Chapter 23 Part 1:
Determined to Fuck, Shameless (Part 1/2)
Li Ge felt like he hadn’t seen the fair and handsome little assistant for centuries. Why was he so memorable? Really, he seemed to have become even more handsome.
After greeting the “breakthrough,” he turned to greet Chen Shuo, wanting to shake his hand and touch him, but to his surprise, the other party seemed to have sensed his intention and suddenly turned sideways to avoid him.
“Yuan Feng, let’s take a break first.” Chen Shuo appeared calm, “You guys talk.”
Yuan Feng nodded, not knowing how to face He Yan’s enthusiastic cousin alone, feeling quite awkward.
Staring at the departing figure, Li Ge’s gaze unconsciously shifted downwards, the butt cheeks wrapped in trousers also making him miss them. It would be nice to touch them sometime.
The study became quiet. Yuan Feng was thinking of a topic when his hand was suddenly held by He Yan’s cousin again. He looked at Li Ge in confusion, wanting to pull his hand back.
“Brother-in-law, have we met somewhere before?” Li Ge spouted nonsense without hesitation, “You look very familiar, very friendly.”
“Ah, really? Maybe…” Yuan Feng didn’t want this intimacy, after all, he was a man. But Li Ge was too enthusiastic, and refusing would seem impolite.
“I knew it.” Li Ge was pleased that the young man was so cooperative, saying with genuine emotion, “We’re a family now, brother-in-law, don’t be a stranger. If you need anything from me in the future, just ask.”
“…” Yuan Feng went along with it with a dry smile, “I’m not being a stranger, you can just call me by my name.”
“That’s not appropriate,” Li Ge explained seriously, “We have to maintain proper etiquette. Brother-in-law, can I come and see you often? It’s my first time being an uncle, I’m really excited.”
“…” Yuan Feng wanted to say, the baby wasn’t even born yet.
Li Ge: “Can I come and see you often?”
“Ah, oh. You can come.” Yuan Feng couldn’t refuse, and he couldn’t stop him. Besides, Li Ge was He Yan’s cousin, he wanted to have a good relationship with him.
Li Ge: “Alright! Then I’m leaving, brother-in-law, I’ll come and see you again in a few days.”
“Ah?” Yuan Feng was bewildered again, why was he leaving so soon? He thought he hadn’t been a good host and called out to Li Ge, “Aren’t you going to stay for a while?”
Li Ge: “No, I have something to do.”
Yuan Feng: “…”
After leaving the study, Li Ge didn’t care where Chen Shuo was hiding. He said goodbye to his aunt and left decisively, as if he had only come to visit his brother-in-law.
Chen Shuo came out of the guest bathroom and saw Yuan Feng and He Yan’s mother organizing things in the living room, both holding baby items and talking about Li Ge.
He didn’t want to listen, but he couldn’t stand by and watch, so he went over to help, saying to Yuan Feng, “Let me do it, you should rest.”
“It’s okay, I’m already three months pregnant.” Yuan Feng touched the baby bottle’s packaging with curiosity, “It’s so small, only eighty milliliters, he can’t even drink much.”
Min Lanying smiled and said that newborns had small appetites, then took out several other exquisitely packaged baby bottles from the carton to show Yuan Feng, in different sizes and styles, with different types of nipples.
“There’s so much to learn about feeding.” Yuan Feng instantly developed a good impression of Li Ge and couldn’t help but praise, “Aunt, He Yan’s cousin is so thoughtful, he even bought baby clothes in many different sizes, we won’t have to worry about clothes when Yuanbao is born.”
“That’s right.” Min Lanying said, “He’s been attached to his cousin since he was a child, he was so anxious to see you when he heard about you.”
“…” Yuan Feng was a bit touched, feeling that he hadn’t been friendly enough to Li Ge just now. When they met again, he would definitely be more enthusiastic towards this little uncle.
Chen Shuo had a gut feeling that Li Ge was here for him, but the reality slapped him in the face.
Since returning from the homestay, Li Ge hadn’t harassed him excessively. He had only called him once on the day he took Yuan Feng to the auto repair shop. Then yesterday morning, he called him twice in a row, and he didn’t answer, so he stopped.
After finishing his lesson with Yuan Feng, Chen Shuo took the initiative to contact Yu Rui on WeChat to inquire about the situation, but Yu Rui only complained, hating the rich again.
