editor: Storm
The restaurant wasn’t large and the air circulation wasn’t very good, so, the two of them smelt like beef noodles after they finished their meal. After coming out of the restaurant, Lin Dongyang didn’t immediately go to the parking spot but turned around to take a walk through the neighborhood.
Lin Dongyang walked to the nearby small park and found a bench to sit down on. At this time, there weren’t many people here, and there was only one street lamp about ten meters away. The light was somewhat dim and not as bright as in front of the cinema.
He took out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket, took one out and held it in his mouth. He was about to take another one out and give it to Qiao Yichen when the cigarette in his mouth was taken away by Qiao Yichen suddenly.
Lin Dongyang froze for a moment and said, “I was just about to give one to you.”
Qiao Yichen said in a light tone, “Smoking is not good. So, smoke less.”
Men weren’t born to smoke, and for people who didn’t like the smell of smoke, their first contact with it would always be difficult to accept. Since smoking a full pack of cigarettes that night, Qiao Yichen had a sore throat for a week and had been uncomfortable. So, at this moment he simply didn’t want Lin Dongyang to smoke.
Lin Dongyang smiled and stuffed the pack of cigarettes casually into his jacket pocket, saying, “I just smoke one every few days ah, hurry up and give it to me.”
After saying that, he went to raise his hand and grab the cigarette back, but Qiao Yichen quickly raised his hand to dodge him. He put the hand holding the cigarette behind him and refused to give it to him.
Lin Dongyang: “You don’t smoke, what are you going to do with it?”
Qiao Yichen walked to the trash can that was diagonally opposite them, as if he was going to throw away the cigarette in his hand. Lin Dongyang felt funny when he saw his stubborn actions: Throwing one cigarette away only treats the symptoms but not the cause ah, he still has a whole pack in his pocket that he hasn’t smoked yet. In fact, he isn’t addicted, he just improvises.
A thin man approached them. The situation was normal, but what wasn’t normal was that when the man passed Qiao Yichen, he reached out to touch Qiao Yichen’s waist and stomach in a flirtatious manner.
The man was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, slightly longer hair, but shorter in height. He looked like he was only one meter seventy and no more. His appearance was still quite proper, but it was currently destroyed by the lust on his face. The short man played with the lighter in his hands, and raised the corner of his mouth to spit out flirtatious words, “Little brother, take it?”
Lin Dongyang’s eyes jumped straight out of his head as he sat on the bench to watch like a stunned dog!
This man actually dared to touch Qiao Yichen like that?!
Qiao Yichen’s body obviously stiffened and his steps towards the trash can suddenly stopped. He turned his head to stare fiercely at the smiling short man who was extremely flamboyant.
The man’s lustful gaze lingered on Qiao Yichen’s body, reluctant to leave for even a second. He even stretched out the tip of his tongue to gently lick the corners of his own mouth, practically drooling with desire.
“You are wonderful,” the shorter man’s explicit gaze observing Qiao Yichen’s body was undisguisable. The touch of his fingertips was still there, hidden under this little brother’s clothes was an explosive power that could make his blood boil. He didn’t expect to meet such a superb little brother tonight. He couldn’t let him escape.
Qiao Yichen’s face was like splashed ink, black to the extreme. He quickly moved and twisted the opponent’s hand behind their back, raised his foot and kicked at the back of his knees, without the slightest intention to discuss! The man’s knees were soft and he immediately knelt on the ground, crying out in pain. “It hurts, let go!”
“Which of your hands touched me?” Qiao Yichen was furious. From his tone, it could be heard that he was angry, and his anger wasn’t light.
“If you don’t play, then don’t play. Hurry up and let go of me,” The short man said with some grievance.
“If you don’t say it, then I’ll remove both of your hands.” Only a snapping sound was heard, which, in this silent night, gave people an unprovoked feeling of horror.
“Ah! Madman! F*ck!” The short man, with one arm restrained, painfully tried to break free. His body took on a strange posture because of Qiao Yichen’s restriction.
