There’s puns and slangs in this chapter that just don’t make a whole lotta sense when converted to English. I tried ok.
That night, Song Yao finished taking a bath and sat dazedly in front of his desk.
He recalled everything that just happened. Compared to the gentle kisses, what he noticed more were Shen Muhan’s wet lashes and his red eyes. In order to capture the other, he had no choice but to say the confession, yet it made Shen Muhan cry. The overly rich expressions on the other’s face made it hard for him to forget. When he saw it, he realized Shen Muhan wasn’t a simple character, rather it seemed that he possessed parts of Ren Ximing’s memory, or perhaps, Ren Ximing had been in his body.
He couldn’t help but think, in these years, there were indeed areas where he had let Ren Ximing down. The confession from two years ago was treated lightly by him. The pair of eyes that always stared at him, they were clearly full of love, but he only felt creeped out by them. He thought he had been extremely considerate of this sickly child, but he had no idea he had spent such a long time creating a brand new world…the truth was, he had been neglecting him for a long time. But when he thought about all of Ren Ximing’s paranoid behaviors and how he tangled him over the years, his head hurt a little again.
It was as if, one day, he saved a small snake on the verge of death. Without him, the little snake would’ve died already. The small snake treated him as its master, loved him, respected him, and wanted to be together with him. But compared to the small snake, he loved freedom more. The small snake grew into a big snake and became a snake demon. It used its heavy body to constrict him and threatened him using its own life. Then, exchanging half of its power, it obtained a world treasure and it gifted him that treasure, if only he would stay with him. Everyone would say, he was the only one the snake demon had, it already gave him everything it possessed, why couldn’t he be together with it? Was he not the slightest bit touched? To that, he would reply, he was extremely touched and shocked. But he didn’t need the treasure, he didn’t wish to see the snake demon sacrifice on his behalf, he didn’t want to be bound to the snake demon and he detested the snake demon using its life to threaten him. He saved the small snake back then, not because he wanted to get something in return, he only wanted to freely live his life.
He only felt brotherly love for Ren Ximing, it was impossible for him to love this stubborn person. The only reason he was capturing the protagonist was to cure his illness and to drag him out of the muddy pool.
But although he said this, he couldn’t ignore the inexplicable tremors in his heart. When did it start?
When he was kissed by the crying Shen Muhan/Ren Ximing? When he discovered how the other’s heartbeat was racing? Or was it when he uncovered his younger brother’s ultimate goal?
He didn’t know.
What he knew was, he had become a little less averse to touch, he had become soft-hearted, he had become more empathetic, and he had become more childish. Because of a small matter, his emotions would be stirred, he was becoming increasingly more suited to the role of a fanatic, and even his line of sight would habitually follow Shen Muhan around.
The more he thought about it, the less he could explain it, so he might as well not think about it.
He looked at the crescent moon outside the window and the images he saw tonight appeared in his head. He activated his skill and spent thirty minutes creating a drawing.
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On the other side, Shen Muhan tossed and turned without being able to sleep.
Whether his eyes were opened or closed, he kept thinking about how nervous Song Yao looked when he was confessing: his breathing was faster than normal and the tip of his ears were also redder than normal. He recalled how Song Yao hung his head and pursed his lips, how he looked a little awkward and conflicted. His soft and pink lower lips were a little white from him biting on it, and when he released his teeth, the flesh immediately bounced back, like a red and bouncy jelly. He remembered how the lips felt brushing against the side of his face. Although it was only for a brief moment, he smelled the sweet scent of strawberries. He even recalled, when he kissed Song Yao on his cheek, forehead and on the tip of his nose, Song Yao’s body was stiff, his lashes trembled rapidly, the tip of his ears were terribly red, which tempted him awfully to do something more.
Unconsciously, he was already gently touching his own lips.
It was as if that person’s scent still lingered on his lips.
Unable to help it, he licked his upper and lower lips.
He was somewhat satisfied, but also felt a little empty. He could only blame that they had only touched for a little while. He blamed that he drank milk a while ago, he blamed that he just brushed his teeth, and because of that, this scent on his lips had already disappeared.
