Chapter 41

For more thantwenty days before and after tooth extraction, Tong Yan’s sleep wasn’t verygood.

The pain was particularlynoticeable at night, he had no mood to tease Zhuo Xiang Ming. Zhuo Xiang Ming embracedhim very patiently, and their intimacy was also limited to light touching oflips. But recently, Tong Yan’s condition has been getting better and betterevery day, and his demands were also increasing. He started squeezing Zhuo XiangMing’s face, ordering him to stick out his tongue.

Zhuo Xiang Ming obedientlystuck out his tongue, and the two cuddled and kissed. From leaning on the sofa atthe beginning, until finally falling onto the sofa, Zhuo Xiang Ming’s actionswere all very gentle. Lightly caressing Tong Yan’s face and neck, supporting hisbody as much as possible to keep from squishing him, everything was gentle andorderly. Tong Yan was also very comfortable, feeling his extensive love for him,but a moment later, he felt dissatisfied.

”Recently…” Tong Yan panted lightly, grabbing Zhuo Xiang Ming’s pajama collar to stophim from pulling back, “Why are you …”

He couldn’t explainit, kicking the problem to Zhuo Xiang Ming: “Your repeated offenses, sayit yourself.”

Zhuo Xiang Mingknew what he was dissatisfied about. Restrained kisses naturally weren’t asexciting as intense kisses. The eighteen-year-old boy was at an age where hewas full of energy. Although he didn’t have much experience, always staring withtwo round eyes, looking very scared and overwhelmed, in fact, his courage was extraordinarilybig.

Unfortunately, rightnow, he didn’t dare play with Tong Yan like in the past.

Unlike nowadays, whenthey kissed in the past, afterwards, the two went back to their respective roomsto rest. No matter how hard it was to end, their hearts both knew that there wasalways an end.

Now, they slept in onebed, Zhuo Xiang Ming’s arms didn’t need to stretch, Tong Yan was always in his embrace.Before the balance of reason and desire could stabilize, he could drag Tong Yanover to indulge his beastly side.

Zhuo Xiang Mingbelieved that he was a healthy man, and his reactions were honest, he couldn’t bea Liu Xia Hui. So, he stayed in line, not going too far.

”What did I dowrong again? I’m being slandered.” Zhuo Xiang Ming lowered his head andbit Tong Yan’s lower lip, “There’s nothing, let’s sleep.”

The two wentupstairs, the lights in the living room gradually dimming. Zhuo Xiang Mingtossed Tong Yan onto the bed from a short distance, then turned off the bedsidelamp and laid down on the other side of the bed. Tong Yan immediately wrapped aroundhim: “Hug me.”

Zhuo Xiang Minghugged him. After a moment, Tong Yan asked, “There’s really nothing?”

Zhuo Xiang Mingcovered Tong Yan’s eyes with a hand, feeling his eyelashes flickering under hispalm, smiling: “Do you have something?”

”Fine.” TongYan said, “I’m sleepy.”

”Good night.” TongYan said.

Zhuo Xiang Mingalso said: “Good night.”

Tong Yan again:“Love you.”

Zhuo Xiang Ming:“Love you.”

They managed tospend two days like this, but Tong Yan wasn’t easy to fool. On a Thursdaynight, he stepped out of the bathroom after his bath, wearing only a thinsweater of Zhuo Xiang Ming’s, which reached his thighs. His collarbone was flushed,his whole body shrouded with steam.

Zhuo Xiang Ming wassitting on the edge of the bed, holding a hair dryer, waiting to blow dry hishair. Before he could appreciate the white jade-like legs, he was caught red handedby an incensed huff: “Why are you looking at me?”

Tong Yan walkedover to sit on his lap, interrogating with a menacing expression. Zhuo XiangMing wrapped his arm around his waist, not so well-behaved, groping from his lower-legupward: “It’s my room, you’re wearing my clothes and exposing yourself in frontof me, but I can’t look?”

He cut off hissentence, and his hand stopped its caressing, how could Tong Yan endure this? Assoon as that warm hand touched his skin, his body had tightened. With great difficultly,he remembered what he had just been pondering over, asking hesitantly: “Ithought about it, recently … you haven’t been so perverted, why?”

