Translator: Mogumoguchan
Editor: lolimelon
Once night fell on the busiest business center in Yixing City, the skyscrapers lit up with dazzling lights, blending into a beautiful scene with the festive glow from the shops facing the streets. The city was lit up as bright as day by the blinding colors, and the luminescent rays intersected with each other to form a radiant and shiny cityscape.
The line of cars moving to and fro would be cut by red lights, then the line would split into two.
While the car inched forward, Yan Qiu wound down the window by the passenger seat to get a breath of air. The speaker in the car played a gentle piano piece and the notes were blown away into the wind before melding together with the dark night.
Yan Qiu did not have the interest to enjoy such elegant music. He had his earphones on and randomly picked a song before he discreetly turned on his terminal while Ji Xinglan was not paying attention.
Today, Ji Xinglan mentioned that he wanted to go on a date with him. It was rare that this person mentioned something as formal as a “date”. It made Yan Qiu a little nervous. This was the first time he went on a date with someone, but he did not want to let Ji Xinglan know that he had no experience, so he discreetly opened a browser to research what he was supposed to do during a date.
But as Yan Qiu searched, the results shocked him.
Eating, window shopping, watching movies, kissing, sharing a bathtub, going to a love hotel…
What on earth was sharing a bathtub and going to a love hotel?!
Yan Qiu used his finger to scroll casually down the terminal, and the more he looked, the redder his face became. In the end, he turned off his terminal and tossed it to the side before he looked outside the window in silence.
While they were waiting for the light to turn green at the junction, Ji Xinglan also sized up Yan Qiu through the rearview mirror.
The teenager in the passenger seat had one arm on the window sill and his chin casually resting in his hand as he looked outside. It was as if he did not notice Ji Xinglan’s gaze. The lights outside the window left behind a layer of light on his side profile, and a layer of golden light brushed the tips of his long curly lashes.
As he stared outside the window motionlessly, he presented a completely different aura compared to the bustling and lively life outside the window. Regardless of how much the world outside changed and how dazzling it was, there was always one thing that remained the same—Yan Qiu.
Fortunately, his Yan Qiu was still here.
A barely noticeable gentle look fleeted through Ji Xinglan’s eyes. He noticed that the tips of Yan Qiu’s fair ears were slightly red. Even though the wind was blowing at him, the redness did not fade away. Ji Xinglan could not help but chuckle in his heart.
‘He’s already shy? Isn’t that too early?’
The restaurant was located on the top floor of the tallest commercial building at the center of the city, allowing them to overview the entire city from their table.
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But what was lacking was that the menu the waiter brought over was in a foreign language. Yan Qiu had no idea whether it was French or German, but he knew that it was not English. Yan Qiu could not understand it, so he decided to look at the pictures and the prices to order something randomly before he hurriedly shoved this problem away.
Yan Qiu might not have understood the names of the dishes, but he understood Arabic numbers and the yuan sign. He was used to eating in the cafeteria, so he had never seen a dish that could amount to one month’s worth of his living expenses.
However, since Ji Xinglan was apologizing to him and treating him to the meal, all he needed to do was eat. With this thought in mind, Yan Qiu picked up the fork and hit the plate.
Yan Qiu and Ji Xinglan sat across each other while waiting for the dishes to be served.
The waiters saw that they had come together as alpha and omega and naturally understood what was happening, so they gave them their space and didn’t interrupt the two.
The environment around them was quiet, only gentle music flowed through the room.
Yan Qiu looked down and played with his terminal. Suddenly, he felt something touch his calf.
He knew that Ji Xinglan could not stand the loneliness and decided to cause trouble again. Not even bothering to give the other a glance, he just shifted his leg back. But Ji Xinglan’s foot followed him like a shadow and nudged at his calf again.
Yan Qiu was cornered and finally unable to help but counterattack. He used his knees to clamp down on that cheeky leg and smugly looked up at his captive.
