name and merit.’
I saw that some people said that Xiao Mo and President Sun should be a couple. I originally planned it like that. But after writing it, I felt that the elder brother was too serious and the younger brother might have destroyed the galaxy in a previous life. I can’t finally put the brother out to pick up a kid back home, right? So I think it’s better to give Xiao Mo someone who can spoil him, such as a domineering president?
Mr. Sun: I am a president myself, ok? When it’s cold, let the Wang family go bankrupt.
President Wang: Huh? I seem to hear someone say they want me to go bankrupt? The temperature is rising. Mr. Sun, is your brain feverish?
Mr. Sun: …
Mr. Wang: This is very good since you have successfully caught my attention.
Mr. Sun: …
President Wang: What should I do with you?
Mr. Sun: … [Put down the script] Psychopath!
Two presidents in one story. One must be a gong. Hahahahahaha! But so to speak, I can’t write about his brother’s CP in this story.
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Next update: 2022.09.05
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*Translator’s Note: I honestly felt like I’ve heard of President Wang before in this story. Which chapter is it? I forgot. And I’m really confused as to what the author is actually saying in her author’s note. Lol. But I’m really up for a CP of Mo Yisheng and Sun Ling. Although, I’ve looked for it and the author had not written any about this pairing… sorry. By the way, ‘when the clothes are gone, go hide your name and merit’ is a Chinese expression. I don’t know if I translated it right. Some say it as ‘fuck the clothes away, hide the merit and the name’. It’s an excerpt from a poem and the meaning is simply to acknowledge the skills of someone who can leave without a sound after a deed is done. In the poem, it is appreciating the skill of the swordsman who can kill and be gone without a sound. Something like that. I hope you guys get my explanation. It’s kinda hard to explain. T.T But don’t worry, I’ll definitely go and ask my Laoshi for confirmation and will update later if I understood it wrong.-K
*P/S: Update from my discussion with my Laoshi. She said my interpretation is right but she added that “we can say that the person leaves the things done with nothing left behind. The person doesn’t care about fame and fortune” (Cloris Laoshi, 2022). -K
