Chapter 27: Heart
After it was completely dark, evil winds howled in the mountains and forests.
Qi Xing shivered and moved closer to Ye Xingzhou: "When will your people arrive? We won't have to stay here all night, right?"
"I don't know." Ye Xingzhou closed his eyes and tapped his knees with his fingers, as if to prevent himself from falling asleep. "This forest is quite large, and it's dark now. It won't be easy to find us. You said it yourself, and it's possible that my phone is broken or out of battery."
Qi Xing was speechless. There was no point in doing anything except cursing Yang Kaiming in his heart for being unreliable.
"Cold?" Ye Xingzhou touched his hand. The palms of this spoiled young master were cold. He must have been in a lot of trouble today.
Qi Xing immediately retracted his hand but did not move away. Being close to Ye Xingzhou, who was a source of human body heat, he felt warmer and was not so stubborn.
Of course, I still have to curse: "Will you die if you don't take advantage of me?"
Ye Xingzhou sneered, "Touching someone is considered taking advantage?"
Qi Xing was too lazy to talk to him anymore, so he simply closed his eyes and emptied his mind. Although he was uncomfortable in this ghost place, he was so heartless that he actually fell asleep afterwards. His body instinctively leaned towards the heat source, and his head fell on Ye Xingzhou's shoulder beside him.
Ye Xingzhou leaned against the mountain wall without moving. Qi Xing's hair rubbed against his face, which made him feel a little itchy. Now it was hard to tell who was taking advantage of whom.
He felt like laughing, a rare moment, but the emotion was fleeting and soon disappeared from his eyes.
His fingers were still tapping on his knees, Ye Xingzhou's mind was a little wandering. The little wild cat beside him was probably the only one who had seen his true face but was not afraid of him.
From the idea to the taste, and then to the subtle affection, it all happens in a moment. From the moment this person left and came back, reluctantly saying that he wanted to carry him with him.
There were few people he cared about, his mother or Lin Zhinian, but his mother died, Lin Zhinian was gone, they all left him and never looked back.
Qi Xing is also the only one who left and came back.
It was almost dawn when the rescue team found them. Not only Ye Xingzhou's bodyguards, but also Qi Ronghua and his wife came.
When Qi Xing was taken down the mountain and saw his anxious parents, he finally felt guilty and embarrassed so much that he wanted to pretend to have amnesia.
Qi Ronghua went to greet Ye Xingzhou. Wang Cuilan held Qi Xing's hand and asked him if he was hurt anywhere. Qi Xing was absent-minded. His eyes fell several times towards Ye Xingzhou who was talking to his father in front of him. He was worried that this guy would report him to his face.
Until Ye Xingzhou was helped into the car, his eyes suddenly turned to Qi Xing. Even though they were more than ten meters away and in dim light, Qi Xing seemed to see clearly the meaning in that person's eyes, which clearly said, "I'll settle the score with you next time."
Qi Xing turned his eyes away silently and said, "Let me settle the score. I haven't finished with you yet."
When Qi Ronghua came back, he wanted to teach Qi Xing a lesson when he saw him, but Wang Cuilan glared at him. Then he saw that the boy looked tired, so he held back and said, "Get in the car."
Wang Cuilan asked worriedly if they should go to the hospital, Qi Xing quickly said: "No, I'm fine, I just scratched my palm a little, I want to eat more now."
His mother immediately said, "Then go home first and ask your dad to cook noodles for you."
It was already past six in the morning when they got home. Qi Xing wolfed down the bowl of noodles, which was wider than his face, while Qi Ronghua frowned as he watched from the side.
After the boy had eaten his fill, he immediately asked, "What happened? Why did you and Ye Xingzhou go into the mountains? Was it because you plotted against him to have someone cause trouble for him?"
Qi Xing curled his lips: "He really complained to you, Dad. How shameless."
