Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Meanwhile, someone approached outside the restroom.

"Where is Young Master Caesar? Didn't you just say he came this way?"

"Yumian, I did see Young Master Caesar here... Could he have gone into the restroom?"

As they spoke, the two seemed ready to enter the restroom.

Caesar pursed his lips, pointing to his mouth, signaling Yi Ye not to make a sound.

Yi Ye arched an eyebrow: "Beg me, and I won't rat you out."

Caesar growled: "You dare exploit me?"

Yi Ye: "Yep."

Caesar was both angry and amused; only Yi Ye would dare speak to him in such a tone.

Seeing no response from Caesar, Yi Ye deliberately made a motion to shout, but before any sound could escape, his eyes widened in surprise. Caesar's robust figure suddenly closed in, forcing Yi Ye to lean back, while a large hand cupped the back of his head, pulling him back, and another hand covered his mouth.

Caesar hissed a threat: "If you make a noise, I'll drag you down with me."

"..."

Did you wash your hands after using the bathroom?

Caesar, as if reading his mind, immediately whispered: "I did! Can't you smell the soap?"

Yi Ye, with most of his face covered by the large hand, silently sniffed and indeed caught the scent of rose soap... Damn, is that really the point?

"Let me go, or I'll bite you hard."

Caesar scoffed, "Go ahead, bite me then."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and groaned, looking at Yi Ye in disbelief, "You really bit me!"

The two argued noisily when suddenly someone pushed open the restroom door, and they fell silent. Caesar, while paying attention to the commotion outside, glanced at the bite mark on his palm, meeting Yi Ye's smiling eyes.

Yi Ye looked innocent: "You told me to bite."

Caesar: ...

Outside, voices called for Young Master Caesar, so close they seemed right at the door, less than a meter away. Caesar pressed his lips together, involuntarily leaning forward. In the cramped stall, his nearly six-and-a-half-foot frame awkwardly bent, almost resting on Yi Ye's shoulder.

The smooth, slender neck was exposed before him, the loosened collar of his undone tie revealing half a collarbone, releasing a faint, subtle scent.

Caesar felt a bit thirsty, swallowing several times, but his throat only grew drier, as if a fierce, burning fire had been lit, making him sweat and his heart pound.

The position was too close, and Yi Ye felt somewhat uncomfortable. Caesar's breath and his overwhelming presence were impossible to ignore, so Yi Ye turned his head away and patted Caesar's shoulder, urging him to straighten up.

Caesar didn't move.

Yi Ye: "Young Master?"

Suddenly, as if entranced, Caesar lowered his head in a daze, his tall nose bridge pressing into the shallow hollow of Yi Ye's collarbone. Yi Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he pressed both hands against Caesar's face, pulling him up by the hair, only to see a flushed face, eyes filled with a hazy, emotional glow.

"You..."

Yi Ye was a bit taken aback.

"Knock, knock, knock."

A sudden knock interrupted Yi Ye's train of thought.

"Sorry to bother you, but have you seen Kaiser, the young master of the Audria Family?"

Yi Ye glanced at Kaiser, who was a mess. If he let him out now, how would he explain it?

"Stay quiet."

He warned Kaiser with a pointed finger, pinched his throat, and whispered, "What Kaiser?"

"Uh... did you hear anyone else come in just now?"

"No," Yi Ye pinched his throat, "I've been here for over half an hour, and you're the only one who came in."

"Half an hour?" The person was shocked, "Are you... okay?"

"Just constipation, isn't that normal? As for Kaiser, unless he's been here longer than I have, I haven't seen him." Yi Ye looked annoyed, "Stop bothering me, either finish up and leave, or just go out quietly. So rude."

"My bad, my bad."

The door closed, footsteps faded, and outside there was a muffled discussion, probably about Kaiser's whereabouts. But the voices lingered, and they couldn't leave yet.

"Are you still with me?—Hey!"

The hand that slapped Kaiser's face was caught, and the palm pressed against his cheek felt a steady warmth. He knew Kaiser's body temperature was always high, even in winter it was like a volcano, a snowball would melt in his hand in seconds, but now it seemed even higher.

