Chapter 10: Yu Deng, You Donât Like Me
Once the light was switched off, both inside and outside were plunged into complete darkness. Even the cicadas in the trees outside went silent.
In the quiet room, that enticing fragrance became even more bewitching. Zhou Yuejun followed the scent, bit by bit, and pressed closer.
“Yu Deng.”
No response, but Zhou Yuejun knew Yu Deng wasn’t asleep.
Like a dog, he nuzzled here and there after getting close.
Yu Deng intended to endure it, but Zhou Yuejunâs breath on the back of his neck was truly scorching. It felt as if that layer of skin was about to be burned.
When the moist heat attached to his neck, he instantly felt a shiver.
“Zhou Yuejun! Do you want me to hit you?”
Zhou Yuejunâs voice was deep and hoarse, thick with repressed desire, as he tried to soothe Yu Dengâs agitation: “I’m also smelling yours.”
“How could I be smelly? I didn’t go out to work, I barely sweated at all.”
He didn’t do any work, he only knew how to eat and drink and enjoy himselfâhe actually said those words with such righteousness.
Aiya, Zhou Yuejun was actually looking down on him for not being clean.
Even though he had only bathed for a few minutes just now, he had properly used soap and scrubbed. How dare Zhou Yuejun be disgusted by him!
Zhou Yuejunâs head was now on Yu Dengâs pillow. The rich, sweet scent had him in a daze, and in his clouded state of mind, he spoke the following words.
“Not smelly. Dengdeng is fragrant, like a little sweet cake. I want to eat you.”
Those last few words scared Yu Deng into scooting further toward the wall: “I won’t let you eat me!”
It was nighttime, and he was sharing a bed with Zhou Yuejun. He was in danger.
Suddenly, Zhou Yuejunâs mood plummeted.
“Dengdeng, we’re a couple, not co-workers sharing a factory dorm.”
Therefore, there would inevitably be physical contact.
He wanted to kiss Yu Deng, he wanted to hold him, and he wanted to… do other things, including very overboard things.
Abruptly, Zhou Yuejun spoke in a voice as cold as death: “Do you… not like me?”
In an instant, Yu Deng felt a sense of crisis.
If Zhou Yuejun started doubting his sincerity this early on, would he kick him out?
“How… how could that be?”
Yu Dengâs denial was so weak even he felt guilty: “The weather is so hot, and you’re so warm. I just don’t want to be too close.”
That was indeed the reason.
His guilt came from Zhou Yuejun saying he didn’t like him, while his persona was indeed hypocritical.
As for everything else, he was “Yu Deng,” Zhou Yuejunâs boyfriend; he accepted things naturally. It was just that regarding intimacy, he felt more shame than resistance.
Zhou Yuejun seemed very easy to coax; he was instantly mollified. He spoke with renewed determination: “Next year, I’ll definitely buy you air conditioning.”
Seeing the male lead so ambitious, Yu Deng was also delighted.
Zhou Yuejun earning money so he could enjoy itâwhat was wrong with that?
Yu Deng turned around to face Zhou Yuejun, continuing to soothe him.
“Alright. Then you must work hard to earn money. Try to earn enough for the air conditioner this year, so we can sleep in each other’s arms every night.”
After laying out this “pancake” of a promise, Yu Deng also fell into a deep sleep amidst his joy, his breathing becoming shallow and even.
Once he was sound asleep, Zhou Yuejun was no longer so well-behaved.
Something in his heart had broken out of its shell and begun to sprout, needing water and nutrients to thrive. And Yu Deng was the most nourishing, fertile soil.
His lips were tender, like snowy petals. Zhou Yuejun didn’t dare be too greedy; he was rough-skinned, and if he scraped Yu Deng, the boy would surely shed tears like golden beans.
He knew he was despicable, performing such lowly acts while the boy slept, but he just wanted to be intimate with Yu Deng.
During the day, if he forced him, it would surely make Yu Deng angry and create a rift between them.
So only at night, when all was quiet and the boy was defenseless, could he release a bit of his surging emotional tide.
“Dengdeng…”
“I’ll raise you well. I won’t let you suffer. You must stay with me forever, okay?”
He knew why Yu Deng had sought him out. He hadn’t thought much of it twice before, but now he was completely willing to be the provider.
He only tasted for a short while, sensing the sweet, clear fragrance, then changed to gentle pecksâpecking the mouth, the cheeks, and the small hands.
He was also worried about waking him, or the boy really would make a scene.
One night without dreams, neither too hot nor plagued by mosquito bitesâYu Deng had slept very comfortably.
However, at dawn, he was woken by noise.
There was the sound of pots and pans clinking and the stove being lit, as well as the annoying buzz of cicadas and the cries of vendors in the market downstairs.
Yu Deng blearily opened his eyes, let out a muffled moan, then rolled over to continue sleeping.
Zhou Yuejun had finished making breakfastâcorn porridge and stir-fried minced meat, which he left simmering in the pot.
He didn’t eat it; he would eat the free breakfast at the construction site.
He also left money and a note for Yu Deng.
Before leaving, he entered the bedroom once more.
The bed was large, and Yu Deng didn’t sleep still. His shirt had rolled up, revealing snow-white skin, and he was splayed out in all directions. He had kicked Zhou Yuejun several times last night, and his elbows had also struck him randomly.
Yu Deng liked to sleep on his stomach. Half of his small face was pressed so it looked red and swollen. His crimson lips and white teeth revealed a hint of his tender tongue. He seemed to have been disturbed by the noise, as his delicate brows were furrowed.
He bumped his forehead against Yu Dengâs and pecked the boy’s face, whispering: “I’m off.”
Yu Deng didn’t need to go to work. He slept until the sun was high. When he scrambled up, he was still a bit dazed, his hair a mess.
His toes hooked into his slippers as he went to the toilet first. Seeing that the pot was still steaming and smelled of savory meat, his eyes finally opened wide.
Zhou Yuejun was indeed a good cook; the minced meat with cabbage looked appetizing even just looking at it.
Yu Deng carried the bowl to the large wooden table in the living room, where he naturally saw something held down by a book.
Ten yuan and a note.
“I’ve gone to the site. Leave the dishes; I’ll wash them when I get back. If you get hungry early at noon, go downstairs to buy food. I’ll be back at noon.”
Despite being a rough man, Zhou Yuejunâs handwriting was surprisingly strong and neat.
Fingering the ten-yuan bill, Yu Deng couldn’t help but reflect.
If Zhou Yuejun gave him ten yuan every day, then after a month, most of Zhou Yuejunâs wages would basically be spent on his food and drink.
He was truly generous to him.
Yu Deng took the ten yuan inside and put it in his private iron box.
Why else would he be sent to be this vicious cannon fodder? His thoughts were basically identical to the original owner’s: he loved it when the male lead gave him money.
Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early and the sun wasn’t at its hottest, Yu Deng finished eating and ran outside.
After all, staying at home all day without a TV or game console made him feel restless.
Now that he was out, everything looked novel. He glanced left and right, yet he only walked along this one street.
After buying a mung bean ice pop at the small convenience store downstairs, he prepared to head home.
The shop owner’s wife saw that he was a fresh face and had such a good appearanceâlike a golden nugget from a phoenix’s nest, looking nothing like someone who should be in this backward peripheral areaâso she couldn’t help but strike up a conversation.
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