43 A Cat On A Bicycle (1/2)
Nie Chang and Su Yan strolled through the park without saying anything for a while. Then, Su Yan couldn't take it anymore. He reached over and tugged at Nie Chang's sleeve.
”What is it?” Nie Chang only glanced at him and he didn't sound enthusiastic.
Su Yan instantly felt bad. He couldn't really say what he had done but he was sure that Nie Chang's bad mood must have to do with him. Did he say anything offending? He honestly couldn't remember anything like that.
”I … I just wanted to stress that it really was an accident.”
”Oh.”
”It really was!”
”Mn.”
Su Yan hesitated, then he stepped closer to Nie Chang. After being so close to him for the last few days, he felt a little apprehensive now that Nie Chang was suddenly not hugging him. ”It's all that System's fault! I already told you about it. It made me read that novel and when I looked at the tags I saw something I didn't understand so I went to Baidu and looked it up.”
”Is that so.”
”Yeah! It really is! You have to believe me!”
Nie Chang sighed. How was he supposed to stay stern when Su Yan was using that whiny tone on him? ”It's alright. I believe you.”
”Really? Then why are you being like that? You're clearly unhappy with me!”
Nie Chang slowly turned around. Why was this guy always this sharp when it got to other things but never when it was about love? How come he was so lacking in that department?
”What is it?” Su Yan blinked uncomprehendingly. He only felt that Nie Chang was strange today. Maybe they shouldn't have gone out?
”I'm not unhappy with you. I was just … thinking.”
”About what?”
”About what you said before.” Nie Chang looped his arm around Su Yan's shoulders again and actually got a triumphant smile in return. ”You really seemed to mind when I told you I knew what you had looked at that day. Do you … feel that uncomfortable with it?”
Su Yan faced the other side. ”Who wouldn't?”
”What is it that makes you uncomfortable? That it's porn or that it's about two men?”
Su Yan looked back at him, obviously piqued.