Ch126 - Li Chengyan/Xie Yu (4)

Translator: Mogumoguchan

Editor: lolimelon 

Xie Yu’s veins popped up on his temples. He squashed down his urge to beat Li Chengyan up. 

“Dream on,” he said. 

Xie Yu did not intend to call him that, but Li Chengyan was determined, looking like he would be in this stalemate with Xie Yu until the world ended unless Xie Yu called him honey. 

Both of them stared at each other in the stalemate. Xie Yu reached out a hand to push his shoulder, but he suddenly heard footsteps in the corridor.  

Those footsteps were getting closer. They were steady, thus making it clear that they did not belong to a student. Based on the sound, he could tell that this belonged to a middle-aged male teacher wearing leather boots, had a beer belly, and had his dress shirt tucked into his pants. 

That person was walking and talking on the phone, so his voice was mixed along with his footsteps. 

Xie Yu’s throat tightened. 

He was familiar with that voice. It was Mr. Yang, the person who always appeared whenever someone broke school rules. 

Mr. Yang was here, and it terrified Xie Yu. He quickly looked up at Li Chengyan, who remained on top of him. 

Their current position was even worse than the usual couple who only held hands and kissed. It was impossible for anyone to not overthink things if they saw them. Xie Yu could not bear the consequences of being caught in in a compromising situation with another person of the same sex, so he was forced to bear with the humiliation and actually called Li Chengyan honey. 

“Honey, let go of me.”

Li Chengyan did not expect that Xie Yu would actually call him that. He cocked an eyebrow, but he also appeared to be feeling smug, so he took half a step backward and released him.  

The moment they stepped away from each other, Mr. Yang passed by the window. He did not notice the pair who had just broken rules in class. 

After Mr. Yang disappeared from the window, Xie Yu sighed in relief and jumped off the table. He smoothed out the clothes that Li Chengyan had ended up wrinkling. 

An unnatural shade of red stained his cheeks, and he cussed in his heart. Damn it, Li Chengyan actually touched me?

Li Chengyan watched Xie Yu smoothing out his clothes with an aggrieved expression. Somehow, it looked as if they just had sex. He felt something stir in his heart, and he wanted to say something to comfort Xie Yu, but after Xie Yu smoothed out his clothes, he suddenly looked up and gave him a fake smile.  

Before Li Chengyan could react to the situation, Xie Yu had already kicked the back of his knee with his right leg. 

That kick was quite ruthless, and it was full of strength. It caught Li Chengyan off guard, and he staggered before he fell down. 

Xie Yu did not know why he was suddenly so angry. It was as if the resentment he accumulated over this long period of time had suddenly exploded. 

It was because he knew that Li Chengyan was not flirting with him because he liked him and because he knew that Li Chengyan just wanted to take revenge on him.  

Xie Yu felt anger in his heart. This guy was just toying with him, but he was the one who kept longing for his touch, blushing at the slightest sign of affection. 

He did not know whether these feelings were classified as love, but he kept thinking about him. He also dreamt about it, so it should be more or less love at this point. 

After he kicked him, Xie Yu finally felt that he had vented his anger a little. Though, after he kicked him, he found his heart hurting. He did not even look at Li Chengyan properly and just grabbed his bag before he ran away. 

Still, Li Chengyan was a real bastard. He had clearly looked very pitiful when Xie Yu kicked him just now, but after just half a minute, he managed to catch up and stuck to him like glue.  

And here Xie Yu was, feeling a little guilty after he kicked him. This guy was just pretending to be pitiful to win his sympathy!

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Xie Yu was worried that his mother would see him bring Li Chengyan home again, so in the end, he stopped and asked, “Li Chengyan, did you learn how to bother someone from Ji Xinglan? It’s about time you stop. Don’t go overboard.”

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“That’s not what I meant.” Li Chengyan frowned. He had a feeling that Xie Yu had misunderstood him, and he defended himself. 

“Then, why do you keep pestering me?”

“Do you think I’m annoying?” Li Chengyan asked. 

“Yes,” Xie Yu said, “Incredibly so.” 

