Jiang Zhou came to a stop. A ripple appeared in his pitch-black eyes, and he furrowed his eyebrows while gazing at the man. He reached out and held the man’s hand on his coat, saying in a deep voice, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you die.”
Hearing these words, Chen Ju’s hands, tightly clutching his clothes, loosened, and his eyes closed, falling back into unconsciousness.
With the restraints removed, Jiang Zhou didn’t leave immediately. He stared at Chen Ju’s face and said in a low voice: “Crying makes you look even uglier.”
After all, he stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears that hadn’t yet dried at the corners of the man’s eyes.
Chen Ju felt drowsy and lethargic, as if his body had sunk into a soft sponge. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn’t break free.
Jiang Zhou’s figure suddenly appeared before his eyes. The man was wearing a high school uniform and carrying a schoolbag on his back, walking ahead. Chen Ju hurriedly chased after him.
“Jiang Zhou! Jiang Zhou, wait for me!” As Jiang Zhou in front of him was getting closer, Chen Ju stretched out his hand, wanting to grab Jiang Zhou’s hand.
As soon as their fingertips touched, with a loud snap, the scene before him changed. Now, he and Jiang Zhou were both standing in the alley behind the school.
“Do you like me?” Jiang Zhou frowned, with undisguised disgust on his face. “Are you insane? Do you even realize I’m a man?”
Chen Ju clutched the hem of his clothes embarrassingly, his face turning red. He nodded heavily and said: “I’m not crazy. I’m sure I like you. Will you consider being my boyfriend?”
Jiang Zhou narrowed his eyes, stared at Chen Ju for a few seconds, and then gestured with his finger, as if he were calling a puppy, “Come here.”
His heart was pounding, as if it was about to burst out of his throat. Chen Ju suppressed his excitement, walked over, and asked eagerly: “How is it? Will you agree? I, I’m really rich, and you don’t have to worry about food and drink if you become my boyfriend.”
“Is that so?” Jiang Zhou raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile.
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Jiang Zhou, he actually hit someone! And he hit so hard!
“Kid,” Jiang Zhou squatted down, reached out and patted Chen Ju’s cheek, and said, “Don’t think that just because you have a little money, everyone will revolve around you. If you ever say such boring things again, I’ll hit you every time I see you.”
After Jiang Zhou finished speaking, he stood up and left without looking back. Chen Ju sat on the ground, watching Jiang Zhou’s departure. The scene around him changed again, and countless hands reached out from the dense darkness, dragging him in.
Chen Ju desperately reached out in the direction of Jiang Zhou, calling out, ‘Jiang Zhou, Jiang Zhou! Don’t go, save me!’
Opening his eyes suddenly, Chen Ju clenched the quilt tightly as his chest heaved up and down. The hair on his forehead was completely soaked and stuck to his forehead due to sweat.
He stared blankly at the intricately carved lamp on the ceiling for a long time before finally coming back to reality from his dream.
Where is this? Chen Ju immediately sat up on the bed, but due to the sudden movement, he felt dizzy. It took him a while to get better as he held his forehead.
Chen Ju looked around. This room was three times larger than his rented house, and the furnishings and decorations were very expensive at first glance.
He remembered running out of the hotel last night, and it was raining heavily outside. He had only worn a thin shirt and underpants. After walking for a long time in the rain, he finally found a car willing to take him.
After returning to the rented house, because of the headache and discomfort, he quickly cleaned up and went to sleep.
How could he wake up in such a nice room? It’s warm around, even though it’s clearly winter.
Could it be that he…is already dead?
As soon as this idea popped up, Chen Ju’s whole face turned pale. Ignoring the headache and weakness in his body, he lifted the quilt, his feet bare. He staggered to the door and just as his hand touched the doorknob, there was a sound of the lock being opened from outside. He took a step back.
The door opened, and Jiang Zhou dressed in black home clothes appeared in front of him. When Chen Ju saw Jiang Zhou, his tense nerves finally relaxed.
Thank goodness he’s still alive.
“Why are you running around?” Jiang Zhou asked. His eyes swept over Chen Ju’s feet. He reached out and grabbed the person’s collar, pulling him towards the room, and said, “Lie down on the bed for me.”
Chen Ju was grabbed and thrown back on the bed, and his body bounced a couple of times on the soft cushion. His head was dizzy again, and he waited for a few seconds before opening his eyes.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Jiang Zhou’s handsome face came into view, and Chen Ju subconsciously held his breath, not daring to move.
Jiang Zhou’s broad hand covered his forehead, and the warmth of his palm spread deep into his body through Chen Ju’s forehead skin, causing Chen Ju’s body to heat up.
He lowered his eyes, his fingers clenching the sheets beneath him, not daring to look at Jiang Zhou any longer.
