Chapter 34 (1/2)

Ch34: Revelation

She blurted this out and, as if she could no longer look at them straight in the eye, she instantly ran off.

Jiang Yang was stunned. He quickly climbed off Qin Xu and chased after her. He was afraid that she would say something ridiculous to his parents. Jiang Yang didn't know what he should say to try and clear things up, but he couldn't help but have a bad feeling.

However, Jiang Yuan only ran out to the living room and plopped onto the sofa angrily.

Jiang Yang looked around and asked subconsciously: ”Where's mum and dad?”

Jiang Yuan glared at him and instantly exploded: ”Who are you calling?!”

Jiang Yang immediately realised his mistake and quickly tried to salvage the situation: ”I was referring to your mum and dad. Where did aunty and uncle go?”

Jiang Yuan pouted and didn't accept that explanation of his. She only indifferently said: ”Went for a walk.”

Jiang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. He remembered that his mother, afraid that his father would develop a beer belly due to lack of exercise, would often drag him out to walk a few laps at night. Calming himself down he explained: ”I was just joking with him.”

Jiang Yuan didn't believe him: ”Are you bullying my brother?”

”Absolutely not.”

”Really? But I head that my brother and you don't have a good relations.h.i.+p.”

Jiang Yang frowned. School at only started for a month and the first years have already heard about this? He couldn't help but feel amazed people's ability to spread gossip. At the same time, he found it very troublesome. He could only toughen himself up and explain: ”Those are all just rumours. My relations.h.i.+p with your brother is good. We're….friends.”

Jiang Yuan looked at him suspiciously before saying meaningfully: ”Is that so? But your relations.h.i.+p also can't be too good.”

Qin Xu who followed Jiang Yang didn't hear the first part of the conversation and felt a little surprised when he heard her say this. Earlier, he was just getting beaten and now she's worried that their relations.h.i.+p is too good? What is this nonsense? Do they look like good brothers? Also, why can't their relations.h.i.+p be good?!

Qin Xu complained internally and felt dissatisfied.

What went through Jiang Yuan's mind, however, were outside of their expectations. Based on the scene she just witnessed, what are their positions? Her brother is being pressed down by Qin Xu? Or is Qin Xu riding him? Based on their heights, Qin Xu seem to be more gong-like but if you consider their personality and temperament, her brother seemed to a little more on the scary side. Mutual gong is also pretty good…….

The two involved naturally had no idea that Jiang Yuan had already imagined various scenarios in her mind.

When it was time for them to take a shower, they didn't bring along clothes with them and Jiang Yang consequently had to pull out something for Qin Xu, or to be more specific, Qin Xu's body to wear.

Because of the body switch, things had become confusing. Originally, Jiang Yang should be disgusted and unwilling to lend clothes for Qin Xu to wear but despite the fact that he is using the other person's body, it was natural for him to wear his own clothes. As for Qin Xu, in Jiang Yang's body it looked like he didn't seem willing to wear his own clothes?

Everything was a mess.

He couldn't be bothered wasting his time on this and randomly pulled out a loose pair of s.h.i.+rt and shorts and planned to go shower. Qin Xu remembered that the wound should not come into contact water and took the initiative to ask: ”I'll help you wash your hair?”

Jiang Yang frowned. He reflexively didn't want to and didn't feel the need to trouble someone else with doing something he could manage on his own.

”Do you have a plastic ear cover?” Qin Xu asked.

”What?”

”The ones that cover your ears and prevent water getting in.”

”Can't I just be a little more careful?” Jiang Yang carelessly uttered this and suddenly remembered that every time he washed his hair, he would make a mess everywhere and it would often get in his ear. Thinking of the delicate ears of his, he couldn't help but complain, ”So troublesome.”

He stepped into the bathroom and turned around to look at Qin Xu. Expressionlessly he said with a faint voice: ”Come here.”

Qin Xu immediately understood. In a few steps he followed him into the bathroom and proceeded to close the door.

Jiang Yang thought for a moment, took off his s.h.i.+rt and sat in the bathtub. He leaned his head out past the edge of the tub making it easier for Qin Xu to help him with rinsing his hair.

Perhaps because it is his own body, or perhaps it was because he still felt a little bad for Jiang Yang, Qin Xu's actions were rather gentle and attentive. At the very least, it is better than his usual casual and wilful att.i.tude.

Warm water fell onto his black hair and the soaked strands of hair stuck against his forehead. As the water droplets rolled down, Qin Xu would quickly reach out to block it and prevent it from touching the ear.

Qin Xu used both hands to ma.s.sage his scalp until the shampoo foamed up. In a small voice he couldn't help but say: ”I feel like your attendant…….”

Being served like this, Jiang Yang felt very comfortable and was enjoying the treatment. He heard those words and smirked: ”That's right. I am your young master, so you must attend to me well. Otherwise don't even think about getting this month's wage.”

