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Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch21

Chapter 21: WiFi Signal

Translator: マイ

Proofread/edit: adlt1226


Xiao Yao was 1.8 meters tall when he was still in high school. With both good looks and a good altitude, he had many admirers of all genders. 

At that time, the National Same-Sex Marriage Law had not yet been publsihed, but with the improvement of people’s points of view, there had been many homosexuals announcing their coming out of the closet in a high-profile manner.

Li Yi was one of them. Everyone knew that he was gay, and the fact that he came out of the closet in a high-profile manner became well-known, even to his own family. 

However, after having a life and death war with the members in his family, they soon came to accept him and the twisted melon that wasn’t ripe yet, came out just like that.

Then Li Yi began his life of debauchery, flirting and acting lascivious with men here and there, one after another. No one had been able to stand him since then.

It wasn’t until Xiao Yao… beat him up that he restrained himself.

Two weeks later after the beating, Li Yi’s eyes were still black like a panda. He scrapped several tubes of concealer to cover it, and he didn’t dare go home on the weekend either.

“You are so cruel, beating me up even though I haven’t said anything yet. If I confess, won’t you kill me then?” Li Yi said while crying and howling.

If Li Yi confessed, Xiao Yao probably wouldn’t kill him, he would run away by himself.

He would be scared away.

Although this was what happened in the second year of high school, Xiao Yao had already been aware of his preference since he was in junior high school.

Because of his family, Xiao Yao either had no one to talk to or was unwilling to share his disposition with anyone and only buried them deeply in his heart, unlike Li Yi.

Until now. This Little Bunny was quietly, and slowly pulling out, those traces of affection that were buried deep within his heart.

Ambiguously. 

His wristwatch slowly pointed at 10 pm, and Ti Xiao’s third bottle of saline water had also bottomed out. Ti Xiao slept particularly soundly while the song played in the background, and did not wake up even while Xiao Yao was changing the bottle.

While Xiao Yao was still thinking about how to wake him up, the nurse sister pressed the back of Ti Xiao’s hand, and without any qualms, pulled out the needle, helping Xiao Yao solve the problem.

Ti Xiao was awakened by the pain.

Just like the last time Xiao Yao saw him wake up, Ti Xiao sat up a little confused as if he didn’t even know what year it was.

He still wore a mask on his face, a wooly hat covered his eyes, and only his nose was exposed. When he turned his head around, the image looked quite funny.

Xiao Yao let out a low chuckle and reached out to help him lift his hat properly.

The first scene that came into Ti Xiao’s line of sight was his hand resting on Xiao Yao’s arm. The palm of his hand was warm, while Xiao Yao’s arm was cool.

Ti Xiao quickly withdrew his hand. “Sorry, sorry, I was not very polite when I slept.”

He said it as if he was in a hurry to withdraw his hand, but he was actually reluctant to give up that cool feeling on his palm. After all, this kind of opportunity is quite rare and only comes once in a century.

He could tell that Xiao Yao’s arm was smooth and how tight his muscles were just by touching it. Strong and beautiful.

“It’s okay.” Xiao Yao pulled down his sleeve to cover his slightly stiff arm.

The sweet taste in his heart had become even sweeter.

Ti Xiao needed to take the infusion for three consecutive days, and while walking back, Ti Xiao transferred the payment for the medical expenses from his WeChat to Xiao Yao.

Although he had already taken today’s infusion, Ti Xiao’s physical fitness had not yet fully recovered. He felt dizzy as soon as he took a few steps as if the whole person was about to collapse.

“Be careful.” With his quick eyes, Xiao Yao supported him in an instant. He put his hand around Ti Xiao’s waist, and helped him stabilize his stand. 

Whatever amount of heat there was that could be described in a novel and transmitted through the thin clothes from those hands, was strangled by the cold, and this big cotton jacket.

“Thank you, my head is still a little dizzy.” Ti Xiao originally thought it would end here, but he didn’t expect this sentence would give Xiao Yao a hint.

Just like that, while supporting Ti Xiao with one hand, Xiao Yao brought him to his apartment.  

Oh f*ck, have we developed to the stage of entering each other’s apartment so soon?

Ti Xiao’s hand, which was holding the key, was shaking.

As its name suggests, the little grunting cat Xiao Hulu had run off to sleep somewhere again. Ti Xiao glanced at the book on the small coffee table in the living room, and hurried to destroy the corpse before he could even change into his slippers.

That was the anatomical reference he found for driving a car a few days ago.

(T/N: reference for sex scene.)

Although Ti Xiao joked a lot, he still wanted some face.

He couldn’t let Xiao Yao find out that he drew this kind of thing.

“Er, there are no bigger slippers…” The members of Ti Xiao’s family all had small feet; even his brother, who was over 1.8 meters tall, couldn’t escape the family’s fate.

“It’s okay.” Xiao Yao’s shoes, which he placed neatly beside the messy pile of shoes, looked out of place.

Seeing that nearly one-third of Xiao Yao’s feet went past the edge of the slippers, Ti Xiao scratched his head and said, “If you feel uncomfortable, you can go barefoot. I live alone… and I just cleaned the floor yesterday.”

Obviously it was last week.

“You can sit or look around. I’ll pour you a glass of water.” Now that Xiao Yao had come to his house, Ti Xiao would treat him well.

At first, Xiao Yao only stood there without moving, but a little curiosity made him look around Ti Xiao’s apartment.

Because the two units were opposite each other, the layout design was reversed. Ti Xiao’s apartment wasn’t too messy, but it couldn’t be called tidy either. The only difference from his own apartment was that although he lived alone, Ti Xiao’s apartment was filled with a completely different feeling from his own.

There was a warm feeling; a warmth which made people want to hold it firmly in their hands.

Things related to painting could be seen everywhere in the living room, such as drawing boards, easels, oil paints, and doll bodies. There were also piles of drawing paper that seem to be painted with human structures stacked in the corner of the wall.

In the corner of the living room was an easel with an unfinished oil painting, a bird’s-eye view of the city, wrapped in a dark blue night, and in the distance, was the sun rising eastward on the horizon. The oil painting hadn’t yet dried completely, and when he got closer, he could smell turpentine oil.

The position of the canvas was a bit crooked. It seemed about to fall if tilted even just a little bit. Xiao Yao stretched out his hand to help adjust it, but then a book fell from behind the canvas.

When Ti Xiao turned on the faucet in the kitchen, and was about to clean the fruit, someone took the apple from his hand before the cold water touched his skin.

“I’ll do it. You just had an infusion. It’s better not to touch cold water to avoid infection.” Xiao Yao said as he rolled up his sleeves and started washing the fruits.

Ti Xiao touched the band-aid on the back of his hand. After all, he still couldn’t imagine how a little bacteria could infect such a small puncture wound.

However, this thoughtfulness of the little goblin named Xiao Yao, almost made Ti Xiao dizzy.

He then stood aside and simply watched Xiao Yao washing the fruits – the sound of splashing water filling the entirety of the tranquil room.

As well as the “Guru” sound roaring from Ti Xiao’s stomach.

It had been almost 8 hours since he had eaten anything.

Ti Xiao wanted to bury himself into the crack on the floor as soon as Xiao Yao turned his head and looked over.  

“Are you hungry?” Xiao Yao felt that the opportunity had come, and was finally able to bring out the dumplings he made at school. “I have dumplings made from school, do you want to try them?”

Ti Xiao suppressed the excitement in his heart, half jokingly, “Did you make it yourself? I don’t want to eat it if you didn’t make it.”

Xiao Yao smiled embarrassingly, and handed the washed apple to Ti Xiao. “I made it, but it may not look good. I hope you like it.”

How come? You’re so good-looking, the dumplings you make are sure to be handsome like you!

Soon, Ti Xiao’s face was swollen with papapa, face slapping.

It was really hard for him to describe this plate of dumplings – some had their fillings spilling out of their wrapper. 

But Ti Xiao wouldn’t dislike it either. He picked up a dumpling and stuffed it in his mouth. “Are you not very good at cooking? I’m not very good at anything either.”

When we get together in the future, we can just order takeout.

Ti Xiao’s words were like a warning in Xiao Yao’s ears. He moved the chili dipping sauce that Ti Xiao had taken out away from him. “You’re still sick. You can’t eat spicy food.”

Ti Xiao was thinking about how to convince him so that he could get the chili back, but Xiao Yao suddenly said, “Was breakfast delicious?”

“Ah?” Ti Xiao choked, what’s the matter, he’s even worried about what I eat in the morning. 

“Did this morning’s porridge taste good?” Xiao Yao asked again, as if he was in a hurry to justify his cooking skills.

Thinking that Xiao Yao wanted to have the food takeaway address because he had zero cooking skills, Ti Xiao understood his words right away. “Do you want to order from this takeaway shop too? Should I give you the name of the shop?” He said as he took out his mobile phone.

If the first half of the sentence made Xiao Yao happy, the second half of the sentence made him a little helpless.

What takeaway? Could it be compared to Xiao Yao’s loving breakfast?

Thinking that Ti Xiao might have misunderstood, Xiao Yao couldn’t help but laugh.

Ti Xiao was scrolling through the phone’s take-out app. As soon as he found the order last night, Xiao Yao’s voice rang, “I gave it to you this morning.”

Ti Xiao lowered his head again, and the words “Order Failed” appeared on the screen.

“Ah, did you send it?” Ti Xiao was a little embarrassed; he even said that someone wasn’t good at cooking.

But this was Ti Xiao after all; even if he was in a very embarrassing situation, he could turn black to white with a mouthful of words that could help him survive, and he would carve out a step for himself if there were no steps to walk on.

“No wonder it was so delicious! I say, it was especially delicious! I’ll give you a hundred points!” Ti Xiao gave Xiao Yao a thumbs up. “I want to eat your porridge every day!”

Xiao Yao really laughed this time, and said with his low, magnetic voice, “Yes, I will add an extra bowl of porridge for you in the morning.”

Ti Xiao originally just wanted to draw a step to connect things, but who would have thought that he actually got the benefit out of it. Suddenly, he felt bliss in his heart. He was so happy that he could go downstairs and run eight to ten laps.

“Okay, thank you so much.” Ti Xiao eagerly nodded his head. 

I really like you so much.

They sat facing each other at the small dining table. The chandelier overhead shed soft light from above like broken gold; beautiful things, beautiful times, and a beautiful someone who always made people want to embrace him.

Ti Xiao squinted his eyes and looked at Xiao Yao from across the table. The enthusiasm of love in his heart became more intense.

At 11 o’clock, Xiao Yao’s cell phone rang. It was the alarm he set for when he should rest and go to sleep at night. It was the familiar piano piece, the one that Ti Xiao heard through the earphones.

Now that he thought about it, Xiao Yao still had to go to work the next day, and Ti Xiao was too thin skinned to keep others and force them to chat. 

Before Xiao Yao left, Ti Xiao asked in a seemingly unintentional manner, “Ai, is the infusion tomorrow also at this time? Tell me what the doctor said, I’ll go alone tomorrow.”

It was already 11 pm, no matter what time the infusion was tomorrow, this Ti purely Xiao became Great grandfather Ti, trying to throw the bait to catch the Big Fish Xiao Yao.

And it seemed like the Big Fish Xiao Yao also wanted to take the bait, saying, “It’s around 8 o’clock. I will call you tomorrow, so let’s go together.”

Ti Xiao, who had successfully caught a big fish, was so happy that as soon as he got into his room, he washed up and lay down in bed, ready to go to his dreamland. 

After Xiao Yao returned to his apartment and closed his door, he thought of the book that fell from behind Ti Xiao’s canvas earlier.

It was a drawing reference book.

The title of the book was《Male CP’s 100 Types of Positions》. 

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Next update: Thurs, 24th Sept~ ٩(ˊ•͈ ꇴ •͈ˋ)و

Mai: uh uh uh… I’ll try to get 2 ch in a row for the next update. Because I also hate cliffhanger haha.

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Life After Marrying My Love Rival Ch 46

Chapter 46

Translator: マイ

Proofread/edit: adlt1226

(Okay, it’s Monday. Just Monday, I’m feeling tired aleady. Thank proofreader/editor again.(○’ω’○))


Chen Wen felt sympathetic toward Shen Du, whose name remained anonymous.

“This…” Chen Wen pondered for a while and assumed the mindset of a relationship counselor to think about this matter. His eyes moved slightly after noticing that Ye NanQi politely accepted the glass of water and never touched it at all.

Raising his guard to this extent?

No matter how puzzled Chen Wen was in his heart, he still spoke unhurriedly, “Listening to Mr. Ye’s description, that gentleman you speak of should not be a fickle person when he’s in a love affair. You said that he seemed to be in a good mood when he met with your junior brother… Do you think he still likes your junior brother judging from this encounter alone?”

Ye NanQi was startled when he heard the words.

Because the last time he ran into Shen Du and Jiang Yuanyu, he clearly saw how happy Shen Du’s appeared to be… He shouldn’t have made a mistake, right?

His consciousness drifted back to a time when Shen Du liked Jiang Yuanyu and how he was jealous of that thought. Now that he thought about it carefully, he was shocked to find that his heart was actually a little bit jealous, and he immediately shook his head.

Being an onlooker who could see the bigger picture, Chen Wen looked at the young man in front of him with pity, and said with a smile, “Let’s not talk about this for the time being. Why don’t we talk about other things first? Mr. Ye, this man seems like he is so good to you, do you like him?”

Without much thought, Ye NanQi blurted out, “I don’t like him.” He and Chen Wen looked at each other, and for a moment, there was an illusion of being seen through by Chen Wen’s eyes. Ye NanQi calmed himself, smiled and said, “Let’s stop here for today, I’ll go back first.”

Chen Wen was so happy to have such a patient without any real trouble and even spent a lot of money. He got up and saw Ye NanQi off. 

