Chapter Forty-Seven: The Designer That He Admired (1/2)

The young man instantly paled as he stammered out his words: “Then why…”

Yan Jin seemed to know what that young man was trying to ask. The chairman replied without hesitation: “I went to meet you in order to bring the three ridiculous years between us to a conclusion.”

“R-Ridiculous?”

“You fell into bad company, slept around, gambled, and even threw your life in the gutter. As for me – I didn’t know you better.” Yan Jin explained in a clear manner: “Those were the past three years between us.”

The young man’s complexion paled even further. He did not think that as a chairman, Yan Jin would know so much. Even more so, the young man couldn’t believe that mature and tolerating Yan Jin would say such harsh words to him.

“But, I know I’m in the wrong…” the young man stuttered as if trying to insist on something. In the end, Yan Jin’s cold-blooded gaze pierced through his defensive shields.

He once thought that his young age would redeem every mistake that he made. But now, he knew that even if he truly repented on his mistakes, all that forgiveness was just a comforting lie.

How could there be traces of the love that he once received in those eyes that were looking at him?

The result of being too opinionated had left him bare naked without any armor to shield him from embarrassment, leaving him nowhere to hide.

……

The young man eventually left.

Perhaps he understood that there was no redemption after things had developed to this point. No matter how close their relationship was, it would have been erased by those repeated betrayals. Furthermore, they were already at the point of no return.

Yan Jin’s condition was not very good. After all, he did drink a fair bit. Even though he was not ridiculously drunk, the drowsy discomfort was torturing his senses.

“Squeakk.” The stranger’s absence allowed Xiao Yu to feel relieved. The hamster was now enthusiastically trying to highlight his existence.

Xiao Yu never would have thought that he would unknowingly peep into Yan Jin’s darkest secret in such a sudden and surprising manner.

This secret was so heavy that it almost took Xiao Yu’s breath away.

Even in the usual gossip, many people would say that Yan Jin’s charisma was powerful enough to attract both sexes. However, not many of those people would accept the fact that YL’s chairman, the Yan family’s Yan Jin, was actually gay.

Nowadays, society was more open-minded. People no longer treated homosexuals as lunatics. Despite that, the deeply-embedded mindset would not be eradicated so easily. If such things were to occur with a commoner, it probably would not change anything – no blessings, no other thoughts.

A path that was difficult for a normal person would mean that it was even more dangerous for Yan Jin.

He possessed things that a normal person could only look up to – wealth, status, identity and even looks and fame that rivaled any idol.

These were the things that countless people could only pray for. But at this moment, they had revealed the sharp fangs that they were hiding.

If this secret was ever exposed, Yan Jin’s situation would immediately become more dangerous than walking on thin ice. Those wild beasts who harbored malicious intentions were all lurking at the bottom, with their jaws wide open, quietly waiting for Yan Jin to fall into their trap.

Xiao Yu was quite accepting of such matters due to the experience from his youth. Even so, he was also shocked beyond words. No matter how they put it, learning that the Yan family had lost their qualified successor to carry on the business would not be a happy topic. Also, logically speaking, Xiao Yu thought that there was a higher possibility that Yan Jin was a bisexual instead. From the conversation the two of them had earlier, it seemed like the young man wasn’t a good person, so Yan Jin was probably not that serious about him. People do make mistakes in their younger days – It was perfectly normal for a person to fall deeply for the wrong person.

However, at least for a brief moment, Xiao Yu was confused – He wasn’t sure how he should treat Yan Jin in the future.

Then again, such thoughts were in fact just fleeting musings. No matter what situation Yan Jin would be in, it couldn’t be worse than not even having a physical human body.

As for future treatments… Hm, that would have to wait until the day he ever turned back into a human. Whether or not that would happen was still unknown.

“Fishy?” Yan Jin heard Xiao Yu’s voice as he got up while rubbing his temple.

“Squeakkk.” Xiao Yu stretched his paws out for a hug.

Yan Jin went along and scooped the hamster up to his chest and even lowered his head to give him a kiss.

Xiao Yu pushed Yan Jin away while he blushed.

Hn, I shall not be calculative with a drunkard.

Yan Jin obviously was not bothered by such weak retaliation. While he continued pressing kisses on the little hamster, he asked softly: “Did I wake you up, hn?”

That last ‘hn’ was like the sound of an enchanting devil, making Xiao Yu’s legs go weak.

Help! Someone’s teasing the hamster!

The human and hamster continued ‘whispering sweet nothings to one another’ for a while. Then, Yan Jin gave Xiao Yu’s head a little rub as he spoke gently: “It’s very late now, go catch some sleep.”

Xiao Yu squatted weakly on Yan Jin’s forearm with his paws covering his messy head as the hamster shook his head with determination.

“Squeakk.” No way.

Apparently, Yan Jin could not think of any reason why Xiao Yu would refuse to sleep, so the chairman kissed the little hamster and spoke again: “Goodnight kiss. Would you be willing to go to bed now?”

Xiao Yu blushed deeper as he shook his head, staring intently at Yan Jin’s face.

Under the numbing effects of the alcohol, Yan Jin’s reaction was slower than usual, but he eventually noticed the problem.

He moved Xiao Yu onto his palm before using his other hand to touch his face, feeling the sting from it.

“I’m fine.” Yan Jin smiled, showing that he was not worried about his own wound: “It’ll be fine after a nap.”