Chapter 51 (2/2)

Jiang Yang: “……”

He supported his forehead and found the situation a little unbearable. However, this is indeed Qin Xu’s home so, even if he was concerned by those behaviours of his, he could only choose to endure. And so, he tried his hardest to move his attention back to the variety show on TV. They had just reached a funny game section but for some reason he no longer found it interesting. Instead, Jiang Yang could clearly feel the heat and moisture coming from the figure next to him.

He thought that perhaps he was sitting a little too close to Qin Xu.

He subconsciously shuffled across a few inches, but Qin Xu supported his arm on the back of the sofa, lifted his ass, and planted it back down such that he was once again sitting very close to Jiang Yang. Jiang Yang couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable to the point that the hair on his back stood up. Fuck! What is going on?!

Jiang Yang couldn’t help but explode inside.

When he wanted to say something, Qin Xu seemingly guessed that he was touching his bottom line and no longer leaned any further in Jiang Yang’s direction. Instead, he stood up with a grin on his face and then sighed: “Okay, okay. I’ll go put some clothes on.”

Jiang Yang: “……???”

Isn’t putting on clothes something that he should be doing normally? Why is he acting as if he’s only doing it to placate me?! Is this guy crazy?!

Jiang Yang watched his figure disappear into his bedroom and complained internally. It had to be said though, the moment Qin Xu left, the uncomfortable feeling Jiang Yang had been feeling until now had dissipated. He even unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief; he could now finally return his attention back to the TV.

However, this relief of his didn’t last very long. When Qin Xu returned from his bedroom, he breezily said something, as if he had just remembered it.

“Oh, that’s right. I almost forgot to tell you. The blankets in the guest room were taken by the auntie to get washed so there aren’t any other places for you to sleep. If you don’t mind, you can share a bed with me tonight.”

Jiang Yang: “………” I mind! I mind a lot!

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

“I forgot. It’s not a big deal anyway.” Qin Xu shrugged indifferently. And then as if he suddenly remembered he let out a long sound of realisation, “I almost forgot. You’re a girl now so you don’t want to sleep with me?”

“…………” Do you want to die?!

Jiang Yang was angered by this and he immediately flew over towards Qin Xu and pushed him down onto the ground. Qin Xu fell backwards from the momentum and his head collided with the ground with a dull sound. With his eyes closed, he laid on the ground motionless.

Did he faint?

Jiang Yang froze. He didn’t expect him to be so fragile and to fall with just one blow. Jiang Yang sat on Qin Xu’s waist a little dazed and didn’t know what to do.

“Did you really faint?”

Jiang Yang was still slightly suspicious, so he leaned down and moved his face closer to Qin Xu. He examined his face carefully; looks pretty calm, his eyes didn’t seem to move under his eyelids, and his face looked pretty relaxed. It looks like he really did faint.

Jiang Yang hesitated for a few seconds before standing up and moving over to his side. He then looked down at him for a few more seconds. After pondering for a moment, he decided to drag him over to the sofa. He rubbed his hand over the back of Qin Xu’s head to see how serious the impact was and if a lump had formed.

When his fingers found the lump, Jiang Yang pursed his lips and felt a little guilty. He knelt by the sofa and looked at Qin Xu for a while before getting up to find the first aid kit in the living room. At this moment, he had his back facing the sofa, so he didn’t see the figure on the sofa sneakily open his eyes to look at him and smirk.

Jiang Yang found the first aid kid and hurriedly turned back around. Qin Xu had already closed his eyes again and continued to play the role of a fainted person.

The first aid box was opened, and Jiang Yang pulled out some cotton balls and a bottle of safflower oil. Dying the cotton balls with the red oil, he rubbed the cotton ball over the lump on the back of Qin Xu’s head. After a few rounds, Jiang Yang felt that it was probably enough and stopped. He then proceeded to pack the first aid kit back up and dispose of the garbage.

At this moment, the person on the sofa let out a vague noise. He slowly blinked a few times to adapt to the bright lights and he looked over at Jiang Yang with a blank look, “Who are you? I……Who am I?”

