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Gu Xi had wasted a lot of breath for his damned brother.
Ren Jing asked, “It seems like Director Gu never celebrated birthday before?”
Gu Xi replied, “I’m not particularly concerned about things like that. Still young, anyway.”
Ren Jing’s expression remained unchanged. Gu Xi said again, “Ye Chen is the one who likes to throw unexpected surprises out of nowhere.”
He gnashed his teeth while saying ‘throw unexpected surprises’, but it could also be seen as him flaunting by emphasizing these words.
Ren Jing said softly, “You have such a great relationship.”
Gu Xi said, “Nah, not too bad. We’ve known each other for more than ten years that his parents thought of matching us up…” Except that was only a joke. He was gay and Ye Chen wasn’t exactly straight either, but sorry to break it to you, he didn’t like to be the top since it was tiring. As for Ye Chen, that fellow… Well, one could see from his height that he was meant to be held down.
Ren Jing pursed his thin lips. Gu Xi’s last sentence had rendered him speechless that he couldn’t keep the conversation going.
In fact, Gu Xi himself hadn’t finished speaking. Normally, he would joke around and say that there would be a hope for him and Ye Chen to end up together only when the towering mountains disappeared and heaven and earth came together, literally!
However, Ye Chen had beaten him to it before he could say anything. “Come eat the cake, treat it as a snack before a meal. Let’s celebrate Brother Xi’s birthday together!”
These are his sincere words. Ye Chen’s pair of big eyes were gleaming, showing that he was really looking forward to it.
Seeing him acting like that, Gu Xi felt uncomfortable all over. Why is it that I have a feeling that this guy is up to something?
Ye Chen urged him, “Slice the cake now!”
Gu Xi whispered, “There isn’t a bomb in the cake, is there?”
Ye Chen rolled his eyes. “Are you dumb? How am I supposed to keep on living if you die?”
Gu Xi joked with him like usual, “Right, you’d definitely die for me in the name of love if I die.”
Ye Chen, “Die for you your shit!”
They weren’t talking loudly, but the private room was small and Ren Jing was next to them, so he could hear everything clearly.
His sight drooped slightly and his lips pursed down, carrying a hint of coldness.
Eventually, Gu Xi sliced the cake. Ye Chen thought that he was doing it too slowly, so he hurriedly snatched the knife and said, “Let me, let me!” After saying so, he felt that he seemed to be too eager, so he came up with a reason, “You’re the birthday boy, so you should sit down. Leave this to me!”
Gu Xi would really like to know what kind of trick Ye Chen had up his sleeve.
After finishing slicing the cake, Ye Chen had Xiao Liu to help him share it with everyone and leave Ren Jing the last to share. He felt somewhat uneasy, but still managed to put on a smile. “You should try it, it’s tasty.”
There were less than ten minutes left for him to complete the mission. The chocolate was inside the cake, so he’d be done with the mission as long as Ren Jing took a bite!
The mission didn’t require Ren Jing to finish the whole chocolate, it would be fine as long as he ate it!
Ye Chen had just thought of praising himself for being quick-witted, but someone played a wicked trick in the end.
Ren Jing smiled faintly, it was only his voice that was somewhat cold like a cold metal. His unique way of subtly expressing himself could make people inexplicably feel their heart tightened up.
He said, “Thank you for the trouble, but I don’t like sweet things.”
Ye Chen, “…”
D-don’t like?!
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“Eh…” Ye Chen thought of grabbing him but changed his mind in the end.
Death System cleared its throat and said, “There are six minutes left.”
Ye Chen who had been dawdling for a while suddenly gave a start.
Gu Xi raised his eyebrows as he looked at Ye Chen. “What are you doing?”
Ye Chen replied, “I’m also going to the restroom!”
Gu Xi was still raising his eyebrows as he thought: Why is he going to the restroom while carrying the cake? What kind of weird habit is this!?
Ren Jing never went to the restroom. He simply stood by the window to take a breath of fresh air.
Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly caught up with him.
Ren Jing didn’t look at him.
Ye Chen had no choice but to approach him to save his life. “Um… Eat a bit, would you? It’s fine to try it just a bit.”
Ren Jing didn’t say anything in response. He simply stared at him, his gaze unexplainable.
