Maybe it was because he hadn't had a good rest for so long, but Jia Yin slept for an exceptionally long time, and finally woke up at noon the next day. He hugged Han Yan tightly in the quilt, rubbing her twice unconsciously, his voice extremely hoarse:
"My Lord..."
Han Yan woke up earlier than him, holding a book in his hand and had been reading for a while. He turned the page and looked down at the female insect in his arms, but he could only catch a glimpse of her messy silver hair.
Han Yan asked in a low voice: "Are you awake?"
Gain buried his head in his arms and nodded gently. At the same time, he took out the terminal from under the pillow, looked at the time in a daze, and found that it was already twelve o'clock noon.
"12 o'clock?"
Gain was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that he would sleep for so long. His brain, which had been confused just now, suddenly became clear and he subconsciously sat up from the bed.
Han Yan raised his eyebrows lightly: "What are you doing?"
Gain's reaction was purely conditioned reflex. After all, he had been in the military camp for so long that he could count on one hand the number of times he slept in. After hearing what was said, he realized belatedly that he had returned home and was now on vacation.
Jia Yin had no clothes on, so he had to get back into bed. He whispered to Han Yan, "Sorry, are you hungry? I'll go downstairs and prepare lunch for you."
I probably won't be able to make it in time for breakfast, but I can still make a good effort for lunch. Gain thought that he had stayed in the jungle for too long, and his mind was so relaxed that he even forgot to prepare breakfast for the male insect.
The little bug flapped its short legs in mid-air, but found it couldn't break free, so it could only look at Gain, biting its finger and whispering, "Pretty brother, I'm sorry."
Han Yan took his hand back: "Nothing."
Gain grabbed the insect cub by the collar and lifted him up from the ground without any effort. He said in a low voice, "Little guy, you bumped into my master."
After hearing this, Jia Yin came back to his senses. He handed the crystal ball decorated with a red heart to Han Yan and said, "My Lord, this thing is very beautiful."
Han Yan took a look and didn't think it was anything special, but still hummed: "If you like it, keep it."
When a couple eats together, it is unreasonable to let the male insect pay the bill. After he finished speaking, he pulled out his chair and was about to get up to go to the front desk to pay the bill, but Han Yan suddenly repeated, "Use this card to pay the bill."
Han Yan sat at his seat leisurely, staring at the female insect's beautiful red eyes, slowly turning the wedding ring on his ring finger, and said word by word: "This card will belong to you from now on."
Han Yan sat with his legs crossed. His handsome and gentle appearance attracted a lot of attention, but he just closed his eyes and rested until he suddenly felt a shock from his calves, and then he suddenly opened his eyes.
Gain shouldn't refuse.
Gain shook his head slightly: "It's okay, I brought the card."
Han Yan watched this scene, and for some reason, his heart suddenly softened. He couldn't help but raise his hand to touch Gain's cheek. The touch was delicate and soft, which made the female insect look over in confusion: "Male master?"
This long-awaited meal was quiet but warm. Although they didn't talk much, it seemed that just being together, even just sitting quietly, was good enough.
When Jia Yin and Han Yan arrived at the shopping district near the company building, they thought that there would be no bugs in such a cold day. However, they found that the restaurants were packed and extremely lively, and they could not find a place to sit.
But Gain looked at Han Yan without saying anything, as if he wanted something.
Han Yan was silent for a moment, and finally gave in and said to the waiter calmly, "Give me one."
He rubbed his fingertips unconsciously, where some warmth still remained.
For the first time ever, Jia Yin did not refuse. He nodded, took out a set of clean and tidy clothes from the closet, went to the bathroom to wash and change, and then went out with Han Yan.
This is a female insect cub, cute and smart.
You have to know that this action is very difficult for a profiteer like Han Yan. After all, he is greedy and stingy, hypocritical and selfish. Money is like his flesh and blood. It will hurt if a small piece is cut off.
When the meal was served, the waiter was very considerate and placed the gift of a love crystal ball in front of Gain, saying in a charming tone: "Sir, I wish you and your master a new year filled with love~"
Han Yan tilted his head to look at him. It was unknown what he was thinking about in his gray-blue eyes behind his glasses. Finally, he whispered three words: "Go to the company."
