Translator: Anne Noh
Xie Yan felt uncomfortable, extremely uncomfortable.
It was true that Shu Nian had came back just as he had wished for, continued to live next to his room just as he asked for and just like before, Shu Nian was still taking care of Xie Yan's trivial matters to satisfy all his unreasonable demands. Shu Nian was still docile, obedient to his command and respectful towards him just as before.
However, Xie Yan thought that something was amissed.
It was as if something wasn't the same anymore.
It was obviously the same dishes, cooked by the same person by using the same ingredients and procedures. However, it always taste like something was missing.
It was not like he couldn't eat it, but he just didn't get full.
Just like right now, he should have been sitting idly waiting for Shu Nian to bring out the coffee and snacks. However, when he vaguely looked at the silhouette that was moving in the kitchen, he suddenly felt a pang of hunger, and unexpectedly swallowed his saliva. He could not help but to ditch the principle of "a gentleman stay far away from the kitchen", and walked slowly to the kitchen.
The busy Shu Nian was standing facing away from him and his back was still lean as before. The simple sweater he wore seemed huge on his body. Shu Nian had cut his hair short just recently and his pale and slender neck could be seen whenever he bowed down his head.
"Xiao Nian."
Shu Nian was busy in the kitchen to bake for Xie Yan the "Young master Xie's special teatime," to even respond to Xie Yan. Thinking that Xie young master couldn't wait anymore, he hurriedly opened the oven and removed the baking tray from the oven.
"It's almost finish. Please wait for a while."
Xie Yan had always thought that Shu Nian was very pleasing to the eye, regardless of being thin and he was slightly hunched, or when his thin shoulder could be seen when he raised his hand to take something, or when he became shy when they made eye contact and he vaguely wanted to evade the contact made Xie Yan had the urge to touch him.
"Xiao Nian." Xie Yan's fingers became slightly itchy when he remembered that he hadn't touch Shu Nian for a very long time.
"It will finish soon, young master."
The coffee cake was allowed to cool quickly, then it was unmolded, and brushed with a mixture of syrup and rum. It was basically almost the same process.
"Oh it smells very appetizing." Xie Yan nonchalantly praised while extending his arms to hold Shu Nian firmly from behind.
It was a very common routine; at least it was a physical contact they used to have before. However, Shu Nian was startled and jumped away as if his whole body was scalded and even overturned the bowl containing the sugar.
The two of them froze. The sound of the ceramic bowl shattering on the floor was exceptionally loud and it reverberated in the kitchen. Xie Yan's face fell instantly and the extremely dark face could be compared to the bottom of a pot.
"So...sorry, young master." Shu Nian stuttered in embarrassment and pushed Xie Yan away, and hurriedly bent over to clean the powdered sugar on the floor. Xie Yan's livid expression made Shu Nian even more bewildered for quite a while, and had to smile apologetically, "It will finish soon. Please wait for a while."
Hence, Xie Yan left the kitchen with his dark face. Shu Nian hurriedly wiped his hands and quickly decorated the cake with roasted almonds and a new powdered sugar. Then he brought the cake out with the nicely brewed coffee, "Please enjoy your teatime young master.
Xie Yan pursed his lips angrily: "You should sit down too."
Xie Yan suddenly felt extremely frustrated. He finally realized the root of the problem that had happened just now — Shu Nian refused to let Xie Yan touched him!
It was definitely the reason as Shu Nian had avoided his embrace since the day he returned home, and the situation had escalated to this.
Shu Nian even carefully passed the cup of coffee so he wouldn't touch Xie Yan's fingers. It was polite and strange, completely different from before when he used to obediently let Xie Yan touched and hugged him as he pleased and curled on the sofa.
Of course, Xie Yan also understood that Shu Nian couldn't let him to embrace him like they used to do, in case his natural reaction could be discovered and he would be turned down. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if he could still be affectionate with Shu Nian?
However, Xie Yan was really in a bad mood.
As for the reason...
Xie Yan also didn't understand. Although it was his own command that Shu Nian should regard as if nothing ever happened and to never mention about that night. Shu Nian really never mentioned anything, and had a calm expression as if he had completely forgotten everything, yet he always avoided any physical contact from Xie Yan. Xie Yan really felt worried.
He even had an assumption as it looked like — Xie Yan was the one who was pitifully abandoned by Shu Nian.
