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Holding on to my man (Chapter 29 - Part 1)

Chapter 29: The protagonist of an ancient abusive novel (Part 1) Translated by peonynoveltl.blogspot.com It's been a busy month! I got buried by work and finally crawled out. Sorry it took this long to finally update again TT I've also been really distracted by all the news going on lately.....sigh...                                      In the original plan, Gu Bai decided to rush back to Fu Mansion after he was done dealing with Fu family's second young master to find a shield * to block this matter. * excuse   In the past few years, although he wasn't bullied by servants like the original host in the storyline because of studying, he didn't raise his status into a real young master of the Fu family. The fact that the original host is a drag * is unchangeable. * woman's children from previous marriage (derogatory)   Once something goes wrong, between his own son and a drag * , the brain of a normal person will definitely be biased towa

Chapter 1: Blind date in mind


  This coffee shop is very clean and very perverted. There are mirrors on all sides of the men's room. It seems to be done for the sake of guests' grooming. But who would want to look at the mirror during this time?
  However, this interior design conveniently benefited Xu Mao Mao.
  He hid inside tidying up his hair and collar, then tucked his warm double layerd long johns, and finally carefully fasten all the buttons on the coat, adjusted the gold rimmed glasses, putting on a full literary and artistic look.
  “Hello, my name is Xu Mao Mao,” Xu Mao Mao smiled at the mirror. “Xu Xian’s Xu, Ding is Ding, Mao is Mao's Mao.”*

*He's trying to spell his name



  Xu Mao Mao paused, blindsided, it's not good, too crude.
  Then he restarted once again: "Hello, my name is Xu Mao Mao, mu cheng xin xu's xu, ke ding ke mao's mao."

*mù chéng xīn xǔ: Unspoken love understood between lovers

*kě dīng kě mǎo: Just right, no more than a few, strictly following the regulations, cannot be modified, etc...

  ... again, it seems too bold, mu cheng xin xu de, and then ding here ding there, not reserve enough.
  "Hello, my name is Xu..."
  Before the rehearsal was done, the stall's door was buckled slightly by someone and then a low magnetic voice was heard.
  "I know already Xu Mao Mao, can you come out yet?"
  From the voice he can tell is a young man, the slightly cold voice carried a barely noticeable laughter, it sounds very nice.
  This, who's voice is this! peonynoveltl.blogspot.com
  Xu Mao Mao's face blushed and burned, what if his blind date finds out, does this mean he needs to pay hush money!
  Xu Hao swallowed his saliva and tried to pretend he was very calm and opened the door: "so-sorry! Please help yourself..."
  The last words came to an abrupt end. Xu Mao Mao's head buzzed, can't wait to faint over.
  The man outside the door is very very handsome. Estimated to be 1.9m, wide shoulders, wearing a black turtleneck sweater. The face and skin is smooth and delicate, in the bathroom it shone healthy glow. A beautiful narrow nose with a high nose bridge. Downcast eyes with some kind of playfulness looked at him.
  This man, is the one Xu Mao Mao is meeting for today's blind date!
  His name is Chen Yu. The matchmaker said that this man’s condition is very good. He was originally advised to not have any wishful thoughts, but the beauty obsessed* Xu Mao Mao boldly requested a meeting after seeing his photo. Chen Yu once rejected because he didn't have time, but somehow, he later agreed to meet.

* “颜控” people who are obssessed with good looks



  This is Xu Mao Mao's first blind date and the other party is a handsome guy, so he feels very nervous.
  Didn't expect things to go strong from the start.
  "Xu Mao Mao," Chen Yu repeated his name once more, the voice carried delight . "Hello, I'm Chen Yu."
  The blush on Xu Mao Mao’s face hasn't fade yet. “I, I... I just...”
  "It's okay," Shen said calmly. "Very cute."
  Xu Hao is going to faint!
  The blind date says he's cute! Is this going to be it! So excited, so happy! Really want to spin three times in the same place, and then rigeng* 20,000 words!

*Rigeng - webnovel

  That's right, Xu Mao Mao is a hikikomori* online writer. He first started in Chinese language base web which later became Jinjia literature web*. In these twenty-five years, you can say that he's been jerking off. So he doesn't know that if a guy calls someone cute is the same as shouting at the roadside that that auntie is a beauty like any other day.

