I Fell In Love With My Friend's Younger Brother Who Has A Low Sense Of Presence. - Chapter 25:

Chapter 25: Nan Yanzhou, You Talk Too Much

Nanfeng: Nice painting. Can I post it on WeChat Moments?

Nanfeng: [Cute Kitten]jpg.

Su Shixiao was scrolling through videos when he saw his reply. A smile crossed his eyes, and his long, beautiful fingers typed across the screen.

Yuanxiao: 500 yuan.

Nan Yanzhou replied immediately, forwarding it for 10,000 yuan.

Nanfeng: This painting is mine. You can’t sell it to anyone else.

Nanfeng: [Snort]jpg.

Su Shixiao just smiled at the money he sent and didn’t take it.

Yuanxiao: I’m kidding. I don’t want your money. This painting is for you.

I originally intended this painting for him.

Nanfeng: Thank you.

Nanfeng: But you worked so hard on this. This money is meant for you. Hurry and claim it.

After replying, he immediately posted a message on WeChat Moments.

This drawing is so good! Passersby, come and guess which scenic spot this is? Guess who I am? Guess for a gift! [rose][rose]jpg.

Half an hour later, Nan Yanzhou’s Moments instantly buzzed with activity.

Su Shizhi: Xiaoxiao drew this, right? [unhappy]jpg.

Su Shizhi: Xiaoxiao has never drawn a picture for me before.

Nanfeng: That means Xiaoxiao and I are close. You should reflect on yourself. [hahahaha]jpg.

Chen Xi: Who drew this? It’s so beautiful.

Chen Xi: [touches his chin]jpg. I guess the little fat guy in the pavilion is you.

Nanfeng: Get lost.

Chen Xi: [hahaha]jpg. Enough teasing. The one in black inside the pavilion is you?

Wu Kaidong: I guess the man in white outside the pavilion is you. Where’s the reward?

Nanfeng: You didn’t even guess correctly, and you still want a reward?

…

Su Shixiao had just sat down at his workstation when Xiaoxi, who was standing next to him, immediately slid her chair over to him and looked at him sternly. “Xiaoxiao, be honest. How did you get the chance to go on a business trip with President Nan? I’d love to go on a business trip with President Nan, too. I’m sure I’ll get a raise.”

Su Shixiao took a step back. “It was just luck.”

Xiaoxi, of course, didn’t believe him. She stared at him for a few seconds and asked, “Have you known President Nan for a long time?”

The more she spoke, the more convinced she was that she was right. Otherwise, why would President Nan take such good care of him so repeatedly?

Su Shixiao turned on the computer in front of him. “It’s none of your business. Go back to your desk. It’s time to work.”

Xiaoxi knew she was right and reluctantly returned to her workstation. “Okay, okay.”

Su Shixiao had been working at the company for so long and had always kept to himself. He was naturally introverted, and his aloof nature made it even more difficult for anyone to interact with him.

This way, he enjoyed some free time; he naturally preferred quiet.

He took the elevator to the rooftop of the company building. He usually stayed there after work because he found the office too noisy, with a few people constantly approaching him to gossip about him.

He found a spot on the rooftop that was out of the sun and sat down, pulling his lunch from his bag.

He was almost done with lunch when the door to the rooftop suddenly opened. Su Shixiao saw Nan Yanzhou enter, shocked and rubbing his fingers together. After all, the company forbade employees from going to the rooftop.

Nan Yanzhou continued talking on the phone as he walked onto the rooftop. He saw Su Shixiao sitting on a small sofa in the shade. He paused, “Tomorrow I’ll send someone to your company to discuss our cooperation. It’s hard to explain over the phone, so we’ll discuss the details in person tomorrow.”

“Well, that’s all for now. Goodbye.”

Nan Yanzhou hung up and shoved his phone in his pocket. He walked towards him, pouting slightly, and said in a nonchalant tone, “If I remember correctly, there’s a rule that employees aren’t allowed on the company rooftop.”

Su Shixiao rubbed his palms harder and looked him in the eye. “Oh, I just want to find a quiet place to stay. I’ll be leaving now.”

He stood up and was about to leave when he brushed past Nan Yanzhou, who grabbed his wrist. He smiled helplessly and turned to him, “You’ve got quite a temper! I didn’t say you couldn’t come up here. I just said one word and you just walked off. Su Shixiao, why are you so aggressive?”

Su Shixiao looked at him suspiciously, trying to decipher something from his expression. “Didn’t you just say that company employees aren’t allowed on the rooftop? Are you staying here to get scolded if you don’t leave?”

“Okay.” Nan Yanzhou pulled him to sit on the sofa. “I’ll give you permission to go up to the rooftop. Just sit here with me for a while and have a cigarette.”

Su Shixiao didn’t understand why he insisted on staying with him, but he didn’t want to go back to the office right now, so he agreed. “Okay.”

Seeing Nan Yanzhou start to light a cigarette, he moved away from him. He had never really liked the smell of cigarettes. Nan Yanzhou noticed his little move and deliberately leaned towards him. He backed away.

Nan Yanzhou looked him in the eye and smiled, “So you still don’t like the smell of cigarettes? I wanted to ask you last time. If you didn’t like it, why didn’t you hide?”

Su Shixiao ignored him. He couldn’t say he was just too handsome when he smoked, and he was lost in thought.

Nan Yanzhou bumped his shoulder, and Su Shixiao couldn’t stand it any longer. “Nan Yanzhou, you talk too much.”

“Answer my questions, and I’ll be quiet. I won’t bother you,” Nan Yanzhou said, half-smiled.

Su Shixiao’s ears burned slightly, and he said casually, “It’s a matter of courtesy, so I didn’t hide.”

“Really?” Nan Yanzhou clearly didn’t believe him. “Then how did you hide now? Huh?”

“At first, I wasn’t familiar with you, but now I’m a little familiar.”

“Oh, okay.”

Su Shixiao couldn’t tell whether he believed him or not. Seeing that he was no longer pestering him for answers, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Nan Yanzhou was rarely interested in other people’s affairs. “By the way, why are you here alone?”

“Nothing, just quiet here so I came up for a while.”

“Yeah, you look like someone who enjoys quiet.”

“Yeah.”

Nan Yanzhou was bored and stared at his ugly glasses for a long time. Su Shixiao felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze.

“Why are you wearing such ugly black glasses? You looked great without them last time I saw you at the hospital. Of course, you look great with them too.”

Su Shixiao unconsciously adjusted the frames of his glasses. “Myopia.”

“But I saw you last time at the hospital, and you could see clearly without them.” Nan Yanzhou thought to himself. What a liar! You’re lying to me again.

Seeing he didn’t believe her, Su Shixiao had no choice but to tell the truth. There was nothing he couldn’t hide, anyway. “I just don’t like people staring at me, and I don’t like people surrounding me all the time.”

When he was little, because he was good-looking, he was stared at and surrounded by people on the street. Being quite introverted, he didn’t like this feeling. After junior high, the number of people staring at him increased. People constantly offered him food, and quite a few people also pestered him. After high school, he started wearing dark glasses.