, I haven"t listened to Qin-ge"s singing in many years!" Wu Qianqian exclaimed loudly and went to choose the song. This song was one of the sound tracks for an old television drama. It was this piece that Chu Qin sang when he partic.i.p.ated in the national broadcasting station"s host compet.i.tion. That year, he mesmerised countless boys and girls.
Cla.s.sical, soothing music sounded. Chu Qin sat on the stage, watching the lyrics on the screen as he slowly sang.
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Time rarely reaches silence, the autumn wind drifting wearily
The sunset refuses to leave, hanging at the edge of the wall, unable to part with me
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That year in the national broadcasting station"s performance studio, Chu Qin stood under the bright light, dressed in a simple long-sleeved shirt, with a microphone in one hand and a sword in the other. With the mist curling around him, his tender brows seemed exactly like the ink used to draw paintings.
His clear and melodious voice carried wisps of entanglement and sighs. At that moment, he seemed to embody the knight in the song. Even his sword-waving arm appeared to be clad in wide sleeves.
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Mocking my lack of words, the empty madness of the past and future
The knife is ready but the blade is tired, all ties broken and dreams destroyed
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Zhong Yibin was seated at the first row, quietly gazing at the youth on stage, his heart inexplicably swayed. In that short moment, he resolved to sign that person even if he failed to win the championship. Even if he couldn"t be a host, he could still be a singer.
The scenes of the past coincided with those of reality. Chu Qin sat on the high seat, one leg stepping on the chair and the other naturally stretched out. The more he looked, the longer his legs were. He merely sat there casually yet it made it difficult for people to lift their gazes off him. No matter what he said or sang, they could not help listening diligently.
Zhong Yibin was not the only one affected, the others couldn"t resist turning their gazes to Chu Qin as well. For a long time, they were against Chu Qin. It would be hard to accept any good buddy who suddenly started liking men. Hence, they liked to say a few phrases to incite Chu Qin. After a while, Chu Qin was also no longer willing to play with them.
After re-examining Chu Qin today, they had to admit that he was a very charismatic man.
The group of people messed around till early morning. Bai Cheng dragged the two models to the higher floor to book a room and Ji Yao refused Bai Cheng"s invitation to "go together", saying that there would be other activities in the later half of the night.
In order to make things up to Zhong Yibin, Wu Wan fought to get the bill and Zhong Yibin did not stop him either. The truth was that even if Zhong Yibin had to foot the bill, he had no money. The credit card given by his brother was still in Chu Qin"s hands.
Shengshi Huange was under the Zhong Family. Zhong Yibin ordered, "No need to give Wu young master a discount, he doesn"t lack money."
Under the worshipful eyes of his cousin, Wu Wan gnashed his teeth and swiped his card. This month"s allowance was simultaneously emptied out. Wu Qianqian sullenly looked at her brother, "Ai brother, can you still buy the bag you promised to get for me?"
"Buy what, can"t you see that your brother is at the brink of eating soil?" Wu Wan said in a bad mood.
"Then I can only let elder sister buy it for me and tell her where your allowance went!" Wu Qianqian beamed with a raised chin.
"Buy buy buy, anything my sister wants I"ll get even if I have to eat soil," Wu Wan"s expression immediately changed, fawningly dragging his sister into the car to go home.
Wei Yan was temporarily living at the Wu house so he also followed the brother-sister pair home. Before leaving, he looked back at Chu Qin and Zhong Yibin, unable to resist his excitement. He could be considered as stepping into the entertainment industry today, being privy to so many secrets in a night. Shengshi"s golden microphone actually liked men and was even the boss"s lover, this was very interesting.
He couldn"t help raising his phone to take a picture but Wu Qianqian grabbed it first.
"Wei Yan, let me give you a word of advice. It is better to pretend not to have seen some things after seeing them. Otherwise, even you will not know how your death came about," Wu Qianqian said coldly, shaking the mobile phone in front of him.
Zhong Yibin drank a bit too much, giddily taking a bath before lying on the bed in a daze. Chu Qin came out wiping his hair and covered him with a blanket.
"Qin Qin," Zhong Yibin grabbed his hand and dragged him into his embrace. Chu Qin"s drenched hair wet his silk pajamas.
