Contractual Marriage: We’re Meant to Be Together

156. Departure

Translator: Ahve

“Mmm, three o’clock tomorrow afternoon.”

The living room fell silent. One could clearly hear their gentle breathing.

After a long silence, Wei Qing spoke, “Have you packed your luggage?”

Yan Chuyang quickly raised his head, “Not yet. I’ll do it tomorrow morning.”

“You’re always like this.” Wei Qing sighed, “Pushing everything back, waiting until the time is up and making yourself anxious.”

Yan Chuyang scratched his head awkwardly, “Then, I’ll go upstairs and get things packed later.”

Wei Qing walked up to Yan Chuyang and flipped up his white T-shirt. His cool fingers went in along with his hand and touched Yan Chuyang’s belly.

Yan Chuyang froze.

“You didn’t have you dinner.” Feeling the flat belly, Wei Qing frowned, “If you have eaten something, your belly will bulge a bit.”

Yan Chuyang felt his face burning instantly and he pushed the man’s hand away. He stammered, “How… how do you.., know that?”

“Well.” Wei Qing raised his eyebrows, “It’s summer now. You are wearing a T-shirt all day. It’s easy to see if your belly bulges after eating.”

Yan Chuyang raised his head in shock, “But why are you always looking at my belly?”

That man must have been staring at him for a long time before coming to such a conclusion!

“Do you think I want to see it?” Wei Qing snorted, “You are so short. When you’re standing close enough to me, I can see your belly as long as I look down.”

Yan Chuyang hurriedly took a few steps back as the red flush spread from his face to his neck. He took a quick glance at his belly and retorted, “I’m so thin that I won’t have a potbelly! There’s something wrong with your eyes.”

Wei Qing ignored it and suddenly took out a small pouch wrapped in layers of butter paper from his handbag and handed it to the boy.

“What’s this?” Yan Chuyang took it in confusion and smelled it.

“It’s mushroom pie. I remember you like it a lot.”

Yan Chuyang’s expression changed as he looked up. “Did you buy it at the stall on Huaiyang Road?”

Wei Qing put his handbag on the table and said indifferently, “Don’t you like it very much? You said it tastes authentic.”

“But that’s far away from your company.” Yan Chuyang frowned with concern, “Did you go over there just to buy this for me?”

Wei Qing nodded. Then he sat down on the sofa, letting out of long sigh of weariness.

Yan Chuyang quickly went over and sat down beside him. Looking at the man’s face, he said solicitously,

“The stall is always popular at night. You must have been waiting in line for really a long time.”

“It’s alright.” Wei Qing slowly unbuttoned his shirtsleeves, saying in a low voice, “When I arrived, there were around sixty people lining up in front of me.”

“Sixty?” Yan Chuyang shouted in surprise, feeling touched as well as distressed.

He knew clearly that Wei Qing was never patient with queuing and waiting. In Wei Qing’s opinion, standing there just to wait for a meal was completely a waste of time.

But this time, to buy him a pie, this man lined up after sixty people.

No wonder he got off work so late tonight.

“Actually… I don’t have to eat the pie from that stall.” Yan Chuyang said heavily with his eyes fixed on the pie, “Just don’t do it again. I don’t want you to be so tired.”

“I can’t do it again even if I want to.” Wei Qing showed a bitter smile, his voice sad, “You’re going to Japan tomorrow.”

Yan Chuyang fell into silence, his head down.

“The pie is getting cold. Enjoy it now.” Wei Qing turned to look at him, “There’s no such a stall in Japan.”

Yan Chuyang nodded and quickly took a bite.

He thought the pie would taste as bitter as their separation, yet it was too tasty and full of flavor, just like their love story. He couldn’t help praising, “It’s delicious.”

It really suited his taste.

“It sure is.” Wei Qing affectionately rubbed the boy’s head and said softly, “Remember this taste, as this will be your last time eating it.”

Yan Chuyang suddenly felt uncomfortable and raised his head, “Could you please stop talking like this?”

He was already in pain.

After he went to Japan, he could no longer eat so much delicious and authentic food from hometown. The mushroom pie, hot pot, and all the others were saying goodbye to him…

Alas! What a pity!

Life was full of joy, and delicious food was surely a part of it.

Now he truly knew the feeling of losing something, or even someone.

