The Flower Of The High Mountain Is Pregnant With The Son Of The Sand Sculpture Ceo Chapter 39
byChapter 39 I’ll Wear Women’s Clothes for You Tonight~…
Pei Yumin looked at the wedding ring and scoffed sarcastically, “I can’t believe you forced Song Yuxin to marry you just to win against me once!”
Tang Suichen deliberately spun the diamond ring, giving it a 360-degree, flawless display. “We are truly in love.” He glanced at Lu Shangyan, his mockery growing louder: “Are you jealous of me?”
“I’m jealous of you?” Pei Yumin unconsciously raised his voice. “How could I possibly be jealous of you! What do you have that’s worth my jealousy? Who knows what kind of dirty, underhanded tricks you used to force Song Yuxin to marry you!”
“It wasn’t enough that he cleans up your messes all day; now he has to marry you just because you want to win against me! Someone with such outstanding work ability is truly wasting his talent following you around! I feel sorry for him. Maybe I should find a way to poach him for my company, so you can stop ruining him.”
Silence descended upon the car. Tang Suichen was so angry he laughed, once again deeply realizing Pei Yumin’s talent for twisting facts.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and announced in a loud voice, “Don’t even think about it! We are truly in love!”
It sounded a bit like impotent rage.
Pei Yumin looked nonchalant. “When I get back, I’m going to visit Uncle Tang and Auntie. I must find a way to rescue Song Yuxin from the demon’s lair.”
Tang Suichen clutched his chest. “He did it willingly. If you don’t believe me, ask him yourself.”
Pei Yumin wished he could infuriate Tang Suichen into fainting, just to stop him from showing off. “You threatened him, so of course he’ll say whatever you want. I won’t get the truth out of him.”
“But seriously, you change men like clothes. You definitely aren’t sincere about Song Yuxin. Just a while ago, you were hot and heavy with that college guy. It’s only been a few days, and now you’re married to him? You must have figured he’d be easy to dismiss after a divorce, so you chose to marry him just to win against me.”
After speaking, ignoring the fuming Tang Suichen, he leaned over to Lu Shang to pledge his loyalty. “Shang Shang, don’t worry. Although he and I are friends, I am completely different from him emotionally. I am pure in both body and mind. From beginning to end, I have only ever liked you!”
Tang Suichen’s teeth were itching. He yelled uncontrollably, “Stop throwing dirt on me! My front might not be clean, but my back is! How is Song Yuxin losing out by being with me!”
After that statement, the silence was deadly.
After a long pause, Pei Yumin narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing him. “Are you implying that Song Yuxin is…”
“Enough!” Tang Suichen, finally realizing what he had said, felt his cheeks burn. Fortunately, the sky had darkened, making his crimson face less visible. He forced himself to remain calm. “Now do you believe we are truly in love?”
Pei Yumin tutted several times, still unconvinced. “You truly stop at nothing just to win against me.”
Tang Suichen was out of options. If he continued this conversation, he felt he might spontaneously combust.
He turned around, pulled out his phone, and messaged the person pinned at the top of his chat list, whose contact name was a little fish emoji.
[A Sweet Orange: Everyone is bullying me, and you don’t even care about me!]
He also sent several crying emoji stickers.
The screen showed: Typing…
He waited expectantly for a minute, waiting for Song Yuxin’s message to arrive so he could slap Pei Yumin in the face.
But unexpectedly, it kept showing Typing… Typing… Typing…, yet no message came through. Finally, the typing indicator disappeared entirely.
Tang Suichen took a deep breath. He wanted to explode right now!
He turned back and found the other three huddled together talking. No one cared about him!
Poor him, he just got married and was still in his honeymoon phase, only to be dragged out to help, and then mocked after the job was done.
Song Yuxin had taken his body and mind, yet offered not a single word of comfort.
He covered his face. Damn it, what a mess.
He needed to learn a few new tricks and use them all on Song Yuxin when he got back. He refused to believe Song Yuxin would keep that ice-cold face all day!
Just as he was thinking this, Zhao Jian suddenly patted his shoulder. “I just saw a local video saying there’s a temple fair nearby. We should go tomorrow to relax. Are you coming?”