Whenever hesuspected that Zhuo Xiang Ming was not perverted, Zhuo Xiang Ming showed him hisperverted side. He didn’t expect that the more perverted he became, the more hecouldn’t restrain his hand. He fiddled with the boy so much that he slumped inhis arms for a while. In the end, when Tong Yan regained his senses, he angrilyplunged into the quilt and stayed silent.

Zhuo Xiang Ming heldback a smile and peeled him out of the quilt with great difficulty, only to seeTong Yan’s crying face.

His face wasoriginally somewhat pink because of the bath, plus, who knew whether he was holdinghis breath or stewing in anger in the quilt just now, but at this moment, hewas bright red, his face was covered in tears, and his eyes were foggy. When hewas forced to look at Zhuo Xiang Ming face to face, he turned away and blinked,tears pouring out again, looking very miserable.

Zhuo Xiang Ming panickedsomewhat, hurriedly coaxing: “You’re really crying? Tong Tong? Tong Tong,don’t cry, Tong …”

A moment ago, TongYan had tried to escape, in a moment of relaxation, Zhuo Xiang Ming failed to restrainhim. The two had struggled for a while, and now the bed sheets were disordered.Tong Yan pushed Zhuo Xiang Ming’s hand away and turned around to lie face downon the messy quilt and down feather stuffed pillow. His shoulders trembled,gasping for air while crying.

This should be thesecond time Tong Yan truly cried. The previous time he cried, was because TongYan didn’t love Zhuo Xiang Ming, and didn’t want to leave his childhood home.

This was veryserious, Zhuo Xiang Ming froze in place. Tong Yan was putting on an uncooperativeexpression, for a moment, Zhuo Xiang Ming didn’t know whether he should washhis hands first, or confess his guilt first.

Tong Yan’s smallwhite undies was on the floor. Zhuo Xiang Ming was paranoid, afraid that TongYan would feel sad again when he saw it later. He swiped it and stuffed it in thebedside cabinet’s drawer. Wiping his hands on his own trousers, he tried to coaxTong Yan again: “I was wrong, I really know how wrong I was, Tong Tong?”

He flipped Tong Yanover again. Tong Yan had just cried, so he had no power to resist. He was shiftedaround until he fell into Zhuo Xiang Ming’s embrace. His eyes were lowered, hiseyelashes very pitifully wet, breathing shudderingly.

Zhuo Xiang Ming regretted until his bowels turned green, he hugged Tong Yan’s waist with one hand, and wiped his tears with the other, not saying another word to coax.

Tong Yan’s skin waswhite, the kiss marks on his neck were particularly conspicuous. The largesweater was rolled up, exposing his slender waist, and two vague handprints wereon it, lower down … Seeing Zhuo Xiang Ming’s gaze dropping to that place, TongYan remembered to curl up his legs, stretching out his hand to pull down thesweater, straightforwardly covering his legs so Zhuo Xiang Ming couldn’t look.Tears still falling, he said: “I begged you to stop, but you didn’t listento me.”

Zhuo Xiang Ming kissed a teardrop on his tender, egg-like face, truly feeling like his heart was being crushed by him. “I was wrong.” Zhuo Xiang Ming softly said again.

”Why were youso fierce ah?”

Zhuo Xiang Ming: “I’msorry.”

Tong Yan:“You’re not good to me, you don’t listen to me at all.”

Zhuo Xiang Ming hurriedlyapologized.

To be honest, Zhuo XiangMing was also feeling wrongly accused. Recently, whenever Tong Yan went to bed,he always looked very horny, pouncing on him and kissing him wheneverand wherever. That behavior made Zhuo Xiang Ming feel like he could immediatelyslide into home base.

And when he’dbegged Zhuo Xiang Ming to stop, he was clearly soft and trembling, voice terriblysweet, ending on a comfortable sigh. Inside Zhuo Xiang Ming’s ear, how couldthat sound like real begging?

But he was theolder one, he naturally felt that if he couldn’t even tell whether Tong Yan reallydidn’t want to continue or was faking, then this couldn’t be called intimacy.

