“Me?” Xia Wan pointed to himself with a little doubt, unable to understand what Huo Yu meant for a while. “What’s wrong with me?”
Huo Yu half-leaned on the back of the chair, gazing up at Xia Wan. After a moment, Adam’s apple slid slightly, and he uttered a word again: “You.”
This time his voice was a little deeper and more certain. There was a subtle intensity in his gaze as he spoke.
From this angle, Huo Yu’s face appeared even more handsome.
Xia Wan lowered his eyes to look at Huo Yu, feeling a little absent-minded for a moment.
He only spoke half of his words, probably because he was really drunk, Xia Wan thought.
Xia Wan forcibly calmed down and bent down to the person, his tone softening, “Eldest master, should I make you a hangover soup?” There was a touch of concern in his voice.
“Yeah.” Huo Yu responded lightly, sat up straight again as before, and said, “Thank you.”
Xia Wan reached for his mobile phone, only to find that the recording he had opened before was still on.
Turning on the recording was useless, he thought in frustration. Who knew he wouldn’t even have the chance to take advantage of Huo Yu when he was drunk.
He turned off the recording, opened the website again, and went downstairs to search for the method of hangover soup.
Huo Yu rarely drinks alcohol and has never been drunk. This was the first time Xia Wan was making hangover soup. He struggled in the kitchen for a long time before finishing it, but when he finally brought the hangover soup upstairs, Huo Yu had already fallen asleep.
The door of Huo Yu’s room was wide open, just like when he went out. This time Huo Yu had moved from the chair to the bed and was sleeping deeply with his eyes closed.
Huo Yu looked different than usual while sleeping. His brows were slightly frowned, and a hint of tiredness seeped from the corners of his brows and eyes. He appeared not as cold and calm as usual and lacked the usual air of invincibility. The thin blanket was pulled up to his waist. The collar of the nightgown was half open, revealing the beautiful muscles and a glimpse scar from the last time.
Xia Wan paused for a moment, then lightly placed the hangover soup on the bedside table.
He didn’t know why, but he accidentally bent down, gently widening Huo Yu’s half-open collar, and carefully examined the old scar.
Even though Xia Wan was uncertain about how Huo Yu obtained the scar, it was evident from the mark that Huo Yu had suffered a serious injury.
The scar on Huo Yu’s skin looked different from the surrounding area – it was straight, and indented, and there were scattered small scars around it.
Xia Wan pressed his lips together. He lifted his hand, and gently touched the scar.
The bumpy scar felt rough under Xia Wan’s fingers. He could also sense Huo Yu’s heat after being drunk. It was so different from the cold air blowing from the air conditioner, making Xia Wan’s heart race with a mix of warmth and chill. He can’t stop his frantic heartbeat.
He pressed his lips together and quickly adjusted Huo Yu’s clothes. Maybe because he didn’t control his movements well, Huo Yu suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Xia Wan with a puzzled expression.
Xia Wan tightly gripped Huo Yu’s shirt and nervously met his eyes.
“Xia Wan.” Huo Yu said. His voice was hoarse, almost like a whisper.
He lifted his hand a bit and stared at Xia Wan with half-open eyes for a while. Eventually, he couldn’t stay awake because he was very sleepy and a bit drunk. His half-open eyes closed again and slowly raised down at the same time.
The corners of his lips seemed to rise, and he murmured in a very low voice: “You are here again.”
Xia Wan felt relieved that Huo Yu wasn’t completely awake. However, he was surprised by Huo Yu’s words, “You are here again.”
Remembering that he was still touching Huo Yu’s chest.
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He turned back and picked up the backpack he had thrown in Huo Yu’s bedroom. Then he went to the bedside to grab the air conditioner remote control.
The remote control was set to “18” degrees. No wonder his body felt so cold. It was only at that moment that Xia Wan realized Huo Yu’s bedroom window wasn’t closed.
Maybe the warmth from outside seeped in through the window, and the air conditioner’s starting temperature wasn’t sufficient. That’s why Huo Yu kept lowering it.
Thinking about how Huo Yu kept adjusting the remote control, Xia Wan found it amusing. He set the temperature to “25” degrees, closed the window, drew the curtains, and then left.
Xia Wan saw that Xia Chengzhang had called multiple times on his phone.
