Chapter 39
That same night, Nie Chuan followed Carlo and the rest onto the train to New York .
The whole way, Carlo kept expressing his disbelief . “I really didn’t think Reece would agree to take the train with us! Don’t you know this guy would just buy a first-class ticket and fly there?”
Ewing kicked Carlo and said speechlessly, “Even if you don’t speak, nobody would be able to think you’re a mute . ”
In addition to the five of them, there was also Peter and Zack, another team member .
The moment Peter saw Nie Chuan, he was in a bad mood because he knew that he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to go on the court again to play and could only be a substitute .
They were sitting in the same train car . When Carlo excitedly opened a pack of cards to play with everybody, Reece directly closed his eyes to relax . Montenegro also held no interest towards playing cards and took out a book to read .
Nie Chuan wasn’t good at card games . When he lost, he didn’t even know how he had lost .
“Haha! Nie Chuan, you lose!” Carlo was incessantly happy .
“If I lost then I lost . ” Nie Chuan was speechless . Losing didn’t mean he would lose a piece of flesh nor would he be short a dollar . He really didn’t understand what Carlo was happy about .
“That’s no good! We must have a bet!”
“Bet? I don’t have any money . If I have to bet then I won’t play,” Nie Chuan directly refused .
Montenegro also nodded .
“We’re just playing cards, why would I want your money?” Carlo wore an ‘I’m not this vulgar’ expression .
Ewing sneered, not thinking highly of Carlo’s idea .
Carlo took out some sticky notes and a pen . “Each one of us who discards a card can write down an action, a part of the body, a person here and the degree of the action on a sticky note in that order! How about it? This game’s not bad, right?”
Ewing smiled . “Boring . ”
But he had obviously consented .
Peter looked at Nie Chuan and thought that it was a good way to sort him out so he nodded .
Zack didn’t think anything of it . If everyone wants to play then just play .
Sitting beside Nie Chuan, Montenegro kindly lowered his head and reminded him, “I recommend you sit out this game . Carlo is sometimes up to no good . ”
Nie Chuan felt moved to tears . Earlier when Carlo said the rules of the game, Nie Chuan already had a bad feeling .
But just when Nie Chuan was about to open his mouth to say “I’m not playing, I’d rather sleep for a bit,” Carlo spoke first, “Allen, you’re not afraid are you?”
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Ktf olgra gbecv bo atf mjgv ujwf qjrrfv ys jcv Rlf Jtejc ilnfv eq ab fzqfmajalbcr ys ibrlcu jujlc .
Carlo cheerfully distributed sticky notes to everyone . Ewing patted Nie Chuan on the shoulder as he comforted, “Don’t worry, we won’t make things too hard on you!”
Peter was the first to show his sticky note, on which read “pull . ”
Ewing opened the second sticky note . It was “hair . ”
Carlo revealed a disappointed expression, “How are you guys all like this? So boring!”
On his sticky note read “Montenegro . ”
Montenegro shook his head helplessly, “I have no intention of participating in your game . ”
“Who wants you here?” Carlo’s face made people want to hit him .
Zack turned over the last sticky note which was written “pain . ”
“Hahaha, so Allen, you have to pull on Montenegro’s hair until it hurts!”
Nie Chuan looked at Montenegro wordlessly . Montenegro extended his arm out very cooperatively, “In fact, you can just choose to not follow them in playing this kind of game that makes your IQ drop . ”
“Forget it, his IQ dropped a long time ago,” Carlo laughed .
Embarrassed, Nie Chuan pinched one of Montenegro’s hairs and pulled . Montenegro coolly responded, “It hurts . ”
“Ah, that’s it?” Carlo was very disappointed .
Ewing knocked him on the head, “Did you expect Allen to pull out all of Montenegro’s hair?”
After the start of the second round, Nie Chuan truly invested 100% of his IQ yet he still lost .
“Hahaha! It won’t be so easy this time!” Carlo appeared very excited .
Nie Chuan covered his eyes . He decided not to play any more card games with Carlo after this round .
“Hurry! Hurry!”
According to the order of their cards, Peter was the first to go and what he had written was “lick” .
Nie Chuan’s shoulders shook as Peter snorted . It seemed that he wanted him to make a fool of himself .
Ewing had written down the word “lips” then raised his eyebrow at Carlo, hinting for him to write “Nie Chuan” since it wasn’t a big deal to lick one’s own lips .
However, with a smug expression, Carlo turned his sticky note over . The name written on it was: Reece .
Ewing was stunned . Peter was also stunned . Even if he wanted to give Nie Chuan a hard time, he really hadn’t planned on dragging Reece into it .
Zack swallowed and suddenly didn’t know if he should open his sticky note or not .
“Quickly open it! What did you write, Zack?”