Han Yan wasn't too hungry, but seeing that it was getting late, he sat up from the bed. He took the clothes beside him and put them on, and patted Gain, who was curled up in the quilt like a caterpillar, and signaled him to get up: "Let's go, let's go out for lunch today, I just have to go back to the company this afternoon."
However, Gain did not put it away, but placed it next to himself and Han Yan so that they could see it as soon as they raised their eyes.
Han Yan actually had a meeting this morning, but due to special circumstances, it was temporarily postponed. It would be the same if he went in the afternoon.
The snow outside had stopped, but it was still cold, in stark contrast to the warm room. The cold wind chilled my brain.
It seemed that Han Yan had said this to Gain a long time ago, but the other party had never set foot in his company. Now all the insects in the business world have seen Han Yan's ambition and assets, but his female monarch has not seen it, which seems a bit unreasonable.
This secondary card is tied to Han Yan's primary card, and the holder can share his astonishing wealth. It was prepared a long time ago, but it has never been given out.
Han Yan didn't mind waiting a little longer. He chose a restaurant and got a number tag, then sat in the lounge with Gain and waited. The hustle and bustle around them drowned them out, dispelling some of the winter loneliness.
Han Yan found that Jia Yin was sometimes like a paranoid child. When he encountered something that interested him, he would ignore everything else. He tapped the table with his fingers to attract the female insect's attention: "Eat, the food is cold."
Not long after, it was their turn. The waiter took Han Yan and Jia Yin to their seats, and then brought an exquisite menu. He recommended with a smile: "Sir, because it is the end of the year, our restaurant has specially launched a couple's love meal. The original price is 3,000 star coins, but the current price is only 1,258, and a limited edition love crystal ball is given as a gift~"
The Zerg can't resist the word "limited edition", and Gain can't resist those beautiful little things.
When it was time to pay the bill, Han Yan pulled out a gold card from his jacket pocket, but instead of calling the waiter directly, he flipped it between his fingers for a moment, and finally placed it on the table. He then calmly pushed it in front of Gain and said, "Go and pay the bill. The password is the same as before."
Han Yan said nothing, only said: "You go with me."
It’s the law of karma. After all, it ends up being your own fault.
Seeing this, Gain put him on the ground, pinched the chubby cheek of the bug boy, and a smile flashed in his red eyes: "Be careful when walking."
Han Yan didn't want to order it because their company has cooperation with most of the restaurants nearby. This kind of set meal is just used to rip off those couples who are taking advantage of the situation. Whoever buys it will lose money.
Jia Yin didn't think much after hearing this. He lifted the quilt and was about to find a set of clothes to put on, but he was caught off guard by Han Yan's arms and asked in confusion, "Master?"
The restaurant was packed, so inevitably there were a few naughty bugs running around. One of the chubby bugs somehow bumped into Han Yan's leg, then fell to the ground with a thud. It sat on the ground stupidly, not knowing how to cry, and looked around with a pair of blank eyes.
Han Yan was eating and had no reaction to this sales talk. However, Gain was stunned for a moment when he heard the word "love". He lowered his head and rubbed the crystal ball in his hand, and did not come back to his senses for a long time.
It was the first time that Jia Yin and Han Yan were in such an environment, and he inevitably felt strange, but he didn't hate it. He lowered his eyes and studied Han Yan's left hand, just like a child who got a favorite toy and could sit there and play with it for a whole day.
Gain: "Going to eat?"
A rare gift from a miser should not be rejected.
Jia Yin realized what Han Yan's action meant. He slowly reached out his hand and picked up the cold gold card, seeming a little unsure: "Is this card for me?"
Han Yan: “I give it to you.”
Gain's eyelashes trembled: "For me?"
Han Yan was very patient: "For you."
"… "
oh.
In the end, Gain said nothing. He took the gold card and stood up to pay the bill. At this moment, no one knew what he was thinking.
