Chapter 27 You Lied to Me Again
Lin Yao rested his head against his neck: "No, you're lying to me again."
How could anyone possibly love him?
If so.
Countless times he went hungry, when he was seriously ill and had no money to buy medicine, when he was bullied by older students, when he was falsely accused of stealing money and had no way to defend himself, and during every family reunion holiday.
There should be someone like that in everyone.
If you're bullied, fight back with your fists; if you're broke, you can earn money by doing illegal work; you can struggle to grow up without relying on anyone.
Even the name "Lin Yao" was chosen by himself.
His surname is unknown; his code name when he escaped from that place was EUCG-01, and they called him "Zero One".
When people in the community were registering their names, the ten-year-old stammered for a long time. He didn't know many words, so he could only use homophones.
He doesn't need love; he might feel a little envious occasionally, but it's not a necessity.
Xie Xingchen tightened his arms, unusually abandoning his usual carefree demeanor: "I may have lied to you many times, but I won't lie to you this time."
His tone was quite serious, and you could hear the sincerity in his voice.
But in Lin Yao's view, that sentence was just a casual word of comfort, similar to saying "the sun will shine again soon" when you're raining without an umbrella, or saying "it will be better in spring" when you see withered flowers and willows. It was just a polite expression used in a particular situation.
Lin Yao buried his head in the warm neck, threatening him like an ill-mannered child: "I'll throw up on you."
Xie Xingchen knew Lin Yao didn't want to continue that topic. He didn't like being sentimental, and even when he was drunk he was so restrained. He deliberately teased him, "If you throw up, I'll kiss you once."
"Disgusting." Lin Yao reached out and grabbed his neck, threatening through gritted teeth, "Have you found a new 'track' to annoy me now? You're so smug, aren't you?"
Xie Xingchen simply asked, "Want to kiss me now?"
"Don't disgust me." Lin Yao got goosebumps and covered his mouth with his hand. "I really feel like throwing up. Are you telling Jiang Qiran that you like me?"
"I fucking dislike Jiang Qiran, how many times do I have to explain?" Xie Xingchen was truly exasperated and couldn't help but swear.
He paused, then asked in return, "Why don't you ask me who I have a crush on?"
Lin Yao gave an "oh," her head bobbing against his shoulder like a chick pecking at rice, and said coldly, "I don't care."
Those three words are so cold and indifferent.
Xie Xingchen: "......."
Falling in love with a straight-laced guy was the hardest ordeal Xie had ever faced in his life.
Xie Xingchen persisted, "Aren't you curious?"
Lin Yao, with an air of noble aloofness, replied: "No."
Okay, rounding it up is basically like being rejected before even confessing. That's really something.
As they approached the dormitory building, Xie Xingchen put the person down against the wall and whispered, "Stay here and don't move."
"Go buy me oranges?" Lin Yao, with his messy hair, stared wide-eyed. "You want to be my dad?"
His thought process is so bizarre it's admirable.
Xie Xingchen was speechless. He raised his hand and gently patted his face, amused. "Being your father isn't out of the question, but not now. Wait."
Lin Yao slapped him back without holding back: "Why did you hit me?"
Xie Xingchen paused for a few seconds, then reached out and pinched his cheek: "You have no sense of proportion."
He went into the small supermarket next door, grabbed a box of band-aids, a bottle of hangover medicine, and a bottle of mineral water. When he went to pay, he saw a large pile of condoms of different brands lined up next to the counter.
"Coming to the supermarket at this hour and taking these things is just trying to cover up your intentions, you know?" The cashier was exceptionally enthusiastic, taking two boxes from the shelf. "Either these are newly arrived, extra large sizes, which I don't usually recommend to most people."
Xie Xingchen smiled and said, "I don't need it for now."
"Let's prepare in advance, just in case things don't go as planned, that would be such a disappointment." As expected of the top seller, she successfully got Xie Xingchen to buy two large boxes.
He didn't try to hide anything; he just grabbed a plastic bag, stuffed it in, and swung it around as he went to find Lin Yao. The little guy was surprisingly well-behaved at times like this; if told not to move, he really wouldn't, standing against the wall like a model soldier.
Xie Xingchen handed the bag to him, took out a band-aid from it, and tapped his neck with his fingertip: "Til your head, I'll cover up the bite mark for you."
Lin Yao did as instructed, but his gaze fell on the few brightly colored small packages. He reached out and grabbed one, reading the words aloud in the dim light: "Extra large... extra thin... ribbed... refreshing..."
Two classmates happened to pass by, and Xie Xingchen reached out and covered his mouth, saying helplessly, "You've really drunk too much, my dear."
"You bought ￥%……干..￥%&..." Lin Yao said indignantly, "While...drunk...and %￥#.......slept with me?"
Xie Xingchen tightened his grip, saying, "If you raise your voice any louder, the entire Comprehensive War Academy will know that we're about to do something inappropriate."
Lin Yao made a whimpering sound.
Xie Xingchen then reminded him, "You're still an Alpha to outsiders. What will others think?"
"Then why did you buy it! Don't drag me into your messing around!" Lin Yao finally broke free from his grasp, panting heavily.
