Chapter 47: Perception

He ducked back a little and Lu Xun came after him again.

"Call it husband or not?" Lu Xun pursued in a deadpan manner.

Ye Yao's ears were a little red, he couldn't quite get used to the pace, he and Lu Xun had been holding hands for a few days and now they were not only kissing and hugging, they had both come out within 10 minutes.

It went so well, and Lu Xun was so enthusiastic about him, so enthusiastic that he pulled him right up on the rocket and the whole process flew by, making it seem like he was dreaming.

Lu Xun narrowed his eyes, "It's fine if you don't shout now, but save it for later when the occasion is right."

Seeing that the conversation was about to go in a strange direction, Ye Yao hastened to steer the conversation away.

"What makes your dad think you're the one who bent me?" Ye Yao said, "It was clearly ......"

If he hadn't confessed his sexuality to Lu Xun, Lu Xun wouldn't have suffered because he was gay and couldn't continue to be best friends, and wouldn't have tried to bend himself and would still be straight.

Ye Yao was unable to finish his sentence when Lu Xun suddenly lifted him up in his arms, taking him first to turn off the light and then to continue carrying him forward in the hazy light until he reached the floor-to-ceiling window.

The curtains are drawn and this is the bustling city centre, where you can see the traffic through the floor-to-ceiling windows and the glittering lights converge like a galaxy.

Ye Yao is pressed up against the landing.

"Nice view." Lu Xun said in a hushed voice.

Ye Yao looked back: "Hmm."

Before he could take more than a few glances at the creek-like flow of traffic, Ye Yao's jaw was cupped and the hand was hard enough to turn his head back.

Lu Xun's face is half illuminated by the neon lights outside, the high bridge of his nose casting large shadows on the side of his face, the light and shadows staggering and overlapping, making Lu Xun's eyes look deep and ghastly.

"Don't look out," Lu Xun slowly moved closer, "look at me."

Will they be seen by others in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of a high-rise hotel?

Ye Yao did not know, but he did not refuse Lu Xun's request to taste the heat from his lips.

"Open your mouth." Lu Xun whispered.

*

The kiss lasted long enough for many changes to occur, so much so that Ye Yao shivered slightly.

This is a hotel for just the two of them, fully equipped in every way, so that if Lu Xun wants to do anything, he won't be hindered by any external forces.

Lu Xun was now so aggressive that Ye Yao was a little uneasy and frightened, but he didn't call a halt.

Finally Lu Xun stopped to pull away.

"Well, let's celebrate our coming out success." Lu Xun gave Ye Yao a kiss on the tip of his nose, "You take a shower and go to bed first, I'll pick up after you."

Ye Yao hesitated: "You go first, you need it more."

Lu Xun looked at Ye Yao: "Go on, don't be polite here, I'll take over the bathroom for two hours later."

Ye Yao still didn't say anything about washing together and led the way into the bathroom.

The sound of water rushing in the bathroom, Lu Xun stands alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and lets out a long breath.

On such a happy day, he was not able to control his emotions perfectly because of Ye Yao's words.

Ye Yao is probably trying to say how his dad thinks he bent him. It was obviously someone else who did it.

He didn't want to hear this kind of talk, so he forcibly interrupted, leaving Ye Yao speechless.

But even if Ye Yao doesn't say it, he always remembers that Ye Yao had a secret love buried in his heart before he got together with him.

He believed in Ye Yao's character and that Ye Yao would not develop an affair with anyone else after being with him. But jealousy is not a reasonable emotion.

It's more like, just because he's been able to be closer to Ye Yao, many thoughts that used to go unnoticed by him are growing wildly, and the real him is now even more unreasonable and domineering than he used to be, domineering to a degree that more people can't accept.

Acrimony reared its ugly head.

He wanted to dominate Ye Yao, to have Ye Yao all to himself, and to ...... put his own stamp on Ye Yao.

*

In the evening, Ye Yao and Lu Xun lie in bed together after a bath.

