Chapter 58: Call Me Husband
Qin Wan was currently caught between a rock and a hard place.
No matter what he said, it seemed impossible to suppress Gu Xinglan’s rising anger.
His little face was deathly pale.
Gu Xinglan stared at his slightly trembling fox-like eyes and demanded coldly: “The truth—will you say it yourself, or shall I force it out of you?”
Qin Wan naturally knew that being forced to speak by him would be agonizing.
Right now, he had no other choice but to tell the truth honestly.
His small head bowed low.
“Gege, I’ll tell the truth, just… please let go of me first…” His voice was thin and trembling.
Gu Xinglan’s grip on his wrist loosened slightly.
Qin Wan carefully pulled his hand out.
“I went out today and ran into those loan sharks again. I only then found out that the 450,000 I owed them was also paid back by you.”
“Gege, I’m very grateful to you.” As he spoke, he reached out and tentatively wrapped his arms around the man’s waist.
“But I owe you so much money, I don’t know how I can ever pay it back.”
“I thought… I thought I’d see what the price for… male models… was outside… I wanted… wanted to calculate, if…”
He didn’t dare continue.
“Gege, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have thought about such filthy things.” He didn’t dare look up, his eyelids low.
But along with his words, he proactively pressed himself against the man’s chest.
He leaned his head gently against him.
“I’ll never look at it again. Please don’t be angry anymore.”
The bellyful of anger in Gu Xinglan’s heart extinguished the moment Qin Wan pressed against his chest.
Despite his reluctance to admit it, he was becoming increasingly defenseless against Qin Wan’s pleas and tears.
But the fact was just so.
Gu Xinglan reached out and wrapped his arms around the boy’s waist.
He held him even tighter in his embrace.
Feeling his somewhat hurried heartbeat.
He knew the boy was nervous.
Gu Xinglan didn’t speak; he just held him.
After a long while, sensing that Qin Wan’s heart rate had slowed down slightly, he spoke.
“Why are you always thinking about paying back what you owe me?” His voice wasn’t loud, and the violent aura from earlier had long since vanished.
Qin Wan’s voice was tiny: “Nobody likes living their life with a massive debt, right?”
Gu Xinglan gently pulled him from his embrace, lowering his gaze slightly to stare at the small face that was still a bit pale.
“That depends on who the creditor is.”
Qin Wan slowly looked up, his exquisite and beautiful eyes glancing at him.
Before he could speak, Gu Xinglan continued: “Qin Wan, I’ve said it before—you can forget about ever paying off what you owe me in this lifetime. So thinking about this and that is useless.”
When he said this, a hint of a strange smile curled his lips.
Although the content of his words was harsh, his tone was extremely gentle.
“I’ve arranged everything for Zhou Rong’s surgery. It’s tomorrow afternoon.”
Hearing this, Qin Wan’s fox eyes instantly widened.
“Really?” A deep look of surprise blossomed in his eyes.
“Gege, you… you’re serious? You aren’t lying to me?”
“Qin Wan, it seems you’re the only liar here.” Gu Xinglan laughed.
Qin Wan automatically ignored the sharp jab: “Gege, a donor was found? The hospital said it would be very difficult before…”
Gu Xinglan interrupted him: “I will do everything I promised you. But what about what you promised me?”
Qin Wan noticed that at this moment, Gu Xinglan’s eyes contained some emotions he couldn’t quite read.
“You promised to make me happy, yet because you’re unwilling to owe me, you thought about selling yourself to me by the ‘session’?”
“So now, you’ve made me very unhappy.”
Qin Wan’s head lowered slightly.
But he was immediately hooked by Gu Xinglan’s slender finger under his chin and forced to look up.
“Qin Wan, say it—who am I to you?”
Qin Wan’s brow furrowed slightly, seemingly confused: “You’re… Gege!”
Gu Xinglan’s phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, staring closely into his eyes.
He shook his head.
His voice was calm, with no ripples, but one could hear the weight in his tone: “Call me Laogong.”
“Huh?” Qin Wan was so startled he let out a low cry.
