Lu Xiuwen was in Ye Ming’s arms. He turned around to look at Ye Ming. His voice was deep and steady. “You’re not afraid of me anymore?”
A confused expression flashed across Ye Ming’s eyes. But he clenched his teeth and said, “Just now, I’m just…” He paused halfway, not knowing how to continue. If he said he was not afraid, then why did he reject him just now? But if he said he was afraid, that would make Uncle Lu sad…
Lu Xiuwen gazed at Ye Ming’s embarrassed and restless expression. He let out a deep sigh and turned around to draw Ye Ming into his arms again and said, “Forget about it.”
Ye Ming was in Lu Xiuwen’s arms. They had skin contact and he felt the warmth of his embrace. It was an indescribable warmth and he felt a sense of reliability. But at the same time, he was also restless…He felt that he must have gone mad. How could he have such a fantasy about Uncle Lu? This was not his fault, it must be that kiss’s fault!
Lu Xiuwen hugged Ye Ming with his chin resting beside his neck. He breathed in the scent of the young man and slightly tightened his arms around Ye Ming. He’d racked his brain just to bring Ye Ming out in order to create an opportunity for him to get intimate with him. It was already this difficult to hug this person, let alone kiss him.
Because to Ye Ming, he was his guardian; not a lover that he could hug and kiss.
Lu Xiuwen lowered his head slightly. His lips lightly brushed against the necklace on Ye Ming’s neck. It was so light that Ye Ming was not even aware of it. His voice was deep and low. “You’re still wearing it.”
Ye Ming’s mind went blank for a second but he quickly understood what Lu Xiuwen meant. He said, “This is a gift from you…” It was such an expensive necklace. If he didn’t wear it, wouldn’t it show that he didn’t value Uncle’s Lu’s kindness?
Lu Xiuwen’s eyes were filled with tenderness. Wouldn’t it be great if you can stay like this forever? I can forgive you for what you did in the previous life and I will protect you and love you…You will stay by my side forever, right?
Ye Ming didn’t see Lu Xiuwen’s expression and he had no idea what was going through Lu Xiuwen’s mind. He only knew that his heart was beating very fast. Being this intimate with Lu Xiuwen, feeling Lu Xiuwen’s breathing…had made him even more nervous compared to being with An Xiaoqi.
But Uncle Lu was so calm. Surely Uncle Lu was not indulged in flights of fantasy like him. Besides, Uncle Lu acted in such a way purely out of worry that he was cold. He, on the contrary, was utterly confused and disconcerted.
There’s really an issue with him!
Complex and nervous emotions swept through Ye Ming while he was in Lu Xiuwen’s arms. Perhaps because this hug was too warm, he eventually dozed off in Lu Xiuwen’s arms.
Lu Xiuwen maintained the same posture as he hugged Ye Ming. His arms were numb but he didn’t move. It wasn’t until Ye Ming fell into a deep sleep that he lowered his head to lightly kiss Ye Ming’s lips. He was like a thief hidden in the dark, carefully stealing what was not his.
But he was not content with this. He wanted to have this person openly. He wanted to be able to get intimate and have him anytime, anywhere. He wanted him to open his heart and body to him.
He really looked forward to that day to come.
He was already close to losing his patience.
By the time Ye Ming woke up in a daze the next day, the day was already bright and the rain had stopped.
He turned around, wanting to get up, but quickly realized that he was still in Lu Xiuwen’s arms. His face immediately flushed when he touched something hard.
Lu Xiuwen felt Ye Ming move and knew that he had woken up. He loosened his grip as if nothing had happened. His voice was gentle and deep with a hidden smile. “It’s just a normal men’s reaction. What are you thinking about?”
Ye Ming’s face was even redder. He wished he could bury his head into a pit. Uncle Lu had always been a considerate person. Why did he bother to talk about such a thing! This is so embarrassing.
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Ye Ming stayed inside the car, dumbfounded. He was still thinking about what Lu Xiuwen meant just now. Did he mean that it was alright for him to overthink because they were not in that sort of relationship so he shouldn’t be bothered about it…or what he had thought was correct so it was alright?
No, it must not be the latter. Ye Ming was still in deep thought. This was the person that he had respected like a guardian since he was young. He was an orphan and to him, Uncle Lu was like his father.
How could he have such thoughts towards him?
Lu Xiuwen had his men bring over a change of clothing. After Lu Xiuwen got changed, he shoved the clothes into the car for Ye Ming to get changed. They took the ride down the mountain and left behind the broken-down off-road car for his other men to take care of.
Ye Ming didn’t dare to look at Lu Xiuwen throughout the ride. He felt that there was something wrong with his mentality. He would get nervous whenever Lu Xuewei got close to him. He even felt that Uncle Lu was intentionally teasing him. But…his rationality told him that it was impossible for Uncle Lu to be doing such a thing. He was in a dilemma.
The event that day hadn’t caused any stir-up. Ye Ming still continued to go to school as usual. Because he had fewer activities with his friends, he had more time at home and he spent most of the time with Lu Xiuwen.
