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After Our Divorce, I Still Wore Your Jacket - Chapter Ch72 - Extra 2
Chapter Ch72 - Extra 2
âYuan Ye ge has gotten more handsome again. Letâs take a picture together later. Iâll hang it on my wall. Youâre technically a celebrity too now!â The girl greeted Yuan Ye with a smile.
Yuan Ye said, âCome, letâs take one.â
Old Tu walked in through the door. He was wearing a black T-shirt that was covered in neon yellow images in the front. With a cigarette dangling from his mouth, he swung his arm around Yuan Yeâs neck and tightened it slightly. Then, he tilted his head and narrowed his eyes. âWhy didnât you call me sooner? I almost left this afternoon. If you had called me even a little bit later, I wouldâve already been gone.â
Yuan Ye chuckled. âPretty busy, huh?â
âStarted a mountain retreat with someone. Itâs not finished yet. Check it out when you have the time?â Old Tu asked.
The girl tugged Old Tuâs arm off Yuan Yeâs shoulders. She scolded, âBe more careful. If someone takes a picture of this, my Yuan Ye ge wonât be able to explain. Having an arm around someoneâs shoulders is enough for the media to consider it cheating.â
Yuan Ye chuckled while shaking his head. âItâs not that bad. Cheating depends on appearance too. Why the hell would I cheat with this old man? Your Yuan Ye ge has a heavenly immortal at home.â
Old Tu laughed and cussed at him. âWeirdo.â
It had been quite a long time since Yuan Ye had come to Old Tuâs place. This was because he hadnât been home previously. This time, he was coming to Old Tuâs restaurant to eat meat and drink alcohol. Since Fang Shaoyi had hurt his lungs, he hadnât attended any events with alcohol. Yuan Ye also hadnât needed to attend any socialization events. Recently, they had been living a really healthy lifestyle. Today, Fang Shaoyi had gone to the company. Yuan Ye hadnât; he went looking for a place to be carefree instead.
Old Tuâs restaurant had pretty good business. It was very popular. These days, it had become an Internet-famous restaurant. The girl asked, âA private room?â
Yuan Ye said, âNo need. Let whoever wants to take pictures take pictures. Thereâs no atmosphere when you eat meat inside a private room.â
There truly wasnât an atmosphere. He was here for that smoky, fiery, noisy atmosphere. Old Tu led Yuan Ye over to a section of the shop that was slightly less populated. The two of them sat on the small chairs. Old Tu threw Yuan Ye a pack of cigarettes.
Yuan Ye picked it up and threw it back. âNo thanks. I quit.â
âAgain?â Old Tu snorted and asked.
Yuan Ye made a noise of acknowledgment as he nodded. âFor lung health.â
In the past, when he had occasionally smoked, Fang Shaoyi would try to limit his cigarette intake. When he had felt annoyed or stressed, or when he had gotten stuck while writing, he would habitually want to smoke a cigarette. Now, he didnât need anyone to keep an eye on him at all. If anyone else smoked around Fang Shaoyi, Yuan Ye felt pissed. It was even more impossible for he himself to smoke.
Old Tu questioned again, âHave you quit drinking alcohol?â
Yuan Ye replied with a smile, âNo. Why would I quit drinking alcohol?â
Yuan Ye got a free meal at Old Tuâs place. When he was completely sated and full, Fang Shaoyi came to pick him up. He waited outside for a bit. Yuan Ye scurried into the car as soon as he left the restaurant. He took his jacket off when he got into the car. âI smell.â
Fang Shaoyi said, âItâs fine.â
Yuan Ye had drunk some alcohol. He had a big smile on his face as he scooted his head close to Fang Shaoyi and wobbled it. âSmell.â
Fang Shaoyi kind of wanted to laugh. He kissed the other on the top of his head. âWhat would I be smelling? Everyone else gets the smell stuck to their hair. Do you have hair? Might as well let me smell your bear instead.â
Yuan Ye laughed while cussing. He sat up straight and put on his seatbelt. âWhy are you so annoying?â
Yuan Ye had truly had a lot of alcohol, but he wasnât drunk. He was straddling the line of being not drunk but still very excited. When he got home, he took off all the clothes on him that smelled and took a shower so that his body would carry the faint fragrance of their body wash instead. While showering, little movies had already started playing in his brain. He didnât bother saying anything extra after he got out of the shower. Whatever had been going on in his brain just now needed to be immediately put into practice.
