Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 120: When You’re Older

In the silence, the fireplace occasionally crackles as small sparks flicker. The camera gradually turned from the fire to the floor. An old man with gray hair and a blanket on his leg was slowly rocking a chair drowsily.

Squeak, squeak.

The frame switches, and the faces of Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan appear to the sound of guitars. Along with the soothing rhythm, flashbacks of their lives were shown. From the lush campus to when they first entered society, from youth to gray hair, the music sped up and became more passionate, showing the great sadness and joy, the ups and downs. A long shot of Bai Qingquan appeared on the screen. He walked through the crowd and finally plunged into Shen Jintai’s arms.

This trailer, like the one for “Pilot,” ended with Shen Jintai’s back. The final shot was of his and Bai Qingquan’s backs, in their school uniforms. They walked down the alley with umbrellas in hand. As they walked, their hands lightly touched. A megaphone tied to the telephone pole next to them had Teng Li-Chun’s gentle singing voice coming out as she sang:

“The breeze accompanies the drizzle,
Like I’m accompanied by the lovely you,
Look at me and look at you,
and see how beautiful this world could be
Ahhh~, may I be the wind and you the rain,
Ahhh~, the breeze that accompanies the drizzle*.”

*The song is Gentle Breeze and Little Rain.

The singing gradually faded, followed by Bai Qingquan’s voiceover. In the silence, the lines were whispered softly and slightly hoarse. “A lifetime is not enough. I want to love you for a few more lifetimes.”

The official blog also took the opportunity to release the first group photo of the two, in which they were hugging each other tightly.

“Ohh, ohh, ohhh! I know I have become a jerk again. I can’t tell who is better!”

“These two people are too seductive! Immortal CP!”

“Bai Qingquan has always been a beauty, but when did Touhua get so good-looking?”

“I feel that Touhua has lost weight after filming. His facial features have become more vivid. He now has the kind of beauty that’s intertwined with a masculine and light temperament. So unique to the entertainment industry!”

“He was so handsome in <Pilot>, especially when he titled his head as he was parachuting. I didn’t expect him to become even more handsome in <When You’re Older>! Did you see his last look back, with red eyes? I love it!”

“Bai Qingquan’s last running shot is also sentimental. Shen Jintai’s old-age appearance is too realistic. But I don’t see it at all! I don’t care about beauty or ugly actors. I’m a real fan!”

“Hahaha, a lot of people in your district were posting Touhua upside down posts an hour ago. Is it really fragrant so soon?”

“After all, for an actor, it’s all about his work. After Touhua’s comeback, I feel as if he had suddenly opened the two veins of Ren and Du* and become too textured. I’m not surprised that Prince Yan fell in love with him.”

*Refers to the meridian’s veins of Ren and Du. As for what the significance is, I don’t know.

“Sun Sihai deserves to be a cinematographer. He took pictures of Touhua and Bai Yueguang so beautifully. It’s really an alluring love.”

Gold powders were injected with chicken blood today. The trailers of both movies had made the hot search. The most popular was naturally <When You’re Older>.

Gold powder and moonlight powder secretly competed for hot reviews. The two appeared to be at peace, but neither of them wanted to be secretly robbed of heat by the other.

Fortunately, it was low-key; otherwise, it would have turned into an extremely ugly scene.

“I think <When You’re Older> is quite textured,” Li Meilan said to Shen Jintai. “I originally thought it was a youth romance film, but recently I found that Sun Sihai has good control. The filming process is very delicate, and there are a lot of rooms for the actors to play with. Let’s try to win an award by relying on this film.”

It should be a shoo-in for best actor and best newcomer. The only competition, though, would be Bai Qingquan.

However, for this kind of dual protagonist film, both actors must have equal strengths. She felt Bai Qingquan had made a qualitative leap with this movie. Movie filming was more grinding than dramatic, as one shot had to be done a number of times. Despite coming from a TV drama background, Bai Qingquan was able to flourish and become even more proficient when he leapt over to the big screen. If he can have this kind of talent, he’ll surely be rewarded by God.

However, Li Meilan felt that Shen Jintai was better when it came to acting. Bai Qingquan’s acting was stable, while Shen Jintai showed more range than when he was in The East Palace.

Shen Jintai’s facial features were not as delicate as Bai Qingquan’s, but he had a face that was naturally suitable for the big screen. It was especially good-looking and textured when taking close-ups, as it detailed his every smile, laugh, and frown. Furthermore, his acting abilities were more restrained, a little more visceral, and thus more suited to the big screen.

Li Meilan felt that the roles the two picked were just right. Yu Nuo’s emotions were more outgoing, with more crying and explosive scenes, while Luo Wensheng rarely cried, as his feelings were held in, and his emotions were expressed through micro-expressions.

As the two of them filmed more, they felt more emotion. It seemed that the director was wise to save the most intimate and explosive scenes for last.

When the old age parts of <When You’re Older> were filmed, all the tear-jerking scenes came. Bai Qingquan would cry every time he confronted Shen Jintai.

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Luo Wensheng had gray hair early. He had been diagnosed with an illness the year before and had started to forget things. Despite having a strong physique when he was young, it could not resist the attack of time, but his strong personality persevered. He always straightened his waist whenever he walked. Even if his physical strength could no longer keep up with him, he still did all the housework. After he retired at the age of 60, he got up every day before dawn and went for a run. He had many physical problems and needed to take multiple types of medicine everyday. In order to eat his meal on time, he also set an alarm on his phone as a reminder and always took his medicine on time, saying he wanted to accompany Yu Nuo for another twenty years.

Twenty years was certainly Luo Wensheng’s limit, but for Yu Nuo, it was but a drop in the ocean of his long and ageless life. After he died, he was most worried about what Yu Nuo would do. So, one day, Yu Nuo found that Luo Wensheng had stopped doing the housework. It seemed as if Luo Wensheng, who had been diligent all his life, suddenly gave up.

How to change the gas, how to sort the garbage, how to solve the problem with the water pipe, how to cook a certain dish—whatever he could think of, Luo Wensheng taught it all to Yu Nuo. Yu Nuo was very resistant at first, but Luo Wensheng had a hard heart and was unmoved. He continued to teach Yu Nuo, slowly and methodically. The things that Yu Nuo refused to learn, he would write them all down on post-it notes.

He was worried about too many things, even those that didn’t need worrying about. He was afraid that once he was gone, Yu Nuo couldn’t do these things by himself. More and more post-it notes were posted, and eventually there was no longer any room to place them. Then, one day, the obstinate Yu Nuo relented and took the initiative, asking how to make fish-head tofu soup.

Luo Wensheng’s fish head tofu soup was the best, better than any restaurant out there. Luo Wensheng started by teaching him how to pick the right fish and that different fish have different nutrients. After they bought the fish, he taught him how to remove the internal organs, how to scrape off the scales, how to fry it, and what to put in it when they start stewing it.

After he finished teaching Yu Nuo, he went to rest. Yu Nuo took a spoon and tasted the fish soup he had made himself. Before he could tell what it tasted like, his tears had fallen into the pot. The shadow of death was enveloping them, signifying the last few years they had together.

Luo Wensheng had pretended to be dead from time to time. He was suddenly inspired after watching a Japanese comedy show. By pretending to be dead, he hoped Yu Nuo would start getting used to it, so that when he finally died, Yu Nuo wouldn’t be too sad. He had even told Yu Nuo about his funeral arrangements, including how to deal with his body, who to call, and what procedure to follow. He had even taken care of finding the cemetery plot himself.

In this regard, Luo Wensheng’s explanation was, “Didn’t I ask you to practice in advance? One day, I will die suddenly and be gone. Practice more, so when that day comes, you won’t be too sad.”

Yu Nuo suddenly stepped on the brakes when he heard those words and veered the car to the side of the road. He laid his head down on the steering wheel and cried miserably. Being this sad wasn’t in line with his usual style, and it made Luo Wensheng regret seeing him in this state.

Luo Wensheng lowered his eyes slightly and said, “What can I do? How can I make you rest assured?”

“You are my person, and you will die in front of me,” Yu Nuo said.

“Okay, okay.” Luo Wensheng patted Yu Nuo on the back with his hand.

But in the end, Luo Wensheng left. He couldn’t be convinced. He didn’t want to be old and unable to move. He didn’t want to see Yu Nuo serve him, and he stubbornly wanted to keep the last of his dignity. He didn’t want Yu Nuo to see him deteriorate. He didn’t want to die and say goodbye, so he chose to live and leave.

The final time he tried to run away, as he was about to get on the train, he was caught by Yu Nuo.

They had been together for a lifetime, and they each knew what the other was thinking. Yu Nuo didn’t want to force him anymore, so he said, “I’ll let you go. Just let me take a good look at you one last time, and I’ll let you go.”

When he got old, Luo Wensheng resisted taking pictures. There was not a single picture of him at home. Luo Wensheng took off his glasses and smiled reluctantly. He was old now and had a face full of wrinkles, but his eyes were still bright, just like when they first met.

Yu Nuo didn’t remember that Luo Wensheng’s eyes could be so bright. He discovered it wasn’t because his eyes were bright but because tears were welling as they slowly flowed down the wrinkles on his face. This was the first time in Yu Nuo’s life that he had seen Luo Wensheng shed tears.

The pain knocked him down as he released Luo Wensheng and said, “Goodbye.”

Luo Wensheng wiped his eyes, stiffened his waist, and resolutely pulled the suitcase into the train. When the train started, Yu Nuo, wearing Luo Wensheng’s coat, strode towards the exit. The wind blasted against his coat, and he didn’t look back.

He had sent away his father and mother this way, and now his lover as well. All the ones he loved eventually left.

“Cut!”

Bai Qingquan squatted directly on the ground and started bawling. Li Meilan watched and cried directly from the side, and the atmosphere of the crew was extremely heavy.

This is an extremely mentally consuming movie, but the special thing about it is that it tells a cyclical love story. Several major highlights had to be filmed more than twice, and the acting method couldn’t be exactly the same.

In the first life, Yu Nuo didn’t know about the future. In the second life and even the nth life, Yu Nuo already knew how things would end. Bai Qingquan needed to show the differences through small details, while Shen Jintai had to cooperate according to his adjustments. Filming the same scene repeatedly in this way was almost like Yu Nuo traveling back and forth, experiencing these things over and over again, especially for the lives for which Yu Nuo could predict the future. It was filled with small bits of love and full of tragedy.

The last scene he shot was when Yu Nuo, who had predicted the future, stewed a bowl of fish head tofu soup for Luo Wensheng before he ran away.

“It’s delicious.” Luo Wensheng praised him.

Yu Nuo hung his head and said, “It’s not the same as yours.”

Luo Wensheng didn’t speak. Before he left, he stewed Yu Nuo his famous fish head tofu soup one last time.

Yu Nuo, who returned from the station, didn’t know what Luo Wensheng did. After he came back, he slept for almost two days. When he was overcome with hunger, he opened the pot and saw the soup Luo Wensheng had made him, and it completely broke him.

“Cut!”

Bai Qingquan propped his hands on the flow table in the kitchen. His face was flushed from crying. Shen Jintai came over to comfort him. He hugged Shen Jintai and cried for a long time. He couldn’t help but kiss his face. After kissing him, he hugged him again, and his tears and snot rubbed against Shen Jintai’s neck. Shen Jintai was like a treasure that he was unwilling to let go of, even after suffering for several lifetimes.

At this moment, there are no Bai Qingquan and Shen Jintai, only Yu Nuo and Luo Wensheng.

How can it not be emotional?

“Yes, yes,” screenwriter Song Chenchen, who was sitting behind the director, said.

“I hope President Yan won’t beat me up,” Sun Sihai said.

Song Chenchen laughed when he heard this, and his sharp eyebrows became gentle. He stood up and greeted Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan, who came over.

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The author has something to say:

After all, it is a movie that plays an important role, so some parts still need to be written. Part of it coincides with <Don’t Be Coquettish>, but there are also minor changes.

Chenchen shows his face: Hi!

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Kinky Thoughts:

God I sob too much as I listened to the song while translating the parts of <When You’re Older>. This is too dog-blooded. Too heartbreaking! I can’t take this!

