NOVEL NEXT 36
Chapter 36
Di Yan pushed open the door of the training ground and saw someone unexpected.
He always got up early, and the training ground was empty at this time. He immediately spotted Xia Baiyuan.
Xia Baiyuan was wearing a loose coat, the zipper pulled all the way up to cover half of his face.
He sat on a plastic chair in the corner, his bag beside him, and a few empty water bottles scattered on the ground. In this cold winter, Xia Baiyuan was emitting a slight heat, probably just finished training.
He looked like a steaming bowl of white tofu.
Di Yan wouldn’t let Xia Baiyuan off, he walked over and threw his bag on the ground, tilting his mouth sideways at Xia Baiyuan. “Wanna train?”
Xia Baiyuan glanced at him, but Di Yan knew he wouldn’t agree.
Those indifferent eyes had never shown any shadow of a person. Although he always appeared quiet, Di Yan inexplicably felt that Xia Baiyuan had a bit of restlessness.
As if there was something haunting him from behind, making him unable to stop.
For some particularly sensitive female zergs, Xia Baiyuan was nothing like what others said—even under the scorching summer sun, he could make one shiver from the cold.
On the contrary, he was more like an overworked steam engine, tirelessly dragging an old and worn-out train forward.
“Come.”
You see, his rejection was so straightforward—wait.
Di Yan’s foot was about to step forward, but his leaning posture, as he was about to leave, didn’t adjust in time. His left foot tripped over his right foot, almost making him fall flat on his face.
Luckily, his reflexes were quick. With a little hop and a stumble, he awkwardly took a few steps and managed to stop himself.
Di Yan squinted at Xia Baiyuan, puzzled. “Who are you?”
Xia Baiyuan leaned back in his chair, his legs hooked backward under the chair. “Your dear, lovely classmate.”
Di Yan’s expression was nothing short of horror.
Was this really Xia Baiyuan??
Was he joking with himself? Did he hear it wrong?!
Di Yan stood up solemnly, reaching out to touch Xia Baiyuan’s forehead, then his own, without saying a word.
Xia Baiyuan tilted his head, dodging his hand lazily. “What are you doing?”
Di Yan: “The dying words of an zerg are good, you seem so amiable like a dying light.”
Xia Baiyuan fell silent for a moment, emphasizing with sincerity, “Good deeds bring good rewards, evil deeds bring evil consequences.”
Di Yan: “Is this the reason you’re reforming and becoming a better zerg?”
“No.” Xia Baiyuan looked at Di Yan with pity. “You don’t have a zerg to hold.”
Di Yan: “…”
As if you have one yourself, come on.
The already chilly room dropped in temperature again.
On the first day of Xia Baiyuan’s transformation, Di Yan was already starting to miss the indifferent and cold elegant silver-haired female zerg.
Xia Baiyuan pulled down his zipper and looked up at Di Yan from below. “Are you going to fight or not?”
Although it was a downward gaze, Di Yan couldn’t help but feel like he was being looked down upon. He gritted his teeth. “Let’s fight!”
No matter what stimulated Xia Baiyuan, Di Yan wouldn’t easily pass up the opportunity to spar with him.
With limited conditions, the two finally chose the most convenient close combat technique.
Di Yan looked at Xia Baiyuan, and in those blue-green eyes, there was an inexplicable sense of superiority—
What exactly was he feeling proud of???
(T/N: Having a zerg to hold onto which you DY don’t have…(っ－＿－)っ )
Di Yan couldn’t understand, but for the first time, he felt an urge to rub that pretty face against the ground.
“You just wait.”
—Two hours later—
Di Yan lay on the ground, panting, staring at the ceiling.
Xia Baiyuan sat cross-legged beside him, the tips of his silver hair slightly damp with sweat. He looked quietly at Di Yan and suddenly said, “You’re quite good.”
Di Yan rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, “You’re just figuring that out now?”
And he didn’t feel happy about the praise at all. Anyone who was rendered completely defenseless after being beaten up would only feel mocked hearing such words.
“You have the genes of a military female zerg,” Xia Baiyuan said thoughtfully. “No wonder…”
Di Yan hated it when people brought up his bloodline, as if he didn’t have to do anything and could win solely based on his lineage as a military female zerg.
He chuckled, “Why so much nonsense from you today?”
