Chapter 128

unedited

Ning Xiaoxiao was completely dumbfounded. Next second, she howled loudly. As a result, her hand shook and she actually accidentally ended the call in her stupor.

As Qi Jing was laughing while lying on Shen Yans chest, she called him once again.

This time Qi Jing didnt wait for Ning Xiaoxiao to speak, ordering her straight away with a cheeky smile, An hour from now, at the same buddhist restaurant as the last time

your treat

.

He of course stressed the last two words.

After he said that, he laughed as he ended the call to the sounds of Ning Xiaoxiao howling yet again.

Once he released his grip, the phone fell somewhere on the pillowhe was too lazy to even get up a bit to put it back properly.

He had just emptied his hand, but there was already another one circling him from behind to hold it, someones fingers one by one moving in between his own until all ten of them intertwined. The thumb of the man behind him gently held most of Qi Jings hand, while he curled his pinky to hook this mans handa childish, intimate play of t.i.t for tat.

It tickles. Qi Jing laughed first, turning his head to kiss that man with a smooch.

That man didnt say anything, only burying his head lower. His nose fitted right into the hollow behind Qi Jings ear, and he closed his eyes to enjoy the scent there. The previously wet from the sweat hair ends had yet to dry completely, a few strands fell down. When they brushed by his skin, it actually tickled a bit, so Qi Jing laughed softly and shrunk his shoulders. And at that moment, the man behind him suddenly gathered him closer into his arms, holding him tightly in his embrace, the face pressed against his back slowly moving lower.

A kiss fell onto his nape, then the second, thirdone after another, moving lower and lower down his naked back.

By that point, it was no longer a matter of being ticklish.

Ah Qi Jing gasped slightly, unable to exert any force and falling to the pillow without even realising. It took a while for his fingers to grope for a pillow corner to grip.

Their movements made the down duvet that covered him slip from their bodies at some point. a.s.saulted by the dry and cold air of a December evening, Qi Jing curled up his body and moved his knees, but then he moved his calves back, searching with his toes deep under the duvet for Shen Yans ankle, rubbing a few times against it pleadingly.

Im cold and hungry He smiled while gasping, making his tone sound like that of a pitiful little beggar.

He wasnt actually all that cold, but he was indeed hungrytruth to be told, he didnt eat anything at all since he landed at the airport, and it was also the time when the food was to be served in the households in this old part of the city, so the warm scent of food wafted overhow could he not be hungry?

Its all because you ate me for dinner, I didnt get to eat anything for myself. He said on purpose. Even though after the two of them returned home from the airport, the one who tossed the suitcase without any care to the floor was him, and the one to first undo this mans tie, unfasten his b.u.t.tons and kiss him was also himbut of course, if the other man didnt have the same ideas, then they wouldnt end up staying in the bed for so long.

Im sorry. Because his lips were pressed against Qi Jings back, the words he said came out a bit m.u.f.fled. With each word, those heavy and warm breaths brushed against his skin.

Thats why he wasnt all that cold.

Qi Jing buried his head in the pillow, his heart filled with bliss as he closed his eyes and said with a faint smile, We would have to get up if we were to prepare food ourselves, so lets better wait for a bit and eat outside, I had Xiaoxiao treat us a meal.

The meaning behind it was

if we have time to prepare food now, why not use it to rest for a bit longer.

Mn. Shen Yan replied with a low hum. He reached his hand out to pull the duvet, once again covering the two of them, not at all thinking of getting up quite yet.

The twilight had already reached its brightest, its last faint remains on the wall slowly turning grey, causing the room to start to fall into darkness. Outside, two, three street lights started to light up one after anotherthis way, it seemed like a window film pasted on the panes, its starlight flickering calmly and gently, flowing.

The floor in the bedroom was still coloured gentle red. Two sets of their clothes were strewn across it, bathed in the afterglow, as if soaked in a layer of diluted watercolour.

Even the sky is dark already Qi Jing pillowed his head on Shen Yans arm and looked outside the window with a faint chuckle.

Do you need to take a shower? Shen Yan lowered his head to ask him.

