Stop Thinking Chapter 19: Lovers

Chapter 19: Lovers

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Why are those people kissing each other? The answer was obvious.

“Because they’re lovers.”

A subdued and restrained tone.

“Because the atmosphere is good.”

The explanation was straightforward.

“Oh, I see…” Ruan Yu nodded vaguely in response, his little head nodding lower and lower.

The diamond earrings cut a fine track of light, tugging at the small, round earlobes, causing the red heat to spread slowly, invading the flesh of his cheeks and the side of his neck, fading into a hazy peach pink.

In fact, such a simple thing was clear to Ruan Yu, he just wanted to create a sound to break the quiet between him and Gu Xiuhan that made the top of the skull and spine surge with tingling, and that’s why there were no words to find.

It was as if the silence would give rise to some vague “danger” that even Ruan Yu could not describe.

At the same time, as if one of the guests present had broken a perfume bottle, the aromatic pheromones secreted by the sub-male mermaid courtship period became strong at a rapid pace.

It was sweet and warm, and it went straight to the nostrils.

There was a slight smell of alcohol in it that even Gu Xiuhan almost ignored.

Gu Xiuhan looked down at Ruan Yu, “Ruan Ruan?”

Ruan Yu thought Gu Xiuhan was going to continue to give him a lecture on the matter of lovers kissing, squirmed so much that it was about to steam out, dropping his head and staring at the tip of his shoe to concentrate on dancing.

The first time he talked about the private topic of courtship and the birth of a small fish, he looked like he had nothing to say. When asked for a favor, he would politely decline it with social niceties. A few moments ago, the eyes of the couple were only curious and fresh, like a child who did not know what to do.

Suddenly, he knew how to be ashamed.

Gu Xiuhan reached out with a thin gun callus index finger trying to lift Ruan Yu’s jaw and make him look up.

“Don’t…”

Ruan Yu’s face was strangely hot, he didn’t want to look up, he was busy holding that finger into his tender palm, clutching it hard like a punishment.

A little bit of strength, no matter how fierce it was, it didn’t hurt to pinch.

Gu Xiuhan let him grasp, softly asked, “Why is your ear so red, is it…”

Not comfortable?

“I don’t know.” Ruan Yu interrupted in a weak voice, his head became dizzy and hot at some point, his thoughts boiled into a thick pot of porridge, his temporary plastic dance steps had already turned upside down, and his feet, worn red by the straps, were stepping left and right on his military boots.

The bottom was in such a state of turmoil, and the top was still being stared at by Gu Xiuhan for the small matter of red ears, the little dumb fish was irritated and softly threw a temper tantrum, “Brother Xiuhan, can you not always put your feet under my shoes ah…”

Brother Xiuhan why does it look like his lower limbs lost consciousness, was stepped on so many times, but did not know to hide, and still asked.

“…”

Gu Xiuhan was choked by this wave of nonsense to worsen the language barrier.

Just when the dance was over, the tired guests went to rest in twos and threes, Gu Xiuhan also took Ruan Yu into a secluded corridor, let him sit on the long sofa for the guests to rest their feet, reached out and pressed the back of his fingers against his sweaty forehead.

The temperature was noticeably higher than normal.

“Do you have a headache?”

Ruan Yu gave an uncertain “hmm”.

“No energy?”

“Yes.”

…

Gu Xiuhan asked several questions in a row, all of which were answered in the affirmative.

“There was alcohol in that drink,” Gu Xiuhan rubbed his brow, “I was negligent.”

Those invited to the ball were all adults, so the waiter forgot to caution.

And this mermaid had a low tolerance for alcohol.

Ruan Yu also reacted.

The “culprit” was those bubble balls with unknown liquid, and he thought they tasted good.

Gu Xiuhan habitually, in a calm and patient tone, explained, “The alcohol will play a catalytic role, so your courtship period will start earlier.”

The fever, weakness and confusion last 24 to 72 hours and require bed rest due to the lack of male appeasement.

Ruan Yu rubbed his hot ears sluggishly, then nodded as if he understood and agreed, “That’s no wonder it’s like this.”

“I’ll take you back to rest first…” Gu Xiuhan’s voice was slow, and his eyes skimmed over Ruan Yu’s feet.

The slender ankle bone had been rubbed red and pink by the velvet ribbon, as if it was about to break the skin and could not walk again.

Gu Xiuhan frowned slightly.

Knowing that Ruan Yu’s skin was thin and tender, he deliberately tied the straps loosely for fear of strangulation, but as a result, only three dances were performed in total…

Gu Xiuhan crouched on one knee, close to scrutinize. He felt distressed and couldn’t restrain his thoughts. After all, this scene was really … heart pumping.

[Why is it so red?]

…

[So tender.]

Two more vague and muffled heart sounds.

The content was fine, it was just the truth, the ankle was indeed red, the skin was tender, who else would describe it in this way?

