Translator/Editor:- Max
Listening to his words, Ying Nian always felt as if only he himself inexplicably had rules. However, he couldn’t come up with any rules for Yao Xiuyuan. In the end, he could only sigh and think to himself, forget it, it’s not something unacceptable anyway.
His fruit wine was almost finished. Yao Xiuyuan saw that his mood had improved a bit, so he didn’t let him drink anymore. He asked him, “Are you sleepy?”
Ying Nian was a little sleepy, so he responded with a “yes”.
“Then let’s go back to the room and sleep. It’s just a few cups; we can put them away in the morning.”
Ying Nian did not object.
He stood up and said, “Good night”, and was about to go back to his own room, but ended up being pulled back by Yao Xiuyuan.
Ying Nian looked at him in confusion, then heard Yao Xiuyuan say, “You’re sleeping with me tonight.”
Ying Nian: ? ? ?
Yao Xiuyuan saw the surprise and doubt in his eyes and explained, “Since yesterday, you haven’t been sleeping well. If you sleep alone and still can’t sleep well, what if you wake up and want to drink again? I don’t want to see you on the sofa tomorrow morning.”
“Not gonna happen.” Ying Nian thought to himself that even if he had another nightmare, he wouldn’t come out to drink again.
But Yao Xiuyuan had made up his mind. He pulled him towards his own room and said, “What are you afraid of? I won’t eat you. Didn’t we sleep together when we watched movies before? I’m a straight man, don’t worry. When we used to go out, I even shared a bed with Ah Cheng.”
“I didn’t mean that.” Ying Nian just felt embarrassed, thinking Yao Xiuyuan didn’t need to take care of him like this.
However, precisely because of this, once Yao Xiuyuan insisted , he couldn’t refuse. He always felt that if the other person was taking care of him so much, it would be inappropriate for him not to appreciate it.
He was led by Yao Xiuyuan into the bedroom, where Yao Xiuyuan handed him a blanket. “Now there’s no problem, right?”
Ying Nian could only say, “Thank you.”
Yao Xiuyuan responded with an “En”, but then instantly realised, “What did I just say?”
Ying Nian: ……
Yao Xiuyuan chuckled, crossing his arms. “Come on, it’s time for you to fulfil the rules.”
“This doesn’t count.” Ying Nian never expected that he would be forced to call him ge so soon.
“How does that not count? We agreed to count it from the next time.”
Ying Nian found it difficult to speak.
Yao Xiuyuan teased him, “It’s okay, I’m older than you anyway. You should naturally call me ge when you see me.”
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Ying Nian was embarrassed to call him only “ge“. Thinking back to his experiences on set, he remembered that he would also address older actors as ge, so he said, “Yao-ge?”
Yao Xiuyuan frowned. “Adding a surname makes it so unfamiliar ah. Just drop the surname.”
Tlcu Rljc: ……
“Or you can repeat the word to call Gege, it works too.”
Tlcu Rljc ofia atja atlr kjr fnfc wbgf vloolmeia ab rjs.
Comparing the two options, ge didn’t seem so unacceptable anymore. So, he called out reluctantly, “Ge.”
Tjb Wlesejc kjr rjalrolfv atlr alwf. Lf qjaafv tlr tfjv jcv rjlv, “Xbbv ybs.” Ktfc, tf vfilyfgjafis jvvfv, “Olaaif Rljccljc.”
Tlcu Rljc: ……
Tlcu Rljc aegcfv jgbecv jcv rajgafv wjxlcu tlr bkc yfv.
Vfflcu tlw ilxf atlr, Tjb Wlesejc obecv la delaf oeccs. Lf vfilyfgjafis jrxfv, “Jjc sbe erf atf qliibk bc atf yfv, bg vb sbe kjca j cfk bcf, Rljccljc?”
Ying Nian: ……
“If Niannian doesn’t speak, then let’s use this one. It’s clean, too. I usually just put it there and never use it.”
Ying Nian turned his head weakly to look at him. “Are you not sleeping?”
“Sleeping.” Yao Xiuyuan nodded, walked to the other side, lifted the blanket, and laid down.
Ying Nian also finished making his bed and laid down himself.
