Past

After Lu Yan finished speaking, his thoughts fell into the past again, and everything around him seemed to have gone away, until a slightly anxious voice came from the other end of the phone, “Lu Yan, Lu Yan, are you still there?” 

Lu Yan came back to his senses and responded in a low voice, “Yes, I’m here.”

“Lu Yan, you are not in the right mood,” The voice over there became serious, and Lu Yan seemed to be able to see the man’s handsome eyebrows frowning slightly.”I’ll be right back. Just wait for me. I’ll be right back.”

Before the rejection was uttered, the other party hung up the phone. Lu Yan opened the phone and wanted to call and tell the other party that he didn’t need to come. He was fine, but he never pressed the number. Well, at this time, he did long for that person to be around.

Lu Yan didn’t have time to turn on the light when he came in, and he didn’t want to turn it on now. He threw away his phone and sat back on the sofa, spreading his hands and leaning his head on the back of the chair. His head was empty, and a dark emotion overwhelmed him. It made him want to not think about anything.

He didn’t know how long it took, but he vaguely heard the sound of the door opening, and then a familiar figure sat next to him. Without turning on the light or speaking, a hand was gently placed on his head, stroking it tenderly.

Lu Yan took advantage of the situation and rested his head on the other person’s shoulder, then slowly slid down, rested his head on the other person’s lap, and put his arms around his waist.

After lying quietly for a while, Lu Yan asked, “What time is it?”

Su Mo took out his phone, opened it and took a look. The light from the screen fell on Lu Yan’s soft hair, and soon dimmed again. “It’s three o’clock.”

“So fast!” Lu Yan frowned, “You’re racing.”

It would take three hours at the fastest to drive back from the city where Su Mo went on a business trip, but he arrived in less than two hours.

“Well, at this time, there are not many people on the highway.”

Lu Yan held his hand and said, “Don’t do this again, I will worry.”

“It doesn’t matter,” Su Mo chuckled, “I’m very skilled.”

“Promise me!” Lu Yan ignored him, squeezed his hand and emphasized.

“Okay.” Su Mo agreed cautiously.

In the darkness, Lu Yan turned over slightly, face up, his head still resting on the other person’s lap. The familiar smell of the person under him made him feel at ease. He still held one of the other person’s hands and slowly intertwined their fingers. 

“Have I ever told you about my father?” Lu Yan’s voice was a little tired.

Su Mo’s other hand was still touching his hair, soothing him gently, “You speak now, I’m listening.”

Lu Yan was silent for a while, as if he was sorting out how to talk about it. After a while, he slowly said, “My mother and he met when they were in college. He was two years her senior. It was a very romantic process from their acquaintance to falling in love. When my mother occasionally mentioned the past, she said that he was a very gentle person. Gentle?! Ha.” Lu Yan sneered and continued, “My mother was an extremely strong person, too strong, so even though she was beautiful and extremely talented, not many people dare to pursue her. In fact, they didn’t know that my mother was a person who desperately longed for love.That man captured my mother with his gentleness, and my mother threw herself into this once-in-a-lifetime love like a moth to a flame.That time was the happiest time in her life.” 

Lu Yan paused for a while and continued, “Then it turned out to be an extremely clichéd story. That person was the heir to a large family and the only son of the family. Such a family would not recognize a woman like my mother. At that time, love went to his head, and he vowed to be with my mother, so they eloped together. Soon, they got the certificate and had me. However, the good times did not last long, how could the pampered young man get used to life in poverty. In addition, at that time, the man’s mother pretended to be ill and begged him to return, relying on mother-son affection, so he weakly compromised. At first, my mother was considerate of his difficulties and waited for him silently, until the news came that he was going to be engaged to a well-matched noble woman.”

“My mother was extremely angry. The most intolerable thing in her life was abandonment and betrayal. Therefore, before the other party came to find her, she sent the divorce agreement and rejected the high compensation that the other party’s mother wanted to pay. Later, that man came to see me and begged my mother to forgive him. He said that he could not watch his mother die in bed because of him. He also said that he could give my mother and me a better life in the future. But how could my mother forgive him, how could she accept his charity. My mother moved with me when I was young. The man came to me several times, but my mother kicked him out. Later, I moved several times, until the man’s son was born and he stopped looking for me.”

