Chapter 25: The Neck Was Bitten by a Mosquito
Ye Ran blinked, his voice as quiet as a mosquito. “Goodnight, Makka Pakka…”
A smile curved on the corner of Chi Yuheng’s lips as he whispered, “Goodnight.”
…
Early the next morning, the first thing Ye Ran did upon waking was to move his legs.
Very good. His legs were still very flexible and didn’t have that “taking matters into their own hands” feeling. He moved his arms twice; likewise, no problem.
The spot beside him was already empty. After the typhoon, Chi Yuheng had taken the servants and bodyguards to the yard to see if anything was damaged.
Ye Ran let out a soft sigh. Last night’s events were truly crazy.
If there were a Taoist priest in front of him, they would probably say he was possessed by something.
The author was revising the plot and trying to further control him. It had already reached the point where he couldn’t control his own body. Currently, the parts he couldn’t control were his legs and mouth; no other obvious changes had been seen in other parts.
Ye Ran was a bit desperate, not knowing if he would lose himself in the plot and become that brainless villain who opposed everyone.
He took out his phone’s memo app, his fingertips tapping on the screen.
[Be more chill. Don’t push yourself so hard, don’t let yourself be so tired. Look forward, be a bright little sun.]
[No one is necessarily an enemy. Chi Youchu might be a bit dumb, but he’s a very good family member.]
[Qiao Yubai is also a child lacking parental love. Essentially, you are similar types of people. Let him go and let yourself go.]
[The most important point: Do not try to use Chi Yuheng. He will kiss you until you cry—really cry ﹏]
After finishing, Ye Ran pinned these notes to the top of the app. If one day he really got lost in the plot again, he hoped seeing these would help him open up.
Afterward, Ye Ran tossed his phone aside.
Don’t think he was defeated just like that; he was determined to fight the plot to the end.
The first thing after getting out of bed was to go to the bathroom.
Ye Ran went directly to Chi Yuheng’s bathroom. He wanted to brush his teeth, but his toothbrush was still in his own room. If he had known, he would have gone back to wash up.
He first quickly washed his face, conveniently grabbing Chi Yuheng’s towel. The person’s unique scent rushed over him again—the intimacy, the lingering, the tenderness of last night…
Ye Ran shook his head. Why was he thinking about those?
He looked at himself in the mirror. He definitely had to throw those “colored” things out of his mind.
Suddenly, he noticed something was wrong. There seemed to be a red patch on the side of his neck.
Ye Ran hurriedly looked into the mirror and raised his hand to touch that plum-blossom shape. Suddenly, something hit him.
He gritted his teeth. “Chi Yuheng, you’re really a dog!”
The morning typhoon came and went quickly. After Chi Youchu woke up and looked out the window, he could only describe it as a mess.
In the yard, Chi Yuheng was instructing Uncle Lin on the parts that needed fixing and which ones to replace. After instructing him, he took them to check the next spot.
Chi Youchu also had nothing much to do after waking up and planned to go downstairs to see if help was needed.
After leaving his room, Chi Youchu went downstairs. When he reached the second floor, he heard a door closing, followed by a figure walking toward the stairs.
Only Chi Yuheng lived on the second floor. Chi Youchu didn’t think much of it and instinctively spoke up, “Ge, good morning.”
The person opposite clearly paused, stopping two steps away from him. Then a male voice came over, “Good morning.”
The voice entered his ears, and Chi Youchu suddenly froze, his brain instantly clearing by half.
This wasn’t Chi Yuheng’s voice. Chi Youchu quickly snapped out of it; he had just seen his brother out in the garden, so it was impossible for him to come out of the room now.
His gaze hurriedly sought the person who had just greeted him. That person was walking toward the third floor, still wearing pajamas, looking lazy, clearly having just woken up.
“Ye Ran?!”
Chi Youchu took three steps in two and caught up. “Why did you come out of my brother’s room? You’re still in pajamas, did you two sleep together yesterday? What happened to your neck? Why aren’t you speaking?!”
His string of questions hit like a machine gun. Ye Ran raised his head, his gaze carrying a bit of wordlessness as he looked at Chi Youchu. “…Did you give me a chance to speak?”
At the same time, he lamented that these two brothers really both had the same problem: neither gave people a chance to speak when they were anxious.
Chi Youchu: “…Fine, fine, fine, I won’t talk. You speak.”
Ye Ran raised his hand to rub his still-heavy temples, his voice clearer than before. “I went to your brother’s room because the faucet in my room broke, so I went there to borrow the bathroom to wash up.”
“We didn’t sleep together last night. I slept very well in my own room.”
“My neck is…”
Chi Youchu’s desire for knowledge exploded, his eyes fixed on Ye Ran’s face.
Ye Ran was momentarily panicked. “A mosquito was bitten by my neck.”
“What?”
He said it wrong. Ye Ran coughed twice. “I said it wrong. My neck was bitten by a mosquito.”
Chi Youchu gave an “Oh.” Speaking of mosquitoes, he quite resonated. “There was also a mosquito in my room last night, buzzing in my ear. Looking at where you were bitten…”
Ye Ran’s footsteps paused, his pace of going upstairs a bit messy.
Chi Youchu connected to his previous sentence. “Looking at where you were bitten, it must have been a very large mosquito. How long has it been since it tasted blood?”
Ye Ran: “…”
“Yes, an exceptionally large mosquito.”
During breakfast, Chi Youchu’s gaze was fixed on Chi Yuheng, his two eyes like X-ray machines.
Chi Yuheng spoke indifferently, “What are you looking at?”
Chi Youchu pointed at Chi Yuheng’s neck. “Ge, why is there also a red patch on your neck?”
Chi Yuheng didn’t know the situation of his own neck yet. He raised his hand and touched it, recalling how there were quite a few mosquitoes in the garden this morning.
“Bitten by a mosquito,” Chi Yuheng said.
As soon as this answer came out, Chi Youchu suddenly discovered a new world.
“Then that’s quite a rapport…”
Chi Yuheng: “???”
Chi Youchu explained, “Your neck was bitten by a mosquito, and Ye Ran’s neck was also bitten by a mosquito. And the spots where you were bitten are almost the same. Isn’t that rapport?”
“If people didn’t know better, they’d think the mosquitoes that bit you two were a couple.”
“Mosquitoes?” Chi Yuheng questioned, then turned to look at Ye Ran, his gaze scrutinizing. “You were bitten by a mosquito?”
Ye Ran was incredibly uncomfortable under Chi Yuheng’s gaze. He stared at the remaining porridge in his bowl, spoonful after spoonful going into his mouth, afraid that once he stopped, he would meet Chi Yuheng’s gaze again.
Chi Youchu didn’t notice the subtle atmosphere between the two at all and kept adding fuel. “Exactly. He said it was a big mosquito that bit him.”
Ye Ran quickly finished the porridge in his bowl, the movement of putting down his spoon carrying a bit of haste.
“I’m full.” Ye Ran seized the opportunity and quickly retreated.
This was too much.
It’s not the god-like opponents he was afraid of, but the pig-like teammates.
Sooner or later, he would be buried by Chi Youchu.
He dove into the bathroom, turned on the faucet to wash his hands. The “rushing” sound of the water hadn’t stopped when the bathroom door was pushed open, and a figure walked in from outside.
Translator’s Note:
- Makka Pakka: A character from the children’s show In the Night Garden. It’s a cute, nonsensical way to say goodnight.
- Pig-like Teammate: A very common Chinese term for someone on your own side who accidentally makes things harder for you.
- Big Mosquito: Poor Ye Ran. He’s really trying to hide the truth, but his lie is just making it worse!
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