Lin Zhiji had no time to react before a burning breath invaded his lips.
Clearly the strength was familiar, the aura familiar.
Yet the feeling was completely different from before.
It was as if the chains restraining a beast had shattered; all previous restraint and suppression turned into even more violent desire.
Xie Yi slowly and methodically sucked on his tongue, bit by bit exploring the rows of teeth, pushing open every tightly closed gap with his tongue, intimate and precise like marking territory.
Lin Zhiji only felt even his breathing being taken over. His sensitive tongue was easily captured, his soft cheek flesh unable to escape—each intrusion made him tremble.
A slight sting came from the side of his tongue, but mixed within that pain was an unfamiliar sensation.
It caused uncontrollable fear to rise in Lin Zhiji’s heart. He instinctively tried to pull back, forcing out a muffled “it hurts…”
But Xie Yi, who in the past would have indulged him, this time did not let go.
Instead, Xie Yi’s voice rang in his mind with a low laugh: 【Little liar.】
Not only that, Xie Yi went even further, pinching his chin, trapping both sides of his face with thumb and forefinger, pressing out shallow dimples while subtly shaping his cheeks.
Lin Zhiji was completely controlled—he could not even turn his head. He could only passively endure it. His cheeks ached and went numb, saliva forced to overflow, even his muffled sounds were broken apart.
Even so, it only made Xie Yi slow his actions for a moment, gently licking clean along the line of his lips.
His neck was forced upward into a fragile arc. The corners of his eyes were flushed red from heat, tears welling up in his eyes and hanging on trembling lashes before finally rolling down his cheeks.
Like a bright red cherry hanging on a branch, trembling under the rain.
Xie Yi wiped away the tears from his face with his fingertips. The movement was gentle, yet carried unquestionable control. He sighed softly: 【You’re already crying now—what are you going to do later?】
His low, hoarse voice brushed across his ear like a snake’s tongue, sending fine chills down his spine.
Lin Zhiji almost panic-strickenly opened his eyes.
Through the misty haze, Xie Yi showed no softness at all. One black and one gray eye held both heat and coldness, each reflecting the aggression of a top predator.
Lin Zhiji suddenly realized with terror that his body was changing.
【No, no…】
He instinctively tried to retreat.
But the next moment, he was pinned in place by Xie Yi’s hand at his waist.
Xie Yi narrowed his eyes.
His fingers pressed hard, almost sinking into his narrow waist.
The suffocating sensation from last night’s dream of being bound by a snake tail returned.
Though the texture was different, Xie Yi’s hand followed the same path as that tail, sliding along his skin.
The rough, burning fingertips brought a sensation even more intense than the cold snake tail, sending shivers through his spine.
“Mm…” Lin Zhiji let out a short, sharp gasp.
But the next second, it turned into broken sobbing.
Xie Yi was extremely patient. Although it was plundering, the process was slow and restrained—but for the prey, it became a prolonged execution.
Lin Zhiji’s tears fell even faster: 【No… no, it can’t… too much…】
However, his resistance only seemed to further stimulate Xie Yi’s wickedness.
Xie Yi leaned close to his ear, his hoarse voice brushing it: “Today’s task hasn’t been completed yet, has it?”
Lin Zhiji widened his eyes in disbelief.
He couldn’t believe he would mention a “task” at a time like this.
“Hm?”
But Xie Yi was not asking for his opinion.
Before Lin Zhiji could speak, he began listing them one by one.
Xie Yi had an excellent memory and remembered the daily tasks clearly, and they were usually not much different.
He quickly deduced from Lin Zhiji’s reactions.
“Is it folding clothes?”
Xie Yi’s voice brushed past his ear, making Lin Zhiji tremble instinctively.
Then Xie Yi’s free hand took his, firmly covering it with his palm, guiding it toward his own belt.
Compared to Lin Zhiji’s disordered clothing, Xie Yi’s was much more neat.
But now, he held Lin Zhiji’s hand and made him undo the belt.
The tight waist was instantly revealed.
Warm candlelight outlined the rise and fall of muscle, scars across it adding a dangerous allure.
Even though it was Lin Zhiji’s hand touching it, the hand controlling him made it feel coercive.
Lin Zhiji felt as if he was pleasing a beast.
His trembling palm didn’t even know what it touched.
Xie Yi’s eyes darkened instantly.
He did not give Lin Zhiji time to adjust.
The style abruptly changed.
A violent, wild presence replaced the earlier restraint.
A deeper, heavier torment followed.
Intense sensation surged in.
Lin Zhiji let out a trembling sound between his lips and teeth.
“Ah—”
His body instantly lost strength and collapsed against Xie Yi’s shoulder.
Tears poured down, soaking into the fabric on Xie Yi’s shoulder.
Yet it did not earn even a trace of pity from Xie Yi.
Instead, it became worse—an overwhelming force that seemed intent on completely merging him into himself.
Fierce and brutal.
Lin Zhiji’s sobbing seemed to be suppressed entirely.
At the limit.
It felt as if even his soul was trembling.
It was an extreme, indescribable sensation.
Like pleasure, yet like pain.
Even though reason kept warning him.
His body still could not stop trembling in shame.
Xie Yi was no longer as composed as before either.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his pale skin, veins faintly visible on his neck, his rapid pulse matching his movements.
Candle shadows swayed.
Separating and rejoining.
……
Lin Zhiji did not know how much time had passed. He only felt his mind gradually scatter.
All strength had been drained.
Even his fingertips trembled, unable to lift.
His throat felt like it had been scraped by sand—unable to speak a single word, only murmuring in his mind.
【Host…】
The next moment, he was lifted up and given warm sweet water, which slid down his throat and moistened his dry mouth.
After drinking, he fell back into a dazed sleep.
Until he was lifted and placed into water.
He suddenly woke and struggled weakly.
But immediately, he was pulled into a firm embrace.
A familiar aura enveloped him.
Clearly, this was the very culprit who had brought him to this state, yet Lin Zhiji instinctively felt comforted, gripping Xie Yi’s outer robe tightly and leaning toward him.
This natural trust and obedience caused dark desire to rise in Xie Yi’s heart.
He pinched Lin Zhiji’s cheek and thought:
You’d better stay like this forever.
Otherwise, I’ll have no choice but to lock you up, bind you with chains, and make sure you can never leave.