|| “This will be our home from now on”
Xia Zhiye used to think that Song Yan was soft everywhere except his mouth, but now he realized that Song Yan’s mouth was soft too.
Very soft and tender to the touch.
The youth’s thin and cool lips were as sweet as a ripe peach. With every bite, its juice will overflow, enticing him to take another bite, until he can lick all its hidden corners, the deepest and softest part. He wondered, how sweet can it be?
And now, Song Yan experienced it first-hand on how good the lung capacity of a long-distance runner was and how strong a boy of this age was.
There was almost no room for any defense, only a sense of the opponent’s overwhelming hormonal aggression encroaching him, enveloping him—
And then a gradual retreat.
Until finally, when it became almost impossible to breathe, he seized a faint opportunity and turned his head, saying, “Xia Zhiye, have you had enough?”
Despite his harsh words, his powerlessness seeped through his voice, accompanied by a slightly disarray breath. It sounded quite unimposing, especially when the youth’s pitch-black eyes seemed to have a layer mist over them. His naturally pale lips were now tinted with a delicate red, a sharp contrast against his cold white skin.
Xia Zhiye put one arm around his waist, and gently twisted them until his lips almost touched Song Yan’s hot ears. His throat rumbled, his voice hoarse. “Kiss me again.”
Song Yan was afraid that if he let things be, they’ll kiss until dawn.
Boys of this age are like dry wood, let alone igniting in the presence of fire; if they as much as touch and rub against each other, sparks would fly.
Song Yan didn’t think that Xia Zhiye, this rascal, would be like Liuxia Hui1explanation in the bottom.. Nor did he think of himself as a man with impaired physiological functions. If they continued to kiss, it would definitely escalate.
So he pushed Xia Zhiye away with a cold face. “Go kiss yourself if you want more kisses. I have class tomorrow morning.”
His tone was biting and sarcastic, but his ears were red and hot, plus his darting eyes also betrayed his hardened outer shell.
Xia Zhiye chuckled in a low voice. “Does that mean I can do it on the weekends?”
“…”
‘This big-headed ghost.’
Just imagining it, Song Yan’s blood rushed to his head instantly. He forcefully pushed Xia Zhiye away, saying, “Get away!”
After he finished speaking, he turned and walked into the house, aggressive, without looking back.
When he walked to the gate of the courtyard, he found that the gate was not open. In the end, he could only turn around and glared at Xia Zhiye, trying to maintain his dignity.
If a glare could kill, Xia Zhiye would be dead many times over.
Xia Zhiye couldn’t help laughing cutely in his heart, then bent down to pick up the umbrella, swaying slowly. However, he didn’t open the gate, and instead just stood in front of Song Yan, looking down at him with a smile. “Stretch out your hand.”
“?”
“There’s a surprise.”
“??”
Hearing this claim, Song Yan immediately looked at him with suspicious and vigilant eyes.
In return, Xia Zhiye only gave him a soft yet mysterious smile. “You will know when you reach out, this time is really a good thing.”
“…”
Song Yan, who had been deceived many times, still stretched out his hand despite his doubts.
Xia Zhiye’s palm covered his, and then something cold fell into his palm, like metal, in a very familiar shape.
When he retracted my hand, he saw that it was indeed a key.
Song Yan looked up at Xia Zhiye.
Xia Zhiye shook another identical key in his hand. “You have one, I have one, and this will be our home from now on.”
If someone was willing to give a copy of their house key, it’s a clear indication that they trusted the other, showing their clear intimacy.
But the word “home” is a bit too heavy and formal for Song Yan. He does like Xia Zhiye and trusts Xia Zhiye, but he doesn’t feel that he is ready to build a “home” with him.
He pursed his lower lip slightly, and finally handed the key back. “I can’t ask for it yet.”
Not a “no”, but a “yet”.
Xia Zhiye seemed to see through Song Yan’s concerns, and instantly regained his rogue smile. “That’s not good, I’ve already said that I will support you in the future, so you have to have everything I have.”
After saying that, he grabbed Song Yan’s hand and opened the door with the key. “Look, you have already used this key, so it’s no longer a virgin. You must take responsibility for it, and it’s yours from now on.”
