Chapter 351, Part 351
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"Or, why don't you take it a little longer?" Ye Qingxi suggested. "This isn't urgent, is it...?"
Mu Shaoyan looked at him, "But I can't keep it a secret forever."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "That's true."
Mu Shaoyan: "So it's better to tell him this while he's in a good mood."
Ye Qingxi: ...I'm afraid that after he hears this, he won't be in a good mood.
"Or, how about I help you investigate?" Ye Qingxi suggested again.
"No need," Mu Shaoyan refused. "This is my own business, so I should naturally take responsibility for it myself. How can I expect you to be the one to take the lead in everything?"
Ye Qingxi: ...It's okay, he doesn't mind anyway.
that is……
"Uncle, are you really going to marry Brother Duan Yi?"
"Mm." Mu Shaoyan nodded.
He leaned closer to Ye Qingxi and pulled out the pendant from the chain hanging around his neck from his collar.
The shorter chain had a Möbius strip ring hanging from it, while the longer chain had a ruby flame-shaped pendant.
It looks like two necklaces worn on top of each other.
He proposed to me, and I said yes.
As he spoke, Mu Shaoyan took off the necklace and showed it to Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi: !! !! Proposal!
No wonder you said you wanted to get married!
You guys are moving way too fast!
Ye Qingxi looked at the Möbius strip pendant on the necklace and wondered, "Is this the engagement ring he gave you?"
"Hmm." Mu Shaoyan nodded, then couldn't help but say, "Look carefully."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi picked up the ring and examined it carefully for a long time. Finally, she discovered that there were two letters engraved on the two sides of the Möbius strip: one was D and the other was Y.
It's clearly the initials of Duan Yi!
Ye Qingxi: "Shouldn't this be engraved inside the ring?"
"Right?" Mu Shaoyan said, "Now you know how much of a repressed pervert he is."
He seemed to want everyone to know that the ring was a gift from him.
Ye Qingxi laughed. He really hadn't expected Duan Yi to be like this when it came to love, with such obvious possessiveness.
"So this pendant was also a gift from him?" Ye Qingxi asked, shaking the ruby flame pendant.
Mu Shaoyan nodded.
When proposing, a ring is a must, but Duan Yi felt that men's rings were too plain and not valuable enough, which made them seem insincere. So he specially commissioned a ruby pendant so that his proposal would be worthy of Mu Shaoyan's status.
"Besides, our families don't know about this, so I can't wear the ring. Perfect, the pendant can be hung on the chain, so it won't arouse any suspicion."
"Later he gave me another chain to hang the rings on. Wearing them together like this makes them look like accessories, not like they're related to the proposal anymore?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "That's true."
All I can say is that Brother Duan Yi really went to great lengths!
He wouldn't be researching his uncle all day long, besides his research work, would he?
"So you're planning to get married?"
Mu Shaoyan nodded, "Since he proposed and I accepted, it's only natural that we should prepare for the wedding."
"Besides, we've been together for five years, which isn't a short time. Many of our high school and college classmates have gotten married. Take Wang Xu, the guy I took you to get your hair cut before, for example. He got married the year before last, so it's not too early for me to get married now."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "That's true."
He knew that Wang Xu was getting married; his uncle was even the best man. Although he didn't go, he still ate wedding candy and saw their wedding photos.
His barbershop business has been doing very well these past few years. He paid back the money Mu Shaoyan lent him back then long ago, saved up some money, and proposed to his girlfriend.
When Ye Qingxi looked at the wedding invitation, he saw in the photo that his wife was indeed the girl he had seen getting her hair cut. The two of them were smiling happily at the camera.
His uncle was also laughing happily, and Ye Qingxi laughed happily too.
Unexpectedly, now it's his uncle's turn.
Five years is indeed a long time, so it's normal for Duan Yi to want to get married.
Moreover, even if he didn't say it, just looking at Duan Yi's current behavior in dating, Ye Qingxi strongly suspected that the reason he could endure these five years was because his uncle's family was so wealthy. Duan Yi wanted to achieve greater success in the worldly sense so that he could be worthy of his uncle and be qualified to propose to him, which is why he was desperately suppressing himself.
Otherwise, he might have proposed to him right after they graduated from university and reached marriageable age!
This matches the feeling Duan Yi gave him since they started dating.
"Then... is there anything I can help you with?" Ye Qingxi asked sincerely.
"You've already helped me a lot." Mu Shaoyan put his arm around his shoulder. "Now, all you need to do is give me some encouragement and blessings."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi replied earnestly, "Keep it up!"
