Li Yu'an obediently buried himself in the lazy sofa, and glanced at the bathroom with a guilty look.
The sound of the shower came from inside, and it was Yan Cen who was taking a shower.
"Meow~"
Huang Dou crawled out of the cat's nest and rubbed back and forth near Li Yu'an's ankles. The soft hair touched his skin, and he felt itchy, but Li Yu'an didn't care.
He held Huang Dou on his knees and whispered, "Huang Douding, what should I do? Yan Cen didn't talk to me all the way."
The two have been together for half a year. Since Li Yu'an's secret crush was accidentally revealed and the two of them had completely communicated with each other, under Yan Cen's soft and hard persuasion,
Li Yu'an still agreed to move out of the rented house and started living together with Yan Cen.
In general, Yan Cen is a nearly perfect partner. He picks him up and drops him off at work every day, cooks for him when he is free, and occasionally arranges dates on weekends when he has the energy.
Except in some aspects, he is a little more diligent and ruthless. Of course, although Li Yu'an does not admit it on the surface, he still likes Yan Cen in his heart.
Over the years, he once lost confidence under Anyang's "suppressive" education and the sarcasm of others. Yan Cen's strong and direct desire for control and love are the best means to heal him.
However, having a meticulous lover will occasionally cause some small "problems" -
in the past few years of taking over Dawn Games, Li Yu'an did get into some bad habits of "smoking and drinking" both because of work needs and for private relief.
Although it is not addictive, he still habitually smokes two or three cigarettes and drinks one or two cups.
Especially smoking.
Li Yu'an knows that Yan Cen doesn't like the smell of cigarettes, and he is trying to restrain himself, but this matter is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
Moreover, YWY Studio is in its rising period, and the game-related industry is extremely stressful. Although he knows that Yan Cen's exhortation is for his own good, Li Yu'an sometimes can't help himself.
For example, tonight -
a college classmate's pub has just opened, and he specially invited Li Yu'an to go and show his support.
Li Yu'an didn't think twice and brought along his partner and friend Pei Yi, and the two of them went together to "be cool and carefree"! The latter also has some alcohol addiction, but because he can't drink much, Bo Yueming also controls him not to drink too much.
Tonight, it was rare that their lovers were not here, so Li Yu'an and Pei Yi simply let go of their courage.
One person said that Bo Yueming didn't care about drinking, and the other person said that Yan Cen didn't care about smoking. After a while, the drinkers drank and the smokers smoked. Somehow, Bo Yueming and Yan Cen were attracted. They were
both caught on the spot. "Good brothers" suddenly became "brothers in distress".
If you stay in the bar for a long time, you can't avoid the smell of alcohol and tobacco.
On the way back, Yan Cen didn't say a word to Li Yu'an. The latter knew that he was wrong, so he ran into the bathroom as soon as he got home and showered from head to toe.
Then, he pretended to be obedient and sat on the lazy sofa until now.
"Meow~"
Huangdou's tail tip swept across the back of Li Yu'an's hand, pulling his thoughts back.
Li Yu'an was still worried. He gently pulled Huang Dou's ears and called out in different ways, "Douding, can you give me some advice?"
Huang Dou's ears moved, and suddenly he jumped heavily from his knees to the ground, then dragged his chubby body to the bottom of the cat climbing frame, jumped up, lay down, and fell asleep.
He did it all in one go. He was a flexible cat.
"..."
Pretend to sleep?
Is it feasible?
This thought popped into Li Yu'an's mind, and his eyes fell back on the bathroom door. The shower sound inside stopped at the right time, as if announcing something was coming.
Li Yu'an remembered that he had not reported his "arrogance" tonight, and he choked up with guilt. He quickly got up and ran into the bedroom, lifted the quilt, and lay down to pretend to sleep!
Click.
The bathroom door opened and closed gently.
When Yan Cen entered the bedroom, he saw a small bulge in the quilt -
Li Yu'an's sleeping habits still had not been completely corrected. He always liked to sleep facing outwards. Even if he changed his sleeping position before going to bed, he would still want to turn over in his sleep.
Yan Cen had no choice but to let him go.
Anyway, sleeping in the arms of his lover from behind is still warm.
