SWNOVELXO Chapter 78 - II
“It’s very courageous to be gay in public, but you have the ability if you are handsome.”
When Xie Qi heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously started to pull away his hand.
Qin Yizhi lowered his head and glanced at him, his expression a little cold, his eyes as deep as a cold pool. Without Xie Qi saying anything, he took the initiative to release their interlocking hands.
Xie Qi was stunned for a moment and raised his face to look at Qin Yizhi. Qin Yizhi said lightly, “If you don’t want to hold my hand, you don’t have to.”
Xie Qi replied somewhat naggingly, “…it’s too conspicuous. Let’s hold hands after we go home?”
Qin Yizhi responded in a cold tone, “No need.”
Xie Qi could vaguely feel that Qin Yizhi seemed a little angry.
Was it an illusion or… Xie Qi hesitated and said, “…They are talking about us.”
Qin Yizhi replied, “Oh.”
Xie Qi thought: “…”
He seemed really angry. Not as if, but definitely.
Thinking about it carefully, the action just now did seem to indicate that he disliked Qin Yizhi, but he hadn’t meant it… well, that was indeed the impression he had given.
Xie Qi quickly stretched out his hand to hold Qin Yizhi’s hand again, but Qin Yizhi raised his hand and avoided it.
Xie Qi thought: “…”
But there were so many people that he couldn’t say anything more and silently withdrew his hand.
There was gradually some distance between the two of them, enough for one more person to fit in between.
Xie Qi tried hard to find a topic, “Speaking of which, I went to the dormitory today. I was very lucky. I was assigned to the faculty dormitory. It was a suite with a living room, kitchen, and balcony. And it was also the dormitory of my class that started to install air conditioning. Yes, it’s quite hot in H City in summer. I don’t know how those seniors survived.”
Qin Yizhi replied, “Yeah.”
He turned his head slightly, lowered his eyes, and met Xie Qi’s gaze. The other party immediately showed a subtle and flattering smile, with tiger teeth gleaming.
Qin Yizhi paused, looked away, and continued smoothly, “Then you are very lucky.”
Xie Qi seemed to have received some signal. He immediately reached over and touched Qin Yizhi’s hand. When Qin Yizhi didn’t respond, Xie Qi raised his fingers and lightly tickled Qin Yizhi’s palm.
Qin Yizhi: “…”
Seeing that Qin Yizhi didn’t respond, Xie Qi tentatively held Qin Yizhi’s hand. “Husband?”
Qin Yizhi’s tone became much softer. “Yeah.”
Hearing his tone, Xie Qi breathed a sigh of relief, but he still pressed close to Qin Yizhi, hiding the hands they were holding under his coat.
Qin Yizhi naturally noticed it, but he didn’t say anything and acquiesced.
When they walked into the school, several teachers approached them. Xie Qi immediately put their hands behind his back.
Qin Yizhi: “…”
The teachers came over while chatting. When they saw Xie Qi and Qin Yizhi, they looked at them a few more times and forgot to chat.
Xie Qi became nervous, and after they passed by, he moved their intertwined hands to the front.
Qin Yizhi: “…”
He asked in a low voice, “Aren’t you tired?”
Xie Qi replied, “I’m not tired.”
Qin Yizhi: “.”
Qin Yizhi’s tone had been calm, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking: “Do you feel embarrassed?”
Xie Qi was stunned for a moment. “Ah? What’s so embarrassing?”
Qin Yizhi replied, “You feel ashamed to hold hands with me.”
As he said this, his tone had turned a little cold, and he had looked away at the brightly lit teaching building next to him.
Of course, Xie Qi couldn’t be foolish enough to say yes, but he was genuinely stuck and didn’t know how to respond.
Qin Yizhi was about to let go, but Xie Qi quickly said, “No, I didn’t mean that!”
Qin Yizhi said calmly, “It doesn’t matter if you feel embarrassed. There’s no need to hold hands.”
Xie Qi said, “I’m afraid they will misunderstand…”
Qin Yizhi asked in a low voice, “What are you afraid they will misunderstand? Misunderstand that we are gay?”
Xie Qi’s eyebrows flashed with guilt, and he lowered his voice. “…We are not, after all, right?”
Qin Yizhi replied indifferently, “We are married, and you are my partner. Are you still worried about others misunderstanding?”
Xie Qi said sincerely, “That’s different. I think it’s okay to meet your relatives. They don’t know me anyway, but at school… teachers, classmates, seniors, etc., we will often meet after class…”
Qin Yizhi: “…”
Seeing that his expression wasn’t good, Xie Qi immediately knelt down and said, “Don’t be angry; I was wrong.”
Qin Yizhi whispered, “What do you think you did wrong?”
Xie Qi said, “I am gay; I am gay; I am totally gay.”
Qin Yizhi: “…”
What was he arguing with him about?
Qin Yizhi sighed silently and said lightly, “You are right.”
He said this while holding Xie Qi’s hand and stuffing it into the pocket of Xie Qi’s coat. “If you want to cover it up, cover it up completely.”
Xie Qi: “…”
Xie Qi asked cautiously, “Aren’t you angry anymore?”
Qin Yizhi said calmly, “Not angry.”
Xie Qi asked, “Really?”
Qin Yizhi said, “I won’t lie at this time.”
Xie Qi immediately became alert. “Then when would you lie? Have you ever lied to me?”
Qin Yizhi: “…”
He looked away.
Xie Qi thought: “…”
It seemed there was a lie in the past.