The Ger's Contract Marriage [BL]
Chapter 157: Early Congratulations

Chapter 157: Early Congratulations

Without another warning, Xuan Jian moved quickly before pouncing on the silver haired ger with only one goal on his mind.

The kiss that followed was gentle and innocent, a rush of sweet emotions flooding Xu Feng’s cheeks, painting them a deeper shade of pink in a few moments. Despite his embarrassment, he reciprocated, his hands finding their place in the cascade of silky brown hair, fingers gliding through the strands slowly.

Their kiss stayed tender and brief, both men drawing back with a hint of reluctance. Xu Feng couldn’t help but grin at the subtle shift in Xuan Jian’s eyes, the slight dimpling of his smile in response, as he stepped back, his breath a little uneven.

"Congratulations on finishing the Xuicai exam," Xuan Jian spoke first, his smile growing brighter, before dimming slightly, "I wish I could have come and retrieved you up myself."

Xu Feng had asked that neither Xuan Yang or Xuan Jian come to pick him up at the government building. The two men were way too eye catching.

While they had tried to negotiate staying in the carriage, Xu Feng wanted some time to get out of his disguise and confuse anyone tailing him by first heading to the Bai Mansion and then leaving by a different carriage. Adding either man was just complicating things.

While he’d tried so hard to keep a low profile, Xu Feng had still managed to make an enemy and perform a strip tease in the exam hall.

Who can say they are as talented as him?

Despite the jokes, the whole ordeal did depress Xu Feng, and he would need to tell the two men some version of the events that transpired today. If they found out first before he explained it to them, he would never hear the end of it.

Xuan Jian couldn’t help but notice the deflated expression on the face of the silver haired ger before him, those adorable pouting lips tugging at his heartstrings. A flicker of concern crossed Xuan Jian’s mind. Was Xu Feng distressed about the Xuicai exam?

He knew Xu Feng was very smart, and he had seen the amazing steps Xu Feng had made in his studies over the past few months. Yet, the uncertainty lingering in Xu Feng’s appearance was hard to ignore.

"Don’t be too hard on yourself. I am confident you did well," The brown haired man said with a reassuring smile. "And if you didn’t do well, there is always next year."

"Failure is not the end until you decide to quit." Xu Feng answered back still a bit absent minded.

"Yes," He smiled radiantly, nodding at the ger, wondering how a village ger could be so intelligent. Whether he was originally from the Bai family or the Deng family, whichever family that allowed a child like him to be raised outside had lost out.

Furrowing his brows, Xuan Jian seemed to remember something, before reaching down and massaging the thighs of the depressed ger. He moved up and worked with precision, rubbing away at the sore points of his bottom.

"Are you very sore? Yang said he was overly excited," Without noticing the absolute embarrassment that covered Xu Feng’s face, Xuan Jian continued with his ministrations and show of deep concern for his sore partner. "You were moaning in your sleep when I came by. Are you sure you don’t want to lay down for a little longer?"

After waiting for a while as he continued his soothing massage, he felt the ger relaxing in his hands, but there was no response at all.

Looking up, he was met with the sight of a red faced ger, glaring back at him with an even more pronounced pout. It struck Xuan Jian that Xu Feng had grown noticeably more relaxed in their presence over the past few months.

Rather than continuously hiding behind a veil of sarcasm or maintaining an indifferent front, Xu Feng had begun to show a more childlike behavior, seemingly looking for care and pampering from his partners.

Both Xuan Jian and Xuan Yang found these moments completely endearing.

Understanding exactly what he’d done wrong, Xuan Jian rubbed at the plump buttock once, no, twice more, before removing his guilty hands, and his smile spread across his face. He leaned down and pecked the pouting lover on the forehead, before walking back into the kitchen.

"Feng Feng is awake." He reported to the other inhabitant of the kitchen

"Mmm, let’s get started, he should be hungry." Xuan Yang replied before popping his head out and looking the still pouting ger over from head to toe.

After the second look, a smile dawned on his face. The serious scholar was suddenly nowhere to be found, there was only a cheery ’boy next door’ staring down at Xu Feng.

From staring down at his younger lover, Xuan Yang took action, moving the bowl in his hand to the side before leaning down and pecking Xu Feng’s right eyelid and then his left eyelid, one after the other.

Xu Feng closed his eyes willingly for both pecks, his face flushing slightly once again, but his pout turned into a small smile as Xuan Yang said the words he’d forgotten in his haste to remind Xu Feng of his earlier ’promise.’

"Congratulations on finishing the Xuicai exam," the proud look in the Xuan master’s face made Xu Feng’s face heat up even more. The two men really did treat him well. "I’m sure there will be positive news in the next fortnight."

"I’m just worried about the penmanship," Xu Feng admitted, feeling a mix of anticipation and anxiety about the exam results.

Xuan Yang’s smile stayed there like a proud mother hen, "Jian and I prepared a small celebration for you."

Xuan Yang’s smile, full of pride and encouragement, washed away some of his doubts. "A celebration?" Xu Feng’s eyes widened in surprise. He hadn’t expected any kind of celebration for completing the exam.

He was clearly curious about what the two men were doing in the kitchen, and where Si and San were so close to dinner time.

"I prepared a surprise celebration for you," Xuan Jian said from inside the kitchen. He hadn’t yelled, but Xu Feng could hear the other man clearly from the kitchen entrance. "Yang is trying to take recognition for my hard work."

Xuan Jian was obviously joking, and the hurt look in Yang’s face added to the play the two men were now involved in. As Xu Feng followed the Xuan young master back into the kitchen, he chuckled at their banter.

His grin stretched wide, almost hurting his cheeks.