Chapter 66
Bai Rui bowed and saluted, his tone flat and detached, “City Lord.”
Cheng Nuo was stunned and also bowed. It seemed that the Bai family was not only indifferent between brothers, but there was also little affection between father and son.
Bai Jintian rested his hand on his forehead and narrowed his eyes at the two of them for a while before saying, “Rui’er, you have really grown up.”
Bai Rui did not answer, but quietly stared at him.
Bai Jintian smiled lightly and waved his hand towards Cheng Nuo, “Your name is Cheng Nuo? Come here, let me take a look.”
Cheng Nuo’s heart was puzzled and slowly took two steps forward.
Bai Mu was intimidating enough and their abnormal father doubled that. Under the pressure of that momentum, he was just like ordinary people when they met national leaders. He didn’t dare to breathe, and his legs trembled involuntarily.
As soon as he walked to Bai Rui’s side, Bai Rui firmly grabbed his wrist. He was surprised. Bai Rui’s gaze was still directed at Bai Jintian, his expression was very serious, and vaguely showed some wariness.
“Rui’er, you’re nervous,” Bai Jintian said with a smile, “afraid that I’ll kill this street rat?”
Cheng Nuo’s heart tightened; could it be that Bai Jintian had wanted to kill him just now? He hadn’t noticed at all.
Bai Rui was silent, but persistently held Cheng Nuo’s wrist and did not let go.
Bai Jintian laughed: “Rui’er, no need to worry, you are almost an adult, right? Well, although this street rat is not good enough to be the mistress of Snow City, it’s fine to take him as a room companion before your official wedding. However, you also need to keep in mind that females can be spoiled a little, but you can’t go too far.”
Cheng Nuo was so angry he almost spurted out blood. Room… companion? Screw this old pervert!
Bai Rui slowly let go of Cheng Nuo and lightly said: “Thank you for the City Lord’s teaching, but I’m just acquainted with him and owe him a favor.”
“Is that so?” Bai Jintian raised his eyebrows and smiled, “Well, I hope so too. But this is the first person who can make you nervous, right?”
Bai Rui replied, “Not really nervous, I just don’t like to owe people.”
Bai Jintian straightened up with a smile and slowly walked towards the two.
Cheng Nuo slightly lowered his head to avoid his eyes. Looking at the clothes getting closer and closer, he became more and more nervous.
Bai Rui suddenly said, “Alright, just as the City Lord wants.”
Cheng Nuo was stunned, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Bai Rui’s side in astonishment. What did that mean?
Bai Jintian paused and said with a smile, “This is for the best.”
When he withdrew from the bedroom, Cheng Nuo wanted to ask several times, but looking at the guards on both sides, he swallowed all those words. He secretly observed Bai Rui from the corner of his eye. Bai Rui’s look was not abnormal, still so cold and indifferent, his thin lips tightly pressed as always.
It was not until he returned to Bai Rui’s residence that all the attendants retired, and there were only two people left in the whole hall. Cheng Nuo asked anxiously, “Bai Rui, that…”
Bai Rui turned around and walked towards him slowly.
Cheng Nuo’s heart jumped heavily, and he bowed his head in embarra.s.sment to avoid his eyes. He couldn’t say those words. Bai Rui’s temperament was rarely so cold when he was with him, and he felt somewhat unfamiliar.
“Did you suffer on the way here?” Bai Rui whispered, “I’m sorry.”
Cheng Nuo raised his head in surprise, Bai Rui was staring at him unblinkingly, just like before, soft and calm. He shook his head and said, “No, your injury…”
“It doesn’t matter.” Bai Rui interrupted him, his hand slightly raised to touch the tiny wound on Cheng Nuo’s face, but finally withdrew and calmly said, “It’s my negligence that has dragged you down. When I came, I had the messenger bird leave a letter for Liu Guang, telling him that you had some trouble and won’t be able to return in a while. So you stay here at ease and I will find a way to send you back.”
The more Cheng Nuo listened, the heavier his heart felt; the words of apology were instead said by Bai Rui first…
After a long time, he raised his head and said, “I don’t blame you, I am too weak.”
The two looked at each other in a daze for a long time, then Bai Rui turned around and walked towards the outside, saying, “You should rest early.”
Cheng Nuo’s mouth opened, wanting to ask Bai Rui where he was going, but finally bit his lower lip.
The large soft bed was still cold and bone chilling, but perhaps because he was relieved to see Bai Rui, Cheng Nuo quickly fell asleep and did not have nightmares.
When he woke up again it was the next morning. Yu Yue and others took him to the bath first.
This time the bath was sprinkled with ice lotus flower petals, and the room was filled with a refreshing fragrance. Cheng Nuo did not care and jumped down to wash. When he dressed, he found something unusual, because this time it was a set of red clothes with exquisite embroidery.
When he thought of what the old pervert said about “room companion”, Cheng Nuo felt a “thump” in his heart. He frowned and said: “What does this mean?”
Yu Yue said in a respectful voice: “Although the madam is not the main wife, he is also the young Lord’s first concubine, the ancestral etiquette must still be observed.”
“…” Holy s.h.i.t! Laozi …… is getting married today?!
f.u.c.k the madam! Also was it so fast?!
But remembering Bai Rui’s words, Cheng Nuo held back his anger.
Layer upon layer, that set of clothes was very tedious to put on. Yu Yue and Su Rong both helped him sort it out for a good while to get it done. Yu Yue also used a jade comb to meticulously comb his long black hair, with some exquisite hair accessories.
