Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“But, I think you can.” At this moment, Ruan Danchen was not able to be a faithful friend to Qi Chengji anymore. “I’m going to the restroom, will be back in a minute.”
She ran away quickly, afraid that Qi Chengji would stop her from leaving. She was feeling dizzy and both of her legs were getting out of control. She was walking in an unsteady manner. Especially when she was walking on the soft and shaggy rug with her high heels, she felt as if she was walking on cotton. She staggered a lot and there were a few times that she thought she was going to fall over.
When she arrived at the corridor in the auditorium, she placed one hand on the wall immediately to support herself and continued down the corridor.
Suddenly, the dizziness worsened and her head was spinning. Ruan Danchen frowned and closed her eyes, as she leaned against the wall to ease her discomfort.
Before she had gotten enough rest, she heard a clear and melodious childish voice. “Auntie Ruan, are you not feeling well?”
When Ruan Danchen opened her eyes and lowered her head, she saw a chubby little child standing before her. He wore a black suit and a red bow around his collar.
If the suit could be changed into a blue colored suit, he would be cosplaying Conan then.
The child might be a little round, but he was still good looking. His body shape was unable to hide his gorgeous features. Besides, his short hair was fixed into a wavy bouncy hairstyle with hair wax. It made him look energetic and charming.
Though Ruan Danchen was leaning against the wall, she felt that the world was spinning around her. Her flushed cheeks from the alcohol were now unusually pale. She opened her mouth a few times, but could not make out a sound.
Both of her hands were pressing on the wall, and her nails were digging hard into it. Her fingertips had gone pale.
The little child before her was very cute, very charming…
“It’s alright. I’ve rested for a while, I feel better now.” Ruan Danchen was still leaning against the wall as she smiled weakly to the child.
Ever since she arrived at the wedding, her eyes had been looking in the direction Qi Youxuan was going. She took the opportunity to watch Qi Youxuan, while everyone else had their eyes on the ceremony between Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu. When it was time for her to lead the toast, she was afraid that people, especially Qi Chengji, who was one of Qi family members, would notice. Therefore, she did not have the courage to look at Qi Youxuan anymore, but Qi Youxuan was always in her heart.
In fact, Ruan Danchen was not sure if she had gotten it right. She had only known that Qi Chenglin’s fiancee had been announced pregnant, but after a few months, Qi Chenglin had announced the dissolution of their marriage instead. Later, the media dropped a bombshell about him bringing back a one-month-old child.
However, now that she was standing face-to-face with him, so closely up at him, she felt connected to him. She did not know whether this was influenced by her thoughts.
Just by looking at him, part of her heart had melted.
“Are you going to the washroom?” Qi Youxuan raised his head and looked at Ruan Danchen. He recognized Auntie Ruan, she was a friend of Aunt Song Yu.
Therefore, Qi Youxuan treated Ruan Danchen pleasantly and was polite to her.
Besides, the little child Qi Youxuan felt that the first impression he received from a person was important, though unexplainable.
It was just like when he first met Aunt Song Yu and liked her instantly. However, on the other hand, when he met Shu Li, Mu Sisi, and Yu Keyao for the first time, he hated them immediately.
At this moment, little Qi Youxuan believed in first impressions.
Even if he had not met Aunt Song Yu, he would also like Ruan Danchen. He would like Auntie Ruan, just like when he first met her. He believed that she was a good person, just like Aunt Song Yu.
“Yeah.” When Ruan Danchen straightened herself up, she felt that the world was spinning again. She staggered and instantly placed her hand on the wall to support herself.
Suddenly, one chubby small hand sneaked into her palm and held onto her.
However, the hand was too small and was only able to cover half of her palm.
Surprised, Ruan Danchen dipped her head. She guided her eyes from the small hand to Qi Youxuan’s face. Qi Youxuan was holding onto her.
Her hand started to tremble due to this touch. Her heart quivered.
The little child raised his head with concern. He was eager to help, so he said, “Let me help you to the washroom!”
Looking at the charming little child, Ruan Danchen could not refuse him. She was also reluctant to lose the opportunity to be physically close to him. She knew that the little child did not have enough strength indeed. So, she continued to put one hand on the wall silently and held his hand with the other. She answered softly, “All right, thanks for your help then.”
“Don’t worry about it. You are my Aunt Song Yu’s friend, I should help you.” The fair, chubby tiny hand of Qi Youxuan patted on his own chest, he seemed to be proud about it.
