Huang Dan went out to answer the phone, “Hello.”

Song Min asked, “Master, do you need me to come to pick you up?”

Huang Dan looked at the silver snow in front of him and said, “No need, I have no problem on my end.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while before Song Min’s voice came. Although it was full of magnetism, no emotion could be heard, “Master, please be careful on the road.”

Huang Dan hummed and said he would pay attention, “Don’t prepare dinner today. I’ll tell you the address later and we can go out for dinner together. I’ll introduce someone to you.”

Song Min said, “If he is an important friend of Master, it is better to bring him home. It will be quiet and relaxing there, while public places are crowded and noisy.”

Huang Dan squeezed his lowered hand. He was still not sure how much Song Min knew. The other party was very considerate and always like that, “Okay.”

The call lasted less than two minutes. Huang Dan put the phone into his trouser pocket. Without turning around, he said in a voice which was neither high nor low, “Why are you coming out instead of having breakfast inside?”

Chen Yue stepped closer from behind and stood side by side with Huang Dan. He half-closed his eyelids and took a deep breath, the cold air penetrated his lungs, “I’m afraid you will be abducted.”

Huang Dan said, “I’m not a two or three-year-old child.”

Chen Yue put his hands in his pockets and clicked his tongue, “Have you ever heard of this saying? When you can’t have something, the most you can do is to have more fantasies and dreams. Once you really have it, not only you will be afraid of losing it, but you can’t lose it as well.”

He turned sideways, bent his back and said, “Jiang Long had a nightmare last night. I had one too. I took a nap and dreamt that you and Song Min are gone and left me a note saying that we should forget each other forever.”

Huang Dan twitched his lips, “That’s not something I would do.”

Chen Yue took out his lighter and clicked the button. He repeated it several times and said with a smile, “I don’t think so either, so I didn’t feel so uncomfortable when I woke up.”

Huang Dan pursed his lips and said, “I am under a lot of pressure too.”

Chen Yue’s hand shook when he heard this, and the lighter almost slipped off, “What kind of pressure?”

Huang Dan straightened the collar of his coat that was messed up by the wind, “Chen Yue, you are better than me in every aspect now. You will get better and better in the future, and you will stand higher and higher, surpassing me by a lot. Don’t always put yourself in a low position. You work harder than anyone else and are very outstanding.”

Chen Yue looked at him blankly.

Huang Dan said, “What I said is true. There is no problem with your hearing.”

Chen Yue put his hands on both sides of the other party’s shoulders, lowered his head and stared at him. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, “You have changed a lot.”

Huang Dan said yes, he knew how to comfort people and was constantly trying to think about problems from other people’s perspectives, “Life is so wonderful.”

He originally thought that he would live his life in a straight line, without any major ups and downs, or great sorrows and joys, and would just live a stable and ordinary life to the end.

Chen Yue smiled, the vicissitudes of life between his brows and eyes faded a lot, and he looked much younger, “But don’t worry, I’m committed to you for the rest of my life. Even if you don’t want me, I won’t leave.”

Huang Dan watched a small snowflake on the treetop being blown away by the wind. It flew away for a short while before being discarded again. It fell to the ground and was stepped into the mud by the people passing by. He suddenly said, “Chen Yue, let’s get married.”

Chen Yue looked confused, “Huh?”

Huang Dan repeated seriously, “I say let’s get married, ok?”

Chen Yue’s body trembled, and a huge surprise gathered in his eyes, and instantly covered his entire face. His voice was slightly trembling, and he was extremely excited, “Okay, let’s get married.”

Huang Dan turned the ring on his hand and said thoughtfully, “There’s not enough time before the New Year, so why not wait until the weather is warmer after the New Year……”

Chen Yue immediately interrupted him, “There’s enough time!”

Not to mention before the New Year, it’s still possible this month. Damn, he never dreamed of this day. He had originally planned to wait until he returned to the castle to pick a day to talk about getting married, such as on his birthday.

Chen Yue despises things like urging marriage, but when necessary, he can become the kind of person he despises.

Chen Yue never expected that Huang Dan would say this so early in the morning, in a simple and straightforward way. There was a big cookie in front of him, and he was drooling but didn’t know where to start. He was confused.

