The moment Xia Zhixu stopped speaking, Xu Qichen put the pillow on the bed and, without saying anything, stood up, and began pushing the trolley forward. With his stiff back and unnatural walking posture, he looked like an adorable puppet.
Looking at him like this, both funny and interesting, Xia Zhixu also stood up. Putting his hands back into his pockets, he started following behind him while staring at his red eartips.
“You spent all day picking one out, but now you’re not buying the pillow anymore?”
“En.”
Xia Zhixu laughed, “Well, the pillows in our house are decorative anyway. You’re always sleeping on my arm instead.”
With that, Xu Qichen’s ears got even redder, and his footsteps quickened.
He was being too cute.
Xia Zhixu could exclaim that ten thousand times every day and it still wouldn’t be enough.
The two of them returned home carrying several shopping bags large and small. Xu Qichen rested for a while before entering the study to start writing. Xia Zhixu arranged all the furniture and furnishings they had just purchased and took Xu Qichen’s computer into the studio.
The novel that Xu Qichen has on hand had a criminal investigation theme, and the plot was also connected through individual cases. In fact, it had already been serialised for nearly 200,000 words. However, the emotional connection between the two protagonists was so thin that readers had begun to doubt whether this was still a Danmei.
He opened his novel page as usual, dragged his mouse down to take a look at the reader’s comments. After two days of absence, there were quite a few comments.
[Zhuangzi’s dream]: Xiya Dada must be struggling to decide whether it is the gong or the shou who dies this time.
[Song Yuanyan’s second wife]: Xiya opens his drawer and looks at the rows and rows of knives. “Life is so difficult, I can’t decide which one to use today.”
[Sir Miao]: Maybe this time both the gong and the shou can survive! [naive face]
[Dr. Su is very cool today as well]: What’s the point of living? Until now, I’m still traumatised by the ending of the Ling-Xuan couple…
[Everything you say is right]: Let’s start a betting pool.
[moyaaa]: I’ll bet a trainful of blades it’s the shou who dies. After all, as a police officer, it’s very easy to arrange his death.
[Mengze is mine]: I think it’s the gong. It’s been foreshadowed before, and the gong’s background has not been revealed yet. Coupled with the clues accumulated from previous cases, I think it is very likely that there will be a climax in the end, and then the gong will die, resulting in a tragic sublimation of the outcome.
[A kitten who doesn’t eat fish]: Maybe they will both die…
[As thin as a ray of light]: Same, betting on both!
[I love Xiya Dada]: As long as it’s from Xiya Dada, I’ll eat any blade! [clench fist
Xu Qichen had very complicated feelings about these comments.
Surely his novels are not that bad?
Although half of the previous protagonists died, they were all artistic expressions…
Nevermind, even he can’t justify it.
Xu Qichen sighed and recalled the content of the previous two chapters, then looked at the outline and began to formally plunge himself into writing. Every time he started writing a novel, he immersed himself in it completely, especially when inspiration struck, to the point where he would lose track of time.
The plot of criminal investigation novels usually involves a lot of interwoven intricate details and dialogues. While writing, Xu Qichen flipped through the criminal investigation documentary books at hand. When he looked up, he found an extra glass of milk on the table. He turned his head and saw Xia Zhixu standing next to the desk.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
“You’re done?”
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Xia Zhixu bent down and kissed him, then reached out to wipe off the milk stains on his mouth. When he got up, he licked his fingers and muttered thoughtfully, “It seems a little too sweet.”
Xu Qichen’s heart was beating fast, even as he watched Xia Zhixu leave the room.
Looking back at his work, he found that the square characters on the screen were jumping, making him restless and his mind filled with Xia Zhixu’s face.
He suddenly realised that Xia Zhixu’s existence was the biggest obstacle to his writing.
This can’t go on. He has to concentrate.
Once again he immersed himself in the plot. Following the progression of the outline, this chapter was the concluding chapter of the third case. After unraveling all the foreshadowing, the relationship between the two protagonists also develops a more emotional interaction due to a dangerous rescue. This was originally the portion that reflected Xu Qichen’s weakness in writing.
Previously, when encountering such emotional chapters, Xu Qichen basically covered them with the plot, while the rest were mentioned briefly.
He remembered what Xia Zhixu had jokingly said to him before, asking him not to write him dead or anything like that in the future. Xu Qichen decided to write a little first and give it a try.
With both hands on the keyboard and looking at the words on the screen, Xu Qichen began to lose his mind. The words that Xia Zhixu had said to him kept flashing through his mind. For some reason, inspiration suddenly came to his mind about the conversation and interaction between the two main characters.
