Edited by Dobhsh
At nine o’clock, Saturday morning, Sui HouYu sat up on his bed.
His body was covered with sweat, making his pajama shirt glue to his back due to the stickiness. It was making him uncomfortable so he got up to open the window.
In an instant, the noisy chirping of the cicadas and the sound of chess pieces being moved by the seniors in the neighborhood flooded into the room, along with a wave of heat.
It did nothing to alleviate the situation.
He was pumped with adrenaline all night long until he finally felt a bit sleepy at around six o’clock in the morning.
Before going to bed, they had set the timer on the air conditioner so it was already turned off when he woke up, which made him sweaty.
Once his sweat was almost dry, he took a change of clothes to the bathroom.
Recently, he would occasionally train with the sports students. Coach Wang seemed to have said something to Ou Yang Ge, as Ou Yang Ge wouldn’t care and would let Sui HouYu go.
After doing sets of training with them, Sui HouYu would get a little tired.
Usually he exercised a lot, but after undergoing intensive formal training that stretched his body extensively, his muscles were sore.
While in the shower, he moved his ankle, making his calf ache.
Deng YiHeng told him that since it was currently tennis season, they would not be training too intensely as it would be counterproductive for when they go compete. Only after a short break after the season had passed would the training go up a notch to the point where they all wanted to die.
Even at this level of training, Sui HouYu felt tired. If they trained even harder… What would that even be like?
While deep in thought, he vaguely heard movements.
The sound of the shower affected his hearing. As soon as he turned it off, someone opened the bathroom door and walked in.
It was Hou Mo. They both paused when they saw each other.
The shower was not in a stall, and Sui HouYu had not drawn the curtains, allowing Hou Mo to see him in “all his glory”.
Sui HouYu looked at Hou Mo, then froze.
After Hou Mo woke up from his stupor, he handed over the brand new towel he had brought and deliberately looked at Sui HouYu from top to bottom, seemingly wanting to get back at him for the time he had looked at the place where Hou Mo also had blond hair.
He then chuckled and asked, “This is the time when your hair is at its straightest, right?”
Sui HouYu turned on the shower, and as the water hit his head, his hair obediently stayed put and naturally straightened.
Sui HouYu rolled his eyes in response and replied in a low tone, “Get lost.”
Hou Mo obediently turned around and started to leave. He suddenly stopped at the door and looked back at Sui HouYu, saying, “Next time you take a shower, remember to put up a “Do Not Disturb” sign; otherwise, we will directly enter after ringing the doorbell. I’m fine, but I don’t want you to scare my mother.”
“Got it! Get out!” Sui HouYu roared angrily.
After Hou Mo went out, he decided not to start in the bathroom and instead went to clean the bedroom.
Casually strewn on the chair beside the bed were the clothes that Sui HouYu wore yesterday. Hou Mo picked those up and sorted out the trash as well.
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As soon as he turned around, he saw a human-shaped sweat mark left on the bed sheets.
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Sui HouYu was really thin.
Skinny and bony yet still having wiry muscles—it was a magical combination.
Did his disorder cause this too?
When Sui HouYu came out, Hou Mo was cleaning up the takeout boxes from last night that Sui HouYu had neglected to throw away.
He stood to the side, arms crossed, as he stared at Hou Mo. Hou Mo told him, “I’ve taken off the bed sheet, but I didn’t bring a new one. I’ll bring it over later, because I still need to get it from upstairs.”
“Oh.” Sui HouYu approached and dragged a finger on the tabletop.
Hou Mo looked at his actions and asked, “Are you looking for trouble?”
“Hmm.” He admitted it openly.
“What’s wrong with you? Just tell me if you want to fight. Why do you need to do this?”
“Doing it like this would make it seem like I am not unreasonable and have a reason for every fight.”
“…… ” Hou Mo looked at Sui HouYu for a while, then finally gave him a thumbs up. “I get it; wait until I finish tidying up; otherwise, I won’t have the strength to do it after the fight.”
After Hou Mo finished speaking, he continued tidying up the room. Once he was done with the dining room, he turned around and went to clean up the bathroom.
Sui HouYu fed Da Ge and petted him for a while. Hou Mo finally finished cleaning, and before he left, he said, “I’ll go and get the bedsheet, then we can fight.”
“Okay.” Sui HouYu was easy to talk to.
In the end, Hou Mo came back together with Mother Hou.
Mother Hou saw Hou Mo taking a bed sheet and was worried that he wouldn’t be able to do a good job; which would make Sui HouYu uncomfortable, so she followed along to personally help.
Since Mother Hou was present, Hou Mo was as honest as a quail. As soon as he entered the door, he winked at Sui HouYu, signaling that he could not fight now.
Sui HouYu hugged the cat and silently watched the two people change his sheets.
The fire could only be suppressed temporarily.
Looking at them, he noticed that Hou Mo’s paleness was inherited from his mother.
Mother Hou was incredibly pale—a little too pale—looking almost anemic. She also had flaxen hair, and her agate-like irises were gentle when she looked at people.
When the mother and son were almost done cleaning up, Da Ge jumped out of Sui HouYu’s arms and approached Mother Hou, rubbing his face on the back of her hand as if saying hello.
It was obvious that while Sui HouYu was in school, Mother Hou was very kind to Da Ge; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so close to her.
