Chapter 41

Jiang Chen was excited all day, but at five o’clock in the afternoon, he received a message from his boyfriend saying that he had something to do today and would have to reschedule.

The clothes were already in the back seat of the car, and a bucket of cold water was poured over him, drenching him completely.

JC: [Why why why?]

Darling: [The boss is here, there’s a social engagement tonight.]

JC: [Then I can wait for you, no matter how late, I don’t have class tomorrow morning.]

Darling: [Be good, another day.]

He couldn’t be good, his body was out of his control.

Jiang Chen endured until eight o’clock and called him. Ling Sheng answered, and there seemed to be other people around, probably at a dinner party.

“Are you eating?”

Ling Sheng hummed. Someone was calling him over there, and he hurriedly said, “There are a lot of people, don’t wait for me, go to sleep first.”

Then he hung up the phone in a hurry.

Jiang Chen waited another two hours and called twice before he got through. He could hear from the background noise that he was in a bar. He couldn’t help but feel a little angry and a little frustrated: “You’re still out.”

“Yeah, the boss came today and invited all the management out to play. I have to be with them. Don’t wait for me.”

Jiang Chen was very unwilling, but he didn’t want to complain like a resentful wife. Just as he was holding the phone, not wanting to hang up, he suddenly heard a voice coming over, slurred with drunkenness, with a gorgeous and melancholic tone, and a frivolous tone: “Ling darling~”

Jiang Chen woke up instantly and sat up straight in bed. Before he could say anything, he heard Ling Sheng’s voice: “Let go of me first.”

He wasn’t angry, and his tone even had a hint of helplessness.

“Ling Sheng! Who’s next to you?!” Jiang Chen had already gotten out of bed and started putting on his pants.

Ling Sheng, while pulling at the person clinging to him, said to Jiang Chen, “My boss!”

Boss?

Which boss calls their subordinates “darling?!”

Which boss speaks to their subordinates in that kind of tone?!

“Where are you? I’m coming to find you!”

Ling Sheng heard Jiang Chen’s hurried voice on the other end, knowing that the “Ling darling” had definitely caused trouble. He gave the address of the bar. Jiang Chen was still yelling not to let anyone get close to him, that he’d be right there. Ling Sheng agreed a couple of times and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up, he looked at the person clinging to him, his voice slightly cold: “He Xiaoyun, enough.”

He Xiaoyun had one hand on Ling Sheng’s shoulder, and his head was leaning against his neck, nuzzling. Only after being pushed away mercilessly did he stand up straight. The drunken, unsteady appearance from just now finally disappeared from his face, and he lazily crossed his arms, standing there watching him: “Ling darling, long time no see, how have you become so heartless?”

Ling Sheng had a bit of a headache: “I’ve said it before, don’t call me Ling darling anymore.”

He Xiaoyun didn’t show any anger at being rejected. Instead, he laughed: “You used to like me calling you that. You’d blush every time. I still remember how cute you looked.”

Ling Sheng sighed: “He Zongjian, you said it yourself, that was in the past. You’re making it easy for people to misunderstand like this.”

He Xiaoyun pouted: “But I still like you. I was very sad when you didn’t want to go to America with me two years ago. If you had agreed, we might even be married now.”

Ling Sheng didn’t believe his nonsense at all: “He Zongjian, thanks to you, my boyfriend is coming to pick me up soon. I won’t be attending the rest of the evening, I’m going back first.”

He Xiaoyun heard that he had a boyfriend and lowered his eyes, feigning sadness: “My beloved has abandoned me, what should I do? My heart is broken.”

Ling Sheng was amused by his appearance: “He Zongjian, which heart of yours is broken?”

“You really don’t know how to be considerate.” He Xiaoyun sighed: “There’s a hole in someone’s heart, and you still want to pour cold wind into it.”

Ling Sheng remained unmoved: “Yeah, so has it gone from seven orifices to eight orifices?”

He Xiaoyun laughed loudly, attracting the attention of people passing by on their way to the restroom. After laughing for a while, his expression became serious, and he took a step forward, closing the distance between them, and opened his arms to give Ling Sheng a big hug: “I’m really happy to see that you’re doing well. Long time no see, Xiao Sheng.”

The person who had been unserious since they met suddenly became serious. Ling Sheng wasn’t surprised at all. He also cherished this long-awaited hug: “Long time no see, Xiao Yun.”

Jiang Chen drove very fast. He called Ling Sheng when he was almost there. He was about to walk in as soon as he parked, but Ling Sheng’s call came in.

“I’m right at the door. Just wait for me in the car. I’ll be right there.”

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but get out of the car. After a while, he saw Ling Sheng walking towards him. He looked steady on his feet and his expression was normal, as if he wasn’t drunk. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. He was just about to say something when a tall figure followed behind him.

“Ling darling, you forgot to take your cigarettes.”

Jiang Chen’s face changed instantly, and he stared at He Xiaoyun, his fists clenched.

Ling Sheng didn’t take the cigarettes. He reached out and grabbed Jiang Chen’s fist and said coldly to He Xiaoyun, “I’ll give them to you. Also, don’t call me that anymore. I’m really going to get angry!”

He Xiaoyun played with the cigarette case in his hand for a couple of turns before putting it back in his pocket. He only half-listened to Ling Sheng’s words, and his tone even had a hint of grievance: “If you don’t want me to call you that, then I won’t, why are you getting angry? Aren’t you going to introduce us? This is your boyfriend.”

Jiang Chen, as if to demonstrate, shoved Ling Sheng into the car, nodded to He Xiaoyun as a greeting, and then got into the car directly.

