Part 2
Once everything was back on track, Lu Wanqing and Shu Ci gave themselves a long vacation and returned to Longji Island.
They decided to set out from here to the other world.
“Do you still remember when you locked yourself in here?”
Shu Ci sat in the wardrobe, his legs raised, lightly kicking Lu Wanqingâs calf. Lu Wanqing seized his ankle, leaned in, his azure eyes swirling with desire as their breaths mingled.
Back then, he had suppressed himself too harshly. Heâd barely dared to “eat the meat” even when “drinking the soup,” merely pleasing him with devotion, never having a moment where he himself was satisfied.
“Want to do it here?”
Lu Wanqingâs voice was extremely low. The slight vibration of his chest resonance hooked Shu Ciâs soul.
He didn’t even open his mouth to respond before he was pressed against the back of the wardrobe.
“…If I said I didn’t want to, would you stop?” Shu Ci rolled his eyes.
Why even bother asking?
…
Up in the night sky, Shu Changze manifested from the clouds. His fingertips moved, and the marshmallow-like clouds beside him turned into small dolls.
“I really don’t know how much longer you’re going to stay here with me.” He rested his chin on his hand, his finger tapping a doll’s cheek. “Others might not understand, but do I not understand these kids? They haven’t had enough of their ‘world of two’ yet!”
The cloud-like dolls giggled, clutching Shu Changze’s fingertip and refusing to let go.
“…You don’t want to go over there either?” Shu Changze was stifled.
Do I owe this family? One after another, none of them want to raise their kidsâtheyâre all counting on me?
…
They were so caught up in their passion that by the time they remembered their actual reason for comingâto go to the other worldânearly a week had passed.
“It’s all your fault.” Shu Ci looked at the marks on his body in the mirror. “I don’t know where I’ll be when I travel back. If I’m seen…”
Lu Wanqing rested his chin on his shoulder and looked up at the words.
“…I’ll probably have to have the studio release a statement. Ah, what a pain. I don’t want to work.”
“I’ll help you.” Lu Wanqing pecked at the back of his ear and took a black crystal from Shu Ci’s hand. “What do we do next?”
Shu Ci pinched the other crystal, his other hand gripping Lu Wanqingâs tightly. “Hold onto me tight.”
He closed his eyes, meditating on the other world. In a dream-like state, he projected a certain resonance onto the crystal.
Shu Changze had said that he was a higher-dimensional existence. As long as he established a link and brushed aside the mist before his eyes, he would be able to see the path back and forth.
“I see it!”
It was as if a pair of invisible hands had pulled him out of the water. Shu Ci snapped his eyes open, took a deep breath, and found himself slumped over his desk, his face pressed against that thick… culprit of a book.
The annotations made with a red ballpoint pen didn’t even seem completely dry.
“What does this mean? Hasn’t much time passed on this side? Whereâs Lu Wanqing?” Shu Ci closed the book and turned around, suddenly bursting into laughter.
Lu Wanqing was sitting on his bed, his brow tightly furrowed.
“What’s wrong?” Shu Ci asked.
But Lu Wanqing didn’t answer him.
At this moment, Lu Wanqingâs consciousness was still lingering in the turbulence of the space-time jump. During the process of crossing worlds, it felt as if his entire being had been torn apart, and the memories of countless cycles were clamoring in his ears.
“President Lu, have you prepared the N.O. Consortium summary meeting you planned?” The assistant pushed open the door, their eyes full of worry. “Where have you been lately? Next time you suddenly disappear, give me a heads-up; the board isn’t easy to deal with.”
Lu Wanqing: “I still have things to do…”
“Senior Brother, why didn’t I see you at the Pheromone Disorder Research Conference last time? That guy Li Yi could talk his head off on stage; our Senior Brother is definitely much better than him!” Yi Xinghui tossed her hair and grabbed his arm. “Today is Second Senior Sisterâs wedding. Letâs go! The brideâs family needs you to back them up!”
