Chu Cheng felt that Ji Qingzhou must have been touched again, he was always like this, he was easily touched, and when touched, he would agree to things he didn’t agree to before. Chu Cheng had never used that for his own benefit, but now, Chu Cheng thought he was too softhearted, would he be taken advantage of where he couldn’t see?
“Zhouzhou, I’m asking you ah, are you touched by my behavior tonight?”
Ji Qingzhou nodded, “A little.”
“So you want to be nice to me?”
“Mm.”
Chu Cheng snapped his fingers, “Come, dad will teach you a lesson today. It’s normal to be touched, but you can’t be touched too easily, or, even if you are touched, you can’t show it, otherwise, it’s easy for others to exploit it.”
“There’s no one else.” Ji Qingzhou said, “I’m not like that in front of others.”
Chu Cheng was stunned for a moment.
Ji Qingzhou felt that he seemed to have misunderstood him, “I’m not quite the same in front of you as I am in front of other people, I’m not like this in front of other people.”
Chu Cheng: ……
Chu Cheng thought he shouldn’t have come over tonight! This was nothing! Ji Qingzhou had the audacity to tell him that he was different from others!
He sure was trying to cross the line!
“Let’s, let’s change the subject.” Chu Cheng didn’t want to talk about this dangerous topic anymore, if he continued, he felt that he would confiscate Ji Qingzhou’s initiative again.
Ji Qingzhou didn’t quite understand why he suddenly wanted to change the topic, for him, Chu Cheng was the first person who accompanied him and protected him after he came to this world, and he was like a baby bird, that was why he would be more fearless and childish in front of Chu Cheng, and therefore, he was easily touched by Chu Cheng and would take the initiative to want to treat him better.
However, he didn’t have this kind of dependence on other people, so he would keep a certain distance from other people and wouldn’t be easily touched by other people’s actions.
Chu Cheng was different to him.
“Then let’s agree on that.” Ji Qingzhou said.
“Agree on what?”
“We’ll drive when you collect seven good person cards.”
Chu Cheng: ……
Ji Qingzhou saw him not speaking, his look was a bit subtle, and he thought he wasn’t too happy about it, also, driving was originally Chu Cheng’s right as a backer, it had been half a year and neither of them had officially driven, it really wasn’t appropriate.
“Actually, if you think this is not too good, you can change it,” Ji Qingzhou looked at him, a little shy and honest, “Today is definitely not a good idea, after all, my mother is still outside, but when you get home, if you want us to drive, we can. ”
Chu Cheng:!!!
Chu Cheng felt that Ji Qingzhou was probably so moved by his actions tonight that he didn’t want to hide his foolish heart at all anymore!
“There’s no …… rush.”
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Ji Qingzhou and Chu Cheng spoke for a while, seeing that it was also quite late, and considering that Chu Cheng still had to leave tomorrow morning, “Sleep, you go shower first, I’ll change the bed sheet cover.”
“Okay.” Chu Cheng said and went into the bathroom.
Ji Qingzhou changed the bed sheet cover, sat on the bed, and sent a post on Weibo: Wishing you a happy new year.
Not only better for them, but he also hoped Chu Cheng’s new year would be better.
It seemed that star-struck fans were a group of people who never slept, and in a short while the bottom of his Weibo page was flooded with comments, retweets, and compliments. Ji Qingzhou looked at the already large number on the page and finally felt vaguely that he seemed to be much more popular than before.
Chu Cheng quickly finished his shower and came out, and Ji Qingzhou went to rinse off as well. He didn’t remove the necklace that Chu Cheng gave him, as he passed by the bathroom mirror, he couldn’t help but look at it with gentle eyes, he also wanted to give Chu Cheng a necklace, a jade pendant carving would have been perfect, but where could he find a jade pendant like the one Chu Cheng gave him?
Ji Qingzhou quickly remembered he could look for Yu Anyi, didn’t Yu Anyi show him a lot of jade before? He just hoped that Yu Anyi’s jade was within the price range that he could afford.
When Ji Qingzhou came out of the shower, Chu Cheng had already laid on the blanket, he lifted the blanket and climbed in, Chu Cheng saw him lying down, so he put his phone down and turned off the light.
This wasn’t the first time they slept in this room, Ji Qingzhou still remembered, last fall, he had just transmigrated, because of Wang Fang’s physical discomfort, he stayed here with Wang Fang and Chu Cheng stayed with him. At that time, their relationship was not like now, he was still very shy, Chu Cheng saw that and deliberately provoked him a few times.
However, half a year had passed, and he could already smile and be intimate with Chu Cheng, could be assured and sleep in Chu Cheng’s arms, and could even accept to have further development with him.
Time was really magical, it could turn everything impossible into a possibility, and it could also make two people who weren’t familiar with each other become familiar with each other, just what happened after they became familiar with each other? Ji Qingzhou suddenly realized that his contract with Chu Cheng had been fulfilled for half a year, which meant that in another half year, he and Chu Cheng would have no reason to be together.
When he thought of this, he couldn’t help but hug Chu Cheng tightly, Chu Cheng felt his strength and asked him, “What’s wrong?”
