After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant - Chap 30
Need a kiss from husband to get better?
Luo Ling silently squeezed the cotton swab in his hand.
He moved a little closer to Shi Yunnan’s smiling eyes, and gain the initiative1,
“Second young master Shi, are you sure this will relieve the pain?”
Luo Lingsheng’s approach was like a silent and rapid aggression, surrounding the prey.
Shi Yunnan saw his own appearance clearly reflected on the other party’s lens, and his heartstrings instantly tightened. He suddenly couldn’t tell whether his words were joking or demanding for more.
In the past, Shi Yunnan would always be playing with his words, and Luo Lingsheng wouldn’t really take these jokes to heart.
But now it was different, Shi Yunnan consciously having a bit of a crush on Luo Lingsheng.
As a result, every provocation became a boundary test, and every response from the other party created another kind of heartbeat.
Occasionally, the headlights from other cars flickered through, creating the light and shadow. The silence and ambiguousness spreaded in the car, as if isolating them in a secret place.
The breaths of the two were intertwining with each other. Eventually, Shi Yunnan lost the battle with a heated face, he backed away slightly and muttered, “…Just kidding, I haven’t tried it yet.”
After the teasing, he became cowardly, he was that kind of person.
Luo Lingsheng took Shi Yunnan’s panic in his eyes and responded subtly, “There are some jokes that can’t be said randomly.”
He took off his glasses, and at the same time suppressed the regret that filled his heart.
This man was always testing his bottom line of self-control, bit by bit, in an inexplicable way.
One day, his bottom line would completely collapse, and then for these so-called ‘jokes’ , he would demand it back with interest.
Shi Yunnan pursed his dry lips and said nothing.
He always felt that he, who didn’t drink tonight, was more dizzy than usual.
Fortunately, Luo Lingsheng turned his attention back to the wound in a measured manner, “Don’t touch water when taking a bath these two days. The wound is not deep and should not leave scars.”
“Ok, I got it.”
Soon, the wound was treated.
Qin Jian, who was diligently guarding outside, finally got into the car and drove back to Luo’s house.
…
When they got home, it wasn’t even ten o’clock in the evening yet.
Shi Yunan went back to his bedroom to take a shower, becoming more and more clear headed.
He originally thought of going to his nightclub to have a drink and relax, but ended up having such a violent episode with Yuan Rui, and didn’t even get to drink two sips of wine.
Shi Yunnan sent a text message to Wen Yibei to report his safety.
After Wen Yibei separated from him, he still couldn’t resist everyone’s persuasion and went to the hospital for an examination. Fortunately, there was no danger beside a little bruise on his waist, which could be rubbed away in a few days.
Shi Yunnan, who really didn’t feel like sleeping, went out of the bedroom door——
The light in the study room at the end of the corridor on the second floor was still lit. Luo Lingsheng received a call as soon as he got home, and he was so busy that he was nowhere to be seen.
Little Goldfish went to bed early. The servants, having finished their day’s work, had all gone back to the side house behind the main residence to rest.
The large and empty main house brought a sense of loneliness along with it.
Shi Yunnan took two strong whiskeys from the wine room on the first-floor on his own, and then leaned on the railing of his bedroom’s open-air balcony, drinking one sip after another down his throat.
On an October night, the slightly cool wind was able to take away the heat of alcohol.
In fact, compared to the hustle and bustle in the nightclub, Shi Yunnan preferred this quiet environment where he could drink freely, reminiscing about the past and thinking about the future.
Before returning to the country, Shi Yunnan always thought that he would focus on jewelry design until he was thirty-five, and when he saved a large amount of money, he would make some small investments and live a leisurely life.
As for the partner who will accompany him all his life, Shi Yunnan only had a vague and dim imagination.
He was reluctant to define his feelings with detailed rules and regulations, and he felt that he would rather go without anything than having something shoddy, but now if he really had to make a description——
He could find Luo Lingsheng’s shadow of existence in those vague imaginations in the past.
He didn’t know how long had passed before a faint movement sounded at the bedroom door.