He definitely needed a shower. A few hours ago, his whole body got sweaty and although it already dried up by that time, there was still a layer of sticky saltiness covering his skin. Before they fell asleep, he only did the most basic cleaning, wiping the parts below that needed it with tissues and changing the underwear to a clean one, but he didnt have time to take care of anything else.

But

I want to, but I cant stand up, Qi Jing rubbed against his arm, laughing lazily as he spoke, My waist is so sore, can you ma.s.sage it for me?

Little Return Date would also meow in a spoiled tone like this when asking for a cuddle.

Shen Yan had no idea at what point Big Return Date learned Little Return Dates tongue, but it was only right for him to be rendered helpless by it.

He sighed with a smile, his hand unhurriedly circling and holding Qi Jings waist. With his thumbs on his lower back, Shen Yan kneaded up the sides of his spine with just the right strength, not too light or too strong. Qi Jing couldnt help a satisfied grunt, instinctively straightening his body. Shen Yans hands pressed all the way up to his shoulder blades, then pa.s.sed by the place where his shoulders and nape met, using a bit more strength to give him a shoulder ma.s.sage.

Qi Jing closed his eyes, groaning softly as he enjoyed this preferential treatment.

Whenever the kitties at the clinic got a ma.s.sage like this every day, they would surely lie very obediently, tail wagging and hitting the desk back and forth. Its such a pity that he didnt have a tail himself, otherwise he would curl it around this mans body, rubbing it against him to show his contentment.

Does it feel good?

Feels good So good that he didnt even want to move, what to do?

Hearing this, Shen Yan smiled slightly, moving closer to kiss his hair while his hands continued to go up and down his back, kneading the area around his waist in particular.

Having been ma.s.saged by him for a while, and with their skin rubbing pressed close against each other under a warm duvet on this winter day, it was unavoidable for Qi Jing to get a bit aroused.

It was dark after a dusk at that moment, the most suitable time for a little mischief

His hands suddenly caught Shen Yans, rested on the side of his waist, slowly guiding them down, below the small of his back. When their fingertips touched his underpants, he didnt stop, the hands guiding the other mans hands unhurriedly reaching under this warm cotton fabric, lifting it up, letting those two hands in along with this movement.

Qi Jing. At that time, Shen Yan panted slightly. His hands stopped, not going any further.

Qi Jing couldnt see Shen Yans face right now with his back facing him, but he could hear the breathing behind him, some breaths deeper and some shallow, thrown into a disarray as if he was enduring something.

Of course Qi Jing knew what he was enduringhe laughed while flipping over indolently, brus.h.i.+ng against the others Addams apple with his fingers and asking huskily, You dont want it?

It wasnt that he didnt want it. Shen Yan took his hands back out, sighing as he hugged him, Didnt you say yourself that well be going out to eat in an hour?

Is one hour not enough? In fact, if they were to go out to see Ning Xiaoxiao, then they would have to deduct the time for a shower, the time for dressing up, and also the time for walking therek2026; They wouldnt be left with any time. Qi Jing knew that very well, but while finding it a pity himself, he also wanted to tease this man a bit as well, thats all. He rested on Shen Yans shoulder with his eyes narrowed, now looking up, his gaze staying on the other mans face for the entirety of that time as he deliberately twisted the fact of them lacking time into something else, Turns out youre actually this greedy, one hour and yet its still too short? Mn? Kittys Papa?

Shen Yan gazed at him for a long time, then he suddenly lowered his head and brushed away a lock of black hair beside his ear before speaking right by it.

Arent you supposed to call me A-Yan?

Qi Jing froze, then his face momentarily flushed red.

A-Yan

He only once called him so to his face after his returnwhats more, it was as he was gasping for air beneath this man when he called him so hazily.

And as a result he still couldnt get up.

His cheeks were burning hot, so he hid his face in the other mans chest and refused to look up. He circled his hands under Shen Yans armpits, hugging him tightly without a word in reply. It took him a long while before he gave him an unjustifiable reason, Wont it lose meaning if I call you this a lot

Shen Yan felt the ear beside his lips growing hot and laughed knowingly. This man probably didnt know that when his face was blus.h.i.+ng a lot, the tips of his ears would flush red as well, even giving off a very delectable smell. Despite not being food, it made him so tempted to take a bite.

And so he did.

Ngh Qi Jing let out a small groan.

