Chapter 27 Believe it or not?
As soon as they left, Yu You couldn't help but ask Jiang Xunzhou, "Husband, isn't our engagement supposed to be a secret?"
"My second uncle is so depressed that he's about to walk into a trap." Jiang Xunzhou sneered. "It's only a matter of time before they find out. Telling them in advance gives them a chance to get upset. I guess my two uncles will be worried about the equity issue and have trouble sleeping."
The news spread so quickly that the two of them had just finished their meal and returned to the villa when they received a call from Jiang Mingyan, who couldn't wait to call: "Brother! Why do I hear people saying that you and Xiaoyu are getting engaged? Is it true?"
Jiang Xunzhou said: "Really."
"Wow!"
Jiang Mingyan was shocked. "During the Chinese New Year, your aunt was still worried that you wouldn't go on the blind date she arranged, and that you'd end up alone. How come you're getting engaged to Xiaoyu in the blink of an eye? Is it moving so fast?"
Jiang Mingyan hung up the call in a daze, and then Su Qiuling called and scolded her, "You kid, when did you make the decision with Grandpa? Why didn't you tell us first? We, your parents, only heard about your engagement with Xiaoyu from someone else. How can this be?"
Jiang Xunzhou said, "I was chatting with the old man this morning, and the conversation got to me, so I didn't have time to tell you."
Su Qiuling was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe. "You're just talking too much? You're talking too much about something so important?! You're not even proposing to Xiaoyu, and you're not afraid of putting her in a difficult position!"
Yu You quickly came over to help and said, "Aunt, it's okay. I'm not wronged."
Su Qiuling felt even more pity after hearing this.
She had always thought that Yu You was young, well-behaved and sensible, and that his family had no background. Her son was more like a bully who took advantage of others. Now he was so bad that he even skipped the proposal ceremony and brought her home directly.
If the two of them had actually sat down and discussed the engagement with the couple, Su Qiuling would probably have hesitated, thinking that their relationship had only been short and that getting engaged so soon was too hasty. Now, she was fuming with rage: "Jiang Xunzhou! Give me a grand engagement ceremony, as grand as possible! Our family can't do such bullying things! Do you hear me?"
A smile flashed across Jiang Xunzhou's eyes: "Okay."
After the call ended, Yu You was a little worried: "Auntie seems very angry."
Jiang Xunzhou was nonchalant and didn't take it to heart: "I skipped them and mentioned this matter directly to the old man. Now everyone knows about it. They finally realized it. It's normal to be angry."
She pinched Yu You's face again and asked, "What kind of engagement ceremony do you want?"
Yu You had never thought about this question before, and had no idea about starting a family, so he looked hesitant.
Two people who are together for their own needs will eventually separate, so it is best to avoid making it known to everyone.
Yu You said, "Something simpler, huh?"
"That won't do." Jiang Xunzhou flatly refused. "You heard what my mother said just now. If the engagement ceremony is simple, she will probably think I'm bullying you again and want to settle the score with me."
Yu You hesitated: "Then..."
"Since you don't have any ideas, leave it to me." Jiang Xunzhou said naturally, rubbing Yu You's fingertips playfully, "On the day of the engagement ceremony, you just need to be there."
Yu You had no expectations for the engagement ceremony. He was very clear about his role as a tool and nodded, "Okay."
Jiang Xunzhou hummed: "Do you want to change into a bathrobe? I'll take you to the hot springs."
Yu You's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay."
At the entrance of the hot spring villa area, there is a bathrobe changing room and a separate shower room.
Yu You first took a hot shower. His cheeks were warm. He wrapped himself in a thin bathrobe and was walking out briskly when the thin skin on the side of his neck suddenly twitched and a sudden sharp electric current penetrated his body, spreading violently throughout his body.
Yu You lost his balance and fell to the ground. He felt a faint pain in his twisted ankle, but a current of heat climbed up from his tailbone. The blood in his body was burning like magma, and even his fingertips were hot.
The rich scent of iris permeates the air silently.
The air seemed to become unbearably cramped, and every inch of my skin felt numb and itchy, burning with a desire to be soothed.
Continuous waves of emotions surged over him, impacting his entire body. The young man curled up into a ball, his pink fingertips clenching his clothes tightly, and a pitiful groan of pain escaped from the corners of his tightly bitten lips.
