Translated by J.
Editor: Addis
The burglar sprinted away like a gust of wind, far exceeding the speed that could be achieved by any ordinary human. While Ye Xi was being carried by the burglar, everything on either side of him turned into two blurry streams of colour. The chaotic cacophony of cries from the earlier scene had vanished a short while later. After a few more leaps with Ye Xi in his arms, the burglar came to a firm stop.
Ye Xi focused his eyes and saw Young Master Huangfuās 24K golden helicopter parked in a clearing between the woods. The clearing was surrounded by giant trees, which served as suitable cover. If one did not know beforehand that the stolen helicopter was here, it would have been very difficult to spot.
The cabin door was open. Unhurriedly, the burglar set Ye Xi down, then gracefully extended his hand towards the helicopter, āAfter you.ā
Dark clouds gathered along the sky above, a drizzle of rain began to fall as the thunder and lightning from earlier continued in the background. Unless the burglar wanted to get himself killed, he would not take off immediately. Feeling relieved, Ye Xi sat down inside the helicopter.
As expected, the burglar bent down and followed Ye Xi into the cabin, then sat down next to him. He wore an appreciative look on his handsome but wicked face. With the corners of his cat eyes slightly curved, he looked as if he found Ye Xi immensely interesting.
āWeāll wait here, since the helicopter canāt lift off right now.ā The burglar sat with one leg crossed over the other and rested the back of his head on his hands. Looking rather pleased with himself, he quipped, āItās not like those idiots will find us anytime soon. Even if they do, they wonāt be able to catch us.ā
Ye Xi sat in a docile pose, āOkay.ā
Looking askance at Ye Xi, the burglar broke into a wide grin as spoke in a flippant tone, āWith an innocent face like yours, who wouldāve thought the Little Master Murong is quite the player.ā
Ye Xi batted his eyes innocuously, āWhat do you mean?ā
āTsk, tsk, donāt play dumb with me.ā The burglar turned to face Ye Xi, he grabbed onto the back of the reclining chair next to Ye Xi, confining him to the crook of his arm, āWhy were those three people grabbing onto you earlier?ā
Ye Xi calmly replied, āThey were splitting Spring Festival presents?ā1
The burglar roared with laughter, āHahaha, you little liar!ā
As Ye Xi summoned all of his brain cells to analyse the burglarās facial expression, a fantastical notion fleeted across his mind.
āSpill,ā The burglar elbowed Ye Xi like an old friend. With a gleam in his eyes and an enticing tone, he urged, āAre you just taunting those fools? Tsk, using your adorable look to reel them in, only to cold-heartedly toss them away later?ā
Ye Xi licked his lips and laboured to turn the gears in his brain.
The burglarās moral compass seems to be completely broken. He’s also one of the smartest characters from the original novel. Heās not that interested in innocent little bunnies, but he fell in love with that Mary Sue sub from the original novel, so heās obviously attracted to some part of him.
If I follow this logic, the only reasonable explanation must be: the burglar thinks the sub is a green tea hussy2 dressed up as a little white bunny! And regardless of the authorās intentions, the sub definitely left this impression on the readers. Only the male lead and the male extras whose IQs nosedive when they see the sub donāt realise thisā¦
Since I canāt conquer the burglar via normal means, maybe I should follow his lead. Wouldnāt it be super-duper amazing if I were right?
Ye Xiās eyes darted around a couple of times as he brainstormed. Then through gritted teeth, he put his foot down and decided to confess to the allegation.
āAiyah, you saw right through me.ā Ye Xi replied in a super annoying high-pitched voice.
A knowing look appeared over the burglarās face. With a theatrical voice, he complimented, āAiyah! Respect! So, you’re a little black sesame dumpling3 after all.ā
Ye Xi humbly dismissed the compliment with a wave, āYou flatter me.ā
With a solemn expression, the burglar shook his head and admonished disingenuously, āYou little rascal. Itās wrong to play with other peopleās feelings you know.ā
Ye Xi arched his brow, āI disagree. I believe weāre in the same business.ā
The burglar widened his eyes, āOh?ā
āYou like to steal things and I like to steal hearts.ā Ye Xi smiled warmly as he spoke. Since he was not acting at all, his smile was innocent and adorable. But in the eyes of the burglar, it was a demonstration of Ye Xi’s superb acting skills.
