Chapter 12 - President Xie Teaches You How to Conduct Yourself: Chapter Two
Translated by Eve
Edited by s.h.i.+rubame
This may be a repeat announcement for those of you who also read SML. But I’m going to be away from June 1-15 but updates will continue on as scheduled as I have scheduled them ahead of time. But I may be slow to respond to comments and questions so please bear with me! Enjoy~
Zhou Yizhe’s heart felt as if it had fallen into an icy cave.
This was obviously something that he wanted…it was obviously something that he wanted…but why did it feel so painful….
This kind of Xie He made his heart hurt several times more than that the Xie He who hated him.
But there was no way to put this pain into words. Instead he smiled softly to mask his own depressed mood so that he will not hurt the youth before him again.
Xie He kissed Zhou Yizhe, but discovered that he didn’t have any reaction. He only used a deep expression to watch him attentively. This kind of gaze made him think of that frightful day. That day, Zhou Yizhe looked at him with that kind of profound expression and then…ruthlessly tormented him.
Xie He suddenly curled up and cowered. An expression of fear emerged in his eyes and he trembled, “I-I really wasn’t thinking of him. Don’t be angry…please don’t be angry….” His pair of eyes seemed to say: don’t do that to me again…I promise I’ll be good—I’ll do be earnest in trying to make you happy.
Zhou Yizhe shut his eyes in pain. He slowly pulled the corner of his mouth up and showed him a smiling expression, “I’m not angry.”
“R-really?” Xie He looked at him, pleasantly surprised.
“Really. I’m not angry,” Zhou Yizhe used a comforting tone to repeat himself. He gently stroked the youth’s back. This gentle action made the quivering body beneath him gradually calm down. “I was just a bit absent-minded just now. I wasn’t angry at all.”
“Oh….” Xie He’s eyes slightly bent into a smiling expression, and he replied as if he had obtained something that had made him very satisfied.
This…to be so easily satisfied…this….cautious and prudent att.i.tude….
Zhou Yizhe’s expression darkened. Was he this lovable and meek in front of Zhou Yian? Did he smile at him this gently? Was he this yielding and obedient to him?
He did not act humiliated nor unwilling. He only showed that he was perfectly happy to do anything he asked. It made people want to take pity on him.
He would rather deceive himself, if it meant that he could have this kind of Xie He.
He was like a terminally ill patient that was refusing treatment. He knew, in the depths of his heart, that this malignant tumour would take his life, but he still wanted to enjoy this peculiar pleasure that this ailment’s torture caused him…For this feeling of satisfaction and pleasure, he could give up everything.
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【444：Host dada, during these last few days, Zhou Yizhe’s Favorability Value has already risen to 95! You torture him like this, jabbing at his heart in all sorts of ways day in and day out, so why does he love you more and more and also treat you better and better! (⊙﹏⊙)b】
【Xie He：He’s delusional ? 】
k3010;444kUU1J;I’m being serious here!k256B;(k256U;^k2570;)k256R;k3011;
k3010;Xie HekUU1J;k2026;I’m also being serious. That was the explanation in layman terms. If you want to hear the literary explanation: People, once they’ve tasted the flavour of love, they become reluctant to easily give it up. It’s like drinking poison to quench one’s thirstk2014;even if what they hold in their hands is poison, they will readily drink it. I made him the love that he desires. He clearly knows that it’s false, but accepts it anyways. He’s absorbed in this delusion of love that he’s created for himself, unable to escape. k3011;
【444：……】
【Xie He：This is why, if you’re sick, you must take your medicine. Don’t give up treatment. 】
【444：…I still feel that the layman version is easier to understand….】
Xie He heard the sound of the door open and immediately changed his expression into one of joy. He headed towards the entrance to welcome the person who came in, running into his embrace. He raised his head to give him a kiss. He noticed that Zhou Yizhe really liked it when he did such things. What Zhou Yizhe liked, he would earnestly do, he wouldn’t half-a.s.s it!
Zhou Yizhe kissed him deeply in return. He then carried him to the sofa and sat down. With a smile, he caressed his soft hair, “Is your body feeling better?”
“A lot better,” Xie He narrowed his eyes, looking just like a kitten that was obediently reclining against Zhou Yizhe’s chest.
Zhou Yizhe looked at him, full of affection. No matter how intimate they got, he still felt that it wasn’t enough. He couldn’t help himself from kissing the youth’s forehead again. As he kissed, his body began to have a reaction, but when he thought of how he had hurt the boy before, he could only do his best to restrain his own desire.
