SVWL Chapter 46.2

Sorry for the late update. I’ve been crazy busy with work recently…
also, expect no update until my other series, Everyday After Marriage is Really Fragrant (EAMRF), finished translating. I’ll try to finish it before the year ends!

So see you next year~

Ten o’clock in the morning, the suburban racetrack.

Luo Suo has always been the most eager in this kind of outdoor activity, waiting on the racetrack early.

It was a small-time racetrack that was recently built. It covered a fairly large area, surrounded by green grass with fences, and there were several divided running tracks in the middle. Around it were temporary stalls set up with tents, selling all kinds of things.

Because it was the National Day holiday, there were a lot of people around the racecourse, but few people were on the field.

Maybe it’s because the sun was shining too brightly. 

It was rather hot today, and the sun’s bright rays almost blinded him as he stood under it. 

“Ming-ge, I’ve already bought the tickets, can we enter the venue now?”

Two boys stood at the entrance of the racetrack, and Luo Suo quickly saw them and ran towards them quickly.

His voice was like a humanoid loudspeaker. When he shouted, people in the racecourse near the entrance subconsciously followed the sound.

“Fuck, there are handsome guys!”

A girl, out of nowhere, shouted. 

Then someone followed suit, “Where is the handsome guy?”

“Just at the entrance, the two in peaked caps.”

“How do you know he’s a handsome guy when he wears a peaked cap?”

“Look at the exposed lower half of his face! It’s enough to tell that he’s a handsome one!” 

“Come on, it’s clear that he deliberately made himself look all mysterious. I bet when he took off his hat, his eyes actually looked ugly.” 

“…”

Shao Ming and Zhu Tong had already received the tickets from Luo Suo, and they were looking down at the tickets with their heads down, shying away from the sun’s glare. With their peaked caps, the shadows really covered most of their faces. 

The three people ignored the voices around the entrance. After giving out the tickets, Luo Suo said, “This racetrack is pretty good. You can choose your own horses, but you need to pay extra.”

Zhu Tong looked at the venue not far away, faintly excited.

No boy would not want to gallop right away. When Shao Ming mentioned it yesterday, he was still a little nervous, but after finding out that his hand escaped unscathed after falling from the sofa, he finally gained some confidence in the system’s segmented rewards.

Shao Ming saw that he was in good spirits. He was not nervous at all when he saw him yesterday, and his mood was complicated for a while.

He’s kind of glad he wasn’t as uptight as he was last night, but also kind of upset… this means he’s not as important as the excitement of riding a horse in Zhu Tong’s eyes! 

Shao Ming smiled helplessly and said, “Let’s go, let’s choose a horse.”

Zhu Tong’s eyes brightened. “Okay.”

The three went straight to the stable.

Naturally, the place where the horses were raised would not be very clean. Shao Ming didn’t let Zhu Tong go in. “Wait here, it’s not very clean inside.”

Zhu Tong paused, “It shouldn’t matter, I…”

He was about to say that he could overcome it, when Shao Ming said again, “Don’t  you dislike horse manure?”

Zhu Tong: “…”

He does. 

Shao Ming smiled again, “Just here, I’ll be out soon.”

Zhu Tong can only say: “Okay.”

The staff member who was in charge of helping customers choose horses in the stable was a middle-aged uncle. When he saw two tall boys walk in, he warmly greeted them and began to recommend horses to them.

Shao Ming looked up and walked straight to a white horse in the corner with satisfaction in his eyes.

Luo Suo was still suffering from difficulty in choosing. Seeing that Shao Ming had already chosen, he leaned over and said, “Ming-ge, have you chosen for Zhu Tong? What about yours?”

Shao Ming replied, “I’ll be sharing with him.”

Luo Suo: “…”

“You’ll be… sharing with him?” 

Shao Ming side-eyed him. “Because he can’t ride a horse. Why else?”

Luo Suo: “…Nothing.”

‘As long as you are happy.’

With Shao Ming clearly occupied with Zhu Tong, Luo Suo might as well gallop on his own horse later.

The middle-aged uncle was obviously used to this kind of “shared ride”. He said in a clear voice, “Young man, you want to take your girlfriend for a ride, right? You really have good eyesight. This horse is one of the most handsome in our horse farm. Mhm, your girlfriend will definitely like it.”

Shao Ming: “…”

He looked at the stable uncle and said, “It’s not a girlfriend, it’s a boy.”

The stable uncle: “…”

Two boys riding a horse together?

The uncle responded quickly, “Boyfriend then? It doesn’t matter, this horse is also suitable for boys. Our horse is not only good-looking, but also runs fast and steadily. Boys will also like it.”

Shao Ming didn’t refute this time. The corners of his lips raised slightly, “Uncle, then I’ll trouble you to help me guide the horse out.” 

In fact, he chose this horse only because it looked cleaner than the rest. 

