V2C13

Xie Yan was about to refute, but he heard him pausing for a while, and then asked with a barely noticeable voice: "last night, where did you go?"

"......"

What should he say about the absurd situation that happened last night so that Shu Nian wouldn't misunderstand?!

"I have some issue..." watching Shu Nian seriously waiting for his answer while being under him, Xie Yan felt his brain was about to explode, "...Actually it wasn't something important, just forget about it, you don't have to worry about it, I will tell you slowly when I'm free."

Shu Nian was silent for a while until he replied with an "en", the wrinkles around his eyes were getting deeper because of his tiredness, and his eyes looked tired.

Xie Yan felt sorry and held the slight trembling body tightly, he saw his lips was still purple from standing in the cold, Xie Yan simply unbutton his coat and wrapped around him, pressed Shu Nian's cold cheek around his neck, wanted to warm him up.

"Your hands are so cold."

He held Shu Nian's palms and rubbed it, his fingers were still cold.

"Then..."

Xie Yan pulled back his hand and probed into the end of Shu Nian's clothes, his waist was really cold, Xie Yan couldn't contain his smile and shuddered, took a breath and hugged him in his bosom: "You are really cold."

Shu Nian was startled, and withdrew his hands in panic: "This, don't, you might get cold..."

"This will warm you up faster."

He heard a low and gentle hum, and at the same time his earlobe was also rained with heavy kisses.

He could feel Shu Nian's skin turned warm when he directly touched his palm underneath those layers of clothes, Shu Nian held tightly with his slender arms, the feeling of real warmth on his lips made him felt like he was really loved by Xie Yan.

Such a happy illusion made his nose became stuffy.

Heeding to his promise, Shu Nian packed his luggage and waited foolishly for him under the snow for the whole night, but he ended up coming back alone, the ache that he felt at that time, for a moment, it looked like it was already gone.

It was enough as long as he could feel being together with Xie Yan.

He just wanted to take a nap, but he unknowingly fell asleep, and it was already noon when he woke up, but fortunately he didn't have to go to work on weekends, and could still lie quietly for a while. Xie Yan lying sideway and looked at him, smiled and brushed off the messy black hair around Shu Nian's forehead, and looked affectionately at Shu Nian: "Xiao Nian, you are really [1] guāi."

[T/N: [1] 乖 in this context refer to being well-behaved or mild temperament.]

A man who was more than thirty years old, was showered with infinite praise of being "guāi", Shu Nian smiled bitterly.

He knew the reason Xie Yan felt like that, he didn't say anything, didn't get mad, would forgive everything with just an apology, and closed his mouth without asking anything.

No matter what, in Xie Yan's eyes he was just like a faithful dog, convenient and obedient.

"How can I not liking you..."

He listened to Xie Yan's sweet nothings, and being held tight intimately.

"I'll see you every day right when I open my eyes."

"En..."

"Young master, master wants you to come down."

Xie Yan's sweet nothings were disturbed and he asked angrily toward to door: "What's the matter?"

"There are important guests..."

Xie Yan got up unwillingly, Shu Nian also hurriedly got up and got dress, didn't know what they were thinking for them to sleep together in that kind of moment.

Actually they didn't do anything, he only let Xie Yan held him, and he would instinctively turned rigid and evade when Xie Yan wanted to go further — although he tried to pretend that nothing ever happened, but he could still feel his heart throbbing in pain.

He was ashamed of his lack of generosity.

[T/N: Referring to his ability to overlook XY's broken promise.]

Halfway going downstairs, Xie Yan who was leading suddenly stopped, and hurriedly grabbed Shu Nian's hand: "go back!"

When Xie Yan snapped without any reason, Shu Nian didn't show any reaction, but he stood rooted and asked: "What?"

"Go back upstairs, don't come down."

