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    Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Looks good in a suit

    Things did go as Pei Yan expected, and there was no bigger disturbance.After receiving letters from Pei Yan’s lawyer, several tabloids quietly withdrew their articles, and there was no wider discussion on the Internet.

    But Pei Yan did not completely lower his guard.He asked his men to continue to keep an eye on Bai Yu’s movements, and also sent additional men around Wen Yelan to prevent anyone from continuing to take photos secretly.

    On the surface, life seems to be returning to its previous rhythm.It’s just that Pei Yan spends more time going to the company. Sometimes he stays for a whole day and only comes back at night.Everyone in the company finds it strange that the prince, who used to be out and about most of the time, actually clocks in on time every day and arrives on time even on weekends to deal with the backlog of documents and projects with ruthless methods and amazing efficiency.

    Only Pei Yan himself knew that he was making preparations.He had to straighten out some things, plug possible loopholes, and ensure that when a storm came, he could completely protect Wen Yelan under his wings and prevent him from getting even a little muddy.

    Of course, he would not worry Wen Yelan about all these calculations and busyness.

    However, it was another story to see Wen Yelan when he went home at night.

    “I’m so exhausted…” As soon as Pei Yan walked in, he threw off his leather shoes and threw his coat on the sofa. He leaned towards Wen Yelan who was pouring water in the kitchen, hugged him from behind, rested his chin on his shoulder, and took a deep breath, “I’ve been in meetings all day, and my eyes hurt from looking at documents.”

    Wen Yelan was shaken slightly by his embrace, and the water in his hand almost spilled.He put down the cup and didn’t pull away. He just turned his head and pecked him gently on the face: “Why don’t you go to bed early?”

    “Rest?” Pei Yan chuckled, tightened his arms, pressed his lips against his ear, and lowered his voice, “I feel less tired when I see you. Not only am I not tired, but I am also very energetic.” He nudged Wen Yelan pointedly.

    Wen Yelan’s ears instantly felt hot, and she bumped him gently with her elbow: “Don’t make trouble, I have to get up early tomorrow and have business to do.”

    “Why are you getting up early?” Pei Yan was reluctant. His hands had already reached into the hem of his home clothes and rubbed the skin on his waist. “I get up early every day to see you off. Is it delaying your business?”

    “No…” Wen Yelan’s body softened under his touch, and his voice weakened, “There is… a banquet in the courtyard in a few nights.”

    Pei Yan made a move: “Banquet? What banquet? Drinking again?” His tone immediately became dissatisfied and wary.

    “It’s not a social event.” Wen Yelan turned around, faced him, and explained, “The Shishapangma Peak project data has produced results, and the hospital attaches great importance to it. We have to hold a small celebration and exchange dinner. I am the project leader, so I must attend, and… I also have to go on stage to say a few words and receive an award.”

    When he said this, his eyes were a little wandering, and his fingers were digging at the edge of the cooking table unconsciously. It didn’t look like he was happy, but he seemed a little nervous, and even vaguely resistant.

    Pei Yan keenly caught his abnormality.He let go of his hand, stepped away a little, held Wen Yelan’s face, and asked him to look at him: “What’s going on? Winning a prize is a good thing, why is this expression? You don’t want to go?”

    Wen Yelan lowered his eyes, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

    “Speak.” Pei Yan’s voice was deep, “Did someone look at you? Or is there some trouble?”

    “No.” Wen Yelan shook his head and said in a muffled voice, “No one troubles me. It’s my own problem.”

    “What’s your problem?” Pei Yan asked, stroking his slightly frowned eyebrows with his thumb.

    Wen Yelan was silent for a while, then seemed to make up his mind and spoke in a low voice: “I… am not very good at speaking in such situations. There are many people, and I will be nervous if they look at me.”

    Pei Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed: “That’s it? Dr. Wen, you didn’t even blink at the avalanche of glaciers. You just came on stage to say a few words. The people sitting below are all your colleagues and colleagues. Why are you nervous?”

    But Wen Yelan shook his head and raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes dark and unclear: “It’s not ordinary nervousness. It reminds me of bad things.”

    Pei Yan wiped away the smile from his lips and looked serious: “What’s the bad thing?”

    Wen Yelan licked his dry lips and spoke slowly: “I have always had very good grades in high school. Once I got first place in the city’s joint entrance examination. The school held a commendation meeting and asked me to speak on stage to share my learning experience.”

