Tos stood behind Bai Shuijin, holding a wine glass, his eyes wide with disbelief.
“You might not think about yourself, but at least think about your husband.”
If your husband knew you were like this, how heartbroken he would be!
Bai Shuijin was discouraged and annoyed because he had to pay a large sum of money. “My laogong-ge told me to loosen up while abroad.”
So you’re going to this man’s room to take off your clothes because of money, and socks count as two items?
Tos’s morality suddenly skyrocketed. His previous moral value of 0 when he wanted to take care of Bai Shuijin instantly soared to 100. “Wake up! He told you to loosen up, not to become open!”
Bai Shuijin chewed on the words in his mouth and said cheerfully, “No difference.”
‘There’s a huge difference, okay!’
It was obvious that this man was not some simple character. If Bai Shuijin went with him, it would be like a lamb entering a tiger’s den.
Tos: “How about this? I’ll help you pay the money first.”
Bai Shuijin spread his hands. “But I don’t like owing favors.”
‘Your innocence is about to be gone, and you’re still talking about favors.’
“I don’t want anything from you. You don’t actually think that after entering his room, it’s just about taking off clothes, do you?”
Tos tried to step forward but was blocked by Chen Ji. “I advise you to mind your own business.”
Dressed in all black, standing to Wang Huanxiu’s left, the two of them looked like local gangsters ready to claim their territory.
Tos: “Aren’t you afraid I’ll call the police?”
Call the police? They hadn’t broken any laws. Even if he called the police, it would be futile.
Looking at Tos, a disdainful smile appeared on Chen Ji’s face. He had originally thought this foreigner was Bai Shuijin’s friend, but it seemed that wasn’t the case at all. He didn’t understand Bai Shuijin at all.
Behind Chen Ji’s framed glasses were a pair of world-weary eyes. “That would only make them more excited.”
Tos: “…”
Such a reserved and introverted nation has such perverted people too?
In the blink of an eye, Bai Shuijin had already been taken away, head lowered as he followed the man out of the bar. Tos tried to chase after them but was blocked by Chen Ji, who kept rapidly shifting left and right to block his path.
Tos: “…”
Chen Ji’s eyes were resolute; he was determined not to let Tos follow the two of them even a single step.
‘Can you afford the apartment I want in the capital?
If the boss isn’t disturbed tonight, the deed to that house will be mine tomorrow!’
Tos was unceremoniously driven away by Chen Ji. The enthusiastic foreign friend, however, did not stop his mission to help the Chinese youth who had gone astray. He found Chen Yuan, who was drinking heavily nearby.
“Chen Yuan, your friend was taken away!”
Chen Yuan was so startled she choked on the alcohol in her throat. The only friend she had with her right now was Bai Shuijin. “Taken away? By whom?”
Her expression was tense as she prepared to find their teacher and then call the police.
“A man from your country, just like you. His accomplice is right over there.”
Tos pointed towards the bar, where Chen Ji was enjoying his after-work life. Seeing Chen Yuan, he raised his glass in greeting, then threw his head back in a frenzied motion, downing a whole glass of whiskey.
Chen Yuan: !
‘Wow! What a reckless way to drink.’
Chen Ji was Brother Huanxiu’s secretary. She had also seen Brother Huanxiu during today’s stage performance. So the one who took Bai Shuijin away must be…
Her nostrils flared as she caught the scent of a CP, perfect to enjoy as a snack with her drinks.
Tos: “What should we do?”
Chen Yuan: “There’s an old saying in our country: ‘Good fortune follows the virtuous.’ You don’t need to worry. By the way, where are you heading next?”
Tos was in low spirits. “I’ll leave in a bit.”
Chen Yuan: “Don’t leave. Tell me the five-dollar story. Just tell me how Bai Shuijin was taken away.”
Tos: “…”
.
Bai Shuijin looked at the man’s back ahead of him. “Sir, which hotel are you staying at?”
Wang Huanxiu coldly stated an address.
“It’s too far, and it’s getting late. How about we go to the hotel I’m staying at instead? It would be more convenient.”
“Your place is convenient?”
Bai Shuijin thought about it and said, “No, it’s not convenient.”
“Why is it inconvenient again?” Wang Huanxiu sneered. “Didn’t you just say we should go to your hotel?”
