CH 40

Stealing Xiao Chi

Translated by Flo

Edited by Flo

Cheng Yichi’s hand stopped while holding the cup, he didn’t dare to look at Duan Qingsi. His eyes were misty, he didn’t know where he was looking.

Duan Qingsi rubbed his hair and said nothing.

Cheng Yichi slammed the soy milk in the cup with a straw, and murmured, “You are so kind to me, Brother Qing Si, I feel ashamed.”

“But, in fact, what you gave me is better than what I gave.” Duan Qingsi smiled, “If you really don’t think about it, don’t go and think about it. Just be happy, no one will blame you.”

Cheng Yichi nodded silently.

Duan Qingsi said: “We can be friends without feeling, don’t be so sad.” He put on his glasses, and the love in his eyes was much restrained.

Gu Zechen also came downstairs at this time. 

What he wears today is much more casual than before. Since it is still winter, he is wearing a white sweater, jeans, and his hair is not combed again, looking fluffy. 

The floor made a squeaking sound, and his youthful spirit easing the tension immediately. 

When he saw that there were only Duan Qingsi and Cheng Yichi in the restaurant, he first smiled at Duan Qingsi and said hello, “Morning.”

Then he asked Cheng Yichi: “Why did you get up so early today? You couldn’t sleep?”

His eyes were full of concern.

Cheng Yichi blinked: “A little insomnia, but it’s not a big problem.”

Gu Zechen carefully looked at his eyes and around them, and found a dark circle, but there was no blood in his eyes. No, I felt distressed: “Why don’t you go up today? Make up your sleep, shall we?…”

“It’s just today.” Cheng Yichi stuffed him with the bread, and handed him a cup of hot food. Milk, “Our Doctor Gu has already taken leave, how can we waste this opportunity?”

Gu Zechen sipped his milk and smiled, red from the neck all the way to the roots of his ears.

The program team had asked Gu Zechen to arrange the date and Cheng Yichi felt that he was being wooed. He looked at Gu Zechen’s outfit today and thought that this person seemed to have paid extra attention today.

It’s not really necessary, ah, he thought.

After Gu Zechen and Cheng Yichi finished eating, they went out. Duan Qingsi looked at them. When he brought them to the door, Cheng Yichi took another look at Duan Qingsi. 

Duan Qingsi smiled and said softly, “Have fun.” After the two left, he sat on the sofa and continued to read.

“Is he gone?” Li Yi went downstairs and took a banana, and asked Duan Qingsi aloud.

Duan Qingsi only nodded and did not respond. Li Yi simply sat next to him and peeled the bananas. 

Although the live broadcast was on, none of them wore microphones, so the audience in the live broadcast room could only see them both sitting on the sofa, one focused on reading a book. 

The other is eating bananas, seemingly casual, but glances at each other from time to time, seemingly arguing.

Li Yi suddenly asked, “You seem to be very generous.”

Duan Qingsi turned a page and said, “Next time, you can listen in openly. There’s no need to eavesdrop.”

Li Yi didn’t care about it, and said, “I’m afraid that brother would feel awkward.”

He asked, “You have had a crush on him for so long, and you haven’t confessed because you’re afraid that my brother is straight. Is that right?”

Duan Qingsi finally raised his head and looked at him directly: “Not everything has to do with you.”

Li Yi sneered: “Coward.”

“I’m not the same as you. I’m still young. It’s just that this show provided me with a reasonable platform to pursue my brother. If there wasn’t this show, I would also go to pursue it with all my might, even if I fail in the end.”

“If you are so calm, why bother to say, ‘No, I want to put pressure on him’, while at the same time, telling him about your feelings for him the first time you meet.”

Duan Qingsi frowned: “I just want him to know that I like him.”

“So you do want to chase after brother. But why do you sound so dignified that makes others feel like they have made a mistake after they rejected you.”

Duan Qingsi rubbed one of the walnuts in his hand and replied: “Are you trying to provoke me?”

“You want to force me to change my attitude, why…” Duan Qingsi narrowed his eyes behind his glasses, “because you found out Yichi is very fond of this set, isn’t it? So you are now having a sense of crisis?”

Duan Qingsi stood up and said, “Everyone is competing fairly now, so I won’t feel any dissatisfaction with the final result. It’s best for Yichi to find someone he likes to fall in love with, but before that, I have to make an effort.”

“Of course, you can pursue whoever you want but I don’t want Yichi to feel comfortable because of my pursuit.”

He passed Li Yi and patted his shoulder: “I’m not the same as you.”

Li Yi sat down on the sofa once Duan Qingsi was gone. He was expressionless for a long time, and suddenly, he straightened his legs, leaned back, and said with a low smile:

“Of course I’m not the same as you…”

“After all, brother said that he likes me and wants to marry me.” He recalled happily, then murmured disappointedly: “But…he doesn’t seem to remember.”