Mother Hou said softly, “Momo, look at how cute this cat is.”
Hou Mo didn’t even want to give Da Ge a second glance and shook his head resolutely. “No, I’m scared.”
“You, ah, are just like your father.” Mother Hou replied, reaching out and stroking the cat’s head.
Hou Mo swallowed and then responded vaguely, “Oh…”
His voice trembled slightly.
Sui HouYu leaned to the side and asked, “Where can I buy a racket around here?”
He had been borrowing the team’s racket all this time, and it wasn’t really easy to use.
Like Hou Mo, most of the players had their own personal, good-quality rackets.
Hou Mo’s response was quite blasé. “Even if you change your racket, you won’t be able to beat me.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Mother Hou pushed him. Mother Hou agreed on his behalf, “Let Momo come with you this afternoon to buy a racket. He is an expert and can help you choose.”
Sui Hou Yu smiled and replied, “Okay.”
He was very nice to Mother Hou.
*
Hou Mo finished cleaning up two other rooms before going back to Sui HouYu. But this time, he didn’t enter the room and directly said, “Let’s go.”
After walking downstairs, Sui HouYu watched as Hou Mo fiddled with a bicycle and couldn’t help asking, “Are we going by bike?”
“Yes, this is the only mode of transportation in my house.” Hou Mo informed him as his hand stretched out as he showed off. “My mother only uses it when she needs to go to the company to balance the accounts. It’s 70% new and stable. The open top has a full view; it seems high-end and looks cute and charming.”
Sui HouYu looked at the sky-blue women’s bike and was silent for a long time.
He traveled by bicycle too, but it was a mountain bike intended for cross-country riding. He had never ridden a woman’s bicycle before.
After pondering for a while, he asked, “So what would you be using?”
At first, Hou Mo didn’t get what he was pointing at, but after a while, he finally understood and replied, “I pedal, you sit in the back, but give me a moment to adjust the bike seat.”
Hou Mo had long legs so he needed to adjust the seat every time, otherwise, it would be awkward to ride it.
Sui HouYu was confused and asked, “Can’t we switch to another vehicle?”
“Then we can only exchange with Deng YiHeng, since he owns a racing bike. However, their family occasionally delivers food, so they are the ones who use it. Besides, in Deng YiHeng’s bike, you can only sit on the beam.”
“How about taking a taxi?”
“Have you seen that kind of deformed car? If the two of us ride it, we’ll have to bow our heads. It would be better to go by bike.”
Sui HouYu, who could only compromise, took a deep breath.
After Hou Mo adjusted the seat, he sat on it and waved at him. Sui HouYu could only reluctantly sit at the back.
Hou Mo very kindly guided him. “You can place your feet here; look, right here.”
As he spoke, he touched the place with his heel twice.
“Hurry up and go!” Sui HouYu replied angrily.
Hou Mo started pedaling to take Sui HouYu to the nearby mall. Along the way, he was still inquiring, “What kind do you want to buy?”
“I’ll look around first.”
“If you just want to play, you don’t need to buy something good. Just get a beginner’s one.”
“I’m not a novice.”
“Yes, you’re an amateur.”
“……”
Sui HouYu had never been talkative.
Or it could be said that Sui HouYu did not talk much to people he didn’t know well, so Hou Mo had gotten used to it.
However, Hou Mo suddenly felt that something was wrong. Sui HouYu was silently leaning on his back, his body heat seeping into his clothes, his body swaying slightly.
He quickly stopped pedaling, placed both feet on the ground, and supported Sui HouYu’s body with the back of his arm. When he turned around to look behind him, he saw that Sui HouYu had actually fallen asleep.
“That’s not right, Da ge. How sleep-deprived are you to be able to fall asleep in this situation? Don’t you know it’s very dangerous?” Sui HouYu really frightened Hou Mo. No matter how slow the traffic was on Xiangjiang Lane, no one would be that brave.
If he hadn’t experienced this before, he wouldn’t have realized that the boy had fallen asleep and would instead think he was being taken advantage of.
Hou Mo soon shook Sui HouYu awake.
He opened his eyes and looked around groggily. After hesitating for a moment, he finally looked at Hou Mo.
Hou Mo was staring back at him with a teasing smile on his lips. “You really are god-like, being able to fall asleep in this situation.”
“I… fell asleep?” Sui HouYu asked in surprise.
“Or what? I drugged you?”
Even while lying comfortably in bed with no unnecessary noise around, Sui HouYu had difficulties falling asleep.
In the end, he actually fell asleep sitting on the back seat of an uncomfortable bike!
His eyes widened in surprise, his gaze not leaving Hou Mo. He suddenly went into a trance as a vague memory flashed in his mind, but he wasn’t clear about it.
For a moment, he felt that Hou Mo gave him a familiar feeling of dependence.
It was impossible to explain.
This was the third time, right?
Hou Mo was beside him, and he had unexpectedly fallen asleep.
It was not an accident.
What the hell is going on?
Omg I just love them!! Reading this early morning just made my day. Thanks a lot for translating this 💕
Third time’s a charm🤌✨
they are so cute lol and thank you for the chapter 🥰
My mind has gone far now. What if the fact that Coach is so controlling and strict with Momo must be because of his father? Momo’s father may have been the coach’s double
Hahahahaha I’m thinking too much. Thanks for the chapter
Thank you for the update ❤️💯