Ye NanQi wondered for a long time on how he can make Chen Wen talk.

At this time, it seems that Chen Wen would be a tough character to break. He only hoped that after clarifying the matter, Chen Wen wouldn’t retreat like Fang Xingyuan and refuse to cooperate.

This was an important thread, he must find Xu Zhou at all costs.

Ye NanQi was now used to waking up early in the morning. He waited just a few minutes after washing up before his doorbell rang again without delay.

He opened the door and accepted today’s breakfast. As he raised his eyes to look at Shen Du, he was slightly surprised. “Why are you wearing this… not going to work today?”

Today Shen Du wore simple casual clothes, unlike his usual attire during a work day. He wasn’t that old, and the formal suit he wore to work everyday made him look more mature than his actual age. With the casual clothes he was wearing, he looked much younger, handsome, and very eye-catching.

Seeing the dazzling Shen Du in front of him, Ye NanQi restrained himself from wanting to look more, and unconsciously squeezed the food container when he didn’t hear a response.

Shen Du’s eyes were unpredictable as he leaned against the door, watching Ye NanQi with a smile. After a while, he smiled and said, “Next time you come to open the door, don’t wear this pajamas.”

As a spokesperson and brand endorser, Ye NanQi didn’t need to buy many of his clothes. The clothes he usually wore were given to him by the brands he endorsed, including the pajamas he had on. It looked fine when he looked at himself in the mirror, but because of the wide neckline, if someone taller were to lower their gaze, they’d be able to see such lovely scenery.

While Shen Du was feasting his eyes just now, he wanted to eat two mouthfuls of Ye NanQi’s delicate collarbone and leave a mark for himself on his beautiful body.

Really… what a shame.

Shen Du was disappointed with himself after realizing that he didn’t take the opportunity to feast his eyes on such a beautiful view when the two of them still lived under the same roof.

His gaze was too blatant, Ye NanQi immediately understood what was going on. He realized that he had been tricked by a hooligan, and it was too late for him to cover his neckline at this point. The tip of his ears were hot. With a blank expression, he wanted to close the door on Shen Du’s face. Shen Du quickly stopped him and said with a smile, “Don’t. As soon as I saw you, I remembered to just look at your face, I didn’t really look at anything else.”

Ye NanQi glanced at him quietly, then turned around and walked into the house carrying the food box. Shen Du followed him in with a smile and smoothly closed the door behind him. 

Today’s breakfast was yam porridge with some refreshing side dishes. The soft and fragrant porridge was still hot. The yam was powdery and waxy. Ye NanQi narrowed his eyes with satisfaction after eating a few mouthfuls, but suddenly pursed his thin lips and quickly put away his expression upon seeing Shen Du seating across from him.

“Although you don’t listen to what I say, in the future, don’t come to deliver food again. I won’t starve myself to death.”

Shen Du said, “My dear, you shouldn’t cook anymore, it really isn’t suitable for the stomach.”

After his own cooking skills were indirectly looked down upon, Ye NanQi said in a low-spirited voice, “Isn’t there still takeaway?”

“Is the takeaway as delicious as what I make?” Shen Du didn’t seem to be in a hurry to go to work. Holding his chin, he nodded and said, “If you feel distressed about me running all the way here, just come home with me, wife.”

Ye NanQi choked at this “wife”, yet he didn’t refuse, and Shen Du said again, “It’s okay, there’s no hurry, I have patience. Why don’t we go out to relax today?”

Ye NanQi said, “Aren’t you going to work?”

“Hold up.” Shen Du’s face was calm “Today is your holiday.”

Ye NanQi looked at the calendar.

Today is Children’s Day.

Seeing his expression wasn’t too good, Shen Du immediately changed his words, “It’s mine. It’s my holiday all right?”

Ye NanQi said speechlessly, “Does uncle know you are like this?”

Shen Du said happily, “He knows ah.”

“…” Ye NanQi really didn’t know what to say.

He couldn’t figure out his feelings, and seeing Shen Du now made his thoughts a bit messy. He knew that it was best to stay away from Shen Du, however, Shen Du had been provoking him again and again.

Shen Du saw his attitude relax, his eyes bent as he made his last move. “Okay, Gege?”

Ye NanQi was still hesitant even after Shen Du had already brought him out of the house.

Shen Du really regarded himself as a baby. After he called Zhang Mo to take the driver seat, he sat with Ye NanQi at the back, and always wanted to find a chance to hold Ye NanQi into his arms and give him a rub.

“Did you meet Chen Wen yesterday?”

Ye NanQi nodded and said, “thank you” again, thinking that it was Shen Du who found Chen Wen.

Shen Du pretended to be sad, and said, “I don’t want to hear you say ‘thank you’. If it’s not ‘I like you’, then you don’t have to speak next time.”

Ye NanQi moved his lips, wanting to ask him how he felt about Jiang Yuanyu, and whether he really dared to face those things with him without regret… After thinking for a while, he was shocked to realize that he was unconsciously affected by Shen Du. He actually no longer thought about how to prevent Shen Du from being pulled under the water, but whether Shen Du would regret it or not.

Chen Wen asked Ye NanQi twice whether he liked Shen Du or not. The first time he ignored it, and the second time he denied it, but deep down, his confidence was not strong enough.

It may just be an illusion.

Ye NanQi thought.

It was inevitable that he would always think about Shen Du since he often ran around to annoy him. He would find a chance to stay away; let both sides calm down and think about things clearly, and maybe things would turn out fine in the future.

And even if Shen Du was not afraid, he was afraid.

In case Shen Du was hurt because of his involvement in this incident, how would he explain to the two elders of the Shen family? How… could he explain to himself?

Shen Du didn’t know that his mind was in a hideous mess and continued the topic just now. “How was it?”

“He is very cautious.” Ye NanQi returned to his senses. “Officer Li suggested that I approach it slowly.”

Shen Du nodded. “Being cautious is good. But if he is the same as Fang Xingyuan, then leave him to me.”

Ye NanQi was surprised at how he knew about Fang Xingyuan, but after hearing that, he couldn’t help asking, “Why should I leave them to you?”

“Officer Li serves the commonwealth,” Shen Du showed a terrifyingly fierce smile. “I don’t.”

The car had arrived in front of an amusement park while they were talking. Zhang Mo lowered the window and said a few words to the security guard, and drove into the amusement park. Shen Du, who still didn’t know that Ye NanQi was planning to stay away from him, said with gentle eyes, “This place is owned by Zhao Sheng’s family. Today, um… he gave us a private gift since it’s my holiday. Don’t worry, apart from the two of us, there are no other guests here today.”

Ye NanQi was surprised. “I didn’t know he was such a good person.”

“When we are alone, can you not mention other men’s names, let alone praise them?”

Zhang Mo consciously avoided the scene by escaping from the car. Shen Du got out of the car first, went to the other side to open the door, and gracefully reached out to Ye NanQi. “I will be jealous.”

Ye NanQi ignored his hand, got out of the car, and said, “Then you can continue to be jealous.”

“Baby, you don’t want to find out what I will do under extreme jealousy.” Shen Du leaned over, and while he tried to catch Ye NanQi’s hand, Ye NanQi pushed him away. After a while, Shen Du finally won with his quick movements. He held Ye NanQi’s hand, put it on his lips, and kissed it gently.

Ye NanQi looked at him for a long while, unable to withdraw his hand, and muttered, “What will you do? Rape me?”

“…” Shen Du was speechless by how calm he spoke. 

Ye NanQi was really important to him. He really didn’t have the courage to do that, at most, he would just kiss him and wouldn’t dare go any further. 

Yesterday, Shen Du was ridiculed by Zhao Sheng for “not having the demeanor of an overbearing president at all.” Then he found some presidential novels for Shen Du to refer to and find out what an overbearing president would do.

Shen Du was good at studying and a fast learner. He finished reading the novels very quickly and even took notes in detail. Then after summarizing his notes, he found that he still wanted to beg his wife, and did not want himself to be killed so early. 

Shen Du specifically called Mother Ye to ask for outside help, and learned that Ye NanQi rarely visited the amusement park, so he decided to bring him here during the holiday.

It was a pity that Ye NanQi was not very interested. He didn’t show any sign of surprise even while they were playing with the thrilling rides. He remained straight-faced and Shen Du didn’t have a chance to hold him in his arms to comfort him.

If the mountain will not change because of my existence, I will take the initiative to adapt to it. 

Shen Du thought. Since he was mentally prepared, he brought Ye NanQi to the haunted house.

Ye NanQi glanced at him, and said in surprise, “Are you serious?”

Shen Du said, without a change in his facial color, “Desensitization treatment.”

Ye NanQi thought for a while, felt that it made sense, and then nodded happily.

Although the employee who played the ghost hadn’t come out yet, the rising relief in Ye NanQi’s heart was eaten by Shen Du as soon as they entered, just because of the dark and gloomy environment.

Even if he was mentally prepared, he still couldn’t help sticking to Ye NanQi’s side, and his face became pale as soon as he entered.

Ye NanQi said, amused, “Desensitization treatment?”

Shen Du closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, feeling that he could not give up after all his efforts, he gritted his teeth and went in with Ye NanQi.

His courage flew out of the clouds the moment the staff pretending to be a ghost ran out, and Shen Du reflexively threw Ye NanQi into his arms, pressing Ye NanQi’s head against his chest, as his body trembled uncontrollably.

Although he was afraid, it was a gesture of protection.

Ye NanQi was still amused at first. He wanted to see how far Shen Du could hold on, but he was stunned and was caught off guard when he fell into his arms.

What are you doing?

He wanted to ask.

Aren’t you afraid of ghosts?

Why is your first reaction to protect me?

For more than 20 years, Ye NanQi had never been embraced in such a protective manner.

After his family went through a lot of devastating changes, he began putting on a mask out of habit; and later, after he discovered Ye Mei’s diary, he directly hid inside a shell.

He firmly believed that he did not need other people’s care and protection. Even after Shen Du confessed, treated him with care, and acted with almost blind obedience, the protective shell around his heart had not changed much.

But just now, that hard layer of shell seemed to have cracked by Shen Du’s subconscious action. 

Ye NanQi was not a sentimental person, but after thinking about it, his eyes suddenly turned slightly red. He couldn’t help but hug Shen Du back, patted his back lightly, and motioned to the ‘ghost’ who was startled by the scene in front of him to hurry up and leave.

“Shen Du…” He whispered, “How come you are so annoying.”

It wasn’t the first time that Shen Du was told he was annoying. His body was still stiff, and he didn’t dare turn his head. Looking at Ye NanQi in his arms, he said helplessly, “I don’t want to be like this either… it’s too shocking. Believe me, baby; there is nothing I dare not face except ghosts…”

Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by Ye NanQi’s actions.

Initially, Ye NanQi only looked at him quietly, and when he heard his excuse, the corners of his lips gradually smiled.

Then he raised his head and actively kissed the thin lips that were within reach.

A different temperature from his cool lips.

A temperature that belonged to Shen Du.  

The moment the two lips were pressed together, countless fireworks exploded in Shen Du’s heart, so bright that he thought he was dreaming.

There was an ancient saying, It’s never too late to mend. 

*If in the morning I were to gain knowledge of the correct path in life, I would be able to die at the sunset without regrets.* 

Shen Du’s brain was blank, and it took him a long time to come up with a thought.

It was worth it, even if I died right now.


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Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch19

Chapter 19: WiFi Signal

Translator: マイ


§§§ Happy Friday, Haha. Not edited.§§§

PS: I have no idea why this ch appear on LAMMLR link in NU (˵¯͒ བ¯͒˵) did I use the wrong link? No. Wrong tag? No. Wrong category? No.


During the Winter Solstice, just before the end of semester, in order to relax their students from the upcoming stressful exams, the school held an event, and all the teachers were told to go early to prepare. No matter how early he had to prepare, to Xiao Yao, who had the habit of running early in the morning, was of course an easy task. 

The Winter Solstice, also known as midwinter, is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky.

After changing his clothes, Xiao Yao came out and stood at his door. Even though the light to his room was broken, from the faint light shining between the stairs, he could see that Ti Xiao’s room, which was opposite of his, was tightly closed. 

After he finished running a few laps of his morning runs around the park near the community, Xiao Yao caught a glimpse of a gym across the street which displayed a number of discounts and concessions on the billboard light. 

Before going back, he went around and bought a voice-activated light bulb.

When he returned home to make breakfast, Xiao Yao’s mind was full of thoughts of going to the gym with Little Bunny. 

The result of doing two things at a time, made his hand shake, causing more water to add on the glutinous rice, and the breakfast for one person became for two. 

After thinking about it, he still couldn’t bear to waste food. And after a careful consideration, he pulled out the plastic box, heated up a few steamed creamy custard buns, fried some vegetables, then stuffed them all in the box and came to Ti Xiao’s door. 

In the morning, after finishing his morning jog, Xiao Yao often saw the delivery brother put breakfast in the box at the door of Ti Xiao’s room. 

But today he didn’t see the delivery brother and the box was empty.

What had happened yesterday was still vivid; he remembered meeting Li Yi while having dinner with Little Bunny and then Xiao Yu had a fever.

It was him who invited the other person out for dinner, and it was also him who threw the other person off for his own matter. 

Xiao Yao took out his phone to turn on the WLAN. Seeing the WIFI signal that seemed to say “I won’t give you even a bit of accession”, he unconsciously curled up the corners of his lips.

“The Winter Solstice is the day when the sun directly hits on the Tropic of Capricorn. It’s the day when the sun is at its lowest at noon, and it’s also the day when the northern hemisphere gets the least sunshine.” The Geography teacher spoke. She was an elderly female teacher, with a stern face and a slightly fat figure. She was holding her chubby hands behind her back speaking in the Popular Science office.

