ca-book Chapter 25 There's a discrepancy between my imagination and yours.
Chapter 25 There's a discrepancy between my imagination and yours.
chapter 25
"I'm so angry at Gu Jingyun..."
Xu Zaixing held Meng Youcheng's hand with one hand, while letting Meng Youcheng touch his face with the other...
The boy looked at the man, revealing his fangs, and smiled...
His eyes remained bright and clear, and when he looked into Meng Youcheng's eyes, they seemed to be filled with boundless tenderness.
Meng Youcheng was also looking at him, and was immediately amused by him...
"Brother Husband, you smiled..."
The boy looked at him, grabbed his hand, and rubbed his cheek against it. "Your smile is so beautiful..."
The man maintained his smile and remained silent...
"Do you know...?"
The boy paused, then continued, "The last time I encountered someone that stupid was during my last project. No matter how I explained it to him, he wouldn't listen. He's almost exactly like Gu Jingyun now..."
"I have a bad temper, so I yelled at him..."
Meng Youcheng interrupted him, "Then why didn't you scold Gu Jingyun today?"
"because……"
Xu Zaixing gazed at him tenderly, "He's the person you entrusted to me. I don't want to scold him, and besides, you're here. I don't want you to see my volatile side..."
The man smiled at him. "Why? We're brothers, what's there to hide?"
"I'm afraid you'll be scared and then stop talking to me..."
The boy gripped his hand tighter and continued, "You know, I don't have many friends. They're all afraid of me. You're my only friend, my best brother. I don't want to lose you because of my temper..."
"Now that I've become your good brother..."
The man interrupted him, "I will try my best to tolerate all your temper tantrums, and life is long enough; one day, I will see the whole side of you..."
Xu Zaixing hesitated for a moment, "If you saw that side of me and found that I'm not the same as you imagined, would you leave me?"
The man shook his head. "No, because you helped me. Even though you're a bad person, you still helped me. That's a fact..."
"And I don't think you're that kind of bad person..."
The boy smiled. "Don't worry, I won't make you make that kind of choice. You..."
"You won't leave me."
"We're brothers. As long as you don't break the law or disobey our country, we'll never sever ties..."
"Married man..."
Xu Zaixing gripped Meng Youcheng's hand tightly, the hand that was cupping his cheek...
The boy leaned closer, looking at him. "Can I ask you something?"
The man looked at him. "What?"
The boy stared intently into his eyes, hesitated for a long while, and then said, "If one day, no one wants me, and I can't find a partner, would you be willing to be my partner?"
"What kind of twisted logic is this?"
Meng Youcheng laughed immediately. After thinking for a moment, he corrected him, "You should ask, if one day you fall on hard times, would I still want to be your brother?"
"If you ask me that, I would answer, I'm willing, because you helped me, I will remember your kindness, and I will always be your brother."
The smile on the boy's face froze for a few seconds...
He then laughed again and asked, "Brothers?"
"Yes, brother..."
Xu Zaixing suddenly released Meng Youcheng's hand and, taking him by surprise, touched his cheek...
The boy gently stroked the stubble on the man's lips with his thumb. "I never thought I, Xu Zaihang, would have such a handsome brother one day...?"
Meng Youcheng hesitated for a moment, but did not resist...
"Do you really like beards?"
The boy was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"I noticed you liked to touch my beard last time too..."
The man hesitated before asking, "Is this... a quirk?"
"Oh……"
Xu Zaixing touched the stubble on Meng Youcheng's chin. "No, it's more like envy. I don't know why, but I can't grow a beard, but you do..."
"So, as his brother, I'm rather envious..."
"What's there to envy?"
The boy smiled. "You do have it, of course you wouldn't understand..."
Xu Zaixing's hand gradually moved downwards, "I don't just envy your beard, I also envy your Adam's apple..."
"Suddenly, I have this urge to take a bite out of it..."
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Why would I have such an impulse?"
"I don't know, maybe I'm just not normal, do you know what I mean?"
"what?"
"It's nothing..."
The boy smiled again and withdrew his hand.
He lowered his eyes to look at Meng Youcheng's hand, and without saying a word, grabbed it...
"Brother, your hands are beautiful too..."
The man looked down at it too. "Really? You can call hands beautiful? Aren't they all the same?"
"no the same……"
The boy held up his hand, looked at him, and said, "Your fingers are very long and slender, not too short or too thick, they're perfect. For someone with a hand fetish, this is the ultimate. And they're so white, with the veins standing out, they must be incredibly beautiful..."