Huang Dan said, “Then before the New Year. There’s no need to make the wedding too complicated, just keep it simple. Let me know when you’ve decided on a date, and I’ll make arrangements early.”

Although it is just a ceremony, it is the most important moment in a person’s life. From the moment you enter the marriage hall and build a family with another person, whether your life is good or bad, you no longer have to face it alone.

Chen Yue resisted the urge to hold the person in his arms. The warmth in his eyes could burn people, “I’ll give you another ring.”

Huang Dan said no need.

Chen Yue said it’s needed. He continued speaking in one breath, his eyes shining. “What you are wearing now is an engagement ring. You will wear a wedding ring when you get married. What kind do you like? How about I send you the works of several designers I am familiar with and you can take a look?”

Huang Dan saw him so excited, and his own emotions were aroused. He thought for a while and said, “I’ll design it.”

Chen Yue frowned, “Do you have time? I’m afraid you’re too busy to do it.”

Huang Dan knew that Chen Yue was looking forward to it, so he couldn’t hide his little thoughts. “I’ll try to give you the design as soon as possible. As for the rest……”

Chen Yue interrupted Huang Dan again, “I’ll do it.”

Interrupting people while they are talking is impolite and will also expose one’s own recklessness and impetuousness. It is a taboo in the business world and it is best not to do that in daily life. But Chen Yue couldn’t care less about this. He was too happy.

The voices of Jiang Long and Liu Feng were heard from inside. The latter deliberately raised his voice to remind Chen Yue to quickly clean up the traces left on Huang Dan and not to be caught in the act.

Otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Jiang Long called Huang Dan in for breakfast. He glanced at Chen Yue meaningfully, turned around and said as he walked away, “Why did you take so long to answer the phone? The porridge is almost cold.”

Huang Dan sat back at the table and greeted Chen Yan and the group.

Liu Feng stood outside with Chen Yue. He said with contempt, “It’s only been a short while since you last separated, less than a breakfast, and you can’t help but think about him? Usually, such a beautiful woman is wandering around in front of you, but you never even glance at her.”

“Beauty is for you, I only want one which is him.”

Chen Yue took out the car keys from his pocket and threw them to Liu Feng, “Drive my car back.”

Liu Feng reached out to catch it, “What about you?”

Chen Yue glanced at him sideways, “Nonsense, of course I will send him off.”

Liu Feng’s lips collided, “Okay, you can go to my place to pick up the car later, or ask your assistant to pick it up.”

Chen Yue said, “She just fell out of love.”

Liu Feng is very self-aware, “She’s a top student, but I only have a high school diploma and I don’t know where I lost it. We can’t have a meal from one pot.”

Chen Yue clicked his tongue, “You have such an inferiority complex……”

Liu Feng bared his teeth at him, “Do you remember how stupid you were in front of Huang Dan?”

Chen Yue kicked him and said, “Roll.”

Liu Feng stopped joking and became serious, “It’s not easy for you to get to this point. If something happens, don’t make trouble and stay calm.”

Chen Yue took out a cigarette and lit it, “Do you still need to tell me?”

Liu Feng scratched his scalp and brushed off all the dandruff that fell on his leather jacket. Damn it, every winter, dandruff is like snow all over the sky, “You don’t know about two people, when they are on good terms, they wish they could merge into one, that’s really sweet as honey. But once they quarrel, when they are angry, they automatically spit shit from their mouths, saying the most unpleasant and hurtful things, and even at some point they might even have the thought of killing each other.”

“I know a little about what kind of person Huang Dan is. You must know more than me. He is not easy to bully. If you dare to do that to him once, he will never have anything to do with you.”

Chen Yue put away his cigarette and blew a cloud of smoke into the void, “I can’t make trouble with him.”

“You have to understand this. When you are married and living together, you are husband and wife. It is different from a relationship with lovers. The way you handle many things will also change.”

Liu Feng asked him for a cigarette, “I’m leaving first. Please help me tell everyone that they can come to the store to eat anytime they want.”

