Chapter 14
This time the transformation into a dog lasted for four hours. Tang An waited until Chi Ying returned to human form before closing his eyes.
His biological clock woke him up at eight o'clock, and when he opened his eyes he found himself lying in bed without knowing when.
"woke up?"
Tang An's eyelids twitched, and he looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Chi Ying sitting on the bedside working, frameless gold-rimmed glasses perched on his high nose bridge, and dark grey home clothes making him look less fierce and more lazy and handsome.
Tang An's Adam's apple moved slightly, and his hand hidden in the quilt trembled slightly.
He pulled up the quilt, turned his back to people, and said "hmm" vaguely.
Chi Ying took off his glasses and closed the computer: "Get up when you wake up. Mom said she would make you some rice dumplings."
There was a rustling sound, and soon clothes and pants were thrown on Tang An's face: "Wear this one."
“…”
Tang An took off the clothes on his face, sat up and raised his middle finger: "My fashion sense is not so bad that I need you to tell me what to do."
Chi Ying unbuttoned her pajamas with one hand and said nonchalantly, "Do you want to know my first impression of you in college?"
Tang An: "No."
Definitely nothing good.
Ji Ying took out a black skull T-shirt from the closet and paired it with tight jeans with ripped cuffs. Then he found two silver cross necklaces from somewhere.
"You're ugly and unfashionable. I thought you were a lazy, uneducated young man who only loved smoking, drinking, and dating girls."
Tang An: “…”
Weren’t these dark histories dug up and thrown away by Chi Ying a long time ago?
Yi Pin, who was unable to be persuaded by Tang's father, mother and Bai Yueguang, was corrected in less than two months after being with Chi Ying.
In order to prevent Tang An from wearing random clothes, Chi Ying would match his clothes and pants for him every day. Even his socks and underwear were low-key gray and restrained black.
Chi Ying continued, "And that ugly mushroom haircut! I can't believe it's the 21st century and there are still people with such an ugly hairstyle. Looking at it for one more time will shorten your life by ten years. It's pure spiritual pollution."
Tang An: “…”
Chi Ying: "Those shoes too. I'd rather you wear slippers than see those shoes. Long, thin skinny shoes in different colors. It's too hot in summer and you don't even wear socks..."
Tang An covered his face: "Enough."
Please, it’s not enough that I was wrong, just stop talking.
Chi Ying: "I really don't know how I fell in love with you back then."
Tang An's face flushed. "You said I have fair skin and a slender waist, like a little girl."
Chi Ying: “…”
He turned his head away, his voice trailing off, "You look like this... blame me?"
Tang An: “…”
It's really hard for you. You could still get hard even though I looked like this.
To be fair, his fashion sense is now normal and even has some highlights now, and Chi Ying deserves credit for this.
Tang An thought that his face and fashion sense were at least a major factor in why he was able to quickly fall in love with Chi Ying.
When you like someone, you often like the qualities in that person that you don’t have.
Then what does Chi Ying like about herself?
Tang An was rarely curious.
It was almost one o'clock when the two of them finished packing.
On the way to Jiangcheng, Tang An asked casually.
Ji Ying rarely denied or concealed it. She thought about it carefully and said, "If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have considered boys."
Even after he became gay, he still felt so disgusted when he saw two men showing their dicks and holes in educational films that he wanted to poke his eyes out.
Tang An: "That's it?"
Chi Ying: "One sentence is not enough? I, a straight man, became gay for you, isn't that valuable?!"
Tang An looked out the window and said, "You've been thinking about this for so long. I thought you were going to give a long speech."
Ji Young: "I'm a sucker for all men except you! Isn't that straight enough?!"
Tang An glanced at him and said, "A real straight man wouldn't penetrate a man's vagina."
Chi Ying's ears flushed: "...be careful with your words."
Tang An snorted softly: "I learned it from you."
Chi Ying: “…”
A good scholar.