But in this situation, Yan Cen knew at a glance that Li Yu'an was "pretending to sleep".
"..."
Yan Cen saw through it but didn't say anything, with a doting smile on his lips.
He casually placed his glasses covered with steam on the bedside table, and habitually hugged Li Yu'an from behind, rubbing his warm lips behind his ears, "Are you asleep?"
Li Yu'an was originally very sensitive to these parts, and even the least sensitive parts would always make Yan Cen rub them in various ways to get excited.
After a few light kisses, his pretense was broken.
Li Yu'an turned to face Yan Cen, and before he even closed his eyes, there was a red spot behind his ear. "Goodbye."
Yan Cen pinched his red earlobe hard, like a punishment, but more like a flirt. "Who are you pretending to sleep to fool? Huh?"
Li Yu'an's eyelashes trembled, and he squinted at the person in front of him. "You are not angry?"
Yan Cen asked knowingly, "Angry about what?"
Li Yu'an leaned closer to his arms, with a bit of unconscious coquettishness, "I... I just washed it clean, there is no smell of cigarettes and alcohol left."
As he said, he raised his hand to Yan Cen's nose, "If you don't believe me, smell it."
Yan Cen grabbed his jade-white wrist, and instead of smelling it, he kissed his wrist and deliberately rubbed it with the tip of his teeth.
The bite brought a slight sting.
Li Yu'an was amused and gasped. He wanted to retreat but had no way to do so. Yan Cen's hand had already tightened around him. "We agreed to go out for dinner but ended up going to a bar? If Yue Ming hadn't gotten the news about you two from the central building, would you have planned to have fun tonight?"
Li Yu'an was not convinced and muttered, "I am free to go wherever I want to go, but you are so strict. For example, President Bo doesn't care about Pei Yi."
Yan Cen laughed and bit Li Yu'an's wrist again. "Do you believe what Pei Yi boasted about? Yue Ming and I have been close friends for more than ten years. How can I not understand how he behaves?"
I'm afraid that Pei Yi's straightforward and daring personality will make Bo Yueming secretly control him.
Li Yu'an didn't refute.
Just because they were caught in the bar, his friend Pei Yi might not have a good time tonight.
Yan Cen took over the topic and continued to give Li Yu'an the opportunity to "argue", "Anything else you want to say?"
Li Yu'an resigned himself to his fate, raised his head and lightly touched the corner of his lover's mouth, "I was wrong, next time without your permission, I won't go to the bar, and I won't smoke. Don't be angry, okay?"
At last, he murmured and added, "I'm really trying hard to quit."
Yan Cen's fingertips rubbed the red mark on Li Yu'an's wrist where he sucked it, "Yu'an, I said, I'm not angry about this, nor do I completely can't stand you smoking and drinking."
"Then you..."
"Excessive smoking is bad for your health, but I know you know your limits. It's not a big deal to smoke and drink occasionally. I don't want you to follow my wishes in everything and live the way I 'like'."
Li Yu'an understood the meaning of Yan Cen's words, and his eyes lit up.
"If possible, you don't need to hide from me when doing these things in the future, and you don't need to worry about making me angry after being discovered. If I like you, any kind of you is fine."
Yan Cen just wants Li Yu'an to be happy and healthy, and to be with him well.
Li Yu'an looked into Yan Cen's eyes seriously, confirming the truth of his words, with a little arrogance after being spoiled, "You really don't mind me smoking? Then I will smoke one cigarette a day in front of you, okay?"
Yan Cen knew he was joking, but still moved forward to capture his lips.
"Little Mr. Li, you are taking advantage of me."
A smile spread on his lips.
Li Yu'an did not resist, panic, or be surprised, but cooperated with him.
The muffled and light breath echoed in his ears, creating a hazy feeling.
Just when Li Yu'an thought Yan Cen was going to continue, he suddenly stopped, leaving each other's breaths to touch, "...but I'm a little angry today."
"Hmm?"
Li Yu'an's eyes were a little wet from the heat, and he didn't understand for a moment.
Yan Cen's hands became unbridled, and his tone deliberately emphasized dissatisfaction, "I heard that the owner of the bar is your college classmate, or your senior?"