Chen Yue remembered that he said he wanted to quit smoking. He looked at the cigarette, pinched it with his fingers a few times, then stubbed it out and threw it into the trash can.

After breakfast, everyone waved their hands and said they would see each other next time before leaving each other and going into their own life trajectories, either busy or leisurely.

Chen Yue walked to Huang Dan’s side and asked, “Go back home first or go directly to the office?”

Huang Dan said, “Go directly to the office. There will be a change of clothes there.”

Jiang Long’s eyes widened when he saw Chen Yue driving away in Huang Dan’s car. He didn’t come back to his senses until Chen Yan and Qian Meng in the back seat shouted twice.

Chen Yan said slowly, “I’m afraid the wife status of our boss Jiang is not guaranteed.”

Qian Meng sang along with her, “No way. Boss Jiang has followed Young master these years. There is no credit, but hard work. Young master is not the kind of person to change his mind when he sees something new.”

Chen Yan took out the makeup mirror and took a look, “I’m afraid that the enemy is too strong, and Young master will not be able to resist the other party’s charm, and will be confused by the temptation.”

Jiang Long got goosebumps after hearing this. “Damn, you guys have watched too many TV dramas about harem fighting. You must have been poisoned, right? Forget about Qian Meng, but Chen Yan, you are a pregnant woman. Shouldn’t you pay attention to prenatal education?”

Chen Yan closed the makeup mirror and threw it into her bag, “I personally don’t approve of prenatal education. It’s too cruel to educate the baby before he’s even born. I think it’s better to relax.”

Jiang Long paid attention to the road conditions and drove slowly and steadily. After all, there was a pregnant woman sitting in the car, “Which family doesn’t do this now? If you don’t do it, the child will lose at the starting line.”

Chen Yan raised her thin eyebrows, “What is the starting line? Is it set by law?”

Jiang Long choked. Chen Yan was really good at talking. Her tongue was getting more and more eloquent. It made people feel stomachache because of the choking. But his Xiaoxiao is the best. She is well-behaved, sensible and lovable. He turned the steering wheel and thought about proposing on Christmas. He had to make it romantic so that Xiaoxiao would not be too busy to come.

On the other side of the road, Chen Yue handed Huang Dan a bottle of essential balm while waiting for the traffic light. This stuff was for him to refresh himself, “Do you want me to park the car on the side of the road so you can take a nap in the car?”

“It’s okay, I’ll just catch up on my sleep at noon.”

Huang Dan poured out a little essential balm and rubbed it on his temples, “How did you get the pictures you posted when you returned to China two days ago?”He remembered that it was paired with a background picture and the sentence ‘I am back.’

Chen Yue glanced sideways at him, “Well, I asked my secretary to take a photo for me. I took hundreds of photos in total and finally selected one from them. What do you think? Isn’t it beautiful?”

Huang Dan, “……”

Chen Yue talked about the rose garden in the castle in the photo, “In order to grow good roses for you, I went to learn from a master. Over the years, I have trimmed the branches, applied fertilizers, and watered them every now and then. The flowers are growing well and there have been basically no problems. Do you like it?”

Huang Dan said he liked it, “Did you grow it yourself?”

Chen Yue hummed, “What else? If I really had no other choice, I would have built the castle for you myself.”

Huang Dan turned to look at the man beside him. He didn’t speak, his eyes were very gentle.

Chen Yue pointed to his face.

Huang Dan leaned over and kissed him. When he heard that the other wanted to kiss him back, he said, “Kiss before I get out of the car.”

“Okay, no reneging on the bill.”

Chen Yue turned the steering wheel to the left, “You’ve got enough time. Just close your eyes and lean back for a while. I’ll wake you when I get to the office.”

Huang Dan opened the cuffs of his suit and looked at his watch, “Forget it, I won’t sleep anymore. I want to talk to you.”

Chen Yue grinned, “Just tell me, I like to hear what you say.”

Huang Dan said, “If anything happens in the future, I will face it with you, including your parents.”

Chen Yue stopped the car at the intersection. Hearing this, he felt happy, as if he had eaten a hundred White Rabbits, “They have suspected me for a long time and tested me a few years ago. Don’t worry, this matter is not as complicated as you think.”

