《I Just Want to Divorce》


 CH 1

    Come on, good son, call dad.


    ¡°A Fei, it¡¯s your brother who made a mistake this time, so you should help him this once.¡±


    Father Ye put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Ye Fei¡¯s eyes, and spoke earnestly: ¡°He is young and innocent and has a simple personality. It is excusable being deceived. You should work harder and get the investment money back, no matter how much. Money can¡¯t be squandered.¡±


    It was evening, and was just getting dark. The lights in the house were not yet lit. Faint sunlight shone inside the living room through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and fell on the young man sitting on the sofa.


    The young man wore a simple black suit and a pair of thick-rimmed glasses sat on his tall nose bridge. His hair were combed all the way back, revealing his face. It was supposed to be an unremarkable suit, but he looked too good in it. His beautiful facial features suppressed its rusticity, showing a noble sense of luxury.


    Ye Yao glanced at him, suppressed the jealousy in his heart, moved towards him and said coquettishly: ¡°Ge, just help me! It¡¯s not that I didn¡¯t listen to you, but the prospects of their plans are too good. It¡¯s not my fault, don¡¯t blame me.¡±


    {t/n: ge in Chinese means brother. It is usually used informally and for an older male.}


    Ye Fei lowered his head and stared at his hands motionlessly, without reacting.


    Father Ye frowned and raised his volume, dissatisfied. ¡°Ye Fei, did you hear me?¡±


    This sound finally brought Ye Fei, who was immersed in his thoughts, back to his senses. He slowly raised his head, lost in a daze. His eyes drifted around for a few seconds, and finally focused on Father Ye.


    ¡°Your brother saw that it was too hard to manage the company by yourself, and wanted to share a little bit of the burden for you. Everyone makes mistakes and I have already taught him.¡± Father Ye picked up the phone and squinted his presbyopic eyes to look at the date. ¡°Today is the eighteenth. Resolve it within this month, okay?¡±


    The room was quiet for a while. Just when Father Ye couldn¡¯t help but want to speak again, Ye Fei suddenly asked an unrelated question. ¡°What date did you say it is today?¡±


    ¡°Eighteen.¡±


    ¡°Which month?¡±


    Father Ye was startled and said angrily, ¡°Which month can it be? It¡¯s May eighteen!¡±


    May 18. Late spring and early summer.


    But he clearly remembered that it should be winter. The day before, there was a rare heavy snowfall that occurred once in a century. All the television stations were broadcasting it in turns.


    Ye Fei moved his gaze away from Father Ye¡¯s outdated fingerprint lock-enabled phone, swept across the blooming lilacs outside the window, and finally fixed it on the back of his pale hands which were devoid of any perforations or bruises.


    He took a deep breath, and restrained his jumping heart. He closed and opened his eyes and finally stood up slowly as if he had made up his mind.


    There was no soft feeling in his legs and he didn¡¯t fall. Strong legs supported his entire body as he stood firmly on the ground. Ye Fei leaned on the wine cabinet. Feeling the subtle pain from the hardwood compartment against his back, he suddenly smiled.


    Half a month after being diagnosed with progressive/gradual freezing disease and lying paralysed in bed for a week, he had returned to the year he was twenty-four, two years in the past.


    {t/n: The medical term for ¡°gradual freezing disease¡± is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disease. For the rest of the novel, I will be calling it ALS or ALSD (abbreviated) instead of gradual/progressive freezing disease.


    Detailed info about ALS is at the end of the chapter.}


    The scene in front of him was very familiar, it was when Ye Yao had caused a catastrophe for the first time.


    The Ye family ran a small film and television company. Four months ago, Ye Yao ignored Ye Fei¡¯s persuasion and while he was out on a business trip, took the chance to invest in a costume drama that was said to be 100% explosive.


    Unexpectedly, the entire project was actually a mess and it didn¡¯t take long to squander his investment of 20 millions.


    Ye Yao was now riding a tiger. It was hard to get off. Continuing to invest was tantamount to taking the money to fill a bottomless pit. If withdrawn, all the money previously invested would be spent for nothing.


    {t/n: when riding a tiger, it¡¯s hard to get off is a Chinese idiom meaning impossible to stop halfway.}


    As always, Father Ye rightfully asked Ye Fei to wipe his beloved little son¡¯s ass.


    Seeing that Ye Fei didn¡¯t answer for a long time, Father Ye threw his mobile phone in anger. ¡°What? Are you still unsatisfied?¡±


    Towards his elder son, he was far from being as patient as he was with his younger son. He scolded with a grimace. ¡°Do you think you are right after all this happened? I asked you to guide Ye Yao properly, didn¡¯t I? Did you teach him anything?¡±


    He looked at Ye Fei whose face resembled his dead wife. For a moment, he fell in a daze and then without looking at Ye Fei, said coldly, ¡°Get the money back as soon as possible, and I won¡¯t care about you.¡±


    Ye Fei sneered, his face full of mockery.


    But just in a few minutes, all his rigidity and seriousness disappeared. He lazily leaned against the wine cabinet, tore off his tightly tied tie and undid the first button of his shirt.


    When Father Ye saw this, he thought Ye Fei was very angry. Although he was impatient, he slowed down and coaxed Ye Fei. ¡°Dad knows your ability. You can definitely get things done before the end of the month.¡±


    After a pause, he deliberately added, ¡°You don¡¯t want your brother to be devastated by this incident, do you?¡±


    He knew his son.


    He knew how important family and affection were in his son¡¯s heart. Although Ye Yao was not born from his mother, Ye Fei had always loved him a lot since he was a child.


    He knew that Ye Fei couldn¡¯t let it go just like this.


    Father Ye gave Ye Yao a wink. Ye Yao immediately understood, and held Ye Fei¡¯s arm while giving it a shake. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean it. I just wanted to make some achievements because of the people who look down on me. Ge, I was wrong. Please forgive me. Forgive me¡­..¡±


    He was so young that it was easy to make people feel reluctant when he looked so well-behaved while begging for mercy.


    Ye Fei was so confused in his previous life that he worked so hard to help him with the aftermath.


    But in this life, Ye Fei would never be like that again.


    He would never forget the so-called face of his family after he got sick.


    They argued that gradual freezing disease was a terminal illness and that there was no treatment. After he was paralyzed, he was forcibly discharged from the hospital, imprisoned in a small room and left unattended.


    His father was busy contacting the insurance companies to settle claims and his brother, who had always been protected by him in every possible way, couldn¡¯t wait to start calculating what that money could buy.


    No one asked him if it hurt or if he felt comfortable. Everyone looked forward to using his illness to exchange money.


    Those were the most desperate and humiliating seven days of Ye Fei¡¯s life.  He tried to escape countless times and even prayed for death, but he was so weak that he couldn¡¯t even lift a finger, let alone kill himself.


    He was prepared to die an ugly death. He never thought that after drinking a glass of milk, he would return to a point of time two years in the past.


    At this time, he was still very healthy and was working diligently for the Ye family.


    ¡°Ge!¡± Ye Fei did not comfort him gently as usual, Ye Yao felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart, and leaned in to please Ye Fei. ¡°I promise this is the last time.¡±


    From up close, Ye Fei¡¯s face was not only flawless, it was more like perfect. Ye Yao remembered being compared to Ye Fei while growing up. He lowered his eyes to hide the frigid gloom in them, trying to maintain the image of a good little brother. ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, alright?¡±


    Ye Fei had no intention of wasting time watching him acting, and coldly pulled his arm out of his hand.


    His Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disease was inherited from his mother. There was no way to prevent this genetic disease even if it was known in advance. But Ye Fei didn¡¯t feel depressed. It was God¡¯s blessing to be able to live again and make up for regrets, even if he only lived for two more years.


    In his last life, he worked hard for the Ye family and put all his energy into work. His days were boring. Not to mention eating meat, he had not even talked about love.


    {t/n: eating meat is a Chinese slang for sex. Since China is strict about censorship and all, people generally use indirect connotations to refer to sex and the like.}


    In this life¡­¡­..


    Ye Fei smiled cynically. Fuck work! Fuck the Ye family! With only two years of his life left, why the hell would he still struggle? After going out of this door and solving all his problems, he will find a good tool to enjoy his first time.


    ¡°And you say you love me!¡± Ye Yao was originally unwilling to admit that he wasn¡¯t as good as Ye Fei and was already at the limit of his endurance when he lowered his temper and apologized in a meek voice. At this moment, seeing Ye Fei¡¯s tardiness in answering, he immediately flew into a rage out of humiliation. ¡°In the end, even for this trivial matter, you are unwilling to help.¡±


    He paused, then raised his neck. ¡°It wouldn¡¯t be like this if we were birthed by the same mother.¡±


    Father Ye slapped the table as he took a quick look at him. ¡°What nonsense is this?¡±


    Yet, he didn¡¯t reprimand his little son much, rather aimed the artillery at Ye Fei. ¡°You see what you¡¯ve forced your brother into? Why? Are you going to turn your face away when your wings are hard?¡±


    Father Ye sneered. ¡°Let me tell you, in the Ye family, I have the final say. Over there in the company, if I say a word, you have to pack up and leave.¡±


    Ye Fei sat back on the sofa again.


    His sitting posture was no longer rigid and upright. He leaned bonelessly against the sofa cushion, his two long legs overlapping. He slightly raised his chin and looked at Father Ye, lightly mocking, ¡°What beautiful dreams are you cooking?¡±


    Ye family¡¯s entertainment company, Dingyuan, had been running out of money in recent years, so much so, that it reached the point of bankruptcy and liquidation. If it wasn¡¯t for Ye Fei who took over and turned the tide, the company would have collapsed like a sand castle on the beach, with Ye father and Ye Yao pulling at its hind legs.


    It could be said that everyone in the Ye family was being raised by Ye Fei.


    ¡°What did you say?¡± Father Ye looked at Ye Fei in shock and could not believe that his eldest son, who had always been obedient, would say such a thing.


    ¡°Are you angry?¡± Ye Fei smiled and waved to Ye Yao who was also stunned. ¡°Come here and I will teach you a new word.¡±


    Ye Yao subconsciously walked over. ¡°What?¡±


    Ye Fei spat out four words. ¡°Powerless anger.¡±


    {t/n: The raws wrote ÎÞÄÜ¿ñÅ­ which are four characters/words.}


    Although Father Ye didn¡¯t understand Internet language, he could guess the meaning of the word. His face turned pale with anger. ¡°Little beast! What did you say?!¡±


    ¡°Look.¡± Ye Fei said lightly. ¡°Now, it¡¯s double the powerless anger.¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡­..¡± Father Ye picked up the lid of the teapot at hand and was about to smash it over when Ye Fei said suddenly, ¡°It¡¯s not impossible to let me take care of this.¡±


    Father Ye¡¯s movements stalled, and he put down the lid of the teapot in a hesitant manner. He did not speak, but was greatly relieved.


    The more than 20 million that Ye Yao threw out, accounted for almost half of the company¡¯s liquid assets.


    Ye Fei being reluctant to help, is something which is not going to happen. Thinking of this, Father Ye couldn¡¯t help showing a trace of complacency.


    Ever since Ye Fei was a child, he had been brainwashing him day after day.


    Looking at it today, more than ten years of his hard work were not in vain.


    No matter how angry, he would still obediently work for the family.


    Father Ye picked up the tea cup, blew the tea leaves floating on water, and took a sip comfortably.


    ¡°Then why are you still here? Hurry up and go to the company!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Ye Fei¡¯s gaze swept over Father Ye and Ye Yao, his eyes squinting. ¡°As the saying goes, whoever gives birth to the child is responsible. Since you pushed this to me¡­¡±


    He lifted his eyes and looked at Ye Yao who was still angry, and chuckled. ¡°Come on, good son, call dad.¡±


    ALSD or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disease ¨C It is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells related to movement in the brain and spinal cord, causing the death of motor neurons and making the brain unable to control muscle movement. The main clinical manifestation is gradual muscle atrophy and weakness, and the patient will eventually die due to respiratory failure. The famous physicist Stephen Hawking, who died not long ago, was diagnosed with this disease at the age of 21 and eventually fought with it for 55 years.


    Source of information : xinhuanet


    In this book, the symptoms of the disease are somewhat different but that can be due to the fact that different people usually show different symptoms. Also, people with ALSD usually don¡¯t live long. At an average, three to five years since the disease doesn¡¯t allow one to and also because of the expensive treatment. Stephen Hawking is the only known case who lived so long while fighting this disease.


    For detailed symptoms, treatment and other information, you can just web search ALSD.


    Next chapter will be uploaded next Monday. See ya then.

 CH 2

    Get My Hair Done


    As soon as the voice fell, the room was instantly enveloped in a deathly silence.


    Father Ye raised his hand and hurled the tea cup his way. ¡°What damn thing are you talking about?!¡±


    The purple sand tea cup fell near Ye Fei¡¯s feet and shattered into pieces. The hot tea remaining in the cup splashed on his ankle. It was not very hot, but there was still a burning sensation.


    Ye Fei stood up and spread his hands out. ¡°Then there is no way.¡±


    ¡°I think you are just asking for trouble!¡± Father Ye pointed at Ye Fei, speaking arrogantly, ¡°Let me tell you today, you¡¯ll have to take care of it, no matter whether you want to or not!¡±


    Ye Fei sneered and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ye Yao.


    ¡°Ye Fei, you said you love me the most.¡± Ye Yao seemed to have suffered a great humiliation and stared at him stubbornly. ¡°Is that how you love me?¡±


    Ye Fei looked at Ye Yao coldly. When his mother died, he was two years old. Ye Yao was only three years younger than him, and the brothers could be said to have grown up together.


    In twenty years, even an animal one raised would become affectionate. What about Ye Yao?


    Ye Fei dug out his heart and lungs for Ye Yao but what he got in return was schadenfreude and malicious imprecations while he was on the hospital bed. Prior to that, Ye Fei had never known that his seemingly good little brother, in fact, had such deep hatred for him in his heart.


    Such a thing which is worse than a dog or pig, how does he have the cheek to get his love?


    Ye Fei said, ¡°Are you worthy?¡±


    He had a pair of beautifully shaped peach-blossom eyes, thick and long eyelashes, which looked romantic and affectionate when he smiled, but icy cold and ruthless when he threatened someone. At this moment, only a faint glance at Ye Yao made him tremble involuntarily.


    Perceiving his own reaction, Ye Yao flew into a rage out of humiliation. ¡°Are you fucking sick? Damn it! Will you help or not? Who do you think¡­¡­¡­?¡±


    ¡°A¡¯Yao!¡± Father Ye stopped him in time.


    Ye Yao opened his mouth and closed it reluctantly under Father Ye¡¯s warning eyes.


    ¡°What exactly are you dissatisfied with?¡± Father Ye kept his anger under control and said, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, the company has your shares too. Helping A¡¯Yao is helping yourself!¡±


    Ye Fei took out his mobile phone to browse the latest news and slovenly said, ¡°Me, care?¡±


    Dingyuan could live till now by relying on him. As long as he wanted, let alone one, supporting even ten Dingyuan wouldn¡¯t be a problem. Anyway, who would covet such a thing?


    ¡°You!¡± Father Ye suffered from lung pain, his chest felt heavy and he coughed violently.


    ¡°Dad, are you alright?¡± Ye Yao immediately stepped forward and handed Father Ye a glass of water while patting his back. After acting long enough like a good son,  he turned towards Ye Fei. ¡°Look at yourself! Making father angry to this extent!¡±


    ¡°Ye Yao.¡± Ye Fei took a step forward, and looked at him with a smile that was not a smile. ¡°Why didn¡¯t I realize long ago that you were so shameless?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s you who is fucking shameless!¡± To begin with, Ye Yao had an inherently impulsive personality. His brain exploded violently after hearing this sentence, so without thinking much about it, he clenched his fists and rushed forwards.


    Ye Fei took a step back, turned sideways to avoid his movements, raised his leg and ruthlessly gave him a kick.


    Ye Yao didn¡¯t expect that his elder brother, who had always responded to his every plea, would really set about clearing all accounts with him. Unprepared, his knees weakened and he fell back on the glass teapoy.


    After a crisp cracking sound, the teapoy¡¯s surface, because of acting as the point of Ye Yao¡¯s centre of gravity, shattered into pieces.


    ¡°A¡¯Yao!¡± Father Ye turned stupid for a few seconds. When he finally reacted, he had even stopped coughing. He hastily ran over to help Ye Yao.


    The feeling of being able to use his superior physical strength was really too beautiful. Ye Fei was in a good mood, and couldn¡¯t hold back kicking Ye Yao¡¯s body once more.


    Ye Yao, whose upper body had just been pulled up by Father Ye, staggered and once again, fell down on the broken pieces of glass. His howling became even more sad and shrill.


    ¡°Ye Fei! Are you crazy? Putting such a heavy hand on your younger brother!¡± Father Ye looked at Ye Yao¡¯s bloodied appearance and felt it painfully tugging at his heartstrings. If he didn¡¯t already have his hands full, he¡¯d certainly have gotten back at Ye Fei immediately for the hurt inflicted on Ye Yao.


    ¡°Indeed.¡± Ye Fei nodded in agreement, speaking regretfully. ¡°Why didn¡¯t I think about this issue earlier and hit him long ago?¡±


    Father Ye tasted a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat and almost passed out.


    Ye Fei turned on the camera and took the chance to move towards Ye Yao, who had reached his limits and cut a sorry figure, to click a few pictures. He enjoyed it for a moment, remaining calm and unruffled in the midst of the chaos. And while at it, he also added a filter. Only then did he walk out through the door amidst Father Ye¡¯s frenetic roaring and furious curses.


    Outside the door, the birds were chirping, and the gentle breeze brought along with it a faint floral fragrance. Ye Fei took a deep breath, spread out his palms to catch a small bunch of falling lilac blossoms. The rims of his eyes were slightly moist but the corner of his mouth couldn¡¯t help tilting upwards.


    It¡¯s really good. He¡¯s back.


    Only, his good mood lasted for less than a minute. When passing by an off-road car, Ye Fei¡¯s face froze after he inadvertently glanced at the image reflected on the car¡¯s window.


    In his last life, he took over Dingyuan right after he graduated from university. So as to not let people underestimate him, he often intentionally chose a mature style of dressing.


    Forget about the stereotypical black suit! Ye Fei removed the zero diopter glasses from the bridge of his nose and directly threw them into the trash can. What¡¯s the matter with such eyeglasses that even programmers with unrefined tastes turn up their noses at?!


    Ye Fei touched a handful of his hair set firmly with the hair gel. Originally, he intended to go back home and carefully sort out his thoughts in a short while. At this moment, he immediately changed his plan and took a taxi to go straight to a styling studio.


    Living once again, he would never constrain himself. Only having two years of life, he wanted to do as he pleased and spend time whistling and pattering like rain, natural and unrestrained.


    Ye Fei went to a studio that was extremely famous in the inner circle, going through the VIP route where non-members were not received. In his previous life, he had always wanted to experience it for himself at least once. As a result, he always pushed back and set it aside because of all kinds of reasons. The membership card had been issued for several years and still had zero consumption. He didn¡¯t expect it to actually make this easier in this lifetime.


    After verifying his identity, the stylist made an alcoholic drink and served him a cocktail with very low alcohol-content and asked him: ¡°What kind of hairstyle do you want?¡±


    Ye Fei held the glass of liquor in one hand and carefully scrutinized the image in the mirror and claimed, ¡°Not too long, not permed. Most importantly¡­¡­.¡± He narrowed his eyes. ¡°It should be handsome.¡±


    The stylist chuckled. ¡°Rest assured, la. With the way you have developed, no matter how it¡¯s styled, it¡¯ll look good.¡±


    Ye Fei raised his brows and drank a mouthful of the liquor. ¡°Thank you, you look good too.¡±


    He had an air of carelessness around him, especially charming when he smiled slightly with his eyebrows lowered. The stylist¡¯s face turned red. He cleared his throat and stabilized his state of mind. He picked up the touchpad and clicked a picture of Ye Fei¡¯s face.


    ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll first use your photo to make a simulation picture.¡± He uploaded the picture to a small recording programme and explained to Ye Fei. ¡°If you think it is pretty good, then I¡¯ll cut it according to the picture. If you are not fully satisfied, then, I will redo it.¡±


    Ye Fei nodded joyfully. ¡°Okay!¡±


    Having heard what he said, the stylist relaxed after taking a breath. He sighed as he spoke: ¡°I like such straightforward clients like you.¡±


    ¡°That said,¡± Ye Fei languidly leaned back against the chair and chatted with him. ¡°It¡¯s nothing more than a haircut, what¡¯s there to be entangled about?¡±


    The stylist ridiculed: ¡°There are many entanglements. In this line of work, we come across all kinds of people.¡±


    ¡°You still don¡¯t believe¡­¡± Looking at his disapproving expression, the stylist found an example. ¡°Don¡¯t have to talk about distant things, the one who entered the store before you, he refused to cooperate. Tried convincing him and he still didn¡¯t agree to engage in the styling. Especially hard to deal with.¡±


    These kinds of weirdos still exist?


    Ye Fei was speechless. ¡°In that case, why on earth did he come?¡±


    Speaking of this, the stylist felt somewhat amused. He tapped and drew on the touch pad with his finger as he spoke. ¡°He was tricked by his friend.¡±


    The stylist sighed. ¡°At first, I wanted to persuade his friend to speak to him. As a result, after being cast a sidelong glance, he didn¡¯t dare to come forward. The atmosphere was that tense!¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Ye Fei was quite surprised, and yet somewhat curious too. ¡°Who? A celebrity?¡±


    ¡°No. Seemed to be some company¡¯s president.¡± From where he stood, the stylist could hear only vaguely, so he wasn¡¯t quite sure. ¡°However, he looked really handsome. Even more eye-catching than a celebrity.¡±


    Ye Fei got interested and put the wine glass on the table. ¡°Has that person already left?¡±


    ¡°No. Is inside a private room. His friend is still trying to communicate with him.¡± While talking, the stylist had already created the simulation picture. He raised the touch pad and asked Ye Fei. ¡°What do you think of this?¡±


    Sure enough, those with a good reputation are quite skilled.


    Ye Fei looked at the simulated image and was quite satisfied. ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s decided then, let¡¯s do it like this. I¡¯ll take you to a private room.¡±


    To show consideration for the customers¡¯ privacy, the styling studio¡¯s lounge was just used for receiving and communicating with the guests. A series of things like styling and makeover were all carried out in independent private rooms.


    The stylist took Ye Fei up to the second floor. Just after passing through a small indoor garden area, he heard a faint voice coming from ahead.


    ¡°There is it.¡± The stylist pointed to a half-open box diagonally in front of him, and whispered in Ye Fei¡¯s ear. ¡°That¡¯s the person I just told you about.¡±


    The closer he got, the clearer the voice became.


    ¡°The web conference will start soon. Why don¡¯t you get a stylish haircut and use your face to attract traffic to our new game?¡± The man who spoke sounded completely frenetic. ¡°Other families¡¯ CEOs are even going to do a live broadcast to flaunt their goods!¡±


    He didn¡¯t know why, but Ye Fei invariably felt that this voice was somewhat familiar. He slowed down his pace and turned to look inside the private room.


    The first thing that appeared in his line of vision was a laptop. The screen was lit up, and a pair of slender hands were tapping on the keyboard, making clear clicking sounds.


    The very business like scene was completely incompatible with the box full of hairdressing supplies.


    Ye Fei slightly shifted and moved forwards, and his field of vision which was blocked by the door frame, broadened a little bit.


    It was a young man, dressed elegantly in a dark blue suit. His two long legs spread naturally under the table, not lifted but were there just casually. His back was perfectly straight and his sitting posture was upright and good looking.


    His line of vision continued to move upwards. Unexpectedly, a handsome and familiar face appeared in front of him.


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Fei supported his forehead with his hand. He really didn¡¯t expect that the customer whom the stylist had called hard to deal with was Yan Xiao. He was his contract marriage partner, his legal spouse.


    ¡°Ge! Xi¨¡o ge! Dad!¡± Cheng Minghao almost went down on his knees to hug his thighs. ¡°Only this time! I promise! Since you are already here, just get your hair done.¡±


    Yan Xiao expressionlessly looked at the computer screen and continued sending mails.


    ¡°If I had the ability to do it instead of you, I certainly wouldn¡¯t need you!¡± Seeing that this didn¡¯t work, Cheng Minghao implored, immediately changing his tactics and crazily began to put a high hat on Yan Xiao. ¡°Well, I am neither as handsome as you nor do I have a million fans. Such a great opportunity for free advertisement, you are not a Chinese if you don¡¯t seize it, Xiao ge!¡±


    ¡°Cheng Minghao.¡± Yan Xiao shut down the laptop and raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°Hey! Hey! Hey!¡± Cheng Minghao felt a great joy in his heart. Was this a promise? Heaven¡¯s blessings! This piece of iron, at long last, let himself be persuaded!


    ¡°You talk too much.¡± Yan Xiao put the laptop in his bag.


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°¡­¡±


    Cheng Minghao¡¯s fluttering mood fell instantly, and he screamed in his heart.


    Damn! Anyone who has a good face but doesn¡¯t know how to cherish it should be dragged out and killed!!


    ¡°Xiao ge¡­¡± He still wanted to struggle once again.


    Yan Xiao had already run out of patience, carried the computer bag and rose up to his feet, ready to leave. As soon as he turned around, he saw Ye Fei¡¯s smiling eyes.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s steps instantly froze on the spot.


    ¡°Hey!¡± Ye Fei walked in calmly and greeted him. ¡°Are you leaving??¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Cheng Minghao knew Ye Fei and complained in front of him. ¡°Fei ge, you are here too. Ah, what¡¯s a coincidence! But we¡­..¡±


    ¡°Are not leaving.¡± Yan Xiao interrupted him suddenly.


    Cheng Minghao was puzzled. ¡°No.. Not leaving¡­.¡±


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t let him continue, but quickly added: ¡°I accept your proposal based on our company¡¯s development plan.¡±


    Cheng Minghao didn¡¯t react for a while, and then opened his mouth stupidly: ¡°Huh?¡±


    Yan Xiao: ¡°I will get my hair done.¡±


    Cheng Minghao, who had failed to persuade in the last hour: ¡°???¡±


    Stylist: ¡°???¡±


    ~purple sand ¨C It¡¯s a type of clay used to make teapots and teacups, etc. An unglazed, unpainted purple sand clay teapot captures the color, fragrance and flavor of tea, and also preserves it, so that the tea doesn¡¯t go bad if left in the pot overnight on hot summer days. Courtesy : Chinaculture


    ~dig out his heart and lungs: to be totally devoted (to a person.


    ~schadenfreude: here means ¨C take pleasure in (or gloat over) other people¡¯s misfortune, that is, to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster or to rejoice in other people¡¯s misfortune.


    ~worse than a dog or pig -> means- not as good as pigs and dogs. describes a cheap personality and extremely bad character.


    ~How does¡­¡­¡­.get his love? -> It means ¨C where does Ye Yao get the confidence from that Ye Fei loves him?


    ~teapoy ¨C A three-legged decorative stand or table; sometimes also having a tea chest for holding a tea service. Courtesy : Wiktionary


    ~old blood ¨C It¡¯s an expression for extreme anger.


    ~perm ¨C a process in which you make straight hair curly by using chemicals, or hair that has been treated in this way. It can also mean ¡®permanent¡¯ hairstyle. Basically, the hair isn¡¯t permanently set but they remain set for a long time, so the name, perm.


    ~he ¨C refers to the friend who tricked the weird client into coming.


    ~chairman ¨C the raws were ×ܲà which means ¨C chairman or director-general (of a company). President sounded better?


    ~It¡¯s decided then,¡­¡­¡­ like this ¨C Thanks to thatlazypotato for helping me out with the translation.


    ~second floor ¨C the raws were ¶þÂ¥ which had different meanings in the UK and US. It¡¯s first floor in UK and second floor in US. Transliterating, it is second storey/floor. I don¡¯t know why the UK and US have different annotations for this.


    ~box ¨C I will be using box and private room interchangeably.


    ~his two long¡­¡­¡­.just casually ¨C the raws were ×ÀÏÂÁ½Ìõ³¤ÍÈ×ÔÈ»·Ö¿ª£¬²»Ç̲»Ì§. I thought about translating it as ¨C His two long legs were casually spread open under the table, without being bent or lifted up. But just went ahead with the above mentioned one.


    ~ge ¨C Elder brother(informal)


    ~Xiao ¨C here is Xiao from Yan Xiao.


    ~dad ¨C Dad here is used to emphasize that Cheng Minghao is exaggerating Yan Xiao¡¯s address.

 CH 3

    Cheng Minghao looked at Yan Xiao with a face full of question marks, trying to analyze his true thoughts from that cold face.


    Yan Xiao, who was watched, didn¡¯t plan to solve his confusion,he calmly retracted his feet, put the computer bag back on the table, and sat back upright.


    Ye Fei raised his eyebrows, looked sideways at the stylist who was still in shock, and gave him a look of ¡°this is not what you said earlier¡±.


    Stylist: ¡°¡­¡±


    No, he really isn¡¯t lying!


    Obviously they were downstairs just now, and they said that this person didn¡¯t cooperate, so why did they suddenly change their mouths at this moment?


    [tl: Change their mouths mean suddenly changing their original claims or words]


    A man¡¯s mouth is a deceitful ghost!


    [tl:In order to pursue success, many men always cheat women with clever words.]


    ¡°Very good,¡± Ye Fei said with a chuckle, ¡°Your wife fans are going to get excited now.¡±


    [TL: Wife fans means those who support their idols while shipping themselves together.]


    Yan Xiao has tough features and deep contours, with that kind of extremely handsome look. It was accidentally photographed by the media in the early days when he was just starting his business, and it attracted countless pursuits and praise. Even if seven years have passed so far, when the most handsome passers-by photos are counted in major forums, there will definitely be that sneak shot of him in them.


    It¡¯s just that he acted low-key and received very few interviews. He never appeared in front of the camera unless necessary, which made a lot of fans regretful.


    Ye Fei¡¯s eyes fell on Yan Xiao, and he looked at him with reservations.


    Because of the nature of his work, over the years, he has met a few stars, but none of them can match the person in front of him.


    It¡¯s a pity that the two people are only cooperating, as a business partner. At the beginning, Ye Fei needed a lot of funds to solve Dingyuan¡¯s dilemma, while Yan Xiao needed a de facto marriage to cope with the ubiquitous marriage urges.


    They hit it off and immediately got a marriage certificate after talking about the terms of the contract.


    Who could have imagined, Ye Fei sight. His once pure-hearted and dedicated self, developing his career, would one day not love Yan Xiao¡¯s money, and instead began to want his body..


    Ye Fei cleared his throat and drove the yellow waste out of his mind. Thinking about it, he had no plans to develop his relationship further with Yan Xiao. With only two years left in his life, he shouldn¡¯t harm others, let alone Yan Xiao who has no interest in him.


    [TL: Yellow waste ¨C Perverted thoughts]


    ¡°No.¡± Although Cheng Minghao still didn¡¯t understand why Yan Xiao suddenly agreed, but the goal was achieved, he walked over to talk to Ye Fei, ¡°You don¡¯t know how crazy his wife fans are, our official blog is full of messages. The little girl in operation has to be stuck for a long time every time she logs in.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Yan,¡± Ye Fei chuckled lightly, and raised his jaw to Yan Xiao in the mirror, ¡°is a fangirl pillager .¡±


    [TL: Pillager- someone who takes spoils or plunder. Ye Fei meant that Yan Xiao has a lot of fangirls]


    ¡°This word is used accurately.¡± Cheng Ming Hao laughed, swept away his depressed attitude, and enthusiastically opened Weibo to show Ye Fei¡¯s private messages asking for photos.


    Yan Xiao suddenly asked, ¡°What is a wife fan?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know that,¡± Cheng Minghao said smoothly, ¡°but his fans want to be his wife.¡±


    Yan Xiao frowned and said seriously: ¡± I¡¯m married.¡±


    Cheng Minghao was busy logging into Weibo without looking up: ¡°Ah? Yes, so what?¡±


    Yan Xiao was very dissatisfied with the disapproval in his tone, and solemnly emphasized: ¡°I have Wife.¡±


    Yan Xiao was very dissatisfied with his disapproving tone and solemnly stressed: ¡°I have a wife.¡±


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°¡­¡±


    He forgot about the character of this person.


    Like many geniuses, Yan Xiao has a very high IQ, and has a talent that far surpasses ordinary people in his field of expertise. But in the same way, his social shortcomings are also very obvious.


    He can¡¯t judge the other person¡¯s true emotions based on the context, can¡¯t understand the hidden meaning of the conversation, and¡­have a 100% attachment to one¡¯s own thoughts.


    ¡°Do you need me to show you the marriage certificate?¡± His voice was low, not in a questioning tone, but with a faint aggression.


    Cheng Minghao rolled his eyes and pushed Ye Fei forward: ¡°Okay, you have one. Here, your wife is here.¡±


    Ye Fei stumbled after he was pushed and happened to lean against the chair where Yan Xiao was sitting.He didn¡¯t move away, adjusted his posture and narrowed his eyes. ¡°You can discuss this topic when I¡¯m gone.¡±


    Cheng Minghao raised his hand and made a zipper motion on his lips. Pulled the stylist to sit down on the sofa and went to study Yan Xiao¡¯s new hairstyle.


    Ye Fei retracted his attention, pondered for a few seconds, and lowered his head to ask Yan Xiao, ¡°When are you free recently? I want to tell you something.¡±


    After doing the math, his contracted marriage with Yan Xiao has just been fulfilled for half a year, and the contract stipulated that it should be for ten years. But now, Ye Fei wants to terminate the contract early.


    He and Yan Xiao are somewhat public figures, and their every move may be exposed to other people¡¯s eyes. If he was photographed looking for a man outside in the future, it would be bad if there was news of cheating and stealing.


    The safest way is to divorce first, and then go to the waves. Things that had been discussed suddenly changed, although he was a little sorry to Yan Xiao, but only in this way could there be no worries. It¡¯s just a fake marriage. It won¡¯t be too difficult to find a suitable person if Yan Xiao used his capital.


    ¡°Anytime,¡± Yan Xiao replied quickly, as if waiting for him at any time, and then asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t tell you here¡­¡±


    Ye Fei was reflected in the mirror inlaid on the opposite wall. With a hesitant face. Yan Xiao looked at him intently, but was not satisfied with just looking at the mirror image.


    He raised his head slightly, his eyes met Ye Fei in mid-air: ¡°Do you think it is suitable tonight?¡± He paused for a few seconds, and then said, ¡°I will be free all night.¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s eyes lit up, his time is only two years, it would be better to solve it as soon as possible. He nodded, and was about to speak when Cheng Minghao¡¯s loud voice suddenly came from behind him: ¡°Brother Xiao, you forgot, we have a video conference at 8 o¡¯clock tonight.¡±


    He was secretly surprised. Yan Xiao has a very strong memory, from small things to big, his work arrangement or something as small as a decimal point on the financial report. As long as he has browsed through it, he will never forget it. What happened today?


    Yan Xiao glanced at him and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± It turned out that Yan Xiao also had a day of forgetting things. Cheng Minghao happily opened the mobile phone memo and handed it over: ¡°Look, I marked it last week, it¡¯s today.¡±


    Yan Xiao refused to look at his mobile phone, and said coldly, ¡°I can¡¯t remember wrong.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not in a hurry,¡± Ye Fei casually put his arm on Yan Xiao¡¯s shoulder, interrupting their conversation and smiled, ¡°You should be busy, let¡¯s talk about it at home..¡±


    On the day of receiving the marriage certificate, Ye Fei moved to Yan Xiao¡¯s apartment, but the two did not live in the same room.


    From the moment Ye Fei touched him, Yan Xiao froze, and his entire mind was concentrated on his left shoulder. The temperature of Ye Fei¡¯s palm was transmitted to him through the thin cloth, whis was warm and real, and it was better than the dreams he had had before.


    He sat there motionless, breathing lightly. As if Ye Fei is a small animal that is easily frightened, as long as Yan Xiao makes a small move, he will run away quickly.


    Ye Fei waited for a while, but didn¡¯t hear Yan Xiao¡¯s answer, and called out again in doubt, ¡°Yan Xiao?¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved, and he looked away unnaturally. After a few seconds, he couldn¡¯t help but move back. After a long while, he uttered a word: ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a deal,¡±Ye Fei stood up straight, ¡°You are busy, I¡¯ll go to the box first.¡± He pat Cheng Minghao to wave his hand, and walked out with his foot.


    As soon as he started walking, Yan Xiao called him from behind: ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    Ye Fei turned around: ¡°Is there anything else?¡±


    ¡°You can use this box,¡± Yan Xiao said, his speaking speed was a little slower than usual, like he was thinking about what he is going to say, but it was not obvious, ¡°I will let someone add a chair, which is more efficient.¡±


    In order to increase the persuasiveness, he added another sentence: ¡°I have calculated.¡±


    ¡°No need.¡± Compared with Yan Xiao, Ye Fei wants to be alone.


    Two years seemed to be short, but Ye Fei had already forgotten about what happened during this time. He needs to tidy up his thoughts so as not to say anything that shouldn¡¯t be said.


    ¡°It¡¯s not far, it won¡¯t take long.¡±


    ¡± Just sit here,¡± Yan Xiao stood up to give up his seat, pushed the chair in Ye Fei¡¯s direction, and insisted silently, ¡°You can start cutting your hair immediately. Is that fine?¡±


    He is very tall, with a straight waist and back, and he keeps waiting for Ye Fei by the chair. The expression on his face is serious and earnest, and somehow there is a feeling that people can¡¯t bear to refuse.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± Ye Fei thought that Yan Xiao probably wanted to create the illusion that they were very affectionate, so he didn¡¯t refuse any more, and sat down with him.


    Anyway, they are about to divorce, he would just follow him for the last time.


    The service of the studio was very good. Within a few minutes, they arranged the box in accordance with Yan Xiao¡¯s request. Ye Fei and Yan Xiao sat side by side in front of the mirror, with the stylist moving on their heads.


    Ye Fei confirmed his hairstyle in advance, and the progress was slightly faster than Yan Xiao. When he finished getting his hair done, Yan Xiao was still not finished.


    The two had just agreed that when Yan Xiao returned to the company, he would take Ye Fei home on the way. Ye Fei didn¡¯t want to sit and wait in the box, so he went to the balcony.


    Outside, the lights are all turned on and the cross-sea bridge dotted a long band of light in the air. Vehicles large and small shuttled forward, dazzling and energetic.


    Ye Fei leaned against the railing, lit a cigarette, and looked at the phone while smoking.


    He browsed the recent hot news first, and then clicked on WeChat after he got a general impression, he opened the chat history from top to bottom. As soon as he saw the third person, there was a sound of sliding doors behind him.


    Ye Fei raised his eyes, and Yan Xiao walked over.


    The new hairstyle makes his face look more neat and clear. Ye Fei spit out a smoke ring and joked: ¡°Yo, where is this handsome guy from? Can I add your WeChat?¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at him quietly without speaking.


    There was silence for a while, just when Ye Fei wanted to pinch his cigarette and say they should leave, Yan Xiao suddenly said, ¡°Give me one.¡±


    Ye Fei was startled: ¡°You smoke?¡±


    Don¡¯t blame him for his surprise. In his last life, Ye Fei has known Yan Xiao for more than two years, and he has never seen him smoke before.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°Yes¡±.


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t ask any more, and threw the cigarette case over. He was too lazy to dig out the lighter anymore, so he directly raised his head and lit his cigarette with his cigarette.


    He was very close to him, so close that Yan Xiao could even count his distinct eyelashes. At this moment, the hustle and bustle of traffic and horns outside seemed to have disappeared, leaving only the two of them.


    In the rising smoke ring, Yan Xiao traced Ye Fei¡¯s outline inch by inch with his gaze, his Adam¡¯s apple moved, and he unconsciously took a hard breath.


    ¡°What¡¯s the date of your Internet conference?¡± After lighting a cigarette, Ye Fei naturally backed away. He flicked the ash into the trash can and asked Yan Xiao.


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t say a word, and even pulled his body away.


    Is this¡­ is he angry?


    Ye Fei thought for a while, and it was clear that it was him flirting with Yan Xiao that upset him just now. Sure enough, apart from the partnership, Yan Xiao privately didn¡¯t want to get too close to him.


    Ye Fei accidentally used his hot face to stick to someone¡¯s cold butt, pinched out the cigarette butt, and threw a sentence: ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you outside.¡± Then he walked away.


    [TL: used his hot face to stick to someone¡¯s cold butt- It means that oneself has been complimenting and pleasing others, but others are indifferent. This is a strong contrast, two completely different things and their states, with one¡¯s own enthusiasm and beauty in exchange for the other¡¯s indifference and ugliness.]


    Until he walked far away, he really couldn¡¯t hear any sound from the balcony. Yan Xiao, who was blushing and short of breath, held onto the railing and coughed violently.

 CH 4

    The black Bentley drove steadily on the road. The lights in the car were dimmed and the temperature was suitable. After a while, Ye Fei felt drowsy. He relaxed and was about to close when the phone buzzed and vibrated.


    Ye Fei picked it up and saw that it was his dad¡¯s number.


    Ye Fei sneered, refused directly and blocked the number. A few seconds later, Ye Yao¡¯s call came in again.


    Ye Yao is like a cockroach in particular, and there are countless others behind it. Ye Fei frowned in disgust, and continued to refuse.


    After several times, Yan Xiao next to him finally couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What happened?¡±


    Looking at Ye Fei, he immediately explained: ¡°Of course, I¡¯m not inquiring about your privacy, I was just wondering if I could help.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Ye Fei threw the phone to the seat, paused for a few seconds, and said perfunctorily: ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Yan Xiao pressed his lower lip, seeking truth from Ye Fei. ¡°I haven¡¯t done anything yet.¡±


    Ye Fei was in a bad mood, and he was also amused by him. An illness tore off the veil of family camouflage and completely shattered his belief since childhood.


    The father is not the father, and the younger brother is not the younger brother. Ye Fei raised his head, his gaze fell on Yan Xiao. From his past and present, only this person has not changed.


    [TL: He meant that his father and younger brother are not really his family, not literally but more of the emotional aspect.]


    As always, unreasonable and¡­foolish.


    In his last life, he was married to Yan Xiao for more than two years. Although the relationship between the two is not too close, they can be regarded as friends. It¡¯s a pity that it only took him less than a month from the time he was diagnosed with ALSD to his death.


    At that time, Yan Xiao was still dealing with the cooperation case abroad and he¡¯s not


    aware about the illness of Ye Fei. As a result, Ye Fei didn¡¯t manage to give Yan Xiao a proper farewell.


    If there is a chance this time, he will bid farewell to Yan Xiao. But that¡¯s not necessarily true. Ye Fei thought for a while. At that time, the two were already divorced, and they hadn¡¯t contacted each other in a long time .


    The mobile phone that vibrated again interrupted his thoughts, and Ye Fei picked it up


    without even batting an eye on it: ¡°Are you done?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s ridicule came from over the phone. ¡°Why are you so angry at night, are your desires not fulfilled?¡±


    Ye Fei moved his phone and glanced at the caller ID. Rubbing his eyebrows, ¡°Fuck, I¡¯m wrong. If you have something to say then say it or else I will hang up.¡±


    Gu Ruijia is Ye Fei¡¯s best friend. The two have known each other for more than a decade, and they even knew about each other¡¯s bedwetting when they were young.


    ¡°Ye Fei, I am your Uncle,¡±[tl: Not literal uncle it¡¯s just a way of scolding like saying I¡¯m your father] Gu Ruijia scolded with a smile, ¡°Is this how you¡¯re gonna treat your old iron?¡±


    [TL: Old Iron- The term ¡°Old Tie¡± comes from the dialect of ¡°tie buddies¡±, which is another name for buddies. Similar to the term there are Tiezi, etc. It describes a relationship that is close, reliable, trustworthy, and strong like iron. ]


    Ye Fei leaned lazily on the back of the seat, provoking: ¡°If you have the ability, you can take care of me.¡±Yan Xiao stiffened, he looked at Ye Fei, his eyes darkened. It¡¯s just that Ye Fei¡¯s attention was on the phone, and he didn¡¯t notice.


    Gu Ruijia shuddered at him and almost threw the phone. His mouth twitched: ¡°Thank you for the invitation but I¡¯m in the straight men¡¯s area, and I won¡¯t be able to¡­ I wont joke anymore, I have business.¡±


    ¡°Spill it.¡±


    ¡°Yu Chunsheng is coming out with a new drama, the ancient super IP that was a big hit a few years ago <<The Way to Upgrade the Favored Concubine>> that was on fire a few years ago,¡± he said, ¡°Fuck, why is it so shameful to pronounce this name. The producer is Blue Ocean Entertainment. The protagonist is set to be the film emperor Cen Xinghua, such a luxurious configuration, and a well-deserved drama.¡±


    Gu Ruijia¡¯s voice sounded very excited: ¡°I have made initial contact with Blue Ocean, and I plan to invest in the name of our company. What do you think?¡±


    Ye Fei just remembered that when he had just graduated from university in his previous life, in order to show that he would not compete with Ye Yao for control of Dingyuan, he founded a film and television company named Tianxi Entertainment with Gu Ruijia.He planned to stand alone.


    It was just that Dingyuan was on the verge of bankruptcy later, and he devoted all his energy to saving Dingyuan, and didn¡¯t have time to manage Tianxi. Gu Ruijia¡¯s family has a mine at home so the business is purely for fun. After a few small fights, the company was shut down, which coincided with the investment failure of ¡°The Way to Upgrade The Favorite Concubine¡±.


    That¡¯s right, this TV series that brought together big IP, famous directors, and film emperor, was robbed of investment by major film and television companies, was not broadcast at all in the end.


    As soon as the male protagonist¡¯s actor was arrested for taking drugs, the female protagonist was blocked due to incorrect political stance, which shocked the industry by its degree of misfortune. The only award he received came from director Yu Chunsheng-


    the news that Yu Chunsheng went to Jinshan Temple to worship Buddha for transfer, and was sent to the hospital due to heatstroke before entering the temple. He threw off the news of the same period with the attitude of riding a mountain and they won the title of Sand Sculpture News of the year.


    [tl: What does sand sculpture news mean? Sand sculpture news is a homonym of the word ¡°silly news¡±, which means funny news and happy news. Funny and ironic because of all the misfortunes]


    Ye Fei sat up straight, and said straight to the door: ¡°I don¡¯t like it.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Gu Ruijia was a little depressed by the cold water poured on his head, ¡°How can I not pounce on this show?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s hard to tell on the phone,¡± Ye Fei said cautiously, ¡°Don¡¯t continue to contact Blue Ocean Entertainment. I¡¯m not free today. Tomorrow, we will talk in person tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Gu Ruijia knew that Ye Fei was not an aimless person, ¡°There are just a few people I know who are also interested in this drama. We have arranged to meet tomorrow night. I will send you the time and place at WeChat.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Hanging up, Ye Fei threw the phone aside. He opens the small refrigerator and takes out a bottle of water. Yan Xiao always only put water in his car. In his opinion, beverages and any beverages containing additives are catalysts that accelerate the decline of life.


    He unscrewed the bottle cap and was about to drink it when he noticed Yan Xiao looking straight at him.


    ¡°What?¡± Ye Fei raised his head, and asked indifferently.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s voice was very low, but the tone was smooth and did not contain any questioning elements.¡±Do you plan to develop a flesh-body relationship with Gu Ruijia that is beyond friendship?¡±


    ¡°Ahem.¡± Ye Fei choked with a mouthful of water. When it reached his throat, it almost came out, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°It is not nonsense,¡± Yan Xiao looked at the time and bent his finger to knock on the chair. ¡°I heard it at 7: 31, that is, four minutes ago.¡±


    the partition in the car suddenly rose up obediently, leaving a separate and private space for the two of them.


    Ye Fei half-closed his eyes and thought for a while before he said, ¡°You mean that,¡± he smiled and said lightly, ¡°it was just a joke.¡±


    Of course, the relationship between flesh and body should be developed, but it is definitely not with Gu Ruijia.


    ¡°Is it not too casual to joke about this kind of thing?¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s voice lowered. He looked at Ye Fei blankly, with obvious disapproval in his tone. ¡°You need to redefine safe social distance.¡±


    Ye Fei hates others¡¯ pointing at his way of life. What¡¯s more, he didn¡¯t do anything excessive. It was just normal jokes among his friends. As a result, Yan Xiao made it into a big deal.


    He hummed and laughed, but he couldn¡¯t help saying sarcastically, ¡°Do you sell world maps?¡± [TL: It is a slang that I can¡¯t explain if you want to research it here¡¯s the raws ¡°ÄãÊÇÂôÊÀ½çµØͼµÄÂð?]


    The tube was so wide.


    Yan Xiao was startled, and immediately corrected him seriously: ¡°No, the company did not carry out this business.¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    You can¡¯t even argue with people like Yan Xiao.


    ¡°Forget it,¡± he waved his hand and dropped a sentence, ¡°In any case, there is no other meaning, and no one will take it seriously.¡± He closed his eyes and made a look as if he didn¡¯t want to speak any more.


    Yan Xiao was left looking at his profile and hesitated to speak.


    He wondered why, no matter how he analyzed it, Ye Fei¡¯s conclusion was wrong. He is beautiful, sincere, and smart¡­ Yan Xiao can put all the beautiful words in the world on him without feeling repulsed.


    It is impossible for anyone to remain indifferent when facing his almost seductive remark, at least Yan Xiao, who has always been sensible and calm, can¡¯t do it.


    It¡¯s a pity that Ye Fei didn¡¯t tell it to him, otherwise Yan Xiao could prove it to him immediately.


    The car slowly stopped in the villa area. Ye Fei unfastened his seat belt and got out of the car, and walked along the lush path in the villa area. Yan Xiao stared out of the window, until the thin and tall back figure melted into the night, and then he ordered the driver to continue driving forward.


    Ye Fei sat in the back seat, the place where he sat still had a shallow warmth. Yan Xiao moved aside, feeling the temperature below him, as if he was holding Ye Fei in his arms.


    At eight o¡¯clock in the evening, no more than a minute, Yan Xiao appeared in the conference room on time. He listened to reports from the Operations Department and Public Relations Department on a major bug that appeared in a mobile game yesterday.


    ¡°The BUG has been fixed, and the compensation to the user will also be issued within two days.¡± The executive who spoke looked at Yan Xiao¡¯s expression. ¡°The punishment of the relevant personnel is still under discussion. The specifics need to be further communicated with the Human Resources Department. ¡±


    Yan Xiao held the mouse, listening and reading through the summary emails sent by his subordinates.


    ¡°The official blog has already issued a statement. After the public relations operation, the response has been very good. Netizens are joking and teasing, and they are also on hot searches, but they accidentally introduced a lot of traffic to the game.¡±


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t say a word, the expression on his face was neutral. The executives gradually became nervous, and even subconsciously lightened their breathing.


    The meeting room was quiet, and he could only hear the occasional clicking of his mouse. It was Like a small hammer with a heavy handle, it knocked on people¡¯s hearts again and again.


    A minute later, Yan Xiao finally spoke up: ¡°Your email has a total of 627 characters, including one typo, and there is no space at the beginning of the paragraph¨C¡±


    He looked up: ¡°Maybe mistakes are the departmental culture that your department admires?¡±


    The spokesman was dismayed and apologetic.


    Yan Xiao glanced at him and looked at him at a loss. Then he said: ¡°There would be no next time.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes.¡±


    Then came the summary of the public relations department. Yan Xiao listened to it, and his thoughts ran to Ye Fei.


    What exactly needs to be arranged with him in advance?Yan Xiao simulated several answers in his mind, but he quickly overturned them one by one. He is really not good at this kind of thing that cannot be calculated with data and constant formulas.


    But the high probability is a good thing, Yan Xiao guessed. After all, this was the longest day Ye Fei stayed with him in the six months they were married. On the other hand, the relationship between them is closer than before.


    Yan Xiao thought for a while, clicked on Cheng Minghao¡¯s WeChat, and sent a message over¨C


    [Yan Xiao: Where is the best double-skin milk in the city?¡¿


    [tl:Double skin milk is a Cantonese dessert made of milk, egg whites, and sugar. It was first invented in Shunde, Guangdong]


    Pondering for a while, thinking that with Cheng Minghao¡¯s IQ, he might not be able to fully understand what he meant, so he added another sentence.


    [Yan Xiao: It¡¯s best to include taste, evaluation, and ingredients. ¡¿


    Ye Fei likes this kind of dessert very much and Yan Xiao remembers it firmly.


    Cheng Minghao, who received the message, almost thought that he had read it wrong. He had known Yan Xiao for more than a decade, not to mention desserts, he had never eaten extra meals other than dinner.


    In the afternoon, he suddenly changed his mind in the studio¡­ the more he thought about it, the more abnormal it became.


    However, Cheng Minghao did his best to find a shop with a good reputation and sent it to Yan Xiao.


    After the meeting, Yan Xiao went to the dessert shop to get the double skin milk. He didn¡¯t know whether Ye Fei wanted to eat cold or hot, so he simply packed a portion of everything, which allowed the driver to drive home and allowed him to increase the speed to eighty yards for the first time.


    Yan Xiao pays great attention to traffic safety, and the speed of the vehicle must not exceed seventy. But today¡­ he touched the heat on the dessert box. He was more worried about the double skin milk getting cold than the traffic accident.


    When Yan Xiao arrived home, Ye Fei was sitting on the sofa and playing with his mobile phone. He raised his head and smiled when he heard the movement


    ¡°I¡¯m back.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Yan Xiao methodically put on his slippers and put his shoes neatly in the shoe cabinet . While carrying the dessert box, he walked to Ye Fei¡¯s side, quietly waiting for him to ask.


    That way he can take advantage of the trend and inadvertently say that this is what he bought as a gift for him.


    However, Ye Fei didn¡¯t notice the box in his hand, only patted the location beside him, motioning him to sit over.


    Yan Xiao was a little disappointed, but he still looked calm. He put the dessert on the coffee table in front of Ye Fei, and looked at Ye Fei sideways, with a vague expectation in his heart: ¡°What are you going to tell me?¡±


    ¡°Yan Xiao.¡± Ye Fei called him.


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s get a divorce.¡±

 CH 5

    ¡±Let¡¯s get a divorce,¡± Ye Fei leaned back on the sofa, as if it was an easy matter. ¡°Sorry, I can¡¯t fulfill what I said. Just ask if you have any requests, and I will try to compensate you.¡±


    The living room fell into a long silence.


    Yan Xiao kept the initial motionless sitting position, his body froze like a sculpture.


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t urge him, and thoughtfully left him time for the words to sink in.


    ¡±Why,¡± he asked for a while, ¡°Did I make you unhappy?¡±


    ¡±No,¡± Ye Fei was startled, and then laughed, ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, it¡¯s my problem.¡±


    Yan Xiao immediately asked: ¡°What¡¯s the problem?¡±


    ¡±I just don¡¯t want to do this anymore.¡± Ye Fei took a sip of the beer on the coffee table, and laughed at himself, ¡°It¡¯s a bit boring.¡±


    He has been working for the Ye family all his life. He even used his own marriage and freedom, but nothing changed in the end. After getting a second chance, he just wants to live for himself.


    Bright lights poured down from the ceiling and shone on the smooth floor, creating a faint cold white halo, which made Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes swell and hurt.


    His chest was stuffy like a lump of cold cotton. It is an almost suffocating kind of pain.


    He thought for a long time and couldn¡¯t understand the situation. Finally, he said very lightly, ¡°Ye Fei, stop joking.¡±


    It must be a joke between friends, Yan Xiao thought. Ye Fei didn¡¯t really want to divorce him, but he didn¡¯t understand.


    However, Ye Fei¡¯s next words shattered his expectations.


    ¡±No,¡± Ye Fei said, ¡°how could I joke with you about such a thing?¡±


    The water drops from the beer drip down on his fingers. He frowned, drew a paper towel and wiped the side. ¡°You should check when it is convenient for you, let¡¯s get the divorce certificate.¡±


    After a pause, as if thinking of something, he added another sentence: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will pay you back the money you invested in Dingyuan before.¡±


    Yan Xiao sat there without moving and did not speak.


    Five minutes later, he said bitterly: ¡°I disagree.¡±


    Yan Xiao is a self-confident person who is almost arrogant. His super high IQ and social status is enough to make people impressed. He doesn¡¯t like being questioned. He uses imperative sentences when interacting with people, and he looks directly at other people when speaking.


    But this time, instead of looking into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes, he just lowered his eyes and stressed, ¡°I disagree.¡±


    Ye Fei was stunned. He looked at Xiao Yan  in disbelief: ¡°No, why?¡±


    He had never thought about this situation before. After all, the two are just in a pure cooperative relationship, and now one party wants to terminate the contract, even if the other party is dissatisfied, it should not be too complicated.


    ¡±Dingyuan needs to continue to inject funds,¡± Yan Xiao said, ¡°and I also need a de facto partner. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s necessary for us to get divorce.¡±


    After listening to his reasons, Ye Fei breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it is not a problem that is too difficult to solve.


    ¡±It¡¯s okay. Dingyuan will not be in my control in the future. Others will worry about financing. As for you,¡± he raised his eyebrows, his eyes turned on Yan Xiao¡¯s face, saying meaningfully, ¡°Mr. Yan can always find someone else to marry, right?¡±


    Hearing this, Yan Xiao replied like a program with an answer already set, ¡°I can¡¯t find someone.¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    He used to hear others complain about Yan Xiao being difficult but he did not believe it. Unexpectedly, the tables had turned and today he experienced it.


    Ye Fei took a deep breath, and patiently handed over the initiative: ¡°Then when will you agree to get a divorce?¡±


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t give a positive answer, but said, ¡°Our contract says that the cooperation date is until December 5, 2027.¡±


    ¡±There are also deadlines in the employee¡¯s entry contract, and there are still a lot of people who leave midway.¡± Ye Fei didn¡¯t want to make trouble with Yan Xiao because of this, so he pretended to be relaxed, ¡°Mr. Yan, you treat me as an employee of your company. If you let me leave, you can always find a more suitable one next time.¡±


    There is no more suitable person, Yan Xiao thought. Only Ye Fei.


    But Ye Fei said it was boring to be with him and didn¡¯t want to continue.


    Yan Xiao never knew what panic meant. In the past two decades, no matter how serious the problem seemed to others, he could easily solve it with his clever brain.


    Today, however, he felt helpless.


    ¡±Adults must have the spirit of contract.¡± Yan Xiao is like a person walking under a storm, knowing that the umbrella in his hand cannot withstand any violent storms, he can  only bring up his bargaining chip with luck, ¡± You signed the contract.¡±


    ¡±So you still don¡¯t agree?¡±


    ¡±No.¡±


    Seeing that it doesn¡¯t make sense anyway, Ye Fei stood up and looked at him condescendingly. He said coldly: ¡°In any case, we must get divorced. If you don¡¯t agree, I will go to court to sue.¡±


    After speaking, he went straight back to the bedroom to pack his things.


    He didn¡¯t intend to move out so soon, but he was really mad at Yan Xiao¡¯s obscure appearance. How good is it to be together and why is he insisting on it?


    Ye Fei was surprised as soon as he opened the closet.


    Everything is Black. Black clothes, black pants, black shirts, even underwear are black!


    In his previous life, the briquettes became fine, Ye Fei pulled a few times in the pile of clothes with disgust, and didn¡¯t even find any other colors. After pondering for a moment, he opened Alipay and paid attention to the mini program for donating clothes.


    These clothes are a bit ugly, but the workmanship and quality are good. It is too wasteful to throw it away, so it is better to donate it to those in need.


    Ye Fei found two twenty-eight-inch suitcases in the room. Without paying attention to the order, he threw the clothes and sundries into them. He didn¡¯t have a lot of things, and soon the cabinet became empty.


    Ye Fei closed a suitcase and was about to pack other places. As soon as he turned around, he met Yan Xiao¡¯s gaze.


    ¡±What¡¯s wrong, President Yan,¡± Ye Fei raised his jaw at him, ¡°Did you change your mind?¡±


    ¡±I can spare a week next month,¡± Yan Xiao pointed out the date on the phone calendar to Ye Fei, ¡± I can accompany you wherever you want to go.¡±


    In order to clarify Ye Fei¡¯s meaning, he deliberately went to the search engine to refer to the answers of the public, and the result was nothing more than eating, drinking and having fun.


    Although Yan Xiao didn¡¯t think this was any fun, since Ye Fei wanted to do it, he would accompany him as long as he stopped mentioning divorce.


    Ye Fei did not understand: ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡±What do you like to do, just tell me, I will let Cheng Minghao arrange it.¡±


    Ye Fei thought for a long time, he followed his brain circuit by guessing. Suddenly he couldn¡¯t laugh or cry: ¡°I didn¡¯t mean this¡­ Don¡¯t worry about it. If you agree to a divorce, you will help me.¡±


    Yan Xiao was silent for a little while and said, ¡°I don¡¯t talk to drunk people.¡±


    ¡±I only drank less than half a can of beer,¡± Ye Fei laughed angrily, he handed the can to him and shook it, ¡°How could I be possibly get drunk with this much.¡±


    But Yan Xiao turned a deaf ear, and even began to talk about facts. He doesn¡¯t know if he is trying to convince Ye Fei or himself: ¡°Alcohol affects your cerebral cortex and central nervous system, and makes you make irrational decisions. These are not your real thoughts.¡±


    Ye Fei glared at him: ¡°I repeat, I am not drunk. ¡°


    ¡±A drunk person will never admit that he is drunk.¡±


    Ye Fei was speechless, and he suspected that Yan Xiao was playing  rogue. But thinking about it again, he shouldn¡¯t be able to do such a thing because of his personality, probably just a pure hypothesis.


    ¡±Then I¡¯ll talk about it tomorrow.¡± Ye Fei wiped his face. It was only one night anyway, and he couldn¡¯t afford to wait.


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t answer, he avoided Ye Fei¡¯s sight, and whispered: ¡°I¡¯ll pretend I didn¡¯t hear about your drunken madness today, and I won¡¯t put it in my heart.¡±


    No, when did I drunk madly? ? Ye Fei felt offended. He didn¡¯t know anything else, only one thing was quite certain, if he was going to be a drunkard, could Yan Xiao still stand neatly here?


    He would have taken off his pants long ago!


    He squinted his eyes and was interrupted by the ringing of the phone when he was about to say something.


    Afterwards, the staff who came to pick up the clothes said that he had arrived, but he could not enter the villa area, and asked Ye Fei if he could deliver the clothes to the door.


    Ye Fei agreed happily. He picked up the suitcase and walked out.


    ¡±Where are you going?¡± Yan Xiao reflexively pulled him, and when he was about to touch Ye Fei, he pulled his hand back.


    ¡±Offering love and warmth, and practicing the core socialist values.¡± Ye Fei didn¡¯t notice his actions, and without looking back, he made a perfunctory sentence and walked out of the door.


    Yan Xiao was the only one left in the empty living room. He stood quietly at the door for a while before he walked over to the sofa and sat down.


    Yan Xiao carefully recalled the past one or even three months, bit by bit between the two of them, and did not find any memories of things he did that might have offended Ye Fei.


    Then why is he asking for a divorce? Yan Xiao still couldn¡¯t figure it out.


    His eyes fell on the box of desserts placed on the coffee table. The wooden box was wrapped with golden ribbons, and the top was transparent, making the desserts more delicate and attractive.


    Cheng Minghao said that this is the best double-skin milk in the city, but how could Ye Fei not even look at such a delicious double-skin milk.


    Probably because the box was too ugly. Yan Xiao took the box into his arms. Maybe next time he changes the packaging to a better one, Ye Fei will ask for it, and he won¡¯t even think about divorcing him.

 CH 6

    When Ye Fei woke up the next day, it was almost eleven o¡¯clock. Except for the few days when he was sick in bed, this was the first time he slept in.


    No wonder so many people cried and wanted to be salted fish, it was so comfortable. Ye Fei yawned. He lazily stretched out a hand from the quilt, fumbled for a while on the bedside, found the remote control, and opened the automatic curtain.


    Sunlight slowly filled the room, removing the darkness of the room. He squinted his eyes to get used to it for a while before he got up to wash.


    As expected, Yan Xiao was not at home. Ye Fei swayed to the kitchen, he grabbed something from the refrigerator at will to fill his stomach, and went out.


    Yesterday, he donated all his clothes, and there was nothing left to change and wash. Today, he has to replenish what give away.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s villa was far away from the downtown area. Ye Fei drove for an hour before reaching the destination. Fortunately, there are many big names in this mall, and they are all located on the same floor, which saves him a lot of time.


    He has a neat personality, and he buys clothes quickly. He didn¡¯t even bother to try it. He thought it was good and asked the shopping guide to pack it according to his size. The order and payment were one-stop. He was very happy, and there was no room for the shopping guide who prepared a lot of [1]rainbow farts.


    [*1 Rainbow farts ¨C praising someone or something]


    Within two hours, he bought everything he needed.


    After sending the big and small bags to the car, Ye Fei did not go home directly, but went to a famous snack street in the city.


    It coincides with the weekend, even if it is not a meal, there are still a lot of people in the snack street. People in twos and threes walked in groups joking, they were  very lively like fireworks on display.


    Ye Fei looked at the interesting things, and slowly walked  behind the crowd leisurely. Occasionally, he would go to the stall with the largest number of people to buy some snacks, and learn to walk and eat like other people. It is very pleasant.


    In his previous life, he lived like a pool of stagnant water. All his life was work and Ye family, and he missed too many beautiful things. In this life, he wants to make up for it.


    The corners of Ye Fei¡¯s lips were slightly raised, and he gave a lily that he had just bought to a little girl on the side of the road with a gaping front tooth. As he was about to find something to eat, he received a call from Gu Ruijia.


    ¡±At eight o¡¯clock tonight, BOSD bar, don¡¯t forget it.¡±


    ¡±BOSD?¡± Ye Fei changed his hands holding the mobile phone, he pointed to the egg waffle on the menu, motioned for the boss to order one, frowning, ¡°It¡¯s not the golden age.¡± ¡°


    ¡±Hehehe,¡± Gu Ruijia smiled wryly, ¡°Sun Qiong said that these new girls from BOSD are good¡­¡±


    He didn¡¯t say the rest, but Ye Fei already understood everything.


    ¡±Damn you,¡± Ye Fei  laughed, took out some notes from his pocket and handed it to the boss. He went to the parking lot carrying his egg waffle, ¡°that¡¯s something we don¡¯t need to talk about.¡±


    ¡±Why can¡¯t we talk about it?¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s face looked upright. ¡°We will only look and do nothing else. Look at you, you are thinking too much.¡±


    They had been friends for years, does he still not understand Gu Ruijia¡¯s virtues? As soon as he saw a beautiful girl, he couldn¡¯t walk. He would really be possessed if he can do what he said.


    Gu Ruijia also knew that he had a bad reputation. Seeing Ye Fei¡¯s disbelief, he said: ¡°This time it is true, I swear! Otherwise I will livestream swallowing shit!¡±


    ¡±Oh,¡± Ye Fei deadpan, ¡°are you quite proud to lie just to eat and drink?¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°¡­¡±


    Gu Ruijia said he couldn¡¯t beat him, so he simply played rogue: ¡°Anyway, we have booked our booth. Will you come or not? If you don¡¯t ,be careful, I will go to your company to find you myself .¡±


    In the past, Ye Fei hated his unrestrained appearance at all, let alone go, not hanging up the phone on the spot is already an extra gratitude. But now, he feels that there is nothing wrong with having fun in time.


