"So you prefer feelings that develop over time?" Xie Siyan asked him, looking at him without any attempt to hide her gaze.
His deep eyes, hidden beneath his helmet, looked over with a serious and focused gaze. Yan Shenyu froze, her heart skipping a beat for no apparent reason.
"Don't ask me so seriously," Yan Shenyu brushed a non-existent stray hair from her ear and laughed awkwardly, "Otherwise I'll think you're testing my feelings."
"I'm not saying I'm asking about your romantic preferences," Xie Siyan said, looking at him and enunciating each word clearly. "Do you prefer love at first sight or love that grows over time?"
Yan Shenyu tightened his grip on the reins, his heart skipping a beat. He didn't know how much time had passed before he heard his own guilty voice echo in his ears.
"It depends," Yan Shenyu said, glancing at Yan Sheng in the distance to avoid looking at Xie Siyan's face. "I don't have any specific requirements, anything is fine."
"Anything is fine?" Xie Siyan nodded, seemingly lost in thought.
Yan Shenyu didn't want to talk any further and hurriedly rode away on his little white bike.
Surprisingly, because Black Cloud was eyeing its rear the whole time, Little White, who had been slacking off before, suddenly ran incredibly fast this time.
As soon as the starting command was given, it shot off like an arrow released from a bow.
As Yan Shenyu rode on his horse, his mind was filled with the question Xie Siyan had just asked him.
Why did he ask that?
What business is it of his whether he prefers love at first sight or love that develops over time?
Was it a tactic to deliberately mess with his mentality before the match?
Ugh, how awful! I knew he was up to no good!
Yan Shenyu placed his feet on the stirrups, and almost his entire body was lifted into the air.
Round and round he went, his entire focus on shaking off Xie Siyan, oblivious to the dwindling number of horses around him. From the middle of the race, he had surged ahead, far surpassing the other horses.
Just as he was about to continue running, he suddenly heard a burst of enthusiastic cheers, the symphony orchestra began to play, and someone in the distance shouted that he was in first place.
The winner has been announced? Is the competition over?
Yan Shenyu tightened the reins to stop Xiaobai, wanting to see who was in first place. But when he turned around, he found that there was no one around him.
"What the hell? I'm number one?!" Yan Shenyu turned around in disbelief, only to find that the main group had only just caught up.
The menacing black cloud led the charge, but the horse was preoccupied with chasing its mate the entire time and hadn't been running seriously at all. When it realized Little White had stopped, two puffs of hot air came out of its nostrils, and it chased after her without a second thought.
Yan Shenyu yelled, "Don't come any closer!"
Finally, the staff at the horse farm forcibly separated the two horses, and two people pulled on Black Cloud, which barely managed to suppress its impatience.
After the competition, the organizers came over to present awards to the top three winners, and even solemnly presented Yan Shenyu with a large gold medal.
"Congratulations." Fu Da, the representative of the organizer, went on stage to present him with the award.
Like a primary school student who had just received his first little red flower, Yan Shenyu proudly puffed out his chest.
Although he wasn't aiming for the award, no one dislikes the feeling of victory at this moment.
"Congratulations." Xie Siyan, who came in second, came over to congratulate him.
"Same to you, same to you," Yan Shenyu nodded, her eyes sparkling. "I never expected Xiaobai to be so amazing!"
In the audience, the ex who had cheaply sold Xiaobai covered his face, his heart aching so badly it felt like it was bleeding: "Waaaaah, I knew it came from a prestigious family, I knew its laziness was only temporary, but why didn't I have a little more patience, waaaaah..."
"It's mainly because you performed exceptionally well." Xie Siyan extended his right hand to Yan Shenyu.
“Of course, I’m also very lucky.” Yan Shenyu smiled and placed her hand in his palm.
He thought it was just a normal handshake, but the moment his hand touched Xie Siyan's palm, Xie Siyan suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled him over.
The next moment, his chest bumped against something warm and elastic, and his chin rested on the man's shoulder. Yan Shenyu's eyes widened in surprise—he had been pulled into Xie Siyan's arms.
After an afternoon of outdoor exercise, Xie Siyan's body was burning hot, like a piece of red-hot coal. The sweltering heat baked him and made Yan Shenyu's face turn red.
Moreover, this wasn't the kind of polite hug where they just touched shoulders. Xie Siyan's strong and powerful arms tightened around him, pressing their bodies together tightly.
They were so close together that they could feel each other's breath and even hear each other's increasingly rapid heartbeats.
Yan Shenyu tried to dodge in a panic, but Xie Siyan raised his hand and pressed it against his head. From the side, the man's large palm completely covered the back of his neck, and with a slight pull, he wrapped Yan Shenyu's arms around him.
Yan Shenyu then realized that Xie Siyan was actually more than half a head taller than him. When they hugged, his head was resting against the side of Xie Siyan's neck, the soft flesh of his cheek pressed against his neck, and he could even feel the powerful pulsation of the carotid artery under his skin.
Each beat was as fast as his heartbeat.
Holy crap, why are you jumping around like that? You're not some popping candy someone just threw into their mouth!
Yan Shenyu took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
However, the next moment, a deep voice rang in his ears, causing his heartbeat to become completely disordered.
"I want to be in a relationship, Master, can you give me a chance?"
A note from the author:
Black Cloud: We're both pursuing our wives, but I dare to directly smell my wife's butt, while you only dare to use me as an excuse to subtly test the waters.
