Sex and love, anger and pride [mxm] [✔]

Chapter 17

"What is it?" Wei asked.
Yunlan murmured "mailman" and blushed.

"What?"

"You would be sorting out the mail for the whole company and deliver it to the employees, and sometimes they might ask you to deliver outside the company. They'll explain everything! You'll get to know everyone, from the employees to the big bosses, and make some connections, and maybe you might get the chance to prove yourself and make a career."

"If that's so, why is the man doing this job now retiring still a mailman? Why didn't he make a career?"
He wasn't complaining, he just wanted to believe that Yunlan was telling him the truth and wouldn't interfere with it in any way.

Yunlan shrugged. "Old Li didn't want that, he worked the mornings at our company then he had the rest of the day free to do another job. He provided for a wife and two sons that way."

He saw that Wei had looked interested at his last words, and added: "You could do the same, you could find yourself a part-time job for the afternoons and get more money."

This sounded interesting and Shen Wei was listening, so Yunlan went on, seeing that he was breaking the wall. "It's a job well paid, it's easy but you would be handling important documents and correspondence so they need someone dependable. It will be in the contract that you can't talk about anything you see in there with anyone, but I'm sure that won't be a problem for you."

Yunlan held his breath, Wei was really considering it!
"Here," he said. "This is the address and the number you need to call for the interview. You can call anytime, just don't think about it too much, they'll have to choose someone next week."

He scribbled the details than handed it to Wei. Yunlan looked at him a bit more, taking in all his lovely features, then he got up.

He paid for the teas they drank, the food he ate and the wine they didn't touch, and it was indeed expensive! That bottle alone went even with all the money he had been saving on alcohol these last weeks, but he paid without a word.
Whatever the cost, it was worth it, if only for that little chat that had given him new energy.

He went back to work feeling like a lion, he had seen Wei again, and even talked to him without fighting!

He stopped at the first floor and looked for Cong Bo. He asked his secretary to announce him and went in.

"Yunlan! What brings you down here?" Cong Bo said patting him on the shoulder.

Yunlan took a deep breath before saying. "I need a little favour."
It wasn't like he really lied after all, he had told Wei that he hadn't done anything, and he hadn't, yet!

He went on. "I'm not sure if he will, but if a Shen Wei calls you for old Li's job, I'd like you to hire him."

Cong Bo frowned. "Who is he? I'm not comfortable with hiring someone I know nothing about."

"Of course I don't want to tell you what to do and if you think he's not the right person, then it's your decision. The only thing I'm asking is that you give him a good chance. He's dependable I assure you, serious and responsible. You won't regret it."

Cong Bo looked at him with narrow eyes. "What's he got to do with you? If he's so good, why are you sending him to me?"

"I messed up," Yunlan confessed, and Cong Bo didn't pry any further.
It wasn't everyday that Golden-Boy-Zhao-Yunlan admitted making mistakes.

"So you're not asking me to give him special treatment or anything?" he inquired some more.

"Oh no! God, no, he would kill me if I did that!" was Yunlan shocked reply. That would be too much, and he knew that Wei would find out and never trust him again!
"On the contrary, the more work he has the better, make him work hard, he'll probably be happier this way."