Chapter 74 The Substitute Chapter: Afraid to Go to the Palace
As he spoke, Pei Zilie went even further, actually starting to take off his boots, as if he wanted to get into bed with him too.
Xie Changyu could no longer maintain his composure. His eyes widened. "What are you doing?"
Pei Zilie replied with a matter-of-fact expression, "Go to bed, didn't you see?"
He moved quickly; his shoes were immediately taken off, and he leaped onto Xie Changyu's bed like a dog.
Xie Changyu really didn't expect him to do this. He thought this guy was just trying to make a fool of him, but he didn't expect him to actually think about warming his bed.
"Warm the bed?" Pei Zilie laughed when he heard him say that. "I'm not here to warm the bed. I'm here because you think our feelings have faded. Let's talk about our relationship."
Although he knew what the guy meant, Xie Changyu couldn't help but misunderstand. He disdainfully moved aside, "I'm a patient, why are you crowding my spot?"
"Get down here right now!"
He kicked the person next to him a few times, but because he was sick and too weak, he couldn't kick them. Pei Zilie then lost his balance and started to squeeze into the space next to the bed, urging, "Get in a little, get in a little."
Xie Changyu really couldn't understand what this guy meant. He gave up and moved further inside, coughing a few times in the process.
"You're filthy, take your clothes off now."
Xie Changyu was very disgusted, but he had no choice at the moment. He was curious to see what this guy was up to.
Upon hearing this, Pei Zilie very readily took off his outer robe, leaving him with only an inner garment, just like Xie Changyu.
Fortunately, the house wasn't cold; in fact, it was quite warm.
Xie Changyu didn't want to pay attention to this guy. He picked up the comic book next to him and continued reading it with a serious expression.
This is a comic book that he asked Xiaohe to buy. It's not the kind of fire-avoidance picture book that you can't look at last time, but it still contains some content that he can't let others see.
But Xie Changyu's expression was serious, as if the illustrations in the book were perfectly normal, which made Pei Zilie next to him look at it curiously. When he saw the contents of the book, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Xie Changyu, you actually read this kind of book!"
Xie Changyu gave him a strange look. "What's wrong? Can't I look?"
What's so surprising about this? Logically speaking, Pei Zilie couldn't possibly have never seen it before. He had heard Fu Jing say that elders in a family would let people of that age see such things.
And he's almost of age, so he's just taking this kind of thing in stride to learn about it.
Pei Zilie is already of legal age, so why is he still acting so serious?
Pei Zilie was provoked by this, and he said excitedly, "You're still young, why are you looking at this?"
Xie Changyu responded with an "oh," and retorted calmly, "I'm not young."
Pei Zilie narrowed his eyes, then gritted his teeth, "You can't look at this now."
Xie Changyu glanced at him and said, "Why are you so agitated? Haven't you seen it before?"
"I, I, I," Pei Zilie stammered, looking as if he had been hit where it hurt.
Xie Changyu exclaimed in surprise, "You haven't seen it?"
"Haven't you already come of age?" How could you not have seen it?
Pei Zilie stammered, "So what if I haven't seen it? What's so interesting about it?"
Xie Changyu smiled smugly, "That's because you haven't seen it."
His confident demeanor made Pei Zilie indignant, and he continued to argue, "What's so interesting about these kinds of things between men and women? It's better to watch those strange things."
"Matters between men and women?" Xie Changyu blinked. "I'm not interested in matters between men and women."
"If it's not about men and women, then what is it?"
Xie Changyu handed over the book, saying, "That's about right."
Pei Zilie was so engrossed in reading the book that he immediately covered his eyes as if he had been burned, and exclaimed in horror, "You actually read this? This kind of gay stuff!"
"What are you pretending for?" Xie Changyu couldn't stand his pretentious act anymore. "Didn't you redeem a male prostitute a while ago?"
"And now they've done this again."
"I didn't redeem any male prostitutes!" Pei Zilie's eyes widened, clearly very surprised by his words. "I didn't!"
He denied the statement again.
"Oh," Xie Changyu replied casually, clearly not taking it seriously.
"I see."
"What do you know?" Pei Zilie was furious. He hadn't expected the rumors to spread like this, but he had to stay calm or he would lose face.
He steadied his breathing and said, "I'll watch it with you."
