After Marrying Bigshot Vegetable Boss - Chapter 16

Yu Lan: “…Ah?”

 

Is this the question??

 

Is this how you rich people talk?

 

Seeing that Chu Wang still wanted to say something shocking, Yu Lan immediately pretended to be obedient: “Got it, next time I’ll definitely buy that shop!”

 

Chu Wang seemed to be somewhat satisfied with this.

 

But Yu Lan thought of something and curiously asked, “Mr. Chu, have you met my brother before?”

 

But Chu Wang had no idea about these matters, furrowing his brows he asked, “Why should I have met him?”

 

Apart from seeing him a glance when he was tackled by Yu Lan in the garden a few days ago, he didn’t have any other impression.

 

But he couldn’t tell Yu Lan about this now.

 

Isn’t this thinking about whether you will turn into a love-struck idiot?

 

Yu Lan answered silently in his heart.

 

After all, in the book, Chu Wang was eventually enchanted by Yu Ling, and in the end, he even let go for love, giving way to Yu Ling, who became engaged to her childhood sweetheart, and everyone lived happily ever after, except for the true master who was thrown into a mental hospital, and they all made dumplings together for the New Year.

 

As for Yu Ling’s fiancé, the book wrote that he was her childhood friend, who had returned from studying abroad for a long time, and by chance returned to China, only to find out that the true, good, and beautiful Yu Ling had been abused very miserably by the melancholic true master, and he gave her much love and encouragement, and finally, the lovers ended up together.

 

But Yu Lan didn’t care about that, he only wanted to make sure that he wouldn’t end up like that in three months, he was too lazy to care about other endings, he couldn’t control that.

 

But the immediate priority was to appease Chu Wang in these three months, so…

 

Just as Yu Lan was about to put on a smile, he heard Chu Wang speak first: “Are you upset?”

 

–

 

After answering Yu Lan’s question just now, Chu Wang clearly saw him sink into thought.

 

Could it be that what I said just now was wrong?

 

Chu Wang thought for a moment—maybe Yu Lan was still being bullied by his brother today, but he only moved out at the end, solving this problem, and then asked if he had ever met Yu Ling, he didn’t answer but instead asked…

 

In Yu Lan’s view, did he not give a direct answer, meaning that he had actually met Yu Ling but didn’t tell him?

 

So he remained silent for so long, didn’t smile at himself like before, and looked a bit upset?

 

In Chu Wang’s lacking talent in certain emotional aspects, he thought and thought, and used a bizarre logic to confuse himself.

 

But it didn’t matter, Chu Wang quickly drew a conclusion, and decided to change his previous answer: “What I meant just now was that, people like your brother, I’m unlikely to encounter them in normal circumstances, even if I did encounter them, I definitely wouldn’t take a second look, so from my perspective, indeed, I haven’t seen him, don’t be upset about this.”

 

Chu Wang said seriously, with a solemn expression on his face.

 

As if reading out a list of layoffs.

 

Just after thinking about the final outcome of the antagonist, Yu Lan was suddenly appeased: “Oh?”

 

He didn’t understand what Chu Wang was thinking in the few seconds just now, but it seemed like his words were not bad, so he didn’t think deeply and quickly nodded: “Mr. Chu, I’m not upset.”

 

He habitually put on the same expression as before, with a bit of pity and a natural softness, but with bright and moist eyes, still a beauty that evoked pity: “Moreover, no matter how my brother treats me, it doesn’t matter, as long as I can talk to Mr. Chu and help, I won’t consider those things.”

 

This statement was half true and half false, but when Chu Wang saw the familiar arc of his eyes, and a hint of imperceptible cunning, his heart relaxed quite a bit, and his tone became lighter: “Hmm.”

 

It’s good to have the familiar little trickster back.

 

The little trickster said again, “Mr. Chu, the weather is nice tonight, let me push you out for a walk.”

 

Chu Wang’s expression froze.

 

Yu Lan: “Then wait for me in the room for a while? I’ll accompany you… to walk back after taking a walk.”