Huang Dan, “It is still necessary to prepare for the worst.”

“There is no worst, only good and better.”

Chen Yue pinched Huang Dan’s face and took out a big white rabbit like a magician. He peeled off the candy wrapper and said, “Open your mouth.”

Huang Dan did as instructed and his mouth was filled with the aroma of milk.

Chen Yue looked at the person next to him from time to time while driving.

Huang Dan didn’t open his eyes, and rolled the toffee on his tongue as he spoke, “Don’t look at me all the time. Pay attention to safety.”

Chen Yue said, “It’s safe. If you ride with me every day from now on, you will know how good my driving skills are.”

Huang Dan squeezed his hand on the steering wheel and said, “As you said, once you have it, you are afraid of losing it, and you can’t lose it. I am as afraid as you.”

Next, Chen Yue stopped talking nonsense and drove with great concentration. This was the most concentrated time he had ever had since owning a car. His whole body was tense.

When they arrived, Chen Yue leaned against the car door and waved lazily to Huang Dan. He felt like a wife sending her husband to work, full of expectations for life and every day in the future.

Chen Yue got in the car and contacted his secretary, and took a look at today’s schedule. He could only handle his work when Huang Dan was not around. If the other party was around, he would feel like he was scratched by a cat, and his whole body would feel like he hadn’t taken a shower for months. He would feel itchy all over and couldn’t help but find something to do.

Only one third of the people in the office showed up, the rest were either on the way or waiting for the bus.

Huang Dan went upstairs and went straight to the office amidst everyone’s greetings. He gave his coat to his assistant, pulled out the leather chair and sat down, “Look for some domestic and foreign design drawings in the past two years, about wedding rings, give them to me in five minutes. ”

The assistant recovered from the shock and said, “Oh, okay.”

Five minutes later, the assistant came in with a folder and said, “Mr. Huang, all the information you need is here.”

The air conditioner in the office was turned on half an hour in advance. This is the first thing the assistant does during the working day. The temperature is very warm at the moment.

Huang Dan unbuttoned his suit and took off his coat, wearing only a shirt and vest.

The assistant pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose, “Mr. Huang, um…… have we taken on a new project? Designing wedding rings for people? Isn’t this suitable……”

Huang Dan said, “Milk.”

The assistant immediately went to prepare milk and brought it over. She turned around and went out to close the door. She didn’t dare to ask more questions, and she couldn’t talk nonsense, because she was the only one who knew, and if word got out, she must have done it.

Huang Dan flipped through the documents on the table, taking a sip of milk from time to time. When the cup was empty and the milk was finished, he had only read a small part of the documents. He was very serious in the process and would stop to think, so his speed was much slower.

Not long after, Chen Yue sent a video call request and Huang Dan accepted.

On the screen, Chen Yue was sitting behind a large desk, with a mountain of documents in front of him. He leaned his upper body forward, very close to the phone, “Just do your thing, don’t worry about me.”

His secretary read some news reports every day. When they just met, he told him that there was an architect who had been staying up late for several days to draw pictures. He went home and said he was too tired so he took a nap. As a result, he never woke up again. He was so scared that he accidentally knocked over his coffee.

Huang Dan showed several design drawings to Chen Yue, “Which design style do you like among these?”

Chen Yue said, “You make up your mind, as long as you like it, I like it.”

Huang Dan circled two styles with a pencil and said, “I will contact these two designers and ask them to give me some advice.”

Chen Yue said ok, and he really agreed unconditionally. Even if it was just a loop, he would treat it as a family heirloom and wipe and touch it every morning and evening.

This is how people are, if they get what they want most, they will live like a fool, but they are willing to do so.

In the evening, Huang Dan took Chen Yue back home.

Song Min stood at the entrance to get shoes for Huang Dan as usual, and also took a pair for Chen Yue from the shoe cabinet according to etiquette.

Song Min saw the ring on Huang Dan’s hand, and the atmosphere became very subtle.

Chen Yue called out generously and gracefully, “Song Shushu.”

Song Min also responded generously, without any emotion on his face, “Come in and sit down, you’re welcome.”

