Chapter 28: Just Be a Little Gentler, Okay?

Chapter 28: Just Be a Little Gentler

As a boyfriend, not hooking up with his boyfriend for two months made Xu Moxing feel he was quite unqualified, and he was really pent up too.

But Su Lichen just kissed him. "Your leg's not healed yet. Let's wait till you're better."

Xu Moxing was a bit disappointed. "Why? If we go slow, it won't touch it."

"I've been holding out so long, I can't go easy."

Su Lichen could only give him half the reason.

The other half was that he couldn't bring himself to have sex with Xu Moxing while he had amnesia and didn't remember what they really were to each other.

Xu Moxing, that naive little fool with amnesia, fell for it so easily, his ears turning red.

Su Lichen was afraid he'd start overthinking again since right now Xu Moxing was just flustered by his dirty talk and had lost a few IQ points.

If he didn't soothe him properly, he'd probably mull it over again in a few days and start getting suspicious.

Su Lichen looked at him.

The light hit Xu Moxing's face, making his eyes really sparkle—there was a little nervousness, a little anticipation, and a touch of shyness and happiness from Su Lichen's blunt remark.

Su Lichen paused for a few seconds, then reached out and tugged Xu Moxing closer.

Close enough to feel each other's breath.

Xu Moxing's heart started racing.

Su Lichen looked into his eyes and slowly lowered his head.

The kiss was feather-light.

Light, like he was afraid of breaking something.

Just lips on lips, no deeper kiss, no rush—just that touch.

Xu Moxing froze.

He thought it would be more...

But no—this kiss was way too light, so light that it felt like Su Lichen was holding back on purpose.

Just as he was thinking that, Su Lichen pulled back.

"That enough?" Su Lichen asked.

Xu Moxing shook his head. "...No."

They were still very close.

Xu Moxing held his gaze, ears flushed, but insisted, "Not enough."

Su Lichen looked at him, eyes full of both amusement and helplessness.

Su Lichen simply reached out, picked him up, and put him on the bed.

Su Lichen turned off the light and pulled him close.

"Sleep."

Xu Moxing pressed his face to his chest, listening to his heart—one thump after another, a little fast.

He whispered, "I don't wanna sleep."

Su Lichen said nothing, just tightened his embrace.

Xu Moxing waited a long time, but nothing came.

He tried to look up, but Su Lichen held his head down, not letting him move.

"A Li..."

Su Lichen's voice came from above him. "Then let's do one quick round."

Before Xu Moxing could even process what "a quick round" meant, Su Lichen's hand had already slipped past the barrier of his cotton underwear...

...

"I wanna join in too; I can't just lie here doing nothing."

"Don't move, careful with your leg."

Soon, Xu Moxing realized they were pressed together cheek to cheek, no space between them.

"Mmm."

With his amnesia, Xu Moxing was completely outmatched by his partner, who was on a whole other level.

Xu Moxing didn't have to move at all.

Su Lichen kept driving the whole thing.

Every now and then, he'd take a moment to touch other places.

Xu Moxing had way too many "allergic" spots.

Every time they got into bed, Su Lichen's favorite side order was still those stir-fried little grapes.

This stir-fried little grape dish was really special—before this, Su Lichen had never even seen it, let alone tasted it.

These grapes were also a unique variety—indented, needing extra prep before they'd ripen faster.

He always had to prep them for ages, but Su Lichen ordered this dish every single time!

Xu Moxing normally seemed like such a good boy—the kind who'd hardly seen anything naughty, probably not even porn, and had never been to any dive bar or anything.

Xu Moxing's demeanor was misleading—like even if he got into a relationship, he'd be all respectful and courteous, and in bed he'd stick to the missionary position, all proper and vanilla.

But once they started dating, Su Lichen realized his body was way too "sensitive"—he'd tremble at the lightest touch, or get easily "worked up."

"Ah."

"A Li."

Xu Moxing had never seen anything like this, and before long, he was already saying "bye-bye."

Xu Moxing's heart was pounding violently, and he was panting, trying to steady his heartbeat.

Su Lichen wasn't done yet; he kissed him and kept going.

......

Only after Xu Moxing came a second time with Su Lichen's help did Su Lichen get up and go with him.

After that, Su Lichen grabbed some tissues to do a simple clean-up.

In the dim room, Su Lichen got out of bed and turned on the light. He saw Xu Moxing still panting, his clothes shoved up above his chest. When Xu Moxing saw the light come on, he hurriedly pulled his clothes back down.

"What are you being shy about? Is there any part of you I haven't seen, touched, or kissed?"

"..."

Su Lichen went to the bathroom to wash his hands, then came back with a towel to finish cleaning up.

After everything was done, he returned to the room, turned off the light, and said, "Go to sleep, it's late."

Xu Moxing leaned into his chest, listening to his heartbeat, and gradually fell asleep.

A little past eleven at night, Xu Moxing's phone vibrated. Both of them were already asleep, so no one noticed.

The next day, Xu Moxing woke up and first reminisced about last night's events, then picked up his phone to see the message.

It was from his mom. "Mo Xing, I almost forgot it's your birthday. Happy birthday. I'm sending you a red envelope."

She transferred 100 yuan.

Before Xu Moxing could reply, his mom sent two more messages.

"Have you eaten?"

"Make good money."

A little past eleven at night, she asked Xu Moxing if he had eaten.

Xu Moxing had looked through his chat history with his mom. That's how it had been between him and his mom for the past few years.

His mom had nothing to say to him. She would always just ask, "Have you eaten?" "Off work?" "Make good money."

Xu Moxing stared at his phone, staring at the hundred-yuan red envelope and the words "Have you eaten?" He felt inexplicably annoyed. He replied, "I ate, thanks."

Xu Moxing accepted the red envelope and didn't start a new topic. His mom never replied either.

Xu Jianqing had already sent him a red envelope as a birthday gift yesterday at noon.

Lately, the siblings had been texting off and on.

Xu Moxing had gained a little weight back. He took a picture of the scale and sent it to Xu Jianqing.

Xu Moxing thought for a moment, then texted his sister.

"After we graduated, is Mom still the same?"

Xu Jianqing took a while to reply: "The same how?"

"Still complaining to us about her husband, stuff like that."

"It's a little different. Now she complains and defends him at the same time."

Since they were on this topic, Xu Jianqing had to give her brother a heads-up, no matter how busy she was.

"Bro, don't get involved with her. She'll just drag you down into the abyss. She doesn't want to leave that man at all—she loves him way too much. She just wants to pull you or me down to the very bottom, so when she's stuck there, she won't be at rock bottom anymore, and she'll be comfortable, because she and her precious husband can bully us together."

"..."

Xu Moxing just replied: '……' What the hell had happened over these years?

Xu Jianqing couldn't help adding one more thing.

"Xu Moxing, I'm serious, don't brush this off. Take care of yourself first before you worry about anything else, or else we'll all be held back and rot in that family."

Xu Moxing replied with a cute sticker.