Fortunately, in the afternoon, he received Yu Rui’s latest complaint.
Yu Rui: [The fire-breathing dragon ate a happy fruit today, he didn’t even scold us.]
Yu Rui: [By the way, did Director Liu contact you last month? He contacted me and Mr. Li, we went to see the movie together. I originally thought it would be bad, but it was actually quite good, a bit touching. Mr. Li insisted it was a money-losing bad movie, too pretentious and cheesy, and scolded Director Liu.]
Yu Rui: [It’s been streaming online for the past two days, and it’s not doing well. Mr. Li saw the viewership numbers today and wasn’t even angry, ten million down the drain, it hurts me so much.]
Yu Rui: [It’s good to have a girlfriend, I hope Mr. Li is this normal every day, so we can suffer less.]
With Yu Rui as his “informant,” Chen Shuo felt a bit relieved, guessing that Li Ge ate a happy fruit because he was going to be an uncle.
He could vaguely understand this feeling. Since Yuan Feng gave the baby a nickname, Yuanbao had a strong presence, and he also prayed for the baby’s safe arrival.
Life seemed to have returned to its former peace.
Chen Shuo went to teach Yuan Feng on time every day, and during the lunch break, he would proactively socialize with Yu Rui, subtly inquiring about the playboy’s whereabouts.
If Li Ge was at the company, he was relieved. If not, he was on guard.
The second and third-grade curriculum wasn’t difficult. After a few days, Yuan Feng moved on to the fourth grade, currently focusing on math and elementary English, casually reading the Chinese texts and doing reading comprehension.
What was worth celebrating was that his friendship with Chen Shuo had returned. He no longer addressed him as Assistant Chen, and they would even watch palace dramas together and discuss the plot during breaks.
Noticing that Chen Shuo was fiddling with his phone more frequently, at the same time every day, Yuan Feng couldn’t help but ask with concern, “Chen Shuo, are you… you know?”
“What?” Chen Shuo put down his phone.
“Dating.” Yuan Feng said with a mischievous look, “I see you chatting on WeChat every noon, staring at your phone in a daze, do you have a girlfriend?”
“…” At this moment, awakened by Yuan Feng’s words, Chen Shuo realized that he was too concerned about Li Ge and thought about him every day.
Seeing Chen Shuo’s silence, Yuan Feng thought he was right, “You’re so secretive, did you find someone during your vacation? Is she in Beicheng?”
“No.” Chen Shuo emphasized stiffly, “I’m not dating anyone.”
Yuan Feng: “Ah, I misunderstood.”
Chen Shuo: “Yes.”
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, making Yuan Feng feel embarrassed. He quickly changed the subject and asked Chen Shuo, “By the way, I finished ‘Empresses in the Palace,’ it was really good, do you have any other palace dramas to recommend?”
“Watch ‘War and Beauty’.” Chen Shuo recommended.
“Okay, I’ll search for it on my phone first.” Yuan Feng opened Baidu on his phone and took the opportunity to peek at Chen Shuo, who had the same expressionless face as usual, showing no joy, anger, or sadness, but he could feel that something was strange about Chen Shuo.
Did he just break up with someone he just started dating? As Yuan Feng was wondering, he suddenly heard Chen Shuo explain.
“It’s a former classmate.” Chen Shuo couldn’t reveal Yu Rui’s identity, so he had to lie, “A university classmate. His work isn’t going well, so he’s chatting with me.”
“You’re still in contact with your former classmates?” It wasn’t surprising that Yuan Feng was surprised. In his impression, Chen Shuo had always been a loner, with almost zero social life, and rarely talked about his private life.
“Yes.” Chen Shuo paused slightly, “I won’t contact him again.”
“Ah?” Yuan Feng was confused, unable to guess Chen Shuo’s thoughts, and advised him, “I didn’t mean that, I was just asking, it’s good to keep in touch with classmates. In this world, having more friends means more opportunities!”
Chen Shuo: “It’s not because of you.”
Yuan Feng increasingly felt that something was strange about Chen Shuo and became worried, “Chen Shuo, if you have something on your mind, you can tell me, I’m also your friend.”
Chen Shuo said “yes,” “Thank you. I’m fine, I don’t have anything on my mind right now.”
Yuan Feng: “Look at you, being so polite, saying thank you to me again!”
Chen Shuo: “Sorry, I take it back.”
