☆、Chapter 18
As Rong Xuan exited the elevator, the first thing that he caught sight of, was a black tuft of hair. Emperor Shixi watched people come out of the elevator doors and then noticed Rong Xuan, ‘where did this person come from?’
Rong Xuan noticed Yan Nuo’s stare and suddenly felt frightened. How could you look at me so intently? I can’t stand it!! He clenched his fist and coughed, “Mr. Yan, the boss is already waiting for you. Please come with me.”
“Oh,” Emperor Shixi replied without looking away from him. This man was familiar! Oh, he remembered. When he was at the hospital, this man came with his older brother to pick him up.
“This… I don’t know why Mr. Yan is staring at me so intently?” Rong Xuan touched his nose, feeling very embarrassed. If it weren’t for him carefully taking note of his own appearance at regular intervals, he would have rushed to look in the mirror to check if there was anything wrong.
“It's nothing. I’m just taking a look at the type of people here.” What he wanted to say was, he wanted to see what the people who came out of the small room between the doors on the wall looked like, but if he said that, then Rong Xuan would definitely get suspicious.
“Mr. Yan, you should look at yourself in the mirror to know the sort of people who come here.” Rong Xuan replied a smile. But in fact, what he wanted to say was, what do you mean?!!
“We’ve arrived, the boss is inside, Mr. Yan. You should go in.” Rong Xuan pointed at a door as soon as they exited the elevator.
“En.” Emperor Shixi turned away from Rong Xuan and pushed open the door. Don’t expect him to knock on the door, Emperor Shixi had no knowledge of this form of etiquette.
Yan Xuyao took off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose, “You’ve arrived,” Throwing the take-out box directly into the trash bin, he stood up. “Come, I’ll take you to the cafeteria.”
He hadn’t eaten from morning until now, so he was very hungry. Don’t expect for him to wait for a banquet.
Yan Xuyao took the lead and went out first, and Emperor Shixi followed. Several secretaries gathered and began to gossip, they completely ignored Rong Xuan.”So handsome ah! Aiya, I always thought that the chairman was someone you can only look at, but now there someone who can actually go against the skies.”
“What do you think their relationship is?” One of them asked.
“Stop ah, our family’s Rong Xuan already belongs to the chairman.” Rong Xuan, who passed by them innocently, felt like an arrow had pierced his heart. His head was filled with black lines. Hey, can you all stop your YY. This has nothing to do with me.
“No way! Obviously Rong Xuan is Mu Jianli’s.” Mu Jianli occasionally came to the company, therefore these women knew him.
Rong Xuan wished he could do something. What kind of people are they ah? They made his teeth itch! He coughed lowly, trying to hint that he was still within earshot.
“Xuan Xuan ah, don't be sad.” One of the ladies consoled another, “I will still support you!”
“That.. There’s nothing between me and the boss or Jianli-Xiong.” Rong Xuan’s sighed and patted his shoulder.
“How hungry and thirsty are you all ah?” Having YY about two men? They were just colleagues.
“You are so wrong ah! We are only trying to find a psychological balance ah! All day in front of our godly chairman, but a woman can’t be tempted at all, it’s very difficult. There are too many monks and not much gruel, what else can we do?” shrugged the woman who had spoken.
“Then it’s better for him not to belong to us. With only women around, we will certainly feel envy and hate, it’s better for him to be with another man. We absolutely support it.”
Rong Xuan wanted to cry, you women, how much resentment do you have with the chairman that you are cursing him? He couldn’t imagine him being together with his boss, so he imagined him and Yan Nuo… He shivered. Amitabha, Buddha! This lowly one didn’t think of anything. That was so scary ah.
“Now that a new CP has been created, who was that man that just walked by? Who is it?” A lady asked Rong Xuan, “You brought him here, so you must know, don’t you?”
A group of women surrounded him, "Xuan Xuan, ah, you have resources, let's enjoy it together." One person tugged at his sleeves, while another hugged his neck.
