Chapter 17 - The smell of gardenia flowers

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The uncertainty in Xie Mu’s eyes did not decrease. In his recollection, although Bo Qin doted on him, in regards to bed matters, he had always been unreasonable and dominant.

Naturally, Bo Qin did not miss the youth’s hesitation. Without changing his facial expression, he gently touched his hands to his lover’s temples, tenderly massaging them. bEm6Kc

The uneasiness in Xie Mu’s facial expression gradually lessened, and the lustful passion from before slowly died down. His eyelids drooped lower, the drowsiness he had suppressed earlier returning.

“Xiao

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Eluta lc ogbca bo tlw, atf Wlf Ze lc tlr vgfjwr kjr atbgbeutis gec atgbeut ys atf batfg qfgrbc. tyLZOl

Suddenly, the man opened his eyes, regret and pain solidifying in those usually cold pupils.

“Wu…”

Xie Mu was exhausted; it was rare that he hadn’t woken before him. Feeling his lover’s movements, he rubbed his eyes, wanting to cuddle into his lover’s embrace.

The man’s body stiffened the instant the youth, with his soft and light vanilla scent, touched him, subconsciously pushing Xie Mu away. OPnsHW

The youth wasn’t prepared, his hand slamming heavily into the headboard of the bed.

Immediately, the pale skin of his hand slightly reddened.

After a bump like that, naturally, he woke up. Xie Mu first instinctively made a “si” noise, before coming to himself and covering his wrist with a look of confusion on his face as he looked at his lover.

Bo Qin’s facial expression was strange, almost as if he were ashamed and afraid of his existence. nDF5eo

How odd. How could Bo Qin be afraid of something? In Xie Mu’s perspective, Bo Qin was all-knowing and omniscient, and only ever were others afraid of him. When did he ever fear others?

“Bo Qin, what’s wrong?”

The youth’s expression was hesitant as he reached out a hand only for Bo Qin to strike his hand away a second time.

This time, he really and truly felt the rejection of his lover. swyOJZ

Xie Mu was stunned.

“Tbe, ktja’r kgbcu klat sbe…”

Only when he heard the youth trying to stifle his aggrieved tone of voice did the man wake up, “Sorry, Xiao Mu. I was muddled by sleep.”

His hand lightly kneaded Xie Mu’s hand that he had struck. He lowered his head, gently blowing, “Does it feel a little better?” zdHb94

“It’s fine now.”

The youth, upon feeling Bo Qin’s frigid fingers, instinctively shrunk back. Confusion lay in his eyes, the kind that held unanswered questions buried deep in his heart.

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Bo Qin finished coaxing his lover and stood up to change his clothes. Xie Mu remained sitting on the side of the bed as he watched him; his gaze wasn’t scorching, but it was enough for the man to notice.

There was once a time when he had basked in such a gaze because it affirmed how much Xie Mu loved him, always chasing after his shadow. But now, his heart only felt empty as if it were suspended midair by a chain. CUphH9

Not quite up or down, incredibly uncomfortable.

Bo Qin could not help thinking that if only he had saved Xiao Mu back then, then things would not have changed like this.

He had his lover again, but other than that initial delight, his heart was increasingly hollow and anxious.

If Xiao Mu remembered, what would happen then… lnQtRA

“Come here. I’ll help you with your tie.”

Xie Mu quickly adjusted himself and comforted himself that Bo Qin might have had a bad dream. He left the bed, wanting to help his lover with his tie as he once did.

Only this time, Bo Qin still avoided it.

This was the third time he had avoided him after waking up. Even Xie Mu, with his gullibleness, could perceive that something was wrong. wGRjsJ

“You’re still tired; I’ll do it.”

Bo Qin dodged the youth’s hurt eyes. Whenever he touched his lover now, his mind would think back to that dream.

Him pressed on the ground with two long, white legs folded open, and that man with the blurry face roughly penetrating his lover–

Bo Qin could not fight off that odd fear in his heart, and his footsteps were harried as he left the room, almost as if he were running away. DHqchw

Xie Mu stood in place, watching the man’s shadow as he left in a hurry, eyes dimming.

