CH 65

Wang Cheng leaned against the door, his chest undulating violently. In his twenty-five years of life, he had never exhausted his energy as much as he did now, even when fighting against the old monk. The old monk was old. It was not as easy to bring him down as the monk, so he later learned that he needed to give it more than his all.

Chu Yifeng was doing better than him: his hair was not messy, his clothes were not wrinkled, and the frequency of his chest undulations was not the same as Wang Cheng’s. He had adjusted his breathing one step ahead of him, and there seemed to be a glow in his eyes. At this moment, although he expected Wang Cheng to have good skills, he did not expect him to play so well.

Some things didn’t need to be explained, the answer was already in mind.

Wang Cheng picked up the goods on the ground and turned around. If he couldn't bring them all, it wasn’t a big deal, he could come up again. As for Chu Yifeng, he no longer existed.

The elevator was about to close, but one foot blocked the door. When Wang Cheng stared at the foot and was hesitating to step on it, Chu Yifeng came in with the rest of the groceries.

"I didn't ask you to help."

"You invited me."

Wang Cheng remembered what they had said before the fight, and he did ask, but took it for granted that he would help him. It was too bad, why did he recruit a wolf for himself -- saying he was a wolf was underestimating him, clearly he was a biting tiger, a big mafia boss. Which did he do better: rob or murder?

"What do you want?"

"Didn’t you guess it already, or do you want me to say it clearly?" Chu Yifeng calmly.

Wang Cheng was upset. "You're so sure I will agree?"

He wasn’t a fool. Chu Yifeng was right. He did feel something. He hadn’t eaten pork, but he’d seen a pig run away and hadn’t picked it up. How could he come up and ask, 'Are you right for me?’ or ‘I’m interested’? He wasn’t looking for a lover, not to mention that they were both men. Just because he didn’t have a girlfriend, didn’t mean he liked men.

"You feel it too, and you can't deny it."

Chu Yifeng didn't talk much, but every sentence that had secretly pierced Wang Cheng's heart was directly spoken by him. This was one of the reasons for his unhappiness, Chu Yifeng spoke as if everything was under his control. He didn't want him to be so confident.

The elevator opened on the correct floor, and Wang Cheng stepped out without looking back. "Boss Chu, do you think you can read minds? I’ll honestly tell you, this time you guessed wrong."

"Be a man and admit it."

"Then you treat me as a man."

Chu Yifeng followed him and laughed when he heard this sentence.

Wang Cheng turned around and saw him laughing, and blurted out, "Keep smiling!" ‘If he smiled so well…’

Wang Cheng opened the trunk and stuffed things around. He wanted to close the door, but Chu Yifeng still carried his stuff. They were necessities that he had spent a lot of money on. It was cheaper for him to keep, so once Chu Yifeng put them away, he took the driver's seat.

Chu Yifeng didn't get in. He stood by the door and said to Wang Cheng, "I'll give you two days."

Did that mean that he would end this during Mid-Autumn Festival?

Wang Cheng's answer was to drive away without going back until he could no longer see Chu Yifeng in the rearview mirror. His straight back leaned against the chair. While waiting for a green light at a crossroads, he pulled out his cell phone and called Yuan Xia.

Yuan Xia's school was also closed, so he didn’t need to go to work now. The two people had agreed on a meeting place. After hanging up the phone, the green light had just turned on.

At the destination, Yuan Xia had not yet arrived.

Wang Cheng parked the car in a temporary parking spot on the side of the road. He grabbed the box of moon cakes from [Houfeng]. The moon cake was one of the two boxes that Chu Yifeng gave him, which were very high-grade and just right for gifting.

After a while, Yuan Xia arrived. He lived nearby, so he had walked over and might have been a bit tired and breathless.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"No, it was just two or three minutes. I'm not in a hurry." Wang Cheng said this to him and then gave him the moon cake. "Others gave some, this is extra."

Yuan Xia took the moon cake. Because the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, this period was great for gifting moon cakes. There was nothing to refuse between friends. He also grabbed a box out. “Although it is not as high-end as your box of moon cakes, it is heartfelt. "

"No need." Wang Cheng waved his hand. "I still have several boxes in my trunk. I can't finish them and will give them to my family when I get back. In the end, it's not a gift."

"Isn't this box of moon cakes given to you by your boss?" Yuan Xia suddenly thought of something. He had always cared a little about the relationship between Wang Cheng and his old boss, and after he knew more about them, he paid more attention to it. It's just that this was Wang Cheng's private matter, and even as a friend it wasn’t too good to speak.

Wang Cheng touched his nose. "What's wrong?"

Yuan Xia asked hesitantly, "Are you and your boss doing well now?"

