Edited by Elanor
There was silence in the dormitory, as if time had frozen.
There was the sound of footsteps, one step at a time, walking towards Ye Yao.
Ye Yao’s back was tense, there was no point pretending to be an ostrich now, so he slowly straightened up and closed the wardrobe door.
Ye Yao’s feelings were quite complicated. In fact, he hadn’t fully figured out how to face Lu Xun. He not only wanted to seriously criticize and educate Lu Xun, but also wanted to tell him that he could speak up if he wanted to do such a thing, on the other hand he also wanted to grab Lu Xun and beat him up.
Of course, at the same time, he was also a little afraid that Lu Xun would directly choose to rip off his disguise after he smashed the secret open. Wasn’t that what the villains often did in TV dramas, where the protagonist exposed through the villain’s bad deeds, and the villain would smile grimly and say, “Now that you already know, then I won’t pretend anymore.”
It was really like an onion that could be peeled off layer after layer, with each layer giving him a new…surprise.
The sound of footsteps came up behind Ye Yao.
Ye Yao decided he couldn’t be cowardly, so he preempted him and lowered his voice, “What do you have to say for yourself?”
Ye Yao did not turn around, and still kept his back facing Lu Xun, so he couldn’t see Lu Xun’s expression, nor would he reveal his own.
Ye Yao did not immediately receive a reply from Lu Xun, and his hand with the ring was held.
The strength of the grip of the hand holding him was very careful, as if he would become unhappy if the grip was heavy and shrug it off if the grip was weak.
Lu Xun felt guilty.
Lu Xun was afraid that he would be angry.
Lu Xun cared about his emotions.
As soon as this move was made, Ye Yao knew that he had the upper hand. He let go of the vague uneasiness in his heart, and Ye Yao asked again: “Are my clothes nice to touch?”
“En.” Lu Xun said.
Ye Yao continued to ask: “What’s the difference from yours? We both bought the same style, be honest with me, tell me the truth.”
Ye Yao also knew that what he asked was nonsense. For Lu Xun, the fact that the garment had been worn by him was probably the most important difference, and the feeling he got when he touched it was completely different.
But he wanted Lu Xun to say it himself, to tell him this wild desire. He would then slowly guide the way and rationalize everything.
There was no need for concealment between the two of them, only honesty.
This scene was also mentally tense for Lu Xun, who was subconsciously trying to coax Ye Yao, trying to comply with Ye Yao’s wishes, given his serious expression.
Anyway, he really couldn’t think of a sensible excuse.
“Your clothes smell better than mine.” Lu Xun said.
Ye Yao: “Hmnn, it’s nice to touch…it’s nice to smell?!”
Ye Yao: “…”
Lu Xun: “…”
Ye Yao’s face gradually became expressionless.
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He withdrew his hand that was being held and cracked his joints.
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Ye Yao was really pissed and laughed out of anger: “You really dare to say that! You want me to hit you a few more times, don’t you?”
Lu Xun did not speak, but looked at Ye Yao who was staring back at him with narrowed eyes.
Ye Yao’s attitude was much better than he imagined….
He thought that after Ye Yao would find out what he had done, he would get angry, blame him, reprimand him, or simply alienate him if he couldn’t accept it. Or thought that normal people would never do this at all, force him to correct himself, and feel panic when confronting him, he had imagined all the worst consequences after being exposed.
But none of these, even Ye Yao punched him on the chest with such lightness, not really trying to make him feel pain.
He was certain that Ye Yao could not accept his behavior, because Ye Yao was dumbfounded when he found out. He was not wrong in his initial analysis of Ye Yao’s introverted personality and probably disliked him.
But even so, Ye Yao did not shout insults at him and distance himself from him.
His strange preferences, which seemed odd to outsiders, a little too strong for many people to accept under this act, were embraced by Ye Yao with great effort.
His heart seemed to be soaked in warm water, melting in the warmth.
***
Ye Yao finally packed his backpack, had dinner with Lu Xun before heading to the house where he was staying for his tutoring class.
Walking on the road, Lu Xun glanced at Ye Yao from time to time, he also sneaked glances at him when they were eating, so many times that Ye Yao couldn’t even pretend not to see him.