A-Jing, After the bite, Shen Yan also laid a kiss on the mark left behind, smiling with a sigh, Get up.

One hour, its far from enough

One hour was indeed not enough.

For Ning Xiaoxiao, who had to think through what face to make and how to behave when meeting her Senior, it was far, far from enough.

But what had to be faced ultimately would have to be faced, so she mounted her high heels heroically and rushed to her execution accompanied with their clacking. Before her execution ground, just short of kneeling instead of sitting in her seat, her posture with two palms put together, head unmoving in a bowed down position and neck stretched out it was a spitting image of a lamb humbly awaiting its sacrifice.

Qi Jing sat opposite to her, giving her a gentlemanly smile, Come, choose your way to go.

She lifted her head slightly, stealing a careful glance at her Senior, then another one at the owner of the shoulder Senior was now claiming.

Those two had clearly just taken a shower, their hair was still half-wet. Linking that to what she heard before in the call She gulped.

Spoiled to death with PDA

Theres no such option. Qi Jing raised his brows, pinching her cheek with a smile until she howled, begging for leniency with a sour expression. And meanwhile, Shen Yan continued sitting quietly on the side, calmly cooking and fis.h.i.+ng out the dishes in the hot pot.

Ning Xiaoxiao blocked her cheek with one hand, not letting Qi Jing pinch her anymore, while picking the food Shen Yan put on a tray to cool as she stole the covert glances at those two with a guilty conscience.

Shen Yans manners were about the same as when she met him the last time, still as thoughtful and courteous, not at all different because of the change in his ident.i.ty. He was also the same toward Qi Jingor no, it should be said that he was even more considerate of Qi Jing, even in a trivial detail like him gently pa.s.sing Qi Jing condiments, there was a kind of

Pampering

.

This word suddenly pawed at Ning Xiaoxiaos heart a few times as emotions surged in it.

Turns out Kittys Papas flatmate was her Senior!

Turns out the one Kittys Papa confessed to was her Senior!

Turns out Kittys Papa and her Senior already Did! It! All!

After she got to know about the Dr Shen=Kittys Papa equation, she felt an urge to go back a few months into the past and shake the past herself by the neck. At that time, she was still one of

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

fans, and complemented Qi Jings ex, and had all kinds of complaints about the suitability of his current boyfriend, saying that he wasnt good enough for him

Senior! Her black history flashed by in her mind, so at that point, she couldnt help but wail, taking an initiative to move her face closer for Qi Jing to pinch, Senior, pinch me hard! As hard as you can!

Qi Jing was very happy to pinch both her cheeks once again.

Ning Xiaoxiao held her face that got pinched into swelling as she gave Shen Yan an embarra.s.sed smile, starting a new topic, Turns out you two got to know online because of Trap

Hearing this, Shen Yan first paused, then lowered his gaze with a soft Mn.

The outsiders who only looked at the cast list and only saw him playing the minor role of the main characters grandpa wouldnt possibly know that he was filling in for the great G.o.d at the time, and that he had once voice acted with Qi Jing If this were to be known to the public, who knows whether it would only add to Qi Jing and other staff members problems, so they chose to keep it a secret.

Qi Jing raised a brow, Eh, how did you know? I dont think Ive mentioned Trap?

A hopeless expression of Senior, youre so out of the loop was written all over Ning Xiaoxiaos face. She pouted and snarked quietly, Did you not follow the gossip on the forum these two days? Do you know how big of an uproar you and Kittys Papa starring together in Trap caused?

I actually really dont know,

And dont really care

. Qi Jing chuckled, These two days I was so busy that I couldnt even check it, I had to take part in the compet.i.tion and run around CCTVif I had any time at all, I left it for the rest. So, what are they talking about?

Look here, look here! Ning Xiaoxiao came prepared. She hurriedly put the tablet stand she brought on the table, even going out of her way to open the posts for Qi Jing and Shen Yan.

At first, the discussion was still focused in the thread dedicated to Order to End the Heavens.

It was Shen Yans revealing of his ident.i.ty that sparked the heated discussion

Comment 4194

Geese Fly North! Kittys Papas Real ID is Geese Fly North!!