Jiang Yang: “……” Is this a Korean drama? How can a bump in the head can cause you to lose your memory? Are you made from porcelain? Like this, am I supposed to be responsible for you for the rest of my life?!

Jiang Yang looked at the “amnesiac” patient in front of him with confusion and for a moment he was at loss. After the incident last time, Jiang Yang naturally wouldn’t impulsively make the same mistake of saying that he is his daddy. Instead, he furrowed his brows and deliberately tried to probe Qin Xu out.

“Did you forget everything? Do you still remember that your name is dog?”

As he said this, Jiang Yang watched Qin Xu’s reaction carefully. Qin Xu on the other hand did his best to keep his face taunt and employed his best acting skills to continue to look innocent and confused, “My name? I don’t remember….. Also, my head hurts……”

The “innocent” Qin Xu raised his hand to touch his head, but Jiang Yang quickly grabbed onto his wrist, “It doesn’t hurt. It’s just your imagination.”

“Is that so……” Qin Xu slowly answered and seemingly believed Jiang Yang. He then yawned childishly, “I’m sleepy.”

“Oh, then go to sleep.” Jiang Yang responded coldly. He obviously wouldn’t believe something as absurd as amnesia.

“Where should I sleep? That room?”

“Yes, yes.”

“You’re not going to sleep with me? I’m scared.”

“………”

Jiang Yang swept a look over to Qin Xu and was a little at awe. To act like he had lost his memories, he was even able to say something like that without feeling disgusted. If it was Jiang Yang, he definitely wouldn’t be able to say something like that. Sure enough, is it because his skin is not thick enough?

Jiang Yang gritted his teeth and hesitated over whether he should play along with Qin Xu. Two seconds later, he gave up. With his arms crossed in front of his chest, he said tauntingly: “Call me brother first.”

He had originally wanted Qin Xu to feel uncomfortable, but he didn’t expect Qin Xu to answer without any hesitation: “Brother.”

Jiang Yang: “…….” Suddenly he found it boring.

He couldn’t help but roll his eyes and walk over to the bedroom. On his way, he even kicked Qin Xu lightly: “Alright. Stop acting. If you continue, I’ll want to vomit.”

Qin Xu blinked a few times and his expression changed from a look of innocence to a teasing grin, “Is my acting that bad?”

“It’s good, very good. You’re almost about to reach the heavens like that. Do you find it funny teasing me?”

“It’s fun.” Qin Xu didn’t even need to think.

“……………” The veins on Jiang Yang’s forehead throbbed.

The two entered the bedroom one after another and Jiang Yang was too lazy to say too much. He said directly: “Today I helped you out so when you sleep tonight be good and don’t roll over.”

There was only one bed and the two had to sleep together. Jiang Yang thought back to Qin Xu’s actions in the past and felt that it was necessary to give him a warning to settle down.

Qin Xu showed a look of distress. Supporting his chin, he said: “But I have a habit of holding things when I sleep. I can’t control myself when I’m sleeping.”

Jiang Yang: “I don’t care. If you can’t control yourself, I’ll kick you off the bed.”

Qin Xu chuckled and didn’t feel threatened by his glare. Instead, he spread his arms apart, gracefully fell onto the bed backwards and said: “That’s right. Since you helped me, I should repay you. Come on baby!”

The corners of Jiang Yang’s mouth twitched, and he couldn’t look at him straight. He ruthlessly slapped him aside, turned off the lights and laid down. With a cold voice he said: “Shut up and sleep.”

Qin Xu was disappointed that his passionate declaration to entrust his body to Jiang Yang was ignored so easily but he could only obediently lay down onto the bed and turn to face Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang had his eyes closed but he could not be considered to be calm. There was no sign of him about to fall asleep and he couldn’t help but think back to the incident that happened today during the competition where their lips had accidentally made contact. Even now that soft sensation was vivid in his mind and he could still feel the faint residual warmth on his lips.

So annoying.

