Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch21

Chapter 21: WiFi Signal

Translator: マイ

Proofread/edit: adlt1226

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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.

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’○))

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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

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§§§ 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.

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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?”

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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”]

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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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Next ch update: Thursday 10th.

Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch16

Chapter 16: WiFi Signal

Translator: マイ

Proofread/edit: adlt1226

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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~

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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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Life After Marrying My Love Rival Ch 44

Chapter 44

Translator: マイ

Proofread/edit: adlt1226

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Facts have proved that the people in the Xue family were not only good at spouting nonsense, their nonsense was also very excessive.

Ye NanQi avoided Shen Du all night. Whenever he saw someone coming over to talk to him, he pushed Shen Du away, and Shen Du became so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

Ye NanQi was like a cat on guard; he was sensitive and full of doubts. A little bit of movement could easily scare him away.

This feeling was akin to the feeling you get when something happens in the middle of playing a video game. After painstakingly clearing the dungeon and defeating the first Boss, the game resets just when you’re about to move to the next level. You find yourself at the starting point, but worst of all is that the rules and the play style have changed entirely.

Fuck the Xue family!

Fearing that he would slip away without telling him, Shen Du kept an eye on Ye NanQi, right until before the party ended – it would be more troublesome if that happened. Some small celebrities who wanted to get ahead and take a shortcut to stardom looked around the audience and found that Shen Du was a good prospect.

However, several people surrounded him earlier, so they couldn’t get close to him. Although Shen Du now stood alone, the combination of the folded arms across his chest, and his cold and indifferent expression, frightened those who initially wanted to make a move on him.

A good-looking little star bravely came forward, attempting to make contact with Shen Du. Seeing him come closer, Shen Du raised his eyelids and gave him a glance. Whether it was intentional or not, and before he could reject the little celebrity and utter the words “not interested”, Ye NanQi glanced in his direction after finishing his wine. He became even more upset because of this.

Shen Du quickly stepped away to prove his innocence. Thinking that Shen Du was going to leave before he could say anything, the little star hurried forward. Because he was in a hurry, he staggered on the smooth bluestone and fell straight into Shen Du’s arms; he later realized the true meaning of falling flat on the ground. 

Shen Du was so anxious that he pushed the little star away as if he got an electric shock. 

He may have used a little too much strength, and the little star fell to the ground with tears in his eyes.

Shen Du felt a headache as everyone in attendance turned their eyes on him, and whispers came from all directions.

Ye NanQi looked a little drunk. He glanced over quietly, then turned his head, said goodbye to the people around him with his usual expression before he turned to leave.

Shen Du knew that this little incident might have become a joke tonight, and patiently helped the little star get up before saying his apologies. He still looked like a good-mannered gentleman, but in reality, his actions were impatient and anxious as if he couldn’t wait to leave at that very second. Before anyone could say anything, Shen Du turned around and chased after Ye NanQi as fast as a fireball. 

Ye NanQi, who was being chased by someone at the speed of lightning, was not walking very fast. His legs were weak, swaying left and right as if his center of gravity was unstable. Shen Du quickly caught up, explaining. “He came over too suddenly.”

Ye NanQi remained silent.

Looking at his expressionless face, Shen Du sighed, asking a half-serious question, “Are you angry because you feel offended or just jealous?”

Ye NanQi’s eyes wore a complicated expression, and his heart grew heavier. Only after a long while did he say, “It’s no wonder that this kind of thing is popular among rich people.”

Shen Du raised his hand toward the sky, and swore, “Shen Du, twenty-four years old, grew up and lived in A City until the age of twelve. Later, I went to study in the UK, and just returned to China last year. I can drink alcohol but I’m not addicted to it; I used to smoke before but I’m quitting now. I haven’t followed the internet trend these days because I’ve been busy raising my little lover, and I have no other bad hobbies.”

He laughed as he said, “If liking you counts as a hobby, then it shouldn’t be bad.”

Ye NanQi stared at him for a moment.

This tall man standing in front of him could be cold and indifferent towards outsiders, but at this moment, his eyes seem to be full of gentleness, affection and care. 

It was all for him.

Ye NanQi unconsciously clenched his hands. His mind was a little hazy, and his bad mood had mostly dispersed. He stared at Shen Du, unaware as his eyes flashed with emotions that he hadn’t noticed.

