MFIMM Chapter 70

Confession

Confession

The wind at the mountain peak in early spring was still bleak. Lin Xi came out too hastily, wearing too little, and sneezed before long.

The ambiguous atmosphere between the two was interrupted. Pei Jiashu said, “Let’s go inside first.”

He put his arm around Lin Xi’s waist and led him indoors. The previous topic was forcibly interrupted. They met each other’s eyes awkwardly, and neither of them spoke.

“I’m tired, I want to sleep.” Lin Xi was almost exploding with embarrassment, and shame was constantly reminding him of what had just happened.

Lin Xi quickly climbed into bed. Pei Jiashu covered the camera in the room and also got into bed.

The two lay together, but obediently on either side, as if separated by the Milky Way.

Lin Xi lay on his side, with his back to Pei Jiashu. He wasn’t sleeping at all, but was burrowing in the quilt, tapping on his phone.

Little Xi: Mingxuan! Emergency!!! Did you watch my live stream?

Chen Mingxuan: My sweet and innocent bestie, can you guys pay attention to the camera next time you kiss? Although it didn’t capture your faces, this is a live broadcast!

Little Xi: What? It was captured?

Lin Xi curled up his legs, almost rolling himself into a ball. He slapped his head in remorse. Forgetting to turn off the live stream when he was drunk before was one thing, but how could he be so embarrassing again now?

Chen Mingxuan sent several emoticons to express his anger.

But he was still very concerned and asked Lin Xi what had happened.

Little Xi: I just feel like Pei Jiashu seems to like me, but he doesn’t say it clearly. I’m afraid I’m just imagining things, *frustrated.jpg*

Little Xi: Anyway, it’s just annoying.

Chen Mingxuan: You’re doomed. Who said you wouldn’t eat the grass near the nest?

Little Xi: I didn’t say I liked him…

Chen Mingxuan: With you, who can’t see that you like Pei Jiashu? You stare at him even when he’s just answering a phone call. What’s so interesting about that? I’ve never seen you care about me so much!

Little Xi: That’s different. I just think he’s pitiful.

Chen Mingxuan: Last time during his estrus period, you thought he was pitiful, and let him kiss you like that. Now it’s not his estrus period, and you’re still offering yourself up!

Chen Mingxuan: If he says he wants to sleep with you next time, wants to mate mark you, would you agree to that too?

Lin Xi stared at this message for a long time. Imagining that scene, his first reaction was of course to refuse, but what if Pei Jiashu kept pestering him? Could he really refuse?

Lin Xi quietly turned his head to look at Pei Jiashu, but unexpectedly met his eyes.

His heart skipped a beat. Pei Jiashu spoke, “Lin Xi…”

Lin Xi immediately turned his head away and covered himself with the quilt. “I can’t hear you, I’m asleep.”

“Oh, then I guess I’ll just talk to myself.” Pei Jiashu chuckled and continued. Lin Xi felt the bed behind him sink a little as Pei Jiashu leaned closer.

“I just spoke to my father on the phone. He said he loves me very much, and also loves my mother, but he just used the wrong methods. Lin Xi, thank you. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have been able to reconcile with my father in my entire life.”

Lin Xi bit his lip, trying hard to restrain his desire to speak, but he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, Pei Jiashu would shift the topic to the question from earlier.

But unexpectedly, Pei Jiashu didn’t plan to end it there, and continued, “You taught me to be brave, so I want to say to you…”

Before Pei Jiashu could speak, Lin Xi suddenly jumped up and covered his mouth.

Lin Xi had already anticipated what Pei Jiashu was going to say next, and he really couldn’t listen anymore.

But Pei Jiashu didn’t care. He pulled away Lin Xi’s hand covering his mouth, grabbed Lin Xi’s hand to prevent him from escaping, “It’s good that you’re not pretending to be asleep anymore, I actually prefer to say it while looking at you.”

“Lin Xi, I like you. I don’t know when it started, but in my heart you’re more than just a business partner, or a subordinate. But I didn’t dare to admit it, I didn’t dare to give my heart, because my mother’s death left a deep impact on me.”

“But you’re different. You’re like a little sun. Although you’re always sharp-tongued, you’re the one who cares about me the most.”

Only the small lamp on the bedside table was on in the room. The warm yellow light shone on Pei Jiashu as he looked earnestly at Lin Xi, every word coming from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Xi avoided Pei Jiashu’s gaze. Being confessed to by the person he once had a crush on was something no one could resist. But Pei Jiashu was just someone Lin Xi used to have a crush on. If this confession had been six months ago, Lin Xi would definitely have been so moved he would have cried and immediately agreed to Pei Jiashu.

But he was hesitating now.

Perhaps because Lin Xi hadn’t answered for a long time, Pei Jiashu softened his voice, “You don’t have to rush to agree, after all, we have a very, very long time.”

“I originally planned to slowly boil the frog, waiting for you to fall in love with me and become inseparable from me, then I would trap you and make you stay by my side for the rest of your life. But now I just want to tell you, I love you, I don’t want to have any regrets, I want to be with you forever.”

Lin Xi felt all the blood rush to his head in an instant. He almost lost his ability to organize his thoughts, and his mind was filled with nothing but Pei Jiashu’s words.

“You… are you possessed by a ghost?” Lin Xi stammered.