Xia Wan hurriedly took a shower. He climbed into bed and called back Xia Chengzhang’s video call.
Xia Chengzhang picked it up quickly. Originally he was holding the phone very close. He moved the phone back, revealing his whole face.
“Dad,” Xia Wan said while looking at Xia Chengzhang’s face on the screen, “Have you been feeling better lately?”
“A week ago, I wasn’t feeling well, but recently, I haven’t noticed much,” Xia Chengzhang said, raising his hand to touch his bald forehead, “I just feel a bit weak.”
“That’s true,” Xia Wan leaned forward and said, “Chemotherapy is tough, but you’ll recover after the last session. By the way,”
He paused for a moment and then asked, “Did you watch all the upper body exercise videos I put on the TV for you?”
“I did, I did,” Xia Chengzhang quickly responded. “Aunt Zhang watches me every day too; I can’t be lazy even if I want to be,” he added, knowing Xia Wan usually kept a close eye on him.
“That’s good.” Xia Wan smiled.
“Wanwan,” Xia Chengzhang’s tone shifted, becoming more serious, “I saw Xiaoyu on the news today.”
“What news?” Xia Wan asked quickly, his eyes narrowed unconsciously. “Why was he in the news?”
“It seems to be about some new energy project,” Xia Chengzhang explained. “Many reporters surrounded him, and all the questions made it sound like the project is quite risky.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Wan quickly realized that it must be the Qiu family’s new energy project.
“Don’t worry.” Although Xia Wan was worried, he still comforted Xia Chengzhang. “Huo Yu thought about the risks before deciding, and it must be something he can handle.”
“Really?” Xia Chengzhang was confused.
“Of course,” Xia Wan said, and told Xia Chengzhang, “You are not in good health, so don’t worry too much about it.”
“You two are great kids, and usually, Dad doesn’t have to worry much about you,” Xia Chengzhang smiled. “I just happened to see him on the news today, so I thought I’d ask.”
He added, “Xiao Yu has to take things step by step and not be too impulsive.”
“I understand Dad,” Xia Wan said immediately, “I will convey your message to him.”
“Hey.” Xia Chengzhang replied.
Actually, Xia Wan doesn’t understand Huo Yu’s original purpose for taking on this project. He knew that this project was rejected by the Xue family, and although the Qiu family was quite powerful, they could not find a suitable partner after the Xue family.
When the news broke out two days ago, he also asked Huo Yu about this.
But Huo Yu poked him in the forehead very rudely, and told him to “just do his own business, not to bother about the business.” After being persistent, Huo Yu finally said, “Just wait for the good news.”
If Huo Yu is so confident, it shouldn’t be a problem, right?
These thoughts passed quickly, thinking of the Xue family, Xia Wan suddenly remembered something.
“By the way, Dad, do you remember my roommate Su Tang?” Xia Wan asked.
“Remember,” Xia Chengzhang chuckled, “you often talk about him at home. Dad also remembers Fu Ling and Shen Xing.”
“Well,” Xia Wan said, “the aunt and brother who came to the hospital and saw you in the ward were actually Su Tang’s aunt and cousin, do you remember? ”
“Remember, remember,” Xia Chengzhang replied, a bit puzzled. “What’s the matter?”
“It’s like this,” Xia Wan explained, “Auntie and her family have been really kind to me, and they wanted to visit you a few times. I wasn’t sure if you wanted to see them or not, so I didn’t respond.”
The Xue family’s conditions were too different. They belong to completely separate worlds. Xia Wan hadn’t planned to extend the friendship between the two families.
After all, Xia Chengzhang had endured hardships throughout his life, and both the issues he cared about and the focal points of his life were entirely different from those of the Xue family. Xia Wan worried that Xia Chengzhang might feel bad seeing others live such good, glorious, and healthy lives. He didn’t want such negative emotions to affect Xia Chengzhang.
But when Wen Yunzhi spoke those words, she was genuinely sincere, and Xia Wan couldn’t refuse.
Xia Wan thought about it for a long time and decided to leave it to Xia Chengzhang.
“I can’t express how thankful I am for people being kind to you,” Xia Chengzhang said, lifting his head uncomfortably and touching his bald head. “After the treatment is done, we should treat them to a nice meal.”
