“You’re right.”
“So why don’t I choose a simpler method.”
That night, after hugging him and nibbling on his lips, Yao Qi said this to him. The way his eyes curved when he smiled reminded Liu Lin of a fox. Just like the big fluffy fox Yao Qi had bought for him, no matter how cute it looked, nothing could change the fact that it was still a fox.
Clever and cunning.
“Huh?” Liu Lin was dumbstruck—was Yao Qi finally going to let him teach that girl a lesson?
The silly expression on his face made Yao Qi want to laugh. If the matter they were about to discuss hadn’t been a serious one, he would have huddled up the man and taken his time bullying him. “Doesn’t she want me to become her brother? I can give her what she wants.”
“What??”
“The reason she’s still following me is either because she wants to take revenge on me or because she’s still obsessed with me. Or perhaps it could be both. No matter which it is, she’s definitely not going to give up now. You don’t want to force me to kill, and likewise, I don’t want your hands to be stained with blood again. Since this is the case, then let’s just give her what she wants.” After saying this, Yao Qi paused to smile and look at Liu Lin, “If she wants my life, then let her take it—that is, if she can.”
Liu Lin wanted to say no. He wanted to disagree. Taking in another person of the same kind would only bring trouble to him. Just the thought of having to share Yao Qi with anyone else revolted him to the core.
He wanted to express his thoughts, but the moment he saw Yao Qi’s expression, he swallowed the words back into his stomach.
“It’s safer to keep any unstable element under your nose than to let it run around without restraints,” Yao Qi scooted over to kiss him on the cheek, “Ah-Lin will protect me, right?”
When it came to Yao Qi, Liu Lin had no temper. He hummed in a low voice and lowered his head, his tone dull.
Yao Qi was his treasure, how could he not protect him?
“If she has any bad idea, Ah-Lin can punish her however you deem fit. I won’t interfere.” Yao Qi stroked his head, “I’ll give her seven months. If she still wants to kill me after that and refuses to go away, I’ll find someone to deal with her.”
“What if she managed to behave after seven months?”
“Then I’ll adopt her. Legally adopt her and make her part of my family.”
Therefore, the upcoming seven months would be a trial period.
“I’ll sincerely treat her as my sister during this time. If it still doesn’t work, it means that we have no fate. Just consider this chance as my compensation for abandoning her back then.”
He was merely paying back his due.
“Then, will you treat her illness?” Liu Lin looked up at him.
If Yao Qi really wanted to personally treat Yao Yue, Liu Lin had no doubt that he could cure her.
He was capable of it.
“No. I’ve already said that I won’t.” Yao Qi would never go back on his word unless Yao Yue showed enough value to make him change his mind. But for now, she was far from being qualified. “I’ll leave her to you.”
As could be seen by the decision he took, Yao Qi was actually not a good person.
He was indeed warm and gentle, but he would not do anything that wasn’t beneficial to him. He didn’t mind doing some charities and goodwill that wouldn’t impact him simply because he could more than afford to.
There was an inconceivable distance in his gentleness. His real tenderness was reserved only for the people he acknowledged, to whom he would show no indifferent detachment nor calculations.
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.
He might be gentle, but he was no saint.
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“Alright, let’s try for a week. If I can stand it, then seven months it is,” after some time to think, Liu Lin finally compromised. It couldn’t be denied that this choice could solve both of their concerns.
What Yao Qi said was right, so Liu Lin would try to accept this method.
“But you can’t pay too much attention to her, or else my anger might just explode one day.”
“Pfft, quite the jealous one, aren’t you?” Yao Qi chuckled.
Would he care more about Yao Yue than Liu Lin? That was something that would never happen in this lifetime. Even if she really became his family member in the future, the nature of their relationships would remain different. She was incomparable to Liu Lin.
“You’re the one who made me,” Liu Lin snorted.
“You’re right, so I’ll be taking responsibility for it,” with a broad smile, Yao Qi pinned Liu Lin underneath his body, spreading the man’s legs apart.
As Liu Lin watched Yao Yue walk into the bathroom, he recalled the conversation he had with Yao Qi last night.
He yawned and hugged the fluffy fox plushie in his arms, idly musing that a prey had walked into the cage by itself.
He could use it to pass some time.
Whether its ending would be good or bad, nobody could tell for now.
Yao Qi went to the bedroom to grab a new towel, as well as a t-shirt and jeans. Putting everything into the basket outside of the bathroom, he knocked on the door to tell Yao Yue about it. After hearing Yao Yue’s reply, he walked back to the living room to give Shao Qing a call.
Liu Lin scooted over to let the man sit beside him.
“Hello, Ah-Qing.”
“Yeah, what’s up?” Continuous rustling could be heard over the line, as if Shao Qing was flipping through something. “Is that lunatic giving you problems again?”
“No,” Yao Qi paused, and then asked, “Are you busy?”
“Well, a bit,” he sighed, sounding rather tired. “What’s the matter?”
“Nothing, I just wanted to chat with you.”
“Bah, now that you bring it up, do you realise how scarce your calls have gotten ever since you got a boyfriend? Do the maths on your own,” Shao Qing stopped what he was doing and joked, “Tell me, how are you going to make it up to me?”
“I’ll treat you to a good meal next time.”
“You’re gonna treat me? With your current state? Just one meal is enough to make you poor,” Shao Qing made no attempt to hide his belittling tone.
“Then I’ll go home on new year’s eve and invite you to a meal.” Yao Qi wanted to ask Shao Qing what matter he was preoccupied with, but noticing that Shao Qing didn’t take the initiative to tell him, it was probably something he wasn’t supposed to know. Or perhaps, could it be something related to…
Thinking so, Yao Qi started to frown. Without waiting for Shao Qing to reply, he went on to say, “Ah-Qing, you have to remember that I am Yao Qi. And you, are a friend of Xiao Qi from the Yao family.”