Zhou Yizhe did his best to control himself. He put Xie He down and planned to go to the bathroom and take a cold shower.
However, Xie He, who was obedient and lovable from beginning to end, who never did anything superfluous, suddenly grabbed onto his sleeve. His wet eyes exposed a slight wronged appearance. He whispered, as if urging him to stay: “I-I’m already all better.”
Zhou Yizhe’s heartbeat nearly missed a beat. What did he just hear? An invitation?
At this moment, he really wanted disregard everything and push the youth down. This kind of willingness, it definitely was an unprecedented beautiful thing, wasn’t it? A little bit more, and Zhou Yizhe would give in. However, he thought of the doctor’s words, that he had to wait at least half a month before he could do such things.
Zhou Yizhe forced himself to remain calm. He slowly removed the youth’s hand from his sleeve and said lowly, “Don’t fuss.”
A terrified and helpless expression gradually imbued itself within Xie He’s eyes.
He obviously had already gotten off his high horse and took the initiative to proposition him. Why did Zhou Yizhe still not want him? It couldn’t be that he was rejecting him? Then, was he useless—useless to the point of having absolutely no redeeming qualities at all? Xie He, who thought this, slightly teared up, revealing a sad expression. He gently bit his lips and abruptly pulled on the belt of his pajamas. All the clothes on his body fell right onto the floor.
He blinked his wet eyes, his face flushed faintly, and slowly walked towards Zhou Yizhe.
This scene fell onto Zhou Yizhe’s eyes. He was like a siren, slowly emerging from the waters towards him. The pretty and flirtatious scene slowly teared at his rationality. His Adam’s apple bobbed once.
“Don’t you like my body the most?” Xie He’s lips revealed a shallow, pure smile. He held onto Zhou Yizhe’s hand with both of his, voice erotic and hoa.r.s.e, “My body also really likes you. It really wants you.”
“Don’t say you don’t want me…OK…” Xie He raised his head, his pleading overflowing from his red lips, making Zhou Yizhe’s heart tremble.
He was attractive, had a voice that was pleasant to listen to, and spoke beautiful words. These gradually formed a black net that trapped Zhou Yizhe from beginning to end. It gradually tightened, until he couldn’t breathe.
The man who had always been fond of concealing his emotions was finally unable to control himself and revealed an expression of pain.
He couldn’t continue to maintain his unperturbed appearance any longer.
Zhou Yizhe gently pushed Xie He down onto the sofa. He emitted a strong aura of oppression. A happy light glinted in Xie He’s eyes. This meant that he wanted him, right?
Suddenly, Xie He felt his hands being constrained. Zhou Yizhe directly tied his hands together in front of his body with Xie He’s pyjamas. Then, he slowly, but resolutely, stood up and headed towards the bathroom.
If he stayed here for one more moment, he wouldn’t be able to control himself and would hurt this person before him again.
This time, Zhou Yizhe took a very long shower. He expended a lot of energy to force himself to repress his desire. The ice cold water helped his rationality return to his brain. His formidable self-restraint helped him restore his calm expression. As the dominant party in this relations.h.i.+p, he had to have much greater willpower. He had to do the right thing and not indulge himself.
When Zhou Yizhe returned to the living room, he discovered that the youth still remained huddled up on the sofa, motionless.
He gently gathered the youth into his arms and took in the other’s terrified pair of eyes.
Zhou Yizhe felt like his heart was being p.r.i.c.ked by something, twisting in pain. His face however revealed a helpless and tender smile. With the softest and most relaxed tone he could muster, he said, “Don’t let your imagination run wild. It’s not that I don’t want you, it’s just that your body hasn’t fully recovered yet. I want to wait.”
“I…” Just as Xie He intended to say something, he was kissed by Zhou Yizhe who had lowered his head to his. Only when his face was extremely red and he was panting for air was he let go.
“Don’t you believe me? As long as you’re obedient, I will never not want you,” Zhou Yizhe laughed. What he hadn’t said was: even if you weren’t obedient, even if you hated me, I could never not want you….
Xie He stared at him in a daze, as if he was trying to figure out if what he had just said was true or not.
A long while later, he seemed to finally feel relieved, showing an expression of unconditional trust. He rubbed against Zhou Yizhe, as if trying to curry favour, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t doubt you. I’ll always believe in you from now on.”
