The weather was getting warmer day by day, to the point that none of the staff members in the office went to the company’s cafeteria to get food. Instead, most of them opted to ordering takeouts in advance.

Gu Xia was one of the few who went to the cafeteria to buy food—for no other reason but to spend time with Ji Zheng.

He originally intended to accompany Ji Zheng to the cafeteria today, but the instant he came out from the washroom, he was immediately struck by the pain of a headache. Thinking that he might be suffering from a bit of heatstroke, he sat down and rested his head on the table for a while.

He felt sick as he looked up the moment Ji Zheng called out to him. Giving Ji Zheng a wave, he said, “I don’t think I’ll be able to go with you. I’m sleepy so I’m going to rest my eyes for a little while.”

When Ji Zheng turned to leave, Gu Xia leaned back against the chair to continue resting for a bit longer. As the throbbing pain in his head started to subside, he sighed in relief, while at the same time, feeling more and more lost about how to woo Ji Zheng.

Even while feeling muddle-headed, he still could not forget about Ji Zheng because he genuinely did like him a lot. He adored his face, his body, and even his personality. But the problem was that Ji Zheng was too straight of a man, so Gu Xia felt that he could not reveal too much of his affection. It is often said that office romances did more harm than good… How he yearned to be in a relationship, but will the man ever give him the chance to do so?

The more he dwelled on it, the more awful his head felt. Gu Xia rested his head again on the table, his mind still filled to the brim with Ji Zheng’s face, obsessed beyond hope.

Gu Xia eventually fell asleep the more he thought about him. By the time he woke up, he was in a daze. Though the electric fan in the office was running, the weather was still quite clammy. Sweat had broken out at his forehead during his nap, even his temples were damp.

“You’re awake?”

It took Gu Xia a while to realise that the voice belonged to Ji Zheng. Turning around, he was greeted by the sight of Ji Zheng sitting at his side, holding onto something in his hand.

Looking at the time, Gu Xia found that he had only slept for twenty minutes. “Why are you back so soon? Done with lunch already?”

Since he had just woken up, his voice sounded nasally.

Ji Zheng knew he should not think of anything else at that moment since Gu Xia still seemed to be feeling sick. But he just could not help himself from thinking that Gu Xia’s soft-spoken voice sounded a little adorable.

Feeling that he was a completely hopeless case for finding a man adorable, Ji Zheng raised his head to glance at Gu Xia who was resting his wrist at the edge of the table, his hand dangling at the side. His hands appeared beautiful, fair and lanky. What a sight it must be to behold, those gorgeous hands playing the piano. Even if Gu Xia did not play the piano with those hands, using them for “something else” would also be quite… pleasing.

Placing the bag he was holding on the table, Ji Zheng then took out the medicine and porridge found inside.

“Eat something before taking the meds.” Gu Xia was oblivious to Ji Zheng’s eyes still lingering on his hand.

“Thanks!” Staring at the box of medicine, he flipped it around to look at the box more closely. It was only after he was done examining it did he dare to pretend to casually look up at Ji Zheng. “Capsules?”

“Yeah.” Tearing his gaze away, Ji Zheng gave a nod and continued, “There was no liquid medicine available.”

The corner of Gu Xia’s mouth twitched in response as he said, “Fortunately there wasn’t. I hate taking that nasty stuff.”

Ji Zheng laughed, unconsciously raising his hand before putting it back down again in realisation. “Why are you still behaving like a kid?” He was really itching to stroke Gu Xia’s hair, but such an action would be deemed too intimate. He was afraid that Gu Xia would pull away in discomfiture.

Opening the container, Gu Xia picked up the spoon to have a small mouthful of the porridge. The porridge was hot on his tongue, and a little sweet. After running the sensitive tip of his tongue along the edge of the spoon, he asked a question to which he believed he already knew the answer too. “Have you eaten?” He was positive that Ji Zheng had already taken his lunch before coming back, but he was dying to find a topic to keep the conversation going so he settled with small talk.

What he did not expect was to hear Ji Zheng say, “Not yet.”

Holding the spoon in his mouth, Gu Xia was a little lost for words. Ji Zheng had not eaten. Had not eaten at all… did that mean he had gone out of his way to buy him some medicine?

The instant the words left Ji Zheng’s mouth, he was hit with a pang of regret. Earlier, he had seen Gu Xia looking sick, as if he had heatstroke, so he hurriedly went to the pharmacy. On his way back, he even went to order some porridge at the cafeteria. He was not afraid in the least that his feelings might get found out by Gu Xia, but judging from the direction of the conversation, Gu Xia may end up seriously urging him to go and get something to fill his tummy instead.

