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Wen Jing walked behind Chen Haonan. When he heard his words, he looked up from his phone and fixed his gaze on Bai Mu Ning.
Bai Mu Ning was sitting next to a young boy about his age, who was currently feeding him.
Feeling that scorching gaze, Bai Mu Ning nervously looked away and didn’t dare to speak.
He hoped Wen Jing wouldn’t speak either, especially not expose his identity, or this entire act would be for nothing.
Chen Haonan looked at Li Anche and asked, “Xiao Ning, is this your boyfriend?”
Li Anche was fully immersed in the act. He wrapped his arms around Bai Mu Ning’s and softly asked, “Baby, who are they?”
With Zheng Kejian nearby, Bai Mu Ning had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, “They’re my bosses.”
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“Tysdyd-tl, Kkdt-tl, usw twup nyxl qsa cyaclnwl vss?” Jyk Yw Lkdt qzypble bkp caktbvlpv pxkzl vs nshla wr bkp twkzv.
Ubld Tysdyd nbwnjzle. “Mbkp rzynl oyp srldle cu Xze Dw. El nyxl vs vau kv swv, yde ol olal rzyddkdt vs kdhkvl usw vss. Jwv Xze Eld pyke usw olal cwpu yde nswzed’v xyjl kv. Mwadp swv usw nyxl okvb y qaklde.”
“Fs? Rp vbl qsse tsse?”
Jyk Yw Lkdt qsanle y pxkzl. “Valvvu tsse.”
Ubld Tysdyd oyp ycswv vs pyu xsal, cwv Eld Kkdt nwv bkx sqq. “Gzaktbv, Xze Dw kp pvkzz oykvkdt qsa wp. Nlv’p blye wrpvykap!”
“Gzaktbv vbld. Dkys Lkdt, ol’zz cl tskdt.”
Eld Kkdt byed’v zssjle yv Jyk Yw Lkdt sdnl vbl obszl vkxl, yde Jyk Yw Lkdt nswzed’v qktwal swv obyv Eld Kkdt oyp vbkdjkdt.
Tye bl xlpple vbkdtp wr?
Probably!
Your own boyfriend is having dinner with someone else, and even claiming that person is his boyfriend… anyone in that situation would start overthinking.
It’s over. Wen Jing definitely thinks he was scum now.
Just as Bai Mu Ning was feeling down, a message popped up on the phone beside him. It was from Wen Jing.
[Wen Jing: Come over tonight.]
Seeing this message, Bai Mu Ning let out a small breath of relief. He had thought Wen Jing would ignore him, but now it seemed Wen Jing was giving him a chance to explain.
Wen Jing was older and more mature, naturally someone who wouldn’t cause a scene. He was giving Bai Mu Ning a way to save face.
[Bai Mu Ning: Okay, Jing-ge.]
Wen Jing didn’t reply after that, and Bai Mu Ning went on with the act.
The barbecue meal lasted a full two hours, most of which was spent chatting.
Zheng Kejian spoke very little and barely ate. The entire time, he was observing Li Anche and Bai Mu Ning.
When the dinner finally ended, Bai Mu Ning and Li Anche said goodbye to Zheng Kejian, then the two of them headed back toward campus.
Once Zheng Kejian was out of sight, Bai Mu Ning said to Li Anche, “An An, you head back first. I still have something to do.”
“It’s already late. What kind of business do you have?” Li Anche glanced at the time. “The dorm closes in an hour and a half. Just make sure you’re back in time.”
Judging by Wen Jing’s silence tonight, Bai Mu Ning felt there was a good chance he might not make it back.
“I know. You be careful on your way back.”
After saying goodbye to Li Anche, Bai Mu Ning turned and walked back. He wanted to return to the barbecue place to see if Wen Jing was still there.
When they left earlier, Wen Jing hadn’t left yet. Bai Mu Ning thought maybe Wen Jing was still waiting for him.
He had only walked for a few minutes when, before he could even run into Wen Jing, he bumped into Zheng Kejian instead.
It was as if Zheng Kejian had been waiting for him. The moment he saw him, he said directly, “Talk?”
Bai Mu Ning had a good idea what Zheng Kejian wanted to talk about. It was nothing more than a warning to him to stay away from Li Anche.
The angrier Zheng Kejian was, the more it meant he cared about Li Anche. That meant Bai Mu Ning’s plan was working.
They found a quiet café. There weren’t many people at this hour, only two occupied tables.
They sat at one of them. Bai Mu Ning ordered a juice instead of coffee; drinking coffee this late would definitely keep him up all night.
Bai Mu Ning took the initiative and asked, “Jian-ge, what did you want to talk about?”
Zheng Kejian seemed to have been thinking for a long time. He stared at Bai Mu Ning for several minutes before finally saying, “If you really are An An’s friend, then stop helping him.”
