EmbersCh42 - “I’m Chasing You.”

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Xing Ye was wearing full length trousers – Sheng Renxing had never seen him in shorts. 4gYt8R

The man standing opposite of him had a beard, was topless and was wearing shorts.

Both were wearing fingerless gloves.

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Bandages were wrapped around Xing Ye’s exposed knuckles.

The referee gestured to the two of them, and seemed to ask something. It was too noisy, so no one could hear what they were saying. WoF9U4

Sheng Renxing could only see Xing Ye first shaking his head at the referee, and then the other person also shaking his head and then saying something to Xing Ye.

Xing Ye only glanced at him before taking a step aside.

Someone in the audience yelled: “Hurry up!”

The bearded man touched his fist and said to Xing Ye: “I won’t show mercy anymore.”

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Xing Ye only shook his head, not taking it seriously. It was a joke to ‘show mercy’ in the ring.

Before they began, Xing Ye glanced down at the audience.

Sheng Renxing didn’t know why, but as Xing Ye looked down, he subconsciously shrank into the shadows of the people standing in front of him. When he reacted, he felt embarrassed, no matter whether Xing Ye had seen him or not.

The bearded man was stronger than Xing Ye: his muscles were huge, his savage breath was sweeping through the basement, and everyone was screaming. IbFEtu

Screaming meant cheering. This match was a bit eye-catching.

Sheng Renxing looked at the bearded man’s muscles and turned his gaze away with scorn, instead staring at Xing Ye’s expression.

Xing Ye’s face was blank.

Sheng Renxing couldn’t tell whether he was feeling defeated or confident. 1aJ74e

But the look in his eyes was different from usual.

It was a predatory gaze, staring at the bearded man as if he were his prey; his breathing was tight, and he was tense.

That look highlighted a bit of the madness within him that was usually hidden away.

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—— Suddenly, he threw the first punch at the bearded man. xdltWm

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But Xing Ye didn’t care at all – that wasn’t the only punch he received. dH4lZn

The two of them fought each other, and Sheng Renxing watched until the end.

Finally, Xing Ye pushed the bearded man down and punched him hard.

The bearded man’s face was already covered in blood at this time.

Now Sheng Renxing knew what the referee had asked them at the beginning – it should’ve been a question on whether they wanted to wear mouthguards. qCyA7

When everything was over, Xing Ye’s elbow was pulled up by the referee, while the bearded man remained lying on the ground.

Sheng Renxing watched him walk away, going past some curtains.

People around him were still discussing how much they had earned tonight and how much they had lost, complaining that the bearded man was useless and just for looks.

Sheng Renxing pushed past them and walked in the direction of the place he suspected to be backstage. CZ6Nst

The door was being guarded, and people were not allowed to enter the passage behind it.

However, Sheng Renxing said he was a friend of No. 3, and to let him in.

There were doors on both sides of the long hallway, just like in a hotel.

Unfortunately, this was not the same as a hotel at all. XiqdFw

He walked along and wondered which room Xing Ye would be in.

Maybe he wasn’t here and had already gone.

He tried to move the handles of some of the unopened doors, but they were locked.

In fact, he hadn’t figured out what he wanted to say when he saw Xing Ye. He just wanted to see him. lC9uLa

“Why are you here?”

Suddenly, the curtain of a nearby room moved: Xing Ye grabbed him and pushed him into the dressing room, before slamming the door shut violently and quickly. The door was already in disrepair, so it rebounded and didn’t shut completely.

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Sheng Renxing looked at him, stunned for a moment.

“I was looking for you.” He said naturally. ng8SIh

He stepped aside and closed the door properly, bolting it from the inside.

Xing Ye kept watching him.

“I was curious.” Sheng Renxing swallowed the greeting in his mouth, changing the subject without wanting to talk more, “Is there a medicine kit? You’re injured.”

