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TL Chapter 58: May Misfortune Befall You, Athit

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“Thank you for the ride.”

At noon, a beautiful BMW sedan turned in and parked beneath a dormitory. Inside the car, there was only the soft sound of music from a high-quality stereo. When the car stopped, Phîi Oat turned to speak with a demeanor more serious than usual. The driver, who wore sunglasses, raised his eyebrows slightly, and the corner of his mouth lifted into a noticeable smile.

“Phîi does not need to feel that awkward.”

“I am not,” Oat replied immediately before letting out a large sigh. When he saw that the junior turned to look at him without taking his eyes away, even though he could not see the expression beneath those sunglasses, he felt it anyway.

“How can Khun act as if last night never happened?”

“If I had slept with so many people that I was called a horny dog in heat, I would get used to it myself.”

Thud.

Of course, the person who had once cursed this youth in his mind fell silent immediately. His sharp eyes stared into the sunglasses, knowing full well he could not see through them, but he could sense that Shin was laughing at him. I did not know why, but I felt that way.

“Then you should stop doing that.”

“I am thinking about it,” the half-Thai youth nodded slightly before consenting to remove the sunglasses from his face. He used his dark eyes to look back and then offered a smile.

“Phîi, do not tell me that Phîi will take responsibility or anything just because Phîi came in my mouth. If Phîi feels so guilty, then Phîi should do it for me too.” The person who did not think that much said it simply, but it was not simple for the listener, who let out a long sigh, feeling unavoidably displeased about something.

Could people really be this casual with each other? Even though this was not full-on sex.

“I should not feel guilty at all,” Oat said while opening the car door. He heard a soft laugh from the driver until he felt disgusted. He never thought that a person like this would be the close friend of that innocent Dear.

They were as different as heaven and hell. But it was a hell that many people would probably willingly enter.

Sigh.

“Phîi Oat.” But then, the call from behind made the owner of the name turn back. He saw the junior who was burying his face in the steering wheel turn one side of his face to look. When the hot sunlight hit the bright red hair that framed that attractive face, his heart jumped unavoidably.

He could not deny the truth that Shin had a more attractive appearance than anyone.

“What?”

“I think I will stop messing around because of Phîi.”

Thud.

Oat did not understand himself why the lump of flesh in his chest was beating harder than before. He had to frown. He did not think he liked this youth; there was not even a fragment of that thought. But why was his heart beating irregularly until he could feel it? But for just a moment, he made a stressed face with the question of why.

And it seemed like Shin knew what he was wondering, because he continued immediately.

“Oh, do not stress that someone like me would fall in love with Phîi, or be obsessed with that big thing that filled my mouth.” No wonder the mischievous person brought this up again, making the listener frown even more seriously. He looked at the person who was laughing, and it made the handsome, villainous face that girls liked look even better.

“I am just thinking according to what Phîi said, that sometimes foreplay does not help.”

Oat remained silent. Something was stirring in his chest, wanting to know what was the reason that made his junior sleep with anyone. The curiosity that the senior perceived as dangerous until he had to try to dismiss it.

Whenever he was interested in anyone, it meant becoming attached.

“Just do as you say.” Having said that, the person who felt guilty earlier stepped down from the car quickly. But he did not go up to the dorm, watching the luxurious car drive away. Even though his dark eyebrows were still furrowed, he thought about the time he woke up and found the family of Nai Chonnon, the very warm family that gave so much love to the junior until it overflowed. It made him not understand why he had to seek transient relationships with others.

“Not good. Stop wondering about Shin already.” Finally, he could only tell himself firmly.

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"Phîi Sun, Sun, Sun, dear Phîi, come home this week. Phîi Tawan will make barbecue."

"Hey, if Hia is making it, I will come. Ouch, I miss the cooking of my most handsome Phîi so much. Great, then Phîi Sun, do not forget to bring Phîi Ryu along. Phîi Janjao asked me to tell you."

"Hey! Are you crazy?

"I am not crazy. Your Nong is asking for just this; can you not do it? That is all. I am sulking!"

