translator: Oyen editor: Ciel
Hearing Luo Yuan’s voice from behind him, Zhu Qingyue immediately stiffened, pushing Chu Yan away. He had never been so embarrassed before. Realising that Luo Yuan had seen everything, Zhu Qingyue couldn’t wait to dig a hole in the ground to bury himself.
Luo Yuan stood at the door like a statue, his eyes wide. Zhu Qingyue was also too stiff to move, but the culprit Chu Yan was very calm. Releasing Zhu Qingyue, he raised an eyebrow at Luo Yuan. “Weren’t you going to pay the bill? Why are you back?”
“I.. I forgot my wallet…” Luo Yuan’s voice shook as he returned to his senses.
“Then go pay the bill first,” Chu Yan replied calmly. “We’ll talk about it after you come back.”
Luo Yuan quickly retrieved his wallet and mobile phone, not daring to look at Zhu Qingyue as he all but ran out of the room. After his senior brother left, Zhu Qingyue’s cheeks flushed red. “He, he saw it…”
Not only was Zhu Qingyue distraught, he had just drunk a lot of alcohol. Now, he was feeling quite dizzy, and didn’t know how to explain things to his senior brother at all.
Knowing his concerns, Chu Yan rested his hand on Zhu Qingyue’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’m here,” he whispered.
Hearing this, Zhu Qingyue felt more at ease. Still, he was quite embarrassed, and was unsure of how to face his senior brother…
***
Luo Yuan was still in a daze when he went downstairs to pay the bill, so much so that the waiter at the front desk had to repeat the price three times before Luo Yuan handed over his credit card. His fingers trembled as he typed out his password—— this matter was beyond comprehension!
He had accidentally stumbled upon his master and junior brother’s secret. It was like a sudden thunderbolt from clear skies, causing him to be stunned silly.
He knew that his master had always loved his junior brother, but he had assumed that their relationship had always been the simple one between a master and an apprentice. Unexpectedly, their relationship was actually like this…
To put it in another way, wasn’t it extremely stupid that he had spoken ill of Zhu Qingyue, and even blamed Zhu Qingyue for not passing on Chu Yan’s auxiliary playstyle in front of Chu Yan himself?
The more Luo Yuan thought about it, the more confused he felt, so he went to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water. At this moment, his mobile phone screen lit up- it was a message from Wei Guanghua: “Captain, how goes the dinner with god Chu and your junior brother tonight?”
Many people were aware that he was inviting both his master and his junior brother for a meal. Wei Guanghua’s message was just to express concern, but Luo Yuan could only hold his phone blankly, uncertain of how to respond.
My master and junior brother are together; I accidentally saw them kissing as they shared a hug?
What kind of weird situation was this?!
Luo Yuan pinched his thigh hard. The stinging pain helped him to recover his senses—— Chu Yan and Zhu Qingyue were together. Obviously, this matter had been kept secret, because there had been no hints from the league or the reporters. This also meant that Chu Yan did not want to announce the relationship between the both of them for the time being.
Therefore, even if he knew this big secret, he had to keep his mouth shut…
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Xu Sizhe bore a grudge against Qin Mo. He had imitated Mojue’s lineup when forming the Graceful Beauty team, all to retaliate against Qin Mo. However, he was too weak to cause Qin Mo any trouble, and was instead slapped in the face many times. This was the conclusion drawn by Wei Guanghua after his investigation.
Back in the group stage of the partner competition, they had met Zhu Qingyue. As a teammate, Wei Guanghua quickly noticed the knot between Luo Yuan and Zhu Qingyue. He did not want Luo Yuan to be like Xu Sizhe, carrying his strong personal emotions into the competition. Thus, he paid special attention to whether Luo Yuan could reconcile with his junior brother.
Luo Yuan replied awkwardly: “Sorry, I am a very unqualified captain. I’ve made you worry.”
Wei Guanghua replied: “Why are you so polite? Without you, there would be no Whisper team. Relax during the carnival. The team is training as usual these days. After you come back, you can check on the results.”
Luo Yuan: “En, thank you for your hard work.”
After putting away his mobile phone, Luo Yuan took a deep breath, his mood gradually calming down.
He was particularly shocked to see his master and junior brother together, but… All he could do was accept it.
After calming down, he returned to the room. Zhu Qingyue was no longer around; obviously, Chu Yan had deliberately sent him away.