Is this karma for Song Chenchen, who transmigrated into one of his own works because he wrote such a dog-blooded drama?

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 119: Touhua, Touhua!

There was a thin line between flirting and sexual harassment, and that line was dependent on the thoughts and feelings of the parties involved. If there was no love involved, kissing and constant chasing would only increase the other party’s aversion, but if the other party had you in their heart, a bit of force that was intertwined with tenderness could stir up the ripples in the hearts of both parties.

Yan Qiuchi didn’t dare to be too presumptuous before, as he knew Shen Jintai didn’t have feelings for him. Now that he had been “given an inch”, he became aware that Shen Jintai was slowly loosening.

It seemed that Shen Jintai had not fully understood himself yet, as he still acted very flustered. His impression of Yan Qiuchi was not like this.

Yan Qiuchi should be a gentleman, restrained, and sometimes a bit domineering. He remembered that when he visited him on the set of <Pilot>, Yan Qiuchi had told him to drink less, and in the corridor, he had asked him to smoke less. He couldn’t help but feel very happy due to Yan Qiuchi taking the initiative.

Despite the ambiguity they had previously, Yan Qiuchi had always been thoughtful, reticent, considerate, and even a little pitiful, so much so that Shen Jintai eventually developed affection for him. He liked the feeling that he was in control*.

*Clarity: In the sense that he knew there was a line that either of them would not cross, and since they don’t dare to cross it, they can both have an amiable relationship.

But since Yan Qiuchi kissed him yesterday, everything had changed. It was so sudden. He didn’t expect Yan Qiuchi to suddenly become so aggressive that he was now flustered and at a complete loss.

Talent.

It turned out that not only does acting depend on talent, but it also applies to falling in love.

Everyone started out as a virgin, and they all eventually fall in love for the first time. Yet, why was Yan Qiuchi so good at it? Shen Jintai had prided himself on being a person who had seen the world, yet how could he be so easily teased and poked by Yan Qiuchi? Shen Jintai sat back as he thought silently.

There was a bouquet of pink roses besides him. The car slowly came to a stop, and Shen Jintai let out a sigh of relief and got out of the car.

“Flowers,” Yan Qiuchi said.

Shen Jintai hadn’t recovered from his frustration and embarrassment. He grabbed the bouquet and held it in his arms when he heard Yan Qiuchi’s words. The entire crew was watching him and felt he was suddenly acting very obediently.

He was kissed again, and this time it was a strong kiss, but it wasn’t very intense as there was no tongue…

Ahhhh, what is he thinking!

Shen Jintai pursed his lips and glanced at the onlookers, as well as Bai Qingquan, who was standing up from his seat. He immediately turned around, took a few strides, and stuffed the roses into Yan Qiuchi’s arms.

His strength was so strong that it made Yan Qiuchi take a few steps back. He had to quickly grab the bouquet that almost fell to the ground. Shen Jintai turned his head and left. After walking a few steps, he turned back and shouted, “I’m not acting!”

Goddamn. When he finally arrived on the set, his courage had recovered.

Who was he? He was Shen Jintai! He wasn’t a delicate little 0 beauty like Bai Qingquan. How could he let Yan Qiuchi bully him like this!

Even… Even if he was a shou, he would be the queen of shous! He wanted to see Yan Qiuchi cry! Yan Qiuchi had to pay for these two kisses!

He frowned and glanced at Yan Qiuchi, finally stabilizing himself. It’s just Yan Qiuchi. As if he couldn’t deal with him. Sooner or later, he would have Yan Qiuchi in the palm of his hand, and then he would make him cry while he laughed on his throne. He finally found something more important than thinking about being a shou or gong.

Li Meilan, who was waiting on the set, relying on her keen intuition, quickly took out her phone and took a photo. After the photo was taken, she put the phone back in her pocket. Wow, wow! She thought about how to publicize what just happened. Yan Qiuchi had sent flowers to court Shen Jintai, and he flat out rejected them!

“I’m not acting,” Shen Jintai said to Li Meilan. “I just really don’t want his flowers!”

“That’s better,” Li Meilan said with a smile. “It shows that we didn’t lie. I will use an alt account to spread the news.”

Shen Jintai: “You have an alt account?”

Li Meilan said, “Of course, I usually eat melons in the entertainment industry. How can I use my main?”

Shen Jintai: “What is your alt?”

Li Meilan: “This is my personal privacy. I can’t tell you. I can only say that I am also one of thousands of gold powders.”

Does everyone use an alt account these days? Does Yan Qiuchi have one as well? Ahhhh why does he keep thinking about Yan Qiuchi!!!

“Should we talk to President Yan and ask him for his opinion?” Xiao Tang said. “After all, this statement was sent by him.”

Li Meilan: “He can make a statement and slap himself in the face, so why would he be worried about this? Besides, isn’t he chasing Jintai? Making some contributions to Jintai is also giving a chance for him to perform.”

Despite her teasing, Li Meilan still didn’t dare offend Yan Qiuchi. “I’ll send him a message and feel him out.”

Yan Qiuchi quickly responded with: [Send it.]

“Tsk,” Li Meilan said. “He’s a man who can bend and stretch*.”

*(能屈能伸) Refers to people who can adapt to various situations, be patient when they are frustrated, and display their ambitions when they are successful.

She was really impressed with Yan Qiuchi. She had always thought Yan Qiuchi was cold and unsmiling and was a person that was completely out of everyone’s reach, so they could only look from a distance. She didn’t expect him to be decisive and straightforward once he committed to what he wanted to do, and to not drag mud and dirty water with him.

He really did go out of his way to chase Shen Jintai. She asked the team to prepare the draft and glanced at Shen Jintai. He was sitting in front of the mirror as the makeup artist was applying makeup to make him look old. Old-age makeup was difficult, so he had to sit still for a long time, but Shen Jintai remained upright without loosening his lower back at all.

She could understand why Yan Qiuchi would lower himself like this. He was a smart person, yet he acted so recklessly because he thought it was worth it. What did it mean to be able to make such an excellent person like Yan Qiuchi pursue something so hard?

It showed that the current Shen Jintai was good enough. Between his appearance, figure, fame, and even personality, she felt that Shen Jintai had almost no shortcomings.

Shen Jintai’s bad reputation was now miles away. He didn’t need to worry about the box office for <Pilot>. He could just lie low and start collecting the box office benefits. Since it was a commercial film, it would be unlikely to win any awards. If his other works succeeded, he would have it all. Popularity, box office, and awards. These things would secure his foothold in the entertainment industry.

After the team wrote the draft, it was sent to Li Meilan for review. Li Meilan put forward a few amendments and then sent it out. The paragraph where Shen Jintai stuffed the bouquet caused a great response from the gold powder.

“Hahahaha, so cool. In the middle of the night yesterday, they said that my son was upside down. I was so angry that I didn’t fall asleep. Now I’m finally relieved!”

“Hit those sunspots hard in their faces and make them swollen!”

“My brother is so handsome. Don’t associate with Yan Qiuchi. Originally, I thought that everything would be fine if my brother was happy, but today’s post made me realize that my brother is still beautiful. Stay away from Yan Qiuchi!”

“Yes, I think so too. My brother is so good, but because Yan Qiuchi is also very good, they all thought he had become an upside-down brother. They didn’t open their eyes to see who was chasing who now. My elder brother persisted. Unless Yan Qiuchi chased him for three to five years, don’t promise him anything!”

“Yes, my brother is worse than Yan Qiuchi in terms of appearance, figure, and fame. They think Yan Qiuchi is a rare, high-quality man. Isn’t our brother unparalleled in the world? My brother continued to blossom and shine brightly, so that everyone could see how good this brother is!”

The topic of Shen Jintai and Yan Qiuchi’s secret love was still hot, so any information about them would quickly spread online. The video of Shen Jintai rejecting Yan Qiuchi’s flowers quickly went viral.

The dog-blooded love melons of the two of them were so delicious that discussion among netizens rose into full swing in an instant. Just when everyone was discussing it most enthusiastically, someone suddenly screamed at all the groundhogs.

“Ahhhhhhh, just released the first trailer! God, go see it! It made my scalp tingle. Touhua is so handsome!”

“Really? Really? This is too sudden!”

“I’m so happy I almost fainted. Everyone go and see. Just looking at it made me cry!”

The crew of <Pilot> had done an excellent job of keeping everything confidential. Except for the teaser and makeup photos, there were very few materials released. Today, all of sudden, they have decided to release the first trailer.

The trailer had a magnificent atmosphere. The beginning showed an aerial bombardment scene, with thousands of refugees fleeing. A little girl that was holding her arms suddenly turned her head and look up into the sky. Immediately afterwards, more people turned their heads and looked up. In the heavy clouds, a fighter jet suddenly appeared with a “boom” and flew over their heads.

The scene immediately switches to an aerial battle. Shen Jintai’s face didn’t appear until the very end of the trailer. The enemy aircraft’s shells flew over the screen, hitting a fighter jet on the Chinese side. The jet instantly burst into thick smoke as it tumbled down from the air. When it was about to crash, a person appeared out from under the thick smoke. It was Shen Jintai. He pulled hard, and with a fwump, his parachute opened in an instant, stopping his rapidly falling body. He titled his head back as the sun shone behind him, revealing Shen Jintai’s resolute and handsome face.

“Liu Gang from the Fourth Brigade of the Chinese Air Force, reporting for duty!”

“Ye Wen from the Fourth Brigade of the Chinese Air Force, reporting for duty!”

“Chu Heming from the Fourth Brigade of the Chinese Air Force, reporting for duty!”

“Chen Zheng from the Fourth Brigade of the Chinese Air Force, reporting for duty!”

The slogan that encompassed the group of heroic pilots was firm and passionate appeared: [A strong man will fly towards the winds and clouds and swear to serve the country until death.]

“Damn it, I just watched it and cried!”

“Wow! Wow! So cool!”

“Touhua was so gong! So handsome!”

“Touhua in a flight suit looks amazing! So heroic!”

“I cried with excitement! Touhua, Touhua, I love you!”

“Ahhhhhhhhh, what is going on today?! <When You’re Older> also released their official trailer. Go and watch it. It has a completely different feel! Touhua and Bai Qingquan are too beautiful!”

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The author has something to say:

Queen Touhua, go!

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 118: Second Kiss

That was a close call. Yan Qiuchi felt that he had passed another difficulty. Shen Jintai obviously came to reject him again, but fortunately, he still maintained his calmness in the midst of that chaotic mess and quickly bypassed the topic.

He was able to get Shen Jintai to admit that he didn’t hate the kiss, but that it just felt like things were moving too fast. Well, that was fine. He would slow down. He could afford to wait, as Bai Qingquan was no longer a threat.

In the end, he still got Shen Jintai’s first kiss. He wasn’t happy knowing Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan had a kissing scene, but this was unavoidable since he fell in love with an actor. Besides, Bai Qingquan had called them sisters in his message. He wouldn’t get jealous over two sisters filming a kiss scene.

Shen Jintai returned to his room with a flushed face, only to hear a ding dong as Xiao Ai came online. “Dear!”

Xiao Ai’s tone contained uncontrollable excitement. “Dear, what’s wrong with you?”

“What do you think is wrong with me?!” Shen Jintai was angry.

“It’s fine. It’s not like it’s non-human. The size is just closer to Europeans, Americans, or Africans. It’s not as difficult as you think. It’s probably just 18 or 19*. It’s definitely in tune with Yan Qiuchi’s height and weight and matches his physique.”

*Unit of measure was never explicitly mentioned, but it’s probably in centimeters… That’s like 7-7.4 inches (above average but not THAT big).

“That’s it?” Shen Jintai sneered. “You realize I’m Asian, right?”

“Dear, we are also in the real world. Yan Qiuchi is also a normal man. Naturally, reading text would have exaggerations, but reality is that he’s a normal human being who’s just a little gifted. In fact, it’s more beautiful than terrifying. You’re really worried about nothing.”

Beauti… beautiful?

