ACBNHTS Chapter 43

Chapter 43 We Won’t Separate

Pei Du returned to the Pei family home.

The large villa was full of people, so many that he couldn’t even recognize them all. His phone kept ringing, with all sorts of people sending him messages wishing him a happy New Year’s Eve.

He wasn’t in the mood to deal with these people, so he showed his face to Old Man Pei, said a greeting, and left.

The trip was too quick.

When Pei Du entered the door, Sheng Yiguang looked at him in surprise.

“You’re back already?”

Pei Du changed his shoes, his voice lazy, “I can’t help it, someone wanted me to come back early.”

“That was too fast.”

“Are you unhappy?”

Sheng Yiguang couldn’t say he was unhappy.

That would be too self-deceptive.

“Aunt Tao fried some glutinous rice balls; Tongtong has already snuck several. Do you want some?”

“Yes.”

Sheng Yiguang went to the kitchen and put two into a small bowl, handing it to Pei Du. Pei Du didn’t take it, leaning closer, making it clear he wanted to be fed.

Sheng Yiguang fed him one, “Is it good?”

Pei Du nodded, “bb seems very happy today.”

Sheng Yiguang fed him the other one, nodding, a smile he couldn’t hide on his face.

“I’ve never spent a New Year with so many people before.”

Pei Du laughed, “It’s no big deal; chase after me, and I’ll spend every year with you. There will only be more than this, not less.”

Sheng Yiguang’s heart felt warm.

“Then I’ll work hard.”

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, the four of them sat on the sofa, watching the Spring Festival Gala.

The content wasn’t that interesting, but it was mainly about the atmosphere.

Before twelve o’clock, Sheng Tong couldn’t stay awake and fell asleep. Although his surgery was successful and he recovered well afterward, his body was still a little weaker than the average child.

Sheng Yiguang covered him with a blanket, returned to the living room, and watched TV with Pei Du and Aunt Tao for a while longer. Time gradually passed twelve o’clock.

Firecrackers sounded outside, filling the sky.

Pei Du smiled and took Sheng Yiguang’s hand, “bb, Happy New Year.”

Sheng Yiguang replied, “Happy New Year.”

Then he turned to Aunt Tao, “Aunt Tao, Happy New Year.”

Aunt Tao happily responded, “Good, Happy New Year to you two too. It’s getting late, so I won’t delay you any longer. I’m going back.”

“Okay, then get some rest.”

“Okay.”

Sheng Yiguang wanted to see Aunt Tao home, but Pei Du stopped him.

“It’s cold outside; I’ll go.”

Sheng Yiguang agreed, stopping at the door, his gaze drawn to aexpress delivery box at the entrance.

He curiously picked it up.

The address on the box was for here.

The recipient was Pei Du.

Why hadn’t it been opened?

Sheng Yiguang opened it, and inside was something shiny.

A chain?

Sheng Yiguang shook it out, unable to understand.

When he saw the picture inside, his face flushed instantly.

These past few days, when buyingexpress delivery for the house, they would open each other’s packages. Right now, Sheng Yiguang wished he could restore the express delivery box to its original state and stuff it back!

Did Pei Du buy this?

Did he buy this, wanting him to wear it?

Was this his New Year’s wish?

Sheng Yiguang looked at the comments section, which didn’t mention this matter, but were still saying that this was their last New Year’s Eve, and that Wen Heng was live-streaming, with many wealthy fans rewarding him with gifts.

[Next year, our Little Wen won’t have to work so hard live-streaming]

[Yes, yes, next year he’ll be with Pei Du, inheriting the family fortune, and can relax at home! So envious, wah wah wah…]

[And next year, Pei Du can spend the New Year with his whole family at the Pei’s house, why bother squeezing into such a small place and suffering!]

…

If, unfortunately, he couldn’t snatch Pei Du.

Then this New Year would be their last New Year…

Sheng Yiguang suddenly clenched the thing in his hand.

–

Pei Du sent Aunt Tao back, and said a few more words to Aunt Tao before returning home.

There was no one in the living room, but the bathroom door was closed, probably getting ready for bed.

Pei Du didn’t disturb him.

After Sheng Yiguang finished washing up, he also went to wash up.

After washing up and returning to the room, he saw him sitting blankly by the bed, his hair not yet dried, so he picked up the hair dryer, “What are you thinking about? Just sitting here without moving.”

Sheng Yiguang listened to the sound of the wind in his ear, raised his head, and asked Pei Du.

“Are you happy today?”

“Happy.”

“Not being able to spend the New Year at home, aren’t you regretful?”

Pei Du scoffed, “What’s there to regret? Who wants to spend it with them?”

Sheng Yiguang frowned slightly, unable to help asking the question that had been pressing on his heart.

“Why don’t you want to? Isn’t Grandpa good to you? Have you not been doing well at the Pei’s house these past few years?”

