chapter 9.2

He ‘hmmed’ and said, “It’s good to know when you’re wrong,” then his hand resumed the action. He skillfully ripped open a gauze packet, cut it out to the right size, and affixed it to Ah Xing’s forehead.

He wanted to tear the surgical tape but his hand wasn’t free, so he turned his head and asked Geng Hui, “Can I trouble you to come and help real quick?” Geng Hui was still thinking that right now inside the house must be a cruel scene of a young devil bullying an innocent boy. He never thought that it would be such a warm and harmonious scene.

His impression of Qiao Yang was from that one time when he was out with President Gu to handle some business: Qiao Yang suddenly rushed over and shouted, “Gu Ye! you and I are as incompatible as fire and water!”

That mannerism was simply insolent and ridiculous.

Yet now, the handsome and noble young master was dressing up people’s wounds with gentle movements and kind eyes, and that air of arrogance was nowhere to be seen.

Could it be that Qiao Yang drank too much that day and went crazy drunk?

He carefully sized up Qiao Yang again.

Perhaps the reason was because he had just come out of the shower, the man was wearing a loose bathrobe, and water droplets still clung on his hair. The warm and soft skin was a little flushed, and under the soft glow of the lamp, the entire body radiated a gentle and soft temperament.

So gentle looking. Geng Hui sighed in his heart.

For a while, he even forgot that Qiao Yang had deliberately moved here to get closer to the boss to steal trade secrets.

Their President Gu just looked soft. Only he knew what scary a man Gu Ye was in private. He would never show such a gentle side.

Geng Hui looked dumbfounded.

Qiao Yang called him again, “Brother?”

“Ah? O-Ohhh.” Geng Hui reacted and hurried over. “Yes, what does Young Master Qiao want me to do?”

Qiao Yang held the gauze against Ah Xiing’s forehead with one hand and said to him, “Please help me tear a few pieces of tape. The tape is in the medical kit.”

Geng Hui quickly nodded his head, “Yes, yes.” Because Qiao Yang’s posture was relatively low, Geng Hui also had to squat near the ground. He tore off a piece of tape and then handed it to him.

He saw Qiao Yang apply the tape very carefully and he would intentionally avoid Ah Xing’s wound. After applying the tape at one end(of the gauze) carefully, he would even gently press down on a corner of the tape that was slightly sticking up. Afterwards, he asked him to cut him another piece of tape. It was very clear that he was a very gentle little young master[1].

Could it be that all the rumors out there were false(?)

Gu Ye had been waiting in his house for a while, but Geng Hui had yet returned. He frowned slightly, Don’t tell me Qiao Yang really did do something to the boy.

Just then, the door to Qiao Yang’s house opened. The boy walked out first. He couldn’t stop bowing, as if to say thank you. Qiao Yang then came out, still wearing the gray and white bathrobe, and happily started the elevator for the boy and watched him leave.

Followed closely by Geng Hui who also came out.

He saw Geng Hui rubbing his hands together with a red and pleased look on his face. His pair of small eyes narrowed into two slits as they gazed at the handsome young master.

Smiling… like a dog!

Gu Ye, “ … “

Geng Hui explained to Gu Ye as soon as he returned, “We have misunderstood Young Master Qiao. That boy is not some young lover, he is a domestic servant of the Qiao family. He was ordered to deliver something to the Third Young Master. Just now, he was afraid because he had done something wrong in the morning and was afraid that the Third Young Master would scold him. And … “ he continued, “the Third Young Master… seems like a quite good person, quite attentive.”

Gu Ye, “ … “

He, Gu Ye, would actually be so bored to the point that he would randomly make up a misunderstanding. He would even have Geng Hui borrow a lighter as a reason to knock on the other’s doors.

Was his work not busy enough?

Then he thought about the boy who was bowing politely on his way out, and Geng Hui ear to ear dog-like smile.

Gu Ye, Really idle.

“Oh, right… this is his lighter.”

Geng Hui continued to say, “Young Master Qiao said he only has this one, he asks you to return it to him after you are done using it.”

Gu Ye took a look ‒ It was just a green transparent plastic lighter, the kind that would need a flick the grinding wheel to ignite the lighter.

It was very cheap at first glance.

He used the pad of his thumb to push it down three times, the lighter did not ignite, the grinding wheel was crooked.

Gu Ye: ……

A young master of an aristocratic family worth hundreds of millions dollars, using this kind a lighter?

You want (me) to give it back after using it?

He pushed the lighter down on the table and no longer cared about it.

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The author has something to say:

Gu Ye tossed and turned, unable to sleep again: Why didn’t Qiao Yang come and ask for a lighter?

Qiao Yang: The lighter is a gift from the store owner when buying cigarettes.

Translators’ corner:

Lion: Aiiii, Author is such a simple person… Author wrote the novel so simply that my brain became simple. Also the choice of words are… rather exotic…

For those who never get a notice from me on Ko-Fi. I update something over there.

[You see…. my big sister and her husband visit us and stay for over a month…. cough…. it’s… kinda hard to tl BL where people could peek behind me…. ahem… I’m still tl-ing, a new chapter will be out on march but I think the update frequency won’t get better during that month. My room was taken over by them and I have to move to my parent’s room. Now I can’t dedicate my sleeping time to TL. But I will start to update from march. Please be patient.]

Lynn: DANG!! Author is using the wrong words to describe lighters, among other things. I just wanna die.