◇ Chapter 29: Sharing a Bed
At the meeting, Shen Ci was rarely tough. He almost refused to give in, and his words were stern and cold, which made all major shareholders look at him sideways.
The two groups compete with each other, but also cooperate with each other, and have many joint investment projects. Shen Ci came prepared, and Xie Yuanhai suffered a lot of losses, almost biting his teeth. As soon as the shareholders walked out of the hall, he slammed the teacup to the ground.
The azure teacup was shattered into pieces, leaving debris all over the floor. Xie Yuanhai looked gloomy: "This is too much!"
Shen Ci had no time to care.
He asked his secretaries to go home first, then went around to the parking lot, carefully tidied his appearance at the corner, smoothed out every wrinkle on his suit, then walked to the Santana and knocked on the window.
Xie Yu had been waiting for a long time and was playing Candy Crush. When he saw Shen Ci, he opened the door and let him in. He was slightly stunned when he glanced at the man's clothes: "Aren't you cold?"
It is etiquette to wear a suit at a banquet, but most people will ask their assistants to bring their coats and put them on when they go out.
There is no air conditioning in the parking lot. Xie Yu glanced at him and asked, "Where's your windbreaker? Why aren't you wearing it?"
Shen Ci paused: "Not cold."
Xie Yu looked at him with amusement, his fingers and cheeks flushed slightly, but he still said that he was not cold.
He pulled out a blanket from the trunk and threw it over: "Use this to hold yourself together. I'll give you one of my down jackets when we get home."
Shen Ci reached out and gathered the blanket: “Don’t you want to know the final result of the stock?”
It seems like he is seeking credit for something.
Xie Yu doesn't care about stocks. He is a person from another world, and stocks are not as important as the steamed fish he has tonight.
But after Shen Ci said this, Xie Yu still asked, "How are the stocks?"
Shen Ci: “It’s a large amount, it’s a satisfactory ending.”
Xie Yu hummed indifferently: "Thank you."
He turned the key, the old Santana squeaked, and the engine shook three times before it started.
Shen Ci looked at the accessories in the car without leaving any trace. The leather was old and peeling, and the sponge pads were exposed in many parts. Before this car was put in, Master Xie would not even be able to sit in it, let alone drive it.
Shen Ci mentioned casually, "Rolls-Royce has released a new model."
Just as they were turning, Xie Yu tilted his head to look in the rearview mirror and heard: "Well, is that so?"
His tone was flat, socially perfunctory and showed little interest.
Shen Ci: "Bentley is also out..."
Xie Yu finally turned the steering wheel and drove onto the main road. This Santana was a bit old, and the steering wheel was very heavy. It felt sluggish when turning it, and it required some effort.
Shen Ci mentioned the car twice in a row, and Xie Yu also figured out something. He shook his head: "I don't really need it."
Xie Yu was not materialistic and didn't care much about this.
Shen Ci pursed his lips unnaturally.
He became uneasy when Xie Yu refused to accept the gift.
Xie Yu had no choice but to say, "I'll tell you when I want it, okay?"
Shen Ci nodded.
It was still night, and the small streets in the old city were empty and quiet, with no pedestrians. Taking advantage of the night, they drove into the Xingfu Community.
Xie Yu dug out a long down jacket from home and handed it to Shen Ci: “Put it on.”
The air conditioning and heating in the old neighborhoods are not very good.
Xie Yu was tall, and the clothes were a little bigger, so after he put them on, they really covered Shen Ci completely.
After five years of experience abroad, Xie Yu was very skilled at cooking. He heated the pan and did it in one go. Shen Ci did not sit down, but just stood beside him, like a kitchen door god. Xie Yu handed him a kitchen knife: "Cut the vegetables for me."
This kitchen is an old-style kitchen in a resettlement community, and can only accommodate one person. The two of them were squeezed in here, so it was inevitable that they would bump into each other. One person's hand would brush against the other person's waist, or their hips and legs would accidentally touch each other. It was freezing cold, and Chen Ci was getting hotter and hotter in his down jacket. When he finally finished cutting the vegetables, he simply washed his face with cold water.
Xie Yu put the fish in the steamer and adjusted the time: "Come on, let's go out and wait."
They sat down in the living room, and Shen Ci looked around. This old house was more than 20 years old. The original owner grew up here when he was a child, and was later taken home by Xie Yuanshan. There were traces of the original owner's scribbles on the wall.
Shen Ci looked at those pitch-black lines and actually found them cute.
He reached out and touched it: "Did you draw this?"
"Uh..." Xie Yu hesitated for a moment and said frankly, "No."
He and the original owner are not the same person. Since he has chosen to stay, he will have to talk things out sooner or later.
However, if he said it rashly, Shen Ci would probably think that his mental illness had relapsed and he had delusions, and he would rush to find Xu Qingshan and drive him to the mental hospital.
…If I continue to sleep with him secretly for another month, Shen Ci’s dark circles will turn into panda eyes, right?
Xie Yu was daydreaming, thinking about the serious teaching assistant Shen from University A and the cold and silent executive Shen from Jiangcheng. He had dark circles under his eyes and thought it was funny. He didn't check and actually laughed out loud.
