Chapter 30

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Chapter Thirty

After the two finished eating, they returned to their dorm, packed up some things, and set off right away to Wang Zhe’s house as planned for winter vacation. Jiang ShaoYan put his anger aside, his lips perking up in a smile as he hummed a happy little song. Wang Zhe couldn’t understand his mood, so he could only say as little as possible to avoid making another mistake.

Although they didn’t have much luggage, the snow outside was gradually growing heavy. Wang Zhe was worried that Jiang ShaoYan would catch a cold, so when they reached the school gate, he called for a car to drive them the rest of the way home.

 

An hour later, the taxi stopped in a quiet, calm villa area in the city center. Getting out of the car, Jiang ShaoYan looked at the European-style building in front of him and let out a whistle, “So rich. It’s really beautiful.”

Wang Zhe was pulling the luggage out of the trunk and felt embarrassed when he heard that, “Xuezhang, you like it for now, but there really isn’t anything fun to do at my house.”

Jiang ShaoYan found that laughable. “Silly dog.” As if I actually came to play.

They entered the house. The interior design was mainly in a European style. Apparently, Wang Zhe’s family preferred Western-style culture. Jiang ShaoYan committed that fact to mind, thinking that future gifts could be adapted to their taste as much as possible.

By the time they finished arranging and unpacking the luggage, it was almost five o’clock. Wang Zhe’s house refrigerator was completely empty, so he asked Jiang ShaoYan if they should go out to eat or order delivery.

Jiang ShaoYan thought for a moment. “Is there a supermarket nearby? Let’s buy something for ourselves.”

Wang Zhe had to admit a fault, “But I can only make a few dishes…… My skill level isn’t very high. I’m afraid you won’t like the taste.”

“It’s okay, I’ll do it,” Jiang ShaoYan said. His dad had traveled on business frequently when he was a child, so his independent living skills were quite proficient and his home-cooking level was at least average.

Wang Zhe was a little surprised, “Xuezhang, you can cook?”

Jiang ShaoYan raised an eyebrow, “Don’t believe me? I’ll let you experience it in a bit.”

“Xuezhang is too amazing, able to do anything,” Wang Zhe said in admiration.

Since he had already said it, Jiang ShaoYan devised a plan to show off his abilities. This past semester, he had been looked after by Wang Zhe far too much, eating who knew how many breakfasts and snacks that he brought back. It was time to pay him back for once.

The shopping in this urban area was very convenient. There was a large mall within a few steps of the neighborhood and there was a large supermarket on the ground floor. Jiang ShaoYan and Wang Zhe pushed a shopping cart and made their way to the fresh produce section. Wang Zhe didn’t often come to this kind of place, so he looked like a curious baby, looking around at everything and giving off the sense that this was a novel experience.

Jiang ShaoYan laughed at him, “Young master¹, what do you want to eat?”

The tips of Wang Zhe’s ears went red. The look in his eyes was as gentle as water, “I’ll like whatever you make.”

Jiang ShaoYan’s heart skipped a beat. It was just replacing the word “xuezhang” with “you”, how could it make his heart race so? His resistance to this silly dog was becoming weaker and weaker.\n

(t/n: WZ always says “Xuezhang you” when speaking to JSY, this is the first time he just said “you”)

The two slowly strolled around the supermarket for over an hour. The shopping cart was filled to the brim of not only ingredients for cooking, but also many snacks and daily necessities. After all, they had to live here for nearly a month, so it was better to stock up now in preparation so that later they wouldn’t have to go out in the cold weather often.

 

On the way back, Wang Zhe snatched the heaviest bag, only letting Jiang ShaoYan take the much smaller bag of vegetables. When they got home, they washed the vegetables carefully. Wang Zhe was in charge of being the support, while Jiang ShaoYan was in the role of head chef.

It was getting late, so he couldn’t make his most high-level dishes and had no choice but to make a little home-style stir-fry. Jiang ShaoYan heated the oil, taking the pieces of meat and mushrooms Wang Zhe had sliced and mixing them in. The pan immediately started hissing. He boldly and decisively lifted the stir fry by the pan handle, swirling it with large movements, which caused his tucked sleeves to slowly slide down.

“Help me roll up my sleeves.” Jiang ShaoYan said without looking away.

Wang Zhe immediately washed his hands, wiping them dry on himself randomly, and stood behind Jiang ShaoYan. He carefully folded his sleeves one bit at a time all the way up.

Jiang ShaoYan quickly finished the dish and found that Wang Zhe was still behind him when he went to load up the plate, “What’s up?”

Wang Zhe snuggled closer, his chest nearly resting against his back and his head burying into his neck, nuzzling. “This is like a dream, being able to cook with Xuezhang like this.”

Jiang ShaoYan rubbed his head over his shoulder, “You’ll get used to it in the future.”

Wang Zhe looked up, with both joy and a sense of disappointment in his eyes, obviously thinking something to himself, but who knew what it was.

