Chapter 47
It was already ten o'clock in the evening when the three of them set out on their journey home.
Jiang Chengyi's Maybach stopped at the door. As soon as Gu Youran got in the car, she fell asleep in Pei Muyang's arms.
It was not easy for the child to hold on until so late, and the two parents did not dare to wake him up, so they carried him all the way back to the Jiang family.
"Xiaoran is very happy today." Before getting out of the car, Jiang Chengyi couldn't help but blurt out under the dim light of the garage, "Actually, I'm very happy too."
"ah?"
Pei Muyang was stunned when he heard this. "You were scared like that by the NPC in the haunted house, and you're still happy?"
Thinking of how Jiang Chengyi was so scared more than half an hour ago that he hugged his arms, buried his head in his shoulders and refused to open his eyes, Pei Muyang couldn't help laughing like a pig.
But he had to pinch his thigh and force himself to hold it in. After all, the one who made a fool of himself was his bread and butter, and he had to learn to live in harmony with others in this world.
"None of that matters."
Because compared to being close to Pei Muyang, everything else seems so insignificant.
"I also want to say sorry to you. I really didn't expect you to be so scared."
Perhaps it was because the domineering CEO filter was too heavy, Pei Muyang always involuntarily regarded him as an omnipotent being, forgetting that he was just a flesh-and-blood person in real life.
"It's my own fault, I don't blame you. If I have the chance, I will work hard to overcome this shortcoming."
Pei Muyang admired Jiang Chengyi's magnanimity very much. If someone played a trick on him like this, he would have been beaten up. But Jiang Chengyi didn't even show any anger and forgave the prankster so easily.
Pei Muyang, who has always been thick-skinned, actually felt a little guilty. He rubbed his nose awkwardly and thought of a way to make amends and apologize.
"Okay, next time you want to go to the haunted house to build up your courage, you can always ask me to go with you."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled in front of the villa door.
The relationship seemed to have become much closer in an instant, as if something had broken through the bottleneck and sprouted in this ordinary night. Jiang Chengyi had an idea and wanted to strike while the iron was hot and invite Pei Muyang to come in and sit down again.
I'll go home first."
"Do you want to go in..."
Two completely different voices sounded in the same frequency band, clear and low, like a harmonious piece of music that was perfectly coordinated, which made people feel a little happy.
The corners of Jiang Chengyi's lips curled up. He really enjoyed the ambiguous atmosphere between them.
Although his invitation was rejected, he knew that what he was looking for was not the present, but every day and night he could experience in the future.
Pei Muyang smiled and said, "It's already late, maybe next time."
"Then I'll ask the driver to take you back."
"No, it's very convenient for me to take the subway. You take good care of Xiaoran."
Pei Muyang never liked to trouble others, so he declined the kindness and was about to leave after saying goodbye.
Unexpectedly, he had just taken two steps when Gu Youran, who was sleeping in a daze, suddenly woke up with a scream.
"It hurts! Eh? Are we home yet? Teacher Pei, don't go. You haven't blown out the candles with me yet."
Pei Muyang turned around helplessly, looking at the innocent-looking Jiang Chengyi and the confused little guy in his arms, and could only nod and agree: "Okay, I'll help you blow out the candles."
The cake prepared by the Jiang family was a high-end custom-made one, with Ultraman Tiga made of fondant on top of the silky cream, looking lifelike.
"Wow! It's Tiga! Tiga!"
Gu Youran danced happily around the cake and took out her phone to take 360-degree photos to post on her Moments.
“Do kids nowadays have a circle of friends?”
"Yes, and every time they send it out, they know to block the parents."
If Zhou Yue hadn't discovered it accidentally, he wouldn't have known that his nephew was complaining about him on WeChat Moments every now and then.
Of course, he didn't care about the childish complaints of the children, but there was one sentence that made him particularly unhappy.
He said—
Why does that old uncle have the right to monopolize my young and handsome Teacher Pei during the day? Teacher Pei is obviously my teacher, he should always be with me!
Very good, after this period of time, it doesn’t matter if I don’t have this nephew anymore.
Everything is ready.
The lights in the living room were suddenly turned off, leaving only the candlelight flickering under the gaze of the three people.
Pei Muyang opened his mouth slowly and sang a birthday song to the little birthday boy while beating the beat himself. His voice was clear and melodious, and even Gu Youran, who understood nothing, was fascinated by it.
Jiang Chengyi had heard Pei Muyang sing.
But he didn't expect that without the distortion of the electric current, the actual singing voice would be even more captivating. It was not as cold as the singing voice, but more like the frost just beginning to melt under the eaves. He listened attentively, unwilling to miss any note, and it took him a long time to recover after the singing ended.
"Do I... sing badly?"
Looking at the uncle and nephew who were motionless, Pei Muyang laughed awkwardly, "I've sung songs for others on YY before, and it didn't seem that bad, did it?"
No, he didn’t get any feedback at all when he sang on YY that time, because when he finished singing, a major earthquake occurred. He was busy directing everyone to take shelter, and no one had time to give feedback on whether he sang well or not.
So Pei Muyang thought embarrassedly, as expected, being too thick-skinned makes people annoyed.
"Who said it's bad?" the birthday boy raged. "Teacher Pei sings so much better than our school's music teacher. No, Teacher Pei sings even better than the stars on TV!"
The chubby little fist was raised high, attracting Pei Muyang's attention, but his sight just missed the person next to him nodding vigorously in agreement.
"Can Teacher Pei sing for me more often in the future?"