He moved his lips, and with a little drunkenness, he said with difficulty, “Shen Du…”

Don’t lie to me.

Shen Du, who was planning to explain to him clearly after they got home, got into the car and slipped into the driver’s seat quietly. He turned his head when he heard Ye NanQi calling him, his eyes filled with patience.

Ye NanQi sat in the co-pilot’s seat; his cheeks flushed a little crimson red, as he looked blankly at Shen Du. 

This was a dream that he dared not touch, but desired so much in his heart.

In the end, Ye NanQi still didn’t ask the question. He frowned with his eyes closed, and his breathing gradually calmed down.

Shen Du reached out his hand and gently smoothed the crease between his eyebrows. He couldn’t help but feel distressed. 

What are you thinking, and what do you want to ask?

When you wake up, ask me anything and I will tell you everything.

Ye NanQi had already fallen asleep in the car. The big bad wolf didn’t mind holding onto the little bunny who was always on guard when he was awake, yet was so defenseless and trusting when he was asleep.

After calling Zhang Mo to drive his car back, Shen Du brought Ye NanQi home, where he was absent for a long time. His wife had been away from home for several days, and Shen Du, who was living alone in those days, could not sleep a wink. But now that he finally brought the person back, he was content and felt that this “home” was finally complete.

Shen Du carefully hugged Ye NanQi, who was restless even in his sleep to his room. Later, when he tried to leave to call his assistant, he was dragged back to the bed and he couldn’t walk away. So he could only give up the idea of ​​making a phone call; instead, he held the phone in one hand, and sent a message to his assistant. 

Whether it was Xue Jingshan or Xue XiangYu, if either of them dared to talk nonsense, they shouldn’t blame him for stumbling in to collect on some debts.

After discussing with the assistant for a long time, he put the phone aside and touched Ye NanQi’s face. He lowered his head, kissed him on the lips, and sighed. “This is the first time I’ve seen such a quiet drunken cat…”

Why not make a fuss, so that he had a reason to have sex after drinking.

Shen Du thought of “drunken sex”, but he could only do this in his imagination, and he didn’t dare to do it for real – the typical example of having the heart but no courage. He kissed Ye NanQi’s hands―his hands were slender and beautiful, but there were also shallow calluses between his fingers. 

Ye NanQi had never been spoiled. He had been doing various tasks since he was a child, including taking care of his elder sister and younger sister. When he grew up a little bit, he began to take care of their family that had lost a father. Probably because he was the only boy in the family, he was used to taking on everything by himself.

Shen Du took Ye NanQi’s hand and kissed his fingertips reverently. He said in his heart, be good and let me spoil you from now on.

Expecting Ye NanQi to wake up with a headache, Shen Du went downstairs to make sober soup. Ye NanQi opened his eyes when he heard the door being closed. He stretched out the hand that was kissed a while ago, looked at it for a while, then slowly clenched it.

When those soft, gentle kisses fell on his hand, he felt an itch spread from his fingertips, all the way to his heart.

He thought about it all night.

He also bet that Shen Du would do something to him after he was drunk.

Although they spent a few years together when they were young, they lost contact after Ye NanQi’s family moved away. It wasn’t until many years later when they saw each other again. They got together soon after that and got married by accident, despite not knowing much about each other.

After calming down his uneasiness, he was more inclined to believe in Shen Du. 

If a person were only pretending to be sincere… then he would be able to tell whether he was genuinely sincere or not.

Ye NanQi closed his eyes again as he lay on the bed, which carried the same warmth and smell as Shen Du. After Ye NanQi left, the quality of his sleep dropped sharply, and he could hardly sleep at night. But now, in this bed, he felt relieved after closing his eyes.

After lying in a trance for a while, he heard the sound of extremely light footsteps. Shen Du carried something into the room, deliberately and gently placed it on the table, and then he headed towards the bed. 

Ye NanQi felt a hand on his face, trying to smooth his furrowed brows.

“… want to give you a kiss.”

Shen Du murmured, and then immediately gave him a kiss. Everything he said before about having the heart but not daring to take action was actually being thrown away as dog food. Ye NanQi was shocked. He wanted to push the person away and stand up, but felt that they might embarrass each other in that way, so he lay down stiffly. Shen Du reluctantly let him go when he couldn’t pry open his lips, rubbing his neck with dissatisfaction.