However, Gu Xia’s brain was still hazy. Placing the spoon back down in the porridge, he pushed the container towards Ji Zheng. “You have this then.”

Ji Zheng did not know whether to laugh or cry at Gu Xia’s unexpected response. He could not resist the urge to reach out and ruffle Gu Xia’s hair. “What are you going to eat if I take this?”

While still immersed in his own little world, Gu Xia replied, “I can just watch you.”

“You have it. Take the meds once you’re done. I’ll drop by the cafeteria later to get my lunch.”

Gu Xia could not stand the thought of Ji Zheng feeling hungry so he quickly said, “Why don’t you go now? The cafeteria might run out of food later.”

“No rush.There are far too many people around if I go now,” Ji Zheng reasoned.

Gu Xia, noticing that he was not able to persuade Ji Zheng no matter what he said, he scooped up a spoonful of porridge and brought it close to Ji Zheng’s mouth.

Ji Zheng pushed the spoon away and told Gu Xia to properly finish his food.

Ji Zheng was older than Gu Xia by three years. Both of them were not working within the same team, and since Ji Zheng was the lead for his own team, Gu Xia was used to hearing Ji Zheng reprimanding his own team members occasionally. Although he looked handsome when he scolded them with a taut look on his face, he also looked terrifying, so Gu Xia still obediently listened to his words.

He lowered his head to eat two more spoonfuls of the porridge before turning to gaze at Ji Zheng. “I feel bad if you keep looking at me like that.”

Ji Zheng flashed him a smile.

Gu Xia pushed the porridge container between them and said, “Why don’t we share this then?”

In the end, Ji Zheng responded by eating two spoonfuls of the porridge as Gu Xia watched on with a blank expression on his face.

An indirect kiss. It was unfortunate that it contained a word which Gu Xia greatly despised — the word ”indirect”.

As soon as Ji Zheng placed the porridge-laden spoon in his mouth, he intentionally flattened his tongue against the back of it. Licking the spoon carefully all over, he lapped up every last drop of porridge there was, relishing the pleasure of their indirect contact despite how trivial it seemed. There was no doubt he was absolutely besotted with Gu Xia.

They rested for a while after finishing the porridge. Gu Xia quickly took the medicine and then insisted on heading to the cafeteria together with Ji Zheng.

“Feeling better already? Better to just stay put and rest some more.” Ji Zheng pressed him back down onto his chair, refusing to let him tag along.

By the time Ji Zheng left, Gu Xia recalled the event that had transpired earlier, the corner of his lips curling upwards into a foolish grin as he unconsciously drummed the surface of the table with his fingers. He felt that he really ought to work harder. Ji Zheng was an amazing man, so there was no doubting the fact that he would have many admirers pursuing him. Gu Xia must really give it his all if he intended to be the lucky one to win Ji Zheng’s heart.

It was the end of a project, and the two teams were raving about wanting to go out to relax and have fun.

Ji Zheng was the first one to give in, which prompted Gu Xia’s own team lead to follow suit. With that, a large group of people started heading to the KTV with grandiose intent.

During the drinking session, someone asked what type of girl Ji Zheng was interested in. Huddled up in a corner, Gu Xia pretended to listen to someone singing when in actual fact, he had been straining his ears to listen in on Ji Zheng’s conversation.

Gu Xia seemed fully fixated on the KTV screen. Yet, Ji Zheng, upon hearing the question, shot a glance in his direction before he gave an answer. “The type of girl I like? Well, it doesn’t matter as long as I like her.”

Yet his colleagues jeered on, insisting that he gave a straight answer.

So Ji Zheng randomly said, “Large, round eyes with small assets.” He continued with his casual lie by saying, “Looking cute is a must.”

“I’m surprised to know that you’ve such a unique taste.”

With his mind now wandering, Ji Zheng replied with little thought, “Mmhmm. You can say that.”

“So you like someone who’s innocent and genuine?”

“Yeah.”

Gu Xia was still hiding in the corner, eavesdropping on the conversation. Oh? Innocent and genuine? Then he was probably an unlikely candidate since just yesterday, he had dreamt of Ji Zheng banging him hard.

He cocked his head to the side to eavesdrop for a while longer but the conversation had already progressed onto a different topic. His colleague who was done singing a deep love song had come off the stage, giving a slap on Gu Xia’s shoulder. “So what do you think of my vocals, eh? Aren’t they pleasant to your ears?”

