He Only Shows His True Colors in Front of Me : Chapter 25

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was the end of the month. Sheng Yannian looked at the date on his phone, feeling no particular emotion.

When Gu Yuanqiao left, he had only told him an approximate time, not the exact date of return. Yesterday was the end of the month, today was the end of the month, and tomorrow would still be the end of the month.

During the time Gu Yuanqiao was away, he had returned to his initial habit of shutting himself in the study to work as soon as he got home, and sometimes even spent the night at the company directly.

After nearly two months of noisy companionship with someone, the sudden quietness was somewhat hard to get used to.

Waking up from bed once again, he stared at the empty space beside him, recalling the morning after they had shared a bed.

That morning, due to his biological clock, his body showed signs of waking up. In a half asleep, half awake state, he felt as if he was holding something, similar to a life sized body pillow. Then he remembered he hadn’t slept alone last night, and his mind instantly cleared.

He removed his eye mask, squinted to adapt to the morning light in the room.

After falling asleep again, Gu Yuanqiao had no more sudden incidents, but he didn’t know when the two of them had rolled together. At present, his hand was wrapped around Gu Yuanqiao’s waist, the other’s face was against his chest, sleeping very peacefully. This was the second time Sheng Yannian had examined Gu Yuanqiao’s sleeping face, calm, steady, like a docile little animal.

After looking for a while, Sheng Yannian averted his gaze, preparing to get up, after all, breakfast today was for three people.

But as soon as he moved his hand, he seemed to sense something was off. The texture beneath his hand felt more like skin…?

Sheng Yannian’s expression froze for a moment. He slowly lifted his arm and pulled open the blanket, wanting to see what was going on.

Gu Yuanqiao’s originally loosely tied bathrobe had completely come undone during the night. His left shoulder was exposed in a large area. Because he was pressed tightly against him, he couldn’t see the “view” in front, but he could still tell that his arm was inside Gu Yuanqiao’s bathrobe.

“…” Fuck, Sheng Yannian cursed inwardly.

Sheng Yannian lowered his arm, intending to quietly withdraw his hand, but as soon as he moved, the person in his arms moved too, nuzzling his chest with his head and making dissatisfied grumbling sounds.

“…” This is going to be the death of me.

Later, Sheng Yannian closed his eyes, quickly pulled his hand out, then rapidly got out of bed and covered Gu Yuanqiao with the blanket, his movements flowing like water without a single pause. Then he went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Originally it was nothing, once something happened it passed. But for some reason, as Gu Yuanqiao’s business trip dragged on, his hands became increasingly itchy. Wanting to grab something, and every time he thought about it, the first thing that came to mind was Gu Yuanqiao’s waist.

“…Tsk.” Annoying.

“Does it feel like the boss’s atmospheric pressure has been a bit low these past few days?” Du Chunan had just come out of Sheng Yannian’s office and said to Lu Xinyu, who was half dead at her workstation.

“It’s the end of the month again, and it’s the last month of the quarter. Forget the boss, we’re all about to die.” Lu Xinyu was full of resentment.

“Is it because there’s not much work during the internship? I feel like I’m doing okay?”

“Ahhh, youth is truly wasted on the young.” Lu Xinyu looked at the energetic Du Chunan with envious exhaustion.

“Hey hey, that’s too exaggerated. You’re only four years older than me, okay?”

The two were speaking softly here, but they also noticed some commotion up ahead.

News spread quickly. Before they could ask anyone, they heard someone shout “President Gu is here!”

Then cheers of various sizes came from all directions. After all, in their eyes, President Gu meant afternoon tea. Delicious afternoon tea was simply a stimulant for their lifeless selves.

“Xinyu, is the President Gu they’re talking about the one you mentioned?” Thinking that the man she had been guessing about for over a month was about to appear, she felt a little nervous.

“Yes! That’s him! Oh my god, President Gu is finally back!” Lu Xinyu completely changed her previously half dead appearance, her eyes bursting with unprecedented passion. Whether it was excitement at seeing the CP reunited again or longing for afternoon tea, Du Chunan guessed the latter was more likely.

