Dawn Games.

YWY Studio and Dawn Games have completed independent management this week. After unanimous discussion, Pei Yi became the main shareholder of the studio, and Li Yu'an became the coordinator and shareholder of the studio.

As for the equity of "Dawn Games", there is no change for the time being, and it is still in the original configuration.

Under Pei Yi's high efficiency, the new address of the studio has been found, and it is currently being renovated. The core team of the studio will move out before the Spring Festival holiday.

In the conference room.

Pei Yi closed the game data that he had already memorized, "Today I am only responsible for the connection of the 'game sales point' section, and the rest will be handed over to you, Mr. Li."

The game "End of Mist" that they prepared together will soon enter the first round of launch, and today's meeting will be to

make a final report to their investor, the GM, before the launch.

"Well, no problem."

Li Yu'an was originally the coordinator and operator of the studio, so he was very decisive and confident.

Pei Yi teased, "Not nervous this time? I still remember that when we were bidding, some people hid in the bathroom to relieve themselves secretly."

"..."

Li Yu'an recalled the situation four months ago, and turned the pen in his hand lightly, "Things are different now, and I am not fighting alone now."

Since moving, Li Yu'an no longer felt the reluctance he imagined, but instead felt a sense of relief. In addition, the YWY studio was under his sole management, which completely freed him from the responsibilities that were unbearable before.

Li Yu'an no longer encountered ridicule and contempt all day long for attracting investment. Now he has his own friends, career, and colleagues in the true sense, and his former confidence and self-esteem are recovering bit by bit.

Perhaps thanks to the ingredients Yan Cen accompanied him to buy, Li Yu'an also tried to make some simple dinners after work this week.

Although they were all trivial things, it was the accumulation of such small things that made him feel the beauty and freedom of life for the first time in a long time.

Pei Yi saw that he was getting better and better, "Well, that's it. After the meeting, I'll treat you tonight? Don't go home until you're drunk!"

"Don't go home until you're drunk? Your current alcohol tolerance is worse than mine."

Li Yu'an didn't stop spinning the pen in his hand, expressing doubt, "Really don't need to report to your boss Bo? Aren't you afraid that he will punish you if you get drunk?"

Punish?

Pei Yi coughed, a little confident but not much, "Don't worry, he listens to me!"

"Knock knock."

There was a knock on the door, ending the two people's joking chat.

The front desk staff opened the door of the conference room and stepped aside to invite the person sent by the GM to come in -

it was Yan Cen.

The moment he saw the person clearly, Li Yu'an's pen, which he had been circling, fell to the ground. He pretended to be calm and bent down to pick it up. When he spoke again, he was a little reserved, "Mr. Yan."

It was just a normal greeting, but his heartbeat was unusual.

After the hot pot party ended last weekend, Yan Cen unexpectedly came back. He stood at the door and said to him in the eyes -

"Good night, I wish you a good dream on your first day in your new home."

Although they were supposed to be "friends", Li Yu'an's heart was uncontrollably active.

That night, Li Yu'an tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. After falling asleep, he was still filled with the figure of Yan Cen.

He knew that he was still completely fooled, but he still didn't dare to have any deeper thoughts about Yan Cen.

Li Yuan'an just convinced himself: they wouldn't see each other every day, maybe as time went by, he would be able to slowly suppress this wave of heartbeat.

Just "hide" until the next meeting, everything would be just "friends".

But Li Yuan'an didn't expect that this "next meeting" would be today.

The meeting was unexpected and unannounced, and he didn't even have time to take care of his appearance.

Just when Li Yuan was briefly absent-minded, someone spoke for him, "Good afternoon, everyone, welcome to our YWY studio."

Pei Yi spoke, and deliberately asked one more question, "How come Mr. Yan has time to come in person today?"

From the moment Yan Cen entered the door, his eyes had been locked on his target.

Hearing Pei Yi's question, he reluctantly turned his eyes and pretended to be serious, "Originally, Song Ci should be in charge of the operation, but her father is ill and she took a temporary leave to go back to Germany."

