Ch62 - Parallel Universe Extra—Innocent Playmates (4)

Editor: MinMin

Qi Xun did not know why, but his mood turned sour.

He picked up the palm-sized pink envelope without opening it, turned, and asked Bai Xi, “What is this?”

Bai Xi was already in a bad mood, and the frustration of solving math problems did not help. He glanced at the object and replied, “A love letter, of course.”

He did not take it seriously.

Since he started senior high school, he has grown taller. On top of this, his good looks were complemented by his decent personality and intelligence, making him increasingly well-received among the girls. He would get chocolate on Valentine’s Day until his arms were dog-tired and he would get blocked at the entrance of the stairs for a love confession during school morning exercises.

Just like this love letter, it had clear implications.

But Qi Xun frowned when he heard his reply.

He didn’t take it seriously at all.He did not take it seriously.Since he entered high school, he has grown taller in the past year. He is good-looking, has a good personality, and is smart. His popularity among girls is increasing day by day, and he is reluctant to receive chocolates for Valentine’s Day. Even when I was doing morning exercises, I would be blocked at the stairs to confess my love.

It was not like Qi Xun did not receive a small number of love letters himself. Many girls stuffed things in his desk drawer that could fill the corridor, but in his heart, Bai Xi was still a child. A child who would never fully grow up and would only smile sweetly at him and act coquettishly in his arms.

But now, with a love letter in his hand, it was like a reminder. Before he could realize it, Bai Xi hadflourished into a tall and healthy treethat had already unconsciously captured the attention of many.

It left a bad taste in his mouth.

Although he could not explain it himself, he felt discomfort.

Qi Xun tossed the love letter into the trash bin. His handsome face was partially hidden in the shadow as if in an aftermath of restraining his displeasure.

But Bai Xi was still struggling with his math questions so missed the other’s subtle irritation.

He only heard the other man say, “Don’t focus on dating in senior high school. You have not even finished puberty and you are already accepting love letters.”

This sentence was not very pleasant to the ear, as he was educating Bai Xi completely like a child.

Bai Xi was unhappy at once.

He raised his head and glared at Qi Xun. But because of his pale face and particularly red lips under the light, he looked more like a kitten throwing a tantrum than a furious man.

Qi Xun chuckled and thought it was an improper response.

“Was I wrong?” He asked.

Bai Xi stared daggers at him for a moment before redirecting his attention.

Looking down at his paper, he solved the last and most difficult question incorrectly due to his anger and refused to seek help.

He only heard Qi Xun say something serious, “Don’t focus on puppy love. Your hair has not even grown yet, and you have put away your love letter.”He only heard the other man say, “Don’t focus on dating in senior high school. You have not even finished puberty and you are already accepting love letters.”This sentence is not very pleasant to hear, and it is completely treated as a child’s education by Percy.This sentence was not very pleasant to the ear, educating Bai Xi completely like a child.

He whispered, “I am not dating anyone right now. I don’t even remember who gave me the letter.”

Now, this was pleasing to the ears.

Qi Xun’s expression turned gentle as he took two steps forward, planning to caress Bai Xi’s head.

But before he could raise his hand, he heard the next part of Bai Xi’s sentence.

Like a puff of light smoke, the gentleness quickly diffused into the air.

“But I do have someone I like.”

When Bai Xi said this, an affectionate smile appeared on his face, as if he remembered something joyful.

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Young people’s hormones were already vigorous. They could even sprout amorous feelings just from brushing shoulders on the stairs.

So he did not pursue it on the spot.

He continued to pick up Bai Xi from school as if he cared very little about their conversation that night, took Bai Xi to his friend’s gathering, and spent time playing games and watching movies with Bai Xi.

But he occasionally glanced at Bai Xi’s obedient profile as he sat beside him and thought what kind of person would Bai Xi like?

Maybe a girl who is just as beautiful as Bai Xi. An energetic and cheerful girl, who was an extrovert and active person, touched Bai Xi’s heart.

This bothered him, yet he could not complain about it verbally. He just patted away Chen Duo’s claws that were about to cup Bai Xi’s face.

“Don’t you dare,” he said coldly while drawing Bai Xi closer to him.

Bai Xi did not notice anything strange as he continued to drink his coke.

But Qi Xun did not expect to meet the girl he had vaguely outlined in his head, who Bai Xi would like, half a month later. He saw with his own eyes that there was such a girl appearing at Bai Xi’s side.