Du Chunan turned to look at Sheng Yannian’s office and found it hadn’t opened. The office faced the corridor directly, so Sheng Yannian couldn’t possibly not see what was happening now. That he hadn’t come out to greet him yet was very good, one point for the Sheng brothers.

The afternoon tea Gu Yuanqiao bought was all placed in the break room, so instantly, a large portion of the 30th floor’s present employees disappeared.

“Aren’t you going to get some?” Du Chunan asked Lu Xinyu beside her. She had heard that Gu Yuanqiao bought snacks according to headcount, so she naturally knew there wouldn’t be a portion for her.

“I’ll go later, it’s too crowded there. I’ll share half with you when I get it, hehe.” Lu Xinyu also knew that today’s afternoon tea likely didn’t include Du Chunan.

“Hehe, you’re the best~” Du Chunan feigned shyness.

From the elevator to the office corridor wasn’t particularly long, but it was enough for Du Chunan to take a good look.

The man was wearing a well fitted suit, standing tall and straight, with a smile on his face and gold rimmed glasses on his nose. Anyone who made eye contact with him would nod in acknowledgment.

Very polite, and from the afternoon tea gesture, it was clear he understood social etiquette very well.

Despite his flawless smile, she still sensed that powerful aura. Her intuition told her this man was even more difficult to deal with than Sheng Yannian.

The other’s appearance and physique were excellent, or rather, both fell somewhere between Sheng Yanqing and Sheng Yannian. But he was neither as gentle as Sheng Yanqing nor as aggressive as Sheng Yannian. He was the classic white cut black senior from novels. And Gu Yuanqiao also had a somewhat self righteous, aloof feeling, which was her least favorite type! One point for the brother.

Perhaps her expectations had been set too high. Looking at Gu Yuanqiao, who didn’t seem to have any particularly outstanding traits, Du Chunan pursed her lips, somewhat disappointed.

Just as Gu Yuanqiao was about to walk past her, while she was still internally complaining that he didn’t notice a new person like the brother did, she heard his voice.

“Hmm?” It was clearly just a very light utterance, yet Du Chunan caught it instantly in this noisy environment, impossible to ignore.

Du Chunan looked up toward her front left without any guard, their eyes meeting. The man’s smiling fox eyes stared at her, his light amber like pupils shimmering in the light.

Clearly not aggressive, yet it instinctively made one’s heart tremble, with an illusion of being seen through.

Du Chunan’s sixth sense sent out a not so pleasant alarm, but in reality she couldn’t even stand up from her chair. She was no different from a malfunctioning robot.

Gu Yuanqiao looked for a while, confirming he had never seen her before. He walked toward the girl, “Hello, I’m Gu Yuanqiao. Are you new? I don’t think I’ve seen you before.”

His words stirred the still air. Du Chunan looked as if she had returned to her senses, quickly standing up and introducing herself to Gu Yuanqiao,

“Hello, I’m Du Chunan, President Sheng’s intern secretary!”

“Haha, you don’t need to be nervous.” Gu Yuanqiao detected the girl’s emotions, “Do you like fruit tea?”

“Huh?” Du Chunan was somewhat at a loss.

“I bought afternoon tea for everyone, but I ordered based on past headcount, so I didn’t have time to prepare your portion for today’s afternoon tea.” Then Gu Yuanqiao lifted the insulated bag in his hand, “But I separately bought fruit tea. If you don’t mind, I can give you the fruit tea.”

“T, this is too much.” Du Chunan flushed red, not knowing what to do.

“It’s fine, I don’t like drinking fruit tea anyway. I just saw a buy one get one half off deal today and bought it on impulse.” Gu Yuanqiao wasn’t lying about this, except the one who bought the second cup was Wen Han.

“T, this…” Du Chunan was somewhat at a loss. No one had taught her how to refuse this kind of kindness!

But Gu Yuanqiao had already lowered his head, taken out the fruit tea, and placed it on Du Chunan’s desk, along with a box of small cream puffs.

Then he discovered the girl became even more at a loss.