Faced with his master’s inquiring gaze, Luo Yuan felt embarrassed. Coughing quietly, he greeted the man once more. “Master.”
Chu Yan nodded. “You’ve calmed down?”
Luo Yuan: “…en.”
As it turned out, his master had intentionally asked him to go downstairs to pay the bill, so that he had some time to calm down and digest the shock caused by this incident…
“The truth is exactly what you just saw,” Chu Yan explained faintly. “Qingyue and I are already together.”
Although Luo Yuan had already understood, it was still rather strange to hear it from his master directly. After a few moments of silence, Luo Yuan couldn’t help asking, “Qingyue… was it voluntary?”
“Do you think I am the sort of beast who would force him to agree?” Chu Yan joked.
Luo Yuan: “…”
However, his junior brother had a gentle personality, a good temper, and was also very soft-hearted. No matter how he looked at it, Luo Yuan felt that Zhu Qingyue would suffer when paired with a tough person like Chu Yan…
Knowing that his big apprentice was quietly slandering him, Chu Yan facepalmed. “You have such a bad impression of this master?”
Luo Yuan hurried to explain himself. “Not at all, not at all.”
“When you were training in Pure Cleansing, I was very strict with you, and constantly forced you to train from morning to night. However, that was because I wanted you to grow into the team’s pillar as soon as possible.” Chu Yan turned around, sighing. “But matters of the heart are different. Although Qingyue has a gentle personality, it doesn’t mean that he can be forced into love. Naturally, we are together because he is willing to be with me.”
Luo Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s- that’s good. The both of you… when did it start?”
“Not too long ago.” Chu Yan lit a cigarette, before continuing. “Last year, our company cooperated with Mojue. Only when I had arrived at Dragon Song club did I realise that Qingyue had joined Mojue. Before that time, I hadn’t contacted him for… nearly three years, give or take.”
Luo Yuan was very surprised by this answer. He had assumed that his master and junior brother had been together for a long time…
Faced with his big apprentice’s surprised gaze, Chu Yan smiled. His handsome face was gradually blurred by the smoke from his lit cigarette, and when he next spoke, his voice had turned hoarse. “Don’t look at this master’s strict methods when training you. In fact, emotionally… I’m a deserter.”
“After you left the team, I interacted with Qingyue all day and night, gradually becoming interested in him. He was too young back then, however, and I didn’t want to drag him into this quagmire. So, after my retirement, I deliberately kept a distance from him, wanting to let things fade away with time…”
“But I was wrong,” Chu Yan sighed. “I couldn’t forget him at all. In the past three years, I’ve constantly missed him, constantly suppressed my feelings for him. And when I unexpectedly met him in Changsha last year, I could hold back no longer. When I confessed to him, his expression was just as surprised as yours.”
Realising that he had been listening to his master with his jaw on the ground, Luo Yuan immediately closed his mouth. “That- he accepted you later?”
“En. Qingyue’s feelings for me… may not necessarily be love, and might be more of dependence. After all, he has been with me ever since he was fifteen years old, and it is normal for him to be reluctant to leave me,” Chu Yan smiled. “But it doesn’t matter. To me, as long as he is willing to accept me and give me an opportunity, it is already the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me.” Here, Chu Yan paused, his tone hardening. “It wasn’t easy for me to get together with Qingyue, so I won’t allow anyone to break us apart.”
“…” Luo Yuan hurriedly replied, “I- I didn’t want to break you both up, I was just… just very surprised..”
“I know.” Chu Yan chuckled. “Qingyue wanted to hide this from you, but now that we can’t hide it any longer, I might as well let you know everything, so that you won’t come up with random ideas. Nominally speaking, I am your master and he is your junior brother, but aside from this, Qingyue and I are just a very ordinary couple.”
“…” Hanging his head low, Luo Yuan scratched the back of his head, almost as if wanting to tear his scalp off. He was obviously worried about how to face Zhu Qingyue later.
“You can pretend none of this happened.” Chu Yan suggested. “You don’t need to change how you address Qingyue.”
“Eh… O-okay,” Luo Yuan smiled awkwardly, his expression uglier than if he had started crying.
His junior brother suddenly became his master’s lover. How could he pretend that nothing had happened?
Whenever he next saw Zhu Qingyue, Luo Yuan would definitely be reminded of the scene where he was hugged by their master… it really wasn’t good.