Ruan Danchen’s heart melted. Softly, she pinched his tiny hands and said, “I… May I call you Youxuan?”
Raising his charming little face, Qi Youxuan looked at Ruan Danchen. He blinked his eyes and thought for a moment.
If it was anybody else who asked, he would have definitely refused without considering it.
He might be cute and adorable, but he had a cold attitude. There had been a lot of women trying to get close to him due to his father. However, they were doing it to please his father, hoping that they could get married into the Qi family.
He was unable to understand how great the Qi family was, but it seemed to be a very great family in the eyes of other people. It seemed to be the happiest thing that could happen to a woman if they could be married into the Qi family. If the woman could be married into the Qi family, they would even be willing to wake up from a deep sleep.
Therefore, he would keep his guard up when being around women.
He might have treated Song Yu well, but it was because the person was Song Yu. She was the person that he thought was qualified to become his stepmother.
When Ruan Danchen made such a request, Qi Youxuan used his unique way of judging people to study Ruan Danchen. Then, he nodded, blinking his eyes. “No problem!”
Ruan Danchen gave him a heartfelt smile. She did not care whether he was speaking the truth or not, he would always be the cute child who was loved by everyone.
“Are you still feeling unwell?” The observant Qi Youxuan soon found out that Ruan Danchen was still supporting herself with her other hand against the wall.
Though Ruan Danchen was having a headache and trying to make as little movement as possible, she managed to smile and said, “It’s alright.”
“We’ve arrived,” Qi Youxuan spoke in a clear and melodious tone. She followed his steps and stopped after he did.
Then, Qi Youxuan let go of her hand and raised his arm to turn the doorknob.
When the door was opened, Ruan Danchen froze. She stared shockingly with her mouth opened. She failed to react to the situation and did not shut her eyes.
In the washroom, Qi Chenglin was standing at the male urinal with his trousers unzipped.
Qi Chenglin sensed something was not right. When he turned his head towards the entrance, he saw Ruan Danchen, frozen.
Qi Chenglin squinted, lowering his gaze to Qi Youxuan’s face. He raised his eyebrow at him, then returned his gaze to Ruan Danchen.
After studying Ruan Danchen and making sure that she was not going to shut her eyes or run away screaming, Qi Chenglin held his pillar and shook it gently twice. He seemed to have little concern about Ruan Danchen looking at him.
Then, he had even turned to face the entrance, giving Ruan Danchen a complete picture of his pillar. After weighing it on his hand, he pushed his pillar back into his trousers and zipped it up.
He turned to face the sink and turned on the tap to wash his hands. Then, he pulled out the tissue that was next to the sink and dried his hands, throwing away the tissue into the bin later.
Now, in his neat suit again, he looked charming and tall.
However, Ruan Danchen could not forget what she had witnessed. When he walked over to her with his hands in his pockets, she could not help but stare at the zipper of his trousers, no matter how hard she tried not to.
Anyone would be blushing at the sight of Qi Chenglin standing upright with his charming look. However, Ruan Danchen could not pull herself together and looked at him in the eyes.
When she felt that she was being shadowed, she blinked her eyes and snapped herself out of her thoughts. Since when was Qi Chengzhi standing in front of her? How long had he been standing here?
At this moment, there were only two fists that could fit in between the two of them.
“Are you interested in seeing it again?” said Qi Chenglin teasingly, raising his brows.
Suddenly, both Ruan Danchen’s legs gave out and she collapsed onto the floor. When she raised her head instinctively, her gaze landed on the zipper of the trousers above her. Instantly, her cheeks went red, as if it was going to explode at any moment.
She turned away quickly as if she had been burned. She had her head turned to the culprit, Qi Youxuan.
Noticing Ruan Danchen’s gaze, Qi Chenglin dipped his head and looked at his son too.
Qi Youxuan answered unknowingly, “Auntie Ruan says that she wants to go to the washroom. But as a man, how can I bring her to the women’s washroom? That’s why I’ve brought her to the men’s washroom.”
Ruan Danchen, “…”
“Ex… Excuse me! I’ll leave then!” stuttered Ruan Danchen.
Her whole face was burning. She pressed both her hands on the floor and tried to stand up. However, her legs gave out again. Her knees made a turn and she almost fell flat onto the floor. Fortunately, both of her hands supported herself in time by pressing them on the floor. She did not fall flat onto the floor, but her butt was now high up. Although she could not see herself, she knew that her posture was ugly.
