Chapter 21 “You have a nice voice.”

Before Jiang Yao could think, his legs were softened in an instant.

Duan Zhuxian’s voice was still calm, but his breath was unusually hot. As his words slowly sprayed on Jiang Yao’s ears and neck, it was like a tiny current crawling on his skin.

Jiang Yao’s hair stood on end, and he got goosebumps all over his body.

He exerted all his strength to break free from the restraint, and there was only one thought in his mind: leave this place of right and wrong!

But before he could take half a step, a muscular arm hooked around his neck from behind.

Immediately, a hot chest pressed against his back, forcing him to take a few steps forward like a bandit’s threat.

Under the influence of alcohol and emotions, Jiang Yao’s head was heavy and his feet were light. He was forced to stumble a few steps, his feet were not steady, and his left foot tripped over his right foot and fell forward.

Fortunately, there was a bed in front of him. The soft quilt caught his body, but his slightly drunk mind was completely messed up.

He exclaimed “Ouch”, shook his head, and suddenly turned over, but was caught off guard by a shadow covering from above.

Then, a hand fell on his ear, almost gently stroking his face. The palm of the hand suddenly exerted a little force, pressing his head that had just left the bed back down.

Jiang Yao’s brain buzzed, and it completely exploded.

Like a fish flopping on a chopping board, both hands tried to pry Duan Zhuxian’s hand from his face, and both feet followed suit, kicking at Duan Zhuxian. However, Duan Zhuxian grabbed his wrists and immobilized his legs.

Jiang Yao’s face sank deeper into the quilt, his wrists were lifted over his head by Duan Zhuxian with one hand, and his lower body was also unable to move for a while. His whole body was completely controlled by the other party.

“Are you sick? Get away from me now! Did you hear me, Duan Zhuxian, get away!!”

Jiang Yao could no longer play the role of a prodigal son with ease. His face turned red as he cursed loudly, his eyes were starry, and he didn’t know whether it was angry or drunk.

The hand on his face finally loosened a bit, slowly moving down, and pressed on his chest.

“Jiang Yao, you haven’t answered my question yet.”

A deep voice came from above, Jiang Yao widened his eyes, panting heavily, it took him a long time to realize that Duan Zhuxian was asking him if someone had touched his waist.

But for Duan Zhuxian, was this a matter of great importance?

At first, he really wanted to see Duan Zhuxian get angry, even if it meant tearing apart a bit of pretense. Later, Duan Zhuxian seemed to really be following his script, but the situation had gone too far.

Jiang Yao stared at the man who was bullying him in front of him, almost suspecting that Duan Zhuxian had been possessed.

But the other party’s expression was not at all chaotic, his face was full of high and mighty calmness, undoubtedly it’s the annoying Duan Zhuxian.

Jiang Yao was so angry that he didn’t know what to do, and he didn’t dare to act rashly, because Duan Zhuxian’s elbow was hanging on his lower abdomen at this moment. He was afraid that Duan Zhuxian, with his black heart and spicy hands, would directly come down with an elbow strike, and his happiness for the rest of his life would be completely over.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and provoke: “So what if it is, didn’t you see it all?”

Duan Zhuxian’s eyes became even more dangerous, and he asked, “What about other places?”

He leaned in, his elbow moving, inadvertently touching somewhere.

Jiang Yao trembled unnaturally.

The next second, both of them were stunned.

Duan Zhuxian reacted first, slightly straightened up his body, and his surprised gaze fell on Jiang Yao’s face.

It was just a touch that could not be considered a tease, but those beautiful peach blossom eyes were as if they had been slighted, quickly covered with a layer of confusion. The corners of his eyes were already reddened, like a smear of cinnabar that could not be soaked, spread on the cold white porcelain-like skin, showing a kind of stubbornness and fragility that was too hard to break.

As if he had discovered something interesting, Duan Zhuxian slowly touched a few times through the clothes.

This time it was intentional.

Jiang Yao was also stunned by his own sensitivity, and he was dazed for a few seconds.

He should have been indignant at Duan Zhuxian’s sinister and despicable behavior, but when that numbing feeling crawled to his scalp, he actually remembered a certain damned night, subconsciously, wanting more.

