Contractual Marriage: We’re Meant to Be Together

73. Poach Him from Me

Translator: Alanese Fantasy

Hearing the sound of closing the door, Yan Chuyang slowly stretched out his head and let out a long breath. He stared at the ceiling in a daze. ‘When on earth will I give up?

Until Wei Qing finds a girlfriend, he divorces me, or he gets married and has his children?’

Yan Chuyang sighed and patted his head speechlessly. ‘I’m so stubborn. Will I realize that it’s impossible for us to be together when I’m kicked out.’

‘Alas.’

Yan Chuyang stared at the ceiling for a while. Suddenly, he felt itchy on his face. He reached out to scratch it and realized that he was crying when he touched something wet.

‘How embarrassing!’

Yan Chuyang wiped away his tears hard. ‘Crying is something girls do.

I can’t cry.

Wei Qing has already regarded me as a girl with contempt. I can’t do such things to let him laugh at me!’

Yan Chuyang pulled the quilt up, covered his head and started to force himself to sleep.

There was a subtle change in the relationship between Yan Chuyang and Wei Qing.

Like before, they ate together, worked together, sat on the sofa and watched TV together. Everything was the same as before, but everything was also different.

For example, if Yan Chuyang didn’t take the initiative to kiss him every day, Wei Qing wouldn’t kiss him.

It seemed that Wei Qing was deliberately avoiding him. Even if Yan Chuyang went over to kiss him, Wei Qing was still passive, as if he was forced.

Yan Chuyang felt tired, but he couldn’t bear to give up the only intimate interaction with him every day.

Therefore, he would still take the initiative to kiss Wei Qing at night.

However, they could feel each other’s perfunctoriness.

Yan Chuyang’s arm recovered soon. It was dislocated and the bones didn’t get hurt. Because he had applied the medicine and used the splint in time, the bruises subsided and it didn’t hurt so much after a few days of resting.

In the morning, at the dining table.

They sat opposite each other, eating quietly.

They had been like this over the past few days. Wei Qing didn’t look up at Yan Chuyang and the latter was not in the mood to talk with the former.

At this moment, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

Yan Chuyang stood up and wanted to pick up the phone.

“Sit there,” Wei Qing pressed Yan Chuyang’s arm down and put down the fork in his hand. “Just eat. I’ll answer the phone.’

“OK,” Yan Chuyang sat down obediently and continued to eat porridge.

Wei Qing stood up and walked to the living room.

The number of this phone was personal. Apart from his family, no one would call.

“Hello?”

“Wei Qing, I’m Wei Yuan.”

Wei Qing mumbled, “What’s the matter?”

“I just called Yan Chuyang but he didn’t pick it up. Ask Chuyang to answer the phone. I have something to tell him.”

Wei Qing looked up at Yan Chuyang who was eating quietly in the living room. He frowned and said, “Just tell me. He’s eating.”

Wei Yuan clicked his tongue and said, “Just give him the phone. I’ll tell him something trivial.”

“Can’t you understand?” Wei Qing said gloomily, “He’s eating right now. He will get indigestion when chatting over eating. Got it?”

The corners of Wei Yuan’s forehead twitched, “Then… Alright. Help me convey the message to him.”

Wei Qing replied, “Say it.”

“Song Huaiqi just called me and said that he couldn’t get through to Yan Chuyang’s phone. He wanted to know if Yan Chuyang was available to go for an outing.”

Wei Qing frowned and sneered, “What does he want to do?”

Wei Yuan repeated, “Ask him to go for an outing. We have no classes today. Song Huaiqi said that Yan Chuyang was going to have the competition soon and wanted to relax with him.”

“It’s impossible.” Wei Qing’s face darkened, “Call him back and say that Yan Chuyang is not available! He needs to accompany me to the company today!”

“Ah?” Wei Yuan said with astonishment, “Why do you ask Yan Chuyang to accompany you to the company?”

“I want him to stay with me. Do you have a problem with it?”

Wei Yuan shrank his neck and said, “No no no. I just think that Chuyang seems to be in a bad mood lately. I also want to accompany him out.”

Wei Qing felt somewhat angry and snorted coldly, “What a joke! What’s Yan Chuyang’s relationship with you? When he is unhappy, both of you want to come over to go for an outing with him or talk to him. Be clear, he is married to me. Even if he is unhappy, the person who cheers him up should be me. You make these movements secretly. What’s the point of that? Do you want to poach him from me?”

Wei Yuan felt speechless.

‘Poach him? What the hell are you talking about?!’

“Wei Qing,” Wei Yuan swallowed. “Have you encountered something? Why are you so angry?”

“It has nothing to do with you!” Wei Qing put his hands on his waist and paced back and forth for a while. “Call Song Huaiqi and tell him that Yan Chuyang has to accompany me to the company all day long!”

Then, Wei Qing hang up the phone with a darkened face.

“What’s the matter?” Yan Chuyang asked softly when he heard Wei Qing’s voice full of anger.

“Eat your meal!” Wei Qing roared.

Yan Chuyang was stunned and his anger was ignited because of his roar. He slammed his chopsticks on the table and said, “I’m done eating!”

Then, he picked up the canvas bag beside his hand, wore it and walked out.

“Where are you going?” Wei Qing quickly walked over and grabbed his wrist.

“Go to school,” Yan Chuyang shook off Wei Qing’s hand and stared at his dark eyes. “I make you annoyed if I stay here anyway.”

“You’re not allowed to leave,” Wei Qing snatched the bag from Yan Chuyang immediately, dragged him to the dining table, pinned him on the chair and said, “Eat up the congee and follow me to the company later.”

Yan Chuyang was startled and looked up with confusion, “Why? I need to draw!”

Wei Qing scooped a spoonful of congee for him and handed it to him, “Take your drawing board and follow me to the company.”

“Why?”

“No reason!”

“Wei Qing!”

Looking at Yan Chuyang’s angry face, Wei Qing instantly gave up. He sighed and squatted down. As he stroked Yan Chuyang’s chest to calm him down, he softly said, “I need your help today. Just do me a favor and go to the company with me, OK?”