"There's nothing I can do, the staff are too enthusiastic, I have to support the night shift workers." Xie Xingchen put the two boxes into his coat pocket, then broke open the hangover pills, turned on the tap and fed them to him, "Take two pills, so you can sleep better when you get home."
Lin Yao took it, tilted his head back and drank it all, then gulped down the whole bottle of water. He stared at him for a while, too lazy to bother with the whole thing anymore, feeling dizzy in waves: "Go back."
Xie Xingchen raised her hand to wipe the water from his lips: "Okay."
When they returned to the dormitory, Cheng Boyan was already asleep, but He Li was still awake. Seeing the two of them return one after the other, he suddenly sat up in bed.
I've been having hallucinations lately, and these two are actually going out together all the time. It's terrifying.
He jumped down from the top bunk in one step, reached out to help Lin Yao who came in, and said in a low voice, "The group said that you two bought a set together and got into a fight because you were fighting over the spiral style?"
Xie Xingchen raised an eyebrow slightly: "Hmm?"
Lin Yao felt dizzy and disoriented: "What?"
"You smell like someone else." He Li moved closer, sniffing him. "You snatched a set and went out to flirt? No, you're here so fast? Didn't you just buy it ten minutes ago and it's already over?"
Lin Yao, feeling dizzy, said, "...No, I just drank some alcohol."
“No, besides whiskey…” He Li lowered his head, sniffing towards the area of his glands, and identified, “There’s also tequila, is that an Alpha’s pheromone?”
Cheng Boyan mumbled in his sleep, "Tequila? That's awesome, give it to me."
Lin Yao's brow twitched.
Xiao He, you should become a military dog; your nose is so sensitive.
Xie Xingchen stared at He Li's approaching movements, feeling displeased as if his territory had been invaded. He reached out and grabbed He Li's collar, pulling him back a distance, and said in a deep voice, "What are you smelling?"
No matter how sweet-looking this person is, they're still an Alpha; there's a difference between A and O.
He Li felt a little wronged and turned to him to explain, "I was checking to see if Yao-ge was secretly eating behind my back."
Xie Xingchen narrowed his eyes, clearly displeased with his choice of words.
"You're overthinking it." Lin Yao seemed used to it, and gently raised his hand to ruffle his hair. "Don't mess with me, I've had too much to drink, I'm going to throw up."
He's more like the Alpha who soothes the sweet little Omega.
He Li's face scrunched up, extremely nervous, and he followed closely behind: "Then I'll accompany you in the bath. I'll just stand by and watch, in case you faint inside."
Lin Yao, who was slow to react after drinking, nodded before he could even process what was happening.
Xie Xingchen said, "He washes it himself."
"Why, why?" He Li was not happy, but said defiantly, "We used to go to the bathhouse together. We're best buddies. The Crown Prince can't be so nosy."
Xie Xingchen kept his lips pressed together and looked at him expressionlessly.
The gaze descended heavily, the pupils were pitch black, and it was extremely oppressive, causing He Li's back to tremble.
Good heavens, Xiao He, you've got some nerve! Daring to talk back to the King of Hell! Get ready for your seventh-day memorial service next week!
"The lights are about to go out, you should go to sleep." Lin Yao was unusually gentle as he pushed him to the bedside. "I'm fine, I'm perfectly awake."
"Are you really sober?" He Li muttered. "When have you ever been this gentle with me?"
Lin Yao gave a perfunctory reply, grabbed a nightgown from the closet, and went into the shower room, not giving him any more chances, leaving He Li and Young Master Xie standing there staring at each other.
The room was dark to begin with, which made the shadows appear even taller.
He Li, feeling guilty and timid, immediately lost his composure in front of the 1.9-meter-tall Alpha: "I was just worried... worried about Brother Yao... him..."
Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, worried about the person in the bathroom, and took a change of clothes towards them.
Thinking of his brother's drunken state, He Li gritted his teeth and reached out to grab him, saying tremblingly, "No, brother, if you don't like him, can you at least beat him up when he's sober? Have some decency."
Damn, that loose tongue of his has said something wrong again.
“It’s not that you’re immoral…” He Li’s words became increasingly illogical and nonsensical. “I just think it’s particularly undignified to beat someone up when they’re drunk.”
Depend on.
“It’s not that you’re inconsiderate…” He Li wanted to slap himself, and pulled the person back forcefully. “In short, unless you step over my dead body, you can’t go.”
Xie Xingchen clicked his tongue, turned around, and hoisted the person's legs together, throwing them back onto the upper bunk. The movement was a bit too forceful, and two boxes of condoms fell out of his coat pocket.
He Li leaned on the railing and looked down. Oh my god.
Two boxes, spiral, extra large, ultra-thin, cooling type.
Xie Xingchen picked it up and put it back in his pocket, then grabbed his pajamas and headed towards the bathroom.
"Don't beat him up. Aren't you afraid he'll faint? I'll go keep an eye on him."
He Li watched as he pushed open the bathroom door and then slowly closed it.
etc.
Something's not right.
How could mortal enemies who fight every day be so kind?
A thunderbolt seemed to strike his mind, and He Li raised his hand to cover his mouth, as if he had realized something terrible.
You can look, but why are you wearing a condom inside?!
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