Chapter 12

When Yan Zhao was pushed into the car, he was completely dazed.

He never considered such a situation. The original owner of the body was deeply infatuated with Han Yuxuan. Faced with someone who was completely devoted to him, why would Han Yuxuan drug him? And the effect of the drug was so strong…

Just now, Shen Yuanting took him to the restroom to wash his face. The water was icy cold, enough to wake up even the most drowsy person. But his mind was still muddled, and the hot sensation surged through his body like an electric current. He felt like a bowl of ice in the middle of summer, where even the frost was forcibly melted, turning into a pool of water that didn’t belong to him.

A large shadow blocked the remaining light inside the car as Shen Yuanting sat in the back seat and closed the door. Although the car was not spacious, it was enough for three adults to sit comfortably. However, Shen Yuanting insisted on squeezing him to the point where he had no room to retreat. He took off his thick coat, leaving him with only a thin sweater. He could feel the curvature where the car window and the car wall met against his back.

He was like a flower branch being beaten by rain, absorbing moisture. The withered petals stretched out, and the green branches were drenched, waiting for their owner to pluck them and carefully preserve them.

At this moment, Yan Zhao still had an inexplicable trust in Shen Yuanting, believing that he wouldn’t, or rather, wouldn’t interested in taking advantage of him.

So, he pushed Shen Yuanting, although this “push” was limited to a mere gesture as he could not muster much strength. “Hurry up and drive, let’s go home,” he said, his voice trembling lightly, sweet and full of a seduction that betrayed his rationality.

Shen Yuanting looked at him with an indifferent expression, unmoving like a mountain, showing no intention of getting up.

“Shen Yuanting…?” Seeing no response from him, Yan Zhao called out again, his voice trembling slightly.

Shen Yuanting sighed in his heart, grabbed his hand that was pushing him, and gradually exerted force on his fingers: “It’s quite nice here.”

“Nice? How can it be nice? This is just a parking lot—” His voice faded away, and Yan Zhao lifted his eyes, which were veiled with mist, and cautiously probed, “You… you don’t mean that, do you?”

Shen Yuanting smiled faintly, his smile carrying a hint of helplessness and an indescribable coldness: “What do you think?”

Those black eyes that looks like black glass, slowly widened, and a trace of panic flashed through Yan Zhao’s eyes.

“I don’t want to.” He lowered his head, withdrew his hand, and cautiously curled up into a ball, like a hedgehog that made it difficult for anyone to touch. But he had no thorns, no shell, not even fish scales, only soft and fair skin, which faintly revealed an ambiguous allure in the dim space.

He heard Shen Yuanting’s low laughter, the man’s voice was pleasant to the ear, capable of stirring anyone’s heartstrings, but at this moment, it made Yan Zhao shiver all over. Shen Yuanting leaned closer. Yan Zhao, enveloped by the pheromones of other males, causing him to instinctively be on guard.

Shen Yuanting dropped a bombshell, “What if I were to force you here?”

Yan Zhao’s entire body exploded in an instant. He trusted Shen Yuanting, that’s why he had followed him all the way here! But now, he actually wanted to humiliate him like that Teddy Gong^[1]泰迪攻(tàidí gōng)=Teddy Gong, Teddy-style boyfriends. , which describes a boyfriend who is very clingy and clings to his girlfriend to do intimate gestures.? Could it be that all the meals he cooked for him, the time they spent playing with the cat together, and even helping him with medication were all done with an ulterior motive?!

He was instantly filled with anger and heartache. Under the influence of adrenaline, he suddenly had the strength to resist and pressed Shen Yuanting beneath him.

“You’re a bastard!” Yan Zhao panted, sweat dripping down from his hair. His dark eyes glared fiercely at Shen Yuanting from top to bottom, because he was pushed to the limit, he made a resolute decision to burn everything down.

