CH 24

This was a very brief forehead kiss.

It could be said to have been gone as soon as it came.

However Peijin, who had just been kissed, was frozen on the spot.

Equally as speechless was Xu Yi, whose confession had been a defeat.

Xu Yi was on the brink of falling apart, she only felt as someone had just harshly slapped her across the face. She had just confessed and then right before her, He Xun kissed a guy’s forehead!

What was this supposed to mean? Did it mean he would rather like a man than ever accept her?

Surely it didn’t mean that her true feelings were dirt-cheap that he could trample on it as he pleased?

She had never been so humiliated before!

Xu Yi was so angry that her entire body shook, her voice quivered as she asked, “He Xun, what is this supposed to mean?”

He Xun’s expression was cynical, “Exactly what you saw it as.”

The Meng Meng at this moment still didn’t know what had happened.

He Xun had thrown his coat over her head, so she hadn’t seen a thing.

Meng Meng hurriedly ripped off the coat from her head, after seeing the light again, she let out a breath. However after one one glance at Xu Yi’s pale face, trembling lips, she breathed it back in.

Exactly what was He Xun trying to do by throwing his coat over her head!

Also, what was Xu Yi’s question supposed to mean?

Just what had happened a few seconds prior that she had no knowledge of? If that wasn’t the case, why did the current atmosphere feel so off?

Meng Meng’s eyes quickly flicked toward Peijin, wanting to find out what had gone down. However at that point, Peijin was still stuck in a daze herself.

He Xun felt that Peijin’s idiotic apperance was nothing but amusing when met with it.

With nothing more than a single kiss on the forehead, they had been struck dumb.

He reflected on himself for a moment, feeling that his own behavior wasn’t too out of line. If Peijin really was a guy, they psychologically wouldn’t be able to receive this kiss and he could also justify it as well.

He could use Xu Yi as an excuse.

Xu Yi couldn’t believe her eyes as she stared at He Xun and Peijin, but inexplicably, she surprisingly felt like Peijin and He Xun looked great together.

One was tall and big, one short and small.

One was chiselled and handsome, the other delicate and beautiful.

However….for two grown guys to be so compatible?

She must’ve gone crazy.

Xu Yi felt so miserable being here that she couldn’t stand it any longer. She grabbed her purse and left the bookstore without looking back.

Meng Meng watched as Xu Yi left, there wasn’t even enough time for her to say something and she hurried to follow after her.

For some time, only Peijin and He Xun remained in this corner.

He Xun was indifferent toward Meng Meng and Xu Yi’s departure. He picked one part of the coat he had used to cover Meng Meng’s head and tossed it into the trashcan at the side. Then to Peijin he said, “Let’s go, back to the dorms.”

On the way back to their dorms, Peijin was still recalling He Xun’s brief forehead kiss from earlier.

He Xun must’ve taken her as a shield and used her to reject Xu Yi!

Yes, it must’ve.

Otherwise what could explain how He Xun had gone so far as to lower his head and kiss her, a “man”?

He Xun gave a sideways glance at Peijin, “Peipei, what are you thinking about?”

This nickname Peipei was honestly too intimate, Peijin actually hadn’t gotten completely used to it yet.

Especially when He Xun would call out the two words “Peipei”, his voice was sexy and flirtatious, hearing it sent shivers through one’s spine.

Peijin blinked, still unable to hold back her curiosity and asked in a low voice, “Brother Xun, why did you cover Meng Meng’s head with your coat earlier?”

“Before Meng Meng, weren’t you getting embarrassed?” As for Xu Yi, He Xun had explicitly ignored her. She was nothing but an insignificant passerby, that was all.

Fine, this reason was barely acceptable though.

Still even if Meng Meng’s face was covered, did that mean could kiss her as he wanted! Although it was only on the forehead, it was still a bit unusual.

Thinking so, Peijin proceeded to warily ask, “Then why did you…kiss my forehead?”

Was it truly normal for one grown man to kiss another “grown man”?

He Xun closely gauged the color of Peijin’s face, but he didn’t see any more distinct emotions from their face.

Right now he still wasn’t sure exactly if Peijin was a woman.

