Please, Don't See MeCh17 - The Thunder Hook the Ground Fire

Sunnyshies: 天雷勾动地火 – /Tiān léi gōu dòng dì huǒ/ This phase was also in the text. In natural phenomenon, this phrase came from erupting volcano. When the volcano erupts, there will be lightning. So they called it like that. Well, in romance it’s means having passionate feeling between two people.

Got it from here btw.  HzEG0B

I’m supposed to post this yesterday. Anyway, sorry for delayed again!

Here’s the chapter!

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Later on, Shu Jin couldn’t remember whether Sheng Xinghe was interviewed by the newspaper anymore.

After parting again, he always remembered Sheng Xinghe’s eyes when he was in the car, and then returned to the moment when his heartbeat accelerated. Ambiguous emotions seemed to breed quietly between them, and Shu Jin seemed to be unable to figure it out, but was expecting something faintly. qer2y9

During that time, his longing grew like crazy.

Whenever he thinks of Sheng Xinghe, he would met with his classmates to run on the court, to swim in the swimming pool, to walk his dog, to study, to write one set of test papers after another, and to try his best to become a better person during the days when Sheng Xinghe was not around.

His youth energy was fully released, and Shu Jin quickly grew up from being a soft child. His body stretches out, growing solid shoulders, and thin back.

Sheng Xinghe didn’t have many days when he came back during college, and that delicate balance allowed each of them to hold themselves together; not taking a step further, and not taking a step back.

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By the time Shu Jin finished his college entrance examination, it was as if he had been reborn.

After receiving the acceptance letter, Shu Zhaoyuan entertained his friends and family and invited them to a banquet.

Shu Zhaoyuan spent a lot of money. He booked the best hotel in the area, and invited people to set off fireworks at night. He wanted everyone to know how promising his, Shu Zhaoyuan, son is.

The guests gathered, Shu Zhaoyuan drank one cup after another, and all the guests who came said that he taught him well. 1ZAu8w

First, he sponsored an poor orphan student. He carefully taught him and sent him to one of the best prestigious universities. Then his own son didn’t want to be left behind and was admitted to a well-known university in one fell swoop. Shu Zhaoyuan’s business is booming, and the children in his family also honor him. Between the exchange of glasses, he can’t help saying that the tiger father has no dogs.

That day Sheng Xinghe came a little late. fl2ujb

Shu Jin was forced to attend the banquet and followed his father as the protagonist.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Sheng Xinghe walking in front of the door. The first thing Shu Jin actually thought about was whether or not he looked ugly in these clothes.

He wear a formal shirt and trousers for the first time in his life. It outlined his thin waist and long, straight legs. The refreshing young man stood by his father, full of spirits.

In the room full of guests, Shu Jins saw Sheng Xinghe walking towards him. He first called out “Uncle” politely, and then whispered in his ears: “You have grown taller.” sNKjR3

Shu Jin said as if its nothing: “Heh, you just know ah, maybe when you come back next time I have caught up with you.”

Sheng Xinghe stood up straight and cast his eyes down and said: “That’s still far away.”

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Shu Jin’s ears burned, and he stood up straighter: “I’m not 18 yet, I’ll still grow!”

Sheng Xinghe then said: “It will be soon.” xPv6mQ

Sheng Xinghe is not boasting, Shu Jin is always half a head shorter than Sheng Xinghe.

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.

The two are two years apart, one was already tall, while the other was still growing. Anyhow, even the matter of comparing heights together makes Shu Jin’s heart happy, as if only they have such tacit understanding.

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Later, Shu Zhaoyuan’s eyes reddened again, then he put his arms around Shu Jin’s shoulders: “Son, you are dad’s pride!”

After everything was over, Shu Jin’s mother called to congratulate him and gave him a red envelope.

This day, Shu Jin was very happy.

Sheng Xinghe stayed at home for one night. He accompanied Shu Jin to play games and walked the dog; the same as before, but a little different from before. 3yLTdI

Shu Jin didn’t dare to stand on Sheng Xinghe’s right side to look at him anymore.

Because Sheng Xinghe’s gaze was always on him, letting Shu Jin know that he was being watched all the time. His speech was even stuttering, and the deer was bumping into chaos.

