CH 10

TL: Hua

Xia Shu’an asked worriedly, “Did you buy that too?”

Assistant Qi slammed on the brakes. Xia Shu’an was caught off guard and leaned forward, but an arm stretched across his chest and pulled him back.

“How did you drive?”

Shen Boyan gave the assistant in the driver’s seat a cold look, and Assistant Qi apologized repeatedly.

“It’s my fault; it’s my fault.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Xia Shu’an touched his forehead and asked again slowly, “Is there any?”

“Yes.”

Assistant Qi has always been reliable. Since he said it was there, then it must be there. Xia Shu’an was relieved and turned to Shen Boyan, saying, “I’m fine; you can continue working.”

Shen Boyan confirmed that he was fine before turning his eyes back to the notebook. Assistant Qi took the time to glance at his boss in the rearview mirror. When purchasing daily necessities, the store gave away two boxes of condoms, which is considered to be enough.

But he was also a little confused. His boss had everything planned; how did he forget to tell him this?

“…”

…

The car finally arrived at Shen Boyan’s home after driving for nearly an hour. This is a single-family villa with three floors and its own yard. Xia Shu’an had lived here for five years and was very familiar with every piece of land here. He looked at the opulent gate in front of him and subtly felt the absurdity of a canary returning to its cage.

The servants at home have already been waiting at the door. Shen Boyan started from scratch, and his lifestyle is not extravagant. There are only two aunties in the family who take care of daily life and a driver. The yard is taken care of once a week by hiring people outside.

Today, the three resident servants are all here, standing neatly at the door of the house, as if welcoming the “wife” to enter the door, making Xia Shu’an momentarily at a loss as to what to say.

“This is Aunt Qiao, and this is Aunt Yu. They are mainly responsible for the daily life of the family.”

“This is Uncle Wen, the family driver; you can call him whenever you want to go out.”

The two aunts and the driver shouted with a smile, “Hello, Mr. Xia.”

“Hello, Aunt Qiao, Aunt Yu, and Uncle Wen.”

After a brief exchange of greetings, the driver and aunties quickly went upstairs with Xia Shu’an’s luggage. There are many rooms in the villa, but Xia Shu’an and Shen Boyan naturally lived in the same room. At most, they would arrange for another secondary bedroom so that the two owners could use it for backup when needed.

Xia Shu’an obediently followed the footsteps of the servants upstairs. When he entered the bedroom, he felt nervous for a moment, especially after seeing the familiar furnishings in the bedroom. Something flashed through his mind quickly.

But that trace of tension quickly dissipated in the gentle voice of the man behind him.

“Don’t be nervous; this will be your home from now on.”

The man’s chest rests against the youth’s lean back, whispering in his ear.

—Damn it, he remembered all the indescribable “battles” they’ve had in this room over the past five years.

Xia Shu’an took a deep breath, then turned around and said with a smile, “I’m not nervous… It’s very good here.”

Shen Boyan still has a good eye for choosing houses. This place is not only surrounded by a secluded courtyard, fully ensuring privacy, but also has a higher terrain than other villas. Standing on the roof, you can have a panoramic view of the far and near scenery, which is truly refreshing.

In order to get rid of the oppression brought to him by the room inside, Xia Shu’an opened the balcony door. Unlike the flower pots and potted plants that Xia Shu’an kept buying a few years later because he was bored, the balcony of Shen Boyan’s room at this time was as simple as his owner’s. There was nothing but a table and a chair.

Xia Shu’an took a few glances at the scenery outside and slowly calmed down.

Shen Boyan didn’t notice it and only thought that he was touring the house.

“Let’s go; I’ll show you the other rooms.”

Xia Shu’an is very familiar with the layout here, but in order not to spoil Shen Boyan’s interest, he followed him from room to room. The third floor is the leisure area. Shen Boyan personally loves to play billiards, so there is a special billiards room upstairs. When entering the billiards room, Xia Shuan’s eyelids twitched suddenly.

Next to the huge billiard table in the center of the room was a wooden cue rack, and the rack was covered with a piece of plain cloth. Xia Shu’an clearly remembered what happened to him on that cloth. It was an afternoon near summer in spring, and he went out to drink tea with his friends. Because the phone was out of battery, he didn’t receive the call from Shen Boyan. When he returned, Shen Boyan became furious, and the two started arguing, and then…

Then the crazy Shen Boyan roughly tied his hands with that piece of cloth and then pushed him onto the pool table…

The corners of Xia Shu’an’s eyes twitched suddenly, and his wrists ached, as if he could still feel the trembling sensation.

Sensing his emotions, Shen Boyan lowered his head and said, “What’s wrong? Your face doesn’t look good.”

