Shocking! The Protagonist of the Mpreg Story Is a Straight Man - Chapter 13
The sensation of his arm muscles being kneaded was so vivid, and the technique so lewd, that the hair on Pei Nan’s body stood on end.
He looked at Yang Fan’s hand with loathing, wishing he could chop it off.
Yang Fan wore an expression of confusion at just the right moment. Seeing that Pei Nan was still staring at him coldly, he lifted his hand and asked helplessly, “Did I offend you just now? I’m sorry, I might be a little sleepy and wasn’t paying attention to boundaries. Usually, I play around with Da Zhi and the others like this and don’t care much about it. I’m really sorry. If you don’t like it, I won’t put my arm around your shoulder anymore.”
He spoke earnestly, as if even his half-closed eyes were testifying for him.
Pei Nan, however, did not want to let this matter go so easily.
He knew that when guys got along well, they would play harmless jokes pretending to kiss but actually acting disgusted and laughing from a distance, or hugging where it was just two warm bodies touching without any actual interest. Having a good physique, he had been felt up by Chen Bin and other classmates before, but their touch felt no different than his own; it never made his whole body feel uncomfortable.
Moreover, he felt that the way Yang Fan spoke was very strange, as if his reaction was trivial. It felt as though if he continued to dwell on it, it would become his fault. This caused the “tea-shaming” radar, trained by Madam Zhu Yun, to beep loudly in his head.
When his teammates ahead looked back, Pei Nan withdrew from his confrontation with Yang Fan. From a distance, the two looked as if they were having a peaceful conversation.
In reality, the words coming out of Pei Nan’s mouth were not polite at all.
“I indeed do not like being touched or having someone’s arm around me, especially people getting handsy with me. I hope Captain Yang remembers this. If I find someone knowingly committing this offense again, I don’t know what I might do.”
Yang Fan smiled cheerfully, maintaining a gentle posture. “As it should be.”
Pei Nan glanced at him twice, then turned a corner and headed back to the dormitory from a different direction.
On the way back, the more Pei Nan thought about it, the angrier he became. He knew some people liked men and didn’t find it strange, but Yang Fan’s hypocrisy was truly something he couldn’t admire. “What’s the difference between what he did and sexual harassment? And to think he’s a student representative!”
419 flew out to agree, “Exactly, exactly! He clearly has ill intentions toward you. We should be careful. If he looks for trouble or uses other means against you, you’ll be at a disadvantage.”
Pei Nan was somewhat dismissive. “As long as he doesn’t want to suffer ‘social death,’ he won’t provoke me again.”
At this moment, Pei Nan did not realize the attraction a straight man held for a perverted gay man. He assumed that after Yang Fan hit a snag, he would back down, never imagining that the other party would resort to brute force even against a man.
After that dinner, aside from normal communication at the training venue, Yang Fan rarely initiated conversation with Pei Nan, and Pei Nan was happy for the peace.
Training time passed quickly, and a week went by in the blink of an eye.
During the weekend, under the coach’s guidance, Pei Nan underwent another test.
However, the results this time were unsatisfactory. Although his condition was good, he couldn’t replicate the strength he had shown that day. Pei Nan was a bit anxious.
On the contrary, Lao Wang, who usually cared about grades, comforted him with a practiced and relaxed tone: “A peak state is something that can be sought but not guaranteed. You have to learn to mobilize it yourself, but don’t be too anxious. Look, your current level is already much better than when you first entered the school. Don’t push yourself too hard.”
Pei Nan lowered his head and remained silent, his expression showing a rare stubbornness.
“Even athletes in the national team have ups and downs. Do they stop competing or training just because they’re struggling with themselves?”
Pei Nan shook his head.
Lao Wang was afraid of ruining a good prospect, so seeing this, he said, “That’s enough for today. Go back and get some rest.”
“Yes.” Pei Nan packed his things and walked slowly back to the dormitory with his bag.
In the blink of an eye, it was late September. The evening temperature had dropped, and the night wind carried a distinct chill. Pei Nan pulled his zipper up to his chin to block the wind that kept blowing in.
He walked hurriedly, but after turning a corner, he saw a somewhat familiar back.
The other person was also walking in a hurry, holding something like a document box, with another person following behind. The two were talking as they walked, eventually getting into a Hummer.
As the car passed him, Pei Nan felt, perhaps as an illusion, that Xue Xingqi glanced in his direction.
Pei Nan was a bit surprised; he felt that Xue Xingqi seemed thinner.
In fact, Xue Xingqi just didn’t like to smile as much as before. After the rabbit disappeared that day, Xue Xingqi searched for a long time and even used some family connections. Even his mother asked if he was possessed, making such a fuss over a pet rabbit.
Xue Xingqi couldn’t explain to them; he had simply received a gift from fate, and after possessing it briefly, he had lost it again.
His home still kept the things Xiao Zhi used for eating, drinking, and playing. He hadn’t replaced the sofa or curtains that had been bitten, and he had even sealed away that luxurious rabbit nest in a room.
When he was doing these things, his younger sister was beside him.
The little girl’s eyes were dark and bright as she asked curiously, “Brother, are you going to raise another little rabbit?”
Xue Xingqi smiled. “No. I only have Xiao Zhi. I only want Xiao Zhi.”
“Xiao Zhi will come back.”
“I hope your words come true.”
It wasn’t just Pei Nan who was surprised to see Xue Xingqi; Xue Xingqi was equally surprised.
Today, he was invited to Jintian University to help. The school’s intention was to form a joint team to handle the upcoming competition matters. He originally didn’t want to come, but his partner had an emergency and couldn’t make it, so he came to negotiate.
Just now, they had selected an office in the gymnasium.
Strangely enough, the reason he took a liking to that office was that a broken silk banner was hanging there.
He thought this was fate, and he didn’t expect an even greater fate to be waiting for him outside. Those hidden heartbeats became tumultuous again because of the look Pei Nan sent his way.
Xue Xingqi couldn’t help but think: What if it’s possible? We are so destined.
The person in the car saw Xue Xingqi smile and couldn’t help but find it rare. “Is your mood that good just because you can come back to your own school? Our Jintian isn’t that bad, is it?”
“How could that be?” Xue Xingqi laughed. “I’m happy because I thought about being able to be responsible for such a grand event with all of you. Jintian was split off from our school anyway; we’re all one family. Why talk like we’re strangers?”
“Fine, fine, I’m afraid of your silver tongue. You’d better come over early to help me manage these athletes. Each one of them acts like they want to tear the roof off the stadium. Usually, only the coaches can talk sense into them.”
“Is that so?” Xue Xingqi smiled. “I’ll wait and see once I get in touch with them.”
“Just come quickly. It’s best if you stay at our school starting tomorrow.”
At midnight, while Pei Nan was fast asleep, the countdown for Task 1 hit zero, and the system released a new task after the update.
Task: Please accumulate 30 hours of ‘skinship’ (touching) with the neighboring school’s grass. Countdown: 7 days.