He turned on his bed in frustration but he also felt a little fortunate, because he still remembered the sensation.
Song Yao’s skin was too delicate, when kissing it, it was like kissing a brocade made of natural silk.
If Shen Muhan was like a natural-born heater with a body that was always warm, then Song Yao was like a natural-born refrigerator; he had a body temperature lower than the average person, cold to the touch, and his skin felt delicate and smooth. So every time Shen Muhan managed to get a hand (mouth) on him, he was reluctant to let go, as if the other was a clear spring that could put out the heat and dryness in his heart.
Ai, it was almost twelve, but he was still unable to sleep.
Shen Muhan figured he might as well look through Weibo and scroll through his own hot topic page.
Before he knew it, his Weibo had accumulated 250,000 followers and his hot topic page had 50,000 followers.
The moment he entered, he saw a drawing that received ten thousand likes.
[Song919
Moon boat @ShenMuHan_Raphael
Picture.jpg]
In the picture, it was a quiet night. The earth turned into a gleaming lake and the crescent moon in the sky turned into a sailboat in the lake. The silver-haired youth stood in the sailboat, his silver hair blowing in the wind, the moonlight scattered on his head and shoulders. His eyes contained a smile; it held anticipation and tolerance as it looked over. He looked like he was waiting for something, but he also looked like he was inviting someone to sit on his moon boat.
Without a doubt, the comment section exploded.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
[HisLightYear: Omg, it’s so beautiful…I’m crying..]
[ChangingMyUsernameToMoonBoatThatNight: Agreed, ugly cry, I’ve never seen Hanhan smiling so gently before…]
[WuWuWuWu: Chen Yao is so talented, originally I was jealous, envious and hating him. He could draw and act, he’s even handsome and is Hanhan’s classmate, we’re all insanely jealous!]
[I’mCrying: Yeah, I want to transmigrate into Lord Chen Yao…]
[BeautifulShouIsMine: Guys, his name is Song Yao! Song Yao! How did you guys get it wrong when it’s only two words, wtf, lololol.]
[MidsummerNight: @Song919 can I print it into a poster? I want to hang it in my room and worship it every day…]
[I’mGone: Guy’s, I told you, Song Yao’s heart is sincere…I even briefly analyzed it a bit, so far brother Song drew a total of four drawings, the first one was a back view of Hanhan solving problems and there’s a strong sense of estrangement; the second drawing is Hanhan standing by the window, Hanhan was extremely sexy, but his expression was still a little cold and there was a sense of distance; the third drawing, Hanhan stood on the stage like light itself, he was extremely dazzling but at the same time it felt like he was untouchable; but this drawing is completely different, Hanhan is smiling gently and the drawing itself feels very romantic as if the sense of distance had been negated…it couldn’t help but let people guess if the two people had gotten closer as well and perhaps Hanhan is smiling at Song Yao? (Real smile.jpg)]
[Wow: This boss is too talented at analyzing, I’ll bet we’ve stumbled upon the truth…oh no, I definitely won’t be able to sleep tonight, I just read a vampire x holy father written by a sister, it has ten thousand words, I was already half dead…but now I feel like I can keep on going…]
[I’mMostHandsome: I’ve been saying, Song Yao’s heart is sincere, wuwuwu!]
[Prophet: Guys, I think they’re really dating, they might’ve already done this and that…]
[YogurtPineapple: It’s no biggie, just self-indulge in our own circle, don’t act crazy, hug Hanhan.]
[Song919: @MidsummerNight Whatever you want.]
[I’mCrying: ???]
[Where’sMyOxygenTank: ???]
[PomeloIsSweet: AAaahHHHhhh! Brother Song is here!]
[I’mGone: Lord holy father, is it true about you and Hanhan?]
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After he calmed down, he noticed that there were some words that were frequently used by his fans. They would get extremely excited and there were a lot of likes. His looked around and there were three popular phrases:
“Shen x Yao hearts near”, “cold knows pines and cypresses”, “body like pines and cypresses, green year round”.
He looked at the first two a couple times and understood. His fans sure knew their stuff and as the main subject, he expressed that he liked it. He needed to send this to his CP to see.
