Ji Mingxia was caught off guard and choked on his tea.
He had been listening to Yu Ning, and his mouth had not been idle, eating all the melon seeds and nuts. Now that he had choked on the tea, his throat tickled and he coughed frantically.
Seeing this, Yu Ning hurriedly handed out a tissue to him.
Ji Mingxia couldn’t stop coughing and Yu Ning hesitated for a moment before reaching and patting his back.
It was not easy to calm down. Ji Mingxia hurriedly wiped his sweat with a tissue and calmed his breath a little.
He had coughed so hard that his face was flushed, and Yu Ning averted his gaze somewhat unnaturally, saying, “It’s getting late, why don’t you go and rest first. If there’s anything else, we can talk about it tomorrow.”
Ji Mingxia slowly took a sip of water to moisten his throat, but he remained sitting.
If someone else had asked this question, Ji Mingxia would have played dumb and not answered.
If Yu Ning had any other kind of question, Ji Mingxia would have been sure to flounder and skip the topic.
But …… Yu Ning had asked Ji Mingxia a question about gongs and shous!
What is Ji Mingxia’s status in this book? He is the love mentor of the protagonist gong and shou.
‘I can fool around with other things but I dare not neglect my work. If I can’t even do this little thing well, I wouldn’t have the face to rely on Yu Ning!’
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia took Yu Ning’s hand.
He had just coughed and sweated, and his palms were still a little damp with sweat. His body temperature was on the high side, and after holding Yu Ning’s hand, the latter instinctively shrank his hand. But before he could react, Ji Mingxia had already pressed him back into his seat.
“On the subject of gongs and shous …… if you are curious, I can indeed give you a good explanation.” Ji Mingxia said.
He was standing and Yu Ning was sitting, and on hearing him speak, Yu Ning slightly lifted his head to look at Ji Mingxia.
The light reflected on his face was sharp and straight, but the look in his eyes was indeed soft.
Perhaps he was a little surprised by Ji Mingxia’s actions as his mouth opened slightly. He usually looked oppressive, but he now looked obedient.
Ji Mingxia cleared his throat, trying to substitute himself as an natural gay, and conscientiously gave Yu Ning a scientific explanation: “You know, I don’t like girls, I like boys.”
Yu Ning nodded: “Mmm.”
Ji Mingxia said, “Then will you discriminate against me and treat me as an abnormal person because of this?”
Yu Ning was stunned, even frowning slightly as he looked at Ji Mingxia disapprovingly and said, “Of course not.”
Ji Mingxia noticed his small expression and smiled in his heart.
Of course he knew that Yu Ning wouldn’t, he was straight and Yu Ning was the real gay one.
Ji Mingxia said to Yu Ning, “From childhood, we were told that men and women make a combination. That men and women get married, become husband and wife, and form a family together. Liking the same sex, for many people, is abnormal.”
“But for myself, I think …… it’s our freedom no matter who we like. As long as you stick to the bottom line, as long as you don’t break the law, homosexuality and heterosexuality are all very normal and there’s nothing strange.”
When Ji Mingxia talked, it looked like he was asking Yu Ning a question, but in fact, he was transferring Yu Ning’s dilemma onto himself, and then analyzing it to Yu Ning from his own perspective.
After all, homosexuality was still a minority in this society. Yu Ning grew up in a dark environment because of his eyes and physique, a gay identity would cause him even more psychological pressure.
Ji Mingxia deliberately transferred these things onto himself, just to let Yu Ning know that he had a kindred spirit and that liking the same sex was not something to be ashamed of.
In order to take care of Yu Ning’s self-esteem, Ji Mingxia would definitely not poke holes in Yu Ning’s sexuality.
So he pretended not to know Yu Ning’s little secret and only dissected his heart for Yu Ning.
Ji Mingxia said, “Actually I am quite lucky. In the early years, people were more conservative in their thinking and were not very accepting of such things; but it is different now. Take a look at our school, it is in a small county like Funan, but although several people in the dormitory know about my sexual orientation, they did not laugh at me or stay away from me, instead they even took care of me.
“When I go to university later and go to a bigger city, I will be even less bothered by this.”
“Some people might misunderstand that liking men means jumping on any man you see one. But it’s not like that at all. Just like ordinary people, we’re only willing to get close and intimate with someone we like.”
