Between breaths, perhaps even Xie Linyuan himself did not notice that the fingertips of his fingers, which were pressed firmly against the wall, curled up almost imperceptibly.
It was as if Shen Zhaozhao wasn't forcing him, but rather as if he himself was stubbornly trying to grasp something.
Shen Zhaozhao keenly noticed the subtle changes in his body and the gradually changing tone of his sobs. She stepped back slightly, leisurely tilted her head back, and admired her masterpiece.
Xie Linyuan's eyes were red, and his eyes, which were always like a clear pool of snow, were now shimmering with tears, covered with a mist of humiliation and confusion. His lips were even redder from the kiss just now, slightly parted, and he was breathing rapidly.
It looks like it's been bullied badly, yet inexplicably alluring.
"how?"
Shen Zhaozhao's thumb brushed suggestively against the corner of his moist lips. "Weren't you just so a moment ago telling me to get lost? Have you forgotten your roots already?"
Xie Linyuan trembled at her words. He abruptly turned his face away, trying to hide his disheveled and out-of-control state, his voice carrying the last vestiges of his fragile pride: "...You...you shouldn't be like this..."
But her tone was soft and gentle, lacking any intimidation. Instead, it was like a cat stretching out its soft claws to scratch someone, but without any real power.
Shen Zhaozhao chuckled softly, then leaned down again and lightly bit his lower lip, leaving a very faint tooth mark.
"Huh~?"
She pressed her lips to his, "What are you saying? I didn't hear you."
Xie Linyuan was so angry at her shameless behavior that his chest heaved, but his whole body was so weak that he couldn't muster any strength, and even his glare seemed feeble and powerless.
Those usually cold eyes were now shimmering with tears. He simply closed them tightly, his long eyelashes trembling slightly from his rapid breathing, giving off an air of "do whatever you want with me," but refusing to reveal even the slightest emotion.
Seeing this, Shen Zhaozhao not only did not continue, but leisurely loosened her grip, while still clinging tightly to him, tilting her head back and appreciating the Immortal Venerable's "offering his neck to be slaughtered" chaste posture with great interest.
Time slipped away silently in the midst of this unspoken struggle.
The anticipated further plundering did not occur.
The soft touch on his lips that made his heart flutter and inexplicably addictive was slow to arrive; only the other person's warm breath brushed against his lips, bringing waves of irritating itch.
Xie Linyuan's tightly closed eyelashes trembled even more violently.
He grew impatient as he waited, and the inexplicable sense of emptiness even overshadowed his initial shame and indignation.
Reason told him he should continue to resist, but a deeper desire, one he himself was unaware of, was silently urging and anticipating.
He finally couldn't hold back any longer and quietly peeked out from under his eyes—just enough to meet Shen Zhaozhao's smiling almond-shaped eyes that seemed to see through everything.
She was staring at him intently, a wicked smile playing on her lips, looking as if she had just watched the whole show with a relaxed air.
"!"
Xie Linyuan opened his eyes wide as if he had been scalded, realizing that his waiting and peeping had been seen by the other person. An indescribable sense of shame instantly shattered his wavering composure, and his entire face and neck turned bright red, almost steaming.
"you……!"
He spoke hastily, his voice trembling with obvious panic and a desperate attempt to cover something up, "I...I am not...I am not waiting for..."
He stammered more and more as he spoke, and when he met Shen Zhaozhao's mocking gaze that seemed to say, "Keep making this up, I'm listening," his logic completely collapsed, leaving only a pale repetition: "...It's just that I'm currently powerless and unable to resist!"
Shen Zhaozhao raised an eyebrow, drew out an "Oh—" sound, and raised the last syllable, full of undisguised teasing.
Okay~
She suddenly leaned closer, her nose almost touching his, and said with a smile, "You're so proud and aloof, I understand."
Before she could finish speaking, she didn't give Xie Linyuan any chance to refute or process the words, and kissed him precisely again.
"Ugh...!"
This time, unlike the previous rough probing or the previous ambivalent approach, it was a deeper exploration that was undeniable and could even be described as "skilled".
Xie Linyuan was stunned for a moment by the sudden kiss, and subconsciously tried to turn his head away, making a muffled protest.
But the protest was quickly crushed between their intertwined lips and teeth.
While kissing her, Shen Zhaozhao mumbled something indistinctly, as if putting into practice some newly learned theory: "You say no... but your body is quite honest..."
Xie Linyuan was both ashamed and angry at her words. He struggled to refute her, but the broken syllables that came out of his mouth turned into sobs that made people blush even more.
What made him even more desperate was that, under the repeated pounding of that surging, unfamiliar, and tingling wave, his tense nerves and body gradually relaxed.
Reason was still screaming and condemning this as indecent, but the body betrayed the will first.
When his muddled mind cleared up a little, he was horrified to find that he had somehow raised his weak and powerless arm and, tremblingly yet undeniably, wrapped it around Shen Zhaozhao's waist.
Even... unconsciously tightened his arms, pressing the person even deeper into himself.
"..."
Xie Linyuan froze completely. What was he doing?!
Shen Zhaozhao felt the faint yet clear embrace around her waist, paused slightly, then her smile deepened, and her kissing motion slowed down, taking on an indescribable, almost rewarding tenderness.
Xie Linyuan was even more at a loss because of her sudden gentleness. He didn't know whether to loosen or tighten his arms around her waist. The courage he had mustered up just now, which was based on instinct, vanished instantly, leaving only overwhelming embarrassment and self-loathing.
How could he... do this...?
To actually do such a thing as throwing himself into the arms of this person of unknown origin who had forcibly taken liberties with him!
"How dare you..."
He tried to regain his dignity as a Celestial Venerable, but the voice that came out was hoarse and soft, without any imposing manner, and instead sounded like some kind of invitation that was both reluctant and welcoming.
Shen Zhaozhao finally kindly released his swollen and moist lips, her forehead pressed against his, and chuckled softly, her breath brushing against his burning skin: "I was presumptuous? I held a knife to your neck and forced you to hug me?"
Her gaze drifted downwards meaningfully, glancing at the arms still wrapped around her waist.
"..."
Xie Linyuan was filled with shame and indignation, but he didn't know what else he could do.
Letting go... I'm also a little reluctant.
With reddened eyes, he stared at her with a mixture of humiliation, bewilderment, and a dependence he himself was unaware of.
His eyes seemed to say: You're in this state, can't I even hug you?
Shen Zhaozhao's heart softened inexplicably at his gaze. She sighed and, in an almost indulgent tone, lowered her head and pecked his lips again.
"Alright, I know you don't have the strength to resist."
"It was me. I was the one who held a knife to your throat, okay?"
Xie Linyuan pursed his lips, turned his face away, but his ears were burning red. The hand around her waist tightened a little more quietly.
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