“I forgot. I performed on stage today. My laogong-ge will come to see me. It wouldn’t be appropriate for you to go, Sir.”
He gave a reason for refusal, but the man only became more persistent. Wang Huanxiu immediately changed direction, saying: “My car is out of gas. It won’t start. We’re going to your hotel.”
Bai Shuijin’s face turned pale. “But my laogong-ge…”
“Your laogong-ge is a grown man. Can’t he find a place to sleep by himself?”
Bai Shuijin didn’t reply further. After all, he was the one who owed money.
On the way back, he was restless with anxiety. After finally returning to the hotel, he began fumbling slowly for his room key.
“What? Lost it? If it’s lost, just get another one from the front desk.”
“It’s not lost. I just need to find it properly.”
After searching for a long time, Bai Shuijin found the room card, tapped it against the door lock, and the electronic door automatically opened. He walked in uneasily and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing no one in the room.
He even broke into a smile.
“What? Are you this happy that your husband isn’t here?”
This sentence carried a bit of personal emotion.
Bai Shuijin: “No, my laogong-ge probably has something to do and will come later. Sir, you should leave quickly after I take off my clothes.”
“Why should I leave?” Wang Huanxiu’s dark eyes scrutinized him. “Even if you strip naked, it still won’t cover the cost of my clothes.”
Bai Shuijin extended his sinful claws towards this married man. “Sir, take them off. I’ll wash them for you.”
The unruly claws pulled off Wang Huanxiu’s jacket, then his tie. He scurried into the laundry area and smoothly tossed them into the washing machine.
There. They can still be worn after hanging them out to dry tomorrow.
Wang Huanxiu appeared behind him. “So this is how you wash them for me?”
“It’s not completely without merit.” Bai Shuijin smiled shyly. “I helped by adding two scoops of detergent.”
The man snorted coldly. “Come here.”
Bai Shuijin followed him to the living room.
“Speak. How do you plan to compensate me?”
“Sir, I really have no money. If taking off my clothes isn’t enough, then there’s nothing else I can do.”
Wang Huanxiu ignored his protest. “My secretary gave you another option.”
Bai Shuijin began to tremble. “You mean compensation with my body.”
“Up to you. But think carefully. If you can’t pay up tonight, by sunrise tomorrow, you’ll owe interest. Calculated at twenty percent.”
‘What a vicious capitalist, using loan-shark methods.’
Bai Shuijin hesitated for a moment, then sat down next to him. “Sir, I’ll still compensate with my body. I have no money.”
Wang Huanxiu: “One-time payment or installments?”
‘It even comes in one-time or installments! Isn’t that too ruthless?’
Bai Shuijin sensed something was wrong and inquired carefully about the difference between the two.
“How long is one time?”
“Until five tomorrow morning.”
Bai Shuijin’s vision went dark, and he swallowed hard.
Wang Huanxiu really could go until five tomorrow morning. They hadn’t seen each other for over a week. A short absence felt like a new honeymoon. Moreover, they hadn’t made love before he left. Just thinking about it promised a catastrophe for his buttocks.
But Wang Huanxiu could last until five tomorrow morning; he couldn’t. Not unless he drank energy drinks all night.
Bai Shuijin licked his lips. “What about installments? How much are the installments?”
“Installments have less interest. For the next month, three times a day.”
That is less interest? Would he even survive each day? If he went to the dance studio, Chen Yuan would just be waiting to hear about what he did every night.
Better a short pain than a long one. Bai Shuijin closed his eyes, hardened his heart, and after comparing the two, made a decision. “Sir, I choose the one-time payment. Just tonight.”
Wang Huanxiu looked at him with interest. “Didn’t you just say your husband would come later? Aren’t you afraid your husband will catch us?”
Bai Shuijin: “If he catches us, he catches us. Right now, nothing is more important than repaying the debt.”
“If I’m sleeping in your bed, where will your husband sleep?”
“Sleep under the bed.”
Q
Wang Huanxiu frowned.
Bai Shuijin: !
Why are you angry now? You can’t bring personal emotions into the play!
Wang Huanxiu’s eyes turned colder. “Go to the bed and take off your clothes.”
“Aren’t we going to shower first?”
“We’ll do it once, then shower.”