Ji Mingxia finished speaking, and he gave himself an internal nod of approval.
Those danmei novels were not read in vain. He, a straight man, had now become a confidant and a brother.
Don’t mention Yu Ning, Ji Mingxia was almost touched by himself.
After Ji Mingxia finished speaking, he looked at Yu Ning with some expectation.
According to his speculation, Yu Ning wouldn’t be able to resist sharing his heart after realizing that they were all in the same boat.
He would then take the opportunity to better enlighten him and prevent Yu Ning from going astray.
As a result, Ji Mingxia waited and waited, but Yu Ning did not say anything. Instead, he lowered his head and looked at their clasped hands. His face did not have much expression, but his ears were flushed red.
“Yu Ning?” Ji Mingxia could not help but call out.
Yu Ning raised his eyes to look at Ji Mingxia. Upon realising that Ji Mingxia was looking at him at close range, Yu Ning quickly moved his eyes away. He slightly turned his face to the side and whispered, “So…only when you meet someone you like are you willing to be intimate?”
“Well, yeah.” Ji Mingxia said.
After saying that, he looked at Yu Ning’s somewhat unnatural expression and suddenly reacted to why Yu Ning’s expression was so strange.
Yu Ning did not even have a friend throughout his whole life, let alone any close contact. He was ostracized in the whole county.
According to the novel, Yu Ning also became enlightened very late in life and when it came to relationships, Yu Ning’s emotional and intellectual quotient are diametrically opposed.
Ji Mingxia realized that he didn’t understand what he was trying to say.
Oops, it was his blunder.
But it was Yu Ning’s fault for acting too smart these past two days. When Ji Mingxia looked at Yu Ning, he was glowing with wisdom. He almost forgot about Yu Ning’s unenlightened attributes.
It seemed a little early to dissect his heart. Yu Ning hadn’t met anyone he liked yet.
Ji Mingxia hurriedly changed tactics.
“When men and women get together, they are generally known as monogamous; men and men are also the same but they take on special words to make the distinction. Generally, the gong is the one who takes the initiative and is strong, the shou will be relatively more ….accommodating…. ” Ji Mingxia said and explained with some difficulty.
Although he had read danmei novels, he was not deeply versed in this. He roughly knew the meaning of gong and shou, but to explain more concretely was a little difficult for him.
Seeing that Yu Ning was still looking at him, Ji Mingxia said it directly, “To put it simply, the gong is the one on top and the shou is the one below.”
“Above, below?” Yu Ning asked in confusion.
Looking at Yu Ning’s unenlightened look, Ji Mingxia felt that there was no way to teach him by using cryptic words.
Thinking back to the novel, the supporting character, Ji Mingxia, was in a relationship before giving love pointers to the protagonists. That was a shining example and it was convenient for education.
It was too difficult for Ji Mingxia, a single dog, to teach with words. He simply and brutally gestured at a certain part of Yu Ning’s body, “One uses here.”
As he said that, he then pointed to his own butt, “The other with here, got it?”
Yu Ning’s eyes suddenly widened. This time, not only his ears were red, but even his face was visibly flushed.
He rested his gaze on the position of Ji Mingxia’s butt and did not move away for a long time.
Ji Mingxia was standing facing Yu Ning, and although Yu Ning’s gaze was fixed in that direction, he could not actually see the whole picture.
Anyway, he couldn’t see it, and as far as Ji Mingxia was concerned, they were all shous.
Ji Mingxia was very calm, and even thought that Yu Ning’s expression was a little cute.
Immediately afterwards, he remembered something else and hurriedly reminded: “It is against the laws of nature after all, and the risks faced are even greater than men and women together. First of all, there are many, many scum men in this circle. You must find the one who is good to you; secondly, even if you find a partner, you must pay attention to hygiene and safety. They must not be too troublesome, and safety measures must be taken ……”
“Safety measures?” Yu Ning said.
“Right.” Ji Mingxia said.
Although Ji Mingxia had read danmei novels, he couldn’t read so intently. After all, the ambiguous scenes were too much for him to read.
Ji Mingxia also did not quite understand how men and men operate.
But that didn’t stop him from giving Yu Ning a science lesson.
After all, Yu Ning was an even more ignorant person than he was. Ji Mingxia summed it all up in his mind based on guesses he had made during his years of reading novels, combined with the situation of men and women, and his aspirations for an ideal partner. Then he passed it all on to Yu Ning.
