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    Chapter 28 Chapter 28 He kissed me and held my hand…

    Early the next morning, Pei Yan’s car was waiting beside the bare old locust tree downstairs of Wen Yelan’s apartment. The black body of the car was particularly eye-catching in the gray morning fog.

    Wen Yelan walked downstairs slowly, holding a half-bitten piece of toast in his hand. At a glance, he saw the familiar car and Pei Yan, leaning against the car with a half-smoked cigarette in a relaxed posture.He paused and subconsciously wanted to turn around. Pei Yan had already seen him, straightened up and opened the passenger door.

    “Get in the car.”

    Wen Yelan pursed her lips, knowing that she couldn’t defeat Pei Yan, so she lowered her head and got in.The heating in the car was on full blast, and the aroma of food filled the air.

    Pei Yan got into the driver’s seat and handed over a paper bag, which contained steaming soy milk and a pancake.”Eat this.”

    Wen Yelan looked at the bag of breakfast and said, “I’ve eaten it.” He shook the dry toast in his hand.

    Pei Yan glanced at the half piece of toast and forced the paper bag into his hand, “Keep that one to feed the stray cats downstairs. Drink this to warm your stomach.”

    Wen Yelan squeezed the warm soy milk bag, and the warmth from his fingertips made him unable to refuse.He took a sip of the soy milk that was just the right temperature and felt that his stomach felt much better.

    The car merged smoothly into the morning rush hour traffic.Pei Yan drove very steadily, occasionally looking sideways at him.

    “Has the data been processed?”

    “Yeah.” Wen Yelan looked out the window at the rapidly retreating street scene.

    “What are the plans for today?”

    “Have meetings, write reports, and analyze samples.” The words are concise and to the point.

    Pei Yan seemed to be used to his indifference at work, so he didn’t ask any more questions. He just turned on the car music, and soothing pure music flowed out, easing the slightly stagnant atmosphere in the car.

    When he was approaching the entrance of the Institute of Geology, Wen Yelan suddenly said: “Stop at the intersection in front.”

    Pei Yan raised his eyebrows, “What? I can’t see anyone in my car?”

    “No,” Wen Yelan avoided his gaze, “The influence is not good.”

    Pei Yan sneered, but still turned on the turn signal and slowly parked the car on the roadside dozens of meters away from the institute’s gate.”Okay, it’s up to you.”

    Wen Yelan unbuckled his seat belt, whispered “Thank you for breakfast” in a low voice, and went to open the car door.

    “Wait.” Pei Yan stopped him.

    Wen Yelan paused and looked back at him.

    Pei Yan leaned over, tapped the corner of his mouth with his finger, and looked at him with a smile: “Give him a good morning kiss?”

    “Pervert.”

    Wen Yelan flushed, slammed the car door, and fled. Until she walked into the gate of the institute, she could still feel the heat on her face.He pursed his lips hard, trying to get rid of the weird feeling, but his heart was in a mess.

    This feeling of being out of control made him panic, but there was also a hint of unspeakable throbbing.

    “Is this abnormal?” Pei Yan smacked his lips with some lingering thoughts, sighed as he watched Wen Yelan’s figure gradually running away, and couldn’t stop after kissing her once.But this person was very defensive, and the progress bar was so slow that it made people anxious.

    When will he be able to reach the right level of cultivation and justifiably surround people, kiss them whenever he wants, and hug them whenever he wants?

    Thinking of this, Pei Yan felt a little restless.He took out his phone and flipped through the address book to find Lin Mo’s name.

    The phone rang a few times before it was picked up. Lin Mo’s whirring voice came from the other side, and the background sound was mixed with music and laughter. He was obviously having a good time in some entertainment venue.

    “Hello? Mr. Pei?! The sun has come out in the west? Do you still remember me?” Lin Mo yelled in an exaggerated tone.

    Pei Yan took the phone further away and said angrily: “Stop talking nonsense. Where is it? It’s so noisy.”

    “It’s the old place! Where else can it be? It’s you, Mr. Pei. The dragon has been missing recently. My brothers thought you had become a good person and joined the great scientific cause!” Lin Mo chuckled, full of teasing, “How is it? Has the iceberg on Mount Everest melted? Have you taken it?”

    In the past, Pei Yan would have darkened his face when he heard this, but today, he was in an inexplicably better mood.He cleared his throat, adjusted his sitting posture, and spoke in a nonchalant but proud tone:

    “It’s almost done”

    His meaningful tone immediately aroused Lin Mo’s curiosity: “Yo? Listen to this tone…has there been any progress? Tell me quickly! Have you done it? How many times?”

    “Get out of here!” Pei Yan interrupted the yellow waste in his mind, “Can you think of something healthy?”

    “Then how far have you gone?” Lin Mo was dissatisfied.

