“Is there a lot of homework today?” Yan Sui asked, gently patting Meng Ting’s back.
“It’s okay,” Meng Ting wasn’t actually afraid of having too much homework; he just suddenly felt that time was a bit tight and didn’t know whether he should spend time on things he already knew. He rubbed Yan Sui’s cheek and then whispered, “Tonight, I have something to discuss with you.”
Yan Sui couldn’t figure out what Meng Ting was up to, but seeing that it was already evening, he didn’t rush.
He held Meng Ting in his arms like this all the way back to the old house. When the car stopped, he finally let go of him. This time, Meng Ting did not fall asleep. His eyes blinked and he seemed quite energetic.
After a hearty dinner and a short walk, the two went to the study together. Yan Sui handled his matters while Meng Ting did his homework first. After all, he was still a student and completing his homework was the top priority.
It was almost eleven o’clock, and Meng Ting, yawning, finally finished his homework. Yan Sui, who had been standing behind him for who knows how long, slowly bent down and whispered in Meng Ting’s ear, “Tired?”
Meng Ting gently hummed, and then Yan Sui took a step to the side and picked him up, “Let’s go back to sleep.”
Meng Ting glanced at the papers he hadn’t tidied up yet and seemed hesitant.
“It’s no trouble, I’ll take care of it for you tomorrow morning,” Yan Sui said, gently kissing Meng Ting’s forehead.
Meng Ting nodded, wrapped his arms around Yan Sui’s neck, leaned against his cheek, and kissed him. His eyes, filled with drowsiness and a smile, unconsciously narrowed slightly. Yan Sui glanced over, and his Adam’s apple involuntarily rolled.
At first, Meng Ting still remembered that he wanted to discuss something with Yan Sui, but during the shower, he fell asleep. He woke up in the morning, went for a run, and walked the dog. It wasn’t until he got in the car that he remembered. However, the car was obviously not a place to talk, so when Yan Sui asked him again, he just shook his head.
“We’ll talk about it this weekend.”
Yan Sui, upon hearing this, pulled Meng Ting into his arms, then tilted his head and kissed his forehead, “Okay.”
***
This time, the two of them said goodbye at the school gate. Yan Sui went to the company, and Meng Ting went to school. The days at school were no different for Meng Ting. The subject teachers should have been informed by Wang Qiuyu, and for five whole days, Meng Ting was never called on once.
His interactions with his deskmate, Xiao Mu, were still limited to the ‘hello, goodbye’ of the first day. The surrounding classmates had also gotten used to Meng Ting’s taciturn nature. Although they didn’t deliberately exclude him, hardly anyone took the initiative to talk to Meng Ting.
As soon as the school bell rang on Friday afternoon, Meng Ting quickly packed up his things. Xiao Mu hurriedly stood up and said, “Meng Ting, our department team will have a basketball game later. I’m participating too. Come watch.”
Meng Ting glanced at Xiao Mu after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he seemed to remember who was talking to him. He shook his head gently and said, “I have something else to do.”
Xiao Mu, upon hearing this, did not give up. “It’s your brother who comes to pick you up every day, right? Just tell him, and I’ll take you home then.”
“No, no way,” It was rare for Meng Ting to answer two questions at once. He put on his backpack, looked at Xiao Mu, clearly indicating that he wanted him to move aside. At this moment, the girl sitting in front of Meng Ting also turned around.
“Meng Ting, your brother is really handsome.”
Girls mature earlier than boys, and those elite individuals in society are more attractive to them. Yan Sui clearly belongs to this category, and he might even be a living ‘domineering CEO’ type. These past few days, he has been picking up Meng Ting at the school gate every day, and many people in the class have noticed him.
However, Meng Ting didn’t like to talk, and even if she wanted to find out something, she couldn’t find an opportunity to speak up. Now that Xiao Mu had finally brought up the topic, Wang Yueyue, who sat in front of Meng Ting, couldn’t help but chime in. However, the infatuated look on her face was impossible to hide.
“He’s not my brother,” Meng Ting emphasized again as he stepped forward. The sudden burst of hostility in his eyes made Xiao Mu stunned, and then he was bumped on the shoulder by Meng Ting and turned to the side.
Although his family’s Yan Sui from is quite handsome, hearing it from others still made Meng Ting feel quite uncomfortable. He wouldn’t go so far as to vent his anger on them, but he has always been unfriendly to those who get in his way.
When he reached the school gate, Meng Ting’s steps suddenly paused. He saw Yan Sui, and then his gaze quickly scanned the surroundings, only then realizing that many different eyes were fixed on Yan Sui. His Yan Sui had been watched by so many people for so many days just like that.
Meng Ting walked up to Yan Sui without saying a word, opened the car door, and gestured for Yan Sui to get in first.
Yan Sui raised an eyebrow, not understanding what was going on, but he didn’t refuse Meng Ting’s intention. He got into the car and then pulled the person up.
Meng Ting didn’t cling to the person after getting in the car as usual; instead, he was staring at Yan Sui, his gaze roaming all over him.
