Chapter 51 (1/2)

Chapter 51

After participating in that competition, the four of them left the dessert shop, split into pairs and headed off in opposite directions.

Jiang Yang and Qin Xu walked side by side in silence while maintaining a subtle distance between them. In situations like this, Qin Xu would usually break the silence by saying something that would anger Jiang Yang and the two would then start bickering with each other non-stop. However, Qin Xu at this moment was still immersed in the kiss that had just taken place and had not yet returned to his senses.

The two walked on and both were preoccupied thinking about different things.

Not far ahead, Jiang Yang suddenly heard a soft meow. He looked over and saw a thin orange kitten hiding behind a flower bed meowing at him while staring at the bag in his hands with its round eyes.

Jiang Yang couldn’t help but stop his steps and walk over. Qin Xu next to him saw him stop and also followed behind him.

The two tall teenagers then proceeded to bend down next to the flower bed and looked a little pitiful from behind. Jiang Yang gently reached out and the small kitten warily retreated backwards. But it was attracted by the sweet smell coming from the cake in his bag, so it didn’t retreat too far.

Jiang Yang gently touched the kitten’s furry head. He obviously didn’t dare to give it the cake as there was chocolate in it, but the kitten clearly looked hungry.

Jiang Yang pursed his lips and wondered if there was a store nearby that sells cat food. Unfortunately, he didn’t live in this area, so he wasn’t very familiar with the stores.

Qin Xu crouched down next to him with his shoulder occasionally brushing up against Jiang Yang’s as he also wanted to reach out to play with the kitten. The kitten however showed a stronger resistance to him. Baring its teeth, it even revealed its claws to demonstrate that it would lash out if he came any closer. Qin Xu was upset. He originally thought that if he reached out behind jiang Yang, he would be able to caress the kittens head, but they had received vastly different treatments.

“I’ll go buy cat food. You can wait here for me.”

Qin Xu said this and, without waiting for Jiang Yang’s reply, he turned to leave. Leaving only Jiang Yang and the kitten, the two looked at each other in surprise.

Suddenly, the kitten took advantage of when Jiang Yang is surprised and leapt over to Jiang Yang’s bag. Jiang Yang managed to react quickly and pried it off his bag. He held the kitten back using his finger and no matter how much the kitten struggled, its short legs couldn’t reach.

Jiang Yang educated it with sincerity: “You can’t eat it. If you eat it you’ll get sick. Be good.”

If Qin Xu was here, he definitely wouldn’t say those words but since Qin Xu isn’t here, it didn’t matter.

“Sister is this cat yours?”

Suddenly, a clear male voice travelled over. Jiang Yang turned his head to look and saw that it was a man around his age. With a buzz cut, thick eyebrows and round eyes, he supported his hands on his knees and half bent down to watch him play with the cat.

“No.” Jiang Yang, as a steel straight man, didn’t even consider the fact that he could be picked up and merely thought that the other party was interested in the cat.

“I see. You probably want to feed it right? I also like cats, but stray cats aren’t usually very close to people. You can buy it some Whiskas. Cats love to eat those.” The man bent down next to him and explained patiently.

Jiang Yang nodded with a rather cold expression to demonstrate that he was listening, but he didn’t talk much. After all, he is a stranger.

The man felt that the sisters’ attitude is a little cold, but he naturally wouldn’t give up so easily. He spoke up and continued: “Do you need me to help you buy it?”

Jiang Yang frowned, and he had some doubts inside. He looked over at him, “….Are you a Whiskas salesman?”

Man: “………”

The air suddenly turned quiet and the man felt a little embarrassed. He shook his head quickly: “Of course not. I just know where to buy it. If you want to buy it, I can tell you where it is. I have absolutely no relationship with them and I’m not a salesman!”

Jiang Yang watched him deny it so fervently and realised that he had probably misunderstood. He nodded his head, “………Oh. It’s okay, someone’s buying cat food already.”

The man heard this and groaned a little inside. With some hesitation he asked: “Your boyfriend?”

Jiang Yang was even more confused. He felt that this person is strangely jumping from topic to topic without any logic behind it. He shook his head and coldly denied, “I don’t have a boyfriend.”

The man breathed a sigh of relief but just as he wanted to say something, he was suddenly pulled back by his collar and he fell onto the ground pitifully.

