Chasing the Light

Chapter 42

At six o’clock in the evening, Xie Qinfeng posted a coming out statement on his Weibo account, which instantly triggered the network. On the night of the New Year’s Eve, he added a steaming appetizer to the New Year’s Eve dinner for the general public.

When the Weibo post came out, Liang Xincheng was gnawing on the freshly cooked marinated chicken feet with great relish. He carefully read the statement of Movie King Xie word by word and could not help but sigh: “Teacher Xie is really awesome. He dares to act bravely; this is coming out.”

Xia Yuanhang took out a tissue and wiped the marinade from the corner of Liang Xincheng’s mouth: “If you want, I can post it too.”

“Forget it, ba. We’re not Teacher Xie. We don’t have the backing of Shengxing, so we can’t withstand the criticism from the public opinion.”

Xie Qinfeng’s public image had always been very positive. No one expected him to take such an unusual path and come out to the public in such a high-profile manner. The partner was even Ding Yao, a rich boy who had just grown up.

All sorts of dark and messy rumors came out at once. Of course there were voices of blessing, but there were too many people who couldn’t stand the news. The fans of the two parties involved were also making noise, so the impact was really bad.

“It will be fine after a while. Public has to accept the things that have been passed by national laws, no matter how difficult they are.”

“Look, there are some little fans here reminding us, even if we are really together, don’t rush to come out, just secretly go get the certificate. They don’t need to know.”

Liang Xincheng showed the fan’s remarks that he had read to Xia Yuanhang and was overjoyed, but Xia Yuanhang seriously considered for a while and asked Liang Xincheng, “How about we really go get the certificate?”

“Tch, you said last time that marriage proposals can’t be so casual.”

Xia Yuanhang smiled helplessly. For him, he was willing to go to get the certificate tomorrow, but the marriage proposal really required a little sincerity, he still wanted to be more serious.

Liang Xincheng forwarded Xie Qinfeng’s statement to send his blessings, and when Xia Yuanhang forwarded it from Liang Xincheng, Liang Xincheng reminded him with a smile: “Your little thought is too obvious, won’t your manager be angry when he sees it? And don’t forget that we don’t follow each other, how do you forward my Weibo?”

“Xiang Qiao knows about our relationship, I’ve confessed to him long ago. He said that it’s enough to take it slowly and subtly, gradually letting the fans know. As for forwarding, you also forwarded my Weibo before to help me scold people, did you forget?”

Liang Xincheng didn’t mean to say anything, so he put a chopstick of vegetables into Xia Yuanhang’s mouth: “Eat more. There are so many dishes, I won’t be able to finish eating even if I eat until tomorrow.”

A total of ten dishes were cooked for the New Year’s Eve dinner, and it was almost too much to fit on the coffee table. There were only the two of them in the house, and they rarely sat at the dining table to eat in a proper manner. They usually ate by the sofa while watching TV.

Liang Xincheng had a good appetite, and as he ate, he clicked on the remote control. The Spring Festival Gala would start in an hour or so and was now broadcasting backstage interviews. He hadn’t watched this show for more than ten years, and he still found it quite interesting after watching it a few times.

Xia Yuanhang peeled a shrimp and threw it into Liang Xincheng’s bowl. Seeing that Liang Xincheng was so happy when watching the Spring Festival Gala, he felt sorry for him: “How did you spend the New Year before?”

Liang Xincheng stared at the TV screen seriously while casually answering him: “Before entering high school, I took turns to go to several relatives’ homes. After I started living at hoster in high school, I applied to the school to live on campus during the Chinese New Year…”

He said with a smile as he turned his gaze to Xia Yuanhang: “Do you remember that Uncle Zhao in the communication room of the school before? He has no family either. Every night on the 30th of those years, I ate dumplings bought in the supermarket with him in the communication room. After I went to college, I was even more alone. It was the same no matter how I lived.”

Xia Yuanhang was silent for a while, then peeled another shrimp and gave it to him: “Eat it, I will accompany you on every Chinese New Year from now on.”

He just regretted that he didn’t know Liang Xincheng back then. At least he could have taken him home to eat a hot meal during New Year’s Eve, instead of leaving him alone at school, eating frozen dumplings with the uncle in the communication room.

Liang Xincheng could probably guess what Xia Yuanhang was thinking. He thoughtfully served him a bowl of soup and comforted him instead: “Don’t think about it, it all happened so many years ago, just be more happy during the Chinese New Year.”

