PTBLSI chapter 59

 

Fu Yanchuan quietly pushed the car partition back up. Qi Xi was finally willing to lift his face. The first thing he did was pick up the cup again and take another sip of coffee. Then he said to Fu Yanchuan, “This coffee is actually pretty good. I didn’t like drinking coffee before.”

“Is it sweet?”

Qi Xi shook his head. “Not very.”

Fu Yanchuan asked, “Is it bitter?”

“Not bitter either. Do you want to try?”

Fu Yanchuan felt like Qi Xi was a kindergartener showing off new candy. But when Qi Xi looked at him, his eyes were like a lake filled with peach blossoms. He didn’t say anything. Qi Xi put the cup away, crossed one leg over the seat, and leaned in close.

He didn’t react. Unhappily, Qi Xi ordered him, “Open your mouth.”

Facing Qi Xi’s look of “I decide,” he slightly opened his lips. The person who ordered him to open his mouth squeezed in, spreading the taste of coffee all over his mouth. Then he asked, “Is it good?”

Fu Yanchuan lightly wiped the water stain that had stuck to Qi Xi’s lips. He felt that Qi Xi was especially tempting today and asked back, “What does Xi Xi think?”

Qi Xi blushed again, loosened his arms around Fu Yanchuan, and said, “Didn’t you put up the partition just because you wanted this?”

Seeing the shy person try to leave his arms, Fu Yanchuan immediately pulled him back, resting his palm on Qi Xi’s neck and lightly rubbing his Adam’s apple. He looked at Qi Xi without speaking.

Qi Xi finally grabbed his hand, looked up at him, and said, “Don’t touch, it tickles.”

Fu Yanchuan’s hand seemed stuck there. He had to make an effort to pull it away. He gently pushed Qi Xi back a little and suddenly asked seriously, “Xi Xi, do you not want to continue studying at your current school anymore?”

After holding Fu Yanchuan’s hand and counting his fingers for quite a while, Qi Xi answered, “I don’t want to. Is that okay?”

“Of course it’s okay.”

Fu Yanchuan let Qi Xi play with his hand and said seriously, “If you don’t want to go, then don’t. The school can handle a temporary suspension. If you change your mind later, you can still return and continue your classes.”

“Really?”

This was the first time Qi Xi had heard of taking a temporary suspension from school. Finally, Fu Yanchuan took his hand, which was itchy from being squeezed, and continued, “Do you want to go to another art school? Domestically, it would be harder, but there are schools abroad that only consider your art level. If you want to go, there’s absolutely no problem.”

“Study abroad?” Qi Xi had never considered this option. He stared at Fu Yanchuan and thought for a moment. “Can I go to the same country as Xie Hui?”

Fu Yanchuan’s brow twitched slightly. How could he forget Xie Hui? He replied, “We need to check the schools. It might not be possible to be in the same country.”

Qi Xi instantly lost interest. “Forget it. I don’t speak any foreign languages, and it’s too far. I can’t bear to leave you.”

Hearing those words, “I can’t bear to leave you,” made Fu Yanchuan’s chest ache. Qi Xi hugged him again, leaned into his arms, and said, “I want to learn animation with Director Cheng. I don’t have to be in school to learn, do I? Director Cheng said he would teach me.”

“Okay.”

Fu Yanchuan no longer had the focus to work. He went home with Qi Xi right away. But his phone kept ringing, so he couldn’t do much anyway. After dinner, he dealt with the remaining matters of the day in the study and still found time to have someone check on Cheng Shu.

“What aspects do you need checked?”

“Character, ability, social circle, work style, and sexual orientation.”

The person on the other end was startled by the last part. He understood the earlier items, but what was this orientation for? He didn’t dare ask, though, and could only agree.

Seeing that Fu Yanchuan was working, Qi Xi didn’t disturb him. He stopped drawing and lay on the living room sofa, chatting with Xie Hui together with the orange cat.