Coaxing for awhile, Zhuo Xiang Ming still had not come back from his reflection,hugging a crying omega, only feeling his scalp tightening when Tong Li Qin’s suspiciouslook untimely appeared before his eyes. He pulled over the fleece blanket andwrapped Tong Yan up, seeing his tears gradually petering out, he couldn’t helpbut release a relieved sigh.

Zhuo Xiang Ming:“Uncomfortable?”

Tong Yan shook hishead. Unexpectedly, he reached out to hug Zhuo Xiang Ming. He’d always liked huggingZhuo Xiang Ming’s neck, leaning over to pillow his face on Zhuo Xiang Ming’s shoulder.

Zhuo Xiang Ming waslike a criminal on probation, happy, but wanting to speak and act carefully, fora while, he didn’t know how he should react.

”I won’t cry nexttime.” Tong Yan suddenly said, “I’m sorry.”

Zhuo Xiang Ming’sheart jumped fiercely, before he could say a word, Tong Yan’s hoarse voice soundedagain, his tone contemplative: “I didn’t know how to react, it was toofast … I feel ashamed, I don’t want you to hate me.”

”Why would I hateyou?” Zhuo Xiang Ming looked down into his eyes. Tong Yan’s eyes wereflushed, and his fair face was still damp, the traces of his crying obvious. ZhuoXiang Ming said, distressed, “It’s my fault.”

Tong Yan closed hiseyes and shook his head, habitually whimpering, leaning on Zhuo Xiang Ming verydependently.

Zhuo Xiang Minghugged him tightly, and Tong Yan softly asked again, “Was I toofast?”

”…” If askedlike this, Zhuo Xiang Ming really only had one answer, “No.”

But Tong Yanobviously wasn’t convinced: “Then why, you, as soon as you touched me, I…?”

Zhuo Xiang Mingalso hadn’t anticipated it, during the two’s affectionate embrace, Tong Yan rubbedthat place that was eagerly reacting against him, and he naturally reached downto help him, but Tong Yan didn’t need his help for long….

“The first time islike this.” Zhuo Xiang Ming said.

”It’s not thefirst time.” Tong Yan said.

Does a teenager’s moodchange so quickly? Just a moment ago, he was still dejected and uncomfortable, butnow, he became a good student with a strong thirst for knowledge. And Zhuo XiangMing was the unlucky sex ed teacher, needing to give an answer that wouldn’thurt this teenager’s self-esteem, while also being convincing.

”I’ve done it myself;it wasn’t that fast.” Tong Yan blushed, when frankly explaining, he stillused powerful attacks one after another, “I didn’t do it too often,but recently, sometimes, if you kiss me, I’ll … am I very bad?”

Zhuo Xiang Ming gulped,subconsciously hemming and hawing, “You’re not bad, this is very normal,you …”

”Does thisalso happen to you?”

Zhuo Xiang Ming hummed,and Tong Yan asked again, “I’ll help you next time, OK?”

Zhuo Xiang Ming feltthat that place was still full of vigor, forcing himself to nod calmly.

The two changed positionwhile chatting, Zhuo Xiang Ming leaning against the headboard, and Tong Yan lyingon top of him, neither of them were calm.

After he finishedcrying, Tong Yan was in a good mood, feeling that he’d made great progress withZhuo Xiang Ming. Zhuo Xiang Ming didn’t know whether this should feel sweet orbitter. In short, his feelings were complex, but Tong Yan was clinging to him, sohe could only believe that he’d done well.

”You can do itby yourself, but not too many times, understand?” Zhuo Xiang Ming seizedthe opportunity to educate Tong Yan, saying as earnestly as possible,“Also, pay attention to hygiene.”

Tong Yan nodded onhis chest. The two hugged quietly, the atmosphere getting warmer, when Tong Yansuddenly sat up and said indignantly, “Which hand did you use to touch myface!”

Zhuo Xiang Minglooked down at his unwashed hand, then quickly got out of bed, a raging hit manfollowing behind him.

The two entangled in the bathroom again. The upper part of Tong Yan’s sweater was crooked, an inexcusable gap hanging underneath. Originally, he’d touched with his own hand, now he was going to snub. Zhuo Xiang Ming had no choice but to apologize, kissing Tong Yan on demand, plus pledging to immediately forgot about his inexplicable cry session. With this, the lawsuit was over.

