Translator: Mogumoguchan
Editor: Sarcasm
His lie was exposed on the spot. Yan Qiu stared at the scarf in Ji Xinglan’s hands with a slightly frustrated expression. He turned away with a rather awkward look and stared at the ceiling.
‘I’m busted.’
He was just a simple high school boy with only five yuan in his meal card, how could he possibly know what Hermes was?!
Yan Qiu quietly swallowed his tears. Should he say that the butler was too reliable or unreliable?
Ji Xinglan saw Yan Qiu letting the cat out of the bag without him needing to do anything. His gaze turned cold, and in an instant, his expression changed.
“You told me that you knitted a scarf for me. Where is it?”
His tone was a little stiff. The excitement he had felt when he had received the present just now was completely gone because of the brutal reality.
Yan Qiu did not knit a scarf for him, he randomly bought one to deceive him.
“I…”
Anxious, Yan Qiu gulped, and cast a glance at the kitten bed in the corner. Yan Qiu had already given the kitten the rag to serve as a cushion.
“You only have this bit of sincerity? You actually bought a scarf at random to deceive me?” Ji Xinglan felt put out. He stretched his legs, leaned back, picked up the terminal from the bedside table, and started playing with it.
He did not look at Yan Qiu. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and also sadder.
This problem was no longer about a simple scarf. Yan Qiu actually acted so carelessly with him!
It made him sad. Did Yan Qiu… actually not like him that much?
Yan Qiu watched Ji Xinglan uneasily. By the looks of it, he was now really angry. The spark in his eyes had dulled, and he had lowered his head. Just now, he had held the scarf that Yan Qiu gave him, as if it was some kind of treasure. And now the same scarf had just been tossed aside like it was trash. He no longer said anything, just stared at his terminal.
Yan Qiu did not expect that he would value that scarf so much and that he would get so angry. When he saw how upset he was, his heart clenched up as well, and he quickly went to tug his arm. “Are you mad?”
Ji Xinglan just cast a glance at him and said nothing. But it was clear that he was angry.
Yan Qiu felt a little panicked now. Ji Xinglan had practically never been angry with him before, and Yan Qiu did not quite know how he should quell an alpha’s anger either. So he could only try by sitting down beside him and placing his head on his shoulder. He tilted his head up and kissed the corner of his lips to please him. “Ji Xinglan, don’t be angry.”
Ji Xinglan said nothing. The screen light made his eyes look really bright, but he never spared a single glance at him. His lips were pursed tight, and he did not smile in the slightest. It remained fixed in one direction. He just leaned against the bed and played with the terminal, with his side profile making him look like a beautiful statue.
When he saw that Ji Xinglan was just ignoring him, Yan Qiu could only work even harder to appease his anger. To please him, he pushed the terminal away and sat in his lap, then grabbed his face and kissed him.
“Don’t be mad.” He did not know whether it was him trying to soothe Ji Xinglan’s anger or whether it was him acting cute; but whatever it was, it was proving to be effective.
Ji Xinglan might not have said a single word, but he could not keep his hands off him and pinched Yan Qiu.
Yan Qiu hissed. It did not hurt; maybe a little, but it was a bit embarrassing.
He had already touched him and kissed him, but Ji Xinglan was still throwing a fit and refusing to acknowledge him. His actions were a little childish, and Yan Qiu did not know whether to laugh or cry.
He remembered that Ji Xinglan had never been angry with him. Even when, in the past, his actions had been really despicable, Ji Xinglan had only ever used those dark and bright eyes of his, to calmly stare at him.
Yan Qiu knew that Ji Xinglan’s anger came from nothing else but Yan Qiu acting as if he did not love him.
Indeed, from Ji Xinglan’s angle, Yan Qiu had not only been unwilling to knit a scarf for him, but had also lied to him about it.
Was this what he meant by loving him?
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Yan Qiu brought his hand up to touch his face, and pursed his lips.
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So Yan Qiu sighed, hugged his neck, and nuzzled against him while trying to calm him down. “Alright, don’t be mad. I really knitted a scarf for you. I did.”
Worried that he would not believe him, Yan Qiu resignedly said, “I’ll bring it to you, alright, but you’re not allowed to laugh.”
Ji Xinglan finally reacted, casting him a skeptical glance.
“Close your eyes and don’t look.”
Yan Qiu grabbed Ji Xinglan’s hand and had him cover his own eyes. Then, he jumped out of bed and picked the scarf from the cat’s bed. He flung it with all his strength and slapped away the cat fur on it.
When he came back, Ji Xinglan still had his eyes covered and had not peeked. Feeling uneasy, Yan Qiu grabbed the chance to sniff the scarf; it didn’t smell.
Alphas had really sharp senses. If Ji Xinglan learned that he would rather toss the scarf to a cat instead of giving it to him, he would definitely be enraged.
