YFAPFBMG Chapter 83

Chapter 83 – Basketball and Love

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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Zhou Zhou didn’t play basketball, nor did he have a basketball uniform. He just casually wore a T-shirt and went there. When he arrived at the basketball court, he saw Yu Yang and Jin Wuqi also only wearing simple shorts and white T-shirts. The two of them were standing facing each other. Yu Yang was spinning the ball, while Jin Wuqi was holding his hands, laughing and saying something to him.

Cheng Che hadn’t arrived yet. Yesterday, Zhou Zhou and him had briefly chatted on WeChat. Neither of them mentioned playing basketball. Anyway, both sides knew from Yu Yang that the other was coming.

Because it was already evening, the sun wasn’t too intense. Zhou Zhou walked over slowly. The alpha and omega over there were both incredibly tall. They are a perfect match. He really didn’t want to go over and suffer as the third wheel…

“My dear Zhou Zhou is here?” Jin Wuqi turned his head and smiled at Zhou Zhou. “I heard you’re really good at playing hacky sack?”

Zhou Zhou wasn’t angry. Being flirted with by a beauty was a joyful thing for him. He grinned foolishly and nodded, “I’ll show you my skills, okay?”

Yu Yang then threw the ball to him and Zhou Zhou quickly raised his hand to catch it.

But he missed.

Chasing after the ball like a duck, Zhou Zhou didn’t care how dishevelled he looked. He still wanted to show off his hacky sack skills in front of the beauty, completely unaware of how much he resembled a clumsy kindergarten child.

He kept his head down, focusing on kicking the hacky sack towards them, while listening to Yu Yang and Jin Wuqi flirting. He couldn’t help but smile. But as he looked up, he met the gaze of Cheng Che, who had arrived a little late.

That gaze was deep and intense. It was like a calm lake under the dazzling sunset, almost causing Zhou Zhou to fall into the deep waters.

“Oh, is this the scene of an online romance becoming real?” Jin Wuqi teased.

Zhou Zhou and Cheng Che hadn’t seen each other for a long time. They just chat occasionally on WeChat. When Zhou Zhou was in City S, he didn’t use his phone much while staying with his dads. But after returning, he was busy learning to drive. Cheng Che knew he was tired, so he rarely bothered him.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment. Zhou Zhou stared at the ball in his hand, while Yu Yang and Jin Wuqi, who were not afraid of awkwardness and just wanted to watch the show. They remained silent as well. Finally, Cheng Che spoke up, “It’s getting dark.”

“Oh, then let’s quickly play a bit of basketball,” Yu Yang said.

The team arrangements were quite strange. Yu Yang thought Zhou Zhou was bad and was unwilling to be on his team. Jin Wuqi thought Yu Yang was impatient and was also unwilling to be on his team. In the end, it became Cheng Che and Yu Yang on one team. And Zhou Zhou and Jin Wuqi on the other.

Despite the obvious gap in skill, Cheng Che and Yu Yang lost.

Cheng Che didn’t hesitate to throw the ball to Zhou Zhou as soon as he got it while Zhou Zhou, shamelessly, caught it and shot without hesitation. He could make about two shots out of ten attempts. Yu Yang was almost losing his voice from shouting on the court.

“Cheng Che! Basketball is not about love! Even casual games have rules! I’m your teammate!”

Cheng Che ignored him, catching the ball as it rebounded off the rim and passing it to Zhou Zhou. He calmly said, “Raise your hand higher, flick your wrist back, and use more force in your wrist.”

Zhou Zhou made the shot, cheered, and ran over to high-five Jin Wuqi. He then turned back to smile and lock eyes with Cheng Che.

Yu Yang felt like he was in a 1v3 situation.

But he wasn’t firm in his position either. He finally managed to grab the ball, only to be hooked by Jin Wuqi.

Jin Wuqi reached out to him and blinked, “My dear Yang, give it to me.”

Basketball and love should be able to coexist. It’s not a competition. What’s the point of being so serious?

With this in mind, Yu Yang didn’t hesitate to pass the ball to Jin Wuqi.

They wouldn’t lose to Cheng Che and Zhou Zhou when it comes to flirting.

After playing a few meaningless games, the sunset had turned red. The sweaty teenagers grabbed their water bottles and headed out. They didn’t eat together because Zhou Moning arranged for a restaurant to deliver meals that would help Zhou Zhou recover. He had to go home obediently to eat.

So Yu Yang and Jin Wuqi waved and left, leaving Cheng Che and Zhou Zhou standing there.

“Let’s go. I’ll walk you home,” Cheng Che said.

“Okay,” Zhou Zhou replied softly.

Every scene was familiar. They used to walk home like this on many evenings, with the sky ablaze with sunset. Zhou Zhou would let Cheng Che hold his hand. And he would always kick small stones around with his legs.

Cheng Che glanced at the small flower-shaped bandage on the back of Zhou Zhou’s neck. He knew what kind of scar lay beneath the bandage.

Just like he covered the scar on the back of his hand, Cheng Che had put on a wristband before going to the court, covering it up as best as he could.

As a result, many things he wanted to say became difficult to voice out when facing each other directly.

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The two of them walked in silence for the rest of the way, but Zhou Zhou felt it was already good enough. It had been a long time since he had spent time alone with Cheng Che. Now, being able to walk quietly side by side, smelling the familiar scent of minty sake pheromones, he felt comfortable both physically and mentally.

“Aren’t you going on a graduation trip?” Zhou Zhou asked as they neared home.

“I won’t. There’s nothing I want to do.” Cheng Che paused. “If you’re not around, I don’t want to go anywhere.”

Zhou Zhou slightly opened his mouth. But he then lowered his head, blinking rapidly to dispel the moisture in his eyes.

“We’re here.” He stood in front of Cheng Che, secretly sniffing the scent of minty sake in the air again. He then looked up at Cheng Che. “You should go back and have dinner soon.”

“Okay.” Cheng Che looked at him and reached out to gently ruffle his hair.

Even though they had already done the most intimate things together, at this moment, Zhou Zhou felt a flutter in his heart from Cheng Che’s small gesture. It was as if a mild electric current ran through his body. Because it had been so long since they had physical contact, even just touching his hair could amplify that feeling infinitely.

“Zhou Zhou,” Cheng Che called out to him.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, everything went dark, and the scent of minty sake overwhelmed him. Zhou Zhou opened his eyes and saw Cheng Che leaning down to kiss him.

They only brushed each other’s lips for a few seconds. In the dim light, the kiss was light and brief, accompanied by the chirping of insects in the grass and the evening breeze of summer, as well as the intense sound of their hearts beating in their chests. Then, Cheng Che slowly straightened up. At the same time, the street lamps by the flower beds lit up one by one. Though not glaring, they were a bit dazzling. It was as if they had stumbled upon a secret affair.

“You go in,” Cheng Che said softly. “Study well. You can’t afford to fail the driving test twice.”

Indeed, he was still the same alpha from before. Zhou Zhou suppressed a smile and nodded his head.

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*Translator’s Note: Sometimes I think Zhou Zhou still thinks of himself as an Alpha hahaha -K

Next update: 2024.03.17

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