“??”
Song Yan had encountered illogical rhetorics before, but he had never seen logic as absurd as this.
Before he could counter argue, Xia Zhiye had already pushed him back into the room, embracing and pushing at the same time. “Alright, keep the key safe. Consider it helping me manage a spare key. If you don’t want it anymore, just return it to me.”
“But…”
“Nothing to worry about, go ahead inside the house, otherwise the wind will be so strong that Princess Yan is going to catch a cold again.”
“…”
‘Princess Yan my foot!’
When Song Yan heard these words, he instantly forgot the topic just now. He grabbed the pillow on the sofa next to him and smashed it at Xia Zhiye, shouting, “Xia Zhiye, do you want to be beaten!”
Xia Zhiye smiled and skillfully caught it. “Just let me kiss you before I get beaten. After all, dying under a peony is also considered a romantic end. Our Princess Yanyan is at least a top-quality peony. I won’t lose out.”
“…Xia Zhiye!”
What kind of old rascal is he!
Song Yan completely forgot the topic of the key handover just now. The blood of shame and anger rushed to his head, and he punched Xia Zhiye with a hard fist, while Xia Zhiye smiled and let Song Yan beat him. In actuality, his punches were rather soft and painless, so it’s easy for Xia Zhiye to turn things around and use this as an opportunity to hold Song Yan cuddle with him.
So, after the beating, Song Yan vented his embarrassment and anger, sitting on Xia Zhiye as he calmed down. Meanwhile, Xia Zhiye laid on the bed, one hand cradled the back of his head, the other protected the other to prevent him from falling off. A satisfied expression was on his face, having had his fill of a beauty squirming on his lap.
Song Yan, who had beaten Xia Zhiye, felt embarrassed the moment he calmed down. Still with a stern expression on his face, he asked, “Did I hit too hard just now?”
And the beaten one, who was not hurt in the slightest, gave a “I’m hurt but I’m not saying it” expression, implying his vast generosity. “I’m okay, don’t worry.”
“…”
Song Yan suddenly felt that his temper was too bad compared to Xia Zhiye. With pursed lips, he spat out a hasty promise: “I will pay attention to it in the future.”
Every time Song Yan put on this appearance of “I’m the most ruthless” but acted like the easiest-to-trick little fool, Xia Zhiye couldn’t help but feel deep down that he wasn’t acting like a human.
But he’d do it again next time.
Because Song Yan is so cute.
Xia Zhiye’s laugh spilled out from his lips. “It’s okay, no need to pay attention. After all, I’m a rake-eared guy.”
“?” Song Yan did not understand. “What does this have to do with raking ears?”
Xia Zhiye: “…”
Only then did he remember that in his explanation to Song Yan, “raking ears” meant talking nonsense.
So after a short silence, he decided to retreat tactically. He pinched Song Yan’s waist, took him off his body, put him aside, and covered him with a quilt: “I’ll take a shower first.”
After saying that, he quickly slipped into the bathroom and locked the door.
Song Yan, who’s wrapped in a quilt: “???”
Why is Xia Zhiye running?
Since he looked suspicious, there must be a reason. He must be lying.
Song Yan had a bad premonition, sat up alertly, and took out his mobile phone. He was prepared to Baidu it and found out what the phrase really meant.
When the screen of his phone was unlocked, the interface was still on his WeChat Moments. His fingertips flicked upwards, refreshing the page. But then, his fingertips suddenly stopped.
The latest in his Moments was:
[Autumn]: Happy Christmas Eve.
(Image description): A delicately packaged Christmas apple, a pair of woolen gloves embroidered with pink hearts, and a greeting card with the message: “Gege, Merry Christmas Eve!”
(Signature): Little Milk Strawberry*^o^*
Seeing this familiar tone of calling Zhou Ziqiu with “Gege,” coupled with the signature of “Little Milk Strawberry,” considering that it seems like Shang Huai transferred his accompany player contract of Shen Jiayan to Zhou Ziqiu, and recalling Ruan Tian’s mention of Zhou Ziqiu’s behavior in online relationships during dinner tonight…
An immature but terrible idea slowly took shape in Song Yan’s mind.