“Teacher Li, please don’t repeat it anymore.” The Math teacher was a young man with a high spirit, energetic kind of person. After saying that, he proudly raised his eyebrows. “Let’s go, Teacher Chen, let’s go to the cafeteria to make dumplings, and whoever makes less will sleep in the study.”

Teacher Chen, who taught Chemistry, looked at him with disdain. The thought of “childish” came to his mind and he snorted. Then walked out of the office with the Math teacher following behind. 

The so-called stress-reducing school events before the end of semester was the activity that teachers make dumplings for their students. 

The female students in several classes were clamoring to eat dumplings made by the English teacher, and they gathered around Xiao Yao one by one.

“Teacher Xiao, can you secretly wrap me a coin in the dumpling? I promise to take the test over 120 next time.”

“Teacher, I want coins too!”

Xiao Yao, who was being looked up to by the female students’ expected eyes, stood in front of the canteen counter, with a dumpling wrapper and a pile of meat on it in his hand, feeling dazed.

He couldn’t make dumplings.

He knew how to cook, whether it was frying, grilling, or boiling, he could adapt to everything relating to cooking skills. 

But in the pastry category, like wrapping dumplings, his accomplishments were zero. It might have something to do with no one taught him to make dumplings when he was young.

“Wrap it like this.” The Geography teacher came over and demonstrated to him several times, “fold the dumpling wrapper in half, and then…”

Xiao Yao tried several times on his own, but each time was a failure. It was either the dumplings couldn’t hold up, or it couldn’t be wrapped because there was too much stuffing. The dumplings he made looked ugly and didn’t match their master’s appearance at all. However, no matter what appearance his dumplings turned out to be, the group of female students would rush to snatch it and eat it all. 

At this time, his mind was drifting elsewhere.

On that day, meeting the Little Bunny while he was drawing on the blackboard for the Winter Solstice. And The Winter Solstice was to eat dumplings.

“Teacher Xiao, someone is looking for you outside. You can leave it here and go ahead.”

Naomi and Xiao Yu were waiting outside. 

To have two foreigners standing there, they attracted a lot of students’ attention as they walked out of the classroom to participate in the event activities. 

“Brother, hug!” Xiao Yu couldn’t wait to reach out for a hug as soon as he saw Xiao Yao.

“Come down and walk by yourself.” Xiao Yao came out in a hurry, he didn’t even have time to wipe off the flour on himself. 

Xiao Yu was even more restless, he got off from his sister, then bouncing up and down on his two hands on the ground like a little bunny. 

There were more and more students gathered around, and most of them gathered just to amuse this cute little guy, while giving him snacks. 

“Let’s go.” Xiao Yao sighed as he took the tissue Naomi handed over and wiped his hands, then picked Xiao Yu up and walked to the school cafeteria.

The private high school had all kinds of hardware facilities. Even the cafeteria had four floors, while the top floor was a coffee shop. Xiao Yao ordered a cup of hot milk for the little guy, and a cup of coffee for himself and Naomi.

“Did something happen for you to come all the way here?” Xiao Yao asked as he folded his hands together.

The last time Naomi contacted him was through phone calls and WeChat. Moreover, he went to the hospital last night only because Xiao Yu was sick.

“Dad is back today,” Naomi said.

Just as Naomi’s words ended, Xiao Yao’s folded hands tightened suddenly. 

Both of them tacitly didn’t continue this topic. Xiao Yu, who sat by Xiao Yao’s side, pulled his sleeve, yelling “Pudding!”

A long while later, Xiao Yao raised his hand and touched Xiao Yu’s head, and asked, “Did he say anything?”

——————

After the chatterbox Ti Nanyi left, the whole room seemed to return to silence. Ti Xiao coughed a few times feeling his hands and forehead were a little hot. When he was sick, even Xiao Hulu wouldn’t want to approach him.

Fortunately, the recent work had been completed. Aside from completing his unfinished task for readers, there seemed to be nothing else to do. 

The group WeChat used for home sent a message saying that Ti Xiao would come back to eat dumplings at night. However, after he became independent and started living alone outside, rather than making them worry about himself, he would always come up with good news whenever he went to visit them. If Ti Xiao’s mother knew that her precious son was sick, she would definitely feel distressed.

Ti Xiao discussed with his family for a while, beating about the bush, he never got to the main point. 

On the afternoon of the Winter Solstice, the north wind was surprisingly strong. Sitting indoors holding a cup of hot water, listening to the sound of the wind whistling outside the window, Ti Xiao, who seemed to overcome any difficulties in the past, right now was considering whether to go out to see a doctor or not. 

Seeing the number on the thermometer had almost reached 40, and for the sake of saving his little life, Ti Xiao wrapped himself with 3 layers of clothes, deciding to go to see a doctor.

There was a small clinic near the block and it took him about fifteen minutes to walk there. The gym that Ti Xiao mentioned before was also on the way to the clinic.

Recovering his health was important, but flirting with the man was even more important. 

When Ti Xiao pushed open the gym door, because he was in a little daze, he almost ran into a person who was about to go out.

“Handsome guy…” After seeing the new customer, the gym trainer greeted him enthusiastically. It was usual for him to see cute boys and beautiful girls, but he was dumbstruck seeing Ti Xiao, who was wearing a mask and wrapping himself like a ball.

However, no matter how he dressed himself or even if his style was a little silly, when it came to business, it was different.

“Do you want to apply for a membership card, dear? We have recently had a winter season discount. You can save up to 388 for the first 3 months, a good price to offer, which is very cost-effective.” As he said, he flipped open an advertisement page and handed it to Ti Xiao.

“These fitness facilities are first-rate. The treadmills have recently been replaced. There are also newly opened swimming pools and badminton halls downstairs.”

“If you don’t want to sign for the first 3 months, we still have a one-year program, so you will get 688.”

The degree of self-promotion which the trainer applied to boast the membership card was comparable to that of Ti Nanyi boating for her teacher. When he heard the trainer speaking, Ti Xiao’s head hurt, his temples jumped suddenly, and the various numbers on the advertisement page that fell into his eyes blurred. 

He vaguely saw the above was probably a four-digit number, starting with “1”. 

Ti Xiao was in a very poor state and his head was dizzy. He just wanted to quickly finish the membership card and prescribe some medicine and go home to sleep. When he was about to take out his wallet, the sound of the door opening together with a gust of cold wind blew from behind, bringing in the smell of fresh snow, making his mind sober for a moment.

Xiao Yao saw Ti Xiao as soon as he stepped into this gym.

He was like a ball wrapped in light gray-blue outfits. 

Suddenly, his mood became better. 

The other person didn’t seem to notice him yet, standing still, not knowing what he was talking about.

“Ti Xiao?” Xiao Yao walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

“Ah?” Ti Xiao raised his head, his nose was full of the fresh smell of the person in front of him, “You, are you here to apply for the card too?”

Although his brain was burnt, it didn’t seem to burn to an extreme. He still had a clear spot in his brain that was dedicated to the flirt. 

Then he instantly remembered he was being boasted about the card member before and quickly changed his words, “I am… here to renew my card.”

He said in a very small voice as he nodded his head abruptly.

However, the trainer who wanted to promote the membership card, didn’t understand the situation. He also didn’t give Ti Xiao a face as he shook the advertisement page in his hand loudly. “There are discounts for new users here, especially suitable for you who have not applied for a card. It is very cost-effective.”

After hearing that, Ti Xiao wanted to hit someone.

This time, a good young man who was supposed to love sports, had fallen completely, turning into ashes. Even Tijiji wouldn’t be ab to recognize him. 

(T/N: I’m not sure how to translate Tijiji, so I’ll just leave it at that.)

Xiao Yao stood aside, carrying a paper bag in his hand, which contained the ugly dumplings he cooked at school today.

After thinking about what Ti Xiao said before, combined with the current actual situation, his heart was clear and his mood was much smoother.

He lowered his head to look at Ti Xiao. A blushing as red as crimson was exposed on his skin. With a bashful mind and unconvinced speech, compared to the Little Bunny he met on normal days, this one in front of him was a thousand miles different from each other. 

Ti Xiao really didn’t expect to meet Xiao Yao at this time of the day, he felt like his whole person was like an exposed dumpling right now.

Didn’t he say his working time was 9am to 5pm? But now it wasn’t 5pm yet. 

Because Xuancheng was close to the north, even at this time of the day, the sky was dark. The colorful decorated lanterns were also beginning to shine as the sun slowly deviated from the Tropic of Cancer.

In this situation, where his pretense was being exposed, Ti Xiao really didn’t know what to say. He didn’t even know where to put his hands, and the whole person was at a loss. In addition, there was also a fever that burned a string in his head, and his IQ arrears became negative.

Ti Xiao bowed his head, digging his soles with his toes, hoping to make a hole out of it. 

Suddenly, a slightly cool touch touched his forehead, and he could feel that the touch was from the flesh of a palm.

As the two extreme temperatures collided, Ti Xiao’s eyes suddenly widened. As soon as he looked up, Xiao Yao’s face came in right in front of him, and the smell of fresh snow also came along.

“Are you having a fever?” Xiao Yao asked in a deep voice.


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Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch17

Chapter 17: WiFi Signal

Translator: マイ

Proofread/edit: adlt1226

[(=´;ω;`=) good evening, good night, and good morning to all the Bl readers out there. I’ve made a new updating schedule of the 3 novels I’m working on starting next month. Since I and the proofreader/editor are busy working with our main jobs, the updating will be a little slow but steady on time (at most, we’ll try our best). I will announce the next date of publishing at the end of each chapter, so that you can look forward to it (probably). Btw, Taizi is the most hardest of them all, with lonnnnger chapter and words usage. Still, really thanks to the proofreader/editor a lot for taking your time helping me out (and suffering with me…). ヾ(=`ω´=)ノ”]


It was rare for Gua Pi to take the initiative to chat with him. It had been 3 years since they started working together, and other than work, Ti Xiao didn’t really have any reason to talk with Gua Pi. However, befriending him also wasn’t such a bad idea, Ti Xiao could also use this opportunity to ask more questions about his serialization. But maybe Gua Pi really did need his help in solving his life trouble. 

Between the Gua Pi who talked about his own life, and the Gua Pi who talked about work on a normal day, always reminding him about the manuscript, these two personalities of his seemed completely different.

Editor·Gua Pi Pi: Aiya, this high school classmate and I used to study painting together. Our friendship at that time was like a piece of rice paper and a bottle of ink ah. 

The editors of the comics platform had to be good at drawing in order to communicate well with the authors and understand their work. 

Wise and Courageous, Da A’Ti: Then what happened after the two of you met?

Ti Xiao became a little absent-minded as he chatted and drew at the same time. He made several mistakes while drawing the body structure, and the entire drawing came out wrong numerous times, so he just gave up and concentrated on chatting instead. 

Editor·Gua Pi Pi: After meeting, it’s…Ai, it’s actually quite embarrassing. I liked him when we were in high school, but he beat me up at that time hahaha, but that still didn’t stop me from liking him ah. 

A strong M wind came across the screen. Ti Xiao wiped his nose with a tissue, and as he continued reading Gua Pi’s messages, he considered whether he should plant an orange tree for him.

(T/N: masochism. ‘Gua Pi is an M! Haha’)

Editor·Gua Pi Pi: Not only did I see him today, but I also saw his little boyfriend. You tell me, how can I not be angry?

Ti Xiao nodded his head in sympathy. If he saw Xiao Yao outside with someone, no matter whether it was a man or a woman, whether they were his boyfriend or girlfriend or not, his lungs would definitely explode.

There was a beep sound from the microwave, and Ti Xiao stood up to retrieve the food he placed inside for reheating. When he came back, he received a number of voice messages from Gua Pi one after another. 

Aiya, typing is so tiring, I’ll just send you a voice message instead.”

Instead of using his original voice, he used a lolicon voice via the voice changer function that came with the chat software. 

Ti Xiao shuddered when he heard the delicate sounding voice that came out after processing.

Because the two had followed each other on Weibo, Ti Xiao knew that his editor was male who loved men, and had already come out of the closet like himself. 

“Let me tell you this. His boyfriend is so short. I guess he’s only 1.73 meters tall, zezeze

The meatball held between Ti Xiao’s chopsticks fell into his bowl, the soup almost splashing all over himself. 

What’s wrong with 1.73? Has any 1.73 eaten your rice?

Ze your head.

Ti Xiao put a mouthful of rice in his mouth and swallowed it a little angrily, telling himself if you don’t grow to 1.85, you will become an orange!

Wise and Courageous, Da A’Ti: Then do you still like him?

“No, the timing is wrong, the location is wrong, and he already has a boyfriend. Why would I want to be mixed in with them ah~ wouldn’t it be troublesome?”

“Although he beat me up when we were in high school ahahaha, our relationship was still very good. Maybe it was because I didn’t tell him that I liked him.” Gua Pi’s words seemed to imply that when someone beats himself up was like a glorious thing.

“Later on, he went abroad and left without warning. He stayed quiet for some reason and didn’t contact me, not even once. To have met him by accident at this time is really unexpected..”

Accidental meeting is fate ah, like whenever Xiao Yao and I would meet everyday. Ti Xiao nodded at the thought.

Gua Pi sent another one-minute voice message, and Ti Xiao listened quietly. Just when the voice message was about to end, a piercing cry sounded in the background, along with a curse from Gua Pi. 

Ti Xiao hadn’t responded yet when Gua Pi sent another message. 

“Wtf! That Duck Neck in Despair! Has he harassed you before?”

Hearing this, Ti Xiao thought of the two sentences Ya Bozi sent him that day at noon, but he had deleted both. 

But isn’t Ya Bozi a sister?

Wise and Courageous, Da A’Ti: What’s the matter? How can a woman harass you? Aren’t you the one harassing him

(T/N: don’t scold me. The first sentence TX used the word woman. The last, he used 他 (he/him), so I’ll just translate according to the text.)