For example, when looking at a partner, you can’t just look at what he says, you have to look at what he actually does. For example, cooking and doing housework, taking care of small daily details, these are all plus points.
Sending an umbrella on a rainy day is better than sweet words and a gong who goes to act as soon as you go to bed is not a good one. He has to take care of the shou before they can enjoy themselves, and after he is enjoying, he should not slack off. That is the most basic standard.
For example, gay lovers should be more careful and vigilant than the heterosexual lovers. They should pay attention to safety, shower and wear condoms. The environment they stay in must be safe and clean, and even have regular medical examinations, etc.
This circle is chaotic, many people live in the moment, but they must hold on to their bottom line.
Only after passing many tests can one go on to be together as partners.
Ji Mingxia rambled on for a long time, and on seeing that Yu Ning was staring at himself throughout, he paused for a moment and hurriedly said, “Of course, you shouldn’t be scared by the science I just gave, what with all the bleeding and diseases …… these are all probable events. As long as the other person is reliable and everything follows normal procedures, it’s actually very enjoyable.”
“Enjoyable?” Yu Ning repeated.
“Yes.” Ji Mingxia was deeply afraid that he would completely kill Yu Ning’s idea of looking for a lover with his previous warnings, so he hurriedly remedied the situation, “Although it would hurt at first, but it’s actually …… particularly comfortable. In fact, in the gay circle, there are more 0 than 1. 0 is the shou, 1 is the gong so the meaning is the same …… anyway, as long as you have experienced it, many people will prefer to be the shou.”
He didn’t know what came to Yu Ning’s mind as he blinked and looked at Ji Mingxia, “Is Mingxia a shou?”
The expression on Ji Mingxia’s face stiffened for a moment.
Looking into Yu Ning’s innocent eyes, he wanted to laugh and cry as he finally said, “Mmm …… I’m also a shou.”
Yu Ning asked again, “Because it feels good?”
Ji Mingxia didn’t expect Yu Ning would utter such tiger and wolf words with such an innocent face.
Although he had said a lot more when he was giving the science, Ji Mingxia’s heart was calm and unruffled during the process.
How come when it came to Yu Ning asking a question, it felt somewhat strange…..
But Ji Mingxia certainly couldn’t deny it at this point. He was once again forced to say, “Yes, if the tool is big, you will have a good time.”
Ji Mingxia was unable to resist muttering, “But you don’t have to worry about that.”
“Is mine enough?” Yu Ning pursed his lips shyly as he asked in a small voice.
“It’s enough, if you’re not enough, then no one is!” Ji Mingxia encouraged with a big grin, “You’re the most perfect one!”
Yu Ning was the protagonist shou!
The novel didn’t specify Yu Ning and Pei Yuan’s sizes. Since Yu Ning, being a shou, was so gifted, how much worse could Pei Yuan be?
Their sex life is guaranteed by the original story. There was absolutely no need to worry about the size!
On the contrary, he …… Ji Mingxia thought about it. After finishing the plot task, he would suddenly announce one day that he had turned from bent to straight ……
Someone would believe him …… right?
Ji Mingxia worried about his future and didn’t notice Yu Ning glance at his body after hearing his words, and then at Ji Mingxia’s body, a thoughtful look passing over his face.
“Then …… I’ll go and fill up the bathtub.” Yu Ning said.
“The bathtub? Are you going to take a bath?” Ji Mingxia asked in confusion.
Yu Ning said, “You’ve been tired all day, it’s better to take a bath and sleep.”
Ever since Ji Mingxia had gestured to his butt, Yu Ning’s face had been flushed with red.
It had now faded slightly, but he still looked better than his usual paleness.
He looked like a normal adolescent. His eyes were shining, and he looked shy as he averted his gaze. He helped Ji Mingxia prepare his pyjamas and then went into the bathroom to clean up the bath.
From Ji Mingxia’s point of view, Yu Ning had worked much harder than he had today, so it was logical that he, the one who hadn’t contributed much, should take care of Yu Ning.
Although Yu Ning’s body was slender, the muscles and bones stretched and the person became a male model. Everything he did was pleasing to the eye, from rinsing the bathtub to putting the bath ball ……all were ordinary actions but they looked extraordinarily beautiful.
