T/n: Small reminder for those of you who don’t like angst or blood-boiling plot development, it might be better to skip this chapter (and the next one as well 😂)
Liu Lin changed out of his blood-stained clothes, took off his gloves, and threw them into the brazier. Han Jue’s corpse sat on the chair in the bedroom, a pool of red spreading from his chest, an expression of disbelief etched across his face. All seven bodyguards the man had hired died without exception. The bloodstains on their heads indicated that each of them was killed with a single move—some had their carotid arteries slashed, some had their necks snapped, others had their skulls pierced by a knife… All of them died in an instant.
Liu Lin sniffed his clothes. The smell of blood was not too strong. Ordinary people should not be able to smell it.
Although he really wanted to take a shower before going home, there would be more ‘evidence’ left behind if he did so. So in the end, after burning his clothes, Liu Lin put on a new pair of gloves, opened the door, and left.
Since he only killed Han Jue, the police wouldn’t come for him.
Han Jue was someone from the underworld; his records, his business — none of them were clean. Nobody would report his murder to the police because those who wanted to take over his position would never let the authorities investigate him.
Therefore, Liu Lin didn’t have to worry about getting into trouble.
Wait a minute…
Isn’t Xiao Qi Master Qi…?
I… Why didn’t I go home with Xiao Qi yesterday…?
—Because Xiao Qi is very weak.
The voice abruptly halted Liu Lin’s train of thought. He stopped walking and stood under the traffic light, his mind going blank for a moment. Then he continued to think, ‘ That’s right, Xiao Qi is very weak, even if Xiao Qi is Master Qi, even if he seems to have some kind of background, Xiao Qi is still very weak. What if Han Jue wants to hurt him?’
Xiao Qi wasn’t capable of killing.
Xiao Qi needed his protection.
That was why he didn’t go home with Xiao Qi yesterday—he needed to kill Han Jue.
After figuring this out, Liu Lin was once again filled with joy, because he was about to reach home. Soon, he would be able to meet Yao Qi.
However, he was also a little worried, worried about what kind of punishment Yao Qi would give him. He already found Yao Qi’s cold violence to be unbearable last time, but this time, Yao Qi was even more angry. He had no idea what would be waiting for him this time.
But it didn’t take long for Liu Lin to find out.
What awaited him, was despair.
Yao Qi was laughing with another man, holding that man’s hand and kissing that man’s cheek…
…What is this?
Liu Lin gaped at the two men in front of him, tilting his head in sheer confusion.
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What is this?
Is that Yao Qi?
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That’s Yao Qi!
Then why is his Xiao Qi kissing another man?
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Yao Qi was still talking to that man.
Yao Qi still hadn’t seen him.
The man moved closer to Yao Qi, as if he was about to kiss him.
Liu Lin roared in anger. Clenching his fist, he used all his strength to punch the man in the face. The man fell backwards, losing his hold on Yao Qi’s hand.
What is this??!
What the hell is this!!
Xiao Qi is his! Xiao Qi belongs to him!
What the heck is this thing! How dare he kiss Xiao Qi!
Liu Lin walked over, his eyes trained to the figure of the man who had fallen down to the floor. Liu Lin sneered and knelt down to grab his hair.
The man looked up at him, Liu Lin’s ferocious face reflected in his eyes. That face was contorted in fury, looking like a demon who had crawled out of hell.
And then, the man laughed.
“How unsightly.”
The man silently mouthed these words at him.
Liu Lin’s expression fell, his eyes turning icy. He ruthlessly slammed the man’s head onto the floor.
“Ah-Lin is really so unsightly.”
Behind him, Yao Qi’s voice echoed. His voice had always sounded warm and gentle, as soft as the tail swish of a kitten, charming his every listener.
But the voice Liu Lin just heard was thickly laced with disdain.
Full of revulsion.
Liu Lin released the man and turned to look at him.