T/N: The whole part is the reason why I had to go on hiatus so I apologize if the translation is bad and doesn’t make sense. T_T

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Cheng Yichi asked Gu Zechen: “Where are we going? How do we go?” He did not ask directly where to meet.     

Gu Zechen said, “Can I take your car?”     

Cheng Yichi readily agreed and asked him to get in the car. As soon as he got in the car, Gu Zechen sighed, “It smells good.”     

“Yes, this.” Cheng Yichi smiled. He took out the dried flowers and the flower bag he had put before, and handed it to him, “Smell it.”    

Gu Zechen took the flower bag and smelled it again: “It’s really very fragrant.”

“It should be a gardenia flower? Or a jasmine?” Cheng Yichi recalled for a while, “Don’t remember Daqing.”

“If you like it, I’ll give it to you.”

Gu Zechen didn’t refuse, and directly wrapped the flower He put it up cherished: “Thank you, I like it very much.”

Cheng Yichi said, “No, I should have given you a new one, and it is not worth much or less money, but unfortunately I don’t remember what the flowers are inside. Now, next time I buy it, I’ll give it to you and the rest of the hut.”

Gu Zechen’s inner joy just retreated a little, but he still held the little flower bag cherishing in his hand.

He said, “I’m navigating, you just follow the navigator, okay?”

“Is it a surprise?” Cheng Yichi laughed.

“Yes.” Gu Zechen rolled his eyes and smiled warmly, “Are you looking forward to it?”

“Of course!” Cheng Yichi started the engine and said, “Fasten your seat belt, we are going.”

“?”

———–

Amusement Park.

In the parking lot of the amusement park, Cheng Yichi was still a little confused. He finally understood why Gu Zechen was dressed like this today.

“I don’t know if you like it or not?” Gu Zechen lowered his eyes slightly, his neck turned red again behind his ears, “I’m not interested, I checked it online and found that netizens recommend this place…” 

Gu Zechen mentioned good date location and recommendations but Cheng Yichi only thought that it was indeed a good place.

He said, “I haven’t been here for a long time. I feel very nostalgic.”

Gu Zechen immediately became happy: “That’s good.”

They only brought one cameraman behind them, and the live broadcast was not on. Gu Zechen was not willing to share the date with the audience and the group of people in the house.

But the two of them are conspicuous, tall and tall, with good temperament. Even if they wear a mask, they give people a sense of familiarity. Not to mention Cheng Yichi’s fans, even a strand of his hair could be recognized.

“I seem to have been recognized.” Cheng Yichi tugged at Gu Zechen’s sleeve and smiled bitterly, “What should I do?”

Gu Zechen glanced around, frowned, and kept Cheng Yichi behind him without a trace. He whispered: “Let’s go quickly?”

“It’s fine,” Cheng Yichi quickly came up with a countermeasure, “If we don’t admit, then they can’t do anything.”

Gu Zechen said with a smile, “Yes.” 

Seriously, get the cameraman a little further away.

Cameraman: …Do you want me to shoot only two tiny dots?

But he couldn’t say that. The wishes of the guests always came first, so he had to step back silently.

When passers-by saw that the cameraman moved away, Cheng Yichi was blocked too tightly by Gu Zechen again, and he was puzzled for a while, but he didn’t pay too much attention.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, Gu Zechen took Cheng Yichi’s shoulders and said, “Where do you want to go first?”

“Roller coaster.” Cheng Yichi narrowed his eyes deliberately to frighten him.

Gu Zechen had no choice but to smile: “Okay.”

They came to the long line of the roller coaster first. 

Cheng Yichi was quite excited. He pointed to the screaming person on the roller coaster and said, “I haven’t been here for a long time! The next time I come to the amusement park, I have to take a roller coaster and a pirate ship!” His eyes were bright, full of anticipation.

Gu Zechen wasn’t afraid of heights, but he was a little afraid of ghosts. He was glad that Cheng Yichi didn’t choose the haunted house first. He took his arm and said, “Will you call when you go up?”    

“Of course!” Gu Zechen could feel Cheng Yichi’s excitement, a little sharper than usual. The voice came from behind the mask, “it’s called a roller coaster.”

It was a stimulation, the kind of pleasure venting!

Gu Zechen thought: this is the right time.

The queue was very long, but Gu Zechen looked at Cheng Yichi, who was jumping with excitement, and didn’t feel tired in the queue. He smiled and said, “Why are you so excited??”

Cheng Yichi was a little aggrieved: “I haven’t been here since I passed the college entrance examination. Later, I got a little famous for my debut, so I couldn’t come here anymore.”

“No? Why?”

“The private room is too expensive.” Cheng Yichi gestured with a big circle, “And it’s not worth it. Wth so much money, wouldn’t you rather save up?”

Gu Zechen thought to himself, “I’m still a money fan.”

Finally it was the two of them’s turn. It was the type of seat belt that stuck automatically. Even if you don’t fasten it, there’s no need to worry as it’s still attached to the body. 