He couldn’t accept his own evil thoughts for a moment, and didn’t care about the happiness of the rest of his life. So he took the opportunity to break free with both hands and attacked Duan Zhuxian.

The other party quickly stepped back, and he pounced on the air, only his fingernails scratched the skin, leaving two scratches.

Duan Zhuxian’s eyebrows twitched slightly, and in a few seconds, bright red blood beads seeped out of his neck, densely packed, looking quite scary.

Jiang Yao was shocked, and reflexively wanted to cover it up. Just as he was about to touch the wound, his wrist was caught by the other party again.

Taking advantage of his position, Duan Zhuxian pulled off his tie and quickly tied his hands to the head of the bed.

This position seemed to trigger a certain valve, and his memory went out of control in an instant, with all kinds of details from the night of Shen Tang’s wedding coming to him.

Realizing what Duan Zhuxian might do next, Jiang Yao quickly shouted, “No, my butt hurts!”

“Hasn’t it healed in forty-six days?”

Duan Zhuxian raised his eyebrows carelessly, the curve of his lips matched with the half-coagulated bright red bloodstain on his neck, like an Asura crawling up from hell, showing no mercy at all.

Damn, how could someone remember the number of days in bed so precisely!

Jiang Yao was speechless, his lips trembling for a long time before he muttered a rebuttal: “What did you do that night, don’t you have a bit of conscience? I’m not made of iron.”

Duan Zhuxian showed a puzzled expression, “Didn’t you say you forgot everything?”

Jiang Yao: “…”

Duan Zhuxian leisurely propped himself up above Jiang Yao, looking down to appreciate his flushed face. When he didn’t get a response, his gaze slowly moved to Jiang Yao’s slightly curled body.

Sinking into the soft quilt, his waist, like a piece of snowflake, appeared even thinner and narrower visually.

Jiang Yao was stared at until his whole body was hot. He wanted to cover Duan Zhuxian’s eyes, but his hands were tied. He commanded loudly, “Don’t look!”

Duan Zhuxian complied with his request and returned his curious gaze to Jiang Yao’s face.

“Master Jiang, with such a precious butt, you shouldn’t tire yourself out. Just lie down and wait for someone to serve you.”

Jiang Yao’s temples throbbed, realizing that Duan Zhuxian was subtly mocking something. In an instant, a thought popped into his mind: “When a fake noble provokes a real rogue, things are going to get out of hand!”

“Duan Zhuxian, you beast!” Jiang Yao couldn’t help but curse.

“Your scream voice sound so nice,” Duan Zhuxian’s expression remained unchanged.

“Are you a masochist?” Jiang Yao was both shocked and angry.

Duan Zhuxian lowered his gaze, looking like he was attentively listening.

Fine, I won’t scream anymore.

Jiang Yao turned his head to one side, like a pouting child holding his breath.

He was angry at Duan Zhuxian, but even more at himself.

What kind of weak self-control was this? Faced with his archenemy, he had no self-restraint whatsoever.

After a while, only the overlapping sounds of light and heavy breathing remained in the air. Noticing that the other party seemed to have no further actions, Jiang Yao pretended not to care and turned his head back.

His slightly damp eyelashes just touched a finger that was about to touch him. His sensitive eyelids trembled violently, driving the redness of his eyes. His originally stubborn face seemed somewhat helpless.

Duan Zhuxian’s fingertip paused, his voice softened slightly, “Are you scared now?”

Jiang Yao’s flickering gaze instantly turned cold as he glared at Duan Zhuxian, “Scared my ass! If you have the guts, come at me. If not, then get the hell out!”

Duan Zhuxian’s eyebrows slightly raised, his fingers slowly inserted into Jiang Yao’s hair roots, gently pinching that dazzling red highlight.

Accepting the provocation.

The pleasure of that time, in fact, none of them have forgotten, and they never intended to forget.

At the moment when his self-control shattered, Jiang Yao thought to himself, no matter what, he would admit that he was also moved by lust.

His bound hands were freed without him realizing it.

The other party’s hormones enveloped him completely.

