(8 Fresh Coins) Chapter 10 (Part 1): The Unchanging Distance
With things in this state, the bed was obviously unusable. Si Qiang sat up and carefully carried the unconscious Xu Qi into the bathroom. Although he tried to be as gentle as possible, the man still frowned uncomfortably from time to time. Fortunately, due to excessive physical exertion, the other did not wake up. He tried his best to clean their bodies without distraction, especially the man's genitals, which took him a lot of effort to clean. Although he had never been with a man, he had learned some common sense from Xu Yi—cleaning after ejaculation was extremely necessary, otherwise, one might develop a fever the next day.
After finally getting everything settled, he carried Xu Qi to another room to sleep. Lying beside the man, he clung tightly to his body, their bodies pressed together, as if he wanted to meld the other into his own. This was the first time in his life he could look at him so freely, even embrace him. It felt like a dream, completely unreal. Si Qiang strained his eyes, gazing greedily at the man as if trying to imprint him entirely in his heart. He dared not sleep. He was afraid that when he woke up, his arms would still be empty, and everything that had happened tonight would have been nothing but a dream.
He knew the cruel truth—it was no different from a dream. After today, their relationship wouldn't change. But… let him linger a little longer in this beautiful dream, let him be happy a little longer.
Morning light streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains, illuminating Xu Yi's face. He frowned slightly, his eyes flickering. Si Qiang knew her dream was over. She couldn't help but press her face close to the man's forehead, closing her eyes and pretending to be fast asleep. He didn't have the courage to face the other's expression. Whether it was shock or rage, it would be unbearable.
Xu Qi struggled to open his eyes and immediately noticed the magnified face before him. He was startled, and it took him a few seconds to react. It was Si Qiang. Everything from last night rushed back like a tidal wave, and Xu Qi's face instantly turned bright red.
Before him stood Si Qiang, her delicate, long eyebrows slightly furrowed, her long, thick eyelashes trembling slightly, her petal-pink lips gleaming with an alluring color, and a beautiful blush spreading across her porcelain-white cheeks. Strands of her hair added to her charm. Indeed, she was a beautiful rose, even in her sleeping state, she was utterly captivating. He remembered last night, when those beautiful cat-like eyes had overflowed with clear tears, each drop landing on his face, almost scalding him. Why did she cry? He couldn't understand, yet his heart ached unbearably.
He tried to reach out and smooth the other person's slightly furrowed brow, but found himself completely wrapped up, almost unable to move. Then, he realized his predicament. Even without moving, he knew his current physical condition... was probably not good. Not only was his whole body stiff, but almost everything below his neck ached, especially his lower body, which was burning with pain. He glanced down and couldn't help but gasp. Red and purple hickeys covered his entire body, and the two things on his chest that he had never paid attention to before were swollen beyond recognition, with tiny scabs of blood clots forming on them, making them look extremely pitiful.
His lips twitched a few times, and he glared at the man who still had his eyes closed, gritting his teeth. He had never been this wild when he was in bed with a man. Even a virgin wouldn't play like this, would he? He opened his mouth, but then discovered something that infuriated him even more. His voice was so hoarse that he could only manage weak, intermittent breaths.
Damn it! He actually overused his throat from being fucked by a man! Xu Qi's face darkened completely.
"Get... up..." he managed to squeeze out two words from his dry throat.
Si Qiang's closed eyelids trembled, and he finally opened them. He made a blank expression: "You're awake?"
Xu Qi's eyes were unfriendly, and he pursed his lips, remaining silent.
The man's eyes clearly revealed his anger and resentment towards her behavior last night. Si Qiang felt a pang of pain in her heart, but her face remained innocent: "What's wrong? Are you tired?"
"Let go..." Xu Qi's eyes flashed even brighter. Although the weak voice diminished the intimidating power of his words, the refusal was all too clear to Si Qiang.
He pretended to relax and moved his body slightly, creating a small distance between them. However, it was as if a cold and ruthless wall had been erected between them, and the ambiguous and passionate atmosphere had vanished.
"I'm sorry, I went a bit too far yesterday," Si Qiang apologized calmly.
He deliberately avoided the sensitive topics, refraining from touching upon the fragile emotional connection between them. He was afraid of ruining the currently stable atmosphere.
Xu Qi closed his eyes wearily and exhaled.
The two remained silent for a while, and the atmosphere suddenly turned icy. Si Qiang couldn't take it anymore. He sat up and looked at Xu Qi: "Perhaps you need to rest, so I won't disturb you any longer."
Then he turned around, got out of bed, and slowly walked to the door. After thinking for a moment, he stopped and said in a low voice, "I'll have the housekeeper bring you food later. I think you need to replenish your strength."
Xu Qi had his back to him and remained silent. The other man's polite yet distant tone gradually chilled the warmth in his heart. This was nothing more than a slightly wild sexual game between two adult men; what else could he expect? Forget it. He shouldn't have expected anything in the first place.
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