“Haha,” Gu Yuanqiao chuckled lightly, “This box of cream puffs was a gift from the shop because I bought too much, but as a local viral shop, the taste should be good. If you really feel bad about it… then brew me a cup of black tea.”

“Okay!” At this point, Du Chunan couldn’t refuse anymore, “I’ll bring it to you later!”

“Then I’ll trouble you.” With that, he walked toward Sheng Yannian’s office.

Du Chunan stared blankly at Gu Yuanqiao’s back until the office door closed and she still hadn’t come back to her senses.

“Hey, hey!” Lu Xinyu, who had watched the entire scene from the side, bumped Du Chunan’s shoulder, “So? Not bad, right~”

Du Chunan of course knew what Lu Xinyu was asking. She looked at the afternoon tea on her desk, her heart warming slightly.

Although this might just be a small favor, many small things can reflect character. From that one conversation just now, Du Chunan’s favorable impression of Gu Yuanqiao rose sharply. But that was only toward the person himself.

A CP is two people after all. For now, she hadn’t seen the “interest” from Young President Sheng toward the other.

‘Could it be unrequited love?’ Du Chunan took a sip of fruit tea. Refreshing~

As soon as Gu Yuanqiao opened the office door, he saw Sheng Yannian working with full concentration, not even lifting his head, clearly knowing who had entered.

‘Putting on airs.’ Gu Yuanqiao showed nothing on his face but smiled inwardly.

He walked over and placed the insulated bag on the desk.

“What?” Sheng Yannian moved his gaze to the bag.

“Fruit tea and cream puffs.” Gu Yuanqiao tossed the items to the other and walked toward the sofa, sitting down and relaxing against it.

The first conversation between the two after a month apart ended just like that, neither salty nor bland, no different from usual. As if they hadn’t been out of contact for a month.

But there were always restless, heated factors jumping in the air, as if they could ignite at any moment. So Gu Yuanqiao increased the distance between them, restraining his impulses.

The slightly cool fruit tea went down his throat, reducing some of the dryness in his mouth. The faint fruit fragrance lingered in his nose, clearing Sheng Yannian’s mind considerably.

Sheng Yannian took a cream puff and bit down. The crisp, soft skin cracked, and the sweet cream inside rushed out to fill his mouth, even spilling a bit onto his lips.

‘Too soft…’ Sheng Yannian’s tongue swept over his canine teeth, unsatisfied with the texture of this snack.

On the other side, Gu Yuanqiao also occasionally glanced toward Sheng Yannian. When he saw a bit of cream on Sheng Yannian’s lips, his eyes darkened. Then when he saw Sheng Yannian extend his tongue to lick away that whitish foam, he completely clenched his jaw.

After a while, he forced himself to look away.

Although buying vanilla flavored cream puffs had indeed involved some selfish motives from the start, he had somewhat overestimated his self control. One more time, he thought, and he would lose control.

So when Du Chunan came in with the brewed black tea, what she saw was this scene: Gu Yuanqiao sitting on the sofa with an unhappy expression, staring at the table as if enduring something. And her boss was leisurely tasting afternoon tea, if you could ignore that gaze capable of killing someone.

“…” This, this was definitely after an argument, right?

The tense atmosphere made her break out in a cold sweat, deeply afraid she would break this strange balance and become cannon fodder tragically killed in the crossfire between two big shots.

But fortunately, she walked out of the office completely intact.

The moment she stepped out, she took a deep breath of fresh air. She became doubtful of Lu Xinyu’s “that kind of vibe.” Could “fighting on the bed until it breaks” not be a hint but a live broadcast?

Inside the office, the brief ceasefire between the two due to Du Chunan’s appearance just now returned to a standoff the moment it was just the two of them again.

There were four cream puffs in the box. When there was one left, Sheng Yannian took the box and walked up to Gu Yuanqiao, placing what he held on the table, then sat on it himself.

Gu Yuanqiao still stared at the desktop in front of him, ignoring Sheng Yannian who was diagonally in front of him.

The distance between the two was neither far nor near. The steam rising from the black tea made both feel stifled.

“Aren’t you eating? The cream puff.” After a while, Sheng Yannian spoke.

