Chapter 105: Confession
Bai Luochuan couldn’t hear what this little drunkard was saying. He first helped him out, and Mi Yang held onto his sleeve, not letting him walk too fast. Bai Luochuan patiently walked slowly and scolded in a low voice, “Are you dizzy? Are you still going to drink?”
Mi Yang said, word by word, “We have to go slowly. Bai Luochuan’s leg is injured.”
The words on the tip of the young master Bai’s tongue were softened by him, and he couldn’t get angry at all. The corner of his mouth lifted a little and then quickly went down.
When they reached the entrance of Holiday KTV, Bai Luochuan called for the driver to bring the car over. While they were waiting, they heard someone calling them from behind.
Ningning and the other classmates also came out. She whispered something to the few girls beside her, then waved at them and ran over by herself. She was wearing a short down jacket with a fur trim and was carrying her little red backpack. She skipped a couple of times as she ran over. The light from the sign at the entrance shone on her young and beautiful face, and you could see that she was wearing exquisite light makeup, and her lips were also pink.
Ningning stood there and looked at Bai Luochuan, then tilted her head to look at Mi Yang beside him, and suddenly chuckled. “Class monitor Bai, can I borrow Mi Yang for a bit? Just for a little while. I want to say something to him alone.”
Bai Luochuan didn’t move. “If you have something to say, you can say it here.”
Ningning shook her head. “That won’t do. I want to tell our Youth League branch secretary a little secret.” She looked at Mi Yang, put her hands together, and blinked her eyes. “Please, Mi Yang, come with me for a bit. Just one sentence.”
Mi Yang also turned to look at Bai Luochuan, as if waiting for a parent’s approval.
Bai Luochuan frowned. Although he was not happy, he still nodded in agreement.
Ningning first walked to a tree on the side, where there was a small patch of shadow. Mi Yang was about to follow when Bai Luochuan put his hand on his shoulder and held his neck, his thumb rubbing that small patch of skin as he whispered a warning, “Talk to her from a distance, you hear me?”
Mi Yang nodded and then walked over.
Bai Luochuan watched them, his eyes fixed on the tree, his expression gloomy.
Under the tree, the small patch of darkness gave the girl some courage.
Ningning stood there, looked up at Mi Yang, and said to him, “I didn’t agree to Senior Song. I also didn’t accept that LV necklace. The moment I saw it, it reminded me of the one my mom wears. I don’t like it.” She stuck out her tongue, then looked at Mi Yang with a smile. “I received a lot of surprises today. I also really like the phone you and everyone gave me. Do you have an extra surprise for me?”
The girl was hinting carefully, but Mi Yang stood there with his back straight, his expression also serious. But if Bai Luochuan were there, he would have been able to tell at a glance that Mi Yang’s eyes were a little dazed, and the way he was trying to think was precisely because he didn’t understand and wanted to understand what the other was saying.
Mi Yang stood there without moving and didn’t say a word.
Ningning waited for a short while, then pretended to sigh. “Forget it. If you’re not going to give me a gift alone, then I’ll give you one.” She took out a palm-sized pink envelope from her backpack and handed it to Mi Yang with a red face, not daring to look at him. “Well, it’s my first time writing one. It might not be very good. I hope the Youth League branch secretary can give me a chance and that I can continue to write to you in the future…”
The girl was too shy. After she finished speaking in a low voice, she ran away.
Mi Yang looked down at the letter. His name was written on it, with a “personal” added.
Bai Luochuan had also been paying attention to the shadow of the tree. It was very dark, and he couldn’t see their movements clearly, nor could he hear what they were saying in a low voice. He was annoyed in his heart. After Ningning had run away, he then strode over.
Mi Yang was standing there properly, his hands in his coat pockets. When he saw him come, he smiled again.
Bai Luochuan pulled him to his side and frowned. “What are you smiling about?”
Mi Yang said, “I’m happy to see you.”
Bai Luochuan sneered. “What’s there to be happy about seeing me? I think you’re happy because you were talking to the school belle.”
Mi Yang shook his head. “No, I’m happy to see the young master.”
He said as he reached out to hook his fingers.
Bai Luochuan’s face softened from his coaxing, and he helped him into the car.
The family’s driver had always been in charge of picking them up and dropping them off. This time, he also took them all the way to the hotel.
Mi Yang was very quiet in the car, sitting there properly, no different from usual. But he was particularly obedient. When Bai Luochuan had him rest his head on his shoulder, he really did tilt his head and lean over, and even closed his eyes, really resting for the entire twenty-minute journey.
