Ch17 - New Year's Day

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Bai Xi went back to work after he came back from Luohai City. Although he wasn’t a workaholic like Qi Xun, he was still very devoted to his work. Despite taking a PTO, he only had a small number of tasks to complete when he returned. He was so busy that it was hard for him to catch his breath. Qi Xun, on the other hand, just started a new project. Usually, after a short chat, his secretary would remind him of his next schedule.

The duo lived in the same city but interacted like they were in a long-distance relationship.

Only Liang Song was the idle man.

He had just finished an art show and had nothing to do afterwards, so he brought hotpot soup base and ingredients, planning to eat this with Bai Xi for dinner.

The last time he visited Bai Xi’s place was almost two months ago. Since he knocked on the door one morning to find his friend opening the door wearing Qi Xun’s pajamas, he would never take the risk of entering Bai Xi’s house without knocking first again.

This time he came to Bai Xi’s house. Although Qi Xun himself was not there, the house was full of traces left by this boss. The toiletries in the bathroom were all in pairs. There was a small half of the clothes in the cloakroom that were obviously not Bai Xi’s size. , there are several more fitness equipment in the corner, and even the headphones on the bookshelf are in pairs.

This time at his friend’s place, although Qi Xun himself wasn’t present, there were traces left everywhere in the house. The toiletries in the bathroom were in pairs. Less than half of the clothes in the cloakroom were obviously not his friend’s size. Stored in the corner were fitness equipment, and even the headphones on the bookshelf were paired.

Fortunately, this was not an ABO world, because if it is, Liang Song bet he could smell Qi Xun’s pheromone as soon as he entered the door.

He wandered into the kitchen and helped Bai Xi prepare the ingredients together, then said, “Your place is filled with Qi Xun’s things. It looked as if you guys were living together. I’m pretty sure your apartment wasn’t like that the last time I was here.”

Bai Xi was caught off guard by his friend’s comment and immediately followed with, “No, he just lives with me occasionally.”

He felt a little embarrassed saying this.

After all, Qi Xun’s purpose of staying at his place wasn’t of pure intention. They were both adults, so they know what lies under the tone.

Liang Song obviously did.

He tsked and looked at Bai Xi as if he was looking at a misguided girl with great distress.

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He taught Bai Xi earnestly, “I’m telling you, you can’t always follow Qi Xun. Just let him do whatever he wants. Men are all the same. They don’t know how to cherish what they get too easily. How much do you think? You have to catch him a little bit, do you understand?”

He earnestly instructed Bai Xi, “Let me tell you, you cannot always yield to Qi Xun. You cannot let him do whatever he wants. Men are the same. They won’t cherish something as much if they obtain it easily. You have to bait him a little, understand?”

Bai Xi wanted to nod humbly and thank Mr. Liang for his lecture.

But he turned to Liang Song to gently remind him, “But I’m also a man.”

He also wanted to bait Qi Xun, but since both of them were animals that think with their lower bodies, neither of them have more integrity when compared to each other.

The last time he and Qi Xun had sex was when they were traveling in the ancient town. After they came back, they both became busy. Not to mention sleeping together, they even took time out of their busy schedules to make appointments for dinner.

The last time he and Qi Xun did, it was on their vacation in the ancient town because they became busy when they returned. Eating together was just the precious time they could squeeze out from their busy schedule, let alone sleeping together.

If Qi Xun wanted to seduce him now, he just needed a beckoning sign created by one of his beautiful fingers and Bai Xi would be running over obediently.

Liang Song choked from Bai Xi’s response.

He looked at the bashful Bai Xi with a complicated gaze. Why did he feel that the innocent little white rabbit in his memory had turned more mature unexpectedly?

He had no words to refute, so he bitterly decided to shut up, continued to wave the kitchen knife, and chopped the white gourd into thin pieces..

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When the food was ready, the pot of seasoned water boiled. The two sat at the table, tossed the food and waited for the water to boil again.

Liang Song propped his chin with one hand and absent-mindedly looked around. He saw the picture frame on the table next to him. It was Bai Xi and Qi Xun, taken at the maple leaf forest. Bai Xi printed it out after he came back from Luohai City.

Liang Song stared at the photo carefully and had to admit that the artistic conception of the photo was very good. There was obviously no ambiguous movement between the two people, they were just looking at each other, but there seemed to be a layer of barrier separating them from the outside world. It also freezes this scene in time.

Staring at the photo carefully, Liang Song had to admit that the photographer skillfully captured this moment. There were clearly no ambiguous poses between the two. They just looked at each other, but it seemed that a boundary separated them from the outside world, eternally freezing this scene.

He searched in his heart for the memories left when he dated. Neither he nor any of his former girlfriends would be able to show such an expression towards each other.

He fished out the knot ofkonjac noodlesin the hotpot and asked his friend, “Why not just live together since you two are always sleeping at each other’s place anyway? Since Qi Xun has always been busy with work, think of how much more convenient it is for you two if you live together. You will be able to spend more time together.”

Bai Xi paused when heard the idea and felt shocked. He bit his chopsticks and did not know how to answer, because this never crossed his mind.

“Qi Xun and I will never live together, I think.” He muttered.

“Why?” Liang Song asked. “Don’t you two have a good relationship right now?”

Bai Xi bit into the yam he scooped out, and his voice muffled by the heat of the food.

The white steam above the hotpot floated into the air, obscuring Bai Xi’s face, making his expression fuzzy.

He said, “Qi Xun is territorial. He likes to have his own private space. Staying overnight occasionally and sleeping together at all times are two different things. Also, living together will not only deepen love but also create friction. It will increase more conflicting views between us. Just let us stay as we are.”

Liang Song understood that.

But he also suspected that his friend did not think Qi Xun wanted to live together.

He thought this selfless thinking was so like Bai Xi, always doing things according to what the others wanted, placing his own view a rank below.

He asked his friend, “Do you want to live with him?”

Bai Xi pondered over this question and answered honestly, “Kind of.”

To him, it would be the greatest temptation to have Qi Xun be the first person he saw every morning.

“But what we have now is also pretty good,” He said to Liang Song. “I look forward to all the dates we have. If our date starts at eight, then I feel happy at seven.”

Liang Song was stunned by the joyful smile on Bai Xi’s face.

He never had a deep relationship, so he often couldn’t relate to how his friend felt.

Instead of asking more questions, he shifted the topic to his most recent art show.

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Time was like running water. It was New Year’s Day in the blink of an eye.

In previous years, Bai Xi spent this holiday with his family. The family atmosphere was always homey, and having a family dinner on New Year’s Day was always a must.

In the past, he used to spend the night with his family on that day, but this year, he made plans with Qi Xun that they would welcome the new year together. After dinner, he sneaked out of the house with an excuse.

Wu Mo sipped her lotus seed soup while looking at her son’s back. She raised her delicate eyebrow enhanced by make-up as she had this strange feeling inside.

She gossiped with her daughter, asking, “Who is your brother meeting in this friends get-together? I do not remember him insisting on going to a New Year’s party in the past.”

Bai Ruo cracked open the melon seeds and thought to herself,Who else could it be except for that male vixen, Qi Xun.

Because of her loyalty, she did not sell out her brother. She lied with a straight face, “Maybe with Liang-ge? I think he called earlier, saying something about a get-together between their high school friends.”

Wu Mo believed her and leaned back on the sofa with interest. “How dull. And here I was thinking he was going on a date.”