Translator: Mogumoguchan
Editor: Sarcasm
There were a lot of people basking in the sun at the park. It was the weekend, so many children were having snowball fights and running around screaming as well.
While Ji Xinglan was not paying attention, Yan Qiu grabbed some snow from the side, rolled it into a ball, and stuffed it under his collar without warning, and then started laughing.
Ji Xinglan immediately pinned him to the wall and reached for his collar with cold hands. Yan Qiu instantly begged for mercy.
“You’re the one not wearing a scarf,” Yan Qiu said argumentatively, “If you wore a scarf, the snowball wouldn’t have entered your shirt.”
Ji Xinglan pinched his face with slightly cold fingers. “You’re not knitting one for me anyway.”
“Dream on. I’m not your mom.” Yan Qiu smacked his hand away, rubbed his elbows, and continued walking forward. “If you really want one, I’ll buy you a ball of yarn. Go and knit one for yourself.”
……
Even though he said that, that night, once he was done bathing and laid down in bed, Yan Qiu found his hand acting against his brain and tapping on the search engine to look for how to knit scarves.
He found various ways to knit all sorts of scarves. He chose a method that appeared to be the simplest and only required him to use a single color. He clicked on the video and watched it for a while.
It was difficult and extremely bothersome, something a hot-tempered, straight boy would simply not do.
He patiently watched it for a while, then tossed the terminal aside impatiently. Feeling more dead than alive, he laid on the bed with his fair face buried in the pillow.
He laid still for a while to get rid of the thought of knitting a scarf, but once he thought of how Ji Xinglan might kiss him happily after he gave him the scarf, he forced himself to look it up again. He picked up his terminal and sent a message to Xie Yu, asking him to bring some yarn and knitting needles for him next week.
When he heard his orders, Xie Yu felt curious. [Boss, what are you trying to do? Knit a sweater?]
[Not a sweater. I want to knit a scarf for Ji Xinglan.]
[……]
‘Oh, it’s not a sweater.
‘Wait, knit a scarf?!’
On the other side of the phone, Xie Yu was so shocked that his jaw slacked.
‘What the heck, what sort of voodoo spell did Ji Xinglan cast on my boss?!’
……
Xie Yu might have been shocked, but he still listened to his boss. As per Yan Qiu’s request, he bought yarn and knitting needles for him. The shop lady knew Xie Yu’s mother. In the spirit of friendship, she gifted him a pair of embroidered insoles that only the elderly wore. It was the one with intersecting lines of red and green. The thick padding was very sturdy, and the huge, red peony on it looked like it was used for some celebratory event.
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“Pfft, let’s skip the insoles.” Yan Qiu frowned in slight disdain. He reached out to take the bag while tossing the insoles back into Xie Yu’s arms. “I’m just knitting a scarf, it shouldn’t be too troublesome.”
Yan Qiu rolled up the bag and hid it well in his jacket. He cast a casual glance at it when he suddenly noticed that Xie Yu’s bag had the name of a shop printed on it—Genius Maternity and Infant Items. He asked, “Where did you get that bag?”
“My aunt just gave birth to a girl.” Xie Yu scratched his head and said, “What’s wrong? Are you interested in maternity and infant care items?”
Right after he finished speaking, both of them fell silent. They remembered the fake pregnancy incident.
When he recalled that, Xie Yu was angrier than Yan Qiu himself. He huffed, “Damn it, Ji Xinglan scammed you into marriage! I’m going to—”
“Forget it. I’ve already punished him.” Yan Qiu held the agitated Xie Yu and comforted him instead.
“How did you punish him?”
Xie Yu stared at Yan Qiu eagerly.
Ji Xinglan was really shameless. Xie Yu himself could not beat him up, so he wanted to listen to Yan Qiu’s story to vent his own frustrations.
“I…punished him to…”, Yan Qiu stuttered a little, “s-sleep on the floor for a month.”
“What?!” Xie Yu widened his eyes, like he had just heard something even more unbelievable than Yan Qiu knitting a scarf himself. He felt distressed, because he knew that his boss must have been tempted by Ji Xinglan’s looks. “How could it be just letting him sleep on the floor for a month?! You should have stuffed a cactus into his pants and made him do two thousand push ups!”
