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PS: Check the translator’s note at the end of the chapter to read more about the title!
Ye Chen was struck dumb for a moment before he said firmly, “I’m not doing it!”
Death System said, “There are ten life points waiting for you! You’d be able to rest for ten days after completing it!”
Ye Chen still stood firm. “I’m not doing it!”
Death System responded, “It’s alright, there’s still one month to go. Who knows, maybe you’ll be able to complete it before you know it.”
Ye Chen didn’t feel like talking to it more, thus he ‘threw’ a ‘hmph’ at it.
The shameless system feared nothing. It caught the ‘hmph’ and responded, “Hehe.”
Ye Chen rolled his eyes so far that it nearly turned into the galaxy.
After the two squabble for a bit, Ye Chen calmed down. He sent a reply to Ren Jing: [Alright.]
Ren Jing quickly replied: [I’ll pick you up?]
Ye Chen: [I’m not at home. I’ll go straight to Lanting later.]
This time, Ren Jing replied just a bit slower, but Ye Chen received his response shortly after: [Mn, see you at six.]
Ye Chen put down his cellphone then went to wash his face. Noticing his messy hair as he looked in the mirror, he decided he might as well take a shower.
Death System truly wished it could say, “Gussying up in the mirror, who is he glamming himself up for?” But it held back. It succeeded in holding back in consideration of its host’s touchiness. It wanted to cheer on itself for being so awesome!
Upon taking a shower, Ye Chen checked the closet for a change of clothes. He didn’t stay in this house often, but there wasn’t a lack of clothes in the closet since Xiao Liu would have someone to arrange the new seasonal clothes regularly.
Hence, the clothes in the closet were brand new. Ye Chen picked the most reserved one, yet ended up feeling that it was still too ‘grand’ after trying it on.
He changed into another one, but it was still too flashy…
Death System couldn’t bear to keep silent anymore. It stated, “It’s okay, Ren Jing will like anything you wear.”
Ye Chen’s face reddened. “…Scram!”
Death System feared that he would be ashamed into anger, thus it tried its best to keep its mouth shut.
After trying on a few more clothes, Ye Chen picked a simple, reserved white shirt, paired with jeans. He also put on sneakers as he was leaving, making his overall look pretty casual.
He felt really satisfied with his choice. Afterward, he met Xiao Liu upon coming downstairs. As Xiao Liu saw him, he simply stared at him blankly for three seconds.
Ye Chen asked, “What’s wrong?”
Xiao Liu stammered when he replied, “N-Nothing.”
Ye Chen expressed doubt on his face. “What’s with the staring? Is there something on my face?”
Xiao Liu had collected his thoughts, thus he said, “No, there isn’t!” Then he opened the car’s door and continued, “Let’s leave now, else you’ll be late.”
Ye Chen didn’t take it seriously and simply got in the car.
Xiao Liu finally loosened up after he sat in the driver’s seat.
This style really suits Brother Chen. He looks fresh and young like a teenage high-schooler.
Ye Chen arrived ten minutes early. He thought that Ren Jing would come later due to his busy schedule, but it turned out he came earlier than him.
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It was quiet in Lanting tonight. To Ye Chen’s surprise, the entire half of the eastern part of the restaurant with the best view was empty. His heart thumped as he thought: Did Ren Jing book the entire place?
No way…
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Ye Chen’s heart raced, but unbeknownst to him, Ren Jing’s heart was beating even faster than his.
While Xiao Liu was only astounded by the way Ye Chen dressed which exuded the verdant freshness of youth, Ren Jing on the other hand felt as if he had traveled back in time, back to the moment of the heart-throbbing first meeting.
Eventually, Ye Chen spoke first. “You’re here.”
Ren Jing stood up, then pulled the chair out for him to sit.
Ye Chen felt somewhat awkward. “I can do it myself.”
Ren Jing remained silent, for he feared that if he started speaking, all of his emotions would be completely unmasked. Hence, he simply smiled.
Being flashed with such a smile at such a close distance was quite a blow for Ye Chen that he felt like losing control of himself. He promptly raised his voice and called, “Waiter…”
He would soon ‘explode’ if no one was here to ‘disturb’ them!
The waiter came and asked for their order. With that, the two finally had some time to calm themselves down.
