Chapter 20 is full of ritual.
"Okay." Xie Xingchen looked a little more pleased, turned around, and restarted the car.
After enduring pain for more than half an hour, Lin Yao finally felt some relief.
He turned his head away, forcing himself not to press himself against the other person, but his nostrils flared as he absorbed the soothing antidote.
"Drive faster, it's late, we can't keep people waiting."
Xie Xingchen turned his head in disbelief, laughing angrily, "After all that talking, you still want to go? You wasted your breath, didn't you?"
"Otherwise?" Lin Yao asked, puzzled. "I thought you chose your house because you needed the ritual of marking your first time."
Looks like I got this question wrong again; my reading comprehension score is zero.
Xie Xingchen: "......."
What a straight man is! He'll drive me crazy sooner or later.
After going around in circles, I inexplicably felt a strange sense of unease, like I'd offered myself up as a gigolo, been taken advantage of for a night, and then been rejected.
Xie Xingchen scoffed lightly: "I don't care that much about the first time."
Lin Yao breathed a sigh of relief: "I don't care either. How about we just find a roadside spot? It'll only take a few seconds anyway. Since you don't mind, there's no need to go through all the trouble of going home."
Xie Xingchen ignored him and drove on without expression.
Lin Yao frowned. What had he said that offended her again? It was hard to put up with this princess syndrome.
He glanced at the time: "Could you tell Senior Jiang that it will be a little late? I don't have his contact information."
Xie Xingchen tapped on the central control communicator, still quite bothered: "You don't have my contact information either, when are you planning to add me?"
Lin Yao bluntly said, "Are we that close? It's too much trouble to add you and then block you."
Xie Xingchen finally found an opportunity to speak: "If you remove me from the blacklist, I'll make the call for you. Otherwise, let Jiang Qiran wait until he dies."
Lin Yao was convinced.
He swiped his phone and cursed without any hesitation, "...Vengeful, petty, bastard."
Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, accepting the accusation without hesitation: "Yes, that's me."
After knowing each other for three years, they finally added each other back as friends. Only when the nine star systems were about to be unified was he removed from Lin Yao's blacklist.
The first unpleasant incident was indeed unintentional.
Xie Xingchen had never even met Lin Yao in person; he had only seen Lin Yao's name on the unified exam results sheet, where he was ranked first. He complained to his friends, "This guy surnamed Lin has beaten me twice already! My dad at home doesn't like it and gave me a good scolding."
It's common knowledge that the league leader is strict with his son, so Xie Xingchen just said it casually.
But that brainless guy remembered it and, on the day of that very important match, had someone ambush Lin Yao at the back door and beat him up, causing him to miss the exam.
Lin Yao missed the exam by half an hour and didn't receive the bonus, which was a lot of money for him.
It took Xie Xingchen three months to understand why Lin Yao always seemed to want to kill him whenever they met, his body covered in thorns and ready to fight.
He was indeed wronged, but the apology came much too late.
Xie Xingchen finally managed to add the other party as a friend after going through a roundabout way. After explaining for a few words and transferring the bonus, he was blocked.
Lin Yao only replied with one word.
"roll."
At this point, the feud was truly set in stone; even the King of Hell would have to keep his distance.
After that, no matter how Xie Xingchen tried to make amends, Lin Yao took it as a new provocation. In addition, the two were neck and neck in terms of grades, taking turns to be first, and they became mortal enemies who could never meet. There was nothing they could do.
Xie Xingchen brought up the old story again: "It happened three years ago, it's my fault."
"Say it again?" Lin Yao was annoyed when he recalled being beaten up by a group of people. It was the first time he had been injured in a fight, and it was a shameful black history.
"If you don't want to hear it, then don't say it." Xie Xingchen sent a message to Jiang Qiran while the light was red.
[xxc]: At 7:30, I took Lin Yao there, but I have something to do now.
[7]: Where did you take my Lin Yao? ???
【xxc】：Yours?
[7]: Otherwise, what about yours?
【xxc】：............
Lin Yao turned his head to watch him send the message: "Did you talk to Senior Jiang? Be nice in your tone."
"I told you." Xie Xingchen's suppressed irritation returned, and he casually tossed his phone aside, then drifted and stopped on the side of the road for the second time.