Lu Wanqing felt as if there were a thousand pounds on his shoulders. “Wait! Ah Shui, heâs still waiting for me to go home with him…”
“Hissâthe Yama is back!” “Hey, let me tell you, I feel like I’ve been trained into an ‘M’ under him. If the Yama doesn’t scold me for a day, I feel uncomfortable.” “Lu!” Director Zhou slammed his whip and walked over quickly, tossing a stack of files. “The smugglers we just brought inâthere’s a hidden line they haven’t confessed yet. Itâs up to you!”
“But I don’t have time right now.” Lu Wanqing took a step back, clutching his head, struggling in the turbulence.
It felt as if one wrong move would pull him back into those cycles that had ended abruptly, never reaching their conclusion. No… he didn’t want to go back.
“Lu Wanqing!”
Shu Ci leaned into his ear and shouted with all his might.
This powerful call broke through the hazy smoke of confusion.
Lu Wanqingâs pupils trembled as he snapped back to reality and stood up. His steps were a bit unsteady. He reached out with a long arm and pulled Shu Ci into his embrace. Only then did he feel at ease, and his tense shoulders slumped.
“It’s nothing. I’m just not used to… air without the scent of pheromones.”
the scent of a marked partner could calm an Alpha. At the moment he opened his eyes, when he couldn’t smell anything, Lu Wanqing had truly panicked for a second.
“This is my world.” Shu Ci hugged him back and kissed him hard. “Itâs okay to be afraid. Iâll protect you!”
“Director Shu! That President Ma called you, asking if youâre actually going to take this roleâ”
The door was suddenly pushed open. An assistant with hair like a birdâs nest came in. Seeing Shu Ci kissing a tall man, before they could even say “holy sh*t,” the door was slammed shut with a “thud.”
Immediately after, the two people with exceptionally sharp senses heard the assistant send a voice message on their phone. “Guess what I just experienced?! I opened the door and saw Director Shu passionately kissing a total hottie!”
Lu Wanqingâs ears turned red. Over there, he had never had the experience of being interrupted during intimacy.
Shu Ci took his phone and opened the work group.
[Feedback has been sent to the email. Tell President Ma I’m not filming it.] [Room password has been changed. No barging in from now on.] [I’m taking the hottie to get married. Don’t bother me with work for a while.]
After sending it, he hugged Lu Wanqing and looked up. “Hubby, shall we continue?”
Hearing that title, which was very hard to get him to say, Lu Wanqing was suddenly invigorated. The two sank into the bed, eyes meeting.
Outside the window, a sudden storm raged, but inside, the lights were bright. Shu Ci accepted all of him, smiling faintly in the light and shadow.
“See? What does 1% matter? Even without pheromones, I’m still crazy about you.”
Shu Ci hadn’t personally experienced getting married to Lu Wanqing. After returning, besides sleeping, the first thing he did was drag him off to register their marriage.
Unfortunately, Lu Wanqing had no identification, and Shu Ci’s wish to have a marriage certificate in each of the two worlds fell through.
This also meant that if they wanted to come back, they could only stay for a short time. Otherwise, it would lead to many unimaginable legal problems.
Before returning, Shu Ci took Lu Wanqing to a commercial district. They sat on a stone bench, watching the fountainâs water jets shoot into the sky.
“This is where I was abandoned,” Shu Ci said. “Back then, there was only me in this desolate world, and now it’s so prosperous.”
It was just like the cave near the Chengxin Sea in District 7 that Lu Wanqing had taken him to. Both that place and this one were witnesses to the lowest points in their lives.
During his first heat when they weren’t yet familiar, on the swaying boat, he had dreamed of his younger self in the rain.
At that time, he was curled up alone in the rain, thinking only of living. As long as he could survive, anything was fine.
It wasn’t until a certain day in the future that he realized that his strong will to live and his fearless, wild growth were all so that he could meet another person who was also struggling to hold on until they found each other.
Translator’s Note: And thatâs the end of our journey! Thank you all for sticking with me through this translation (itâs not perfect and Iâm aware of the mistakes~) ! Anyway, these two truly found their home in each other, regardless of which world theyâre in. Happy reading!
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