Assistant Architect Chapter 134: Protocol

Chapter 134: Protocol

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Even in the onslaught of Zhang Siyi questions, Gu Yu remained silent. Gu Yu wouldn’t say when he got sick, or why he wasn’t willing to tell him. Worried over Gu Yu’s health and feeling anxious, Zhang Siyi pressed down Gu Yu’s shoulders and demanded an answer: “Don’t you care about ?”

Gu Yu froze. He was reluctant to speak: “I don’t have ...”

With tears swelling up in the corner of his eyes, Zhang Siyi was so angry that he wanted to throttle him. He sternly questioned: “Why didn’t you tell ? Am I not your boyfriend?”

Hearing Zhang Siyi passionate tone, Gu Yu felt touched. He looked at Zhang Siyi like it was the first ti eting him. After a mont of silence, Gu Yu admitted: “It has been three or four days. At first, I only had a slight sore throat. I thought it would go away soon, so I didn’t care about it too much. I think I overestimated my resistance.”

Zhang Siyi: “......” Three or four days? God! He never even found out! Was he too careless, or did Gu Yu disguised it too well?

Indeed, because of their fight, Zhang Siyi hasn’t spoken to Gu Yu these days and as a result, he didn’t discover Gu Yu’s abnormality. Thinking it might be partially his fault for Gu Yu’s illness because he hadn’t been ho at night to keep each other warm, Zhang Siyi was dying of guilt. Even though he wasn’t the sick person, he wanted to cry.

Sotis, those who were accustod to putting up a strong front, will forget how to express their fragility. Gu Yu is no exception. Until now, he continued to present a calm façade and controlled appearance. Gu Yu paused then raised his hand to touch Zhang Siyi’s head. Comforting Zhang Siyi, he said: “I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to worry. Small colds will resolve itself in a couple of days without a fuss.”

Faced with the facts before him, Zhang Siyi was distressed and wanted to punish himself. In retrospect, Zhang Siyi regretted his absence. Would it have been so bad to go ho for one of the nights and sleep? He would have been able to help Gu Yu earlier. Zhang Siyi felt like he was the one that tortured Gu Yu.

“I’m sorry! It’s all my fault!” Zhang Siyi put the bla on himself. He grabbed Gu’s hand and caressed his face, repenting: “I’ll never stay overnight in the company again. I’ll co ho to sleep with you every day.”

Thinking the reason Gu Yu was angry was because of this, he did not expect Gu Yu to shake his head and say: “I’m not angry with this...... I’m angry at you......” He ended his speech abruptly as if he didn’t know what to say.

Zhang Siyi clung to his hand and asked: “Why are you angry with ? Just tell ! Ah!”

He sighed, and looked Zhang Siyi in the eye: “It’s because of what you said to : Don’t mind . Go on ahead without .”

In the past, when employees volunteered to work overti, Gu Yu was very pleased. Since they were both adult n, they didn’t need special care at night like won normally would. Nevertheless, now it is different. It is the first ti Gu Yu felt a contradiction in maintaining a divide between work life and private life. Since Zhang Siyi is both a subordinate and a lover, Gu Yu wanted him to succeed as an architect, but at the sa ti, the more Zhang Siyi progressed with his work, the less ti Zhang Siyi had to spend with Gu Yu at ho.

Gu Yu knew that Zhang Siyi was working on an important project, so he changed his own schedule around to facilitate Zhang Siyi work. Gu Yu woke up early to walk the dog and then make breakfast for him. Also, he waited in his office for Zhang Siyi to finish his work in the evenings so they can ride ho together. Gu Yu hoped by doing these little things for Zhang Siyi, Zhang Siyi would have more free ti to spend with him.

However, when he heard Zhang Siyi say, ‘Don’t mind ’ he felt like his efforts weren’t acknowledged and the life he worked hard to create was rejected by Zhang Siyi.

He tried to persuade himself to behave like a rational adult, but he couldn’t stop himself from becoming angry. He was also angry at himself for getting angry at Zhang Siyi’s statent which made him feel like things were out of his control and thus, he didn’t know how to cope. Therefore, the only solution he could think of was to set all his feeling aside and wait until Zhang Siyi finished working on the project.

