Lu Zhixing’s gaze followed Xi Yu.
The room was dimly lit. With his back to him, Xi Yu tossed his phone into the drawer. His figure was slender, and the moon-white silk pajamas made his earlobes, which were red enough to look almost bloodstained, even more conspicuous.
Even the back of his neck had flushed a faint pink, extending all the way downward.
Lu Zhixing thought that if he undressed Xi Yu right now, he would probably see even more red.
His mouth suddenly went dry. He unconsciously licked his lips, his cheeks feeling hot.
It wasn’t embarrassment, but excitement.
He had seen that picture long ago. He had saved it the moment it appeared.
He really liked that picture. It was the way he wanted to be.
He wanted to kneel at his Shizun’s feet, wanted to hold his feet, wanted to lick the prominent bone of his ankle.
These were his secret, filthy thoughts, which was why he had never dared let the person in front of him know. Yet he never expected Xi Yu to see it…
Would he find it disgusting? Lu Zhixing thought he wouldn’t. Xi Yu had even been willing to kiss him in order to control the demonic energy, so he probably wouldn’t care about a mere picture.
Lu Zhixing was now thankful that his pajamas were loose. Otherwise, there was no way he could continue standing here.
Xi Yu put his phone away. He thought he had put it away quickly enough that Lu Zhixing might not have seen it clearly, but when he turned around and saw Lu Zhixing’s crimson face, he felt as though the sky had collapsed.
There were only the two of them in the room. If anyone happened to barge in at this moment, they would see two people as red as boiled shrimp.
Xi Yu was partly guilty and partly mortified. He was afraid Lu Zhixing would think he was some kind of filthy person. He really had no idea netizens could be so wild!!!
Neither of them looked at the other, and neither said anything. In the end, Xi Yu was the first to break the awkward silence.
“The moon’s pretty round tonight, huh?”
Lu Zhixing looked out the window at the crescent moon and nodded. “Pretty round.”
Xi Yu followed his gaze.
…
Forget it. Just destroy the world!
Xi Yu sat down on the bed and stopped trying to make conversation. He put on an unconcerned expression.
“These netizens are really talented, huh? I don’t even go online, so I had no idea their drawing skills were this good.”
“They’re pretty good.” Lu Zhixing’s gaze wandered everywhere except toward Xi Yu as he answered absentmindedly.
Xi Yu raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw Lu Zhixing like this.
People could be strange sometimes. When things were awkward, if someone else looked even more embarrassed, your own discomfort would instantly disappear.
That was exactly what happened with Xi Yu.
He had originally felt extremely awkward. Even though Lu Zhixing didn’t know that he was Zhi Yue, Xi Yu had known from beginning to end that this was his disciple.
Now, because of all sorts of chaotic circumstances, he had kissed his own disciple and then seen a picture like that. He felt extremely guilty.
But seeing Lu Zhixing standing there stiffly, not even daring to meet his eyes—
Xi Yu suddenly felt…
This was actually pretty interesting.
His heart itched terribly. He thought Lu Zhixing looked unbelievably well-behaved when he was shy.
Xi Yu blinked and relaxed. He couldn’t help developing the urge to tease him. He slowly stood up and walked over to Lu Zhixing, asking in a deliberately casual tone, “What’s wrong, Brother Lu? Your fans went way too far. How come they didn’t even give my Brother Lu a piece of clothing to wear~?”
Xi Yu tilted his head and stared at Lu Zhixing, following his gaze with his own head.
Lu Zhixing dodged left and right, but he couldn’t escape Xi Yu’s deliberate teasing. His face turned even redder.
Xi Yu found it amusing. He took another step closer.
Their pajamas pressed against each other, and Lu Zhixing felt Xi Yu’s breath against his chin. It was so hot that he instinctively took a step back.
But Xi Yu was determined to tease him. Every time Lu Zhixing took one step back, Xi Yu took one step forward.
Until Lu Zhixing’s back touched the floor-to-ceiling window, leaving him nowhere else to retreat.
Xi Yu looked at him leisurely, a nearly wicked smile on his face.
“Brother Lu has quite the attitude. Why are you ignoring me?”
As he spoke, Xi Yu raised a hand and pinched Lu Zhixing’s earlobe, asking as though he genuinely didn’t understand, “What’s wrong, Brother Lu? Your ears are so hot.”
He kept calling him “Brother Lu” one after another, his voice soft and slow, as though he were holding each word in his mouth, letting it circle around once before slowly exhaling it with a hint of damp warmth.
Lu Zhixing’s heart raced wildly.
Most of the time, Xi Yu’s body temperature was higher than his. At this moment, Xi Yu’s fingertips were still warm, but compared with the temperature of Lu Zhixing’s earlobe, they felt far too cool.
“Xi Yu… don’t…” Lu Zhixing turned his head away, his voice hoarse. “Don’t do this.”
He was almost unable to hold himself back. His entire body was rigid as he desperately pressed himself backward, trying to create some distance between them.
He couldn’t…
He couldn’t let Shizun discover what was happening to his body.
And even more importantly, he couldn’t look at Shizun…
He was afraid the desire and obsession in his eyes would be impossible to conceal.
Lu Zhixing wasn’t narcissistic enough to think that Shizun liked him.
Shizun was always like this, always fond of teasing people.
He had always been this way.
He simply had no idea how seductive his words and mannerisms were.
Xi Yu really didn’t know. He thought Lu Zhixing was just shy and found him unbelievably cute.
He blinked, as though he didn’t understand Lu Zhixing at all.