Gu Xia was the youngest in the team so a majority of his colleagues enjoyed pushing their weight around when addressing him.

Unfortunately, Gu Xia was not paying much attention that whole time so he very half-heartedly responded, “Excellent.”

The guy chuckled, saying, “Then I’ll sing you another one.”

Meanwhile, Gu Xia was still worrying over the fact that Ji Zheng likes someone who was innocent and genuine. But he was nothing like that! What can he do in this case? Should he just pretend?

Still absorbed in his worries, he did not even realise that Ji Zheng had sat down beside him. When his colleague on the stage finally started singing again, he was snapped from his pensive thoughts with a jolt, instantly looking up at that guy. What the hell? His ears are bleeding.

It bothered Ji Zheng slightly to see Gu Xia gazing at the man singing on stage as well as when he was talking to him earlier. It took him a great deal of difficulty to avoid being forced to drink so that he could come and sit by Gu Xia’s side. So when he saw that Gu Xia was gazing at the man, seemingly lost in a trance, he felt even more bothered than before. He reached out his hand to give Gu Xia a pat on the shoulder in an attempt to shift his attention to him.

Gu Xia turned around. Upon seeing that the man he’d been dreaming about day and night was now sitting at his side, he was caught between feelings of exhilaration and nervousness. The first word that popped into his mind at that moment was “innocent”.

Perhaps he really was obsessed.

“What are you doing?” asked Ji Zheng.

“Listening,” replied Gu Xia.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Ji Zheng happened to catch the obvious crack in his colleague’s voice up on stage. He leaned backwards against the sofa and asked, “Do you like it?”

Silently, Gu Xia moved closer to Ji Zheng’s ear, his hot, warm breath brushing against it. “Super horrible.”

Both of them simultaneously burst into laughter. In fact, Ji Zheng was very satisfied with Gu Xia’s answer but he still jokingly said, “Are you talking bad about someone behind their back?”

The smile on Gu Xia’s face froze as he felt that his pure and innocent persona had suddenly been exposed and he was at a loss on how to save it.

Fortunately, Ji Zheng chose to raise his voice at this moment. “Who’s choosing the songs?”

“Chief wants to sing too? Everyone, make way! Move Chief’s song to the very top!”

Ji Zheng chided them briefly before taking over the microphone. He then turned to Gu Xia and asked, “Interested to hear me sing?”

Afraid that his mask would deteriorate even further, Gu Xia chose to remain silent and only nodded in response.

Ji Zheng did not go on stage. Instead, he remained seated next to Gu Xia as he sang. He had a nice singing voice and he hit all the right notes. However, the slow song he chose was not exciting enough to keep people’s attention so after he sang a few verses, most of them instead opted for a game of poker and continued drinking.

Gu Xia listened to him sing as he remained seated next to him. When Ji Zheng finished the song, he praised, “You’re good.”

Ji Zheng replied with a non-committal sound before handing the microphone over to someone else. He then grabbed a handful of peanuts and started eating them one at a time.

Thinking that since he was already determined in capturing Ji Zheng’s heart, he must take action soon.

He stared absentmindedly at the peanuts in Ji Zheng’s hand. Upon seeing his reaction, Ji Zheng asked, “Want some?”

Feeling hot all of a sudden, Gu Xia moved forward, his teeth grazing against Ji Zheng’s finger as he curled his tongue around the offered peanut to take it into his mouth, swallowing it down in one bite.

In the dim lighting, paired with the hot air in a small, narrow space, the atmosphere grew more intimate.

Ji Zheng could still feel the warmth of the tip of Gu Xia’s tongue on his finger. As he gently twirled his finger, his adam’s apple bobbed for a second.

An old classic song started playing in the private room, prompting everyone to start singing together. Distracted, Gu Xia turned to sneak a glance at the screen. When he was about to turn back round again, Ji Zheng was already reaching out to offer another peanut and his finger accidentally brushed past Gu Xia’s lips.

Gu Xia instinctively opened his mouth, allowing Ji Zheng to conveniently popped the peanut into his mouth.

By the time Gu Xia chewed and swallowed it, Ji Zheng picked up another peanut, asking, “Want some more?”

Clueless to what was happening, Gu Xia thought to himself, did his seduction game plan failed? He craned his neck over to where Ji Zheng was at. Ji Zheng then fed him another peanut.

