EmbersCh37.3 - Realization

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Sheng Renxing was momentarily taken aback, the thought of “don’t tell me he ran away!” flashing through his head. BHy10t

Turning around, he walked towards a certain suite that he passed on his way towards the bathroom.

The door wasn’t closed, and three middle-aged men were sitting on the table chatting, while Xing Ye stood to the side expressionlessly.

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However, Sheng Renxing felt that he looked a little strange.

His face seemed inexplicably colder? yfkmTr

He stood outside the doorway for a while before the occupants noticed him.

“Hey, who are you?”

Sheng Renxing stared at Xing Ye, but the other didn’t speak.

Unsure of what the situation was, he pointed at Xing Ye, “I came with him.”

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“Oh?” The man turned towards the person in question, who replied, “My friend.”

Xing Ye’s mood was definitely bad right now.

What was going on?

“If he’s your friend, then you should come in and find a seat.” The man waved to him. bcaWBK

Sheng Renxing walked towards Xing Ye.

However, the other quickly refuted him, “It’s fine, we’ll go back to the lounge to rest.” Taking Sheng Renxing’s hand, he got ready to leave.

“Ah, there’s no rush.” The guy waved his hand, “Not everyone has arrived. Sit now and play a game with us.”

“I don’t know how.” Xing Ye replied coldly. 3ZTs8O

“It’s just an ordinary game of Fight the Landlord, how can you not know how to play?” One of the guys with a flower sleeve tattoo examined him with a disgruntled expression.

“Come on, come on,” The first man who spoke wheedled them with a smile, “No gambling, and you’ll only play with us until your sixth uncle arrives.”

Sheng Renxing glanced between them and studied the expressionless Xing Ye, who increased the pressure of his grip.

It was like the night sky had found its way into the depths of Xing Ye’s eyes. EXgGU2

This intense stare was deeply familiar—one that Sheng Renxing witnessed at the challenge arena last time.

It incited a roaring sound in his brain. He didn’t know what expression he was wearing, but Sheng Renxing could vaguely hear himself reply, “I’ll play.”

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Uncaring of how the occupants reacted, he walked over and sat down.

He could feel Xing Ye staring at his back. n9XHKO

Several of the men visibly paused, but they were satisfied that they found a willing member. The tattooed man nodded and flicked some ash into the ashtray, “If you’re okay with it.” He then glanced at the man who spoke at the beginning, “Lao Dong, can you reshuffle the cards?”

Lao Dong first eyed Xing Ye, who was still standing behind them, before nodding with a smile, “Okay little boss. Do you know the rules?”

“Mn.” Sheng Renxing nodded, studying the hand that was shuffling cards.

Lao Dong then asked the tattooed man, “How many?” 0wdJPm

The other said a number.

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Lao Dong noticed his gaze and smiled, “You don’t need to use them, you’re just accompanying us.”

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Lao Dong shuffled the deck very quickly; one could tell that he was experienced.

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Xing Ye stood with crossed arms, and upon making eye contact, Sheng Renxing could sense the other’s disapproval.

In response, he smiled and winked, implicitly telling Xing Ye to believe him. The person in question was momentarily taken aback.

In the first round, the landlord managed to unexpectedly win. TxCFGk

Lao Dong happily took money from the other two.

The rest of the guys took a drag of their cigarettes, “We can’t give you the cards to fucking reshuffle. Every time you do, you end up fucking winning.”

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“It’s just good luck, good luck.” Lao Dong smiled.

The tattooed man also hummed before turning and glancing at Sheng Renxing: “Do you know how to shuffle cards?” 1kg9Z2

“A little bit.” He stretched out a hand to take the cards, but without an ounce of politeness.

After that one round, he managed to get an approximation of the players’ skill sets.

While thinking about it, he spread the cards out smoothly in his palm.

Lao Dong studied these movements, “Aiyah, you’ve practiced this technique.” bRtzqx

“A little.”

He then dealt the cards. Now came bidding for the landlord.

Sheng Renxing raised his hand to cover his cards, “Me.”

He won without any incidents. jbCutK

Lao Dong and the others congratulated him, saying that the little boss can play rather well.

In the next round, Sheng Renxing won the bid again.

He also won the game.

Lao Dong and the group stared at each other but didn’t say anything. lEI60V

In the next round, Sheng Renxing was the landlord as well.

The tattooed man asked, “Does anyone else want to bid?”

Sheng Renxing scrutinized him: “Do you want to?”

The other smiled, “Where did the little boss come from? Very interesting.” Then he waved his hand, “You can bid.” xK0G k

Needless to say, he won again.

After winning three games in a row, Sheng Renxing put down his last card and asked them, “Do you still want to play?”

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“…”

Lao Dong attempted to remedy the situation, “The little boss is very lucky.” HwR2I7

“It’s that everyone else’s luck is so bad.”

“…” The atmosphere tensed in an instant.

The tattooed man squinted at him, “The little boss has a bad temper.”

“Young people can be like that,” Sheng Renxing replied evenly, “Do you still want to play?” Q3mFoA

He had already made preparations for the last fight.

After a while, the tattooed man smiled, “You’re really quite interesting!” He reached out to pat him on the shoulder, but Sheng Renxing dodged to the side.

“Whose family are you from?” The taciturn guy asked.

“Wei Huan is his uncle.” This was the first sentence that Xing Ye had spoken in a very long time. lqEuIT

The three men’s facial expressions changed in an instant.