Lin Dongyang was shocked, he didn’t expect Qiao Yichen to act resolutely and immediately move his hands! Hearing the wailing, he immediately got up and ran to persuade him. He couldn’t watch Qiao Yichen recklessly remove someone’s two arms with no regard for the consequences. If they ended up being invited to the police station for a cup of tea, then things would become a big deal!
“Calm down Qiao Yichen.” He grabbed Qiao Yichen’s wrist and signaled him to let go quickly. If he was any later the man’s other arm might have been removed as well.
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At that moment, from an unknown corner, a man also approached and persuaded, “Maybe it was a misunderstanding.”
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The man who came out of nowhere was average looking, but he was wearing a suit with gold rimmed glasses at night. He exuded the aura of an educated scum. The man with glasses knew the short man, and at this moment was speaking for him, “I’m really sorry, my friend may have misunderstood and caused such a situation.”
Lin Dongyang stopped Qiao Yichen, and opened his mouth to answer, “Misunderstanding? This could be a misunderstanding.”
“You should be from outside the circle.”
“What do you mean?” Lin Dongyang was puzzled and asked. Listening to the other side’s words, there seemed to be some hidden mystery behind them.
The man with glasses explained it to them, inside and out. Only then did Lin Dongyang realize that this small park was actually a potential night hunting ground!
Every night from 9pm to 2am, there would be people who understood the rules wandering around to hunt. To put it plainly, it was about hookups. In order to not be confused with ordinary people, they gradually formed a fixed code in the circle. That is, you wait with a cigarette in your hand for someone to come over, strike up a conversation with you, and light the fire. Slowly this small park turned into a night hunting ground.
Everyone was an adult, everyone came to hunt and get what they wanted, and then go their separate ways without entanglement. For most gay people who didn’t want to expose their orientation and provoke gossip, this was a paradise where they could act unrestrainedly and freely.
After listening to the explanation, Lin Dongyang was shocked beyond words. His perspective was once again refreshed. He didn’t expect this small park where people came and went in the daytime actually hid such secrets under the veil of darkness! He nodded and said, “That is indeed a misunderstanding, however he came to grope my friend before he knew the situation. His arm deserved to be removed. You can go to the hospital by yourself.”
Looking at how the short man looked at Qiao Yichen with a salivating appearance just now, he knew that the other party had ill intentions. Striking a conversation was just striking a conversation but he unexpectedly moved his hand! Serves you right!
“Thank you, excuse me then.” The man with glasses said before crossing his arms and walking over to the short man.
Only to see the two people lower their heads and whisper to each other, their voices were very low. Lin Dongyang couldn’t hear them that clearly, he didn’t know what the man with glasses said to the short man to stimulate him, but he had opened his mouth to curse in response, “You idiot ah! If you don’t play, who are you seducing here with a cigarette? Why are you pretending to be noble and virtuous? Pretending to be pure!”
As soon as these words fell, not to mention Qiao Yichen, even Lin Dongyang, who had persuaded him not to, now wanted to go up and beat him into the ground and teach him how to be a person!
“Stop talking” The man with glasses immediately pulled him away in panic.
“What am I wrong about?!”
Perhaps seeing that his friend was around, he felt that he had a backer now and his arrogance became even more unbridled. He forcefully shook off the hands of the man with glasses, clutching his arm which was still hanging weakly at his side. The more he thought about it the angrier he became. The flames of anger burned him without reason. He didn’t realize his fault, and only thought that he was treated like this for no reason. From the beginning, he was someone who felt that his sexuality should not be exposed to the light and now his sore spot had been poked, it was hard to take.
“It’s none of your business how Laozi plays, do you know the rules?!” The rules he was referring to were the rules of the night hunting ground.
Lin Dongyang had always disliked picking a fight. He had originally thought this matter was already settled, but he didn’t expect the other party to bite like a mad dog. Reconciliation was useless, but you must use peaceful measures before using force. Lin Dongyang slowly and methodically drew a cigarette from his pocket again. He stretched his two fingers forward and said to the short man fiercely. “Be brave, try it once.”
“Let’s go.” The man with glasses tugged and pulled on the short man’s clothes.
“Go away!” In anger, the short man pushed the man with glasses hard. He looked like a man who had no strength, but he actually managed to push the man with glasses.