Ye Chen truly can’t afford to waste more time. It wasn’t easy for him to make the chocolate, it’d be too unfair if he couldn’t continue his life after all that he went through!
Ye Chen made up his mind. He did a thing or two to the cake and gouged out the asymmetrical chocolate. “Just taste this for a bit, please?”
Ren Jing shifted his gaze and saw the chocolate that was hidden inside the cake.
There was some cream left on the chocolate, but one could still tell the shape: it was a heart-shaped chocolate.
Ren Jing’s expression turned colder. “Did you make it yourself?”
Ye Chen could feel his face burning up. Then he said embarrassedly, “Y…yeah.”
Ren Jing knew that he needed not to ask, but just couldn’t help it, “You made it yourself for Gu Xi?” He had even dropped the usual way he addressed Gu Xi as ‘Director Gu’.
Ye Chen was struck dumb for a moment before reacting not long after: That makes sense! This cake is for Gu Xi, so logically the chocolate inside is also for him!
He had been worried about how he should explain the embarrassing thing of ‘the love chocolate he personally made for Ren Jing’, but in the end Ren Jing himself had given him an out.
Seems like Ren Jing is a good person. Ye Chen replied joyfully, “Yes!”
Ren Jing’s heart tightened up. His voice also became colder than ever when he asked, “Can I ask you something?”
Ye Chen promptly responded, “How about you taste the chocolate first?”
Ren Jing pursed his lips. “I’ll eat it after I’m done asking.”
Ye Chen hurriedly said, “Ask away!”
Ren Jing stared at the awkward-looking chocolate for a while before saying, “Are you really going to think that what happened the other night was merely because we’ve forgotten ourselves after a few drinks?”
Why is he speaking about that again!? Ye Chen wasn’t sure what exactly Ren Jing wanted to hear out of him…
But he was certain that Ren Jing was a straight man. Any straight man would feel depressed if faced with such a thing, won’t they? Not to mention that Ren Jing was a public figure, he would be done for if this scandal leaked out. It would be better for Ye Chen to assure him so he felt at ease.
Ye Chen laughed merrily. “I’m sorry, I had drunk too much back then, so I can’t remember much. Don’t worry, let’s keep this between us, no one’s going to know about it.”
Ren Jing felt deeply distressed upon hearing his answer. However, he himself decided to ‘stab’ himself more by asking, “Not even Gu Xi could know?”
Gu Xi? Ye Chen was in a daze for a moment before collecting his thoughts. Of course I can’t let Gu Xi know! If that blabbermouth knows, I’m completely done for!
“Th-th-that’s right.” said Ye Chen nervously. “Please don’t let Gu Xi know about this!”
His worried expression made Ren Jing’s heart sink even more. It felt as if his heart had been dipped in a strong corrosive chemical which made it fester and sting.
Right, they’re undoubtedly ‘an appropriate match’. He had known since long ago, didn’t he?
Ren Jing kept silent. Ye Chen urged him, “Try the chocolate?”
Ren Jing felt that the chocolate was an eyesore and didn’t feel like eating it at all, but thinking that Ye Chen had made it by himself, he picked the chocolate and put it in his mouth.
It tasted so sweet that it became bitter.
Looking at Ren Jing who finally ate the love chocolate, Ye Chen let out a long sigh of relief. He felt so moved that he wished he could hug and kiss Ren Jing for a while.
Today’s mission was really too hard, he also completed it after going through so much hardships. He had practically completed it at the last second!
Ye Chen had essentially raced against the time because he was between life and death. But now that he was done, he couldn’t keep standing still in here anymore.
Ye Chen said, “I…I’m going back first.”
Ren Jing thought that he was going back to the private room, so he didn’t answer him anymore.
But actually, Ye Chen made a turn, got on the elevator, went downstairs, and returned home just like that.
Take it easy, I have to take it easy. This whole morning has been such an adversity!
Death System said, “Hard-earned one, huh?”
Ye Chen replied, “Well, thanks to who?”
Death System said again, “Come, come, come, I’ll give you a benefit.”
Ye Chen pricked up his ears. “What benefit?” I don’t believe that it would have any good intentions.
Death System announced, “Weekly mission: Stay with Ren Jing for eight hours. The reward is one life point.”