There was a knock on the door, followed by a question, “Aren’t you asleep yet?”
Shi Yunnan turned around with a bit of tipsiness, only to find Luo Lingsheng waiting at the door, “You’re done with work?”
“En.”
Luo Lingsheng had just finished reviewing the summary report for the previous quarter. When passing by Shi Yunnan’s bedroom, he found that the other party’s door was left open, and there was a strong but not annoying smell of alcohol wafting around.
Shi Yunnan shook the remaining half bottle of whisky, and hooked his lips to invite, “Luo Lingsheng, do you want to drink with me?”
After a moment of delay, Luo Lingsheng maneuvered his wheelchair into the room.
He noticed an empty bottle of whisky by the balcony door, and couldn’t help frowning, “Why do you drink so much by yourself?”
“Ah?”
Shi Yunnan slowed down for half a beat and replied casually, “I was thinking about something, and didn’t pay attention to the amount of alcohol for a while.”
Luo Lingsheng’s wheelchair stopped at the end of the bed.
Shi Yunnan sat down beside the bed with the wine bottle in hand, and assured the man face to face, “Don’t worry, I’m a good drinker. I can sleep peacefully when I’m drunk.”
He got closer, blowing a puff of breath with a hint of alcohol, “…I won’t pull your clothes randomly, don’t be afraid.”
This sentence was another joke that he knew.
Luo Lingsheng didn’t dislike the smell of alcohol coming from Shi Yunnan. It was probably mixed with the fragrance of the shower gel on his body. Under the evaporation of the night, it had a special seductive aroma.
“Is there anything on your mind?”
“You can’t drink if you don’t have something on your mind?”
Shi Yunnan took another sip and sighed contentedly, “Wine can numb and relax nerves.”
Some time ago, he was busy with Lou’s design, and now he was just using the wine to unwind himself.
Shi Yunnan looked all around and couldn’t find a wine glass, so he handed the bottle to Luo Lingsheng, “Wanna drink?”
Luo Lingsheng shook his head and said no.
The wines stored in the wine room were given by others, and since his leg injury, he rarely went there to drink.
Because of the loss of his mobility, he had to rely on his sober and rational mind at all times to avoid unnecessary harm.
Shi Yunnan thought that Luo Lingsheng was concerned about the bottle being drunk by himself. After a slight change in expression, he drank it on his own, and the drunkenness in his eyes became heavier.
Luo Lingsheng hesitated for half a second, “Does the wound still hurt? I’ll apply medicine for you again tomorrow night.”
Applying medicine?
Shi Yunnan remembered the previous ambiguous atmosphere in the car.
With a drunken gaze lingering on Luo Lingsheng’s face and staring at him, he then subconsciously shook his head. Shi Yunnan sneered at himself in his heart, and suddenly had some regrets–
In the car just now, he should take the opportunity to move forward, what’s with the sudden cowardice?
What about after the kiss?
Will Luo Lingsheng look at him coldly like he was a fool, or will he terminate the contract outright in a fit of rage, or will he just… accept this sudden affection?
A bottle and a half of strong wine began to take effect, and Shi Yunnan’s thoughts were somewhat disorganized.
“Luo Lingsheng, we…”
He called out the man’s name, the tentative words reached his mouth, but the tip of his tongue stopped against his teeth.
Shi Yunnan smashed the jar2 and poured himself another mouthful of wine. The tipsiness accumulated more and more in his eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
Luo Lingsheng asked back, and quietly outlined Shi Yunnan’s profile with his eyes——
His hair grew a little long. The night breeze sneaking through the glass window raised the arc of his hair into a kind inexplicable disordered beauty.
Luo Lingsheng’s gaze fell from top to bottom, noticing the wine drop that was about to fall off the other party’s thin lips.
It was so bewitching that it compelled the heart, hooking people to get closer for a taste of it.
Luo Lingsheng’s brows and eyes froze slightly. As if possessed, he reached out and gently caressed it with his hand.