Ji Mingxia suddenly felt sleepy. In order not to disturb others, they left for the restaurant at the lake at midnight.
It took all of Ji Mingxia’s energy just to avoid the ghost, and when he first saw it, he was frightened enough to run away in haste.
When he realised that the only two options in front of him were the gazebo and the box, Ji Mingxia deliberately messed up the arrangement of the tables and chairs in the box to attract the ghost into the box before hiding himself in the gazebo.
According to his plan, once the ghost had entered the box, Ji Mingxia in the gazebo would look for an opportunity to escape, never trapping himself in the same place.
This plan was extremely risky and could only be described as survival from death.
Fortunately, the ghost had just entered the box when Yu Ning subdued the bronze mirror.
After the whole process, Ji Mingxia was exhausted even though he did not help much.
He had been so immersed in the excitement and thrill of Yu Ning’s subjugation of the bronze mirror that he hadn’t felt fatigue on returning to the hotel room.
Now that he had calmed down, he felt a little tired.
The bronze mirror and the blood-red ring were still on the coffee table, right in front of Ji Mingxia.
Both were mysterious items of great value, and the bronze mirror even contained the right to control the Quanzhuang hotel. So Yu Ning was so concerned that just left it there without putting them away.
The orange light in the room was warm and inviting. He watched Yu Ning, who was busy not far away, and the sound of water gurgling as the bath was being drained made him feel a sense of security. Every little sound was hypnotic.
Ji Mingxia unconsciously changed to a more comfortable position and slowly closed his eyes.
By the time Yu Ning was finishing preparing the water and came over, Ji Mingxia had already fallen asleep.
“Mingxia?” Ji Mingxia had fallen asleep on the chair and Yu Ning called out gently.
Ji Mingxia was sleeping heavily and showed no signs of waking up.
Yu Ning watched him sleep for a while, and had no choice but to bend down, pick Ji Mingxia up and put him on the bed.
As he lay on the bed, Ji Mingxia was awakened and opened his eyes slightly.
He saw that it was Yu Ning and instantly put his mind at ease.
The feeling of lying on the bed was much more comfortable than on the chair, and Ji Mingxia was so tired that his mind could not turn at all. In a daze, he changed to a more comfortable sleeping position, turning his back to Yu Ning as he pulled the blanket and huddled into a ball. He soon fell into a deep sleep again.
Ji Mingxia’s sleeping position was a very common side sleeping style.
Although Yu Ning tried his best to control himself, his eyes could not help but follow Ji Mingxia’s body downwards.
His eyes were usually on Ji Mingxia’s face, but after a flurry of education today, Yu Ning unconsciously looked down at Ji Mingxia’s waist, eventually stopping where he shouldn’t look.
Above and below ……
He remembered everything Ji Mingxia had said, word for word.
Although Ji Mingxia did not explicitly say so, when the conditions for choosing a partner were mentioned, Yu Ning could certainly see Ji Mingxia was talking about his ideal type.
Only those who passed the test would be qualified as the gong.
So Yu Ning quickly got up to prepare Ji Mingxia’s pajamas and prepared the bath just to show off.
Unexpectedly, Ji Mingxia had fallen asleep before he could finish.
Ji Mingxia seemed irrelevant during tonight’s battle, but only when he cooperated would Tong Jing show up. To him, Ji Mingxia deserved more credit for the conquest of the bronze mirror.
Every time he collected a mysterious item, his body was able to absorb some special energy, so he didn’t feel tired at all.
But Ji Mingxia was an ordinary person, and after working hard all night, he was already exhausted.
Seeing that Ji Mingxia was sleeping soundly, Yu Ning restrained himself as he reached out and covered Ji Mingxia with the quilt, covering the area that had disturbed him.
Yu Ning watched over Ji Mingxia for a while to make sure that he was soundly asleep. He went to wash up before lying back in his own bed.
Ji Mingxia slept straight through to the afternoon of the next day.
During this period, Yu Ning’s movements and even the ringing of his mobile phone could not wake him up.
When he opened his eyes again and sat up from bed, Ji Mingxia was so dazed that he could hardly distinguish between day and night, nor did he know where he really was.
It was only when Yu Ning poured him a cup of hot water and Ji Mingxia took a few sips that he gradually came to his senses.
“Shit, I slept last night without taking a shower or brushing my teeth or changing my clothes ……?!”
