Today the Manager is Also Very Kind c35

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Chapter 35: Love is not taken for granted

Xia Zeqi came back yesterday and put off all his work and slept in his bedroom for a whole day and night before he regained his cool head.

As soon as he woke up, he found someone to investigate the man who was pestering Xin Nanyi; yet he got a remarkable piece of information.

"Are you sure it's him?"

"Brother, I'm sure."

“Very well.” The corners of Xia Zeqi’s mouth curved up into a strange arc and hung up the phone. He didn’t expect the ghost of Old Wu whom he had been looking for for so many years have run away to the Imperial Capital to bag a little gigolo.*

*it’s actually a little white face, but I think this one suits it. Little white face refers to men who only rely on women to provide financial support or men who are raised by their subjects. [more info]

He dialed another call again and once the phone was connected, a charming female voice came, “Hey you, with a little conscience, it’s been a long time since you called me. What wind is blowing today……”

Xia Zeqi wasn’t in the mood to quarrel with her and said directly, “Wu Xinhao is now in the Capital. He has a singer named He Li as his little lover. I shouldn’t worry about the rest, right?”

There was silence on the phone for a while, and then she asked, “Is the information reliable?”

“Your nephew personally looked into it.”

The woman instantly erupted in a burst of foul curses, “I crossed the fuck out of that old skin but dared to come out at the feet of the Emperor. I must find him and skin him……”

Xia Zeqi put the phone down, lowered the volume, and then began to change clothes.

After he finished changing his clothes, the woman on the phone finally finished cursing, and her tone returned to the delicate tone earlier. “Don’t worry, you don’t need to bother about this matter, I will solve it. But Xia Zeqi, your age is not young. It won’t take long for you to turn to three.¹ When will you bring a companion back for me to see ah! Whether they’re a man or a woman, you have to bring one back ya!”²

1probably his age would soon reach 30.

2equivalent to ah.

Xia Zeqi chuckled and picked up his phone. “This doesn’t concern you and don’t place eyes around me anymore or I’ll ignore this close relationship with you and directly poke it blind.”

The woman guiltily laughed, “How could that be ne? How could I place someone beside you ne! You can rest assured since I said I would give you absolute freedom, I would definitely not interfere with your life.”

“En. Take care of your health.” Xia Zeqi hung up the phone regardless of the woman’s request to stay.

He turned to Xin Nanyi’s number and after hesitating for a long time, he still didn’t dial it.

He picked up his car keys and drove to the neighborhood where Q&P’s dormitory was located. Although Xia Zeqi bought a house here, because he knew that Xin Nanyi did not live there, he rarely stayed overnight in the house in that community.

He was holed up in the underground garage, blocking Xin Nanyi. Sure enough, it was just after eight o’clock and he saw Q&P's two nanny cars drive into the underground garage.

The phone in Xin Nanyi’s pocket vibrated as soon as he got out of the car. When he saw the caller, his heart fluttered and a gleam of joy flashed through his somewhat weary eyes.

“Hey, Zeqi.” Xin Nanyi’s voice trembled a little. He thought that Xia Zeqi would not take the initiative to call him in the future.

He waved his hand to Q&P and told them to go up first.

Xia Zeqi saw him slowly pacing in his direction and the deep and dry ravine in his heart were gradually filled with spring rain. “I want to talk to you about something, I’m right in front of you.”

Xin Nanyi looked up. Seeing the familiar Audi, he walked over with a light smile, and opened the door, and hopped in.

Xia Zeqi watched his every move intently with his eyes glowing, but when Xin Nanyi turned his head to look, he moved his gaze away.

When they met again, the two were speechless for a while as if they could touch the embarrassment surrounding them.

Xin Nanyi spoke up to break the unbearable atmosphere, “Zeqi, didn’t you say you wanted to tell me something?”

Xia Zeqi nodded and continued to look ahead with his hands on the steering wheel, he said, “About that He Li. I think there are some things I should tell you.”

“What is it?”

“He’s been kept for almost five and a half years.”

This was the first time Xin Nanyi heard about this matter, even though it was five and a half years ago. He was still He Li’s agent in his previous life but he didn’t see any slightest hint and the gossiper on WeChat didn’t mention this to him.

“Zeqi, how did you know.”

“His golden backer takes all black and white* and he has a secretive and ruthless character. I have a friend who belongs to that class. He was exposed to some things, so I learned some information.” Xia Zeqi vaguely lied.

*right and wrong

As soon as Xin Nanyi heard that he had something to hide from him, he didn’t delve into it deeper. He just asked, “And then?”

“This golden backer doesn’t want He Li to be entangled with others and he had already settled two people. I’m afraid he will go after you, so I came to talk to you.”

Xin Nanyi suddenly realized, so this golden backer is a ruthless jar of vinegar,* eh? No, settled two people?

*jar of vinegar: jealousy/gets jealous easily.

“Which two people?” Xin Nanyi gulped and asked.

Xia Zeqi heard the fluctuation in his tone and finally turned his head to look at him. He saw a little nervousness from his face and said, “It is said that He Li has been moved by one of his agents, Ji Bu. In order to get He Li, the golden backer put that person who gave Ji Bu a trap and stuffed him into prison. And……”

Xin Nanyi’s body shook as if being thrown into ice-cold water, his eyes rounded with shock. The blood on his face slowly faded and a drop of cold sweat ran down his forehead.