Bai Mu Ning froze, caught off guard. He looked at Zheng Kejian in confusion. “What do you mean?”
Zheng Kejian made it clearer. “You two are fake-dating, aren’t you? Just to make me jealous.”
“I admit it. Even knowing it’s fake, I was still furious. Just like you expected. I like him, but I can’t admit it.”
Bai Mu Ning couldn’t understand Zheng Kejian at all. He didn’t get why someone who clearly understood everything would still be such a coward and reject Li Anche.
“You’re afraid of what people will think?”
Zheng Kejian didn’t deny it immediately. He stayed silent for a long time before finally saying, “I don’t know what An An told you about me, but I’m not a coward. I’m not afraid of what others think. I just don’t want to drag him down and make him suffer with me.”
“In life, you have to consider reality first then love.”
Bai Mu Ning gave a calm assessment: “You’re very rational.”
Very rational indeed.
“You might as well just call me cold,” Zheng Kejian said with a self-deprecating smile. “My family’s not well-off. I have parents above me and younger siblings below me. They all rely on me.”
“I carry a heavy burden. I can offer An An very little.”
“You know his family background too. He grew up well-off and never suffered. If we were together, either he’d have to follow me, or I’d have to stay for him.”
“But neither option is ideal.”
“I studied civil engineering. My daily life revolves around steel and concrete. If he followed me, what would he do? Carry bricks?”
“If he stays in Jingnan, under the protection of his parents, that’s the only way he can live comfortably and happily.”
There was no denying that Zheng Kejian was extremely rational, laying out all the pros and cons clearly.
Having Li Anche stay in Jingnan was indeed the optimal solution. If he left, he’d suffer a lot.
Just like Zheng Kejian said. He carried a heavy load and had very little to offer. Take his salary, for instance: after supporting his family, there was barely anything left for himself, let alone a partner. That would be deeply unfair to Li Anche.
“Perhaps, you can stay.”
“Then let me walk you through reality,” Zheng Kejian said. “If I stay, I won’t be able to find work in my field. I’d have to switch industries.”
“To make money, the only option would be sales. The base salary wouldn’t even cover rent. What could I possibly give An An then? I might work my whole life and still never be able to buy a house.”
“Our futures are different. We’re not meant to walk the same path.”
That line cut deep. If Li Anche were to hear it, it would hurt even more.
Thinking about how deeply Li Anche felt for Zheng Kejian, Bai Mu Ning could only ask, “What if An An’s parents helped you find a job?”
In Bai Mu Ning’s impression, Li Anche’s parents held high positions but were down-to-earth and easy to talk to. Maybe, for the sake of their son, they’d be willing to give Zheng Kejian a chance.
As long as they pulled a few strings, Li Anche’s parents could easily arrange a future for Zheng Kejian.
But after hearing Bai Mu Ning’s suggestion, Zheng Kejian gave a small smile and said, “’Why do you think I stopped tutoring An An in the first place? His parents told me that even if their son liked men, it shouldn’t be me.”
“Do you still have anything to say?”
Every possible path to being together had already been rationally and thoroughly ruled out by Zheng Kejian. Bai Mu Ning was left speechless.
He couldn’t come up with a single compelling reason why Li Anche and Zheng Kejian had to be together.
Maybe… this was just their fate.
“Then why did you come to talk to me?”
Zheng Kejian looked out the window and spoke slowly, “I hope you’ll stop helping him. It’d be best if you talked badly about me. Convince him not to throw away his bright future for my sake.”
“Life isn’t only about love. There’s also family, friendship, and career.”
“I want his future to be happy, not tied to a hopeless gamble.”
Suddenly, Bai Mu Ning felt that he’d misjudged Zheng Kejian all along.
Zheng Kejian was sensible and smart, and knew how to make hard choices.
It wasn’t that he didn’t love Li Anche, but that he refused to let love cloud his judgment and lead to reckless decisions.
Rather than spending the rest of their lives regretting a poor choice made in the name of love, it was better to choose the path with the most stability from the start. The road to the future was still very long. No one could guarantee there wouldn’t be a day of regret in the future.
Bai Mu Ning suddenly understood why Zheng Kejian had brought Li Anche back to his hometown.
Maybe it was to let Li Anche clearly see what his future with him would look like. But Li Anche didn’t care about poverty and believed he could handle it.
After hearing Zheng Kejian’s words, Bai Mu Ning felt like a heavy stone had been placed on his chest. The pressure was so stifling, he could barely breathe.
He didn’t know what to do anymore.
Should he tell Li Anche the truth? Or keep it from him and quietly side with Zheng Kejian?
—
After parting with Zheng Kejian, Bai Mu Ning arrived at Wen Jing’s door.
