AMTBYIGA Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Travel

Gu Nian was too lazy to look at Jiang Sheng’s fake smile, cutting straight to the point, “What is it? Hurry up and say it.”

Jiang Sheng secretly clicked his tongue, cleared his throat, and said seriously, “There’s a bit of a problem with the last case. I need to talk to you in person. When is your little wife not home? I’ll come over.”

Gu Nian pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, “Now.” Last time he went to the vegetable market and back, it only took forty minutes, enough time for them to finish talking.

“Okay, I’ll be there in twenty minutes.” Jiang Sheng finished speaking and hung up the phone to prepare the documents he needed to bring.

When passing by the desk, he also “conveniently” took a few more documents that Gu Nian didn’t need to personally review, a wicked smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

Hmph, let Gu Nian disturb his time with his wife, he also wanted him to taste the bitterness.

Jiang Sheng looked at the thick stack of documents in his hand that would take at least all night to read and couldn’t help but let out a “hehehe” laugh.

Twenty minutes later, an extremely flashy pink sports car roared in front of the villa. Then, the door of the entryway was opened. Hearing the sound, Gu Nian didn’t even lift his eyelids and expertly ordered, “Park the car further away, don’t ruin my image.”

“Hey, hey, hey, Gu Nian, what do you mean? This was designed by my darling wife.” Jiang Sheng rolled his eyes, specially turning around to show off his floral shirt, smugly saying, “A abstinent male god like you will never understand the joy of having someone take care of all your needs.”

Hearing this, Gu Nian coldly glanced at him, his thirty-six-degree mouth spitting out two icy words, “Bonus.”

“…”

Damn it!

Jiang Sheng, defeated for the 382nd time by the capitalist, sat heavily on the single sofa.

He thought fiercely in his heart, sooner or later, he would earn all of Gu Nian’s money, and then say the same to him, “Bonus deduction.”

Damn, just thinking about it feels amazing.

Gu Nian’s gaze became even more gloomy, “Get up, go over there.”

“…” Jiang Sheng instantly exploded, jumping up and pointing at Gu Nian in despair, “Gu Nian, aren’t you going too far? I’m working myself to death for you, and you’re making me get off the sofa.”

Gu Nian said, “One thousand added to this month’s bonus.”

Jiang Sheng: !

Instantly, he flipped over to the other sofa, his smile sweet and beautiful, “Boss, do you think this position is okay? If not, I can sit on the ground.”

Capitalists are really hateful, actually using money to corrupt his pure soul!

Well, corrupt it then, even a riddled soul has its own kind of beauty.

Gu Nian was not surprised by his money-grubbing appearance, habitually reaching out his hand, concisely, “Things.”

Jiang Sheng respectfully offered them with both hands.

Gu Nian restrained his joking expression, carefully reading the problematic documents, constantly making notes on the paper with the pen he always carried, occasionally discussing with Jiang Sheng, unaware of the passage of time.

Although Jiang Sheng looked unreliable and irresponsible, he was always 100% focused when it came to making money. After all, he was also a shareholder of the company. For the year-end bonus, nobody was allowed to disturb his work except his darling wife.

After an infinite loop of discussion—argument—persuasion, the small meeting finally ended.

Jiang Sheng put away the revised documents, relaxed from his work state, and slumped on the sofa. His vision also widened, and he couldn’t help but marvel, “I say, when did you become so sentimental, setting up these little decorations? They look pretty cute, give me a link, my wife will definitely like them.”

Gu Nian looked at the set of brightly colored bear ornaments placed in the entryway, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curving up, with a hint of flaunting in his tone, “Not me, Lin Sui bought them, he really likes these little things.”

Jiang Sheng’s eyes widened, shockingly looking at the suddenly gentle expression on Gu Nian’s face, his whole body sitting up straight with a whoosh, his expression exaggerated, shaking his head in disbelief, muttering, “No way, no way, this cold-blooded workaholic really fell for it this time? Tsk tsk tsk, your old house was set on fire just like that?”

The more Jiang Sheng thought about it, the more he felt that Gu Nian had really lost his heart to that person. If he had said these things before, Gu Nian would have told him to go work or ridiculed him for only thinking about his wife all day.

But now! Not only did Gu Nian not say anything, he was even showing off!

As the saying goes, better late than never. People who used to look down on love will become love-struck dogs when they fall in love.

Jiang Sheng looked at Gu Nian up and down like a strange new species, wishing he could dig open his head to see if his brain was as love-struck as his.

Gu Nian felt a chill from his gaze. His cold eyebrows furrowed together, the tenderness from just now seemed like an illusion, leaving only coldness, “Take your eyes away.”

Half an hour ago, Jiang Sheng would have been afraid of him, but now, having discovered Gu Nian’s potential to be a love-struck fool, Jiang Sheng was filled with prehistoric power, fearlessly gossiping, “I say, what did your little wife do to make you, a thousand-year-old… no, a lofty flower, fall at his feet?”