Xie Hui had just woken up. With a toothbrush in his mouth, he saw Qi Xi’s message and replied with a voice message. “Is the Director Cheng you’re talking about the one from the movie we watched before? Not bad; you’re getting more and more impressive. When you become an animation master, I’ll sell your autographs. Sign more for me now while you can.”

After listening to Xie Hui’s message, Qi Xi couldn’t help but smile. “Hehe, no problem. When you come back, I’ll sign a whole book for you. No need to thank me—who told you I’m this awesome?”

“Isn’t that right? Our Qi Xi baby is getting more and more amazing. What if I get proud, too?”

“Brother Yan said I can be proud, so you can be proud, too.”

When Xie Hui heard Qi Xi mention Fu Yanchuan, his smile disappeared and his tone sank as he asked, “How have you been lately? Has he bullied you?”

Qi Xi had never told Xie Hui about his own feelings of inferiority and unease. But now, he wasn’t sad anymore. Fu Yanchuan liked outstanding people, so Qi Xi would just work hard to become one.

His tone dropped for a moment, then lifted again as he replied, “We’re doing great! How could Brother Yan bully me? He likes me so much and treats me so well!”

Xie Hui had known Qi Xi for so many years and understood this idiot all too well. Not answering immediately definitely meant something had happened. Before leaving, he had already sensed that something was off with Qi Xi.

But Qi Xi wouldn’t say it. Even if he asked, he had no intention of telling him. All he could say was, “Don’t believe everything he says, idiot. Since he likes you so much, you need to learn how to keep him in check, understand?”

“I don’t know. What is that?”

Xie Hui, who had never been in a relationship, didn’t know either. He replied nonsensically, “It means you have to know how to reject him in every way. Yes! That’s it!”

After hearing this, Qi Xi thought it over seriously, then replied, “No, I can’t reject him. He’s so handsome! I just want him to do lewd things.”

Xie Hui almost smashed his phone. That was not at all what he meant. This idiot must have been led astray by Fu Yanchuan. What kind of things was he thinking about all day?

He was just about to scold Qi Xi properly when he sent another message.

“I’m not talking to you anymore. I’m going to see Brother Yan. Bye-bye! Dasheng, say bye-bye to Xie Hui too.”

“Meow!”

Xie Hui was so angry that he didn’t hold his phone steady. It fell into the toilet. He roared in fury, “Fu Yanchuan, pay me back for my phone!”

His roommate heard the commotion and came over to ask, “What happened? Did your phone get poop on it?”

“Get lost!”

After cursing at his roommate, Xie Hui fished the phone out of the toilet. Luckily, he hadn’t used the toilet yet.

Qi Xi tossed his phone aside and ran to the study. At the door, he heard Fu Yanchuan on the phone and quickly lightened his footsteps.

“President Shao, then it’s settled. I’ll come find you for a drink another day.”

Fu Yanchuan saw Qi Xi. While holding the phone, he waved to Qi Xi with his other hand.

Qi Xi went over and leaned against Fu Yanchuan to listen to the voice on the phone. He heard a deep male voice say, “Forget drinking. I’m getting married. You’re being so ruthless to your own father—aren’t you afraid of retribution?”

“Compared to you, President Shao, shouldn’t you be more afraid of retribution than I am?”

“You really refuse to admit defeat at all. I’m done talking to you.”

Qi Xi didn’t know exactly what Fu Yanchuan was talking about, but he understood the part about being ruthless to his father. He watched as Fu Yanchuan put down the phone, reached out to hug him, bit his lip, and asked, “Did it scare you?”

He didn’t know what Fu Yanchuan was going to do, but he thought that Fu Zhenrong was awful and that Fu Yanchuan was definitely not wrong. He shook his head and said, “He treated you so badly, even hitting you. It’s only right that you hit back.”

Fu Yanchuan assumed that Qi Xi probably believed he had slapped Fu Zhenrong back. He didn’t plan to explain to Qi Xi, though. Instead, he leaned forward and kissed Qi Xi until he was satisfied, then asked, “Are you bored?”

