KEIGHTY: Special thanks to Gofa for the ko-fis! (Extra Chapter 2/2) ٩(๛ ˘ ³˘)۶♥
He Yu didn’t sleep well all night and had recurring dreams. For a moment, he was back in that narrow and dark cell, still in a trance. There was a hard wooden bed under him, and a terrifying demon-like Qiao Mudong slept on the lower bunk.
He Yu woke up, startled. He didn’t know where he was in the darkness. His chest was so heavy that he couldn’t breathe. He pushed hard and found that it was Qiao Mudong’s arm that was crossing over and pressing on his chest. Qiao Mudong was not pushed awake by him. He was a little unhappy and confused, so he rolled over and held He Yu in his arms.
He Yu did not struggle this time. He buried his head in Qiao Mudong’s chest and closed his eyes. Later, he had several more dreams intermittently. The dreams always repeated many scenes of him being arrested by the police, being interrogated in the detention center, and living in prison. He felt very uncomfortable, tossing and turning in bed. But he still couldn’t get rid of those dreams.
After dawn, He Yu sat on the bed, hesitating whether or not to call Ou Yunjia to resign.
As a result, even if the call hadn’t been made yet, Ou Yunjia called him first.
Qiao Mudong was awakened by the ringing of He Yu’s phone. He saw He Yu sitting on the bed in his pajamas, answering the phone.
Ou Yunjia still had a gentle attitude toward him. He asked how He Yu was doing.
He Yu replied, “I’m fine. Thank you for your concern, boss.”
Ou Yunjia felt very sorry for He Yu. If he hadn’t forced He Yu to go with him last night, he wouldn’t have encountered these things. He said to He Yu, “Just rest for two days.”
“Ah?” He Yu was so stunned that he didn’t even have the time to say his resignation.
Ou Yunjia continued, “It just so happens that you are not in good health. You have been busy with the exhibition for two days, so you should take a good rest. No bonus will be deducted for your extra days off.”
He Yu said, “Okay, thank you, boss.”
“You’re welcome,” Ou Yunjia replied. “Don’t think too much. Since it’s a day off, just relax.”
He Yu really needed some time to sort out his mood, so he thanked Ou Yunjia again and hung up the phone.
He said to Qiao Mudong, “The boss gave me two days off.”
“Only two days?” Qiao Mudong stretched.
He Yu said, “Then I’ll resign so that I don’t have to go there anymore.”
“No,” Qiao Mudong disagreed. “You should think about it again. In these two days, let’s go out and have fun.”
He Yu asked, “It’s just two days, where else can we go?”
Qiao Mudong answered, “Don’t worry about it, I’ll be the one to make the arrangements.” He just wanted to take He Yu out to relax and not let him have random thoughts at home.
He Yu was quite troubled. He thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go out for a walk, but as for where to go, it was not really that important for him.
The two of them left as soon as they agreed. They didn’t have to go to work and didn’t have anything else to worry about.
But when Qiao Mudong got in the car, Ling Qiang suddenly made a call. When Qiao Mudong saw the caller ID, he hesitated at first before he finally hung up the phone.
He Yu got into the passenger seat and looked at him strangely. “Why didn’t you answer the phone?”
Qiao Mudong shook his head as he turned off his phone.
When He Yu saw this, he smiled, took out his phone, and turned it off as well.
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It seemed that it had rained here last night. The ground was still moist. When He Yu pressed down the car window, he noticed that the air was also moist. The cool breeze kept blowing against his face, making it especially refreshing.
The car got off the highway in Linshui County, next door. He Yu propped up his head and asked him, “Are we going to Shuiyun Town?”
Shuiyun Town was a small town belonging to Linshui County. It was also a famous ancient town near Chongfeng City. In fact, He Yu had been to many ancient towns in the province before, and they all felt pretty similar, with antique buildings, a meandering river, and green hills on both sides.
He Yu had also been to Shuiyun Town before. When he was in college, he came here with his classmates. At that time, there were more than thirty people in the class. There were only two girls in the class; one was the class beauty, and the other was the department beauty. That time, he came here on a weekend. It was very crowded, but it was also very lively and interesting because there were so many people traveling with him.
At that time, Qiu Ao, who was in the same room as He Yu, liked the class beauty Deng Qiaoli. With the encouragement of several brothers, he bought a garland, and then he gave it to Deng Qiaoli and put it on top of her head. After that, everyone went to ride a boat. Qiu Ao naturally sat next to Deng Qiaoli. The two of them walked and chatted all the way, and after returning from Shuiyun Town, they became officially together.
That was a good memory for everyone. Before He Yu went to jail, Qiu Ao kept in touch with him. It seemed that he was preparing to marry Deng Qiaoli at that time. Unfortunately, something happened to He Yu before he could attend their wedding, and they lost contact with each other after that.
Seeing He Yu in a daze, Qiao Mudong asked him, “Do you remember something?”
He Yu shook his head and said with a smile, “I just remembered a few old classmates.”
This time, they came here not on a weekend, nor did they come here during the peak season when the scenery in Shuiyun Town was the best, so it was different from He Yu’s memory of that time—it seemed particularly quiet.