    Pei Yan paused, as if he was thinking about it, and then lowered his voice: “He took the initiative.”

    There was silence on the other end of the phone for three seconds, and then Lin Mo laughed wildly: “What? What did you say? Who took the initiative? Wen Yelan? You got up too early, you didn’t wake up!”

    “Tsk” Pei Yan listened to Lin Mo’s laughter with dissatisfaction and added, “Forced kiss. On a snow-capped mountain thousands of meters above sea level, in full view of everyone, he pounced on her and kissed her.”

    Lin Mo suddenly became quiet, “Really or not?! Pei Yan, please don’t fool me! Forcefully kiss you?!”

    “Believe it or not.” Pei Yan’s tone was lazy, but full of showoff: “It’s so strong that my mouth is broken.”

    “…” Lin Mo seemed to be a little incoherent on the other end because of the huge amount of information. “No… wait… let me guess… He, Wen Yelan, that iceberg with a face that is not close to strangers, took the initiative and forced a kiss on you?”

    Pei Yan chuckled, feeling extremely comfortable: “Maybe… I am too charming and he can’t control it.”

    “Shameless!” Lin Mo scolded with a smile, “I asked you why you have disappeared recently. You are immersed in the gentle land! That’s okay, Mr. Pei, if you don’t make a sound, you will be a blockbuster! Now you are completely defeated, right? Look at how energetic you are!”

    “Failed.” Pei Yan admitted simply, his fingers unconsciously drawing circles on the steering wheel, and his eyes softened a bit, “I admit it.”

    Lin Mo clicked his tongue in surprise at the other end: “It’s over, it’s over, I’m really stuck this time. Okay, now that it has developed to this point, isn’t the next step a matter of course?”

    “Let’s talk about it later.” Pei Yan thought of Wen Yelan’s awkward temperament and Bai Yu’s eager gaze, and the corners of his raised mouth flattened a little, “He is thin-skinned, and… he has a little trouble.”

    “Trouble? What trouble? Is there any trouble you can’t solve?” Lin Mo was curious.

    “Some issues left over from history.” Pei Yan didn’t want to say more, “Okay, I won’t talk to you anymore, I just want to tell you that good things are coming soon, which will make you envious.”

    “Go away! Show affection and die quickly!” Lin Mo rolled his eyes and hung up the phone.

    Putting down the phone, the smile on Pei Yan’s face slowly faded.Showing off is all about showing off, but the real problems are still there.Wen Yelan’s defenses were only cracked, and she was still far from being completely open to him.There was something wrong with the way Bai Yu looked at Wen Yelan, and he was definitely not a good person.

    He still had to find a way to create more opportunities for daily contact, boil the frog in warm water, and let Wen Yelan get used to his presence and his proximity.

    Thinking of this, Pei Yan started the car and drove away from the research institute.He had to go to the company, and then… think about what dinner they would have together after picking up Wen Yelan after get off work.

    In the next few days, Pei Yan practiced it personally.

    Every morning, he appeared at Wen Yelan’s downstairs on time, bringing a different breakfast.

    At first Wen Yelan would refuse, saying it was too troublesome.But Pei Yan always had a way to make him accept it, such as: “If you buy too much, don’t eat it and waste it.”, “If you don’t eat it, kiss it.” and so on.

    Pei Yan’s car always shows up on time after get off work hours.No matter whether Wen Yelan gets off work on time or works overtime, he can wait patiently, or simply go up and accompany him, as the head of the foundation, to care about the subsequent data processing progress of the project.

    That night, Wen Yelan stayed in the laboratory until almost nine o’clock because a data model got stuck.Pei Yan was waiting in the rest area outside his office, playing Tetris in boredom.

    When Wen Yelan finally finished and walked out, rubbing his sore neck, he saw Pei Yan still waiting there, and his heart moved inexplicably.

    “Is it over?” Pei Yan finished clicking the last square, stood up, and took the clothes in his hand naturally, “Let’s go, are you hungry? What do you want to eat?”

    Wen Yelan looked at the faint look of tiredness in his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: “You don’t actually have to wait for me.”

    “Who will wait for you if I don’t wait for you?” Pei Yan raised his eyebrows and said in a matter-of-fact tone, “Are you waiting for that Bai Yu?”

    Wen Yelan choked, pursed his lips, and did not answer.

    Pei Yan stopped as soon as he felt good, put his arm around his shoulders and walked out: “Okay, don’t worry about it. I know a place with good late-night snacks.”

    The car drove to a noodle shop that was open late.There are not many guests.Pei Yan obviously came here often, and he ordered two bowls of noodles and several plates of side dishes with familiarity.

    While waiting for the meal, the two of them were speechless.Wen Yelan looked down at the tea leaves floating in the teacup, while Pei Yan leaned on the back of the chair, his eyes falling on Wen Yelan.

