Chapter 43: Going Public
Bai Qi quickly dried himself and changed clothes. Perhaps because he had gotten used to wearing the clothes Bo Yan prepared these past few days, this set felt a bit rough. As he moved, his skin felt uncomfortable from the friction.
Bai Qi paused, realizing he had become a bit spoiled. He used to be able to wear these normally.
He shook his head and sat by the bed to put on his shoes. As his slender, pale fingers slowly tied the laces of his white sneakers, memories began to flood back.
The room still needed to be a bit darker; their first meeting was at night.
He turned back and pulled the inner layer of the curtains. The thick gray gauze obscured the sunlight in a hazy way. He then turned on a small desk lamp to simulate a street light. Now, the room was very dim, yet one could still see people clearly.
After thinking for a bit, Bai Qi opened the umbrella.
To his surprise, the umbrella was a bit stiff. He struggled to open it, and the umbrella frame slammed against the bedside cabinet with a thud.
The long row of cabinets popped open at the sound, once again revealing the densely packed envelopes. One of the envelopes was even flicked out.
Bai Qi hurriedly went to pick it up, but the envelope wasn’t sealed with wax, and the letter paper inside was partially exposed due to the force.
[The 72nd day since leaving Qiqi.]
Bai Qi’s heart skipped a beat, and his eyes suddenly widened.
It was actually about him.
This time, his curiosity was truly killing him. He gritted his teeth and took the letter paper to the lamp.
It’s my own boyfriend’s. Looking at it shouldn’t be that bad.
Bai Qi’s breathing was a bit erratic, but in the end, he couldn’t help but look down.
This letter was like Bo Yan’s random daily thoughts, yet the writing was very heavy, the force so great it almost pierced through the back of the paper. Anyone could see his unwillingness.
[Filming today wasn’t tiring. I asked around about a lot of things. It seems Qiqi hates my type the most.]
[I can’t help but think, is that why he didn’t reply to my love letter?]
[I really want to explain to him.]
[I’ve looked at the photo too many times, and it’s a bit worn. Qiqi’s sleeve is gone. I’ll print a new one another day.]
[The debt is paid. The only place where I could protect him is gone… Why hasn’t that scumbag Lin Feng cheated yet?]
[I really want to go back to school. At least I could see him from a distance.]
[I miss him so much.]
Bai Qi read every word seriously, his hands unknowingly trembling.
During the two years when he knew nothing, Bo Yan had suffered who knows how much to finally find his way back to him.
He had thought the countless envelopes were too many to count, but now he suddenly thought that there might be over seven hundred of them.
Bai Qi was so distressed he began to sob. Countless times, he wanted to travel back in time to be with him and make up for those two lost years.
If only he hadn’t been with Lin Feng back then. If only he could have seen the love letter earlier. Would they have been together long ago then?
Bai Qi’s mind was a mess, and he didn’t even hear the door open.
As soon as Bo Yan entered the room, he was caught off guard by a scene that only existed in his dreams.
Against a desolate black-and-white background, an extremely beautiful face was frozen before him. Black hair, red lips, and snow-white skin—like an enchantress painted with exquisite detail, the sight violently invaded his vision.
It was exactly the same as when they first met, causing all the hateful thoughts he had at that time to vanish instantly, leaving only amazement.
During countless nights of tossing and turning, Bo Yan had relied on the hope of meeting him again as his motivation. He had imagined countless times what Bai Qi would look like when reading his love letter.
Now, this scene was truly appearing before his eyes, ten thousand times more beautiful than any of his meager imaginings.
Bo Yan’s Adam’s apple rolled violently, and his eyes were filled with a prairie fire of desire, yet he didn’t take another step forward, as if he were afraid of shattering this beauty.
It was too surreal.
Bai Qi’s thoughts were pulled back from the love letter, and he looked up to see Bo Yan, who had entered at some point.
Bo Yan looked extremely serious, with anger burning in his eyes, as if he were about to rush forward at any moment.
It’s over.
This was the first time Bai Qi had ever snooped into someone else’s privacy, and he was suddenly in such a panic he wanted to apologize. Before he could speak, his vision suddenly went dark.
The tall man hugged him tightly, his nose bridge pressing against his shoulder, his breath ragged.
“Qiqi, you’re so beautiful.”
Seeing that Bo Yan was happy, Bai Qi was also a bit joyful. He nodded bashfully: “I wanted to buy you a gift with the money I earned. Do you like this set?”
“I like it very much.”
Bo Yan’s eyes were a deep, terrifying black. He could no longer restrain himself. He held Bai Qi tightly, his voice extremely raspy.
“Qiqi, I’ve dreamed about how you look right now several times.”
“I really want to take it off for you myself.”
As he spoke, he was pressing tightly against him, fully expressing his desire. Bai Qi’s face instantly exploded with red. Feeling the large outline, his instinct was to be timid and ashamed.
However, in the next moment, he heard Bo Yan’s raspy whisper: “I missed you so much.”
This sentence contained two years of suppressed, bone-deep passion, as if it merged with the unwillingness in the love letters. Bai Qi’s heart instantly turned into a complete mess.
That tiny bit of fear vanished completely, and Bai Qi endured his shyness to agree.
“Then… then go ahead.”
He stood obediently, having made up his mind not to resist. He was so nervous that his fingertips under his sleeves were clenching and unclenching.
At this moment, he belonged solely to Bo Yan. No matter what happened, it was okay.
This kind of submissive Bai Qi made Bo Yan feel like he was going crazy. The breathing in the room suddenly became heavy.