    ¡±Come on, grandpa will give you a face today.¡±


    ¡±Oh,¡± on the phone, Gu Ruijia¡¯s tone rose by one degree, ¡°It¡¯s not easy, I thought you were going to be like my dad and would teach me a lesson before you talk.¡±


    ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Ye Fei snorted and laughed. ¡°Dad admits you as a son.¡±


    ¡±Fuck,¡± on the other side of the phone, Gu Ruijia couldn¡¯t hold back his swearing, ¡°Comrade Ye Fei, please be careful, you have been a bit too aggressive recently.¡±


    He wanted to ask if his friend had been severely beaten by society. Even his character has changed. He felt that something was wrong, and listened for a few seconds with his ears upright: ¡°No, where are you now? Why is it so noisy?¡±


    Ye Fei threw the plastic bag into the trash can: ¡°Snack Street.¡±


    ¡±Snack Street? You actually know how to go to that kind of place?¡± Gu Ruijia almost jumped up in surprise, ¡°No, that¡¯s not the point! Now at 6:30, you¡¯re off work?¡±


    Ye Fei pressed the lock of the car and got into the car: ¡± No¨C ¡±


    Gu Ruijia breathed a sigh of relief. Before answering the call, he heard Ye Fei continue to say: ¡°I didn¡¯t go to work at all.¡±


    Gu Ruijia was really shocked now. He didn¡¯t even pay attention to the ash falling on the table. He asked a bunch of questions: ¡°How come? Are you sick? Did you go to the hospital? What did the doctor say?¡±


    He did not want to make a fuss but Ye Fei is really desperate to work. After taking over Dingyuan for such a long time, he worked overtime every day until midnight, not even taking an hour off.


    If he didn¡¯t go to work today, he is afraid that something really happened.


    Gu Ruijia stood up holding the phone and said, ¡°Forget it, give me the address and I will find you.¡±


    Ye Fei was both laughing and moved: ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, I just plan to take a break.¡± He buckled his seat belt. While starting the radio, he said, ¡°I won¡¯t tell you, drive.¡±


    Gu Ruijia originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but after thinking that they would see each other at night and he could tell him later, he said: ¡°Okay, then be careful on the road.¡±


    Ye Fei arrived at the bar almost half past eight. Unluckily, he ran into the rush hour, and the road was blocked. If he hadn¡¯t taken the trail quickly, he would still be stuck.


    In the bar, the sound of music is deafening, and the exciting melody beats the drum beat on the heart. Ye Fei frowned uncomfortably and asked the doorman who led the way: ¡°Are my companions there yet?¡±


    The doorman respectfully pointed to the front: ¡°It¡¯s here.¡±


    Ye Fei looked in his direction. In the deck, Gu Ruijia was holding a wine glass with Sun Qiong, they drank the wine in mouthfuls. Zhou Zhensheng cheered on, his eyebrows were about to fly with excitement.


    Sun Qiong and Zhou Zhensheng are friends of Gu Ruijia. Ye Fei had a meal with them, but they didn¡¯t know each other well.


    Ye Fei thanked the doorman, and walked over to several people.


    ¡±Will Ye Fei come?¡± Sun Qiong drank a bottle of wine, already a little drunk, and shouted at Gu Ruijia, ¡°What time is it?! He is still at the company.¡±


    Ye Fei is a workaholic. The name is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even someone like Sun Qiong who has nothing to do with him knows a thing or two.


    Gu Ruijia tried to defend his friend, but on second thought, he was a little confused. He only hesitated and said, ¡°It can¡¯t be?¡±


    ¡±Let¡¯s call to know,¡± Zhou Zhensheng grabbed the phone. With his thumb, he unlocked the lock screen and found Ye Fei¡¯s number.


    Before he could dial out, he was held down by a white and slender hand.


    ¡±Sorry,¡± Ye Fei picked up an empty wine glass and filled it himself, ¡°I¡¯m late.¡±


    ¡±Who are you?¡± Zhou Zhensheng raised his head with a dazed expression. He felt that the person in front of him was a bit familiar, but the alcohol was on his head. He can¡¯t remember the name.


    He blinked his eyes vigorously, his gaze rolled around on Ye Fei¡¯s face, and he thought to himself, is it possible that his charm has risen recently, is this handsome guy here to strike up a conversation with him?


    Zhou Zhensheng shyly straightened his hair and coughed pretentiously: ¡°You¨C¡°


    Gu Ruijia¡¯s loud voice interrupted him: ¡°Ye Fei?!¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng¡¯s hand shook  and almost poured out the wine. What? Is this person Ye Fei?  Ye Fei, the native programmer who is ashamed of himself?


    ¡±What?¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows. He looked at the empty glass and sat down next to Gu Ruijia, ¡°You don¡¯t know me anymore?¡±


    He was wearing a slim-fitting shirt. The shirt was all black, and only a brightly colored flower vine was printed on the waist. The intense color conflict is extremely eye-catching, the waves-dangzhong reveals high-level, and the sorrow is a little fresh.


    The shirt collar was slightly messy, and two buttons were unbuttoned, revealing a straight collarbone and a raised throat. The hair was no longer fixed with hairspray, but rather loosely scattered and placed on the brow bone at will. Under the blurred light, it became more beautiful and charming. Compared with the old and serious appearance before, it was nothing alike.


    ¡±You¡­¡± Gu Ruijia stared at him blankly, ¡°What kind of stimulation did you experience?¡±


    Ye Fei touched his cup and curled his lips with a smile: ¡°It¡¯s just a different image, what¡¯s the fuss about.¡± Between the laughs, it was an unstoppable romance, and even Sun Qiong, a straight steel man, couldn¡¯t help being caught a little bit.


    Because of his arrival, the fairly low-key deck became the focus of the bar in an instant, and eyes from all directions came over frequently.


    Ye Fei seemed to be unable to feel it, drinking and chatting peacefully, unmoved at all.


    When the cup bottomed out, Zhou Zhensheng immediately squeezed Gu Ruijia away and filled his cup.


    When Sun Qiong saw this, he prolonged the tone and ridiculed: ¡°Old Zhou, don¡¯t just serve Ye Fei alone. Give me a cup too.¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng looked at Ye Fei¡¯s face, and then at his face, disgustingly said: ¡°It¡¯s quite beautiful to be ugly.¡±


    Sun Qiong: ¡°¡­¡±


    He shouldn¡¯t be humiliated, Zhou Zhensheng is a fucking double-standard dog!


    Several people laughed for a while, and Gu Ruijia brought up the business: ¡°What do you think about ¡°The Way to Upgrade the Favored Concubine ?¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng drew the chair to Ye Fei, and then said: ¡°I and Lao Sun think this drama is worth investing in, Brother Fei, you are¡ª¡± He paused, lowered his voice, ¡°Is there any internal news?¡±


    Of course there is internal news, but he can¡¯t tell them directly.


    Ye Fei leaned against the back of the chair, put down the wine glass, propped his chin with one hand: ¡°It¡¯s a bit.¡±


    This IP has been evaluated by industry leaders many times, and all aspects have shown that it is profitable. It is obviously impossible to persuade a few people from the data, so he had to pretend to be profound and said:  ¡°I have read this novel before, and many plots in it are not suitable for adaptation, which is very difficult. Moreover, the screenwriter designated by Blue Ocean is good at urban light comedy, and there is no splash in his previous costume drama. ¡°


    ¡±This way.¡±


    Guruijia several people don¡¯t really know much about film and television, but they have more spare cash in their hands, and they heard that this piece is profitable, so they followed suit and plunged into it. He was dumbfounded that he nodded unconsciously .


    ¡±But¡ª¡± Sun Qiong is still a little hesitant, ¡°Many people are very optimistic about this drama, and the director Yu Chunsheng is a guarantee of ratings. He has never had a failed work since his debut.¡±


    Ye Fei shook his head: ¡± Believe me anyway, don¡¯t invest.¡±


    ¡±Puff¨C¡± A familiar voice sneered  behind him. Ye Fei didn¡¯t need to look back to know that it was his cheap brother, ¡°Ye Fei, why are you cheating your friends?¡±

 CH 7

    Ye Yao didn¡¯t expect to run into Ye Fei at the bar.


    As Ye Fei refused to help, Dingyuan was currently in no small financial crisis. Not only that, but ever since last night, whenever his dad saw him, he would look as though he wanted to say something, yet never did.


    He once even blurted out in front of him, ¡°If only you had your brother¡¯s ability¡­¡±


    Ye Yao hated it the most when others compared him with Ye Fei. Moreover, his father had always been partial to him, and was always good every time he mentioned Ye Yao; he¡¯d never expressed such blatant disappointment in him.


    This huge psychological disparity made Ye Yao completely unable to endure, and in the past two days he couldn¡¯t even care about his injuries, holding his breath and looking for ways to invest everywhere, desperately wanting to make some achievements to prove himself.


    He got lucky and through a friend managed to meet Li Zhongyuan, which led him to the project ¡¶The Way to Upgrade The Favourite Concubine¡·.


    Li Zhongyuan was the heir of Baofeng Media, a top domestic entertainment company, and didn¡¯t run in the same circle as Ye Yao, a rich second generation. Ye Yao had seen him several times at banquets, but despite doing everything he could, he wasn¡¯t able to even ask for the other¡¯s business card.


    Ye Yao realised quite clearly that his chance to turn the tables around had finally come. How could a TV series that made Baofeng Media unanimously optimistic be bad? It was like making money while lying down!


    Therefore, he decisively made up his mind and immediately contacted Blue Ocean Entertainment, indicating his willingness to invest.


    Father Ye was initially hesitant. After all, his youngest son had just wasted 20 million in vain. However, when he grasped that the top investor was Baofeng Media, he immediately changed his attitude and praised Ye Yao for his good work.


    At this point, Ye Yao swept away his previous dejection and finally unfurrowed his brows. Tonight, he deliberately brought a few friends to the bar to celebrate, and by coincidence heard Ye Fei¡¯s words.


    ¡°Pft¡ª¡± One of Ye Yao¡¯s friends almost spit out a mouthful of wine, he pricked up his ears and looked at Ye Yao. ¡°No, did I hear that right? That cheap brother of yours is persuading people not to invest in ¡¶The Way to Upgrade The Favourite Concubine¡·?¡±


    Another friend tsked: ¡°I finally know why your dad doesn¡¯t like him anymore, this vision is really amazing!¡±


    Ye Yao grinned and put on an act, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t say that, my family is quite serious in their analysis.¡±


    ¡°Is this the legendary second to last lecturer, where one dares to speak, and the other dares to listen, hahahahaha.¡±


    ¡°Baofeng Media carefully selected this TV series and sent it to Li Zhongyuan for him to build momentum with. This project, even if you think about it with your toes, you know it won¡¯t be a loss.¡±


    ¡°I wonder, where did Ye Fei get the confidence to come here and make such a big speech?¡±


    ¡°Who knows, maybe it¡¯s the courage his IQ gave him.¡±


    ¡­


    As Ye Yao listened to sentence after sentence, he felt as if he¡¯d eaten a popsicle on the hottest day of summer, making him feel at ease. He proudly raised his eyebrows. After this, who would dare say that Ye Fei was better than him?


    Imagining himself making a lot of money and trampling Ye Fei beneath his feet, Ye Yao couldn¡¯t hold back any longer. He drank the liquor in his cup, got up and walked over.


    ¡°Ye Fei, is this how you cheat your friends?¡±


    Before Ye Fei could respond, he turned to Gu Ruijia and the other two, quickly saying, ¡°You may not know yet, but Baofeng Media has listed¡¶The Way to Upgrade The Favourite Concubine¡·as a key investment in the second half of the year, personally followed by Li Zhongyuan himself.¡±


    He paused and pointedly said, ¡°Those who advise you not to invest are either stupid or bad.¡±


    Sun Qiong and Zhou Zhensheng¡¯s expressions changed slightly.


    Baofeng Media was known for its accurate investments and rare failure, and had been called an industry myth by the media. The two looked at each other, and the scales in their hearts tilted in an instant.


    However, Gu Ruijia was unmoved. Regarding Baofeng Media, could they never have any lapse of judgement?


    He glanced at Ye Yao and coldly said, ¡°Who do you think you are to run here and pass judgement, how does it concern you whether we invest or not?¡±


    Once upon a time, his friend was fiercely protective of Ye Yao. Even if Gu Ruijia didn¡¯t like him, he couldn¡¯t say anything too unpleasant, but now that both had shed all pretences of cordiality, he cared even less about this person!


    ¡°Concerning what Ye Fei said, I think it¡¯s reasonable. What about it?¡±


    ¡°Gu Ruijia, you¡¯re not wrong in the head, are you?¡± Ye Yao looked him up and down, as if he was looking at some rare creature.


    The small investors who¡¯d made a fortune over the years due to following Baofeng Media were too many to count. Ye Fei was a nobody, and both put together, even a fool knew which side to choose.


    He wanted to mock them a little bit more, but as he was about to speak, an idea came to mind. He said, ¡°Having said all these, don¡¯t go investing behind our backs, otherwise it would be really amusing.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s eyes hurt upon seeing the other¡¯s triumphant expression, and he firmly dragged in Sun Qiong and Zhou Zhensheng, ¡°It¡¯s not just me, we won¡¯t invest.¡±


    Sun Qiong and Zhou Zhensheng, who were suddenly dragged in: ¡°¡­¡±


    No, they hadn¡¯t decided yet!


    However, Gu Ruijia¡¯s words had already been said, and it was difficult for the two to slap him in the face on the spot, so they pinched their noses and stood by him.


    Forget it, they weren¡¯t short of money anyway, and this opportunity was already gone. Ye Fei was a good person, and if one thought about it, losing money in exchange for a true friend was well worth it.


    Reaching his goal, Ye Yao showed a smug smile. ¡°Remember what you said today, I¡¯ll wait to see you cry¡ª¡±


    ¡°Ye Yao.¡± Before he could finish speaking, Ye Fei interrupted him.


    Ye Fei raised his eyes and looked at him with interest. ¡°Such a lucrative project, how much money do you plan to invest?¡±


    Ye Yao raised his chin and seriously said, ¡°Dad gave me ten million.¡±


    Damn cheap!


    Unable to restrain his temper, Gu Ruijia slapped a hand to the table and stood up, but was held down by Ye Fei.


    Ye Fei sneered and deliberately said, ¡°Oh, it¡¯s only ten million.¡±


    Ye Yao was quite satisfied, but upon hearing Ye Fei¡¯s blatant disdain, he somehow felt a little embarrassed. His look changed, and before his mind could react, he added another sentence, ¡°This is only the first payment, the other half has yet to be invested.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Of course!¡±


    Ye Fei looked down and drank, hiding the smile in his eyes. Ye Yao¡¯s personality was vain and arrogant. Since the words had been said, even if Ye Yao had to fight for air in front of him, he would get another 10 million from Father Ye.


    The amount of working capital that the Ye family could currently provide amounted to this number, unless they sold real estate as an extra.


    He wondered what his father¡¯s face would look like when he lost both wife and army 1. Just thinking about it, he couldn¡¯t wait.


    Ye Fei was familiar with the family¡¯s financial situation, and Ye Yao obviously did too. After mentally calculating it, he no longer wanted to make trouble, and hurriedly left the bar with a few friends.


    ¡°Ye Yao, do you really want to invest more?¡± a friend asked.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Ye Yao replied perfunctorily as he lowered his head and sent a WeChat message to Father Ye.


    His friend sighed in envy: ¡°Your dad is truly good to you.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s for sure!¡± Ye Yao put down his phone, and was about to call the porter to drive his car over when he suddenly remembered something. He rolled his eyes, clicked on Yan Xiao¡¯s contact on Wechat and sent a message.


    ¡¾The most dazzling 2: Xiao ge, I just ran across my brother at the BOSD bar, you guys are not together ah. He is really good at playing, so why can¡¯t I do it? Am I so stupid QAQ.¡¿


    He really couldn¡¯t reconcile with the fact that he was unable to stop Ye Fei, so he simply started with Yan Xiao. He didn¡¯t believe that Yan Xiao would remain indifferent upon seeing such news.


    As expected, Yan Xiao did not remain indifferent, and after confirming that BOSD was indeed a bar, he immediately ordered the driver to drive him there. On the way, due to an elder¡¯s sense of responsibility towards the younger generation, he truthfully gave Ye Yao a reply¡ª


    ¡¾Yan Xiao: Yes. ¡¿


    Ye Yao: ¡°???¡±


    Ye Yao: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Yao was so incensed that his features twisted and he almost threw his phone away, but even after calming down, he still couldn¡¯t hold back and fiercely spat, ¡°Pei! 3 A pair of psychopaths!¡±


    In the bar, once Ye Yao¡¯s figure could no longer be seen, Gu Ruijia¡¯s aggressive manner promptly disappeared and he immediately collapsed back to his seat. ¡°Hey, that show really can¡¯t earn money? Damn, I regret it a little, a Baofeng Media key project ah! What a great pity to miss it.¡±


    Exactly.


    Sun Qiong and Zhou Zhensheng followed him in sighing, but of what use was regret; who made Gu Ruijia blather so much just a moment ago.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a pity.¡± Ye Fei involuntarily squinted his eyes as the lights above dazzled him. ¡°I recently discovered a potential stock. Take out your investment capital and buy this one, you are guaranteed not to lose money. ¡°


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t have much knowledge regarding the financial field, but he¡¯d paid attention to the stock market in his past life, and conveniently remembered a lot of blue-chip stocks.


    What he told Gu Ruijia was one of them. With the overall plunge in the U.S. stock market, it was hard to forget how such a dark horse had suddenly emerged.


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Ye Fei nodded.


    Gu Ruijia pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and took out his mobile phone: ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll buy it!¡±


    After a pause, he looked at Ye Fei with bright eyes. ¡°You can¡¯t fuck me over, bro, I¡¯m betting everything this time round!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Sun Qiong and Zhou Zhensheng didn¡¯t trust Ye Fei as much as Gu Ruijia did, so they just bought a little to give him face. Seeing this, Ye Fei did not insist on it.


    After another round of drinking, Ye Fei felt a little dizzy. He rubbed his temples and pushed Gu Ruijia who was sitting by the outer part of the booth: ¡°Let me pass.¡±


    ¡°What for,¡± the alcohol had long reached Gu Ruijia¡¯s brain, and refusing to move, he grabbed Ye Fei¡¯s arm and kept him in place, ¡°Want to run when you can¡¯t fight?¡±


    ¡°Run, my ass¡­¡± Ye Fei kicked his leg. ¡°I¡¯m going to the bathroom.¡±


    ¡°Oh, the bathroom.¡± It took Gu Ruijia two seconds before he understood what Ye Fei meant. Gulping down his drink, he stood up. ¡°I¡¯ll go too, let¡¯s go together.¡±


    ¡°Are you a primary school student? Still have to go to the toilet together.¡±


    Although Gu Ruijia¡¯s alcohol tolerance was good, he refused to eat at all. Sobering up, he immediately retorted, ¡°You¡¯re a primary school student!¡±


    Ye Fei pushed open the bathroom¡¯s door. ¡°I¡¯m not small, mine is bigger than yours.¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Fuck,¡± Gu Ruijia roughly rubbed his face, walked into a cubicle, and said while peeing, ¡°Does your family¡¯s Yan Xiao know how wild you are?¡±


    Ye Fei scoffed. ¡°My family¡¯s?¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°Isn¡¯t it yours or mine?¡± After a pause, he said, ¡°Forget it, straight men don¡¯t deserve it.¡±


    Momentarily silent, Ye Fei then said, ¡°I¡¯m going to get a divorce.¡±


    ¡°Divorce?¡± Gu Ruijia shuddered and almost peed on his pants. It took him a while to find his voice. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? He cheated?¡±


    The contract prepared by Yan Xiao had an absolute confidentiality clause, meaning that under no circumstances could the truth behind their marital status be disclosed to a third party. Therefore, Gu Ruijia only thought they¡¯d had a flash marriage, and had been shocked and ridiculed Ye Fei for a long time.


    ¡°No, don¡¯t slander people.¡±


    ¡°Then why do you suddenly want a divorce?¡± Gu Ruijia unconsciously  raised his voice.


    The thin wooden door was pulled open from the outside, making a soft noise that didn¡¯t attract anyone¡¯s attention. The sturdy body of a man was just about to walk in when he abruptly stopped upon hearing the question.


    Ye Fei raised his eyebrows. ¡°Why not leave? Are tough guys not good to tease, and fresh meat better?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Gu Ruijia didn¡¯t expect his best friend to be such a slag of a sugarcane man 4, and asked after a while, ¡°What about Yan Xiao? You don¡¯t have¡­ you don¡¯t have any feelings for him at all?¡±


    Ye Fei curled his lips into a smile, and the gentle voice drifted into the ears of outsiders.


    ¡°No.¡±

 CH 8

    The rhythmic music in the bar was right at its highest point, and the pitch gradually rose, as though vying to reach the heavens. The thumping of drums turned louder and louder, the leaves of the plants beside the sink shaking slightly.


    Yan Xiao stood motionlessly and silently on the spot.


    When saying no, Ye Fei had a frivolous and careless tone, as if Yan Xiao was an insignificant pebble on the side of the road. It couldn¡¯t compare to the flowers and plants he liked, and it didn¡¯t matter whether he ignored or kicked it away.


    A kind of thread-like pain emerged in his heart, dense and pervasive. Yan Xiao put a hand in his pocket, took out a small red book and opened it; the photo in its upper right corner showed Ye Fei in a white shirt smiling happily beside him.


    The outline of the steel stamp along with the incomparable marriage certificate, like the most impeccable evidence in the world, brought Yan Xiao confidence and comfort once more.


    He gazed at it until he heard the sound of a cubicle¡¯s lock being turned, and put it back.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be drinking for a while,¡± Ye Fei pressed the lock and opened the door, ¡°I feel a little dizzy, I have to get up early tomorrow¡­¡±


    His voice stopped abruptly.


    Ye Fei almost believed he was drunk and hallucinating, otherwise how could he see Yan Xiao here? He even childishly rubbed his eyes. After a while, he asked in amazement, ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s presence at the bar was no less shocking to him than seeing aliens visiting Earth.


    In his mind, if he ever invited Yan Xiao to drink, the man would merely look at him expressionlessly, then ask in confusion and puzzlement, ¡°Is your self-worth reflected in the amount of alcohol you drink?¡±


    Yan Xiao looked directly into his eyes and calmly said, ¡°I¡¯m here to find you.¡±


    Ye Fei put a hand beneath the automatic tap and said while washing his hands, ¡°How did you know I was here?¡±


    Yan Xiao quickly replied, ¡°Ye Yao told me.¡±


    Ye Fei had no need to think it through to understand that Ye Yao held no good intentions. It just disappointed him to know that his relationship with Yan Xiao was not what he thought it was. He hummed, it seemed his brother had suffered too few beatings.


    He shook off the water droplets on his hand and tapped at the gallery on his mobile phone.


    The angle of his shot that day was very good. Not only did he capture Ye Yao¡¯s distorted expression after being beaten up, but the glass shards surrounding him were also very clear in the picture.


    However, that wasn¡¯t the most important thing. The beauty of this picture was that as long as one knew Ye Yao, they could recognise his sorry figure at a single glance. For this kind of little idiot, he would punish one by one. Wasn¡¯t he fond of saving face? Today, Ye Fei wanted him to have no face at all.


    Ye Fei scrolled through his WeChat contact list, found a supplier he¡¯d previously worked with, and sent the photo: ¡°Use this photo to print 300 sets of T-shirts for me.¡±


    Ye Yao was an arrogant person, and his eyes only ever looked up. He¡¯d always been dismissive of these suppliers, and had never had any contact with them, so the suppliers didn¡¯t know him at all.


    After seeing what Ye Fei had sent, the supplier was first happy, then immediately replied¡ª


    ¡¾Honourable 1 Wenyin: Received, will arrange it immediately.¡¿


    Suppliers were naturally clever. Generally speaking, if the company needed it, there would be someone in charge of selling to contact them. Now that Ye Fei personally requested something, and didn¡¯t say anything about the contract, the supplier already knew what to do.


    ¡¾Honourable Wenyin: Charges on your 2 private account? ¡¿


    ¡¾Brother Fei: En. ¡¿


    ¡¾Honourable Wenyin: OK, no problem, I will let you know when all is printed. ¡¿


    Ye Fei put down his phone and saw Yan Xiao standing like a door god next to him, and his heart moved, he couldn¡¯t help but want to tease him: ¡°Why were you looking for me, you missed me?¡±


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t answer, only looking straight at him.


    Ye Fei pulled out a cigarette, and felt around in his pockets for half a day yet couldn¡¯t find a lighter. Cursing, he told Yan Xiao, ¡°Mr. Yan, lend me a lighter.¡±


    Yan Xiao was momentarily stunned, and didn¡¯t move.


    Just when Ye Fei wanted to ask again, Yan Xiao suddenly turned to Gu Ruijia, who was watching the fun: ¡°I¡¯ve seen you smoking.¡±


    Gu Ruijia straightened his back in an instant, looking like a student who was suddenly carried to the stage by the dean during a class, and stammered, ¡°Yes, yes.¡±


    What was going on? Why did the boss suddenly cue him?


    Could it be that there was actually a deeper meaning behind these simple words?


    What to do? He was an idiot3! He couldn¡¯t guess!


    Yan Xiao extended a hand and politely said, ¡°Please lend me your cigarettes and lighter.¡±


    ¡°Oh, oh, okay.¡± Although Gu Ruijia was unsure, he still gave the things to Yan Xiao as fast as he could.


    Ye Fei stepped forward to get the lighter. Unexpectedly, Yan Xiao slightly moved to the side to avoid him.


    ¡­Was he deliberately being jealous of him?


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t know what he was thinking, so he lit the cigarette and took a puff on it.


    ¡°You¡ª¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows, about to get angry when Yan Xiao suddenly reached out and raised his chin.


    Yan Xiao was tall and his hands were bigger than Ye Fei¡¯s, but his hold on the latter¡¯s chin was very gentle, which was just enough for the other to bear without feeling pain.


    Ye Fei was the best at mouthing off, and a bronze in action.


    Yet being hit by Yan Xiao¡¯s sudden ambiguity turned his mind blank, and he couldn¡¯t utter a word. He could only watch as the overly handsome face got closer and closer to him¡ª


    Gu Ruijia was even more stupefied. Hello? Did anyone remember that he was still there?


    If you two want it, could you not go home and continue there? Was the spacious 2m bed uncomfortable, or was the 400-square-metre house not wide enough to roll on? Why did they have to do this in front of a single dog like him?


    Gu Ruijia only felt like a bright light bulb, emitting a scorching light within the bathroom.


    He contemptuously looked at the already lost in thought Ye Fei. Was this his fucking so called ¡°no feelings¡±? This was too much feeling!


    Divorce my ass! What a fool!


    Gu Ruijia didn¡¯t even dare to wash his hands, he held his breath and inched one step at a time towards the exit, even the corners of his clothes had ¡°run away! run away!¡± written on them.


    In the bathroom, Yan Xiao approached Ye Fei and lit his cigarette with his burning one.


    His movements were clumsy, but he was very serious and a little bit like a painting, igniting the cigarette step by step, patient and persistent.


    Ye Fei raised his eyes.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s lips were very thin, the kind that would be mercilessly devoured. The lip shape was very beautiful, the lip lines clear, and the lips themselves soft, looking very kissable.


    At the bar tonight, many people came to chat with Ye Fei.


    They¡¯d taken the initiative without hesitation, and had more or less confidence in their appearance. Indeed, it was more than enough for those who approached him to be called handsome and beautiful.


    But it depended on who you compared them with.


    Before Yan Xiao, these people totally seemed unsightly.


    However, what was the use of being good-looking? Yan Xiao was someone who didn¡¯t want a sex life, and the only function of his loins was to probably drain water.


    Ye Fei secretly sighed and pushed Yan Xiao away.


    ¡°Tsk,¡± Ye Fei let out a puff of smoke and looked Yan Xiao up and down with a playful look in his eyes, ¡°Is Mr. Yan seducing me?¡±


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t.¡± Yan Xiao doubtfully looked at Ye Fei, as if he didn¡¯t understand why he¡¯d said that. He felt that seduction was a bad word, so he racked his brains and explained, ¡°You asked me to lend you a lighter. I don¡¯t have one, so I asked Gu Ruijia to lend me it. Gu Ruijia gave it to me, I lit mine first, then I lit yours for you. There was no seducing.¡±


    Ye Fei flicked away the cigarette ash, a smile in his eyes. ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you just use the lighter to help me?¡±


    ¡°That was exactly how you lit my cigarette that day¡ª¡± Yan Xiao said, and suddenly discovered the key point. ¡°Were you seducing me?4¡°


    Ye Fei, who suddenly had the situation reversed by the first army: ¡°¡­¡±


    He wanted to wave away the matter, but Yan Xiao was blind and insisted, ¡°You were, Ye Fei?¡±


    Just a second ago Yan Xiao hated the word seduction, but now he really liked it. Of course, not to say he was a fickle person in the first place.


    The world was always in continuous development, and the previous Yan Xiao was not the current Yan Xiao.


    ¡°Seduced you, my ass!¡± Ye Fei angrily opened the door. ¡°Didn¡¯t you want to go home? Are you coming?¡±


    Seeing that Yan Xiao still didn¡¯t move, he raised his eyes. ¡°What, are you going to talk about divorce in the toilet?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re drunk,¡± Yan Xiao walked to his side and brought up the divorce without resisting like he had yesterday. ¡°What you say now doesn¡¯t count.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Ye Fei asked like a hooligan. ¡°Why do you judge me to be drunk? I even said that I didn¡¯t drink.¡±


    ""


    Yan Xiao seemed to have expected Ye Fei¡¯s words, and a smile flashed in his eyes, feeling both slightly pleased with himself and a little proud. ¡°I bought a portable alcohol tester.¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°???¡± Yan Xiao, as expected of you!


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t feel in the mood to continue playing after being caught by Yan Xiao. In addition to persuading Gu Ruijia not to invest, he¡¯d come to the bar for the purpose of finding a man to do unmentionable things below the neck.


    However, after looking for one all night, he didn¡¯t come across even one that was pleasing to the eye. Coupled with drinking and dizziness, it was better to go home and sleep.


    It was just past eleven o¡¯clock, precisely when the bar was at its fullest. Yan Xiao and Ye Fei¡¯s faces were big shots on their own, and when they stood together, the lethality was multiplied and superimposed, attracting people¡¯s attention like magnets.


    There was even a courageous one, who deliberately bumped into them.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s face was cold and expressionless, and he looked very difficult to mess with. On the other hand, Ye Fei had a smile on his lips, his manners were elegant, and he was a little careless in his gestures, just like a regular visitor.


    How could this kind of heavenly dish that was rarely seen in a hundred years be easily let go?


    If it wasn¡¯t for Ye Fei¡¯s quick dodge, there was no telling how much harassment he would have been subjected to.


    After another man pretended to inadvertently lean against him, Yan Xiao stepped forward and shielded Ye Fei behind him.


    The crowd of people in the bar parted a small gap. Ye Fei unhurriedly followed Yan Xiao one step at a time and walked outside, and no longer bothered to deal with the harassment that followed.


    The two of them were seated and the car slowly started.


    Surrounded by a familiar and peaceful atmosphere, Ye Fei was a little sleepy, and idly chatted with Yan Xiao. Opening his eyes with difficulty, he pointed to the little extra in the back seat that looked like a mobile phone, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s that?¡±


    Yan Xiao was a person with a serious obsessive-compulsive disorder.


    Ye Fei reached out and fiddled with it, these extra gadgets really didn¡¯t look like the other¡¯s style.


    ¡°Portable alcohol tester,¡± Yan Xiao said.


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Fei felt both a bit amused and helpless. He couldn¡¯t understand why Yan Xiao was so persistent about not getting a divorce. After more than half a year of marriage, they didn¡¯t actually have much interaction in life. Divorce and finding someone else wouldn¡¯t disturb him in the least.


    But¡­ a flash of divine light flitted by Ye Fei¡¯s mind. Maybe Yan Xiao just wanted to maintain this current status?


    All the things he didn¡¯t understand instantly melded together. Ye Fei remembered how his unintentional teasing had made Yan Xiao very unhappy in the salon that day, and he suddenly found a way to get himself quickly divorced.


    What Yan Xiao needed was a partner who abided by the rules and never went overboard, so he¡¯d do the opposite!


    Ye Fei became happier the more he thought about it, and fell asleep without noticing, not waking up until they got to the door.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao looked at Ye Fei who was sleeping like a ball and called him.


    Ye Fei had unconsciously fallen asleep.


    ¡°Ye Fei.¡± Yan Xiao hesitated for a few seconds, stretched out his hand and nudged him stiffly. ¡°We¡¯re home.¡±


    Ye Fei hummed, but he still didn¡¯t wake up.


    The air-conditioning in the car was running very low. Ye Fei slept with his cheeks flushed, his beautiful eyes quietly closed, and his long and thick eyelashes drooped down, giving off a sense of innocence and naivety that Yan Xiao had never seen before.


    Yan Xiao unblinkingly stared at him for a while before nudging him again: ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Ye Fei opened his eyes in a daze, and said blankly, ¡°Are we there yet?¡±


    Yan Xiao said ¡°en¡±.


    Ye Fei struggled to get up, his movements were too big, and he accidentally pulled the third button of his shirt open.


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t pay it any mind, he opened the door and was about to go out.


    Yan Xiao stopped him, stretched out his hand and pointed to his chest. ¡°Your button.¡±


    Ye Fei cast his eyes down and smiled. ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± He got out of the car.


    Yan Xiao looked at Ye Fei, and then at the driver who was still sitting in the driver¡¯s seat.


    Ye Fei turned his head. ¡°What?¡±


    Yan Xiao immediately let go of him.


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t speak, just reached out his hand and touched the button.


    Well, this damned OCD. Ye Fei shrugged and stayed still, letting him fix it.


    Yan Xiao lowered his eyes and pushed the button through the hole. As his fingers slid in movement, the curled knuckles seemed to inadvertently graze Ye Fei¡¯s collarbone, lightly and cherishingly.


    The author has something to say:


    Ye Fei: I seduce him, tease him, then Yan Xiao can divorce me.


    Yan Xiao: Is there such a good thing?


    ootnotes


    chong shang means: to hold up (as a model); to hold in esteem; to revere; to advocate ¡ª so prolly a cute nickname from MC lol

 CH 9

    In the bar, Zhou Zhensheng and Sun Qiong hadn¡¯t yet drank to their heart¡¯s content. While Ye Fei and Gu Ruijia were in the bathroom, they ordered a few more drinks, planning to mix and drink them together later.


    Who would have imagined that in the period of time the two were gone, only Gu Ruijia would come back.


    Zhou Zhensheng looked behind him. ¡°Where¡¯s Ye Fei?¡±


    He had a problem; he liked to play with good-looking people, regardless of gender. It could be said that he was quite handsome.


    Gu Ruijia drank the remaining liquor in his glass, let out a long sigh, and said, ¡°Went back.¡±


    ¡°How could that be?¡± Zhou Zhensheng frowned and said unhappily, ¡°Didn¡¯t we say that we wouldn¡¯t go home until completely wasted?¡±


    ¡°The one from his family came to pick him up.¡± Gu Ruijia waved his hand, as if he didn¡¯t want to say more. Grabbing a few slices of dried bananas and stuffing them into his mouth, he chewed and changed the subject. ¡°Something¡¯s wrong, didn¡¯t Old Sun say there are good-looking girls here?¡±


    Among them, except for Ye Fei, they were all heterosexual.


    Sun Qiong was originally a little unhappy about Ye Fei¡¯s sudden departure, but when Gu Ruijia mentioned the girls, he immediately became interested. ¡°Right, right, I¡¯ll go to the manager right now.¡±


    The three hit it off and ordered a few random names that were pleasant to the ear, rolling up their sleeves and eager to try.


    However, they were quickly disappointed. The girls were indeed really good-looking, but they all had the same big eyes, high nose bridge and pointed chin; one could see at first glance that the girls were all half-sisters from the same father.


    ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s just go.¡± Gu Ruijia and Zhou Zhensheng gave a tip to send the people away, slapped Sun Qiong and left the scene in despair.


    ¡°Next time, we can¡¯t listen to Old Sun,¡± Zhou Zhensheng grumbled, and didn¡¯t stop until he got into the car.


    Sun Qiong felt vexed by what he said, and impatiently closed the car door. ¡°I¡¯m a victim too.¡± Seeing that Zhou Zhensheng still wanted to refute, he hurriedly made a gesture to the driver. ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go.¡±


    The white Porsche slowly drove out of the parking lot. Zhou Zhensheng closed his eyes for a moment, and after the smell of alcohol had dissipated a little, he took out his mobile phone.


    The first person in the WeChat chatting box was Ye Fei, who¡¯d just been added tonight¡£


    Zhou Zhensheng¡¯s fingers moved to add a note under the business number in order to avoid searching for it, then clicked on Ye Fei¡¯s Moments and snooped around.


    He looked east and west at all of the other¡¯s Moments until he finally got home.


    Zhou Zhensheng hiccuped and pushed the door open. Just as he was about to bend over to change his shoes, a large pillow slammed into his face, and Mother Zhou¡¯s roar came from behind him. ¡°You still know how to come back?¡±


    The Zhou family was in the household appliances business, and their products were sold both in China and abroad. In recent years, the industry had been in a slump, and the Zhou family¡¯s parents were thinking of change. Considering Zhou Zhensheng¡¯s young age, they¡¯d thought he might have some new ideas.


    Who could have known that their family¡¯s son would turn into a failure, not having any ideas and even going out to fool around every day.


    Mother Zhou was a hot-tempered woman, known as the Iron Lady in the business world. She¡¯d scolded Zhou Zhensheng several times already, and seeing that he was still doing things his own way, today at last she couldn¡¯t help but finally tear into her son.


    ¡°Mom¡­¡± Zhou Zhensheng had already experienced being beaten up a dozen times, he didn¡¯t need to reminisce about it at all. He grabbed the pillow with his right hand. ¡°I¡¯m going to do business.¡±


    Mother Zhou sneered, ¡°A business? What are you talking about?¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng scratched his head and sat down beside her. ¡°Aren¡¯t I interested in investing in film and television dramas recently? I have a friend who I¡¯ve known for a long while, so I went to meet up with him.¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Mother Zhou raised her eyebrows, still in disbelief. ¡°What did you find out?¡±


    ¡°Just¡­¡± Zhou Zhensheng paused before saying, ¡°There is a TV series based on a novel. I wanted to invest in it, but my friend advised me not to do so.¡±


    Mother Zhou knew her son well, he lacked his own opinions and pretty much agreed with everything. How could she not see his hesitation?


    ¡°Tell me, what else is going on here?¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng gulped, knowing his mother couldn¡¯t be fooled, so he had to tell the whole story, ¡°The TV series is favourably seen by Baofeng Media, but my friend doesn¡¯t recommend¡­¡±


    Before he could finish speaking, he was beaten down by Mother Zhou with the pillow.


    ¡°How did I give birth to a foolish son like you!¡± Mother Zhou hated iron for not becoming steel 1. ¡°That old fox Li Youlong can¡¯t compare with you? Who¡¯s your friend?¡±


    Li Youlong was Li Zhongyuan¡¯s father and the chairman of Baofeng Media.


    Zhou Zhensheng was beaten so hard that he fled around the house. While dodging in a panic, he didn¡¯t forget to defend Ye Fei, ¡°My friend said he has inside information!¡±


    ¡°So who¡¯s your friend?¡±


    ¡°The eldest son of the owner of Dingyuan Entertainment, Ye Fei.¡±


    Mother Zhou: ¡°¡­¡±


    A small film and television company that has never been heard of, how could there be any inside information?


    Mother Zhou was so angry with her stupid son that she said, ¡°Go ahead, what else did he say to you?¡±


    Also talked about stocks¡­


    But looking at his mother¡¯s enraged face, Zhou Zhensheng didn¡¯t dare to speak at all, and shook his head like a rattle: ¡°No more.¡±


    Mother Zhou glared at him: ¡°Tell me the truth!¡±


    ¡°What else¡­¡± Zhou Zhensheng stammered and whispered, ¡°He said there was a stock that could rise up, so I bought it¡­¡±


    Mother Zhou¡¯s eyes turned dark. ¡°How much did you buy?¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng hurriedly said, ¡°Not much, not much, I just spent two million.¡± After speaking, he laughed twice.


    Mother Zhou was at the end of her patience. She ferociously slapped Zhou Zhensheng on the back of his head. ¡°Tomorrow, you¡¯ll immediately sell me that stock!¡± Seeing that Zhou Zhensheng still wanted to speak, she flew over with a knife. ¡°I haven¡¯t finished yet! If there¡¯s still that TV series, you should follow Baofeng Media.¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng was a little reluctant, although he was also very moved. However, Gu Ruijia had already sworn in front of Ye Yao, who would he be if he changed his mind again!


    ¡°Mom, we all agreed.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care if you agreed or not!¡± Mother Zhou gracefully brushed back a few strands of hair, and snorted coldly. ¡°You will go to Li Zhongyuan early in the morning. If you don¡¯t¡­¡±


    She paused and looked at Zhou Zhensheng. ¡°Your friend has inside information, right? I want to see him.¡±


    This person was only the second generation child of a small company, yet dared to cheat her son. He really had a wolf¡¯s heart and the guts of a leopard.


    Zhou Zhensheng¡¯s scalp immediately felt numb, and he raised his hands in surrender. ¡°The US stocks I bought will not be sold tomorrow! I promise this will be the last time, and in return I¡¯ll look for Li Zhongyuan?¡±


    It wasn¡¯t that he was insincere towards his friends, but because his mother was just too authoritative. He dared not disobey her orders, so he could only feel sorry for Ye Fei and Gu Ruijia.


    Zhou Zhensheng wanted to send a message to Gu Ruijia, but he continuously couldn¡¯t think of what to say. The next morning, he got up with a bump on his head and dejectedly and depressedly went to Baofeng Media.


    Unfortunately, Li Zhongyuan went out to talk about the project and wasn¡¯t in the company.


    While Zhou Zhensheng was regretful, he still breathed a sigh of relief. Before going to bed at night, he¡¯d secretly prayed in his heart that it¡¯d be best if Li Zhongyuan couldn¡¯t be found tomorrow.


    With worries in his heart, he wasn¡¯t able to sleep much at night, and he¡¯d gotten up before eight o¡¯clock. After washing up, he suddenly remembered the stock Ye Fei had asked him to buy.


    Let¡¯s take a look, if it¡¯s no good, I¡¯ll sell it off tonight, Zhou Zhensheng squinted and opened the trading software.


    Zhou Zhensheng¡¯s phone fell on the bridge of his nose.


    A few seconds later, Zhou Zhensheng¡¯s heart-wrenching roar sounded from the luxuriously decorated floor: ¡°Mom!!!¡±


    As a domineering female president, Mother Zhou was very busy every day. Upon finally getting a chance to sleep in, she was woken up by her noisy son. She opened the door with a dark face, and gritted her teeth. ¡°It better be something important.¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng waved his hands and handed the phone to his mother. ¡°Mom, take a look, take a look.¡±


    Mother Zhou took a closer look and said in a sullen voice, ¡°What strange rarity do you see, the stock has risen by 25.4%¡ª¡±


    Mother Zhou¡¯s eyes suddenly widened.


    She grabbed the mobile phone, exited the website and reentered. After confirming that the increased percentage displayed above was indeed true and that there was no problem with the system, she turned to look at Zhou Zhensheng. ¡°Son, what is your friend¡¯s name?¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng: ¡°¡­¡±


    A similar thing happened in the Sun family.


    ¡°Hahahaha, serves them right! Who told them not to believe you and buy so little.¡± Early in the morning, before Ye Fei woke up, he received a call from Gu Ruijia. Over the phone, his voice was very excited. ¡°Ye Fei bro, if the esteemed wife won¡¯t help, I will obey you! You have the final say in the future of Tianxi¡¯s projects! I promise not to hold you back!¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­That¡¯s not necessary.¡±


    He was brought back in time to be a salted fish, not to continue working hard!


    But at present, he really couldn¡¯t dismiss the matter of Tianxi, he had to at least earn back the money he owed Yan Xiao.


    Ye Fei rubbed his brows. ¡°I have time to visit the company these few days.¡±


    Gu Ruijia repeatedly nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± He had always been big-hearted, and had no great ambition. It was better to hold a big thigh than to work hard on his own.


    After the two said a few more words, Ye Fei hung up and went to the dining room.


    It was still early. Auntie had already made breakfast and left. There was only Yan Xiao at the table.


    Ye Fei glanced at the table, saw the purple potato and spinach, and knew that today was Tuesday.


    Without him, Yan Xiao¡¯s breakfast was made every day and never changed. Ye Fei had lived with him for more than two years, and even if he didn¡¯t remember it deliberately, he more or less had an impression.


    He poured a glass of milk and sat down, leaned his chin on one hand and looked at Yan Xiao with a smile. ¡°Mr. Yan, what about breakfast?¡±


    Ye Fei fixed his attention onto Yan Xiao. There was no expression on his face, but the speed of putting down his chopsticks got slower and slower¡­ until he couldn¡¯t eat anymore.


    He pretended to be calm and turned his head, wanting to ask Ye Fei what the matter was. When he looked up, he paused.


    Ye Fei was wearing a loose grey-blue nightgown with a low neckline, exposing a large expanse of his snow-white chest. A belt was loosely tied around his waist, emphasising his narrow, slender waist.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple bobbed; he averted his eyes and didn¡¯t dare look again, but after a few seconds, he involuntarily shifted his gaze back¡­


    He kept looking at the scenery, unaware that the scenery was also looking at him.


    Generally speaking, people were more or less swollen and uninspired upon waking up in the morning, but Yan Xiao¡¯s back was perfectly straight, his eyes clear, and not a little bit exhausted. What was even more praiseworthy was that he also had a sense of cleanliness that transcended his age.


    Ye Fei was really curious, where could someone like Yan Xiao be raised? Thinking this, he asked, ¡°Mr. Yan, where is your hometown?¡±


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t know whether or not it was a mere misperception. He always felt that whenever this topic came up, Yan Xiao¡¯s bright eyes would change all of a sudden.


    ¡°Song city,¡± he said, his eyes intently looking at Ye Fei¡¯s face. ¡°Why are you asking?¡±


    ¡°Oh, nothing.¡± Ye Fei smiled. ¡°Asking casually.¡±


    Seeing that Yan Xiao was still looking at him, Ye Fei took a sip of milk and added, ¡°Song City is pretty good, I went there seven or eight years ago.¡±


    Yan Xiao asked again, ¡°And then?¡±


    ¡°Then?¡± Ye Fei saw how he looked like he wanted to go to the bottom of things. He was a little confused, and said in surprise, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? After eating, drinking, and travelling, I went home.¡±


    Yan Xiao pursed his lips; he didn¡¯t speak anymore and lowered his eyes, continuing to eat, but the atmosphere was slightly colder compared to before.


    What happened? Ye Fei was baffled, he didn¡¯t even say anything to provoke the other.


    ¡°Yan Xiao,¡± Ye Fei called out.


    Yan Xiao didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°Yan Xiao.¡±


    No answer.


    Still can¡¯t reach you?


    Ye Fei narrowed his eyes, and the foot under the table rose up and repeatedly touched Yan Xiao¡¯s lower legs. Like a dragonfly on the water, it provoked endless ripples on the calm lake.


    ¡°It seems that something is wrong with Mr. Yan¡¯s hearing.¡±


    He leaned forward, gazed at Yan Xiao, and his eyes slowly and subtly trailed downward. He said meaningfully, ¡°Who knows whether other areas¡­ also have a problem?¡±


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 CH 10

    Chapter 10: ¡°The floor is cold.¡±


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t use much strength, only sweeping his foot across the area, yet his touch seemed to carry electricity and sparks from all the way where the two touched straight to Yan Xiao¡¯s heart.


    Yan Xiao was tense all over, and unconsciously grabbed Ye Fei¡¯s ankle.


    Ye Fei raised his eyebrows and didn¡¯t move, letting the other hold him.


    Yan Xiao lowered his eyes. The ankle in his palm was fair and slender, and the early morning sunlight shining on the thin skin gave off a kind of frail beauty that was heart-poundingly beautiful.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao said, ¡°I have no problems with my ears, and there are no problems elsewhere.¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Ye Fei¡¯s burning gaze stared at him attentively. He licked his lips, and said with deep meaning, ¡°Who knows¡­¡±


    Yan Xiao still held his ankle in his hand, as if he¡¯d forgotten about it. He looked at Ye Fei for a moment, then said seriously, ¡°I went to the hospital for a checkup only last month, I can show you my medical report.¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°???¡±


    The smile on Ye Fei¡¯s face froze.


    Ye Fei only felt a mouthful of old blood 1 stuck in his throat, nearly choking him to death. He broke free from Yan Xiao¡¯s hold and drank all the milk in his glass.


    Damn it, he looked so handsome, why couldn¡¯t he have yellow-colored thoughts 2!


    The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn¡¯t help but glare at Yan Xiao.


    Yan Xiao was stunned by his glare, and after a while he called Ye Fei¡¯s name again: ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    ¡°What do you want?!¡± Ye Fei responded angrily.


    Yan Xiao pointed to the floor and said, ¡°Don¡¯t walk barefoot.¡±


    Although it was only the end of spring, Ye Fei coveted the cold already. The air conditioner at home had already been turned on for cooling, and the indoor temperature was very low.


    Ye Fei lowered his head to play with his phone, pretending not to have heard him.


    What did it have to do with him if he didn¡¯t wear slippers!


    Yan Xiao was silent for a while before he suddenly stood up, bent down and picked up the slippers Ye Fei had kicked aside.


    Ye Fei saw his movements from the corner of his eye; he wanted to ask the other what he was doing when it suddenly became dark, Yan Xiao kneeling down in front of him.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Ye Fei was shocked into speechlessness.


    Yan Xiao held Ye Fei¡¯s calf with one hand and put the slippers on his feet with the other. His actions were clumsy and silly, and had to be repeated several times, but he was very serious, as if carrying out an incomparable and dignified work.


    Ye Fei snorted and said, ¡°Mr. Yan¡¯s OCD is really getting worse.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not obsessive-compulsive disorder.¡± Yan Xiao stood up, and a calm and steady voice trickled into Ye Fei¡¯s ears. ¡°The floor is cold.¡±


    After breakfast, Yan Xiao went to work as usual, while Ye Fei received news from Wenyin¡ª


    ¡¾Honourable Wenyin: Mr. Ye, the T-shirts you requested have been printed and will be shipped in the afternoon.¡¿


    Originally lying lazily on the sofa, Ye Fei got up and replied:


    ¡¾Brother Fei: So fast?¡¿


    A reply was sent in seconds.


    ¡¾Honourable Wenyin: Mr. Ye was the one who asked, hahahaha, so of course I¡¯d be fast. I was driven out from working overtime last night. Do you want it shipped to the company, or to another address?¡¿


    Ye Fei flipped through the calendar on his phone; two days from now was the 25th anniversary of Dingyuan. Because it¡¯d been a fruitful year, the celebration was bigger than the previous ones. He initially didn¡¯t intend to go, but now¡­


    Ye Fei typed with a smile.


    ¡¾Brother Fei: Directly send it to the company, how much money should I transfer to you? ¡¿


    A number was sent. After Ye Fei swiftly paid, he found the WeChat account of Dingyuan¡¯s public relations director.


    ¡¾Brother Fei: I¡¯ll be in charge of this year¡¯s anniversary celebration¡¯s clothing. It should be delivered more or less today. Please check it out for me.¡¿


    The public relations director Yang Wenxin was personally selected by Ye Fei, and he was very capable. Since the time he joined the company, Dingyuan had never faced a public relations crisis.


    ¡¾Yang Wenxin: Received.¡¿


    Ye Fei looked at the chat between them, ruminating in his heart on how to tell the man about him leaving Dingyuan. He didn¡¯t want to reveal too much about the Ye family¡¯s matters, but it was impossible not to inform Yang Wenxin.


    He absolutely considered Yang Wenxin as a trusted aide. After Ye Yao took over, he would definitely be liquidated. He couldn¡¯t leave Yang Wenxin unprepared.


    Just as he was feeling awkward, Yang Wenxin suddenly sent a series of messages.


    ¡¾Yang Wenxin: President Ye, are you not part of Dingyuan anymore?¡¿


    ¡¾Yang Wenxin: Do you want to start your own business?¡¿


    ¡¾Yang Wenxin: What about the anniversary, will you still be there?¡¿


    Ye Fei frowned and asked him¡ª


    ¡¾Brother Fei: How did you know? ¡¿


    ¡¾Yang Wenxin: I accidentally overheard Mr. Ye Yao¡¯s call.¡¿


    For a while, the dialog box at the top continued to display ¡°typing¡± before the next message from Yang Wenxin was sent.


    ¡¾Yang Wenxin: Actually, Mr. Ye, to tell you the truth, Mr. Ye Yao didn¡¯t say it nicely¡­¡¿


    Yang Wenxin didn¡¯t say anything in detail, but even if he¡¯d used his leg to think, Ye Fei understood that he¡¯d been kicked out of the company by his father or something.


    After thinking for a moment, he called Yang Wenxin directly. ¡°Ye Yao is right, I really won¡¯t be in Dingyuan anymore.¡±


    ¡°Where will you go?¡± After the initial surprise, Yang Wenxin completely accepted the news. He looked at his colleagues who were working hard in the office, and went to the corridor with his phone covered. ¡°I¡¯ll follow you.¡±


    Without Ye Fei, he would have still been a bitter copywriter. For him, it was not an exaggeration to say that the other man was a good judge of talent.


    Ye Fei smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t, I intend to take a break and in passing help my friend¡¯s little business out.¡±


    Yang Wenxin didn¡¯t let the matter go and asked, ¡°What company?¡±


    Ye Fei was helpless, so he had to tell the truth, ¡°It¡¯s a small entertainment company founded by my friend and I, and it¡¯s still a work in progress in all aspects¡­¡±


    Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yang Wenxin, ¡°Is there still a shortage of people over there?¡±


    He really couldn¡¯t get along with Ye Yao and Father Ye. Even if he didn¡¯t manage to follow Ye Fei now, he would nevertheless go elsewhere.


    Seeing that he insisted, Ye Fei had to say, ¡°Well, you can come directly after the anniversary.¡±


    ¡°I can go now.¡±


    Ye Yao had long disliked him. If he proposed to resign, he probably wouldn¡¯t even need a one-month notice period.


    ¡°This can¡¯t be done,¡± Ye Fei¡¯s eyes gleamed slyly, ¡°I want you to do something for me.¡±


    He originally wanted to go to the company in person and let employees wear those T-shirts during the anniversary. But since Yang Wenxin decided to resign, he could do it directly.


    Yang Wenxin: ¡°You can tell me.¡±


    Two days later, Dingyuan¡¯s anniversary.


    The employees were holding the T-shirts in their hands. They dumbfoundedly looked at each other.


    What was this situation? Did these T-shirts have the image of Mr. Ye Yao¡¯s beaten up face printed on them? Was this, this, this¡­ a joke?


    Although the employees didn¡¯t understand, as it was an order from the company, they wore it. In any case, they wouldn¡¯t lose any face in doing so.


    As a result, Dingyuan welcomed 300 employees clad in T-shirts uniformly customised by Ye Fei. They drew attention wherever they passed by precisely because Ye Yao¡¯s beaten up face was multiplied by 300. It could be said that the effect was shocking.


    Ye Yao attached great importance to this anniversary, because it was the first step to officially take over Dingyuan.


    After repeatedly looking in the mirror and making sure that he was properly dressed, Ye Yao flung back his head and valiantly and vigorously strode towards the venue.


    Along the way, he constantly felt many employees peek at him. Ye Yao unconsciously raised the corners of his lips and raised his chin higher. He was the future owner of Dingyuan, just wait and see, he¡¯d manage the company better than Ye Fei ever did.


    He cleared his throat and silently recalled the speech he¡¯d give later. From the corner of his eye, he inadvertently glanced at a staff member next to him, and the expression on his face suddenly cracked.


    What was going on?! Why was there a picture of his beaten up self on that T-shirt!


    Ye Yao¡¯s eyes were raging, he grabbed the employee and said, ¡°What¡¯s going on? What are these clothes?! Change your clothes for me!¡±


    However, what he didn¡¯t know was that because this matter was too bizarre, some employees had already taken a video and submitted it to Big V Sand Sculpture Award¡¯s Weibo, where it was being enthusiastically forwarded by the melon eaters.


    Although Dingyuan wasn¡¯t well-known in the industry, it had a few starlets signed to them. Once Ye Yao¡¯s identity was popularised, it aroused the enthusiasm of melon eaters 3.


    Soon, this incident became a hot search on Weibo, with a very eye-catching title: A young man actually used his own photo¡­


    ¡¾Hahahaha, I¡¯ve never seen such a stupid-ass thing before! I¡¯m beat¡¿


    ¡¾Kangkang¡¯s emoji package was made by me! Was beaten up by society.jpg, Beaten up on the street.jpg, hahahaha¡¿


    ¡¾Asking upstairs for the original image without the watermarks please!¡¿


    ¡¾Same request here!¡¿


    ¡­


    Ye Yao scrolled through the snowballing comments, so angry he almost fainted. He roared at the assistant with a black face, ¡°Go contact the owner of this post and have them withdraw it from the hot search!¡±


    The assistant ran out obligingly. Twenty minutes later, he came back with his shoulders drooping. ¡°Mr. Ye, I¡¯m sorry, the hot search can¡¯t be withdrawn¡­¡±


    Ye Yao slammed his phone against the wall. ¡°Money is not a problem! No matter how much they ask, you agree.¡±


    ¡°No, no,¡± the assistant grimaced miserably and trembled with fear, ¡°Weibo invited various departments to chat today, and the hot search will be frozen for 15 days¡­¡±


    In other words, Ye Yao¡¯s beaten up images had to stay on the hot search for fifteen days.


    This was tantamount to a public execution. Ye Yao flipped the table and furiously gritted his teeth: ¡°Get lost!¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha, you¡¯re too mean,¡± Gu Ruijia put down the phone, and laughed so hard he almost cried, ¡°What kind of luck do you think Ye Yao has? He actually chanced upon such a timing.¡±


    Ye Fei also smiled. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect it either.¡±


    It was probably because he did too many misdeeds in their past life, so the Heavens couldn¡¯t put up with it any longer.


    The two chatted together for a long time, saving a lot of Ye Yao¡¯s expression packs before they started talking about business.


    ¡°Yang Wenxin came just in time, our company is very short of people right now.¡± Gu Ruijia patted his chest and promised, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will definitely not treat the people you brought here badly.¡±


    Ye Fei nodded. ¡°I will come to the company now and then to see if there are any projects worth investing in.¡±


    ¡°Oh my,¡± Gu Ruijia looked at Ye Fei teasingly, ¡°It must not be easy, I even thought you wanted to be a salted fish in the end.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to be done,¡± Ye Fei took a sip of tea, ¡°I want to get a divorce, but I first have to make money.¡±


    ¡°So you haven¡¯t given up on this idea yet.¡± Gu Ruijia didn¡¯t know what to say, so he thought it over once more. ¡°No, are the divorce and money making related?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Ye Fei shrugged, ¡°I owe Yan Xiao a huge debt, so I have to pay it back.¡±


    Gu Ruijia frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly told him, ¡°Then don¡¯t divorce. You owe a buttload of debt, why can¡¯t you pay it back with your butt!¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°???¡±


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    The image of Mr. Yan you all thought of¡ª just a short while ago he actually pressed Ye Fei on the bed to do this and that!


    In fact, Mr. Yan¡ª put Ye Fei¡¯s hands behind his back precisely to show him his medical report!

 CH 11

    Chapter 11: ¡°August 17 2010 at 9:23 pm.¡±


    Gu Ruijia was someone with a poor eye for investment, but he was very spot on when it came to stepping on a minefield.


    Ye Fei was clear in his heart that he wanted to, but Yan Xiao wasn¡¯t the least bit cooperative.


    ¡°Get lost!¡± Ye Fei¡¯s calm and collected expression hid his dissatisfied lust. ¡°Do you still want me to look after you?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to be done.¡± Gu Ruijia smiled meanly. ¡°The dude has money and never owes anyone.¡±


    Ye Fei put his phone on the coffee table, then put his hand around Gu Ruijia¡¯s neck and pressed down, smiling all the while. ¡°I don¡¯t owe you money, but I do owe you a beating.¡±


    ¡°Hey, hey, hey,¡± Gu Ruijia pressed his hands together then flapped them in the air like a distressed hen. ¡°Don¡¯t do it, don¡¯t do it, brother, I was wrong, alright?¡±


    Ye Fei exerted a little more strength until he made Gu Ruijia cry out for both dad and mom, and only then did he finally show mercy and let the other go.


    Gu Ruijia muttered and complained while tidying his hair that resembled chicken feathers, ¡°You¡¯ve changed, you¡¯re no longer the Ye Fei you used to be!¡±


    Ye Fei numbly got goosebumps, he moved to the other end of the sofa with the computer in his arms, and continued to check the scripts that had been sent to the mailbox.


    Tianxi Entertainment had a mailbox dedicated to receiving scripts solely from outside the company. Usually, this kind of thing was checked by the employees, and the ones that seemed good were listed together and reported to Gu Ruijia.


    But with Gu Ruijia¡¯s foresight, Ye Fei really couldn¡¯t trust the person he¡¯d put in charge, hence he chose the scripts himself.


    As he read the scripts, Gu Ruijia was idle and bored. There was nothing to play on his mobile phone, so he talked about gossip one after another.


    ¡°I¡¯ve lost money on a few projects, but I¡¯m actually rather smart. A few days ago someone tried to fool me, but I immediately saw through them!¡±


    Ye Fei closed a script he didn¡¯t understand, not bothering to raise his head. ¡°How?¡±


    Gu Ruijia lifted his chin and proudly said, ¡°What was that script called again? Oh, I remember¡­ ¡¶Superspace Rescue¡·! That man hyped it up. What five years of hard work and ten years of revision, bah!


    ¡°Who doesn¡¯t know that there¡¯s no market for sci-fi films nowadays, and even if there were, our special effects couldn¡¯t possibly keep up. We¡¯d only be making another second-rate drama, so how could I possibly fall for it!¡±


    He looked at Ye Fei with an expression that begged for praise.


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Fei wasn¡¯t sure whether this was good or bad luck on Gu Ruijia¡¯s part.¡¶Superspace Rescue¡·was a big summer hit two years from now. In spite of not looking good on all fronts, it relied on word of mouth to counterattack step by step, not only becoming a huge box office hit as the dark horse of the year, but also breaking the box office¡¯s record in film history.


    Ye Fei had seen this movie. Apart from a few flaws in the special effects, the characters and plot of the film were perfect. The audience who¡¯d been slandering it one second were brought to tears, then in the next were amused by the director¡¯s cold humour and couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    At that time, almost the entire network was the water army of¡¶Superspace Rescue¡·. All the actors who¡¯d participated in the show, even down to the minor roles who¡¯d only shown their faces a few times, changed from unknown names to well-known actors.


    However, unlike its grand popularity after the broadcast, the pre-financing aspect of¡¶Superspace Rescue¡·had been downright difficult. Director Song Wen had spent three years searching for anyone willing to invest. In the end, he¡¯d sold his house and car, and borrowed a sum of money from relatives and friends, barely managing to set up a studio by himself.


    Ye Fei remembered watching Song Wen¡¯s interview back then, and how the man had regretfully said that if the investment had been sufficient,¡¶Superspace Rescue¡·would have been definitely better.


    Unexpectedly, this movie was actually found by Gu Ruijia.


    Ye Fei looked him up and down, his eyes turning very strange.


    Gu Ruijia was stunned by his gaze, he hugged himself and cowered. ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Ye Fei closed his laptop. ¡°Did you keep the contact information of the director of¡¶Superspace Rescue¡·?¡±


    Gu Ruijia thoughtlessly blurted out, ¡°No ah, why on Earth would I keep a swindler¡¯s¡­¡± Before he finished speaking, he suddenly had a realisation. ¡°You¡¯re interested in this screenplay?¡±


    Ye Fei made an ¡°en¡± sound.


    Gu Ruijia endured and tried to restrain himself, but in the end couldn¡¯t keep it in and persuaded, ¡°It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t trust you, but science fiction movies are really no good nowadays.¡±


    His words were indeed true. The only reason why European and American blockbusters were popular at the box office was because of their special effects, and especially their huge fan base.


    But the selling point of¡¶Superspace Rescue¡·was not in its special effects, but the warmth of human nature. Director Song Wen was good at digging into the details, and the movie was full of heartwarming interactions in the midst of the highs and the lows, making it an enjoyable and heartfelt watch.


    Ye Fei tapped his fingers on the table. ¡°Let¡¯s see the script first .¡± He picked up a cup and took a sip of water. ¡°Gu-ge, contact the director for me.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me that.¡± Gu Ruijia clutched his head, his tooth aching. ¡°I¡¯ll contact him, give me two days.¡±


    It was only a chat anyway, investing in it was not yet certain.


    Ye Fei nodded. ¡°Then I¡¯ll leave it to you.¡±


    With a pearl in the form of¡¶Superspace Rescue¡·, reading other scripts would naturally be a little less pleasant. Ye Fei simply put the laptop down and prepared to discuss further tomorrow.


    ¡°Say, you¡¯ve done so well today, why don¡¯t we celebrate?¡± Gu Ruijia winked at Ye Fei. ¡°Don¡¯t leave tonight, I¡¯ll call Zhou Zhensheng and Sun Qiong. Let¡¯s have some fun together.¡±


    If it was in the past, he wouldn¡¯t even dare to mention this, for fear that Ye Fei would lecture him again about how fooling excessively around would make one lose dedication. However, things had changed; in the right mood, Ye Fei could be even crazier than him.


    ¡°Fine.¡± Ye Fei lazily leaned back on the sofa, his eyes closed. ¡°You arrange the rest, and leave the liquor to me.¡±


    Gu Ruijia snapped his fingers. ¡°No problem!¡± Afraid that Ye Fei would change his mind halfway through, he nudged him again. ¡°You should hurry up and call Yan Xiao.¡±


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t even open his eyes. ¡°What for?¡±


    Gu Ruijia glared at him, ¡°Hey, seriously ah! You have to tell Yan Xiao if you¡¯re not going home, so he won¡¯t worry.¡±


    Worry? Ye Fei grunted lightly. Yan Xiao would rather not have him appearing in front of his eyes.


    He waved a hand and perfunctorily said, ¡°It¡¯s all right, don¡¯t mind him.¡±


    ¡°I say, you¡¯re almost being too much.¡± Gu Ruijia shoved the phone into his hand and urged, ¡°Hurry up, be a man and tell him.¡±


    Gu Ruijia really couldn¡¯t figure out how Ye Fei suddenly became such a scumbag. Looking at his actions time and time again, asking for a divorcing and then not reporting home, if this was posted on a forum, he¡¯d be scolded a thousand stories high1!


    But some people were just close while others were distant, and as his brother2, what else could he do except to advise him?


    Ye Fei wanted to say that he and Yan Xiao really didn¡¯t know each other that well, but looking at Gu Ruijia¡¯s glaring eyes, he reluctantly dialled Yan Xiao¡¯s number. If not, his ears would likely not get any rest today.


    At the same time, Yan Xiao was in a meeting.


    A lively piano tone suddenly rang out in the conference room, interrupting the PowerPoint presentation of one of the executives.


    They all looked at each other, sweating for the man who had forgotten to silence his mobile phone.


    Who didn¡¯t know that the president hated this kind of behaviour the most? A reprimand wasn¡¯t a big deal, but their biggest fear was that the boss would stare at them expressionlessly, not saying a word, then directly inform the HR department to recruit new employees.


    The music continued and the executives¡¯ hearts nearly stopped beating. They were motionless, with their heads bowed low, not even daring to glance around. In their minds, they continuously speculated which deity had the guts to keep the phone ringing without pressing the reject button.


    Were they trying to provoke the boss!


    Yan Xiao frowned, looked around and was about to speak when Cheng Minghao who was next to him suddenly came over and whispered, ¡°Xiao-ge, it¡¯s your phone.¡±


    Yan Xiao was startled, and fished out his phone.