Qi Ronghua tapped his head with his fingers. "Stop talking nonsense. How could Young Master Ye complain to me? It was that kid Yang Kaiming who said that. You didn't come back in the middle of the night, so I called your uncle and he said that you left with Ye Xingzhou. I couldn't contact Ye Xingzhou, so I looked for his secretary and found out that he went into the mountains. Later, Yang Kaiming called me and told me everything you asked him to do. He said that the person he was looking for didn't wait for you at all, and he couldn't contact you. He was afraid that something had happened to you, so he came to me."
Qi Xing cursed Yang Kaiming in his heart again, and found something wrong: "The person he was looking for didn't wait for us? Then who is the one who brought a knife to trouble us today?"
At that time, the group of people called out Ye Xingzhou's name as soon as they came up, so it was actually Ye Xingzhou, the plague god, who caused the trouble himself?
Thinking of this, Qi Xing's face turned dark. He originally felt that he was in the wrong and had stayed with Ye Xingzhou for the whole night, but it turned out that he was the one who was implicated.
"How dare you say that," Qi Ronghua was furious. "What did I tell you? I told you not to mess with Ye Xingzhou, but you actually paid someone to put him in a sack? What grudge do you have with him that you have to go to this extent?"
Qi Xing didn't want to say: "I just don't like him."
Qi Ronghua: "You——"
"Alright, alright, let's all stop talking. You've been busy all night and you shouldn't feel tired. Let's go to bed." Wang Cuilan came out to smooth things over and winked at Qi Xing.
Qi Xing put down the bowl of noodles and quickly slipped back to his room.
After taking a quick shower, he fell into bed and slept until noon.
Qi Ronghua did not lecture him any further. After lunch, he asked Qi Xing to change his clothes and said that he would take him to the hospital to apologize to Ye Xingzhou in person. There was no room for him to refuse.
Qi Xing was reluctant, but was finally carried into the car by his father.
Ye Xingzhou is still in the hospital. Apart from his sprained ankle, his body is covered with external injuries. But he may have some infection and has a low fever, so he needs to stay in the hospital for a day for observation.
In the VIP ward of a private hospital, Qi Xing followed Qi Ronghua and acted like a grandson since he entered the door. He listened to his father sitting down and apologizing to Ye Xingzhou in a gentle voice, saying that he was young and ignorant and liked to play around, and asked Ye Xingzhou to forgive his faults and not to bear grudge against him.
Ye Xingzhou was leaning back in the sofa, wearing a hospital gown. The scratches on his face had been treated with medicine, but he didn't look weak at all. Compared to the miserable look he had shown in the mountains last night, he looked like a decent human being again.
Qi Xing was unhappy when he saw this, so Qi Ronghua raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head: "Apologize to Master Ye."
Qi Xing was unhappy and glanced at Ye Xingzhou. Ye Xingzhou was also looking at him leisurely, as if he was watching a joke.
Qi Xing was even more unhappy. After a while, he pretended to say to his father, "Uncle Qi, there's no need to say this. I know Qi Xing was just joking with me. It's nothing serious. What happened yesterday had nothing to do with Qi Xing. Instead, I was the one who implicated him."
Qi Xing got goosebumps all over his body when he heard this. He didn't know if it was because Ye Xingzhou called him by his name directly, or because of the tone of his voice. He was really too good at pretending.
Although what he said was not wrong, I was actually implicated by him.
Qi Ronghua probably felt relieved by Ye Xingzhou's attitude, and the two of them chatted politely for a while afterwards.
Qi Ronghua had an appointment in the afternoon, so he planned to leave. Ye Xingzhou suggested that Qi Xing stay: "I want to talk to Qi Xing alone for a few minutes, is that okay?"
Qi Ronghua was a little conflicted. His son had provoked Ye Xingzhou. Although Ye Xingzhou said it was okay, he was still worried. Moreover, the old man didn't know his son's sexual orientation. But everyone knew that Ye Xingzhou had brought a man with him before. His son was so handsome, what if this man had his eyes on his son?
Qi Xing certainly didn't want to stay here, but when he looked down he saw a new message on his mobile phone.
"If you don't want me to mention your affair outside to your father, then stay here obediently."
