After Ji Shan left, Cheng Yue could no longer keep his composure despite his thick skin. He turned over, ignored Ji Xu beside him, and buried his face in the couch.
“What are you doing?” Ji Xu laughed as he patted Cheng Yue’s waist. “Are you dumb?”
“You go away.” Cheng Yue’s voice was muffled.
“Get up, no need to hide your face where you sit.” Ji Xu tugged at the back of his neck.
“I won’t.” Cheng Yue refused, still buried in the couch. “You go away and make dinner.”
“I don’t want to cook.” Ji Xu sat down beside him. “I hate cooking. If you don’t get up, what’s the point of me making dinner?”
Cheng Yue blinked, lifting a small part of his face from the couch to carefully look at Ji Xu. “If you don’t like cooking, just order takeout.”
“I don’t have any money.” Ji Xu, knowing Cheng Yue was looking at him, deliberately turned his face away.
Hearing this, Cheng Yue slowly lifted his face from the couch, looked at Ji Xu’s expression, and moved closer.
Ji Xu had never joked with him like this before, so Cheng Yue naturally thought Ji Xu might genuinely be annoyed about cooking.
Cheng Yue felt a bit embarrassed now, feeling like he was being pampered…
No, wait, he had given all his money to Ji Xu.
So, Ji Xu was the one being pampered, and if the pampered one was angry, it was only right to appease him.
“Ji Xu…” Cheng Yue cleared his throat and rested his chin on Ji Xu’s lap. “Are you mad?”
Ji Xu, resisting the urge to ruffle his hair, replied coldly, “No.”
“If you don’t want to cook, we can eat takeout every day.” Cheng Yue, trying to sound generous, promised, “Let’s switch restaurants three times a day!”
“So rich?” Ji Xu raised an eyebrow and looked at him.
“Yes.” Cheng Yue slapped his thigh and sat up.
“Where’s your money?” Ji Xu asked.
“I gave it all to you.” Cheng Yue replied.
“Right, so how are you going to order takeout?” Ji Xu pinched his chin.
“But… I don’t have…” Cheng Yue was at a loss. “I gave all the money to you.”
“Once you give it to me, it’s mine.” Ji Xu leaned closer and nibbled on his ear. “Now you have no money to order takeout. Think about what I should eat.”
His words sounded childish and suggestive, and Cheng Yue was very into it, immediately feeling weak in the knees.
“Have you thought it through?” Ji Xu slowly bit his neck, his hand gradually reaching under Cheng Yue’s t-shirt.
Cheng Yue, blushing, nodded. As he was pinned on the couch, he realized Ji Xu was not actually angry about cooking; it was really…
Damn…
“Then let’s wear the white one today…” Ji Xu coaxed, carrying him to the bedroom.
Afterward, Cheng Yue was truly hungry. Ji Xu quickly prepared a meal for them, and after eating, Cheng Yue went back to modify the unfinished painting.
Ji Xu also dealt with the tricky cases from Tang Jing.
In the afternoon, when Cheng Yue felt sleepy, he dragged Ji Xu for a nap.
When they woke up, Cheng Yue tried to move his legs but found them pinned down.
Turning his head, he saw Ji Xu lying beside him, with Cheng Yue hugging him, but Ji Xu’s legs were on top of Cheng Yue’s legs, while Ji Xu was focused on his computer.
Cheng Yue peeked over and his eyes widened when he saw the words “airline tickets.” After rubbing his eyes, he became more alert.
“Awake?” Ji Xu didn’t look his way, still focused on the computer.
“Why are you booking plane tickets? Where are you going?” Cheng Yue nestled under his arm, forcing his head onto Ji Xu’s chest and stared at the destination on the ticket, feeling confused.
“This place doesn’t seem like a business trip destination?”
Ji Xu pulled Cheng Yue’s face and pinched it. “The company got a contract to record ocean animal sounds.”
“… Huh?” Cheng Yue was stunned, then turned to look at Ji Xu. “You’re lying. Where are you really taking me?”
“I’m not taking you anywhere.” Ji Xu, seeing Cheng Yue wasn’t fooled, leaned down and kissed him on the face. “We’re going together.”
Cheng Yue, still sleepy and confused, widened his eyes and stared at the destination on the computer screen, his mouth agape in surprise.
Then, his eyes grew even wider, and Cheng Yue jumped out of bed, exclaiming, “What’s going on! Are we taking over China?”
Ji Xu smiled at him and laughed.
The first stop was the seaside.
The next morning, after having lunch, they headed to the airport. Once on the plane, Cheng Yue’s excitement gradually waned as he felt a bit airsick.
Upon arrival, they rested in the hotel for a while. After the sun began to set, they grabbed some food and headed to the beach.
The sea breeze was perfect, and the sand beneath their feet was soft. Cheng Yue took off his shoes and walked around for a while before Ji Xu pulled him into the water.
Cheng Yue still hadn’t learned to swim, relying entirely on Ji Xu to support him. After a few random strokes, he found it boring and wanted to get out. Ji Xu wouldn’t let him, and they both started feeling a bit heated.
“Want to try it here?” Ji Xu wrapped his arms around Cheng Yue’s waist, his tone suggestive and enticing.
Cheng Yue’s face flushed. Although there weren’t many people on the beach, there were still a few walking by.
“Let’s go over there.” Ji Xu guided Cheng Yue to another part of the beach, where there were fewer people and some large rocks blocking the view.