After saying that, he added, "I believe Grandpa will understand you and Brother Duan Yi, and I also believe that you and Brother Duan Yi will definitely be happy together. From high school to now, from when you two had nothing to when you became the new kings of the game, Uncle, you are really amazing! Brother Duan Yi is also very impressive! You two are the best and most compatible couple, and I will always support you!"
Mu Shaoyan smiled and ruffled his hair, then pulled him into his arms. "With your words, I feel much more confident."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Okay, you can go without worry."
If things go wrong, he'll clean up the mess.
Anyway, his grandfather wouldn't scold him.
Mu Shaoyan looked at him and said, "Then I'll be leaving."
"Keep it up!" Ye Qingxi said firmly.
"Um!"
Mu Shaoyan stood up, clenched his fists to encourage himself, and left the bedroom.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi could only silently pray for him, hoping that everything would go well for him.
Mu Feng was reading a book in his study.
I was halfway through reading when I heard a knock on the door.
“Come in,” he said.
Mu Shaoyan then slowly pushed open the door.
"What's wrong?" Mu Feng inserted a bookmark and closed the book.
Mu Shaoyan looked at him, then silently went inside and closed the door.
"There's something I'd like to tell you," he said softly.
"Speak," Mu Feng said, remaining as calm as ever.
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan thought for a moment, then knelt down with a "plop," saying, "I'll talk to you while I'm kneeling."
This makes him feel more at ease.
Mu Feng: ...
Mu Feng suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
He looked at Mu Shaoyan without saying a word.
Mu Shaoyan felt so guilty that his heart was pounding in his chest, and he couldn't calm it down at all.
"I..." He tried to calm himself down a little, to not be so flustered, but his heart trembled more and more. "I'm in a relationship."
Mu Feng remained silent, waiting for him to continue. After all, dating shouldn't warrant him kneeling down.
"...and Duan Yi."
Mu Feng: !!!
Okay!
He exclaimed, "Why is Mu Shaoyan kneeling down?!"
Shouldn't they kneel down?!
“I know I shouldn’t have done this,” Mu Shaoyan quickly said, “but as you know, matters of the heart are beyond your control, so there’s nothing I can do about it.”
Mu Feng: "...When did it start?"
"Back in my senior year of college."
Mu Feng: !!!
"So you've been keeping this from me all these years?!"
"I was thinking of waiting until Duan Yi achieved something before telling you, otherwise I was afraid you would think he was not good enough for me because of his family background."
"So now he's good enough for you?"
“He is now considered a rising star and an elite in the industry. He has a bright future and is definitely more worthy of me than he was back then.”
Mu Feng: ...
Mu Feng looked at his son, who had been quiet until now but had made a stunning debut.
"You kept this from me for so many years, and now you're suddenly telling me just because you think he's good enough for you now?"
"Of course not." Mu Shaoyan became increasingly guilty.
He lowered his head, not daring to look at his father.
"Well, I want to marry him."
Mu Feng: ...
Mu Feng knew it!
He didn't say it earlier or later, but he's saying it now, so there must be a reason why he has to say it!
Mu Feng was utterly exhausted.
"Weren't you two doing just fine as friends? How did you suddenly become a couple?!"
Mu Shaoyan: "...It's not that he liked me so much that he couldn't stand it, and I liked him quite a bit too, so we naturally went from being friends to lovers."
Mu Feng: "How can this be considered natural?!"
Mu Shaoyan: ...How can I explain this to you? It just happened so naturally!
"Anyway, we're no longer just friends."
Mu Feng: ...
Mu Feng was having a real headache.
He just didn't understand, what was so good about liking boys?
It's one thing for Mu Shaowu to like it, but Mu Shaoyan likes it too!
Is this friendship really that good?
That does seem pretty good.
To be fair, if Duan Yi were a girl, and Mu Shaoyan were to say they wanted to get married, Mu Feng would only ask him where he wanted to get married, what location he preferred for the wedding home, and what Duan Yi's requirements were.
But unfortunately, Duan Yi was a boy.
But he has always admired Duan Yi.
If it were anyone else, Mu Feng would have already lost his temper long ago, especially since Mu Shaoyan had kept it a secret for so long and was a man.
But it just so happens to be Duan Yi.
Although he hadn't met Duan Yi much, he could always see Duan Yi's shadow in Mu Shaoyan's growth.
What kind of person is Duan Yi?
Impoverished, proud, self-reliant, resilient, opinionated, thoughtful, proactive, clearly aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and able to effectively utilize their strengths and abilities.