Shen Ci looked at him in confusion: “Why are you laughing suddenly?”
Xie Yu stood up to cover up: "Nothing - my fish is steamed."
He put the fish on the table, and the tender yellow fish meat was sprinkled with emerald green onions, which made people's appetites growl at the sight.
After the two of them shared the fish, they were both quite satisfied. Xie Yu looked at his watch. It was already past twelve o'clock. He asked Shen Ci: "Are you staying here tonight?"
It was quite tiring to drive that broken Santana back home so late at night.
Shen Ci raised his hand when he heard this, but said nothing, his brown eyes staring at him steadily.
Xie Yu laughed: "Do you want to stay or not?"
"Hmm." Shen Ci took a bite of fish meat, "...stay."
Xie Yu washed up first and found two sets of pajamas, both of which were his, slightly larger than Shen Ci’s size, but he didn’t care about that when it came to pajamas.
Shen Ci stared at his back for a while, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and suddenly asked slowly: "Have you read the agreement carefully?"
"Hmm?" Xie Yu said casually, "Have you seen it..."
He didn’t even look at it, anyway, Shen Ci wouldn’t hurt him.
Shen Ci retracted his gaze and said nothing.
After washing up, Xie Yu changed into his old pajamas, and lay down on the quilt, playing games on his side to kill time. This time he was playing Jump Jump, pressing the screen and then releasing it. As a result, the phone vibrated several times during one game, and the small square shook dangerously and finally fell to the ground.
He switched back to the message screen and found that they were all from the overseas study group.
Many of his classmates graduated today and were sharing group photos in the group.
Xie Yu's school can graduate if he or she completes enough credits. Examinations are organized in the winter and summer quarters every year. Those who graduate this time are those who have passed the winter examination.
Xie Yu looked around and found that there were a few acquaintances in the group, all of whom often came to him for free meals and parties.
Sure enough, within two minutes, their party group also became active. First, they showed off their graduation certificates, then showed off their return tickets to find partners, and finally they took turns @谢越
"Brother Yu, we are going back to our country. Are you okay in Jiangcheng?"
"Brother Yu, can we have a party when you return? We miss you QAQ."
"Brother Yu, we brought you a gift when we returned home. In return, we want to order some food! We want to eat beef stew with potatoes!!!"
Xie Yu burst out laughing.
When he was in Jiangcheng, he was known as a rich second-generation. Others were either cautious or calculating, and they were just casual acquaintances with his friends. However, none of these foreign people who came to eat for free knew Xie Yu's background, and they were familiar with each other.
He typed: "Come, I'll cook you some beef and potatoes. Do you want anything else? Hand over the gift in one hand and the food in the other."
There was laughter in the group.
There is a time difference between China and abroad. It was late at night for Xie Yu, but it was still daytime at school. There was a graduation ceremony and a dance coming up. The group was noisy for a while, and then it became quiet. Xie Yu was also a little sleepy. He put his phone aside and closed his eyes to rest.
It was quiet at night. The old house had poor sound insulation and I could hear noises from the bathroom.
The sound of water dripping was intermittent and lasted for a long time. Xie Yu closed his eyes and estimated that it was not a normal length of time, but he didn't care. He just thought that Chen Ci was now particular about his life and was particularly fond of cleanliness.
Finally, the sound of water stopped.
The bathroom door and bedroom door opened one after another, the old door hinges creaked, Xie Yu unfolded his old-fashioned large quilt, revealing a corner, and patted his side: "Come up quickly."
It’s very cold in winter, let’s stay together to keep warm.
A body slid in.
Xie Yu hugged him reflexively and wanted to hold him in his arms, but he shuddered when his skin was touched, and then he opened his eyes in disbelief.
He felt bare skin.
Shen Ci was wearing pajamas, but he didn’t button them. The clothes were big to begin with, and they hung loosely on his body. He pulled his hand and slipped in through the gap.
This is a perfect balance, which can be used for offense or defense. If Xie Yu is interested, then he can go with the flow. If not, he can just pretend that his clothes are not buttoned properly to avoid embarrassment.
With the moonlight outside the window, Xie Yu lowered his eyes. The exposed skin of the person in his arms was really as cold as white glaze. When he touched it with his fingers, he got goose bumps. Chen Ci still had that dignified face, but at this moment, his eyes were closed and his face was solemn, as cold and arrogant as he was at the negotiation table, but his body was exposed as if anyone could do anything to him. It seemed that anyone could do anything to him as long as they wanted.
As long as Xie Yu wants.
Xie Yu was stunned, his hands were faster than his brain, he instantly pulled the quilt over and wrapped Shen Ci tightly, leaving only half of his face exposed.
The quilt was wrapped, but they were still hugging each other under the quilt. The two thin layers of pajamas could not block the heat from their skin. Xie Yu's hand inadvertently curved up an arc, and the curve just fit his palm. He paused for a moment, then suddenly retracted it.
Xie Yu took a breath of cold air.
He is a normal man, not Liu Xiahui. If he says he has no feelings for a beautiful woman as beautiful as porcelain who is sticking to him with her face half covered with a pipa, it would be a lie.
