Chapter 71

Translator: Amber.es | Editor: Cookie🍪 | Proofreader: Bubbles

Wen Mingyi entered the door, feeling wronged and full of anger. He was dissatisfied with Si Junduo’s “Do you want to come in?”, and hence, his words were mixed with resentment.

Si Junduo listened to his question about Jiang Zimo, and patiently explained to him.

However, Wen Mingyi didn’t want to hear any explanations. He only wanted Jiang Zimo to get away from Si Junduo. “Don’t tell me excuses. Let me tell you, Jiang Zimo likes you, and the reason why he is so good to you is because he likes you. He wants to chase you. Do you think he treats you like a friend? You’re totally wrong! Si Junduo, if you don’t separate from him now, just wait for him to make you bent!”

Si Junduo was silent. He looked at Wen Mingyi and was silent for a while before he softly stated, “I don’t need him for that.” He raised his eyes, which were deep and steady as the sea, as though it was the tranquility before the storm. He continued, “I myself have always liked males, and I don’t need him to bend myself.”

Wen Mingyi was shocked. He looked at the person in front of him in disbelief, exclaiming, “How is that possible?”

Si Junduo did not speak.

The room was utterly silent.

After a long time, Si Junduo spoke again, and he asked Wen Mingyi, “Would you like to eat? I am currently cooking.”

Wen Mingyi shook his head. He stared into the eyes of Si Junduo, without turning his gaze away. He looked at the man in front of him, one he should be so familiar with, and instead saw a stranger.

Si Junduo liked men? How could this be? What happened in the days he was gone? Why did Si Junduo say that he liked men when he returned to this home again?

For the first time, he felt that the three years that passed were not just a number. Within these numbers, there had indeed been changes between them. He was no longer the person who knew Si Junduo best. Only today did he know his sexuality.

Wen Mingyi left. When he came, he was nervous and uneasy, but he was full of smugness. When he left, he was only exhausted and at a loss. He quietly walked the way back, feeling a knot constricting his heart.

He took out his cell phone and posted to his circle of friends: September 6th. Cloudy and rainy.

Lu Yunfei quickly replied to this message among friends: You again. Won’t your conscience hurt with you blindly sending the weather forecast out, misleading your friends every day?!

Wen Mingyi did not reply to him. What he posted in the moments was never the weather forecast, but his mood. When he arrived, there were plenty of clouds, and when he left, it was when heavy rain struck. Walking under the rain, his whole person was utterly muddled.

Wen Mingyi blinked and pressed down these memories. He sighed and told Li Yuanqing, “I’m hanging up, I’m going to sleep.”

Li Yuanqing listened to his sullen tone and blurted out, “Wait, wait.”

“What?”

Li Yuanqing opened his mouth then stopped.

Wen Mingyi frowned. “You just said that I was being coy, so why are you like that too?”

Li Yuanqing’s heart was fatigued.

As a friend, he felt that he should remind Wen Mingyi that his feelings for Si Junduo were not normal; yet because he was a friend, he dared not remind him rashly, for fear that Wen Mingyi would move towards the crooked path usually taken.

But if he really didn’t say it, when Wen Mingyi suddenly gained enlightenment, reacting yet missing the chance, it won’t be only Wen Mingyi who would regret it but also himself.

Li Yuanqing pondered quietly for a while, then suddenly “coughed”. He decided to use a joke to warn him.

With his words, if Wen Mingyi really had that kind of affection for Si Junduo, then he would naturally understand that he and Si Junduo could have another possibility.

And if Wen Mingyi bore no feelings for Si Junduo in that aspect, or does not intend to follow on, then even if he heard this sentence, he would not take it to heart.

This was the most appropriate way that Li Yuanqing could think of.

“I say, if you really don’t want to be separated from Xuezhang , it’s not that there’s no other way. Since Xuezhang likes men and you’re also a man, it’s an equal exchange! You know~”

Wen Mingyi was shocked by his outrageous remarks!

“Are you crazy!!” Wen Mingyi shouted in disbelief. “I’m his didi !! How could I replace that! This exchange is impossible!”

Li Yuanqing felt that his thinking had really stepped into a misunderstanding, trapping himself in it.

“It’s true that you are his didi . But you are not his blood brother, nor his cousin. You are a younger neighbor. If you were a girl, you two would be childhood friends. Based on how well your two families are, who knows. Even before you were born, you might’ve already been arranged with each other.”

Wen Mingyi: …

“But this is just something I say casually. You don’t have to take it seriously. You rest first. Call me if something comes up, I’ll continue driving.”

“En,” Wen Mingyi replied in a low voice.

Li Yuanqing hung up the phone and sighed. He’d said whatever he could. The rest was up to Wen Mingyi himself.

And Wen Mingyi…

Wen Mingyi sat on his bed in a daze, feeling that his entire world had been opened up. Could it be like this too? Could he and Si Junduo be like that?

Was it possible?

Truly possible?

Wen Mingyi faintly felt that there was something throbbing in his heart, as if it wanted to break through the ground, wanting to attract his attention.

He desperately pressed down that feeling. No! How could he and Si Junduo do that?! Although they were not blood brothers, they were better than brothers!

However, not being actual brothers meant there was no blood relationship… One could fall in love if there was no blood relationship…

Wen Mingyi felt as if a new door had suddenly appeared in front of his eyes with the gatekeeper asking him, “Do you want to come in?”