“You eat it, I don’t like sweets.” Gu Yuanqiao glanced at the cream puff and said flatly.

“This place doesn’t make them too sweet…” As if to be more persuasive, Sheng Yannian continued, “The cream isn’t greasy either.”

“…” Gu Yuanqiao didn’t respond, but Sheng Yannian saw his Adam’s apple move slightly.

“Want a taste?” Sheng Yannian picked up the cream puff and held it to Gu Yuanqiao’s mouth.

The fragrance of the cream puff slowly drifted toward Gu Yuanqiao’s nose. He stared at the cream puff close at hand, and those well defined, bony hands holding it.

The two remained in stalemate for a while, each wondering if the other would take the bait.

Finally, Gu Yuanqiao moved. He reached out, not to take the cream puff at his mouth, but to open his palm and place it beneath Sheng Yannian’s hand holding the cream puff. Then he leaned forward, opening his mouth wide to bite that last cream puff.

The cream puff was quite large. Gu Yuanqiao opened his mouth to its maximum and only managed to wrap around three quarters of it. His mouth closed subconsciously, and so the cream burst out. The sweet cream he hadn’t tasted in a long time made him frown.

Sheng Yannian stared unblinkingly the entire time. Seeing the cream overflow, he used his finger to push the remaining cream puff outside into his mouth too. The puff skin was very thin, and with a press it broke, so when he withdrew his finger, cream was also on it.

Sheng Yannian put his finger to his mouth, extending his tongue to lick the cream clean. He saw Gu Yuanqiao’s cheeks bulging somewhat unaccustomedly chewing, some white cream dots stuck on the corner of his mouth and around his upper lip, and some had dripped onto the palm that had been beneath his hand just now.

After Gu Yuanqiao swallowed the cream puff in his mouth, he didn’t waste anything either, raising his palm to lick away the cream on it.

“Is it good?” Sheng Yannian seemed to have moved a bit closer to Gu Yuanqiao.

“Not bad.” Gu Yuanqiao raised his eyes, scanning Sheng Yannian. The other also seemed to be enduring, his pupils frighteningly dark, as if seeing a piece of fat meat but not knowing how to take a bite.

So, he decided to show the other a “clear path.”

Gu Yuanqiao suddenly leaned forward, grabbing Sheng Yannian’s tie and pulling it back. Sheng Yannian, caught off guard, fell onto Gu Yuanqiao, his hand promptly bracing against the sofa back behind him.

The distance between the two shortened considerably, their noses brushing against each other faintly.

“What is President Gu doing?” Sheng Yannian’s gaze settled on Gu Yuanqiao’s lips.

“Hmm…” Gu Yuanqiao chuckled lightly, “President Sheng, I don’t really like eating cream.”

“…”

The words weren’t a rebuke, more like an excuse. Wrapping intense desire in a fragile layer of sugar coating. It was no different from plugging one’s ears while stealing a bell.

Sheng Yannian didn’t hesitate further. He lowered his head and captured Gu Yuanqiao’s lips, using his tongue to lick away that bit of cream.

The soft, tender lip flesh made his teeth itch, but in the end he only restrained himself to light licks, then let go.

He looked at Gu Yuanqiao’s ever smiling eyes. The glasses frames, very obstructive.

“Is it good?” This time it was Gu Yuanqiao asking.

“Not bad…” Sheng Yannian murmured. He went to lightly kiss Gu Yuanqiao’s lips again. Completely unconcerned about sitting on Gu Yuanqiao’s legs, his hand also slipped into Gu Yuanqiao’s suit jacket, caressing through a thin white shirt.

After a month apart, the two felt each other’s trembling, and that breath that didn’t belong to themselves.

‘Not enough, far from enough…’ This feeling, it was addictive.

“Take off the glasses.” Sheng Yannian couldn’t endure it first. He lightly bit the lip in his mouth, speaking in almost a breathy voice toward Gu Yuanqiao.

“Don’t bite.” Gu Yuanqiao still had some rationality. He didn’t want to walk out of the office with broken lips.