Jiang Yang was very irritated, and he consequently wasn’t sleepy at all. He wanted to scream and kick at the sky but because he couldn’t do that he was even more annoyed. The reason why he was so anxious to fall asleep was so that he didn’t need to see Qin Xu’s face. Ever since the kiss, he felt extremely uncomfortable. Whenever he sees that culprits face, he had the urge to beat him up but despite beating him up he didn’t feel any sense of satisfaction. Seeing his face made him irritated and so he decided to just turn the lights off and sleep.

He stared at the ceiling in daze for an unknown period of time before his consciously slowly slipped away and he fell into deep sleep.

When he opened his eyes, Jiang Yang felt that something was wrong. He looked down and saw that there was another hand over his chest. The person who should be sleeping next to him was supporting his chin with his hand and looking at him with a look of amusement. His finger even made small circles and playfully pinched…….

Without even thinking Jiang Yang………raised his leg and ruthlessly sent out a kick. With a loud thud, Qin Xu rolled off the bed. He groaned while rubbing his head and climbed back up only to see Jiang Yang sitting cross-legged on the bed glaring at him.

At this moment, the sky had already brightened up and the sunlight peeked through the curtains into the room. The room could be considered to be well illuminated so Jiang Yang could clearly see Qin Xu’s expression.

He didn’t feel guilty at all and apologised without a hint of sincerity, “I was just a little curious and wanted to know if you really have a chest. Unfortunately, you already changed back.”

Jiang Yang heard those words and looked down at his skin. It no longer was pale and had restored back to his light-wheat coloured skin. He subconsciously let out a sigh of relief, but he quickly caught himself the next second. What is he feeling relieved for? He should still be angry okay?!

“Fuck you! Go die!”

A fist flew over and Qin Xu flexibly avoided it. With a cheeky smile he said: “We’re all men here, so it’s not a big deal touching each other’s chest. I felt your pectoral muscles; your figure is pretty good. Do you exercise regularly?”

Jiang Yang naturally didn’t answer him. He just leapt over and started chasing him around while hitting him.

Qin Xu fled and ran while constantly looking back to check where Jiang Yang was. Throwing back at him a radiant smile, Jiang Yang was even more irated by this. He instantly quickened his pace and managed to grab a hold of Qin Xu’s collar. He pulled him back in his direction while stretching the loose T-shirt. A large part of Qin Xu’s back was exposed and, with the shirt collar tightening around his throat at the front, Qin Xu couldn’t help but be pulled backwards. Jiang Yang took this opportunity to push him onto the ground and the two started scuffling around on the ground to the point that you could no longer tell who was on the top and who was on the bottom.

Just as they fought passionately, a knocking sound was heard from the front porch and a stranger’s voice could be heard, “Can you not be so noisy so early in the morning?! It’s only six!”

Jiang Yang and Qin Xu’s movements stopped, and they instantly fell quiet.

The neighbour seems to have misunderstood something…….

The air around them was both quiet and strange for a moment.

Jiang Yang returned to his senses and pulled at Qin Xu’s collar. Through gritted teeth he said: “Were you having fun earlier?”

Qin Xu was now being pressed down and could only blink his eyes a few times and pretend to look harmless, “I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

Jiang Yang was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect him to be so amiable so suddenly and felt strange inside despite getting an apology. This was particularly so when he looked at the pair of dark, deep eyes that started back at him with sincerity. Jiang Yang pursed his lips and pushed away those strange feelings in his heart before smiling darkly: “Did you think that an apology is enough?”

The moment he said this, he proceeded to throw a punch at Qin Xu’s handsome face. He then patted his hands while standing up and chicly returned to the bed to lie down.

In fact, Jiang Yang had controlled his strength and he didn’t deliver a strong blow. Qin Xu laughed for a bit before pretentiously clutching his cheek and acting as if he was going to die from the pain. He pitifully climbed onto the bed but he was soon met with Jiang Yang’s cold eyes, “Get lost.”

Qin Xu felt wronged: “This is my bed…….”

Jiang Yang showed no mercy, and just continued to stare at him expressionlessly with no signs of wanting to back down.

As for Qin Xu, with the speed of lightning he flew over and held onto Jiang Yang. He shamelessly nuzzled up against him and said: “I don’t care. I’m not going. We’ve already kissed so sharing a bed isn’t a big deal.”