"Baby?"
Jiang Xunzhou outside heard the noise, shouted twice but got no response, pressed the door handle, and rushed in, his pupils dilating suddenly.
The young man was curled up in a mess on the marble floor, his bathrobe was disheveled, revealing a bit of his snow-white shoulder. The hem of his robe was lifted up, revealing his skin with a charming light pink. His perky snow-capped peaks were glistening with wet, transparent water, and emitting a sweet and alluring fragrance.
Jiang Xunzhou's Adam's apple rolled as he suddenly realized something was wrong. His eyes fixed on his abnormally bent ankle, and his expression suddenly became nervous: "Twisted your ankle?"
“Hmm…”
Yu You raised her blushing face, her unfocused eyes barely recognizing who was coming. She stretched out her slender arms and pleaded in a wronged and coquettish voice, "Hubby, I want a hug..."
Jiang Xunzhou held him in his arms, and felt something sticky on his palm. He lowered his head and gently pressed his forehead against Yu You's, feeling a strange heat.
“It’s so hot…”
Yu You murmured, feeling that Jiang Xunzhou's face was just the right temperature. He pressed his hot, soft cheek against it, rubbing his nose against it randomly, sobbing as if he was about to cry: "It hurts so much, my feet hurt too..."
Jiang Xunzhou quickly coaxed her: "I'll get the medicine box and take you back to your room to bandage you. The pain will go away soon."
This passionate period came without any warning and was so fierce that it made Yu You lose all his rationality.
Even on the short walk upstairs, he curled up in Jiang Xunzhou's arms, unable to rest. His arms clung to the man's shoulders. Sometimes he raised his face and rubbed his chin back and forth with his soft lips. Sometimes he lowered his head and sniffed everywhere with his wet nose like a kitten, his voice dragging with a soft cry: "I want..."
Jiang Xunzhou was driven to exhaustion by his urging. He hugged the person tightly and quickened his pace, returning to the bedroom while whispering comforting words.
The bedroom was decorated with vetiver incense in advance, filling it with a refreshing and pleasant aroma.
Jiang Xunzhou put Yu Yougang on the bed and helped him check his ankle.
He used to like extreme sports when he was studying in college abroad, and he had a lot of experience in dealing with sprains. He determined that there were no broken bones, breathed a sigh of relief, and applied medicine and bandaged the boy.
Yu You came closer again, eagerly opening his arms for a hug, unable to leave him even for a moment, feeling aggrieved and almost crying: "Hubby, hug me, don't you want me?..."
"Baby."
Jiang Xunzhou supported himself on the bed with one hand, half-knelt beside it, and pinched Yu You's chin with the other hand. His eyes were dim, and his voice was inexplicably hoarse: "Do you recognize who I am?"
Yu You said anxiously, "I recognize you. You have vetiver pheromones on you. You are my mate Alpha, my dear husband."
Jiang Xunzhou's fingertips brushed Yu You's bright red lips and asked coaxingly, "What's your husband's name?"
Yu You was confused for a moment, but answered obediently: "It's... Jiang Xunzhou."
"Good boy."
Jiang Xunzhou's voice was tinged with a smile of joy. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of Yu You's lips: "Lift up your bathrobe and sit on your husband's face."
Time seemed to become gentle and long, and the ambiguous sound of licking was echoed with vague and tiny sobs.
Jiang Xunzhou finally raised his face. His handsome face was dripping with spring tears at the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, and his thin lips were abnormally red.
His voice was low and hoarse, his tone was gentle, and he touched Yu You's face with his palm: "Why are you crying so hard this time?"
Yu You stared at him blankly, her long, thick black eyelashes wet and sticky, the corners of her eyes red, her face covered with lingering tear marks, and she opened her mouth: "Hot spring..."
He vaguely remembered that the two of them were originally going to take a hot spring bath.
"Just for this? The hot spring is right here, it's not like it'll grow legs and run away." Jiang Xunzhou wiped the tears from Yu You's face and said patiently, "It's never too late to go there again, don't cry."
Yu You's brain was as confused as paste. It took him a lot of effort to understand what Jiang Xunzhou was saying. He slowly smiled and nodded.
Jiang Xunzhou asked: "Do you want to kiss?"