The man looked at his own hand, then at the boy's hand...
"Are you changing your mind and praising yourself?"
Meng Youcheng laughed and said, "Your fingers are even whiter than mine, and with the veins bulging, your hands are definitely more noticeable than mine. You're not a good brother..."
"A different way of praising oneself."
"Married man..."
The boy looked up at him. "Do you know when the veins on my hands are most likely to bulge?"
The man laughed and said, "When I'm exerting myself, when else would I be...?"
The boy shook his head, then leaned close to his ear, "You're wrong. When I'm in a lot of pain, for example..."
He said five words, very softly, so that only Meng Youcheng could hear them…
The man was immediately startled. "Huh?"
The boy smiled and said, "Do you want to see?"
"How do we interpret this?"
Meng Youcheng was immediately flustered, "W-what...?"
The boy chuckled and patted him on the shoulder. "Your panicked look is kind of funny..."
"Hehe, it wasn't you, oh dear..."
Meng Youcheng sighed, "You suddenly started talking to me like that, I don't even know how to respond. You're such a kid, suddenly doing this to me..."
"Using a close-range attack! That won't do. No wonder nobody dares to be your brother. Who knows what's going on in your head behind your seemingly innocent exterior?"
The boy smirked, revealing his fangs, and withdrew both hands. "Brother Husband, that's your stereotype. It's none of my business. Besides, what man in this world doesn't understand these things?"
"It's just a matter of character. Some people are well-mannered; even if they think something, they won't say it. I used to be that kind of person, but you said we're brothers..."
"Isn't brotherhood all about speaking your mind and never holding back?"
The man chuckled. "But aren't you a bit too outspoken?"
"And wasn't the discussion about looking at hands? How did it get onto that topic?"
"Because I'm telling the truth..."
Xu Zaixing smiled and looked at him, "I wasn't lying, my hands really did look their best then, gripping tightly, with the veins bulging on the back of my hands..."
"Have you... tried it with other people?"
Meng Youcheng hesitated before asking...
The boy tilted his head to look at him, and asked in confusion, "Brother, are you jealous?"
The man immediately laughed, "How could that be? We're brothers, why would I be jealous? Even though you're both men, since we're brothers, I'll still wish you well..."
"And then, I noticed you seem to know a lot about love, so I started to wonder if you've had a lot of relationships?"
"Are they... all boys?"
The boy let out a long breath...
"Brother, you're overthinking it. In the past 24 years, I haven't had a single romantic relationship. As for how I know, it's because I have a lot of toys..."
"Secondly, regarding the relationship you mentioned, I've never been in one. Although I've never eaten pork, I've seen pigs run..."
Meng Youcheng hesitated before saying, "Play with toys?"
"Brother, let's change the subject. You're making me feel embarrassed. Although I'm not exactly a genius, I can't stand your assumptions..."
Xu Zaixing laughed and said, "I can't possibly have you dig up all my hobbies and interests just because we're having a chat, can I?"
"Oh, you started it..."
The man smiled. "I didn't want to say it either, and someone as innocent-looking as you, I usually can't bring myself to say it, but you..."
"Okay, okay, it's my fault..."
The boy raised his hands. "I surrender, okay?"
"Oh……"
Meng Youcheng immediately laughed, "Chatting with you is really interesting!"
The boy smiled at him and said, "Then chat with me a little longer. If you're free, you can call me too. You should smile more, okay, bro? You look really good when you smile. I really enjoy watching your smile."
The man nodded. "Yes, I will..."
The young man looked at the steaming hot pot in front of him, hesitated, and said, "There are two important things about your boss and Mr. Mo that I must do..."
"First, their past is far more complex than we imagine. We need to investigate thoroughly before we can possibly resolve this. You don't need to worry about this matter; I'll have someone else investigate..."
"Secondly, there's no need to keep dwelling on the past. We can try to get them to start a new relationship, which is the second plan I just prepared: have Gu Jingyun pursue your friend..."
"I haven't figured out a specific plan yet. The main thing is for the two of us to cooperate with him as much as possible so that they can have time to spend together and develop new feelings for each other."
Meng Youcheng looked at him and reached out his hand...
The boy was startled. "What's wrong?"
"Is there dust on your glasses?"
The man gently wiped his glasses. "Can you see things clearly like that? Doesn't it look blurry?"
"I……"
The boy paused for a moment, then said, "It's alright."
Meng Youcheng hesitated before saying, "Thank you..."
"Brother, I'm not free..."
"what?"