"It's okay." Although homosexuality was no longer a rare thing, there were not many people who could accept it. Wang Cheng hesitated for a moment and didn't plan to tell him. However, he forgot that his current tone was very different from usual, so Yuan Xia, all of a sudden, still noticed.

"Between you ... did something happen?” Yuan Xia tentatively asked.

Wang Cheng was somewhat surprised by his sensitivity and simply said, "There is something, but I haven't figured it out yet. I'll tell you when I figure it out."

Yuan Xia was almost certain. ‘It seems that their relationship is getting rough, but Wang Cheng’s response is much better than I thought’. He thought that he would never be accepted by his comrades, but Wang Cheng definitely seemed fine with it.

"Some things may be difficult for me to say, but I hope you can follow your heart. It is difficult to meet a person who loves you in your life. If you don’t cherish it, you will never have another chance."

Wang Cheng looked at him suddenly, "How do you know?"

Yuan Xia smiled, "Because I'm the same."

Wang Cheng remembered that Yuan Xia had mentioned the person he was interacting with before. He always thought that they were a woman. What kind of woman was still thinking of catching Yuan Xia's heart, were they also a man? So why didn’t he say it?

He paid attention to make this Mid-Autumn Festival more peaceful. 

Wang Cheng called the house in advance, and it was past four o’clock when he returned to the Guan’s Village. He had just gotten his driver’s license and didn’t dare to drive too fast. He usually only took an hour or two to travel, but his time, he spent more than three hours. Mama Wang came out when she heard his voice.

This was the first time that Wang Cheng had driven home by himself. Both of them were a little worried, and they waited at home after receiving the call until they finally heard the sound of the car.

"Just bring yourself back when you come, why did you bring so many things, the house is not without food." Mama Wang said this as she took the bags in his hand, but her face was full of smiles. This year, they were only at home with their second son. They had spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with family before, but the two had never been so happy; this was the first time that they had been together with their second son during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Well, it’s the Mid-Autumn Festival, it doesn't matter if you eat more." Wang Cheng followed them.

Mama Wang saw that he had brought three boxes of moon cakes, so she asked Wang Cheng to take a box of moon cakes to her family. She made moon cakes herself, so she rarely bought moon cakes in such beautiful packages. Her gifts were also homemade moon cakes.

Wang Cheng picked the highest-grade box of mooncakes, which contained twelve mooncakes. These could be eaten by anyone, and could be kept for a long time. Children especially liked to eat these.

Mama Wang's mother's family only had two grandfathers, a grandmother, and a granddaughter. Her children had already started a family. Wang Cheng had two grandmothers. His grandmother died early, leaving only one son. Now he had started a family and his children were born. He didn’t live in the village, so they rarely met. His auntie ran away with a man. One year later, the auntie died, and there was no more news.

Eldest great-auntie also did not live in the Guan’s Village. Her family lived in the city, their family moved to the city as early as 15 years ago. Their days were not rich, but their life was very happy. Eldest great-auntie was very filial, she wanted to bring her two elders to live with them, but they didn’t like life in the city and had to leave. She and her family should have been returning to the Guan’s Village during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, but they may not come until the day after tomorrow.

Seeing Wang Cheng coming, the grandpa quickly took him in and saw that he also brought moon cakes. He was worried that he would not have enough money to spend in the future, because he thought they were bought by Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng quickly explained that it was given by a friend, and when he heard this, he felt relieved. He made some moon cakes for Wang Cheng himself, not with egg yolk filling, but with meat filling, and the taste was not sweet, but savory. This was originally made by Wang Cheng’s grandmother. Wang Cheng had eaten his maternal grandmother’s craft on the mountain before. The taste was very good, and the old monk also liked it very much.

Wang Cheng accompanied the two elders to talk in the house for more than half an hour, talking about his own affairs, and also about his younger sister and older brother. The older people loved to listen to the younger people's affairs. Holding a bundle of money directly in front of them would make them happier.

He did not leave until the aunt came over. His aunt was seven years older than Mama Wang, she was the eldest in the family, and her life was tragic.

Her husband derailed and ran away with a woman when his son was one year old, leaving his child and a widow behind. He finally pulled the son back when he was eight years old, but as a result, the son fell over and broke his head. His mentality stayed at eight years old, so that the aunt had to always drag him to grow up, and although he could take care of himself like a normal person, it was impossible to think of going outside and asking for a real life.

The mother and son lived in the Guan’s Village, not far from the house of the grandpas. In the past, the two grandpas always gave them food. Now the two men were older and it was more and more difficult for them to move. The aunt often went to do some housework for them. Life had been a bit harder, but fairly comfortable.

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T/N: Sorry, the family part can be confusing. I don’t even know who Wang Cheng is meeting?¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ‘Great-aunt’ was originally ‘first aunt’, but then there is the other eldest aunt, so… I assume it was the mother’s generation’s aunt?