“It doesn’t matter what he wants. I won’t fall in love with him anyways,” Shen Jintai said. “I still plan to attack Bai Qingquan. I feel that I’m not Yan Qiuchi’s opponent. Am I really his first love? Is he going to let me fuck him?”

“He is the male protagonist of a danmei. Of course, he’s perfect and capable. If you can match him as a cannon folder, can he still be considered a male protagonist?”

Shen Jintai sat down on the sofa and stroked his thick hair. He needed to calm down. He was too embarrassed right now.

“You have to try everything to know whether it’s true or not,” Xiao Ai said. “You have to believe in yourself…”

“Please! You, give, me, peace! Disappear, now!” Shen Jintai felt his scalp go numb.

Xiao Ai smiled. “Hee hee~ Okay, dear, Xiao Ai is here to tell you about your reward for the next level. It’s a beauty reward that will give you the most superior nose in the world!”

“I don’t want it.”

“Dear, don’t be angry. You don’t have a choice. Xiao Ai will go offline now. It will be really beautiful once it fully awakens. You will know when you see it. Trust me.”

Shen Jintai was about to curse, but he heard a beep, and Xiao Ai went offline. Shen Jintai raised his head and closed his eyes. He needed to calm down. This has nothing to do with him. He had completely given up. But as soon as he closed his eyes, something kept wandering into his mind.

Ahhhhhhhhhh! He was too stimulated.

He had taken a half day off and would return to the crew in the afternoon so he could sleep in tonight. He woke up late the next day. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Shen Xiaomei was already awake, lying next to him, and holding him by his fingers.

This instantly put him in a good mood, as he smiled and said, “Good morning.”

Shen Xiaomei: “Brother, you sure can sleep.”

Shen Jintai planned to return home today. He didn’t want to see Yan Qiuchi right now.

“Then go back in the afternoon,” Mrs. Yan said. “Your little sister can go with you too.”

“I’ll go back in the morning and have lunch there,” Shen Jintai said.

Yan Qiuchi came downstairs. He got up very late today as he only fell asleep in the second half of the night. Shen Jintai glanced back when he heard the footsteps, saw Yan Qiuchi, and immediately turned around.

“Let Qiuchi take you,” Mrs. Yan said.

“Are you leaving?” Yan Qiuchi asked.

Shen Jintai glanced at him. His face was flat and he was slightly distant. “Nn. No, it’s okay. I asked Xiao Tang to pick me up.”

Shen Xiaomei was very happy to go home with Shen Jintai. Mrs. Yan was unaware of the events of last night. She thought Shen Jintai just wanted to return home and visit, and she thought everything was fine. After all, Shen Ruhai was his biological father. Shen Jintai would be happier with a harmonious father-son relationship.

While eating, Shen Jintai received a call from Li Meilan. “Have you seen the hot searches about you online?”

Shen Jintai: “Again?”

He wasn’t sure what he had done again to get on the hot search and was nervous.

Li Meilan: “It reached past the top 40. The company paid to take it down. You should take a look. Yesterday, President Yan picked you up, and it was photographed. A video of you singing on Mrs. Yan’s birthday was also posted online.”

Shen Jintai hung up the phone. Mrs. Yan asked, “What’s the matter?”

Shen Jintai: “Sister Lan said I was on the hot search.”

When he searched online for news about him, sure enough, there were posts about him and Yan Qiuchi. It stood to reason that since Yan Qiuchi had issued that statement, with them being photographed together, it should be more beneficial to his image, since he was now being chased by Yan Qiuchi and it was Yan Qiuchi who was turning over and counter-attacking.

However, because of his overly gentle demeanor, the tone of the comments abruptly changed.

“What’s the meaning of this? Didn’t he reject Yan Qiuchi?”

“I think this story is particularly reliable. It’s said that Shen Touhua has been chasing Yan Qiuchi and has failed to catch him, but after his comeback, he changed drastically and became super popular, causing Yan Qiuchi to agree to his pursuit. It was just for Touhua’s career that the two cooperated to put on an act of Yan Qiuchi’s courtship being rejected. It was all to remedy Touhua’s inverted image and pave the way for the two to officially announce their relationship!”

“I actually think what upstairs said makes sense. I also think that Touhua’s rejection of Prince Yan was too unbelievable.”

“That’s right, except for the day when Prince Yan went to visit the crew on the day of the announcement, there was really no way to tell that Touhua had rejected him, or that he was chasing Touhua, right?”

“Moreover, Prince Yan’s visit was nominally to see his own artist, Bai Qingquan. Anyway, it doesn’t seem like he had madly fallen for Touhua.”

“Holy shit, is such a sentimental dog-blood love story going to be reversed?”

“I thought Touhua was so cool. But hearing you say that, I instantly felt that… he really does love Yan Qiuchi, right? It just feels like the feelings between the two are too unequal. How can a person so good like Touhua become so cheap the instant he meets him!”

“In the past few days, everyone has been poking sugar, so I dare not say it. Now I can dare say that a man of Yan Qiuchi’s origin and conditions is highly unlikely to chase backwards. I would like to believe that they just broke the news that they were acting together.”

Not all marketing accounts have internal information. There are also many that rely on squatting in the eight districts of the Rabbit areas and other places and collect rumors from netizens to compile their news. Soon the news of [Yan Qiuchi and Shen Jintai’s secret love] spread.

Most importantly, many people actually believe this rumor. They reasoned that Yan Qiuchi was too good and his personality was so cold that he couldn’t possibly be willing to stoop down to that level. In short, he wasn’t a person who would slap himself in the face to chase Shen Jintai, let alone one who continues to chase after being rejected.

Touhua, who had only recently risen, was confronted with an impending downfall crisis.

“The rumor-mongering Xiao Qi has already received a letter from a lawyer,” Gold powders immediately countered. “You don’t believe the involved party’s statement, but you believe this kind of fake rumor that anyone can make up?”

“Oh, the gold powders are here. Then let me ask you this, does Touhua and the Prince of Yan look like they should after a rejection of a confession?”

The gold powders were dumbfounded.

Why did my brother get into Yan Qiuchi’s car looking so gentle? Seeing the way he sang at that private banquet makes him look like he was getting along great with the Yan family.

Gold powders saw that the Shen family was also there.

Was this a meeting of the in-laws? The two of them are not really in love, are they?

When Mrs. Yan saw the news about Shen Jintai, she couldn’t help but grow furious. “These people! How can they instantly believe rumors and think that they are truths?!”

Shen Jintai said, “It’s fine. I’ll just pay more attention in the future and keep a little distance from Qiuchi.” As he said that, he glanced at Yan Qiuchi. The two of them looked at each other, and he lowered his head slightly.

Yan Qiuchi said, “Then they’ll say we’re having a secret love affair, and it’ll only get worse for you.”

Shen Jintai looked up at him, unsure if he wanted to smile or not, and asked, “Then what do you think we should do?”

“Give me a call when you’re returning to the crew. I’ll pick you up, and we’ll discuss then,” Yan Qiuchi said.

The corner of Mrs. Yan’s mouth raised slightly. ‘This kid is now blatantly playing tricks, right?’

She said to Shen Jintai, “I think what Qiuchi said is feasible. There is nothing better than actual actions to shatter rumors. You are now in the rising stage of your career, and you’re not stable yet. Don’t let Qiuchi’s affairs affect your career. Otherwise, we will all feel bad for you.”

She also said to Yan Qiuchi, “It’s just acting. Everything is for Xiao Jin’s career. You have a good sense of discretion. Don’t embarrass Xiao Jin.”

Shen Jintai and Shen Xiaomei went home after finishing their meal. After they had lunch, they both took a nap. At 4 in the afternoon, Shen Jintai called Yan Qiuchi.

Liu Qi was very happy when she saw Yan Qiuchi coming to pick him up. She was very enthusiastic about him, while Shen Ruhai had a more complicated expression. He sighed as he watched the car drive off.

Liu Qi said, “This is a good thing. I don’t know how many people want Qiuchi as their son-in-law.”

“I find that you speak so much. Try to talk less when you have things to say,” Shen Ruhai said.

Liu Qi’s face sank, and she said, “It’s only for the good of Jintai and this family. I simply said a few words. I’m not trying to pair them up.”

In the car, Shen Jintai was lying lazily in the back, looking directly into the rearview mirror. Yan Qiuchi had looked at him through the rearview mirror again, causing Shen Jintai to say, “Don’t keep looking at me. Focus on the road.”

Yan Qiuchi chuckled. “Okay.”

His tone was good as he pushed the rearview mirror up.

“When I visit the set, you don’t need to give me face,” Yan Qiuchi said.

“I didn’t make it clear to you yesterday.” Shen Jintai was calm this time and took the momentum of a 1 to say, “You kissed me yesterday, and I didn’t like it very much. I hope you won’t do this in the future.”

The smile on the corner of Yan Qiuchi’s mouth condensed, and he asked, “Didn’t you say it was too fast that you didn’t even feel it.”

Shen Jintai: “I didn’t feel anything in my mouth, but I felt it in my heart.”

Yan Qiuchi: “How does it feel?”

Shen Jintai: “I don’t like the feeling.”

After Shen Jintai finished, Yan Qiuchi suddenly slammed on the brakes and abruptly turned the steering wheel, pulling the car to the side of the road. This took Shen Jintai by surprise. He immediately looked over vigilantly, seeing Yan Qiuchi unbutton his seatbelt, got out of the car, went to the back, opened the back car door, and came inside to sit down.

Yan Qiuchi was too big, and the back suddenly became cramped. The sense of oppression was very strong. If it wasn’t for fear of losing face, Shen Jintai would’ve pushed open the door and escaped.

“I’ll tell you how to make me give up,” Yan Qiuchi said, “Do you want to know?”

Shen Jintai said, “I don’t want to hear it.”

Yan Qiuchi looked at him and laughed.

Shen Jintai’s throat bobbed. “What are you laughing at?”

Yan Qiuchi suddenly stepped forward and approached him.

Shen Jintai: “Don’t you dare to kiss me again.”

“You are right. Kissing is something that couples can do.” Yan Qiuchi grabbed his hand and pressed it on his chest. “Are you afraid of me?”

Shen Jintai had sparred with him several times before and felt he never took the lead. He sensed that there must be a trap hidden behind these words, but he didn’t know what Yan Qiuchi was planning. Yan Qiuchi was talented in this regard, as blessed by the protagonist’s halo.

Shen Jintai’s heart was pounding so hard that he fell into a trance.

Fuck!

The more cramped he became, the more he didn’t want to admit defeat. “Why should I be afraid of you?” As soon as he said this, he noticed his violent heartbeat, which was agitating the palm of his hand.

You got to be kidding me*!

*(糟糕) It’s a buzzword that means “bad joke” and refers to things or situations that are very bad.

Sure enough, he heard Yan Qiuchi say, “Then why is your heartbeat so fast?”

If his accelerated heartbeat was not due to nervousness or fear, then what else could it be.

This god damn Yan Qiuchi!

Yan Qiuchi pulled out his ace and asked, “Am I right? Is your heartbeat fast?”

Yan Qiuchi let go of his hand and moved it to his chest. Shen Jintai grabbed his wrist as his chest heaved up and down.

“Is it fast?” Yan Qiuchi asked in a low voice.

“Fast.” Shen Jintai swallowed and said, “Fast.”

Yan Qiuchi suddenly leaned in and kissed him on the lips. This kiss wasn’t the same as the last one, as their lips remained locked. Shen Jintai finally experienced what a real kiss felt like.

Fuck.

The corners of Yan Qiuchi’s mouth curled up slightly, and he slowly got up and looked at him with a smile.

“I love you, Shen Jintai.”

His face was so handsome, and his voice was extremely gentle.

‘Fuck me,’ Shen Jintai thought. ‘He’s too clever, and it makes me weak in the knees.’

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The author has something to say:

Shen Jintai: Who am I? Where am I? What happened? FUCK! Help me up. I can struggle more!

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Kinky Thoughts:

KYAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~~~ BTW when Yan Qiuchi said, “I love you.” He really did say wo ai ni (我爱你) so this is not like a “like” but a “love”.