What kind of a fucking benefit is this? Ye Chen had almost forgotten what ‘benefit’ meant soon!
Ye Chen said, “I refuse!” Daily missions are more than enough, who even wants to do the weekly mission? Moreover, the mission’s requirements are so demanding, yet the reward is only one life point. Who is it trying to fool?
Death System said slowly, “You sure? The time limit for the mission is a week. In addition, it’s an extra life point you could get.”
Ye Chen finally reacted…
Fuck! This is so sinister!
He had no choice but to accept this mission. No, he had to accept and complete it!
This was how things worked: Ye Chen only got a life point for completing a mission daily, which was just enough to retain a day’s life. If something were to happen someday and he didn’t get to finish the mission at 9.55 o’clock, he would die.
Not to mention that the missions were getting more and more tricky. Even if they weren’t, how could Ye Chen even chase Ren Jing if by any chance he went abroad the night before? What should he do if he can’t chase after him!?
So, Ye Chen would be able to deal with this problem by doing the weekly mission and save up a life point.
It was simply a life point, but it would be able to extend his life for 24 more hours! His life would be more relaxing than ever if he could keep this in a cycle.
When he thought deeper of it, if he could complete three weekly missions and save more life points, he would be able to choose the daily mission he wanted to do when the moment came. With that, he wouldn’t die if he chose to give up on the daily mission because it was too difficult to complete!
Ye Chen gritted his teeth as he said, “Accept, I accept!”
It’s just staying with Ren Jing for eight hours, right? Easy-peasy!
He took a deep breath, then dialled Gu Xi’s number.
“Where have you been?” asked Gu Xi.
Ye Chen went straight to the point, “I accept that role.”
Gu Xi, “…” What in the world is going on with this brat?
Back to Gu Xi, still in the Linqing clubhouse. He can’t make head or tail of what Ye Chen said, thus feeling baffled by it while also feeling a somehow cold-eyed stare at him. He had been feeling that Great Movie King Ren’s occasional glance at him was kinda grim for some reason…
They didn’t eat much of the cake. Everyone left one by one after discussing the project for a while.
Before leaving, Ren Jing asked, “This cake…”
Gu Xi replied, “I don’t like sweets, so I’ll just ask the attendant to—”
Ren Jing interrupted, “I’ll take it.”
Gu Xi didn’t think of it much. “I didn’t reckon that Movie King Ren would have a sweet tooth.”
Ren Jing simply smiled.
Gu Xi left first. Ren Jing had his assistant to wrap the cake, so he left a bit later.
When he was almost at the elevator, he heard Gu Xi’s voice.
“Xiao Liu, I think your master isn’t really himself lately.”
Gu Xi was on a call. Ren Jing instinctively thought of moving aside, but ended up hearing Gu Xi’s words before he could do so. “I went to see him early in the morning. Guess what, he was actually making chocolate at his home! Could you imagine it? The Young Master Ye who doesn’t even know how to boil water was actually making a handmade chocolate!”
Gu Xi continued to say joyfully, “It’s even a love chocolate. It’s practically vicious!”
It was unknown what the person on the other side of the phone said, but Gu Xi said again, “Right, it’s a June leap month, but Laozi already celebrated my birthday last month. He was there too at that time. Who even celebrates their birthday twice in a year?”
“Moreover, he clearly knows that I’m not a sweet tooth, yet he ordered a cake for me. Isn’t he trying to gross me out?”
Gu Xi laughed again, then said, “Quickly send me a picture. I want to see the look of the finished chocolate.”
“He only made one?” Gu Xi laughed heartily. “He had spent the whole morning doing it, burned the pot, and even wasted several boxes of Debauve & Gallais’ chocolate, yet he only made a single love chocolate in the end?”
He continued to crack a joke, “Not sure who is the lucky fellow that gets to eat Young Master Ye’s love chocolate. It’s the one and only, isn’t it? Hahaha!”
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Hahaha!
Spoiler alert: this novel is purely a sweet cookie. Feel free to eat it at ease, there won’t be any huge plot twists in the future.
Ren Jing’s vinegar is gonna be completely washed away with those words lolol
Does anyone know a novel that the MC or ML has a name of Guxi? It’s oddly familiar