Chapter 79: It’s a Proper Cohabitation… Don’t Forget to Bring Your Pillow
Liang Bo insisted on seeing Elder Yan downstairs and called a ride-hailing car for him before returning to the company to report to Uncle Guo.
Uncle Guo, who was in a good mood after finishing the phone call with his son, immediately asked upon seeing Liang Bo, “You studied law?”
Comrade Xiao Liang spoke the truth. “No… I was just bluffing him.”
Uncle Guo smiled. “You’re quite clever.”
“No, no, your Young Master Guo is even more clever.” Liang Bo smiled humbly. “My grandfather always said the most important thing in business is to have clear payments. For anything over fifty thousand, even if there’s no contract, you have to write a note. I figured if the elder is sincerely giving a gift, it wouldn’t be worth it if there’s a dispute over this in the future.”
“You’re right.” Uncle Guo nodded with a smile. ” I just sent you a red envelope; hurry and accept it.”
“No, no, you’re too kind. There’s no need for this. Besides, it’s what I should do. Even if I wasn’t a legal specialist, I’m still working for you and President Shou.”
Liang Bo looked embarrassed. He clicked on Feixun intending to return the red envelope to Uncle Guo, but after swiping open the chat window and seeing the word “Congratulations,” his eyes suddenly widened.
He was astonished—how did Uncle Guo find out so quickly?
Guo Ran teased with a smile, “Still calling him ‘President Shou’?”
Liang Bo reached up and scratched the back of his head with a sheepish laugh. “It was quite sudden… I didn’t think he would tell you.”
“It’s good. Why not say it?” Uncle Guo nodded, then followed up, “Did he let you mark him?”
Liang Bo shook his head sheepishly.
Uncle Guo gave him a comforting smile. “Don’t be impatient. Jiaxun has a very high psychological threshold for dating. Being able to take this step is already remarkable. And he’s under a lot of pressure lately; be a bit more tolerant.”
Liang Bo thought to himself: Yes, if it wasn’t because he was under a lot of pressure, he probably wouldn’t have taken ‘this step.’
But he immediately nodded to Guo Ran with a grin, making a promise and taking the liberty of changing the way he addressed Shou Jiaxun. “Uncle, don’t worry. I will definitely take good care of Jia Jia.”
Uncle Guo chuckled. “You’re a good kid. I’m most at ease with him dating you. Alright, go on to your work.”
Liang Bo accepted the red envelope and thanked him again, but he returned just as he reached the door. “Uncle, I want to ask for leave to go out for a bit.”
“What’s wrong?”
“That… hehe.” Liang Bo gave an embarrassed grin. “I sent Jia Jia’s clothes to the laundry this morning, and then he… he that… mainly if I don’t go back, he might not be able to leave the house.”
Uncle Guo burst into laughter. “Alright, I see. Go quickly.”
Shou Jiaxun had left a spare key to his house in the office. Liang Bo went to his place first to get clothes, then returned to his own home. By the time he went through all that and saw Shou Jiaxun, it was almost lunch time.
Liang Bo happily showed the red envelope to President Shou, who had finally put on pants. “Uncle is treating us to a big meal.”
Shou Jiaxun, however, looked indifferent and seemed to have no interest. “The big meal can wait. Let’s just grab something casual to eat. I have to go to court this afternoon.”
Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly sighed in complaint. “Sigh! I really… I haven’t even reached my ‘Zodiac Year’ yet, and I’m already ‘offending the Grand Duke Jupiter’.”
Liang Bo was stunned and followed up, “What’s the situation?”
Shou Jiaxun stood in the bathroom, fixing his hair in front of the mirror, and spoke to Liang Bo outside the door with a long sigh. “A new ‘Anti-Monopoly Regulation’ was issued this year. A few fruit sellers sued me and Guo Ran. These people are bored all day, bothering the price bureau and now bothering the judges. But it should be fine… anyway, it’s just a hassle.”
Liang Bo frowned along with him. “Going by yourself? I’ll accompany you.”
“No need; I made an appointment with a lawyer to go with me. You should still go back to the company. In case that person surnamed Yan comes back to annoy us, just kick them out one by one for me.”
As Shou Jiaxun spoke, he walked out of the bathroom, went to the bedroom to get his phone, watch, and car keys, still speaking with his back to Liang Bo. “Is your dad a neat freak? I’ll buy a new shirt to return to him.”
