Even if you are a boy, I will still love you.

Chapter 16: Never again will you be lonely

Chapter 16: Never again will you be lonely

 Author: Angelina

 Translator: Adrian Julian

 The movie Like love was adapted from this novel.

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By the time Mai Ding returned from the market, it was already late in the afternoon. AnZiyan was probably already hungry for he only had milk in the morning and nothing else. When Mai Ding opened the door to the rooms, he found the entire place quiet. The TV was also not switched on. He headed for the living room and he saw his boy lying on the couch, with earphones plugged in and eyes all closed.

The evening sun was already beginning to shine into the living room, illuminating An Ziyan’s entire body. If you could just crop Mai Ding, who was now panting after carrying the groceries, out of the picture, it would have been picture perfect.

Mai Ding thought that An Ziyan was fast asleep. He felt more at ease. After leaving the groceries in the kitchen, he quietly approached An Ziyan. He tried to poke An Ziyan but there was no response.

Then out of the blue, An Ziyan stretched out his arm and grabbed Mai Ding. Mai Ding was indeed caught by surprise and because he lost his balance, he fell and landed into the arms of An Ziyan. ‘So you weren’t sleeping after all! And if you were awake, why didn’t you say something when I came back? By the way, what are you listening to?’ Mai Ding took the earphones from An Ziyan and plugged it into his own ear. He didn’t know what he was listening to. There weren’t any lyrics and he was not sure if he’s listening to an orchestra or something else. Still, he pretended to like it, trying to act as if he was sad to put it down. ‘This sounds great, but I have to go prepare dinner now.’

‘Stop pretending as if you actually liked it and that we have something in common.’ AnZiyan could see through the façade.

Mai Ding was starting to get a little upset. ‘Who would bother to act in front of you? And haven’t you realized? We do in fact have many similarities. Not just our taste for music but also our physique and, in fact, both of us are quite artistically inclined.’

Before Mai Ding could finish, An Ziyan already threw the remote control at him. ‘That’s a bloody insult, you know that? Quick go and prepare dinner.’

If we just based it on physique alone, Mai Ding was already far from any meaningful comparison. To be even willing to make such a comparison was, to An Ziyan, something utterly shameless.

Mai Ding glared at An Ziyan but decided to let it be and proceeded to the kitchen. When he was there, he realized that the kitchen was hardly used. ‘How did this fella survive all this while?’ Mai Ding thought to himself. But Mai Ding realized that when one had money, survival was never an issue. It was poor people like Mai Ding who had to learn to be self-reliant.

Anyway, a way to man’s heart is through his stomach. Mai Ding was all set to do just that! From an outsider’s point of view, Mai Ding was really like a hardworking wife. He was cutting the vegetables like a pro, but unfortunately for him, he was feeling a little uncomfortable down there as he wasn’t wearing any underwear. They were still wet from the earlier frolicking. As a result, he was always fiddling with the bottom half of his body and this was, of course, noticed by An Ziyan.

‘How long are you going to make me wait for my meal?’ AnZiyan groaned.

‘I am the one doing all the work and you are just behaving like an ingrate. Furthermore, I… my down there is not comfortable because I’m not wearing anything.’ And again he began touching that part again.