Qin Xu was a little surprised. He had only said that on a whim and this guy actually accepted it so quickly. Qin Xu was speechless and inexplicably felt bitter inside. He felt as if he really had sold himself to this unscrupulous guy here.

Jiang Yang felt the movement on his head slow down and said: ”Your strength is too weak.”

Qin Xu impatiently retorted: ”f.u.c.k you. Are you treating this as a professional shampoo service?”

Jiang Yang raised his eyebrows, opened his eyes and their eyes met, ”Brother, you're was.h.i.+ng your own head here. Do you still want to complain about this?”

Qin Xu froze. Ah, he had forgotten about that.

Seeing that the other person had resumed with was.h.i.+ng his hair meticulously, Jiang Yang smiled secretly and suddenly felt that 'this is your body' was pretty good to phrase to use. He could take advantage of it and use it to order the other person around.

Only after rinsing off all the foam, Qin Xu retreated out and allowed Jiang Yang to wash up. When he was done, he entered the bedroom wearing a loose set of s.h.i.+rt and shorts with half-dried hair.

Qin Xu saw him come out and put his phone down. With a sense of responsibility to his own body he said: ”Sit down. I'll help with applying the medicine.”

Jiang Yang naturally sat down at his desk. Although his ears couldn't touch water, they should still clean it. He carefully wiped it down, used an alcohol-soaked cotton pad and then applied the medicine around the piercing.

After Qin Xu earnestly finished this, he didn't immediately walk away. He continued to pinch his ears and appreciate it with a narcissistic smile: ”As I thought, Lao Zi has become more handsome.”

Jiang Yang was speechless. His ear was being pinched by him and he couldn't help but find it itchy. Feeling more and more uncomfortable, he felt his scalp go numb. He ruthlessly swatted his hand away, ”That should be enough. I have never seen someone as narcissistic as you.”

Qin Xu wasn't embarra.s.sed at all and said frankly: ”They would have to reach my standard before they can have the privilege to be like this.”

Jiang Yang ”….”

He rolled his eyes at Qin Xu and said in an annoyed manner: ”Enough. Hurry and go wash yourself up.”

Qin Xu laughed: ”No, it's was.h.i.+ng you up~”

Jiang Yang raised his leg and kicked him, ”f.u.c.k you.”

Qin Xu laughed heartlessly: ”Back at you.”

Ten minutes later, Qin Xu had also finished was.h.i.+ng up. Bringing out a faint mist along with him, he walked out with his hair still dripping with water. The moment he saw Jiang Yang playing a game, he couldn't help but want to join in.

Jiang Yang said with a cold expression: ”Dry your hair.”

Qin Xu was to lazy to move so he replied shamelessly, ”You help me.”

It was just drying hair, but Jiang Yang understood that guys temperament. If he lowered his guard and gave him an inch then that guy wouldn't hesitate to take a mile.

And so, Jiang Yang didn't spare him any attention. At most, he just threw a towel over his head.

Qin Xu complained: ”I helped you earlier and now you don't want to help your own body? It's too unfair!”

Jiang Yang said: ”I can help you. I'll take a selfie of you picking your nose and share it.”

As he said this, he raised his chin and wiggled his pinky finger while smirking.

Qin Xu: ”……….” He was taken aback by how despicable he could be and for a moment was at loss for words.

After a few seconds.

Qin Xu succ.u.mbed and used the towel to roughly dry Jiang Yang's hair to the point that it was messed up into a birds' nest.

Jiang Yang sat on the edge of the bed and suddenly remembered something. He asked: ”I saw some marks on your shoulder. Did you get tattooed before?

Qin Xu tapped on his phone and didn't raise his head: ”That's right. A very cool dragon.”

”Why did you remove it?”

At this moment, Qin Xu was forced looked up, ”At that time I thought tattoos were very cool, so I also went and got one on my entire shoulder. When I got home, my dad found out and gave me a beating. I just happened to be in the middle of my teenaged rebellious phase so the more he didn't want me to do something, the more I wanted to. I didn't want to get rid of it even if I died.”

”And then?” Jiang Yang was curious. What would make him get rid of it after even refusing to do so even when he got a beating?

Qin Xu said: ”After that, my dad got into a car accident. The other party was in the wrong, but he wouldn't admit it so my dad and him got into a very big argument. In the end he turned to me and yelled at me. I took off my s.h.i.+rt.…. When they saw my tattoo, they lost their momentum and very obediently paid up.”

Jiang Yang couldn't help but laugh.

As he said this, Qin Xu also felt very helpless and wanted to roll his eyes, ”Afterwards, my dad even bought me ice cream as a reward and praised me. He then took me to get the tattoo removed…..”

Qin Xu said this with a regretful expression. Jiang Yang saw this and thought internally that it must've been his teenage rebellious phase and he probably is still going through it even now. He imagined father Qin who he had not met before and felt that he could probably guess where Qin Xu's temperament came from.