Sun could only rub his head when he thought about the phone call last night from the youngest sibling of the house. If he had to go home to help grill pork and chicken according to the tradition of the large family that liked to cook and eat together when they were all present, it would not be a problem. But who thought of the idea to bring “my romantic partner” into the house?

Janjao was definitely the one who thought of it. Bulan acted like she was throwing a tantrum at Phîi Ryu first, but she was actually dying to fuss. This was surely the older sibling who instigated it.

Normally, a person like Nai Athit would not be afraid. It was just bringing a romantic partner home. But merely thinking about Phîi Ryu’s face when he found out he was invited to the house, he was not afraid of fists or kicks, but he was afraid of only one thing, afraid of being dumped.

He had promised not to tell anyone that they were dating. But his Nong was smart; she figured it out on her own without any hint from him. But he could bet that if he said he was not involved, Phîi Ryu would call him a liar.

“What should I do? Should I tell him tomorrow that we are going out together and then bring him to my house? No, if I do not tell him first, he will be angry for sure. I told him not to come out of the closet as my romantic partner, but it is such a pain.” As he said this, the handsome father of the month committee walked up to the very familiar condo without caring about how anyone would look at him.

He was stressed, after all.

Sun complained until he finally arrived at his beautiful romantic partner’s room. He did not need to knock on the door and waste time. The person with manners as if his father were a nobleman dug out a spare key and quickly unlocked the door.

Creek.

How should I tell him? No, what should I do to get him to agree to go? "Oh, Phîi Ryu, good morning.”

Whoosh.

“Ack, ack, ack! Hey, how did you get in?” Then, as soon as he stepped into the room, Sun saw the beautiful person holding a glass of soybean milk in front of the television and had to speak up.

The person who was lifting the drink to sip choked immediately, turned to look sharply, and placed the glass down with both hands before asking with a voice loud from coughing.

“Ouch, ouch, ouch. Calm down, calm down, Phîi Ryu. Are you so happy to see my face that you choked on your drink?” The person who knew the other was so angry that his face turned red could not help but side with himself. He quickly took long strides forward and also pulled a tissue from the box.

“Ack, ack, ack! Damn it! Ack!”

Wow, even while choking, he can still curse me.

“Yes, yes, curse away. I do not mind. But now, stop coughing first.” Even though his tone sounded annoying, his two hands rubbed the thin back with concern. His sharp eyes looked at the person who was still coughing and choking in his throat as if he could not breathe, and he gently offered the tissue to wipe his mouth.

“Ack!” The person who coughed until he was exhausted because of the shock probably had his windpipe open instead of his esophagus. He gripped Sun’s shoulder tightly, coughing until tears leaked, while the person rubbing his back finished wiping his mouth and looked at the red-faced person with worry.

“I will get you some plain water.”

Even though Sun was annoying, when it came to taking care of his romantic partner, Sun was second to none. “No, I am better now.” The person who said he was better panted heavily, extremely tired from choking.

Snatch.

Then, as if without realizing it, he gripped his romantic partner’s shirt tightly before burying his face into the shoulder exhaustedly. The smooth person used both hands to hug the soft body.

He is acting cute like a cat again.

“There, there, dear spirit, come back. Come, let your romantic partner welcome your spirit.”

Smack.

“Damn Sun! You are being inappropriate again!” But when Sun moved to kiss the soft cheeks, Ryu pushed his shoulder with full force, his beautiful face reddened, and he quickly turned his face away because he honestly felt embarrassed.

But why did he have to let it show that he was embarrassed?

“It is because of you that I am coughing. If I die, I will come break your neck right there!”

“Aww, do you love me so much that you want to take me with you?”

“Sun!” His mouth shouted loudly with a strong voice, his expression seeming angry, but why were his cheeks so red? He had to move to sit on the same sofa and hug the waist tightly, burying his face into the white shoulder, inhaling the fragrance of the person who had just finished showering into his lungs.

“Who said you could hug?”

You did. You just placed your hand over mine. If you are going to get up, do it smoothly.

