Chapter 40 Daydream
Fu Yanle gave Yu Jingchen a light, fleeting kiss on the corner of his mouth.
"Brother Chen, concentrate." He smiled a little embarrassedly, with a hint of helplessness, and it also sounded like he was pleading. "I'm not very good at it, can you teach me?"
Yu Jingchen was very obedient. He gently pecked at Fu Yanle's lips, still with that cautiousness, which made Fu Yanle's heart flutter. She wrapped her arms around the back of his neck and took the initiative to open her mouth to invite him.
This kiss didn't taste like alcohol.
The sweet and astringent taste of rose tea seemed to flit about in Fu Yanle's mouth as Yu Jingchen kissed her. Fu Yanle, however, was not timid; she awkwardly but attentively responded, as if trying to seize this teaching opportunity and learn as much as possible.
Yu Jingchen felt a tingling sensation in his tailbone from being teased, and playfully shifted half his weight onto Fu Yanle. Fu Yanle groaned under the weight, and the two opened their eyes to look at each other at the same time, then burst into laughter, kissing haphazardly.
Fu Yanle crumpled Yu Jingchen's shirt, then Yu Jingchen took his hand and kissed his fingertips.
"Did you steal my rose tea?" Yu Jingchen demanded. "Pay me back."
"You're slandering me!" Fu Yanle gasped for breath, his eyes welling up with tears.
Yu Jingchen asked, "Where is it?"
“It’s on the cabinet behind you.” Fu Yanle pushed Yu Jingchen away with both hands, sat up, pushed Yu Jingchen back to the cabinet, and stuffed the rose tea into his hand.
Yu Jingchen shook his head, a half-smile on his face, "Which business is so unscrupulous? They only fill the cup halfway with tea."
Fu Yanle curled his tongue, which had gone numb from being kissed, and said guiltily, "I've been waiting for you here for so long, what's wrong with having a little drink?"
His own cup of rose tea had long gone cold, all because he was thinking about Yu Jingchen. So, once he figured it out, he drank half of Yu Jingchen's cup as compensation. Wasn't that acceptable?
Fu Yanle felt that this was clearly fair.
“Alright.” Yu Jingchen’s gaze shifted downwards, sweeping over Fu Yanle’s rosy lips. “Anyway, I’ve already tasted the aftertaste of that half-cup.”
Fu Yanle understood and cursed him under his breath as a scoundrel.
Yu Jingchen took a sip through the straw. The tea had cooled to a warm temperature, and its slight sweetness had transformed into overwhelming sweetness; the slight bitterness of the tea leaves was now negligible. He quickly finished half a cup and said, "Where did you buy this? It tastes good."
"It's the convenience store across the street, the one with the rainbow on the glass wall. They sell rose tea, three-tenths sweet." Fu Yanle was about to walk to the window to point out the exact location to Yu Jingchen when his phone vibrated in his pocket.
"I need to take this call." Fu Yanle took out his phone, but just as he pressed answer, a piercing voice made him stumble back three steps—
"Holy crap! Fu Yanle, where are you? I've searched all three trash cans nearby, but I can't find you! Where have you been?!"
Yu Jingchen reached out and pressed his hand on Fu Yanle's lower back, paused for a second, then naturally pulled him close and whispered in his ear, "Who is it?"
Fu Yanle rubbed his ear, which had suffered greatly, and showed him the character "垢" (gou, meaning dirt or filth) on the screen. Then, without any guilt, he said, "Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated? I'll come down right away. There's a business district not far behind us. Let's go for a walk, and we're sure to find something to eat."
An Shigou: "What? You mean you haven't found a restaurant after all this time? Where have you been gallivanting off to?!"
"Ugh, so annoying! I just went to buy two oranges. You two wait for me there, don't wander off. Bye!" Fu Yanle put his phone away and turned to Yu Jingchen. "I'm going to meet someone for dinner. Want to come with me?"
Yu Jingchen then remembered that the meeting wasn't over yet... He glanced at his watch and realized that the ten-minute break had already passed. He pinched the bridge of his nose. "I still have work to do. Today's meeting is for the monthly summary, and I can't be absent."
Fu Yanle fully understood the workload of these billionaire CEOs, and upon hearing this, he raised his right hand with pity and touched Yu Jingchen's head.
Upon seeing this, Yu Jingchen lowered his head and obediently let him pat his head and rub it a couple of times.
"This feels so wonderful!" Fu Yanle looked at his palm, somewhat excited. "It feels like I've touched a lion's head."
"Then I must be a gentle and obedient lion."
It's still Fu Yanle's lion.
Yu Jingchen placed the empty cup on the cabinet, put his arm around Fu Yanle, and walked out. "What would you like to eat? I have a lot of social engagements, so maybe I can recommend something."
“We discussed it beforehand and came to this conclusion: as long as it tastes good, anything is fine.” Fu Yanle looked down and saw Yu Jingchen’s arm wrapped around his waist so naturally that he didn’t even realize it.
They are so close now.
“It’s cold now, I suggest you eat something warm. I know a restaurant that specializes in hot pot; the food is decent, and the privacy and ambiance are nice. It’s also a good place to take photos.” Yu Jingchen turned to Fu Yanle. “Want to try it?”
Fu Yanle said, "If you say it's good, then it must be good. Send me the location!"
"You need to make an appointment three days in advance for their restaurant."
Fu Yanle's smile vanished instantly. Yu Jingchen couldn't help but touch his hair and said, "But if you want to go, you can just mention my dad's name. He's a black gold member there and can book a private room directly. You don't need to pay after you finish eating; you can just use the balance on his card."
"Huh?" Fu Yanle was a little embarrassed. "Is this okay?"
