SMELL GOOD

Jiang Yue had no idea that today was Xie Jin’s birthday.

But she was even more surprised that his face was full of disgust when his friends had come to celebrate his birthday with him.

She resumed cooking in the kitchen, and the young men went over to help her. Some assisted her with the washing of ingredients, while others helped with washing the dishes and pans. They were all very lively and talked a lot, as if they came from a completely different world than Xie Jin.

But they were friends with him.

“We used to be on Team AY, but we’ve all retired now. Some have gone to become professional coaches, game commentators, and livestreamers. In fact, we don’t contact each other much anymore, and nowadays we only get together on everyone’s birthday. However, because Ah Jin never helped us celebrate our birthdays, we can only see him on his birthday…” Shi Zhen was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He wasn’t tall, had a baby face, and his eyes were big and bright behind the glasses.

He was standing next to Jiang Yue, helping her wash the dishes while gossiping, “Ah Jin isn’t easy to get along with, is he? When he first joined us, he had a fight with our coach.”

“Why?” Jiang Yue was a little surprised.

That man might appear strange, but he wasn’t the type to hit someone.

“Our coach liked to teach by insult, that is, he would constantly insult you. Even if you played well, he would call you trash in order to provoke you to perform to your full potential. Then, after Ah Jin joined us, when he won a game against someone else, the moment he stood up, he heard the coach say, ‘Don’t think you can be complacent after you win. In my heart, you’re just a piece of trash-‘ As soon as he finished saying the word ‘trash’, Ah Jin punched him to the ground.”

“What happened after that?” Jiang Yue couldn’t help but ask.

“Afterwards, he went on to win the tournament and became extremely popular. When he returned to the country, the entire airport corridor was packed with fans who came to welcome his return, yelling his name so crazily that their voices became hoarse.”

“I bet he hadn’t had any reaction,” Jiang Yue speculated.

“Yes! How did you know!” Shi Zhen laughed out loud. “Ah Jin is too cold. He basically doesn’t communicate with others except playing games, and his temperament… If you say he’s weird, he’s pretty normal, but if you say he’s normal, he’s not quite like other people.”

Jiang Yue knew that clearly and deeply, and just as she was about to nod her head, she noticed Xie Jin approaching her.

He was taller than the rest of the group, and he was the most good looking one among them.

“I’m going out. Come with me,” he said as he stared at Jiang Yue, before turning around and walking out.

“Eh? Ah Jin, what are you going out for? Aren’t you gonna celebrate your birthday?” The boys gathered around him. “Also, what do you mean by taking this beautiful jiejie away with you?’

“Literally. If something bad happens to her at my house, I’ll have to bear some of the responsibilities,” Xie Jin said with a blank expression.

“Fuck! What are you talking about! Are we that type of people?!” Shi Zhen yelled.

Xie Jin looked at him. “I don’t know. You might be.”

Everyone: “…”

Jiang Yue awkwardly watched the farcical scene in front of her and left with Xie Jin.

The man merely went to the security room downstairs to pick up a package.

Jiang Yue thought he wanted her to help carry it, but when she offered to help, he rejected.

Jiang Yue couldn’t help but ask, “Did you really ask me to come down with you because you’re afraid that they might do something to me?”

“Yes.” Xie Jin picked up the two shoebox-sized packages and walked back home.

Jiang Yue was a little puzzled. “They’re your friends. Why are you worried that they’ll do that?”

“They are them, and I am I. I don’t know them well, and I’m not sure if they’ll do anything. The only thing I know is,” Xie Jin turned to her and said, “when I saw your naked body that day, I had a sexual impulse.”

“…”

After Jiang Yue returned to the house, she shut herself in her room and took a few deep breaths before regaining her composure and walking out.

Only that, while chopping vegetables, her gaze was uncontrollably drawn to Xie Jin, who was unpacking his parcel on the sofa.

How could he tell her so nonchalantly that he had a sexual impulse towards her! ! ! ! !

Oh my god!

Jiang Yue’s ears were heated, as if they were congested with blood. She lowered her head and picked up a plate to wash. Her mind began to clear a little when her hands were soaked in cold water.

It was okay. He was just weird.

Jiang Yue took a deep breath. It was okay.

His parcel contained two pairs of sneakers with the signatures of famous celebrities. His friends yelled in excitement in the living room and took selfies with the shoes.

Xie Jin had a cloakroom. In addition to pure white T-shirts and sportswear, he had two walls of sneakers. Some of the shoes with the same design and color, he had ten pairs of them.

Jiang Yue couldn’t understand his tastes and preferences. She only sighed that his cloakroom was larger than her room, and she didn’t know when she would be able to buy a house of her own.

Xie Jin’s birthday party was very dull. His teammates were eager to liven up the atmosphere, but the birthday boy did not appear to be thrilled at all, frowning and looking unhappy instead.

They cut the cake and prepared to leave after eating dinner.

Before leaving, Shi Zhen quietly asked Xie Jin while Jiang Yue was cleaning the dishes in the kitchen, “Is the pretty jiejie single?”

“I don’t know.” Xie Jin was expressionless.

“She smells so good.” Shi Zhen adjusted his glasses. “If she doesn’t have a boyfriend, I’ll chase after her.”

He went to the kitchen and boldly asked Jiang Yue for her WeChat ID. Seeing that he was Xie Jin’s friend, Jiang Yue was too embarrassed to refuse, so she told him.

After everyone else had left, she came into the living room to clear the coffee table. She bent over and reached out for the two cups in front of Xie Jin.

Xie Jin suddenly approached her, and his thin lips were very close to her neck.

Jiang Yue’s spine went numb, and she stood motionless in a daze.

The man only leaned over and sniffed her neck. Warm breath blew against her neck. Her back felt hot, and her arms trembled.

“What are you…doing?” She picked up the cup and straightened up, but sweat broke out at the nape of her neck for no reason.

“Shi Zhen said you smell good.” Xie Jin looked at her, his gaze frank and straightforward. “You do smell very good.”

Jiang Yue: “…”

She blushed as she carried the cups to the kitchen.

Xie Jin stood up and followed her to the kitchen. “I smelled you just now. Now, you can smell me back.”

Jiang Yue’s face was completely flushed. She twisted her head to look at him, then averted her gaze and threw the cups into the sink. “I don’t want to smell!”

Xie Jin had already turned his head sideways, his long, slender knuckles pointing at his neck. “Come on.”

Jiang Yue took a glance at him.

Something was seriously wrong with this man!

“I said, I don’t want to smell!” she said louder as she turned on the faucet to wash the cups.

Xie Jin frowned. “No, you have to smell.”

Jiang Yue: “…”

She turned off the water and looked at him for a second, her face reddened.

His world was simple: fair, just, and equal.

You couldn’t invade his territory, and at the same time, he would not invade yours.

But when the balance was thrown off, you had to make up for him, and at the same time, he would make up for you.

Jiang Yue hesitated for a few seconds before forcing herself to approach him. She couldn’t reach his neck because he was too tall, so she stood on tiptoe, lifted her chin, and leaned closer to his neck.

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