Thirsty Skin - Chapter 11

Chapter 11 – It’s Incredible! He Can Also Act Like A Spoiled Child!

Lin Wan’s fingers tightened suddenly, but he didn’t withdraw them. Instead, Zhu Chizhou touched him and then took his hand away.

“Sorry.” Zhu Chizhou apologized.

Lin Wan didn’t say anything. After a few seconds, he withdrew his right hand and said calmly, “It’s okay, you can change it.”

What bullshit!

Zhu Chizhou looked at his slender white hands and heard him take a deep breath in his heart. 【So warm.】

【I wish you could hold my hand a little longer. 】

Zhu Chizhou’s heart was pounding. With his stiff neck, he turned around little by little to look at Lin Wan’s profile.

The profile of his face was elegant, and the glasses on his nose flashed a cold light as usual. Behind the lenses, his amber eyes were without a trace of emotion.

Lin Wan felt his gaze and turned to look at him: “What’s wrong?”

Zhu Chizhou: “…” ‘What’s wrong? What’s wrong?’

‘I just held your hand accidentally, I didn’t mean to!’

The air conditioning temperature in the conference room was a bit low. When Lin Wan came, he was not wearing a coat. His shirt was a bit thin, and the back of his hands were cold.

Zhu Chizhou cleared his throat and asked calmly, “Are you cold?”

Lin Wan said, “I’m not cold.”

After saying that, he sneezed.

Lin Wan: “…”

Zhu Chizhou took off his black jacket and roughly put it on Lin Wan, saying in a stern voice, “Why are you sneezing if you’re not cold!”

The pleasant smell on the clothes enveloped Lin Wan. Lin Wan couldn’t help but feel palpitations and refused: “I don’t…”

Zhu Chizhou yelled at him fiercely: “Put it on!”

Lin Wan knew that he shouldn’t do this, but the smell and temperature of the clothes were too tempting, making it difficult for him to refuse.

【So warm, smells good, I really want to wear it. 】

【Is this too much?】

【But I really want to wear it…】

【How about a little indulgence? 】

【Okay, this won’t happen again!】

It’s so touching that anyone who hears it will cry. Even Zhu Chizhou feels sad. ‘It’s just taking off a piece of clothing for you to wear. Is it necessary to be so excited?’

‘Do you like me?’

The zipper of the black jacket was pulled up to the top, the collar covered the chin, and the cuffs were so long that the fingertips were covered.

He put his whole body into this oversized coat and felt hot. It was really warm and comfortable.

The scent of Zhu Chizhou filled his nostrils. Lin Wan pressed his collar down and took shallow breaths to calm his mind.

He gave Zhu Chizhou an order in a calm voice: “I put it on. Now continue with your work.”

‘Haha, you keep pretending.’

Zhu Chizhou forced himself not to peek at Lin Wan. He sat upright and concentrated on typing on the keyboard.

The meeting room was very quiet, with the central air conditioner humming and the occasional sound of turning papers or typing on a keyboard. Neither of them spoke.

After finishing today’s work, Chen Liming warmly invited them to have dinner together, but Lin Wan refused, saying, “We already have an appointment.”

Chen Liming asked again if they needed a car, and Lin Wan said no, they could just take a taxi here tomorrow morning.
‘There is an appointment, what appointment?’

Zhu Chizhou was a little nervous. ‘Are we going to be alone?’

After leaving the company, Lin Wan told Zhu Chizhou: “I’m going to have dinner with my friends tonight, you can come too.”

It turns out it wasn’t a one-on-one appointment.

‘But you’re taking me to meet your friends now? Isn’t that a little too fast?’

“You are having a party with your friends,” Zhu Chizhou said carefully, “Would it be inappropriate for me to go?”

The sun was about to set, and the evening wind was a little chilly. Lin Wan pulled up his collar again, half-hiding his chin, and looked at Zhu Chizhou: “What’s inappropriate?”

【Mr. Zhang specifically told me to take good care of you. Can I just leave you alone?】

For some reason, Zhu Chizhou suddenly felt unhappy. He turned away from Lin Wan and said, “Forget it, I won’t go.”

“They are two high school classmates I am very close to,” Lin Wan continued, “We’re just having a casual meal and a chat. There is nothing inappropriate about it.”

