Song Yan listened to these words with a puzzled expression on his face, feeling a bit dazed, as if he had drunk and had a hallucination.
He stood there stunned, not knowing how to react for a moment.
As Song Yan was contemplating the scene in front of him, a polite voice came from behind him, “Excuse me, buddy, could you move away from the door?”
Song Yan stepped aside and apologized, “Sorry.”
After finishing their conversation, Yin Chi turned around and found that his friend was missing. Feeling a little worried, he came out to look for him.
He peered inside and clicked his tongue, “I’ve been looking for you for half an hour. Who were you talking to for so long? Hurry up, the girls are waiting for you. Let me come and remind you…”
His gaze fell on the other handsome face that Zhang had turned to, and Yin Chi seamlessly changed his words, “Let me remind you to talk to the male god for a while longer. The girls are mine, you can just go and not come back.”
“Long time no see, Lord Mu,” Yin Chi nodded at Mu Ye and smiled with satisfaction, “You guys chat slowly. I’ll leave first since the girls are with me.”
Before Song Jianchu could say anything, Yin Chi hummed a tune and left.
Song Jianchu: “…”
Mu Ye turned his head back and looked at him, raising his eyebrows, “Are there a lot of girls?”
Song Jianchu slowly shifted his gaze away.
Mu Ye looked at him for two seconds and then returned to his usual gentle expression, asking, “Do you want to leave? I’ll walk you out.”
Song Jianchu hesitated for a moment and asked, “Are you leaving?”
Mu Ye’s phone vibrated in his pocket, and he took it out to take a look.
【Pei Shinian: Brother, why haven’t you come back yet? I had some yogurt and I feel like I sobered up. I’ll stay up with you guys all night!】
Mu Ye put his phone away and calmly replied, “I can leave anytime.”
Song Jianchu frowned and asked, “Are you going to drink and drive?”
Mu Ye’s expression momentarily froze, and it was clear that he had forgotten about this.
Gu Jiaming was looking for him everywhere, and he couldn’t call his assistant to drive for him. Originally, they had agreed to stay at Pei Shinian’s place for the night.
Before he could think of a solution, Song Jianchu said, “I can’t leave yet, but it should be soon. I haven’t been drinking, so if you can wait, I can drive you back later.”
Mu Ye blinked and looked at the calm-faced boy in front of him.
Mu Ye couldn’t help but slightly raise the corners of his mouth and said, “Then I’ll wait for you.”
They agreed to contact each other on WeChat and left the bathroom.
The air returned to quiet for several seconds, and Song Jianchu was still stunned in place.
Did this little brat dare to ignore him?
Regaining his senses, Song Jianchu was infuriated and immediately turned to chase after him in the corridor.
But there was no trace of him.
Song Jianchu took a deep breath and calmed down a bit, recalling the words he had just heard and feeling confused.
Did Mu Ye just say “sponsor”?
Wait a minute.
“This kid… actually managed to get to his idol?”
Yin Chi was explaining to the female artists that his brother had to leave early due to some urgent matters, when suddenly the girls’ eyes lit up and they waved enthusiastically towards the door. “Little brother, come here quickly!”
Yin Chi turned around in surprise. “Why did you come back? Where’s your male god?”
Song Jianchu didn’t answer and sat down in a place farthest from the table.
This was a game set up by Yin Chi, and the reason they were able to invite these bigwigs was because of Yin Chi’s good reputation accumulated over the years. He couldn’t leave early, no matter how bored he was.
Seeing that his brother had no intention of explaining, Yin Chi could only sigh helplessly and accompany the female artists to drink, leaving his brother alone.
Tonight, the big shots were in high spirits and the game didn’t end until midnight.
During the game, Song Jianchu and Mu Ye exchanged several WeChat messages.
[Song Jianchu: Sorry, it may take me a while. You can leave first.]
[MY: It’s okay, I’m not in a hurry.]
[Song Jianchu: It seems like it will take a long time. Don’t wait for me and leave first.]
[MY: It’s okay, we haven’t finished yet.]
After midnight, the game finally ended.
Song Jianchu had already fallen asleep on the sofa with his arms crossed. Yin Chi walked over and patted his shoulder. “Wake up, let’s go. If you’re tired, go home and sleep.”
Song Jianchu suddenly opened his eyes, took out his phone and checked the time, frowning.
[Song Jianchu: Sorry, I fell asleep. Are you still here?]
This time, Mu Ye didn’t reply immediately.
Song Jianchu looked at the chat screen and waited for half a minute, but there was no response.
“He probably left already…”
Yin Chi called him again at the door, and Song Jianchu put away his phone and stood up.