 

Chu Wang opened his mouth but didn’t make a sound.

 

After all, he really didn’t know how to speak, it would be best to let Yu Lan know that as long as he touched himself a little more, maybe he could appear next to his body like last time, with his soul and body separated.

 

So when Yu Lan had already adeptly and smoothly moved Chu Wang’s body onto the wheelchair, he found that the other party had been silent the whole time.

 

Yu Lan: “Mr. Chu?”

 

Chu Wang only came back to his senses after a moment, and after a while, he managed to choke out three words: “How long?”

 

“Just a casual walk, maybe half an hour…?” Yu Lan didn’t know why he suddenly asked.

 

“Then you’ll probably disappear again when you come back.” Chu Wang regained his composure, seemingly analyzing very rationally, “And when you come back, you’ll have to touch me again, and I’ll have to come out of the void again…”

 

“Oh!” Yu Lan nodded understandingly, “I see!”

 

Chu Wang still didn’t know what he understood, but he saw Yu Lan reach out and hugged his own body sitting in the wheelchair.

 

“You just have insufficient standby time!” Yu Lan’s analogies were always spot on, as he lightly rubbed the skin on Chu Wang’s neck with his fingers, “Let me touch you a bit more, so you won’t need to reboot again later.”

 

Chu Wang: …

 

That’s not what he meant.

 

But.

 

It seemed like it wasn’t unacceptable for Yu Lan to interpret it that way.

 

Looking down from the bedroom, Yu Lan half-bent his knees, leaned forward to hug the tall man sitting in the wheelchair, while the other party closed his eyes, his chin resting on Yu Lan’s shoulder, appearing very docile and allowing him to move.

 

Chu Wang hugged his arms and looked for a few seconds.

 

This scene was unexpectedly… harmonious.

 

He watched Yu Lan hugging himself, watched his fingertips slide from his fingertips to his Adam’s apple, completing the “contact mission” lightly and slowly.

 

In a way, Chu Wang had an expressionless face, his soul’s senses were still too weak.

 

He felt nothing.

 

Why isn’t the little trickster using a bit more force?

 

He thought, while coldly glaring at himself in the wheelchair.

 

“Alright!” Yu Lan felt that he had touched him enough, then he got up from Chu Wang’s body, covered him with a blanket, and then turned to the Chu Wang in the air and said, “Mr. Chu, wait for me to come back.”

 

Chu Wang couldn’t find any other reason, so he could only “Hmm” again.

 

–

 

Yu Lan pushed Chu Wang downstairs, and when they arrived at the garden, he saw Xi Yun making a phone call.

 

Adhering to the principle of not eavesdropping or disturbing, he was about to push Chu Wang in another direction, but the other party had already hung up the phone, smiled and waved at him, signaling them to come over.

 

Yu Lan was always observant, he saw Xi Yun frown when she hung up the phone, as if something was wrong.

 

He pushed Chu Wang over: “Auntie.”

 

Xi Yun always maintained her grace, so she opened her mouth to ask him: “Xiao Yu, do you have class tomorrow morning?”

 

“No, I only go in the afternoon.” Yu Lan asked, “What’s wrong?”

 

Xi Yun seemed to hesitate for a moment, then sighed: “Tomorrow morning is the group’s annual shareholders’ meeting. Originally, I could go alone, but over the past year, some of the upper echelons haven’t seen Chu Wang, and all sorts of rumors have spread. You know, internal issues often need to be taken seriously.”

 

“I and a few confidants of Chu Wang have been maintaining for a long time, but some small shareholders and investors have believed the gossip, saying that Chu Wang has actually encountered something unfortunate, and they must see for themselves.”

 

Xi Yun said, “But I happen to have a business negotiation tomorrow, and if it succeeds, it will be a comfort to the currently unstable hearts, so I have to go.”

 

Yu Lan naturally understood: “Auntie, are you suggesting that I accompany Mr. Chu to the group headquarters?”

 

Xi Yun nodded: “But Auntie just wanted to ask for your opinion first. If you don’t want to, I can ask someone else.”