"The game "End of Fog" is one of the investment projects that our GM focuses on. I'm here to take a look on her behalf. Do you two mind?"

Pei Yi replied easily, "Mr. Yan is the boss of the investment party, of course you have the final say."

Yan Cen smiled and pushed his glasses, his eyes returned to Li Yu'an's face, "Mr. Li, long time no see."

It was only five or six days since they met last weekend.

Li Yu'an didn't know what Yan Cen was thinking, and tried to keep a calm face, "Mr. Yan, good afternoon."

They had agreed not to change their work titles.

"..."

Pei Yi watched the brief exchange between the two, his heart was as clear as a mirror -

one said he was not nervous, but in fact he even dropped the paper and pen.

The other said he would take over when he was free, and when they met, they said

they hadn't seen each other for a long time? If he remembered correctly, the two had just met not long ago because of the "studio independence" issue, right?

However, during working hours, no personal matters were discussed, and everyone present entered this reporting work with a consistent idea.

...

After an hour and a half, the docking meeting was completely over.

At the signal of Yan Cen, the relevant personnel of GM returned to the company first to conduct the meeting summary, division of labor and issue assistance instructions.

Li Yu'an looked at Yan Cen who was still standing there, his eyes slightly evasive, not daring to look any further, "Boss Yan, is there any other problem?"

Yan Cen caught his expression and asked, "If there is no problem, can't you leave later?"

"..."

Li Yu'an was holding the case, and the fingertips holding the document showed signs of redness.

Yan Cen saw it clearly in his heart, and frowned slightly——

In fact, he just felt that Li Yu'an was evasive in his WeChat replies this week, so he saw the opportunity to find him.

Yan Cen has never been a sentimental person. On the contrary, he will especially respect the feelings of everyone around him and will never act rashly and impulsively.

He confirmed that he had a good impression of Li Yu'an, and planned to use the word "friend" to subtly bring them closer before pursuing her.

However, Li Yu'an had more shackles in his heart than he imagined. Even if he would occasionally show his true self and vulnerability, he would hide, tuck away, and evade most of the time.

Yan Cen did not expect Li Yu'an to be the active party in any relationship. That could only be done by him being more active and direct.

Thinking of this, Yan Cen turned his gaze to Pei Yi, "Are you free in the evening? If you don't mind, I'll wait here for you to get off work, and then call Yue Ming to get together?"

Pei Yi and Li Yu'an have a good relationship, and Bo Yue Ming is his close friend.

Using the relationship of friends to form a four-person group, when the party is over, Pei Yi and Bo Yue Ming, as a couple, will definitely leave together.

When they are "left behind", they will naturally have the opportunity to be alone.

Pei Yi met Yan Cen's gaze under the lens, and glanced at his good friend beside him calmly -

Li Yu'an's eyes were slightly lowered, his fingertips were stroking the edge of the document back and forth, and his ears were always hung with a hint of red.

Pei Yi saw through it but didn't say anything. He readily agreed, "But you have to wait for half an hour. It's a critical period, and Li Yuan and I can't leave early."

"Li Yuan?"

Yan Cen vaguely repeated the nickname, with a hint of interest under his glasses, "Is this Mr. Li's forum ID? It's quite special."

Li Yu'an took a sip of water, "I'm sorry to embarrass you, Mr. Yan, I just picked it casually."

"..."

Pei Yi watched the two people going back and forth, and suddenly felt that he was "shining", missing his busy lover Bo Yueming very much.

Knock knock.

The knock on the door rang again.

The receptionist came in, looking a little embarrassed, "Mr. Li, excuse me, are you guys done?"

"An old man who claims to be the chairman of the Pei Group came to our house without an appointment."

The receptionist remembered the old man's serious and solemn look, and felt a little scared, "He insisted on seeing you, and it was useless to say anything. He wanted to rush in directly."

Li Yu'an's face changed slightly when he heard the receptionist's statement.

Those who should come and those who shouldn't come all came in the end.

