V1C10

So happy to be able to translate this chapter.

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Translator: Anne Noh

"Xiao Yan..."

"En?" Xie Yan absentmindedly pushed around the foods.

"You hold your chopsticks upside down."

"Oh, oh -" Xie Yan adjusted his chopsticks and continued to absentmindedly pushed around the foods.

Every mother would be worried when they see their sons supporting a vexed expression. Besides, Xie Yan had been in that condition for a few days. He had went to England and it looked like had lost his sanity and most likely he had forgotten to bring it back with him. If it wasn't for the fact that she had been an atheist throughout her whole life, she would already call a monk to restore back Xie Yan's spirit.

But she didn't know whether the power of a Chinese monk could reach far to the west.

"Are you okay? You are always in a trance lately. Your mind is also in a bad state." Mrs. Xie couldn't stop herself from nagging, "I have told you that you shouldn't work too hard. You are already an adult and yet you don't even know how to take care of yourself..."

"If there is something that you couldn't handle alone, I'll arrange several assistants to help you." Xie Feng also couldn't continue to overlook his son's apparent lethargic face due to lack of sleep, "Shu Nian just left and you are already this busy? I never know that he was competent when he was still in the office to the extent that half of the sky almost collapses after he quits."

"Hmm...Xiao Nian, he is quite competent." Xie Yan replied vaguely.

"Just tell him to come back if the situation is really that bad. Especially when he goes to learn that kind of major."

"En..." Xie Yan was still absentmindedly playing around with the foods.

His was totally dispirited lately. Although he didn't suffer from insomnia, he has a wet dream of holding a man every night and he really couldn't stand it.

Every morning, he would wake up in dumbstruck in a completely messy bed as his whole body convulsed. He was certain that his once normal sexuality had inclining toward men and there was no bigger blow than that.

Compared to the nightmare, it would be better if he has insomnia.

After the meal, Xie Yan dispiritedly lay on the sofa. He looked at the LCD that occupied almost half of the wall and randomly pressed the remote control. Due to the lack of the slender and thin 'bolster', he felt really uncomfortable with his empty arms.

"Madame, young master Shu calls."

Xie Yan suddenly strained his ears to listen to the conversation. He pretended to be concentrating on watching the LCD as his hand was still slowly flipping thru the channels. However the corner of his eyes was eying the telephone that was in the servant's hand.

Xie Yan no longer heard any news about Shu Nian once he returned home. He didn't even receive the routinely reporting e-mails. But others didn't feel like there was anything wrong with the situation, he was the only one who was restless and disturbed. Xie Yan had to put on a manner of indifferent as it looked like he had lost his composure.

To be honest, Xie Yan's heart always turned quite soft whenever he thought about Shu Nian.

He knew that Shu Nian is really naïve, [1] well behaved, shy and reserved, and has always been very obedient to him. As long as he said that he was not gay and nothing ever happened, Shu Nian would not mention a word until the day he dies.

[T/N: [1] Lanlin wrote 'to know one's place' (idiom).]

And Shu Nian would never have any expectation.

Logically speaking, that kind of absurd impulse affair would just end up right there. It was as simple as wiping off a coffee stains on a table.

However Xie Yan couldn't do that to Shu Nian.

With the previous ladies from his [2] one-night stands, if he just walked away without saying anything in the morning, they would cry and make a ruckus for the whole morning. However, Shu Nian is a man, a very well-knit and conservative man, and it was also his first time.

[T/N: [2] Lanlin used a code which is 419. It is a code for 'one-night stand' among youngster.]

Of course Shu Nian didn't say anything. He just remained silent and just smiled at the huge matter with his forgiving and gentle smile.

However it made Xie Yan felt sorry toward him compared to all the ladies.

Sigh, Xiao Nian must be in pain at that time. His apology sound insincere due to the dullness and it made him felt that he had wronged Shu Nian.

But, but, there's nothing I could do about it. How many times the young master Xie has utters the three words of "I'm sorry" throughout his life?

Of course he was not good with it.

Mrs. Xie was having a chat with Shu Nian and they were talking about trivial matter. Xie Yan was very impatient when he listened to the chat until he heard a line relating to him: "Do you want to say a few words to Xiao Yan?"

Xie Yan was actually quite nervous, and he already prepared to answer the phone when he heard his mother said: "Eh? No need? Okay then..."

The LCD screen was fiercely flashed into darkness as the sound of phone hanging up could be heard.

Young master Xie clenched his teeth as he held the remote tightly. There was an impulse to punch a big hole on the LCD screen.

Shu Nian actually didn't want to talk to Xie Yan?! So courageous...

"It's really weird. Both of you are obviously close before. Only a few months of not seeing each other and you guys are already this estrange. People are really easy to change..."

Xie Yan snorted. He was filled with indescribable rage. He stood up and stormed upstairs. He went to his bedroom, grabbed his phone and dialed a long list of numbers. He roared once the call was connected: "Hey!"

"..." Shu Nian was a bit startled when he heard the voice, "young master"

"You actually don't want to talk to me just now!" Xie Yan didn't realize that his accusation was like coming out of a resentful woman.

"...Ah, because it was nothing special, so I don't want to trouble young master...What can I do for young master?"

"Eh, even so, I want to ask you, why you didn't call home for so long?!"

Shu Nian was silent for a moment before answering: "I'm sorry, I'm really busy recently..."

"Oh...You are so busy until you can't even return home at night? Can't even come back in the morning?" The resentful Xie 'lady's' words were dripping with sarcasm. Previously, there were times Xie Yan would call when he really couldn't sleep at night. He already made up a perfect excuse but no one answer his call. He waited until the ringing died. He suspected that Shu Nian was fooling around. He fiercely redialed once every five minutes. The next day, he went to the company with a murderous look shooting from his dark circles and the telephone in his bedroom was changed with a new one.

