On How To Defeat Dr. Qing Leng Chapter 43

Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Then I will take you home without anyone…

Three days before the banquet, the suit was delivered.

As soon as Wen Yelan got up, she saw two brand new suits hanging in the living room.Pei Yan was sitting on the sofa, reading something on his tablet, and looked up when he heard something.

“Try it.” Pei Yan put down the tablet, stood up and walked over, “The master rushed out the work to see if it fits.”

Pei Yan first took off the navy blue set and handed it to him.

“Go and change.” Pei Yan pushed his shoulder.

Wen Yelan entered the bedroom with his suit.The dressing process was a bit slow. He didn’t often wear such formal clothes, and his fingertips were not very flexible when buttoning his shirt.

Finally, I fastened my belt, put on my suit jacket, and stood in front of the full-length mirror.

The person in the mirror looks strange.The well-tailored suit fit his figure perfectly, with straight shoulder lines and just the right waist, making him stand taller than usual.The navy blue color matches the skin tone very well, and the whole portrait looks like it comes out of a painting.

He looked at it for a few seconds, then turned and walked out.

Pei Yan was waiting against the wall outside the bedroom door when he heard the sound and turned his head.Then paused.

Wen Yelan walked to the center of the living room and pulled at his sleeves uncomfortably.”…How is it?”

Pei Yan didn’t speak, just looked at him.The look was so direct, as if it was about to tear Wen Yelan into his belly. Wen Yelan felt hot at the sight and wanted to look away.

“Take a turn.” Pei Yan finally spoke, his voice a little low.

Wen Yelan pursed her lips and slowly turned around.He could feel Pei Yan’s eyes falling on his back like a real thing.

There were footsteps behind me.Pei Yan walked up to him, stretched out his hand to straighten his already flat collar, and brushed his fingers against the skin of his neck.Wen Yelan trembled slightly.

“Look up.” Pei Yan said.

Wen Yelan raised his head.Pei Yan was looking down at him, and something was surging deep in his eyes.He raised his hand and gently wiped the corner of Wen Yelan’s mouth with his fingertips, but there was nothing there.

“I regret it.” Pei Yan said, his voice a little hoarse.

Wen Yelan was stunned: “What?”

“You shouldn’t be allowed to come out dressed like this.” Pei Yan’s hand moved up and his thumb rubbed the collar of his shirt at his collarbone. “You should be hidden at home and only shown to me.”

Wen Yelan’s ears felt hot and she pushed his hand away: “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“No nonsense.” Pei Yan grabbed his wrist and took him into his arms, “Do you know what you are like now?”

Wen Yelan was surrounded by him, her nose touched his chest, and she smelled the familiar scent of eau de toilette.He said in a low voice: “What kind?”

“You look so good that I want to kill someone.” Pei Yan lowered his head, pressed his lips to his ear, and breathed hot air into her, “There are so many people in the audience, men and women, all staring at you. When I think of this, I get angry.”

He took Wen Yelan’s hand and pressed it on his heart.

Wen Yelan’s heart beat fast and heavy under her palms.He pursed his lips and curled his fingers: “…You are too exaggerated.”

“Am I exaggerating?” Pei Yan relaxed a little and looked into his eyes, “Wen Yelan, have you looked at yourself in the mirror?”

Wen Yelan looked away: “Take the photo.”

“Then what did you see?”

“…Just, wearing a suit.”

Pei Yan laughed angrily and pinched his chin to turn him back: “Okay, then I’ll tell you what I saw. I saw that my boyfriend is so handsome that my legs are weak, his waist is so thin that I can hug him with one hand, and his legs are so long that I want to…”

“Pei Yan!” Wen Yelan covered his mouth, her cheeks flushed, “Shut up!”

Pei Yan kissed his palm before he let him go.He looked at Wen Yelan’s evasive eyes and the red tips of her ears, and the restlessness in his heart was slightly suppressed.

“When you receive the award, don’t look down the stage.” Pei Yan said suddenly, with a more serious tone, “Just look at the PPT, or look at me. I sit in the first row, and you can find me at a glance.”

Wen Yelan nodded: “Yes.”

“Do you know the manuscript by heart?”

“Yeah.”

“Are you nervous?”

Wen Yelan was silent for two seconds and said honestly: “A little bit.”

Pei Yan hugged him and rubbed the back of his neck gently: “On the night of the banquet, my parents may come.”

Wen Yelan raised his head in panic and looked at Pei Yan.

“They heard about the foundation and you.” Pei Yan said in a casual and comforting tone, “They said they wanted to come and have a look. Don’t worry, they will show up and not disturb you. If you don’t want to see me, I’ll tell them not to come.”

Wen Yelan was silent for a few seconds.”…Do your parents know about us?”

“I know.” Pei Yan answered simply, “I told them.”

“What…did they say?”

Pei Yan looked at him.”My mother said, ‘Finally there is someone who can treat you, treat them well’. My father said, ‘Don’t bully those who do scientific research, brains are valuable.'”