"No." Xie Changyu refused; he didn't want to watch it with him.
"I want it!" Pei Zilie said forcefully, squeezing in close behind him, and the two were pressed together in an instant.
Xie Changyu shuddered when he was suddenly pressed against someone, and he immediately cursed, "Are you crazy?"
Pei Zilie looked at him seriously, "You are the patient now."
Xie Changyu was speechless.
He didn't want to care anymore, so he simply let the man do as he pleased. He returned his gaze to the book and stopped paying attention to the guy.
After reading so many picture books for so many days, he has become able to ignore the illustrations in these kinds of books very naturally.
But it was obvious that Pei Zilie next to him couldn't. Before long, his face was already bright red. He was very shy, but he still stubbornly stared at the book and continued to read.
Xie Changyu could only feel that the people around him were getting hotter and hotter, so hot that even he, who was afraid of the cold, didn't want to be near them.
But every time he moved to the side, people would squeeze in, which annoyed him to no end. In the end, he simply threw the book over and said, "You can read this, I'll read another one."
Pei Zilie paused, startled, as he picked up the book.
Xie Changyu had already picked up another book and started reading again, and the distance between the two instantly increased, no longer as close as before.
He looked at the distance between the two of them with satisfaction, then continued to stare at the book, his expression very serious, clearly captivated by its contents.
Pei Zilie, standing nearby, noticed the distance between the two and suddenly became irritated. He looked at the book in his hand, then at the person next to him who was engrossed in reading, seemingly lost in thought.
Xie Changyu was intently reading the book when suddenly he felt a warm sensation on his neck. He flinched and asked impatiently, "What exactly do you want?"
Pei Zilie curled his lips into a smile, giving off an "What can you do to me?" look. "Nothing, I'm just bored."
Xie Changyu lost interest in reading. He slapped the book across the other person's face and sneered, "I think you're just being a masochist, deliberately trying to torment me, aren't you?"
Pei Zilie, as if he had regained the initiative, looked extremely smug. "Do you think you can beat me in your current state?"
That was a very provocative statement.
Xie Changyu gave a forced smile, "Say it again?"
Pei Zilie's lips trembled slightly, and he stiffened his neck as he repeated what he had just said.
Xie Changyu was furious, but the next second he coughed, looking very weak. He clutched his chest and said, "Come here for a moment."
Pei Zilie smiled smugly, "I won't fall for it this time."
"Then this secret..." Xie Changyu fell silent, remaining tight-lipped.
Pei Zilie's curiosity was instantly piqued. "What secret?"
"Do you still have some secret you're hiding from me?"
Xie Changyu looked at him without saying anything.
Unable to contain himself any longer, Pei Zilie went over and received a heavy slap in return.
The next second he was pinned down on the bed.
What are you doing?
Xie Changyu flipped over and straddled him, his previous weakness vanishing instantly. He smiled smugly, "Guess what I'm planning?"
Their bodies were pressed tightly together, inseparable.
Xie Changyu felt the tense body beneath him, and a sense of unease gradually welled up inside him. He slapped the other man's face again and warned, "I told you not to move."
Pei Zilie became obedient after being hit several times in a row. His face was sullen, his eyelashes blinked rapidly, and his handsome face was a little red for some reason. His voice was a little muffled, "Get down now!"
"I'm not going down." Xie Changyu wasn't going down. This guy had been bothering him so much that he couldn't concentrate on his studies. He wanted to teach him a lesson, but he was still wary of the other guy's actions. After all, he was still sick, while the other guy was still capable of fighting. He had to be careful not to be knocked down at any moment.
The body beneath him remained still. He had been somewhat puzzled, but in the next instant he understood. Xie Changyu's eyes widened. "What are you doing?!"
Pei Zilie, who was beneath him, had ears that were bright red, clearly feeling uncomfortable with the changes in his body. He turned his head slightly and said, "I already told you to get off."
"I can't control myself."
He had just watched that kind of thing and his body was very sensitive at that moment. Suddenly being rubbed like this made him feel a little ashamed.
He actually reacted to this guy.
Xie Changyu panicked for a moment, but he was experienced and quickly calmed down. He took a breath and mocked, "You are a despicable and filthy person."