“Um.” Yan Qiu looked at the agitated Xie Yu. To explain that he was not some person who had let lust cloud his judgment, he braced himself and said, “T-That’s not all, of course! I even made him let me fuck him once.”
‘…I just didn’t manage to.’
But when Xie Yu heard it, his eyes immediately lit up!
“What?! How did you do it?! Come on, tell me!” Xie Yu was so excited that he rubbed his hands together and wanted to listen to the story.
‘As expected of his boss. He’s a person with great power!
‘An omega actually XXX-ed (It’s what the raws said, so I just followed :V) an alpha! He’s really the fighter among omegas! Haha! Ji Xinglan, to think that there would come a day when you ended up like this! It’s your fault for always being so arrogant! Hahaha!’
“Um, well.” Yan Qiu felt diffident. He looked everywhere but at Xie Yu. “I just did it like that.”
Even though he did not get the details, Xie Yu used his imagination to visualize what had happened. It was as if he had managed to get revenge, and that made him really excited.
‘There was nothing more embarrassing than an alpha being XXX-ed by his own omega! It must have hurt! You must despair! Tremble, you scammer!’
“Then, did he cry?” Xie Yu asked excitedly.
Since he had already started boasting, Yan Qiu could only continue. Worried that he would disappoint Xie Yu, he said, “Of course he did. He cried really badly, and kept begging me to show him mercy.”
Xie Yu was really excited. He looked so exhilarated that he seemed to be flying in the sky freely.
Meanwhile, Yan Qiu looked down guiltily.
He did not dare disclose this publicly, otherwise things would not go too well. And if Ji Xinglan knew about it, he would be dead meat.
Xie Yu did not know that Yan Qiu was lying and was really amazed by his boss’s heroics.
Even though he found Ji Xinglan irritating, no matter what, Ji Xinglan was a top-class alpha, and if Yan Qiu managed to XXX a top-class alpha, wouldn’t that make him the top among the top?!
Xie Yu kept pestering Yan Qiu about details, but Yan Qiu only gave him perfunctory answers, hoping he would just be quiet and stop asking.
Suddenly, as if Xie Yu read his mind, he really shut up.
Yan Qiu looked up in surprise and thought that his wish had been realized. Unexpectedly, Xie Yu rolled up his sleeves in excitement and called out to the person behind him.
“Hey, Ji Xinglan.”
Yan Qiu originally thought that Xie Yu was lying. But when he turned his head and saw a stoic looking Ji Xinglan standing behind them, he felt so terrified that his soul almost left his body and his tongue became stiff.
A thrilled Xie Yu felt that Ji Xinglan had come up here to be mocked! He started walking forward, “Hey, Ji Xinglan, can you still walk? Doesn’t your waist hurt—Ack—”
Realizing things were about to go bad for him, Yan Qiu quickly twisted Xie Yu’s arm and signalled him to shut up.
Seeing Yan Qiu’s glare, Xie Yu shut up. He patted Yan Qiu’s shoulder, gave him a thumbs-up, and mouthed, “You’re amazing, boss!”
Then, with his hands in his pockets he left with a swagger, not forgetting to glare at Ji Xinglan when he passed him.
Before Yan Qiu could stop Xie Yu, he was left to face Ji Xinglan alone.
With his hands in his pockets, an expressionless Ji Xinglan stood in front of Yan Qiu; a strange atmosphere between them. When he saw the mocking sneer on his lips and how his exit was blocked, Yan Qiu could only groan in his heart.
He did not know how much Ji Xinglan had heard; perhaps, everything.
Insensitive to the dense murderous aura forming behind him, Xie Yu skipped downstairs.
The balcony was now completely empty, not a feather in sight.
Seeing Ji Xinglan slowly coming closer with his hands still in his pockets, Yan Qiu got so scared that he retreated with every step Ji Xinglan took towards him.
They just kept advancing and retreating like that, with Ji Xinglan chasing Yan Qiu all over the place.
In the end, Yan Qiu’s back touched the railing, and he was forced to stop. With nowhere more to run, he braced himself to look behind.
The balcony was on the fourth floor, from where people walking below looked like ants. And if you happen to fall down, even if you don’t die, the lower half of the body would definitely be paralyzed.
