ATMAWTPM Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Intramarital Love.

Chapter 37: Intramarital Love.

After Shen Jun finished speaking, there was no movement outside the door. Shen Minghuai should have left.

However, Ye Tingtong’s heart was still pounding like a drum. He buried his face in Shen Jun’s chest. The other’s heartbeat wasn’t as calm as usual either, but was rapid and powerful, beating in his ear, showing that the other party’s mood was equally unsettled.

Shen Jun scooped up the person burying his head in his arms, raised his hand, and wiped away the ambiguous wetness from the corner of his lips, his voice carrying a clear smile: “Remember to breathe next time.”

During the kiss, Ye Tingtong nervously clutched at his collar, tilting his head up, letting him do as he pleased, while he forgot even to breathe, his small face flushed red, and his eyes a little dazed.

Ye Tingtong sensitively noticed the “next time” in Shen Jun’s words.

They were both adults. After the kiss, Shen Jun’s eyes were deep and dark, and he could clearly see the desire in them for him.

He thought that they would sleep together tonight.

Shen Jun let go of him and kissed him on the forehead. “Go to sleep early. Good night.”

Restrained and gentlemanly.

He wasn’t like this when he kissed him just now, pressing him hard against the door, as if he wanted to swallow him whole.

Ye Tingtong’s lips were swollen and still a bit sore, which showed how fiercely the other had kissed him. He lowered his head, looking at his toes, and suddenly, he said in a low voice, “It’s okay.”

When they signed the agreement before the marriage, Shen Jun had stipulated that they didn’t need to fulfill their marital obligations, but now they weren’t in a contractual relationship, so it was okay.

Shen Jun felt a small pull on the hem of his clothes. The hands were slender and fair, and they shook slightly, indicating the other party’s attitude.

Shen Jun’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he barely suppressed the urge in his heart. “I drank too much today. I’m afraid I’ll hurt you.”

That was the truth.

And Ye Tingtong was too soft-hearted. If you were just a little bit nice to him, he would trust you wholeheartedly, without reservation.

But they were just starting out, and a little distance would make Ye Tingtong more comfortable.

Whether it was mentally or physically.

Ye Tingtong wanted to say that he wasn’t afraid of pain, but before he could speak, his lips were kissed again.

Shen Jun’s voice was deep and magnetic, “Be good, go to sleep early.”

The helpless and doting tone made Ye Tingtong’s ears burn. He was coaxed into a dizzy state as he turned the doorknob and walked out.

When he stood at the door of his own room, Ye Tingtong regained some clarity. He tilted his head, looking at the door next door that had already been closed, and was a little puzzled.

Would it really hurt that much?

However, there was no way for him to find the answer now.

Just as he was about to enter his room, someone suddenly called out to him from behind.

“Tingtong.”

The voice was deep.

Ye Tingtong turned around, looking at the person walking out of the shadows at the corner, and was surprised, “Shen Minghuai?”

He thought the person had already left.

Shen Minghuai stepped forward, looking at Ye Tingtong’s unusually rosy and full lips, and didn’t speak.

If it had been him in the past, he would definitely have broken down and questioned him, but now, looking at Ye Tingtong’s rosy complexion and the smile that still lingered in his eyes, he suddenly felt a little powerless.

His heart was still beating slowly, but it had turned into a sour grapefruit. Instead of blood flowing, bitter grapefruit juice was squeezed out with every heartbeat, slowly flowing through the meridians in his body, reaching his limbs.

It was both bitter and sour.

This kind of Ye Tingtong made it impossible for him to even think about questioning him.

Seeing him looking at himself without speaking, the smile on Ye Tingtong’s face gradually faded, and he quietly moved closer to Shen Jun’s door, his eyes carrying a trace of vigilance, “Is there something wrong?”

Shen Minghuai was certain that if he dared to take one step closer, Ye Tingtong would ask Shen Jun next door for help.

He wanted to laugh, to make himself look a bit more gentle, but the forced upturn of his mouth made his entire face extremely stiff, and even more awkward.

