Just in Time Chapter 78
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Chapter 78 Together
Yi Chenliang couldn’t remember when he had fallen asleep, but when he woke up, he jumped out of bed.
Yun Fang was startled by him, his voice still carrying a hint of sleepiness, “What’s wrong?”
“What time is it?” Yi Chenliang wanted to check the time on his phone, then remembered that his phone was broken.
“Half past seven.” Yun Fang squinted at his own phone.
“You still have to go back for the exam.” Yi Chenliang was even more nervous than him, “Have you booked the ticket?”
“I’ve booked it, the ticket is for nine o’clock.” Yun Fang yawned, reached out to pull him back into his arms, “Let’s sleep a little longer.”
“No more sleep, I’m going to make you breakfast.” Yi Chenliang kissed his forehead.
Yun Fang smiled with his eyes closed, “You don’t know how to cook.”
“But I can boil instant noodles.” Yi Chenliang said, “I’ll fry two eggs for you, and you’ll score a hundred on the exam.”
Yun Fang patted his waist, “Then you go and cook.”
Yi Chenliang got up energetically to make breakfast. Yun Fang, feeling groggy for a few minutes and hearing the noise in the kitchen, couldn’t fall back asleep. He stared at the ceiling for a while before lazily getting up to wash up in the bathroom.
When he entered the kitchen, Yi Chenliang was frantically frying eggs. A splash of oil almost made him jump.
Yun Fang leaned against the kitchen door frame, watching him with his arms folded.
At this time, the sun was rising early. The sunlight poured in from the kitchen window, illuminating half of the kitchen in a bright orange color. The bottles and jars of condiments were a bit messy on the windowsill, and there was only a little soy sauce left.
Yi Chenliang flipped the fried egg and then remembered to add salt. He hurriedly grabbed the glass jar of salt, estimated a bit, and sprinkled some salt on it. He paused for a moment, felt it was not enough, and carefully sprinkled a little more.
Yi Chenliang finally managed to complete two fried eggs, then took the boiled instant noodles out of the pot. As he turned around, he saw Yun Fang leaning against the door frame, watching him with a smile on his lips.
“Scared me.” Yi Chenliang carried the noodles out and put them on the coffee table. He put down the chopsticks and urged Yun Fang, “Eat quickly.”
Yun Fang had just washed his face and wasn’t wearing his glasses. He was about to pass by Yi Chenliang to go to the bedroom to put on his glasses when Yi Chenliang grabbed him, “Hiss–why do you look a bit different?”
“Hmm?” Yun Fang’s vision was actually a bit blurry, and he teased him, “What’s different?”
Yi Chenliang stared at him for two seconds, “Damn, you without glasses–so handsome!”
Yun Fang squinted his eyes and smiled pleasantly, “Then how about a kiss?”
“Hey, it’s early in the morning.” Yi Chenliang’s heart didn’t match his words as his gaze fell on his lips, his Adam’s apple bobbing, “Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”
“Then forget it.” Yun Fang turned to leave, but then was caught in a bear hug from behind.
“Kiss!” Yi Chenliang, hugging his neck, bounced on him, “A big kiss!”
Yun Fang was bumped forward a bit by him, reached back to hold him up, carried him a few steps, and laughed, “It’s too late, time waits for no one.”
Yi Chenliang’s arms were draped over his shoulders, he tilted his head to kiss his neck, and leaned into his ear to call him, “Elder brother, give me a kiss.”
Yun Fang’s ear heated up, and he coughed, “Stop being so coquettish, get down.”
Yi Chenliang made him carry him on his back as he refused to get down. Tilting his head, he bit Yun Fang's ear, making his scalp tingle. Yun Fang reach out and hold down Yi Chenliang's forehead and said seriously, "Don't stoke the fire."
Yi Chenliang reluctantly ground his teeth and jumped down from Yun Fang’s back. However, his movement was too big and he kicked the table leg, causing him to cry out in pain and hop around the living room with a limp.
Seeing him in such pain that tears were almost streaming down his face, Yun Fang helped him sit on the sofa, “You’re an adult, why are you still acting like a monkey?”
“I stubbed my toe.” Yi Chenliang sucked in a cold breath in pain.
He had been seriously injured last night but didn’t utter a sound. Today, just stubbing his toe was painful enough to bring tears to his eyes.
Yi Chenliang clearly saw the meaning in his eyes and indignantly said, “How can they be the same?”
Yun Fang looked at him innocently, “I didn’t say anything.”
“It’s written all over your face!” Yi Chenliang glared at him fiercely, “You have to take responsibility for this.”
“Should I blow on it for you?” Yun Fang teased.
“No need, just give me a kiss.” Yi Chenliang spoke in a tone of good business, licking his own lips.
Yun Fang laughed and flicked his forehead, then pushed him down on the sofa and kissed him.
After a while, Yun Fang sat on the sofa eating instant noodles, while Yi Chenliang sat cross-legged next to him, a look of resentment on his face.
Yun Fang calmly bit into a fried egg and lectured him, “You’re still injured, you can’t be reckless.”
Yi Chenliang stared at him like a wolf cub eyeing a piece of fat meat, boldly threatening him, “Sooner or later, I’ll make you cry and beg me to take you!”
Yun Fang had just taken a sip of noodle soup and almost spat it out when he heard this.
Yi Chenliang handed him a tissue.
Yun Fang took it, somewhat puzzled, “What on earth are you thinking about all day and night?”
It’s either a dark room or a forced love story, his mind is full of yellow waste.