“That damned Qin Xu. The moment I get a hold of you…..Fuck, who is this?” A tall, unpleasant looking man said through gritted teeth after seeing the face of the man on the floor and turned to look at his brother behind him, “Didn’t you say that you saw Qin Xu with his girlfriend? Who is this? Are you blind?!”

The man who came over purely to flirt with Jiang Yang was stunned. He saw that the man who had tossed him to the ground not only had tattoos on his arm, he also had dyed hair. All that was missing was the word ‘thug’ written on his face. No matter how he looked at it, it was obvious that he wasn’t someone he should mess with. Behind him were three suspicious subordinates. The man had not encountered something like this and could only timidly say: “You probably saw wrong…..I’m not called Qin Xu.”

One of the subordinates insisted, “I didn’t see wrong. It really was Qin Xu. See, this girl was with Qin Xu earlier. It only took me a few minutes to bring you over, but I didn’t realise that he would run off so quickly.”

The man sitting on the ground blinked a few times. Did he just try to flirt with a thug boss’s girl? And the opposing gang is here to find trouble?! The man let his own imaginations go wild and proceeded to scare himself.

The leading tattooed man glared fiercely at Jiang Yang: “Qin Xu’s girlfriend? That guy is dating? Just right, tell me where he is now!”

Jiang Yang squatted on the floor and pried the cat away from his cake. With a look of indifference, he stood up and didn’t look scared at all. Rather than answering their questions, he returned with a question from his end: “Who are you?”

The tattooed man replied impatiently, “What does that have to do with you? You should just answer my question and stop wasting my time.”

The man who tried to pick up Jiang Yang was a little scared, but he couldn’t just leave a girl behind in such a situation. He looked around him and shuffled over to Jiang Yang wanting to cover him as he tried to placate the others: “The person you are looking for is Qin Xu. Why do you need to trouble a girl? You’ll scare her….”

The tattooed man was in a very bad mood because he ended up finding two people who had nothing to do with Qin Xu. With a snort he asked, “Who are you? Qin Xu’s friend? You want to be a hero?”

The man immediately shook his head, “I’m just a passer-by but…..”

The tattooed man didn’t have the patience to listen to him further and just proceeded to push him away. He grabbed onto Jiang Yang’s arm and pulled him over, “Since you’re his girlfriend then if you suddenly disappear, Qin Xu would naturally try to find you. One of you stay here and bring him over when he returns.”

The man who wanted to help couldn’t defeat those four experienced gangsters. He could only watch the girl get taken away before him. The man gritted his teeth and frowned as he pretended to walk away before quickly calling the police.

Jiang Yang was pulled into a small alley and several men stood beside him to prevent him from running away.

The tattooed man who appeared to be the head of the gang pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it before taking a drag and spitting out the smoke. Jiang Yang stood next to him and couldn’t help but frown at the suffocating smell.

The subordinates on the side looked at Jiang Yang. In the dark alley, Jiang Yang’s clear and beautiful face, thin waist and long legs looked even more conspicuous. As if it glowed, his appearance attracted their attention.

One of the subordinates laughed and wanted to touch Jiang Yang’s face, “Qin Xu’s taste is pretty good.”

Before his hand could make contact, a loud and painful slap was heard. The subordinate was angry but when he looked over at the perpetrator he saw that it was his own boss and he didn’t dare say anything.

The tattooed man threw away the cigarette butt and extinguished it with his foot. He coldly looked over at his subordinate. Although he didn’t say anything, it was clear that he was warning him not to go too far.

Jiang Yang raised his eyebrows in surprise. At the same time, he couldn’t help but raise his hand to fan away the smoke in front of his nose. The alley was narrow and, because of that, the air circulation was poor. Jiang Yang felt stuffy and wanted to turn and walk out the alley. They were looking for Qin Xu and it had nothing to do with him so why should he wait idiotically for him here? He had already calmly explained that he’s not Qin Xu’s girlfriend but what can he do if the other party wouldn’t listen?

As soon as he moved, the tattooed man grabbed onto his wrist and threatened him in a cold voice: “He’s not here yet so you can’t leave.”

He gripped strongly, and Jiang Yang felt the pain to his very bones. What was more important however was that the moment he grabbed Jiang Yang’s hand, the cake had flown out and smashed against the corner of the wall. Without even needing to check, it was obvious that the cake was ruined.