He stood outside the door and heard a voice constantly coming from inside the door. “Come in~, come in~”

“You can do it, come right in~”

Wen Mingyi didn’t dare move for a long time. Though he appeared calm, his heart was overwhelmed.

Heavens! It seemed that he and Si Junduo could really happen too…

There seemed to be nothing wrong with what Li Yuanqing had said…

Wen Mingyi immediately lost his sleepiness!

So he wanted to fall in love with Si Junduo?

Fall in love with Si Junduo?! Could this feeling actually exist??!

It meant they’d kiss! Could they really kiss each other!?

Then did he want to date Si Junduo?

Date him?

Should he?

Even before Wen Mingyi finished that thought, he felt a change in his body the next second. When he came to, he found that he had become the shape of a familiar husky.

Wen Mingyi looked at his dog’s paws, now with a new problem to ponder on. Should he still head to Si Junduo’s bedroom to sleep?

But, Wen Mingyi continued his thoughts as he probed his head onto his paws, if he were to fall in love with Si Junduo, then should he be more reserved? Otherwise, even before this dating step was done, he was already heading to that person’s bed. This was truly… too enthusiastic ba …

However, his usual habit was to sleep with Si Junduo. If he didn’t appear there right now, then wouldn’t it be unusual?

Hence, Wen Mingyi jumped out of the bed, elated. He should still go first. In any case, if it was not to talk about love, then they still had to sleep, so they might as well sleep a date-less sleep.

Wen Mingyi cautiously poked out his dog head and made sure that there was no one in the corridor, and then ran to the opposite door rooming Si Junduo. His body stood up, opened the door, and walked in with his tail wagging behind him.

Si Junduo was not surprised when he saw him coming in. He just said, “How come you are a Husky today?”

Hmph, looking down on huskies again! Wen Mingyi eyed him.

Si Junduo looked at those silly-looking eyes, knowing that Wen Mingyi must have scolded him inside. “I don’t dislike Huskies, I was just wondering. After all, it’s always the orange cat that appears more frequently.”

Precisely because it was an orange cat, Wen Mingyi exclaimed in his heart. Otherwise could you still put a husky in your pocket and bring it into the house without anyone knowing it? With such a big item, you just lack a Qiankun bag!

Wen Mingyi closed the door, walked to his side, and jumped onto the bed.

Si Junduo felt his bed shake and reminded him, “You’re not allowed to do this next time.”

Wen Mingyi nodded his head, while the dog’s eyes peered back.

Speaking of which, what type did Si Junduo like? Wen Mingyi recalled what Si Junduo had said in the car before — smarter, an interesting personality, acts like a baby, sensible and such. He could do this. Wen Mingyi compared himself to those criteria. He was definitely smart. His personality was without a doubt interesting. He could act cottequish and he was also sensible. He satisfied all those! Compliant with all those points!

However, Wen Mingyi couldn’t help but wonder whether Si Junduo was like him, would only treat him as his didi , hence not listing him as a love candidate at all?

He thought about it and felt it was possible. After all, Si Junduo didn’t seem to want to fall in love at all. He stayed with him every day and was so clear-hearted. This obviously meant he regarded Wen Mingyi as his didi .

Therefore, if he wanted to date Si Junduo, did it mean he had to shock Si Junduo awake first?

Then should he still date Si Junduo?

Wen Mingyi supported his dog head and thoughtfully stared at the man in front of him.

Si Junduo was being stared at, and he could feel the contempt of the king Erha’s blue eyes 1 Erha’s a nickname for Huskies. . He couldn’t help but laugh and asked him, “What’s the matter? Why are you looking at me like that?”

Wen Mingyi didn’t know how to tell him. Hence, he laid down and pulled up the quilt to cover himself. Since he was not in a rush, he didn’t want to worry about it and went to sleep.

Si Junduo saw that he was about to go to bed, so he went to the bathroom and took a bath before lying down.

That night, Wen Mingyi had a dream. He dreamed that Si Junduo kissed him and told him, “Stupid.”

Wen Mingyi was dissatisfied. “You’re the stupid one.”

“You’re the stupid one.”

“You’re the stupid one.”

The two people quarreled, repeating the same words in that dream. After Si Junduo woke up at eight o’clock, he heard Wen Mingyi muttering, “You’re the stupid one.”

Si Junduo grinned. “Still not ashamed to say another is stupid? Is there anyone stupider than you?”

Wen Mingyi seemed to be arguing with the other party in his dream, and pouted unconsciously. Si Junduo looked at him and inexplicably thought he was cute. He reached out and pressed on Wen Mingyi’s mouth — it was soft and tender.

Si Junduo couldn’t help thinking of the unexpected kiss between them. The youth’s lips were as soft as silk and as warm as the sun. He looked at Wen Mingyi, and his heart in the morning throbbed uncontrollably.

He slowly leaned over, and gently kissed him on the cheek.

This was the only thing Si Junduo would allow without Wen Mingyi’s knowledge.

He opened the quilt and was about to wash up when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. Si Junduo subconsciously covered Wen Mingyi’s head with a quilt, hiding him, before walking over and opening the door.

The author has something to say:

Gong and Shou are not related by blood, neighbor gege , neighbor didi , called gege or didi because of courtesy~

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Erha’s a nickname for Huskies.