    Pei Yan listened quietly.

    “I prepared for a long time and memorized the manuscript by heart. But after I got on stage, it was dark and full of people, and the lights were so bright that it made me dizzy.” Wen Yelan’s voice became lower and lower, “I started to speak, and after a few words, I heard laughter below, very quietly, and then someone whistled and booed… My mind went blank, I forgot all about the manuscript, and I stood there unable to say a word. The laughter in the audience became louder and louder, and there were people shouting… shouting ugly words below.”

    He paused and breathed a little unsteadily: “I forgot how I stepped down. I just remember that after that day, some rumors about me began to spread in the school, saying that I was pretending, and even said that I had sexual orientation problems and how I was doing in the boys’ dormitory. Those words were posted on the school bulletin board and posted on the campus wall… Although they were not named, everyone knew it was me.”

    Wen Yelan closed his eyes and took a deep breath: “During that time, I almost didn’t dare to raise my head and walk. I felt that everyone was looking at me and talking about me. Later… I became even less talkative, and I hated any occasion where I needed to stand in front of many people and speak. I always felt that it would be like that again.”

    When he finished speaking, there was silence in the room.There was only the sound of two people breathing together.

    Pei Yan’s heart felt like it was being grasped so hard by a big hand that he couldn’t breathe.He could not imagine what kind of expectations and efforts the young Wen Yelan had to stand on that podium, and how he was defeated by the malice and ridicule, leaving such a deep shadow.

    Those beasts!

    Anger mixed with overwhelming distress instantly overwhelmed him.He hugged Wen Yelan tightly into his arms.

    “I’m sorry…” Pei Yan’s voice was hoarse, filled with suppressed anger and love, “I didn’t know… I didn’t fucking know you had gone through this.”

    Wen Yelan was a little painful from being strangled by him, but he didn’t struggle. His forehead was pressed against his solid chest, and the tip of his nose was sore.After I said it, the heavy stone in my heart seemed to lighten a little, but what followed was a deeper feeling of fatigue and grievance.

    “It’s all over.” He said muffledly.

    “I can’t get through!” Pei Yan gritted his teeth, “Those bastards…don’t let me know who they are!” He took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. The most important thing now is the person in his arms.

    He relaxed a little, looked down at Wen Yelan’s slightly red eyes, and felt so soft.

    “Listen,” Pei Yan held his face and softened his tone, “The past was before, and the present is now. You are now Dr. Wen Yelan, a scientist who has won projects and achieved results based on his true ability. The people sitting in the audience are your colleagues and the recognitionYour colleagues at work are not stupid students who are full of stuff.You don’t need to share any bullshit experiences. You just need to tell everyone what you did and what you discovered.That is your field, your kingdom, and you are the authority.”

    Wen Yelan looked at him blankly, and the determined light in Pei Yan’s eyes seemed to have warmth, dispelling the chill in his heart little by little.

    “But…” He was still a little timid.

    “No buts.” Pei Yan interrupted him and kissed the top of his hair, “If you don’t want to talk too much, just say less. I’ll read the manuscript with you to help you follow it. If you don’t want to watch from the audience, just read the PPT, or…” He pressed his forehead against Wen Yelan’s, “Just look at me. I’ll definitely sit at the front, where you can see it at a glance. Just treat it like you’re speaking to me alone, okay?”

    Wen Yelan’s heart skipped a beat.Tell him alone…

    “Yeah.” He nodded vigorously.

    Pei Yan breathed a sigh of relief and kissed his forehead.”You’re so good.” He let go of Wen Yelan and turned around to get his phone. “Such a sad thing means you have to eat something sweet. What do you want to eat? Black forest? Or the new chestnut cake? I’ll ask someone to deliver it.”

    Wen Yelan looked at his busy back and whispered: “…I want to eat it all.”

    Pei Yan looked back at him and smiled: “Okay, buy them all.” He quickly placed the order, and then turned his attention back to the dinner, “By the way, do you need to wear formal attire for the banquet? Do you have a suitable suit?”

    Wen Yelan thought for a while: “I have a set. I bought it for a meeting. It may be a bit old.”

    “Everything is old, I don’t want it anymore.” Pei Yan waved his hand, “I’ll have a few new sets come over tomorrow for you to choose from. No, just ask the tailor to come and tailor them. Is there enough time?” He started to think about himself.