They hadn't shared a bed since the start of term, and Ye Yao was rolled around the bed twice in the arms of an excited Lu Xun.

"The last time we slept together was the last time." Lu Xun exclaims.

"The last time I heard you talk nonsense was also the last time." Ye Yao also exclaims.

"Ouch, and you dislike me." Lu Xun gave a cold snort in feigned anger, "Know what happened to the last person who talked to me like that now?"

Ye Yao smiled: "That must have been broken by our Chief Lu Tianliang King."

"It's good that you know, now I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself." Lu Xun stroked Ye Yao's face, "I'll rent a room next to the school, come out and stay with me for the night when you're free? You can still stay in the dorm at lunchtime."

Lu Xun's tone was less forceful at the end of the sentence, and Ye Yao let Lu Xun's hands play with his face as he analysed the situation, "It's not cost effective to leave the house empty for a lot of time."

"I like to do business at a loss." Lu Xun says, "I'll rent it anyway. If you agree, the room will still be occupied, if you don't, it will remain empty."

Ye Yao :"...... Lu's way of doing business is so new, one day when you are broke go home and do my laundry and cook for me, I will pick up rubbish to feed you."

"You can't do this kind of hard work!" Lu Xun pushed Ye Yao's face into his arms. Lu Xun pushed Ye Yao's face into his arms, "Bao, I'll do the rubbish picking, you just go out and have fun!"

Ye Yao: "...... suffocated me."

Lu Xun released Ye Yao a little and softened his voice, "Do you live?"

Ye Yao nods as he feels the warmth of Lu Xun's body.

There is nothing wrong with two lovers who are in love and gradually approaching contact.

Not to mention that he believes Lu Xun won't do anything too much to him. Lu Xun, like him, is just a tentative approach to each other, an inexperienced rookie in his first relationship.

*

Late at night, Ye Yao falls into a deep sleep.

Lu Xun opens his eyes in the darkness.

He and Ye Yao embraced face to face and could smell each other's scent between their breaths.

Lu Xun presses a kiss to Ye Yao's lips, who breathes unchanged.

It is already in a deep sleep.

Lu Xun got up, went around to the other side and caressed the slightly cool back of his neck.

Ye Yao ...... is now owned by his Ye Yao.

*

Classes start at ten o'clock and Ye Yao sets his alarm for eight o'clock, opening his eyes as soon as it rings.

The spot next to the bed was empty and, probably hearing his alarm clock, a head poked out from the washroom side.

Lu Xun is brushing his teeth and looks in good spirits.

"You're up so early?" Ye Yao rolled over and got up, "Why didn't you call me."

"There's so much time left to sleep before you wake someone up, God forbid." Lu Xun's voice was slurred.

Ye Yao walked to the washroom and Lu Xun followed him back to spit the foam out of his mouth, his voice was much clearer when he spoke again, "I asked them to bring up breakfast, no need to find food on the way, so there's plenty of time, take your time."

Ye Yao nodded and started his own washing up.

Lu Xun washed up and didn't go out, so he watched him from the side.

Watching him brush his teeth, watching him wash his face, watching him ......

"...... You're going to follow even if you go to the toilet?" Ye Yao was incredulous.

Seeing Lu Xun nod without the slightest hint of embarrassment, Ye Yao slammed the door shut, blocking Lu Xun's view.

Lu Xun narrows his eyes.

Ye Yao is indeed a rather subtle person, he would be embarrassed to even go to the toilet together during the period of passionate love, and he was right to keep many things from Ye Yao.

*

Ye Yao is by himself, alone in the toilet, with Lu Xun out of sight, and his attention finally returns mostly to himself, rather than being sucked away by Lu Xun standing off to the side.

Lu Xun was inseparable from him as a friend, and he is still inseparable from him as a boyfriend, which sounds similar, but actually does a lot more.

Lu Xun's kissing skills are improving really fast, but he likes both the raw Lu Xun and the Lu Xun who is getting better at it.

Kissing someone you like is truly a joyful thing to do.

