MRG Chapter 38: Mermaid Trap

Translator: Bamboo

Editor: yuki_shuichi

Light’s eyes suddenly narrowed.

“Like…”

He hadn’t heard the word in a long time.

Light subconsciously turned his head and caught a glimpse of Vincent not far away. His naked gaze was falling on Mu Chen, even though he was dancing with others, Vincent still couldn’t take his eyes away from the other, like a satellite orbiting a planet.

Did he like that person?

What was good about him?

Liking to a point where Mu Chen lost his rationality.

Was he tricked by those false words?

What would he do if he found out that the other person had cheated on him after they got together?

Thinking of this, Light felt that the blood flow all over his body had accelerated, and his heart was beating violently, like the roar of an engine, which made his eardrums hurt. He resisted the urge to drive Vincent out on the spot, following the dance steps stiffly to the beat of the music.

“Gege, why can’t you even concentrate on dancing? What are you thinking about?”

The chuckle in his ears brought him back from his distraction.

When he raised his eyes again, Light met Mu Chen’s smiling blue eyes.

He half-lidded his eyelashes and said nothing.

Light understood Mu Chen’s character. He seemed to not care about anything, but in fact, he was extremely stubborn. If he wanted to get something, he would never give up. This was the case when he applied for the military academy. However, in the end, it was Light who retreated.

But what to do now?

Light thought about it with some annoyance…

Maybe he shouldn’t have broken off the engagement with him in the first place. Even if Mu Chen didn’t have that kind of relationship with him, it would be better than being with a scummy person like Vincent.

If he married him, he could at least guarantee that Mu Chen would not be taken advantage of in future relationships…

Wait a moment,

At this moment, Light’s somewhat sluggish brain finally caught up with the thoughts that had just spread like weeds.

What was he thinking just now?

Marry him?

The shock coming from realizing he actually thought that “Mu Chen might as well marry himself” appeared in his mind, Light’s movements froze, and a trace of imperceptible panic flashed in his usually calm and self-possessed eyes.

Due to his brief distraction, Light completely failed to notice the other pair of people behind him who were about to collide with him.

The next second, the palms against his lower back suddenly tightened, and he was caught off guard and pulled into Mu Chen’s arms.

Feeling the warm breath coming from the other person’s arms, Light stiffly opened his lips and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Mu Chen smiled and shook his head, “Gege, you need to practice your women’s steps more. Didn’t you notice that you stepped on me twice just now?”

Light was stunned for a moment and said in a deep voice. “Apologies.”

The person in front of me suddenly started laughing.

Light looked at him puzzled.

Mu Chen, “I’m teasing you, Gege. Think about it, If you really stepped on someone, wouldn’t you feel something?”

Light, “…”

Mu Chen raised an eyebrow. “So Gege is really not attentive at all when he dances with me.”

……

After the dinner, all the guests present said their goodbyes to the host and left.

Light stood at the entrance of the reception hall. He stood upright and said goodbye to the departing guests solemnly.

“Your Highness, tonight’s banquet was very enjoyable. If we have a chance, we must repeat it next time…”

Light didn’t listen to a word of the second half of the other party’s words, because his peripheral vision was attracted by a touch of silver.

There was a tall man following Mu Chen. It didn’t take a guess to know that the man was Vincent. At this moment, the two of them were trying to leave through the back door of the banquet hall.

Seeing this scene from a distance, Light’s palms hanging down by his sides clenched slightly, and his face became very ugly…

Now you have learned to sneak out the back door to hide yourself and others?

“Your Highness…Your Highness?”

The voice in my ears suddenly became a little panicked.

“Ah?” Light reached out and tugged on his tie, unaware that there was anything wrong with his tone.

“Your Highness, I…well, I’m leaving first.”

The other party was almost frightened into a cold sweat by Light’s serious expression, and he slipped away as if his soles were oiled.

“What’s wrong with you?”

Lance, who happened to witness this scene, walked toward Light with lips pursed.

He patted Light on the shoulder. “It’s just a youth’s romance, isn’t it?”

Light, “With Vincent North?”

Lance, “Maybe he will change this time, and it’s not impossible for the prodigal son to turn around.”

Lance was just talking casually, but his words all hit the sore points, making the other angry. Light looked away calmly and walked away.

Lance sensed something was wrong, and he immediately chased after him from behind, wondering. “Hey, are you so angry?”

“Would you like to do something to relieve your stress, and then have a good chat with Mu Chen after your anger subsides?”

Light paused, seeming to be thinking about this proposal. After a moment, he said, “Alright.”

Lance, “Then let’s go…”

“Let’s go to the training room. It just so happens that I haven’t fought for a long time.”

Light took over his words.

Lance, “Huh?”

He had a bad feeling about this…

……

Under the fluorescent starry sky, Mu Chen and Vincent walked side by side on the lawn.

“I feel like by doing this today, His Highness the Crown Prince might get angry?” Vincent turned his head and looked at the profile of the person next to him that was more eye-catching than the stars, but he still felt a little unreal.

Mu Chen smiled and said, “When I walked through the back door just now, I didn’t see you so scared.”

When he smiled, it was as if the moonlight was shining on him, making people unable to take their eyes away.

Vincent pursed his lips and said nothing.

The two of them walked forward for dozens of steps. Mu Chen stopped at the end of the lawn. He turned around and looked at Vincent, “I’ll just send you off here. You should know how to get back, Duke Vincent.”

Under the bright moonlight, Vincent looked at the person in front of him quietly, somewhat lost in thought. The person’s long eyelashes were half-drooped, and there seemed to be stars hidden in his deep blue eyes.

The atmosphere became extremely quiet at this moment, and no one made a sound to break the atmosphere.

Sometimes, silence was a disguised acquiescence.