How could he not go? He had to stick close to Pei Yumin, seize the opportunity to find his weak spot, and deliver a fatal blow! This was his revenge for earlier!
Lu Shangyan reminded them, “There will probably be a lot of people, and the weather is hot. You should be mentally prepared.”
Tang Suichen looked at Pei Yumin with disdain. “Do you dare to go?”
Pei Yumin straightened his back. “I accept the challenge!”
Zhao Jian couldn’t help but interject, “The highest temperature tomorrow is thirty degrees Celsius, not three hundred. The way you two are acting, it’s like you’re planning to walk across lava.”
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The next day, Pei Yumin dressed up exceptionally brightly and even wore cologne. Lu Shangyan, wearing a faded, oversized t-shirt, stood in front of him and tried several times before finally speaking. “Why are you wearing a suit? It will be very hot. Change into something else.”
When Dai Qin came yesterday, he helped transport all of Pei Yumin’s luggage, giving him the perfect opportunity to dress up flamboyantly in front of Lu Shangyan.
But since Lu Shangyan asked him to change, he couldn’t refuse. He had to spread all his suitcases open.
Because they had a car this time, the number of suitcases had increased to seven, some of which were hastily packed by Yuan Qingyu at home. The narrow room was almost too small to hold them all, forcing Lu Shangyan to stand on the bed to look.
A quick glance revealed supplements, snacks, fruit…
And twelve pairs of leather shoes!
Lu Shangyan was speechless. “What is the purpose of the leather shoes?”
Pei Yumin strode over. “To wear them.”
Lu Shangyan saw him take out a pair and start putting them on his feet, so he quickly said, “Don’t wear those.” He jumped off the bed and pulled a t-shirt from the first two suitcases Pei Yumin had brought. “Wear this. It’s more comfortable.”
Pei Yumin narrowed his eyes, stripping and changing clothes right in front of him. “So you want us to wear matching couple outfits.”
Both shirts were white, yes, but they were miles away from being couple outfits!
Lu Shangyan saw him winking at him and immediately turned his head away.
But Pei Yumin suddenly gasped behind him. “Ouch, it hurts. You refused to help me apply the ointment yesterday, and I can’t see clearly or reach easily myself. Look, hasn’t the bruising gotten worse?”
Lu Shangyan quickly glanced back. He really couldn’t handle him. “If it still hurts tonight when we get back, I’ll help you apply it.”
Pei Yumin achieved his goal, and his mood visibly brightened. If Lu Shangyan hadn’t agreed to help, then that kick he took would have been for nothing.
Downstairs, the group met at the hotel entrance. Lu Shangyan finally understood why Pei Yumin had insisted on wearing a suit.
Tang Suichen was wearing a leather jacket with studded cuffs, tight-fitting trousers covered in chains, and a tight white undershirt underneath, featuring a particularly exaggerated and gaudy red rose in the center.
When he saw Pei Yumin, he slowly took off his sunglasses and let out a contemptuous laugh. “Sorry, I win this round.”
Pei Yumin was unfazed. “Lu Shangyan and I are wearing couple outfits.”
Tang Suichen pursed his lips. “Bullshit couple outfits!”
Zhao Jian was spraying sunscreen when he saw Tang Suichen, his mouth instantly forming an O shape, followed by an exclamation. “You’re dressed so provocatively.”
Tang Suichen frowned. “Watch your language.”
Zhao Jian quickly aimed the sunscreen nozzle at him and sprayed several times. “Cooling you down, cooling you down.”
Zhao Jian was wearing a white dress and light makeup, looking particularly innocent and lovely. Lu Shangyan couldn’t help but look at him a few extra times.
Zhao Jian then sidled up to him. “What’s wrong? Do you like cross-dressing? Too bad for you, I’m not interested in guys…” He crossed his index fingers. “Besides, I’m definitely the bottom, so I can’t be a cross-dressing top.”
Lu Shangyan knew he was joking and just laughed it off, but the words were branded into the heart of the eavesdropping Pei Yumin.
Dai Qin had been waiting at the intersection for a while. Once everyone was in the car, he said, “I questioned those people until late last night, but they still refused to say anything. Mr. Lu, the lawyer asked me to tell you that it’s best to file a lawsuit directly.”
Lu Shangyan paused, realizing the ‘Mr.’ was directed at him. “Okay.”