 

Yu Lan shook his head: “That’s fine.”

 

He didn’t expect Xi Yun to trust him so much already.

 

“But… you also know my situation. In case I go with this identity, and those people not only don’t calm down but become more agitated, what should we do?” Yu Lan thought for a moment and said.

 

On this point, Xi Yun was very determined: “We can let Chu Wang show up as a concession. And no matter what the cause was, now Xiao Yu, you are already a member of our Chu family, you can represent him as his wife.”

 

At this point, Xi Yun probably thought of Yu Lan on the day of his marriage, with his tearful and pitiful appearance, and sighed with sympathy, “Xiao Yu, you’ve been bullied too much before.”

 

“Be tougher. Remember, in the future, you have the Chu family backing you up, so there’s no need to be afraid of anything.” Xi Yun’s tone when saying these words was somewhat similar to Chu Wang’s, but when she looked over, she quickly softened, touched his head, and said, “Good child.”

 

Yu Lan looked at her with rare moment of guilt.

 

In Xi Yun’s mind, he was already completely a pitiful little sprout.

 

… But there was no other way. Otherwise, how could he have dealt with Liang Zhiyu that day?

 

So he quickly brushed aside that hint of guilt and nodded to Xi Yun, “Okay, then I’ll go with Mr. Chu tomorrow.”

 

“Mr. Chu’s secretary will come to help you tomorrow. She’s very reliable, and you can ask her for help if you encounter any difficulties.” Xi Yun was worried that Yu Lan would be nervous, so she introduced her, “Her name is Zhang Yan.”

 

Yu Lan: …

 

It’s quite reliable, he already met her earlier.

 

After giving the instructions, Xi Yun added, “Then it’s up to you, Xiao Yu.”

 

“No problem at all!” What problem could there be? He was ecstatic!

 

“And, the doctor came today and said that his physical condition seems to have improved a bit compared to before,” Xi Yun said, then looked over, “Xiao Yu, although such gratitude may sound arrogant and lofty, it’s not.”

 

“I had a feeling that after you came to our house, things would improve.”

 

“Now it seems… like it’s true.”

 

“I don’t care what others think, but as Chu Wang’s mother, I’m really grateful to you.”

 

“Before you came, it seemed so lifeless here, but now it’s much better.” Xi Yun said, “I don’t really expect Chu Wang to wake up, but I’m also happy that you came to this family.”

 

“I… have some conflicts.” She said.

 

Yu Lan looked at Xi Yun seriously, her tenderness and helplessness were genuine, as was her gratitude towards him.

 

Her conflict was also genuine—if one day he told Xi Yun that he wanted to leave, she would both want him to stay with Chu Wang and not want to refuse him purely because she liked him.

 

The last time Yu Lan saw such a look in someone’s eyes, it was probably on the woman of the family he had once lived with.

 

He was twelve years old at the time, adopted by this family for two years, and everything was going well.

 

Until one day, the woman became pregnant, and her husband started to change noticeably.

 

Yu Lan had heard the woman argue with her husband, begging him to stay, saying it wasn’t good for the two children.

 

Although the man comforted her, his attitude remained firm, saying, “Didn’t we adopt children because we didn’t have our own? Now that we finally have one, and this child, although obedient and sensible, is still too old, who knows if we can bond with him in the future.”

 

So Yu Lan didn’t want to cause trouble for them or let them argue, so he packed up his things one night and took the initiative to say that he wanted to go back to the orphanage he had been in before.

 

The man immediately showed a “you see, I told you so” expression to the woman.

 

Yu Lan still remembered the woman’s eyes, which were very sad and reluctant.

 

Yu Lan didn’t doubt that if he cried a little and pretended, the woman would definitely fight for him with her husband, but that didn’t seem necessary either.

 

So he could only smile and say that it was okay, Aunt Liu at the orphanage wasn’t feeling well, so he could go back and take care of her.

 

He didn’t expect that Aunt Liu would also be gone in the end.

 

Yu Lan pulled himself out of the brief reminiscence, also smiled at Xi Yun, “Don’t think too much, and don’t worry too much, Auntie.”