“Is the pie enough?” Wei Qing stroked his face, “Do you want me to cook something for you?”

“No.” Yan Chuyang hurriedly grabbed him by the wrist, “You had a long day. Now just sit here and take a rest.”

“Okay.” Wei Qing replied, leaning back against the sofa, “Once you leave tomorrow, there will be no more chance for us to to chat like this. I’ll just replace the sofa with a single seat. You will no longer sleep here anyway.”

“Why replace it?” Yan Chuyang muttered, “I’ll be back in half a year.”

“Things do change.” Wei Qing turned to look at him. “Maybe at that time, you don’t like sleeping on the sofa. Everyone could possibly change in half a year, right?”

Lowering his head, Yan Chuyang had his eyes on the half-finished pie silently and put it on the table.

He finally lost his appetite.

“You are full?” Wei Qing glanced at the pie.

Yan Chuyang shook his head, “I’m full. I don’t want to eat anymore.”

“Then go to the bathroom to wash up first.” Wei Qing got up from the sofa, “I’ll go upstairs to help you to pack up your things.”

Yan Chuyang got up as well and headed to the bathroom.

Deep in thought, Wei Qing stared after him until he eventually disappeared.

After standing still there for a while, he heard his phone ring.

And he leisurely took it out of his pocket.

“Hello?”

“Mr. Wei.” it was the voice of his driver, Wang Fengli.

“What?”

“Do I have to wait in the line to buy the mushroom pie tomorrow morning? I asked the owner of the stall earlier, and he said that it will open at six o’clock tomorrow morning.”

“Yes.” Wei Qing said without hesitation, “Stay at Huaiyang Road tomorrow. Wait until you get the pie and send it to me as fast as you can.”

“Got it. Please rest assured.”

Wei Qing added, “You’ve worked hard tonight. Thanks for the pie.”

“Please don’t say that, Mr. Wei.” Wang Fengli felt so flattered, “I’m just doing what I should do.”

“Well, then go back and get some rest.”

Wei Qing then hung up fast.

He put the phone back into his pocket and strode upstairs after a long sigh.

When Yan Chuyang returned to his bedroom, he saw Wei Qing helping him fold the clothes.

Frowning, Yan Chuyang walked over, “Just leave it. I’ll do it myself.”

“Do you know what clothes you need to take?” Wei Qing stood up and placed the folded clothes into the suitcase. He continued softly, “You don’t have any plans to do things. You’re leaving tomorrow. I’m afraid that you don’t even know what the weather will be in Japan, right?”

Yan Chuyang kept his head down, mumbling, “I haven’t had enough time. I’m going to check it on my phone later tonight.”

Wei Qing didn’t say anything more yet still casually folded the clothes for Yan Chuyang.

When Yan Chuyang saw him picking up some underpants, he quickly leaned over to hold the man’s hand, “I’ll take care of those myself.”

Wei Qing put Yan Chuyang’s hands away. “Then later you don’t know where you have put them yourself.”

“Well.” Yan Chuyang still snatched them over anxiously. “At worst, I just don’t bring them. Anyway, I can buy more in Japan.”

“I bought these underpants for you.” Wei Qing said in a deep voice.

Yan Chuyang was in a daze, “And then?”

“These are all the underpants with magnet therapy techniques that can promote healthy growth.”

Yan Chuyang’s heart skipped a beat, “Promote healthy growth?”

“Yeah.”

“Then, I’ll just take them.” Yan Chuyang handed a box to Wei Qing in haste, “Please put them in the bottom of my suitcase.”

After all, Yan Chuyang was a man who wanted to be better.

Wei Qing sighed helplessly.

Yan Chuyang was so naive! There were no such underpants with this ridiculous techniques at all! How could he even take it so seriously? And how could Wei Qing be able to let his boy go to a completely strange country alone?

“You’ll be on your own after you go to Japan.” Wei Qing said in a serious tone while packing up. “First, you don’t speak their language, so you probably don’t have many friends. Next, if you live alone, you must remember to close the window and tuck yourself in. Even if you catch a cold and have a fever, you can only rely on yourself. Then, if you’re hungry at night, I won’t be there cooking for you. And don’t give up running in the morning even when nobody keeps you company. You know, you’re in poor health…”