Chapter 37   - There was no cat in today’s video call

It was 8:00 p.m, and there weren’t many people outside.

Several students in school uniforms passed him holding snacks in their hands. The smell of food filled the air.

He took a sniff and suddenly missed the takeout that he had just thrown into the garbage can.

When he got into the taxi, the taxi driver looked up into the rear-view mirror and asked him, “Young man, where do you want to go?”

“Go…” Yu Yan got stuck.

He also didn’t know where he wanted to go. He had just felt a little sore after walking for a long time, and a taxi had also happened to pass by, so he had stopped it.

He thought about it and said, “Go to Bountiful Spring Mountain.”

The driver’s expression instantly grew strange.

“That’s too far, young man. It’ll take three or four hours.” He was about to say more but then bit his tongue. “Or… do you want to get another cab?”

Truthfully, he did like to go long distances, but this Bountiful Spring Mountain wasn’t just far away, it was also a cemetery. He was really reluctant to take this trip.

Yu Yan responded, “Then, you can drive as you like .”

Driver: “…”

Was this a movie?

Seeing that the driver had yet to move, Yu Yan recalled what he had said, and also thought that it was a bit ridiculous.

He opened his wallet and took out a note with an address on it. “Go here.”

The driver glanced at the address on the note and then hurriedly stepped on the accelerator to set off, fearing that Yu Yan would change his mind.

After getting out of the car, Yu Yan stood outside the two-story villa. He put his hands into his pockets and didn’t rush to go in.

There was a soft yellow light on the villa’s first floor; it looked very warm. Outside the villa, there was a small garden and a swing.

He just looked at the villa for nearly ten minute before turning to leave.

“Xiao Yan? Why are you here?”

The man behind him was dressed in a suit, carrying a briefcase in his hand, and his expression was slightly surprised.

Yu Yan froze. He retraced the steps he just took. “… Uncle.”

Just after the door was opened, a gentle female voice sounded. “Husband? Why did you come back so late today, did you work overtime again?”

Instead of taking off his shoes, Yu Minyang opened the shoe cabinet first, took out a pair of slippers, and put them beside Yu Yan’s feet. “En, there was an urgent case I needed to deal with… Is the food still hot?”

“It might be a bit cold now, but you have to make do with it and eat . You came back too late so our daughter even finished eating already.”

“Heat it up a bit .” Yu Minyang said, “Xiao Yan has come.”

“Xiao Yan?” There was the sound of footsteps, and a middle-aged woman poked her head out of the living room, still holding the TV remote control in her hand.

Yu Yan greeted her, “Hello Aunt.”

“Ah&#k2026; Hello.” She blinked a few times and then threw the remote control directly onto the sofa. “I’ll go warm up the food. There’s fish in the fridge. Xiao Yan, do you like it pan-fried or steamed?”

Yu Yan hurriedly said, “Don’t trouble yourself, I’ve already had dinner.”

“Then consider it accompanying Uncle as he eats.” Yu Minyang put his briefcase aside. “Yu Yan likes to eat fish pan-fried, so pan fry it.”

The meal was served at the table. Aunt Yu was very skillful, as the dishes were both colorful and fragrant. Yu Yan originally didn’t eat much of his dinner before, and now, he was greatly stimulated by the food in front of him.

Yu Minyang opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of chilled beer.

“Drink ?”

Yu Yan hurriedly said, “Not drinking.”

Yu Minyang stuffed a bottle into his hand, and his palm immediately became cold.[Why is Boss 1 here? The anchor asked for leave today .]

[Now that there are so few lines in the barrage, will I attract Boss 1’s attention?]

[It seems like it was the first time the anchor asked for leave. I saw that his complexion didn’t look very good during the livestream in the afternoon.]

[1: En, got it.]

At the end of this sentence, Yi Chen directly exited from the stream, and didn’t see the line in the barrage after his response.

[Why did I get the feeling of like “During a school period, other students came to find their boyfriend, and then a group of students shouted, ‘he asked for sick leave'”? That sort of thing…]

When Yu Yan returned home, the smell of beer still lingered at the tip of his nose. He had accidentally spilled some beer on his collar when he first took a sip. Although it had dried on the way home, the smell remained. magic

He grabbed his pajamas and turned into the bathroom.

When his cellphone rang, he was washing his hair, and his hands were still soapy.

He slightly lifted his head, squinted, read the video call request on the screen, and directly stopped his actions——

He forgot something!!!

He stepped out of the shower area while ripping his towel off the rail. He wiped away the shampoo suds on his forehead, not caring about the rest, and rushed to answer the call.

“Sorry, I forgot to tell you about my leave…”

Yi Chen narrowed his eyes. In a glance, he saw the young man’s collarbones.

He already visibly looked thin with his clothes on, not to mention right now, when he was naked. His collarbone was very prominent, and his throat had a small protruding Adam’s apple.

His skin was very pale. The water on his body hadn’t dried yet, and there was a thin red mark at his neck, as if he accidentally scratched himself when washing his hair.

Beyond his collarbone… He couldn’t see anything. The cellphone angle wasn’t good, as the majority of the video call screen showed the bathroom ceiling.

“No problem.” Yi Chen’s index finger lightly drummed on the table. “Why did you suddenly ask for leave?”

Yu Yan didn’t notice that anything was off. He raised his hand and fluffed up all the hair that had drooped down to his forehead. He answered truthfully, “I didn’t play very well today and I didn’t have a good feel for the matches. I was afraid that I would lose fans if I kept playing.”

Yi Chen let out an “en” and suddenly asked, “Aren’t you cold?”

Recently, cold winds had hit Jincheng, and the temperature had suddenly plummeted. The pedestrians on the street had already put on their winter clothes.

Yu Yan replied, “Not cold. Winter here is usually above 20 degrees.”

There weren’t many cities that met this condition. Yi Chen casually asked, “You’re in Manyang?”

“Yes.” Yu Yan asked, “Did you just get off work?”

“En. When I went to your stream, the viewers said that you weren’t feeling well.” Yi Chen’s gaze was cryptic, and it took him a long time to move his eyes away. “I think that your complexion actually looks pretty good.”

Yu Yan typically washed his hair with hot water, so now both his cheeks were already flushed and rosy.

Yu Yan didn’t speak. He had only just discovered that there was no cat in today’s video call.

The video call was pointed to the man’s chest. Yu Yan could see that the gray suit and white dress shirt that 1 wore today had a very similar style to what Yu Minyang wore.

But 1’s figure was obviously better than his uncle’s; the white shirt was stretched out, and the exposed part of his neck was particularly striking.

“I feel fine.” The shampoo suds then fell onto his eyelids, and only then did he realize that his image didn’t seem very respectable. “Did you want to play? After I finish my bath I can get on and carry you.”

Yi Chen answered, “Not playing. You have a rest .”

Yu Yan asked again, “Then, tomorrow night?”

“I won’t be on for the next two days.”

Yu Yan was stunned, and then let out a stupified “oh” before asking, “… Have you been really busy lately?”

“En.” Yi Chen laughed. “I have to travel somewhere.”

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Juurensha: Ahhhh, Boss Yi will be in the same city as Yanyan!

Divi: Anyone think how suspicious Yi Chen was when he was calculating which cities had the weather condition that Yanyan had? He’s just like “mm it’s cold isn’t it?” to get yanyan to mention temperature?

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