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Full-time Boyfriend - Chapter 9

Published at 3rd of August 2021 03:20:36 PM


Chapter 9

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Chapter 9: Taking root and sprouting ②

Translator: Aafkee

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On the day of Chen Yifei’s return, Yan Yu especially went to the airport to fetch him. Spotting Chen Yifei coming out from the immigration, Yan Yu shouted for him and quickly walked over to welcome him. Yan Yu was wearing a set of casual clothing, which felt pretty fresh for Chen Yifei. Having been his assistant for a few months, he has never seen Yan Yu out of his suit before. Yan Yu’s appearance now has more resemblance to his mischievous self from the past. He may perhaps even have a bit of a babyface - maybe Yan Yu was intentionally acting more serious and mature? With that thought, Chen Yifei could not help but let out a laugh, which earned him a glare from Yan Yu, “What are you laughing at? My mum bought these clothes for me, I admit they’re a bit childish but not to the point of you laughing out loud, alright?” Chen Yifei, “Please excuse me. They make you look pretty young.” “I’m not that old.” Yan Yu, who had been driving for the past ten days, stretched himself once in the car, feeling extra comfortable on the front passenger seat now that he can finally relax and leave it to Chen Yifei. Chen Yifei first drove to his accommodation and put down his luggage, before driving to Yan Yu’s house. It seems like Chen Yifei was extremely used to being in Yan Yu’s house, he even went ahead to pour himself a cup of water before asking, “What’s the plan for the vacation?” “A friend of mine recommended this to me.” Yan Yu passed Chen Yifei some travel brochure, “Five days four nights cruise, it’ll even stop by Vietnam halfway through. I’ve heard from a few friends that went and they said their trips were pretty good. What do you think? Are you interested?” Chen Yifei has always been less opinionated in such things. He flipped through the brochure quickly and replied without much of a thought, “Sure, I have no opinion.” Yan Yu was very happy to see Chen Yifei agreeing to this and he replied, laughing, “Then pass me your passport and IC card, I’ll book the tickets.” Yan Yu’s enthusiasm far exceeded Chen Yifei’s expectations. He was stunned momentarily before he replied, “They’re in my bag.” Watching Yan Yu bending down to look for his documents in his back, Chen Yifei asked, “Are you only gonna ask me for my opinion? How about the others?” Thinking that this trip was part of the company’s employees welfare, Chen Yifei thought the other employees at the managerial level would be joining too. Yan Yu, “It’s just you and me.” Chen Yifei was legitimately surprised now. Not that he was unwilling to go on a solo trip with Yan Yu, Chen Yifei can not help but think that Yan Yu is being a bit too open-minded. Under normal circumstances, others would have avoided him like a plague knowing his sexual orientation, but Yan Yu seems to have no worries in that regard at all. Chen Yifei nodded, “Fine, then.” Yan Yu’s hands paused, turned back to Chen Yifei and said, unsure, “Chen Yifei, if you don’t think it is a good idea, you can decline.” “Not really, I prefer a vacation with fewer people too.” The last time Chen Yifei went for a two-men vacation was when he and Jiang Ge’s relationship was still doing pretty well. Although they called it a vacation, it was basically just them rolling in bed together in a different location, Chen Yifei did not get the experience much of the travelling itself. Yan Yu was extremely efficient and completed all the necessary procedures very quickly. Even Chen Yifei was curious how the usual lazy and laid-back Yan Yu got became so diligent all of a sudden. On that day, the two arrived at the harbour early in the morning. Yan Yu was wearing a thin, casual shirt, a pair of sunglasses on his head. He gazed at the huge cruise ship in the distance, sighing, “It would be great if I can afford such a cruise ship someday.” Chen Yifei, “It’s time to work hard, then.” “It can’t be just me, my assistant gotta work hard too.” Yan Yu jumped down from the platform and patted on Chen Yifei’s shoulder. He pulled down his sunglasses and hummed a happy tune as he joined the end of the queue to board the cruise. Chen Yifei laughed helplessly and joined the queue with Yan Yu. Yan Yu turned around and bumped into Chen Yifei’s arm lightly, “I’ll leave all the translation work to you.” Chen Yifei finally understands why Yan Yu is bringing him along on this trip. Other than him, who else can be his personal translator like this? Yan Yu was quite frugal when he was travelling, even the accommodation he chose was ‘normal’. The first thing Yan Yu did when he went into their room was to stand on the balcony and look out at the ocean. Probably because he has watched too much of Sponge Bob Square Pants when he was young, Yan Yu has been extra interested in anything related to the ocean, which was why buying yachts has become one of his biggest hobbies. Chen Yifei entered the room with their luggage behind him. His eyes landing on the bed in the middle of the room instantly. There were not much