Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66 - The Chaotic Opening Ceremony
Chapter 67 - Winner I
Chapter 68 - Winner Ii
Chapter 69 - Winner Iii
Chapter 70 - Designing Objects Other Than Jewelry
Chapter 71 - Needless Doubt
Chapter 72 - The Miserable Si
Chapter 73 - Moonlit Manacles
Chapter 74 - Jewelry Case
Chapter 75 - To Be A Self-Aware Hamster
Chapter 76 - The Correct Way To Use ‘A Man Of His Words’
Chapter 77 - A Special Way Of Confessing
Chapter 78 - Insomnia Is Also Contagious
Chapter 79 - The End And The Sequel
Chapter 80 - Weather Change
Chapter 81 - What It Was Like Having Split Personalities
Chapter 82 - An Unexpected Need To Break-Up
Chapter 83 - It Would Be Great If He Could Be Exposed Immediately
Chapter 84 - But It Would Be Awesome
Chapter 85 - Nannan’S Whispers (Ii)
Chapter 86 - Nannan’S Whispers (Iii)
Chapter 87 - Heart Lock
Chapter 88 - The Modelling Hamster
Chapter 89
Chapter 90 - What Goes Around Comes Around
Chapter 91 - It Was Over Just Like That
Chapter 92 - En Route
Chapter 93 - Revisiting Four Seasons Manor
Chapter 94 - How Misunderstandings Are Created
Chapter 95 - Who’S Paying For It?
Chapter 96 - Trump Card
Chapter 97 - Being Taken Advantage Of As Usual
Chapter 98 - Hacked
Chapter 99 - The Strongest Public Relations Team
Chapter 100 - A Tie-Break In Twelve Hours
Chapter 101 - Chairman Yan Plays A Game
Chapter 102 - The Wish Of A Lifetime
Chapter 103 - One Week
Chapter 104 - Battling Wits And Courage For Nothing
Chapter 105 - To Those Who Cannot Take Advice
Chapter 106 - Before Lunar New Year
Chapter 107 - There Are No What Ifs
Chapter 108 - How To Say Goodbye
Chapter 109
Chapter 110 - Omen
Chapter 111 - New Year’S Worries
Chapter 112 - New Car
Chapter 113 - Making Glutinous Rice Balls
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116 - The Truth Will Still Lead To Death
Chapter 117 - Mastermind
Chapter 118 - More Troubles Ensues
Chapter 119 - It Could Not Get Any Worse
Chapter 120
Chapter 121 - The Meeting Of The White Cat And Hamster I
Chapter 122 - The Meeting Of The White Cat And Hamster Ii
Chapter 123 - Discovering The Mystery Of Life
Chapter 124 - Panic
Chapter 125 - Forget It Then
Chapter 126 - (Real) Exposed
Chapter 127 - Twists And Turns I
Chapter 128 - Twists And Turns Ii
Chapter 129 - Twists And Turns Iii
Chapter 130 - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Chapter 131 - Wrapped In Happiness
Chapter 132 - Do You Want To Become A Flaw?