“Fart!” Gua Pi sounded a little agitated, so excited that he forgot to turn on the voice changer, and his original voice came through directly.

“He’s a man! A man! Did you think he was a woman because he goes around talking in a cutesy way in his messages?” Gua Pi said, “Damn! He always sends me pictures of himself; it’s either his abs, his waist, or his ankle. Offending this editor! Does he not want to live anymore?”

There was still no change in his voice.

“But.” Gua Pi’s tone changed. “It’s quite appealing hahahaha.”

Ti Xiao felt that the voice was a little familiar, but couldn’t remember where he had heard it, and how he was familiar with it. He put down the bowl in his hand and wanted to reply to him with something.

“F*ck! Did I forget to change my voice just now?” His voice was a little embarrassed as he hurriedly sent a haha. “Forget about it, forget about it.”

Gua Pi then put on a delicate loli-tone, and the two started chatting seriously about their work for a while. They discussed his serialization as well as some of the unreasonable parts and scenes of the story. 

It was already 10 o’clock when they finished chatting. The sky was already dark, the food had gone cold again, and Xiao Hulu was already sound asleep beside him.

His readers persevered on Weibo, yelling and causing a commotion several times a minute as if they were in a demonstration, demanding someone to drive a car.

Because of his cold, Ti Xiao’s voice sounded a little uncomfortable, and now he felt a little bit weak even after taking a rest.

He thought about Xiao Yao as he sat at the table holding the pen, then quickly drew the figure of a man’s back in 10 minutes. 

Only half of the back was drawn, while the other half was left blank. The outline was not smooth and the edges were incomplete. The image showed a contour of a back with snowflakes falling down like rain showers, and the bottom of the picture was filled with white flowers.

It also looked like a person blooming out of a flower, and carried with it the smell of fresh snow.

Wise and Courageous, Big A’Ti: Sorry, sorry, I’m really uncomfortable today because of a cold. The unicycle that I promised will be handed to you all later.

Today your father has brought the back of a Long-legged Biscuit for all of you【Image】

The Long-legged Biscuit himself was still at the hospital. His phone vibrated after receiving a notification that the author Da A’Ti had posted something on Weibo.

Long-legged Biscuit?

What is this nickname? Why do I get a weird feeling from the painting style of these two people whom I’ve been following in my life? Whether it’s from Little Bunny or this manga author Da A’Ti.

Besides… Xiao Yao stared at the screen intently, and felt that there was something strange.

He hadn’t read this author’s Weibo moments or followed up on his comic for a while now. Just as he was about to scroll down, he heard Naomi’s voice calling him over.

“Xiao Yao, Xiao Yu is awake,” said Naomi. 

“Cleveland!” Xiao Yu repeated the English name which Xiao Yao wasn’t very fond of. 

The blush on the child’s face had faded, revealing a white face as pure as jade. His long eyelashes fluttered as he blinked his blue eyes while looking at his brother.

Xiao Yu stretched out his little baby hands towards Xiao Yao, looking as if he was asking for a hug. On the back of one of his hands was a band-aid, securing the needle connected to the IV drip. 

He said something like “Ge, hug” in unclear Chinese.

Because his elder sister Naomi told him that his elder brother didn’t like to listen to English much, the little guy tried to speak Chinese, even though he wasn’t fluent at it.

Xiao Yao looked at the little brother whose eyebrows were vaguely similar to his, but did not stretch out his hand, and just stood there.

Xiao Yu’s small arms were still stretched out in the air, looking at Xiao Yao eagerly, with longing in his blue eyes.

Xiao Yao seemed to have thought of something, and sighed imperceptibly. His attitude towards this half-brother finally became a little softer as he bent over and squatted in front of him, then picked him up on his shoulders.

The little guy’s expression turned from dejection to joy in an instant. His small eyes were also shining. He was so happy that he even forgot how to say the English word “happy” in Chinese.

No one knew what or who Xiao Yao was thinking about at this moment. 

It just so happened that the person he thought of had a big sneeze. 

“Achoo–” Ti Xiao sneezed just as he was about to take the medicine, causing his hand to shake and the pills to fall to the floor, rolling under the sofa.


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Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch16

Chapter 16: WiFi Signal

Translator: マイ

Proofread/edit: adlt1226


Ti Xiao returned home with a large bag of packed food. He opened and closed the door with a “Bang ——”. 

Smelling the fragrant meals, Xiao Hulu came over and lazily rubbed against his leg, brushing its body around his trousers.

Ti Xiao took off his coat, he thought about how he planned to seduce the man tonight as he stood in the empty room. Suddenly, his mood was like…

“Xiao Yao, you’re a ruthless scumbag!”

I was looking forward to this date for a month, and when you said we need to leave, you left just like that?

You think you can just summon me with a wave of your hand?

Hmph! Xiao Yao, aren’t you just a long-legged son of a bi… biscuit?

Ti Xiao hmphed angrily, and then took out bags of garbage that he hadn’t thrown out for many days and placed these in the middle of the hallway – more like in front of Xiao Yao’s unit, making it look like it was Xiao Yao who hadn’t thrown away the garbage for a long time. 

I’ll make you know what ruthless is!

I’ll let everyone in the building know that you are a sloppy ghost.

The sloppy and naive ghost himself was standing in the hallway, stomping his feet unhappily, trying to switch on the voice-activated lights.

However, he failed several times in a row.

The hallway on this floor was dark. The voice-activated lights on this floor where his and Xiao Yao’s units were located seemed to be broken. The only light at this moment came from his unit and the light passed through the gaps between the stair treads leading to the upstairs and downstairs units. 

The cold wind that rushed from the downstairs to the fourth floor, made Ti Xiao shiver and sneeze. He stood in front of the door, and when he placed his hand inside his pocket, his fingers touched a square and hard object.

It was the cold medicine Xiao Yao bought him on their way back from the restaurant.

Ti Xiao’s hand rubbed the medicine packaging several times in his pocket, from the horizontal edge to the sharp corner. As if eyes grew out of his fingers, he could tell the writing on the paper box, and could even imagine what kind of mood Xiao Yao was in when he bought the medicine for him at that moment.

Xiao Hulu meowed beside his feet, and the meowing sound echoed a little in the hallway.

Ti Xiao looked at the garbage bags between their apartment units while tapping his finger on the sharp corner of the medicine packaging. He squatted down, hugged Xiao Hulu, then turned around and went into his apartment with a smile on his lips.

Forget it, for the sake of having such a face and that I like you, and for the reasons you haven’t denied anything, I’ll forgive you for the time being.

After making up his mind, Ti Xiao did not forget his readers’ welfare and the promise he made earlier. He turned on his computer and connected the pen display. Just as he prepared to draw, he received a message from Gua Pi.

The editor’s working hours was from nine to five; it was already 8 o’clock in the evening, and there weren’t any reasons for Gua Pi to still be working at this time.

Gua Pi was Ti Xia’s editor. Although they talked to each other, their conversations usually revolved around work – Gua Pi either reminded him about his manuscript or discussed comics, and they would not talk about non-work related matters.

They did not have any reason to get together, especially at this time of the day—

Editor · Gua Pi Pi: A’Ti ah, I’ll tell you something. Today I ran into a high school classmate I haven’t seen for a long time~

——————

Hospital, registration counter.

“Xiao Yu, four years old.” Xiao Yao bent down slightly and handed the money to the nurse sister through the small window. The nurse sister couldn’t help but take a second look at him because of the serious look on his face and his furrowed eyebrows. 

The temperature in Xuancheng had dropped significantly in the past few days. People of all ages filled the emergency department, many of whom had not escaped the trivial fate of catching a cold on this cold winter night.

Cries of children unwilling to get an injection or to take their medicine came one after another. Xiao Yao frowned and looked around, then his eyes finally fell on the beautiful back of a blonde woman not far away. She had her back to him so he couldn’t determine what kind of expression she had at that moment, but it was easy to see that she held a child in her arms, one arm hanging loosely.

Little Bunny also caught a cold. 

I wonder if he is home now? Has he taken his medicine yet? Will he come to the hospital if his condition gets worse?

These three questions popped up in succession, and Xiao Yao’s mind filled with Ti Xiao’s image – wrinkling his nose as he sniffed, his mouth pressed so tight that he could see the dimples on both sides of his cheeks, coupled with his big black and round eyes.

He recalled the amusing event that happened when he bought cold medicine for Ti Xiao. Because Ti Xao was carrying things in his hands, he sat in the waiting area of the pharmacy while Xiao Yao went to buy cold medicine.

Probably because of the popularization of same-sex marriage laws, the number of individuals identifying themselves as part of the LGBTQ community had surged in recent years, especially the number of male lovers.

The cashier, who might have had similar encounters on previous occasions in his role, threw two boxes directly onto the counter when he saw Xiao Yao approaching.

One box of lubricant and one box of condoms.

Xiao Yao’s brain burned hot, and he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the two boxes in front of him. He rubbed the area under his nose with his index finger, then pressed one hand to his lips.

Xiao Yao lowered his head and looked at his phone while the nurse sister printed his receipt. The last time he contacted Ti Xiao was yesterday.

He pressed his finger to the screen and kept dragging the messaging interface down to refresh, but he didn’t receive any new messages.

What was he expecting?

He also had no idea. 

Later the phone vibrated twice, but they were all messages from Li Yi.

High School-Li Yi: Aiyaya, you are really ruthless. Did you drive me away because I ran into you and your little boyfriend having dinner together? I won’t tell your dad, relax~

Xiao Yao typed the three words “he is not” in the input box. However, after a slight thought, he deleted it and pretended not to see the message.

Meeting Li Yi at the restaurant was really unexpected. 

Li Yi was his high school classmate, and they studied painting together at that time. Even though they kept in contact when Xiao Yao went abroad, in the end, they were no longer the same as when they were in high school.

At the same time, after four years of not seeing each, he didn’t expect that Li Yi would still be the same – he was still careless with his words. As soon as his words come out, it’s able to poke a hole in the sky.

“Is this your boyfriend?”

Xiao Yao looked down at his fingertips for a while, this incident touched his bottom line to some extent.

He didn’t want to think about nor mention anything regarding relationships.

But at that time, when he brushed past Ti Xiao’s fingertips, it gave birth to the desire of wanting to stretch out his hand to hold Ti Xiao’s hand in his, even though he didn’t feel it before – when they first met at the convenience store.

He was like a person standing in the dense jungle, always on guard. He wrapped himself in layers of thorny vines wound tightly, making it impossible for anyone to see the real person inside.

However, an element has come to disturb this armor he has set up for himself. It quietly lifted a layer, then unwound the vines until he bled from the thorns that had embedded themselves in his flesh, revealing his sincere and passionate heart.

He wanted to make a flower bloom out of that blood.

But he was afraid of having regrets. 

Some words, if said without any careful consideration, it would be too late to change and take back.

Xiao Yao was fully aware of this truth.

Fortunately, Naomi’s phone call gave him a choice, which was why he was standing in the hospital now.  

“Turn left to the first room.” The nurse sister couldn’t help but take a look at Xiao Yao a few more times as she passed him the printed receipt and his change through the window.

Holding the registration slip, Xiao Yao patted Naomi’s shoulder. “Let’s go.”

Naomi was worthy of the name blond and green eyes – she had dark green eyes and light golden curly hair. 

The child she held in her arms looked uncomfortable, a thin layer of sweat coming out of his smooth forehead. His face was flushed red, his tightly closed eyelids hiding azure blue irises, and there were shallow teeth marks on his lower lip.

“How is he?” Xiao Yao led the way and asked, he didn’t even look back.

But one could tell that he was referring to the child in Naomi’s arms.

“39 degrees.” Naomi took out the thermometer and looked at it. “I originally planned on bringing Xiao Yu to the hospital by myself, but he was crying and wanting to see you…”

Hearing that, Xiao Yao raised his eyebrows slightly.

The boy was his half-blood younger brother with the same father, while Naomi was his elder sister in the legal sense but shared no blood relationship. It was also another thing he didn’t want to talk about.

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Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch15

Chapter 15: WiFi Signal

Translator: マイ

Proofread/editor: adlt1226


Perhaps even God doesn’t know how much Ti Xiao wanted to scream, “Yes.”

A kind of scream that would resound throughout the sky, so that people of all skin and hair colors across the world could hear it. However, he didn’t dare to. In fact, he kept trying to flirt with the other person, but he didn’t dare take any action.

If he had to count the places where they had an encounter in this relationship, it would be, “downstairs, at the convenience store, and in front of the community’s gate.” 

Even Xiao Yao’s sexual orientation was unknown, what if he was as straight as steel? What if it made Xiao Yao feel disgusted after he confessed recklessly? What if, what if he gave him the cold shoulder after confessing? 

After all, Xiao Yao seemed to show no desire, he’s always quiet and calm – a pure-hearted ascetic style, and no trace of gay breath could be detected. Ti Xiao had 10,000 things running in his mind, but in the end, he was still like a little Goldfish that could only spit bubbles.

Xiao Yao didn’t speak.

Li Yi seemed to have taken it as his default response. He sat directly beside Ti Xiao, squeezing in using his hip, motioning for Ti Xiao to move a little bit.

“I say, Xiao Yao has always liked your type,” said Li Yi. 

“Li Yi.” Xiao Yao finally spoke. He frowned, and his voice sounded a little serious.

“Aiya aiya, look at my mouth.” Li Yi grinned. Ignoring the mmp* in Xiao Yao’s heart, he clapped his palms in the air two times, pretending to slap his mouth.

(mmp: Cursing/Motherfucker.)

But it did make Ti Xiao notice something.

Always, like, your type.

Mine… my type?

And what kind of like?