When Cheng Yue took off his swim trunks, he felt a bit embarrassed with the wind blowing, so he just hugged Ji Xu and stayed put.
Neither of them had expected that since the hotel was so close, and they hadn’t prepared anything.
Finally, when they got back to the hotel, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Crazy, couldn’t we just return to the hotel?
Cheng Yue laughed after biting Ji Xu’s shoulder.
“That hurt, you idiot.” Ji Xu laughed and pinched Cheng Yue’s butt, waiting for him to adjust.
“Doesn’t this feel like an affair?” Cheng Yue asked with a smile.
Ji Xu sighed in resignation, too lazy to respond, and lifted Cheng Yue’s leg.
Cheng Yue didn’t have the energy to laugh anymore.
He could only cry.
Even though the rock was fairly smooth and had some padding, Cheng Yue’s back was still chafed and red. He was also very worried about people coming by. The anxiety made him tense up involuntarily, which made Ji Xu’s reaction even more intense.
The more intense Ji Xu got, the more nervous Cheng Yue became…
A vicious cycle…
Though it was quite pleasant, when Ji Xu helped Cheng Yue to stand up, his inner thighs were sore from the strain.
He couldn’t walk properly, and Cheng Yue thought about waiting a bit longer before trying to move.
“Get on.” Ji Xu bent slightly and offered his back.
Cheng Yue’s eyes lit up, and he climbed onto Ji Xu’s back.
Ji Xu carefully supported Cheng Yue’s buttocks and started walking with him towards the beach.
The wind here was slightly cool and moist, but the temperature was surprisingly pleasant. Cheng Yue was so comfortable on Ji Xu’s back that he was nearly falling asleep by the time they reached the part of the beach with people.
When Ji Xu placed Cheng Yue on a beach lounger, Cheng Yue came to his senses, looked at the people walking around, and felt his face flush with embarrassment over what had just happened.
But the excitement in his mind hadn’t faded.
A little cart selling ice cream approached them.
A mother and daughter passed by, and the little girl looked at the ice cream cart and shouted, “Mommy, I want ice cream!”
Seeing this, Cheng Yue smiled and said, “Uncle, I want some too!”
Ji Xu chuckled and flicked Cheng Yue’s forehead before turning away.
After Ji Xu left, a very pretty girl in a swimsuit, showcasing her ample chest and wearing a large pair of sunglasses, suddenly approached.
She took off her sunglasses and asked, “Was that man just now your uncle?”
Cheng Yue nodded and looked at the girl for a moment. A warning bell went off in his head, and he quickly denied, “No.”
“But I clearly heard you call him ‘uncle’!” The girl seemed a bit anxious. “So who is he then?”
Cheng Yue was amused by the girl’s urgent tone and squinted his eyes. “He’s my boyfriend.”
The pretty girl was momentarily stunned, then her eyes widened in disbelief.
“How can your uncle be your boyfriend?” The girl looked incredulous and then surprised. “This isn’t…”
The girl didn’t finish her last words, but her gaze kept scrutinizing Cheng Yue.
“Why do you care?” Cheng Yue was initially going to explain but felt uncomfortable with her expression. He thought to himself that they were trendsetters, and this girl probably didn’t understand anything.
“Little gay!” The girl was angered by his rude attitude.
“Being older is enough.” Cheng Yue glared back at her.
“No wonder! Little gay guys are so flashy!” The girl commented while staring at his swim trunks, huffed, and walked away with her hands on her hips.
Cheng Yue: “…”
Cheng Yue was so stunned that he almost got up in anger, but he inadvertently pulled a muscle in his inner thigh and winced in pain, quickly lying back down.
Ji Xu noticed from a distance that a young girl had been squatting beside Cheng Yue’s lounge. By the time Ji Xu walked back, the girl had already left.
Cheng Yue seemed like he wanted to stop her but couldn’t get up. Ji Xu squinted and carried over a glass of orange juice.
“What did that person want?” Ji Xu handed Cheng Yue the freshly squeezed orange juice.
“I don’t know.” Cheng Yue took the juice, but his mind was still preoccupied with the girl’s comments rather than the fact that he had actually ordered orange juice instead.
Who’s flashy…
Ji Xu furrowed his brow, bent down, and wiped the juice stains from Cheng Yue’s mouth, thinking that he shouldn’t leave Cheng Yue alone in the future. The kid was too alluring.
At Cheng Yue’s tender age, even a dog would want to take him away.
Both were lost in their thoughts for a moment and didn’t speak, which wasn’t unusual.
As Cheng Yue drank and pondered, he suddenly noticed someone approaching from behind Ji Xu. When he saw who it was, he got a bit annoyed.
It was the same girl from earlier. Seeing Ji Xu approaching, she walked over.
Cheng Yue, irritated, glared at her, but the girl, with her ample chest, glared back at him.
“What’s the matter?” Ji Xu was about to look back when Cheng Yue pulled him.
Cheng Yue looked at the girl, bit his lip, and positioned himself sideways to Ji Xu.
He placed one hand on his buttocks and the other behind his ear, striking a pose similar to a courtesan, and asked defiantly, “Am I flashy?”
Ji Xu: “…”
Cheng Yue’s antics scared the girl, who quickly turned and walked away.
Ji Xu, facing Cheng Yue, narrowed his eyes, and his expression darkened.
Author’s Note:
Cheng Yue: Am I flashy or not!
Sleepyblue’s corner:
Don’t know why but I imagined a little peacock ahhahaha (^ v ^)
