Chapter 50: Kiss Kiss

Dust floated in the halo of light.

The air became ambiguously heated.

The paper rustled lightly, Jian Mingzhou’s face burning as he lowered his eyes. “… No, I don’t know.”

“Do you want to try then?”

Tightening the arm around him and the other arm around his shoulder, Xie Jing pulled him from his embrace. When he looked up, he met the low gaze coming down.

The brightness in Xie Jing’s eyes was clear, and his voice was very soft. “A kiss between two men?”

His heart began to beat uncontrollably fast.

With one hand clutching the hem of Xie Jing’s clothes, their gazes intertwined, and his thoughts gradually became blurry and shaky.

After an unknown amount of time, the lips in close proximity moved slightly. Xie Jing rubbed his lips against Jian Mingzhou’s, gently grinding and kissing. The lips were pressed, and he couldn’t help letting out a soft sound, “Hmm…”

The fingertips holding him suddenly tightened.

As if stimulated by something, Xie Jing licked open his lips and plunged inside.

In the instant his tongue was hooked, Jian Mingzhou’s whole body trembled!

The rapid breath mixed with tiny sounds, and the kisses, initially gentle, became more intense.

Amidst the daze, it seemed like he had grabbed onto Xie Jing’s shoulders.

Bang! With a loud sound, the manga fell to the floor.

A hot, large hand pressed against his lower back.

The next second, their lips and tongues separated. Jian Mingzhou opened his eyes in confusion, only to see the line of sight suddenly flip—

He was pressed into the recliner, and Xie Jing, with trembling eyelashes, kissed him again from above. The hot breath fell, and amid the kiss, there was a teasing sound, mixed with a low call, “Uncle…”

Jian Mingzhou felt particularly embarrassed being addressed like that.

As he raised his hand to touch the person’s shoulder, it remained motionless.

He sank into the sofa behind him, Xie Jing’s large figure pressing onto him, his arms firmly encircling him.

Being held in someone’s arms like this, he could only raise his knee lightly against Xie Jing’s waist and say, “Xiao… Xiao Jing…”

From above, there seemed to be a slight tremor.

Xie Jing deeply sucked on his tongue again before sitting up.

As the lips parted, the air flowed again.

Jian Mingzhou’s thoughts gradually returned, and he saw Xie Jing propped up above him, the dark eyes showing a touch of fiery golden light.

Lowering his eyes with a somewhat smiling look, especially hot.

He opened his lips without knowing what to say, and suddenly, Xie Jing cupped his face with one hand and laughed softly.

“… Uncle, do you feel something?”

Jian Mingzhou blazed up all of a sudden.

He lay back in the recliner and tilted his head, not sure if it was because the light was too warm or for some other reason; his face and neck turned crimson. The moist gaze was kissed, and he couldn’t close his lips.

Xie Jing curled his fingertips and then leaned down to kiss his reddened earlobe. “Uncle, did you feel comfortable with my kiss?”

Jian Mingzhou’s eardrums tingled, and his scalp almost exploded!

He quickly grabbed Xie Jing’s arm next to him and turned his head even more. Comfortable or not… Was Xie Jing a natural or… How could he ask such embarrassing questions?

Without saying anything, Xie Jing continued to kiss. “Is it comfortable?”

The wet and hot kisses fell on his earlobe, and the hand behind his waist lightly rubbed through his clothes.

Jian Mingzhou trembled even more violently and hastily stopped him. “Comf… comfortable… that’s enough, you can stop!”

The dropped kisses finally ceased.

Xie Jing, seemingly dissatisfied, lowered his head and rubbed against his shoulder pit, asking,

“Is this enough?”

Jian Mingzhou’s heart was exploding: Is this not enough?!!

He… he had never heard of someone practicing kissing so passionately…

But besides kissing, Xie Jing didn’t do anything else.

Could it really be because it felt so good? This kind of kissing felt both innocent and awkward.

Jian Mingzhou regained his composure a bit, enduring the restlessness, and said, “In the manga, it’s usually enough to kiss to this extent.”

It seemed to be silent in front of him for a few seconds.

Then Xie Jing stood up again, looking at him in a somewhat subtle way. “Are you going to follow what’s in the manga?”

