CH 31

Chapter 31

Lu Bai pulled Ruan Jiangjiu’s wrist and turned to stride out of there, so he didn’t see before leaving Ruan Jiangjiu sent a chilling glare to the two men’s eyes.

The assistant director was startled when he saw the eyes of the pair—now aware of what horror he had brought onto himself as he fell out of his seat, frozen in shock until their figures disappeared. Only then did he turn to face the fat man and Song Zhi’an, trembling as he choked out: “He-, he is really Qu Xueyu!”

In this business, you will learn as you meet more kinds of people through the eyes of those who have been raised in a superior position since childhood. It is impossible for a domesticated canary to have this kind of gaze. It was his fault that he had only looked at the other side’s profile when the last few character photos were taken. He was so busy with pleasing others that he overlooked an obvious problem; there is no way in the world that there could be two people who look so much alike.

“It’s over…” He blankly stared at the man who was doing his best to stay calm. They were all mistaken. They had misjudged Lu Bai who was not a fool as had been rumored. They couldn’t pull Lu Bai into the murky water to have fun with them, and now they had even offended Lu Bai! Offending Lu Bai was offending the Lu family! Now, it seemed they even managed to anger Qu Xueyu.

The Lu family would not spare them, and the old man Qu, who was currently the head of his family, would not either…

As the night was getting late, Lu Bai held Ruan Jiangjiu’s wrist and walked along a sparsely populated street. He was in the lead, his head slightly lowered and his hair covering his eyes.

Ruan Jiangjiu could feel that the teenager’s grip on his wrist was extremely firm, yet trembling and burning as if trying to sear itself into his skin. He wanted to take hold of the teenager’s wrist and bring him into his arms, helping him to block all the pain and filth of the world. He nearly did so at once.

When they reached a lonely street lamp on a remote corner, Lu Bai abruptly stopped walking. Ruan Jiangjiu reached out towards the other when he saw the youth turn around and plunge into his embrace, hugging him tightly around the waist.

His pupils contracted after which he wrapped his arms tightly around the teenager.

“Xiao Ruan,” Lu Bai said, buried in the youth’s embrace, soaking up the warmth and wonderful scent of the man’s body. His voice was muffled: “I have some bad thoughts in my heart, and I can’t stop them.” After a pause, he added, “They are about you.”

Ruan Jiangjiu held the young man and placed a hand on the back of his neck, blocking the cold wind of the late autumn night. He clutched the young man a little tighter around his waist, and with a gentle exhalation, he said, “Tell me about it. Maybe I will find it cute.”

Lu Bai fully buried his face into the other’s embrace and quietly explained, “I have thought about locking Xiao Ruan at home, where only I can see and touch him every single day. So that Xiao Ruan is mine alone.” He also wanted to eliminate all those guys who had designs on Xiao Ruan, or rather, he couldn’t tolerate anyone having ideas about the young man at all. Just now, when he had heard those comments, he couldn’t stop the rage in his heart.

Ruan Jianjiu laughed lowly and lowered his eyes, looking at the reddened tips of the boy’s ears in his arms, which were so close, perfect for touching it with his lips. He only moved his lips near the boy’s ear, and his voice was remarkably gentle, “Xiao Bai, Why? Did you ever think about why? Why do you think that?” After a brief pause, he let out a soft sigh. “I want you to know the reason why.”

Lu Bai: “Because I’m a pervert?” To imprison a person in his house solely for his own eyes or whatever, that couldn’t  be said that it was not perverted.

Ruan Jiangjiu gazed up at the near-inky, autumn night sky and said, “A pervert? Well, I actually think it’s cute.” After a pause, he said; “Xiao Bai, this isn’t the reason.”

Lu Bai was stunned and remained silent for a few more seconds. When he finally thought of something, he clutched at Ruan Jiangjiu’s waist. Then abruptly raised his head and looked straight into the eyes of the young man, which seemed to contain all the stars. His face appeared unusually innocent. “You asked me to think of a reason, but when I tried to think about it seriously, my head was only full of—.” At that, he paused and said seriously: “Xiao Ruan, I want to kiss you.” In a tone so normal that it seemed to be saying, ‘Xiao Ruan, I want to eat rabbit apples tonight.’

Ruan Jiangjiu’s pupils dilated. He looked right at the teenager and swallowed, but he couldn’t say anything.

Thump, thump

In this instant, Ruan Jiangjiu felt that he couldn’t hear anything except the sound of his own heartbeat as well as the young man’s who was tightly pressed against him.

“Xiao Ruan!” Lu Bai softly pressed his ear to the youth’s chest and bent his eyes: “Your heart is beating so fast.” After saying that, he then blinked: “Xiao Ruan, let’s go home. Some things are better to do at home.”

Ruan Jiangjiu blinked and gazed deeply at the young man. Reaching down, he snatched the boy’s wrist from his waist and strode briskly towards the parking lot.

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It was already midnight when they arrived back home.

Once they made it inside the door, Ruan Jiang Jiu pressed Lu Bai against the wall. Under the soft light of the entryway, he pointedly examined the young man up and down. Swallowing, he asked, “Xiao Bai, do you still want to kiss me?”

Lu Bai met the youth’s rather shadowy eyes which concealed untold emotions and nodded. Saying quite honestly: “Yes.” That said, he slightly stood on his tiptoes and gently pressed a kiss on the soft lips of the youth—leaving with a single brush, but incredibly precious.

The kiss was as light and soft as a butterfly. Ruan Jiangjiu was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed out loud. One of his hands cupped the back of the boy’s neck, wrapping him possessively in his embrace. The palm that touched the skin on the back of the boy’s neck was hot. He then caressed the boy’s cheek with his free hand. As he looked into the other’s bright eyes and rosy cheeks, there was something murmuring inside him as if singing a timeless love song. His voice was hoarse: “Xiao Bai, did you know? There are many different kinds of kisses, such as the one you just gave me. And then there’s-” He said and then kissed the teenager.

“Mmm…” Lu Bai’s eyes widened as he felt Ruan Jiangjiu’s warm, soft lips first pressing onto his; Then the youth stretched out his soft, wet, hot tongue and delicately traced the seam of his lips flirtatiously.

Thump, thump

Lu Bai felt like his heart was about to beat out of his chest and felt his teeth being pried open by the youth’s tongue. It was when his and the young man’s mouths mingled, the young man’s breath completely permeated into him at last. Lu Bai felt that he was about to run out of air, but the feeling of being intertwined with the other’s tongue and lips felt too good to part with, and his hands were unconsciously wrapped around his neck.

It all felt so overwhelmingly beautiful; Lu Bai’s eyes released a single warm tear as if his soul had been reunited with someone after a long time. Lu Bai was oblivious to both the tear and the instinct.

Edit: Krone

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