Finally, Vincent couldn’t help but reach out, took Mu Chen’s arm, and came closer to him.

However, just when he was about to get close to the other party, Mu Chen reached out and grabbed Vincent’s tie, holding him against him to prevent him from getting closer, “You seem to be a little impatient, Your Majesty the Duke.”

There was no hint of blame in his lazy and languid tone, but there was a hint of a smile, and two sharp tiger teeth were exposed under the corners of his curved lips, showing a hint of unpredictability.

Vincent was not unhappy because of Mu Chen’s rejection. Instead, he developed a strong desire to pursue him because of the other party’s actions. The more detached his attitude was, the more he was fascinated and unable to extricate himself.

In previous relationships, he has always been the one in charge, guiding the other person step by step at his own pace, and finally taking control of the emotional relationship firmly in his own hands.

But now he seemed to have the illusion of role reversal…

It was as if he had fallen into the trap of the mermaid.

Vincent came back from his immersed thoughts. He looked at Mu Chen’s beautiful face and smiled a little self-deprecatingly. If this was a mermaid trap, then he was willing to fall in.

“Good night, Your Highness.”

Mu Chen, “Have a nice trip, Duke Vincent”

After watching Vincent leave, his eyes immediately darkened, as if covered with a layer of frost, and his ice blue pupils showed an impatient look.

Mu Chen took out a handkerchief from his front pocket and wiped his hands vigorously, carefully wiping each finger joint.

Then he lowered his eyes and glanced at the place on the suit jacket that Vincent had just touched…

Mu Chen frowned, took off his clothes directly, took them back, and threw them away.

Back in his bedroom, the terminal had vibrated several times. Mu Chen called it up and found that they were all messages from Vincent. He threw the terminal onto the sofa and let it lay there all alone, making constant noises.

Mu Chen reached out to remove his tie and was about to change clothes.

Knock knock knock!

There was a knock on the palace door suddenly.

Mu Chen stopped unbuttoning and rushed to the door. “Please come in.”

“Your Highness.” Kuina came in holding a bouquet of blooming champagne roses. The petals of each rose looked plump and attractive in color. “This is brought to you by Duke Vincent.”

She smiled at Mu Chen and said, “It’s a beautiful bouquet, isn’t it?”

Mu Chen picked up the card from the rose cluster, glanced at it briefly, and then stuffed it back. He looked at Kuina, “If you like it, take it back. It can be used to decorate your room, it would look nice if you put it next to your bed. ”

“But…” Kuina was stunned for a moment, not expecting Mu Chen to react like this. “This was given to you by Duke Vincent.”

Mu Chen pursed his lips and said, “It’s okay, it’s just a bouquet of roses.”

After sending Kuina away, he locked the door this time. He had just taken off his clothes halfway when the terminal beeped again.

Mu Chen lowered his eyes, glanced at the corner of the sofa, and immediately saw the word “Gege” lighting up on the screen.

He stopped what he was doing and went over to pick up the terminal.

Light: [I don’t think Vincent is suitable for you.]

Mu Chen looked at the message, silently curled up his lips, and then typed:

[Oh, why? ]

……

In the training room,

Light looked at the terminal and frowned. After a moment, he put down the terminal and walked into the ring with a serious look.

Lance, who was stretching his joints above, paused and carefully observed Light’s expression…

One look at his displeased expression and it was not difficult to guess that he was chatting with Mu Chen just now, and then he failed to convince the other party.

He wouldn’t take his anger out on himself later, would he?

With such an uneasy feeling, Lance specifically told Light, “We are just practicing casually, don’t be too serious about it.”

He looked at Light, who was pressing his joints so hard that his Adam’s apple rolled up and down. Considering the physical fitness of the opponent who had been in the army all year round to perform tasks, he would probably be disabled with one punch.

“Um.”

Light agreed.

After finishing the warm-up activities, the two walked to the red line.

Lance jumped eagerly, “Are we starting?”

“Um.”

After receiving the opponent’s response, Lance tentatively threw a punch. However, before he even touched the opponent, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. When he regained consciousness, he was already on the ground.

Above was the snow-white ceiling, and… Light’s hand stretched out towards him.

Lance took his hand and stood up, sweat dripping from his forehead.

Of course, Light didn’t hit him very hard just now, but someone like Lance, who hadn’t been to a training ground in a hundred years, was like a sandbag in front of him.

In the next ten minutes or so, Lance truly experienced what it meant to be a mute person who ate bitter herbs and was unable to express his pain. Why did he suggest going out to relieve stress for no reason? This time Light relieved the stress, but he did it on his own!

After another five minutes, Lance wiped his sweaty head and said weakly, “Let’s… let’s take a rest, brother.”

If he continued to fight, he would really become useless.

Light glanced at him, his expression clearly looking calm, but it was as if he was conveying a message silently.

——That’s it?

Lance couldn’t care about anything else now. He collapsed directly on the ground and began to untie his wrist guards.

Light sat down next to him. He bit off the tape on his palm, lowered his eyes, and suddenly said,

“Do you think…”

“I’m a very controlling brother?”

Was that why he cared so much about Mu Chen’s affairs, which made the other party have a rebellious attitude towards him?

“Huh?” Lance was stunned for a moment as if he didn’t understand why he suddenly asked this question.

“Are you talking about Mu Chen falling in love? I think it’s okay, maybe because you won’t bother me…”

Light frowned, “Is that so…”

Lance sat up, “Think about it carefully, if you are a very controlling brother, then wouldn’t I be unable to escape that either?”

“For example, if I tell you now that I’m in love with Vincent, what will you do?”

Light was silent for a moment, seeming to be thinking. After a moment, he looked at Lance and said,

“Stay safe.”

Lance, “…”

Damn it, he shouldn’t have tried to enlighten the other party.