Gu Xinglan’s gaze dimmed, and he said it again, his speech slow: “Call me Laogong.”
Qin Wan’s body tensed up slightly.
This request was too far beyond his expectations.
This term… how could he say it out loud?
However, Gu Xinglan’s gaze provided too much pressure. He stared straight at him, making his heart race.
“You’re very disobedient today. Do I have to say everything three times before you do it?” Gu Xinglan’s handsome face turned slightly cold.
The fingers pinching Qin Wan’s chin applied a bit of force.
Qin Wan’s lips trembled, and he finally compromised.
He softly and slowly breathed out two words: “…Laogong…”
Gu Xinglan was satisfied.
A shallow smile curled his lips: “Good boy.”
Following his words, he leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to the top of the boy’s head.
When he spoke again, his voice was tinged with a teasing laugh: “A-Wan, you want to use yourself as the capital to repay the debt, right? Fine.”
“I’ll calculate it for you according to the highest market rates. Once is worth 5,000. For 7.45 million, how many times is that? Calculate it yourself.”
Qin Wan’s little face instantly turned red through and through.
His mind was a mess; how could he possibly calculate it?
Gu Xinglan: “1,490 times.”
Qin Wan: “…”
Gu Xinglan’s lips carried a smile: “How many times have we done it before? How about we start counting from tonight.”
“Once you’ve reached 1,490 times, you’ll be free. You’d better keep a small notebook and record it; don’t miss a single time, or you’ll lose out.”
At this moment, Qin Wan’s face was red down to his neck and the tips of his ears.
He was both ashamed and angry!
This guy Gu Xinglan really knew how to insult and belittle someone!
But who told him to have a brain lapse and use his hands to search for those things?
Now that he’d been caught, the man wouldn’t let go, ridiculing him endlessly.
Qin Wan’s face puffed up with anger, and he stopped talking.
The smile in the corners of Gu Xinglan’s eyes grew deeper.
He still had no intention of letting him off.
He leaned down and whispered in Qin Wan’s ear: “A-Wan, since I’m calculating it for you based on the highest market rate, you’ll have to put in some extraordinary effort.”
“So, what kind of ‘tricks’ do you know? Tell me about them?”
Qin Wan felt like he was about to explode from the man’s teasing.
“Gege!” he cried out.
“You can’t bully people like this!” He wanted to scold him, but when the words came out, his voice was timid and full of grievance.
It didn’t sound like a scolding; it was a total act of coquetry.
Gu Xinglan laughed, full of the joy of a successful malicious prank.
“I’m bullying you? Who was the one searching for those messy things?”
As he spoke, he leaned down, his nose gently rubbing against Qin Wan’s.
“Speak.”
Qin Wan looked embarrassed and didn’t dare not reply, muttering: “It… it was me…”
Gu Xinglan’s eyes curved. He appeared to be reprimanding him, but his voice was like a gentle coaxing: “Do you know you were wrong?”
Qin Wan: “I know…”
“Will you think about those messy things again?”
“No, no, I promise I won’t!”
Gu Xinglan’s lips pressed a light kiss on his cheek.
“If you think about those messy things again, I will surely punish you heavily.”
“Alright, let’s go downstairs and eat.”
He gently loosened his hold.
Qin Wan looked up, gazing at Gu Xinglan.
“Gege, about Auntie Rong, thank you. Truly, thank you so much!”
Gu Xinglan gave a muffled laugh: “Just using your mouth is useless. However… just using your mouth is also useful.”
Qin Wan was confused by this seemingly paradoxical statement and tilted his head slightly, looking at him.
Gu Xinglan reached out and rubbed his head, his gaze brilliant: “Go eat first. I’ll teach you on the bed later.”
Translator’s Note: “Laogong” (老公) is the Chinese word for “husband,” but in a BL context, it’s a huge step in their relationship dynamic! The phrase “just using your mouth” is a very suggestive double entendre in Chinese. I hope you’re all enjoying the steamy domesticity. See you in the next chapter!
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