Looking at the way Gu Xia obediently parted his mouth made Ji Zheng so hard, his rod was straining against the material of his trousers, forming an almost obvious tent. He was treading on dangerous grounds but Ji Zheng could not help himself. He ached to keep on feeding him, craving the sensation of his fingers brushing against Gu Xia’s soft lips. Each time Gu Xia opened his mouth, he could vividly see his soft, red tongue… Ji Zheng knew that if he allowed his train of thoughts to develop any further, it would be to the point of no return. So he hastily pushed the dish towards Gu Xia, clearing his throat twice before saying, “You eat them.”

Seeing that Ji Zheng refused to feed him anymore, Gu Xia could not help but feel disappointed. He sighed, thinking that since he could not act innocent and sucked at playing the seduction game, he might as well die of sadness.

He hung his head as he reached out to grab a watermelon slice to eat. He did not even have the mood to wipe the juice which splattered onto his face. In the end, Ji Zheng was the one who got up to grab a piece of tissue paper to help him wipe it off.

Ji Zheng was so gentle, thought Gu Xia to himself deep down. It was too bad that his target was a little bit on the dense side, to the point his seduction ploy ended up absolutely useless against him. He needed to do his homework tonight, just to find out how those online netizens won over the person of their dreams.

In reality, Ji Zheng was not as good of a man as Gu Xia believed him to be. All he wanted to do was to seize the opportunity to caress Gu Xia’s face, so he kept wiping his face with the tissue repeatedly. Being naturally fair-skinned, the constant rubbing made his skin turn red.

Deeply lost in his own thoughts, Gu Xia completely missed the daring, hungry gaze of the man who looked as if he wanted to devour him alive. Ji Zheng really felt compelled to pin the man down on the sofa and have his wicked way with him, but whenever he thought of how Gu Xia, being the tender and obedient person he was, would end up crying when bullied, Ji Zheng just did not have the heart to reduce him to tears. If Gu Xia really did burst into tears, it should be because of the immense waves of  pleasure he gave him.

And just like that, both harbouring their own secrets deep down inside, they persevered until the KTV session was over.

Their colleagues who were heading the same direction decided to carpool  home. Since nobody knew that he and Ji Zheng lived in opposite directions, Gu Xia  started to get into the same car as him, just so he could sit together and stay with Ji Zheng for a little while longer.

The instant Gu Xia took one step into the car, Ji Zheng asked out of the blue, “Gu Xia, are you drunk?”

Since the two of them would constantly sneak glances at each other from time to time in the private room, Ji Zheng was well aware that Gu Xia had only drank two cups. Yet, he was acting as though he did not know anything about it.

Without thinking it through, Gu Xia replied, “I only drank a little. I’m not drunk.”

Raising his head, Ji Zheng laughed at him. “Then why are you here? Isn’t your home in the other direction?” As he said that, he even indicated towards the actual direction of Gu Xia’s home.

With his plan exposed, Gu Xia hurriedly pretended to have mistakenly got into the wrong car, deliberately looking left and right before saying, “Ah, my head’s a little messed up,“ he said as he closed the car door. “How do you know where I live?”

He had only asked casually, but Ji Zheng still responded, saying, “I just knew it.”

Through the window, Gu Xia smiled at Ji Zheng who was now sitting in the car. His smile was slightly sensual, beautiful as the dim moonlight of the night shone upon it. This seemed to set off Ji Zheng as he was overwhelmed with the sudden desire to simply drag the other man into the car with him, or… he could just leave with him instead.

But Ji Zheng controlled himself from giving into temptation. As he waved at Gu Xia, he called out, “See you tomorrow.” He knew Gu Xia would not be able to hear him through the window, yet he still felt compelled to say it as it felt like there was still some hope for his love as long as he said it aloud. He wished tomorrow would come faster and hoped that he would be able to see Gu Xia bright and early in the morning.

The next day, Gu Xia came into work slightly later than usual. He had purposely dressed himself up, donning a buttoned up shirt. His entire presence exuded the air of a university student who had just went into the workforce, looking exceptionally pretty and elegant.

His colleague jokingly asked him if he was in a relationship since his face was glowing.

Heading to his seat, he mumblingly responded, “Need to be more reserved.”

A response which confused his colleagues beyond measure.

The moment Ji Zheng walked out of his office, Gu Xia was suddenly imbued with high spirits, his eyes trailing after Ji Zheng while warning himself deep down that he had to act pure and innocent, that he must be pure and innocent. He needed to contain himself. He had to!