Qi Xi wasn’t bored at all while chatting with Xie Hui. He hugged Fu Yanchuan and replied, “I missed you.”

Fu Yanchuan glanced at the time. “Go to sleep at eleven. Wait for me a bit, okay?”

“Okay.”

Qi Xi got off of Fu Yanchuan and stood beside him, watching him work. He couldn’t understand it, though. He walked around the desk a few times and, in the end, stuck himself to Fu Yanchuan again.

Fu Yanchuan focused on his work and freed one hand to squeeze Qi Xi occasionally. Qi Xi was like a restless cat. Rubbing against him wasn’t enough. Suddenly, he climbed onto the chair and squeezed himself between Fu Yanchuan and the chair back.

Fu Yanchuan hurriedly reached back to steady the troublemaker. “Be careful.”

Qi Xi landed behind Fu Yanchuan and leaned over his back to look at the computer. He still couldn’t understand what Fu Yanchuan was doing and unconsciously started nibbling on Fu Yanchuan’s neck.

“Xi Xi, what are you doing?”

He answered frankly, “Giving you a massage.”

What kind of massage uses the mouth? Fu Yanchuan closed the laptop, grabbed Qi Xi’s waist, and said, “Come here.”

Qi Xi followed his hand, falling onto his lap. He immediately leaned in, saying, “I want to sleep with you.”

Fu Yanchuan looked at him without speaking. He continued, “That way, I can spend more time with you.”

“Okay.”

Fu Yanchuan picked up Qi Xi and went back to his bedroom without putting him down. Instead, they went into the bathroom together.

“Brother Yan?”

It was Qi Xi’s first time showering with someone. He tugged at the last bit of covering and looked at Fu Yanchuan, not knowing what to do.

Fu Yanchuan held him so that both his feet were off the ground and whispered in his ear, “This way, we can be together longer.”

“But—”

What Qi Xi meant by being together wasn’t showering together. Afraid of falling, he could only cling tightly to Fu Yanchuan. He didn’t resist as Fu Yanchuan removed his last piece of clothing. By the time Fu Yanchuan put him in the water, his face was red all over. Still, Fu Yanchuan leaned close and asked, “Xi Xi, why is your face so red?”

Fu Yanchuan noticed that Qi Xi could tolerate being nervous more now and couldn’t help but tease him. After watching Qi Xi turn his face away and refuse to look at him, and then answer honestly while embarrassed, Fu Yanchuan pulled him back to coax him.

“If we wash together a few more times, it’ll be fine.”

“Oh.”

Qi Xi nodded obediently and leaned toward Fu Yanchuan’s shoulder. Everything he told Xie Hui came from the heart—he couldn’t reject Fu Yanchuan. Even though he was embarrassed, he did whatever Fu Yanchuan said. He even took the initiative to ask, “Brother Yan, aren’t you going to touch me?”

Fu Yanchuan looked at Qi Xi, his Adam’s apple bobbing, and said, “Together.”

The feeling in the water was a bit different. Fu Yanchuan took Qi Xi’s hand. Maybe because of the hot water, it felt even hotter than outside. He trembled slightly, and Fu Yanchuan leaned in to kiss him.

In the end, he was pressed completely against the bathtub. Fu Yanchuan folded his legs up. He said softly, “Brother Yan, aren’t we just bathing?”

Protecting Qi Xi’s head, Fu Yanchuan squeezed closer. One hand held his knees tightly, brushing against his lips as he said, “Just once, okay?”

Qi Xi nodded. The water kept splashing against his neck. After the bath, they returned to the bed, and Fu Yanchuan hugged him tightly from behind again.

“Brother Yan?”

Fu Yanchuan claimed his lips once more, then pulled back and looked at him with a scorching gaze. “Xi Xi, can we do it again?”

Qi Xi was a bit dazed. Fu Yanchuan had never asked a second time before. He thought Fu Yanchuan was already satisfied. But, facing the way Fu Yanchuan looked at him, he felt trapped in Fu Yanchuan’s net. Without realizing it, he hugged him and nodded.

 

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