“Do you remember the last time we were here?” Ji Qingzhou asked him.
Chu Cheng nodded, “I remember how innocent you were at that time, you were so shy when you saw me shirtless.” Chu Cheng couldn’t help but chuckle quietly at the thought, “It’s different now, you can even take the initiative to talk to me about driving.”
“Did you like me like that? Then I can change back.” Ji Qingzhou said, and let go of the hand that was holding him, intending to retract it.
Chu Cheng grabbed it and placed it back again, “Don’t be quick about it, I’ve spent so much time, it was hard to get you to this point, and I’ll be miserable if you delete the file and start over again.”
“Then you were teasing me?”
“I’m just lamenting that I’ve had a hard six months, but alas, it’s not easy raising someone.”
“And will you be raising more later?” Ji Qingzhou asked him, “When our contract is over, will you still cover anyone else?”
Chu Cheng hadn’t thought about it, he looked down at Ji Qingzhou, “You’re already thinking about the end of our contract?”
Ji Qingzhou shook his head, “Just happened to think of it, and just happened to talk about it.”
“Then let’s wait until then.” Chu Cheng said, “But maybe I won’t, so won’t you be considered an only child?”
Ji Qingzhou was stunned at his words, his head was against his chest as he listened to his heartbeat and reminded him, “But, at that time, we would have dissolved our relationship ah, we won’t be involved anymore.”
Chu Cheng hugged him to his chest, “It’s enough to raise one, it’s too much effort to keep this kind of thing, I’m too lazy to bother with this kind of thought.”
Ji Qingzhou smiled quietly at his words.
“So you can be the only one I have.” Chu Cheng said.
Ji Qingzhou raised his head and kissed him, leaning against him tenderly.
“Go to sleep.” Chu Cheng kissed the top of his hair, “It’s too early to talk about this, it’s not like our contract will end tomorrow.”
“Mm.” Ji Qingzhou nodded his head.
So, until the contract ended, he could still stay with Chu Cheng and continue to enjoy Chu Cheng’s tenderness and pampering. Ji Qingzhou hugged Chu Cheng and felt that it was already good enough.
At six o’clock the next morning, Ji Qingzhou’s alarm clock went off, he reached out to turn it off and pushed Chu Cheng, “Ah Cheng, it’s time to wake up.”
Wang Fang woke up very early, usually at 7:30, so Chu Cheng had to leave before she woke up.
Chu Cheng was still a bit asleep, but he also remembered that he had to go back early today, so he struggled to get up and went into the bathroom to start washing up.
Ji Qingzhou cleaned up the bed and went to the bathroom as well. Chu Cheng looked at Ji Qingzhou through the mirror and couldn’t help but tease him and play around with him in front of the mirror, which made Ji Qingzhou laugh for a while.
After washing up, they went out of the bathroom, Chu Cheng changed his clothes and was ready to leave.
“I’ll walk you.” Ji Qingzhou said.
“No need.” Chu Cheng looked at him, “I’ll take the elevator directly to the underground garage, it’s just a few steps, there’s no need.”
“I’ll see you off and go buy breakfast on the way.” Ji Qingzhou thought of an excuse.
Chu Cheng couldn’t refute that, so he had to agree, “Okay, let’s go.”
Ji Qingzhou took his phone and followed him.
He opened the door and went to check on Wang Fang first, and saw that she was still sleeping, which was why he followed Chu Cheng.
Chu Cheng went out the door and lamented, “Why do I feel like a thief?”
“You can come visit my mother in a few days so you won’t have to feel like a thief.”
Chu Cheng sniffed and asked him, “Are you visiting relatives in the first month?”
“No, our family doesn’t have any relatives over here.”
Chu Cheng heartily concluded, “Then I’ll come to see your mother in a few days.”
“Well, she will be very happy when you come to see her, she likes you very much.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, she said you were nice and asked me to treat you better.”
“Then you should listen to her and treat me well.” Chu Cheng turned his head and looked at him.
Ji Qingzhou looked directly at him, “I’m not treating you well? Don’t I do whatever you say I should do to you? At your words?”
“This is me treating you right.” Chu Cheng pinched his face, “I’m simply too good to you.”
Ji Qingzhou smiled and didn’t say anything.
At the underground garage, Ji Qingzhou insisted on walking with him to the car, Chu Cheng couldn’t, and thought he was really a little clingy. He didn’t know whether Ji Qingzhou could become an apricot tree, but now he was like a white rabbit toffee, sweet and sticky.
As Ji Qingzhou was walking along with him, he heard a WeChat notification, he opened it and found that it was a New year text message from Xiao Qian.
Ji Qingzhou looked at it twice and exited the dialog box, then was surprised to find that there was a red dot on Chu Cheng’s avatar, and inside the red dot showed three red characters 99+.
“When did you send me so many WeChat messages!” Ji Qingzhou was surprised, “Why didn’t I know?”
He was surprised and clicked on it, he saw a row of texts, all red envelopes, Ji Qingzhou looked at the time, this was when he was washing up. Chu Cheng had been giving him a rain of red envelopes.