“Forget it, let’s stop playing . ” Ewing wanted to crumple Zack’s sticky note but before he could reach for it, Carlo snatched it first .
“Ah! It turned out to be ‘intense’!” Carlo showed Nie Chuan the paper, “So you have to lick Reece’s lips until he’s satisfied……”
Ewing got up and covered Carlo’s mouth . “I really want to just knock you out!”
“Wu…… wu……” Carlo pried away Ewing’s hand with great difficulty .
Everybody looked at Reece, focusing on his lips .
In that split second, Nie Chuan thought of that kiss in the library — the way Reece’s tongue had swept through his mouth, the intensity of his sucking, as well as all the sensations that suddenly poured into him .
“Hey Carlo, you’re really pushing it . "
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“Yeah! Just what is your head made of!” Ewing hit Carlo on the head again .
“Ouch, how about we change…… change Reece’s name to mine then! Allen, you can come lick me! I don’t mind……” Carlo wore an ‘I’m aiding the feelings between friends’ expression .
Ewing covered his eyes, he really didn’t feel like talking anymore .
“Could someone tell me how this guy was able to survive until today?”
Reece’s eyes remained closed as if their conversation had nothing to do with him .
It was precisely because of this that Nie Chuan didn’t feel as embarrassed .
“Alright alright! We won’t play anymore! Let’s all get some sleep . The one we’re dealing with tomorrow is CBU!” Zack finally helped smooth things over . He put away the playing cards and returned them to Carlo .
Carlo sighed . He knew that getting Nie Chuan to lick Reece’s lips was an absolutely impossible task . In reality, he had just wanted to see Nie Chuan’s embarrassed face .
The inside of the car suddenly quieted down .
Nie Chuan also closed his eyes and pretended to go to sleep .
No one knew how desperately he wanted to drive Reece’s kiss out of his mind . That feeling when his tongue was hooked and played with by Reece’s, the decisive and vigorous sucking that it brought, as well as the sensations of his blood surging and his heart stopping — Everything would just pour into Nie Chuan’s mind like a flood . Whenever he drove those thoughts away, they would impatiently reappear without fail .
When the train finally reached the station, Reece got up, slung his duffel bag over his shoulder, and left ahead of Nie Chuan .
They arrived at the hotel Carlo had booked in advance and began assigning rooms .
Ewing raised his hand to room with Montenegro while Peter and Zack likewise agreed to share a standard room together . Carlo was a step faster in slinging his arm over Nie Chuan’s shoulder, “Hey, Allen, let’s share a room!”
“That…… I wanted to have my own room……”
To be frank, after the game just then, Nie Chuan really didn’t feel like speaking to Carlo .
At that moment, Reece went up to Nie Chuan and directly said, “Your ID . ”
Nie Chuan’s conditioned reflex was to reach his hand in his pocket . By the time he reacted, Reece was already going to the hotel’s reception desk with his ID to register .
“Hey, Reece! That’s a foul! How can you just directly take Allen’s ID like that!”
Reece didn’t pay any attention to Carlo as he gave Nie Chuan’s bag a pull . Nie Chuan followed after him .
Only when they entered the elevator did Nie Chuan react .
My God! He actually has to sleep together with Reece tonight?!
In accordance with this person’s nature of monopolizing a student apartment by himself, how could he tolerate living with others?
When the elevator opened, Reece walked out with Nie Chuan following behind him like a shadow until he unlocked the door with the room card .
The hotel Carlo booked certainly wasn’t expensive . The standard room wasn’t big but it looked very clean .
Reece hung his clothes in the closet then put his toiletries away .
Nie Chuan didn’t know what to do and could only sit foolishly on the edge of the bed .
After Reece got everything in order, he turned to look at Nie Chuan, “Do you have anything you need to put in the closet?”
“No,” Nie Chuan shook his head .
If the intersection between him and Reece wasn’t basketball then it was advanced mathematics . Apart from these, he and Reece could hardly find a topic .
“In tomorrow’s practice match with CBU, we will probably have to face Owen Wishaw . Do you understand what that means?”
Nie Chuan’s heart tensed . How could he forget Owen Wishaw? His performance last year was really too dazzling .
“Ah Chuan, you need to remember that a basketball game isn’t a duel . If Owen is marking you, what you need to do isn’t to win against him but to let your team win the entire game . Understood?”
“En . ”
Nie Chuan nodded as he looked in Reece’s direction .
If the last time Reece called Nie Chuan “Ah Chuan” was to comfort him when he was feeling disheartened from not performing well in front of Connor, then this time it was to remind Nie Chuan what he must remember .
“Very good . ”
In order to guarantee that he will have sufficient energy, Nie Chuan lied down early to go to sleep .
