SM Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Taking You Home

He closed the window, and the air in the room felt a little stuffy. The light overhead was listless. After a few seconds, Ye Lai thought again, it wasn’t the stuffy air, it wasn’t the listless light, it was Sheng Mingqian’s arm around his back that was too tight.

Sheng Mingqian said he had prepared a ring.

Ye Lai had just witnessed a couple exchanging rings today, so of course he knew what a ring meant.

Ye Lai heard something shattering in the air, from faint to gradually clear, until later he finally heard it clearly, it was the sound from inside his body.

Crisp, like a clear spring in the mountains, tinkling.

Ye Lai pushed Sheng Mingqian, Sheng Mingqian’s eyes were closed, and Ye Lai could only hear his breathing, as if he was about to fall asleep. When he spoke again, his voice was lazy: “Don’t push me, let me hug you for a while.”

Ye Lai took a breath, but it slowly sank back down his throat, and the airflow poured into his body along with it.

Sheng Mingqian said again: “The ring is still in the drawer at home. I don’t want to force you. I want to give it to you after you can completely accept me.”

Hearing this, Ye Lai breathed a sigh of relief. He was now sure that he was not in a clear state of mind after drinking.

Ten minutes later, Ye Lai pushed Sheng Mingqian away before he fell asleep while hugging him, ignoring Sheng Mingqian, who was startled by the sudden push and didn’t stand firmly. He quickly turned around and went into the bathroom.

Ye Lai came out of the bathroom after washing up and found that Sheng Mingqian was already sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning against the headboard, asleep.

Ye Lai tiptoed over, reached out and turned off the bright white light in the room, leaving only the dimmest bedside lamp. As he bent slightly, his shadow fell and covered Sheng Mingqian’s sleeping face.

Calm, gentle, still with sharp edges… Sheng Mingqian’s eyes were surrounded by the dark circles that were inherent after continuous sleepless nights. He really looked extremely tired.

Ye Lai’s gaze moved to the corner of Sheng Mingqian’s eyes. The light was too dim, and he looked for a while before he could make out that there were two extremely fine lines at the corner of Sheng Mingqian’s eyes, slowly extending outward.

As he watched, Ye Lai’s brow furrowed, and his heart also shrank slightly. He unconsciously reached out and pressed on the corner of Sheng Mingqian’s eye, stroking it backward along the lines, thinking that he could erase the lines.

Calculating the time, Sheng Mingqian would be 37 years old in two months.

Just as Ye Lai’s finger touched the corner of Sheng Mingqian’s eye, Sheng Mingqian suddenly raised his hand and grasped Ye Lai’s finger, his eyes still closed.

“You’re not asleep?” His throat tightened, and Ye Lai’s voice was also tense, like a taut bowstring. He wanted to pull his hand back, but he couldn’t pull it out of Sheng Mingqian’s palm.

Sheng Mingqian opened his eyes, with a sense of Trancefrom just waking up. After two seconds, he recognized Ye Lai in front of him.

Ye Lai had taken a shower, and the smell of alcohol on his body had faded a lot, leaving only the faint woody fragrance of shower gel.

“There are five hours left.” Ye Lai glanced at the clock on the table.

Ye Lai’s original intention was to remind Sheng Mingqian that there was not much time left and to let him rest well, but listening to the countdown, the calm and deep surface of Sheng Mingqian’s eyes suddenly fluctuated violently a few times.

Ye Lai felt a sudden force on his arm, followed by a dizzying spin. He was pulled into Sheng Mingqian’s arms, and the end of his exclamation was swallowed by Sheng Mingqian. The dim light from the bedside lamp also trembled a few times.

“Mmm…”

Two moist and hot breaths intertwined in the light, Ye Lai groaned softly, his teeth were roughly pried open, and his tongue swallowed everything. Sheng Mingqian’s emotions, which had been suppressed in his body for so long, burst out at once, like a ferocious beast that had not been fed for a long time.

Ten minutes later, Sheng Mingqian let go of Ye Lai with red eyes, breathing heavily: “I regret it again. I should have brought the ring with me and put it on your finger right now.”

Sheng Mingqian touched Ye Lai’s ring finger, from the fingertip to the base of the finger, simulating the action of wearing a ring.

Ye Lai’s fingers were sore from being pinched by Sheng Mingqian.

Apart from a passionate kiss, Sheng Mingqian didn’t do anything else. As before, he hugged Ye Lai tightly from behind, patting him a few times on the body.