“Other people’s wives are very obedient, you are not.”

Ye NanQi continued to lie down calmly, thinking that he was talking nonsense.

Shen Du murmured to himself for a while, then he finally started to roll Ye NanQi in the quilt, ready to go to bed and hug him to sleep. As soon as he lay down, Ye NanQi opened his eyes. 

As they looked at each other, Shen Du felt ashamed when he thought of the words he was saying to himself. “Just woke up? Do you have a headache? Would you like to drink some sober soup?”

Ye NanQi looked at him quietly, and said, “I woke up from when you said, ‘Quiet drunk cat.’”

Shen Du, “…”

Shen Du may have a face as thick as the city wall, but when he thought about what he had done just now, he felt panicked. 

Ye NanQi, however, did not have any doubts about the appearance of being caught in the quilt. He was silent for a while, and said in a serious tone, “Shen Du, I… let me ask you something.”

Shen Du’s intuition told him that he was about to ask the key point of tonight’s weird attitude, and nodded. “Um?”

Ye NanQi said, “Don’t lie to me.”

“It is the fine tradition of the old Shen family not to lie to their wife.” Shen Du said, as he lay on top of the other person with a calm expression.

“… have you always known about the organization and did they contact you before?”

When Ye NanQi spoke, he carefully observed Shen Du’s face and didn’t miss any minute reaction; there wasn’t a single moment of hesitation on his face.

That was the most natural expression of human emotions, and couldn’t be faked.

He was innocent.

Ye NanQi’s breathing quickened; for a moment he couldn’t tell what he was feeling. His eyes were hot, and something clamored in his heart, forcing him to approach and touch Shen Du. 

There was only one thought in his mind, screaming over and over again—Shen Du was innocent, he didn’t know anything, and he misunderstood him.

While Ye NanQi was in a state of confusion, Shen Du, whose mind was full of doubt, asked, “Who told you this?”

Ye NanQi sold someone without hesitation. “Xue XiangYu.”

Shen Du frowned. “It seems he has wicked motives.”

After a pause, he said, “If I have to say anything, it would be that I did get in touch with them before. Whenever I came back during a school holiday, my dad would let me go to the company to handle some business as practice for when I take over the company in the future. About three years ago, the Xue family and I cooperated on a project, and I had been in contact with them for a long time. After the last wine bureau, they took me to a club and showed me some… sex slaves that they kept in private. It’s been too long, and I almost forgot about it. I didn’t expect these two things to have any connection.”

In fact, the higher the circle, the more chaotic it was. Shen Du had also seen many people addicted to S&M, but had never seen that kind. The Shen family was a scholarly family, his education was strict, and he had his own persistence in his bones. He didn’t find this kind of thing fun nor interesting at all and felt sick when he watched the “slave” being commanded by his master to take off his clothes and be appreciated.

The other party asked him vaguely if he was interested, and Shen Du bluntly refused. He returned to the UK after completing the project, so he left the matter behind and never thought about it again.

Because of this, he didn’t have a good impression of the Xue family. When Ye NanQi and Xue XiangYu met for the first time, only then did he speak out and tell Ye NanQi to stay away from the Xue family.

How could he know that the rotten stale gossip, which he had left behind, was picked out by Xue XiangYu. Regardless of whether Xue XiangYu’s action was intentional or not, Shen Du was full of anger.

He had no intention of treating people outside his family so well.

While Shen Du was carefully weighing the cause and consequences of this incident, he suddenly heard Ye NanQi sullenly say,  “I’m sorry.”

Shen Du was stunned. Withdrawing his thoughts, he saw Ye NanQi lower his head uneasily. Then raised his head again after a long while, his eyes were bright, yet anxious at the same time, telling him, “I’m sorry.”

Shen Du wasn’t angry. For the sake of easing Ye NanQi’s heart after hearing such news, he smiled and said, “You actually doubted me; of course, I’m angry. But, since you decided to tell me about the doubts in your heart, you deserve to be rewarded.”

As he said this, he opened his arms and hugged Ye NanQi unceremoniously, rubbing his chin on top of his head. “Okay… hug and pass. If you still feel guilty, accompany me to sleep tonight.”

