Chapter 11

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Translator: Ying

Editor: ayszhang

finale
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Epilogue

"Whatever I plant dies." While taking careof the vegetable garden, he could not help but mutter to himself incessantly.The task of uprooting all the rotten plants took up the entirety of themorning.

"Tang Shan, it"s time to eat. Stop fora while and continue after you"ve eaten," Li Yuanyu walked out the door, callingout towards Tang Shan.

"Alright, be right there." TangShan tidied up the tools quickly, removed his gloves and returned to the house.

Li Yuanyu"s slender body leant against the door as hewatched Tang Shan go about his business. He waited till Tang Shan ambled overto his side before drawing close to give Tang Shan a peck on the cheek.

TangShan chuckled, not knowing what was going on in Li Yuanyu"s mind yet again,"What are you doing?"

"I"mkissing you. I love you, Tang Shan," Li Yuanyu answered truthfully,helping him open the door.

"Howannoying can you get? I"ve gotten tired of all your honeyed words." TangShan entered and headed off to wash his hands, while Li Yuanyu was like ashadow trailing behind him.

"ButI really love you." Li Yuanyu looked troubled.

"Yes,yes, I know you can"t hold back your desires to display your love," TangShan spoke nonchalantly, heading over to the dining table in the kitchen, whereLi Yuanyu darted to pull the chair for him. Tang Shan couldn"t hold back hislaughter at that. Even though they were already officially dating, Li Yuanyuwas still the same as always, constantly trying different ways to please him.

"Youreally don"t have to do this," Tang Shan had attempted at persuading LiYuanyu hundreds of times but eventually yielded and gave up on halting thedisplays of tenderness and thoughtfulness from Li Yuanyu.

TangShan sat in the chair Li Yuanyu had pulled out for him as if it was the mostnatural thing to do, and surveyed the dishes on the table. They were all hisfavourite foods. Once Li Yuanyu, too, had taken a seat, they began their meal.

"I"mgoing to the market to buy some new seeds. Are you going with me?"

"Ofcourse."

That wasexpected. Tang Shan beamed at him.

The twoof them engaged in small talk, discussing the terrible weather, the plants thatjust could not survive, and whatever had been happening in the town lately.

Afterthe meal, they took a stroll to the market together, with Tang Shan wanting topurchase some seeds and Li Yuanyu, some ingredients. The weather was great thatday, and neither of them had brought umbrellas.

Oncethey arrived, they were met with an enthusiastic welcome from the residents. Peoplewould occasionally come over to greet them. The stream of gifts from the stallkeepers had Tang Shan feeling fl.u.s.tered.

On theway back, the two of them carried so many bags, to the point that thepatrolling officers that they pa.s.sed by took the initiative and offered theirhelp. Li Yuanyu declined, and Tang Shan shook his head at that. How could henot see where this was coming from? Li Yuanyu evidently wanted more time forthe two of them to be alone.

LiYuanyu seemed to have taken all the heavy items, while what he was carryingheld practically no weight. He had initially wanted to help Li Yuanyu share theburden but was similarly rejected.

"Darling,even if you do all you can to please me, I can"t like you anymore," TangShan spoke, at the end of his wits.

"Whatdo you mean?" Li Yuanyu was suddenly staring at him in fear, expressiondisplaying his nerves.

"Don"tyou get it? It"s because I like you so much already," Tang Shan sighed,"You really don"t have to treat me so well. Don"t be so afraid that I"lllose my love for you."

Li Yuanyu"s expression was strained.

It wasodd. Why was his lover acting this way? Was he a person that made others feelso insecure? Tang Shan reflected.

"PerhapsI should kiss you right here, so that you"ll believe in my feelings foryou," he teased.

"Kissme."

TangShan froze, not expecting Li Yuanyu to actually request it.

"Yousaid it yourself," Li Yuanyu looked disappointed and upset.

TangShan could find no easy way out of the situation, but this wasn"t really thatdifficult a task. He advanced and gave Li Yuanyu a simple kiss on the lips.

"Doyou believe me now?"

"Notreally..."

Don"t push your luck! Tang Shan drew closer once more,deepening the kiss a little more this time.

"Ilove you, Li Yuanyu." Having said this, Tang Shan was rather embarra.s.sed,"Let"s continue this when we get home."

Everythingthat Li Yuanyu was holding suddenly fell, sprawled all over the ground. Applestumbled down the hill until they reached flat ground.

"Whatare you doing– " Tang Shan glanced at the items that were strewn all over theground and raised his head to view Li Yuanyu, only to be left stupefied.

Li Yuanyu, when you crylike that, you look more like a pitiful child than a grown man.

"Why– Why are you crying?" Tang Shan was in a panic, stillclutching the bags in his two hands and therefore unable to help wipe off LiYuanyu"s tears, despite his wish to do so.

"I"m happy, and I feel so blessed. It"s great that you could fallin love with me." Li Yuanyu was tearing and sniffing as he spoke.

Li Yuanyu"s love for him was so desperate, to the point that Tang Shanfound himself pitying Li Yuanyu."You fool," he whispered, feeling his nose burn. It was all LiYuanyu"s fault, making him want to cry.

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ayszhang: And that brings us to an official close for this story! I am happy to announce that Ying and I will be collaborating on another project in the near future in addition to the new stories I had promised that will come out in May :)

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