But, who the h.e.l.l is Geese Fy North _(:)_

I actually have no impression of it, could it be that hes really just a small n.o.body?? Th-th-this, how many self-proclaimed Great G.o.ds got a slap in the face by this The same goes for that Gimme a proper dub, dumba.s.s as well (thats one h.e.l.l of a long name OTZ), Ive never heard of him, unless its a fake ident.i.ty as well.

Comment 4195

Aaaaah, Im so shocked!! Just now I searched the forum with Geese Fly North as the keyword and you wont guess what I found!!

Its Trap!! He took part in the first episode of Trap!! ( )

Although it was only a background grandpa character, but but Hes on the same cast list for Trap as Dont ask for my return date, dont you guys thing that its an amazingly good find?!

Comment 4196

( ) Trap? Are we talking about the modern mafia drama with Bronze Sparrow Terrace and Datey as the main characters,

this

Trap?

Comment 4197

Replying to the comment above, thats right, exactly that one (although Dont ask for my return date has already left the production).

Shaking my paw through time and s.p.a.ce with the poster of the 4195th comment, I also searched this ID up after I saw it~

I discovered that aside of Trap, all of the few works this ID appeared in are either unpopular and forgotten dramas or one-shots, and its always either some minor roles as grandpa or uncle, about the same type as Old Man Xiao Shan So unremarkable OTZ (But since the dramas themselves arent particularly popular, it seems like Kittys Papa isnt picky about the staff or cast of the production)

But its certain that its only Trap that stars both Dont ask for my return date and Geese Fly North!! I dont know, maybe this is the one they said they were playing together in before??

To be honest, I dont really like Bronze Sparrow Terraces att.i.tude towards acting in the dramas, I feel like he easily goes OOC when voice acting a character, but his brain dead fans will insist that his voice acting is amazing, so in the end, I didnt listen to Trap Can someone who had listened to it tell us if there was a scene between Kittys Papa and Dont ask for my return date in it?

Comment 4198

There is no scene between little gongs grandpa and little shou in Trap *sweats*

Little gongs grandpa only appears for a few lines, its less than thirty seconds altogether (but its really well done, you can go listen to it when you have time ^^). Its also in the part during little gongs flashback, by the time the main story happens, the grandpa has already pa.s.sed away, so theres no chance they would act together.

Can it be that they had another work together before Trap? But thats impossible, I searched for Geese Fly North everywhere, yet hes been only in those few works altogether, theres no other drama where Return Date appears with him

Comment 4199

(**) Help I just want to sayI got diabetes after listening to their opening!! (I dont know why I feel like I got fed with a mouthful of sweet fluff!!)

Comment 4200

(**) Me too, we can make a diabetes club~

That one A-Yan from Dont ask for my return date got me right into my heart! At first I only admired his character after he slapped the Great G.o.ds face, his voice is also of the type I like, but what to do, I kinda started liking his person as well

Comment 4201

(**) I think I like Kittys Papa more, his skills are so good!

And as for his conduct (at least from what we can see now), he seems so honest and humble!

So turns out he appeared in a work as popular as Trap But because its so popular, the other big names in the cast would easily pull the attention away from him, wouldnt it be so hard to notice his minor character? Even if some producers noticed him, they would only continue to invite him to play old grandpas, who would have thought that his youth voice is so good~~~

Also Now I want to know if the person he confessed to is in the circle as well! (Awoooo, if it was Dont ask for my return date then I will scream! So! Hard!)

Comment 4202

I

I came after listening to Fang Yisheng and Bai Ke auditions My heart is shattered _(:)_

I need to say, Teacher Yuans summary was very on pointtheir dynamics for a s.h.i.+p is so G.o.dly! Their chemistry is crazy good too! If they can officially play a CP one day (s

sobs, just let me be delusional and brain rot

White Square

fics

)

Later, because there was a lot about Trap, to separate the Order to End the Heavens discussion from the Trap related discussion, part of the people moved to the post thread for the first episode of Trap, starting to flood it with posts.

Only some people in the online voice acting circle listened to Order to End the Heavens compet.i.tion, as the ones to get the most excited about it was either the original novel fans or the game fans. Other listeners were all just casual pa.s.sersby who came to support their favourite VA with a vote. Those who listened to the entirety of it werent all that numerous, and there were even less people who knew what actually occurred between

Bronze Sparrow Terrace, Dont ask for my return date

and

Geese Fly North

.

