Chapter 52 Adopted Brother [VIP]

Pei Xuhui frowned and stuffed the ointment into his hand: "It must be broken skin. Applying this will help. This ointment has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"I can't see very well, aren't you going to help me?"

A young man's clear voice came from behind, just like when he said he didn't remember the coach's explanation and asked him to teach him.

Previously, Pei Xuhui chose to indulge him; this time...

The man's back was to him. He paused for a moment and replied, "It's inconvenient."

He has never had much self-control in front of Qingran, and he didn't want to reveal his perverted side before things were settled...

Interesting. They were just one step away from making the final declaration, but now they're telling him it's inconvenient?

Brother, don't blame him later.

She glanced at the ointment in her hand, then turned it upside down and gently ran the angular end along the man's slightly concave back.

Even through the fabric of the clothes, you can clearly feel the tension in the muscles beneath.

Her lips were tinged with blue.

I understand your thoughts, but I don't accept them.

He only has one year left in this world. What if his parents disagree and the two sides remain deadlocked?

He just stood there doing nothing and stared blankly?

"What?" The man's voice tightened slightly as his body reacted to the strange sensation.

"I say, why do we have to ask our parents' permission first?" Qingran stepped forward and rested her chin on the man's shoulder.

"Love is a matter between two people."

She turned her head to face the man's profile.

"Now, I want you to kiss me."

The sound lingered on the side of her neck, gentle and soothing.

Before Pei Xu's eyes were the two figures reflected on the door by the golden glow of the sunset, intimately connected, as if they were one.

Qingran has always been proactive and direct, doing whatever she wants.

Pei Xuhui's emotions fluctuated because of this invitation, which was no different from seduction, but at the same time, another emotion weighed heavily on his heart.

The man turned around and stroked the young man's cheek before speaking.

"You're so smart. Since you know I want to be clear with my parents first, you should also understand why I want to do this, right?"

Qingran: "I'm afraid I'll regret it."

Pei Xu replied, "Yes, I'm afraid you'll regret it."

He was afraid that Qingran wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure, that she would get tired of the environment where she was constantly opposed and questioned, and that she would tire of the clandestine, secretive relationship.

So he always thought to wait until he could resolve all the external interference before starting, hoping that their relationship would be smoother and last longer.

He always considered Qingran's matter with utmost care and caution.

Because we can't afford to lose.

"What if my parents still disagree?" Qingran asked, pointing out a very likely reality.

Pei Xu replied confidently, "They will agree."

It's a bit despicable, but he was just taking advantage of the fact that his parents genuinely loved him and Qingran and couldn't bear to see them sad.

"How long will this take? A year or two?"

Qingran brushed him aside with a cold laugh, and the ointment in her hand accidentally fell to the ground with a "thud".

"I've already given you ten years to accept this, do you expect me to wait another ten years? Does my feeling during this time not matter?"

His eyes were slightly red, and his gaze towards Pei Xuhui was full of grievance and confusion.

"Saying you're afraid I'll regret it, isn't it just that you can't accept it? So what if you're attracted? Compared to the harmonious family and brotherly love you yearn for, being attracted is worthless!"

The moisture in the young man's eyes almost pierced him, causing Pei Xuhui immense pain in his heart.

He never imagined that his desire to be thorough would end up hurting the person most important to him.

"I'm not—" the man raised his foot as if to explain.

Qingran suddenly stepped back.

No amount of explanation can hide the fact that you never took the initiative to approach me!

"That was true ten years ago, and it's true now!"

A tear slid down the corner of his eye. The young man seemed to calm down and turned away, no longer looking into the man's eyes.

“If our situation is causing you so much trouble, then you should leave. This relationship doesn’t need to start, and you don’t need to put yourself through this anymore.”

The man's pupils constricted, and his heart ached sharply at those words.

Slowly exhaling to ease the pain in his chest, Pei Xuhui said, word by word.

"I don't accept it."

He does not accept their relationship going back to square one.

Qingran smiled faintly: "Didn't you say I could back out anytime before the end of this month? Well, let me tell you, I regret it."

"I regret it too, so that statement doesn't count."

Qingran: "Whatever." She said this indifferently and turned to leave.

Pei Xuhui grabbed his wrist.

Qingran pretended to struggle, but failed. Instead, the man restrained her by holding her from behind.

The chest and back fit together perfectly, without leaving a single gap.

"You know perfectly well that nothing and no one is more important to me than you." A hoarse voice whispered in my ear.

Just as Qingran understands Pei Xuhui, Pei Xuhui also understands him.

Are you forcing me?

The man's lips pressed against the young man's jade-like cheek, kissing inch by inch along the still-wet tear tracks to the corner of the young man's eye.

"I'm sorry, I made you sad. I will change, but you can't threaten to end the relationship."

Pei Xuhui felt that he was truly hypocritical.

He said he would allow Qingran to regret it, but when Qingran actually showed signs of regret, he was the first one who couldn't accept it.