Pei Du’s hand holding the hair dryer tightened slightly, his lips curving into a lazy expression, his tone arrogant and shameless.

“It’s that I don’t want to give them the honor, understand? How could you think that I wasn’t doing well at the Pei’s house?”

Sheng Yiguang: “Isn’t the company’s situation very complicated?”

The comments section had also said so.

Sheng Yiguang looked at Pei Du nervously.

“Someone even hurt you last time.”

Pei Du didn’t care, “Oh, I beat them up too. It’s family culture, mutual greetings.”

“…”

What a barbaric family culture.

Pei Du: “The Pei family is a family-style enterprise. These kinds of enterprises all have a common problem: the shares are divided among the sons and daughters, and then divided among the grandsons and granddaughters. This is how it goes on, generation after generation, everyone has a little bit, and no one has very much. So everyone wants to compete to be the boss.”

Pei Du: “There are many people with this idea, so inevitably there will be one or two idiots. Didn’t you have an idiot gossiping about you at the company? Especially since I’m such an excellent person?”

Sheng Yiguang: “…”

Pei Du: “As for my grandfather, don’t even mention it. Now I’m the only remaining heir, he wishes he could pick the stars from the sky for me. Even if I don’t hold a position in the company, there’s still so much money that there’s nowhere to spend it.”

Pei Du: “Everywhere I go, there’s a bunch of people surrounding me, flattering me, saying that I’m heavenly, that I’m unparalleled, that they like me even more than their own mothers.”

Pei Du: “Little brother, your competitors are super, many.”

There was an image.

Sheng Yiguang could imagine Pei Du relying on the prosperous night view of Lingang, the endless stream of traffic, sitting in the center, a bunch of people flatteringly offering wine and lighting cigarettes, surrounded by attention.

Sheng Yiguang felt at ease.

He was just afraid that he wasn’t doing well.

Pei Du rubbed his hair while drying it, lazy and casual, “Although I’m not very interested in them, you don’t need to feel guilty, but you should have a sense of crisis and chase a little tighter.”

Pei Du helped him dry his hair and put away the hair dryer.

Sheng Yiguang squeezed his hands nervously, “Okay, I got it.”

“I just opened your express delivery, thinking it was something you bought for the house.”

“Oh.” Pei Du didn’t care about this, answering, and then realizing something was wrong, “What express delivery?”

He hadn’t bought anything.

Sheng Yiguang’s face turned red, “It’s the one at the door.”

Pei Du thought carefully for a moment, but couldn’t remember buying any express delivery.

“Where’s the thing?”

“The thing…” was being worn.

Pei Du saw that he didn’t speak, and went out to look.

He saw the small box on the table, and the picture inside.

Damn it!

He was sure that this thing wasn’t bought by him.

Pei Du took out his phone, scrolled through the WeChat list, and found the culprit.

[Brother Pei, I heard you’re in love]

[I asked Zhao Xicai for your current address and sent you a small gift]

[You don’t need to thank me]

There was also a mischievous smiley face following.

Pei Du didn’t bother typing, speaking directly in a voice message, “Are you fucking crazy?”

After speaking, he put down his phone, returned to the room, and quickly explained.

“That wasn’t bought by me, someone else bought it, I didn’t know about this, you…”

His gaze fell on Sheng Yiguang’s flushed and embarrassed face, the slightly open collar revealing a glimmer of light.

As if anticipating something, Pei Du’s mind buzzed, staring directly at him.

Sheng Yiguang was embarrassed to death!

Actually, it wasn’t, bought by Pei Du!

He hurriedly wanted to cover it up.

Pei Du stepped forward, gently prying open Sheng Yiguang’s collar.

Sheng Yiguang dodged backward.

Pei Du grabbed him, not allowing him to dodge, his breath stopping.

“How did you put it on?”

“I thought you bought it…”

Pei Du’s heart softened unbelievably, and other places were itching terribly, reason being torn apart bit by bit, thrown to the winds.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to be human, it was just that Sheng Yiguang wouldn’t let him be human.

“If I bought it, you’d wear it?”

Sheng Yiguang stuttered embarrassedly.

“I, I’ll take it off now.”

“Forget it, you’ve already put it on… let me take a good look, okay?”

Sheng Yiguang’s face was dripping red, nodding.

Pei Du kissed him on the face, comforting him, and then slowly unbuttoned his pajamas…

“So pretty.”

Pei Du’s heart was warm and soft, not knowing how to cherish him.

Pei Du: “Is it my gift?”

Pei Du: “Then do I have to like every one of your posts to show how satisfied I am?”

Sheng Yiguang: “No need, it’s New Year’s, this doesn’t need to be calculated.”

Sheng Yiguang looked up at Pei Du.

“I only hope you remember, always remember.”

Pei Du’s eyes drooped slightly, kissing his lips, “Why are you saying this suddenly? bb, we won’t separate.”