But Sheng Xinghe acted so naturally that Shu Jin suffered from a lack of confidence; not daring to ask anything, and not daring to speak of anything. 8N6Iad

During summer vacation, Sheng Xinghe didn’t return to Yuecheng. He stayed in the city where he went to school. He said that he was going to do some small project with his classmates and set up a small company. On the other hand, Shu Jin watched all the movies about homosexuality that he could find at home.

Some made him feel relieved, some made him feel sad.

The beautiful plot of the movie gave him a new discovery, that is, liking a person has no relationship with gender. It’s not wrong to like the same sex, but wanting the two of them to be happy is really hard.

If there are misunderstandings and wrong expectations, it’s best to just keep your mouth shut. OSjHkN

On Sheng Xinghe’s twentieth birthday, Shu Jin bought a ticket to see him.

That night Shu Jin met Sheng Xinghe’s roommates, classmates, and alumni, who started a company together. Sheng Xinghe is skipping grades to get into college, so he was the youngest in their class. And now there is someone who is much younger, Shu Jin. Everyone ridiculed that they were already old.

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“Is he your real brother?”

“How old are you?” zA6kEe

“You look so good, do you have a girlfriend?”

“Where did you go to college?”

This group of big brothers and sisters gossip very much, Shu Jin was almost unable to stand up after being asked. Fortunately, Sheng Xinghe came to rescue him. He pulled him up from his seat and made him sit next to him.

Hand in hand, they touched very briefly. VMCS1X

Sheng Xinghe’s gaze swept past his face, with a smile on his lips, he continued to talk to his friends.。

Shu Jin looked at the perfect right side of his face and at his gray eye, and then his heart throbbed restlessly.

Someone made a joke about Sheng Xinghe and another female classmate who was not present.

Shu Jin listened and ate the dishes on the table seriously. Fxlcek

He then heard Sheng Xinghe say: “No way, my eyes.”

The man said: “You are so good, who cares about your eyes, don’t use this as an excuse!”

Sheng Xinghe’s tone did not change much, and he said with ease: “The parents will mind. Instead of breaking up then, I’d rather not waste the girls’ time.”

Sheng Xinghe also used this excuse to put off his female classmates in high school. JCdRAU

Only Shu Jin knew that he didn’t think so at all. He simply felt that falling in love was a waste of study time and precious energy. But girls can easily surpassed their frustrations and become brave, so unless he use his physical defect as an excuse, only then can he truly make it quiet

But this time, hearing him say this again, Shu Jin felt a slight pain in his heart.

After the game was over, Sheng Xinghe’s roommate volunteered to go home and sleep, and let Shu Jin go to their dormitory to spend the night.

Sheng Xinghe said: “He won’t be able to sleep, so let me take him outside.” 7maYTK

The roommate laughed: “Look at you, so protective. Your brother doesn’t sleep in the dorm at his school?”

In the end, Sheng Xinghe still took Shu Jin to book a hotel.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Shu Jin really doesn’t sleep in the dormitory. He was spoiled and hygienic person, so Shu Zhaoyuan rented him a one-bedroom apartment outside the school on his first day in college. Having never experienced group life, Shu Jin is definitely not used to sleeping in a stranger’s dormitory.

On the way, Shu Jin asked: “Brother, do you really think girls mind your eyes?” 3TePWp

Sheng Xinghe: “Why do you ask this?”

Shu Jin blinked: “I just want to ask, are you just saying that, or do you really think so.”

Sheng Xinghe looked at him: “What’s the difference between talking about it casually and really feeling that way?”

“Oh, this ah.” Shu Jin thought about his words, “Don’t just say it casually. I don’t like to listen to it, and I really feel that it is even more unnecessary. Like your classmate said, you are so good, who would mind?” R2a1fO

Sheng Xinghe responded indifferently, as if he did not take it to heart.

Shu Jin felt sour and anxious: “Are you listening?”

Sheng Xinghe said: “Have.”

Shu Jin was really mad at him. Lr0A76

The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is anxious. Sheng Xinghe always has a way to make Shu Jin angry in this regard. With Shu Jin here, no one can say that Sheng Xinghe is bad, not even Sheng Xinghe himself.

When they arrive at the hotel, swipe the card to enter the room.

Sheng Xinghe suddenly asked: “Do you mind?” rMZwpB

The card hadn’t been inserted into the card slot yet, and the room was completely dark, only the sensor light behind the door was briefly lit.

Shu Jin thought he had misheard: “Ah?”