Ye NanQi closed his eyes, thinking that if he opened his eyes now, his eyes might be red. “Are you afraid of ghosts?”

Shen Du hugged him tighter and smiled. “Yeah.”

I’m afraid the ghost will take you away.

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Can I Connect To Your Wifi? Ch15

Chapter 15: WiFi Signal

Translator: マイ

Proofread/editor: adlt1226

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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?

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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 42

Chapter 42 (no edit)

Translator: マイ

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Ye NanQi said, “However I manage to live, I won’t die starving anyway.” After speaking and looking at the empty plate, he knitted his brows tightly, “Is it really that hard to eat?”

Shen Du implicitly commented: “I personally feel that it doesn’t fit your stomach.”

Ye NanQi: “…”

He neither did it on purpose, nor did he wanted to try his best. After all, he was someone with no skill. And no skill meant no skill, and it was still unpalatable even after working hard.

Being able to eat the dish he cooked without changing his face color, aside from Ye Wan, there was this generous person who everyone loved and praised, Shen Du. 

Shen Du said, “What about your dinner?”

Afraid that Shen Du would give him a lecture after seeing that he was eating frozen food and instant noodles, Ye NanQi perfunctorily said: “I’ll eat a bit later. Okay, you have also finished your eating, then I won’t keep the guest.”

Shen Du, who didn’t have the consciousness of “I’m the uninvited guest”, just looked at Ye NanQi suspiciously. Suddenly, he remembered something, stood up and opened the refrigerator door.

Ye NanQi couldn’t stop him in time. Two rows of quick-frozen dumplings were neatly lined up in front of Shen Du, looking very spectacular.

Shen Du’s gaze was indescribable. He glanced at those dumplings, turned his head back and smiled, saying: “Baby, are you doing dumpling wholesale business recently?”

Ye NanQi said confidently. “I enjoy it, and I like it.”

“What else is there? Why are you torturing yourself like this?” Shen Du was so angry that when he had finally nourished his stomach with whole grains, raised his stomach to a little better condition, but just a moment of neglecting, he returned to the previous stubborn child who was hard to raise again. 

The more he wanted to get angry, the more he wanted to grab someone and hold him under his body to teach him a lesson: “You would rather eat these things than go back and let me take care of you?”

Ye NanQi’s smile faded. He gave him a gesture of sending the guest off: “It’s really embarrassing. Before I met President Shen, I was always the one taking care of others. I don’t need anyone to take care of me. It’s late now and I won’t be seeing you off.”

Shen Du looked at him for a moment.

He knew that Ye NanQi was paranoid and sensitive, and it would only be more irritating if he said anything more. He opened his mouth, changed his tone, closed the refrigerator door, and sighed: “I want to take care of you.”

Ye NanQi shook his head: “I still think that, you liking me is just your illusion. Thank you, go back.”

Ye NanQi was the second child in the family. His father preferred the girls, and since he was a boy, the love he received was much lesser compared to his sisters. Moreover, he had been taught from an early age to protect the girls in his family. 

He had never been the side that was being taken care of and protected everywhere, and his attitude toward Shen Du was neither adapted nor caught off guard.

Which link went wrong, what caused him to ask for a divorce and ended up in this situation? 

Shen Du gave him a profound look, then turned and left. 

Ye NanQi sat alone at the dining table for a while. He looked out the window, and thought to himself that the trouble was finally solved.

But the result of that thinking turned out to be; when he was woken up by the doorbell the next morning, there was a lunch box at the door.

Ye NanQi squatted down and stared at it for a while as if looking at an ancient relic of thousands of years before recognizing what it was. He looked around but saw no one, then quietly went back to the room, closed the door, and opened the lid. The porridge inside was still steaming, with residual warmth.

Ye NanQi didn’t need to taste it. He knew whose handwriting it belonged to. He fished out his phone and wanted to send a message to Shen Du, only to remember that Shen Du had been on his blacklist for a long time, so he quickly removed him and made a call.  

“Morning” Shen Du wasn’t surprised by the call at all, instead his voice contained a bit of joy.

Ye NanQi couldn’t believe it: “What the hell are you doing?”

