Applaud for Happiness

ector-producer was happy to see it happen and even gave a push to the media attention towards those two.

Of course, there are also some cynical black powder fans, almost all of them mocking Shen Qi, thinking that he was going against his persona and trying to leech popularity from others.

However, Shen Qi’s fanboyish tendencies were corroborated by evidence, and the words of those hate-fans were ignored.

Shen Qi lay on his hotel bed brushing up on the news.
His heart was full of pleasure, close to overflowing.
He had been in love with Jiang Changshen for eight years, and finally the day had come for their names to be placed side by side.
He had trouble expressing his excitement.

He was on a videocall and Jiang Changshen was on the other end of the phone.
Shen Qi looked at him, his eyes burning with excitement.

“I love you so much.”

After saying that he whimpered, rolling over twice on his bed.

He waited for a reaction.
When none came he sat up, only to find that at some point, the video call had dropped.
He called back and it rang a few times, but no one answered.
Instead, there was a sudden knock at the door.

“Who is it?”

He sat up with a jolt.

“Open the door.”

The voice was deliberately low, but Shen Qi knew right off the bat who it was.
He didn’t even bother to put on shoes and almost flew to the door.
He opened and it was indeed Jiang Changshen.

Jiang Changshen gazed straight at him, deep emotion in his eyes, as if something was brewing.
He came in nonchalantly and closed the door behind him.

“Brother Jiang, what are you doing here… ?” Happy, Shen Qi went to take the man’s hand.

“Why can’t I come?” Jiang Changshen, however, had cracked at this moment, grabbing him by the wrist and pushing him up against the door.
“Well?”

Shen Qi wasn’t afraid of him at all.
He smiled as he reached out and wrapped his arms around the man’s neck.
With butterflies in his stomach, he brought his phone up to Jiang Changshen’s face.

“Brother Jiang look, in the news, I’m named with you!”

He toggled the picture.
“This is the best one.
I’m saving it… Ah!”　

He shrieked as Jiang Changshen actually picked him up.
He was completely startled as his body was suddenly up in the air and instinctively hugged Jiang Changshen like a baby.
Once he got over the surprise, he clamped his legs together and put his hands around the man.

“You’re that happy?” Jiang Changshen hugged him back and walked further into the house.

“Bro-Brother Jiang…” Shen Qi reddened.

Ouch.
That pose, that movement, it was bringing him to his knees.
That was cheating!

“Well?”

Jiang Changshen walked nonchalantly, his big hands wrapped right around Shen Qi’s hips, obviously not moving lower, yet it made Shen Qi feel hot and searing, his body pressed against Jiang Changshen and his insides heated up.

Calm down, Little Shen Qi!

He plucked up his courage and pretended not to feel anything.
“Yes, I’m that happy! I entered show business to be near you.
Now that my name and yours are put together, I’m glad.”

Jiang Changshen suddenly stopped and kissed him on the forehead.

“I saw it.”

“What?”

“Your Weibo history,” he said.
“I’ve seen it all.”

He had seen the entire record of this fan of his, Shen Qi’s complete admiration and appreciation for Jiang Changshen, and how he had worked hard, step by step, to come and stand beside his idol.

“You like me that much?”

He smiled with a sense of pleasure and auto-satisfaction that Shen Qi couldn’t see.

Shen Qi could not resist the temptation of beauty and decisively confessed everything: “Yeah, that’s how much I like you.
I didn’t actually even think at first that you’d want to be with me.
I was hoping that we could be friends.
That would have been nice.
But the first time I saw you, I knew that you and I were the same, and I decided to pursue you!”

Shen Qi hadn’t thought Jiang Changshen would really have caught on.
What was that saying? Ah yes, that he must have saved the universe in a previous life to be this lucky!

“I like you!” Full of love, he leaned in and kissed Jiang Changshen on the lips.
“All my life I’ve only loved you.
I’ve dreamed of you every night.
I’m willing even if you’re only momentarily interested in me.” At that moment, the excitement in his eyes dimmed.
“If you don’t like me anymore, just tell me.
I won’t make it difficult for you, and I’m happy enough that you’re willing to give me a chance.”　

Jiang Changshen’s eyes fluttered, and finally sighed.
He kissed the tip of Shen Qi’s nose lovingly.
“Poor little thing.
Why do you make yourself sound so pathetic?”

Shen Qi became a bit red.
It had come out before he could think.
In retrospect, his words could seem a bit pretentious.
“Ah, that’s what I meant to say…”

“What am I to do?” Jiang Changshen nuzzled against Shen Qi’s forehead, so their noses were entwined, and bit him on the lips.
“Talking so pathetically makes me want to bully you even more.”

Suddenly he changed his voice: “You said you dreamed about me every night.
What kind of dreams?”

“Ahem…” Shen Qi instantly choked and turned bright red.

Jiang Changshen kissed his forehead.

“Have you been dreaming of me like this? Or like this?”

He continued downwards in a trail of kisses, to the eyes, the tip of the nose, the cheeks, and finally down to the lips.
Suddenly, his eyes changed, and the soft kisses became very fierce, full of nibbling and sucking as if he were going to tear Shen Qi apart and swallow him.

As Shen Qi was kissed, his body turned towards Jiang Changshen.
The man carried him over to the counter near the fridge and placed him on it.
As soon as Jiang Changshen’s hands were free, he immediately clasped the back of Shen Qi’s head and brought him close.

This kiss was completely different from their last gentle lingering one.
The ferocity almost frightened Shen Qi.
It was as if Jiang Changshen was going to chew him up inch by inch and swallow him.　

Shen Qi’s hands and feet were completely relaxed.
If it wasn’t for Jiang Changshen holding him by the waist, he’d almost go limp.
His awareness was fading, and he could only follow Jiang Changshen’s actions.

Shen Qi’s eyes were closed, but Jiang Changshen’s eyes were open.
He was watching Shen Qi from tip to toe, without blinking.
He observed as Shen Qi reacted to his actions, his eyes cold and frightening.

Shen Qi didn’t see, too distracted to notice.
Only one thing was on my mind; something was wrong.
Why hadn’t the happiness level gone up?