“None of that. I want to hug Phîi. Your body is very soft.” Then the person obsessed with his romantic partner said with a smile, putting his head to rub and nuzzle against the beautiful person’s shoulder, making Ryu’s heart beat faster. He was surprised that today he was being cute to him instead of being so annoying that he wanted to wash his face with the sole of his foot.

“And what were you thinking wearing this out of the room?” When he did not want to say anything that would turn back to himself, because he started to know that he should not continue the conversation. Ryu changed the subject, so that Sun would not be able to follow. Ryu grabbed the hair accessory that the month committee guy was wearing on his head with full force, making Sun cry out loudly and immediately release his hands from the waist.

“Ouch! If you want to pull it, tell me! Ouch, did you take a piece of my scalp?” The person who was scraped by the hair accessory on half his head held his temple firmly. The person holding the small black hair accessory that resembled what women like to use merely pursed his lips and said,

“Do not exaggerate.”

“Oh, having a romantic partner who sees through me is really boring.” The guy who was writhing on the sofa pursed his lips and then bounced up to sit immediately. He looked at the person who was smiling mockingly at him while also examining the hair accessory.

“And what were you thinking wearing this?”

“I am handsome, so whatever I use, I look handsome.”

Ryu almost threw the item in his hand at him out of irritation, but he only shrugged, letting Sun continue explaining.

“My hair is long and covering my eyes, Phîi Ryu. At home, I like to borrow these things from the two moons. Whenever they see it on my head, they complain and make a fuss that my head smells every time. I saw this at the market for ten baht.” Sun said laughingly before grabbing the soybean milk glass of the room owner without asking to drink it.

The brazen expression made Ryu stop cursing him. He merely used the item in his hand to put on his own brown hair.

Thud.

Wow, he is cute!

Sun was so startled that he stared at the person he knew was more beautiful than handsome, but when he put on the pretty hair accessory until his face was completely visible, he was stunned.

Wow, if this hair accessory had cat ears, I would be thrilled!

“How is it? My Phîi uses it too, but I do not like it. It presses on the sides of my temples.”

Snatch.

“Ouch! Sun!” Before he could finish speaking, the person who put down the glass rushed at him, making Ryu fall back onto the sofa. Then the guy on top hugged him tightly, making him cry out. But before he could complain or struggle much, his two hands were gathered at the wrists, and then he kissed his mouth.

“Mmph!” The kiss crushed his lips heavily like a thirsty person, pressing close, trying to insert the tip of his tongue into the mouth cavity until the person underneath groaned.

“Sun, mmph, stop, mmph, it hurts like crazy. What, ah.” The person underneath groaned while turning his mouth away, but it moved along with him until the heavy pressing force that almost made his lips break softened into a soft touch that landed gently. Also, biting both the upper and lower lips made the person’s body soften.

This kind of kiss is okay.

The thought of the person who allowed his lips to open and receive the warm tongue that swept in. He shuddered every time it touched his tongue intimately, before it slowly withdrew from the kiss.

Thump.

“You are so cute I cannot stand it. Why are you so cute?” Then the kisser buried his face into the neck crook, mumbling to himself that the cute person heard fully with both ears. Of course, with anyone else, he would have thrown them out for daring to call him cute, but because it was Âi Sun, he felt his face hot and his body hot all over.

He was praised by him every time they had been together. Phîi Ryu is cute. Phîi Ryu’s voice is so cute. And many other times, Ryu felt that when Sun praised him as cute, it gave a highly erotic feeling.

Snatch.

“Here, here, here, why is my romantic partner so beautiful? You are beautiful and cute until I cannot stand it.” Then the person who had buried his face lifted his head again, grabbing the soft cheeks with a smack, making a face as if he wanted to devour him whole, making Ryu want to turn his face away anywhere but not at his face.

“I am not a woman. How many times have I told you? Do not remember, Âi-nuisance. Stop praising me as cute.”

“But you are really cute. Your eyebrows are beautiful, your eyes are beautiful, your nose is high, your mouth is sweet, and also…”

The person was extremely embarrassed because he never liked being praised like this. But this might be an exception where he felt tickled in his heart equally with his hands and feet wanting to hit anywhere. He understood how women felt when they were embarrassed and hit the person next to them all over with their hands.

