Burning HeartChapter 29

Qin Yi cut the tender red beef into slices on the chopping board. Next to the chopping board was his mobile phone, with the recipe for boiled beef on the screen.

Ji Ranxin turned on the faucet and washed the celery with tap water. He turned his head, glanced at Qin Yi next to him, and called out, “Yi-ge.” jFO0pK

Qin Yi had his head lowered, carefully cutting the beef. His movements could not be said to be absolutely skillful, but they were not clumsy at all. After Ji Ranxin called out to him for a while, he answered with a soft and nasal “hmm”.

The celery in Ji Ranxin’s hand had been washed clean and fresh. He turned off the water and put it aside, asking, “Who is Su Jing?”

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It still took Qin Yi a while before he replied, not very enthusiastically: “Middle school classmate.”

Ji Ranxin propped up one hand on the edge of the sink, “Isn’t she your girlfriend?” ROrS9E

Qin Yi replied with a “mhm” this time. He put the sliced beef into a bowl, opened the cupboard to look for starch, and then said: “She was.”

Ji Ranxin didn’t continue to ask, only lowering his head and saying softly: “Oh.”

That night, Qin Feng called Qin Yi and said that he would not be able to come back for the time being.

Qin Yi was sitting on his bed while answering the phone. Ji Ranxin was lying next to him, with the hem of his clothes rolled up, revealing his slim and flexible waist.

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Qin Feng said that his uncle’s condition was not very good. His wife was in poor health, and his daughter had just given birth. They could only stay there for a few more days to help.

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Qin Feng said: “Probably around the fifth, if the situation goes well.”

Ji Ranxin’s face flushed slightly. He turned over to lie down, letting Qin Yi’s soles step on his flat lower abdomen.

Qin Yi rubbed his toes against the smooth skin and said, “Say hello to uncle for me and wish him a speedy recovery.”

Ji Ranxin looked at him with a blushing face. EAat5d

Qin Feng asked over the phone: “Have you taken good care of Xiao Ji?”

Qin Yi used his toes to hook his clothes and pull them up. Seeing that more of his fair skin was exposed, he said, “Yes.”

Ji Ranxin reached out and gently held his ankle.

Qin Feng said: “He doesn’t have any relatives here, so be a bit nicer to him. Don’t make him feel uncomfortable.” c0Yh2i

At this moment, Qin Yi suddenly raised his chin towards Ji Ranxin: “Are you comfortable?”

Ji Ranxin was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was talking to him, so he smiled and said, “I’m comfortable, ah.”

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Qin Yi said to Qin Feng: “He said he’s comfortable.”

“You kid!” Qin Feng grumbled and said, “Forget it, just make sure you two have good fun at home and call me if you need anything.” AGrXQ

Soon afterwards, the two of them ended the call.

Qin Yi put the phone aside and looked at Ji Ranxin for a while. Then he withdrew the foot that he used to step on him and got out of bed: “I’m going to take a shower first.”

Ji Ranxin also sat up. He sat cross-legged on the bed, stared at a small bookcase next to Qin Yi’s desk, and asked, “Can I look at your bookcase?”

Qin Yi grabbed some clean clothes and said as he walked outside: “Suit yourself.” kjcd4x

Ji Ranxin got out of bed with his slippers on. He walked to the bookcase and saw that the top row was full of professional books from Qin Yi’s University. There were several novels below, mostly science fiction and suspense novels.

He casually pulled out a copy of 《Journey Under the Midnight Sun》, flipped through a few pages, and found a photo inside. The photo was a group photo of a man and a woman, the man being Qin Yi, and the woman Ji Ranxin had never seen before, but she looked very beautiful.

He looked at the photo for a while, then stuffed it back, closed the book, and put it in the bookcase.

Before turning off the lights and going to sleep, Ji Ranxin moved his face next to Qin Yi, holding his phone high with one hand. SRpVu7

Qin Yi asked: “What are you doing?”

Ji Ranxin said: “I’m taking a photo to use as my phone wallpaper.”

Qin Yi did not refuse, but just said: “Aren’t you afraid others might see?”

After Ji Ranxin took the photo, he lowered his head, looked at his phone, and said, “There’s nothing about this photo that shouldn’t be seen by others.” WM4kOs

Qin Yi also lowered his head and looked at his cell phone.

Ji Ranxin set up his wallpaper, but the photo was blocked by icons so that their faces could hardly be seen clearly. He looked up at Qin Yi with a smile, “Want to take something more private?”

Qin Yi didn’t answer and just looked at him.

Ji Ranxin opened the video selfie. He leaned over, hugged Qin Yi, and kissed his lips. NnuHSK

The screen clearly captured the two people’s entangled lips and tongues, but after a while, Ji Ranxin threw it aside, leaving only some ambiguous sounds.

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Translator's Note

Journey Under the Midnight Sun is a mystery novel written by Keigo Higashino, first serialized in the monthly novel magazine Subaru from Shueisha from January 1997 to January 1999. Here’s an image

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  1. Oh, I like their dynamic. Amazing

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