Chapter 64 "I want to see you lose your composure."
After meeting his friend, Jiang Yao did not go home, but took a taxi to the suburbs, knocked on the door of Duan Zhuxian's grandfather's house, and learned that Mr. Qin was fishing in the back lake.
Following the nanny's instructions, Jiang Yao saw from afar a white-haired old man by the lake. He was wearing a coat, holding a fishing rod, and sitting quietly in the cold wind.
Jiang Yao trotted over, smoothed his messy hair, and greeted Old Qin.
Old Qin didn't look at him. He continued to stare at the float, his face kind: "Is Xiao Jiang here?"
Jiang Yao also looked towards the desolate lake with floating ice and asked curiously, "Are there any fish in such a cold day?"
Old Qin smiled calmly: "Not much, those who are willing will take the bait."
Jiang Yao thought that this old man was quite interesting and fit his stereotype of an artist.
Jiang Yao left home at noon. The temperature dropped sharply in the afternoon, and he didn't wear enough clothes. He put his hands in his pockets, tensed up, and stood quietly for a while. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Old Qin say, "Tell me, what do you want to talk to Grandpa about?"
Mr. Qin was a straightforward person. Jiang Yao swallowed the commonplace talk that had been brewing in his mind and got straight to the point: "Grandpa, I came to see you because I want to know about Duan Zhuxian's childhood."
"Why don't you ask him himself?"
"You also know that Duan Zhuxian has a nonchalant personality. Even if something huge happens, he can simplify it to an insignificant level."
"You still understand him very well. He is a kid who really likes to hide things more than anyone else."
Old Qin smiled and shook his head as he spoke.
His only grandson is good in every way: mature, steady, and outstanding. Few of his peers can match him, but he is too taciturn. Otherwise, he would not have been unable to win the heart of someone he liked for more than ten years, and finally had to rely on a business marriage to tie her down.
Fortunately, the child who came hurriedly in front of him was like the fish in the ice lake. He seemed to be out of reach of others, but in fact he took the bait on his own initiative without knowing why.
After all, wanting to know a person's past is the beginning of love.
The past events that have been accumulated for more than 20 years are actually not complicated to talk about.
At the beginning, Duan Zhuxian's mother Qin Youyang and his father Duan Song were in love, got pregnant before marriage, and got married hastily.
Later, Mr. Duan fell seriously ill and almost passed away. Duan Song saw that the situation was not good. In order to expand his power and fight for the family property, he hooked up with He's only daughter, He Lu, Duan Zhuxian's stepmother, during his wife's pregnancy.
However, the label of infidelity damages the social image. In order to save face, Duan Song planned several times and portrayed Qin Youyang as a wicked woman who forced marriage with her child and drove away her husband's true love.
But Qin Youyang was always unwilling to divorce. It might be because of her unstable emotions during pregnancy, or because she still loved Duan Song, or because she was thinking about the baby in her belly. In short, no one knew her true thoughts.
Seeing that the marriage could not be divorced for a long time and He Lu kept complaining, Duan Song decided to go all out. Together with several relatives of the Duan family, he fabricated a scandal about Qin Youyang's infidelity and put the blame on He Lu. This made Mr. Duan, who was lying on the hospital bed, feel embarrassed and forced the two to divorce by tough means.
Perhaps she finally gave up hope in Duan Song, so Qin Youyang left the Duan family alone after giving birth to the child.
Because of the grudges of the previous generation, Duan Zhuxian was destined to be ignored since birth. Like an illegitimate child, he was treated coldly in the Duan family and was squeezed out by He Lu and her son to live in the old house in the west of the city.
Duan Zhuxian was able to reach his current position as vice president of Huayan in such adversity thanks to his self-abuse efforts and dormant patience. His goal is to bring the entire Duan family under his feet.
For this, Duan Zhuxian gave up too much, such as a carefree childhood and the freedom to express his feelings. He changed from a child who was afraid of loneliness to an indifferent and alienated child of destiny.
Although Old Qin talked casually about the past twenty years, his wrinkled face inevitably showed a bit of melancholy.
"Blessings and curses, the Duan family is a hell of a place. It's a good thing that Xiaoyou was able to wake up and escape. It's a pity that our Qin family was too weak back then and couldn't compete for Zhuxian's custody. Now that the Qin family has finally gained some social status, Zhuxian has become able to stand on his own."
During the conversation, Old Qin caught a fish. It was not big, but it was lively and jumping, which made people happy.
Jiang Yao stood nearby, his clenched fists unwilling to release. He felt a surge of anger all over his body. The only way for him to vent his anger was to chop his father-in-law, who was obviously a bad guy, into pieces and feed him to the fish.
Seeing Jiang Yao lost in thought, his face livid, Old Qin said with a smile, "Xiao Jiang, come and fish with Grandpa."
Jiang Yao came to his senses and couldn't refuse, so he could only open a folding chair and sit next to Old Qin.
He held the fishing rod like Old Qin and stared at the rippling lake. After a moment, he felt the anger surging in his heart gradually subsided.