Yao Xiuyuan turned off the light and said to him in the darkness, “Good night, Niannian.”
Ying Nian was silent for a while and then said, “Good night.”
He closed his eyes, but shortly after, he opened them again. Quietly, he gazed at the night, then closed them once more, only to open them again. The sleepiness he felt earlier seemed to have dissipated unconsciously. Ying Nian felt like he couldn’t fall asleep again.
He just silently looked at the night scene. When he felt tired, he’d closed his eyes, then opened them again, and closed them once more.
He heard Yao Xiuyuan call him tentatively, “Ying Nian.”
Ying Nian didn’t want to worry him, so he kept his eyes closed and didn’t say anything.
Yao Xiuyuan saw that he didn’t respond and thought he was asleep, “Asleep?”
Ying Nian continued to pretend to be asleep.
Yao Xiuyuan felt relieved now. “It’s good you’re asleep. Have a good sleep.”
After saying that, he also felt relieved and turned over to sleep.
Ying Nian waited until he heard faint breathing beside him before slowly opening his eyes. Unconsciously, he glanced to the side and saw Yao Xiuyuan sleeping with his back turned towards him. Ying Nian looked at him intently. He hadn’t told Yao Xiuyuan that in his dreams, not only Tang Yu was there, but also him. He dreamt that he didn’t come, and he was frightened, restless and flustered. Deep down in his subconscious, he was really afraid that Yao Xiuyuan hadn’t come yesterday or that he came a step too late.
He looked at Yao Xiuyuan and tried to close his eyes once again, but still couldn’t fall asleep.
Ying Nian felt that he might sleep late again tonight.
He closed his eyes, trying hard to cultivate sleepiness. Just as he was falling asleep, he suddenly felt himself being embraced along with the blanket. Ying Nian was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes and found Yao Xiuyuan’s face inches away from his own.
He knew it would be like this. Ying Nian looked helplessly at the person in front of him. Since the first time he accidentally slept with Yao Xiuyuan, he noticed this habit of Yao Xiuyuan’s. The next two times they fell asleep while watching movies, he also woke up being held by Yao Xiuyuan. If Ying Nian wasn’t sure that Yao Xiuyuan was a straight man and had no interest in him, he would have suspected that Yao Xiuyuan was doing it on purpose.
While Yao Xiuyuan was initially embarrassed during the first time, but by the third time, he had already become quite composed. He could even joke about it and say, “Good brothers, one blanket.”
Ying Nian felt that he didn’t have much of a reaction to this matter anymore. If he wanted to hug him, then let him hug. After all, for Yao Xiuyuan, he was probably just a human-shaped pillow, and he didn’t really care about the material.
He closed his eyes again. However, unlike previous times when he had fallen asleep before Yao Xiuyuan hugged him, this time he was hugged before he fell asleep. Ying Nian felt a bit awkward. It had been a long time since he had slept like this, especially since breaking up with Tang Yu. He had been sleeping alone, let alone being held by someone.
He opened his eyes and looked at Yao Xiuyuan, but he couldn’t bring himself to push him away. In the end, he reluctantly convinced himself to treat Yao Xiuyuan as just another pillow. Ying Nian thought he would have even more trouble falling asleep now, but unexpectedly, under Yao Xiuyuan’s hug, he fell asleep not long after.
When Ying Nian woke up the next day, he was somewhat surprised. He stared at the ceiling, thinking for a long time. He believed that subconsciously he had resisted what happened the day before yesterday, which caused him to have trouble sleeping. He hated Tang Yu at that time, but he also felt a sense of security with Yao Xiuyuan’s appearance as promised at that time. That’s why he would remember in his dreams that someone had promised to come and save him. So, when Yao Xiuyuan hugged him, although he wasn’t consciously aware of it, his subconscious felt reassured.
He actually felt a sense of security with another person. Ying Nian didn’t know whether to consider it a good thing or a bad thing. He was in a daze for a while. Yao Xiuyuan finally woke up and said to him, “Morning.”
“Morning.”
“When did you wake up?” Yao Xiuyuan asked him.
“Maybe a little earlier than you, but not too early.”
