On each table at the Heartbeat Bar, there were many little gadgets to enhance the drinking experience. Wen Jiaxuan took out two dice from the dice box and decided to use the method of rolling the dice to determine his attitude when he got home later.
If the number was on the higher side, then he would be tough and insist on clearing up what happened last night with Wu Zehao. If the number was on the lower side, then considering how hard Wu Zehao works, he won’t argue with him.
With a casual toss, the two dice spun and leaped on the table, and in the end, the numbers settled, two sixes.
It didn’t count, it didn’t count. Wen Jiaxuan immediately took the dice back into his hand, thinking that the previous throw was just practice, not official.
Without even blowing on them, how could it be considered official?
So the second time, Wen Jiaxuan took a deep breath against his fist and then cautiously tossed the dice. Numbers fluctuated between large and small in front of his eyes, and his heart followed suit, rising and falling.
In the end, the two dice stopped, one showing a one, and the other showing a two.
That’s more like it.
Wen Jiaxuan contentedly placed the dice back into the dice box, feeling that it seemed like fate was also encouraging him to take the initiative and make amends with Wu Zehao when he got back.
Actually, upon closer thought, Wen Jiaxuan could understand why Wu Zehao might be angry.
Everyone had different triggers for anger; some had lower thresholds, while others had higher ones. Even for the same situation, it could lead to different outcomes when placed in different people’s hands. Moreover, when two people had different perspectives, it became even harder to understand each other’s point of view.
From their work attitudes, it was evident that Wu Zehao was a principled person who disliked plans being disrupted and rules being broken.
He didn’t like others entering his bedroom, and Wen Jiaxuan had underestimated how much he disliked it.
But on the other hand, even though he understood, Wen Jiaxuan didn’t believe that Wu Zehao should have misunderstood him. If he had to choose, he still thought that Wu Zehao was in the wrong.
But…
But what?
Wen Jiaxuan listlessly rested his head on the table, suddenly realizing that he couldn’t muster the courage.
Wu Zehao was his boss, and he was an employee. The boss was always right, so how could he go against his boss?
That’s right. Wen Jiaxuan suddenly lifted his head from the table. The boss was always right; he needed to go back and make amends with his boss.
Wen Jiaxuan finished the remaining orange juice in the glass in one gulp, then turned around, intending to jump down from the bar stool. However, at this moment, two men suddenly appeared behind him, surrounded him, and asked, “Alone? Care for a game of pool?”
“You guys play,” Wen Jiaxuan kindly replied, “I’m leaving.”
“It’s only this early, and you’re leaving?” The man with the earring in his right ear and the one in the tight black vest exchanged glances and continued, “We just saw you playing dice alone. Aren’t we here to keep you company?”
Wen Jiaxuan furrowed his brow, “I don’t need. I’m leaving.”
“Don’t go,” the two men, one on each side, gripped Wen Jiaxuan’s shoulders, turned him back to his seat, and sat down beside him, saying, “We’re treating tonight. Feel free to have whatever you want to drink.”
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“I said I’m leaving!” Wen Jiaxuan grumbled as he tried to shake off their grip on his shoulders. However, these two were shameless, and he was clearly unhappy. Yet, they continued to cling tightly to him.
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“Oh, he’s getting angry, quite…”
Before he could finish the word “adorable,” the man with the earring suddenly twisted his face and cursed behind Wen Jiaxuan, “Damn it, who’s the idiot… Wu… Wu Ge?”
Wen Jiaxuan turned around and saw that the man with the earring’s hand had been twisted into a claw-like shape, and the man in the vest had honestly retracted his hand from his shoulder.
In the romantic lighting of the bar, Wen Jiaxuan saw the newcomer clearly; it was Wu Zehao.
He hadn’t had a chance to be happy yet when the man with the earring said, “Wu Ge, is he your person?”
“Mmm,” Wu Zehao replied emotionlessly with a single word, releasing the man with the earring’s salty hand.