 

“Mr. Chu will wake up.”

 

Xi Yun thought he was comforting himself, her eyes were a little red, she turned away, “Xiao Yu, I’ll have someone make you some supper, you can eat it when you return to your room later.”

 

Yu Lan smiled sweetly, a smile he was very good at, but not entirely, “Okay, thank you, Auntie.”

 

Xi Yun went back first, while Yu Lan pushed the person in the wheelchair and slowly walked in the garden.

 

The night in autumn always felt lofty, and the temperature was just right.

 

Yu Lan hadn’t thought about the past for a long time. Actually, everything had gone smoothly since he came here, and everything was much better than he had imagined.

 

So it’s fine.

 

He looked up at the high-hanging moon and listened to the clear sound of the fountain by his ear.

 

Yu Lan exhaled and smiled, “Mr. Yu, the moon is so round tonight.”

 

No response. Yu Lan looked down and remembered that Chu Wang, who could talk to him, was still in the room and couldn’t hear him.

 

He felt a bit regretful and pouted slightly. He pushed the wheelchair-bound man under the moonlight for a walk around the garden before slowly returning to the room.

 

–

 

However, as soon as Yu Lan closed the door and touched the person in the wheelchair, preparing to move him first, he saw a tall soul standing in the middle of the room.

 

Yu Lan: “Chu…”

 

“It’s been an hour.” Chu Wang spoke.

 

Although his tone was calm.

 

But…

 

There was a taste of questioning.

 

From the moment Yu Lan hugged him for a while to when he left, Chu Wang first stared at the clock on the wall for a long time, then looked out the window, trying to see a familiar figure in the garden.

 

Chu Wang looked at the clock for a while, spaced out for a while, and also imagined what would happen if Yu Lan suddenly touched him outside and saw him when he appeared.

 

Unexpectedly, after the minute hand turned a full circle, nothing happened.

 

Why didn’t he touch him at all when he went out?

 

It’s reasonable for a soul to need to bask in the moonlight, right?

 

And it’s been an hour already.

 

Didn’t he say he’d be back in half an hour?

 

So when Yu Lan heard the door ring, he floated to the center of the room first.

 

Then he finally waited until Yu Lan touched him.

 

Yu Lan was stunned for a moment, then remembered that he seemed to have said something like “I’ll be back in about half an hour” to Chu Wang before he left.

 

Chu Wang said it, feeling that his tone seemed to resemble certain identities, and then paused, adding, “I mean, I tested it. In the two minutes of skin contact you just had with me, I would disappear if it didn’t last an hour.”

 

… Why did it still feel weird after saying it?

 

Fortunately, Yu Lan didn’t notice and nodded curiously, “Really!”

 

“Then try half an hour next time.”

 

He thought for a moment, afraid that Chu Wang would think he had no sense of time, and explained a bit more, “I met Auntie in the garden just now and chatted with her for a while.”

 

Then he repeated what Xi Yun had told him to Chu Wang.

 

“Mr. Chu, I’ll take you with me tomorrow morning,” Yu Lan still had some uncertainties as he hadn’t experienced it before, “Do you want me to help you with anything?”

 

“Go to the company?” Chu Wang frowned.

 

He hadn’t been able to participate in company affairs for this past year, only occasionally hearing some things when Xi Yun and Zhang Yan came to the house.

 

But he could also guess that it was normal for others to have different intentions after disappearing from public view for so long.

 

But he didn’t care about that. He was just still frowning, “This kind of thing can be handled by Zhang Yan. If you go, how to deal with it…”

 

Chu Wang paused.

 

Maybe, possibly, with his understanding of Yu Lan in recent days, he might be able to handle it.

 

After all, he would never let himself be wronged.

 

But also not right.

 

The old foxes in the company were not easy to deal with. Maybe Yu Lan…

 

Yu Lan saw his worried expression, “Mr. Chu?”

 

“Forget it, I’ll probably tell you about the situation of the senior management.” Chu Wang’s voice was cold, “So you won’t be bullied when the time comes.”