With such anunreasonable high school student at home, there was some chaos within the calm cohabitationlife. Zhuo Xiang Ming’s homebody mood had never been higher, throughout thewinter, he hardly traveled.

On New Year’s Day,the two households had dinner together, settling on a family restaurant in ZhuoXing Mall. The elders all arrived on time, but the protagonists Tong Yan andZhuo Xiang Ming, who got stuck in traffic on their way over from Tong Yan’sschool, arrived a little late. They entered the door, the group was originally chattingwith each other, but upon seeing them arrive, they suddenly all laughed, as ifthey’d agreed to beforehand.

Tong Yan sat adjacentto Tong Yang, asking in a low voice: “What are you guys laughing at?”

Tong Yang glancedat his school uniform: “Look at yourself.”

Among the group inthe private room, he was the youngest, but his dating pace was also unambiguous.

On the way over, he’dchatted with Zhuo Xiang Ming, so Tong Yan wasn’t too nervous. Only at thismoment did he have a real sense of officially meeting his partner’s parents. Aftergreeting his elders, he sat blankly, Zhuo Xiang Ming taking a warm towel towipe his hands.

”Is it hot?”Zhuo Xiang Ming asked.

Tong Yan replied:“It’s not hot.”

Zhuo Xiang Mingcontinued to wipe him, then squeezed his hand after he was done: “That one,bring it.” Tong Yan extended his other hand, very natural.

The other adults allacted like they couldn’t see this, afraid of embarrassing Tong Yan. Zhuo JiaShuo wanted to shout “Ohhhhhh”, but backed down after receiving Tong Yang’s,who was sitting opposite him, glare.

The dishes werealmost all served. Everyone started moving their chopsticks, the table a bit livelierthan before.

Tong Li Qin said little,Lin Yue Hua animatedly chatting with him.

Zhuo ZhengDe wassolemnly warned by Lin Yue Hua before coming here. Originally, Zhuo ZhengDe wasquite cynical about this matter. Whoever listened to him got angry, so he avoidedspeaking when he could, feeling very uncomfortable holding back, persistently passingLin Yue Hua dishes.

After the liquor mademore than half of its rounds, Lin Yue Hua asked Tong Yan: “Tong Tong, was todaythe last day of exams?”

Tong Yan wasdismembering crab with Zhuo Xiang Ming, hearing this, he quickly said:“Yes, Auntie.”

Lin Yue Hua lookedat him with a smile, not replying, but also not looking away. Tong Yan was dumbfoundedby her stare, putting down the crab cracker to turn to look at Zhuo Xiang Ming.Zhuo Xiang Ming also smiled at him, then Lin Yue Hua kindly said: “After halfa year of marriage, are you still calling me Auntie?”

Tong Yan blushed,but unexpectedly, didn’t freeze in embarrassment, opening his mouth to callout: “Mom.”

Lin Yue Hua wasoriginally smiling, but felt a little moved after hearing this, pausing, thensmiling again: “What else?”

Tong Yan calledZhuo ZhengDe father. When Zhuo Jia Shuo shouted “Do me next, me, me!”, Zhuo XiangMing whispered to him, and Tong Yan called out: “Uncle.”

Everyone burst intolaughter, and Zhuo Xiang Ming also made his greetings, drinking with Tong LiQin and Tong Yang.

Zhuo ZhengDethought that he finally had a chance to display his talents, opening liquor bottleafter bottle, in the end, the only sober one was Zhuo Xiang Ming.

Tong Yan wasn’tvery drunk, but he was also a little unstable on his feet. Zhuo Xiang Ming sentoff the two cars, leaving him and Tong Yan waiting in the outdoor parking loton the 46th floor.

The temperature haddropped, but fortunately, it wasn’t windy, and the air was also very good, carryingthe unique icy scent of winter. At this time, the night was very thick, thecorner of a crescent shaped moon revealing itself. The densely packed, shining taillightsof the aircrafts littering the sky was also very eye-catching. The couple wasnot in a hurry, holding hands and leaning against the passenger pick up station.

”Tired?”

Tong Yan shook hishead, then nodded: “I’m a little sleepy.”