*宅: stay at home all day
*jjwxc

  "So-so-so-sorry," Xu Mao Mao stuttered. "I made you laugh, I'm usually not this stupid, this is my first blind date..." Usually is even more stupid! Especially after he finished writing 30,000 words vomiting blood.
  "What a coincidence, me too." Chen Yu nodded and showed a smile.
  Xu Mao Mao felt frustrated*, silent for a moment, he scraped through all life approach* experience, trying to find things to say: "That, then, do you want to use the restroom?"

*囧: emoji to represent embarrassment, frustration, sadness, etc..
*搭讪: hit on someone, strike up a conversation, end an awkward silence by talking

  "No need, you didn't come out for a long time so I came in to find you."
  Before entering the coffee shop, Chen Yu already saw Xu Mao Mao enter the washroom through the glass window. He thought he only needed to wait for awhile, but 10 minutes passed, he suspect that he was mistaken. He went in to the washroom to wash his hands and while he's at it, see if Xu Mao Mao is there or not .
  He didn't expect to see a amusing scene.
  Xu Mao Mao thought of the fuckup just now, suddenly the face that calmed down with much difficulty became hot again. His skin was thin and a little agitated. It was very obvious. It made him look like a monkey's butt, and the level of beauty suddenly dropped one level- in danmei fiction when the top* blushes and becomes more good looking and attractive is false, it only proves that they are thick-skinned. The weak stratum corneum Xu Mao Mao spits out indignantly.

*小攻: the top in BL relationship
*stratum corneum: outermost layer of the skin

  After taking a seat, Chen Yu handed the menu to Xu Mao Mao. "Let's talk while we eat. You can order whatever you want."

  Chen Yu is said to be doing business, and the family is extraordinarily rich, but Xu Mao Mao had a full stomach before going out, so he very politely ordered mint water, pretending to be cool*: "I am not hungry, but just a little thirsty."

*装逼: Someone showing off pompously and stupidly, but in fact isn't cool at all. Pretending to be cool/awesome.

 I'm not telling you, actually my appearance when eating is very terrifying, but given that we are meeting for the first time, I will be a bit more reserve.

  Chen Yu smiled and casually ordered a cup of coffee and snacks.
  The two men started talking. Due to that stupid toilet matter, Xu Mao Mao can't let go for some time, talking was a bit void and didn't really dare to look up at Chen Yu. However, Chen Yu was obviously a man with a normal EQ, seeing that he's shy, he brought up a subject by himself.
  "What does Mr. Xu do?"
  "Oh, me?" Xu Mao Mao was cheeky. "Writer."
  In fact, I'm just a brainless machine writing shuang shuang shuang*! Will also occasional turn on the small train going wu wu wu*!

*Shuang: feeling good
*Wu: Train's whistle, pollution - euphemism for obscene and pornographic content. 

  "Very impressive."