But between the lines, for some reason, there was a strange muggy feeling that made Ruan Yu feel like he was on pins and needles.

… Who, who is it?

Ruan Yu was dumbfounded, and his face was stiff.

There was clearly no one around except Gu Xiuhan.

The development of the body would increase mental energy, and the official arrival of the courtship period symbolized the complete maturity of the mermaid, so it made sense that he could gradually perceive the EEG signals of higher-level organisms.

But…

Gu Xiuhan held the strap with his fingertips, cautiously avoiding touching Ruan Yu, gently pulled away, the eyes under the brow bones were like a deep sea of silence, the look was cold enough to freeze.

The two heart sounds were just the tip of the iceberg.

It really wasn’t like Brother Xiuhan.

Is it… I’ve been hearing things again?

Ruan Yu was afraid to hear that kind of strange words that make people uncomfortable, so panicked that he even forgot to observe whether Gu Xiuhan’s spiritual body had any strange movements, and did not dare to investigate where the heart sounds actually came from, and only cared about stirring with nonsense, ” my feet are the tip of my tail, just very afraid of grinding ah…”

The tip of the tail had the most dense mermaid nerve endings, and was the most fragile part in every sense. Even if it was differentiated into a foot, it was only a resemblance, unlike the human foot, which had endurance, like water grinding bean curd, it was easy to walk away from the pain when you met an unsuitable shoe.

So it seemed that the fairy tale of the little beauty mermaid every step was like walking on the tip of a knife, so the setting was not without logic.

“I am not delicate, shoes and socks will not be so if they fit.”

“And those dance steps are too difficult to dance, normal walking I am also okay…”

Ruan Yu did not dare to be quiet, like a wheedling little chatterbox.

Gu Xiuhan didn’t think much of it, and thought Ruan Yu was feverish, he said a word and then calmly “hmm”, but not too loud.

The shoes faded down, no way to wear again but also could not be thrown on the ground, Gu Xiuhan had to pick with his pinky finger.

It was a professional soldier’s fingers that had been training weapons for years, robust and rigid, well-defined bones, at this time picking a few straps, underneath the trembling Ying Ying dangling a pair of silk light overflowing beautiful mid-heeled shoes, a strong sense of contrast.

Then, Gu Xiuhan got up and picked up Ruan Yu who was curled up on his knees so as not to step on the ground with his bare feet.

The sub-male mermaid’s body size was smaller and lighter than that of a human teenager of the same age, and because of its good proportions, it didn’t look too good alone, but once it was confined in the arms of the tall, shapely Gu Xiuhan, it was set off as a small, soft one.

[Like a little kitten.]

Another heartfelt voice with laughter drifted in.

Like a gentle teasing.

… It sounded like it was coming from Brother Xiuhan’s side!

Ruan Yu’s eyes widened.

What the hell is going on?

Ruan Yu hesitated for a long time, really curious, so the action was slow, the small red ear flattened on Gu Xiuhan’s chest, as if because he was hit hard, wanting to lean on Gu Xiuhan to take a nap.

In reality, he was listening to his heart. Generally speaking, physical contact could make the signal spread a little more smoothly. Sure enough, the ears were just pressed up to hear it.

[The blushing look… It’s even more beautiful.]

Immediately after that, there was a self-exhortation-like sentence.

[Don’t think about it.]

The first half of the sentence didn’t sound like Gu Xiuhan, who had never complimented him on his “beauty”. But the second half of the sentence did sound like something that a person with a restrained nature would say in his mind.

Ruan Yu’s mouth covered with bright lip gloss was pursed and flattened, and he finally had the courage to lift his eyelids and look at Gu Xiuhan from the bottom to the top, observing his mental body.

The overall pale gold color of joy proved that he was in a good mood at the moment. There was a part of gold dazzling to white, indicating a good mood and even a little exuberant. If it was before the differentiation, Ruan Yu would have only been able to identify this level. But this time, he also sensed some different emotions.

The white color, which symbolizes excitement and agitation, was not clean…

Instead, there was an odd sticky cloudy heaviness. It was really weird. Not just weird, it’s a little scary.

Ruan Yu’s heart thumped, gradually beating out of balance, muscles burning heat seeped through the thick military uniform, baking people.

Ruan Yu twisted like an unlucky little fish caught in a deep net.

“Brother Xiuhan,” his voice was as small as a mosquito’s, and quivering, “I want to get down, get down…”

He suddenly did not want to be carried by Gu Xiuhan.

Gu Xiuhan did not even hear what Ruan Yu was saying, but only noticed the weak struggle in his arms, afraid that Ruan Yu moved around and fall to the ground, subconsciously hugged the person more tightly.

The poor little mermaid curled up with his arms and legs, shackled in the iron grill-like arms, his face so red that it could drip blood.

Why, why don’t you let go… And even hugged tighter and closer?

 

 

 

 

 

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