Before Qi Le arrived at the apartment, he saw a familiar off-road vehicle on the other side of the road. He immediately knew that it was Ye Shuichuan. He quickly took a few steps forward and saw the man getting out of the car. âGÄ."
Ye Shuichuan saw him and his eyes brightened instantly. He quickly ran to him and grabbed his clothes. But all of a sudden, he looked disappointed. âWhy arenât there any?"
Qi Le looked puzzled. âWhat?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHickeys."
â......â Qi Le pushed him away and turned to go upstairs. âGÄ, our relationship is pure. We didnât check into a hotel."
âYouâre so stupid!â Ye Shuichuan hated that nothing had happened, âYesterday was such a good opportunity, why didnât you make use of that? You were already drunk anyways, why didnât you just do it?"
Qi Le was too lazy to bother about him and slowly walked up.
âDid you make any progress?â Ye Shuichuan followed behind him, looking like he was interested in the gossip. âHave you guys kissed? Even if itâs not a french kiss, thatâs ok too. Yeah, you better hurry up and make him yours as soon as possible. Now, most of them are still betting on Ning Xiao, but you and Gu Bai were seen drinking in the bar last night. Iâm guessing the number of bets on Gu Bai is increasing. I bet 50 this time."
Qi Le looked at him silently, â50...â
Ye Shuichuan nodded and explained, âEveryone is just having some fun. Itâs not something serious anyways. Most of them bet ten yuan."
Qi Le figured that even if he wouldnât earn much, he could still have some fun with them. Now, his first task was to deal with that screw-up of his. He was still deep in thought as he pulled out the key to open the door. But before he could do so, the door was opened from inside. Ning Xiao looked at him, his face expressionless as usual. He didnât know if it just his illusion, but he felt as if this manâs gaze was colder than usual.
âI heard that you were drunk last night?"
Qi Le grunted in response and walked passed him into the living room, assuming that he was about to go out.
Ning Xiao turned around and closed the door. According to last timeâs drunken remark, Zheng Xiaoyuan should have remembered him. He just didnât know how much of his memory had he recovered. Although he was constantly ignored by him, to tell the truth, he actually liked his current personality. If this person treated others equally, he wouldnât feel anything. But it just so happened that Gu Bai was there for him to make a comparison with, which inexplicably made him feel uncomfortable.
After hearing what Gu Bai said last night, his heart suddenly welled up in a rage. This person should have been his a long time ago. Why should someone else get to do as he pleased? Then, he started to think about the previous Zheng Xiaoyuan and immediately felt annoyed. The inexplicable anger gradually subsided as well. He knew that he had subconsciously thought of this person as his and he couldnât tell how he felt about him at the moment. When he saw the man going back to his bedroom, he couldnât help asking, âWhat are you thinking?"
Qi Le looked back at him, âHuh? What do you mean?"
Ning Xiao stood motionless at the door. âWhat are you doing looking for Gu Bai even though you know he has someone he likes?"
âOh, so if he has someone he likes, Laozi canât look for him?â Qi Le arched his eyebrow, âWhereâs the logic in that?"
Ning Xiaoâs expression remained the same, but his gaze turned colder as he said, âI mean, whatâs the point of bothering him everyday like this? What are you even doing with him? So what if he plays along in the meantime? Heâs just fooling around. Are you stupid?"
âIâm not, but whatever between him and I is none of your businessâ Qi Le dropped this sentence, turned and left.
The anger in Ning Xiaoâs heart rose at once. It was one of the rare times he had thought to give this man a friendly reminder. Instead, he actually returned his kind advice with this sort of attitude. He strode forward, grabbed his arm and roughly pulled him. âWake up, heâs just fooling around."
Qi Le broke away from him with a puzzled expression on his face. âAlright then, even if heâs playing with me, what does this have to do with you?"
Ning Xiao suddenly remembered what Gu Bai said: Even if you want to meddle, he wonât appreciate it. His eyes suddenly turned icy and he nodded indifferently, âSuit yourself then. Just donât regret it.â He turned away, slamming the door.
Qi Le was surprised at his behavior. âIs he a little crazy?"
âMaybe.â Ye Shuichuan echoed, thinking to himself that in the past, Ning Xiao wouldnât be bothered about this sort of thing at all. It seemed that Gu Bai was right. This manâs attitude was a bit strange. He looked at Qi Le happily. âThis shows that you have great charm! Times have changed ah!"
Qi Le pouted and went back to his bedroom to change out of last nightâs clothes. He casually asked, âWhat are you doing here?"
âYouâre out of the hospital, so I wanted to return your car to you.â Ye Shuichuan followed him in and sat on the bed. âThe man renting the other room is almost done with moving his stuff. When will you move in?"
âSo fast? âQi Le was surprised, âIsnât there a few more days to go?"
âHe wants to discuss with his friends about tourist locations and travel routes so he has been living at his friendâs house and decided to move everything out."
âHe doesnât plan on coming back?"
âMmm, thatâs what he said."
Are you sure you didnât force him.... Qi Le ooked at him silently and thought to himself. âI have to pack up. I can probably move out tomorrow or the day after.â He paused before adding, âGÄ,I remember you said I used to live with you. I would like to go over later, just in case I recall something. Is that ok?"
âMmm, sure."
Qi Le opened his wardrobe and looked for something to wear. âWhat should I do then? How far along has the rent been paid?"
âYou were afraid of Ning Xiao moving out halfway, so you paid on a monthly basis."
âThatâs okay then.â Qi Le was satisfied. He quickly changed and went out with him. Soon, they arrived at Ye Shuichuanâs apartment. It was a simple two bedroom apartment. Looking at the apartment that was cleaner and neater than Ning Xiaoâs, Qi Le looked around and was happy to find that there wasnât anything strange that he couldnât tolerate. He felt that the other tenant had really left because he wanted to travel. Finally, he gave a sigh of relief and decided to move tomorrow.
Naturally, Ye Shuichuan was happy with his decision. He sent him back and wanted to leave the car but Qi Le said that he didnât know the address so it was better for him to pick him up tomorrow. Ye Shuichuan drove away again while Qi Le headed upstairs to start packing up. Qi Le looked stupefied when he realized how much clothes Zheng Xiaoyuan had as well as all kinds of shoes and bags.
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P.S. Faa made some really cute fanart and shared it on our discord channel. Do check it out if you want to see a cute Qi Le wiping the ârainâ off his face hehe ð¤