See You Again (Time Already Knows) - Chapter 48
Chapter 48 - “Little Fox, Why Do You Often Call Me…… Husband?”
They still bought condoms, even though the little fox didn’t need them.
There was another issue that Ye Jiacheng wanted to care about. It was about whether the little fox could still become pregnant. When the words were on the tip of his tongue, he felt that this issue was past the boundaries of their current relationship level. If he asked too much, he would seem too nosy.
He didn’t know whether their relationship would be able to go past that boundary in the future, but when he imagined that one day he and Shi Jian would have a whole nest of little foxes running around, he couldn’t help but feel elated.
There was a whole row of brightly colored and sexily packaged condoms on the shelf. Shi Jian’s eyes roamed through the options endlessly. Noticing Ye Jiacheng’s gaze on her, she magnanimously returned his look, feigning innocence: “Ye Jiacheng, you choose. I’ve never bought this kind of thing before, so I don’t…… understand.”
Don’t understand. Shi Jian averted her eyes as she finished, nearly laughing to death inside. She was but a…… little fox that had just experienced sex for the first time.
Did she really not understand? Ye Jiacheng looked away from Shi Jian’s face. He’d thought she understood very well just now; she seemed to understand even more than he did. Ye Jiacheng coughed lightly. He reached an arm around Shi Jian’s shoulder, and said in a low voice: “Then I’ll teach you.”
“Okay.” Shi Jian nodded, eyes sparkling like a studious girl. Faced with Ye Jiacheng’s deliberate dirty talk, she pretended to be even more confused: “What brand did you buy last time? I think it was…… Gang?”
“Gangben,” Ye Jiacheng replied, taking her directly in front of the shelf of Gangben products, “Here, this one.”
Shi Jian: “Right, right, right, it’s that one.”
Ye Jiacheng: “……”
The saleslady beside them: “……”
Then, Ye Jiacheng tossed box after box into the shopping cart. Shi Jian couldn’t pretend anymore. Her temples throbbed as she watched him. The other whose temples throbbed was the saleslady watching from nearby that she glanced at in her periphery.
Simply, public morals are degenerating with each passing moment!
In this age, living together while unmarried was still somewhat unusual. Shi Jian and Ye Jiacheng had both noticed the looks from the saleslady. Shi Jian pursed her lips and looked up at Ye Jiacheng: “Husband, let’s go.”
Again…… husband. Ye Jiacheng also pursed his lips and lowered his head, looking at Shi Jian like how a newlywed husband looked at his wife. Then he said: “Take a few more boxes, we go through them pretty quickly.”
“En, en,” Shi Jian was elated inside and added a couple more boxes into the shopping cart. They indeed went through them quickly, extremely quickly.
Afterwards, the two paid no attention to the saleslady behind them. They pushed the full shopping cart to the front register together.
It was a Saturday night. There were many customers in the supermarket. All the lines were very long. Shi Jian and Ye Jiacheng got in a line on the side. Behind them was the fruit aisle. The most attractive thing about the fruit aisle was the lord durian that was emitting a “seductive” scent. The “Golden Pillow” fresh from Thailand looked big and yellow. A few of them had already even burst open.
Ye Jiacheng glanced back at them. Then, he turned a blind eye to them and gave her a smile.
Didn’t a certain someone love to eat durian? Shi Jian looked at Ye Jiacheng, and asked him meaningfully: “Ye Jiacheng, do you like durian?”
Ye Jiacheng seemed to ponder her question for a moment, then replied: “The smell is too strong.”
So did he like to eat them or not? Or was he pretending……? Shi Jian regretfully said: “I quite like them.”
Ye Jiacheng: “Then we’ll buy one.”
Shi Jian shook her head: “Forget it. If the smell is too strong, I’m afraid you won’t get used to it.”
“Actually…… it’s fine.” Ye Jiacheng changed his tone and said to her: “I can handle it.”
“Really?” Shi Jian’s eyebrows lifted in delight, as if she didn’t know at all that Ye Jiacheng liked eating durian. She happily said, “I didn’t expect us both to like durian.”
Ye Jiacheng was also happy: “C’mon, buy one.”
Shi Jian: “Okay!”
Shi Jian’s love for durian had been brought out by Ye Jiacheng. After they got married, they often bought durian. Gao Yanfei was one of those people who couldn’t handle the smell of durian at all. When Gao Yanfei had lived across the street from them, everytime he came in to borrow something, he ridiculed them as soon as he saw them feeding each other durian while watching a movie, saying that she and Ye Jiacheng were birds of a feather who liked vile things.