“I’m not sticking around for you to make up to me. I want you to take responsibility.” Li Chengyan looked a little hurt as he stared at him. “I do like you.”

When he heard this, Xie Yu was stunned, and he widened his eyes. In fact, he could not split any attention to discern whether Li Chengyan was telling the truth. 

Li Chengyan was very sincere and did not seem like he was joking, but Xie Yu’s lips quivered, and he could not say a thing. He could even sense that his breathing was ragged. 

He thought that Li Chengyan had only done all those things to take revenge, but Li Chengyan… said he liked him.  

‘He likes me?’

Xie Yu’s mind was a mess. After a long while, he said, “Are you insane? I’m an alpha.”

Li Chengyan took half a step to him and grabbed his forearm. He asked, “Don’t you like me?”

Xie Yu was about to instinctively deny it, but his thoughts were in such a mess that it was as if they were bound together by countless threads. He could not smooth out his thoughts at all.  

In the end, he did not deny it. He just whispered, “I don’t know.”

He did not have the courage to think about it in depth. 

“I’m going to have my exams soon. Don’t bother me.” He was only able to think of an excuse before he left. 

…… 

After that day, Li Chengyan stopped bothering him. 

The final exam was drawing close. Xie Yu was also busy with his studies and did not contact him often. 

One day, Yan Qiu randomly asked Xie Yu about his future plans, and he said, “I don’t want to join the military.”

Yan Qiu shook his head and said nothing. He knew that these were Xie Yu’s thoughts all along, because he felt that life was too hard in the military.  

Xie Yu knew that Yan Qiu had been working really hard recently for Ji Xinglan, but when he looked at how Yan Qiu studied, he just could not motivate himself to study hard as well. 

That night, Xie Yu stared at his terminal and started daydreaming. While he was wondering whether he should call Li Chengyan to chat with him, Li Chengyan actually sent him a message. 

He asked Xie Yu about his future plans. 

Xie Yu originally wanted to answer honestly, but when he saw Li Chengyan saying that he was absolutely going to join the military, Xie Yu hesitated when he was about to press the send button.  

After some time, he deleted the message of him saying that he did not want to join the military and told Li Chengyan that he had not come up with a future plan yet. 

The next day, when Yan Qiu heard that Xie Yu wanted to try getting into the military, he looked a little shocked. 

It was no wonder why Yan Qiu would be shocked. Before this, Xie Yu had refused getting into the military. But something had happened, and he changed his mind overnight. 

“What happened?” Yan Qiu asked.  

“It’s nothing. Isn’t it great if I join the military? We can work together in the future that way.” 

But Yan Qiu just smiled. On his face was an expression that said, “I know what’s going on, but I won’t say it.”

“Do your best, then.”

…… 

Li Chengyan was obedient and did not appear in front of Xie Yu over a long period of time, but he still kept him in his mind and occasionally sent messages to Xie Yu. Sometimes, he would send stuff to his house, saying that it was for Xie Yu’s mother.

Once the final exam was over, Xie Yu met Li Chengyan again. 

Li Chengyan did not change from before, but his hair seemed to be a little shorter. He asked Xie Yu to go and drink wine. 

To prevent a repeat from last time, Xie Yu only ordered fruit juice.  

“I got into the military.” Both of them sat together, and Xie Yu said this as he chewed on the straw. 

He sensed Li Chengyan reaching out to him with his fingers under the bar counter and tentatively held his hand, as if he was testing waters. Xie Yu did not move, so Li Chengyan went further and laced their fingers together. 

Xie Yu looked under the table. He felt that the noisy bar was not a good place to date, so he drank the last mouthful of fruit juice before he jumped down from the chair. 

“Let’s go.” 

He did not let go and walked out of the bar while holding Li Chengyan’s hand. 

They crossed the road and walked into the park across the bar. 

The humid night breeze blew against their faces, and there were quite a number of couples in the park. 

They did not let go of their hands, and Li Chengyan asked, “Have you thought about what I asked you from before?” 

Xie Yu stared at their elongated shadows on the ground, and he gave a slow nod. 

