“Your phone has been ringing non-stop. I was worried it might be something urgent, so I went ahead and answered it for you,” Wen Ruqing quickly explained, not caring whether or not Bai Xizhou could understand at this moment.
Bai Xizhou walked slowly towards him, his eyes emotionless. He stopped only when he reached Wen Ruqing, and then his tense face suddenly broke into a smile—something childish, even a little silly.
The smile was bright, yet it didn’t match Bai Xizhou’s usual personality. Wen Ruqing, who had no experience taking care of drunk people, wondered if everyone changed so much after drinking.
He felt that Bai Xizhou needed to rest, but Bai Xizhou stood in front of him, blocking his path. Wherever Wen Ruqing moved, Bai Xizhou moved too, still smiling foolishly. In that dazed moment, Wen Ruqing thought he saw a dog wagging its tail at him.
Did Bai Xizhou know he acted like this when drunk?
Should he take a picture and use it to threaten him the next day?
But that was just a thought. The relationship that had just started to improve couldn’t have any more cracks.
Suddenly, he wanted to laugh. He hadn’t expected the usually composed, elite Bai Xizhou to act like such a child when drunk.
But the next second, he couldn’t laugh anymore. He saw Bai Xizhou’s features suddenly zoom in, followed by the softness of his lips. Before Wen Ruqing could react, Bai Xizhou hugged him tightly, rendering him immobile.
“Got you, little bunny,” Bai Xizhou’s voice was low and warm, tickling Wen Ruqing’s ear. “Don’t run, let me hold you for a while.”
Wen Ruqing tried to break free but found it impossible. He didn’t understand why a drunk person could have so much strength.
At the moment when he gave up struggling, many thoughts crossed his mind.
Why did he stop trying to break free?
Maybe it was because he didn’t want to argue with a drunk person. After all, they were both men, so a kiss or a hug wasn’t a big deal. Or maybe it was because Bai Xizhou’s last sentence sounded a little pitiful, which made Wen Ruqing feel some sympathy.
But something felt off.
He recalled the past. It seemed that he had never been that close to someone of the same gender. He always refused when boys tried to casually put an arm around his shoulders, even if they were close friends.
Then he went to college, started dating, and when his boyfriend made advances, he didn’t ignore it, but still felt uncomfortable with intimate touches. It was hard to imagine that now, he was being hugged and touched freely by Bai Xizhou and was even considering giving up struggling.
He probably understood why Mr. Xiansheng had advised him to stay away from drunk Bai Xizhou.
“Xinxin, do you miss your dad?” Bai Xizhou mumbled.
Dad?
What script is he following?
Has Bai Xizhou started thinking of himself as my father?
Does Bai Xizhou have a son?
Although it’s normal for someone Bai Xizhou’s age to have a son, he had never mentioned it before. The fact that he said this while drunk still surprised Wen Ruqing.
It also left him speechless.
“Bai Xizhou, wake up a bit. I’m not Xinxin, I’m Wen Ruqing.” Wen Ruqing pushed Bai Xizhou away helplessly. “And you’re not my dad.”
He actually tried to reason with a drunk person, trying to make him understand that the person in front of him wasn’t his son—he must be crazy.
“Xinxin, you’re so ungrateful. You don’t recognize me after just a few days? I’ve raised you for so long.” Bai Xizhou still held him in a hug, his chin resting on Wen Ruqing’s neck. Every word he said sent a warm breath there. He probably thought of something, and suddenly chuckled twice. “Wen Ruqing, this person is really strange.”
Hearing his own name from Bai Xizhou’s mouth, though not said in a good way, made Wen Ruqing feel a little nervous. After hearing Bai Xizhou’s evaluation, he didn’t know how to respond. At that moment, Wen Ruqing really wanted to punch Bai Xizhou.
“With his personality… it should be great to be friends with him, right?” Bai Xizhou added. “He’s nice to everyone, just not so nice to himself.”
Forget it, I won’t hit him.
Though Bai Xizhou might have some misunderstandings about him, at least he’s speaking well of him.
“Xinxin, I gave him that watch. It really suits him.” Bai Xizhou continued rubbing his face against Wen Ruqing’s neck. Wen Ruqing, flustered, grabbed his hand that was messing around. “He definitely won’t know the meaning of the watch. It’s my secret.”
If Bai Xizhou were sober, he would realize that the watch without moving hands had been on Wen Ruqing’s wrist all this time. He might also realize that he wasn’t holding “Xinxin” but Wen Ruqing.
What secret could a watch with no hands possibly have? This sparked Wen Ruqing’s curiosity.
