Chapter 69 (1/2)
Because National Day was just around the corner, his family asked He Nuo to quit his job and go back to school after the festival. Shi Yan thought of He Nuo’s grades, and didn’t think that these few days would make much of a difference, so he agreed to letting him have this short rest as well. But Shi Yan has his own thoughts about this. He might not have the intention to hurt others, but his guard against them made him guess that they wanted to ensure the completion of fourth bro’s transfer before they could feel rest assured. Thus, Shi Yan made an appointment with fourth bro for the following day. He wanted to accompany him in handling the matters regarding the acceptance of his transfer order.
With the company of the crown prince Shi Yan, every department let them pass after giving them the green light. All of the seals that should appear on his transfer order were all stamped onto it without a single one missing, and those who had to sign the order form wrote their names down with much fervour as well. It was the first time for the He family’s fourth bro to come into contact with so many high-level personages. As he watched Shi Yan gracefully mingle and exchange pleasantries with them more easily than someone like him who already had two years of working experience, he couldn’t help but look at children of officials in a different light.
Fourth bro couldn’t understand why this kind of Shi Yan would hang out with He Nuo. He was of a completely different level from He Nuo, and they had such different personalities too. If he wasn’t willing, no matter how much He Nuo tries to suck up to him, they wouldn’t be able to become friends. Besides, fourth bro understood clearly that He Nuo wasn’t the type of person who knew how to make friends, let alone curry favour with someone. That meant that it was Shi Yan who took the initiative to look for He Nuo — which didn’t make sense either. However, he was still glad and envious that He Nuo had such a good relationship with Shi Yan.
On their way home, the two of them split up. All of the formalities had been completed, so all fourt bro needed to do was to report to work after National Day. Because the last person to sign his order form today was the head of He Aiwen’s new department, Shi Yan told the head that he still had to retrieve his luggage from his previous company and check out of his dormitory, so there would be a one to two days delay before he could formally start work. The head told them straight away that he could come over after the festival since the holidays begin on the third day anyway. Fourth bro said that he would retrieve his luggage tomorrow morning and return at night, then urged Shi Yan to have dinner at their place. Shi Yan readily agreed.
After lunch the next day, Shi Yan told his family that he wouldn’t be going home for dinner. He waited for his parents to go to work before setting out with a huge backpack. He Nuo was reading books by himself at home when Shi Yan came in, who immediately complained about his aching shoulders. He Nuo quickly took his bag from him and realised that it was pretty heavy.
“You brought books for me? I study arts. (You studied science)”
“What lousy books? You don’t need to add any more substance to your brain, these are for you to add some meat onto your body. You look like an electrical pole now.”
He Nuo chuckled and opened the bag — there was a pile of healthcare products inside. There were also two huge bottles of juice as well as one big bag of beef jerky. Shi Yan asked He Nuo to get a cup. He wanted to drink some water, yet he made He Nuo drink juice, “This kind of pure fruit juice is best for replenishing vitamins, I don’t like to drink sweet things so you can slowly drink all of that yourself.”
He Nuo was about to say that he didn’t like to drink sweet things either, but Shi Yan was a step ahead of him, “Don’t try to compete with me, I won’t get sick even if I don’t eat or drink any of these. Hng hng, someone with a body likes yours has no right to be picky.” These juices and beef jerkies were all prepared by Shi Yan’s parents for him to bring to his college when it reopened, and they had asked him to bring some along with him today. If it weren’t so heavy, Shi Yan would have brought the entire pile here for He Nuo; just for that slight hope that if he ate it, it would turn into more meat on his body. When he saw the stick-legged He Nuo who was left alone and uncared for standing amongst the autumn wind, Shi Yan couldn’t restrain his heart from being squeezed tight. To make himself feel better, he needed to raise He Nuo like a pig to fatten him up.
Shi Yan used one hand to hammer his shoulders. He couldn’t place such a heavy bag on his bike, so he could only walk here on foot as he carried it. If he had just held it in his hands it probably wouldn’t have been so bad, but his bag strap had constricted his shoulders and now it was still aching. He Nuo stood beside him and helped him massage his shoulders, then scolded him as his heart ached, “It’s not tough or tiring for me to go to school, yet you always treat me like some refugee. Your shoulders must be red now because of your straps ba.”
“I don’t know, you take a look.” Shi Yan pulled his collar open a little and He Nuo did see some red marks.