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Warm water poured down on his head and Li Mantao was pushed against the wall. The cold bricks stimulated him so much that he shuddered all over. His hands lost strength and the clothes he was holding slipped to the floor.

"What are you doing, Rongyi?!"

Before he could finish his question, something soft pressed down on his lips. The nimble and soft thing slithered into his mouth like a snake, snatching away his breath.

The hot chest and abdomen pressed down on him, making it impossible for him to struggle. The hands that did not belong to him reached into his clothes and kneaded them hard.

“…Ugh…you!”

Rong Yi hugged the person in his arms tightly, like a dragon guarding his treasure, and would never let go.

Li Mantao's cheeks flushed pink. The fierce attack made him forget to breathe and almost suffocated.

Lips and teeth parted, Rong Yi whispered: "Manman, breathe in."

Li Mantao took a deep breath and felt that he was finally alive. The world gradually became clearer. At the same time, he felt something against his thigh.

After his breathing recovered, Rong Yi lowered his head and kissed her again. However, this time, as soon as his tongue entered, he was bitten hard.

"hiss--"

Rong Yi was pushed away by a soft hand. A trace of blood oozed from the corner of his lips, but he didn't care. He just stared at the boy in front of him with fanatical eyes through the water stream from the shower.

The boy had obviously never had such an intense experience before. His eyes were wet from the kiss and he leaned against the wall weakly, almost slipping to the ground.

Rong Yi helped the man up, but was pushed again, but failed to move.

Li Mantao turned off the water. Without the interference of the dripping noise, his ears finally returned to silence... No, there was still the panting of him and Rong Yi. Li Mantao used all his strength to push away the person who was supporting him and almost fell to the ground again.

"Don't move!" He glared at Rong Yi fiercely. He looked away as if he had been burned when he accidentally saw something he shouldn't have seen. He shouted angrily, "Put on some clothes!"

Fearing he might really upset her, Rong Yi obeyed obediently this time. The clothes Li Mantao brought were too wet to wear, so he just wrapped a bath towel around his waist.

For some reason, the visuals are unbearable to watch.

Li Mantao simply wanted to fill a basin with ice water and pour it on that damn place.

“Get out!”

Rong Yi went out obediently. Almost as soon as he stepped out of the bathroom, Li Mantao slammed the door shut, not afraid of pinching Rong Yi's flesh.

Li Mantao stood in the bathroom, soaking wet. The heat from the moment before still lingered in his mouth, and he couldn't close his lips. He covered his face frantically, confused as to how things had suddenly turned out like this.

“Knock knock.”

There was a knock on the door, and Li Mantao was startled. He leaned against the door and asked, "What's going on?"

"Manman, don't you need a change of clothes?"

Li Mantao suspected that Rongyi would barge in again as soon as he opened the door, so he didn't say anything for a moment. Rongyi chuckled softly, "Or does Manman want to come out naked? I'm looking forward to it."

This dead guy!

"Give it to me!" Li Mantao opened the door a crack and stretched out a hand.

When dry and soft clothes were put into his hands, Li Mantao quickly retracted his hands, fearing that they would be touched again.

After washing his body carefully and brushing his teeth twice, Li Mantao walked out of the bathroom.

As soon as he went out, Li Mantao saw Rong Yi leaning against the wall. He instinctively wanted to hide in the bathroom, but Rong Yi pulled him back.

"Manman, aren't you done washing yet? I'm worried you'll be deprived of oxygen if you stay in there all the time."

Li Mantao pulled away the hand that was gripping his wrist and sneered, "Don't worry, the probability of me dying from lack of oxygen in the shower is higher than being suffocated by your kiss... The probability of me dying from it is lower."

"I'm sorry, Manman, I'm too scared." Rong Yi lowered his head and followed Li Mantao.

"You're not afraid of shit. I think you're very brave."

Li Mantao braked suddenly and drew a line with his toes, "Don't come over here. If you come over here, I'll turn against you, believe it or not."

Rong Yi stood outside the line, watching Li Mantao wipe his hair and prepare to lie down on the bed.

"Manman, you haven't recovered from your cold yet. You'll get a headache if you don't dry your hair."

"None of your business."

Rong Yi went to get a hair dryer and stood outside the line. "Let me help you blow dry your hair. Just do your own thing. I can't do anything else."

Li Mantao glanced at him sideways and nodded condescendingly. Rong Yi then leisurely stepped into the line, plugged in the hair dryer, and started to blow-dry Li Mantao's hair.

Li Mantao hadn't cut his hair for a long time, and his hair had grown quite long. Fortunately, he had a good-looking face, so others would just think it was a deliberate hairstyle.

Rong Yi gently stroked the hair with his fingertips, and couldn't help but lower his head, wanting to give a kiss. However, as soon as he bent down a little, he was hit hard in the lower abdomen by an arm.

Li Mantao seemed to be browsing his phone, but he was actually staring at the shadows of the two people. As soon as he saw that Rong Yi had ill intentions, he directly elbowed him.

"Ahem." Rong Yi covered his abdomen and coughed a few times, "Manman, why did you hit me suddenly? I just thought I saw a piece of dandruff and wanted to help you pick it off."

