My Brother's Arranged Marriage Partner Is My Boyfriend - Chapter 43

When he came out, Bai Nanxing grabbed the scarf around his neck and tugged at it, feeling a bit hot. However, in the end, he didn’t take it off, leaving it hanging around his neck.

He scanned the corridor but didn’t see Yan Mo. He figured Yan Mo had probably been led off somewhere by Zhou Lin; with Yan Mo’s head full of nothing but handsome guys and naivety, he was definitely no match for a cunning fox like Zhou Lin.

Sure enough.

As Bai Nanxing walked toward the stairwell, he saw Yan Mo talking and laughing with Zhou Lin, his drool practically looking like it was about to flow a foot long. He couldn’t even bear to go over and interrupt.

However, Zhou Lin saw him first. Instead of continuing the chat with Yan Mo, he smiled and waved at him.

Only then did Yan Mo react, running over to greet him: “Star Baby, you’re finally out!”

He scrutinized Bai Nanxing from head to toe. Seeing nothing unusual, he felt—for some reason—a tiny bit disappointed. “Star Baby, did Senior… do anything to you?”

Asking if Mo Leyang did anything to him? Tonight, it should be a question of what he did to Mo Leyang!

But Bai Nanxing couldn’t possibly say such things out loud, so he could only change the subject. “What were you talking about? You looked so happy.”

Yan Mo stammered, “No, nothing, we were just chatting casually!”

“Really?”

“Really! If I lie to you, I’ll… I’ll never find a ‘1’ (top) for the rest of my life!”

To Yan Mo, this was undoubtedly the most vicious oath possible, a fate worse than death.

Bai Nanxing reluctantly believed this explanation. “Then what were you talking about?”

Yan Mo said, “Really nothing! Senior Zhou Lin kept making me laugh. I thought he was quite interesting, so I talked to him for a bit longer. Besides, since you hadn’t come out yet, I had to wait for you. What if something happened to you?!”

Bai Nanxing didn’t believe a word of it. Yan Mo’s expression was completely unconvincing. Even if he were being eaten alive by Mo Leyang inside the dorm, Yan Mo would likely still be out here chatting heatedly with Zhou Lin.

He wondered when this “obsessive fanboy” trait of Yan Mo’s would ever change. If it continued like this, he’d be sold off without even knowing it.

Bai Nanxing sighed. “If you really cared about me, you should have rushed in just now instead of being infatuated here. What does this prove?”

Yan Mo felt a bit guilty. “Proves what?”

Bai Nanxing exposed him without hesitation: “It proves that my life or death is completely insignificant compared to your infatuation.”

“Star Baby, I didn’t mean it!”

“Oh, you didn’t mean it; you did it on purpose.”

Yan Mo knew he was in the wrong, but his premise was that he knew Mo Leyang wouldn’t actually do anything to Bai Nanxing. Plus, as Zhou Lin had said, this was a matter between Bai Nanxing and Mo Leyang; if he had gone in, things might have turned out worse.

Furthermore, since Mo Leyang and Bai Nanxing had already done “that kind of thing,” he believed that as long as Mo Leyang wasn’t a total scumbag, he would show Bai Nanxing some mercy.

Facts proved he wasn’t wrong.

Today, Mo Leyang’s attitude toward Bai Nanxing was clearly different from before. Yan Mo couldn’t say exactly where the difference lay, but he could sense that the attitude had changed.

“Star Baby, I was wrong. I’ll treat you to lunch tomorrow!” Yan Mo grabbed his arm, begging for forgiveness. “Just this once. Next time if he wants to take you away, he’ll have to step over my dead body!”

Bai Nanxing wasn’t really blaming him. Indeed, it wouldn’t have been useful if Yan Mo had gone in; perhaps that pervert Mo Leyang would have even gotten angry, and if he had done something unreasonable then, it would have been a disaster.

In that sense, Yan Mo’s approach was actually quite smart.

“Is Senior Zhou Lin not planning to go back yet?” Bai Nanxing walked over and asked.

Seeing him come out so quickly, a flash of disbelief crossed Zhou Lin’s eyes, but he quickly returned to normal and smiled. “It’s only a short distance; it’s fine if I head back a bit later. Junior… Ah-Yang didn’t do anything to you, did he?”

Bai Nanxing knew he was asking a question he already knew the answer to, or rather, he was testing how far things had gone between him and Mo Leyang in the dorm. But Bai Nanxing refused to give him the satisfaction. “Senior certainly wanted to do something to me, but his body is too weak; he’s a bit lacking in strength. Senior Zhou Lin, remember to buy him some wolfberries and deer whip to supplement his health. Otherwise, if he’s like this while he’s young, what will happen when he’s old?”

Pfft—

Zhou Lin almost literally spat. He coughed awkwardly and replied with a serious face, “Alright, I’ll make sure he gets some supplements later!”

Bai Nanxing ignored him, grabbed Yan Mo, and headed back to the dorm.

But just as they reached the stairs, a figure he utterly loathed appeared before them.

The person blocking the way was Bai Ruoning.

Bai Ruoning didn’t come alone to find Bai Nanxing; he brought two people with him. Looking at them, they were likely his “simps,” currently feeling indignant on Bai Ruoning’s behalf.

“An illegitimate son should act like an illegitimate son. You haven’t even climbed onto the branch yet, and you’re already trying to turn into a phoenix? You should look in the mirror and see what you really are!”