Ruan Danchen felt embarrassed, she wished that she could lie flat on the floor and act as if she was dead.
So, she stumbled all the way to the women’s washroom located next door.
Qi Chenglin lowered his head and looked askance at Qi Youxuan. Qi Youxuan scratched his head, still unaware of his mistake.
Then, Qi Youxuan remembered that he was also here for the washroom. He said, “Dad, excuse me.”
While speaking, he pushed Qi Chenglin aside and squeezed himself into the washroom. He went to the male urinal, took out his little chili and pointed his little chili up to the sky.
“Go to the toilet bowl. Even if you point yours to the sky, you’ll still be unable to shoot the piss to the urinal,” said Qi Chenglin sarcastically at the entrance when he turned around and saw what Qi Youxuan was doing.
Qi Youxuan looked at his own father, speechless. Then, he returned his gaze to the urinal that was as tall as him. Finally, he gave up. He held his trousers and went further into the washroom to look for a toilet bowl.
“Dad, wait for me,” said Qi Youxuan from inside.
His father did not reply as Qi Youxuan was going to let it out. So, he walked out while holding onto his trousers. When he saw Qi Chenglin was still there, he gave out a sigh of relief, but did not forget to complain, “Why didn’t you answer me?”
“Can’t you go to the washroom by yourself? Aren’t you already grown up?” said Qi Chenglin with his eyebrow raised.
Immediately, Qi Youxuan let out a “humph”. “You can leave. I’ll solve it myself!”
Then, he strode in without looking back.
As expected, he did not see Qi Chenglin when he came out. The little mouth of his mumbled in disagreement.
He was still wearing an ordinary boxer. It was the kind of boxer which did not have a hole in the front. Therefore, it was impossible for him to take out his little chili directly.
Due to his waistline, his grandma had to help with pulling his zipper while he took a deep breath.
His hands did not have enough strength. Therefore, it was very difficult to get it done by himself.
So, he opened the door of the washroom and put his little head out to seek for help. When he saw Ruan Danchen walking out of the washroom dizzily, he called out for her instantly, “Auntie Ruan!”
Ruan Danchen turned around and saw Qi Youxuan walking out of the washroom with his head looking at the ground. His pair of hands was holding onto his trousers. He was shy.
“Auntie Ruan, I can’t zip my trousers,” said Qi Youxuan with his cheeks flushing. He felt embarrassed to have her come across this kind of situation when he had just met her only once.
Instantly, Ruan Danchen squatted down without a word. She told Qi Youxuan to take a deep breath and pulled both sides of the trousers closely. Finally, she buttoned it. Then, she zipped it and raised her head to look at him. The more she looked at him, the more adorable he was. She was liking him more and more.
“Dad, where have you been? Why didn’t you wait for me!” complained Qi Youxuan.
Qi Chenglin glanced at Ruan Danchen. Ruan Danchen’s heart quivered.
Ruan Danchen almost collapsed onto the floor again out of nervousness. She quickly put one hand against the wall to support herself.
“I’ve gone to pick up a call just now. Are you done?” said Qi Chenglin.
“Yep! My trousers have become tighter,” said Qi Youxuan while blushing shyly.
“Later, when playing with Mu Ran, don’t eat anymore. Be careful, she may dump you if you continue to put on the pounds,” said Qi Chenglin as he held onto Qi Youxuan’s hand. He nodded to Ruan Danchen with little emotion, then the father and son left.
Ruan Danchen stared at the two figures. One was sturdy and the other was puny, one was tall and the other was short.
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When the wedding had finally ended in the afternoon, Ruan Danchen was legless.
Qi Chengzhi told Qi Chenglin to send Ruan Danchen back home. Song Yu told Qi Chenglin Ruan Danchen’s address.
Qi Chenglin did not want to leave Qi Youxuan alone in the car when he brought Ruan Danchen to her unit upstairs. Therefore, he had sent Qi Youxuan back home before he sent Ruan Danchen back to her house.
During the journey, Ruan Danchen had been laying on the seat with her eyes closed. She was facing Qi Chenglin while she was sleeping.
“I’m sorry…sorry…really sorry…” mumbled Ruan Danchen suddenly.
Qi Chenglin froze. Turning his steering wheel while stepping on the brake, he stopped his car by the roadside. He turned to look at Ruan Danchen with an unreadable expression.