Shaking his head, Luo Yuan chased away those thoughts. “If you really love each other, then I… I wish you both all the best,” he replied earnestly. “Qingyue is a simple and kind-hearted person. Master, you… don’t bully him, alright!”
“You don’t have to worry about this,” Chu Yan assured him. “My baby doesn’t have time, how can I bully him?”
From his master’s words, he really spoiled his junior brother rotten; Luo Yuan couldn’t look him in the eye.
A few moments later, Luo Yuan asked suspiciously. “By the way, where is Qingyue?”
“His skin is thin,” Chu Yan replied casually. “He didn’t know how to face you, so he went back to the hotel first.” Standing up, Chu Yan extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have lit a cigarette. Qingyue hates this smell the most, and I would never smoke in front of him. Recently, I’ve only smoked one every few days, and am slowly giving up this habit.”
Luo Yuan: “…”
Chu Yan had been addicted to smoking for many years. Back when Luo Yuan was still in Pure Cleansing, Chu Yan often smoked to relieve stress. Unexpectedly, this junior brother was able to control their master, who was famous for never taking other people’s advice. It really was a miracle!
In a complicated mood, Luo Yuan left the restaurant with Chu Yan.
Chu Yan called for a taxi. Before leaving, the man rolled down the window. “I heard you live with him,” Chu Yan warned. “Don’t embarrass him when you get back.”
“I already know that he is your baby,” Luo Yuan felt distressed. “How would I dare?!”
If he had known earlier that they had such a relationship, would he have bothered… Luo Yuan felt like a silly clown. He had staged a play of the devoted apprentice before Chu Yan and Zhu Qingyue, but to the both of them, it was clearly just a good play.
Dejected, Luo Yuan returned to the hotel. Zhu Qingyue was already asleep, curled up on his bed, with his entire person buried under his quilt, with only a single ear revealed.
—— It was only 8:00pm. Obviously, he was only pretending to be asleep.
Luo Yuan didn’t know what to say either, but they couldn’t possibly not talk for the next two days, right?
Thinking about this, Luo Yuan could only reassure him. “Coughs, that… don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about the matter about you being together with master.”
There was no response from the person in the bed. After a few moments of silence, Luo Yuan couldn’t hold back his curiosity. “Do you really like him?”
After a long time, a gentle “En” was voiced out. Peeking out from under the covers, a blushing Zhu Qingyue glanced at Luo Yuan. “Do you think that it is strange for me to want to be with him?”
Luo Yuan scratched his head awkwardly. “No, no… although you are both men, I… I can accept it.”
Zhu Qingyue smiled. “Thank you.”
“Thank- thanks for what?” Luo Yuan wondered.
“Even after finding out, you were only surprised, and you did not despise us, or try to separate us,” Zhu Qingyue replied. “Thank you for understanding.”
Hearing Zhu Qingyue’s words, Luo Yuan was embarrassed. It seemed that they really loved each other; was it better if he didn’t go to any master-apprentice meetings in the future? Such a big lightbulb sitting there, wouldn’t it be bad if he affected their relationship? It was probably still better for him to be a single dog peacefully, hugging his computer during the holidays…
Chu Yan, don’t worry! ZQ clearly loves you a lot! But i‘m still worried about ZQ‘s uncle… Would he want to break them apart? I want to see how they will deal with that~
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Do we have to wait for the extras for that to know or will it happen earlier?
Poor Luo Yuan though. 😅
Thank you for the chapter~~! 💜💜💜
You will see it……. in extras 🙈
pray for Luo Yuan 🤣
You’re welcome~
As I thought… 😭 Now i’m really looking forward to the extras~~!
By the way, how come that the replys aren’t shown for the comments? 🤔
It still a long way to go for extrass, now I cryy 😭
Is it?? I think it’s work well for me, all the replies and comments still appear 🤔
Now it’s fine… before it didn’t function. 😌😅
Chu yan… what dependence are you talking about?? He was fine without for 3 years and he doesn’t even have time to meet with you the last month. Clearly he’s making time to be with you cause he likes you.
Aww Luo Yuan ah I like you now but I feel that you won’t be a single dog I feel sus to Wei Guanghua… I feel like he is eyeinh Luo Yuan? And before when he told Luo Yuan not to focus on Zhu Qingyue… hmm Wei Guanghua I am eyeing you!
luo yuan actually reacted better that i thought he would!! and i wonder why wei guanghua investigated the issue about xu sizhe and qin mo?? do all the players knew about xu sizhe’s grudge??