Yi Chenliang looked at him with a serious face, “I’m young.”
“…” Yun Fang: “You should use your phone less in the future.”
Yi Chenliang sat next to him, his hand itching to touch his belly, but Yun Fang grabbed his wrist and pulled it out from under his T-shirt, “Behave.”
Yi Chenliang looked up at the clock, “It’s 8:05.”
Even though the two of them had just met not long ago, Yun Fang had to leave.
This feeling was very strange to Yi Chenliang. He knew that he would be back in a few days, but he still didn’t want him to leave.
When Yun Fang finished eating this bowl of instant noodles, it was time for them to part. Yi Chenliang thought about it with some melancholy.
“Go pack some things.” Yun Fang patted his back, “Bring a few changes of clothes.”
The two of them often wore each other’s clothes. Yi Chenliang thought Yun Fang wanted him to bring his own, so he asked him, “Which one do you want to wear?”
“Bring it for yourself.” Yun Fang finished the last sip of noodles and looked up, “You’re coming with me.”
“Huh?” Yi Chenliang was stunned, “I’m going too?”
“I have an exam this afternoon, and I’m off tomorrow.” Yun Fang carried his bowl to the kitchen to wash, “Hurry up and pack.”
Yi Chenliang didn’t have much to pack, he casually threw a few clothes into his backpack and shouted at the person in the kitchen, “I haven’t booked a ticket yet? Where will I stay when I get there?”
“I booked it for you last night.” Yun Fang put the cleaned bowl into the dish rack, shook the water off his hand, “You’ll stay in a hotel when you get there.”
Yi Chenliang ran out of the bedroom, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“If I told you earlier, you wouldn’t have slept last night.” Yun Fang flicked a drop of water at his face, and before Yi Chenliang could dodge, his wet hand smeared across his cheek, laughing, “Are you done packing?”
“There’s not much to pack.” Yi Chenliang casually pulled up his old man’s shirt to wipe his face, but accidentally pressed on the wound on his face, frowning.
Yun Fang gently touched his wound, “Wear a mask.”
“Mm.” Yi Chenliang turned to find a mask, “Actually, you don’t have to worry about me staying here alone, Li Kai and his group can’t really do anything to me.”
“I was planning to take you to the beach tomorrow.” Yun Fang said, “Or should I cancel the ticket?”
“Hey, no!” Yi Chenliang, half-wearing a mask, poked his head out of the bedroom door, “I suddenly feel that it’s quite dangerous for a weak high school student like me to stay at home alone!”
“Take your ID.” Yun Fang picked up the backpack that he had thrown at the door last night, opened the security door, “Let’s go.”
Yi Chenliang slung his backpack over his shoulder and ran out excitedly. As soon as Yun Fang locked the door, he jumped down the stairs, skipping seven or eight steps.
Yi Chenliang landed gracefully, carrying his backpack over one shoulder, standing below and smiling brilliantly at Yun Fang.
Yun Fang pulled out his key and smiled at him.
At this moment, Yi Chenliang finally looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, full of vitality and curiosity, like a little sun that could glow and heat.
Instead of silently and lonely in an unknown place, struggling for an uncertain future.
Yun Fang walked down the stairs, patted his head, “Let’s go.”
This was the first time Yi Chenliang had ever traveled far from home since he could remember, and it was with Yun Fang. He was obviously very happy and unusually lively, pulling Yun Fang out of the community with great enthusiasm.
A low-key private car passed by them, but no one noticed.
The private car stopped under the building where Yi Chenliang lived.
Zhou Ang sat in the driver’s seat, turned around and said to Chu Xia who was sitting behind him, “Madam, the little young master is still young and doesn’t know about the past, so he might be a bit resistant to you.”
Zhou Ang thought of the time he met with Yi Chenliang and was a bit worried.
Chu Xia was dressed in a refined and dignified dress, her hair was carefully styled, and she even put on light makeup, covering her pale face, making her already beautiful face even more beautiful. She had a faint smile in her eyes and nodded at Zhou Ang, “I know.”
Chu Xia nervously held Su Qingbai’s hand next to her and turned her head to ask him, “Qingbai, how do I look now?”
Su Qingbai gave her a gentle smile, “Mom, you look especially beautiful now.”
Zhou Ang got out of the car and went around to open the car door for Chu Xia. Chu Xia took a deep breath, stepped down from the car in her high heels, and frowned when she saw the dilapidated old residential building in front of her.
“Is Xiao Liang living here?” Chu Xia clenched the bag in her hand, almost bursting into tears.
Su Qingbai reached out to support her shoulder, “He lives on the third floor, room 302.”
Chu Xia suppressed the sourness welling up in her heart, held Su Qingbai’s hand, “Qingbai, can we take your younger brother home today?”
Su Qingbai lowered his eyes, hiding the look in his eyes, “I think we should respect his own opinion on this matter.”
“Yes, that’s right.” Chu Xia pulled Su Qingbai into the building, “I came today just to have a good look at him. Your aunt saw him in the hospital last time and told me that he looks exactly like your dad when he was young.”
Su Qingbai didn’t say a word.
Yi Chenliang did look very much like their father, so much so that when he transferred to class ten, he knew at first sight that Yi Chenliang was the person he was looking for.
But what about it?
Yi Chenliang might not accept the Su family’s affection.
Chu Xia and he arrived on the third floor together. Chu Xia was both excited and nervous, constantly reaching out to touch her hair by her ears. Su Qingbai knocked on the door of room 302.