Chapter An Alchemist and a Thief's Untold Story - Chapter ??
Since I was told that some people skip author notes. Here's one inside the chapter. This is a scene from the fanfiction that Yan Yun wrote, written by a reader, so this is NOT canon. I think it's hilarious, and so I decided to share.
***The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñøv€l-B1n.
Su Lin entered Lu Jie's laboratory, sweat-stained from a hard day's work on the field. He smiled faintly at the sight of Lu Jie as he tinkered with strangely shaped glass containers. It was then that Lu Jie noticed Su Lin. He smiled, placing one container down on his workbench.
"Su Lin," he said, affection deep in his voice and gaze. "You're finally done."
"Let's just say I felt... more motivated than usual," Su Lin replied, a roguish grin creeping onto his face. "Do you want to guess why?"
"Oh? Well if you're so smart, Mister Alchemist, why don't you tell me what you think I want?"
They stood inches apart now, Su Lin snaking his hand into Lu Jie's. Lu Jie swore he could feel his partner-in-crime's heartbeat from his palm. A grin came onto his face, but it could not hide the pink flush of Lu Jie' s cheeks.
"You know what you want," Lu Jie muttered, almost a whisper.
"And how do you know?" Su Lin asked in mock confusion.
"Because herbs aren't the only thing I'm good at gro—
"Jesus Christ," Lu Jie muttered as he slammed An Alchemist and a Thief's Untold Story shut.