Chapter 23 Part 2:
Determined to Fuck, Shameless (Part 2/2)
So he immediately asked Yuan Feng what the palace drama Chen Shuo had just recommended was called. After noting down the title, he stood up to leave.
“Leaving again?” Yuan Feng also stood up, “You haven’t been here long, and it’s almost time for dinner, stay and eat.”
Li Ge paused, changing his mind. He had been suffering for so many days, he had to make Chen Shuo suffer too. Let him stay in the bathroom if he dared.
In the guest bathroom, Chen Shuo leaned against the wall, vaguely hearing the sounds outside. Yuan Feng and Li Ge had come out of the study, talking and laughing, but he couldn’t hear what they were saying.
This wasn’t Jinxi Bay, and it wasn’t close to his apartment.
He would stay for lunch, watch some TV with Yuan Feng afterwards, then Yuan Feng would take a nap, and he would stay in the study to prepare for lessons. This had been his repetitive and stable life for a while, making him feel at ease and relaxed.
A knock came on the door. Chen Shuo turned to look at the door.
“Assistant Chen, are you done? I need to use the restroom too.” Li Ge counted in his head. The door opened in less than two seconds, faster than he had expected.
Chen Shuo met Li Ge’s eyes, their gazes colliding in the air.
The little assistant was expressionless, a robot again. Li Ge originally wanted to tease him, asking if he was hiding from him by occupying the restroom, but the time wasn’t right.
He put on a gentlemanly act, smiling at Chen Shuo, “It’s been a long time. I almost didn’t recognize you when you came over last time, I only remembered after I got home.”
Chen Shuo calmly looked away, stepping aside to let him pass.
Li Ge stared at Chen Shuo’s back, the smile on his lips deepening.
Today the house was lively, and Yuan Feng was thinking they could all sit down and watch television together. As a result, Chen Shuo suddenly had something to do and had to go home, skipping lunch. Li Ge was leaving right after eating, saying he had something to do at the company.
“I’m the only one bored out of his mind,” Yuan Feng muttered.
Li Ge had sharp ears. After hearing him, he said: “Brother-in-law, I’ll come over again after your class this afternoon to share something interesting with you, a little secret about your man.”
“…” Yuan Feng’s curiosity was piqued, “What little secret?”
Li Ge: “Come, let’s add each other on WeChat first.”
Yuan Feng: “I’ll go get my phone!”
Outside the car window, the cold wind howled, and the air inside the car was also bone-chilling. Chen Shuo didn’t start the car, didn’t turn on the air conditioning, and just sat in the cold space, scrolling through his recent WeChat conversations with Yu Rui.
From beginning to end, the topic always revolved around Li Ge.
In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. When He Yan returned home, he first heard Yuan Feng’s cheerful laughter, followed by another punchable voice.
Li Ge: “Not only did he snatch my toys, he did plenty of bad things. I remember now, he even played house with a little girl. Right, Aunt?”
Min Lanying: “That’s right, it’s been over twenty years in a flash, and that little girl is married now.”
“The two of them played husband and wife, holding a toy doll, putting the baby to sleep together.” Li Ge continued to dish the dirt on He Yan, “I asked to join, but he thought I was trying to steal his wife and told me to get lost and go home.”
“Hahaha!” Yuan Feng asked while laughing, “He could even play with girls? I don’t believe it.”
“Why would I lie to you, it’s true—” Catching sight of the man standing at the dining room entrance out of the corner of his eye, Li Ge changed the subject, “Delicious, this hairtail fish is really delicious. Brother-in-law, you should try some. I heard hairtail fish is very nourishing during pregnancy.”
“I’ve eaten some.” Yuan Feng, engrossed in the story, didn’t notice the man behind him at all and pressed Li Ge, “What else did he play with that little girl?”
“Well…” Li Ge feigned difficulty, “I suggest you ask him yourself tonight.”
Yuan Feng: “He definitely won’t tell me.”
Li Ge didn’t actually want to freeload this meal; it was all about getting on good terms with Yuan Feng. If he didn’t dish some dirt on his cousin, how could he get close? It was all for the sake of winning over the little assistant surnamed Chen, a must-fuck!
As soon as the meal was over, he quickly slipped away.
Two days later, Yuan Feng had a new tutor. The new Teacher Li was a “sea turtle” who had studied abroad, eagerly offering to teach him English. It was just elementary school knowledge, but such a grand effort made him feel very embarrassed.
“Brother-in-law, I stayed up last night to make a test paper for you. It’s not difficult, give it a try.” Li Ge handed a randomly printed test paper to Yuan Feng. “If you don’t know an answer, just leave it blank. I’ll teach you after the test.”
The playboy suddenly pulled this stunt, bringing a test paper to take over the English lesson. Chen Shuo was already speechless, sitting silently to the side, contemplating life.
Thinking about it, he was still worried about Yuan Feng. He glanced at the English fill-in-the-blank questions on the paper and almost couldn’t keep a straight face.
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How____you?
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____New Year!
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This is____apple.
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What colour……
This unreliable guy, fooling people like this.
“Thanks.” Yuan Feng took the test paper, wondering why Li Ge was giving him a test as soon as he arrived. Forget it, the teacher was doing it for his own good, he should just focus on the questions.
As he buried his head in the paper, he didn’t notice the strange atmosphere between the two teachers beside him.
When Yuan Feng was in class, Chen Shuo was even more focused than him, and his phone was usually on silent. It wasn’t until a phone was held in front of him, the screen displaying a text message interface, the recipient being “Assistant Chen,” with a text in the right-hand dialog box, that he noticed.