What did Xiao Qi say just now? What… does he mean…?
Yao Qi was standing, and Liu Lin was squatting on the floor.
One above, the other below.
Yao Qi’s expression was cold. His downcast eyes were condescendingly looking at Liu Lin with a trace of disgust. It was as if he was seeing something dirty, yet had to veil his distaste because his upbringing wouldn’t allow him to blatantly show it.
It felt like a sharp knife twisting in Liu Lin’s chest. His heart was in unimaginable pain, as though it already broke, unable to function other than to make him feel pain.
…What is this?
…What is this.
He didn’t understand.
“…Xiao Qi…?” What is this?
Liu Lin slowly stood up, staring closely at Yao Qi’s eyes, trying to see something in them. Anything would be fine, as long as it wasn’t the current way Yao Qi was looking at him, as if he was looking at garbage, anything else was fine.
He walked closer to Yao Qi.
He reached out to grab Yao Qi’s hand.
But then Yao Qi took a step back, still staring at him with those eyes full of disgust. There was no other reason, no other meaning to his action. It was simply because he wanted to stay away from dirty things.
Liu Lin’s hand stopped in mid-air. He was like a rusty robot, staring at his hand for a long time before he realised what this meant—Yao Qi thought he was a dirty thing.
Liu Lin gazed at Yao Qi with wide eyes, “…What do you mean?”
He doesn’t understand!
What is this?!
What the hell is this!!
“Ah-Lin is a bad boy, so…” Yao Qi sighed. When he looked at Liu Lin once again, his eyes were filled with tenderness just like before. His red lips began to curve, gleaming a dazzling scarlet, like a vampire about to eat his fill.
“So I don’t want you anymore.”
“I don’t need a disobedient Ah-Lin.”
Yao Qi gazed at him with those beautiful eyes, dripping with all the nectar this world had to offer, making whoever looked into them drown without an escape. He was ever so gentle, as gentle as the time he spoke to Yao Yue in the hospital.
His face was that of an angel, yet the words he spat were cold as a devil’s.
I’m not! I just want to protect you! Liu Lin’s shout was stuck in his throat, because at this moment, he found that he couldn’t make any sound at all.
He just stood in despair, staring at Yao Qi with his mouth open.
“He’s much more obedient than Ah-Lin,” Yao Qi continued. At some point, the man on the floor had already stood behind Yao Qi. His face was swollen, and the back of his head was bleeding, but he merely smiled without a care.
Liu Lin froze in his spot.
He couldn’t move.
He didn’t understand what Yao Qi meant.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this—
“I can—” I can be better than him.
He couldn’t finish the rest of his words, because Yao Qi ignored him and turned his back to him to look at that man.
“Does it hurt?” Yao Qi’s voice was filled with distress. Liu Lin could even picture how his eyes would look at this time—extremely gentle, full of love and affection.
He saw Yao Qi raising his hand to softly caress that man’s face on the spot where Liu Lin had punched him. Yao Qi sighed, radiating with distress for the man.
That’s his!
Yao Qi’s eyes, Yao Qi’s distress, everything Yao Qi has to offer belongs to him!
“It hurts, I want Xiao Qi to kiss the pain away.”
Shut up!
That’s his Xiao Qi!
Why would his Xiao Qi kiss that kind of thing!
—Muach.
The sound of kissing thundered in his ears, setting Liu Lin on fire and making him see red. He tightly clenched his fists…
T/n: Yet another chapter without small theatre to lessen the pain… So I’ll just ramble a bit here hehe. To be honest, the first time I read this(+the next chapter), I nearly stopped reading lmao. I legit hated Yao Qi and was asking the same thing Liu Lin kept asking in this chapter… What the f*ck is this 😂 but then I thought of how I’ve read Liu Lin suffering for so long that if I don’t see him get his happy ending, it would become my heart demon 😂😂😂 so in the end I persisted, but if anyone of you want to drop the story at this point, I totally understand lol.