Chapter 133
Chapter 134 - Come To Yl
Chapter 135 - “Lifetime” Contract
Chapter 136 - The Hideously Adorable Design
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139 - The Little Tail That Was Forgotten
Chapter 140 - What Could Happen In Two Weeks
Chapter 141 - The Smitten Scoundrel Who Forgot His Friends
Chapter 142 - The Unusual Faye
Chapter 143 - Earth Day
Chapter 144 - First Attempt At Drunk Play
Chapter 145 - So It’S Okay
Chapter 146 - The World Really Is Small
Chapter 147 - The Genius’ Shortcomings
Chapter 148 - It’S Not A Confession
Chapter 149 - An Unexpected Acquaintance
Chapter 150 - Something Feels Wrong
Chapter 151 - The Man Called Yan Jin
Chapter 152 - The Ups And Downs Of The Past Two Months
Chapter 153 - Discussion
Chapter 154
Chapter 155 - Settling In
Chapter 156 - : I Already Understand
Chapter 157 - Bad Friends
Chapter 158 - The Evolved Incapable Ruler
Chapter 159 - Chairman Yan’S Mark
Chapter 160 - Holding One’S Head High
Chapter 161 - Assets That Could Not Be Given
Chapter 162 - The Person He Should Have Thanked
Chapter 163 - At Every Step
Chapter 164 - About His Elders
Chapter 165 - Improvement
Chapter 166 - Nan Wei Starts His Job
Chapter 167 - The Person In Control I
Chapter 168 - The Person In Control Ii
Chapter 169 - The Person In Control Iii
Chapter 170 - The Aftermath Of The Dismissal
Chapter 171 - The Price Of A Bowl Of Noodles
Chapter 172 - Business Trip
Chapter 173 - A Storm Approaches
Chapter 174 - Explosive News
Chapter 175 - Sense Of Security
Chapter 176 - Outside The Cubicle
Chapter 177.1 - Retribution (I)
Chapter 178 - Retribution (Ii)
Chapter 179 - Retribution (Iii)
Chapter 180 - An Unexpected Development
Chapter 181 - A Powerful Comeback (I)
Chapter 182 - A Powerful Comeback (Ii)
Chapter 183 - A Powerful Comeback (Iii)
Chapter 184 - Cancelling The Engagement And Coming Out Of The Closet
Chapter 185 - An Inescapable Past (I)
Chapter 186 - An Inescapable Past (Ii)
Chapter 187 - An Inescapable Past (Iii)
Chapter 188 - Chasing Memories
Chapter 189 - From Triumph To Sorrow (I)
Chapter 190 - From Triumph To Sorrow (Ii)
Chapter 191 - From Triumph To Sorrow (Iii)
Chapter 192 - An Unprofessional Abduction
Chapter 193 - Escape
Chapter 194 - Surveillance
Chapter 195 - Planned And Unplanned
Chapter 196 - Alice’S Insanity (I)
Chapter 197 - Alice’S Insanity (Ii)
Chapter 198 - Alice’S Insanity (Iii)
Chapter 199 - The Result Of Overlooking The News
Chapter 200 - Marriage And Honeymoon
Chapter 201 - He’Ll Be Back
Chapter 202 - The Final Week
Chapter 203 - Problems Exposed And An Appeal
Chapter 204 - Emergence Of The Dead
Chapter 205 - Post-Wedding Realizations
Chapter 206 - Chess (I)
Chapter 207 - Chess (Ii)
Chapter 208 - Chess (Iii)
Chapter 209 - Seeing Is Believing
Chapter 210 - Not Taking Visitors
Chapter 211 - Summer Springs Third Clinic
Chapter 212 - Will Never Bloom Again
Chapter 213 - Blood Type Confusion
Chapter 214 - The Gene Project
Chapter 215 - External Help
Chapter 216 - Hard To Say (I)
Chapter 217 - Hard To Say (Ii)
Chapter 218 - Hard To Say (Iii)
Chapter 219 - The Rotten Family
Chapter 220 - Finally, The End
Chapter 221 - The Life That Could Be Saved
Chapter 222 - The Cat Clan (I)
Chapter 223 - The Cat Clan (Ii)
Chapter 224(End) - Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Romance, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 224
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Three: At Every Step
Yan Jin who landed himself in this sticky situation, took a glance at clock as it struck twelve midnight and slipped back into his blanket all alone.
How can this be possible?
Yan Jin thought as he naturally accompanied his lover to stay up for the night, with the bedside lamp switched on and a book in his hand. Then…
“It’s half past midnight.”
Right on the dot, and even more accurate than an alarm.
Xiao Yu’s hand movement stopped for a moment.
“Give me another thirty minutes. You can sleep first.”
Yan Jin did not reply.
Creativity talks a lot about having the right chance. When one was without inspiration, he could end up with nothing on his papers even if he were to sit in front of the computer all day. But when there’s inspiration, he could easily complete an entire drawing in just four to five hours. Xiao Yu’s current situation was obviously the latter – he felt inspired to the fullest that he had absolute confidence he could finish this particular drawing before sunrise.
Yep, before the sunrise.
In other words, Xiao Yu had no intention to sleep at all. He had been haggling with Yan Jin since ten p.m. and successfully got the chairman onto bed at eleven in hopes that he would eventually tire himself out and fall asleep. When that happened, he could crawl back to bed in the morning, wake Yan Jin up and pretend like nothing had ever happened.