Lao Dong’s expression was too casual—to the point where it seemed forced. He excitedly exclaimed, “Aiyah, so isn’t this nephew Wei? No wonder I thought you looked so familiar!”

“I’m not playing anymore.” The tattooed man put his cards down and lit another cigarette, “Did your uncle teach you how to play cards? Your skills are very good.”

“That’s for sure. No wonder we can’t win.” Lao Dong supplemented. g0uGMk

“I’m actually pretty useless.” Sheng Renxing stretched out his hand to take a card. After a few rapid movements, it disappeared in a flash.

The audience was stunned, but before they had time to recover, the card reappeared just quickly.

“I just played normally,” he stood up, “It’s that you’re all terrible.”

On the way, Xing Ye smiled: “You’re very fierce today.” As if he was afraid that a fight couldn’t be stirred up. gScXuJ

Sheng Renxing glanced at him, “That was me trying to pick a fight.”

“?” Xing Ye frowned slightly, “Did they provoke you?”

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“They angered you,” He shrugged, “Didn’t you have a face full of ‘I want to beat someone up’ before?”

Xing Ye seemed stunned and shook his head, “I won’t beat up the boss.” dkOlu0

“Will you still work here?”

The other shook his head, “I resigned.”

“So you can beat them up?”

Xing Ye shot him a complicated look, “…Lao Dong was the one who introduced me to this job.” x0uGpU

“Oh,” Sheng Renxing thought, “Anyways, you’ve managed to vent your anger. It’s fine if you don’t beat them up.”

“You helped me vent?” Xing Ye asked, before immediately shaking his head. “It’s not necessary. This is my own problem.”

“If I wasn’t here today, would you fight them?”

Xing Ye fell into silence, “I don’t know.” CEHoI1

After a while, he added: “Sometimes I can’t control my temper.”

He gazed down at his hand and flipped it back and forth.

“Ah,” Sheng Renxing changed the topic after contemplating his expression, “Why did they change their attitudes after you mentioned my uncle? If not for that, we probably would’ve started fighting.”

“Don’t fight with them,” Xing Ye frowned. “Wei Huan has a good reputation, although he’ll probably be receiving a call very soon.” SNmsjp

“Ah, what? These middle-aged men are going to tattle on me?

The other smiled fleetingly, “I’ll explain to him that it was because of me.”

“Half and half,” Sheng Renxing shrugged. “I just hate their attitudes, like they work in the Department of Alcohol, and so they need to persuade others to drink as much as possible, unable to even read the room.” He seemed to recall some memory as he “tutted” with a frown.

“Besides, I didn’t do anything. At most, I just said they were bad at cards.” Sheng Renxing tilted his head, “This is an objective description.” PmQrva

Xing Ye smiled, one that lingered for a long time, “What’s the other half?”

“The other half,” Sheng Renxing mulled it over for a bit, the emotions and expressions that he had been concealing suddenly rushing to the forefront. Stalling for time, he asked, “What about the other half?”

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“What?” Xing Ye momentarily didn’t react.

“That’s what you said. You half regretted bringing me, and the other half…?” Sheng Renxing helped him jog his memory. FsLQEx

The other didn’t expect him to remember, but followed this line of thought to recall what he had initially intended to say.

“Not answering?” Sheng Renxing ran forward and strolled backwards in order to maintain eye contact with him.

“Tsk” Xing Ye frowned. After a while, he stopped walking, “The other half of me was very happy that you chose to accompany me.” He regarded Sheng Renxing with a solemn gaze.

Sheng Renxing didn’t expect him to be so direct. After recovering, he gradually smiled with a raised eyebrow, “You’re welcome.” IokX9

Seeing him smile, Xing Ye couldn’t help but break out into a grin as well: “What about you?”

“Ah?”

Sheng Renxing pondered the question for a long time. The other waited for a response quietly.

He finally sighed, “Did you find out?” vqQO6y

Xing Ye stared at him, “What?”

“Realize that I have feelings for you.” Sheng Renxing caught his gaze head-on, without an ounce of avoidance.

Surprisingly, Xing Ye didn’t appear shocked nor astonished, only regarding him with an even expression. It was like the night coated him in an elusive and mysterious film that partially obstructed everything Sheng Renxing knew about him.

Maybe they stared at each other for only a minute. Maybe it was five or ten. p524Yg

It was then that Xing Ye finally spoke up, “Why are you suddenly asking this?”

“Because you probably realized the truth,” Sheng Renxing shrugged. The worst had passed, and he was now rather relaxed, “If that’s the case, there’s no point in continuing to hide the fact. I’m not that type of person.”

Xing Ye: “What kind?”

Eating tofu in the name of being good friends?” 2oPnbp

“You’re not?”

Sheng Renxing froze for a moment, and the two studied each other for a while.

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He “fuck-ed”, “Did you think that I’ve been eating tofu all this time?” After recalling the many interesting interactions between them, Sheng Renxing couldn’t help but blurt out, “Then why did you fucking cooperate with me?”

Glancing up, he found that Xing Ye was grinning and admonished him, “And you can still laugh at a time like this?” rKdMfj

“Do you want to smoke?”

Sheng Renxing nodded slightly. He had found his peace.

He took the cigarette and said, “I’ll give you the time it takes to smoke it to respond.”

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Translator's Note

吃豆腐; take advantage of someone (with a sexual implication).

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    I ‘ll always give to you fully credit .

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