Chapter 5: Isn’t It Time We Settle the Score?
A voice came from beside him, “What are you looking at?”
Ye Ran felt that the hand resting on his leg weighed a thousand catties.
To cover up the guilty conscience of him secretly communicating with Xin Yu, Ye Ran looked out the window and found an excuse. “Not looking at anything, just looking at the scenery. Haha, the scenery outside is really nice.”
Chi Yuheng followed his gaze and glanced outside. There wasn’t anyone on the street that had just been rained on. Everywhere was soaking wet, with only a few dogs rolling in the puddles.
Chi Yuheng retracted his gaze, casually saying, “The scenery isn’t bad. Take a good look, because once we get home, you won’t be able to see it for a few days.”
The seemingly calm words without even a trailing note completely blew Ye Ran’s mind.
The reflections outside the car kept retreating, his mental breakdown shattering outside the window.
The car quickly drove back to Chi Yuheng’s interconnected villa. Ye Ran glanced outside; it was nearly midnight, yet the villa was still brightly lit and fully staffed.
In the days they hadn’t found Ye Ran, everyone in the Chi family was holding their breath. Who dared to relax?
For some reason, the words Chi Yuheng said in the car kept echoing in Ye Ran’s mind. When it was really time to get out of the car, he actually panicked a little.
As Chi Yuheng was about to get out, Ye Ran turned to grab him. “Chi Yuheng, let’s talk……..”
He originally meant to grab his arm, but his hand slipped and he tugged on his pants instead.
Feeling the sinking force at his waist, Chi Yuheng turned his eyes to look at him.
As if burned by something, Ye Ran instantly retracted his hand, saying awkwardly: “Sorry, I just wanted to talk to you, I didn’t want to take off your pants. Thank goodness you have a belt……..”
When these words reached Chi Yuheng’s ears, they were interpreted into another meaning.
If it weren’t for the belt, I would’ve stripped your pants off right away.
Recalling how proactively a certain someone had invited him seven days ago, wishing they could hang entirely on his body, this series of actions also became reasonable.
Chi Yuheng narrowed his eyes and sat back down, the depths of his eyes covered with a layer of unfathomable laughter. “How does Young Master Ye want to talk?”
How else could they talk? Talk normally.
You say a sentence, I say a sentence.
Ye Ran thought for a moment and spoke, “I’m the one whose butt hurts, you didn’t suffer a loss.”
“Also, actually, I didn’t do it on purpose that day, nor did I intentionally drug you, it’s just……..”
Although he was the one who suffered a loss and was bullied in the end, Ye Ran still didn’t know how to explain to Chi Yuheng that they were just in a novel.
Saying it out loud now wouldn’t carry much credibility and would be treated as an excuse to escape. To exaggerate a bit, maybe Chi Yuheng would take him to see a psychiatrist at the hospital the next day.
Furthermore, he didn’t know what sexual orientation the author had set for Chi Yuheng.
Basically everyone else was gay, only Chi Yuheng wasn’t stated in the book. It was only when Ye Ran poured out his grievances to him that he expressed understanding and stood with him.
Ye Ran thought, That should just be out of pure sympathy from seeing him bullied by others, right?
After all, to his knowledge, Chi Yuheng had never had a girlfriend, and the main reason was him.
When girls secretly stuffed love letters to Chi Yuheng, Ye Ran, who had forged Chi Yuheng’s signature because he failed an exam and was punished by having to stand, had quite a bit of resentment. Without Chi Yuheng knowing, he secretly threw the love letters away.
You made me stand as punishment, I’ll make you have no girlfriend. It’s very fair.
Later, it was always a coincidence that the love letters Chi Yuheng received could always be discovered by Ye Ran under various circumstances. Ye Ran always enjoyed throwing away the love letters, his rebellious self happy that he could prank Chi Yuheng.
Chi Yuheng should like women, right?
Thinking about it, Ye Ran truly regretted it. If he had known earlier, he would have let Chi Yuheng find a girlfriend to distract his attention. That way, he could lower his presence and thereby break free from the plot.
“It’s just, it’s just……..”
Ye Ran stuttered “it’s just” for a long time, truly unable to think of a reasonable explanation. He revealed a bitter smile. “If I said I was sleepwalking and didn’t know anything, would you believe it?”
Chi Yuheng curled the corners of his lips. “I believe it.”
Ye Ran never expected Chi Yuheng would actually believe what he randomly made up. Was his brain clear right now?
Chi Yuheng looked at him. “Whatever you say, I believe.”