It feels like they can smoothly date in the novel…
After writing for nearly an hour, Xu Qichen finally finished this chapter, organized it from beginning to end, and finally posted the new chapter.
He stood up from the chair, stretched lazily, picked up his phone, and walked out.
Xia Zhixu was sitting on the carpet in front of the TV with VR glasses on his head, playing games. He didn’t notice Xu Qichen’s arrival.
Xu Qichen watched Xia Zhixu sway back and forth, holding the controller in his hand as if playing a racing game. Perhaps he was cool in the game, but he looked silly outside. Xu Qichen couldn’t help but laugh and reach out, waving his hand in front of him.
Xia Zhixu was still holding the controller when he suddenly leaned unpreparedly toward the far left. Xu Qichen quickly moved forward to avoid colliding with him.
Xu Qichen, who had successfully dodged, sat opposite him and looked at him. Xia Zhixu played games with a serious expression, his lips tightly pursed, as if he had entered a continuous bend. His body kept tilting left and right until he broke out of the bend, and then he sat straight.
Watching him was fun.
The more he looked, the more he felt that Xia Zhixu looked like a high school student. Xu Qichen couldn’t help but move closer. He balanced himself with a hand on the carpet and while Xia Zhixu wasn’t shaking around, he leaned his head over and kissed his lips.
It was a chaste kiss. Xu Qichen was like a child who had done something wrong and was about to run away, but his hand was suddenly grabbed by Xia Zhixu, and the controller fell to the ground. His other hand took off his VR glasses, and his eyes narrowed slightly due to discomfort.
“Done writing?”
Xu Qichen looked guilty, pursed his lips, and nodded. When he saw the controller that had fallen to the ground, he suppressed a smile and asked, “Have you finished playing?”
“I lost.” Xia Zhixu glanced at him and squeezed his hand forcefully. “I was supposed to take the first place, but then you kissed me. I saw several cars passing by me, aiya.” He sighed heavily and pulled Xu Qichen over, holding him in his arms and kissing him several times as punishment.
Xu Qichen, whose nose was wrinkled from being kissed, covered Xia Zhixu’s mouth and smiled, saying to him, “I’m in a very good mood now.”
Xia Zhixu pecked at his palm a few times and lowered it. “Why, seeing me lose makes you feel so good?”
“No.” Xu Qichen sat down with his legs crossed and knees bent. “When I was writing, I realised that I had finally broken through a bottleneck.”
Xia Zhixu raised his eyebrows and looked at his face with an expectant expression.
“It’s the emotional storyline. I suddenly realised that I could write a relatively smooth and natural emotional storyline, which may not be very sweet, but I think the interaction between the protagonists is much better than before.” Xu Qichen’s expression was very happy. “And I also have a good idea for the ending of this novel.”
Xia Zhixu nodded thoughtfully and said, “Oh… so is this one about you dying or me dying?”
“What?” Xu Qichen gave Xia Zhixu a dissatisfied kick. “Why are you just like my readers?” He quickly realised another meaning in Xia Zhixu’s words. “What, you or me, this one is not written based on you…”
It was impossible to convince even himself, so Xu Qichen looked away.
“Is that so…” Xia Zhixu stretched out his arms and grabbed Xu Qichen’s hip on both sides. He opened his crossed legs and moved Xu Qichen between them so he could hug him. “So why do I see this protagonist’s setting so familiar? He has a high talent in mathematics, has black hair and eyes, likes sports, and can play the piano. Oh, by the way, he’s 186 cm tall, just like me.”
Being personally exposed by the character prototype made Xu Qichen want to find a hole to burrow into now, but he was trapped tightly by him and couldn’t go anywhere. He could only lower his head and cover his ears, repeatedly murmuring words like ‘Stop, don’t say anymore.’
Xia Zhixu couldn’t help but say, “I’ll take a picture of you now and make it into a sticker.”
Upon hearing these words, Xu Qichen suddenly lifted his head and said, “You!”
Xia Zhixu kissed Xu Qichen on the mouth and made a pleading expression, shaking his shoulder, “Xiya Dada, I don’t want to die ah. Please let me live til the end this time.”
Xu Qichen tugged at the corner of his mouth and said in a low voice, “You wouldn’t have died this time anyway… and it would have been a HE. I had already planned the ending.”
“Already planned?” Xia Zhixu hugged him and nodded happily, “So, what’s the ending? Are we together? Did we do anything happy?”
Xu Qichen kicked him again.
“Hey! Stop kicking…” Xia Zhixu grabbed his ankle. “Do you not want to do happy things anymore?”
“What happy things?” Xu Qichen lifted his chin and raised his eyebrow.
