TLCBITAR Chapter 55

Chapter 55: The Male Lead’s Cough Doesn’t Sound Right

The sun gradually dipped westward, its remaining light spilling onto the bustling streets of Yucheng, sparkling with a reddish glow, captivating the eyes.

A black Hummer cruised slowly down the main street, the interior of the car silent, a sense of oppressive tension permeating the air.

The driver was expressionless, skillfully maneuvering the car.

Zhou Zhou crossed his legs, propping his chin on his hand as he gazed out the window, his fair neck completely exposed.

Pei Yanlie turned his head, quietly observing the marks on that person’s neck, some dark, some light, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curving up slightly.

“Pei-shixiong, what are we doing at your place? I still have to go home; my dad told me to go back for dinner,” Zhou Zhou said without turning his head, his tone lazy, with a hint of annoyance.

Pei Yanlie tugged at his collar, loosening his tie a bit, his cold voice carrying a touch of hoarseness, “After dinner, after listening to the scriptures, I’ll take you back.”

[To be honest, your scriptures have no effect on me.]

[Don’t waste your effort.]

Pei Yanlie said unhurriedly, “I know.”

“Huh?”

Zhou Zhou turned his head, his eyes showing obvious confusion, clearly not understanding the meaning of his words.

[You know what?]

“Why the fight?” Pei Yanlie changed the subject.

Zhou Zhou turned back, his gaze returning to the scenery outside the window, leaving behind a slightly disheveled nape for the other person to see, casually saying, “My hands were itching, wanted to beat someone up.”

Pei Yanlie earnestly suggested, “After dinner, you can box in the gym.”

He replied with a muffled voice, “Forget it, don’t want to move.”

“Heh, but you were willing to move to hit someone?”

He drawled out his tone, slowly saying, “Well—I don’t want to move after venting my anger.”

His voice sounded almost like a spoiled brat, carrying a hint of nasality, causing Pei Yanlie’s heart to soften, wanting to pull him into his arms and tease him.

He suppressed the itch in his heart, the corners of his mouth tilting into a shallow arc, and said softly, “Why didn’t you go to the competition this afternoon?”

Zhou Zhou’s entire body stiffened for a moment, almost grinding his silver teeth to dust where he couldn’t be seen, and after a long silence, he said, “Too sleepy, couldn’t get up.”

“There are mosquitoes in the dormitory?” Pei Yanlie’s voice became even lower and hoarser, carrying an ambiguous meaning.

“Ah?”

Zhou Zhou didn’t understand for a moment, blankly turning his head back, his gaze meeting those eyes as black as a deep pool, momentarily stunned on the spot.

[Pei Yanlie, what kind of look is that? Like you want to eat someone!]

Zhou Zhou couldn’t take it and immediately shifted his gaze, feeling a little frightened inside.

[Control yourself, what will you do if you scare your wife later?]

Suddenly, his neck was gently caressed by cool fingertips, and he immediately dodged, his head hitting the window.

[Big brother, what are you doing touching my neck?]

Pei Yanlie didn’t plan to let him off easily, insisting on making him remember, “There are a lot of red marks on your neck, were you bitten by mosquitoes?”

Zhou Zhou hurriedly covered his neck, coughing a few times and saying, “Are you really pretending not to understand or what, these are hickeys!”

Pei Yanlie was in a good mood, a hint of pleasure between his brows, lowering his voice to ask, “Who kissed you?”

“Who else could it be? Naturally, it was my girlfriend!” He replied without thinking.

[No matter how you ask, it was my girlfriend who kissed me!]

He secretly gritted his teeth, the corners of his eyes flushed slightly, angered.

“You have a girlfriend?” His Adam’s apple quickly bobbed, swallowing the surging anger, and asked coldly.

Zhou Zhou turned his head, giving him a strange look, and said speechlessly, “Uh huh, with my charm, isn’t it normal to have a girlfriend?”

[What do you mean? Am I ugly?!]

[I at least have a beautiful senior pursuing me, okay?!]

Thinking of the senior, he thought of the phone number on his hand, he opened his hand and took a closer look, the palm of his hand was spotless, that string of numbers had disappeared out of thin air.