Yan Qiu knelt on the bed and tentatively unfolded the scarf to drape it around Ji Xinglan’s neck.
“Look, I really knitted one for you.” He asked Ji Xinglan to open his eyes, while he avoided looking at Ji Xinglan. “It’s… just too ugly and I found it too embarrassing to give it to you.”
Ji Xinglan lowered his head to take a look, and was finally willing to move his hands. He grabbed the scarf around his neck and spread it out to take a closer look.
“…”
Yeah, it was really ugly.
It was so ugly that with just a glance he could be certain that it was knitted by Yan Qiu. The needlework was really ugly. If a seller actually had the guts to sell this scarf, his business, along with other quack factories, would have gone bankrupt a long time ago.
“Tsk, this is more like it.” Ji Xinglan appeared satisfied as he accepted the scarf.
He grabbed Yan Qiu’s neck and pulled him down for a kiss. Then, against his conscience, he started praising the scarf. “It doesn’t look ugly at all. Seriously. It looks better than the ones bought in stores. I’ll wear this out tomorrow.”
Yan Qiu looked at his handsome face and wondered whether he was actually blind or just his judgment was clouded by love. In any case, he felt so guilty that cold sweat had broken out on his back.
So he tentatively asked Ji Xinglan, “I knitted this for you. Can you hide it and not wear it?”
Ji Xinglan found what Yan Qiu said to be reasonable, so he nodded.
Yan Qiu gave him a scarf. There is only one such scarf in the world. Why should he let others see it?
With that thought in mind, Ji Xinglan decided to put the scarf away, as if he did not even want his mother to see it. But the moment he removed the scarf and held it in his hands, he sniffed the air. He looked at the scarf in slight puzzlement and asked, “Why does it smell like cat?”
And it smelled exactly like the stupid kitten in the house.
Yan Qiu nearly choked. He turned away as naturally as possible, stared at the ceiling while calmly replying, “It does not. Your nose is lying to you.”
Ji Xinglan frowned. The scarf did indeed smell like a cat. He did not know whether the kitten had climbed over it before, but he did not mind.
Yan Qiu knitted a scarf for him. No matter how ugly it was, it was fine. The kitten smell was fine too.
Ji Xinglan put away the scarf like it was some kind of treasure. He stuffed it at the bottom of the closet, then brought out a box, happily jumped on the bed, and pinned Yan Qiu down. He kissed the corner of his lips and said, “I have something to give you as well.”
Yan Qiu took the present from him. He was not surprised that he had something for him as well. After all, he had enjoyed every single one of the toys Ji Xinglan had given him as a “great” present some time ago.
Worried that it was something strange, Yan Qiu weighed it in his hands.
Strangely, even though the box was big, it was light.
‘It can’t be a scarf as well, right?’ Yan Qiu thought as he opened the box.
It was not impossible. After all, Ji Xinglan himself mentioned the scarf.
Once Yan Qiu opened the box, he indeed saw a familiar cashmere knitted item. There was no packaging or brand name on the box, so he might have knitted it by himself.
It was no wonder Ji Xinglan was so angry. As an alpha, he personally knitted a scarf for him. So what right did Yan Qiu have to not cast aside that pitiful bit of stubbornness in him and knit one for him?
Yan Qiu reached out to take the scarf out and felt a bit surprised.
Could it be that over the past few days, Ji Xinglan had been knitting as well in the study? This was too… touching.
As he looked at the ball-like item, Yan Qiu thought that he must have knit a scarf too, but when he pulled it out, it looked even worse than what Yan Qiu had knitted.
It was black, the pattern was irregular, and it did not look like a scarf.
“Pfft.” Yan Qiu did not expect that there would be someone in the world who was even clumsier than he was. When he snickered mercilessly, he saw Ji Xinglan smile enigmatically before he spread open the knitted item.
‘Huh? It doesn’t look like a scarf.
‘It looks like… a sweater. The needlework is very neat and beautiful. The excellence is clearly higher than mine.’ Yan Qiu judged in his heart. ‘But the holes are a little too big. I don’t know how to wear it.’
“You can wear it.” Ji Xinglan could see his puzzlement with just one glance. “Come here, babe. Sit on my lap. I’ll help you wear it.”
Yan Qiu wanted to know how he should wear this, so he obediently served as a test subject and let Ji Xinglan help him wear it.
After he wore it, he jumped down the bed and moved in front of the full-length mirror.
His reflection showed that he wore a black sweater that showed his back. Only one ribbon was tied loosely around his neck. Most of his shoulders and back were revealed, and with the collar on his neck, along with the red flush on his cheeks that made him look like he was drunk, he gave off a pure and sexy look.
Yan Qiu stared at the mirror and fell silent.
‘I don’t mind showing skin, but why is there a fluffy rabbit tail at the back?!’
Ji Xinglan appeared behind him at some point and pinched the white and fluffy tail. Yan Qiu grabbed his hand and demanded, “What are you doing?”
