TL: Hua
After Ye Rongxu finished speaking, his face blushed again.
The two of them lay on the small single bed with their clothes on, heads close together, talking in a low voice, particularly affectionate.
“You have money now; why are you still renting here instead of moving to a bigger house?”
Ye Rongxu couldn’t help asking when he remembered the embarrassing incident when he was turning but got stuck.
Moreover, the scene of Jiazhao’s Manager Lou appearing here today and following Qin Chaoyan respectfully was also very inconsistent.
If the two were not in the narrow corridor of the old residential building at that time but in the elevator of some high-end building, the scene just now would be like a domineering president and his assistant.
Yes, Qin Chaoyan in the dream had this aura when he was destroying the wedding, followed by a group of people in black.
“Besides, didn’t you say that you’re the general manager in name only? Regarding company affairs, shouldn’t you be following Lou Xinyu’s advice?” he asked curiously.
Qin Chaoyan chuckled and hugged him, saying, “Thanks to my little koi fish, I was lucky enough to successfully solve the cooperation problem with Hongsheng, which impressed Lou Xinyu. Now in Jiazhao, he listens to me.”
This is about the fishing incident with Mr. Lu. Of course, he exaggerated the significance of that matter. Being able to actually control Jiazhao and resolving the cooperation with Hongsheng is just one of the reasons.
But this didn’t prevent Ye Rongxu from feeling happy after hearing it.
“Then why don’t you move to a bigger house?” he asked again.
Qin Chaoyan appeared more serious this time and said, “I want to save the money and start my own business after leaving Qin Group…”
When he was forced into a desperate situation, he did think about revenge on Qin Jingxu, but now, he still didn’t want to fight for the Qin family’s things.
He only regarded working in the Qin Group as a way to exercise his abilities. As Ye Rongxu had once said, this was the Qin family’s compensation for him to gain experience.
As for other things that were not his, he was too lazy to fight for them.
He would leave the Qin Group sooner or later. In his heart, there were already more important people and things.
“Maybe I’ll open a small company. When it has a certain scale and capital, I can ask Uncle to agree to our marriage and then buy a big house, which belongs to…us.”
His gaze was gentle, and his tone unhurried as he slowly painted the future and blueprint for the two of them.
He disdained to fight for the wealth of the Qin family. He believed that he would be able to create these for Ye Rongxu in the future. It might take a longer time, but he would work hard.
Ye Rongxu was stunned, lowered his curled eyelashes, and whispered, “I’m not that difficult…”
He almost said “to marry[mfn]A man marrying a wife into his family.[/mfn],” paused, and felt that it was wrong. Why should he be the one marrying[mfn]A woman marrying into a man’s family.[/mfn] in?
“In short, Dad doesn’t care about those things. He won’t stop us from getting married just because you don’t have money.”
He coughed lightly. “I know.” Qin Chaoyan looked at him, his tone gentle, “But I still want to do this.”
He knew that the wealth he earned after ten years of hard work, or even a lifetime, would not be considered anything in the eyes of the Ye family. Even if he could afford a house, Ye Rongxu may not often stay there; after all, the other party’s health is not good, and the Ye family villa has all kinds of medical equipment, so living in the Ye family is safer.
But he still wanted to give the other party the best of everything.
Ye Rongxu seemed to understand what he left unsaid. He looked at him for a while and suddenly said, “Then I will give you a larger share of the money you earn from stock and futures trading.”
After saying that, he didn’t wait for Qin Chaoyan to speak and then said fiercely, “Don’t refuse.”
Qin Chaoyan had no choice but to say, “OK”.
Ye Rongxu sniffed and asked again, “When will you start? I will also invest then.”
Still without waiting for Qin Chaoyan to refuse, he immediately said fiercely, “Don’t refuse; just consider it as my investment; you can give me shares.”
In actuality, he was afraid that Qin Chaoyan would lose all his money. After all, he had heard two years ago that it was better to make money by speculating on real estate rather than starting a company, as the latter would often result in losses.
Of course, this time is different, but even now, some wealthy people in the circle sigh when they hear that their children are going to start a business, saying that it would be better to stay at home and rely on their parents instead of busying themselves for nothing.
The economic situation isn’t good, and it’s even more difficult for Qin Chaoyan to save that little money. If he loses it all, it will be too miserable. If he pays to share the burden, in case of loss, at least Qin Chaoyan can pay half less, right?