Fang Shaoyi momentarily couldnât handle him because he had suddenly gone crazy. Sometimes, he shifted over here. Others, he shifted over there. There was no order to his actions. Eventually, Fang Shaoyi forcefully held his arms down and asked, voice hoarse, âCan you behave yourself for a bit? What are you actually trying to do?â
Yuan Ye lifted his chin and said, âI canât.â
He just needed to be taught a lesson. Every part of him. Fang Shaoyi cocked an eyebrow. These days, this monkey had gotten too spoiled. Fang Shaoyi casually grabbed a tie. If the otherâs hands werenât obedient, then it would be better to tie them up so they wouldnât be able to move around anymore.
When he was teaching the monkey a lesson, Fang Shaoyi was domineering, cold, and very intimidating. When he wasnât teaching the monkey a lesson, he was still Fang Eight Years who was obedient and liked to act pitiful.
Fang Shaoyiâs marriage livestream got talked about online for a long time. He didnât mind because he didnât need to go see anyone these days. He refused to attend any events or film festivals: he had completely shut himself off from the rest of the world and gone on vacation. Even when he won awards, the directors helped him accept them. He only told the general public that he had yet to fully recover, so was healing in peace.
In autumn, Director Wei Hua helped him accept a trophy. Jiang Linchuan helped him accept another one. During the award ceremony, they made a live call to Fang Shaoyi. Fang Shaoyi expressed his gratitude through a video. Both directors teased him a lot when they accepted the awards for him. Everyone present laughed too. Fang Shaoyi didnât need any awards. In the movie industry, he was still considered quite young. Fang Shaoyi had also never cared too much about these things. There was still a long way to go.
After ending the video call, there was a smile remaining on Director Weiâs face. His gaze landed on Fang Han, who was sitting in the front row. Director Wei lowered his head and fell silent for a moment. Slowly, he said, âShaoyiâŠâŠEveryone knows that I was the one who helped him debut in the beginning. At that time, Mr. Fang Han gave me a call and told me that I didnât need to care whose son Fang Shaoyi was. If I needed to lecture him, I could do as I wished. There was no need to worry.â
Director Wei Hua softly chuckled. A faraway look appeared in his eyes. He was a gentle and reliable person; he had always been such a person. No matter the situation, he always spoke patiently and calmly. âBack then, I was actually under quite a lot of pressure. You werenât teaching your own son, but wanted me to lecture him?â
The camera panned over to Fang Han, who was in the audience. Fang Han was roaring with laughter. He pointed at Wei Hua through the camera lens.
Wei Hua said, âThinking back now, all of that happened twenty years ago. I watched Little Fang get to where he is today, step by step. In the past, I actually asked Shaoyi once, âHow did your dad teach you?â Shaoyi said, âMy dad didnât teach me. He just gave me four words and told me to figure them out myself.ââ
âHe said, âDependable, calm, inquisitive, hardworking.ââ Here, Wei Hua held up a thumbs up to the audience. He continued, âLooking back now, he truly accomplished these. He has the qualities of a âcinephileâ. He also has the qualities of a âgood man.â I donât know what Elder Fang thinks, but everyone says Fang Shaoyi is half my son too. I know that I, at least, am satisfied.â
Fang Han was still only smiling. Faint wrinkles appeared in the corners of his eyes. He didnât say anything.
