Title: The OOC Villainess and the White Moonlight Heroine are BFFs
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Extra 7 - Shi Yunjian's Hidden Past (1)
Yue Deliang didn't come down until after breakfast. Seeing that Shi Yunjian was still here, his eyebrows were slightly raised. He seemed a bit puzzled.
After all, Shi Yunjian was usually following after Yue Xia and rarely appeared without her. Yue Deliang rarely spoke to him. He could only ask, "Where's Xiaxia?"
Shi Yunjian: "She's still sleeping. I'll go wake her up."
Yue Deliang looked at what he was holding. "Why are you carrying a bowl with you to wake her up?"
Shi Yunjian: "So she can eat in bed."
They watched his straight back as he went upstairs and fell silent.
Yue Deliang: "Does my daughter know his business secrets or have some other blackmail material on him?"
Li Meizhu: "You already said that last time."
"Last time, she probably only caught an illegal transaction," Yue Deliang solemnly said, "This time, she might have seen accounting records showing tax evasion of several hundreds of million yuan."
Li Meizhu: "..."
That was too much! Moreover, Shi Yunjian didn't seem like the type of person who would evade paying taxes. Ever since he started dating Yue Xia, he raced to see her as soon as he got off from work every day. He didn't seem to have any business ambitions.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he might retire at the speed of light.
For a while, the three people looked at each other.
Li Meizhu: "In fact, he's pretty good in every aspect."
Yue Deliang: "Mhm."
Alright, no matter how they picked, they couldn't find any flaws. They could only leave it as was for now.
***
It was Yue Xia that suggested for Shi Yunjian to move in.
"It's too troublesome to carry your stuff back and forth every day. And, my parents seem to like you a lot."
Shi Yunjian's eyes lit up. "Really?"
Yue Xia: "Just kidding."
Shi Yunjian: "..."
Yue Xia saw his furrowed brow and burst out laughing. He looked so wronged.
Shi Yunjian saw that Yue Xia couldn't hold back her laughter. He furrowed his brow even more. He quietly accused, "You did that on purpose."
Grinning, Yue Xia came over and rubbed his cheek. "Are you moving or not?"
How could he not move?
Shi Yunjian didn't have many personal belongings in his rented place. It only took him three trips to move his stuff. He settled down in the room next to Yue Xia's room. The balconies of those two rooms were connected.
Li Meizhu and Yue Deliang didn't object.
Li Meizhu: "Another person will make the house more lively."
Yue Deliang: "But that person is little Shi."
Li Meizhu quickly changed her words. "Actually, another person will make the house safer."
Yue Xia defended her boyfriend. "He's not that bad. He's not that quiet, is he?"
"Have you seen him having afternoon tea with your dad?" As soon as Li Meizhu recalled that scene, she smiled. "Aunty Liu passed by them several times before she quietly asked me with a puzzled look on her face, 'Are there two people thinking…' "
Yue Deliang: "Mhm. It's been decades since I've been forced into silence."
It wasn't that Shi Yunjian forced him to stay quiet. It just felt like he was committing an offense if he said a superfluous word in Shi Yunjian's presence.
In response to this, Shi Yunjian expresionlessly answered, "I'm just shy around strangers. I'm worried that I'll say something wrong."
He had already finished laying out his gray four-piece bedding. It was a completely different style from Yue Xia's room, but Yue Xia thought other people's beds were extra comfy. She jumped onto the bed and laid on the soft comforter.
She carefully taught him, "Just say a few more sweet words."
Confused, Shi Yunjian tilted his head. "?" Say sweet words?
"Repeat after me." Yue Xia sat up and taught him. Her bare feet dangled over the edge of the bed. "The tea you brew is really good."
Shi Yunjian said with an unsmiling face, "The tea you brew is really good."
Yue Xia was speechless. "... Never mind, just stay the way you are now. It's pretty good."
What kind of factory settings did he come with? He looked like he was reprimanding when she had him repeat that compliment.
Shi Yunjian didn't say anything. He just found a pair of socks and put them on her. And then, he leaned over and gently pecked the corner of her lips.
***
Despite this, they knew this was an unspoken "test period".
It wasn't that they were overly cautious or worried or that they viewed it as handing over Yue Xia's care to a third party. It was just necessary to have a period of getting used to a person that might become a member of their family and share their lives.
These two parties were referring to Yue Xia and her family members. Shi Yunjian still treated Yue Xia the same as before he moved in. In the morning, he would urge her to wake up. If she couldn't decide what to eat, he would help her. After work, they would go home together or he would send her to meet with her friends. He would put her to bed before midnight…
It was said that life needed a sense of ritual and passion. He and Yue Xia were only in their 20's, but they seemed to have already settled into a tranquil, regular pattern. Moreover, they were both happy with it.
This left others baffled and unsettled.
This lasted until one late summer night when Yue Qing happened to see Shi Yunjian standing on the balcony and looking down.