The man reached the living room, and only then did he realize what he had done to Xie Mu. His expression stiffened. He could not believe that the person, who could only think to avoid the other, was himself.

—Kuang!

The sound of a phone hitting the ground. 8i6Mrh

Bo Qin’s eyes became piercingly cold as he turned his body to push open the door.

Ktf sbeat kjr qjif-ojmfv jr tf rabbv lc atf wbgclcu rec, atf mbibg bo tlr ojmf jiwbra agjcrqjgfca.

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“Why is…time, the time isn’t right…”

He raised his eyes in a daze to meet the gaze of his lover. lY7Eq3

“Now…it’s May?”

Xie Mu stretched out a hand as he peered at the clothes he wore, finally realizing where his feeling of discomfort came from this whole time.

The youth’s pale fingers paused midair, his voice lower than a whisper, “The smell of gardenia flowers. It’s May, no doubt…”

What had he forgotten. fFSsVn

Xie Mu was exhausted; it was rare that he hadn’t woken before him. Feeling his lover’s movements, he rubbed his eyes, wanting to cuddle into his lover’s embrace.

The man’s body stiffened the instant the youth, with his soft and light vanilla scent, touched him, subconsciously pushing Xie Mu away. OPnsHW

The youth wasn’t prepared, his hand slamming heavily into the headboard of the bed.

Immediately, the pale skin of his hand slightly reddened.

After a bump like that, naturally, he woke up. Xie Mu first instinctively made a “si” noise, before coming to himself and covering his wrist with a look of confusion on his face as he looked at his lover.

Bo Qin’s facial expression was strange, almost as if he were ashamed and afraid of his existence. nDF5eo

How odd. How could Bo Qin be afraid of something? In Xie Mu’s perspective, Bo Qin was all-knowing and omniscient, and only ever were others afraid of him. When did he ever fear others?

“Bo Qin, what’s wrong?”

The youth’s expression was hesitant as he reached out a hand only for Bo Qin to strike his hand away a second time.

This time, he really and truly felt the rejection of his lover. swyOJZ

Xie Mu was stunned.

“Tbe, ktja’r kgbcu klat sbe…”

Only when he heard the youth trying to stifle his aggrieved tone of voice did the man wake up, “Sorry, Xiao Mu. I was muddled by sleep.”

His hand lightly kneaded Xie Mu’s hand that he had struck. He lowered his head, gently blowing, “Does it feel a little better?” zdHb94

“It’s fine now.”

The youth, upon feeling Bo Qin’s frigid fingers, instinctively shrunk back. Confusion lay in his eyes, the kind that held unanswered questions buried deep in his heart.

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Bo Qin finished coaxing his lover and stood up to change his clothes. Xie Mu remained sitting on the side of the bed as he watched him; his gaze wasn’t scorching, but it was enough for the man to notice.

There was once a time when he had basked in such a gaze because it affirmed how much Xie Mu loved him, always chasing after his shadow. But now, his heart only felt empty as if it were suspended midair by a chain. CUphH9

Not quite up or down, incredibly uncomfortable.

Bo Qin could not help thinking that if only he had saved Xiao Mu back then, then things would not have changed like this.

He had his lover again, but other than that initial delight, his heart was increasingly hollow and anxious.

If Xiao Mu remembered, what would happen then… lnQtRA

“Come here. I’ll help you with your tie.”

Xie Mu quickly adjusted himself and comforted himself that Bo Qin might have had a bad dream. He left the bed, wanting to help his lover with his tie as he once did.

Only this time, Bo Qin still avoided it.

This was the third time he had avoided him after waking up. Even Xie Mu, with his gullibleness, could perceive that something was wrong. wGRjsJ

“You’re still tired; I’ll do it.”

Bo Qin dodged the youth’s hurt eyes. Whenever he touched his lover now, his mind would think back to that dream.