So if he had any trouble, he could ask the Yao family for help.
Shao Qing sighed, neither refusing nor agreeing.
How could it be that simple?
“If it’s to help me, are you going to…” Shao Qing suddenly stopped talking. After a moment of silence, his voice was back to normal, “It’s okay, I can handle it.”
Since Shao Qing had already said that, Yao Qi didn’t want to press him anymore. He just told his friend not to bite more than he could chew.
Shao Qing assured him that he wouldn’t, relieving Yao Qi’s worry.
They chatted for a while more before ending the call.
“You guys talked for so long.” In the beginning, Liu Lin was listening in on the call out of boredom. But the moment Yao Qi abruptly turned serious, his heart skipped a beat, sensing something amiss.
The Yao family’s Xiao Qi?
Yao family?
It shouldn’t be that Yao family… There was no one named Yao Qi in that Yao family. In this country, there were tons of people with the surname Yao. There was no way the Yao Qi he had randomly targeted just happened to be a part of that Yao family.
If Xiao Qi really came from that Yao family, how could he be a mere flower shop owner?
Liu Lin curled his lips, feeling that he had thought too much.
“Well, I’ve got plenty of time to spare,” Yao Qi simply smiled at him.
He initially called Shao Qing to check whether or not he was busy. If he wasn’t, Yao Qi wanted to ask him if he could come over and check up on Yao Yue’s wounds. He had put Yao Yue’s dress in the washing machine and gave her his own clothes to wear; he didn’t want to attract unwarranted attention by taking her to a clinic while she was dressed in such ill-fitting clothes. However, since Shao Qing already had his hands full, he had to scratch this plan.
He also decided not to tell Shao Qing about Yao Yue for the time being, so as not to distract the man.
What eased his worry was the fact that Shao Qing was a man of his words. If he really couldn’t handle it anymore, he would definitely tell Yao Qi about it.
Since he could still manage on his own, it shouldn’t be too big of an issue.
They talked long enough for Yao Yue to finish showering, coming out of the bathroom with her hair still dripping.
Yao Yue changed into the clothes Yao Qi had prepared for her—all of them oversized on her frame. The hem of the shirt fell below her knees, and the jeans underneath it were clearly way too long and big, making her figure look even more petite.
“Xiao Yue, come over here,” Yao Qi waved to her.
“Xiao… Yue?” Yao Yue barely reacted in time, dubiously pointing at her own nose. Yet her steps didn’t halt as she walked towards Yao Qi.
“In this house, who else has the word Yue in their name aside from you?” replied Yao Qi, plugging in the hair dryer he took out from the bedroom not too long ago.
Yao Yue lowered her head, her nose feeling sore. How long had it been? How long had it been since someone called her by this name? This nickname that sounded so full of endearment.
Yao Qi was truly too cunning—he wasted no time to give her a taste of sweetness.
Just a while ago, his gaze was still as cold as ice, but immediately after making a deal with her, he began acting like a real big brother.
Like the big brother who had given her so much happiness in the orphanage back then.
Sitting on a stool in front of the sofa, Yao Yue felt a hot liquid pooling in her eyes, blurring her vision. Drop by drop it fell down to her legs, seeping through her trousers to spread a scalding touch on her skin.
But it’s useless now. Even if you’ve returned, I can’t control myself anymore. If—if one day I lost control and killed you, then you can’t blame me, alright? You were the one who abandoned me first.
If you hadn’t abandoned me.
It wouldn’t have turned out this way.
Neither would I become someone who couldn’t restrain myself.
Liu Lin was bursting with jealousy. He had no attention to spare to notice Yao Yue’s unravelling thoughts, his entire focus fixed on the way Yao Qi was helping Yao Yue to dry her hair.
That was supposed to be a treatment exclusive to him.
How could Yao Yue enjoy his privilege as soon as she came!
Unable to hold back his anger, he snatched the hair dryer from Yao Qi’s hand and took over the task.
The hand that was gently ruffling her hair suddenly turned rough. When Yao Yue glanced up to take a look, she was met with Liu Lin’s hostile glare. The girl instantly froze.
Aaaaaahh!
Brother, I know I’m wrong!
I’ll keep myself under control!
Please don’t let this madman ruin my hair! Wuhuuhuuu—
Small theatre
Yao Yue: Hehehehe~ brother~ won’t you come~ and accept~ my love~? *holding a knife, looking unstable*
Xiao Qi: *hiding behind Ah-Lin’s back*
Ah-Lin: Huh? What did you say? Your skull must be itching, right? *fiercely clenching his fist*
Yao Yue: Brother, I was wrong *sobbing*
Xiao Qi: Ah-Lin, don’t be angry, muach~ *kisses him*
Ah-Lin: *wags his tail like a well-behaved child*
Shao Qing: What the hell
In conclusion: everything has its own nemesis (but Yao Qi’s status remains absolutely at the top).
Thank You for the new chapter ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡)˚๐*˟ ♡
Thank you for reading 😊💖
I love this. Looking forward to their next nutty moment! <3
Nutty moment makes it sound so cute 😂😂😂 thank you for reading! 💝
When Xiao Yue cried, I felt my heart soften. And then suddenly, her inner thoughts came. I froze and decided to be blind.
Hahahahaha! She had a long way to go 😂 thanks for reading 😊
Acho que preciso de terapia, essa dinâmica deles é tão, sei lá, satisfatória mesmo que seja desequilibrada.