Chapter 20: Don't Go Too Far<br>After saying that, the other end hung up. Listening to the busy tone, Cheng Xiaonuan felt a bit lost. He stared blankly at Yin Jingnan’s strikingly handsome face.<br>A bad man?<br>But he didn’t look like a bad man… Would a bad man help him find A’qing?…<br>A’qing must have made a mistake.<br>“What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?” Seeing him staring, Yin Jingnan asked, amused.<br>“No, nothing…” Cheng Xiaonuan shook his head, handing the phone back to him. The smile on his lips couldn’t be hidden. “A’qing said he’ll come pick me up soon…”<br>“That’s good news.” Yin Jingnan inexplicably felt a sense of loss, as if a beloved puppy he’d picked up was about to be claimed by its owner.<br>Cheng Xiaonuan sat obediently on the chair, his clear eyes blinking, his face flushed with excitement. He looked at the person on the bed and thanked him softly, “Thank you, Jingnan Gege…” (Brother Jingnan)<br>It was strange that he looked so young. Fair-skinned and clean, standing at 1.7 meters, he seemed very short in front of Yin Jingnan. The hospital gown hung loosely on his thin, malnourished frame, making him appear very small. Yin Jingnan had directly told him to call him ‘Gege’ (brother).<br>Cheng Xiaonuan was obedient; others told him to do something, and he did it.<br>Yin Jingnan said ‘you’re welcome,’ then picked up his phone and replied to a message from his secretary. While typing, he asked, “Hungry? I’ll have someone bring food.”<br>It was already past 4 PM. With a little one in his belly, he was getting hungry more easily lately. The beef noodles he had for lunch were long digested. Cheng Xiaonuan quietly gripped the hem of his clothes, his ears turning red with embarrassment. “B… but I don’t have money.”<br>Yin Jingnan looked up at him and curved his lips. “I’ll pay. Eat whatever you want.”<br>“What do you want?” he asked.<br>Cheng Xiaonuan thought for a moment, trying to pick something cheap. His voice was almost inaudible. “…Wontons.”<br>His mother had taught him since he was little: you can’t take things that aren’t yours; you can’t get something for nothing. But these days, he’d been eating and drinking for free… If his mother knew from heaven, she’d be angry with him.<br>“Hmm?” Yin Jingnan didn’t hear clearly.<br>Cheng Xiaonuan’s thin body tensed slightly. He immediately changed his answer. “Th… then plain rice porridge is fine too…”<br>Better with a steamed bun, or he wouldn’t be full…<br>Yin Jingnan frowned. “No wonder you’re so skinny. Does your A’qing feed you plain rice porridge every day?”<br>Then, without asking further, he directly ordered someone to book a meal from a five-star hotel.<br>About forty minutes later, the food arrived, delivered with the plates. It filled the square coffee table in the room, a full dozen dishes or more, each exquisitely presented and looking very expensive.<br>Cheng Xiaonuan pinched the chopsticks Yin Jingnan handed him, his small Adam’s apple bobbing twice, unsure where to start.<br>“Why aren’t you eating?” Yin Jingnan thought he didn’t like it.<br>Cheng Xiaonuan looked up at him. His long, black lashes, like small fans, fluttered slightly. “I… I really can eat this?…”<br>“Really.” Yin Jingnan picked up a piece of beef and put it in his bowl, then served him a bowl of black chicken soup.<br>“Th… thank you…” Cheng Xiaonuan carefully took the soup bowl handed to him. Only then did he pick up his spoon and take a sip. A tear suddenly fell, landing in the fragrant soup, creating tiny ripples.<br>The sudden sound of a stifled sob made Yin Jingnan instinctively look up. Seeing the tear tracks on the man’s cheeks, he was immediately stunned.<br>He had lived a life of luxury since childhood. For so many years, others had always coaxed him. He had never dealt with a scene like this and felt completely at a loss. He put down his chopsticks and asked gently, “What’s wrong?”<br>Cheng Xiaonuan quickly wiped away his tears, his voice trembling slightly. “You… you’re like A’qing… both so good to me…”<br>A’qing used to serve him soup during meals too, asking him what he liked to eat. But that was a long time ago.<br>Though they had only been together for a year, those beautiful memories were almost buried in the past.<br>Often, he would dream at night of Shen Qingchen scowling at him, losing his temper. Those words hurt so much. He was so sad he wanted to cry, always thinking he had held it in, but when he woke up, his face was covered in tears.<br>Maybe after a while, A’qing really wouldn’t want him anymore…<br>Shen Qingchen had originally planned to have dinner with Cheng Ruochen that evening. But after receiving Yin Jingnan’s call, he had no mood to eat.<br>That fool was so stupid; he really could be tricked away. Maybe if someone offered him something tasty, he’d just follow them. Wasn’t that how he had gotten him? Taking him to eat, taking him to play, making him happy—just like that, he’d tricked him home and into bed.<br>The tone of the person on the phone made Shen Qingchen feel anxious. Calling him ‘Cheng Xiaonuan little friend’? So intimate? In just half a month apart, that idiot had learned to seduce people?<br>After taking Cheng Ruochen back to his downtown apartment, Shen Qingchen drove straight to the hospital.<br>Yin Jingnan had gone to great lengths to coax the little fool into eating happily. Cheng Xiaonuan’s morning sickness had eased a bit recently; he could handle slightly heavier flavors now, like Dongpo pork—sweet, soft, sticky, and savory, very appetizing. Especially thinking he would see A’qing soon, his appetite was good. Unconsciously, he became a little mess, with specks of sauce on his fair, tender face.<br>Yin Jingnan, seeing him eat happily, smiled in his eyes. He thoughtfully tore off a piece of paper to wipe his face. “Careful, don’t choke.”<br>The moment Shen Qingchen pushed the door open, he saw this scene.<br>Wiping someone’s face while they ate was an extremely intimate act.<br>He entered without knocking. The two people inside were both startled. Yin Jingnan’s hand was even frozen mid-air.<br>Cheng Xiaonuan reacted first. His mouth was stuffed full of food, puffing out his cheeks like an adorable little hamster. He quickly swallowed, put down his chopsticks, stood up, and went to greet him, calling out happily, “A’qing…”<br>He wanted to go hug him, but he didn’t dare. He just stood a few steps away from Shen Qingchen, looking at him longingly.<br>Shen Qingchen’s gaze swept over the annoying man on the sofa before finally settling on Cheng Xiaonuan’s sauce-stained face. He found it utterly displeasing.<br>“Was it good?” he asked with a smile.<br>“G… good…” Cheng Xiaonuan nodded, smiling foolishly along with him.<br>The next moment, Shen Qingchen’s expression suddenly darkened. A cold smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. “Did I not feed you before? Didn’t I tell you not to eat like a starving ghost, getting it everywhere? It looks hideous.”<br>Cheng Xiaonuan froze on the spot. His small face instantly paled. He looked at him, bewildered, his eyes gradually reddening.<br>He didn’t understand why A’qing suddenly got angry at him again when everything had been fine just now…<br>The little fool lowered his head. Bean-sized tears hit the floor. He immediately remembered Shen Qingchen hated it when he cried and wiped his tears frantically. “S… sorry…”<br>“I… I was hungry… I forgot. I won’t do it again, A’qing, don’t be angry…”<br>“Don’t go too far with your words.” Yin Jingnan couldn’t believe this person treated the little fool like this. He frowned and stood up.