Qi Xing: “…”
He resisted the urge to smash his phone and took the initiative to say to Qi Ronghua: "It's okay, Dad. I'll just chat with Master Ye for a few minutes. You can leave first if you have anything else to do."
Qi Ronghua was still worried, but since Qi Xing had said so, he hesitated and left.
As soon as the door of the ward was closed, Qi Xing sat down on the sofa where his father had just sat, and stopped pretending: "What do you want to do now?"
Ye Xingzhou sat up, bent down and leaned forward, taking his hand.
Before Qi Xing could react, Ye Xingzhou had already turned his hands over and looked at his palms which were coated with iodine.
"Are you injured anywhere else? Does it hurt?" Ye Xingzhou asked him.
Qi Xing quickly pulled his hand back: "Don't bother, just take care of yourself."
Ye Xingzhou's words made him a little nervous. He would rather this man not be able to spit out ivory than to greet him in such a caring and concerned tone like he was now.
He could retort to sarcastic taunts, but he really didn't know how to deal with this kind of soft offensive and just wanted to run away.
Ye Xingzhou noticed his reaction and smiled.
Qi Xing saw his expression and blurted out, "You're not really secretly in love with me, are you?"
After saying this, Qi Xing immediately regretted it and wanted to slap himself.
"Secret love?" Ye Xingzhou repeated the word, looked at him meaningfully, and leaned back on the sofa, "You are quite narcissistic."
That's right. He had asked a similar question once yesterday at the farm, and Ye Xingzhou answered that he was overthinking it. Today he asked the same stupid question again.
But Qi Xing just felt awkward. This bastard’s attitude was really weird. It was no wonder that he thought too much about it.
Ye Xingzhou asked him, "Has anyone ever pursued you before?"
Qi Xing: "…What does it have to do with you?"
"Just chatting casually," Ye Xingzhou said, "Just think of it as my curiosity."
Qi Xing frowned. There were a lot of people chasing after him. After all, it was true that he was as handsome as a flower. There were both men and women chasing after him. However, he was not interested in women, and most of the men were either ugly or had other intentions. Anyway, there was no one he liked.
"What do you like about someone like Lin Zhinian?" Ye Xingzhou changed the question.
Qi Xing said unhappily, "Teacher Lin is good-looking and talented, so what's wrong with falling for him? If not for him, then what would happen to you, a beast in human form?"
Speaking of Lin Zhinian, he thought of the good things that the bastard in front of him had done, which made him too embarrassed to pursue Lin Zhinian anymore. He felt angry just thinking about it.
"It's really interesting that Master Ye asked this question. According to Teacher Lin, you two had an affair before, right? Have you never been interested in him?"
Ye Xingzhou raised his eyebrows: "What did he tell you?"
Qi Xing said sourly, "He said that you two have known each other for a long time, and he didn't know how to cherish you before, so you missed each other. Now if there is a chance to make up for it, he wants to start over with you."
He almost felt jealous after he finished speaking. Why did he say all this to Ye Xingzhou? Was he telling them a message and creating a chance for them to reconcile?
Ye Xingzhou was not moved at all: "He is just wishful thinking."
Qi Xing glared at him: "When you forced me, wasn't it also one-sided thinking?"
...Forget it, why is he wasting time talking to this bastard.
Qi Xing stood up and was about to leave, but accidentally tripped over the leg of the coffee table. He staggered and fell forward directly to sit next to Ye Xingzhou, who took the opportunity to hold him down.
"Let go." Qi Xing immediately tried to push away.
Ye Xingzhou slowly let go of his hand, and when Qi Xing stood up again, he suddenly asked, "What do you think of my proposal yesterday?"
Qi Xing was a little slow to react and realized that what Ye Xingzhou was talking about was continuing to sleep with him as a sex partner. His face immediately turned red: "Do you have any shame?"
Ye Xingzhou's gaze stopped on his face, and he reminded him in a deep voice: "It's boring to play the game of trying to refuse but also to accept. If you play it too much, it will become boring."
damn it.
Qi Xing stretched out his foot and kicked the bastard's injured ankle: "Get lost."
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