"...I'm sorry. I'm in the hospital all this time and just returned home today."

Xie Yan became frightened for a moment. He the noticed that Shu Nian was trying to conceal his weak and fatigue voice, "What kind of disease? Is it very serious?"

"It's nothing. It is just a fever...I'm lazy to go to the hospital at first but the heat didn't go down. Therefore the sore spot became troublesome later on. It is not a big deal. I'm fine now."

"...." Xie Yan felt his heart ached.

Shu Nian is a person who never complains.

It was absurd that Shu Nian claimed he didn't go to the hospital because he was lazy. It was obvious that he refused to go. After all, he was injured in an unspeakable place. Alone by himself, it was impossible for Shu Nian to apply medicine. Shu Nian's body had always been weak, that night Xie Yan could possibly had badly hurt him.

Being hospitalized for a very long time, how could Shu Nian simply say about the "sore spot" so calmly?

Besides, Shu Nian never complain anything despite living in a place where he wasn't familiar, being pushed around by others, and endured the suffering for the past few days with a broken English.

"Xiao Nian." Xie Yan suspected that he must have been crazy when he sent Shu Nian away.

"Yes."

"Return home."

"..." Shu Nian smiled wryly, "Young master, you are joking again."

"Lot of things is going on in the company recently. I need help."

"Young master, most of the workers have higher qualification then me. They are much better than me. Even if I return home now, there's nothing that I could help you with."

"Nonsense. You have done it for so many years, you have more experiences than them," He counterattacked with Shu Nian's previous remarks. Xie Yan was a little bit anxious, "none of them can replace you."

Shu Nian went silently for a long time. He sighed and said softly: "Young master, you should stop teasing me."

Xie Yan didn't have any time to respond when Shu Nian already bid a respectful good night, and then he hang up the phone, leaving Xie Yan with a ridiculous look as he could only heard the monotonous tone coming from the phone.

Shu Nian actually dared to disobey him?!

The realization made him guffawed.

Fortunately, he didn't have any wet dream that night, because he eventually suffered from insomnia.

Although Shu Nian refused to return, at the end he still had to do the dropping-out procedures and returned home earlier than planned.

The hardship he faced in London in order to study for the past few strenuous months seemed to be only a phase due to Xie Yan's momentary impulse.

Shu Nian could only say, "Don't tease me," but as long as Xie Yan was happy, even if he used another trick to tease him, Shu Nian would still say nothing to Xie Yan.

The company had originally sent him to study, but now the company had changed the plan by asking him to withdraw immediately from his study and return home. All expenses and losses would be compensated properly by the company. Shu Nian is just a staff at the famous Xie Company. He couldn't disobey the arrangement made by the company.

Shu Nian was not angry when he received the official order. He just a smiled wryly as he was a little bit exhausted.

Because he knew that Xie Yan had always behaving like that.

Ever since they were young until adult, Xie Yan had always playing around with Shu Nian as if he was playing with a dog. He must come immediately when he was called by Xie Yan. Shu Nian would receive a reward when Xie Yan was happy and he would receive a punishment and would be shooed away when Xie Yan was unhappy.

In fact, Shu Nian was used to it.

Although more than ten years have passed between the two guys, Xie Yan was still behaving like a wayward and overbearing young master. Shu Nian was still just a substitute of Xie Yan's pet dog.

And it would remain the same in the future.

"Xiao Nian!"

Xie Yan was really happy when he saw Shu Nian. He rushed to welcome Shu Nian with a big hug. However, Shu Nian ducked by taking two steps backward and bowed respectfully: "Young master."

Previously, Shu Nian still had the courage and hope on Xie Yan for a wish that would be impossible to happen. It would stealthily make him satisfied for a very long time with just a slight intimate physical contact, and he would be contented with it. Although it was shameful, Shu Nian couldn't help to fantasize, and secretly looking forward to what the future might bring.

But it wasn't the same anymore. Shu Nian already knew that the kind of future he had wished for was impossible to exist.

Xie Yan had already showed it. It was very obvious, a complete indifference and refusal. Even if Xie Yan continued to hold him, he would still hate him. Therefore, there was no other way but to give up as there was no hope at all.

Therefore, Shu Nian thought that he should stay far away from Xie Yan as it looked like Xie Yan was just being lenient when facing him.

The closer they got, the more tongue-tied Shu Nian became. He was at loss, showed a foolish expression, do a stupid thing, and continued to have a silly dream.

In conclusion, Shu Nian would lead a pitiful life for a lifetime.

Anne's Rant:

Some wanna know how does being engineering student feels like. The most basic thing is you must be prepared to submit tons of reports and blueprints. Submitting reports few minutes before the dateline is considered normal. Going to faculty wearing jeans and faculty's jacket (if you watch thai bl series called SOTUS then yes the jacket is like that) for the whole week is a normalcy especially when it's almost final. We don't dress to impress which mean 99% of female population in engineering faculties doesn't even bother to wear makeup. ID? Can only be found 2 3 days before final. Calculus is your best friend for the rest of your engineering life. Apparently sleeping is only for the weak. Hibernation mode only comes after submission. In some high level subjects, getting A is only for God and half of the batch failing for a specific paper is nothing to be shocked...same goes with seeing / meeting seniors who is in 10th semester and above.

As for what engineering major to take, it depends on your preference. If you wish to take Chemical Eng. then I will welcome you to my world muahah

Anyway, I'm officially closing the spot for proofreader for both my translations. As for those that already pm-ed me or I have emailed you the trial, I will check and get back to you once I'm free...which I hope in less than a month =_=

Let me go back to my cave... T T

Please note that some part might be incorrect as I don't know how to translate it to English. Mistakes are bound to happen and corrections are very welcome.