Pretending Not to Love You [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Zuo Qiu gently helped Xiao Baijun lie down on the bed, tucked him in with the quilt, and slowly exited the room. Given Xiao Baijun’s current state, Zuo Qiu estimated he would sleep for at least two hours.

“Why are you out? Where’s Jun-jun? Why aren’t you keeping him company?” Yun Duo immediately asked Zuo Qiu when she saw her son emerge from the room without Xiao Baijun, afraid her son had neglected the guest.

Zuo Qiu felt a little embarrassed seeing his mother affectionately call Xiao Baijun “Jun-jun.” Xiao Baijun’s smooth talking was truly impressive!

“He fell asleep,” Zuo Qiu answered, then looked down at the countertop and asked his mother, “Is there anything I can help you with?”

Yun Duo immediately handed him a bunch of chives. “Just trim these.”

Zuo Qiu took the bunch of green chives in his hand, and suddenly, a certain habitual pain twinged in his mind, reminding him of a certain “chive-eating maniac.” Ever since Daisy opened a brand new door for Xiao Baijun, he frequently ordered chives, and every time he ate them, it was a mix of pain and pleasure. Of course, the person in pain was Zuo Qiu, and the only happy one was Xiao Baijun.

Zuo Qiu secretly made up his mind that he absolutely could not let Xiao Baijun eat too much today.

…

Nearly two hours later, the dishes in the kitchen were successively placed on the table, and Xiao Baijun appeared in the living room right on time.

Zuo Qiu walked over and asked him, “Did you wake up?” Xiao Baijun woke up before two hours; was his estimation wrong?

Xiao Baijun shook his head. “I didn’t wake up; I was too hungry. The aroma woke me up.”

Yun Duo, who was setting the table, laughed upon hearing this and invited Xiao Baijun to sit down and eat. “Hurry, come try Auntie’s cooking. Be sure to eat more if it tastes good.”

“No wonder it smells so good. Auntie made it! Auntie’s cooking must be delicious; I will definitely eat more.”

Yun Duo smiled and agreed.

The four sat down and started eating. Xiao Baijun, eager to make a good impression, never stopped talking, praising the food while he ate. The atmosphere at the dinner table was very pleasant.

Zuo Qiu, sitting beside him, kept watching Xiao Baijun’s chopsticks. When his chopsticks reached for the chives for the third time, Zuo Qiu couldn’t help but kick his shoe under the table, signaling him with his eyes to eat less.

Xiao Baijun not only ignored Zuo Qiu but also looked wronged. He paused his chopsticks over the chives, tilted his head, and looked at Yun Duo. “Auntie, this stir-fried green vegetable is so delicious, but Qiuqiu won’t let me eat it.”

Yun Duo didn’t think much of it. How wonderful for a child to eat green vegetables! Why couldn’t he eat it? She glanced at Zuo Qiu and said to Xiao Baijun, “Eat it. Eat as much as you want. Listen to Auntie!”

Zuo Qiu wanted to roll his eyes, hearing Xiao Baijun twist the truth, but he couldn’t possibly explain the real reason. He was momentarily extremely frustrated.

Upon hearing Yun Duo’s “imperial decree,” Xiao Baijun directly scooped all the remaining chives on the plate into his bowl.

…

After the meal, Yun Duo told the two young men to watch TV while she and Zuo Qinmin cleaned up the table.

Xiao Baijun, sitting on the sofa, was currently trying to placate the still-pouting Zuo Qiu.

“I just ate a green vegetable. Do you have to be so serious?”

Zuo Qiu gave him a sidelong glance. “Is that an ordinary green vegetable?” If it were any other green vegetable, he wouldn’t say a word and would let him eat his fill, but could chives be eaten casually?

Xiao Baijun coughed. “Don’t worry, I didn’t eat much. Nothing will happen tonight…”

Before he could finish, Zuo Qiu interrupted, asking in return, “Are you sure you didn’t eat much?”

“Only three bites!”

Zuo Qiu chuckled, “Right, just three bites, each one-third of the plate.”

All the chives on the table went into his stomach. How was that “not much”?

His lie was mercilessly exposed, but Xiao Baijun didn’t feel embarrassed at all. He glanced in the direction of the kitchen and whispered, “I’ve been abstaining for more than ten days. Is it too much to eat some natural tonic and then vent the fire later?”