They had spent almost a seven-figure sum that night.
Yin Chi took out his card, but the staff said, “Mr. Song has already paid the bill.”
Yin Chi was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a wry smile, and put away his card. “Okay, thanks.”
Outside the club, Yin Chi saw Song Jianchu looking down at his phone with a furrowed brow.
“What are you looking at?” He went over and put his arm around his brother’s shoulder. “Let’s go. Don’t drive when you’re so tired. I’ve arranged a driver to take you home, and we can go together.”
“I don’t need it.” Song Jianchu put his phone in his coat pocket and looked up. “I’ll drive myself home.”
They walked towards the parking lot together.
“If there’s anything else you want to learn about, just let me know. As long as it’s a game that exists on Earth, I can set it up for you,” Yin Chi said. “But I noticed that you only slept tonight and didn’t learn much. You finally met your male god, and it got delayed because of this.”
Song Jianchu lowered his head, seeming absent-minded.
Yin Chi thought his brother was also regretful and comforted him, “Don’t be upset. You’ll have another chance to meet your male god. I’ll make it up to you in the future.”
When they arrived at the parking lot, the club’s arranged driver was already waiting in the car.
Yin Chi got into the car and rolled down the window. “You really don’t need a ride?”
“No, thanks for today,” Song Jianchu replied.
“Why are you still being so polite to me?” Yin Chi smiled. “I’ll have the company’s affairs sorted out in a few days. Partner, wait for my good news!”
Yin Chi’s car drove out of the courtyard.
Song Jianchu walked forward with his head down, thinking about things. He found roughly where he had parked his car and took out his car key from his pocket.
As he looked up, he suddenly saw someone leaning against his car.
A man was casually bending one leg and leaning back against the car door, with both hands in his coat pockets. He had his head slightly lowered and looked like he was resting with his eyes closed.
It was Mu Ye.
Mu Ye had been waiting for him here all this time?
Song Jianchu looked a little surprised in his eyes: “How did you find my car?”
Hearing his voice, Mu Ye slowly opened his eyes.
After looking at him for two seconds, Mu Ye calmly smiled: “This is the most expensive car here.”
Song Jianchu: “.”
Mu Ye seemed to have had some more to drink, and his voice was a little hoarse than before. He smiled and asked, “Will you give me a ride?”
He seemed sober, so Song Jianchu withdrew his discreet observation and nodded, “Get in the car.”
As the car drove out of the courtyard of the club, Song Jianchu asked, “Where do you live?”
Mu Ye was quiet for a few seconds, “I can’t go home.”
Song Jianchu: “?”
Song Jianchu was puzzled and asked, “Then where do you want me to take you?”
Mu Ye: “Anywhere is fine.”
Song Jianchu slowly turned his head.
He slowed down the car and hesitated, “You have nowhere to go?”
Mu Ye slightly furrowed his brow, his calm gaze becoming somewhat confused, “What should I do…”
Song Jianchu: “…”
Song Jianchu was sure that this person was drunk.
He quickly calmed down and recalled that he had heard before that Mu Ye had settled in Shanghai for a long time and might not have bought a property in Beijing.
“You have nowhere to stay in Beijing?” Song Jianchu asked, “Do you usually stay in hotels?”
Mu Ye thought for a moment, his brow furrowing tighter, “I don’t want to stay in a hotel.”
Song Jianchu: “…”
He regretted letting Muye wait for him. This person must have been drinking only while waiting for him.
Song Jianchu sighed in his heart and said helplessly, “Okay, I have a spare apartment in the Second Ring Road. How about you stay there for one night?”
Mu Ye turned his head and looked at him, “Your place?”
His tone and demeanor were too normal, and Song Jianchu began to suspect that he wasn’t really drunk.
Song Jianchu slowly turned the steering wheel, “Well, I used to stay there occasionally when I was studying abroad, but I moved out after graduating.”
Mu Ye looked at him quietly for two seconds, then turned to look out the window, “Thank you.”
Song Jianchu: “……”
The apartment was in a nearby high-end residential complex and they arrived quickly.
As he pulled into the garage, Song Jianchu was about to get out of the car when he noticed that the person beside him was leaning against the seat and seemed uncomfortable.
“Do you feel sick?” Song Jianchu asked hurriedly, “Do you want to drink some water?”
Mu Ye frowned and shook his head, his voice hoarse, “I’m fine.”
The winter night air in the north was chilly, and there were almost no people on the roads in the residential area at night.
As they walked out of the garage, Song Jianchu looked at the person walking beside him, who was very steady on his feet, but he was still worried.
He stopped and said, “I haven’t lived in this apartment for a long time, so there isn’t much in the refrigerator. Can you wait here for me?
