Chapter 195
Hui and Yu were both a bit stunned. They glanced at each other and hastily waved their hands, with Yu saying, “N-no need to be polite. Ye is Qing Qing’s friend, so it’s only right for us to take care of him.”
Ye Zhi wasn’t sure how Huo Youqiao found his location. The cave was too damp, and Huo Youqiao didn’t allow him to stay inside for too long. They only stayed for less than ten minutes before he was brought out. During those ten minutes, Ye Zhi cried for five or six minutes, and they barely exchanged a few words.
Now, seeing Qing Qing peeking out from behind Yu with a shy smile, Ye Zhi finally understood. “It’s you…”
“Sorry, I accidentally saw the note you hid in your wallet and guessed that Mayor Huo was the father of the baby, so I called him.” Qing Qing seemed nervous, unsure if she would be blamed by Ye Zhi. “I can somewhat understand what you’re concerned about, but the biggest obstacle between you two has already been removed, right? You don’t seem to be in good mental condition, and you seem to miss Mayor Huo a lot, so I couldn’t help but report it…”
Of course, Ye Zhi couldn’t blame her. Because while he was terrified of being found by Huo Youqiao, he also longed to be reunited with this man.
He longed for it intensely, to the point of obsession.
Later, he finally understood why Huo Youcheng’s punishment was like this, because compared to physical pain, this kind of retaliation was the most painful.
Huo Youqiao said, “Qing Qing, thank you.”
Receiving gratitude from such a prominent figure made Qing Qing nervous. She quickly said, “If you need to talk, you can go to the bedroom. I’ll take my parents to stroll around the town. We’ll come back in the evening.”
Huo Youqiao said, “Okay, thank you.”
The yard was soon cleared, even the guards outside left. Huo Youqiao looked around at where Ye Zhi had been staying during this time. Despite the unpleasant smell of livestock in the air, he didn’t even frown. He simply asked, “Where do you sleep?”
“I-I share a room with Qing Qing…” Ye Zhi was so flustered that he was almost clumsy as he led the man into the bedroom. Hui and Yu’s house wasn’t big. There were three bedrooms and a storage room. This bedroom was considered the best.
The bedroom wasn’t too spacious. Besides the small wooden stool Hui made himself, there was only a sofa to sit on. Before Ye Zhi could invite the man to sit down, Huo Youqiao had already sat down. He casually pulled Ye Zhi onto his lap, and before Ye Zhi could react, he grasped his chin and kissed him.
It was more like a unilateral possession. The kiss was urgent and passionate, as if he wanted to vent all the longing and frustration of this time. Huo Youqiao didn’t even care about being gentle. He used lips, tongue, and teeth, kissing Ye Zhi until he had no strength to resist. Soon, Ye Zhi’s lips were swollen, and his tongue was numb. When he was almost out of breath, Huo Youqiao finally let him go.
Then came the real eye contact.
Ye Zhi had been avoiding looking at him since he arrived. Even when he was sitting on Huo Youqiao’s lap, he was still thinking about ways to end this relationship. However, when his gaze fell on the man’s face, Ye Zhi felt panicked and distressed.
Why did he lose so much weight?
Not just weight loss, his condition was also not good. There were bloodshot eyes, like spider webs crawling all over, and a hint of unmistakable blue at the bottom of his eyes.
Were all these changes because of him?
Before he could feel guilty, Huo Youqiao locked his wrist again and inserted his fingertips firmly into his fingers, saying in a hoarse voice, “You’re still resisting me.”
“Still thinking about ways to avoid me and continue hiding alone?”
Although Huo Youqiao’s tone wasn’t harsh, Ye Zhi was afraid of receiving more reprimands. He was fragile and conflicted now, but he didn’t want to cry anymore. He lowered his head and used the fingers that weren’t held to slowly unwrap the blanket wrapped around him, revealing his abdomen that he had been deliberately covering with the blanket since meeting Huo Youqiao. He whispered softly, “It’s not like I’m alone…”