“It was wrong of me to kiss you that time, it was really too much. I apologize for my sexual harassment, I’m sorry, I really like you.”
The study was exceptionally quiet, with only the “rustling” sound of the pen tip on paper. Yuan Feng was seriously doing the test, even though it was a perfunctory one made by Li Ge, he wasn’t being careless, completely unaware that the test paper represented Li Ge’s arrogance.
Because he was arrogant, he was shameless.
Chen Shuo looked down on Li Ge. He silently brushed away the intrusive arm without giving Li Ge a single glance.
A few seconds later, the phone was held out again, and Li Ge sent another “I’m sorry.” He brushed it away again, and the phone was held out again.
After this went back and forth seven or eight times, Chen Shuo stood up directly. Seeing Yuan Feng turn to look at him, he said, “You continue writing, I’m going to the restroom.”
After Chen Shuo left, Li Ge acted as if nothing had happened.
“Li Ge,” Yuan Feng called.
Li Ge: “Brother-in-law, what is it? Is there a question you don’t know?”
Yuan Feng: “No, the questions you gave are too easy, can you make it a bit more difficult? I think it’s better to have Chen Shuo teach me, he’s better at making questions than you.”
“…” Li Ge couldn’t keep his face, and at the same time, his competitive spirit was aroused, “He’s better than me? You wait, I’ll make it more difficult for you later, I’ll check it after you’re done.”
Yuan Feng: “Okay, that test is quite complicated, I’ll need to rest for half a month after I’m done, your cousin won’t let me study. You can take your time preparing, no rush.”
Half a month… Li Ge calculated, in half a month it would be New Year’s, what a great day, a bang to start the new year. How could he not see Chen Shuo?
He was counting on this half a month to cultivate their relationship, and now it was ruined.
As Li Ge had thought, things really did go downhill. No matter how he apologized, Chen Shuo ignored him. He thought about going to his door to apologize, but felt it was inappropriate. What if Chen Shuo took leave and went out of town again and didn’t come back?
He couldn’t afford any trouble at this critical moment.
After half a month of peace and quiet, Chen Shuo’s vacation wasn’t very restful. Fortunately, Yuan Feng’s amniocentesis results were good, the baby was healthy, and there were no chromosomal abnormalities.
After lunch, he was about to go to the hospital to pick up the report for He Yan and deliver it to Yuan Feng. Just as he left the apartment building, he ran into Li Ge.
Seeing Chen Shuo, Li Ge had to admire himself. He was so fucking patient, who in the world had such self-control? Even a monk wasn’t as strong as him.
He greeted him with a smile, “Where are you going?”
He was met with a cold look. In this dead of winter, it was so cold that Li Ge wanted to curse, wanted to vent his frustration. On one hand, he was angry at Chen Shuo for being uncooperative, on the other hand, he was angry at himself for being so damn desperate. Did he really have to have a taste of this?
He really did.
Chen Shuo ignored Li Ge, but his arm was suddenly grabbed.
“I’ve apologized to you more than thirty times, right? What are you still sulking about?” Li Ge suppressed his temper and said, “It was just a kiss, is it that big of a deal?”
In broad daylight, the area in front of the apartment was bustling with cars and people. Chen Shuo, mindful of his surroundings, stared at Li Ge with a cold expression, “Let go, I have something to do.”
Yuan Feng had just gotten his test results, so Li Ge guessed where Chen Shuo was going. He released Chen Shuo’s arm and chuckled, “I was just about to go to Yuan Feng’s place, give me a ride.”
“I can’t.” Chen Shuo refused and walked away directly.
Li Ge followed, starting with the breakthrough, “The palace drama you like, ‘War and Beauty,’ I’ve finished it. The emperor’s performance was quite good. If you ask me, men shouldn’t get involved in women’s affairs.”
Chen Shuo walked forward silently.
Fucking impervious to reason. Li Ge became angry and said, “Men should be with men, like us.” Seeing Chen Shuo suddenly stop, he asked, “What’s wrong?”
Having been harassed intermittently for several months, his life severely affected, Chen Shuo didn’t know what else he could do, how to escape this predicament. If killing wasn’t illegal, he really wanted to kill Li Ge, even if it meant facing retribution and going to hell.
Chen Shuo stared at the 24-hour convenience store across the street, pondering for a moment, then suddenly said, “I’m a bit thirsty, go to the convenience store and buy me a bottle of water.”
Li Ge was momentarily surprised, then took out a can of hot drink from his coat pocket and handed it to Chen Shuo, “You see, we’re really in sync. I just came from there and specifically bought this to warm your hands. It’s your fault for making me angry just now, I forgot to give it to you.”
“…” Chen Shuo glanced at it but didn’t take it, “I don’t drink hot drinks.”
“Sigh…” Li Ge sighed, “Where else would you find someone as considerate as me? I’m telling you, you won’t find a man as good as me even if you search with a lantern.”
“…” Chen Shuo felt disgusted, not understanding what nonsense Li Ge was talking about. He saw Li Ge take out another can of drink from his other coat pocket.
Li Ge stared at Chen Shuo’s expressionless handsome face, his tone no longer deliberately pleasing, “I was afraid you wouldn’t drink hot drinks, so I got you both a cold and a hot one. I also ordered a bouquet of flowers for you in my car. As long as you’re willing to be with me, I’ll definitely treat you well.”
Chen Shuo stared directly at the seemingly decent Li Ge, speaking only after a few seconds, “I really want to kill you.”
