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The matter of Ji Ning and Jiang Che’s relationship was almost immediately exposed to their families. There was no way they could hide it. As soon as they saw Ji Ning’s lips at breakfast the next morning, it was obvious what was going on between them.
Faced with the questions of two families, Jiang Che explained simply, “I am pursuing Ji Ning. I’ve loved him for a long time.”
Jiang Che’s parents were completely shocked and brought Jiang Che back to their house to have a long conversation with him.
They were very traditional parents. If they’d found out a few years ago, it might have been impossible for them to accept that Jiang Che liked another man. Their attitudes were the reason why Jiang Che had been too afraid to reveal his feelings.
But now their son was back, they felt that as long as Jiang Che was alive, it didn’t matter what he chose to do. They didn’t care how he acted or what he wanted, as long as he could be happy. All they wanted was for him to live peacefully.
They’d thought they would have to suffer a lifetime of heartache and regret, but now that Jiang Che had really returned they had nothing more to ask for. Even if Jiang Che said he liked Ji Ning, they had no objections. Their son’s happiness was more important than anything else.
Their only worry now was how Ji Ning’s parents would react. Although their friends were much more open minded than them, Ji Ning was the only son of the family. If they had a problem with the relationship, there wasn’t anything they could do.
At the same time, Ji Ning’s parents and sister were sitting with Ji Ning. His sister’s husband had taken Ji Ning’s niece out to play, leaving the family members alone to chat.
His parents looked very serious and Ji Ning couldn’t help but feel nervous. He looked over at his sister for help.
He had already rehearsed what he was going to say. Even if they said he couldn’t be with Jiang Che, there would never be anyone else for him for the rest of his life. After being so deeply entangled with Jiang Che, and knowing his sincere love for him, how could he ever fall in love with someone else?
Silence continued to brew inside the room. After a long time, his father finally spoke.
“When do you want to have the wedding?”
Ji Ning: “?”
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The change of topic was so bizarre that Ji Ning felt a little dizzy.
He and Jiang Che had only just started dating, why were they jumping so suddenly to a wedding?
“We’ve actually known for a long time that Jiang Che loved you.” His sister smiled. “It was too obvious, you were the only one who didn’t notice. Because you were so used to your close relationship, you never even realised he was chasing you.”
Ji Ning felt shocked to his core, “He chased me?”
His sister gave him a look, “Are you pretending to be stupid or are you actually stupid?”
“I’m not stupid!” Ji Ning protested, “But he never chased me. You’re talking nonsense okay?”
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.
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“He was having a dream where he talked to me.”
“You went out to eat together for Qixi festival and Jiang Che even gave you a gift.”
“It wasn’t like that! We were just eating before watching a game. The gift he gave me was a signed jersey!”
“Then how do you explain the chocolate he gave you on valentine’s day?”
“Someone else gave it to him. He didn’t like it but he knew I liked chocolate so he gave it to me. What’s the problem with that?”
“He made the chocolate himself.”
Ji Ning: “…”
His sister: “…”
Ji Ning: “???”
His sister elaborated, “I went to his house to drop off some food that day. He was the only one at home and I could smell chocolate even from the living room. He told me his mother was making a chocolate dessert and he was making the chocolate for her. I tasted a little and it was exactly the same as the chocolate he gave you. It was good, he has a good hand for it.”
“…” Ji Ning was silent for a while before saying, “But he never told me…”
His older sister sighed and said despairingly, “It seems you really are stupid. He did this all for your sake, you’re the only one who didn’t notice it─ ah, Jiang Che, you’re here?”
“…”
Jiang Che stood in the doorframe and smiled at Ji Ning’s older sister. From his expression, it looked like he’d been here for a while and heard the conversation between the two siblings.
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That night, Ji Ning received small chocolates, one after another.
Huo Wuling gave him rose chocolate. Zhou Rin gave him almond chocolate, with a slightly bitter taste. Lai gave him a sweeter white chocolate. Gu Chen gave him pure dark chocolate. Fu Qinghan gave him sweet blueberry chocolate. Qin Ruwang gave him cool mint chocolate…
Each one of them was handmade, so at Jiang’s house the cooking of chocolate lasted all day. By the end of the day, Jiang Che’s parents were so sick of the smell of chocolate that they left the house to eat dinner.
“You like chocolate right? I made it for you.”
Huo Wuling propped his head on his jaw and watched Ji Ning eat the chocolate he made with a smile, “Can you taste my love Ningning?”
When Jiang Che took charge again and saw the empty chocolate wrappers on the table, his expression darkened. The other personalities were making fun of him─ back then, even though he was so obvious, Ji Ning never realised his intentions.
Just to ridicule him they’d do all this, those personalities were really good for nothing!
Jiang Che threw away the empty wrappers without saying a word, then walked back to Ji Ning, who was lying across the sofa. His expression softened and he stroked the boy’s hair.
Being with Ji Ning always made him feel calm. He never wanted Ji Ning to feel upset or sad because of him.
He touched Ji Ning’s face again and suddenly found that his skin was very hot and his cheeks were flushed. His heart skipped a beat, thinking Ji Ning had a fever, but when he moved closer, he could smell alcohol. Jiang Che picked up Ji Ning and carried him over to his bed.