The slightly calloused fingertip touch the soft and warm lips, which could easily provoke some hidden evil thoughts deep inside the heart.
Shi Yunnan couldn’t tell whether the rising heat on his cheeks was due to drinking or this unprepared intimate touch.
He subconsciously rolled his small Adam’s apple, “Um…”
He murmured like a cat.
A crack appeared on Luo Lingsheng’s flawless calm composure, and unnoticeably shrinking the distance between the two.
“Drink less alcohol, and be careful of getting a headache tomorrow morning.”
He spoke contrary to what he was thinking, and the finger still resting on his lips heavily pressed on it again.
Itchy and tingly.
Shi Yunnan only felt that his brain, paralyzed by alcohol, was like an outdated radio, the signal was cut off at this second, leaving only a clueless chaotic noise.
Perhaps it was the alcohol that made him feel bold.
Shi Yunnan suddenly leaned forward while exhaling, tentatively trying to claim a kiss. Luo Lingsheng seemed to have detected his intention earlier and inclined his head slightly.
The wet lips seemingly brushed the corner of his mouth, which was more ambiguous and hazy than a direct kiss.
It was like a short-lived confrontation, but it also made the blood boil all over the body.
Shi Yunnan squinted his eyes in confusion and pleasure, as if he had gotten some great bargain, “Luo Lingsheng, the corner of your lips are so cold, but so soft.”
Who was the one with soft lips and unaware of it?
Luo Lingsheng took a deep breath, hiding the rapid ups and downs, “You are drunk.”
He squeezed his right hand hidden by the side of his leg, his knuckles were clamped so hard as if trying to squeeze into the flesh. He was merely drinking poison to quench the thirst3, that’s all.
Shi Yunnan was two or three beats behind, and admitted in confusion, “En, I’m drunk.”
Drunkenness came quickly, and sleepiness followed.
He staggered to the bathroom to rinse his mouth, squinted his eyes and walked back. The whole person fell right back into the soft big bed, just like what he said previously——
“I’m good at drinking, I can sleep peacefully when I’m drunk.”
Luo Lingsheng sat quietly in the wheelchair, until the heat in his body subsided a little, and then he slowly let out a long sigh of relief.
He was going to turn off the bedside lamp so that the other party could have a good night’s sleep.
Shi Yunnan, whose eyelids were drooping, noticed this, and a trace of instinctual resistance remained in his drunkenness, “…Don’t turn off the lights!”
There was some unspeakable panic.
Luo Lingsheng froze for a second or two, then retracted the hand that was in the mid-air, “Got it, I won’t turn off the lights.”
Shi Yunnan got the answer and closed his eyes in a drunken stupor. After a long time, he mumbled something under his breath—
“Luo Lingsheng, I seem to be starting to…”
Luo Lingsheng was fully aware that this was just an unconscious drunken mumbling, but he still responded, “Starting what?”
“I’m starting to like you a little bit.”
“…..”
Luo Lingsheng stared at the person on the bed silently.
Until the other party breathed steadily and continuously, telling him that it was just a drunken conversation.
Someone was sleeping soundly, but he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.
Luo Lingsheng showed a helpless smile and took the initiative to cover Shi Yunnan with the quilt.
His hand resting on the quilt hesitated for a moment, and then he fondly stroked the sleeping man’s face, and whispered three words——
“It’s not enough.”
You only like me a little bit, it’s not enough.
1
反客为主[fǎn kè wéi zhǔ]: Turning from a guest into a host. Metaphorically means to reverse the position from passive to active, from weak to strong, and finally taking control of the situation
2
Let something develop into a worse direction.
3
Seek temporary relief regardless of the consequences
The next day, Shi Yunnan woke up feeling dizzy to the point where he couldn’t tell the north from the south.
He put his hand to his head, and unconsciously issued two low murmurs as he just woke up.
Da da da.
The sound of slippers trotting on the floor rang out.
Little Goldfish, who had been guarding the door for a long time, heard the movement in the room, and rushed to the bedside immediately, “Little uncle, are you awake?”