But that person still did not intend to be obedient and did not act like how a person should once he was captured. There was amusement in Ji Xinglan’s deep-set eyes and he used his leg to nudge him again. “Why does Xie Yu constantly think that I’m bullying you? Did you tell him about me?”
“No.” Yan Qiu pouted. “You’re the one who went overboard, alright? Xie Yu is my friend, he just wants the best for me.”
Ji Xinglan calmly picked up the glass in front of him and shook it before he smiled. “Then tell me, did I bully you or not?”
Yan Qiu instinctively wanted to say that he did, but when he thought about it closely, if he answered in that manner, he would sound like he was pretending to be angry; when he thought about it carefully, he nearly disgusted himself. But if he said that Ji Xinglan did not, he felt that that was wrong too. So, he kept silent and picked up his glass sullenly to drink some water.
He originally thought that it was water in the glass, but when he threw his head back to drink, a spicy taste pierced his tongue. Fire gushed out from his throat and rushed to his head and he nearly spat out the mouthful of wine. When Ji Xinglan saw it, he quickly snatched the glass from his hands feeling resigned. “Is this how you drink wine?”
Yan Qiu used the back of his hand to wipe his mouth. He could not help but stick out his tongue and stammered, “I thaw ih wah wader.”
Ji Xinglan had the waiter bring a glass of warm water for Yan Qiu, and while his head was dizzy, Yan Qiu drank it. It was only then that he felt slightly better. He was born with a constitution that was poor with alcohol. If he drank alcohol, his face would easily flush. Just now, he had just drunk a mouthful, but when he touched his face it was already fiery.
Ji Xinglan reached out to touch his face. His palm was a little cold, and when he touched his face, it felt good. Yan Qiu could not help but nuzzle into his palm with his burning cheek.
When Ji Xinglan saw that he was nuzzling against his palm like a kitten, he smiled and shook his head. Then, he said profoundly, “You’re still drinking even if you’re alcohol intolerant? Now I understand why you came to kiss me when you wanted to fight me after you drank so much alcohol.”
Yan Qiu felt a little embarrassed because of what he said, so he let go and pressed his own hands against his face to cool down. Finally, he felt a little better.
When he finally calmed down enough, he saw that Ji Xinglan had taken out a small box from somewhere and opened it in front of Yan Qiu.
It was as if he was proposing to him. Yan Qiu was shocked. They had already retrieved their marriage certificate, right?
Ji Xinglan calmly opened the box in front of him, and there was indeed a ring inside.
Yan Qiu was stunned and rejected it by saying, “Don’t I already have one?”
Last time, Mrs. Ji handed Yan Qiu a ring with a really big crystal, and he never wore it. It would feel strange if a boy wore that sort of ring.
“Don’t be nervous. I’m not forcing you to do anything.” Ji Xinglan pressed down on Yan Qiu’s hand as he tried to push it back. “The wedding ring you have is something my mom bought. I’ve never given you anything. This is from me to you. If you like it, you can wear it. If you don’t, you can throw it away. I just want to give you one.”
Yan Qiu hesitated for a while. When he saw the firm look in Ji Xinglan’s eyes, he finally stretched his hand out.
Ji Xinglan held his hand and slowly put the ring on his finger by gradually pushing it down. Yan Qiu stared at their hands and noticed that Ji Xinglan was wearing a ring with the same design.
Once he wore the ring properly, Yan Qiu pulled his hand back. He did not know why, but he just felt happy. Even though compared to the wedding ring from Mrs. Ji Ji Xinglan’s was rather simple, Yan Qiu still felt happy for some reason.
The ring was very suitable for daily wear. The size was also perfect. Clearly, Ji Xinglan had measured his ring size at some unknown point in time.
Yan Qiu looked down and caressed the surface of the ring gently. Suddenly, he noticed that there was a faint word carved on the side of the ring.
He drew closer and looked at it closely in the light. The word was “Ji”.
