"Mm, I'm done washing. I'll just-"
Before Su Cimu could get up, Shen Yannian pulled him back into his arms.
"Trying to run away now that you're awake? That's not how a good boy behaves." Shen Yannian's teasing voice sounded beside Su Cimu's ear.
"Fuck off! I was never a good boy. Let go of me, Shen Yannian. Don't make me hit you!"
Young Master Su flushed bright red in his embarrassment and anger.
Shen Yannian loved seeing him like this, flustered and annoyed yet unable to do anything about him.
"Now that you're sober, shouldn't we settle some scores?"
"What scores?"
"Do you remember how you cursed at me just now? My sweet Su, you really aren't sweet at all."
With that, Shen Yannian caught his ear between his teeth, and an intimate atmosphere instantly filled the bathroom.
Su Cimu's lower abdomen tightened. His instincts told him that Shen Yannian was dangerous right now.
"I was drunk. None of what I said counts. You're so much older than me, you can't hold it against me. Besides..."
"Besides what?"
Shen Yannian deliberately teased him, wanting to see him squirm.
"Besides, you're my fiancé. What's wrong with giving in to me a little?"
As he spoke, Su Cimu grew righteous again.
Shen Yannian was clearly appeased by Su Cimu's declaration that "you're my fiancé." He chuckled beside his ear and promised:
"All right. My sweet boy is so much younger than me. What's the harm in giving in to you?"
With that, Shen Yannian released Su Cimu. The moment he was free, Su Cimu grabbed a bath towel from beside him and stepped out of the tub.
Then he flipped Shen Yannian off and hastily fled.
Shen Yannian really didn't know whether to laugh or be angry. One moment they were all lovey-dovey, and the next, he turned on him as though they were strangers. What a difficult little drama queen.
After leaving the bathroom, Su Cimu hurriedly dug a clean set of pajamas out of the wardrobe and wrapped himself up tightly, lest that old pervert take advantage of him again when he came out!
Knock, knock, knock-
Butler Shen came to knock on the door, and Su Cimu went to open it.
"Did you need something? Shen Yannian's taking a bath."
Su Cimu thought Butler Shen had come to see Shen Yannian.
"Sir, this is the hangover soup Mr. Shen asked the kitchen to make for you. You won't have a headache tomorrow after drinking it," Butler Shen said with a slight smile.
Su Cimu froze, then awkwardly accepted the hangover soup:
"Oh. Thanks."
With that, he shut the door.
When Shen Yannian emerged from the bathroom, washed and tidied up, he saw Su Cimu obediently holding a bowl of hangover soup and drinking it.
Young Master Su really was rather cute. In some respects, he could even be called well-behaved, but when he was being infuriating, he really could drive someone half to death.
Shen Yannian stood in the bathroom doorway, watching Su Cimu finish the hangover soup sip by sip before putting the bowl on the bedside table.
Only after doing all that did Su Cimu seem to notice that Shen Yannian had come out of the bathroom.
"Um, thanks for having Butler Shen prepare the hangover soup for me. I finished it. It tasted pretty good."
"You're welcome. You are my fiancé, after all. This is all part of what I should do as your fiancé."
As Shen Yannian spoke, he walked toward Su Cimu. Seeing this, Su Cimu immediately burrowed under the covers, leaving only his head exposed.
"What are you hiding for? Do you think I'm going to eat you?"
Shen Yannian lifted a corner of the covers and climbed in too, wrapping an unyielding arm around Su Cimu's waist.
Unused to it, Su Cimu squirmed, but Shen Yannian held him down with one hand.
"Sweetheart, we just got engaged. You can understand that I'm a red-blooded man, right? I have needs," Shen Yannian said, pressing close against Su Cimu.
Su Cimu knew he had a point, and they had already slept together. Refusing his advances now seemed rather coy, but-
"Y-you need to give me some time to adjust. I'm only twenty. I'm still a baby. I can't do things that aren't suitable for children."
Su Cimu's toes curled after he said that. So embarrassing, so embarrassing! How could I say something so cringeworthy!
But after hearing him, Shen Yannian chuckled softly, his words full of indulgence:
"All right. I'll give my sweet boy time to adjust. But don't make me wait too long. I'm thirty already, after all. You should understand me too. I finally have a fiancé, yet I can't even touch him. That's really asking too much of me."
Shen Yannian's warm breath spread beside Su Cimu's ear, making him feel a little awkward.
Fortunately, after saying that, Shen Yannian made no further moves and simply held him.
If this was all it was, Su Cimu could accept it. It was better than being tossed back and forth doing this and that.
With that settled in his mind, Su Cimu immediately relaxed and soon fell fast asleep in Shen Yannian's arms.
Shen Yannian, however, took a long time to settle down before closing his eyes.
Early the next morning, Shen Yannian was awakened by a feeling of pressure.
Opening his eyes, he saw Su Cimu clinging tightly to him like an octopus, both arms and legs wrapped around his body.
Shen Yannian pressed a hand to his forehead, then moved Su Cimu's arms and legs away, got out of bed, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
He had already taken yesterday off, and plenty of company business had piled up for him to handle. He couldn't delay any longer.
