After I Flopped on My CrushCh22 - Call Me Husband

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Chapter 22 Call Me Husband

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It was very late when the concert ended. Qi Xun drove back to the house while Bai Xi slept, covered by a small blanket. The warmth coming from the running car heater made him fall asleep quickly. hwrCzt

When they got home, Qi Xun did not wake him but carried him out of the car instead. Bai Xi sensed the movement and asked in a mumble without opening his eyes, “Are we home?”

Qi Xun held him in one hand and unlocked the door with his fingerprint on the other.

“Yes, we are home.”

He brought Bai Xi into the house and saw the drowsy man could not tell west from east, so he helped the other man take off his clothes and carried him to the bathroom.

This lasted until Bai Xi got engulfed by the hot water in the bathtub and became a bit more clear-headed. He leaned against Qi Xun’s chest and softly allowed Qi Xun to control him because he did not want to move. The puppet would occasionally raise his hand and lower his head, according to the puppeteer.

But after taking a bath, his sleepiness went away, so he lay on the bed browsing through his phone.

The latest episode of a drama he was following got released today, where the character he particularly liked died in the battle. Although he had expected the outcome early on, he still felt upset and terrible as he cried bitterly with other fans in the comment section.

Qi Xun did not intend to peek at what Bai Xi was doing. uIWrNy

He and Bai Xi were usually doing their separate things before bedtime.

But he couldn’t stand that Bai Xi was reading on his iPad, so when he stopped posting the barrage, the fonts were much larger and clearer than those on his mobile phone. Qi Xun turned around and wanted to talk to him, but accidentally saw Bai Xi’s message. He was so carefree. floating on the screen.

But when Bai Xi switched to using his iPad to watch the show, and when he stopped the bullet screen to send a message, the font of the text was much larger and clearer than his phone. So when Qi Xun turned to talk with the other man, he accidentally saw the comment Bai Xi posted floating on the screen.

[How can my husband die just like that? My amazing husband! The production team needs to compensate me (sob)!] Uj2tTx

Qi Xun’s expression turned strange.

He tossed his gentleman manner out of the window as he glanced at Bai Xi’s screen.

The drama on the tablet was still playing. Who Bai Xi called husband was the latest most popular newcomer actor. Qi Xun only had an impression of the actor’s face, not so much in the name.

The little fresh meat was pretty good-looking, wearing silver armor. When he died on the battlefield, he was shot through the heart by an arrow. His face was obviously stained with blood, and his long hair was disheveled. He rolled off his horse and fell to the ground, but he had a sad beauty about him. 2gv8kZ

The little fresh meat didn’t look bad. The young actor who wore silver armour was pierced by an arrow and died on the battlefield. He had a bloodstain on his face and dirt in his disordered hair, but when he trembled as he fell from the horse, there was this sense of distressed beauty.

Bai Xi gasped as he watched.

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Qi Xun watched him send another message. [Traitor, how dare you hit my husband! I am going to spread every gram of your ashes tomorrow!]

The corner of Qi Xun’s lips raises. B2KsxH

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

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“Very.” Bai Xi’s eyes were still glued to the screen. He was so happy to see screen time of the CP he shipped and he was also distressed from the death scene where his favourite character died in the enemy’s arms that he did not give Qi Xun his attention at all.

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He raised his head and just as he was about to ask Qi Xun what he was about to say when he found the other man was indistinctly looking at him.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” He asked strangely.

Qi Xun closed his book and said unhurriedly, “Nothing. I am just thinking about how many husbands you have and my rank on the list.”

Bai Xi was stunned and immediately knew that he was caught red-handed smitten by another’s face. MYOyZa

He immediately corrected his reputation. “Who I was calling for is the character, not the actor. I am just rooting for this actor as a viewer…”

Qi Xun did not care whether it was the role or the real actor Bai Xi was addressing as a husband.

He clasped Bai Xi’s waist, half hugged the man into his arms and rubbed Bai Xi’s lips with his fingers.

The words Bai Xi wanted to finish got stuck in his throat. xap41F

A lot of offensive things were done before for who-knows-how-many times, but when Qi Xun pressed his lower lip and deeply locked eyes with him, he blushed inexplicably.

He heard Qi Xun state, “You have not called me ‘husband’ yet.”

There was no accusation in this remark, only a slight teasing. The low voice was like a cello, inadvertently entering his ears.

Bai Xi’s face turned a shade redder. t6YwU5

Although he and Qi Xun were very open on the bed, they were still relatively conservative in terms of address. He would either call Qi Xun by name or ‘ge’, but not his husband yet.

But Qi Xun was interested in this title.

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Qi Xun’s fingers crept into Bai Xi’s lips as he asked playfully, “Not going to call me husband?”

