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“No, that’s not it!” I pressed my foot against the door and recalled what I had just said, feeling that there might be an ambiguity here. “You misunderstood. That’s not what I meant by sleeping overnight.”

Even if Ji Chenfeng and I were just ordinary friends now, wouldn’t it be too weird to bring my sex partner back to spend the night while I’m staying at a friend’s house?

I knew Ji Chenfeng didn’t trust me, but I didn’t expect that my image in his mind could be so low.

While guarding the door and letting Ji Chenfeng calm down, I grabbed Zheng Jieyuan’s head lying on the table and asked him to show his face to Ji Chenfeng.

“This is Zheng Jieyuan. You have seen him before, do you remember?” I tried to awaken Ji Chenfeng’s memory, “In food stalls and hotels.”

The most recent one was actually on the day of the engagement party, but I dare not mention it.

After staring at Zheng Jieyuan for a few seconds, Ji Chenfeng looked away and frowned, “I don’t remember.”

Don’t remember?

I observed Ji Chenfeng’s expression, trying to find any trace of guilt on his cold face, but to no avail.

Even if Zheng Jieyuan is my friend, he seems to have already recognized that I am a playboy with no limits. Whether or not I have the title of “Young Master of the Sang Family” on my head, my nature cannot be changed.

“Am I such a promiscuous person in your heart?” I asked helplessly as I let go of Zheng Jieyuan’s head.

“In my heart?” Ji Chenfeng stared straight at me and suddenly smiled, “Aren’t you always like this? You say you like it, but you still have other people’s scent on your body. Today you are with a man, and tomorrow you get engaged to a woman.”

“Without any principles, lying incessantly, and resorting to any means, isn’t this the kind of person you are? At first, you could hold back your disgust and open your legs to me, so now, why can’t you bring someone back to sleep together just to make me feel disgusted?”

Every word, every syllable, is like a sharp ice shard piercing my heart. Before, he was worried that I would disturb the neighbors, but now he is not afraid of disturbing the neighbors by arguing with the door open in the middle of the night.

I pursed my lips and waited for this wave of emotions to pass, then slowly said: “Those are indeed things I have done, and I don’t deny it. But I swear, I have never messed with anyone else since I met you.”

One button after another, I exposed my chest in front of Ji Chenfeng and unbuttoned all the shirt buttons.

Ji Chenfeng was obviously stunned for a moment, then his face darkened: “You don’t take anything I say to heart, do you?”

“I didn’t take it off, I just unbuttoned it.” I walked towards him, pinched the front of my clothes, and let him smell it, “Smell it, do I smell like someone else?”

My arm almost touched Ji Chenfeng’s chest, and he took a step back.

I took a step closer and said, “You can check wherever you want, top and bottom, front and back, outside and inside… You are welcome at any time.”

“Whose smell you have on you has nothing to do with me…” Ji Chenfeng lowered his eyelashes and wanted to push me away, but he didn’t want to touch me, so he could only lower his arms.

His appearance of being angry but not knowing what to do will only make people want to go against him even more, pushing him to the point of no return little by little to see if he will become angry and frustrated.

I don’t know if such bad thoughts are normal, but I want to see the avalanche even more than a snow-capped mountain. I want to see him break down for me, get angry with me, and be seduced by me. I want to see everything that others can’t.

“If you don’t like Zheng Jieyuan, just let him sleep outside. He won’t freeze to death in the summer anyway.” This distance is very suitable for kissing, but if I forcefully kiss him like this, he will definitely push me away.

I moved closer, my chest pressing against Ji Chenfeng’s clothes, creating an unbearable itching sensation due to friction.

“Since you know that I lie a lot, how can you believe what I say in anger? I lied to you when I said it’s disgusting. I just didn’t want to admit it because I like it so much.” I exhaled, almost touching Ji Chenfeng lips, “The condom I just bought today, do you want to use it?”

The corners of my eyes were tinged with a lingering blush, and my figure was reflected in his pitch black pupils. The atmosphere was just right.

But at this moment, Zheng Jieyuan outside the door fell off the stool without warning, making a loud noise.

Ji Chenfeng seemed to be awakened by the sound, and his eyes immediately widened, then he pushed me away violently.

In the blink of an eye, all the ambiguity disappeared.

I sentenced Zheng Jieyuan to death in my heart.

Looking at each other, both of us were breathing heavily, but no one spoke.

After a moment, Ji Chenfeng looked at Zheng Jieyuan, who had fallen to the ground but didn’t wake up. He only let out two vague murmurs and broke the silence first, saying, “He’s blocking the way, others will call the police.”

Then let him sleep on the floor in the police station.

“…Then let’s move him in.” No matter how cold my heart was, I eventually followed the step-down given by the other party.

Ji Chenfeng nodded, stood for a while longer, then turned around and entered the bedroom.

Facing the tightly closed door, I let out a deep sigh, feeling regretful for the missed opportunity just now.

Holding Zheng Jieyuan’s collar, I dragged him through the door like a corpse.

I casually threw him onto the tatami, without any intention of taking off his clothes or covering him with a quilt. Then I dug out my clean clothes and entered the bathroom.

I returned to the living room refreshed, stepped over the obstructive Zheng Jieyuan, and went to my bed. Just as I was getting ready to sleep, I was startled by the sudden loud ringing of the bell.

Subconsciously glancing in the direction of the bedroom, I was afraid of disturbing Ji Chenfeng, but the next second I realized that he couldn’t hear anything without wearing the cochlear implant at night. Even if someone was singing and dancing outside, he could still fall asleep without any worries.