    On the lit screen, two big characters were displayed brightly: Ye Fei.


    From the day he¡¯d gotten Ye Fei¡¯s number, Yan Xiao had set a separate ringtone for him. However, Ye Fei had never taken the initiative to contact him, which was why Yan Xiao had taken a while to recognise it.


    ¡°Continue.¡± Yan Xiao swept a quick glance at the executives around the long table, dropped a word, then took his mobile phone and left the conference room.


    There was no particular expression on his face, except that his ever-average as if measured with a ruler pace seemed somewhat hurried.


    Cheng Minghao rolled his eyes and followed suit.


    He was really too curious, knowing that Yan Xiao never saved other people¡¯s numbers. He had a good memory by nature and could remember phone numbers with a glance, and his address book was always empty.


    However, today Cheng Minghao had seen Ye Fei¡¯s caller ID!


    With a glance, one could see that the lineup was different from theirs, which only had a string of numbers.


    In the corridor, Yan Xiao had already picked up the phone: ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going home tonight,¡± Ye Fei¡¯s voice came from the other side, slightly distorted through the phone, but still very pleasant to hear. ¡°Just letting you know.¡±


    Yan Xiao was quiet before asking, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    Ye Fei replied quickly, ¡°At a friend¡¯s house to have fun.¡±


    Yan Xiao opened his mouth, wanting to ask him which friend¡¯s house he¡¯d be at, what they¡¯d do for fun the whole night, and whether he needed Yan Xiao to pick him up when they were done. However, when the words came to his lips, all that left was, ¡°Have a good time.¡±


    Ye Fei gave an ¡°en¡±.


    Silence reigned between the two; Yan Xiao wanted to hear more of Ye Fei¡¯s voice again, but before he could find a topic, Ye Fei was already impatient.


    ¡°I¡¯m hanging up,¡± he said, then all that was left on the other side of the phone was an endlessly busy signal.


    Yan Xiao held the phone and lowered his eyes slightly.


    ¡°Ye Fei is going to play, huh?¡± Cheng Minghao came over and saw that although Yan Xiao seemed no different from usual, he was clearly in a low mood, and smiled, ¡°No way, you¡¯re unhappy about this? I thought you two didn¡¯t have a good relationship. I didn¡¯t expect this.¡±


    Yan Xiao hadn¡¯t even talked about love with Ye Fei at the start, then abruptly wanted to get married. The two hadn¡¯t been in the same picture much after getting married either, so Cheng Minghao had always thought there was something fishy about their marriage.


    Yan Xiao gave him a cold look. ¡°We have a good relationship.¡±


    Cheng Minghao was taken aback, and he quickly raised his hands in surrender. ¡°Okay, okay, okay, I was wrong. But if you don¡¯t want him to go, just say so.¡±


    Yan Xiao was silent for a long time then said, ¡°He doesn¡¯t like proactive and unreserved people.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Cheng Minghao recalled the few times he had come into contact with Ye Fei and found it unlikely. ¡°No way, it doesn¡¯t seem like that. How do you know? He said that?¡±


    Yan Xiao nodded his head.


    Cheng Minghao still didn¡¯t believe it. ¡°Maybe you heard him wrong, when did he say that?¡±


    ¡°August 17, 2010 at 9:23 pm.¡±


    What Ye Fei hated, Yan Xiao firmly remembered and never did, yet Ye Fei still didn¡¯t like him.


    Therefore, could Yan Xiao ever learn what to do to make Ye Fei care even a little bit for him? Yan Xiao wasn¡¯t greedy, for him, just a little bit was enough.


    Hyacinth: sigh¡­ these poor men who lack the word communication in their vocabularies, rip ah. Just kiss each other and roll on the floor in an impassioned embrace, guys! GRJ is obviously the most enlightened one here smh. On the other hand, just made a kofi acc so if you wanna, pls tip me? >.< <3

 CH 12

    "2010..." Cheng Minghao was taken aback, "You knew Ye Fei seven years ago? No, why didn''t I know?"


    Seven years ago, they were still in college. Cheng Minghao and Yan Xiao were both classmates and roommates in the same major. They were together almost all the time. He didn''t realize that Yan Xiao had special circumstances...


    wrong!


    Cheng Minghao''s mind flashed: "When you came back from the summer vacation that year, you suddenly said you wanted to start a business, didn''t you..." He looked at Yan Xiao, "Is it because of Ye Fei?"


    Yan Xiao didn''t speak, but his silence already explained everything.


    "No wonder." Cheng Minghao sighed with emotion.


    At that time, Yan Xiao was an absolute man of the year in their major. He led the team to participate in the International College Student Programming Competition for two consecutive years, and won the championship in both years. Their university has thus become the only Asian university that has won the global finals championship since the event was held.


    I don''t know how many internationally renowned technology companies offered him an olive branch, but after talking with the professor, Yan Xiao refused all of them. He is not sociable, and ordinary people are familiar with things that are difficult for him.


    Compared with working hard in the workplace, his personality is more suitable for research.


    The professor planned his future path for him early in the morning: after graduating from an undergraduate degree, he went to MIT for graduate and doctoral studies, and then returned to his alma mater to teach. Yan Xiao has always followed this path.


    However, one day, he suddenly changed his mind. No matter what the professor says or what, you must start your own business.


    The respected old professor was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him. He would never offer him any help, so he kicked him out of the office.


    At that time, both Cheng Minghao and the professor thought that Yan Xiao wouldn''t last long. His character was so confident that he was almost arrogant, and it was impossible for him to stand up to outside difficulties and doubts.


    But they miscalculated.


    Yan Xiao has been shut out by investors because of his unworldliness, scolded insane, and blasted out the door, but he has never given up.


    Over the years, the company has grown step by step until it is now the top in the industry. Cheng Minghao almost forgot the situation at the beginning of his business. He didn''t expect so many things hidden in it.


    Cheng Minghao looked at Yan Xiao with complex eyes: "Then our company is called Feixiao Technology..."


    A glimmer of pride flashed across Yan Xiao''s eyes, and Cheng Minghao disappeared before he could catch it.


    "Me and Ye Fei''s names are homophonic," Yan Xiao said, after a pause, he added, "It sounds very good."


    There was silence in the corridor for a while, and Cheng Minghao was shocked for a long time, but he couldn''t recover.


    Yan Xiao ignored him and fiddled with the phone for a while, and the content of the conversation between the two just came through the receiver.


    - "I''m not coming back tonight, let me tell you."


    ¡ª "Playing at a friend''s house."


    Yan Xiao listened to it twice with satisfaction, then saved the recording and said to himself, "This function is very good, I''m going to buy the stock of their company."


    If he hadn''t heard it with his own ears, Cheng Minghao would never have believed that Yan Xiao would like people to such an extent. He always thought that the binary code was Yan Xiao''s true love.


    Cheng Minghao slowed down and asked again, "Does Ye Fei know about these things?"


    "Why let him know?" Yan Xiao asked inexplicably, "I''m just satisfying my desire to be close to him."


    Thinking of the content of the call he just heard, Cheng Minghao suddenly had a bad feeling: "Okay, this doesn''t count, what about other things? Have you expressed your feelings to him?"


    "He doesn''t like people who are too proactive and unreserved." Yan Xiao repeated, in order to prove that he was right, he began to talk endlessly about how tragically the last person who took the initiative to confess to Ye Fei was rejected.


    Cheng Minghao: "¡­"


    He finally understood why there was something wrong between the two of them. No matter how much he did, the other party didn''t know, it would be no use! Although Ye Fei doesn''t like being too proactive, this is too much!


    Cheng Minghao was very suspicious that Yan Xiao was lying when he said that he and Ye Fei had a good relationship. At least that was not what he saw in the modeling studio that day.


    "You can take the initiative quietly," Cheng Minghao felt as if he had encountered the police officer of a lost-footed girl, with a heavy responsibility, "Not directly..."


    "Excuse me, can I interrupt?" Yan Xiao said, and then corrected Cheng Minghao''s mistake rigorously, "Silence and initiative are two contradictory concepts, and it is impossible to do it at the same time."


    After being a friend for so many years, Cheng Minghao knew that he really didn''t understand and didn''t care, and continued: "I mean, you can deliberately make certain actions and let Ye Fei come to you first, then it doesn''t count as your initiative. already."


    Yan Xiao''s eyes lit up, thinking it was a good idea, and asked, "For example?"


    Cheng Minghao racked his brains for a while, and finally pulled out something useful from his pitiful love experience: "For example, you edit a circle of friends that only he can see, saying that you are lonely eating alone or something. Or do whatever he likes and share with him what he cares about every day, and he will definitely chat with you a few times, and the relationship will be deeper if you talk about it."


    Cheng Minghao finally summed up earnestly: "Brother Xiao, if you don''t do anything and say nothing, how can he know your intentions."


    Yan Xiao was reluctant to admit that she was wrong, but Ye Fei did ask him for a divorce. He returned to the office, pondered for a while, and tentatively picked up the phone...


    At that time, Ye Fei had just hung up her father''s WeChat voice call.


    Father Ye came to him because of Ye Yao''s hot search on Weibo. During the period, he didn''t need to mention the cold words, and he almost said that he was a cold-hearted beast.


    Ye Fei was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so she put her phone on the coffee table. Father Ye said a word, and he sent a picture of Ye Yao being beaten, sometimes mixed with a few emojis made by netizens, so angry that Father Ye almost died on the spot.


    "What kind of father are you?" Gu Ruijia was the only child, and couldn''t understand why there were such partial parents. "It makes you look like you''re not biological."


    "That''s right," Zhou Zhensheng was furious, patted his chest and said, "Ye Fei, don''t pay attention to him in the future, let him guard Ye Yao''s trash. It happens that my mother really wants to know you. Come to my house and recognize my mother as my mother. godmother!"


    Sun Qiong was careful, seeing that Ye Fei only smiled and didn''t speak, she knew that he didn''t want to talk about family affairs, so she deliberately changed the subject: "Tsk tsk tsk, Ye Fei''s treatment is different from those of us who don''t look good. Dogs are awesome."


    "What happened to Yangou?" Zhou Zhensheng glared at him, "Who doesn''t look at his face now!"


    "Me," Sun Qiong took a sip of wine and deliberately raised the bar, "I''m looking at the soul."


    Zhou Zhensheng gave a contemptuous "ha" and hit the nail on the head: "A person with an ugly appearance has no chance to show his soul."


    Sun Qiong: "..." He admits defeat!


    Ye Fei watched them bicker, feeling that the bad mood brought by Ye''s father was a little better, but the interest was still not high at the beginning. He flipped through his phone casually, and was about to find a sand sculpture news to read, when he suddenly received a message.


    [Yan Xiao: Share the link¡ªheavy news: Don¡¯t stay up all night, the man became bald overnight, because of this! ¡¿


    Ye Fei: "???"


    Ye Fei laughed angrily, is Yan Xiao cursing him to be bald? !


    Tolerable or unbearable!


    He called directly: "What do you mean?"


    Yan Xiao looked at the phone in disbelief, but did not expect Cheng Minghao''s suggestion to be really useful! It''s amazing, I just don''t know why Ye Fei''s tone seems a little wrong...


    "It''s not interesting," Yan Xiao said, "just to show you."


    Ye Fei was even more angry: "Why am I looking at this? Do you think I will go bald?"


    Yan Xiao immediately said, "No."


    Cheng Minghao said that he wanted to pick and share what he cared about. In the past, Ye Fei cared about work, but now... Thinking of the situation in the modeling studio that day, Yan Xiao felt that Ye Fei was more concerned about her appearance, so she sent this to him.


    However, his dry words were not convincing in the slightest. Ye Fei took the phone and went to the balcony, full of anger: "If you don''t worry about it, I look good even if I''m bald!"


    What day is today? His father doesn''t care, even Yan Xiao, who hasn''t contacted him once in 800 years, came to block him.


    Ye Fei was upset and was about to continue mocking when she heard Yan Xiao''s voice.


    His tone was serious, as if every word came from the bottom of his heart: "Of course, you look good no matter what." After a while, he felt that it was not enough, and added, "The best look."


    Ever since she was a child, Ye Fei has heard many people compliment him on his appearance, and she is almost immune. But for some reason, Yan Xiao''s two simple sentences made him feel a little ashamed after a long absence.


    The anger that was full of anger seemed to have been stabbed in a hole, and it was swept away in an instant.


    Ye Fei hummed, "Don''t think I''ll forgive you if you flatter me."


    "No," Yan Xiao denied, his voice a little nervous and a little overwhelmed, "Did I make you angry?"


    Before Ye Fei could speak, there was a clattering sound of flipping the book in his ears, and then he heard Yan Xiao say again, "Can you tell me exactly where it is? I''ll write it down, and I''ll avoid it next time."


    Ye Fei laughed uncontrollably, feeling that Yan Xiao was a little cute like this, he deliberately teased him: "Don''t you have a good memory, why do you still use notes?"


    "Ye Fei! Why don''t you come back!" Gu Ruijia''s loud voice came from the living room.


    Yan Xiao didn''t answer Ye Fei''s question, but asked, "Are you at Gu Ruijia''s house?"


    Ye Fei said "yes".


    Xu Shi just now Ye Fei''s laughter gave Yan Xiao courage, he considered his words, and said slowly: "Oh, then we are not far away." He also pointedly said, "I just passed by when I returned from the company. Your place."


    Probably because Xia Ye was too quiet and comfortable, even taking Ye Fei into a softhearted heart, he couldn''t help but say, "It''s all over, you''re still in the company."


    "Well," Yan Xiao said that there was a new project that needed to be evaluated, but he quickly changed his style, "but I''m already busy, now I can go back."


    The two of them were speechless for a while. Occasionally, unknown birds flew by in the night sky, making chirping sounds, brisk and pleasant.


    "Do you want to come and play?"


    "Do you want to eat double skin milk?"


    The two spoke at the same time.


    Ye Fei didn''t want to eat it at first, but now he thinks it''s okay to eat a little, and he asked Yan Xiao, "What do I want to eat?"


    "I''ll bring it for you." Yan Xiao said immediately, he stood up, and walked out before he even had time to get his coat.


    The gentle evening wind, carrying the fragrance of lilac flowers, drifted into the company building from the half-opened window. Yan Xiao''s body was tense and his heartbeat was beating violently, like a believer waiting for the judgment of the gods.


    Fortunately, Ye Fei didn''t make him wait too long.


    "Okay," Ye Fei said, adding, "Thank you."


    "You''re welcome." Yan Xiao pressed the elevator down button. For the first time in his life, he desperately wanted to increase the speed of the car to more than 100 yards.

 CH 13

    With the fastest speed, Yan Xiao packed double skin milk of various flavors and ordered the driver to drive towards Gu Ruijia''s house. After arriving at the destination, he didn''t go in directly, but called Ye Fei: "I''m here."


    "Huh?" Ye Fei was killing Zhou Zhensheng''s online script. He was eager to analyze the clues and said perfunctorily, "Then come up."


    Yan Xiao was silent for a while and said, "You better come down and get it, I''ll wait for you downstairs."


    What are you doing, Ye Fei frowned: "You don''t want to come over?"


    He was a little annoyed. He knew that Yan Xiao didn''t want to have too much contact with him in private, but he crossed the line. In the future, he must not make decisions casually at night.


    "Forget it," Ye Fei stood up and said in a gloomy voice, "You wait, I''ll go down right away."


    "I don''t," Yan Xiao retorted, and then explained in a calm voice, "You know, I''m not good at dealing with interpersonal relationships. Of course, I''m not feeling inferior, I''m just daring to face my shortcomings."


    Ye Fei suddenly found out that Yan Xiao seemed to have a kind of ability. One second, he was so angry that his teeth tickled, and the next second, he couldn''t help feeling sorry for him.


    "It''s okay," Ye Fei''s voice softened a lot, "Come here, there is no one else, just Gu Ruijia and two other friends."


    Yan Xiao was instantly like a shot of universal vaccine, no matter how terrible the virus was outside, he was not afraid, and immediately agreed: "Okay."


    Two minutes later, the doorbell rang, Ye Fei opened the door, and saw Yan Xiao carrying a large bag.


    Ye Fei was shocked: "Why did you buy so many?"


    Yan Xiao asked back, "Don''t you want to eat?"


    Ye Fei didn''t know whether to laugh or cry, she took a bag and said, "I can''t eat so much."


    The two were talking when Gu Ruijia shouted from behind, "Don''t stand at the door, come here."


    He then introduced to Zhou Zhensheng and Sun Qiong: "This is Yan Xiao, Brother Xiao, the one from Ye Fei''s family."


    "Oh¡ª" Zhou Zhensheng and Sun Qiong smiled ambiguous, and waved to say hello, "Hello, Brother Xiao, come over and sit down, let''s play the script and kill together."


    "Hello." Yan Xiao nodded in response, sat down beside Ye Fei, and poured Gu Ruijia a glass of wine.


    He was very satisfied with Gu Ruijia''s phrase "the one from Ye Fei''s family".


    Gu Ruijia: "?"


    what happened? Why did the boss drink him when he came up? What did he do wrong?


    Gu Ruijia frantically swiped the screen in his heart, but he didn''t dare to show it on his face, and drank the glass of wine in a single gulp. He also humbly tipped the cup down to show that he was not playing tricks.


    Yan Xiao didn''t pay attention to his movements, seeing that Ye Fei opened the red bean-flavored double-skin milk first, and silently remembered it in his heart.


    Gu Ruijia saw this scene out of the corner of his eye and wondered secretly. Ye Fei said that the relationship between the two was not good and they wanted to divorce, but the more he looked at it, the more that it was not the case.


    He came here specially to deliver snacks or something. He was not so considerate to his ex-girlfriend. Of course, otherwise it wouldn''t be an ex-girlfriend.


    Gu Ruijia felt that he couldn''t help his brother go the wrong way. He laughed and said deliberately, "You two are really good friends."


    Ye Fei glanced at him, grabbed an orange from the coffee table and threw it over: "Playing your script to kill." When he didn''t know what he was thinking, it was a pity that the force was used in the wrong place.


    Yan Xiao felt that Gu Ruijia was really a good person, no wonder Ye Fei could be his friend. So, Mr. Yan, who was very satisfied, poured him another glass of wine.


    Gu Ruijia: "???"


    what is going on? ! Why drink him again!


    Gu Ruijia finished drinking with tears in her eyes, huddled on the sofa and stared at her phone, never daring to speak casually again.


    You have to drink as soon as you talk, who can resist this!


    Let Yan Xiao, who was waiting for him, regret it.


    Their script kill is still in progress, and no one can be added. While playing, Ye Fei explained the rules to Yan Xiao: "Script killing is a kind of reasoning game. Each player plays a role, and by constantly collecting evidence, the murderer is finally found."


    He opened the clues he had collected so far and handed it to Yan Xiao: "This is my role."


    Yan Xiao took a quick glance, and when he raised his head again, his eyes locked on Zhou Zhensheng: "The murderer is him."


    Zhou Zhensheng repeatedly denied: "It''s not me, how could it be me, Brother Xiao can really joke hahaha."


    "It''s you," Yan Xiao said calmly, but hit the nail on the head, "The murderer is an assistant, and the clue is here..."


    His logical thinking ability is very strong, and he analyzes the evidence one by one, and every one of them is irrefutable, and Zhou Zhensheng''s disguise is cleaned up.


    There was a long silence in the living room.


    Yan Xiao looked at Ye Fei, then looked at the others, thinking they were still thinking, so he reached out and tapped on Ye Fei''s phone screen, and submitted the results.


    The statistics page flickered for a few seconds, and then a large line of words popped up: Congratulations, you have found the real murderer!


    Gu Ruijia, Zhou Zhensheng, Sun Qiong: "..."


    They didn''t even enjoy the fun of role-playing and reasoning at the beginning of this game, okay? !


    Ye Fei turned to Yan Xiao helplessly: "Mr. Yan, is it okay to be silent while watching chess?"


    Yan Xiao was startled and said truthfully, "You are not playing chess."


    Ye Fei: "¡­"


    Ye Fei held her forehead: "Forget it," he looked at Gu Ruijia and the others and suggested, "Want another round?"


    Gu Ruijia shook his head frantically: "I won''t come, I won''t come, Brother Xiao is too powerful."


    Playing script kills with such people is both escorting and looking for abuse, why can''t they think about it!


    On the side, Yan Xiao poured another glass of wine for Gu Ruijia, pondering in his heart that maybe he could be hired as an assistant in the company.


    Gu Ruijia: "???"


    Today is really bad!


    Gu Ruijia took a deep breath, exited the script-killing app, and turned on the camera.


    Don''t panic when you encounter something, send a circle of friends first!


    He pushed Zhou Zhensheng next to him: "Come here, lean over, we finally got together once, let''s take a group photo, and I''ll post it on the Moments later."


    Zhou Zhensheng put the wine glass on the coffee table, and leaned over happily: "Okay, I''ll post it to the group after I''m done shooting. I''ll save my mother from saying that I don''t do business day by day, and Ye Fei is around, I''ll post it too. See what she has to say."


    The four of them have a WeChat group, which was set up the day they went to the bar, where they usually chat and spank, and they can get thousands of messages a day.


    "Row."


    Zhou Zhensheng greeted Yan Xiao while posing: "Brother Xiao, come together."


    Before Yan Xiao could speak, Ye Fei had already refused for him: "No," Ye Fei smoothed the messy hair on her forehead, "He doesn''t fall in love with the mirror."


    "Okay, so handsome, I don''t like taking pictures." Zhou Zhensheng muttered regretfully.


    "What?" Ye Fei raised her eyebrows, put her hand on his shoulder, and teased, "Is it not enough?"


    He is so good-looking, and his casual energy is even more attractive. Rao is Zhou Zhensheng, a straight man of steel, and he couldn''t help blushing.


    Yan Xiao on the side pursed her lips and stared at Ye Fei''s hand. She wanted to say something, but she endured it.


    Ye Fei didn''t notice, and after posing, she said to Yan Xiao, "Mr. Yan, please help us take a picture."


    "Wait!" Gu Ruijia hurriedly picked up the phone, "I''ll drag Brother Xiao to our group."


    "No," Ye Fei frowned, wanting to say something, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Yan Xiao had called up his QR code.


    Okay, he didn''t force him, he wanted to.


    Gu Ruijia happily added Yan Xiao''s WeChat, resisting the urge to flip through the big brother''s circle of friends, and pulled him into the group.


    In fact, he has been curious about Yan Xiao for a long time. Everyone is the same age. When they were relying on the family to make small troubles, Yan Xiao had already founded the top game company in China.


    Knowing that Ye Fei''s target was Yan Xiao, Gu Ruijia was shocked and looked forward to it for a long time. It''s a pity that Ye Fei''s marriage is no different from before marriage, and she never brings Yan Xiao out to have dinner with them, making him unable to say a few words to the boss.


    Unexpectedly, I have a taste of my long-cherished wish today and added Yan Xiao''s WeChat!


    Gu Ruijia happily put down the phone and returned to the original position to sit down.


    "Okay." Ye Fei nodded to Yan Xiao.


    Yan Xiao raised his phone and pointed it at the four people on the sofa.


    One second, five seconds, ten seconds passed.


    Gu Ruijia and the others laughed so hard that their faces were about to freeze, but Yan Xiao still didn''t put down the phone.


    what''s the situation?


    Several people murmured in their hearts, did the boss still make a continuous shooting? But it''s not right, it took too long to shoot...


    In the end, Ye Fei couldn''t help but said, "Is it okay?"


    Yan Xiao didn''t speak. After a while, he said, "Okay."


    Gu Ruijia and the others breathed a sigh of relief immediately, slumped on the sofa and rubbed their faces. Unanimously, I thought, I''ll take a selfie next time, this is really too painful...


    Zhou Zhensheng picked up the phone and unlocked it, looked up at Yan Xiao: "Brother Xiao, have you posted the photo?"


    "Wait." Yan Xiao glanced at him, tapped the phone on the screen a few times, and then said, "It''s alright."


    Two seconds later, a photo appeared in the group.


    A few people opened it and looked at it, suddenly stunned, what''s the situation? Why is Ye Fei alone in this photo?


    Obviously it is a group photo of four people, but they can''t have names!


    Seeing that Yan Xiao was already planning to put down his phone, looking like he was hiding his merits and fame, Gu Ruijia hurriedly said, "Brother Xiao, the photo doesn''t seem right... You took Ye Fei alone."


    Yan Xiao froze all over, and opened the WeChat group as quickly as possible¡ª


    With just one glance, he knew that he had sent the wrong picture.


    Yan Xiao held down the photo expressionlessly, and quickly chose to delete the evidence. Then he raised his head and said calmly, "No, you read it wrong."


    Gu Ruijia, Zhou Zhensheng and Sun Qiong: "???"


    It''s not arrogant to say that one of them is blind, but to say that several of them are blind is just talking nonsense.


    In order to prove his innocence, Zhou Zhensheng even raised his mobile phone to Yan Xiao: "Look, it''s a mistake, Brother Xiao."


    Yan Xiao: "..."


    Oops, should have been withdrawn instead of deleted.

 CH 14

    The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became weird. Even Zhou Zhensheng, who had been loud and outspoken, seemed to feel something. He lowered his head and pretended to be looking at his phone without saying a word, but his eye leapt between Yan Xiao and Ye Fei repeatedly.


    In the silence, Yan Xiao re-posted the group photo to the group chat with no visible emotion, ¡°There was a problem with the focus of the camera just now.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Ye Fei¡¯s mischievous laughter broke out beside him. He leaned on his chin with one hand and looked at Yan Xiao meaningfully, as if he could easily see through the superficial excuse.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°yes¡±, gripping the phone tightly. His heart was beating so fast that it felt that it had burst out of his chest. It was the first time that Yan Xiao had such a contradictory reaction. He was afraid that he was seen through; yet scared that the other would never realize it.


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    ¡°So¡ª¡± Ye Fei squeezed the pillow in his arms, the corners of his lips slightly curled up, ¡°I thought it was President Yan¡¯s poor technique.¡±


    The air grew stale in an instant.


    ¡°Shit!¡± Gu Ruijia slammed a pillow over, and scolded with a smile. ¡°If you can drive like this, do you need me to make room for the two of you now?¡±


    Ye Fei slid back, and with Yan Xiao sitting close to him, his back started to press against the latter.


    ¡°Thank you, no need.¡± Ye Fei was thick-skinned, and took a sip of wine without a change in expression before accepting Gu Ruijia¡¯s joke with a smile.


    Zhou Zhensheng chuckled before pinching his throat and whining in a nasal voice, ¡°Don¡¯t you know President Yan¡¯s skills the best?¡± He glanced at Yan Xia¡¯s serious expression, ¡°Is that right? President Yan.¡±


    Yan Xiao could not understand what they were talking about. His thoughts were still stuck on the photo that had been sent wrongly, and thought that the other people were talking about his camera technique.


    Yan Xiao was not trained professionally, and had no clue where his true level was. But upon thinking of the single photo of Ye Fei taken just now, only he was qualified to say whether it was good or not, so he nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Screams and whistles thronged the air, almost toppling the roof. Gu Ruijia pounded the coffee table so loudly that the wine flew out of the cup. The few of them went crazy; sure enough, Yan Xiao was a big shot, he could play!


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    Ye Fei choked on his wine and coughed as though he was tearing his lungs and heart out. His face was slightly red, and he glared at Yan Xiao, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about?¡±


    Obviously he started it himself, but in turn, he blamed others for being unpretentious.


    How is it nonsense?


    Yan Xiao was puzzled and was about to speak when Ye Fei suddenly covered his mouth with his hand.


    ¡°Okay, okay, don¡¯t talk about it.¡± If he continued, Ye Fei did not know where the conversation would go.


    Ye Fei had been leaning on Yan Xiao¡¯s shoulder, and when he turned around, it was as if he took the initiative to nestle in Yan Xiao¡¯s arms. Yan Xiao lowered his eyes.


    Ye Fei was half a head shorter than himself. Ye Fei¡¯s face was currently white and small, and his eyes were slightly watery because of a violent cough, showing an obedient face completely different from his usual.


    After a secret crush of seven years and six months of marriage, the two had never been so close.


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    In the end, Yan Xiao tamely hugged Ye Fei¡¯s waist, afraid that he would find out. He relaxed his arms, and hugged Ye Fei gently. Ye Fei did not recognize this small action for what it was, as he was thinking about the photo just posted to the group chat.


    Because it was not properly focused, not only was his face enlarged, but the edges were a little blurry, creating a particularly ugly image.


    In this position, he reached for Yan Xiao¡¯s phone and demanded, ¡°Delete that photo.¡±


    Yan Xiao raised his wrist, dodging his hands.


    ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t look at your phone.¡± Ye Fei assumed that Yan Xiao did not want him to touch his phone. After all, in the information age, a phone was a person¡¯s greatest privacy. ¡°You can delete it yourself.¡±


    Yan Xiao still did not move, and said, ¡°I¡¯ll delete it when I go back.¡±


    ¡°Why wait to go back,¡± Ye Fei was dissatisfied and pushed Yan Xiao, ¡°Delete it now.¡±


    He turned his eyes around Yan Xiao, raising an eyebrow, his face akin to a cunning fox full of plans: ¡°You don¡¯t want to blackmail me with my ugly photos, right?¡±


    Ugly? Yan Xiao felt that there might be a problem with Ye Fei¡¯s self-awareness. How is it ugly, it is obviously very beautiful.


    ¡°Come on,¡± Ye Fei could not help but urge, ¡°Otherwise, I¡¯ll really steal your phone.¡±


    Yan Xiao could not refuse Ye Fei, especially now that Ye Fei was nestled in his arms, his eyes full of Yan Xiao¡¯s reflection. He slowly unlocked his phone and clicked on the photo.


    ¡°Hurry up and delete it.¡± Ye Fei did not want to look at it any more, and he turned his gaze away in disgust.


    Yan Xiao clicked on the lower right corner and pressed the ¡°Delete Photo¡± option. Seeing this, Ye Fei was finally satisfied, and continued chatting with Gu Ruijia and the others with a stone off his chest.


    He did not know that in the next second, Yan Xiao tapped the trash bin and restored the photo.


    It was just a pity that Ye Fei did not continue to lie on him.


    ¡°Ye Fei, the stock you recommended last time is absolutely perfect.¡± After finishing their drinks, the group of friends chatted around the coffee table, Zhou Zhensheng swallowed the double skin milk in his mouth and turned to look at Ye Fei. ¡°My mother bought it too. After purchasing a little, it went up like mad the next day, and she regretted buying less.¡±


    If Zhou Zhensheng had not brought it up, Ye Fei would have forgotten about it. He logged into the app, and as soon as he refreshed it, he saw that the money he had invested had doubled several times in just a few days.


    It was a pity that his principal had been too small, otherwise he could pay off Yan Xiao just by buying stocks, rather than working hard on several projects.


    Ye Fei thought about it, and recalled that the U.S. stock market would start to fall a week later, even incurring two trading halts. This time, even this stock would not be exempt.


    ¡°Time to sell it.¡± Ye Fei remembered the days of the trading halt. After all, it was a big enough event to go down in history, though he could not remember exactly when this stock started to fall. ¡°It¡¯s not very good recently.¡±


    ¡°Eh?¡± Sun Qiong was taken aback, ¡°No way, I think the momentum is right now, and there could be another wave.¡±


    ¡°If it¡¯s still smooth-sailing, it¡¯s too good to be true. It¡¯s not normal for it to rise so fast.¡± Ye Fei made a vacuous statement, and sold the stock without hesitation in front of them.


    ¡°Wow, you¡¯re really selling.¡± Zhou Zhensheng wanted to be stubborn, but when he saw Ye Fei¡¯s actions, his heart started to beat like a drum. Was the stock meant to be sold as decisively as Ye Fei had done? On the other hand, Gu Ruijia immediately followed.


    ¡°Stop hesitating,¡± Gu Ruijia kicked Zhou Zhensheng and exclaimed impatiently, ¡°Would Ye Fei cheat on you?¡±


    Zhou Zhensheng went over Gu Ruijia¡¯s words in his mind. Although he was still reluctant, his previous experience told him that it was better to listen to Ye Fei. He gritted his teeth and started selling his stock.


    With the principle of following the herd, and after a few friends sold out, Sun Qiong no longer held on. While entering the password, he asked Ye Fei, ¡°Is there another stock like this? I welcome all such money-makers.¡±


    ¡°Think again,¡± Ye Fei glanced at him, ¡°If I¡¯m that prescient, I would have long made a fortune.¡±


    Sun Qiong thought so too, and stopped talking.


    ¡°But¡­¡± Ye Fei suddenly changed the topic, ¡°I¡¯m interested in sci-fi films recently.¡±


    It was a coincidence that Gu Ruijia¡¯s phone rang just after he said those words. It turned out to be Song Wen, the director of <<Super Time Redemption>>.


    After hearing from a friend that an investor was looking for him, Song Wen did not want to delay for a second, and despite the fact that it was late at night, he could not wait to contact Gu Ruijia.


    Gu Ruijia had no interest in the movie, so he threw the phone to Ye Fei. Ye Fei listened to Song Wen¡¯s humble and anxious voice over the phone, and his heart soured at the fame Song Wen had experienced in the future.


    He did not interrupt Song Wen¡¯s eloquent explanation of the script, but only asked some questions from time to time, implicitly expressing that he was listening carefully. Song Wen was encouraged by his attitude. His mood started to calm down, and so did his tone.


    The more the two interacted, the more speculative they became, and finally they agreed to meet at Tianxi Entertainment tomorrow morning before hanging up.


    ¡°You really want to invest.¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s face was complicated. He had thought Ye Fei was doing it on a whim.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Ye Fei handed him the phone and turned to Zhou Zhensheng and Sun Qiong, ¡°I have an appointment with the director to meet tomorrow morning. You can come together if you are interested.¡±


    ¡°No, no, no.¡± Zhou Zhensheng waved his hands away. If it was a comedy film rather than a sci-fi film, he would be more willing to participate. Sun Qiong also shook his head.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Ye Fei did not insist as he looked at the time. It was approaching one o¡¯clock. ¡°Then I¡¯ll go back first, it¡¯s not good to see people while yawning tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Go, let¡¯s go.¡± They were all drunk anyway, and nobody tried to insist on him staying. The people there wondered in their hearts how this little director got into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Oh, yes, Old Sun,¡± Ye Fei took two steps and suddenly stopped, ¡°I have to trouble you to help me pay more attention to the apartment.¡±


    Sun Qiong patted his chest and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, leave it to me.¡± His family was in the real estate business, so helping Ye Fei to find a good house was a trivial matter.


    Ye Fei nodded and pulled Yan Xiao out the door. The driver had been waiting downstairs for a long time. After opening the car door for the two of them, he asked Yan Xiao, ¡°President Yan, how fast should the speed be?¡±


    Yan Xiao frowned, staring at the driver before saying, ¡°No more than seventy.¡± Why did the driver not even remember such a simple fact after being with him for so long?


    ¡°Okay.¡± The driver started the car with relief, thinking that it was getting harder and harder to serve President Yan. Under the same road conditions, the President would ask for seventy, but switching to a hundred and twenty in another instance.


    The car drove quietly on the street at night. In the span of twenty minutes, Yan Xiao kept looking at Ye Fei, as if he had something to say to him. Ye Fei had noticed it, but he deliberately didn¡¯t say anything, just to see how long Yan Xiao could endure. Yan Xiao could really bear it. He did not speak until the two got out of the car and returned home.


    Ye Fei was too lazy to take the initiative. Since Yan Xiao did not say anything, it meant that it was not an urgent matter. He opened the door of the room and was about to go in, when Yan Xiao suddenly called him from behind.


    ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    Ye Fei turned his head. ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Why are you looking for a house?¡± Yan Xiao asked.


    Ye Fei raised his eyes and looked at Yan Xiao, and said lightly, ¡°I will move out once we divorce. I don¡¯t want to go back home, of course I have to find a house.¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at him quietly, without saying a word.


    Ye Fei waited for a while, and when Yan Xiao did not speak again, he walked into the room and closed the door. He swiped through today¡¯s news, and found a short video on the Internet that Song Wen made in his early years. Then he put down his phone and prepared to take a shower.


    Just as he had undressed halfway through, there was a knock on the door. It was a typical Yan Xiao-style knock on the door, with two knocks and a five-second pause in a regular pattern.


    Ye Fei was not suitably dressed to open the door, so he asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao called his name, his voice a little dull, ¡°Can you not move out?¡±


    Of course not, it would be outrageous if they were divorced and still living together. Ye Fei threw his T-shirt on a chair and asked carelessly, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want you to move out.¡± Yan Xiao said. Behind the door, Ye Fei could not see how sad the expression on his face had become. He lowered his eyes for a while, then said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to divorce you either.¡±

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    The evening breeze blew into the house through the half-opened windows, bringing the rare coolness of summer nights. The pages on the table were blown, making a slight noise, which was especially clear in the quiet room.


    Ye Fei was stunned, and unconsciously glanced towards the source of the noise, and only remembered that Yan Xiao was still standing outside when he focused on the door. Prm0CV


    ¡°¡ªI don¡¯t want you to move out.¡±


    ¡°¡ªI don¡¯t want a divorce either.¡±


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    Probably because the night was too quiet, Ye Fei actually felt that Yan Xiao was pitiful when he spoke those two sentences.


    He soon pushed the idea out of his head. The word ¡°poor¡± could not be used on Yan Xiao in any case. SvKXHc


    On the contrary, young, promising and outstanding were the labels usually attached to him. Although occasionally mixed with negative tags such as ¡®withdrawn¡¯ and ¡®stubborn¡¯, these were usually ignored.


    Ye Fei sighed. Yan Xiao hated repetitive work and inefficient behavior, every minute and second of his was precious. He did a good job as a contractual marriage partner. The contract was very useful to help him prevent his family from urging him to marry, so there was no need to bother to change it.


    This was the reason why he was resolutely unwilling to divorce; and why he did not want Ye Fei to move out.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± the regular knocking on the door continued. ¡°Can I come in?¡±


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    Ye Fei grabbed the T-shirt on the chair. ¡°Okay.¡±


    As if waiting for his words, in the next second, Yan Xiao pushed the door and entered as Ye Fei was throwing his clothes on.


    ¡°Fuck,¡± Ye Fei scolded with a laugh, reaching out to pull the edge of the T-shirt rolled up behind his back, ¡°How anxious are you?¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple rolled without speaking, as though he was almost blinded by the naked back. afHbzX


    Ye Fei was very thin, yet not bony, with a slender and strong figure. His shoulder blades could be tastefully described as butterflies about to take flight, on which his spine could be seen beneath snow-white skin before vanishing into his waist.


    Because he had also taken off his trousers, they sat on his thighs and revealed the edge of his briefs.


    It was more seductive than being completely naked, showing what cannot be seen.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Ye Fei did not like the warm air, and the T-shirt he was wearing stuck on his skin with sweat. His hands were sore and felt like leaden weight. Ye Fei wondered if he should just take it off, since there was no need for two men to be so particular about nakedness, before a surprisingly hot hand suddenly covered his back. fr4EC7


    Ye Fei turned his head and met Yan Xiao¡¯s darkened eyes.


    Unlike the usual calm serenity, Yan Xiao was pressing at his back with unmatched strength, his jaw line tightened. An aggressive look shone from his eyes as he fixated upon Ye Fei¡¯s face.


    It was as if the top predator in the jungle was about to pounce on his throat in the next second.


    The eyes of the two met, electric sparks flashing in the air. Hk83Qs


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    Time seemed to be stretched infinitely, Ye Fei¡¯s ears turned red, and finally could not help asking, ¡°Done yet?¡± CxJYj0


    Yan Xiao did not answer. After a while, he said, ¡°Almost.¡±


    The night wind gradually stopped, and the bright lights dispelled the engulfing darkness outside the window. In the quiet room, only the heavy breathing of the two could be heard.


    Ye Fei urgently needed to say something to divert his attention. He tried his best to assert control over his senses and asked Yan Xiao, ¡°What do you want to say to me?¡±


    Yan Xiao was silent, as if he did not hear Ye Fei¡¯s question at all. n8POHy


    It was not until Ye Fei asked him a second time that he repeated, ¡°I don¡¯t want you to move out, and I don¡¯t want to divorce you.¡± His voice was slightly hoarse, with a rustling texture.


    Ye Fei almost suspected that Yan Xiao was doing it on purpose. In this case, speaking in such a voice was to make Ye Fei unable to refuse.


    ¡°Don¡¯t do that,¡± he hardened, trying to make his voice sound colder. But in fact, there was no firmness, and it felt as if he was waning, ¡°We can leave on good terms.¡±


    Yan Xiao was not a sociable person, but his IQ was extremely high, and the difficult entrepreneurial experience in his early years has tempered him to blunt actions. Someone in the industry once secretly gave him a nickname of ¡®Robot¡¯. gLd0Gn


    Not only did it characterize him as dull and strange, but as a machine, Yan Xiao was able to accurately seize all possible opportunities and never let them go.


    At this moment, Ye Fei¡¯s attitude towards divorce was completely different from the previous one, which made him quickly see his opening.


    He had to be proactive, to be spontaneous, his previous way of going about things was wrong. Yan Xiao uttered within his heart, hoping it would give him courage.


    Ye Fei waited for a long while for Yan Xiao¡¯s answer. When he was about to look back, he felt his shoulders sink slightly, and when he recognized what had occurred, Yan Xiao had already turned in the opposite direction. Mr7faS


    ¡°You¡­¡± Ye Fei turned to look at his shoulders in surprise. Yan Xiao immediately put down his hands like a student who was caught by the teacher doing a little trick.


    ¡°Is it okay not to move first?¡± Yan Xiao kept looking into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes, and continued, ¡°The house is very big and empty.¡±


    Seeing that Ye Fei was not irritated, he added, ¡°I don¡¯t want to live alone, I¡¯m used to two people.¡±


    There was no expression on his face, and his voice was flat. But Ye Fei somehow could not say no. Before his mind could react, his mouth had already answered automatically. 7GjfkP


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Yan Xiao was very happy, and his pace was obviously much lighter even when his expression remained the same.


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    Ye Fei leaned on the table and watched Yan Xiao¡¯s back. He felt that something was wrong, but he could not recall what it was.


    It was not until he took a bath and laid on the bed that he suddenly realized that he was going to discuss divorce with Yan Xiao, but in the end not only did he avoid the topic, but he also agreed not to move out. Onz8Kl


    Shit! Ye Fei felt that Yan Xiao had trolled him in a serious manner!


    But how could this be? It must be just a coincidence.


    Ye Fei fell asleep with a stomach full of doubts, struggled to get up the next day, and forced himself to wash up and drive to Tianxi.


    Song Wen had been waiting for him in the reception room. It seemed that he had been here for a long time, and there were several paper cups next to him. PZRflt


    ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m late.¡± Ye Fei sat down beside him.


    Seeing Ye Fei¡¯s face, Song Wen was taken aback. If he had not been introduced in advance, he would have thought that this was not an investor, but an actor.


    ¡°No, no, it¡¯s not the appointed time yet,¡± Song Wen shook his head and shook hands with him, ¡°I came early.¡±


    Song Wen seemed to be in a hurry, and took out the script without saying a few polite words to Ye Fei. It could be seen he has made ample preparations for this movie. It was clear he had only needed a few pointers before he could present his ideas. 50EGAX


    Ye Fei flipped through the pages while listening to his explanation. Comparing the movie he had watched in his past life, it was easy to see that the screened version had plenty of cuts.


    ¡°That¡­¡± Song Wen stammered when it came to the most critical issue of finances. Looking at Ye Fei¡¯s face, he said with difficulty, ¡°My minimum budget for <<Super Time Redemption>>is 300 million.¡±


    After speaking, he also felt that it was a little too much. A little-known director, with no history of past popular film and television works, he was too greedy in asking for 300 million.


    But Ye Fei was the first person who not only did not treat him coldly after hearing the subject matter of the script, but seriously asked him to talk. He really did not want to let such a good fish go. kbdvmY


    In fact, Song Wen was not a nobody. On the contrary, he was very famous for variety shows in his early years. It was just that after he changed to a serious line, the box office takings of three consecutive works were bleak, and the entertainment industry did not lack for talented people. Gradually, he was forgotten.


    Three hundred million.


    Ye Fei tapped his fingers on the table. He could garner 40 million. Tianxi Entertainment¡¯s investment base was not big, and if they counted Gu Ruijia¡¯s private accounts, that was 1.5 billion yuan. They still had to get  more than 100 million.


    He could not count on Song Wen for more than 100 million, and Ye Fei had to bite bullet and raise it himself. After all, the sooner it starts, the better it is for him. OGa37t


    After a rough calculation, Ye Fei did not give Song Wen a confirmation. He told him that he would contact the director once the decision was made before he politely sent him out of Tianxi and turned to find Gu Ruijia.


    ¡°You¡¯re so optimistic about this movie?¡± Gu Ruijia was so worried that his hair fell out in clumps at his obstinate friend.


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    ¡°Yeah.¡± Ye Fei nodded and pointed, ¡°It¡¯s like being optimistic about that stock.¡±


    ¡°Really, you don¡¯t want to think about it anymore?¡± JyL1Op


    Ye Fei shook his head. ¡°Trust me, the script is really good and won¡¯t lose money.¡± Seeing that Gu Ruijia wanted to say something, he raised his eyebrows, ¡°Then tell me, the movies you thought was very suitable for the market before, how? Did one make money?¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°¡­¡±


    Just talk, what¡¯s with the wooden stakes!


    ¡°Then okay,¡± Gu Ruijia pondered for a while, before turning harsh, ¡°We¡¯ll do as you say, but let me tell you in advance that if you invest in this movie, the company will really be hollowed out.¡± pNOdbs


    ¡°It¡¯s alright,¡± Gu Ruijia had made his decision, and Ye Fei felt more relaxed, ¡°I have plans next, so our cash flow is in good shape.¡±


    Seeing Gu Ruijia nodding, Ye Fei said again, ¡°There is still a funding gap of more than 100 million for <<Super Time Redemption>>. You can contact your good friends and ask them if they are interested. I am here too. Let¡¯s take a two-pronged approach.¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°¡­¡±


    Except for him, an old friend who had known him for more than ten years, which friend would listen to him and invest money in sci-fi films? Afraid of beating down Ye Fei¡¯s enthusiasm, he did not say it directly, and reluctantly replied, ¡°Okay.¡± xsypNQ


    For the rest of the day, Ye Fei kept in touch with friends. It was a pity that as soon as they heard that it was a sci-fi film, the other party refused to even consider it.


    Ye Fei looked at his call log and laughed at himself. Was he feeling the difficulties of Song Wen back then?


    In the evening, as soon as he entered the door, before he could say hello to Yan Xiao in the living room, Gu Ruijia¡¯s call came. Unsurprisingly, he did not attract investment.


    ¡°I see, don¡¯t worry about this, I¡¯ll find a way.¡± Ye Fei put his shoes into the shoe cabinet and sat on the sofa. ¡°No?¡± He joked, ¡°If you can¡¯t, let Song Wen sell his house, otherwise where will this more than 100 million come from.¡± RuLFs5


    Gu Ruijia knew that he was joking, so he comforted him with a few more words before hanging up.


    Ye Fei was wondering if he had any friends he could work on, when Yan Xiao came over and asked, ¡°Is there a gap in the film¡¯s budget?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Ye Fei pinched the bridge of his nose, ¡°Almost, but I can always find a way.¡±


    ¡°I can invest.¡± Yan Xiao spoke. foUp0O


    Ye Fei was startled, before he chuckled. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect President Yan to be interested in the film and television industry.¡±


    Yan Xiao watched him quietly for a while and replied, ¡°I did not invest because I was interested.¡±


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    Ye Fei was surprised. ¡°Why is that?¡±


    ¡°Because I don¡¯t want you to be unhappy.¡± 5pO R

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    When Yan Xiao said this, he was standing next to Ye Fei.


    He was wearing soft gray loungewear, buttoned to the top, still looking as if he was in the office. p49oAb


    Ye Fei¡¯s heartbeat suddenly slowed for half a beat, but soon returned to normal. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. Ye Fei had not expected Yan Xiao to spend more than a hundred million yuan to make him happy, in order to avoid a divorce.


    On the other hand, in Yan Xiao¡¯s current position, the most precious thing is not money but time.


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    ¡°Don¡¯t you need to read the script first?¡± Ye Fei asked him.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°No¡±. He asked again, ¡°When will the contract be signed? I¡¯ll call someone to arrange it.¡± odYd0P


    Yan Xiao¡¯s property was managed by a professional financial management team. Although one or two hundred million is not a large amount for him, he must prepare in advance.


    Ye Fei raised his head.


    Yan Xiao was very tall, and because he was standing, he was more than half his height. But Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes were honest as they looked down on him, and even if he was talking about throwing money for Ye Fei, he did not have any taste of charity. It seemed that no matter how excessive Ye Fei¡¯s demands were, he could satisfy them.


    No one could refuse such a clumsy and clich¨¦d flattery. Even if Yan Xiao had another purpose, Ye Fei was still a little moved.


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    From the time he decided to invest in <<Super Time Redemption>> , Yan Xiao was the first person to support him unconditionally.


    ¡°What if I lose money?¡± Ye Fei asked him softly.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter¡±, Yan Xiao said before squatting down to look into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes. ¡°Ye Fei.¡± He called his name.


    Ye Fei let out a ¡°hmm¡±. qZWzg


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Yan Xiao said, his fingers twitching, as if he wanted to touch Ye Fei¡¯s hand. Instead, he continued, ¡°You pay, I¡¯ll make it up.¡±


    ¡°I have money,¡± he added, telling Ye Fei, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid.¡±


    For a moment, Ye Fei seemed to have withdrawn from the world. His brain was buzzing, and Yan Xiao¡¯s words ¡®Don¡¯t be afraid¡¯ kept echoing in his ears. The visual senses of his body seemed to have become Yan Xiao¡¯s property and completely out of Ye Fei¡¯s control. He could only see Yan Xiao, and think about him.


    Ye Fei wanted to interject like before, with a couple of rude remarks, or change the subject. However, what was originally in his grasp, could not be said no matter what. KHyztm


    In the end, he could only open his eyes in embarrassment and say, ¡°Okay¡±.


    Ye Fei did not sleep well all night, and when he arrived at Tianxi the next day, his eyes were still a little bloodshot.


    ¡°Tsk tsk tsk, those who experience spring every night are just different from us.¡± Gu Ruijia teased him.


    Spring every night ¨C What the shit! Ye Fei was in a bad mood already, but when Gu Ruijia said that, he was even more depressed. Ye Fei had never even tasted  meat in his two lifetimes.tasted meat in his two lifetimes vHdpDM


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    ¡°F*ck,¡± Gu Ruijia listened beside him when he called, scratching his head with curiosity. As soon as Ye Fei hung up, he leaned over and questioned, ¡°Where did you get that one hundred million from?¡±


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    Ye Fei didn¡¯t want to talk about this topic. ¡°It¡¯s not important.¡± He waved his hand away.


    Gu Ruijia refused to accept this response, and was about to have a good chat with Ye Fei. However, Ye Fei deftly changed the subject and started talking about business affairs: ¡°The company does not have much working capital on its books, and the investment project timeline is too long, so now there is only one road left¡ª¡±


    Gu Ruijia¡¯s thoughts were led astray and asked, ¡°What way?¡±


    ¡°Buy IP.¡± Ye Fei answered. The IP battle was not like the scene of two years into the future, with millions thrown about. Generally speaking, an IP was worth hundreds of thousands at most. Of course, phenomenal works were not in this category. jhIkzU


    Ye Fei remembered that in June of this year, an ancient costume drama adapted from an online novel became popular all over the country, and thus started the IP frenzy. The major film and television companies acted like the stupid sons of landlords, and they would start pouring money into them, regardless of whether they could shoot the drama serial.


    This situation lasted for two years, until a series of national policies appeared. The film and television industry entered a cold winter and gradually subsided.


    ¡°Why should we buy IP?¡± Gu Ruijia was puzzled, ¡°With our current conditions, we can¡¯t produce them.¡±


    Buying IP was only the first step in the shooting process. The audiences of online novels and TV movies were different. After the film and television company obtained the copyright, it must be changed by a professional screenwriter before it could be turned into a script. Preparations and project establishment were still required¡­ In short, it was impossible to make easy money with all kinds of troublesome things cropping up. sMpadC


    ¡°Of course we don¡¯t shoot,¡± Ye Fei smiled, ¡°We sell it to other film and television companies.¡±


    Gu Ruijia still couldn¡¯t figure it out: ¡°How do you know that people want IP? If they don¡¯t want it, won¡¯t it sit as a liability?¡±


    ¡°They will want it.¡± Ye Fei¡¯s tone was firm.


    Gu Ruijia didn¡¯t know where his confidence came from, but these days he was used to listening to Ye Fei¡¯s words, and he still followed what he said and ordered the people under his command to contact those IPs. qa3NS6


    After talking about business, Gu Ruijia was about to invite him out for a fun night when he heard Ye Fei say, ¡°Go, call me those little fresh meat newly signed by the company.¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°???¡±


    Gu Ruijia was on the alert.


    ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Gu Ruijia was not overly suspicious, but Ye Fei¡¯s criminal record was already raising red flags. A few days ago, Ye Fei was clamoring for divorce, and today he wanted to look at the fresh meat? What could go wrong? cK0IdC


    Ye Fei sneered. ¡°Why, are you afraid that I will impose unspoken rules on your family¡¯s artists?¡±


    Gu Ruijia first retorted: ¡°What my family, isn¡¯t it yours as well?¡± Then he realized that his focus was wrong, and immediately added, ¡°Then I¡¯m really afraid.¡±


    Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.


    Ye Fei lifted his chin slightly and looked out the window. After a while, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I just want a look.¡±


    He felt that he must have been deceived by Yan Xiao¡¯s face, so he had the illusion of his heart being moved. He needed to test his hypothesis if it was the same with another good-looking person. wSi9dH


    ¡°Bah! Scumbag!¡± Gu Ruijia glanced at him disdainfully, ¡°Do you think I would believe it? Are you going to tell me that I won¡¯t be able to attend as well?¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°Why are you so filthy in thinking? I¡¯ll see the company¡¯s artists and find out what they¡¯re like. Otherwise, how can I plan a career path for them?¡±


    Gu Ruijia looked at him suspiciously: ¡°Really?¡± pbfWrn


    Ye Fei nodded.


    In the end, Gu Ruijia called in the little fresh meat. Tianxi was not a big company, thus all of its sign-ons were unknown artists. At first glance, their accounts were followed by five or six million Weibo fans, but these fans were actually bought with money.


    Suddenly summoned by the boss, the little fresh meat did not know what was going on.


    Those who can enter the entertainment industry are not ugly. The little fresh meat look handsome, fresh and energetic. Even with a little shyness and anxiety because of their youth, the new-hires were especially delectable. WwXB40


    However, Ye Fei¡¯s heart was like an ancient well, and no ripples were made.


    This one¡¯s figure is not as good as Yan Xiao¡¯s, the other¡¯s back is not as strong as Yan Xiao¡¯s, and the last one is barely comparable to Yan Xiao¡¯s, but his temperament was not even one star.


    Even if Ye Fei did not deliberately compare, those who have eaten at a seafood buffet would turn their noses at clear porridge and mediocre side dishes.


    Ye Fei sighed in her heart. He paired up the little fresh meats one by one according to the personal information he had just printed out, before waving his hands in desperation, signaling them to get out. YBhcjQ


    Gu Ruijia had been watching and supervising, for fear that Ye Fei would make the kind of mistakes that men would make. Seeing that he really was not planning on anything, his mind suddenly became active. ¡°Wait, you can¡¯t just call that an understanding. Okay, let¡¯s have dinner together tonight and introduce yourselves to President Ye.¡±


    Hearing the words, the little fresh meat looked at Ye Fei in unison, with anticipation in their eyes


    There are not many opportunities to eat with the boss, so we grab the chance.


    What? What should I do if I get drunk with unspoken rules? If it was someone else, they would have to worry about it, but this President Ye looks better than that. If something really happens, it¡¯s not certain who will take advantage. RUrBuM


    Ye Fei thought for a while before nodding. He did not want to go home to face Yan Xiao for the time being.


    In the evening, the group went to a barbecue restaurant with a good reputation. This was the advantage of not being famous. Wherever you want to go, you never have to worry about being surrounded by fans.


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    Tonight was Ye Fei¡¯s treat, and the little fresh meat were too timid to order too much, but Gu Ruijia happily took advantage to order all the skewers on the menu. The store had made full use of technology; with a robot bringing the dishes to their table. The huge six-tiered shelf was filled with all kinds of grilled meat skewers, and the visual impact pierced the eyes.


    ¡°Come on,¡± Gu Ruijia also found it quite novel. He raised his mobile phone and stood by the grill, motioning for the little fresh meat to come over, ¡°Let¡¯s take a photo before eating.¡± fMI0Tb


    The little fresh meat were self-aware, and obediently left the guest of honor position to Ye Fei. But because there were so many people, in order to ensure that everyone appeared on camera, they stood very close to each other. After taking a look at the final photo, Ye Fei felt as though he was being hugged by all sides.


    Gu Ruijia, this straight man, did not pay attention. He focused on taking a good picture. After posting the photo to the circle of friends, he happily cheered on everyone to drink and eat meat.


    In Feixiao Science and Technology Building, Yan Xiao had finished answering an email for project funding, and was about to ask Cheng Minghao to come over and talk about an internet conference. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he opened WeChat and clicked into the group chat.


    Yan Xiao felt that these social groups were a waste of time, like looking at the scenery of a back garden. However, he remembered Cheng Minghao¡¯s suggestion the other day, and planned to refer to group chats in order to post a piece of content that only Ye Fei can read. BriIFN


    The circular little rainbow turned twice, and then the latest news came out. The first one was Gu Ruijia¡¯s¡ª


    Gu Ruijia: President Ye bled a lot for the little fresh meat today, hahahahahaha! ¡¾photo¡¿


    Location: Chuang Yi Barbecue Restaurant.


    In the photo, Ye Fei was surrounded by several men, his lips lifted in a smile. He seemed very happy, and even put his hand on one of them. O94QA6


    Yan Xiao¡¯s lips gradually pursed. He stared at the photo in silence, and a minute later, called the driver to be on standby downstairs, before striding out of the office.


    When Yan Xiao arrived, Ye Fei was leaning halfway on the back of the chair, smiling and listening to a little fresh meat beside him. It was dinner rush hour, and the restaurant was a bit noisy. Perhaps because the other party¡¯s words were unclear, Ye Fei had frowned and leaned forward again. The two were already very close, and this movement, from the back, looked like rubbing of ears and temples between lovers.


    Seeing that Ye Fei¡¯s face was about to meet that little fresh meat, Yan Xiao¡¯s head emptied of thoughts. Unable to bear it, he suddenly reached forward and grabbed Ye Fei¡¯s collar, pulling him back.


    The table was silent. qWY3Cp


    Ye Fei narrowed his eyes and turned his head slowly.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s body froze, quickly retracting his hand to his back. He then turned his face and looked to the side blankly, as if nothing had happened.


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    ¡°Is this President Yan¡¯s latest way to say hello?¡± Ye Fei straightened his collar and hummed. Yan Xiao did not answer. He had straightened his back as if he had done nothing wrong, but he did not dare to look into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes.


    Ye Fei wanted to say something, but Gu Ruijia came over dragging a chair. He asked the little fresh meat next to him to shift, making space in an already crowded area before greeting Yan Xiao. ¡°Brother Xiao, sit down and talk.¡± dO73Da


    Then he introduced Yan Xiao to the little fresh meat. ¡°This is President Ye¡¯s family. You can just call him President Yan.¡± But he did not say Yan Xiao¡¯s identity.


    Although Gu Ruijia has a carefree personality, in the end, he was in the film and television circle, and he had seen a lot of various things. As soon as Feixiao Technology¡¯s name came out, even if Yan Xiao was seven or eighty years old, there were still people who rushed forward.


    Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.


    Furthermore, Yan Xiao was not only young, but had an incredible face. Gu Ruijia needed to be more careful. Yan Xiao had never been interviewed publicly, and there were very few photos of him on the Internet, mostly from his early years.


    The little fresh meat did not recognize him. But since the boss said that he was called President Yan, he must be the big shot of a company. XMsZ2J


    ¨C Once confirmed by the boss, they had to respect the person!


    They all stood up to say hello.


    Yan Xiao nodded in response, and was about to sit down. Unexpectedly, Ye Fei suddenly stretched out a leg from the side and laid it horizontally across the chairs.


    He had been flustered all day and night because of Yan Xiao, but the culprit just made him lose face in front of so many people. Old and new grievances compounded, and Ye Fei could not bear it anymore. Ye Fei raised his head and smiled provocatively. ¡°There is no place here.¡±


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    Gu Ruijia¡¯s heart trembled in fear that a family war would soon occur. He tried to hint to Ye Fei with his eyes, indicating that such quarrels should be kept at home, but it was a pity that Ye Fei did not pay attention to him at all.


    Yan Xiao did not move, nor did he lose his temper because of his loss of face. He simply stood there, watching Ye Fei quietly. It seemed that among so many people on the table, he could only see Ye Fei. No matter what Ye Fei does, he could tolerate it.


    Being watched by Yan Xiao with such focused and quiet eyes, Ye Fei¡¯s frustration and embarrassment disappeared in an instant like water vapor in the relentless sun.


    He could not even muster the anger he held before. Ye Fei sighed and retracted his legs. ¡°Why are you here?¡± J9DEu5


    Yan Xiao sat upright on the chair before answering, ¡°I saw Gu Ruijia¡¯s post.¡±


    ¡°Were you hungry?¡± Ye Fei was stunned. He picked up his phone and looked at the photo, and felt that it was ordinary. Yan Xiao was probably tempted because he rarely ate barbecue.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°No¡±, but he refused to say anything else.


    The waiter then came over with the crayfish, so the topic was diverted. IU8JFx


    A few of the little fresh meat had good personalities, lively and playful. After eating with Ye Fei for so long, knowing that he has no airs, they let go of their restraint and became noisy. Crayfish went best with beer, and thus they asked the waiter for a tower.


    There was a particularly attentive one. Seeing that there was only an empty glass in front of Yan Xiao, he took the initiative to offer to pour his glass.


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t drink,¡± Ye Fei helped Yan Xiao block the offer before smiling at the little fresh meat. ¡°You drink, don¡¯t worry about us. After eating, find somewhere you want to play, and put it all on my account. ¡±


    ¡°Thank you, President Ye.¡± The little fresh meat beamed with his big white teeth. 2SEzxh


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    ¡°How is it?¡± Ye Fei asked.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°Okay¡±, but did not take another bite. 9Me0vH


    Seeing this, Ye Fei thought it was not to his taste, so he did not persuade him into further bites. Instead, he directed his attention to the crayfish in front of him.


    Ye Fei found this kind of shellfish delectable, but he was a messy eater and thought the act of peeling crayfish ugly. Thus, due to aesthetics, he finished two before moving on to other plates.


    He could not prevent his eyes from glancing at the crayfish, desire evident. Yan Xiao noticed it and pushed the plate in front of him.


    ¡°No thank you,¡± Ye Fei shook his head before pulling the beef off the steel stick and dipped it in some barbecue sauce. ¡°It¡¯s troublesome.¡± jJBMZi


    Yan Xiao stared at the plate of red crayfish thoughtfully. After a while, he suddenly took off his suit jacket and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt. Ye Fei thought he wanted to eat again, so he glanced at it before throwing the action to the back of his mind, until a piece of peeled crayfish was placed in his bowl.


    ¡°What¡­what are you doing?¡± He looked at Yan Xiao blankly, and was a little speechless.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want to eat it?¡± Yan Xiao lowered his head and continued to peel the shrimp, as if what he had just done was just a trivial matter.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s brows were slightly wrinkled, his movements unfamiliar and ugly. Because he was unable to control his strength, the fingertips of the disposable gloves were broken. The hands that were always clean when typing on the keyboard were now stained with red and oily soup. It was both dirty and not business-like. M8wey6


    If it were anyone else, Ye Fei would immediately turn his head away when he saw it. However, his did not feel the same disgust when Yan Xiao did the peeling.


    Ye Fei knew that Yan Xiao loved to be clean, was slightly OCD, and often felt that others thought like him. When he stood in front of Yan Xiao, he would feel ashamed of himself.


    However, this person who once stood on top was now peeling shrimp for him. Even if you did not want to get a divorce, this was too far, was it not?


    ¡°What are you doing,¡± Ye Fei took out tissue before grabbing Yan Xiao¡¯s wrist. ¡°Don¡¯t do it.¡± HsKdBQ


    Yan Xiao was very stubborn and refused to let Ye Fei wipe his hands. He was very strong, and Ye Fei could not beat him, so he could only watch as the crayfish meat in front of him became more and more before piling up into a heap.


    Ye Fei¡¯s feelings were complex. He did not know what to say. After a while, he pretended to make a joke. ¡°Mr. Yan, are you bribing me?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Yan Xiao denied, before correcting Ye Fei. ¡°You want to eat it, but you don¡¯t want to peel it.¡±


    Ye Fei had seen Yan Xiao who was giving orders in the conference room, Yan Xiao who shined in the professional field, and Yan Xiao who mastered the technological field, but he was only moved by this ordinary and clumsy Yan Xiao. zbMOf7


    ¡°You¡­¡± Ye Fei¡¯s heart throbbed and he wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a buzzing sound.


    He looked down and saw that it was his dad¡¯s WeChat call.


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    Normally, Ye Fei would never pick it up. But at this moment, he was flustered by Yan Xiao, and he urgently needed to do something else to calm down. After thinking about it, he took the phone and walked out.


    ¡°Ye Fei, did you do this on purpose?¡± As soon as he pressed the answer button, Father Ye filled his ears with an angry questioning voice. BlaCUW


    ¡°What?¡± Ye Fei frowned.


    ¡°You¡¯re still pretending!¡± Father Ye slapped the table fiercely, wishing to strangle the son to death through the phone, ¡°If you hadn¡¯t suddenly participated in the bidding, how could Dingyuan not be able to win the film and television copyright of <<No Return>>!¡±


    <<No Return>> was a romance novel that was well-known on the Internet. Dingyuan had been in contact with its publisher recently, hoping to buy the film and television copyright of <<No Return>>.


    Originally, they had almost completed the deal. However, the publisher suddenly hinted that there were other film and television companies interested in ¡®No Return¡¯ and could not sign a contract with Dingyuan for the time being. It wanted the two companies to bid to determine the ownership of the film and television copyright. 70MOQu


    Ye Yao could not hold back his temper when the cooked duck in his mouth flew off. When he asked the publisher for the other party¡¯s information, the other party directly told Ye Yao as it was not a secret.


    As soon as he heard that it was Tianxi, Ye Yao¡¯s brain suspected a rat and immediately ran to complain to Father Ye.


    ¡°If I knew it was going to be like this, I should have strangled you when you were born,¡± Father Ye opened his mouth and spat out harsh words one after another, ¡°You¡¯re just like your mother! I can¡¯t even bend you back. No matter how good the seeds are, they can¡¯t grow on rotten soil!¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s face grew ugly. HNwjeC


    He really did not know that Dingyuan was interested in the film and television copyright of <<No Return>>. Of course, even if he knew he would still grab it. All was fair in the business world.


    Usually, he would not care if Father Ye had scolded him for a sentence or two. But he could not forgive his mother being scolded as well.


    Ye Fei took a deep breath and said coldly, ¡°Save yourself a little face, I¡¯m losing my appetite as well. Without my mother, you are nothing.¡±


    ¡°Maybe because you¡¯re old, your brain isn¡¯t working too well. Where did Dingyuan¡¯s original funds come from, do I need to remind you? If it wasn¡¯t for my mother¡¯s good intentions, you would still be herding sheep in the mountains without her lowering herself to marry you.¡± tB9YCP


    The love between the eldest young lady and the poor boy touched so many people back then. Looking back now, it was nothing but an obvious conspiracy.