“Hurry.” Sheng Yannian turned a deaf ear, the hand gripping his waist also using some strength.

Gu Yuanqiao raised his hand and removed his glasses. The moment he placed them on the sofa, Sheng Yannian’s possessiveness was fully revealed.

He unhesitatingly pried open Gu Yuanqiao’s lips and teeth, his tongue driving straight in, ruthlessly depriving that bit of air. The hand gripping his waist also used all its strength, his large palm rubbing and caressing back and forth on both sides of the waist, even the trembling was suppressed.

Gu Yuanqiao was not to be outdone either. One hand circled around Sheng Yannian’s neck, the other grabbing Sheng Yannian’s hair and pressing down, as if no matter how close they pressed together it wasn’t enough.

The two tongues intertwined, neither letting the other go. Like fighters in a life or death struggle, giving their all, only attacking without defending, fighting from one city to another.

The gradually depleting oxygen didn’t make the two relax. Instead, the excessively high heart rate made them even more excited, adrenaline surged wildly, desire still expanding, as if it would explode the next second.

“Ha…ha…” After who knows how long, the two released each other, panting heavily.

Gu Yuanqiao’s shirt was already wrinkled from being kneaded, and Sheng Yannian’s hair at the back was also grabbed into a mess.

They looked at each other. This battle had not yet concluded. Their eyes were clear, but they both knew that whether it was themselves or the other, they had already gone mad.

Very默契, neither asked, and they kissed again.

The kiss was still intense, chaotic, filled with possession and brutality.

He must conquer and mark with his own imprint, letting everyone know that the other was his possession, and no one could covet them!

In many moments, they forcefully wanted to merge the other into their own flesh and blood, entangled until even their souls began to tremble.

Sheng Yannian felt unfamiliar, whether it was himself or Gu Yuanqiao.

He lost his rationality, no longer suppressing himself, not caring about everything that had happened in the past, nor thinking about the future after it ended.

He vented his emotions, wanting to vent all the endurance of over a month.

Sheng Yannian felt that the person he was kissing was important, because he wanted to possess the other, all his loss of control came from him. But occasionally flashing rationality told him that the other might not be important, because he only wanted to possess.

Desire overwhelmed him. The other could be anyone, as long as he could vent.

But he didn’t want to be intimate with a “stranger.”

Sheng Yannian left Gu Yuanqiao, his forehead against the other’s forehead, breathing lowly. The desire in Gu Yuanqiao’s eyes remained, still carrying seduction and provocation.

Yes, Gu Yuanqiao perhaps cared even less about who this “other” was.

Thinking this, Sheng Yannian’s hand pinching Gu Yuanqiao’s waist used more force.

“Mm…” The pain made Gu Yuanqiao let out a muffled groan. He still stared at Sheng Yannian’s slightly parted lips, “Sheng Yannian, too hard…”

“Say it again.” In an instant, the restlessness was mostly swept away. Sheng Yannian turned his head to lick and toy with Gu Yuanqiao’s earlobe, “Gu Yuanqiao, say it again.”

The tickling sensation made Gu Yuanqiao shrink back. Although he didn’t understand, he still said it,

“Sheng Yannian, pinch lighter.”

“Okay.” Sheng Yannian chuckled lowly, relaxing the force in his hand.

Sheng Yannian took Gu Yuanqiao’s earlobe into his mouth, teasing with the tip of his tongue. Only when the person beneath him was trembling and gripping his shoulder did he let go.

He went down from the ear, kissing Gu Yuanqiao’s side neck, jaw, and corner of lips. He kissed very lightly, completely different from the fierce kiss just now.

Seemingly sensing the other’s different emotion, Gu Yuanqiao also relaxed his body, slowly leaning back against the sofa back. The dragonfly touching water like kisses made his heart tremble, as if something was about to break out of its shell from within his heart.

He was somewhat afraid.

Like the weather in summer that had just experienced a downpour, the air became humid, sticky. With every kiss from Sheng Yannian, Gu Yuanqiao felt like it was going to rain again.