Shen Minghuai exhaled, “Weren’t you looking for me?”

Ye Tingtong then remembered what Yu Hui had told him. “That’s right, the counselor asked you to return to school for class. He can’t get in touch with you, so he keeps bothering Yu Hui, it’s quite annoying.”

“If you have time, give the counselor a reply.”

It was strange, he had been so preoccupied with passing on this message at the banquet, but when he saw Shen Minghuai just now, he hadn’t even thought about it.

Sure enough, beauty was distracting.

Shen Minghuai hummed in agreement, “I’ll contact him tomorrow.”

“What about you, is there anything you want to say to me?”

They hadn’t spoken for a long time. Ye Tingtong had blocked all his contact methods. He didn’t go to school, so there was no communication between them.

Ye Tingtong shook his head, his tone straightforward: “No, there isn’t!”

Shen Minghuai could tell that this wasn’t a harsh remark to deliberately distance himself from him, but that he really didn’t care at all.

The atmosphere was silent for a moment. Seeing that he wasn’t as aggressive as before, Ye Tingtong thought for a moment and said, “I heard that you’ve recently gone to work at Shen’s. You’re working hard. That’s good.”

This kind of life was much more positive than mixing in various extravagant parties and bars every day before.

Shen Minghuai asked, “What about you?”

Ye Tingtong curled his lips into a smile, “I’m doing quite well too.”

Looking at his content and peaceful smile, Shen Minghuai really wanted to ask, what was so good about it?

However, he knew that if he asked, Ye Tingtong would feel uncomfortable, so he didn’t bring it up.

Seeing that Shen Minghuai wasn’t saying anything and was just standing there, Ye Tingtong tentatively spoke, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to sleep.”

Shen Jun had told him to go to sleep early.

Shen Minghuai gave him a deep look, and unexpectedly, nodded, “I’ll call the counselor back.”

After Ye Tingtong went into his room, Shen Minghuai clearly heard the sound of the door being locked.

He stood quietly at the door for a while, and then dialed the counselor’s number, “I’m sorry for the trouble, teacher. I’ll come to class next week.”

He wanted to know, where exactly was he lacking?

*

On Monday, Ye Tingtong went to school for his early morning class. Yu Hui and the others had already saved a seat for him.

“Tingtong, over here!”

In the second row, near the front, Yu Hui removed the textbooks from the empty seat next to him.

Ye Tingtong turned his head and saw the person sitting on the other side of Yu Hui, and his steps stopped.

Shen Minghuai was actually there too.

However, Shen Minghuai’s seat wasn’t next to his. Looking at the almost full classroom, Ye Tingtong slowly moved over, and took out the breakfast he had brought for them from his bag, “Today it’s small steamed buns, and soy milk. The chili and vinegar are next to them.”

On Saturdays and Sundays, he stayed in Taizi Bay, and came to school later, so Yu Hui and the others helped to save a seat, and he brought breakfast.

Yu Hui and Song Wu happily accepted them and said to Shen Minghuai, “We didn’t know you were coming, so Tingtong only brought two portions, we’ll share them.”

“The skin of the small steamed buns Tingtong brought from outside is thin, the meat is thick, and they’re juicy. They’re amazing!”

Shen Minghuai took a bite and quickly tasted that these were Yun Ji’s small steamed buns, which were exclusively supplied for Shen’s family breakfast.

It was obvious where Ye Tingtong’s small steamed buns had come from.

Just as they were finishing eating, the teacher came.

Sitting in the second row, Shen Minghuai could meet the teacher’s eyes with a lift of his head, which made him extremely uncomfortable, “When did you start sitting in the front row for classes?”

In the past, their dormitory would occupy the last few seats. The front was reserved for good students.

“I hadn’t noticed until you said so.” Yu Hui thought seriously for a moment. “It seems to be Tingtong. He said that the view was good in the front, and you could hear the teacher clearly. We unconsciously moved forward.”