Jiang Yao couldn’t help but grab Duan Zhuxian’s hand. The two palms were pushing against each other, and his cold white fingers spasmodically grabbed into Duan Zhuxian’s fingers. It was unclear whether it was resistance or lingering until he was tightly held by the other party.

Through the sweat-soaked strands of hair, Jiang Yao gathered his somewhat absent-minded gaze and looked into Duan Zhuxian’s deep eyes.

In his usual calm and restrained demeanor, there was a hint of desire that he couldn’t understand. It was heavy and surging, restrained yet rebellious.

It’s very likely that once touched, he would never be able to escape again.

He was suddenly filled with fear and his heart pounded. He wanted to see more clearly, but in a blink of an eye, the image on his retina transformed into Duan Zhuxian’s neatly dressed appearance, resembling a refined gentleman.

Jiang Yao was extremely upset, reaching out to mess up, but Duan Zhuxian held his hand, pressing his tightly clasped fingers to his ear, and asked with a smile, “Is Young Master Jiang so unsatisfied?”

Being counterattacked, Jiang Yao almost fainted with anger, cursed “A beast in human clothing”, pursed his lips, and turned his face away.

Duan Zhuxian chuckled, gently playing with Jiang Yao’s chin, insisting that Jiang Yao look at him.

The man beneath him, who was disrespectful and unyielding, yet inadvertently showed vulnerability, was a treasure he had kept in his heart for many years.

The more he liked him, the more he dared not touch him. He could only retreat to a safe corner, carefully maintaining a relationship of adversaries, even if this relationship was filled with thorns and dangers.

But at least it allows them to walk in sync, even if they are walking on opposite sides.

At the moment, just a slight reveal of his intentions has already made Jiang Yao panic instinctively. There was also a turbulent magma that had been churning for years at the bottom of his heart.

Duan Zhuxian restrained his even more intense desires. He flicked Jiang Yao’s chin with his fingertips, pressed his thumb against his partially pursed lower lip, and gently rubbed it. Without any surprise, he was fiercely bitten.

He didn’t pull it out. He pried open the white teeth with his thumb, pressed down on the soft tongue, and forcibly aroused a series of protesting sounds.

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After messing around without any preparation, Jiang Yao was like a fish just fished out of the water, his whole body was sweaty, he was half-dead and collapsed on the bed panting, wishing he could bury himself in the soft bed and just die.

The phone on the table rang. Duan Zhuxian put on a robe and walked to the table, picked up the lighter and cigarette, and walked to the outside balcony to answer the call.

Jiang Yao turned his head slightly and looked towards the balcony entrance.

Duan Zhuxian should be dealing with work, his eyebrows and eyes lost all their bad and strong demeanor, replaced by calm and seriousness.

He stood at the intersection of the lamplight and the darkness, holding a flickering orange-red flame in his right hand. The loose black robe swayed in the night breeze, faintly outlining his narrow waist.

Every inch of his figure seemed alive, like a venomous snake in the Garden of Eden, full of temptation and evil.

Jiang Yao’s legs felt weak, unwilling to look any longer. His gaze hurriedly moved upward and landed on the area around Duan Zhuxian’s neck.

The two freshly scabbed scratch marks, driven by the rolling Adam’s apple when he spoke, appeared even more vividly red and glaring.

Jiang Yao “hmphed” twice and withdrew his gaze.

Someone from beginning to end was so lustful that he couldn’t see it. Where was the usual cold and restrained demeanor?

And after such intense exercise for so long, this person actually showed no signs of fatigue, except when speaking, his voice was a bit hoarse.

To call him a beast would be underestimating him.

Thinking of the indulgence just now, Jiang Yao felt a bit hot on his face.

It was clear that it was just a playful act to tease Duan Zhuxian, but as a result, he got his own butt involved, hurting the enemy a thousand, but self-damaging eighty thousand.

On the balcony, Duan Zhuxian lightly shook off the cigarette ash while listening to the person on the phone reporting to him.

“According to Mr. Duan’s instructions, I arranged for people to check the accounts of several branches in recent years. As expected by Mr. Duan, the branch where Duan Feiyi served as general manager has a lot of large invoices that have been concealed. During the process, I also found some other clues. The Cheng’an Group’s IPO project operated by Duan Feiyi seems to have some problems. The specific situation has been sent to Mr. Duan’s email.”