Lin Dongyang narrowed his eyes dangerously as he, who had always treated people with kindness, said contemptuously, “Serves the ‘lowly’ you right that no one loves you, because you’re blind.”
The man with glasses was almost about to kneel down and beg. When Lin Dongyang saw him like this, although he looked pitiful, Lin Dongyang still couldn’t help but spit. Really spineless!
Qiao Yichen, who had previously been calmed by Lin Dongyang and was now standing behind him, came over and rolled up his sleeves. That posture of his made him really look like he wanted to punch someone! In the end, the short man could only fiercely shoot his mouth off, yet once he saw Qiao Yichen walking towards him, he retreated in fear and ran away in a hurry! The man with glasses chased after him.
“I’ve never seen such a shameless person. Even though he was the one who touched you, he still said that you seduced him. Hasn’t he taken a look at himself, which point is worthy of your seduction?” Lin Dongyang complained indignantly. It was the first time he said such a thing to judge people by their appearance. In fact, that short man was begrudgingly good-looking, but his contrived attitude and words were disgusting.
Qiao Yichen kept rubbing his clothes. He had a disgusted expression, mixed with humiliation. If not for the fact that he was outside right now, Qiao Yichen would probably have taken off his clothes and taken a proper bath. His aggrieved look, as if he had been defiled, made Lin Dongyang laugh inappropriately, and tease, “He definitely took you as a 1.”
Qiao Yichen looked disgusted. “What is a 1?”
Lin Dongyang: “1 and 0, you don’t know? The one who touched you just now was a 0.”
Lin Dongyang returned to the bench again. This time, he didn’t dare to take out a cigarette, for fear that the accident would be repeated. The cigarette in Qiao Yichen’s hand was also torn apart in the fight just now, and the fine tobacco leaves had long since been scattered by the night wind.
Qiao Yichen asked again, “What is a 0?”
Seeing that Qiao Yichen’s ignorant appearance didn’t look like it was a pretense, Lin Dongyang became interested. “You want to know?”
Qiao Yichen: “Explain.”
Lin Dongyang patted the bench to indicate for him to sit down. And then excitedly shared his knowledge with Qiao Yichen. “I’ll explain it to you concisely, 1 is the one on top, which is the so-called gong in gay terms, 0 is the one on bottom, known as shou, got it?”
After knowing the meaning of these representative words, Qiao Yichen’s expression became uglier. He was obviously disgusted at the thought that he had just been used as a YY object by someone else. He probably regretted not chopping the other party into pieces.
“How do you know all this?” Qiao Yichen looked at Lin Dongyang with a solemn face, full of inquiry.
“I was forcibly indoctrinated by a few girls in my class, but today it actually came in handy,” Lin Dongyang laughed when he saw Qiao Yichen’s expression that looked like he had swallowed a fly, and then said mysteriously, “Why don’t you call me ge? I’ll tell you some other little secrets you don’t know about.”
Qiao Yichen frowned even more fiercely. “Who should call you ge?”
“I’m also three years older than you, so it makes sense for you to call me ge. You’re not curious? The man just now imagined you pressing down on top of him.”
These words managed to provoke the nausea that Qiao Yichen had just suppressed. He reached out to close Lin Dongyang’s chattering mouth and forcefully pinned him down on the bench with a grim expression, “If he dares to think about me, I’ll break his third leg!”
Lin Dongyang’s waist slammed into the corner of the bench. He sucked in a breath of cold air, pushing Qiao Yichen with one hand and protecting the place that was in pain with his other hand. His cheeks were squished and he could only vaguely say, “Let go of me, let go, my waist is broken!”
“Ouch ouch ouch! Let go!”
Seeing him cry out in pain, Qiao Yichen let go of him confusedly. Lin Dongyang rubbed his waist which had suffered an attack for no reason and started complaining, “If you have something to say just say it, why do you have to move your hands? It’s sprained, I can’t get up!”
Qiao Yichen also noticed that he seemed to have used too much strength. He struggled for a moment before apologizing and saying, “Let me take you to the hospital.”
“No need, just buy some medicine. The pharmacy should still be open at this hour.”
“I’m not sure if they are. I still have the medicine from last time in my room. Why don’t we go to my place?”