Jiang Yang listened to his story and couldn't help but feel the edge of his lips rising. He secretly chuckled and was soon met with Qin Xu's glare of dissatisfaction. Despite trying to keep it in, he still heard the soft sounds coming out from within his throat. Qin Xu couldn't help but regret sharing that black history of his.

Qin Xu thought for a moment and his eyes suddenly lit up. It wasn't fair for only himself to be embarra.s.sed, he should also make the other person embarra.s.sed as well.

Qin Xu deliberately brought his fist to his lips and coughed a couple of times to attract Jiang Yang's attention. And then ——— He suddenly pulled up the pyjama pants until the bottom edge reached the root of his thighs.

”Look, black and white~”

On Jiang Yang's body, there was a clear dividing line just above his thigh. As he usually wore shorts, the exposed skin had tanned into a wheat colour, but his thighs remained extremely pale. Like jade, it was smooth, delicate and pale to the point that it was almost transparent.

Jiang Yang saw this and his expression instantly darkened. It was as if he was angry about the fact that his secret was revealed. He pulled down the trouser legs, and said  coldly: ”You're annoying!”

Qin Xu blinked innocently, ”I was just a little curious. It's as if you had just finished military training. Why?”

Jiang Yang replied impatiently: ”Shut up.”

Qin Xu obviously didn't take heed, ”I answered all your questions earlier. You shouldn't be like this when it's your turn to answer.”

”None of my business.” Although Jiang Yang's expression wasn't great, the tone in his voice softened significantly. This was probably because he felt that he was overreacting.

”Then how about this? You keep quiet and I'll guess. You just have to tell me if I'm right or wrong.” Qin Xu said this excitedly and proceeded to hold his chin with his hand and act as if he is in a detective game, ”To reach a disparity of this extent, it definitely means that it is something that requires a long time of sun exposure, but we had out military training over a year ago and even wore long pants at that time. Even if its recovering from the tan from that long ago, the disparity shouldn't be this great either. I think you probably tanned yourself on purpose. Also, the fact that only the exposed skin is wheat coloured proved my observations. You probably thought that you are too pale and tried to tan yourself deliberately right?”

Jiang Yang kept his mouth shut and did not speak.

Qin Xu understood that he had guessed right but what was the reason?

He squinted his eyes and smirked: ”Is it because it's so pale and tender and you think it's not manly enough?”

Jiang Yang continued to keep quiet and act as if he was temporarily deaf.

In the end, Qin Xu summed up his observations. While rubbing his chin he said: ”It's no wonder. When everyone would go out, you would always go and stand in the sun. Are you the type that will just turn white if you don't tan yourself often?”

At this moment, it was as if Jiang Yang was suddenly triggered and he looked up and glared at him angrily. He then could only release a deep breath of misery and bend his head down. The hair that was messed up by Qin Xu created a fluffy look at the top of his head and at this moment he looked like a pitiful dog with ears drooping down on the side.

Qin Xu found this amusing and couldn't help but reach out and rub the top of his head. The slightly damp black hair was smooth and silky, and as the strands pa.s.sed through his fingers, it felt very good to touch. For a moment, he was reluctant to remove his hand. However, Jiang Yang is naturally not an obedient puppy that would let you do as you please. Very fiercely, he swatted away his hand and didn't allow him to continue touching his head.

Qin Xu laughed: ”You have a condition that many girls are envious of and look at you, you're wasting it's potential!”

Jiang Yang sneered: ”If you like it, I'll give it to you.”

Qin Xu waved his hand, ”I appreciate the thought, but I can't afford to accept something so priceless.”

The two continued to play games on their phones, and the situation could be considered to be calm.

After a while, Qin Xu couldn't help but add a comment, ”But, after earning some money later on, can't you just get professional tanning? You can tan the whole body, chose the colour you want and even have it done evenly throughout.

”Asking for death.”

Jiang Yang said this coldly through gritted teeth. His fingers then quickly tapped away on his phone and, with a special move, he cleared Qin Xu's blood and send him straight back to the novice village.

Qin Xu: ”………….” Crying without tears, he looked at Jiang Yang pitifully.

With a cold expression, Jiang Yang quickly picked up the dropped equipment including a very rare gear.

Qin Xu felt like he was just robbed of something important and he quickly asked him to return it back.

Jiang Yang expressed that he did this to teach him a lesson. If you are distracted while playing a game, you would die very pitifully. Seeing that he got a rare gear, he won't charge lesson fees.

Qin Xu continued to pester him so he added: ”Stop chattering. If you want it, come and kill me.”

Very cruel.

But Qin Xu wasn't as good as Jiang Yang at this game and he relied on Jiang Yang earlier for most of their wins. Qin Xu could only give up and watch his rare gear get taken away.