Five minutes later, Song Jianchu came back carrying things, but the perfectly fine person had disappeared.
Afraid of being heard by people in the community, Song Jianchu couldn’t shout the name of this celebrity drunkard and could only search for him quietly in the peaceful community.
After circling around, he suddenly heard a splash.
The community had good greenery, and even at night in the bustling city center, it was quiet. Song Jianchu was about to make a voice call when he heard the sound and stopped in his tracks, immediately putting his phone in his sports coat pocket and running towards the source.
He found the man standing in the knee-deep water.
The man’s brown cashmere coat was draped with white moonlight, and the belt was loosely hanging at his waist, his sleeves rolled up to his arms.
If it weren’t for his behavior seeming a little unsober, it would have been a pleasing sight – this person was fishing for the property’s koi.
Song Jianchu was speechless.
Song Jianchu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this person must have had a lot to drink.
He never expected to witness an artistic act of his idol in his lifetime…
Helplessly grabbing his forehead, Song Jianchu stood by the pond, attempting to communicate with the drunkard: “Come out, even if you catch it, you can’t eat this fish.”
Mo Ye had his back to him and whispered, “Shh.”
Song Jianchu was speechless.
The night was quiet, and the sound quality became more refined.
The man’s voice was husky and tinged with drunkenness, “Peppermint likes it.”
“…”
Song Jianchu took off his hat and fanned himself, feeling a bit tired from running.
He had no choice but to stand by the pond and play with the drunkard for a while. Watching the man’s serious expression as he fished, Song Jianchu couldn’t help but slightly curl his lips.
He took out his phone and checked the time, reminding the drunkard, “You’d better hurry up. There’s surveillance here, and the security booth is nearby. Someone will come to fine you in five minutes.”
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of water.
Song Jianchu widened his eyes in surprise and jumped into the pond wearing his sports shoes.
The water was very cold. Song Jianchu waded through half of the pond to get to the drunkard, but as he grabbed the drunkard’s arm and tried to pull himself up, the drunkard suddenly pulled him down.
“Damn it…”
Song Jianchu couldn’t help but curse.
When the two of them slipped and fell, Mu Ye quickly turned his body and instinctively protected Song Jianchu in front of him.
Song Jianchu knelt on Mu Ye’s leg, supporting himself on his chest with both hands, and stood up in a disheveled manner.
Both of them were panting slightly, and Mu Ye pressed his hand against Song Jianchu’s back, raising his head in confusion.
With clothes on and a warm body underneath, it wasn’t that cold.
Song Jianchu quickly regained his composure and thought of getting up and pulling the man up.
He lifted his head.
He stared at the person in front of him, his breath stopping for two seconds.
Through the mist, the man’s features were so beautiful they were almost enchanting. His eyes were hazy and deep, his lips were rosy and striking against the white mist. Water droplets dripped from his hair and ran down his throat as he breathed. His knitted sweater was wet from the water, revealing his thin yet muscular body.
His hand rested on the surface of the water, radiating heat in contrast to the coolness of the water. Before he could even calm his racing heart, footsteps approached.
A security guard ran towards them with a flashlight in hand, aiming the bright beam at the figure in the water. “You damn fish thief! I finally caught you! Every New Year’s, the carp in this pond are always cut in half. I knew you would come tonight, so I brewed two pots of Da Hong Pao[mfn]”Da Hong Pao” is a type of Chinese tea, also known as “Big Red Robe.” It is a highly valued and expensive variety of oolong tea that is grown in the Wuyi Mountains in China’s Fujian Province.[/mfn]and waited for you in front of the surveillance camera!”
“Don’t run! Stop right there!”
“Quickly get up.” Song Jianchu quickly stood up and pulled the man out of the water.
The drunken man was soaking wet and moved slowly, but he cooperated obediently.
The security guard had already arrived at the edge of the fish pond, shining his flashlight on the two of them. “You two, stop right there! Where do you think you’re going? You’re going to be fined!”
Song Jianchu quickly took off his hat and covered Mu Ye’s face with it.
The beam of light shifted over.
The bright light made Song Jianchu squint and he raised his hand to shield his eyes.
“Now you know to be ashamed? It’s too late! You have to come with me later…”
The security guard’s voice trailed off.
The middle-aged man squinted and looked at the young man with the wet pink hair. He recognized him and said warmly, “Oh, it’s you! Why didn’t you make a sound? Come out quickly, come out quickly. It’s so cold outside, and the pond water is chilly.”
Song Jianchu has a good relationship with the security guard here. Earlier, the security guard had crowdfunded for his wife who was suffering from a rare and serious illness in the residential community chat group. Song Jianchu happened to see it and donated some money.