Zuo Qiu massaged his forehead. “The request isn’t too much, but you have to see where we are right now!”

Thinking about doing the deed with Xiao Baijun in a room separated only by a wall from his parents made Zuo Qiu’s face flush. If they were discovered… how could he face anyone again!

Xiao Baijun was a little confused. If they couldn’t do it at home, what were they supposed to do? Go outdoors? Would it be too cold?

“Should I stay in a hotel instead?”

During their earlier chat, Yun Duo asked him to sleep in the study room at home, and he agreed. He wondered if it was too late to refuse now?

“The bed in the study is already made for you.”

While cooking just now, his mother even took the time to tidy up the bed with his father, using new sheets and a new quilt specially.

This immediately extinguished the last glimmer of hope in Xiao Baijun’s heart. “Then what should I do?”

He ate so many chives, and now he wasn’t allowed to do the happy thing? Was this the rhythm of “exploding and dying”?

Zuo Qiu felt helpless yet a little amused. “Who told you to eat so many chives!”

He didn’t know what kind of physique Xiao Baijun had. Every time he ate chives, it was like he had taken a stimulant, giving him endless energy.

Xiao Baijun looked distressed, and he started thinking about whether he should take Zuo Qiu back to B City earlier.

Seeing his unhappy face, Zuo Qiu suggested, “If it’s really unbearable, you can just…”

Xiao Baijun knew Zuo Qiu was about to tell him to use his own right hand to solve the problem, so he immediately interrupted, “No way!”

He had a boyfriend; did he really have to masturbate? Was he going to be that miserable?

Zuo Qiu looked at Xiao Baijun and found it funny, teasing him, “How about I help you?”

“Yes!”

He couldn’t do the whole thing, but using Zuo Qiu’s hand to solve his problem was “reluctantly” acceptable, according to Xiao Baijun.

Zuo Qiu looked at his bright eyes and laughed, “That’ll be the day!”

Xiao Baijun: …

Is teasing him that much fun!

…

After Zuo Qiu’s parents finished cleaning the kitchen, they came to sit down. Zuo Qiu felt awkward being overly intimate in front of elders, so he moved slightly to the side.

Xiao Baijun, unable to touch Zuo Qiu, felt a little disappointed inside.

“Jun-jun, what does your family do?” When the TV went into commercials, Yun Duo casually chatted with Xiao Baijun. She hadn’t specifically researched the Xiao family, but based on Xiao Baijun’s clothes and demeanor, she figured their family was probably not ordinary.

Xiao Baijun downplayed it. “My dad has a company, and my mom manages the household at home.”

Zuo Qiu glanced at Xiao Baijun upon hearing this. Okay, that’s not entirely wrong.

Xiao Baijun kept it simple, and Yun Duo didn’t think much of it, assuming in her mind that the Xiao family was just a relatively wealthy family.

However, Zuo Qinmin, who paid more attention to news, rarely interjected, “There is a Xiao Property in B City. The biggest boss of Xiao Property is called Xiao Zhan. Do you know him?”

Xiao Baijun choked. He glanced at Zuo Qiu and then replied to Zuo Qinmin, “I know him. He is my father.”

Zuo Qinmin exchanged a look with Yun Duo next to him, and neither spoke.

Although Xiao Zhan’s name wasn’t widely famous, Xiao Property was a household name. Ten years ago, when a major earthquake struck the region of Shu, 90% of the houses in the earthquake zone collapsed. The remaining 10% that didn’t collapse were built by Xiao Property. Xiao Property could be said to have “achieved fame in one tremor.”

The two parents began to compare the differences between their son and Xiao Baijun, and both felt that the future of the two children in front of them was not very optimistic. Modern people scoffed at the idea of “matching social status” (門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì), but the two teachers didn’t see it that way. Different upbringings would directly lead to vastly different worldviews and philosophies of life. If their core beliefs were so different, how could the two go far?

Xiao Baijun noticed Zuo Qiu’s parents frowning and remaining silent, and he grew a little worried.

“Uncle, Auntie, my living environment was given to me by my parents; I can’t refuse it. But choosing to like Zuo Qiu is my choice, and I want to stick with it. And my family all likes Qiuqiu very much, and they support us being together.”