Probably feeling uncomfortable standing while hugging, Bai Xizhou adjusted the position and dragged Wen Ruqing to the bed, where they lay down together. Wen Ruqing didn’t resist; he was still lost in the words Bai Xizhou had said.
After a moment of thought, Wen Ruqing felt a little happy. The confusion cleared up—if drunk truths were real, then Bai Xizhou was actually willing to forgive him and be friends with him.
Isn’t this just someone who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside?
“You actually want to be friends with me, don’t you?” Wen Ruqing pushed away Bai Xizhou’s face, which was moving toward him again, but his voice clearly carried a note of pleasure. “Why don’t you just say it directly?”
“Friends? I’m your father. Don’t mess with the generations,” Bai Xizhou said, his face distorted from the push, his voice muffled but still firm as he emphasized his “father” identity.
“Why do you always want to be my father?” Wen Ruqing complained, feeling a headache. “Why can’t I be your dad?”
“You’re not my father.” Bai Xizhou suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Wen Ruqing as if trying to see through him. “My father wouldn’t care about me.”
As he spoke, he pulled Wen Ruqing even tighter into his embrace.
His expression now was exactly the same as when they had had their falling out. Wen Ruqing thought back to their previous conversation, trying to find a common thread.
It seemed like it all started because of their parents.
Bai Xizhou opened his eyes. The sky outside had already brightened. He reached out to touch the bedside table but couldn’t find his phone.
He sat up, feeling a bit of a headache, especially at the back of his head, as though something had hit him. Bai Xizhou reached back and realized there was a bump.
He remembered having dinner with the school’s leaders last night. In the middle of the meal, the leader started urging him to drink, saying that if he didn’t, it would be disrespectful. Bai Xizhou, well-versed in drinking culture, knew that not drinking today meant he would never leave there, so he went along and drank a few glasses.
It was probably the high alcohol content, or maybe Bai Xizhou just wasn’t good at drinking, but he barely remembered what happened afterward, only vague fragments. He vaguely remembered seeing Xinxin.
But he was in Yunduan Town, and Xinxin was in Xincheng. Was last night just a hallucination? It didn’t seem quite like it.
The ringtone of his phone interrupted Bai Xizhou’s thoughts. He looked around and finally found it in the gap between the bed and the bedside table. There was a crack on it, and the name “Qu Qingchen” was flashing on the screen.
He answered the call, and a voice yelled “Idiot!” into his ear. Bai Xizhou froze for a moment, unable to believe his ears. He glanced at the caller ID again to make sure it was indeed Qu Qingchen’s number, not someone else’s.
“Brother, stop messing around, go wash up and have breakfast,” said Qu Qingchen’s voice, now softer and calmer than the earlier one that had cursed him.
It was no surprise that Teng Yuan had taken Qu Qingchen’s phone.
But why did he curse him?
“Are you awake?” Qu Qingchen took over the call.
“Probably… yeah, I think I’m awake,” Bai Xizhou said, remembering Teng Yuan’s curse earlier, but suddenly unsure if he was truly awake. “Wait, what did I do last night that made him call and curse me?”
“You probably don’t remember,” Qu Qingchen replied. “Last night, you called him specifically, cursed him, and then hung up, which made him so mad he couldn’t sleep the whole night.”
There was a faint sound of something like a betel nut cracking on Qu Qingchen’s side, but it quickly disappeared, followed by the sound of a chair scraping against the floor. “Oh, right, he also asked me to ask you: How is that guy who claimed to be your friend? Did you scare him off?”
As Bai Xizhou’s awareness gradually returned, he realized he wasn’t completely out of it; he just couldn’t piece together the whole sequence of events. Now, with Qu Qingchen’s explanation, he had a pretty good idea of what had happened.
After Bai Xizhou got drunk last night, he called Teng Yuan and indeed cursed him. Then, someone from the school arranged to send him back to the hotel. The person who claimed to be his friend could only be Wen Ruqing.
So, the Xinxin who appeared in the room last night was also Wen Ruqing?
As Bai Xizhou realized this, he painfully lowered his head and covered his face, a dull pain in the back of his head.
How did he get drunk? Now he really regrets it.
“Oh, by the way, there’s one more thing. Your uncle Kai Kai is sick, and it’s pretty serious. Do you want to come back and check on him?”
“Alright, I’ll find time to go back…” Bai Xizhou was about to finish his sentence when he heard the sound of the door opening. Immediately afterward, Wen Ruqing walked in. “I’ll contact you when I get back.”
He quickly hung up the phone and sat on the bed, facing Wen Ruqing.
