Ch12 - To Tease

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Bai Xi stayed in the living room until it was past nine o’clock. He was watching a decently famous old movie with his sister.

At the end of the movie, the male and female protagonists, who have not seen each other for forty years, look at each other across the street. The screen blurs out like an ink painting, turning all the people on the street into shadows. Only the male and female protagonists are clear, one standing on the street. On the other side, one stood on the other side of the street, back to the way they were when they were young and when they first met, just looking at each other quietly.

At the end of the film, the male and female leads who haven’t seen each other for forty years catch sight of each other across the street. The screen bled like ink painting, turning everyone in the street into a blurry shadow, and leaving the two leads’ details crystal clear. As they stood across from each other, they morphed back to their younger selves, where they met for the very first time as they were left glancing quietly at each other.

Bai Xi’s eyes were a little red. He always liked watching romantic films, but as someone who was very empathetic, he was often moved by the stories very easily.

He also wanted to discuss these lingering feelings with his sister. But when he turned around, he saw Bai Ruo open another bag of cookies and stared at the ending scene with an expressionless face. Noticing her brother’s gaze, she met his eyes before asking while passing a cookie to him, “Want one?”

Bai Xi uttered, “…No thanks.”

He declined his sister’s goodwill.

She nodded with a ‘gotcha’ expression. “I understand. You guys in the fashion industry need to maintain your figures.”

He was sure for the ten-thousandth time that he would never resonate with his sister about certain things in this lifetime.

After the ending song started playing on the TV, he glanced at the time and stood up. “I’ll head up then.”

She took the remote control to switch to a variety show and replied without looking at him, “Okay, night.”

The first thing he did back in his room was to take a shower.

Then, he lay on his bed and had the tiny urge to video chat with Qi Xun, but he didn’t know if the other party was done with work. During his internal struggle, his boyfriend initiated first with the question,

[What are you doing?]

Bai Xi quickly replied: [Nothing, just lazing in my room.]

Two seconds later, Qi Xun requested a video call, which Bai Xi accepted the next second.

Qi Xun probably didn’t expect Bai Xi to pick up so quickly.

He had also just taken a shower. He was still wearing no clothes on his upper body. He was only wearing a pair of soft pajamas. His hair was wet, and the water dripped on his chest muscles and slid down all the way. He half-lowered his eyes and looked at Percy on the other side of the screen. A pair of peach blossom eyes are even more impressive under the dim light.

He also just finished his own bath as his upper body was bare and the only article of clothing on him was a pair of soft pajamas. Water droplets fell from his still-wet hair, landed on his chest muscles before sliding downward. His half-closed eyes were watching Bai Xi across the screen. The pair of peach blossom eyes were even soul-moving under the dim light.

Qi Xun’s sex appeal was an award-winning work of art.

Bai Xi swallowed his saliva and yielded no result.

Thelittle trainin his head had taken off, blaring chu-chu that resonated through his mind. But he had to counterattack first, so he took the lead to accuse Qi Xun, “Why are you half-naked…you are being too unfaithful, you don’t even try to preserve your integrity outside.”

Qi Xun sat down beside his bed and put his phone on a stand, facing himself.

The light at the bedhead clearly illuminated his handsome face, plus his strong and broad shoulders, as though he was deliberately showing off to Bai Xi.

“Am I not a man?” This was the first time Qi Xun received such a comment. It was quite strange. He raised his eyebrows at Bai Xi, “If I really didn’t plan to be a man, you wouldn’t be able to see me now.” .”

“I’m being unfaithful?” This was the first time Qi Xun received such evaluation, feeling pretty baffled, before raising his eyebrow at the next second. “If I’m really being unfaithful, we won’t be having a video chat right now.”

Bai Xi didn’t understand. “What do you mean?”

Qi Xun shared, “The business partner just enthusiastically invited me out for a drink and hinted to me that there will be a beautiful boy there.”

He smiled scornfully. “He is pretty sharp, he knows that I’m not interested in women.”

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Qi Xun drank some water. He sat on the bedside and put on a thin gray pajamas. He had been busy for a day and was still a little tired. His voice was a little hoarse and lazy, but it made him even more seductive. .

Qi Xun swallowed before leaning against the headboard and putting on a thin gray pajama shirt. He had been busy all day, his slight tiredness showed from the hint of hoarseness in his tone, yet it added a degree to his attractiveness.

He turned to Bai Xi with a lazy but clear gaze.

“I told him I already have a beautiful lover. If I made him angry, I might not be allowed entrance once I’m home.”

Bai Xi’s fiery temper was extinguished in an instant.

The prior ferocity vanished right away.

The atmosphere was quiet for a few minutes. Bai Xi had his quilt in his arms, even though the room was hot like a spring.

“I’m not that fierce…” He whispered as his face blushed. He didn’t know whether it was from the temperature or from the tease.

Deep inside, he was delighted by Qi Xun’s answer.

His smitten face looked at Qi Xun on the screen.

When he secretly loved Qi Xun, he once wondered if his infatuation was because the idea of getting together with his crush was unrealistic. And if they really started dating, the filter might shatter. Then he would start to view Qi Xun objectively and calmly.

However, now that they were dating and it had lasted for a while too, he seemed to have fallen deeper for Qi Xun, more than the previous days.

Qi Xun was also not flawless. He had a mild OCD, a slight clean freak, and was not a morning person. He is stubborn and very difficult to persuade.

But those tiny flaws seemed insignificant against Qi Xun’s strong points, like what happens to the stars before sunrise, where they quickly disappear.

Qi Xun had no clue what he was thinking about. After watching Bai Xi for a while, he suddenly coughed and pulled the quilt over himself.

He asked Bai Xi, “What were you doing earlier?”