Even if they liked vile things, they still liked vile things together!
The two had bought many items. Ye Jiacheng carried two bags by himself. Shi Jian hugged the durian that they had picked out as they walked back to the apartment together.
Before they got inside, they bumped into a familiar face, Gao Yanfei.
Shi Jian and Ye Jiacheng stood side by side. Gao Yanfei stood in front of them. After a long while, he said: “You two…… sure moved fast!”
The “moved” was understood clearly. Only Shi Jian lowered her head. She felt that it had been a bit slow going.
Gao Yanfei came today because he’d wanted to stay at Ye Jiacheng’s place for the night. He had called Ye Jiacheng and sent him a text beforehand, but he hadn’t received any reply, so he just came to his place directly. When Ye Jiacheng worked, indeed, he ignored his phone completely.
He didn’t get an answer after knocking on the door all day. When he turned around, he didn’t expect to see such an “affectionate” scene.
Gao Yanfei really hadn’t expected that Ye Jiacheng and the little fox would already be living together. Hadn’t a certain someone always refused to live with his girlfriends? Using his own words: “It would be troublesome if we got into a fight after we moved in together.”
So, Ye Jiacheng wasn’t afraid of it being troublesome anymore?
Ye Jiacheng opened the door and entered the apartment. He explained to Gao Yanfei the reason he didn’t answer his call: “I didn’t bring my phone.”
Ai. Gao Yanfei stood outside. He definitely couldn’t stay at Ye Jiacheng’s place tonight, so he didn’t know if he should still step inside. At that moment, the “hostess” spoke: “Come in, Gao Yanfei.”
This tone really made her seem like a hostess……
Shi Jian found a pair of socks for Gao Yanfei. Then, she went to the kitchen to take care of their groceries. Gao Yanfei gaped at them. They almost seemed like they had lived together for a long time.
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There was still a large bag of items on the kitchen table. Inside, there was an assortment of various things. Gao Yanfei was perceptive and only saw the pile of condoms. One two, three, four, five, six boxes…… Gao Yanfei was speechless as he counted them. It was time to take his leave.
Shi Jian was still in the kitchen putting away the durian. She deliberately found something to ask him: “Gao Yanfei, we’re going to eat durian. Do you want some?”
“No thank you.” Gao Yanfei sped up his departure.
Ye Jiacheng politely walked him to the elevator and even pressed the button for Gao Yanfei. Gao Yanfei felt stifled. He feigned indifference as he asked: “How long have you been living together?”
“Three days.” Ye Jiacheng honestly replied. He had no reason to hide it.
Gao Yanfei: “……” He’d thought they’d been living together for three years!
Ye Jiacheng understood what Gao Yanfei was thinking very well. He couldn’t be restless forever, but the little fox was his. As a long time friend and classmate, Ye Jiacheng said with sincerity: “You should also find a woman soon. Aren’t you bored of being by yourself on Saturdays?”
Gao Yanfei felt that, as a single pringle, he’d taken a grievous hit. The elevator had yet to come down from the twenty-something-th floor. Gao Yanfei thought and said: “I plan to go after Song Xiaojing. You have no problem with it, right?”
Song Xiaojing was Ye Jiacheng’s ex no matter how you put it. Gao Yanfei said this to let him know, as well as to feel him out. But he felt that Ye Jiacheng wouldn’t mind.
Sure enough, Ye Jiacheng nodded at him understandingly: “Fighting.”
Gao Yanfei: “Thank you, brother.”
“What are you thanking me for?” Ye Jiacheng laughed warmly and fittingly, “I have dated Song Xiaojing before. Because we were together, do I still have to have feelings for her after we split up? This is fitting for neither me nor her.”
Gao Yanfei didn’t speak anymore. He felt that Ye Jiacheng was right. Since Ye JIacheng was so generous, he would be better off not going after Song Xiaojing. He might as well hope for the little fox.
“See you.”
“Bye.”
……
The next day was a beautiful Sunday, but Shi Jian still set her alarm. Today was the Yi Mao annual conference. Before the conference started, she still had to rehearse with Yi Biya one more time. Then, she also had to stop by the general office.
But, Shi Jian was not awakened by the alarm clock. She was awakened by Ye Jiacheng’s good morning kiss.