Chen Yue was not polite at all. He walked into the living room with his slippers and carefully looked at Huang Dan’s home, including tables, chairs, sofas, murals, TV cabinets, crystal lamps…… he wanted to look at everything.

Over the years, Chen Yue has looked up from the bottom of the building countless times. Every time, he would think about what the place where Huang Dan lived looked like. This was the first time he had walked in, and it was much the same as he had imagined. It was clean, tidy, and almost spotless.

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder and mysophobia will love this place.

Huang Dan went to the bathroom. The two men in the living room were about the same height and had similar physiques, but one was aggressive and the other was quiet and reserved. They were both standing and no one spoke.

Chen Yue was looking at a set of calligraphy, and he was the first to speak, “Is this written by Huang Dan?”

Song Min, “Yeah.”

Chen Yue’s tone was full of intimacy, “It’s so well written.”

Song Min frowned and said nothing.

Huang Dan came out of the bathroom and saw Chen Yue talking to Song Min. There was no quarrel between the two. At that moment, two words came to his mind: world peace.

As usual, when Huang Dan was eating, Song Min stood by the side and would come to serve him at any time.

Chen Yue raised his eyebrows. When he was a freshman in high school, he knew that the relationship between the two was master and servant, but he thought they would eat at the same table. He did not expect that the distinction between superior and inferior would be so strict.

Huang Dan has said this many times, but to no avail. Song Min has his own principles.

It is very relaxing for Chen Yue and his family to have a meal together, they chat about little things one after another. He has developed that habit and it is difficult to swallow if he does not say a word during a meal.

Huang Dan happens to be the kind of person who doesn’t say a word. He is used to this kind of lifestyle. When he eats, he eats well and doesn’t talk about anything until after eating.

Chen Yue pursed his thin lips. It seemed that he would have to change his attitude in the future.

The meal ended peacefully. Huang Dan called Chen Yue to the study. He opened the drawer and took out the military training photo, “Why didn’t you write the address when you sent it to me?”

Chen Yue said, “I was just shy.”

Huang Dan was speechless.

Chen Yue took the photo and looked at it. He knew where Huang Dan was standing in the photo even with his eyes closed. He said with emotion, “I was the most handsome guy in the class at that time, but now I have become a Da Shu due to the ravages of time.”

Huang Dan said, “I have become a Da Shu too.”

Chen Yue’s face twitched, “No one will believe this even if you say it out loud. You are still a handsome boy. If I stand with you, we will be Gege and Didi. In a few years, we may even be Shushu and Zhizi.”

(*Zhizi= Nephew)

Huang Dan said, “You are getting older, and so am I.”

Chen Yue stroked Huang Dan’s face, and it felt just as smooth as it did back then. There was no difference at all. The butcher knife didn’t only reach him, but deliberately avoided him.

Huang Dan’s face was a little painful from being touched, “Touch it gently.”

Chen Yue’s breathing was heavy. He pressed Huang Dan against the desk and kissed him for a long time. He put his forehead against his and then his hardness to want to have fun with him, “Do it?”

Huang Dan said, “No.”

Chen Yue bent down and bit his ear, “What should I do? You can’t ignore me.”

Huang Dan said, “I’m going to talk to Song Min. You can solve it here.”

Chen Yue refused to let Huang Dan go, and clasped his rough palms tightly on his waist and said, “If it’s you coming, it will be faster. But if it is about me coming, I won’t be able to come in less than half an hour.”

Huang Dan went to close the study door and lock it, and give mouth service to Chen Yue directly.

Chen Yue kept his hand on Huang Dan’s head, inserting his fingers into his hair from time to time, and said with a hot face, “Don’t use your mouth if it feels uncomfortable.”

Huang Dan said vaguely that it wasn’t uncomfortable, and he stopped after a while, “I seemed to hear footsteps.”

“Illusion.”

Chen Yue picked up Huang Dan and kissed him. He tasted his own taste, cursed with disgust on his livid face, and even retched a little.

Huang Dan said, “We have the same taste.”

Chen Yue said it’s different, “Yours is sweet, I remember it very clearly.”