Seeing that he was worried, Qin Chaoyan was both relieved and amused. In order to reassure him, he agreed, “Okay, I’ll find you then.”
In fact, he thought: I’ll tell Xuxu when I make money.
If Ye Rongxu still wants to invest, he won’t lose money.
His eyebrows and eyes were tinged with drunkenness, his gaze entwined with tenderness as he gazed at Ye Rongxu.
Drunkenness seemed to be contagious because the temperature in the small rented room was also rising.
Ye Rongxu met his line of sight and was stunned. As if bewitched, he suddenly leaned over and bit his lips, but his body had no support, so he fell over with a thud.
Qin Chaoyan was stunned and caught the soft and light body that accidentally fell into his arms.
“That hurts.” Ye Rongxu accidentally hit his lips, and his tears burst out in pain.
Qin Chaoyan licked his bruised lips, feeling helpless. Who should be crying out in pain?
Ye Rongxu hadn’t climbed up yet and was inadvertently touched by the tip of his tongue on his lips. He was stunned for a moment and suddenly covered his lips, saying in a muffled voice, “Why are you licking me?”
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
This is basically the villain complaining first.
He simply pulled Young Master Ye, who was still lying on his body, back into his arms, kissed him hard, and confirmed his accusations.
*
Ye Rongxu was carried downstairs by Qin Chaoyan after he fell asleep.
He woke up when the car drove into the Ye family villa. Seeing that he had arrived home, he asked with dazed and misty eyes, “Where is Qin Chaoyan?”
“Ahem, Mr. Qin didn’t come with us.” Chen Jiang, who was driving, said.
“Oh.” Ye Rongxu touched his lips with his fingertips, a little absent-minded.
Because he went directly to Qin Chaoyan’s residence after getting off the plane, many gifts were still in the car. After getting out of the car, Ye Rongxu remained nearby and directed people to help move.
Ji Qingyu, who came out of the villa, saw that there was a lot of stuff, so he also went forward to help, and it happened to be a painting.
Ye Rongxu noticed that it was the painting he had asked the other party to help model before. Afraid that Ji Qingyu would find out it was actually turned into Qin Chaoyan, he hurriedly stopped him: “Brother Qingyu, give me this painting; I’ll take it.”
When Ji Qingyu saw him turn his wheelchair around, he subconsciously avoided it, but when he turned around, he accidentally dropped the canvas and–
“Is this the one you asked me to model that day?” Ji Qingyu raised his eyebrows.
After all, the posture and the background were the same, so he could tell at a glance.
Ye Rongxu covered his face and said in a low voice, embarrassed, “Didn’t I say before that the painting wouldn’t look similar to you?”
Ji Qingyu suppressed his laughter and looked at the painting, saying seriously, “Well, it’s not very similar. It makes me look nine years younger. My facial features are also not quite the same.”
Qin Chaoyan is exactly nine years younger than him.
Ye Rongxu quickly snatched the painting and said, “Don’t look at it; you are not allowed to look at it.”
Ji Qingyu burst into laughter.
Ye Rongxu blushed at the commotion and simply ignored him. He turned to the butler, who greeted him and quickly asked, “Uncle Yang, are Xiaoyan and Xiaoxu okay?”
Uncle Yang said, “They are fine. Mr. Xiaoqin comes here often. Feed them and change the water.”
“Who are Xiaoyan and Xiaoxu?” Ji Qingyu asked curiously again.
After learning that they were two koi sent by Qin Chaoyan, he let out a long “Oh” with a meaningful implication.
Ye Rongxu felt like he was being teased, so he turned around asking, “Brother Qingyu, don’t you have to go to work?”
Ji Qingyu tapped his forehead and said, “Why do I have to work on weekends?”
Ye Rongxu covered his head and thought: Aren’t you a workaholic?
But he asked obediently, “Don’t you have anything to do?”
Ji Qingyu clicked his tongue. “You think I’m annoying?”
Then he took out two tickets, shook them, and handed them to him, saying, “There’s going to be an art exhibition in Jiangcheng recently, hosted by your favorite master, Mo Wen. I happened to get my hands on two tickets. Why don’t you go with Qin Chaoyan?”
Ye Rongxu’s eyes lit up. He took the tickets and said, “Thank you, brother.”
Ji Qingyu shook his head, pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, and smiled: “You are still so childish.”
*
The exhibition was held at the end of the month, just in time for Christmas.