“Don’t do what, Brother Lu?”
Xi Yu repeated the head tilt from earlier, making Lu Zhixing look at him.
“Don’t do this?”
Then Xi Yu rubbed Lu Zhixing’s earlobe with his fingertip.
“Or don’t do this?”
“Or perhaps…” Xi Yu turned his fingertip around and moved it to the upper part of Lu Zhixing’s neck, lightly scratching it.
“Don’t do this?”
Xi Yu’s gesture was like scratching a little cat. Zhi Yue was a snake, but he especially loved being scratched by Xi Yu. Xi Yu had simply gotten an itch in his hand and casually scratched him like this.
But Lu Zhixing’s pupils suddenly contracted. His eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings. Almost unable to control himself, he lowered his head and rubbed against Xi Yu’s fingertip before Xi Yu could pull it away, even unable to stop himself from closing his eyes.
As if saying: More.
The smile on Xi Yu’s lips froze.
Then his eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at Lu Zhixing.
Lu Zhixing waited for a long while, but Xi Yu didn’t continue. His movement against Xi Yu’s fingertip became more urgent, and he pressed his face against it again. When he still couldn’t get what he wanted, he opened his eyes and met Xi Yu’s teasing gaze.
Lu Zhixing’s body stiffened, and a flash of fear passed through his heart.
An animal’s habits were hard to change. Would what he had just done expose him…?
Lu Zhixing felt terribly guilty.
But Xi Yu suddenly let out a soft laugh.
It was very quiet, coming from deep in his chest and filled with unmistakable amusement. But then Xi Yu’s laughter grew louder and more frequent.
Lu Zhixing breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat grateful that he hadn’t been discovered. Yet for some inexplicable reason, he also felt a little disappointed.
He looked at Xi Yu, almost exasperated.
“Stop… Stop laughing!”
………………
Xi Yu really couldn’t hold it in. Only after seeing that Lu Zhixing was about to get angry from being teased did he take a step back.
“Okay, I won’t tease you anymore. Don’t be mad.”
Lu Zhixing looked at Xi Yu resentfully.
Xi Yu felt a little guilty under his gaze. Maybe he really had been a little mean.
But it couldn’t be blamed on him. Anyone with such an adorable disciple would act like this, right?
Xi Yu thought it was Lu Zhixing’s fault for being so well-behaved that it made people want to bully him.
Actually, Xi Yu hadn’t even bullied him that much yet. He wickedly thought that this was nothing.
If he really bullied Lu Zhixing, it would have to be like in that picture, making him kneel…
Xi Yu realized that his mind was starting to wander back to that picture again and hurriedly stopped himself.
Stupid brain, don’t think about random things.
Teasing was one thing, but if it really became like that picture, it would be too… too… too immoral.
Forget about the people on the Ninth Heaven cursing him; he would curse himself too.
Xi Yu decided he couldn’t think about it anymore. His casual expression faded, and he changed the subject. Sitting down on the edge of the bed, he asked Lu Zhixing, “Enough teasing. Let’s talk about something serious. Did your parents agree?”
The warmth hadn’t yet faded from Lu Zhixing’s cheeks. He slowly climbed onto the bed past Xi Yu, pulled the blanket over himself, and lightly nodded.
“They heard I was going out with you for a while, so they said I can leave tonight.”
“They trust me that much?”
Lu Zhixing stared at Xi Yu.
“Yes. They really like you.”
Xi Yu didn’t catch the implication behind his words. He burrowed into the blanket, feeling a little sleepy. After lying down and closing his eyes, he casually teased, “Of course. There’s no one who doesn’t like me.”
Xi Yu turned his back to Lu Zhixing, revealing his slender nape. The redness there had already faded, leaving behind a stretch of jade-white skin.
Lu Zhixing turned off the light. He could no longer see that patch of white, but his sense of smell became exceptionally sensitive. He could smell the fragrance coming from Xi Yu.
A crisp pear-blossom fragrance.
After a long while, Lu Zhixing quietly answered, “Yes.”
There was no one who could dislike his Shizun.
But no matter how many people liked him, the one who liked him the most would definitely be him.
Early the next morning, the moment Xi Yu opened his eyes, he was met by a pair of resentful yet bright eyes beside the bed.
Having learned from yesterday’s experience, Xi Yu instinctively turned his head. Only after seeing that there was no one beside him did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Supporting his head, he scolded, “Doing this first thing in the morning is really freaking scary.”
Luo Cheng’an was lying beside the bed without saying anything, staring ominously at Xi Yu.
Xi Yu reached out, intending to form a hand seal and send him away.
Luo Cheng’an was quick enough to grab his wrist.
“I don’t want to sleep!”
Xi Yu clicked his tongue.
“I didn’t tell you to sleep. I wanted you to go back to your room.”
“I don’t want to go back either!”
“Then what do you want to do?”
Luo Cheng’an stared straight at Xi Yu.
“I want you not to go.”
Xi Yu removed Luo Cheng’an’s hand and got out of bed to wash up.
“That definitely won’t happen.”
“Then take me with you!” Luo Cheng’an followed closely behind Xi Yu. “Otherwise, don’t even think about leaving.”
Xi Yu’s mouth was full of toothpaste foam. He slowly looked Luo Cheng’an up and down while brushing his teeth. He didn’t say anything, but anyone could understand what he meant.
Luo Cheng’an bristled.
“What does that disdainful look of yours mean!!!”
Xi Yu spat out the foam and sighed.
“You really think you can stop me?”