Pei Yi and Yan Cen looked at each other. As "outsiders", they knew each other well -

now that Mr. Pei came in person, it was estimated that the Pei family had already figured out the blood relationship between Li Yu'an and Pei Huan, and the farce at the birthday party was probably proven.

Li Yuan's heart tightened slightly, but he still made a decision, "Let Mr. Pei enter the lounge as well. Just say that I will be there later."

"Okay."

The receptionist received the instruction and quickly left.

Pei Yi was worried, "Yu An, are you sure you want to see them?"

"Since we can't hide, it's better to make it clear. My answer is still the same. I don't want to do a paternity test, let alone get involved in unnecessary relationships with the Pei family. My established life will not change."

So what if I'm wrong?

Do you switch back after getting the results?

"I, Li Yu'an, no matter my last name, no longer need to rely on so-called blood ties and family background to survive, right?"

Yan Cen looked at the little arrogance between the lines of Li Yu'an's words and chuckled in agreement, "Yeah."

Pei Yi was still worried that his friend couldn't handle it alone, "Liyuan, can you handle it by yourself?"

Li Yu'an glanced at Yan Cen opposite him, not wanting to reveal his hesitation, "They are not... They are jackals, tigers and leopards, what can't be dealt with?"

Yan Cen suggested, "How about this, let's go out together, Pei Yi and I will find a place to wait for you, if you need help then, we can also support you at any time."

Pei Yi nodded hurriedly, "I agree."

Li Yu'an didn't understand the temper of Master Pei, and was also afraid of causing some unnecessary accidents, so he finally acquiesced to the method proposed by Yan Cen.

The three of them walked out of the conference room together, and just as they approached the lounge outside, the door was opened from the inside -

in addition to Master Pei, he was followed by Pei Huan.

When the grandfather and grandson saw the person coming at the door, their eyes changed at the same time.

Pei Huan blurted out, "Senior, why are you and Xiaoyi here?"

"..."

Senior?

What kind of senior?

Wasn't what he said before clear enough?

Yan Cen met Pei Huan's pretending to be close to him, frowning slightly, "GM and YWY have a project cooperation."

The politeness and unfamiliarity in his tone were particularly obvious, and he even glanced at Li Yu'an after he finished speaking, fearing that the other party would misunderstand something.

Pei Huan was sensitive to all this, and a trace of inexplicable jealousy condensed in his heart.

What's so good about Li Yu'an?

Why did Yan Cen look at him differently?

Before the jealousy and envy spread, Master Pei asked anxiously, "Are you Yu An?"

"Yes."

Li Yu An replied calmly, "Mr. Pei, if you come to see me for something, please go inside. It's almost time to get off work, and I don't want my personal affairs to fall into the ears of the employees."

Master Pei looked at Li Yu An's demeanor and bearing when he spoke, and agreed with him, "Okay, I'll listen to you, let's go inside."

"..."

Pei Huan saw Master Pei's surprisingly cooperative attitude, and his jealousy was even more uneasy.

He couldn't stop the identification of blood relationship, let alone the truth of his life that had been exposed, but in this matter, wasn't he an innocent victim?

He sent people to investigate secretly two days ago. The Li family had already been defeated, and Dawn Game was even more vulnerable!

Li Yu'an has been living an unhappy life since his sophomore year. If his status and position are reversed now, he will be the one who suffers next!

No!

Absolutely not!

He must find a way to stay in the Pei family!

Pei Huan helped old man Pei again, deliberately showing his filial piety and sense of presence, "Grandpa, then I will help you in?"

"Okay."

Old man Pei did not reject Pei Huan's filial piety, but cast his eyes on the "outsider" Yan Cen and Pei Yi behind him.

"..."

Yan Cen understood the expulsion in his eyes and gently pushed his glasses, "In that case, I will take Pei Yi away first, you two can chat slowly."

The door of the lounge closed, blocking Li Yu'an's figure.

Yan Cen frowned in dismay, and then he heard Pei Yi say, "Come with me, we'll go back from outside to the office upstairs and wait."