Xia Shu’an took a deep breath.

He turned his head and said “gently” to Shen Boyan: “It’s nothing; I’m just hungry; is there anything to eat?”

In this life, he will definitely deal with this cloth one step ahead of him!!

…

Shen Boyan isn’t a good person, but the items and people he chooses are both good. The two aunts: one makes top-notch desserts, and the other makes top-notch home-cooked dishes. In the past, when Xia Shu’an was locked at home and could not go out, he could only rely on the food of the two aunties to barely make ends meet.

Damn it, just thinking about it makes him angry. For the nth time since he entered this house, Xia Shu’an questioned himself again and again: could he really live in peace with him?

Xia Shu’an kept his head down and gnawed on the biscuits sullenly. Shen Boyan looked at him a few more times and said, “Eat less; we will have lunch soon.”

“You have such a small appetite; don’t delay the main meal.”

In fact, Xia Shu’an and Shen Boyan only had a meal together at the hotel at that time. With that one meal, Shen Boyan noticed that he had a small appetite.

Speaking of it, besides being angry with him, Shen Boyan has never made any mistakes or mistreated him in terms of material possessions, including the food he likes. But Xia Shu’an always thought that it was assistant Qi and the two aunties who remembered his preferences. He has never connected it to Shen Boyan.

The man’s crumbling face suddenly flashed in his mind, and Xia Shu’an inexplicably had a bold guess.

“You—”

Shen Boyan: “What?”

“I……”

Xia Shu’an was at a loss as to how to speak when suddenly the phone on the table rang, and Shen Boyan got up and walked to the balcony.

Xia Shu’an was nibbling at the biscuits, bored as he looked at the man’s back and deduced it in his heart.

Shen Boyan soon returned, his expression no longer as relaxed as before.

Xia Shu’an thoughtfully said, “If something happens at the company, you should go over there.”

Shen Boyan acquiesced to his words: “Call me if you need anything. If I’m not around, call Assistant Lin or Assistant Qi.”

“I got it.”

Shen Boyan looked at the docile and well-behaved lover in front of him, and his heart was slightly moved. The treasure he has been spying on for so long was finally “brought” to his own territory, surrounded by the world he carefully prepared without any haze or resistance, as if he could “imprison” him here forever.

Maybe it’s because the dream has finally come true, but he still has a vague sense of unreality in his heart, especially since the young man is so gentle and obedient, which always makes him feel as if it’s all an illusion.

Maybe he just went to the company once, and when he came back, the young man was gone.

Triggered by his own thoughts, Shen Boyan’s eyes dimmed, and his fingers couldn’t help but want to caress the pale pink lips of the young man.

Xia Shu’an lifted his face and saw the strange glint in Shen Boyan’s eyes. Perhaps he thinks of some perverted ideas again. It can’t be helped. In his heart, Shen Boyan was this kind of person. While Shen Boyan was answering the phone, he had already convinced himself once again:

No matter what the truth is, since he decided to lie flat, try to follow him as much as possible. Yes, although Shen Boyan is a psychopath, he still has to follow him so that everyone will have a better life.

After making sufficient mental preparations, Xia Shu’an finally stood up—it was his act of submitting to Shen Boyan’s power after experiencing several tugs of war in his heart.

He took a step forward and hugged the man forcefully but tenderly.

The soft breath of sweet oatmeal and milk tea instantly filled the man’s nasal cavity.

Xia Shuan’s voice was gentle, as if it were a love language: “Be careful on the road and come back early at night.”

“…”

“…”

Xia Shu’an: “…?”

It was silent all around, and one could even hear the sound of insects and wind outside. For a moment, Xia Shu’an thought that time had stopped. The body in his arms was slightly stiff, showing the owner’s unsettled mood. Xia Shu’an wondered if it was because he had just “moved in” and asked him to come back early at night. Was Shen Boyan unhappy, thinking he tried to control him?

It doesn’t matter; no normal person can keep up with his brain circuit. Xia Shu’an didn’t care what happened; he raised his face to the man and said sweetly, “Come back early; I’ll wait for you at home.”

…

Assistant Qi waited outside for quite a while before he saw his wise and powerful boss come out of the house. He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that his boss’s walking posture was a bit stiff.

After getting in the car, just in case, he confirmed again: “Are we going back to the company? President Shen?”

“…President Shen, President Shen?!”

Shen Boyan suddenly came to his senses: “Yes, go to the company.”

Assistant Qi: “…”

Weird.

The author has something to say:

Shen Boyan: Why is he so proactive?

Xia Shu’an: This house backstabbed me!