It was an expression that said [I’m super A].
Seeing the appearance of his own little ancestor, Xia Zhixu immediately changed his tone very cooperatively and answered with all his survival instincts online, “Like… eating, sleeping, watching movies, and so on. How happy it is! Everything done with our Chenchen is very happy.”
Good enough.
“I won’t argue with you anymore, I need to read the reader’s comments.” Xu Qichen took out his phone from the pocket of his home clothes, trying to break free from Xia Zhixu’s arms, but was tightly hugged by Xia Zhixu. “Don’t run, just read here. I also want to take a look.”
“Okay,” Xu Qichen turned his body and changed to a position of leaning against Xia Zhixu, nestling in his arms. He took out his phone and opened the novel serialisation page.
He had some small expectations and leaned in Xia Zhixu’s arms, saying, “I think my readers will definitely enjoy it. There is a plot where the gong and shou accidentally embrace in this chapter.”
Xia Zhixu’s voice was right in his ear, with a low tone teasing him, “Is it on the bus?”
Xu Qichen gave him an elbow and scrolled down until he reached the comment section.
[Farewell to the real thing]: After reading the update, I specifically went back to take a look at the title and author’s name, and I still can’t believe it. This can’t be a dream, right?
[Greedy for a moment]: Upstairs, you’re not alone!
[Mengze is my baby]: People who went back +1!
[my miao]: What!! They hugged!???! Tell me this is a blade made of sugar!!
[Lin Laoshi is mine]: It’s not a hug. This is a way for the gong and shou to rely on physical contact to harm each other [trying to help Xiya explain]
[Momo]: The time difference party said that I must not have woken up. I will take a nap first, and when I wake up, I will see the real plot that is the shou has beaten the gong up and broken all his bones.
[Sir Black Sesame Tangyuan]: This is not my Xiya Dada! I refuse to believe it! Bring my Xiya Dada back to me!
[Has Xiya Dada married me yet?]: I’m so afraid. Why did Xiya Dada post sugar? This is impossible. Someone, please pinch me!
[Xiya’s wife]: Could it be a ghostwriter? (Yaya, don’t beat me up)
The sound of Xia Zhixu trying to suppress his laughter was faintly audible behind him, becoming the BGM of Xu Qichen reading the comments.
Xu Qichen had a black face and said in a sullen tone, “If you want to laugh, just laugh.”
“Hahahahaha!” Xia Zhixu laughed so hard that he was nearly rolling on the floor. Xu Qichen turned around and pushed him hard, directly pushing him on the ground. Xia Zhixu lay on the floor, covering his stomach and rolling in laughter.
“Why are all of you like this ah.” Xu Qichen kicked him. “I’m so angry.”
Xia Zhixu giggled and grabbed Xu Qichen’s leg. He imitated him, “I’m so angry.”
Xu Qichen still wanted to kick him but was suddenly pulled down. Xia Zhixu reached out and touched Xu Qichen’s head, his tone like coaxing a child, “Aiya, my little ancestor, don’t be angry. They’re teasing you. They were knocked unconscious by the sugar and couldn’t recover.”
Despite that, Xu Qichen still felt a little unhappy in his heart, “Then I won’t post sugar anymore.”
“Don’t be like that ah, this is merely the first brick in building the Great Wall. All the galaxies are waiting for you to conquer!”
Xu Qichen sighed. “Fine.”
That was too easy. Xia Zhixu laughed in his heart.
“Just keep scattering sugar in the future, and they’ll be so happy they’ll go crazy.” Xia Zhixu kissed him. “I’ll give you exclusive rights.”
“Rights? What for?”
“For the prototype ah.” Xia Zhixu wiggled his eyebrows. “You can use me as a prototype forever.”
Xu Qichen stood up and pursed his lips, “Whatever.”
“Aiyo, fine ah,” Xia Zhixu also stood up, “I’ve really spoiled you. We’ve even unlocked your hidden haughtiness.”
Xu Qichen pursed his lips and suppressed a smile, picked up his laptop from the coffee table, and placed it on his lap. Xia Zhixu walked to the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water, leaning against the refrigerator. Xu Qichen pressed the power button and found that the startup time of the computer had significantly shortened. What surprised him even more was that he heard a voice that was too familiar.
“Good evening, I am your exclusive operating system, ID 201509010739.”
Xu Qichen looked at his computer in surprise, then turned his head to look at Xia Zhixu, who was leaning against the refrigerator and smiling at him. He heard the voice coming from the computer again.
It was still as calm as before, but he could hear a hint of joy of reunion.
“Long time no see, Mr. Xu.”
🥺Finally some happy endings for all the readers🥺🥺🥺