Chapter 49: Catching LG — Falling in Love While “Fighting Monsters”
The restraint in the other party’s eyes was already on the brink of its limit; the arrow was on the string and had to be released.
Jiang Yunian’s heart trembled. He turned his face away to hide the thin flush, emitting a tiny syllable: “Too, too fast…”
Jiang Yan was stunned briefly, then reacted, his pitch-black eyes suddenly lighting up with luster. “So that means… Ge agreed to be with me?”
After asking this, he quickly covered his lips, afraid he would say something he didn’t want to hear, and made the decision for him on his own. His body withdrew slightly, forcefully suppressing the restlessness in his body. He cupped the other’s face carefully and cherishly, his eyes full of tenderness. “Okay, I won’t force you.”
Jiang Yunian’s face was simply red beyond recognition, the hand pressing against his chest trembling uncontrollably. Jiang Yan didn’t leave, burying his head in his neck and shoulder to rub against him. “Want to be with Ge forever.”
Forever?
Jiang Yunian was in a trance for a moment. Between two men, could there really be a ‘forever’? He couldn’t see the future, nor was he sure how far they could go. He only knew that the heartbeat at this moment was real, and being unable to refuse Jiang Yan was also real. If he could stay like this with him, it seemed not bad.
If only it could really be forever.
His lips were kissed again. Jiang Yunian’s mouth was pried open without resistance. He bit lightly on the tip of the tongue to punish his distraction. Jiang Yan kissed for a moment, retreated a bit to let him catch his breath, and a few seconds later kissed him again impatiently, pressing a certain iron block against him while kissing. “When can I touch Ge? I can’t endure for too long…”
“Mmph…” Jiang Yunian struggled to pull out his tongue, turning his head slightly, panting in small breaths. “Wait… wait until you recover your memory.”
Jiang Yan’s face dropped immediately. “Then when will that be? If I never remember…”
“You won’t!” Jiang Yunian hurriedly covered his mouth. “The doctor said you will recover.”
“Even then I can’t wait. I can’t help it when Ge stands in front of me,” Jiang Yan pretended to be pitiful and arched into him. “Can you bear to make me endure so long?”
“Stop, stop arching…”
Jiang Yunian went soft all over from his rubbing. If this went on, something would definitely happen. He had to compromise: “Then wait, wait until I prepare myself first.”
At least while the culprit hadn’t been caught, he couldn’t calm down to think about other things. He added with red ear tips: “It won’t be too long.”
“Ge said it.” Jiang Yan also understood that his brother had no mind for these things at this juncture; at least “LG” had to be dealt with first. So he leaned into his ear and whispered, “When Ge is ready, you have to wash yourself clean and obediently let me… f***.”
The last word was spoken low and long, drilling into Jiang Yunian’s ear, turning it red instantly. Unfortunately, spoken words allowed no retraction. He knew Jiang Yan wouldn’t let him off, so he could only nod shyly and push him timidly. “Get up.”
“Won’t get up.” Jiang Yan pressed down again like a rascal. Now that he had the title (of boyfriend), his actions were particularly perverse. In no time, he pinched out many small strawberries on his fair skin. Jiang Yunian pressed down on the unruly thing inside the clothes, his eyes carrying an accusation of being deceived. “Didn’t you say…”
“I won’t go in.” Jiang Yan twitched the corner of his mouth faintly. “You have to give me some sweetness.”
Saying so, his palm grabbed his hair, and with a little force, pressed him into the pillow.
In a contest of strength, Jiang Yunian’s win rate was almost zero; he could only let the man press him down and do whatever he wanted. Before long, clothes were scattered on the floor. Deep and shallow marks were left on his neck; his wrists, waist, and thighs were not spared. In the following two hours, no matter how he pleaded, it was to no avail. In the end, he was kissed until he cried, completely losing the will to resist.
Standing in front of the bathroom mirror afterward, seeing the patch after patch of deep red on his neck, he was both ashamed and angry. He glared at him, saying it was too much, how could he see people like this…
Through the smooth mirror surface, the intimacy on Jiang Yan’s face was visible at a glance. The high upturned corners of his mouth were full of satisfaction with his “masterpiece.” He licked his lips as if wanting more, blaming his brother for being too alluring, with a self-righteous attitude of “it’s already good enough that I didn’t eat Ge into my stomach.”