[Ye Ming: Ah! I’m so bored lately. I’m all ready and I’m just waiting for Uncle Lu to confess!]
[888: Hehe, are you waiting to be confessed to or are you waiting for something else?]
[Ye Ming: Bro, how come you understand me so well?]
[888:…] Bah! Who’s interested in understanding a spicy chicken like you?
[Ye Ming: I think after such a long time, Uncle Lu should be ready for the next step?]
[888: Didn’t I already tell you everything? All you need to do is just wait.]
Ye Ming thought happily, Uncle Lu is indeed a steady and thoughtful person. When I’m not able to carry on acting alone anymore, he has already arranged something to assist me.
Exposing his identity in school was only the first step. Lu Xiuwen made him lose his peaceful life and friends, leaving him with almost no room for independence. Then when he was in despair, Lu Xiuwen arranged a new group of friends for him so that his people would be around him. Everything was imperceptibly under Lu Xiuwen’s control.
One could say that he was very possessive and he had planned far ahead.
A few days had passed. One day when Ye Ming was at class, an energetic young man sat beside him, grinning, and reached out his hand, “Young Master Gu, let’s be friends. My name is Zhang Hongzhi.”
Ye Ming already knew about his background inside out. But he still acted surprised and said, “Hello.”
Zhang Hongzhi was a cheerful and humorous guy. His family also owned some assets, so he was from a wealthy family. To someone like him, it was a very easy task to befriend with a pure little rabbit like Ye Ming. It was only because he did not dare to make any move on Ye Ming before.
Ye Ming was very easy to deceive. However, it was not easy to fool around with Lu Xiuwen. There were still things that they didn’t dare to do, and they certainly did not dare to cross the line with Lu Xiuwen. This was also the reason why there hadn’t been any gang of scoundrels beside Ye Ming all this while.
But things were different now. Not only did Lu Xiuwen invest in his family, he also signed several contract agreements and also gave them a lot of advantages. All these were for him to make friends with Ye Ming.
Zhang Hongzhi’s eyes curved up. He wasn’t really handsome but looked decent and friendly. He said, “To be honest, I never knew that Young Master Gu was in our school. Otherwise, I would have come to get to know you earlier.”
Ye Ming felt a little awkward. He smiled shyly. “You’re being modest.”
Zhang Hongzhi didn’t even bother about Ye Ming’s alienation. He smiled as he said, “I’ve invited a few friends tonight to hang out together. Why don’t you come along, Young Master Gu? All of them are from this school. There’s no harm getting to know them.”
Ye Ming hesitated. He didn’t know Zhang Hongzhi well. It was not very appropriate to go out with him.
Zhang Hongzhi had his doubts and he shot a glance at the security outside. He said with a chuckle, “President Lu’s men will be around. What is there to be afraid of? Why don’t you inform President Lu that you will be back a bit late tonight?”
It had been a long time since Ye Ming went out with his friends. Hu Rei and the others had long since distanced themselves from him. Moreover, he did not want to get along with those sweet-talkers. But now…he actually did feel like going out. Lately, it’d been a bit strange getting along with Uncle Lu.
Perhaps Zhan Hongzhi just happened to appear at an appropriate time. Moreover, he was someone from the same circle as him. He should be able to get along with him comfortably.
After much consideration, Ye Ming decided to call Lu Xiuwen to inform him that he would be going out with a new friend tonight.
It seemed that Lu Xiuwen was very concerned and asked for the name of his new friend. Lu Xiuwen also requested to speak to Zhang Hongzhi personally. In the end he finally approved but requested for Ye Ming to be back before ten at night.
Zhang Hongzhi was trembling with fear when he talked to Lu Xiuwen over the phone just now. However, he did not show his fear but rather acted like it was the first time he spoke to Lu Xiuwen. He was able to respond nicely.
After Zhang Hongzhi hung up the phone, he gazed at Ye Ming with a profound look. To be honest, he was extremely shocked at the time when he just received this mission.
There had always been rumours about Ye Ming among the upper class. There were all kinds of versions too. Everyone was curious about Ye Ming. It was just that Lu Xiuwen had protected Ye Ming too well so that they didn’t have any chance to get in touch with Ye Ming.
A lot of the rumours claimed that Ye Ming was Lu Xiuwen’s illegitimate child. Afterall, their parent’s generation all knew that Lu Xiuwen liked Gu Xueya before. It was not a secret. But he never had thought that…Not only was Ye Ming not Lu Xiuwen’s son, he was someone that Lu Xiuwen liked.
How much did Lu Xiuwen actually like Ye Ming, enough for him to protect Ye Ming until he turned out to be such a naive, stupid fool? But now it seemed likely that even President Lu could not stand Ye Ming’s obliviousness anymore? Thus he had arranged for him to approach Ye Ming.
If he managed this well, surely President Lu will not be stingy to his family.
A lot of things went through Zhang Hongzhi’s mind. But he acted as if nothing had happened and casually draped his hand over Ye Ming’s shoulder. He said while smiling, “It’s a deal. I still have something to do. I’ll meet you at the school gate after the afternoon class finishes.”
