“Good morning, mister.”
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Ryan quietly finished his breakfast, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said, “I am full.”
He was now very adapted to using knives and forks, including two long-thin chopsticks, which he mastered with ease. His eating movements were gentle and graceful, occasionally making a distinctive chewing sound or two, which was very appetizing to listen to.
Chu Yuwen thought again that if Ryan was to live eating, all the streamers in that category would be out of jobs.
Of course, he was not one to let his wife show his face to the public.
It was not out of his possessiveness. Although he was in a high position, his situation was not optimistic. Most of the aristocrats, including the cabinet, wanted him dead, not to mention other forces that were eyeing him. If he could not be touched, they would direct their attention to ones closest to him.
Yan Weiliang stayed single for many years for the same reason. First, he was burdened with heavy responsibility and did not want to add family responsibility on top of that. Second, he did not want to involve another innocent person into the political whirlpool, having to always be on guard against danger.
In the past, Chu Yuwen had no close relatives, so he had no weaknesses. He did not like the feelings of being pinned down.
But now he has Ryan.
Ryan may not be that important…as he was still a suspicious spy. If he did not disclose Ryan’s identity, it meant he did not care about Ryan at all. He just wanted to lure snakes out of their holes with bait.
It was not…protecting the youth.
Chu Yuwen’s warm gazed landed on Ryan, who was still eating with his head buried into his food. Feeling the eyes on him, Ryan raised his beautiful eyes, filled with confusion. “Mister…do I have something on my face as well?”
The original question that Chu Yuwen asked Ryan from before, was asked back by Ryan.
Chu Yuwen replied after a brief laugh, “No, it is just that my Ryan is so cute that I am lost in my thoughts.”
Ryan was stunned. His face reddened like a ripe apple, and he buried his head into his bowl again like an ostrich without saying anything.
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Yan Weiliang would never miss a chance to get good grace. If flattery could make Chu Yuwen drop his defense against him, he could continue to say eight hundred unique words of praise.
Chu Yuwen’s heart softened a bit.
He had heard countless praises, and the ones from Ryan seemed to be music to his ears.
Fine, he would admit that Ryan was important, even if just a little.
The two smiled as their eyes met.
The two scum alphas harboring their own ulterior motives were ready to turn into a pair of sticky married couple.
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Ryan put down his knife and fork.
Chu Yuwen asked, “Are you really full this time?”
He was obviously teasing how Ryan went back to eating with ostrich-like behavior to avoid the topic, when he was clearly done eating just moments beforehand.
Ryan’s face that had returned to normal blushed again.
He nodded and murmured, “Yes.”
Yan Weiliang hated why he had created a bashful persona for himself.
The Third Prince was always rational and reserved by nature. Later on, his temperament became increasingly thin and cold where very few things could provoke him emotionally.
The smile was not because of pleasure, but ridicule; sadness was not because of feeling sad, but in the name of acting. He had never had any real feelings, and people who were in the center of political power in the First District always have to get used to wearing a mask on their face.
The young man who was once happy and quick to take revenge also had needed to feign civility at times. He had long been trained to be an actor. He would blush and act shy when the time needed, but the frequency was so high that it was getting on his nerves.
The vulnerable looking ones could always bring up stronger ones’ protective instinct, and also tempted some perverted ones’ desire to destroy. Yan Weiliang had to admit that Chu Yuwen was not the latter. Other than their hostility towards each other as enemies, their three views were very compatible, otherwise they would not have become friends in the past.
He knew that Chu Yuwen always had compassion for the weak.
The cold and ruthless Marshal was only for show. He would only direct his ruthlessness to his enemies. He hated the greedy and lustful aristocrats and respected outstanding opponents. He despised the poor and lazy civilians, but valued the hard-working and down-to-earth individuals. He could calmly say “Kill without mercy” to the hundreds of thousands of Zerg captives without blinking an eye, but also ordered “Stop—there is a flower under your feet. Do not step on it” when inspecting the lower three districts where the soil was dead with nearly no grass growing.
He had a cruel tenderness.
Yan Weiliang knew Chu Yuwen well, so he chose to play a gentle and harmless boy to approach him.
But the persona was too gentle and harmless.
No one knew how Ryan, who was blushing at the moment, was thinking.
Yan Weilaing thought, This blushing was not fake.
It was not out of shyness, but annoyance.
The thought of him having to play this role like a dodder flower for a long time made him want to stab Chu Yuwen to death with his eating knife.
The Third Prince was also a man who was very gentle to the weak.
But he was by no means weak.
“Mister.” Ryan hesitated for two seconds and mustered up the courage to ask, “Can I go out for a stroll today?”
“Staying at home all the time…” Ryan muttered, “It is boring.”
Chu Yuwen thought of the replay he had seen on Avery’s monitor. The boy had been waiting for him from the moment he left to work in the morning to the evening when he returned. It was quite unbearable to watch the youth home alone.
Although he intended to spend more time with Ryan afterward, his time was limited in the end. He spent the entire day working at the military, while Ryan was bored at home. This was indeed stale.
“Yes. But I still have to work so I cannot accompany you.” Chu Yuwen looked at him apologetically. “Only if you have guards with you, is that fine?”
“Is that necessary?” Ryan imagined being surrounded by a crowd of people, he doubted he would have a peaceful shopping experience like that. “I am not used to having a large group of people following me.”
“Then I will have them stay out of your sight.” Chu Yuwen said, “This is for your safety.”
Ryan uttered a ‘I see’ sound and said, “But I never encountered any danger before. The First District is much safer than the Fourth District. There should not be any issue…”
Chu Yuwen gazed at him. “Ryan, your status is different now. Under normal circumstances, Lord Marshal’s wife needs to travel with a high level of security where all the corners are inspected. Even if you travel in plain clothes, there must be enough security.”
Ryan thought for a moment. “But no one knows of my identity yet.”
Chu Yuwen informed, “Many people are prying into your identity.”
Ryan then stopped arguing and sighed, “Fine.”
That was really a vivid performance of fear, restraint and uncomfortableness of a youth who had just entered the aristocratic class.
“Good boy.” Chu Yuwen gave him a morning kiss. “Good morning.”
His lips landed on Ryan’s forehead, and parted upon the first touch.
Nowadays, it was popular among the aristocrats to cheek kiss and hand kissing, even to strangers. Such a morning kiss was not very intimate.
Ryan’s eyes flickered. For the first time, he stood on tiptoe and kissed Chu Yuwen on the cheek.
The soft touch caused a slight surprise in Chu Yuwen’s dark golden eyes. Although kissing on the forehead and cheeks was normal behavior, his daily morning kiss was more like soothing a child. But the shy Ryan never responded.
This was the first time.
Ryan put his feet on the ground and said softly, “Good morning, mister. I will wait for your return.”
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