“You should have said so earlier,” the man with the earring and the one in the vest automatically moved to the side. “Do you want us to vacate a table for you?”
“No need,” Wu Zehao replied, and his expression still didn’t look good as he asked Wen Jiaxuan, “Had enough fun?”
Oh no, the boss was still angry.
Wen Jiaxuan, with both hands on his knees, nodded obediently.
Without warning, Wu Zehao grabbed Wen Jiaxuan’s hand and said firmly, “When you’ve had enough fun, come back with me.”
Wen Jiaxuan obediently followed Wu Zehao as they walked out of the bar. Along the way, people kept greeting Wu Zehao, and Wen Jiaxuan vaguely heard the word “sister-in-law” several times, but the bar was noisy, and he felt like he might have misheard.
Once they walked out of the bar, Wu Zehao still didn’t let go of Wen Jiaxuan’s hand.
While Wen Jiaxuan had been often led around like this by his older brothers, Wen Hua and Wen Yiran, when he was a child, he hadn’t experienced it since he grew up. So now, Wen Jiaxuan felt a bit embarrassed. After all, he was in his twenties, and Wu Zehao holding his hand made him feel like a child.
“Boss…” Wen Jiaxuan tried to twist his wrist to pull his hand back, but Wu Zehao held it even tighter.
“Have you calmed down?” Wu Zehao asked, looking ahead.
“Mmm?”
Huh? Wen Jiaxuan looked at Wu Zehao strangely. He had thought that the first thing Wu Zehao would say would be scolding him, but unexpectedly, he asked if Wen Jiaxuan had calmed down.
He was suddenly not scolded, and he found it a bit unusual.
“Have you calmed down?” Wen Jiaxuan asked tentatively.
“No,” Wu Zehao replied.
Okay, Wen Jiaxuan pursed his lips.
“I didn’t expect you to dislike people entering your bedroom so much. I didn’t do it on purpose,” Wen Jiaxuan said.
“I know,” Wu Zehao said calmly.
Huh? He knows?
Wen Jiaxuan suddenly froze in place, and Wu Zehao, still holding his hand, also came to a stop, turning to face him.
“So, why are you still angry?” Wen Jiaxuan mumbled quietly.
“Are you even asking that?” Wu Zehao furrowed his brow. “You’ve been running around all day without coming back, and you even went to the bar alone?”
So, he was angry about that?
“I’ve been around the neighborhood all this time,” Wen Jiaxuan blinked his eyes. “And those two crazies earlier, I could handle them myself.”
Wu Zehao: “…” Handle them my ass.
“Moreover…” Wen Jiaxuan’s gaze shifted awkwardly away. “You didn’t come to find me, and you didn’t call me either. How was I supposed to go back…”
“I didn’t call you?” Wu Zehao’s forehead showed a vein pop out. “I tried calling you all day, but your phone was constantly unreachable!”
Huh?
Wen Jiaxuan took out his phone and checked. Other than a reminder that his battery was below 10%, there was nothing else.
The signal was full, so how could it be unreachable?
Wait a minute, why was it on China Unicom? Unicom seemed to be affiliated with Tencent…
At this moment, a flash of realization crossed Wen Jiaxuan’s mind. He seemed to…
Yesterday, in order to check if the scammer had responded, he had switched his SIM card to Tencent’s King Card. Today, he had used Alipay to make purchases all day and hadn’t noticed that his WeChat number was different.
Wen Jiaxuan took a deep breath. So, Wu Zehao had been trying to call him to return home in the afternoon?
He lowered his head and stammered, “Um, that, I… I have a new SIM card in my phone. Do you want to, um, take note of my new number…”
Wu Zehao took a deep breath, looking a bit troubled, then turned and continued walking forward. However, his tone was much gentler. “Don’t wander around like that in the future.”
“Mm!” Wen Jiaxuan quickly caught up. Wu Zehao had long strides, and he had to make an effort to keep up, so he instinctively held onto Wu Zehao’s hand, just like he had grabbed onto Wu Zehao’s clothes earlier.
