Chapter 94 – Together
Lin Ganzhi peeked out from under the covers like a startled animal. The person outside paused for five seconds before knocking on the door again. It wasn’t Uncle Yan; Uncle Yan would have stated his purpose when he knocked. But wouldn’t it seem too cowardly if he didn’t answer?
“Come in,” Lin Ganzhi said, mustering all his courage.
The dark brown solid wood door was gently pushed open, and Yan Shengping, draped in a dark gray coat, walked in, holding the doorknob. The sound of his footsteps grew closer, finally stopping in front of Lin Ganzhi’s bed.
Lin Ganzhi subconsciously pulled the quilt up again, wishing he could shrink into a ball.
After a moment, he heard Yan Shengping’s faint voice from above. “You slept all afternoon. Let’s go eat first. If you only have a bowl of congee tonight, you’ll definitely be hungry in the middle of the night.”
Lin Ganzhi, who had never expected Yan Shengping’s first words to be something like this: …
!! What did he mean, “definitely be hungry in the middle of the night”? Did he have no face to save?
The person under the covers wriggled reluctantly. Finally, a tuft of pink hair and a pair of eyes emerged from the top of the quilt. Lin Ganzhi frowned at Yan Shengping above him, his voice muffled. “Is that your impression of me?” He even said he liked him, who describes the person they like like that?!
Yan Shengping was completely unfazed, stating calmly and firmly, “It’s quite cute that way.”
Boom!
Lin Ganzhi’s face instantly turned bright red, utterly flustered by the teasing. Yan Shengping actually called him, a grown man, cute! The quilt he had just lifted was carefully closed again by Lin Ganzhi.
“Ooh~” A bashful whimper came from under the covers. At that moment, Yan Shengping’s heart felt as if a feather had landed on it. He had to restrain himself for a long time to keep from fishing Lin Ganzhi out from under the quilt.
Yan Shengping was a man who knew moderation. The little fox would bounce around for a long time if teased a little, but if he overdid it, it might backfire.
“Let’s go, time to eat. I ordered takeout. I saw you enjoyed the Cantonese food last time, so I ordered another tableful. No bitter melon juice this time,” Yan Shengping specifically added. Last time, the bitter melon juice had almost made Lin Ganzhi cry from the bitterness.
There was a time when Yan Shengping had to threaten and cajole him to eat, but now he was coaxing him to the table. Lin Ganzhi hid under the covers, feeling both moved and gratified.
Perhaps it was just as they said online. He was thirsty for Yan Shengping, and now Yan Shengping liked him back. His identity was also out in the open, and the other party didn’t even mind. It seemed like there was nothing wrong with getting together on the spot.
Mhm.
Lin Ganzhi gathered his thoughts, and once again mustered the courage to lift a corner of the quilt. He looked at Yan Shengping with a flushed face and said, “Yan Shengping, can you come a little closer?” Yan Shengping bent his knees and squatted by Lin Ganzhi’s bed. At this distance, they could count each other’s eyelashes.
Lin Ganzhi swallowed hard and said, “Do you… really like me?”
Yan Shengping’s eyes darkened a few shades, and his fingertips curled. He said in a hoarse voice, “Do I look like I would joke with you about something like this? Or is it that you don’t have confidence in yourself?”
This statement hit Lin Ganzhi right where it hurt. A real man can’t say he’s not good enough!
“I’m a minor celebrity with millions of fans now, how could I not be confident?!” Lin Ganzhi lifted his head proudly. It was just that lying down affected his performance. From Yan Shengping’s angle, he could even see the fleshy part of his chin from his over-exertion.
Yan Shengping let out a soft laugh. “That’s good.”
Only then did Lin Ganzhi satisfactorily lower his chin and go back to being a good boy under the covers. But Yan Shengping’s gaze still followed him. The more Lin Ganzhi tried to dodge, the more intense Yan Shengping’s gaze became.
This… this… this… with the atmosphere already like this, it would be a great injustice to the great tsundere Yan’s passionate confession if Lin Ganzhi didn’t show some reaction.
Ahem, Lin Ganzhi’s hand under the quilt clenched tightly, and his elbow tensed as he began to prop himself up.
Just a kiss on the cheek will be fine.
Lin Ganzhi wasn’t the only one with this idea; Yan Shengping was thinking the same thing. In mid-air, just as they were about to touch each other’s cheeks, their lips collided instead.
The warm touch made Lin Ganzhi’s brain shut down on the spot. His first kiss in two lifetimes was unexpectedly given away here. Lin Ganzhi’s first reaction upon coming to his senses was actually to retreat into his all-purpose turtle shell, but Yan Shengping intercepted his retreat with one hand, closing the distance between them.
However, both of them were novices, bona fide virgins. The closest they could get to a more intimate exchange was just nibbling on each other’s mouths. Yan Shengping somewhat forcefully gnawed at the corner of Lin Ganzhi’s lips. Lin Ganzhi could only prop himself up and let out small, fragmented hums. It didn’t hurt; it felt more like an electric shock.
A dozen minutes later, Lin Ganzhi struggled to push Yan Shengping away. If he kept gnawing, the skin on his lips would be completely gone!
The two novices, having completed their first kiss, were both somewhat at a loss. Lin Ganzhi simply hid under the covers like an ostrich. Yan Shengping stood up and coughed lightly, his gaze subconsciously drifting to the window. Although they were shy, they both knew at that moment that their relationship was now official. Even if his mouth was sore from being kissed, the person opposite him was now his partner.