Ye Ming nodded.
Zhang Hongzhu achieved his goal. He quickly invited a few friends and made reservations for the venue for tonight’s gathering. Previously, the gathering of the rich kids had been in a turmoil. Today he repeatedly urged the others not to bring any male or female partners along, behave in a civilized manner, cut down their swearing and help him serve Ye Ming well.
Ye Ming had never hung out with this group of people before. He was very nervous in the beginning. But after going there, he found that they were very gentlemanly. They took care of him like elder brothers and sisters. He felt at ease getting along with them and he slowly let his guard down.
By the time Ye Ming reached home, Lu Xiuwen had not rested yet. He was still sorting out his work. Seeing that Ye Ming was home, he smiled and asked, “Did you enjoy your outing?”
Ye Ming nodded with a smile.
Lu Xiuwen seemed to be gratified. He tenderly gazed at him and said, “See, I told you. You will get to know some new friends. It’ll be fine once you get used to it.”
In Ye Ming’s heart, he knew that Uncle Lu was right. Previously, he had not adjusted his attitude. But it wasn’t too bad now. Zhang Hongzhi and his friends were not as difficult to get along as he had thought. On the contrary, they were very sophisticated people and comfortable to get along with. Naive freshmen like Ye Ming simply couldn’t resist them.
Since that day, Zhang Hongzhi would invite Ye Ming to hang out practically everyday. Very soon, they became familiar with each other. Ye Ming felt that Zhang Hongzhi was a very humorous and caring friend. They gradually became friends who talked about everything.
Although life was a little different from before, it was considered back to its original calmness. It was just that a new method was used.
Yeah, the only thing that was not yet restored was the strange feeling he had when he was with Uncle Lu. Not only was it not back to normal, it had become even weirder instead. Before, he felt that Uncle Lu was perfect. But now, when he was near him, he would feel a strong male aura. Sometimes, even Lu Xiuwen’s daily actions of taking care of him could make his heart beat faster. He felt that perhaps he could never snap out of it.
Tonight, Zhang Hongzhi invited Ye Ming for dinner again. This time, he had brought along his boyfriend. Zhang Hongzhi’s boyfriend was a handsome guy and he was from the same school as well. The two of them were hugging and kissing each other on the dining table. They were such lovey-dovey that everyone was making fun of them.
This was the first time that Ye Ming saw someone he knew bringing a boyfriend. He saw that one minute, Zhang Hongzhi picked up food for his boyfriend and the next minute, he took a napkin and poured water for him. He was a noble young master but he took good care of his boyfriend in every possible way. He suddenly recalled that when he ate with Uncle Lu, it was also similar to this…and it was even much more tender and thoughtful.
Ye Ming could not forget about the scene today. Finally, he asked Zhang Hongzhi, “So, you actually have a boyfriend?”
Zhang Hongzhi answered calmly, “Yeah.”
Ye Ming was in disbelief. He definitely had not noticed that before!
Zhang Hongzhi laughed and said, “Are you shocked that I have a boyfriend or are you shocked that I liked men?”
Ye Ming was a little embarrassed. But he answered bluntly, “Both.”
Zhang Hongzhi patted Ye Ming’s shoulder and said, “I’ve always had a boyfriend. We had been together for a long time. Even my mum knew about it. I never brought him along before because previously I was not yet that familiar with you, so I was afraid you might freak out. But now that we are best friends, I felt that you wouldn’t distance yourself from me because of this, right?”
Ye Ming shook his head. He had no prejudice against homosexual relationships.
Zhang Hongzhi let out a relieved expression and smiled, “That’s good.”
Ye Ming paused for a while, and seemed to say with emotion, “I saw that you treat him very well. You take good care of him while you’re dining.”
Zhang Hongzhi grinned, “Of course. We’re all big lords. If it’s not because I adore him, do you think I will trouble myself like this?”
Adore…He did it because he adored him. But wouldn’t an elder generation also take care of the younger generation? Ye Ming couldn’t help but overthink. A hesitant expression appeared on his face and he pursed his lips.
Zhang Hongzhi noticed Ye Ming’s expression. He let out a mischievous laugh. “Why? Could it be that you also have someone you like? Or maybe someone who likes you?”
Sneaky, sneaky Uncle Lu! Putting gay friends by his side… 😏
Thank you for the chapter.. 🙂
Ohhh, now I see how shit will hit the fan~
It’ll be through this friend, huh? Relying on past reading experiences, this friend will definitely be the key to revealing everything that Uncle Lu has done~
That’s why kids, you always scheme alone, never bring more people in it 😔
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHAHAHAHHAA SO THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT HUH MR LU??
Thanks for the chapter !!!!
So sad that Hu Rei just abandon him bcs of his background, tho… I kinda like him :/
I feel bad for poor Hu Rei. He was a good guy. Pushing him out of YM’s friend circle was kinda cruel but I guess 60 blackening points are not there for nothing, huh?