AMTBYIGA Chapter 45
by VolareLin Sui lay down stiffly, his little face flushed, his heart filled with anticipation and nervousness. He had already thought about what kind of posture he should use to respond when Gu Nian leaned over later.
A kiss! He definitely had to kiss him!
And a hug!
And, and…
Lin Sui’s face turned even redder.
He watched Gu Nian slowly lie down, slowly reach out… his heartbeat gradually accelerating.
Then, a large hand landed on his head, gently ruffling his hair.
Lin Sui: ?
Lin Sui felt a void in his heart, blankly meeting Gu Nian’s eyes.
“Good night,” Gu Nian said, propping himself up on his upper body, his voice lingering and gentle, his lowered eyes obscuring his emotions.
Lin Sui blinked, still unwilling to give up, “Then what?”
Good night, then what?
Where was the main course he was expecting?
Gu Nian was puzzled. After thinking for a moment, he reached out and turned off the light in the room.
Darkness enveloped them. The rustling sound of someone lying down came from beside him. Vaguely, it seemed like someone had moved closer. A small flame couldn’t help but ignite in Lin Sui’s heart.
Oh my, Gu Nian was really too shy, even turning off the lights on purpose. Surely this was okay now, right?
Lin Sui kept his eyes open, quietly waiting for what would happen next.
The hands of the clock ticked away, time passing quickly. Lin Sui waited and waited, until his eyes were so tired they could barely stay open, but he still didn’t get the scene he was imagining. In the end, he unwillingly fell into a deep sleep, filled with regret.
Almost as soon as his breathing became long and even, Gu Nian, who was lying next to him, suddenly opened his eyes.
The small nightlight on the bedside table was lit. Gu Nian sat blankly for a moment, then lay down on his side, quietly watching Lin Sui’s sleeping face in the dim light.
Then, a long, long time passed, so long that his body had become stiff. Gu Nian reached out his creaking, withered-like arm and, like he had done at noon, pulled the warm, soft youth into his arms.
The moment the two of them were pressed tightly together, Gu Nian couldn’t help but sigh softly, as if the emptiness in his heart had been filled in an instant.
—
Lin Sui was dreaming.
He felt like he had suddenly returned to the beach, but there was no one around. He walked and walked, wanting to find Gu Nian and the others, but he walked for a long time, feeling tired and hot, and he didn’t see a single person.
Lin Sui stopped, pouted, and kicked a pile of sand, feeling that the weather was abnormally hot. It had been so cool in the afternoon.
There was no other way. It was too hot, so Lin Sui had to run into the sea, but the sea was also hot, though a little better than the shore. So Lin Sui continued to walk and walk. He didn’t know how long he had been walking when he suddenly saw a familiar figure standing not far from him.
A name escaped his lips faster than his brain could process.
“Gu Nian!”
Lin Sui looked at the man standing in the sea with surprise and disbelief. Hearing his voice, Gu Nian slowly turned around, revealing clearly defined eight-pack abs, and looked at him with gentle eyes.
“Gu Nian!” Lin Sui forgot about the heat and pounced over, quickly touching the smooth muscles, then clung to Gu Nian, his eyes shining brightly. “Where did you go? I’ve been looking for you for so long.”
Gu Nian reached out and hugged him, his eyes so sticky they could spin silk. Lin Sui’s face turned red and his heart felt hot, but he couldn’t bear to look away, staring at the perfectly shaped lips, slightly parted—
“Lin Sui! Get up!”
“!”
Lin Sui was stunned.
What was that?
The dream collapsed in an instant. Lin Sui suddenly opened his eyes, and Gu Nian’s enlarged handsome face came into view.
Lin Sui’s breathing was rapid, his brain a chaotic mess, unable to distinguish between dream and reality for a moment. Only that stimulating feeling still lingered in his heart. In a daze, he actually reached out and held Gu Nian’s face, planting a heavy kiss on the corner of Gu Nian’s lips!
“Finally got a kiss,” Lin Sui muttered softly, hugging Gu Nian’s neck, his eyes closed. “I’ve been wanting this for so long. You’d only let me kiss you in my dream. It’s so terrible.”
As he spoke, he pursed his lips, vividly expressing his dissatisfaction.
Gu Nian: …
His face was so hot.
And, what exactly was Lin Sui dreaming about every day?
Gu Nian, even though he hadn’t been asleep, felt like he was waking from a deep dream. He subconsciously licked the corner of his lips and, realizing what he had done, even his neck turned red.
“…Lin Sui,” Gu Nian paused, suppressing the desire in his heart to continue, and gently patted Lin Sui’s back, whispering in his ear, “It wasn’t a dream. It’s time to get up, or you’ll miss it.”
Lin Sui struggled to open his eyes again, his brain a chaotic mess for a long time.
Miss what? Get up for what? What was Gu Nian talking about?
Wait a minute.
Get up?
Lin Sui felt a jolt and finally realized that the situation wasn’t quite what he thought it was.
He pushed Gu Nian away abruptly, his eyes anxiously scanning the surrounding environment. Seeing the familiar hotel furnishings, his heart grew colder and colder, sinking lower and lower.
Then, with a *thump*, he fell back into the covers.
Oh heavens, what had he just done!
Lin Sui covered his face, unable to look anyone in the eye.
He actually, actually kissed Gu Nian!
Wuwuwu, what if Gu Nian hated him? What if Gu Nian was disgusted? It was so sweet, I want to keep going, what if Gu Nian gets angry!
Gu Nian covered his mouth, also feeling shy, but seeing Lin Sui buried in the covers, looking like he never wanted to come out again, he couldn’t help but laugh. Lin Sui pulled the covers even tighter, and the low voice made him even more embarrassed.
This time it wasn’t worry, but more shyness.
