It was Xu Nian’s first time being kissed on the mouth, so he’d even forgotten to part his lips. He only felt Cheng Chen’s lips pressing and knocking upon his, hard and stiff like a paper stapler.
After the sprinkler’s fire had died, the surroundings were all dark. Xu Nian couldn’t see Cheng Chen’s expression even with his eyes open, and the back of his head was hurting with the force that he was putting on it. But, it seemed to only last an instant before Cheng Chen let him go.
Xu Nian covered his mouth, thought for a long while, but still couldn’t make sense of it, so he couldn’t help but say questioningly, “You kissed me……”
Cheng Chen replied hastily, quick as lightning, “I didn’t!”
Xu Nian：“？？”
He thought silently, you really are too shameless, then who the heck just smooched me?! A pig?!
This kiss was thus passed over because of Cheng Chen’s shenanigans. On the way back home, no matter how Xu Nian pondered, he couldn’t figure out why his homophobic boss would willingly kiss him. What had happened?
When he got home it was already midnight, but he couldn’t sleep. He rolled around in bed, but in the end gave up and started texting Chen Di.
The contents were simple and to the point: Today the boss kissed me.
Chen Di had already almost fallen asleep, but when he saw this text he immediately woke up. Just as he’d given into the urge to gossip and was about to ask about the details, a second text message arrived.
Cheng Chen: I kissed him today!
Chen Di：“……”
Did the two of you plan this? How about we just make a group chat?! If you guys don’t clearly explain the situation, then no one can go to sleep!
Well, of course he could only think these thoughts, he didn’t dare actually send them. So, Chen Di could only reply to them both with: How was it?
Xu Nian: His kissing technique is really terrible, my mouth hurts from his knocking about. Also, he didn’t admit he did it.
Cheng Chen: Really great! But I didn’t admit I did it!
Chen Di：“……”
Are you sure you two kissed the same person?!
He reread both text messages again and again, then fell into a daze. After a while, he sent the same reply to both: Then what now?
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His boss, who had already fallen deeply into the pit of love, basically had no attention for work, and instead was focusing on his ex-sugar-baby, who was also his current pursuer.
“What do you think of my behaviour yesterday?” Cheng Chen asked him, arms crossed and sitting in his office chair.
Chen Di was about to cry. “Boss, why did you have to kiss him?”
Cheng Chen thought about it for a while, then replied, “At the time, the mood was really good and suited to kissing, and what’s more, shouldn’t dates all end with a kiss?”
Chen Di said, “Then it should still have been him taking the initiative to kiss you.”
Cheng Chen was a bit dumbfounded. It was as if he had just now thought of the concept. “Him taking the initiative to kiss me?”
Chen Di didn’t understand and asked, “Boss, don’t you want Xu Nian to kiss you?”
Cheng Chen’s face abruptly became ugly looking. He forcefully shook his leg, so much so that the bureau desk was moving with the shakes too. “Of course I’m not such a shameless person as to want that!”
Chen Di：“……”
Even if he was a secretary, Chen Di still very much wanted to gripe and ask his boss, “If you think it’s shameless to admit to wanting to be kissed by him, then how come you don’t think it’s shameless to kiss him, huh?!”
But taking into account his family, Chen Di endured it in the end.
In contrast, Xu Nian didn’t have that many extra thoughts, he was completely focused on the question of if Cheng Chen actually liked him or not.
On the account of the fact that he had never dated before, this question became a not small source of frustration for him. Additionally,Li Fang had had her surgery at the end of the month, which was very successful; she didn’t have any symptoms of transplant rejection either. With this happy thing serving as contrast, this frustrating thing seemed to be even bigger than it was.
Since Li Fang’s health had gotten better, she started getting concerned about Xu Nian’s other matters. She firmly believed that the big boss that Xu Nian had met was a lucky charm for them, who had not only helped cure her illness, but had also helped resolve many financial issues. So, she brought up the idea of going to the boss’s house and thanking him in person to Xu Nian multiple times.
Xu Nian’s head hurt. “Our boss is very busy…….”
Li Fang replied, “No matter how busy, he’s still got to eat, right? Aren’t you always sending your boss food? Mom will go with you next time.”
Xu Nian thought privately, if you went, then things would be crazy, Cheng Chen would definitely misunderstand and think that I’m bringing you to meet your future son-in-law…….
“If it’s too much trouble, how about inviting your boss to the house for a meal?” Li Fang thought up another way. “I’ve gotten better now, and can cook.”
Xu Nian “……there’s really no need.”