The burglar chuckled as a rare seriousness appeared on his face, āSo tell me, why are you doing this?ā
The burglar did not seem to lack money, it was as if he stole because he actually enjoyed stealing. Ye Xi mused for a moment with a furrowed brow, then in keeping with the burglarās sense of morality, Ye Xi replied apprehensively, āI do it for fun?ā
āHahaha!ā The burglar guffawed while slapping his thigh. After laughing for quite some time, he suddenly bent over with his nose almost touching Ye Xiās, then teased in a tone mixed with both admiration and infatuation, āArenāt you a devious little villain? Rotten to the core.ā
Looks like heās coming around! Ye Xi revealed an innocent smile, āLikewise.ā
The burglar gave him a thumbs up, āYour ingĆ©nue act is truly brilliant, you have a bright future ahead of you.ā
Since Ye Xi had not really been acting, he blushed a little from the praise.
The burglar exclaimed, āGood heavens, you can even fake-blush!ā
Ye Xi, āā¦ā
āI really like you as a black sesame dumplingā¦ā With his irreverent gaze, the burglar scanned Ye Xi from head to toe as he stroked his chin. Then suddenly changing the subject, he suggested, āSo, do you want to have sex together?ā
His tone was as casual and nonchalant as ādo you want to have dinner togetherā or ādo you want to watch a movie together.ā It seemed like a suggestion that could not have been more ordinary or mundane.
Ye Xiās jaw almost dropped to the ground from shock.
1. Ā Due to the burglarās absurd suggestion.
2.Ā Ā Because the successful male conquest announcement had sounded in his ear as soon as the burglar finished speaking.
Ye Xi, āā¦ā
So the burglarās blatant sexual harassment counts as a fuckinā confession of love?!
Perhaps due to the burglar being the only one out of the 99 male extras where he had to apply reverse psychology, like the admiral, the system gave Ye Xi the highest possible reward of 50,000 experience points.
āHow about it?ā The burglar uttered a soft, seductive whisper, āDoing it in your fiancĆ©ās private helicopter on top of the cabin seat he had sat in countless times, with an S-class fugitive wanted by over a thousand nations, wouldnāt that be super exciting? If your fiancĆ© finds out, heāll definitely blow a gasket. Wouldnāt you like that?ā
The corner of Ye Xiās mouth twitched. Since Ye Xi had already received his reward, he no longer had a reason to play along with the burglar, so he replied honestly, āActually, no.ā
You donāt know how scary our Chief Executive gets when heās angry! Itās no skin off your nose!
āQuit playing hard to get.ā The burglar lifted up Ye Xiās chin and batted his eyes amorously, āCome on.ā
With foresight, Ye Xi calmly raised up his knees in front of the burglarās chest to place some distance between them. Then in furious defence of his chastity, Ye Xi exclaimed āNo way!ā
Translator Notes:
- Reference to the tradition of gift-giving during the Chinese New Year. In contrast to Christmas presents, where each present is uniquely labelled and given to a single person, Chinese New Year presents consisting of snacks and small goods are usually all piled onto a table, then divided between family members.
- See footnote from Chapter 8
- Reference to tangyuan, a Chinese mochi-like desert that is white on the outside and black on the inside.
hahahahaha, this guy seems to have been attending the Wei Wuxian school of confessing š
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Favorite chapter so far! š¤£ā¤ļøš¤£ How can the system be so rotten that the points for the burglar was given like that? Hahahahaha
Thanks for the chapter! I am so hoping this burglar character achieves some sort of meta realization. That would be so cool!
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What a ‘unique’ confession indeed, LOL. But now Ye Xi will be facing the consequences of standing on multiple boats, hoping for Shenkachu’s time to shine hahahaha