"Fine, don't open it then," Lin Yao was about to open the car door when Xie Xingchen reached over and pressed his hand down.
He instinctively wanted to kick the person.
But he found that this person was too familiar with his moves and had already anticipated them, so he was hit hard.
"What's wrong now?" Lin Yao asked, annoyed at being at a disadvantage. "Didn't you get enough of the match?"
“I’ve apologized many times for what happened back then. It was my fault.” Xie Xingchen pressed down on his wrist, cleared his throat, and carefully chose his words. “Could you… be a little nicer to me? It doesn’t have to be super nice, just treat me like a normal classmate.”
Lin Yao looked up, his eyelashes almost brushing against the other person's cheek.
"I can't do it." He could never learn to say one thing and mean another. "I hate you, just like I hate all those high and mighty young masters, you know that."
Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, as expected.
Seeing that the other person's dark eyes seemed to darken inexplicably, Lin Yao softened a little and said, "I still find you quite annoying, but not as annoying as I used to be. You do have some redeeming qualities, so I accept your apology."
Xie Xingchen's tense lips relaxed a little.
Lin Yao lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the hands that were restraining him: "If this had happened before, if you had dared to touch me, I would have beaten you to the ground and torn your limbs apart."
Xie Xingchen lightly brushed his fingers against the back of his neck and smiled, "Thank you for sparing my life, hero."
"You're acting really strange today." Lin Yao reached out and nudged him. "Hurry up and go back to marking it. Don't keep people waiting."
"Forget it, let's finish this quickly here."
Xie Xingchen said in a low voice, "I won't interfere with your business."
Lin Yao's back tensed up.
Because of the other party's sudden approach.
The tense atmosphere that had just been building suddenly shattered into a beautiful aftertaste.
"Feeling better?" For some reason, Xie Xingchen's voice was a little hoarse.
Lin Yao hummed in agreement, his palms sweating profusely: "It's much better than when I was attacked during the match."
"Next time, can you just say it directly? Don't be so stubborn and insist that I ask," Xie Xingchen said.
Lin Yao nodded: "Okay."
"good."
Xie Xingchen looked down at him, a rare tenderness in her eyes.
Normally fierce, but at this moment it is unusually docile, even its eyelashes are just quietly drooping.
Speaking gently, Lin Yao said, "I've never done this before, so I have no experience. Please be gentle."
Xie Xingchen grabbed the back of his neck with his other hand, forcefully forcing him to look up and meet his gaze, but his tone was very gentle: "This is my first time too, I still need to figure it out, don't think I'm inexperienced."
"It's surprising to see you being so humble."
Lin Yao's breathing was a little erratic, but he didn't forget to distance himself from the situation, saying, "Do as you please, but don't do anything unnecessary."
It's just the simplest transaction, he thought.
Xie Xingchen didn't speak, but his palm tightened, gripping him firmly, as if he had finally caught his prey.
Lin Yao felt the stiff, tousled hair brush against the back of his neck.
It's very itchy.
"Is this the place?" Xie Xingchen's hoarse voice, rough as gravel, brushed against my ears.
Lin Yao closed his eyes, his chest heaving, completely encircled by him, his chin tilted back, still looking very cool.
“Hmm,” he commanded, “Come on.”
Xie Xingchen obeyed his orders.
It's just that long-term combat training has become a habit, and the moment he was attacked, Lin Yao reflexively wanted to counterattack and regain the upper hand.
But as soon as his palm touched the other's broad shoulder, Xie Xingchen grabbed him from behind.
"Don't move."
No matter what, they remained completely immobilized.
Out of control, helpless, all I can do is tilt my chin slightly back and stare blankly at the distant moon.
It was harder to bear than I had imagined.
He bit his lower lip hard, trying to pull back.
Xie Xingchen, however, wouldn't let him hide.
She wrapped her arms around him and used her fingers to pry open his tightly closed lips: "Don't hurt yourself."
...
Lin Yao asked in a low voice, "How much longer?"
"have no idea."
Xie Xingchen was not satisfied and pulled him closer, burying his head even deeper.
"It doesn't feel like enough; it might take all night."
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