    ¡°Shut up, little bastard! Shut up!¡± Father Ye was furious. It was taboo for others to mention his origin. He got angry, and his words became more and more vicious. ¡°I don¡¯t want to use her money, who told her to be cheap! Besides, since we were married, I naturally have a share of her things. I don¡¯t blame her for sullying my bloodline. The genes of the Ye family gave birth to something like you! How¡ª¡±


    ¡°Say one more word,¡± Ye Fei¡¯s anger had moved him into placidity. He lit a cigarette and took a breath, ¡°I¡¯ll go find Ye Yao right away.¡±


    His voice was not loud, but it had a frightening savagery. oyRHAl


    Father Ye took a breath, and felt the urge to curse again. When the words reached his lips, he remembered Ye Fei¡¯s warning and swallowed it back.


    He knew that Ye Fei was no longer the obedient, obedient son at his mercy. After experiencing Ye Fei¡¯s ruthlessness against his brother, Father Ye believed that he would definitely do as he said.


    Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.


    ¡°Ye Jianying, my mother is easy to bully, but I¡¯m not.¡± Ye Fei said lightly, and cut the call. He took two puffs of his cigarette and tried to suppress the tumbling emotions in his heart when a familiar voice came from behind.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao stood at the entrance of the alley. ¡°Who bullied you?¡± 2oO6wZ


    ¡°You eavesdropped on my phone call?¡± Ye Fei raised his eyes and looked over. His face was full of coldness, and there was a trace of ill-will that remained.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t,¡± Yan Xiao stared at Ye Fei, attempting to explain the reason why he was here, ¡°You didn¡¯t come back, so I took a look and I accidentally heard it.¡±


    ¡°I only heard the last sentence.¡± Yan Xiao emphasized.


    Ye Fei sneered and looked down as he smoked. He did not speak to Yan Xiao again. His thin figure was hidden in the alley, and as the moonlight flickered and dimmed, there was a sense of elusiveness that made Yan Xiao very uncomfortable. xFjPLR


    So, Yan Xiao took a step forward, got a little closer to Ye Fei, and then asked again, ¡°Who bullied you?¡±


    Ye Fei glanced up. Yan Xiao looked at him without blinking, waiting for his answer. It seems that as long as Ye Fei spoke that person¡¯s name, Yan Xiao will immediately help Ye Fei get back at him.


    ¡°It¡¯s none of your business.¡± Ye Fei put out the cigarette before looking around. He could not find a trash can and tutted irritably. A hand suddenly grabbed his wrist and took away the bitten cigarette butt.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do it.¡± Yan Xiao walked out of the alley. The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, but gradually approached after a while. 3GIEYd


    Yan Xiao was still standing in the same place, but he was now awash in neon light, as though he had brought the brightness with him. Yan Xiao quietly accompanied Ye Fei, down-to-earth and reliable.


    It was as if he was telling Ye Fei silently that he could be weak too, because he also had someone to rely on.


    Probably because the alley was too quiet and the night was too heavy, Ye Fei suddenly felt a lingering tiredness. He did not want to move at all, he just wanted to find a place to lean on.


    So, he said to Yan Xiao, ¡°Brother Yan, lend me your shoulder.¡± 6S3UHz


    Yan Xiao did not understand what it meant to lend a shoulder, but fortunately Ye Fei did not let him wonder. In the next second, he walked up and put his head on Yan Xiao¡¯s shoulder very lightly.


    At that moment, Yan Xiao¡¯s breaths grew shallow. He froze and didn¡¯t dare to move, as if he was carrying the weight of the world on his right shoulder.


    The hustle and bustle of people outside drifted in from time to time, and the moonlight shone softly on the alley, but it couldn¡¯t break the tranquility of this side of the world.


    ¡°Brother Yan, the crayfish on your body smells so bad.¡± ZMbAfN


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±, Yan Xiao replied, ¡°I will take a shower immediately after I go back.¡±


    Ye Fei did not know why, but he was amused by this sentence. He laughed so happily that even the anger and grievances brought by Father Ye disappeared.


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    He buried his face in Yan Xiao¡¯s neck and said, ¡°Okay.¡±

 CH 18

    The dinner broke the non-interference treaty between Ye Fei and Yan Xiao. It was a curse that caused their relationship to become increasingly intertwined.


    They started chatting and interacting more, and Ye Fei became more active in telling Yan Xiao about his social life. More importantly, after he was instigated by Gu Ruijia to go out and play, he would remember to tell Yan Xiao where he was going. t9qoaG


    At the same time, Tianxi Entertainment¡¯s aggressive purchase of IP has also caused quite a stir in the industry.


    Except for Gu Ruijia, no one knew Ye Fei¡¯s true intentions. They all thought that he wanted to make his own online drama, thus he was monopolizing the IP market. Ye Fei became infamous in the entertainment industry. In the eyes of the relevant people, Ye Fei was a fool. IP was worthless anyway, and many awaited to see how foolishly he would crash.


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    Especially Ye Yao.


    ¡°Then did you give up the film and television copyright of ¡®No Return¡¯ so easily?¡± Wang Zhao asked Ye Yao while sitting on the sofa in Ye Yao¡¯s office. He was clutching a new internet celebrity he had started to date. fsydIi


    Wang Zhao¡¯s family was very powerful, and he was the only child, so he was used to it. Eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling, drugs, there was nothing he stopped at. No one in the circle was willing to get too close to him, other than Ye Yao.


    The Ye family had some wealth, even if Ye Yao had lost 20 million. However, as Ye Yao invested 20 million in <<The Way to Upgrade the Concubine>>, and had even sold an apartment for this purpose, Dingyuan¡¯s funds were still tight.


    Although Wang Zhao was a nasty character, he had cash, and was willing to spend. Thus Ye Yao was willing to cultivate him. Furthermore, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Wang Zhao. Although Wang Zhao was a known bad influence, as long as Ye Yao could maintain his dignity, nothing else could affect him.


    It was a matter of one¡¯s strength of will; those who were not determined would fall into deprivation.


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    ¡°If Ye Fei wants it, give it to him,¡± Ye Yao lit a cigarette, eyes darkened with cruelty., ¡°I¡¯ll see what he will do when he hits a wall.¡±


    At the beginning, Ye Yao really had the intention to bid against Ye Fei.


    Dingyuan did not have the ability to invest in big productions now, so they wanted to try shooting web dramas. Such dramas were low cost, and took a short time to film. Even if it was shoddy, it was unlikely to be flamed online, and thus the best way to make money.


    It just so happened that <<No Return>> had been very popular recently. After the filming, a large number of book fans would spontaneously promote it, and they could save on the publicity. cxywo3


    But again, this did not appear to be the situation.


    Ye Fei was known for pondering, so who knew if he really wanted to buy<<No Return>>. Was it a pretense? If Ye Fei did not want it when the price came up in the bidding war, won¡¯t it be a loss?


    In his heart, the film and television copyright of ¡°No Return¡± was worth a mere eight hundred thousand yuan. If he needed to pay a million or more, where was the money to be made?


    ¡°I have to hand it to you.¡± Wang Zhao leaned against the sofa lazily, squinting his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep. His dishonest hand was creeping into the internet celebrity¡¯s clothes. ¡°But you still have to pay attention. Now many people think that your brother has a close relationship with Dingyuan, so don¡¯t be implicated by him.¡± L3NKBp


    ¡°You¡¯re joking!¡± Ye Yao turned a blind eye to Wang Zhao¡¯s small movements, flicked the ash of his cigarette, and coldly replied, ¡°He was kicked out of Dingyuan by my dad a long time ago!¡±


    ¡°You know what your affairs are as family, but who else would know that?¡± Wang Zhao sneered.


    Ye Yao thought so too. After all, the blood relationship existed. He needed to find a way to completely distance himself from Ye Fei.


    After sending Wang Zhao away, Ye Yao immediately went to Father Ye, and told him Ye Fei¡¯s movements. PLZ4JB


    ¡°Dad, I¡¯m not on guard against Ye Fei, but Dingyuan¡¯s recent situation is not good. What if my brother loses money outside, and the account is placed on your head?¡±


    He paused and sighed. ¡°He invested so much in <<Super Time Redemption>>, if he loses it, even selling Dingyuan won¡¯t be enough to fill the hole.¡±


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    Dingyuan was the pride of Father Ye, and also his inverse scale. Upon hearing Ye Yao, Father Ye roared, ¡°He dares!¡±


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    Hearing this, Father Ye said thoughtfully, ¡°I will inform them officially in the next official notice.¡±


    ¡°The official blog also needs a post. Dad, you don¡¯t know, because my brother is messing around outside, people have ridiculed Dingyuan with him.¡± Ye Yao hurriedly reminded. ¡°I think we have to post on Weibo to clarify.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Father Ye nodded in agreement, feeling that his younger son was very thoughtful, ¡°You should notify the Administration Department of Ye Fei¡¯s resignation notice, and report it to me for review within an hour. After we hand down the official notice to our employees, we would post it on our blog.¡± 2qZsz4


    Ye Yao¡¯s lips curled into a smirk.


    The film and television industry is not big. With the update of Dingyuan¡¯s official blog, all relevant people in the industry knew that Ye Fei has been kicked out. No wonder he acquired IP in the name of Tianxi Entertainment.


    Many people were very sympathetic to Father Ye. The eldest son who had been cultivated for so long was actually an idiot who cannot be helped. What can be done? He could only ruthlessly clean up the door and push the younger son to the top again.


    Even in his fifties, he still has to worry about everything. It could not be worse. zSoMOI


    For a while, Ye Fei became the negative teaching material for educating children in the circle. Even Sun Qiong and Zhou Zhensheng heard about it, and they came to Tianxi to comfort him.


    ¡°F*ck,¡± Zhou Zhensheng said angrily, holding up his phone, ¡°Ye Fei, don¡¯t pay attention to those nonsense, they don¡¯t know you at all.¡±


    In fact, Zhou Zhensheng was a little regretful now. Not long after he sold the stock that day, he saw the news of the collapse of the US stock market in the news. At that time, he reflexively opened the software to check his shares. Cold sweat plummeted down his back along with the stock. If he had not listened to Ye Fei¡¯s words, he would have lost his pants by now.


    Ye Fei¡¯s vision was eerily accurate in his predictions, so his investment in <<Super Time Redemption>> could not mess up. It was a pity that he was not interested in science fiction films at that time; the investment contract for ¡°Rescue¡± had been signed and they were starting to shoot. Even if he had the intention to step in, it would be impossible. n2eaLY


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Ye Fei did not care about those rumors at all. On the contrary, he was in a very good mood. Maybe because the industry was generally cynical about IP, the prices of the ones he was interested in had fallen, making them worthwhile to stockpile.


    He gave a lazy smile and told Zhou Zhensheng and Sun Qiong, ¡°I¡¯ve bought too much IP and I¡¯m running out of money, can you sponsor a little?¡±


    As soon as the two heard it, they understood that Ye Fei was deliberately giving them a chance to make money. In any case, they made a lot of money buying stocks, and even if they lost their principal, it was nothing. They did not believe that Ye Fei would do pointless things.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Sun Qiong nodded after thinking for a while, ¡°I will directly call the company account for as much as I want.¡± n8uofW


    Zhou Zhensheng refused to lag behind and quickly replied, ¡°Me too.¡±


    With the inflow of funds from the two, Ye Fei hoarded a lot of IP in one fell swoop, and Tianxi Entertainment also entered the public eye by taking advantage of the reputation of being stupid and having a lot of money.


    Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.


    Perhaps due to this, a charity auction party in the circle actually sent him an invitation letter.


    ¡°Don¡¯t go,¡± Gu Ruijia said, ¡°We are so poor now that we can¡¯t wait to break a penny into two, how can we have money to bid in an auction?¡± F2oRkw


    Ye Fei sat down, picked up the invitation letter and flipped through it. ¡°We have to go, even if it¡¯s just for show. Our company¡¯s resources are too poor, it¡¯s good to know a few more people.¡±


    He raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Ruijia. ¡°It¡¯s not just me, you have to go too.¡±


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Gu Ruijia refused. He hated these bells and whistles, and would rather donate money directly. ¡°If a company has a representative, our company will be yours. Don¡¯t drag me in.¡±


    Ye Fei would have given in after a while, and Gu Ruijia thought that this would be the same. Unexpectedly, Ye Fei refused. 9yVLEY


    ¡°Why?¡± Gu Ruijia scratched his head anxiously, ¡°Anyway, you can be the main pillar of the company, I don¡¯t have to do anything.¡±


    Ye Fei lowered his eyes and said nothing.


    Why?


    Of course it was because he was dying. While he was alive, he could help Gu Ruijia manage Tianxi, but what would Gu Ruijia do when he died? He ignored Gu Ruijia¡¯s eager eyes. PEZGji


    ¡°You prepare well, if there is something wrong that day¡­¡± Ye Fei sneered, raising his hand and swiping his neck in a cutting motion, ¡°Just wait for me.¡±


    Gu Ruijia shuddered with fright, and said with a bitter face, ¡°I¡¯m going! Can¡¯t I go?¡±


    Before the charity party started, the items to be auctioned will be put on the official website. Interested guests needed to mark their favorite items on the official website and receive the auction number before they could participate in the auction at the party.


    Ye Fei really had no money now. After browsing the official website for a long time, he finally chose a bunch of beads that were the least popular and priced cheaply. VaYw8


    ¡°Take it from Brother Xiao, he¡¯s rich, what¡¯s wrong with giving you some cash to save face outside?¡± Gu Ruijia gritted out as he looked at his sour expression.


    Ye Fei lifted his eyelids and glanced at him: ¡°200 million is not enough?¡±


    The funding gap for <<Super Time Redemption>> was 110 million. Ye Fei thought that Yan Xiao would fill the hole and it would be over. He did not expect that Yan Xiao would take out 200 million, which made Song Wen almost kneel down and call him father.


    ¡°This is one thing, that is another,¡± Gu Ruijia said while swiping Weibo. ¡°Besides, this investment is not just a donation, he¡¯s going to end up profiting. You said you¡ªhuh?¡± R8eylg


    Gu Ruijia held up the phone and asked Ye Fei, ¡°What kind of World Internet Conference is this? It¡¯s quite grand. With so many bigwigs, did Brother Xiao go?¡±


    ¡°He has already gone off.¡± Ye Fei said, ¡°He left the day before yesterday.¡±


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    Yan Xiao was originally scheduled to leave at 10 am the day before yesterday, and the flight route was applied for early in the morning. Unexpectedly, because the pilot suddenly had a problem, he was delayed for half an hour and almost could not fly.


    Ye Fei received his WeChat message at that time. Although he could not figure out what Yan Xiao had written, he could feel that Yan Xiao was very angry. Not only did he say that he would change the pilot when he came back, but he also said that he never wanted to participate in such a time-wasting activity. CmBjL6


    Ye Fei thought about it and could not help but laugh.


    ¡°What¡¯s with that look on your face,¡± Gu Ruijia elbowed him, ¡°It¡¯s scary.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing,¡± Ye Fei then distracted him with a random topic.


    In the evening of the next day, Ye Fei and Gu Ruijia arrived at the auction site on time. nPzSrc


    ¡°What the hell,¡± Gu Ruijia tugged at the tightly tied tie with an impatient face, ¡°Who invented the suit, it¡¯s a f*cking torture to wear it.¡±


    Ye Fei looked at him with a half-smile. ¡°Be honest or be strangled by me, choose for yourself.¡±


    Gu Ruijia¡¯s face turned solemn in an instant, and he did not dare to scratch his ears and cheeks like a monkey anymore. He honestly followed Ye Fei and chatted with people, as though his nature was always this serious.


    This auction had class with many first-line stars, not to mention the bosses of well-known companies in the industry. At a glance, there were either familiar faces in the entertainment industry or frequent visitors from the investment field. jsAzWN


    Ye Fei was very famous during this time, and many people were secretly inquiring about his name, trying to see what this idiot with random investments was like.


    However, Ye Fei was handsome and spoke elegantly, and there was no fault to be picked on. Thus, those who were planning on a show were disappointed.


    He¡¯s probably an embroidered pillow, the others thought silently in their hearts.


    Ye Fei was unaware that many people were slandering him in their hearts. Even so, he probably would not care. He avoided a star who approached him, and was about to find his seat when a calm male voice suddenly came from behind him. tmgoX9


    ¡°Are you Ye Fei?¡± Ye Fei turned around and recognized that it was Li Youlong, the head of Baofeng Media.


    ¡°I am,¡± Ye Fei stretched out his hand, ¡°Hello, President Li.¡±


    ¡°You are more than what rumors make of you.¡± Li Youlong laughed and shook hands with him. Ye Fei thought he was talking about hoarding IP, and smiled.


    ¡°President Li must be amused.¡± 9CBGaX


    ¡°Hey hey,¡± Li Youlong waved his hand, looking like he was very easy to get along with and unlike the arrogance he held before others. ¡°Not the case. I heard the name of President Ye from President Yan before.¡±


    Ye Fei raised his eyebrows. What was happening?


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    ¡°We recently cooperated with Feixiao Technology on a projector, so I met with Mr. Yan once, and then I found out that he is married to you.¡± Li Youlong explained.


    As he thought. Although Feixiao Technology¡¯s main business was in games, it has many other businesses. The network broadcasting device Li Youlong mentioned was one of them. QeUTOC


    Li Youlong¡¯s shrewd personality had given him the nickname of the old fox. He likely wanted to cultivate relations with Yan Xiao through Ye Fei, and started to brag to him. ¡°I heard that President Ye and President Yan have a very good relationship, which is really enviable.¡±


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t want to talk about this matter and said perfunctorily, ¡°We were just forced by his family to get married, it¡¯s just a simple manner.¡±


    Li Youlong shook his head and said, ¡°President Ye is too dishonest.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s true.¡± W8iBcl


    ¡°I believe that President Ye was forced to marry, but for President Yan, it is impossible.¡± Li Youlong remarked. What impossible, Ye Fei huffed. Was his image weaker than Yan Xiao?


    Ye Fei squinted his eyes. ¡°Then you guessed wrong.¡± Yan Xiao married him because he was forced to marry.


    Li Youlong suddenly felt helpless, he looked around, saw no one around, and whispered to Ye Fei: ¡°Alright President Ye, don¡¯t make fun of me, I know about it.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Ye Fei was perplexed. 2p IDG


    ¡°President Yan is an orphan.¡± Li Youlong had a mocking expression on his face.


    Ye Fei widened his eyes.


    ¡°What did you say?¡±

 CH 19.1

    Ye Fei¡¯s mind was miles elsewhere throughout the auction. When he got to the string of Buddha beads he indicated, he almost forgot to raise the card. While he had come back to his senses once Gu Ruijia poked him, his heart was still a mess.


    If what Li Youlong said was true and Yan Xiao was an orphan, then there was no family forcing him into marriage. In that case, why did Yan Xiao marry him? FCnhcv


    He remembered that Yan Xiao said he did not want to divorce, remembered the 200 million he had invested without hesitation, and remembered the crayfish Yan Xiao peeled for himself at the barbecue restaurant that day. A certain idea in his heart became clearer and clearer.


    But how was it possible?


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    Before getting married, they walked on parallel paths. After all, Yan Xiao had such a face that no one who met him would forget it. And in the last life, the relationship between the two was very weak, just like sharing roommates.


    For more than two years, Yan Xiao had never expressed anything special to himself. Sometimes the two of them could not even say a word for a day. It must be because Yan Xiao thinks without verbally expressing himself¡­ X8dKFn


    Ye Fei took out his phone, opened the search engine, and entered Yan Xiao¡¯s name on it for the first time.


    A lot of information was immediately displayed below. Ye Fei started from the first line and looked down carefully. However, the credits to his name on Baike were like rainbow farts; none of them were useful.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Gu Ruijia leaned over and whispered, ¡°Stop raising your placard, everyone is looking at you, you¡¯ve already gotten the Buddha beads.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Ye Fei raised her head and met the host¡¯s embarrassed yet polite smile.


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    He put down his hands, nodded and smiled calmly to the left and right, without the slightest embarrassment of being distracted by the onlookers.


    ¡°What happened?¡± Gu Ruijia asked him when everyone¡¯s attention shifted to the next auction item.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Ye Fei pondered for a while and looked at Gu Ruijia, ¡°Do you know Yan Xiao¡¯s family situation?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m a straight man!¡± Gu Ruijia immediately reflexively shouted. It provoked the people next to him to look straight at him. q286PE


    Looking at Ye Fei¡¯s eyes, he scratched his head in embarrassment. ¡°That sudden question made me seem interested in Brother Xiao, as if I investigated him privately.¡±


    ¡°Forget it.¡± Ye Fei held his forehead and kept reminding himself in his heart that humans and huskies are separate species, so he should not get angry.


    ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± Gu Ruijia muttered in disapproval, ¡°you don¡¯t understand your man¡¯s family situation, then why ask me.¡±


    He paused, suddenly thought of something, and looked at Ye Fei in disbelief. ¡°No way, you haven¡¯t seen Brother Xiao¡¯s family?¡± pfaZ F


    Ye Fei¡¯s eyes flashed. Yes, he had never seen them before.


    In his last life, he was so focused on his work that he did not notice this problem at all. Occasionally, he had doubts, but he also quickly forgot about it. Now that he thought about it, something was wrong.


    Since he got married under the pressure of his family, he should have shown his husband to his family after marriage, but Yan Xiao never mentioned this in front of him.


    In the evening, Ye Fei leaned against the head of the bed after washing up. Each time he attempted to contact Yan Xiao, but stopped at the critical moment. If Yan Xiao was really lying, then he must be hiding something from himself. If he asked directly, he might not be able to get a direct answer. It was better to change his target. 0Hx5 t


    He squinted and stared at Yan Xiao¡¯s WeChat avatar for a while. Then, he switched to the address book, and opened Cheng Minghao¡¯s chat dialog. Ye Fei pondered for a while and typed¡ª¡ª


    [Brother You Fei]: I have something to ask you.


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    Cheng Minghao¡¯s reply was almost instant¡ª


    [Cheng-Peter]: Brother Fei, what do you need, I promise to do it for you! I6OVRW


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    [Brother You Fei]: I have a friend who works in new media and wants to do some marketing for their official account. I remember that your company has cooperated with short videos. Do you have the contact information of their operation director?


    [Cheng-Peter]: That¡¯s it? Very simple. You wait, I¡¯ll send you his WeChat username.


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    [Brother You Fei]: Thank you.


    [Brother You Fei]: So fast, are you done with your work?


    [Cheng-Peter]: Yes, I just got back to the hotel, I was so tired that I could not wait to fall asleep immediately. But Brother Xiao definitely won¡¯t sleep, I bet he¡¯s still working hahahaha. eFJsBk


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    [Brother You Fei]: You know him so well. Have you two known each other for many years?


    [Cheng-Peter]: Yes, we were both classmates in high school and college.


    Ever since Cheng Minghao knew about the history of Yan Xiao¡¯s seven year crush, he felt sympathy in his heart. He had finally caught Ye Fei. Naturally, he wanted to expound on Yan Xiao¡¯s good points. CugTPH


    Of course, he could not directly tell Ye Fei about Yan Xiao¡¯s crush. If he were to let that secret first, wouldn¡¯t Yan Xiao kill him?


    Cheng Minghao¡¯s mind flashed, and he suddenly remembered that his ex-girlfriend had said that men who are beautiful, strong and miserable would have the easiest time at moving someone.


    Brother Xiao had beauty and strength, and as for the misery¡­ With Brother Xiao¡¯s sullen character, he certainly would not express it. Then let his buddy come for him! Cheng Minghao sent a series of messages to Ye Fei, impressed at his ingenuity.


    [Cheng-Peter]: Brother Xiao was a study god in our school back then, and was specially recruited with the highest scholarship. While working and studying at the same time, he entered the dean¡¯s list every year. Isn¡¯t he awesome? Y4PSvN


    [Cheng-Peter]: I heard that our school teachers still talk about him until now.


    [Brother You Fei]: Started working part-time in high school?


    Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.


    [Cheng-Peter]: Yes, as you know, Brother Xiao is alone, who else can you rely on if you don¡¯t rely on yourself?


    [Cheng-Peter]: Oh yeah, and because he easily offended his boss and colleagues, he was always fired from his jobs. ABXUd9


    Ye Fei did not read what Cheng Minghao sent. By now, he was extremely sure that Yan Xiao was indeed an orphan, and the reason for his contractual marriage was also false.


    Unexpectedly, he was actually deceived by someone like Yan Xiao.


    Ye Fei threw his phone on the bed and smiled lightly. It was really good, so Yan Xiao did not want him to know? He still figured it out in the end.


    Yan Xiao was unaware of what happened to Ye Fei. TjZxR7


    Early in the morning, he got up on time to take a shower, and after having breakfast, he left the hotel just like the previous two days. Just a few steps away, Cheng Minghao suddenly leaned into his ear and asked, ¡°Brother Xiao, are we going back tonight?¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at Cheng Minghao as if he had gotten dementia for a few seconds before nodding.


    Cheng Minghao took a deep breath, told himself not to care about the petty details, and asked, ¡°Then what are you going to bring back to Ye Fei?¡±


    After talking with Ye Fei last night, Cheng Minghao felt that just relying on Yan Xiao¡¯s efforts alone wasn¡¯t enough. No matter how many years, Yan Xiao could not improve his relationship with Ye Fei with what he had. Although Yan Xiao was considerably more intelligent than him, he, Cheng Minghao, was equipped with emotional intelligence. Fd6n P


    Upon hearing Ye Fei¡¯s name, Yan Xiao¡¯s regular pace came to a stop. He turned to Cheng Minghao in confusion and silently asked what he meant.


    ¡°In general, when we go to other cities for tourism or business trips, we have to bring special products to our family and friends when we go back.¡± Cheng Minghao explained.


    Is that so?


    The flight time Yan Xiao had applied for was from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The conference ended at about four o¡¯clock. Three hours should be sufficient to choose a gift for Ye Fei. Yan Xiao nodded to himself. v4r9nJ


    Surrounded by bodyguards, he stepped into the venue without a single expression, but he firmly remembered this matter in his heart.


    Compared to the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony of the Internet Conference was much simpler. Yan Xiao had previously refused to give a speech at the opening ceremony, and he refused to speak on stage at the closing ceremony.


    Sitting in the front row with a blank face the whole time, no one knew what he was thinking.


    However, his face was already outstanding, and even more prominent among a group of people who are at least fifty. This provoked the reporters¡¯ cameras to focus on him like a spotlight. 4fEslk


    Yan Xiao did not like being on camera, nor being judged by a bunch of strangers. But there was no way to avoid being photographed in the conference, so he could only endure it with a frown.


    Fortunately, the closing ceremony was not long, and soon, under the guidance of professional security guards, all parties began to exit in an orderly manner. After a while, the full venue was mostly empty.


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    However Yan Xiao, as a heavyweight guest who sat in the first row, had to accept a short interview.


    The formal interview had already been conducted two days ago, and now this interview was directed towards the mass media. After all, the general public could not understand the technical jargon. What they were more interested in were the private lives of these bigshots. GB5XvC


    For example, at the Internet Conference the year before, a bigshot had given a wonderful speech. After the result was put on the Internet, the popularity was not as high as that of the lady¡¯s coat he was wearing.


    The tall, sweet-faced female reporter came to the first row with a microphone. After some small talk, she asked several people, ¡°The conference is over now, so what are your plans?¡±


    Big Brother A chuckled and replied: ¡°I think Jiangcheng is a very good place. I plan to take a walk around to see the customs, and by the way, check whether it is necessary to set up a branch.¡±


    Big Brother B said: ¡°There were too many people in the exhibition. I haven¡¯t had time to see the high-tech products displayed by other companies. I will study it later. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and now the creativity of young people can not be underestimated.¡± AOn5aX


    Big Brother C said: ¡°I have a dinner appointment with a few friends to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of mankind.¡±


    When the female reporter heard this, she was instantly in awe.


    Wow! Even the daily life of bigshots was so awesome! If President Yan was so powerful, what he has to do later will definitely be impressive! The female reporter was filled with expectation, and moved the microphone to Yan Xiao.


    ¡°President. Yan?¡± 5yfY1v


    Yan Xiao glanced at his watch. There were still two hours and thirty-six minutes before seven o¡¯clock, and there was less and less time left for him. He lowered his eyes and looked at the female reporter, and asked politely, ¡°Can I leave after answering?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± The female reporter was not prepared for his sudden question, and subconsciously answered,


    ¡°Thank you,¡± Yan Xiao said, ¡°I¡¯m going to buy some local products for Ye Fei.¡± Then, without stopping, he turned around and strode out of the venue. In the blink of an eye, not even his shadow could be seen.


    Big Brother ABC, waiting for the wonderful speech of the young talents: ¡°???¡± Rw3Y6q


    The female reporter anticipating the response: ¡°???¡±


    When the interview video was posted online, it did not attract much attention at first. Everyone was focused on the new costume web drama, ¡°The Legend of the Empress Dowager¡±.


    ¡°The Legend of the Empress Dowager¡± was adapted from a web novel. The name was not very good, and even a bit tacky, but the plot was exciting. The heroine¡¯s design deconstructed the White Lotus image that most web screenwriters love. Instead, she was brave, resourceful and straightforward. It was exhilarating to watch her plots come to fruition, increasing the popularity of the drama.


    At the beginning of its broadcast, it was not popular and barely made a splash. But after the storyline entered an intriguing stage, the hit rate started to climb, and soon entered the national consciousness without losing its popularity. It was the only drama in recent years to have a wide range of audiences. After all, life is already so hard, who did not want to watch something cool in their spare time. uITRjL


    As for an Internet Conference, it had nothing to do with ordinary people like them! These bosses and the money they earned was the main star of the show.


    But the person who edited the video was a genius, and very deliberately used Yan Xiao as the cover of the video. This drew the face-cons in, and these people started to promote Yan Xiao¡¯s face on Weibo.


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    ¡°F*ck! I want the information on this cover boy in a second!!¡±


    ¡°Oh my god, he¡¯s so handsome! Is he a staff member of the conference? Why does he seem to have a very untouchable aura?¡± 4jfzGp


    ¡°Ahhhh this jawline! This nose! It¡¯s so good woohoo woohoo!¡±


    ¡°Hey, tell me what is said in this video.¡±


    Then they found out, if someone sits with the bigshots, it must be another bigshot! But Yan Xiao¡­ This name seems a bit familiar, where have they heard it before?


    ¡°Ah!!! I remembered it! It¡¯s the president of Feixiao Technology! He is very low-key and never shows his face!¡± vgKady


    ¡°Ahhh hubby, I¡¯m willing to spend money for you!! I¡¯ll never scold your game for making money again!¡±


    ¡°I have been cherishing my husband¡¯s photos [pictures] a few years ago. Compared with the past, they are much stronger! I almost didn¡¯t recognize them.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m dead! This face is really amazing!¡±


    ¡°People are richer than you, and they look better than you [dog head]¡± GXvScL


    ¡°Bold upstairs! Shut up!¡±


    The face-cons continued to look down while licking the screen. The first few bosses are nothing special, their speeches are very serious, especially in line with their identities. However, when it came to Yan Xiao¡¯s turn, his words were completely out of line with his image.


    ¡°Hahahahahaha I¡¯m dying of laughter! Did you see the expressions of the reporters and the dads next to you? You¡¯re all stunned!¡±


    ¡°Hahahahahaha sorry, I just want to know who Ye Fei is!¡± if9uow


    ¡°I also want to ask who Ye Fei is hahahahaha, does he have such a big face?¡±


    ¡°President Yan made me laugh to death. A real man says he will leave and never look back! So the question is, who is Ye Fei? My intuition is that the answer is very important.¡±


    ¡°It turns out that the boss is also like me. He has to bring local products back when he goes out. Hahahaha, I instantly feel that President Yan is down-to-earth.¡±

 CH 19.2

    When Yan Xiao subverted their impression of technology bigwigs in the video, the contrast created an appeal to the melon-eaters. Soon, ¡°buying local products for Ye Fei¡± broke through the topics discussing <<The Legend of the Empress Dowager>> and rushed up the hot search.


    There is no privacy in the Internet age, not to mention Ye Fei was not part of the common masses. In less than an hour, his personal information was revealed. He had graduated from the top university in China, his family owned a small film and television company, and he got married with Yan Xiao half a year ago. However, it was the photo attached at the back that caused a sensation.


    Ye Fei was caught leaning against the wall smoking a cigarette in a provoking black shirt.


    He was tall and tall, with a slender waist and long legs. As he bit the cigarette butt, his thin lips parted slightly. His side profile was delicate, and had a clearly distinguished jawline. When he was photographed, he looked slightly in the direction of the camera as if he was called, with a neutral expression on his face.


    In the lingering white smoke, his look was cold and wild, as if it could penetrate the lens.


    ¡°I love this look! No wonder he could marry President Yan!¡±


    ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly beautiful, wild and arrogant! I won¡¯t hide my intentions, I want to F*ck him!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s so handsome! I don¡¯t know whether to envy Ye Fei or President Yan¡­¡±


    ¡°This pair is a perfect match!! My beauty gauge is satisfied!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m very envious! President Yan goes to the meeting and still thinks about Ye Fei. The relationship between the two must be very good.¡±


    However, these face-con compliments started to go awry once people started to turn out Ye Fei¡¯s black material.


    ¡°Stop licking, Ye Fei is just an embroidered pillow. Some time ago, his father kicked him out of his company because of his blind investment. The announcement is still on Dingyuan¡¯s official blog.¡±


    ¡°While he lacks the ability, he has the cunning, so he managed to deceive a dull engineering man like President Yan.¡±


    ¡°People in the film and television industry have heard about Ye Fei before. He had to spend one million for an IP worth a few hundred thousand. He¡¯s a joke in the industry.¡±


    What was going on? The melon eaters did not expect that seeing a beauty could unearth other melons. They reached out to Dingyuan¡¯s official blog suspiciously, but found Ye Fei¡¯s resignation announced.


    ¡°This¡­ I don¡¯t know what to say. I feel sorry for President Yan, obviously he could find something better.¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei¡¯s investment money came from President Yan. He doesn¡¯t feel bad spending other people¡¯s money. It¡¯s a little nauseating.¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t have to be like this, as long as President Yan is happy.¡±


    ¡°Hey, forget it, delete the photo I just saved.¡±


    Feixiao Technology and Yan Xiao¡¯s face were already popular. Coupled with the reversal of Ye Fei¡¯s character design, ¡°buy local products for Ye Fei¡± came to the top, surpassing other topics in one fell swoop, and rising to the top of the hot search.


    Ye Fei was too busy these days to bother about his popularity.


    With the east wind of <<The Legend of the Empress Dowager>>, IP quietly became popular. The cheap values of intellectual property were now history and even slightly popular works started at a million.


    Even so, major film and television companies could not produce these works. Tianxi had already harvested all potential IP, and the major companies could only beggar themselves to ask for the copyright.


    Gu Ruijia was so happy that he could not close his mouth, and could finally let loose the frustration he had withheld. He pushed a contract in front of Ye Fei and said proudly, ¡°The film and television copyright of <<No Return>> was sold to Baofeng Media, eight figures.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know, those film and television companies that were so proud before. In order to buy IP, they kowtowed before us. Let them laugh at us! Their mouths were so rotten, and now they¡¯re off to the crematorium!¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s excitement grew and he whipped out his phone. ¡°No, I have to send a Weibo to celebrate.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention the specific amount.¡± Ye Fei reminded him.


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    After posting on Weibo, Gu Ruijia was filled with a sense of refreshment. Just as he was waiting to read the comments, the phone rang. It was his assistant, telling him that a film and television company was interested in a household intrigue novel in Tianxi¡¯s hands. They wanted to talk to Gu Ruijia, and asked when he had the time. Gu Ruijia could not pass this up, and thus did not know what kind of waves his Weibo post made.


    ¡°F*ck! True or false! Didn¡¯t someone in the circle just break the news that IP is worthless?¡±


    ¡°That was before! After <<The Legend of the Empress Dowager>> became popular, the price of IP also went up. I just described to you how it is! And you told me that there was something wrong with Ye Fei¡¯s brain!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fake, how could it be so high! Gu Ruijia must have come out on purpose to whitewash Ye Fei.¡±


    ¡°F*ck! It¡¯s true, Baofeng Media¡¯s official blog liked it.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why Ye Fei is a very scary man! How could he expect the price of IP to skyrocket?¡±


    ¡°One IP was bought for 1 million, but sold for 10 million. It¡¯s almost a profit! What random investment? Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, I love Ye Fei!¡±


    ¡°Sure enough, bigshots only marry other bigshots¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m hooked on this matching pair!¡±


    The continuous reversal satisfied the melon-eaters, and the search results followed the increase in popularity of the topic.


    When Father Ye heard about this, he was taking Ye Yao to a banquet. He was determined to cultivate his youngest son, so he naturally wanted to hand over the contacts he knew to Ye Yao.


    ¡°A-Yao is obedient and sensible, Lao Ye is really lucky.¡±


    ¡°Hey, come on.¡± Father Ye¡¯s grin had stretched to his ears, and he pretended to be humble, ¡°What blessing, I¡¯m content with not getting mad.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± said another person, ¡°Why is A-Yao making you angry?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not him,¡± Father Ye snorted, ¡°It¡¯s his brother! Maybe you¡¯ve heard of it. What¡¯s the point of hoarding IP? He refused to listen to me! So what if you can earn a small sum, it¡¯s more disastrous if it makes a huge loss.¡±


    Father Ye took a long sigh, his look that of a forgiving father. ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of your jokes, that child just can¡¯t support himself. Fortunately, A-Yao is here, otherwise I don¡¯t know what to do. As long as Ye Fei has half of his younger brother¡¯s abilities, I won¡¯t let him leave the company.¡±


    Having been in the film and television industry all the year round, Father Ye is well versed in stepping on others to propel another. Today, he deliberately mentioned Ye Fei to serve as a foil for Ye Yao. In his opinion, Ye Fei was only useful for this.


    After speaking, Father Ye secretly waited for his friends to agree. However, for some reason, he felt that his friends were acting a little strange today.


    After an awkward silence, a person who had a good relationship with Father Ye started to speak. ¡°Old Ye, haven¡¯t you been paying attention to this aspect recently? The price of IP has gone up now.¡±


    Father Ye was startled. After Ye Fei had snatched <<No Return>>, he really did not pay attention to online novels. What was wrong with in-house screenwriters! Why spend so much money on a semi-finished product!


    ¡°Where can that stuff go up if it goes up!¡± It¡¯s not enough to make tens of thousands of dollars for an IP.¡± Father Ye dismissed his son¡¯s actions with a wave. ¡°You don¡¯t need to say good things about him, I really made up my mind this time. Even if I have no successor, I would rather close Dingyuan than let Ye Fei come back to make a fool of himself!¡±


    ¡°That¡­¡± Finally, someone could not bear to listen, ¡°Lao Ye, IP has indeed increased a lot.¡±


    ¡°How much?¡± Father Ye said disdainfully. Could it be worth hundreds of thousands?


    ¡°Your Ye Fei sold one today, and the price is eight figures.¡±


    With a bang, the wine glass in Father Ye¡¯s hand fell to the ground. He ignored his splattered leather shoes and trousers, grabbed the man and asked, ¡°How much? Are you kidding me?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s there to joke about? If you don¡¯t believe me, you can read it online.¡± The man sneered, secretly deciding that he must stay away from Father Ye in the future. For someone like him with no vision or vision, there is no need for cooperation at all.


    Father Ye and Ye Yao grabbed their phones at the same time, and after a glance, their faces turned blue. This time, the person being mocked became Father Ye. If he was not so short-sighted, then it would not be Tianxi but Dingyuan who made a lot of money this time.


    And it was clear from this incident that Father Ye had not treated Ye Fei as he had said. Otherwise, he would not have kicked Ye Fei out of his company. His child should be stronger than the ginseng in other people¡¯s hands even if he had made a mistake.


    Fortunately, Ye Fei could stand up for himself, otherwise he would have long been ruined by this biased father.


    ¨C Ye Fei was born to Father Ye¡¯s first wife. Sure enough, once your stepmother arrives, your stepfather comes along too. Ye Yao appears to be very simple, but easily stepped on his brother to power. It was terrifying to know the kind of person who would ignore blood relations, and it was best to stay away from them in the future.


    Father Ye did not know that he was about to become a joke in the circle, and he was hurting. What does it feel like to miss out on tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of pure profits?


    Father Ye clutched his chest. On one hand, he wanted to slap his son for instigating him to clear the relationship between Dingyuan and Ye Fei, and on the other, he wanted to slap himself for listening to Ye Yao.


    Not long after Yan Xiao got on the plane, he received a WeChat message from Ma Jianfang, the head of Feixiao¡¯s public relations department, and knew that he and Ye Fei were on Weibo¡¯s hot search.


    After staying in Feixiao for five years, Ma Jianfang naturally understood the temper of his own boss. If he was the only one on the hot search, Ma Jianfang would immediately contact Weibo to delete it.


    But who knew what the boss wanted when both Ye Fei and Yan Xiao were together on the hot search. It was safer to ask.


    Yan Xiao frowned briefly and clicked into the topic.


    At this time, because of Gu Ruijia¡¯s Weibo post, the black comments had been pushed down. The first few comments were full of rainbow farts, praising Yan Xiao, Ye Fei, and even the two as a couple. It painted a harmonious picture.


    Yan Xiao glanced at the words ¡°very good match¡±, ¡°fairy lovers¡± and ¡°this pair blows me up¡±. A faint smile crept up the corners of his lips. He scrolled down the comments one by one, saved the screenshots that he thought were good, and moved them to an album called ¡°Ye Fei¡±, before telling Ma Jianfang to pull him off the hot search.


    Cheng Minghao choked. The popularity would have given them the opportunity to market a wave of new games to ensure a steady profit without loss. Fortunately, the interview video could not be public locked. Yan Xiao was not the only one in it, and it was barely able to gain some popularity.


    So, Ye Fei only saw that interview when he went on Weibo.


    It was Wednesday, and thus Yan Xiao wore the designated dark blue suit exclusively for Wednesday. His back was straight, and he said that he was going to buy local products for Ye Fei very seriously. It seems that no matter what interviews or Internet conferences are, they were not as important to him as buying local products.


    Ye Fei could not describe what he felt as he watched that video and Yan Xiao¡¯s hurrying back. Yan Xiao was the best to him in two lifetimes even when including his own family. No matter the reason why Yan Xiao lied to him about marriage, he could not be angry with him. Ye Fei sighed and closed his browser window before standing up and heading into the living room.


    Ye Fei did not wait too long. As soon as he finished one third of a variety show, there was a sound at the entrance. Immediately afterwards, the security door was pulled open, and Yan Xiao walked in with a bag.


    As if it had not been nearly three hours of travel, his suit had no creases.


    ¡°I¡¯m back,¡± Yan Xiao greeted Ye Fei. ¡°Are you watching TV?¡± He glanced throughout the room. Ye Fei let out an ¡°um¡±. His eyes fell on Yan Xiao¡¯s face, as if to see the secret he was hiding.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved, and he looked away briefly, before staring back at him.


    ¡°I brought you Jiangcheng¡¯s specialties.¡± He told Ye Fei.


    ¡°I know, I¡¯ve seen the video,¡± Ye Fei¡¯s lips curled up and he asked with great interest, ¡°What is it, can I see it now?¡± Yan Xiao agreed, and pretended to naturally sit next to Ye Fei before opening the bag. Ye Fei had made a lot of guesses: a snack, or a small thing like a wallet keychain; but he never expected that Yan Xiao would buy anything so strange.


    Ye Fei looked at the box of lighters, speechless.


    ¡°Is this it?¡± Jiangcheng is located in the south of the Yangtze River and is rich in silk. Why did Yan Xiao come back with a bunch of lighters!


    ¡°Yes,¡± Yan Xiao said very firmly, ¡°I think it suits you very well.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡± Ye Fei was stunned, he did not want to insult Yan Xiao, but he really could not understand what he was thinking, ¡°Can¡¯t you buy this kind of thing downstairs?¡±


    ¡°Of course not,¡± Yan Xiao showed Ye Fei the small pattern printed on the lighter, ¡°I have confirmed that this is unique to Jiangcheng.¡±


    Ye Fei looked up at him and found that he was serious. He could not help but laugh. This really was indeed something Yan Xiao could do. Maybe because he was silent for too long, Yan Xiao keenly sensed something was wrong.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you like it?¡± His voice was a little low, but his tone was still smooth and without fluctuations, as if there was no difference between the high-profile President Yan and the present, but he started to speak more, as if trying to assuage a guilty conscience.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Yan Xiao looked into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes and questioned, ¡°What do you like? I¡¯ll ask someone to apply for a flight route and go to Jiangcheng to buy it.¡±


    Let Ye Fei not worry.


    ¡°I can keep the pilot hired till then.¡±


    His exaggerated gesture made Ye Fei want to laugh. Yan Xiao was so serious, as if it was not a hassle to arrange a private jet for Ye Fei and apply for a flight route, as long as Ye Fei was happy.


    Ye Fei¡¯s heart was slightly sore and sweet. He did not know why, but he suddenly could not look at Yan Xiao directly. But Yan Xiao still stared at him unblinkingly, as if he would never give up until he answered. So Ye Fei told him, ¡°I like it, it¡¯s very practical and beautiful.¡±


    He deliberately changed the subject, trying to get himself out of this strange situation


    ¡°Why do you think this suits me?¡± This time, the silent person became Yan Xiao. The laughter of the variety show echoed in the living room. Ye Fei felt it to be too noisy and wanted to lower the volume, but he could not find the remote control after searching for a long time. He stood up, intending to search for the remote in the folds of the sofa.


    Yan Xiao mistakenly thought he was leaving, and subconsciously held Ye Fei¡¯s wrist. The moment Ye Fei looked over, he immediately let go.


    ¡°Ye Fei.¡± Yan Xiao called his name.


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°You must bring a lighter when you go out in the future.¡± Not in a commanding tone, but with a calmness that softened Ye Fei¡¯s heart. Ye Fei could not help thinking that Yan Xiao was arrogant, and deliberately teased him, ¡°Is Mr. Yan so domineering? That I have to carry his gift all the time.¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°What is that?¡± There was another silence. Just when Ye Fei was about to make some small talk to alleviate the situation, Yan Xiao suddenly said, ¡°Light your own cigarette.¡±


    He looked into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes with a serious tone: ¡°Stop borrowing fire from others, okay?


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with borrowing fire?¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows in disapproval, ¡°I¡ª¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s voice stopped abruptly.


    Because he remembered that, in Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes, borrowing fire was not borrowing a lighter, but borrowing the other party¡¯s burning cigarette butts.

 CH 20

    Ye Fei did not give Yan Xiao an answer until the end of that day. He avoided the subject under the pretext of getting water.


    Fortunately, Yan Xiao was not obsessed either, as if he was simply expressing his thoughts and did not force Ye Fei to accept it.


    Ye Fei opened the refrigerator, touched the mineral water bottle, thought about it, and put it back. Instead, he pulled the freezer door and took out a bucket of ice cream from it.


    The frozen paper bucket was icy cold, sobering his blank and swollen brain.


    There was something wrong with Yan Xiao, and each of his actions prodded Ye Fei. Even if he was a piece of wood, he could feel Yan Xiao¡¯s sincerity.


    But he could never be sure. After all, it never happened in his last life. And the only variable in this life is his rebirth, but if Yan Xiao fell in love with him in just over a month, even Ye Fei would not believe it.


    Ye Fei leaned against the refrigerator, unable to make up his mind.


    ¡°Ye Fei.¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s voice came from behind. Ye Fei turned his head.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want to eat it?¡± Yan Xiao pointed at the ice cream in his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s going to melt.¡±


    Ye Fei lowered his eyes. Water vapor in the air condensed into small water droplets on the surface of the paper bucket. It dripped down his fingers and fell to the ground drop by drop.


    Ye Fei wanted something cold to refresh his mind, but he did not want to eat it. But it was hard to say it aloud, so he could only open the bucket of ice cream, dig a spoonful and stuff it into his mouth.


    The sweet and greasy taste of chocolate filled his mouth, and Ye Fei frowned before swallowing his bite. He raised the bucket and glanced at the label. As expected, it was Haagen-Dazs.


    Yan Xiao loves this ice cream deeply, and made it available at home throughout the year. Ye Fei could not figure out what was so nice about it. While the marketing and promotion was good, it was not very tasty.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you like it?¡± Yan Xiao was stunned when he saw Ye Fei¡¯s disgruntlement.


    ¡°Well,¡± Ye Fei put the paper bucket on the table. ¡°It¡¯s too sweet.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t like it¡­¡± Yan Xiao looked at the ice cream bucket in despair. Ye Fei felt that Yan Xiao¡¯s expression was weird. Was he meant to like it? Ye Fei disregarded Yan Xiao¡¯s reaction; it had to be because Yan Xiao thought he too was a lover of Haagen-Dazs.


    Ye Fei took a piece of tissue to wipe his hands dry, before he walked out of the kitchen. Yan Xiao closely followed him. While walking to the living room, Yan Xiao suddenly turned to him.


    ¡°What do you like?¡±


    In fact, Ye Fei did no¡¯t eat such things often, so he said casually, ¡°Stuff that isn¡¯t sweet.¡±


    ¡°For example?¡± Yan Xiao stubbornly asked.


    ¡°How about popsicles?¡± Ye Fei thought about it and joked. Yan Xiao whispered a soft ¡°understood¡±. He watched Ye Fei walk into the bedroom before returning to the room.


    The next day, Ye Fei got up early, and after having eaten the breakfast their housekeeper had left for him, was ready to go to the company. As soon as he went out, as if remembering something, he turned back again. He walked into the cloakroom and looked at the neatly arranged box of lighters. The corners of his lips curled up unconsciously, and he took one before putting it in his pocket.


    Because of the traffic jam on the road, Ye Fei arrived at Tianxi at close to ten.


    ¡°You¡¯ve come.¡± As soon as he saw him, Gu Ruijia rushed over. Ye Fei casually put her bag on the chair, turned on the computer and asked him, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Orange TV is going to stuff people into our crew!¡± Gu Ruijia instructed the secretary to close the office door, pulled up a chair and sat beside Ye Fei. During this period, Ye Fei did not only sell IP; he had also given Gu Ruijia a sand sculptureto prepare for shooting.


    Tianxi was a small production studio, and <<Super Time Redemption>> had already made the company extremely busy. At this time, it was not capable of making a big production, so Ye Fei set his sights on low-cost and short-cycle online dramas.


    The script he chose was called <


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    After a month of hard work, they were ready to shoot. Who would have thought that Orange TV would create trouble at this juncture.


    ¡°I have communicated with them, but they were coming in strong,¡± Gu Ruijia took a sip and said with a headache, ¡°They told me that if we wanted them to cooperate, they had to designate the female lead.¡±


    ¡°Who are they going to put in?¡± Ye Fei asked. Upon mentioning this, Gu Ruijia¡¯s teeth started to ache, and he took his mobile phone out to show the potential female lead.


    ¡°Feng Zhenzhen, have you heard of her? This is also the first time I¡¯ve heard about her. I just checked the Internet and found out that she is a member of a girl group from Orange TV. Just debuted this year, knows singing and dancing, with no acting experience.¡±


    ¡°Tell them to scram.¡± Ye Fei glanced at the little artist with heavy makeup in the photo, and sneered. Although the requirements for acting skills in online dramas were lower than TV standards, it is not easy for individuals to act. Besides, he only had two years left to live. If he were still restrained by others and could not choose to live as he wanted, then what was the point of being reborn?


    ¡°Orange TV is still the most popular platform¡­¡± Gu Ruijia was concerned.


    Ye Fei lifted his eyelids and glanced at him. ¡°So, let them put someone who can only sing and dance? When did our crew become a cheerleading team?¡±


    ¡°Pfft¡ª¡± Gu Ruijia wanted to laugh before catching a glimpse of the cold look on Ye Fei¡¯s face and held back. ¡°Then what should I do now?¡±


    ¡°Change the broadcasting platform we are cooperating with,¡± Ye Fei knocked on the table and said without hesitation, ¡°It¡¯s not just them.¡± At most, they will just have to increase promotion when the drama launches.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Gu Ruijia nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll reply to them right away.¡±


    Orange TV was the leader in the field, so naturally they did not care about their little C-type web drama. Of course, they were still dissatisfied with their attitude, and thus hinted that if they refused to cooperate on this, there was no chance of future collaboration in the future. Gu Ruijia was so angry that he nearly dropped his phone.


    ¡°Stop howling,¡± Ye Fei said as he browsed through the major broadcasting platforms, ¡°It¡¯s good for the problems to crop up at the start. Could you imagine if they were to insert their people halfway through filming?¡± Gu Ruijia visualized what Ye Fei described, and it was as disgusting as swallowing a fly. He had participated in the entire process from filing to casting, so <


    > was his pride and joy.


    ¡°Damn,¡± he slapped the table viciously, ¡°we must film this show well, and we¡¯ll see how they regret it when it becomes popular!¡±


    ¡°We need to first determine the broadcasting platform.¡± Ye Fei put down his mouse and leaned back lazily. Gu Ruijia sighed, before his eyes lit up.


    ¡°Hey, I think Feixiao Video is good.¡± Ye Fei was too stunned to reply immediately.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t say anything, I¡¯ll take it as approval,¡± Gu Ruijia winked at Ye Fei, ¡°Don¡¯t you think that those that are yours are the best?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡± Ye Fei frowned.He compared the top broadcasting platforms one by one in his mind, and found that Feixiao Video was a good choice.


    The user experience is good, and the subtitles were on point; there were no technical issues especially with Feixiao Technology providing their servers. Although the hit rate was not as large as that of Orange TV, it was ranked one of the top five in the broadcasting field.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Ye Fei agreed, ¡°you can negotiate the contract, but I won¡¯t be present. Don¡¯t look for Yan Xiao, let¡¯s differentiate between our private and public dealings.¡±


    ¡°I understand.¡± Gu Ruijia simply nodded.


    However well Ye Fei could manage Gu Ruijia, he had no control over how Feixiao Technology had reacted. The entertainment department was the most well-informed place in the company. When the person in charge saw Tianxi Entertainment, they knew it was one of their own and immediately reported it to Cheng Minghao.


    Cheng Minghao immediately led the person in charge to see Yan Xiao and told him about it. At the end, he said happily again: ¡°This time, I really want to thank Orange TV for the reward.¡± This was a performance opportunity delivered right to their door!


    ¡°Let¡¯s make this an exclusive cooperation plan, S-class level.¡± Yan Xiao stopped typing on the keyboard and ordered. The person in charge responded immediately.


    Yan Xiao searched the webpage for a few seconds and found the official website of Orange Video. In the interval between software downloads, he instructed, ¡°Send me the development plan of Feixiao Video before five o¡¯clock.¡±


    ¡°Five o¡¯clock¡­¡± The person in charge had a bitter look on his face. The time allocated was really tight.


    Feixiao Video was an unpopular business of Feixiao Technology. The boss did not pay attention to it, and never asked about it. So everyone in that department lived from day to day, since they were supported by Feixiao Technology no matter what.


    Now that the boss wanted to develop a plan, they needed some time to develop it.


    ¡°Is there any problem?¡± Yan Xiao glanced over.


    ¡°This¡­ five o¡¯clock is too¡­¡± The person in charge murmured.


    ¡°I¡¯m notifying you, not discussing with you.¡±


    The person in charge groaned at the boss¡¯s unhurried manner, and quickly responded with a ¡°Yes.¡±


    For the next five minutes, there was only silence in the office. Yan Xiao opened the Orange TV app, and browsed from the top to the next according to the categories on the left. The person in charge and Cheng Minghao shared a look, and both found the question marks in each other¡¯s eyes.


    Yan Xiao did not plan to solve their confusion. He pondered for a few seconds and entered the name of a movie in the search box. The page turned twice, and the search results were quickly displayed.


    There were resources available, they could work with this. Yan Xiao turned off the video introduction, searched again, and still found the resource. After repeating it several times in a row, he raised his head and ordered, ¡°Let the in-house counsel come to see me.¡±


    In the past, his focus was on games, with Cheng Minghao in charge of other businesses, but it was different now. Yan Xiao wanted to give the best to Ye Fei and would not allow anyone to bully him.


    ¡°Ah?¡± Cheng Minghao could not keep up with his train of thought, and said in a daze, ¡°You don¡¯t need to call the legal counsel, there is a template for the contract with Brother Fei.¡±


    Yan Xiao pointed to the computer screen and explained briefly, ¡°Copyright.¡±


    Cheng Minghao was still in a daze and did not react, but the eyes of the person in charge instantly lit up. The idea of domestic copyright awareness had just emerged during this time. Because their company had been plagued by piracy in the past few years, they paid special attention to this aspect. All the videos in Feixiao Video were licensed. But Orange TV was different; many of its movies were uploaded directly.


    They could attack Orange TV directly from this angle.


    The head of the person in charge was working at lightning speed. Not only could they vent their boss¡¯s partner¡¯s anger directly, but they could pull Orange TV down as well, and promote Feixiao Video. In addition, they could also crack down on piracy and play the social responsibility of a large enterprise.


    Wonderful.


    The person in charge was brilliant. After he figured it out, he felt pumped with energy. God knows how envious they are when they see the benefits provided to the games department at the end of each year. But who said they cannot make a profit as well? This opportunity must be seized firmly.


    Ye Fei is really his savior!


    ¡°I¡¯ll call the legal affairs,¡± the person in charge said immediately, ¡°and arrange for someone to negotiate the contract with Tianxi.¡± Yan Xiao nodded.


    So on the same day, Gu Ruijia received feedback from Feixiao Video.


    ¡°WOOO!¡± He exclaimed excitedly as he grabbed Ye Fei. ¡°S-level, it¡¯s more than a star and a half better than Orange TV¡¯s C-level, we¡¯ve struck the lottery!¡±


    Ye Fei turned to look at the electronic contract with generous terms, and his face slowly showed a little helplessness. The reason why he did not participate in the negotiations was because he was afraid of this.


    With Tianxi¡¯s current situation, they were lucky if the web dramas being filmed could be classified as Category C. At this point, it was clear that Yan Xiao had personally intervened.


    Ye Fei let out a breath and said to Gu Ruijia, ¡°Don¡¯t respond, I¡¯ll call Yan Xiao.¡±


    ¡°Ah? Okay then.¡± Gu Ruijia gave Ye Fei a strange look, and then exited the office. He could not understand why Ye Fei was so polite to Yan Xiao. It stands to reason that Feixiao Technology was one of their own. Was this contract not a matter of course?


    Ye Fei walked to the window with his mobile phone in her hand, and hesitated for a while before pressing the call button. The call was quickly picked up, and Yan Xiao¡¯s calm voice came into his ears through the speaker.


    ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    ¡°I saw the contract,¡± Ye Fei leaned against the windowsill and smiled, ¡°President Yan is generous.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s voice was tinny and mechanical.


    ¡°I see your sincerity, but it¡¯s a little inappropriate,¡± Ye Fei played with the lighter, ¡°Let¡¯s follow the normal procedure.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a normal procedure, nothing abnormal.¡±


    ¡°Normal procedure¡­¡± Ye Fei¡¯s temper was quickly worn down by Yan Xiao¡¯s words, and he smiled helplessly, ¡°Does President Yan always do charity?¡±


    Yan Xiao was stunned for a moment, as if he did not understand why Ye Fei suddenly changed the subject. However, he responded by saying, ¡°The company does have a dedicated charitable investment.¡±


    Ye Fei held his forehead. ¡°No, I mean, you are too generous to your partner.¡±


    Yan Xiao said ¡°no¡±; then as if he was deliberately proving something, he said to Ye Fei, ¡°I¡¯m very good at making money.¡±


    ¡°Yes, President Yan is amazing.¡± Ye Fei could not help but laugh. He did not realize it himself, but the corners of his lips started to curl up whenever he spoke to Yan Xiao.


    ¡°And there are no other partners¡ª¡±


    Yan Xiao paused for a while, and then said slowly, ¡°I¡¯m only generous to you.¡±


    The author has something to say:


    Yan Xiao: No one is allowed to bully Ye Fei, including myself.


    Ye Fei: No, no, you can do so in bed.


    Translator: Bonus chapter!

 CH 21

    Ye Fei was speechless. Yan Xiao had said the words ¡°I am only generous to you alone¡±, both clearly and seriously. As if it was natural that Yan Xiao would treat Ye Fei well, that he was special. As natural as the rising of the sun and the setting of the moon, and as true as the ebbs and flows of the tides.


    What did Yan Xiao mean? Did he like Ye Fei?


    For a moment, Ye Fei could not help but ask. However, as his reason slowly returned, Ye Fei let out a long sigh and pretended to be relaxed.


    ¡°President Yan, let¡¯s talk about business first.¡± Afraid that Yan Xiao would say something surprising again, Ye Fei did not give him a chance to speak, and continued, ¡°To be honest, our web dramas aren¡¯t worth S-class resources. You can do whatever you want, we are in business and should keep this without feelings involved.¡±


    ¡°No worries.¡± Yan Xiao said.


    ¡°Then why is it an S-class?¡± Ye Fei hummed and went straight for the jugular, ¡°What do you think is so good about this show?¡±


    Yan Xiao said ¡°extremely good¡± and ¡°everywhere¡±, using his limited adjectives and descriptors to repeatedly compliment the show. He seemed to be completely different from the person who was picky, critical and quirky about his work.


    Ye Fei despised people who were stupid as he found them dull and boring; but Yan Xiao¡¯s behavior only made him feel soft-hearted from its sincerity.


    ¡°Understood,¡± Ye Fei could not bear to continue embarrassing him, gave up his original intention of making this call, and compromised, ¡°That¡¯s it, I¡¯ll let Gu Ruijia handle the contract.¡±


    In order for Yan Xiao not to make concessions for him, he needed to make this web drama a success. He would rather that they both profit from their deal. So things settled down.


    After Gu Ruijia found out, he looked at Ye Fei with a look that defied words. ¡°Why were you being so defensive about it? If Feixiao is my man, I¡¯ll see if he dares not to broadcast my show even without a deal.¡±


    ¡°Your man¡ª¡± Ye Fei¡¯s tongue curled around each word and he looked at Gu Ruijia playfully, ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re straight?¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°F*ck!¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s eyes widened in horror, ¡°Did I say those three words? I¡¯m F*cking, I¡¯m really straight!¡± He covered his face, as if he could not resist Ye Fei¡¯s teasing gaze , ¡°You¡ªdon¡¯t look at me like that!¡±


    ¡°Got it,¡± Ye Fei gave him a light kick, ¡°Go and sign the contract.¡±


    Gu Ruijia seemed to have suffered a major blow, and shuffled out the door. As soon as his hand was on the doorknob, he suddenly turned his head and stared at Ye Fei as if he had remembered something.


    ¡°No!¡±


    Ye Fei raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°I was almost fooled by you,¡± Gu Ruijia walked back and stared at him with piercing eyes, ¡°With the way you react towards Brother Xiao, do you still want to divorce?¡±


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    ¡°To be honest, I still haven¡¯t figured it out. Why on earth did you want to divorce? I think Brother Xiao treats you very well.¡± Ye Fei wanted to give a superficial answer to tide the situation over, but Gu Ruijia seemed to see through his plans and warned, ¡°What¡¯s the point of being friends for ten years? Are we not friends anymore?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± Ye Fei¡¯s lips curled, ¡°Do you still want to develop an extra relationship with me?¡±


    ¡°Scram!¡± Gu Ruijia stubbornly refused to give up while rubbing the goose bumps on his arms, ¡°Whatever you say, I have to ask today.¡±


    ¡°F*ck you,¡± Ye Fei laughed angrily at him, but he had no choice but to reveal his thoughts. ¡°It¡¯s not what you think, we don¡¯t have feelings. It¡¯s true, I don¡¯t like him, he¡­ Of course he doesn¡¯t like me either¡­¡±


    Gu Ruijia held back from refuting, and asked Ye Fei again, ¡°What about after the divorce?¡±


    ¡°After the divorce?¡± Ye Fei ignored the slight discomfort in his heart, and said, ¡°I¡¯ll be free as a bird, and go out to have fun.¡±


    ¡°Then you¡¯ve lost a lot.¡± Gu Ruijia accused.


    ¡°Um?¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re sleeping, you can sleep with anyone.¡± Gu Ruijia pointed out. ¡°Those who are richer than Brother Xiao are not as handsome as him, and those who are more handsome than him are not as rich as him, so why settle for the next best thing.¡±


    ¡°Not bad,¡± Ye Fei teased Gu Ruijia: ¡°You have now learned to appreciate men from a man¡¯s perspective.¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°¡­¡±


    Gu Ruijia¡¯s tolerance had hit its bottom line, and he patted the table before standing up. ¡°I¡¯m just a dog if I continue to care!¡±


    After exclaiming those words, he left in anger. As soon as he left, the smile on Ye Fei¡¯s face disappeared.


    When Ye Fei did not smile, he looked cold and unapproachable. His face was the type that everyone would only look at from a distance and admire, but never come up to talk. As he lowered his head with an expressionless face, it would have been a mystery to know what he was thinking.


    The phone buzzed twice, but Ye Fei did not look at it. He waited a short while before picking it up. The phone screen lit up with Gu Ruijia¡¯s WeChat message.


    [Diligent Gu: I took it at the barbecue place. I don¡¯t have any other intentions, so I will send it to you. [picture]]


    [Diligent Gu: Woof woof woof. ]


    Ye Fei clicked on the picture, and stopped.


    The photograph depicted him leaning on the sofa with a wine glass in hand, and talking to Zhou Zhensheng on the side. Yan Xiao was looking at him with gentle yet focused eyes.


    This was the first time Ye Fei saw the scene of the two of them from a third perspective. Was it a matter of the angle of the photo, or was this how Yan Xiao always looked at him? Ye Fei stared at the photo for a while, and kept his finger pressed at the photo countless times. In the end, he chose not to save it.


    In July, the weather continued to get hotter.


    The filming of ¡°Please Sober Up¡± had become more and more difficult. Fortunately, Ye Fei was generous. Not only would he try to make everyone feel more comfortable, but he would always bring something to the crew when he came on set. The staff were filled with the urge to work at Tianxi for another hundred years whenever they drank the cold sour plum soup he brought, and looked at the beautiful boss.


    ¡°Why have you been running to the set recently?¡± Gu Ruijia asked Ye Fei. Gu Ruijia felt that something was wrong; Ye Fei, who used to be lazy had suddenly turned diligent. In response, Ye Fei stretched his legs, and brazenly boasted, ¡°I have a strong sense of responsibility.¡±


    After all, Yan Xiao was willing to offer S-class level resources for the project. He would really be shameless if he did not pull himself together and shoot a piece of junk.


    Gu Ruijia rolled his eyes at him, before he took out his mobile phone and started swiping Weibo. Ye Fei closed his eyes and was about to nap for a while when Gu Ruijia¡¯s howl caused his drowsiness to vanish in an instant.


    ¡°Hahahaha. They got their just deserts.¡± Gu Ruijia pushed his phone in front of Ye Fei¡¯s eyes, forcing him to watch, ¡°Orange TV¡¯s videos were removed and it entered the hot search because of resources!¡±


    Ye Fei frowned, took the phone and opened the topic.


    As the video platform with the largest traffic in China, Orange TV had abundant resources. The populace was able to watch whatever they felt like. However, perhaps due to the authorities or a new ruling by the relevant department, many of their videos were taken down overnight, giving its audience little time to react.


    Ye Fei continued to swipe down, his mind uncomprehending the latest news. What was going on? This had never happened the last time. Until his death, Orange TV continued to be the broadcasting platform with the most resources.


    ¡°If you walk too much at night, you can always see ghosts,¡± Gu Ruijia completely played the part of a villain as he mocked their former contract partner. ¡°Let¡¯s see how crazy they are now. Tsk tsk tsk, I don¡¯t know which Comrade Lei Feng had done them in. If I were another player, I would seize this opportunity and squeeze Orange TV to death.¡±


    What he could see clearly, others were able to see clearly too. The advertising marketing of major players increased overnight, among which Feixiao Video was the most serious.


