Chapter 254 Who is more important, work or me?
"How long will you love me, Ning Yan?"
Yu Chengbai looked at him and called his full name gently, as if this would attract more of his attention.
Ning Yan looked back at him, and just as Yu Chengbai had guessed, she smiled and replied, "For a lifetime."
Yu Chengbai couldn't help but embarrass him, "How many people have you said this to?"
"Not many, just you."
Because most of them didn't have the chance to ask, Ning Yan had never stayed with a man or woman other than Yu Chengbai for such a long time.
——Of course, Yu Li and the others don’t count.
"Do you know what a normal couple is like?" Yu Chengbai suddenly said after thinking for a while.
Ning Yan shook his head and said honestly, "I don't know."
He didn't have the time or care for these things before.
Yu Chengbai reached out and stroked his cheek, looking into his eyes, and told him: "In the past, couples valued harmony and respect for each other."
Ning Yan shook his head: "I don't understand."
He didn't understand, so Yu Chengbai explained it to him one by one.
"Usually when a husband goes out to work, he will tell his wife that he has gone to work, and when he comes back from get off work, he will say that he is back."
"If I can't get home on time, for example, because I need to work overtime, attend social events, or go out to dinner with colleagues, I'll call my wife at home in advance so she doesn't have to cook for me. If it's a party I've planned in advance, I'll also ask my wife if she wants to come along."
"You need to take him out and introduce your relationship to all your friends and colleagues."
"That's a good husband."
Ning Yan interrupted him doubtfully: "But haven't you always been like this? You are a good husband."
Yu Chengbai looked at him: "I'm talking about you, Ah Yan."
"...Okay, continue."
"So have you learned how to be a good husband now?" Yu Chengbai asked him gently.
Ning Yan frowned and thought carefully about what he had just said, then nodded and repeated: "I'll tell you when I go to work, I'll tell you when I get home from work, and I'll tell you even if I don't come home. If there's a gathering of colleagues, I'll ask if you want to go and introduce you to my friends and colleagues..."
At this point, Ning Yan paused, not knowing what he was thinking of. He then asked Yu Chengbai worriedly, "If they knew you were my partner, would they be afraid to ask me out for dinner next time?"
"Also, will my boss be afraid to assign me any work?"
"Will I not be able to go on a business trip?"
Yu Chengbai asked him, "Who's more important, work or me?"
Ning Yan said: "Work."
Yu Chengbai: "..."
Ning Yan tried to remedy the situation: "What I mean is that the way we are now is pretty good. I like my current job very much. Some people hate me, some like me, and some gossip about me behind my back. If they knew that I was married to you, no one would hate me or gossip about me anymore."
Yu Chengbai's eyes were tired, and his tone was full of helplessness: "Why should others hate you?"
Ning Yan said excitedly: "Don't you think it's a good feeling when others hate you, try to make trouble for you, and still can't get rid of you?"
Even when Yu Chengbai held tremendous power and both the black and white factions were protecting his life in the fight, he didn't feel very good.
Even if others humiliated him in person or poured tea on his face, he could still take out his handkerchief and wipe it clean slowly without changing his expression. Just like Gu Jiujing said, he was calm and composed without any desires and was ready to become a monk and attain enlightenment at any time.
Therefore, he cannot understand the happiness of ordinary people.
Seeing Yu Chengbai slowly lowering his eyes, Ning Yan tried hard to empathize with his loneliness at the moment.
After hesitating for a moment, I asked him, "Is this matter really important to you?"
Yu Chengbai sighed deeply, closed his eyes, and said, "I hate that the bright moon hangs high in the sky, but doesn't shine on me alone."
Ning Yan frowned: "I don't quite understand."
Yu Chengbai opened his eyes, his eyes clear, and said in plain words: "You have so many friends, so many leaders, so many colleagues, so many things to do every day, and so many people who like you..."
"Okay, stop talking, I understand." Ning Yan interrupted him.
Yu Chengbai really stopped talking. He sat on the sofa and watched him holding his hand in silence.
The living room fell into a brief silence. The pointer on the wall was turning slowly. After about three circles, Ning Yan suddenly spoke.
"Yu Chengbai, do you want me to be around you all day, but you're afraid to say it out loud because I'll get angry. Are you also afraid that I'll get tired of you and leave you in the future?"
Yu Chengbai asked him back: "Can you?"
Ning Yan thought for a moment and said, "I don't know."
Just these four words caused Yu Chengbai's long-suppressed panic, worry, helplessness and grievance to burst out completely.
He was not the type to argue with others, so he just stood up and walked out. His whole body was shaking because of the breath pressing on his chest.
My limbs were numb, my eyes were red, and I couldn't even see the road clearly.
Ning Yan was stunned for only a second, then quickly stood up and chased after him.
He faced Yu Chengbai, with his back against the door.
Then he frowned and said loudly: "I said I don't know because I don't want to lie to you! I have been telling lies all the time, I am used to it! I didn't tell the truth to Yu Li, Ming Lin and others. If it was someone else who asked me, I would definitely tell them with sweet words that I know!"
"But you are different from them. I answered you after careful consideration. I also answered Yu Li and the others the same way!"
"I really want to be responsible for you, so I said I didn't know!"
"If I don't like you, I can make you run around in circles. I wouldn't bother at all——"
Yu Chengbai held his face, closed his eyes, and kissed his lips hard, his heavy breath being swallowed by his open lips and tongue.
The unfinished words were chewed and chewed into pieces by the other party and swallowed back into his stomach.
The next day, Ning Yan went to work in the morning. Jiang Wei saw him at the door and ran over to greet him with a smile: "Brother Yan, good morning!"
Ning Yan mechanically raised his hand and greeted: "Good morning, Yu Chengbai is my boyfriend."
Jiang Wei was stunned: "What?"
Without answering, Ning Yan turned around and greeted another colleague, following the same process: "Good morning, Yu Chengbai is my boyfriend."
“…”
Early in the morning, Ning Yan greeted everyone in the unit before going to work.
He was fine, so he went back to work as if nothing had happened, leaving everyone else confused.
After a long moment, someone whispered, "...Is he okay? Should we take him to see a doctor?"
"Have you been under too much pressure at work lately? Are you having a mental breakdown?"
Before he could finish, Yu Chengbai came in from outside, smiled and nodded to the confused crowd.
He walked straight towards Ning Yan, who was sitting in a seat looking for something, handed over the thing in his hand, and said gently: "Ayan, you got up in a hurry this morning and took the wrong phone. This is your phone."
Ning Yan took it without saying a word.
The office was completely silent, followed by a collective gasp.
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