Chapter 46 [VIP]

The instant Shen Mian's lips touched his, the rational circuitry in Lin Langli's mind completely broke down.

He had been waiting for this moment, or rather, anticipating this moment, for far too long.

Chenmian responded to his feelings, coming over to kiss and cuddle him like this for the first time.

At this moment, all the desires, possessiveness, resentment, and complex and indescribable emotions that he himself was unwilling to admit, suppressed deep in his heart, erupted like a long-suppressed volcano.

Lin Langli suddenly tightened his arms, pulling the feverish body of the sleeping man tightly into his embrace, as if trying to embed him into his own bones and blood.

The young man took the initiative, fiercely and greedily deepening the kiss, prying open the sleeping, unguarded teeth, and wantonly plundering every inch of its essence and every bit of sweetness.

Chenmian was panting heavily, but he didn't stop. He sensed Lin Langli's burgeoning feelings for him and felt both joy and guilt.

But out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of this unfamiliar house and remembered that it was the Lin family's house.

Why are Lin's parents watching them from heaven right now? Watching this shameful affair between their adopted son and their biological son.

Chenmian trembled and gently nudged Lin Langli.

The kiss ended, and Lin Langli withdrew from Shenmian's mouth. He pressed his forehead against Shenmian's, breathing heavily, his fingers almost obsessively combing through Shenmian's slightly damp hair.

Mianmian thought Lin Langli was going to continue, but he didn't. The young man asked her, "What's wrong, Mianmian?"

"I'm scared..." Chenmian nestled against the other's chest, feeling a large hand gently patting his back. "If Mom and Dad were here, wouldn't they be angry to see us like this?"

With a soft chuckle, Lin Langli lowered his eyes to observe the panicked yet earnest expression of the person in his arms. He felt that Chenmian, who was saying such things at this moment, was so innocent that it made his heart tremble. She was simply too cute.

Chenmian paused for a moment, then continued, "Won't Mom and Dad be very concerned about having offspring? How will we have a baby in the future? How about we adopt one?"

Lin Langli's heart tightened, and his breath caught in his throat.

Chenmian started planning seriously: "I quite like children, but if we adopt, wouldn't the process be very complicated? At what age should we adopt? We're still young now, how about 28? By then we'll probably have had enough fun... No, no, 28 might be a bit late. Mom was only 24 when she gave birth to Chen Jinshan, so how about we raise a child at 26?"

After the boy finished speaking, his eyes sparkled, and he looked expectantly at the man beside him.

Lin Langli felt a buzzing in his ears. He seemed to have heard what Chen Mian had just said, but at the same time, he seemed not to have understood a word of it.

What does slumber say?

Child, adopted, 26 years old.

It was as if they were playing house; these light, airy words were like a beautiful, unreal dream. How could Chenmian so readily believe that they would have a long, shared future?

Lin Langli thought he would sneer and secretly feel smug that he had so easily given up his true feelings to Chenmian.

But no.

My heart felt like it was being gripped tightly by a hand and then suddenly released, the violent tremor spreading through my blood to every part of my body.

Lin Langli felt himself melting, melting into Shen Mian's seemingly innocent yet incredibly heavy sweet words. An unprecedented feeling of weakness and panic swept over him.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Chenmian kept pinching his face, pulling his cheek with her thumb and palm. The young man's handsome face was close to hers, and she said reproachfully, "Didn't you say you liked me? Why aren't you answering me!"

Lin Langli took two deep breaths, his chest heaving violently, trying to calm his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of his throat. His voice was drier and more strained than ever before as he managed to say, "Mianmian, let me catch my breath..."

Chenmian awkwardly let go, looking at the two ridiculous red marks on Lin Langli's face.

Lin Langli needed more than just these few words to calm down. He needed to rebuild his understanding of this relationship and process the overwhelming shock of the future.

Like a traveler who has been trekking through the desert for a long time, when he suddenly sees an oasis, his first reaction is not ecstasy, but rather a feeling of disbelief and dizziness.

