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Ch57 - I Can Kiss You Now
Translator: Mogumoguchan
Editor: lolimelon
Yan Qiu gave him an embarrassed smile before he shook his head firmly. “I don’t—”
Before he could say that he did not want to, he had already been dragged into the small forest.
The path far away from the sports arena had already been lit up. The sky slowly turned dark as the last bit of light from the sun vanished under the horizon.
It was now late autumn. The leaves fell and drifted about in the air. Without the leaves hiding them, the naked branches in the forest were like monsters baring their teeth and were terrifying. When they walked in the dark forest and stepped on the grass, they could hear the crunching sounds coming from stepping on dry branches and leaves.
Yan Qiu could not help but tighten his hold on the person beside him and drew closer. He was worried that something would pop up from the forest.
When he used the faint light to look at Ji Xinglan, he saw that Ji Xinglan had an expression on him that said his plan worked. Suddenly, Yan Qiu wondered whether he had intentionally brought him here. It was just like how boys would bring their girlfriends to watch horror movies.
‘I’ll just pretend that I’m taking a walk.’ Yan Qiu thought in resignation.
The forest was quiet, and there was no one around. It seemed like since the weather had been gradually turning colder, the couples that could usually be found in the forest were nowhere to be found. The only person who would still insist on coming here when it was so cold might be Mr. Yang. Yan Qiu turned on the flashlight function on his terminal and looked at the time, wanting to persuade Ji Xinglan to go back sooner.
“The cat is still waiting. Are you done yet? If you are, we should go back already.”
When they arrived in front of a relatively thick tree, Ji Xinglan stopped.
“Do you know why the couples like coming to this forest?” he suddenly asked Yan Qiu.
Yan Qiu shook his head innocently. “I don’t.”
“Because it’s exciting,” Ji Xinglan whispered into his ear.
He sounded really wicked. When Yan Qiu registered what he said, Ji Xinglan had already covered his eyes and pressed his slightly cold lips on him.
Yan Qiu sensed the coarse tree bark on his back and the softness on his lips. He could also taste a hint of refreshing sweetness on his tongue. Yan Qiu’s eyes were covered by Ji Xinglan, and since it was dark, he could not see anything; his senses instantly magnified. All he could taste and smell were Ji Xinglan’s pheromones. It seemed like he could sense even the slightest movements and reactions.
Yan Qiu originally thought that there was nothing fun about dating in a dark forest, but when he was pinned against a tree kissing in secret, that excitement aroused from dating in the dark became real.
The forest was quiet, and there were no other sounds in it. All Yan Qiu heard was his heart racing—the sound echoing in his chest.
“Mr. Yang won’t come, right?” When they broke apart from each other, there was a thin, silver string connecting their lips. Yan Qiu felt really embarrassed and he pushed Ji Xinglan a little further away from him.
The forest kept reminding him of what happened last time. The one person Yan Qiu feared the most in his life was Mr. Yang, and when he remembered how Mr. Yang had chased after him relentlessly, his heart would be filled with fear.
“He won’t. Mr. Yang won’t have the time to come here every day.” As he spoke, Ji Xinglan started kissing him, as if he would never get bored of it. Over the past few days, he had been pestering Yan Qiu like this. It seemed like he would never get bored of his lips no matter how many times he tasted them.
Even Yan Qiu could not quite understand it himself. Just what about him was so charming that made Ji Xinglan so enchanted with him?
They kissed for a while under the tree in each other’s arms before Ji Xinglan was finally content. Then, he agreed to go home.
Yan Qiu never had much of a sense of direction. When he looked at the trees around him, they all looked the same to him, so he was instantly confused.
After much trouble, they finally saw a bit of light from the streetlights. So, he quickly pointed in that direction in excitement. “Over there.”
They walked toward the bit of light, and Yan Qiu found out that the road was actually much closer to them than he imagined.
The light ahead became brighter. Before long, they seemed to have reached the source of the light.
Yan Qiu walked forward excitedly, but suddenly, Ji Xinglan stopped moving and turned sideways to block his path.
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Ji Xinglan quietly pushed him, as if he wanted to go elsewhere. When he saw this, Yan Qiu thought that he wanted to be shameless and not leave, so he whispered, “Stop fooling around. We have to hurry up and leave.”
Yet, when Yan Qiu looked over his shoulder, he saw the true nature of what he believed to be a streetlight lamp…
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“What are you doing?!”
Yan Qiu was nearly blinded by the light. He brought his hand up to block his eyes and cussed under his breath. “Damn it, Mr. Yang is really that free to come over here every day.”
When Yan Qiu saw him, he was terrified. It seemed like he had done too many bad things usually, and it formed the reflex of him running whenever he saw him.
But before he could run, a thought struck him, and he suddenly remembered that there was no need for them to run this time.
This time, he was confident, and Yan Qiu stopped moving.
“It’s fine, we don’t have to run anymore.”
The memory of how he ran pathetically last time was still fresh in his mind. It was too tiring, and Yan Qiu did not want to experience it again.
But Ji Xinglan did not agree to it.