Speaking of this, he excitedly patted Shen Minghuai on the shoulder, “You don’t know, but Tingtong is amazing now. Not only did he not fail any of his exams at the end of last semester, but his GPA was also in the top ten of his class!”

This was a world of difference from his previous bottom-of-the-class grades.

Shen Minghuai was stunned for a moment, and looked towards Ye Tingtong, who had already taken out his textbooks and notebooks, looking focused and ready for class.

For the entire class, Ye Tingtong only looked at his phone once. The rest of the time he was seriously listening to the lecture and taking notes, his expression concentrated, not even noticing that someone beside him was stealing glances at him.

After school in the afternoon, the few of them planned to go out to eat together. Shen Minghuai subconsciously brought up the restaurant that Ye Tingtong had liked before, but Ye Tingtong looked at his phone, “There’s no time, we have evening self-study tonight.”

That restaurant was delicious, but the dishes were served slowly, and the chef would also personally cook for them to show off his skills. It took them over an hour to eat each time.

Ye Tingtong suggested: “How about the small bowl dishes outside the east gate of the school? We tried it last time, and the taste was good.”

Shen Minghuai realized that Ye Tingtong wasn’t deliberately going against him because he had an opinion, but was genuinely making another suggestion based on practical considerations.

Unlike before, when he only knew how to agree with him.

After they finished eating, the four of them passed a stall selling hot dogs and grilled sausages, and Ye Tingtong immediately couldn’t move, “I want to eat grilled sausage, do you guys want some?”

Yu Hui and Song Wu echoed, “Yes, their starch sausages are so good.”

Shen Minghuai looked at the grilled sausage covered in seasoning powder, and involuntarily frowned, “I won’t eat it.”

The things from the small stall didn’t have any safety guarantee, who knew where the goods came from.

But Ye Tingtong had already skillfully picked up a tissue to wrap around the skewer, opened his mouth and began eating.

Judging from the look of it, he must eat these kinds of street food often.

Shen Minghuai looked at the oil stains on the stall and the bare-handed owner, and finally found a hint of confidence, “Tingtong, I remember that you never used to eat this kind of street food.”

He had always given Ye Tingtong the best. Ye Tingtong never touched such unhygienic things. It seemed that he had found a reason to attack Shen Jun.

Ye Tingtong ate as he answered, his tone casual, “That’s because I didn’t have money before!”

Every time he passed by, he was very tempted, but his greatest asset was the few hundred dollars in his student card, and he didn’t have any cash to buy these. Moreover, he knew that if he asked Shen Minghuai, he would only be considered dirty, so he never said anything.

“I worked part-time at a dessert shop for a while, and I have money now, so I can eat whatever I want.”

Shen Minghuai frowned, “Part-time job? Did Shen Jun agree to it?”

He completely couldn’t understand what was the point of the little bit of money that you got from a part-time job.

Seeing his disapproving expression, Ye Tingtong didn’t try to change his views, “Everyone’s values are different. What you think is cheap, I think is very meaningful.”

That was the first money he had earned with his own hands.

Shen Minghuai was silent again. He originally thought that his views would align with Shen Jun’s on this, but judging from Ye Tingtong’s reaction, the other party hadn’t experienced any resistance from Shen Jun.

Moreover, this Ye Tingtong who confidently refuted his views made him feel very unfamiliar.

He didn’t agree with him, had his own opinions, had the ability to carry things out, and listened to lectures carefully. Ye Tingtong was working hard at life without any interference.

Like a tree that was growing healthily towards the sunlight.

This was Shen Minghuai’s most direct feeling, and also the most unacceptable thing to him.

He thought that Ye Tingtong was a canary being kept by Shen Jun. As long as he worked hard, he could give Ye Tingtong the same life, but now, he realized that he was completely wrong.

From beginning to end, he had never thought about giving Ye Tingtong freedom.

What he wanted was a beautiful pet that belonged to him, not a tree that was moving forward with strong branches.