Sheng Yannian also didn’t know why he was being so gentle. “Gentle” was not a word applicable to him and Gu Yuanqiao. It was just that an emotion called “longing” emerged in his heart like bamboo shoots after rain, so his body moved before he did.

Yes, longing, Sheng Yannian thought strangely.

He gently pressed his forehead against Gu Yuanqiao’s forehead, staring into Gu Yuanqiao’s eyes. Just a few months ago, he had still very much disliked these eyes filled with false sentiment, but now, he hoped these eyes would keep looking at him.

Sheng Yannian admitted that during this month he sometimes thought of Gu Yuanqiao, though not frequently, but indeed he did. In many late nights just after finishing work, and at the dining table with one less set of cutlery in the morning, and the afternoon tea he hadn’t had in a long time.

He extended one hand, using his fingertips to lightly trace the lips he had just kissed. He suddenly discovered with sorrow that the other had entered his life without his knowledge. The time wasn’t long, the weight wasn’t large, but it had truly left some indelible marks.

He didn’t know what would happen if he continued to let things go, but being looked at by these eyes, he couldn’t leave.

Could it be that men are truly animals easily dominated by desire? Or does Gu Yuanqiao really know witchcraft, having cast a spell on him?

“What are you thinking?” Gu Yuanqiao saw Sheng Yannian’s increasingly watery eyes and lightly broke the silence. The other’s appearance was as if he were the heartless one.

“Gu Yuanqiao…” Sheng Yannian couldn’t answer, so he could only murmur the other’s name. Saying it once, kissing once. He pecked at Gu Yuanqiao’s lips, his words like nightly whispers.

The various emotions in his words left Gu Yuanqiao at a loss, deeply shallow longing that he couldn’t respond to. His heart ached dully.

“E, enough…” His face was red, his voice somewhat trembling.

Sheng Yannian stopped at the sight of Gu Yuanqiao, who clearly hadn’t been done anything excessive to, yet the corners of his eyes were red. He raised his head again to kiss the other’s eye corners and eyelashes.

“D, don’t kiss anymore!” Gu Yuanqiao raised his hand to block Sheng Yannian’s lips that wanted to continue. His heart was so chaotic he didn’t even have time to conceal the panic in the depths of his eyes. This, this wasn’t right… it shouldn’t be like this…

Sheng Yannian was so close, he couldn’t possibly not see it. He took this as a signal of rejection, extremely dissatisfied in his heart. He grabbed Gu Yuanqiao’s wrist and pressed it behind him,

“Don’t reject me!” Sheng Yannian said fiercely to Gu Yuanqiao, “Or I’ll bite you!”

“…” The completely non threatening words made Gu Yuanqiao freeze, and precisely because of this his strange emotions were interrupted, gradually “clearing up.”

“Are you a dog? Biting people at every turn?” Gu Yuanqiao said expressionlessly.

“…You care!” The romantic atmosphere was instantly broken, Sheng Yannian gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

“Then are you still kissing?” Gu Yuanqiao moved his legs, bouncing the person sitting on him, “If not, get down. You’re heavy as hell.”

“Kiss, why wouldn’t I kiss? Haven’t seen you for a month, I need to check if President Gu’s kissing skills have regressed.”

“If we’re checking, it should be me checking you, right, President Sheng?” Gu Yuanqiao didn’t move, waiting for Sheng Yannian to take the initiative to kiss him.

“That works too,” Sheng Yannian said indifferently, his hand holding Gu Yuanqiao’s waist moving ambiguously, “Aren’t you going to check anything else, President Gu?”

“Hmm…” Gu Yuanqiao circled his arms around Sheng Yannian’s neck again, smiling naturally and calmly, “That can be checked when we go back tonight, don’t you think, Young President Sheng?”

“Heh…” Sheng Yanqing chuckled lightly and kissed the lips before him.

The two lips entwined, lacking the initial invasion, adding a trace of lingering affection.

Gu Yuanqiao released his strength, no longer fighting against Sheng Yannian as at the start of the kiss, but handing the initiative to the other. He intentionally or unintentionally followed Sheng Yannian’s rhythm.