Shi Yunnan was still a little confused, and narrowed his eyes, “Huh? Why don’t you go to class?”
“School is on vacation.”
Little Goldfish propped his hands on the edge of the bed and tilted his head adorably.
“Uncle said you drank last night and didn’t let me wake you up, but little uncle you’ve been in bed for too long, I’ve already had breakfast.”
Shi Yunnan got up and tried to recall what happened last night.
Unfortunately, the aftereffect of the bottle and a half of whisky was too strong, he found out that his drunken memory was in bits and pieces.
However, the brief side kiss…
Was it his drunken impulse, or a drunken dream?
——Swish!
The blinding sunlight that suddenly broke into the bedroom interrupted Shi Yunnan’s thoughts. He subconsciously raised his hands to block it and squinted to adapt to the light.
“Little uncle, wait for me!”
Little Goldfish who finished drawing the curtains ran out again.
In less than three minutes, he cautiously walked in with a steaming ceramic mug, “For you!”
Little Goldfish’s hand strength was limited, and his hand almost became unsteady.
Shi Yunnan quickly took it from him and asked with a smile, “You poured warm water for me?”
“Yes, it has honey in it.”
Little Goldfish obediently lay on the bedside, and answered with his little head raised as if offering a treasure.
“In the story you told me before, when the little bear was drunk, his family dug honey and soaked it in water for him to drink.”
“I asked uncle and he said it was okay.”
Shi Yunnan rubbed Little Goldfish’s head, “Thank you.”
Naturally, he would not disappoint the child’s wish, and took a few mouthfuls in front of him.
The sweet honey water warmed the stomach and seemed to disperse the remaining alcohol in the body.
Little Goldfish watched Shi Yunnan raise his head to drink water, and couldn’t help swallowing his saliva, “Uncle, is it delicious? Is it sweet?”
Seeing his straightforward eyes, gluttonous to the point of drooling, Shi Yunnan immediately understood.
It was true that this little brat wanted to take care of him, and it was also true that he wanted to drink sweet honey water.
Shi Yunnan handed him the remaining half of the honey water, and instructed in a warm voice, “Sit down first. I’ll take a shower.”
Little Goldfish was overjoyed and answered obediently, “Okay!”
…
Ten minutes later.
The big and small persons left the room, and happened to bump into Luo Lingsheng in the corridor.
“Aren’t you going to headquarters today?”
According to how busy Luo Lingsheng was, he would not be home at this hour on weekdays.
Luo Lingsheng observed Shi Yunnan’s face secretly, and answered after confirming that the other party did not have any discomfort from last night.
“Just about to go out, Qin Jian is waiting downstairs.”
Little Goldfish’s gaze wandered between the two adults for a while, then suddenly ran away with a smile, “Uncle, I’ll wait for you downstairs!”
After he finished speaking, he quickly walked down the stairs, for fear that he would become a small light bulb.
Luo Lingsheng had limited mobility and could only move up and down through the elevator.
Shi Yunnan approached and subconsciously looked at Luo Lingsheng’s thin but beautiful lips. He recalled that dream-like kiss, and his mind wandered for a moment.
“Luo Lingsheng, I drank a little too much last night, did I trouble you?”
The elevator door opened in response to the sound of his probing question.
Luo Lingsheng asked rhetorically, “What kind of trouble is second young master Shi referring to?”
Shi Yunnan didn’t continue asking. He originally wanted to push what happened last night to the bottom of his heart.
If it was false, then treat it as a dream, lest it be embarrassing to bring it up.
If it was true, then it was him who gained advantages.
With Luo Lingsheng’s character, since he neither showed resistance on the spot nor showed indifference to him at the moment, it meant that the other party didn’t dislike it?
Maybe next time he could take advantage of the alcohol to make persistent efforts, and directly change from a side kiss to a hot tongue kiss?
The elevator door opened with a sound.
Luo Lingsheng entered first. He pressed the ‘Open’ button and stared at Shi Yunnan, who was still in deep thought, “Aren’t you coming in?”