Jiang Yang’s expression suddenly went dark as he looked at the bag on the ground. He had spent 100 yuan to buy those cakes and there was even the first-place prize cake in there. He had originally wanted to enjoy it slowly at Qin Xu’s place after dinner tonight but now……It’s! All! Gone!

Jiang Yang didn’t make any sound and, with his lips pursed tight, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly changed. The men around him had a bad feeling. They couldn’t help but feel like they had ruined something important to the girl and wondered if they should apologise…..?

However, they then shook off that thought. An apology is impossible. They didn’t want to ruin their image.

And so ———- “Isn’t it just a few cakes?”

Isn’t it just a few cakes?

The moment Jiang Yang heard those words, he found it completely unacceptable. Today was already a bad day for him and he was in a bad mood because of that. The only thing that would be able to comfort him were those delicious cakes but now they’re ruined. And the person they were looking for is Qin Xu so why must he be the one to suffer?

Jiang Yang’s mentality collapsed and all the anger that he had accumulated throughout the day immediately erupted. He turned around and started throwing out his fists, raising his legs to kick and throwing them over his shoulder………He had exploded so suddenly, the men were taken by surprise and was caught off guard. Not to mention, they had a preconceived impression that he was just a weak and harmless little girl so when Jiang Yang went crazy, they were completely stunned and could only react a few seconds later. Unfortunately, that time delay was just enough for Jiang Yang to overwhelm them.

And so, when the subordinate returned with Qin Xu, he arrived at the scene of his comrades groaning on the ground and the “weak and fragile girl” standing in the middle of the alley looking at them with a cold expression. For a second, he couldn’t help but suspect that a god had just descended from the heavens.

Qin Xu had raced over anxiously but when he saw this scene, he was shocked for a few seconds before the corners of his lips twitched and he laughed. He didn’t know whether he should he happy or disappointed.

In any case, he raised his fist and proceeded to bring down the subordinate that had brought him over.

By the time the police arrived, they only saw a few thugs who had already been beaten black and blue lying in the alleyway. They couldn’t help but look over at the informant, “Didn’t you say that they dragged a girl over to the alley? Where is she? What happened here?”

The man who had called the police was also stunned…..That’s right. Where did she go?

After leaving the alley, Qin Xu carried a bag of cat food in his hand and felt a little guilty inside: “Do you want to buy the cakes again? It’s my fault so I’ll pay for it.”

Jiang Yang coldly refused: “No need.”

In fact, although he was unluckily dragged into Qin Xu’s mess, he felt a lot more refreshed after beating those thugs up. Qin Xu however didn’t know this so when he heard him refuse his offer to get cakes, he couldn’t help but be worried inside.

Qin Xu awkwardly apologised and tried to explain, “Those people earlier were from my middle school days. They lost to me in a fight and wasn’t willing to accept it so they’re always looking for me for another fight. But now I don’t fight much. My mum may be pretty easy-going, but she obviously doesn’t allow things like this…….”

Jiang Yang listened to him trying to explain and tilted his head in suspicion. What on earth did he want to say? Because his mum doesn’t like it, he’s not fighting anymore?

“What are you trying to say after saying all that? So what if you fight?” Jiang Yang interrupted him and asked straightforwardly.

“That is……” Qin Xu furrowed his brows. He also didn’t know why he wanted to explain. He just felt a little guilty and was worried that Jiang Yang was unhappy and would have a bad impression of him. But actually……..

Jiang Yang sneered, “You don’t fight much? Then who is that person I’m fighting with almost every day?”

Qin Xu: “Uh………”

He was momentarily at loss for words.

Jiang Yang added: “Don’t forget how we met in first year.”

Qin Xu: “……….”

They had fought the moment they met, and it was a classic example of getting to know each other through their fists. Afterwards, because they had to deal with the instructor, they represented the school in the basketball competition together. For boys to get along, it was actually very easy. You just needed to meet at least one of the three criteria’s; basketball, games or fights, and they just happened to meet all three.

Even Jiang Yang had to admit that this was the case. “So what if you fight? There are some things that can only be solved with fists. Although I don’t want to say it, you and I are quite similar in some respects. Why don’t you want to admit that you fight often?”