Right now, this Ryu person felt exactly that!

“And also what?” He did not want to know at all, really did not want to.

“And also, your high forehead appeals to Sun the most!”

“!!!” The red-faced person widened his eyes, looking at the person who not only laughed loudly but also leaned down to press a kiss onto his forehead with full force. It was not just one kiss; a second kiss followed, a third kiss came again, and that caused this to happen.

Push.

Crash!!!

“Ouch!!!” A beautiful knee hit him squarely in the lower abdomen with a loud sound, making Sun fall crash onto the floor beside the sofa, crying out loudly. But the angry person did not care besides jumping up and making a move to kick him a couple more times.

“Damn it! I thought you were praising me. You are my romantic partner. How can you say I have a high forehead? I will not wear or use it anymore. Ouch, damned animal!” The hair accessory on his head was thrown at the person lying on the floor holding his stomach and groaning. Sun, with tears leaking because it really hurt, tilted his body to look at the person standing with his hands on his hips, laughing even though his whole body was shaken.

“Heh, heh, really, Phîi is beautiful. I like my things. Ouch, good thing it did not hit my son. Be careful, Phîi Ryu. If my son does not work, you will be the one to regret it.”

“Should I help you cut it off?”

“Your mouth says to cut it off, but in reality, you cry out saying faster, faster, no condom needed.”

Crash!

If he did not annoy Phîi Ryu for a day, he probably would not be able to sleep. Because another pillow was thrown crash onto his head, accurate as if placed there, until his head almost sank into the floor. When he looked up, he thought he would see the person with a face wanting to kill someone and then pounce to strangle him or something like that. But the beautiful senior instead had a red face.

He really likes it.

The thought of the person lying on the floor holding his stomach, looking at Phîi Ryu with enjoyment. Then, without knowing which devil or Satan prompted him, he blurted out immediately.

“Tomorrow, come eat at my house, Phîi.”

Thud.

“Wh-what did you say?” This time, Ryu turned to look sharply at the guy lying on the floor, his heart beating thump thump, asking even though he heard it fully with both ears. Meanwhile, the images of the two young women flashed into his mind unavoidably. Moreover, it was not an image of the two women accepting him but not accepting who he was.

“Just come to my house.”

“No! I will not go. I will not go with you. No way!” Of course, Ryu replied immediately. The anger from before disappeared completely, leaving only a pale face. The owner of the face dropped onto the sofa, his lips pressed tightly together, his expression clearly showing stress. How could he not hear the voice of his most beloved Phîi, whom he had called to ask, echoing in his ears?

Ryu asked Phîi about going to a romantic partner’s house. Phîi thinks it is not very suitable yet. Ryu is only in year two, not even twenty yet. The adults might think it is a bit too early. The other party is also a woman. Phîi thinks Ryu should try going as friends first. Let the adults see your face, and eventually they will accept you.

The voice of Phîi Lanta, the third Phîi, echoed in his head. Really, everything Phîi suggested was usable, except for the sentence that said his romantic partner was a woman. The feeling was that if it were a “woman,” it would be unforgivable.

If it were a novel, Ryu would probably see someone underlining, tilting, and bolding the word underneath.

Yes, both are men; which parents would accept that? No way!

“Oh, please, Ryu, go. Yes, please. Bulan asked me to invite you.”

“No, I will not go.”

No way. Go to let those two youths bite and say that my romantic partner belongs to my junior? No way.

This thought of the person who felt jealous unavoidably made Ryu cross his arms, pout, and turn his face away. The person inviting him already knew, as he had planned to buy snacks to give to the two mischievous ones because he heard they had been sulking at him from afar. But at that moment,

Line!

The sound of Line from the phone placed not far from the soybean milk glass rang, making Ryu grab it, wanting to distract himself with something else first. Then he understood what the Thai proverb “fleeing from a tiger only to meet a crocodile” meant.