In the end, Wei Hua stated, âMovies are glorious. The worlds in them are lustrous and dazzling, but also exaggerated. Only very few people know how hard it truly is to remain in this industry. It has a lot of ugly and dismal areas that many people donât know about. After making movies for too long, aside from the actual art of making them, everything else becomes numb and automatic. However, it is only because there are still some people who risk their entire lives to protect this art that no matter what, the movie industry continues to develop.â
âThank you to those cinephiles.â Wei Hua paused. He glanced down at the trophy in his hand that belonged to Fang Shaoyi. Right now, his gentle voice was filled with strength. âTimes are changing. Newer generations are replacing older generations. Film has repeatedly experienced bitter wintersââbut film remains alive.â
The applause from the audience lasted for a long time. They were clapping for the people he was talking about, but also for Wei Hua. He himself was also one of the outstanding cinephiles who had spent more than half of his life protecting movies. He too was one of the best guides in this industry, bringing domestic films to an international stage. He had spent his entire life stumbling and falling, doing his best to allow international audiences to see more Chinese movies.
He was someone who absolutely deserved to be respected. Those people trudging forward silently, using all their strength, all deserved to be respected.
This outstanding cinephile was wearing a suit and standing on a certain companyâs ad photoshoot set. After he finished giving his thank you speech, he ended the call and took off his suit. While walking out, he said, âIâm leaving for a few days. Call me if anything happens.â
Ji Xiaotao was holding a change of casual clothes for Fang Shaoyi. He walked into the changing room with the other. âGe, take me!â
While changing, Fang Shaoyi didnât even look back at him. âI can take you, no problem. Just ask your Geng ge if heâs going to let me take you on vacation with me.â
âI refuse!â Ji Xiaotao walked in circles next to him. âAll he knows is to exploit me! Iâm that peanut who had oil pressed out of it! Or sunflower seed! Or soybean! Ge! Take me!â
Fang Shaoyi put on his pants and said, âEven if I took you with me, your Geng ge would still call me and ask for you back.â
âYou wouldnât answer!â Ji Xiaotao grabbed the suit that Fang Shaoyi had just changed out of. He needed to neatly put it away later, thus didnât dare to fold or wrinkle it. âGe, I want to go on vacation too!â
Fang Shaoyi found him annoying. He offered, âThen go ask your Yuan Ye ge. See if heâll let me take you.â
Ji Xiaotaoâs face twisted together in misery. He whispered, âAll your conditions are driving me into a dead endâŠâŠGeng ge and Ye ge â neither are kind people!â
Actually, Yuan Ye had originally been the most soft hearted out of all of them. He was usually the most lenient regarding these matters. Fang Shaoyi still needed to worry about Geng ge, who was working hard at the company. Only Yuan Ye didnât need to listen to Geng ge. However, ever since Ji Xiaotao had directly driven the car to the Ministry of Civil Affairs while Yuan Ye had been asleep and had also started a stupid livestream without telling Yuan Ye, Yuan Ye had never spoken up for him again. Yuan Ye had one-sidedly ended their relationship.
Ji Xiaotao could only keep pestering Fang Shaoyi. Fang Shaoyi truly was the most lenient, but he wasnât the one in charge. He himself wasnât even working. How could he dare to steal away one of Geng Jinweiâs trusted subordinates who was also easy to order around? With Yuan Ye, he was also a pitiful little cutie everyday. Did he have any authority?
Later on, Fang Shaoyi heartlessly left without caring about their brotherly relationship at all.
Old Tuâs mountain retreat had been finished. Yuan Ye was going to go stay there for a few days with Fang Shaoyi. Either way, neither of them really needed to do anything right now. A few of Yuan Yeâs friends were tagging along too. Feng Leizi was one of them. Yuan Ye owed him a favor from last time regarding the matter with the film crew. However, considering their relationship, they didnât take favors too seriously. All these years, Yuan Ye had helped him edit scripts for free. Their relationship was rock solid.
Old Tu was waiting for them by the entrance to the freeway. As soon as their car arrived, Old Tu opened the door and slid into the car. Fang Shaoyi greeted him. After getting remarried to Yuan Ye, Fang Shaoyi often saw Old Tu. They were already familiar with each other.