He bit his ear very erotically. “This is better. Best to let everyone know Ge has an owner.”
Truly talking big without shame. Jiang Yunian was extremely annoyed by his heinous statement. While regretting his indulgence last night, he dug out a high-necked sweater, trying to cover up last night’s shame.
According to the plan, Jiang Yunian sent a message to LG, proposing a meeting to talk.
The other party was very vigilant and replied only after a long time.
[Talk about what? I only date Wifey.]
Jiang Yunian suppressed his discomfort and said he could consider it.
Even so, the other party felt it was a trap and didn’t agree immediately. Instead, he left him hanging for a few days. Just when Jiang Yunian thought it wouldn’t work, he actively invited him to meet on Friday night and designated a hotel.
At the agreed time, Jiang Yunian waited at the hotel for half an hour, but the person didn’t appear as scheduled, seemingly scouting for ambushes nearby. After a while, the other party notified him of a sudden change, moving the location to a remote guesthouse nearby, and gave him a limit of fifteen minutes to arrive.
He had to go alone.
Not ruling out the possibility of the other party monitoring him, Jiang Yunian didn’t let Jiang Yan appear but sent the message to him. The tone of the person on the other end of the phone became grave. “Is Ge afraid?”
Afraid, of course he was afraid. But this was the only chance to drag LG out. Since he had decided, there was no turning back.
“Ge has changed, become bolder,” Jiang Yan said with gratification, giving him strength. “I’ll move out first. Tell me when you arrive. Trust me, no matter what happens, I won’t let Ge get hurt.”
“Mn, I trust you.” Jiang Yunian agreed. As long as he could find the person, what did it matter if he took a risk?
Delay meant trouble, so Jiang Yunian quickened his pace to the destination. That guesthouse was hidden in a deep alley, extremely remote. It took a lot of effort to find. Almost at the same moment he arrived at the guesthouse, LG sent the room number. The light along the way was dim, and not a soul was seen. He followed the instructions to find the corner-most room, just waiting for the other party to appear.
The waiting time was excruciating, seemingly even slower than the hour just now. This was enough to show the other party’s vigilance. But it was still a signal; this time he finally showed his face.
Wait until confirming no suspicious personnel were following behind him, LG sent a message saying he would arrive immediately.
Jiang Yunian stared at these words, his heart panicked and uneasy. He could only take deep breaths to force himself to calm down. When footsteps finally sounded outside the door, he quietly pressed the recording button on his phone and hid it behind his back.
The moment the door opened, Jiang Yunian saw the face and froze in place.
The appearance was indeed very ordinary, the type that was easily forgotten in a crowd, yet it felt inexplicably familiar.
“Surprised to see me?” Chen Zhixian raised his eyebrows, hinting at a time and place.
A month and a half ago, the teaching building.
That day happened to be when Jiang Yunian learned he had failed to get the scholarship. On the way to the professor’s office, he ran into a scene of dispute where someone was surrounded, seemingly because of stealing. And the person accused of being a thief was none other than the ordinary-looking man in front of him, emitting a “moldy smell” all over.
He never expected that he was targeted just because of a hurried glance back then.
No, perhaps even earlier.
It had already started from the moment he spied on his Weibo!
Jiang Yunian felt continuous chills in his heart. Without looking carefully, it was hard to notice his slightly trembling chin. “Why… do this?”
Chen Zhixian spread his hands indifferently, looking as if it went without saying. “Do I need a reason?”
“You have everything good—handsome, good grades, popular. Unlike me, like a rat crossing the street that everyone shouts to beat. Any unwarranted charge can be framed on me!”
Speaking to the end, the corners of Chen Zhixian’s eyes were scarlet. His clenched fists showed full jealousy and resentment.
Suddenly, he relaxed his strength and slowly approached him, the corner of his mouth hooking up in a dangerous arc. “But it doesn’t matter. As long as you are with me, none of these are important.”
The words Chen Zhixian spoke were trembling, like a snake flicking its tongue, emitting a cold aura. “Soon you will become just like me, rotting and stinking.”