    Feixiao Technology had deep pockets. In addition to online promotion, it placed advertisements in densely populated places such as subway stations and bus stops. At a glance, all the streets and alleys displayed Feixiao Video prominently. While simple and crude, after such continuous brainwashing, Feixiao Video became the first broadcasting platform that popped up in people¡¯s minds.


    In just a few days, the downloads of the Feixiao Video app doubled, and even made it to the top download list of the Apple Store for the first time.


    However, this was nothing. It was Yan Xiao, the boss of Feixiao Technology, who initiated a heated discussion on the Internet. He changed his previous behavior and appeared in front of the media cameras in a high-profile manner to promote Feixiao Video.


    His appearance had caused a ripple in both the entertainment and financial world. No one could figure out the real intention of his move. Apart from the company¡¯s first game, Yan Xiao was notorious for remaining hidden in every product launch of Feixiao Technology, even at its most profitable game, <<Invincible Warrior>>.


    Feixiao Video had been launched for a few years. Why now? Some speculate that Feixiao Technology had taken a fancy to the film and television industry, and intended to expand its entertainment portfolio as part of the company¡¯s business direction. Perhaps it was to diversify the company¡¯s development away from games.


    There was also suspicion that Cheng Minghao was behind this latest push. After Yan Xiao¡¯s latest bout of popularity, he wanted to take advantage of Orange TV¡¯s weakness to seize a share of the broadcasting market.


    For a while, theories flew about the Internet.


    No matter what, Feixiao Video experienced a beautiful turnaround. They improved their brand recognition and increased the number of user registrations, and their development was at a fast pace.


    ¡°My brother is still a bigshot.¡± Gu Ruijia sighed before he started to gloat over Orange TV¡¯s misfortune. ¡°This time, Orange TV really lost a lot of their customer base. If we had continued our cooperation with them, we would really be in hot soup.¡±


    After he finished speaking, Gu Ruijia poked Ye Fei with his elbow. ¡°Hey, do you have any inside information? I¡¯m also curious, why did Brother Xiao come out to make a public statement this time?¡±


    Ye Fei looked at his phone with a complicated expression. In the video, Yan Xiao stood in front of the platform and introduced Feixiao Video with a slightly faster speech rate than usual. There seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary, and it was as if he was behaving normally.


    But Ye Fei knew his little habit¡ª¡ª


    Yan Xiao would speak in longer sentences when he felt guilty, and when he was annoyed, he tended to speed up his speech in order to end the torture.


    Feixiao Technology was Yan Xiao¡¯s child. Even Cheng Minghao had no way to countersay him. Therefore, it was a lie that Cheng Minghao could have planned this.


    Even if he hated it, he forced himself to do it¡­


    Ye Fei closed his eyes and put down his phone.


    ¡°Hey, Ye Fei? Are you asleep?¡± Gu Ruijia waited for a long time without hearing an answer. He could not help but ask again, ¡°What¡¯s the reason? I promise not to spread it, you can trust me!¡±


    Ye Fei shook his head and said nothing.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know either?¡± Gu Ruijia hopefully whined.


    ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t know.¡±


    I know.

 CH 22

    When did Yan Xiao start to like him? What was so good about him?


    Ye Fei was kept awake at night, and repeatedly recalled the bits and pieces of his two lifetimes with Yan Xiao, attempting to find hints of his love. The next morning, he arrived at Tianxi with dark circles under his eyes.


    ¡°Yo, what did you do last night?¡± Gu Ruijia put his arms around his shoulder and winked, ¡°There¡¯s no need to be so sticky, I¡¯ll see you later anyway.¡±


    ¡°Your mind is a fertile compost heap,¡± Ye Fei took a sip of his Americano, sobering up from the bitterness, ¡°Go to work if you have nothing to do, and don¡¯t appear in front of me.¡±


    ¡°Damn,¡± Gu Ruijia was so angry that he laughed, ¡°You treat me like a beast.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t think too highly of yourself,¡± Ye Fei refused to acknowledge him, ¡°How can there be such a useless animal as you.¡± Gu Ruijia had never won in verbal combat, and turned to business.


    ¡°What are you doing, have you forgotten? We need to go to Feixiao later.¡±


    Ye Fei was stunned. He really forgot.


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    > had been filming for a month and a half. The production cycle of an online drama was short, and it would be completed in about half a month. Therefore, they made an appointment with Feixiao Video to meet today to talk about the publicity plan.


    ¡°Go ahead,¡± Ye Fei opened his mailbox, browsed the unread emails in order from top to bottom before attempting an evasion, ¡°I have so many things to do today, I can¡¯t take out the time.¡±


    He had not figured out how to face Yan Xiao for the time being, and he was deliberately avoiding Yan Xiao.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine,¡± Gu Ruijia pondered for a while, feeling that there was really no need to mobilize people like this. ¡°I¡¯ll leave after interviewing a candidate.¡±


    Ye Fei gave a ¡°hmm¡± and waved at him.


    Gu Ruijia left Ye Fei¡¯s office and immediately rushed to the conference room. Tianxi was currently in the stage of rapid development, and needed to hire talent during its growth period. They were interviewing for the chief financial officer position, and because of the importance of this position Gu Ruijia had to be the one supervising the process.


    However, the person who was being interviewed did not meet his standards, thus Gu Ruijia sent him off before going directly to Feixiao Technology.


    Cheng Minghao took the person in charge of Feixiao Video to receive Gu Ruijia personally. As the two had similar personalities, with the same intention of improving their relationship, the atmosphere in the meeting room became much more cordial.


    While waiting for the elevator, Cheng Minghao asked casually, ¡°Why didn¡¯t Brother Fei come?¡±


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    ¡°President Yan, you¡ª¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll deal with it when I get back.¡± While calling the driver, he walked downstairs in a hurry.


    The assistant had been by his side for four years. Except for the day when the boss received the certificate half a year ago, he had never seen such an emotional expression. Staring blankly at Yan Xiao¡¯s back, it took a while for him to regain his senses.


    Yan Xiao started calling Ye Fei as soon as he got in the car. Ye Fei¡¯s voice came through the speaker, easing the anxiety in Yan Xiao¡¯s heart.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao questioned, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    ¡°What?¡± There was movement, before Ye Fei¡¯s incredulous voice rattled over the connection.


    Yan Xiao glanced at the background moving in the window before he motioned the driver to speed up. ¡°Gu Ruijia said you are not feeling well.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Ye Fei laughed with tears in his eyes, ¡°He must have made a mistake, I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Yan Xiao whispered ¡°I know¡±before questioning Ye Fei if he was in the company now.


    ¡°I¡¯m at the office.¡± Ye Fei paused. After a while, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve been very busy recently,¡± Yan Xiao spoke. It was a simple statement of fact, rather than an accusation. ¡°I didn¡¯t see you at home last night.¡±


    Ye Fei gave an ¡°oh¡± and then said, ¡°There are a lot of things going on in the company and the filming crew, and I may be even busier in the future.¡±


    Yan Xiao started to feel that the air in the car was a little stuffy. Fortunately, the thought of seeing Ye Fei for the first time in a while made him feel a lot better. The sound of a typing keyboard could be heard. As it was intermittent, Yan Xiao guessed that Ye Fei should be typing with one hand.


    Sure enough, Ye Fei apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, there is something urgent to deal with.¡±


    Although Yan Xiao wanted to talk to Ye Fei again, he wisely said goodbye and put away the phone after Ye Fei hung up.


    In the office, Ye Fei, who had ended the call, deleted the garbled characters he had just typed in the document, and stared at the computer in a daze. He quickly figured out the cause and effect. It should be someone from Feixiao who asked him about his situation. Gu Ruijia could not tell the truth, so he made an excuse. Unexpectedly, Yan Xiao believed it.


    This man had always been this straightforward. He must have thought that Ye Fei was truly ill. Ye Fei wanted to chuckle, and the corners of his lip twitched, but no mirth emerged.


    After an unknown amount of time, the intercom phone on the table suddenly rang, interrupting Ye Fei¡¯s train of thought, and he picked it up.


    ¡°President Ye,¡± the secretary¡¯s tone was a little strange. It was filled with panic and yet excitement. ¡°President Yan is waiting for you outside, is it convenient for you now?¡± As if confirming the secretary¡¯s words, the familiar Yan Xiao-style knocking sound came from the door.


    Knock twice, pause for five seconds. When no one answered, the rhythm repeated itself. Why was Yan Xiao here? Ye Fei held up the phone and looked at the door in disbelief, his appearance farcical.


    Perhaps because it was silent for a long time, Yan Xiao grew impatient and called his name. ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    Ye Fei let out a long sigh and reasserted his usual careless expression before walking over and opening the door. ¡°Why is PresidentYan here?¡±


    Yan Xiao did not speak. He simply surveyed Ye Fei, sweeping over his body inch by inch, as if to confirm whether there was anything wrong with him.


    ¡°I¡¯m doing okay.¡± Ye Fei let him in. He closed the door, blocking the wandering eyes of the employees in the corridor outside.


    Yan Xiao pointed at his eyes disapprovingly and asked him, ¡°Are you not sleeping well?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Ye Fei handed Yan Xiao a bottle of water and said with a smile, ¡°As an adult, it¡¯s normal to stay up all night occasionally. I¡¯m not sick or uncomfortable, that¡¯s all Gu Ruijia¡¯s excuse for me.¡±


    ¡°Do you know why?¡± Ye Fei asked him. Yan Xiao shook his head.


    ¡°I¡¯m lazy, I don¡¯t want to work,¡± Ye Fei leaned against the table as if all the bones in his body had liquefied. He knew that Yan Xiao hated procrastination and irresponsible behavior, so he casually replied, ¡°Anyway, if I don¡¯t do it, someone will.¡±


    Yan Xiao could like any person in this world. As long as he did not like Ye Fei, it did not matter if he was male or female; ugly or beautiful; serious or flirtatious.


    Ye Fei suppressed the bitterness in his heart and wanted to say something else, but Yan Xiao piped up, ¡°No need to make excuses.¡±


    He looked at Ye Fei. ¡°If you don¡¯t like it, don¡¯t do it; there is me.¡± His words were spoken in a calm and deep tone.


    For a moment, Ye Fei felt that Yan Xiao seemed to have become a borderless net, wrapping and shrouding him. It was a net he was unable to escape or avoid, and even struggling was futile.


    Since childhood, he had been a filial son and a loving brother. He had worked hard to make money to maintain the Ye family¡¯s living standards, even being on call to clean up his brother¡¯s messes. Yet, there was no one who had told him ¡°there is me¡±, and he had never received that loving support.


    If he had told Yan Xiao the day he was diagnosed with ALS, instead of thinking that it had nothing to do with Yan Xiao, perhaps he could have died in a decent manner the last time. Ye Fei¡¯s eyes started to sour, and he turned away to prevent Yan Xiao from seeing the expression on his face.


    Yan Xiao might be a wooden person with low empathy, but he immediately noticed that Ye Fei was sad. So he walked over and asked Ye Fei, ¡°Ye Fei, can I touch your hand?¡±


    After a moment of silence, Ye Fei responded, ¡°No.¡± His voice was a little dull, as if he was covered in a blanket.


    But this time, Yan Xiao did not listen to him. He gently held Ye Fei¡¯s hand and put his fingers in the palm of his hand. Ye Fei was very thin, and though his fingers were slender, they were nothing like that of a girl¡¯s hand. Rather, Yan Xiao felt as if he were holding that of a boy, with distinctive edges that made Yan Xiao remember for a lifetime.


    ¡°I said no.¡± Ye Fei repeated, but he did not try to break free.


    ¡°I won¡¯t work today,¡± Yan Xiao turned a deaf ear to Ye Fei¡¯s words, ¡°I¡¯ll take you home.¡±


    Ye Fei could not remember how he had replied. Perhaps he did not even speak a word. Once he came back to his senses completely, he was already in his room, and Yan Xiao was still holding his hand.


    As he completely returned to the real world, his wild emotions were firmly imprisoned in the bottom of his heart. Ye Fei raised his eyebrows and smiled, ¡°President Yan, shouldn¡¯t you let it go now?¡±


    Yan Xiao gave him a baleful look, but let go obediently.


    Ye Fei said he was going to sleep for a while, leaving Yan Xiao with no reason to stay. After he had retreated, Ye Fei sat on the ground as if he had lost the strength to continue standing up. He sat there for a long time, until he started to lose the feeling in his legs. It was as if he was experiencing the initial stages of ALS once more, and this provoked him to call his secretary.


    ¡°Make an appointment for a neurological examination for me, the sooner the better.¡± Ye Fei knew that he was nothing but an empty face. No one ever liked him, even his father. So when he was reborn, he wanted nothing but to feast, to enjoy his last remaining years. To squander the freely-given years he was lucky to get. But occasionally, Ye Fei¡¯s expectations would grow, and he wanted someone to love him, a person who was willing to leave a light in the room for him.


    Yan Xiao had tempted him with a nice dream. He started to look towards a future with no definite end.


    He understood that there was no delaying death; but what if.

 CH 23

    Ye Fei¡¯s secretary was very efficient, and sent him a screenshot of a neurological examination appointment at a high-end private hospital that very night. The test was scheduled three days later, as the muscle biopsy required local anesthesia and took a full day.


    Ye Fei refused to tell anyone. Instead, he arranged the day¡¯s events earlier, before driving to the hospital alone.


    It was a gloomy day, with typhoon warnings on the radio warning the general public to pay attention and advising people not to go out. Ye Fei heard the warning but took no heed, instead taking advantage of the red light to look at his WeChat. His fingers appeared to have their own mind, and tapped into Yan Xiao¡¯s chat dialog unconsciously.


    There was not much communication between him and Yan Xiao. Usually, he would make a direct phone call when he had something on. If he scrolled hard enough, he could see the warning of baldness that Yan Xiao sent him.


    Ye Fei had been angry at the time, but he now found it funny. Again, his fingers started to tap at his phone, and sent a sticker of a great white goose sashaying its backside as it walked forward. This was obtained from Gu Ruijia.


    Once sent, the traffic light turned green, causing Ye Fei to put down his phone and continue to drive. When he arrived at the hospital, Yan Xiao had sent a flurry of messages. Ye Fei clicked into the dialog again, and read the messages one by one.


    Yan Xiao probably did not understand what he meant, and sent him a question mark at first. Then, he questioned what Ye Fei had meant, calling his name. After a few minutes, Yan Xiao assumed that he was currently busy due to the lack of a response, and re-sent the sticker.


    He proceeded to forward the sticker back to Ye Fei at three minute intervals, as regular as a clock. Ye Fei wanted to explain to him that he was just playing around because he was bored. But when he stepped into the hospital and saw the doctors in the white coat walking back and forth along the corridor, his heart had started to beat an alarm, panic reigning in his chest.


    The nurse at the front desk warmly greeted him and checked the appointment information. Ye Fei still had the same smile as usual on his face, as though nothing strange was occurring. Yet his fingers tightened around his phone.


    The phone buzzed and Ye Fei instinctively lowered his eyes. His unfocused gaze fell on the lit screen, and after a few seconds of wandering, he could see that it was Yan Xiao¡¯s message.


    He opened it, and a series of big white geese were lined up neatly from top to bottom, swaying as it walked forward, inexplicably causing him to feel a sense of liveliness and optimism. As if returning from hell, his body felt instantly warmed up. Ye Fei leaned against the front desk, sent Yan Xiao a similar goose sticker, and immediately received Yan Xiao¡¯s reply. His eyes were lit up with yet another comical goose. Yan Xiao must have thought that Ye Fei wanted an exchange of geese, and continued to send it repeatedly.


    So, as Ye Fei was lying on the hospital bed, his arm cut open by the doctor to take out a sample, his phone would vibrate from time to time, as though it was both accompanying and supporting him. He did not need to make small talk, nor did he need to make excuses. With just a simple emoji, Yan Xiao made his presence known.


    The results would only be published in three days, and sent directly to Ye Fei¡¯s mailbox. If he needed, the hospital could also send him a paper version of the report.


    Ye Fei refused the physical copy, thanked the staff, and drove home.


    It was three long days of waiting. Though it was typically a short span of time, it was as though time had stretched infinitely, with no end in sight. Ye Fei had to pretend that there was nothing unusual on his face; yet he was torn with anxiety and fear.


    Even so, Gu Ruijia was able to get a hint due to spending every day with him.


    ¡°Why do you feel like you¡¯ve lost your soul?¡± Gu Ruijia sat on Ye Fei¡¯s table with a cigarette in his mouth and looked at him carefully, ¡°What happened?¡±


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    ¡°F*ck,¡± Gu Ruijia was so angry that he yelled like a shrew from the film and television circle, ¡°Areyou even a person?!¡±


    Ye Fei curled his lips into a smile, and lazily blew a smoke ring at him. Gu Ruijia glared at him and wanted to say something when Ye Fei¡¯s computer suddenly dinged. The next second, he saw Ye Fei¡¯s complexion suddenly change.


    ¡°Who is it from?¡± Gu Ruijia poked his head, but Ye Fei forced it away.


    ¡°I have something to deal with.¡±


    After being friends for so many years, it was the first time that Gu Ruijia saw Ye Fei show such an expression, and he knew now was not the time to make jokes. Although he was still curious, he did not persist in bothering Ye Fei.


    After Gu Ruijia left, Ye Fei sat upright and stared at the computer screen for a long time before moving the mouse and slowly opening the unread email.


    Ignoring the polite remarks above, Ye Fei¡¯s eyes were fixed on the attached PDF document.


    A file the size of hundreds of megabytes carried his fate.


    Ye Fei¡¯s heart beat fast, and he forced himself to take a deep breath. His fingers went up and down; after five minutes, he gritted his teeth and opened the document. A long line of numbers appeared on the screen.


    Every single reading was within normal range.


    Ye Fei collapsed into his chair, overwhelming despair engulfed him. Heaven had let him down again. If nothing could be detected, it meant that it was impossible to receive treatment, and the fate of crippling weakness loomed in the future. To him, the disease would appear without a warning, and he was unable to prevent it from happening.


    Ye Fei knew that the sword was hanging over his head, but he did not know when it would fall. He could only tremble in anticipation until the blade was revealed, sending him on just like the previous life. Ye Fei was unwilling to accept this. He tried to suppress the surging emotions in his heart, and picked up his phone. Due to the emotions that threatened to drown him, he aimlessly flipped through his address book several times before finding Ji Peng¡¯s contact.


    Ji Peng was Ye Fei¡¯s friend, a doctor in a third-rate hospital, but the two did not communicate often.


    No one picked up the first time. Ye Fei persevered, and called for a second time. This time he was finally connected. On the other side of the phone, Ji Peng was a little out of breath, as if he had just run over quickly. ¡°Yo, rare guest, why did President Ye remember to call me?¡±


    ¡°I have a friend¡­¡± Ji Peng laughed.


    ¡°Is this friend you are talking about yourself?¡± Ye Fei did not speak. Ji Peng coughed and touched his nose.


    ¡°You continue.¡±


    ¡°He was diagnosed with ALS recently. Do you think it is possible to cure it?¡± He paused and added, ¡°My friend has a sufficiently wealthy background.¡±


    Ji Peng was a little surprised.


    ¡°Damn ¨C which friend of yours is so unlucky?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know him.¡±


    ¡°Alright then,¡± Ji Peng became serious when it came to his specialty. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about a cure. The five-year mortality rate of ALS is 90%. Generally, for serious diseases such as cancer, we all talk about the five-year survival rate, but we use the mortality rate when talking about ALS. Just think about it. If you have money, you will definitely be able to prolong the lifespan, but you will suffer.¡±


    ¡°I see.¡± It took a while for Ye Fei to find his voice.


    If it was Gu Ruijia, he would immediately realize that something was wrong, but Ji Peng was not close to him. He would have been unable to hear the difference.


    ¡°Well,¡± Ji Peng turned on the speakerphone and went to the water dispenser to get the hot water. He feared that Ye Fei would not be able to hear him, so he subconsciously raised his volume, ¡°Anyway, that friend of yours, sigh¡­ Let his family treat him well¡­¡±


    Ye Fei did not know what else Ji Peng had said. His mind remained in a blank state, until Ji Peng called him several times in a row. It was only then did he come back to his senses.


    ¡°Ji Peng,¡± Ye Fei shut his eyes. ¡°I¡¯ll hang up first, my friend is eagerly waiting for the answer.¡±


    ¡°Ah? That¡¯s good.¡±


    When the call ended, Ye Fei put down his phone. It was getting harder for him to breath; his chest was a mixture of  burning fire and weighed down stone. His heart and hopes were being burned to ashes, and even so, there was nothing left.


    That day, Ye Fei got off work early and started packing as soon as he got home. He was in no mood to pack too many things, so he took two or three sets of clothes, a small bag of daily necessities, and Yan Xiao¡¯s special Jiangcheng specialty: a box of lighters. It was stuffed into a 24-inch suitcase.


    He sat for a while, before calling Sun Qiong. ¡°Please rent the house for me. The one we talked about the other day.¡±


    On the other side of the phone, Sun Qiong was taken aback: ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t want it?¡±


    Ye Fei had asked him to help find a house with a better environment, not too big, just fifty to sixty square meters. Sun Qiong had found it for him, but Ye Fei later said he did not want it. Why had he changed his mind?


    Ye ¨C Careless ¨C Fei replied, ¡°Isn¡¯t this because a man¡¯s true intention is always hidden?¡±


    ¡°Pull the other leg! Then, you¡¯re renting for real?¡±


    Ye Fei gave a ¡°hmm¡± and asked him again, ¡°When will I be able to move in?¡±


    Sun Qiong was not Zhou Zhensheng. He had an attentive personality, and did not ask any further questions upon hearing Ye Fei¡¯s words. ¡°If you want, you can come and move tomorrow.¡±


    Ye Fei thanked him and chatted with him for a few more words before hanging up.


    The next morning, Ye Fei woke up early and had breakfast with Yan Xiao. Usually, as he went to work an hour later than Yan Xiao, they would never see each other.


    Ye Fei sat down beside Yan Xiao and greeted him with a smile, ¡°Morning, President Yan.¡±


    Yan Xiao responded with a ¡°Morning¡± and filled a bowl of pumpkin porridge before placing it in front of Ye Fei. Ye Fei spent most of his time staring at Yan Xiao, taking only a few bites. Yan Xiao had no expression on his face, but ate two more eggs today. For a person who ate carefully portioned meals, it was a sign of his happiness.


    Yan Xiao wore a pure black Western suit, and ate his breakfast properly with etiquette. He sat upright, and hardly made a noise. He stared Ye Fei out of the corner of his eye, but presumed that Yan Xiao could not notice.


    Ye Fei had planned a long conversation, but as he met Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes, words failed to reach his throat. Instead, it culminated in one single sentence. ¡°Brother Yan, you must eat and sleep well in the future.¡±


    Ye Fei had never said such homely and considerate words to him. Yan Xiao could not hide the happiness on his face, and smiled at Ye Fei before touching his hand lightly. ¡°Okay. ¡±


    This morning was too precious and rare for Yan Xiao, so for the first time he had the idea of ??not going to work. He only wanted to stay with Ye Fei a moment longer, and that time would hold on.


    But Ye Fei refused to allow it, so Yan Xiao had no choice but to retreat. Yan Xiao felt that it was a shame that he was going to work, for he felt like getting off work already.


    Yan Xiao needed to get out of the office earlier. He would also bring double skin milk for Ye Fei to drink.


    Ye Fei stayed back, watching Yan Xiao¡¯s figure walk off into the distance. Then, he pulled out the small suitcase he had packed earlier, and disappeared.

 CH 24

    The typhoon had ended, but its effects had not disappeared. It started to rain, starting from a light drizzle but soon erupting into a heavy storm. The apocalyptic scene was enhanced by the strong winds and thunder. Pedestrians sought shelter from the rain, and in a short while, there were only vehicles struggling to move on the road.


    Yan Xiao walked out of the dessert shop with a bowl of red bean flavored double skin milk, and the driver immediately greeted him with an umbrella. The car was parked just in front of the store, but because of the heavy rain, he was still drenched lightly.


    ¡°President Yan, please dry yourself.¡± Knowing that Yan Xiao hates to be untidy, the driver handed over a pack of tissues when he got to the car.


    ¡°No¡±, Yan Xiao replied, before instructing the driver to drive directly.


    The road visibility was poor, and traffic slowed down accordingly. Yan Xiao did not urge the driver to rush; he held the dessert box with one hand to prevent the double skin milk from spilling out, a faint amusement flashing in his eyes.


    According to his usual schedule, Ye Fei would already be home at this time. If he saw what Yan Xiao had brought, he would be happy. Yan Xiao decided not to tell him the news of his early return. According to both Cheng Minghao and the list of love tips he found online, appropriate surprises are necessary for one¡¯s love life.


    An hour later, Yan Xiao arrived home on time. But to his disappointment, he did not see Ye Fei in the living room. At first, Yan Xiao thought Ye Fei was in his room. He knocked on the door, but no one answered. Yan Xiao thought for a while, took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to Ye Fei, asking him if it was inconvenient to come back because of the heavy rain and whether he needed to be picked up.


    Ye Fei did not reply. Yan Xiao concluded that Ye fei was currently busy. He waited patiently for twenty minutes, during which he walked around the house. Seeing the bowls Ye Fei had used in the morning, his shoes in the shoe cabinet, and the weird snacks in the theater room, the inexplicable anxiety in his heart subsided.


    It was now seven, and Ye Fei still had not come back. Yan Xiao became unable to concentrate, enveloped by a vague sense of unease. So, he abandoned his restraint and took the initiative to call Ye Fei¡¯s number.


    No one picked up the first time.


    Yan Xiao continued to call for a second time, and when the bell rang for a long time and was about to hang up automatically, he finally got through.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao could not wait for Ye Fei to speak, and asked directly, ¡°Where are you? I¡¯ll pick you up.¡± There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not going back.¡± Ye Fei¡¯s voice was slightly lighter than usual. Yan Xiao automatically assumed that it was for a day. He stood up, and pretended not to hear Ye Fei¡¯s refusal. As he walked out, he questioned, ¡°Are you currently at Gu Ruijia¡¯s house? Let me pick you up.¡±


    ¡°Yan Xiao,¡± Ye Fei stopped him, trying to make his voice sound calmer and indifferent, ¡°I mean, I moved out, and I won¡¯t go back in the future.¡±


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    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao interrupted Ye Fei, preventing him from finishing his sentence. ¡°Where are you?¡±


    Ye Fei did not answer his question. Instead, he merely hinted, ¡°Let¡¯s leave on good terms, okay?¡±


    No, Yan Xiao thought. He did not want to part with Ye Fei, not under any circumstances.


    Yan Xiao opened the shoe cabinet to change his shoes, his face expressionless, as if Ye Fei¡¯s words had not affected him in any way. But he continued in the motion of changing shoes for a few minutes. Yan Xiao lowered his head, only to realize that he was wearing his left shoe on his right foot, and vice versa.


    ¡°As long as I think about it, I¡¯ll know your address.¡± He changed his shoes calmly, giving Ye Fei a few seconds to think about it, and then asked again, ¡°Where are you?¡±


    This was the first time Yan Xiao had shown such strong aggression in front of Ye Fei. Ye Fei found that he could not avoid the question any longer. Because Yan Xiao had made it clear that he could find his residence, and he was indeed capable of doing so.


    If Ye Fei did not tell him, he would find a way by himself. Ye Fei did not want to let everyone know about their relationship, so he had to give an address.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Yan Xiao hung up the phone and called the driver. Yan Xiao knew that his method was wrong yet again. Because of his hesitation and passiveness, he missed the opportunity to ask for Ye Fei¡¯s contact information. Ye Fei completely forgot about him, even if he deliberately mentioned Song City.


    And seven years later, because of his inaction, he had almost lost Ye Fei again. Cheng Minghao was right, Yan Xiao had to admit. He did not say anything, and Ye Fei was still in the dark. Of course, it probably would not matter if he knew it, but then Yan Xiao would have enough reasons to approach Ye Fei, instead of always watching from a distance, helpless and powerless.


    Fortunately, it was not too late. Yan Xiao touched the marriage certificate that always resided in his pocket, and felt a little calmer inside.


    The rain had stopped in the meanwhile, allowing the car to drive more smoothly in the dark. The bright lights of the city were left mercilessly behind, heading for only one destination.


    After hanging up the phone, Ye Fei sat on the bed in a daze.


    It was a small house, a size of only about 60 square meters. It was just right for a person to live alone. A big house would always make Ye Fei feel uncomfortable with the emptiness. Leaving was the only solution to Ye Fei¡¯s conundrum; distance and time were the best cooling agents for feelings. The two would have less contact and less meetings. Over time, Yan Xiao will calm down.


    Ye Fei did not have a likable personality, yet Yan Xiao had everything. Ye Fei was not the only choice. But Yan Xiao had put on that stance of never giving up, as though it was inevitable he would see him tonight.


    Ye Fei felt powerless sitting near the headboard, but he could not help but start fantasizing. It would be great if he had not gotten sick, he wouldn¡¯t even be afraid of cancer, and he could still be with Yan Xiao for a long time with earlier treatment. But ALS was the disease that would drive most to despair.


    Your muscles will atrophy bit by bit. First, you could not move. Then, swallowing and eating became luxuries. Finally, even breathing would be an insurmountable task. Ye Fei knew that if he were to seek out treatment, his life might be extended by a few years. But the thought of living without dignity, and being seen by Yan Xiao as he struggled to survive horrified him.


    He had the choice to leave when Yan Xiao had not fallen too deep, before the thin sheet of paper separating the two could be pierced.


    A regular knock on the door interrupted his thoughts, and Ye Fei was stunned for a few seconds before he recovered. Yan Xiao had come. This realization made his heart beat faster in an instant.


    Ye Fei took a deep breath, walked over to open the door, and met Yan Xiao¡¯s line of sight.


    For a while, neither of them spoke. In the end, Ye Fei took the initiative to speak, turning to one side to get out of the way, and said to Yan Xiao, ¡°Come in.¡±


    As if waiting for his words, Yan Xiao immediately stepped into the room without any hesitation. During this period, his eyes kept hovering over Ye Fei, as if he were to lose him were he to look away. Ye Fei felt disconcerted, and took the excuse of getting some water.


    As soon as the refrigerator was opened, Yan Xiao¡¯s voice came from behind, ¡°I bought double skin milk today, but you weren¡¯t there.¡± His tone sounded a little bit pathetic, and not at all accusatory.


    Ye Fei¡¯s heart soured. He paused for a few seconds before turning back and whispering, ¡°Really?¡±


    Yan Xiao let out a hum. He took a step forward and seemed to want to hold Ye Fei¡¯s hand. But Ye Fei dodged, and Yan Xiao stopped his action. Instead, he looked into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes, and called his name.


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°This is the amount of Feixiao Technology¡¯s profit last year.¡± Yan Xiao took out his mobile phone and typed a series of numbers on it, accurate to two decimal places. Ye Fei did not understand why he was saying this, but he felt a quiet sense of relief. He let out an obliging ¡°oh¡± and teased, ¡°Is President Yan showing off to me? It seems that making games is really profitable.¡± This appeared to be a safe topic, there should be nothing wrong.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°no¡±, put down the phone, looked away from Ye Fei briefly and let his eyes wander around the room. ¡°If you like this kind of apartment, I will ask someone to find a better one immediately.¡±


    After a pause, he said, ¡°If you want to make TV series and movies, I can also invest.¡±


    ¡°Feixiao Video is not good enough, I know,¡± Yan Xiao stared into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes attentively. ¡°Can you wait a while longer, Ye Fei? I will do my best, you don¡¯t have to look for other broadcasting platforms in the future.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll contact the theater line right away, your movie¡­¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± Ye Fei interrupted him. His heart was beating so fast that it could burst out of his chest at any second. He did not want to listen to Yan Xiao¡¯s words any longer. He turned around and walked towards the living room, and attempted to evict his guest. ¡°You already know the address. If you have nothing to do, go back first. I want to sleep.¡±


    Yan Xiao turned a deaf ear, and pressed against his shoulder the moment he was about to step out of the kitchen. Ye Fei turned around and struggled, but did not escape.


    ¡°I lied to you when I said I needed a partner.¡± Yan Xiao started. ¡°I later recovered the photo I took at Gu Ruijia¡¯s house. I want to see you all the time.¡±


    ¡°I gave you the lighter because I didn¡¯t want you to be so close to others.¡±


    ¡°I only want to be with you, and not just in a contractual relationship.¡± With a bang, Ye Fei¡¯s brain blanked out. He was a person who had always been eloquent, but this petition left him speechless.


    Yan Xiao was restrained and preferred silence. Before he came, Ye Fei had guessed what he might say.


    Maybe he will continue to find various excuses for him to move back, maybe he will be treated coldly, but he never thought that Yan Xiao would speak so directly. Ye Fei was not given the chance to misunderstand.


    Ye Fei instinctively shied away, but Yan Xiao refused to allow him. The pressure on Ye Fei¡¯s shoulder was maintained, fixing his body, and his heart in place.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao said, ¡°I like you and want to be with you.¡±

 CH 25

    ¡°Is that okay? Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao got closer and repeated, ¡°I want to be with you.¡± He continued to stare at Ye Fei with those quiet and sincere eyes.


    Yan Xiao lacked the determination of his words earlier, and he appeared to be shrouded in expectation, an aura which made people unable to refuse. Ye Fei could not handle this sort of Yan Xiao, and wanted to give him everything he wanted. However, losing a person that you once liked, and losing a person whom you loved were two separate things.


    The former would cause regret, and fill one with ¡®what-can-you-do¡¯s, but the affected person would never sink too deeply. But the latter would cause a heartache so deep that it cuts into you, and would haunt you for the rest of your life.


    Birth, old age, sickness and death; these were the most powerless yet the most equal things in the world. No matter how rich you were, you would meet with the same fate. When faced with death, there was nothing you could do but accept. He could not do this to Yan Xiao; it was enough for him to bear the burden on his own.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, President Yan,¡± Ye Fei ruthlessly pushed the other man¡¯s hand off his shoulder, ¡°You¡¯re not my type.¡±


    Yan Xiao seemed to have suffered a heavy blow in an instant, and his whole person turned gloomy. But Yan Xiao did not move, but chose to straighten his back, as though maintaining his composure, and stubbornly asked Ye Fei,¡±Then what type do you like?¡±


    Ye Fei leaned his back against the kitchen door, turned his head away from him, and said, ¡°I like those who can play and have fun.¡±


    ¡°What do you want to play, I¡¯ll accompany you.¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s lips thinned.


    Ye Fei¡¯s heart hurts. In his two lifetimes, Yan Xiao was the only person who dug out his heart for him without reservations. He was so sincere that he willingly placed his heart in Ye Fei¡¯s hands, but Ye Fei had to reject that heart. Ever since he was a child, Ye Fei had never done evil or troubled anyone, but now he lacked the qualifications to even like someone.


    Ye Fei swallowed, and lowered his eyes. ¡°President Yan is joking.¡± He pulled the tassels stuck on the kitchen door and smiled carelessly at him.


    ¡°I¡¯ll pretend I didn¡¯t hear that. We¡¯ll treat it as an impulse. For this kind of feeling like ¡®love¡¯, it comes and goes away quickly¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not impulsive,¡± Yan Xiao interrupted and asked again, ¡°How will it go away?¡± He chased Ye Fei¡¯s gaze with determination, causing Ye Fei to look away. ¡°Then can you like me sooner? Ye Fei.¡±


    Ye Fei was left lost for words. He remained silent, before words emerged from his throat with difficulty, like pulling at honey. ¡°Don¡¯t be like this, who hasn¡¯t liked a few people? They¡¯ll forget easily.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t forget,¡± Yan Xiao said, ¡°I always remember you.¡± Ye Fei felt something was wrong with what he said. What does ¡®I¡¯ll always remember you¡¯ mean? His brain was foggy, and left him unable to think. Thus, he left the topic aside. Instead, he had to attempt to convince a protesting and persistent Yan Xiao. How could he talk about that looming darkness in the distance? Should he just say ¡°I¡¯m ill, will die in two years?¡±


    What about that perfectly healthy test report?


    In the end, he could only say powerlessly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Yan Xiao answered immediately, as if no matter what Ye Fei did to him, he would accept it completely and accept his action, ¡°Don¡¯t apologize.¡±


    It was Yan Xiao who was insufficient. That was why Ye Fei could not like him. As long as he worked hard, there will always be a day when Ye Fei¡¯s mind would be changed.


    When he was a child, he wanted to go to college; after meeting Ye Fei, he wanted a lot of money, and was he not the fulfillment of his dreams? It did not matter if Ye Fei did not like him, he was sure that their situation would improve.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao called his name, ¡°Can I still come to your house in the future?¡± Ye Fei could not meet Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes. Instead, he whispered, ¡°No.¡±


    Yan Xiao had originally thought that Ye Fei¡¯s claim that he was sleepy was a pretext to send him away. But Ye Fei was saying the opposite of what he wanted. It must be because he was too sleepy. So he pretended not to hear Ye Fei¡¯s refusal, and said calmly, ¡°Then you sleep, I¡¯ll go first.¡±


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    As soon as the security door was closed, Yan Xiao immediately took out his mobile phone and called Cheng Minghao. He first reported the name and unit number of the condominium Ye Fei was in, and then said, ¡°Help me buy an apartment here.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Cheng Minghao almost thought he heard it wrong. He made a gesture to quiet down the laughing people around him, and asked in confusion, ¡°Don¡¯t you like the city center and are too noisy?¡±


    ¡°I changed my mind.¡± After a while, he continued, ¡°The sooner the better.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Cheng Minghao did not know what Yan Xiao was doing, but buying a house? Not a big deal. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a letter tomorrow.¡±


    Yan Xiao gave a ¡°hmm¡± and hung up the phone. He got into the car, told the driver to drive. He did everything in an orderly manner, and it seemed no different from usual. only¨C


    The driver looked at Yan Xiao several times in embarrassment. Finally, he gritted his teeth and reminded his boss, ¡°President Yan, your seat belt is not fastened.¡± President Yan paid the most attention to traffic safety. Not only did he have strict requirements on the speed of the car, but the first thing he would do when getting in the car would be to wear a seat belt. What happened today?


    Yan Xiao paused for a few seconds, before buckling his seat belt without changing his expression. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    The sky was growing dark, and the shadows of the trees on both sides of the road swayed with the wind, dancing in various strange shapes under the illumination of the street lamps. The black car whizzed through and soon disappeared into the night.


    The next day, as soon as Ye Fei arrived at the company, Gu Ruijia grabbed him and held his hand.


    ¡°I thought I was the only one who couldn¡¯t sleep. You were the same too!¡± Gu Ruijia put Ye Fei¡¯s palm on his heart and frowned, ¡°Just feel my heartbeat, I¡¯m almost dead nervous.¡±


    Upon looking at Ye Fei¡¯s dazed face, Gu Ruijia let out a snort. ¡°Aren¡¯t you? Today is the premiere day of <


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    Ye Fei finally came to his senses. He pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly, ¡°I almost forgot.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you ¡®Please Sober Up¡¯?¡± Gu Ruijia slapped Ye Fei¡¯s arm hard, ¡°What¡¯s going on with you these days? It¡¯s like you¡¯re on opium or something.¡±


    ¡°Hey¡ª¡± Ye Fei gasped in pain, but Gu Ruijia did not show mercy, and had hit his muscle biopsy wound.


    ¡°Does it hurt that much?¡± Gu Ruijia glanced at him suspiciously, and mocked, ¡°Hey Ye Fei, I find that you are becoming more and more feminine.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Ye Fei narrowed his eyes.


    Just as Gu Ruijia was about to nod his head, he heard Ye Fei ask again, ¡°Then where are you most afraid of pain?¡±


    ¡°It must be the head.¡± Gu Ruijia thoughtfully replied.


    ¡°I see.¡±


    ¡°So your arms are the most sensitive portion¡ª¡± Before Gu Ruijia finished speaking, Ye Fei slapped the back of his head. The scream of pain was almost enough to pierce through the ceiling. Ye Fei pulled out his chair and sat down, before sarcastically hinting ¡°Am I still feminine now?¡±


    ¡°No, you¡¯re not, have mercy.¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s eyes welled up with tears. After this bout of violence, the anxiety in Gu Ruijia¡¯s heart went away. Instead, he continued to attach himself to Ye Fei with the ferocity of a limpet, intending on forcing Ye Fei to watch the premiere data of <


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    Ye Fei had been suffering from insomnia recently and did not want to be alone, thus he agreed.


    In the evening, Gu Ruijia went out to buy food, and Ye Fei opened the Feixiao Video app and waited for the premiere at 8 o¡¯clock. As soon as the mouse was placed on the icon of Feixiao Video, he thought of Yan Xiao.


    The pressure of the whole day surged into his heart instantly, and Ye Fei could barely breathe. He rubbed his temples and wanted to go to the window for some fresh air, when a news notification suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of his computer.


    Ye Fei found these inexplicable pop-up windows annoying, and was about to close it. But as his eyes glanced across the downloaded summary, his face turned white in an instant.


    The one mentioned was none other than Yan Xiao.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s car had been driving normally on the road before iit was hit by a falling billboard. The damage to the car was extensive, but the specific injuries of the victims were unknown at the time of reporting. Ye Fei¡¯s brain buzzed with emotion, and he used both hands to support himself on his table. But it was this motion that caused him to realize how numb his body felt, as though he could not stand up on his own will.


    He took a deep breath and grabbed his phone several times with shaking hands before finally gripping it, and dialed Yan Xiao¡¯s number.


    While waiting to be connected, Ye Fei¡¯s thoughts wandered. What if something had happened to Yan Xiao? Has this happened in his past life? Is this the butterfly effect brought about by his rebirth?


    Fortunately, Yan Xiao¡¯s familiar voice interrupted his thoughts. Ye Fei¡¯s floating heart finally sunk back into the cavity it belonged.


    ¡°Ye Fei.¡± Yan Xiao called him, his tone as smooth as ever.


    ¡°I saw the news,¡± Ye Fei tried to restrain himself, but his voice was still shaking, ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    It¡¯s okay,¡± Yan Xiao complained, sounding a little dissatisfied, ¡°I¡¯ve already asked to retract the news report.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Ye Fei heaved a sigh of relief, leaning on the table for a while before continuing, ¡°Are you injured? Where are you now?¡±


    ¡°In the central hospital, it¡¯s just a scratch, I will go back to the company immediately,¡± Yan Xiao answered.


    ¡°Have you found out why the billboard suddenly fell?¡± Ye Fei felt nervous when he said this. What if it had been an opponent? No matter what, it was the unseen motive of others that was the most to be feared, especially in the world of competition.


    A voice suddenly came from Yan Xiao¡¯s side, as if the doctor was calling him to turn his face, but it soon became quiet.


    ¡°Yes, it was caused by the typhoon a few days ago,¡± Yan Xiao paused for a few seconds and asked Ye Fei, ¡°Ye Fei, are you concerned about me?¡±


    Ye Fei took a breath and remained silent. Yan Xiao did not continue to ask questions. For a while, only the breathing of the two could be heard. In the end, it was Ye Fei who broke the peace first.


    ¡°That¡¯s it,¡± Ye Fei commented, ¡°You get yourself treated, I won¡¯t disturb you.¡± After hesitating for a while, he could not help but exhort, ¡°Have a good rest after leaving the hospital, and don¡¯t be in a hurry to work.¡±


    Yan Xiao agreed, saying that he would do as Ye Fei said.


    After hanging up the phone, Ye Fei went out without delay. Although Yan Xiao said it was fine, he could not relax without seeing it with his own eyes. He walked faster and faster, and in the end he almost ran, and did not even listen to Gu Ruijia when the latter called him back.


    Ye Fei stopped a taxi on the side of the road and went straight to Feixiao Technology. He had calculated the route, finding it faster to get to Feixiao Technology from here compared to the Central Hospital. He would get there before Yan Xiao.


    Ye Fei did not enter the Feixiao Science and Technology Building, but went straight to the parking lot. Outsiders cannot enter the Feixiao Technology parking lot, but his face was an immediate visitor pass.


    After greeting the security guard, Ye Fei found Yan Xiao¡¯s exclusive parking space, leaned against the pillar and took out his mobile phone.


    He received many messages from Gu Ruijia on WeChat, all of them scolding him for not keeping his promises and not being loyal enough as a buddy. Ye Fei smiled and was about to give him a reply to explain the situation when the sound of the car engine could be heard.


    The dark blue commercial vehicle slowly approached and stopped in the parking space. Ye Fei was stunned for a moment before remembering that this should be Yan Xiao¡¯s new car. Sure enough, a few seconds later, the car door was opened, and Yan Xiao walked down.


    The tall concrete column perfectly blocked Ye Fei¡¯s figure, such that Yan Xiao would never notice his existence. Ye Fei held his breath in, and stared at Yan Xiao without blinking. Apart from a finger-long scratch on his face, there was nothing wrong with him.


    He walked freely and was dressed neatly. Yan Xiao was not lying, he really was fine. The stone that weighed Ye Fei¡¯s heart down was finally lifted, and he left after watching Yan Xiao enter the lift. He could not be seen; otherwise Yan Xiao¡¯s thoughts would go in an unprovoked direction he did not want.


    In Yan Xiao¡¯s office, Cheng Minghao dragged him to take a closer look before saying, ¡°My phone is about to explode, they are all asking me for updates.¡±


    Yan Xiao gave a ¡°hmm¡± and sat down in his chair.


    ¡°What kind of luck do you say you have, even a billboard could fall on you.¡± Cheng Minghao sighed, ¡°Fortunately, it was only a mild loss.¡±


    It was also lucky that Yan Xiao¡¯s car had been refitted. If it were an ordinary private car, he probably would be left helpless in the incident. Yan Xiao opened his laptop, but before the screen turned on, he closed it as if thinking of something.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Cheng Minghao was bewildered. Has this workaholic gone crazy? Does being hit by a billboard have such an effect?


    ¡°Of course I want to work,¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s lips curled imperceptibly, ¡°but Ye Fei told me to take a rest.¡±


    Cheng Minghao paused, ¡°Brother Fei knows about this?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Yan Xiao agreed, and emphasized to Cheng Minghao, ¡°He cares about me very much, so he called and talked a lot.¡±


    Cheng Minghao did not speak. Instead, he looked at Yan Xiao with pity, and softly chastised, ¡°Brother Xiao, if he really cared about you, he would come in person instead of just calling.¡±


    Upon hearing these words, the smile at the corner of Yan Xiao¡¯s mouth slowly and slowly disappeared.

 CH 26

    The atmosphere in the office stagnated.


    Cheng Minghao bent down to take a bottle of water from under the table to drink, passing another bottle to Yan Xiao. ¡°Brother Xiao, if it really doesn¡¯t work, forget it.¡±


    Yan Xiao was silent for a while before repeating, ¡°Forget it?¡±


    Cheng Minghao wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth.


    ¡°Brother Fei, he may just not like your type. You already got the certificate after seven years. In the end¡­¡± Cheng Minghao¡¯s words trailed to a stop.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes appeared to be cutting him alive with their coldness.


    ¡°So what¡­ Did I say something wrong?¡± Cheng Minghao laughed dryly as he squirmed away from Yan Xiao. ¡°¡­if you can tell me your situation in detail, I¡¯ll help you analyze it?¡±


    ¡°¡­ What kind of people like to play?¡± Yan Xiao suddenly asked.


    ¡°Ah?¡± Cheng Minghao was stunned for a moment, then patted his chest happily, ¡°People like me. In the daytime ¡ªI¡¯m well dressed in the office and behave like a gentleman. At night ¡ª I flirt around at the bar and have my fun.¡±


    Yan Xiao stood up, his eyes fixed on Cheng Minghao.


    ¡°What, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Cheng Minghao was so frightened that he stuttered.


    ¡°Ye Fei said he likes people who can play.¡±


    F*ck! Cheng Minghao rudely cursed in his heart. How could he foolishly step on Yan Xiao¡¯s thunder? Time to wipe his ass! ¡°I¡¯m joking, just joking! Brother Fei didn¡¯t even look at me once.¡±


    He contemplated the situation before suggesting, ¡°Why don¡¯t you wait for me to take you to the bar and see for yourself?¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s face was expressionless, and he did not react. He obviously disagreed with Cheng Minghao¡¯s words.


    ¡°You can win a hundred battles by knowing yourself and your enemy,¡± Cheng Minghao felt like an old woman nagging, ¡°Besides, you don¡¯t have to stay for too long, just take a look.¡± He paused and decided to add fuel to the fire, ¡°You don¡¯t even know Brother Fei¡¯s preferences, how do you plan to chase him?¡±


    Yan Xiao slowly contemplated his words, before he agreed. In the next second, he immediately took out his mobile phone and reported to Ye Fei¡ª


    [Yan Xiao: Going to the bar tonight.]


    [Yan Xiao: Together with Cheng Minghao.]


    When Ye Fei received these two messages, he had just stepped into Tianxi¡¯s office. He did not understand what Yan Xiao meant. After processing his thoughts he chose to coldly ignore the message and did not reply.


    ¡°You still know how to come back?!¡± As soon as he put down his phone, Gu Ruijia¡¯s angry roar came from the front. Ye Fei raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°With your eyes so focused on me, do you have other thoughts?¡± Gu Ruijia was so angry that his brain was deprived of oxygen, and he rushed over.


    ¡°Yes! The other thought is to kill you!¡± Ye Fei easily blocked his hand and dragged him into his office.


    ¡°I have something important crop up.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯d better explain yourself.¡± Gu Ruijia pushed him away angrily and straightened his collar. How could he not be nervous? The first project Tianxi had undertaken from start to finish was about to be tested by the audience. Tonight determined if it was a success. Originally, Ye Fei agreed to accompany him, but he then slipped away. Could Gu Ruijia not be angry?


    Seeing him like this, Ye Fei knew that Gu Ruijia had not heard of Yan Xiao being smashed by a billboard. In any case, Yan Xiao had said that he had already contacted the media to retract the report.


    Gu Ruijia had a big mouth. Ye Fei was afraid that he would leak the incident when he found out, so he deliberately smiled frivolously at him and ribbed, ¡°How come you sound like a wife who caught her man cheating.¡±


    ¡°F*ck you¡­¡± Gu Ruijia took the book from the table and was about to slam it when he heard Ye Fei say again, ¡°Hey, the commentary is pretty good.¡±


    <


    > had a total of 26 episodes with each episode being about 45 minutes. It had an update schedule of two episodes a week. Non-Feixiao Video members could only watch two episodes, while members could watch six episodes first.


    It was now past nine o¡¯clock, and the second episode of the series had been broadcasted.


    When Ye Fei mentioned this, Gu Ruijia could not care about anything else, and hurriedly came over to take a look. He took a glance and was greatly disappointed. ¡°There is no evaluation of its content at all, it¡¯s all hahahaha.¡±


    Ye Fei pushed away the laptop and smirked. ¡°For a sand sculpture drama that can make people ¡®hahaha¡¯, that is the best evaluation.¡±


    He was right, <


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    The Gu family was an old-fashioned wealthy family, and the children in the family were all educated excellently. Each scion had a promising future. Only Gu Ruijia was an outlier, and left miserably behind by several cousins.


    Over the years, the Gu parents had been ridiculed a lot during family gatherings. Gu Ruijia had been holding himself back, wanting to make some achievements, and he could not resist the urge to show off in the family group chat.


    However, Gu Ruijia stopped himself before sending out his boast. After all, the ratings had not come out yet, and it was a bit early to show off. He remained silent, staring at his phone.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to search the Internet for reviews.¡± Gu Ruijia could not sit still, and began to search for entries on Weibo again. As he continued to surf, he thought to himself, ¡°Hang on, why are there so few related Weibo articles? Is it because the publicity is not in place, do you want to¡­¡±


    Ye Fei was upset by his muttering and started kicking him. ¡°Just keep quiet. The second episode hasn¡¯t finished broadcasting yet, and it¡¯s not a big director or a big production. What else do you want?¡±


    ¡°I know, but¡­ I¡¯m just concerned if I messed up.¡± Gu Ruijia took a deep breath and paced the office anxiously, ¡°No, I have to watch a movie to calm down.¡±


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    [Hahahahaha this sand sculpture drama made me laugh to death! I almost smashed the table when the male protagonist had his period!]


    [Ahhhh, who has Feixiao Video membership, can I borrow it? Can¡¯t wait to continue watching!]


    [Don¡¯t say anything, I¡¯ll go become a member. This society slave was tortured by the boss; can¡¯t wait for this sand sculpture drama to have some fun.]


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    After Gu Ruijia watched a movie, his restless heart finally calmed down. Just as he was about to start searching for reviews on the Internet again, there was a buzzing sound rattling in his ears. He looked towards the source of the sound and found that it was Ye Fei¡¯s phone.


    ¡°Ye Fei, answer the phone.¡± Gu Ruijia shouted. Ye Fei did not respond. Did he fall asleep?


    Gu Ruijia approached and saw that Ye Fei was wearing earplugs. He pulled out one of the earplugs and poked Ye Fei. ¡°Your phone.¡±


    Ye Fei had finally started to feel drowsy, but this nudge was enough to prod him awake, provoking him into hissing at his friend. ¡°Who?¡±


    Gu Ruijia glanced at his phone and replied, ¡°Cheng Minghao.¡± Ye Fei paused before pressing the answer button.


    ¡°Brother Fei, help!¡± On the other side of the phone, Cheng Minghao did not even have time to say hello, and started with a yell, startling Ye Fei.


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°Brother Xiao and I are in a bar. He¡¯s drunk. Please come and bring him home!¡± Cheng Minghao shrieked impatiently. He did not know how things had come to this.


    At first, everything was normal. Yan Xiao followed him to the bar, and the two found a booth with a better view to facilitate Yan Xiao¡¯s observation plan. During this period, in order to take care of Yan Xiao, Cheng Minghao ordered two cocktails with a relatively low percentage of alcohol.


    ¡°Try it.¡± He pushed a glass in front of Yan Xiao and introduced, ¡°This wine is quite delicious.¡±


    ¡°Cheng Minghao,¡± Yan Xiao looked at him blankly, ¡°I didn¡¯t come to drink.¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± Cheng Minghao waved his hand, ¡°Don¡¯t you want to know what kind of people can play? Let me tell you, the first rule is to be able to drink.¡± He glanced at the passing beauties and continued, ¡°Like me, I drink a little bit every day, and now I¡¯m not afraid of any situation.¡±


    Yan Xiao paused for a moment, as he stared at Cheng Minghao¡¯s face with a complex expression. ¡°Alcohol will damage the function of brain nerve cells, causing memory loss and slow response.¡±


    Cheng Minghao felt uncomfortable with Yan Xiao¡¯s gaze, and the wine in his hand no longer had its inviting fragrance. He hesitated and questioned, ¡°¡­So?¡±


    Yan Xiao: ¡°No offense intended, but I probably know the reason why you failed your university courses.¡±


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°¡­¡±


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°???¡±


    Cheng Minghao felt that he could not breathe. His brain puttered about in his head as the unintentional insult was slowly processed, before he sneered.


    ¡°Oh, but Brother Fei also drinks, and he even likes people who can drink.¡±


    ¡°I never drink.¡± Yan Xiao had been silent for a while. Then, he drank the entire cocktail in one gulp.


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°¡­¡± Okay, he should be a tool person without emotion!


    Cheng Minghao¡¯s original intention to persuade Yan Xiao to drink was to induce him into a stupor and to ask what was going on between him and Ye Fei. However, he never expected that this was where he erred. As he saw how Yan Xiao was madly emitting a cold aura, too drunk to even recognize his family, Cheng Minghao collapsed and pleaded, ¡°Brother Fei, I really have no choice. I can only find you. He won¡¯t let anyone approach him at all.¡±


    Ye Fei blinked his eyes in shock. ¡°You said Yan Xiao was drinking?¡±


    What? Yan Xiao was not a person who drank beverages with even a hint of additives!


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Cheng Minghao wiped his face wearily, ¡°Can I send the address to your WeChat?¡±


    ¡°How much did he drink?¡± Ye Fei asked.


    ¡°A cocktail with an alcohol content of less than an eighth.¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Fei did not want to continue to be in close contact with Yan Xiao. This drink was not a big deal, and he hesitated.


    ¡°I have something to do here. I can¡¯t go away. How about this, find someone else, the two of you together¡­¡± Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Cheng Minghao.


    ¡°No, Brother Fei,¡± Cheng Minghao was ready to kneel and kowtow, ¡°I don¡¯t dare to touch him now.¡±


    Ye Fei was helpless. ¡°Then what¡¯s the use of me going? He won¡¯t let me approach.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re different of course.¡± Cheng Minghao answered without thinking, and hurriedly sent a message, ¡°Look at WeChat.¡± He hung up the phone, not giving Ye Fei a chance to refuse.


    ¡°Brother Xiao is drunk? Hahahaha,¡± Gu Ruijia, who had been standing beside Ye Fei, had listened to most of the conversation between the two and started to laugh.


    ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect this.¡± He put the car key into Ye Fei¡¯s hand and pushed him out. ¡°You hurry up and pick him up, it¡¯s so late.¡±


    Ye Fei felt something was wrong. He turned around and asked Gu Ruijia, ¡°You don¡¯t need me to accompany you anymore?¡±


    ¡°Ah-hey,¡± Gu Ruijia waved his hand very understandingly and gave Ye Fei a mocking look, ¡°Brother Xiao is more important, I understand.¡±


    Ye Fei looked down at the location sent by Cheng Minghao on WeChat. After a period of stupor, he decided to head out.


    Forget it, just this time.


    The bar was not far from Tianxi, and the traffic was smooth in the middle of the night. Ye Fei arrived at his destination in less than 20 minutes.


    Ye Fei did not even need an usherer, for he saw Yan Xiao as soon as he entered the door. Rather than needing a zoom filter, the zone of empty space in a crowded bar was too conspicuous.


    When Ye Fei walked over, Cheng Minghao was arguing with Yan Xiao in an amiable voice. However, Yan Xiao sat with a cold face and said nothing. It felt like Yan Xiao was surrounded with invisible spikes, ready to attack at any time.


    The bar manager stepped forward with an awkward expression, attempting to help persuade as well. As soon as his feet moved, he received Yan Xiao¡¯s death ray, and was so frightened that he quickly retreated to the safety zone.


    If Yan Xiao was this drunk, was he not useless as well? Ye Fei clasped his forehead, pushing aside the people in front of him, and called out tentatively, ¡°Yan Xiao.¡±


    In the next second, Yan Xiao, who had been aggressive before, transformed into a docile big cat being groomed. He looked up at Ye Fei, his eyes shining brightly.


    ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    ¡°Brother Fei, I¡¯ll leave it to you.¡± Cheng Minghao sat down on the stool, finally heaving a sigh of relief.


    What a shitty emotional consultant, he¡¯s not doing it anymore!


    Ye Fei nodded at him and said to Yan Xiao, ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡± Yan Xiao said ¡°OK¡±, left the booth and walked towards Ye Fei. After walking two steps, he suddenly stopped as if he remembered something.


    Ye Fei was afraid that he would go crazy and quickly grabbed his wrist. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Yan Xiao did not answer, his eyes searching the crowd before finally settling on Cheng Minghao.


    Cheng Minghao felt a chill on his back when he saw him, and asked with a stutter, ¡°What, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Yan Xiao pointed at Ye Fei and said expressionlessly, ¡°He¡¯s here.¡±


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°¡­¡±


    Damn it, Scorpio! Yan Xiao was so drunk yet he still could not forget his grudge. Cheng Minghao looked at him with a sullen face, and perfunctorily responded, ¡°Well, here he is.¡±


    Only then did Yan Xiao continue to walk forward with satisfaction.


    Ye Fei didn¡¯t know what game they were playing and he did not bother to ask, taking Yan Xiao directly out of the bar.


    Yan Xiao was drunk, but a normal passer-by would not be able to tell. He kept his steps as steady as usual, did not meander about, and did not act madly. Other than the scene just now, he had saved Ye Fei quite a lot of worry when leading him to the car.


    Ye Fei¡¯s car was parked on the side of the road in front of the bar and they could reach it without much walking. Ye Fei knew Yan Xiao¡¯s habit of only sitting in the back seat, so he first opened the back door and stuffed him in, before going to the driver¡¯s seat, ready to start his journey back.


    Unexpectedly, as soon as the front door was opened, a sound was heard from behind. He looked back and saw that Yan Xiao, who had been sitting in the back, had gotten out of the car.


    Ye Fei had to walk back and push him back into the car. ¡°Be honest with me!¡± He warned.


    While Yan Xiao was fine as long as Ye Fei remained at the back, as soon as he left, Yan Xiao would immediately open the door. Ye Fei was exhausted by him, and finally gave up. Standing by the driver¡¯s seat with arms folded, he decided to see what he wanted to do.


    Yan Xiao simply crept into the front-passenger seat without saying a word; a position closer to Ye Fei. Ye Fei¡¯s heart was sore beyond words. After standing aside for a long while, he got into the car.


    During this period, Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes kept looking at him.


    ¡°Okay, don¡¯t look,¡± Ye Fei looked away and pointed to Yan Xiao¡¯s seat, ¡°Fasten your seat belt.¡±


    Yan Xiao turned his face around and said ¡°OK¡±, but did not move. Ye Fei had no choice but to lean over. Pulling on his seat belt, he mocked, ¡°President Yan is really promising, he has learnt to go to the bar to drink like others. What else do you want to do next?¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s reaction was a little slow at the moment. ¡°Nothing out of the ordinary,¡± he slowly uttered.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take care of you for now,¡± Ye Fei tugged his seat belt over and hummed, ¡°It¡¯s only this time, Yan Xiao. Don¡¯t think there will be a next time.¡±


    Ye Fei was not clear if Yan Xiao had understood. The latter was silent, and stared at his face without blinking.


    ¡°Did you hear that?¡± Ye Fei tutted and leaned over. Yan Xiao still did not speak, but his eyes shifted down and landed on Ye Fei¡¯s quivering lips. Ye Fei did not discover this action, and stretched out his arms to nudge Yan Xiao.


    ¡°Is President Yan dumb?¡± Yan Xiao took advantage of the situation to hold his hand.


    ¡°No.¡±


    Ye Fei raised his eyebrows: ¡°If you¡¯re not dumb, then why¡­¡± He could not continue his sentence, for Yan Xiao had suddenly pressed the back of his head and used his lips to block Ye Fei¡¯s mouth.

 CH 27

    Drunk people were all irrational and acting on instinct. The alcohol melted away Yan Xiao¡¯s years of forbearance and hesitation, leaving only the beautiful and soft lips of the person in front of him.


    What he liked was so close, it was at his fingertips.


    Yan Xiao grabbed Ye Fei¡¯s wrist with one hand, and clasped the back of his head with the other. With clockwork precision, he kissed the latter. Ye Fei¡¯s body leaned forward, his chin forced to be raised high; his slender neck was almost stretched into a line, leaving it completely exposed in front of Yan Xiao, with a kind of bewildering fragility.


    Yan Xiao did not know how to kiss, and his movements were clumsy and unfamiliar. He came at Ye Fei with great strength, as if he intended to crush Ye Fei and swallow him. A faint aroma of wine overflowed from the breaths of the two of them, intermingled with exuberant hormones, and spread out in the enclosed space of the car. The atmosphere was both ambiguous and restless.


    After the initial shock, Ye Fei finally reacted. He stretched out his hand to push Yan Xiao, trying to tilt his head to get rid of the lips that followed him. ¡°Don¡¯t do that¡­ uh¡­¡±


    The gap when he opened his mouth gave Yan Xiao the opportunity to push past Ye Fei¡¯s lips and dive straight in.


    Ye Fei¡¯s heartbeat was fast and his whole body heated up. The seat belt plug slipped weakly from his hand and bounced on Yan Xiao¡¯s high-quality suit, making a muffled sound.


    He took two breaths in a hurry, grabbed Yan Xiao¡¯s wrist and pulled it down before retreating. ¡°Enough.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not enough,¡± Yan Xiao hissed, and he leaned over in a practiced motion.


    Ye Fei lowered his eyes.


    Yan Xiao had long since abandoned his normal appearance. His collar was in a mess, and his tie had been torn off a little at some point, hanging diagonally around his neck. Tiny beads of sweat dotted his forehead; his Adam¡¯s Apple bobbled; a thin layer of water glowing on his lips.


    Ye Fei could hear low panting breaths, seducing him into giving into the fire in his body. His thoughts were stretched thin to its breaking point.


    ¡°I¡¯m a person who can¡¯t stand temptation. If you provoke me again, then I¡¯ll¡­¡± Ye Fei murmured, but he was forced to swallow the rest of his words as Yan Xiao approached him again. This time, Ye Fei did not struggle. He leaned in Yan Xiao¡¯s arms obediently and kissed him back hard.


    A sharp car whistle outside startled Ye Fei into wakefulness. He looked down, and his scalp went numb. Ye Fei thanked the unknown driver  in his heart; otherwise he would definitely lose control tonight.


    Ye Fei took a deep breath, pushed away Yan Xiao who was still pressing on him with great force, before sliding back into his seat. Seeing that Yan Xiao still wanted to continue, he glared at him and warned, ¡°Don¡¯t come here, or I¡¯ll throw you out.¡±


    Perhaps it was that word ¡°throw¡± which triggered Yan Xiao. Although he still felt very uncomfortable, he no longer made any small movement.


    Ye Fei tidied his clothes, rolled down the car window, and lit a cigarette.


    Just after taking two puffs, he saw Yan Xiao out of the corner of his eyes, and noticed that his passenger had not yet recovered. He felt for a cigarette and threw it to him. ¡°Come on, one puff and you¡¯ll be awake.¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at the cigarette quietly, and after a while, piped up. ¡°I don¡¯t smoke.¡±


    ¡°Why are you pretending?¡± Ye Fei leaned lazily against the car door and exhaled a smoke ring, ¡°Come on, I¡¯ll light it for you.¡±


    He shoved the cigarette between Yan Xiao¡¯s lips, thought for a moment, and chose to take out a lighter. ¡°You are the uncle tonight, I will serve you.¡±


    The new lighter had Jiangcheng¡¯s unique mark printed on it. Yan Xiao had closed his eyes, and grabbed Ye Fei¡¯s wrist. He smiled, and said, ¡°Mine.¡±


    Ye Fei did not know if Yan Xiao was talking about the lighter, or him.


    ¡°Yours, yours,¡± Ye Fei perfunctorily responded, lit the cigarette, and guided Yan Xiao, ¡°Take a puff.¡±


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    Ye Fei was stunned. He remembered that on the first day of his rebirth, he was smoking on the balcony of the modeling studio, and Yan Xiao came over and asked him for a cigarette. At that time, he was astonished. Yan Xiao had never smoked in front of him before.


    It turned out that Yan Xiao really did not smoke.


    Ye Fei looked at Yan Xiao with a complicated expression written in his eyes. In other words, Yan Xiao did not start liking him after he was reborn, but had loved him for a long time.


    But why did he have no impression of it?


    ¡°Yan Xiao, you¡­¡± Ye Fei wanted to take the opportunity to ask him, but he caught sight of the bulge between Yan Xiao¡¯s legs and stopped immediately. Forget it, this topic was too dangerous to mention for the time being.


    Ye Fei carefully recalled the information about Yan Xiao he had seen in Baike.


    Yan Xiao was from Song City, and Feixiao Technology¡¯s headquarters was originally set up in Song City. It was not until three years ago that the headquarters was transferred to Feng City. He himself had graduated from university the year before before entering Dingyuan to work. Only at the beginning of last year, did he begin to gradually appear in front of people.


    Maybe Yan Xiao had met him at a banquet last year.


    Upon reaching this conclusion, Ye Fei threw the cigarette butt into the garbage. After confirming that the seat belt on Yan Xiao¡¯s body was fastened, he drove away without noticing the flashing lights outside the window.