Ye Chen ordered the meal in a muddle. The waiter asked him to choose the appetizer and he answered absentmindedly, “Roasted lamb chop…”
The waiter stared at him in confusion.
Ren Jing carried on the conversation. “Baked escargot in butter, bouillabaisse…roasted lamb chop…”
As he ordered the dishes one by one, Ye Chen noticed that all of them were the ones he often ate. They were his favorite, too.
Ye Chen had never felt so flustered before. He said, “Thanks a lot.”
Ren Jing cracked a smile at him yet again.
Ye Chen felt really embarrassed by his response for some reason.
The atmosphere during the meal was pretty leisurely. Ren Jing found a topic for them to discuss and thanks to it Ye Chen eventually relaxed completely.
Ye Chen had visited Lanting countless times, yet this was the very first time he felt so jittery.
He couldn’t really describe the feeling, but he constantly felt as if he was experiencing everything for the first time tonight, it felt kind of strange everywhere… But the most ‘deadly’ of them all was Ren Jing himself. He always felt that whenever Ren Jing smiled, he couldn’t help but avert his gaze and lower his head.
He didn’t dare to look Ren Jing in the eyes. It was as if he was hiding a Pandora’s box in his eyes… The longer he stared at it, the more he couldn’t stop himself from wanting to open it.
Ye Chen had practically forgotten what he was here for. He lost himself in this enchanting scene for the whole time. One moment, he felt the time passed really slowly, yet the next moment, the time felt like it went by very quickly.
He was in a trance for a long time until the waiter came holding a big bouquet of roses.
Ye Chen finally snapped out of it. His eyes lighted up and he instantly regained his vigor. It’s here, it’s here! His life point will be his soon!
Judging from the ‘scenario’, the roses were given by one of Ren Jing’s anonymous fans—which was a given since he was such a renowned actor. Getting flowers from fans was a trifling matter, was it not?
Then, Ye Chen could take advantage of this situation…
“I’ve never been given flowers before!” Ye Chen ‘recited’ the words according to the ‘scenario’ in his head.
Ren Jing was about to ask Yang Sen to take the flowers away, but Ye Chen continued, “Can I have a look? I want to upload it to Moments so it looks like I’ve been given flowers from a fan, too!”
Is my excuse perfect? Is it wonderful? Is it amazing? C’mon, cheer on Father, now!
Baby Death System applauded him. “It’s perfect, wonderful, amazing! There you go, the praise you so desperately want!”
Ye Chen felt really happy right now, so Mx. Death System looked decent in his eyes…at least for now.
Ren Jing went silent for a moment before asking an unexpected question, “You’ve never been given flowers before?”
Huh, is that important? But the life poi— I mean, the flowers are still in his hands… So he could only humor him. “Well, I’m an 18th tier actor. Who would send me flowers?”
Ren Jing paused for a while, then asked yet another surprising question, “No other people have sent you flowers, either?”
Ye Chen couldn’t quite understand his question. “Other people? Like who?”
Ren Jing answered, “Your past lover.”
Past lover? How would Ye Chen have such a fancy thing?
However, it would be really embarrassing for him to admit that he had never been in a relationship at his age. So he pretended that he was up to snuff and said, “I’m always the one who gives flowers to others, who would give me flowers?” His way of speaking was trying to suggest that he was wealthy; giving flowers, cars, or houses was what he was supposed to do.
Ren Jing knitted his brows, then stayed silent for a long time.
Ye Chen called, “Ren Jing?”
Ren Jing snapped out of his thoughts, then smiled at Ye Chen. But his smile was very faint and didn’t make Ye Chen’s heart thump wildly.
Ye Chen sensed that his smile felt really fake and made him somehow uncomfortable, like it was some kind of sign.
But he couldn’t care less about that for now. Then he asked again, “Can I have a look at the flowers?”
Ren Jing looked at him as he asked, “Do you want it?”
Huh! Ye Chen blinked, not really sure how to react.
If he said he wanted it…that would be kind of weird. But if he said he didn’t want it, what else could he do if Ren Jing didn’t give him these flowers!?
Taking into account the importance of the life point, Ye Chen responded eagerly, “I want it!”
Give it, give it to me! If words could appear in his eyes, then these words would probably have shown up ninety-nine times in his eyes.
However… The very mindful Movie King Ren unexpectedly said, “I’m sorry, this is a kind gesture from a fan. I can’t give it to someone else.”