“No need…” Liang Bo followed behind him with a small, embarrassed laugh. “His house is full of these kinds of clothes; he won’t even know if a few go missing.”
Shou Jiaxun buckled his watch and got busy tying his tie, like a human spinning top whirring around everywhere, just not turning toward Liang Bo.
Thinking about how Guo Ran had just said he and Shou Jiaxun were “dating,” Liang Bo couldn’t help but smile bitterly. “It’s like a dream—turning a cold face as soon as you open your eyes.”
Shou Jiaxun settled all his gear, opened the wardrobe door to check himself once more in the full-length mirror, and after confirming there were no mistakes, he pulled a confident and appropriate smile and turned his head. “Liang Bo?”
“Mm?”
“If I go bankrupt one day and go back to selling fruit, you…”
“I’ll support you.” Liang Bo didn’t wait for him to finish before snatching the answer. “I won’t let you go bankrupt, and I won’t let you go back to selling fruit. Jia… Jia Jia, can I call you that?”
Shou Jiaxun’s brow furrowed and his mouth twisted as if he had been startled. He shook his head decisively. “Too mushy.”
But he quickly regained his smile. “Just call me ‘Jiaxun’ like Guo Ran does. Also, I won’t go bankrupt; my wealth fortune is very good.”
For a moment, Liang Bo didn’t know whether to smile with him or find a place to have a secret cry. Because Shou Jiaxun’s wealth and power seemed to be directly proportional to the difficulty of pursuing him.
Ultimately, he sighed and stepped forward, gently embracing his beloved from behind. “Jiaxun, you’re keeping yourself too tense. Actually, I don’t want to see you working this hard all the time.”
Shou Jiaxun tilted his head, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath of the mellow scent mixed with Alpha pheromones, teasing in a small voice, “The internet says it’s normal for the first few times to be a bit tight; it’ll get better after doing it more.”
Liang Bo pursed his lips and muffled a laugh. “Then let’s do it more… How about coming back to my place tonight too?”
“Forget it, I won’t come back.” Shou Jiaxun hung his head and shook it.
Liang Bo’s heart sank.
Shou Jiaxun hadn’t finished the previous sentence; he immediately followed up with, “My bed is bigger. Remember to buy a pillow and bring it over when you get off work.”
Liang Bo’s eyes suddenly widened. He asked in pleasant surprise, “Are you saying we can have a proper cohabitation?”
Shou Jiaxun’s face was full of disbelief. He looked up and pressed, “Is cohabitation still divided into ‘proper’ and ‘improper’? …What does improper cohabitation look like?”
Liang Bo felt like his mood today was like a piece of tripe in a hotpot—up and down.
One moment he was grieving over spring and autumn, the next moment he was overwhelmed by wild joy. He couldn’t help but shout out loud, “Woo-hoo!”
He suddenly picked Shou Jiaxun up and spun around three times on the spot. “I’ll go pack my things right now. Wait for me.”
Shou Jiaxun’s feet hit the ground, and he immediately grabbed his little boyfriend. “I’m in a hurry. Let’s go eat first; you can pack when you come back tonight.”
“Oh, oh, okay.” Xiao Liang was overjoyed. A layer of hot sweat broke out on the palm that held the young President Shou’s hand. If it weren’t because he was too tall and might hit the doorframe, he might not have been able to resist skipping out.
However, as soon as they left the building, Shou Jiaxun pulled his hand back. He was still in the “turning a corner” adaptation period for an Omega and couldn’t yet let himself confidently take on the role of a “little wife.”
Seeing Liang Bo’s silly smile as he tried to come over and put an arm around his waist, he quickly dodged two steps to the side. “Hey, I’m warning you—don’t be this mushy in broad daylight.”
Liang Bo was caught off guard by the lecture. His happy, infatuated smile froze on his face, and he let out a pathetic “Oh.” “Then, then… where are we going to eat?”
Translator’s Note: “Offending the Grand Duke Jupiter” (犯太岁) and “Zodiac Year” (本命年) are important concepts in Chinese culture. 🏮 Every 12 years (when it’s your animal year), you’re supposed to have bad luck and need to wear red! Shou Jiaxun is feeling the pressure of the lawsuit. Also, did you catch that? He invited Liang Bo to move in! No more “improper” sleepovers!
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