Chapter 132 - Cozy Little Home

translator: Oyen editor: Ciel

After contenting himself with holding his little apprentice for a while, Chu Yan finally released him. “Are you tired? Do you want to take a nap?”

Zhu Qingyue nodded. “En.”

Guiding Zhu Qingyue to the sofa, Chu Yan opened it up into a bed to allow Zhu Qingyue to lie down. Picking up a blanket and covering both of them, he easily tugged Zhu Qingyue into his arms. “Sleep.”

Resting on his strong arms, Zhu Qingyue’s heart could only beat faster. “I can’t sleep.”

Chu Yan blinked. “Didn’t you sleep like this before?”

Zhu Qingyue blushed slightly. “You were just my master before, I didn’t know you liked me.”

Reaching out his index finger and bent it, Chu Yan gently poked his nose. “Don’t worry, master won’t do anything bad while you sleep.”

This intimate gesture made Zhu Qingyue’s cheeks burn, and he immediately closed his eyes.

From the age of 15 until the beginning of Pure Cleansing team, he often slept with his master. The safety of Chu Yan’s arms was a familiar warmth. In the end, Zhu Qingyue closed his eyes and calmed down, gradually falling asleep.

Looking at the young man sleeping in his arms, Chu Yan curved his lips slightly.

If he had known that Qingyue was so attached to him, he should have confessed when he retired three years ago…

However, Chu Yan didn’t regret his decision at that time. Three years ago, Zhu Qingyue was still young, and his psychological endurance was not as good as it is now. Perhaps speaking at that time would only scare him away. Over the past three years, Zhu Qingyue had matured a lot, which had also made Chu Yan clearly aware of his feelings towards him. Now that they could stay together, Chu Yan would cherish these hard-won feelings.

Zhu Qingyue slept soundly, but Chu Yan didn’t fall asleep. He kept looking gently at the young man lying in his arms, as if he hadn’t seen enough.

At 2:30pm in the afternoon, the alarm clock rang. Opening his eyes, Zhu Qingyue found that Chu Yan was smiling at him. “Are you awake yet?”

The gentle and deep voice of the man caused Zhu Qingyue to think that he was still dreaming. Looking at his stunned appearance, Chu Yan reached for his apprentice’s face and pinched it gently. “Not awake yet?”

“Cough…” A little embarrassed, Zhu Qingyue woke up completely. “I’m not used to it.”

Chu Yan chuckled. “It doesn’t matter. After we live together, you will wake up in my arms every day.”

This ambiguous sentence made Zhu Qingyue very embarrassed. Hurriedly lifting the blanket, he got out of bed and put on his shoes. Chu Yan followed him, folding the blanket and pouring Zhu Qingyue a cup of warm water. “Drink some water first. The last video will be shot in the afternoon, after which everything will be finished.”

Drinking half a glass of warm water, Zhu Qingyue asked. “Do you want to follow?”

Chu Yan replied. “I will not go in the afternoon, lest you see me and get nervous. It will affect the progress of the shooting.”

Zhu Qingyue smiled. “En, I’ll go down by myself.”

Sending the little apprentice to the door, Chu Yan hugged him gently. “It’s chilly outside, be careful not to catch a cold.”

Zhu Qingyue nodded. “I know, I’m not a child…”

……

Sure enough, Chu Yan didn’t come in the afternoon. Soon, Zhu Qingyue finished the last video with the help of the advertisement planning team.

It was already 4:00pm in the afternoon. Luckily, the advertising company was very satisfied with the short film, and showed it to manager Meng Ke, who also thought it was good. As such, everyone decided to call it a day. Meng Ke directed the staff back to the company and asked Zhu Qingyue to return to the club. Zhu Qingyue hesitated for a moment at the gate of the company, but eventually pulled out his mobile phone and sent Chu Yan a WeChat message: “Master, I finished filming, I will leave first [smiling].”

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Zhu Qingyue replied: “No, I’ll just take a taxi.”

Chu Yan: “Let your boyfriend show off this once.”