Nevertheless, he still waited every night for Zhang Siyi to return ho. Even if it was foolish, he left his door open incase Zhang Siyi would rember there was soone waiting for him at ho.

Zhang Siyi really felt stupid. He didn’t think Gu Yu would be angry over what he said. Previously, Zhang Siyi was only thinking in one direction ‘I work hard, but you are still angry’. Thinking back to the mont in Gu Yu’s office, he did change after their dispute and now that he can see the issue from another angle, Zhang Siyi realized his remark was rather hurtful.

Quickly, Zhang Siyi wanted to smooth things over and explained: “I didn’t an anything by what I said. I know that your ti is valuable and since you already adjusted your schedule to walk the dog, I felt sorry about it. I thought I was helping you by letting you go ho early without .

Reaching out to Zhang Siyi, Gu Yu caressed his face and said: “Siyi, at work, unless I’m personally responsible for a project, I rarely stay with employees to work overti. I stayed late with you only because you are my boyfriend.”

Zhang Siyi: “......”

Feeling self-conscience, Gu Yu paused: “Of course, no matter how late it is, I am willing to stay with you because it is sothing I want to do from the bottom of my heart. At your request and my denial to stay, I just assud you would also make a little concession for . Even if it was just for another hour or two, if the subway wasn’t running, we could take a taxi ho together. I’m very glad to see you working so hard.”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry ...” Zhang Siyi pleaded feeling both guilty yet warm. Always misunderstanding Gu Yu, how can he be such a complete idiot?”

Covering Zhang Siyi’s mouth with his hand, Gu Yu stopped him from apologizing: “I was also wrong. I’m used to being strict in the company and treated you as an employee instead of listening. I didn’t have the right words to say, I just.... I want to spend more ti with you.”

With moisture accumulating in his eyes, Zhang Siyi was moved to tears. Who said the words aren’t right? If those aren’t ‘the right words to say’, then what is?

Having both their minds and souls connected, the two of them watched each other with affection than suddenly burst out in laughter at the sa ti.

Well, if the two had been able to patiently explain and communicate better from the start, they would not have gone through such a torturous period for so many days later.

Leaning over, Zhang Siyi laid down on Gu Yu’s body a wrapped his limbs around him like a koala bear and whispered in his ear: “Can we avoid a cold war in the future? Sotis, I just don’t understand so if there is sothing wrong, you have to tell directly, and explain it. Ok? Ignoring the last few days has been like torture.”

Gu Yu caressed his back: “Ok.” Now, he will be able to recover fully and feel good about their future.

Teasing, Zhang Siyi innocently asked: “Who continues the war and who is the puppy?”

Gu Yu: “......”

Zhang Siyi: “Why don’t you Talk?”

Gu Yu: “Hmm ... Good.”

Acting pouty and petulant, Zhang Siyi quietly said: “I missed you very much! Although I’ve been very busy, I can’t stop thinking about you. I’ve always wanted to talk with you, but we were in a cold war and you were ignoring so I was angry. I also wanted to show you my progress and designs. Even Tao Fei complinted .”

With obvious flirtatious movents and inviting tone, pressing his body closer to Gu Yu, Zhang Siyi was eager for Gu Yu’s praise: “Okay, you are great.”

Zhang Siyi: “......” Why does his perfunctory comnt sound so pretentious?

Gu Yu patted Zhang Siyi’s ass and said: “You should co down first. I am being crushed to death....” Since Gu Yu was weak from illness, the one-hundred-forty-pounds of youth crushed him. His desire to hold onto Zhang Siyi was fruitless.

Zhang Siyi hurriedly got up and nervously asked: “Are you taking your dicine?”

Gu Yu: “Rest assured, I know to take care of myself...... It is you I have to worry about. Hurry and get into bed with . Go wash your face and brush your teeth. I almost choked to death by your bad breath.”

Zhang Siyi: “......” Ah, hell! Moved for only three minutes! This bastard let feel so warm for a while only to let die!