I upload the wrong chapter yesterday. Here’s the missing chapter 50. 😭
Auntie was no longer angry now. She looked at the two sweet people in the living room with a happy smile on her face, then turned to Mother Xia and said, “You were originally worried that Shen Boyan wasn’t sincere to An’an. Look, isn’t this good?”
Looking at the scene in front of her, Mother Xia also smiled.
“These two kids…”
At around 3 o’clock in the afternoon, because the auntie’s family didn’t want to stay for dinner, they left first. Before leaving, Wang Huaiyuan was still reluctant to leave and asked Shen Boyan to go to his house more often when he had time.
Xia Shu’an and the others’ plan was to have dinner before leaving.
The time passed quickly. When dinner was being prepared at 5 o’clock, Mother Xia secretly pulled Xia Shu’an into the kitchen.
“Did you and Xiao Shen have a fight?”
Xia Shu’an was stunned.
He thought that he had behaved very appropriately in front of his parents today, and there was absolutely no verbal conflict with Shen Boyan. Shen Boyan is even more respectable and even takes care of his uncle. No matter how you look at them, you’ll only think they’re very “sweet.”
Mother Xia knew so much about her son; she could tell just by looking at his expression.
“Sure enough, you’re still trying to trick me. You think your mom doesn’t know you?”
Although Shen Boyan was relatively reserved in front of them because they’d been strangers before, that wasn’t necessarily the case for their own kid. The last time they came, Xia Shu’an would act coquettishly at Shen Boyan and occasionally show disgust, but the emotional expression is extremely rich.
But this time, there was nothing but a smile on his face, and it was obvious that something was wrong.
This kid still thought he was hiding it well.
“Tell mom what’s going on.”
There was no way to talk about this matter. Xia Shu’an hemmed and hawed but still didn’t speak.
Mother Xia could only sigh: “I don’t know what’s wrong with you guys, but it’s not easy for Xiao Shen to do business alone outside, and he doesn’t have any family to support him. There are always things that he can’t take care of when he’s busy. You should be considerate of him.”
After thinking about it, she added, “Of course, you can’t just tolerate him endlessly. Men ah, there are times when…”
As soon as she uttered this sentence, Mother Xia suddenly remembered that her son was also a man. Her words got stuck, and she waved her hands and said, “In short, don’t be too unfair to yourself.”
“Your mom and dad are always here for you!” How could she tolerate outsiders bullying her son?
A warm current surged into Xia Shu’an’s heart. He sniffed and said obediently, “I know, thank you, mom.”
In the study upstairs, Shen Boyan was drinking tea with Father Xia.
Father Xia has worked hard in Rongchuan for decades, and he knows more about some hidden interests than Shen Boyan, who has just arrived. In the past, they only had a superficial relationship, and their feelings were not deep, so some things were difficult to talk about.
Now Father Xia slowly accepted the fact that the young man in front of him would become his daughter-in-law and tried to tell him what he knew. Shen Boyan listened carefully and really noticed some connections that could be utilized.
“I am already retired; the world in the future is for you young people.”
Father Xia looked magnanimous, but even so, he couldn’t help but feel a little sour and jealous that Shen Boyan had made such a big business at such a young age.
Hmph, fortunately he’s our An An’s man, and that’s the only way he’s worthy of our An’an.
His mood improved again when he thought of this.
Shen Boyan sorted out the newly acquired information in his mind, and his brain gradually relaxed. Another thing occupied his mind. He looked at the middle-aged man drinking tea slowly beside him with a flash of determination in his eyes.
“Dad,” he called out.
“Hm?” Father Xia responded.
“I have a friend…”
Father Xia was too far away from the Internet and didn’t know the famous “I have a friend” joke. He thought it was really Shen Boyan’s friend, and he listened earnestly.
Shen Boyan organized the words: “I have a friend. My friend’s lover has a colleague who has a crush on him. Through some strange combination of circumstances, his lover became aware of this matter. Later, my friend also found out about it, and in a fit of anger, he ruined the promotion path that that colleague should have had, but it’s not completely lost…”
The man said frankly, “It’s just several times more difficult than before. If he’s really capable, he can still be promoted. Just like my ‘friend’.”
“This—” Father Xia frowned slightly and said in deep thought, “Did your friend do this too harshly?”
“But he is really angry. That colleague was so close to his lover and even covets his lover; how can he not be angry!”
“But you can’t be so cruel. Besides, has your friend ever thought about his lover’s feelings?”
Shen Boyan frowned. “What kind of feelings?”
“Are you saying he will be angry? But isn’t his lover angry?”
“You can’t say that. If your friend’s lover didn’t know beforehand that someone was secretly in love with him, then this incident is an accident. He is innocent and didn’t intentionally poke your friend’s heart and lungs, but your friend’s behavior is specifically to poke his lover’s heart and lungs!”
Shen Boyan frowned tightly, but his tone was much weaker, and he said, “Why do you say that?”
“Think about it: if your friend’s future is ruined because of your relationship, would you still have the face to face your friend?”
“Wouldn’t you feel guilty and uncomfortable? What if your lover also doesn’t understand your feelings? If he knows but still does it, or if he doesn’t even know, does this person have you in his heart? So no matter which one it is, they are deliberately poking your heart and lungs to make you feel uncomfortable.”
Shen Boyan’s face slowly twisted together.
Father Xia shook his head and said, “When your friend does this, he only cares about his own comfort and doesn’t care whether his lover is uncomfortable or not. Once or twice is tolerable, but in the long run, they will definitely break up.”
“Ah, they’re not married yet, right?”
