Chapter 24 Xu Ran's First Quarrel
"Xiao Yuan?" At this time, a cold voice came into the ears of several people in the private room. Li Mingyuan turned his head to look at the door, only to see Li Mingyu wearing a black windbreaker, leaning against the door frame with a faint smile on his face. Although he was smiling, his eyes were already wet.
"Brother," Li Mingyuan ran away from Wu Yihan and threw himself into Li Mingyu's arms like a child who had found his home. If Wu Yihan was a solid support for him, then Li Mingyu was the deepest ocean, embracing everything about him and giving him the greatest love.
Seeing their deep brotherly love, Liao Feng, Xu Nuoyan and Liao Feng all looked at each other at the same time, and finally looked away in disgust. It seemed that they could not be so close. The only time they hugged each other so intimately was when Song Xuexi returned to China.
"What are you two looking at? Have you never seen a beautiful woman?" As she said this, she casually sat down on the sofa, picked up the wine on the table and took a sip. They rolled their eyes at the same time, speechless at Song Xuexi's overconfident behavior.
Wu Yihan: "How's the situation outside?" He asked in a voice only Liao Feng could hear as he sat next to him. Liao Feng nodded, put the cup in his hand on the table, looked at him and said, "Most of the people you need are here, waiting for you. You can go to the conference room on the second floor for a meeting with just one word." He was always satisfied with the work Liao Feng did. He knew what Liao Feng wanted to say without him saying it explicitly.
"That's good. Tell them to come to the conference room with a plan that satisfies me within half an hour." After saying that, he walked to his two younger brothers and talked and laughed with them. Xu Nuoyan tilted his head and looked at Liao Feng, asking what they wanted to do.
Liao Feng shrugged and said that he didn't know. Wu Yihan would not tell him what he wanted to do, but he would still get involved in business matters. There was no need for Xu Nuoyan to know about such things.
Half an hour later, the two rows of people were sitting in the conference room. Their expressions were different, but the most common thing was nervousness. Wu Yihan, as a python orc, always had a cold and steady temperament. In addition, Liao Feng, the lion, had strong explosive power and could absolutely crush everyone in all aspects. The two of them sitting together made people feel a chill down their spines.
"Don't be nervous. Just tell me what you have in mind. If I'm satisfied, the investment money is not a problem." Perhaps it was too quiet, but his voice echoed in the conference room as soon as he opened his mouth.
Liao Feng still had no expression or sound, but just looked at the phone screen from time to time, worried that the little deer at home would have wild thoughts and isolate him outside the door again.
Finally, a young person sitting in the last row stood up and began to talk about the plan. Wu Yihan and Liao Feng looked at her at the same time with admiration in their eyes. For a moment, they seemed to see Song Xuexi, who was in her 20s, breaking into the Tiger Clan's ancestral hall alone to compete for the position of clan leader.
They didn't see it with their own eyes, but they thought that she must be as eloquent as this young man. After she finished speaking, Wu Yihan led the applause, and Liao Feng also came to his senses and followed suit.
"Very good, your courage is commendable, and the plan is good." Wu Yihan handed over the business card and left the meeting room. Liao Feng also glanced at the girl and walked out. The others didn't say a word and were eliminated just like that. This might be what they call brave people enjoying the world first.
"I still like to work with courageous people. She is very similar to Xiaoxue, but not everyone can imitate Xiaoxue," Wu Yihan discussed casually with Liao Feng when going downstairs, "Xuexi, her strength is not just her courage. She is smart and knows when to have courage and when to have strength," Liao Feng continued as he said.
Their conversation ended in just a few words. There was no one downstairs, so Li Mingyuan and Li Mingyu went straight back to the villa without waiting for Wu Yihan.
Two heartless people, Wu Yihan thought to himself as he looked at the empty hall. Liao Feng didn’t realize it was already late, they were all tired.
"I'll arrange a car for you," he said, pulling out a larger car. Wu Yihan nodded and asked as Liao Feng left, "Xiaofeng, do you blame me for taking Xiaoyuan away and separating you two?"
Hearing his words, Liao Feng stopped but did not look back. He just raised his eyes to glance at the moon in the sky, lowered his head again and said in a low and powerful voice: "At that time, I hated the whole world, not you, or him. Now I don't blame anyone, nor do I hate anyone, because I have Xiaolu, I love him, so I don't blame or hate him."