After a moment of silence, he added, “I just don’t know which place would be suitable. I observed their manner of speaking, behavior, and attire that day. Their family seems to be better off than ours. Ask Xiaoyu. He socializes a lot. We will decide on a place that suits us.”
“Okay,” Xia Wan nodded, “I’ll bring Huo Yu with me. If there’s no common topic, you can enjoy the food, and Huo Yu and I will entertain them.”
“Okay,” Xia Chengzhang nodded, “After spending most of my life, I’ve seen it all. Don’t worry.”
After ending the call with Xia Chengzhang, Xia Wan fell silent for a moment. Unconsciously, he opened the recording app again and played the conversation he had just recorded in Huo Yu’s room.
First, his own voice was played, as if he was teasing a child: “Can you not be so double-standard in the future?”
Then came Huo Yu’s voice, who answered very quickly.
“Humph!”
When Xia Wan heard his own voice, he cringed in embarrassment. But then couldn’t help but bite his lips and laugh.
Obviously, his emotions were normal at the time, but somehow it sounded strange in the recording.
After a brief pause in the audio, Huo Yu’s voice came in again, sounding a bit sudden and stubborn like a child: “You can only show it to me.”
Next was his own voice, with a smile and a hint of teasing, asking, “What can I only show you?”
After a slightly long silence, Huo Yu’s voice still came through, soft and indifferent: “You.”
“Me? What’s wrong with me?” Xia Wan’s confusion and the words in the recording overlapped with each other.
“You,” Huo Yu’s voice echoed again, this time deeper than usual as if he was holding back something.
Even though it was just a recording, when that low and deep voice echoed, it still made Xia Wan’s heart skip a beat.
For a moment, it felt like a sudden roar in his mind, and his heartbeat speeded up unknowingly.
Xia Wan pulled the progress bar back. He listened to it again and again, paying attention to those few lines of dialogue repeatedly.
“You can only show it to me.”
“What can I only show you?”
“You!”
The man holding the phone trembled a bit, feeling like a powerful force rushed into his heart, creating a gap in a very hidden and secret part of his heart. He felt that he understood the meaning of Huo Yu’s words.
Xia Wan sat up straight, then lay down suddenly, pulling up the thin blanket to cover himself completely.
He started to dislike his slow reactions and dull mind. If only, if only…
In the darkness, Xia Xia tightly pressed his lips together, and various scenes related to this played out vividly in his mind.
He can bend down, bully Huo Yu, and say to him with a smile, “Don’t be scared, look at it.”
Or Xia Wan could pin him down and ask him: “Why is it only for you to see? Do you want me to be locked at home and not allowed to go out?”
Make it even simpler, just ask in a slightly suggestive way: “Where do you want to see?”
…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Thinking about all the possible scenarios, Xia Wan couldn’t help rolling on the bed. If any of those scenarios had happened, he might not be lying alone in bed right now.
But he didn’t realize it at the time, thinking that Huo Yu was so drunk that he was speaking incoherently.
Xia Wan held it in for a while, then released his frustration by opening his phone and posting a message on Moments: Dead!!
The author has something to say:
Huo Yu’s half-asleep “you are here again” actually means that Xia Wan came to his dream again
What Xia Wan understood was that Huo Yu was accusing him of touching himself again
Oh my, those two! (#ﾟﾛﾟ#)
Thank You for the new chapter (´,,•ω•,,)♡
I wanted to say, but was distracted by the engaging story, that the translation quality has vastly improved since the beginning! Scars, you are really doing great. The occasional errors are very small, nothing to fret about.
Thank you for the chapter!
Thank you so much for your input 😃
I don’t like the poking the forehead with the finger. I knew a girl whose bf would do that to belittle her and make her feel small (keep her in her place kinda thing). Not cool HY
It’s a pretty common gesture though, usually when the other person is younger than you. My brother often does that in an affectionate way. The gesture itself isn’t bad, but in your situation I can understand why you would think so. It’s sad to see such sweet things being ruined due to malicious people
i screamed too what the hell is with XW’s scenarios??? it’s too real hahaha
i knew it!! he meant XW came to his dream again mskhvskfhjdlkghsklhflkfhalkhfkdeg
my heart aghhh