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It was Friday that day. Because Bai Xi asked to be picked up, Qi Xun waited outside the senior high school gate before the last period was over.

But something came up in Bai Xi’s club that caused a delay so he gave Qi Xun a notice.

Qi Xun did not mind. He stood patiently at the gate and waited.

When the influx of parents coming to pick up their kids was mostly gone, he saw Bai Xi coming out of the school with his schoolbag behind him, but he was not alone. There was a young girl in her school uniform skirt and a high ponytail. Although he could not see the girl very clearly, he could faintly see her charming face and figure.

Bai Xi was talking to her with his head down. Both of them were smiling as they quickly walked to the school gate. The girl said something to Bai Xi, making him freeze on the spot. Then she tiptoed to whisper words in his ear. They were very close. It was like she was kissing his cheek.

Qi Xun’s face immediately turned displeased.

Fortunately, that only lasted for a moment, as the two soon separated again.

They parted ways at the school gate. Bai Xi was even saying farewell to her, but when he looked up, he saw Qi Xun’s face. Qi Xun looked as if someone owed him eight hundred million yuan.

“Ge…Why did you not wait in the car?”

Bai Xi’s heart jumped irregularly, knowing that Qi Xun must have seen him with the event organizer.

Preventing people from falling in love prematurely is already stretching your hand too far as an elder brother. As for Percy having someone he likes in his heart, this is not a big deal for a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old.Although he did not want the other to start a relationship so early, he was overstepping his boundary as a friend. As for the person that Bai Xi likes, it should not be a serious deal for a seventeen-year-old boy,Young people’s hormones are already strong. Maybe they pass by each other on the stairwell, or they may have spring feelings.

He was innocent as they were just friends, but a guilty conscience still appeared out of nowhere.

Qi Xun did not reply, instead, took the schoolbag from his back and led him to the car. The hand pulling on Bai Xi’s hand unconsciously increased its strength.

Bai Xi felt some pain.

When he got in the car, he held his schoolbag in his arms and studied Qi Xun’s face, as he felt like the other man was acting weird, as though he had wronged him.

Qi Xun drove out, and after driving a while, he asked, once he finally calmed down, “Is that the girl you like?”

Bai Xi wanted to deny it.

But when he met the other’s eyes, the expression he saw caused him to freeze. It was tight and cold, as if he was being interrogated, and also a subtle irritation.

He had never been in a relationship before, but he received enough love confessions to open an exhibition. He had seen countless adoring faces directed toward him, both men and women.

Qi Xun’s expression made his heart skip a beat.

He did not answer, just stayed silent in doubt.

Without receiving an answer for a long time, Qi Xun furrowed his brow.

He was not unkind by any means. Although he had a cold nature, he always treated others with nothing but politeness. His upbringing made him respect women, but when he thought of the closeness between that girl and Bai Xi, there was a melancholic fire burning inside of him.

He said coldly, “So you were lying when you said you were not dating anyone.”

Instead of speaking, Bai Xi fiddled with the key chain attached to his school bag.

Qi Xun’s tone turned a few degrees colder and said, “If you are dating, at least date someone worthy. You are just paying lip service to that girl.”

It sounded harsh, but that was not a lie.

He felt from the bottom of his heart that none of those young and ignorant senior high school students deserved Bai Xi.

But when asked who should be with Bai Xi, he could not provide an answer.

Bai Xi finally reacted.

He glanced at Qi Xun and mumbled, “Why do you care so much? Even my parents do not micromanage me this much.”

This was like astab to the airwayin Qi Xun’s lung.

Qi Xun laughed in his rage. “If you do not want my concern, then do not call me ge. Do you still refuse? I do not want you to date right now. You need to break up with her tomorrow.”

He could say it, and he could also do it.

Bai Xi tightened the key chain in his hand and swallowed. Qi Xun’s glacial face was very scary, but Bai Xi was secretly happy.

The more angry Qi Xun was, the happier he was, because this showed that Qi Xun cared about him.

He plotted in his heart and turned to Qi Xun with eyes as bright as stars.

He deliberately asked, “What is up with your exaggerated reaction towards my relationship? I am seventeen, not seven. Dating is inevitable; it is just a matter of when. Are you going to manage all of my relationships like this one?”

Qi Xun gripped the steering wheel, drove into an alley, and parted on the side of the road.

He turned and fixed his deep eyes on Bai Xi.