I’m quite surprised the author actually put in his size and clarified the fact that text tends to overexaggerate things and Yan Qiuchi is just a normal man who’s above average (honestly, I was visualizing something that would wreck my guts… Don’t judge. I’m rotten, I know).

Still Xiao Ai, that’s still a big thing to put in a small hole! It’s not impossible, but it’s not THAT simple.

ROFL the comments in jjwxc are also filled with rot:

[I feel like 18-19 is pretty small. Needs to be at least 20-22.]

[Is 18-19 soft or hard?] RE: [Definitely soft.]

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 117: Too Fast

Yan Qiuchi licked his lips nervously. The sudden thought that he had just kissed Shen Jintai made his whole body hot as he said, “Good night.” His voice has changed, becoming hoarser and more tense.

Seeing Yan Qiuchi about to leave, Shen Jintai grabbed his arm. At this moment, Shen Xiaomei suddenly shouted, “Brother!”

Shen Jintai abruptly let him go. Yan Qiuchi looked at him; his eyes seemed to be shaking, and his face was red. It had tension and excitement written all over it. Yan Qiuchi smiled. His excitement had infected Shen Jintai, who suddenly reached out and closed the door.

Shen Jintai didn’t know how to react. His mind was completely blank.

Too sudden.

Ahhhhhhhhh.

Why was he kissing when he hadn’t accepted Yan Qiuchi’s confession? Then, after being kissed, he didn’t say a single word. Did this mean that he accepted it by default?! He didn’t! He was just dazed, that’s all!

He immediately opened the door again, but Yan Qiuchi had already returned to his room.

Yan Qiuchi was too excited. He had lost control, and everything happened so suddenly that he wasn’t prepared at all. He had never dared to be so presumptuous for fear of annoying Shen Jintai. Without certainty, he wouldn’t have made such a move.

But seeing Shen Jintai’s reaction just now was a bit unexpected. The ambiguity he felt was not wishful thinking. This showed that Shen Jintai at least wouldn’t reject him anymore. This could be counted as a qualitative leap!

Yan Qiuchi pursed his lips. This kiss happened too quickly, and he wanted to taste it again. He only remembered the soft and tender feeling of Shen Jintai’s lips, just as he had imagined them.

As for anything else, he didn’t remember it at all, but it didn’t matter. After the first time, there will inevitably be a second and a third. He would have every opportunity to plunder slowly.

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“Brother,” Shen Xiaomei kneeled on the bed and said, “Your face is so red.”

Shen Jintai’s face was still hot. As an actor, he really wanted to film a kissing scene. He felt that he was competent in his skills to perform well. However, being kissed in reality was far different from acting, so his psychological feelings were awry, causing him to become confused.

“Brother was scorched by hot steam,” He said shyly. “Go to bed.”

“Brother, your hair is still wet,” Shen Xiaomei said.

Shen Jintai went to the bathroom to blow-dry his hair. The more he thought about what had happened, the more he felt that his current performance was inadequate.

Was this the reaction that a 1 should have had? He looked in the mirror and found that his ears had turned completely red. Fuck, this was such a look of being seduced!

After coming back from drying his hair, Shen Xiaomei was already asleep, shocking Shen Jintai at the speed at which the child could fall asleep. He called to her softly, but she remained motionless. Her breath was short, and her sleeping appearance was incredibly cute. The innocence diluted the heat in his heart. He covered her with a blanket and laid down next to her as he began replying to Bai Qingquan’s messages.

He sent: [You’re dead.]

There was none of the gentleness and love that used to be there when he was planning to attack Bai Qingquan.

Bai Qingquan immediately replied: [What’s wrong?]

Shen Jintai: [Your boss saw the message you sent to me.]

[Fuck.] Bai Qingquan sent several emoticons that showed a person covering his face while screaming: [How did he see it? Was he looking at your phone? Have you two reached the point where you can look at each other’s phone?!]

[I was using my phone to watch a video, and he happened to be there. He saw everything you sent.]

[Fuck me.] Bai Qingquan became embarrassingly hot. It was like an employee who’s been a bright breeze and moon* on the surface, but was making waves with friends in private, but the waves reached the boss. How embarrassing!

*(清风明月) It refers to not making friends casually. Also, a metaphor for leisurely or nothingness. || In this context, he’s describing how he’s usually a person who seems reserved on the surface (so he doesn’t make friends casually), but in private is actually a wild person, and his boss found out about this other side of him.

Shen Jintai: [Fuck you?! I’m the one fucking embarrassed here.]

Bai Qingquan: [I’m fucking embarrassed too! Ahhhhh. No, I’m so embarrassed I might die from it. How can I face him in the future? I have always followed the fairy route in front of President Yan!]

Shen Jintai: [Now everyone has seen your true colors.]

Bai Qingquan: [Did he say anything? What was his reaction?]

Shen Jintai: [No reaction.]

He couldn’t tell a soul about being attacked by Yan Qiuchi, especially if that soul was Bai Qingquan.

Shen Jintai pursed his lips as he texted: [I just saw an emotional question and thought it was interesting. If someone suddenly stole a kiss from you, how would you react?]

Bai Qingquan: [It depends on who the person is and whether you like it or not. If you like it, don’t stress about it. If you don’t, of course you can slap him or kick him. Why are you asking such an obvious question?]

Shen Jintai: [What if you like it a little bit, but you didn’t expect the other party to kiss you?]

Bai Qingquan: [Then be clear. Of course, you have to be clear about this kind of thing. If someone kisses you and you don’t object, it basically confirms the relationship by default. Otherwise, how can you accept a kiss but still think that you two aren’t in love? Isn’t that strange? Why are you asking… Wait. Is it… President Yan kissed you?]

Shen Jintai was taken aback, thinking about how Bai Qingquan could be so smart.

[If he had dared to kiss me, I would have kicked him a long time ago! Alright, I’m sleepy, so I’m not talking to you anymore.]

Shen Jintai put down the phone and got up from the bed. Sure enough, his thoughts weren’t wrong. If such a thing happened, he needed to make it clear to Yan Qiuchi. After making up his mind, Shen Jintai got dressed and went out.

He walked to the door of Yan Qiuchi’s room and knocked on the door a few times. He waited there for a few minutes, but no one answered. He knocked a few more times, but still there wasn’t any answer.

Not in his room?

Shen Jintai took out his phone and called Yan Qiuchi. As the phone was ringing, his heart was pounding a mile a minute, as if it were a sign that he was afraid to talk to Yan Qiuchi. The phone kept ringing with no answer.

Is he deliberately avoiding me?

This matter needed to be made clear, and the longer it dragged on, the scummier it would feel.

Shen Jintai stood in the corridor for a while, then directly opened the door to Yan Qiuchi’s room and entered. Yan Qiuchi’s room was very large. He walked through the living room to his bedroom and found that there was no one on the bed, but there were a few clothes on the chair.

Shen Jintai was taken aback when he noticed that the bathroom door was opened. He quickly turned around and saw… A naked Yan Qiuchi.

Holy shit!

Holy shit!!!

Yan Qiuchi probably didn’t expect him to appear in his room as the two locked gaze staring blankly at each other. All Shen Jintai could see was an incredibly perfect, tall male figure that was buff and strong.

Yan Qiuchi was drying his hair and quickly covered himself with a towel. Shen Jintai flushed and said, “Show… You were taking a shower.”

He still remembered the embarrassed state that he had been in shortly before, so he was better mentally prepared as he stabilized his mind. “Put on your clothes. I have something I want to talk to you about.”

Yan Qiuchi’s complexion turned red as he replied with a faint “Nn” and quickly walked into the cloakroom.

Shen Jintai felt his heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Oh Lord, what did he see! It turns out that everything that was written was true!

At this point, he had completely given up. He had fallen for Yan Qiuchi. Yan Qiuchi had both the heart and the ability!

This time, he was completely sober. He could honestly be his 1, but Yan Qiuchi being a 0 was such a waste. But being Yan Qiuchi’s 0 was not something that a mere mortal like him can could take!

Shen Jintai quickly calmed down. After he steadied himself, many things became clear. Yan Qiuchi was a special existence to him, but his fans didn’t like him. If he fell for Yan Qiuchi, his career would face a crisis. He was a person who always put his career first. Love to him was just icing on the cake in life. If love affected his career and disappointed the expectations of his fans, this was not the life that he wanted.

Perhaps he had unconsciously and unknowingly become attracted to Yan Qiuchi because he had treated him so well.

Yan Qiuchi got dressed and came out of the closet. His face was still red.

“I knocked on the door and called just now, but no one answered,” Shen Jintai said. “I didn’t realize you were taking a shower. Sorry to bother you.”

“It’s okay,” Yan Qiuchi said. “Sit down. Want something to drink?”

Shen Jintai: “No need. Let’s sit and talk.”

Shen Jintai sat down on the sofa first. When he faced Yan Qiuchi, all the embarrassment just now had resurfaced again, turning his face beet red. Seeing his flushed face, Yan Qiuchi also became embarrassed. The mood was awkward, with hints of ambiguity and shyness.

“I think what happened just now… I mean, when you were by the door to my room…” Shen Jintai took a deep breath, sat up straight, looked directly at Yan Qiuchi, and said, “I think it’s better for me to make it clear to you.”

Yan Qiuchi’s expression calmed down as he looked at him.

Shen Jintai: “I think perhaps it’s because of me, and I’m not expressing myself clearly enough, but I think it’s better for the two of us to be friends. In the future… don’t do that.”

Yan Qiuchi’s heart suddenly sank as he looked at Shen Jintai solemnly.

Shen Jintai rubbed his knees as he said, “I think kissing… is something that only lovers should do. If I don’t make it clear to you, I feel like it would mean that I’m in love with you by default… Do you get what I mean?” He looked up at Yan Qiuchi.

“Were you disgusted when I kissed you?” Yan Qiuchi asked.

Shen Jintai was taken aback. He didn’t expect Yan Qiuchi to ask such a heavy question. He quickly waved his hand. “No, no, no. Don’t think too much into it.”

Yan Qiuchi: “Then how do you feel?”

Huh?

Embarrassment shot through Shen Jintai again as he curled his fingers slightly and gave an awkward laugh.

How I feel…

Shen Jintai: “To be honest… It all happened too fast… so I felt… nothing…” He instantly regretted saying this. He vigilantly looked at Yan Qiuchi, who kept staring at him, causing his heart to flutter.

Shen Jintai stood up and prepared to leave.

“Don’t you want to be clear?” Yan Qiuchi said. “It’s better to make things clear, so we should do it again.”

Shen Jintai roared inwardly, ‘I fucking regret this!!!’

The embarrassment refuses to leave him, as all rational thought was thrown out the window, putting him in a state of confusion. He had never been like this before. Why did he always drop the ball at such a critical moment whenever he faced Yan Qiuchi?

“Did you like it? Or did you think it was too fast? You said you weren’t prepared?” Yan Qiuchi asked. “Be honest. Don’t lie.”

Fuck. Shen Jintai’s leg became weak, and his heart was pounding like crazy. His brain was going in circles.

“It was too fast.” Shen Jintai was honest. “I wasn’t prepared for it.”

“I see,” Yan Qiuchi said. Shen Jintai immediately turned his head when he heard the words. “Then let’s truthfully find out? If it was too fast, then I’ll be slower next time.”

…

Fucking hell. This domineering president! Are you fucking kidding me?!

Shen Jintai had completely forgotten his original intention for coming. He only spoke gibberish. “No… I really can’t. I…”

He has both the heart and the ability.

Huh? Why did he feel like this was the start of some yellow text?

Shit.

Shen Jintai wanted to quickly slip away.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. He had just hit the wall*!

*Refers to your perception being blurred causing you to go around in circles. A state of hazy consciousness. In this case, he’s basically extremely confused and lost.

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The author has something to say:

A man was rejected because he was big? *Dies of laughter*

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Kinky Thoughts:

It’s not that Bai Qingquan is smart; it’s just because you’re a little bit slow, Shen Jintai.

Me visualizing Yan Qiuchi naked… That’s odd, why is my nose bleeding? But yes, Shen Jintai, I understand. If I had seen that sight, I too, would have fallen faster than an angel who just lost its wings.

