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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Sun Yan didn’t sit in the hot spring like Yan Hai’an did. He stretched out his hands and placed it on the edge of the pool, occupying most of the pool at once. Yan Hai’an was indifferent on the surface, but his body tightened involuntarily. His back straightened and he left the pool wall.
Sun Yan leaned back and combed his hair a few times, revealing his sturdy face. With his long hand, he dragged his trousers to the edge of the pool. He took out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket. Then, he lit it, clamped it between his fingers and took a puff.
Light grey smoke mixed with a soft mist of water curled up into the air.
He just came back from outside. He wanted to take a bath in the hot spring and then go to sleep. But he didn’t expect such a person to be at the pool, so quietly, that he looked as if he was about to merge with the dark surrounding. Sun Yan suddenly turned his head and saw that there was a head floating in the water and was slightly frightened.
Thinking back carefully, Yan Hai’an has always been like this. He was quietly and peacefully living out of everyone’s sight. Especially when he appeared with Mo Yisheng, he always hid behind Mo Yisheng’s dazzling appearance, like a shadow.
At first glance, he thought that he was probably the kind of person who would be afraid and would flatter others. Or a person who can play tricks after tricks and is actually not that interesting. However, as soon as he came into contact with him, he realised that this was not the case. Although Sun Yan was sometimes annoyed by his disdainful eyes, it had to be said that, unlike Mo Yisheng’s pure simplicity, Yan Hai’an was a little different from how he initially thought.
Shaking the ash of the cigarette on the sand outside the edge of the pool, Sun Yan squinted his eyes to look at Yan Hai’an, who was slightly facing him.
It may be due to Mo Yisheng’s appearance which is too flamboyant and conspicuous. Yan Hai’an, who goes in and out with him, will be easily overlooked by passersby. In fact, as long as you look closely, you can find that Yan Hai’an actually looks really good. His lip shape is very good. The corners are sharp, but the lip beads are full, so it does not give out the feel of affection. The shape of the eyes is curved inward before going outward, and the end of the eye is slanted upward close to the temple. The eyes of such amazing length are always kept low-key. He only occasionally raises his head to look directly at others. He is not submissive at all. He is in fact very impressive.
As he got closer, Sun Yan realised that there was a small compression on his round earlobe, proving that there had been pierced ears there before. But they had closed up after not wearing any earring for a long time. It is not uncommon for men to have pierced ears, but when it comes to Yan Hai’an, there is a very contradictory and novel feeling about it.
Sun Yan’s elbow rested on the edge of the pool, and the hand holding the cigarette lightly tapped his forehead thoughtfully. What reason is there for a person like Yan Hai’s to assist Mo Yisheng so much?
He didn’t know if it was condensation or sweating, but a few drops of water slowly flowed down Yan Hai’an’s cheeks. They flowed over the curve of his lower jaw and collected at his chin. They then dropped down brightly, hitting the water.
Sun Yan’s eyes wandered along the water droplets. Yan Hai’an had recovered from sitting upright in the hot spring, his chest was exposed, and he was suddenly exposed to the cold air from the warm water. A layer of tiny goose bumps appeared on his skin, and even his pale ruddy head stood trembling, looming up in the waves of the water.
Sun Yan: “…”
Since the accident of his family, Sun Yan’s life has been fickle. And his desires have been cultivated into a kind of inertia, which is somewhat out of his control. Completely subconsciously, he swallowed uncomfortably.
He moved a little closer, and the wave of water he caused hit Yan Hai’an, causing Yan Hai’an’s eyebrows to jump a bit.
“I said, if you like Mo Yisheng so much, you should just go ahead.” Sun Yan was suddenly sober and looked for some topic to talk about, “I think you two should be fine?”
Yan Hai’an said: “I remember I told you there’s nothing between us. Yi Sheng and I are just friends.”
“The fuck with being just friends.” Sun Yan sneered and sat down beside Yan Hai’an with a serious tone, “I even feel tired just looking at you. What’s the point?”
Yan Hai’an didn’t plan to talk to Sun Yan about what he feels about Mo Yisheng. Just because Sun Yan had softened his attitude, he was not stupid enough to continue to bother with Sun Yan: “Mr. Sun, Yi Sheng is really a very simple person. He is not suitable for playing love games.”
The stars were low in the night sky. The surroundings were silent. The warm water surrounded their bodies. And everything was so soft around them. Even the cold and hard shell of a person can be softened with a small poke.
Sun Yan said lazily: “But what’s not a game? Yan Hai’an, everything in this world is gone if you don’t grab it. You can enjoy whatever you get as much as you can, and you don’t need to spend too much effort on anything else.”
“Is this Mr. Sun’s philosophy of life?” Yan Hai’an pursed his lips, which looked almost like a smile.
This is a deep conversation. From the bottom of his heart, he faintly agrees with Sun Yan.
Nothing lasts forever. After all, everything is impermanent.
Yan Hai’an has a personal experience of this. Even though he thinks that things ended up that way because he treated others badly and was immature. But in the end, when you think you are at your happiest, you will get slapped hard by reality.
But what can you do? You can only swallow it with blood.
The dim light softened the vision, giving all objects a hazy beauty. From Sun Yan’s distance, Yan Hai’an’s skin soaked in the hot spring water looked fair and smooth, and the protruding collarbone reflected the moist water. It was as if there was a small puddle of water in the nest of the collarbone and he felt thirsty just by looking at it.
Sun Yan took a drag of his cigarette, stared at Yan Hai’an’s icy profile, smiled and spoke to him as he exhaled the smoke gently: “You win. My time is precious. I’m too lazy to waste it fighting with you. I’ll be leaving tomorrow. You ask Mo Yisheng to paint slowly.”