After dinner, Lin Ganzhi and Yan Shengping didn’t dare to act like two shy boys newly in love in front of Uncle Yan, so they didn’t look at each other much throughout the meal. This made Uncle Yan think they had had a fight. After dinner, Uncle Yan finished cleaning up and went back to his room. Before leaving, he filled the living room table with snacks and fruits. The meaning was quite obvious: he was leaving the space for the couple, and if they didn’t make up tonight, they would be disrespecting him.
Lin Ganzhi didn’t know how to explain the situation to Uncle Yan, but with the intention of not wasting his good will, Lin Ganzhi obediently sat on the sofa and started munching on snacks. Last time, he had casually mentioned that the duck legs Uncle Yan bought from the supermarket were delicious, and Uncle Yan had immediately used his private funds to buy a whole box for Lin Ganzhi to eat his fill. It was safe to say he was quite doting on the child.
Yan Shengping also sat down beside Lin Ganzhi. While Lin Ganzhi focused on gnawing his duck leg, Yan Shengping turned on the TV and started searching for a movie.
Is this his way of wanting to watch a movie with me?
“Anything you want to watch?” Yan Shengping prioritized Lin Ganzhi’s suggestion.
Lin Ganzhi’s gaze fell on a poster. On it, Luan Yuanzhou was holding a sword, his eyes filled with tears. Even as a static poster, its emotional impact was extraordinary. “This one,” Lin Ganzhi pointed quite obviously.
But Yan Shengping scrolled past it without changing his expression, even feigning ignorance. “Which one?”
Lin Ganzhi was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. “As far as I know, Luan Yuanzhou and Zhong Jingyi should have argued and are not far from breaking up.”
In short, the other person was also a semi-victim.
But Yan Shengping still didn’t go back, instead asking, “So?”
So it doesn’t matter if we watch it. I’m also curious about what Luan Yuanzhou’s real acting is like. Just as Lin Ganzhi was about to say this, an unlikely thought flashed through his mind. He asked with some uncertainty, “Could it be because I… no, this body, used to like Luan Yuanzhou?”
“That’s his business,” Yan Shengping quickly explained. “You’re not him. You should look forward.”
Damn! He’s still trying to argue! It’s totally that!
If he hadn’t known before that Yan Shengping could be as petty as a needle in some matters, he would definitely be having it out with him right now.
Fortunately, Lin Ganzhi wasn’t that particular about which movie they watched. In the end, they settled on a romantic art film. Lin Ganzhi watched it for the cast, and Yan Shengping watched it for the plot.
At first, Lin Ganzhi thought Yan Shengping was only watching the movie to spend time with him, but it turned out Yan Shengping was even more engrossed than he was. Two hours into the art film, Lin Ganzhi was getting a bit bored. Taking advantage of Yan Shengping’s inattention, he grabbed his hand, which was on his side, and started playing with his fingers out of boredom.
Yan Shengping felt Lin Ganzhi’s disturbance and endured it for five or six minutes. Finally, unable to take it anymore, he simply intertwined his fingers with Lin Ganzhi’s, instantly making the previously mischievous Lin Ganzhi settle down, and he snuggled up to Yan Shengping, trying to focus on the movie.
Just then, a scene where the main characters were kissing in a room came on. To achieve a realistic effect, the director of this movie required the actors to do everything for real. Coupled with the artistic lighting and angles, their kissing scene was full of story.
At the same time, it opened up a whole new world for the two romantic novices.
Lin Ganzhi knew, but didn’t dare.
Yan Shengping didn’t know, but now he knew, and he dared.
After watching the scene with a flushed face, Lin Ganzhi thought it was over. But Yan Shengping had started to plot. As soon as the two-hour movie ended, Lin Ganzhi’s first reaction was to turn on the living room lights, but he was pulled down by Yan Shengping. Caught off guard, Lin Ganzhi ended up sitting on Yan Shengping’s lap.
They both let out a muffled grunt. Although they were confident in the soundproofing of the house, they were subconsciously afraid of disturbing Uncle Yan. If Uncle Yan saw him in his current state, Lin Ganzhi would rather take a rocket and leave this beautiful planet overnight.
Thump, thump, thump!
Lin Ganzhi could almost hear his own heartbeat. His eyes saw Yan Shengping’s affectionate gaze, while his mind thought, Great beauty, we’ve only just started dating, can we not progress so quickly?
“We… we just kissed this afternoon,” Lin Ganzhi said with a red face, trying to hold his ground. A relationship should be a slow and steady stream, not kissing in the afternoon and then again at night.
Yan Shengping let out a low laugh, his voice extremely alluring. “You eat dinner, but don’t you eat other things?”
!! Ganzhi was shocked. What kind of reason was that?!
Before he could protest, Yan Shengping caressed the back of his neck and pressed him forward, then gently bit his lip.
If it was just that, Lin Ganzhi was about to relax his guard.
Yan Shengping, whose learning ability was crazily praised by teachers from various major institutions, tilted his head up and kissed him forcefully. Compared to the light peck just now, what followed was the main event. While Lin Ganzhi was distracted, Yan Shengping gradually deepened the kiss. Lin Ganzhi went from being at a loss at the beginning to finally leaning limply in Yan Shengping’s arms, his watery eyes looking as if he had been thoroughly bullied.
Under the old man Yan’s forceful kissing, Lin Ganzhi lost the chance to watch a second movie. By the time he finally escaped to his room, he looked at his red and slightly broken lips in the mirror and couldn’t help but curse, “Old beast!”