It looks like Xiao Yao might be bent at 90 and not exactly a straight steel man…

Raising his head, Ti Xiao stared at Xiao Yao from the other side of the table. Xiao Yao’s brows slightly furrowed, his slender fingers were folded together, the sleeves of his sweater were slightly rolled up, revealing a wristwatch, and an area in the wrist commonly known as the Absolute Domain.

Ti Xiao’s little heart screamed after observing these things.  

It looks like they couldn’t be friends anymore. 

However, a friend of Xiao Yao’s was sitting next to him. This friend even wrapped his arm around his neck and kept messing with him.

“Let me tell you. A lot of people chased after Xiao Yao when he was in high school, and now, he has finally fallen into your hands…” said Li Yi while glancing at Ti Xiao. “Un… still okay, hahaha.” He added then laughed it off. 

For Ti Xiao, the first half of the sentence was instrumental, but the second half was a bit… what did he mean, still okay?

Ti Xiao wanted to slap this hand away and ask this vicious male partner No.2 whether he wanted to add drama for himself. 

However, listening to Li Yi’s noise in his ears, it made Ti Xiao catch a clue—

That he could easily ignore Xiao Yao’s hard exterior, which in fact seemed to be really thin. In that instant, Xiao Yao’s image in Ti Xiao’s eyes did a complete 180; Xiao Yao went from a steel straight man to mosquito repellent incense. With that in mind, he felt assured that he can now boldly start his pursuit.

Vicious male partner No. 2’s favorability rose from 0 to 0.1.

While Li Yi was singing a one-person show, the waitress started serving the dishes one after another. After a quick count, there were nearly ten dishes.

“Even you two can’t finish this much.” Li Yi beamed as he turned to the waitress, calling her sister in a flirtatious manner, and said, “Sister, please give me another set of tableware~.” 

However, only Xiao Yao knew that this money-grubbing senior of his had been out of the closet for years.

Except for Xiao Yao, he flirted with all the boys in his class when he was in high school.

The reason he didn’t dare to tease Xiao Yao back then – not because he didn’t want to but because Xiao Yao had beat him up even before he could start flirting. 

Xiao Yao still wanted to beat him up, even at this very moment – babbling all day with that mouth of his.

“No need to add another set for him.” Xiao Yao stopped the waitress in her tracks with a deep voice. “Just two sets of tableware here is enough, thank you.”

“Xiao Yaoyao, how can you be so ruthless.” Li Yi said with a sour face, making a QAQ expression.

Xiao Yao stood up, grabbed his hoodie, and dragged him out of the hall, “Get up, I’m seeing you off.”

After Li Yi was mercilessly chased away, the table was quiet again. No one spoke anymore, and the silence made the air even a bit awkward.

“That.” While Xiao Yao was picking food, Ti Xiao said, “I didn’t take it to heart, so you don’t have to worry.”

But Ti Xiao did take it to heart. In fact, he was hoping that Xiao Yao would be a little perturbed by what happened – even better if he worried a little more. Xiao Yao was stunned for a moment, feeling as if he had been robbed of his lines. These words should obviously come from him, but how come Little Bunny was the one comforting him instead.

“It’s okay.” Xiao Yao smiled and gave him the soup. “Li Yi always talks like that, and I hope you can bear with it. If there was something that made you uncomfortable, I am apologizing on his behalf.”

After he finished speaking, he pushed the porcelain bowl toward Ti Xiao. Because his phone happened to be in the way, Ti Xiao reached out his hand to put his phone away and lightly brushed against Xiao Yao’s hand.

A strange feeling seemed to fill the air around them. If we zoom in, there was a noticeable pause between them after their hands touched. And if you looked at it carefully, it seemed there was even a spark, filled with a small cluster of bursting starlight.

That moment was so exciting that it made Ti Xiao sniff his nose, breaking off the tense atmosphere. 

“Are you still feeling uncomfortable with your cold? I will ask the waiter to bring some ginger soup.” Xiao Yao took out a tissue and handed it to Ti Xiao.

“Ah, no need.” Ti Xiao tried hard to hold back his runny nose. “You don’t have to apologize, it’s fine.”

It was simply too good; it couldn’t be any better.

When Ti Xiao reached out to get the tissue, he deliberately moved his hand forward, causing their hands to touch again. Xiao Yao fixed his gaze on Ti Xiao; something flickered in his eyes, and he didn’t even move his hands.

Consequently, Ti Xiao couldn’t pull the paper out of Xiao Yao’s hand even after a while had passed.

Right at this moment, Xiao Yao’s phone vibrated several times, followed by a piece of music, a piano piece to be exact. It sounded familiar, and Ti Xiao thought he’d heard it somewhere before.

“Sorry.” Xiao Yao suddenly returned to his senses, and the strength in his hand also relaxed. “You eat first. I’ll just answer the phone.”

As soon as Xiao Yao left, he received a message from Ti Nanyi. 

Ti Nanyi: Extra edition! Our English teacher shouldn’t have a girlfriend【Happy】

However, Ti Xiao’s thoughts right now were all focused on Xiao Yao, and he had no time to gossip about Ti Nanyi’s English teacher. He looked in the direction where Xiao Yao headed off to and secretly used his fingertips that had brushed against Xiao Yao’s hand to squeeze his face. 

Even so, Ti Nanyi persistently bombarded him with messages. Perhaps thinking that her words were not enough to convey her excitement, she decided to send a voice message instead.

The voice was a bit loud, so Ti Xiao lowered the volume slightly before listening to the voice message.

    “My classmate saw him in a restaurant just now. It’s the same restaurant that you like very much – Xuancheng. My classmate just saw him sitting in a couple’s booth with a man, a couple’s booth!”

The same restaurant, is there such a coincidence?

Ti Xiao glanced around, trying to find the handsome and tall English teacher Ti Nanyi spoke of. After looking around several times, there was only one table that fit Tian Nanyi’s description. Two men sat opposite each other. One of them was indeed around one meter and eighty-five meters in height. Sitting opposite him was also a man, but his face was really not worthy of a “handsome” character.

Ti Xiao decided it was time for Ti Nanyi to go to the ophthalmology department to see if her eyes were nearsighted or blind.

How was this called handsome?

Even if Xiao Yao had dandruff falling off his head, he’d still be 10,000 times more handsome than that.

“It’s a pity that my classmate couldn’t take any photos. She was walking with her parents and was in a hurry. Otherwise, I really want to see which little goblin abducted our English teacher.”

Ti Xiao sneezed while listening to Ti Nanyi’s voice messages, he wiped his nose with a tissue, and took a sip of ginger soup, only to find that it had already gone cold.

He took a piece from a few of the other dishes – everything had gone cold.

Xiao Yao had been on the phone for a long time and still hadn’t returned. Before he got up, Ti Xiao heard him say “Hello”(in English). Was it the same call from when he was downstairs the last time?

Feeling bored, Ti Xiao used one hand to support his cheek while looking at his other hand’s fingertips. A few seconds later, he called the waitress to help warm up the dishes. When Xiao Yao came back, there was also a message from Ti Nanyi—  

“I said before that our English teacher must be an elegant gay guy. I really guessed it right.”

“Sorry.” As soon as Xiao Yao came back, he apologized to Ti Xiao. Ti Xiao was confused; he didn’t know what was happening, so he stopped scrolling through the posts on his Weibo.

What is he apologizing for? 

Xiao Yao picked up his jacket on the sofa and looked down at his wristwatch.

Then Ti Xiao heard him say to the waitress, “No need to heat it. Please pack it instead; we have to go now.”

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Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch 14

Chapter 14: WiFi Signal

Transistor: マイ

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Wishing for the stars and the moon, the long-awaited dinner date with Xiao Yao had finally arrived. 

And at the same time, he came down with a cold. 

Ti Xiao sneezed a lot. After wiping his nose with tissue paper, several sneezes followed. As a result, Xiao Hulu ran so far away from him, for fear of being infected with the virus this human beast carried. 

This really did make him become a big sneezer. 

As for the reason he caught a cold, instead of blaming how poor his physical fitness was, Mr. Pass The Buck little expert thought that it was because Xiao Yao squeezed his face that day. It made him so happy that he took off his big cotton jacket and painted the wall under the cold weather. 

But no matter how bad his condition worsened, he still had to go out to have a meal with Xiao Yao, even if he had to blow his nose off. After all, he had waited for a month for this opportunity to light the sparks.

Thinking like this, Ti Xiao took out the long red trousers his mother bought him on his birthday. 

In fact, Ti Xiao wasn’t the only one looking forward to this dinner. Xiao Yao did as well.

Xiao Yao’s anticipation led him to overthink. He kept trying to come up with reasons as to why they were having dinner together. In the end, he convinced himself that he was finally returning the favor.

He looked at his bank account to check the first month’s salary. Although it wasn’t much, Xiao Yao wasn’t short of money either. However, this dinner date made Xiao Yao really excited all night, making him feel an intense fulfillment in his heart.

The restaurant had already been booked in advance, and he also agreed with Little Bunny to meet downstairs at five.

Xiao Yao looked at his wristwatch; there was still 15 minutes before five o’clock. 

He rubbed his hands together, unable to figure out whether his current state was due to the cold or due to his excitement.

Truthfully speaking, because Xiao Yao lived abroad for a while, and was exposed to the rain and cold weather all year round, his resistance to the cold was higher than most people. That’s why when he returned to China and experienced this winter, he didn’t feel that cold even when he only wore a windbreaker and a jacket. 

This was a total contrast to Ti Xiao.

So while Ti Xiao, who was afraid of the cold, came out wearing a scarf and a fluffy coat, he saw Xiao Yao wearing only a thin jacket with the cuffs pulled up a little.

He frowned and realized that things were not that simple. One was short in height and wrapped himself like a ball, and the other was tall and dressed refreshingly, showing his narrow waist and long legs. With their height difference, the picture they painted was a vivid interpretation of the big-headed son and a small-headed father. 

Xiao Yao smiled when he saw Ti Xiao dressed up like a ball. This seemed to be the first time he saw Little Bunny all dressed up, with a light gray and blue outfit. 

When Xiao Yao saw Ti Xiao wrapping himself into a bundle with a little bun on top of his head, his first impression of Ti Xiao was of a ball, bouncing and jumping all over. Although that impression has almost faded, he still remembered. 

“Where are we going?” Ti Xiao asked, sniffing, and his voice sounded hoarse.

The black jacket Xiao Yao was wearing was a little bit large. He crossed his two long legs one on top of the other as he leaned against the wall.

Ti Xiao wore a fluffy down coat that covered his thighs and a little bit of his knees. He stood to the side and looked at Ti Xiao, tilting his head up slightly.

This time, the sight they made was like a scene from a song titled Where are we going, Dad? 

Xiao Yao didn’t answer his question. Instead, he asked, “Did you catch a cold? Have you taken your medicine yet?”

Aiyou aiyou, the little goblin really cares about people.

Ti Xiao was happy in his heart, but still insisted, “No, I just woke up.”

Right after he finished speaking, a big sneeze resounded across the sky.

“Still reluctant to admit it*.” Xiao Yao frowned. “Do you have medicine at home? If not, do you want to buy some on the way later?”

(*嘴硬; literally means stiff mouth. Also mean: stubborn and reluctant to admit mistakes or defeat.)

Stiff or not, you will know when you come to kiss it.

“It’s okay. I’m in good health, and I don’t need to take medicine for a cold.” Ti Xiao quickly waved his hand. “Let’s go. If we don’t go now, it will be dark soon.”

Despite what he said, Xiao Yao still added a note to his phone memo——

    “Take Little Bunny to buy cold medicine.”

The two left after the exchange. Ti Xiao kept peeking at Xiao Yao secretly, with his face hidden under his scarf. What he saw was the other’s calm expression, like still waters, as if nothing could make him panic. Finally, his gaze rested on the hand that swayed with every step.

But what Ti Xiao actually had in mind right now was, I wonder if he will pinch my face again today?

——————

The restaurant Xiao Yao reserved was quite famous for its special dish in Xuancheng. Ti Xiao also often came here to eat with his family before. 

“Mr. Xiao Yao, right?” The waitress looked at the reservation list, “I’m sorry, the big table you reserved is currently occupied. We estimate that it will take a while until the table becomes available. But if there are only two people in your party, would you mind sitting in the couple’s booth?”

Couple?

While Xiao Yao was stunned, Ti Xiao was bathed with joy.

The reason why he reserved a large table was because he didn’t know what Ti Xiao liked to eat, so he ordered a lot of dishes in advance. There wouldn’t be enough space if they sat at a couple’s booth. 

He thought for a while and decided to ask Ti Xiao for his opinion.

As soon as he turned around, he heard a long “Guru——”.

Alright, Xiao Yao turned his head back again, if it’s a couple’s booth then the couple’s booth it is. Making people hungry is not good.

“I don’t mind, take us over.” Xiao Yao said.

“Please prepare more tissue paper, my friend has a cold,” he added.

Ti Xiao stuffed his nose and patted his stomach with satisfaction, thanking it for its divine assistance.

The couple’s booth was set in a special area, with soft piano music playing in the background and orange-pink lighting, making the ambiance a little ambiguous. The whole area exuded a very romantic feeling, which was very different from the noisy hall outside. It was worthy of the “couple” reference. 

Most of the couples in the area were lovers – men, and women, who were enjoying themselves and their meal since a while ago. But as soon as Xiao Yao – the Holly Sky Tree, appeared by the entrance, there were whispers and all kinds of unexplained stares directed at him.

Ti Xiao, who was following behind Xiao Yao, felt unhappy in his heart. He wished to block all the stares directed at Xiao Yao.

Don’t look, you can’t look. He’s mine.

Xiao Yao seemed accustomed to receiving these kinds of gazes, so he turned a blind eye to all of it, and only lightly scanned the surroundings. Then he found an area where there was warm air blowing from the air conditioner. 