Old Tu said, âA few friends of Xuanâer are here too, on the other side. Donât mind them. I know all of them. Theyâre all open people. Itâll be fine. They wonât randomly take any pictures or say anything.â
Yuan Ye chuckled. He looked back and glanced at Old Tu. âHave you been infected by your girl? Thereâs no need to be so nervous.â
Old Tu laughed while cussing at him. Then, he said, âDrive carefully. Before I headed out, Little Mei really did remind me multiple times about being careful. She said that you guys are both celebrities, meaning I shouldnât let anyone else take pictures of you two. Now Iâm all on edge too.â
Fang Shaoyi chuckled as well. âItâs not that bad.â
Yuan Ye said, âDonât. Iâm not a celebrity. At most, Iâm a celebrityâs family member.â
Someone like Yuan Ye, who had grown up so close to nature, needed to live in a down-to-earth manner. If you forced him to be so secretive and cautious all the time, that would be too painful. It was impossible.
It was quite a large mountain retreat, probably encompassing about half the mountain peak. Old Tu gave them directions from the back seat. Yuan Ye followed his instructions and drove up the path. Old Tu said, âTheyâll be eating on their side later. Should we go too? I might have to show my face. Theyâre all people Iâm familiar with.â
Yuan Ye didnât care about these things. He replied, âYou donât need to worry about us. Iâll go take a peek later. Donât make a simple vacation seem like some high-class excursion where we have to be quarantined away. Thatâs awkward.â
Fang Shaoyi was a public figure, after all. Yuan Ye himself didnât care about such matters, but he couldnât not care about Fang Shaoyi. It was true that many people had a sense of curiosity regarding public figures. When they saw celebrities, they would incessantly ask all sorts of questions. This was very annoying. Yuan Ye definitely needed to first see what kind of people the other guests were, especially because Fang Shaoyi wasnât an ordinary little celebrity. He was of rather high status. Yuan Ye was usually very careful about these matters.
Old Tu said, âUn, either way, theyâre all reliable people who are easy to get along with.â
The mountain retreat was a joint investment between Old Tu and his friend. There were two groups of friends meeting up on different sides of the retreat. Yuan Ye wasnât willing to have things separated so starkly. This way, Old Tu and his friend would both feel awkward. Yuan Ye followed Old Tu over to say hi. The first person he met was Old Tuâs friend. The other was dressed quite casually and looked rather young.
Yuan Ye shook hands with him and said, âYuan Ye.â
âLin Xuan.â The other smiled and said, âIf I say I like your books, donât think Iâm just blindly praising you.â
Yuan Ye chuckled. He replied, âThen Iâll say thanks, I guess.â
After a simple conversation, Lin Xuan asked, âA few of my friends are here too. Iâll introduce them to you? Do you mind?â
Yuan Ye gestured with his chin and said, âLetâs go.â
Lin Xuan led him towards the orchard in the back. While walking, he said, âBasically, my friends are all rather unusual. There are people who work in every field. One of them is actually in the same field as you, though. There are also a lot of artists, but they know nothing about literature.â
âItâs all the same,â Yuan Ye said.
âTheyâre also not all uneducated folks,â Lin Xuan explained with a smile. âThereâs a scholar too. A PhD whoâs a peopleâs teacher.â
Before Yuan Ye could respond, he saw someone. That person had his head lowered and was making a call. When he heard them approaching, he smiled and raised his arm in greeting. Lin Xuan lifted his chin in that direction and told Yuan Ye, âPeopleâs teacher.â
Peopleâs teacher stuffed his phone into his pocket and walked toward them. Yuan Ye whistled to himself in his heart. This person was quite handsome. However, Yuan Ye maintained a blank face so no one could tell what he was thinking.
