There is no Redemption for A Scum Villain

Chapter 71

It had already been some days since Su Binghe had been able to come home, but he still couldn't get used to it. His room was still his room. It was just as he had left it, with clothes that no longer fit him and so many pillows that he was having a hard time fitting into his bed.

Not that he could sleep anyway. After a year of watching over his sick teacher, Su Binghe could not catch even a bit of rest all by himself. It kind of made him feel anxious. But he didn't dare to say anything. That was until Shen Wannian had to catch his tired self as he passed out standing.

The young man had asked before from time to time whether he was fine, but Su Binghe had not been brave enough to say the truth. Shen Wannian was often quite oblivious when it came to the romantic feelings of others, especially when it came to his own boyfriend. But he was good at guessing other things. And when he brought Su Binghe to bed and saw how uncomfortably he lay as he tried to sleep, he understood what was happening.

"Binghe, do you have trouble sleeping?" Shen Wannian asked the younger man gently.

Su Binghe looked a bit helpless as he contemplated what he should say. He really didn't want the other to bother. He had already bothered his teacher so much. Well, until the man couldn't take any more bothering and he had to take care of him. Shen Qingqiu had tried to be strong for so long...

"I understand," Shen Wannian said suddenly. Su Binghe hadn't even been able to reply. "After so long, it must be weird to sleep in your own bed again. Would it be better with company?"

"A-Yuan needn't bother," Su Binghe assured.

"Bother? Binghe, I'm your lover. If this bothered me, I would be a very bad one, no?" Shen Wannian chuckled, "Scoot over."

Su Binghe let himself be persuaded to move to the wall. Shen Wannian wasn't as forward as to move to hug him, but he didn't fear lying close to him. It did feel a bit better to have someone there, but now Su Binghe had another problem. He was so nervous that he still couldn't sleep.

It was very different from cuddling up with Shen Qingqiu in the hopes that the man would at least properly sleep through one night without nightmares. That man was his adoptive father. Shen Wannian on the other hand was his lover and Su Binghe had never in his life shared the bed with someone he was fond of. It felt very weird.

"...A-Yuan?" Su Binghe said awkwardly.

"Hm?" the other asked back.

"I...don't think I can sleep like this either," Su Binghe admitted.

Shen Wannian opened one of his eyes and looked over. It was dark in the room, but he could still see that Su Binghe's face was a shade darker than usual. It was obvious that this young adult was not going to be able to just lay there with his partner and not be affected. It was something new to him after all. But it was certainly cute that he was being so honest about it.

"If it's more of a bother, I can go to my own room, I don't mind. There's no need to rush such things either," Shen Wannian promised, "But I don't mind either if you're nervous about my presence. It's not like I'm not at all a little excited. You're my first relationship too."

Su Binghe looked like his face was getting even redder. "I...I mean we're just sharing a bed. We're not doing anything improper..." he said quickly.

Shen Wannian chuckled. "What do you mean 'improper'? We are both adults here," he reminded the other.

"Yeah, but we're not...you know?" Su Binghe said, "Isn't stuff like this not proper when one is unmarried?"

"Not where I'm from," Shen Wannian said, "They have...other problems with our constellation."