Pei Zilie, unusually, did not refute. He covered his eyes with his arm and said, "Go downstairs quickly."
How could Xie Changyu possibly go down? He had finally seen this guy like this, and he wasn't done playing with him yet.
After thinking for a moment, he curled his lips into a smug smile, "You're so shameless, yet you actually reacted to me."
He was cursing loudly when suddenly he was flipped over and pinned down, the situation instantly reversed, and he was now the one on the bottom, but what remained unchanged was that their bodies were still tightly pressed together.
Xie Changyu could also feel that the guy's body was getting stiffer and stiffer, and he could also feel himself slowly becoming more and more aroused.
He started to panic, "What are you doing?"
Pei Zilie, who was above, didn't speak. Instead, he was breathing heavily and his lower body was rubbing against each other uncontrollably.
Xie Changyu felt a sense of being out of control. He reached out to push the person above him away, but his hands were immediately restrained.
"Do not move."
Pei Zilie breathed heavily in his ear, his breathing very unsteady.
Xie Changyu felt a bit hot and bothered. He swallowed a few times, and his previous arousal returned.
He had no resistance to this feeling, so he simply closed his eyes and endured it.
Anyway, the two of them didn't do anything; it was just guys helping each other out.
The already hot room became even more stuffy. Xie Changyu could feel a drop of sweat on his face. He opened his eyes and cursed, "Your sweat is filthy."
Pei Zilie's eyes were somewhat dazed, but he kept moving. His breathing was unstable. Hearing what he said, he picked up a towel from the side and wiped him down.
The two then became engrossed in each other again.
After an unknown amount of time, Xie Changyu finally felt the weight on his body disappear. He was now very sensitive all over, his limbs were stretched out, and he looked completely relaxed.
Lazy and listless.
He didn't know how long Pei Zilie had been gone. It wasn't until Xiao He came in and found him sweating profusely and extremely anxious that he slowly opened his eyes.
"Go and prepare some water for me; I want to take a bath," he ordered casually.
"Yes, young master, I'll go prepare right away."
After taking a bath, Xie Changyu felt completely clean and very comfortable.
By the next day, he was completely cured.
On this day, he instructed his men to build a snowman while he watched from the side, his head covered by a hood, holding a hand warmer in his hands, feeling very warm all over.
"Are you cured?"
It was Fu Jing who appeared. He was wearing normal clothes, not as thick as Xie Changyu's, and it was clear that he was not afraid of getting sick.
Xie Changyu glanced at him enviously, then raised her voice and said, "You're here."
Fu Jing walked slowly towards him through the snow, his eyes light and smug. "I heard you're better now. When I came to see you the other day, you were quite ill, but you're all better today."
"Of course," Xie Changyu snorted. "Of course you'll get better after drinking your brother's medicine."
That's a snow lotus.
Two were used on him.
Fu Jing smiled slightly, glanced at the snowman on the ground, and asked, "What kind of snowman do you want to see? I'll build one for you."
Xie Changyu exhaled and said, "No need, they will help me pile them up."
"..." Fu Jing remained silent.
The snow was silent, save for the faint breaths of a few people.
Finally, Xie Changyu looked at the various snowmen on the ground with satisfaction and praised, "Beautiful."
Fu Jing, who was still building a snowman, retorted, "Mine isn't even finished yet."
Xie Changyu replied perfunctorily, "Then you keep piling them up, I'm going to get some dessert."
After saying that, he turned and left. Fu Jing looked at the snowman he had built halfway and finally gave up.
"Wait for me!"
He immediately caught up with the person in front of him, and the two walked side by side, perfectly in sync.
"The New Year is just around the corner, and you can't escape the banquet at the palace this time."
Fu Jing looked at Xie Changyu and said.
Xie Changyu looked tired. "Go if you want. It doesn't really matter whether I, the son of a high-ranking official, go or not."
"Then you can come with us."
"Why would I go with you? I'm definitely going with my parents."
Xie Changyu rolled her eyes at him, but her expression clearly showed that she was extremely worried and annoyed by the matter.
Fu Jing's voice was very low, "Why are you so afraid of the palace? You've never told me."
"What are you talking about? Where did you get the idea that I'm afraid of going to the palace?"
Xie Changyu took a bite of the sweet treat while frowning, and he immediately denied his idea.
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