Chapter 187 - Lucky Draw Part 2 (2/2)

Their bedrooms were just opposite each other. The two people had slept together every night at the prefectural magistrate’s house and now they needed to sleep separately. They weren’t used to it for a while. Both of them felt sad as they stopped in front of the doors.

Xiao Lou spoke lightly. “Group Leader Yu, good night and have a good sleep.”

He thought Group Leader Yu would also say good night, pretending that nothing happened as they each went back to their rooms to sleep.

He hadn’t expected Yu Hanjiang to suddenly turn back and look at Xiao Lou. “Why did you start calling me Group Leader Yu again? Didn’t you always call me Hanjiang in private?”

Xiao Lou’s face became slightly hot. He remembered the world where they called each other ‘Madam’ and ‘Hanjiang’ and couldn’t control his heartbeat.

Yu Hanjiang stepped forward and looked down at Xiao Lou seriously. “In the secret world Beacon in Troubled Times, we played a couple and slept in the same bed for so long. Did you ever feel conflicted or… disgusted?”

His eyes were black but bright. His usually sharp eyes were extremely gentle and Xiao Lou’s image could be seen in them. His voice was also very low, gliding across the eardrums in the quiet night and showing the unique s.e.x appeal of a mature man.

Xiao Lou raised his head to meet the deep gaze, his breathing almost stopped.

He clenched his fists nervously, took a deep breath and whispered. “You… why do you think so?”

Yu Hanjiang said, “I can feel that you are very stiff when you go to bed every night. DO you hate men being close to you? There are some people who really hate sleeping with the same s.e.x, as if their territory has been violated.”

Xiao Lou hurriedly explained, “I’m just not used to it. I have been sleeping alone since I was young and I’m not used to being close to people.”

Yu Hanjiang thought about it. “…It wasn’t annoying?”

Xiao Lou’s ears and face were red as he let out a hum of agreement.

Why was Yu Hanjiang asking? How could he hate it? The stiffness was just because of tension…

Yu Hanjiang thought carefully and then asked a very serious question, “What do you think about two men being husband and wife? The customs of Daqi are open. There are officials who have male wives and there seem to be men in the emperor’s harem.”

Xiao Lou, “…”

What did it mean to discuss this matter seriously? Pure curiosity? Exploring the philosophy of life?

Xiao Lou didn’t dare tell Group Leader Yu that he liked men because he was worried that Yu Hanjiang would find him strange. After a moment of silence, he had to whisper, “For emotional matters, as long as they don’t hurt others, I think it is good for men and men, women and women or men and women to be happy together. There is no need for prejudice. I don’t discriminate against h.o.m.os.e.xuality.”

Yu Hanjiang nodded thoughtfully. “What about yourself?”

Xiao Lou wondered, “Myself?”

Yu Hanjiang wondered seriously, “If someone really likes you and wants to seriously pursue you, are you willing to accept it even if the other person is a man?”

Xiao Lou’s heart surged. He didn’t know what Yu Hanjiang’s sentence meant. Was it pure curiosity or…

Facing the man’s gentle eyes, Xiao Lou felt his entire body becoming hot, especially his cheeks which were almost cooked.

He was silent for a moment before smiling easily, “It depends on the other person. If they are a nasty person who chases me all the time, it will only make me troubled. If it is someone I like… it doesn’t matter if they are a man I can chase him actively.”

Yu Hanjiang nodded. “I understand. Goodnight and go back to rest.”

Xiao Lou, “???”

What do you understand? Why don’t I understand?”

The soon-to-be-cooked Xiao Lou watched blankly as Yu Hanjiang’s back disappeared through the door.

Yu Hanjiang entered his room while thinking, ‘Professor Xiao doesn’t hate h.o.m.os.e.xuality. That’s great.’

Professor Xiao said it would be very annoying for a hateful person to chase him every day. However, if he liked them then a man was okay. Therefore, he still had a chance. From today on, he would seriously pursue Professor Xiao and strive to make Professor Xiao like him. Yu Hanjiang was refreshed after making up his mind and had a good night’s sleep.

Meanwhile, Xiao Lou’s heart was still thumping as he entered his room. It was because he found that he seemed to like Group Leader Yu…

After spending half a month in the ancient world, he missed the days when he slept on the same bed as Yu Hanjiang and the quilt was full of Yu Hanjiang’s smell. The clear scent of the man made him fascinated and moved him. He could only control himself desperately and slept like a statue every night.

Xiao Lou rolled around on the bed and couldn’t sleep at all. He only managed to fall asleep at 3 o’clock in the morning. In his dream, the marriage room of 8 of Hearts reappeared…

Last time he dreamed about the marriage night in 8 of Hearts, it was the keeper who instilled the memory in him. Then this time? There was no keeper and he wasn’t in a secret room. He was in his own bedroom in the main city. He actually took the initiative to have this type of dream and even made up a lot of plots.

He dreamed that night about Yu Hanjiang’s low, s.e.xy voice whispering ‘Madam’ over and over again.

Xiao Lou who woke up in the morning, “……”

He really couldn’t face the serious Yu Hanjiang!

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