Yan Hai’an turned his head unhappily. But then turned around when the smoke dissipated: “Thank you. I believe that Mr. Sun’s words count. It’s almost time for bed. I’ll go first. Mr. Sun can take your time soaking.”
He had just rehearsed in his mind several times how to leave quickly. At this time, he got up and wrapped himself with the bath towel he left on the shore. The movements were done in one go. But Sun Yan kept looking at him and he still managed to observe all the places to look. Yan Hai’an was not skimpy. He has all the lines where they should be, straight legs, and buttocks are very upturned. If he were to be taken to bed, it must have felt good.
But……
Although Yan Hai’an’s character may unexpectedly attract him, as long as he thinks of Yan Hai’an’s having feelings towards Mo Yisheng, Sun Yan feels very sick of it. Even more, like Xu Ke, whom he had already gotten used to last time, according to his own habit, he didn’t want to get on again for a second time. It’s better to leave Xu Ke at the end of that bridge and not find another one from the same circle.
Sun Yan thought for a while. And Yan Hai’an had already left. He was the only one left in the water. He leaned on the side of the pool, put out the cigarette on the ground, and felt very bored again: “How boring…”
After soaking in the hot spring, his whole body had relaxed. Yan Hai’an slept well. He woke up at 7 o’clock the next day as usual. After changing into a sports suit, he went out for a run for half an hour, sweating and feeling refreshed. When he came back, he bumped into Sun Yan, who was also wearing a sports suit.
Sun Yan raised one of his eyebrows. It was as if he didn’t expect it: “Went out for a run?”
Yan Hai’an wiped his sweat, nodded, and returned to his respectful appearance: “Mr. Sun is also going out for a run?”
“I’ll run at home. It is almost time for Su Yin to come pick me up.” Sun Yan tilted his head and smiled, “Are you concerned?”
Yan Hai’an also smiled: “Mr. Sun won’t leave without breakfast?”
Sun Yan looked back and patted Yan Haian’s shoulders before stepping out of the door.
There was already a movement in the kitchen. Wu Ningshu got up very early to make fresh egg buns for the guests. She is skilled at doing these things. When the servant named Su Yin came to pick him up, the smell of food was wafting through the whole yard.
Yan Hai’an tried every means to wake Mo Yisheng up, who was quietly playing with his mobile phone last night. He then helped him get dressed and washed, and then carried him to the dining table.
Mo Yisheng was very sleepy. He had to rely on his instinct to eat. He squinted his eyes and rolled up the egg bun and stuffed it into his mouth. Yan Hai’an asked Wu Ningshu for a plate, filled with two buns cut into small pieces, and handed it to Sun Yan.
“Since Mr. Sun is in a hurry, you won’t stay any longer. Eat some food first to cushion your tummy on the road.” Seeing that Sun Yan really did what he said, Yan Hai’an finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his attitude towards Sun Yan was even more infallible. So he will not provoke him again and make a mess.
Sun Yan glanced at it, and Su Yin immediately took it sensibly: “Okay, thank you. Goodbye.”
“Mr. Sun.” Yan Hai’an saw him walk away and chased him to the door, “You joined our membership at the studio. Do you need me to give you a refund for the annual card?”
Sun Yan didn’t look back, he stretched out his hand and took a piece of bun from the plate that Su Yin was holding, and waved his other hand backwards, wondering if he was saying yes or no but he was indeed saying goodbye.
The engine of the Land Rover sounded and the explosive force disappeared from Yan Hai’an’s field of vision.
After finally sending the god away, Yan Hai’an left Sun Yan and related matters behind and went back to settle his breakfast.
The different scenery gave Mo Yisheng great inspiration. After his schedule was adjusted by Yan Hai’an, he stayed outside to paint all day long. There were many other painters in the village, and they would say hello to each other and exchange a few words. Only Mo Yisheng was like a loner, and he was isolated from all of them without realising it.
Only He Ling, whom he knew before, would come to him from time to time, sometimes for a chat, sometimes for a meal together. He Ling is a person who is hard to be hated. In interpersonal communication, he accurately grasps everyone’s degree, which neither makes people feel alienated nor nervous. Yan Hai’an found that his popularity was very good, which is conceivable. After all, even Mo Yisheng was willing to get close to him. To be honest, this was Mo Yisheng’s first personal connection in the oil painting circle.
They stayed in this small ancient town for more than half a month. During this period, Li Xi sent several text messages, asking Yan Hai’an why he hadn’t come to the club for a long time and what happened to him. After Yan Hai’an explained that he was on a business trip, he didn’t ask more questions, and greeted him just right every day. This kind of distance and intimacy was exactly what Yan Hai’an needed.
Li Xi wisely grasped Yan Hai’an’s measure.
As soon as he returned home, Mo Yisheng threw himself into creation, and finally his normal work and rest was disrupted again. Yan Hai’an had to try his best to make Mo Yisheng eat better, be a conscientious nanny, and go to the bar occasionally to gradually become more intimate with Li Xi consciously.
***The author has something to say:
Little Boss Sun is so superficial. Such a colourful dog, tsk.
Sun Yan: You spicy little chicken, why can’t I be superficial? ? Isn’t it your own Appearance Association that writes about us looking so good every time???
Cough. Anyway, you can’t smoke cigarettes when you’re in the hot spring, don’t imitate this good boy.
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Next update: 2022.04.27
*Translator’s Note: I was confused with He Ling’s gender previously. Sorry, my mistake. This is because in the previous chapter I couldn’t find the character ‘他’ (he) neither ‘她’ (she) so I was very confused (maybe I was blind tho). I’ve fixed chapter 5 as well. -K