    “What are you looking at?” Wen Yelan felt uncomfortable looking at him and raised his eyes and asked.

    “You look good.” Pei Yan curled his lips.

    Wen Yelan’s ears felt hot, and she immediately looked away, picked up the tea cup and took a sip to hide her embarrassment.

    Pei Yan chuckled and stopped teasing him.The noodles and side dishes came quickly and the aroma was fragrant.Wen Yelan was indeed hungry. He ate in small bites and felt warm in his stomach.

    Pei Yan ate very quickly, watching him eat most of the time, and occasionally giving him some side dishes.

    “Don’t wait so late next time.” Wen Yelan put down the spoon and said softly, “There should be a lot of things going on in your company.”

    “The company’s affairs are not as important as yours.” Pei Yan blurted out without thinking.

    Wen Yelan’s hand holding the spoon tightened, and her heart skipped a beat.He lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings.

    “You… usually come to a place like this… to eat very quickly.” He suddenly said this sentence without any clue of what he was saying, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to bury his head in the bowl.

    Pei Yan looked at his reaction and felt itchy in his heart.Tentatively, he stretched out his hand and covered Wen Yelan’s hand on the table.

    Wen Yelan’s body stiffened suddenly, and he subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand.

    Pei Yan used a little force to hold his fingertips.His palms were warm and dry to the touch, wrapping around Wen Yelan’s slightly cold fingers.

    “I’m not a spoiled young man. I like whatever you like.”

    “Wen Yelan,” Pei Yan’s voice was low and seductive.

    Wen Yelan raised his head and looked into his dark eyes, where there was only his shadow.

    Pei Yan’s fingers gently rubbed his fingertips, which made Wen Yelan’s whole body tingle with excitement. “I’m really different from the people you imagined. Give me a chance. It’s not about falling in love, it’s about agreeing to let me chase you.”

    His gaze was too aggressive and too sincere. Wen Yelan wanted to escape, but she was greedy for the warmth coming from the back of his hand.

    He opened his mouth to say something, but found that his throat was dry and he couldn’t make a sound.In the end, he just shook Pei Yan’s hand very lightly.

    Just for a moment, he soon let go, and then quickly lowered his head, his ears so red that they almost bled.

    But Pei Yan felt it.

    At that moment, huge ecstasy coursed through his body like electricity.He resisted the urge to hug the person in front of him tightly, but just retracted his hand, the corners of his mouth raised uncontrollably, and the smile in his eyes was so full that he almost overflowed.

    “Are you full?” He couldn’t hide the joy in his voice: “We will go back when we are full.”

    “Yeah.” Wen Yelan’s voice was as thin as a gnat.

    After checking out and going out, the night breeze was cool.Pei Yan took off his coat and put it on Wen Yelan’s shoulders without any explanation.

    “No need…”

    “Get dressed.” Pei Yan interrupted him and helped him close his collar, “I just finished eating something hot and it’s easy to catch a cold if you blow the wind.”

    Pei Yan’s body temperature still remained on the coat.Warm from body to heart.

    After sending Wen Yelan downstairs and watching him go upstairs, Pei Yan turned around and left after the lights in the room came on.He was in such a good mood that he almost sang a song.

    Although there is still no official title, it is enough.

    Back in the empty villa, Pei Yan took a shower and lay on the bed, but he was not sleepy at all.He took out his phone, turned to the chat interface with Lin Mo, and typed quickly with his fingers.

    [Pei Yan]: He asked me to hold hands today.

    A sentence without beginning or end.

    A few seconds later, Lin Mo’s phone calls came over.

    Pei Yan didn’t answer. At this moment, all he could think about was Wen Yelan’s shy look, warm lips, white hands…

    My abdomen suddenly tightened.

    Lin Mo’s call came again, and he freed up a hand to answer the call.

    “Holy crap! Pei Yan! You didn’t even sleep at night to show off your love on the phone?! Holding hands?! Are you okay with just holding hands?!” Lin Mo roared on the other end.

    Pei Yan put the phone away, waited for the yelling to finish, and gasped: “As for that, you don’t understand.”

    “Go away! My girlfriend can go around the Third Ring Road in Beijing!” Lin Mo was furious.

    “Oh.” Pei Yan breathed more quickly, “Then will they forcefully kiss you?”

    Lin Mo: “…Pei Yan, I’m your uncle! No, where are you fucking running? You’re breathing so hard…Damn!”

    Pei Yan hung up the phone with a low smile. After a while, he got up and took a shower, feeling refreshed both physically and mentally.

    His little moon was poking out from the dark clouds little by little, approaching him.

    And he had enough patience and determination to let the moon shine on him alone.

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    The author has something to say: Regarding why Wen Yelan is called the Moon, it is because Yelan = YL = Moon [rabbit head with vertical ears], so the Moon Foundation got its name from this

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