“Are you still angry, Brother Ye?” Lu Xun asked tentatively.
Ye Yao’s face was expressionless: “What do you think? What other surprises do you still have that I don’t know about?”
There are a lot, Lu Xun turned back his gaze evasively and answered: “None.”
Ye Yao didn’t believe such words at all anymore, with a sneer, he continued walking forward.
Probably because they lived close to each other, they ran into Ms. Wang and Wang Xue who were also returning from somewhere.
Seeing the two of them walking over holding hands, Wang Xue’s eyes widened. Although Ms. Wang was a little surprised, she accepted it quickly.
“Did you just get back from a date?” Ms. Wang asked.
Ye Yao did not refute, and smiled at Ms. Wang and the young man beside her: “What a coincidence, did you and Wang Xue just finish eating too?”
“Yes, I went to other provinces a few days ago, and I haven’t seen him for a few days, so I took him out to eat something good today.” Ms. Wang said, “I made a prayer wish for him that was said to be very spiritual, hoping that it would bless him to pass the exam smoothly.”
Lu Xun suddenly asked, “A very spiritual wish?”
“Are you interested in this too, Xiao Lu?” Ms. Wang became interested in chatting, “That temple is said to be very spiritual, but it is only the most powerful and only works best when you pray for the first time, so you must think about what you ask for the first time. Okay, if you’re interested, I’ll send you the address of that temple?”
Ye Yao himself didn’t really believe in this kind of thing, so he didn’t say anything, but Lu Xun who was beside him, was a pure, on-demand superstitious person, and would believe in anything as long as he heard that it would work. If it ends well, Lu Xun would think that it was true. If the calculation was bad or not effective, Lu Xun would immediately rebuke the feudal superstition.
Ye Yao watched as Lu Xun and Ms. Wang exchanged information about the location of the temple that was said to be very spiritual, and Ms. Wang also sent the prayer process to Lu Xun.
They thanked Ms. Wang and left. Ye Yao opened the prayer process which he had also been sent a copy of and had a look at it.
The whole process was not complicated. Write your wish on a piece of talisman paper that is said to have been blessed by the Master, then thread it on a string and hang it on an ancient tree that had been growing for an unknown number of years.
The above process specifically emphasized that because the first time was the most spiritual, it was necessary to write down the wish that you most wanted to be granted when you pray for the first time.
Ye Yao’s eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Lu Xun beside him.
Lu Xun was also watching with him, looking serious.
“Want to go?” Ye Yao asked.
“It will be May Day in a while, and it’s a five-day off in a row.” Lu Xun bumped Ye Yao’s shoulder, “Shall we go together?”
Ye Yao looked through the whole prayer process again calmly, and had an idea in his mind.
Theoretically speaking, any talisman paper that was hung up by Lu Xun could be taken down by him.
… This was a great opportunity to get a glimpse into Lu Xun’s innermost thoughts.
Because of the limit of ‘the first time prayer is the most powerful and spiritual’, he could directly face the deepest desire in Lu Xun’s heart.
Under normal circumstances, most people would pray for themselves, and write some wishes such as [All wishes come true, everything goes well], [Your partner loves you forever], [Make a fortune] and so on.
If Lu Xun would pray that he would always love him, or that they would always be together, or that the content of the prayer had nothing to do about him, but about his career and his own health, then he could fully understand. These were all perfectly normal thoughts, and Lu Xun had lived up to the trust he had placed in him.
If Lu Xun wrote something similar to [Their ashes be buried together in the same grave], [Dying together]… Then he may have to probe a little further into why Lu Xun would think of writing something like this, and look into how to slowly bring Lu Xun’s ideas back on track.
Ye Yao closed his phone and let out a breath.
Lu Xun was still trying to bump his shoulder when Ye Yao reached out and held him down.
“En, let’s go together.” Ye Yao said.
***
The last time they came to the house with Lu Xun for a tutorial, they slept in one room, but this time Lu Xun was obviously not so disciplined.
Lu Xun stayed in Ye Yao’s house, and as the time approached eleven o’clock in the evening, Lu Xun still did not move, not having the slightest intention of going back, but looking at Ye Yao from time to time.
“What are you doing?” Ye Yao asked, “You have already poured me my fifth cup of tea.”
