TFS | Chapter 42

“Who was that person outside?” Xulin Ruan had changed clothes and grabbed a towel, and was sitting on the sofa drying her hair.

What should have been such a common, ordinary sight looked indescribably alluring to Qi Xiaoyue. He closed the door, walked over, naturally took the towel from her hands, and started drying her hair for her.

“I don’t know him. He was here to deliver takeout,” the young master lied without batting an eye, then began blow-drying his girlfriend’s hair. He thought he was just too considerate, absolutely a human toolbox his girlfriend had to have for life at home.

“Deliver takeout?” Xulin Ruan looked up at him, her expression clearly doubtful. She hadn’t ordered any takeout, so who would be delivering food to her at this hour?

The brat nodded, his tone so self-righteous it was almost infuriating. “Yeah, delivery guy. He went to the wrong building by himself. I told him this wasn’t our floor, but he wouldn’t believe me. He only left after he called to confirm it himself.”

Xulin Ruan let out an “oh” and didn’t think any more about it. She didn’t know what this guy was up to, but seeing how obedient he was, she would let it go for now.

After Qi Xiaoyue finished blow-drying her hair, he leaned over and kissed her again. “Did you make plans to have dinner with Xu Zhou?”

“Hm? How do you know that?”

Xulin Ruan reached out and pressed his handsome face back, lifting a brow as she looked at him.

There really had been such a thing. After he helped her with a small favor yesterday, he had insisted that she make it up to him. She had figured she had nothing to do on the weekend anyway, so she had agreed.

How did this guy find out?

“Of course I knew after sneaking a look through your chat history while you were taking a shower,” he said without a shred of shame, and even kissed her palm with complete confidence. “I also gave myself an incredibly nice nickname. Don’t believe me? Go take a look.”

“Really?” Xulin Ruan felt like her whole style had been led off course by him. A long time ago, this guy had already been especially dissatisfied with the note she’d saved him under, and had kept pestering her to change it.

Xulin Ruan had never agreed, and this guy had never been able to do anything about it. She didn’t know what he’d changed it to this time, so she picked up her phone to look. The note had been changed to [Heroic and Invincible Doggie], and now he really was looking smug.

Looking down the whole list, his name was the longest one.

“Well? Doesn’t it fit my vibe perfectly?”

Xulin Ruan: “…”

Where had this fool come from, and could he please stay away from her? She was afraid that stupid intelligence might be contagious.

“What’s wrong? Why aren’t you saying anything, Ruan Ruan? Are you upset that I looked at your phone?” He stuck to her like glue. “Fine, I get it. Next time I do something bad, I definitely won’t let you find out. Ruan Ruan, don’t be mad, okay?”

Xulin Ruan shoved his head away. “I’m not mad.”

“I just think you look like an idiot, and the kid we have later probably won’t be very smart either.”

There wasn’t the slightest hint of innuendo in that. It was pure disdain. Yet that guy somehow heard something unusual in it, then flushed with excitement and looked at her with bright eyes. “Ruan Ruan, does that mean you want to have sex with me?”

Xulin Ruan rolled her eyes. “Get lost.”

Qi Xiaoyue felt wronged to death. He had kept his virginity for more than twenty years, so why wouldn’t his girlfriend accept him already? Could it be because she thought his size was too big?

But how could that possibly be his fault? At most, he would rein himself in a little. He would definitely be careful when he went in, absolutely wouldn’t make her cry.

The young master lowered his head and rubbed back and forth against her neck. His fluffy hair scratched at her skin and made it itch a little. He wrapped his arms around Ruan Ruan’s waist, hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, “Ruan Ruan, what if… I’m on the bottom?”

That really was the last line he was willing to cross. Did she want him lying facedown too? That would be way too embarrassing. If word got out, it would be humiliating. No, absolutely not!

Xulin Ruan didn’t bother with whatever he was thinking. She flipped over and pinned him down. Her waist-length hair slid from her shoulder and into his chest, cool against his skin.

The moment Qi Xiaoyue looked up, he saw that his girlfriend was wearing lace underwear, black with a bit of trim, wrapping around her milky-white skin and covering it tightly.

Fuck, fuck, fuck, this was bad. His nosebleed was about to come out.

The young man covered his nose, staring straight at her without blinking for even a second.

Xulin Ruan lifted a brow, hooked a finger under his chin, and her voice turned suggestive and teasing. “What, are you trying to overturn the order and rebel?”

Yes, yes, yes. His girlfriend looked this way, and he really, really wanted to rebel against her.

…………

In the end, the rebellion failed. Qi Xiaoyue bit down on the blanket and cried pitifully. Seeing his girlfriend’s disgusted expression, the young master’s self-esteem took a heavy blow. Why was she looking at him like that? He had no experience, okay? And her hands were so rough, of course he would lose control.

His gaze fell on his girlfriend’s face, which was half-smiling, half-not.

He felt like he had no face left to show anyone.

