Huo Wangqiu x Xie Huaishan ②

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Xie Huaishan would never have believed that his cold and aloof senior brother would be calling out his name and acting wildly at night.

He stared at the person in the room. Huo Wangqiu's clothes were mostly undone, and his chest was heaving more and more rapidly. He wanted to rush in and pin him down immediately.

But he gritted his teeth and endured it. The scene was too shocking. He hadn't yet figured out why his senior brother was like this, so he decided not to rush in rashly.

Before he could think any further, the idyllic scene in the room suddenly ended.

Xie Huaishan saw Huo Wangqiu suddenly open his eyes and look precisely in their direction.

His breathing suddenly stopped, and his heart jumped into his throat. Had he been discovered?

Just as he was about to turn and run away, a cold light shot out from the house.

Xie Huaishan instinctively closed his eyes, but did not experience the expected stinging pain. When he opened his eyes again, he saw that Huo Wangqiu's sword was nailed to the table leg by the window, with a black spider that had been pierced hanging from the blade.

He looked down sharply at his hands, only to find them empty. The spider had been crawling in his palm just moments before; how had it gotten into the house?

Xie Huaishan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest. Fortunately, Huo Wangqiu only noticed the spider and didn't notice him.

No sooner had he naively thought this than Huo Wangqiu's icy voice came from inside the house: "Who's there? Come out."

Xie Huaishan froze, only one thought remaining in his mind: Run!

He turned to dash towards the end of the corridor, but Huo Wangqiu's voice rang out again: "If you dare to run, I'll kill you."

Xie Huaishan's thought of escaping was instantly extinguished. He knew Huo Wangqiu's temperament; he wouldn't kill him, but he might actually chase after him with a sword.

He gritted his teeth, knowing there was no way to avoid it, and could only slowly say, "Senior Brother, it's me."

Huo Wangqiu, who was inside the house, had already tied his robes and was about to come out to investigate with his hand on the doorknob when he heard the sound, and he suddenly stopped.

The next moment, Xie Huaishan saw the most wonderful expression he had ever seen on his usually stern senior brother's face. His brows were furrowed tightly, and his eyes were filled with surprise and panic, mixed with the embarrassment of having his secret exposed. The expression was complex and vivid, a look that Xie Huaishan had never seen before in his life.

Xie Huaishan suddenly had a flash of inspiration. That's right, why was he so nervous? He wasn't the one whose private moments had been exposed. The one who should be panicking right now is Huo Wangqiu.

The thought popped into his head, and his voice gained a bit more confidence: "Senior Brother, I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so I came out for a walk and happened to pass by here. I saw that your candle was still lit in your room, and you're still up in the middle of the night. What are you busy with in your room?"

Huo Wangqiu stood inside the door, and upon hearing these words, his fingers unconsciously clenched.

"nothing."

Xie Huaishan suppressed a laugh, but deliberately continued, "Really nothing? Then why did I think I heard some noise coming from inside just now?"

As for the noise he mentioned, whether it was the sound of throwing a sword or some other undignified noise, let Huo Wangqiu guess for himself.

Huo Wangqiu paused for a moment, then turned and walked into the house without replying, his steps quickening. "Junior brother, it's late, you should go back now. You have morning practice tomorrow, don't linger here."

Xie Huaishan was surprised. If this had happened before, Huo Wangqiu would never have said such a thing. Given this senior brother's personality, he should have given him a cold scolding for not going to warm his sword at night instead of sleeping, and instead wandering around aimlessly.

He had originally planned to leave, but the more Huo Wangqiu urged him, the stronger his rebellious thoughts became, and he stood still.

"Senior Brother, Chen A-pang, who shares a room with me, snores so loudly it's giving me a headache, I really can't sleep. Your room is so spacious, one room per person, why don't I sleep with you tonight?"

"Nonsense." Huo Wangqiu's voice had barely faded when the candlelight in the room went out with a "poof," clearly an attempt to drive people away in the darkness.

"Where is the nonsense you're spouting?"

The sound that was outside a second ago has now entered the house, carrying a mischievous smile.

Huo Wangqiu stared at the blurry figure in the darkness, his fingers clenching tightly. "What are you doing coming in?"

"I'll sleep with you," Xie Huaishan said matter-of-factly. Fortunately, he always liked to come up with some petty tricks, and picking locks at lightning speed was no problem for him.

"Who wants to sleep with you? Get out of here." Huo Wangqiu's voice turned cold.

"You won't sleep with me? Why?" Xie Huaishan took two steps forward.

Huo Wangqiu could clearly hear his footsteps, getting closer and closer step by step.

Only when the footsteps stopped in front of him did Xie Huaishan's voice slowly ring out: "If you didn't want to sleep with me, why did you call my name and masturbate while rubbing against the sword sheath I gave you?"