Ye Chen, “!!!!”
At this time, Yang Sen came. Ren Jing told him something in whispers and Yang Sen seemingly apologized before taking the flowers away.
Ye Chen’s eyes widened as he thought: The flowers were taken away…were taken away…taken…away…!
Ye Chen couldn’t hide the disappointment in his eyes.
He didn’t actually want the flowers, he just wanted to look at it. The mission would be completed as long as he took them from Ren Jing’s hands. It was such a simple thing, yet Ren Jing actually declined!
Ye Chen never expected that the perfect ‘scenario’ he made up would actually fall through!
The atmosphere became somewhat strange after that small incident.
Ye Chen was busy feeling distressed about the life point that was almost his, while Ren Jing didn’t find something for them to discuss either, thus they were eating in such an awkward mood.
The supposedly sweet and warm apple pie tasted so sour that Ren Jing didn’t even have a bite of it.
After they finished their meal, Ren Jing said, “I’ll take you home.”
Ye Chen thought of declining, but he was still reluctant to let go of the life point, thus he agreed. “Sorry for the trouble.”
The two stayed completely silent along the way.
After arriving at the destination, Ren Jing got out of the car and Ye Chen followed.
Ye Chen who wore a simple white shirt looked so beautiful underneath the dim moonlight that Ren Jing couldn’t take his eyes off of him.
Now that he was home, Ye Chen had completely given up on the mission. He said weakly, “I’m going up.”
“Wait.” Ren Jing called out to him.
Ye Chen looked at him and asked, “Do you need anything else?”
Right at this moment, a large bouquet of roses as dazzling as the morning sun emerged from the darkness of the night.
Yang Sen arrived breathless on the spot with the flowers in his hand. He said as he gasped for breath, “Apologies for taking a while.”
Ren Jing replied, “Thanks for the trouble.”
After Yang Sen left, Ren Jing held the roses, then looked at Ye Chen earnestly. “This is my first time giving flowers.”
Ye Chen—who was standing on the steps—was caught completely off guard by the sight in front of him.
Ren Jing’s eyes seemed as if they were studded with twinkling stars when he asked, “Could you accept it?”
Ye Chen was in a daze for half a second, but collected his thoughts right after, then snatched the roses from Ren Jing.
Right after that, Death System’s sound rang out, “Congratulations, you’ve completed the daily mission. You got the reward of one life point.”
Hearing those words, Ye Chen’s chest bursted out an intense amount of joy. No matter what he did, he just couldn’t keep his smile down. His gloomy mood for the whole evening had turned into countless little flowers now.
It’s done, it’s done, it’s done!
So happy, happy, happy!
He didn’t conceal his pouring emotions at all; happiness and fondness were evident on his face… Seeing this, Ren Jing was so stirred up his heart thumped wildly. He approached him, held the back of Ye Chen’s head with his left hand, then leaned his head over and kissed his lips.
With a ‘rustle’, the bouquet fell to the ground as Ye Chen’s eyes widened in surprise.
While he was still in shock, Ren Jing had already ‘invaded’ his mouth and hooked his tongue.
The feeling of numbness spread throughout Ye Chen’s body. He knew he should push him away, yet he couldn’t bring himself to do so.
When they finally parted, Ye Chen was blushing fervently while still dazed by the kiss.
Ren Jing kissed him again, but this time Ye Chen finally had enough strength to push him away. But before he could do that, he noticed someone standing behind them.
Gu Xi was standing in the dreary night, staring at the ‘wall-scratching husky’ with raised eyebrows.
The author has something to say:
Hahaha!
I’ve seen some of you say that you feel sorry for Ye Chen, but let’s be real… With his awkward personality, is there any chance in his life he could bag himself a boyfriend if Death System doesn’t fan the flames? (laughing crying)
I suddenly want to do double updates tomorrow, but I can’t find any reason to do it. (hehehe)
T/N:
So… About the title. Apparently, dogs sometimes scratch wall, and the reason for such behavior varies, some of them include stress, anxiousness, getting someone’s attention… Or simply because they’re bored, LOL. Anyway, husky is known to have “silly” face and it becomes a meme, so someone being called a husky means they’re “silly”. In this case, essentially Ye Chen becomes the “silly” husky, or like what people nowadays call it as “clown”, so he’s “clowning” himself after saying such big words in the past. If it makes sense…?
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