"Dandruff? Impossible! I washed my hair so thoroughly." Li Mantao looked at Rong Yi suspiciously. "Are you lying to me again?"

"Then what else can I do?" Rong Yi asked innocently.

It seems so. Even if Rong Yi is in heat, what can she do to his hair?

Li Mantao looked at Rong Yi's hands covering her stomach and said unnaturally, "You, lift up your clothes so I can see if you're okay."

Rong Yi obediently lifted up her clothes, revealing her perfectly shaped abdominal muscles.

Li Mantao: “…”

Don't think he is a fool. Muscles should be soft when relaxed. It is so obvious that he must be secretly tensing up.

He still had the energy to pose, apparently the beating didn't hurt. Li Mantao snorted, pointed at his wet hair, and ordered, "Continue."

Rong Yi blinked and reached for Li Mantao's hand, wanting him to touch her. "Manman, my stomach hurts."

Li Mantao pushed his hand away and sneered: "You still have the energy to make trouble. Looks like I have to hit you again." After saying that, he pretended to hit him again.

Rong Yi didn't dodge and let Li Mantao's hand fall on her chest.

Li Mantao didn't really use much force, but this time Rong Yi made him land in a bad spot. He was not good at being thick-skinned, so when he felt the bulge, he quickly pulled his hand back as if it was burned.

"Can you please have some shame?"

"Manman hit me, and I didn't dodge and let Manman hit me. Why did she scold me?" Rong Yi said sadly.

Li Mantao was speechless and choked with emotion. He simply couldn't connect the shameless man in front of him with the crazy man at the fire scene.

It must have been possessed before!

He grabbed the hair dryer and said, "I'll do it myself, you go away."

After all the trouble, it was almost ten o'clock. Li Mantao hadn't eaten much all day, but he wasn't very hungry. He took a bite of the osmanthus cake that Rong Yi bought. It tasted lightly sweet. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and took another big bite.

"This osmanthus cake is really delicious." He sighed regretfully, "If only I hadn't caught a cold. I'd like to eat seafood noodles."

The cold medicine I bought that afternoon had already turned to ashes in the fire. Rong Yi went to buy another box, made a cup of medicine and placed it on the table, and reminded him, "Fill your stomach first and then take the medicine. I ordered takeout, it will be here soon."

After the takeaway arrived, Li Mantao ate a quick bite and drank some cold medicine. Then he took out his tablet and prepared to start working. He had spent a lot of money on this trip, so he had to do more work.

Rong Yi quickly finished the leftovers, cleaned up the garbage, and sat quietly beside Li Mantao to watch him paint.

Li Mantao quickly sketched a draft as requested by the owner and sent it to the owner for confirmation. When the owner didn't reply, Li Mantao put the tablet on the table, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake from the snack box, and took two bites. He turned his head away, unable to bear it any longer. "Can you please stop looking at me?"

The gaze was so intense that he couldn't eat anything. He felt like a dessert on a plate, being coveted.

"I'm sorry." Rong Yi apologized sincerely, but did not turn his head away.

Fine, fine, you're actively admitting your mistakes but refusing to change, right? Li Mantao devoured the osmanthus cake in a few bites, wiped his hands with a wet wipe, and then grabbed his tablet and moved to the balcony.

Rong Yi continued to follow without giving up and was almost trapped by the balcony door.

"Don't come over here." Li Mantao pointed at him warningly, then sat on the recliner and continued painting.

The hotel is by the sea. Li Mantao worked for a while, then stood up to look at the night sea, feeling relaxed for the first time in a long time.

After calming down, his thoughts inevitably let go, and all sorts of random things flooded into his mind. Li Mantao's cheeks felt a little hot.

Rong Yi's words rang in his ears, and Li Mantao's eyes gradually became empty.

When Li Mantao first heard those words, he was touched. After all, no one had ever said those… sweet nothings to him. In the few times he'd been confessed to, the girls had always been reserved and shy. No one had ever been as unrestrained in their desire as Rong Yi.

But everyone can talk, but even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run. A quick search online reveals countless tragic stories of men being deceived by their sweet words. Even Li Mantao is tired of seeing Kong Zhong, the ultimate scumbag, in person. While Kong Zhong seems to have been won over for now, who knows what will happen in the end?

But... Rong Yi does seem different from them. How is she different?

Li Mantao didn't know where his confidence came from, but he was convinced that if he died, Rong Yi would really commit suicide for love.

Suicide for love... could this term be used between him and Rong Yi? They weren't lovers, and even their friendship was in jeopardy. It didn't seem quite right to say that.

The sea breeze blew on his face, with a faint salty taste. He had tasted a similar taste in the kiss in the afternoon.

Li Mantao turned around and leaned his back against the fence.

Through the transparent glass door of the balcony, Rong Yi looked at him.

The man sat on the ground, his head tilted up, his eyes, which countless people considered ruthless, looked at him with a smile. Anyone who saw him would say that this man was completely immersed in love.

Li Mantao stared at the person in the door, raised the corner of his lips slightly, and whispered something. He didn't care whether Rong Yi could hear it clearly, but judging from Rong Yi's gradually brightening eyes, he must have heard it clearly.

"Rongyi, should we try dating?"