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 116: First Kiss

In the second game, Yan Qiuchi won.

“That makes it a tie,” Yan Qiuchi said.

Shen Jintai said, “Nn. Why hasn’t my little sister come back yet? I’ll go take a look.”

He stood up and saw Yan Qiuchi still sitting on the ground, putting away the chess pieces. After Shen Jintai left, Yan Qiuchi closed his eyes and tried to distract himself. The biggest difference between a young and old man is that once they get excited, it takes a long time to calm down. The physical will was far stronger than the mental will.

Shen Jintai came out of the room and took a deep breath. He couldn’t believe that Yan Qiuchi’s phone lock screen was the picture he took with him. If he hadn’t seen it, he would have almost forgotten about that time. 

Shen Jintai was planning to go to Mrs. Yan’s room to find Shen Xiaomei when he suddenly heard Liu Qi’s voice from downstairs, so he hurried down. He saw Liu Qi carrying a bag and talking to the maid in the hall. Seeing him, she smiled and waved to him.

“I’m here to give your little sister a change of clothes,” Liu Qi said. “This bag contains pajamas, and this bag is for her to wear tomorrow. The clothes she had on today don’t need to be washed. Just put them in the bag and give them to me tomorrow.”

“Auntie Fang took her to take a bath,” Shen Jintai asked. “Do you want to go up and have a look?”

“The driver’s still waiting for me, so I’ll leave first. I’ve troubled you to take care of her tonight. She’s a bit naughty when sleeping and likes to lift the quilt, so it’s a bit troublesome. She always wants to see you every day, and as soon as she does, she doesn’t want to leave you.” Liu Qi chuckled.

Shen Jintai gave the clothes to the maid and asked her to send them to Mrs. Yan while he sent Liu Qi out.

The night outside was a bit chilly, and the wind was strong, but the moon was in full view. Liu Qi said, “Don’t spoil her too much.”

Shen Jintai: “Be careful on the road.”

Liu Qi nodded, then suddenly turned her head and said, “Jintai, if you have time, you can come back and live with us for a few days. We all feel bad if you don’t. We feel like we have taken over your home and left you with nowhere to live.”

“Next time I have time, I will come back and stay for two days,” Shen Jintai said.

Liu Qi said, “If you are willing, your little sister and father will be very happy.”

After sending Liu Qi back, he went to Mrs. Yan’s room. Shen Xiaomei had finished her bath, and Mrs. Yan was blow-drying her hair. When Shen Jintai entered, Shen Xiaomei immediately turned her head and shouted, “Brother!”

“Why don’t you dry her hair?” Mrs. Yan asked. “Who won?”

“Qiuchi won,” Shen Jintai said while taking the hair dryer from her hands and starting to dry Shen Xiaomei’s hair.

“Seeing her, I want to have a daughter.” As she said that, she asked Shen Xiaomei, “Do you want to sleep with your auntie tonight?”

“I want to sleep with my brother,” Shen Xiaomei hugged Shen Jintai’s arm.

Mrs. Yan smiled and said, “Okay, sleep with your brother.”

“Where is Uncle Yan?” Shen Jintai asked.

“He is talking to people in the study,” Mrs. Yan said. “Liu Qi’s is quite the worrywart, thinking that I have no children’s clothes here.”

After speaking, Mrs. Yan kissed Shen Xiaomei’s face. “It’s getting late, so hurry up and go back to bed with your brother.”

After he finished drying her hair, Shen Jintai came out with Shen Xiaomei in his arms. Shen Xiaomei suddenly asked, “Brother, will you live here in the future? Are you getting married?”

Shen Jintai was stunned. He laughed and said, “Who told you this?”

“I heard that’s what mom told dad,” Shen Xiaomei said angrily.

Shen Jintai: “What else did your mother say?”

“She also said that we don’t have to worry about our family in the future and that brother doesn’t have to work so hard either. It’s just that Brother Qiuchi looks cold and doesn’t seem to like you enough, so she’s afraid you’ll be wronged.” After Shen Xiaomei finished speaking, she hugged his neck. Shen Jintai looked up and saw Yan Qiuchi coming out of his room with the box in his arms.

He didn’t know how much Yan Qiuchi had heard Shen Xiaomei say just now.

Shen Jintai was embarrassed. Suddenly he heard Yan Qiuchi say, “Little sister, you have to tell your mother when you go back that Brother Qiuchi likes your brother the most so she can rest assured.”

After speaking, he glanced at Shen Jintai, smiled, and went back to his room with the box in his arms.

Shen Jintai blushed and hurriedly carried Shen Xiaomei into his room. As soon as they entered, Shen Xiaomei got on the bed and jumped up and down. “Finally I can sleep with brother again!”

“Lie down quickly.” Shen Jintai covered her with the blanket and said, “Do you usually listen to bedtime stories?”

“I want to watch the tablet,” Shen Xiaomei said.

Shen Jintai didn’t have a tablet, so he took out his phone and turned on cartoons for her. He didn’t expect that Shen Xiaomei had watched so many cartoons that she was picky about what she wanted to watch. Finally, they settled on <SpongeBob SquarePants>.

“Would you get scared if you watched cartoons here by yourself? Brother’s going to take a shower over there.” Shen Jintai pointed to the bathroom. “If you’re scared, I can have Auntie Fang come over and accompany you for a while.”

Shen Xiaomei shook her head. “I’m not afraid.”

“Then brother will go shower.” Shen Jintai opened his suitcase and took out his pajamas. Just as he was about to go to the bathroom, a knock came. Shen Jintai paused and said, “Come in.”

Yan Qiuchi pushed open the door, causing Shen Jintai to become embarrassed as he asked, “What’s the matter?”

“Are you going to take a shower?” Yan Qiuchi asked.

“Nn.”

Yan Qiuchi: “Then I’ll stay with your little sister while you shower.”

Shen Jintai looked at Yan Qiuchi. He had a serious expression on his face that showed off a temperament of coldness and abstinence, making him seem sincere.

Shen Jintai stood up, pajamas in hand, and went into the bathroom. As he was taking off his clothes, he secretly looked out and saw Yan Qiuchi sitting next to Shen Xiaomei asking, “What are you watching Who’s this?”

“That’s big starfish*!”

*Patrick.

“What about this one?”

“He’s brother octopus*,” Shen Xiaomei said.

*Squidward.

With their question and answer, Yan Qiuchi had successfully captured Shen Xiaomei’s heart. Shen Xiaomei turned the phone sideways to show it to him. Yan Qiuchi said, “Let brother hold the phone for you.” His tone was gentle.

With relief, Shen Jintai closed the door and started to shower.

Yan Qiuchi sat on the edge of the bed and watched cartoons with Shen Xiaomei. While watching, he looked in the direction of the bathroom. The sound of rushing water made his mind wander. Just listening to it made his heart surge. Since there was a child next to him, he tried not to think of lustful thoughts.

Shen Jintai’s phone suddenly vibrated, and a few messages popped up, stunning Yan Qiuchi. He saw that it was a message sent by Bai Qingquan on WeChat.

[Sister, how’s it going?]

Then there was a slew of emoticons, but they couldn’t be displayed, so he didn’t know what was posted, but the last message suddenly stimulated him.

[Greetings from Qiuchi Rijintai CP fans!]

This put him in a very awkward situation. He glanced at the bathroom again, thinking about how he could explain this when Shen Jintai came out.

Shen Jintai quickly showered and came out within a few minutes. Who knew that as soon as he came out, Shen Xiaomei snitched, “Brother Qiuchi just kept looking towards the bathroom shamefully.”

Yan Qiuchi didn’t expect Shen Xiaomei to have such an understanding and suddenly blushed. “I saw the text message accidentally and was thinking about how to explain it to you.”

Shen Jintai hadn’t dried his hair. He walked over in a bathrobe, wafting the scent of shower gel on his body. His face was a little flushed from the hot water, especially his ears. Yan Qiuchi couldn’t help but notice that Shen Jintai’s ears were unusually red under normal circumstances and had tints of pink, probably accentuated by his fair and good skin.

“Wait a bit for brother to read his messages,” Shen Jintai said as he picked up the phone.

Yan Qiuchi stood up and said, “Then, I’ll go back first.”

“Okay.” Shen Jintai sent him out while looking at his messages. When he saw the message from Bai Qingquan, he immediately froze in place.

God damn this Bai Qingquan!

Shen Jintai was so embarrassed, and he felt that Yan Qiuchi must’ve seen it, but he was not completely sure.

Fuck! Ahhh fuck! Who’s your sister!

Since Yan Qiuchi pretended not to see it, he would pretend not to know.

“Bai Qingquan is quite interesting when he talks to you in private,” Yan Qiuchi suddenly said before he went out.

Shen Jintai’s face instantly flushed. No matter how calm he pretended to be, the flush on his face betrayed him.

“Good night.” Yan Qiuchi laughed. For a person like him who doesn’t often laugh, every time he shows such a heartfelt smile, it would poke anyone’s heart. Shen Jintai stroke his wet hair, his face hotly red, as he stared directly at Yan Qiuchi, giving a wild look. Yan Qiuchi’s breathing stagnated, and his eyes sank.

Shen Jintai saw Yan Qiuchi’s eyebrow tighten as it was wrapped in ferocious lust. He had originally stared at Yan Qiuchi fiercely to prevent himself from being disadvantaged due to his embarrassment, but he didn’t know which string he had poked to cause Yan Qiuchi’s eyes to suddenly change.

Yan Qiuchi remained motionless as he rested one arm on the door frame.

“Good night,” Shen Jintai said as he went to shut the door. Suddenly Yan Qiuchi stretched out his arm to block him, leaned in, and abruptly kissed him on the lips.

It was so sudden that Shen Jintai wasn’t prepared at all. He was dumbfounded on the spot as he felt Yan Qiuchi’s hot breath and saw his eyebrows tighten and his eyes sink deeper. The hand holding the door gripped tightly as Yan Qiuchi leaned in, wanting to kiss him again. It was as if a crack in the dam had opened and a million tons of water poured out, collapsing it in an instant.

This time Shen Jintai dodged, causing Yan Qiuchi to miss, but his heartbeat was uncontrollable.

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The author has something to say:

Shen Jintai: Holy shit, my first kiss was lost so suddenly!

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Kinky Thoughts:

Call me a thirsty bitch, but if I were in Shen Jintai’s place, forget first kiss… Let’s just go straight to third base…

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 115: Are We Really Just Playing Chess?

The scandal between Shen Jintai and Yan Qiuchi was known to everyone that was currently present, so the atmosphere was quite subtle. To outsiders, it looked as if this party was more like a meeting of the in-laws.

Fortunately, none of the people in attendance were ones to gossip, at least not in person. They all tacitly didn’t mention this matter or joke about it. The conversation they had with Shen Jintai revolved mainly around his work, especially Li Xu and the East Palace, as this was practically known to everyone.

It wasn’t until Shen Jintai sang a birthday song that guests took out their phones to take pictures and recordings of him.

Shen Jintai had hardly ever sung in public before, so he was nervous. Luckily, it was a simple birthday song that didn’t require any skills, so he sang fairly smoothly. It was just this episode evoked everyone’s memories of his days as an idol. He was shining brightly on stage, but it was a pity that he had disappeared from this stage for several years.

Yan Yaoxuan, especially, felt the biggest regret as he was a major fan of Shen Jintai.

Shen Jintai on the stage was so dazzling, but that image was such a long time ago. Even if he picked up the microphone again and stood under that spotlight, it would be difficult to connect him with the Shen Jintai of the past. It seems like two completely different people.

As the birthday party came to an end, guests left one after another, but Shen Xiaomei refused to leave.

“Just let her stay and spend the night at our house.” Mrs. Yan laughed. “I will send her back tomorrow in person.”

Shen Jintai hugged Shen Xiaomei and looked at Liu Qi and Shen Ruhai.

Liu Qi said embarrassedly, “Alright, but Jintai, you should come home and stay for a few days. We have left your room untouched.” She felt really embarrassed. Since they had moved in, Shen Jintai had never returned home to stay with them. She knew it was obviously because of them.