It turned out that they were high school classmates, which was nothing, but Lin Wan didn’t really invite him, he just wanted to complete the task assigned by Mr. Zhang.

“Forget it,” Zhu Chizhou repeated, “I’m not going.”

Lin Wan didn’t insist: “What are you going to eat tonight?”

Zhu Chizhou felt even more unhappy: “I’m not a child, I can just eat whatever the hotel has.”

Lin Wan regretted, “The restaurant I chose is really good. I made an appointment with them just because I thought you would like it.”

Zhu Chizhou pursed his lips, looked at the sky, then at the green belt on the side of the road, and finally at Lin Wan’s face in his wide collar, and said awkwardly: “Then…then I’ll come along.”

The two took a taxi back to the hotel to put their things. Before entering the room, Lin Wan took off his coat and returned it to Zhu Chizhou.

When he came out again, he changed into a beige V-neck sweater. The neckline of the sweater was slightly open, revealing a part of his collarbone.

In front of Zhu Chizhou, it was the first time that Lin Wan wore such casual clothes. At this moment, his whole body looked very soft, and Zhu Chizhou couldn’t help but stare at him in a daze for a moment.

Lin Wan was also slightly startled when he saw Zhu Chizhou. The black windbreaker Zhu Chizhou was wearing was the one Lin Wan had worn in the afternoon.

The air in the elevator was subtly quiet. Zhu Chizhou was the first to break the silence: “Is the place far? Should I call a taxi?”

Lin Wan: “My friend is here to pick us up.”

Silence again.

Fortunately, the elevator quickly went down to the first floor, and a white BMW 5 Series was parked at the entrance of the hotel.

The passenger window was open, and a smiling man leaned out and waved at them: “Xiao Wanzi!”

Lin Wan opened the car door and got in first, introducing them: “This is my colleague, Zhu Chizhou.”

Then he introduced to Zhu Chizhou that the driver was Xu Liang and the passenger was Tang Qinghe.

On the way, Zhu Chizhou learned that the three of them were all from Chengdu. The two returned to their hometown to work after graduating from college, and many of their high school classmates were also in Chengdu.

Xu Liang and Tang Qinghe are both cheerful, and Zhu Chizhou is a social butterfly. They quickly became familiar with each other at the dinner table and added each other on WeChat before half the wine was drunk.

Xu Liang poured wine for Zhu Chizhou and said, “Brother Chizhou, Xiao Wanzi’s personality is so bad that even the King of Hell would be afraid of him. You must have worked hard under him.”

Zhu Chizhou began to pretend: “No, no, Mr. Lin takes good care of me.”

Xu Liang had a look on his face that said, “Brother, I understand you.”

“When I was in the third year of high school, he helped me review from 6am to 12pm every day. He was stricter than my mom and he managed to pull me from the second-tier line to the first-tier line.”

“Yes,” Zhu Chizhou said flatteringly, “He is stricter to me than my mother.”

Lin Wan sat aside and watched Zhu Chizhou’s performance quietly.

This guy seemed to have some magic, and he was naturally adept at all kinds of social occasions. No matter whether he was taken to a work social event in the past, or to his own private dinner this time, Zhu Chizhou always managed to quickly gain everyone’s favor.

The topic shifted from Lin Wan’s high school days to the venture capital circle, and then from venture capital to the stock market.

After everyone complained about the bad economic situation, Lin Wan mentioned Qiuge Industrial and asked Tang Qinghe, “I heard that their workers went to your city government to cause trouble?”

Tang Qinghe works at the municipal government. He said with a headache, “That’s right. Every time they make trouble, we have to make a report and go through the procedures. I’m so fed up. I’ve been busy with their affairs for the past two months.”

Lin Wan: “I haven’t told you yet, we came here for Qiuge Industry.”

Tang Qinghe’s eyes lit up: “You want to invest? That’s great, if you need my help, just let me know. I will fully support you!”

Lin Wan: “I have something I would like to ask you for help with.”

Tang Qinghe simply said: “You say!”

The meal lasted from seven to ten in the evening. During the meal, Xu Liang sent a photo to their high school classmates’ group in WeChat. A few good friends who heard that Lin Wan was back and insisted that Lin Wan go for another drink with them.

Lin Wan couldn’t refuse, so he had to take Zhu Chizhou with him.

