MRFD Chapter 45
by VolareRong Yi had seriously considered his self-rescue plan.
Although he had said he would move out as soon as possible from the first day he moved in, he hadn’t actively looked for a place during this time. He kept telling himself it was because he was too busy and temporarily short on cash.
But now he had money to spare, and it was time to give up on Chen Ke Yao. So he planned that after this phase of work was finished and he attended the matchmaking event, he would come back and seriously look for an apartment, then move out as soon as possible. In the meantime, he would avoid running into his landlord as much as possible, unless absolutely necessary.
Before this, everything had gone smoothly.
His actions that day had produced a stronger deterrent effect than he had imagined, causing Chen Ke Yao to avoid him. Several days passed, and they lived under the same roof without even seeing each other once.
Rong Yi had originally thought this was the end of it.
Looking at the message on his phone at this moment, he didn’t even dare to feel pleasantly surprised, only a sense of confusion.
In the time he had been dazed, Chen Ke Yao had sent a third message in one go.
“It seems hard to get a taxi where you’re eating. Stay where you are, I’m coming over now.”
The fact that he knew where he was eating tonight was most likely due to Liu Yuan. Rong Yi subconsciously glanced at the long queue of taxis waiting for passengers by the roadside, then very carefully typed a reply.
“Okay.”
Chen Ke Yao appeared much faster than he had imagined.
Rong Yi watched as the familiar car casually bypassed the taxi queue and stopped by the roadside, then his phone vibrated.
After answering, the equally familiar voice came from the other end.
“I’m here, where are you?”
Rong Yi was not far from him. He was wearing a dark coat, standing in the shadows by the small flower bed, motionless, looking very inconspicuous.
“Are you here? How come I can’t see you?” he crouched down and asked softly.
Then, Chen Ke Yao indeed got out of the car. He held his phone and looked around, “I’m a little bit ahead of the parking garage sign. I’m raising my hand, can you see me?”
“I don’t see you,” Rong Yi said, “Can you wave your hand?”
So Chen Ke Yao really waved his hand in a wide arc.
Rong Yi lowered his head and laughed silently.
After a few days, finally hearing his voice again, he missed it strangely. The person he hadn’t seen for days was still the same as before, a little silly, making people can’t help but want to laugh when looking at him.
Once they officially met, he probably wouldn’t be able to continue looking at him and talking to him so unscrupulously like this.
“Still can’t see me?” Chen Ke Yao walked around and scratched his head with a helpless expression, “Did I get the place wrong?”
“…I see you.” Rong Yi stood up and ran towards him.
Sure enough, once they met, the atmosphere became awkward.
Rong Yi sat in the back seat of the car as usual. Because no one spoke the entire time, he had to pretend to be asleep.
Until they passed a crossroads, Chen Ke Yao suddenly slammed on the brakes. Rong Yi, who had been closing his eyes, instantly slid forward, hitting his head on the back of the front seat.
He rubbed his head and looked forward, a young woman quickly ran into the middle of the road, then picked up a child who was sitting on the ground in a daze. She apologized to Chen Ke Yao’s car while carrying the child back, and Chen Ke Yao rolled down the window and waved at her.
Then Rong Yi heard him mutter softly, “That scared me to death.”
Rong Yi didn’t say anything.
Then, the person turned his head and glanced back, asking, “Are you okay?”
“Yes.” Rong Yi shook his head.
So, the car silently moved forward again.
Rong Yi secretly glanced at the rearview mirror, but unexpectedly met the driver’s eyes in that small piece of glass.
Both immediately looked away. A few seconds later, Chen Ke Yao suddenly broke the silence.
“Are you going on a trip in a couple of days?” he asked.
“Yes,” Rong Yi said, only then feeling puzzled, “How do you know?”
Chen Ke Yao hesitated for a long time before answering, “I saw you take out your suitcase.”
Rong Yi’s suitcase was in the storage room. He had specifically gone to fetch it after getting off work the day before yesterday to prepare for the trip. But Chen Ke Yao had kept his door closed the whole time, could he know what he was doing by listening through the wall?
After Rong Yi was puzzled for a moment, he suddenly remembered something very important that he had been neglecting during this time. Chen Ke Yao had installed a camera in the corner of the living room.
So, the way he had been carefully tiptoeing around these days, Chen Ke Yao might have seen it.
Going further back, the way he occasionally forgot to bring a change of clothes and ran back to his room with bare legs after showering might also have been seen.
A little embarrassing.
“Do you usually watch the surveillance when you have nothing to do?” Rong Yi asked.
“…No.” Chen Ke Yao denied.