    Shortly after they left, two men dressed in black with cameras around their necks emerged from the corner.


    The younger one held the camera with trembling hands and looked at the older one. ¡°Brother, is it really okay for us to take these pictures?¡±


    The two of them were paparazzi. They were squatting here because they had heard in advance that the husband of a small star was cheating on her and would bring two hot girls to the bar to find excitement.


    Who knew that the little star husband did not come, but they had encountered Yan Xiao and Ye Fei instead. The sharp eyes of the paparazzi had recognized the two when they had departed from the bar.


    Out of professional instinct, the paparazzi pressed their shutters almost instantly.


    They did not think much about it at first, and intended to keep it as a souvenir to prove that they had once approached a big shot before. Who knew that Yan Xiao and Ye Fei would turn around and give them a big gift.


    The paparazzi held up their cameras, stunned to see the two kissing together, and astonished to watch Yan Xiao push the other down. They could only feel the shivering of their bodies.


    This¡­ this couple had been married for more than half a year, how were they still so passionate and impatient?


    Of course, in the end it turned out that their thoughts were too dirty. Yan Xiao and Ye Fei quickly restrained themselves, but the pictures taken were already exciting enough.


    The paparazzi elder brother glared at the puppy newbie and rubbed his hands in excitement. ¡°What¡¯s the matter! Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go back to the company to send news now!¡±


    Their company was a small outfit, and rarely got leads. They could never get good scoops; they were restricted to the leftovers by the big firms, and lived a miserable life.


    Who would have imagined that one day they would possess such luck!


    The opportunity that God brings to the door, it cannot be left in vain!


    And what¡¯s to be scared about! This was not a piece of negative news! On the contrary, these photos just proved the love of the husband and wife. Maybe President Yan will be happy when he sees it!


    Thinking of this, the paparazzi elder brother did not hesitate, and he dragged his younger brother to hurry away.


    Ye Fei did not know that he and Yan Xiao were photographed. He drove for more than an hour before finally reaching Yan Xiao¡¯s home.


    ¡°Okay, you have a good night¡¯s sleep,¡± Ye Fei pushed open Yan Xiao¡¯s door and motioned him to go in. ¡°I¡¯m going back.¡±


    He had not slept well in the past few days, and tonight was especially busy. At that moment, Ye Fei was exhausted physically and mentally, and just wanted to quickly take a shower and lie down.


    Ye Fei pinched the bridge of his nose, turned around and walked out. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left, Yan Xiao followed, like a big tail he could not get rid of. Ye Fei had no choice but to escort him into the room himself.


    This was the first time he entered Yan Xiao¡¯s bedroom, and it was not much different from what he imagined. It was as neat and tidy as a model house in a real estate office, with few personal belongings. The pile of colorful things on the table caught his eyes.


    Ye Fei could not help but glance at it, only to realize that it was a stack of bills.


    The top was a pink old-fashioned train ticket, dated August 25th 2010. It departed from Song City and arrived at Feng City. As he flipped through the stack, there were more of the same tickets, each with the same destination and starting point.


    The stack of train tickets ended five years ago, and were replaced by a stack of air tickets flying between Song City and Feng City. The longest interval between each was no more than three months, and the shortest was only one week.


    A thick stack that extended until Feixiao Technology moved over.


    Ye Fei could not help being a little dazed. Why did Yan Xiao run to Feng City so frequently?


    Talk about a project? Impossible, there was no Feixiao Technology seven years ago.


    Just as he was thinking, a sturdy body emerged behind him. Ye Fei turned his head to the side, and Yan Xiao embraced him from behind, burying his head in his neck. Yan Xiao exuded a sense of satisfaction from all over his body.


    Warm yellow light poured down from the ceiling and softly shone on the two of them. The atmosphere became inexplicably peaceful and quiet.


    Ye Fei closed his eyes, breaking out of the hug.¡±I¡¯m going home.¡±


    Yan Xiao needed a few seconds to react before letting out an ¡°oh¡±. He then asked Ye Fei a little reluctantly, ¡°Can¡¯t you just stay?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at him with those quiet and stubborn eyes. Seeing that Ye Fei had no intention of changing his mind, Yan Xiao had no choice but to take his hand and take him back to his original room.


    It seemed that he was insisting to Ye Fei that this was his home.


    ¡°Don¡¯t do this,¡± Ye Fei¡¯s heart was bitter and weakened. He hardly dared to look at Yan Xiao¡¯s face. ¡°I really have to go.¡±


    After speaking, he pushed aside Yan Xiao¡¯s hand and walked out. But as soon as he left, Yan Xiao followed. No matter what he said, it was useless.


    ¡°Are you doing this on purpose?¡± Ye Fei squinted at Yan Xiao. Yan Xiao did not answer, only continuing to stare relentlessly at him.


    It was already past three o¡¯clock, and if he continued this struggle, there would be no sleep tonight. Ye Fei really had no choice but to stay.


    Forget it, it¡¯s no big deal, it¡¯s not like he was living in the same room as Yan Xiao.


    Ye Fei did not take anything with him when he left. The inconvenience was now a convenience, and Ye Fei took a shower before crawling into bed.


    After confirming that Ye Fei had not left, Yan Xiao no longer pestered him and went back to his room.


    It was a good night¡¯s sleep, and when Ye Fei woke up the next day, it was past ten o¡¯clock.


    At this point, Yan Xiao should have gone to the company a long time ago. Ye Fei breathed a sigh of relief, and went out of the room after washing up. Who knew that as soon as he raised his head, he met Yan Xiao¡¯s line of sight.


    Why was this man still at home? No, should he question what Yan Xiao was doing at his door?


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao called his name. ¡°You brought me back last night.¡± He had a very determined tone in his voice.


    ¡°Well,¡± Ye Fei leaned against the door frame and raised his eyebrows to look at him, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Did I cause you trouble?¡±


    Ye Fei was dumbfounded. He immediately realized that Yan Xiao did not remember what happened last night. This was really good news, otherwise Ye Fei would be left helpless.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Ye Fei raised her face, smiling wildly and wantonly, ¡°Last night, President Yan hugged my thigh and kept pestering and even called me brother.¡±


    ¡°I did not.¡±


    ¡°Really,¡± Ye Fei frowned and looked at Yan Xiao narrowly, ¡°How about saying it again? I will consider playing the recording for you.¡±


    Yan Xiao suddenly smiled. He took a step forward, reached out and touched Ye Fei¡¯s lips lightly, eunuciating, ¡°Lies.¡±


    Ye Fei glared at him and wanted to retort, but Yan Xiao handed him his phone.


    ¡°What?¡± Ye Fei looked down subconsciously.


    ¡°F*ck!¡± Ye Fei shuddered and almost dropped the phone.


    Displayed on the lit screen was a piece of gossip¡ª


    [Yan Xiao appeared in a bar in a low-key manner late at night. He and Ye Fei embraced, kissing for an hour in the car. [picture] [picture] [picture]]


    The author has something to say:


    Ye Fei: What the hell! How long has it been!


    Yan Xiao: Oh, I kissed.

 CH 28

    ¡°That¡¯s not true, it¡¯s not that long at all!¡± Ye Fei blurted out. If their kiss had really taken an hour, he would have suffocated ten minutes in. This bullshit report was completely exaggerated just for some pitiful eyeballs!


    Yan Xiao¡¯s focus was completely different from his. He held Ye Fei¡¯s hand, inserted his fingers one by one into Ye Fei¡¯s hand, and intertwined them.


    ¡°We kissed.¡± Yan Xiao was very happy. Rather than the ecstatic, dancing in place kind of happiness, the corners of his lips were slightly upturned, as if an uncontrollable joy was gushing out from his body.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± he earnestly pleaded, feeling the warmth of their skin touching each other, ¡°will you move back? If you don¡¯t want to live there, we¡¯ll change the place. You can choose the address and decoration.¡±


    He added, ¡°Don¡¯t you like to play? I¡¯m already learning.¡± He looked into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes and emphasized, ¡°I¡¯m very good at learning.¡±


    Like an old-fashioned and conservative pedant, one kiss meant to seal the rest of their life.


    Ye Fei did not speak. He turned his head away, trying to withdraw his hand. But Yan Xiao¡¯s strength was too great and his grip was too tight, so he could not break free at all.


    ¡°I don¡¯t remember what happened last night,¡± Yan Xiao said, with obvious unwillingness in his tone, and holding the expectation of a child asking for candy, ¡°Can you kiss again, Ye Fei.¡±


    He ducked down, attempting to find Ye Fei¡¯s lips, but he was pushed away by Ye Fei. Yan Xiao startled, as if he could not understand why he was rejected. A little aggrieved, he called Ye Fei¡¯s name and asked him, ¡°Did I do something bad last night?¡±


    Ye Fei was determined not to stay with Yan Xiao anymore. Otherwise he would definitely have given in to everything. Whether it¡¯s kissing or making love, as long as Yan Xiao is happy. He raised his eyes to look at Yan Xiao, and smiled cynically: ¡°It¡¯s only one kiss, how can President Yan take it seriously.¡±


    The atmosphere in the room instantly dropped to freezing point. Yan Xiao was silent for a while before he asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Ye Fei leaned against the door frame, his expression casual and nonchalant. ¡°We¡¯re all men, everything comes out of emotion. Everyone is an adult, President, you can¡¯t play that easily.¡±


    ¡°Play.¡± For some reason, Yan Xiao deliberately emphasized that word.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Yan Xiao murmured as he turned around and picked up the car keys on the table, and ducked his head to hide the look in his eyes, ¡°Yan Xiao, look, I think kissing is as common as eating and drinking, but you think it¡¯s a big deal¡ª¡±


    He walked out past Yan Xiao and waved at him. ¡°Don¡¯t waste your time on me, we are not suitable at all. As for that report, please help me retract it.¡±


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Ye Fei felt a hand grasp his wrist, and turned back. The next second, a clumsy and unfamiliar kiss landed on the lips. Ye Fei glared at him. ¡°You¡­¡±


    ¡°Kissing is as common as eating and drinking,¡± Yan Xiao repeated what Ye Fei had said earlier, looking at him with a calm expression, ¡°I think so too. If you want, I can kiss you anytime, anywhere, so this is appropriate.¡±


    Ye Fei was speechless. He knew that Yan Xiao was exploiting a loophole, but he could not think of a single sentence to refute him.


    ¡°I like that report very much, and I don¡¯t want to delete it at all,¡± Yan Xiao touched Ye Fei¡¯s face lightly, before letting go of him, ¡°but if you don¡¯t like it, forget it.¡±


    He unlocked his phone, found Ma Jianfang¡¯s WeChat and sent a message to him. ¡°I¡¯ll listen to you.¡±


    Until he returned to Tianxi, Ye Fei¡¯s mind was foggy. He found that Yan Xiao seemed to have changed and became more difficult to deal with than before. Ye Fei¡¯s original intention was to let Yan Xiao retreat in the face of loss; but unexpectedly, Ye Fei had given him the opportunity to get close to himself.


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    ¡°Come here,¡± Zhou Zhensheng got a soft cushion and spread it on the sofa, his face attentive, ¡°Sit here.¡±


    Although Sun Qiong did not say anything, the smile in his eyes was obviously malicious.


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Fei was too lazy to pay attention to them, and closed the office door. ¡°Were your brains eaten by zombies? You even believe in those gossip rags.¡±


    ¡°There are pictures and videos, it¡¯s useless for you to deny it,¡± Gu Ruijia shook his phone triumphantly at him, ¡°Thanks to you, our drama has become popular.¡±


    Yan Xiao had always kept a low profile, and he and Ye Fei had never been in the same frame. After the news of their marriage was revealed last time, many people speculated that their relationship was actually not good.


    However, the kissing picture published yesterday undermined the rumor. At that time, the sharp-eyed people who ate melons discovered that <


    > was jointly produced by Tianxi Entertainment and Feixiao Video.


    Upon thinking of Yan Xiao¡¯s uncharacteristic behavior some time ago, of how he suddenly came out to promote Feixiao Video¡­ The case has been solved¡ª


    President Yan was not trying to share the big cake of film and television, nor to expand the territory of Feixiao Technology; he was instead preparing for the first cooperation with Ye Fei.


    The melon eaters have always been very interested in the private life of the big shots. Not to mention, the two faces of Yan Xiao and Ye Fei were enough of an incentive. This big piece of news could no longer be contained, and in just one night, even RPF CP fiction had been created.


    <


    > was confirmed as a bridge for the cooperation between the two and attracted the attention of countless people. The search position rose steadily, and created the impression of being a hit.


    Ye Fei did not have time to look at his phone today, thus he had no clue what was going on online. He frowned and looked at Gu Ruijia. ¡°What does it have to do with us?¡±


    ¡°Okay, it is forgivable that one who has an active sex life doesn¡¯t know. ¡± Zhou Zhensheng was watching the excitement on the Internet, and he threw his phone to Ye Fei. ¡°Look, I even gave several likes.¡±


    Ye Fei took the phone and scrolled down.


    [Wu wu wu I¡¯ve been drinking the love of immortals! Isn¡¯t it a web drama? Go see it now!]


    [Hey, this level of intensity¡­ I¡¯m an adult now, please don¡¯t stop! ]


    [The pictures are nothing to look at, so I just watched them dozens of times.]


    [It must be hype, how could it be so coincidental, <


    > premiered, and the two were photographed kissing again. ]


    [I also think it¡¯s hype¡­]


    [Upstairs can turn their microphones off, it¡¯s just a small web drama, there¡¯s really no need for President Yan to come off the stage to hype it up? Isn¡¯t it delicious to have this time to talk about one more topic? ]


    [Those who are talking about hype don¡¯t reveal your IQ, don¡¯t assume Yan Xiao and Ye Fei are using the entertainment industry¡¯s tricks, okay? ]


    [I went to see <


    > for President Yan, but I didn¡¯t expect it to be fun to watch hahahaha. ]


    Everyone was filled with curiosity, and the melon eaters believed that Yan Xiao¡¯s appearance in the public sphere was for Ye Fei. When they could not find any other melons, they transferred this curiosity to the online drama jointly produced by the two. So much so that <


    > reached 25 million views on the first day.


    ¡°Those photos are really my lucky stars,¡± Gu Ruijia laughed, ¡°No, I have to repost it on Weibo.¡±


    However, when he searched the web page, he found the relevant news that filled the screen no longer existed.


    ¡°What¡¯s the situation?¡± Gu Ruijia looked at Ye Fei, ¡°Were you too passionate and got censored by the authorities?¡±


    ¡°Scram!¡± Ye Fei kicked him, ¡°I asked Yan Xiao to retract it.¡±


    ¡°Why did you ask him to delete it! What a good promotion opportunity!¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s face twisted with distress, ¡°It¡¯s not a scandal for the two of you, can¡¯t you leave it on for a while!¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s face was unmoved. Gu Ruijia glared at him and accused, ¡°Damn, it¡¯s amazing to be married to Brother Xiao! You will use power to bully others.¡±


    Ye Fei raised her eyebrows. ¡°Did I bully you?¡±


    ¡°What ¡®Did I bully you¡¯ !¡± Gu Ruijia stood up and shrieked, ¡°This is our company¡¯s first self-produced drama! You have deleted all the relevant gossip, how can you still attract traffic!¡±


    Ye Fei snorted and looked at him with a half-smile, ¡°Do you know what it means using power to bully others, you¡¯re using the phrase wrongly.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t I understand¡ª¡± Gu Ruijia refused to accept.


    ¡°You know how the phrase started with how a eunuch gets castrated to receive authority, right?¡± Ye Fei interrupted him, ¡°So the meaning of that ¡®power¡¯ is¡­¡± He curled his lips into a smile, and focused his eyes on Gu Ruijia¡¯s butt, ¡°When did I use ¡®power¡¯ to bully you?¡±


    ¡°F*ck you¡ª¡± Gu Ruijia slammed a pillow over, ¡°Why don¡¯t you die of seduction!¡± Ye Fei gave a soft chuckle, raised his hand to take the pillow, and hugged it in his arms.


    ¡°Forget it, I have nothing to say to a person like you,¡± Gu Ruijia turned on his tablet, sat next to Zhou Zhensheng, replayed <


    > with him, and browsed the real-time commentary. ¡°I¡¯m going to work!¡±


    At the same time, there was another person who, like him, was also closely following the show.


    In the general manager¡¯s office of Dingyuan, when he saw the number of broadcasts of ¡°Please Sober Up¡±, Ye Yao directly smashed the pot of tiger-tailed orchids on the windowsill.


    From the first day he learned that Ye Fei was filming an online drama, Ye Yao had cursed in his heart, hoping that the drama would crash and burn. However, <


    > had a good start. How could he be appeased?


    ¡°F*ck!¡± Ye Yao seemed to have lost his mind and paced around the office irritably, his eyes bleeding from jealousy.


    How could Ye Fei succeed in anything! Why!


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± As soon as Wang Zhao pushed open the door and came in, he was dumbfounded by the fragments of flowerpot all over the floor. He pulled up a chair and sat next to Ye Yao. ¡°Is it because you lost too much last night?¡±


    During this time, Ye Yao has been hanging out with Wang Zhao. Although he did not want to touch these messy things, those who were close to ink turned black. At first, Ye Yao just wanted to play a few games, but slowly, he became more courageous, and lost more than one million last night.


    Ye Yao took a breath, shook his head and replied, ¡°No, it¡¯s just that I was overwhelmed with news of Ye Fei.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a web drama,¡± Wang Zhao did not take it seriously at all, ¡°Why don¡¯t we also shoot one, it will definitely be better than Ye Fei¡¯.¡±


    Seeing that Ye Yao¡¯s face was still not good, Wang Zhao continued, ¡°This is only the first day, and they could have their own Waterloo.¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± Ye Yao forced a smile, ¡°but I¡¯m just not willing to accept this.¡± He gritted his teeth, but in the end he still could not hold back, and ordered the water armies of Ding Yuan to give <


    > two stars.


    If you gave one star directly, the traces of using a water army would be too obvious, and it would be easily judged invalid by the website. Two stars was more suitable.


    ¡°Why are you doing this?¡± Wang Zhao sneered. Ye Yao lit a cigarette and said nothing.


    ¡°How about we relax tonight?¡± Wang Zhao leaned over and took Ye Yao¡¯s shoulders, ¡°We¡¯ll make up for your loss last night.¡±


    Ye Yao was not in the mood, but thinking about the million or so yuan made his flesh hurt. After hesitating for a while, he nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Ye Fei did not know that Ye Yao was planning to stab him in the back. After finishing the day¡¯s affairs, he drove back to his small apartment.


    As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Ye Fei saw the door of the next room open wide, and some furniture was piled up in the corridor, as his neighbor was moving in. One of the desks was very familiar.


    When he looked up, he saw Yan Xiao standing at the door.


    ¡°Are these your things? Why did you move here?¡± Ye Fei was taken aback.


    Yan Xiao walked to Ye Fei¡¯s side. His eyes surveyed Ye Fei¡¯s face, firm and focused. It seemed that as long as Ye Fei was in front of him, nothing else could be caught in his gaze.


    ¡°Because I don¡¯t like being so far away from you,¡± Yan Xiao said, ¡°I also want to see you every day.¡±

 CH 29

    That night, Ye Fei smoked on the balcony.


    The apartment he rented was located on the 23rd floor and had a spacious balcony that overlooked the night skyline of the entire city.


    The summer evening breeze was moist and refreshing, taking away the heat and dullness of the day. Ye Fei leaned against the guardrail carved with flower vines and looked at the night sky in a trance. He did not even notice that a large part of his cigarette had burnt away.


    Just what did Yan Xiao like about him? Was it his face?


    But within two years, the muscles in his whole body will slowly atrophy, and his face will be deformed and ugly. He could not even be labeled a ¡®normal person¡¯ at the end of it.


    Ye Fei took a breath and laughed at himself. He wanted Yan Xiao to cut his losses and not continue to waste time on him. But in this tug-of-war, Yan Xiao showed no intention of giving up at all. On the contrary, he was the one lacking perseverance in this fight.


    He has been thinking about Yan Xiao more frequently. He was becoming more soft-hearted towards Yan Xiao. Each time they met by accident, each time they looked at one another, the thought of agreeing to Yan Xiao¡¯s wishes fermented in his heart, and Ye Fei could hardly restrain himself.


    Ye Fei snuffed out the cigarette butt, his eyes dazed. He still did not know what to do.


    The buzzing phone interrupted his thoughts. Ye Fei looked down and saw a WeChat message.


    [President Ye, Young President Ye asked us to give two stars to <


    > tonight. ]


    Ye Fei was in a bad mood, but the heavens had given him an acceptable punching bag. He sneered, moved his fingers, and sent a few messages in reply. The next day, Ye Fei came to Tianxi on time.


    As soon as Gu Ruijia saw him, it was as he had found a backbone, and he complained, ¡°F*ck, someone maliciously gave our drama a low score!¡±


    <


    > had 25 million broadcasts on the first day, ascending the peak of web drama fame. Many thought that this was because of the popularity of Yan Xiao and Ye Fei, and they might not be able to maintain it the next day.


    However, to their disappointment,<


    > was spontaneously adopted by many netizens because of its hilarious plot and lively pacing. The number of broadcasts on the next day did not only not decline, but reached 80 million in one fell swoop.


    Since this morning, the news about <


    > had not been interrupted, and the major marketing accounts had also changed their previous wait-and-see attitude. They had all ended up following the trend to seize traffic, which attracted many new audiences to the show.


    Gu Ruijia had been praised everywhere in the past few days; he was almost floating in the air. Who knew that before he can enjoy the taste of winning in life, there would be people without eyes trying to stir shit.


    ¡°What should we do?¡± Gu Ruijia took two sips of water and wiped the corner of his mouth, ¡°Should I hire a water army to fight back? Otherwise, the audience will not want to click on it after seeing such a low score.¡±


    ¡°I found out last night,¡± Ye Fei sent a WeChat message to Yang Wenxin, Tianxi¡¯s director of public relations, and asked him if he was ready, without raising his head, ¡°It¡¯s alright, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you tell me? No!¡± Gu Ruijia slapped the table, ¡°Who did it?¡±


    ¡°Ye Yao.¡± Ye Fei turned on the computer, clicked on the rating page of <


    >, and browsed the reviews of the water army. When he saw the reviews, the corners of his lips ticked, and he motioned for Gu Ruijia to come and have a look.


    ¡°What¡¯s there to see,¡± Gu Ruijia muttered, but in the end, he came over and read the comment aloud, ¡°Tonight at 9:30, I¡¯ll give you two stars for <


    > ¨C F*CK!¡± He widened his eyes in disbelief.


    ¡°Have they thought about even being anonymous? The current level of this water army is too poor.¡±


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    ¡°Fantastic,¡± Gu Ruijia gave him a thumbs up, convinced, ¡°What¡¯s the next step?¡±


    Ye Fei looked at Yang Wenxin¡¯s reply and smiled. ¡°Hot search.¡± Ye Yao gave him such a big gift, he had no excuse letting it off his radar.


    As a result, as Yang Wenxin did his job, the search entry <


    > was given a low score¡± climbed the hot search that morning.


    It was the first time the melon-eaters had caught such a poor water army. As they came over to have a laugh, the drama <


    > made a deep impression in their minds.


    [Hahahaha, my palm is hitting my face!]


    [Just who is this show hindering? I didn¡¯t want to watch online dramas, but suddenly I felt a little sympathetic and went to contribute to the broadcast¡¯s popularity.]


    [Putting embarrassment on the screen¡­ crazy.]


    [Hahahahahaha annual sand sculpture news booking!]


    [Damn, isn¡¯t it disgusting, what about the hard work of actors and directors?]


    [Ah, ah, I¡¯m so angry as a President Ye face-con! Going to rewatch the drama, spite the shit-stirrer!]


    The effect of the hot search was visible to the naked eye. If you were to click on the first episode of <


    >, many of the comments were ¡°from Weibo¡±.


    The enthusiastic melon eaters also spontaneously rated <


    > due to their sympathy for the crew. In less than half a day, the score of the play was pulled up.


    Ye Yao worked hard, but not only did he lose out, he had created benefits for Ye Fei instead.


    ¡°Pfft,¡± Gu Ruijia put down his phone in schadenfreude, ¡°That idiot Ye Yao is probably going to vomit blood.¡±


    ¡°Is this enough to vomit blood?¡± Ye Fei closed his eyes on the sofa, slouching like a dozing cat, ¡°It¡¯s still early.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± As soon as Gu Ruijia heard this, he knew that Ye Fei had another card up his sleeve, and eagerly rubbed his hands together, ¡°Let¡¯s talk! Talk! Let me get excited in advance.¡±


    ¡°The water army still has its last layer of skin left.¡± Ye Fei said casually. But it¡¯s probably coming off now.


    Sure enough, not long after he said this, someone picked out the true colors from the past posts and replies of this batch of water army soldiers.


    The accounts of those two-star reviews were all belonging to Dingyuan artistes!


    Dingyuan and Tianxi were both medium-sized film and television companies, and competition naturally existed. The netizens were willing to forgive anything upright and open, but going behind their backs and doing small things disgusted them. This news broke like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves.


    [Commanding a low-scoring water army¡­ Dingyuan is full of small people.]


    [I remember the news that someone had revealed. Originally, the general manager of Dingyuan was Ye Fei, but now it is his younger brother Ye Yao. Emmmm, Ye Yao really has some skills. ]


    [Aah, aah, fortunately, my idol is not from Dingyuan, it¡¯s too scary.]


    [Other film and television companies should be careful. What could happen to Tianxi today could happen to another company tomorrow. After all, their leader could act against his own brother. ]


    [Is this an unfair competition? Can Tianxi sue?]


    [It¡¯s too immoral, is this okay? ? What a twat.]


    Dingyuan¡¯s original public relations manager was Yang Wenxin, but Yang Wenxin had joined Tianxi. Ye Yao was originally unwilling to accept Ye Fei¡¯s people, and he did not even bother to give a month¡¯s time for handover before letting Yang Wenxin go.


    The public relations department of a film and television company is very important. Ye Yao could only hire a public relations director with no experience in the rush to let go of Yang Wenxin.


    This public relations director was only good on paper, but he had no actual skills. He did not react as public opinion acted, and when he acted, it was too late. Discussion on the Internet was almost one-sided, and Dingyuan¡¯s reputation went down the gutter.


    Ye Yao had wanted to sign a few second-tier artists before, and contracts were almost negotiated to the point of signing them on. However, everything had changed. Dingyuan was also preparing to shoot a large-scale costume drama. Ye Yao had flattered and gabbered until he finally persuaded Li Zhongyuan, the successor of Baofeng Media, to invest. As soon as this happened, Li Zhongyuan directly withdrew his investment.


    In front of his subordinates, Father Ye had scolded Ye Yao harshly. He had lost his face, and still had to think of remedial measures. He shivered with anger, borrowed the assistant¡¯s mobile phone, and called Ye Fei directly.


    ¡°Ye Fei, are you deliberately pitting me?¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Ye Fei put his phone on the table, switched on the speaker, and said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t you know whoever flirts first is the pervert?¡±


    ¡°F*ck your mom!¡± Ye Yao was spitting mad, and spat out the foulest he could think of, ¡°You are just like your short-lived mother, you can¡¯t die with dignity, I¡­¡±


    ¡°If you haven¡¯t learned the C language well, don¡¯t bother talking trash,¡± Ye Fei interrupted him lightly. ¡°If you can¡¯t speak politely, it¡¯s not only Dingyuan¡¯s reputation at stake.¡±


    Ye Fei used to tolerate Ye Yao, and thus this gave courage for the latter to rebel. Even though the two have torn their superficial smiles and started to fight for some time, Ye Yao¡¯s mentality had not changed.


    Upon hearing Ye Fei¡¯s indifferent tone, Ye Yao¡¯s nostrils flared.


    ¡°Anyway, I still have a dad,¡± Ye Yao slowed down and sneered, ¡°What about you, does anyone care about you?¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s face did not change, but his eyelids lowered.


    ¡°This time, I¡¯m letting you go. ¡± Ye Yao stood up with the help of the desk, remembering the big project he had invested in before, <<The Way to Upgrade the Concubine>>. His confidence was then buttressed by his investment. ¡°You won¡¯t be so lucky next time!¡±


    ¡°Pfft,¡± Ye Fei sneered, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll wait for you to scold me the hardest, and attack where you cry the most.¡± Ye Fei was too lazy to talk to him, and cut the call accordingly.


    Because of Ye Yao¡¯s interference, Ye Fei was in a stormy mood all day, and even Gu Ruijia had no guts to provoke him. When he was about to get off work, he was thinking of asking Zhou Zhensheng and the others out for a drink when he received a call from Yan Xiao.


    Because Yan Xiao took the initiative, their interactions had been prolific of late.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao asked him, ¡°When do you get off work, I¡¯ll take you home.¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± Ye Fei put his feet on the ottoman stool and refused, ¡°I drove the car to work today.¡±


    ¡°Take my car,¡± Yan Xiao replied instantly, ¡°It will be very tiring to drive after a day¡¯s work.¡±


    ¡°Who says I¡¯m tired?¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows and began to riposte, ¡°Could it be because President Yan pushes others to take the same route because he himself is not physically fit.¡±


    After speaking, he regretted his words. It sounded like he was flirting with Yan Xiao.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao called his name, ¡°I¡¯m very physically fit, do you need me to prove it to you?¡±


    Ye Fei knew that the proof that Yan Xiao said was definitely not the proof that he thought, but he still had a feeling of being reverse-played. He coughed and switched back to their original topic. ¡°Go back by yourself, don¡¯t worry about me.¡±


    ¡°I want to go home with you,¡± Yan Xiao was quiet for a moment, ¡°Can I? Ye Fei.¡± He pleaded.


    Ye Fei did not speak, and Yan Xiao did not continue. He remain silent, as if expecting that Ye Fei would soften eventually.


    It had taken a long time, but Ye Fei finally obliged.


    ¡°Okay,¡± he said, ¡°Come then.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right here¡±, Yan Xiao quickly hung up the phone. Twenty minutes later, Ye Fei received a message from Yan Xiao that he had arrived downstairs in the company.


    Ye Fei grabbed his bag from the table and went downstairs.


    As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw Yan Xiao standing beside the car. He was wearing a light gray suit, with no expression on his face, as if he was indifferent. However, his eyes kept glancing at the door of Tianxi, and upon seeing Ye Fei coming out, his whole person became energized.


    Ye Fei had wanted to say ¡°Don¡¯t come again¡±, but held it because of this sight, and did so for the entire journey back.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s villa had a combination lock, but after he had moved, he needed a key to enter his apartment.


    As he got out of the elevator, he fumbled for the keys from his computer bag. Because the rings of the keychain were too small, it dropped to the floor just beside Ye Fei¡¯s feet by accident.


    Ye Fei bent down. It was an old keychain with scratches on the steel ring and a small, miniature white No. 42 basketball vest dangling underneath.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Ye Fei squatted down, looked at the keychain carefully, and said in a daze, ¡°This thing looks familiar¡­¡±

 CH 30

    Yan Xiao¡¯s heart thumped about his head, and it felt as if his eardrums swelled dramatically.


    ¡°Familiar.¡± He repeated these two words, staring at Ye Fei without blinking. He looked as though he wanted to read Ye Fei¡¯s heart from his face.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Ye Fei stood up, reached out and poked at the small pendant, thoughtfully murmuring, ¡°I seemed to have gotten it¡­¡±


    ¡°Let me tell you, the classmates around me either liked Kobe or Iverson but I alone liked Nowitzki. All my merchandise and jerseys were decorated with number 42.¡± He returned the key chain to Yan Xiao, chuckling as he recalled his high school days.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that after so many years, I found a common fan. Does President Yan watch the NBA?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t watch it.¡±


    Ye Fei was initially confused, before giving an indifferent ¡°Oh¡±. Yan Xiao must be one of those who previously watched basketball, but no longer did so. That was normal. In fact, he himself had stopped watching, defeated by the piles of homework and studying for the gaokao. Who had the free time to think of anything else?


    And when he started college, he no longer partook in his old hobbies and threw out his old idols. After all, in with the new, out with the old. Ye Fei guessed that Yan Xiao had kept the keychain and it held no special meaning.


    ¡°You should change the keychain,¡± Ye Fei suggested, turning around and walking towards his door, ¡°This one is so old.¡±


    Not only was it old, but there was also a red spot on it, as if it had been dyed with red ink. He did not know how Yan Xiao, who had always liked neatness, endured it.


    Ye Fei took out his key to open the door. Just after turning the key, Yan Xiao suddenly called his name beside him.


    ¡°Ye Fei, your¡­¡± Before Yan Xiao could finish speaking, his phone started to ring. Yan Xiao ignored it with ease and planned to finish his question, but Ye Fei tilted his head at it.


    ¡°Answer the phone.¡± After speaking, he opened the door and entered the house. Yan Xiao watched him open and close the door, lowered his eyes and pressed to connect.


    ¡°You better have something important.¡± Cheng Minghao, who was on the phone, felt a sudden chill. What had gotten Yan Xiao¡¯s goat this time?


    ¡°Just¡­ about the cooperation with the postdoctoral mobile station of the university. We have not finished the discussion.¡± Cheng Minghao stammered out. During this period of time, Yan Xiao started going off punctually. As a result, the work he usually did had fallen on Cheng Minghao. In the past, it was Cheng Minghao who would have gotten off early to play.


    Since it was about business, Yan Xiao was considerably calmer when speaking to Cheng Minghao. While opening the door, he sorted out the cooperation process for him. After finishing the call, Yan Xiao sat on his sofa, staring at the small pendant in a daze.


    Like Ye Fei, his apartment was just over sixty square meters. The sofa was already small, tinier than the one within the previous villa. However, Yan Xiao did not feel uncomfortable. He had once slept on a mattress with more than twenty people, and what he had wanted the most was a bed of his own. In comparison, his living conditions now were not too bad.


    The pendant was indeed very old. Even if he carefully preserved it, the white miniature jersey had begun to turn yellow, and it could be seen at a glance that it had been used for many years.


    Yan Xiao stretched out his fingers and gently grasped the cold keychain, as if he could grasp the connection with Ye Fei. It¡¯s good that he can¡¯t remember it, Yan Xiao said to himself.


    That way, in Ye Fei¡¯s eyes, he would always be the Yan Xiao who could meet any of his demands. Rather than the poor and embarrassed Yan Xiao who could not find fifty dollars on himself.


    But Yan Xiao was too selfish and ungrateful, unwilling to leave affairrs as they were. No matter how shallow or troublesome, Yan Xiao still hoped to leave a trace in Ye Fei¡¯s heart.


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    ¡°Come here, Ye Fei, let¡¯s take a photo.¡± Gu Ruijia pushed the door before dragging Ye Fei out.


    ¡°What photo?¡± Ye Fei hurriedly smoothed over his hair.


    ¡°A group photo of the founders to be used for updating the company¡¯s official website,¡± Gu Ruijia took Ye Fei to the dressing room and motioned for the makeup artist to come over. ¡°Our current official website homepage is too bad, the design department has designed a new version, It will be replaced in a few days.¡±


    ¡°Are you looking down on me?¡± Ye Fei narrowed his eyes.


    ¡°What?¡± Gu Ruijia sat down beside him and called another makeup artist.


    ¡°Are you kidding,¡± Ye Fei sneered, ¡°Look at this face of mine. Do I even need make-up for a photoshoot?¡±


    Gu Ruijia turned to look at him.


    Ye Fei was wearing a light blue denim shirt that day, with three buttons left open. His chest was fair and firm, and though he was dressed in a formal fashion, he had a flirtatious air about him.


    At this moment, he had lazily slouched in his chair, his two long legs stretched forward and crossed. The ends of his eyes were tilted upwards, his face ablaze with beauty. It was certain that he could kill everyone with his face even without makeup. Could he not see that even the makeup artists, long inured with the handsomeness of celebrities, were peeking at him?


    However, Gu Ruijia was not the kind of person to tolerate Ye Fei¡¯s behavior. ¡°Why, is your face too thick to paint?¡±


    ¡°Jealousy makes people ugly,¡± Ye Fei closed his eyes and asked the makeup artist to cleanse his skin. ¡°No wonder your first reaction to having a photoshoot was to hire a makeup artist.¡±


    ¡°F*ck you¡ª¡± Gu Ruijia slammed the table and was about to beat him up, but he was stopped by the makeup artist.


    ¡°President Gu,¡± the makeup artist was torn, ¡°I¡¯m doing skin care, please wait.¡± Gu Ruijia snorted, but restrained himself.


    The company had its professional photographers, so taking a group photo was a piece of cake. But Gu Ruijia made plenty of small movements. For a while, he disliked his posture, and then felt that his expression was inappropriate. After struggling for more than half an hour, he was barely satisfied.


    ¡°Don¡¯t drag me in when taking pictures in the future.¡± Ye Fei walked out of the studio with a blank expression. Gu Ruijia smiled in embarrassment, but could not say anything. It was not because he was being picky, but the great gulf in appearance between him and Ye Fei could not be alleviated by makeup.


    What else can he do? He just had to look for more angles.


    ¡°Why is it so hot?¡± Ye Fei frowned and fanned the air with his hand.


    ¡°No,¡± Gu Ruijia stood at the air vent and felt it, ¡°The air conditioner is running normally.¡± He turned to Ye Fei, and just as he was about to tease Ye Fei for being delicate, he found that Ye Fei¡¯s face was flushed red, even reaching beyond his jaw down into his neck.


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Gu Ruijia walked beside him, pulled down his collar and stared at his face carefully.


    ¡°What,¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows, ¡°Have you finally found out that your true love is me?¡±


    ¡°F*ck off!¡± Gu Ruijia cursed before he turned on the front camera of his phone, ¡°Look for yourself, I think this red isn¡¯t normal.¡±


    Ye Fei furrowed his brow and peered at his image. The small red dots on his cheekbones were clearly reflected in the photo.


    ¡°It¡¯s like an allergy,¡± Gu Ruijia put down the phone, frowning in thought, ¡°You haven¡¯t touched anything¡­¡± He suddenly widened his eyes.


    ¡°Could it be those cosmetics? But I¡¯m fine.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s possible,¡± Ye Fei immediately walked towards the elevator, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the hospital.¡± There was a third-tier hospital near their company. Gu Ruijia hurriedly sorted out their remaining urgent work before closely following him.


    The final diagnosis turned out to be an allergy. As it was not serious, the doctor prescribed ointment and reported that it would be fine within a few days.


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity, I can¡¯t take a few pictures of you right now,¡± Gu Ruijia gleefully laughed, ¡°Let¡¯s see how deflated you get when I show this.¡±


    The small red spots on Ye Fei¡¯s face had turned into red patches, mainly on the cheeks and forehead. It made him completely different from his usual handsome and clean-cut appearance.


    Ye Fei smirked as if it were nothing, and magnanimously forgave the curious onlookers. ¡°I think you didn¡¯t learn Chinese well in elementary school. You don¡¯t even know the phrase ¡®the flaws in jade do not hide the true beauty¡¯.¡±


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°¡­¡±


    He mimicked a vomiting action and immediately pulled away from him. However, a joke was a joke, and unfortunately, Ye Fei was still his friend. Gu Ruijia reminded him, ¡°Don¡¯t forget to apply the medicine every six hours.¡±


    Ye Fei nodded and accepted his kindness.


    In the evening, Ye Fei was applying ointment in front of the mirror. There was a knock on the door, and Yan Xiao¡¯s voice came from outside.


    ¡°Ye Fei, it¡¯s me.¡± Ye Fei¡¯s fingers paused, and he subconsciously turned his back to the door.


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡± He could walk about in public without caring about his face, but Ye Fei did not want Yan Xiao to see him this way.


    Yan Xiao gave an ¡°hm¡± and called out, ¡°Open the door first.¡±


    ¡°Tell me on WeChat if you have something,¡± Ye Fei made his words vague, ¡°I¡¯m inconvenient right now.¡±


    Yan Xiao was dumbfounded, and thought that the ¡®inconvenience¡¯ was Ye Fei taking a bath.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can wait.¡± Yan Xiao suggested.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Ye Fei walked to the door clutching the ointment, but chose not to open the door, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with speaking like this?¡±


    Yan Xiao started to feel something was wrong with Ye Fei, thought about it, and then insisted, ¡°No.¡±


    Ye Fei hesitated for a while. ¡°Then wait a moment.¡± He ran into the bedroom to get a mask and put it on, before wearing a hat, then turned around and opened the door. ¡°Speak.¡±


    Ye Fei stared at the door as if it was the most interesting thing in the world, and did not face Yan Xiao as he was talking.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao looked at him for a few seconds, pointed to his mask and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡±


    Ye Fei let Yan Xiao in, took in his slippers before following him in. ¡°It¡¯s an allergic reaction.¡±


    ¡°Let me see.¡± Yan Xiao immediately grabbed Ye Fei¡¯s wrist with an earnest and solemn expression, as if something major had occurred.


    ¡°No,¡± Ye Fei avoided his grasp and refused, ¡°I have already gone to the hospital for an examination. It¡¯ll be okay soon.¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao stubbornly insisted, holding down his shoulder to prevent him from moving, ¡°Let me see.¡±


    Seeing that Ye Fei did not respond, he paused and added, ¡°I¡¯m worried, is that okay?¡± He was much stronger than Ye Fei, but he did not forcefully lift Ye Fei¡¯s mask. Instead, he just held his wrist and asked for his approval in such a serious manner.


    Ye Fei kept his silence.


    ¡°Okay.¡± He took off his mask, threw his hat on the sofa, and raised his face at Yan Xiao: ¡°It¡¯s rare to see such an ugly me, so let me give you a good show.¡±


    Yan Xiao was not provoked into an answer. He continued to stare at Ye Fei silently, his fingers twitching as if he wanted to touch those red and swollen places. But he was afraid of paining Ye Fei, and so he did not touch him.


    ¡°Is there any medicine?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m about to go apply it,¡± Ye Fei unscrewed the ointment in his hand again, sat on the sofa, raised his eyebrows and chuckled, ¡°Aren¡¯t you in a hurry? President Yan can go first.¡±


    ¡°Let me,¡± Yan Xiao took the ointment in his hand and squeezed a little on his fingertips, raised Ye Fei¡¯s chin, and started to apply it slowly from his forehead.


    ¡°With this strength is President Yan scratching an itch? Hurry up and apply it,¡± Ye Fei closed his eyes. ¡°Are you slowing down on purpose, just to take a look at my ugly mug¡­¡±


    Before he could say the next words, his red and swollen face was suddenly beheld by a pair of hands. Ye Fei glanced at Yan Xiao with an invisible question in his eyes.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao questioned warily, ¡°Can I kiss you?¡±


    Before Ye Fei could answer, he lowered his head and gently kissed the right corner of Ye Fei¡¯s lips.


    ¡°It¡¯s not ugly at all,¡± Yan Xiao said, and kissed the left corner as well, ¡°It¡¯s very pretty.¡±

 CH 31

    The storm started pouring down without notice. Pea-sized raindrops made a crackling sound as they pattered against the windowsill. The room was peaceful and quiet, with yellow light flickering on Yan Xiao¡¯s drooping eyelashes.


    He did not seem to know what he had done. After his kiss, he continued to apply medicine to Ye Fei, his movements meticulous and steady.


    ¡°You¡¯re kissing even with this face,¡± Ye Fei darted his eyes to hide that hideous emotion, and joked, ¡°Yan Xiao, do you have some form of ugliness-complex?¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s hand paused, and he glanced at Ye Fei with a hesitant and complicated expression.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao put the ointment on the coffee table, glancing at Ye Fei with a careful look. ¡°There is a problem with your self-awareness.¡± Yan Xiao earnestly attempted to explain.


    Ye Fei was stupefied. A moment later, he smiled with relief.


    ¡°Really?¡± He leaned over to Yan Xiao and exhaled, ¡°Why did you restore the photo that was taken at Gu Ruijia¡¯s house?¡±


    Yan Xiao looked away.


    ¡°It¡¯s not ugly either.¡± He whispered, before standing up and bluntly changing the subject. ¡°I haven¡¯t washed my hands yet, I¡¯m going to use your bathroom.¡±


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Ye Fei stopped him. Yan Xiao had taken large footsteps, as if he had hurried his escape. But as soon as Ye Fei made a sound, he stopped moving and stood in the middle of the living room with his back straight. It was just too obvious to see how much he was restraining himself in staying mid-stride.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you in a hurry to find me?¡± Ye Fei poked the itchy spot on his face with a cotton swab, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Yan Xiao did not expect him to mention this. His whole person relaxed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he bent down to look at Ye Fei. ¡°I want to see you.¡±


    ¡°What sort of emergency is this?¡± Ye Fei was dumbfounded, feeling that he had been deceived.


    ¡°It¡¯s an urgent matter.¡± As though Ye Fei was an incredible person in Yan Xiao¡¯s heart; Yan Xiao was unwilling to miss a second of his life.


    Ever since he was a child, Ye Fei had heard a lot of confessions; literary, enthusiastic, bold¡­ but there had never been a time like today, where just a simple sentence of wanting to see him made his heart skip a beat.


    Ye Fei took a deep breath and said with a chuckle, ¡°Oh?¡± Before Yan Xiao could speak, he had already thrown away the pillow in his hand and walked over.


    ¡°What do you do when you can¡¯t see me? ¡± He looked up and gave him a charming smile. Yan Xiao¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved, and he started to dazedly stare at Ye Fei¡¯s face.


    ¡°Bring your phone, I want to see if you have other pictures of me besides that ugly picture.¡± Ye Fei disregarded Yan Xiao¡¯s silence, and stretched out a hand to Yan Xiao.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s body froze. He turned his head to one side, and pretended to ignore him.


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    ¡°When was this, why didn¡¯t I know?¡±


    ¡°June 16th at 0:35 in the evening.¡± Yan Xiao opened a five-person WeChat group and pointed to Ye Fei the group photo he had posted in the group. Ye Fei thought for a moment and understood.


    Yan Xiao had photographed him once, but took more than one photo.


    ¡°How many photos did you take?¡± Ye Fei was amused, but torn.


    Yan Xiao was quiet for a while. ¡°Twenty-seven.¡± He whispered.


    Twenty-seven photos in a few seconds. Ye Fei looked at Yan Xiao, unable to resist amusing himself.


    ¡°President Yan, you did as expected as a single man of many years.¡± Ye Fei licked his lower lip, wanting to say something more. However, he recalled his swollen face and angry red patches, and decided not to continue this line of conversation. After clearing his throat, he ordered, ¡°Delete all of them.¡±


    ¡°Can I keep one?¡± Yan Xiao attempted to plead his case.


    ¡°Absolutely not,¡± Before Yan Xiao could speak, Ye Fei took out his mobile phone. ¡°But you can save a new one.¡±


    ¡°There are photos in my album. You can choose one, the password is my birthday, it¡¯s¡­¡±


    ¡°930217.¡± Yan Xiao quickly answered. Ye Fei was startled, before he chuckled in return.


    Yan Xiao attempted to take the phone from him, but Ye Fei retracted his hand. Yan Xiao thought that he had changed his mind, and blankly stared in confusion at the open air.


    ¡°Wash your hands first,¡± Ye Fei pointed to the bathroom with his chin and told Yan Xiao, ¡°You can use the gray towel.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Yan Xiao could not wait to turn around and go to the bathroom.


    When he came out, Ye Fei was on the phone with Gu Ruijia. Because his face was covered with ointment, it was inconvenient to place his phone near his face. Thus, Gu Ruijia was placed on speaker.


    ¡°I¡¯ve asked people about Shen Lue in the past few days, and the comments are pretty good.¡± Gu Ruijia was talking to Ye Fei while chewing beef jerky, and his voice was muffled as he ate. ¡°How do you feel about signing him?¡±


    Shen Lue was a third-tier artist with good looks and better acting skills, but was not popular. His previous company had given a lot of resources in order to support him, and it could be said that they had done their best. If it were other artists, they would have long become red-hot with the work the company had put in. But Shen Lue had not even made a single splash.


    His manager did not believe in luck, and stuffed him into a blockbuster. Even the supporting disabled character became a superstar, but Shen Lue still did not make a name for himself. After numerous tries, the company lost its hope, and Shen Lue¡¯s notoriety for remaining unknown spread throughout the entertainment circle.


    People in the entertainment industry are superstitious. They have to do an opening ceremony when embarking on a project, and pay respects when promoting their production. Even an apple box that appeared in the shooting had to be carefully placed. Thus once Shen Lue¡¯s contract with his old company was about to expire, there was not a single film and television company that came to him.


    While Gu Ruijia was also a fellow believer, Tianxi was desperate for artists. Big-name stars have their own studio and would look down at their small business. As for little-name stars, the company had to carefully cultivate them, and their results would not be seen for a few years.


    When sorting through the chaff, it was Shen Lue, the ¡°living calamity¡±, who was the most suitable.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s as superstitious as what they say,¡± Gu Ruijia took a sip of water and continued, ¡°Maybe he just lacks the opportunity; he could rise up tomorrow.¡±


    Gu Ruijia did not know how prophetic his words were.


    Shen Lue¡¯s popularity had been tepid for ten years in the circle, and it stood to reason that it would be like this for the rest of his life. But no one expected that at the beginning of next year, he would take on a seemingly ordinary idol drama. It became an instant hit, and the film contracts would pour in. Before Ye Fei¡¯s death, he was almost regarded as the number one newcomer in the entertainment industry.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll listen to you,¡± Ye Fei said, ¡°Sign him.¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha, I told you so,¡± Gu Ruijia was in a good mood after his suggestion was affirmed, and grabbed another handful of beef jerky, ¡°I¡¯ll contact his agent now, is a B-level contract okay?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Ye Fei turned up the air conditioning, ¡°You are the one who should decide on Shen Lue¡¯s future, you don¡¯t need to discuss it with me.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Gu Ruijia took out the wet towel and wiped his hands. Just as she was about to hang up, he reminded Ye Fei, ¡°By the way, your ointment is once every six hours, don¡¯t forget it.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡± Ye Fei thanked him and told him not to stay up too late and leave work early. Only then did the call end. Ye Fei threw the phone to Yan Xiao.


    This was the first time Yan Xiao touched Ye Fei¡¯s phone. He solemnly entered the six-digit password and clicked into the album with a shaking hand.


    Though Ye Fei acted like a male peacock, flirting here and there, his phone was the complete opposite of his wanton image. Most of the photos were of street scenes, with green shoots after the rain, stray cats with their tails up on the roadside, and jackfruit just emerging from the trees. There were very few selfies.


    Though few, there were still dozens to choose from. Yan Xiao looked through it from beginning to end, and for the first time found it so difficult to make a choice.


    ¡°Can I choose two?¡± Yan Xiao asked.


    Ye Fei glanced at him with a smile that did not reach his eyes.¡±Don¡¯t go too far, President Yan.¡±


    Yan Xiao knew then that there was nothing to discuss. He hesitated for a moment, and selfishly chose a selfie of Ye Fei in their villa. The living room was tranquil before Yan Xiao broke the silence. ¡°Ye Fei, do you need to apply medicine at night?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Ye Fei was distracted with the four-star level of the match-three game he was playing to kill time.


    ¡°About that,¡± Yan Xiao uttered, ¡°I sleep six hours a day.¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s hand paused and he raised his head.


    ¡°My biological clock is very punctual,¡± Yan Xiao fidgeted, and intentionally hinted, ¡°I can get up without an alarm clock.¡±


    ¡°So?¡± Ye Fei curled his lip in response. As if waiting for his words, Yan Xiao immediately spoke.


    ¡°I can stay tonight to help you apply medicine.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, President Yan,¡± Ye Fei put his feet on the coffee table in a languid manner and continued to remove the ice, ¡°There is only one room at home.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll sleep on the sofa.¡± Ye Fei looked at the sofa, which was only half the length of Yan Xiao, and snorted before refusing.


    ¡°I can apply it myself.¡± Ye Fei took the time to pass five levels as Yan Xiao searched for an argument.


    ¡°The bed is enough for two people.¡±


    Ye Fei put down his phone and slowly raised his head. Both Yan Xiao and Ye Fei were held in a staring contest, attempting to project their thoughts.


    ¡°A bed~?¡± Ye Fei stretched out his words. ¡°Do you want to do anything other than apply medicine?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Yan Xiao denied.


    ¡°Then how do you know what this ¡®something else¡¯ means?¡± Yan Xiao remained silent.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep,¡± Ye Fei felt satisfied with the discomfort he provoked, and he stopped teasing Yan Xiao. ¡°Go back.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Yan Xiao looked a little disappointed, but did not continue to entrench himself. He stood up and was about to walk off.


    ¡°Yan Xiao,¡± Ye Fei called his name the moment he turned around. ¡°Give me some time to think about it?¡±


    When Yan Xiao communicated with people, he struggled with comprehending their words. There were multiple occasions where he made a joke of himself, but he understood what Ye Fei had left unsaid.


    Yan Xiao stood as still as a stuatue, until Ye Fei was actively resisting the urge to poke him. Finally, he turned around, and bent down to meet Ye Fei¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Okay,¡± he said, ¡°Just think.¡±


    Then he murmured, ¡°Take as long as you want.¡±


    Unprecedented excitement and excitement surging in his body, Yan Xiao raised his hand and gently touched Ye Fei¡¯s hair.


    He was so happy, he did not know who to thank.

 CH 32

    Ye Fei¡¯s allergy was not serious as the doctor said, and after applying the medicine for a few days, there were no traces left on his face.


    Satisfied, he put down the mirror and put the ointment in the drawer.


    Gu Ruijia sat on the table, sipping soy milk and looking at him with disgust. ¡°The doctor prescribed you not allergy medicine, but a sex enhancer.¡±


    Ye Fei was already eye-catching, but he got even worse these few days. Not only did he dress like a dandy, he even tousled his hair. He swayed around the company like a male peacock flaunting its tail. Many of their young artists were fascinated enough to run up to the eighteenth floor of their office whenever Ye Fei was free.


    ¡°Can you pay attention to the pheromones you¡¯re spreading?¡± Gu Ruijia jumped off the table and dropped the soy milk cup into the trash can, ¡°I¡¯m telling you, the atmosphere of our company was ruined by you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s none of my business,¡± Ye Fei snorted, turned on the computer and clicked into his public inbox for submitted manuscripts. ¡°Only ugly people talk behind their backs, are you jealous of me?¡±


    ¡°Jealous my foot,¡± Gu Ruijia rolled his eyes at him and smiled smugly, ¡°There are a lot of people who come to me.¡±


    Ye Fei raised his eyebrows. ¡°Oh?¡±


    ¡°Cough,¡± Gu Ruijia touched his nose in embarrassment, and tried to change the subject. ¡°Song Wen told me yesterday that<<Super Time Redemption>> was over budget last month, so can we have a video conference?¡±


    Ye Fei smiled and did not say a word. Gu Ruijia persisted for half a minute, but he could not endure, and revealed his thoughts. ¡°It¡¯s alright, I¡¯ll say it. There are a few people who have recommended themselves to my bed, both men and women, but I didn¡¯t care.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Ye Fei could not believe him. Gu Ruijia was the type not to reject any advances.


    ¡°How is it fake!¡± Gu Ruijia slammed the table righteously, ¡°I, Gu Ruijia, received a socialist education since childhood, and will never be bombarded by the enemy¡¯s sugar-coated cannons¡­¡±


    ¡°Speak like a human.¡± Ye Fei interrupted him.


    Gu Ruijia: ¡°I don¡¯t want to change roles after sleeping a few times, won¡¯t I lose out by doing so!¡±


    Ye Fei: ¡°???¡±


    Gu Ruijia decided to explain his analysis to him patiently. ¡°Think about it, I have so many resources, I can do good for the company. If I lose this benefit just for a few ¡®papapa¡¯, isn¡¯t it not worth it?¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s eyes were complicated, and it took a long while to spit out: ¡°Just be happy.¡±


    He recalled what Gu Ruijia was like when he first met him; this man was arrogantly throwing money and looked like the stupid son of a landlord. After Ye Fei had ignited his ambition, Gu Ruijia¡¯s personality did a complete one-eighty.


    But Gu Ruijia, as an adult, knew what to do and what not to do. Ye Fei did not want to interfere too much, so he naturally changed the topic.


    ¡°Did you just say that <<Super Time Redemption>> exceeded its budget last month?¡±


    ¡°Well,¡± Gu Ruijia frowned, ¡°Because of the bad weather, not only could they not shoot at the location, but their props were also damaged. ¡±


    <<Super Time Redemption>> was shot in the northwest where sandstorms were a problem. They had no way of shooting the film without the supporting desert scenery.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll take a look at the financial statements later,¡± Ye Fei thought for a moment, and tapped the table, ¡°Is the venue still leased? Let Song Wen estimate the amount for me.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Gu Ruijia gave him an OK gesture and hurriedly connected to Song Wen.


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    ¡°Today is the Qixi Festival, Chinese Valentine¡¯s Day.¡± Cheng Minghao slapped the table with disappointment, ¡°Why don¡¯t you ask Brother Fei to go out? You can¡¯t just chase a person like this!¡±


    ¡°Cheng Minghao,¡± Yan Xiao called his name and corrected his mistake earnestly, ¡°Ye Fei already told me that he would consider it.¡±


    When he mentioned this, a faint smile flashed in his eyes. ¡°He is very sincere, and he didn¡¯t give me a perfunctory response.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Cheng Minghao looked at Yan Xiao with dead fish eyes.


    They¡¯ve already obtained the marriage certificate, yet he has not successfully chased his man. Is it something worth showing off? And it¡¯s not a promise, it¡¯s just thinking, what¡¯s there to be happy about? You haven¡¯t even approached second base!


    Cheng Minghao really could not figure out how Yan Xiao had determined the highlight of Ye Fei¡¯s casual words. And he even exaggerated it!


    Yan Xiao could care less about Cheng Minghao¡¯s expression. He picked up the phone and opened his calendar app.


    ¡°How can I lie to you?¡± Cheng Minghao dragged a chair to sit next to him, ¡°You can invite Brother Fei to dinner, and then watch a movie or something after that.¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei doesn¡¯t go to the cinema at home very often.¡± Yan Xiao corrected him.


    ¡°Watching a movie is not for watching a movie,¡± Cheng Minghao spelled out after seeing Yan Xiao¡¯s uncomprehending look. ¡°It¡¯s for cultivating feelings, staying together in the dark for two or three hours¡­hehehe.¡±


    Yan Xiao thoughtfully nodded.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, what are you thinking?¡± Cheng Minghao bumped him slyly, and teased him.


    Yan Xiao told the truth: ¡°I wonder if it will exceed Ye Fei¡¯s sleeping time.¡±


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°¡­¡±


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°???¡±


    ¡°Forget it,¡± Cheng Minghao held his forehead in his hands, exasperated. ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, just ask Brother Fei directly. I have chosen the movie for you, just watch <<After I Met You>>. I heard from the secretarial department, it¡¯s very touching, it suits you very well.¡±


    He added, ¡°Don¡¯t watch it privately either. There are a lot of couples tonight, so just go and see how people fall in love and apply what they have done.¡±


    Yan Xiao did not send Ye Fei a message immediately. Instead, he picked up his phone and searched for the movies currently showing. He compared their ratings before finally deciding that Cheng Minghao¡¯s recommendation was acceptable.


    He shared the movie with Ye Fei, and cautiously sent a sentence¡ª


    [Yan Xiao: Do ??you like it?]


    Ye Fei replied quickly. Although there was only one question mark, it was enough to encourage Yan Xiao to continue.


    [Yan Xiao: Do ??you have time to eat and watch a movie with me today? ]


    [Yan Xiao: I leave the company at six o¡¯clock, take one hour to eat, the movie is about two and a half hours. Including the time spent on the road, we will not arrive home later than twelve o¡¯clock. ]


    After a few seconds of pause, two more sentences were added¡ª


    [Yan Xiao: Of course, I can understand if we have no time. ]


    [Yan Xiao: We can make an appointment next time. ]


    ¡°How is it, did Brother Fei agree?¡± Cheng Minghao was more anxious than Yan Xiao in his chase. He leaned his head to look at the chat log, but was pushed away by Yan Xiao. For Yan Xiao, even his chat history with Ye Fei was very precious, and he did not want to share it with anyone.


    ¡°Okay, okay, I won¡¯t see it.¡± Cheng Minghao reluctantly took a step back and raised his hands in surrender.


    The phone let out a ¡®ding¡¯ which heralded a notification. Yan Xiao glanced at it.


    [Ye Fei: Who agreed to the next appointment?]


    Yan Xiao lowered his eyes, and just wanted to reply, ¡°Then when you have time,¡± when Ye Fei sent another message.


    [Ye Fei: Today then.]


    As if afraid of Ye Fei¡¯s backtracking, Yan Xiao replied immediately.


    [Yan Xiao: I will pick you up at Tianxi after I get off work.]


    [Ye Fei: Okay.]


    ¡°I have to get off work at six o¡¯clock today,¡± Yan Xiao put down his phone.¡±Are there any documents that need to be signed urgently?¡±


    ¡°Brother Fei agreed?¡± Cheng Minghao was surprised. Yan Xiao nodded. Cheng Minghao slowly went over the matters in his mind.


    ¡°Nothing I guess¡­ But you can see if you can still buy movie tickets. The cinema should be very popular tonight.¡±


    When Yan Xiao heard his words, he tapped into the app and went through the steps of purchasing. When the time came to choose a seat, he was surprised to find that most of the seats were vacant.


    ¡°Strange,¡± Cheng Minghao muttered, ¡°Men are not putting in the effort this year.¡± He did not think much about it.


    At 6:20, Yan Xiao waited for Ye Fei at Tianxi¡¯s carpark. The latter was wearing a dark green T-shirt, with all his hair pulled up into a ponytail, revealing a clean forehead and a sharp jawline. His slender body stood by the roadside dazzling and eye-catching.


    Yan Xiao recognized him from afar.


    ¡°What to eat?¡± Ye Fei got into the car and asked Yan Xiao while putting on his seatbelt.


    ¡°Cantonese cuisine.¡±


    ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t like it?¡±


    ¡°You like it.¡± Both Ye Fei and Yan Xiao spoke at the same time. They fell silent, staring at one another.


    ¡°You know I don¡¯t like it.¡± There was a certainty in Yan Xiao¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Mm.¡± Ye Fei was too stunned to elaborate. Yan Xiao¡¯s food preference was not obvious, but Ye Fei understood his little habits. When he ate, he would leave the things he liked for the last.


    And what he ate last was always spicy. Yan Xiao did not ask how Ye Fei knew, but secretly clenched his fist, his face satisfied and exhilarated. Ye Fei struggled for a while but could not weedle out. Ah, just let him be.


    At Ye Fei¡¯s insistence, the two canceled the Cantonese dishes they had already ordered and went to a Sichuan restaurant. Ye Fei could not do anything for Yan Xiao, and thus could only make this small accommodation for him.


    The Sichuan restaurant was located just one street away from the cinema. After eating, the two did not take the car and walked directly. Their destination was a lively sight. There were people coming and going at the entrance of the cinema. Most of them were couples, holding popcorn and coke in their hands, chatting while walking.


    This was the first time Yan Xiao had gone out for a meeting with Ye Fei alone. He was in a good mood, and even thought the need to queue for tickets was adorable as well.


    ¡°Go get your tickets,¡± Ye Fei spoke to Yan Xiao after checking the time. They had time to kill before the movie started. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting for you here.¡±


    Yan Xiao said ¡°Okay¡± and automatically stood in line.


    After Ye Fei bought two bottles of water in front of the vending machine, he tilted his head and glanced at Yan Xiao. Seeing that there were many people in front of him, Ye Fei felt that it was too boring to wait, so he changed a few coins and went to the claw machine.


    He never thought that he would actually claw up a plushie, and treated it as a way to relieve his boredom. Who would have thought that a gardener could not get his flowers to bloom, but unintentionally planted a willow that flourished. He had managed to get one with his last coin.


    The palm-sized stuffed turtle was ugly and cute. Ye Fei pulled at its eyes, looked around, and was about to pick a good-looking child to hand it over, when Yan Xiao came back.


    ¡°The location is good.¡± Ye Fei glanced at the seat number and commented.


    ¡°Em,¡± Yan Xiao took the mineral water in his hand and replied, ¡°I¡¯m very lucky today, there were very few people when I chose our seats.¡±


    Yan Xiao had kept looking at Ye Fei when he was lining up, knowing that he was playing on the claw machine. He pointed to the little turtle on Ye Fei¡¯s hand and asked, ¡°Can you give this to me?¡±


    Ye Fei burst out laughing.


    ¡°Mr. Yan still likes this kind of thing?¡± He threw the little turtle to Yan Xiao and joked, ¡°Your childhood isn¡¯t over.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like it.¡± Yan Xiao took the little turtle and touched it. Ye Fei thought he was being stubborn, squinted his eyes and stared at him.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t like it, why do you still want it?¡±


    ¡°Because I like you.¡±

 CH 33

    The hall of the theater was filled to the brim with people. Yan Xiao and Ye Fei were eye-catching; even if they were to sit in a distant corner, the two stood out amidst the crowd.


    Ye Fei ignored the glances everyone was shooting towards him, and raised his eyes at Yan Xiao playfully. ¡°President Yan, are you deliberately teasing me?¡±


    Yan Xiao was stunned for a moment, as if he could not understand the meaning of the word ¡°teasing¡±, and asked in an earnest manner, ¡°Could you explain to me in further detail?¡±


    ¡°What you said just now,¡± Ye Fei thought about it and asked Yan Xiao, ¡°Who did you learn that from? Cheng Minghao?¡±


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t learn from anyone.¡± Yan Xiao forlornly looked into Ye Fei¡¯s eyes. ¡°I¡¯m just stating the facts.¡±


    Before Ye Fei could say anything else, the theater staff had already stood at the ticket gate, signaling that the audience could enter.


    ¡°Forget it.¡± Ye Fei gave up his questioning and dragged Yan Xiao towards the theater. As he continued walking, he started to feel that something was wrong, so he stopped and looked back. ¡°Why are there so few people in this theater?¡±


    While they were eating, Ye Fei had already learned the significance of today from Yan Xiao¡¯s mouth. It stood to reason that the cinema should be full, but there were only a few stragglers in the same screening.


    Yan Xiao could not answer his question. In fact, he did not care how many people there were. As long as Ye Fei was by his side, it was enough.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go first.¡± He pointed to the entrance of the theater. So, Ye Fei put his concern aside, and walked into the theater side by side with Yan Xiao.


    Their seats were in the fourth row, right in the center, with good visibility and good distance.


    Ye Fei unscrewed the mineral water bottle and looked around while drinking. It was not an illusion. There were indeed very few people watching this movie, and most of them were clusters of girls. Strangely, there were no couples around.


    ¡°Did you choose this film yourself?¡± Ye Fei put the water bottle in the cup holder and asked Yan Xiao in a whisper.


    Yan Xiao made a ¡°hmm¡±, lightly touched Ye Fei¡¯s fingertips, wiped off the water droplets on it, and gave his reasoning. ¡°The rating is very high, and it¡¯s very touching.¡±


    Ye Fei thought it funny to hear the word ¡°touching¡± from Yan Xiao¡¯s mouth, because he could not imagine how Yan Xiao could be touched. ¡°How do you know, have you watched it before?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Yan Xiao never wasted time on pastimes such as watching movies and playing games. Of course, going out with Ye Fei did not count. In Yan Xiao¡¯s dull and bleak life, anything related to Ye Fei was like a flickering light meant to be treasured forever.


    ¡°Cheng Minghao was the one.¡± Ye Fei understood immediately. Why would Yan Xiao be concerned about something as obscure as Chinese Valentine¡¯s Day? Of course it had to be Cheng Minghao who reminded him.


    A familiar sound trilled its greetings; the movie was about to start. Ye Fei stopped speaking, turning his attention on the silver screen.