But he couldn't feel at ease leaving Su Cimu alone at Huaishan Manor either.
Who knew what dangerous activity Young Master Su might run off to try the moment he wasn't looking?
Shen Yannian had only gained his precious fiancé at thirty. He couldn't bear to let anything happen to him.
So Shen Yannian simply bundled Su Cimu up and took him to the office.
Su Cimu was sleeping so soundly that he showed no sign of waking throughout the entire process as Shen Yannian dressed him, carried him downstairs, then carried him into the back seat and let him lean against his shoulder.
Only when the assistant drove up to the company building did Shen Yannian reluctantly wake him.
He wouldn't have minded carrying him straight upstairs, but if this little drama queen woke up and found out he had been carried into the company building, there was no telling what sort of fuss he would make.
"Baby, wake up. We're here."
Hearing his Second Master call someone so tenderly gave Wan Ke goosebumps all over.
"Hm? Where are we?"
Su Cimu rubbed his eyes and met Shen Yannian's affectionate gaze, instantly jolting awake.
"We're outside my office building. How can you sleep so soundly?" Shen Yannian chuckled, looking utterly helpless with Su Cimu.
"What? You brought me to your company? Are you crazy? What are you trying to do?"
Su Cimu fired off three questions in a row, his head full of question marks.
"I brought you for a visit. You'll be the boss's husband, after all. How could the employees not know you?"
Su Cimu could accept this reason from Shen Yannian, but he still looked displeased.
Shen Yannian coaxed him in the car for quite some time before finally coaxing Young Master Su out.
Wan Ke went to park in the garage, while Shen Yannian held Su Cimu's hand firmly and strode into the company building.
"Good morning, Chairman Shen-"
The receptionist greeted Shen Yannian enthusiastically when she saw him arrive.
"Mm. This is my fiancé. He may come here to see me in the future. Don't stop him."
Shen Yannian nodded and directly introduced Su Cimu, giving him permission to come and go as he pleased.
"Of course, of course. I'll be sure to remember the young master's face."
Seeing their tightly clasped hands, the receptionist immediately broke into a fond, auntie-like smile.
After that, Shen Yannian led Su Cimu into the chairman's private elevator and registered his fingerprint so he could come and go easily.
It had to be said that everything Shen Yannian did left Su Cimu thoroughly charmed and also made him feel how seriously Shen Yannian took their marriage.
It also changed Su Cimu's impression of Shen Yannian.
Shen Yannian's office wasn't much different from his older brother's or his father's. He often visited his brother's office, and apart from some differences in the furnishings, they were all much the same.
"There's a lounge inside. You can catch up on sleep or play games on the tablet. Do whatever makes you happy and comfortable. Don't feel constrained."
Shen Yannian handed Su Cimu a tablet. He had already downloaded several currently popular games and video apps for him and activated their memberships.
After all that, Su Cimu was no longer sleepy. He took the tablet and headed straight into the lounge.
After parking the car, Wan Ke immediately went upstairs to report to Shen Yannian.
"That's roughly today's schedule. If there are any last-minute changes, I'll inform you in advance, Chairman Shen," Wan Ke reported with great professionalism.
"Mm, understood. Also, go prepare some pastries and snacks. Mine is rather hard to please. Better to be prepared."
"...Of course, Chairman Shen."
After leaving the chairman's office, Wan Ke immediately placed an errand-delivery order for snacks and pastries young people liked, then had them sent into Shen Yannian's office.
As it turned out, Shen Yannian had foresight.
In less than an hour, the little tyrant in the lounge came out asking for food, then drinks. Had he not prepared in advance, Shen Yannian really would have been put in a difficult position.
Once Young Master Su had eaten and drunk his fill, he returned to the lounge and caused no more trouble.
Shen Yannian could then focus on his work.
At eleven thirty that morning, Young Master Su ran out of the lounge, opened a page on his phone, and held it right in front of Shen Yannian:
"I want this for lunch. Order it for me."
Young Master Su spoke to Shen Yannian with complete confidence, taking it entirely for granted. Since Shen Yannian had brought him to his company, he had to take responsibility for his whole day.
Shen Yannian sighed, then unlocked his own phone and handed it to him:
"Order whatever you want. Password-free payment is enabled."
Su Cimu took the phone, opened the restaurant he wanted, and ordered some dishes he felt like eating, not forgetting to ask what Shen Yannian wanted.
"Is there anything you want to eat?"
"I'll just have some of whatever you're having." Shen Yannian didn't even lift his head, seemingly trusting Su Cimu's choices completely.
Seeing this, Su Cimu showed no restraint and ordered only his favorites. Once the order went through, he tossed the phone back to him.
He turned toward the small sofa in the office, sprawled halfway back without any regard for appearances, and picked up his phone to browse gossip news.
Seemingly spotting something all of a sudden, Su Cimu abruptly sat up and let out a curse.
"Fuck! That bastard! I really gave him too much face!"
Hearing the commotion from Su Cimu, Shen Yannian put down the document in his hand and looked over.
"What's wrong?"
Who had upset their Young Master Su this time?