After hearing this, Su Mo already roughly understood. The three people he found who had some contact with Song Jing recently, Yi Chun, Zuo Bin and Ke Yuzhuo, were all descendants of big families. Relying on their family background, they all had a certain influence in the circle of young masters in this city. 

Su Jue used to be one of the top figures in that circle, but later he took over Starry Sky and gradually faded away. Although Su Mo had never been in that circle, but he had always been the object of greatest admiration and desire to surpass among the second-generation ancestors¹.

“What’s his last name?” Su Mo asked in a low voice.

“His surname is Ke.”

Su Mo understood. “So, Ke Yuzhuo is actually your half-brother?” 

Lu Yan said “ha, I don’t dare to recognize this brother.”

Speaking of this, Lu Yan suddenly thought he was so unsuccessful in his previous life, could it be because of Ke Yuzhuo’s contribution? After all, how could Xu Yongzhou block him completely with his power alone?

This was also a story that wasn´t difficult to imagine. Ke Yuzhuo probably learned from somewhere that his father had a son outside. Probably in the eyes of a son from a family like theirs, this was an unspeakable shame. What’s more, that person continued to become more and more famous and outstanding, so he wanted to use a vicious method to kill him.

It’s a pity that Lu Yan was no longer the unknown little person in his previous life who could be manipulated at will, so the ending was destined to be different.

Su Mo turned back to the topic just now, “Then what happened to you and your mother?”

“Later, my mother took me to live alone. That relationship hurt my mother too deeply. She was an overly persistent person who could neither forget nor forgive. Coupled with the pressure of life, she gradually developed mental problems. In the years before her death, she spent less and less time awake. How could she, a proud person, tolerate herself becoming a complete crazy woman. So I have some doubts that the car accident that caused her death was not entirely an accident. Anyway, she was finally free. “

At the end of Lu Yan’s words, his voice seemed to be choked up, and he raised a hand to cover his eyes.

Su Mo’s heart was also heavy. He didn’t know what to say for a moment. It took him a long time to say, “So, what about your maternal family? Don’t they care about you?”

Lu Yan still covered his eyes with his hands, and a wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, “My mother was an orphan. She was abandoned at the door of the orphanage, so she hated abandonment very much, and that’s why she didn’t abandon me even in the most difficult time.”

Su Mo was so hurt that he couldn’t speak. He remembered that Lu Yan’s mother passed away when he was just in high school. How did he survive alone for so many years? He really wished he could turn back time so that he could meet that lonely boy earlier.

“You have a pair of very good parents, I really envy you.” Lu Yan said suddenly.

Su Mo lowered his head, searched for his eyes in the darkness, and said seriously, “You don’t have to be envious, because now, they are also your parents, even though they are no longer here. Moreover, you have a good mother who teaches you well. I thank her for giving birth to you, raising you, and allowing me to meet you. “

Lu Yan took his hand off, put it to his lips and kissed him gently, smiling and saying, “You are right. I am very lucky to have met you, and I should be grateful.Thanks to your parents for bringing you into this world and bringing you to me. So, let’s go see them together during the Qingming Festival², My mom, and your parents.”

“Okay.” Su Mo leaned down and pressed a warm kiss to his lips with his.

When Su Mo was wondering why Lu Yan had stopped talking for a long time, he realized that he had fallen asleep, his eyebrows were no longer frowning, and there was still a smile on his lips. 

Su Mo whispered softly, “Lu Yan, go to bed, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable tomorrow.” 

Lu Yan was still sleeping soundly. Su Mo smiled helplessly and had no choice but to get up and carry him half-hug to the bed in the room, except for his clothes, he took off the shoes and socks, so that he could sleep more comfortably. As for taking a bath or something, talk about it tomorrow.

When Lu Yan woke up the next day, it was already eleven o’clock in the morning. Although he went to bed late last night, he slept well. There was always a feeling of peace of mind around him.

Lu Yan stretched, got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower, changed into casual clothes, pulled on his slippers and walked out.

He smelled a sweet fragrance as soon as he walked out of the room. He didn’t eat anything all morning, and his stomach was already growling with hunger. Lu Yan followed the scent to the kitchen and saw Su Mo holding a cell phone in one hand and adding something to the pot with the other.