Zhuo Xiang Ming pulledhim into his arms, shortly after, the driver arrived, home was still somedistance away. When they arrived home, Tong Yan got out first, then noticed thatZhuo Xiang Ming was sitting motionlessly inside.

”Brother.”Tong Yan bent over to call out to him, “We’re home.”

Zhuo Xiang Ming mumbledunclearly, still not moving. Tong Yan leaned in, at that moment, a gust of nightbreeze blew, and he finally smelled the alcohol on Zhuo Xiang Ming’s body. Inhindsight, Zhuo Xiang Ming drank so much, naturally, he was also drunk.

Tong Yan wanted todrag him out of the car, but he tried several times without success. He had nochoice but to re-enter the car, kneeling on the seat beside him, calling out nearZhuo Xiang Ming’s ear: “Brother, brother.”

”Huh?”

Tong Yan patted hisface: “Get out of the car, sleep when we get inside.”

Zhuo Xiang Mingshook his head. Tong Yan was helpless, having no choice but to continue coaxinghim. After persuading every way he could, he finally coaxed the drunkard out ofthe car, and unsteadily supported him into the house.

The two fell on thesofa. Tong Yan was brought down on top of Zhuo Xiang Ming, and an arm was hoopedaround his waist, he couldn’t budge an inch.

”Who are you?”Zhuo Xiang Ming asked.

Tong Yan informedhim: “Tong Yan.”

”Oh.”Zhuo Xiang Ming silently pondered on that. Tong Yan patted the arm binding hiswaist: “Let go, we have to go upstairs.”

Zhuo Xiang Ming refused,hugging him and turning over, until the two faced each other sideways. Zhuo XiangMing asked again, “Who are you?”

Tong Yan said, his expressionbitter: “Tong Yan.”

”Which TongYan?”

Tong Yan touched Zhuo Xiang Ming’s eyelidswith his finger, shifting down to trace the bridge of his nose. He felt thatthis man was really very handsome, since he was so handsome, he could forgive alittle drunken foolishness: “Your Tong Yan.”

”Mine?” Zhuo Xiang Ming opened his eyes and looked at him, shifting closer to ask, “You’re mine? Who am I?”

This time, Tong Yanwas once again not sure if he was really drunk. He shut his mouth, refusing tosay anything. However, Zhuo Xiang Ming kept asking urgently, not giving up,grabbing him and kissing him. In the end, Tong Yan resignedly said: “You’reZhuo Xiang Ming, my husband.”

Zhuo Xiang Ming paused,then buried his face in Tong Yan’s neck hollow and chuckled, Tong Yan struggledto get up: “You’re pretending to be drunk!”

”Notpretending.” Zhuo Xiang Ming easily suppressed his struggle, pressing downhis legs and arms. Their faces were still very close to each other. Zhuo XiangMing wistfully kissed Tong Yan’s cheeks and earlobes, his voice was very deep,but obviously not drunk, “Too much happiness, too much happiness will makeyou drunk.”

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T/N:

Liu Xia Hui- Wikipedia “an ancient Chinese politician… said on one occasion tohave held a lady in his lap without the slightest imputation on his moralcharacter.”

Horny- lit.Sperm on the brain, to lose the ability to think rationally when driven bysexual impulse.

had not come back from his reflection- It says he had not 回过味来, which I think basically means “Come to a realization after some time has passed.” I tried my best.

used powerful attacks – 放大招, fangda zhao, google says that it’svideo game slang for using your character’s most powerful tricks, so that’swhat I’m going with.

Originally, he’d touched with his own hand, now he was going to snub –I think ZXM touched, and TongTong is snubbing, but I’m not sure, so I’m leaving it worded as it was in the original.

Zhuo ZhengDe- Original says Tong Li Qin, but I think it’s a typo. Zhuo ZhengDe isthe one who can’t control his mouth, and it makes sense that he’s feeding LYH,since he’s her husband.

Uncle- XiaoShu, means both brother-in-law (husband’s younger brother), and paternal uncle(father’s youngest brother). You get the joke.

Idk why the author keeps saying ZXMisn’t drunk, cause spoilers, he is.

This story always has too many translator notes. I hate it. I’ve had a cough since last Wednesday, if I don’t post for a month, I’m dead. Just letting you guys know.