The back seat of the car was very dark, and only the passing streetlights would occasionally flash across their faces. Bai Luochuan looked down at Mi Yang and thought that his skin was very fair and his eyelashes were too long, as if he were easy to bully. He fiddled with them a few times with his fingers and felt the sensation of the eyelashes brushing against his fingers, which was ticklish.
Bai Luochuan leaned closer and sniffed, then frowned slightly.
The driver stopped the car. “Young Master Bai, we’ve arrived at the hotel.”
Bai Luochuan nodded and said okay, then helped Mi Yang out of the car and walked into the hotel.
They had come back late and went straight to their room on the upper floor by elevator, without going to greet the adults in the family. Mi Yang stood by himself for a while, then lazily shifted his weight to Bai Luochuan’s side, leaning against him.
Bai Luochuan’s brow had not yet relaxed. It was only after he had swiped the card to open the door and had taken the person in that he buried his head in his collar and sniffed a few times, then leaned closer to his face and sniffed, puzzled. “I’ve been thinking it’s strange since just now. You smell a little too fragrant.”
Mi Yang blinked his eyes. “Huh?”
Bai Luochuan used his thumb to wipe his lips a couple of times. There was no pink lipstick. Only after confirming did his heart relax a little.
But even so, Bai Luochuan still felt that something was wrong. He had a good sense of smell and soon found the source of the fragrance. He fumbled around on Mi Yang’s body for a while and found the pink love letter in his coat pocket. It had a faint, sweet scent of perfume, the kind that girls used.
Bai Luochuan held the letter and asked him, “What’s with this love letter?”
Mi Yang reached out to take it. “Ah, that’s for me.”
Bai Luochuan then held it up high and wouldn’t give it to him, his face tense and not speaking.
Mi Yang couldn’t reach it even by climbing on his shoulder. He was also afraid that he would open it and read it without a care, so he simply went all out and hugged him, resting his head on his chest. “I wasn’t going to take it, and I didn’t want to read it. I was going to return it. Don’t touch it.”
Bai Luochuan said, “You haven’t read it?”
Mi Yang hugged him and shook his head. “I really haven’t. I haven’t even touched it. If I open it and then return it, it would hurt her feelings… My mom said that you can’t make a girl sad.”
“Oh? Then what about me? You have the heart to make me sad?” Bai Luochuan said angrily. “You clearly promised me that you wouldn’t accept love letters or have puppy love.”
“But I can’t control it.” Mi Yang rubbed against his chest and whispered.
Bai Luochuan’s face was still not good. “Say that again!”
Mi Yang hugged him, his face burning. “I have something for you. It’s in my pocket. You can feel it.”
Bai Luochuan searched in his overcoat but couldn’t find it. Mi Yang whispered, “It’s in my pants pocket.”
Bai Luochuan reached down, touched his leg, and when he took the thing out of his pants pocket, it was still warm with his body heat. It was a small paper crane. He had seen too many of them. In the few days he had been recuperating in the hospital, Mi Yang had folded many for him, almost filling the glass bottle. They were all for him.
The tips of Mi Yang’s ears were red. He hugged him and wouldn’t let go, whispering, “You can open it and see.”
Bai Luochuan slowly unfolded it. The paper crane was folded very small. He was being held by Mi Yang and could only lift his hand to slowly unfold it. The person in his arms, it was unclear whether he was drunk or shy, had buried his head in his chest and refused to get up, as if he were afraid he would run away, holding on tightly, waiting for him to unfold the small paper crane.
The paper crane opened, and on the white paper inside was a red heart drawn on it.
Bai Luochuan’s Adam’s apple rolled a few times. He looked down at the other in the embrace and called out, “Little Good Boy?”
Mi Yang didn’t let go of him and was still hugging him, his head buried in his chest as he whispered, “I like you.”
“I like Bai Luochuan the most.”
“I only like you.”
“Very, very much…”
The nice words came out one after another, his voice soft, and the person was still rubbing against his chest.
Bai Luochuan also held him tightly. They had only turned on the small light in the foyer, and the suite was still dark. But Bai Luochuan was in no hurry to turn on the lights. He felt that there was nothing warmer than this small light.
He held Mi Yang for a while, greedily listening to the words the other was whispering. He didn’t dare to move, for fear of startling the person in his arms. But his heart was beating so fast and so loud that his ears were also burning as if they were congested with blood. He lowered his chin a little, held him tightly, and said in his ear, “I don’t believe you. You have to kiss me for me to believe you.”
The person in his arms reacted half a beat slower and slowly poked his head out, then lifted it and gave him a kiss. It brushed past his lips, and it was as if a small electric current had passed through his whole body. His heart stopped for a beat, followed by a huge wave of ecstasy.