Your mother! Usually, they don't even come close, now, everyone came to flirt and play with him… This gege won't play with you. Rong Xuan moved and smoothed his clothes, "Do you really want to know ah?" The women nodded in excitement. "Then I won't tell you." Rong Xuan turned around and headed out to make his rounds. He absolutely did not experience that again, en! He’s clean and honest.
"No way!" The ladies shouted.
As soon as Rong Xuan exited the elevator, he walked into the cafeteria. It was empty. ‘It seems that the boss is on the second floor.’
"Yo, Assistant Rong, are you hungry? Did you come here to eat?" The cafeteria chef saw the chairman's assistant and immediately greeted him. Right now, there were no people. The Yan Corporation's cafeteria opened every day for twelve hours. Occasionally, during the night, those who worked overtime would come here to have a midnight snack.
"Ah, I just wanted to come here." Rong Xuan selected a lot of dishes and then took them up to the second floor.
On the second floor, Emperor Shixi and Yan Xuyao were eating in front of each other, without a word. Clearly, they were eating the cafeteria's lunch but they looked like they were eating an imperial feast, it was really pleasing to the eye.
When they heard someone's footsteps, the two looked up at the same time. Your mother! Truly worthy of being called brothers, they hadn’t even needed to shoot each other a glance. If there was a mirror around, then these two could have seen how similar they were.
"Rong Xuan, you're here. Come and eat with us." Yan Xuyao called out to Rong Xuan as soon as he noticed the latter. They sat at a table that could fit four people. He had been so busy this morning and Rong Xuan had accompanied him the entire time.
"It's not necessary, boss. Continue talking, there are a lot of empty seats."Rong Xuan found himself a seat close by where he could hear them talking.
“How was the audition today?” Yan Xuyao saw that he had almost finished his food, so he put down his chopsticks, and picked up his drink.
Emperor Shixi had a faint smile when he heard the man ask a question he already knows the answer to.
Yan Xuyao's expression remained unperturbed, acting as if he really didn’t know.
"What should I do if you run away?" he asked sincerely. I let people follow you to protect you. You already had amnesia, if you ran away, then who could guarantee your safety? This was Yan Xuyao's true thoughts, it didn’t matter whether Yan Nuo believed it or not.
Rong Xuan nodded while eating. Good, good. This is taking care of the younger brother.
“Ah, where would I go?” Since he arrived at the Yan Family, Emperor Shixi never considered leaving. Traveling this world by himself, right now, is unrealistic. He had little knowledge and did not understand the rules of society. If he ran away, then he was just seeking death. A human's heart was not beautiful at all.
Rong Xuan continued nodding. This was respecting the older brother. Right, nothing is in disorder.
“Then that's good. Do you have anything else to do this afternoon?" Yan Xuyao finished his drink, then noticed that Emperor Shixi had barely touched his food. "Is it not to your taste?"
"No, it’s not that!" Emperor Shixi thought for a while and shook his head. Could he say that it wasn't delicious? Yan Xuyao had entertained him as a guest, he absolutely couldn’t make him lose face.
“En.” Yan Xuyao looked at his watch after 15 minutes had passed, "Then since you haven’t finished, continue eating and I'll go up first. If you don't have anything to do this afternoon, then just come and play in my office."
"Let's go together." Emperor Shixi also stood up. The allure of Yan Xuyao's workplace was too intense for him to ignore.
To the side, Rong Xuan was slowly shrinking. You can't see me. You can't see me. There were three of them on this floor. How does one act as if he doesn't exist?
“Rong Xuan, we're going up first. Hurry up." Yan Xuyao said casually as they passed by. There were a lot of things to do, Rong Xuan must not be lazy.
Rong Xuan wanted to cry. He still hadn’t eaten his meal. He hadn’t even sipped any of his drinks. Nothing had been tasted, yet half an hour had already gone by. Those women are evil capitalists and not him, it was unlikely that he would think otherwise.
YY – Chinese slang for “fantasizing” or “sexual thoughts”.
-Xiong – brother
Make his teeth itch – To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
Too many monks and not much gruel – demand exceeds supply / not enough to go around.