  "What about Mr. Chen?" Xu Mao Mao asked curiously. Because the matchmaker person gave so little information, other than knowing his aptitude and appearance, he doesn't know the rest.
  "Me? Unemployed" Chen Yu said jokingly, "Only occasionally help a friend run errands."
  Xu Mao Mao understands that this is just a pretext. After all, what the wealthy people mean when they say run errands may be the sale of astronomical figures. The great daddy's small target is only one hundred million. Chen Yu must be being humble!
  Chen Yu quickly skipped about his work and began to inquire about Xu Mao Mao’s hobbies, personality, and so on.
  He is not a very lively person, but he speaks slowly, looks patient and the mood is very good. He doesn't have much facial expression, only when Xu Mao Mao embarrass himself or speak incoherently did he reveal a barely noticeable smile.
  Xu Mao Mao said in his heart: The widow's heart is about to be snatched away by this goblin!
  He's embarrassed to stare at other people's face for too long and often sneaked glances at him by looking down at his coffee.
  The old black sweater worn by Chen Yu today is a kind of coarse woolen knitted fabric that is low-key and yet stylish. He also has a camel-colored woolen coat next to him. Because of the sitting posture, the bottom of the trousers are slightly rolled up, revealing a low cut white sock.
  Almost all gays are unable to resist a man in white socks, and Xu Mao Mao is no exception. Seeing it made his heart beat.
  Because it was their first meeting, the conversation between the two was very subtle and literary. There wasn’t much discussion on the cruder topics such as the other’s family and conditions. He only knows that Chen Yu currently lives alone and is actually a year younger than Xu Mao Mao, but he looks mature and self-restrainted. Occasionally, one inadvertently looks up and Xu Mao Mao's brain became a paste.
  He actually wanted to find out if he had any pets. Because Xu Mao Mao was bitten by a stray dog ​​when he was a child, he took five shots of the vaccine. At the same time, he suffers very serious fur allergies, can sneeze to the point of blood spraying out.
  As a result, Xu Mao Mao, who was fascinated by Chen Yu, not only didn't ask questions he wanted to know, but also stupidly disclosed about his career and family.
  The two talked for half an hour. Finally, Chen Yu said that he had something to do and took the initiative to settle the bill before leaving. The price of this cafe is very kind, plus service, the final cost is only twenty-five.
  Shen Hao seems to be appalled by the price, it was the cheapest meal he had ever had. He suddenly shook his head: "Next time, I will treat you to eat something delicious."
  The implication is that there is still a chance to have dinner together!
  Chen Yu even proposed to exchange WeChat.
  Xu Mao Mao was so excited that he couldn't even hold his phone steadily, after some stumble he succeeded in adding Chen Yu.
  Chen Yu's profile picture popped out and Xu Mao Mao stared at it, his profile picture is a cat, the breed in unknown, but it's definitely a cat.



  Chen Yu said goodbye courteously, and agreed to keep in touch often. Xu Mao Mao smiled a few times: "Okay, talk to you next time."
  The moment Chen Yu turned to leave, Xu Hao's ear side already sounded "A Spray of Plum Blossom*." He knows very well that this blind date is another failure. Actually, he doesn't look bad and it's not like no one ever liked him in the past, but in recent years, the Meng aliens fiercely came into power, and all the men who expressed good feelings to him actually raised pets without exception!

*A Spray of Plum Blossoms: old movie with a song of the same name



  Want to find a all in one handsome guy is really hard, I don't believe in love anymore. QAQ

  Xu Mao Mao sadly poked his head into the darkness and sent him a 25 yuan red envelope.
  Maybe Chen Yu was also coincidently looking at his phone, so he quickly received the red envelope. After a moment he sent a "?"
  [You're good, but we're not quite compatible. Sorry, this meal is on me please]
  After Xu Mao Mao sadly sent the message, he then deleted Chen Yu. Not giving false hope to people is the basic morality of love school. He is still very ethical.
  After returning home with disappointment as strength, he intoxicatedly completed the final 10,000 words, saved the draft and prepared for a rest.
  The matchmaker asked him about the blind date the result and Xu Mao Mao honestly replied that he couldn't get along with pets. The matchmaker was angered to the point vomiting blood, he educated him in a painstaking manner: “Handsome guys raising pets is as common as gay. You need to adapt to the world where everyone's attracted to cats or you'll be forever alone."
  Xu Mao Mao knows that what he said is reasonable, but he's afraid of them. What can he do?
  He poked* open the photo of Chen Yu that the matchmaker sent him. Xu Mao Mao drooled while admiring it for a moment and then closed his eyes with a sigh.

*戳: poke, stab, thrust, etc...

  Beauty, how could you be attracted to cats!
  Maybe because he had thoughts during the day and also dreamed at night, he was groggy in middle of the night and he heard a cat calling.
  The cat was very beautiful, but it looked very unhappy. It walked around him and stood up with hands on the hip:"I heard that you don't like zhen*? Very well, you have already caught zhen's attention! ”

*朕 zhen: They royal 'I' used by the emperor

  The cat snorted and suddenly rushed at him.
  Xu Wei is very afraid of furry creatures. It hasn't reached the nose yet the nose is ready to make a big sneeze. However, he woke up the next second.
  Huh? The vision is a bit wrong?
  The sight in front is a warm and even embrace, the nose is full of very mild men's shower gel.
  Xu Mao Mao eyes looked up along the embrace, protruding clavicle, sexy throat ...


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