Gu Weizhou dragged him to a cafe near W University, and asked with a serious expression, “Tell me honestly, where have you been this past week?”
Yan Jingze felt a bit awkward and touched his nose, “Can we not talk about it?”
Gu Weizhou glared, “What do you think?”
Seeing the person was clearly angry, Yan Jingze’s lips arched as he nonchalantly replied, “I was searching for a gift for Senior.”
Gu Weizhou’s expression was puzzled, “A gift?”
“Senior, you forgot, your birthday is coming up.”
Realizing the situation, Gu Weizhou looked at the person in front of him, “How did you know?”
Innocently smiling, Yan Jingze said, “You’re a legendary figure, I can easily ask anything about you to anyone from W University, and even know about your measurements.”
“Cough, what… what measurements? I’m not a girl,” Gu Weizhou blushed, feeling embarrassed by the remark.
Seeing the person’s embarrassed and attractive look, a dark light flickered in Yan Jingze’s eyes, but fortunately, he quickly concealed it before being caught by the other person.
“Well, many people know.”
With a red face, Gu Weizhou took a sip of water and casually asked, “And what about yours? When is your birthday?”
Looking up again, Yan Jingze smiled and said, “My birthday is on the same day as yours.”
Gu Weizhou was taken aback, tilting his head to seriously confirm, “Really?”
“Really, not only the same month and day but also the same year.”
“The same… same year? Then why are you…” Only in your first year of university now?
Seeing the doubt in Gu Weizhou’s eyes, Yan Jingze, with a casual tone, explained, “I didn’t have money to pay for tuition, so I had to earn it myself, which delayed my enrollment for a few years.”
As the words fell, Yan Jingze saw the person across from him looking at him with a complex gaze, including emotions he had once despised, such as pity.
This emotion used to make him feel like he wanted to gouge others’ eyes out, but when it reflected in the eyes of the person in front of him, he surprisingly didn’t dislike it. In fact, he even thought of using this rare emotion to his advantage.
Gu Weizhou saw that Yan Jingzhe across from him had a downcast gaze, as he continued, “My mother passed away when I was very young, and my father… well, he was never really there. I relied on financial aid to get by and struggled through all these years. What others may consider just the cost of a meal, I have to spend time earning. I even had to drop out of school for three or four years for it.”
“What about the expenses at W University now…”
Looking up, Yan Jingze smiled and said, “Didn’t the senior pay me for one and a half months of translation work? After deducting this year’s tuition, there’s still a bit left. I’ll find a few part-time jobs later.”
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.
[This naturally evil man is obviously trying to trap me.]
[Hmm?]
[Everyone knows that the dormitory fee at W University is the second biggest expense after the tuition fee. He’s clearly trying to tell me that he wants to live at my place for free.]
[So, are you falling for his trap?]
[Hehehe, what do you think?]
[…I feel like you’re too eager to fall into his trap, just short of dragging him to choose a room and move in right now.]
Smirking, [You know me well, No. 001.]
[…] I don’t feel the slightest sense of pride.
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Tjc Alcuhf’r fzqgfrrlbc rtbkfv rbwf tfrlajalbc, “Qlii P yf ybatfglcu sbe, Vfclbg?”
Smiling, Gu Weizhou replied, “No problem, after spending a month and a half with you, I think you’re pretty good, Junior Yan” You have a nice face, a good figure, long legs, and even abs.
“Pc atja mjrf… atjcx sbe, Vfclbg.”
Yan Jingze: Sure enough, he’s so innocent, easily believing others. But this sincere simplicity should only be shown to me.
Gu Weizhou: Hehehe, I just love his silly appearance, thinking I fell for his trap.
No. 001: An openly candid beast and a hypocritical dark actor, truly a match made in heaven.
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Noticing something amiss, Yan Jingze glanced at the caller’s name on Gu Weizhou’s phone.
Mom.
In an instant, the word caught his attention, and memories of the distressed shouts and the pitiful scene of the young man crying in his arms flashed before Yan Jingzhe’s mind as if replaying before his eyes.
Having figured it all out, Yan Jingze suddenly lost any good impression he had of the woman on the other end of the call.
Gu Weizhou hesitated for a moment, about to muster the courage to answer the phone when he suddenly felt the phone being taken away from his hand. Looking up, he met the man’s smiling gaze.
“Senior promised to help me with my luggage, you can’t just disappear suddenly. I’ll temporarily hold onto your phone.”
Clearly aware that the other party didn’t want him to embarrass himself in public, Gu Weizhou pursed his lips, lowered his gaze to hide the sadness in his eyes, and then looked up again, putting on a bright smile. He said, “Thank you.”
The once lively atmosphere was now overshadowed by a thick cloud due to the unanswered phone call. Throughout the journey, Gu Weizhou remained silent, keeping his emotions in check, portraying himself as a pitiful little one rejected by his parents.
He didn’t speak, and Yan Jingze stayed with him in silence until they walked into the house. Gu Weizhou quietly put down the person’s belongings and turned around to head back to his room.