However after the course of that forehead kiss prior, it had already become clear to him.

If Peijin were a woman, then he would be her man.

If Peijin were a man, then he would be their Gong. (1)

(1) Gong is a term that refers to the “top” or “giver” in a romantic relationship between men, this is more commonly known as the ‘seme’ within the BL community. This could actually be considered a play on words, since the word for husband can be 老公 (Lao Gong), much similar to what is said here 老攻 (Lao Gong).

It’s as simple and crude as that, and no fear came along with it.

However as he made up his mind on one side, Peijin couldn’t help but take into account how Peijin would react.

Right now he wanted to coax this person into his embrace and not to push them away, so he couldn’t scare Peijin off so early on.

He Xun didn’t answer her question, but he replied with one instead, “Then are you disgusted with me for kissing you?”

Once Peijin heard this question her face got a bit hot.

What was this question (1) supposed to resolve?

(1) The term is “broken question” or “poor question”, generally used for “how to” (solve subject).

Truthfully, that kiss from then, actually wasn’t all that bad. Not only did He Xun maintain an appropriate distance, but the kiss was like a dragonfly skimming the water. In fact, her senses hadn’t clearly felt the touch and leave of his lips.

But she was a guy right now.

How would most boys react when faced with this kind of situation?

In her head, Peijin imagined a guy’s reacting. After she envisioned it, she gave a laugh and scratched her head, saying, “I’m not really disgusted, it just scared me for a moment, it truly was a surprise.” After that, Peijin spontaneously outpaced He Xun’s steps, “Brother Xun, you must’ve been trying to get Xu Yi to retreat before it got difficult for her, right? I understand.”

In order to scare away your pursuers, you kissed your own brother. As a matter of fact, wasn’t that alright? It wasn’t anything more than putting on an act. She understood that.

He Xun clicked his tongue. He had originally wanted to be a bit more straightforward, but it would scare them away, so he could only settle for Peijin’s reasoning.

However some things needed to be made clear so they wouldn’t happen again.

“Don’t do anything like what you did tonight again. I’m not interested in Xu Yi, if I like anyone, I’ll chase after them myself.”

Peijin felt wronged too, ah.

She hadn’t known that tonight Xu Yi would confess to He Xun. Actually, from the start, she hadn’t known at all that Xu Yi would be coming.

He Xun must’ve thought of her as a ‘pimp’.

But she really wasn’t, she was someone who had been kept in the dark.

However that was her Brother Xun, even the neighboring school’s Campus Belle wasn’t to his liking, to have been rejected after outright confessing so candidly.

He Xun’s horizons were so high, I’m afraid that in the future, could only a talented fairy who had grown up drinking dewdrops enter his sights?

Peijin’s heart felt somewhat uneasy, she should have already helped He Xun evade that life-threatening crisis, but after helping him evade one calamity, he still wouldn’t’ be doomed to be forever alone, right?

It would be a pity if he really were to be single for the rest of his life.

After Peijin got back to their dorms, she wanted to ask Meng Meng what exactly was the situation that had gone on tonight.

Why hadn’t she bought up at all that Xu Yi would be coming to confess to He Xun?

However before she could even question her, Meng Meng had already sent over a great deal of her thoughts.

[ Meng Meng: Small brother, when you said before that you liked guys, I actually had still doubted it a bit. I had wholly never thought it was in fact true! ]

[ Meng Meng: What I didn’t expect more was, your lover was actually your school’s number one Demon King, He Xun, the Young Master He! ]

[ Meng Meng: I heard that Demon King Xun had kissed you tonight! It’s a shame my view was blocked and I didn’t see it, truly such a shame! ]

[ Meng Meng: Small brother, I really admire you a lot! From now on you’re my idol! ]

[ Meng Meng: Quickly teach me, how did you use your male body to claim a mega god like He Xun? Because I’ve simply never heard of Demon King Xun liking boys before! ]

[ Meng Meng: Small brother, I’m single, so I’ll rely on your experience! You must teach me, ok! ]

Peijin looked at the long string of words Meng Meng had sent over, trapped in her own mixed emotions.