Yan Qiu looked at him. Suddenly, he grabbed Ji Xinglan’s hand, wanting to look at his ring.
Just as he expected, Ji Xinglan’s ring had the word “Yan” on it.
Yan Qiu hesitated for a moment. “Did they carve the wrong words into our rings?”
“They didn’t. We’re wearing each other’s names.” Ji Xinglan smiled at him. His profound eyes sparkled.
He grabbed Yan Qiu’s hand and kissed the back of his hand. “This is my gift to you. You can wear it every day.”
Yan Qiu could clearly see his reflection in Ji Xinglan’s eyes. He rubbed the ring gently with his other hand and nodded gently. “Okay.”
At the ticket machine at the entrance of the cinema, Ji Xinglan reached out to touch Yan Qiu’s cheek to make sure that his face was no longer burning.
“Why did you choose a movie like this?”
This was a date! A date! Wasn’t it good if they chose a romance movie or a comedy? They could also choose an action movie, and if that did not work, they could go for a horror movie!
But Yan Qiu, the silly boy, chose an animated film. It was clear at first glance that it was not Ji Xinglan’s cup of tea.
Hence, twenty minutes later, both of them sat at a couple’s seat located in the last row. Yan Qiu watched the movie while Ji Xinglan watched Yan Qiu. He also helped wipe his hands and fed him popcorn.
The movie was indeed not to his tastes, but that was not a problem. The person who came to watch the movie with him was his cup of tea.
Since it was a Friday, the couples all chose to watch the romance movie next door. Most of the people here were parents accompanying their children here. The last row of couple seats was empty. Only both of them were there.
There was no one around, and that gave Ji Xinglan a lot of room to do whatever he wanted.
Ji Xinglan held the bucket full of popcorn and refused to let Yan Qiu grab any to eat himself. He insisted on feeding him. Yan Qiu knew that he did not like the movie, and he was worried that he was bored, so he accepted Ji Xinglan feeding him, thinking that he wanted to let him do something.
He did not know whether there was a problem with how Ji Xinglan fed him or whether there was a problem with how Yan Qiu ate, but Yan Qiu’s lips would always subconsciously graze the tips of his fingers. The fingers would touch his soft lips. Before the movie on the screen was halfway through, both of them were already feeling restless.
Ji Xinglan was not satisfied even after he fed Yan Qiu popcorn. He also handed him the drink he drank before. Yan Qiu was also thirsty because he ate too much, so he did not even look before he bit down on the straw. Once he tasted it a little, he noticed that the taste was off. When he looked down, he noticed that the drink was not his.
“What is it?” Yan Qiu was worried that he would affect the children in front of him, so he did not dare to cause a ruckus. He just kicked Ji Xinglan in the dark.
Ji Xinglan pretended as if nothing had happened. He just pretended as if nothing happened and continued feeding Yan Qiu popcorn. He even “kindly” wiped his mouth for him. Yan Qiu could only receive his continuous line of service like he was some giant baby. He positioned his head closer to Ji Xinglan and opened his mouth for the popcorn.
But as he fed him, Ji Xinglan stopped placing popcorn into Yan Qiu’s mouth. Instead, he drew closer to Yan Qiu.
Yan Qiu did not notice it. He originally thought that he was eating popcorn, but his tongue suddenly tasted something soft and cool.
Mogumoguchan: If Yan Qiu went to see an anime, then it’s Demon Slayer: Mugen Train.
lolimelon: ji xinglan’s just casually eating tofu lol
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Somehow this is really cute. Very much so.
Thanks for the great translation ♥️
Thanks for the chapter 💖
This was really cute and now it’s making me wonder if this is the calm before the storm (aka if this is the only proper date they’ll have before YQ finds out JXL lied about the pregnancy)
I’m so curious what that “something soft and cool” is 😎
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thank you for the chapter <3
Thanks for your hard work!
This chapter is cute. Thanks for the translation.
JXL ate as much as he wan before wifey turns rawr rawr.. hahah