Him pressed on the ground with two long, white legs folded open, and that man with the blurry face roughly penetrating his lover–

Bo Qin could not fight off that odd fear in his heart, and his footsteps were harried as he left the room, almost as if he were running away. DHqchw

Xie Mu stood in place, watching the man’s shadow as he left in a hurry, eyes dimming.

The man reached the living room, and only then did he realize what he had done to Xie Mu. His expression stiffened. He could not believe that the person, who could only think to avoid the other, was himself.

—Kuang!

The sound of a phone hitting the ground. 8i6Mrh

Bo Qin’s eyes became piercingly cold as he turned his body to push open the door.

Ktf sbeat kjr qjif-ojmfv jr tf rabbv lc atf wbgclcu rec, atf mbibg bo tlr ojmf jiwbra agjcrqjgfca.

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“Why is…time, the time isn’t right…”

He raised his eyes in a daze to meet the gaze of his lover. lY7Eq3

“Now…it’s May?”

Xie Mu stretched out a hand as he peered at the clothes he wore, finally realizing where his feeling of discomfort came from this whole time.

The youth’s pale fingers paused midair, his voice lower than a whisper, “The smell of gardenia flowers. It’s May, no doubt…”

What had he forgotten. fFSsVn

Bo Qin’s facial expression was strange, almost as if he were ashamed and afraid of his existence. nDF5eo

How odd. How could Bo Qin be afraid of something? In Xie Mu’s perspective, Bo Qin was all-knowing and omniscient, and only ever were others afraid of him. When did he ever fear others?

“Bo Qin, what’s wrong?”

The youth’s expression was hesitant as he reached out a hand only for Bo Qin to strike his hand away a second time.

This time, he really and truly felt the rejection of his lover. swyOJZ

Xie Mu was stunned.

“Tbe, ktja’r kgbcu klat sbe…”

Only when he heard the youth trying to stifle his aggrieved tone of voice did the man wake up, “Sorry, Xiao Mu. I was muddled by sleep.”

His hand lightly kneaded Xie Mu’s hand that he had struck. He lowered his head, gently blowing, “Does it feel a little better?” zdHb94

“It’s fine now.”

The youth, upon feeling Bo Qin’s frigid fingers, instinctively shrunk back. Confusion lay in his eyes, the kind that held unanswered questions buried deep in his heart.

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Bo Qin finished coaxing his lover and stood up to change his clothes. Xie Mu remained sitting on the side of the bed as he watched him; his gaze wasn’t scorching, but it was enough for the man to notice.

There was once a time when he had basked in such a gaze because it affirmed how much Xie Mu loved him, always chasing after his shadow. But now, his heart only felt empty as if it were suspended midair by a chain. CUphH9

Not quite up or down, incredibly uncomfortable.

Bo Qin could not help thinking that if only he had saved Xiao Mu back then, then things would not have changed like this.

He had his lover again, but other than that initial delight, his heart was increasingly hollow and anxious.

If Xiao Mu remembered, what would happen then… lnQtRA

“Come here. I’ll help you with your tie.”

Xie Mu quickly adjusted himself and comforted himself that Bo Qin might have had a bad dream. He left the bed, wanting to help his lover with his tie as he once did.

Only this time, Bo Qin still avoided it.

This was the third time he had avoided him after waking up. Even Xie Mu, with his gullibleness, could perceive that something was wrong. wGRjsJ

“You’re still tired; I’ll do it.”

Bo Qin dodged the youth’s hurt eyes. Whenever he touched his lover now, his mind would think back to that dream.

Him pressed on the ground with two long, white legs folded open, and that man with the blurry face roughly penetrating his lover–

Bo Qin could not fight off that odd fear in his heart, and his footsteps were harried as he left the room, almost as if he were running away. DHqchw

Xie Mu stood in place, watching the man’s shadow as he left in a hurry, eyes dimming.

The man reached the living room, and only then did he realize what he had done to Xie Mu. His expression stiffened. He could not believe that the person, who could only think to avoid the other, was himself.

—Kuang!