He treated Mu Shaoyan very well and was Mu Shaoyan's mentor and friend.
He was also very kind to Ye Qingxi, and liked him very much, as he was always accompanying his uncle's nephew.
Mu Feng once thought that Duan Yi and Ye Min were very similar, and he once thought that Mu Shaoyan and him were like himself and Ye Min back then.
Therefore, he thought highly of Duan Yi.
But now, Mu Shaoyan says they're not friends, they're lovers!
Mu Feng was extremely annoyed and had a headache.
Can't he just be friends with Duan Yi peacefully?
Does one have to be in a relationship?
He and Ye Min didn't date back then!
"You go out first," Mu Feng said irritably.
Seeing this, Mu Shaoyan didn't dare to provoke him any further. He simply grunted and silently withdrew.
After he went outside, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
Honestly, he was so nervous!
Mu Shaoyan looked down and sent a WeChat message to Duan Yi: 【Ahhhhhh I told my dad, I'm so nervous!】
Duan Yi replied instantly: 【What did your dad say?】
Mu Shaoyan: [He hadn't even said anything yet. He told me to leave, so I came out first.]
Mu Shaoyan: [This might be too much for my dad. Let him calm down first.]
Duan Yi looked at it and replied: 【Okay.】
However, he thought to himself, Mu Feng is Mu Shaoyan's father, and the Mu family is such a wealthy family. It's one thing for someone like him with no family background to dream of dating Mu Shaoyan, but now he wants to get married. Mu Feng is bound to be unwilling.
When Mu Shaoyan said he wanted to be honest with his family, Duan Yi mentioned that he wanted to go with him.
However, Mu Shaoyan refused, saying, "It's better if I say it myself."
Duan Yi wanted to persuade him, but when she remembered what she was going to give Mu Feng, she swallowed her words.
He knew very well that Mu Feng, as a father, might accept those things out of love and protection for his child.
However, if Mu Shaoyan were also present, he would absolutely not be willing to let him give it away, much less agree to Mu Feng accepting it.
To be honest, during the week that Ye Qingxi went to the Feng family, Duan Yi thought more than once about going to see Mu Feng first to show his sincerity and earnestness, so that Mu Feng could feel at ease.
This marriage was a step up for him; he was eager and presumptuous to marry Mu Shaoyan. Therefore, he should naturally do everything he could to ensure that Mu Shaoyan wouldn't be caught in the middle between him and his father.
But that was Mu Shaoyan's father, not his father.
Before Mu Shaoyan could even say he was in a relationship and wanted to get married, he went to tell Mu Feng everything, saying that he would be sincere to Mu Shaoyan for life. This made Duan Yi feel that it was inappropriate for the father to learn from an outsider that his son was in a relationship, that his partner was a man, and that they were even planning to get married.
So he waited patiently for Mu Shaoyan to tell Mu Feng.
When Mu Feng found out that Mu Shaoyan had confessed to him, he could naturally do what he wanted to do.
Duan Yi picked up his phone and dialed Mu Feng's number.
He copied this phone number from Mu Shaoyan's contact list, all for this day.
When Mu Feng saw the unfamiliar number, he was annoyed and didn't want to answer.
However, even after he hung up twice, the other party kept calling back.
Mu Feng snapped, "You'd better have something important to do!"
Hearing the obvious anger in his voice, Duan Yi knew that Mu Feng's relationship with Mu Shaoyan was not good news.
"Hello Chairman Mu, I am Duan Yi."
Mu Feng was taken aback. "How did you get my phone number?"
"Because I have something I want to say to you, I found your phone number in Shao Yan's contacts."
"What do you want to say to me?" Mu Feng asked.
"Are you available tomorrow? I'd like to meet with you."
"Okay." Mu Feng did not refuse.
He said, "You know my address, right? Come to my house tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon."
"Okay," Duan Yi replied.
He said sincerely, "Chairman Mu, I am very grateful that you are willing to see me, and I am also grateful that you are still willing to talk to me at this time. I understand your feelings about Shao Yan and me, so I have prepared some things in advance. Please believe me, I really like Shao Yan and I really want to be with him for the rest of my life."
"We'll talk about these things when you come tomorrow," Mu Feng said coldly.
He hung up the phone without saying much to Duan Yi.
He certainly admired Duan Yi.
But he is Mu Shaoyan's father.
As a friend, Duan Yi is a very good friend.
He was still unsure whether Duan Yi was suitable or qualified to be his lover or even his future partner.
Mu Feng sighed.
He still couldn't understand how these perfectly good friends had become lovers!
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