But in a daze, the guy in his arms had buried his head back in, rubbing against his chest a couple of times, very content.
Bai Luochuan wanted to grab him out and kiss him again, but he was also reluctant to part with the way he was hugging him and relying on him now. His heart was in a terrible conflict, but he also felt that it was sweet no matter what. He held him a little tighter with his arms and chuckled.
“Little Good Boy, kiss me again.”
The person in his arms slowly lifted his head. This time, the young master Bai did not miss the opportunity. He lowered his head and gave him a serious kiss for a long while, their lips pressing against each other and slowly rubbing, with each other’s warmth, merging together.
It was a green and very light kiss.
The two young men clumsily kissed, then opened their eyes and looked at each other. One’s eyes were bright with surprise, and the other’s were a little dazed but serious.
Bai Luochuan’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he said nervously, “After the New Year, you’ll be 16.”
Mi Yang: “Hmm?”
Bai Luochuan said, “I think we can have a little puppy love.”
Mi Yang lay back in his arms and chuckled.
Bai Luochuan held him tightly and, after a while, also laughed.
Mi Yang was drunk, so Bai Luochuan helped him to lie down and rest. The room was originally a suite, and the two of them each had their own bedroom. But the young master Bai had been unwilling to be separated from Mi Yang since he was a child, and now he was even more reluctant to sleep separately. After wiping Mi Yang with a hot towel, he also ran to take a shower and came back to sleep with him.
Mi Yang fell asleep quickly. On the contrary, Bai Luochuan, beside him, propped his head up with his arm and looked at him for a long time. It was only when Mi Yang turned on his side to avoid the light that he quickly turned off the light. But before he could reach out to find Mi Yang, the person sleeping beside him reached out to fumble for his little pillow. The touch was probably not right, so he continued to search all the way to his side. After finding his fingers, he held them and slowly fell asleep.
Bai Luochuan leaned over and gave him a kiss on the forehead, whispering goodnight to him.
He had originally thought that the nervous and exciting feelings would keep him from sleeping, but the warmth of the person in his arms was very comforting, and after a while, Bai Luochuan also fell into a deep sleep, never having slept better.
When Mi Yang woke up the next day, he blinked his eyes and saw Bai Luochuan beside him.
The young master Bai was also looking at him nervously, his brow furrowed, as if he wanted to say something but didn’t. After looking at him for a long while, he finally said, “You still remember, right?”
Mi Yang nodded. “We went to a classmate’s birthday party, and we even went to sing in the end.”
Bai Luochuan said dryly, “What about after that? How much do you still remember?”
Mi Yang said, “I talked to you.”
Bai Luochuan: “What did you say?”
Mi Yang smiled. “I said I liked you very much.” He leaned over and gave the young master a kiss. Bai Luochuan immediately jumped out of bed barefoot, his face red, and ran out.
Mi Yang: “?”
Not two minutes later, the person came back, with the smell of mint toothpaste, and coaxed him, “Give me another kiss. The one just now doesn’t count!”
Mi Yang couldn’t stop laughing. “Why don’t you go and act in a movie? You have such a big idol burden!”
Bai Luochuan’s skin was fair, and now, with a hint of anger, the corners of his eyes and his lips were even redder. He leaned down, closed his eyes, and gave him a series of kisses, like a little puppy. Mi Yang laughed for a while, then raised his hand to hook his neck and pull him closer. He half-closed his eyes and gently rubbed his nose against his, their lips also pressing against each other, giving him a light kiss, and then another.
Bai Luochuan’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he was entangled with him, his breath hot.
Mi Yang was pinned down on the bed and kissed for a while, and he whispered, “I want to get up.”
Bai Luochuan coaxed him, “Just a little longer. Just a little while.”
Mi Yang tilted his head. “That’s what you said just now.”
The young master Bai said shamelessly, “This time is the standard.”
Mi Yang laughed at him. After a while, his stomach started to growl. Bai Luochuan then reached into his pajamas and touched his little belly, his nose rubbing against his. “My Little Good Boy is starving. No more kissing. Shall we go and eat?”
As he said this, he still clung to him for another ten minutes before he was willing to get up.
Mi Yang washed up, changed his clothes, and went out. His suitcase was with his parents, but the young master Bai had brought a lot of clothes and had even prepared two sets for him. The two of them went out for breakfast, wearing the same clothes.
Bai Luochuan usually hated eating breakfast at the hotel. He was very picky, but today he was in a particularly good mood, a smile on his lips.