Ye Ran instantly understood. So Chi Yuheng had a built-in filter for him. Just because he believed him, in the original plot, when he cried about being bullied, he chose to believe without a second thought.
He was already deceiving him, yet Chi Yuheng still believed him.
A trace of guilt bloomed in Ye Ran’s heart.
Before he could feel guilty for long, the person beside him spoke again, “Now that you’ve finished explaining, isn’t it time we settle the score?”
Ye Ran looked up, his eyes full of bewilderment. “Settle what score?”
Hadn’t he already explained clearly?
Chi Yuheng: “Settle the score for running away from home.”
“Huh?”
Before Ye Ran could react, the next second, the light before his eyes was blocked by a shadow, and an aggressive kiss descended.
Ye Ran instantly widened his eyes. “Mmh…….. Chi…….. Chi Yuheng……..”
He struggled with both hands, trying to push the person away.
Chi Yuheng restrained Ye Ran’s flailing hands with one hand, while his other hand pressed the back of his head towards himself, deepening the kiss.
At this moment, Chi Yuheng was like a wolf that had tasted meat, wishing he could eat the person clean.
If their interactions over these years were all his cautious contact and probing, then that time on the bed a few days ago was thoroughly letting the fierce beast out of its cage in his heart.
Out of control.
With his lips enveloped by the other party, Ye Ran went from struggling strenuously to giving up resistance, and then to gradually becoming hazy.
He seemed to capture a trace of dangerous information in this kiss.
That was, Chi Yuheng didn’t seem to be straight either.
Ahhh! Earlier, he had concluded about Chi Yuheng too early.
This bastard!
No, he couldn’t be bullied anymore.
Ye Ran bit down hard with his teeth. “Hiss……..”
Beads of blood seeped from Chi Yuheng’s lower lip, making that outstandingly handsome face look exceptionally alluring.
Ye Ran backed up against the car door. “Your fucking uncle, Chi Yuheng, how can you settle accounts like this!”
The light in Chi Yuheng’s eyes changed, turning from the previous laughter to banter.
“Alright, let’s change places and continue settling.”
Seeing Chi Yuheng coming over to grab him, Ye Ran raised his leg preparing to kick. “What are you doing! Don’t mess around……..”
Before his leg could even reach mid-air, his ankle was easily grabbed by Chi Yuheng, and the next second Ye Ran was pulled right in front of him.
Fuck!
Picking him up was like picking up a little chick.
The energy Ye Ran used to run amok outside amounted to nothing under Chi Yuheng’s absolute suppression of power.
A sheer humiliation!
Chi Yuheng held onto Ye Ran with one hand and loosened his own tie with the other.
Only after tossing around for a bit did Chi Yuheng open the car door.
Xin Yu had already been waiting outside the car for some time. The car windows were privacy glass, so he didn’t know what was happening inside, nor did he know how much longer the two inside would take to get out. He didn’t dare to rashly open the car door either.
It wasn’t until Chi Yuheng opened the door that he immediately stepped forward to pull it open.
Chi Yuheng got out first, then turned around to carry the other person in the car.
Ye Ran’s expression was ugly. He had let Chi Yuheng give him piggyback rides when he was young, but he had never let him carry him, let alone carry him horizontally like a princess.
If the people at home saw this……..
It would be too embarrassing!
“Your fucking uncle, Chi Yuheng, put me down!”
Both of Chi Yuheng’s hands showed no intention of letting go as he lowered his eyes to look at him. “Didn’t kiss enough just now?”
Translator’s Note
- Double Male Leads (雙男主): A common term in Chinese web novels referring to a story with two male protagonists, usually indicating a Boys’ Love (BL) or Danmei romance.
- Gong / Shou (攻 / 受): Chinese BL terminology indicating the top/bottom dynamics in a relationship. Gong translates to top/attacker, and shou translates to bottom/receiver.
- White Lotus (白蓮花): An internet slang term referring to someone who appears pure, innocent, and kind on the outside, but is secretly manipulative and malicious on the inside.
- Thirty-Six Stratagems (三十六計): A classic Chinese collection of military tactics. “Running away is the best” (走為上計) is the final stratagem, meaning when all else fails, retreat is the best option.
- Your daddy (老子): Laozi, an arrogant way to refer to oneself, translating literally to “your father/daddy.” Used to assert dominance or express anger.
- Ancestor (祖宗): Often used affectionately or exasperatedly to refer to someone who is high-maintenance, demanding, or hard to deal with, treating them as if they must be revered like an ancestor.
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