He looked up and found that Sheng Xinghe was looking at him again.  He took a step back unconsciously. The light illuminated half of Sheng Xinghe’s face, and his black eye was as bright as starlight.

Sheng Xinghe asked again: “My eyes will not be as convenient as ordinary people, and there are also many places where you can’t do what you want. The world I see is half less than you. If it’s you, do you mind?” hF6t38

The sense of ambiguity that he felt before came again.

Like in that pitch-black road without street lights, or in that dull back seat of the car after returning from Lingjiang.

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Once again, Shu Jin clearly felt Sheng Xinghe’s tentacles carefully stretching out from the depths, as if waiting for him to touch them. And then it would tightly bind him. Finally, thunder hooks the ground fire.

“I, how could I possibly mind ah?” Shu Jin stammered, “Why else would I call you brother and be nice to you?”

“I don’t need you to be so good to me.” Sheng Xinghe said. 62j4Qn

The sensor light goes out.

In the darkness, Sheng Xinghe’s voice sounded again: “Shu Jin, what I want is another kind of good.”

Boom——

Shu Jin heard the exact sound of something burning. 4lXjSO

He could not help but tremble. He did not know how long time had passed, but he only heard the soft “ding”, and the room was suddenly lit up.

It was the first time he saw Sheng Xinghe lose his composure. And for the first time, he saw Sheng Xinghe revealed the chagrin that only people of this age would have. Although Sheng Xinghe hides it very well, he knew Sheng Xinghe liked him as he did, then he understood one thing in a flash: Sure enough, Sheng Xinghe was really in love with him too.

Probably because of his identity and physical hindrance, Sheng Xinghe hides it well. He has to think more, and bear far more than Shu Jin.

Testing each other, needing each other, and becoming restless at the same time. yJzqhX

The rising sore feelings between the two were beginning to ferment. He didn’t know when they reached the limit.

Both people have no way to control its expansion anymore. Even Sheng Xinghe can’t, and can only say it vaguely to get it out.

They have long yearned for this little catharsis.

Not waiting for his response, Sheng Xinghe wanted to turn around and go inside. bAiQBg

Shu Jin then called his name, and grabbed the corner of his clothes.

In the entrance of the hotel room.

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They stand one behind the other.

“What does that mean?” Shu Jin blushed like a tomato, “Do you secretly like me? Say it!” csFQI4

About a minute later.

Shu Jin began to stammer and talk nonsense: “Are you playing with me? Let me tell you, it’s not funny, don’t dare to make such jokes just because I’m magnanimous and kind-hearted——”

“There is no ‘secretly’.”

Sheng Xinghe interrupted him. LdE6Wn

“I just like you, Shu Jin.”

 

Translator's Note

虎父无犬子 – /Hǔ fù wú quǎnzǐ/ “Tiger father have no dogs”

A tiger will not give birth to a dog , and an excellent father will not give birth to ordinary children. Used to praise the children of others.

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Translator's Note

小鹿乱撞 – /Xiǎolù luàn zhuàng./ “very excited”
Fawn bumping into chaos, at first described the heart beating sharply because of fear, later it was mostly used to describe the feeling of heartbeat between men and women, oh well, in this case, between men and men.:P

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Translator's Note

Ori Idiom; 皇帝不急,急死太監- /Huángdì bù jí, jísǐ tàijiàn/ “The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is anxious to death”

The person involved is calm and collected, but observers are very worried. ref link!

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触须- /chù xū/ It’s literally tentcles okay. But this is just a metaphor. I wonder why tentacles, it made me imagine something with this word instead.

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天雷勾动地火 – /Tiān léi gōu dòng dì huǒ/

from the text: 最后天雷勾动地火,火花爆裂。 – /Zuìhòu tiān léi gōu dòng dì huǒ, huǒhuā bàoliè./ vknxlb

But over all in romance it means : two people love each other very passionately. The relationship develops rapidly.

Oh just sharing– when I search for this there’s an American movie “Trick” chinese name is the same phrase “Thunder hooks the ground fire” It’s comedy gay movie from 1999. Just sharing it.

Translator's Note

the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

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10 comments

  1. Ooooooohhh they’re so sweet and each other’s first love i ship!!!

    I sure hope nothing bad is going to happen -u-

  2. Aww, the first awkward confession. Least it wasn’t unrequited love 🥰

    Thanks for the chapter 💞