“Coming.”
Shi Yunnan entered with a smile, the more he thought about it, the better he felt.
The elevator doors slowly closed and descended.
Perhaps seeing that Shi Yunnan did not continue to ask, Luo Lingsheng suddenly opened his mouth, “it was no trouble last night.”
If that little side kiss could be considered troublesome, then he wished Shi Yunnan would give him more troubles.
The two men looked at each other. The smile in Luo Lingsheng’s eyes was so fast that it was hard to capture, “Very well-behaved.”
The simple three words echoed in the small elevator room, and finally disappeared along the opened elevator door.
Shi Yunnan stared at Luo Lingsheng’s back as he left in a serious manner, his eyes and eyebrows were filled with visible delight, and he gave a faint and unnoticeable low hum—
Just wait for it!
The next time he got drunk, he wouldn’t be so well-behaved! He will become very wild!
“Little uncle, do you want to have lunch?” Little Goldfish appeared out of nowhere, and shook Shi Yunnan’s hand.
“Okay, Let’s eat lunch.”
…
Shi Yunnan only returned to his room after lunch, ready to create a new round of jewelry design.
In less than half an hour, he received a call from Wen Yibei.
“Hey, brother.”
“Yunnan, is the injury on your arm okay?”
“It’s fine, just a little scratch.” Shi Yunnan paused, and subconsciously added, “Luo Lingsheng already helped me deal with it last night.”
Wen Yibei on the other end of the phone was silent for half a second, but did not pierce the sweet joy in his brother’s words.
Shi Yunnan turned on the loudspeaker on his mobile phone. While taking a pencil to sketch the outline of the diamond on the drawing, he asked Wen Yibei——
“Brother, why did you call me, is there something wrong?”
“I originally wanted to talk to you in person, but something happened last night, so I forgot about it…”
There was a moment of hesitation on the other end of the phone, “Yunnan, Grandpa’s 80th birthday is next Tuesday, are you coming?”
The pencil tip in Shi Yunnan’s hand froze. He did not give an answer.
Perhaps due to the long silence, Wen Yibei who was on the phone couldn’t help but voice out.
“Yunnan?”
Shi Yunnan thought for a while, but still agreed, “Brother, I know, I will go.”
Putting aside other things, old mister Wen still cared for him, he naturally needed to go when the old man celebrated his 80th birthday.
Wen Yibei on the other end of the phone discreetly breathed a sigh of relief, “Okay, you can come if you want.”
“Don’t worry about Wen Chenglang. After all, this is Grandpa’s birthday banquet, he won’t cause any trouble.”
Wen Chenglang was their nominal cousin, and Shi Yunnan once had a very unpleasant fight with the other party.
Shi Yunnan twirled the brush with his fingers and replied casually, “Well, I’m too lazy to have any more involvement with people like him.”
Wen Yibei heard that Shi Yunnan was willing to come, he timely stopped the topic.
He asked again, “By the way, have you received the violin? Do you like it?”
“…..”
Shi Yunnan got stuck for a moment and asked, “Brother, how do you know?”
“Luo Lingsheng specially contacted me a while ago and talked to me about this…”
At that time, Wen Yibei was still touring abroad. It was quite unexpected to be contacted by Luo Lingsheng.
However, he still recounted the appearance of Shi Yunnan’s childhood violin to the other party. However, it was Luo Lingsheng’s idea to buy the violin in the first place.
Shi Yunnan couldn’t help raising the corners of his mouth, and finally understood——
No wonder, Luo Lingsheng could send him a violin with a very high similarity.
“When it comes to this matter, I’m not as good as Mr. Luo.”
Wen Yibei knew that the ‘violin’ was Shi Yunnan’s regret. He was afraid of touching the other party’s wound, so he had been carefully avoiding it.
“Brother, you and him are both good.”
Shi Yunnan looked at the violin resting on the wall, and suddenly remembered the words Luo Lingsheng promised in the restaurant.
——If you still like it, you can always pick it up and learn it. No matter how good or bad the playing is, I can be your listener.
