Lost in random thoughts, I drifted off to sleep without realizing it.
When I woke up the next day, it was already past 11 a. m. Xi Yan had already left for the bidding meeting. Judging by the time he finished packing and eating, he would be back soon.
Just as he expected, Xi Yan had already finished the bidding meeting. He walked leisurely down the corridor, followed by a group of people in suits.
"What time is it?"
Secretary Xing glanced at the time, "12:32."
Xi Yan nodded. "Has he been eating on time?"
Secretary Xing quickly replied, "The hotel staff said Young Master Bai had a good appetite at lunchtime."
"Knew."
The two had just finished talking when they heard a slightly hurried footstep behind them. Xi Yan paused, and sure enough, the next second he saw someone catch up with him and appear in front of him.
"I didn't have time to greet Fourth Master just now, please forgive me."
Xi Yan frowned slightly as he looked at the pot-bellied middle-aged man in front of him. He didn't remember knowing this person.
"It's like this, I heard that my good-for-nothing son offended Fourth Master and Fourth Master wife last night. As his father, I apologize to Fourth Master here. Don't worry, Fourth Master, I've already dealt with him properly when I got back. I hope Fourth Master will be magnanimous and forgive him."
Although he remained relatively calm, the middle-aged man felt a chill in his heart. Last night, he was furious when his son told him that he had offended the Fourth Master. Even though he shouted that he hadn't said the name, he was still so angry that he kept cursing the idiot. How could the Fourth Master Xi not find out what he wanted to know?
Moreover, he had long heard that the Fourth Master of the Xi Family had an eccentric temper, but his family and the Xi Family lived hundreds of kilometers apart and never interfered with each other. He never expected that he would provoke him one day.
Xi Yan frowned slightly, recalling what happened last night, and knew that he must be the father of the leader.
He said calmly and slowly, "There's no need for you to come out and apologize." The implication was that whoever did it should take responsibility.
The middle-aged man sighed and began to play the victim, "We really spoiled my son. We finally had a child, and we couldn't bear to scold or beat him. Now that he's grown up, it's too late to change his ways."
Xi Yan noncommittal, only saying calmly, "I've seen children who were spoiled growing up like that before, but none of them turned out like him."
The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback.
Xi Yan continued walking forward without turning her head, saying, "Also, he doesn't like being called 'Madam'."
When they returned to the hotel, they saw a small ball curled up on the bed. Bai Le pulled the blanket over himself. Xi Yan frowned slightly, thinking something had happened, and went over to pull the blanket off.
They found Bai Le fast asleep with his mouth slightly open.
Xi Yan glanced at the time; it was 1:30 PM. It seemed he had been eating, sleeping, and then eating again.
Thinking of this, he shook his head with a rare, slight chuckle.
Perhaps seeing how soundly he was sleeping, Xi Yan also lay half-reclined on the bed, her eyes slightly closed, one hand resting on the blanket covering Bai Le.
He was being quiet all along, but suddenly Bai Le, as if he felt stuffy under the covers, stretched out his hand and casually put it on Xi Yan's body, in an awkward position.
Xi Yan slightly lifted his eyelids, his brows furrowed, and looked down at the person sleeping soundly.
Bai Le moved again, feeling uncomfortable himself.
Xi Yan's eyes darkened, the ink in his eyes growing increasingly intense, like ink that could not be dissolved.
The person on the bed had their shirt buttons undone, their dark hair was slightly sticking up from being rubbed, their eyelashes were long, their lips were slightly parted, and they looked completely unguarded.
He stared silently for a while, then slowly withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes again, this time with his brows furrowed, as if he were suppressing something.
After an unknown amount of time, Bai Le was half asleep and vaguely felt like he had a dream. He dreamt that his hand was burned by fire. At first, he thought it was just a dream, but then his hand got hotter and hotter, as if it was really going to be burned by something, and then he woke up with a start.
"Is it on fire?" Bai Le had just woken up and was still not fully conscious, so he blurted out this question.
But when his gaze fell upon him, he immediately fell silent as if someone had grabbed his throat.
Then, I slowly moved my gaze upwards and met those dark, deep eyes.
Bai Le's face tightened, and her brain went blank for a moment.
Author's Note: Hehe, the baby's almost here! Aunts and godmothers, get your gifts ready! [doge emoji] Thank you all for pointing out the bugs! I've been typing on my phone, which makes it easy to make mistakes, and sometimes I'm in a rush to post without checking. I've already typed over a million words, I'm really impressed with myself, hehe. Thanks to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2020-03-05 21:49:18 and 2020-03-06 22:24:00!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: Dalabongba 1;
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Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 37
Bai Le quickly withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted. Whether it was psychological or not, he felt as if the skin he had touched was burned, and it was frighteningly hot.
Even he didn't know what to say in such an awkward situation, so he could only manage a few awkward laughs.
Xi Yan's expression had returned to normal, and the oppressive aura that had been emanating from the surroundings had vanished.
"When did you get back? I didn't even notice." After a long silence, Bai Le had no choice but to bite the bullet and ease the awkwardness.
He tried to appear nonchalant, and Xi Yan played along, saying, "I just got back a short while ago."
Bai Le looked around, then picked up a glass of freshly poured water from the bedside table and said solicitously, "Are you thirsty? Here, have some water."
Xi Yan took the water glass, looking at him with amusement. Did he really not want him to bring up what had just happened?
Bai Le felt uneasy, and blushed as he thought about what he had just done.