He needed to make sure of it. He refreshed the page again.
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: As long as Gege likes it! Mu~ah!
Mu…ah
Song Yan suddenly felt a throbbing headache appearing.
He took a deep breath, forcing himself to be composed and calm. He then took a screenshot, then sent the screenshot to the profile with a pastel-pink cutesy avatar of a certain Little Milk Strawberry. He typed: [What’s going on?]
He got a reply within seconds.
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: It’s just that he’s been working hard to get me to the top, so I sent him a gift on Christmas Eve.
[YAN]: You two aren’t online dating, right?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: ???
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Song Yan! What are you saying! Don’t sully my innocence! I’m still an innocent little virgin, okay?!
His shock and appallment could be felt through the screen.
Shen Jiayan was a person who is not good at lying. Judging from his reaction, he definitely wasn’t online dating Zhou Ziqiu.
Song Yan felt that he might be thinking too much. But when he remembered Zhou Ziqiu’s behavior during their hotpot dinner, he felt that something was really wrong.
Nothing is right in his eyes…
Moreover, setting aside others, Shen Jiayan was the only friend he has had since childhood, apart from Xia Zhiye. Shen Jiayan wasn’t particularly bright, so there were some matters that he must take care in his stead.
So he switched back to that WeChat Moment, thinking hard about how to comment. During that time, he found two more comments.
[Don’t Procrastinate]: Oh, our Qiu-ge has a girlfriend!
[Autumn] Reply: Mn.
Song Yan: “…”
“Mn” ?????
Song Yan’s expression chilled. He took another screenshot and sent it to Shen Jiayan: [See it for yourself]
The moment he saw the screenshot, Shen Jiayan was also stunned.
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: ?!Damn, when did I become his girlfriend?!
Song Yan resisted the urge to knock open his stubborn, elm-like head. Instead, his fingers swiftly moved, typing his next reply.
[YAN]: Think hard. Apart from calling him “Gege” so sweetly and giving him gifts, have you ever done anything else that would make him misunderstand?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: I think…
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Ah, isn’t today Christmas Eve? There’s an online game hosting an event, and since I had nothing to do, I went ahead and bought 999 yuan limited edition holiday fireworks to set off for him.
Song Yan also knew that in the online game that Shen Jiayan played, the price of such a set of fireworks would definitely not be cheap, and it was usually a common method used by male players to show their love and devotion to female players.
So he slowly typed a question mark.
Shen Jiayan hurriedly explained: [But that is to thank him for bringing my Arena rank to the top 10 in the entire server!]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Oh, and also, every time there’s a couple’s skin released, I always gift it to him. Would he think too much about it? But I just want to hear the special voice lines…
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Sometimes, I can be a bit clingy. I’ll treat him to some milk tea, sing a song, and try to cheer him up. It’s just because I’m afraid that if he gets upset, he won’t take me along for the ranking games. Other than that, there’s not much else.
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Anyway, he’s not very talkative, and his temper is not as good as Shang Huai’s. Usually, in order to make him happy, I have to sing, act cute, and be adorable. Otherwise, he easily gets angry. If his skills weren’t really good, I would have quit playing with him a long time ago.
Looking at the long list of messages, and thinking back to the sweet “Gege” that he heard through the voice changer that day… Song Yan understood, he was overcome with this feeling of Shen Jiayan: he wanted to scold him for being such a naturally-talented scum.
How did he end up with a childhood friend like this??
Song Yan closed his eyes and recited “Shen Jiayan’s brain is not good, don’t care about him” ten times before sending his reply with a cold face: [I will ask you, if a girl acts so spoiled like you every day… if she always acts sweet and romantic, to the point of giving you a pair of gloves with pink hearts on Christmas Eve… what do you she feels towards you?]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: She’s desperately in love with me.
[YAN]: So?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: But I’m a man! Zhou Ziqiu is also a man! This is different!
[YAN]: Does he know you are a man?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: …Fuck! I never told him!
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Then what should I do! Yanyan! He won’t really fall in love with me, will he?!