“What do you expect? He’s the son of a mistress. They always love to dream unrealistic dreams. Oh, wait, he can use his ‘skills’ in bed to get what he wants. We can’t do that; we weren’t born of a mistress, so we never learned how to sell our bodies.”

Yan Mo was so angry he wanted to go up and say a few words, but the moment he stepped forward, Bai Nanxing stopped him.

Bai Ruoning was smiling. He loved seeing Bai Nanxing being humiliated while being unable to do anything about it. This was all what Bai Nanxing owed him, and he was going to pay him back for everything!

But this time, Bai Ruoning had miscalculated.

It just so happened that Bai Nanxing had been in a bad mood lately and was looking for a place to vent. Bai Ruoning had appeared at the perfect time.

He said to Bai Ruoning, “Leash your dogs. Don’t let them bark randomly for no reason. Don’t you know that pets are strictly prohibited in the dormitory buildings?”

Yan Mo couldn’t help himself and let out a “pfft” while covering his mouth. When it came to insults, Bai Nanxing never disappointed him.

Being struck at their core, Bai Ruoning was momentarily speechless, while the two simps beside him turned blue and green with rage, their eyes looking like they wanted to kill Bai Nanxing.

But since they were at the stairwell, they didn’t dare do anything physical to Bai Nanxing, so they could only glare at him intensely.

“You really are the son of a mistress, such a foul mouth. But then again, how else would you coax those sugar daddies to be happy, right?”

Bai Nanxing sneered, “Allowing your pets to run loose and bark at people… it seems the owner is no different from a mad dog. Oh, no, I misspoke. It should be ‘like owner, like pet.’ I got the order reversed just now, my apologies to you two.”

These words rubbed Bai Ruoning’s face directly into the dirt. Unsurprisingly, Bai Ruoning’s face darkened instantly. He stepped forward, swinging a fist toward Bai Nanxing’s face.

However, having the experience of being hit before, Bai Nanxing had long been on guard against Bai Ruoning. The moment the fist swung over, he quickly dodged to the side.

Bai Ruoning lunged at thin air and almost fell. He stood up and glared at Bai Nanxing, his eyes seemingly questioning, “You actually dared to dodge?”

But Bai Nanxing was physically and mentally exhausted and didn’t want to engage further. He called Yan Mo and walked toward their dorm.

Bai Ruoning shouted behind him, “Bai Nanxing, you mark my words, I’ll kill you sooner or later!”

Yan Mo thought this person was incredibly childish and felt a bit speechless. “Just a few words and he can’t handle it? Threatening to kill you—who is he trying to scare!”

Bai Nanxing remained silent.

The so-called “killing him” didn’t mean hiring someone to do it; Bai Ruoning didn’t have that capability. If he truly did that, Bai Nanxing wouldn’t show mercy anymore. The reason Bai Ruoning had the confidence to say that was simply because he couldn’t punish him outside, but things would be different once they were back home.

At home, there were Bai Yi and Qiao Qian. No matter how capable he was, it was impossible to go against Bai Ruoning in front of them; in the end, his own body would be the one to suffer.

But this Friday, he had to attend the Gu family banquet, which meant he would definitely have to return to the Bai house. When that time came, Bai Yi and Qiao Qian wouldn’t care what Bai Ruoning did to him.

Not only would they not care, they would support Bai Ruoning’s actions. Bai Nanxing was used to this and was no longer afraid.

Was it disappointment?

It seemed so.

But it also didn’t seem so.

Since elementary school, he hadn’t held any hope for Bai Yi.

As for Qiao Qian, he didn’t like her, but he didn’t hate her either; it was more like he felt nothing. Qiao Qian was merely another victim under Bai Yi’s harm.

Bai Nanxing even felt that Qiao Qian was somewhat pitiful, spending her whole life trying to love a man, only for it to be an extravagant hope in the end.

However, Qiao Qian and Bai Yi were in an arranged marriage, so “pitiful” wasn’t quite the word—just a bit tragic.

“Yan Mo.”

“Hmm? What’s wrong?”

Bai Nanxing hesitated for a moment before saying, “If I can’t return to school next week, help me let the counselor know.”

Yan Mo froze for a moment. He finally understood what Bai Ruoning meant by “I’ll kill you sooner or later.” “Star Baby, you should just stop going back to that house. If this continues, what if one day… bah, bah, bah, my big mouth.”

“Don’t worry, it’s not as terrifying as you imagine.”

Bai Ruoning definitely wouldn’t let anything happen to him right now. If something did happen, Bai Yi would kill him before the Mo family even got the chance.

So, for the time being, he could still live well.

As for the future, who could say for sure? He could only take it one step at a time.

“How about…” Yan Mo suggested, “you just tell Senior? I don’t believe he would just stand by and watch.”

But Bai Nanxing refused. “No need.”

“Why? Haven’t you two already…”

Yan Mo looked at Bai Nanxing’s eyes and suddenly seemed to understand. “Then… you must remember to call me.”

“Yeah.”

Just as they were about to reach the dorm door, Bai Nanxing suddenly stopped.

Yan Mo accidentally bumped into him. “Star Baby, why did you stop so suddenly?”

He only heard Bai Nanxing point at his neck and say: “The scarf… remember to wash it clean and return it to me when we get to the dorm.”

Yan Mo: “???” Didn’t we agree that things given away aren’t taken back?!