“Yeah. But have you?” Xie Yu asked, “We’re both alphas, and our road ahead… isn’t going to be easy.”

Li Chengyan smiled. 

‘So, this is what he’s worried about.’ 

Xie Yu walked forward in silence, but Li Chengyan suddenly stopped, grabbed his face, and kissed him. 

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s difficult or not. We’ll do it together.” Xie Yu heard him say with a smile. 

……

Xie Yu and Li Chengyan got together, just like that. Romance between two alphas was not particularly romantic. In fact, there were plenty of times where Xie Yu killed the mood like a hot-headed idiot, but they enjoyed it.  

On the day Yan Qiu got married, they went and became best men. 

Or more accurately speaking, Xie Yu was the bridesmaid, and Li Chengyan was the best man. 

When he saw the bridesmaid tacked on his boutonniere, Xie Yu pouted and insisted on switching with Li Chengyan. 

That day, Xie Yu was really excited. He went about taking photos, as if he was even happier than Yan Qiu, who was the one getting married.  

But when it was night, Xie Yu drank quite a lot during the wedding banquet, and he started crying on Li Chengyan. In the end, he fell asleep on Li Chengyan’s shoulder. 

His childhood best friend just got married. It was inevitable that he would feel melancholic. Li Chengyan smoothed out his messy hair and put his head against his shoulder. 

After the banquet, Yan Qiu sent them to the foot of the hotel, and when he stared at the drunk Xie Yu, he was a little worried. 

He originally wanted to get a room so that Xie Yu could stay there, but Li Chengyan told him that he could take care of Xie Yu.  

“Thanks for the trouble,” Yan Qiu said, “You know where Xie Yu’s house is, right?”

“Yeah.” Li Chengyan nodded. He said goodbye to Yan Qiu and Ji Xinglan before he brought Xie Yu into the car. 

Even though Li Chengyan agreed to send Xie Yu home, in truth, he did not. Instead, he gave Xie Yu’s mother a call and brought Xie Yu back to his own house. 

When Xie Yu woke up, he was just in time to see Li Chengyan walk out of the bathroom.  

“You’re awake?” Li Chengyan helped him sit up, and he held a cup to feed him some tea to sober up. 

As Xie Yu sat on the soft bed and stared at the lavishly decorated room, Xie Yu found that his mind was still dizzy. “Where am I?”

“My house.” Li Chengyan put the cup on the bedside table and touched his face. “It’s fine. Just lay down.”

Xie Yu’s eyes were still a little red, and they were also a little swollen because he had just cried.  

He stared at Li Chengyan as he stood in front of him. Suddenly, he grabbed the belt of his bathrobe. 

Li Chengyan was dragged down, and he put his entire weight on Xie Yu. 

“And what are you doing?” he asked with a smile. 

He had Li Chengyan lay on him, and Xie Yu hugged him tightly. Because of it, the emptiness and panic in his heart disappeared entirely, and he felt at ease.  

“Li Chengyan.” He paused for a long while, and in the end, Xie Yu finally spoke shyly. His voice was raspy. “Do you want me?”

Li Chengyan stared at him, and joy lit up in his eyes. He leaned down and kissed him gently. “Of course.”

……

Half a year later, after Yan Qiu and Ji Xinglan had their babies, Xie Yu often went to visit them during the weekend.  

One day, after playing for an entire afternoon with Xing Xing and Qiu Qiu, Xie Yu sighed while they were on their way back, and he said, “The babies sure are cute.”

“Should we have one?” Li Chengyan was driving, and he asked with a smile. 

Xie Yu stared at him as if he saw a ghost, and he said, “Have one? You’ve finally gone crazy, right? You just want to sleep with me!”

Li Chengyan just grinned, and he suddenly turned the steering wheel. “We’re not in a hurry for that. Everything will happen naturally. By the way, should we get married now?” 

Mogumoguchan: Aaaannndd, this is the last chapter for ATOIME. Thank you for your support all this while, everyone. (Not gonna lie, I like Li Chengyan/Xie Yu’s vibe a lot)

lolimelon: im gonna miss these two T-T