He imitated his father’s tone, which was a bit teasing.

Wen Yelan was stunned, not expecting such a reaction.

“So,” Pei Yan reached out and rubbed his hair, “don’t be nervous. They are just curious and want to see what the person who caused me trouble looks like. Do whatever you want, just pretend they don’t exist.”

Having said that, Wen Yelan still had something else on his mind.What kind of people would Pei Yan’s parents be?

In the next two days, Wen Yelan went to work as usual, handling trivial matters at the end of the project, and occasionally took the time to read the speech.Pei Yan still picked him up and dropped him off every day, but she no longer pestered him so tightly at night, and sometimes she would just hold him to sleep.

The night before the banquet, Wen Yelan came out of the shower and sat on the balcony looking out at the moon.

“Why are you dazed?” Pei Yan came over and pinched his face, “Go to bed early and be energetic tomorrow.”

Wen Yelan grabbed his wrist.”Pei Yan.”

“Huh?”

“…Thank you.”

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows and then smiled.”Thank you for what? A set of clothes?”

Wen Yelan shook his head and did not explain.He let go of his hand and sat on the bed.Pei Yan followed him, hugged him from behind, and rested his chin on his shoulder.

“Wen Yelan,” Pei Yan said in his ear, “tomorrow you will stand on the stage and say what you want. If you don’t want to say anything, come down. No one sitting below understands what you are talking about better than you. Do you understand?”

Wen Yelan nodded.

“As for my parents,” Pei Yan continued, “if they talk to you, just say a few words. If they ask something you don’t want to answer, look at me and I will block it for you.”

“Yeah.”

“Sleep.”

The lights went out.Wen Yelan turned his back to Pei Yan and felt the other person’s arm coming around him, loosely around his waist.He didn’t move, closed his eyes, and replayed the contents of the manuscript in his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, he whispered: “Pei Yan.”

“Huh?”

“What if… I’m still speechless tomorrow?”

The arms behind him tightened a bit.”Then come down. I will take you home and no one dares to stop you.”

Wen Yelan said no more.He slowly relaxed his body and leaned into the warm embrace behind him.

…

The day of the banquet.

The venue is set to be the banquet hall of a star hotel in the city.As the project leader, Wen Yelan needs to arrive in advance to make final preparations.Pei Yan sent him there, and the car was parked in the hotel’s underground garage.

“I’ll go up and take a look at the venue. You can come up later.” Wen Yelan unbuckled his seat belt.

“No need.” Pei Yan opened the car door, “I’ll go up with you. People who are aboveboard will not gossip.”

Wen Yelan glanced at him and had no objection.

The two took the elevator upstairs together.There were already some people checking in at the door of the banquet hall, mostly colleagues from the institute and representatives from cooperative units.Seeing Wen Yelan and Pei Yan appear together, many people looked at them.

Wen Yelan straightened his back subconsciously.He was wearing the navy blue suit today, with a white shirt underneath and a dark red striped tie.Pei Yan was wearing a black suit, without a tie, and his shirt had two buttons loose at the collar, casual but without losing any sense of proportion.

“Dr. Wen, Mr. Pei.” The dean personally greeted him with a smile on his face. “You’re just in time. Why don’t you go to the lounge for a while? There are still some details in the process that I need to check with Dr. Wen.”

Wen Yelan nodded and followed the dean to the lounge.Pei Yan followed him naturally.

There are already several people in the lounge, including several core members of the project team.Seeing them coming in, Ling Yue was the first to jump up: “Captain Wen! You are so handsome today!”

Several other young team members also laughed and agreed.The atmosphere became much more relaxed.

The dean handed the flow chart to Wen Yelan and said a few words briefly.Wen Yelan listened quietly, nodding occasionally.Pei Yan was sitting on the sofa next to him, flipping through the magazines provided by the hotel, as if he was indifferent to everything around him, but Wen Yelan knew that he was listening.

After the process was completed, the dean took the others out first and let them rest.As soon as the door closed, only Wen Yelan, Pei Yan and Ling Yue were left in the lounge.

Ling Yue came close to Wen Yelan and lowered her voice: “Captain Wen, do you really want to speak? Are you nervous?”

Before Wen Yelan could answer, Pei Yan spoke first: “What should he be nervous about? The only ones who should be nervous are the people below who are listening to him.”

Ling Yue stuck out her tongue and didn’t dare to ask again.

Time passed little by little.Staff members knocked on the door one after another to remind people to prepare for entry.Wen Yelan stood up and straightened the hem of his suit.

Pei Yan also stood up, walked to him, stretched out his hand to straighten his tie.”Remember, you are sitting on potatoes.”

Wen Yelan wanted to laugh, but didn’t.

The door of the banquet hall opened and it was already full of people.The lights were dimmed and a screen on the main stage lit up, displaying the project’s name and logo.Wen Yelan was guided by the staff to the reserved seat in the front row and sat down.Pei Yan sat down next to him.

