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Published at 24th of February 2023 06:11:55 AM


Chapter 14

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Chapter 14 – Bathroom

When He Jian woke up, Qi Yueran had yet woken up, lying in front of him in a behaving manner. Despite being sound asleep, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled as though he was restless in his dream.

He Jian was still a little drowsy that when he opened his eyes and saw his younger self’s face, he could not recovered his mind for a long time. Looking at Qi Yueran’s frown, He Jian felt a little heartache. After all, He Jian had experienced the things Qi Yueran had experienced. No one understood those indecision and hardships better than him.

He could not help but reach out to touch Qi Yueran’s hair. The car accident in the previous life gave him a great psychological shadow. For a long time after that, he could not sleep with his eyes closed every day. The accusation from his family almost became a kind of mental suggestion. No one would comfort him or love him, only himself…

When Qi Yueran woke up, He Jian was still lost in thought. As soon as he opened his eyes and saw He Jian stared at him with complicated eyes, he felt somewhat awkward and embarrassed. Qi Yueran quickly sat up and said: “You woke up?”

He Jian turned over from the bed and looked at the mobile phone on the bedside table and said: “Yeah, I just woke up. It’s almost dark when I opened my eyes. We’ll go downstairs for dinner in a while. Right, you call your father first to tell him. I also have some things to deal with. I’ll go out first and return later.”

Qi Yueran assented. He Jian washed up and went to the study. He hadn’t wanted to disturb Qi Yueran’s rest, so he turned the mobile phone to silence. During the lunch break, several calls came in, one of which was from Han Gaoping.

He Jian powered on the computer and took a look at his mailbox. There were several emails sent by Han Gaoping. He glanced roughly before returning the call.

On the other side, Han Gaoping picked up the call very quickly and said: “Third-shao, some people have heard that you’re planning to build a film and television base, so they want to invite you out for a meal.”

“I saw the email you sent,” He Jian read the name on the email several times and said, “Is Boss Xia of Hua Film in Beijing now?”

“Yes, Third-shao.”

“Then send him an invitation. I’ll invite him out for a simple meal tomorrow.” He Jian said.

He Jian hung up the call. After a while Han Gaoping called again only to say that Boss Xia had accepted and also booked the place.

When He Jian returned to the bedroom, Qi Yueran had already finished the phone call and sat on the small sofa to read. As soon as He Jian came in, the other person looked up with a smile and asked: “Work done?”

He Jian felt that Qi Yueran was still on guard and estranged with him, which made him uncomfortable. However, based on his cautious personality when he was young, he could understand it. He only hoped that Qi Yueran could gradually know that he had only good feeling for him (QYR), so that he (QYR) should not always be so estranged.

“How’s the matter with you side?” He Jian nodded before asking.

Qi Yueran said: “My father said that he would immediately come over after dealing with the matters in Quanlin, which is a matter of one or two days.”

“En,” He Jian said: “He won’t be here by tomorrow then. I’m going to have a meal with Mister Xia of Hua Film tomorrow, think of taking this chance to establish a good connection before the film and television base is built, in case there won’t business coming when the site is ready.” He hesitated for a moment before adding, “You want to come with me for the dinner tomorrow night? Or, stay at home and rest?”

He Jian knew that although Qi Yueran could handle dinner party comfortably, he (QYR) actually didn’t like this kind of social intercourse. Therefore, he didn’t want to force him (QYR) to go. However, if he went out to the dinner appointment, Qi Yueran would have to stay at home alone for dinner tomorrow. He was afraid that Qi Yueran would be uncomfortable in the house by himself.

Contrariwise, Qi Yueran was not as complicated as He Jian thought. In the past five years, he had also learned to weigh the pros and cons, and his own feelings might not be very important. When he heard that it was about the film and television base in the north of the city, he said: “I’ll go with you. I’ve a share in the film and television base. If I don’t go, it’ll be inexcusable for me throw it to you.”

He Jian nodded as he said: “Tomorrow night’s dinner shouldn’t be until late night.”

Master He and Madam He had heard that the two had a dinner party tomorrow, and they had no objection about it. Master He also seemed quite happy, thinking that his youngest son was really going to make progress, and knew that he was going to make a career. Thus, he readily consented but also instructed the kitchen to make some easily digestible food for supper at night and to prepare some sobering tea and so on. It was for He Jian and Qi Yueran to eat some when they return, lest their stomachs hurt due to poor food at the dinner.

Although Master He looked serious and old-fashioned, he loved He Jian very much. Qi Yueran could see that. He didn’t know if it was because the love for the house extended even to the crows perched on it or something, that Master He was also good to him. When the family ate, Qi Yueran was the most silent. After all, he was still an outsider. However, in addition to He Jian occasionally talked to him, Master He would also occasionally ask him a few questions, seemingly afraid of making him feel awkward.