“The fever has subsided,” Jiang Zhou said as he removed his hand and distanced himself from Chen Ju. He caught a glimpse of the man’s reddened earlobe, and a flash of fluctuation flickered in his eyes. The corners of his lips raised. “You thought I was going to kiss you?”
Feeling exposed, Chen Ju trembled, raised his head, looked at Jiang Zhou in panic, and quickly denied: “No! You, you misunderstood!”
The man denied it so quickly. Jiang Zhou narrowed his eyes, and suddenly, he pressed his palm against the bed, leaning closer.
Chen Ju was so frightened that he immediately closed his eyes, and a faint blush appeared on both cheeks. Upon closer inspection, one could see him trembling.
The anticipated kiss never came, and Chen Ju’s eyes secretly opened a gap, only to meet Jiang Zhou’s cold gaze. There was no trace of tenderness in his eyes, and the warmth on Chen Ju’s face instantly cooled down.
“Don’t think too much. I only kiss the person I like,” Jiang Zhou distanced himself from Chen Ju with a cold expression. “Put on your clothes and shoes, let’s go out for a meal.”
“Oh, okay.” Chen Ju lowered his head in frustration. So, it means that night was just because he was drunk, and it doesn’t count as a kiss because Jiang Zhou wouldn’t kiss someone he disliked.
Putting on slippers, Chen Ju followed Jiang Zhou out of the room, and there was a spacious living room outside. The living room was elegantly and brightly decorated, with a large TV occupying most of one wall. Chen Ju’s eyes lingered on it for a while longer.
It must be very comfortable to watch TV on such a big TV. He hadn’t watched TV in a long time.
Jiang Zhou noticed Chen Ju’s gaze and said, “I don’t like noise.”. “But when I’m not around, you can watch it if you want.”
Chen Ju was momentarily puzzled. He withdrew his gaze, and looked at Jiang Zhou with doubts, not understanding the meaning of his words.
Jiang Zhou pulled out a chair and sat down. In front of him was a cup of coffee and a piece of bread. A cup of hot milk, eggs and a sandwich were on the opposite table.
Chen Ju looked at Jiang Zhou. Cautiously, he pulled out a chair and sat down. There was no one in the room. Did Jiang Zhou prepare all of these?
Jiang Zhou seemed to be able to hear Chen Ju’s voice. Without lifting his eyelids, he said calmly: “Auntie prepared it. She will often come over to clean and cook in the future.”
“Oh.” Chen Ju picked up the hot milk and took a big gulp, feeling warm in his stomach. The sandwich was filled with a rolled omelette, chicken, and lettuce. Chen Ju took a bite and felt very satisfied.
While eating, he felt something was off and when he raised his eyes, he saw Jiang Zhou watching him. Immediately, he stopped eating and puffed his cheeks.
“I onLY kISs pEopLE i liKE” Okay why did you lean in then? 🙄
Were you not the one who almost forced him before? Don’t give me that bs smh
“I only kiss people I like and it’s you but I don’t want to tell you I want to kiss you because that would be so uncool, I’m gonna dislike you instead.”🙄
Is it just me or does Chen Ju’s love feel kinda … “Stockholm syndrome”-y. Like, every time Jiang Zhou is mean to him he starts clinging even harder for some reason. It doesn’t really feel like real love. And is definitely not a healthy love.
It’s like, Chen Ju’s in for the chase, that’s why Jiang Zhou plays hard to get, too😭 Idk anymore. It’s so unhealthy for the both of them
I look at it as a lingering unrequited high school crush. It’s hard to stop liking the person uve like for so long.
Intuition tells me Jiang Zhou prepared the meal, he’s just in denial 🙄
+1
Can’t have the person you like know you care, can you? That would make you look weak … or something. Idk what his dumb logic is.
His fragile masculine ego is his logic atp.
Maybe he prepared this one but normally there will be an auntie so y bother admitting he did it this time if he did. But idk if even he knows what hes thinking. Lol
Not really, he didn’t prepared the food it was actually a maid who cooked for them.
Oooooo, I see. I see. My intuition is wrong then😅 Will it be mentioned in the future chapters though?
Does it hurt to show that you care >:((((
Jiang Zhou is retarded
Oh shush… If people were so clear and organized with their emotions we wouldn’t have any stories.
I’m enjoying the angst of someone who doesn’t trust working through their issues. IRL you wouldn’t kidnap or lock someone into a contract so you can explore your feelings for them but we are in storyland.
Right… sometimes i get it but I hate when people say “if i was them i would have” bla bla bla. Like lmfao thats why youre a reader and not the main character
Thank you for the translation!
No matter what happens going forward Jiang Zhuo could not have any form of a decent character development that could make me in any way think he should be in any relationship with Chen Ju. This nasty evil man should be as far away as possible from Chen Ju who is suffering enough as it is already. He has hated him and abused him since high school only because Chen Ju liked him. It probably won’t happen but I really don’t want them to end up together in the end.