translated_Chapter 49

49: Eve of Departure

They sat in the courtyard below the villa, like friends.

“I also have a villa in Paris, the decoration there was designed by myself, very beautiful, but unfortunately, I sold it a few years ago. The buyer is quite particular, and it is said that the decorations haven’t been changed. If you go to France in the future, you can go and take a look,” Qiu Ci said casually, talking about the place where he lived in France.

They both needed a conversation, but Jing Yueming was silent, he couldn’t express himself. Qiu Ci’s eyes also reflected the green flames.

“Last year, after I finished the work left by Qiu Shi, I started paying attention to you. The drunken one-night stand was an act, I don’t get drunk. At that time, seeing you immersed in heartbreak and being muddleheaded, I couldn’t bear it. Don’t get stuck this time again.”

Jing Yueming finally spoke, “Are you really leaving?”

“It’s like going back, I’ve been in France for seven or eight years now.”

Oil paintings burn well, the fire burned brightly.

“Qiu Ci, you weren’t plotting against me back then, were you?” Jing Yueming asked bluntly, “Otherwise, why would you be willing to really treat me as your boyfriend? I know they all say I’m your lover. Lovers are also divided into two types, one that won’t be made public, and one that will tell everyone. The second type is dating, right? Are you genuine with me?”

Qiu Ci smiled, “I’m not lying to you, from beginning to end, I never thought about you taking the blame. Your talent should take you all the way to the end on the path of art, I won’t let any accidents happen to you.”

“Then why did you frame me? And let me use poisonous paint, you even gave those paints to Ai La.”

Qiu Ci stared at the paintings, “My relationship with my sister wasn’t good in recent years. At the time, I wanted to go all out with her, but later she was more affected by Tsukimi Rin’s matter than I thought, so she developed depression.” Qiu Ci picked up his thermos and took a sip, “I’ve always been worried about your paints. Later, I often took you for physical examinations. Actually, I was already working on replacing the paints at that time, and the dosage of medicine was well controlled.”

Jing Yueming breathed a sigh of relief, “So you kept saying she had forgotten Tsukimi Rin a long time ago?”

“I don’t like Tsukimi Rin either, and I even disliked her a bit after my sister died, until recently, I realized that she was also sick.”

“What disease?”

“Time loop syndrome.”

“How niche,” Jing Yueming couldn’t remember where this disease came from even after racking his brains.

“It is indeed niche, because this is my original creation. I wanted her to have true freedom, so I wanted her to leave my sister, but she couldn’t leave a long time ago. In those two years, she was stuck in a loop of ten years with my sister. Unable to let go, yet afraid to pick it up, that’s her.”

Jing Yueming also became worried about Tsukimi Rin, “Then won’t the blow she received this time be very big?”

“Well… we’ll see. I can introduce her to a few psychologists, but in this regard, people have to take the initiative to come out.”

Jing Yueming frowned as he looked at this relaxed man, “We will all come out, what about you? You left, I see you like an earthworm looking up at the sky, will I still be able to see you? Will I still be able to eat with you, sit with you?”

“Huh? Little Jing,” Qiu Ci sighed, “You are much stronger than me, you are the sky. With your ability, you will have a better future. You are only twenty years old. In a few years, a great designer will jokingly talk about the old boyfriend with the smell of money from many years ago.”

“Old my ass, Qiu Ci, I’ve used a pair of headphones for almost five years, if I lose them, I’ll buy the exact same pair. I can’t accept you leaving me, Qiu Ci, take me with you when you leave, okay?” The firelight shone on the tears in the young man’s eyes.

The moon in the sky, like that first night they met, the surface was round, but it was actually missing a side.

Qiu Ci shook his head, “My departure is definite, actually, I’m quite glad that you’re not in the photos.”

“Were you also quite collapsed back then?” Jing Yueming asked.

When Tsukimi Rin released those photos, there was a big wave of trending searches on the internet.

Those photos spread like wildfire, and couldn’t be deleted completely.

Didn’t Qiu Ci collapse?

Fate is a rushing river, unstoppable, preferring to change course rather than go back.

Qiu Ci didn’t regret it, just feared it, fearing that Jing Yueming would be swept into his river.

Afraid that this person wouldn’t be able to hold on in the end either, people’s hearts are so fragile.

Can’t be praised too high, can’t be thrown down too hard.

Qiu Ci could only quickly adjust after things happened, going downstairs to cut his hair, pretending that the man acting as a woman in those photos wasn’t him.

Homosexuality is neither discriminated against, nor is it glorious.

From the modification of various contracts after he took office, the old shareholders went from supporting him at the beginning to opposing him.

There were more and more voices pointing fingers at Qiu Ci.

Even Old Qin, who had always lived abroad, had quite a few complaints.

After this time, he couldn’t survive in the Chinese region.

Originally, he was prepared to resolve it with Tsukimi Rin privately.

Qiu Ci knew that Tsukimi Rin would collapse as long as she saw Qiu Shi, let alone Qiu Shi who was still calling her before she died.

A thirty-year-old man, holding a grudge, in front of so many people, took out the key video evidence.

Giving Tsukimi Rin a hard blow.

This was what Qiu Ci regretted the most, he shouldn’t have given in to a moment of impulsiveness and bullied a patient.

“It’s okay, I’m not like you young people, solve problems when there are problems.”

Jing Yueming reached out and directly pulled Qiu Ci into his arms.

Orphanage children want hugs more than ordinary children.

Qiu Ci was a little stunned.

“Are you also very sad? I can feel it. I’m twenty, you’re not old either, I don’t want to leave you, this is not a joke.” Jing Yueming buried his head in Qiu Ci’s shoulder, hugging tighter and tighter. He originally wanted to give Qiu Ci a harbor-like embrace, but in the end, he was like a child who didn’t want to leave his adult.

Qiu Ci still smiled, “You’re twenty, study hard, at least having been with me once, you won’t lack money in the future.”

It was too late, after burning the paintings, Jing Yueming had to sleep here for a night.

Qiu Ci found him suitable pajamas and slippers.

After taking a shower, he saw Qiu Ci at the desk, reviewing documents.

He hugged Qiu Ci from behind again, reluctant to part.

“I want to sleep with you.”

Qiu Ci felt that this guy was like a large canine, clingy.

“Whatever.”

They’ve already slept together, sleeping together is nothing.

In the middle of the night, Qiu Ci turned off the lights before climbing into the warm quilt.

The young man was full of energy, and the quilt was already warmed up.

In the darkness, Jing Yueming still didn’t want to sleep, he knew that Qiu Ci was really leaving, and most likely wouldn’t take him. He was going to be alone again.

“Qiu Ci…”

“Hmm?”

“You still lied to me.”

“Where did I lie to you again?”

“Was Ai La not as good as I saw, did she not like me, or never liked me? Before she died, she painted ‘Gemini’, she couldn’t let go of Tsukimi Rin. I don’t know what role I am.” Jing Yueming was still a little hurt, after all, he had a bit of a first love complex for Ai La.