Pei Yumin objected. “Wait until tomorrow to decide.”
Dai Qin immediately shut up. He drove them to their destination. Two streets were packed with people, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The scene instantly brought back everything Pei Yumin had experienced at the train station. His vision momentarily went black. Stepping out of the car, the sun beating down on him, he finally understood Lu Shangyan’s good intentions in asking him to change clothes. He was immediately touched. “Shang Shang, you are so good to me.”
Lu Shangyan didn’t know what fantasy he was having now, but he was genuinely relieved to see Pei Yumin’s outfit blend into the crowd. It was a good thing he changed, or people would have been staring at them constantly.
Pei Yumin was immersed in his emotion, walking forward with Lu Shangyan.
Lu Shangyan had considered the clothing issue, but he forgot about Pei Yumin’s face, which would draw attention no matter where he went. After only a few steps, many people were turning back to look, especially with Tang Suichen following behind.
He couldn’t help but raise his hand to shield his face, but the next second, Zhao Jian pulled him toward a small stall selling hair clips.
The hair clips were hand-knitted. The owner smiled and invited them to look, her knitting needles still moving in her hands.
Zhao Jian picked out all the different styles of strawberry hair clips. “How much are these?”
The next second, Pei Yumin frantically turned his head. “Who is talking?”
Zhao Jian usually didn’t disguise his male voice, but when he used his falsetto, outsiders truly couldn’t tell. Pei Yumin had to confirm several times before believing that the gentle, flowing voice belonged to the crew-cut Zhao Jian.
The items weren’t expensive, two yuan each, so they didn’t haggle. Zhao Jian poked Lu Shangyan. “Pay for it, darling.”
Lu Shangyan immediately took out his phone to pay. Pei Yumin saw him easily hand over sixteen yuan and forced his way between them, separating them. “Why are you calling him that? What right do you have to make him pay for you?”
At the same time, he became even more certain that Lu Shangyan liked men who wore women’s clothes!
Zhao Jian pulled down the corners of his mouth, looking deeply wronged.
Tang Suichen was intensely hot and took off his jacket. “You two aren’t dating, so you have no right to interfere.”
Pei Yumin stiffly turned his head to look at him, catching sight of a tent nearby, surrounded by people. A man stood on the steps, shouting, “Five yuan per person, five yuan per person! Come quickly to see the beautiful snake woman with a human head and snake body!”
An old man took ten yuan from his pocket, handed it over, and led his wife inside.
Pei Yumin’s eyes lit up. “Shang Shang, I want to see that. Will you treat me?”
Lu Shangyan looked over. “Don’t bother. It’s fake.”
Tang Suichen’s short, contemptuous laugh reached his ears. Pei Yumin was determined to save face. “I’ve never seen one before. I want to see it.”
He then glanced at the plastic bag in Zhao Jian’s hand. Lu Shangyan probably understood what he was thinking. He walked through the crowd with him and paid twenty yuan.
Pei Yumin immediately complained. “Why did you pay for those two!”
Lu Shangyan forced himself up the steps and went inside. If he indulged Pei Yumin’s antics any further, the crowd watching them would only grow larger.
Pei Yumin was in a bad mood. Inside the tent, it was extremely crowded. Relying on his height, he could easily see the human-headed snake woman inside the fake rock structure.
A very crudely made piece of cloth had a hole in it, through which the woman’s head poked out. Below were four ropes tied to the corners, securing the snake tail, which was made of cotton and linen stuffed with filling. It was covered in dust and pilling!
Pei Yumin made eye contact with the heavily made-up woman and instantly wanted to shout: Grandpa! Grandpa! The snake demon is here, run, run!
Outside the tent, Tang Suichen was still laughing non-stop. He put his arm around Pei Yumin’s shoulder. “I hope you dream of this ‘beautiful snake woman’ every night from now on.”
Pei Yumin scoffed at him. “Didn’t you go in and look out of curiosity too?”
Tang Suichen stopped laughing. After a brief moment of peace, they saw a haunted house occupying less than twenty square meters.
Tang Suichen raised his chin. “Dare to compete? Let’s see who comes out first.”
Pei Yumin immediately replied, “I accept the challenge!”