After taking their seats, and even before they had time to speak, their cell phones rang almost simultaneously.

For Ti Xiao, it was a notification for the comments on his Weibo. Because his serialization had recently reached a key point in the plot, it created hype among the readers and they were urging him for more. Ti Xiao wondered if he could open a wave of welfare and trap the readers first.

Xiao Yao, who sat on the opposite side, also looked down at his phone. He tapped his slender fingers on the screen from time to time.

Ti Xiao separated his slightly long bangs and snuck a glance at Xiao Yao, only to hate that his visual acuity was not 2.0.

But he seemed to distinguish a photo on his phone screen.

It was unknown what kind of photo it was exactly.

On Xiao Yao’s side, he received a message from Naomi, and it was indeed a photo.

The photo was of a mixed-race baby with blue eyes and fluffy brown curly hair. Whoever saw this photo, would say that this was cute.

But no matter how cute this photo was, for Xiao Yao, he couldn’t be happy.

Ti Xiao cautiously looked at Xiao Yao from the opposite side. The other person slightly furrowed his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth pursed, and the word unhappy was written all over his face. Seeing this expression, Ti Xiao really wanted to reach out and comfort him.

However, he could only sigh and started replying to readers’ comments.

Reply@are we going for a drive today: go go go, we’ll meet Qiu Mingshan tonight. 

(I’m not sure what to use here. 开车; literally means drive a car. But on the internet, it can be used to describe something perverted. And TX’s work was drawing BL, so that’s it.)

Looks like I have to work overtime tonight.

When Ti Xiao put down his phone, Xiao Yao’s phone vibrated twice.

Naomi: You really don’t plan to come see him?

Xiao Yao was about to reply to the message, but someone called his name not far away.

“Xiao Yao?”

The other person was a man in a black sweater. His eyes were narrow, his eyebrows were slightly raised, his face was feminine, and the height… was taller than Ti Xiao’s.

In Ti Xiao’s view, this kind of person was very suitable as a vicious gay partner in comics.

But unexpectedly, when Xiao Yao raised his head and looked up, the knit between his brows eased, “Li Yi, why are you here?”

Li Yi replied, “You’re not the owner of this shop, why can’t I be here? But you, why don’t you tell me when you come back home? I’ve been running errands for you for nothing for the past three years.”

Xiao Yao only smiled but didn’t answer him. 

Ti Xiao, who sat on the other side, had no idea what their conversation was about.

This vicious male partner seemed very familiar with Xiao Yao; was he a high school classmate or a junior high school classmate?

“You are still the same. You didn’t tell us anything when you went abroad and left without a word that year.” Li Yi shrugged his shoulders carelessly, and turned his gaze to Ti Xiao, “But then again.”

Li Yi slightly raised his chin in a frivolous manner.

“Is this your boyfriend?”

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Life After Marrying My Love Rival Ch 9

Chapter 9

Translator: マイ

While Zhao Sheng was pretending to be drunk on the table, Shen Du also quietly left the room; lest he later ask all sorts of questions, his ears wouldn’t take it.

After leaving the place, he only sent a text message to let Zhao Sheng be on his own.

Zhao Sheng replied back with grief and anger: [Neglecting friend when you’re smitten with a new love! Are you running to follow that little star?]

Shen Du was too lazy to deal with him.

Zhao Sheng didn’t see him reply, and called directly: “Ai, I say Shen Du, who told me a few days ago that the entertainment industry is dirty, and only your BaiYueGuang* is clean and pure, how did you change your mind? Today, after seeing someone looking beautiful, then ask me to help? Why do I feel like you’re a cold-face meanie with no moral principle ne…”

[*白月光: someone who’s out of reach. Can look but can’t touch. (I’m still struggling whether to use Chinese term BaiYueGuang or translate White Moon Light.)]

Zhao Sheng could talk and was like a chatterbox during gossip, so Shen Du wisely chose to put the phone away to a side and let his childhood friend talk to his heart content. When he finished, he hung up the phone directly.

Shen Du paid attention to cause and effect in everything he did, and he also thought about why he wanted to help Ye NanQi.

The Ye NanQi, who appeared in his mind with his head looking up and eyes were closed in the bathroom, pale and tired, was very different from the usual personable and spirited man he thought.

—and it was very unpleasant to look at.

Ye NanQi in his impression shouldn’t be like this.

Ye NanQi’s profile at that time was unpleasant to the eyes, so it was no problem that he helped.

When he got home, as soon as Shen Du opened the door, his feet crushed over something. Looking down he found that, that thing was Ye NanQi.

Ye NanQi came back stumbled by the door in a drunken state, who knew how long.

Shen Du turned on the light and kicked his shoulder with his toe: “Get up.”

Ye NanQi’s drunken behavior was good. Even if he was drunk, he didn’t make noise or trouble. He was awakened by Shen Du, and with a sudden brightness, he covered half of his eyes for a while before letting go. He blink, looking up at Shen Du, with his face seeming be with a faint blush.

He was lying blocking the way, but Shen Du didn’t step on him: “Don’t lie here.”

Ye NanQi apparently didn’t recognize who he was, and just stretched out his hand drunkenly: “… hug.”

Shen Du looked at his blushing face, so cute even he was drunk. He stretched his hands like a devil to pinch his face before returning to his sense: “Un?”

Ye NanQi felt wronged: “You can’t get up without hugging.”

“…” Shen Du thought a bit: “Baby Ye, how old are you?”

Then he leaned down, trying to lift Ye NanQi and toss him aside.

Ye NanQi was keenly aware of the danger, sitting up on the floor, looking up at Shen Du, and felt being wronged. His eyes were red, his thin lips were slightly lifted. The beautiful embedded lip beads, moist and soft, with a touch of pink, as if seducing people for a kiss.

Shen Du gave him a glance, suddenly he felt his scalp was tingling. Ye NanQi had no memory of that night, but he remembered many vague fragments, including the soft touch of his lips.

Ye NanQi was too drunk and still in daze. After looking at him for a while, and saw that that was Shen Du, he prolonged his voice and said: “… Shen Du.”

Shen Du held his hands and wanted to see how this drunken cat could toss around.

Ye NanQi said: “You are a fool.”

Shen Du: “…”

Shen Du walked pass Ye NanQi in silent and wanted to go back to the room directly. He only took two steps when a ‘thump’ sound was heard. Ye NanQi fell down again.

He didn’t want to bother, just wanted to return to the room, take a shower then change his clothes. However, when he came back downstairs again, he found Ye NanQi was still sleeping by the door.

Although there was heating in the room, it was still cold on the floor, so sleeping for one night wouldn’t be good for your health.

Shen Shaoye was born with a handsome and mean-looking face. He looked at Ye NanQi who was lying like a dead for a while but still held him up. He didn’t have the patience to send the Buddha to the west*, put Ye NanQi on the sofa and covered him with a thin quilt. He was about to turn around and left when Ye NanQi turned over and the phone fell off.

[*佛送到西: doing good things til the end.]

Shen Du picked it up and glanced at it accidentally, then the screen just happened to turned on and a text message came over.

【J has stayed at home recently to prepare for a new movie, and F has no action, everything is as usual.】

Shen Du’s movements suddenly froze.

The names were both hidden head and tail, and this unclear short text message.

Ye NanQi was monitoring someone?

Somehow, Shen Du thought of Jiang YanYu almost immediately.

His face was slightly cold as he put the phone down on the table.

Shen Du didn’t immediately wake Ye NanQi up to dig up this matter. Instead, he turned to the kitchen, made a bowl of sober soup, put it on the table and returned to the living room. He went upstairs to think about another thing.

In fact, Shen Du didn’t drink much on the day of Jiang YanYu’s wedding, but his consciousness was too vague. After waking up that day, as soon as Ye NanQi left, he went to hospital to check and found that there were drugs remained in his body.

It was someone who ordered to mix medicine at Jiang YanYu’s wedding, which led to this series of things.

This person had got a dog gut and extremely daring, yet he hadn’t been detected.

Early the next morning, Shen Du hadn’t had time to find Ye NanQi to splash cold water on him yet when he was gunk up by his mother.

The newly born baby Ye was still in hangover state and hadn’t woken up yet. He curled up on the sofa in grievance, his two long legs had to be bent, his eyebrows were squinted tightly, no matter where or how he slept, it must had been very uncomfortable—probably like having a nightmare.

Never would have thought that when she came home, Mother Shen would see her daughter-in-law sleeping on the sofa. She only took a glance and became furious: “Shen Du! You jerk! What did you do to NanQi? Why did you let him sleep on the sofa? Are you bullying him while your mother was absence?!”

Because Mother Shen had high blood pressure, Shen Du couldn’t fight back, afraid that if he talked back, it could make his mother’s blood pressure soar up, so he could only bear her anger with expressionless.

When Ye NanQi woke up, he was still dizzy, but still heard Shen Du was being trained by his mother. He didn’t open his eyes yet, but after listening for a while, he understood what was going on. Thinking that Shen Du had helped him last night, and it wasn’t nice to hit a person who was already down, he sat up with his handover head and sooth the angry mother weakly.

For a while, there was a mess and chaos as if they were in wars. Fortunately, Mother Shen’s anger came and went quickly, protecting the poor and distressing Ye NanQi, she straightforwardly started looking for a nanny to take care of the big two men as well as monitoring Shen Du.

Shen Du: “Mom, how about we go to take parent-child DNA test this afternoon.”

Mother Shen gave him a stare: “There is no need for a test. If I had known you have this bad temper, I would have strangle you to death even before you were born already.”

Ye NanQi tried his best to hold back his smile and went upstairs to wash up. After coming back downstairs, he looked around and found that Shen Du was cooking porridge in the kitchen. He saw his figure viewed from behind his back, as if about to become an immortal that could fly out riding the tail of the wind at any time soon.

Ye NanQi tried his utmost best to hold his expression, he would rather be a ‘good wife and loving mother’ in front of Mother Shen and said that he would go help Shen Du, but Mother Shen stopped him, and said: “Don’t bother with him, we should let them cook. He, himself isn’t good at cooking yet still asking for a wife–don’t be afraid of this jerk, we’ll give you full authority to decide things. If he dare to bully you, tell us immediately. I’ll let him roll and kneel at countryside for three days.”

Ye NanQi nodded sincerely. In order to maintain his image, he smiled and emitted soft aura: “Shen Du is very good to me. Mom, Don’t worry, can’t you trust your own son a little?”

Mother Shen then nodded her head, waiting for Shen Du with helplessness face to serve them porridge. She pointed at the thing she brought and smiled: “I heard your mother say that you like crab buns, so I brought some for you to try.”

Ye NanQi’s heart was warm. His eyes were red, and his throat was dry as if being choked. After a series of disasters one after another that happening in his own family, instead of relying on his weak mother, he became the only one to take care of and support the family. He hadn’t had this feeling of being concerned and cared about for a long time now.

The Ye NanQi, who was usually good at talking and calm, was tongue-tied for a long while, before he lowered both of his eyes and said with a smile: “Thank you, mother.”

After having breakfast with the two of them, Mother Shen warned Shen Du again and again, only then she left with confidence.

As soon as Mother Shen left, the warm atmosphere in the room disappeared instantly. Ye NanQi still had a headache after the hangover, but didn’t show it in front of Mother Shen. Once she left, he didn’t bother to pretend anymore. Just slowly shaking off a ‘thank you’ and was ready to go upstairs to sleep again.

Unexpectedly, Shen Du stopped him: “Ye NanQi.”

Ye NanQi looked back in wonder.

Shen Du leaned against the table, his dark pupils looked like frost frozen in the winter night: “Did you arrange for someone to follow Jiang YanYu?”

Ye NanQi paused a bit, then immediately touched his mobile phone. He flipped through the short text message, his face wasn’t good at all: “President Shen is really good at self-restraint, yet actually peeping at other people’s conversations.”

Shen Du said: “You admit it?”

“Admit?” Ye Nanqi raised an eyebrow in amazement and laughed: “Shen Du, based on just a single letter and you can make a big play with it. Why didn’t I know that you still have the talent to be a novelist? Organize your brains someday and apply for the Guinness World Records ba.”

He said that, but he was very hesitantーshould he use this opportunity to tell Shen Du that Jiang YanYu was in danger?

But on what basis should Shen Du believe him?

But according to Shen Du’s temper, if he just revealed this information, should he pay attention?

Shen Du wasn’t fooled by Ye NanQi. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye NanQi for a while, then said: “Why find someone to follow Jiang YanYu?”

——Even if he wanted to cover up the past, he couldn’t hide anything once he saw Shen Du looking like that.

Ye NanQi never wanted to talk about Ye Mei with others, for those matters were like a string of chains tangling deep in his heart. He paused, sitting gracefully on the sofa, and said: “Because I found out that someone was following him.”

Getting an unexpected answer, Shen Du was slightly hesitant.

“I am in the same company as Xiao Jiang, and not long ago, I found something was wrong.” Ye NanQi supported his chin, and started talking nonsense: “Several people always follow him from far behind, neither like paparazzi nor fans, but very sneaky.”

Shen Du seemed to be thinking about much reliable of his words. After a while, he said: “But that’s not why you want him to be followed.”

“President Shen.” Ye NanQi chuckled then laughed: “The things I do, what does it matter to you? Who are you to Jiang YanYu? Who are you to me?”

Shen Du wasn’t angry, instead he raised his chin: “Remove the people you ask to follow at once.”

Ye NanQi raised his eyebrows, and just about to speak, then Shen Du said: “Guess how many days will you be arrested for this behavior?”

Ye NanQi couldn’t believe his ears: “You want to call the police?”

“I won’t call the police.” Shen Du showed a kindly grin: “I’ll send the evidence to YanYu’s husband and let him deal with it.”

“…” Ye NanQi felt uncomfortable.