Uh, okay. Xie Yan also knew that kind of thought was quite disgraceful although it was just an assumption!
Xie Yan glanced at the guy beside him. Shu Nian lowered his eyes as he poured the coffee and cut the Austrian coffee cake. Shu Nian was really thin. In Xie Yan's memory, it seemed like Shu Nian had always been thin, and his built wasn't that outstanding and it made him looked even more frail. It was no wonder that it was very comfortable to embrace Shu Nian.
Xie Yan involuntarily remembered the feeling of embracing Shu Nian when stared at him. The 30 years old man was very docile and has a small waist. He had a very clean taste and his ribs could be felt when his chest was touched. Oh, he would instinctively curled up when his chest was touched as he wanted to avoid the fingers that were caressing his chest, but couldn't escape and could only squirmed his body without making any sound as he let out a shy expression...
Xie Yan coughed twice and hurriedly brought the cup towards his lips and took a few sips. He took a magazine that he had tossed on the sofa and randomly flipped it opened as a cover up: "Xiao Nian, you should go and get ready.
"Yes."
Evening cocktail party was known as the industry's biggest party. Not only Xie Yan, but Shu Nian must also pay attention to his image even though he was just Xie Yan's personal attendant. It would be an embarrassment to show his face in that place if the things on his body was less than X hundred thousand.
Xie Yan's getting ready meant that Shu Nian should go and try on the new clothes. Shu Nian was very fortunate that the company would pay for his clothes to such occasions otherwise he would need to use his salary of several months to afford the things on his body.
Xie Yan always forgot the huge gap between their statuses; hence he often complained that Shu Nian was too thrifty and reserved. It was true that the two of them were living under the same roof for a long time and the servants had always called them "young master Shu and young master Xie," hence it was easy to overlook their differences. Fortunately, Shu Nian always remembered and held on to it tightly.
Xie Yan would inherit the entire Xie Company in the future, and Shu Nian was just a personal attendant who was treated slightly better than the maids in the mansion.
Both of them were completely different.
"Xiao Nian, you are so slow. Have you finished...yet?"
Xie Yan asked impatiently and he almost couldn't hear anything when he saw the scene in the room as the movement in the room halted and then the rustling sound continued hurriedly.
Shu Nian who was half naked was in an extremely awkward position as he clutched firmly onto his trouser that he had just taken off and in dilemma either he should cover himself or not. At the end, he had to turn his body and facing away from Xie Yan: "Almost...almost finished."
"...Oh" Xie Yan let a single word to show that he understood, but his feet and eyes were as if stuck and he couldn't pull it away.
Shu Nian was thin. His body obviously belongs to a man. However, Xie Yan didn't know why his throat would feel a little dry whenever he looked at Shu Nian.
What the hell. Although Shu Nian's legs are very long and his buttock is very beautiful...but, no matter what it was he was still a man.
"...Young master, you can wait outside."
"Oh..."
Xie Yan was fixated for a long time before he coughed twice and prepared to leave. He glanced at Shu Nian and seriously trying to explanation himself: "remember to lock the door when you change your clothes in the future.
Shu Nian smiled bitterly as he held tightly the trouser to cover his crotch: "Young master...you also know that my room door couldn't be locked. Please knock on the door before you enter in the future.
"Oh...Oh..." Xie Yan quickly fled as he had never been so embarrassed before.
What the hell. Both of them were men so what was the point of being embarrass even when he saw Shu Nian was only wearing an underwear?
It was not like he never saw it before.
Indeed. Humph...
However, truthfully speaking...
Xiao Nian having that kind of expression, hrmm...it was still...quite worth to see.
Indeed, Shu Nian is very thin without any muscle, but his limbs are slender and the skin is very firm. Hrmm......it looks......quite...... eatable......
Fuck! What was I'm thinking huh?!
It's not like Xie Yan never held a man before but there were only two words to illustrate that feeling — very stiff. What's good about it? It felt completely different when holding a woman as woman is soft. Xiao Nian is very tough, very lithe with a slim yet strong waist...
Huh......?
Quickly shaking his head to remove the vague idea of Xiao Nian was better than any woman to the outer space. Xie Yan turned pale and went back to the living room.
Please note that some part might be incorrect as I don't know how to translate it to English. Mistakes are bound to happen and corrections are very welcome.