Shan Qihuan was supposed to come back next week, but he came back earlier than expected, when Shen Yuhan saw him, he was more pleasantly surprised than shocked, he couldn’t help1不由自主 (bù yóu zì zhǔ): can’t help; involuntarily (idiom); to not be able to restrain oneself; to feel an irresistible urge (to do something); can’t help but; spontaneously; in spite of oneself. but show his emotions, not hiding the joy in his eyes.
“Why can’t I come back?” Shan Qihuan and Shen Yuhan looked at each other, and his eyes fell on his face, after not seeing each other for a few days, the little flesh on his cheeks had disappeared, he reached out and pinched Shen Yuhan’s face with some displeasure, “Where did all the food go.”
“Inside my stomach.” Shen Yuhan followed his words, his eyes were half closed, his long eyelashes fluttering, catching Shan Qihuan’s hand that pinched his face, he was a little intimate with her husband outside, he would be a little embarrassed, and said softly, “It will hurt.”
“I didn’t even use any force.” As soon as Shan Qihuan finished speaking, he saw a fingerprint on Shen Yuhan’s fair face, it was the red mark he had just pinched out, “Does it really hurt?”
“A little bit.” Shen Yuhan raised his eyes to glance at Shan Qihuan, then lowered his eyes again, “But it’s not very painful.”
Shan Qihuan really didn’t expect his skin to be thin and red, although it felt good, he couldn’t use force, so he said grumpily: “You’re so delicate.”
Shen Yuhan raised his head and glanced at Shan Qihuan again: “I’m not, I just have thinner skin.”
“Um, it’s thin-skinned, but it’s still delicate.” Shan Qihuan was actually in a very good mood at the sight of him, a slight smile overflowed from his lips, and he turned to ask Shen Yuhan, “Didn’t I just see Shan Qiyun.”
“Yes, I don’t know why he’s here, and he even said he wanted to have a meal with me.” Shen Yuhan give a detailed account2一五一十 (yī wǔ yī shí): lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail; give a detailed account; tell the whole story. on everything that had just happened to Shan Qihuan.
Shan Qihuan looked at his frank eyes, and knew that he was not telling lies, he put his hands on his waist, and gently led him to the car, he whispered: “It’s cold outside, you get in the car first, I’ll go and say a few words to him.”
When he was about to get into the car, a hand cover his head to avoid being knocked on the head, he was already delicate, he would cry on the spot if he was knocked on the head.
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With Shan Qihuan around, Shen Yuhan’s worries in recent days have also been calmed down, after the car door was closed by Shan Qihuan, he noticed that the driver was not the family driver, but Assistant Qu, who said hello to him.
Shen Yuhan was still quite curious about their trip, Assistant Qu was one of his own people, so he wasn’t so surprised by the unexpected person.
“Assistant Qu, are you having a hard time in the United States this time?”
“It’s alright, the boss is the main force this time, it’s rather tough.” Assistant Qu revealed a standard work style smile, “He did a lot of work negotiating with the other party in the past few days, and even held meetings in the hotel conference room until late at night.”
Shen Yuhan had never seen Shan Qihuan stay up late working at home, he didn’t expect that he would stay up late in order to go home early, no wonder his face was haggard when he came back, and he couldn’t help but feel a little worried.
Shen Yuhan can always see the fiery life of the American people on the news network.
He clutched his chest with lingering fear and asked: “I read on the news that there are frequent shooting incidents in the United States, there are also people carrying guns on the streets in the middle of the night, isn’t it very dangerous?”
Assistant Qu said: “We don’t go out at night, it’s fine as long as we don’t go to chaotic neighborhoods, and we are back safely now.”
Shen Yuhan thought again of Shan Qihuan’s handsome face, which had become sharper due to weight loss: “Then what are you eating over there?”
Assistant Qu said what he had to say, without adding oil and vinegar3添油加醋 (tiān yóu jiā cù): lit. to add oil and vinegar; fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting); add branches and leaves to (a tree)—add colour and emphasis to (a narration); (figurative) to add color and emphasis to (a narration); to exaggerate., but tried his best to steer the topic towards Shan Qihuan: “Just steak and bread, and occasionally Chinese food, but Chinese food is just so-so, and the boss doesn’t like it too much either.”
The most truthful statement is actually the most distressing, Shen Yuhan thought that although they didn’t have to dine on the wind and sleep among the dew4風餐露宿 (fēng cān lù sù): lit. to dine on the wind and sleep among the dew; to endure the hardship of living and travelling out in the wild; brave the wind and dew; stand exposure, deprivation and hunger; go through the rigors of living in the wilderness; exposed to cold and wet on a journey; eat and sleep out in the wind and the rain—live rough; endure the hardships of an arduous journey or field work., but they still felt uncomfortable without good food, at night, he must let Auntie Wang make old duck soup5老鴨湯 (lǎo yā tāng): Old duck soup. 
to replenish his husband.
Assistant Qu felt that the boss’s wife had heard it, and thought that he would definitely ask his boss for a salary increase later on, there were not many assistants as clever as him these days.