After a full few minutes, the young man finally recovered, grabbed Chenmian, and held her tightly in his arms: "Baby? Have a baby?"

Chenmian covered his mouth, her cheeks flushed: "I can't have children!"

"Mmm," Lin Langli continued rambling incoherently, "I can't have children either, why can't I have children?"

Just as Chenmian was about to say, "Because we're both men," Lin Langli suddenly said something surprising: "But Mianmian, you're still a baby."

The young man blushed with embarrassment. He himself no longer dared to act like a spoiled child with others, but Lin Langli kept saying that he was still a little baby.

Lin Langli muttered to himself, "Baby can't have babies."

Chenmian fell silent, thinking that Lin Langli might have been driven to a delirium by his words.

Lin Langli continued rambling incoherently for a while, and would kiss Chenmian every now and then. In the end, the tear stains on Chenmian's face had dried, and the moisture on her eyelashes had evaporated. Apart from her face being a little red, there was no trace of her having just cried.

Especially when Lin Langli held her in his arms, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, revealing a sweet smile.

Lin Langli buried her head in the boy's chest and took a deep breath, saying, "Mianmian, let's take a nap. I want to hold you while I sleep."

“You held me while I slept last night too.”

“It’s different. I’m going to get all physical with you later,” Lin Langli looked at him earnestly, a smile in his eyes. “Is it okay? As a new mother about to give birth, can I drink first…”

Chenmian calmly covered Lin Langli's mouth again, "Where did you learn these words?"

Lin Langli didn't answer, but smiled and lifted the boy's sparse hair, planting a kiss on his forehead.

But when they actually lay down together for a nap, Lin Langli did not do anything to Shen Mian as he had said. He simply wrapped his arms around the boy's waist and stared intently at the person in his arms.

He closed his eyes for a few minutes, but the gaze above him seemed real. It was a deep, penetrating gaze, like a densely woven net that enveloped him.

He couldn't stand it anymore and looked up, and sure enough, it was Lin Langli's smiling eyes.

Before this, Chenmian had felt a chill run down her spine because of that gaze—she thought Lin Langli's focus was truly terrifying.

But now Shen Mian felt a little sweet. Everything he had thought of as Lin Langli’s tyrannical and controlling behavior seemed to be filtered through a pink bubble in his memories.

Chenmian told himself that Lin Langli liked him too much back then, which is why he said those things without thinking.

Ultimately, isn't it just that I'm worried he'll leave?

Besides, Lin Langli has repented, hasn't he? She's even willing to make him happy by staying away from him.

The slumbering spirit was lifted, and the heart warmed as it felt the wholehearted love of those around it.

Looking up at Lin Langli's face, Chenmian's eyes searched the man's face. He thought that Lin Langli did not mind that their identities had been switched, and even after seeing all his despicable and vile nature, he still loved him deeply.

He slept soundly, feeling smug and his heart burning with excitement.

Lin Langli gently kneaded the boy's lips with his fingertips. Like a plump fruit, the lips were kneaded until they were juicy. The boy opened his small mouth and shyly bit the man's fingertip.

The young man paused, still somewhat incredulous.

Is this voluntary slumber? Yes, it is voluntary.

The saying "the happiest time is when happiness is just around the corner" is indeed true. Lin Langli was overjoyed. He sat up and, under Shen Mian's trembling gaze, kissed her face.

All she could hear were the sweet sounds of their kissing. As her strength waned, she began to have difficulty breathing.

Having kissed Lin Langli so many times, for a period of time it was almost a morning kiss and a night kiss, Chenmian still hadn't learned to breathe properly.

Amidst the lingering kisses and under the warm blankets, Chenmian sensed the changes in Lin Langli's body. His reaction was faster and more intense than Chenmian had ever imagined.

A broad embrace gently held him close. Lin Langli stopped kissing him, unwilling to let Shenmian feel any discomfort or pain.