Jiang Yunian was tense all over, forced to retreat step by step. For some reason, he felt something was wrong. This person’s tone of voice was strange, very different from the text messages, yet very similar to the one in the alley. Before he could think more, that person was already extremely close.
“Don’t come over…” The room was only so big; his back soon hit the wall, with no retreat left. He swallowed his saliva, tightly gripping the small knife Jiang Yan left him for self-defense in his sleeve.
“When that time comes, we will never separate.” Chen Zhixian enunciated slowly, forcing him into the corner step by step, his hand slowly reaching toward him. Just at the moment he was about to touch, Jiang Yunian suddenly pulled out the knife, but the opponent made a sudden turn and snatched it first.
“Seems you still haven’t learned to be obedient.”
Chen Zhixian pinched the knife tip, threw it casually under the bed, and grabbed him by the throat. “Now let’s see what ability you have left.”
Jiang Yunian slapped and hit him wildly, shouting for help, but was firmly covered by his mouth.
During the struggle, the room door made a loud bang and was heavily kicked open. Two people in police uniforms rushed in. Jiang Yan followed closely behind, frowning when he saw this scene.
“Don’t move!”
“Impossible, I clearly checked…” Chen Zhixian was shocked. “You actually dared to call the police?!”
Jiang Yunian took the opportunity to kick him away and was pulled over by Jiang Yan. The two police officers quickly subdued the person, handcuffed him, and pinned him to the ground.
After nervously checking him over and confirming no injuries, Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, hugging him tightly in his arms, patting his back to comfort him: “It’s okay, it’s okay now.”
Jiang Yunian still had lingering fears, leaning in his arms, unable to calm down for a long time. When the police took Chen Zhixian away, passing by him, out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed that ordinary face looking unusually calm. The jealousy and hostility from just now had vanished completely. The whole person was dragged away like dead silence, as if completely released.
Jiang Yunian felt uneasy in his heart, always feeling something was wrong. Was it that easy to fall for the trap?
But the person stalking him, the person agreeing to meet, was indeed him.
After the police took the person out, someone walked in, asked him for some details, and took a simple statement. Jiang Yunian answered truthfully. The police said they would investigate this matter and give them an explanation.
After giving the statement, Jiang Yunian stood by the window, watching Chen Zhixian being escorted into the police car. When getting in the car, the car door suddenly made a not-too-loud collision sound. The other party’s shoe tripped on the door frame, almost falling off. Jiang Yunian frowned suddenly, a trace of suspicion flashing between his brows.
Jiang Yan hugged him from behind, the pads of his fingers pressing on the center of his brows. “The person is caught, what are you still worrying about?”
Letting him rub for a while, Jiang Yunian tilted his face up slightly: “Do you think it’s possible it wasn’t him?”
Jiang Yan’s movement paused, then he put his hand down naturally. “Who else could it be if not him?”
“I don’t know, but sometimes I feel LG isn’t one person,” Jiang Yunian voiced the doubts in his heart: “His tone of voice was very unfamiliar, similar to the one in the alley, but completely different from the one who came last time. The shoe size is also different.”
Jiang Yan’s expression turned stern: “Where is it different?”
“Obviously smaller,” Jiang Yunian said seriously. “That night in the private room I saw it, it wasn’t this small. And for Chen Zhixian’s height, wearing large-size shoes is very strange. On the contrary, your height makes it possible.”
Jiang Yan’s ink-colored pupils constricted imperceptibly. After staring at him fixedly for a few seconds, his brows quietly relaxed. “Nothing strange about it. People disguise themselves when doing bad things; this is normal. Let alone a psychologically twisted pervert.”
“But…”
“Enough,” Jiang Yan interrupted directly, hugging him tighter. “Don’t always think about these bad things. The police will handle the rest. Ge just needs to stay obediently by my side. I promise I won’t let this kind of thing happen again.”
Perhaps he really was overthinking.
After this thrilling experience, Jiang Yunian was indeed tired. He nodded, resting his exhausted brain on his shoulder, enjoying this hard-won peace.
(Translator’s Note: Ohhhh hahahahahah Finally)
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