The person stopped when he reached them. He held out his hand first. His smile was very comfortable to look at. âTeacher Yuan Ye? What an honor. Iâm Xiao Ke.â
Yuan Ye shook hands with him, then shook his head. âDonât. How am I a teacher? Donât make fun of me.â
Lin Xuan added in from the side, âAlright, youâre both teachers. Youâre both qualified to teach us. Say, whoâs older between you two? Xiao Ke is the youngest among our friend group.â
Xiao Ke shared his age first. Yuan Ye said, âThen Iâm older.â
Xiao Ke smiled again. âThen Iâll call you Yuan Ye ge.â
He was a very comfortable person to interact with, and also very good looking. Yuan Ye followed them into a strawberry shed. A lot of people were squatting there and stuffing strawberries into their mouths. Lin Xuan said, âStop eating. Iâm introducing a friend: Yuan Ye.â
âFuck, I know him!â The person closest to them was wearing a soft leather jacket. He jumped up and exclaimed, âShit, why didnât you tell me in advance? So I could dress myself up a bit.â
âDonât be coquettish. Heâs married, donât you know?â Lin Xuan scolded. âDonât fucking start flirting.â
âFuck,â that person said. âI know. Who doesnât know? I honestly felt jealous for several months.â
Lin Xuan told Yuan Ye, âThis is Cao Yuanâer. You can just call him Old Cao. Heâs a craftsman.â
He pointed at the remaining people and said to Yuan Ye, âOld Zhu, Fang Xi, Zhou Zui.â Then, he leaned in a bit closer to say, âHe and Xiao Ke are a couple. Those two glued together are Zhou Zuiâs little bro and his significant other. Two kids.â
Yuan Ye cocked an eyebrow. He turned over to look at Xiao Ke. Xiao Ke had heard Lin Xuanâs words, so nodded with a smile. âYes, thatâs my Teacher Zhou. Heâs a tattoo artist. Weâre a couple. The bald one is my little bro, Xiaobei. His boyfriend is named Lin Cheng. The two of them are so sickly sweet. If you donât walk right up to them, they wonât even look at you.â
The ones eating strawberries in the distance all walked over. Yuan Ye greeted each of them. Zhou Zui was the furthest away. He hadnât eaten anything. He carried a little bucket over and handed it to Xiao Ke. Bright red strawberries filled the bucket. He shook hands with Yuan Ye. In his very deep voice, he said, âZhou Zui.â
âYuan Ye.â
The two of them had the same hairstyle. Both had buzzcuts. However, they exuded completely different energies.
Xiao Ke picked up a strawberry and ate it. He said, âThe strawberries here are honestly quite good.â
They were all smart people. There was nothing negative to be said about them. Eventually, when Fang Shaoyi met them, nobody made a big deal out of this either. At most, they only told Fang Shaoyi while greeting him that they liked his movies.
During dinner that night, everyone gathered together. Feng Leizi and them had arrived too. It was a huge table surrounded by over a dozen people. When men started drinking, it no longer mattered if they were familiar with one another or not. The successful members of varying different fields were at a table together. Even though they were all part of different industries, they still definitely had stuff to talk about. After drinking alcohol together at one table, everyone could now be considered friends.
Yuan Ye asked for a pot of tea for Fang Shaoyi. On the other side, Zhou Zui asked for a pot of soy milk for Xiao Ke. Even the little kid, Lin Cheng, could have beer. These two were the only finicky ones at the table.