He Xiaoyun found it interesting. He went around to the passenger seat and knocked on the window. Ling Sheng had no choice but to roll down the window. He Xiaoyun hunched over. He had drunk a little too much wine, and his face was a little flushed. The cold wind made his nose red, making his handsome face even more enchanting. He seemed to be completely oblivious to Jiang Chen’s frosty face, and said to Ling Sheng as if no one else was there, “How did your taste change so quickly after breaking up with me? Do you like little wild dogs now?”

It wasn’t just a pursuer, it was an old flame!

Jiang Chen frowned, gripping the steering wheel even tighter, and said with his last bit of polite restraint, “I’m sorry, we’re going back now. It’s after work hours. If there’s any work, can you talk to him about it tomorrow?”

He Xiaoyun smiled, exhaling a cloud of white mist. He didn’t wear a coat when he came out. He was sweating from the heat inside, but now he was freezing cold, clinging uncomfortably to his body. He looked at Jiang Chen’s profile and deliberately said, “That makes sense. Then I’ll see you at the company tomorrow, Xiao Sheng.”

Xiao Sheng?!

Why so many nicknames!

Jiang Chen, at the thought of Ling Sheng having to see him at work tomorrow, wished Ling Sheng would quit on the spot.

Ling Sheng rolled his eyes at He Xiaoyun, meaning to warn him not to mess around, but He Xiaoyun returned a flirtatious wink: “OK, I get it.”

What do you get?!

Ling Sheng turned to look at Jiang Chen, feeling that his boyfriend was about to explode with anger.

Sure enough, Jiang Chen turned to look at He Xiaoyun: “I’m sorry, he already has a boyfriend. Are you deaf?”

He Xiaoyun raised an eyebrow: “I heard, so what?”

So what?

Jiang Chen almost got out of the car to hit him. He gritted his teeth: “Isn’t it immoral to harass someone who already has a boyfriend?”

He Xiaoyun didn’t care at all: “Even if you’re married, you can get divorced, let alone just dating. Breaking up is just a matter of saying a word.”

Jiang Chen definitely couldn’t outargue He Xiaoyun. Seeing his boyfriend being bullied, Ling Sheng reached out and pushed He Xiaoyun’s head away: “Alright, stop teasing him.”

He Xiaoyun laughed there. Ling Sheng glared at him, closed the car window.

“You just touched him with your hand?” Jiang Chen was so angry that he was blinded by rage, wishing he could grab He Xiaoyun by the collar and tell him to get lost and stop harassing his man.

Ling Sheng said helplessly: “I pushed him, I didn’t touch him, pay attention to your words.”

Jiang Chen didn’t listen, he was unhappy that he was touched anyway, and He Xiaoyun still had that smiling face, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Jiang Chen directly reached out and pressed the back of Ling Sheng’s head and kissed him. Ling Sheng thought that he was very angry just now, so letting him vent his anger was fine, but then he felt a cold wind blowing on the back of his head. Jiang Chen actually opened his side of the car window.

He Xiaoyun was about to leave, but he saw the car window lowered, and Ling Sheng was being hugged and kissed by Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen kissed him with a provocative look on his face.

Oh.

What a childish demonstration.

He Xiaoyun watched this scene, and although he was freezing in the cold wind, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Ling Sheng broke away from him, turned his head and saw He Xiaoyun laughing there. He was a little speechless at these two people, but he didn’t say anything, he just said to Jiang Chen: “Let’s go.”

Jiang Chen originally felt that he had somewhat won back a point, but He Xiaoyun was not angered at all, but had an expression of watching a good show, making him feel even more suffocated.

At this time, He Xiaoyun suddenly came over again: “Oh right, Xiao Sheng, my marriage proposal from two years ago is still valid.”

After saying this, he waved to Ling Sheng and turned away, walking away unrestrained.

Ling Sheng supported his forehead, sure enough, he heard Jiang Chen’s gritted voice beside him: “Marriage proposal! What marriage proposal!”

Back at Ling Sheng’s residence, Jiang Chen’s mind was still boiling. As soon as he entered the door, he dragged Ling Sheng to the sofa: “Explain clearly, I’m listening.”

The anger on his face was about to set his hair on fire. Ling Sheng was helpless with He Xiaoyun’s behavior.

“He Xiaoyun, the only son of the He family of the He Group, just returned from the United States and is here to attend the Jiang City branch’s annual meeting.” Ling Sheng said slowly. As for this point, he was actually very suspicious, after all, a small Jiang City branch was not enough to make him come in person.

“I’m not asking about this!” Jiang Chen grabbed him, his face twisted with anger: “What’s with the marriage proposal?”

Ling Sheng said helplessly: “Why do you believe his words, he’s just deliberately teasing you. We did have a relationship two years ago, but he had to go to the United States because of company affairs, and he asked me if I was willing to go with him. I refused, that’s all.”

Jiang Chen was still a little suspicious: “Really, that’s all?”

Ling Sheng sighed, reached out and touched his hair: “That’s all, there’s nothing else. He just talks like that, ten sentences are half true and half false, just don’t fall for his tricks.”

“Then why does he call you Ling darling?”

“I’ve already told him not to call me that.”

“He still has feelings for you!”

Ling Sheng was helpless, but he understood. Jiang Chen cared too much about him. He Xiaoyun must have seen it, and it was because of Jiang Chen’s reaction that he found it funny. It was the same as teasing a child or a dog, just teasing him, but obviously his boyfriend couldn’t be teased, and his fur was already bristling.

Ling Sheng hooked his head and kissed him: “But for me, it’s already a thing of the past. The one-week agreement is over. Are you sure you want to waste this night?”