“Eat well, I’m worried about you.” Shen Du hung up after speaking.

Ye NanQi counted with his fingers.

According to Shen Du’s temper, porridge was cooked for about an hour.

It would take nearly two hours to drive from Shen Du’s home without traffic jams.

Now it was 7:10 in the morning.

In order to send him porridge, Shen Du didn’t sleep?

The more he thought about it, the more complicated he became, but couldn’t tell what it was like. He wanted to make another call to stop Shen Du’s behavior. As a result—

Reversing the wheel of fortune, Shen Du blocked his number. 

It was never Shen Du’s style to do anything halfway, so at noon and evening, Ye NanQi really received lunch and dinner again.

While Ye NanQi was eating warm meals, he even wondered if Shen Du had a special function, otherwise how could he come to deliver the food in time every time.

This situation continued for two days. Shen Du was totally absurd. Because Ye NanQi couldn’t contact him, and couldn’t even catch the man when he went to the company, he simply stayed up all night and squatted by the door. As soon as he heard the movement, he opened the door and caught Shen Du’s current situation.

He still had some hope, hoping that it might not be Shen Du who came to deliver meals every day. Once he opened the door and saw Shen Du in his long suit and standing by the door preparing to press the doorbell, his thoughts were completely messed up.

Shen Du acted as nothing happened. Pretending like he didn’t know anything, he stretched out his hand to touch Ye NanQi’s face, and then covered Ye NanQi’s hand. Feeling cold from his hand, Shen Du frowned and said, “You sat here all night without sleeping?”

Ye NanQi said with difficulty, “… You didn’t sleep either?”

Shen Du was slightly stunned. He clutched his hand even harder, and said lightly: “I am willing. You won’t even refuse this, do you? Even if you reject, rejection is useless, I will still do it. Go to work after eating, I’m going first.”

Ye NanQi was so uncomfortable and couldn’t sleep. 

Shen Du strode away with big steps. When he got to the car, he looked back and found that Ye NanQi was still standing by the door, the corner of his lips curled. He blew a kiss at him before driving away.

“… Really.” Ye NanQi murmured, “Is he crazy?”

Tonight, since Ye NanQi was going to attend the Xue family’s party, he was destined to be unable to eat dinner from Shen Du.

When setting out, Ye NanQi decided that he had to ask Zhao Sheng to stop Shen Du’s behavior after meeting him. 

He realized that he would be wavering when he saw Shen Du, and he didn’t want to… or it could be said that he didn’t dare to be alone with Shen Du anymore.

With this in mind, Ye NanQi took the invitation to the old Xue family―Old Xue’s face was roughly proportional to his age. The old man, who could take his nominal grandson, who was his actual son back home, so naturally he wouldn’t mind entertaining guests at this age. 

(Note: XXY wasn’t Old Xue’s grandson but actually his son.)

The party’s venue was in the Xue family’s old house, which sat high on a hill. It was said it was a reward for the ancestors of the Xue family when they were officials in court. If the ancestors saw the current Xue family now, it was unsure if they would get out of the coffin with anger.

Ye NanQi was thinking about what he would say when he saw Zhao Sheng later. But when he saw someone who was the subject he had planned in the past, he was dumb.

The person who came was Shen Du.

The corner of Shen Du’s lip curled up proudly. Hugging his hands, he pretended to be surprised in a serious manner: “Zhao Sheng said that he was not feeling well and asked me to accompany a friend for him. I did not expect it to be you.”

Ye NanQi was expressionless: “Oh, who am I?”

He was wearing a light silver decent suit and glasses tonight, quite a bit of a gentle black sheep. The golden silk frame was pressed on the meticulous and tall bridge of his nose, a lot of emotions were condensed, and there was also a sense of ascetic beauty.

Shen Du’s throat was tight, thinking that his wife was very pretty. Seeing that there was no one around, he approached Ye NanQi, and said in a low voice: “You’re NanNan, Ancestor, my cat, baby wife―umm?”

Ye NanQi almost exploded on the spot.

Shen Du was used to his temper, so he quickly calmed the person down and chuckled, “Okay, don’t get angry, it’s all my idea. If you avoid me, hide from me, can’t you let me worry about you?”