Perhaps because the festive atmosphere was too strong, couples could be seen everywhere on the street. After viewing the exhibition, Ye Rongxu and Qin Chaoyan didn’t want to go back home immediately. They roamed the streets tacitly, with bodyguards following behind them.
The exhibition was held in the old city. It didn’t take long for the two of them to reach the Jiangdong Road Night Market in the old city.
Because of Christmas and the approaching New Year’s Day, the night market was particularly lively, with stalls selling couple items everywhere.
Looking at the hustle and bustle, Ye Rongxu couldn’t help but think of the scene where Qin Chaoyan set up a stall here a few months ago.
It was also here that he first proposed the idea of fake engagement to Qin Chaoyan.
At that time, he would never have thought that they would really fall in love with each other just a few months later.
“You must have the ability to bewitch people.”
He suddenly said something out of nowhere, pretending to be angry but actually smiling.
He controlled the wheelchair to a stall, picked up a fox ear headband, and suddenly asked Qin Chaoyan to squat down.
Qin Chaoyan guessed what he was going to do but still helplessly complied.
Ye Rongxu put the furry ears on his head, and after taking a look, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “You’re really a fox demon that bewitches people.”
As he was laughing, his head suddenly felt tight, and the fox ear headband was placed on top of his head.
Qin Chaoyan stood up and asked the stall owner with a smile, “How much?”
Ye Rongxu: “…” Damn it.
He subconsciously looked up and touched the headband with his hand.
Qin Chaoyan turned around and saw that he was about to take off the headband, so he quickly held it down and said with a smile, “Don’t take it off; it’s very cute.”
Ye Rongxu retorted, “You’re cute when you wear it.”
Then he attempted to take it off again.
Qin Chaoyan was silent for a moment. Seeing how lively he looked wearing the headband, his fingertips itched slightly, and he said, “This is a gift for you.”
Ye Rongxu froze.
Qin Chaoyan whispered again, “Don’t you like it?”
He looked very depressed.
Ye Rongxu put his hand down and said angrily, “Not really.”
After a pause, he added, “I’ll only wear it tonight.”
After thinking about it, he was still worried and emphasized, “No photos allowed.”
He’s an adult, and it’s really shameful to wear such a cute accessory.
A smile appeared in Qin Chaoyan’s eyes, then he nodded and said, “Okay.”
Ye Rongxu: “…” Inexplicably, he felt like he was being plotted against.
He shook his ears and let Qin Chaoyan push him to continue shopping.
After shopping, the two of them and the bodyguards behind them were a little hungry.
Ye Rongxu didn’t want to go home and wanted to have a couple’s meal outside with Qin Chaoyan. After all, this is his first relationship, and it was rare that his health had improved recently. He wanted to spend a day with Qin Chaoyan like a normal couple.
Qin Chaoyan saw what he was thinking and suggested, “How about eating outside tonight?”
Ye Rongxu nodded reservedly. Because he was wearing furry fox ears, his whole person was beautiful and quick-witted like a fox demon boy in the mountains.
Qin Chaoyan finally couldn’t help it, reached out, and touched his head and fox ears, asking, “Where do you want to eat? I’ll treat you.”
Ye Rongxu was about to ask him not to touch his head but was surprised when he heard question, “Aren’t you going to save money?”
Qin Chaoyan pressed his lips and coughed lightly: “I can still afford the meal.”
Since he said so himself, Ye Rongxu thought about it and said, “Qinyuan.”
Qin Chaoyan was stunned for a moment and asked, “Why?”
He thought the other party would mention some Internet celebrity couples’ dining destinations.
Ye Rongxu said seriously, “I heard Cao Yuxuan say that if we go to Qinyuan for dinner, he will give us a free meal.”
Qin Chaoyan was stunned for a moment, realizing that he didn’t want to waste his money. His expression was complicated. “Actually, there’s no need…”
“Let’s go; I want to eat Qinyuan’s dishes.” Ye Rongxu said, pulling his arm.
Why refuse a free meal when he can save money for his boyfriend?
Young Master Ye has never thought about saving money since he was a child. This is the first time, and he’s a little happy about it.
But when the group arrived at Qinyuan, they unexpectedly ran into someone they hadn’t seen for a long time—Qin Jingxu.
Ye Rongxu’s face crumbled a little, and the fox ears on his head were wilted by his expression. He felt that he might not be able to come to Qinyuan anymore. How come he runs into Qin Jingxu every time he’s here?
And when did Qin Jingxu return to China? Why didn’t he hear about it?
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