He had been the one who suggested throwing their marriage certificate in Mr. Yang’s face yesterday, but this time, he grabbed Yan Qiu’s wrist and turned around to run.
“…Hey! Why are you running?! Aren’t you the one who said we won’t run the next time we meet Mr. Yang?!” Yan Qiu was pulled along and staggered as he ran. He gasped for breath while he shouted angrily.
“Running while being chased by Mr. Yang is also a part of the ritual of dating!”
When they started running, Ji Xinglan’s voice was blown away by the wind and blended with the dark. Yan Qiu turned around to take a glance, and he saw Mr. Yang shaking his flashlight while he ran after them. He wondered whether Mr. Yang heard it.
“Are you crazy?!” Yan Qiu was so angry with Ji Xinglan’s antics that he laughed.
He had never seen Ji Xinglan behaving so childishly before.
Yan Qiu knew that he should not fool around with him like this, but his inborn fear toward Mr. Yang caused him to run together with Ji Xinglan.
After running for a short while, they returned to the big tree.
Ji Xinglan stopped and cast a glance at the flashlight that was getting closer to them. He turned around and said to Yan Qiu, “Go on, climb over.”
As he looked at the branch that was about one and a half man tall, Yan Qiu hesitated for a moment.
Even though this tree was not that tall, he had acrophobia, so it would still be difficult for him to climb up barehanded.
But before Yan Qiu could prepare himself mentally, Ji Xinglan had already held him up. While Yan Qiu gasped in surprise, he pushed him up gently and plopped him on a branch. Then, with fluid movements, Ji Xinglan climbed up as well.
Yan Qiu straddled the thick branch with his hands wrapped tightly around it. When he looked down from two meters above the ground, his acrophobia decided to act up. He felt dizzy, and his calves started spasming as well.
When he saw Ji Xinglan climbing up as well to sit beside him, he quickly went over to lean against him.
No matter what, he would be doing the right thing just by following him. Ji Xinglan would not let him fall.
“What’s wrong with you?” Yan Qiu hissed at him. He did not sound very fierce. Instead, he sounded a little aggrieved.
He felt as if the branch they were both sitting on could not withstand such a heavy weight. So he asked in slight worry, “Would we end up breaking the branch and falling down? What should we do if we squash Mr. Yang?”
“Don’t worry. Even if we have two other people here, it won’t break.” Ji Xinglan did not worry about the same thing as he did.
Most of the time, Yan Qiu was pretty independent in front of him, but alphas always had protective and possessive tendencies. Hence, he enjoyed the times when Yan Qiu needed and relied on him.
Ji Xinglan sat on the branch with his legs on the same side. He casually swung his legs, creating a sharp contrast as compared to Yan Qiu, who was straddling the branch in an inelegant fashion while scared.
He seemed to find Yan Qiu looking rather pitiful, so he pulled him into his arms. In a comforting gesture, he turned his head a little and nibbled against his bottom lip gently. He nipped and sucked at him while he caressed the side of his neck with one hand. His fingers brushed against the area near his scent gland.
Even after a long time had passed, they did not hear Mr. Yang’s voice. Yan Qiu thought that they had already shaken him off, so he leaned against Ji Xinglan at ease to enjoy his comfort.
Ji Xinglan’s pheromones gave him a sufficient sense of safety. The symptoms of his acrophobia went away. Yan Qiu even had the mood to gasp a little as he touched him.
But before Yan Qiu could bring his head up from the crook of Ji Xinglan’s neck, he suddenly saw a rather piercing light shining at the feet, and he was shocked.
When the light from the flashlight shook a little, he instinctively used the back of his hand to cover his eyes.
Yan Qiu squinted his eyes and looked down. Once he saw the person standing under the tree, his back stiffened.
Under the tree was Mr. Yang. He had his head raised, and with the flashlight pointed up, he stared at them in shock.
Yan Qiu cussed in his heart, and he quietly tightened his grip over Ji Xinglan’s hand.
‘Damn it. Mr. Yang has become smart. He knows how to turn off the light of his flashlight now. It’s like how a bandit sneaks into a village quietly instead of firing his gun to alert the people of his presence.’
“What are you doing?!”
The angry Mr. Yang stood under the tree and placed his hand on the tree bark while he moved his slightly plump body, wanting to climb up.
‘Law is dead! Someone actually dared to do such improper things in front of my eyes!’
Heh. Did they think that they could run away after they climbed up a tree? He was Yang Yibin. He did everything in the past to catch students dating. He could climb trees and walls. Did they think that he was just fooling around while he was the moral education head for the past twenty years?
Unfortunately, Mr. Yang was old now, and he had a beer belly. It was now difficult for him to climb trees. He tried climbing up a few times to catch them, and he struggled so much that he looked like he was running to another city just to catch a thief. Yan Qiu felt anxious for him as he watched from above.
“Which class are you from? Get down and tell me your names! I’ll give you demerit points, and you’ll have twenty points deducted from your moral subject!”
Mr. Yang did not manage to climb up even after his limbs were numb. In the end, he gave up on climbing up the tree. Regardless, he insisted on staying at the bottom of the tree. He refused to give up until he captured this couple.