“By the way, boss,” Wen Jiaxuan asked casually, as if changing the topic, “aren’t you mad that I slept on your bed?”
“I saw your message,” Wu Zehao said nonchalantly.
Last night, Wen Jiaxuan had placed a note under the glass of honey water he prepared, which read:
Boss, I made honey water for you. Remember to drink it when you wake up.
Furthermore, you slept like a pig, so I decided to sleep upstairs. Don’t blame me when you wake up.
At the end, he even drew a pig’s head.
“Hmph,” Wen Jiaxuan snorted lightly. “I was just trying to be kind.”
Wen Jiaxuan didn’t realize that he looked a bit smug, and before he could feel too pleased with himself, he suddenly let go of Wu Zehao’s hand. The next moment, his neck was fiercely encircled by an arm, and Wu Zehao’s ominous voice came from above him. “Did you sleep comfortably?”
“No, no…” Wen Jiaxuan nervously clung to Wu Zehao’s forearm. “Boss, I won’t do it again.”
Wu Zehao released Wen Jiaxuan and held his hand again, moving forward. “As long as you won’t do it again, that’s fine. Go back and change the bedsheet for me.”
“Are you so disgusted with me?” Wen Jiaxuan looked hurt. “I only slept for one night…”
“Don’t overthink it,” Wu Zehao paused, “It needed changing anyway.”
“Oh.” Huh? Wen Jiaxuan suddenly thought of a question.
“Letting me change the bedsheet… doesn’t that mean I have to go upstairs again?” Wen Jiaxuan suddenly thought of a problem.
Wu Zehao fell silent for a moment and then replied after a while, “Yes, go ahead.”
Wen Jiaxuan couldn’t help but stifle a laugh. He wiggled his hand, held by Wu Zehao, and asked, “So, when you’re on a business trip, can I go upstairs to sleep?”
Wu Zehao gave him a faint glance. “You’re pretty good at pushing your luck.”
Wen Jiaxuan chuckled sheepishly and continued to argue, “Exactly, it was empty anyway. I won’t go causing trouble in your bedroom, you know.”
“It’s not that I’m afraid you’ll mess things up,” Wu Zehao sighed softly. “I’m afraid…”
Seeing that Wu Zehao was silent for a while, Wen Jiaxuan prodded, “Afraid of what?”
Wu Zehao swallowed the words “afraid that I won’t want you to leave” and changed the topic with a furrowed brow. “You brat, you made me skip a day of work, and I’ve smoked a whole pack of cigarettes.”
“I didn’t do it on purpose,” Wen Jiaxuan was immediately sidetracked. “You’re not going to fire me, are you…”
“Why would I bring you back if I were going to fire you?” Wu Zehao looked exasperated.
“But Zhang Zhitao said…” Wen Jiaxuan paused to make sure he remembered correctly. “He said that if your partner ever interferes with your work, you would immediately break up with them.”
Wu Zehao turned his head at these words and looked at Wen Jiaxuan with an ambiguous expression. “Are you my partner?”
This is a rhetorical question, but its purpose is not to negate, but to prompt. However, Comrade Wen Jiaxuan only heard the negative meaning, so he nodded suddenly and said, “Oh, right, I am your employee, and the expectations for employees and objects are different.”
As soon as Wen Jiaxuan finished speaking, Wu Zehao suddenly let go of his hand without warning and walked ahead. Wen Jiaxuan looked at his empty hand in confusion. Why did it seem like his boss was angry?
Boss is angry, probably cuz you have like zero interest to be his partner rn jia jia 😂
This is a really cute story. I like how both have character growth to do
Wait, Wen Hua is his brother?? Why was I convinced he was Wen Jiaxuan’s dad?
By now Wu Zehao should know his Jiajia won’t pick up on things like that. 😂
Thanks for the update 💕
He wants to sleep tonight,that’s why you have to change the sheets. Otherwise he’ll be horny from your pheromones