I had a child with the main lead chapter 81 extra 7.3

Part 3

Liu Xichao and Yao Lixin drank at the bar until dawn. After all, they had their idol image to maintain and didn’t do anything damaging.

One had a crush, the other had an ambiguous partner—neither very innocent. Yet after drink after drink, they remained sober.

In the morning, the two even timed it to take a boat to watch the sunrise.

As a result, they encountered fans but refused to take photos together to the death.

Finally, they reluctantly took one with masks on. Liu Xichao emphasized repeatedly to Photoshop it.

When they returned to the hotel, Liu Xichao checked the common area. Very good, no difference from before they left.

He didn’t have the guts to open Jiang Shulu’s bedroom, so he checked Tang Yue’s room. Sure enough, no one.

Finally, he went to sleep.

The first to wake up at noon was Jiang Shulu. The manager was sending messages in the group chat early in the morning.

They were all trending topics from domestic apps.

And fan encounters with Liu Xichao and Yao Lixin while traveling.

@SevenPercentSweetLittleLittle: [Image] Although I knew Away was holding a concert in this city, I was traveling with my parents so I didn’t go. Didn’t expect to bump into them early in the morning. Still a bit pity I only met two.

— Yao Lixin’s dark circles, so heavy. — Sisters on the front line said they stayed at the bar all night… — It’s not what I think it is, right! — Purely drinking!! — Are they not tired after the concert? — Where are the Captain and Tang Yue? — Lost them. — They seem to have split into pairs. — Someone posted a pic taken from a window. It was Jiang Shulu carrying Tang Yue on his back walking on the street in the early morning.

Jiang Shulu clicked on this picture. It should have been taken after they finished drinking last night.

The empty street, roadside city decorations, and the sparkling river water on the right.

The image was a bit blurry, but it seemed to have its own graininess. Many people thought it was a picture for the new album.

The manager didn’t say much, just told them to be careful.

This was a rare holiday. Jiang Shulu didn’t plan to get up so early, so he simply pulled the person beside him back into his arms and continued to sleep.

Tang Yue woke up from hunger.

He fumbled for his phone to check the time and got out of bed cautiously, heaving a sigh of relief only after closing the door.

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From brushing his teeth to washing his face, his legs felt terrible.

Thinking back, they didn’t even go all the way, yet he was nearly exhausted to death by Jiang Shulu.

He was the one who told Jiang Shulu not to regret it, but in the end, Tang Yue regretted it.

Tang Yue didn’t know when he fell asleep. Even after washing his face, he was still dizzy, drifting like a ghost to the suite’s counter to find food.

When Liu Xichao came out, he saw Tang Yue’s back.

The other party seemed to be wearing the wrong pajamas. The neckline was huge, almost becoming an off-shoulder top, while the pants were a bit short, barely covering his ankles.

Liu Xichao greeted Tang Yue: “Xiao Yue, good afternoon.”

Tang Yue was gesturing something with his hands and didn’t seem to hear.

Liu Xichao walked up to Tang Yue and asked, “What are you gesturing? Practicing grip strength?”

Tang Yue was startled: “San-ge, you’re back?”

Liu Xichao: “Came back in the morning. I’m dying of sleepiness. I’ll eat something and then sleep some more.”

Tang Yue gave an “Oh.”

Standing closer, Liu Xichao noticed marks on Tang Yue’s arm. Looking down, there were some on his ankles too.

He froze for a moment and asked, “You…”

Tang Yue: “No!”

Liu Xichao: “Fine, if you say no, then no.”

When Jiang Shulu woke up and left the room, he found Tang Yue asleep on the sofa again.

He discovered that Tang Yue always had an avoidance period after being enthusiastic.

He was the clingy one, and he was also the one who wanted to run away.

If they hadn’t talked it out early on, Jiang Shulu would have feared the other party might bolt.

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Tang Yue didn’t realize he fell asleep again after eating.

When he woke up again, it was nearly evening. The curtains weren’t fully drawn, revealing the city sunset outside. Jiang Shulu was sitting by the window looking at his computer.

Tang Yue sat up abruptly: “I fell asleep again?”

Jiang Shulu turned his head: “Yes, I was debating whether to wake you.”

Jiang Shulu: “The reservation for the lake restaurant you wanted is set. If you hadn’t woken up, I would have let Liu Xichao and Yao Lixin go.”

Tang Yue quickly got out of bed: “Go!”

But he still had no strength. The high-intensity concert performance, coupled with the night’s crazy playing and the excitement of tangling with Jiang Shulu, left Tang Yue physically and mentally exhausted. Now that he had slept enough, his body hadn’t fully recovered, and he nearly fell to the floor.

Jiang Shulu: “Need help?”

Tang Yue didn’t stand on ceremony: “Yes.”