Bai Xi nodded in embarrassment. VWxpvA

But Qi Xun did not plan to let him go.

He took out his fingers and changed their position, slowly undoing Bai Xi’s clothes.

“But I want to hear it,” Qi Xun whispered as he kissed his neck. “You already called others by it, but why not me?”

As he spoke, he went down lower and lower. From the collarbone to the chest and finally to the lower abdomen. b4Zyaz

Bai Xi sucked in a cold breath. “What others? They are just roles, fictional characters, do you understand…”

But he was stopped dead on his track when Qi Xun looked up at him from below.

It caused Bai Xi’s heart to pound with frustration.

‘Looking at the beauty from below the light’ wasn’t fake at all. lwodXc

Qi Xun raised his head to look at him. The side of his face was coated with a layer of warm gold by the light, his eyelashes were dark, and his cold eyes were completely melted. He was as beautiful as a fairy in an ancient book.

The way Qi Xun looked up at him, his profile was framed warm gold by the light. The long-dark eyelashes trembled and the usual ice-cold layer in his eyes melted. Qi Xun was as beautiful as the demon from an ancient folk tale.

How could Bai Xi stand this?

He could offer his life to his lover, let alone calling a certain title. CaSbce

He gave in instantly as he whispered with his face in a deep blush, “Husband.”

Qi Xun gave a low smile.

“Good boy.”

Then he lowered his head and served Bai Xi at his utmost best for one round. dunHOi

When Qi Xun went to rinse his mouth, Bai Xi lay on the bed like an overturned little turtle, who was in such bliss that his soul was floating outside of his body.

This is cheating. He thought bitterly, Qi Xun wasn’t acting serious at all. 

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But he fucking loves it.

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Because of their debauchery act from the previous night, Bai Xi stayed in bed the next day.

Qi Xun went to work on time and did not act unreasonably just because he owned the company.

Bai Xi laid in bed until noon. Breakfast was brought to the bed by Ms. Ding.

At eleven o’clock, his phone rang. He searched for his phone and answered it without looking at the caller ID. tJ8MUs

“Hello, who is this?” His voice was still hoarse.

The other end was silent for two seconds.

“Son, why is your voice like that? Have you caught a cold?”

Bai Xi’s whole body quivered as he sat up from the bed. vzk7be

On the phone was his mother.

He straightened his back and coughed. “Yes, I mean no. I did not catch a cold. I just had a restless night last night.”

As for the reason why? It could not be said.

Ms. Wu Mo looked at the apartment’s locked door. ZkSAEM

She actually did not have a reason to visit, but she had attended business this morning, and Bai Xi’s apartment just happened to be on the way home, so she dropped by to see her son.

She just talked to her son yesterday and knew that Bai Xi had a day off today. Logically, he should be here, especially since he sounded like he just got up.

But who was Wu Mo if not the sophisticated person who experienced decades of happiness?

She glanced at the door that was still not opened even after ringing the doorbell repeatedly and felt that something was wrong. LRW wE

“Mother, why are you looking for me?” Bai Xi asked through the phone.

Wu Mohe said kindly, “I have nothing to do. It’s just the cheongsam you ordered for me last time. Your Aunt Ruan also liked it very much and asked you for the master’s shop.”

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Wu Mo politely said, “Nothing much, it is just Ms. Ruan also fell in love with the cheongsam you ordered for me last time and asked for the tailor’s contact information.”

“Oh,” He said with relief. “Give me a minute. I will find the information for you.” ywk5hj

“No rush.” She smiled. “Son, are you home right now? Did you just wake up?”

He got out of the bed and went to pour himself a glass of water, then answered, “Yes, I just woke up. I got up later than usual because I have today off.”

She raised an eyebrow and thought there was indeed something strange.

She rang the doorbell again. 9LrbPa

She was onto something. No one answered the door still.

“Are you in your apartment?” She confirmed with her son again.

Bai Xi drank some water and felt guilty.

He did not tell his family about him living with Qi Xun. DeOGlV

In his parents’ eyes, he and Qi Xun’s relationship needs to be hidden under the guise of good friends for a while. But over time, they would surely notice that something was wrong.

Then what was there for him to say? He and Qi Xun would be directly trialled by the judicial panel once the cat was out of the bag.

He swallowed the water and clumsily denied, “That is right. Where else can I be other than my apartment?”

The clumsy denial resulted in self-exposure as Wu Mo sneered, and calmly asked, “That is great. Come out and open the door. I am waiting outside of your apartment.” L0uKmn

The translator has something to ask:

Question to the translator: Did you pick this novel up because the author described the character as a turtle?

Teo: Of course not! There is no way I will do that. There is no way that I know how many times turtle was mentioned in the novel. But if anyone asked, it’s seven times in five settings. J5skwx