Suddenly, Qin Xu’s lips curved up and a smile spread through his face. He was in an especially good mood after hearing him say that they were quite similar.

They took the taxi to his complex and it was Jiang Yang’s second time going to Qin Xu’s place.

If he doesn’t go out, then he wouldn’t have to worry about other people recognising him. Jiang Yang sat on the sofa with bare feet and started to play games on his phone. He had already decided that lunch and dinner would be takeaway food.

When Jiang Yang opened the door, he had just returned from being immersed in his game and had forgotten that he still had the appearance of a girl. He boldly opened the door and leaned against the door frame lazily as he checked with the delivery brother the correct order.

The delivery brother had arrived while sweating buckets from the heat and was a little annoyed. However, he didn’t expect to see a pale, long legged beauty opening the door when he arrived. His eyes brightened up and he felt his mood improve greatly. Even the tone that he used to speak with had softened down significantly.

“One garlic shrimp rice, one roast duck rice and two cans of coke. Is this the correct order?” The little brother asked.

Jiang Yang nodded and reached out to take it. The delivery brother however didn’t turn to leave. Instead, he smiled and said enthusiastically: “Beautiful girl if it tastes good, please give us a five-star rating. You are welcome to order from us again.”

At this moment, a tall figure appeared behind the beautiful girl and he proceeded to naturally and affectionately reach out to hold the girl’s shoulders. In a deep, magnetic voice he asked: “Why didn’t you tell me to go get the takeaway?”

Without even needing to think, Jiang Yang gave him a look, “Does it matter who gets it?”

“Of course, it does.” Qin Xu looked down at the person in his arms affectionately. He then looked up at the little brother and the look in his eyes instantly changed into one that was dark and filled with warning. The little brother saw this and felt his back go cold. He couldn’t help but feel scared.

The delivery brother quickly said: “Then I’ll be going now. I wish you an enjoyable meal!”

After turning around to leave, he muttered in dissatisfaction; What are you glaring at me for? Laozi has a girlfriend okay? I wouldn’t hesitate to flip that dog food of yours!

Qin Xu was satisfied by his performance and pulled Jiang Yang back into the house. Because his movements were so natural, Jiang Yang didn’t find anything wrong with it and was too preoccupied with his thoughts on the food in the bag.

The two sat on the rug with their legs crossed and were too lazy to pull out the dining table. They huddled around the coffee table and began to eat. By the time they were almost done, Qin Xu picked up his phone and prepared to give it a rating.

The taste of the food was okay, so he gave it a middle score and when he reached the question asking about how the delivery brother was, out of habit his finger moved over to the five-star rating. With the bright yellow stars shining before him, Qin Xu pursed his lips a little. His finger gently tapped at the screen again as he deliberately removed a star.

When he was done with this, Qin Xu looked up at Jiang Yang who sat opposite him. Seeing that he didn’t notice his actions, he naturally returned the screen back to the main menu and acted as if he had not done anything.

In the evening, Jiang Yang sat on the living room sofa holding the remote control while watching a variety show on TV. Just as he was enjoying the show and laughing along with the jokes, he looked up and saw Qin Xu come out of the bathroom after showering. Clean and refreshed, there were even small beads of water still hanging from his body. The most important thing was ———- He’s! Not! Wearing! Clothes!

Jiang Yang saw this scene with his own eyes and was almost choked to death by his own saliva.

“Put your clothes on!”

Jiang Yang looked at the exposed wheat-coloured skin and his smooth and powerful muscles. It was basically the perfect figure that a man would yearn for; wide shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, but Jiang Yang wasn’t in the mood to appreciate it. He was more scared and uncomfortable at the sight than anything.

Qin Xu shrugged indifferently, “I am wearing something.”

Yes, just a pair of underpants.

Jiang Yang restrained himself and stressed in a low growl: “……..I am referring to clothes!”

Qin Xu casually walked over to the sofa and planted his butt down next to Jiang Yang: “Why should I be so careful at home? This is what I find most comfortable.”

Jiang Yang was speechless. What he said was fine but, “Did you forget that there’s a guest here?”

“What guest? With our relationship, we can disregard all those rules. You can also do whatever you want.” Qin Xu answered naturally and even gave Jiang Yang a look that looked like he was saying that if he also wanted to do the same, he is welcome to.

Come on, let’s do it. There’s still a lot of time~