He got the face-to-face hug he wanted, was carried by the person he liked to pick out clothes for going out, and was held while changing clothes.

In Yao Lixin’s words, he was nearly carried out the door.

The lakeside restaurant was opened by a Chinese person and served Chinese cuisine.

Tang Yue got to eat the meal he wanted, leaning against the window to watch the pink sunset.

Liu Xichao and Yao Lixin took photos from outside to inside, striking various poses. Finally, looking at Jiang Shulu who hadn’t moved from Tang Yue’s side, Yao Lixin asked: “Partner, aren’t we taking a ‘we were here’ group photo?”

This was the first stop of Away’s overseas tour, and also the countdown to their disbandment.

Everyone knew this group wouldn’t last indefinitely, but the four of them got along very well. Work and life weren’t separated too clearly; they were friends and family.

Before Jiang Shulu could speak, Tang Yue turned around: “Take it! Can we include the sunset?”

That day, @AwayStudio posted a group photo.

Four people sat at a dining table, clinking glasses with tea instead of wine. Behind them was the pink sunset of the evening, just as a flock of birds flew by and the lights on the distant long embankment suddenly lit up.

Tang Yue recited the names of the dishes in the comments.

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— Others retweet! Tang Yue, what’s wrong with you! Is lotus root powder soup dumplings that delicious! — Why does he never gain weight! — Jiang Shulu actually has moments like this, making a peace sign behind Tang Yue’s head, so OOC!! — When will the photobook for this concert styling come out? Tang Yue’s half-tied hair is really spirited. — Why is there a Band-Aid on Jiang Shulu’s teeth marks? — Wait! The Band-Aid has writing?? — It actually has a date and Tang Yue’s signature… Help! I don’t care, I have to ship it! — If this were any other group, it would be solid proof. Why are Away fans so indifferent? — Actually, many people on anonymous forums ship it, but given Jiang Shulu’s status, he definitely won’t come out, right? Cutting losses in time! — I insist on forcing it!! Ship it one day at a time!! The writing on the Band-Aid must be Tang Yue’s!! It’s so ugly hahahaha. — Whoever bit it wrote it. Posting a fanart from the forum last night for everyone to see!! — Help!! I have a picture in my head!! I really don’t believe he got bitten because he couldn’t take a bath. Tang Yue isn’t that fierce. Jiang Shulu definitely did something. — So what could Jiang Shulu do? Isn’t he always the restrained abstinence type? — Who doesn’t want to see the flower of the high peak indulge in desire (I’m talking nonsense).

The staff managing the studio’s Weibo didn’t expect fans to be such microscopes.

But it was too late to withdraw.

The top trending search wouldn’t come down. Those who didn’t know better would think Tang Yue and Jiang Shulu had come out.

#Away Dating Within the Group# #Jiang Shulu Band-Aid Marking# #Tang Yue Signature#

When they went back that night, Tang Yue was forced to digest his food because he ate too much.

Liu Xichao and Yao Lixin huddled together looking at that group photo, startled by the fan comments, and zoomed in to look.

After looking for a while, they realized their behavior was too stupid since the parties involved were right beside them.

Yao Lixin: “Captain, what’s with that Band-Aid?”

Jiang Shulu glanced at him, and Yao Lixin immediately knelt: “Liu Xichao wanted to ask.”

Liu Xichao: “The hot search exploded, what’s wrong with asking?”

Jiang Shulu: “Ask Tang Yue.”

Tang Yue uttered an “Uh”: “I bit him again, and it bled.”

The youth’s face turned red rapidly in the breeze as he stammered, “So he put on a Band-Aid.”

Liu Xichao: “Why write on it? Marking territory?”

The situation at that time was truly fiery. Tang Yue still felt his palm burning when thinking about it, as if the sensation was still there; it was truly something one dared not look at too closely.

Later, as he bounced repeatedly between satisfied and unsatisfied, Jiang Shulu’s hand reached over, intending to touch his hair, but Tang Yue grabbed it and bit down hard.

Little aliens weren’t much different from Earthlings; soft mouth, hard teeth.

Jiang Shulu didn’t mind at the time. Tang Yue was the one biting, but he was also the one teary-eyed in the end.

Jiang Shulu: “I was joking, saying if you were sorry, you should remember which day you bit me.”

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He didn’t expect Tang Yue to take it seriously and want to remember it.

Jiang Shulu also didn’t remind him that the Band-Aid needed to be changed.

He just watched Tang Yue put the Band-Aid on him and grab his hand to write on it.

This feeling of belonging to someone felt novel to Jiang Shulu too.

Like a label, linking him and Tang Yue together.

How could Jiang Shulu not know the group photo would be discovered?

But his life had been lawful enough.

This obscure declaration under the lens was also a kind of crazy confession.