"Don"t mess around, I"m going to dry my hair," Chu Qin smiled and twisted in his arms, struggling to get up.
"Baby, let me ask you a question," Zong Yibin refused to let him leave, stroking his face and lifting his head up to meet him.
"En?" Chu Qin settled his chin on Zhong Yibin"s palm and smiled at him. Today he was very happy, in all meanings…
"Did I treat you badly in the past?" Zhong Yibin had been in a dilemma over this question for a night. In the past, he must not have stopped that group of people from treating Chu Qin in such a manner for them to dare to do so now.
Chu Qin was stunned. He reached out and ruffled Zhong Yibin"s head, "If you weren"t good to me, why would you take a stick to the head for me?" The patch of hair that had been shaved off by the doctor had already grown out. The inch-length board-like hair had also become furry and soft.
"That is bravery as a man!" Zhong Yibin waved his fists around in the air. The effects of the alcohol manifested, making him more excited. In the end, he wilted, "You must tell me anything I did that let you down."
Chu Qin looked at the silly, drunk Er Bing and couldn"t help wriggling up, placing a lemon-scented kiss on those cool, thin lips. The two of them had just brushed their teeth and their breaths carried similar scents.
Zhong Yibin held onto him and deepened the kiss. Fortunately, luckily, he still remembered Chu Qin. If he had remembered someone else, he would definitely receive the wrong information. How sad would Chu Qin be then.
People who drank alcohol were easily excitable. After kissing for a while, Zhong Yibin had a reaction. His breathing became heavy and the hand on Chu Qin"s back started sliding down.
Seeing that the flames were about to erupt, Zhong Yibin gasped for breath and separated from him, "Who was on top in the past?"
Chu Qin"s heart trembled and he looked down at Zhong Yibin, whose face was a shade of crimson and his b.u.t.tons in disarray. The devil in his heart appeared with a bang and a tiny person with red horns waved a steel fork, "Get on top of him, get on top of him!"
Another tiny person with white wings and a halo looked mournful, "How can you take advantage of him when he trusts you so much?"
"Are you still a man!" The devil villain poked his head with his fork.
Chu Qin swallowed, "Of course I"m the one on top!"
"Really?" Zhong Yibin looked at him and slowly reach out a hand, touching his face, "I will believe anything you say, I only trust you." The low-pitched voice carried the hoa.r.s.eness of emotion and sounded incomparably affectionate.
Chu Qin almost shed tears. He sniffed, "I lied, you"re on top…"
Zhong Yibin flipped him around, pushing the person beneath him. He bit his ear and laughed, "En, I know."
The author has something to say:
Small theater:
Er Bing: Were you top or bottom in the past
Qin Qin: Oh, this is embarra.s.sing to say
Er Bing: Then you can be the bottom
Qin Qin: ….. Do you really have amnesia?
Er Bing: I only remember the important bits, like the gong[4] and shou[5] ǎ＿→
[1] 心眼实: Honestly not sure about the meaning so I took the literal translation, comment if you have another interpretation!
[2] 你好毒: This is an actual song. It"s sung by Jacky Cheung and is a relatively old song. It was one of the songs in his alb.u.m . It"s old but it can be found on youtube ?
[3] 逍遥叹: This is also an actual song. It was one of the soundtracks for a 2005 historical television series called Chinese Paladin. The series was adapted from the original version of a Chinese rpg The Legend of Sword and Fairy (taken from Wikipedia). It was sung by Hu Ge, an actor-singer who played the leading role in the television series. The song can be found on youtube if anyone wants to have a listen~
[4] Gong is the t.i.tle for seme aka the one on top and Shou is the uke aka the one at the bottom
[5] There"s actually another 6 characters in the raws (洌幔淝涨眨骸) that I didn"t put in because I wasn"t sure what it meant or if its even relevant. The formatting for this line was kinda messed up so even the gong and shou part was deduced. This is the actual line in the raws: 比如攻受洌ǎ幔）淝涨眨骸＿→ Do let me know in the comments if you know what this means!
Translator"s corner: This chapter took me so long to translate kjahfhuejshf but the relationship development made it all worth it :”)