Song Yan didn’t even think much before replying: [Tell him the truth.]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: No!
[YAN]: ?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Let me ask you, if you were in Zhou Ziqiu’s place, and Xia Zhiye was me in this scenario; you found out Xia Zhiye used a different identity to and deceived your feelings, even if it wasn’t his original intention, what would you do?
Song Yan still didn’t think much before replying: [Bury him alive.]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Right! If I just said that, I’d be assassinated, ah! Even if I am still alive, he will definitely not play with me anymore! Then what about my King rank! My Master rank! What should I do with my Arena matches?!
Song Yan felt that Shen Jiayan was such a naive fool that had never been beaten down by society. That’s why despite his copious amount of wailing and crying emojis, he could type his response quickly without any semblance of expression on his face.
[YAN]: The longer you drag on, the worse you will die. If you confess, you may live to be eighteen.
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: …grievance
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Then I will find a suitable opportunity to tell him the truth [GrievingMeowMeow.jpg]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: If he is really mad at me, how should I coax him?
[YAN]: ?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: ??
[YAN]: Why do you want to coax him back to play with you?
Shen Jiayan, who was far away in Beijing, was suddenly stunned. Yes, why did he want to coax Zhou Ziqiu to play with him?
After a short thought, he gave his perfect answer: [Because his skills are good!!]
[YAN]: ?
Shen Jiayan elaborated further:
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: At that one time, he got angry, we had a quarrel, and he ignored me. I played ranked games on my own and lost over ten stars in one night! In the end, I had to ask Xia Zhiye to play on my account and help me recover the lost ranks.
“?”
Xia Zhiye went to Shen Jiayan’s account to help him climb back his ranks?
After Song Yan asked his friend about this confusion, Shen Jiayan immediately replied: [Yes, at the beginning of last month, he seemed to be bringing a girl from a low-scoring Diamond rank to climb the ranks. Since he doesn’t have his account, he borrowed mine.]
The beginning of last month?
Xia Zhiye borrowed Shen Jiayan’s account?
Song Yan felt that something was not right.
It seems like some crucial clues were cut off by a pair of scissors, and those tiny pieces scattered into the vast sandy beach. After he tried to piece them together, it felt incomplete, as if something was missing.
He was about to think deeply about what was wrong when he heard the bathroom door open with a squeak.
Then came Xia Zhiye’s languid voice: “Yan-ge, I forgot to get a change of clothes. Can you help me get my pajamas and underwear? It’s in the closet by the bedside, love you, thanks.”
“…?”
This was the first day they got officially together. Why on earth did Xia Zhiye treat him with this level of closeness? Who’s going to touch his smelly underwear?? Does he have some shame???
Song Yan, who had finally quieted down due to deep contemplation, was instantly awakened to violence by Xia Zhiye’s annoying voice. It was only then that he remembered the true purpose of unlocking his phone.
He quickly opened Baidu and typed: [What does raking ears means]
After carefully reading the explanation provided by Baidu Baike, which define the term as “referring to men who are afraid of their wives,” Song Yan recalled the scene where he had, in front of Little Fatty and Kong Xiaoxiao, basically described Xia Zhiye as (his) “henpecked” man.
Song Yan sneered and stood up. “Mm, you want me to get your clothes, is that right? I’ll come right away.”
Liuxia Hui
here because the formatting somehow fucked up.
柳下惠; from Wikipedia: Zhan Huo (Chinese: 展獲; pinyin: Zhǎn Huò; 720–621 BCE), courtesy name Qin (禽; changed at 50 years of age to Ji 季), was an ancient Chinese politician. He was canonized as Hui (惠), and is now commonly known as Liuxia Hui (柳下惠).
He was governor of the District of Liuxia (柳下) in the Lu State. He was a man of eminent virtue, and is said on one occasion to have held a lady in his lap without the slightest imputation on his moral character. When he died, his wife insisted on pronouncing a funeral oration over his body, urging that none knew his great merits so well as her.
Wiktionary also said that as a noun, it can mean “a faithful and upright person, usually referring to husbands.
Yes, he’s famous for that underlined part, so Song Yan is saying that Xia Zhiye is very much lustful over him.
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