Ji Zheng flashed him a grin upon noticing him and said, “Morning.”

Gu Xia felt as though his entire heart was going to melt into a puddle just from his smile. The heat coursing through his body was constantly rushing forward, enveloping him.

He could not resist directing a foolish grin at Ji Zheng who then came over to gently knock him on the head, asking him why was he zoning out.

Gu Xia was positive that he was not doing anything of the sort since he was completely smitten by the man’s charm and hotness. He lowered his head and mumbled irresolutely to himself, when all of a sudden, Ji Zheng suddenly bent over towards him, giving him such a shock that he jumped in fright.

“What are you mumbling about?”

Gu Xia shot him a glance before lowering his gaze once more. When he looked up again, he commented, “I think you look very handsome today.”

Ji Zheng felt his heart skip a beat. Despite being in the prime of his age, he still felt like a young man yearning for love. There was no doubt that he felt disdain for himself but because the one who praised him was Gu Xia, the person he liked, the person who he was itching badly to have his way with and cherish, the palpitations he felt seemed somehow romantic. Licking his teeth with his tongue, Ji Zheng gave a faint chuckle and straightened up. “Too bad I’ll never be as good looking at you.”

Gu Xia broke into a cold sweat after he said that. He did not mind saying something that was even more explicit but anyone could tell the things he spouted were impure to begin with. Having done his fair share of homework last night, he reminded himself several times that he had to keep himself under control. He was already very close to suppressing the yearning and heat deep within. After pondering over it for a while longer, he could only think of those cliche words to praise Ji Zheng.

However, even with such cliche praise, he still nearly could not bring himself to say it. He was worried that Ji Zheng would laugh at him. Whenever he thought of that happening, the more nervous he got, and the effort of holding back those words turned his ears red.

In actual fact, Ji Zheng did laugh but it was not to mock him or anything, so Gu Xia felt somewhat at ease, his heart feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. He was also both a little excited and happy at the same time. As he stared at Ji Zheng’s tie, he dreamt of the day that he could jerk it towards him, raising his chin to capture Ji Zheng’s lips in a passionate kiss. Since Ji Zheng was such a gentle person, Gu Xia was positive that his kiss must be tender indeed.

Ji Zheng asked, “Wanna have lunch together later?”

He nodded in response. Once Ji Zheng left, Gu Xia began to anticipate lunch time, hoping that the time would go by faster.

The weather was rather hot and humid so Gu Xia had drunk a lot of water. Needing to pay a visit to washroom, he got up and walked towards the hallway where he spotted Ji Zheng at the washroom’s door. Gu Xia initially wanted to greet him, but stopped when a thought suddenly crossed his mind. He then began to undo the top two buttons of his shirt while walking towards the man. He figured that since he wanted to seduce Ji Zheng, then he might as well act the part. By the time he reached the door, he even took in a deep breath and silently rooted for himself.

It was only when Ji Zheng had done his business did Gu Xia finally arrive.

As Ji Zheng pulled up his zipper, Gu Xia approached him to take a quick peek, only to quickly turn his head away the instant Ji Zheng raised his head.

“You’re peeping at me.” Ji Zhen said with absolute confidence.

His words caused Gu Xia’s hand to quiver slightly, almost missing his mark into the toilet bowl.

So how did Ji Zheng know? Gu Xia had always been the man he had long yearned for in his heart. Earlier on, from the moment that Gu Xia stood next to him, he had already noticed that it was him. Hence, he had even purposely pulled his zipper up slowly. As for his objective — let’s just say it was filled with impure thoughts.

Gu Xia’s embarrassment often got triggered at unusual situations. Now that Ji Zheng had said that to him, he did not feel even a tiny ounce of shame at all. Instead, he even answered, “Yeah… you’re so big.”

Ji Zheng was surprised. Turning his head to gaze at Gu Xia’s ruddy, moving lips, he wholeheartedly wanted to pry open those lips to see how his soft, tender tongue managed to spout out words that were so erotic.

By the time Gu Xia was done peeing, he found Ji Zheng currently waiting for him by the sink.

Ji Zheng had just finished washing his hands so they were wet, water dripping off his fingertips. Gu Xia thought that Ji Zheng’s hands must be very warm and if the man touched him with his now cold, wet hands…it must feel so good. Gu Xia knew very well that his thoughts were too dirty. Deeply frustrated, he sensed that he was drifting further and further away from his innocent and genuine facade.

