Chapter 131

Chapter 131

Yu Chuang realized he felt something was wrong with him. Ever since he heard Ji Mian say those words outside the hotel, it felt as if a crack had opened somewhere within him, and what followed was somewhat strange.

He used a tissue to wipe away the blood-tinged moisture from Ji Mian's lips.

Could it be schizophrenia? he wondered.

But if it were schizophrenia, how could he still remember what had just happened?

Ji Mian noticed his expression was off and asked, "What's wrong?"

As soon as he spoke, the bitten part of his lip tore painfully, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"Is it painful?" Yu Chuang asked, his fingers brushing over the ring of bite marks on Ji Mian's collarbone. The moment he touched it, the person under his touch trembled from the pain.

Even though he was the one who had bitten him, an inexplicable anger welled up in Yu Chuang.

"Hey..." Ji Mian tilted his head and gave him a push.

Before he could say anything, Yu Chuang kissed him again.

It was like pouring salt on a wound, and Ji Mian's body shivered.

Fortunately, Yu Chuang's kissing was much better this time.

At that moment, Ji Mian's phone rang.

The driver, who had been waiting downstairs for a while, called to check.

After being jostled around repeatedly, the lips that had just been wiped clean started bleeding again. Ji Mian was in too much pain to speak and threw the phone to Yu Chuang.

Yu Chuang picked up the call, "Hello."

The driver asked if they were still coming down or if there were other arrangements. He worded it very tactfully.

Yu Chuang glanced at Ji Mian and, on impulse, said into the phone, "Yeah... we've got something. You can head back."

With that, he hung up, leaving Ji Mian staring in shock.

"When did I say we had something to do?"

"Didn't you?" Yu Chuang quickly apologized, "Sorry, you didn't mention it earlier. I thought you meant we were staying."

"..."

There had been too many odd things happening tonight, and just the thought of those words, "I don't want you anymore," made his heart sting. He couldn't bear to part from Ji Mian at a time like this.

He was really off tonight. Yu Chuang was fully aware of this, yet he still wanted to indulge.

He looked at Ji Mian and said, "You're not feeling well... I'll take you home later."

Ji Mian was puzzled, "What's wrong with me?"

Yu Chuang didn't speak, his gaze drifting downward.

Ji Mian: ...

He turned his face away, uncomfortable, his knees pulling back slightly from Yu Chuang's waist, his face flushing.

From the moment Ji Mian entered the room, Yu Chuang had lifted him onto the table. It was clear that Yu Chuang remembered his aversion to dirt, so despite the hotel being nice, he avoided the bed, fearing it might be dirty.

Ji Mian didn’t look into Yu Chuang’s eyes and mentally summoned the system.

Ji Mian’s mood tonight could be described as an emotional rollercoaster. Acting required getting into character, and he had already lost the feeling.

If this continued, he wouldn’t be able to keep up the act much longer...

Unfortunately, the system always made itself scarce.

The moment Yu Chuang bit his shoulder, the system emitted a yelp and disappeared without a trace.

Based on past experience, it wouldn’t reappear until at least tomorrow morning.

Yu Chuang’s hand slid under Ji Mian’s shirt, boldly exploring his skin.

Ji Mian trembled at his touch, his breathing unsteady: "I didn’t say you could—"

Yu Chuang cut Ji Mian off with a kiss, not giving him a chance to speak.

He followed what he had learned from his research. Though inexperienced, relying on instinct and strong learning ability, he did quite well in the first half. Ji Mian was caressed until he melted completely in his arms.

Though his expression was fierce due to anger, his flushed face turned even his glare into something seductive.

Yu Chuang wasn’t as calm as he had imagined, nor did he expect the young master to be so... irresistible when turned on.

Suddenly, he remembered that there was nothing here. Even if the hotel provided... contraceptives, there probably wasn’t any lubricant.

Though he had read in the materials that some people could get by without it, Yu Chuang pondered the possibility of proceeding without lubrication.

But looking down at Ji Mian, who was resting on his shoulder, he felt he couldn’t let him compromise.

Yu Chuang clenched his teeth. Things he had once been unwilling to do, even imagining how he would calmly face it if Ji Mian forced him...

