Translator:- Max
Ying Nian nodded calmly, “That’s why I pushed you.”
Yao Xiuyuan, with his just-awakened brain slowly recalling, it seemed that it was indeed as what Ying Nian said. Considering Ying Nian liked the same sex, it seemed that he inadvertently took advantage of the situation while sleeping, hence Ying Nian’s strong reaction.
“I swear, I really didn’t know I had this habit.”
Ying Nian nodded, “I believe you.”
After all, Yao Xiuyuan was a straight man.
“I’m sorry.” Yao Xiuyuan apologised to him.
“It’s okay.”
Yao Xiuyuan felt a bit embarrassed for a moment, but Ying Nian calmly glanced at his phone and said, “I should go cook. What do you want for dinner tonight?”
“Anything is fine. You see and make.”
“Okay.” Ying Nian lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and walked out of Yao Xiuyuan’s bedroom.
Yao Xiuyuan, who was left alone, slapped his forehead gloomily with his palm, lamenting how he didn’t even realise he had such a habit. Was it because he had been single for so many years and hadn’t shared a bed with anyone? It was really too miserable. As a single dog, it was truly miserable.
Yao Xiuyuan said anything was fine, so Ying Nian cooked several dishes according to his preferences: two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a soup. For the two of them, it was enough. Yao Xiuyuan thought Ying Nian’s cooking skills were pretty good. Moreover, since he had only eaten snacks at noon due to watching anime and had missed the main meal, he ended up having two extra bowls of food. He praised, “Your cooking skills are really good. From this point of view, it’s not a loss for me to let you live in my house.”
Ying Nian felt that with his house’s location and security facilities, Yao Xiuyuan was actually at a loss as he stayed here for free. Therefore, he smiled and replied, “As long as you don’t feel at a loss, it’s fine.”
The two of them enjoyed their dinner and watched a few more episodes of the anime until 11 p.m. When Ying Nian finally grabbed his phone and prepared to return to his room.
“Good night.” Yao Xiuyuan said.
“Good night.” Ying Nian replied, then he helped him close the door.
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At 6:30 in the evening, the delivery person sent Ying Nian a text message informing him that his package had been placed in the pickup box next to the security office. Upon seeing the message, Ying Nian grabbed his home’s elevator card and keys, then went out to collect the package.
Yao Xiuyuan parked the car and took the elevator from the basement to the first floor. As the elevator doors opened, he saw Ying Nian walking in with a large cardboard box. He reached out to help him carry it and asked, “What did you buy?”
Before Ying Nian could react, the cardboard box was already taken by Yao Xiuyuan. He blinked and replied, “Books.” Then, he added, “I can carry it.”
Yao Xiuyuan responded with an “Oh” but didn’t return the cardboard box to him. Instead, he gestured to him to swipe his elevator card.
Ying Nian had to give up on getting the cardboard box back and said “thank you” as he swiped the elevator card.
The elevator stopped at the 23rd floor, and Yao Xiuyuan and Ying Nian stepped out. Ying Nian opened the door, and Yao Xiuyuan helped him carry the cardboard box all the way to Ying Nian’s room.
Ying Nian thanked him again, then took out scissors and began to open the package.
Yao Xiuyuan sat on the edge of the bed, waiting to see what books Ying Nian had bought.
Ying Nian had bought these books because there was a discount online. In order to make up his money, he bought many books, including world classics, selected poetry and prose, and even a set of manhua.
Yao Xiuyuan looked at the world classics he had bought and smiled, “You bought all these as well.”
“I want to revisit them.” Ying Nian replied.
“You didn’t need to buy them then. You could have just told me. I have these books. If you want to read them, feel free to read them.”
Ying Nian didn’t expect him to say this, and was slightly stunned.
“Follow me.” Yao Xiuyuan stood up and motioned for him to follow him.
Ying Nian had no choice but to follow him out of his own room and into his study. He hadn’t been in Yao Xiuyuan’s study much before, as it was Yao Xiuyuan’s workspace and not convenient for him to enter. This was the first time Yao Xiuyuan had brought him into his study.
Yao Xiuyuan’s study was very big, with a solid wood desk positioned not far from the window, facing a square coffee table and a long sofa. Several bookcases of the same colour scheme were placed against the two walls. As they walked, Yao Xiuyuan introduced the types of books in the bookcases.
“These bookshelves contain both Chinese and foreign classics. If you want to read any of them, you can come here anytime. You can read them here or take them back to your room.”
Ying Nian walked over and saw that the bookshelf had four tiers, each displaying exquisite books, mostly hardcover editions. However, judging from the fact that none of them had been opened, it seemed like the owner of these books was merely collecting them.
“You haven’t opened them yet.” Ying Nian reminded him.
“Because I don’t like to read.” Yao Xiuyuan said honestly.
“Why did you buy so many books then? And many of them are hardcovers.” Ying Nian was puzzled. “Are they for decoration?”
Yao Xiuyuan sighed and asked him, “Do I look like the kind of person who would spend money on books, especially buy hardcovers?”
Ying Nian felt that although he didn’t know him too well, it did seem like Yao Xiuyuan wasn’t that kind of person.