Lin Dongyang understood the meaning of Qiao Yichen’s words. Those medicines in his room were all the medicines prescribed by the doctor to reduce swelling and activate blood circulation after the event in the underground parking lot. So, he nodded and said, “Okay, then don’t buy any. Give me a hand!”
Qiao Yichen admitted his mistake with a very good attitude. He helped Lin Dongyang, who was slumped on the bench and couldn’t get up, to their parking spot not far away. If it weren’t for the fact that cars could not enter the small park, Qiao Yichen would have probably driven the car over to reduce Lin Dongyang’s distance.
When he entered this single apartment again, Lin Dongyang had only one ‘sigh’ in his heart: he is here with an injury again! I’m afraid that a curse has been cast.
He lifted his shirt and looked down at the back of his waist with difficulty. Sure enough, it had bruised, and that wasn’t all. He felt a hot stinging pain with the slightest movement of his waist. It was clearly sprained.
“You really can be ruthless.” Lin Dongyang knew that Qiao Yichen did it unintentionally, but he still gave him a vicious glare to show his anger.
Qiao Yichen rubbed his nose embarrassedly, showing a very rare guilty conscience in front of Lin Dongyang. He silently went inside the bedroom and pulled open the bedside drawer to take out the blood circulation medicine. It was full of sprays and also ointment.
“Lie down on the bed. I’ll help you apply it.” Qiao Yichen felt guilty, so he volunteered to take responsibility.
Lin Dongyang’s injury on the side of his waist hurt slightly with even a little movement. He had no way to apply the medicine by himself and could only obediently lie down on the bed. The soft sheets had the refreshing smell of detergent. It must have been replaced with a new one recently. Lin Dongyang asked, “Have you been living here these days?”
He remembered that when he first came here, there was a thin layer of dust on the side table and on the sofa. The quilt was also kept in the closet. Today, it was surprisingly all newly laid out.
Qiao Yichen sat on the edge of the bed, rubbed the ointment in his palm and gently applied it to the bruises on Lin Dongyang’s waist, applying his strength carefully, and said, “I hired a housekeeping aunt. She just comes twice between Monday and Friday to clean up a bit. She doesn’t need to come on Saturday and Sunday.”
Lin Dongyang was lying with his face down on the bed. His top was lifted above the waist so as to facilitate the application of medicine. He heard Qiao Yichen’s reply and thought to himself: Asking the housekeeping aunt to clean the house he doesn’t live in that often. It’s really a rich person’s life.
At this time, as Lin Dongyang enjoyed the service with his eyes closed, his mobile phone rang. Lin Dongyang thought it was his roommate Zhu Wenbo calling. Only the two of them were left in the dormitory during the holiday, and now he hadn’t returned after so late. Who knew that after he pulled out his mobile phone to see the screen display, it would turn out to be his mother.
Lin Dongyang picked up the call, “Hey mom, it’s so late, why aren’t you sleeping?”
“Can’t mom miss you? Even on holidays you don’t call home.” Lin Dongyang’s mother was a primary school Chinese teacher. She was in contact with innocent and lovely children all year around, so she naturally spoke with a kind of coaxing tone. Her words didn’t say anything like ‘be good, don’t make trouble,’ but from her soft tone you could tell that she was a very kind-hearted and gentle person.
Lin Dongyang: “I’m just afraid that you’re busy with class. I was planning to video chat with you tomorrow.”
Mother Lin: “You students are on vacation, us teachers can’t rest? Let mom open the video chat right now. I haven’t seen my son in a long time.”
Lin Dongyang panicked and propped himself up slightly. He hurriedly said, “Uh, it might be a bit inconvenient tonight,” He instinctively felt guilty, though his mother probably couldn’t tell anything.
Mother Lin: “Alright, tomorrow then. Actually your second aunt came to our house today.”
Lin Dongyang sighed, realising why his mother was still calling him so late. Usually at this time the two elders would be getting ready for bed. The two elders were committed to the idea that staying up late wasn’t good for your health.
Lin Dongyang: “Is it because second aunt told you which girl is still single? Telling you to introduce her to her nephew. Mom, you’re also a teacher, how can you still learn from the old generation to arrange marriages?