Mi Yang was drinking a cup of hot milk in small sips. Bai Luochuan, sitting opposite him, his heart itching, reached out to wipe the milk stain from the corner of his mouth. But before he could touch him, Mi Yang stuffed a tissue into his hand, and Mi Yang, opposite him, also stood up and said with a grin, “Good morning, Auntie Luo!”
Luo Jiangjing only took a piece of toast and a cup of black coffee and sat down to eat breakfast with them, smiling. “You’re up so early too. Yesterday, Luochuan said you went out to play with your friends. I thought you’d be back very late.”
Mi Yang looked up at the young master Bai, finding it a little hard to believe that he had specially gone to tattle when he had gone to pick him up last night.
The young master Bai was very righteous about this matter. “It’s a good thing I went to pick him up. He even drank a little wine.”
Luo Jiangjing, however, was worried about something else. “Little Good Boy has never drunk before, right? I remember you’re allergic to many things. Are you allergic to alcohol?”
Mi Yang shook his head. “It’s fine. Just a little beer. I won’t drink it next time.”
Luo Jiangjing smiled. “It’s fine for boys to drink a little. Do you still remember when Luochuan was a child and burned himself while eating? He was in a hurry and grabbed a glass of white wine to drink, thinking it was water. The way he cried after he drank it was so pitiful!”
Bai Luochuan said, “Mom!”
Luo Jiangjing said, “What’s wrong? Little Good Boy is not an outsider. What is there that he doesn’t know about you?”
Bai Luochuan: “…”
Luo Jiangjing asked her son curiously, “What was Little Good Boy like when he was drunk yesterday? Was it fun?”
Bai Luochuan became proud again and raised his eyebrows. “I’m not telling you.”
Neither of them was willing to answer Luo Jiangjing’s question. Bai Luochuan was proud and unwilling to share with anyone, and Mi Yang’s face was slightly flushed, and he would look away and not say anything no matter how he was asked.
Luo Jiangjing joked with them for a bit, then reminded them, “Little Good Boy, come back earlier next time. If not, you can have Luochuan go with you. It’s good for the two of you to have someone to look out for each other.”
Mi Yang nodded in agreement.
Just as she finished speaking, the phone on the table rang. Even during the holidays, there were many things that required her personal attention, and she soon left.
Bai Luochuan switched places and sat next to Mi Yang, bumping his shoulder lightly. “Did you hear that? My mom said you’re not allowed to go out for so long and come back late in the future.”
Mi Yang bumped him back and smiled. “Nonsense. Auntie Luo clearly said not to go out too late at night and to be careful.”
Bai Luochuan reached down and held his hand. “Actually, you can at night. I’ll go with you.”
Mi Yang said, “Where are we going?”
The young master Bai remembered more clearly than he did and was still smiling as he held his hand. “To return the letter to your female classmate.”
Mi Yang: “…”
If the young master Bai hadn’t mentioned it, he would have forgotten about it.
He would have to wait a few more days to return the letter. It would not be good to go and find her rashly during the New Year. Mi Yang had clipped the letter in a book and placed it on the desk in the hotel room. The young master Bai had been staring at it. It was not appropriate for him to put it anywhere, so he had just left it open there.
These few days, Bai Luochuan wanted to do everything with him. Mi Yang had more to consider than he did and would sometimes want to remind him. But when he saw the other’s bright eyes and the expectant look on his face, he would swallow the words on the tip of his tongue. Anyway, he would pay more attention. It was not a big deal to make the young master a little happier.
Mi Yang had been overthinking it. He was also a little guilty. In fact, after more than ten years of being together, it was normal for Bai Luochuan to be with him. The adults of both families were very used to it. On the contrary, it was strange for the two of them to be separated.
Cheng Qing would sometimes chat with Luo Jiangjing and say with a smile, “I think the two of them are as close as real brothers. They haven’t been separated since they were little.”
Luo Jiangjing would smile in agreement. She still remembered how difficult the little Bai Luochuan had been as a child, crying and wanting to be a child of the Mi family!
The two brothers, who had not been separated since they were young, were now secretly doing something bad behind the elders’ backs in the room.
Bai Luochuan pinned Mi Yang against the wall and kissed him. It was different from the light kiss a few days ago. This time, he would suck a little after he landed, as if he were addicted to the sweetness, and he was reluctant to let go. Mi Yang turned his head to dodge him, and Bai Luochuan would then kiss his cheek. Mi Yang was tickled by his kisses and pushed him with a smile. “Stop it. We’ll be late. We’ve already agreed to go and play basketball.”
Bai Luochuan was about to reach out and touch his stomach when Mi Yang bit him on the shoulder through his clothes, and he let out a “hiss.” “Alright, alright, I know.”