Ye NanQi ignored him. He couldn’t spit out the words he had prepared. Unfortunately, at this time, it was impossible to kick Shen Du out and change to someone else temporarily.

They submitted an invitation and walked into the big mansion of the Xue family together. 

Shen Du said: “Believe it or not, that this house can eat people? Don’t run around alone later.”

Without blinking his eyes, Ye NanQi said: “If it can’t eat people, I won’t be here either. Believe it or not, this place may have buried corpses before, and there are dead ghosts floating around here?”

The Xue family’s old house hadn’t been renovated much, and still had the same antique style. There was a row of red lanterns hanging in the corridor. It would sway around by the gust of wind. Looking at it would give people a sense of panic. 

Shen Du was silent, leaning toward Ye NanQi’s side, his face was a little pale.

Ye NanQi gave him a sideways glance but didn’t kick him away: “Later don’t come over to deliver meals again. I’m not starving to death yet.”

“NanNan.” Shen Du’s voice was soft. “Liking someone, I’ll do everything that is good for him.”

Ye NanQi opened his mouth, but was dumb for a moment before saying, “What you do is your business, but I don’t want you to die suddenly because of lack of sleep.”

“Don’t worry about me.” Shen Du smiled like a thief, “Reassured, I will not treat myself badly.”

The smile and complacency in his eyes were too obvious. Ye NanQi turned his head away from him, not convinced: “Who cares about you, don’t be affectionate.”

Shen Du, being obedient: “Be good, let me be passionate and happy.”

The painting style in the corridor was weird. Fortunately, the style in the large courtyard was normal, and it was lively and bright as the day. Ye NanQi quietly got far away from Shen Du and after he scanned through the visitors, he found many familiar faces. 

Several people he met at the club came here today.

Young Master Bai who impressed him the most was also here.

Xue XiangYu sat next to Young Master Bai. He looked like a slumber despite wearing a suit today. He turned his head to talk to the young man who was smiling brightly beside him. Ye NanQi glanced, the name and face in his head matched, confirming that it was Xue Jingshan.

Another one.

Ye NanQi thought indifferently.

He originally thought that meeting them he would be sad and unbearable and angry, but he didn’t.

Probably because Shen Du was by his side, or whatever, he did it without any flaw―or at least there were no flaws on the surface.

At this kind of banquet, naturally there was no shortage of people who wanted to befriend Shen Du. A bunch of people came over, and Ye NanQi took the opportunity to slip away and find a place to sit down.

When he just came in with Shen Du just now, they attracted a lot of attention. Ye NanQi believed that whether it was Xue Jingshan or other people, they had already seen him. He was confident that someone would come to him later.

After his birthday last time, Old Xue’s body wasn’t very good. Just now, when he showed up, he always sat in the wheelchair and the old grandma was pushing behind.

This evening party seemed to turn out to be a purely high-level elite exchange meeting. Many celebrities were also invited. They sat elegantly on the side and did not speak. Those who had hidden schemes in their hearts, went to find someone to talk with, hoping to find a better funder to sell the protagonist of a good movie or TV tonight.

The atmosphere was just right. Ye NanQi picked up the dim sum and tasted it, probably because he had a prejudice against the Xue family. He felt that even the dim sum in this family was not as good as at the Shen family.

There were also many people hunting for beauty tonight. Ye NanQi was still laughing at Shen Du who had been surrounded as soon as he came, now it was his turn again. After finally getting rid of those people, and was looking for some room to hide in the corner, a voice suddenly sounded behind him: “NanQi, long time no see.”

He came at last. 

Ye Nanqi turned around calmly and looked at the person behind him: “Mr. Xue.”

Xue Jingshan’s face looked very deceptive and kind. Looking at his face, it was hard to imagine that this man pushed Xue XiangYu down from the fourth floor without changing his face when he was a child. When he grew up, he was more like a wolf in human skin, abusing people like that.

People who were glamorous on the outside seemed often dark in their hearts.

Seeing Ye NanQi’s smile, Xue Jingshan continued to speak kindly, “I have seen your work with a few friends, and I like you very much. I always wanted to befriend you, but I didn’t have a chance to talk to you last time. There are so many people here. Do you want to go to a quieter place to talk and befriends?”

When Ye NanQi laughed, he looked very much like Ye Mei. He said, “Okay.”

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