“Ok,” Shen Jintai said. He himself felt that it was a bit inappropriate for him to stay at the Yan’s every time he had a break.

Liu Qi looked surprised and said with a smile, “You’ll be staying here more often in the future, so you should stay with us more often now*.”

*Clarity: She’s implying that Shen Jintai and Yan Qiuchi are going to get together (join in union) so Shen Jintai should stay with them more often now, when he still has the chance, since they’re not official yet.

As soon as she spoke, she heard Shen Ruhai admonish her, “You, stop talking so much.”

Shen Jintai simply smiled awkwardly.

After Shen Ruhai and his wife left, Shen Jintai carried Shen Xiaomei upstairs. When they walked to the top of the stairs, they ran into Yan Yaoxuan, who was coming down.

“Going out?” Shen Jintai asked.

Yan Yaoxuan nodded, still a little restrained, and said, “Meeting up with friends.”

Shen Jintai smiled and continued walking upstairs. Suddenly Shen Xiaomei twisted and said, “Brother, I want to go by myself.”

“Okay, go by yourself.” Shen Jintai put her down, and Shen Xiaomei ran upstairs. He hurriedly chased her up. Yan Yaoxuan glanced back at him, and then saw Mrs. Yan and Yan Tiefeng coming in.

“Where are you going at night?” Mrs. Yan asked.

“To play. I won’t be back tonight,” Yan Yaoxuan said.

“Laoer seems to be a little unhappy when he came back this time,” Yan Tiefeng said. “Is there anything bothering him?”

“What troubles can he have.” Suddenly, Mrs. Yan heard a man’s laughter. She said, “This Xiao Yang, doesn’t he have any manners? He hasn’t left yet.”

Yan Tiefeng laughed when he heard this.

The relationship between the Xiao family and the Yan family had always been harmonious. Xiao Yang and Yan Qiuchi had been friends since childhood, so Xiao Yang had also attended Mrs. Yan’s birthday party today.

Xiao Yang felt a lot of emotion today.

“You really like that kid.” Xiao Yang sat on the rooftop, smoking a cigarette, and said, “When I first saw the news, I couldn’t believe it.”

Yan Qiuchi said lightly, “Don’t tell me you still want to chase him.”

Xiao Yang laughed when he heard this and became a little embarrassed. “I thought you were not interested in him, so I just said that casually.”

After a while, he couldn’t help but sigh. “You are so blessed. Shen Jintai’s ass…”

Before he could finish, Yan Qiuchi kicked him, almost knocking him to the ground.

Xiao Yang grumbled. When he heard the voice of a child coming from the entrance, he hurriedly turned to look and saw Shen Xiaomei running up panting.

Shen Jintai called to her, “Don’t run up the stairs.”

Almost immediately, he noticed Yan Qiuchi, who was sitting next to him, had sat straight up. Xiao Yang turned his head and glanced at Yan Qiuchi, seeing that Yan Qiuchi had even extinguished the cigarette he was smoking.

Fucking hell.

He felt that he didn’t recognize this Yan Qiuchi anymore.

Yan Qiuchi stretched out his hand, took Xiao Yang’s cigarette, and put it out.

“Don’t smoke in front of children,” Yan Qiuchi said.

Xiao Yang: “…”

“Brother Qiuchi,” Shen Xiaomei called.

Yan Qiuchi smiled and said, “Why did you two come up?”

“She heard you talking, so she insisted.” Shen Jintai squatted down and said to Shen Xiaomei, “There is nothing up here. Let’s go to brother’s room, and we’ll watch some cartoons.”

It was rare to see Shen Jintai so gentle.

There was a small bar above the rooftop, but besides that, it was very empty. Shen Shaomei probably felt shy seeing as how there was an outsider there and became timid, so she rushed into Shen Jintai’s arms.

Shen Jintai picked her up and said, “Then we will go down first.”

Xiao Yang watched him go downstairs, and the more he looked, the more he felt that Yan Qiuchi was blessed. Shen Jintai had definitely improved. His temperament was calm now, which was good. He looked sunny and pure inside and out, giving off a nice, handsome look that wasn’t feminine like previously. This kind of temperament was really the best.

It was no wonder that Yan Qiuchi would eat grass.

Xiao Yang had looked down on Shen Jintai in the past, but he couldn’t help but feel moved when he looked at him now.

“Are you going to leave?” Yan Qiuchi asked suddenly.

“What?” Xiao Yang was taken aback for a moment and then stood up. “Okay, just forget about your bros, ah? Fine, I’m leaving.”

Yan Qiuchi said, “It’s rare for me to have the opportunity to see him. He’s been filming with the crew all this time. It’s not like you don’t know this.”

Xiao Yang took the last of his drink. “I think your old house is on fire*. Be careful and don’t get burn.”

*(老房子着火) Refers to the joys and sorrows of life. Has two references. The first refers to the love of the elderly. The second refers to when two people have known each other for a long time but don’t feel it, once a spark occurs, it becomes hopeless. In this context, it’s referring to the latter.

As he said that, he suddenly turned his head and asked, “Do you want me to teach you some techniques? This brother has ample experience with both men and women, especially in that regard.”

“Hurry up and get out of ours*,” Yan Qiuchi said.

*Clarity: Ours as in house in response to Xiao Yang’s “Old house” reference.

Xiao Yang said, “My good intentions are regarded as the liver and lungs of a donkey*. Do you think that sleeping with a man is the same as sleeping with a woman, and it’ll just all work out? Without some knowledge, do you think it’ll feel good? Especially with that horse’s size…”

*成驴肝肺) Refers to being thankless. You’re trying to help someone, but the other party not only doesn’t thank you and even blames you for helping them.

As he was halfway through speaking, he suddenly noticed Mrs. Yan appear at the entrance. He was so scared that he almost bit his tongue. He quickly bowed and said, “Auntie Fang.”

“Xiao Yang,” Mrs. Yan said with a smile. “You didn’t drink too much today, did you?”

“No, not at all,” Xiao Yang said.

Mrs. Yan came over and said, “It’s so late. Are you planning to stay the night?”

“No, Auntie, I’m leaving now.” As Xiao Yang spoke, he patted Yan Qiuchi on the shoulder. “If you have any questions, please feel free to consult me. Good luck, brother.”

He was happy for Yan Qiuchi and thought he should fall in love. Shen Jintai was pretty terrible before, but that had all changed. He was now the most popular kid in the entertainment industry that everyone wanted to be with, even him.

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Shen Jintai was lying on the sofa watching cartoons with Shen Xiaomei when he heard a knock on the door.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and Yan Qiuchi came in carrying a box.

Shen Jintai stood up as Yan Qiuchi put down the box and said, “These are all toys from our home for you to play with, little sister.”

When Shen Xiaomei heard this, she immediately ran over, opened the box, took a look, and asked, “What’s all this?”

Shen Jintai said, “Were these all your toys that you played with when you were a kid?”

There were planes, tanks, cannons, cars, and even a chess board in it.

Shen Xiaomei had a girly heart and loved everything pink, so these toys were not to her taste. Shen Jintai gave him some face, opened the chess board, and said to Shen Xiaomei, “This is fun. Brother can play with you.”

Shen Xiaomei asked, “What is it?”

“This is chess,” Yan Qiuchi said.

Shen Xiaomei: “How to play?”

Yan Qiuchi taught her. While teaching, he thought it was both good and bad that Shen Xiaomei was here. The good thing was that he finally got the opportunity to get along with Shen Jintai. The bad was he couldn’t talk with him.

However, Shen Jintai and Shen Xiaomei have such a good relationship that it was beneficial for him to please her. She was still too young, so she wasn’t really interested in learning chess, but it aroused the interest of Shen Jintai, who was next to her.

Shen Jintai likes to play chess, but he only knows Chinese chess. Being in a new environment, Shen Xiaomei was a bit timid. She wanted to continue watching cartoons, but she was too shy to speak up, so she leaned on Shen Jintai’s arm and watched the two of them play chess.

Yan Qiuchi was a master of chess, but he deliberately released water* to lengthen the match. From time to time, he would even blow some rainbow farts, saying things like, “Is this really your first time playing?”

*(放水) Has multiple meanings, but in this context, it refers to having the ability to win the game but, for some reason, deliberately not showing all your strength and letting the opponent win.

Shen Jintai was aroused by his desire to win and was bent on playing chess. Hearing Yan Qiuchi’s comment made him very happy. “It’s really my first time.”

He was smart and had quickly figured out the rules, and he knew that Yan Qiuchi was being humble and letting him win the first game.

Yan Qiuchi said, “Ah. Another round. I have to pay you back.”

Shen Jintai rolled up his sleeves and sat cross-legged. “Come on, come on, come on.”

When Mrs. Yan knocked on the door and came in, the two of them were sitting on the carpet and playing chess. Shen Xiaomei was holding a toy airplane and sitting besides Shen Jintai, dozing off.

“Playing chess?” Mrs. Yan took Shen Xiaomei into her arms, gave her a glass of hot milk, and asked, “Who won just now?”

“My brother won!” Shen Xiaomei shouted as she drank the milk.

“Really?” Mrs. Yan said this with surprise, as she knew Yan Qiuchi was good at chess. She gave Yan Qiuchi a glance, and Yan Qiuchi looked back at her. His face was still the same monotone, but his eyes were bright, as if they were filled with laughter.

Mrs. Yan really liked it when she saw him like this. This was what a young man his age should look like. His face had a slight flush, making him appear more grounded and cautious.

After Shen Xiaomei finished drinking her milk, Mrs. Yan took her to take a bath.

Shen Jintai turned his head and looked at Mrs. Yan, who said, “Just stay.”

The moment the door closed, Shen Jintai felt embarrassed. He realized that it was just him and Yan Qiuchi left in the room. He glanced at Yan Qiuchi and saw that Yan Qiuchi was looking at him.

The current match was very difficult. He couldn’t lose, but he couldn’t win either. Feeling a bit uncomfortable due to sitting cross-legged for a long time, Yan Qiuchi leaned back slightly and stretched out his legs. He was facing Shen Jintai directly, while Shen Jintai did his best to stare at the chessboard, becoming stiff.

Yan Qiuchi’s cellphone beeped twice. He took it out and looked at it, then put it on the ground. It was a message sent by Xiao Yang that said: [Between two Men Thirty-Six Positions].

Yan Qiuchi felt a shadow covering his heart. He was so stimulated by the pictures sent by Xiao Yang that he crossed his legs and didn’t dare open them again.

Suddenly another deep sound came through, lighting up the screen of Yan Qiuchi’s phone. Shen Jintai was unable to see the content of the message, but he could see Yan Qiuchi’s background lock screen. It was the photo of him and Yan Qiuchi when he had visited him on the set of <Pilot>.

Shen Jintai’s throat bobbed, and he lowered his eyes slightly, pretending that he hadn’t seen anything. He raised his head slightly, looked at Yan Qiuchi, and saw…

Fuck. Wasn’t Yan Qiuchi just playing chess with him? How could there be a reaction?

Shen Jintai suddenly realized that Yan Qiuchi wanted to sleep with him. He was a man who had been holding back for 25 years. He wondered if Yan Qiuchi was full of vulgar thoughts when they were alone together.

Oh, god!

Xiao Yang’s message: [Brother, there’s still a lot of information in this area. Tell me if you need it.]

Yan Qiuchi put down the phone. Feeling a little guilty, he glanced at Shen Jintai, finding that he had lowered his head and that his face and ears were slightly red. This stunned him and made him instantly embarrassed. He pretended to inadvertently pick up the airplane model that Shen Xiaomei had placed nearby and put it on his lap to cover it up.

He wasn’t just only embarrassed though. He loved Shen Jintai’s flushed appearance, and it made his heart itchy when he thought that this flush was because of him. In turn, this made his heart beat mercilessly, and he also turned red.

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The author has something to say:

Oh, man!

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Kinky Thoughts:

While what Xiao Yang said can be considered crude, he has a very good point. Real life gay sex isn’t like the stuff you read where’s all wham bam thank you ma’am. You can’t just stick it in without any preparation and expect it’ll feel good, especially if it’s THAT kind of size. Let me tell you one thing hunties: LUBE AND LOTS OF IT!