    ¡­ The movie was well made.


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    The two cared for each other, warmed each other¡¯s hearts, and gradually things became better and better. The romance plot was sweet, and the career side plot was inspirational. The actors had good chemistry and looks with matching acting skills. In Ye Fei¡¯s opinion, <<After I met you>> was a very well-written romance flick.


    At the same time, his confusion grew. Shouldn¡¯t this kind of film be the first choice for Valentine¡¯s Day? Was his vision outdated, or had the tastes of young people changed?


    Ye Fei took another sip of water and continued to watch.


    The plot had developed to the point where the drama written by the female lead was well-received, and the male lead had booked her favorite restaurant to commemorate the occasion. The two had plans for the future, with the female lead smiling as she went to sleep.


    However, the good times stopped rolling. The male lead¡¯s condition suddenly rebounded after a period of recovery. This time, no amount of treatment would help.


    Right before the suicide, it appeared as if the male lead had split himself into two. One of him coldly watched the knife land on his skin, while the other desperately tried to recall the happy times spent with the female lead, trying to stop himself. But determination could not stop the onset of that demon.


    At the end of the movie, the celebration banquet of the female lead¡¯s TV series was ongoing. Everyone was cheering, but the female lead did not attend. She was sitting at the man¡¯s house, holding a knife that was exactly the same as when the man committed suicide.


    The director left an open ending and did not clearly say what happened to the heroine, leaving it to the audience¡¯s own interpretation.


    Ye Fei finally understood why no one watched this movie. It was really unlucky to watch this kind of movie with a significant other on Valentine¡¯s Day. The audience began to leave the theater one after another, their footsteps mixed with unstoppable sobbing. The ending credits were accompanied with a heart-tearing song, creating an indescribable desolation in the audience¡¯s hearts.


    Ye Fei lowered his eyes and did not move. Yan Xiao did not urge him to leave, and continued to accompany him.


    Five minutes later, there were only the two of them left in the entire theater. The staff had already arrived at the door, and Ye Fei rubbed his face and stood up. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    The two walked out of the theater in silence and headed downstairs.


    ¡°How do you feel after watching the movie?¡± Ye Fei interrogated Yan Xiao unexpectedly.


    Yan Xiao could not fully understand what this ¡°feel¡± meant, but he wanted to try his best to be in sync with Ye Fei, so he replied haltingly, ¡°It¡¯s beautiful.¡±


    Ye Fei knew that Yan Xiao did not realize what he was hinting at, so he thought about it, and then said, ¡°The rest of the audience cried when the movie ended.¡±


    ¡°Why did you cry?¡± Yan Xiao glanced at Ye Fei sideways with confusion.


    ¡°Because the male and female protagonists were separated in life and death, they cannot be together.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a show,¡± Yan Xiao stretched out his hand to halt a wilful toddler about to crash into Ye Fei, and continued to walk forward, his tone was so smooth that it was almost cold-blooded, ¡°It¡¯s not real.¡±


    Ye Fei did not know how to explain to Yan Xiao, nor was he in the mood to explain. Thus, he decided not to continue talking about the topic. After a while of walking in silence, the two had made their way out of the cinema.


    ¡°What would happen to you if I died?¡± While waiting for the driver to arrive, Ye Fei asked Yan Xiao.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s face drained of color, a far cry from the man who had an expressionless face throughout the entire show. This was the first time Ye Fei saw Yan Xiao go through a mood swing.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ask this kind of question,¡± Yan Xiao clasped Ye Fei¡¯s hand tightly, as if he could not control himself. ¡°There can be no such thing.¡±


    ¡°But you have to face it one day,¡± Ye Fei laughed at himself. He took the matter of his death as though it was something as commonplace as eating or drinking. ¡°Maybe I¡¯ll die one day of an accident or something¡­¡±


    Before he finished speaking, he felt himself dragged bonelessly into Yan Xiao¡¯s arms.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ask this kind of question.¡± Yan Xiao repeated his words again. As if afraid of Ye Fei running away, he pressed Ye Fei firmly against his chest, his voice slightly louder than usual. ¡°I don¡¯t like it, don¡¯t say it again, is that okay, Ye Fei?¡±


    The two of them were pressed together. Ye Fei could feel Yan Xiao¡¯s muscles tense up, as if he was held in a nerve-straining panic, something that he could not endure.


    The driver steered the car to a quiet stop on the side of the road. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he did not dare to call them. Ye Fei found their car, took a deep breath, and patted Yan Xiao¡¯s back.


    ¡°Okay, let me go, it¡¯s time to go back.¡± Yan Xiao did not move. He took a while to release Ye Fei, but continued to hold Ye Fei¡¯s hand.


    The dark blue commercial car slowly drove towards the city center. In the car, Yan Xiao could not remain reticent, and became loquacious.


    ¡°At 8:35 pm on December 8 last year, I read your medical report,¡± Yan Xiao said, ¡°You are very healthy.¡±


    He paused for a while. ¡°There is no problem.¡± Ye Fei was unsure if this statement was for Ye Fei or for himself. Ye Fei let out a ¡°hmm¡±. As part of their contractual marriage, they had both done medical check-ups and exchanged reports.


    Yan Xiao moved to Ye Fei¡¯s side and said, ¡°Can we do this year¡¯s medical examination together? I¡¯ll ask someone to make an appointment with the most professional institution.¡±


    Even as Ye Fei continued to remain taciturn, Yan Xiao continued down his train of thought. Like a neurotic fool, he kept reporting Ye Fei¡¯s height, weight and other physical data, repeatedly emphasizing Ye Fei¡¯s health. As though it would relieve the anxiety and uneasiness that Ye Fei¡¯s words just brought him, he did not stop until he had reached his conclusion.


    It was just a possible solution, a hypothesis, yet Yan Xiao had been provoked into such a dramatic reaction. If they were to remain together, what would happen to Yan Xiao with his death?


    In the end, he had been too greedy. He had indulged, thinking that each new day was a gift of his second life. But this movie woke him up from his delusions.


    It was past eleven o¡¯clock, and there was no one else in the elevator. Ye Fei¡¯s eyes stared into space. It was only when Yan Xiao reminded him that they had arrived on the 23rd floor did he snap out of his thoughts.


    Ye Fei took out his key to open the door. Yan Xiao stood beside him, as if he wanted to wait for Ye Fei to go in before going home.


    The sound of the key turning in the lock reverberated throughout the corridor harshly.


    ¡°Yan Xiao,¡± Ye Fei announced, pulling the key out of the keyhole, ¡°I¡¯ve thought about it.¡±


    The voice-activated light went out unexpectedly, and darkness enveloped the entire corridor. Yan Xiao could not see Ye Fei¡¯s face, nor could he judge his expression as he said those words.


    ¡°Yes.¡± He quietly waited for Ye Fei¡¯s next words.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not be together anymore.¡± The light came on again, and the bright light blinded Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes.


    The hallway was quiet.


    After a long time, Yan Xiao finally spoke. ¡°That¡¯s too little time, you must not have thought about it. I¡¯m not in a hurry, Ye Fei¡­¡±


    ¡°Yan Xiao,¡± Ye Fei interrupted him, ¡°I¡¯m thinking clearly.¡±


    ¡°Is it because tonight¡¯s movie is not good?¡± Regardless of logic or cause and effect, Yan Xiao stubbornly tried to find a reason for Ye Fei¡¯s rejection, ¡°We won¡¯t go in the future.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that.¡± Ye Fei opened the door. The moment he walked into the house and close the door, Yan Xiao suddenly called his name from behind.


    ¡°Ye Fei.¡± He said, ¡°Will you think about it again?¡± His voice was low and sounded a little pitiful.


    ¡°No.¡± Ye Fei ruthlessly closed his door.


    The author has something to say: I made up the movie, don¡¯t bring it into reality~


    It¡¯s a sweet text, don¡¯t panic!


    T/N: Between Gu Ruijia and Cheng Minghao, how have both scored in the wingman rating? XD


    Isn¡¯t this a bit too dog-blood?

 CH 34

    After Ye Fei rejected Yan Xiao on Valentine¡¯s Day, the two stopped contacting each other and never met again.


    Ye Fei felt that Yan Xiao should have given up completely this time, and this feeling of relief only lasted for a moment. Then, he felt a sense of overwhelming discomfort. It was as if his throat was choked up and his chest laden with weight, making it almost impossible to breathe.


    Ye Fei told himself that Yan Xiao should be looking forward, finding a person better and healthier than himself. Yet he could not control the bitterness within his heart. Fortunately, Ye Fei only had two years left. If he was lucky, he might not even see Yan Xiao with another.


    He just needed to get through it for a while longer.


    Ye Fei opened her mailbox and was about to find something to do to divert his attention when there was a knock on his office door. He hurriedly adjusted his expression.


    ¡°Come in.¡± Unexpectedly, it was not just Gu Ruijia. Sun Qiong, who had not appeared for a long time, was hot on his heels. Sun Qiong had been commandeered by his father a while back for a bidding project in the east of the city. He was so busy that he rarely appeared in the group chat.


    ¡°What kind of wind blew you here?¡± Ye Fei raised his foot and kicked a chair over.


    Sun Qiong did not respond. Instead, he looked Ye Fei up and down and exclaimed, ¡°You¡­is it because you¡¯re thin or what? You¡¯ve become imposing.¡±


    Ye Fei had lost weight recently, the lines on his face becoming more severe. Sitting in the chair at the moment, he was visibly much shorter than Sun Qiong, but when he raised his eyes to talk to him, he did not appear weak. Rather, it was as though he held Sun Qiong within the palm of his hand.


    ¡°Hey? You got thin?¡± Gu Ruijia leaned over and took a closer look, ¡°I didn¡¯t see it, probably because I saw him every day, but Ye Fei has been eating less these days.¡±


    ¡°Your flattery is useless,¡± Ye Fei lowered her eyes, deftly avoiding the topic, ¡°No money, no company.¡±


    ¡°F*ck,¡±, Sun Qiong was enraged with Ye Fei and immediately forgot to continue his interrogation. He walked over and sat down, ¡°Who wants to make an appointment with you, do you have tits to begin with?!¡±


    ¡°How do you know I don¡¯t?¡± Ye Fei threw a bottle of mineral water at him and lazily goaded, ¡°Have you touched it?¡±


    Sun Qiong: ¡°¡­¡±


    Sun Qiong raised his hands in surrender.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯m afraid of you now, let¡¯s get down to business. I came here today to tell you good news.¡±


    Ye Fei raised his chin at him and motioned him to continue. Gu Ruijia also dragged his chair over, his face eager for gossip.


    ¡°Hurry up, what¡¯s going on, making it so mysterious, you¡¯ve been holding me on tenterhooks for half a day.¡± Sun Qiong cleared his throat.


    ¡°Ye Yao sold two suites yesterday. One of them was a sea-view house in Haoyue Bay, and the other an apartment in Maple Leaf Plaza. The total amount is more than 30 million.¡± Sun Qiong¡¯s family was in the real estate business, and thus he was relatively well-informed in this regard.


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    ¡°What kind of good thing is this?¡± Gu Ruijia frowned and glared at Sun Qiong with dissatisfaction.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I haven¡¯t reached the punchline,¡± Sun Qiong was worried about thrusting more daggers into Ye Fei and thus did not bother with Gu Ruijia. ¡°Do you know why he started to sell his houses? He owes a lot of gambling debts!¡±


    ¡°Gambling debt?¡± Ye Fei propped his chin with his hand and let out a thoughtful hum. ¡°Did you make a mistake?¡±


    Although Ye Yao was stupid and poisonous, he was not depraved. He had never been involved in things such as gambling.


    ¡°I¡¯ve got links to someone in Wang Zhao¡¯s circle, and I¡¯ve inquired about it,¡± Sun Qiong excitedly recounted to Ye Fei. ¡°Ye Yao got involved with Wang Zhao because he wanted his investment, and at first, he had only stuck his toe in. Now¡­¡± He sniggered.


    ¡°How do I not wet my shoes when sticking my foot in? Didn¡¯t that recent production of Dingyuan sink? Your white-eyed wolf must be in a bad mood, so he made a big bet. Who knew that this was his Achilles heel?¡±


    Soon after the filming of <<Super Time Redemption>> began, Dingyuan had shot an internet drama as well. Rather than a modern drama, they chose to shoot a costume serial in order to chase the wave of the recently popular TV series <<The Legend of the Empress Dowager>>.


    Because the publicity was in place, this costume web drama had a respectable number of views on its first day, appearing to be another member of a trend of explosive dramas.


    However, this situation only lasted for two days. Without strong quality support, no amount of marketing could make up for a web drama with no class. From the third day onwards, the number of broadcasts fell off a cliff.


    At first, Gu Ruijia kept an eye on the Internet ratings, for fear that <


    > would be surpassed. Later, he did not even bother to watch it.


    ¡°Oh, that drama,¡± Gu Ruijia gloated, ¡°Ye Yao being in a bad mood is reasonable, it¡¯s not even making a splash.¡±


    ¡°How is it?¡± Sun Qiong looked at Ye Fei, ¡°Did your mood improve after hearing that?¡±


    ¡°Thanks,¡± Ye Fei reached with his bottle and knocked Sun Qiong¡¯s own, ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect him to go down like this.¡±


    Ye Fei had long guessed that Dingyuan would not last long in the hands of Father Ye and Ye Yao, so after his rebirth, he did not take the initiative to do anything. Instead, he coldly watched as they struggled.


    Killing the monster with one blow didn¡¯t satisfy him. It was far better to cut flesh with a dull knife. Step by step from heaven to hell, struggling with no end in sight. The gap between above and below would be so big that anyone would be driven mad.


    Who would have known that even without his intervention, Ye Yao would bend down willingly for an executioner.


    ¡°Be more positive,¡± Sun Qiong patted Ye Fei on the shoulder and comforted him before changing the subject strategically. ¡°Should we invite Old Zhou out for a drink tonight?¡±


    ¡°I can do a meal, just no alcohol,¡± Ye Fei took out a pack of cigarettes, and gave Sun Qiong and Gu Ruijia one each, ¡°I¡¯m going to go to the Northwest.¡±


    ¡°Because of the budget?¡± Gu Ruijia stretched his hand out to Ye Fei for a lighter, ¡°Is it necessary?¡±


    ¡°Use your own,¡± Ye Fei flicked his hand, avoiding Gu Ruijia, before putting the lighter in his pocket. ¡°It has nothing to do with the budget, the conditions there are too difficult, I heard that a few actors have been sunburned recently. I should be heading down there to raise their morale.¡±


    If he headed there to relax, maybe his heart would recover faster, and he could stop thinking about seeing Yan Xiao.


    ¡°Do you want to be so clingy? What¡¯s wrong with using your lighter?¡± Gu Ruijia complained as he leaned over to Sun Qiong, lighting his cigarette with the other¡¯s cigarette butt. ¡°What you¡¯re saying actually makes sense.¡±


    Ye Fei lowered his eyes and let out a smoke ring.


    ¡°What time do you plan to leave?¡± Gu Ruijia asked again, ¡°I¡¯ll ask the administrative assistant to book a flight for you.¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t Brother Xiao have a private jet? What ticket?¡± Sun Qiong interjected.


    ¡°It¡¯s inconvenient,¡± Gu Ruijia rolled his eyes at him. ¡°Leave aside the need to apply for the flight route in advance. Our crew is in a valley, and there is no place to land the plane. ¡±


    ¡°The sooner the better,¡± Ye Fei said without thinking, rubbing the lighter in his pocket, ¡°Let¡¯s see if there is a flight tomorrow morning. If there is one, then tomorrow morning.¡±


    Gu Ruijia gave him an OK gesture and agreed.


    After dealing with the air ticket, Gu Ruijia left work early and took Sun Qiong to dinner with Ye Fei.


    On the other side, Yan Xiao, who had just finished the video conference, returned to the office. Instead of immediately throwing himself into intensive work as usual, he took out his mobile phone and tapped into the gallery.


    In the album named ¡°Ye Fei¡±, there were originally twenty-seven photos, but now there was only one left. But this valuable photo was given to him by Ye Fei, so it naturally held a different meaning.


    In the photo, Ye Fei was leaning against the sofa, smiling wildly and wanton. Next to him was a bright and wide floor-to-ceiling window, the sunlight streaming from outside the window softening the picture perfectly.


    Yan Xiao touched Ye Fei¡¯s face on the screen with his fingertips, but the longing in his heart did not ease much.


    From that day till now, they had not seen each other for four days, three hours and thirty-eight minutes.


    He really wanted to knock on Ye Fei¡¯s door with any excuse just like before. But upon thinking that Ye Fei might not want to see him, he restrained himself.


    Yan Xiao knew that he was a dull and boring person, who could neither flatter with honeyed words nor make Ye Fei happy, and it was normal to be rejected. Even if he was disappointed, he did not fall into despair.


    As long as they could meet each other occasionally, it was similar to their first six months of little contact. At least Yan Xiao could see Ye Fei.


    Yan Xiao exited the album and clicked into Ye Fei¡¯s social media platform. Ye Fei rarely posted his status, the most recent one was a month ago, praising a fried pork chop shop located downstairs from Tianxi.


    Yan Xiao repeatedly viewed his status over and over before he finally could bear it no longer. He ordered the driver to wait for him downstairs, got up and walked out of the office.


    ¡°Hey? Brother Xiao, where are you going?¡± As soon as he reached the elevator, Yan Xiao ran into Cheng Minghao who had come up to look for him.


    Yan Xiao briefly replied with a ¡°something¡± and stepped into the elevator without looking back.


    Cheng Minghao looked at his back and sighed. He vaguely guessed that the date that day had not gone well, but since it was his suggestion, asking Yan Xiao might cause his anger to turn on Cheng Minghao.


    Forget it, Cheng Minghao rubbed his face and stopped thinking about it. Let them solve their own affairs, why did a single dog need to care about matters of the heart.


    When Yan Xiao arrived at Tianxi, it happened to be 5:30 in the evening. According to Ye Fei¡¯s usual schedule, he would be off work in half an hour. Yan Xiao did not go up to ask for Ye Fei. Instead, he asked the driver to park the car downstairs and quietly waited for Ye Fei to come out.


    However, ten minutes passed; half an hour passed; an hour passed; but Ye Fei never appeared.


    Yan Xiao took out his mobile phone and opened Ye Fei¡¯s WeChat. After watching it for a while, nothing was posted. He swiped to his circle of friends, and happened to swipe to the status that Gu Ruijia posted not long ago¡ª


    [Gu Ruijia: Brothers, let¡¯s go~ [Picture][Picture]]


    It was only then that he realized that Ye Fei got off work earlier today and went to dinner with friends.


    The sky was already dark, and the bright street lights hit the roof of the car, reflecting a dazzling white. Yan Xiao did not go home directly, but asked the driver to drive to the fried pork chop restaurant that Ye Fei had posted about, and ordered a pork chop set meal.


    It was the peak period of dinner time, and the restaurant was almost full. All kinds of voices were mixed together, making a din of noise. Yan Xiao sat alone in the hustle and bustle, silently finishing the pork chops and shredded cabbage on his plate.


    He waited for more than an hour and did not see Ye Fei. In the end, he only ate a set of pork chops that Ye Fei had eaten before, but he felt very satisfied.


    The author has something to say: In fact, it is not anguish, I think _(:§Ù¡±¡Ï)_ Ye Fei needs an opportunity to open his heart completely, and the next thing will be very sweet! So sweet!

 CH 35

    Second of two chapters! (Because ending on that last one would be too heartrending lol)


    Ye Fei set foot on the plane to the northwest the next morning. The peak summer travel period has passed, so even if he was purchasing a last-minute ticket, Ye Fei was fortunate enough to obtain a first-class seat.


    He did not bring much. After putting away his luggage, Ye Fei was about to sit down, until he caught eyes on something, and was startled.


    It was a familiar computer bag. It shared the same dark blue leather cover, and silver-plated buckle of the bag Yan Xiao usually carried. Ye Fei¡¯s heart thumped as he slowly raised his head.


    A handsome yet unfamiliar face came into view.


    ¡°Sir, sir?¡± The sweet-looking stewardess walked up to him and reminded, ¡°Would you please take your seat first?¡± Ye Fei recovered, and smiled at the flight attendant.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± He¡¯s good looking and even more attractive when he smiles. The flight attendant¡¯s cheeks turned a little red, and she smiled back. With her professionalism, she resisted the urge to stay for a while and went to the boarding gate to wait for others to board the plane.


    Ye Fei fastened his seat belt, thought about it, took out his mobile phone and opened Yan Xiao¡¯s chat dialog.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s avatar used a photo of him. Dressed in a meticulous black suit, with neatly combed hair, he looked as serious as an ID photo. Ye Fei smiled involuntarily, but his smile was fleeting and soon disappeared. He moved his fingertips and pressed the avatar to save it.


    There was a rustling sound coming from his side. It should be his seat neighbor. Ye Fei continued to stare at his chat record and did not look up.


    ¡°Hello.¡± A male voice sounded in his ear. It took a few seconds for Ye Fei to realize that the other was talking to him. He turned his head and noticed that the owner of the familiar computer bag just happened to be the one sitting next to him.


    ¡°Are you going to the Northwest too?¡± The man was dressed in a well-fitting white shirt and introduced himself to Ye Fei, ¡°My name is Feng Gaoyi.¡±


    Ye Fei said ¡°yes¡± and nodded politely at him, but did not want to continue the conversation.


    Feng Gaoyi disregarded his coldness and sat with his legs wide open, his eyes shifting to Ye Fei¡¯s face. ¡°Domestic flights really aren¡¯t comfortable. In international flights, you get a tolerable seat pitch, but not so in domestic flights. So I always only buy first class when I travel.¡±


    He paused and asked again, ¡°Are you on a business trip or a tourist trip?¡±


    ¡°On a business trip.¡± Ye Fei was irritated by him, and gave a perfunctory answer.


    Feng Gaoyi did not seem to notice his indifference. He chose to smile and continued to speak. ¡°It¡¯s a coincidence, I¡¯m also on a business trip. The hospital in the Northwest invited me to practice at their clinic and give a lecture to their doctors.¡±


    While speaking, he raised his hand and nudged the Herm¨¨s laptop bag in Ye Fei¡¯s direction. ¡°Look, I even brought my computer with me.¡±


    Ye Fei sneered and looked away. Yan Xiao¡¯s sitting posture was always upright, and he would not show off with luxury goods. Ye Fei was sure that he could not even recognize the brand of his laptop bag, and simply took what his assistant had chosen.


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    ¡°You know, I¡¯ve been very busy as a doctor. Because I¡¯ve been paying attention to my career, I¡¯ve delayed my own personal aspirations. I¡¯m now looking for someone to settle down with.¡± He hinted his intentions at Ye Fei with a burning gaze, ¡°It¡¯s nice to go out with your boyfriend, sit together and have a chat.¡±


    Ye Fei had been disregarding him in hopes of getting him to retreat, but he never expected that this person would step on his face in response. He simply arched his neck and raised his eyebrow with a smile.


    ¡°Really?¡± Ye Fei gave the pretense of acknowledgement. ¡°Which hospital are you from?¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s courtesy was about to dissipate Feng Gaoyi¡¯s soul. After a long while, he reported the name of a third-tier hospital. Ye Fei narrowed his eyes indolently.


    ¡°This hospital, I¡¯m familiar with¡ª¡± Feng Gaoyi¡¯s eyes lit up. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Ye Fei continue, ¡°My father and my brother were killed in your hospital.¡±


    An awkward silence. The flight was three hours long, yet Feng Gaoyi was as quiet as a chicken and never spoke again.


    The filming location of <<Super Time Redemption>> was very remote. After Ye Fei got off the plane, he needed to take a chartered car and ride for nearly five hours. He spent a lot of money to order a lot of food from the only nearby county, before he finally arrived at his destination in the evening.


    The actors showed a great welcome to his arrival. Because they were close to the desert, they were afraid of issues. Thus, the crew had great difficulties exiting the filming location, and access was restricted. No matter how delicious their takeaway lunch was, they were tired of the endless repetition. What Ye Fei brought solved their cravings.


    Rather than following the majority grabbing food, Song Wen pulled Ye Fei aside to report to him about the budget situation.


    Song Wen was an honest person. Since Ye Fei had assisted him when he was at a low point, his nerves were stretched as he did everything to perfection in order not to let Ye Fei down.


    The two¡¯s conversation lasted until the middle of the night. It was only when the assistant director came over to remind him politely that Ye Fei might be tired after traveling all day, did Song Wen recover his wits and let Ye Fei go back to rest.


    The next day, Ye Fei woke up feeling uncomfortable. Having come from a humid place, he could not adapt to the dry northwest climate. Not only was his skin peeling, he had started coughing as well.


    ¡°It¡¯s normal to be not accustomed to the soil and water¡± Song Wen was particularly experienced in this and bought a packet of malva nuts over, and started to soak them for Ye Fei to drink. ¡°When I just came, it took half a month of drinking this to help.¡±


    ¡°This is the first time I am drinking this stuff.¡± Ye Fei thanked Song Wen as he reached out and poked at the packaging. He picked up the cup and tasted it. The taste was not bitter, but astringent. ¡°You have worked hard.¡±


    ¡°I should be.¡± Song Wen waved his hand and talked to Ye Fei for a while before running to the monitor, ready to start the first shooting of the day.


    Ye Fei rejected the assistant Song Wen had arranged for him, and sat alone outside the location. He appeared to be watching the actors filming gravely, but his head was filled with thoughts about Yan Xiao.


    He had made a mistake in his calculations. Distance did not obstruct this uncontrollable feeling, but the separation had made his heart grow fonder. Ye Fei¡¯s chest felt empty, and he urgently needed to do something to keep himself busy, so as to forget Yan Xiao.


    He pondered for a while and took a picture of the malva nuts before sharing it to his circle of friends, posting his status¡ª


    [Your Brother Fei: Surviving by this [picture]]


    Then he sent the picture to the group chat of Gu Ruijia and several others. This group was newly created by Gu Ruijia, and Yan Xiao was not a member. Because the topics they usually talk about were too obscene, it would be awkward if Yan Xiao was reading them.


    [Brother Fei: I am not used to the soil and water, Song Wen gave me a drink of this.]


    [Gu Ruijia 180 minutes: Hahahahaha good for you! You deserve it for insiting on going.]


    [Sun Qiong is very rich: Ye Fei is busy drinking malva nuts in the northwest, but I can only drink red wine in the air-conditioned room. Ah, this is the difference.]


    [Zhou Family Group Pet: Are you still human? Ye Fei is so miserable¡­ I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t make it up, hahahaha, you can also add some wolfberries. ]


    Ye Fei smirked, and wanted to tease them as usual, but he could not even muster up the urge to type. It was as if he had lost all of his energy and strength overnight. He sat in a daze, before turning off his phone. He was about to go back and lie down when the screen suddenly lit up, a WeChat message popping up¡ª


    [Yan Xiao: Ye Fei, what happened to you?]


    Ye Fei abruptly stood up and stared at the screen without blinking. It took a long while before he could calm down his thrashing heart. Before he could decide whether to reply or not, Yan Xiao called.


    Ye Fei took a deep breath, pressed the answer button, and tried his best to adopt a casual attitude. ¡°President Yan, is there something wrong?¡±


    Yan Xiao gave a ¡°hmm¡± and asked him, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s mind was not fully operational, and it took a few seconds to understand what Yan Xiao meant. ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I¡¯m just not accustomed to the weather.¡±


    ¡°Accustom?¡± Yan Xiao repeated.


    ¡°I went to the Northwest for something.¡±


    ¡°I see,¡± Yan Xiao broke off, and after a while, he slowly replied, ¡°I didn¡¯t know.¡±


    Ye Fei did not know how to answer and kept quiet. Fortunately, Yan Xiao did not continue the topic, and only asked him, ¡°What symptoms?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a little cough, no worries, it¡¯s normal.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Ye Fei faintly heard a slight sound of flipping books on the phone, but did not ask. The two continued their awkward silence; the atmosphere started to get cold. Ye Fei¡¯s chest started to feel tight with no rhyme or reason. He closed his eyes and wanted to say goodbye to Yan Xiao, but his throat suddenly itchy and he coughed uncontrollably.


    When he did not cough, it was okay; but once he started to cough, he could not stop. Ye Fei swallowed hard twice, finally got a moment to catch his breath, squeezed out the words ¡°hanging up¡±, and ended the call.


    Song Wen had come over to look for him. Seeing this, he patted him on the back and said, ¡°You need to hurry over to where the wind is blocked.¡±


    Once they had arrived, Song Wen produced his purpose of coming over. ¡°President Ye, since you¡¯re already here, let¡¯s have dinner tonight?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Ye Fei drank a mouthful of malva nuts to moisten his throat, and refused, ¡°You should continue to film. Once we¡¯ve reached the end and started our promotion, we can have a celebratory dinner.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Song Wen thought about it and agreed.


    <<Super Time Redemption>> had to be released during the Spring Festival. They had wasted a lot of time due to the incompatible weather. In order to catch up, they had been rushing through their scenes. It was not worthwhile to use a night for a get-together.


    Though they did not dine together, Ye Fei still had to indicate his support. For the next few days, the menu of the crew was enriched. The actors were satisfied with their meal upgrade, and wished that Ye Fei would become a permanent mainstay of their crew.


    In the evening, Ye Fei did not want to be alone, so he ran to the shooting location. The Gobi desert had a large temperature difference between day and night, as though it alternated between seasons each day. Ye Fei was wrapped in an overcoat and sat on a chair, watching the actors filming.


    Perhaps because Ye Fei was present, the third male lead, who was considered a rookie, became nervous and kept ¡®NG¡¯ing. Song Wen was polite at first, but as the third male lead started to get more and more out of sorts, he was so angry that he started to roar.


    Ye Fei saw that the third male lead¡¯s shoulders were shrunken, and was about to be scolded to the point of turning into a hermit. Ye Fei stood up and was just about to play mediator, when the field manager suddenly called him from behind. ¡°President Ye! President Ye!¡±


    Ye Fei turned her head. ¡°What¡ª¡± His voice halted as his eyes glazed over. Was he hallucinating?


    Yan Xiao¡¯s suit was slightly wrinkled, and his hair was a little messy, as if he had traveled for a long time. Holding a bag in his hand, he was walking towards him step by step.


    ¡°President Yan is here to find you, hahaha.¡± The field manager spoke with a smile, before wisely making his exit, leaving the space for the two of them.


    Ye Fei felt his breath catch. He opened his mouth, but no words escaped. It was not until Yan Xiao stopped in front of him did his voice re-emerge from hiding.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a business trip. I brought medicine since it¡¯s on the way.¡± Yan Xiao opened his bag, took out the medicine inside, and introduced them to Yan Xiao one by one. At the end of his soliloquy, he stated, ¡°I have asked the doctor, and it can be used.¡±


    The medicine bag traveled from the southeast of the country to the northwest. It was a distance of more than 2,800 kilometers.


    ¡°Tell me the truth.¡± Ye Fei¡¯s voice started to tremble. Maybe it was cold. The Gobi Desert was chilly at night, and the wind bit at your skin. The light of the stars on top scattered over Yan Xiao, creating a tranquil yet noiseless atmosphere.


    ¡°I won¡¯t feel at ease if I don¡¯t see you with my own eyes.¡± He finally uttered.

 CH 36

    Further off in the distance, Song Wen could be heard shouting vigorously along with the soft murmurs of two screenwriters discussing the plot. Ye Fei¡¯s fingertips trembled; he had never realized more clearly than this moment that Yan Xiao was not just in love with him.


    A minor illness that Ye Fei did not mind was treated as a major event by him.


    What Yan Xiao had given in care and love was not received by Ye Fei in two lifetimes. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. ¡°How did you know I was here?¡±


    ¡°I asked Gu Ruijia.¡± Yan Xiao deftly replied.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me in advance?¡± Ye Fei questioned once more. Yan Xiao looked away, trying not to meet eyes with him.


    ¡°You probably don¡¯t want me to come.¡± His voice was slightly lower than usual.


    ¡°Is the company busy?¡± Ye Fei knew that Feixiao Technology¡¯s latest game had not passed review by the authorities. The whole company was working towards getting approval. Furthermore, Yan Xiao was working on the development of Feixiao Video. This would culminate in a substantial workload.


    ¡°Not busy¡­¡± Yan Xiao paused, and under Ye Fei¡¯s unceasing gaze, he rethought his words, ¡°I can work online.¡±


    ¡°President Yan!¡± Before Ye Fei could say anything, a breathless voice interrupted. Ye Fei turned his head and found a member of the field management team.


    ¡°President Ye,¡± the young man in his early twenties faced Ye Fei and Yan Xiao at the same time, his whole body trembling in terror. He greeted Ye Fei first, before turning to Yan Xiao, ¡°Your luggage has been delivered to the door of President Ye¡¯s room.¡±


    Ye Fei caught on to the key phrase of the message. ¡°My room?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± the groundskeeper scratched his head naively and told Ye Fei, ¡°Our boss said so.¡± After a pause, he asked, ¡°Do you have any other orders?¡±


    Ye Fei thanked him, said ¡°no more¡±, and sent him away.


    It made sense. In the eyes of others, he and Yan Xiao were legal husbands, of course they had to sleep in the same room.


    As soon as the field manager left, the two of them did not have time to say a word before Song Wen brought a group of people to greet Yan Xiao again.


    Luckily for them, after these successive interruptions, Ye Fei¡¯s chaotic thoughts calmed down and in the end, he had regained his unflappable composure.


    ¡°You guys are busy, don¡¯t worry about us,¡± Ye Fei knew that Yan Xiao did not like to socialize, so he dealt with them and ended their conversation quickly. ¡°I¡¯ll take him to see where he lives first.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Song Wen nodded, ¡°Come to me if you need anything.¡±


    ¡°At this point, are we strangers?¡± Ye Fei smiled and turned to the rest of the crew. ¡°President Yan has already ordered something to treat you, and it will be delivered at noon tomorrow. If you have anything to eat, you can report tonight to the assistant director, I¡¯ll be in charge of ordering. ¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s lips were upturned in a smile, though his eyes were filled with cunning. ¡°Seeing that our President Yan is so generous, we should make proper use of his offer. Give President Yan a lesson and let him see the combat effectiveness of our crew.¡±


    As soon as these words came out, the crew cheered. With this boost to morale, the weirdness in the staff¡¯s hearts died down as they rubbed their hands in anticipation.


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    ¡°I know.¡± Ye Fei expressed his thoughts, ¡°I said it on purpose, don¡¯t worry about it, I¡¯ll arrange the rest.¡± Yan Xiao was the largest investor in <<Super Time Redemption>>. If he did not do something for the crew when he came, then Yan Xiao would have been viewed with suspicion due to his sudden visit. Of course, Yan Xiao would not care about reassuring their hardworking team.


    But Ye Fei did. Ye Fei was unable to tolerate the thought of Yan Xiao being criticized, even for something as simple as this.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Although he still could not understand Ye Fei¡¯s intentions, Yan Xiao acquiesced. Of all the people in the world, the only one who could make Yan Xiao agree without compromise or principles was Ye Fei.


    Ye Fei silently laughed at the one who had no idea about interpersonal relationships. For Feixiao to develop to its current state, Cheng Minghao had really put in a substantial effort.


    The two walked through an alley and arrived at the place where the crew rented. It was a rural area consisting of a row of peasant cottages. The one where Ye Fei was staying was on the outermost side, and it was much more sturdy and intact compared to other houses. Ye Fei opened the door for Yan Xiao to enter. ¡°Tonight President Yan has to lower himself to live with the humble me.¡±


    Rather than comment, Yan Xiao visibly glanced away when he looked inside. What was going on here? Ye Fei was puzzled as he followed Yan Xiao¡¯s line of sight.


    Oh. Ye Fei had forgotten that he had unpacked a new set of disposable underwear this morning, used one, and threw the rest by the pillow. It was this sight that greeted Yan Xiao.


    Ye Fei was thick-skinned and lacked shame. He walked over to put away the bag of underwear, and said with a smile, ¡°President Yan, what are you thinking?¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at him quietly for a while before he put down his luggage. His eyes traced over Ye Fei¡¯s face, lingering on his eyebrows.


    ¡°I¡¯m thinking of you, Ye Fei.¡± Yan Xiao twitched his fingers, as if he wanted to touch Ye Fei, but self-restraint held on. ¡°Am I making you uncomfortable by taking initiative?¡±


    For a moment, Ye Fei¡¯s heart seemed to be tangled and pulled by dense silk threads, and there was an endless dull pain.


    ¡°I only have a bad throat right now,¡± he lowered his eyes to shield his inner thoughts and changed the subject, ¡°When are you leaving?¡±


    It took Yan Xiao a long time to understand what Ye Fei meant. Although he could not read Ye Fei¡¯s expression, Yan Xiao¡¯s mood was obviously lighter than before.


    ¡°Tomorrow, the company is preparing to build the new Feixiao Building, and I need to go back and confirm the design plan.¡±


    After a while, he called Ye Fei¡¯s name.


    ¡°Hm?¡±


    ¡°Can we meet occasionally?¡± Yan Xiao said, and hurriedly followed up. ¡°When you¡¯re not busy.¡±


    The words ¡°occasionally¡± and ¡°not busy¡± were like two heavy hammers hitting Ye Fei¡¯s chest hard. His eyes soured, and he took a while to flatten his voice.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Not wanting Yan Xiao to go on, he grabbed a few pieces of clothes at random. ¡°I¡¯m going to take a bath, can you wash up later?¡± Yan Xiao accepted this, and nodded.


    ¡°Do you need me to avoid looking at you?¡±


    ¡°Are you from the Qing Dynasty?¡± They were both men, and doors existed; what¡¯s with the sudden need to look away?


    Yan Xiao did not know what to reply, and was about to report his birthdate. Then he caught on; Ye Fei was joking, and so he did not speak.


    ¡°No need.¡± Ye Fei did not want to trouble him further and walked to the bathroom while continuing to talk. ¡°You can do what you want, I¡¯ll be done soon.¡±


    When Ye Fei came out, Yan Xiao was working at the desk, and the room was filled with the sound of the keyboard¡¯s clacks. Ye Fei was filled with an inexplicable sense of grievance as he watched a tall and broad man crouched at a stool with no back, typing away.


    ¡°Go ahead,¡± Ye Fei put the wet towel on the hanger and fiddled with the wet hair on his forehead, ¡°Did you bring your toiletries? You can use mine if you did not.¡±


    He had just gotten out of the shower and was wearing a voluminous T-shirt, revealing large swaths of steamed-pink skin. Water droplets dripped down from the end of his hair, beading around his shoulders before finally vanishing into the chest that was hidden by his T-shirt.


    Furthermore, he was wearing white, and the wet shirt clung to his body, barely hiding the slender curve of his body.


    Lively, fragrant and delicious.


    ¡°Yan Xiao, Yan Xiao?¡± Ye Fei called him several times but the other failed to respond. He could not help but shove at him and teased Yan Xiao, ¡°What are you thinking, come back.¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple rolled, and he robotically got to his feet, looking as though he had lost his soul. Ye Fei had no choice but to repeat what he just said.


    Yan Xiao gazed at him before he slowly mumbled, ¡°I didn¡¯t bring mine, I¡¯ll use yours.¡±


    ¡°Okay, then you can go,¡± Ye Fei sat on the bed, picked up his phone and opened Weibo, ¡°There is still a lot of hot water.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Yan Xiao obediently went to the bathroom.


    By the time they both finished washing up, it was past eleven o¡¯clock.


    ¡°Do you want to rest or continue working?¡± Ye Fei asked Yan Xiao while he flung his slippers off. He was used to the action of kicking off his shoes, and threw them off one by one. Yan Xiao bent down, straightened his slippers, glanced over the two side-by-side pillows, and replied, ¡°Rest.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re done with your work?¡± Yan Xiao asked subconsciously. Yan Xiao quickly jabbed at the dismiss call button when he saw Cheng Minghao¡¯s name, set the phone to mute, and maintained that he had finished his work.


    Ye Fei glanced at him with a half-smile, but chose not to point out his lie. ¡°Then go to sleep. Since you¡¯re outside, you can turn it off.¡±


    Yan Xiao let out an ¡°hm¡±, climbed onto the bed with an expressionless face, turned off the light, and laid flat beside Ye Fei.


    There was no soundproofing in the farmer¡¯s house, and the sound of laughter and noise from outside can be heard into the house from time to time, forming a sharp contrast with the quietness in the room. As his eyes gradually got used to the darkness, Yan Xiao turned his head slightly, and clearly saw the side profile of Ye Fei¡¯s face, which was beautiful and three-dimensional.


    It was the first time they were so close. As long as Yan Xiao turned around, he could completely wrap Ye Fei in his arms.


    But he did nothing. After a long, long time, the noise outside had calmed down.


    ¡°Ye Fei, are you asleep?¡± Yan Xiao suddenly called Ye Fei¡¯s name. Ye Fei did not answer; he must have fallen asleep.


    So, Yan Xiao turned sideways, reached out and touched his face very lightly.


    Unbeknownst to him, in the darkness, Ye Fei¡¯s eyelashes moved.


    Because Yan Xiao¡¯s phone was muted and he did not reply to his WeChat message, Cheng Minghao could not find him. It was not as if there was anything urgent, but he just wanted to ask Yan Xiao when he would be back so that they could arrange a meeting about the new Feixiao Building.


    ¡°He still hasn¡¯t picked up yet. Could he still be asleep? What did he do last night?¡± Cheng Minghao threw the phone onto the front passenger seat with a sly smirk, and slowed down to enter the parking lot.


    Unexpectedly, the barrier at the entrance was slow to rise.


    ¡°What¡¯s the situation?¡± Cheng Minghao stopped the car, rolled down the window and asked the security guard.


    ¡°Mr. Cheng, is your car a new one?¡± The security guard glanced at it and said, ¡°The license plate information has not been entered.¡±


    The parking lot of Feixiao Technology could only be used by Feixiao Technology¡¯s staff. When employees joined the company, they needed to report their license plate numbers to the administrative department. Then, the administrative department would enter them into the system. This way, the electronic system would recognize the license plate number and allow them in.


    ¡°It is indeed a new one, but my assistant has already addressed the administration department.¡± Cheng Minghao frowned, got out of the car and told the security guard, ¡°Ask the administration department what¡¯s going on.¡±


    The security guard nodded, said a few words into the earphone, and then turned to Cheng Minghao: ¡°Mr. Cheng, please wait a moment, they¡¯re checking it.¡±


    Cheng Minghao gave a ¡°hm¡±, took out a pack of cigarettes, offered one to the security guard, and waited while smoking.


    He did not put on airs and could talk to anyone in the company. The security guard was not afraid of him either. After chatting with him for a while, he suddenly said, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen President Yan in the past two days.¡±


    ¡°Your President Yan went to the northwest to find his family.¡± Cheng Minghao exhaled a smoke ring and smiled. The security guard was dumbfounded but was quick to respond with praise.


    ¡°President Yan and President Ye have a really good relationship.¡± Cheng Minghao gave a chuckle. What a fart! It was obvious that Yan Xiao was the one shaving his head due to the heat, but the other party could not be bothered.


    Just as Cheng Minghao was about to say something else and divert the topic, he heard the security guard say again, ¡°I have seen President Ye before, and he is very good-looking. That day, President Yan was accidentally hit by a billboard, which made President Ye anxious. The fellow even ran over to have a look!¡±


    Cheng Minghao¡¯s eyes widened. His mouth opened, letting his cigarette fall to the ground. ¡°What did you say?¡±

 CH 37

    When the alarm rang the next morning, Ye Fei was still asleep.


    Although he went to bed early last night, he slept late. After hearing movement, he stretched out a hand beneath his blanket in a daze to search for his phone, but he could not press to dismiss the alarm even after a struggle.


    Already irritated, Ye Fei was about to further his endeavors when something warm pressed across the back of his hand. The next moment, the annoying ringtone disappeared completely.


    Ye Fei¡¯s brows gradually loosened, and he wanted to continue sleeping, but was filled with a vague sense of disquiet. There was something heavy resting on his waist, and his back felt warm, as though he was leaning against the fireplace.


    What¡¯s the situation? He rolled over with difficulty, groping around with his eyes closed.


    His hand felt something warm, a bit like¡­ Ye Fei opened his eyes.


    Yan Xiao was lying beside him in dark blue pajamas buttoned neatly but his sleeves were slightly rolled up. And Ye Fei¡¯s hand was currently resting on that distinguished forearm.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes were open and clear, as if he had been awake for a long time, but he did not stop Ye Fei¡¯s movements.


    ¡°It¡¯s you who took the initiative.¡± He reached out and caressed Ye Fei¡¯s face, as if he wanted intimacy, but exploring Ye Fei¡¯s limits as well. Ye Fei¡¯s brain was still filled with sludge, and he could not react, nor could he speak.


    Yan Xiao drew strength and courage from this. His right hand slowly descended, gently rubbing along the lines of Ye Fei¡¯s face.


    The atmosphere in the room instantly became delicate. Yan Xiao held Ye Fei¡¯s wrist with one hand and intertwined his fingers. The other hand pressed Ye Fei¡¯s shoulder and raised his upper body slightly.


    The ramshackle wooden bed was overwhelmed and made a creaking sound, like a thunderbolt, smashing into Ye Fei¡¯s heart.


    Ye Fei was shocked and completely awake. He quickly pushed Yan Xiao away and stood up.


    ¡°I have something to do in the morning. You can continue to sleep.¡±


    Yan Xiao did not speak; he breathed slightly, and his heavy eyes fell on Ye Fei like a shadow. This caused Ye Fei¡¯s neck to tingle like crazy. He took two sips of water before he could calm himself down.


    ¡°Why, haven¡¯t you seen the physiological phenomenon in the morning?¡± Ye Fei suggested in a careless, nonchalant manner. He rummaged through his suitcase, grabbed two clean clothes and walked to the bathroom. When he passed by the bed, Yan Xiao suddenly stopped him.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± he said, his voice a little hoarse, ¡°do you mind if I use the bathroom first?¡±


    Ye Fei froze for a moment, before he realized what Yan Xiao needed to do. He glanced at Yan Xiao without meaning to, before turning his head in a sarcastic fashion. ¡°You can do whatever you want.¡±


    By the time they were all packed, it was past nine o¡¯clock.


    ¡°President Ye, President Yan,¡± When the assistant director saw them, he ran over happily and said to Ye Fei, ¡°I¡¯ve collated everyone¡¯s requests. Did you see your WeChat?¡±


    The assistant director was a foodie; this had pained him more greatly than choosing an actor.


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    Fortunately, he saved the contact information of the restaurant he ordered before, and immediately informed them to prepare before noon. Otherwise, if they had gone there in person to place an order, they might have to wait until the next day.


    Ye Fei avoided the crowd, called the store, and came back after arranging everything. Yan Xiao stood outside the door with a luggage bag.


    ¡°Got to go?¡±


    Yan Xiao gave Ye Fei an affirmative ¡°hmm¡± and told Ye Fei, ¡°The flight is at 3 o¡¯clock in the afternoon, but it¡¯s too far from here to the airport, so I need to leave early.¡± Ye Fei nodded in understanding.


    ¡°Have a smooth journey, let me know when you arrive at Feng City.¡± After hesitating for a while, he added, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about me¡­ After all, I¡¯m the boss, and they don¡¯t dare to treat me badly. See, they respect me.¡± He waved to the staff who passed by to greet him.


    Yan Xiao chose not to make a comment on the matter, and instead quietly inspected Ye Fei, as if to recall the time that they had spent together. After a while, he asked, ¡°When are you coming back?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll talk about it later,¡± Ye Fei gave a vague reply, ¡°I still want to play here for a few more days, otherwise flying here would be a waste.¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s phone lit up. Ye Fei glanced at it unintentionally, and happened to see the notification on the screen. It was the driver¡¯s reminder, telling Yan Xiao that he had arrived.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Ye Fei felt a little uncomfortable, but kept an indifferent smile on his face, ¡°I¡¯ll send you out.¡±


    The two walked out in silence. When they were about to leave the shooting location, Yan Xiao suddenly halted and addressed Ye Fei.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± he insisted, ¡°Can you tell me when you come back?¡±


    Ye Fei raised his eyes and looked at Yan Xiao. Yan Xiao looked at him with a simple tolerance, and fondness. It was as if no matter how many times Ye Fei rejected him, he would never change.


    Ye Fei was hesitant; he had no idea how to go forward.


    All along, he has been trying desperately to put boundaries between the two, trying to keep Yan Xiao away from him, but his efforts were in vain. Everytime Ye Fei took a step back, Yan Xiao took two steps forward, and Ye Fei had nothing to show for his efforts.


    The wind blew tiny sand particles against Yan Xiao¡¯s suit, making a slight noise. Yan Xiao should have stayed in a clean and bright office, but was in the desert picking out sand because of him.


    Ye Fei closed his eyes and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    For the first time in his life, the idea of putting his strings into Yan Xiao¡¯s hands appeared in his heart. Whether they progressed or regressed was up to Yan Xiao; Ye Fei would accept everything.


    Maybe after this, just let him dream.


    Yan Xiao, who got a positive answer, was very satisfied and did not ask Ye Fei for more. After getting into the car, he watched Ye Fei walk away before telling the driver to drive.


    Although he had only been out for two days, work had piled up. Yan Xiao unlocked his phone, checked the messages he received when it was muted, and found that Cheng Minghao had called him fifteen times in total.


    Just as he was about to call back, Cheng Minghao called again. Yan Xiao accepted.


    ¡°You finally answered.¡± Cheng Minghao breathed a sigh of relief over the phone.


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s big news!¡± Cheng Minghao propped up one leg, deliberately trying to whet Yan Xiao¡¯s appetite, ¡°Promise to give me double the year-end bonus this year, and I¡¯ll tell you.¡±


    ¡°Cheng Minghao,¡± Yan Xiao flatly uttered, ¡°The amount of year-end bonus depends on your contribution value.¡±


    Cheng Minghao did not feel guilty at all, and smirked, ¡°I think rather than twice, this is worth ten times my normal contribution.¡±


    Yan Xiao quietly waited for his next words.


    ¡°I¡¯ll send you the surveillance video from the carpark,¡± Cheng Minghao minimized the call application, clicked into WeChat, and sent the surveillance video he just edited to Yan Xiao, ¡°You¡¯ll know when you see it, remember to give me a big gift, I won¡¯t accept if it¡¯s any less.¡±


    ¡°I used to think you were miserable, but now I see that it was me who was miserable.¡± Cheng Minghao complained with bitterness. ¡°I must be the only single dog in this world who has to worry over a married couple.¡±


    Yan Xiao did not understand what medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he simply ended the call and tapped on the video.


    Then, Yan Xiao saw the most unforgettable scene in his life.


    In Feixiao Technology¡¯s parking lot, Ye Fei stood there leaning against the pillar, staring at the direction of the entrance, as if waiting for something. A few minutes later, Yan Xiao¡¯s car drove in.


    Because his back was facing the monitor, Yan Xiao could not see the expression on Ye Fei¡¯s face. But he could see that Ye Fei¡¯s eyes kept following him. From getting out of the car to entering the elevator, his eyes had never left Yan Xiao.


    The time in the upper right corner showed that it was the day of the accident.


    If he really cares about you, he will come in person, not just call. Cheng Minghao¡¯s words kept echoing in his mind. Yan Xiao gripped his phone and repeatedly rewinded the surveillance video.


    It was not a hallucination nor his imagination; Ye Fei had really come.


    ¡°Turn around,¡± Yan Xiao ordered the driver, ¡°Go back.¡±


    The driver thought he had heard it wrong, and continued to drive numbly.


    Yan Xiao looked at the driver in the rearview mirror. ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    ¡°Oh, okay.¡± The driver finally regained his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream and began to turn.


    After Yan Xiao left, Ye Fei could not feel the urge to do anything. After sending the meal pick-up time to the assistant director, he sat on the bed in bewilderment.


    He did not know where Yan Xiao was going, would the plane be delayed¡­ He was already busy, if he was late, would it inconvenience him?


    Ye Fei rubbed his forehead to stop himself from those wild assumptions. Just as he took out his phone to search for some sand sculpture dramas, he heard a knock on the door. Assuming that the crew was trying to find him, he took no notice of the interruption and walked over while still looking at his phone.


    ¡°What¡ªYan Xiao?¡± Just like his sudden appearance a day ago, Yan Xiao was standing outside the door, watching him solemnly. Ye Fei calmed down the turbulence in his heart, tried his best to regain his senses, and questioned, ¡°Did you leave something behind?¡±


    Yan Xiao did not speak. He took a step forward, reached out and gently stroked Ye Fei¡¯s cheek.


    ¡°You¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao interrupted, ¡°I saw the CCTV.¡±


    Ye Fei was stunned and confused. ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°The day I had the accident,¡± Yan Xiao clarified and stared at Ye Fe. ¡°Why were you there?¡±


    Ye Fei was silent. Yan Xiao had always indulged Ye Fei, but this time, he disregarded Ye Fei¡¯s reticence.


    ¡°Why were you there?¡± Yan Xiao repeated his question. Ye Fei flicked away Yan Xiao¡¯s hand and took out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket. Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes picked up the lighter, recognizing it was one of the many he had brought from Jiangcheng.


    Ye Fei bit the cigarette lightly, lowered his eyes and lit the cigarette. Yan Xiao peered down at Ye Fei¡¯s thick eyelashes and the bridge of his nose. The rising white smoke ring obscured his face, hiding Ye Fei¡¯s expression.


    So Yan Xiao held Ye Fei¡¯s shoulder and stretched out his hand to take his cigarette.


    ¡°How fierce,¡± Ye Fei chuckled lightly, leaned against the wall and stared out the window, and after a while, said, ¡°Why did I come, don¡¯t you know?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°Yan Xiao,¡± Ye Fei looked at him, as if he had lifted some burden off his chest. He had let go of all restraint. ¡°I am not with you, not because I don¡¯t like you, but because I have a genetic disease.¡±

 CH 38

    The burnt ashes of his cigarette fell onto Yan Xiao¡¯s quality Western suit. Ye Fei took the half-smoked cigarette from his hand, pressed the burnt end to the windowsill and crushed it, and smiled softly at Yan Xiao.


    ¡°My mother died of ALS. I was unlucky and inherited it.¡± He revealed his relief in his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s common knowledge that this disease can¡¯t be cured. I don¡¯t want you to spend the last years with me really, Yan Xiao. I¡­ have only two left.¡±


    Ye Fei wanted to relight his cigarette, but after recalling Yan Xiao¡¯s attempt to steal his cigarette away, he resisted the urge.


    ¡°Whatever I said to you were all nonsense,¡± Ye Fei could not help but recall the previous rejections, and sneered. ¡°Those who can play, or being noisy¡­¡±


    Ye Fei had said what he wanted to say; he no longer needed to hide his true thoughts.


    ¡°There has never been anyone else, I only liked you.¡± As if the pause button was pressed, the whole world came to a standstill.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s brain was filled with a gentle buzz. He staggered, opened his mouth to say something, but remained silent.


    After a long time, when the sun had moved a fraction in the sky, he finally started his interrogation. ¡°When did you know? In which hospital?¡±


    Ye Fei said the name of the private hospital, and then told him,¡±The test results are fine for now. I don¡¯t know what to tell you, but I can definitely confirm I will definitely get it, and I won¡¯t joke about this kind of thing.¡±


    ¡°ALS doesn¡¯t have this characteristic,¡± Yan Xiao corrected, his tone steady and calm, ¡°I¡¯ll contact the hospital and check again.¡±


    ¡°No need¡­¡± Ye Fei grabbed Yan Xiao¡¯s arm and wanted to tell him that it was useless, but found that Yan Xiao was trembling uncontrollably.


    ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll check,¡± Ye Fei immediately changed his tone, ¡°Whatever you say, I will listen to you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll arrange it right away.¡± Yan Xiao took out his mobile phone and tried to dial, but his hand shook too much and could not grip it properly.


    With a bang, the phone fell to the ground and bounced away. Yan Xiao seemed to have no idea this had happened; his eyes had glazed over, and his fingers were still mechanically pressing as if the phone was still present.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Ye Fei bent over to pick up the phone and clasped his hand. There was a piercing pain in his chest. ¡°Aren¡¯t I currently fine? Yan Xiao, Brother Yan? If you don¡¯t recover, whatever I just said doesn¡¯t count. ¡±


    Yan Xiao looked into his eyes. His jaw tensed, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing, as if he was trying his best to endure the raging emotions in his heart.


    ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s my first confession, can¡¯t you give me some face?¡± Ye Fei smiled. When Yan Xiao continued to remain in a state of shock, his lips curled even more. ¡°Do you have to force me to use some special means?¡±


    He took a step forward, put his hand around Yan Xiao¡¯s shoulder, raised his head and licked Yan Xiao¡¯s bulging Adam¡¯s apple. ¡°How about this? Still no response?¡±


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    Yan Xiao was like a beast tied to the edge of a cliff. Even if what awaited him was a fall so damaging it could take his life, he continued to hold on to the thinnest strands of hope.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter,¡± Yan Xiao clutched Ye Fei¡¯s waist. ¡°It can be cured, it can be cured.¡± He couldn¡¯t tell whether he was repeating it to Ye Fei or himself.


    Though Yan Xiao¡¯s grip was hurting him, Ye Fei did not push him away. Instead, he pressed against Yan Xiao¡¯s violently shaking chest. With the roots of his eyelashes slightly moist, Ye Fei patted Yan Xiao¡¯s back soothingly.


    ¡°Okay.¡± However, both knew that no matter how technology has improved over the last thirty years, there was still no definite cure for ALS. They were only attempting to deceive themselves.


    ¡°Don¡¯t stay here,¡± Yan Xiao let go of Ye Fei and dragged him out without hesitation, ¡°Let¡¯s go back right away.¡± His voice held the urgency that any delay would cause Ye Fei¡¯s illness to creep onto them with a higher probability.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be like this,¡± Ye Fei did not know how to comfort him, so he could only hug him again, ¡°Yan Xiao, calm down, calm down, okay?¡±


    He raised his head and looked at Yan Xiao, attempting the same air of carelessness he held. ¡°You can go back, let me pack my things first.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Yan Xiao ordered. Ye Fei was helpless. ¡°How can I fly without an ID card?¡±


    Yan Xiao reacted slowly to his words, and it took a few seconds to understand what this meant. He stared at Ye Fei for a while, before leading him back to the house.


    Ye Fei did not have much luggage to begin with. Since he had only stayed for two days, he was able to settle things in less than ten minutes.


    During this period, Yan Xiao¡¯s mood seemed to have calmed down a little, but he still held Ye Fei¡¯s hand tightly. As though the moment he released him, Ye Fei would disappear.


    ¡°Yan Xiao,¡± Ye Fei closed his suitcase, took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to Song Wen. While waiting for him to come over, he asked Yan Xiao, ¡°If I did not tell you about this and rejected you with various reasons like before, would you give up?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Yan Xiao decided without thinking,


    ¡°Then be happy, okay?¡± Ye Fei suggestively put Yan Xiao¡¯s hand on his waist. ¡°You can do whatever you want to me now.¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at Ye Fei silently, and for a long while, buried his face in Ye Fei¡¯s neck in a posture that reflected his insecurity. It was something he had not done before. Ye Fei felt his eyelids droop and sighed. Just as he was about to say something, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and Song Wen hurriedly walked in.


    ¡°Mr. Ye, how are you¡ª¡±When he saw the state of the two, he swallowed the rest of his sentence.


    ¡°Cough,¡± Song Wen gave a fake cough, and glanced his head aside in embarrassment, ¡°Then¡­ I¡¯ll come and see you off.¡±


    Originally, Song Wen was still very uneasy. He feared that Ye Fei was dissatisfied with the crew. But after encountering this scene, all the messy thoughts in his heart dispelled. This had nothing to do with their crew, President Ye was leaving because he was simply reluctant to leave President Yan. Tsk tsk tsk, this pair was so sticky, no wonder the news of that carpark kiss was released to the public.


    ¡°The company has urgent matters that I need to go back to handle,¡± Ye Fei stood up and generously gave him an explanation, ¡°I won¡¯t stay any more, you can tell everyone for me.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Song Wen agreed immediately, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, leave the matter to me.¡±


    Ye Fei nodded, knowing that Yan Xiao was in a hurry today. He had no intention of making more small talk with Song Wen. After a series of orders, he left the location with Yan Xiao.


    On the way to the airport, Yan Xiao was on the phone with his assistant to arrange for Ye Fei¡¯s flight ticket and other related matters. He appeared organized, calm and rational.


    If it were not for Ye Fei¡¯s still clasped hand and pale face, no one could tell what he was truly feeling.


    Ye Fei had always been quick with words especially in a fight, but at this moment, he did not know what to say and could only hug Yan Xiao gently. When the two arrived in Feng City, it was exactly six o¡¯clock in the evening. As soon as they got off the plane, Yan Xiao¡¯s assistant¡¯s call got through.


    ¡°President Yan, I made an appointment for tomorrow¡¯s genetic test and EMG. The specific arrangements have been sent to your email.¡±


    If they had gone by the normal route, it would have been impossible to get an appointment this quickly with a specialist. However, special arrangements could be made for the boss¡¯s partner, and the assistant did not dare delay.


    ¡°You have free time for tomorrow, too. Please confirm the new itinerary.¡±


    Yan Xiao muttered an ¡°understood¡±, hung up the phone, and asked the driver to drive directly back to the villa.


    ¡°Did I promise to go home with you?¡± Ye Fei reached out and hooked Yan Xiao¡¯s tie before narrowing his eyes. ¡°President Yan is so overbearing now.¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao placed a finger under Ye Fei¡¯s chin, bowed his head and kissed his forehead, nose and cheeks. His movements were gentle, without a hint of lust, ¡°It¡¯s also your home.¡±


    Ye Fei did not want him to continue pondering about those stupid things. ¡°Who said that?¡± He teased.


    ¡°You said you liked me,¡± Yan Xiao monitored Ye Fei vigilantly, as if he was afraid that Ye Fei would go back on his word, ¡°We are also married.¡±


    After saying that, he put his hand into the inner pocket of his suit. Ye Fei looked on in confusion as he saw the little red book in Yan Xiao¡¯s hand.


    Compared to the brand-new appearance when they had first received it, the corners of the book had been worn smooth, as if it was rubbed endlessly.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Ye Fei¡¯s heart was sour and bitter. After a while, he whispered, ¡°Are you stupid?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not.¡±


    Ye Fei closed his eyes and leaned on Yan Xiao¡¯s shoulder. F*ck dignity, it looks like his life was tied to Yan Xiao no matter how ugly he got.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s villa was not close to the airport, and it took nearly an hour for them to get home.


    Ye Fei looked at the familiar environment he had not seen for a few months. At first, he left with the idea of ??completely breaking up with Yan Xiao, but he was merely going about in circles and eventually landed in the palm of Yan Xiao¡¯s hand.


    Ye Fei raised his eyes and looked at Yan Xiao¡¯s face. As always, there was no expression on Yan Xiao¡¯s face, but he could see the overflowing grief and heaviness in Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes now.


    ¡°Smile,¡± Ye Fei tugged at the corner of Yan Xiao¡¯s mouth, pretending to be aggrieved, ¡°Are you unhappy that we¡¯re together now?¡± Yan Xiao remained dumb, continuing to keep his eyes closed.


    ¡°I¡¯m happy.¡± He finally replied.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you look at me?¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows. ¡°Am I not good looking?¡±


    ¡°It looks good.¡± Yan Xiao touched Ye Fei¡¯s face with an itchy finger.


    ¡°Then you still have other thoughts on your mind?¡± Ye Fei grabbed his shoulders, raised his head and gently licked his lips. He exhaled in an inviting manner. ¡°Come Brother Yan, kiss me.¡±


    Yan Xiao looked down at him for a moment before he pressed the back of Ye Fei¡¯s head and kissed him. Ye Fei submissively parted his lips and gave him his opening.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s kissing skills were subpar. He accidentally bit Ye Fei¡¯s tongue once and lips twice. After it was over, Ye Fei leaned against his arms while laughing loudly. ¡°It seems you need more practice.¡±


    Yan Xiao apologized before he fingered Ye Fei¡¯s face and emphasized stubbornly, ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter, we have many years to practice, right Ye Fei?¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s eyes flickered, but he could not speak.


    Yan Xiao believed that Ye Fei had yet to recover from the kiss. The adrenaline rush could indeed lead to a range of conditions such as aphasia, confusion, and more.


    Fortunately, he had fully recovered.


    So Yan Xiao helped Ye Fei to agree. ¡°Yes.¡±

 CH 39

    There was silence in the house.


    Yan Xiao gave Ye Fei a steady and firm look, as if he wanted to convey his thoughts through his eyes.


    Ye Fei felt powerless and his heart ached. He wanted to tell Yan Xiao that they only had two years left. He wanted Yan Xiao to stop holding unrealistic fantasies and accept the inevitable conclusion. But as he met Yan Xiao¡¯s persistent, determined gaze, words disappeared as it emerged from his mouth.


    After a long while, he lifted his head and kissed Yan Xiao¡¯s lips. ¡°Brother Yan, we¡¯ll do what we can and let heaven take its judgment; our worries about the future should be left there. Don¡¯t think so much, let¡¯s just be happy together. Is that okay?¡±


    Yan Xiao felt that Ye Fei¡¯s words were unintelligible; was he questioning his feelings? He clenched his arms around Ye Fiei and kept repeating the sentences ¡°I like you very much¡± and ¡°I¡¯m not unhappy¡±, his tone serious, as if he was persuading Ye Fei into accepting his contracting bid for a world-class project.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s words made the dismal atmosphere into a comical one, and Ye Fei was amused by his nonsensical appearance. After kissing him for a while, Ye Fei pushed him away and hinted, ¡°I¡¯m too tired from flying. I want to go to bed early today, so I¡¯ll take a shower first.¡±


    Yan Xiao said ¡°Okay¡± and let go of his hand as if it was natural.


    Ye Fei went to his original room to find pajamas, with Yan Xiao looming over him like a persistent tail.


    ¡°What?¡± Ye Fei pulled out a light gray nightgown, shook it in front of him, and teased, ¡°Do you want to bathe with me?¡±


    Yan Xiao glanced away and stiffly denied.


    ¡°Really?¡± Ye Fei peeped downwards and breathed softly in Yan Xiao¡¯s ear, ¡°Then who was the person who used the bathroom for a long time this morning?¡±


    Yan Xiao clasped Ye Fei¡¯s waist, his eyes gradually darkening.


    ¡°Brother Yan,¡± Ye Fei smirked, looking straight at Yan Xiao, and continued to tease without fear of death, ¡°What were you thinking at that time?¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple rolled a few times, and he ducked his head. After a while, he hoarsely said, ¡°I miss you.¡±


    ¡°No point, I¡¯m going to have an EMG tomorrow.¡± Ye Fei leaned on his shoulder and slyly grinned. He needed to be absolutely relaxed for tomorrow¡¯s checkup; a strenuous exercise that night was obviously unsuitable.


    ¡°Next time,¡± Ye Fei¡¯s crimson lips parted lightly, and whispered in a wanton manner, ¡°I¡¯ll clean up and you can have your way.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he rubbed Yan Xiao¡¯s abdominal muscles and hummed as he entered the bathroom. He did not realize Yan Xiao¡¯s darkened eyes were filled with aggression as they chased after him.


    When Ye Fei came out, he went directly to Yan Xiao¡¯s room. As soon as he entered, he felt like giggling. Yan Xiao¡¯s bedside table was a handsome and massive being. Unfortunately, the small furry turtle placed on it destroyed the classic look.


    ¡°It¡¯s still here,¡± Ye Fei climbed onto the bed and poked at the turtle¡¯s shell, ¡°I¡¯m already here, let¡¯s throw this ugly thing away.¡±


    Yan Xiao rejected the thought and cuddled Ye Fei from behind. Ye Fei stopped his chuckles, and obediently relaxed into Yan Xiao before turning off the bedside lamp.