Ji Mingxia couldn’t help but howl.
Yu Ning said, “It’s my fault. You were so tired, I should have let you take a shower first.”
“How can I blame you for that.” Ji Mingxia hurriedly said, “I was too sleepy at that moment, if I really took a shower, I might have fallen asleep while standing …… but this sleep was too comfortable, I’ll hurry and go wash up now.”
When Ji Mingxia came out of the shower, the takeaway Yu Ning had ordered for him was also delivered.
Ji Mingxia was so hungry that he gobbled it up, and it was only when he had eaten and drunk enough that he slowly regained his spirit.
Seeing Yu Ning working on the computer in the hotel room, and the blood red ring placed aside still glowing, Ji Mingxia said curiously, “Yu Ning, what are you doing?”
“Looking for Li Youzi.” Yu Ning said.
Li Youzi?
Ji Mingxia froze for a moment, then suddenly remembered that the target of their trip was Li Youzi.
The blood red ring was a pair, and it was possible that the other ring could have an effect on the one Yu Ning was holding.
Up until last night, Ji Mingxia thought that the anomalies in the hotel were caused by Li Youzi and the blood red ring, but in the end it turned out to be the bronze mirror in the end.
However, even though the bronze mirror had been subdued, the matter was not over for Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning.
Li Youzi was missing, the whereabouts of the other blood-red ring was unknown, and the missing person might have already died and became a ghost.
Everything was back to square one, and if they wanted to be safe, they had to find Li Youzi
Ji Mingxia had already seen what Yu Ning was capable of. He did not bother beating around the bush to guess blindly; he ate his dessert while patiently waiting for Yu Ning’s findings.
Sure enough, Yu Ning closed the webpage a few moments later, and turned his head to look at Ji Mingxia and said, “I roughly know where she is.”
Long before Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had arrived at Quanzhuang hotel, Li Yuzu had already made a post on Weibo, informing everyone that she was on holiday with friends at Quanzhuang hotel, and that her mobile phone was switched off, hoping that no one would bother her.
On their first night here after falling in the lake, Ji Mingxia had asked the hotel to provide surveillance and for them to check if Li Youzi herself had come inside the restaurant.
At that time, Tong Jing refused their request under the pretext of customer privacy.
After subduing the bronze mirror, Yu Ning now had most of the information inside the hotel, and could first confirm whether Li Youzi was at the hotel or not.
“The ring has absorbed Tong Jing’s energy and has increased its sensing ability on the other ring. It’s pointing to a certain area in the east.” Yu Ning said to Ji Mingxia, “I used the bronze mirror to check the surveillance within the hotel, and confirmed that Li Youzi and her group had, indeed, been to the Quanzhuang Hotel. However, they left just after checking in.”
“Leaving the hotel just after checking in?” Ji Mingxia said.
“To be precise, they left after the post.” Yu Ning said.
“Why? To deliberately make people think they were at the Quanzhuang hotel?” Ji Mingxia wondered.
“Mysterious items are able to sense each other at certain moments. The two rings are a pair so the sensing ability should be stronger.” Yu Ning said, “I guess that Li Youzi already knew that the owner of the ring had changed when we got the ring..”
Ji Mingxia was stunned for a moment and said, “You mean …… Li Youzi knew early on that Lin Siyun’s ring had changed owners, and after checking into the hotel and sensing another very powerful mysterious item within the Quanzhuang Hotel, which was this bronze mirror… …
“She deliberately made that Weibo post to lure us over…… letting us fall into the trap of the bronze mirror?”
Yu Ning said, “This should be one of her purposes. Since Li Youzi took the initiative to post her location on Weibo, and there was the bronze mirror inside the Quanzhuang hotel, Li Yuzu also said that her mobile phone was switched off in the hope of not being disturbed. No one would pay attention to her itinerary and movement in these next few days. So even if one wanted to, they wouldn’t be able to find her.
“After leaving the hotel, Li Youzi did not leave the area immediately. The day we checked into the hotel three days ago, Li Youzi and her friends also drove into the primeval forest at the back of the resort, according to the surveillance. “
“What do you mean? What do they intend to do in the primeval forest ……,” Ji Mingxia said in confusion.
Yu Ning sorted through the clues known so far and looked at Ji Mingxia.
“To commit murder.”