The last two words "senior" were bitten especially hard, for fear that Li Yu'an would not hear that he was jealous.
"Hmm!"
Li Yu'an was provoked to make a hurried sound, and his chaotic thoughts took several detours before returning to the right track, and then he realized what the root cause of Yan Cen's "anger" tonight was.
Li Yu'an couldn't help laughing, "How did you know?"
The bar owner was a college classmate he hadn't contacted for a long time. He had just opened a new shop, so he asked Li Yu'an to help him gain popularity.
Yan Cen was jealous, "Mr. Li has a lot of seniors?"
Li Yu'an met Yan Cen's eyes, which were angry but didn't dare to show it, and laughed in a particularly disruptive way, "Yeah."
His voice was vague and confusing.
Yan Cen had no choice but to increase the intensity of the kiss as if it was a punishment, and his hands were full of offensive desire.
Li Yu'an was overwhelmed by his lover, and he tried to please him with rapid breathing, "No, no, Yan Cen, um..."
"What do you mean no?"
"He's not a senior, I'm just kidding."
The bar owner was Li Yu'an's roommate during his freshman year. Later, Li Yu'an's family had a change, and after he dropped out of school, changed his major, and went back to school, the other party was already a year older than him. Occasionally, when they met, the other party would tease Li Yu'an to call him "senior".
Of course, Li Yu'an didn't acknowledge him.
Yan Cen half believed and half doubted, and lightly raised his finger, "Is that it?"
Li Yu'an choked and took the initiative to tighten Yan Cen's arm, "Well, there is no one else, only you."
Yan Cen raised his hand and "pinched" the back of his neck, asking clearly, "Only what?"
Li Yu'an looked at him and called softly, "Senior."
Yan Cen got the answer he wanted, and gently comforted him, "Be good, I know."
"Hmm?"
Li Yu'an's nerves were gently teased, and he subconsciously asked back.
Yan Cen covered him and whispered in his ear, "I know that every time you call 'Senior', you want it."
The breath was arousing.
Li Yu'an completely lost his mind and let Yan Cen lead his thoughts up and down.
In a daze, Li Yu'an looked at the person in front of him, but his sight was blocked by his messy hair. "... My hair has grown long. I need to... cut it."
The short sentence was broken into pieces.
Yan Cen kissed his messy hair and got closer and closer. "No need, it looks good."
No matter what Li Yu'an looked like, he thought she looked good.
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When he finished washing again, it was almost three o'clock in the morning.
Li Yu'an was so tired that he could hardly open his eyes, but he was still conscious. "Yan Cen."
Yan Cen turned the bedside lamp to the lowest setting, lay down and hugged him tightly. "Hmm?"
Li Yu'an said vaguely, "Do you know what Pei Yi said to me today?"
"What?"
"He wants to take the initiative to propose to President Bo formally."
Although Pei Yi and Bo Yueming are already husband and wife to the outside world, their relationship started because of a business marriage between families. Now that they accidentally fall in love, Pei Yi wants to make up for such a ceremony.
Yan Cen's eyebrows were filled with surprise. "Pei Yi proposed to me?"
Li Yu'an understood his thoughts and chuckled with some admiration. "Yeah, isn't that amazing?"
From the beginning to now, Pei Yi has always been the object of Li Yu'an's envy and admiration. He dares to do anything and is not bound by any constraints. He is very good to his relatives and friends, and he doesn't need to be too cautious in his relationship.
Unlike him——
Even if his relationship with Yan Cen is stable, Li Yu'an still doesn't dare to imagine the two of them getting married.
However, even if the status quo is maintained, he is still very satisfied.
Yan Cen noticed the depression that flashed across Li Yu'an's brows, "What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
Li Yu'an closed his eyes, "I'm a little tired."
Yan Cen guessed a little and coaxed him to sleep, "Yu'an, don't hide things, and don't worry, you just need to work, live, and date me at the pace you want."
From the beginning of this relationship, Yan Cen never thought of ending it casually, "As long as you are willing, we will enter into marriage."
Li Yu'an's heart was filled with warmth, and his hands around Yan Cen tightened, "Good night."
Yan Cen kissed his brows, then slid all the way down to kiss his lips, and finally whispered in his ear, "Good night."