    “No need to go to so much trouble…” Wen Yelan wanted to stop him.

    “No trouble.” Pei Yan had already dialed the assistant’s phone number. “Contact… yes, that’s the one. Let them come to your door tomorrow morning with the fabric book and the master. Yes, make two sets of suits for my Dr. Wen for the dinner. I want the best materials.”

    After hanging up the phone, he raised his eyebrows at Wen Yelan: “It’s done.”

    Wen Yelan looked at him smiling and asking for credit, and the uneasiness about the banquet in her heart was diluted unconsciously.

    With Pei Yan here, it doesn’t seem so scary anymore.

    The next morning, the tailor arrived as promised.

    Pei Yan did not go to the company and stayed with him personally.Wen Yelan stood in the middle of the living room with some restraint, letting the old master measure him with a soft ruler.Shoulder width, chest circumference, waist circumference, arm circumference, leg length… each data is clearly reported.

    Pei Yan leaned on the sofa, but his eyes were fixed on Wen Yelan.Wen Yelan usually wears loose sweaters or casual clothes, with most of his thin figure covered.At this moment, he was only wearing a close-fitting shirt and trousers, standing under the bright light, and the lines of his body were clearly outlined.

    The shoulders are not particularly broad, but the lines are straight and clean.The waist is very thin, and when the old master’s soft ruler passed around it, Pei Yan’s Adam’s apple rolled unconsciously.The legs were long and straight, wrapped in thin fabric, and the hips were perky… Pei Yan’s eyes became darker and darker.

    When the master measured the waist and hips, Wen Yelan moved uncomfortably.Pei Yan suddenly stood up and walked over.

    “What’s wrong?” Wen Yelan looked at him.

    Pei Yan said nothing and took the ruler from the old master’s hand.”Here, I think it can be tightened a little more.” His voice was a little hoarse. His fingers inadvertently traced Wen Yelan’s lower back, and then he weakly hugged his waist, holding a soft ruler in his other hand.

    His movements seemed to be helping, and his fingertips had already slid around Wen Yelan’s waist.

    Wen Yelan’s body stiffened and his whole body turned red.He glared at Pei Yan and told him not to mess around with his eyes.

    Pei Yan pretended not to notice, pressed his finger on his waist, and then looked at the number on the ruler seriously: “Well, that’s the number.” He returned the ruler to the old master, but his hand was still on Wen Yelan’s waist.

    The old master is a person who has seen the world, looks at the nose and the heart, just pretends not to see it, and continues his work.

    After taking the measurements, start choosing fabrics and styles.Wen Yelan didn’t know much about dressing, and it was all up to Pei Yan to make the decision.Pei Yan flipped through the fabric book and pointed at several dark fabrics with different textures.

    “This set is navy blue, low-key but textured, suitable for formal occasions.” Pei Yan pointed to a piece of fabric, “Pair it with a light-colored shirt, no bow tie, just a tie. The color of the tie can be a little different. This black set is more formal, and the tailoring must be absolutely slim.”

    He looked at Wen Yelan again: “Which one do you like?”

    Wen Yelan looked at it and said, “Navy blue.” He always felt that wearing black would look like a bodyguard.

    “Okay.” Pei Yan nodded to the old master, “Just make one set of navy blue and another set of dark gray according to the measurements just now. They can be worn daily. The details are as I just said.”

    “Okay, Mr. Pei.” The old master wrote down the request, asked for some details, and left with his assistant, promising to rush to work as soon as possible.

    As soon as the person left, Pei Yan’s true colors were immediately revealed.He pulled Wen Yelan, who was still standing, into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her.

    “Um…what are you doing…” Wen Yelan was caught off guard and was kissed all over.

    “What do you want me to do?” Pei Yan kissed the corner of his lips, his voice vague, “I wanted to do this when we were taking the measurements just now.” His hand slid down Wen Yelan’s back, squeezing the alluring curve, “The waist is so thin, the butt is so perky… It must be sexy in a suit.”

    Wen Yelan blushed and refused: “No…you have to go to the company in the afternoon.”

    “I’m not going.” Pei Yan couldn’t wait anymore. He picked up Wen Yelan and strode to the bedroom. “I can’t help it anymore. I want you now.”

    “Pei Yan! It’s daytime now!”

    “What’s wrong during the day? I’m having sex with my boyfriend during the day and at night?”

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