A happy Ye Yao stretched his limbs before opening the door, this time stretching a nerve that suddenly made his back go a little numb.

The pain wasn't intense and didn't use to make him feel bad, but rather some wonderful tingling.

Ye Yao puzzled, tried to turn his head to look at his back and was limited by his perspective and saw nothing.

Ye Yao went out of the toilet and washed his hands, then reached up and scratched his back.

Lu Xun, who had been keeping an eye on Ye Yao, immediately spoke up, "What's wrong, your back itches?"

"A little bit." Ye Yao said.

"Let me help you look." Lu Xun came over and unobtrusively took Ye Yao in a different direction so that Ye Yao was facing the mirror in the washroom and could not see the back through it.

Lu Xun saw his masterpiece.

Ye Yao's otherwise pale skin is dotted with light hickeys, one after the other spreading down the spine in a dense, strangely beautiful pattern.

The corners of Lu Xun's mouth curled into a smile, which quickly subsided again.

Lu Xun put down Ye Yao's clothes, his face as usual: "I got bitten by a mosquito, but it's gone down a lot. I'll rub some anti-itch cream on you at noon, it's fine."

"There are mosquitoes here too?" Ye Yao was puzzled and then concerned about Lu Xun, "Have you been bitten?"

"I wasn't bitten." Lu Xun couldn't help but go up and give Ye Yao a kiss, squinting his eyes in satisfaction, " Ye Yao's meat smells better, bad mosquitoes just know to stare at you."

*

Ye Yao went back to the dormitory to change and Xiao Pang and the others took his place so that he could have a good seat there.

The two housemates scowled at him and Ye Yao laughed and cried, "What are you doing?"

"We were all ready to take Ye Yao off work, but you turned up on time!" exclaimed Xiao Pang. Xiao Pang exclaimed, "What a spirit, that's what a student is!"

"What a nonsense." Ye Yao retorted with a smile, not really explaining much about what happened between him and Lu Xun.

Ye Yao did not look at the weather forecast today, and by the end of the morning, he was sweating in his spring and autumn clothes.

Especially in the mornings, Ye Yao was desperate to walk back to his dormitory in the hot sun.

Xiao Pang also wore spring and autumn clothes, and with the meat on his body, he sweated more than Ye Yao.

Xiao Pang said sadly, "No way, it's still cool in the morning, I feel like it's only been two days since spring and it's already summer?"

"Let's go, the more we delay until noon the more the sun will shine." Wen Ke said.

This made sense, so the three of them walked to their dormitories in the sun, and when they finally got back they were all drenched in sweat.

Lu Xun is not back yet and it is just the three of them in the dormitory.

Ye Yao was about to go to the toilet to change, but Xiao Pang, who was in a hurry with tissues, beat him to it: "I suddenly need to go to the toilet, I can't hold it, sorry guys!"

Wen Ke, who was desperately thirsty, tried to fill himself with water while Ye Yao pulled a short sleeve out of the wardrobe.

We were all boys, so there was nothing to hide in changing into a different shirt. Ye Yao took off his spring top and was about to change into a short-sleeved shirt when he heard Wen Ke coughing in an alarming manner.

"I'll go." Wen Ke scrambled to draw tissues from the water he had sprayed on himself, then turned his back while coughing, "Lesser, lesser."

Ye Yao: "...... what?"

Ye Yao thought it was his direct change of clothes that made Wen Ke uncomfortable and was a bit confused: "I remember that in our dormitory before, we often had the situation where we didn't bother to go to the toilet and just changed clothes in the dormitory?"

"That's not what I meant," Wen Ke's ears were red as he waved his hand, "Ye Yao, you and Brother Lu are fighting too hard."

A fierce battle?

Ye Yao frowned and instantly sensed that something was wrong. He took a few steps to the large mirror in the dormitory, turned his back towards it and then twisted his head.

......

Ye Yao drew a cold breath.

He doesn't know.

He had no idea, and Lu Xun hadn't mentioned a word of it to him.

Lu Xun stole it and left marks all over his body without his knowledge.