Chapter 58
There was silence for nearly ten seconds. The situation improved only when Xiang Mingqi pulled up his pants, walked out of the bathroom dejectedly, dragged over the swivel chair and sat down.
He was in the monitoring room, before a standard-diameter video wall, one hand on the keyboard, occasionally glancing at the bound security guard in the corner. He had the hotel's nameplate pinned to his left chest.
When he was satisfied, he picked up his phone, adjusted the light source, and looked at the screen with interest.
Such an expression of shock was rarely seen on that movie star-like face.
Therefore, Xiang Mingqi couldn't help biting his lips to deepen the aftertaste, and wanted to get closer, but Pei Huai suddenly lifted a towel to cover the camera.
The former let out a deflated "Ouch!" and had no choice but to put his face on the table, poking at the keys with his fingers boredly: "Brother, let me take a look at you, just a glance. We haven't seen each other for so long, why are you still the same... Wait, you haven't thought about me at all!"
No one spoke. But from the noise over there, it seemed like a hair dryer was on. The whirring air from the hairdryer was powerful enough to drown out the voices. He guessed Pei Huai was unwilling to answer the question.
Xiang Mingqi didn't dare to hang up.
The chances for them to meet were so rare that they could only have a video call over the Internet, and he didn't dare to go far.
Pei Huai was like a skilled white eagle, a skilled hunter. He could neither be fed nor tamed. If he so desired, he could at any moment detach himself from the snow-bent branches and soar into the boundless sky. He never returned to his nest, and he never circled for anyone.
He clenched his fists, but still couldn't feel the solidity in his chest. He wanted favoritism, attention, but after leaving the room where his brother was imprisoned, everything felt empty. Fortunately, Pei Huai changed his clothes soon and took off the towel.
"Brother!" Xiang Mingqi opened his arms and cried out in surprise like a baby bird.
"Did you just ignore me?" Without waiting for the senior to speak, he rested his chin on the back of his hand, grinning playfully, "Brother, are you falling in love with my cousin because you haven't seen me for so long?"
Before she could finish her words, she said, "I'm telling you, there's nothing good about older men like him. He has a scar on his face, and he's a little mean. Look, he's even settling scores with his own cousin. It's simply unforgivable. Brother, you should choose a man you've used before, only then will you be satisfied."
"——Isn't that right?"
Pei Huai put his right hand behind his ear and leaned slightly to tie up his long hair. His arm and wrist formed a tight curve as he swung his body. He combed his fingers through the hair and glanced at his phone casually: "Hmm."
"Great, brother, you really do like sunny and cute younger guys like me."
On the other side of the video, Pei Huai, holding a hairband in his mouth, looked away from the screen indifferently without responding.
This way of conversation was very special, at least Pei Huai had never tried it before, so he found it more difficult than usual to accept being disturbed while doing something.
Xiang Mingqi was eating French fries with ketchup in the air-conditioned room, complaining about Shan Li as if he had opened up a chatterbox: "I didn't call you because of the scandal between you and my cousin. I'm a very open-minded person, and if you get so angry that you say that, I lose. Brother, you have to believe me, after all..."
"—Fuck that rubbish, that bitch, that bitch, that ungrateful bitch! You're my brother, you're mine, there was no room for him to get involved between us from the beginning to the end!" The false facade of grievance that had been in place a second earlier was completely shattered. His eyelids twitched, and blood oozed from his clenched gums. "Who does he think he is? How dare that bastard, worse than a pig or a dog, set his sights on you?!"
[To Mingqi.] Pei Huai listened to his outburst before stopping him.
"Ah, what's wrong?" As soon as he heard the voice, he immediately played the role of a sunny puppy again and blinked in a pretentious manner.
He said: "I told you that you can trust me."
"Woo woo, it's Brother Pei Huai who is reliable, handsome, and makes me feel safe."
I don't like single gifts.
"Brother Pei Huai, do you have someone you like on Earth?"
The senior's eyelashes drooped slightly as he stared at the screen, wanting to speak but holding back for a moment. He didn't answer, instead reaching for the door, hoping to get out and enjoy the cool air. Just then, a muscular arm forced its way through the narrow gap and grabbed Pei Huai's wrist.
The door was kicked open, and Cink stood straight in the middle of the road. He leaned over, staring into Pei Huai's cold eyes, and asked word by word: "It's been too long. What did you do in there?" The man's muscular body almost enveloped him in shadow, oppressing every nerve.
The latter looked up at him, his expression as calm as the surface of water.
【Want to know?】
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——Don't talk. This was Pei Huai's only warning gesture.
The phone wasn't immediately exposed. He had a sophisticated way of hiding it: he tucked the phone into his palm with four fingers, and when he was asked to turn around, he slipped it into his sleeve, letting it slide smoothly through his trouser leg and onto the sole of his foot.
Xiang Mingqi could only watch as the man put his hand on his shoulder. This was just the beginning.
The rough hand carefully searched from the back of the neck, feeling... tender, like touching a cat for the first time. He brushed aside the white hair, checked the collar, and then carefully combed it back to make sure it was correct.
Then, he slowly searched from under his arms to his waist. He looked at Pei Huai, leaned over and whispered "Excuse me" in his ear, then clamped his waist tightly with his tiger's mouth.