The inside of the car was dark as evening arrived. Bai Xi seemed to be frightened by him as he shrank into his seat.

The two men deadlocked for a moment, and no one spoke.

Qi Xun did not know why he was so angry. It was not like none of his younger cousins went without dating as students. The oldest one was only one year younger than Bai Xi and already had his second girlfriend.

But Bai Xi looked at him so timidly. It was like he had never grown up and would always be bullied in any relationship.

This made him frustrated. In the past two years, Bai Xi had been very well-behaved and clung to him. This was the first time Bai Xi had talked back to him, and about a girl no less.

He looked at Bai Xi for a while, reached out, and touched the side of Bai Xi’s face, asking in an unhappy tone, “Do you like her so much that you will disregard my words and stay together with her?”

There was already a sense of defeat in his words.

Bai Xi’s heart pounded.

When the parents who came to pick him up at the school gate had almost dispersed, he saw Bai Xi coming out of the gate carrying a schoolbag, but he was not alone. There was a little girl wearing a school uniform and skirt beside him, with a high ponytail. Although he could not see If you look carefully, you can vaguely see the beautiful appearance and figure.When the influx of parents coming to pick up their kids was mostly gone, he saw Bai Xi coming out of the school with his schoolbag behind him, but he was not alone. There was a young girl in her school uniform skirt and a high ponytail .Although he could not see the girl very clearly, he could faintly see her charming face and figure.Percy lowered his head and talked to her. Both of them were smiling. They were about to leave the school gate. The little girl didn’t know what she said. Percy stood still. Then the little girl put her feet up. She didn’t know what she was talking about. Whispering to Percy or something, the two of them were so close that it was almost like a kiss.Bai Xi was talking to her with his head down. Both of them were smiling as they quickly walked to the school gate. The girl said something to Bai Xi, making him freeze on the spot. Then she tiptoed to whisper words into his ear. They were very close, it was like she was kissing his cheek.

With his soft cheek so close to Qi Xun’s palm, he could smell a faint scent of grapefruit between Qi Xun’s fingers. It was the hand lotion he forced Qi Xun to use, just like the one he used.

He met Qi Xun’s eyes. In this small car, Qi Xun seemed particularly oppressive. The other man was only a few years older than him, but already so much more mature, cold, handsome, and noble.

Especially when Qi Xun looked down at him from a distance. There was an invisible force, like seeing through his heart hiding under his skin.

Bai Xi was having trouble thinking straight.

He even could not resist the instinct to rub into Qi Xun’s palm.

He reasoned that Qi Xun would never allow him to date if the other was so tense with him.

Since dating was off the table, didn’t it mean… Qi Xun likes him, even just a little bit?

This made his throat dry, yet his eyes glittered like the stars.

There were only two of them in the car. The atmosphere was heavy and suffocating, but it was also a little ambiguous.

He took a deep breath and finally said, “I do not have feelings for her. She is our class event organizer. We are more like friends than classmates. Just earlier, she noticed I had a stain on my face and helped me wipe it.”

Qi Xun raised his eyebrows as if to weigh the truth of his words.

But Bai Xi gathered his courage and continued, “And like I said, I do have someone I like. Ge, do you want to know who that person is?”

He stared at Qi Xun with burning eyes.

If there was a way to measure the temperature of his eyes, it should be boiling.

For some reason, being watched by those two intense eyes, Qi Xun had a faint premonition that he should refuse to listen to the answer to this question for the sake of his friendship with Bai Xi.

But Bai Xi did not wait for Qi Xun’s brain to process as he had answered the question.

The schoolbag slipped from the passenger seat and fell to the floor.

The key chain jiggled from the movement and made a muffled clink.

Bai Xi unbuckled himself, leaned forward, cupped the other’s face in his hand, and put his lips against Qi Xun’s lips.

He put orange-scented lip balm on his lips. The girl sitting in front of him lent it to him when she noticed how chapped his lips were.

Now the orange scent was also printed on Qi Xun’s lips.

This was the first time Bai Xi did this. His first kiss to the person he has admired and desired for a long time.

His eyelashes trembled repeatedly, and the tips of his ears turned crimson.

He dared not meet Qi Xun’s eyes but whispered in a trembling voice, “Ge, I like you.”

The translator has something to add:

Teo: Ruby Slippers, thank you so much for the ko-fi!

Also, releasing this chapter early because I have plans over the weekend.