Chapter 190
As Vincent got closer, just a few steps away from Su Bin and Allen, he suddenly stumbled and fell to his knees on the ground. Su Bin immediately sprang up from the bench and rushed to his side, concerned. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Vincent’s voice was weak, but his eyes held a strong determination that was surprising.
After getting up by himself, Vincent patted his knees and politely looked up at Su Bin, thanking him. Then, noticing that the man in front of him seemed familiar, he suddenly asked, “Are you the Duke’s lover?”
Su Bin: “Uh… Who told you that?” oao
Vincent: “They all said so.”
Su Bin awkwardly chuckled. “Hehe…” Who are they? The caregivers? — Those gossiping B country people!
Vincent looked at them with envy. “You’re so lucky. I wish I had a lover too.”
Su Bin couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re so handsome, surely there’ll be lots of people willing to be your lover.”
Vincent tilted his head and asked Su Bin, “Would you want to be my lover?”
Before Su Bin could even say no, Allen spoke up—“No, lovers are one of a kind. He already belongs to me.”
Su Bin froze, quickly explaining to Vincent, “You’re too young right now. You have to grow up first to have a lover.”
Vincent looked dejected. “But I might not make it to adulthood. The doctors said I might not live that long.”
Su Bin felt a pang of sadness. He wanted to comfort Vincent but couldn’t find the right words. Just then, Allen spoke again: “If you won’t make it to that age, there’s nothing that can be done.”
Su Bin: “……” The boy is just a child. Can we really say such cruel things? tat
Sure enough, Vincent’s face darkened, his expression defeated.
Allen: “So, if you want a lover, you’ll need to try harder to live longer.”
— Only by trying to live longer can one get the things that are easy for normal people to have.
Vincent’s eyes brightened in an instant. He looked at Allen gratefully and said, “I will,” before turning and walking away slowly.
Allen’s way of encouraging Vincent made Su Bin feel inexplicably heartbroken. It turned out that Allen had always carried this belief when battling his illness and growing up…
“What’s wrong?” Allen, seeing Su Bin lost in thought, assumed he was still thinking about Vincent and couldn’t help but adopt a serious expression. “I know you really like children, but you should forget about that in this lifetime.”
“Huh?” Su Bin was a bit confused.
Allen: “You’re a man, I can’t make you pregnant.”
Su Bin stared at Allen, dumbfounded—Why did he suddenly bring this up?
Allen: “I know this might be a bit disappointing for you, but I’ll try to make it up to you in other ways.” — For example, I’ll find other ways to distract you in the future.
Realizing what Allen was implying, Su Bin couldn’t help but blush. “Allen, you misunderstood. I don’t want children.”
Allen raised an eyebrow. “Really?”
Su Bin quickly explained, “Of course. Vincent just reminded me of you when you were little, but even the little you doesn’t matter as much as the current you!”
Su Bin’s unexpected words made Allen feel like he had just been fed a jar of honey. He was a little overwhelmed by the sweetness.
Su Bin took Allen’s hand, their fingers interlocking. “But speaking of Vincent, he’s so young. At his age, he probably doesn’t even know what ‘lover’ means. Maybe he’s just jealous of how close we are and wants someone to be with him… So, don’t get jealous.”
Allen moved his lips and, with a neutral expression, said, “Which eye of yours saw me getting jealous?”
Su Bin: “……” I can smell the sourness from both nostrils!
Su Bin’s phone background was a picture he had secretly taken of Allen while they were watching the sunset together. The perfect profile, the dreamy sunset, and the halo around him made the photo look like something pulled straight out of a fashion magazine. It was so beautiful it felt unreal.
Sometimes, when Su Bin thought about the person in the picture, alive and right beside him as his lover, it felt like a dream… How did they get to this point?
Glancing at Allen in reality, who was currently sitting at the head of the bed reading a book, there was a sense of peace and calm in the air.
Su Bin’s heart fluttered, and he couldn’t resist moving closer, softly calling, “Allen~~”
Allen: “Mm?”
Su Bin leaned in and kissed his cheek. “Hehe…”
Allen: “……”
Having successfully stolen a kiss, Su Bin was about to leave with a satisfied look when Allen suddenly grabbed his arm. “Come back.” Allen put down the book, looked at him with amusement for a moment, then pulled Su Bin in, holding the back of his head and giving him a deep, lingering kiss. “Is that enough?”
Su Bin blushed, stammering, “T-that’s enough.”
Allen nodded. “Make me a cup of coffee. Not too strong, with whole milk and two spoons of sugar.”
Su Bin: “……”
Recently, Allen’s taste had been changing. When Su Bin first met him, Allen drank coffee without sugar and told him to use less sugar when baking cookies or cakes. But now, he seemed to be getting more into sweets.
One time, Allen had two cups of high-sugar milk, a super-sweet mousse cake, and a bag of butter cookies Su Bin had baked… Just watching him eat all that made Su Bin feel a little nauseated!
And Su Bin had only heard that a woman’s taste might change when pregnant—Why is Allen suddenly craving so many sweets? However, since the rehabilitation center regularly checked Allen’s health and all indicators were normal, Su Bin didn’t worry too much.