【444：Ding, the target’s Favorability Value +1. Current Favorability Value is 96.】
Zhou Yizhe sighed and untied Xie He’s hands. He carefully carried him to bed and embraced him until the youth fell asleep in his arms. Zhou Yizhe fixed his eyes on the youth as he slept. When he was asleep, the youth’s brows were always slightly knitted. From time to time, he’d let out a pained groan, seeming to be plagued by nightmares.
And this…was the real him.
Before Zhou Yizhe was just a fake Xie He—a Xie He who threw away his self-respect in order to fawn over him. He did all of this for Zhou Yian. Zhou Yizhe thought that he could accept this kind of result and continue to delude himself with this charade. He had thought that until today…when Xie He undressed and begged him to climb on top of him, he discovered that his heart had practically split open in that instant. It was painful to the point of being difficult to breathe.
This wasn’t what he wanted.
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After several days had pa.s.sed, Xie He awoke in Zhou Yizhe’s arms as per usual. Only, Zhou Yizhe seemed to not plan to leave bed today. He was just like that of an ordinary boyfriend, trying to softly get Xie He to stay in bed.
“Want to sleep for a little longer?” Zhou Yizhe hugged Xie He and sniffed the scent of the other’s body, sounding discontent.
“En,” Xie He narrowed his eyes languidly.
“Want to take a stroll outside today? My friends have organized an outdoor activity,” Zhou Yizhe smiled, “So you won’t feel so stifled, being home all the time.”
“OK,” As long as it was Zhou Yizhe’s suggestion, Xie He would never refuse.
Zhou Yizhe understood this in his heart. Thus, from this moment on, whatever he chose to say to Xie He was only said after careful deliberations. He carefully considered whether Xie He would find it difficult, because even if the other did find it difficult, he would never say so himself.
Zhou Yizhe personally helped Xie He get dressed. He kneeled on one knee and helped him put on his shoes and beamed, “Let’s go.”
The outdoor activity took place in an uninhabited park on the outskirts of town. It was well-loved by many rich second generations for all kinds of shooting activities and hunting games. Towards this kind of activity, Zhou Yizhe normally didn’t partic.i.p.ate in them often. Although he belonged to the same generation, he wasn’t like the others. He had long since a.s.sumed a much more important role. While other second generations played with girls or partic.i.p.ated in street racing, he had already started to manage such a big company and attended all kinds of formal meetings and occasions.
Therefore, when Zhou Yizhe suddenly appeared, he unintentionally caused a stir. The group of people came to fawn over him and give face: Zhou Ge. Zhou Dage, etc. fell incessantly in his ears.
This kind of situation made Xie He feel really uneasy, but he very quickly discovered a good way to s.h.i.+eld himself from this awkward situation: he just had to ignore them all, treat them as he did Zhou Yizhe at home. Xie He meekly sat leaning against Zhou Yizhe, not making a sound, making other people look at him strangely.
Zhou Yizhe responded perfunctorily to these people. Although he had been the one to suggest coming here, he seemed to have no desire to partic.i.p.ate at all. He only coaxed Xie He attentively, asking him if he’s thirsty or hungry from time to time, acting like a good, devoted boyfriend.
Zhou Yizhe’s appearance entered the eyes of everyone there. The gaze they used to look at Xie He completely changed. This youth who was appearing in their circle for the first time…it couldn’t be that he was Zhou Yizhe’s true love?!
Xie He didn’t care about this at all. What Zhou Yizhe handed him to drink, he drank. What he handed him to eat, he ate. From time to time, he cooperatively exposed a happy, satisfied expression.
They unconsciously abused the eyes of a countless number of single dogs.
At this time, Xie He suddenly heard a familiar voice, making his body stiffen slightly, though it went unnoticed.
“Ge, it’s rare for you to come,” Zhou Yian was dressed in outdoorsy clothes from head to toe, as if he had just come back from mountain climbing. His bangs were soaked in sweat. His suns.h.i.+ne-like face however showed a somewhat confident smile, “Play a round with us?”
Zhou Yizhe looked at him indifferently. When everyone thought that he would refuse, he suddenly smiled, “Sure.”
Zhou Yian seemed very happy. His gaze fell onto Xie He and he raised an eyebrow as he smiled, “Turns out Saozi also came.”
“Yes,” Zhou Yizhe looked at him profoundly.
Zhou Yian slowly revealed a pondering smile, “It’s no fun to compete without a little wager. How about we put Saozi at stake: Tonight, whoever wins can accompany him. Ge, what do you think of this suggestion?”
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