Xiao Ke told the person next to him, âThatâs enough, Teacher Zhou. I can drink alcohol. Itâs not that bad.â
Zhou Zui made a noise of acknowledgement and said, âAnd then your stomach hurts after you drink it.â
On this side, Fang Shaoyi was telling Yuan Ye, âI can drink.â
Yuan Ye stroked the otherâs leg under the table. âThat stupid shit causes heartburn and is bad for the lungs. Letâs not drink it. Letâs drink tea.â
This meal lasted until midnight. Halfway through, Lu Xiaobei took Lin Cheng back to sleep first. Everyone at the table was either thirty-something or forty-something. Lin Cheng couldnât join in on their conversations anyways. He was a kid who hadnât even graduated from college yet. All he knew to do was dumbly laugh along at what they were saying. After a few cups of beer, Lu Xiaobei refused to let him drink anymore. Lin Cheng softly called him âgeâ to try and bargain with him. Lu Xiaobei pretended to act angry. Lin Cheng instantly started behaving. He ate some more food before scooting close and suggesting with a smile, âGe, letâs head back? When we get back, we can do this and that.â
Lu Xiaobei cocked an eyebrow and looked over. âWhich and what?â
Lin Cheng always flushed red when he had alcohol. He normally blushed a lot too. He cheekily said, âYou know, that.â
Lu Xiaobei glanced askance at him. One of the corners of his mouth lifted up. Combined with his bald head, he looked really wicked. He stood up and raised his glass, then said, âYou guys keep drinking, big bros. Weâre going to go back and sleep first. Douâer has a strict sleep schedule. Heâs already sleepy.â
Lu Xiaobei downed that glass of alcohol and walked away while holding onto Lin Chengâs hand. While walking, Lin Cheng turned back to glance at Fang Shaoyi and Yuan Ye. He was young, after all. It more or less felt very interesting to see people he normally only saw online in person.
Fang Shaoyi hadnât had any alcohol. He made eye contact with the other. Lin Cheng was quite embarrassed, so slightly shrunk in on himself. Fang Shaoyi smiled gently at him. Lin Cheng felt like he was about to melt.
âMy goodness, have I sinned?â Lin Cheng turned his head back and muttered as he walked. âGe, Fang Shaoyi smiled at me just now. When he smiled, my heart trembled. Celebrities honestly are super good looking when they smile, right?â
Lu Xiaobei cocked an eyebrow and looked at him. âThen what? You want me to send you back?â
Lin Cheng hurriedly shook his head. He glued himself to Lu Xiaobeiâs arm and smiled sweetly. âNo, youâre my idol.â
âAh.â Lu Xiaobei was largely expressionless. âIs that so?â
âYes. Youâre my husband,â Lin Cheng said while holding onto his hand.
Lu Xiaobei dragged him back to their room. With a smile that wasnât really a smile, he said, âThereâs no rush. You can call me that later.â
âThat doesnât mean I canât call you that now too.â It was unknown if Lin Cheng was doing this on purpose or if he was honestly oblivious. He incessantly muttered, âHusband, husband.â Lu Xiaobei glanced at him. Lin Cheng was smiling so hard that his eyes had turned into crescents. He called out again, âHusband!â
âUn.â Lu Xiaobei clenched his teeth together and pushed open the door. He stuffed the clean little boy inside and walked in too, closing the door behind himself. âYou didnât drink that bit of alcohol for naught.â
The youngest two had left. The remaining old men at the table became even more unstoppable. Lu Xiaobei and them actually didnât mind. That little baldieâs morality had long since gotten left behind somewhere. However, that college student was still quite pure. They feared being a bad influence to him. Old Cao had been holding so much obscenity back. He bantered back and forth with Fang Xi, showing off how low his lower limits were.
A while later, Old Cao looked over at Fang Shaoyi and Yuan Ye. Then, he looked over at Zhou Zui and Xiao Ke. He tskâd. âNo wait. Say, whatâs wrong with you guys these days? Donât you feel like your numbers are clashing? Thereâs such a resource deficit, donât you know to share? What a waste.â
Before Yuan Ye could understand what he was talking about, Xiao Ke started laughing first. Zhou Zui simply ignored him; he was completely expressionless. Fang Xi said, âFucker needs to get fucked. Heâs crying out. For many years, heâs been missing love. Donât bother with him.â
Coincidentally, there was also a writer in Yuan Yeâs circle who always acted interested in him. Now, he agreed with Old Cao. âI agree. A pure waste of resources.â
Feng Leizi was drunk too. He said to the two of them with a smile, âThen wouldnât it work out perfectly if you two combined your resources? So people can quit thinking about the ones who are already taken.â
âThat wonât do.â Old Cao wobbled his head. âItâs easy to make do if youâre the other number, but not for us. What are we supposed to do â stare at each other and wait it out?â
This person was so coquettish that the entire table laughed at him. Even Fang Shaoyi was laughing. He lifted his hand and gently caressed the back of Yuan Yeâs head. He turned his head to observe the other. He really liked the relaxed, natural smile on Yuan Yeâs face right now. Fang Shaoyi thought to himself right now, you guys are only seeing how he is now that heâs mature. Thatâs why you think this way. You never saw how lively and full of ideas he was in his youth. He was just a baby monkey.
