Chapter 30: “Lu Ciheng, You Really Are a Pervert…”
Xie Shibai’s gaze rested on Lu Ciheng. He could visibly feel the excitement radiating from the man, identical to every time before. Under his foot, he felt the taut skin.
The tail of his eye lifted slightly. Rarely revealing his displeasure, he displayed a competitive streak he considered quite mean.
Xie Shibai’s foot moved up slightly, sliding over the fabric of the clothes to step on the abdominal muscles, neither lightly nor heavily.
Lu Ciheng’s black eyes flashed with surprise. His large palm grasped Xie Shibai’s ankle, his fingertips rubbing the protruding ankle bone a few times. He grinned. “Teacher Xie, addicted to stepping on me?”
Xie Shibai lifted his foot and pressed it against Lu Ciheng’s chest, speaking unhurriedly, “Before, you were begging me to help treat your illness. Now you don’t want it?”
Lu Ciheng’s Adam’s apple bobbed. His pair of black eyes stared straight ahead as he gave a low, muffled laugh. “How could that be? I’m just a little surprised Teacher Xie suddenly agreed.”
The heat on his ankle was impossible to ignore. Lu Ciheng had a thin layer of calluses on his hand; touching the protruding ankle bone irritated the skin. He was like a big furnace, yet he refused to let go.
Just like having a high demand for skin contact.
Lu Ciheng’s tone was laced with low laughter. “Should I say thank you to Teacher Xie now?”
Xie Shibai looked at Lu Ciheng for a few seconds. Being stepped on and still saying thank you.
The corners of his lips hooked slightly. He deliberately exerted force with his foot to push the man away. It wasn’t heavy, but it caught Lu Ciheng off guard, causing him to sit on the floor with a muffled grunt.
Xie Shibai leaned forward slightly, his cold gaze looking down from above, his tone light and slow. “Lu Ciheng, you really are a pervert.”
Lu Ciheng’s breath hitched for a moment. He suppressed his throat, his low voice feigning weak dissatisfaction. “Teacher Xie, you launched a sneak attack.”
Xie Shibai’s expression was indifferent, ignoring Lu Ciheng’s accusation completely. He lightly kicked Lu Ciheng’s knee and ordered, “Find the slippers.”
Lu Ciheng stared at Xie Shibai for a few seconds, his tongue pressing against his canine teeth. After calming down for a while, he honestly got up to find the spare slippers.
Although only one camera was open in the livestream, there were still many netizens squatting. Even though the hot search was making a huge fuss, they didn’t go to join the excitement of Yu Rui stomping sewing machines. The whole day was like opening a blind box, counting who appeared in the fixed camera the most times.
Originally, they were just counting for fun, but the netizens in the livestream room actually discovered something, leading to a lively discussion.
[Known fact: The living room camera covers a necessary path. Whether getting water, eating, or returning to the bedroom, one passes by and gets filmed. The other groups came down to pour water N times and passed the living room N times. Mu Zhenzhen and Wu Ke even went out to buy things together. But LCH and XSB were only filmed once!] [Wait, sister, you stayed in the livestream room all day?] [Yes, listen to me detail it. The only time they passed the camera was when they went back to the bedroom after lunch! So what did the two of them do in the bedroom all afternoon? Not making a sound all afternoon, not even drinking a sip of water?] [I am willing to call you Detective Fan.] [Don’t know, anyway, it couldn’t be fighting.] [Why couldn’t it be fighting? Not coming down all afternoon looks like a fight to me!] [Huh? Is their relationship still that bad?] [Never mind, go to sleep (Maka Paka).] [Analyze more, analyze more, ahhh!]
With the previous analysis, by dinner time, netizens in the livestream room all took out magnifying glasses to analyze frame by frame.
The living room camera happened to capture the whole dining table. Xie Shibai sat on the outside. When eating, his pant leg would ride up slightly, revealing a fair ankle. The livestream camera diligently recorded it.