Yu You nodded: "Yes."
He opened his clear eyes and his lips were rosy red: "I like kissing my husband."
Jiang Xunzhou's expression softened a little. He lowered his head, put his lips against Yu You's, and slowly sucked and licked them, as if he was tasting a fruit-flavored candy.
Yu You was almost addicted to this gentle kiss, his long eyelashes trembling slightly, and he responded clumsily and immaturely, until the suppressed emotions burned up again, and he became uncontrollably passionate, longing for more.
Jiang Xunzhou naturally also felt this change, and finally kissed Yu You's lips with a soothing look.
Yu You hummed in uneasiness: "Husband..."
"I know." Jiang Xunzhou smiled and lowered his voice to coax her, "Just leave it to me."
For four or five days, the two of them did not step out of the door, and the curtains in the master bedroom were always closed.
On the day before the old man's birthday party, Jiang Qingyan finally contacted Jiang Xunzhou.
Jiang Xunzhou's lazy voice came: "Brother, what's wrong?"
Jiang Qingyan's tone was complicated: "Tomorrow is the old man's birthday party, you didn't forget it?"
The closer it got to the old man's birthday party, the more guests arrived. Many of them were friends from the same circle who had known each other since childhood. In addition, the news that Jiang Xunzhou was getting engaged to a small star was a hot topic. Everyone wanted to find Jiang Xunzhou to reminisce about the past, but no one could get through to Jiang Xunzhou on the phone, let alone find him, so they asked Jiang Qingyan.
Jiang Qingyan was afraid that something might happen, so he went to knock on the door himself.
Jiang Xunzhou, who came to open the door, was wearing a loose nightgown with the laces tied in a knot. It was obvious that it was tied together in a hurry, not to mention the messy kisses and bright red scratches on his chest.
Who wouldn't understand what they're busy with?
Jiang Xunzhou explained awkwardly, "Baby Xiaoyu twisted his foot and can't go out for a while. I'm accompanying him to recover."
Last time it was an illness, this time it was a sprain.
OK.
Jiang Qingyan said nothing, but turned around and asked his Australian partner to buy a few more boxes of kangaroo essence capsules. He was afraid that they would have too much fun and forget about the important things, so he called them the day before to remind them.
"I haven't forgotten."
Jiang Xunzhou glanced at the boy who was sleeping soundly in his arms and said, "Brother, if someone asks me tomorrow why I haven't shown up these past few days, just say that I was sick and that baby Xiaoyu was accompanying me to recover."
"Isn't it a bit late for you to come up with an excuse now?" Jiang Qingyan couldn't help but say, "A lot of people have asked me about this in the past few days. I was saying that you and Xiaoyu were very busy discussing your engagement."
Jiang Xunzhou replied succinctly, "Brother is really thoughtful. Yes, I've been busy preparing for my engagement lately, so I can't get away."
After the call ended, Jiang Xunzhou put the phone aside. Yu You slumped into his arms in a daze, mumbling a few words.
Jiang Xunzhou touched his face to make sure the low fever had passed, then he held him in his arms again and fell asleep with him.
In the afternoon, Yu You woke up dazed and confused for a while. Finally, he remembered his excessive demands for memory in the past few days. He hurriedly turned on the bedside lamp, and after seeing the time on the electronic clock, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Xunzhou spoke in a low, tired voice, and then sat up, with scratches all over his broad shoulders.
Yu You was stunned: "I, I'm afraid of missing the old man's birthday party..."
"I didn't miss it. The birthday party is tomorrow."
Jiang Xunzhou pulled Yu You into his arms, looking calm: "Baby, does your foot still hurt?"
Yu You felt it himself and stammered, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt much anymore."
He was a little nervous, afraid that Jiang Xunzhou would ask him about the unusual behavior of the past few days, but Jiang Xunzhou only asked: "Are you hungry? I'll ask the restaurant to send some food over."
"I'm a little hungry." Yu You hesitated for a moment, and after Jiang Xunzhou finished making the call to order food, he mustered up the courage to ask, "Don't you find it strange?"
Jiang Xunzhou looked down at him: "What's so strange?"
"That's right, we had agreed to go to the hot springs."
Yu You hesitated: "But I'm holding you here..."