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Over here, they were discussing the three meals a day in the United States, and over there, Shan Qihuan directly confronted Shan Qiyun.
Shan Qiuyun was well prepared when he came, expecting Shen Yuhan to change his ways and refuse his invitation, it’s just that he didn’t expect Shan Qihuan to show up, however, facing Shan Qihuan alone now does not scare him at all either.
However, Shan Qihuan did not lose his temper directly at Shan Qiyun, nor did he move his hands and feet6動手動腳 (dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo): lit. to move one’s hands and feet; to come to blows; to take liberties (with women); misbehave; touch sb bodily with sexual implications; make passes by touching; make motions to start a fight., he is not this kind of person, but he said to Shan Qiyun expressionlessly: “If you are free one day, your sister-in-law and I will treat you to a meal.”
Shan Qiyun was holding flowers in his hands, he knew that Shan Qihuan was coming with bad intentions7來者不善 (lái zhě bù shàn): Part of the idiom, 來者不善，善者不來 (lái zhě bù shàn, shàn zhě bù lái), He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom); Be careful not to trust foreigners; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!, but he didn’t expect that he could be so plain and say such words so easily.
Sister-in-law, Shen Yuhan?
He didn’t dare to agree: “Thank you, Brother Huan, I may not be able to spare time recently.”
Shan Qihuan’s eyes seemed to have ice blades, he drew them across Shan Qiyun’s face little by little: “Your sister-in-law just said that you have time to invite him to have a meal.”
Shan Qiyun was stunned, what did Shen Yuhan mean, he just said one sentence and he told Shan Qihuan everything?
His hand holding the bouquet stiffened slightly, but he still kept a decent smile on his face: “You said this, wasn’t I’m here to pick up the girl I’m pursuing, and by the way, I ask him if he wants to have a meal together.”
Shan Qihuan suddenly put his hand on Shan Qiyun’s shoulder: “Okay, since that’s the case, then just have a good meal with your girlfriend, and don’t worry about me and your sister-in-law’s lunch.” He pressed Shan Qiyun’s shoulder and lowered his voice as a warning, “Shan Qiyun, Shen Yuhan is mine now, as for you, get out of my way and stop hanging around in front of us.”
Shan Qiuyun wanted to remove Shan Qihuan’s hand, but Shan Qihuan’s hand was like iron welded to his shoulder, in order to maintain his image as a gentleman, he pretended not to feel pain, gritted his teeth and said: “Let go! You care about Shen Yuhan, does he care about you? He used to like me with all his heart8全心全意 (quán xīn quán yì): wholeheartedly; without reservation; heart and soul; with all one’s heart..”
Shan Qihuan loosened his hand on his shoulder, patted his coat, and smiled instead of getting angry: “Who hasn’t been blind at times.”
From childhood to adulthood, on New Year’s Day or other festivals, Shan Tianfeng would always call their several house to have dinner together at the Shan home, the mesdames can’t be there, but the children must be there.
Shan Qihuan’s biological mother had long since stopped caring about worldly affairs, so naturally, the four children fell under Shan Tianfeng’s control, but Shan Tianfeng, who has been a romantic from young to old, doesn’t care about them at all.
Children who have a mother who acts like a spoiled child are indeed more confident than those who have no mother in charge.
The rest of the children of the three houses are naturally hostile towards Shan Qihuan and the others of the main house, when Shan Qiyun was a child, he used to use his advantages to bully Shan Qihuan, who was the same age as him, he calls him brother on his lips, but never regards him as his brother in his heart, if he does something wrong, he will blame it on Shan Qihuan, and Shan Tianfeng has always doted on children who can act coquettishly, so he pretended not to have seen the intrigue inside, naturally, in every confrontation, Shan Qihuan fell behind and couldn’t take advantage of him. Over time, Shan Qihuan would become taciturn9沉默寡言 (chén mò guǎ yán): habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative; taciturn; to be of few words; self-contained. when he returned to Shan’s residence, no matter whether Shan Tianfeng judged him to be right or wrong, he would never argue.
Because these people are strangers to him, they can’t affect his future or his life, and arguing with them will undoubtedly lower his quality.
But this time, Shan Qihuan didn’t want to endure it anymore, seeing that Shan Qiyun was so angry that he had nothing to say10無話可說 (wú huà kě shuō): to have nothing to say (idiom); to be wordless; can’t say anything more; to have no other opinion; to agree; to have great resentment for unacceptable actions., he felt much better.
He didn’t give Shan Qiyun a chance to refute, after speaking, he went directly to the car to meet Shen Yuhan.
When Shan Qiyun tried to chase him to the car, he was stopped by the girl he brought with him today.
He’s so angry, the taciturn11少言寡語 (shǎo yán guǎ yǔ): to be taciturn; to say little; be a little bit quiet; scarcely speak; be reticent. Shan Qihuan is really made people angry too much!
Tell him to get lost? Just Shen Yuhan? Also worthy?
The second part will be up soon.