With Pei Huai's thin body and physique, a thin waist was natural, and his abdominal muscles were tense and stiff when the hand ring passed over them. In addition, there was no fat at all, and it was narrow enough to be grasped by those big hands.
His skin was thin, his abdominal muscles were distinct, and his body fat percentage was low enough to force out the blood vessels in his lower abdomen. A few blue veins ran from his abdominal wall and converged downward. A slight pull on his waist made all these veins bulge out. If the grip was too strong, he would even hum in discomfort through his nose, which was extremely sexy.
So during this process, Pei Huai kept his jaw tense.
Then, the phone slid to the bottom of my feet and I couldn't see anything clearly.
Xiang Mingqi gritted his teeth, his chin still resting on the back of his hand, his lips pressed together. He turned off the microphone, his smile lasting only half a second before he flipped open his phone and leaned over to the security guard.
He clapped his hands and said in a tone like a kindergarten teacher: "Come on, say 'ah'——"
The other person shuddered and thrust his chin forward as he was told.
The smile in his eyes completely vanished, as if it had never existed. Xiang Mingqi grabbed the ballpoint pen and leaned forward. The muscle of his left arm bulged, piercing the thin flesh on the back of the man's hand with great force. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground.
The screams and pleas seemed to arouse his sadistic desire.
The pen, which was one-third inserted, was twisted and pulled out with bare hands, bringing up bright red flesh and blood.
"What should I do?" He clenched his fist, raised it, and twisted his fingers from top to bottom, left to right, interlocking them as he shook the pen. His young face was filled with madness and distortion. "What should I do?" The veins on his forehead throbbed, and there was a terrifying look in his eyes. "My brother told me to be more obedient, but I don't want to. So let's do a multiple-choice question. This one, is it—"
This time, the bloody tip pierced his index finger, causing the man to wince in pain. Xiang Mingqi, however, stared intently at his bleeding hand, seemingly oblivious. He hummed a song, twisted it twice, then chiseled it with unerring precision towards his middle finger: "I don't want this one."
"want."
"don't want."
"want."
"—Aha." The pen barrel twisted forcefully from the thumb bone. Xiang Mingqi crossed his fingers and turned his head upwards. His left shoulder bone "cracked" and he stretched the back of his neck, then smiled with satisfaction. "It's all done. Sorry, brother."
He glanced at the man who was about to faint from the pain, squatted in front of him, and smiled heartily: "Thank you, kind man, you and your fingers are so kind, I don't know how to repay you."
Xiang Mingqi closed one eye, rolled the ballpoint pen over as a thank you, then turned back to his phone, bit his nails, and focused his eyes on the phone screen.
It was still completely black. But the screen flickered, and he heard a couple of muffled cracks. Listening to the audio, it seemed that because Cink hadn't found any solid evidence, Pei Huai had broken three of his fingers.
The man endured the pain and politely apologized: [Excuse me, sir, it was my mistake.]
[Can you please move aside?]
"...I'm truly sorry, Mr. Pei." He seemed to understand that the other party was extremely private, and breaking three fingers was the greatest forgiveness he could offer him for Shan Li's sake. The heavy footsteps grew farther away, probably approaching the entrance.
Finally, Cink nodded and said, "I'll come back tonight. You can call me when you want to eat. Please have a good rest."
After he left, Pei Huai picked up his phone and wiped it. He found Xiang Mingqi hurriedly grabbing a desk lamp to illuminate his face. "Brother, are you done over there?"
Pei Huai sprayed a few times with disinfectant, wiping from the screen to every crack and every interlayer: [Your hand is bleeding.]
"Oh, I accidentally scratched it just now." This was the bloodstain left on the ballpoint pen when he grasped it, and it was mistaken for a wound. He did not wipe it, but instead played the trick to gain sympathy, "I'm hurt and bleeding, brother, will you give me a comforting gift like last time?"
He was referring to the stabbing. Unfortunately, after confirming that he was fine, Pei Huai continued to clean his phone. Xiang Mingqi had no choice but to poke the display screen and couldn't help but beg, "Brother, can we meet?"
This is unrealistic.
"Well, see you tonight."
【Xiang Mingqi, I am rejecting you. 】
"I'm coming to find you. I'll find you soon. Brother, I don't want to talk to you through this thing anymore. I feel so uncomfortable when I can't touch you. My throat is so hot and itchy, and no matter how I scratch it, it doesn't work."
Pei Huai cleared his throat and turned his head away, not knowing how to express himself.
The words of love on the other end of the phone continued: "I want you, brother. Whether it's your arms, lips, or waist, nothing can compare to the fragrance of your body. Brother, please." His cheeks flushed sickly and he smiled shyly, "I love you, I love you. Let's meet tonight, okay?"
I said—
"Brother, I really liked the way you pressed me in the back seat last time. It was so exciting. I think of how you looked like that time every day. So fierce, so hot, I loved it so much..." He spoke slowly, as if chewing every word in his unbearable breathing, biting his lower lip until it bled. "Tonight, brother, can you punish me again? I want to be strangled by your legs, have your neck pinched by you, and be kissed by you until I can't breathe. Brother... last time, that time in the car, did you like it too?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was surprised to see Pei Huai's ears slightly reddened: [Stop talking...] As his eyes moved away, the low and seductive voice became as light as a feather, with a hint of blame.
【abnormal. 】
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