TSIBAMS Chapter 46

Chapter 46

“It’s my fault that Uncle Qi went looking for you that day.” Huang Shanshan said, taking a sip of her juice, her head lowered as if admitting her mistake. “The day before, I was scrolling through Weibo and saw Ye Da… Ye Xing’s drawing. I left the tablet on without turning it off and went to eat. Who knew he’d come home at that time and see it in the living room…”

Qi Guang remained silent, listening to her quietly.

Indeed, with Qi Jingsheng’s thinking, he would never have imagined that he would return to Chen Town. It’s easy to go from simple to luxurious, but difficult to go from luxury to simplicity. Unfortunately, after living in the big city for so long, he still had no material pursuits.

He didn’t know whether to feel sorry for his lack of progress or admire his ability to maintain his original intention.

Huang Shanshan continued, “Later, I overheard them planning to go find you. I was going to send you a message, but I realized you had blocked me.”

Only then did he remember that he had posted a moment on 1984 that day, and after seeing Huang Shanshan’s like, he had blocked her out of spite. Life was truly full of surprises. He, someone who never posted on his moments, had posted that day, only to discover Huang Shanshan was still in his friend list…

Because he had always set it not to view the other person’s moments, Huang Shanshan’s avatar had never appeared in his chat box. When Qi Guang blocked that family, she was the only one he had missed.

Huang Shanshan’s voice grew softer, “So, from that moment, I decided to approach Ye Xing. I’m sorry.”

Ye Xing, hearing his name called, abruptly raised his head from his plum wine, waving his hand, saying, “It’s okay.”

But he immediately realized that the “sorry” didn’t seem to be directed at him.

How awkward, he shrunk back into the corner to drink.

“Because I need to tell you something very important in person,” Huang Shanshan said, looking at Qi Guang, her expression suddenly serious, “It was also what I overheard the night before they were going to find you.”

Qi Guang raised his head, meeting her gaze.

“I’m going to the restroom.” At this moment, Ye Xing suddenly stood up, put down the bottle he had warmed up, and headed towards the restroom.

Looking at his flushed face in the mirror, Ye Xing realized he was drunk.

Damn! Even drunk he’s still so… handsome!

He smiled foolishly, then turned to the urinal, unzipped, but only managed to squeeze out a little.

Since he didn’t really need to pee, he sighed. When he heard words like “important” and “overheard,” he knew it was best not to linger. Although Huang Shanshan might not be implying that he should leave, whether Qi Guang wanted him to hear it was another matter.

After all, this person was not only concerned about face… well, he was very concerned about face, nothing else.

And he wasn’t curious about rich family dramas. If he wanted to see those, there were plenty of TV dramas he could watch. There was no need to risk being silenced by drinking a few more sips of alcohol.

And this wine…

Oh, plum wine!

The aftereffects were too damn strong!

They said people with worries shouldn’t drink; it’s easy to amplify your grievances. It was no joke; now all Ye Xing could think about were Qi Guang’s “crimes” accumulated today.

Annoying!

He leaned against the wall, slowly sliding down, wondering if they had finished discussing their important matter, and if they had, could they call him?

Ye Xing patted his pockets; oh, he hadn’t brought his phone.

He sighed, walked to the sink, turned on the cold water, washed his hands, and vigorously rubbed his face. After rubbing for a long time, he still felt unsatisfied, so he simply lowered his head, put his face near the faucet, cupping his hands to splash water on his face.

He didn’t know how long he washed, but his head was still spinning. When he looked up again, someone was standing next to him.

He jumped in surprise, almost leaping backward, staggering to the other side. “Qi Guang?”

Qi Guang grabbed his arm, helping him to stand steady. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, what are you doing here? I was just about to go back.” He waved his hand.

Qi Guang, seeing that he wasn’t quite sober, didn’t let go. “Ye Xing…”

After a pause, he continued, “Thank you! I’ve wanted to say that for a while, but there hasn’t been a chance.”

Ye Xing smiled, he had been looking for a chance to apologize, but it hadn’t happened. Now was the perfect time to say it, “I should be the one to say it, I’m sorry!”

Qi Guang looked at him. “Because of what Huang Shanshan said about your Weibo being discovered?”

The air suddenly fell silent. Ye Xing felt his thoughts were suddenly disrupted by this unpredictable person.

He couldn’t remember what Huang Shanshan had said just now.

Qi Guang looked at him, confused, unsure whether this person was rambling due to being drunk, or if his mind was blank and he had forgotten what he wanted to say. After a long silence, Ye Xing finally organized his thoughts.

“I’ve been feeling guilty these past few days for the hurtful things I said to you before. I know a lot of things you don’t want to remember, let alone talk to others about. Never mind how I found out, anyway, I hope you can forgive my impulsive behavior that day.” Ye Xing finished in one breath. Normally, he wouldn’t be able to speak so logically after drinking, but these words had been brewing in his mind for too long. He even thought about how to apologize every night before sleeping.