Cheng Nuo did not dare to look in the mirror, afraid to see a human demon and cause a psychological shadow.
When he went back to the bedchamber, the originally cold bedchamber had changed. The room was full of bright red, the arrangement was very festive, and there was also an ambiguous warm fragrance in the air.
Yu Yue said softly: “Madam, don’t worry, the young Lord will come to greet madam by noon and go to Shaohe Hall to pay respects.”
He really was completely treated as a female forced to buy and sell. If Liu Guang knew what he was going through, he would probably be half dead with anger…
Cheng Nuo’s heart was full of anxiety, and his ears were red with shame and anger.
Except for Bai Rui, he would kill the entire Bai family sooner or later!
But even more shame was to come. Two middle-aged females walked in, and Yu Yue guided them to Cheng Nuo’s side. Cheng Nuo was puzzled. The two people shook open a long scroll.
When Cheng Nuo saw its content clearly, he almost vomited blood – it was actually a vivid picture of male-on-male s.e.x ah ah ah ah!
He knew that gay men used that place and he had always thought it was quite incredible, but he did not expect there to be so many incredible tricks for that… His face was burning, but those voices went straight to his ears. The two educated him very carefully, taking into account all aspects.
f.u.c.k, it wasn’t possible that Bai Rui was also receiving male-on-male education now, was it?
At the thought of this, Cheng Nuo had an impulse to die with tears. Although he accepted being with Liu Guang, he didn’t intend to use that place.
The two females finally finished their teaching, bowed and walked out, but the picture was rolled up and left on the table.
Cheng Nuo sat there with his teeth clenched. Fortunately, the etiquette of the world was not so c.u.mbersome and did not restrict his diet. So near noon, when Bai Rui came in dressed in red, Cheng Nuo was still eating his food.
He quickly put down his chopsticks and stood up awkwardly. He wanted to tear up his clothes to cover his face. His current looks were so embarra.s.sing! He secretly glanced at Bai Rui and couldn’t help but be stunned. Bai Rui was originally cold and upright, but dressed in red clothes with his silver hair draped over his shoulders like moonlight, he looked very special… He couldn’t describe it, but his heart beat particularly fast.
He avoided his eyes at a loss. Bai Rui waved and everyone else retreated.
Bai Rui walked unhurriedly towards him, and Cheng Nuo’s nervous heart almost jumped to his throat.
His hand was soon gently held. Bai Rui’s slightly cold body heat pa.s.sed to him, and he pulled him towards the outside.
“Don’t be afraid, it’s just going through the motions.” Bai Rui whispered, “No need to take it seriously.”
His voice was terribly calm, but his hand was clenched tightly, and Cheng Nuo’s uneasy heart calmed down.
Walking outside, Bai Rui picked him up and put him on the back of a magical beast, and jumped up after him, encircling him in his arms.
Cheng Nuo was stiff. Even taking a sedan chair was better than now ah! His heart was simply out of control, beating wildly on its own, and his face was hot. He pretended to sit naturally, but his ears were actually red, and his heart was somehow sour and bitter.
The honor guard soon set off. During this period Bai Rui did not say a word and just sat behind him in silence, his body seeming a little stiff. Cheng Nuo couldn’t help but think wildly, what was Bai Rui thinking now? Was he complaining about having to embrace such a lifeless ladyboy?
Finally reaching the main hall, Bai Rui jumped down first, then carried down a despairing Cheng Nuo, and walked inside, holding his hand.
The people of Snow City were clearly very calm, the onlooker guards and attendants just respectfully guided the two into the main hall in accordance with the etiquette, and bowed towards Bai Jintian and the others sitting above.
The moment he saw this old pervert, Cheng Nuo’s numb head finally resumed operation. He collected his emotions and carefully followed Bai Rui to bow.
Bai Rui’s brothers also arrived. Iceberg Bai Mu, abnormal Bai Zhi, and two others he had not seen; one was called Bai Yu and the other Bai Jing. Bai Yu and Bai Jing did not have silver hair; one had blue hair and the other purple hair, probably resembling their mother a little more.
When Cheng Nuo and Bai Zhi looked at each other for a moment, Cheng Nuo felt Bai Zhi sneered at him, and he returned the sneer as if nothing had happened.
Bai Jintian’s wives were also present. They were colorful and beautiful, but obviously there was no main wife. They were all concubines, and they all sat there quietly.
Finally, after the ceremony, Bai Jintian smiled lightly and said a few official words. Cheng Nuo listened absentmindedly, and then had to exchange wine and drink cross-cup with Bai Rui.
He said to himself a few times in his heart, anyway, it’s fake…
But when he looked at Bai Rui’s eyes for a moment, there was only a blank in his mind.
Bai Rui’s beautiful golden eyes were so deep at this time that Cheng Nuo couldn’t see his emotions at all. Bai Rui’s movements were calm as always. He picked up the wine gla.s.s with his right hand, and then took a sip.
Cheng Nuo numbly followed and swallowed. The wine was hot and bitter, which made his nose sour.
When he and Bai Rui returned to the bedchamber, Cheng Nuo still felt a sense of unreality.
After all that back and forth, it was now almost evening, and the tall red candles in the bedchamber had been lit. Those attendants retreated and only the two people in wedding clothes remained; the surrounding quietness was frightening.