He had a good relationship with Jiang YanYu, and because he had pursued Jiang YanYu, that excellent man who had just returned home from abroad to embrace the beauty, regarded him as a thorn in his eyes.

Shen Du probably could let him go, but it was hard to say for that person.

Ye NanQi could only text the private detective in front of Shen Du’s eyes to stop the tracking.

No matter how much he wanted to remind Shen Du to investigate what might happen to Jiang YanYu, it was really difficult to swallow up this anger. Ye NanQi returned to the room and discuss with Wen Chen about the drinking last night, and how they should begin to pull the game.

Moreover, now that Shen Du found out that he had someone to follow Jiang YanYu, making Ye NanQi realized that he must deal with the eternal matter first. Even if he couldn’t solve other things for a while, if he could at least deal with Shen Du earlier, was also good.

So, when Shen Du returned home after a hard day’s work, going upstairs and entered the room, and was preparing to change clothes and take a bath, then he saw a person lying on the bed. The figure was tall and slender, wearing a black bathrobe, carelessly showing off his fair white jade skin.

Seeming to have heard footsteps, Ye NanQi, who was lying on the bed reading a book, looked up and smiled brightly: “Husband, you’re back?”

Shen Du: “…”


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Life After Marrying My Love Rival Ch 6

Chapter 6

Translator: マイ

In the end, Ye NanQi couldn’t win against Mother Shen.

When Mother Shen was in her early age, she was an artist, so naturally her ideas were full of idealist and romantic. She always felt that it would be a complete and beautiful between husband and wife.

The two of them, one didn’t like the idea, while the other was unwilling, were absolutely speechless when they got in the car. Ye NanQi was a bit awkward because he had “thrown himself in his arms” last night, while Shen Du was thinking about another thing.

After the car was driven away for a while, Shen Du said: “No matter how much of truth to your rumors, you better to keep it down for now.”

[Author Note: Now that Ye NanQi had Shen family as a backer, don’t think about climbing on other people’s bed again.]

Ye NanQi originally didn’t pay much attention to what misunderstandings that had deepen Shen Du’s heart. But only listening to his tone alone, suddenly his heart busted into flame. Looking at Shen Du with his cheek on his palm, the corner of the thin lips curved, a bit sexy and malicious: “Shen Du, do you think you slept with me once and you can control me now? No matter how many people can control me, only you…”

The car suddenly stopped.

It was fortunated that the Shen family’s villa was on the mountain hill which was isolated from the big busy city. Otherwise, there might be a serious traffic accident if the car suddenly stopped like that.

Ye NanQi was caught off guard and almost burst into tears from the seatbelt. He roared: “Let me off first if you want to die.”

When Shen Du smiled, he was all well and good, even if there was time he would make jokes, it was not so harmful to the society. When his face sank, his eyes seemed to be filled with horrible anger that could even move the Buddha; quite terrifying.

“My mother values you very much. How you love and play with your affair is your business. Don’t let her hear any gossips about you.”

After a pasue, Shen Du acknowledged what Ye NanQi said just now, and did something that made Ye NanQi stunned.

He opened the car door and threw Ye NanQi off the car with all his strength.

Qi Ye NanQi looked at the car dashing off far away in disbelief. It took him awhile to realize and accepted the fact that he was driven off by him. He was so angry and yell, and could only call the driver to pick him up.

Luckily, Ye NanQi did not have a fixed working time, when he arrived at the company, it was already 9 o’clock.

He went to a small conference room. Because the room was too hot, Ye NanQi had to take off his jacket, putting it aside he rolled up his sleeves, leaned against the table, his long legs casually overlapped.

Wen Chen didn’t say anything while taking off the scripts from inside his bag. Seeing his exposed forearm, his face became weird and felt complicated: “… NanQi ah.”

“Ah?”

Wen Chen: “Sigh~ I really can’t understand you young people anymore.”

Ye NanQi’s intuition told him that; no good words were to be expected coming from his agent.

Wen Chen pointed at his arm: “Tsk, so intense. Just a reminder, you young people should pay more attention to your body…”

Ye NanQi lowered his head to take a look and remembered that he fell off the bed last night with his armed on the floor. He didn’t know where his arm was hit, and a blue bruise just happened to be there. His skin was fair white, and with a bruise suddenly appeared on it, it was particularly eye-catching. He didn’t notice it last night, but now he felt a little pain.

Ye NanQi gritted his teeth: “Which of your eyes see that this left after doing it?”

Wen Chen replied with another question: “Weren’t you being toss in bed? Sigh~ you ah, tomorrow is the audition, and you need to maintain enough strength and energy…”

Ye NanQi was speechless.

The bruise indeed was gotten from tossing in bed.

The pulse on his temple was twitching for a while before he patiently explained: “Wen-ge, you misunderstood it. It was that idiot who wanted to snatch my phone last night, and I fell off the bed because I was avoiding him…”

“You were indeed in the same bed!” Wen Chen was amazed by the miracle in this world.

Ye NanQi noticed that the more he tried to explain, the more the topic became darker, so he averted his agent’s attention to another direction: “…let’s talk about the script ba.”

Ye NanQi spent almost a month on preparations, so he was very confident to win this role. His acting skills were originally good, could be considered one of the best of the “small fresh meat” of his generation. Now that he had just become popular, the network traffic would be driven up sufficiently.

The third role of this script described someone who had strong personality, with quick learning ability and still had room for improvement. He was an undercover agent who was sent to be mixed in a group of criminal gangsters. He was someone who could see both goods and evils, and believed that any person has both advantages and disadvantages*.

Before his identity was revealed, sometimes he would secretly help the protagonist, sometimes he would set a trap so that the protagonist would lose track of the clues. Because the sacrifice made by himself for doing a lot of bad things and seeking justice at the same time, the plot seemed contradictory.

[*亦正亦邪: There are both good and evil, noone is perfect. (Each time I see this kind of meaning, I’m always reminded of Lan Wangji going against his uncle in order to protect Wei Ying)]

Ye NanQi and Wen Chen discussed the role all morning. After eating and resting for a while in the afternoon, they went to the gym for a run, then took a good nap. He didn’t want to drag Wen Chen to another practice, so just said goodbye and went to an old movie theater, bought a ticket and entered the hall in low-profile.

This was Ye NanQi’s habits. Every time before the audition, he was like a madman with all practicing and discussing about scripts. Only on the last day that he would give himself time and space for a rest and relaxation. He would go to this old movie theatre, chose an old movie and watched for an afternoon.

Wen Chen reminded him again to pay more attention about tomorrow schedule, then he would no more bother him.

Not sure if it was the God playing trick with him, but the movie ticket that he bought today, happened to be the movie which his older sister was stared in -and it was the only one left.

Ye NanQi’s fingers clenched hard on the movie ticket before naturally took his seat.

This old movie theater often showed some old movies that had been taken off or had become unpopular. The place might be closed soon since there weren’t many guests, and the space was too large. The projection hall was still old-fashioned, big and empty.

Ye NanQi found a seat and sat down, watching the movie quietly.

With the soft BGM sounding, Ye Mei’s youthful face appeared in front of Ye NanQi.

It had been eight years since she had left.

The overwhelming photo scandals, negative gossip were exposed to the media at that time still haunted the people in Ye family like nightmares.

The girl on the big screen was so beautiful, her eyes and eyebrows were like a beautiful painting, her every frowns and every smiles were full of hidden meanings.

Even though she had passed away for many years, Ye NanQi still hadn’t forgotten her looks.

In recent years, Ye Mei had frequently appeared in his dreams. She had either pale or sorrowful looks on her face, or even face with horrific bloody dripping. She was no longer smiling in his impression.

It had been so long since he saw Ye Mei on the screen revealed a bright smile like a spring flower.

That year, Ye Mei was banned. Her every activities were blocked and all the dramas shot for the commercials were taken off the shelves. Being able to watch her old movie that could be displayed in a big screen like right now was very grateful for Ye NanQi. Too bad that this old movie theater was about to close down soon.

There were two students sitting in front of Ye NanQi, talking and discussing while watching the movie. Ye Mei had passed away for eight years, and people were always forgetful. The two students talked for a long time, still couldn’t figure out who the heroin was. Seeing she was beautiful and also good at acting, the two students started searching for the news on their phones.

This search showed unimaginable results, and their voices involuntarily increased.

“Ah, it’s her! I used to like her before, but unfortunately, those photo scandals, gambling and loan shark… I really couldn’t tell…”

Ye NanQi thought: No.

“What’s more, you see, she had also taken on drugs. My God, drugs abuse really disgusting!”

Ye NanQi clenched the movie ticket desperately, thinking: No.

“It’s no use saying that, she jumped off the building and committed suicide many years ago …”

“Hey … watching this movie, all of a sudden, I felt a bit scared.”

Another student shook her shoulder: “Forget it, stop watching it. After all, it was not easy to skip class in the afternoon, I didn’t want to watch this stuff.”

They said and stood up, then left the screening room.

Ye NanQi sat rigidly, feeling that his chest was blocked, swollen and stiff, making him a little breathless.

He wanted to say that Ye Mei wasn’t like that. She was like sunshine, cheerful, tough, intelligent, no smoking, no gambling, and treated her family with fondness.

The movie came at the high tension part where Ye Mei was crying with eyes full of tears on the big screen, and Ye NanQi’s eyes also became slightly red.

He felt that as if Ye Mei came back through time and space and looked at him sadly through the screen, crying to him, crying in pain and grievance.

When the movie ended, Ye NanQi stood up. Watching the starring names rush through the screen, thinking silently: Sister, I will avenge you.

Don’t cry, okay?

Those who shall die, not even one will escape.

Ye NanQi, wearing a scarf and a mask, walked towards the exit of the movie hall, but was suddenly stopped when he passed a seat.

Ye NanQi froze slightly, he looked at him for a moment, and felt his blood boiling, almost rush to his head. Anyway, he restrained. The extremely tense mood just now had disappeared, and he came back to Earth and became the usual Ye NanQi again.

Ye NanQi returned to his usual looks, and smiled: “Fang-ge came here to watch a movie too?”

The one who stopped him was Jiang YanYu’s, the acute-foresight agent, Fang XingYuan.

Also Ye Mei’s agent in that year.

Fang XingYuan stood up, looking at Ye NanQi, his eyes were a bit complicated, and seemed to be pointing something out: “There was an old friend who liked coming here to watch a movie. I heard that it is going to close down soon, and since I’m free today, I wanted to come here to take a look.”

Ye NanQi remained calm and smiled warmly, as if he didn’t understand anything.

Fang XingYuan looked back at the screen and said: “Want to have an afternoon tea together?”

Ye NanQi couldn’t wait to ask for more: “An invitation from Fang-ge, of course I’ll go.”

Fang XingYuan took Ye NanQi to a nearby cafe which had a few customers during the afternoon on weekdays. As soon as they got inside, a soothing English song, which could make people feel sleepy were heard playing in the shop.

Ye NanQi wasn’t sure what Fang XingYuan what to do with him by bringing him here.

During that year when Ye Mei’s life had met misfortune, Ye NanQi thought his sister had changed. From someone who was always bright, smart and gentle to someone he didn’t recognize anymore. He also hated his sister for bringing chaos to the Ye family, and that hatred lasted until seven years ago.

Because he found Ye Mei’s dairy.

Regardless of how strong Mother Ye’s objection, she chose the acting department and entered the entertainment industry without any hesitation at the end of her 2nd year in high school.

Ye NanQi had to figure out what had happened that year. He knew Ye Mei was innocent. She was forced by others, and those photo scandals seemed to have come from the Rongyu Group.

As for whether it had anything to do with Fang XingYuan, what kind of role Fang XingYuan was playing … Ye NanQi had no idea.

Ye NanQi did not conceal that he was Ye Mei’s little brother, and fortunately, no one went deep into this matter either. As soon as he appeared, he showed his earnest in his career and became popular in quick succession, and hoping to relax Fang XingYuan’s guard a little.

The two of them sat opposite each other in silence for a while, then Ye NanQi decided to speak first. He smiled: “I heard that Fang-ge has been very busy recently for Xiao Jiang’s new movie. Is it finished?”

Yun FangYuan looked at Ye NanQi with a smile that was not like a smile. With eyes held no emotions, he didn’t talk much. This afternoon tea was proposed by him, but in the end, only Ye NanQi was talking. When both of them had nothing to say anymore, he made a call then left first.

Ye NanQi breathed a sighed of relief. He closed his eyes, feeling a little tired, and with no energy, he just wanted to return home to sleep.

Early the next morning, Ye NanQi regained back his spirit. After washing up, he went downstairs, and unexpectedly met with Shen Du.

Downstairs, Shen Du had already made some porridge. With plenty of time to prepare and many ingredients were ready at home, he originally wanted to make fish porridge which Ye NanQi hated to eat. However, after going back and forth for a while, he somehow changed his mind and replaced it with minced pork and preserved eggs with rich aroma instead.

Ye NanQi didn’t eat last night and now he was really hungry. Seeing that there was no share of his serving in the table, he just went to the kitchen to serve himself.

Shen Du gave him a glance but said nothing.

The two people ate their breakfast in silence. Ye NanQi gently blew the steamy strong fragrant of the porridge. He tasted it, and found that the taste was not inferior to that of the hotel chef at all. He said sincerely: “I finally found your one and only advantage.”

Good at cooking.

Shen Du paused for a moment then used the handkerchief to wipe the corners of his lips gracefully: “Unfortunately, up until now, I haven’t found any of your advantages ー not even one.”

Ye NanQi: “…”




皮蛋: Century Egg/Preserved egg.
皮蛋瘦肉: Minced porridge with persevered egg.