The person on the other end was one of Duan Zhuxian’s trusted aides named Zhang Hao.

Duan Zhuxian responded with a nonchalant “Hmm” and wasn’t surprised: “You have worked hard during this period. I heard that you are preparing to go to college for further study. In terms of expenses, I will let the company reimburse you.”

“Thank you for your concern, Mr. Duan.” Being given benefits by his leader, Zhang Hao was even more motivated, “Mr. Duan, rest assured, I will keep a close eye on the things you have explained.”

After hanging up the phone, Duan Zhuxian turned his head towards the inside of the room, meeting Jiang Yao’s up and down sweeping gaze.

A certain young master was sitting on the messy bed, his sharp peach blossom eyes gleaming mischievously, as if he was flirting.

“Just finished in bed and already giving me that look? Don’t use that kind of gaze, or people might take it as a hint.”

The coldness on Duan Zhuxian’s face dissipated, and there was a somewhat ambiguous smile in his words.

“Tsk, who hinted at you, I am guarding against you, afraid that you will trouble me again.” 

Jiang Yao rolled his eyes.

He always felt as if he had triggered something, causing Duan Zhuxian to suddenly take off his disguise and no longer hide his perverted side.

Duan Zhuxian said, “It’s not a trouble. I just got rid of your people and compensated you with a long night.”

Jiang Yao: “…”

He caught his words and was sarcastic, but still said it was not a trouble.

Duan Zhuxian returned to the bedroom from the balcony and walked straight towards the bed.

“If you still feel unsatisfied——”

Jiang Yao’s alarm bells rang out immediately, he shouted with a hoarse voice, “Duan Zhuxian, stand there and don’t move!!”

Seeing Duan Zhuxian still walking towards him, Jiang Yao quickly grabbed the quilt and covered himself. The movement was too big, and it affected a certain place that hadn’t recovered yet, making him grimace in pain.

“I’m playing cards with those sisters, it’s really not as dirty as you think. Can’t you get those perverted thoughts out of your head?”

Jiang Yao finished in one breath, wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, only showing his eyes to observe Duan Zhuxian’s reaction.

“I know,” Duan Zhuxian walked to the edge of the table and extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray. He raised his eyebrow and said, “You’re purely homosexual and not attracted to women.”

Jiang Yao was taken aback and quickly jumped out of quilt, and exclaimed, “You know and you’re still angry?”

Duan Zhuxian spoke in a calm voice, “I attended an auction today and bid for an important exhibit, but there was a problem later, and I didn’t get the item.”

Jiang Yao was speechless. “Get to the point!”

Was he planning to explain everything from the creation of the universe to the present moment?

Duan Zhuxian glanced at him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. “I’m done talking.”

A question mark appeared on Jiang Yao’s face.

But soon, he realized something.

Duan Zhuxian, this person, usually loves to act profound. When their relationship hadn’t broken down before, in order to accommodate Duan Zhuxian, he actively learned to extract the implied meaning from Duan Zhuxian’s words. This secret skill, which is not passed on, seems to still be there——

Was Duan Zhuxian acting like a madman because he didn’t get what he wanted at the auction, was frustrated, and happened to bump into him drinking and joking with a bunch of women, adding fuel to the fire?

No.

That wasn’t the reason.

The reason why Duan Zhuxian was angry had no causal relationship with his actions tonight, just as his actions tonight had no causal relationship with Duan Zhuxian being angry.

Duan Zhuxian has just been thinking about his butt for a long time. 

Coincidentally, he just happened to run into him having a party at home, and even took the initiative to provoke, so he deliberately set a trap, resulting in such a scene of catching a cheater.

Both he and Duan Zhuxian were playing each other, but Duan Zhuxian was one step ahead, making him the one who was played, ending up being completely defeated. 

Calming down and following someone’s illogical logic, Jiang Yao stared wide-eyed and couldn’t help but curse out loud, “Are you crazy?”

Duan Zhuxian didn’t say a word, but patted Jiang Yao’s butt wrapped in the quilt.

“You’re so sensitive. From now on, don’t let others touch you so casually.”

[Author’s Note]

Let the happy life begin!

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