Chapter 20

Editor: SleepyMango123

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When Xia Tian went downstairs, Han Cheng and Liang Qingfeng were still in the position he had left them in. On the surface, there was no change.

Xia Tian settled his worries as he carried his schoolbag and said to Liang Qingfeng, “I’ve packed up, shall we go now?”

Liang Qingfeng looked at Han Cheng. Han Cheng nodded a little and Liang Qingfeng took Xia Tian away with him.

Han Cheng walked to the window, lit a cigarette and stared into blank space.

Xia Tian had asked Liang Qingfeng about his preferences for sexual partners.

What does this mean?

It might be pure curiosity. It might be he had a desire to know secrets. It might be that he liked him.

Xia Tian was not a very curious person. It seemed the first reasoning was not true.

Xia Tian’s manners were very good and he was polite. He would not contact Liang Qingfeng to inquire about this just because of his desire to pry into his privacy. So the second reasoning was not right.

The third… Xia Tian was already his legal lover. If he liked him, he didn’t need to lower his position to understand his own preferences. He just needed to open the door of his room at night. However, such a thing was even more impossible.

It took Han Cheng half a second to quickly rule out the real cause and analyse it carefully.

Xia Tian was not an impulsive person. There must be something related to those having a close relationship with him that prompted him to take the risk to contact Liang Qingfeng to inquire about it.

Based on what happened yesterday, Han Cheng made a preliminary conclusion.

The scandal made Xia Tian very uneasy.

Even if he promised that nothing similar would happen again, this incident still made him feel insecure.

Xia Tian was worried that he would soon have a new sexual partner and he would be attacked by these inexplicable public opinions again.

It was reasonable to think this way. Xia Tian was almost hurt and he was now guarded. He wanted to know his own preferences and would then try his best to interrupt him so that he has less contact with these people to protect himself.

For self-protection, there was no way to blame him.

Han Cheng even agreed.

He was also a person who would do anything for his own personal gain.

No, Xia Tian was not unscrupulous… It was just a little cautious preparation.

This was also very understandable. If Xia Tian were his own son, he definitely wouldn’t want to find him a stepmother. Who would not be selfish?

Han Cheng admits that he treated Xia Tian well and Xia Tian relied on him. To be possessive, it was just human nature.

Han Cheng quickly justified Xia Tian’s actions and forgave him unilaterally.

Han Cheng had thought about it before that if he got along with Xia Tian after getting married, Xia Tian might disturb his quest of finding a new lover. If he were to be in love with someone, he might do small actions to sabotage the relationship, such as behaving like a spoiled brat or something. It would all be inoffensive. Make a little harmless mess and forbid him to go to others… If this were the case, Han Cheng would not be angry.

He liked Xia Tian very much. This kind of petty play, if it were to be even more severe, as long as he was within his control, he would not be angry.

Han Cheng was sometimes amazed at his high tolerance towards Xia Tian.

Han Cheng took a deep breath… His two cousins never had such a good temper when they were the same age as Xia Tian.

Han Cheng believed that Xia Tian could feel his tolerance towards him. Even if Xia Tian knew it, he would never take advantage to make trouble and be unreasonable.

This was also one of the reasons why Han Cheng paid more and more attention to Xia Tian. He never asked him for anything, making Han Cheng even more worried about the unpleasant life Xia Tian had previously.

Reflecting on myself… probably still not considerate enough?

Letting Xia Tian to be scared enough to contact Liang Qingfeng. Children like Xia Tian also started to plan and protect themselves on their own.

He was afraid that I would find someone else. I’ll just not find anyone.

Recently, Han Cheng had been so busy and yet he was still taking care of Xia Tian, he simply had no time for such things.

A boy in his youth was still sensitive.

Han Cheng finished his analysis and put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, calming down.

I better not work overtime today, to prevent Xia Tian becoming even more suspicious and feel like I’m going to find him a stepmother.

Han Cheng went out and got in his car, called Liang Qingfeng and asked about Xia Tian’s situation. After knowing that it was just a common cold, Han Cheng relaxed and went to the company.

Xia Tian, who was just sent to school, didn’t know what he’d just escaped from. He had just taken a few pills in the hospital. Now that the medicine had taken effect, he was a little sleepy and couldn’t lift his eyelids. His head was still dizzy and his face was pale.

Xia Tian’s classmates had just heard about the news. Although they’d been persuaded by the teacher that they should not pry into his private life, they were still a little curious and excited to see him.

Fortunately, Xia Tian’s terrible expression diverted everyone’s attention. As he was very popular in the class, everyone cared about his cold and didn’t ask anything else.

Xia Tian sat in the seat, resisting the buzzing surroundings and tried his best to concentrate.

Fortunately, Xia Tian didn’t miss any important classes on the day he was absent. During the self-study class, He made up for it by reading the textbook for a while and asking his classmates in-between lessons.

Throughout the day, Xia Tian’s body temperature fluctuated up and down. The young and healthy body was conscientiously fighting the virus. In the afternoon when school ended, Xia Tian felt better than before.

When he opened the door of the car and found that Han Cheng was sitting in the back seat, Xia Tian felt that he was completely healed.

But Han Cheng didn’t think that way.

Han Cheng frowned and looked at Xia Tian’s red forehead and cheeks. “Didn’t I mention that if you still felt unwell, call Liang Qingfeng earlier and let him pick you up?”

“I didn’t want to miss any classes and it’s really fine.” After getting in the car, Xia Tian’s voice was still a little hoarse as he continued, “Aren’t you busy today?”