Despite their many fights, Xia Baiyuan always hurriedly left afterward, never even sparing a glance, let alone words, like he did today.
Di Yan glanced at him and half-jokingly said, “What, found a male lord?”
Xia Baiyuan instinctively pulled up his collar again, his eyes flashing.
Di Yan: “…”
Oh, so that’s it.
Di Yan felt like he was suddenly kicked while walking down the road.
Already exhausted, this made him feel even more frustrated and dizzy.
After a while, Xia Baiyuan mumbled, “He’s not exactly a male lord…”
But Di Yan misunderstood.
His gaze turned serious, and after a while, he said, “Xia Baiyuan, because of our somewhat friendly relationship, I’ll give you a piece of advice.”
“Hmm?” Xia Baiyuan responded.
Di Yan said, “Until you’re officially married, don’t hand over all your assets—although I don’t think you’re that foolish.”
One reason why military females were popular was their strong reproductive ability, and the other was that most of them came with substantial wealth.
So even if male zergs didn’t particularly like the appearance of military females, most would still choose to marry them.
But if they were deceived into handing over their property, it was common for male zergs to later disown them.
Now Xia Baiyuan understood what Di Yan was thinking.
Half of his face hidden in his collar, but his eyes curved upwards, Di Yan could tell he was smiling.
“He gave me all his bank cards.”
After Xia Baiyuan accepted Lu Xi’s proposal, Lu Xi got a little too excited.
The handsome black-haired and red-eyed zerg blushed and forcefully stuffed the bank cards into Xia Baiyuan’s hand, stammering, “M-my male father said, qualified male zergs should provide a sense of security to their female partners, so I promise you, I’ll only marry you.”
Although he was still trying to maintain his composure, anyone could see the stars in Lu Xi’s eyes.
Brighter than the evening star when twilight falls.
Di Yan was so stunned that he sat up abruptly, “What did you say?”
Xia Baiyuan repeated it, and Di Yan felt like he was kicked again.
He couldn’t help but be curious, “Who is it?”
But Xia Baiyuan stopped him, “I can’t say for now.”
Di Yan: “…”
You clearly want to say it. Your desire to show off is already evident, okay?
“Whatever.” Di Yan huffed and lay back down, “If you won’t say it, then forget it. Do I care?”
Xia Baiyuan chuckled lightly, patting his sleeves as he stood up.
He used the tip of his foot to hook his bag on the ground, giving it a gentle kick. The bag obediently fell onto his shoulder. “I’m off.”
Di Yan lay on the ground, reaching his hand towards the sky, shaking it towards Xia Baiyuan. “Get lost, shameless female zerg.”
“Sour Gourd.”
“Heh.”
That bank card was now lying in Xia Baiyuan’s bag.
Xia Baiyuan didn’t know where Lu Xi earned so much money from. Despite not leaving school much, Lu Xi just blinked at him and said, “I’m an art student, sold some artwork to the school.”
Thinking of the “unique” oil painting at the exhibition and the exorbitant selling price, not to mention hearing that all the exhibits were sold out within a day, Xia Baiyuan nodded with a sense of admiration.
He still couldn’t understand art.
But for now, Xia Baiyuan didn’t plan on using that money, and he still had something he hadn’t confessed to Lu Xi.
He should consider it first and not rush to accept Lu Xi’s proposal. At the very least, Lu Xi should know about his female father…
But the sunset was too beautiful, Lu Xi’s eyes were too bright, and before Xia Baiyuan knew it, he had already agreed.
Oops.
He thought, this is really bad.
Missed the best opportunity. How can he confess to Lu Xi now?
He tossed and turned all night, his thoughts churning like waves.
Before meeting Lu Xi, Xia Baiyuan had never considered his own life.
His seriously ill female father, the enormous medical expenses, his deformed body—everything overwhelmed him, leaving him breathless. Others saw Xia Baiyuan as aloof and arrogant, thinking he looked down on everyone.
But deep down, Xia Baiyuan was firmly rooted in self-doubt.
In the first half of the night, he was deeply troubled.
But in the latter half of the night, he couldn’t help but think of Lu Xi.
Lu Xi’s face, Lu Xi’s smile, and those bright eyes of Lu Xi’s.