Jian Mingzhou suddenly felt something was wrong.

Before the alarm bell rang, Xie Jing suddenly laughed. Lowering his head, he seemed to let him off and said,

“Let’s forget it… It’s much more exaggerated in the manga.”

Jian Mingzhou’s mind was filled with all sorts of chaotic images. He froze for a while before slowly regaining a calm tone.

“Well… let’s talk about it next time.”

Not sure which word pleased Xie Jing, the other person kissed his lips twice again and said, “…Okay.”

The balcony returned to quietude.

The warm sunlight shone over the recliner, and amid Jian Mingzhou’s recollecting thoughts, he faintly heard Xie Jing, leaning against his shoulder, reverting back to the appearance of a big dog, saying,

“Uncle, the feeling of kissing is quite good… I’ll practice more so that I can kiss you even more comfortably.”

—

Training was still scheduled for two in the afternoon.

After the lunch break, Xie Jing left for school.

The glaring sun illuminated the playground.

The shadows were clearly reflected on the ground, and there was no wind in the afternoon. The green trees on the side stood quietly under the scorching sun.

On the field, Xie Jing’s figure flashed past like a lurking beast, brushing across the inner edge of the running track in an instant.

In the rest area, He Yi was dumbfounded.

He opened his mouth wide, muttering, “Why does it feel like Xie Jing is unusually energetic today, like a dog chasing… No, like a dog chasing someone?”

Zhou Xuyang glanced at him and said, “Don’t let Xie Jing hear that.”

“Why??”

“He’ll chase after you.”

“…”

At the other end of the running track, Xie Jing had just broken through the finish line and circled back.

The coach, satisfied with the time, called him, “Xie Jing, are you going to the CC Special Training Friendship Match this weekend?”

“Yeah.” Xie Jing paused for a moment, then asked, “How many days?”

“Counting the weekend, it’s three days. What’s wrong? Do you have something to do?”

“Nothing.”

Xie Jing pursed his lips, turned his head casually, and said, “I just need to inform my partner.”

The coach smiled, “Oh, so you want to tell your partner…” He suddenly paused, turned around, and exclaimed, “What!? You brat, when did you start dating? When did this happen?”

Xie Jing raised the corner of his mouth, glanced at him, and left.

The coach: ?????

Was he here to show off?… I got mad for no reason!

…

After leaving the field, Xie Jing walked back to the stands.

He Yi immediately approached, “What happened to you today? You rested for the whole morning and recharged yourself?”

Xie Jing just smiled and said softly, “Yeah.”

He Yi felt his scalp go numb from his smile and changed the subject, “Did the coach talk to you about the Friendship Match?”

“He did.”

“How about it? Will your parents come to watch this time?”

 Not sure what came to his mind, Xie Jing coldly chuckled, “It’s fine if they don’t come.”

He Yi: ?

Zhou Xuyang glanced at him and asked, “But Brother Mingzhou should go to cheer for you this time, right?”

Xie Jing paused for a second, and his Adam’s apple moved slightly.

In the sunlight, his eyes were bright, and he calmly said, “…Yeah, I’ll tell him.”

—

The next day, Monday, arrived.

When Jian Mingzhou left in the morning, he stumbled.

Entering the company with careful steps, the elevator doors opened, and he happened to meet He Luchen.

They exchanged glances, and He Luchen greeted naturally, “Hey, Jamy~”

Jian Mingzhou was already used to it: “Morning, Lusen.”

After the greetings, he turned and waited for the elevator to ascend.

Just as the elevator passed one floor, he suddenly heard a “hmm” behind him. “It seems like your problem has been solved.”

Jian Mingzhou paused, turning his head. “What?”

He Luchen’s gaze fell on the back of his ear and he elegantly pointed to his own: “Here, the forbidden scent.”

…Damn!

Jian Mingzhou suddenly realized.

When he left in the morning, Xie Jing asked for a good morning kiss. As a result, as soon as he raised his head, he was hugged entirely and kissed on the ear.

The culprit still had an innocent look and said, “Uncle, I’ve never received a kiss before. Can’t a good morning kiss be on the ear?”