“My aunt made some hangover soup, and I brought it to you,” Wen Ruqing said nonchalantly, placing the bowl on the bedside table. “Your clothes have been washed and dried in the bathroom. I’m leaving now.”
Wen Ruqing didn’t mention it, but Bai Xizhou hadn’t realized yet that his clothes had already been changed, and under the blanket, his legs were bare.
Forget it. It’s done. What can Bai Xizhou do now?
Halfway to the door, Wen Ruqing came back, turned around to look at Bai Xizhou, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating.
“Seriously, Lawyer Bai, if you can’t handle your alcohol, don’t drink. The way you act when drunk is really scary.”
“So, what exactly happened last night?” Bai Xizhou really wanted to know. “And how did I get this bump on the back of my head?”
This really wasn’t Wen Ruqing’s fault. He didn’t want it to happen either.
Originally, Wen Ruqing had managed to break free from his arms, but before he could stand up, Bai Xizhou vomited heavily. Wen Ruqing couldn’t just watch, so he reluctantly helped him change his clothes and threw the dirty ones into the washing machine.
At this point, he had already done his best, but it wasn’t over yet.
Worried that Bai Xizhou might wake up in the middle of the night and need water, Wen Ruqing specially poured a glass and placed it by the bedside. But at that moment, Bai Xizhou opened his eyes. He grabbed Wen Ruqing’s arm and, with a forceful tug, pulled him back onto the bed.
Perhaps it was a habit of Bai Xizhou when drunk—if he held someone, he had to kiss them. Wen Ruqing couldn’t take it anymore and, before Bai Xizhou could get close, pushed him hard. Bai Xizhou’s head hit the corner of the cabinet.
But with that bump, Bai Xizhou stopped causing a fuss. Wen Ruqing was so scared he almost thought he was dead, but fortunately, he was still breathing.
“This isn’t my fault. You were the one who started acting shameless.”
“Sorry.” Bai Xizhou also felt a bit embarrassed. He never thought he’d do something like taking advantage of someone while drunk.
Seeing Bai Xizhou’s conflicted expression, so similar to how he felt earlier, Wen Ruqing couldn’t help but laugh. Bai Xizhou looked up at him, and Wen Ruqing still couldn’t stop laughing.
Maybe smiles are contagious, because Bai Xizhou actually started laughing along with him.
“Lawyer Bai, if you mess with me again, I’ll expose your drunken antics to the public.” He really should have filmed it; he didn’t think of it at the time, and now he regretted it.
“You’re threatening me?” Bai Xizhou raised an eyebrow, suppressing his smile. “Don’t forget, I also know your secrets.”
“Then I won’t tell anyone about your drunken behavior, and you won’t tell anyone my secrets. We’ll trade one secret for another. How does that sound?”
“Deal.” These secrets couldn’t really be used as leverage, but both of them knew that and still agreed to help each other keep them hidden.
The now cold hangover soup was still forced down by Wen Ruqing. After drinking it, Bai Xizhou wrinkled his face.
Here’s the translation:
“I just heard you say you’re going back?” Wen Ruqing smiled as he tidied up the bowl, casually handing Bai Xizhou a dried plum. “Someone at home is sick?”
He asked casually, not really expecting an answer from Bai Xizhou.
“Yes, I’m leaving this afternoon. The little one at home is sick, so I need to go check on him.” He wanted to finish everything quickly and return before the visit started.
The dried plum rolled back and forth on his tongue, easing the discomfort from the hangover soup, though it left a slight sourness. He saw Wen Ruqing nodding, as if a question had been answered.
This gesture seemed to stir something within him, and he looked up at Wen Ruqing, realizing that Wen Ruqing had misunderstood him, and he might know exactly what that misunderstanding was.
“It’s my pet rabbit that’s sick,” Bai Xizhou added, “I’m going back to check on it.”
He probably spoke too vaguely, which led Wen Ruqing to think he was married with children. Although this assumption wasn’t harmful, he still felt the need to explain.
Wen Ruqing simply nodded and turned to leave, never once daring to look at Bai Xizhou.
The misunderstanding was quite big.
No wonder last night, Bai Xizhou had been hugging him, touching his hair and the back of his neck. He must have thought he was petting a rabbit.
Thinking back to the stupid question he had just asked, Wen Ruqing felt like banging his head against the wall. Why did he always embarrass himself in front of Bai Xizhou?
It was May, summer hadn’t come yet, but Wen Ruqing already felt very hot.
Frozen Starlight
Bai Xizhou: Dedicated to being someone else’s dad
TLN: Drunk bai Xizhou is so adorable 😭🤣
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