“I’ve had people following Fu Xiang all along. I’ve already investigated his affairs. He used to be a member of the Fu family.”

“Which Fu family?” Ye Lai moved his shoulders and asked with his eyes closed.

“The Fu family of Fu Xing Group. Fu Xiang didn’t know what he had done before. He was kicked out of the house more than ten years ago.”

Of course, Ye Lai knew about Fu Xing Group. Fu Xing had two film and television companies. He had also seen a lot of scandalous news about Fu Qingyun, the head of the Fu family, in the news. Besides the actors in front of the screen, the two people the paparazzi paid the most attention to were Fu Qingyun and Sheng Mingqian.

“I’ve had some interactions with Fu Qingyun in the past few years. According to the information I’ve found, Fu Xiang’s previous misdeeds should not be small. After I go back tomorrow, I’m going to ask him and see if I can find out anything. Don’t worry, I won’t let him hurt you again.” Sheng Mingqian’s voice became smaller and smaller. After he finished speaking, he fell asleep.

The island was bright early, and it began to brighten slightly at five o’clock. The alarm clock rang, and Ye Lai heard the rustling sound of dressing beside him. He reached out to his side, and the bed sheet was warm, and Sheng Mingqian’s arm was also warm.

Sheng Mingqian grabbed Ye Lai’s palm and kissed it at his lips: “You continue to sleep, I’m leaving first.”

The door opened and closed after a few seconds. Ye Lai opened his eyes, staring at the empty room, and didn’t come back to his senses for a long time.

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After the wedding, there were still a few days of other arrangements. Ye Lai found that Guang Haobo was out of sorts the next day, always in a daze and absent-minded. He was also out of sorts. The two of them were distracted and didn’t have a good time playing. In the end, Guang Haobo said he wanted to leave, and Ye Lai couldn’t stay any longer, so he got on the plane with him.

Before boarding the plane, Ye Lai received a message from Zhang Yihao, who said he would pick him up at the airport.

As soon as he got off the plane, Ye Lai first received a frantic call from Zhang Yihao: “Ye Lai, have you seen the news?”

“What news?” Ye Lai didn’t have time to check his cell phone and received Zhang Yihao’s call first.

“It’s nothing, it’s not important. I’m waiting for you here at the exit. You’ll see me when you come out.”

As soon as Ye Lai walked out of the gate, Zhang Yihao squeezed to the front, put the hat, mask, and sunglasses in his hand on Ye Lai, and draped the coat in his hand over him, wrapping Ye Lai up tightly.

“Brother Hao, what’s wrong? Why are you wrapping me up so tightly?” Ye Lai wanted to laugh.

“Who is this?” Zhang Yihao saw Guang Haobo beside Ye Lai.

“He’s my friend, Xiao Bo. This is Zhang Yihao, my agent.” Ye Lai introduced them.

“Hello.” Guang Haobo nodded.

“Hello, hello,” Zhang Yihao looked very anxious. He greeted Guang Haobo and quickly led them out of the airport and into the car that had been parked on the side of the road for a long time.

“Xiao Bo, where do you live? We’ll take you home first.” Ye Lai said.

Guang Haobo said his home address, and Zhang Yihao turned on the navigation: “Ye Lai, did you have a good time on this trip?”

Thinking of the night before, Ye Lai stuck out his tongue and licked his dry lips, his Adam’s apple moved, and he nodded vaguely.

“By the way, I haven’t arranged any work for you recently. Didn’t you say you wanted to write something? Do you have any vacation plans? Find a place with a good environment, few people, and quiet, where you can relax and have fun. You’ve never rested in so many years, and you should take a rest.”

“Brother Hao,” Ye Lai keenly noticed something was wrong, “Why are you acting so strangely today? Why are you suddenly urging me to go on vacation? Did something happen?”

“It’s nothing, what could happen?” Zhang Yihao scratched his head, speaking hesitantly.

The cell phone in his pocket vibrated. It was a text message. Ye Lai took out his cell phone. In addition to two news pushes, there were many calls and text messages from friends, as well as calls and text messages from Sheng Mingqian. Before he could open them, Zhang Yihao spoke up next to him: “Don’t look at your cell phone yet. We’ll go to dinner later.”

Ye Lai gripped his cell phone tightly: “Brother Hao, has something else about me been exposed?”

“Sheng Mingqian is handling it. It’s okay, it’s not a big deal.”