The gift from Luo Lingsheng was not perfunctory, and his promise was not empty words.
“Brother.”
Shi Yunnan turned around, the smile in his eyes became more and more obvious, “I seem to like Luo Lingsheng more and more.”
“…..”
Wen Yibei, who was caught off guard by his younger brother’s sudden display of affection, felt a little more complicated in his heart——his well-grown little cabbage seemed to have taken the initiative to run away with Luo Lingsheng.
After all, this was the first time he heard Shi Yunnan personally admitted the word ‘like’.
The two brothers chatted for a while before hanging up.
Since he had decided to congratulate old man Wen on his birthday, he had to send some decent congratulatory gifts.
Shi Yunnan was suddenly no longer in the mood to design. He went downstairs and asked uncle Qin, the housekeeper, and drove out by himself.
…
Northern suburbs of Imperial Capital, Linglong Jade Market.
The history of the Imperial Capital can be counted as several generations of imperial cities. There were naturally innumerable wealthy things derived from this land boundary, and the Linglong Jade Market was one of them.
In uncle Qin’s words, the northern suburbs had long been the focus of jade sales.
Seventy or eighty years ago, a private owner funded the establishment of the first-generation market, and later the relevant departments funded the renovation, forming the current transaction scale.
From the smallest stalls and vendors in the market’s open spaces to the largest regular shops in the market building, any transaction with jade can take shape here.
On old man Wen’s birthday, Shi Yunnan planned to give a jade carving ornament. As the saying goes, “Jade can nourish people”. Sending such a natural jade ornament to elderly people could hardly go wrong.
It took Shi Yunnan 40 minutes to arrive at the site. His goal was very clear. Bypassing the shouts of the street vendors at the rough stone stall, he went straight to the large jade shop on the inside.
Shi Yunnan blindly chose a store to enter.
The clerk who was guarding the door immediately came forward to greet him attentively, “Welcome, sir! Our family is a century-old shop. One fake pay back ten. We ensure the utmost sincerity and honesty!”
Shi Yunnan was a person who disliked this kind of promotion. He preferred to make his own decision when buying things, “I’ll take a look by myself first, you go about your business.”
“Yes, feel free to take a look.”
Hearing this, the clerk took two steps back with a fake smile and cast a glance at the boss in front of the counter.
The owner of this store was a middle-aged man. Seeing Shi Yunnan’s word and deed, he couldn’t help showing contempt——
The jade industry paid attention to the word “experience”, the qualifications for buying, trading and evaluating generally required experience.
How can a young man like Shi Yunnan understand jade and jade carving? Sure enough, it was another person who came to look around for fun.
These days, the business of the finished jade carving market is getting harder and harder. Their shop hadn’t sold anything since March!
Shi Yunnan wandered around half a circle, and on rare occasions, he spotted a jadeite textured jade carving with longevity peach bergamot as the theme. It was obviously very suitable for the elderly as a birthday present.
“Sir, this work is a good piece in our store, most suitable for the elderly in the family.”
The clerk came up again, “Shall I take it out for you to see?”
Shi Yunnan nodded, he had to make sure of all aspects before deciding whether to buy it or not.
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it.”
When the middle-aged boss heard this, he immediately walked out from the counter with a smile on his face.
He put on gloves himself, took out the jade carvings in the showcase, and placed them on the velvet fabric on one side for display.
Everything was in line with the rules of the industry.
After obtaining the store owner’s approval, Shi Yunnan picked up the jade carving and roughly looked at it through the natural light.
Transparent jade was too common. Giving such jade quality to the elderly was too petty.
Shi Yunnan steadily put this jade carving down and smiled slightly, “Sorry, I’ll take another look.”
The implication was that he was not satisfied with this jade carving.
The middle-aged boss took it kindly without any complaints.
But the moment Shi Yunnan turned around and left the store, a frantic question suddenly came from behind, “Wait! Stop right there! Why did a crack suddenly appear?”
“Great, you want to slip away after breaking my stuff? Pay me back!”
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