He tapped the red envelope open and looked at the string of 0’s that indicated the amount on it, “Isn’t it true that WeChat red envelopes can only send out a maximum of 200?”
Chu Cheng laughed, “Silly, isn’t it?”
Ji Qingzhou looked at the words on the amount, “You sent the red envelopes for luck?”
“No, I gave New Year money red envelopes.”
Only then did Ji Qingzhou notice that the text on these red envelopes were all: New Year money.
“I’m so old, what else do I need New Year’s money for.”
“Our family’s tradition is that as long as you’re not married yet, you’ll receive New Year money for the New Year. You’re my only son, how can you not have New Year’s money.”
He looked at Ji Qingzhou, restrained his smile, and gently said, “Take it, I wish you a peaceful year, you had quite a hard time last year, so this year, you should have a better time.”
Ugh. Why Ji Qingzhou must think about Chu Cheng’s future lovers? That’s so sad.
Thanks for the chapter!
Because Chu Cheng’s blowing hot and cold, taking his own sweet time figuring things out? I agree, that’s sad 🤷
How cheap must JQ feel to realize he was paid after spending a night with CC 😓 it’s like CC’s EQ is dead sometimes. Break up soon, this ML is too much🤦
So much growing up to do!!! Can’t wait for the split cuz this is just annoying now!
the angst in this one is so painful because its spread right along the sugar… where the second male lead at. i need someone to make chu cheng eat vinegar expeditiously so tht he’ll snap out of the hot and cold mentality. anyways can’t wait for the rest of the suffering. thank u for the chapter.
The tension 😭
Thanks for the chapter!!!
Thanks for the chapter.
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
I’m agreeing with others here, we need a GOOD second male lead just so Chu Cheng can eat vinegar and recheck his feelings
Ughhh they are so sweet!! But JQZ having the fear of it all ending after half a year….. Ahhh, I hope their situation becomes clearer ><
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
Thanks for the chapter! ^ ^)♡
JQZ : breathes
Chu Cheng: oh no… he cant hold his love for me anymore.
SUCH A DRAMAQUEEN!!!!
Bffft-ahahahahhaaha😂😂😂😂
Spot on! 😂
JQZ how about a “good person card” carved out of jade as a pendant for CC? lol And it will be given as the last missing card.
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
Unpopular opinion but I don’t hate how Chu Cheng is acting now, to me just seems normal under the circumstances.
I do enjoy his brain hole though😁, it’s always a source of amusement for me
I agree! I think I remember that at the beginning it was said that CC had never been in Love before or had a srs relationship, so it seems in character that he wouldn’t know he was in Love! Anyways out of all the scummy gongs CC isn’t that scummy to me, he’s stupid but not malicious and he cares for JQ even though he doesn’t realize it’s love. Anyways sorry for the long answer you are just the first person I share thoughts with haha
+1 it is strange how everyone hates his normal behaviour and his behavious is in line with jis personality too
Thanks for the update
thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for your hard work!
Someone tell me again why CC is now saying that driving with JQZ is too soon!? Wasn’t he the one that wanted this and so established the contract with JQZ in the first place? I mean let’s get real here, this is the first contract lover relationship I’ve read about where the big shot started off raring to go, only to end up still NOT driving 6 months later!!
Thanks for translating! <3
They are going to break up and then Chu Cheng will get his feelings straight…
I smell major heartbreak coming. Our ML hasn’t grown up yet 😔🤦♀️
Thanks for the translation!
sorry! idk why it appeared as a reply!
the summary implied dog blood where chu Cheng would have to fight for Ji Qingzhou’s love, meaning Ji Qingzhou truly does treat this relationship as a give-and-take relationship
his attachment is off-putting, since chu Cheng himself is rlly off-putting, his inner monologues where he’s all “don’t fall for me anymore” gives me arrogant vibes, like wow dude u rlly think ur all that huh
but then Ji Qingzhou is actually attached to him, idk if its love but seems like its going that way, which is annoying!
just imagine someone who thinks they are all that, rlly arrogant and people actually give them that positive attention! we all know somebody, especially celebrities, like that
I like the story but whenever Chu Cheng does his little monologue and Ji Qingzhou acts clingy, it reminds me of those celebrities
It’s completely fine! It keeps happening to all of us🙈
It really is dog blood, so I anticipate that there’s going to a lot of heartbreak & a lot of grovelling. Because I don’t think this will work without ML growing up a lot. Tbh, I get where you’re coming from & he gets on my nerves too. I’m mostly reading it for the MC
Yes! He is a very off putting ML! CC is such an idiot at times. He spins JQ around in circles, do this, don’t do that, stay away from him or her, everything has to be his way because JQ is too attached??? It’s like Please just break up already! ML too stupid and self-absorbed!
Thank you for the great translation ♥️♥️♥️
Papa? Papa CC let me be step daughter ahhh the real kind one…. 😭😳
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Let Chu Cheng eat vinegar again!!! Insert and let him eat his our vinegar mix. Lil Jiji stay strong!!!
I was wondering what happened to the real one Ji aaaa