[What’s going on! Where’s the phone number?]

[I don’t think I washed my hands!]

He turned his gaze to the person beside him, suspiciously asking, “Pei-shixiong, after I fell asleep, did I sleepwalk and go wash my hands?”

He would rather guess that he was sleepwalking than guess that Pei Yanlie was playing tricks.

Pei Yanlie said lightly, “I was asleep, I don’t know.”

Zhou Zhou “ah oh”ed, feeling even more depressed.

[What a pity, I wonder if I can still find that beautiful senior when I come back from vacation.]

[After all, that…]

“Cough cough…”, Pei Yanlie coughed violently a few times.

In the silent car, such a loud noise suddenly appeared, scaring Zhou Zhou into jumping up, the thoughts in his head instantly dissipating.

Zhou Zhou turned around, looking at him with an indescribable expression, “Pei-shixiong, that cough of yours doesn’t sound right, could it be pneumonia?”

Pei Yanlie: …

Zhou Zhou suggested with an expression of “I’m doing this for your own good”, “Pay attention to your health, usually drink some soups that moisten the lungs and relieve coughs.”

[What’s going on with this novel, didn’t it say that the male lead is strong and healthy, able to crush an ashtray with one hand, and doesn’t catch colds or coughs?]

[Ah, it seems like the butterfly effect.]

[This plan has failed again, what do I do in the future?]

[Could it be that I really have to use the method that Huihui talked about?]

He reached out and touched his chin, considering how likely it would be to successfully drug him.

Pei Yanlie sized him up without a trace, overhearing his inner thoughts word for word.

Drug him? Heh, quite bold.

He pursed his lips, a dangerous chill flashing in his eyes.

“Ring ring ring”

The phone rang suddenly, interrupting Zhou Zhou’s thoughts.

He picked up the phone and looked at it, it was Zhou Jin calling.

“Hello?”

Zhou Jin asked, “School’s out, right? I’ll pick you up later?”

Zhou Zhou glanced at Pei Yanlie, whose eyes were as sharp as knives, the meaning self-evident.

He curled his lips, unwillingly saying, “No need, I’m going out to play with classmates, I’ll go back later.”

“Oh, okay, be careful, don’t play too late. Call me anytime if you need anything, and try not to drink alcohol, your alcohol tolerance is really…”

“Okay, okay, I know, I’ll hang up now.”

After saying that, he abruptly ended the call, turned his head to glare at the person beside him, and muttered, “Satisfied?”

[I don’t understand, I really don’t understand, why not have a good relationship, why cling to me!]

[What’s so fun about being with a big man like me?]

All the way, he was secretly complaining.

Pei Yanlie listened to the complaints all the way, his head feeling very dizzy, as if a little bird was chirping non-stop.

It wasn’t until they returned to the large villa that the person stopped, probably because his brain was tired and couldn’t turn anymore.

Just stepping into the luxurious villa’s hall, Zhou Zhou curiously asked, “Pei-shixiong, where are your parents?”

In the novel, the number of times the male lead’s parents were mentioned was very few, it seemed that they didn’t live here.

Pei Yanlie said in a deep voice, “They live in the villa next door.”

“Next door?” Zhou Zhou walked out of the door, tiptoed and looked towards the fence outside, the next door was also a luxurious villa.

[Awesome, your family’s courtyard is even bigger than Old Zhou’s villa!]

[No wonder Old Zhou wants to climb onto Pei Yanlie’s big mountain, tsk tsk.]

He casually flicked the bangs in front of his forehead, muttering to himself, “Pei Yanlie can only be Su Wanxing’s, other cats and dogs shouldn’t be dreaming about it.”

Seeing Pei Yanlie standing in the center of the hall, deeply looking at himself, a strange feeling suddenly surged in his heart, an indescribable feeling.

Pei Yanlie’s eyes flickered slightly, his voice seeming to soften a bit, “Come over, wash your hands and eat.”

Zhou Zhou: …

He raised his hand and rubbed his ear, his expression carrying a hint of doubt.

[Did water get in my ear? Does Pei Yanlie have such a gentle voice?]

He inexplicably shuddered, no longer dwelling on such a weird question.