Gu Xia went over to turn on the tap. Since Ji Zheng was taller than him, he could easily get a clear view of Gu Xia’s exposed collarbones as he bent over the sink to wash his hands. Gu Xia was very fair, and the outline of his collarbones were quite conspicuous. Especially when he was washing his hands, his shoulders would slightly inclined forward, causing his clavicles to protrude even more visibly, leaving an indentation so deep that it could almost hold water. Unable to contain himself, Ji Zheng licked at his lips, feeling like he was on the verge of losing control. He was greatly tempted to move his plan forward to devour Gu Xia whole.

Just as Gu Xia turned off the water tap, Ji Zheng’s hand was already inching towards him, and similar to the way Gu Xia imagined, Ji Zheng’s hand felt so hot that even his fingertips felt like they were on fire, burning him to the extent that he could not help but shy away, trembling from his touch.

Touching the nape of his neck, Ji Zheng then moved his fingers to Gu Xia’s collarbone.

“Feeling hot?” asked Ji Zheng.

“Ah?” Gu Xia answered instinctively. “I’m okay…”

“Button up your shirt then.” said Ji Zheng as he hooked Gu Xia’s collar with fingers and gave it a slight pull. “It’s too revealing.” He even seized the opportunity to glimpse inside, a subtle action which Gu Xia did not notice.

Seeing that his seduction plan had failed, Gu Xia could not help but pout as he raised his hands to button up his shirt, feeling slightly disappointed.

Ji Zheng was very satisfied with his action, his possessiveness getting the better of him. He wanted himself to be the sole owner of Gu Xia’s captivating appearance. Obviously he had not managed to win Gu Xia over yet, but he was already trapping him in his own domain in an overbearing and domineering manner, topped with the confidence that Gu Xia would definitely be his and only his.

Gu Xia and Ji Zheng went to get food at the cafeteria together and the two of them found a table in a shaded area. Like a child, Gu Xia brazenly flaunted to Ji Zheng the fact that the auntie who served him his meal had given him an extra meatball.

“Maybe she thinks you’re all skin and bones?” said Ji Zheng, raising his hand to stroke Gu Xia’s chin as though he was a cat.

Gu Xia kept quiet. The area Ji Zheng touched was left with both tingling and numbing sensations, thus Gu Xia could not resist the urge to raise his shoulder to rub against the side of his face.

Upon witnessing Gu Xia displaying a cat-like gesture, the fire raging within his heart roared more vigorously than before. His gaze shifted downwards, little by little starting from his neck to his adam’s apple before coming to a stop at his collarbones, staring at his chest as though he could see Gu Xia's pink buds right through his shirt. Ji Zheng thought to himself, Gu Xia was so sensitive, his buds should also be as sensitive and alluring just like Gu Xia as a person, captivating his soul, causing his mind to always be filled with him and only of him. Wishing that he could just claim him on the spot at this very instant.

Gu Xia was clueless as to the sort of rakish thoughts that flooded through Ji Zheng’s mind. As he picked up his chopsticks to take a few bites, he noticed Ji Zheng had not touch his food yet so he raised his head to ask, “Why aren’t you eating?”

Regaining his composure, Ji Zheng stared at Gu Xia for a few more seconds before grabbing his chopsticks. He ordered a pumpkin pie, something which he would not ordinarily have. Picking up a piece, he attempted to feed Gu Xia.

Gu Xia wanted to refuse him at first. Usually, they would be sitting across from each other. However, today was different. Today, they were sitting next to each other, and just being next to Ji Zheng was already enough to make his imagination run wild with all sorts of indecent thoughts plaguing his mind. How on earth was he able to calmly eat whatever Ji Zheng was trying to feed him?

“I don’t…”

“Eat it. I don’t like sweet things.”

Since Gu Xia’s lips were already in contact with the pie, he could not refuse even if he wanted to. Thus, he opened his mouth to take a small bite out of it. “Why did you order this if you’re not gonna eat it?”

Because it’s your favorite. Overjoyed, even Ji Zheng’s eyes had arched into a smile. When he kept a straight face, it already had the power to bewitched Gu Xia until he was head over heels in love, let alone when he was smiling. That was a full-on charming and attractive smile that would only be revealed before Gu Xia.

When Gu Xia was scheming on how he should seduce Ji Zheng, Ji Zheng was caught up with doing the exact same thing too.

“Be good and have some more.” Ji Zheng cajoled.