"You sprained your ankle and can't go out, so you can only rest in bed." Jiang Xunzhou's thin lips curled up slightly, "After all, there are not many entertainment activities here, so you had no choice but to attack me in a cruel way. I understand."
Yu You was stunned.
Jiang Xunzhou raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why? Isn't it because you are greedy for my body and can't resist the temptation it brings to you?"
Yu You closed her eyes, swallowed her anger, and was forced to admit humiliation: "Yes, it's me. I'm greedy for my husband's body. I'm crazy and can't resist the temptation..."
Jiang Xunzhou couldn't hold it in any longer, he laughed softly and pinched the soft flesh on Yu You's cheek.
Yu You was pinched until tears welled up in his eyes.
How can there be such shameless people in this world!
But he couldn't refute it, he was angry but dared not say anything, and could only take the blame with grievance.
The next day, it was time for the birthday party.
Yu You went to the banquet with Jiang Xunzhou. In front of everyone, Mr. Jiang publicly announced the transfer of equity.
Amidst the uproar, Yu You noticed with his own eyes that his second uncle's face had turned black with anger. The man standing next to him seemed to be the younger uncle Jiang Xunzhou had mentioned. He applauded and celebrated with everyone, but the look he gave Yu You was as cold as a snake.
Jiang Xunzhou also noticed it, took a step closer, and calmly blocked his uncle's gaze.
After the birthday banquet, Mr. Jiang specially called them both over and told them to value harmony, understand each other, and live a good life in the future.
Finally, he said to Jiang Xunzhou meaningfully, "Being young is no excuse for indulgence. Everything should be done in moderation. You usually care about everything so much, but how come you forget everything when it comes to me?"
Jiang Xunzhou didn't expect that the old man also knew about this. He looked embarrassed and coughed, "You are right."
Yu You lowered his head, his ears turned red, and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into. He could only secretly be thankful that Jiang Xunzhou still gave him some face and did not expose his cruelty and desire for Jiang Xunzhou's body in front of the elders.
After returning home, Jiang Xunzhou had to deal with the group's equity affairs and their engagement ceremony. He went out early and came back late. Although they lived under the same roof, he and Yu You rarely saw each other.
The campus drama starring Yu You has been scheduled for release, and after the broadcast date was confirmed, it entered the promotion period.
The plot related to the third male character was controversial, popular and highly anticipated. In addition, the news of Yu You and Jiang Xunzhou's engagement had been released, and it became the focus of the media for a while. Yu You was also pulled into the promotional plan for the live broadcast on the broadcast day.
On the day of the live broadcast of the drama, Jiang Mingyan, as the female lead, was also among them. She was chattering quite lively and took the initiative to lead the topic.
The main purpose of the promotional activity is to sell the CP of the male and female protagonists. There are six people in the live broadcast room, and it is very lively. Yu You is slacking off in it with a clear conscience, and will only respond obediently when Jiang Mingyan cues him.
Occasionally, comments discussing him would float by in the lower left corner of the live broadcast room.
[Xiaoyu Baby can even handle such a deadly live broadcast angle, this face is too good to be beaten ah ah ah ah]
[Will the little fish baby appear in the first episode? ]
[I specifically scrolled to the back to see what's going on! Yes, yes! It's beautiful and reassuring!]
The screen just happened to show the moment when Yu You appeared.
On a rainy day, the young man, wearing a white shirt and trousers, was escorted to a luxury car by the butler holding an umbrella. His clean and noble temperament formed a sharp contrast with the male protagonist who was stumbling and rolling in the mud and was covered in dirt.
[At this time, the third male lead was still a kind young master. Seeing the male lead, he got out of the car to help him. He never thought that his casual rescue would actually save the real young master...]
[How proud the young master was in the early stage, and how embarrassed he became later when he found out his fake identity]
[I'm already feeling bad about the loan, but when I think about what the young master did later on, I feel like he's just too abominable.]
The topic of the live broadcast room naturally turned to Yu You. Yu You responded with a few words, but his attention was attracted by the passing barrage of comments.
[Help! This shot of the young master is truly stunning! With this face, no matter how many mistakes he makes, it's hard to blame him! ]
[Wow, wow, young master smells delicious. If there are pheromones, it must be a sweet strawberry shortcake...]