The office is a duplex, not only can you go up and down from the inside of the company, but you can also return to the side door on the second floor and reach the office from the safety passage outside.

Yan Cen followed Pei Yi back to Li Yu'an's office, but he was worried about him.

"Pei Yi, according to your understanding of Mr. Pei, what is his purpose in coming to Yu'an... Mr. Li this time?"

Yan Cen is not a person who likes gossip, but this matter involves Li Yu'an, and he can't help but think about it, "Also, is the thing that broke out on the birthday true?"

Because his life experience touched Li Yu'an's "inner scar", he has been restraining himself from asking.

Pei Yi nodded, "Look at the old man rushing to the door, can it be fake?"

"Just now in the conference room, Li Yuan has expressed his thoughts. He doesn't want to be bound by the so-called blood relationship to do anything, and he shouldn't bear the mistakes of the past."

Pei Yi looked at Yan Cen and didn't forget to speak well of his friend, "Yu An is a very strong and responsible person. I believe he will handle all the relationships well."

"As his friend, I respect all his decisions."

Yan Cen chuckled and leaned towards Li Yu'an, "Well, he's very good."

Pei Yi knew that the things downstairs would not be solved in a short time, so he took the opportunity to ask, "Mr. Yan, are you interested in the opera?"

Yan Cen did not expect Pei Yi to start the topic so directly. He was stunned for two seconds, but did not deny it, "Yes."

Whether it was their first meeting in the true sense or their re-contact after many years, no matter which side Li Yu'an showed, there was an indescribable power that attracted him to him.

Yan Cen did not resist the beginning of a relationship, if this person could be Li Yu'an.

"But I can feel that he seems to be very wary of everything."

Even if they became friends in name only, Li Yu'an was still polite and restrained to him;

even if the two had eaten, drank, went to the supermarket, and cooked, but once they were separated for a few days, Li Yu'an quickly pulled back the barrier.

"You probably have seen Ms. Anyang's attitude towards Liyuan. Liyuan has been living under oppression and coercion in recent years. He has treated you..."

Pei Yi hesitated.

As a good friend, he hoped that Li Yu'an could regain his confidence and be happy.

But as a good friend, he dared not easily reveal the secret that Li Yu'an had kept in his heart for many years.

Pei Yi paused for a few seconds and reminded him in a low voice, "Liyuan has been denied too many times. He is used to finding faults in himself."

Such continuous blows day after day, month after month, and year after year would have made him a highly sensitive and inferior person.

"Whether it's friendship or love, Liyuan needs 100% recognition, respect and emotional investment."

"Even if it's one percent less, it won't work for him."

"I know that such energy investment will make the active party feel tired, but as long as Liyuan gets over the hurdle in his heart, he will give more than ten times or even a hundred times the return."

"Yan Cen, just think of me being selfish for Liyuan--"

Pei Yi hesitated for a moment, and still resolutely spoke for his friend who was worried about gains and losses, "If you can't give him 100%, then you might as well give up the idea of ​​pursuing him from the beginning."

It was because Pei Yi saw the importance of Yan Cen to Yu Li Yu'an that he said this.

"Come and leave" is only more hurtful than "never come".

Yan Cen met Pei Yi's extremely sincere eyes, thinking, and didn't wait for him to respond with a "yes".

The door of the office was hurriedly pushed open, "Boss Xiaoyi, there was an accident downstairs! Are you free to go over and take a look?"

Yan Cen and Pei Yi both looked away, "What happened?"

The director of technology who came to report the news said briefly, "I don't know what happened specifically, I just heard a bit of abnormal noise, I realized something was wrong so I pushed the door open--"

"The old man has fallen to the ground, and he seemed to be mentally stimulated. I was afraid that Boss Xiaoli couldn't handle it alone, so..."

Before he finished speaking, Yan Cen rushed downstairs as fast as he could.

Pei Yi immediately requested, "Brother Xiang, please help call an ambulance! Let all employees leave through the side door, no gatherings, and no leaks."