“Are you unhappy? Being together with me?” Jiang ShaoYan asked. Wang Zhe had said before that there were times he was sad with him, He’d always remembered that sentence, and since that time he had always been worried that he, being insensitive, wasn’t paying attention and was hurting his feelings again.

Wang Zhe shook his head and lowered his eyes, “No, I’m very happy, but I also think……that I’m so despicable like this……”

“What are you talking about? I don’t understand what I’m hearing.”

“Zou Rui told me today that you’ll still go back to find him……”

“The hell with him.” Jiang ShaoYan frowned. “Is that why you fought with him?”

“No, it’s not. I hit him because he said something……” Wang Zhe pursed his lips, not seeming to want to say what those words were. “Also he forced you before, so I wanted to find him and beat him up eventually. If Xuezhang is angry, then just hit me…… ”

Jiang ShaoYan was dumbfounded. “Why would I hit you? I still have to thank you for beating up that garbage for me.”

Wang Zhe’s voice relaxed a bit and asked carefully, “Then in that case, I mean, if……Zou Rui hadn’t done that kind of thing, but he was still very strong and outstanding and very good, Xuezhang, would you still have thrown him aside for me?”

“Why are you asking this kind of hypothetical?” Jiang ShaoYan was confused. “The matter is in the past. Anyway, I’m only with you now.”

Wang Zhe’s voice got more and more quiet, until it was almost a whisper, “Then if there were someone else……”

Jiang ShaoYan couldn’t hear him clearly, “What are you talking about?”

 

*Ding dong!* At this moment, the doorbell at the gate suddenly rang.

Wang Zhe scratched his head, then swallowed back his words. He walked out of the kitchen to open the door and Jiang ShaoYan grabbed the dishes to carry them out, following behind him to pass the doorway.

“Who’s that?” Jiang ShaoYan saw a man with a suitcase standing outside the door in the doorbell monitor.

“……my biaoge.” Wang Zhe replied, then he pressed the button to open the door.

“Yo, A-Zhe², long time no see!”

The man who walked into the room had a bright smile. He was wearing a suit that made him seem quite mature and steady, but also had a slightly messy laid-back hairstyle that added an aura of confidence and leisure. He looked a little travel-worn, but his vigor was still quite good. He launched himself at Wang Zhe with wide open arms and a smile to hug him. Then he finally caught sight of Jiang ShaoYan standing at the back.

“Who is this……?”

Wang Zhe didn’t know how he ought to be introduced now. Jiang ShaoYan opened his mouth first and said, “Hello, biaoge, I’m Wang Zhe’s fellow student, Jiang ShaoYan. I’m staying here during winter vacation, pardon me.” After speaking so politely, he stretched out his hand. The corners of his mouth were raised in a casual smile, but there was a hint of something in his eyes.

By calling him biaoge, he didn’t believe that this man wouldn’t be able to sense what his relationship was with Wang Zhe.

Sure enough, the man instantly understood. He gripped his hand in a returning shake and smiled meaningfully, “Hello, my name is He Yan, we both have ‘yan’ in our names, we must have been brought together by fate. Perhaps we’re destined to be family members.”\n

(t/n: the Yan in He Yan is the 4th tone, falling, meaning accomplished, and in ShaoYan is the 3rd tone, dipping, meaning gem)

This remark made Jiang ShaoYan feel very pleased, so his smile became a bit more sincere, “Biaoge, you’re really good with words. Come in and sit.” Just like that, the attitude of a vice-host appeared.\n

(t/n: vice-host, like hostess, as in he’s now acting like Wang Zhe’s wife/husband~)

In order to continue making a good impression on Wang Zhe’s family, Jiang ShaoYan easily lifted He Yan’s suitcase from the floor and walked in. He Yan rushed to say, “Hey, hold on, I’ll do it, I’ll do it. The suitcase is very heavy and you’re an omega……”

Holding the suitcase with just one hand, Jiang ShaoYan turned around, his expression relaxed, “Is there a problem?”

He Yan replied, “……no problem. Please go ahead.”

Jiang ShaoYan continued into the house. He Yan put his arm over Wang Zhe’s shoulders and winked jokingly, “This omega isn’t too bad.”

“He’s not called ‘omega’.” Wang Zhe’s voice was a bit deep. “He is called Jiang ShaoYan, the man I like.” Then he shifted his shoulders from under He Yan’s arm and followed after.

He Yan stood frozen in astonishment. He hadn’t seen him for more than a year, how did his gentle little puppy cousin suddenly become fierce?

 

 

 

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The author’s words:\n

Xiao Wang: My Xuezhang is handsome, cute, kind, gentle, and loved by all, so distressing QAQ\n

He Yan & Jiang ShaoYan: Wake up, only you think so.

 

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Footnotes:\n

1. Young master (大少爷): literally big young master; slang for the spoiled son of a rich family ↩\n

2. A- (阿): prefix used before a person’s given name to express familiarity ↩

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