Although the security guard didn’t intend to fine him, Song Jianchu still paid the fine using his mobile phone.
Before leaving, Song Jianchu glanced at the drunkard beside him.
The drunkard let him pull his wrist and quietly leaned his head, staring at the koi that he couldn’t catch in the pond, his eyes revealing a bit of disappointment.
Song Jianchu withdrew his gaze and sighed lightly, asking the security guard, “Can I buy one of the koi in the pond?”
“No problem, just let me know if you need any help…” the security guard was stunned, “What did you say?”
In the quiet and deserted bushy path, Song Jianchu held onto the drunkard with one hand, while the drunkard held the koi in a plastic bag with the other.
Both the person and the bag were dripping with water along the way.
Afraid of being photographed, Song Jianchu pulled his hat down over his head and took the most secluded path to bring the person home.
It was like the journey to the west, carrying the male god into the bathroom and stuffing him into the bathtub. Song Jianchu stood by the bathtub, not knowing where to look, “Can you wash yourself?”
Mo Ye leaned against the white porcelain wall, wet and quiet, with his eyes closed as if he was already asleep. The V-neck had been rubbed open, revealing the man’s sexy straight and beautiful collarbone.
Song Jianchu couldn’t help but take another look, quickly turning his gaze away.
A few minutes later.
Song Jianchu changed into a new set of clothes, put on a mask and sunglasses, and wore a new pair of rubber gloves for cooking. He stood at the bathroom door, holding up his hand like a surgeon.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, self-hypnotizing, “I can do this.”
He opened his eyes and pushed the door open resolutely.
He turned his head and fumbled to remove the wet clothes from Mu Ye’s body. Song Jianchu quickly stood up and threw a foaming bath ball into the bathtub.
Then he turned around and waited quietly for the foam to cover the surface of the water.
During this time, he turned his head a few times, checking to make sure that he couldn’t see the body under the water.
The man lowered his head, and the lines of his shoulders and arms on the surface of the water were smooth and powerful, with tiny water droplets hanging on the tips of his hair.
After making sure that he couldn’t see the body under the water, Song Jianchu sat on a small stool two steps away from the bathtub and calmly explained to the drunkard, “You’ll catch a cold if you don’t wash, and the pool water isn’t clean. Don’t worry, I’ll try not to touch you.”
Then he fulfilled his promise by extending the elongated long-handled bath brush into the foam.
This situation was indeed very convenient for the bath brush, and they wouldn’t be awkward with each other. However, the distance was sometimes too far and the operation was not flexible. At one point, his hand stretched too far, and the bath brush accidentally shook.
Mu Ye closed his eyes and frowned.
Song Jianchu quickly moved the bath brush away, and his speech became faster, “I’m sorry.”
His mentality was no longer stable, and he hurriedly finished washing his body.
He moved the stool a little closer.
Mu Ye had already fallen asleep comfortably in the water. Song Jianchu nervously raised his hand and politely informed him, “Your hair is wet. I’ll wash it quickly.”
After speaking, he put on his gloves and carefully touched the semi-wet black short hair.
Song Jianchu had only washed dogs before, and this was the first time he had helped someone wash their hair.
The boy wore rubber gloves, his eyes behind the sunglasses were calm and serious, and his movements were as cautious as if he was conducting an experiment.
He was meticulously rubbing the foam on the idol’s head.
The person in the bathtub suddenly changed position, with one arm resting on the edge of the bathtub facing outward, and his head slightly tilted, lightly leaning into Song Jianchu’s arms.
The bath attendant immediately stiffened and hesitated, moving his hand away, “I’m sorry, did I hurt you while washing your hair?”
The air was filled with white mist, and the man’s wet hair was touching his T-shirt.
“Peppermint…I want more.”
It was as if he was being treated like a kitten stepping on milk.
Song Jianchu lowered his eyes and looked at the person in his arms for a long time. He whispered, “It’s not peppermint.”
The wrong-frequency dialogue ended, and the dreamer fell into a deep sleep again.
Song Jianchu slowly stretched his fingers into the soft hair and gently massaged it, like a massage master with no desires or demands.
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There are some incorrect names there, like the Song Jianchu who was frozen and chased after them in the bar toilet, it should be Song Yan…
Also I suspect that Song Jianchu had some aversion against touching other people, rather than being touched. He didn’t even want his clothes to come into contact with Mu Ye, and he kept apologizing when he accidentally got too close… Trauma? Or inferiority complex from constant emotional abuse? 🤔
our ML went swimming lmfao. thanks for the chapter!