Bai Shuijin: “Oh.”
It seems he’s too impatient to wait through shower time.
He sat on the edge of the bed obediently and said, “You can be gentle. My laogong-ge is always very gentle with me.”
“I’m not your husband. Why are you telling me this?”
Bai Shuijin: “…”
‘Brother, you’re kind of scaring me now.’
Is he getting a bit too into character? Bai Shuijin swallowed, but he still felt a little excited. After all, it had been over a week since they’d seen each other, and he really missed kissing those abs too.
Bai Shuijin started taking off his clothes.
Wang Huanxiu said coldly. “Pants.”
Telling him to take off his pants first.
“But I haven’t finished taking off my shirt yet,” he muttered softly.
“You can take off your shirt anytime.”
Bai Shuijin turned his back to him and slipped his pants down. But before they even reached his calves, he was pressed face-down onto the bed from behind.
Half an hour later, Wang Huanxiu’s clothes were disheveled, his shirt buttons mostly undone, beads of sweat dripping down his neck.
“Does it feel better when I fuck you, or when your husband fucks you?”
“Speak.”
“You can’t even open your mouth, does it feel so good?”
“Does your husband know you’re getting fucked like this by me?”
He became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and used more and more force, causing Bai Shuijin’s toes to curl up.
He’d been pent up for a while, and now his energy seemed endless.
When Bai Shuijin woke up the next day, he felt like he’d been dismembered…he couldn’t feel any other parts of his body. He strained to move his neck. Fortunately, his wise and powerful brain was still there.
Wang Huanxiu was sleeping beside him. The play had finally ended at 5a.m, and they returned to their original identities.
Bai Shuijin huddled under the covers, wanting to cry but having no tears.
‘Mom, I’m never playing like this again.’
No wonder Wang Huanxiu is the villain. He’s so ruthless he’ll cuckold himself, and even insists on comparing.
Last night, he kept asking in different ways: who was better, husband or him?
What could he say?
He was so resourceful and clever, of course he gave both answers.
As a result, neither answer satisfied the other party.
Bai Shuijin gritted his teeth.
The heart of a bad man is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.
Not long after, Wang Huanxiu woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw Bai Shuijin lying next to him, limp like a salted fish. He leaned over to kiss him, but Bai Shuijin turned his head away like a propeller. “My mouth hurts.”
It was still swollen.
Wang Huanxiu modified the kiss and placed it on his cheek.
Bai Shuijin asked: “Laogong-ge, why did you come yesterday?”
Before this, Wang Huanxiu hadn’t told him he was coming.
Wang Huanxiu picked up his phone from the bedside table and looked at the footage captured by the telephoto lens last night of Bai Shuijin dancing on stage.
“I just happened to have time, so I came.” He said it lightly.
How could a busy man like “just happen to have time”?
He came specifically to see him. Bai Shuijin lifted his chin proudly.
“I haven’t even looked at any handsome guys here.”
It sounded like he was fishing for praise.
Sure enough, Wang Huanxiu looked at him with higher regard. “Rare.”
“Just the usual.”
“I hope you keep it up.”
After resting all afternoon, Bai Shuijin finally managed to get out of bed. All the itinerary here was over, and it was time to return to China.
Their return flight was at 9 a.m., so they just went home and caught up on sleep.
Bai Shuijin, jet-lagged, slept like the dead in the big bed, not even aware that Wang Muguang had returned.
The next morning at breakfast, he was a little surprised to see Wang Muguang at the table.
“When did you get back?”
Wang Muguang sipped his milk elegantly. “Last night. I knocked on your door, but you didn’t answer.”
Bai Shuijin’s mouth was full of lean pork congee. “If I had, your head would have been opened too.”
Yesterday, he and Wang Huanxiu had slept in the room, even missing dinner. Wang Huanxiu had work today and left early. Now, Bai Shuijin was wielding his spoon with gusto at the table.
Wang Muguang: “Did you move into the same room?”
Bai Shuijin nodded.
It happened while the other party was abroad filming.
Wang Muguang felt a belated fear. Fortunately neither of them heard him knocking yesterday.
He wondered, “When did your relationship become so good? I didn’t know.”
“While you didn’t know.”
“…”
Hearing that was the same as not hearing.
After the meal, one did stretches in the garden while the other practiced lines.