Yao Xiuyuan looked at the bookcases in his study room one after another, “These were all given by Ah Cheng when I moved. Among our group, he’s the only one who’s a man of culture. He believed how can a home not have a study? How can a study not have bookshelves? And how can bookshelves not have books? So, he bought all the bookshelves and books for me.”
Yao Xiuyuan tapped the bookcase beside him and said, “This bookcase is filled with his books; first editions, second editions, revised editions, hardcovers, paperbacks, manhuas… He even asked me which edition I liked the most.” Yao Xiuyuan recalled that time dreadfully. “I was afraid he would make me read them all and ask me to write an essay comparing the differences between each edition, their pros and cons. Thankfully, he’s stopped writing now, or else my bookcase wouldn’t have enough space.”
Ying Nian was surprised to hear about Chu Cheng being a writer for the first time. He was very curious and said, “Chu Cheng is actually a writer? I thought he was just the boss of New Culture. Let me see what he has written.”
Yao Xiuyuan suddenly remembered that his childhood friend had been wearing a vest all along. He quickly leaned against the bookshelf to block Ying Nian’s view and said awkwardly, “Don’t look at this bookcase. You can check out the others. What I just said goes in your left ear and comes out from your right ear. Just pretend you didn’t hear anything. Otherwise, if Ah Cheng finds out, I’ll be in trouble.”
When Ying Nian heard this, he didn’t embarrass him, “Okay, I’ll just pretend I didn’t hear anything.”
“Yes, heaven knows and earth knows, you know and I know.”
Ying Nian smiled and turned to look at the other bookshelves. Yao Xiuyuan opened one of the bookcases and asked him, “See anything you like? Feel free to take it.”
“Are you sure it’s okay with letting me see all this? Won’t Chu Cheng be angry if he finds out?”
“Books are meant to be read by people. Instead of gathering dust with me, it’s better for you to take them and read which can be considered achieving its worth. Don’t worry, Ah Cheng doesn’t mind. He’ll just criticise me for lacking literary taste.” Yao Xiuyuan said helplessly. “As a science student, I don’t need much literary knowledge. As long as I master mathematics, physics, and chemistry, I can go anywhere without fear.”
Ying Nian chuckled and asked, “Can you guess if I’m from the arts or science stream?”
“I think you look like a liberal arts student, but since you asked me this I guess you’re a science student.”
Ying Nian felt that he was quite clever at this moment. “Alright, you guessed right.”
“So, answering these kinds of questions requires thinking outside the box.”
“Is Chu Cheng a liberal arts student?”
“No, he’s also from the science stream. He was good at both arts and science subjects. So, when he saw that we all chose science, he chose science as well.”
“You two have a very good relationship.”
“Childhood friends, we’ve known each other since kindergarten. After all these years, we’re almost like brothers.”
Ying Nian nodded. He felt a bit envious of the close relationship between Yao Xiuyuan and Chu Cheng. He also had very good friends when he was younger. However, after he came here to study in high school, they never saw each other again. Even when he finally had the chance to return to his hometown and make his own decisions, those people no longer recognized him, and they had nothing in common anymore. Having a group of friends who grew up together and could rely on each other was a very fortunate thing. In this respect, Yao Xiuyuan was indeed very lucky.
Ying Nian chose a book he was interested in and started reading it in his room. Two days later, when he went to return the book to the study, he noticed that one of the bookshelves had a curtain hanging on the inside. Ying Nian smiled instantly. This seemingly empty bookshelf, filled only with Chu Cheng’s books, was not what he expected. He found it quite amusing that Yao Xiuyuan had gone to the trouble of putting up a curtain to cover Chu Cheng’s books, showing how much he cared for his brother’s vest.
Ying Nian put the book in hand back on the bookcase, and then chose another one that interested him.
When he returned to his room, his phone rang, and Ying Nian took it out to see that it was a message from Guan Han on WeChat.
Guan Han: I’m back.
Guan Han: You mentioned earlier that you needed to talk to me about something. What is it?
Ying Nian put the book down on the desk in his bedroom and replied: Is it convenient tomorrow? I want to meet you and pay you back the money I owed you.
Guan Han: Do you have money now? There is no rush in this matter. Keep the money for now, and you can repay me when you have it in the future.
Ying Nian：It’s okay, I can repay you now. Let’s meet tomorrow, you can choose the time and place, but don’t tell Tang Yu.
Guan Han was silent for a while before replying: OK.
Ying Nian felt relieved when he agreed. When he broke up with Tang Yu, he wanted a clean break, so he seriously calculated every sum he owed the Tang family since high school, including the tuition sponsored and the investments Tang Yu made in his entertainment career. The total sum was staggering, and despite his two years of success in the entertainment industry and a decent fanbase, he couldn’t repay it all at once. Moreover, he needed to leave part of the money for his living expenses.
For this reason, Ying Nian borrowed a sum of money from Guan Han, who was the only friend of Tang Yu without prejudice against him and became friends with him. At that time, he was also the only person around him who could afford to lend him that amount of money.
Thank you for the chapter !
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