Why did Gu Nian have to laugh so seductively! It made him think of Gu Nian holding him and smiling gently at him in his dream.
Gu Nian coughed lightly, suppressing his laughter, and coaxed the youth to come out, “Nothing just happened. Come on out, don’t suffocate yourself.”
Lin Sui hummed a few times, slowly revealing a furry little head. The amber pupils darted around warily, like a little animal about to leave its burrow, and only after confirming that there was no danger did he poke his head out a little more, emphasizing again, “I didn’t do anything! It was just an accident! An accident!”
Gu Nian nodded seriously, his expression so solemn that no one would doubt him.
Lin Sui breathed a sigh of relief, sat up, and scratched his hair, finally getting to the point, “It’s not even dawn yet, why are we getting up?”
Gu Nian brought him the long-sleeved shirt and trousers that he had prepared long ago, and pointed to the camera placed on the bedside table, a gentle smile on his lips. “Sunrise. It’s still not too late. Didn’t you want to see it?”
Lin Sui tilted his head and stared blankly for a few seconds, then suddenly pounced over with a *whoosh*, hugging Gu Nian tightly.
“Gu Nian Gu Nian Gu Nian!” Lin Sui was so happy he wanted to dance. “Did you prepare this for me? Yes, no, yes, no, yes!”
Gu Nian was a little caught off guard by the hug. The youth clinging to him was like a warm little sun, constantly radiating happiness, making him feel strange and yet unable to resist drawing closer. He hugged the youth, not answering directly, “Hurry, it’ll be too late if we delay any longer.”
“Okay!” Lin Sui jumped out of bed with a hundred times more energy, dragged out a backpack from somewhere, and squatted on the ground, taking things out of the suitcase.
A few minutes later, the happy little Lin, dressed neatly, with a hiking backpack on his back, stood spiritedly by the bed, pushing Gu Nian’s wheelchair and urging him repeatedly, “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!”
But Gu Nian didn’t move.
Lin Sui looked at him strangely, asking with concern, “What’s wrong?”
Gu Nian lowered his eyes and said softly, “I won’t go.”
“!” Lin Sui threw the wheelchair aside, incredulously reaching out to cup Gu Nian’s face, forcing him to meet his eyes. “Are you crazy? Do you know what you just said?”
“Of course we’re going together!” Lin Sui took his hand for granted. “This is the gift you prepared for me. How can you not be there?”
Gu Nian avoided his gaze, his voice tinged with bitterness, “It’s inconvenient for me to go. It’ll be hard for you to push me.”
Lin Sui froze for a moment, not expecting Gu Nian to say that because of this reason.
He frowned, reached out, and *thwack* gave Gu Nian a flick on the forehead.
Gu Nian subconsciously ducked back a little, looking at Lin Sui in surprise and confusion.
“What are you thinking!” Lin Sui puffed out his cheeks, looking grumpy. “You’ve never made me work hard. I want to see the sunrise, but I want to see the sunrise with you even more. Having you is more important than seeing the sunrise!”
“Anyway, if you don’t go, I don’t want to go either.” Lin Sui threw down the backpack, flopped onto the bed, his face unable to hide his displeasure.
Gu Nian couldn’t describe his feelings, or rather, he no longer knew how to think. His body began to obey its instincts, so he reached out, grabbed Lin Sui’s wrist, and looked at him, word by word, saying, “I want to go.”
“Lin Sui, I want to see the sunrise with you, together.”
Lin Sui finally smiled.
He deftly picked up the backpack, helped Gu Nian into the wheelchair, and strode out of the hotel, heading towards the reef they had seen during the day.
It was 3:40 AM, and the entire island was still asleep. But two happy little people had quietly appeared on the beach, one chattering away with wild ideas, and the other not liking to talk much, but listening very carefully to the first little person’s voice, holding a camera in his arms.
“Gu Nian, look, it’s that reef from the daytime!” Lin Sui wiped away his sweat, his eyes bright even without light shining on them. “Let’s go up there to watch, okay?”
Gu Nian naturally had no objections.
Lin Sui pushed Gu Nian around, found a slope that led to the top. Although they had already agreed that the two of them would watch together, Gu Nian looked at the reef that seemed to have no end, and the uneven stone surface, and still hesitated.
It was very steep here, and it would definitely be hard for Lin Sui to push him. Gu Nian opened his mouth, wanting to say that it would be the same if he watched from below. But when he raised his eyes, he happened to see the youthful, enthusiastic gaze, and the expression on Lin Sui’s face when he said he wasn’t going earlier flashed in his mind.
At that moment, Gu Nian silently swallowed the words that were hovering in his mouth.
Whether it was because of his selfishness, or because he suddenly truly felt Lin Sui’s love for him at that moment, Gu Nian no longer wanted to think so much. He just wanted to follow the voice in his heart and do what he wanted to do.
Gu Nian was unusually silent along the way. Lin Sui noticed it. At first, he deliberately said some witty words to make Gu Nian happy, but gradually, as his strength was rapidly being depleted, he couldn’t chat casually anymore, and could only concentrate on pushing towards the top of the reef with all his might.
Gu Nian could clearly hear Lin Sui’s gradually heavy breathing, his hand gripping the camera tightening constantly, as if he was going through some intense struggle in his heart.
The road was very long. Countless times, he wanted to say, “It’s okay, let’s just go to here,” but Lin Sui was always able to open his mouth at just the right time to make him happy, making him think again and again, “If only he could see it.”
If only he could see the same sunrise with Lin Sui, at the highest point of this reef.
When the two of them reached their destination, Lin Sui was so tired that he plopped down on a rock and couldn’t get up. Sweat dripped from his forehead in strings. He wiped it away carelessly, raised his head, and smiled triumphantly at Gu Nian, “We made it!”
They were finally going to watch the sunrise together!