Shen Minghuai stayed by Ye Tingtong’s side for a whole week, but he didn’t do anything. He just followed him to class and back. However, if Shen Minghuai stayed at the dormitory, Ye Tingtong would return to Taizi Bay.

Strangely, Shen Minghuai didn’t show any dissatisfaction, and just silently and stubbornly followed him for a week.

Then, the following Monday, Shen Minghuai suddenly disappeared again.

After finishing the first class, Ye Tingtong secretly sent a message to Shen Jun.

[Ye Tingtong: Shen Minghuai didn’t come to class this week. Did he give up?]

[Ye Tingtong: I should have been very careful not to expose any of your secrets. There isn’t any trouble with your business, is there?]

Shen Minghuai followed him closely. He was also quick to return to Taizi Bay, often doing his homework in Shen Jun’s study. He was afraid that Shen Minghuai was coming to his side as a spy. After all, he didn’t know if he had seen any confidential documents in Shen Jun’s study. If he leaked something without knowing it, he would cry to death.

*

On the other side, in Shen Jun’s office.

Shen Minghuai stood below, looking at the person in front of him who was looking at his phone, his face a little impatient, “Can you please sign it quickly?”

He knew that Shen Jun was looking at the WeChat message sent by Ye Tingtong.

He had been following the person closely for seven days and had already discovered that Ye Tingtong had set Shen Jun as a special contact, and the notification tone was also specially set up, and the sound that Shen Jun’s phone made just now was exactly the same as Ye Tingtong’s.

Even though he had already convinced himself to give up, at this moment, he still felt uncomfortable and unwilling.

Shen Jun replied to Ye Tingtong that everything was fine, put down his phone, glanced at the foreign assignment application from Country D in front of him, picked up a pen, and directly signed the approval.

Seeing that he didn’t ask anything, Shen Minghuai’s tone was sour, “Such a big opportunity, and you didn’t hesitate at all.”

Shen Jun closed the document and handed it to him, “After all, I’m your uncle. It’s normal to give you an opportunity to gain experience.”

Seeing that he spoke so grandly, Shen Minghuai snorted coldly, “This project will take at least three years. You only signed it so decisively because you know that I won’t be able to return in a short time.”

If he went abroad, he would have no chance to pester Ye Tingtong again. Even if this project was profitable, Shen Jun wouldn’t pass up this opportunity.

Shen Jun didn’t speak.

These seven days had almost reached the limit of his endurance. Even if Shen Minghuai didn’t voluntarily withdraw, he would take action. Now, Shen Minghuai had indirectly earned himself a good future.

Shen Minghuai accepted the document and was about to say something when Shen Jun’s phone suddenly rang.

Shen Jun raised his hand to signal him to wait and answered the phone.

“President Shen, Hu Cheng’s private life has been exposed, and the victims have called the police. After media reports, their company’s stock price has plummeted. The other shareholders are very dissatisfied, and have forced him out. Hu Cheng’s older brother has taken advantage of the situation and secretly sent people to cause Hu Cheng an accident. Hu Cheng is now running everywhere to escape.”

This “accident” definitely wasn’t a small matter. It would at least make Hu Cheng no longer able to seize the company.

Shen Minghuai heard it very clearly, and he wouldn’t have been surprised if it were fake.

He didn’t believe that someone like Hu Cheng could be completely destroyed by just having a chaotic private life.

Thinking of something, Shen Minghuai widened his eyes to look at the man in front of him who had a calm expression, and he felt a chill down his spine.

Shen Jun was definitely involved in this matter, secretly fueling the flames, pulling people down, without getting a drop of dirt on his hands.

“President Shen, Hu Cheng’s older brother said that he wants to cooperate with you and asked if you are interested.”

Shen Jun said, “Give him my contact information.”

In other words, he agreed to cooperate.

After speaking, he paused, “Disclose Hu Cheng’s whereabouts that we found to him.”

After the phone call ended, Shen Jun looked at the stunned Shen Minghuai in front of him, and frowned, “Do you still have something else?”