So when the outsiders came flooding to the drama thread, the drama-only fans who never even heard about the compet.i.tion got a scare.

Hence in the Trap Episode 1 post thread

Comment 3811

Wha What happened? What are those people above talking about, why are they discussing some minor character?

What about the second episode of my Sparrow as the main character? Ive been waiting for it for so long Come out quickly please

Comment 3812

Did the Dont ask for my return date fans come up with something weird again, is that why theyre spamming the thread?? Arent you tired??

And who is that Geese Fly North Oh, isnt that the one from little gongs grandpa? Isnt that a minor role? So Dont ask for my return date got together with some minor character? Hehe, he really has a good eye.

Doesnt matter, he only deserves to find a s.h.i.+p like this, Great G.o.d certainly deserves a much better little shou~ ()

Comment 3813

What the h.e.l.l is that Order to End the Heavens compet.i.tion? I keep seeing that post thread, but I have no interest in listening to it. Can someone explain how is it related to Trap?

Comment 3814

Replying to the person above, Order to End the Heavens is a court drama wuxia novel. It got popular after it got good sales when published, later it got adapted into a famous game. This compet.i.tion is for choosing the actors to voice act the characters in the game.

A few of the cast members of Trap took part in this compet.i.tion, hence the brief discussion here~

P.S. Both the main actors didnt get any roles, yet they actually let the VA of some minor character get double win, really, public integrity is only getting worse and worse these days~ ()

Comment 3815

Hehe, our esteemed sarcastic fellow from above came over to show off their IQ?

VAs skills are not related to whether they play the main role or not??

Cant someone playing a minor role have great skills?

Also dont use words like both the main actors didnt get any roles to lump Bronze Sparrow Terrace and Return Date togetherits true that Return Date didnt get any role, but he became a double runner-up fair and squareand I think I dont have to explain how big of an achievement getting a double runner-up is. (And as for why I used a term like fair and square? Just take a look below.)

Bronze Sparrow Terrace copied Return Dates performance during the semi-finals, did you all already forget about that?? You almost attained G.o.dhood with your G.o.dly ability to selectively purge your memories

During the finals, Bronze Sparrow Terrace wanted to drag down Return Date by not saying his lines, then later casually made up a lie like My account got hacked to explain himself, is there really no one discussing that here?

His ability to gaslight everyone, himself included, is also G.o.d-like.

I have no words left to say, Im leaving this thread to bleach my eyes.

His account got hacked? When he saw this comment, Qi Jing snorted coldly and said with a raised brow, He didnt say anything during the audition that day and now hes suddenly saying that his account got hacked? I would think that not even a primary student would believe in such a shoddy excuse.

He continued scrolling down. Turns out that day

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

posted a long statement on Weibo, saying that he didnt plan to partic.i.p.ate in the audition that day, but unfortunately someone hacked his YY account. As for why this person showed in the compet.i.tion channel,

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

explanation wasCompet.i.tion channel was one I used the most these days and it appeared first in the quick choice menu, so its not all that surprising that the hacker chose this channel to enter and grind the channel points.

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

s fans also came forth in ma.s.ses to vouch for his words.

There were two reasons:

First, if

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

s account didnt get hacked and he intended to partic.i.p.ate in the finals, then they would surely get notified beforehand to go and support him. And in reality, the fans got a notification in the group chats, saying that

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

wouldnt appear in the finals, so the fans shouldnt even listen to it.

Second, if

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

didnt get hacked and he intended to partic.i.p.ate in the finals, then why would he even abandon all of his later auditions and roles in it for dragging down a small n.o.body like

Dont ask for my return date

? This kind of suicide attack wouldnt make any sense;

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

wasnt stupid, he wouldnt do that. It was the hacker who realised that his mic was one, so he didnt dare to speak up out of his guilty conscience.

Indeed.

Qi Jing also felt that it was a bit weird that

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

would sacrifice so much to attack him, but he also thought that using his account getting hacked as an excuse made this situation sound so logical that it only appeared fishy instead.