After saying that, he walked out of the banquet hall without even looking at Wu Yihan's reaction. Wu Yihan sighed and said to himself, "Everyone has a first love. The first time you like someone may be the purest, but it doesn't mean it's right for you. Blame me, I blame myself anyway." His voice dissipated in the air with the wind and no one paid attention to it.
When Liao Feng returned home, Ruan Xingfeng was still sitting on the sofa waiting for him. His eyelids were drooping with sleepiness, but his eyes were fixed on the door. He woke up instantly when he heard the door open.
He ran over and hugged Liao Feng, but was afraid of smelling something he didn't want to smell on him, so he could only sit on the sofa and look at Liao Feng with his round little doe eyes.
His eyes drove away all the restlessness in Liao Feng's heart, and his heart was filled only with Ruan Xingfeng. He walked over quickly, hugged him in his arms and kissed him fiercely. Soon, Ruan Xingfeng softened in his arms.
"How about it? I don't have anyone else's smell on me. Are you relieved?" He seemed to be able to read minds. As long as Ruan Xingfeng was unhappy or confused, he could feel it, and he could use sweet words to make him feel better.
"Well, I feel relieved. But this is just on the surface that you are very self-conscious. If you don't want to, nothing I say will be of any use. You are not the kind of person who is easily influenced." It is unclear whether he was praising Liao Feng or talking about him, but his tone was very arrogant. Liao Feng tacitly thought that this was a sign of being coquettish.
On the other side, Xu Nuoyan was already lying in Ran Yian's arms and had told him what happened at the banquet tonight. Ran Yian's heart trembled when he heard Wu Yihan's name but he didn't show it. He vaguely wanted to see him in his heart.
"Brother An, do you want to see him?" No matter how well he hid it, Xu Nuoyan still knew it. Ran Yian stopped patting his back and lowered his eyes to look at Xu Nuoyan.
"Do you believe me when I say no?" He never hides any of his thoughts, especially when Xu Nuoyan can see through it. Moreover, every time Xu Nuoyan asks, he has an answer, and this answer is the correct one.
After hearing his words, Xu Nuoyan's eyes instantly turned red. He got up from his arms and sat on the edge of the bed. He looked out the window with a sour heart. He knew that he still couldn't compare to his elder brother's position in Ran Yian's heart, but it still hurt him to say it so bluntly.
"Xiao Nuo, I'm sorry," he reached out and hugged Xu Nuoyan, his tone full of guilt. He always felt guilty because he had someone else in his heart, so he regretted being with Xu Nuoyan. He seemed unable to completely forget that person. Whenever the person's name was mentioned, his heart would tremble unconsciously. This was the greatest hurt to Xu Nuoyan.
But he didn't dare to say break up. He couldn't bear to part with Xu Nuoyan, nor could he let go of Wu Yihan in his heart. He was like a scumbag. While enjoying all the warmth and love from Xu Nuoyan, he was thinking about Wu Yihan in his heart.
"Brother An, I don't blame you. No matter what, I don't want to break up. I don't want to leave you. I don't care who lives in your heart, but I will slowly get involved. I don't ask you to give me a place, I just ask you not to reject me and let me love you." He hugged Ran Yian back with a tone full of pleading. He has always been a proud person, but in front of Ran Yian, he was humble to dust. His cold image collapsed and only humble pleading remained.
The more he did this, the more guilty Ran Yian felt. Xu Nuoyan's love was too strong and pure. Xu Nuoyan's love was not mixed with anything else. Because of this, Ran Yian's conscience hurt, especially every time Xu Nuoyan was nice to him, the feeling was even stronger.
"I don't understand what you like about me. I'm almost 40, I've slept with other people, and I'm older than you. I'm not a virgin, I have a bad temper, and I look like a middle-aged man. Xu Nuoyan, can you please stop being so love-sick? Aren't you a child of destiny? Haven't you always been a proud and confident person? Why are you like this in front of me?"
Ran Yian pushed Xu Nuoyan away and roared in a questioning tone. He hated Xu Nuoyan's love. If Xu Nuoyan didn't love him so much and wasn't so good to him, he wouldn't feel so guilty. But Xu Nuoyan was really too good, so good that he felt inferior and had a bad conscience.
"Brother An, I told you a long time ago that I don't care about your age, whether you are a virgin or not, and I don't care about your appearance. You always ask me what you like about me. I have thought about this question, but I can't answer it. Maybe my obsession is too deep and I can't let it go." He no longer reached out to touch Ran Yian, but just lowered his head and looked at his hands.
