Ye Ming stood at the door, staring at Lu Xiuwen from afar.
He understood what it meant for him to come back. It meant he accepted Lu Xiuwen. He wanted to be his lover.
He was hesitant and torn. But he came back eventually, for he was unwilling to let go of Lu Xiuwen.
Since he could not afford to lose this person, why didn’t he try to change? Moreover, he could not bring himself to selfishly receive Uncle Lu’s care without giving anything back in return.
Ye Ming pursed his lips and finally walked over slowly. He was so nervous that his palms were covered in cold sweat. As soon as he was near, Lu Xiuwei pulled him into his arms and sat him on his lap before he could even react. Lu Xiuwen pinched his chin and gave him a hard kiss again!
Ye Ming felt his body tremble and his instinct was to run away. But this time, Lu Xiuwen did not let him get away like before. He tightened his grip on him instead, making him unable to move!
This kiss was burning hot. It was similar to the time when Lu Xiuwen was drunk. Ye Ming was a little frightened by the ferocity of his kiss.
It was as if he wanted to swallow him completely!
Ye Ming was not used to Lu Xiuwen being so vengeful and dominating. This side of him made him feel sacred. But he had already agreed to come back… Wouldn’t it be too much to refuse even a kiss? But this was what lovers did. And so, he endured it even though he was not used to it and let Lu Xiuwen kiss him.
Lu Xiuwen grabbed Ye Ming’s waist tightly so that he could lean in his arms. He finally could kiss this person openly and treat him like a lover instead of using all his might to restrain his affection and urges, playing the role of a qualified guardian.
The emotion from two lifetimes and the lust that accumulated for years broke out of control at this instant. He wanted to take him so badly now!
Lu Xiuwen carried Ye Ming and placed him on the couch. He bent down on one knee next to Ye Ming. He pressed Ye Ming’s shoulder and pinched his chin as he gazed deeply at him before lowering his head once again.
Ye Ming felt the man’s aggressive aura. He knew what Lu Xiuwen wanted. He closed his eyes and let Lu Xiuwen kiss him. He tried hard to let himself get used to it until he noticed that Lu Xiuwen was about to enter him…
He still cried out of fear. This sort of thing…was too scary…He was extremely frightened…
He was a man but he was about to let another man…
Lu Xiuwei gazed at Ye Ming’s tearstained face. He suddenly paused his action and did not continue doing anything.
Ye Ming bit his lip with his eyes tightly shut. Tears came rolling down along the corner of his eyes and his face was pale from fear. It was at this instant that he suddenly noticed that Lu Xiuwen had stopped moving. He timidly opened his eyes to look at him. His black pupils were like those of a frenetic little animal, panicking because its life was held in the jaws of a beast.
Lu Xiuwen gently wiped away those warm tears with his thumb and pulled away slightly. He draped a shirt on Ye Ming’s body and gently held him in his arms. He said in a hoarse and deep voice, “Don’t be afraid. I won’t do it.”
Ye Ming was startled. He wiped away his tears in embarrassment. He sensed that Lu Xiuwen’s arrow was already nocked on the bow and it must have been very unbearable for him to stop now. But he was really frightened and didn’t want to progress so fast…Lu Xiuwen eventually stopped because he cared about his feelings. This made him feel guilty. “Uncle, I…”
Lu Xiuwen looked at him tenderly. He wore a forgiving expression as he comforted him, “It is perfectly normal that Xiao Ran was unable to adapt to it in such a short time. It was me who was too impatient. I wanted you so badly…”
Lu Xiuwen’s blunt words of love made Ye Ming blush instantly. He was unable to resist such a gentle Uncle Lu. In the end, he could only bury his face in Lu Xiuwen’s chest, holding on to the collar of his shirt in embarrassment.
Lu Xiuwen smiled faintly. He lowered his head to drop a kiss on Ye Ming’s hair. His eyes were brimming with strong affection.
This life, I will make you mine. You will fall in love with me.
I’m really happy that you came back.
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.
[Ding! Lu Xiuwen’s blackening value -20. Current blackening value 45.]
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Ye Ming saw Lu Xiuwen had left. He went for a shower and laid flat on the bed.
[Ye Ming: Ahh…We finally came to this stage. We confirmed our relationship and it won’t be a long wait for a nightlife. I think Uncle Lu will not hold back for long.]
[888: Don’t you have other things in your head?]
[Ye Ming: I’m trying hard to deplete the blackening value. Uncle Lu has held back for two lifetimes. How can the blackening value be depleted if he doesn’t take me? Feeling wronged.jpg]
[888:…]
The next day, Ye Ming went downstairs for breakfast. Everything seemed to be the same as before and Lu Xiuwen was waiting for him for breakfast as usual.
Because of yesterday’s events, Ye Ming felt uneasy when he saw Lu Xiuwen. He was blushing. Gosh…he agreed to be Uncle Lu’s lover yesterday. Was it a dream? Up until now, he still couldn’t believe that it was all real.