[ChildishGhost: Asleep?] Childish ghost was naturally Shen Muhan. After the two of them talked on Wechat for the first time, Song Yao changed his name to that.
[Ah Yao: No, what’s wrong?]
[ChildishGhost: You drew me again, I saw it, you love me so much, you love me so much you can’t help yourself. That’s why my liking towards you increased a little bit more again. (smug.jpg)]
[Ah Yao: …] Please, wake up.
[ChildishGhost: I’m in a very good mood right now, so I want to test you on some language questions.]
[Ah Yao: Are you childish or not?]
[ChildishGhost: If you can answer them, you win. First question, what does Shen x Yao hearts close mean?]
[Ah Yao: Oh, you were looking through your hot topic page, huh. Isn’t that the CP name our fans made up for us? It’s quite poetic, bodies distant but hearts near, although the two’s physical bodies are far apart, they’re hearts are close together.]
As a result, when he sent this, a certain childish ghost nearly choked on the water he was drinking. He had a coughing fit and even his texts had more typos.
[ChildishGhost: your’e pretty good, second question. Whar does cold knows pines and cypresses mean?]
[Ah Yao: It means you only know that pines and cypresses can endure the cold after passing winter. It’s also a CP name, but why do your fans always put your name first, I’m clearly older than you?]
[ChildishGhost: Hahahahaha shiba inu smile.jpg]
[ChildishGhost: Because I’m more powerful than you, I’m the big brother.]
[Ah Yao: Throw bombs at you.jpg]
[ChildishGhost: Wow, you use the expression packet you got from me pretty well.]
[Ah Yao: If you know, share some more.]
In the end, the two never figured out what it meant for their names to be at the front and back...
[ChildishGhost: Since you’re so smart, “body like pines and cypresses, green year round”, you must also know what that means, right? To be honest, I don’t understand it at all. Helpless.jpg]
[Ah Yao: Body like pines and cypresses, green year round…Let me check.]
[Ah Yao: It’s usually said as a blessing, it means wishing a relationship can last a long time, like how pines and cypresses always remain green. But somehow I feel like that’s not what it means in this case
[ChildishGhost: Fans seem to like that line the most, they always pair it with a nose bleeding emoji, I don’t understand.]
[Ah Yao: Yeah, there’s a lot of likes, is there a deeper meaning? Look at their writings when there’s time, it’s almost twelve, you’re still not going to sleep?]
[ChildishGhost: Your mom didn’t yell at you?]
[Ah Yao: Why would she yell at me, she’s thrilled.]
[ChildishGhost: Blush.jpg]
[ChildishGhost: I want to facetime with you…]
[Ah Yao: What’s up with you, we just left each other a moment ago. And I’m sleepy.]
[ChildishGhost: Three minutes!]
[ChildishGhost: Wuwuwuwu, just one minute is enough!]
[Ah Yao: …Fine.]
Right away, a facetime request came and Song Yao accepted it.
He enlarged the small video box and saw Shen Muhan’s magnified face. That guy had turned on a flashlight and hid under the blanket to secretly facetime him. When Song Yao saw this, he couldn’t help laughing.
[Shen Muhan whispered: What are you laughing at? I’m just scared my mom will discover I’m still up! Otherwise, my phone will be taken away!]
[Song Yao: You poor high school male! Hahahaha!]
[Shen Muhan: Aren’t you also the same?]
[Song Yao: I can’t, this is too funny, hahahahahaha!]
[Shen Muhan laid on his pillow: You look so pretty when you laugh.]
It was obviously a face he was very well-acquainted with, but in the video, it carried a strange sense of unfamiliarity. Shen Muhan’s curiosity was piqued, he couldn’t help moving closer to the camera, carefully observing the other person’s brilliant smile.
[Song Yao almost choked: Do you know how scary you look right now? Hiding in the dark blanket, using the flashlight to shine on your face, and getting this close to the camera? Can you be a little more normal…]
[Shen Muhan tried to divert the topic: I’m completely normal, I’m just telling the truth.]
[Song Yao: There’s thirty seconds left!]