Qi Yueran suddenly felt that this marriage of convenience was in fact had nothing bad about it. He didn’t have so much unreasonable expectations before.

Sleeping in the same bed at night was nothing for the two people who had taken a nap together. It was only a little awkward to take a bath before going to bed. The glass bathroom was still somewhat perverted.

The two were talking about the dinner party tomorrow in the small living room outside the bedroom for a long time. When they looked up, it was already 12 o’clock. He Jian said: “Take a bath and go to bed.” After saying that, he habitually stood up, ready to go out.

Qi Yueran suddenly called out to stop him and said: “Are you going out again? We’ve already share a bed, should we still need to shy away from each other taking a bath?”

He Jian had no choice but to calmly sit down, took a document to continue to read and said: “Then, you go first.”

He Jian sat on the sofa in the small living room outside which unfortunately facing the door of the inner bedroom. The door was not closed and the half of the glass bathroom could be seen from the sofa.

He Jian read the document for a while. When he heard the sound of the water splashing, he then subconsciously raised his head. Qi Yueran stood naked in the bathroom, half bent as if he was turning the faucet in the bathtub. As the water was just turned on, there was not much fog in the glass bathroom. The transparent frosted glass wall was crystal clear, that apparently every detail could be seen with careful look.

He Jian was no stranger to his body at all and certainly was not shy looking in the mirror. However, the situation now was not the same, in which upon seeing Qi Yueran’s naked body, he felt so much awkwardness and embarrassment. He cleared his throat softly, avoided looking as he lowered his head. Despite that, the sound of water still beat against He Jian’s eardrums.

Contrarily, Qi Yueran seemed more open-minded, mainly because he didn’t know the inside of the person sitting outside, was in fact greatly related to him. Qi Yueran only thought that since they were going to be married, it was impossible for them to get along with each other so strangely all the time. Sooner or later, they had to adapt.

Qi Yueran took a bath for a while, then stood out from the bathtub and took a shower to rinse.

The fog on the glass wall had become so thick that only a blur figure could be seen from the outside. Yet, the blurred appearance seemed to be a bit more charming and equivocal.

All of a sudden, He Jian felt a little dry in his throat and it was very difficult for his Adam’s apple to even roll. Unable to sit still, he put down the document and went out, regardless of what he had just said with Qi Yueran.

Out of the bedroom, He Jian felt more comfortable and could not help but lift his hands to wipe his face. He secretly scolded himself. He deduced that he had been holding back for too long since he was reborn, that he actually got excited over Qi Yueran.

When Qi Yueran came out of the bathroom, he called out to He Jian to go take a bath, but there was no one in the small living room. He didn’t think much about it and thought He Jian had something to deal with that he went out.

Qi Yueran grabbed a book and continued to read, thinking that He Jian would come back to sleep. After reading for more than an hour, he felt too sleepy that he fell asleep while sitting on the small sofa.

He Jian went to the study and sat there for a while. After a bit, he took a cold bath in the bathroom on the second floor, feeling his mind cleared and only then his heart was calm. He was still a little fidgety, so he didn’t wipe his hair dry. He came out with a bathrobe dripping with water.

As soon as he got to the stairs, he heard a sound. When he looked, he saw Qi Yuexin come up from below with crutches while still holding a glass of water in his hand, looking very laborious.

He Jian frowned, went over to take the glass from Qi Yuexin’s hand and said: “Why did Mister Qi come out? It’s dangerous to take the cup upstairs like this.”

Seeing He Jian, Qi Yuexin’s eyes seemed to brighten with pleasant surprised and joy. He said: “There isn’t any water in my room, so I went downstairs to get some water to drink.”

“Ask the servant to take things for you next time.” He Jian said: “I’ll bring the glass to the room for you.”

“Thank you.” Qi Yuexin thanked in low voice and said: “I didn’t want to trouble others.”

He Jian helped Qi Yuexin put the glass of water in his room and when he was about to withdraw, Qi Yuexin quickly stopped him and said: “It’s so late but Mister He hasn’t slept. Can’t sleep? Do you want me to talk with you?”

“It’s late night,” He Jian was still fidgety, so his face was not looking good. He said: “I’ll go back first. If Mister Qi needs something, just call the servant. If you fall and get hit, Xiao Ran will be sad.”

He Jian went out of the room and went up to the third floor.

The lights in the room were not turned off. He Jian thought Qi Yueran had not gone to sleep, but as soon as he entered the room, he found Qi Yueran leaning on the small sofa asleep with a book in his hand.

He Jian lightly walked over, put the book in his hand aside, and then gently picked up the person to put him on the bed.

Qi Yueran was fine being moved by him and said drowsily: “Finished dealing with the matter?

He Jian was taken aback, and then he came to his senses. As it turned out, other person thought that he had something to deal with when he went out. He felt a bit guilty as perfunctorily answered yes.





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