Yuan Ye reached a hand out to scratch the back of Fang Shaoyiâs hand with his fingers. He exchanged glances with the other, then softly asked, âAre you tired? Iâll take you back so you can rest?â
âNo need.â Fang Shaoyi shook his head. âFocus on your conversations.â
Among these people, the first person Yuan Ye added on WeChat was Xiao Ke. During the meal, the two of them headed outside to get some fresh air. They also scanned each otherâs QR codes.
Yuan Ye said, âWhen you have the time, letâs hang out.â
Xiao Ke smiled. âOf course.â
When the two of them got back, the meal was mostly over. It was already the middle of the night. Fang Shaoyi very rarely attended such gatherings. He basically didnât have any friends outside of the entertainment industry. The ones in the industry were few and far in between too. He always gave off a cold and distant feeling to others.
Yuan Ye was his opposite. He had lots of friends and frequently attended these gatherings. Occasionally, Fang Shaoyi would tag along to one of his meetings too. This would feel very interesting and new. It was quite a terrifying thought to think that some lovers couldnât fit in with each otherâs social circles.
Fang Shaoyi finished showering first. Yuan Ye showered after him. When he got out of the shower, he saw a tiny metal ring next to the sink. He cocked an eyebrow.
âWhat does this mean?â Yuan Ye closed his hand around the item and walked out to question Fang Shaoyi.
Fang Shaoyi looked at him. âWhat are you talking about?â
âKeep acting,â Yuan Ye chuckled. He jumped on the bed and sprawled out, then opened up his fist. Fang Shaoyiâs ring was peacefully resting on his palm.
Fang Shaoyi was shocked. He glanced down at his own hand, then, as if just remembering something, said, âI took it off during my shower, but then I forgot about it.â
Yuan Ye raised an eyebrow and side-eyed him. Slightly laughing, he said, âYour acting is a bit too exaggerated, Teacher Fang.â
Fang Shaoyi calmly replied, âI always feel like taking it off because I was the one who put it on. And then I forget to put it back on after I take it off. Maybe Iâll accidentally lose it someday.â
Yuan Ye buried his head into the pillow and forcefully rubbed his face against it. What was he supposed to do now that his lover was acting so petulant all the time? After rubbing his face, Yuan Ye laid there laughing for a long time. Then, he grabbed Fang Shaoyiâs hand and slid the ring onto the otherâs ring finger. He even lowered his head and pressed a kiss onto Fang Shaoyiâs finger.
âOkay.â Yuan Ye rolled over and laid down on his back. âIs it okay now?â
âI donât know.â Fang Shaoyi turned off the lights. âEither way, if you werenât sincere, itâs going to fall off again.â
Yuan Ye hurriedly said, âI was sincere! Quit messing around, please. Donât let it fall off. If you take it off too many times and actually lose it, where are you going to go find it again?â
Fang Shaoyi didnât answer. Yuan Ye scooted close and kissed him. Only now did Fang Shaoyi feel satisfied. He quieted and went to sleep.
Outside, the lights faintly lit up the night, warming up half of the window. Subdued silence and peace always followed each large commotion.
After listening to the story, it was time to sleep.
ââThe night was almost over, but there was still a lot of time left before the end of this existence.
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