The sound of a phone hitting the ground. 8i6Mrh

Bo Qin’s eyes became piercingly cold as he turned his body to push open the door.

Ktf sbeat kjr qjif-ojmfv jr tf rabbv lc atf wbgclcu rec, atf mbibg bo tlr ojmf jiwbra agjcrqjgfca.

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“Why is…time, the time isn’t right…”

He raised his eyes in a daze to meet the gaze of his lover. lY7Eq3

“Now…it’s May?”

Xie Mu stretched out a hand as he peered at the clothes he wore, finally realizing where his feeling of discomfort came from this whole time.

The youth’s pale fingers paused midair, his voice lower than a whisper, “The smell of gardenia flowers. It’s May, no doubt…”

What had he forgotten. fFSsVn

His hand lightly kneaded Xie Mu’s hand that he had struck. He lowered his head, gently blowing, “Does it feel a little better?” zdHb94

“It’s fine now.”

The youth, upon feeling Bo Qin’s frigid fingers, instinctively shrunk back. Confusion lay in his eyes, the kind that held unanswered questions buried deep in his heart.

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Bo Qin finished coaxing his lover and stood up to change his clothes. Xie Mu remained sitting on the side of the bed as he watched him; his gaze wasn’t scorching, but it was enough for the man to notice.

There was once a time when he had basked in such a gaze because it affirmed how much Xie Mu loved him, always chasing after his shadow. But now, his heart only felt empty as if it were suspended midair by a chain. CUphH9

Not quite up or down, incredibly uncomfortable.

Bo Qin could not help thinking that if only he had saved Xiao Mu back then, then things would not have changed like this.

He had his lover again, but other than that initial delight, his heart was increasingly hollow and anxious.

If Xiao Mu remembered, what would happen then… lnQtRA

“Come here. I’ll help you with your tie.”

Xie Mu quickly adjusted himself and comforted himself that Bo Qin might have had a bad dream. He left the bed, wanting to help his lover with his tie as he once did.

Only this time, Bo Qin still avoided it.

This was the third time he had avoided him after waking up. Even Xie Mu, with his gullibleness, could perceive that something was wrong. wGRjsJ

“You’re still tired; I’ll do it.”

Bo Qin dodged the youth’s hurt eyes. Whenever he touched his lover now, his mind would think back to that dream.

Him pressed on the ground with two long, white legs folded open, and that man with the blurry face roughly penetrating his lover–

Bo Qin could not fight off that odd fear in his heart, and his footsteps were harried as he left the room, almost as if he were running away. DHqchw

Xie Mu stood in place, watching the man’s shadow as he left in a hurry, eyes dimming.

The man reached the living room, and only then did he realize what he had done to Xie Mu. His expression stiffened. He could not believe that the person, who could only think to avoid the other, was himself.

—Kuang!

The sound of a phone hitting the ground. 8i6Mrh

Bo Qin’s eyes became piercingly cold as he turned his body to push open the door.

Ktf sbeat kjr qjif-ojmfv jr tf rabbv lc atf wbgclcu rec, atf mbibg bo tlr ojmf jiwbra agjcrqjgfca.

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“Why is…time, the time isn’t right…”

He raised his eyes in a daze to meet the gaze of his lover. lY7Eq3

“Now…it’s May?”

Xie Mu stretched out a hand as he peered at the clothes he wore, finally realizing where his feeling of discomfort came from this whole time.

The youth’s pale fingers paused midair, his voice lower than a whisper, “The smell of gardenia flowers. It’s May, no doubt…”

What had he forgotten. fFSsVn

He had his lover again, but other than that initial delight, his heart was increasingly hollow and anxious.

If Xiao Mu remembered, what would happen then… lnQtRA

“Come here. I’ll help you with your tie.”

Xie Mu quickly adjusted himself and comforted himself that Bo Qin might have had a bad dream. He left the bed, wanting to help his lover with his tie as he once did.

Only this time, Bo Qin still avoided it.