“What’s wrong with that? He’s your father now too. What’s wrong with using a little money from him?” Seeing Fu Yanle’s stunned expression, Yu Jingchen couldn’t help but pat him twice more. “Alright, go ahead. I’ll send you the message.”
"Alright." Fu Yanle leaned closer to Yu Jingchen's watch, glanced at the time, and said with some dissatisfaction, "It's almost lunchtime, how much longer are you going to keep this meeting going?"
Yu Jingchen put his arm around him and led him outside, saying, "It'll probably take two hours."
Fu Yanle crossed his arms and muttered, "You elites only know how to build your careers, not how to take care of your health. You're young now, so it's not a problem, but you'll have a whole host of health issues when you get old."
Yu Jingchen didn't dare to say a word, listening to him mutter all the way. Only when the private elevator doors opened did Yu Jingchen lower his head and kiss Fu Yanle's cheek, "Okay, stop scolding me, I'll be more careful in the future." After saying that, he pushed him into the elevator.
The elevator doors slowly closed, and Yu Jingchen, with a smile in his eyes, raised his hand and waved.
Fu Yanle pursed her lips, and for some reason, her eyes welled up with tears.
Yu Jingchen stood in front of the elevator door, lost in thought for a while, not noticing the numbers on the side going down and then up again, until the elevator door opened again and Fu Yanle rushed out, knocking him back two steps.
"Yanle?" Yu Jingchen hurriedly put his arm around Fu Yanle's waist and steadied himself.
Xu Shuo had just peeked out from the corner when he saw this and quickly retreated. He stood in front of the wall and clicked his tongue softly.
"Why are you back again?" Yu Jingchen adjusted Fu Yanle's tilted hat. "Did you forget something?"
"Someone forgot to bring it, but he has to work, so I felt bad taking it with him." Fu Yanle tiptoed and kissed Yu Jingchen on the tip of his nose, then turned and ran back to the elevator while Yu was still in a daze.
The elevator doors slowly closed, and this time Fu Yanle smiled, raised his hand and waved, "I'm leaving, Brother Chen!"
Yu Jingchen stood there, as if he had fallen into a daydream.
Xu Shuo popped his head out, quite boldly admiring his boss's rare, silly expression.
"Congratulations."
After years of dreaming, my wish has finally come true.
*
Fu Yanle arrived at the agreed location humming a little tune, but as soon as he showed his face, two hands grabbed his arms and forced him against the car. He let out a cold laugh with obvious contempt, then used his strength to push the two of them against the car body.
"You ambushed me?" Fu Yanle raised an eyebrow. "Watch me take down those brats with one hand each!"
"Damn it!" An Shigou was furious, his sneak attack failing and being easily suppressed. He was as angry as a monkey. "Where have you been? Not only did you fail to complete the mission, but you also left us here for so long? If I weren't temporarily unable to beat you, I would have beaten you into fish balls!"
"Children shouldn't meddle in adult matters." Fu Yanle released his two useless younger brothers, pushed aside An Shigou who was near the back door, and got into the car first. "Who's driving?"
"I'll drive!" An Shigou strode aggressively toward the driver's seat.
Tang Wanbai quickly jumped into the back seat, cupped Fu Yanle's face in her hands, and examined him closely for over ten seconds. Fu Yanle blinked, about to speak, when he saw Tang Wanbai's throat bobbing wildly in front of him—
"Ah—ah! Yanle, who did you kiss?!"
"What!" An Shigou roared, "What kissing!"
Fu Yanle: "I—"
"His lips are so red and a little swollen. Did he just have a passionate kiss with someone?" Tang Wanbai glanced sideways, then suddenly stepped back, clutching her fragile heart. "Oh my god, there's even a faint hickey on his neck. I didn't even notice it before."
An Shigou leaned back in her chair, staring at Fu Yanle's mouth for a while, and said innocently, "This isn't a kiss! He looked like this when he came out of his brother's room this morning, like he'd been bitten by bugs—"
"What—!" Tang Wanbai gasped in horror. "Brother? Brother! Brother?! This morning, in the room..."
Fu Yanle said weakly, "He's not my biological brother—"
"So you've become intimate with this brother of yours who isn't even your biological brother, right?" Tang Wanbai suddenly leaned close to Fu Yanle and sniffed, "What's that smell?"
He sniffed, his eyes sharp. "This smell... tea, it's tea! You didn't smell like this before, did you pick it up from your brother? How long have you two been hanging out together?"
"What do you mean, 'misbehaving'?" Fu Yanle slapped Tang Wanbai away. "They only kissed twice, nothing else happened!"
"That's good, that's good. Don't do anything reckless in broad daylight. It's just a couple of kisses, nothing—what—?" An Shigou suddenly realized, "Two kisses? You just said two kisses, right?"
“No…” Fu Yanle nodded, “It’s wrong.”
"So this really is a kiss mark? It was this morning too, between you and Yu..." An Shigou covered her mouth, still in shock, and turned away to slowly process what had happened.
He said that the people surnamed Fu and Yu were not brothers. It turned out that the "brother" was not a term of endearment between brothers, but a nickname or a playful term.
Oh my god!
A thunderclap rang in An Shigou's ears. He had even guessed that Fu Yanle might be a relative of the Yu family, and even guessed that he was an illegitimate child, but damn it, he hadn't guessed the right answer!
"Hey, don't be so emo." Fu Yanle reached out and grabbed the back of the driver's seat, gave it a gentle shake, and then took out two small oranges from his pocket, giving one to each of them.
"I've bought the oranges." He said with a loving look, "I'm still your handsome dad."
Author's Note:
I had writer's block today. I finally managed to write one chapter, but something felt off, so I deleted it all. My drafts are almost zero. (crying)
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