“It’s okay.” Han Cheng said, “I wanted to take you out to eat. But looking at the situation… It’s better go home, have some porridge and go to bed early.”

Xia Tian nodded and smiled. “It’s good to have porridge.”

Xia Tian’s heart moved, and he tried his best to add a natural tone, “Going home to eat together…whatever I eat will be good.”

Han Cheng was taken aback.

Xia Tian had made up his mind. He wanted to pursue Han Cheng.

In order to avoid revealing his intentions and prevent his marriage from dissolving early, it was better to be tactful now.

Xia Tian suppressed the little excitement in his heart, looked out the car window and said nothing.

He recalled the “flirting words” he had just said and scored ninety-nine points for himself.

Even with full marks, it was easy to be proud. Pride made people retreat, but humility made people progress.

Xia Tian looked out the window for a while, turned his head and glanced at Han Cheng from the corner of his eyes…

Han Cheng was already looking at his laptop.

Xia Tian felt a little depressed. If Han Cheng said something similar, his heart would have beaten erratically for a long time.

But there was no other way. Han Cheng was not tempted and it was normal to listen to his words and not be distracted.

I have to keep working hard.

Han Cheng replied to the e-mail, looking at Xia Tian, his heart became more and more assured. Xia Tian was restless.

In order to prevent Xia Tian from ending his day in fear, Han Cheng called Xia Tian to the study room to speak after dinner.

Xia Tian had just taken the night medicine and was drowsy. He stood at Han Cheng’s desk and asked, “Uncle Han, what’s wrong?”

Han Cheng raised his eyes to look at Xia Tian and motioned for him to sit on the sofa.

If it was not night, Han Cheng would have gone to Xia Tian’s room to talk to him.

Xia Tian sat on the small sofa, tried his best to suppress the desire to yawn and looked at Han Cheng.

As Xia Tian was not feeling well, Han Cheng skipped beating around the bush and said directly, “There will be no one beside me… for now.”

Xia Tian’s eyes widened in surprise.

Yesterday, when Han Cheng assured and promised Zhou Yun that there would not be any more scandals, he had wanted to ask if he had meant that he would not look for others or would not be photographed again.

“So don’t always think about things.” Han Cheng said, “You are safe with me.”

Xia Tian’s heart pounded rapidly as he thought, with you like this, I will think even more.

Seeing Xia Tian’s dumbfounded expression, Han Cheng was still worried. He got up, stood in front of him and reached out his hands. With one hand supporting Xia Tian’s head, he lightly pressed Xia Tian’s forehead with the other.

Xia Tian,”!”

“Why is it still hot?” Han Cheng frowned, “Is it uncomfortable?”

Xia Tian dryly laughed, “I have a cold, and it is normal to have a little fever…”

Han Cheng nodded and asked, “Do you lock the door at night?”

“I…” Xia Tian felt that he couldn’t speak well and stuttered, “No, no. I don’t usually lock it…”

Han Cheng nodded. “That’s good, I will visit you in the middle of the night… lest no one knows if your temperature will keep rising.”

The distracting thoughts in Xia Tian’s head disappeared instantly. His heart was warmed and said with a smile, “It’s okay. I usually have a cold for one day. Tonight should be the worst of it. I will recover by tomorrow morning.”

“It’s best to be like this.” What should have been said was already spoken. Han Cheng didn’t want to let Xia Tian continue to stay here and said, “Go, stop reading, just go to sleep.”

Xia Tian hesitated for a while. Han Cheng knew that he was concerned about the mid-term exams, and continued, “You can’t be fat in one bite, so… No matter how much you score in the mid-term, I will have a reward for you.”

Xia Tian’s eyes lit up. “What reward?”

Han Cheng paused. He had just said it casually.

He didn’t think about it either. Usually giving an award or gift would be buying a watch, a pair of limited edition sneakers and so on. But seeing how Xia Tian was looking forward to it, Han Cheng swallowed the answer from his mouth and changed his words, “Take you out to play.”

Han Cheng thought for a moment and said, “My friend opened a resort hotel that has not yet opened to the public. I heard that the environment there is good. It’s not far from here and it takes about two hours by car. I’ll take you to stay for two days.”

Han Cheng smiled and continued, “I will also go for a few days… to laze around.”

Xia Tian’s heart blossomed in joy and he nodded. “Okay.”

“Alright, go to sleep.” Han Cheng ruffled Xia Tian’s hair.

Just as Xia Tian got up and was ready to leave, Han Cheng thought for a bit and continued, “You…”

Xia Tian turned back and looked straight at him. Han Cheng considered his tone and gently said, “If you have any problems in the future, you can talk to me like this. I’d like to communicate with you more.”

Xia Tian couldn’t figure out what Han Cheng meant. With a slight grin, he responded, “You are so busy…”

“I still have time to care about you.” Han Cheng smiled. “You don’t meet your mother very often. If you have any needs or requirements, you can just mention it to me. If I can do it, I will try my best to satisfy you.”

Xia Tian was afraid of hearing Han Cheng say such things. His heartbeat quickened again and he replied politely, “I know, but… you are already very good to me. I can’t trouble you with everything. Anyway…”

Xia Tian remembered the phone call with Liang Qingfeng last night and grinned. “Anyway, there is Assistant Liang to take care of me.”

Han Cheng was silent for a second and said, “You… just like that trust Liang Qingfeng?”

Xia Tian nodded firmly, “Yeah! He’s really nice!”

Han Cheng took a deep breath and smiled. “Okay, go, good night.”

Still too young…