“Who is it? Queen_of_Moon.”

“Hmm, that is my Nong’s Line name.” The person lying on the floor bounced up immediately and would have stuck his face in to look if the very stressed person had not put his foot out to stop him first. His two hands shook violently. The young woman had taken his Line a long time ago but had never messaged him before.

Queen_of_Moon: Is this Ryu’s Line? This is Janjao.

What should I do? His Nong saw that I read it.

Ryu asked himself with a trembling voice, staring intently at the screen in front of him. He replied only with a short “Yes” and then felt tense with the person who must be typing something next.

Queen_of_Moon: Is Phîi Ryu free tomorrow? There is a barbecue at home. Phîi Tawan, the oldest brother, has to go to sea on Monday. Phîi Tawan said he wants to meet Phîi Ryu too.

Swiftly.

“Sun! Did you tell your Phîi about me?”

“Hey! No, I did not. Dream! Yes, it must be Dream, Phîi Ryu. It was not me.”

Line!

Before he could curse, the cute Line sound made Ryu turn back to look at the screen again.

Queen_of_Moon: I told Phîi Tawan and Mom about you. Mom even said to please come, Phîi Ryu.

Queen_of_Moon: Oh, in case Phîi Ryu does not want to come, I just want to say that Phîi Dear comes almost every time there is a barbecue. And will Phîi Ryu not come? ^^

Have you ever felt that the smiling emoji has something not as cute as it seems? If that was not pressure enough, the fact that his junior was so close to his romantic partner’s house made Ryu clench his fists tightly.

Ryu: Yes, I will come, Nong.

“Yikes! What have I done?” As soon as he sent it, Ryu was startled with a gasp, shuddering with dizziness and blurry vision of his own. He almost threw his phone away and cursed himself for what he had done.

Whoosh.

“Hey, Phîi Ryu will go with me? Really? I love you so much!” Sun, who saw the situation was not good, quickly took the phone from his romantic partner and smiled widely when he saw the last message sent. Ryu grabbed it back, afraid that he would see that his Nong had encouraged him.

Yes, he was afraid that the Nong would cheer for Âi Dear!

“I am going because Janjao asked, okay? Not because of you!”

“Yes, because of my Nong is fine. Right, Phîi Meng?”

“Sun!” Ryu shouted loudly when the person who moved to sit next to him brushed his hair back and then kissed his forehead with a loud smack. Then he ran into the kitchen in a way that made his whole face red with anger. His hand grabbed the hair accessory from his feet and threw it.

“Damn it! Do not call me that again!”

“Then should I call Phîi ‘little one’? Am I the ‘big one’? That is good, it is kind of cute.” The person who disappeared into the kitchen still popped his head out to say cheerfully, making the person here grab a glass as if to throw it, causing Sun to smile widely.

“Do not sulk, Phîi Ryu. I will take you to see a movie. Yes, yes, little cat with a high forehead.”

Ouch! Why is my romantic partner so annoying?

The question Ryu should ask himself more is, why did I agree to date such an annoying person?

From the initial agreement to go out to see a movie, but in the end, when the rain poured down heavily, Ryu decided that it was better to prepare himself to deal with tomorrow at home. Then, while walking and rehearsing what he should say to the people at his romantic partner’s house, Ryu intended to walk and ask Sun what he should bring as a gift for the people at home. Then he found that...

“I am so stressed I could die, and you are sleeping here drooling?” Ryu could only mutter to himself, looking at the month committee guy lying on the sofa leaning on a pillow, until the stressed person wanted to kick him. But in the end, he could only let out a soft sigh and walk to slump sit on the floor beside the sofa.

“Sigh, why is it that when it comes to you, I get so stressed? It is not that I have never been to a friend’s house.” Of course, since he was grown up, it was impossible not to have been to a friend’s house. But this time, he was so worried that just thinking about it made his heart feel heavy.

What if his Nongs do not like him?

What if his Phîi really does not want to see him?

What if his parents cannot accept him?

And what if they have to break up?

