Chapter 79 – Hometown
Novel Title: 你的虎牙很适合咬我的腺体 (Your Fangs Are Perfect for Biting My Glands)
Author：麦香鸡呢 (McChicken)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 周舟 (Zhou Zhou -MC), 程澈 (Cheng Che -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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Jin Wuqi came to pick up Cheng Che. Yu Yang’s dinner time today had already been reserved by his parents, as a bunch of relatives wanted to eat together.
Yu Yang was annoyed. But he thought that after these few days, his parents would be busy again. He decided to endure it for now and would soon be free. He didn’t want to let his temporary impatience affect his happy summer vacation.
He packed up his things and walked downstairs with his parents. As he looked up, he saw the eye-catching omega coming up the stairs.
‘Damn it,’ Yu Yang cursed inwardly. Jin Wuqi seemed to attract curious and admiring glances wherever he went. Yu Yang didn’t know whether to cover the eyes of passersby or hide Jin Wuqi away.
Since his parents were walking ahead of him, there was nothing Yu Yang could do at the moment.
Jin Wuqi looked at Yu Yang lightly while Yu Yang stared back at him fiercely.
Jin Wuqi shrugged, as if to say, ‘Why are you glaring at me?’
As they were about to pass by each other, Jin Wuqi reached out and, behind Yu Yang’s parents, hooked his chin with his slender fingers.
Yu Yang was stunned for a moment when Jin Wuqi hooked his chin. He then pursed a smile on his lips and patted Jin Wuqi’s butt.
Jin Wuqi chuckled lightly and walked away without looking back.
The onlookers: ???????
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Cheng Che was leaning against the corridor wall. Amidst the flow of people coming and going, he seemed to be the only one standing still. He was slightly tilting his head back with his eyes closed, looking extremely exhausted.
Jin Wuqi had grown accustomed to Cheng Che’s demeanour. Since Zhou Zhou’s injury, Cheng Che had become even colder than before. While he used to be reserved and calm, now he was simply silent and reserved, unwilling to speak much.
Cheng Che had to endure not necessarily less than Zhou Zhou, and perhaps even more. At least the emotions of guilt and regret alone were enough to crush a person.
“Are you ready?” Jin Wuqi walked over. “Your family is still waiting for you to have dinner together.”
“Yes,” Cheng Che opened his eyes. “The rain has stopped.”
He pressed his temple. “Accompany me to the rooftop later?”
Jin Wuqi knew he wasn’t feeling well, so he went to the rooftop with him.
The sky, just after the rain, was still overcast. The cool tones and the gentle breeze were refreshing. Looking down, they could see the crowd of candidates and parents, with the road outside the school gate congested.
“Congratulations. You’ve graduated,” Jin Wuqi said, taking out a thin, long cigarette and lighting it.
“Give me one,” Cheng Che said.
Jin Wuqi didn’t say anything about smoking being harmful to health. Given Cheng Che’s personality, if he asked for one, then give it. There was no point in saying more. Cheng Che knew everything good or bad in his heart.
So Jin Wuqi handed him one.
Cheng Che didn’t light it. He just held the cigarette lightly between his lips. From Jin Wuqi’s angle, looking at him from the side against the backdrop of the post-rain blue tones, Cheng Che’s smooth yet somewhat sharp profile was cold and attractive. With his eyes closed, his long eyelashes resting gently, the cigarette poised elegantly between his not too thin lips. It gave this usually calm and composed younger brother a touch of unruliness and weary languor, evoking an indescribable sense of world-weariness, making him extremely captivating.
“Are you leaving?” Cheng Che asked with his eyes closed as he felt the wind on his face.
Jin Wuqi gently exhaled smoke and looked at the city after the rain. “Yes.”
“You know, I was only planning to stay in the country for a short time. I have to leave eventually.” He flicked the ash off the cigarette. “After my grandfather passed away, a lot of unsavoury things came to light, with everyone fighting and scrambling. If I don’t go back and watch over things, everyone and their ‘dogs’ will try to take advantage of the situation.”
“What about Yu Yang?” Cheng Che opened his eyes and asked.
“Him?” Jin Wuqi looked at the cigarette between his fingers and smiled suddenly. “He’s just a kid. He’ll meet many more people in the future. And he’ll forget about me in no time.”
“The one being cruel here is you. Don’t try to shift the blame onto Yu Yang so early,” Cheng Che calmly exposed him. “You’re just trying to ease your own guilt. No wonder Yu Yang doesn’t admit that you two are in a relationship.”
Cheng Che looked at Jin Wuqi’s profile. “He probably has never felt secure about the two of you.”
Jin Wuqi raised his hand and took a drag from his cigarette. He slowly exhaled the smoke and turned his face away as he asked, “What did he tell you?”
“He said you guys only have a temporarily marked relationship,” that was what Yu Yang had told Cheng Che.
Jin Wuqi smiled and blinked his eyes in the wind. He said softly, “It’s not wrong to put it that way.”
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Zhou Zhou walked out of the school gate and saw Zhou Moning and Jian Yan standing by the car, waiting for him. Zhou Moning held a folded umbrella in his hand, with raindrops still on it.
He ran over with his backpack and hugged Jian Yan’s waist. He buried his face in his shoulder, took a deep breath, and said, “The most important event in my eighteen years is over.”
“Hey,” Jian Yan smiled and patted the back of his head. “Are you tired?”
“Not really,” Zhou Zhou said. “I feel both relieved and heavy now.”
“That’s normal. After being repressed for so long, ending it all at once must feel a bit strange,” Jian Yan said.
“Alright, let’s get in the car. Dinner is booked. We’ll go home, take a shower, and then go out to eat,” Zhou Moning ruffled Zhou Zhou’s hair as he said this.
The three of them got into the car. Zhou Zhou looked out of the window at the bustling school gate, feeling a bit absent-minded.
Jian Yan pinched his cheek. “Do you want to go to City S for a while?”
Zhou Zhou turned his head. “Go to your hometown?”
“Yeah. You’ve never been there, have you?” Jian Yan smiled. “Speaking of which, that’s our true home.”
“They’re both my home,” Zhou Zhou leaned into Jian Yan’s arm. “Wherever my dads are is my home. But here, I’ve lived here for eighteen years. So it’s also my home.”
Zhou Zhou expressed that here, he had his friends, eighteen years of ups and downs, all the memories of his life, and the people he cared about. If it couldn’t be called home, then it simply made no sense.
“Mmm,” Jian Yan gently ran his fingers through Zhou Zhou’s hair.
“In that case, let’s go,” Zhou Zhou said. “I was just thinking about where to go for fun. We can go to your place and spend some more time together.”
“Have you ever thought about going to City S for college?” Zhou Moning, driving the car, suddenly asked.
Zhou Zhou lowered his eyes. “No. I still like it here.”
Zhou Moning smiled and shook his head, not saying anything else.
Zhou Zhou took out his phone and messaged Wen Ran.
Zhou Zhou: How did your exams go?
Wen Ran: Not bad. It should be fine. How about you?
Zhou Zhou: I did okay too. Let’s catch up at the research institute. I’ll be going to my dads’ place for a while. We can hang out when I get back, okay?
Wen Ran: Sounds good. Have fun.
Zhou Zhou looked up at the sky as the rain started to fall again. Wen Ran opened an umbrella and walked into a small alley alone.
Zhou Zhou put away his phone and leaned against Jian Yan’s chest, closing his eyes.
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*Translator’s Note: Ugh. My curiosity about Wen Ran’s past was never quenched. -K
Next update: 2024.03.11
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