Bai Xi was still feeling slightly absent-minded. “I was watching a movie with Bai Ruo, but we are always at odds.”

“How is that?”

Bai Xi glanced at him. “She is like you, considering that all emotional disputes as stupid. You two would probably have a mutual agreement on many subjects.”

Qi Xun smiled.

He was indeed that person, but he often would watch those boring movies and TV series with Bai Xi.

He asked, “Have you been staying at your parent’s house these days? Would you be returning to your apartment soon?”

Bai Xi nodded. “Yes, I plan to return in two days.”

Then he started complaining to Qi Xun, “Speaking of my parents, because I haven’t come to visit for a long time, my mother came up with ideas of having the caretakers cook delicious food. My abs are almost gone in just these few days.”

He sat up straight and lifted his pajama shirt to show Qi Xun.

But what he described is a flat and white belly. There was no sign of putting on weight, and even if Qi Xun looked at it under a magnifying glass, it was hard to tell there was abs in the first place, the abs that Bai Xi never successfully developed.

So the wise Qi Xun didn’t make a comment.

But his gaze unconsciously darkened.

Bai Xi has a very narrow waist. His pale skin and slightly plump hips, which were increasingly difficult for two hands to grasp around, were especially evident when Qi Xun held it in his arms. Sometimes in bed, he was afraid he would crush Bai Xi’s waist if he used too much strength.

A moment ago, when Bai Xi blushed while looking at him, it was like he had ants in his pants and had to pull the quilt to coverthatup.

Now with Bai Xi insisting on lifting his shirt…Qi Xun was notZhan Huo.

Qi Xun looked at Bai Xi strangely. He struggled to believe Bai Xi did this without purpose.

The person in question was still holding on to his clothes, but a moment later, he subtly realized the meaning behind Qi Xun’s deep, silent expression.

He quietly released his pajamas.

The atmosphere became ambiguous and sticky, and even breathing brought heat.

Bai Xi coughed softly and didn’t dare to meet Qi Xun’s eyes as he whispered, “Why don’t you…solve your issue in the bathroom? Does the hotel provide thosemasturbation cups…?”

He spoke somewhat incoherently.

But Qi Xun didn’t reply.

He was not a monk who cultivated asceticism. His boyfriend was separated from him by a screen. Although he could not touch, it didn’t mean he intended to accept this grievance.

He gazed down from Bai Xi’s chest, and the voice he used became an octave lower, with a commanding tone.

“Bai Xi, take off your clothes.”

As he said this, there was a subtle coldness in his expression.

He would ask Bai Xi about everything non-bedroom activities like a thoughtful boyfriend. But when it came to actual bedroom activities, the hooligan always stood by his words. Qi Xun was clearly wearing a pair of soft nightgown and living just like any day, but his eyes were brimming with possessiveness.

Bai Xi’s heart skipped a beat.

He didn’t say it out loud, but he loved the contracting nature of Qi Xun.

He felt that Qi Xun had always been a walking contradiction, indifferent yet has a sense of responsibility, thoughtful yet impossible to defy.

But this inconsistency was very enchanting.

He didn’t resist Qi Xun’s order as he obediently removed his nightgown.

He has a very innocent face. But when it came to intimacy, he was very honest. He smiled with glistening eyes and glossy lips at Qi Xun across the screen like a real-life fairy.

Qi Xun didn’t think much when he refused his business partner’s invitation, except that he had Bai Xi and his consistent principle.

But at this moment, he thought to himself,how on earth would there be a more beautiful boy than Bai Xi?

…

When it was over, Bai Xi lazily lay in bed with what remained of the contentment, unwilling to move.

He didn’t want to sleep yet as he lay on his stomach while resting his upper body on the pillow like a koala, insisting on chatting with Qi Xun even after yawning.

He asked Qi Xun, “You are returning the day after tomorrow, right?”

“Yes,” Qi Xun confirmed. “I should be.”

Bai Xi was slightly disappointed.

Before Qi Xun left, he vowed that he would not act like a clingy boyfriend. He shouldn’t be so concerned when his boyfriend is on a business trip.

But look at him now, pouting while looking at Qi Xun, and confidently thinking how he wanted to be clingy, who would cuddle all night with Qi Xun.

It was all Qi Xun’s fault for always teasing him.

First, there were the roses and now seducing him across the screen.

He couldn’t hold back being coquettish to Qi Xun, “I really want to see you…”

The final syllable was sticky with emotion and softness from the aftermath of a love affair.

Qi Xun met his eyes quietly.

He had never been a man who lost his head over lust, and he would always do things with absolute focus.

Against Bai Xi who looks like a child that did not get the candy he deserved, his heart softened, although he knew that Bai Xi wasn’t really asking for a real one, just muttering his longing instinctively.

He said to Bai Xi, “You still havePTOleft? I can send someone to pick you up tomorrow. When I’m done with my work here, I can spend two days with you here.”

A small fire immediately ignited in Bai Xi’s eyes.

He straightened himself up against the pillow and looked at Qi Xun, his head tilted. He wanted to go but was also at a loss. “I still have available PTO, but won’t I affect your working?”

Qi Xun shook his head.

“No, it might even increase my efficiency by a bit.” He said towards Bai Xi. “Because I will have a goal to finish work quickly.”

Bai Xi smiled brightly.

“Then I’m coming.”

The author has something to say:

Pine Nut Tea: Who is teasing who?

The translator has something to add:

Teo: Question for my readers. What’s hotter, real smut or ones that you have to imaginate?

Also, just a fyi since I do not consider this as a spoiler. There is no meat/ nsfw for this project. I searched the author’s Weibo and there is no extra posted. (I mean I’m happy I don’t need to translate smut, but disappointed that there is no smut to read xd)