Light Tea, Sweet WineChapter 21

Translator: Eyljee

Editor: Alysia 2iZu5T

The living room was lit with warm orange lights, and the glow shone down, covering the surface of the noodle soup with a warm, rich color.

A long time ago, when his mother didn’t hate him, she would wait for him like this when he came home from school. As soon as he said he was hungry, his mother would put on her apron and make him a midnight snack while joking and laughing with him at the dinner table as he did his homework.

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The hot soup warmed not only the stomach but also the heart.

What he could not resist the most was this feeling; he wanted a normal home and longed for soft love. XBQJ4l

He accepted everything when he lost it, not expecting to be able to get it again.

The youth hesitantly asked for an extra bowl. The beauty took another one, touched the surface of the bowl with his hand, and said with satisfaction, “It’s hot ah.” With chopsticks in one hand and a bowl in the other, the food wasn’t elegantly eaten.

He then also ate, looking poised because of his slow speed. The great beauty asked him if it was good as he ate, and he gave an affirmative answer.

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The man who was a full seven years older than him laughed like a child, nudged his foot with his, and said cheerfully, “I like honest kids.”

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In the face of such a reaction, the teenager wasn’t half embarrassed.

He faced a great beauty seriously and said in a grave tone, “I won’t lie to you again.”

The big beauty curled his eyes at him, “So I’ll always like you, right?”

“En.” The teenager didn’t expect him to get to this point but answered quickly. I98mao

The big beauty shouted to him to put down the bowl, Then, without restraint, he pounced on him and hugged him at once, rubbing his hair frantically, and said excitedly, “You’re so cute ah!”

This person was extraordinarily fond of physical contact such as kissing, cuddling, and of all interactions that seem inseparable, like a big, clingy cat.

The teenager was not good at taking the initiative. He was more accustomed to sheltering behind his defenses, receiving everything that came from outside with caution and attention. Now that he had learned to refuse, strangers would be rejected by him; those he didn’t like will be rejected by him, but everything belonging to the great beauty would be taken in completely and hidden in his secret treasure trove.

He smelled the smoky scent of the great beauty and enjoyed the feeling of being embraced. dQn7Vt

A late-night snack was eaten for a good half day. The big beauty’s bowl still had a few pieces of vegetables left, but the teenager’s bowl was empty. The bowl was still tasked to him to wash, and the great beauty went to take a shower. When the teenager came out after another shower, the great beauty had already warmed up the quilt and waved at him from inside.

It wasn’t easy for the youth to fall asleep, and the great beauty also likes to stay up late, so the two of them would have a late-night talk under the covers.

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After the lights were turned off, they were shrouded with darkness. But this darkness was no longer lonely. It has a temperature, a breath, that all belongs to the other person.

The great beauty said, “You’re so good. Then I’ll tell you some of my secrets too.” hxOvXP

“I dislike being on my own,” the great beauty started. “But I don’t have parents and… I’m a little scared to enter a relationship, so I have to be alone again.”

The teenager took a moment before asking, “Where are your parents?”

In retrospect, indeed, the great beauty had not spoken about his parents, not once in all the time they had known each other.

“Died in a car accident in middle school.” The great beauty’s arms wrapped around him. He thought about it and hugged back, this time making an effort to wrap his arms around the person. ya8Wz4

The great beauty went on to say, “Then I entered a relationship in high school that lasted about eight years.”

It’s hard to have a real sense of numbers alone, but just the thought of it being almost half as long as his life, the teenager inexplicably held his breath, his throat felt constricted by an invisible hand.

His expression wasn’t good, but the darkness covered each other’s expression. The great beauty continued, “I haven’t told you in detail before that my glands are defective, and I can’t perceive an Alpha’s pheromones normally, so I can’t be fully marked… All other aspects of our lives were normal, but maybe this pheromone invisibility was too much for that Alpha to bear. Eventually, he found another Omega, and we broke up.”

The scene of breaking up because an eight-year lover cheated on him was a bit embarrassing, and he did not want to mention it much. What’s more, the time has already passed for a long time. This incident, in his case, was just a part of his past. He had already stepped out, so there’s no need to offer resentment. UNoTX0

He stroked the teenager’s hair, sliding his palm down and landing on the back of his neck.

Stroking the soft gland that has yet to be bitten.

“Thank you for appearing.” The great beauty embraced him and said, “Maybe you think I’ve been taking care of you unilaterally, but that’s not true.”

The great beauty kissed his forehead and slowly climbed down to his lips. jxnbSr

“I need someone with me badly.” The great beauty aired in a warm voice, “I want a home, and someone who can always accompany me.”