Huang Dan raised his eyes, “Really? That may be related to the recent diet. Bitterness is a common phenomenon, while sweetness is a rare occurrence.”

He went to the bathroom to rinse his mouth and returned to the study, “Let’s go out.”

Chen Yue said wait a minute, he turned the photo over and pointed to the words on it, “This is the first complicated English word I learned.”

Huang Dan looked surprised, “Complicated?”

Chen Yue was even more surprised than Huang Dan, “It’s not complicated?”

At first, he copied them from the dictionary into his diary. He couldn’t remember how many times he copied it, but it took him a quarter of the diary to remember it thoroughly.

Huang Dan said, “Did you have any obstacles in communication abroad?”

Chen Yue said that it was too much the first year he went there, “They couldn’t understand what I was saying and I couldn’t understand what they were saying. There was no way to communicate at all. We could only rely on gestures. The second year was better than the first, and the third year was better than the second. Later, I listened to the locals chattering and chatted with them, and there was no communication barrier.”

Huang Dan said, “Thank you for your hard work.”

Chen Yue didn’t care, “As much bitterness as I had before, I can enjoy as much sweetness now.”

There was a knock on the door, interrupting Huang Dan and Chen Yue’s whisper.

Huang Dan asked Chen Yue to stay in the study. He went out and told Song Min, “Last time I said I had someone I liked, and that person is Chen Yue.”

Song Min’s brows were furrowed and his face was as serious as ever, “Master hasn’t seen him for more than ten years.”

Huang Dan lied, “I have been in contact with him over the years.”

Song Min suddenly looked up.

Huang Dan met his gaze, calm and composed all along.

Song Min lowered his eyelids and asked, “Then why didn’t Master recognize the photo when he received it?”

Huang Dan lied again. He was a little sad. Ever since he inexplicably traveled through time the night before yesterday, he had a secret and couldn’t tell Song Min, “I recognized it, but I didn’t say it.”

Song Min was silent for a moment, “Master, are you sure you have thought clearly?”

Huang Dan said, “I have thought clearly.”

Song Min’s words were very realistic, “Everyone is an independent individual. If you want to get close to another person, you must polish off the edges and corners to make yourself smooth and evasive. Master, you can’t polish them off.”

Huang Dan pinched his fingers and said, “How do you know I can’t polish them off?”

Song Min said, “I raised Master with my own hands. In this world there is no one better than me who can……”

Chen Yue, who was eavesdropping in the study room, opened the door and came out. His move also stopped the second half of Song Min’s sentence, “Huang Dan doesn’t need to polish off the edges, he can just be himself.”

The corners of Song Min’s lips lowered and his facial lines became extremely serious, “Master, feelings are not child’s play.”

Huang Dan said that he knew, “I will marry Chen Yue before the New Year. After the New year I will quit the office and go to his place to develop my career. You can go with me, or you can find someone you like to live with……”

Song Min looked up at Huang Dan for the second time.

Within a brief second or two, Huang Dan saw disappointment, hurt, and anger in Song Min’s eyes. When he looked again, there was a familiar dead silence.

Chen Yue met Song Min as Huang Dan’s man and future husband, but the meeting ended on a bad note.

Huang Dan didn’t go to the hotel with Chen Yue. He drank the milk Song Min prepared and fell asleep.

Although Song Min puts himself in the position of a housekeeper, he is a very important person in Huang Dan’s heart, and his marriage needs the other party’s approval and blessing.

A few days later, Huang Dan was about to leave for a meeting when his cell phone rang on the table. He glanced at the caller ID and pressed the answer button without hesitation.

Chen Yue’s voice was low, “I have good news for you. I found a name in the main system domain, Song Min.”

Huang Dan immediately stood up from his chair, “Is he the missionary?”

Chen Yue said, “Yes, I was looking at the records left by the previous caretaker. Song Min was one of the first batch of missionaries. The strange thing is that the people at the same time as him had already completed their missions and returned to their respective real worlds. He is the only one who is still on duty.”

Huang Dan looked at several architectural drawings on the table. He must win tomorrow’s bid. He pressed his forehead and said, “I have to go to a meeting now. It will take about fifteen minutes. Come pick me up and go back with me.”