Zuo Qinmin and Yun Duo were stunned upon hearing this. Yun Duo looked at her son, who had been silent, using her eyes to ask if this was true.

Zuo Qiu nodded slightly, feeling a bit awkward. He rarely mentioned Xiao Baijun’s family background these days at home. For him and Xiao Baijun, their relationship was what they valued most. Of course, the most important thing was that Zuo Qiu was not inferior deep down. Since childhood, except for matters of the heart, there were few things he wanted to do but failed to do well. So, even if he couldn’t continue in the entertainment industry later, he wouldn’t do poorly in other fields and wouldn’t feel inferior in front of the Xiao family.

Yun Duo and Zuo Qinmin’s thinking wasn’t rigid. They noticed the potential problem but weren’t stubbornly set in their ways. Seeing their son’s expression, they knew Xiao Baijun was telling the truth. Since their son didn’t see the vast difference in family status as an issue between them, there was no need for the older generation to say anything more. After all, the future path was one they had to walk themselves.

…

After the two parents retired to their room to sleep, Xiao Baijun waited for half an hour, then took Zuo Qiu’s hand and pulled him forcefully toward his room.

Zuo Qiu didn’t dare to openly resist. After turning off the TV, he was dragged by Xiao Baijun toward the room.

“Shouldn’t we do something to celebrate?” Xiao Baijun closed the bedroom door and pushed Zuo Qiu toward the bed.

“Celebrate what?” Zuo Qiu didn’t want Xiao Baijun to have his way and desperately moved toward the desk.

Xiao Baijun’s method for dealing with a cornered Zuo Qiu was always simple and rough—he directly hoisted Zuo Qiu over his shoulder, then pinned him down on the bed.

“Your parents tacitly approved our relationship. Don’t you think we should celebrate?”

Xiao Baijun used one hand to restrain Zuo Qiu and started taking off his own clothes with the other.

Since both elders were asleep now, as long as they kept their voices down, they definitely wouldn’t wake them.

Zuo Qiu looked at the impatient Xiao Baijun and was speechless. “Do you have to be so lustful?”

Xiao Baijun roughly pulled at Zuo Qiu’s clothes, calmly replying, “Of course I do!”

Heaven knew he had been restless for ages. It had been two hours since dinner, and the chives had likely all turned into a catalyst, forcing him to transform into a wolf. Now was the perfect time. Not doing anything would simply be a disservice to himself.

Zuo Qiu felt exhausted seeing their current state. He knew that any further struggle would be futile, so he reached over, retrieved something from a hidden box on the bedside table, and tossed it to Xiao Baijun.

Xiao Baijun, whose nose was hit by the object, recognized what it was and chuckled. “So you’ve been playing hard to get all along! You clearly want it so badly, yet you put on an expression of a chaste, devoted man. Qiuqiu, you are such a hypocritical Qiuqiu.”

“Where was I playing hard to get? These things were clearly stuffed into my suitcase by you before!”

He only found out that Xiao Baijun had stuffed the unused condoms from the set into his suitcase when he cleaned his clothes after returning home. To prevent his parents from seeing them, he had to hide the condoms in a box in the drawer. But this guy was something else. He did it himself, and now he was directly shifting the blame onto Zuo Qiu.

Xiao Baijun put on the little tool and ignored Zuo Qiu’s explanation, starting his work independently.

“I don’t remember doing that. Are you sure you didn’t buy them yourself?”

Due to Xiao Baijun’s strength, Zuo Qiu felt overwhelmed almost immediately. Since they hadn’t done it in a while, his body seemed unaccustomed to such strenuous activity.

“You are simply despicable and shameless.”

Xiao Baijun kept moving, laughing loudly, “Are you sure it’s not you who’s slutty and I’m slutty too?”

Zuo Qiu was stunned for a moment. When he realized the profound meaning behind Xiao Baijun’s words, he fiercely hammered Xiao Baijun’s chest. This person’s moral bottom line had been refreshed again!

“Wow, that feels good!”

After Zuo Qiu finished hammering, Xiao Baijun suddenly exclaimed this.

Of course, whether he meant the hammering felt good or something else was left for the listener to interpret.