Qiao Mudong parked his car in the parking lot outside the entrance of the ancient town scenic spot. Then he put on his sunglasses and sun hat, held He Yu’s hand, and walked toward the ancient town’s scenic spot together.
He Yu looked at Qiao Mudong in amusement. Ever since he walked out of the parking lot, people kept glancing this way. Qiao Mudong’s posture was very much like that of a big superstar traveling privately, and his tall figure was particularly eye-catching. Similarly, others noticed the two people holding hands tightly, but Qiao Mudong obviously didn’t care, so He Yu calmly pretended not to notice.
The streets of the ancient town were all shops next to each other. Because there weren’t many tourists, the business was also deserted. Flags were flying outside restaurants and inns, and people stood at the door soliciting customers. Every time they passed a small restaurant, someone would immediately greet them: “Would you like to eat?”
Qiao Mudong first went to an inn to book a room. Since it was not a high-end hotel, the room conditions were naturally not very good. Qiao Mudong could only choose a standard room. When the two of them went in and saw that the room was still clean, they decided to go on with this.
Then they walked around leisurely and looked for something to eat.
Qiao Mudong seemed to have inquired in advance and took He Yu directly to a shop selling bean curd rice. The proprietress of that shop was a beauty. Whenever she smiled, the two dimples on her cheeks would be clearly visible.
The food in the store tasted very good. The proprietress smiled and chatted with them, saying that her husband made the bean curd. He had been making it for many years and had an excellent reputation. There were posts on the Internet specifically recommending their store.
Qiao Mudong had just finished a bowl of rice and commented with one word: “Good!”
He Yu put his elbows on the table, supported his head, and looked at Qiao Mudong with a smile.
In the afternoon, they simply rented a small boat and let the boatman row the boat. Two people had two deck chairs, so they laid on the deck to bask in the sun.
Qiao Mudong put on his sunglasses again.
The sunlight was a bit dazzling, so He Yu laid on his side and closed his eyes. The sun’s heat toasted his body, making him feel a little hot. However, the cool breeze from the surface of the river gently caressed his body, which was, for him, the most comfortable feeling.
Qiao Mudong chartered the boat and let the boatman row it as he pleased. They could lie there for as long as they wanted, and they would be charged per hour.
The boat swayed so dazzlingly that He Yu almost fell asleep. Suddenly, a speedboat passed by. The calm river surface suddenly turned into waves, and the boat shook twice violently.
He Yu subconsciously reached out to grab the edge of the boat.
Qiao Mudong sat up, took off his sunglasses, and shouted loudly, “Fuck! Y’all really looking for death, ah!”
The speedboat had already gone away. A group of people on the speedboat were already shouting and quarreling at each other, so no one actually heard Qiao Mudong’s roar.
He Yu stretched out his legs and kicked him. “Behave.”
Qiao Mudong laid back and put on his sunglasses again. “What behave? They’re a bunch of people who needs to be dealt with.”
He Yu kicked him again and said, “I told you to behave.”
Qiao Mudong was kicked by him again, so he stretched out his leg and kicked He Yu back on the recliner. “Why are you kicking me?”
As a result, because the force of his kick was a bit strong, He Yu’s recliner was almost knocked over by him. It was originally a small boat, so He Yu almost flipped over into the river.
Fortunately, Qiao Mudong reacted quickly and reached out to catch both the person and the chair.
He Yu’s heart was pounding so hard as he glared at Qiao Mudong.
The boatman was rowing at the stern of the boat. At this time, he also shouted in dialect, “If the chair falls, then you can just pay me for it. But if a person falls, I won’t scoop them up. I’m not responsible for that la!”
He Yu was still frightened. He laid back on the deck chair and kicked Qiao Mudong again. This time, Qiao Mudong did not dare to kick him back. He only heard the boatman shout again, “Stop kicking! If the chair breaks, you’ll have to pay for it!”
Qiao Mudong reached out, took He Yu into his arms, and patted his back. “Forget it.”
After eating their dinner, the two of them took a walk along the river. At this time, there seemed to be more tourists than during the day. Along both sides of the river, there were many small vendors selling festive lanterns and Kongming lanterns. You can even write on the lanterns. The festive lanterns were lit and drifted down the river, while the Kongming lanterns were released into the sky.
When He Yu raised his head, he saw several Kongming lanterns floating in the sky, like bright stars floating in the night sky, getting higher and higher until they disappeared.
The vendors continued seeking business orders. Qiao Mudong picked up a lotus lantern and asked, “How much does this cost?”
The vendor answered, “Five yuan.” Then he immediately handed over a pen and added, “You can write on it.”
So Qiao Mudong didn’t put down the lantern he picked up. He twisted open the cap of his pen and was about to write when he saw He Yu coming over to take a look. He couldn’t help but turn sideways and say, “Go away.”
He Yu was stunned for a moment. “Why won’t you let me take a look?”
Qiao Mudong waved his hand. “Stay away and take one to write for yourself. Don’t look at mine.”
He Yu snorted, “Forget it if you don’t want me to take a look at it.” He picked and chose a lantern, then walked to the other side and buried his head in writing.