Although he had missed a lot of details, he managed to mention the important points, and immediately felt relieved. He hadn’t felt this light in a long time.

“I didn’t blame you.” Qi Guang said.

Ye Xing took a tissue, dried the water from his hands, “I know you didn’t blame me, you also didn’t care about me.”

He didn’t dare to look up when he said this, afraid Qi Guang would see the disappointment in his eyes.

Groundless disappointment.

“What do you mean?” Qi Guang frowned.

Another long silence.

Had this person ruined his brain with alcohol?

He shouldn’t have let him drink so much!

Ye Xing threw the tissue into the trash can, turned to look straight at him. “Qi Guang, if I were the one who got locked up today, would you come to save me?”

The last time they were this close was in the restroom of the KTV box.

Qi Guang, when sober, wasn’t used to being so close to people, but he didn’t step back either, meeting Ye Xing’s gaze. “I would.”

“You’d do that for Zhou Tian, Xu Ge, or even Bai Shu too, right?!” Ye Xing smiled and moved closer.

“Ye Xing, what’s wrong with you?” Qi Guang glared at him.

Not giving him a chance to back away, Ye Xing grabbed his arm and loudly said, “I just want to tell you, I fucking don’t want to share you with anyone anymore!”

His other hand pressed against the back of his head, and he kissed him.

Ye Xing’s kiss was domineering and unreasonable, pressing his head, not allowing any resistance.

He had never felt him this strong when they fought before. Qi Guang’s eyes widened; in this moment he didn’t know if he was scared, nervous, or maybe the aftereffects of the alcohol were getting to him. He just felt flustered, his whole body losing strength, as if he were falling.

Ye Xing, sensing that he was losing his balance, let go of his arm, his hand going down Qi Guang’s back, embracing his waist to prevent him from being kissed onto the ground.

Qi Guang’s waist was very sensitive. All his senses exploded the moment he was touched: surprise, confusion, excitement, embarrassment… He felt flustered, his body tense, stepping backward. Ye Xing followed his lead, a few steps back until they reached the door, his hand protecting the back of Qi Guang’s head from hitting it, his other hand pulling back to support himself. His lips didn’t break the kiss for a moment.

Ye Xing pushed him against the door, their lips mingling with the sweetness of plum wine.

Suddenly, someone turned the doorknob, startling them both back to reality, and Ye Xing quickly let him go.

Qi Guang’s eyes were red, his breathing irregular from the rise and fall of his chest, looking flustered. He didn’t meet Ye Xing’s eyes, wiping his mouth with his hand, then turned to open the door and leave.

Huang Shanshan had asked the waiter for candles and was watching Qi Guang and Ye Xing, who looked like they had just had a fight, eyes red, walking one after the other. Although she was a little surprised, she instantly smiled and clapped her hands, singing, “Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you…”

Qi Guang followed along, clapping his hands.

After the birthday song was finished, Ye Xing forced a smile, “Thank you.”

They must have just had a fight.

Tsk tsk, Ye Da’s lips were even cut, Qi Guang was too harsh.

Just because he revealed your address on Weibo, was it necessary?

Huang Shanshan was cutting the cake, her mind filled with countless thoughts.

To ease the atmosphere, she initiated a topic, “Ye Da, do you know why I was in such a hurry to contact you yesterday?”

“Huh?” Ye Xing, being called out of the blue, raised his head, “Because of that painting.”

“Because of the location in that painting.” Huang Shanshan passed a piece of cake with a frog on it to him. “The background of that painting was clearly his home. I know his personality; he’s not good at building close relationships. The people who can freely go to his house are either friends he has known for a long time or people he trusts completely. No matter which one you are, you’re definitely not just a regular friend. I’m also sure you wouldn’t ignore his situation.”

Ye Xing held the cake, stunned.

Qi Guang remained silent. He took the knife from Huang Shanshan, cut the cake himself, and quickly cut two pieces. He put one plate in front of Huang Shanshan and the other in front of himself.

“Ye Da, try this, is it good? It has two layers of fruit filling inside.” Huang Shanshan said.

He put a bite in his mouth, not even tasting it yet, and just said, “It’s good.”

“Of course! This was carefully selected by Qi Ge!” Huang Shanshan looked at him excitedly.

Ye Xing didn’t have much of an expression, but Qi Guang on the side put down his fork and gulped down water.

Failed attempt to ease the atmosphere.

Then, let’s get to the point!

“Just to be safe, don’t stay at a hotel tonight.” Huang Shanshan said, “Uncle Qi has an apartment in this district. I do my art classes near here during winter and summer vacations, which isn’t close to home, so sometimes I stay here at night and go home on the weekends. I brought the key, you can give it to the guard tomorrow. You should leave for the train station early tomorrow. I think he didn’t find anyone at the station today, so he probably won’t be there tomorrow. He wouldn’t be waiting there every day.”