Li Fang was a little unhappy at that. “You can’t be so thoughtless, we have to properly thank him, we can’t be ungrateful scum and have no heart.”
Xu Nian：“……”
Cheng Chen knew that Xu Nian’s mother had just had her surgery, and so had given Xu Nian a break, and also didn’t bring up any dating or courting stuff.
But as time went by he started getting angsty again, and would get Chen Di to play messenger every other day and ask how Xu Nian’s mother was doing with her recovery.
And so the very next day, Xu Nian came over with lunch again.
Cheng Chen had been looking forward to the visit for the whole day, yet when he saw the one he was waiting for he stayed uptight and formal. “How is your mother’s health now?”
It was easy to see that Xu Nian’s mood was very good. “She’s recovered quite well, recently she’s even fighting with me to do house chores.”
When he finished replying, he set out Cheng Chen’s lunch. It was all things that Cheng Chen loved to eat, showing his care and effort.
Cheng Chen watched as Xu Nian carefully wiped the chopsticks for him. “Have you eaten?”
Xu Nian smiled as he said, “I have. I’ll watch you eat.”
Cheng Chen’s ear moved a little, and didn’t say anything.
Xu Nian really did sit by the side and watch him eat with a smiling face. Occasionally he would ask him if anything was too salty or too tasteless, and Cheng Chen would truthfully reply, which was a scarce occurrence. Once he’d finished eating and had washed his hands, Cheng Chen prepared to take his afternoon nap. He waited for Xu Nian to assist him in taking off his clothes and sleep with him as usual, but instead, after Xu Nian had finished assisting him and had gotten him into bed, Xu Nian got ready to leave.
“What’re you doing?” Cheng Chen frowned, and asked in a bad tone.
Xu Nian said, good-temperedly, “I have to go to work.”
Cheng Chen paused at that, and was so dumbstruck that he didn’t process it for a while. “What work?”
Xu Nian explained, “I have to go work to earn money so I can buy you presents, and take you on dates.”
“……” Cheng Chen seemed to only just remember that they weren’t in a sugar daddy and sugar baby relationship anymore.
Xu Nian saw that the expression on his face was getting more and more ugly, and asked in an uncertain way, “Then I’ll go now?”
Cheng Chen gritted his teeth and spat, “You’re not allowed to go!”
Xu Nian：“……”
Cheng Chen hollered, “Stay with me and sleep!”
Xu Nian was very troubled as he said, “But my job……”
“I’m your boss!” Cheng Chen said with conviction and [plausible] excuses, “You can just think of it as working for me, you sleep with me, I pay you money!”
The expression on Xu Nian’s face was a little complicated, but he still followed Cheng Chen’s words and undressed, then got up on the bed.
Cheng Chen seemed to finally be satisfied, and laid down beside him, with his eyes closed.
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Nian thought that Cheng Chen had already fallen asleep.
He moved his upper body in small increments, then seemed to look at Cheng Chen’s face very closely. After that, he got close to his ear and softly murmured, “Didn’t you say you wanted me to chase you…..if I’m a suitor, then even if you don’t give me money, I’ll still sleep with you….”
Cheng Chen ：“……”
He squeezed his eyes shut and didn’t move.
After another long while, Cheng Chen felt a brush of warmth on the side of his face.
Xu Nian’s lips were soft, and a little sticky.
They separated at the slightest touch.
Rinrin: Ahhhh long chap (getting used to these short ones…though 23/24 are the longest)
I bid farewell to my dear heart
I feel you, Chen Di… My friends used to text me like that too when they were dating(and i dunno what to reply to them T~T)
If that happened to me, I’d just take screenshots of their conversations and send it to the other person. Not saying I ever want that to happen to me.
Ahhhhhh why are they so adorable!?! 😆😆
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
Chen Di, I would have started the group chat xD
thanks for the chapter <3
Chen Di Gege, you really have a hard life huh? And cheek kissss (⊙ꇴ⊙)
Thanks for the chapter ne~
yes, Chen Di, being mutual friend for two lovers is difficult
thanks for the chapter~
AHHHHHHHHHHH so cuteeee
Thanks for the chapter!
Chen Di deserves a pay raise x’D
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
poor Chen Di huh~ and aaaahhh!!! that kiss!!! <3 thank u for the chapter~
Thank you for your hard work!
Just like every secretary in history, Secretary Chen really have the bad end of the stick 😂😂😂
Chen Di is the real MVP.
Thank you for the chapter.
Thank you for the chapter
Our cheng cheng is like a big cuddly dog💜💜 his legs shaking is like tail wagging lol … The way he just begs for affection and praises 🥹.. awee