Chenmian tremblingly raised her hand to pull the curtains, which were still slightly ajar.

The curtains were an old-fashioned magenta color, covered with gaudy dark flowers, a color Lin Langli had never liked.

But in the dimly lit room, the slender, snow-white hand that emerged from the covers while sleeping was a stark contrast in color when it pulled the curtains. Lin Langli's pupils contracted, and his heart began to pound wildly as if out of control.

Chenmian whispered, "Tighten it on the other side too, I'm shy."

Lin Langli obeyed the command of the slumber without flinching.

The room was finally sealed off, with only a sliver of dark light filtering through the curtains, which Lin Langli used to try and catch a glimpse of the sleeping face.

A blush crept onto the boy's innocent face, and he didn't even dare to look at him. But it was precisely this shyness that provoked Lin Langli even more.

Chenmian slowly unbuttoned his pajamas, and the silk fabric of his black striped pajamas shimmered slightly as they slipped off his body.

Chenmian opened her eyes to him, and as if summoning her courage, said, "Can't we go all the way to the end today?"

Speaking to him so softly and gently, Lin Langli felt flattered and overwhelmed. The young man could hardly wait to enjoy the dish.

Sleep is so delicious.

And is he exceptionally gifted? Lin Langli stared at the bright red tooth mark on the collarbone of the person in his arms, which he had bitten, and couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction.

He really struck gold; no wonder he's become so addicted and insatiable.

Lin Langli closed his eyes, recalling the image of the woman sleeping beneath him, her eyes blurry with tears, unusually docile, having shed her usual arrogance and willfulness, becoming so obedient.

He pressed his forehead against Shen Mian's forehead again, his thumb brushing against the tears that had welled up in the boy's eyes from pleasure, then moved his palm back and pinched the other's burning earlobe.

Lin Langli muttered, "Little rascal."

The person beneath him keenly caught the words, opened their eyes in displeasure, and glared at him with watery eyes.

Lin Langli then kissed Shenmian's moist eyelids, calling her by her unique nickname, word by word: "Bad baby, bad Mianmian..."

After fooling around all afternoon, I only managed to sleep for a short half hour before being woken up by rustling sounds around me.

Lin Langli had already gotten up and was dressing with his back to him.

Chenmian gently called his name: "Lin Langli..."

The young man turned around, zipped up his pants, walked to the bedside, knelt down, and asked, "Mianmian, what did you call your husband for? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

“…I wanted to sleep more,” Chenmian asked slowly, “Why did you get up?”

It was a dark winter afternoon, and the room was still filled with the lingering scent of intimacy from a recent affair.

It's such a good environment to sleep in.

Shenmian held Lin Langli's hand tightly, her fingers intertwined and held firmly in his, as if they couldn't let go. They had never had such a tender moment before. Lin Langli looked at her with deep affection, and as soon as Shenmian finished speaking, he closed his sleepy eyes and fell fast asleep.

The boy's breathing gradually became steady. Lin Langli knelt there and listened carefully for a while, a smile always on his face.

Such a peaceful moment was something he hadn't experienced in the previous ten years. The oppression and burden he felt before returning to the Shen family, and the lingering annoyance he had after returning, all vanished at this moment. Lin Langli gazed at Shen Mian's quiet and beautiful sleeping face, gently kissed Shen Mian's finger bone, covered him with the boy's blanket, got up and left.

Lin Langli followed the voice of his heart; he realized that he did indeed like slumber.

Even if I did something wrong before I fell into a deep sleep, it doesn't matter.

As Shen Mian's future partner, future lover, and current lover, he will guide Shen Mian well.

Even if he can't teach her well, it doesn't matter. He will work hard to climb up the ranks and fight for Shen Mian's freedom to do whatever she wants forever.

Lin Langli smiled casually, and his smile deepened as he thought of someone who had already been eliminated.

A note from the author:

A sweet chapter, hehe. There's another chapter coming up; I wonder if I can post it before midnight.