The other party cooperated unconditionally, "Okay!"

...

The lounge on the outermost side of the first floor was in a mess.

The ceramic decorations on the coffee table had fallen to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Grandpa! Don't scare me!"

Pei Huan knelt on the ground, panicking and holding the almost fainted old man Pei, and did not forget to yell at Li Yu'an.

"Li Yu'an! What are you still doing! Come over and help!"

Li Yu'an's breathing was a little rapid, and just as he was about to step forward to help, Yan Cen, who got the news, rushed in.

"What happened?"

Yan Cen's original intention was to care about Li Yu'an, but Pei Huan seemed to have seen a life-saving straw and spoke first, "Senior, please help me call an ambulance."

As he said that, his eyes turned to Li Yu'an again, angry and puzzled.

"Grandpa has never had any ill will towards you from beginning to end. Even if you are dissatisfied, you should not vent it on him!"

Pei Huan's eyes were red, and he asked sincerely, "Li Yu'an, if something happened to him, would you have a clear conscience?"

"..."

Facing Pei Huan's question, Li Yu'an subconsciously glanced at Yan Cen, and before he could finish the three words "I didn't" -

Yan Cen realized something was wrong, and quickly walked over and squatted beside Pei Huan and Mr. Pei.

He looked at Pei Huan, his voice was cold and deep, "Yu'an is not that kind of person, this is a company, please be careful with your words!"

The first sentence he said was completely biased towards Li Yu'an.

Pei Huan was startled, "Senior?"

Yan Cen glanced at Pei Huan coldly, with a completely undisguised disgust.

If possible, he would definitely use more straightforward words to expose Pei Huan's inappropriate address, but it was urgent to save people at this moment -

if Master Pei really got into trouble here, even if it was not Li Yu'an's fault, the other party would fall into endless pain and guilt.

"Don't talk nonsense, let him lie down first."

For the first time, Pei Huan felt the indifference hidden under Yan Cen's gentle appearance so intuitively, and his heart trembled, "...Okay."

At this moment, Li Yu'an's mind was blank.

He could only stand there blankly, watching Yan Cen and Pei Huan's shoulders almost sticking together, with the grievance of being slandered, the helplessness of being helpless, and even the unspeakable sadness mixed together.

Do you want to explain? How to explain? What

if Master Pei got into trouble? Will no one believe him anymore?

Li Yu'an suddenly wanted to escape from this place. The next second, Pei Yi, who rushed over, grabbed his wrist. "Liyuan!"

Li Yu'an's pupils trembled for a moment. "Pei Yi? I..."

"I believe you."

Pei Yi looked at Yan Cen who was performing first aid, and softly but forcefully stopped his friend's unnecessary excuses.

"Don't panic, I've asked Brother Xiang to call an ambulance. No matter what happens next, I'll stand by your side."

Li Yu'an's almost frozen heart was injected with a trace of warmth. "Yeah."

As soon as the voice fell, Yan Cen came back. "Have you called an ambulance?"

Pei Yi gave him an affirmative look.

The next second, the technical team leader came in with the company's regular emergency equipment, "How is the person? Nansheng called the nearest hospital for an ambulance, and it is estimated to take seven or eight minutes."

Yan Cen saw the first aid kit in his hand and said seriously, "Come and help!"

Without saying a word, he ran to Nansheng and took out the simplest breathing equipment.

"..."

Li Yu'an gently shook off his friend's hand and pleaded in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I really can't stay here."

"It's okay, go out and get some fresh air first, we are here."

Pei Yi understood his friend's unfinished intention and whispered to comfort him, "I'll call you when the ambulance comes."

Li Yu'an said nothing more, and left the lounge in a confused and confused manner.

...

The cold water in winter is bone-chilling.

Li Yu'an washed his cheeks with cold water over and over again, but he couldn't extinguish the strange fire burning in his heart.

It was as if his life was oxygen, and he would never stop fighting until he died.

His breathing was disordered and his heart was pounding.