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

loved his ego, loved his fame. If he could use any means to fight for the roles before, then why would he now be so quick to abandon them only for them to perish together? That was the only part Qi Jing couldnt comprehend, unless this guys hunger for retaliation was so great, that it ultimately overshadowed the final prizes and fame he could obtain.

Xiaoxiao, you lurked some time in his fans group chat. Did he say any reason when he sent the notice about not partic.i.p.ating in the finals?

He did, Ning Xiaoxiao glanced at him, Because he didnt want to see you and Little Noodles he once used to love so dearly flirting together.

Its so plain to see that its a fake reason

Although this reason is fake, but for great G.o.d to dare to say this, his face has to be of no ordinary thickness Qi Jing felt a deep respect for

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

s ability to thicken his face. Listening to it all, he was basically sure that

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

had another reason for forfeiting the finals.

At that time, Ning Xiaoxiao winked at him mysteriously, He said the same when he was being questioned by people on Weibo, but when he posted this statement, it immediately got quoted by Crossing the Bridge Noodles.

Oh? What did Noodles say? Qi Jing was very curious.

CV-Crossing the Bridge Noodles

: Delusional disorder is an illness, it needs to be treated. //

@CV-Bronze Sparrow Terrace

: I didnt plan to partic.i.p.ate in the finals at first, because I didnt want to see Little Noodles I once used to love so dearly to bill and coo with another man before my eyes. It hurt me so much to see him getting together with Dont ask for my return date, so how could I try my best to audition with my heart and mind in disarray? So I gave up on the finals, the one who appeared there that day wasnt me.

Pfft When Qi Jing saw this, he couldnt help but slap the tableNoodles-kun sure hit hard with his comments!

Senior, Senior, Ning Xiaoxiao waved at him to calm down, Its not yet the most miraculous part of this development.

Oh? Could there be an even more miraculous development than this?

The key point is, after the hit from Crossing the Bridge Noodles, that diehard fan of Bronze Sparrow Terrace, Da Qiao, came out to start a public witch hunt against him. Once Ning Xiaoxiao entered the gossip mode, she completely forgot that she came with the purpose of apologisingwhen entering the most interesting part, she was just short of a fan to wave around to emphasise her narration.

Da Qiao of Bronze Sparrows Harem

: Hehe, if you have it in you, why not just try and look for a G.o.d greater than Bronze Sparrow to cover for you? Try it, why not look for one? If you cant, Im here calling for the girls to mess you up, you wont even have time for regretting! //@

CV-Crossing the Bridge Noodles

: Delusional disorder is an illness, it needs to be treated

Qi Jing remembered this

Da Qiao

la.s.s, she was the president of the fan group, thinking she was the head empress of the emperors grand harem, her loyalty to

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

was no joke. So even if he was the previously official CP, once

Crossing the Bridge Noodles

made a comment this openly hostile, she didnt hold back to bite back at him with all she had.

But

Crossing the Bridge Noodles

probably wouldnt even care about that.

I dont think that he would reply. Qi Jing didnt have a heart to look at the comments below, it was probably Noodles and Bronze Sparrows fans battling each other b.l.o.o.d.y, then the former Moss s.h.i.+ppers holding their heads and bawling their eyes out This place sure was one h.e.l.l of a mess.

Indeed, he didnt reply, At that time, an excited expression appeared on Ning Xiaoxiaos face, But someone else replied for him.

CV-Sleek horses run fast

: How about me? //@

Da Qiao of Bronze Sparrows Harem

: Hehe, if you have it in you, why not just try and look for a G.o.d greater than Bronze Sparrow to cover for you? Try it, why not look for one? If you cant, Im here calling for the girls to mess you up, you wont even have time for regretting! //@

CV-Crossing the Bridge Noodles

: Delusional disorder is an illness, it needs to be treated

The chopsticks in Qi Jings hand dropped to the table the moment he saw this quote post as he froze dumbfounded.

Five, you

Youre unhappy that this whole situation isnt messy enough for your taste yet, arent you?

T/N:

Lucilla: When the chaos needs a bit of flavouring, you can always count on our fellow Five to add some spice to it, salute o7

And belated happy Year of the Rabbit! I hope it brings you all luck and prosperity!

P.S.: As I said in the previous translators note, I will be taking the next two weeks off to focus on my exams. Sending double the luck for my fellow students TAT