That night, Zhu Chizhou did not change much of his impression of Lin Wan.

Although Lin Wan was the protagonist of the class reunion, he didn’t talk much. Most of the time he listened to others quietly, and occasionally he only spoke the key points. His voice was not loud, but he always gave convincing opinions.

Zhu Chizhou felt that there was probably a string in Lin Wan’s brain that was always tense, making his thoughts clear and his logic tight. No matter how much he drank, it would not disturb him at all.

For example, when his classmates asked him about stock selection, Lin Wan seriously explained everything from fundamental analysis to industry and individual stocks, as if he had suddenly opened a stock market seminar.

The second drinking session ended in the early morning. Everyone had to go to work the next day, so they were relatively restrained.

Xu Liang called a designated driver and said he would take Lin Wan and the others back to the hotel.

Lin Wan didn’t say anything, Zhu Chizhou answered first: “No, you should go back soon. Your wife has already called you several times. We can just take a taxi. It’s very convenient.”

Xu Liang was also a little afraid that his wife would get angry, so he said, “Okay, I’ll leave Xiao Wanzi to you.”

Zhu Chizhou glanced at Lin Wan, who looked calm and composed: “He is more sober than I am.”

Xu Liang laughed. “You’ve never drunk so much with him before, have you? He has already drunk to the point of being drunk.”

Zhu Chizhou: “?”

But Lin Wan didn’t even blush.

When he came out to wait for the car, Zhu Chizhou finally understood what Xu Liang meant when he said Lin Wan was drunk.

The two people stood on the side of the road, and Lin Wan suddenly reached out and tugged at Zhu Chizhou’s sleeve.

Zhu Chizhou: “Hmm?”

Lin Wan looked at him expressionlessly.

【Take off your clothes and give them to me. 】

Zhu Chizhou opened his eyes wide in confusion.

‘No, what you are thinking in your heart is, should I pretend not to hear or should I not?’

Lin Wan tugged at Zhu Chizhou’s sleeve again, with a hint of pleading in his eyes, but it was so subtle that it would be impossible to tell if one hadn’t known him for more than half a year.

【Hurry up, take it off and put it on me!】

【I want it! 】

It’s amazing, he could even act like a spoiled child!

Zhu Chizhou couldn’t be sure whether Lin Wan was really drunk, so he didn’t dare to respond rashly.

Just then a gust of wind blew by, and Zhu Chizhou asked him, “It’s windy, are you cold?”

Lin Wan still didn’t say anything.

【It’s not cold, but I want to wear your clothes.】

“It’s cold,” Zhu Chizhou said as he took off his clothes, “Let me put them on for you. Don’t catch a cold. I’ll take care of you.”

The pleading look in Lin Wan’s eyes turned into joy, it was very shallow, but Zhu Chizhou could notice it.

Lin Wan put on his clothes, zipped them up, then held up the collar, buried his face in it and took a deep breath.

Zhu Chizhou:!!!

Zhu Chizhou heard Lin Wan thinking: 【Ah, so satisfying!】

Zhu Chizhou was so drunk that he quickly pulled his clothes off and said, “Don’t be so crazy. The car is coming!”

After getting in the car, Zhu Chizhou said to the driver: “Drive slower, my friend is drunk.”

The driver glanced at the two handsome guys in the back seat through the rearview mirror and knew what was going on. “Don’t worry, I’ll drive steadily. I’ll open the window for you guys a little. You’ll be sober when we get to the hotel.”

Zhu Chizhou didn’t have the energy to notice the deeper meaning of the driver’s words, because at this time Lin Wan also leaned his head on his shoulder.

The two people were too close, and unless Zhu Chizhou turned his head to the outside, he would see Lin Wan.

【He is so warm.】

【I really want to be hugged by him again. 】

Zhu Chizhou instantly turned his head to the window.

Lin Wan’s head swayed slightly as the vehicle moved, and his short hair rubbed against Zhu Chizhou’s neck, making him feel a little itchy.

Two minutes later, Zhu Chizhou turned his head back and lowered his eyes to see Lin Wan’s thick eyelashes, straight nose and red lips.

His mind was full of Lin Wan’s mumbling.

Zhu Chizhou couldn’t bear it any longer, so he reached out and pulled Lin Wan into his arms.