Reece came out wearing only pajamas bottoms after a simple shower, lifted the blanket and also lied down .
Nie Chuan had only given the other’s back a glance and was once again insta killed by Reece’s beautiful shoulders and waistline . That was probably the level that he would never be able to reach no matter how hard he tried ba!
It was just that it was Reece who was on the bed beside him . This made Nie Chuan feel so nervous that he was even afraid to turn over for fear of making noises and disturbing Reece’s sleep .
Nie Chuan originally thought that Reece would lie flat on the bed like how a vampire would lie in a coffin . What he didn’t expect was that Reece would sleep on his side . More importantly, he was facing his direction . This made Nie Chuan feel even more tense, so much so that he didn’t even dare turn his head to see how Reece looked while sleeping .
All his senses were sharpened .
In his head, Nie Chuan pictured how Reece’s breath passed over the bed sheet, how his arm pressed naturally against the pillow .
While thinking, Nie Chuan didn’t dare move even though he obviously wanted to, there was a thin layer of sweat on his back .
At this time, Reece suddenly spoke, “Are you a corpse? You can sleep in that kind of position?”
Nie Chuan shuddered inwardly before he finally moved his legs and turned to his side . Opposite him in the dark was Reece’s eyes . Occasionally, there was the sound of vehicles passing by from outside while the light from the window swept across Reece’s eyes which resembled onyxes .
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All of Nie Chuan’s senses seemed to converge .
“I…… I’m a little nervous . ”
“Nervous about what? About tomorrow’s match against CBU?”
“Ah, yeah……”
“You’re lying again . If you were nervous about playing against CBU then you wouldn’t have been able to sit still on the train nor be in the mood to play card games with the rest of them . ”
Nie Chuan swallowed . He didn’t understand, just how did Reece see through him?
“You’ve been laying in bed motionless from the moment I lied down . Are you scared of me?”
“I’m…… a little ba . ” Nie Chuan forced a laugh .
“Nie Chuan, let’s just say that even if you actually did lick me during the game, I wouldn’t have thrown you out of the train . ”
“……” Nie Chuan was stunned . He finally replied after a long time, “Thanks . ”
Although, licking Reece’s lips and whatnot was just too shameful to imagine . It belonged to a category of things that he couldn’t even imagine doing .
“I would beat you directly . ”
“……”
“So now you can sleep however you want, even grinding your teeth and snoring is fine . ”
Reece didn’t speak anymore and Nie Chuan’s tense mood gradually relaxed . His legs assumed a 九 position and his blanket was rolled up as he entered dreamland .
In his dream, Nie Chuan slaughtered in all four directions, beating CBU into a sorry state . He clenched his fists to bask in the victory, then ran up to Reece and jumped on him .
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Nie Chuan’s entire being seemed to be enfolded by Reece in this kiss . He had no choice but to raise his head, enduring Reece’s wanton franticness .
For the first time, Nie Chuan experienced what this reserved and reticent man was like when he was out of control . It was simply a disaster . Nie Chuan felt as if he would be crushed into dust by the other and swallowed into the stomach .
His bones were quaking, his heart was pounding, and his every cell seemed to want to split open .
“Get up, Nie Chuan . ”
The cold voice sounded beside his ear . When matched with how Reece’s tongue had swept over in the dream, Nie Chuan could only feel his lower abdomen heat up……
He opened his eyes and saw Reece standing beside his bed with knitted brows .
“Ah…… What……” Nie Chuan sat up in horror and gasped for breath .
It’s over it’s over, he dreamed again!
And compared to his past dreams, this one was even more…… frightening ah!
“What’s the matter with you?” Reece’s eyes were like mirrors, reflecting the cruel reality in Nie Chuan’s heart .
“It’s nothing haha, I’m getting up now!”
However, Nie Chuan didn’t dare get up . He knew that a certain region was ‘out of control’ again!
“Just what is the matter?” Reece asked again .
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“Nothing’s wrong?” Nie Chuan’s deadpan expression was quickly becoming hard to maintain!
He never thought that there would be a day where he would lose so much face…… and in front of Reece no less .
We are all male compatriots so please be considerate, pretend like you don’t know anything, and turn around ba!
Reece, however, bent over to lift Nie Chuan’s quilt . Nie Chuan was sharp-sighted, quickly held it down and said in a loud voice, “It’s really nothing!”
“Your ears are red . ”
“Ah……”
Reece released the blanket . Before Nie Chuan could sigh in relief, Reece directly reached under the blanket and covered Nie Chuan’s most embarrassing region .
“Ah!” Nie Chuan yelped .
In that moment, he could clearly feel Reece’s finger stroke across that place . Nie Chuan was so tense that he almost had a reaction again!