He squinted his eyes, raising his hand to pinch Ruan Danchen’s face gently. He watched her closely as if he was trying to read her.
The makeup on her face was light. It was different from the singles that had attended the wedding. It was obvious that the singles were taking the opportunity to look for their life partners with their fine makeup.
Ruan Danchen’s fair skin was now pinkish because of alcohol. It was the kind of pinkish tone that no makeup could make. She looked tender and beautiful as if she had been shadowed with a layer of sunset glow.
She had been drinking, which was why her lip balm faded. It revealed the real color of her lips; pinkish and juicy.
Qi Chenglin let go of the hand that was pinching her face gently but moved his face closer to hers with his eyes closed. When his burning lips touched her lips, he stopped.
The look on his face was like he was trying to prove something.
Then, he nibbled her upper lip, his tongue licking her gently and slowly. Then, he separated her lips with his tongue and licked her teeth.
When Ruan Danchen humphed silently, only did Qi Chenglin let go of her. The expression on his face was unreadable while he watched her.
After a while, only did Qi Chenglin straighten himself and continued the journey.
In the end, the car stopped in front of the building of Ruan Danchen’s rent unit. It was a high-rise building that was near Chengshi. It might not be brand new, but it did not look bad either.
Qi Chenglin turned and saw that Ruan Danchen was still in her dream. She was frowning, not having a good sleep.
He shook Ruan Danchen a few times gently to wake her up. When Ruan Danchen blinked her eyelashes and woke up dizzily, she was shocked to find Qi Chenglin before her very eyes. She shivered and almost jumped out of her seat.
Then, it dawned on her that she was sitting in his car.
“We’ve arrived,” said Qi Chenglin.
After thanking Qi Chenglin with her head down, Ruan Danchen rushed out of the car. It seemed like she did not have the courage to look at Qi Chenglin in the eye.
She took the steps to leave but froze in place after a few steps. She heard the sound of a car door being shut with a “bang”. However, she did not dare to turn around.
Although she could not hear any footsteps, she could smell the perfume that Qi Chenglin was wearing through the breeze. It made her mind go blank.
The next thing she knew was Qi Chenglin was by her side. Standing upright beside her, he looked like a model. However, the fact that she was his shoulder-high made her shoulders felt heavy instantly.
Ruan Danchen’s chest tightened. She heard Qi Chenglin say, “Aren’t you going?”
“I can walk back on my own,” whispered Ruan Danchen with little confidence.
Qi Chenglin simply glanced at her without a word, before striding into the building with his hands in his pockets.
“…” Ruan Danchen did not understand. She felt that he was always annoyed at her, but she could do nothing about it other than to follow him now.
Qi Chenglin did not have the keys. Therefore, he stopped at the entrance.
Ruan Danchen brought out her keys from the bag. However, she was still a little tipsy as she had not fully regained her consciousness. Plus, due to the wind, her headache was getting worse. Thus, after a few tries, she still had trouble inserting the key into the keyhole.
Instantly, Qi Chenglin grabbed the keys from her. He inserted the key into the keyhole in one try, opened the door and went in after Ruan Danchen.
When they were in the elevator, Ruan Danchen tried her best to get as far away as possible from Qi Chenglin. Carefully, in tiny steps, she backed herself into the corner of the elevator. Ever since the wedding, the weight on her shoulders was getting heavier and heavier as she constantly bumped into Qi Chenglin.
‘Does he know something?’
Ruan Danchen snapped her head toward him. However, she saw that Qi Chenglin was staring at the door of the elevator. The cold and serious look on his face was similar to Qi Chengzhi.
Noticing her gaze, Qi Chenglin turned his head around. He caught her looking at him.
However, she saw Qi Chenglin raise one of his eyebrows with a mocking look on his face. She even heard him scoff.
Ruan Danchen gulped in misery. She raised her head and looked at the elevator floor indicator, hoping that they would arrive as soon as possible.
She lived on the seventh floor, but she had never thought that the elevator was slow until today.
Finally, the elevator stopped. As soon as the door of the elevator opened, Ruan Danchen squeezed through the doors and rushed out of the elevator.
On the other hand, Qi Chenglin was not in a rush. He took his time and got out of the elevator while dangling Ruan Danchen’s keys with one finger in the keyring.
When he reached the entrance, he saw that Ruan Danchen was standing there awkwardly. She must have had only remembered the keys when she was about to open the door.
Qi Chenglin pursed his lips and chuckled.
Ruan Danchen, “…”