Han Yan waited for Gain to finish paying the bill and left the restaurant with him. He seemed to be afraid that Gain would run away, so he held his hand tightly all the way until they took the elevator and walked into the company gate, then he let go.
The lunch break had just passed, and the company's employees were already busy, sitting in their own offices to handle things. They suddenly saw the big boss Han Yan coming in, and they subconsciously sat up straight to avoid being misunderstood as being lazy. However, they didn't expect that there was a beautiful silver-haired female insect following behind him, who looked quite unfamiliar.
Johnny just walked out and saw the two of them. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised and astonished: "Hey, Gain, I didn't know when you came back from the jungle."
He didn't know that something was wrong, after all, there was Prince Pape around him.
Gain hadn't seen Johnny for a long time, and he didn't expect him to be so outgoing: "I came back last night, and I didn't have time to tell you."
Johnny clicked his tongue and shook his head. "It's so rare for you to come back, and Big Brother didn't even ask for leave to accompany you. He didn't come to work this morning, and I thought he was going to ask for leave, but it turns out he just dragged you to the company."
Han Yan didn't like Johnny's noise, so he glanced at him calmly and said, "Are you free?" Johnny choked and said, "No, no, I'm busy."
Han Yan lowered his eyes and glanced at the time on the terminal: "Notify them to hold a meeting in the conference room in an hour. Tell them not to be late."
After he finished speaking, he took Gain's hand and brought him into his office in full view of everyone. He closed the door, isolating himself from the scene inside.
Different from Han Yan's aloofness, Johnny, the manager, always takes a people-friendly approach. When the employees saw the big boss walking into the office with a female insect in military uniform, they all poked their heads out from their seats like groundhogs.
"Manager, who was that female soldier just now? The boss seemed to be very familiar with him."
"Yes, yes, we have never seen the boss so close to anyone, could it be his partner?"
Johnny grinned and snapped his fingers: "You guessed it right, it's my eldest brother's partner."
Han Yan is handsome and rich, and many females in the company have feelings for him. Johnny knows this clearly, and he leans on the desk partition and says meaningfully: "Hey, don't blame me for not reminding you, don't get close to my brother in the future. His partner is the eighth prince of the empire, and he will be promoted to lieutenant general soon. My brother will not look down on anyone who is not as qualified as him, so you'd better give up as soon as possible."
A female insect was not convinced and said sourly: "But I heard that the Eighth Prince is a cripple."
Johnny glanced at the female insect who was speaking, silently memorized his work badge number, and planned to go back to complain to Han Yan, but he still had a smile on his face: "Even a cripple is better than you. Can you fight on the battlefield?"
The employees who could stay in Hanyan Company were not extremely smart, but most of them had brains. When they heard Johnny's words, they all agreed with him:
"That's right. Besides, His Highness the Eighth Prince doesn't seem to be lame when he walks."
"No wonder we've never seen the boss's partner. Turns out he's fighting on the battlefield."
"Your Highness the Eighth Prince has been promoted to Lieutenant General of the Empire at such a young age. He and the boss are truly a perfect match made in heaven!"
It was the first time that Johnny saw so many flatterers who were better at flattering than himself. He sighed inwardly. Usually, they all looked more honest than anyone else, but it turned out that they were all flatterers. If he had half of their skills, why would he work so hard here
"Alright, alright, get back to work. Remember to attend the meeting in an hour."
The office door was soundproof, so Han Yan naturally couldn't hear the discussions outside. In fact, he also found that Gain's legs were much better than before, at least he walked much more steadily.
Han Yan asked Jia Yin to sit on his desk, and his fingertips pinched down his calf inch by inch, as if he was checking something, and finally stopped at the knee and pressed hard -
Gain's muscles unconsciously tensed for a moment, and he groaned in pain.
Han Yan loosened his hand upon seeing this and slowly rubbed that spot: "Does it hurt?"
Gain shook his head: "It's much better now. It doesn't hurt as much as before."
He always felt that Han Yan was helping him heal his legs, but the other party never admitted it.
Han Yan was already thinking about the next treatment method. He didn't have much hope at the beginning, but the recovery ability of the S-level king insect was much better than he thought. At this rate, even if Gain's leg injury could not be fully recovered, it would at least be 70% to 80% healed.