“………” A scene that Jiang Yang didn’t want to recall flashed through his mind and he suddenly had the urge to beat Qin Xu up until he loses his memory.

He was already feeling strange from that but in the next second Jiang Yang realised that things could still get worse. At his thigh, he suddenly felt something hard……..

“Fuck!”

He couldn’t help but curse out. Compared to his explosive reaction, Qin Xu’s reaction could be considered to be a lot calmer. With his ears slightly red, he scratched his head, “All men are like this in the morning…….”

As he said this, he even hooked his hand around Jiang Yang and poked his front a few times while jokingly adding: “You’re like this too.”

Jiang Yang’s scalp instantly went numb and, as if he was suddenly zapped, he quickly shrank away before exploding: “Are you fucking out of your mind?!”

Qin Xu was just joking around and didn’t expect him to react so violently. With some embarrassment, he rubbed his nose and said in a small voice: “I didn’t know that you minded. Sorry.”

Jiang Yang’s heart was beating at a very fast pace and, like this, he could no longer go back to sleep. He decisively turned over to get out of the bed and left for the bathroom without a word.

Qin Xu sat cross-legged on the bed watching him. Despite originally feeling a little unhappy after being yelled at, the moment he saw Jiang Yang’s red ears and his gradually reddening neck, he couldn’t help but curl his lips up into a smile. His mood had improved significantly, and he even felt very pleased. He raised his head while scratching his face and, after thinking about something, he let out a low chuckle.

Soon afterwards, Qin Xu also jumped off his bed. He gently whistled a cheerful tune as he made his way into the bathroom and stopped next to Jiang Yang who stood before the sink. While they brushed their teeth together, their eyes occasionally made contact through the mirror. Seeing this, Qin Xu pulled a few faces, but it was all ignored by Jiang Yang. After spitting out the foam, Qin Xu once again stretched his arm out past Jiang Yang’s shoulder to reach for his towel on the rack. As he grabbed for it, he deliberately leaned in and made it seem like he was holding Jiang Yang in his embrace.

Jiang Yang felt very uncomfortable. He could feel Qin Xu’s breath on the back of his neck and he couldn’t help but stiffen up and shuffle over to the side.

Qin Xu noticed this and deliberately acted calm as he retracted his hand but, at an angle where Jiang Yang could not see his face, he secretly smiled.

***

It felt like school had just started yesterday but time had flown by and, in a blink of an eye, the semester break was here. The student’s impression of semester breaks could be said to be very complicated. Despite being able to get red envelopes during new year’s, before that they would need to tackle the dreaded final exams.

Study slags busily tried to cram last minute while top students did they best trying to figure out how they could get as many marks as they could. In an instant, the learning atmosphere at the school was at its peak.

However, they would still go to the school store to buy food to replenish their energy in between classes.

Qin Xu stood up and naturally bowed his head down to ask Jiang Yang next to him, “What do you want to eat? I’ll buy for you.”

Jiang Yang didn’t even think and replied: “Same as you.”

Qin Xu smiled and proceeded to walk out of the classroom with Xie Zhe and the others. Not long after he returned, Huang Shao followed the scent of food and came over. Seeing that Qin Xu had bought food for Jiang Yang, he chewed on dried seaweed and commented: “Your relationship is really good now.”

Jiang Yang noticed the sly look in his eyes and wasn’t happy to see it. In one movement, he shoved food into his mouth to block it up and subconsciously retorted: “Good your ass.”

If he was told this a few times, Jiang Yang could just ignore them and treat it as them seeing wrong but after it was mentioned multiple times, he slowly realised —– Am I really close with Qin Xu? Good relationship? Is it all because of the system?

If it was him in the past, he wouldn’t hesitate to deny it but now, hearing the other people mention it, he couldn’t help but hesitate first before denying it unnaturally. The tone used to deny it also didn’t sound very convincing.

Jiang Yang mulled over this as he reached over to take out a pocky stick and casually start chewing on it.

Chocolate flavoured. So sweet.