Xiao Yu did not think that there would be any problem with the plan. However, even with his planning, he did not expect Yan Jin to be such a pester and remain undeterred with all the “insulting exchange”.
And so, he became the person who got deterred.
Xiao Yu finally sensed that Yan Jin’s determined attitude from his time report this time. The chairman was firm about waiting for him till they get into bed together.
If it was in the past, even if it was for a company that oppressed him until he overworked, Xiao Yu would never waste this rare spur of inspiration. Even if he did not have a tiny bit of inspiration, it was very common for him to burn midnight oil for the sake of the company’s projects and the superior’s assignments. Xiao Yu was very familiar with how S City’s skyline looked like from one a.m. to six in the morning.
Living alone in the empty apartment, the air is still with loneliness during night time that every ounce of air he breathed was chilling.
Sometimes, he would work till midnight, get up with his sore, aching body and get himself into his cold blanket all alone. Sometimes, when he looked up, it was already in the morning and no matter how hard it was to keep his eyes open, he would have no choice but to buck himself up and deal with the new day of work.
Xiao Yu was used to all that long time ago.
Compared to walking alone in desolation, exhaustion had become secondary. There would be times when Xiao Yu would feel thankful instead that it was this kind of high intensity work that could make him forget the fact that he was all alone.
In his previous apartment, Xiao Yu’s work desk was just beside his window. Whenever he could not continue drawing anymore, he could look up from the table and watch the view outside. He could see the magnificent nightscape this lively night city had that even the star could not outshine.
It was beautiful. A beauty that one could only appreciate when he was alone.
And this was probably the first time for Xiao Yu was holding his digital drawing board in such a place so far away from the dark nights. Not for the sake of the company but for the rare spur of passion and inspiration.
The windows are covered with thick curtains, blocking out all lights. The air-conditioning was not switched on, but the temperature felt comfortable. He was in a thin knitted blouse and beside his hand was a cup of warm milk that had appeared an hour ago. Behind him was the bed with a dimly-lit lamp and a person that had been waiting for him since hours ago.
All these were things that Xiao Yu had never dared to dream of.
Xiao Yu had often worried because of unfinished work. In the past, it was a kind of desperation that was helpless and anxious feeling that left him with no choice. Yet this time round, the feeling he felt was a happiness that was filled with sweet and puckery.
It would be troublesome to give in or to persist.
No choice then.
Xiao Yu looked at the drawing that was not even half-finished in his hands and felt strongly reluctant to let go.
it was a rare spur of inspiration that may not appear for the second time within this month…
He may not even remember it when he wakes up in the morning…
Just give him another thirty minutes…
“It’s one a.m.”
The voice announced behind him right on time.
If the voice that could be heard every half an hour before this was half-hearted, the voice he heard this time felt extremely heavy in Xiao Yu’s heart that it made the pen in his hand felt equally heavy.
On top of feeling helpless from having his thoughts cut off, it was the softheartedness that he felt from being monitored and silently cared by someone from the background.
No choice then…
“Ahhhhh I’m sleeping, I’m sleeping.”
Xiao Yu threw his digital drawing board onto the table and shut off his expensive notebook. He jumped onto bed while making threatening gestures. He did not look like a person going to bed but more like a person preparing to eat someone up.
Yan Jin let out a big sigh of relief.
Silent perseverance always comes with reward. That light touch of concern finally moved Xiao Yu’s not-so determined softheartedness.
Yan Jin understand that it was not difficult to make someone feel moved. However, after so many years, Xiao Yu was the only one that he would go through all troubles at every step he took.
Thankfully, the results were not that bad after all.
Yan Jin happily caught his lover who threw himself into his arms. After messing around for a while, both quietly laid back on the bed.
Yan Jin was combing his hand through Xiao Yu’s curled locks as he pulled his lover closer into his embrace.
He was prepared to play war of resistance till two in the morning. He was glad that Xiao Yu’s gave in quicker than he originally thought.
“If I can finish the drawing, there won’t be anything to present for the meeting tomorrow.” Xiao Yu muffled his complaint as he buried his head into the chairman’s hug.
“You can draw it in the office.” Yan Jin pressed his lips on his lover’s hair.