expectations for a room on a cruise ship, but perhaps for the sake of saving space, the two beds in the room were placed right next to each other almost as if there was only one bed. That was a bit awkward for Chen Yifei, but seeing Yan Yu happily taking photos at the balcony and seemingly not minding at all, Chen Yifei felt that it would be inappropriate for him to bring it up. Instead, he left his belongings on the side that was facing the outside. As someone who is very mindful of cleanliness, Chen Yifei started working on wiping down the bathroom with a warm towel. Just as he was busy cleaning, Yan Yu returned from the balcony, only to be stunned momentarily after seeing the two beds placed side-by-side. Yan Yu did not hear about such an arrangement before he arrived. He thought it might not be the best idea for him to sleep so close to Chen Yifei, but seeing Chen Yifei naturally putting down his belongings, seemingly not minding it at all, Yan Yu thought there was no reason for him to be so affected. Yan Yu shouted, “Chen Yifei, what are you doing?” “I’m cleaning the bathroom.” Chen Yifei was holding the showerhead and cleaning the sink as he replied, “It’s always good to be careful when we’re outside.” Yan Yu could not help but think about how attentive Chen Yifei is. He lied on the bed and had a good stretch, letting out a sigh out of comfort, his heart filled with the happiness of going on a vacation. On the bedside table, there was a cake and a bottle and champagne. There was even a birthday card. The cruise was very detailed with such things. They would prepare small gifts like that for customers who have their birthday on that particular month. Since Yan Yu’s birthday was not until the second half of the year, he asked, “Chen Yifei, is your birthday this month?” “Yeah, twentieth.” “Nice timing, let’s celebrate your birthday too.” Yan Yu and Chen Yifei were born in the same year, but knowing Chen Yifei’s birth date now, Yan Yu just realised that he is a few months younger than Chen Yifei. Chen Yifei came out from the bathroom and opened the bottle of champagne, pouring two glasses and passed one to Yan Yu while he sat on the sofa and had a taste of the cake, “There’s nothing much to celebrate.” “It’s your birthday, after all. You should celebrate it properly.” The older Chen Yifei got, the more meaningless he found birthdays to be. The previous few birthdays were spent eating out casually with Jiang Ge. When he was busy, he would even skip the celebration completely and treat it as a normal day. Chen Yifei drove for a couple of hours before and it is almost three in the afternoon now, so he wanted to use this time to take a nap. Yan Yu, on the other hand, was in high spirits, wanting to go to the deck and take pictures. Chen Yifei, “You go ahead, I’m going to take a nap.” Yan Yu stared gloomily as Chen Yifei lied on the bed. There was meaningless for him to do it alone, so he might as well take a nap too. It seems like Chen Yifei was indeed exhausted, as he fell asleep very quickly, his shoulders rising and falling slowly. Yan Yu stared at Chen Yifei’s back and daydreamed once he lied down. As if realising something, Yan Yu turned around to face the other side at lightning speed as his heart skipped a beat. Although Yan Yu attempted to fall asleep by closing his eyes, perhaps due to the swaying of the cruise or him being not used to the new bed, or perhaps, it was because Chen Yifei was lying right behind him, causing him to stay wide awaken, unable to fall asleep. Yan Yu lied on the bed wide awake until past five in the evening, only then did he feel some slight movements from Chen Yifei, seemingly awake. Chen Yifei checked the time and pushed Yan Yu lightly. Chen Yifei saw that Yan Yu seemed to be pretty awake as he turned back to look at him. He yawned and asked, “Didn’t you sleep?” “I couldn’t fall asleep.” “How come? Not used to it?” Yan Yu sat up, “Maybe. Forget it, I’ll be able to fall asleep at night once I’m tired. Let’s take a walk on the deck.” There was an open-air swimming pool and a bar on the deck. When the two arrived, there were quite a lot of people taking selfies with their selfie sticks near the railing. The weather was extremely good today, the ocean wind was strong enough that people’s clothes were making noticeably flapping noises due to the wind. Yan Yu was in an extremely good mood as he went around taking pictures like a mad man. He even took multiple pictures from the same angle. Chen Yifei had a very cute appearance when he was young. He was always dressed up in dresses by his parents and relatives as they took his pictures. Chen Yifei was clearly traumatised by his childhood experience as he especially disliked taking pictures. He decided to sit on the deck chair instead and look at the small islands from afar. Yan Yu turned around excitedly, wanting to ask Chen Yifei to take a few selfies together, but was instead completely distracted by Chen Yifei who was sitting alone and quietly admiring the scenery. The quiet Chen Yifei looked especially casual, losing his usual aura of aloofness and seems more like a part of the beautiful scenery. Yan Yu stood at the back of the stairs and sneakily took a few pictures of Chen Yifei. Browsing