Gu Xia took another bite, the soft and sticky texture of the pumpkin pie was suffused with a fragrant and sweet taste. Gu Xia turned pink, having accidentally left traces of his saliva behind. He had done it again, embarrassing himself in front of the person he loved. He then sheepishly said, “Sorry… Why don’t you give me the entire piece?”

Ji Zheng seemed to have lost the ability to see and hear, as he immediately bit down on the part where Gu Xia had bit off before, stifling Gu Xia to the extent he could not even finish his sentence.

After Ji Zheng was done eating, he went on to ask Gu Xia who was eyeing him anxiously, “What’s wrong?”

Embarrassed and unable to bring himself to say it, Gu Xia looked down to poke at his meatball before saying, “As long as you’re happy.”

Ji Zheng almost laughed out loud at that. Of course he knew what was wrong with him, he just wanted to put on a naive act to see Gu Xia’s reaction. The sweet taste of the pumpkin pie was still lingering in his mouth. Ji Zheng really did not enjoy these kind of desserts but… he stared at Gu Xia’s lips, the thickness was just right. He used to secretly eye the tongue which could be seen from time to time whenever Gu Xia’s mouth widened to speak. He surmised that when their tongues were entangled with each other, it would be fragrant, soft, sweet and mellow. If that was the kind of sweetness he would taste, he would not mind it at all. Not only would he mind, he greatly desired it.

As they continued to eat, their minds were like a cantering horse. On the way back to the office, Gu Xia walked on ahead with Ji Zheng trailing behind him.

Gu Xia’s back was all tensed up, his mind full of thoughts of what he should do if Ji Zheng happened to have his gaze fixed on his back. He should have showed off his best side to Ji Zheng. Perhaps he was overthinking it, but Gu Xia had this nagging feeling that Ji Zheng’s hot, fiery eyes were glued onto his body, heating him up until he, too, felt all hot and bothered and faint.

Gu Xia straightened his back, prompting his hips to look more perky than ever. Ji Zheng was staring at him from behind. Upon seeing that they were about to reach the office, he could not resist the temptation to stretch out two fingers to stroke Gu Xia’s back, sliding them down his elegant length.

Being touched by other people was a completely different experience from touching himself. Gu Xia could not help but let out an ‘Ahh!’, seemingly shocked by the sudden contact. However, it sounded more like a ****, especially when he knew who the person behind him was and who those hands belonged to. His body was reacting sensitively because Ji Zheng was the one who touched him, and this fact alone brought him immense satisfaction.

But why was Ji Zheng touching him? Gu Xia looked back. Ji Zheng said, “Your back’s too tense.”

A look of resentment emerged on Gu Xia’s face. He nodded and told Ji Zheng to go ahead first as he wanted to drop by the washroom.

Ji Zheng thought he had crossed the line, resulting in Gu Xia’s disgust. But he really could not help it. Gu Xia’s cheeks were literally flaunting themselves in front of him. He kept thinking about wanting to slide along the groove between the plump cheeks, pushing himself deeper in…

Splashing cold water onto his face, Gu Xia looked up and saw in the mirror’s reflection that ihis face was tinged with the stirrings of love.

Sigh, he truly was a hopeless case. Just being randomly touched by Ji Zheng had made him excited.

The thing in his pants was too uncomfortable to bear. Sitting on the cover of the toilet bowl, It took a long while for his thing to eventually cool down. Should this keep up, before he could even successfully ensnare Ji Zheng, he would be dead due to the frustration from the constant teasing by Ji Zheng.

The sky had not turn dark yet when they got off work so Gu Xia went to the park. The usually crowded children’s playground was now deserted as he sat down on the swing, swaying back and forth with his feet supported on the ground.

Some time later, a pair of shoes suddenly emerged before his eyes. Finding them somewhat familiar, he looked up the instant he realised those shoes belonged to Ji Zheng.

Standing before Gu Xia, Ji Zheng looked imposing, being so tall with broad shoulders. The man lowered his gaze at him. Perhaps it was because of the moonlight enveloping him, his eyes were gentle and the way he was gazing at Gu Xia was also filled with tenderness, as though he was gazing at his beloved.

“Why did you come all the way here?” asked Ji Zheng. “I’ve been looking around for you.”

“Why?” Gu Xia felt that he was really a goner. Every time he saw him, his heart felt like it was melting. However, it seemed like his seduction plan was useless. He foolishly raised his head to stare into Ji Zheng’s eyes as Ji Zheng reached out to caress his chin, like he was teasing a cat.