“But, but maybe I’ll lose my memories tomorrow and forget all the inspirations I had tonight?” Xiao Yu said worriedly: “If that really happens, you need to take three-quarter of the blame.”
Yan Jin laughed silently and quickly hid his amusement away before Xiao Yu noticed it.
When facing his unreasonable little lover, Chairman Yan always takes the soft approach.
He lifted Xiao Yu’s head up from his chest, look straight into his eyes and plant a soft kiss on that worrisome gaze.
Xiao Yu’s cheeks turn red very quickly.
“Alright, I’d gave you the marking.” Yan Jin lightly tapped on Xiao Yu’s forehead and continued with his low voice: “When you remember this kiss tomorrow, you will remember all the inspirations you had tonight.”
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“Wow, my goodness. Chairman Yan actually approve such project?”
He Xinjia exclaimed as she looked at the latest work arrangement.
“It’s definitely because of Chief no matter how you looked at it. Where’s the rest?” Jing Mo asked.
“Speaking of the devil, they’re here.” He Xinjia waved at the office doors direction: “Over here.”
“Have you guys looked at the contents of the latest project?” Xiao Yu also arrived because of the project.
“We sure did. We were talking about it right now.” He Xinjia answered: “Besides the fact that there’s nothing to benefit from this exhibition, it may even affect the collaboration with Master Andy. If I’m the chairman, I’ll be an idiot for approving this project.”
“Even the best man stumbles?” Jing Mo suggested.
“Hey, could you not insult our ancestor’s wisdom?” He Xinjia retorted unhappily: “It’s not about the best man stumbling, this project is a clear act of covering up for a hidden motive.”
Jing Mo subconsciously looked at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu responded calmly: “I also think that it’s not appropriate to approve this project. But since this is the company’s decision, I’d say we all go with it.”
He Xinjia and Jing Mo shared a gaze as they both looked puzzled.
“Say, this project has nothing to do with you?” He Xinjia asked bluntly, not even caring if she was inappropriate just because of her close relationship with Xiao Yu, “SI is going participate with in this exhibition, right? It looks like personal grudge no matter how I looked at it.”
“It’s not me. I don’t have any personal grudges with SI. Yan Jin said that he had been planning on taking this exhibition for a long time and he even personally signed on the contract.”
Xiao Yu answered very calmly.
Speaking of this incident, he too felt that it was all too coincidence. This exhibition project was the document that he had tampered with when Yan Jin was not around the other time. It was initially placed with the disapproved proposals but ended up placed together with the approved proposals after he had stamped on it. It was only later when Yan Jin randomly mentioned about the exhibition and said that he had accidentally categorized it wrongly and he was unsure if Secretary Fang had corrected it for him. He also mentioned about the importance for YL to take on this project, that it would be troublesome if he had accidentally messed it up.
Back then, Xiao Yu was had already confirmed the business meeting details and had already taken over all the work from Director Wang, all prepared for his attempt to deceive everyone in the process. When he heard Yan Jin talking about it, he quickly told the chairman that everything was on track, nothing was amiss, and they were about to sign the contracts. On the spot, Yan Jin decided to personally attend the business meeting to discuss about the details, which resulted in both Xiao Yu and him attending the meeting together.
It was a pity that Xiao Yu’s wish to catch Lin Zhou on the spot had not happen. SI’s representatives were his ex-colleagues when he had worked with before. Currently, Lin Zhou had took over the post of the chief designer and this ex-colleague who was in close terms with Lin Zhou all along had naturally become SI’s newest director of the design department, representing SI to discuss on contract details.
Although it was a pity that he did not meet Lin Zhou, but they did successfully agree on a satisfactory contract. With Yan Jin around, the entire process was incredibly smooth and played a critical role in this event with YL taking the lead. When it comes to the actual exhibition date, Xiao Yu was sure that Lin Zhou will definitely make an appearance.
“Hmmm, it seems…”
He Xinjia hesitated after hearing Xiao Yu’s explanation.
“Since it’s Chairman Yan’s decision then let’s work hard on it.” Jing Mo smiled understandingly, “Fortunately, this exhibition will be happening before the collaboration with Master Andy. If we settle this perfectly, it should make that grand master have a whole new level of respect for us.”
Total Chapters in book: 224
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
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