Veined hands gripped Bai Qi’s shoulders. Bo Yan just stared at him like that, not wanting to miss a single second. It took a long time before he slowly slipped off the suit jacket.
Bai Qi, wearing a pure white short-sleeved shirt, appeared before him. The corners of his eyes were moist, and his temperament was exceptionally clear and translucent. His youthful bones were very slender, making him the absolute image of a “white moonlight” first love.
Bo Yan’s entire ascetic aura was completely shattered.
His pale fingers brushed back Bai Qi’s black hair. Bo Yan lowered his head to kiss his forehead, then couldn’t help but kiss his cheek as well.
At the same time, his long fingers lifted the hem of Bai Qi’s short-sleeved shirt, revealing a patch of even whiter and more translucent skin.
The room grew mysteriously hot, and Bai Qi’s palms began to sweat.
He bit his lip and cooperated by raising his arms, letting Bo Yan gently take off the shirt.
He thought things would continue to be slow and gentle like this, but Bo Yan completely lost control upon seeing his upper body.
Bai Qi only had time to cry out once before he was picked up by the backs of his knees and carried to the bed. The two layers of fabric behind him were stripped away together, and the full, fresh “pink peach” suddenly bounced out, only for the large palm to greedily explore the “peach pit.”
Terrifying stimulation seemed to emit electric currents from deep within his skin. Bai Qi couldn’t help whimpering and curling up, accidentally trapping Bo Yan’s hand.
Bo Yan’s remaining sanity completely collapsed, and he leaned over to kiss him.
On the pitch-black bed, a snow-white body trembled incessantly, gradually becoming covered in red and white patches, like a budding rose. As he twisted, he bloomed with a seductive charm.
Bai Qi simply couldn’t take it. He couldn’t help but groan softly, wanting to escape in embarrassment.
Tears spilled out unconsciously and were gently kissed away one by one. His breath was stolen by thin lips, and even his tongue was being tasted obsessively.
The silk curtains swayed with the breeze, making the cold black-and-white tones incredibly sensuous.
After an unknown amount of time, Bai Qi’s beautiful face was weeping, and the sweet “peach juice” was all squeezed out. Finally, he slumped powerlessly among the bedding, his eyes half-closed and lacking focus.
Bo Yan held his lover, who was so tender he seemed like he would break, in his arms. His handsome face was full of obsession, and he held him and kissed him repeatedly for a long time.
In the past, they would have gone to shower at this stage, but today, his slender hand moved downward once more, touching the pink forbidden area.
Both of their breaths were in disarray.
“Qiqi, shall we continue?”
Bai Qi trembled. His eyes were still dyed with the blur of pleasure, and his sanity was gone.
Instinctively, he couldn’t bear to refuse any of Bo Yan’s requests. Thinking that things were already this shameful and that going further shouldn’t matter, he agreed in a daze.
He was like a blank piece of paper, completely unaware of how terrifying what was about to happen would be.
The next morning, the two of them posted their official announcement on Weibo at 5:20 AM, which had been scheduled in advance.
As netizens were just waking up, they were hit with explosive news.
Bo Yan and Bai Qi announced they were dating.
It wasn’t an official announcement of a collaboration on a TV series, nor was it a variety show; these two were truly dating.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
Their Weibo posts were very simple. They both posted a photo of themselves together on the mountain during their trip at 5:20 AM. The sunlight was bright, they both looked very sweet, and the air was filled with pink bubbles.
They were actually together.
Fans went from shock to ecstasy, looking at it over and over in disbelief. Even many passersby were happily sending their blessings.
Even though it was early morning, traffic on major networks surged. Countless people were woken up to be told the news and were screaming as they checked the trending searches.
In just a few minutes, the number of fans in their CP Super Topic exploded, reaching a terrifying number.
CP fans were celebrating as if it were the New Year. The Super Topic immediately changed its profile picture to this photo, and everyone was sweetly imagining their current state.
Perhaps the two of them were nestled together right now, kissing while reading the blessings from netizens. Many fans even boldly imagined that they might still be sleeping in each other’s arms in bed, since it was only natural for a real couple to be living together.
However, as the center of all the discussions, Bai Qi had no heart for Weibo at all.
His weak upper body was slumped on the carpet, and his “pink peach,” which had been bullied all night, was being gripped by the bedside and was trembling incessantly, as if trying to escape only to be caught again. All the “juice” had been eaten up.
Even so, Bo Yan seemed as if he would never be satisfied, greedily taking everything.
The phone lying on the side kept vibrating, but the sound was drowned out by other noises.
The terrifying torment continued.
Halfway through, Bai Qi was carried to the shower twice, but in the end, it was all for nothing.
It wasn’t until noon, when the sun was high in the sky, that Bai Qi finally lay slumped on the bed and fell into a dream, unable to think about anything.
Who knows how many classmates were excitedly sending him WeChat messages, but only the Class Monitor, who was closest to him, didn’t waste the effort.
He looked at the time and shook his head.
His judgment of people was always accurate. Bo Yan was definitely a “carnivore.” Bai Qi was no match for him; there’s no telling how badly he was being bullied right now.
In all likelihood, he would have to ask for a leave of absence today.
Translator’s Note: 5:20 (Wu Er Ling) sounds like “Wo Ai Ni” (I Love You) in Chinese, which is why it’s a popular time for couples to make announcements! Also, poor Bai Qi… the “carnivore” (肉食系) metaphor means Bo Yan has a very high… appetite. The “letters” scene was so touching—72 days, then likely 700+ days of missing him. The commitment Bo Yan has is truly top-tier!
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