"Running a fever?"

Yi Ye couldn't free his hand, so he raised the other to feel Kaiser's forehead.

It did feel a bit warm.

Even though they were still in a cold war, he couldn't just ignore it, "There's still the ceremony later, can you handle it?"

Kaiser stared blankly at his worried face, his mind was still clear, but Yi Ye's scent triggered him, and instinct took over.

"Why are you giving me the cold shoulder?"

Yi Ye: "What?"

"These days," Kaiser paused, feeling embarrassed, but his mouth just wouldn't stop, "You've been ignoring me."

They hadn't had a proper conversation in days, unfriended each other, and still hadn't reconnected. When they met at the Senate, Yi Ye acted like he didn't know him, and the only way to get news about Yi Ye was from that annoying Bush Meihua.

He could apologize first, but as a proud young master, he had never bowed his head to anyone, especially when he thought he wasn't at fault.

Why couldn't Yi Ye understand, he didn't want to marry that Omega from the Jones family at all.

He was so angry, starting to think that Yi Ye didn't care about him at all, never tried to understand what he really wanted.

But as he got angrier, he also felt lost.

If Yi Ye didn't care about him, why did he break into the Audria mansion twice to find him?

He couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning, wondering if Yi Ye cared about him at all, like a little kid who would pluck petals from a flower while saying "he loves me, he doesn't love me." He stayed up all night, and when he entered the Senate, he caught sight of Yi Ye's gorgeous face from afar, and his anger flared up again.

He wished he were truly a savage wolf, pouncing on him and tearing into his shoulder, making him apologize and cry out in pain.

But if that day ever came, Kaiser might not be able to bring himself to bite.

He didn't want to see Yi Ye in tears from pain.

What a damn contradiction.

His mind was a mess, and all the accumulated dissatisfaction and grievances from these days poured out like a river breaking its banks, surging like a tide. Kaiser snapped in frustration and bit Yi Ye's hand, just as Yi Ye had bitten him, leaving a small red mark on the palm.

Yi Ye: "Ouch, are you a dog or what?"

"If I were really a dog, I would have chewed you up!" he said resentfully, his golden eyes filled with resentment.

"Are you that angry?" Yi Ye didn't understand. "I even gave you a wedding gift to congratulate you on your engagement. Why are you so mad?"

"Don't you get it? I don't want to marry that Omega?!"

"..."

Yi Ye suddenly fell silent.

Kaiser hesitated for a moment, then abruptly pushed Yi Ye onto the toilet, stepping forward with his long legs, pressing his hand on Yi Ye's shoulder, and leaning down to get closer to that face. Suppressing his anger, he gritted his teeth: "You. Know."

This beautiful bastard, this jerk who deserved to be punched, knew better than anyone that he didn't want to marry that damn Omega!

Yi Ye kept his mouth shut.

"Speak, don't act dumb!"

Finally, he sighed.

"I didn't know, I was just guessing."

"And you still congratulated me?!"

At this moment, Kaiser's anger reached its limit. He grabbed Yi Ye's hand and bit the back of it hard again, leaving a deep mark that almost drew blood. But this time, Yi Ye didn't make a sound. Instead, he calmly watched Kaiser vent his anger, and when Kaiser let go, he smiled faintly and said, "Done biting? Feeling better?"

"You..." Kaiser squeezed out the words through gritted teeth, "You don't care about me, do you?"

"This has nothing to do with life or death," Yi Ye leaned back lazily against the water tank. "It's just that, Young Master, what else can I say besides congratulating you? Should I say, 'Wow, how terrible that arranged marriages still exist in this day and age!' Would that make you not marry that Omega? There are things I can handle, like when you were put under house arrest because of me, so no matter how many times, I had to come and get you out. That's my duty. But the marriage alliance General Mo Xi arranged for you—I, as an outsider, can't do anything about it."

What a damn outsider!

Kaiser roared in his heart.

