Chapter 49: Valentine’s Day Extra – He Ran 99

    “Mr. Xie?”

    Xia Ran groggily crawled out of bed.

    The sunlight shining through the gap in the curtains made him feel exceptionally comfortable.

    Xia Ran lazily stretched, like a just-awakened ragdoll cat.

    He squinted and answered the video call.

    A sharp, piercing sound came from the other end.

    “Xia Ran! In broad daylight, this is indecent!”

    Xia Ran: “…”

    Only then did Xia Ran realize it wasn’t Xie He video-calling to check up on him.

    He had been tossed around by Mr. Xie until after four in the morning yesterday before he finally fell asleep.

    At this moment, there wasn’t a single undamaged patch of skin on Xia Ran’s body.

    When Xie He was aroused, he liked to bite Xia Ran’s neck.

    His neck was now covered in mottled red marks.

    Xia Ran covered his upper body with the blanket, then said speechlessly, “Gu Zhuo, you’re an adult.”

    Gu Zhuo: “…No respect for elders, call me Teacher!”

    Xia Ran: “Teacher Gu, what’s the matter?”

    Gu Zhuo: “…”

    Gu Zhuo awkwardly said, “Where’s your man?”

    Last year, Xia Ran went crazy and suddenly brought back a handsome man from outside who didn’t even have an ID card, telling Xia Ran’s parents that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with this man.

    This was no different from a well-behaved daughter suddenly running off with a punk.

    Xia Ran’s parents exploded on the spot.

    After two months of chaos, Xia Ran’s parents finally accepted that Xia Ran really wanted to spend the rest of his life with a man named Xie He.

    Although they didn’t know where Xie He came from or how they met.

    But Xie He was handsome and very considerate in his dealings with people.

    Most importantly, he loved Xia Ran very much.

    Xia Ran loved him too.

    Xia Ran’s parents slowly let go.

    But for Gu Zhuo, it was like a bolt from the blue.

    The good kid Xia Ran, whom he had watched grow up, inexplicably played a full-sensory helmet game and almost starved to death at home. As a result, after playing the game, he became distracted and lost, and now he has turned into a huge love-struck idiot?!

    Gu Zhuo couldn’t accept it.

    He huffed and said, “Of course, I’m checking to see what gift he’s giving you on your first Valentine’s Day.”

    He didn’t expect to be greeted with such a sight.

    Gu Zhuo: “Xia Ran, next time, put on some clothes before answering video calls. This exposes your privacy!”

    Xia Ran: “I thought it was Mr. Xie…”

    Gu Zhuo was furious: “You really forget your teacher once you have a boyfriend!”

    You ungrateful brat.

    Xia Ran was stunned: “What did you say today was again?”

    Gu Zhuo: “Valentine’s Day. Hmph, a man who doesn’t even care about Valentine’s Day…”

    Xia Ran was shocked: “Crap, I didn’t prepare a gift for Mr. Xie.”

    Gu Zhuo: “…”

    Gu Zhuo wished he could hit Xia Ran’s head through the internet.

    “What are you doing?” Gu Zhuo said, exasperated, “He should be the one giving you a gift!”

    Xia Ran blinked twice.

    “Why?”

    Gu Zhuo: “…”

    Gu Zhuo: “Has it always been you giving him gifts?”

    Xia Ran said helplessly, “Teacher Gu, there’s no distinction between ‘yours’ and ‘mine’ between lovers. I give Mr. Xie gifts, and Mr. Xie occasionally gives me gifts too. Otherwise, how would you have been unable to find a girlfriend for so many years?”

    Gu Zhuo was hit by an arrow in the heart.

    He clutched his chest, his voice mournful: “Xia Ran, you’ve been corrupted, you don’t respect your teacher!”

    Xia Ran looked blank: “I’m just stating the facts? Teacher Gu, weren’t you posting in your Moments just two days ago, ‘I yearn for freedom, I want to be in love’?”

    Gu Zhuo: “…”

    Gu Zhuo’s defenses were shattered.

    Xia Ran’s natural personality was simply an indiscriminate attack.

    He originally wanted to mock Xie He, but Xia Ran came up and dealt a critical hit.

    With his HP at zero, Gu Zhuo, who was miserably spending Valentine’s Day alone, silently hung up the phone.

    At the same time, the apartment door opened.

    “Who were you on the phone with?”

    Xie He walked to the bedside, carrying something in his hand.

    Xia Ran: “It was Teacher Gu. He was asking how we were spending Valentine’s Day.”

    Xie He: “He really cares about you.”

    Xia Ran: “Mr. Xie, don’t be jealous of everything. Teacher Gu is already miserable enough spending Valentine’s Day alone.”

    Xie He smiled.

    “Mm,” he put the box next to Xia Ran, “Let’s spend it together.”

    Xie He reached out and touched Xia Ran’s waist, massaging it a few times.

    “Does it still hurt? I was impulsive last night.”

    Xia Ran instantly blushed.

    “Mr… Mr. Xie…”

    Last night was really a bit too much.

    It was mainly because Xia Ran had come across an adult comic.

    There was a difficult and embarrassing position in it. Xia Ran thought the human anatomy was too bizarre, so he showed it to Xie He to ask if the composition was reasonable.

    Xie He said, “I don’t know, we can try.”

    And then…

    It was a complete mess.

    As Xie He massaged, Xia Ran gasped and showed a pitiful expression.

    Today, he was lying on the bed as if his whole body was falling apart, unable to move at all.

    On the other hand, Mr. Xie actually went out early in the morning.

    Comparing people really is infuriating.

    Xie He said apologetically, “I’ll be more restrained in the future.”

    Xia Ran grasped Xie He’s hand massaging his waist.

    He silently lowered his head, revealing a little bit of his flushed ear.

    “N…no need to restrain yourself. I like it.”

    Xia Ran had always been like this, naturally straightforward.

    He would say what he liked directly.

    Xie He’s breathing suddenly became heavy.

    But indulging in pleasure during the day was really not a good idea.

    And Xia Ran needed to rest right now.

    Xie He opened the box and handed it to Xia Ran.

    Xia Ran’s gaze was drawn to it: “What’s this?”

    A ring.

    In human etiquette, a ring represents eternal love. It is generally tied to confessions and proposals.

    But they didn’t need these things anymore.

    Xie He said, “It’s Valentine’s Day, we still need a sense of ritual.”

    Xia Ran pouted, “But I didn’t prepare a gift for Mr. Xie.”

    He rarely paid attention to holidays.

    Nor was he very particular about rituals.

    Xie He kissed the corner of Xia Ran’s lips.

    Then he helped him hang the ring on a crystal chain and put it around Xia Ran’s neck.

    “It’s okay.”

    “It’s enough that you always love me.”

    Xia Ran’s waist went weak from the kiss.

    His hands weakly draped around Xie He’s neck.

    He said, “I’ll always love you.”

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