Xing Ye ignored him, raising his hand and pulling back the bolt again. The cyan on the copper made a mark on his gauze, and the door hit the frame with another bang: “How did you know I was here? Who told you?” wTZiXr

His expression was very bad, darker than a cloud brewing a thunderstorm.

“Couldn’t I have found it out by myself?” Sheng Renxing’s ears twitched in surprise, and his eyes avoided him, searching instead for a medicine kit.

He felt a little guilty, but didn’t care about Xing Ye’s bad expression. He felt like a stalker who caught his boyfriend cheating.

The medicine kit was laying open on a chair in the middle of the room, two blood-stained bandages next to it. Xing Ye had been halfway through removing the gauze when Sheng Renxing had arrived. SxR3DG

Sheng Renxing wanted to walk over.

However, Xing Ye pulled him back. He had already taken one of his gloves off, and although blood soaked through the gauze, he grasped Sheng Renxing’s arm with great strength.

“You can’t.” Xing Ye’s eyebrows were furrowed, and his voice was cold and heavy.

Sheng Renxing was caught off guard and bumped into the door behind him, his back making a thud. HlrxAR

He suppressed his anger, feeling that Xing Ye’s emotions were wrong: “Your mother told me.”

Xing Ye didn’t seem to expect this answer, and was taken aback.

The next second: “How do you know each other?”

“Don’t act like you’re interrogating a prisoner.” Sheng Renxing frowned. He didn’t know why Xing Ye was so angry, “I met her before. She said you were going to die in the ring at this rate, and wanted me to come and help collect the body.” BPYWAZ

“You don’t need to care about my affairs.” Xing Ye’s voice was so cold that it could freeze water.

Sheng Renxing stared at Xing Ye: “Why are you so angry? Because I came to see you?”

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“This is not where you belong.” Xing Ye spoke, “Look at the kind of people that are outside!”

“I just wanted to see you.” Sheng Renxing said. wDxdje

He watched as blood trickled down from a cut above his brow, his red eyes, and his fierce face that was forced into desperation.

Xing Ye definitely didn’t know what his current expression looked like.

“I’ll help you deal with it.” Suddenly, Sheng Renxing didn’t feel angry anymore. He sighed in his heart.

“No need,” Xing Ye leaned against him to stop him from moving, and screwed his eyes shut, “You are leaving now.” NAaKuL

“No I’m not.” Sheng Renxing refused.

“…”

Xing Ye pressed him against the door with one hand, and lowered his head to bite the glove off his other hand. Sheng Renxing couldn’t see his expression clearly, but he could see his hands shaking.

Sheng Renxing helped him take off the glove. 8S9nef

“You don’t need to get involved with my business,” Xing Ye spoke after a while, staring down at the glove, “Put away your overflowing sympathy, there are no brothers here, only lunatics and scumbags.”

“Do you think I’m pitying you?” Sheng Renxing laughed angrily.

Xing Ye didn’t speak, only lowering his head slightly. His sweaty hair was half-stuck to his forehead, and the trickling blood had already reached his chin.

Being so close to Xing Ye, he could smell the scent of sweat, blood, and medicine, and the smell of this musty room. cPx SV

He suddenly hooked his arm around Xing Ye and bit his lip, hard, not allowing him to move. Their lips were nearly touching, and no one spoke.

Sheng Renxing retreated a little, and said, “I’m not pitying you.

“I’m chasing you.”

The breath of the two intersected, and Xing Ye exhaled before Sheng Renxing felt him closing the distance. JsF5cr

It was only for a moment: Sheng Renxing pressed his lips against his, then suddenly licked Xing Ye’s lips, sweeping across his lower lip before quickly retreating. Like a sneaky cat.

There was a faint taste of blood in his mouth.

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Sheng Renxing looked at Xing Ye’s matching bloody lips, then looked down again. He couldn’t help but smile.

What else was there to say? He was just happy. DULJ8k

“This scumbag, you hurt me.”

Xing Ye didn’t speak, but stared at him with dark eyes. After a long time, he licked the wound on his lips.