He was like someone who accidentally found treasure, wanting to show it off but also afraid others would discover Lu Xi’s goodness and try to steal him away.
Xia Baiyuan trusted Lu Xi, but he didn’t quite trust himself.
He almost had the despicable thought: What if he tricked Lu Xi into being with him first?
This thought grew stronger and stronger in his mind, even convincing himself.
So much so that Xia Baiyuan got up early in the morning, went to the training ground, and vented all his frustrations.
Until he returned to the dormitory, Xia Baiyuan didn’t know how to make a decision. He hesitated and opened the door.
Lu Xi sat in the living room, looking serious, his fingers flying and typing on the keyboard, the typing sound like hail.
He became more and more excited as he typed, and finally, with a snap, he clicked on the video.
“Female zergs can’t marry female zergs, okay, I’ve understood this a hundred percent—I totally get it. Is what I’m telling you about this matter? No!”
“I told you I’m a male zerg, I’m just pheromone blocked! Zerg god, I forgot you don’t even know what pheromones are.”
“I don’t need any subsidies or privileges, I! Don’t! Need! I just want to marry Xia Baiyuan—marrying a female zerg is also a privilege?”
Lu Xi angrily hung up the video call. “Stubborn! Obstinate!”
As soon as he raised his head, Lu Xi saw Xia Baiyuan. In the moment he saw him, most of Lu Xi’s anger dissipated, leaving only a heart full of grievances.
Xia Baiyuan wore all black, making his pale face even whiter. Lu Xi lay on Xia Baiyuan’s body, languidly saying, “It’s broken.”
He had planned a lot.
About the wedding, about the eggs, about his identity, he had planned very meticulously.
But unexpectedly, he got stuck at the first step. He and Xia Baiyuan couldn’t even register for marriage!
How could it be like this? QAQ
Lu Xi’s chin rested on Xia Baiyuan’s shoulder as he complained sentence by sentence.
“Just stamp it, is it so difficult?”
“This era sucks.”
“Still asking for my household registration, I’ll scare them to death with my household register.”
“… ”
Chattering and sticky, Lu Xi’s complaints and coquetry made him seem like a big golden retriever clinging to him.
Pushed by him, Xia Baiyuan stumbled backward and fell onto the sofa.
Lu Xi’s face buried in his neck, whispering, the warmth of his breath enveloping Xia Baiyuan.
Xia Baiyuan’s heart softened.
But suddenly, Lu Xi fell silent. Xia Baiyuan turned his head slightly and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lu Xi raised his head, looking puzzled. “Did you change your shower gel?”
Xia Baiyuan’s scent seemed different.
It used to be a faint cold fragrance, clear and elusive, easily overlooked if not smelled carefully. But now it seemed to be a kind—like the sweet fragrance emitted by ripe fruit, with a slight hint of alcohol.
Lu Xi was very sensitive to the smell of alcohol; just smelling it made him feel slightly tipsy.
“No, I didn’t.”
Xia Baiyuan lowered his head in confusion, sniffing his sleeve, but he didn’t smell anything.
Lu Xi didn’t think much about it, just hugged Xia Baiyuan and rolled around, extremely troubled. “How can we register…”
He frowned deeply in distress.
Xia Baiyuan stared blankly at Lu Xi.
After seeing Lu Xi, his heartbeat accelerated even more. All the plans he had made were thrown out of his mind. Xia Baiyuan just wanted to tell Lu Xi everything.
This impulse came so suddenly, rising in an instant, reaching its peak, just in the blink of an eye.
But this impulse was so strong, making his heart loudly thump, almost jumping out of his throat.
“Lu Xi…”
Xia Baiyuan heard his own abrupt voice.
“Hmm?”
Xia Baiyuan smiled, even he himself knew how forced the smile was. Seizing the courage that had just arisen and not yet faded, he said, “Before registering… do you want to meet my female father?”
Lu Xi: “…”
Lu Xi was dumbfounded.
Meet, meet, meet the parents? Ah, yes, since they were getting married, of course they had to meet the parents!
It was necessary, and he had even planned for it himself.
He grabbed Xia Baiyuan’s shoulder and said seriously, “When?”
Xia Baiyuan’s expression became even more serious. “Why delay? Let’s go now.”
Lu Xi: “…”
Help, he couldn’t breathe!