The two walked forward a few steps. Pei Yumin turned back. “Pay for me, but don’t pay for Tang Suichen.”
Tang Suichen didn’t fuss about that, quickly paid for himself, and stood at the entrance. “Don’t chicken out, hurry up.”
Pei Yumin saw Lu Shangyan only pay for one person. “Aren’t you going?”
Lu Shangyan shook his head. Pei Yumin said, “Right, if you get scared, it won’t be good for the baby in your belly.”
Lu Shangyan gave him a warning look, telling him not to talk nonsense. Pei Yumin chuckled and ran off.
Zhao Jian complained, “These two look like they’ve never seen the world. Why do they want to try everything?”
Lu Shangyan chuckled and said he would go buy some water and find a cool place to sit for a while.
But after only a few steps, before he even saw a water vendor, the two emerged from the haunted house, their expressions less than pleasant.
The elderly woman collecting fees nearby teased them. “Young men, you’re so tall, but your guts aren’t very big, are they? You look stunned.”
Pei Yumin closed his eyes, already feeling a bit desperate. He lowered his voice to ask Lu Shangyan, “Are people this blatant about scamming money now?”
“There’s nothing inside. The paths are just separated by black cloth and white cloth splashed with red paint, a few fake mannequins, and flickering lights. Only the music was appropriate for the setting.”
Zhao Jian said, “One is willing to hit, the other is willing to take it. No one forced you to go in. You chose to spend money to see it.”
Pei Yumin was about to say something else when he heard a voice behind him calling Lu Shangyan’s name—a man’s voice.
He instantly became alert, looking precisely at the speaker.
The moment the man met Lu Shangyan’s gaze, his expression turned to surprise. “It really is you! I thought I was mistaken.”
Lu Shangyan stared at him for a moment, his eyes lighting up. “Class monitor?”
Zhou Keling immediately nodded. “So you haven’t forgotten me.”
Lu Shangyan said, “You helped me a lot in high school. I couldn’t possibly forget you.”
Zhou Keling looked at him. “I gave you my phone number back then, but you never contacted me. I thought…” He trailed off. “Forget it, that was a long time ago. Let’s not talk about it.”
Lu Shangyan explained, “I was working during the summer vacation, and the notebook with your number on it got sold. Later, when I bought a phone, I couldn’t reach you.”
Zhou Keling looked relieved, laughing softly. “So that’s what happened.”
He knew about Lu Shangyan’s family situation, so he believed the explanation.
“Can I add your contact information now?” Zhou Keling paused, then couldn’t help but ask, “Is it not too late?”
Lu Shangyan countered, “What are you doing here?”
Zhou Keling replied, “My sister has a stall selling clothes up ahead. I came to help her today. I’m glad I came, or I would have missed you again.”
The two kept talking, and the space around them seemed to automatically build a barrier. Pei Yumin tried several times but couldn’t interject.
Tang Suichen patted his back. “Brother, I feel for you.”
Pei Yumin snapped back irritably, “I don’t need your pity.”
Seeing him like this, Tang Suichen wanted to be even more annoying. “How about it? Are you jealous now?”
Pei Yumin was grinding his teeth but still forced a look of magnanimity. “No, they’re just old classmates catching up. Why would I be jealous?”
But then he heard Lu Shangyan say, “When you gave me your number back then, you said to contact you because you had something to tell me. What was it?”
At the time, he was busy working to save up tuition fees. When he finally saved enough money to buy a phone, he couldn’t find the number. He remembered the incident, but he was quite isolated in high school and barely knew anyone in his class, let alone asking around for Zhou Keling’s contact information. Even when a class group chat was created later, no one added him because he was too much of a loner.
However, he knew Zhou Keling’s home address and had bravely gone to look for him a few times, but never found him. Later, his debts increased, and he worked tirelessly from dawn till dusk, leaving no time to think about it anymore.
Afterward, they went their separate ways. He spent almost all his holidays working and rarely had time to wander around, let alone run into Zhou Keling.
Today was their first meeting in three years.
The man teased, “To be honest, when you didn’t contact me for so long, I thought you knew what I wanted to say when I asked you to meet, and you were deliberately avoiding me.”
He sounded like he was joking, but his eyes were carefully observing Lu Shangyan’s expression.