Rong Yi felt a little dissatisfied, but he was also in the wrong. Chen Ke Yao had told him about the surveillance a long time ago, he just hadn’t taken it to heart. He could only hope that this person wasn’t usually that bored.
The car was silent again for a moment, Rong Yi couldn’t help but ask, “Seeing me take out my suitcase… why didn’t you guess I was moving out?”
Chen Ke Yao hesitated for a long time before asking him, “Are you moving out?”
Rong Yi didn’t answer.
“…Have you found a place already?” Chen Ke Yao asked again.
“Not yet,” Rong Yi said.
“Oh.” Chen Ke Yao nodded.
Rong Yi felt that it might be because his subjective expectations were too strong that he could hear a clear sense of relief from that simple syllable.
While he was still hesitating, Chen Ke Yao spoke again.
“Actually… it should be hard to find a place with better conditions than mine, right?”
Yes. Convenient transportation, affordable price, good living environment, someone to pay for food, even pick-up and drop-off when going out, and someone to take care of him when he’s occasionally sick. Moreover, the person he likes lives there.
Such a good place, where else could he find it?
“You don’t want me to move out?” Rong Yi asked him.
“Because it’s not that easy to find a satisfactory tenant,” Chen Ke Yao said, “You have good hygiene habits, you cook well, and you often help me clean the public areas. And if you leave, my dad will definitely can’t wait to move in, he’s the extreme opposite of you.”
“…”
“If you’re too lazy to cook every day, then you can order takeout usually,” Chen Ke Yao said again, “We can just improve our meals on the weekends.”
“…”
“Or do you find me annoying?” Chen Ke Yao said, “I’m very quiet, you see I haven’t said much these past few days, right?”
Rong Yi frowned slightly.
Here it came again, this person was starting to say things that made him unable to control his wild thoughts.
Making him involuntarily have expectations, but in the end, he would only be greeted with another bucket of cold water.
“Am I making you uncomfortable by saying this?” Chen Ke Yao asked.
Rong Yi hesitated, not knowing how to answer.
Chen Ke Yao took the liberty of interpreting his silence, and immediately said, “Ah, don’t overthink it, I don’t mean anything else at all. I really just want a tenant who doesn’t cause me trouble.”
“…”
“So,” Chen Ke Yao took advantage of the red light to quickly turn his head and look at him, “If you…”
“I’m not overthinking it,” Rong Yi suddenly interrupted him, and the volume was much louder than before, “Why do you think I would overthink it?”
Chen Ke Yao was startled and didn’t dare to reply.
“Is your self-perception a little too good?” Rong Yi continued to say loudly, “Do you really think that I would have thoughts when I see an Alpha? Even if that’s really the case, I’m not interested in you… in you…”
“I didn’t…” Chen Ke Yao defended softly, “I know you don’t like me.”
“You know shit!” Rong Yi kicked his stool from behind.
After that, until the car drove into the residential area, the atmosphere between the two was terrible.
Rong Yi was full of remorse. He didn’t know why he had suddenly gotten so angry in the middle, and even spoke recklessly. Chen Ke Yao didn’t seem to have done anything wrong either. It was so late and he still specially came to pick him up, where in the world could he find a landlord like that again.
He was undoubtedly just lashing out in anger because he had been poked in his heart.
It was probably because he felt that this person was so good, too good, but he couldn’t get him, so he was just throwing a tantrum.
Many principles seemed to be the same. Only he alone liked him couldn’t be called a relationship, only he alone was awkward couldn’t be called a quarrel.
Rong Yi took off his coat and fell headfirst on the bed, self-condemning.
His self-rescue plan was so difficult to implement.
Chen Ke Yao was too uncooperative.
Turning over on the bed again, just as he was considering whether to check the luggage he had already half-packed and put on a thicker coat as Chen Ke Yao had said, he suddenly became puzzled.
Something wasn’t right. Seeing him take out his suitcase and not guessing that he wanted to move but guessing that he was going on a trip was already very strange, but could he know where he was going just by watching the surveillance? Chen Ke Yao even specially checked the weather for this, which showed that it wasn’t a guess, but a certainty.
Why?
The author has something to say:
Several months later.
Chen Ke Yao: Listen to my explanation, it’s not what you think. I really didn’t have any other ideas when I cut out this surveillance video separately. The doctor said I needed some desensitization material, this is for treatment, you understand? So my operation is very serious and very upright. I can’t just come over and forcibly kiss you, right?
Rong Yi: …
Rong Yi’s inner thoughts: Why can’t you? Ah? Why can’t you?!