Pei Jiashu grabbed Lin Xi’s hand and placed it on his head. His temperature was normal. Pei Jiashu leaned forward aggressively. The scent of the same shower gel and mint that Lin Xi used rushed into his nose.

“If I were possessed by a ghost, there’s no way I would confess to you.”

The way he said it made it sound like even ghosts didn’t like him.

Lin Xi broke free from Pei Jiashu’s hand. “Hmph, you can’t control whether ghosts confess to me or not.”

“No, I mean ghosts can’t confess to you, because I’ll be jealous.”

“You…” Lin Xi shivered. “Don’t say things like that, it’s so cheesy.”

“Okay.” Pei Jiashu nodded. “Then let’s go to sleep.”

Pei Jiashu stopped touching Lin Xi, maintaining a safe distance from him. Lin Xi turned his back to Pei Jiashu, but his heart, which was about to jump out of his chest, still couldn’t calm down for a long time.

“Bro, Pei Jiashu confessed to me.” Lin Xi secretly sent a message to Chen Mingxuan.

Chen Mingxuan: Huh? Did you agree?

Little Xi: How could I?

Chen Mingxuan: You did the right thing, men only cherish what they can’t get.

Little Xi: Should I accept him?

Chen Mingxuan: You’re choosing a husband for yourself, not for me. Agree if you like him, and if you don’t like him anymore, just get a divorce and we’ll find another one. With your qualifications, what kind of alpha can’t you find?

Lin Xi put down his phone and gradually fell asleep in anxiety.

And the room next to them was very lively. Sheng Yan and Li Zhijian were both wearing headphones, lying on the bed, not knowing what they were watching.

Li Zhijian whispered to Sheng Yan, “I didn’t expect them to be the first couple on the show to kiss on camera.”

Sheng Yan extracted the keywords and immediately moved closer to Li Zhijian. He pouted and looked at Li Zhijian, his gesture of asking for a kiss was very skilled. “We can be the second couple.”

Li Zhijian pushed Sheng Yan away, and Sheng Yan continued to lean on Li Zhijian’s shoulder, taking advantage of Li Zhijian’s inattention to peck him on the face.

Li Zhijian was already used to it, glared at Sheng Yan, and continued watching.

The next day, the two couples changed their clothes and continued to climb down the mountain.

They stayed here for a week. After going down the mountain, Li Zhijian clearly noticed the difference between Pei Jiashu and Lin Xi. Lin Xi’s face was flushed with being teased every day, pretending to be fine in front of the camera.

Little did they know that the two of them were Li Zhijian’s daily observation targets.

Until a week later, they once again packed their bags and came to the next city.

This variety show was a program that combined travel, culture, adventure, and cuisine. Each episode had a different theme. They were about to step into an ancient city with a rich history.

The group was taken to a homestay by the staff to rest for the night. The next morning, someone knocked on their door – it was the new guests.

They had traveled long distances yesterday, taking planes for almost the whole day, and were now very sleepy, having not even washed their faces before being woken up.

Lin Xi, with his exploded head of light pink hair, looked at the two newcomers. He could tell they were not from the entertainment industry, nor were they influencers.

He saw them also looking over, accurately speaking, at Pei Jiashu next to Lin Xi.

“Brother Pei! You actually came to this show too? This must be sister-in-law.” The boy who spoke came up and, before Lin Xi could react, grabbed Lin Xi’s hand and shook it. “You two didn’t have a wedding, otherwise you should have met me. I’m Brother Pei’s childhood friend, my name is Ke Yun.”

Lin Xi looked awkwardly at Pei Jiashu. Pei Jiashu told Ke Yun to let go.

“How did you come?” Pei Jiashu asked Ke Yun.

Ke Yun: “Oh my god, I’m so done. You don’t know how stubborn my old man is! A business marriage is one thing, but just because I don’t live in the same house as him? The old man is forcing me to come to this variety show.”

“Ke Yun!” The person behind him reminded Ke Yun, but Ke Yun had already said everything in one go.

“Jiashu, long time no see.” Wei Qian greeted Pei Jiashu, then looked at Lin Xi. “Hello, sister-in-law, my name is Wei Qian.”

“Hello, hello, I’m Lin Xi.” After Lin Xi finished speaking, he tiptoed and leaned towards Pei Jiashu’s ear. “These are all your childhood friends?”

Pei Jiashu nodded.

If they were Pei Jiashu’s childhood friends, they were most likely young masters from some family.

Little did they know that their conversation just now had stirred up a storm, and everyone in the bullet comments was discussing it.

[Who are these two? I thought they invited another couple who had been married for five years from the industry]

[That Ke Yun is the young master of the famous furniture brand. Wei Qian’s family is in the catering business, that xx chain restaurant is their family’s.]

[Ah, Pei Jiashu and these people are childhood friends? Isn’t he self-made?]

[When Pei Jiashu was in school, the clothes he wore were all designer brands, and he often drove to school when he was in college]

[But Pei Jiashu didn’t have a wedding with Lin Xi? Pei Jiashu’s childhood friends don’t even know Lin Xi]

[Aren’t Ke Yun and Wei Qian in a business marriage? Could Pei Jiashu and Lin Xi be too?]

[Go check it out yourself. Lin Xi’s family is just an ordinary family. What kind of young master would have a business marriage with Lin Xi?]

[Stop spreading rumors, okay? Just because Ke Yun and Wei Qian say they are childhood friends, does that mean they are? I think they are just ordinary friends.]