Shen Yuanting looked at his face indifferently. Since Yan Zhao had changed, his appearance had become more pleasing to the eye. He knew that Yan Zhao’s appearance hadn’t changed, but the previous him was like a flower growing in a muddy swamp, beautiful yet gloomy, with a poisonous nature deep inside. Now, he was like a rose under the moonlight, with thorns shining brightly, making people like him even more.

Yan Zhao felt the body beneath him shake slightly. The movement was subtle, but he soon realized it wasn’t just a nervous or angry illusion. A deep, rumbling laughter echoed, causing the man’s chest to tremble with suppressed laughter.

—Damn, is this bastard going crazy?!

“You really are…” a pleasant surprise for me.

Shen Yuanting smiled, taking Yan Zhao by surprise. Before Yan Zhao could react, Shen Yuanting pushed him down onto the seat and swiftly pinned his hands.

The veins on Yan Zhao’s arms were about to pop out, but he couldn’t break free from the restraint. He was forced to bow over the car seat, resembling a cat gripped by the neck.

“Let me go!” Yan Zhao turned his face, with anger burning in his eyes.

Shen Yuanting’s lips carried a faint smile, but his eyes seemed as cold as a cold pond at night. “You’ve got guts, going anywhere you please. Do you know Han Yuxuan has studied taekwondo for several years? If you make his boyfriend dump him and leave him alone in a bar, do you think he’ll let you off?”

Shen Yuanting had dealt with Han Yuxuan on numerous occasions and knew how despicable and ruthless he could be. If Yan Zhao fell into his hands, who knows how he’d be tormented.

After waiting so many years, Shen Yuanting finally found a flower to his liking. How could he let someone pluck it?

“Why bring him up?! I’m out of that now!” Yan Zhao retorted, trying to sound tough, but his voice lacked confidence. He also knew that when he acted impulsively, he tended to make incomplete judgments. In the past, he had five or six assistants by his side, but now he only had Zhong Ling, and the young girl was often not by his side. If he were to be ambushed, it would truly be a helpless situation.

“I’m telling you, even if he’s drunk, he’s dangerous,” Shen Yuanting said coldly. “If you want to mess with him, fine, but don’t hide it from me.” Was he intentionally provoking him with those disguised messages?

Yan Zhao buried his head, humming softly with a hint of reluctance. “We’re not that close…”

Shen Yuanting wasn’t angry either; instead, a gentle expression appeared in his eyes: “Then why did you still come into my arms?”

—Wasn’t it because you thought I was frigid?!

“That’s because…” Yan Zhao chose a more positive term, “I thought you were a gentleman.”

“I’m not.” Shen Yuanting whispered. No one knew his true character better than himself. He was extreme, stubborn, gloomy, and violent.He filled his time with monotonous work day and night, barely able to catch his breath except for occasional comfort from the cat at home.

“You certainly aren’t,” Yan Zhao mumbled, “you deliberately bully me.”

“Well, I can be even more outrageous. Do you want to try?” Shen Yuanting asked, “The car windows are one-way; whatever I do to you, people outside can’t see.”

“You’re so annoying!!!” Yan Zhao angrily pushed Shen Yuanting’s face, only to realize that the man had already released his grip, allowing Yan Zhao’s not-so-gentle hand to hit his face.

Yan Zhao really wanted to beat him. How didn’t he notice before that this guy’s talk was so obscene, it was simply too damn malicious.

“Deceiver!” Yan Zhao accused, “Your usual appearance is all an act!” What cold and indifference, as cold as the moon, nonsense! He used to think white moonlight only blackening when he went astray later on. Now it seems, he was inked from the beginning!

Shen Yuanting was held by the face by him, his eyelashes drooping, casting a shadow on his cheek., resembling a butterfly with folded wings. Being good-looking is an advantage; seeing him in this pitiful hypocritical posture, Yan Zhao lost half of his anger.

Shen Yuanting said, “I didn’t lie to you. Isn’t it strange for a person to be the same when angry as in normal times? It’s you… have you always been in an angry state, making you different from before?”

Yan Zhao’s hand, touching his face, trembled.