Sheng Yannian timed it and released to let Gu Yuanqiao breathe, also letting out the low pant that didn’t have time to be swallowed.

Gu Yuanqiao was kissed until his entire body went soft, his neck leaning back against the sofa back, while Sheng Yannian took the opportunity to press down and kiss him, sucking his tongue, until even the root of his tongue went numb.

The sticky, mushy kiss made both feel comfortable.

“Ha…mm…ha…” After being released, Gu Yuanqiao panted with red eyes. A thin layer of water mist before his eyes made Sheng Yannian appear with double images.

The prolonged intimate contact made both involuntarily have reactions to varying degrees, but both tacitly didn’t mention it.

Sheng Yannian’s hand roamed restlessly over Gu Yuanqiao’s shirt, going up along the spine, kneading those two scapulae. Gu Yuanqiao was kneaded until he arched his waist. Even without looking, Sheng Yannian knew it was a very beautiful arc.

Sheng Yannian buried his face into Gu Yuanqiao’s shoulder and neck, restraining yet greedily smelling the scent on the other’s body, or rather, the scent he had left behind.

Their movements were truly too large, their suits already wrinkled. Needless to say Gu Yuanqiao’s shirt beneath the jacket, if it weren’t for shirt stays, the clothes would have long come out.

Gu Yuanqiao’s suit jacket didn’t have many buttons. Sheng Yannian unbuttoned them while the other wasn’t paying attention. He got up and found it was indeed as he had thought, not a single piece was flat. But when his gaze swept over Gu Yuanqiao’s chest, he was somewhat surprised.

Very obvious two points protruding, straining against the shirt. And the owner of this body was looking at him in confusion, completely unaware his weakness was exposed.

Sheng Yannian swallowed. Gu Yuanqiao also immediately reacted, following the other’s gaze downward. In one glance, he understood the other’s reaction, and immediately grabbed his suit jacket to cover it.

But Sheng Yannian didn’t give him this chance. His wrist was immediately grabbed. The force was great, he couldn’t break free in one try.

“…” Gu Yuanqiao took a deep breath, but in Sheng Yannian’s eyes this was a silent invitation.

Sheng Yannian raised his eyes to look at Gu Yuanqiao. There was warning in the other’s eyes, but also faint anticipation.

This made Sheng Yannian feel the fire below his waist burn even stronger.

Sheng Yannian leaned down, his mouth getting closer and closer to one of the small protrusions. For a moment, both slowed their breathing, their hearts pounding like drums, beating until one felt dizzy.

They both knew what would happen if this continued, but one didn’t ask out loud, the other didn’t call stop. Each let the flame that had ignited from the first meeting dance at the edge of losing control.

Only a month apart, and desire was so hard to stop? Or was the source of that crazy storm not merely desire?

Knock knock knock. Just as Sheng Yannian was about to touch it, a knocking sound came.

The abrupt noise brought both their thoughts back. Gu Yuanqiao let out a breath of relief.

Sheng Yannian got up and buried his face back into Gu Yuanqiao’s neck, somewhat petulantly unwilling to get up.

“Get up, someone’s here.” Gu Yuanqiao shrugged his shoulders.

“…” Sheng Yannian nuzzled his head, playing dead like a scoundrel.

Gu Yuanqiao was “angered” into laughter, somewhat helpless, “Be good, go open the door first.”

“…”

“We’ll kiss more later, okay?” Gu Yuanqiao coaxed, making a promise.

“President Sheng, may I come in?” Du Chunan outside the door, seeing no response for a long time, spoke sheepishly.

“…” Hearing who it was, Sheng Yannian thought of something and became even more unwilling to get up.

“It seems to be your newly recruited intern secretary.”

“…I still want to eat cream puffs.” Suddenly, Sheng Yannian came out with something out of nowhere.

“Hmm?” Gu Yuanqiao was stunned for a moment, but something suddenly flashed through his mind. He feigned distress, “But they’re already finished. The last one was fed to you by you.”

“Du Chunan still has some.” Sheng Yannian’s voice was muffled. Listening carefully, there was even some grievance.

