AWDC Chapter 5
by Volare“This room is nice,” Lin Xi praised, “Even if you’re tired from work, you can come back and get a good night’s sleep.”
“Of course,” Mu Chuang replied, “This is a privilege only enjoyed by company management.”
He wasn’t humble at all, feeling proud that he could live in a place different from ordinary employees.
“Brother Chuang is really capable, I sincerely admire you.” Lin Xi praised without holding back. “I’m lucky to be able to live here, all thanks to Brother Chuang.”
“That’s right,” Mu Chuang accepted it readily, “Who told us we’re good brothers? Others don’t have this privilege.”
Lin Xi forced a smile upon hearing this, but didn’t reply. The other party always treated him like a brother, but he didn’t feel the same way.
“There’s only instant noodles available. Let’s make do with that for a meal. After eating, you rest, and I’ll go to the factory to take a look. I’ll take you out for a good meal after I get off work.” Mu Chuang took out two packs of instant noodles from the cabinet and then started boiling water.
Lin Xi felt that his words were a bit off, inexplicably feeling like he was being kept, but the truth was that his psychological issues were acting up –
The other party was too considerate and caring towards him, always making him feel that the other party was his destined one.
“Aren’t I supposed to go to work too? Why…” Before he could finish, Mu Chuang interrupted, “No rush, you rest first. We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”
“Oh.” Lin Xi nodded, then heard Mu Chuang continue, “Your body definitely can’t handle working overtime for too long. I have to say hello in advance and find you a position that’s easy and allows you to get off work early.”
“Oh.” Lin Xi finally understood, dismissing his previous random thoughts. Now he knew that the other person was going to pull some strings for him.
“Thank you, Brother Chuang,” he said gratefully, and then he heard Mu Chuang say, “Work as an ordinary employee for a while, and if there’s an opportunity, I’ll make you a group leader. Of course, if you have the ability, and you climb higher than me in the future, I won’t mind either.”
Mu Chuang said while putting the instant noodles into the boiling water.
But Lin Xi didn’t think much of it. He didn’t think he had that ability.
His mind was now filled with nothing but Mu Chuang.
During their conversation, the instant noodles were already cooked. Mu Chuang ate quickly and then told Lin Xi to rest, and he went to work first.
After Mu Chuang left, Lin Xi rested according to his instructions, but unexpectedly, he felt a hard object under his neck as soon as he lay down, cold and smooth.
Lin Xi got up and saw a shimmering silver object at the edge of the pillow.
“Earring?” He took it out and held it in his hand, his heart churning when he thought of something. “Why is there a woman’s thing under his pillow?”
Hasn’t he picked one yet? Did he have relationships with these women before choosing one?
Lin Xi felt cold, and the sleepiness caused by the long journey disappeared at this moment –
He was so uncomfortable that he couldn’t sleep.
Looking at this shimmering silver, woman’s thing in his hand, he wanted to throw it away. But then, after thinking about something, he put it back where it was.
With this “surprise,” he wanted to search other places to see if there were any other things used by women in the house.
But after careful consideration, he finally gave up, feeling that doing so would not only make him feel worse but also infringe on other people’s privacy, which was immoral in every way.
He opened the door and went out, feeling suffocated in the house.
Although the air on the balcony was much better, Lin Xi’s suffocation was not caused by the bad air. Even if he was given direct oxygen, he would still feel this way.
Looking down, the factory area was quiet, and everyone was sitting in the workshop. Only he was alone here, and the buzzing of cicadas rang in his head because it was too chaotic.
“If I just stay as his brother, he will probably always be so good to me.” Lin Xi secretly told himself in his heart, “Or should I just leave it at that? At least we can still be brothers. If I’m really exposed, I’m afraid we won’t even be able to be brothers.”
This result made him feel upset just thinking about it, and his hand on the railing couldn’t help but clench.
His fair and slender fingers didn’t seem to have much strength either, and they gradually relaxed after clenching for a while, as if he had figured out something important.
He turned around and went back into the house, took out a set of clean pajamas from his suitcase, and prepared to take a comfortable shower, then abandon all the messy thoughts and have a good sleep.
“I came out not only to be with him but also to make money.” He kept comforting himself with this sentence, hoping to gradually dilute his feelings for him through earning money.
Fortunately, there was nothing related to women in the bathroom, allowing Lin Xi to take a shower smoothly. Then, he cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks that they had used, before going to bed feeling a little absent-minded.
He used his clothes as a pillow, slept on the other side of the bed, deliberately avoiding the side where the woman’s earring was placed, and then lay down somewhat uneasily.
He was in bed, but his heart followed Mu Chuang and flew to some workshop.
Comforting himself was one thing, but not being able to control his thoughts was another. Lin Xi was so confused that he thought about a lot of messy things, and then he really fell asleep without knowing when.
When it was almost six o’clock, the time to get off work, he still hadn’t woken up because he had thought too much and slept too late.
At this time, Mu Chuang brought in three women. When they saw Lin Xi sleeping soundly on the bed, all three women were shocked.
“Brother Chuang, this is…?” Liang Ting, who was walking in the front, pointed at Lin Xi on the bed, her eyes revealing undisguised hostility and vigilance.
Liu Jingjing and Fu Xiaoling, who came in afterwards, also showed the same expression as Liang Ting.
“This is my brother.” Only Mu Chuang was calm. “His name is Lin Xi, you can call him Xi Xi.”
Lin Xi gradually woke up as he heard the voices of several people in a daze.
“Xi Xi,” before he could open his eyes, Mu Chuang started calling him, “Get up and eat. Have you not woken up yet after sleeping all afternoon?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he was in front of Lin Xi, pulling him out of the blanket without any restraint.
The sudden cold air made Lin Xi wake up in a second. He was startled when he saw the people in the room and what he was wearing.
“Brother Chuang…” He subconsciously tightened his loose pajamas, a little stunned by the embarrassing scene. “I…”
“What are you afraid of?” Mu Chuang still didn’t care, removed Lin Xi’s hand that was holding the pajamas, and was about to help him take them off. “Change your clothes, I’ll take you out to eat.”