Half-asleep, the familiar scent hit her nose. Shi Jian instinctively reached out and wrapped an arm around his waist. Her eyes weren’t even open, but her body was alert. She reciprocated Ye Jiacheng’s kiss, until Ye Jiacheng deliberately stopped.
Badstard. Shi Jian cracked an eye open, her face blushing.
“Morning.” Ye Jiacheng nibbled her ear and asked her quietly: “Little fox, do you like it when I wake you up like this?”
Hehe. It wasn’t like she’d never experienced this treatment in the past. Shi Jian poked Ye Jiacheng’s chin. Some stubble had already emerged. It tickled her finger.
“Morning,” she replied.
Ye Jiacheng poked her nose again, then caressed her hair.
Shi Jian enjoyed Ye Jiacheng’s love-filled touches, but she discovered that Ye JIacheng had something to say.
Ye Jiacheng wasn’t a person that hid things and eventually frustrated himself when he had something to say. He was curious about how Shi Jian’s inexperienced and sensitive body could keep up with him. He was also curious about the “husband” that she’d occasionally let slip. He could keep the former question to himself. After all, he was the one who benefitted from it. The little fox’s great discrepancy brought him great delight.
As for the latter, shouldn’t he be allowed to ask about it? He’d always kept it in and pretended that he was unaffected by it.
“Little fox, why do you call me…… husband?” Ye Jiacheng asked very calmly. Then, he focused his gaze on Shi Jian’s face to see her reaction. Was she really calling him husband, or was there someone else?
En…… Shi Jian had blanked. Ye Jiacheng asking her meant he noticed an issue. To her, addressing him as “husband” was natural, but it wasn’t the same for Ye Jiacheng. But, wasn’t it very simple? Because he was her husband. Shi Jian hopefully tugged on Ye Jiacheng’s hand and asked him: “If I said that it’s you, would you believe me?”
Clearly, Ye Jiacheng’s expression told her that he didn’t believe her. Shi Jian sat up, tilting her head as she looked at him. Ye Jiacheng also looked at her with amusement in his eyes. She couldn’t tell whether he minded or not. Shi Jian hesitated for a moment, then decided she might as well just say the lie that she’d prepared: “Ye Jiacheng, do you know why I fell in love with you the first time I saw you?”
“Why? Love at first sight?” Ye Jiacheng got out of bed, exposing two long and straight legs. Then he turned and calmly walked towards the closet.
On the bed, Shi Jian was still expressing her affections: “Ye Jiacheng, do you know? The first time I saw you, I felt that you were the Mr.Right in my dreams of many years. I dreamed of our relationship, marriage, then……”
“Your Mr.Right is me?” Ye Jiacheng continued, buttoning up his shirt one by one.
“En……” Shi Jian nodded, watching Ye Jiacheng’s reaction, feeling a little upset. She might as well have said nothing at all.
Indeed, she was better off not saying it. Ye Jiacheng lazily made a noise of acknowledgement.
Shi Jian forced a smile on her face.
Ye Jiacheng turned back around. Shi Jian was still on the bed. He placed a hand on the bed and leaned in towards her. He traced her cheek with his other hand, finally stopping on her mouth. He blinked as he asked: “Then, in your dreams, did you kiss that Mr.Right?”
At the abrupt flirting, Shi Jian was a bit disarrayed.
“Ah……” Ye Jiacheng blinked his long eyelashes again, not receiving enough of a response. He pressed closer to her, expressing that he understood a certain intention, “This, you also did in your dream before? This, with me…… have you done it before?”
Ye Jiacheng’s voice was originally a bit raspy, but now he even deliberately lowered his voice. Simply it was…… aaaaah! When she finally moved, Shi Jian pushed Ye Jiacheng away: “……I’m getting out of bed.”
He could believe it if he wanted to. After all, they were together already.
——
Shi Jian brought her dress to the general office. It was a bit chilly outside. She planned to change into it when she got to the office. Ye Jiacheng knew that she had to attend the annual conference today, but before she left, she specifically said: “If there’s tasty food at the conference, I’ll bring some back for you.”
She said it so warmly that Ye Jiacheng was not only unmoved, he also disapprovingly said: “I, Young Master Ye, do not lack in food to eat.”
Yeah, right. Shi Jian giggled. As if what she said wasn’t learned from him. In the past, whenever Mr.Ye had some kind of gathering to attend and she didn’t go with him, Mr.Ye had always said: “If there’s tasty food, I’ll bring some for you.”