“Are all your movie scenes finished?”
“Mm, they’re all done. The movie will probably be released around spring next year.” Wang Muguang asked, “What about you? When are you taking the entrance exams?”
Bai Shuijin: “I’ve submitted most of my materials and had online interviews. I’m just waiting for results now. I applied to three schools.”
Wang Muguang analyzed it for him: all three schools were good, and were internationally renowned art institutions.
Just as the two were zoning out, Wang Muguang’s ringtone shattered the quiet. The narcissist’s ringtone was his own singing.
The “beautiful” singing voice reached Bai Shuijin’s ears.
Bai Shuijin: ‘It feels so good that it makes my ears go deaf.’
Wang Muguang looked at the phone number in surprise, probably never expecting to get a call from this person.
“Big sister, what’s wrong?”
It was his elder sister from his second uncle’s family. The second uncle’s family had always kept to themselves in the Wang family; their only passion was scientific research, protecting the environment, and loving the Earth.
His second uncle married early and had children early. His wife was a colleague from his projects. They only had one daughter, two years older than Wang Huanxiu, now married with children. Her husband had married into the Wang family.
Much like her father’s experience, this big sister’s husband was also a colleague she met through her work.
“Mu… zz… Guang, it’s me, zzt…”
The signal seemed a bit problematic.
“Big sister, is your signal bad?”
“Ye… yes, a bit.” After a long burst of busy tone, the sister’s voice became clear again. “Your brother-in-law and I are on an expedition in Antarctica.”
“…” Off to that desolate place again.
The expedition site couldn’t be in a town in Antarctica; the environment was relatively harsh, and making a phone call required driving a snowmobile dozens of kilometers out just to get a signal.
The sister’s voice was barely audible now. “Muguang, I wanted to ask you for a favor. Can you help me take care of Little Dinosaur recently?”
Little Dinosaur?
That human cub who’s already five years old?
Wang Muguang hadn’t seen much of Little Dinosaur either, only once since the child was born.
“What’s wrong with Little Dinosaur?”
“Recently, the teachers and nanny have told me Little Dinosaur hasn’t been behaving well. He often hits people and fights with other kids at kindergarten every day.”
“Lately, he’s also run away from home and kindergarten.”
Wang Muguang was dumbfounded. So young, yet so troublesome…even more outrageous than he was as a child.
Not only did he hit other children but he also ran away from home.
He had been quite spoiled as a child too, throwing tantrums when things didn’t go his way. But with the demon king, Wang Huanxiu, above him, he seemed well-behaved in comparison. Nannies always said he was easy to take care of.
The voice on the phone continued, “Muguang, I really have no other choice but to ask you. Your brother-in-law and I are in Antarctica. My parents are also at the research institute and can’t take leave. There’s really no one else, so I’m troubling you. Don’t worry, this expedition will be over soon. It will take a month at most, then your brother-in-law and I will fly back immediately.”
Neither the nanny nor the teacher could manage him, so they could only leave him to the elders, but there were few reliable ones to count on.
There weren’t many in the Wang family who weren’t black-hearted. Siblings turned against each other for money and profit, she had long seen this clearly. Among them, only Wang Muguang and Wang Zhenzhu, who had been raised at their grandfather’s home, were pure and kind-hearted.
Before Wang Muguang could even agree, the call ended due to a lost signal.
When he turned around, he saw Bai Shuijin listening intently, ears perked up.
Wang Muguang: “…No signal. They hung up over there.”
Bai Shuijin asked curiously, “Who was it?”
“My cousin from my second uncle’s family. She said she wants me to look after her child.”
“Child? Your cousin is already married and has children?”
“Mm, a little boy named Wang Qiusen. His nickname is Little Dinosaur.” Wang Muguang said, “I don’t know whether to agree or not.”
Even though he had no schedule for the next while, he’d never looked after a child before.
Bai Shuijin: “Maybe you should agree. She must be desperate.”
Wang Muguang: ?
If she wasn’t desperate, she probably wouldn’t have asked Wang Muguang to look after a child. After all, he was only good at taking care of himself.
At around four o’clock in the afternoon, Bai Shuijin and Wang Muguang got into the sports car and headed towards the elite kindergarten where Little Dinosaur was.