After a long moment, he choked up and continued, "You are in my future life plans. Losing you is like going off track. I really can't live anymore."
Because of love at first sight, he endured year after year. Even though they had met once or twice, and only through photos, he still loved Ran Yian to the core. This deep love had long become an obsession, the source of all Xu Nuoyan's pain, and the only antidote. It was impossible for him to forget Ran Yian through someone new.
He only felt a buzzing pain in his head, guilt taking over his entire nervous system. His head was getting heavier and heavier, as if it would explode in the next second. "Xu Nuoyan, I'm so tired. Why are you forcing me? Is the love you said you were forcing me?"
Ran Yian's tone was very calm, and there was no sign of his inner torment. On the contrary, Xu Nuoyan was quite agitated and on the verge of collapse. He couldn't even cry after hearing him crying like that. He wanted to explain something but didn't know what to say. Ran Yian grabbed the bed sheet and stopped looking at Xu Nuoyan. He didn't want to see any expression on Xu Nuoyan's face. His guilty heart was about to devour him.
After a long time, when he thought Xu Nuoyan had nothing more to say, he was pulled into a warm and strong embrace. Xu Nuoyan's voice was in his ears: "Brother An, let's not quarrel, okay? Why should we quarrel over someone who has nothing to do with you? I understand that you can't let him go, but please don't push me away. You are my antidote, and I also want to be your salvation, so that you can let him go and fall in love with me."
He compromised and didn't dare to argue anymore. He was afraid of losing Ran Yian, so he coaxed himself and then came over to coax Ran Yian.
"I don't know what to say about the way you deceive yourself." He smiled, not knowing whether it was because he was angry or because he compromised with Xu Nuoyan's love.
What Xu Nuoyan said was indeed right. Wu Yihan no longer had anything to do with him. They broke up when he was 24 years old. Now he is 39 years old. There is really no need to push away someone who wants to accompany him for the rest of his life just because of someone who will no longer appear in his life.
Even if Wu Yihan showed up, they would not have any intersection. From the moment Wu Yihan and Li Mingyu were together, there would be no possibility for him and Wu Yihan. Wu Yihan did not choose him. In Wu Yihan's eyes, he was lower than the family property and lower than his younger brothers, but in Xu Nuoyan's eyes, he was in the highest position. Even Xu Nuoyan himself could not compare with Ran Yian's status.
"Brother An, I'm so sleepy and want to sleep." He could see that Ran Yian had figured it out, so she crawled over and lay in his arms, instantly turning into a clingy little fox.
"Be good, go to sleep, and take a day off every day." He patted Xu Nuoyan's back and kissed Xu Nuoyan's hair. The smell of the fox could inexplicably attract the wolf, so he really needed the smell of Xu Nuoyan. When he was with his colleagues, he would always be teased, "Director Ran likes the body odor of Director Xu." But in fact, Xu Nuoyan did not have any odor. This silly fox smelled good every day.
The next day, the two of them slept until noon. Xu Nuoyan made lunch and woke Ran Yian up with a kiss. The two of them were still very close, as if last night was just a dream and nothing happened.
"Baby, the food you cook is delicious." Ran Yian took a bite of meat with an expression of enjoyment on his face. Xu Nuoyan's cooking skills really satisfied him. He didn't care about him in his heart. Anyway, Xu Nuoyan was his boyfriend. He could put Wu Yihan and others aside. When he met him, he could just bring Xu Nuoyan with him.
"I'm glad you like it. I've learned a new dish and will cook it for you tonight." He sat opposite Ran Yian and wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, his eyes gentle.
Ran Yian nodded and continued to eat the rice in the bowl. After dinner, Ran Yian went to wash the dishes, while Xu Nuoyan prepared some fruit on the side, planning to eat them together while watching a movie.
After washing his hands, Ran Yian came out and snuggled into Xu Nuoyan's arms, muttering, "Why did you choose a horror movie and draw the curtains?" Although he was quite brave, he was still a little scared. The atmosphere was a bit scary.
"If I don't do this, will you hug me?" He hugged the person in his arms tightly, licked his earlobe with his tongue, and saw his red ears through the light from the TV, feeling very satisfied.
"Shameless silly fox," he complained about Xu Nuoyan, feeding him a grape. The two hugged each other in a warm and sweet atmosphere.
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