Waaah, he couldn’t live anymore. He had definitely been laughed at. He was absolutely being looked down on…

The paper tiger went to the bathroom with a heart full of grievance to be remade from scratch. When he came out, the flush on his face had faded quite a bit. He shuffled awkwardly, a little embarrassed to be seen, thinking about whether he should do it again and let her see his true power.

But when he looked up, he saw his girlfriend leaning against the bed and playing on her phone, one long leg carelessly draped over the edge. Her posture was indescribably lazy and enticing.

“Who are you chatting with?” Qi Xiaoyue perked up again and stuck to Ruan Ruan like a piece of gum. His weight pressed a deep dent into the mattress. Even though there was so much empty space on the bed, he insisted on coming over to press tightly against her, and that sneaky hand kept drawing circles on her leg.

“Can’t you see?” She waved her phone and looked up at him. “Xu Zhou. He asked when you got back.”

“Then why didn’t he ask me directly?” Qi Xiaoyue immediately caught a whiff of danger. That bastard hadn’t given up yet. Now that he was back, that guy was still trying to make a move on his girlfriend.

“How would I know? Maybe he doesn’t have your contact info,” Xulin Ruan said with a small smile. She patted the young master’s head, her tone faintly soothing. “You know how it is, you’ve been gone so long. Your old contact info probably couldn’t be used anymore. It makes sense that he’d come to me to ask around.”

“Still, when did he find out you were back? Did you tell him in advance?”

Qi Xiaoyue’s expression paused for a moment. He nodded vaguely. “Something like that. What did he say to you?”

“He was talking about dinner,” she said, her fingers idly twining around her hair.

“Are you going to have dinner with him?” The young master looked at his girlfriend’s beautiful profile. “No. I’m going with you.”

Xulin Ruan turned to look at him. Afraid she might refuse, Qi Xiaoyue cleared his throat theatrically and put on a look of brotherly devotion. “Ahem. You know Xu Zhou and I grew up together. How could you two go to dinner without calling me along? Right?”

He didn’t want Ruan Ruan to notice how petty and jealous he was, and he also didn’t want her to think he was always restricting who she could be friends with. After all, if he handled that badly, it could easily blow up in his face.

So he still had to act like they were very close.

Xulin Ruan just smiled and shrugged indifferently. “Up to you. Come along if you want. But why are you in such a hurry?”

So cute. Her boyfriend had grown up and even learned how to pretend.

Hearing her so unconcerned tone, the young master wanted nothing more than to bite her to death on the spot. How could he not be in a hurry? That guy was obviously up to no good when it came to her. The moment he saw him open the door, did he think Qi Xiaoyue hadn’t noticed the faint hostility hidden in Xu Zhou’s eyes?

If he really couldn’t come back, that guy would definitely have been thinking of ways to steal his girlfriend away.

Maybe at first, Ruan Ruan would still have been able to hold out for a while. But if enough time passed, who could guarantee that his girlfriend, who couldn’t resist temptation, wouldn’t fall for it and get tricked?

It had to be said, the young master had really seen through it. When it came to sensing certain things, his instincts were still extremely sharp.

…………

So the young master shamelessly tagged along to what had originally been a dinner for just the two of them. Anyway, as long as he didn’t feel embarrassed, the one who would definitely be embarrassed was someone else.

Then the scene that followed became this bizarre, slightly hard-to-describe situation. The three of them sat at the same table. Even though they were smiling, something about it just felt off. Even the servers walking past could sense that the atmosphere at this table was a little strange.

“When did you get back, Qi Yue?” Xu Zhou couldn’t help breaking the silence.

He sat across from the two of them. Today he wore a dark three-piece suit and looked like an elite. One hand rested on the dining table, his posture relaxed. It was obvious he had been in business long enough to be good at controlling the room.

As for this good brother whose intelligence was chronically overdrawn, Xu Zhou honestly hadn’t taken him too seriously. This guy was too childish, and too impulsive. He didn’t know that feelings were the most fragile thing. Five years was enough to change a lot of things.

He didn’t believe this guy could still be immersed in that faint, adolescent affection from high school. Besides, he could tell that Xulin Ruan didn’t have very deep feelings for him.

Saying she would wait for him to come back was probably just an excuse to turn him down.

Qi Yue’s expression didn’t change. He still looked at him with a smiling face. “Oh, that? I got back yesterday afternoon, and I rushed straight over to see my wife and reconnect emotionally. By the way, how have you been these past few years? Don’t tell me you’re still a single dog?” By the end, the young master had even shown a trace of contempt.

Xu Zhou’s expression paused slightly, then he smiled and calmly changed the subject. “You know I’ve been busy with work. I also have to help take care of your girlfriend from time to time, so how would I have that much time to date?”

He then shifted gears and continued, “But I do have someone I like now. Maybe before long, I’ll know what the outcome is. When that happens, maybe I’ll need you to celebrate with me.”

Fuck… that bastard!