“Pfft…” Gu Yuanqiao couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud, “You, the CEO of Sheng An Group, fighting with a little girl over food. Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”

“Those were originally mine!” Sheng Yannian played shamelessly. He clearly saw Gu Yuanqiao take that box of cream puffs out of the bag that belonged to him, “And she’s only two years younger than me, not little anymore.”

“Hahahaha okay,” Gu Yuanqiao listened to the other’s nitpicking and was amused, “That box was just a free gift. I bought other flavors and had Wen Han take them back first. I’ll have him bring them over after work.”

“Really?”

“Really.” Gu Yuanqiao said helplessly, “Hurry up and open the door for the little girl.”

“Fine.” Sheng Yannian pouted and got up from Gu Yuanqiao.

Sheng Yannian tidied his clothes, and only after waiting for Gu Yuanqiao to finish tidying did he let the person at the door come in.

“President Sheng, President Gu.” As soon as Du Chunan pushed open the door, she found both people in the office gathered at the sofa area.

Her own boss, aside from the obstructive gaze toward her and slightly messy hair, had nothing unusual. But Gu Yuanqiao sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed seemed somewhat off.

His suit was noticeably more wrinkled than at the start, and there were a few loose strands on his forehead. His gold rimmed glasses were gone, those smiling eyes still had some redness at the corners. She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but his lips also seemed somewhat swollen.

Had the two just finished fighting? Only the atmosphere felt somewhat different from the last time?

Du Chunan showed nothing on her face but wondered inwardly. She also planned to take another good look.

But soon, her view was blocked by someone. Only then did she realize she seemed to have left Sheng Yannian out in the cold.

“P, President Sheng.” Du Chunan laughed dryly. Sure enough, Sheng Yannian’s face was already dark.

“What is it?”

“The finance department has a document that needs your signature.” Du Chunan opened the document and handed it over.

While Sheng Yannian was reviewing the document, Du Chunan wanted to take another look at Gu Yuanqiao. Unfortunately, Sheng Yannian was like a wall.

In the end, she left the office without seeing Gu Yuanqiao’s face again.

President Sheng’s positioning just now should have been a coincidence, right? She muttered inwardly.

Once the person left, Gu Yuanqiao also fumbled back to put on his glasses, assuming an air of calm composure.

“President Gu is truly charming. Just one meeting and you have a little girl thinking about you constantly!” Sheng Yannian turned around, speaking sarcastically to Gu Yuanqiao.

Gu Yuanqiao didn’t respond to Sheng Yannian’s sour words. He picked up the black tea, blew on it a few times, and took a sip.

“How is this little secretary’s ability?”

“Not bad, what do you want?” Sheng Yannian replied alertly. It couldn’t be that he suddenly wanted to play the role of a talent scout, right? “You want her to be your secretary?”

Gu Yuanqiao cast a baffled look at Sheng Yannian, “My secretaries are already at full capacity.”

“Then why are you suddenly asking?”

“Hmm…” Gu Yuanqiao drank the hot tea, recalling the wariness in Du Chunan’s eyes when she first interacted with him. That was a keen perception of danger. He rarely encountered someone who was guarded against him from the first meeting.

“I just think her sixth sense is quite good.” Gu Yuanqiao smiled lightly, leaving a meaningful remark.

“…Her?” Sheng Yannian’s mind went blank for a moment, then he thought of that not so pleasant misunderstanding with the other, somewhat at a loss for words.

But Gu Yuanqiao didn’t intend to continue discussing this matter.

“Shall we get off work early today?” Gu Yuanqiao raised his hand to look at his watch.

“Sure.” Sheng Yannian agreed. He knew that was the other’s invitation. Even if Gu Yuanqiao didn’t say it, he had been thinking the same.

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Gu: Are you a dog?

Sheng: I’m a wolf

Gu: You’re a dog

Sheng: …I’m a wolf

Gu: You’re a dog! (glare)

Sheng: …Woof

Author’s Note

Sorry (holding back laughter) when I wrote President Gu asking Young President Sheng if he’s a dog, this dialogue randomly popped into my brain.

Stupid brain, stop thinking stupid brain