Shen Minghuai hadn’t recovered from Shen Jun’s last words.

If he hadn’t misunderstood, Shen Jun wanted to use Hu Cheng’s older brother to kill Hu Cheng.

He had met Hu Cheng a few times. He was a smiling fox, and he had never offended him, a college student without any real power, let alone provoke Shen Jun, this great Buddha.

The point of opposition between the two people—

Ye Tingtong.

Shen Minghuai became completely silent. Hu Cheng hadn’t caused any real harm to Ye Tingtong. If it were him, he would most likely have given a verbal warning, and would not have made such a big move, spending so much money to manipulate the stock market and put Hu Cheng to death.

Shen Jun was more ruthless than he imagined.

Shen Jun didn’t seem to see Shen Minghuai’s expression, his voice was indifferent, “You can go now.”

Shen Minghuai gritted his teeth, “Don’t think that I’ll tell Tingtong about this.”

He knew Ye Tingtong’s nature. Even if he couldn’t understand Shen Jun’s actions, his final emotions would only be gratitude.

If Shen Jun was trying to use him to gain Ye Tingtong’s favor, he had miscalculated.

Shen Jun raised his eyelids, “Don’t think too highly of yourself.”

The phone call had been a coincidence, and he hadn’t avoided him. It was simply because he wasn’t afraid of Shen Minghuai knowing about this.

“Also, you better keep your mouth shut about this.”

Shen Minghuai choked at being rebutted, and of course, he knew who Shen Jun’s [shut] was aimed at, and couldn’t help but ask, “You’ve done so much for him, aren’t you going to tell him?”

Before, when he gave Ye Tingtong something, Ye Tingtong would definitely show off on his social media. The next time they met, he would be carrying the things he gave him, like a scarf or a watch, and even the food he gave Ye Tingtong, he would tell him in great detail about the taste.

He really liked this kind of feedback from Ye Tingtong. Once, Ye Tingtong forgot, and he was very unhappy, and gave him the cold shoulder for a week.

Later, Ye Tingtong learned to be obedient and never missed it once.

Now he didn’t have Ye Tingtong’s WeChat, but he assumed that Ye Tingtong was still the same as before, and Shen Jun would also want this kind of feedback.

Shen Jun reached out and picked up another document, “I don’t intend to.”

Shen Minghuai looked at his nonchalant expression, and his chest felt like it was being blocked by a huge stone, which made it hard to breathe.

The things he was proud of were crushed to pieces by Shen Jun.

Shen Jun made him realize that he wasn’t worthy of loving Ye Tingtong.

*

When he returned to Taizi Bay on the weekend, Ye Tingtong learned from Shen Jun that Shen Minghuai had voluntarily requested to be sent abroad, and that he would also finish his studies abroad.

Ye Tingtong was very surprised. You had to know that Shen Minghuai was very poor at English, and had previously declared that he would never go abroad to suffer.

Now he didn’t know why he had suddenly changed his mind.

Maybe he really was becoming more ambitious.

Ye Tingtong easily found a reason for Shen Minghuai.

He would only stay in Taizi Bay for one day this week, and then he would have to return to school. On Sunday night, he had an elective course, so he had to go back to class.

What was worse was that he had a make-up exam for a major first-year course this month, and he often had a full schedule during the weekdays, so he could only use Saturdays and Sundays to review. That major course was quite difficult, and there were a lot of things he didn’t understand that he needed to ask his roommates.

Ye Tingtong might not be able to return to Taizi Bay for the next few weeks.

This fact made him extremely uncomfortable.

On Sunday afternoon, Ye Tingtong looked at the person teasing the cat on the sofa in the living room, and he suddenly had the idea of skipping class.

Staying for one more day was one more day. Anyway, this elective course wasn’t important.

He put down his schoolbag and quietly sat at the other end of the sofa, looking down at his phone, pretending to be as relaxed as usual.