Looking at Xie Yan's fierce face, Shu Nian didn't dare to dawdle, he turned around hurriedly to go upstairs, but Mr. and Mrs. Xie's words went to his ears: "Xiao Yan you are really impossible, let [2] Miss Xia waiting so long."

[T/N: [2] 人家 was used when they were talking about XJ, it indicates family members and relationship. LanLin wrote 人家夏小姐 (rénjiā Xià xiǎojiě) which indicates Miss Jia as the family member of Xie.]

Shu Nian hesitated for a moment, didn't move his feet, turned around and looked at the guests in the living room, and looked at Xie Yan's uncomfortable face, and his throat became slightly dried.

There was a person sitting on a sofa in the middle of the living room, although she was sporting a bob haircut and casually wore unisex clothes, but she is a very good looking woman.

"Xiao Nian you also come and have a seat."

"Ignore her, I told you to go upstairs!"

Shu Nian didn't move, only looked at Xie Yan sadly.

"Xiao Yan you shouldn't be like that, since it's already decided, everyone should know, and there's nothing to hide."

Shu Nian didn't look at anyone, just stared at Xie Yan, without blanking his eyes, and watched as Xie Yan lost his composure: "Mom you are spurting nonsense! Don't listen to that crazy woman!"

"Impudent!" Xie Feng lost his face in front of Xia jia, and had to harden his expression, "who taught you to be so ill-mannered?! Wasn't it you who went to a blind date with Miss Xia yesterday? Wasn't it you who spent the night outside? Didn't you intend to engage, when did we forced you? What are you trying to hide?! Shu Nian you go upstairs first, he is being [3] undecided in front of your face, and didn't have courage to say anything, what a joke."

[T/N: [3] 顾三忌四 literally looking after three and avoiding four.]

"It wasn't true! Xiao Nian don't listen to their nonsense, it isn't like that! There's nothing happen between me and Xia Jun!"

"Scoundrel! Why are you behaving lowly?! Quickly apologize to Miss Xia! You bring disgrace to Xie family!" Xie Feng wasn't generous enough to tolerate his son's ambiguity with a man in front of outsiders, "Shu Nian, I told you to go upstairs, don't you hear it?"

Xie Yan could clearly see Shu Nian's face turned paler, and he no longer looked at him, only stared blankly at the floor, slowly withdrew his hand, then turned around and went upstairs.

Shu Nian closed the door once he went into the room, stood in front of the remaining traces of two men lying on the bed, his legs weakened, and he thought that he should have a seat and take a breath, he fumbled around and sat at the edge of the bed.

His mind was slightly empty, he didn't think of anything, but fortunately he didn't have to think about anything, the reason for why Xie Yan suddenly back out of his promise and left him waiting at that place, actually it was very simple, and he didn't even have to think about it.

Suddenly met a woman who made Xie Yan got into the mood, and it looked like it was normalcy.

His young master, had always been so casual with sex.

Xie Yan hid it from him, and refused to explain to him. In fact he didn't have to hide it, after all he would know sooner or later. What was his young master afraid of? He wouldn't say anything nor would he get mad.

He didn't know when Xie Yan came into the room, he forgot to look at the time, but he was awakened from his stupor by the sound of the door being opened roughly and he forgot to clean the embarrassing traces around his the face, and hurriedly turned around straightened the quilt.

"Xiao Nian."

Shu Nian didn't say anything, no matter how reluctant he was, he still couldn't avoid from feeling sad.

Xie Yan sat close to him, Shu Nian stood up and wanted to move, but he was firmly held down, the strength was so strong that he almost fell down on the bed.

"Xiao Nian, you don't believe me?" Xie Yan sounded impatient and exhausted, "It is true that I was holdup by her last night, and it is also true that I spent the night outside, but I definitely didn't do what they were saying. Everything is that woman's wishful thinking, I don't do anything. If you are willing to listen, I can explain it in more detail. But you should understand that I only like you and won't do anything that will hurt you."