For those who still want to follow the story but don’t want your blood pressure to shoot up the roof (like me), you can skip to chapter 36, because chapter 35 is worse than this one 🥲 As I’ve said before, you won’t be missing any plot development by skipping chapter 34-35, and that’s because what happened in those two chapters will be explained in chapter 36. So you still get to know what’s going on without having to read the details of the knife 🥹
Every line that was italicized—I know it’ll bring me pain. Poor Ah-Lin was so confused.
But I never expected Yao Qi to punish Liu Lin like this though. I thought it’s gonna be a rough BDSM or something—but nah. He resorted to a psychological attack. Yao Qi really lived in his reputation as a manipulator (｡ŏ_ŏ)
When I first read this, I also didn’t expect the author to really go there hhh I had to pause reading a few times and even considered dropping the novel altogether 😂 the blackbelly tag is really not a joke hhhh Yao Qi is pitch black on the inside,,,
Anyways, I’m gonna stay and persevere! Just like the book Yao Qi wrote, I’m gonna see the happy ending of this one. I’m a survivor!
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Yeah haha at that time I also continued reading because I simply had to see the happy ending 😂😂😂 I didn’t suffer from this much pain not to see the promised happy ending lmao
Thank you for reading, and please don’t apologise for spamming the comments lol I like reading them! 😊💝💝💝
Thank you so much for the update <3 sorry for the flood comments again. Hihi.
Eh, I’m very much disappointed in you, YQ… Can’t you just sit down and talk? It’s so hard? What if he would take his own life? He has a mental problems and you supposedly studied psychology… =.=
Thank You for the new chapter ( ˘ ³˘)♥
Me too 🥲 why must he do this sobs Ah-Lin was only trying to keep him safe 🥲🥲🥲 tbh I think Yao Qi being a psychiatrist is the biggest joke of this novel lol (I do like this story very much but that won’t stop me from criticising its flaws hhh)
Thank you for reading 😊💓💓💓
But that’s what makes this so fascinating! He sure as sh*t knows how to manipulate.
I got sick in my stomach after reading this chapter 🙈🙈 yeah I don’t think I will be reading the next one instead I’ll wait till the chapter that explains everything. Man I just don’t understand why Xiao Qui will choose to do something like this…it’s as if he doesn’t understand Liu Lin at all…I hope the chapter that explains everything comes up with a good excuse or that in future chapters Xiao Qui experience that same kind of pain ‘cause man if not I’m going to be seriously disappointed and sad for Liu Lin…
I completely understand how you feel, it’s precisely how I feel when I first read this chapter… If I didn’t have to translate it I’d also skip chapter 35 lmao I can’t stand seeing Liu Lin hurt 😭😭😭 everything will be explained, but I still don’t think Liu Lin deserved to be punished at all, he didn’t even do anything wrong 🥲
Take care bb, I hope you can read some fluffy novels or watch cute videos to make you feel better after reading this chapter hhh hugs
Thank you so much 🥺🥺 that exactly what I’ve been doing today only reading fluff and cute stories so that I can fix my broken heart 🥺🥺 I think sometimes while reading I emphasize so much with certain characters like liu Lin and I end up feeling the same I think that’s why it hurt me so much today’s chapter. You too I hope you don’t pressure to much to translate the next chapter and can rest well 💚
That’s good! Hehehe fluff heals everything. Me too hhh I can’t stand reading any characters suffering from injustice and in this book it’s always Liu Lin sobs my poor meowmeow
Thank you so much sweetie 😚
Thank you for the update translator 🫣🫣🫣
P.S. looking forward to the next chapter 🙋♀️😫
Thank you for reading 😊💝💝💝
You must be an angst connoisseur 😂
Interesting. I thought he’d go there. Black-bellied, indeed.
Yao Qi is ruthless when it comes to his own interest sobs
Indeed. This boy is truly in over his head.