Zhu Qingyue: “…”

This reason was simply impossible to refuse!

Blushing, Zhu Qingyue had to wait at the exit of the garage.

Chu Yan acted quickly, and drove his black Porsche Cayenne over to Zhu Qingyue within a minute. This car ought to be one he bought in the last two years. Although Zhu Qingyue didn’t buy cars, even he knew that the price of this car was expensive. It seemed that after Chu Yan retired from esports, the Zhu family’s company treated him well. Zhu Qingyue was also very happy for him.

Chu Yan took the initiative to get out of the car and open the door for Zhu Qingyue, thoughtfully helping him to fasten his seat belt. “Are you going back to the club now?”

“There is no hurry to go back,” Zhu Qingyue replied. “The team gave me two days off. They won’t include me in the arena practices during my leave, and I will continue training with them tomorrow.”

Chu Yan smiled. “Then, I’ll take you to a place.”

Returning to the driver’s seat, Chu Yan started the car, before driving onto another street.

Today was a cloudy day and the sky was gray, but Zhu Qingyue’s mood was very clear. Along the way, the scenery outside the window passed quickly. Chu Yan did not speak, so Zhu Qingyue also kept silent, but even so, Zhu Qingyue still felt that his heart was beating faster, and the temperature in the car was constantly on the rise. His face flushed badly when he repeated Chu Yan’s words of ‘boyfriend’ in his mind.

——This man was his most respected master, but from today on, he had become his boyfriend.

Seeing Zhu Qingyue lower his head, Chu Yan could not help asking. “What are you thinking about?”

Zhu Qingyue was silent for a moment, then changed the subject and replied. “That, does manager Meng like you?”

Chu Yan was startled. Thinking that the conversation in the corridor was heard by his little apprentice yesterday, he no longer tried to hide it. “En, she was my junior sister in college, but I didn’t go to school when I played esports. By the time I went back, she had graduated. During school, I didn’t have any communication with her. I got familiar with her during my three years of work in Changsha. Three years ago, your uncle had just taken over as CEO of the company, and the foundation wasn’t stable. Meng Ke and I helped him stand firm in Qingyang company. Probably because we worked together for a while, so she had some good feelings towards me.”

These three years were also the three years that Chu Yan changed his profession after retiring. He fought hard in the company with Zhu Ran and Meng Ke. Zhu Qingyue did not participate in his life at all.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qingyue suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. “Has she been chasing you for the past three years? Does she still like you?”

“No, I made it clear to her. She is a good girl, I don’t want to wrong her by getting her hopes up. I told her to let go as soon as possible. She has given up on me, and now she also has a boyfriend she is currently dating. Your uncle is not clear about the situation and is eager to be a matchmaker for me.” Chu Yan explained patiently.

“What did you tell her?” Zhu Qingyue asked curiously.

“I told her that there was someone in my heart, and I couldn’t fall in love with anyone except that person.” Chu Yan smiled and looked at Zhu Qingyue. “Do you know who that person is?” Zhu Qingyue’s heart skipped a beat. “It’s you.”

“…” Three simple words were so lethal that Zhu Qingyue’s heart almost jumped out of his chest.

Why didn’t he realise that Chu Yan was so good at coaxing people before? Had his master hid himself so deeply?

***

It had not yet reached the evening rush hour, so there was no traffic jam. Chu Yan quickly drove to a high-end residential district.

The environment of the residential area was very good, with green trees, colourful flowers, and even a large artificial lake with a musical fountain in the middle. Chu Yan drove into the residential area’s underground garage, before taking Zhu Qingyue to the 28th floor of building 8. Here, he took out the key and opened the door of flat 2801, and let Zhu Qingyue enter the house to have a look.

As soon as Zhu Qingyue stepped in, he immediately froze in place—— this was a brand-new semi finished room that had not been decorated at all, with only cement on the floor and original white walls painted by the developer.

“This is the house I bought in June this year.” Chu Yan explained, “I plan to settle down in Changsha in the future. When the residential area opened, I chose a suite with three rooms and two halls with a better view.”