“Oh my god.” Yuan Feng was defeated by Chen Shuo. He leaned back in his chair, rubbing his small baby bump, “Yuanbao is the only one who’s not a stranger to me, I think I should call you Teacher Chen.”
Chen Shuo: “…”
Actually, during university, Chen Shuo had a friend he could talk to.
The other person had a similar experience to him, even a bit worse. They were both left-behind children, both had divorced parents, and both their mothers had died of cancer.
Chen Shuo cherished this friend, but after graduating from university, the other person borrowed 50,000 from him and disappeared completely. Of that money, 30,000 was saved from his part-time jobs, and 20,000 was Chen Meifang’s inheritance.
Having more friends only meant more trouble.
There was no need to tell Yuan Feng about this past, because he hated it.
“Just kidding!” Yuan Feng chuckled, “I’ll still call you Chen Shuo, you can be comfortable, don’t take my words to heart, I’m counting on you to teach me until high school.”
Chen Shuo looked at Yuan Feng and somewhat agreed with what he had just said. But he didn’t want more opportunities, he just wanted someone he could talk to occasionally, it didn’t matter if they were a bit talkative.
Just like at this moment.
At this moment when he desperately wanted to distract himself.
“Thank you, Yuan Feng.”
“You’re welcome.” Yuan Feng sat up straight and bowed formally to Chen Shuo, “Thank you too, Teacher Chen, why don’t we take a break and watch an episode of the TV series you just mentioned.”
Teacher Chen was slacking off for the first time, following his student’s arrangement, nodding and saying “okay,” his voice carrying a hint of joy.
However, the next second, the study door was opened.
“Brother-in-law!” Li Ge walked into the study with a beaming face, holding a plate of cut fruit, “I came to see you, and my nephew.”
“…” Before Yuan Feng could speak, Chen Shuo called out to him, saying he was going to the restroom.
Li Ge acted as if he didn’t see Chen Shuo. His goal today was the “breakthrough,” he had to endure the itch in his heart. He had endured for so many days just to let Chen Shuo relax his guard and teach here in peace.
To deal with this feisty little assistant, he had to take it step by step, occasionally brushing up his presence, then taking advantage of an opening, and then directly taking him down.
Not knowing what to talk about, Yuan Feng invited Li Ge to sit on the sofa beside him, making small talk, “Why aren’t you at work?”
“The company has people to manage it, I’m relatively free.” Li Ge’s gaze fell on Yuan Feng’s baby bump, and he couldn’t help but be curious. Since his cousin wasn’t here, he asked Yuan Feng if he could see his belly, taking the opportunity to get closer.
Yuan Feng hadn’t shown his belly to outsiders and felt a bit embarrassed. He slightly tightened his pajamas with both hands and asked, “Is this okay?”
“Yes, yes.” Seeing is believing. Seeing the slightly bulging and round baby bump, Li Ge was surprised, “I’m really going to be an uncle.”
“…” Yuan Feng couldn’t respond.
“Brother-in-law, you and Chen Shuo seem to have a good relationship.” Li Ge asked casually.
Yuan Feng, remembering the things Li Ge bought for the baby and that he was the baby’s father’s cousin, mistakenly thought that Li Ge was also familiar with Chen Shuo and replied, “Yes, I treat Chen Shuo as a brother.”
So quiet and unassuming, yet he could be brothers with others. Li Ge made another note against Chen Shuo and continued, “He seems like a quiet person, can you two get along?”
“Yes.” Yuan Feng said, “We were just talking about palace dramas, he recommended another one to me, we were about to go to the living room to watch it, but then you came.”
“Palace dramas? He recommended them to you?” Li Ge obviously didn’t believe it.
Yuan Feng: “Yes, what’s wrong?”
Li Ge: “So you two usually talk about palace dramas? And watch them together?”
Yuan Feng: “Yes, Chen Shuo likes watching palace dramas, and I find them quite interesting too. My cousin even watches them with me at night, we just finished ‘Empresses in the Palace’.”
Li Ge: “…” He couldn’t associate that robotic Chen Shuo with palace dramas at all. So, the breakthrough was here?
Yuan Feng: “You should watch them too if you have time, they’re really interesting.”
How could Li Ge watch them? But thinking that this was a crucial breakthrough, if he watched the dramas and created a topic, this breakthrough would become the foundation for him and Chen Shuo to establish a physical relationship.