Qiao Mudong finished writing first, lit the candle in the lantern with a lighter, walked to the river, and gently placed the lantern into the water. Once he saw the lantern drifting away and was finally out of reach from the shore, he stood up and faced He Yu’s direction.
He Yu suddenly stopped after writing a few words. He didn’t know whether to write the next words or how to write them. Unexpectedly, Qiao Mudong came over and reached out to snatch his lantern.
Of course, He Yu protected it from him, refusing to give it. He said, “Qiao Mudong, you’re so shameless! I didn’t even look at you, so don’t look at mine either!”
Qiao Mudong hugged He Yu from behind. With his long arms, he easily grabbed the lantern that He Yu had hidden in his arms.
He Yu was afraid that it would end up getting scratched, so he simply let go of it.
Qiao Mudong immediately seized it. When he caught sight of He Yu earlier, he was actually writing the three characters of “Qiao Mudong”. Then he stopped writing, not knowing why he suddenly wrote such characters.
Qiao Mudong asked, “Why haven’t you finished writing it after a long time? Take it and continue.”
He handed the lantern back to He Yu and asked him to continue writing.
He Yu replied, “I’m done writing. I won’t write anymore.” He took out a lighter from his pocket and lit the lantern in his hand.
Qiao Mudong followed him to the river, watched him place the lantern into the water, and squatted down beside him. “Why didn’t you finish writing it?”
He Yu looked at the lantern drifting away and said, “I finished writing it, ah. It’s gone now.”
Qiao Mudong refused to give up and asked him again, “What did you originally plan to write?”
He Yu smiled and said nothing.
Qiao Mudong said, “Nevermind, it’s probably the same as what I wrote.”
He Yu reached out, picked up a small stone, and threw it into the water. “What did you write?”
Qiao Mudong snorted, “Do you think I’ll tell you that?”
He Yu then said, “Forget it if you don’t want to say it.”
Back at the inn in the evening, He Yu went to take a shower, but Qiao Mudong insisted on pestering him to take a shower together.
Naturally, the gun went off while he was washing. Qiao Mudong pressed He Yu against the bathroom wall and entered his body from behind with the lubrication of the shower gel.
He Yu felt a little awkward, mainly because he felt that the small inn was not very clean. He put his palms on the wall and refused to press his body against it.
Qiao Mudong lowered his head and sucked on his nape and ears. Hearing He Yu’s nonstop husky, heavy pants and breathing out scorching hot breaths, he continued stroking his chest with his palms. Then he finally gripped the hard thing on his lower body and stroked it gently.
He Yu raised his head comfortably as he rubbed it gently on Qiao Mudong’s shoulder. Qiao Mudong lowered his head and kissed his hair softly.
He Yu raised a hand, touched the side of Qiao Mudong’s face, and then tried hard to turn his head, trying to kiss him.
Qiao Mudong noticed his actions, so he lowered his head, and with their bodies connected, the two kissed each other slowly but passionately.
The next morning, after checking out and going out of the inn, the two of them wandered around for a while. He Yu bought a big cattail leaf fan and fanned it proudly, which severely suppressed the limelight of Qiao Mudong’s sunglasses and hat.
It was still noon in town. Qiao Mudong saw that He Yu was in a much better mood, so he drove away in the afternoon.
As the car drove onto the highway, He Yu suddenly said, “It would be nice to buy a house and live here for the rest of my life.”
Qiao Mudong replied, “I heard that many people in big cities go to places like Lijiang, open an inn or a bar, and live like that for the rest of their lives.”
He Yu suddenly felt envious after hearing this. “Living like that for a lifetime sounds very good, but the house prices in Lijiang aren’t cheap, right?”
Qiao Mudong shook his head. “I don’t know.”
He Yu imagined the future for a while. The two of them couldn’t take Ling Qiang’s money and go to Lijiang to buy a house to live in. He was afraid Ling Qiang would be so angry that they would be chased their whole lives. So a fantasy was just a fantasy, and people have to return to reality in the end.
They returned to the city for dinner and then drove home.
While standing at the door of his home, Qiao Mudong suddenly asked him, “Are you still going to resign?”
He Yu had returned to reality at this time and answered, “No, I’ll continue working.” Unless he was really squeezed out to the point where he couldn’t live any longer—that he couldn’t endure such hardships anymore—and no matter how much suffering he suffered, it’s no more than being tortured in prison every day. That painful experience of people casting covetous eyes on his own ass.
Qiao Mudong said, “Just do whatever you want.”
After saying that, he took the key and opened the door. The two of them were surprised to find that the light was on in the living room. Ling Qiang was looking at a painting hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back. At this time, he turned around and said, “You’re finally back?”
Uh oh… Will He Yu got chased out by Ling Qiang QAQ
Thanks for the extra chapters~~
every time i see ling qiang’s name i feel like flipping a table
that was such a good chapter and then ling qiang appeared….maaaan….
thank you for your work!!
That Ling Qiang came to ruin the day again, I’m tired of him.
Thank you for the update!
Fvck… I was just enjoying reading their sweet little getaway but then the trashy dad appears 😒