Walking around the flat, Zhu Qingyue replied. “The house is very good.”

As he smiled, Chu Yan gently held Zhu Qingyue’s hand, and whispered. “Qingyue, when I bought this house, I was thinking, how good would it be if you could live here one day?”

Zhu Qingyue was stupefied. For a moment, he didn’t know how to answer.

Chu Yan continued. “Our bedroom can use your favorite light blue curtains. There are two computers in the study. We can sit together to go online. The other room will be decorated according to your preference and will be made into a pet room. After you retire, we will raise some lovely animals… I did not dare expect this at that time. Only in my dreams would I ever imagine that you live with me, just like a family.”

Hearing his words, Zhu Qingyue’s nose suddenly soured and his eyes turned red.

Chu Yan earnestly said. “I’m really happy that you’re willing to be with me. I want to give you this house and decorate it the way you want. You can call this home in the future.”

Zhu Qingyue sobbed. “Don’t be so nice to me…”

Chu Yan smiled. “You are my favorite baby, I just want to be nice to you.”

“…” Zhu Qingyue was almost moved to tears. His master’s kindness really made him feel ashamed.

Looking at Qingyue’s red eyes and remembering his crying face in his childhood. Chu Yan’s heart softened. He put his arms around his little apprentice’s shoulder and guided Zhu Qingyue to the balcony. “You can see the fountain and flower bed in the middle of the residential area if you look down from here, and the air is very fresh. Since I showed you the apartment today, we can go to the decoration company to discuss the decorations later. You can decide the decoration style of the house. Once the league matches start next year, you will be very busy. I have plenty of time before the matches start. I want to decorate the house and let it dry before the Spring Festival, so we can move into our new house.”

Chu Yan took Zhu Qingyue into account in all his beautiful plans for the future, which was the way for a mature man to love a person.

Zhu Qingyue didn’t know what to say. He had been dependent on others since he was ten years old. He had no father and mother. Although his uncle and grandfather were very close to him, it was not his own home after all. Later, he followed Chu Yan to Pure Cleansing team and lived in the team dormitory together for six years. After leaving Pure Cleansing, he came to Dragon Song, and was still living in the team dormitory…

He didn’t expect that one day he could have a home of his own.

This home could be decorated in the most comfortable style according to his preferences. There was also a Chu Yan who loved, protected and cherished him.

This kind of feeling made him satisfied and really happy, so happy that he almost cried.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Qingyue held back the tears that welled up in his eyes, looking back at Chu Yan and earnestly said. “Master, I’m not a child anymore. I can’t live here for nothing. How about this, now that you’ve bought the house, I’ll pay for all the decoration and furniture.”

Chu Yan laughed. “It doesn’t matter. The money I made in recent years is enough for us…”

“That’s different.” Zhu Qingyue firmly interrupted him. “Although you have money, I am an adult with hands and feet, so I can’t let you support me. The salary Mojue gave me isn’t low. Besides, I didn’t spend much money and have a lot of savings from when I was in the Pure Cleansing team. Since it’s our new home, I want to decorate it beautifully and comfortably, and buy the best furniture. You’ve spent a lot of money on a house and a car. I’ll pay for the decoration and furniture, so that I can live with peace of mind.”

The earnest little apprentice was really cute. Chu Yan chuckled. “Alright, you have grown up and should contribute to our home.”

Hearing the words ‘our home’, Zhu Qingyue’s heart immediately filled with infinite joy.

Sure enough, Chu Yan was the person who knew him best in the world. He knew that he lacked a sense of security in his heart, so he gave him a home.

He thought that he probably could not live without Chu Yan in this life.

***

After coming out of the residential area, Chu Yan took Qingyue to a relatively high-end decoration company nearby and found a designer he knew. “Qingyue is in charge of the decorations. you should communicate with him.”

The designer was smart enough not to ask too much, directly inviting Zhu Qingyue to sit in the office and discuss his requirements.

