Immortal Koi Is Going To Debut - Chapter 61

 

Chapter 61: Confession

Su Jinli hurriedly left the pool and went to the closet to dry himself with a towel. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when the fish scales completely disappeared.

In the mortal world, he would only feel safe when there were no fish scales on his body.

He quickly put on his clothes, grabbed his belongings and walked out of the small room at a brisk pace.

Not far from the exit, he saw An Zhiyan sitting on a long bench by the door. Upon seeing him come out, An Zhiyan immediately looked at him and asked, "Are you done swimming?"

Upon seeing An Zhiyan, Su Jinli felt a "thump" in his heart and quickly nodded, wanting to go around him and leave.

However, An Zhiyan asked him, "Where's your pet?"

"I set it free."

"If you've released such a large koi, it would clog the sewer. Moreover, releasing it randomly would impact the ecological environment."

Su Jinli stopped in his tracks, realizing that An Zhiyan must know the truth, and he couldn't hide from it anymore.

He turned around, walked quickly to An Zhiyan, and said, "I warn you not to spread rumors, or I won't spare you."

In the past, Su Jinli's fierceness was more like a cute fierceness, appearing quite adorable.

This time, however, it felt genuinely fierce, which left An Zhiyan momentarily dumbfounded, followed by a bitter smile.

In the end, he was still a spirit. He was really courting death now, doing things that might get him silenced.

"How about it? Will you turn me into a mummy?" An Zhiyan continued to ask, fearlessly as if putting his life and death aside. In short, he was courting death in a dashing manner.

"As long as you don't talk carelessly, you'll be fine." Su Jinli replied, still a little flustered, uncertain whether An Zhiyan would listen to him.

An Zhiyan still felt a little upset, and asked in a low voice, "Is it because you don't trust me?"

Su Jinli was taken aback by the question, startled for a moment, as he was frightened and instinctively wanted to warn An Zhiyan.

However, being looked at by An Zhiyan's sad eyes and asked such a question, he still felt a little unease in his heart.

"Think about it carefully, have I ever done anything to hurt you?" An Zhiyan asked again, his eyes filled with sorrow and pain.

Su Jinli was left speechless.

"Why can you be open and honest with Shen Cheng and with Lu Wenxi, but not with me?" After asking this question, An Zhiyan felt particularly sour, and his entire chest was filled with a taste of acidity.

Why was it that even Lu Wenxi could... but he couldn't?

After all this time, he still felt like an outsider.

Su Jinli couldn't betray his teammates, so all he could say was, "You're not the same as them."

It was still the same response.

This made An Zhiyan feel more aggrieved.

"So what do we do now? I discovered it myself, and how you want to handle it to feel reassured?" An Zhiyan asked calmly. He really wanted to know Su Jinli's attitude toward him.

"I've told you... as long as you don't say anything, you'll be fine..." Su Jinli's aura had already faded.

He had never intended to hurt humans. The fact that he was discovered by An Zhiyan was because of his own carelessness, he couldn't blame others.

If An Zhiyan really did spill the beans, he would at most stop participating in the competition and hide in the mountains.

Being a koi immortal, he wasn't supposed to be in the human world in the first place.

"What about Shen Cheng and Lu Wenxi? Are they the same as you?" An Zhiyan continued to ask.

This was literally courting death!

If An Zhiyan was only threatening Su Jinli, he might not care too much. But he would rather die than implicate his brother and his brother's friends.

He immediately became anixous, "It has nothing to do with them!"

However, An Zhiyan continued to feel sour, so sour that his teeth were numb.

He felt uneasy, so he continued with words that he could accept, "It's just that I don't like Shen Cheng, if it's really like this..."

Before An Zhiyan could finish speaking, Su Jinli grabbed An Zhiyan's collar and angrily said, "If you dare to hurt him, I will definitely deal with you!"

"How will you deal with me?" An Zhiyan raised his hand, "By pulling my fingertips again?"

Su Jinli suddenly collided with him, and before he could react, his lips were covered with something soft.

He looked at Su Jinli in astonishment, only to see that Su Jinli actually used a "kiss" to counterattack. Then, he felt a cool sensation in his mouth, as if something was being sucked away by Su Jinli.

As his heart trembled, he didn't care about anything else. Instead of pushing Su Jinli away, he embraced him, one hand pressing on the back of Su Jinli's head, actively responding.

Is he sucking away his yang energy?

Maybe, but it's a kiss now.

When An Zhiyan extended his tongue tip, Su Jinli was a little surprised, but he couldn't retreat, tightly held by An Zhiyan.

The domineering and passionate kiss caught Su Jinli off guard, as it was a bit overwhelming.

They were like fighting with each other, yet there was no violent action involved. Su Jinli was enveloped by a strong yang energy, and then, he was pushed by An Zhiyan to the glass wall.

His shoulders were held down, the large hand that had been cradling the back of his head now moved to cradle his cheek.

It was so urgent just now, and now it has become gentle, careful and cautious.

Su Jinli couldn't have imagined that mortal males would react so enthusiastically when their yang energy was being sucked away.

Because he had consumed too much yang energy, Su Jinli felt dizzy. He wanted to push An Zhiyan away, but An Zhiyan did not let go of him.

An Zhiyan was somewhat intoxicated by the fragrance emanating from Su Jinli.

