Contractual Marriage: We’re Meant to Be Together

149. I Must Stay Strong

Translator: Raymmmm

Yan Chuyang straightened his face and said carelessly, “It doesn’t matter. It’s fact after all. Even if you didn’t mention it, I still have to face it.”

Wei Yuan sighed then suddenly raised his head to change the topic, “What do you want to eat? There’s a newly-opened Sichuan restaurant on the second floor of the cafeteria. They say that the taste of their dish is very authentic. Do you want to have a try?”

Yan Chuyang replied, “Okay.”

There weren’t many students in that restaurant maybe it was because it was a new one. As a result, they were able to get a seat without any difficulty and started ordering.

Wei Yuan ordered sautéed boiled pork and fried pork fillet covered with scrambled eggs, which were his favorites; and Yan Chuyang ordered his favorite shredded pork in sweet sauce, boiled brisket in tomato soup, and boiled pork ribs in winter melon soup.

Two young boys ordered a table full of meat dishes in front of them.

“Hey, how does it taste? Good?” Wei Yuan asked with a mouth full of pork fillet. It was hard to understand what he was saying.

“Just so-so,” Yan Chuyang was drinking his soup with a tiny spoon slowly. He frowned and said, “But they add too much salt and oil. It’s very greasy. It’s not as delicious as the soup cooked by Wei Qing.”

Yan Chuyang had a vulnerable stomach, so Wei Qing made all his meals at home. Because of Yan Chuyang’s stomach, Wei Qing always put less oil and salt in the meals and kept the ingredients as fresh as possible.

After having been eating healthy meals at home for two or three months, Yan Chuyang was a bit uncomfortable when he was having meals at school, just as what Wei Qing said.

“Cough! Cough!” Wei Yuan choked by the food in his mouth and coughed while putting his hand on his chest. He blushed and looked at Yan Chuyang in front of him, “My…my brother… cooked for you?”

Yan Chuyang nodded, “He seems to like cooking. Sometimes, when I am very busy because of the endless homework, or when I am occupied by painting, he would even wash the dishes.”

“Oh, my!” Wei Yuan slammed the chopsticks onto the table and said in surprise, “Aren’t there a lot of servants in my brother’s house? There also seems to be a nanny who has worked in my brother’s house for more than ten years. I think she is called Nanny Wang. Doesn’t she do her job?

Yan Chuyang froze for a moment and then scratched his ears. “I haven’t seen Nanny Wang for a long time recently.”

“Ah? Did he fire her? ”

“No,” Yan Chuyang shook his head. “Nanny Wang is working when we are not at home. She only needs to clean up the villa when I am at school or Wei Qing is at work. You know, she only works when the house is empty.”

What Yan Chuyang didn’t know was that Wei Qing specifically arranged all these on purpose.

He always wanted to kiss Yan Chuyang at home from time to time. However, there were many servants at home, and most of them thought that Wei Qing and Yan Chuyang were cousins. When there were too many eyes around, they couldn’t avoid being seen. It was hard to tell what kind of rumor would be spread around if someone saw they were kissing each other.

Therefore, not only Nanny Wang’s working hours had been adjusted, but many of the servants were also having different working hours. They only could work at the villa when Yan Chuyang went to school and was not at home.

“So, Nanny Wang only cleans the house and doesn’t cook?”

Yan Chuyang compressed his lips and tried to recall from his memory. Then he said, “Nanny Wang did cook for us when I first got married to Wei Qing. But later, she only prepared lunch for us, then she just stopped cooking. As long as I’m at home, Wei Qing is going to cook for me.”

Wei Yuan’s eyebrows twitched and said, “Then what if my brother is busy with work and not at home? There would be no one cooking for you?”

“No.” Yan Chuyang shook his head and replied, “If he cannot come home and cook for me, he will tell me.” Yan Chuyang seemed he did not have a good appetite. He played with the rice in his bowl, compressed his lips again, and continued, “He will ask his assistant to bring food to me at school. Otherwise, he will make some food for me in advance and I will heat it with a microwave.”

Wei Yuan swallowed and fell on his back. He stared at Yan Chuyang and said, “My brother… is really nice to you.”

Yan Chuyang raised his head and blinked, “Do you think he is nice to me?” His eyes were not really focused.

“Isn’t he nice to you?” Wei Yuan slammed the table. “Do you know that my brother threw me out and didn’t even let me sit at the dining table last time when I went your house for dinner?”

“Just so-so,” Yan Chuyang said and frowned. “He cooks for me and l wash all the dishes. I think the two of us are mutually beneficial. It’s hard to say who is trying to be nice to the other.”

Wei Yuan’s face twitched a little. Then he clicked his tongue and said, “The two of you are having a pretty good life. He is even cooking for your and you will wash all the dishes. Are you going to water the field when Wei Qing is fetching water for you when you two are living in the countryside?”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Yan Chuyang blushed and then lowered his voice, “We haven’t reached that level yet. Besides, I won’t let Wei Qing fetch water. It is such a harsh task and he has never done any dirty work before.”

“Fine! Fine! I won’t mention that!” Wei Yuan’s forehead twitched rapidly and interrupted him, “You don’t need to show me how much you love each other. Recently, I’m having a bad luck with love, and I’m very sensitive to these kind of greasy topics.”

“Bad luck with love?” Yan Chuyang raised his head to look at Wei Yuan and frowned. “Is there something wrong between you and Guo Xiaoting?”

“It is not just something wrong,” Wei Yuan rubbed his temples said as he had nothing to lose, “I was completely played by her.”

“What’s going on?” Yan Chuyang moved closer to him anxiously. Then he saw scratch marks on Wei Yuan’s neck and he whispered in surprise, “It can’t be true, right? Guo Xiaoting forced you to do that?”

Instantly, Wei Yuan’s face turned pale and he mumbled in a daze, “It’s would be much better if she has forced me to do that. At least, I could save my chastity as a man.”

The corner of Yan Chuyang’s mouth twitched, “Your chastity? So, she has taken your chastity?”

Wei Yuan raised his hands to cover his face desperately and said sullenly, “Chuyang, if you’re still my friend, can you please stop asking?”

“Fine,” Yan Chuyang patted his shoulder sympathetically and said in a heavy voice, “Please, stay strong.”

Wei Yuan lowered his hands and sighed, then picked up another piece of meat, sent it into his mouth and chewed, “Come on eat. Don’t let these tiny business affect our mood.”

Yan Chuyang nodded, sat down again and continued to eat with his head lowered.

Although he was worried about what had happened to Wei Yuan, he should respect Wei Yuan’s privacy since he asked him to stop asking.

Silence dominated the air between them.

After sending some food in his mouth, Yan Chuyang felt a little difficult to swallow. He could not help himself comparing the food here with Wei Qing’s dishes. The food here was really terrible.

The rice was too hard, the meat was not tender enough, the soup was not fresh, and these ribs were not tender either. Sigh! In short, the food here was terrible.