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Gu Zechen asked Cheng Yichi: “Do you want to fasten it?”

Cheng Yichi nodded hurriedly. Safety First!

He didn’t expect Gu Zechen to turn around when he heard these words, his body completely wrapped around him, the warm breath intertwined with each other, too ambiguous, especially intimate.

Cheng Yichi suddenly held his breath and leaned back, relying on him. Gu Zechen laughed as he pulled the safety belt over to fasten it for him.

Then the ride was back again.

Cheng Yichi felt that his face was a little hot, but he tilted his head to look at Gu Zechen, and found that this man was all red from neck to face, and his cheeks showed a blush.

Gu Zechen looked so shy that Cheng Yichi couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Gu Zechen coughed twice, pretending to be calm, and asked Cheng Yichi what happened.

Cheng Yichi thought it was fun, as he swept him up and down, and said, “It’s nothing, it’s just that I feel a little hot.”

Gu Zechen turned around, but his ears turned even redder.

The two girls next to them glanced at them, took their mobile phones, and looked at them again, with excited expressions.

The roller coaster has started!

The ride started out slowly. The wind was blowing so slowly that even his hair didn’t move much, but the speed of the roller coaster gradually increased as it turned around. 

Cheng Yichi followed the wind and shouted, Gu Zechen clenched the roller coaster in his hand. 

Holding the pole, his stomach was a little pantothenic, and he wanted to shout it out, but he was not used to it, but his hand was red as he grasped it tightly, yet he didn’t shout.

Cheng Yichi laughed again after shouting, it seemed really cool, he shouted several times in a row, shouting out all the anguish in his heart.

Gu Zechen listened to Cheng Yichi’s voice and felt much better. Biting his lips, Cheng Yichi suddenly held his hand at the highest point. A warm feeling came from the back of his hand. 

Gu Zechen could clearly hear Cheng Yichi’s shout: “Shout out when you feel uncomfortable! Others can’t hear you?!”

The roller coaster stopped for a moment and then quickly fell again. Gu Zechen felt the extreme weightlessness. He thought about Cheng Yichi. 

Holding his own hand, he couldn’t hold it any longer, and shouted loudly,

“I like you!”

Cheng Yichi: …I didn’t let you say that!

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After coming down, both of them were a little dizzy, and they walked top-heavy, but they looked at each other and laughed at the thought of shouting together on the roller coaster.

Gu Zechen said, “It’s cool.” This is the first time he has directly expressed his emotions in this way.

Cheng Yichi rolled his eyes and said, “Right, really? It’s great!”

“It feels like I’ve shouted out all my troubles, it’s super cool?!”

Gu Zechen’s face was a little red, and he was ashamed before? At the same time, this time he was more excited and excited.

“Where shall we go next?”

“I want to go to the haunted house, would you like to?” Cheng Yichi asked slyly.

Gu Zechen should have refused. He is not good at forcing himself, but looking at Cheng Yichi’s smile, he suddenly agreed: “Let’s go, it should be here.” 

The two came to the door of the haunted house. The haunted house is quite famous. It’s that kind of two-story building.

There was a cold breeze from the door. Cheng Yichi shivered, and Gu Zechen asked him, “It’s cold. Let’s forget it…”

“Come on! It’s here!” Cheng Yichi excitedly said, “It’s alright, let’s go in quickly, shall we?” 

When they entered the first floor, there was a skeleton frame lying on a bed, Gu Zechen was so frightened that he shuddered. The whole body didn’t dare to move, as he tightly grasped Cheng Yichi’s hand.

Cheng Yichi didn’t feel scared, but was eager to try it, but Gu Zechen looked like he was really scared, he touched Gu Zechen’s back and worried: “How about we go out? Stop playing.”

“It’s fine. “Gu Zechen recovered for a while, and said calmly, “Let’s continue walking?”

Cheng Yichi looked back, and the door behind was closed, so it shouldn’t be okay to retreat now, he thought about it, and said: ” Just follow me, don’t go and lose.”

Gu Zechen pretended to be calm: “Okay.”

“Don’t be afraid.” Cheng Yichi shook his hand again, comforting him, “It’s all fake.”

Gu Zechen followed him Walking behind you, suddenly you don’t seem to be that scared anymore.

However –

They were suddenly chased by a ghost at a fork, Cheng Yichi attracted the ghost’s attention, ran to the right, and asked Gu Zechen to hide to the left, and then they were completely lost.

When Cheng Yichi came back to his senses, he realized that he had entered a small, dark room, where not a single ray of light could penetrate. 

He probed outside, and found that there were still ghosts patrolling the outside. He backed up again, holding his knees and not daring to move.

Suddenly, a man hugged him from behind.

Cheng Yichi was stunned by the shock. Although he knew it was fake, the sudden shock still made him lose his voice.

The man rubbed his head against his neck in the small room, and his hair made him itchy.

“Brother, it’s me.”

Cheng Yichi was startled: it was Li Yi.