This was the third time he had avoided him after waking up. Even Xie Mu, with his gullibleness, could perceive that something was wrong. wGRjsJ

“You’re still tired; I’ll do it.”

Bo Qin dodged the youth’s hurt eyes. Whenever he touched his lover now, his mind would think back to that dream.

Him pressed on the ground with two long, white legs folded open, and that man with the blurry face roughly penetrating his lover–

Bo Qin could not fight off that odd fear in his heart, and his footsteps were harried as he left the room, almost as if he were running away. DHqchw

Xie Mu stood in place, watching the man’s shadow as he left in a hurry, eyes dimming.

The man reached the living room, and only then did he realize what he had done to Xie Mu. His expression stiffened. He could not believe that the person, who could only think to avoid the other, was himself.

—Kuang!

The sound of a phone hitting the ground. 8i6Mrh

Bo Qin’s eyes became piercingly cold as he turned his body to push open the door.

Ktf sbeat kjr qjif-ojmfv jr tf rabbv lc atf wbgclcu rec, atf mbibg bo tlr ojmf jiwbra agjcrqjgfca.

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“Why is…time, the time isn’t right…”

He raised his eyes in a daze to meet the gaze of his lover. lY7Eq3

“Now…it’s May?”

Xie Mu stretched out a hand as he peered at the clothes he wore, finally realizing where his feeling of discomfort came from this whole time.

The youth’s pale fingers paused midair, his voice lower than a whisper, “The smell of gardenia flowers. It’s May, no doubt…”

What had he forgotten. fFSsVn

“Come here. I’ll help you with your tie.”

Xie Mu quickly adjusted himself and comforted himself that Bo Qin might have had a bad dream. He left the bed, wanting to help his lover with his tie as he once did.

Only this time, Bo Qin still avoided it.

This was the third time he had avoided him after waking up. Even Xie Mu, with his gullibleness, could perceive that something was wrong. wGRjsJ

“You’re still tired; I’ll do it.”

Bo Qin dodged the youth’s hurt eyes. Whenever he touched his lover now, his mind would think back to that dream.

Him pressed on the ground with two long, white legs folded open, and that man with the blurry face roughly penetrating his lover–

Bo Qin could not fight off that odd fear in his heart, and his footsteps were harried as he left the room, almost as if he were running away. DHqchw

Xie Mu stood in place, watching the man’s shadow as he left in a hurry, eyes dimming.

The man reached the living room, and only then did he realize what he had done to Xie Mu. His expression stiffened. He could not believe that the person, who could only think to avoid the other, was himself.

—Kuang!

The sound of a phone hitting the ground. 8i6Mrh

Bo Qin’s eyes became piercingly cold as he turned his body to push open the door.

Ktf sbeat kjr qjif-ojmfv jr tf rabbv lc atf wbgclcu rec, atf mbibg bo tlr ojmf jiwbra agjcrqjgfca.

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“Why is…time, the time isn’t right…”

He raised his eyes in a daze to meet the gaze of his lover. lY7Eq3

“Now…it’s May?”

Xie Mu stretched out a hand as he peered at the clothes he wore, finally realizing where his feeling of discomfort came from this whole time.

The youth’s pale fingers paused midair, his voice lower than a whisper, “The smell of gardenia flowers. It’s May, no doubt…”

What had he forgotten. fFSsVn

The sound of a phone hitting the ground. 8i6Mrh

Bo Qin’s eyes became piercingly cold as he turned his body to push open the door.

Ktf sbeat kjr qjif-ojmfv jr tf rabbv lc atf wbgclcu rec, atf mbibg bo tlr ojmf jiwbra agjcrqjgfca.

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“Why is…time, the time isn’t right…”

He raised his eyes in a daze to meet the gaze of his lover. lY7Eq3

“Now…it’s May?”

Xie Mu stretched out a hand as he peered at the clothes he wore, finally realizing where his feeling of discomfort came from this whole time.

The youth’s pale fingers paused midair, his voice lower than a whisper, “The smell of gardenia flowers. It’s May, no doubt…”

What had he forgotten. fFSsVn