Li Yu'an looked at himself in the mirror, not understanding how things had turned out like this?

He admitted that he and Master Pei had quarreled in the lounge just now because of their different opinions, but he never meant to hurt each other!

He just wanted to break free from Master Pei's sudden restraints, but he didn't expect the other party to fall straight down like this.

Pei Huan's almost slanderous accusations were still echoing in his ears.

Li Yu'an felt despair almost uncontrollably and from the bottom of his heart -

except Pei Yi, would anyone else believe him?

No, no, An Yang and the Pei couple are on Pei Huan's side. If something really happens, he can't implicate Pei Yi, he can only bear it alone.

But does he really have the ability to deal with all this?

Will he die? It's

better to do it now...

Li Yu'an only felt a blackening in front of his eyes, and he fell back uncontrollably.

One second, two seconds.

There was no pain of falling to the ground as he imagined.

Li Yu'an only felt a pair of hands holding his waist steadily, and when he was distracted, he met a pair of familiar eyes.

The anxiety and worry under the lens were about to burst out.

"Yu'an, are you okay?"

"..."

Li Yu'an didn't say anything, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was an illusion or reality.

He and Yan Cen were facing each other, with the other's hands still on his waist.

"Feeling dizzy? Take a deep breath--"

Li Yu'an took a half step back, broke away from Yan Cen's support, and just leaned his waist against the sink for support.

The worry in Yan Cen's eyes overflowed and appeared on his entire face.

"..."

Li Yu'an did not look at Yan Cen's reaction, and even forgot about the so-called external image. He took out a box of cigarettes and a lighter from his pocket, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.

I don't know if it's because it has been soaked in cold water for too long, or because of the tension in my heart.

Li Yu'an's hands showed an unnatural tremor, and he didn't even have the strength to press the lighter.

"Yu'an, smoking is bad for your health."

"..."

Li Yu'an didn't respond, but his hands just lost strength.

Yan Cen took the lighter from his hand, and when he spoke again, he sounded as if he was regretting and guilty, but also as if he was coaxing him, "Sorry, I didn't bring candy today, I'll be more careful next time."

Li Yu'an's numb expression loosened a little because of this sentence. He held the cigarette in his mouth and looked up at Yan Cen.

The other person's slender fingers pressed the lighter switch, carefully protected the flame, and passed it over.

A ray of light escaped from the cigarette butt.

Li Yu'an instinctively took a deep breath, and the smell of tobacco went down his throat, like a mental poison, quietly numbing all the aching nerves.

Soon, most of the cigarette was burned.

Li Yu'an exhaled puffs of smoke in front of Yan Cen, deliberately using this method to drive him away, even if he would be hated.

But Yan Cen just stood there motionless until the moment he burned out the cigarette.

"The ambulance is here, Master Pei will be fine, don't be afraid."

"..."

"Yu'an, are you feeling better?"

"..."

The smoke dissipated.

Li Yu'an's eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse and trembling, "Yan Cen, between me and Pei Huan, who do you believe?"

He was like standing on the edge of a cliff, the rocks under his feet were loose, the cold wind was howling, and it could easily take him down to the ground.

He thought that such a ridiculous question would be met with a surprised look from Yan Cen, but the other party's answer came quickly and firmly, "I believe you."

Li Yu'an's pupils flickered, and he thought he was hallucinating.

Suddenly, his cold and almost numb hand suddenly revealed a trace of warmth -

Yan Cen held his hand.

"..."

Li Yu'an subconsciously wanted to break free, but Yan Cen held him tighter, "Li Yu'an, don't hide--" As

soon as the words fell, Li Yu'an felt that someone on the edge of the cliff pulled him back, and all the cold wind was blocked by a warm embrace, so warm that it almost made people cry.

Li Yu'an closed his eyes, and he had no strength to struggle, "Yan Cen."

"I believe you."

Yan Cen tilted his head and repeated in his ear. The gentleness in the eyes of outsiders had its own exclusive at this moment.

"Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, I will support you."

As long as Li Yu'an is willing, he will not be alone.