No wonder all the big guys love fishing, it really is a way to hone one’s character.
In the evening, Mr. Qin invited Jiang Yao to have dinner.
As night fell, Jiang Yao received a call from Duan Zhuxian, who asked him where he was and whether he had eaten.
He said, "I'm at my grandpa's place. I just finished my meal and am about to take a taxi back."
Duan Zhuxian seemed a little surprised, and after a pause, he said, "I'll pick you up."
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Duan Zhuxian came quickly, said hello to grandpa, and took Jiang Yao away.
When going out, Duan Zhuxian tied a scarf around Jiang Yao to block the drafty collar.
The scarf was very thick. Duan Zhuxian brought it from home specially. The part near the chin had been warmed by the warmth of Duan Zhuxian's palm. Jiang Yao lowered his head slightly, put his lips on it, and suddenly his heart began to beat uncontrollably.
When they reached the lake where they parked the car, Jiang Yao suddenly stopped. When Duan Zhuxian turned around to look at him, he grabbed the two ends of the scarf, blocking Duan Zhuxian and his own face, and kissed the slightly cold lips. Although it was just a light kiss and he quickly retreated, it still attracted the attention of passers-by on the lakeside.
Two handsome guys who are as good as stars walking together are very eye-catching.
Duan Zhuxian was stunned for a long time, and held Jiang Yao's head with both hands, which was about to fall, and asked, "Why are you so close suddenly?"
Jiang Yao's eyes flickered for a moment: "Nothing, it's just that the weather is quite cold, and you look pretty."
Duan Zhuxian raised his eyebrows slightly, unable to think of any necessary connection between these things.
It was Jiang Yao who was showing affection in public, but he was the first one to blush.
He chuckled and rubbed Jiang Yao's hair, feeling that it felt great and softer than ever before.
After arriving home, Jiang Yao quickly took a hot bath to drive away the cold.
While Duan Zhuxian was taking a shower, he sat on the sofa in the bedroom. He didn't do any work or play with his phone. He just listened quietly to the sound of water, and the past events that Old Qin talked about kept emerging in his mind.
When he thought about how Duan Zhuxian was once a lonely and pitiful little thing, with no one loving him or caring for him, like a little cabbage in the wild, he couldn't help but feel distressed.
But Duan Zhuxian is such a proud and arrogant person, she definitely can't stand having her scars exposed.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Yao remembered that he had never given Duan Zhuxian flowers even though they had been in love for so long, so he decided to try to be a little romantic.
He can take the initiative again tonight and try to make Duan Zhuxian infatuated with him. When the afterglow is still lingering, 999 roses will fall from the sky and land in front of Duan Zhuxian.
With such a series of punches, wouldn't that beast be so happy that he would die?
Jiang Yao felt a little proud and a little nervous.
The first step in planning is to buy flowers.
He picked up the mobile phone beside him with great confidence, but found that the phone was updating the system and could not be used for a while.
After thinking about it, I could only borrow Duan Zhuxian's cell phone.
Duan Zhuxian's mobile phone was on the table. He knew the unlock password, so he easily entered the food delivery app after getting it.
When searching for a flower shop, Jiang Yao accidentally touched the personal homepage and suddenly saw Duan Zhuxian's username——
X.
X……
X!
Jiang Yao's brain froze for a moment, and his fingers moved faster than his thoughts as he tremblingly clicked on the order interface.
The most recent purchase record was a bouquet of roses, the delivery address was the Chengjiao Hot Spring Hotel, and the recipient was Mr. Jiang Yao...
Half a minute later, Jiang Yao sneered from the bottom of his heart, and the knuckles holding the phone were so tense that they turned blue.
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At this time, Duan Zhuxian didn't know that he had missed the surprise of 999 roses.
Coming out of the bathroom, he first noticed two dangerous rays of light.
On the sofa not far away, Jiang Yao was holding his mobile phone, sitting like a boss. His expressionless face made him look like a powder keg. Even his hair, which had been rubbed soft by him, exuded low pressure and seemed to be about to explode.
Seeing his phone fall into Jiang Yao's hands, Duan Zhuxian realized something, but he still asked symbolically: "Who offended you?"
Jiang Yao didn't say anything, but just kept a straight face and looked at people under his eyelids.
When Duan Zhuxian walked in front of Jiang Yao, Jiang Yao put his phone on the small coffee table in front of him and said, "Duan Zhuxian, explain to me, what is this?"
Duan Zhuxian lowered his eyes and looked at the order interface. After a long silence, he said, "As you can see."
As I see it?
What a rubbish explanation!
Jiang Yao had been suppressing his temper for a long time, and he almost fainted when he heard that.
That day, in front of Duan Zhuxian, he was blocked by an idiot named Xu at the door of the hot spring private room. Coincidentally, he was holding a rose in his hand. He couldn't even explain himself, for fear of being misunderstood by Duan Zhuxian.
As a result, Duan Zhuxian was not angry at all and was very generous.
In addition, Duan Zhuxian's inexplicable sexual apathy and his refusal to be jealous left him puzzled and he even began to look for the reasons in himself.