Wen Jing had registered his fingerprint, so all it took was a touch for the door to unlock.
But he hesitated at the entrance, trying to think of how to explain everything.
If he told the truth, would Wen Jing believe him?
He stood there for a full ten minutes before finally summoning the courage to press his finger against the scanner.
The lock clicked open, and Bai Mu Ning pulled the handle and pushed the door in.
The room was dark. Bai Mu Ning glanced around in suspicion. Was Wen Jing not home yet? Or already asleep?
He closed the door and reached out to turn on the light, but before he could find the switch, his wrist was suddenly grabbed.
In the next second, he was shoved hard against the door as a forceful kiss crashed down on him, leaving his breath completely disordered.
That familiar scent of medicinal herbs brushed past the tip of his nose. Bai Mu Ning couldn’t see, but he knew it was Wen Jing.
Home and still sitting in the dark. What was this person trying to do?
Had he been waiting for him this whole time?
Thinking that, Bai Mu Ning felt a wave of joy and wrapped his arms around Wen Jing’s neck, eagerly kissing him back.
Kissing so aggressively, he must be jealous.
The more intense the jealousy, the deeper the feelings. That line worked on Zheng Kejian, and it clearly applied to Wen Jing too.
But as the kissing continued, something started to feel off. Wen Jing’s hand began to slowly move downward.
Bai Mu Ning turned his head to dodge Wen Jing’s kiss. Gasping for air, he panted, “Jing… ge, what are you… trying to do?”
“Jing-ge, I can explain, please let me explain.”
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His pants slipped down, and Wen Jing’s hand wrapped around his lifeline.
That small hill once again became a mountain, completely in Wen Jing’s grasp.
The sensation was indescribable. It felt different from when he did it himself. Being held by such a pair of hands that healed and saved people, Bai Mu Ning suddenly felt like he was sullying Wen Jing.
“Shut up.”
Does this mean he didn’t want to hear any explanations?
The cold voice faded, replaced by a seductive murmur, “Let me teach you another way to please yourself.”
Another way?
Bai Mu Ning’s head was spinning, still caught in the lingering heat of their kiss. The next moment, his body was lifted. Wen Jing held him by his PP1PP meant his butt. and placed him onto the sofa.
It felt like all the strength in his body had been drained. Bai Mu Ning lay back on the sofa, watching as Wen Jing shed his cumbersome clothes.
Exposed completely, the lifeline looked lively and full of vigor, like a Ruyi Jingu Bang,2A poetic name of a magical staff wielded by the immortal monkey Sun Wukong in the 16th-century classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West. able to grow at will with just a single thought, no incantations needed.
Wen Jing knelt down, grasping Bai Mu Ning’s lifeline as he said slowly, “Besides your hands, there’s another way. Watch closely.”
Then he lowered his head and took the entire lifeline into his mouth.
Dr. Wen’s little lesson began again, but this time, the subject was entirely different.
Bai Mu Ning leaned back on the sofa, witnessing everything from a first-person view.
His brain quickly flooded with blood, and every cell in his body began to scream in ecstasy.
The overwhelming pleasure made him lose himself. His eyes welled up, and broken, incoherent sounds slipped from his throat.
His hands landed on top of Wen Jing’s head, instinctively applying pressure.
The sensation intensified exponentially, and his lifeline melted away like ice cream.
Bai Mu Ning swallowed hard, completely captivated by Wen Jing in that moment.
He still had the same handsome face, but there was something else in his mouth that didn’t belong to him.
Bai Mu Ning’s voice was hoarse. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Spit it out, quick.”
He reached out to wipe Wen Jing’s lips, but the next second, his wrist was caught and Wen Jing kissed him, mouth still full of what didn’t belong to him.
For the first time, Bai Mu Ning tasted himself.
He thought it was over. He tried to get up to take a shower, but Wen Jing pressed him down, not letting him move. “We’re just getting started. Where do you think you’re going?”
Bai Mu Ning was dazed for a moment, and before he could even refuse, the second round had already begun.
After surviving the second time, there was the third time and the fourth time.
By the fifth, Bai Mu Ning really couldn’t take it anymore. He pushed weakly and pleaded, “Jing-ge, didn’t you say I had kidney deficiency? I seriously don’t have anything left in the tank. Please spare my life!”
“I’ll do anything you want, just not that again. If you keep going, I’m going to die young.”
His desperate begging finally worked. Wen Jing sat up beside him, pulling out a tissue to wipe his mouth.
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Bai Mu Ning finally let out a full breath of relief. He leaned against Wen Jing’s shoulder, too lazy to move.
But right then, Wen Jing said, “Alright. You can explain now.”
Bai Mu Ning: “…?”
If he wanted to hear an explanation so badly, then why didn’t he let him speak just now?
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