“Ugh! The more I think, the more stressed I get.” Therefore, the stressed person raised his fist, wanting to punch the guy who was swallowing saliva noisily. If it were not because...

“Mmm... Phîi Ryu... noisy.”

Well, I do not have to punch him!

The person who thought he was in the dream of the month committee guy turned back swiftly to the original position before seeing Sun’s phone left lying there. He had to grab it. He had never used his phone, but there might be things he talked about with his Nong. Therefore, the beautiful person of Sun unlocked it, and perhaps he was lucky that it was not locked with a password.

But instead of going to Line first, the curiosity inherent in everyone made Ryu open the photo album.

“!!!”

As soon as he opened it, his mouth gaped immediately because the images he went to see were of him. But what was the meaning of taking pictures while he was sleeping on the bed and not wearing a shirt? This inappropriate picture was definitely taken after finishing activities.

“No way. How many pictures did Sun take?” His finger scrolled rapidly. Was he angry? Very angry. Not only did he take pictures to keep, but he also did not lock his phone. What if someone saw it? But with the desire to know how many there were so he could beat him up all at once, he kept scrolling.

Thud.

Then he paused when he saw an unrelated image, unrelated because the person next to Sun was someone he did not know.

Who is that?!

Ryu stared at the screen with wide eyes, looking at the attractive-faced man who was perhaps more handsome than Sun, who was smiling faintly next to his romantic partner. Moreover, their cheeks were almost touching in a way that friends would never take such a picture. Not to mention the pink heart drawn between the two people, and that made a feeling he had almost never experienced strike his chest.

Angry, yes, very angry, so angry that he did not think twice.

Big!

“Ouch! What is it?” The person who was sleeping started awake with a jolt when the expensive phone hit him squarely in the chest. His sharp eyes widened before seeing Ryu with a scary face, more than usual.

“What is wrong with Phîi Ryu? Hey, why did you throw my phone?” When he saw the root cause, he quickly grabbed it firmly. He heard that the installment for this phone was not fully paid yet. But merely seeing what was on the screen, Sun’s eyes widened.

I am in trouble. This is the picture with Pete.

“Ph-Phîi Ryu, hey, friends, this is my friend, my real friend.”

Then why is my voice trembling? And why does Phîi Ryu have a disbelieving face?

“Get out of my room.”

“I did not do anything wrong, Phîi Ryu. I just took a picture with a friend. A real friend.”

A friend I meant to make Phîi Ryu jealous, but he got jealous at the wrong time.

Therefore, Sun jumped up quickly, intending to go straight to the person who raised his fist, his face red and clenched in extreme anger. When he rushed forward, a heavy fist grazed his cheek slightly, making his spine tingle.

Snatch.

“Let me go.”

“Phîi Ryu, do not struggle. Do not be angry yet.”

“You get out of my room right now. Do you hear me, damn Sun? Get out of my room!” Ryu could only struggle when Sun came from behind and hugged him tightly. He used both hands and feet to kick, chasing his romantic partner away with a loud voice. Yes, he knew they were both men, but this posture was not that of friends. The expression on Sun’s face when he smiled so contentedly was definitely not just friends.

“No, Phîi must listen to me first. Do not be jealous of me, Phîi Meng. Calm down, calm down.” At this time, he still looked for trouble risking death. Yes, he knew he would die now, but he was happy that Ryu was jealous of him.

And that made his two hands quickly tighten around the waist firmly. He would use the most ancient method.

You will not listen? Well, then I will wrestle you. When you are exhausted, you will listen.

The thought of the person who did not know that the room door was opening by someone’s hand, and that someone was standing at the doorway with her mouth gaping.

“Ryu! What is happening here? Who is this guy?”

Thud.

“Phîi Rarin.”

This time, the person who was struggling froze immediately, looking at a young woman standing at the doorway, also calling out softly with extreme shock, no less than Nai Athit, who swallowed his saliva with a gulp, looking at his own condition with his romantic partner.

The water buffalo has not yet gone, and the cow has come in instead!

The only thing Sun could tell himself when he saw the Phîi of his romantic partner standing right at the door frame.

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