His acrophobia acted up instantly and he suddenly felt lightheaded. Dizzy, he left the railing and took a step forward, only to crash into Ji Xinglan, looking like he had just run into his arms.
‘I’m doomed.’
He could not lose his dignity in front of his best friend, so Yan Qiu boasted in such a manner. But now he felt so guilty that he could not look Ji Xinglan in the eye. Ji Xinglan placed his hands on the railing and trapped Yan Qiu in between. Bowing his head a little, he drew closer.
“What did you tell Xie Yu?” Ji Xinglan’s eyelashes fluttered as he stared at Yan Qiu deeply. “I heard everything.”
“Nothing.” Yan Qiu was grabbing the railing so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. He felt trapped and wanted to die.
“Hmm?” Ji Xinglan gave him a profound look and used the back of his hand to push his fringe away. Then he patted Yan Qiu’s burning cheek and said, “You ruined my reputation for nothing?”
“…” Yan Qiu no longer dared speak.
“I cried badly?” Ji Xinglan refused to relent. “Why is it that I remember that the person who cries and moans every night is not me?”
Ji Xinglan reached out to grab Yan Qiu’s chin, but frowned when he suddenly sensed his trembling knees.
“What are you afraid of?” He did not know whether to laugh or cry, and with a sigh he released him. “We already…”
But the moment he let go and moved back, Yan Qiu quickly followed him. He looked at the spot where Yan Qiu was standing and immediately patted his back to comfort him. “Your acrophobia acting up again?”
“……” Yan Qiu said nothing.
“Then, why were you putting up a strong front and standing there?” Ji Xinglan rubbed his back and decided to carry him downstairs. “Weren’t you the school delinquent? You were even an alpha. How are you so afraid of heights?”
Still feeling a little dizzy, Yan Qiu buried his face in his shoulder. Gloomy he said, “…Who told you that school delinquents can’t be afraid of heights?”
Ji Xinglan did not expose him. He had a gentle look in his eyes, but Yan Qiu could not see it.
He was a boy who was afraid of heights and who never thought of cutting in lines. How could he be considered to be a school delinquent? Despite being soft-hearted, he was just stubborn. He lacked love, but loved putting up a strong front.
As Ji Xinglan was carrying him down, a class rep was just about to lead his class downstairs for PE. They ran into each other at the junction.
The moment everyone saw Ji Xinglan carrying Yan Qiu, screams rose instantly.
Even though everybody already knew about their relationship, Yan Qiu still felt really embarrassed. He buried his face in Ji Xinglan’s shirt like an ostrich and refused to lift it no matter what.
Feeling depressed, he bit Ji Xinglan’s shoulder.
This was bad. Rumors about them having a date on the balcony would now spread like wildfire.
Mogumoguchan: Yan Qiu, you really have to stop lying for your own sake XD
Sarcasm: It is like their default setting!
Why oh why does YQ lie and gets in his own way so damn much! I am seriously waiting for the lie-free parts of this story.
Thanks for the chapter. 😀😀
Yes! Especially because Xie Yu pushes so hard for intimate details but can’t keep quiet when he gets them!
The tsun tsun acts again! 😂 jxl should’ve really let yq do him once 😂
+1
Why can’t both just be put behind their ego? But I still find them sweet and cute😍💕💞
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
I am starting to find Xie Yu really REALLY annoying! I hate loudmouths and XY asks for so much detail and the moment he turns around he spills the secrets everywhere! Get a new best friend because this one is trash
I really want YQ to get his wish at least once! I mean can’t JXL give in to him on that? He knows YQ was a alpha and is now stuck in this weak body… So selfish! 😏
Yan Qiu lies to Xie Yu about Ji Xinglan more than Ji Xinglan lied on Yan Qiu.
Yep
When YQ tells lies that actually ruins someone’s reputation like that, it makes me hard pressed to think he should punish JXL for lying about the aby.. XY’s mouth is too light and definitely not the person to be telling such things to
XY got his boss in trouble again 😂
Really, when Yan Qiu makes a mistake everyone will always forget about it like they are skpping pages but when Ji Xinglan makes a mistake, it’s like he killed someone and must pay for it. Hypocrisy at its finest
I know it annoys me so much. People just tend to forgive the bottoms in a relationship male or female.