God has mercy on me. The original owner had been through many battles, but Xie Yuke had never experienced this. He didn't know where to hug, so he simply stretched out his hand, rolled the quilt into a half roll, and hugged Shen Ci through the roll, and said awkwardly: "Put on your clothes, aren't you cold?"
Shen Ci couldn't move in the scroll, being unilaterally suppressed by Xie Yu. He struggled slightly, but Xie Yu's hold on him became stronger and stronger, and he couldn't break free at all.
“…”
He was slightly embarrassed.
It was the same for the previous six months. The agreement with Master Xie was made, she hugged him, and she even took classes with him, but she didn't even kiss him.
In his dreams at midnight, Chen Ci asked himself countless times, was he the only one who was moved back then?
Shen Ci lowered his eyes and stopped buttoning, then buttoned up all the buttons. The old pajamas wrapped around his young body, and he lay down flat on his back, as if he had really just forgotten to button them after washing.
Xie Yu sighed.
He seemed to know what it meant to ask about the contract.
Xie Yu pulled Shen Ci into his arms again. The person in his arms was someone he was used to holding. He was as obedient as a big doll. He felt warm and soft in his arms, and it was very comfortable: "Now is not the time."
Shen Ci raised his eyes to look at him: "When is it?"
Xie Yu was vague: "At least wait until the day I make it clear."
Chen Ci was uneasy and panicked, eager to confirm something, but Xie Yu was a conservative person at heart, otherwise, with his conditions, he would not have been without a partner for so many years. In some ways, he was unusually stubborn. When it came to love, he wanted to open his heart first.
At the very least, he should first clearly state where he came from and plan where he will go.
The next day, early in the morning, it was Xie Yu who woke up first.
Shen Ci hadn't slept for half the night, and the dark circles under his eyes were even darker. He seemed extremely uneasy, and even in his dreams he frowned. His handsome eyebrows were wrinkled together, and his lips were pursed into a straight line. Xie Yu looked at him calmly for a moment, then suddenly reached out and touched his forehead.
He smoothed his frowning brows.
Xie Yu sighed slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart: "In the past six months, I have never made you frown like this."
Although the storyline was set to be a sad story at that time, Xie Yu was very careful in everything he did, and Shen Ci had never suffered any major injustice while being with him.
He thought: "I have to find an opportunity to talk things out."
Xie Yu has many similarities with the original owner, but they are completely different. It was fine before when he was just a task target, but now that he has also been moved, he doesn’t want Shen Ci to confuse him with the original owner.
Today, Chen Ci pointed at the original owner's graffiti and asked if he had drawn it. Xie Yu felt strange. All those previous incidents of flirting with other women and beating people up could no longer be blamed on him.
No one wanted to cook in the morning, so Xie Yu took out his phone to order takeout. When Shen Ci woke up, it was already very late.
Xie Yu still held him in his arms: "Not going to work today?"
Shen Ci: “I’ve asked for leave.”
I took a leave of absence because I thought that if I did succeed, I would be in a lot of pain the next day, so I took a day off to recuperate. Unfortunately, I didn't succeed.
Xie Yu turned over and got out of bed, opened the window, and the damp and cold air instantly filled the bedroom. He looked out the window and saw people going to work or school, white steam rising from the breakfast shop, and hot buns being handed out from the steamer. Everything seemed just right.
Shen Ci had already put on his coat. He didn't bring any clothes with him, so he was still wearing Xie Yu's coat, with the collar pulled all the way to the top, like he was wearing a quilt.
Xie Yu: "If you're not going to work, what are your plans for today?"
Shen Ci: "It's rare that I have time during the day, so I plan to go see grandma."
Visiting the special needs ward requires an appointment. He pulled out his phone and entered the program. Just as he was about to start, Xie Yu just closed the window and turned his head to say, "Can you make an appointment for me too? Given the situation now, I have to go and see him, too."
Shen Ci's typing hand paused slightly, and then he laughed, with a little self-mockery: "What is the relationship now?"
He had asked this question before, and Xie Yu answered it straightforwardly without any hesitation. At that time he said it was a contractual relationship, and it is naturally the same now.
Apart from that, there is nothing.
But Xie Yu had already opened the door and was reaching out to order takeout. He brought up the porridge and naturally asked, "Are you in a relationship?"
As soon as Shen Ci loosened his grip, the phone fell down and rolled to the floor.
He didn't bother to pick it up, his voice was a little anxious and a little bitter: "Tell me again, what is our relationship?"
Xie Yu tilted his head to look at him, laughed dumbly, and really dragged out the tone, saying word by word: "We are in a relationship."
He put the porridge on the table and shook his head slightly: "Come and have breakfast, don't you have to go to the hospital later?"
As he spoke, Xie Yu raised his eyes, with a smile in his eyes: "Don't you think so, Assistant Teacher Shen?"
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There are probably a few more chapters left in this world~
Also, I'd like to bow first. The outline of this article has been decided and it cannot and will not be changed. The author is easily led astray, but writing is a matter of thousands of people, so I will not read the comments section when each unit is serialized.
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