After trying to climb the tree for a while, he seemed to be tired. The light from the flashlight trembled a little as he held it up, trying to see the faces of the two students up there, because he could not see them from where he stood. Even so, he could only see their figures vaguely.
This time, they seem to be hugging and kissing each other. Neither of them seem to be forced into the situation!
Just as Yan Qiu was in a daze, Ji Xinglan brought out something from his pocket and casually tossed it on the ground.
“Which class are you from? Who is your homeroom teacher? Just because you got good grades for your end-of-term exam, you started dating?”
While Mr. Yang was still causing a ruckus under the tree, he suddenly saw something fall from the tree.
Before he could see what  it was, his hand had already reached out to catch it. Unfortunately, he did not manage to catch it properly. That red booklet smacked his face with a loud slap, and the sound was really clear.
Mr. Yang’s eyebrows shot up. He grabbed the booklet and cast it a glance, and he was taken aback.
He used his flashlight to shine on the picture on the marriage certificate, and then, he looked up in shock.
‘What the heck?! The one sitting on the tree and looking at him with his chin propped on his hand is that Ji Xinglan!’
Mr. Yang touched his balding head, and he felt absolutely dumbfounded.
‘What’s going on? Why is that I ended up catching Ji Xinglan while I’m just trying to catch students dating?’
Just now, he had even yelled at Ji Xinglan and wanted to deduct marks on his moral subject.
Just why did he have to offend Ji Xinglan? He swore on his life that he would not wake up early in the morning then stay up late at night to catch students dating again!
Before Mr. Yang had the time to wipe off the sweat at the tip of his nose, he saw that Ji Xinglan had jumped down from the tree at some point of time. He even greeted him politely. “Mr. Yang, good evening.”
“Good evening.” Mr. Yang broke out in cold sweat. “Young Master Ji, how are you?”
Ji Xinglan walked toward him, and he started running his mouth off while maintaining a calm expression. He looked so serious that Yan Qiu almost believed that he was actually that composed.
“Mr. Yang, you should know that Xiao Qiu ran into danger here last time. That’s why I brought him here to do stimulation training of climbing trees and hiding. I’m sorry that we bothered you while you’re working.”
“Ah, it’s not a bother.”
When Mr. Yang heard this, he became even more regretful. They were a legally married couple, but he had tried catching them without differentiating the truth and treated them like students dating.
He really made a mistake.
Mr. Yang shut the marriage certificate and returned it to Ji Xinglan. He gave a warm smile.
“I was wrong. Honestly, it’s not that I want to deduct your marks for your moral subject. But if you’re married, then you can have additional marks for your extracurricular assessment. Remember to get a stamp from the academic affairs office next week.”
“Then, goodbye, Mr. Yang,” Ji Xinglan said politely.
“Ah, congratulations on your wedding. Goodbye.” Mr. Yang wiped off the sweat on his forehead and left.
They watched Mr. Yang leave. The light from the flashlight in his hands swayed. Soon, it turned dark and vanished from their sights.
Right after Yan Qiu breathed out a sigh of relief, he saw that he was currently suspended two meters above the ground. Ji Xinglan was no longer by his side as well, so he nearly fainted. “AAAHHH! GET ME DOWN!”
“Be good, jump down.” Ji Xinglan smiled. “I’ll catch you.”
Yan Qiu did not dare jump down just like that, but he could not sit in the tree for the rest of his life either.
While he was hesitating, Ji Xinglan persuaded him while he stood under the tree. “Trust me. I won’t bear to see you hurt.”
While he saw the resolute expression on Ji Xinglan’s face, Yan Qiu gritted his teeth and finally took his first step.
He slowly shifted his butt off the branch and had his hands wrapped around the branch.
“You have to catch me!” Yan Qiu reminded Ji Xinglan loudly.
“Come. Three, two, one—”
Yan Qiu finally summoned his courage and let go. He fell from the tree and landed in an embrace.
The impact when an adult fell off a tree was still rather great. Even Ji Xinglan could not retain his balance, so he decided to fall back while Yan Qiu was still in his arms, and he fell in the pile of soft grass.
Yan Qiu landed on his body and shook his dizzy head while he sat up. Then, he noticed that he was actually straddling him, and his stance was rather inelegant.
Yan Qiu looked around and smoothed out his rather messy hair. He asked Ji Xinglan, “What  do we do now?”
Where should they go now? Were they finally going back to feed the cat?
Ji Xinglan stared at Yan Qiu in the dark. The moonlight made his face look especially pretty. His profound eyes sparkled brilliantly, as if the whole world was inside.
Ji Xinglan used some strength in his arms, and with a flip, he pinned Yan Qiu under him. Both of them landed among the soft grass.
Yan Qiu looked up at the stars in the sky and at the person pinning him. Ji Xinglan drew closer and whispered softly into his ears, “Now, I’m going to kiss you.”
Mogumoguchan: This is a 90s shojo manga XDDDDDD
lolimelon: Mr. Yang literally got slapped in the face *pa!*