Gu Youran's coquettish look was so soft and adorable that it was hard to refuse her. Pei Muyang rubbed the little one's head and said indulgently, "Okay, as long as you're obedient, you can sing 800 songs a day."
"Blow out the candles."
Gu Youran clasped her hands together and closed her eyes, muttering to herself for a long time. Then, she pulled the two people beside her, one on each side, and blew out the candle with the number 9 together.
The fondant cake is only eight inches in size. Cakes from this shop can only be purchased if they are ordered at least a week in advance. Originally, I wouldn't be able to eat it tonight, but the boss made an exception because of our previous cooperation with Chengyi Group.
But because of time constraints, we could only make it eight inches in size, instead of the normal three-layer size.
Gu Youran looked at the small cake with his favorite Ultraman Tiga on it with melancholy, not knowing what to do.
“This cake is so small!”
When he was at home, his mother would buy him an extra-large cake, enough to give a big piece to every child who came to the birthday party.
"Next week, I'll compensate you with a new cake." Jiang Chengyi looked away guiltily.
Blame him for not having any experience in raising children, but he really didn't know about his nephew's birthday. After all, the child's biological mother didn't even give him a reminder or a blessing, as she was spending time with her husband in Romania.
Fortunately, Pei Muyang was there, so the little guy didn't have any regrets on such an important day.
The little guy was obviously easy to coax. After getting the promise, he was no longer sad and happily picked up the cutting knife next to him to start dividing the cake.
"One for me, one for Teacher Pei, and Uncle... Uncle, have you gained weight again recently? Your abdominal muscles are almost worn into one piece. You should eat less at night."
As he spoke, he scraped off a small piece of decoration from under Ultraman's feet and carefully placed it on the plate belonging to Jiang Chengyi.
Jiang Chengyi: "..."
Are you sure you don't want this annoying nephew anymore?
After eating the cake, the overly excited little guy kept pestering Pei Muyang to chat and play games, and he didn't feel tired even after playing for a long time.
Pei Muyang accompanied him patiently from beginning to end, without showing any impatience at all, and didn't even notice that it was past twelve o'clock.
It was not until Jiang Chengyi finished processing all the documents for the day in the study that he realized the house was too quiet.
It’s so late, Pei Muyang should have gone back already, right?
A trace of loss flashed through Jiang Chengyi's heart.
He understood that although the relationship between the two had become much closer, it was still far from being able to talk about anything.
Even a simple goodbye upon leaving wasn't enough.
He closed the slightly warm notebook and left the study that belonged to him alone but was cold and lifeless.
When I passed by Gu Youran's room on my way back to the master bedroom, I saw from a distance that the door was not closed properly. Through the gap in the door, I could even see light coming out from inside.
Jiang Chengyi frowned slightly and walked slowly towards the door, but was stunned the moment he pushed the door open.
Gu Youran, who had been busy all day, had already fallen asleep, but a thin figure was lying beside his bed.
The bedside lamp was forgotten to be turned off, and the soft orange light enveloped the boy's delicate and beautiful facial features. His slightly curled long eyelashes covered his tightly closed eyes, casting a layer of shadow under his eyelids.
The boy was fast asleep, breathing softly, his shoulders rising and falling rhythmically.
Like a kitten that has just been born and hasn't opened its eyes yet.
His body trembled slightly uncontrollably. He tiptoed forward and carefully picked up the sleeping boy and carried him sideways.
Next to the master bedroom is a clean and bright room. It can even be said that it is the well-deserved master bedroom of this villa. However, Jiang Chengyi said that it is not the master bedroom, but a guest room, which is prepared for one person only and it is unknown when it will have the chance to be used.
From the day he moved in, the first instruction he gave to the servants was to clean the room on time every day, just like a soldier ready to go, ready to welcome its master at any time.
He thought that his sincerity must have moved God, which was why he waited for that day early.
Look, where there is sincerity, even metal and stone can be opened.
He finally waited for the person he loved to stay here.
The handsome boy lay quietly on the bed. Thanks to his owner's careful care, the boy did not wake up from his sweet dream, but was like the exquisite and beautiful Sleeping Beauty princess in the fairy tale.
Oh, and he's not a princess.
But it is the little prince who belongs to Jiang Chengyi alone tonight.
Jiang Chengyi sat sideways on the bed, staring at the prey that had strayed into his trap like a hunter.
The bad thing is, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this perverted behavior.
Unlike the slightly cold aura when he was awake, Pei Muyang looked exceptionally peaceful while sleeping.
When she is quiet, she is as elegant as orchid, but when she smiles, she is as bright as light.
The two incompatible temperaments blended together to create the unique and one-of-a-kind Pei Muyang.
The voice in the game had already made him fall in love with it at first sight, and now after close contact, he was even more obsessed and unable to extricate himself. From then on, his eyes and heart could only accommodate the figure of this person.
He was like the sun breaking through the clouds. From the moment he appeared before his eyes, his world seemed to be filled with sunshine. By the time he came to his senses, there was only one name left in his mind - Pei Muyang.
Pei Muyang, Pei Muyang, Pei Muyang...
A gentle kiss fell devoutly on the smooth and flawless forehead, and Jiang Chengyi thought in his paranoid heart.
From the beginning to the end, he expected much more than this superficial relationship, because such a wonderful person was his and his alone.
The door closed quietly.
Jiang Chengyi looked at the waning moon outside the window with a gloomy look.
Now that you have decided to be together, hurry up and clear away those obstacles that shouldn't exist as soon as possible...
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