…

Jian Mingzhou pressed down his surging emotions, and with an appearance of calmness, he replied, “Yeah.”

Ding! The elevator doors opened.

He Luchen lightly patted him and said, “Congratulations,” then smoothly walked away.

Jian Mingzhou touched the position behind his ear:

He Luchen, who looked like he didn’t belong to the mortal world, turned out to be quite sensitive…

Out of the elevator, he turned into the editing department.

After a weekend, returning to the psychiatric hospital felt surprisingly refreshing.

Even Xia Ye, with a black face, seemed to look pleasant.

Xia Ye tapped on the paper tube. “Pack up, it’s time for the regular meeting!” He turned his eyes and met Jian Mingzhou’s gaze. “…What kind of look is that?”

Jian Mingzhou, with a gentle and affectionate expression, said, “Suddenly I felt that you look cute when you’re angry.”

The office fell silent.

Xia Ye took a step back, his gaze vigilant. “What are you plotting?”

No plotting; not a bit sunny in attitude.

Jian Mingzhou put away his notebook and said generously, “Nothing; let’s go to the meeting.”

Xia Ye’s body hair stood on end all of a sudden.

…

The regular meeting went through the department’s matters for the week.

In the end, Xia Ye brought up, “There’s an event this weekend; Mingzhou and I will go.”

Xiao Yu, who was rekindled with enthusiasm, said, “Again, you two~?”

Xia Ye was cold. “It’s related to contacting the animation company. The chief editor and the managing editor need to be present, and we also have to invite Mr. Xiaolu.”

Jian Mingzhou jotted it down, “Okay.”

After finishing the meeting, Jian Mingzhou asked, “Want to go out for dinner to celebrate the successful sale of the copyright?”

The group of people enthusiastically agreed.

“Gathering! Gathering!”

“Where should we go? Last time, there was a place that caught my eye…”

“For this one, they have an 80% discount on Mondays!”

Jian Mingzhou, who was being celebrated: …

It seemed like these people didn’t bother to ask for his opinion at all.

Seeing that everything was settled, he sent a message to Xie Jing.

【Mingzhou】: Having dinner tonight, I’ll be back after eating ^0^

The reply came quickly from the other side: Do you want me to pick you up? [Big dog pounce]

【Mingzhou】: It should be close; no need.

【Jing】: Okay, ^3^

“…” Oh no, how did another person join in?

The sense of substitution was too strong, and the feeling of being kissed all over and getting soft seemed to surge up again…

Jian Mingzhou quickly turned off his phone.

Memory blockade. Block it!

—

They chose a cuisine restaurant for dinner.

The editorial team booked a private room, and Xiao Fu brought out the spirit of the “BL Editorial Department’s Gathering.”

After ordering the dishes, the food was slow to arrive.

Qian Qian proposed, “Let’s play a pre-dinner game!”

“What game?”

“Stand up if you’re called!”

Xia Ye adjusted his glasses. “Isn’t it just a roll call?”

Qian Qian pounded the table. “No, no, for example, I say’maniac,’ and everyone stands up! We all stand up!”

Everyone: …

Jian Mingzhou marveled: My self-perception is surprisingly clear.

After explaining the rules, Qian Qian pointed, “Let’s start with the chief editor!”

Xia Ye crossed his arms and said, “Jian Mingzhou, stand up.”

Jian Mingzhou turned to look, targeting him. The group of people corrected, “Chief Editor, you can’t be so specific.”

Xia Ye changed his words, “Anyone with the last name Jian, stand up.”

Jian Mingzhou felt like a breath of fresh air. “Anyone with the last name Xia, please leave.”

“…”

The two unreasonable ones were skipped.

The remaining people continued to give commands, “Stand up if you’re over 25!”

“Stand up if you don’t eat cilantro!”

“Stand up if you want to replace the chief editor!”

A circle of people rose and fell.

Jian Mingzhou was about to join the rhythmic standing when suddenly Xiao Yu cleared her throat.

“Stand up if you’re single!”

His emotions suddenly solidified.

Everyone in the room stood up, and he remained seated for two seconds. Silently bowing his head, he sat steadily in his seat.

“…”

The room fell silent, and all eyes gradually turned to him: ?