However, after the uncle guided the horse out, he couldn’t help frowning when he saw the non-white unknown object on the horse’s leg, “Can this horse be washed?”

The stable uncle: “…”

“Wash the horse’s legs?”

Shao Ming added, “No, wash its whole body.”

Not only have to share a ride, but also wash it first? 

‘What kind of squeamish guy is this rider? Do all the handsome guys like this one?’

The uncle concluded that he didn’t understand.

But as long as the money is in place, anything can be done within reason.

The uncle took the horse to be washed first. 

Luo Suo, who has been watching everything, fell into silence.

He’s really blinded by this display. This level of meticulousness… even he was moved when he saw it! Young Master Zhu will definitely be so moved that he will be fascinated by his Ming-ge from now on!

However, Young Master Zhu didn’t know.

Zhu Tong was so bored waiting outside the stables, plus the sun was really too hot, so he couldn’t even play with his phone in peace. 

He could only look in the direction of the racetrack, where suddenly, a group of people came from the rest area. He glanced at random, and when he saw a person, his eyes stopped.

From the rest area to the riding area, among the group of people who passed by, one person was shining brighter than the rest, as if surrounded by the stars and the moon, the goodwill of the universe itself. 

“Young Master Yang, what were you thinking when you suddenly transferred to the middle-of-nowhere? Even the racetrack here is so small. If you asked me, the real horseback riding should be done in a vast grassland. Now that’s a real pleasure.” 

“What do you know? Young Master Yang Shao condescends himself for love. Until today, I still don’t know what kind of person caught his eyes.” 

A person sneered disdainfully, “In this kind of boonies, what kind of person can there be..” 

A group of people quickly walked past Zhu Tong, perhaps because he was wearing a hat, Xia Yang didn’t seem to notice him.

Zhu Tong looked at the “hearthrob” who was gradually walking away with his entourage, and murmured in a low voice, “Why do I think he seems to be glowing…”

Just now, the group walked under the sun. And Xia Yang, somehow, looked even more dazzling than the sun.

It seems that no matter where he stood, he was in the spotlight, always in the center of everyone’s attention. 

‘Has Xia Yang been so flashy before? He even literally glows now.’

After Zhu Tong finished asking and waited for a while, there was no response in his mind So he asked again, ‘System?’ 

Shouldn’t the system be very active in answering the questions related to “the Heartthrob” and “White Moonlight”?

The system paused for a long time, and said, ‘I divined using last night’s stars, and calculated your fate. If you don’t accumulate the white moonlight’s favorability as soon as possible, you’ll face a bloody disaster soon.’ 

Zhu Tong: “…”

Zhu Tong replied, ‘Can’t you only see what I see?’

He didn’t look at the sky yesterday, where did this astronomical phenomena come from?

“…”

The system didn’t answer him. ‘In short, hurry up and do the task, focus on the white moonlight, and treat the rest as floating clouds.’

Only then did Zhu Tong remember to look at the progress bar.

Yesterday it was 48%, now it’s 49%.

He was surprised. He asked out loud, “When did it go up?”

Why not go up 1% more? It’s barely 50% now. 

“Up what?”

The system has not responded yet, but there’s a sound coming from behind.

Zhu Tong turned his head. The boy with a white peaked cap behind him was also very dazzling in the sun… and dazzlingly handsome.

His eyes lit up, and he tilted his head over Shao Ming’s shoulder to look behind him, hiding his excitement. “Where’s the horse?”

Shao Ming: “…”

Is the horse as good-looking as him?

He couldn’t help laughing, raised his hand to help Zhu Tong lift the peaked cap that was pressing his face up, and said, “You have to wait for the horse for a while. Its hair is being brushed and it still hasn’t fully dried.”

Zhu Tong: “?”

Brushed? 

Does this racetrack have a bath and brush service for horses?

Zhu Tong asked again, “Then why did you come out now?”

Shao Ming said, “I’m afraid you will be bored.”

Zhu Tong: “…”

There was warmth in his heart, and he quietly curved his lips.

After waiting for a while, Luo Suo and a middle-aged uncle came out of the stable with two horses, one white and one brown.

At a glance, Zhu Tong was caught by the white horse and was amazed.

Shao Ming had already taken the reins from the uncle’s hand, walked up to Zhu Tong and said, “Do you want to ride on the track, or at the free venue?” 

There are two types of venues in the racecourse, one is the track, which is billed by the lap, and the other is the free venue, which is billed by the hour.

Zhu Tong glanced at the racecourse, then turned around and said, “Which one do you prefer?” 

Before Shao Ming could speak, Luo Suo had already put on his protective gear. As he got up onto his horse, he handsomely said to Shao Ming, “Ming-ge, I’ll go first, you guys take your time.”

Zhu Tong: “…”

They really take their time, they haven’t even brought any protective gear.

However, Shao Ming had already pulled the stirrup. He stood beside the horse, looked at him, and said, “Get on the horse, young master. I will take you to change your gear.”