“Nanyi, what’s wrong with you?” Xia Zeqi saw his wretched expression for the first time. He couldn’t care about anything else and hurriedly took his hand.

It turned out to be like this. It turned out to be like this. Xin Nanyi still remembered that day when he returned to his car and turned his head to see the bloody scene in the back seat. He still remembered the feeling of powerlessness when he was unable to defend himself in the police station and in court. Those nightmares continued to invade him when he was asleep from time to time, and he couldn’t get rid of them even though he had a new life.

(this translation is only here on ztranslations.blogspot.com otherwise, stolen)

He had pondered about it for countless nights over and over in that cage, thinking about what sin he had committed to deserve such severe punishment.

It turned out to be like this.

As soon as Xin Nanyi returned to his senses, he saw Xia Zeqi staring straight at him with a nervous expression.

“Nanyi, are you alright!”

“It’s okay.” Xin Nanyi smiled miserably.

Xia Zeqi reached out and touched the clothes behind him. The thin shirt was soaked with cold sweat.

“Is it that you don’t feel well? I’ll take you to the hospital.” As he was saying that, he was about to start the car. A hand came across, looking weak but powerful, and grabbed the hand that was just about to twist the car key.

“No need. Thank you for telling me these things. Don’t worry, I’ll stay away from that lunatic from now on.”

Xin Nanyi let go of the hand that grabbed Xia Zeqi and opened the car door.

“Nanyi, you……if you want to go back, I can also drop you off on the way.”

Xin Nanyi smiled lightly and said, “On the way? It’s not really on the way, is it?”

“But I’m not at ease with your current appearance.”

Not at ease? The smile on Xin Nanyi’s face deepened. He hadn’t heard others say that they were worried about him for a long time. He has always tried to live calmly, independent to the point of omnipotence, and mature to the point of becoming an existence that others can comfortably rely on.

A certain hard place at the bottom of his heart loosened. Xin Nanyi sat back again and looked at Xia Zeqi seriously and said, “Well then, you send me back ba!”

Seeing his gradually recovering complexion, Xia Zeqi quietly sighed with relief.

Xin Nanyi sent a message to Q&P and explained some things and let them have a good rest.

The two of them chatted again along the way as if they returned to the way they used to, but they both knew it could no longer be entirely a relationship of ordinary friends in the past.

After sending Xin Nanyi to the villa, Xia Zeqi wanted to leave. After all, he promised to keep his distance as friends.

What he didn’t expect was that Xin Nanyi asked him before getting out of the car, “Have you eaten?”

Xia Zeqi was stunned: "No."

Xin Nanyi smiled like a spring breeze, not like the usual polite smile, but a smile that can shine into the depths of a person’s heart.

“Then I’ll make you dinner ba! I promised it before.”

“Okay.”

When Xia Zeqi followed Xin Nanyi towards the villa, the already drawn-out Aikexi rushed into his arms and fell heavily, unrestrainedly scratching his four small paws on his clothes.

Xin Nanyi helplessly glanced at Aikexi and said, “Look, he still likes you better. Obviously, I’m the one who feeds and rub his hair every day.”

Xia Zeqi lowered his head and smiled lightly, “I like you too.”

(Z: Ahh. Smooth af. I—)

Xin Nanyi was sluggish for a while. The rhythm of his heartbeat was disrupted and his brain was thrown into chaos. As soon as he looked up, he met Xia Zeqi’s dark eyes and there was a twinkling of lights like they were covered with stars.

“Of course, the dog I raised likes me.” Xin Nanyi averted his gaze and reached out his hand to rub the fur on Aikexi’s back.

Seeing his shy look, Xia Zeqi’s heart rose again with hope. He took a step forward, narrowing the distance between them and his voice was gentle with hoarseness, “You often cook for me, so I can be regarded as yours?”*

*XZQ actually said: “So I can also be considered as raised by you?” but I think that this one would be better here? Seeing how he’s testing the waters with XNY by lowkey flirting lol. If not, then I can change it back. Let me know in the comments.

Xin Nanyi was dizzy for a moment with the smell of fresh snow in his body. After he reacted, he quickly took a step back and looked at him with annoyance, “Are you a dog ah?”

The smile on Xia Zeqi’s face deepened mixed with aggression, but his tone was aggrieved, “Dogs are better off than me. A man is worse than a dog ah!”

Xin Nanyi frowned and ignored him. He went to the kitchen and started the job as a “kitchen lady”.

Xia Zeqi followed him contentedly. In fact, Xin Nanyi didn’t feel completely nothing for him, but he was not enlightened yet or he didn’t dare to face it.

Xia Zeqi sighed softly. Who told him to fall in love with a man too ne! The love between same-sex is not the same as the love between the opposite sex because it lacks righteousness in the eyes of the people who are taken for granted and not yet enlightened. But love is love. Those obstacles of the worldly vision are sometimes just excuses for the unwillingness to face and overcome them. Let nature takes its course and follow the heart then it can be love.

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