Shu Nian didn't respond, his shoulder was forcibly grabbed and he was turned around, and he was kissed roughly, the strength that was holding his chin was so strong that he let out a small humph and struggled. Xie Yan pried open his mouth despite his resistance, fiercely invade his mouth, his tongue was twisting tightly against him, Xie Yan was afraid that Shu Nian would push him away.

Shu Nian could only barely make a sound, and his lips would immediately be blocked once again, his mouth was fully occupied until he couldn't utter anything, he was kissed until he was leaning backwards due to losing his balance. He knew Xie Yan wouldn't give him the opportunity to speak, as he didn't want to hear him asking a question or refuse him.

Xie Yan hated Shu Nian's suspicion. But what could be the reason for Shu Nian's unconditional trust?

His mouth was being sealed tightly, he couldn't say anything, everything was pent up, Shu Nian could only feel his heart was about to jump out of his throat, his blood flow quickly, he was in dilemma, and forcibly closed his teeth.

Xie Yan was surprised, reflectively pushed Shu Nian away, there was a tinged of rustic smell from the injured tongue, and it looked it was bleeding slightly. It was the first time he was humiliated by being bitten by someone, and his eyes that were staring at Shu Nian suddenly turned cold.

Shu Nian was also shocked by his action, his lips twitched slightly, he wanted to apologize, and softly said "young master".

If it was someone else, that person would have long been slap by Xie Yan. Luckily it was Shu Nian. Xie Yan was angry for a while, but he couldn't stop from reaching out to hold the back of the man's head and pulled him to have a closer look into his eyes: "what do you want me to do?"

Shu Nian didn't answer, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he asked lowly: "Do you want to marry her?"

"What do you think?!" Xie Yan was slightly bitter.

"Then aren't they going to force you about it later on?" Shu Nian's eyes were just like a child who long for love.

Xie Yan was in a tight spot and he said annoyedly: "give me some time, Xia Group's parents were stubborn, they grabbed and won't let me go when they heard their precious daughter's chastity was taken by me, and won't leave the matter like that."

Shu Nian was silence for a moment and then lowered his eyes, and said to himself: "man's chastity, don't have any significance."

Xie Yan froze.

"Because I am a man, so it wasn't a big deal..."

"I didn't mean it like that!"

"It isn't like this?" Shu Nian's voice wasn't high, but it was slightly sharp, "I can be touched as if nothing ever happened, why it isn't like that with her...As expected, that Miss and I can't be compared. I'm a man, it is a lot more convenience, there's no responsibility, can be used whenever you want to use, and when you don't want to use me anymore, you can even kick me away, and I can't even demand for responsibility just like what they are doing. Indeed it is certainly a lot easier..."

Xie Yan's mind was covered in rage, blindly following his rage and slapped him across his face, he gritted his teeth and then he looked frustrated as he asked: "What is going on in your mind?" he still didn't lash out, he felt dejected, and began to scold the dazed man: "you are overly paranoid just like a woman, aren't you tired of it?!"

Shu Nian froze for a long time, the rigidness in his face slightly loosened up. It wasn't the clear-headed effect that Xie Yan was hoping for, instead it became emptier. Watching Xie Yan was still staring at him, Shu Nian's lips trembled, he whispered "sorry", didn't say anything, and didn't move.

That kind of surging anger, Xie Yan knew it was at fault.

A person like Shu Nian, losing his temper, perhaps it would be once in a lifetime.

A person could never endure everything, always have to pour one's heart out, although Shu Nian usually didn't say anything, he would be able to open up when the moment come, as long as Shu Nian was given the opportunity, he would take everything out of his heart and showed it to others.

He finally opened the 'door' willing to let Xie Yan takes a better look at him, but just as it was cracked open slightly, it was furiously slammed shut from the outside.

"Xiao Nian?"

Shu Nian looked at him once he received the order, but his eyes weren't the same, and it was completely covered in obedience.

Xie Yan knew Shu Nian would never open the door to him again.

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.