Now that the moment was finally here, and it was he who had to give up, he hadn’t expected to feel so reluctant.

Yu Chuang gazed at Ji Mian’s flushed face, his golden hair partially covering his pupils, looking breathtakingly beautiful. He couldn’t help but wonder: Had he been with someone else before?

His expression darkened abruptly, and after a few seconds, he lowered his head.

At first, Ji Mian thought Yu Chuang was going to kiss his neck, until he saw him skip the neck and move lower.

Realizing what Yu Chuang intended to do, he suddenly panicked and instinctively tried to push him away with his knees, though it was of little use.

Yu Chuang pressed down on his knee, spreading his legs wider.

He leaned down and nipped at the zipper of Ji Mian’s pants.

Ji Mian shivered at the mere touch of Yu Chuang’s lips through the fabric.

He wanted to kick the person in front of him, but at this moment, even his resistance seemed to change its meaning.

...

When Yu Chuang came out of the bathroom, Ji Mian was already fully dressed, sitting on the chair with his legs drawn up.

He looked up at Yu Chuang with a strange expression. He wasn’t exactly unhappy—after all, he had just had a good time. But he wasn’t exactly pleased either, because as the patron, he wasn’t the one in control.

He was in a state of wanting to snap but having no reason to, yet feeling a bit humiliated if he let it go.

Yu Chuang wiped his lips with the back of his hand, removing the water left after rinsing his mouth.

He hadn’t expected to be the one to make the first move.

Out of nowhere, he remembered Ji Mian’s words from six months ago at the Meidun Club, and his feelings turned complicated.

There were still differences. For one, it was way past the "within a month" Ji Mian had mentioned, and for another, he hadn’t knelt down to help him...

Yu Chuang walked over and saw Ji Mian’s complicated expression, which he found oddly cute.

He reached out to hug him.

Ji Mian let him hug him but leaned his head back, his eyes full of disgust, like he was scared Yu Chuang might try to kiss him.

Yu Chuang was speechless.

It was his own thing, and he didn’t mind, so why was this guy acting so grossed out? Besides, he had even rinsed his mouth thoroughly.

Yu Chuang felt like all his effort was wasted.

It was late, and usually, they’d both be asleep by now. Yu Chuang knew very well that tonight they would still have to go home separately.

Ji Mian hated sleeping in hotel beds. Normally, when they were out, it was fine, but now that they had a bedroom at the Ji Family, he wasn’t about to put up with it.

"I’ll take you home," he said as he stood up.

...

The system popped back up the next morning.

Right away, it asked, "How’d it go last night?"

Ji Mian had just woken up and was lounging in bed. Hearing the system, he perked up right away: "System!"

The system looked around and saw they were back at the Ji Family. "Back already? Your brother seemed pretty intense last night..." Turns out it was all an act.

Ji Mian: ...

He filled the system in on what happened last night.

After hearing it, the system thought it over. Before it went offline and blocked Ji Mian, it hadn’t picked up on anything weird about Yu Chuang, but it trusted Ji Mian’s gut.

"So, you’re saying the Yu Chuang who kissed you last night was your brother’s real-world self?"

"Yeah, that’s probably it."

"...It’s a little weird, but not impossible." The system voiced its long-standing doubt: "I told you before your brother might be a Tasker like you. I only ruled that out recently."

"He doesn’t seem like a Tasker. I mean, across all these worlds, I haven’t seen him collecting any emotional value. He seems to be here purely to help you."

"Help me? Why would he do that?"

"That’s something you’ll have to ask him yourself once you’re back in the real world. But one thing is certain: he wants you to accumulate enough points quickly and return to reality."

Ji Mian’s heart stirred. Did this mean that his brother might know him in the real world? Or even have a good relationship with him...

[Then, there’s another question. What did my brother mean by "don’t worry about me"?]

The system thought for a moment and said, "I think your brother meant not to worry about his feelings. When it’s time to cash in, go for it!"

Ji Mian: "..." Seriously?

After thinking it over, it seems like the only explanation.

Don’t hold back—just milk it for all it’s worth when the time is right...

Ji Mian let out a surprised, "Ah..."

His brother is really hard on himself.