Did the current Ye Jiacheng feel that saying it was too petty?
It was indeed a little bit petty. Going as far as to bring home leftovers from the annual conference…… Shi Jian couldn’t help but smile at thinking about it.
Ye Jiacheng also brightened up: “Alright, then box up some expensive food for me. Just take whatever’s expensive. Abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin……”
Shi Jian ignored Ye Jiacheng. In actuality, the reason she mentioned bringing home food was to hint at Ye Jiacheng to pick her up after the event ended. He was such a smart man, could he not have understood her meaning?
Or was he too lazy and deliberately pretending to not understand……?
Shi Jian sat in the general office. Being Yi Pei’s intern assistant, Zhang Kai had greeted her ahead of time and notified her that they would go together later. She and Zhang Kai walked together. They were probably going there in Yi Pei’s car. Shi Jian had changed into her dress, and wore a black down overcoat. She had bought this black down overcoat at Huashui Street. It was one size too large. It looked like the trendy Korean style that would be popular in a few years.
There were still two hours before the annual conference started. The general office was very lively with everyone chatting animatedly. Nearly everyone had returned. Emily had also arrived, bringing her husband along. Emily’s husband was a chubby man and took good care of Emily. Shi Jian beamed as she watched them, then she leaned against her chair and planned to send Ye Jiacheng a text.
She also wanted to bring family members along, but with Ye Jiacheng’s relationship to Yi Mao Real Estate…… Just allowing Ye Jiacheng to come pick her up was probably fine.
The sky slowly darkened. Her co-workers in the general office had almost all gone to the event. Shi Jian glanced at Zhang Kai’s office. Zhang Kai was still making a call inside, not slowly yet unrushed.
When were they heading out?
Zhang Kai finally came out. Shi Jian stood up. Was it time to go? In the end, Zhang Kai asked her a question that made her spit blood: “Shi Jian, have you seen President Yi?”
What? Shi Jian looked at Yi Pei’s office door. Was Yi Pei not in his office?
If he was, would he have still asked her? Zhang Kai disregarded her reaction and said after a moment, “Search for him.”
Search?
Search where?
Shi Jian stood up and took her phone out of the general office with her. This year’s annual conference was so important. With Yi Pei’s personality, he couldn’t have made a mistake…… Shi Jian stood in the elevator and thought of a place. She directly pressed the button to Yi Mao Real Estate’s rooftop.
In «The Mr.Yi In My Eyes», Zhao Yilin had written: “Yi Pei really liked to think about things on the rooftop……”
Whatever, let’s test her luck.
Shi Jian arrived on the rooftop of Yi Mao Real Estate. The door leading outside was open. Yi Pei really was out there. Last time when she discovered this rooftop, she also had recalled what Zhao Yilin had written about this place. She was curious, so she came to take a look. Then, she unexpectedly discovered that she could see the future location of the “Spirit Bird” from this vantage point.
Last time she came up here with Ye Jiacheng, they had seen the white desk chair. It turned out that Yi Pei really did come here often.
“President Yi,” Shi Jian called out to him.
Yi Pei looked at her and glanced at his watch. Then, as if he knew why she came up, he said in an apologetic tone: “There’s still half an hour.”
Yes, there was still half an hour before they set off. Yi Pei had always been very aware of time management, why would he make a mistake at such a crucial point?
Shi Jian stood watching. She saw that Yi Pei had no intention of standing and didn’t know whether she should head down first.
Yi Pei asked her: “Zhang Kai sent you up here?”
Shi Jian softly made a noise of affirmation, taking care of this question ambiguously. Actually, she had thought of coming here herself.
“Watching the sunset from here is very pretty,” Yi Pei turned and said. Then, he looked at his watch and said to her: “It will be even more beautiful in a moment.”
So Yi Pei wanted to continue sitting here for a while? Shi Jian was in a slight daydream. At the same time, she looked up at the sunset-colored sky. Indeed, it was very pretty. Was it her misconception just now? She felt like Yi Pei had spoken in a lax yet lonely way.
Lax, because there were no worries whatsoever; lonely, because the words he said after was like a child who had the best toys, but no playmate.
In the next second, Shi Jian immediately threw out what she was thinking.
Yi Pei wouldn’t be lonely. Men who were lonely wouldn’t become like he was now. But, successful men also had times of helplessness and depression.
Just like Yi Pei was right now.
TN: Wake me up before December ends~
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