Zhang Yihao felt that he was being a bit of an ostrich, but there was Ye Lai’s friend in the car, so he didn’t say anything, thinking of sending Guang Haobo home first.

“Ye Lai, is something wrong? Can I help?” Guang Haobo asked after getting out of the car, with a dazed look on his face.

Ye Lai smiled and escorted Guang Haobo to the door: “It’s okay, Xiao Bo, you go home first. Call me if you need anything. I’ll come to your house for dinner another day.”

“Another day, when is that?”

Ye Lai thought for a while and said, “In a couple of days, I’ll come in a couple of days.”

“Okay.” Guang Haobo responded and waved to Ye Lai, “You come to my house for dinner in a couple of days.”

When Ye Lai came back again, as soon as he got in the car, Zhang Yihao went straight to the point and asked, ” “The World on the Bough”, you wrote it, right?”

Ye Lai wasn’t surprised, nodded and said, “Yes, I wrote it.”

“An autobiography?”

“Half and half, there are also fictional elements.” He concealed the names and fictionalized Bai Yusheng and Jiang Yuanzhou.

Zhang Yihao got the answer and guessed who Bai Yusheng was and who Jiang Yuanzhou was.

“Was this dug up? If it’s dug up, so be it, it doesn’t matter.” Ye Lai pressed his hat brim down, crossed his arms and leaned against the back of the chair. The things he wanted to hide in the past were now exposed to the sun. Even if they were burnt, it was his fault.

Zhang Yihao felt a little unbearable, but he also knew that Ye Lai would know sooner or later. He turned his head and glanced at him: “Not only this.”

Ye Lai turned his head: “Then what else is there?”

“Also, two, photos.” Zhang Yihao’s voice became smaller and smaller.

Hearing this, Ye Lai suddenly widened his eyes, and his heart thumped. Something fell to the ground, raising dust, blinding his eyes.

However, after another day, the peace he wanted seemed to be gone again.

Fu Xiang had taken photos before.

“There are only two, the angles of both photos are blurry, only the face and shoulders.” Zhang Yihao quickly explained, “It doesn’t matter, the photos have already been taken down.”

Two minutes later, Sheng Mingqian’s call came in. Ye Lai ignored the news links pushed to him and pressed the answer button.

“You’re back?”

“Yes, in Brother Hao’s car.”

“I just came out of the police station. I’ve already solved Fu Xiang’s matter, and the hot searches have also been removed.” Sheng Mingqian said urgently, as if only faster could he stop something. But no matter how well prepared he was, he still let Fu Xiang take the lead and upload a few photos, although those photos didn’t completely ferment, there were still many people who saw them.

The comments were still appalling. Even though Ye Lai was a victim, some people were happy to stand on the moral high ground, looking down on the victim, trying to find the reasons why the victim became a victim from the victim’s body, wanting to use this to pile up something to prove the rationality of the occurrence of malicious events, to prove that the unfortunate person was unfortunate because he deserved it.

What’s more, Ye Lai was a public figure, and more people were just concerned about the entertainment value, just after-dinner gossip.

Such people would exist no matter when. Even if Sheng Mingqian had the ability to cover the sky, he couldn’t control everyone’s opinions.

Sheng Mingqian restrained the urge to smash his cell phone several times, trying to stay rational and minimize the extent of the spread.

In the past, when people in the industry broke out all kinds of news, it was just normal ups and downs in Sheng Mingqian’s eyes. They were public figures, and in this circle, they had no privacy.

But when it was Ye Lai, that place in Sheng Mingqian’s heart was trembling. He now wanted to tear Fu Xiang to pieces, then shut those people’s mouths, and finally hide Ye Lai, hide him in a deserted place where no one could see him.

“It’s okay, we don’t need to care about those.” Sheng Mingqian took a few deep breaths, his voice soft, comforting Ye Lai, and also comforting himself.

With Sheng Mingqian’s few words, Ye Lai’s just floating body sank to the bottom of the sea again. Ye Lai leaned his head against the glass window, listening to the friction between the wheels and the ground as they sped past. The wind outside the window quickly covered the gradually amplifying sound in his heart, and he murmured a “okay” into the phone.

“Where are you now? I’ll come find you in a while.”

“Now, I’m going to dinner.” Ye Lai’s vision was рассеянный, disappearing along with the mottled neon lights outside the window.

“I’ll pick you up in a while, take you home.”