Divorced

wondered why, since they didn’t have that much interaction with one another.

But now, as Hua Song was looking at him with naked eyes, he couldn’t help but feel disgust.
Even though Hua Song already knew that he and Lu Yang were divorced, he was still once married to Lu Yang, after all, and Hua Song was Man Yunxin’s student.

Chen Yuchuan took another puff of the cigarette and walked half a step towards Hua Song.
He spit out the cigarette smoke at him, leaned a little bit closer to his ears, and said in a cold voice, “Little brother, don’t hit on me.
Even though we’re separated, Lu Yang will still beat you up…”

Hua Song opened his mouth to speak, but Chen Yuchuan had no intentions of staying any longer.
He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with the sole of his shoe, and then turned to head back.

Man Yunxin was still playing the piano in the living room.
Chen Yuchuan went over and hugged her shoulders and said, “Mom, it’s getting late, you go upstairs to rest early.”

“Both of you drank a lot tonight.
I’ve already asked someone to cook sobering soup, and I’ll have them serve it to you later.”

“Okay, I’ll go take a look at Brother Yang first.” Chen Yuchuan’s tensed heart loosened and he turned around.
He trotted up to the second floor, turned right, and caught sight of Hua Song downstairs talking to Man Yunxin, probably saying goodbye.

Chen Yuchuan didn’t think about Hua Song anymore.
If it was in the past, the incident in the back garden would be a particularly insignificant episode for him.

But he felt uneasy now.
He knew this uneasiness stemmed from the fact that he no longer felt a sense of belonging.

In all the years he’d been married to Lu Yang, there weren’t many people who had jumped out and wanted to intervene halfway.
When he told Hua Song that Lu Yang would beat him, he was just bluffing.
He had no clue what Lu Yang would do.

In the past, as soon as someone confessed to Chen Yuchuan, he would run to Lu Yang to show off.
He would say, “Lu Yang, do you see? Don’t let my age blind you.
There are still a lot of young people who want to chase after me.
You have to keep an eye on me, maintain a little sense of crisis, and always be nice to me.”

And every time this happened, Lu Yang would toss him on the bed so vigorously that his back would be sore for several days.

Such episodes were like glue, bringing their relationship a little bit closer.

Of course, there were a lot of people who had confessed to Lu Yang.
There was a long queue of people who wanted him.
After all, Lu Yang was tall, handsome, and rich, so many people naturally wanted to pounce on him.

But Chen Yuchuan never paid attention to it.
He didn’t think it was necessary.
If Lu Yang really wanted to do something, Chen Yuchuan wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.
Therefore, he opted to just trust Lu Yang.

As he was thinking about it, he entered the room he shared with Lu Yang, only to find that the room was still dark.
The light was still off and the curtains were drawn so tightly that not even the moonlight could find a way inside.

He pressed on the light switch but the light did not come on.
He called out, “Brother Yang? Are you here?”

He waited for a few seconds, but didn’t hear an answer.
Touching the wall to guide himself, he entered the room to check whether Lu Yang was in bed.

But as he walked past the bathroom door, he heard the rustle of clothes coming from inside.

He acted on habit, eagerly trying to find a sense of belonging.
When he smelled Lu Yang’s familiar scent in the bathroom, he was suddenly flooded with relief.

“Brother Yang, are you taking a shower?” Chen Yuchuan asked.

Lu Yang let out a small “mmn” but didn’t speak, though his breathing was heavy due to excessive drinking.

“The electricity’s out.” Chen Yuchuan stood at the door.
“I’ll go downstairs and check if the circuit breaker has tripped, since there’s still electricity downstairs.”

Just as he was about to leave, something pulled on his arm, causing him to stagger two steps into a warm chest.

His back was pressed against Lu Yang’s chest, and he could feel the bathrobe that hung loose and half-opened on Lu Yang’s body.

Lu Yang’s body wasn’t completely wiped clean of water and Chen Yuchuan’s shirt soon became wet.
Even the water dripping from Lu Yang’s hair fell onto his face, wetting it.

Unsteadily, Chen Yuchuan asked in a low voice, “Why did you pull me?”

“Where are you going?” Lu Yang was still holding onto Chen Yuchuan.
Pushing him against the sink, Lu Yang wrapped him from behind, with one hand on his waist and the other on the counter, encircling him.

Chen Yuchuan could feel how domineering Lu Yang’s body was, not leaving any gap for him to escape at all.

The smell of alcohol on Lu Yang’s body mixed with the scent of shower gel rushed to Chen Yuchuan’s nose, rendering his legs a little weak.

“Brother Yang…” He spoke in a soft voice, and when he tried to turn around, Lu Yang tightened his hold on him, preventing him from moving.

Lu Yang brushed his lips against Chen Yuchuan’s ear and said in a low voice, “Chen Yuchuan, so capable.
After just a few days, he’s already starting to flirt with others…”

“Lu Yang, what the hell are you saying?” Chen Yuchuan cried, turning his head.
“Fucking let me go.”

He knew that he wouldn’t fall when Lu Yang held him like this, yet he still raised his hands to grip the counter, temper flaring.

“Who? Who did you talk to? Just a moment ago, you were with Hua Song in the back garden.
You forgot so soon?” Lu Yang tightened his grip on Chen Yuchuan’s arm.
“Didn’t you blow a smoke at him?”

Chen Yuchuan groaned in pain.
Knowing Lu Yang’s strength, his arm would definitely be bruised tomorrow.

He tried to move his arm, but the more he moved, the harder Lu Yang held him.

He had forgotten that the back garden faced their bedroom, and so his every move could be seen clearly from upstairs.

Chen Yuchuan’s chest heaved violently and his voice became unstable.
With a short laugh, he said, “What’s wrong? Did you see me getting close to others and now you’re jealous?”

Lu Yang covered his mouth with his hand, as if holding his entire body within his grasp.
But when Lu Yang spoke again, his voice sounded ragged and broken.

“Chen Yuchuan, in the past six months, you couldn’t get hard when you see me naked.
Is it possible that you can get hard now with someone new and fresh?”

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Xida: Just gotta say, when Lu Yang and Chen Yuchuan made prior agreements to work out their differences with violence, that’s one thing, because that’s consent and that works for them.
To each their own.
But in this instance, Chen Yuchuan doesn’t seem too keen on Lu Yang hurting him.
I get that he’s drunk and feeling hurt, but it’s still not acceptable.