Xia Yuanhang was instantly amused by his few words. Liang Xincheng was really a cute little baby, who could make people happy no matter what. Why was he blinded by lard before, not realizing Liang Xincheng was this good.

A New Year’s Eve dinner lasted until ten o’clock in the evening and all the dishes were completely cold. Liang Xincheng was lying on the sofa and slowly drinking the last can of beer. After drinking and eating, he was as lazy as a satiated cat.

Xia Yuanhang tidied up briefly, went back to the living room, picked Liang Xincheng up and nestled into the sofa with him. He took the cashmere blanket on the side and put it on the two of them. Liang Xincheng’s head rubbed against his shoulder socket, and was amused by a crosstalk show being broadcast on the TV.

“In the future, if I’m confused, I’ll learn to do crosstalk comedy. Do you think I can do it?”

Xia Yuanhang helplessly shook his head: “No, by then the audience will just look at your face, they won’t be listening to what you said.”

“What, ah?” Liang Xincheng squinted his eyes and muttered, “Did you only fall in love with my face?”

“You look good.”

“So you don’t like me when I’m not good looking? You didn’t even notice me when I was not good looking, that’s how it used to be…”

Liang Xincheng was probably drunk, the more he said the more slurred his voice was. Xia Yuanhang couldn’t hear clearly: “What?”

“Xia Yuanhang do you like me or do you like my face?”

“I like you, I also like your face,” Xia Yuanhang lowered his head and kissed Liang Xincheng. he really couldn’t say the words against his heart; he did like Liang Xincheng’s face. “Your face is very beautiful, but the person is even cuter.”

Liang Xincheng gave a light hum. “Didn’t you think I wasn’t cute before. ‘He is not as cute as you’; you said that to Ding Yao, ba. ‘She’s cute, I don’t mind trying it out if I get along’, you also thought Yan Mingxin was cute and wanted to date her.”

Xia Yuanhang finally understood what it meant to shoot himself in the foot. He didn’t expect Liang Xincheng to be petty, remembering what he had said before so clearly, and to turn over old scores with him.

“No, no, you are the cutest in the world. I just want to date you. Baby, don’t be jealous.”

Xia Yuanhang coaxed Liang Xincheng in a low voice, and in the end, he simply hugged the person tightly and pressed his lips together for a deep kiss, making Liang Xincheng dizzy and didn’t have the heart to worry about it.

This kiss was a bit of a misfire, Liang Xincheng knelt down on Xia Yuanhang’s lap, his body kept rubbing into his arms as their lower bodies pressed against each other. Sensing what was going on, Liang Xincheng blinked and smothered a laugh.

Xia Yuanhang decided not to hold it anymore. He held Liang Xincheng’s butts like a child and picked him up, taking three or two steps into the room and doing it on the spot.

After doing it twice, Liang Xincheng had completely softened into a puddle of water, and his eyes with lust in it were amazingly beautiful. Xia Yuanhang stopped and lovingly kissed the sweat on his forehead, secretly thinking that Liang Xincheng’s alluring appearance should never be allowed to be seen by anyone again. He really did not know how good-looking and charming he really was.

“Really can’t do it again today…”

Liang Xincheng acted coquettishly in a soft voice, Xia Yuanhang chuckled lightly, reflecting that they had indeed indulged a bit too much in the past few days, so they should take it easy.

He took Liang Xincheng’s hand and tenderly kissed each of his fingers, murmuring in a hoarse voice: “Okay.”

After a while, Xia Yuanhang picked up Liang Xincheng and went to the bathroom to clean up. After lying down in bed, they hugged each other and quickly fell asleep.

Xia Yuanhang was woken up by a phone call at two o’clock in the middle of the night. He picked it up in a daze, and half a minute later, he sat up with a frown as he replied with a “Yes I’ll be right over, please.” He hung up the call afterwards and got out of the bed.

Liang Xincheng who was also woken up, squinting his eyes and reaching out to pull Xia Yuanhang: “What’s wrong?”

Xia Yuanhang bent down and kissed him on the forehead: “Go to sleep, something happened, I have to go out.”

“What’s the matter, ah?”

Liang Xincheng rubbed his eyes and was about to sit up, but was held down by Xia Yuanhang: “Don’t worry, what happened is…my dad.”

“What’s the matter? Shall I go with you?”

“No, be good. You go back to sleep. He committed a crime and got into the police station. I’ll go and see what’s going on.”