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    After a good night¡¯s sleep, Ye Fei woke up again and it was morning again. Ye Fei squinted his eyes at the ceiling, and it took time for his head to start filling with thoughts again. He moved, and Yan Xiao¡¯s voice immediately came from above his head.


    ¡°Ye Fei, morning.¡± Ye Fei turned his head and met Yan Xiao¡¯s clear gaze.


    ¡°Woke up already?¡± Ye Fei rubbed his eyes, kicked off the blanket and sat up, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you get up?¡±


    ¡°I want to stay with you for a while.¡± Yan Xiao assisted in adjusting his nightgown.


    Ye Fei yawned and leaned against him as if he were boneless. ¡°How did you arrange it today?¡±


    ¡°Go for the genetic test first,¡± Yan Xiao told him, ¡°and then do the EMG.¡± He paused, hugged Ye Fei tighter, and imparted in a low voice, ¡°It might hurt a bit.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a small thing,¡± Ye Fei retrieved his nonchalant manner and gave a casual grin, ¡°It¡¯s just a check-up, how much can it hurt.¡± Knowing that Yan Xiao was worried, Ye Fei did not want to continue on the topic any further and hurriedly changed the subject. ¡°Get up, we¡¯ll pack up, quickly go through the check-up and finish our business early.¡±


    Yan Xiao said ¡°OK¡± and went to the bathroom with him.


    It was past nine o¡¯clock when the two of them finished their breakfast and went out. The driver dutifully waited at the door and drove them to the hospital.


    The genetic test was straightforward, and they simply took his blood. It was the EMG that was more troublesome.


    Because there were no symptoms of ALS, the doctor was unable to determine the location where it could start. Thus, Ye Fei had to do a whole-body EMG.


    ¡°I just asked, it will take at least three hours,¡± Ye Fei recited to Yan Xiao while signing the letter of consent, ¡°Don¡¯t wait here, there¡¯s still things for you to do in the company right? Just let the driver stay, otherwise Cheng Minghao is going to protest.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not busy¡± Ye Fei was being overwhelmingly indefatigable. ¡°I¡¯m not going to leave.¡±


    Ye Fei had no choice but to hand the letter of consent to the nurse who was waiting beside him. ¡°Then have someone bring your laptop over and work while waiting in the corridor.¡±


    Yan Xiao still refused.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao softly whimpered, ¡°I can¡¯t hold anything in my mind now except you.¡±


    Ye Fei was flabbergasted, before smiling in relief. ¡°Okay, then wait for me to come out.¡±


    Ye Fei had experienced a lumbar puncture in his first life and a muscle biopsy in this life. He thought an EMG would be a piece of cake for him, but he miscalculated.


    When that long electrode pierced into his flesh, he felt cold sweat forming down his back as the needle left a tingly sensation where it stabbed.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, relax,¡± the kind-looking female doctor comforted him gently, ¡°While it¡¯s sore now, it will be much better in the future.¡±


    ¡°Well,¡± Ye Fei accepted her kindness, and attempted to joke, ¡°I can now understand the feeling of ¡±Ziwei¡±.¡±


    The female doctor was amused by him: ¡°You mean I¡¯m Rong-momo?¡±


    ¡°Who said that?¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows, ¡°How can anyone associate you with that old hag?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s no use flattering,¡± the female doctor stabbed a needle into his biceps, looked for nerves from different angles, and smiled, ¡°No matter what, this needle has to do its job.¡±


    Ye Fei groaned, and physiological tears started to well up in his eyes.


    ¡°How many needles will I need?¡± In order to divert his attention, Ye Fei started to chat with the doctor.


    ¡°Forty to fifty,¡± the female doctor continued to fiddle with the needle without raising her head. ¡°It¡¯s more difficult if you want to have a full-body checkup, so be patient.¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s sight turned black; he started to regret agreeing to Yan Xiao¡¯s request.


    The female doctor had a good technique, and she was accurate in plunging into his muscles. Even so, Ye Fei was too sore to sit up afterwards. His head felt clogged in smoke, and sweat dripped down his hair. He was too out of it to recognize Yan Xiao when he came in.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s face turned pale, as if he had also done an EMG with Ye Fei. He wanted to hug Ye Fei, but was cautious of touching him where he was bruised. He could only stand by the bed, comforting him clumsily over and over again, ¡°It¡¯s alright, it¡¯s alright.¡±


    Ye Fei had always affected a blas¨¦ and nonchalant manner, as if nothing interested him. However, since he was a child, he was self-reliant and independent, resulting in an unwillingness to show weakness to others and a high degree of suspicion. But when he met Yan Xiao¡¯s concerned gaze, his usual mask of grace disappeared.


    ¡°Brother Yan,¡± he closed his eyes and whispered in a light voice, as if he would dissipate when blown by the wind, ¡°I hurt so much.¡±


    ¡°Just this time,¡± Yan Xiao took out a tissue and clumsily wiped away his sweat before kissing his face lightly, ¡°I won¡¯t let you be hurt again.¡±


    Ye Fei thought his words hilarious and wanted to question how Yan Xiao intended to guarantee this. But he lacked the strength to continue talking, and only gave him a weak beam in reply.


    After lying down for more than half an hour, Ye Fei felt that he had almost completely recovered and insisted on leaving the hospital with Yan Xiao. Yan Xiao had wanted to piggy-back Ye Fei but the latter rejected obstinately.


    ¡°I¡¯m only sore when the needle got stabbed in.¡± Ye Fei chuckled as he got into the car, ¡°I¡¯ve already healed up, I¡¯m not so soft.¡± Yan Xiao turned a deaf ear to Ye Fei¡¯s prattling, and carefully fastened his seat belt. He ordered the driver to slow down, and they crept home at a snail¡¯s pace.


    The EMG results would be available the next day, while genetic testing would take about ten days.


    Ye Fei could clearly feel that Yan Xiao was a little anxious. Although Yan Xiao retained his lack of expression, he started to check the contents of his inbox every half an hour. Ye Fei sighed, not knowing how to make Yan Xiao feel better. He recalled someone telling him that eating something sweet would make things better; and turned into the kitchen.


    The only sweet things at home were those Haagen-Dazs that Yan Xiao hoarded.


    Ye Fei opened the freezer compartment of the refrigerator and was stunned. A pile of popsicles greeted him where the Haagen-Dazs were originally placed. Ye Fei did not think much about it and took two of them. Tossing one to Yan Xiao, he said while unpacking, ¡°Your taste buds changed quite a lot.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you like it?¡± Yan Xiao quietly gazed at him.


    Ye Fei was surprised. ¡°What¡ª¡± Ye Fei¡¯s voice stopped abruptly, and the conversation he once had with Yan Xiao instantly came to mind.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you like it?¡± Yan Xiao was stunned when he saw Ye Fei¡¯s disgruntlement.


    ¡°Well,¡± Ye Fei put the paper bucket on the table. ¡°It¡¯s too sweet.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t like it¡­¡± Yan Xiao looked at the ice cream bucket in despair.


    ¡°What do you like?¡±


    In fact, Ye Fei did not eat such things often, so he said casually, ¡°Stuff that isn¡¯t sweet.¡±


    ¡°For example?¡± Yan Xiao stubbornly asked.


    ¡°How about popsicles?¡± Ye Fei thought about it and joked.


    It was just a joke, and he had forgotten what he had said long ago, but Yan Xiao remembered that ¡®casual remark¡¯. Ye Fei was quiet for a long time.


    ¡°How did you know that I would come back?¡± Ye Fei lifted his chin. ¡°I could have simply rejected you or gone back on my word.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Yan Xiao expressed. He tore open the wrapping paper covered with ice crystals, stuffed the stick into Ye Fei¡¯s hand, and maintained, ¡°I just want you to be able to eat it right away when you want it.¡±

 CH 40

    Ye Fei clutched Yan Xiao and buried his face in the latter¡¯s neck, his eyes slightly red. He had doubted Yan Xiao¡¯s feelings countless times, and merely thought it was just a moment of lust. When time had passed and their hormones dissipated, it would naturally subside.


    However, from this moment on, it was plain that Yan Xiao truly loved him. Ye Fei no longer needed to look for evidence otherwise. Because a person who was loved could tell from every ordinary thing in life, from every glance he received.


    ¡°Do your wounds hurt?¡± Yan Xiao asked Ye Fei in bewilderment. He wanted to hug Ye Fei back, but he reminded himself of the sores and carefully brushed his hair instead. It would be nice, Yan Xiao thought, if he could take some of Ye Fei¡¯s pain on his behalf.


    As long as Ye Fei could be more comfortable, Yan Xiao would do anything.


    The popsicles started to melt after a while, and Ye Fei made a muffled noise. ¡°It doesn¡¯t hurt.¡±


    He let go of Yan Xiao, took a bite of the softened popsicle, tilted his eyes forward and said with a smile, ¡°I like it very much.¡±


    Yan Xiao¡¯s worries and anxieties were swept away in an instant. He looked at Ye Fei¡¯s lips that had become rosy from the cold, and exclaimed with a hint of joy and pride, ¡°I remember everything you said.¡±


    Ye Fei responded with a cool, sweet kiss.


    The next morning, when Yan Xiao woke up, Ye Fei was still asleep. He was wearing a light gray nightgown, and his long eyelashes drooped naturally, covering those beautiful eyes. He lied in Yan Xiao¡¯s arms as though he was spiritually reliant on Yan Xiao and required his protection.


    Yan Xiao looked at him for a while, before he got up to bathe and headed to the office. He had been absent from work for two days, and his work had started to pile up.


    Before leaving, Yan Xiao could not restrain himself and returned to the bedroom with his computer bag.


    Ye Fei was still sleeping in his original position, his slender limbs sinking into the soft bed, his back arched as it laid on the blanket. His physical presence warmed the once cold and brutal look of the room.


    Though Yan Xiao was an orphan, he did not yearn for a family. He was naturally isolated as a child, and a home was just a place for him to sleep, holding no difference from the office he worked in or the canteen he ate at.


    Now, the sleeping Ye Fei seems to have given a special meaning to the word ¡°home¡±. Yan Xiao was beginning to look forward to the moment when he would come back and open the door before he had even left for work.


    Yan Xiao leaned over and kissed Ye Fei¡¯s forehead. Without stopping, he turned around and went out the door.


    Ye Fei was awakened by a sudden ringing. He fumbled for his phone, and finally found and picked it up from the bedside table. Seeing that it was Gu Ruijia¡¯s video call, he clicked to accept the call.


    ¡°Why the hell haven¡¯t you got up yet?¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s angry face was displayed on the screen, ¡°Tell me the truth, do you want to quit again!¡±


    Gu Ruijia was not a small person, it was just that Ye Fei had an existing criminal record. They had agreed to start a business together when they graduated from college, but Ye Fei had turned to pick up the reins at Dingyuan and kicked him to the curb.


    ¡°I¡¯m not feeling well,¡± Ye Fei rubbed his eyes, picked up a bottle of water from the bedside, unscrewed it and took two sips. ¡°I wanted to wake up and tell you, but I forgot to set the alarm clock.¡±


    ¡°Bah!¡± Gu Ruijia did not believe his words, and sarcastically exclaimed ¡°I heard all about it from Song Wen. Once you saw Yan Xiao, your soul was hooked and you left together with him.¡±


    ¡°Why,¡± Ye Fei re-wrapped his nightgown and walked to the bathroom with phone in hand, ¡°Are you envious?¡±


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    ¡°Don¡¯t sell your misery to me,¡± Ye Fei continued putting on cling wrap on his hands, ¡° Don¡¯t think I haven¡¯t checked the mailbox these days? I¡¯ll go to work tomorrow.¡±


    After doing the EMG, in order to avoid wound infection, Ye Fei was not allowed to touch water for the next 24 hours.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Gu Ruijia frowned and leaned in front of the screen to take a closer look, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your hand?¡±


    ¡°I did an EMG.¡± Ye Fei gave a nonchalant reply.


    ¡°What is that? You¡¯re actually unwell.¡±


    Ye Fei gave an ¡°um¡±, but chose not to tell the truth for fear of Gu Ruijia¡¯s big mouth.  ¡°It¡¯s tenosynovitis.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Gu Ruijia believed him. ¡°Then rest well, you can come to the company two days later.¡± After a pause, he continued, ¡°By the way, I¡¯m calling to tell you something.¡±


    Ye Fei turned on the faucet, rinsed his mouth, and squeezed the toothpaste onto the toothbrush: ¡°Speak.¡±


    ¡°I went out for a drink with Sun Qiong yesterday, and he had a lot to say.¡± Gu Ruijia adjusted the angle of his phone and leaned back on his chair, ¡°It seems that after Ye Yao paid off his gambling debt, he continued to gamble, and lost a lot. You need to be aware, don¡¯t get dragged down because of him.¡± Gu Ruijia¡¯s face was unusually serious.


    Ye Fei stopped brushing his teeth and sneered. ¡°I know, but it has nothing to do with me. I didn¡¯t give birth to him.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it because you have a track record?¡± Gu Ruijia raised his eyebrows and looked at him, ¡°Didn¡¯t you clean up his mess the last time round?¡± Ye Fei was stunned by his words, before he started to laugh.


    ¡°You think too much.¡± The two  went on chatting until Ye Fei was called by another person. He surveyed the latest caller, and found that it was Yan Xiao.


    ¡°Yan Xiao is calling, there could be something wrong. I¡¯ll hang up first.¡±


    ¡°Okay¡ª¡± Gu Ruijia deliberately lengthened the last word, gave him an ambiguous smile, and ended the video call.


    ¡°Brother Yan, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Ye Fei asked while moistening the towel and wiping his face.


    ¡°The EMG results are out.¡± On the other side of the phone, Yan Xiao¡¯s tone was steady and Ye Fei could not detect any emotions. ¡°There is no problem.¡±


    Ye Fei had long guessed that this would be the result. He was silent for a while before asserting, ¡°I¡¯m still sure I will inherit it 100%.¡±


    The room was noiseless. Ye Fei hung up the towel, tore off the plastic wrap on his hands, his lips curling into a bitter grin, ¡°Are you thinking it¡¯s just me being troublesome?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± The joy Yan Xiao felt at seeing the result was gone. He closed his mailbox and observed, ¡°You must have your reasons.¡±


    For the last few days, Ye Fei¡¯s heart was tangled up with emotions. He wondered how he would explain to Yan Xiao when the result came out, but his pondering was in vain. Ye Fei could not come up with a suitable explanation.


    It was only now did he figure out that Yan Xiao never needed a logical and reasonable explanation. Because whatever Ye Fei said, no matter how ridiculous it was, Yan Xiao would take with the gravity it needed.


    Ye Fei suddenly wanted to see Yan Xiao.


    For a long time, Yan Xiao was the one taking the initiative. He now needed to be the one going forward, no longer making Yan Xiao do the work.


    ¡°Are you busy today?¡± Ye Fei walked out of the bathroom without carrying on with the topic.


    ¡°I¡¯m not busy.¡± Yan Xiao was talking nonsense with his eyes wide open. Ye Fei chuckled and did not expose his lies.  ¡°Don¡¯t forget to eat at noon.¡±


    Yan Xiao said ¡°no¡±, before reminding Ye Fei, ¡°I eat at twelve o¡¯clock every day.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Ye Fei looked up the time at the upper right corner of the phone. It was past eleven o¡¯clock. ¡°I¡¯ll end the call, I need to head to Tianxi.¡±


    He wanted to surprise Yan Xiao.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to rest today?¡± Yan Xiao asked.


    ¡°Of course I will,¡± Ye Fei walked into the closet, picked out a set of clothes, and intentionally announced, ¡°But I haven¡¯t seen Gu Ruijia for a few days, I¡¯m starting to miss him a little bit.¡±


    Yan Xiao tightened his lips. ¡°You miss Gu Ruijia.¡± He echoed Ye Fei. Ye Fei could feel the corners of his lips arching upwards, just a little.


    ¡°Well, then I¡¯ll hang up.¡± After speaking, he ended the call and started changing his clothes.


    Yan Xiao stared at the phone, and could not recover his thoughts until another call arrived.


    ¡°Hello President Yan,¡± the other party¡¯s tone was polite, ¡°I¡¯m Zhang Ningyuan, the director of Hedao Hospital. I just saw your lover¡¯s EMG report.¡±


    Yan Xiao repeated ¡°Hello¡± and quietly waited for his next words.


    ¡°Everything is fine, there is no possibility of a neural disease.¡± Zhang Ningyuan opined.


    ¡°His mother died of ALS.¡± Yan Xiao replied.


    ¡°Then it won¡¯t come out in the short term,¡± Zhang Ningyuan explained patiently to him. ¡°ALS won¡¯t come on suddenly without warning. Has he experienced something similar to weakness in his hands and feet?¡±


    Yan Xiao said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine. If the genetic test result is negative, the possibility of him developing ALS in the next few years is basically zero.¡±


    ¡°He insists that he will get sick.¡± Yan Xiao drummed on the table with his fingers.


    ¡°This¡­¡± Zhang Ningyuan hesitated for a moment before he resumed, ¡°Could it be a psychological problem?¡±


    ¡°Be specific.¡±


    ¡°Maybe it was his mother¡¯s illness that caused him a certain degree of psychological shadow,¡± Zhang Ningyuan pondered, ¡°Or something special happened to his mother during her illness.¡±


    ¡°He was only three years old when his mother died.¡± Yan Xiao did not agree.


    ¡°It¡¯s not just personal experience that can cause harm,¡± Zhang Ningyuan tried to make his words sound more coherent. ¡°The news of the death of his mother due to illness has always accompanied him when he grew up. Coupled with the genetic characteristics of ALS, he would naturally be fearful. As the information is subconsciously imparted to him, he would start to maintain his feelings on the matter. ¡±


    Yan Xiao took a few minutes to digest before asking again, ¡°You mean, the root cause is his mother?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhang Ningyuan nodded.


    ¡°Understood.¡± Yan Xiao thanked him. After hanging up the phone, he called his assistant. ¡°I need a copy of Ye Fei¡¯s mother¡¯s complete medical and diagnostic records.¡±


    The special assistant was dumbfounded, before he determined the possibility with a professional eye. ¡°President Yan, it may take a little longer.¡± The special assistant helped Yan Xiao to check Ye Fei¡¯s situation before, and naturally knew that his mother had been dead for many years.


    ¡°Yes.¡± The assistant obediently left Yan Xiao¡¯s office. Yan Xiao thought for a while and planned to continue working. Just as he laid his hand on the keyboard, he suddenly remembered what Ye Fei said.


    Why did Ye Fei miss Gu Ruijia? Ye Fei had also said to Gu Ruijia that he would turn up¡­ when?


    Yan Xiao clicked into WeChat, stared blankly at Gu Ruijia¡¯s business card, and his lips gradually pursed.


    At this moment, there was a knock on the door.


    Yan Xiao hated when others disturbed him while he was contemplating. After a while, he said with a straight face, ¡°Come in.¡±


    Very unprofessional, Yan Xiao mused. He would need to reassess the person¡¯s on-the-job value.


    The door was pushed open from the outside, but there was no sound of footsteps.


    Yan Xiao frowned and raised his head. Ye Fei was standing less than five meters away from him, looking at him with a playful beam.


    At that moment, it was as if the dark clouds were pushed aside, and the sun had come out, lighting up the entire world.


    Yan Xiao was already in a bad mood, and even found Gu Ruijia¡¯s WeChat displeasing.


    But now, it¡¯s different.

 CH 41

    ¡°What¡¯s with the mourning face, am I not welcome?¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows and smirked, ¡°Then I¡¯m leaving. ¡±


    After speaking, he turned around and appeared as though he was about to leave.


    Yan Xiao strode over, held his wrist, and nervously said ¡°no¡±. He then pulled Ye Fei into the office and closed the door firmly.


    Ye Fei allowed Yan Xiao to pull him in and turned his head to glance over the place where Yan Xiao usually worked and praised, ¡°This place looks pretty good.¡±


    The place was spacious, filled with natural light and had a huge floor-to-ceiling window. If you were to look out from the window, you could see the high-rise buildings of the city and cerulean sea.


    The designer of the office went with a Scandinavian theme, yet without losing its designer¡¯s intent.  Ye Fei sat on the sofa with great interest and sighed, ¡°Compared with you, my office is like the back of a workshop. Has the design plan for your company¡¯s new building been finalized? Will this style continue?¡±


    Yan Xiao did not answer.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Are you in a bad mood¡­¡± Before he could finish his sentence, his lips were sealed. Yan Xiao¡¯s hands had enveloped Ye Fei¡¯s neck and the back of his head, tilting his face upwards. He then pressed him against the back of his sofa, and kissed him forcefully.


    Ye Fei blinked in surprise, before he wrapped his arms around Yan Xiao¡¯s shoulders, and kissed him back.


    Disregarding the time that Ye Fei was drunk, this was the first time that he had been so vigorously smooched. Ye Fei was short of breath, and his waist grew tired to the point where he could barely fight back.


    Yan Xiao pressed against him, his hot lips gradually moving down at some point.


    When Yan Xiao¡¯s lips met his neck, Ye Fei could not help but groan. It had brushed past the place where he had been stabbed while undergoing the EMG yesterday.


    Yan Xiao¡¯s movements stopped.


    Ye Fei took the time to gasp for breath, before giving him a sly smirk. ¡°Where else do you want to kiss?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Yan Xiao immediately apologized and pulled Ye Fei up. The expression on his face did not change, but his eyes were half-lidded as though he was feeling guilty and annoyed at the same time. Ye Fei¡¯s heart softened instantly.


    ¡°You can kiss,¡± he leaned over and tugged his T-shirt down, revealing his delicate collarbone. ¡°Just be tender.¡±


    Yan Xiao gave another of his silent stares before patiently pulling Ye Fei¡¯s neckline back up. He continued to sort out Ye Fei¡¯s creased clothes. Ye Fei looked at his slightly clumsy movements, and the smile in his eyes deepened. He leaned on Yan Xiao, played with his slender fingers, and did not speak.


    ¡°Why did you come here?¡± After a while, Yan Xiao asked Ye Fei.


    ¡°What do you think?¡± Ye Fei shot back.


    Yan Xiao grabbed Ye Fei¡¯s chin, looked at him, and slowly muttered, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Ye Fei suspected that Yan Xiao was pretending to be stupid on purpose. He narrowed his eyes, and under Yan Xiao¡¯s expectant gaze, he sultrily replied, ¡°Forget it if you don¡¯t know.¡±


    Yan Xiao had not expected this answer.


    ¡°You don¡¯t pass by here when you go to Tianxi,¡± Yan Xiao opened his mouth after a brief silence, and pointed out, ¡°You don¡¯t seem to have anything special to do.¡±


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    A faint smile flashed in Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes. He wrapped Ye Fei in his arms with satisfaction, and commented, ¡°I miss you too.¡± After a while, he insisted, ¡°Don¡¯t joke with Gu Ruijia again, okay?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± It took a few seconds for Ye Fei to understand what he meant. ¡°I was just kidding, why would I miss him?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like it,¡± Yan Xiao looked down into his eyes and maintained, ¡°Is that okay, Ye Fei?¡±


    Ye Fei could not refuse such a Yan Xiao. He smiled and reaffirmed, ¡°Okay.¡±


    The two hugged for a while, and Ye Fei pushed him away. ¡°Go to work, don¡¯t worry about me.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be distracted when you¡¯re here,¡± Yan Xiao was unmoved. ¡°I just want to look at you.¡±


    Ye Fei thought for a while and suggested, ¡°Then shall I go out first?¡± Speaking of which, he had never been to Feixiao Technology before. He should take the opportunity to have a walk around the building.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°No¡± and clung onto Ye Fei tightly before letting go of him. He then got up and went back to the desk.


    However, this person who had always been serious and efficient in his work started to take a break every five minutes to ensure that Ye Fei was still in sight. Once he had confirmed that Ye Fei was still lying on the sofa did Yan Xiao continue the work at hand.


    At twelve o¡¯clock, the two went downstairs to eat together. Yan Xiao originally wanted to take Ye Fei out to eat, but Ye Fei wanted to try Feixiao Technology¡¯s cafeteria on a whim.


    ¡°The internet is full of praise about your cafeteria,¡± Ye Fei pressed the down button as they waited in the lobby before he turned his head and told Yan Xiao, ¡°I want to see if it¡¯s true.¡±


    ¡°Then you are right.¡± A voice interrupted. Cheng Minghao, wearing a set of sportswear, walked over casually and said with a smile, ¡°Among all the Internet companies, if our cafeteria is second, no one would dare to be the first.¡±


    ¡°So powerful.¡± Ye Fei greeted him with a raised eyebrow.


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    While talking, the elevator arrived. Cheng Minghao let Yan Xiao and Ye Fei in first, before he followed them in. When pressing the corresponding floor button, he took a quick look and he instantly reached a conclusion. His year end bonus was secured and doubled.


    However, he still could not understand how things had led to this. If Ye Fei was also interested in Yan Xiao, why did he hide it? Are gay relationships that complicated?


    Too bad no one answered him.


    Feixiao Technology¡¯s cafeteria lived up to its reputation, with a variety of dishes and fulfilling all dietary needs. Ye Fei¡¯s eyes were dazzled with the choices.


    The three walked around the spread, and Yan Xiao asked him, ¡°What do you want to eat?¡±


    Ye Fei pondered for a while. ¡°Rice noodles.¡±


    The weather had turned cold recently, and he wanted to drink some soup to warm himself up.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°Okay¡± and naturally took his hand and went into a booth. Cheng Minghao disregarded the possibility of being a third wheel and followed them happily.


    Ye Fei preferred his meals light, but Yan Xiao was a spice lover. When the two people¡¯s rice noodles came, one was white and the other was red, and the contrast was extremely obvious.


    ¡°You have so many chili peppers,¡± Ye Fei was stunned and felt eager to try, ¡°Give me a bite.¡± After saying that, he stuck out his chopsticks into Yan Xiao¡¯s bowl.


    ¡°You¡¯re injured,¡± Yan Xiao extended his hand, moved the bowl to the side, and reminded Ye Fei, ¡°You can eat it when you¡¯ve recovered.¡±


    Before Ye Fei could answer, Cheng Minghao spat out a mouthful of soup.


    Did these two forget that he was still there? Were they actually taking out the stuff from the bed to discuss?


    And¡­ is his brother so fierce! He actually hurt Ye Fei¡­


    Yan Xiao glanced at Cheng Minghao with no expression, and said to Ye Fei, ¡°Let¡¯s go to another table.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Ye Fei picked up his chopsticks and blew at it, before he deliberately asked Cheng Minghao, ¡°Why are you still choking?¡±


    It did not take long to figure out how the man¡¯s thoughts had derailed once he heard their conversation.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Cheng Minghao did not dare to lift his head. He regretted that he had followed them out of curiosity, and gave a vacillating comment, ¡°The soup is too hot.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Ye Fei took a mouthful of rice noodles, put his chopsticks on the bowl, and twitched his fingers, ¡°My bruises don¡¯t hurt anymore, can I soak it in water tonight?¡±


    Yan Xiao inspected his hand for a few seconds, and saw that the pinhole in it showed no signs of swelling. He nodded and agreed.


    Cheng Minghao was surprised. ¡°Bruise?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Ye Fei said after taking a sip of the soup with a half-smile, ¡°I did a puncture-like examination in the hospital, and there were multiple bruises left over on my body.¡±


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°¡­¡±


    Cheng Minghao bowed his head in shame; he was too dirty.


    During the next few minutes, Cheng Minghao was too flustered to say anything. In order to hide his embarrassment, he picked up his mobile phone and planned to look at Weibo to empty his mind. As soon as the results were refreshed, the hot search for actor Cen Xinghua¡¯s drug use appeared.


    ¡°Brother Fei, do you know Cen Xinghua?¡± Cheng Minghao put down his chopsticks and sighed, ¡°He went on the hot search for drug use. I used to like him when I was in college.¡±


    ¡°I know him,¡± Ye Fei leaned over to take a look. The entry ¡°Cen Xinghua¡¯s drug addiction¡± had risen to the top of the trending search, followed by a popular search phrase, ¡°Gu Ruijia almost invested in his TV series.¡±


    Cen Xinghua was the male protagonist of the super hot IP <<The Way to Upgrade the Concubine>>. At the beginning, Gu Ruijia, Sun Qiong and Zhou Zhensheng were all optimistic about this project, but Ye Fei was able to persuade them into not investing.


    However, Ye Yao was left to hold the bag¡­


    With the male lead caught up in a scandal, it was doubtful if <<The Way to Upgrade the Concubine>> could even be broadcasted, let alone return a profit.


    Ye Fei¡¯s lips curled up in a cruel smirk. Ye Yao¡¯s twenty million yuan was going to waste again. He wondered, with both the gambling debt and this recent investment failure, how would Ye Yao be able to withstand this looming crisis.


    Withstand? After learning the news, Ye Yao was going crazy.


    After falling into the gambling pit, he had sold almost all of his fixed assets. He had been counting on <<The Way to Upgrade the Concubine>> to cover his losses. Who would have expected for such a scandal to erupt now?


    Ye Yao¡¯s face turned pale upon recalling his two million yuan worth of gambling debt, and his hands shook uncontrollably.


    Father Ye¡¯s face was ugly. ¡°What did you tell me at the beginning? Good project, high return! Then look, one investment, one loss! Trash! I should have let your brother continue running, at least he won¡¯t have made such a huge error!¡±


    Dingyuan¡¯s capital chain was in shambles, defeated by the grand total of forty million yuan in losses. Father Ye¡¯s brain was buzzing; his heart ached as he thought about Dingyuan¡¯s situation.


    Even though he disliked Ye Fei, it was a fact that Ye Fei was a money tree. If it were not for the encouragement of his younger son, he would never have driven such a cash cow out of the house!


    Alright then, the chickens were lost and the eggs smashed. After a huge struggle, nothing was achieved.


    ¡°Dad,¡± Ye Yao gritted his teeth and swallowed his unwillingness back down his throat, ¡°It¡¯s useless to be angry now, we need to think of a way.¡±


    ¡°Is there any way?¡± Father Ye threw a vase, snarling, ¡°This is drug use, not adultery! Who can think of a way!¡±


    Ye Yao observed Father Ye¡¯s face and sarcastically responded, ¡°Do you want to let Brother come back and take over Dingyuan again?¡±


    Father Ye stiffened. As if he was invigorated, Ye Yao continued, ¡°Last time our company was short of funds, didn¡¯t Ye Fei ask Yan Xiao to invest? Now that they are married, if Ye Fei asks Yan Xiao for help, he will definitely not refuse.¡±


    ¡°Your brother is different now and won¡¯t listen to me at all.¡± Father Ye frowned.


    ¡°Who could say?¡± Ye Yao rolled his eyes and asserted, ¡°Brother admires you very much. If you care more about him and coax him, he will definitely soften his heart.¡±


    In the past, Ye Yao¡¯s greatest pleasure was to occupy Father Ye¡¯s affections while admiring Ye Fei¡¯s disappointed face. This was one of the things that made him feel a head taller than Ye Fei.


    Comparing Ye Fei¡¯s superficial similarity to his late wife, Father Ye felt flustered. But then he recalled Dingyuan¡ª


    He took a deep breath. Forget it, just bear it for a while.


    Father Ye took out his phone, found Ye Fei¡¯s WeChat, and sent him a voice call request.

 CH 42

    Ye Fei was heading back upstairs with Yan Xiao and Cheng Minghao when he received Father Ye¡¯s call.


    ¡°By the way, Brother Fei,¡± Cheng Minghao pressed the floor button and turned to ask Ye Fei, ¡°Are you celebrating Feixiao¡¯s seventh anniversary?¡±


    Ye Fei was speechless. Yan Xiao had never told him about it; and he was ignorant of Feixiao¡¯s founding date.


    ¡°When?¡±


    ¡°The seventeenth, it¡¯s coming soon,¡± Cheng Minghao winked at Yan Xiao and encouraged enthusiastically, ¡°You should come, our company¡¯s celebration will be quite fun.¡±


    Ye Fei stretched out his hand and poked Yan Xiao,¡±Really?¡±


    Yan Xiao took advantage of the situation to grab his hand and hold it in his palm.  Neither confirming nor denying, he maintained, ¡°I¡¯ll reserve a seat for you in the VIP table, with a good view, facing the stage. It¡¯s lively and the atmosphere is good, you¡¯ll like it.¡±


    ¡°Did I say I¡¯m going?¡± Ye Fei raised his eyebrows.


    Yan Xiao stopped speaking. Instead, he peered down at Ye Fei with no expression, his eyes shining with a quiet expectation. Ye Fei could only bear the puppy-dog look for three seconds before he gave in.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll arrange my appointments in advance.¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s arms twitched, as if he wanted to cuddle Ye Fei again. But because of Cheng Minghao¡¯s lightbulb existence, he restrained himself, only to clutch Ye Fei¡¯s wrist with a tighter grip.


    Ye Fei chuckled lightly and was about to say something when his phone suddenly vibrated, almost echoing in the closed elevator. He looked down at the screen, and the smile in his eyes disappeared instantly.


    The elevator door opened with a ding, Ye Fei tried to give a reassuring glance to Yan Xiao as he relayed, ¡°Go back to the office first. I need to take a call.¡± Ye Fei did not bother covering his phone screen, such that both Yan Xiao and Cheng Minghao were able to glimpse at the caller ID.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°Okay¡± and followed Ye Fei out of the elevator. However, rather than going in, he stood in the doorway, as if acting as Ye Fei¡¯s pillar of strength, a dependable shield on the ready.


    ¡°Is there a problem?¡± Ye Fei pressed to accept the call and nonchalantly greeted.


    ¡°A-Fei,¡± Father Ye¡¯s tone was unbelievably mild over the phone, ¡°I¡¯ve been following Tianxi for a while now, and you¡¯ve done a very good job. In the future, I can rest assured with Dingyuan in your hands.¡±


    ¡°Cut the crap.¡± Ye Fei sneered. Father Ye took a deep breath in order to calm the indignation in his heart.


    ¡°I know that you feel that your father is unfair, and partial to A-Yao. That¡¯s because A-Yao is the younger son and does not need to inherit the family business. You are different. I need to be stricter on you so that I can give Dingyuan to you.¡±


    ¡°It seems that you haven¡¯t f*cked off enough yet,¡± Ye Fei leaned against the wall and mocked, ¡°You dragging our conversation out, don¡¯t you feel bad about the data charges?¡±


    ¡°You¡ª¡± Father Ye¡¯s nostrils flared. ¡°A-Fei, come back. You passed my test. You¡¯ll be in charge of Dingyuan. I promise that A-Yao will not interfere again.¡±


    After a pause, he added, ¡°Are you angry about my attitude towards your mother? Well, come home and I¡¯ll tell you everything about me and her. It¡¯s not that I¡¯m ruthless, it¡¯s that she was the one who wronged me. I was deceived by her.¡±


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    It was not enough to block Father Ye¡¯s number. Ye Fei regretted that he had not blacklisted his father¡¯s WeChat as well.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Ye Fei sneered, ¡°Why would she need to deceive you? For those sheep you herded in the mountains?¡± Father Ye felt hatred blossom in his heart, irritation piercing through his head.


    ¡°Who raised you! Do you talk to your father like this?¡±


    ¡°If the son is no good, it¡¯s the fault of the father,¡± Ye Fei sneered, ¡°Hurry up, slap yourself to relieve your frustration.¡±


    Father Ye¡¯s face turned green, and he huffed and puffed in aggravation. If Ye Fei was unwilling to accept the carrot, then the whip would do. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that I will find the media to expose you? White-eyed wolf, unfilial to parents, you and Yan Xiao would be so notorious your names would stink in the streets!¡±


    ¡°Which parents?¡± Ye Fei¡¯s lips curled up, but his eyes were bursting with rage, ¡°Did you meet my mother underground?¡±


    Before waiting for Father Ye to answer, he said again,¡±Go see the paparazzi if you want. Find trouble for me, and I will find trouble for Ye Yao. If you don¡¯t believe me, try it.¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei, why have you become like this now¡­¡± Father Ye was really able to bend and stretch; if his threats failed, the emotional cards came out.


    But Ye Fei did not want to waste any more time with him, so he interrupted Father Ye mid-speech. ¡°Let¡¯s not say anything else, let me ask you, how long did it take my mother to die from diagnosis to death?¡±


    Father Ye¡¯s phone clattered on the table, creating a din. Ye Fei ignored the sound; Father Ye must have released his grip in anger. With very little tolerance left, he waited for Father Ye to pick up the phone before repeating his question.


    ¡°Why are you asking this?¡± Father Ye took some time to respond.


    ¡°I want to know.¡± Ye Fei gave a short reply. Father Ye was silent.


    ¡°Almost a year.¡±


    ¡°Anything more specific?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been so long, how would I still remember!¡± Father Ye impatiently retorted.


    Ye Fei laughed at himself. This was the person who his mother desperately wanted to marry back then. He refused to listen anymore and hurriedly hung up before leaning against the wall in a daze.


    A steady stream of footsteps echoed in the corridor. Ye Fei knew without turning his head that it was Yan Xiao.


    ¡°The only reason he married my mum was to climb up the social ladder,¡± Ye Fei simply stated as if he was reciting with no emotion, his eyes half-lidded, ¡°He doesn¡¯t even like me.¡±


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao raised his chin and looked into his eyes, ¡°Did he scold you?¡±


    Ye Fei was amused by his serious look.¡±Why? Could it be that since the weather is cold, the Wang Group should go bankrupt ? ¡±


    Yan Xiao was puzzled by this comment. He repeated, ¡°Did he scold you?¡±


    ¡°Just kidding, I¡¯m the one who gave him hell,¡± Ye Fei jutted his chin out in pride, taking his arm and walking back into the office. ¡°I just really think my mum led an unfair life. She gave so much, and all he returned was not even a kind word.¡±


    He curled his fingers and scratched at Yan Xiao¡¯s palm, closing the door of the latter¡¯s office. ¡°Fortunately, my eyes are not like hers.¡±


    Yan Xiao took some time to process his words before realizing that Ye Fei was indirectly praising him. Satisfied, he grabbed the dishonest fingers and kissed it, countering, ¡°I have good eyesight too.¡±


    Ye Fei originally planned to go back home after lunch. Now, he felt like staying with Yan Xiao. So the two reached a consensus; Yan Xiao handled official business while Ye Fei accompanied him.


    The sofa in Yan Xiao¡¯s office was enormous and Ye Fei took a nap. After waking up, he watched streams, exchanged kisses with Yan Xiao and indulged in light intimacy. The afternoon slipped by quickly.


    ¡°How about eating hot pot tonight?¡± Ye Fei declared as he went over the reviews, ¡°There is a newly opened Sichuan hot pot restaurant in the old city that has good reviews. I think you will like it.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t eat spicy food, just eat what you like.¡± Ye Fei had joined hands as they avoided a passing car.


    ¡°You¡¯re so silly,¡± Ye Fei laughed, ¡°You can ask for a  ¡®yin yang hot pot.''¡±


    He put down his phone and pressed the car key to open the door. ¡°Then let¡¯s go.¡±


    The old city area was not far from Feixiao Technology. Even in peak-hour traffic, they only needed to take twenty minutes. Perhaps because they were early, the crowd in the store was minimal, and their dishes were ready in no time.


    As they waited for the soup to boil, Ye Fei jutted his chin and gave Yan Xiao a look-over. ¡°Are you in love with Western suits? You always wear the same thing.¡±


    Yan Xiao denied it. ¡°My assistant ordered it.¡±


    Yan Xiao was the kind who would be easy to support. He had no obvious preferences, and no special requirements for clothing, food, housing and transportation.


    ¡°How about we go shopping in the clothing area later?¡± Ye Fei was eager to try, ¡°I want to see you wear something else.¡±


    Yan Xiao would have satisfied any of Ye Fei¡¯s requests, let alone this trivial matter. ¡°Okay.¡± He agreed without a thought.


    Though they had not stayed for long, their clothes reeked of hot pot. Ye Fei bent down and took a sniff.  ¡°Brother Yan, I think the salesperson would ostracize us.¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at his face and retorted: ¡°No.¡± Ye Fei, a person with a beautiful appearance and a good personality, would not be disliked no matter what.


    Ye Fei was fond of a small luxury brand from Spain. He deftly checked the shopping mall navigation map. Coincidentally, one branch was close by, so he took Yan Xiao directly to the store.


    Yan Xiao was a natural clothing rack. He was tall and slender, with a straight waist and back. Ye Fei picked out a light gray sweater for him, matching it with blue jeans, and asked him to go to the fitting room to change it.


    When he came out, Ye Fei¡¯s eyes lit up. The casual clothes reduced the aura of sternness, making Yan Xiao a few years younger. Yet because of that same aura, he would never be mistaken for a college student. It was as though he was shining and handsome, with a vitality that was not usually present.


    ¡°Handsome,¡± Ye Fei¡¯s eyelids twitched as he examined Yan Xiao with delight. ¡°So handsome that I can¡¯t close my legs.¡± He whispered in Yan Xiao¡¯s ear. Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes darkened with a predatory gaze, and he subconsciously reached out to grab him. However, Yan Xiao simply clutched at empty air.


    Ye Fei flirted without aftercare, and avoided Yan Xiao¡¯s itchy hand with a smirk. ¡°Just wait, I¡¯ll pick two more.¡±


    He plunged into the latest style section, and plucked a few more shirts before heading back. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, a tall and thin girl was holding her mobile phone, as if asking for Yan Xiao¡¯s contact.


    Ye Fei narrowed his eyes and walked over calmly.


    ¡°We¡¯re not finished yet,¡± Yan Xiao glanced in Ye Fei¡¯s direction before earnestly replying, ¡°We¡¯ll pay for it later.¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s footsteps stopped. The girl was dumbfounded as she extended her phone, unable to react for several moments.


    Yan Xiao remained solemn. ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    The situation was extremely mortifying.


    Ye Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    Ye Fei grasped his forehead, strode quickly to Yan Xiao¡¯s side, smiled and hinted, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, you are so beautiful, my boyfriend thought you were the salesgirl.¡±


    The girl¡¯s face flushed red. After apologizing, she hurriedly fled the scene.


    ¡°She actually wanted your contact,¡± Ye Fei shoved the selected clothes into Yan Xiao¡¯s arms, torn between helplessness and hilarity, ¡°Why did you think she was the salesgirl?¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Yan Xiao realized that he had made a mistake, yet his face reflected no emotion. ¡°Really.¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Ye Fei looked at the shopper not too far away, and softly remarked, ¡°Did you not notice when she followed us just now? They look completely different.¡±


    ¡°Why should I pay attention to her?¡± Yan Xiao opened the door of the fitting room and turned around in bewilderment. He gently touched Ye Fei¡¯s face, and told him truthfully, ¡°I will only look at you.¡±

 CH 43

    Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy lunar new year everyone!


    A sincere confession from a lover will never tire no matter how many times you listen to it. Ye Fei, who was more or less in a bad mood because of Father Ye¡¯s phone call, was immediately revived to full health. He dragged Yan Xiao through the new arrivals before reluctantly driving home.


    As he lied in bed, he still felt dissatisfied. He pondered before opening his WeChat group and sent a happy emoji.


    A few minutes later, he received the group¡¯s ¡®@¡¯s.


    [Gu Ruijia 180 minutes: @Brother Fei What¡¯s with the sudden prod, aren¡¯t you sick? ]


    [Sun Qiong is very rich: Did you meet some suitable fresh meat? ]


    [Zhou Family Group Pet: Old Sun, please wake up! Ye Fei is married! ]


    Ye Fei chuckled, turned on the bedside lamp and typed¡ª


    [Brother Fei: I was bored at home, went out for a hot pot, and visited Loewe on the way back. ]


    [Gu Ruijia 180 minutes: ? ? ? What¡¯s there to be happy about? It¡¯s not as if we haven¡¯t been there before. ]


    [Zhou Family Group Pet: Are there any new interesting new arrivals? Post a picture, let us see. ]


    Ye Fei stuffed a pillow behind him before leaning backwards.


    [Brother Fei: I¡¯m just happy, you understand? ]


    [Brother Fei: It¡¯s the usual, it¡¯s just those few styles at Loewe? It¡¯s not for me, I bought some for Yan Xiao. ]


    Sun Qiong was quick to grasp the key.


    [Sun Qiong is very rich: Did you go with Brother Xiao? ]


    [Brother Fei: Mmmm. ]


    [Gu Ruijia 180 minutes: ¡­ Are you f*cking here to show off? ]


    [Brother Fei: Are you of the goldfish zodiac? Aren¡¯t you the one who ¡®@¡¯ me first?]


    [Gu Ruijia 180 minutes: [smiles] Oh, so you don¡¯t want a divorce now? ]


    [Gu Ruijia 180 minutes withdrew his message. ]


    [Sun Qiong is very rich:? ? Di-Divorce?]


    [Zhou Family Group Pet: No use deleting, we all saw it. But divorce¡­ is that true? ]


    It had been a long time since Ye Fei thought about his behavior post-rebirth, but now it felt like another lifetime.


    At the beginning, he did not care whether he died. He just wanted to make good use of the two years he had gained and enjoy what he had not done before, so that his life would not be in vain.


    Now, he did not wish to let go of the smallest chance of survival. Because he wanted to accompany Yan Xiao for a longer time, even if it cost him his dignity.


    The door to the bathroom of the master bedroom was opened, and Yan Xiao came out. He was still drenched, with steam emanating off. Rather than go to bed directly, he leaned over and kissed Ye Fei. He then settled down to cuddle Ye Fei from behind.


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    [Brother Fei: Fake, what divorce.]


    [Gu Ruijia 180 minutes: ¡­Okay, in the end you two have reconciled. What¡¯s the point of worrying about being lonely with you around? ]


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    [Brother Fei: Just treat it like a dream, and that you¡¯re moved by our relationship. ]


    [Gu Ruijia 180 minutes: F*ck your dad !]


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    Yan Xiao let out a hum and pulled the blanket up. The room was swept in darkness. Ye Fei breathed in the smell of body wash on Yan Xiao¡¯s body and slept in an instant.


    The next morning, the two got up and ate breakfast together before heading to work separately.


    Ye Fei entered his office. As soon as he opened a can of instant coffee, Gu Ruijia pushed open the door and entered. Afraid that Gu Ruijia would bring up the topic of divorce, Ye Fei quickly spoke up.


    ¡°What did I tell you? Investing in <<The Way to Upgrade the Concubine>> was a mistake, right?¡±


    Gu Ruijia was not expecting the switch to business. He was dumbfounded by the remark and took some time to process.


    ¡°I felt the back of my neck freeze up when I saw the hot search yesterday.¡± He immediately forgot the question he had prepared beforehand, and happily followed along. ¡°Old Sun and Old Zhou were also afraid.¡±


    They were not afraid of making a loss. They were all wealthy scions after all. What they never lacked was money, but face! Gu Ruijia proudly sat beside Ye Fei, telling him,  ¡°The two of them are so regretful they didn¡¯t invest in <<Super Time Redemption>>. Fortunately, I was wise enough.¡±


    Ye Fei took a sip of coffee and felt his tongue curl up in bitterness. He took a packet of white sugar and dumped its contents in. ¡°Does Blue Ocean Entertainment still want to rescue it?¡±


    Blue Ocean Entertainment was the producer of <<The Way to Upgrade the Concubine>>.


    ¡°There¡¯s no good excuse for drug use,¡± Gu Ruijia spread his hands and relayed the gossip to Ye Fei, ¡°Blue Ocean Entertainment plans to use AI face-changing technology to change Cen Xinghua¡¯s face to someone else¡¯s. It¡¯s not a matter of how good it is, they just need to broadcast it.¡±


    Ye Fei was noncommittal about the matter. Blue Ocean Entertainment was fated for disappointment.  Because soon, the female lead of <<The Way to Upgrade the Concubine>> would be sealed by the authorities for being politically incorrect.


    Due to this, the drama was doomed.


    ¡°Why do you have that expression?¡± Gu Ruijia narrowed his eyes and felt that things were not as  simple, ¡°Is there something else?¡±


    ¡°Would you like to make a bet? I bet this drama won¡¯t be broadcast.¡± Ye Fei chuckled as he turned on his laptop.


    ¡°No, no.¡± Gu Ruijia felt that he would lose out if he ever bet against Ye Fei; his record during this period of time was unbeatable. He paused and changed the subject directly, ¡°By the way, those second-tier artists have finished their contracts. Do you want to meet up with them?¡±


    Ye Fei contemplated for a moment, nodded and agreed.


    On the other hand, as soon as Yan Xiao entered Feixiao, plenty of eyes were focused on him.


    Big news! A person who always wore the same suit for ten years had now switched to casual clothes! The jaws of every Feixiao Technology employee dropped. The security guard at the front desk almost stopped him because he could not recognize Yan Xiao. .


    ¡°What¡¯s the situation?¡± Cheng Minghao looked at Yan Xiao up and down. ¡°Why did you suddenly change your style?¡±


    Yan Xiao opened his laptop, clicked into the mailbox, and informed Cheng Minghao, ¡°Ye Fei bought it.¡±


    ¡°No wonder,¡± Cheng Minghao sighed while sipping soy milk, ¡°Brother Fei is pretty good to you.¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Yan Xiao continued to send emails.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter with the two of you?¡± Knowing that Yan Xiao was in a good mood now, Cheng Minghao could not help his curiosity. He used his ankle to hook a chair to Yan Xiao before plopping into his seat. ¡°Tell me, you already got the certificate, what¡¯s the point of all the chasing?¡±


    Yan Xiao glanced at him and said nothing. In the spacious and tidy office, only the sound of continuous typing on the keyboard can be heard.


    ¡°You¡¯re demolishing the bridge after crossing the river,¡± Cheng Minghao snorted. ¡°If it weren¡¯t for me, you and Brother Fei might not be doing well now.¡±


    Yan Xiao ruminated before realizing that Cheng Minghao was complaining about himself. He stopped typing and raised his head. ¡°Do you need me to say it again, half of my year-end bonus will be given to you.¡±


    Cheng Minghao was speechless. ¡°¡­Why are you so serious, I just want to eat melons.¡±


    ¡°You can ask your assistant to buy it.¡± Yan Xiao took his remark seriously.


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Forget it, forget it,¡± Cheng Minghao waved his hand and gave up completely.


    It¡¯s too tiring to talk to Yan Xiao, and it¡¯s very easy to be led astray by him. Money was so much more useful than melons! Was it because P-station was not good enough? Or was Weibo insufficient?


    Cheng Minghao pushed away his chair and planned to go back to his office. After thinking for a while, he could not help but say more: ¡°Then, Brother Xiao, Brother Fei is good-looking and has a good personality, many people must like him¡­¡±


    Yan Xiao stood up and stared at him blankly. ¡°Do you like him?¡±


    ¡°Damn, nope!¡± Cheng Minghao felt his scalp go numb, and quickly clarified, ¡°I¡¯m a straight man! I only like women!¡±


    ¡°Then what do you mean?¡±


    Cheng Minghao felt tired. ¡°I mean Brother Fei is so good, you have to treat him better, otherwise there will be a lot of people waiting to snatch someone from you.¡± After a while, he quickly added, fearful for his life, ¡°Of course, not including me.¡±


    ¡°Treat him better.¡± Yan Xiao thoughtfully repeated.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Cheng Minghao¡¯s eyes fell on him, and a lightbulb turned on in his brain. ¡°For example, he bought you new clothes, did you give him anything in return?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s where you don¡¯t meet the mark,¡± Cheng Minghao patted his thigh and taught Yan Xiao with what little love experience he had. ¡°At this time, you should return the gratitude. You¡¯ll be tired if you always take the initiative.¡±


    Yan Xiao said ¡°okay¡± and then ¡°thank you¡±. He immediately switched on his phone to ask Ye Fei what he wanted. Before pressing the dial button, Cheng Minghao stopped him.


    ¡°Between the two of us, who is the straight steel man?¡± Cheng Minghao moaned, ¡°You can¡¯t ask directly, you have to pick and give it to him. What you¡¯re trying for is to surprise him.¡±


    Surprise.


    Yan Xiao reflected on these two words over and over again, remembering the feeling of Ye Fei suddenly appearing outside his office door yesterday. He understood what Cheng Minghao was getting at.


    ¡°Makes sense,¡± Yan Xiao nodded and quizzed Cheng Minghao, ¡°Do you have any suggestions for gifts?¡±


    Cheng Minghao just wanted to make a few suggestions, but he decided on something advantageous for himself. ¡°How about I accompany you to the mall after getting off. In exchange, I want to take this year¡¯s annual leave earlier.¡±


    Yan Xiao knew that he was no expert at this, and quickly acquiesced. So, before leaving work at night, Ye Fei received a WeChat message from Yan Xiao.


    [Yan Xiao: I have overtime today and will go home later. ]


    Ye Fei¡¯s finger twitched. He was about to say ¡°Okay¡± when he suddenly stopped, and decided to just call him. If Yan Xiao came back too late, he should go out for a drink with Gu Ruijia and the others, so as not to be bored at home.


    With just one ring, the phone was picked up. ¡°Ye Fei.¡±


    ¡°What time are you going back?¡± Ye Fei turned off the computer, took his phone and walked to the window, ¡°I didn¡¯t hear you say anything about that.¡±


    Yan Xiao was not on speaker, but Cheng Minghao was standing beside him and could thus hear Ye Fei¡¯s voice. ¡°Find some excuse.¡±


    ¡°There is something on.¡± Yan Xiao¡¯s voice was as steady as ever.


    Ye Fei was satisfied. Just as he wanted to say something, he heard Yan Xiao continue, ¡°There would be a discussion on the new version of <<Warrior Invincible>> in the Thor room. There would be a total of twelve people involved in the discussion, including me and Cheng Minghao.¡±


    ¡°You can verify it with the office booking assistant, and my assistant knows it too.¡±


    ¡°If you want to check, you can see that at 9:30 last Friday, there was a meeting with the same topic. But these are not conflicting; the last time was a proposal, we are wrapping up the subject now.¡±


    Ye Fei originally thought that Yan Xiao was afraid that he would think too much, so he specifically listed the specific work. But as he listened, Ye Fei could detect that Yan Xiao was feeling guilty.


    This person made his reticence a character trait, but he was being unusually talkative today.


    ¡°Brother Yan,¡± he narrowed his eyes, ¡°Are you hiding something from me?¡±


    When Yan Xiao had started to drone on, Cheng Minghao wanted to slap his hand on Yan Xiao¡¯s mouth. While he had sounded convincing in the beginning, the more he talked, the more he sounded suspicious! Who the hell would check the office booking system just to verify what you say!


    ¡°Stop talking!¡± Cheng Minghao was so anxious that he almost grabbed the phone.


    ¡°I¡¯ll see you at home then.¡± Yan Xiao did not catch Cheng Minghao¡¯s begging gaze, and continued monotonously.


    ¡°Wait,¡± Ye Fei was now firm in his guess. He leaned against the wall and said with a half-smile, ¡°Okay, Brother Yan, you know how to lie to me now.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Yan Xiao immediately protested.


    Ye Fei deliberately pretended to be indifferent. ¡°Tell me, what is there to hide from me?¡±


    Cheng Minghao plopped on his chair in despair. Yan Xiao fell silent.


    ¡°I want to buy you a gift as a surprise.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Ye Fei felt pleased with the confirmation, and could barely restrain his giggling.


    Yan Xiao said ¡°yes¡±, and then questioned, ¡°How could you tell?¡±


    Ye Fei gave up and burst into laughter. ¡°Next time you want to surprise me, no need to make a report of your whereabouts. Just find an open timeslot, I won¡¯t be able to guess otherwise.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Yan Xiao resolved to explain to him, ¡°I didn¡¯t hide it from you on purpose.¡±


    Ye Fei gave a ¡°hmm¡± and asked him again, ¡°Who taught you?¡±


    ¡°Cheng Minghao.¡±


    Cheng Minghao: ¡°???¡±


    Hello? Can¡¯t you hide your brother behind the curtain? It¡¯s embarrassing, isn¡¯t it? !


    One day, with a knife in hand, I will kill all the dogs in the world who are afraid of their wives!

 CH 44

    Ye Fei sniggered. So there was an advisor pulling Yan Xiao¡¯s strings.


    He suddenly recalled what had happened in the northwest. Yan Xiao had already left, but because of the security camera, he immediately returned. He was kept in the dark, but it did not take a detective to know Cheng Minghao¡¯s work.


    For a friend to do the job of a mother, this should be the first in the world.


    ¡°Just go home,¡± Ye Fei grabbed the car keys on the table, glanced at the table, and ensured that there was nothing missing. As he walked out, he told Yan Xiao, ¡°Don¡¯t go shopping.¡±


    Yan Xiao remained silent. It seemed that he was disappointed with being unable to give Ye Fei a surprise.


    Ye Fei stepped into the elevator, pressed the floor where the carpark was located, and elucidated, ¡°Seeing you once I get home would be the best surprise for me.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go back.¡± Yan Xiao said immediately.


    Ye Fei gave an obligatory ¡°Okay¡±, and after saying goodbye to him, he hung up the phone.


    On the way home, Ye Fei kept thinking about his relationship with Yan Xiao. Couples usually have a long break-in period when they are together. But amazingly, this issue never cropped up between Yan Xiao and him.


    Yan Xiao was far too tolerant and endured too much because of him, giving Ye Fei the confidence to open up. He did not have to foresee Yan Xiao¡¯s thoughts, nor did he need to worry about betrayal. No matter what, Yan Xiao deserved his unreserved trust.


    Ye Fei¡¯s biological family was terrible, and he could not be said to lead a happy life in both lifetimes. But Yan Xiao¡¯s unbridled love was enough for him not to feel regret.


    The days of unbridled sweetness flowed like water, and soon it was the seventh anniversary of Feixiao Technology.


    Ye Fei had already told Gu Ruijia about this appointment. On the 17th, he did not go to work and went directly to Feixiao to attend the event. Gu Ruijia had agreed to man the company during this time, but a last-minute event canceled his plans.


    ¡°My brain wasn¡¯t fully functioning when I woke up,¡± Gu Ruijia lamented as he spoke, ¡°I just poured a glass of water on the computer, and now it can¡¯t be turned on at all.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you use a hairdryer to blow at it, and give it to the repair shop tomorrow?¡± Ye Fei frowned and put down the chopsticks he held.


    ¡°How is that okay! I store a lot of confidential information on my computer,¡± Gu Ruijia listed to Ye Fei one by one what he held on his precious computer, ¡°Forget the business reports, I have over ten years of photos in my hard drive. If this is all gone, I will go crazy.¡±


    ¡°Just go a bit later,¡± Ye Fei loudly retorted while checking the address of a nearby computer store, ¡°Isn¡¯t Feixiao¡¯s anniversary party starting at seven o¡¯clock?¡±


    After the rapid development of Tianxi in the past six months, it was no longer a small studio set-up. In-house dramas and movies were in full swing, and many actors had been signed on. They had also gathered and improved various resources. At this time, they could not leave the company with no head.


    ¡°Okay, don¡¯t worry, go get a computer.¡± Ye Fei thought for a while and nodded in agreement.


    During this period of time, he had taken a few days off, and Gu Ruijia was the one in charge. Although he regretted that he could only join the seventh anniversary of Feixiao later, they really had no choice.


    After finishing the call, Ye Fei told Yan Xiao about the situation and changed his plan to go to Tianxi.


    He wanted to get off work earlier, but as luck would have it, the number of work commitments increased. Whenever Ye Fei felt that he was almost ready to leave, there would be more work to be done. He was busy until six, before he was able to escape and hurry to the anniversary venue.


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    ¡°Have a conversation with the staff?¡± Ye Fei recalled Yan Xiao¡¯s extremely poor comprehension ability when communicating, and held back his laughter, ¡°Can they even talk on the same channel?¡±


    Cheng Minghao understood what he meant, and guffawed. ¡°You think too much. They were talking about company development and welfare, there isn¡¯t any room for misunderstanding.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± Ye Fei followed Cheng Minghao around a corner, and was about to continue walking forward when he looked up and found Yan Xiao standing there.


    ¡°Speak of the devil,¡± Cheng Minghao looked at Yan Xiao, pointed to Ye Fei and announced, ¡°Brother Xiao, I brought him to you.¡±


    As soon as his voice fell, a burst of music suddenly came from the venue.


    Cheng Minghao gave an ¡°Ouch¡±, turned around and told Ye Fei, ¡°The party is about to start, let¡¯s go in quickly.¡±


    Ye Fei nodded and was about to stride forward when Yan Xiao grabbed his wrist.


    ¡°Have you eaten?¡± Yan Xiao asked.


    Ye Fei did not even think about having dinner, so he indifferently returned, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Wait here,¡± Yan Xiao stated, heading towards the side, ¡°I¡¯ll go get you something to eat.¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± Ye Fei stopped him, ¡°I¡¯m not hungry at all, just go in first.¡±


    During the day, Yan Xiao had sent him the seating arrangements. Their seats were at the center of the front of the venue. They were VVIPs, and their every move would be watched.


    If they had entered late, the audience would know that the boss, Yan Xiao, was late.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat a little,¡± Yan Xiao insisted, ¡°Otherwise, you will be hungry.¡±


    Ye Fei was unable to dissuade him and thus compromised. ¡°Then take less, I won¡¯t be able to finish it.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Yan Xiao let go of Ye Fei, and walked towards the waiting staff. After an exchange, the two disappeared together at the end of the corridor.


    Five minutes later, Yan Xiao came back with two sandwiches.


    ¡°Your company¡¯s corporate culture and administration are really good,¡± Ye Fei tore the package and took a bite of the sandwich, ¡°They even have this kind of thing ready.¡±


    Yan Xiao chose not to reply and merely stroked Ye Fei¡¯s hair to the side for him.


    ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I cut my hair,¡± Ye Fei swallowed, ¡°I¡¯ll cut my hair after I finish this.¡± He looked up at Yan Xiao, ¡°Brother Yan, are you going?¡±


    ¡°Going.¡±


    ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t like the salon?¡± When Ye Fei mentioned this, he recalled what had occurred when he was first reborn. He gave a playful wink to Yan Xiao and asked, ¡°You were trying to escape from the hair salon the last time, right? Why did you agree later?¡±


    Yan Xiao still maintained his solemn expression, but glanced to the side, attempting to hide his thoughts. He acted as if other matters concerned him. ¡°Let¡¯s go in.¡±


    Ye Fei threw the wrapping paper into the trash can. Seeing that no one was around, he scratched his palm with her fingers and smirked. ¡°You like me so early.¡± He paused, as the strangeness of the event occurred to him.


    ¡°Then why have you never shown it?¡± Not only had he not been obvious, but Yan Xiao¡¯s taciturn face had caused Ye Fei to think that he did not want any interaction with him.


    ¡°You don¡¯t like people who are not reserved.¡± What made him think so? Ye Fei was about to ask for further clarification when he noticed that they had entered the venue. He could only swallow his words and control his expression before they sat.


    Feixiao Technology¡¯s anniversary party was quite exciting, and many well-known stars were invited. The employees were so enthusiastic that they almost broke off the glow sticks in their hands. Ye Fei was infected by such a frenetic atmosphere, and also hummed and waved his hands in unison. However, as he inspected the cast, his occupational disease scratched away.


    Tianxi only had professional actors but no traffic stars nor pop idols. He had been looking for people who could sing and dance, but was unable to find someone suitable. He did not expect to meet such a talent here.


    Ye Fei raised his phone, took a video of the energetic little fresh meat on the stage, and sent it to Gu Ruijia.


    [Brother Fei: What do you think of him? Is it suitable to come to our company for development? ]


    Gu Ruijia quickly replied to him.


    [Diligent Gu: Qin Feng?]


    Ye Fei stared at the stage until his eyes started to hurt from the flashing light. He turned his head slightly and leaned against Yan Xiao before he started typing¡ª


    [Brother Fei: Yeah, he¡¯s one of Feixiao¡¯s guests.]


    [Diligent Gu: Very good, my cousin likes him very much, did you like him? ]


    [Brother Fei: Mmmm. ]


    [Brother Fei: Good face, tall stature, and good body proportions. I heard that he can even play musical instruments, so talented. ]


    Yan Xiao had been peeking at Ye Fei from the corner of his eyes. As such, he could detect when Ye Fei had bent his head down, and wanted to see what was happening. Unexpectedly, his eyes found Ye Fei¡¯s phone screen.


    ¡ªVery good, my cousin likes him very much, did you like him?


    ¡ªMmmm.


    ¡ªGood face, tall stature, and good body proportions. I heard that he can even play musical instruments, so talented.


    Yan Xiao pursed his lower lip, his eyes darkened as he glimpsed Ye Fei¡¯s face.


    The enthusiasm in the venue decreased as the stage changed its cast and a new celebrity performed a ballad. Ye Fei peeped to the side, and met eyes with Yan Xiao.


    ¡°Are you looking at me?¡± He smirked and was about to continue his conversation with Gu Ruijia when his wrist was tugged at. His palm was emptied. When he reacted to his phone¡¯s disappearance, it had already made its way to Yan Xiao¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯m not playing anymore.¡± Ye Fei was not worried, and thought that Yan Xiao merely wanted him to pay attention to the stage. He shrugged his shoulders and let him off.


    The person in charge of the party planned the program well. Ye Fei quickly became immersed in it and forgot about his phone.


    By the time it was over, it was almost eleven o¡¯clock in the night. Yan Xiao ignored the hesitant eyes of the executives behind him, held Ye Fei¡¯s hand tightly and walked out of the venue, ordering the driver to drive home immediately.


    Ye Fei saw that Yan Xiao was in a bad mood, and after reflecting on the past night¡¯s events, he could not tell what had offended Yan Xiao. He concluded that Yan Xiao must have been annoyed by the loud beats of the music during the performance, and thus closed his eyes to rest.


    When passing a convenience store, Yan Xiao suddenly ordered the driver to stop.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Ye Fei opened his eyes.


    ¡°Ye Fei,¡± Yan Xiao called his name and asked without answering, ¡°Do your wounds still hurt?¡±


    Ye Fei was dumbfounded by Yan Xiao¡¯s words. ¡°It¡¯s okay now..¡± He rolled up his sleeves and raised his arms in front of Yan Xiao, ¡°Look, there are no traces left.¡±


    Yan Xiao gave a noncommittal reply and opened the door of the car.


    What¡¯s with the mystery? Ye Fei did not know what medicine Yan Xiao was selling in his gourd. He decided not to concern himself and pulled on the blanket to continue sleeping.


    After a while, Yan Xiao came back with an opaque plastic bag in hand.


    When the car started again, Ye Fei yawned and asked him, ¡°What did you buy?¡±


    Yan Xiao looked at him silently, and firmly held his hand. He did not answer. Ye Fei was too sleepy and did not ask any further questions. Instead, he nudged Yan Xiao and leaned on his shoulder, remaining in blessed bewilderment until they reached their house.


    The sound of their digital security lock ¡®dinged¡¯ as they crept into their home. Ye Fei stepped into the house and turned to ask Yan Xiao, ¡°About tonight¡­¡±


    Ye Fei¡¯s sentence was never finished. Instead, his world spun, and when he came to, he had been pressed aggressively into the door by Yan Xiao. The automatic lights flickered on one by one, and Yan Xiao¡¯s eyes had grown possessive as Ye Fei stared in confusion. Ye Fei¡¯s vision turned black, and in the next moment, his lips were bitten by an aggressive kiss.


    They exchanged heated breaths, curling against one another. Their chests heaved in unison, and Ye Fei¡¯s neck felt numb. His waist weakened, and he could not help but reach for Yan Xiao¡¯s arm to steady himself. Yan Xiao¡¯s lips were burning, and he deepened the kiss. Ye Fei¡¯s neck turned to the side, as he quietly sucked in a deeper breath.


    Something dropped, making a softened thud as it hit the carpet. Ye Fei subconsciously glanced over, and his eyes widened.


    The bag that Yan Xiao had been carrying in his hand when he came out of the convenience store was now scattered at their feet, revealing its contents ¡ª condoms and lubricant.