[Shen Muhan immediately jumped out of his blanket, quietly turned on the reading lamp, and finally he stopped looking so horrifying: Wah, you’re too much, you’re really keeping track of the time! Don’t you like me, shouldn’t you want to facetime with me the entire night?!]
[Song Yao: There’s still twenty seconds.]
[Shen Muhan: Loosening the rein to better tighten it doesn’t work on me! …I used to like you a little bit, now I don’t like you at all!]
[Song Yao: Ten more seconds.]
[Shen Muhan: You’re relying on the fact that you’re special, hmph!]
[Song Yao: Nine, eight, seven…]
Shen Muhan finally resigned to his fate, he sighed, laid on his pillow, and stared at Song Yao in the video. Even if the video quality was a little blurry, even if it was dark in the room, he was still extremely good-looking with red lips and white teeth, and at this moment, in Shen Muhan’s eyes, he was prettier than a celestial being. Those half-lidded eyes carried traces of a lazy smile, bewitching him so much he forgot to breathe and his mind was unfocused.
The night was overly quiet, Song Yao’s voice entered Shen Muhan’s ears through the earphones and became the only sound he heard. Even if Song Yao was merely counting down numbers, it sounded so unrealistically pleasing that it was as if he was dreaming.
Finally, Song Yao counted down to “three”.
Shen Muhan reluctantly smiled at Song Yao.
His voice was sticky and soft, “Ah Yao, goodnight.”
The facetime stopped. Song Yao ended it.
Before he ended it, he even took a screenshot.
He felt like he just saw a silver, long-haired cat lying on the soft goose feather pillow, meowing needily at him. It used its plump body to twirl around Song Yao’s calf and carefully used its thick tail to hook around his ankle. It was warm, soft, furry, and unbearably cute.
Song Yao didn’t noticed, but after the facetime, the corner of his mouth kept on smiling, he kept thinking about how the other person looked when saying goodnight to him, it made him feel nice and his mood was particularly good.
The favorability value on Shen Muhan’s side had already increased to 80%.
The hamster appeared and reminded Song Yao to draw cards.
Last time he got an N card and it did affect his confidence a little.
He continued drawing this time.
When the card drawing interface appeared, Song Yao couldn’t help thinking, the three main elements of the interface, the “cross”, “black snake”, and “rose”, did they mean anything special? Ren Ximing was a perfectionist, he was obsessive over every single detail in this world, perhaps the cross represented “holiness” and “abstinence”, making him think of the holy father he acted as well as Shen Muhan’s character setting. The black snake, the snake was the devil that tempted Eve, it appeared in the bible, it felt very similar to the feeling Ren Ximing gave him, plus the color of Ren Ximing’s eyes were the same as a snake’s. As for the rose, normally roses represented passionate love, and sometimes, it was a warning against love, like how Wilde written the rose dyed red in the nightingale’s blood.
The black snake, transformed from a devil, wrapped around the cross and offered the suffering god…roses dyed from blood?
This thought made his hair rose, but then he shook his head and sighed.
Don’t think too much. Draw the card.
Very good, his law-defying luck was back, he drew a SR.
[You closed your eyes and entered a dream. What’s in your dream? Is there the singing warbler? The blue sky? The amusement park we visited? Am I in it? I wanted to know, so I secretly entered your dream. The host with this card can enter the target’s dream and can interact with the target in the dream. Duration: 24 hours, if the time isn’t used up, remember to pause the skill!]
[The hamster covered its face: Woah.]
[The hamster wiped its bloody nose: This going to be exciting, host wait a minute, I need to cut out some extreme contents, otherwise it’ll be bad if you were scared off.]
[Song Yao: ???]
[Hamster: All set, host. You can start right away. The protagonist’s sleeping right now, it’s the golden opportunity! You can also increase the favorability value while in the dream, you can’t pass it up!]
[Song Yao: Hamster, why are you so excited?]
[The hamster chuckled.]
The answer was simple, because it was also addicted to gnawing (on CP).
Can’t wait😍
Aww. Thanks for the update.
Amo esta historia 💕
I love this❤️