The car drove for almost two hours. Tang An's home was in Jiangcheng. Later, he went to the provincial capital to study at university and stayed there after graduating from graduate school.
Both of his parents are highly educated and are professors or associate professors at key universities. Therefore, although his family is not as wealthy as Chi Ying's, it is not bad either. The community he lives in is also the best and most expensive in the area.
When the elevator reached the 15th floor, Tang's father and mother were already waiting at the door.
The two men came out of the parking lot with their hands full of things.
When the elevator arrived at the 15th floor, Tang's father and mother were already waiting at the door.
A middle-aged woman who looked somewhat similar to Tang An and had beautiful features burst into laughter when she saw them.
The little yellow dog resting at Tang's father's feet seemed to have sensed the movement. It twitched its ears a few times and then opened its eyes. When it saw that it was Tang An, it immediately rushed over like a rocket and circled around his legs.
This dog was brought back by Tang's father from a fishing trip. Its name is Tang Bohu. It loves to eat shit, whether it's dog shit or cat shit.
Chi Ying had seen it with her own eyes when she was taking Tang Bohu for a walk, and it left a deep impression on her.
Seeing that the other party was about to pounce on him, he immediately walked forward to greet Tang An's parents.
However, Tang Bohu did not come over as shamelessly as before. It sniffed cautiously from a distance, and then started barking non-stop.
Tang's father yelled, "Tang Bohu, shut up! At ease!!"
The dog sat down with grievance.
Tang's mother frowned: "Strange, Bo Hu is not usually like this..."
Tang An and Chi Ying, who knew the situation, looked at each other quickly.
Tang An looked at him questioningly: Do you smell like dog?
Chi Ying cursed with her eyes: TF Ebony Agarwood! Just sprayed it this morning! You are the one who smells like a dog!!!
…
The tempting aroma of food wafted from the kitchen. Tang's father was cooking, and Tang An was helping him.
On the sofa in the living room, Tang's mother held Chi Ying's hand and lowered her voice, worry evident between her brows: "Last week, Tang An suddenly told me... that you two wanted a divorce. I was terrified. No matter how I tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen. He even repeatedly told me not to tell you..."
She sighed and looked at her daughter-in-law, who seemed so satisfied no matter how she looked at her.
"Xiao Chi, tell mom the truth, are you guys...really going to get a divorce?"
Chi Ying's peripheral vision quickly swept over Tang An's busy figure behind the kitchen glass door. The corners of his lips curved into a soothing arc. He leaned closer to Tang's mother and spoke softly, "Mom, don't worry. I stopped this. He and I are doing well now, and we can't leave."
Tang's mother's tense shoulders relaxed instantly. She heaved a long sigh and patted her chest, "That's good, that's good. Amitabha..."
She took Chi Ying's hand again and said earnestly, "I know my son well. He's always had big ideas and a flamboyant personality since he was young. His brother... passed away early, so we didn't restrict him too much. We let him have his free rein. When it comes to relationships..."
Tang's mother's eyes were gentle, with the insight of someone who had experienced it: "He may look like he doesn't care about anyone, but deep down he values friendship more than anyone else. At least in the eyes of his father and me, he cares about you very much."
In the kitchen, Tang An had just shaken off the water droplets from the washed green onions and placed them on the chopping board, then reached out to grab the apron string hanging on the wall.
His gaze inadvertently passed through the glass door and met Chi Ying's gaze on the sofa in the living room.
He only saw his own mother holding the other person and talking to him sincerely, but when Chi Ying saw him, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes clearly said "I know all your little secrets", which was full of ridicule.
Tang An narrowed his eyes and made a fierce neck-wiping gesture towards Chi Ying through the glass door, warning with his eyes: Watch your mouth!
Chi Ying grinned silently and mouthed clearly: I, no.
Tang An was so angry that he almost tore his apron strings off.