Although he has never concealed his disability, I always forget that he cannot hear and treat him as a sound person. No wonder he was so angry when he heard me say “I’ll tell him to be quiet and not disturb you” before. He must have felt like I was provoking him

I didn’t want to answer Zheng Jieyuan’s call, but the other party’s perseverance was amazing, as if they could call forever if the phone wasn’t answered. Since it was so late, I was afraid that there was something urgent, so I reached into the pocket of Zheng Jieyuan’s pants and took out his phone.

The caller’s avatar was set as a Doberman by Zheng Jieyuan, and his name was  saved as “dog shit”.

As soon as I picked up the phone, the person on the other end impatiently asked, “Why did it take you so long to answer the phone?”

I took the phone away and looked at the “dog shit” on the screen again, then tentatively asked: “…Shi Hao?”

The other party was silent and then recognized me.

“Sang Nian.” He said my name in a deep voice.

I have nothing to say about Shi Hao, and I very much agree with Zheng Jieyuan’s evaluation of him – dog shit.

“Zheng Jieyuan is drunk and is sleeping now. Please call again tomorrow.” I was about to hang up the phone.

“I heard that you aren’t having a good time recently.” Shi Hao said with a smile, “You and Zheng Jieyuan are really close friends, and you both got unlucky together.”

My action of hanging up the phone paused, and I wasn’t afraid that Ji Chenfeng would hear it, so I didn’t lower my voice: “You heard wrong. I’ve been doing well recently. I’ve quit drinking and smoking, and I go to bed after eating well every day and do some exercise when I have nothing to do. I also learned new skills, and I am very happy.”

Shi Hao sneered, as if he thought I was trying to endure it.

“Tell Zheng Jieyuan not to forget the birthday party on Saturday. I’m looking forward to his gift. And if you want to come, you are also very welcome.”

When did Zheng Jieyuan have such a good relationship with Shi Hao? Are you going to attend his birthday party?

“Not interested……”

“Or how about bringing your boyfriend? The vet.”

He investigated Ji Chenfeng.

My fingers tightened instantly, and my brain even went into a trance for a moment because of the raging anger. I was like a lion whose possessions had been violated, irritable and frightened.

“You dare to touch him.” I warned Shi Hao without any hint of joking, “If you dare to touch him, I will completely cut your throat with the glass wine bottle that failed to penetrate your neck last time.”

“I’m so scared.” Shi Hao’s tone was not authentic.

“Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes. I don’t care about anything except him now. If you want to see me go crazy and destroy the things you cherish one by one, then you can try to touch him.”

Shi Hao was quiet and didn’t continue to provoke me: “Then come over with Zheng Jieyuan on Saturday. If you have any grudges, let’s make it clear in person.” As if he was sure that I would go, he hung up the phone before I could agree.

Putting down the phone, I glanced at Zheng Jieyuan. He was lying unconscious not far away, drooling in his sleep.

I kicked his calves and kicked away his feet that touched my “bed”, then I turned off the light and fell asleep with my back to him.

In my sleep, I always felt a heavy weight on my body, as if being pressed down by hundreds of pounds of stones, unable to catch my breath. I even had many nightmares.

After a while, I dreamt that Xu Xi, who was still a young girl, came to see me. I held her hand and pointed out the newly scalded blisters on my body, telling her that it hurt a lot. After a while, I dreamt that the rehabilitation hospital was on fire, and the only window was sealed with a protective net. I could only let the flames approach me little by little. After a while, I dreamed that I was standing on the edge of a cliff and was kicked down by someone, causing a faint pain in my waist.

The last dream was about Ji Chenfeng resting on Jian Xing’s lap. Jian Xing caressed his cheek as tenderly as water, then raised his head and said to me: “He is mine now.”

Just this sentence completely angered me and woke me up from sleep.

My mind was still stuck on committing various atrocities against Jian Xing in the dream, and intermittent voices came to my ears.

“I’m just wondering why he suddenly cares about that bastard… Wow, his ex-girlfriend was so cruel… You don’t know, back then Sang Nian… broke a beer bottle, and that bitch Shi Hao… had a bloody head… the scars on his back? Let me tell you quietly…it was…and then…like this…”

“Sang Nian was so miserable…when his mother gave birth to him…so his father…he grew up…Oh, you’re welcome, we are all our own people…just ask.”

I opened my eyes, and the conversation was deliberately lowered for a moment, and then Zheng Jieyuan’s voice sounded full of energy: “Sang Nian, the sun is shining on your butt. Get up and have breakfast now.”

I sat up with my forehead propped up and saw Zheng Jieyuan and Ji Chenfeng sitting opposite each other across the low table. There was milk and bread on the table. Zheng Jieyuan had a mouth full of jam, and his hair was curled up in a cluster.

He was obviously the one who was drunk yesterday, so why is he so refreshed today while I look so depressed and hungover?

Is this Zheng Jieyuan some sort of solar generator? Can you charge yourself as long as there is sunlight? And why did Ji Chenfeng, who disliked Zheng Jieyuan yesterday, be able to sit and have breakfast with him today?

Ji Chenfeng looked away, took a sip of milk from the cup, and pushed the bagged toast on the ground towards Zheng Jieyuan, saying, “Do you want more?”

Zheng Jieyuan grabbed it without hesitation, took out another piece of toast, and thanked him while eating.

“You are such a nice person.” He lightly punched Ji Chenfeng on the shoulder with familiarity and said with a smile, “We will all be brothers from now on, let’s play together in the future.”

My forehead couldn’t help but twitch twice, and I almost wanted to go up and slap him aside.

Who is your brother, take your hands away and show some respect!

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