“What’s wrong?” Yan Sui asked, somewhat puzzled. Meng Ting didn’t seem to be angry with him, but for some reason, he was a bit upset. When he sent him to school this morning, Meng Ting and he were fine, so it shouldn’t be his problem. “Did someone say something in class? Or did something happen?”
Meng Ting didn’t respond. He continued to stare at Yan Sui, then shuffled over, moving closer to Yan Sui’s side. “From now on, don’t wait for me outside the car. Wait inside. I recognize our car.”
Yan Sui’s expression paused slightly when he heard this, but before he had time to think about anything else, Meng Ting continued to mutter.
“You were seen by so many people, I’m not happy.”
As he spoke, he stretched out his arms and hugged Yan Sui’s neck tightly, and emphasized once again with utmost seriousness, “You are mine.”
On the first day of school, Wang Qiuyu emphasized to Meng Ting that he should not tell anyone else that he was married. Her initial intention was good; she didn’t want others to give Meng Ting too many strange looks. Meng Ting agreed, so no matter how unhappy he was just now, he didn’t say anything.
Otherwise, he actually really wanted to tell them that Yan Sui was not his brother; he was his lover, his married lover.
Yan Sui, upon hearing these words, revealed a hint of a smile in his eyes, and then suddenly realized that Meng Ting was… jealous.
Yan Sui pulled Meng Ting into his arms, lifted his chin, kissed him on the lips, his eyes filled with a smile, his tone certain, “I am yours.”
Meng Ting and Yan Sui looked at each other, his cheeks flushed slightly, and then he uttered an ‘Mm’ as if he had been healed.
He leaned in and rubbed his cheek against Yan Sui’s, then continued to hold him. After a while, he suddenly leaned forward and asked, “Zhao Bing, you didn’t see anything, right?”
Didn’t see him get jealous, didn’t see Yan Sui kiss him, didn’t see him cling to the person…
Zhao Bing’s face, which had been stiff for decades, couldn’t help but twist. After a long while, he gave an unconvincing ‘Mm’.
Meng Ting nodded with satisfaction, and when he turned his head and met Yan Sui’s gaze. He whispered, “Zhao Bing is driving very seriously, he can’t see us.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Bing’s facial muscles not only stiffened to an unrecognizable state, but his body also tensed up for a moment. Although he took driving seriously, it wasn’t to the point where he didn’t even have time to check the rearview mirror, let alone to the extent of not hearing anything at all, okay?
Yan Sui, upon hearing this, rubbed Meng Ting’s cheek, then raised his eyes to look at the rearview mirror, and happened to meet Zhao Bing’s gaze, which had unconsciously turned towards him. Zhao Bing felt a chill run down his spine; now he really didn’t dare to look at the rearview mirror anymore. If he could, he would have liked to stuff his ears with headphones.
Meng Ting’s heart felt at ease and he truly stopped worrying about Zhao Bing. His jealousy hadn’t actually subsided; he still felt that hugging Yan Sui with both hands wasn’t enough. He rubbed his cheek against Yan Sui’s, and the rubbing made Yan Sui feel restless.
This week, Meng Ting has been studying hard. He was considerate of him and would just hold him to sleep when it was time. This sudden shift from nightly intimacy to only holding and not being able to do anything else has been quite hard for him to adapt to. Right now, with Meng Ting rubbing against him like this, the frustration that he has been suppressing is becoming harder to contain.
The car stopped, the door opened, and Dahuang’s head poked in. Meng Ting finally let go of Yan Sui, turned around, and hugged Dahuang.
“Dahuang, good boy, Yan Sui and I are going home.”
“Woof…” Dahuang responded, then stuck out its tongue and licked Meng Ting all over, mainly on the neck, which is a particularly sensitive spot. Meng Ting laughed, his body gradually leaning to one side. Yan Sui held him, then pushed Dahuang away, sending him off to the side.
“Get out of the car first.”
Meng Ting nodded, got out of the car, and then Dahuang came up again, snuggling up to his owner.
Yan Sui watched with a strong impulse to pick Meng Ting up and walk away. He didn’t even get to kiss the person properly, yet a pet had already taken the lead.
Zhao Bing continued to drive the car into the garage. He felt that he must have lost a few pounds recently. He was fed dog food every morning and evening, so how could he not lose weight?
***
When they got home, Yan Sui first pulled Meng Ting towards the stairs, saying, “Let’s drop off our things and wash our hands before coming down.”
Nanny Wang nodded and then continued directing the maid to set the table.
Meng Ting took off his school uniform as soon as he got to the room. He had PE class this afternoon, so he had sweated a bit. He had just been playing with Dahuang for a while, and his nose was quite sensitive, so he started to dislike himself.
“You go eat first, I’ll take a shower and come down.”
After Meng Ting finished speaking to Yan Sui, he grabbed a towel and ran to the bathroom. He closed the door so quickly that Yan Sui didn’t have time to react.
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沉默寡言 (chén mò guǎ yán): habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative; taciturn; to be of few words; self-contained.
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