“Senior…”
Hearing the other party calling him, Gu Weizhou turned slightly, only to find himself enveloped in the embrace of the man behind him. Almost instinctively, he tried to struggle, but a strong hand gently stroked his back.
“If you’re really upset, you can always lean on my shoulder in the future, Senior.”
Pressing his lips together, Gu Weizhou seemed to want to retort with something, like he wasn’t upset, that he was used to it, that he was genuinely afraid of her calls, or even more… But as he opened his mouth, all those words turned into teardrops falling from his eyes.
In front of everyone, he appeared so perfect, glamorous, and dazzling, but only he knew how pitiful and lost he was when he was at that home.
From wanting the other party to pamper him in the beginning, to now being accustomed to their rejection. From the initial self-numbing to the current desperation, he truly didn’t know what else he could do, what else he could pursue.
Because now, he couldn’t even find a goal to strive for.
He no longer knew what to do to regain the things he once seemed to have.
Clutching the person’s clothes tightly, Gu Weizhou quietly shed tears, looking disheveled without uttering a word, his heart in turmoil.
Feeling the trembling body and back in his arms, Yan Jingze’s eyes were filled with a myriad of tenderness and complexity.
At this moment, whatever words he said seemed so pale and powerless. All he could do was gently stroke the person’s back and comfort this person who, in everyone else’s eyes, was perfect but in reality, was fragile and vulnerable.
Recalling Jiang Junhao’s words, recalling the scene he stumbled upon back then, recalling the so-called “family love” that was so close to being trampled upon, Yan Jingze suddenly felt a heartache.
He didn’t know how this person had been living all these years, in that cold and empty house, spending night after night alone. And when he was forbidden to return home, how did he muster the courage to turn around and leave?
Correspondingly, he loathed the so-called parents even more, who claimed to be parents yet never fulfilled their parental duties, just like that man.
But they were even more cruel than that man.
That man openly refused to acknowledge his identity, so Yan Jingze wasn’t saddened by his rejection. However, these so-called parents acknowledged Wen Yichuan’s identity on the one hand, yet on the other hand, they tormented his spirit in a way that was more cruel and unbearable than mere physical abuse.
Crying Gu Weizhou, [Actually, instead of lending me his shoulder, I’d rather like him to do something more practical to comfort me when I’m sad.]
[…Like what?]
In a somewhat shy manner, [You know, the kind of things two people do at home.]
The straightforward No. 001 who didn't eat the set, [Play mahjong…?]
[…Get lost!]
Perhaps crying was indeed the best way to vent emotions, but crying for too long, always brought deep exhaustion. So, as expected, Yan Jingze felt the person fall asleep in his arms for the second time.
Lowering his head, he looked at the sleeping figure in his arms. Yan Jingze’s eyes were filled with gentleness as he carefully placed the person on his bed.
After everything was done, Yan Jingze rested his head on his arm placed on the edge of the bed and quietly watched the sleeping person.
The young man’s features were incredibly gentle, with curved eyebrows that seemed to be infused with sweetness, clearly meant for smiling. However, at this moment, because of the reddened corners of his eyes and tearful appearance, he looked particularly fragile, as if he could be shattered with a little force.
His cheeks had a subtle and gentle curve, and his lips were moist and inviting.
Gazing at the sleeping person’s rosy lips on the bed, Yan Jingze’s eyes unknowingly turned into a dark ink-like color.
Restlessly, he swallowed the dry lump in his throat and lifted his fingertip to lightly touch the person’s lips as his gaze darkened.
The touch was soft and the color was vibrant, like a wild beast awakening from the darkness. The man watched the person on the large bed intently, gently caressing the lips.
He preferred the vibrant color, just like the captivating hue of a night, enchanting enough to make him want to capture it.
With the soft and gentle caress, the small patch of skin gradually became more vibrant, deeper and deeper until it seemed as if a mere touch would draw blood.
Reluctantly letting go of his fingers, the man by the bed had dark and deep eyes, slowly leaning closer to those already ravaged and vibrant red lips.
On those lips, there was the fragrance of him.
However, just as he was about to finally give the long-awaited kiss to the person’s lips, the jarring sound of the doorbell disturbed the person who had just fallen asleep, causing his eyebrows to furrow. At the same time, it interrupted all the actions Yan Jingze was about to take.
Concerned that the person might not sleep well, Yan Jingze patted his back lightly and got up, leaving the bedroom. As he walked out of the room and turned around, his entire face was suddenly shrouded in darkness.
Suppressing the storm of emotions in his eyes, Yan Jingze walked to the front door. Through the peephole, he saw a well-dressed woman standing outside, her face filled with impatience.
With just one glance, Yan Jingze recognized her identity.
The woman in the family photo he had seen before – Wen Yichuan’s supposed mother.
So, since he didn’t answer her call, she came straight to his house to cause trouble?
As this thought swirled in his mind, Yan Jingze thought of Wen Yichuan, who had just fallen asleep after crying himself out. In an instant, his eyes were engulfed by a storm of silence.
Heh, very well, he wanted to see what she had come here for today and how she would show off her might.
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The dog food was coming (aka vulgar love), but parents just HAD to be parents.
10/10 TFTC