Yan Qiuchi is so fucking cute. That iceberg is melting!

I’m just thinking ‘These two virgins and their puppy love. So fucking cute.’ while reading this chapter’s ending.

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 114: Who Doesn’t Love Shen Jintai

Shen Jintai remembered that he had asked Xiao Tang to order a bouquet of flowers.

Was it this?

He was about to ask Xiao Tang when he saw him holding a bunch of flowers from the car next to him. “Brother Jin, the flowers you want.”

Shen Jintai took it in his arms and said to Xiao Tang, “You should also take a good rest.”

“Got it,” Xiao Tang said and bowed to Yan Qiuchi.

Many people in the crew were secretly looking, and some couldn’t help but secretly take out their phones to take pictures.

It was irresistible to see the hottest person in the entertainment industry involved in the most eye-catching scandal. The relationship between these two people was too intense. Even if Shen Jintai were a woman, this kind of situation was like watching a bloody drama on the 8 o’clock file. The fact that it was a scandal between two men just added more fuel. With the two of them appearing in one shot, enthusiasm for gossip detonated.

Shen Jintai sat in the car, wondering if the bouquet of roses was for him. It was a huge bouquet filled with roses that were red with hints of pink. They were gorgeous. Xiao Tang had bought him a bunch of pink carnations, which he had put together with the roses.

“I didn’t know that you also bought flowers,” Yan Qiuchi said. “I bought those roses for you.”

Shen Jintai said, “You didn’t have to go through the trouble, but they look great.”

“I didn’t realize you had bought flowers as well and didn’t need me to buy them for you,” Yan Qiuchi said.

Shen Jintai felt that Yan Qiuchi would take this opportunity to gift those roses to him. He wasn’t sure if Yan Qiuchi was telling the truth or if this was a trick to find an excuse to gift him flowers. He decided to halt it before it got any further and immediately said, “Since it’s like this, let’s give both to Auntie Fang. Good things come in pairs.”

Yan Qiuchi smiled and said nothing. After a while, he asked, “How is filming lately? Is it going well?”

Shen Jintai said, “Nn. Everything is going well.”

He noticed that Yan Qiuchi was looking at him through the rearview mirror, so he turned his head slightly and opened the car window a little. The wind was so strong that it messed up his hair. He turned around and asked, “Is Yaoxuan back?”

Yan Qiuchi: “He came back yesterday.”

Shen Jintai: “Oh.”

The small talk stopped. Yan Qiuchi took the chance to look at him through the rearview window again. Shen Jintai was sitting in the back with two bouquets of red and pink flowers besides him, which really verified the saying, people were more delicate than flowers*. He felt that Shen Jintai looked better than the flowers, and it put him in a good mood.

*The full saying is people are more delicate than flowers, and the flowers are colorless. It’s a compliment to that person that means when a flower is next to that person, you can only see the beauty of that person, making the flower look dull (colorless).

Shen Jintai arrived relatively late. There were already many guests inside the Yan’s manor. With the weather just right, the dinner party was held outside in front of the courtyard. The lights were all on, despite it haven’t reach complete nightfall yet.

The car stopped in front of the courtyard, and Yan Qiuchi got out, attracting the attention of the many guests.

“Qiuchi is back,” Mrs. Yan said to Fan Hong, Yan Qiuchi’s aunt. “You wanted to see him in person, and he’s now here.”

As soon as her voice fell, Fan Hong saw a young man get out of the car. He was wearing black pants and a white shirt, with thick black hair. His complexion was fair, and his tall figure was holding two bouquets of bright flowers in his arms.

It was Li Xu, Shen Jintai. Looking at him in real life, he looked more handsome and younger than he appeared on TV.

All the guests’ attention was fully focused on them. They all knew about the scandal between the two, and now, seeing that they were walking together, they wanted to gossip their hearts out. It was a pity that they were currently at the Yan’s villa.

“Xiao Jin’s here,” Mrs. Yan greeted him with a smile.

“Auntie, happy birthday.” Shen Jintai smiled and delivered the flowers.

Mrs. Yan took it with a beaming smile and then started introducing him to some of the guests who were their relatives. Some had already met Shen Jintai before, while it was the first time for others, but regardless of whether it was the first time or not, they were all curious about him.

“Qiuchi,” Fan Hong beckoned. “Come.”

Yan Qiuchi walked over. Fan Hong asked him, “What’s the matter with you? Have you caught him?”

“No,” Yan Qiuchi said. “I’m still working hard.”

Fan Hong laughed. “Your uncle was very angry when he heard about the news. Before I came, he specifically told me to tell you, either keep a low profile or be high-profile. If you take the high-profile route, make sure you show off your skills so no one dares to joke about it.”

As she said that, she glanced at Shen Jintai again. Shen Jintai stood beside Mrs. Yan very warmly, with a humble attitude and without the air of a big star.

The Fang family didn’t want Yan Qiuchi to be with a celebrity, especially one in the entertainment industry, but they were open-minded and didn’t interfere with his private life. Before Fan Hong came, she had many prejudices against Shen Jintai. She wanted Yan Qiuchi to find a person who was right for their family. However, seeing Shen Jintai in person for the first time, she felt that she liked him.

His role as Li Xu was that of a villain who had a very flirtatious appearance. She didn’t expect him to look so innocent. When he smiled, it was so sweet and pure. His eyes were clear and bright, and his eyebrows were dazzling, creating an unforgettable image.

It’s not that he was particularly physically outstanding, but he had a very pure and sunny look.

“This is Qiuchi’s aunt,” Mrs. Yan led Shen Jintai over. “She is also your fan.”

“I like your role as Li Xu very much,” Fan Hong said with a smile.

“Brother!”

Shen Jintai suddenly heard Shen Xiaomei’s cry and immediately turned around, seeing Shen Xiaomei running towards him in a floral dress.

“Don’t run,” Liu Qi shouted from behind.

Shen Jintai picked up Shen Xiaomei, greeted Liu Qi first, and then looked at Shen Ruhai, who was behind her. Shen Ruhai handed some things over to staff and then walked towards them.

“Dad,” Shen Jintai called out embarrassingly, feeling a little strange.

Shen Ruhai didn’t show much surprise. He gave a faint “Nn” then said to Shen Xiaomei, “Come down.”

Shen Xiaomei refused to let go. “Brother hasn’t hugged me for a long time.”

Shen Jintai felt very guilty when he heard this. He didn’t really have a deep affection for this family, especially when compared to the Yan’s. Apart from giving money to them regularly, he would only occasionally video chat with Shen Xiaomei. Recently, because he’s been so busy, there have been fewer video calls. But due to his relationship with Shen Xiaomei, he and Shen Ruhai had grown closer than before.

Liu Qi chattered on, saying how he had lost so much weight. Mrs. Yan became irritated as she listened to her from the side. She didn’t like Liu Qi and thought that she didn’t have culture and that her family background wasn’t good. Her only redeeming factor was her beautiful face, but they were from completely different worlds. Between her and Shen Jintai’s biological mother, it was incomparable.

However, considering that she was Shen Jintai’s stepmother and the two families may become in-laws in the future, Mrs. Yan kept a polite demeanor toward Liu Qi, who spoke very flatteringly to her.

On the other hand, Shen Ruhai remained the same. Mrs. Yan didn’t like him that much either. She had never been satisfied with the man her best friend had picked. His personality was dull and aloof. Shen Jintai had lost his mother at such a young age, and with only a father like this, he adopted his former slightly paranoid and arrogant personality. 

She hadn’t seen Shen Ruhai for a long time, and her biggest impression was that he was aging. The white in his hair was obvious. It seemed that bankruptcy had hit him very hard.

“Come with me,” Shen Ruhai said to Shen Jintai.

Shen Jintai put Shen Xiaomei down and followed Shen Ruhai to the woods. Shen Ruhai smoked a cigarette and asked him as they walked, “How have you been? Is filming going well?”

Shen Jintai nodded. “It’s all good.”

Shen Ruhai said nothing.

They had walked far away from the streetlights, and the area was a bit dim, with the main source of light coming from the cigarette in Shen Ruhai’s hand. It flickered in the dark, causing the light to bounce between light and darkness. Shen Jintai’s awkwardness disappeared as he said to Shen Ruhai, “Auntie Liu said the doctor advised you not to smoke anymore.”

“It’s fine,” Shen Ruhai said.

Shen Jintai was silent for a while, then suddenly stretched out his hand and took the cigarette from his hand. Shen Ruhai was taken aback for a moment, probably not expecting his son to do such a thing.

“Stop smoking,” Shen Jintai said, his tone slightly harsh.

The identities of father and son were flipped in that moment. In fact, it had flipped long ago, from the moment Shen Ruhai went bankrupt and Shen Jintai had to financially support the family.

When a father grew old, he no longer had authority as head of the family. That role would be replaced by his son. This was something that every father and son in the world would experience. For Shen Ruhai, this moment was sad but somewhat gratifying. He didn’t respond but only said, “Take care of your body when you’re working.”

Shen Jintai replied with a “Nn.”

Their father-son relationship had reached a certain degree of reconciliation at this moment. Shen Jintai didn’t know if the original Shen Jintai had looked forward to this day. When he thought about it, his heart slightly ached, and he thought about <Welcome Rain on a Spring Night>.

As the night got later, Yan Tiefang and others had arrived. The father and son returned to the courtyard as dinner was about to be served. The lights in the courtyard were brightly lit under the flower shed. Shen Jintai caught sight of Yan Yaoxuan. Yan Yaoxuan seemed changed, as he didn’t even come over to greet him.

‘Shen Jintai seemed to look better,’ Yan Yaoxuan thought. He knew he was completely out of the game now, though it didn’t seem right to say that, considering from beginning to end, he never entered the game in the first place.

During dinner, Yan Yaoxuan noticed Yan Qiuchi adjusting Shen Jintai’s seat. Mrs. Yan originally arranged Shen Jintai’s position next to Yan Qiuchi, but Yan Qiuchi transferred him to Shen Ruhai, saying he should sit with his family.

Shen Jintai also saw this change, and his affection for Yan Qiuchi steadily rose. As expected of a gentleman raised under elite education. Yan Qiuchi was really thoughtful. During the entire birthday party, Yan Qiuchi didn’t pay much attention to him.

This restraint was particularly moving as it saved him a ton of awkwardness. Occasionally, their eyes would meet with the mingling of cheers, wine, and food. Yan Qiuchi would give him a faint smile as his eyes looked very deep.

Shen Jintai lowered his head slightly.

Yan Yaoxuan watched coldly from the side, recalling that this time last year was when <The East Palace is Coming> started filming. He and his mother had gone to visit the set and watch Shen Jintai record a scene very similar to this.

It was the royal banquet, where Li Xu glanced across the dancers towards Prince Zhou Ying. Behind the camera was an entirely different world of light and shadow. Shen Jintai was jade-colored and romantic when he was in that world. He glanced at the prince, then lowered his head slightly. For the first time, Yan Yaoxuan felt the shock of this world of light and shadow.

Now, this scene had reemerged once again, but the shock was no longer from the alternative world behind the camera. Yan Yaoxuan came to the realization; his brother’s unrequited love was no longer unrequited.

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The author has something to say:

I really like the father-son section and the interaction between The East Palace and reality in the end.

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

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Chapter 113: What Kind of Gold CP is Qiuchi?

The lights illuminated the rain curtain. The cameraman wore a raincoat and slowly retreated with the camera on his back. Behind him, two staff members bent slightly and supported his back.

<When You’re Older> had started filming the scenes when they’re in their middle-age.

Reaching this stage, Yu Nuo, who suffers from immortality disease, still looked like a youthful man in his early twenties, while Luo Wensheng had started sprouting white hairs. When he looked in the mirror, he found that the corners of his eyes had traces of wrinkles and that his body was no longer young. 

When Yu Nuo was first diagnosed with this disease, they considered these issues. Many people knew about it, but very few actually had it, so inevitably they would have strange eyes cast on them by onlookers for the rest of their lives.