[Damn, why is there a red ring on my Brother Xie’s ankle?] [Did LCH hit my brother??] [What nonsense are you talking about? Who hits an ankle? It looks like it was squeezed by a hand.]
Reminded by this, the CP fans who hadn’t had time to notice immediately focused on Xie Shibai’s ankle, and sure enough, they noticed the red mark on his foot.
CP fans instantly made connections, all getting excited.
[No wonder they didn’t come down all afternoon!] [Ahhh, a grand feast!] [Solo stans really know how to ship! Let us thank this sister!] [The two definitely ‘made hate,’ otherwise how do you explain this mark?] [This pose, ahhh! Could it be they couldn’t handle it halfway through and got pulled back (nosebleed)?] [Let me see! I’m a VIP, is there anything I can’t watch?!]
After dinner, because only one camera was on, the environment was too comfortable and relaxed. Mu Zhenzhen suggested that since they hadn’t toured the vicinity of the hut since arriving, they might as well go for a walk together to digest their food. Plus, Wu Ke was about to leave the show to travel the world; she couldn’t leave without even touring the area.
No one could resist the phrase “Since we’re here.” Everyone agreed to go for a walk near the hut after dinner.
Before leaving, the staff staying behind specifically gave them a sports camera to facilitate transmitting to the livestream room, at least so the netizens wouldn’t really have to wait facing an empty living room.
The road from the hut led straight to the back mountain. At dusk, the streetlights on the road had been turned on one after another. The secluded path was lined with lush trees growing quietly on both sides. The environment, dimming with the sunset, made one’s heart palpitate slightly. If there weren’t so many people, walking on this road would inevitably cause some panic.
Xu Xiangming undertook the filming task, following honestly behind Mu Zhenzhen with the camera recording, occasionally filming Xie Shibai and Lu Ciheng at the back.
Even with fleeting shots, the fans in the livestream room watched with satisfaction.
[This walk is so immersive.] [Pity we can’t see the red mark when he stands up. XSB treats us too much like outsiders.] [To be honest, XSB and LCH standing together are strangely compatible.] [Not compatible! My brother is suited to be beautiful alone!] [To be honest, their fans are also quite compatible. The two are on a post-marriage variety show, yet they still won’t admit they sleep in the same bed and have a ‘making hate’ relationship.] [Damn? You won’t even let solo stans off?] [Hehe.]
Xie Shibai walked slowly, feeling the cool night breeze of the mountain.
Lu Ciheng reached out his hand to Xie Shibai. “Teacher Xie, today’s handshake hasn’t started yet.”
Xie Shibai looked at him for a few seconds. Thinking that he couldn’t let the desensitization treatment go to waste, he let Lu Ciheng have his way. He offered his hand, and their ten fingers interlaced.
Lu Ciheng held Xie Shibai’s hand tightly, chatting idly, looking exceptionally harmonious under the lights.
A rustling sound came from the bushes. A clump of shrubbery shook a few times as if something was about to appear. In this excessively dim and strange environment, it made hearts suddenly jump into throats.
Lu Ciheng blocked in front of Xie Shibai, his brows furrowed tight.
Xie Shibai looked unexpectedly at Lu Ciheng blocking him. His eyelashes lowered slightly as he asked, “What is it?”
Lu Ciheng: “A small animal, probably. The production team said there are foxes on the mountain.”
Xie Shibai poked his head out from behind Lu Ciheng to stare at the wriggling bush for a few more seconds. Just as the two were guessing what small animal it was, a round head popped out of the grass with a whoosh.
“Woof!”
It was a small local dog (Tu-gou) in the grass. Its brown fur made it look like a round mini potato. Its short tail wagged frantically at the two like an electric fan, moving fast enough to fan them into a cold.
Lu Ciheng raised an eyebrow and squatted down. “Where did this ugly potato come from?”
The puppy was very friendly. It wagged its tail frantically and spun in circles at the two, whining. Even being called an ugly potato didn’t make it hold a grudge; it just whined and wiggled its butt.
Lu Ciheng tentatively reached out to touch the puppy’s head. The puppy immediately pressed against him like a little seal arching its hands, whining.
