CH 77.1

Translator – Xiao He Lian

Chapter 77.1

But that person didn’t leave.

The man sat on the edge of the bed, staring at Wen Chi intently.

Wen Chi was half asleep and half awake and felt that person’s fingertips gliding up and down his cheek little by little. It was the familiar icy cold touch, which made him raise his hand reflexively and grasp that person’s hand.

He held it like that for a while.

Wen Chi seemed to have sensed something, his long eyelashes trembled twice, and slowly opened his eyes——

Under the dim candlelight, the man lowered his head, his cold and beautiful face was mostly blurred by the warm light but there was a kind of beauty in that half covered face of his, only the thin lips were very clear.

It is said that people with thin lips are also fickle,  and it seems to be true, even if the person is in shrouded in the warm light, there were traces of coldness in it. 

Wen Chi opened his eyes wide, trying hard to see the person’s appearance clearly.

Unfortunately, there were wisps of light in front of him, and when he shifted slightly, the light rays sparkled like a star, hovering like a veil between him and the person.

Wen Chi stared at that person for a long time, but still felt dissatisfied, so he stretched out his hand and reached directly towards that person’s face.

The man seemed to have noticed his movement,  but did not dodge it.

So Wen Chi touched that person’s face as he wished, but unfortunately that person’s skin was not as smooth as he imagined but instead had a weird tactile sensation, as if stroking on uneven burn marks.

Burn marks…

Wen Chi suddenly thought of someone.

“Shi Ye.” He raised his head slightly and looked at him from a different angle. It was indeed Shi Ye. He yawned and murmured, “Why are you here?”

When learning martial arts during the day, Wen Chi cursed Shi Ye from head to toe in his heart and vowed that he would not give him a hard time when he saw Shi Ye again.

As it turned out, the plan had failed to catch up with the changes.

Wen Chi, who had been tossing around for most of the day, was really exhausted, and didn’t have the energy to settle accounts with Shi Ye, of course… he didn’t dare to settle accounts with Shi Ye either.

Although very cowardly, he did not admit it.

Hm. 1(sound of snorting)

But strangely Wen Chi who was so tired that he didn’t even have the strength to move a finger, now he has the strength to knead around on Shi Ye’s face.

Until his hand was grabbed by Shi Ye’s.

Wen Chi struggled twice but couldn’t break free.

“Don’t touch it.” Shi Ye’s voice was deep but this was his usual tone and there was no hint of displeasure in his voice.

Wen Chi immediately climbed up the pole2(to climb along a pole, pinyin is shùn gǎn pá, to climb up along a pole Metaphor caters to the owner’s will in order to gain reputation and status. In daily language use, it is a derogatory term.) and muttered, “Don’t you have the ability to heal yourself? You can even heal your legs, why don’t you get rid of these scars?”

Shi Ye said, “Does it matter?”

“Of course it matters.” Wen Chi was extremely sleepy and withdrew his hand to rest on his cheek. He squinted his eyes and looked at Shi Ye, and spoke with a big tongue3(thick skinned person), “Beauty is justice4(The advertising slogan on the cover of the first volume of the comic book “Strawberry Cotton Candy” is “Beauty is Justice” (Japanese: かわいいは Justice). In the voice actor interview (CV TALK) of the animation, the voice actors, especially Ayako Kawakami, repeatedly use this sentence. Responding to almost all the questions seemed very illogical, and this sentence became popular in Japan. Later, it was uploaded from the largest forum in Japan), whether it is modern or ancient, it’s a society that looks at Appearance.”

Shi Ye was stunned for a moment: “Appearance?”

“It’s your face.” Wen Chi chuckled, foolishly, “You are so good-looking, it’s a pity to ruin your face.”

This sentence seemed to have amused Shi Ye, he tilted his head and there was an obvious smile in his voice: “Is Bengong handsome?”

“Handsome…” Wen Chi said, in order to confirm what he said, he carefully looked at Shi Ye’s intact half of his face and then nodded his head heavily, so that his hair fell in front of his eyes, “Handsome, Your Highness is the most handsome man I have ever ever seen in my life.”

After speaking, he yawned again.

His consciousness gradually became heavy and he couldn’t even turn his head. He simply closed his eyes and sinked into his dreams.

At this moment, a cold hand suddenly pinched his cheek lightly.

“You haven’t bathed yet.”

“No…” Wen Chi raised his hand and patted the hand pinching his cheek away, without even opening his eyes, he said inarticulately, “I’m so tired, I don’t want to take a shower anymore, I want to sleep.”

“You haven’t changed your clothes either.”

“I don’t want to change clothes…”

Before the words left his mouth, Wen Chi just fell asleep on his back.

But the sense of stare that fell on his face still hadn’t disappeared, and Shi Ye sat by his bed for a long time before letting out a soft sigh, then got up and walked away.

Wen Chi had just fallen asleep, so his sleep was not yet deep. He vaguely thought that Shi Ye would not come back again, so he turned over and turned his back to the outside of the bed.

Unexpectedly, not long after, there was the sound of intentionally light footsteps behind him and the sound of heavy objects being placed lightly on the ground.

Shi Ye said, “Leave.”

Zuo Zhi responded and went out lightly with a few maidservants.

Shi Ye stood there for a while before walking to the bed.

Soon, Wen Chi felt hands moving around on his clothes, stripping him clean like a dumpling, before picking him up and turning placing him in a barrel of warm water.

The water was moderately warm, while soaking in it, his whole body felt warm.

As a result, the hands that that were roaming on his body were not so cold….

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