Ji Zheng said, “I wanted to leave with you.”

He’s gonna die! He’s gonna die! He’s so dead! He loved Ji Zheng so much to the extent that his entire body would heat up at the very sight of him, as if he was like a cat in heat.

Gu Xia’s face felt so soft and smooth to his touch, resembling a child’s. His heart overcome with tenderness, Ji Zheng found Gu Xia to be extremely adorable. He should be cherishing him, but the hardened rod located at the lower half of his body was constantly reminding him of how badly he wanted Gu Xia. How badly he wanted to viciously ram into him, to make him gasp and **** out loud in ecstacy, to see him cry, all misty-eyed in pleasure. He wanted so badly to use the most raw and rough way to screw him.

He desired both romance and the naughty activity. He was really greedy, demanding Gu Xia to be completely his, both mind and soul. He wanted to love and spoil Gu Xia unreservedly yet crave to bully him. Wanting Gu Xia’s heart to think only of him, his body to…be the same, stained and covered with his own marks.

The look in Ji Zheng’s eyes appeared dark and unclear. He originally intended things to progress one step at a time, but just the sight of Gu Xia standing here before him was already a huge temptation. He could not hold himself back any longer, constantly fearing that someone might steal his beloved Gu Xia from under his nose. He realised he should do something, should leave an everlasting mark on his body to brand him, should…remind him who he truly belonged to.

Gu Xia was currently looking up at Ji Zheng, his eyes filled completely with Ji Zheng’s reflection. Bending over, Ji Zheng pressed Gu Xia’s nape with his hand, his lips coming into contact with Gu Xia’s fair and slender neck. Then he opened his mouth to gently nibbled and sucked on the soft, silky skin.

Gu Xia’s brain completely shut down at that moment. It was only when Ji Zheng’s biting was beginning to become more rough and forceful that he trembled.

Staring at the crimson mark he left on Gu Xia’s neck, Ji Zheng kissed the love bite greedily in satisfaction. He then rubbed away the saliva glistening on the surface with his thumb before heavily pressing down to rub at Gu Xia’s lips. “Be good. Don’t be mad.”

Gu Xia’s eyes glistened like clear pools of water, looking exceptionally sultry. Deep down, he was beyond inflamed, as though he was about to ascend to the heavens, but he found it too difficult to express the feeling outright so he could only watch on helplessly as Ji Zheng captured his mouth in a deep kiss, feeling Ji Zheng’s tongue prying his teeth apart to slip inside, making contortive sweeps of every inch of his mouth.

This was beyond stimulating. Maybe it was a figment of his imagination, but Gu Xia felt as if his lower thing was gradually getting wet. Not only his rod but his hole as well.

Finally, Gu Xia started to respond to Ji Zheng’s administrations. He reached out to wrap his arms around Ji Zheng’s waist, desiring to deepen the kiss even more. As a result, Ji Zheng was so ensnared by him that he began to kiss him harder with great intensity, both of their tongues entwined with each other, emitting shameful and slippery wet sounds, all hot and moist.

From time to time, there were people moving about in the park. The two of them took their sweet time to reach Ji Zheng’s home. The moment they entered the door, they did not even manage to switch on the lights before their lips collided with each other once more.

His legs going limp, Gu Xia almost lost his footing. Ji Zheng dragged him back up before carrying him to the sofa. As Ji Zheng helped removed his shoes and undid his buttons, Gu Xia obediently rested his weight against his body, sticking out his tongue like a kitten to lick the man’s lips. His body had gone slack as if he was boneless. Unable to control himself any longer, Ji Zheng bucked his hips. Through his trousers, Gu Xia was not able to fully feel the sensation of Ji Zheng’s thick and swollen rod so he went on to stroke it with his hands, instantly exciting that impressive rod even more.

Panting heavily, Ji Zheng bit down on his neck.

“Ahhh!” Screaming, Gu Xia was afraid he would fall off him, his hips writhing as he tried to scramble upwards. Slapping his white cheeks twice, Ji Zheng warned him to stop moving. Groaning softly, Gu Xia stuck out his tongue to lick his adam’s apple, going as far as to push and fondle with it with the tip of his tongue.

“Naughty boy.” Grabbing onto Gu Xia’s delicate cheeks, Ji Zheng grabbed his hand to press it against his rod.

As soon as Gu Xia’s fingers touched the cold zipper, Ji Zheng nipped his ear, before he sucked, grazing his teeth over it. “Pull it down and take it out.”