Lu Xun leaned over: “It’s late at night, how about I serve Your Majesty to rest?”
Ye Yao glanced at the inner bedroom: “That’s where Concubine Xiong used to sleep before, do you want to take over?”
“That stinky bear really did sleep on the bed!” Lu Xun gritted his teeth and wanted to cry, “I thought I was the Empress, have I been relegated to the cold palace?”
A lot of what was in his heart would be said in the form of jokes, Ye Yao looked at Lu Xun a few more times.
“Not relegated to the cold palace.” Ye Yao drank the tea that Lu Xun poured for him, opened his arms, and let Lu Xun pick him up, “Serve me in bed, let’s go to sleep.”
***
After turning off the lights, Ye Yao was cradled in Lu Xun’s arms with a familiar intensity.
They held each other face to face, their warm breaths melting together.
The room was well soundproofed so that no sounds from outside could be heard, and the silent darkness was perfect for making out.
But Lu Xun didn’t rush to make out today, Ye Yao heard Lu Xun speak.
Lu Xun seemed to be struggling with his choice of words, and his speech was not as eloquent as usual.
“Ye Yao, about what happened today…” Ye Yao was hugged even tighter, and Lu Xun seemed to be afraid that he would run away, so he pulled him tightly into his arms.
Lu Xun’s voice was muffled: “I’m sorry, I will try my best to change, don’t be angry, and don’t ignore me.”
Ye Yao said softly: “You decided to change?”
“En.” Lu Xun replied.
They were so close that they even rested on the same pillow, and Ye Yao could feel the heat of Lu Xun’s breath when he spoke.
“It’s not impossible if you don’t change.” Ye Yao said.
“Hmm…huh?” Lu Xun sat up straight away, “What did you say?”
“I said, it’s fine if you don’t change.” Ye Yao repeated what he said just now, and seeing Lu Xun was about to enter a state of shock and ecstasy, he quickly added the following words, “But when you want to do these things, you must tell me, or do it in front of me, you can’t sneak around my back and hide it from me, you understand?”
Lu Xun’s breathing became rapid: “In front of you?”
“En.” Ye Yao replied.
Lu Xun held Ye Yao’s hand, his palm was hot: “I want to try it now, in front of you.”
Ye Yao: “…”
Lu Xun waited for a while, and when he heard no objection from Ye Yao, he immediately got off the bed and went straight to the small wardrobe in Ye Yao’s bedroom.
Ye Yao lay motionless on the bed when he heard the sound of the wardrobe door being opened.
He could not get a clear view of Lu Xun’s figure, and he could only vaguely see Lu Xun fumbling around in the wardrobe for a while, getting hold of a piece of clothing before pulling his upper body out of the wardrobe and burying his head down on that clothing.
Even in the darkness of the night, this scene was still too shocking for Ye Yao.
Ye Yao closed his eyes, pretending that he didn’t see anything.
But there were still sounds piercing into his ears.
“Yaoyao…” Lu Xun’s voice was low, and there was an inexplicable sexiness in the cool night air.
Fuck.
Ye Yao couldn’t help but curse in his heart, and buried his burning face under the quilt.
yaaay no kink shaming and healthy communication
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Okay, when I was translating this chap, I really didn’t give much thought to the ending… I was thinking maybe he was just smelling the clothes..but when I re-read here now..something gave me the feels that… did Xun Xun just got-off? Or my mind just went straight to the gutter lmao..gosh I need to go to the temple and cleanse my mind. LOL
Even if that’s not exactly what he was doing, he would enjoy making Ye Yao think it is 😆
Tsk tsk Yaoyao you gotta watch! He’s putting on a show just for you!
Thank you for the update!!!
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Thank You for the new chapter ( ꈍᴗꈍ)❤️
I’m so glad ye yao actually lovingly beat xunxun up ^w^ healthy communication is the key y’all~ 🥰
Oohhh it sounds like Lu Xun got a little something extra from being watched by Ye Yao 😯, probably exactly not what Ye Yao wanted but he didn’t think it through lol
Well, I guess Yao Yao understands now why Lu Xun did it in secret before.
Ohh!!! 😉 Ty for the chapter ❤️
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