"But I have to say, that Omega is really beautiful, and a great match for you," Yi Ye rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "There are even many people on the public forums saying that you two must have great chemistry, a marriage before love... Hmm, sounds like a plot from a novel."

"I will never like him in this lifetime, so where does this 'marriage before love' come from?"

"Why?" After saying this, Yi Ye seemed to realize something and suddenly covered his mouth in surprise, looking at him.

"What!"

With a look of horror: "You don't already have a crush, do you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I have a crush!" Kaiser was dumbfounded, even more shocked than Yi Ye who had said it. A flush of red spread over his neck, covered by his red hair, and he stared at Yi Ye's face, not understanding why his heart was suddenly racing. He stubbornly retorted.

Yi Ye squinted, "Who do you like?"

"I said there's no one."

"Yeah, right."

Wait, could it be Bai Chuan?

Yi Ye suddenly reached out and grabbed Kaiser's jaw, pulling him closer to scrutinize his expression while asking, "Do you like Bai Chuan?"

Kaiser's face twisted in disgust, "Don't disgust me!"

If it's not him, then who? Apart from the time spent on the main planet, he and Kaiser had been eating, living, and attending classes together at the military academy. They were practically inseparable, spending 20 hours a day together. How could he not know if Kaiser had a crush? Could it be someone from the main planet?

The more he thought, the more curious he got. Given Kaiser's proud and arrogant Young Master demeanor, who could that poor soul be?

"However, if you really have someone you like, as a good buddy, I can't just stand by and watch you get stuck in an arranged marriage."

Yi Ye hooked his finger, "Spill the beans, I’ve got your back."

"......"

Kaiser stammered for a while but couldn’t get a name out, suddenly too shy to meet Yi Ye's eyes.

"Don’t trust me? Your secret’s safe with me."

"It’s not that... I just don’t have anyone..."

His eyes locked onto Yi Ye’s moving lips, and he instinctively licked his dry lips.

How had he missed that before? Yi Ye's lips were so red, full and moist, they looked so tempting.

"So why won’t you spill it?"

Kaiser barely registered what Yi Ye was saying, just staring at his mouth. Until he noticed the youth being ignored frowned, firmly gripping his chin, making him look up directly into his eyes, "What’s up with you today? You’re totally out of it."

A slight pain came. Even though he was bigger and broader, he could easily lift this slender guy with one hand. But when Yi Ye grabbed his jaw, he didn’t even think to resist. Instead, he just felt how soft and cool Yi Ye’s fingers were, and craving... more of that touch.

Kaiser took a deep breath, "Yi Ye, I might—"

The words abruptly stopped.

Might what? What did he want to say to Yi Ye?

"Young Master, what do you want to say?" The youth's beautiful brows furrowed, "You don't even know who you like, do you?"

Like?

Kaiser's pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes densely filled with the youth.

He spoke with difficulty, "What... counts as liking?"

"This?" Yi Ye pondered, "Wanting to see her every day, wanting to kiss and hug her when you see her, your heart racing, and then... wanting to marry her?"

Kaiser was speechless.

Every point hit the mark.

But the object Kaiser wanted to do these things with wasn't the naturally soft and beautiful Omega, but...

——Yi Ye.

He likes Yi Ye?

The moment this thought flashed through his mind, Kaiser's breathing quickened on its own, his pupils trembling intensely as he gazed at every inch of that face. The word "like" seemed to turn into a warm, surging wave that wrapped around his heart, tightening his chest and making it hard to breathe. Yet, at the same time, a fierce joy surged through him, as if all the blood in his body was on fire, leaving him so excited he could barely contain himself.

He actually likes Yi Ye?

No, that can't be...

How could he like Yi Ye?

"You've been thinking about a name for so long. If you don't want to say it, forget it." Yi Ye let go, not really pushing Kaiser to say a name.

But just as he withdrew, Kaiser suddenly grabbed him: "What about you!"

His voice suddenly turned sharp, and he asked hoarsely, "Do you... do you have someone you like?"