The dean came to the stage to deliver a speech, followed by speeches from several leaders.Wen Yelan didn’t listen carefully. He stared at his hands, his palms a little sweaty.

Finally, the host read his name: “…Now I would like to invite Dr. Wen Yelan, the leader of the Shishapangma Peak paleoclimate research project, to share the project results and experience with everyone.”

Applause broke out.Wen Yelan took a deep breath and stood up.

He could feel Pei Yan’s hand gently patting his lower back.

He walked onto the stage.The light was very bright, and when it hit him, everything under the stage seemed blurry.He walked to the podium and adjusted the height of the microphone.

His manuscript scrolled on the teleprompter.Wen Yelan glanced at it and then looked away.

The audience fell silent.Everyone looked at him.

Wen Yelan opened his mouth, but the first sentence did not come out.He cleared his throat and spoke again.

“I’m Wen Yelan.” His voice came out through the microphone, a little dry, but still smooth. “I want to say three points about the Shishapangma project.”

He began to state according to the structure of the manuscript.He spoke a little fast at first, but he forced himself to slow down.He tried not to look at the blurry faces under the stage, only staring at the teleprompter, or looking into the void further away.

After talking for a few words, he suddenly remembered what Pei Yan said – just look at me.

His eyes glanced subconsciously to the front row.Pei Yan just sat there, looking up at him with his head slightly raised, his face expressionless, but his eyes very focused.Their eyes met briefly in the air.

Wen Yelan paused and continued.

When he stopped thinking about “there are a lot of people looking at me down there” and just wanted to “make this clear”, his words became much smoother.His voice gradually stabilized and his speaking speed found a suitable rhythm.He even occasionally pauses between sentences to allow the audience to digest the information.

Pei Yan leaned back in his chair and looked at the people on the stage.

Under the spotlight, Wen Yelan seemed to be a different person.

He lost his usual alienation and caution. He stood in his own field and talked about the complex data and findings. His eyes were focused, his speech was slow, and every gesture was precise and powerful.

The sampling process of glacier cores, the boring laboratory analysis and the abstruse climate models all became clear and fascinating from his mouth.

Pei Yan couldn’t understand those professional terms, but he could understand the light in Wen Yelan’s eyes.

That is his domain.There he was at ease and radiant.

Pei Yan felt an uncontrollable pride in his heart.His Ye Lan is so good.

But there was something else, an almost bursting possessiveness, mixed with a vague uneasiness.Wen Yelan was so dazzling like this, so dazzling that he felt that he was a little unworthy.

He remembered what Wen Yelan said: “You are born with everything, and feelings are just a tonic to you.”

No.Pei Yan retorted in his heart.

At least not to you.

On the stage, Wen Yelan’s report was coming to an end.He pulled up the last PPT, which was a group photo of the team at Shishapangma Base Camp.In the photo, everyone is smiling brightly, with the rolling snow-capped mountains behind them.

“The successful completion of this project is inseparable from the strong support of the hospital, the generous funding of the Moon Foundation, and the hard work of all the team members.” Wen Yelan glanced across the audience, lingering on Pei Yan’s face for a moment, and then moved away. “Glaciers are indicators of climate change, and our work has just begun. In the future, we will continue to track the dynamics of the Shishapangma Glacier to provide more data support for understanding climate change on the Tibetan Plateau and even the world.”

He paused and finally said, “Thank you everyone.”

The audience burst into applause.Wen Yelan bowed and stepped down.The steps are steady.

He returned to his seat, and Pei Yan’s hand immediately reached over and gently shook his hand.The palms are warm and calloused.

“Very well said.” Pei Yan whispered in his ear so that only he could hear it.

Wen Yelan didn’t say anything, but just held the hand tightly with his backhand.His palms were sweaty.

The next step is to award awards.Wen Yelan came on stage again and took the trophy and certificate from the dean.Take a group photo and get off the stage.After completing a set of procedures, the shirt on his back was already wet.

The banquet entered free communication time.Many people came to congratulate Wen Yelan, including familiar colleagues and unfamiliar collaborators.Wen Yelan responded one by one. He didn’t talk much, but his attitude was very serious.

Pei Yan was always by his side, occasionally blocking some overly enthusiastic greetings for him, or naturally picking up the topic when he didn’t know how to answer it.

At this moment, there was a slight commotion at the door of the banquet hall.

A middle-aged couple walked in.The man is tall, wearing a dark tunic suit, and has a calm temperament.The woman was wearing an elegant cheongsam, holding her husband’s arm with a gentle smile on her face.

As soon as they appeared, the dean’s expression immediately changed, and he hurried forward to greet them: “Mr. Pei, Mrs. Pei! You two are here, and it’s hard to welcome them from afar…”

The surrounding voices became lowered, and many people recognized the person who came – the head of the Pei Group and his wife.

Wen Yelan’s heart skipped a beat.He looked at Pei Yan.

Pei Yan’s expression did not change, but he held his hand tightly.”Here we come.” He whispered, then pulled Wen Yelan and walked towards the couple.

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