OHD Chapter 51: Extra 5

Chapter 51: Extra 5

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

He Ye went to the bathroom to take a shower and came back with a towel to wipe Zhou Kai down. Zhou Kai had been on a train all day and had rolled around in bed with He Ye a couple of times, so he was curled up in the blanket, his eyelids drooping. He squinted at He Ye.

He Ye wiped his chest, abdomen, and the crease of his buttocks. Zhou Kai didn’t even bother to move, he just hummed softly and closed his eyes completely, wanting to sleep. Afraid that Zhou Kai would sleep for too long and forget the time, He Ye leaned over and kissed his ear a few times, biting his tender earlobe and asking softly, “What time should I wake you up?”

Zhou Kai had just come back and had come straight to his place. When Zhou Kai’s parents got home from work and found that Zhou Kai wasn’t there, they would definitely look for him.

Zhou Kai heard He Ye’s question, turned his head, opened his eyes, pouted, and asked for a kiss. After licking his lips, he said, “Wake me up before 5:30.”

He Ye glanced at the wall clock, there was only half an hour left. He quickly pulled the blanket over Zhou Kai and said, “Okay, go to sleep.”

Zhou Kai mumbled something that He Ye couldn’t hear. He squatted beside the bed and watched Zhou Kai. When Zhou Kai’s breathing became steady and he fell asleep, he couldn’t help but smile foolishly and kissed his face.

He stood up, took the towel, and turned to go back to the bathroom. But when he saw the photo frame on the stool, he stopped in his tracks.

It was his photo frame, the one he had always kept under a pile of books. The photo in it had been replaced. It was no longer a solo photo of him, but of Zhou Kai. Or rather, it wasn’t just Zhou Kai, because not far behind Zhou Kai was a younger version of himself, a carefree and carefree fourteen-year-old him.

He was fourteen years old at that time, and Zhou Kai was also fourteen. He couldn’t remember what Zhou Kai looked like back then.

He Ye stared at the photo and tried to recall the memory. Various fragments popped up, making him laugh involuntarily.

He remembered their first meeting. It must have been at the basketball game. There was a junior high school league competition held at the newly built stadium in the city.

He Ye had been playing basketball since he was in the fifth grade, so he would definitely participate in the competition.

Thinking back on it now, a junior high school basketball game was nothing special. But at that time, winning the competition and getting first place was a big deal, and he was very popular.

He Ye held the basketball and took a group photo with his teammates. Then some people came to ask him for individual photos, both boys and girls.

As for Zhou Kai, He Ye found it quite interesting when he thought about it.

At that time, Zhou Kai didn’t come to ask He Ye for a photo. Instead, he accompanied several girls from his class to ask for a photo with He Ye. Zhou Kai didn’t say a word to He Ye throughout the whole process, and he didn’t seem to give him a glance. After taking the photo, he left with the girls, laughing happily.

He Ye didn’t realize anything was amiss at the time, but looking back at that photo now, he realized it was very wrong, extremely wrong.

On the surface, he had acted so indifferent, with a cold expression that seemed to say, “I don’t want to know you.” But behind the scenes, he had secretly taken a photo and kept it.

What a sneaky thought. He chuckled, covering his face. He sat down on the bed and sighed, turning to look at Zhou Kai with tender eyes, but there was also a small flame hidden in them.

You said it was okay the first time you ignored me. But after the competition, we saw each other one or two more times.

Once, people from Zhou Kai’s school couldn’t accept defeat and challenged our school to another game.

Zhou Kai didn’t play basketball, but he came with the boys from his school and stood at the back of the crowd the whole time. If it hadn’t been for him saying at the end, “The weather forecast says it will rain on Saturday and Sunday,” I wouldn’t have noticed him.

Another time, it was a picnic.

One of the guys on our team had a crush on a girl from Zhou Kai’s class and had been writing her love letters. Finally, his efforts paid off and he asked her out.

But the girl was shy, so she brought two friends with her, one was her best friend, and the other was Zhou Kai.

Since the girl brought people, the guys naturally had to bring someone too, and I was one of them.