After some time, Su Bin suddenly realized that when he cuddled up to Allen at night, he could feel that Allen had gained weight! Though Allen’s body wasn’t as firm as it had been before the incident, the softer flesh was surprisingly pleasant to touch…
Su Bin thought to himself, Looks like Allen’s change in taste isn’t too bad!
One day, after another checkup, when the results came back, Allen looked at them and sighed in relief. He turned to Su Bin and said, “We should be able to leave the hospital soon.”
Su Bin was excited. “Really?”
Allen nodded. “Almost everything is back to normal.” Then he asked Su Bin to make coffee again, but this time he wanted half-fat milk and no sugar.
Su Bin raised an eyebrow. “No sugar this time?”
Allen frowned. “It’s too sweet.”
Su Bin was puzzled. “But you used to add sugar.”
Allen glanced at him. “That was to gain weight. Didn’t you say you wanted me to put on a bit more weight?”
Su Bin: “……”
Allen continued looking at other data, saying, “You’ve been enjoying yourself lately, haven’t you? Keep it up. Soon I’ll be turning it into muscle.”
Su Bin: “…………”
When it was time to leave the hospital, Vincent came to see them off, giving Su Bin a big hug and even a kiss on the cheek.
Seeing Su Bin smiling so widely, Allen couldn’t help but feel a twitch in his forehead.
“Alright, it’s just a little kid, don’t get jealous…” Afterward, Su Bin also tried to calm Allen down, thinking about what Allen had said before regarding “children.” Su Bin couldn’t help but laugh.
Sometimes, dealing with just Allen alone was overwhelming for Su Bin, let alone adding a child into the mix — a big demon and a little demon together, his love wouldn’t be enough to go around! Sigh.
A year had passed since their hospitalization, and time had flown by in the blink of an eye.
Allen’s health consultant advised them to continue resting at home for a while longer before jumping back into work, so they decided to move to the Roland Estate for a change of pace.
While packing, Su Bin accidentally discovered Allen’s phone, which was left in the hospital room. A sudden urge to snoop overtook him. As he carefully listened for Allen’s footsteps, he unlocked the phone and felt a thrill of “spying.”
Both their phones were the same model with similar functions. Su Bin scrolled a bit and found a special folder labeled “s.” Inside, there were two icons he didn’t recognize — what was this? A game?
His curiosity piqued, Su Bin opened one of them with an electronic logo. The screen immediately displayed a familiar interface, and Su Bin froze for two seconds before realizing — this was his own phone interface! o皿o
He clicked a few times and discovered that from Allen’s phone, he could directly see all the information on Su Bin’s phone — including texts, call logs, photos… Ahhhh!
Any sense of guilt vanished in an instant, and Su Bin only felt a sharp pang in his stomach — Allen had been secretly spying on him all along! No wonder he could never hide anything from him!
Suppressing the urge to throw the phone, Su Bin opened the second icon. This time, it asked for a password. Without thinking, he entered a series of digits that were as familiar as his own name — Allen’s bank card password… and it was correct!
Su Bin stared at the screen for a moment, and then his face turned bright red.
It was an album, full of photos of him — some from gossip posts on the school website, others taken secretly by Allen at unknown times, even some where he wasn’t wearing clothes…
Wwwwhatthefu-ck!! ╯︵┻━┻
That evening, Allen, as usual, checked Su Bin’s new status on his phone. The monitoring app notified him that Su Bin had updated his notes.
——Allen, you sneaky bastard!! No more sneaky photos of my fruit pics!!!
Allen: “…”
A few minutes later, Su Bin received a text message.
Allen: “I’ve been wanting to take those pictures openly. Just remember to cooperate when the time comes.”
Su Bin: “…………” You’ve got to be kidding me!
The Roland Estate was so big that Su Bin wasn’t quite used to it. Most of the time, aside from making food in the kitchen, he didn’t need any special space. Because the house was so vast and Allen didn’t use his phone much after he got sick, Su Bin often had trouble finding him when he was ready to serve a meal.
One day, Su Bin had made a nourishing soup for Allen to try. He searched for Allen for a long time and finally heard a strange conversation coming from outside Allen’s childhood study.
Su Bin was puzzled. Huh, what’s with this broken Chinese? Is someone visiting? Or is Allen on the phone? Wait… Chinese!
Su Bin widened his eyes and pressed his ear to the door, continuing to eavesdrop.
“If… I can’t be with the person I like… Even if you make me the Jade Emperor… Jade Emperor? … I still won’t be happy…”
Su Bin: “…” What was Allen saying? Was he quoting lines from A Chinese Odyssey? His pronunciation was unexpectedly clear! But why was he quoting movie lines?
“So, being a demon… is like being a human… You must have a kind heart. With a kind heart, you’re no longer a demon. You’re a human-demon… human-demon? Hm?”
Su Bin: “…………” Hearing Allen stop because of some word he couldn’t understand, it created an odd sense of humor. Su Bin stood by the door for a long time, trying to hold in his laughter until his stomach started to cramp!
Although he’d caught Allen practicing Chinese, Su Bin was still confused. If Allen spoke Chinese so well, why had he been denying it? And why was he alone in his room, secretly reciting funny movie lines? It was just so baffling!