Jiang Sheng almost blurted out his phone’s contact name, but didn’t know when to stop, getting more and more excited, “Tell me so I can learn, I think my wife has been a little cold towards me lately, maybe changing personas will bring some freshness. Hey, why don’t we get together sometime? You can also introduce your wife to everyone, and I can see if my wife likes that style.”

The freezing in Gu Nian’s eyes was visible to the naked eye. Just as he was about to tell Jiang Sheng to get out, the door suddenly made the sound of the lock turning, and then—

“Gu Nian, I’m back!”

A voice full of vitality filled the living room, Lin Sui carrying two large plastic bags, looking at the suddenly appearing strange man with confusion.

“Who are you? Why are you in my house?” Lin Sui put away his smile, looking warily at Jiang Sheng, who was dressed rather informally.

Jiang Sheng: !!!

Jiang Sheng’s expression was so horrified that it was blank.

Damn it, he was just saying it casually, did the heavens have to be so cooperative!

Gu Nian was also surprised, but he quickly adjusted his expression, expressionlessly patting Jiang Sheng’s back, introducing him, “A friend, here to chat.”

Pulled back to his senses by the pat, Jiang Sheng quickly squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, “H-Hello, sister-in-law. I, I came to hang out with Nian-ge, hehe.”

Lin Sui thought Gu Nian’s friend was a little strange, but after all, he was officially certified by Gu Nian, so he still offered a bright smile, “So that’s how it is, thank you for visiting Gu Nian. I was worried that Gu Nian would be lonely by himself while I was at class, but I’m relieved to have a friend like you to keep him company.”

Gu Nian: …

He didn’t want anyone other than Lin Sui to keep him company.

Especially not a love-struck fool like Jiang Sheng, he didn’t want to hear about Jiang Sheng’s darling wife’s glorious deeds anymore.

Sensing the cold air, Jiang Sheng wanted to cry but had no tears, frantically shaking his head in refusal, “I’m also pretty busy, I don’t have much time. Nian-ge doesn’t usually like any entertainment activities either, he’s probably bored at home, so I was thinking of getting our friends together when we have time, I only came over today because of that.”

After saying that, Jiang Sheng secretly glanced at Gu Nian, only relieved after confirming that the cold air wasn’t so strong.

However, he didn’t expect Lin Sui’s eyes to light up, surprised and happy, “That’s great, I was also thinking of taking Gu Nian to other places to relax lately, why don’t we go together?”

Jiang Sheng: …

Gu Nian…

This time, both of them were silent.

Jiang Sheng was smiling on the surface, but the little person in his heart waved his handkerchief in tears to bid farewell to his soon-to-be-lost two-person world, while Gu Nian mourned for the date he didn’t even have time to anticipate, incidentally adding this debt to Jiang Sheng’s account.

The world’s joys and sorrows are not shared, Lin Sui only felt that this was a good opportunity to let Gu Nian relax, but was embarrassed to bother them, “If it’s not okay, then forget it.”

Jiang Sheng really wanted to say just forget it, why should two couples make each other uncomfortable? But he couldn’t, if he refused, his reason for coming to Gu Nian wouldn’t hold water. If Gu Nian’s lies and hidden identity were exposed, he would be the unlucky one.

He shouldn’t have come today! What documents had to be done today!

In the end, he agreed, of course. Jiang Sheng reluctantly told Lin Sui the original date and time of the date, and then fled to his sports car, afraid that something else would happen if he stayed any longer.

Lin Sui looked at the pink sports car through the window, and said to Gu Nian with emotion, “Your friend is really nice, so concerned about you.”

Gu Nian: …

Didn’t want to speak.

Lin Sui turned back and noticed Gu Nian’s lack of interest, his heart thumping, suspecting that he might have been a little presumptuous, what if Gu Nian didn’t want to go?

“Um, if you don’t want to go, then let’s forget about it?” Lin Sui said helplessly, like a cat that secretly pushed a glass of water to the ground, even though he really, really, really wanted to see the sea.

The little bit of gloom in Gu Nian’s heart was instantly dispelled, he conveniently took the vegetables from his hand, and said as he walked towards the kitchen, “I want to go, you accompany me.”

Lin Sui was relieved, happily following into the kitchen, putting the bought vegetables into the refrigerator. Gu Nian acted as a shelf next to him, holding the large and small plastic bags in his arms, occasionally handing him the things he wanted to put in, quietly listening to Lin Sui listing the things to bring to the beach.

From the last time they went to the temple, he had discovered that Lin Sui seemed to really like going out to play, no matter where it was, it could make him excitedly organize a lot of things, even if most of them were actually useless, he was still happy to do it.

Gu Nian really liked Lin Sui’s habits that were full of life, but as he listened, a feeling of loss couldn’t help but well up in his heart. His right hand unconsciously landed on his numb legs, a touch of sadness flashing in his eyes.

With his current state, could he really continue to accompany him to the places he wanted to go?

Gu Nian thought that he really wasn’t a person who knew how to be content. He had already decided to be the backing for Lin Sui to fly freely, but now, he was greedily wanting to stand side by side with Lin Sui, to do everything Lin Sui wanted to do.