During this period of time, he almost became suspicious.
Jiang Yao laughed out loud in anger: "Your grandpa is right, you really are good at hiding things!"
Duan Zhuxian said "hmm" and did not refute it. His attitude was quite frank.
But the foul air in Jiang Yao's chest became even stronger.
Jiang Yao took a deep breath, crossed his arms, and put on the attitude of a judge: "Tell me, why are you playing tricks on me?"
Duan Zhuxian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth?"
Jiang Yao said, "We are in the trial stage now. Hiding it will only make the crime more serious!"
He wanted to see what perfect excuse Duan Zhuxian could come up with with his unforgiving and sarcastic mouth.
Duan Zhuxian said calmly, "To be honest, I want to see you get flustered because of me."
Jiang Yao blushed: "Bullshit, who's so confused?"
When he thought of how helpless he was at that time, and how Duan Zhuxian saw it all, he wished he could find a stick and fight Duan Zhuxian to the death.
Duan Zhuxian saw Jiang Yao turning around and looking around, as if he was looking for something suitable. Before he could set his eyes on a pillow, he hugged him in his arms and body, holding him tightly.
Jiang Yao immediately quit and yelled, "Get out! Let me go!"
Ignoring the person in his arms struggling vigorously, Duan Zhuxian tightened his arms and continued, "When you suddenly panicked, worried that I would misunderstand you, pretended to cover up and said something sarcastic, and were angry with me, with your heart busy and revolving around me, I could clearly feel that you also like me and care about me."
The moment the words fell, the person in his arms was startled and suddenly stopped struggling.
Jiang Yao lowered his eyelashes, which had been staring for a long time, and slowly digested Duan Zhuxian's words, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart.
Duan Zhuxian is indeed hateful.
But it was also his own fault.
He really doesn't know how to fall in love. He is coaxed and flattered by Duan Zhuxian all day long, and he always thinks that this is what love is all about.
As for Duan Zhuxian, he not only did not do anything romantic, he couldn't even say nice words to bluff people. He failed to make Duan Zhuxian feel truly loved, so Duan Zhuxian resorted to this desperate measure.
Emotional master Chen Yiqi once said that love is mutual.
He pressed his lips against Duan Zhuxian's shoulder and said sullenly, "If you want to laugh at me, just lie for a few minutes. Why did you keep lying until now? Do you have any humanity left?"
Duan Zhuxian chuckled softly, as if mocking himself: "This feeling is too wonderful. I must be addicted to it, so I don't want it to end."
Jiang Yao felt even worse and snorted, "If the matter hadn't been exposed today, would you have continued to use this bouquet of roses to control me and make me feel guilty from time to time in the future?"
Duan Zhuxian paused: "I have indeed thought about it."
Jiang Yao frowned and pushed away Duan Zhuxian's relaxed embrace. "Fuck, you even dare to tell me this? Are you sure I can't do anything to you?"
Duan Zhuxian was somewhat helpless: "So should I hide things from now on, or not?"
"No hiding!"
Jiang Yao said viciously.
He vowed that starting from today, he would peel off all of Duan Zhuxian's eight hundred tricks.
He stood up and walked towards the bed in a menacing manner. After a few steps, Duan Zhuxian's voice, so gentle that it could squeeze water out of him, came from behind him again: "The New Year is coming soon."
With his back to Duan Zhuxian, Jiang Yao said in a rough voice, "Don't think I'll forgive you just because it's New Year's Day."
Duan Zhuxian laughed dumbly and changed his tone to serious: "I will go to the Duan family's old house on New Year's Eve."
Jiang Yao was stunned: "What about me?"
He had been there once and really hated the environment of that big manor. He never felt at ease even for a single second there.
"If you don't like it, don't go. I will arrange everything."
Duan Zhuxian walked towards Jiang Yao while speaking.
Jiang Yao half lowered her head, with the red highlights on the ends of her hair sticking up high, making her look like she was sulking.
Duan Zhuxian curled his lips and smiled. He had long expected that Jiang Yao would have a big fight with him after knowing the truth. It was all his own fault.
Walking behind Jiang Yao, Duan Zhuxian was about to speak to continue coaxing him.
Jiang Yao suddenly turned around and said solemnly: "No, I want to go with you!"
After saying this, he felt that this was too hypocritical and his intentions were too obvious, so he touched his nose and added: "After all, we are married, so some traditional etiquette should still be observed."
Duan Zhuxian was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Jiang Yao meant "accompany", and the light in his eyes suddenly wavered.
He held Jiang Yao's face in his hands with both emotion and restraint, and said softly, "Don't force it. There will be a lot of Duan family members around, and you probably won't like them."
Jiang Yao:?
Then he has to go!
He would never allow Duan Zhuxian to suffer injustice alone in such a place surrounded by wolves and filled with ghosts.
Jiang Yao's expression was serious, and he made the final decision like the head of a family: "Don't say anything, we'll go together when the time comes. You listen to me."
【Author’s words】
My dears, I have something to do tomorrow, so I need to take a day off. See you at 8pm on Monday!
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