Yu You's heart skipped a beat, his brain went blank, and he subconsciously muttered, "...pheromones?"
Another actor in the live broadcast room noticed the comment and asked in confusion, "What are pheromones?"
The barrage in the lower left corner quickly became active, making it dizzying and impossible to see clearly.
Jiang Mingyan explained thoughtfully, "I can tell you haven't kept up with the latest internet speeds—this is a very popular fan fiction setting that recently came from abroad! It's super exciting, it's a worldview called ABO!"
Yu You's heartbeat was like the beating of a drum and the roar of thunder, each time heavier and faster than the last. He was so nervous that it seemed like it could jump out of his chest. Sweat oozed from his palms and he looked dazed.
Familiar nouns popped up from Jiang Mingyan one after another. The other actors didn't surf the Internet much, so when they heard them for the first time, they frequently made "oh" sounds of sudden enlightenment.
Jiang Mingyan said confidently, "If I put it in a fanfiction, I would definitely be the female A!"
Some fans in the barrage asked her what flavor of pheromone she wanted.
Jiang Mingyan's eyes lit up, and she sniffed eagerly, "I've been trying to lose weight recently, and my agent won't let me eat anything. If you guys are writing fan fiction for me, could you give me a snail noodle-flavored pheromone? That way, I can just smell it and satisfy my craving!"
The live broadcast room was filled with laughter, and several other actors also responded to the barrage of questions and actively asked what type of pheromones they wanted.
Jiang Mingyan took the initiative to cue Yu You: "Xiaoyu, what identity and pheromones do you want?"
The barrage of discussions was enthusiastic.
[Little Fish, do you even need to ask? It's definitely O, no need to even think about it!]
Our little fish baby looks like a sweet and soft little O! Mommy won't allow you to have any other gender! !
【Pheromone wants peach! 】
【I want sweet strawberry shortcake! 】
"My pheromones are neither peach nor strawberry shortcake."
Yu You's eyebrows curved as he looked at the camera and said seriously, "It's an iris."
[Oh good! I smell it! It's the iris-scented baby fish!]
【Go away, go away, let me smell it too】
[Iris flowers are fragrant, I like them too! ]
The one-hour live broadcast promotional event for watching the drama has ended.
The first thing Yu You did was to go to the study to borrow Jiang Xunzhou's computer to look up information. His steps were full of anxiety as he walked there.
He sat down and searched carefully, and found that it was really as Jiang Mingyan said, it was a fan setting that had become popular recently and was introduced from abroad. The source could no longer be found, but it was widely circulated and discussed everywhere.
There are even many people who believe this is true and excitedly say that the person they like never wears perfume, but has a special scent on his body, which may be the existence of pheromones.
There are also some experts who are trying to take advantage of the hype and argue that pheromones are similar to hormones and that certain groups of people can smell each other.
Yu You's mind was in a mess and he was nervous and at a loss.
Could it be that there is someone here who comes from another world like him, and then spread it in the form of fan creation?
Otherwise, how could the related terms and the entire worldview be so perfect?
In this panic, a figure flashed through my mind and could never be shaken off.
Yu You bit her lip and lowered her head to send a message to Jiang Xunzhou: [Husband, are you busy? ]
After a while, I received a reply from the other party.
Jiang Xunzhou: [I'm working in the office. I'm not busy right now. What's wrong?]
Yu You's tone was tinged with cautious probing: "Have you heard of the ABO worldview fanfiction that's been so popular lately?"
Jiang Xunzhou: [I've heard a little about it.]
Yu You became even more nervous: [What do you think? ]
Jiang Xunzhou: [How do you want me to see it?]
Yu You: [That’s right, don’t you think it’s particularly unreal?]
Jiang Xunzhou: [No.]
Jiang Xunzhou: [In physics, there's already a concept of multiple universes and parallel time and space. Perhaps in some time and space, such a world does exist, but we just can't confirm it.]
Yu You: [So, do you believe that such a world really exists? ]
His heartbeat quickened, his eyes reflected the light, revealing an urgency he himself was unaware of, his fingertips curled tightly into his palms, hoping for an answer.
The flow of time seemed to be slowed down, and every passing minute and second became extremely painful.
Yu You received a reply from Jiang Xunzhou.
Just one word.
【meeting. 】
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