The lovely scent of Su Jinli lingered in his nostrils, while the taste of Su Jinli lingered between his teeth and lips. The feeling of love seemed to explode in an instant, and finally, he couldn't hold it back.

Even if the next moment meant doom, he would be willing.

He really does like him.

It really is like this.

When Su Jinli finally managed to push An Zhiyan away, he was already panting a little. But he still bravely kept his chest up and asked, "Scared?"

Asked by Su Jinli, An Zhiyan couldn't help but laugh, "Yes, I'm scared to death. You can handle me like this in the future."

"If you behave, I won't have to discipline you."

"But your saying that makes me unwilling to behave."

"Don't drink punishment if you refuse the toast!" Su Jinli said fiercely.

"I like you."

"I can't eat." Su Jinli, without understanding, immediately responded with caution.

"No, I mean I'm gay. I like you, which is why I pay special attention to you, and then discovered your secret. I like you, romantically. Even though I am a man and you are a boy, I still like you." An Zhiyan suddenly confessed his feelings strongly, which once again turned Su Jinli into a stunned fish.

Today was indeed too exciting.

First, his identity was discovered by An Zhiyan.

Then he was confessed to by An Zhiyan.

Seeing him in a daze, An Zhiyan lowered his head again, and tenderly pecked at Su Jinli's lips.

Su Jinli quickly raised his hand to block An Zhiyan's mouth, but he still succeeded.

"I… I... I'm a boy! I... I am Zhihan's younger brother, you can't do this! You..."

"If you reject me because of An Zhihan, I can sever our brotherly relationship right now."

"What? Don't do that, Zhihan would be so heartbroken."

"You can't catch the wolf without releasing the child."

"I... am not a wolf, I'm a fish!"

"Right, I apologize for insulting your race."

"I'm a koi spirit, you dare..."

"Yeah, to keep liking you even after seeing a fish, that must be true love, right?"

That seems right.

That’s what Su Jinli thought as well.

Ordinary people would definitely be terrified upon seeing him in that state, not grow fond of him.

"But I don't like you!" Su Jinli answered very freely.

There was a moment of frustration for An Zhiyan, but he quickly adopted a rascally grin: "Well, that was like a forced kiss from you. In our world, you are responsible for me now."

"What? I... was taking your vital energy."

"I don't know what the rules of your kind are, but you took advantage of me just now."

"Really?"

"Yes."

Su Jinli paused for a moment, then apologized guiltily: "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, I'm rather pleased."

"So have you forgiven me?"

"I guess I have to."

"Can I be spared the responsibility?"

"Are you such a heartbreaker?"

"What do I do then?" Su Jinli was particularly panicked and asked An Zhiyan.

An Zhiyan, holding back his laughter, removed Su Jinli's hand and replied: "Let me pursue you."

"Do I need to run? I run pretty fast."

"I mean, let me pursue you. Or say... court you?"

"I would reject."

An Zhiyan has thought of the day when he might be attracted to someone and face significant obstacles due to his sexual orientation, making his romantic pursuit extremely challenging.

Or the person might be very touched but still reject his confession.

But he never thought his confession would be rejected instantly.

He had made up his mind for a long time to confess to Su Jinli.

During probing attempts before, he found out Su Jinli was heterosexual.

Later, when he discovered Su Jinli had an ambiguous relationship with Shen Cheng, he didn’t know whether to feel happy or sad.

He was delighted that Su Jinli might be gay.

He was utterly depressed that his love rival was his nemesis.

"Could you tell me why?" An Zhiyan asked, trying hard to suppress the stifling feeling in his chest.

"I just think, if I'm with you, I would live my days in fear."

"Is there anything else?"

"There is also ..." Su Jinli initially wanted to stress that he was a boy. However, remembering Lu Wenxi and Xu Chen, both of whom were boys, haven't they also gotten together? So this reason probably doesn't hold.

"Hmm?" An Zhiyan's heart was hanging.

"I mean... I don't have feelings for you yet."

Not bringing up the issue of sexual orientation, An Zhiyan was slightly relieved. He then said to Su Jinli, "I won't disclose the secret that you're a Koi spirit, after all, you're my artists now. Also, I won't bring up the situation between Shen Cheng and Lu Wenxi. I was just blabbering because I was jealous to the point of being oxygen-deprived."

"Oh…"

"Moreover, there is no reason to be scared when you are with me. I absolutely won't do anything to hurt you and will protect you."

"Hmm…"

An Zhiyan spoke passionately, while Su Jinli's eyes dodged everywhere.

"So, the points you mentioned are not issues for me at all. Now we just need to cultivate the feelings. Starting today, I will pursue you until your heart stirs towards me."

Su Jinli tentatively asked, "What if I never develop feelings?"

"I don't know ..." An Zhiyan sighed when he got to this point. He was clueless about how to pursue someone, let alone a Koi spirit.

He knew nothing about what might happen next.

However, he had finally confessed.

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Author's Notes:

Let's appreciate these two pairs of siblings.

Shen Cheng: If anyone dares to hurt my younger brother, I will ensure that they wish they were dead.

Su Jinli: If anyone dares to hurt my older brother, I will never let them get away!

An Zhiyan: If you are rejecting me because of An Zhihan, I will immediately sever all brotherly ties with him.

An Zhihan: ? ? ?

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