Chapter 062 (1/2)
The Complete Guide to the Use and Care of a Personal Assistant
Translator: Jury
Editor: NomNom
First Published on Chaleuria
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Chapter Sixty-two
Yan Li called in the evening to inquire after Su Yuyang. Ling Miao replied that he was fine, but from his tone Yan Li could tell that things were not ‘fine.’ Evidently, things were not fine in the least! Yan Li sighed and didn’t say more. Ling Miao comforted her, telling her to rest easy and to prepare for the concert instead. He would take care of Su Yuyang.
Yan Li wasn’t sure if Ling Miao would take care of Su Yuyang properly, since he didn’t get on well with Su Yuyang. But upon further thought, aside from Ling Miao, there wasn’t anyone else suitable to take care of Su Yuyang. Feng Ji? Forget it; he has a business to run. She herself was a woman. Unless… Ji Linxi? Forget it. Better Ling Miao.
“Thank you, Ling Miao,” Yan Li said sincerely.
Ling Miao smiled and lowered his eyes, looking at Su Yuyang lovingly. He said softly: “Nothing to thank me for. Yan Li, I love Su Yuyang, so I’ll take care of him properly. When he wakes up, I’ll tell him.”
“What?”
Yan Li cried out. Ling Miao heard a woman’s scream and the sound of a foot stamping—probably, Ling Miao’s words had scared Yan Li so much that she had lost her balance and almost fallen. Yan Li clutched her chest and panted lightly: “Ling Miao, if you scare me to death, I don’t have a second life!”
Ling Miao retorted: “I’m telling the truth. How is that scaring you?”
Yan Li paced back and forth in the room and asked uncertainly: “Ling Miao, you’re not joking, are you?”
“Why would I lie to you? Or should I say, why would I lie to myself?” Ling Miao’s voice grew gentler. Yan Li could hear Ling Miao’s regret and fear, so she put away the suspicion in her heart. She exhaled and said thoughtfully: “Mountain roads are winding. This is a real twist. Tsk tsk tsk, Ling Miao, for a while you were raring to avoid Su Yuyang for life. Now, you refuse to leave Su Yuyang. I really can’t understand people in love.”
“I just don’t want to regret anything.” Ling Miao sighed. “People are like that sometimes. Too many things at once makes the mind freeze up, but if there’s a stimulus, things will become clear again. Su Yuyang’s coma made me afraid. I’m scared he’ll stay like this and not wake up. When I saw him in my arms, when I saw the color disappear from his face and felt his skin grow cold… looking at him and feeling the various signs that he was going from bad to worse, I felt like I’d fallen into an ice cavern. It was cold and dark, and I didn’t have the strength to call for help.
“Speaking of which, I think I fell for Su Yuyang a long, long time ago, but I just didn’t see things clearly.
“Yan-jie, I don’t want to regret, so even if… even if he really doesn’t wake up, I want to be with him to the end.”
“Don’t be silly,” Yan Li berated. “Of course he will wake up. Do you have such little faith in him?” Besides, with you around, can he die in peace? Ah, pfeh pfeh pfeh!
Ling Miao didn’t hear Yan Li’s silent complaints, and what she had said to him entered his ears but not his heart.
Always plan for the worst. Ling Miao was like that.
Su Yuyang not making it—was definitely the worst-case scenario.
“Yan-jie, thank you.” Ling Miao said this solely for Yan Li’s benefit. Yan Li didn’t know Ling Miao well, so when Ling Miao said this she believed he’d taken her words to heart. If she had been Ji Linxi, she would already have been on the way to Su Yuyang’s house.
Yan Li looked at the time and asked: “Xiao Miao, I know this isn’t the right time, but I still want to ask you something. Can I?”
Ling Miao said dismissively: “Ask away.”
“What’s Ji Linxi’s number, and where does he work?” Yan Li asked haltingly, evidently embarrassed
Ling Miao laughed delightedly. As his laughter reached Yan Li’s ears, she went red in the face.
Ling Miao exclaimed, “Yan-jie, you get shy too?”
“Up yours.” Yan Li was fooled by Ling Miao’s laughter. She put away the kid gloves and returned to her usual demeanor.
Ling Miao laughed even more delightedly, and it took another curse from Yan Li for him to stop. He said, still giggling: “What will I get if I tell you?”
Yan Li had anticipated Ling Miao would negotiate terms. She said generously: “We can exchange. You tell me about Ji Linxi, and I’ll tell you about Su Yuyang!” It’s a little unethical to sell information about my friends, but Old Su, for the sake of getting me a boyfriend, forgive me this once! Also, it might be that selling information about you gets you love! What Ling Miao feels for you is definitely true love!
It had to be said that Ling Miao found Yan Li’s terms very attractive. But there were things he wanted to find out on his own, so he refused. “I know a lot about Su Yuyang, but you don’t know anything about Ji Linxi except his name. It’s a pretty unfair exchange!”
“Then what do you want? As long as I can do it—even if it’s my skin you want—I’ll do it!” Yan Li conceded defeat. She really couldn’t think of anything else she had that might interest Ling Miao.
‘Even if it’s my skin you want, I’ll do it?’ Yan-jie, exactly how much do you love Ji Linxi? Or are you talking big since it costs nothing?’
Ling Miao pretended to think about it a little, then said: “Yan-jie, actually, there’s nothing I want. I just wanted to test you. Linxi’s my good friend, and I hope he finds someone who loves him and whom he loves. Although I think your feelings for him grew too quickly, I believe that you truly love him. I like Su Yuyang, so I trust his friends. Maybe people would call me silly for saying that, but I’m an idiot through and through.” As Ling Miao spoke, his tone grew more and more sorrowful.
Yan Li was afraid Ling Miao would have a breakdown, so she quickly made an excuse and hung up the phone.