Or perhaps, he was just subconsciously trying to leave each other a way out.

Qingran turned her head away from his kiss, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "You think I'm just trying to scare you?"

That is true now, but it could also not be.

Pei Xu replied, "It is now, but it could not be."

Seeing the young man turn around and look at him, the man slightly curled his lips: "Am I right?"

His expression was somewhat saddened: "So cruel."

Why did he insist on dealing with external obstacles first? Wasn't it because he realized that Qingran's feelings for him weren't that deep?

However, that's not what he cares about.

Qingran withdrew her gaze. The shadows of the two people on the ground were elongated by the afterglow, distorting and projected behind the door.

"Then why don't you give up now and cut your losses?"

Who can truly control their emotions? Perhaps some can, but he's not one of them.

Pei Xu smiled faintly: "I can't do it." Nor do I want to.

Perhaps because she was in his arms, Pei Xuhui felt less panicked about losing her, which allowed him to force himself to calm down and explain his true feelings to Qingran.

"I am indeed very scared, but the fear that you will regret it is only half the reason."

The man released his grip and gently touched the young man's cheek.

The damp patches on the side of my face have dried.

Looking around, I saw a wooden cabinet against the wall next to the door.

So Qingran was lifted by the waist and placed on the locker, at a height that was just right so that she was at eye level with the man.

He gazed silently at the person in front of him, waiting for him to speak.

Pei Xuhui braced his hands on either side of the counter, encircling Qingran in front of him—a slightly controlling posture.

But his gaze toward Qingran was gentle as water.

“I’m always afraid that I’ve done something wrong and led you down a path of no return.”

What if what awaits them is not a field of flowers, but a bottomless abyss, an irreversible and irreversible demise?

The man's gaze was slightly unfocused, as if he were still pondering the questioning he had grappled with the sleepless night before.

"Brothers loving each other is unacceptable to society. Even if you accept it, does that mean my actions are right?"

"And how much of your acceptance is influenced by my past actions?"

He said he didn't want to mislead or even seduce Qingran, but the influence was already there the moment Qingran realized his feelings.

"Do you understand now?" The man composed himself and looked deeply into his eyes. "I'm afraid you'll regret it in the future, and I'm also afraid of leading you down the wrong path."

"Then what do you think is the right path?" Qingran asked him.

“I don’t know,” Pei Xu replied. “I only know that even if this path is wrong, I don’t want to turn back.”

The beautiful features of the young woman before me were illuminated by the glow of the sunset.

Pei Xuhui stroked his face and drew closer, as if gazing at the last embers of fireworks before they went out in the night, the dazzling aftermath of extreme luxury.

The man moved closer and closer until their noses touched and their breaths mingled.

Qingran did not retreat.

With tacit consent, Pei Xu closed his eyes and pressed his lips to his, tenderly grinding and licking them.

A soft sizzling sound filled the air, and the shadows on the wall clearly reflected the image of the two people's lips and tongues entwined.

Tender and lingering, just like the sunset kissing the warm autumn colors.

This was a truly deep kiss between the two.

Pei Xuhui had thought that he would feel satisfied or excited as if his wish had been fulfilled.

But at that moment, the first thing he felt was the pain in his heart.

Spreading from his chest to every part of his body, accompanied by the repression and torment brought about by social perception, it mixed into a man-eating poison, densely gnawing at him.

This pain brought him back to his senses, allowing him to clearly see himself sinking into depravity, and to clearly love.

Perhaps he will never be able to escape the torment brought about by going against the world.

It doesn't matter; he craves pain like honey.

"Knock knock".

The knocking on the door startled the two people who were lost in their kiss.

A few seconds later, Pei Xu stepped back and opened his eyes. The eyes that were looking at him were shimmering with a captivating charm. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he wiped the water stains from the young man's lips with his thumb.

"I'll go open the door."

The man composed himself and opened the door, where stood Pei's mother, dressed in her finest attire.

"Huh? Why did you open the door?" Mrs. Pei said in surprise.

Pei Xu noticed what she was holding: "Get Qingran some ointment, it's for reducing inflammation and relieving pain."

Mother Pei suddenly realized: "Since you've taken it, then I don't need the ones here."

He muttered to himself, "It doesn't feel like I've been riding for very long, how come my legs are already chafed?"

Then he said, "Your dad and I will go downstairs and wait for you. We'll go to the restaurant together for dinner after Qingran finishes washing up."

If she took one more step forward, she could see Qingran sitting on the locker next to her.

Pei Xuhui nodded in agreement, showing no sign of anything amiss in his actions. After watching his mother leave, he closed the door again and turned around.

A few steps away, Qingran leaned against the wall, looking at him with a languid and captivating expression.

The man approached gently and planted a peck on her rosy lips, pressing his forehead against hers earnestly.

"If one day you regret it, or feel pain for some reason, remember that I led you astray, understand?"

A note from the author:

Thanks for watering! *kiss*

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