Chapter 165 Part 1

Extra: Ayer x Tang Part 8.1

Ayer caressed Tang Tingzhi’s smooth face, his smile incredibly gentle. “Do you like me?” he asked softly.

Tang Tingzhi blinked in confusion. “Mn? What does it mean to like someone?”

Ayer shook the notebook in his hand. “This means liking me,” he said.

Tang Tingzhi looked surprised. “Really?”

Ayer knew it would be difficult to make him understand, so he decided to directly pressure him into admitting it. He said firmly, “Yes.”

“This…” Tang Tingzhi pointed at the computer, “Let me look up the definition of ‘like’ to be sure.”

“No, you don’t need to look it up. You like me.”

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Gqvla rsdelakdt qsa y obkzl, Mydt Mkdtgbk qkdyzzu tayprle sdvs y nawnkyz iwlpvksd. “Mbld e-es usw zkjl xl?”

Ekvbswv blpkvyvksd, Gula alrzkle, “R es.”

Mydt Mkdtgbk zssjle yv Gula’p pkdnlal lmralppksd yde qswde bkxplzq xsxldvyakzu pvwddle clqsal wdnsdpnkswpzu calyjkdt kdvs y pxkzl.

Gula rkdnble bkp qynl tldvzu. “Ebyv yal usw pxkzkdt ycswv?”

Mydt Mkdtgbk ypjle, “Gx R pxkzkdt?”

“You are.”

“Smiling represents joy…”

“Yes, I said I like you, and you’re happy. Doesn’t that prove that you like me too?” Tang Tingzhi reasoned.

Tang Tingzhi nodded in agreement. “You’re right…” He touched his own face, it was very hot. Being with Ayer made him feel comfortable. Ayer’s golden hair was like silk, gently swaying before his eyes, tempting him to reach out and touch it. Ayer’s kisses were tender and passionate, and although he wasn’t skilled at it, he was willing to continue “communicating” with Ayer. If this was what it meant to like someone, then he could understand it to some extent. Perhaps liking someone was about experiencing the joy that made him feel happy. It was different from the sense of achievement he felt when completing a significant experiment. This kind of happiness was more enduring and wouldn’t immediately fade away with the arrival of victory. He could always savor this joy and draw strength from it whenever he needed it.

So it turned out that he likes Ayer? It was like uncovering a significant secret. Tang Tingzhi’s emotions were both nervous and excited. He looked at Ayer with a hint of confusion and asked, “Then, what should I do?”

What should he do with this ‘like’? Could he study it? Dissect it? Conduct a case analysis? When you like someone, what exactly should you do?

Ayer pulled him up from the couch and narrowed his eyes and he pecked his lips. “Just be in a relationship with me.”

“How should we do that?”

“First of all, you shouldn’t meet those girls introduced to you.”

“I didn’t plan on meeting them. I don’t know how to communicate with women.”

“Mn, secondly, listen to my commands.”

“I want to acquire the knowledge on my own.”

Ayer smiled and said, “I will teach you. I will gradually show you how to be in a relationship.” After saying that, he flipped through the notebook again, intending to read a couple more pages.

Tang Tingzhi reached out to snatch it back, saying quietly, “Give it back to me.” He didn’t know that his current feelings were called embarrassment and shyness. He only knew that he really didn’t want Ayer to see it.

Ayer looked at his expression and wanted to laugh. Sometimes, he felt that Tang Tingzhi was probably the most boring and rigid person in the world. Being with him could be suffocating. However, at other times, he found Tang Tingzhi extremely amusing. With just a joke, interesting things would come tumbling out. There was actually such a contradictory person in the world, it was quite difficult for him to not be attracted to him.

Although Ayer wanted to continue teasing Tang Tingzhi because his anxious expression was so amusing, he realized that if he went too far, it would strip away the enjoyment in the future. So, he returned the notebook to Tang Tingzhi and said, “Fine, I won’t look. Why are you so nervous?”

After snatching the notebook back, Tang Tingzhi immediately jumped up and stuffed it into the pocket of his coat. He looked back at Ayer, feeling that this hiding place still wasn’t safe enough, but he couldn’t hide it right in front of Ayer.

It seemed that he needed to establish an encrypted electronic file. Tang Tingzhi made up his mind.

Ayer called out to him, “Stop hiding it. I won’t look at it. Come, let’s play a game.”

“What game?”

Ayer turned on the computer and started a multiplayer game. He connected it to the television and handed Tang Tingzhi a controller. “Here, let me teach you.”

Tang Tingzhi looked at the controller and commented, “This is for kids to play with.”

“You don’t even know how to play games meant for kids. Hurry up and learn.” Ayer wrapped his arms around Tang Tingzhi from behind and taught him step by step. “Look, this is for moving forward, this is for moving backward, press this to attack…”

The two of them sat on the bed, snacking and drinking while playing games. They spent the whole afternoon like this, and time flew by. Before they knew it, it was already past 6 pm.

Tang Tingzhi’s eyes grew tired from playing, so he lay in Ayer’s arms, intending to take a short rest. Unintentionally, he fell asleep. Ayer set aside the controller, lowered the volume of the television, and held him. Both of them rested peacefully like this. The flickering light from the TV screen casted enchanting silhouettes on their serene faces. The air around them seemed to be filled with warmth and happiness.

They slept until past 2 in the middle of the night. Ayer woke up first, awakened by hunger. He saw Tang Tingzhi still groggy and unwilling to open his eyes, so he reached for the phone on the bedside table and ordered some food from the kitchen.

Awakened by the sound, Tang Tingzhi got up from the bed and went to wash his face. When the meal arrived, the two of them quickly finished it. They felt a bit bored with this awkward time. If they tried to sleep, they definitely wouldn’t be able to sleep, but if they didn’t sleep, how would they wake up the next day?

A sudden idea struck Ayer, “Take me to the surface.”

Tang Tingzhi immediately refused, “I can’t.”

“Why?”

“There are regulations, you’re not allowed to go out right now.”

“I just want to breathe some surface air for a bit, bask in the… um, moonlight. Take me there, please,” Ayer tugged at Tang Tingzhi’s arm.

Tang Tingzhi shook his head firmly and said, “No, it’s really impossible. The rules were set by me, I can’t go against my own principles.”

“You’re the project leader, so you have the authority to make exceptions. Take me out, please. It’s been so long since I’ve been outside,” Ayer clung to Tang Tingzhi’s waist and began to act cute. “Take me out, please.”

Tang Tingzhi found this difficult and said, “No, you can’t go out.”

“I have full control now. Why can’t I go out?”

“But you still can’t control your sexual impulses.”

“You think I’m going to randomly grab someone and do it when I reach the surface? I just want to take a walk above the base, I won’t go into the city.”

Tang Tingzhi waved his hand and said, “Ayer, this is really…”

Ayer hugged his waist tightly and pouted, “Take me up there, or else I won’t let you leave this room. You won’t be able to work today.”

“How can you be like this?”

“I can just be like this. Not only will I prevent you from going to work today, but I won’t cooperate with any future experiments.” Ayer stubbornly acted shamefully. He had been underground for four months, and if he didn’t go out soon, he felt like he would suffocate.

Tang Tingzhi lowered his head and thought for a while, reluctantly saying, “Fine, but you must follow my arrangements.”

“No problem.”

“We have to come back at dawn. We can only be out for a maximum of three hours.”

“Okay.”