Because he had been up thinking about it all night, dark circles appeared underneath his eyes.
Lu Xiuwen saw it and sighed. He knew that Ye Ming was still hesitating. But this child was naive, innocent, and indecisive. If he were to let him continue to hesitate, he might still be hesitating until the next life. Sometimes, it was better for him to help him make decisions.
Lu Xiuwen finished his breakfast first. He wiped the corner of his mouth slowly and smiled as he watched Ye Ming eating. He looked the same as before, but there was something different about the way Lu Xiuwen looked at him. It seemed that he no longer restrained the feeling that he had concealed deeply previously, and even Ye Ming, who was imperceptive,also sensed the warmth from Lu Xiuwen’s gaze.
Ye Ming felt even more uneasy. He put down his chopsticks after he was done with breakfast and was about to leave. Lu Xiuwen suddenly said, “Wait.”
Ye Ming quickly stopped and turned his head to look at Lu Xiuwen in confusion.
Lu Xiuwen went in front of Ye Ming and lowered his head, lightly kissing Ye Ming on the lips. He gazed at him deeply and lifted the corner of his lips. “I’ll send you to school.”
Ye Ming immediately opened his eyes wide. This…does he need to do this? He stammered, “No, there’s no need for that. You have already arranged for a driver to send me…”
Lu Xiuwen stared at him deeply. “That’s different. I wanted to send you off personally.”
Ye Ming attempted to resist. “But Uncle, you must be very busy. Won’t it delay your work?”
Lu Xiuwen quirked a faint smile. “My work can accommodate small errands like this. I still can make time to send you off to school. If I really am too busy and can’t make it there myself, I will call you.”
Ye Ming: “…” He felt as if he had suddenly turned into a kindergarten student.
Lu Xiuwen caressed Ye Ming’s cheek with his thumb and smiled. “You are my lover, isn’t it my duty to pick you?”
Ye Ming: “…”
Ye Ming was no match for Lu Xiuwen. With that, Lu Xiuwen held his hand and led him into the car, blushing and dazed. The driver, Uncle Li sat in front with an expressionless face as if he had already expected this. It was Ye Ming who was very uncomfortable, dreading that others might regard his relationship with Lu Xiuwen strangely.
When they reached school, Lu Xiuwen tenderly urged Ye Ming to take care before letting him off.
Ye Ming stood on the spot looking at the car that left with complex emotion.
[Ye Ming: This is the issue with being in a relationship with an older man: he’ll suddenly treat you like a son.]
[888: I must correct you on this point. Ordinary human males are not that caring when it comes to raising sons. Most of them let their sons explore the world by themselves, especially for a dominating president such as him. They don’t pick up and send off their sons who were already twenty years old. Even mothers don’t do that.]
[Ye Ming:…]
[Ye Ming: So, Bro, what are you trying to express?]
[888: He’s raising you like a daughter. There is a slight possibility of that.]
[Ye Ming:…Are you doubting my manliness?]
[888: Ye Three Minutes]
[Ye Ming:…]
No. Can this world get even better? Damn it!
Ye Ming was badly defeated by 888. For the entire day, he was unable to lift his spirits. He felt that his male dignity was severely humiliated. He decided to put in a lot of effort to work out his body!
Although Zhang Hongzhi was not in the same department as Ye Ming, as a good friend, he would think of ways to get in touch with Ye Ming. For example, inviting Ye Ming for lunch everyday and even reserving a seat for him.
He noticed that Ye Ming was a little confused. His eyes lit up and he asked, “Master Gu, is there any progress between you and that person?”
Ye Ming blushed. After a long while, he muttered, “Yeah, a little.”
Zhang Hongzhi put on a gossipy expression. His eyes brightened as he asked, “Did he confess to you? Have you accepted?”
Ye Ming nodded, which was considered as giving him an answer.
Zhang Hongzhi was very excited. He laughed heartily, “Haha, see! I told you he liked you! He confessed, right? And you also accepted him, right? Congratulations! So when are you going to introduce your boyfriend to us?”
Deep in Ye Ming’s heart, he was thinking, how could he bring Lu Xiuwen to meet his friends? If others knew that he and Lu Xiuwen were in that kind of relationship, he could not imagine how many more rumors he would have to face. He lowered his eyes and said, “We’ll see.”
Zhang Hongzhi knew that Ye Ming would not agree to it. But still, he played his role well. “What are you embarrassed about? You have met my boyfriend before. Now when it’s your turn to bring yours, you are not willing to. It’s unfair.”
Ye Ming blushed and he was unable to say anything. He was embarrassed.
Zhang Hongzhi knew when to stop. After asking those questions, he changed the subject and talked about some interesting things that happened in school. A day passed by very quickly.
By the time school ended, Lu Xiuwen’s car was already parked outside.
The moment Ye Ming got into the car, he saw Lu Xiuwen sitting in the backseat. He looked at him with tenderness and smiled. “Let’s eat out tonight.”