Ji Xinglan’s reflection gulped in the mirror. He pulled down his zipper and said, “What do you think?”
……
Heat permeated the room while the scent of their blended pheromones wafted in the air,
Yan Qiu’s hands were bound by a scarf and tied to the door handle. He had no place to stand and could only be on his tiptoes and let the person behind him hold him.
“Stand properly and be careful.” Ji Xinglan pretended to be kind and gave him advice. “If you don’t stand properly and the door opens, what will you do? There are people in the corridor right now.”
“…Are you done fooling around?” Yan Qiu’s eyes were watery. Even his thick and dark eyelashes were wet, like the wings of a butterfly, that fluttered weakly, pitifully, and helplessly after being drenched in the rain.
He was only wearing a short-sleeved sweater that stuck lovingly to the lines of his body, forming a stark contrast to his fair skin.
Yan Qiu shook his head to fling off the sweat on the tip of his nose even as he gritted his teeth.
‘Ji Xinglan, this bastard! He might be saying sweet things, but he’s not being kind to me at all!’
The fair boy stood on the floor covered in cream-colored cashmere carpet. His beautiful bare feet and thin ankles were pink. His body covered in a thin sheen of sweat made him look like he had just been pulled out of water. His originally fair skin was dyed a shade of pink, and he looked like an innocent and beautiful merman.
Ji Xinglan patiently kissed his nape, then moved down his spine. Every kiss made Yan Qiu shudder in physiological reaction.
From behind Yan Qiu, Ji Xinglan could see his moist and red lips. He could make out the red cheeks and eyes as well. So he took half a step forward and kissed him, swallowing all the tiny moans.
Yan Qiu was exhausted. He pressed his burning cheek on the cold door in the front while a burning hot body pressed him from behind.
His head hit the door repeatedly. While his mind was no longer clear, a knocking sound suddenly entered his ears.
Knock, knock, knock!
The knocks sounded too close and appeared too suddenly. Shocked, Yan Qiu tensed up. Ji Xinglan was worried that he would scream, so he immediately reached out to cover his mouth.
After another two knocks, the butler’s voice came from the otherside of the door.
“Young Master Qiu, is Young Master Ji in your room?”
‘It’s the butler.’ Yan Qiu sighed in relief.
He must have come over because he did not find Ji Xinglan in his room.
Ji Xinglan removed his hand from Yan Qiu’s mouth and motioned him to hurry up and answer the butler.
When he received no reply, the butler knocked again.
“Young Master?”
The knocks were gaining a sense of urgency. Yan Qiu was pushed to the point that his cheeks were so flushed red that steam was almost coming out of them. He could only do his best to suppress his quivering voice and speak as calmly as possible, “I’m here. He’s… He’s taking a bath.”
Yan Qiu did not even dare breathe loudly, worried that the butler would sense something off and come inside.
Even though it was obvious that the butler would not do something so rude, Yan Qiu still felt diffident.
When he finally heard his reply, the butler replied with an “oh”. Then, as if not sensing anything strange, he said, “The madam asked you two to come down for supper.”
“O-Okay,” Yan Qiu agreed quickly. “We’ll come down soon.”
Once he finished relaying the message, the butler left.
Only when he heard the footsteps leave and slowly vanish downstairs, Yan Qiu leaned against the door. The dazed look in his eyes had long since disappeared.
Just as Ji Xinglan drew in for a kiss, he turned his head around and bit down on Ji Xinglan’s lips fiercely.
Author:
Omake.
When Lan Lan was seventeen, he had a crush on Qiu Qiu. During Valentine’s Day, Lan Lan summoned his courage to send 99 blue roses and an anonymous love letter to Qiu Qiu’s dorm.
The next day, he received no reply for his love letter, as if it was a stone that sunk into the ocean. Lan Lan was heart broken. Before this love could even start, it had already ended.
When Qiu Qiu went out for his morning run, for some reason, he was caught by Mr. Yang and sent to the student affairs office to write a reflection essay.
……
One day, Lan Lan talked about this, and Qiu Qiu stated that he knew nothing about it.
Lan Lan (shocked): You didn’t receive the flowers I gave you?
Qiu Qiu: I didn’t.
His roommate, Xie Yu bore witness: He didn’t.
Mr. Yang, who was on duty that day: Thanks, he did.
Mogumoguchan: I’m just glad this didn’t end up as pointless drama.
Sarcasm: Do I want to think about what might be on the scarf besides cat hair?…Ummm…nope!
Hahaha these two are really really cute
+1
Ni matter what the scenario, JXL always wins… poor YQ. 😅
Thanks for the chapter. ♡
*no
Yan Qiu is too defenseless. He could easily have claimed that the kitten attacked and killed that scarf every chance it got.
Geez….JXL is pervvy as usual🙈🙈🙈
❤️❤️❤️
They have definitely gotten cuter!