Lu Yan walked over and hugged the other party’s waist naturally. He looked into the pot and saw that it was beef with green pepper, “You know how to cook Chinese food?”

“I can learn it if I don’t know how. It doesn’t seem to be difficult.” Su Mo, a top student, answered calmly.

Lu Yan took the other party’s phone, and there was indeed a recipe on it, “Hey, the chef is here. What recipes are you looking for? I’ll teach you.” 

As he spoke, he put his cell phone aside, and in a hugging position, he held the other person’s hand and picked up the spatula, while adjusting the intensity of the fire. When it was about time, he directed the other person to add various condiments. 

After the dishes were taken out of the pot and plated, Lu Yan did not let go. He took out a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick holder, picked up a piece of beef, put it in his mouth, took a bite, chewed it, swallowed it, and nodded in praise, “Well, not bad, you should try it too.” 

As he spoke, he brought the remaining half piece of beef to the other person’s mouth.

Su Mo tilted his head and bit it into his mouth, tasting it carefully. “It’s really not bad. The teacher teaches very well.” 

Lu Yan kissed his grease-stained lips and said with a smile, “The student is also smart enough to marinate the beef well.”

After that, the two of them fried two more dishes, and then the stewed soup and rice were also cooked. 

Lu Yan carefully tasted every dish, especially the pot of soup. The rice was also plump, neither cooked nor too soft. “Not bad, is this really your first time doing this?”

Su Mo felt very good after being praised, and said with a smile, “Well, it shows that I am very talented.”

“Haha, I’ll cook it for you next time, so you can see the teacher’s craftsmanship.”

“Okay.”

After dinner, the two of them tidied up the kitchen together.

Su Mo took out the fruit from the refrigerator and slowly started peeling it.

Lu Yan stared at his beautiful fingers and beautiful movements, and gradually his mouth became dry. The two of them had not seen each other for a while. Yesterday they just chatted for half the night without doing anything. Now they have eaten and drank enough. It really feels a bit full, warm, lustful and lustful.

Lu Yan stared at his beautiful fingers and beautiful movements, and gradually his mouth became dry. The two of them had not seen each other for a while. Yesterday they just chatted for half the night without doing anything. Now that he had eaten and drank enough, he felt full, warm and lustful.

In order to divert his attention, Lu Yan asked, “Don’t you have a meeting for several days this time? Don’t you have any plans for today?” 

“Yes,” Su Mo said while spinning the fruit, “But it’s not particularly important. I asked Lu Yu to participate on my behalf. Tomorrow’s session is more important. I’ll go back in the evening and there’s still some information I need to familiarize myself with.”

“Oh, do you think you love beauty more than the country³?” Lu Yan said with a smile.

“No,” Su Mo raised his eyes and said slowly with a touch of temptation on his lips, “I’m very greedy. I want all the beauties.” 

Lu Yan suddenly felt a fire rising, and the anxiety he had finally suppressed came up again. His eyes darkened and his voice became hoarse, “Is Director Su here to seduce me?”

Su Mo smiled slowly, put down the fruit and knife in his hands, stood up and looked down at him, put his hands on his shoulders, and spoke in a low voice, as if in his ears, “So, has Mr. Lu been seduced?”

When they first met, they called each other this way. Later they started calling each other by their names, but they still called each other that way occasionally.

It’s just that it used to be a courtesy, but now it was for fun.

Lu Yan hugged his waist, pushed him down hard, and asked him to sit on his lap. He lowered his voice and said meaningfully, “What did you say?”

Su Mo clearly felt something hard and hot pressed against his buttocks. He put his hands behind the other person’s ears, pressed his earlobe lightly, and said vaguely, “What are you waiting for?”

Notes

1.  Second generation ancestors, a Chinese term, refers to the wealthy children of the previous generation, who are powerful and wealthy, but this generation only cares about eating, drinking and having fun (dandy children). ↩︎
2. The Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival in which Chinese families visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites and make ritual offerings to their ancestors. Offerings would typically include traditional food dishes and the burning of joss sticks and joss paper. More info. ↩︎
3. Don’t love the country but love the beauty, this sentence is often used to satirize the behavior of ancient rulers who were obsessed with beauty and disregarded the country. ↩︎