Ye Ming had no objections and nodded his head obediently.
Lu Xiuwen instructed Uncle Li to start the journey. He already made a reservation with the restaurant in advance. It was a very romantic and high class restaurant.
Lu Xiuwen pulled out the chair for Ye Ming. Ye Ming was utterly embarrassed by Lu Xiuwen’s careful actions. Uncle Lu…was really treating him like a lover. But he really wasn’t used to it!
But it was not nice to not be cooperative. Ye Ming walked over and sat down. Lu Xiuwen helped him to put the chair in position before sitting across from him.
The restaurant’s soft light cast its rays on Lu Xiuwen’s face, complementing his handsome features, making him look even more mature. His extraordinary charm made Ye Ming’s heart beat faster. He wondered when he would be as mature as Uncle Lu and not be like a child who always needed Uncle Lu to take care of him.
Lu Xiuwen had already pre-ordered the dishes. He smiled at Ye Ming. “I’ve ordered the dishes that you like. You can see if there’s anything else you wanted to add.”
Ye Ming took a glance and said, “No need.”
After spending so many years living together, Uncle Lu knew his tastes well. He knew exactly what he did and didn’t eat. He never ordered anything that didn’t suit his tastes.
In fact, it seemed that he was very attentive. Otherwise, even if they always lived together, he would not have paid any attention to these fine details.
Ye Ming had often dined out with Lu Xiuwen before. But back then, he was treating Lu Xiuwen as a guardian. This was the first time that they came out as a couple. He felt embarrassed and uneasy as he still couldn’t really accept such a change in their relationship status. But Lu Xiuwen’s goal was to let Ye Ming slowly accept these changes. Before, he had always refrained from getting close to Ye Ming, dreading that he might notice his affection toward him. But now, there was no need for him to conceal it anymore. He could take care of him like his lover, which made Lu Xiuwen very satisfied.
After dinner, Lu Xiuwen took out a box and smiled at Ye Ming. “This gift is for you.”
Ye Ming felt hopeless. It was already enough to have dinner together, why did he need to buy him a gift? He opened it up and found that it was a watch that looked expensive. He lifted his gaze to Lu Xiuwen and said, “Uncle, there’s really no need for this. You’ve already bought me many things…”
Previously when he received Lu Xiuwen’s gifts, he only treated it as a gesture from a guardian. But now, Lu Xiuwen was still buying things for him. He felt embarrassed about it. The reason that he agreed to be Uncle Lu’s lover was not because of his gifts.
Lu Xiuwen curved his lips as he smiled, “Take it. It’s a token of my appreciation.”
Ye Ming blushed and sighed as he took it. He knew that Uncle Lu was not short of money and he really bought it with sincerity. But he had bought him so many presents that he was about to run out of space to put them. He was really troubled by it.
On the way home that night, Ye Ming could feel the breath of the man beside him when they sat in the car. He anxiously sat upright and still.
Lu Xiuwen suddenly pulled Ye Ming into his arm and reached out his hand to gently tuck Ye Ming’s hair behind his ear. His deep eyes were filled with tender warmth under the night sky. “Are you blushing?”
Ye Ming was so nervous that he was unable to utter a single word. He then saw Lu Xiuwen slowly lean toward him and plant a kiss on his lips in slow motion. Lu Xiuwen kept his eyes open and met with Ye Ming’s stare. The feeling was deep like an ocean that could drown a person.
At that instant, Ye Ming felt that it was possible that Lu Xiuwen really loved him.
He thought about the years that they had spent together and also recalled how Lu Xiuwen had shown care toward him in every possible way.
He was definitely not Lu Xiuwen’s child and had no blood connection with him. But he had treated him so well, and furthermore he hadn’t been in a relationship with anyone all these years.
And the kindness that Lu Xiuwen had shown him was previously regarded as the kindness from a guardian in his eyes. But all this had become Lu Xiuwen’s love toward him. He was uncertain when Lu Xiuwen started to have feelings for him. But it must have been a long, long time ago.
Translated by Ch1yo
Edited by beansprout
beansprout: hello everyone! it’s been a while! Do you remember Jiang Ci from arc 4? We have some lovely new fanart of him! you can find it at the bottom of chapter 58: https://chrysanthemumgarden.com/novel-tl/sssg/sssg-58/
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Thank you for the chapter
Because the previous arcs have been so angsty, sad, and full of dog blood, this feels like a short break from the tragedies. But there is this nagging feeling that something might still happen oof.
Thanks for the chap!
Thanks for the chapter! ^^)/
I’m really banking on the above point to be where the dogblood tragedy comes in. We’ll see lololol. Thanks for the chapter!
I finally caught up!
Thanks for the chapter <3
This arc isn’t so angst heavy but it does honestly feel like I’m watching a child be snatched away by a strange man
Same…I know this isn’t incent but it still doesn’t make me feel comfortable…so I might have to skip this one sigh
It’s a little weird because of the age gap and the previous history of his late mother…