This is…
Jiang Che’s gaze fell on a handwritten card that was sticking out of Ji Ning’s pocket, signed by Herinos. After making sure Ji Ning was comfortable, he found the rest of the chocolates Herinos had made and tasted half of one. The taste of alcohol was very strong, similar to the spirits his father collected.
“…”
His handsome face revealed a slight smile. He walked back to the bed and sat down on it, taking the slightly tipsy Ji Ning into his arms. He whispered into Ji Ning’s ear, coaxing him, “Darling, let me help you take off your clothes.”
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Defeated by Jiang Che’s seduction, Ji Ning finally agreed to test his theories. Together, they came to the conclusion that other kinds of intimacy wouldn’t lead to personality changes, only kissing would.
Jiang Che stopped before they could engage in the most intimate kinds of actions because he wanted Ji Ning to ask for it first. He was also worried that one of the other personalities might emerge during their private time together and catch a glimpse of Ji Ning. If that happened, he would definitely kill himself and die with them.
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After waking up and remembering what happened the night before, Ji Ning was so embarrassed he wanted to bury himself in a hole. He knew he wouldn’t be able to stay calm if he looked at Jiang Che, so he desperately ran out of the house to hide.
He had almost slept with his childhood friend! Even though he knew Jiang Che had loved him for many years, he’d firmly believed they were best friends for the same length of time. Now that they’d suddenly changed their identities from friends to lovers, it was difficult for him to adapt.
But he also had to admit to himself that he didn’t hate doing those things with Jiang Che. It had only taken the small amount of alcohol inside those chocolates to give him the confidence to do those kinds of things.
Ji Ning had planned to hide until it got dark then go back to his own home, but Jiang Che found him almost immediately. Jiang Che simply knew him too well. As soon as Jiang Che saw him, he could read the expression on Ji Ning’s face.
“Come back.” Jiang Che smiled at the blush that covered Ji Ning’s face, “After I send you home, I’ll leave you alone today. If you still feel embarrassed, I can switch out?”
Before Ji Ning could answer, Jiang Che lowered his head and kissed his forehead. He intended to let another personality take control, but unexpectedly Jiang Che’s personality hadn’t changed.
“What’s going on?” Ji Ning unconsciously looked up at Jiang Che.
“I don’t know.” Jiang Che raised an eyebrow and laughed suddenly, “Why don’t we try it again?”
He pulled Ji Ning in close and captured him in a deep kiss.
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This time, the previous incident didn’t repeat and Ying Qianqiu appeared.
Ji Ning still felt worried and wanted Jiang Che to go to the research centre for an inspection. Ying Qianqiu agreed to go very considerately, so they set off on the trip, along with both their families.
The person being examined was Jiang Che, so when they arrived at the research centre, Ji Ning helped to change Jiang Che’s personality back. Strangely, it took two kisses this time as well for the personality change to happen, as if the personalities were becoming more stable inside his body.
After a series of tests, the researchers came to a complicated conclusion. The simplest summary was that during the period of time where Jiang Che was ‘Future’, the worlds he created had a strong effect on him, resulting in the many different personalities. Although these personalities were originally created by Jiang Che, they had now become their own individuals and could even be summoned using Ji Ning as their focal point, and triggered by the action of ‘kissing’.
Kissing had both a psychological and spiritual impact on him, resulting in the personality switches. Because of the unique circumstances of Jiang Che’s situation, his split personalities were difficult to cure. It was likely the other personalities would always be there alongside the main personality, but they would have to use certain methods to ensure Jiang Che remained stable.
The way to ease the fracture caused by the split personalities would involve intimacy with Ji Ning beyond kissing. The more times, the more stable Jiang Che’s mental state would be.
However, it was possible that while engaging in intimacy could help heal the personality fractures, Jiang Che might not end up being the dominant personality. In short, the dominant personality was likely to be the one that had the most intimacy with Ji Ning.
Ji Ning: “…”
Jiang Che looked up at him with pitiful eyes, “Ji Ning…”
“Don’t come here!”
Ji Ning took two steps back, then suddenly turned and desperately ran away.
Absolutely not!!
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It seemed that in this lifetime, he would have to stay by Jiang Che’s side forever.
The author has something to say: The last chapter will be updated tomorrow night, which is the final chapter of the novel! =v=
I can’t believe that Jiang Che got diagnosed with ‘Have to have sex with your boyfriend’ disease, what a tragedy! I was giggling and kicking my feet this entire chapter – Jiang Che’s personalities are so mischievous, playing tricks on him~
I think this is exactly the kind of ending this disaster couple deserves!! I’ll post the last chapter on Saturday (QwQ) please wait for me – it’s very cute (highschool JiangNing!)
The dad outright just asked “when’s the weddng?” 🤣 So real of him! You can’t run away Ji Ning!! Succumb to Jiang Che!!
Also, I can’t believe this novel is almost over!! 😭 It’s been a pleasure guys 🫡
This chapter had me smiling the entire time. I just adore Ji Ning being embarrassed by their forwardness. Though, I want to laugh at how the other personalities mocked Jiang Che as if Ji Ning hadn’t rejected them all similarly in the same way. Like, he accepted your chocolates, but did he ever really accept your feelings before Jiang Che? 🤨