Xie Siyan: ? Thank you, I was offended.
Chapter 41 If they won't let us talk about it, then will they let us pursue it?
Want to be in a relationship? Ask him to give you a chance.
On a hot summer afternoon, Yan Shenyu was held in Xie Siyan's arms. The moment he heard these words, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his heart pounded wildly.
Yan Shenyu felt as if she had been thrown into a world without gravity, her body becoming light and airy, as if she were walking on clouds.
But how could that be? Xie Siyan wants to be in a relationship? Xie Siyan even calls him master?
Yan Shenyu stared at him blankly, not even knowing what to be surprised about.
"Hmm, are you willing?" The man's deep voice sounded in his ear, and the steady, powerful heartbeat came through the thin fabric, making his heart race.
"This..." After what seemed like an eternity, Yan Shenyu finally heard his own panicked voice, "Why so suddenly?"
"It was indeed a bit sudden," Xie Siyan said, his tone full of sincerity, "but liking someone is the most important thing, isn't it?"
"I...I like it..."
Xie Siyan said she liked him?
Yan Shenyu's cheeks flushed red instantly. He hurriedly pushed Xie Siyan away and said, "But I'm not ready yet, I..."
Xie Siyan stood still, his dark eyes silently watching him. After a moment, he nodded, seemingly accepting the answer.
"I apologize for my presumption," Xie Siyan said sincerely, bowing slightly. "After all, you just bought Xiaobai, so it's normal that you don't want it to be your mother."
"Xiaobai? Become a mother?" Yan Shenyu's head buzzed for a moment, and she asked incredulously, "You want to date Xiaobai?"
Xie Siyan: "..."
“I mean,” Xie Siyan looked at him, a hint of a smile in his eyes, “Heiyun wants to date Xiaobai, can you give her a chance?”
"Huh? Black clouds?" Yan Shenyu was stunned.
Xie Siyan: "Then who do you think I'm talking about?"
Yan Shenyu: "..."
Damn it, why did he miss the two important words "black cloud" and even presumptuously think that Xie Siyan wanted to be in a relationship?
It was too noisy at the time, and he didn't hear the subject of the sentence clearly at all.
Wait, did he not hear clearly, or did Xie Siyan not say the words "Black Cloud" at all?
Yan Shenyu tried his best to recall, but his mind was a jumbled mess, and he couldn't remember anything at all. It was all because of that sudden hug that had confused him! It had made him completely oblivious to what Xie Siyan had said at the time.
Never mind, let's just take that as what he said.
Yan Shenyu turned away, blushing slightly, and said, "I don't know, you'll have to have it ask Xiaobai."
"If you won't let us talk, then will you let us pursue him?" Xie Siyan took a step forward, leaned close to his ear, and asked in a low voice.
His voice was already good, but because of his serious personality, he seemed a bit aloof. But now, in a relaxed state, especially with a hint of a smile in his tone, his voice sounded like that of a voice actor blogger, incredibly alluring.
"Go after him..." Yan Shenyu said, forcing a smile, "If you want to go after him, then go for it..."
Xie Siyan nodded thoughtfully: "We can pursue it."
“Yes, sure,” Yan Shenyu turned his face away and said stiffly, “as long as it can catch up.”
He tried to appear nonchalant, but his increasingly red ears betrayed his embarrassment.
"It's all Xie Siyan's fault!" Yan Shenyu thought angrily. "Why did he have to use such a misleading way of saying it?!"
It made him feel completely out of sorts.
Just then, Xu Yi led the horse over and, completely oblivious to the situation, asked, "First place, are you suffering from heatstroke? Why is your face so red? Even your ears are red."
Yan Shenyu reflexively raised his hand to touch his cheek, then, realizing what he had done, guiltily let go and said coldly, "If you keep babbling, I'll show you why flowers are so red."
Xu Yi: ?
Xu Yi, claiming that Yan Shenyu had hurt his young heart, forced Yan Shenyu to help him choose an evening gown for the banquet that night.
When Yan Shenyu went to his room, Xu Yi's clothes were all piled up messily on the bed. He himself was standing next to him wearing only a fluorescent green thong, revealing his two firm and dark thighs, which looked very indecent at first glance.
"Come here, can you give me some advice?" He immediately turned around and called to Yan Shenyu as he entered, noticing that there was even less fabric left in front of him.
"Uh..." Yan Shenyu was speechless: "I brought a photographer with me, you should at least wear some pants."
"I wasn't even completely naked, that's already the greatest respect I can give them," Xu Yi said nonchalantly. "Can you help me take a look? I don't have any outfit inspiration today."
He sat on the edge of the bed, his two chocolate-colored legs crossed, looking like a carefree and lazy European nobleman: "The dinner party at the equestrian club was particularly boring. It was full of old-fashioned people who couldn't appreciate my fashion at all. It made me want to just give up."
Yan Shenyu: "Then just put it up!"
“That won’t do,” Xu Yi shook her head. “Old men don’t know how to appreciate it, but I still need to show it to my fans.”
Yan Shenyu: "..."
Just say you're lazy.
At Yan Shenyu's suggestion, Xu Yi chose a bright orange suit.
"Neon orange would be a disaster for an average person, but if you have dark skin, this kind of high saturation color is especially suitable for you."
Xu Yi didn't wear an inner layer either, she just wore the suit jacket over her bare chest, revealing a large expanse of her dark skin.