Chapter 23 (2/2)

Every time Ruka treated him well, Xu Zheyi felt very guilty. He felt like a lowly man in a drama who was wantonly playing with another man’s sincere feelings. It would be best for Ruka if he did not return.

This simple coming and going made Ruka radiant with happiness.

On one particular night, he leaned against the door frame and watched as Xu Zheyi chopped vegetables. He was in quite a good mood, and pretended to inadvertently ask, “Hey, when is your birthday?”

Xu Zheyi’s actions paused for a full three seconds, then the cold sweat began to fall down his body.

This was a very bad topic; when a person began to mention birthdays, anniversaries, or festivals, it was clear that the other party would make some sort of plan for that day.

“Oh, I usually don’t do anything for birthdays,” said Xu Zheyi with his back to Ruka, pretending he was uninterested.

The other man persevered in his questioning, “Isn’t it this month?”

Ruka’s accurate guess caused Xu Zheyi’s cutting hand to slip. His mind went into overdrive trying to find a way to put Ruka off of the topic, but fortunately a small bark saved him.

He turned his head slightly and watched as Ruka picked up the small white dog that had rushed into the kitchen and hugged it in his arms.

The small white ball was raised very well. Its hair was fluffy and white, and its whole body was chubby.

When the puppy first arrived, Xu Zheyi posted an adoption request on the Internet. There were even many people who expressed their desire to adopt it. However, Ruka would happen to be behind Xu Zheyi every time he contacted the other party to determine if they were an appropriate fit over the phone. Each time, Ruka would casually mention news about individuals that adopted and then slaughtered innocent puppies and kittens. Xu Zheyi’s thoughts were in a whirl, and he finally chose to leave things as they were.

“Shouldn’t you give it a name?” Ruka’s attention was quickly diverted after he asked, but Xu Zheyi still found it difficult to answer.

“Let’s wait for a fine time and a lucky day1 to name it,” he answered casually, but he knew very well that he had no intention of naming it.

He was so familiar with the chain of events that would follow that he could write the soap opera script himself.

After naming the dog, it would be like they were the dog’s parents. At that point, the two parties were already ‘paired together’, so then one side would just have pick out a good day to make their confession. The cute little dog could even act as a helper by delivering a small basket filled with paper notes and the like. Xu Zheyi believed that his birthday was the day Ruka would do something like that!

The more he cut his radish, the heavier his heart felt. After giving it some thought, he tentatively asked, “Do your parents have any opinions of you appearing in GVs?”

“I have only my father in my family,” Ruka replied indifferently.

“So…” said Xu Zheyi, thinking of his terrible luck; the atmosphere after his first question was not so good.

When he thought about it, although Ruka had spent so much time in his home, the two of them had never had a good talk. Most of their conversation was “Cut him down quick! Laozi will make you pay with blood2,” or, “Hey, can you make that dish that’s on TV?” They never discussed anything of meaning.

He did not even know Ruka’s full name.

“But my dad likes my AVs,” mentioned Ruka.

Xu Zheyi’s hands trembled, “Your father saw your AV?”

“Of course, sometimes he guides me on various positions.”

…Stay calm, Xu Zheyi told himself, right now the most important thing was to lead their conversation back to the right path.

“So your dad should have a problem with you filming with a guy this time?” Although asked the question in an impartial tone, Xu Zheyi blushed about the fact that he was Ruka’s partner in all of that.

“Why should he have an opinion like that? He lives with a man himself,” Ruka answered dismissively.

Xu Zheyi was so surprised that he completely stopped cutting the radish. He restrained himself from the urge to explore that bit of gossip, maintained a calm tone, and asked, “Then don’t you find it strange? Isn’t it better to hold a woman’s body than a man’s?”

Ruka froze for a moment and then gave Xu Zheyi a profound look.

He stooped down to place the little white ball that was struggling in his arms on the ground, determined that the little guy ran away happily, and walked slowly to Xu Zheyi’s side.

“Jealous?” He deliberately asked provocatively, but the smile on his face was a little silly. Xu Zheyi was too late to refute before Ruka continued, “That kind of thing doesn’t matter to me. I will not hold anyone else anymore.”

Xu Zheyi finally brought down the knife he was still holding—right onto his own finger. Although wound was not very deep, the blood still flowed out.

The two men looked at each other for a moment, then glanced down at Xu Zheyi’s finger. They both thought of the stereotypical plot device that was used to stop any bleeding.

Xu Zheyi stared at Ruka as he slowly leaned over and quickly pushed his index finger into his own mouth. Ruka clicked his tongue, making no effort to conceal his disappointment.

Why are they both so cute? Also, hope you like the new site layout. I have been wanting to change it for a while, but also desired to keep it easy on the eyes. I finally broke down and did it.