Shen Boyan subconsciously said, “No.”
“That’s good. We need to take a good look at this man again.”
Shen Boyan was inexplicably flustered by his words, and he said, “But can’t we just ignore it once?”
Father Xia said in all earnest: “It’s not to ignore but to find the right way. When I was young, I made some achievements in my career. A friend asked me to borrow money, and I gave it to him without a second thought. Then An’an’s mother was… unhappy.”
“Was she upset that I lent money to someone else? Partly yes, but more importantly, I did it without even asking her or mentioning it. It made her feel like I was in charge of everything and excluded her.”
“It’s not a big deal before marriage, but after marriage, do you think it’s worth causing such misunderstandings and disputes?”
No one in Shen Boyan’s life has ever told him about this kind of way of getting along between husband and wife, so he couldn’t help but nod: “Not worth it.”
If his partner lent the money they both earned together without authorization, he would kick them out, believe it or not.
“That’s right, let me tell you this: the relationship between two people will always only be related to these two people and will not have anything to do with the third person.”
“When a third person shows up, if you go out to eat with that person without saying anything, you lose a point in your relationship; if you say something first and go out to dinner, not only do you not lose a point, but you might even gain a point. It’s not your choice that matters; it’s the way you do things and the way you treat your lover.”
“You have to think about the other person’s mood before you do something; otherwise, if only you are comfortable and the other person keeps putting up with it, something will go wrong one day.”
Shen Boyan seems to understand: “I understand, thank you, Dad.”
“Hey.”
Father Xia, who suddenly became a spiritual mentor, felt refreshed both physically and mentally. When Shen Boyan left, he suddenly felt that the friend Shen Boyan was talking about might be himself, right?
But he hasn’t heard of anyone having a crush on his son, and even if he were, President Shen wouldn’t really care about a girl.
No way, no way.
…….
In the evening, Xia Shu’an and the others finished their meal and were ready to leave. Mother Xia had a face full of reluctance. Shen Boyan stood outside the door, looked back, and said with a smile, “It’s going to be New Year soon, so let’s go on a family vacation together when it’s Spring Festival.”
Mother Xia immediately became happy and said, “Okay, okay.”
Only then did Shen Boyan hold Xia Shu’an’s hand and leave.
It wasn’t until they got into the car that the smile on Xia Shu’an’s face faded a little. Shen Boyan kept spying on his expression. Strangely enough, the lights in the car were dimmed, but he could clearly feel every subtle change on Xia Shu’an’s face, as well as his tiny firefly-like emotions. It kept jumping around and sometimes touched the hidden secret in his heart.
Xia Shu’an suddenly heard a voice in his ears: “Call the man named Chang back.”
Xia Shu’an didn’t react for a moment and blurted out, “What do you want to do again?”
After he finished speaking, he suddenly covered his mouth. Shen Boyan’s eyes flashed with joy when he saw him lose control, but when he saw his next move, he couldn’t help but feel angry and annoyed at himself.
He obviously seldom apologized. His whole body was stiff, and he said, “I know I was wrong.”
Xia Shu’an looked at him like he was looking at an alien.
Shen Boyan first avoided his eyes, then took a deep breath and looked directly at Xia Shu’an. “I’ve crossed the line with what I did to your senior. I’m just, I’m just too jealous.”
Xia Shu’an ignored the last sentence and said with doubt on his face, “Do you really know that you were wrong?”
“Yes!”
“…What else did you want to say just now? Say everything you want to say.”
Shen Boyan took another breath: “I focused on my own jealousy and didn’t take your feelings into consideration—that you would be very sad and angry knowing that I dealt with your senior because of you… Therefore, I should think more carefully before doing things. Just like doing business, don’t rush for a moment of delight, be a perfect mix in any company, and make sure you don’t even feel anything unusual.”
After listening to what he said, Xia Shu’an felt that Shen Boyan had finally understood this truth that normal people know, but when he heard the last sentence, he goes—wait, is that what you mean by knowing you’re wrong?
“Of course it’s not just because of this.”
Shen Boyan smiled. Under the dim light, his eyes looking at Xia Shu’an became increasingly tender. “I know what you want to hear from me, but I don’t want to lie to you.”
“Xia Shu’an.” His fingers traced Xia Shu’an’s face in the darkness: “I don’t want to upset you anymore, but I don’t want to lie to you all the same; I don’t want you to see me in disguise; I’d even be jealous of the false me that gets in your good graces by disguising myself.”
“I know I should say that I realized my mistake and shouldn’t deal with Chang Jun, but I can’t—”
The man’s tone was filled with deep nostalgia: “Xia Shu’an, I loathe anyone who covets you. By my nature, I would make him disappear from your world and mine forever. But I know that you are not the same. You are too gentle and too soft-hearted. So in the future, I will remember that and try to achieve my goal without making you uncomfortable.”
“If there is a next life, Xia Shu’an, you have to remember: don’t be gentle with people who don’t deserve it in the future. It will only bring you unnecessary disasters. But in this life…”
He gently placed a kiss on the young man’s lips one by one, lingering and sentimental and extremely affectionate, along with the words he had not yet said: “But in this life…you will belong to me.”
…….
…….
Shen Boyan’s actions, which were like the reincarnation of ghosts and gods, caused Xia Shu’an’s brain to shut down. It wasn’t until he stepped into the house that he suddenly regained his senses. So, he still thinks he’s being reasonable?
He even felt that his gentleness towards Chang Jun was a concession on his part?!
…….
Damn it, what kind of materials did Nuwa1The goddess of creation in Chinese mythology. use when she made him?