He chuckled lightly, his finger pressing against the puppy’s head to tease it a few times. “Quite clingy.”
Xie Shibai looked at the puppy, fell silent for a few seconds, then squatted down and tentatively touched the puppy’s head with his finger.
The puppy loved snuggling with people, whining as it rubbed its head against Xie Shibai’s palm.
Xie Shibai’s eyelashes lowered gently. The puppy’s head was very round; it looked very similar to the one he had picked up in his childhood.
When he was seven, Xie Shibai picked up a puppy. He hid that round-headed puppy for a long time. But a bonsai tree couldn’t possess things it liked. The round-headed, big-eared puppy was discovered after a few days of hiding, followed by a cold scolding.
Seven-year-old Xie Shibai protected the whining puppy, at a loss, whispering an attempt to explain: “Grandpa, I didn’t delay my homework. It’s really obedient. I can take good care of it…”
The dictator was stern and impatient. “How can the heir of the Xie family raise such a thing! Assistant Zhou, dispose of it.”
Young Xie Shibai was stunned, holding the puppy helplessly, shaking his head slightly. “Grandpa, don’t.”
Assistant Zhou had a headache and coaxed casually, “Young Master, give it to me. My son likes puppies very much; he will definitely help you raise it well.”
Young Xie Shibai hesitated. Half-coaxed and half-tricked, the puppy was taken from his hands. He hesitated, worried in his heart, grabbing the puppy’s paws and shaking his head desperately, his voice murmuring, “I don’t want to… Grandpa, I will definitely do my homework well. Just this once, okay?”
Assistant Zhou forcibly pried open Xie Shibai’s hands and took the puppy away.
Young Xie Shibai clutched his hands, which hurt from being pried open. What awaited him was only cold rebuke and a day firmly etched deep in his heart.
The lively puppy’s body was ice cold.
The dictator forcibly shackled his shoulders, forcing the young child to face the cruelty directly, coldly lecturing him: “Excessive kindness will only affect your future decisions. All you have to do is guard the Xie family; the Xie corporation is the most important thing to you. This kind of thing will only make you weak and incompetent like your father.”
Tears swirled in young Xie Shibai’s eyes, his eye rims red through. The wounds on his arms from the ruler were itchy and painful. The bright, warm sunshine couldn’t penetrate the invisible cage; the cold pierced his spine, making him shiver.
It was as if he had fallen into a freezing lake.
All that remained was biting pain.
“Teacher Xie.” A suddenly raised voice interrupted Xie Shibai’s memories.
Xie Shibai’s arm felt a slight stinging pain. He retracted the hand that was being rubbed by the puppy’s head, trying his best to suppress his breathing to appear like a normal person. “What is it?”
Lu Ciheng stared at him for a few seconds, not missing Xie Shibai’s abnormal behavior. A thoughtful look appeared in the bottom of his eyes. He pressed against Xie Shibai, tilting his head. His figure, over 1.9 meters tall, was full of reliability and dependence. As if alleviating the atmosphere, or perhaps just being jealous and using the topic to display his possessiveness: “Touch me.”
Xie Shibai: “?”
He watched Lu Ciheng’s lips part slightly. The emotion from just a moment ago was almost instantly thrown to the back of his mind. Xie Shibai hesitated to speak, then closed his mouth, as if saying Are you okay?
The corners of Lu Ciheng’s lips hooked up. He took Xie Shibai’s hand and placed it on his own head, actively rubbing against the palm. “Teacher Xie, puppies are very territorial. Once you have a puppy, you can’t touch other puppies.”
Xie Shibai’s fingers curled slightly for a second, his thoughts dazed for a moment.
He only remembered that Lu Ciheng’s head was like a puppy’s—the back of his head was very round.
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No! The puppy! 😭
It’s a good thing XSB has a LCH puppy now ❤️
Thank you for translating ⛄✨
Puppies are actually very social. Wolves too. They thrive in packs. They won’t mind you touching other puppies, that’s normal socialization.