Qiao Yichen quietly heard Lin Dongyang’s words of arranged marriage from the edge of the bed, and he deliberately increased the strength of his hand.
“*Hiss*, lighter.” Lin Dongyang covered his mobile phone and turned his head to warn Qiao Yichen, who lowered his eyes and didn’t look at him, staring intently at his waist. Who could have guessed that as he turned his head to answer the phone again, Qiao Yichen would maliciously repeat the force from just now.
“Oh…” It hurt so much. Lin Dongyang couldn’t hold back a muffled grunt.
“Son, you… what are you doing?” asked Mother Lin, her voice paused for a moment, somewhat meaningfully.
“Oh, I’m soaking my feet. The water is too hot.” Lin Dongyang lied with a smile, warning Qiao Yichen again with his eyes to not play any dirty tricks. But Qiao Yichen’s bad temperament was deeply ingrained. Lin Dongyang knew that he could be arrogant, and didn’t care about other people, however, he had never experienced his tricks before.
“Ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts.”
“Son?”
“No, I said it’s hot, it’s hot, it’s hot.”
Qiao Yichen almost suffered internal injuries from holding back his laughter, and his hands were getting harder and harder. Lin Dongyang, who was answering the phone, gritted his teeth but also couldn’t do anything.
“Well, my son is already grown up. It’s indeed just that mom is worried, you guys should rest early ah.”
“No mom! You may have misunderstood something…” Not waiting for Lin Dongyang to explain clearly, there was already a beeping sound coming from the phone. His mother had resolutely hung up the phone with her own presumptive understanding! She said: You guys rest early! You guys?!
HAHAHA, I love him so much! He is helping you, you know? Keeping those ladies away!
Learn Learn Learn it all! He called you top!
Thank you for the chapter~
Aowkaowkao I can’t😂
Lmao, mom? You severely misunderstood your son’s situation here XD
Thanks for the chapter!
The mom’s misunderstanding is so brilliant….
Thank you for the chapter! ^O^
Hahahaha… Qiao yichen is so bad…
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
Haha LD mother is too cute
Gay panic is a serious Epidemic that results in the assault and and murder of Gay men and Transwomen. (It effects all queer people but primarily those two)
QY has every right to be angry at being touched without his consent but his reaction was really triggering for me to read.
And the way both of them handled the situation after it was explained made it even worse. I understand that China is more conservative than America and it is wrong of me to hold them to my way of thinking, but this chapter really hurt my view of these characters.
I apologize for being a downer, but I know BL is primarily written by women for women, so I felt the need to bring this issue to the attention of anyone that might not be aware.
My only hope in writing this is if anyone reads it and is also interested in writing BL. Please don’t use the traumas of our community un critically as set dressing.
Which reaction tho? Him literally almost break the person’s arm? If someone randomly touches me without my consent I would throw hands too. He didn’t judge the person for being gay what so ever as far as my understanding of this chapter. If a woman were in his position, should I call it “man panic” because she immediately goes on full fight? QY didn’t react overly because some dude catcalling him, it’s a literal molestation.
For me, I don’t like getting touched by random strangers and i wont do it to others as well.
Im sorry, I hope this won’t offend you. My man is even a trans so I just wanna say I respect people in LGBTQ+ a lot but beong touched randomly is a different story.
For clearer example, there’s this guy at the neighborhood who keep touching my arm when he passed by. I don’t being touched by random people. Normally, i could even complain it here harassment but I cant do it, too because the person has disabilities and im afraid to be judge that im only acting that way because im a bad person who can be disgusted by disable people. But its really not that. The touch makes me feel uncomfortable and even if it turn into a handsome person, i would still feel the same coz i really dont like it. I don’t even like being touched by my siblings randomly, what is more with a stranger.
Wait sorry im venting already. Maybe its also the culture difference idk. But really, i dont think what QYC is wrong. If i could do the same with my situation, I will do the same, too.
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
Lmao!!! What are misunderstanding! 😂 Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
Ahhhhh i actually didn’t get it, i think? Did his mom just thought that he was doing something?
His mum thought he was doing -that- 😉