We went hiking, and we ate and enjoyed the view halfway up the mountain. There were six of us in total, three girls and three boys. Except for Zhou Kai, everyone else talked to me. Zhou Kai just sat there eating. When I spoke, he ate. When I was silent, he looked at the scenery.

I tried hard to remember, and I think I did try to talk to Zhou Kai. When we were hiking and fell behind the group, I asked him, “My name is He Ye, what’s yours?”

Zhou Kai, who was shorter than me and whose fair skin had turned red from the heat, seemed to glance at me very quickly, and then he didn’t answer me at all. He just ran away, not looking like someone who was too tired to climb the mountain.

Later, my irresponsible father had an accident, and my mother remarried and left. The carefree He Ye no longer existed. Day by day, under the pressure of huge debts, the threats of gangsters, and the indifferent eyes of others, I gradually developed a tough exterior.

Since then, I haven’t had any memories of Zhou Kai. Even when we were in high school and became classmates, I couldn’t remember.

I didn’t blame myself for forgetting. Zhou Kai had changed a lot.

The current Zhou Kai was taller and no longer had that chubby baby fat. He was so hot and spicy, no longer the shy fourteen-year-old boy who would blush and run away when I asked his name.

“You’re sitting there smiling like an idiot. What are you thinking about?”

He Ye turned his head to face Zhou Kai and smiled even wider. He put down the towel he had been holding, wiped his sweaty hands on his pants, and reached out to pinch Zhou Kai’s cheeks, one on each side. Raising his eyebrows, he laughed.

Zhou Kai pressed his hand against He Ye’s abdomen, ran his hand down their joined bodies, and twisted his hips slightly. He looked up at He Ye, who was staring at him with a dazed expression, and mumbled, “What are you doing?”

He Ye sighed and rubbed his finger against Zhou Kai’s lips. “I’m a little regretful that I didn’t pinch your chubby cheeks back then.”

Zhou Kai was stunned for a moment, then looked at the photo and sat up, punching He Ye on the shoulder and laughing. “Damn it, who said I was chubby?”

“You were,” He Ye replied and immediately grabbed his fist and pulled the blanket over his shoulders, hugging him and asking in a low voice, “Zhou Kai, answer me honestly, did you fall in love with me when you first saw me?”

Being caught, Zhou Kai blushed and refused to admit it. He bumped his head against He Ye’s shoulder and denied, “Nonsense, with your beard so messy back then, how could I possibly like you?”

He raised his hand to touch his slightly prickly chin, then touched Zhou Kai’s, which was much smoother. After touching Zhou Kai’s chin, He Ye took the photo frame and looked at it. In the photo Zhou Kai took, he was at most a background character, and the pixels were not very good. You couldn’t even see his beard, let alone whether he had a beard.

Putting the photo back, He Ye pinched Zhou Kai’s chin and lifted his head. He leaned down and kissed Zhou Kai, kissing him until Zhou Kai was panting. He slipped his hand under the blanket and touched Zhou Kai’s right chest, whispering in Zhou Kai’s ear, “You took the photo, and you still won’t admit it. You’re so dishonest.”

Zhou Kai’s nipple was pinched, and he shrank back, laughing softly. “I know the answer, why do you still ask? Are you asking for a beating?”

He lifted the blanket and got under it, pressing He Ye down. He rubbed his penis against He Ye’s and said in a hoarse voice, “Come on, don’t be shy.”

Zhou Kai hugged He Ye, who was teasing his nipple, and arched his back, his voice changing. He looked at He Ye and said, “No more, no more, I have to go back. Ah!”

He Ye glanced at the clock. There were only ten minutes left. He looked down at Zhou Kai, brushed the hair off his forehead, and kissed him on the forehead, then on the eyes, nose, cheeks, and finally on his slightly parted lips.

Zhou Kai stared at him, half-closing his eyes, waiting for him. When He Ye’s lips touched his, he opened his mouth and let his tongue slip in, stirring up his pounding heart.

They didn’t need to admit their feelings. They knew, they understood. When they bravely took each other’s hands and faced the future together, it was already laid bare before each other.

Whether it was six years or ten years, they just wanted to live every minute together, without wasting a second.