(This chapter gave me really bad mood. Ye Mei’s matter can be really depressing. But seeing the food, things can be brighten up. Looking very delicious… ( ◞꒪່౪̮꒪່) )

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Life After Marrying My Love Rival Ch 5

Chapter 5

Translator: マイ

Mother Shen’s face was very gentle through all the time during dinner. She asked with so much concerns about what Ye NanQi’s likes and dislikes.

Rather to say that Ye NanQi was ill-fated, it was more like he had a rough life— he was very difficult to feed, and the biggest problem was his picky mouth.

He felt embarrassed to show his shortcomings in front of his elders, so when he trying to create a generous perfect image of a “good child next door” and just wanted to let the matter passing by like smoke in the air; he was sold by his mother. With a smile, she told: “NanNan can be picky. He doesn’t eat spicy nor sour food, doesn’t eat garlic, green onions, parsley, fish, lamb meat, as for vegetable, he only eats white cabbage, no wonder he’s two years older than Ah-Du, but not as tall as Ah-Ddu.”

The smile of Ye NanQi: “…”

Shen Du glanced at Ye NanQi with four words shown in his eyes.

‘It’s really hard to feed.’

[真难养活(4 words)]

But he didn’t expected to be glared at by his mother instead. Since Ye NanQi returned, Mother Shen’s heart seemed to be leaning towards the Southern Hemisphere, she nodged at Shen Du with a threatened smile: “Did you remember?”

Together with Father Shen, who also glanced over with his Majestic gaze.

Shen Du silently looked at Ye NanQi, and said with a soft tender voice: “Of course, I remember.”

In the future, the food at home would be sour and spicy, add more garlic, green onions and parsley, fish and lamb, and all the green vegetables, the more green, the better.

After dinner, the two were driven upstairs to stay in Shen Du’s old room. Ye NanQi and Shen Du helplessly starred at each other. For them to stay there alone, it was very awkward to even just sitting down. When Ye NanQi searched for his phone and found that it had no power, he quickly went to get charger and recharged it.

Shen Du held his hand and looked at him leisurely. Suddenly opened his mouth: “That was Ye Wan?”

Ye NanQi hesitated for a moment, thinking about the phone call from before dinner, and said: “President Shen has so many important people, I didn’t expect him to still remember WanWan.”

Shen Du thought I’m a broad-minded person* and said, “You can find me if you need help.”

[*胸襟宽广: something that has already been done, don’t talk about it again. It means no longer to blame for past mistakes.]

Ye NanQi turned his back to Shen Du. There was no smile on his face and his eyes were alert as if he was guarding against something. He relaxed his tone a bit, and said: “No need. Thank you.”

These few years, the money he had made wasn’t considered as small. But almost all the medical experts who could be found in the country, had said that Ye Wan’s condition had no sign of progressing or getting better. He would wait for awhile, after that he would send his mother and sister abroad.

At that same year, Shen Du’s temper was very bad, to the point that he sent his nose toward the sky*, and even offended Ye NanQi, after that he made a run for it and didn’t have much contact with the rest of the Ye family. After a while, he said: “…your older sister.”

[*鼻子朝天: arrogant.]

Stepping on two landmines at the same time, Ye NanQi’s eyelids twitched, he stood up, went straight into the bathroom, and ignored him. He took a quick shower, adjusted his mood, stepped out of the bathroom and again ignored the distressing Shen Du. He went to get his phone and turned it on.

As soon as the phone was turned on, a few text messages popped up. Ye NanQi took a look, it was Jiang YanYu’s reply.

The messages that were sent, made Jiang YanYu unable to make head or tail of the matter and felt that the man who sent it was weird. He notified his agent, and simply blocked that one of Ye NanQi’s number.

Apparently, Ye NanQi was regarded as someone who had no good intention.

The text message was answered two hours ago.

Ye NanQi sighed softly, his heart felt heavy, and it was eleven o’clock now. Calling Jiang YanYu at this hour seemed to be a little disturbing. If Jiang Yanyu wasn’t in trouble…

He played with his phone for awhile, and after waiting for Shen Du to entered the bathroom, he dialed the a number.

The long waiting ringing sound made his hands and feet a little cold. He couldn’t help but start thinking wildly, Jiang YanYu’s temperament and personality were very similar to his sister, Ye Mei. He really didn’t want to see Jiang YanYu ended up on the same path as Ye Mei’s.

Fortunately, after ten seconds, on the other side of the phone, Jiang YanYu’s clear voice rang: “Hey? Brother Ye?”

Ye NanQi felt relief, but his heart almost collapsed right to the ground. Pretending to be surprised, he said: “Ah, it’s Xiao Jiang. Sorry, I made a mistake. Sorry, disturbing so late.”

Jiang YanYu smiled: “It’s okay, I haven’t slept yet. I just got out the wine bar, and was a little sleepy in the car… Ha, I didn’t notice the phone rang.”

Ye NanQi went with the flow. He beat around the bush about the drinking party, and after confirming that Jiang YanYu was really okay that he could hang up.

Shen Du came out long ago, standing at the side without interrupting Ye NanQi, and watched him hanging up the phone. There seemed to be a shadow between his eyebrows: “You talked with YanYu?”

Ye NanQi smiled a bit: “I have a few words to say to my junior brother, does President Shen have an objection?”

That’s right, even if Jiang YanYu got married, Ye NanQi was still Jiang YanYu’s friend and senior from school, but Shen Du was related to none.

When Shen Du pursued Jiang YanYu, Jiang YanYu felt that he was strange. He just smiled and took out his good man card: “President Shen is very nice, and I’m very happy to have such a friend.”

This scene was very classic. Thinking back, Ye NanQi really wanted to laugh his belly out all day long.

Remembering his first love, Shen Du’s face couldn’t be any better: “He is married, don’t disturb him.”

Ye NanQi leaned on the bedside playing with his phone, his voice was a bit playful: “Xiao Jiang didn’t think I was disturbing him at all. But President Shen, I’m all wondering now, how Xiao Jiang as a married man can still make you fancy him?”

Shen Du didn’t want to discuss his feelings of his love affair with his rival, he frowned slightly: “Didn’t you fail with your pursuance as well, you’re not anything better either.”

Ye NanQi was not upset, his smiling face was so bright, almost as bright as Buddha’s: “His happiness is my greatest happiness.”

Shen Du: “…”

After feeling choked for a while, Shen Du, with emotionless face*, changed the topic to the previous one: “You really don’t want resources?”

[*棒读: I’m not sure how author would want it to be, but I’m using Japanese meaning for this words; lack of emotions.]

“No. I will be very far away from home if I join the drama you invest in.” Ye NanQi smiled and said sincerely: “If President Shen is willing to go downstairs and tell Aunty that we are going to get a divorce, I can get out of your sight immediately. “

Shen Du’s state of mind was the same as Ye NanQi’s. He couldn’t let himself become a bad person. When he heard it, he smiled that was not like a smile, and said: “If Ye Daxing* can do it, I can do it too.”

[*大星: hotshot/big shot/superstar, but I’ll just use Daxing.]

When he spelt on the cold floor in the hotel room last time, he got a fever. This time, Ye NanQi didn’t plan to make himself feel uncomfortable anymore. Lying separately on each sides of the bed with Shen Du, he continued to play with his phone.

Shen Du’s endurance and toleration had gone up to another level: “Put down your phone and sleep.”

Ye NanQi didn’t even bother to look at him, he stared at the phone, and said in surprise: “Are you my mom?”

Shen Du’s family education was strict and he had a regular curfew. He should always slept at this hour. Even if he tried to sleep, he couldn’t sleep when there was even a bit of noise around him, not to mention now that Ye NanQi’s mobile phone was making ruckus sounds who know what.

He frowned, and just reached out to grab it. Ye NanQi dodged away flexibly, but forgot that he was right next to the bed edge, and fell to the ground with a bang. The sound was very loud, he gridded his teeth, and screamed in front of his rival.

Shen Du didn’t expect him to react so much, and as soon as he wanted to say something, the door was knocked. Mother Shen shouted angrily: “Open the door, what are you doing so loud? You rascal, are you a bullying NanQi?”

Ye NanQi fell really hard, and it was a bit difficult to get up decently at once. Shen Du gave him a deep glance, and said: “I was just teasing him. It’s all right, you go to sleep.”

Mother Shen said: “What’s all right? Open the door!”

After a short of hesitation, the tone came a little weird: “Mom, we are …you may not be suitable to come in.”

“…” It was unknown where Mother Shen’s wild imagination had ran off to. She coughed a bit: “Don’t toss and turn too much, NanQi still has to go to work tomorrow. Go to bed early.”

Ye NanQi was still on the ground. He heard the footsteps were getting further away, then breath a sigh of relief and wanted to stand up. He didn’t expect Shen Du to stretch out his hand, as if to help pull him up.

His gaze was doubtful, as if there was a hard to explain thing in his eyes. He stood up by himself, thought for a while, and asked, “Mr. Shen, have you heard of the Soul Piercing*?”

[*T/N: In here I think YNQ was referring that his soul had been hacked, and the one who went to sleep with SD wasn’t actually him.]

Shen Du said: “I have also heard of Reincarnation*.”

[*T/N: Waking up seeing himself embracing his rival in his arms, SD probably wanted to die and be reincarnated in a new soul. New life.]

Ye NanQi’s face was sincere: “You can be normal a bit, really. Everyone is an adult, it is just a matter of sleeping and solving one’s physical needs with each other. You don’t need to be so weird.”

Shen Du’s attitude of sleeping had been a little strange since after the two got married.

——The reason was that the education Shen Du received from his early age was old-fashioned, and it was Ye NanQi who slept a lot making his sense of responsibility was a bit distorted.

If he thought about it, Ye NanQi had been in the entertainment industry for several years, and it was unknown for how many people had slept with him.

Shen Du thought to this level, his face darken, his eyes dropped for a moment, and said: “You’re right.”

Ye NanQi lowered his head and continued to look at the phone. He was just contacting the private detective he knew and planned to let the other party follow Jiang YanYu for a while. The other party did not know his identity, so it was safe.

Seeing an OK from the other party, Ye NanQi deleted the chat history, and then he laid down and slept peacefully.

It was unknown whether because he had drunk two drinks with Father Shen during the meal, but this sleep made Ye NanQi slept extraordinarily peaceful, he didn’t have the nightmare that entangled him for many years either. When he woke up, he was so confused that he wanted to stay more longer in bed, lying more longer in the warm quilt.

Squinting his eyes for awhile, Ye NanQi noticed something was wrong.

He was actually embraced by Shen Du, with a hand on his waist, and his face pressed against Shen Du’s chest.

Shen Du’s body was very warm, surrounded by the breathe of pure male hormones. Ye NanQi’s face turned blue and when he wanted to moved away, he couldn’t break away from the embrace. Then he him made a noise, and Shen Du awoke.

The two stared at each other bewilderedly. Ye NanQi’s eyes were filled with coldness, he grinned: “Yo, President Shen, is my waist thin?”

Shen Du was awake, instead of letting him go, he clenched around his waist and calmly said: “Thin.”

Ye NanQi: “…”

Shen Du said again: “How did you crawl in here?”

Ye NanQi was stunned.

He had bad habits when he sleep, and because of the cold, he always wanted to go to a warm place while sleeping … it might have been that he really crawl in willingly.

Ye NanQi was always thick-skinned, but now his shameless thick-skinned face immediately became hot. Even if he crawled in willingly, he still felt humiliated to a great extent. After being stunned for awhile, he sulked and said: “The bed is so big, why care where I sleep?”

The corner of Shen Du’s lips titled a little, with mockery, he said: “That’s right too. Ye Daxing should be very skilled in throwing himself in someone else’s arms to win favors.”

Ye NanQi said in awed: “President Shen may not know, to win a favor in someone’s arms, is still depends on who they are.”

As soon as they woke up early in the morning, the two were already disgusted with each other. When they came downstairs, they all had sullen faces.

Sitting downstairs, Mother Shen and Mother Ye were talking and laughing about a certain TV series. Ye NanQi took a closer look and found that the two mothers were talking about the one he had recently participated in.

The two ladies discussed it for a while, and as Mother Shen was the lead, they agreed that the highest value and acting skills in the entire TV series were all thanks to darling Ye NanQi, which saved this TV series with bad scripts.

Ye NanQi couldn’t laugh or cry.

After breakfast, Mother Shen, kindhearted looked at Ye NanQi: “Is NanQi going back to the company?”

Ye NanQi nodded: “The company has a special place to practice, and no one can bother. The day after tomorrow will be the audition, and I have to discuss with my agent more.”

Mother Shen: “Good boy, you’ve worked hard. After dinner, let Shen Du send you over ba.”

Ye NanQi said with a smile: “Mom, no need. Our companies are not in the same directions. In case of being late, it won’t be good for Ah-Du to show up late in front of his subordinates.”

Hearing him called ‘Ah-Du’, Shen Du gave him nausea and almost couldn’t eat.

Mother Shen: “In the past, when he saw a little girl crying on the middle of the road, he went down to ask and was told that the cat that was raised by her grandmother ran away, and couldn’t find it all night. So he helped the little girl to find the cat and was late. Now, isn’t daughter-in-law is more important than cat?”

Ye NanQi listened to the story and almost laughed out loud. Even if he were to hit to death, he wouldn’t believe that Shen Du would be a good person who did good deed at a primary school textbook level, and he didn’t notice the uncomfortable flash on Shen Du’s face.


[(¯∇¯٥) A pretty long chapter, indeed. I’m not really good at Chinese. Since I’m not so good at it, I, more or less add things I understand in translation. It may be longer or shorter, but won’t stray away from the original text either. I’ll still try my best to finish this novel (Because I love it!). So, if any of you find the translation is weird or lacking, feel free to provide your thoughts below.]

PS: In the longer case, I might take 2 days for one chapter ( •̀ᄇ• ́)ﻭ✧ fighto!!!