Han Yan spoke for the first time: "Everything will slowly return to normal in the future."
He was particularly generous today and finally gave Gain some hope.
Gain had noticed the changes in his right leg when he was in the jungle, so he was not too surprised to hear this. He unconsciously touched his right knee and said, "Are you referring to my leg?"
Han Yan hummed.
There was something bulging in Gain's pocket. Han Yan guessed that he must have brought back the gift from the restaurant. He reached out and found a red heart-shaped crystal ball inside.
Han Yan played with it on his fingertips, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you like this very much?"
Gain nodded, but answered irrelevantly: "Well, I like you."
Han Yan paused when he heard this, and subconsciously raised his eyes to look at Gain, only to see that the other party was smiling at him with undisguised love in his eyes.
Han Yan said in a low voice: "I didn't ask you that."
Gain nodded: "I know, I like you."
He repeated it again.
"… "
Han Yan did not answer. Snow was flying outside the window. He quietly tightened his fingertips and put the small love crystal ball into his palm.
It was too tight, even painful.
Gain leaned closer to him, almost touching the tip of his nose. His silver hair slid down quietly, causing a slight itch as it brushed across his skin: "Master, if my right leg is healed..."
He paused before continuing, "Will you like me a little more?"
Han Yan's eyelashes trembled when he heard this, as if something had stabbed his eyes. However, Jia Yin was very concerned about this question. He had a gold card in his pocket, which gave him enough courage to ask this question: "Can you like me a little more?"
Jia Yin was also very greedy. His greed was no less than Han Yan's, and even much greater: "My Lord, can you like me a little more in the future?"
He spoke in a low voice, like a child asking for candy: "Just a little."
Han Yan said nothing, and gently pulled Gain off the table, letting the female insect sit on his lap face to face. He raised his hand to brush away the hair in front of Gain's eyes, and touched the red mole under the corner of his eye. He made many gentle little movements and thought for a long time, but in the end he still didn't know how to answer Gain's question.
What is like
Han Yan thought.
He vaguely understood that the liking that Gain expressed was different from his liking for ordinary objects. It was more sincere and passionate, and more complex and profound.
Han Yan had never experienced this kind of emotion in his first half of life, so he was unable to speak for a long while.
Jia Yin lowered his head, pressed his nose against Han Yan's, and asked seriously, "Master Xiong, do you like me?"
Like it
"Shh, don't ask."
Han Yan finally spoke softly, reached out and pressed Gain into his arms, giving him an extremely warm hug in this cold season.
What exactly is love? I'm afraid no one can explain it clearly, not even Han Yan. People are superficial, so why bother asking
Han Yan only knew that he gave Gain a unique ring, he had never touched other female insects, he allowed Gain to share his wealth, and he allowed Gain to sit on the broken leg that no one was allowed to touch.
All his desires in this life are tied to him.
This is heavier than any love.
Gain, why bother asking...
Han Yan raised his hand to take off his cold glasses, placed a gentle kiss on the female insect's cheek, and whispered in her ear: "Don't ask."
He knew that Gain would understand, and not denying was the best answer.
When Jia Yin heard this, he paused, as if he understood something. He put his hands around Han Yan's neck, leaned on the male insect's shoulder, and smiled out of the other's sight: "Okay, I won't ask anymore."
He didn't ask anymore, he already knew the answer.
Han Yan has always had a weird temper. It doesn’t matter if the other party doesn’t say anything. There are still a lot of days to come, and he will always find a way to make the male insect speak out.
Han Yan silently hugged Jia Yin tightly upon hearing this, as if he was hugging all his wealth. In his life of striving and weighing up the pros and cons, there was finally something he could get without any calculation.
Outside the window, heavy snow is falling, carried by the cold wind that has blown from who knows where tens of thousands of miles away, passing through mountains and rivers, experiencing the decay of time, and finally choosing to stay here.
He has seen the most beautiful scenery in the world and has also been to the darkest and dampest corners, but in the end he still feels that your arms are warmer, so he came all the way to you.
(End of this chapter)