“It’s very wet . This much? Who were you dreaming of?”
Reece asked Nie Chuan in a tone that was like asking “do you want to drink milk or soy milk today?”
I dreamed about you……
But Nie Chuan wouldn’t dare say these words even if he was beaten to death .
“Celine . ” Nie Chuan thought to himself that his answer would only be ridiculed at most, but at least he wouldn’t get beaten to death .
“Then I really should have squeezed until it burst just now . ”
With that, Reece went to wash his hands .
Nie Chuan curled up and covered his face . He really wanted to run himself over with a car ah .
Fortunately, the sound of Carlo knocking on the door alleviated his embarrassment . Nie Chuan hurriedly put on his exercise clothes and threw a change of pants into his bag .
After eating breakfast, everyone left for CBU .
This was Nie Chuan’s first time in New York, he looked out the window curiously .
Carlo jokingly put his arm around Nie Chuan’s shoulder and said, “When the practice match is over, we can look around New York . Allen, is there anywhere you want to go?”
“The Statue of Liberty! Wall Street! Empire State Building! Broadway……”
“Stop stop stop! I pretty much know where you want to go . ” Carlo helplessly pressed his hand against his forehead, as if saying “Nie Chuan you’re such a bumpkin”
Their car stopped at CBU . It was obvious that this wasn’t the first time they came to this university . They didn’t need to ask for directions and went directly to the gymnasium .
Even on CBU’s campus, Reece was an eye-catching presence .
Nie Chuan looked curiously at all the modern looking buildings in the college . Just when he was almost left behind, someone grabbed the back of his collar and hauled him back .
As soon as Nie Chuan looked up, he saw Reece .
“If you’re still interested in this university after the game, I’ll take you around . ”
“Ah, oh!”
They arrived at the entrance of the basketball stadium . Just when they walked in, they heard the whistle for the cheerleading team .
Unexpectedly, when compared with them, DK’s cheerleading team seemed amateurish .
“Long time no see, Carlo . ”
A guy nearly two meters tall came up to Carlo and shook hands with him .
“Long time no see, Thomas . ” Carlo’s expression became serious .
Nie Chuan looked up at the person named Thomas . He was CBU’s center and was the one who had suppressed Montenegro’s rebounds in last year’s game .
“Hey . ” Someone threw a piece of gum to Ewing .
Nie Chuan had seen him from the recording of the game . He was Wright, CBU’s point guard . This person’s speed was astonishing, his ability to utilize his teammates’ strengths on the court was excellent, and he has mastered the rhythm of CBU’s offense and defense .
“Thanks,” Ewing smiled and took the gum . “Wright, it’s comforting to see you . ”
“Comforting how?”
“You don’t seem to have gotten taller either . ”
“Go die,” The other did a slitting throat motion .
Wright’s height was clearly taller than 185cm . If it came down to full-court man-to-man defense, Nie Chuan doubted that he would be able to hold Wright back .
Carlo looked left and right, “Why isn’t that guy Owen here?”
“Ah, him . He’s only interested in playing against Reece . It seems like he went over to you guy’s place about half a month ago and already had a match with Reece . That’s why towards the team practice match this guy would probably only show up at the end to see the score . ” Thomas shrugged helplessly before his eyes fell on Nie Chuan . “This is…… a new team member? Brought him along to observe?”
Upon hearing that Owen Wishaw wouldn’t be partaking in the practice match, Nie Chuan relaxed .
Carlo proudly put his arm around Nie Chuan, “This is our point guard! What do you think? Very cute, right?”
Thomas was stunned and looked at Nie Chuan doubtfully, then said helplessly, “He’s cute but in the league, wouldn’t a point guard who’s only cute be of no use?”
The other team’s point guard, Wright, looked over . “If it’s comparing cuteness, you can let him join the cheerleading team . ”
Nie Chuan could hear the other person’s half-joking and sarcastic tone . However, at that moment, he didn’t have the energy to argue with Wright or Thomas .
They were all renowned players in the league after all .
“Alright Wright, across the U . S . , how many outstanding point guards like Connor can we find among college students? We need to give newcomers a chance . ”
Each player began doing their respective warm-ups .
Nie Chuan was in the midst of stretching his wrists and ankles when he turned around and saw Reece sitting behind him .
“Xiao Chuan . ”
“Hm?” Nie Chuan got serious as soon as he heard Reece calling him like that .
“Wright is really fast, but you aren’t slow either . ”
Reece’s eyes contained a resolute force . Nie Chuan couldn’t help but believe that his speed really could match up to that of a first-class point guard in the league .
“Your control of inertia, acceleration, and quick stops all surpass Wright’s . ”
“En . ”
“So focus . If Wright controls CBU’s rhythm then you control us . Including me . ”