Shen Jun wouldn’t remember his class schedule, would he?

He pretended to sit on the sofa for ten minutes, and then, Shen Jun stood up.

Ye Tingtong felt guilty, and quickly stood up with him, “Where are you going?”

Shen Jun walked to him, bent down, and picked up the schoolbag that he had hidden, “I’ll take you to school.”

Ye Tingtong immediately drooped. When they arrived at the entrance of A University, the resistance on his face was visible to the naked eye.

Shen Jun paused, “Are you tired of school?”

In the past, Ye Tingtong was very enthusiastic about class. He wasn’t sure if this was a rebound effect after being too hardworking.

Ye Tingtong reluctantly gave his reasons. After speaking, he felt that his reluctance was too obvious, and he added dryly, “Xue Gao is now used to waiting for me at the door on Friday nights. If I don’t go back, I’m afraid it will miss me.”

However, it was futile to say these things now, and he still had to go to class.

Ye Tingtong unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. Before he got out of the car, Shen Jun said something, but he had just closed the door and hadn’t heard it.

Ye Tingtong walked around to the driver’s side window, leaned down, “What did you just say?”

Shen Jun asked, “Then what should I do if I miss you?”

These words made Ye Tingtong’s entire face burn up, but Shen Jun’s tone was natural, as if he hadn’t noticed that it was a sweet love confession.

Ye Tingtong stuttered, “Can you tutor my major course? If it can be like Advanced Mathematics, then I’ll come back.”

Shen Jun was silent for a rare moment, “No.”

He didn’t understand Ye Tingtong’s major course.

Shen Jun frowned. Ye Tingtong didn’t know if it was his harsh demands on his own abilities, or if he was unhappy about not being able to return to Taizi Bay.

However, Shen Jun’s [miss me] made Ye Tingtong think it was the latter, “It’s okay, I’ll call you often.”

Shen Jun asked, “Every day?”

Ye Tingtong hadn’t planned on being so frequent, but Shen Jun’s expression made him unable to say no, “I’ll call you before I go to bed?”

Shen Jun nodded, indicating his agreement.

Even though Ye Tingtong had made a promise, Shen Jun’s expression was still not very good.

Ye Tingtong hesitated, “Then I’ll go?”

Shen Jun hummed in agreement.

Ye Tingtong walked a few steps towards the school gate, but somehow, he turned back, leaned over, and quickly kissed Shen Jun’s face.

He wanted to make him a bit happier.

It was rare for Ye Tingtong to take the initiative. He wanted to run away after the kiss, but he was too anxious when pulling back his head, and accidentally bumped into the roof of the car. The pain brought tears to his eyes, and he stood there, stunned, holding his head.

Shen Jun got out of the car and rubbed his head, “Does it hurt a lot?”

Ye Tingtong’s eyes were red, and he said aggrievedly, “Mm.”

Shen Jun was helpless and amused, “Then shall I add a layer of cotton to the roof of the car? So you won’t bump it next time?”

Ye Tingtong leaned his head on his shoulder, and said stubbornly, “There won’t be a next time!”

Shen Jun raised his chin and kissed his lips, “Really?”

His tone was low and coaxing.

Ye Tingtong flushed and, without backbone, tiptoed and kissed him back. However, after all, they were on the road, and Ye Tingtong regained some reason and said softly, “Is it not a good influence?”

Shen Jun put his hat on him, covering his face. Shen Jun lowered his head and continued the kiss from just now, “This way no one can see.”

This self-deceiving method successfully fooled Ye Tingtong. It was just that he still hadn’t learned to breathe, and his face was flushed red and his head was dizzy. The public setting made his heart beat even faster.

His hat was filled with Shen Jun’s scent, and Ye Tingtong took a breath, “It’s like we’re having an affair…”

Shen Jun listened to his description, and said, “Change the word.”

Ye Tingtong looked up blankly, “Huh?”

Shen Jun pinched the back of his neck, his voice carrying a light chuckle, “We are having, an intramarital romance.”