Lu Shangyan seriously denied it. “I didn’t know. There was really an unexpected situation.”
Zhou Keling’s smile deepened. “I’ll tell you slowly later. We have plenty of opportunities now.”
Lu Shangyan completely relaxed, looking slightly different from how Pei Yumin usually saw him. Pei Yumin felt a sharp pang of discomfort in his heart. He couldn’t pretend to be magnanimous anymore. He walked over, grabbed Lu Shangyan’s arm, and shook it a few times. “Who is he?”
Lu Shangyan, lacking social experience, only now remembered to introduce them.
Zhou Keling was very talkative and later offered to treat them to a meal. “I’ll go tell my sister. I’ll take you guys around first.”
Lu Shangyan followed, and Pei Yumin could only follow too.
At the stall, Pei Yumin deliberately asked Zhou Keling, “Do you have any couple outfits here?”
He specifically emphasized the words “couple outfits,” hoping a certain someone would back off gracefully.
Zhou Keling looked around. “Sorry, no. We only have women’s clothes here.”
Wait, women’s clothes! Paying for Zhao Jian, who liked to cross-dress, and now talking happily with Zhou Keling, who sold women’s clothes…
Pei Yumin immediately said, “Women’s clothes are fine too. Zhao Jian, help me pick out a few pieces.”
Zhao Jian was trying hard not to burst out laughing. As he passed Pei Yumin, he heard him tell Lu Shangyan, “I can wear women’s clothes for you now. How about it? Do you like it?”
Lu Shangyan felt like he had been struck by lightning, his whole body bristling. “I probably wouldn’t like it.”
Pei Yumin trusted his judgment and assumed Lu Shangyan was just being stubborn. “It’s fine, I’m a man too, I understand you. I’ll wear it for you tonight.”
Zhou Keling wiped his sweat. “Handsome, we don’t have your size in women’s clothes here. Given your height, you’d probably need a custom order.”
He finished speaking and looked at the tight-lipped, twitching-faced Zhao Jian. “The largest size we have is probably this beautiful lady’s size.”
Lu Shangyan finally sighed in relief. His eyes were safe for now.
Tang Suichen sighed. “Brother, admit it. Three months of you can’t compete with his six years.”
Pei Yumin was genuinely annoyed this time. “Get lost!”
Tang Suichen was unconcerned. “I see you have t-shirts here. Can you find one for me? I want to change.”
To match his leather jacket, his undershirt was particularly thin. It was fine when he wore it alone, but in this setting, he suddenly felt like he was running around naked.
This time, Zhou Keling didn’t hesitate and found several sets for him to choose from.
Pei Yumin immediately whispered in Lu Shangyan’s ear, “He’s targeting me! Tang Suichen asks for something, and he gives it to him, but when I ask, he says he doesn’t have it.”
Lu Shangyan didn’t know why Pei Yumin was so hostile toward Zhou Keling, nor did he understand why he was sulking for no reason.
He was having a good day and didn’t want to make the atmosphere awkward. “Then you pick one too. I’ll buy it for you.”
Pei Yumin glanced at Zhou Keling and deliberately said loudly, “Then I’ll buy two identical ones. They can be our couple outfits.”
He was making his intentions very clear, hoping a certain person would take the hint!
Zhou Keling just smiled at him, showing no intention of engaging with his words.
Zhao Jian noticed it too. “You seem to have met your match this time. His skill level looks high. If you just rely on simple tricks, you probably won’t win against him.”
Pei Yumin frowned. “Really?”
Zhao Jian spoke in his high-pitched voice. “Trust a woman’s intuition.”
Pei Yumin didn’t like anyone undermining his morale. “You’re not a woman. Why are you analyzing things here?”
But the next second, he saw Zhou Keling walk up to Lu Shangyan, naturally taking a tissue and wiping the sweat from Lu Shangyan’s face. Lu Shangyan, who usually disliked physical contact with others, didn’t flinch at this intimate gesture and showed no sign of discomfort.
Zhou Keling said, “You’re still the same as before, completely unchanged.” He crumpled the tissue and threw it in the trash. “So I hope our agreement hasn’t changed either.”
Lu Shangyan blinked at him. “Then I’ll find you tonight to fulfill our agreement.”