“I heard that little brat is quite fierce. He hits other kids at kindergarten every day. The teachers have called his parents several times.”
Bai Shuijin: “Why does he hit people?”
Wang Muguang shrugged. His cousin hadn’t said over the phone, but children of that age, if spoiled and undisciplined, could easily develop the habit of hitting others.
Arriving at the kindergarten, Bai Shuijin looked at the luxurious decor and the terrifyingly large area. If he didn’t know better, he would have thought it was an elementary school.
The two arrived right on time, and dismissal time soon arrived. Most children were picked up by drivers and nannies; only a few could be seen with parents.
The children were led out by their teachers. There were about fifteen children per class, dressed in cute uniforms and carrying backpacks.
Bai Shuijin and Wang Muguang stood at the school gate, their eyes dazzled.
“Which one is Little Dinosaur?”
“I’m looking too, but none of them seem right.”
A sense of foreboding arose in Bai Shuijin’s heart. “You haven’t seen Little Dinosaur before?”
“How could that be? Of course I have.”
“When?”
“When he was born.”
“…”
Wang Muguang: “What’s with that expression? I did a great deed by going to see him when he was born.”
Doesn’t the superstition say that the person a newborn first opens its eyes to will be who the child resembles as they grow up?
Wang Muguang wasn’t originally close to his second uncle’s family, but when his cousin had a child, he took leave from the film set upon learning of this superstition and traveled a long distance back just so Little Dinosaur would grow up to be a great handsome man loved by everyone, just like him.
The two searched for a long time but couldn’t find him, and they were growing increasingly frantic and exasperated.
Bai Shuijin: “How about we just pick one we like and take them?”
Wang Muguang was tempted. “Can we do that?”
“We just have to bring them back tomorrow anyway.”
“…”
Not seeing him at the school gate, they decided to go into the kindergarten to pick him up. After identifying themselves, a teacher from the neighboring class brought them inside.
Wang Qiusen’s class hadn’t been dismissed yet, but since the family was here, they could just take him home early.
Right now, the children of the Sunflower Class were having a lesson in the botanical garden. Each class had their own small plot of land there; every child was allocated a small plot and seeds to plant things in the botanical garden.
Bai Shuijin had never seen Little Dinosaur before, and Wang Muguang hadn’t seen that human child for a long time either. They both felt somewhat excited and expectant.
Unexpectedly, just as they reached the glass door of the botanical garden, they heard heart-wrenching cries from inside.
“Waaaaah! Mommy! Mommy, my little tomatoes!”
“We are not friends anymore, I won’t be friends with Sensen!!”
“I hate Sensen! I will never be friends with Sensen again!”
“Waaah waaah waaah!”
The cries inside rose one after another. Only one domineering, childish voice shouted loudly, “Stop crying! No one is allowed to not be my friend!”
His small hands, covered in dirt, were clutching many little tomatoes. Some were already squashed from him gripping them too tightly, staining his clothes and pants.
The children were crying and wailing as if they had never suffered a greater injustice in their lives.
“I’ll beat whoever cries again!” Sensen raised his little paw fiercely. “Let’s see who dares to cry then!”
He attempted to suppress them by force.
“Sensen, you can’t scare the other children like this.” The teacher separated him from the other children.
Sensen roared, “It’s their fault for saying they won’t play with me!”
“They said that because they’re angry. You destroyed the fruits they grew.”
It was the little tomatoes the child was clutching in his hand.
The teacher was leading the children to observe the plant seedlings and fruits when Sensen, this little demon king, started causing chaos. He lifted his short leg, stepped into the enclosure, and without a word began destroying the ripened little tomatoes.
Thus, he made all the children cry.
Even the quietest child hiding in the corner started sobbing behind the teacher. “I hate Sensen too! I’m never playing with Sensen again!”
Sensen took a half-step back in disbelief, clenched his little fists, his face turning bright red. “No! No one is allowed to cry!!”
Just as he was about to go cover the other children’s mouths, he was lifted up from behind, instantly flailing in the air like a New Year pig.
His hands waved wildly.
“What are you doing! Let me go!” he shouted angrily.
Wang Muguang held him by the scruff of his collar and said, “You little brat! You really take after my big brother. How old are you to cause so much chaos?”
Bai Shuijin: “…”
