Chapter 22 (1/2)

Translator: Shunraiki

Editor: Naeda

Chapter 22: This is not ‘love'?

Because Yan Mu's mobile phone had rung several times, he was forced to park the car by the side of the road. When he brought the car to a stop, he took out the wireless headphones and finally answered the persistent phone call.

”f.u.c.k, Mu ge, why didn't you call when you said you were going to call?” Zhuang Yu's voice blasted through the speakers, his tone was quite angry.

”Sorry, I had something to do. You guys just go to the afternoon party without me,” Yan Mu said. He glanced at the Lu Chengyu beside him. ”I'll treat you tomorrow.”

”Alright.” Zhuang Yu knew that Yan Mu had something to settle with Yan Jia. Normally, Yan Mu was not the type of person to leave without saying anything in advance. ”Okay, I'll tell them. You take care of yourself.”

”Thank you.” Yan Mu hung up the phone, frowning. What happened to him today? He left early without telling his friends; he stopped at the door regardless of the hotel rules. This was not in line with his usual style. These disrespectful acts violated his years' worth of education.

Although Lu Chengyu was half drunk, he was still able to tell that there was something wrong with Yan Mu's expression, so he s.h.i.+fted his gaze away quietly. Sometimes, a person had to know when not to ask questions.

The car gradually moved along. Lu Chengyu leaned back on his comfortable chair and listened to the soothing sound of Guqin music. Slowly, he fell asleep.

Taking advantage of when the lights turned red, Yan Mu covered Lu Chengyu with his suit coat. This was the second time he had to send the drunk Lu Chengyu home.

As a boss, he knew that his concern for Lu Chengyu was exceeding the emotional line between a supervisor to his staff. As the lights turned green, he started the car and drove steadily forward. Maybe, there were some things he should think about seriously.

When the car entered the community, Yan Mu half-hugged Lu Chengyu back to his apartment.

After settling the man into the **, Yan Mu half squatted down, taking off the other party's shoes. He put the door keys on the bedside cabinet, opened the window, and silently looked at the sleeping Lu Chengyu.

The first time he saw Lu Chengyu's interview resume, Yan Mu had thought that he might be a very energetic young man. Who would've known that he would happen to meet the real person at Baiweixuan the next day and, by chance, also pick up the younger man's wallet. If Yan Mu hadn't walked fast enough, Chengyu's wallet would've been picked up by another person.

At that time, Lu Chengyu had turned around and said 'thank you' with a smile adorning his face. For some reason, Yan Mu recalled the clean and smooth white s.h.i.+rt Chengyu had wore. It made the people who look at it want to move closer, but at the same time, also reluctant to reach out to touch for the fear of wrinkling and dirtying the pure s.h.i.+rt.

After a long time in his thoughts, Yan Mu suddenly frowned. His friends had said that he was dull and boring. Does Lu Chengyu, a man who never lacked attention in the company, think so, too?

Walking out of the master bedroom, Yan Mu went to the kitchen and found that the mung beans he had bought were still in the refrigerator. Seeing that the bag of mung beans had not moved, he knew that Lu Chengyu seldom cook for himself.

He placed the mung beans in the bowl to soak them. Then, he circled around the room and found that the garbage bin was almost overflowing with trash. It was full of snack packages and peels, as well as wrappers for instant bread. There wasn't that much garbage when he was here the last time.

Bending over to collect all the garbage, Yan Mu turned back to the room, took away the key, and carried the trash out of the door.

Xiao He was hired as the CEO's driver, but because Yan Mu often liked to drive by himself, he usually did odd jobs in the company. Due to his honesty and diligence, his wages increased by 5% during this period.

However, right now, this honest, diligent young man felt that there was something wrong with his eyes.

He had just parked a.s.sistant Lu's car and was ready to take the keys upstairs. As a result, he saw his boss coming out with several garbage bags, the garbage bags in which were incompatible with his elegant clothing.

Poor Xiao He was stunned for several seconds before he ran toward Yan Mu, reaching for the bulging trash bags in his boss's hands. ”Boss, why are you here? Let me carry these.”

”No need,” said Yan Mu, avoiding Xiao He's hands. ”I'll hold it. Are you here to deliver the car keys to a.s.sistant Lu?”

Xiao He nodded. When he saw that the boss really didn't need his help, Xiao He just scratched his head and smiled. ”I've parked the car, but when I called a.s.sistant Lu's phone just now, n.o.body answered. So, I decided to go upstairs to give him the car keys.”

”No, just give me the keys.” Yan Mu took the keys from Xiao He's hand and let him go back.

On his way home, Xiao He thought of a couple reasons why his big boss suddenly appeared downstairs of a.s.sistant Lu's apartment. Using his own knowledge and self-awareness, the most logical reason for his boss' appearance was that he had property here in this neighbourhood; the most illogical reason was that the boss was helping a.s.sistant Lu clean his room.

Although the boss was good, he was not good enough to help his subordinates clean their rooms. Even if Xiao He put this on the internet, he bet that no one would believe him. He felt that he was thinking too much, and, as a driver, one thing he had to do was hold his tongue. So, this matter was secured tightly in his heart.

Yan Mu didn't care about what Xiao He thought. After he threw away the garbage, he went to the nearby supermarket to buy fruits and vegetables. When he came back to Lu Chengyu's apartment, the young man was still sleeping.

After Yan Mu handled the ingredients, he threw them in a pot to cook slowly over a mild fire. Yan Mu knew that there was a study room in Chengyu's apartment, but it was too impolite to enter without the owner's consent. In the end, he decided to sit on the sofa and turn on the TV to kill time.

”You say you don't love her, but you always look at her, pay close attention to her, even going as far as to ignore your ident.i.ty and do things you normally won't do for her. If you're saying that you don't love her, are you lying to me or fooling yourself?”

Yan Mu, who had originally wanted to change the station to the news channel, suddenly stopped his movement. He stared at the grieving woman crying and shouting at the man in the television, his eyebrows tightly furrowing. In the end, he took out his cell phone and dialled his friend's number.

Zhuang Yu was playing tennis with his friends. When the bodyguard brought his mobile phone into the court, he wiped his sweat and took the phone. Seeing that it was Yan Mu calling, he immediately laughed. ”What is it, Mu ge? Do you have time to come and play now?”