KM: Chapter 13

"Shall I teach you to speak, alright?"

You Chen tucked Ji An into the blanket, then climbed in himself, holding him close. Ji An blankly repeated his words, "Teach… me, to, speak?"

"Yes, you always don’t talk to me."

"…Huh?"

Huh what, You Chen thought. This little stutterer, no matter how many times I scold him, he still doesn’t know to talk more with me. Is he a little stutterer or a little mute?

He thought this but said nothing, only asking, "Do you want to learn?"

How could Ji An shake his head? Ji An said he wanted to learn.

You Chen thought for a moment and decided to start with names.

"Say, You Chen."

Ji An blinked and stammered, "You, Chen."

You Chen frowned, not very satisfied. That phrase "You Chen kiss me" he says so well, why is it so hard to just call me by name?

"Say it again."

"You… Chen."

You Chen clicked his tongue. Ji An timidly shrank into his embrace a little, and he immediately lost his temper. If it doesn’t work, let’s change to the next sentence.

"Say, I am very happy."

"I, am…" Ji An sucked in his stomach, "hap, py."

"To be with You Chen for a lifetime."

Ji An blushed and remained silent, so You Chen reached out and smacked his bottom.

"Say it."

Ji An whispered, "To… be with You, Chen, for, a… lifetime."

You Chen was not satisfied, taught it many times, and even though he taught it many times, Ji An was still the same, even getting red-eyed from being out of breath, pitifully staring at him as if afraid he'd get angry.

You Chen sighed, kissed the tip of his nose.

"How come you just can’t learn, then say, You Chen kiss me."

Ji An’s eyes lit up, this time he said it very well, slowly but smoothly.

"You, Chen, kiss, me."

You Chen laughed in exasperation, turned over and pinned him down, saying, "Is that the only sentence you can say nicely?"

Ji An blinked at him, continued to repeat, "You, Chen, kiss, me."

You Chen remained still, silent.

Ji An felt a bit aggrieved, in a soft tone he repeated, "You, Chen, kiss, me."

You Chen was practically subdued by him.

"Alright, alright, I’ll kiss you."

You Chen nibbled on Ji An’s face a few times, then went to kiss Ji An’s slightly parted lips. As they kissed, amidst the ambiguous sounds of water, a weak sound came, like… a stomach growling.

You Chen laughed helplessly yet indulgently.

"Are you hungry?"

Ji An’s neck turned red with shame, not daring to look at him, nor to respond, he chuckled and lifted Ji An’s chin, asked again, "Why didn’t you say you were hungry? It makes me look like I’m abusing you."

Ji An shook his head, "…No."

You Chen was a bit puzzled, "Hmm? No what? Not hungry?"

Ji An still shook his head, then said, "No… abuse."

You Chen was stunned for a moment, his heart felt like it was being stepped on by a kitten, both itchy and soft.

He sighed, asked, "Then tell me, are you hungry?"

Ji An finally nodded, "Mm."

"Then why didn’t you tell me." You Chen picked up his phone, ready to order takeout, "You’re really so dumb."

Ji An looked aggrieved, his eyebrows drooping, You Chen clicked his tongue, reached out to rub his head.

"Alright, don’t be upset, it’s all ordered."

Ji An nodded, You Chen suddenly remembered something, sat up to get Ji An’s jacket from the foot of the bed, found the phone inside, opened it, and skillfully found Ji An’s mom in the contacts.

Ji An slowly sat up too, was pulled onto You Chen’s lap.

"Call your mom, say you’re sleeping over at a classmate’s."

Ji An was startled, "Huh?"

You Chen wanted to laugh but pretended to be angry, frowned and said, "You promised me, did you forget?"

Ji An remembered, his eyes widened slightly, realizing he was tricked, You Chen really knew how to handle him.

He wore his emotions on his face, You Chen took one look and knew what he was thinking, continued to press, "You lied to me?"

Ji An’s eyes widened even more.

"I… lied, to you?"

Who’s lying to whom!

You Chen couldn’t hold back, laughed out loud, then quickly coaxed him, "Alright, I tricked you. So do you want to sleep with me tonight, hmm?"

Ji An didn’t speak, his ears turned red.

The phrase "sleep together" was nothing special, but compared to "sleeping over at a classmate’s" it carried an inexplicable ambiguity, especially since the person was You Chen. Ji An inexplicably thought of some images, suddenly panicked, wanting to escape from You Chen’s embrace, and then from this house.

"Hmm?" You Chen rubbed his waist, "Do you want to?"

Ji An pursed his lips, his face burning, his mind blank, throwing the question back to You Chen.

"Then do you… want, to?"

You Chen was a bit surprised, raised an eyebrow, asked, "Want what?"

Ji An forced himself to continue, "Want… to, sleep, with me?"

You Chen chuckled, Ji An slightly turned his face away, not daring to look at him.

"Of course, I want to."

You Chen bent down, leaned over to rub Ji An’s cheek, slowly rubbed to Ji An’s ear, deliberately lowered his voice, "And I want more than just sleeping together."

Those images suddenly stirred chaotically in Ji An’s mind, Ji An felt a heat surge in his nose, speaking with a nasal tone.

"Then… what else, do you… want to do?"

You Chen said, "You know in your heart, Ji An. Don’t ask me."

Ji An was stunned, shook his head, his hand pushing against You Chen trying to get off his lap, You Chen circled an arm around his waist to lock his movements, with the other hand tapping twice on the screen, the ringtone didn’t ring for long before Ji An’s mom picked up quickly.

You Chen held the phone to Ji An’s ear.

"Hello, An An? When are you coming back?"

You Chen leaned over from the other side to bite Ji An’s ear, lowered his voice to coax, "Say you’re not coming back, be good."

Ji An stammered, "I… later…"

You Chen’s hand slowly reached under his shirt, rubbing his belly.

Ji An couldn’t suppress a hum, quickly stammered into the phone, "Later, I… not going back, going back, Mom, I, I’m at, a classmate’s… sleeping…"

"Mm, is it the same classmate as last time?"

"…Mm."

"Can you let your classmate take the phone for a moment?"

"…Okay."

Ji An’s eyes were moist, pleadingly looking at You Chen.

You Chen lowered his head to kiss him, withdrew his hand, and took the call.

"Hello Auntie, I’m You Chen, can Ji An sleep over at my place tonight?"

"Mm, that’s fine. It’s just that An An’s health isn’t good, I hope you can take care of him tonight, don’t let him catch a cold."

"Okay, Auntie."

Ji An’s mom gave You Chen a few instructions before hanging up. You Chen tossed aside the phone and pressed Ji An down to kiss him, kissing while fiercely saying, "How come you’re becoming more disobedient? Hmm?"

His hand was still rubbing Ji An’s belly, Ji An cried and begged for mercy, "I… was wrong… please, please, you…"

Ji An only ever said those two sentences when begging for mercy.

You Chen pinched his face, decided to teach him one last sentence.

"Say, from now on you’ll absolutely listen to You Chen."

Ji An choked out, "I… from now on… will absolutely… listen, to You Chen."

"Only listen to You Chen."

"Only, listen… to You Chen."