Shen Yuanting chuckled softly. Yan Zhao had once thought his eyes were very beautiful, like glass beads, like amber, like the light on a sunny snowy day in winter. But now he realized that Shen Yuanting’s eyes were most resembled snake eyes, with a coldness unlike any human.

Suddenly, Yan Zhao had a premonition. He was certain that the biggest secret and leverage he had hidden were now held on the tip of someone’s tongue, like a snake swallowing a berry.

Shen Yuanting slowly said, “You are much cuter than him^[2]Shen Yuanting is referring to the original owner of the body. I can support you for a lifetime without requiring you to give anything. If you want to be a star, go ahead; if you don’t want to do anything, that’s fine too. But you can’t betray me like he did, understand? Of course, you can choose to divorce me now. The assets will be distributed according to the divorce agreement, and I promise not to trouble you in the future. So, what’s your choice? If you want to be with me, just nod.”

—He had indeed figured it out!

Cold sweat broke out on Yan Zhao’s back. He didn’t dare to shake his head, so he stiffly nodded. He could almost hear the sound of bones moving and the pulsing of nerves near his temple.

Shen Yuanting smiled contentedly, reaching out to touch his face. From his eyebrows to his eyes, from his nose to his lips, he carefully traced his features. This was the rose he had just plucked, and it would be placed at the core of his heart. Unless he lost interest in Yan Zhao, he would have no choice but to entangle himself with him until death, no matter how unwilling he might be.

Yan Zhao closed his eyes, bit his lip, and suppressed the low panting in his throat. Shen Yuanting’s hands, like those of an ordinary person, were warm, but when that bone-chilling heat surged up, those hands turned icy, bringing him pleasure.He wanted… something more… extreme.

Yan Zhao opened his teary eyes and locked gazes with Shen Yuanting, and said, “Aren’t you coming?”

The scene before him was extremely beautiful.

However, Shen Yuanting just stared at him without any emotion. Seeing that the man had no reaction, Yan Zhao gritted his teeth, trying to undo his belt, but the man grabbed his wrist.

Shen Yuanting: “Deal with the trouble you caused yourself.”

Before Yan Zhao could even express his surprise, Shen Yuanting had already thrown his suit jacket over himself, then opened the back seat door and returned to the driver’s seat.

Yan Zhao clearly saw that he didn’t react at all.

—Damn, am I not sexually attractive?!

Yan Zhao didn’t know whether to be happy or worried. He was happy that his virtue was preserved, but worried because he really wanted to…

His Adam’s apple bobbed, and Yan Zhao tugged at his suit to cover the crucial area.

…

Yan Zhao wiped his fingers clean, his face still carrying a lingering blush.

Damn, it was truly a day of humiliation. Being trapped in a car without the ability to resist was bad enough, but then he was mocked with remarks that seemed like he was being kept, and most infuriatingly, this marital rapist actually had the audacity to claim he wasn’t interested in his body.

—WTF?! I’m lying here in front of you, and you’re still focused on driving (physics)???

Yan Zhao couldn’t help but kicked the front seat: “What do you mean by that!”

Shen Yuanting : “What?”

Yan Zhao : “Explain your behavior just now.”

Shen Yuanting : “Is it hard to understand that I told you to behave and not mess around outside?”

Yan Zhao: “Do you really want to keep me—no, I didn’t mean to say that to you!”

After panting for so long, he himself felt like he was about to explode. Still, there was no reaction from Shen Yuanting. Could he really be indifferent to sex?!

“It’s not keeping. When I say marriage, I mean marriage.” Shen Yuanting glanced at him through the rearview mirror. The young man’s eyes still held affection. Shen Yuanting thought for a moment, then praised him, “You sound quite charming.”

Yan Zhao: “I…”

Shen Yuanting : “Hmm?”

Yan Zhao: “As long as Mr. Shen is satisfied.”

Oh my god!!! This is so damn frustrating!!!

While cursing Shen Yuanting in his heart, Yan Zhao’s phone suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone, and Song Jing’s voice was unusually cheerful: “Yan Zhao, your vacation is almost over.”