When he was young, he could endure the piercing glares of many when he came out of the closet. He finally broke through, only to now be faced with new scrutiny. Every few years they had to move and gradually took on new identities for their relationship, from lovers to brothers, and now, when they walk together, to father and son.

For the first time, Luo Wensheng was hit with the realization of what getting old meant and began to panic. He walked on the street alone with an umbrella. The street was long, and since it was raining after midnight, there were few vehicles on the road.

This was a transitional shot. Luo Wensheng, who was walking on the street, would slowly transform into an old man.

Shen Jintai became excited. After the middle-aged scenes, the plot will start exerting its strengths. The emotions will become stronger, and the scenes will become more challenging, especially for him, who had to play a middle-aged man and an elderly man.

Just this single transition shot from middle-aged to old was very challenging for him.

Shen Jintai slowly turned his head and looked at the camera. On the monitor, he looked old, with gray hair and soft eyes.

“Cut!” Sun Sihai stood up and said. “It’s still not right.”

The elderly Luo Wensheng still had an upright figure, but there was still a difference between the upright figure of an elderly man and that of a middle-aged man. He had taken several shots in a row, but Sun Sihai was not satisfied.

The main reason is that Shen Jintai is too young, and his acting skills aren’t enough to fill the age gap. Sun Sihai felt that his appearance was still not real enough.

“If I stumble and falter too much, I think it will be a bit too contrived.” Shen Jintai watched the replay and said, “There are still several old-age scenes. If I act too old now and then act in the next few scenes, the gradual aging process will be gone.”

“I think it may be that our old-age makeup is not good.” Sun Sihai looked at him and then put forward a few suggestions for his own changes. “You may also need to gain weight.”

Shen Jintai was too good-looking, and his figure was easily discernible as that of a young person. Shen Jintai also agreed with this sentiment, so he had been increasing his meal intake recently.

The problem was that he was only 21 years old, and young people like him have a high metabolism on top of all the physical work he did while filming. This was great for staying thin, but it was extremely difficult to gain weight.

For the first time, Shen Jintai realized the disadvantages of his rewards. With this slim waist, no matter how much he eats, he won’t get fat!

“You really don’t want to draw more hatred,” Bai Qingquan said while putting on his makeup. “You know how hard I have to diet in order to stay in shape?”

Shen Jintai pulled up his shirt and looked at his stomach. Bai Qingquan also looked over. Shen Jintai’s waist was so amazingly slender, so thin, but it still looked lustrous and sensual. It was well-proportioned and it didn’t seem skinny at all. It really made people who look at it want to… reach out and hold it.

Yan Qiuchi suddenly appeared in his mind. Thinking about Yan Qiuchi’s big hands wrapping around that waist…

Fuck!

Bai Qingquan blushed and couldn’t help but giggle.

Shen Jintai looked up at him.

Shen Jintai: “What are you laughing at?”

“I envy you.” Bai Qingquan said quietly.

Shen Jintai thought he was talking about his waist, so he said, “Your waist is also very thin.”

Today was Mrs. Yan’s birthday. He was going to ask for leave to go back. The crew had already adjusted the schedule so he would not have any scenes for the next two days.

Bai Qingquan: “Did you buy a birthday gift for Aunt Fang?”

“She repeatedly emphasized to not get her anything. She said that she told her friends and family that no gifts were allowed. Even I was not an exception, so I’m just going to send a bouquet of flowers.” Shen Jintai took off his pants while speaking. He was still wearing a pair of trousers, but when he bent over and raised his legs, the ravines appeared. Bai Qingquan accidentally saw it, and his heart jumped wildly.

That… That ass always made his heart flutter whenever he sees it. Not only was it so firm but he was very voluptuous but not too big. Such a high-quality ass is unattainable!

Then he saw the two Venus dimples. Bai Qingquan licked his lips.

Shen Jintai looked back at him as he put on a new pair of pants and turned around.

“Do you want to consider falling in love with me?” Bai Qingquan asked suddenly.

Shen Jintai was taken aback. This was too unexpected. “What?”

“I feel like I can be a 1 for you,” Bai Qingquan said.

……

What the fuck? Why does everyone want to attack him?!

Forget about Yan Qiuchi; why did Bai Qingquan, who was a little princess in his heart, want to be the gong for him?!

“Why are you embarrassing yourself,” Shen Jintai said. “You don’t have to force yourself to be 1 to be with me. We’re a perfect match.”

Bai Qingquan was originally joking around but found that Shen Jintai didn’t seem to take it as a joke. The tone of his speech and even the look on his face looked serious. He became a bit embarrassed and said, “It seems that President Yan won’t recognize your identity. Do you know what your name is?”

Shen Jintai frowned and asked, “What?”

Bai Qingquan: “Owe the sun*.”

*Clarity: Sun is slang for fucking. So Bai Qingquan is basically saying your name is someone who’s owed a fucking (you’re asking to get fucked).

“What?” Shen Jintai’s face became hot in an instant. He couldn’t believe he was humiliated by a little 0 beauty.

Bai Qingquan: “Let me ask you, when you chased President Yan madly, you did it as a 0, right? Don’t deny it. I have seen how you chased him. Do you want me to help you recall it?”

“I was young and ignorant at that time.” Shen Jintai was embarrassed. “I think you’re the one that being owed.”

“How stubborn,” Bai Qingquan said. “If you are like this, you should let President Yan teach you well with a long whip. Then you’ll be more honest.”

Shen Jintai suspected that Bai Qingquan was speaking yellow words. He quickly glanced at the door. With only two of them in the dressing room, Bai Qingquan dared let himself go.

Bai Qingquan put his feet on the stool and looked at him with a presumptuous smile. Shen Jintai was about to raise his legs, but he shrank in fright and laughed. “Seriously, don’t regret it if you miss this chance. If I hadn’t hesitated back then, maybe I would have a man now.”

It was rare to listen to Bai Qingquan talk about his past. Shen Jintai immediately asked when he heard this, “Back then, who were you with?” He vaguely remembered that in <Everyone loves Bai Yueguang> there seemed to be a senior who only appeared as a passerby but was involved in Bai Qingquan’s youth, but it ended without incident.

This kind of passerby armor was like the cannon fodder to the cannon fodder. Its role was to only brew vinegar for the male protagonist.

Bai Qingquan: “When I was in junior high school, there was a senior in our school who was two grades higher than me. One day, he blocked me on the way to school and confessed to me.”

“Then what?” Shen Jintai asked hurriedly.

“I was scared and ran away,” Bai Qingquan said. “I was only in junior high at that time. I hadn’t even talked about girls. Then suddenly a man comes over and confesses to me, frightening my very soul, alright?”

Shen Jintai: “That’s it?”

“Later he stopped me again, but I still didn’t dare pay attention to him, so I said that he was sick,” Bai Qingquan said. “I was too cowardly back then. At that time, I was young and didn’t particularly understand. Now, I some time would think about him in my heart. Once, after school, I saw him on the road, and I felt like I still liked him. Hahaha…”

This is a long time ago. Bai Qingquan started talking about an absurd incident when he was a teenager. “But at that time, I didn’t really dare. Later he dropped out of school. I heard that his family was very poor, so he went out to find work. It was only the second year of junior high. I come from a small town, so we have a lot of people who dropped out after junior high.”

“It was really courageous to dare confess to you at that time.” Shen Jintai felt melancholy hearing this. “Was he handsome?”

“He was okay. At that time, everyone was dirt-poor and couldn’t dress up,” Bai Qingquan said. “I don’t know how he is now.”

“Maybe he still likes you,” Shen Jintai said. “Now that you’re a big star, it’s hard not to hear from you, right? Maybe he has seen you before.”

“Hahahaha,” Bai Qingquan said with a smile. “He may not be able to recognize me. My real name is not Bai Qingquan, and I didn’t look very good in junior high. I had a very unpopular hairstyle.”

Shen Jintai originally just wanted to gossip, but he didn’t expect to hear such a rich and delicate story. Listening to this kind of youthful and regretful emotional story, he was easily touched, so he said, “Fate is hard to determine. Maybe one day you will meet again. If you still remember him, he’ll definitely not forget you.”

“I think about it occasionally, especially when I really want to fall in love,” Bai Qingquan said. “But after so many years, neither of us are who we used to be. It’s impossible for anything to happen. I just want to apologize to him. I shouldn’t have said he was sick. Alas, at that time, I was too young to understand and acted like a scumbag and didn’t say anything good… Holy shit, what’s wrong with you?”

Shen Jintai smiled. His eyes were red. “Suddenly, I was poked by your words.”

“I thought you’re a 1.” Bai Qingquan teased.

Shen Jintai: “Who said a 1 can’t be sentimental.”

Bai Qingquan: “Hurry up and let President Yan clean you up. By the way, do you know the name of your CP with him?”

Shen Jintai didn’t want to talk to Bai Qingquan about his CP topic with Yan Qiuchi. He put on a baseball cap and prepared to leave.

“It’s called Qiuchi Yingjintai,” Bai Qingquan hurriedly said when he saw that he was leaving. “I want to say, this name is very good, but there is an extra radical.”

Shen Jintai finally turned his head. “What radical?”

“I think the word ‘ying’ should be removed, just the central one.”

Remove the word “ying”?

Shen Jintai didn’t react for a while; he was stunned for a moment and looked back at Bai Qingquan’s smiling face.

“Qiuchi Rijintai*. It’s so beautiful! Hahahahaha!” After speaking, Bai Qingquan opened the door and quickly ran out.

*Clarity: The [Ying] (映) in Qiuchi Yingjintai contains the radical [ri] (日). Bai Qingquan is saying to remove the other radical and isolate the Ri (日) to make the CP name Qiuchi Rijintai. Ri (日) means day which is slang for fuck/to fuck. Put it all together means Qiuchi fucks Jintai.

Fuck! Shen Jintai felt that he’d never be able to look at this CP in the same way anymore.

There were people from the same crew hustling and bustling outside. He came out of the room with a blushing face. Xiao Tang saw him and ran over immediately. “Brother Jin.”

Shen Jintai nodded to him. Xiao Tang looked at him and said, “Brother Jin, what’s wrong with you? Your face is so red.”

Shen Jintai couldn’t help but be upset. His constant flushing was getting extremely annoying. Fortunately, it didn’t affect his filming. Contrary, Sun Sihai actually felt it was particularly good under the camera and accentuated his acting skills. Sun Sihai especially likes to focus on his red face and even his ears, always giving many closeups of his flushing.

“Is the car ready?” Shen Jintai asked.

“I was about to tell you. Someone from the Yan family came to pick you up,” Xiao Tang said.

Shen Jintai nodded.

Xiao Tang continued, “It’s President Yan.”

Shen Jintai immediately stopped in place.

Xiao Tang added, “He’s been waiting for a while now…”

Shen Jintai put a hand in his pocket and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he saw Yan Qiuchi’s car. Bai Qingquan was talking to Yan Qiuchi. He turned his head and waved to him. “Jintai, hurry up! President Yan has been waiting for a long time!”

Is this little 0 beauty trying to set him up with Yan Qiuchi?!

Shen Jintai felt so confused.

He walked towards them. Before he reached them, Bai Qingquan walked over first, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered, “Qiuchi Rijintai.”

In front of so many people, Shen Jintai didn’t dare touch him. He pursed his lips and saw that Yan Qiuchi had opened the car door and looked expectantly at him.

They haven’t had any contact since the last set visit. It wasn’t very long ago, but when you suddenly stopped communicating and then saw each other again, it was very…

“Thank you.” Shen Jintai bent over and got into the car.

As soon as he entered, he saw a bunch of red roses on the seat.

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The author has something to say:

Xiao Bai, you’re one to talk.

The next step is to tell the story of three kisses.

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Kinky Thoughts:

Qiuchi Rijintai!!! I ACCEPT! I APPROVE!

Is this a setup for Bai Qingquan’s love story?! Who is this past senior? Will he be making Bai Qingquan’s dreams come true?

I really like the interaction between Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan. It’s so cute. They’re definitely biffles.

Many of us go through that stage Bai Qingquan. It’s a confusing and scary time when you’re young and don’t fully understand your sexuality. While it was cruel, I think now that you’re both older, he’ll understand why you said those things.

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