Chapter 32: The Incompetent and Malicious Ex-Boyfriend
“Rub it yourself. I’m covered in sweat and grime. I’m going to shower first.”
Ye Qi’s eyes drooped, his tone laced with grievance. “Husband, are you…”
Before he could finish, Shen Ci interrupted him with a tone of impatient compromise.
“Love, I love you. I’ll rub it for you, alright?”
Shen Ci was truly speechless.
Did this Ye Qi have nothing but “love, love, love” in his brain?
Was there absolutely nothing else?
People with “love-brains” should be sent to the border to plant cilantro.
With this kind of IQ, Shen Ci seriously doubted if this kid could actually drive his own company into bankruptcy.
After patiently applying the medicine, Shen Ci stood up again.
“I’m going to shower. Get some rest early.”
Just as he turned around, Ye Qi wrapped his arms around Shen Ci’s waist from behind.
Shen Ci’s body stiffened for a second.
The scent of the medicated oil on Ye Qi drifted into his nose—it wasn’t a pleasant smell; it was quite pungent.
“What now?”
“A-Ci, can I sleep with you again tonight?”
“No. You smell too much like medicine.” Shen Ci rejected him without a second thought.
He felt a deep sense of disdain for Ye Qi’s constant attempts to crawl into his bed.
Even though he “couldn’t do anything,” and Ye Qi couldn’t either, Shen Ci still didn’t want to sleep with him.
A sudden wave of warm, stinging pain hit the back of his neck.
Shen Ci jumped.
“Holy crap! Are you a dog? Why did you bite me?”
Ye Qi was biting the back of his neck.
Ye Qi didn’t say a word, instead licking the tooth marks he had just made.
This made Shen Ci feel incredibly grossed out.
Biting was one thing, but sticking out his tongue was far too intimate, my friend!
“I’m marking you. You’re mine.” Ye Qi smiled with a look of pure innocence, looking exceptionally “pure” under the dim light.
Shen Ci had no idea that in the animal kingdom, biting the back of the neck is a common reproductive behavior.
By biting the female’s neck, the male secures her body to prevent her from escaping during mating, ensuring the process is completed.
It is also a signal of sexual arousal.
Even though Ye Qi called Shen Ci “Husband,” in his eyes, Shen Ci was his “Wife.”
He just didn’t mind letting Shen Ci have the verbal advantage.
Shen Ci raised his hand to touch the back of his neck.
He could feel the faint tooth marks.
He felt like Ye Qi was mental. Why would he just bite him out of nowhere?
But looking at Ye Qi’s obedient, smiling face, the curses stuck in his throat and he didn’t spit them out.
Forget it, I won’t stoop to this kid’s level.
Anyway, I won’t be staying with him for much longer.
After Shen Ci returned to his room, Ye Qi’s gaze remained glued to that door for a long time.
He knew Shen Ci didn’t actually love him; after all, love is something that cannot be hidden.
Neither can its absence.
But he was curious as to why Shen Ci kept saying he loved him.
And more importantly, Shen Ci seemed very afraid that Ye Qi wouldn’t believe he loved him…
After a long while, Ye Qi slowly withdrew his gaze, a faint shadow of loneliness appearing in his eyes.
If he doesn’t love me, so be it. It’s enough that I love him.
As long as he is by my side… that is enough.
In the end, the two of them still slept in their own rooms.
The next day, when Ming Yanzhou came to pack his things, both Shen Ci and Ye Qi had already gone to work.
After a night, the injuries on his face looked even worse. The previously red and swollen half of his face had puffed up even more.
Standing in the living room, he looked inexplicably pathetic.
After a long silence, he finally left with his suitcase.
…
On Saturday, it was time for Shen Ci’s part-time shift at Hello Bar again.
As he left, he used the same excuse of having a business dinner.
But Ye Qi didn’t believe him.
He remembered Jiang Ningyuan mentioning “Saturday” before he left…
But Shen Ci had cut him off.
So, he was very curious about where Shen Ci was actually going.
He opened the GPS tracking on his phone.
His gaze settled on the screen, watching Shen Ci’s final destination.
The tracking icon finally stopped at a bar in the city center.
Ye Qi’s eyes narrowed, a dark glint flashing through them.
Hello Bar?
Could he really be at a business dinner? Did I misjudge him?
But Ye Qi felt that things weren’t that simple.
Without hesitation, he searched for info on “Hello” online.
When the words “Gay Bar” appeared on the screen, Ye Qi’s expression darkened completely.
What was he doing at a gay bar?
Ye Qi didn’t believe Shen Ci was there for a dinner; he even suspected Shen Ci was cheating on him.
Ye Qi stared at the words on the screen, his gaze deepening.
…
When the clock struck eleven, Ye Qi finally moved.
He had no doubt that Shen Ci would return in the middle of the night, just like last week.
This was plenty of time for him to do many things.
Like—
Sleeping with another man?
At the thought, Ye Qi’s expression grew even colder.
He dialed Shen Ci’s number.
The phone rang for a long time without being picked up.
Ye Qi dialed again.
This time, just as the ringing was about to stop, the call finally connected.
“Hello, Ye Qi? Is something wrong?”
Shen Ci was holding his phone in the bathroom; it was relatively quiet there.
“Husband, it’s already eleven. Are you still at your dinner?” Ye Qi’s voice carried a deliberate, soft quality.
Shen Ci felt a momentary pang of guilt. He caught a glimpse of his cat ears in the mirror and felt a bit embarrassed.
“I’m drinking with a client. I’ll probably be here until the middle of the night. Don’t wait up, get some sleep.”
“It’s so late. Why don’t I come pick you up?”
Shen Ci panicked.
“No! You don’t need to pick me up.” He answered far too quickly, and the trace of nervousness in his voice was clearly caught by Ye Qi.
Ye Qi’s grip on the phone tightened. “Why not? I’m worried about you.”
“I’m a grown man, there’s nothing to worry about. You, on the other hand, should go to bed early and stop staying up. Staying up makes you lose your beauty,” Shen Ci coaxed him patiently.
Ye Qi’s heart grew colder.
Is he already finding me not beautiful enough?
His Adam’s apple rolled. After a few seconds, he spoke in a coquettish tone. “Then tell me you love me, Husband.”
Shen Ci: “…”
He looked around. No one was there.
He lowered his voice slightly.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.” Ye Qi’s voice was soft enough to melt water, but his eyes were like ice.
After hanging up, Ye Qi scrolled through his contacts and dialed a number.
The call was answered quickly.
After giving a few instructions, he opened WeChat and transferred 5,000 yuan to the person.
Once he finished, he got up and went to his room.
From the very back of a drawer, he pulled out a box of face masks that Shen Ci had given him a long time ago.
He stared at them for a moment.
Ultimately, he opened the packaging.
He relied on this face to keep Shen Ci.
If he lost his beauty, Shen Ci might break up with him at any moment.
He needed to maintain his appearance.
…
Meanwhile, Shen Ci let out a sigh of relief after hanging up.
As he was leaving the stall, Wu Mu walked out of the innermost cubicle.
He hadn’t intended to eavesdrop.
But when someone is having a sweet, romantic call, it isn’t quite right to just walk out.
After washing his hands, Wu Mu walked out.
At a glance, he saw Shen Ci leaning against a pillar, smoking a cigarette.
The cigarette was clamped between his thin lips, his lashes slightly lowered to hide the expression in his eyes. Only the smoke swirled gently around the tip of his nose.
The light from above fell on him, blurring into a kaleidoscope of colors.
Wu Mu instinctively stopped in his tracks.
A sudden thought popped into his head.
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