Around seven o'clock, the food was served and the aroma filled the air.
Chi Ying stood up and helped to serve the rice with swift movements, while Tang An was responsible for bringing out the steaming dishes.
Taking advantage of the fact that they were the only two people left in the kitchen, Tang An nudged Chi Ying's arm with his elbow and lowered his voice: "Hey, you didn't say anything nonsense to my mom, did you?"
Chi Ying was holding two bowls of rice. Upon hearing this, the corners of his mouth twitched subtly: "In your mind, am I just this childish snitch?"
Tang An glanced at him and said, "Almost."
He did feel guilty. Last week, when the idea of divorce was strongest, he had confided in Tang's mother. His original intention was to tell her that he was determined to end this relationship and move on to a new life.
As a result, when Tang's mother heard this, she immediately understood that Chi Ying was going to dump her son. She was so anxious that she wanted to call Chi Ying to talk to him on the spot. Tang An was so scared that his scalp went numb. He tried to persuade his mother with all his might and swore that he would think about it again before he could calm her down.
Chi Ying is worthy of being the owner of a company. He is well versed in the ways of the world. After seven years of marriage, he has managed to change Tang's mother's impression of him from a little awkwardness at the beginning to the level of her own son now, relying on his decent manners. He is even more like her own son than he is.
The more Tang An thought about it, the more annoyed he became. The chopsticks in his hand were unconsciously clicking.
Chi Ying walked past him carrying food, her voice neither too loud nor too low, a hint of teasing: "Rolling the dice? Mom and Dad are waiting for dinner, so hurry up."
Tang An: “…”
bother.
A feeling of suffocation washed over me, like a punch on soft cotton. It felt like that seemingly perfect, teacher-favorite, top student in class, who was actually a mean-spirited, dark-hearted person, yet everyone thought he was so good.
accurate.
It's really frustrating.
At the dinner table, Tang An remained silent the entire time, concentrating on the food in front of him, as if he had a grudge against the rice in the bowl.
Ji Young-seok perfectly plays the role of the virtuous son-in-law with a well-placed smile and graceful manners.
He picked up the serving chopsticks and evenly put food into the bowls of Tang's father, Tang's mother and Tang An, taking special care of Tang's mother's taste.
Mother Tang was overjoyed and kept serving food to Chi Ying: "Eat more, Xiao Chi, you've lost weight recently."
Tang An rolled his eyes silently.
Pack.
Tang Bohu, the Husky lying at his feet, seemed to feel the resentment of his little master and barked at the right time, as if to agree.
As the dinner was drawing to a close, Tang's father, who had been silent and focused on eating, put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with the tissue beside him.
He looked at Tang An calmly and said in a steady voice, "I heard from your mother that you and Xiao Chi are planning to take a break for a while?"
Tang An picked at the last few grains of rice in his bowl and didn't deny it. "Well, we've both been so busy with work that we haven't had a proper rest in a while. We both happened to be free recently, so we wanted to go out for a walk."
Chi Ying immediately responded with a warm smile, "Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I won't be gone for long."
Tang An raised his eyes and glanced at Chi Ying coldly, saying, "Well, even one month is too long."
Chi Ying: “…”
Tang's father nodded: "That's good. Go out and see more while you're young. When you get older, your legs and feet will be lazy."
There was a brief silence at the dinner table.
Tang's mother looked at her husband, then at her son. As if remembering something, she spoke softly with a mixture of caution and anticipation, "Next week... happens to be your brother's birthday. Do you want to... take Xiao Chi back to visit your hometown?"
The air suddenly stagnated.
Tang An's hand holding the chopsticks paused almost imperceptibly, then he lowered his head and mechanically stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth. His chewing movements became slow and heavy.
Chi Ying keenly captured the depression and silence that permeated the atmosphere at that moment.
He was about to say something.
Tang's father added, "Your brother won't blame you for liking boys. Take Xiao Chi to see him."
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