Yao Xiuyuan felt relieved and let go of him. He was already quite familiar with his habit of unconsciously hugging the person next to him after falling asleep, so he didn’t say anything about it. Instead, he said, “I’ll go to the company after lunch. It’s probably not too early now. Let’s have breakfast and lunch together.”
“Okay.” Ying Nian sat up. “I’ll go freshen up.”
“En.”
Yao Xiuyuan responded and watched as Ying Nian lifted the blanket and got out of bed, leaving the bedroom.
He called his secretary to let them know he wouldn’t be coming in the morning, then glanced at the clock before getting out of bed to freshen up.
Ying Nian cooked congee as he mentioned yesterday and made two sweet and two savoury congee. “There’s pumpkin congee, purple sweet potato congee, lean meat and preserved egg congee, and shrimp and meat congee. See which one you like.”
“Let’s try them all then. You actually made them all.”
“I also steamed some buns.” Ying Nian said, looking at the steamer beside him. “But they’re not ready yet. Wait a minute.”
“Didn’t I say that I will eat whatever you eat?”
Ying Nian looked at him. “I can feel full just by drinking congee. What about you?”
Yao Xiuyuan: “…Actually, I can do that too.”
Ying Nian smiled knowingly but didn’t reveal his thoughts. He helped him fill a bowl of congee. Surprisingly, Yao Xiuyuan’s favourite among the congees was the pumpkin congee. Ying Nian had thought Yao Xiuyuan might not like sweet congee very much, considering he didn’t usually eat sweet and sour dishes during meals.
While drinking congee, Yao Xiuyuan said to him, “Give me your manager’s phone number.”
“What do you want it for?” Ying Nian was confused.
“You’ve been with Xiyu Entertainment for over half a year now. You can’t just stop filming because of Tang Yu. If you are like this, people who know about it might think you’re taking a break, but those who don’t might think Xiyu Entertainment has hidden you away.”
“So what?”
Yao Xiuyuan placed the spoon into the bowl. “So, just let your manager know. If there are acting roles, accept them. If there are events to attend, attend them. There’s really no need to take Tang Yu seriously.”
“You’ve seen it yourself. He’s not the type to keep quiet if you ignore him. The more you ignore him, the more he’ll try to get close to you. Instead of talking about cooperation, let him ruin the cooperation. You might as well wait until he’s had enough of causing trouble and talk about it then.”
“Don't actors all live off of their youth? How many years can you afford to wait? Besides, it’s not your problem. Waiting for him to cause enough trouble, who does he think he is? Give me your manager’s number, I’ll talk to her.”
Ying Nian looked at him and asked hesitantly, “Do you want to tell my manager that if Tang Yu dares to interfere in the future, she should find you?”
“Is that not okay?”
Ying Nian didn’t say anything. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Are you pitying me?”
Yao Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, “What’s wrong with you? You’re just thinking nonsense.”
“Then why else would you suddenly bring this up today?” Ying Nian said calmly.
He had said too much to Yao Xiuyuan last night, saying everything that should be said and shouldn’t be said. Ying Nian regretted saying so much, but spilt water was difficult to retrieve. Once words were spoken, he couldn’t take them back. However, he didn’t expect Yao Xiuyuan to say that he would contact his manager the next day after hearing everything. Ying Nian felt that he was probably pitying him. After all, compared to Yao Xiuyuan’s smooth-sailing life, his own experiences were indeed somewhat miserable. However, he didn’t really want this.
“I don’t think it’s necessary.” He said.
Yao Xiuyuan felt that Ying Nian was just too stubborn; both proud and stubborn. “Ying Nian, let’s deal with this matter. You’re an actor, and taking on roles is part of your job. Tang Yu, as an external force, is hindering your work. So, you can’t take on roles. As your friend, I’m helping you remove this external force so that you can continue your acting career. What’s wrong with that? Do you think, as a friend, I can’t do this for you?”
The author has something to say:
Achieved “sharing the same bed”!
Translator’s note:- Yayyyyy first time slept together like actually slept together instead of just dozing off while watching huehuehue 
. Also those congees those are some COLOURFUL congees wow
I didn’t even know there are pumpkin congee and sweet potato congee *drools*
Thanks for the chapter!
I wanna eat them too!🤤🍠🥄🥣
thanks for the chapter(◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
Thanks for the update 🥄❤
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