Zhu Qingyue wanted to decorate the house into a simple but modern style. The apartment did not need to be too fancy and luxurious, as long as it was warm. Wallpaper should be pasted on the walls, and the colour should be mainly beige-toned. He wanted to change the balcony and designate an area to be covered with tatami mats. At that time, a coffee table should be installed, so that he could drink tea and watch the night view with his master in their spare time. A bathtub had to be placed in the master bedroom’s bathroom, because he liked to take a bath. The kitchen should be well decorated, since they couldn’t go out to eat every day in the future…

Chu Yan sat beside him doing nothing. Just listening to Zhu Qingyue seriously communicate with the designer was enough to make him feel emotional.

When he bought the house, he had thought that if Qingyue could live in it, it would be perfect. Without Qingyue, he did not even have the mood to decorate his new home. The semi-finished house was left there all this time, and he only visited it once when he was getting the key. But now that Qingyue agreed to live with him, Chu Yan’s heart was also full of expectations, hoping that this empty house could become a warm home as soon as possible, and became a safe haven for him and Qingyue in the world.

The little apprentice was really careful, and he noticed many places that Chu Yan did not expect. He wanted to tear down some middle walls to expand the space. He had great ideas about the decoration of the house and communicated very carefully with the designer. Chu Yan could almost imagine that in this warm little home in the future, Qingyue would be cooking in the kitchen wearing an apron, or sitting on the balcony reading and drinking tea, or taking a bath in the bathroom…

They could also do some more intimate things while taking a bath, so Chu Yan agreed with Zhu Qingyue’s idea of installing a bathtub.

The more he thought about it, the happier he was. He almost wished that the decoration would be instantly complete, so that they could move in tomorrow.

Zhu Qingyue did not want to be too hasty in decorating the new home. He put forward a lot of requirements to the designer which was duly noted down. The designer also said that he would make several plans within three days for Zhu Qingyue to choose from. Satisfied, Zhu Qingyue thanked him with a smile. After both of them left the decoration company, Zhu Qingyue said excitedly. “Master, let’s go to dinner first. I’ll treat you to dinner.”

He was in a good mood, and Chu Yan did not refuse. He ate with Zhu Qingyue at a nearby restaurant for dinner before driving him back to the club.

After dinner, it happened to be the evening rush hour, and the car could only move forward slowly in a traffic jam. Zhu Qingyue was not bored at all. All he could think about was the decoration plan of his new home. Thinking for a while, he wanted to hang a picture in his bedroom. Then, he thought about what books to buy in the bookcase in the study, and whether the color of the cabinet was light or dark…

Listening to him speak seriously, Chu Yan gazed at him tenderly, and responded with “En” from time to time.

Both of them chatted all the way, until it was getting dark, they finally arrived at the door of the Dragon Song club.

Seeing the brightly lit club in front of him, Zhu Qingyue realised that he had said too much along the way. He was a little embarrassed and coughed. “We’ve arrived. Thank you for taking me back.”

He was about to unfasten his seat belt when Chu Yan suddenly came over and kissed him gently.

Stunned by the sudden kiss, Zhu Qingyue blushed immediately.

The space in the car was so narrow that he could not avoid it, so he was held and kissed by Chu Yan.

The long kiss made it difficult for Zhu Qingyue to breathe, but Chu Yan refused to stop, so Zhu Qingyue had to gently push him. “Wu… mas, master.. Don’t be like this.. En…”

Chu Yan kissed him until he was about to suffocate before mercifully letting him go with a sly smile. “Do you like the way your master kisses you?”

“…” Zhu Qingyue blushed, unfastening his seat belt and running out of the car.

Rolling down the car window, Chu Yan watched him enter the club building. Only then did he close the window and start the car, driving off.

***

Upstairs, Qin Mo, who was standing by the window drinking coffee, happened to see this scene, and his hand holding the coffee was slightly stiff.

This Porsche was obviously Chu Yan’s car. Just now, through the window, did he just see Chu Yan kissing Qingyue on the passenger seat for a long time?

Did he see wrongly?