through his pictures on his photo album, Chen Yifei’s picture looked extra eyecatching amongst his other scenic pictures. Yan Yu had a very strong urge to set the picture he took of Chen Yifei as his lock screen wallpaper but thought better of it as it would be extremely awkward and would also probably cause quite a misunderstanding if others were to see his phone. After some hesitation, he decided to set the picture as his WeChat chat background instead. Yan Yu used pictures of pretty girls as his wallpapers when he was younger, so there is nothing wrong with him doing the same with pictures of handsome guys. (T/N: LMAO, SURE.) Yan Yu walked towards Chen Yifei and snapped his fingers, pulling Chen Yifei up, “Come on, let’s take a few pictures together.” Chen Yifei was pulled along unwillingly by Yan Yu, “I don’t like taking pictures.” “How can you not take pictures when you’re travelling?” Yan Yu said, “Such a waste of your handsome face.” Chen Yifei held on to a nearby pole and grounded himself, pulling Yan Yu back, “Being handsome doesn’t necessarily mean I like taking pictures.” Yan Yu cast a sidelong glance at him, “Who would call themselves handsome like that?” Chen Yifei’s lifted the corner of his lips and smiled lightly. He then found himself a small sofa nearby and sat down, “You go ahead.” Yan Yu held up his phone and faced it towards Chen Yifei threateningly, “I will take pictures of you in secret if you don’t come.” Chen Yifei glanced at him begrudgingly, “Do what you want, as long as I don’t see it.” The two decided to settle their dinner at a small bar at the top deck. Yan Yu flipped through the English menu, which he could not understand at all so he randomly browsed through the photos on the menu instead. Yan Yu pointed at a certain set meal on the menu, which looks delicious given its colourful plating. The waiter took their orders and gave the two a meaningful smile as he collected the menu from them. Chen Yifei let out a sigh, knowing that Yan Yu has no idea that he had just ordered a couple set meal. The waiter even gave them a gentle smile when he served their meals, wishing them an early Happy Valentine’s day. Chen Yifei could only smile gratefully without making it awkward. After the waiter left, Yan Yu asked curiously, “What did he say just now?” “Nothing much, just wishing us a pleasant dinner.” “Oh.” It will take two days before the cruise arrives in Vietnam. There was nothing much to do other than eat, drink, watch theatrical plays or gamble on the cruise. The internet connection on the cruise ship was not that stable, making it difficult to load any videos at all so Chen Yifei took a shower and prepared to go to bed early. Yan Yu was browsing through the pictures he took in the day. He secretly took a few more of Chen Yifei afterwards. Yan Yu could not bring himself to delete any of them even if some of them were of the same angle. In the end, there were too many pictures of Chen Yifei that he simply created a new photo album and named it “Assistant”. It started raining at night, and the cruise ship was swaying slightly, making Yan Yu restless as he tossed and turn sleeplessly. On the other hand, Chen Yifei remained in the same position motionlessly. Yan Yu did not dare move with too much force, afraid of waking Chen Yifei up. This was why Yan Yu dislike sleeping together with other people. Even if he has a girlfriend, he would choose to sleep in different beds as much as possible. He has to be mindful of this and that when he is sleeping with others, making it extremely difficult for him to sleep peacefully. This time, however, seems to be a little different. Rather than that being the only reason, it seems like his proximity with Chen Yifei has made him slightly nervous. Although he was nervous, he eventually fell asleep past midnight. Yan Yu could not care less once he was asleep. Thinking it was his own bed, he began extending his limbs with absolutely no restrains. Chen Yifei was woken up by Yan Yu’s kick in the middle of the night. He opened his eyes drowsily, surprised to see Yan Yu’s leg on his waist. Chen Yifei felt that Yan Yu was especially close to him, though he would never have thought Yan Yu to have such a bad sleeping posture. Chen Yifei put down Yan Yu’s leg lightly, putting him under the blanket before turning his back towards Yan Yu to continue his sleep. Yan Yu scooted towards him again not long after, using his arms this time. Chen Yifei can almost feel Yan Yu’s chest on his back. Chen Yifei is a normal man. Given that Yan Yu fits his sexual orientation, Chen Yifei still felt affected no matter what. He pulled down Yan Yu’s arm again. Since it seemed like Yan Yu preferred his side of the bed, he might as well swap sides with him. Chen Yifei even replaced his position with a bolster. Just as expected, not long after Chen Yifei swapped sides, Yan Yu once again reached out with his arm, on the bolster this time. Yan Yu even laughed foolishly in his dreams, as if he found it quite comfortable to be hugging the bolster. Unintentionally seeing his foolish laugh while confirming that he would not roll off the bed, Chen Yifei could not help but lift the corners of his lips too.





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