Chapter 53 [VIP]
Xie Nanyi's news came suddenly. Pei Xingzhi subconsciously looked up, only to be met with a continuous curtain of rain and an empty corridor.
Xie Nanyi was nowhere to be seen.
It's still raining, why would Xie Nanyi come here? What is he thinking?
Pei Xingzhi lowered his head and looked at the message on his phone again. Rain mixed with tears dripped onto the phone screen, blurring his vision into a hazy shadow.
Why are you crying?
As a familiar voice rang in his ears, a transparent umbrella appeared above Pei Xingzhi's head. He looked up abruptly and saw Xie Nanyi, wearing sunglasses, pinch his cheek and forcefully shove the umbrella into his hand.
"You don't even look pretty when you cry."
Since there was no one around, Pei Xingzhi didn't care about his image and did whatever made him comfortable. Tears mixed with rainwater smeared his face, but because his face was so beautiful, the disheveled look didn't show. Instead, it had a kind of broken and fragile beauty.
Xie Nanyi's Adam's apple bobbed, and she looked down at the rain-soaked ground before saying, "Let's go."
After speaking, Xie Nanyi was about to turn and leave, but before she could even make a move, Pei Xingzhi grabbed her by the collar and pulled her over.
Xie Nanyi's mind was still blank until the moment their lips met. This state lasted until they finished kissing, when Pei Xingzhi picked up the umbrella that had fallen to the ground and pulled him away from the school.
"Xiao Zhi..." The kiss had been so impactful for Xie Nanyi that he almost forgot how to speak, uttering a few distorted words like a parrot mimicking speech.
"I...I...Xiaozhi, wait for me!"
Pei Xingzhi walked ahead with his head down, saying nothing.
His current condition is not much better than Xie Nanyi's.
He often prided himself on being rational, but since meeting Xie Nanyi, his emotional side has often taken the lead.
He kissed Xie Nanyi on a whim, completely dominated by lust, like a wild beast that only acts on instinct.
This isn't like him.
"Xiao Zhi, wait a minute."
Pei Xingzhi walked on, ignoring Xie Nanyi's calls behind him. He didn't want to ask Xie Nanyi why she was here tonight, nor did he want to know how she knew he was here. His mind was in a mess, and he wasn't ready to see Xie Nanyi in this situation.
He longed for someone who cared about everything about him, but that person couldn't be Xie Nanyi.
"Xiao Zhi." Seeing that he wouldn't stop, Xie Nan took a few big steps through the rain and grabbed his arm, forcing him to stop. "Public transportation has stopped. I'll take you home."
"No need, I'll just take a taxi." Pei Xingzhi pulled his arm away from Xie Nanyi's grasp, lowering his head to avoid looking at Xie Nanyi's face, as if by learning to escape, he could stay away from all the hidden dangers that might lead him down a different path.
"Where do you want to get a taxi at this time and in this weather?"
The heavy rain showed no sign of stopping. Pei Xingzhi's face was hidden under the umbrella, with water droplets falling on its surface. He slowly raised his head and looked at Xie Nanyi through the umbrella.
"It's okay, I'll wait a bit."
Xie Nanyi only brought one umbrella, which he gave to Pei Xingzhi. Pei Xingzhi had been sheltering him just moments before, but now that they were separated, Pei Xingzhi was under the umbrella while Xie Nanyi himself was completely soaked. Pei Xingzhi's heart skipped a beat, and he raised the umbrella high to cover Xie Nanyi's head.
"You go first, I'll wait for the car."
Xie Nanyi grasped Pei Xingzhi's hand and squeezed under the umbrella. The narrow single umbrella couldn't cover two people at all, especially since Xie Nanyi was a burly Alpha. Pei Xingzhi was pressed close to him, their wet clothes clinging to each other, so that all that could be felt when they embraced was the touch of their skin against each other.
"Pei Xiaozhi, I said I'd take you home." Xie Nanyi took off his sunglasses, his originally thick black eyes now glowing with a brutal red. When he was unhappy, he would use the surname Pei Xingzhi to express his dissatisfaction, which also indicated that he had made up his mind and would no longer give Pei Xingzhi the power of choice.
"You can only choose one: either stay here in the rain or come home with me obediently." Xie Nanyi said, pulling Pei Xingzhi even tighter into her arms. He inhaled the faint fragrance of the person in his arms and unconsciously licked his sharp canine teeth.
"I……"
"Okay, come home with me."
Pei Xingzhi had barely opened his mouth when Xie Nanyi scooped him up in her arms. Pei Xingzhi's legs were suddenly suspended in the air, and he instinctively wrapped his arms around Xie Nanyi's neck. What should have been a scene of resistance turned into something somewhat harmonious because of the umbrella Pei Xingzhi was holding.
"Put me down right now!"
Pei Xingzhi's expression and words were full of resistance, but he was afraid that his struggle would cause Xie Nanyi to slip and fall in the rain, so he dared not move too much, which in turn did Xie Nanyi want. His car was parked outside the school, and the two of them were not far from the car. Xie Nanyi carried him for a short while before putting him into her car.
Xie Nanyi bent down to help him fasten his seatbelt, and when she stood up, she couldn't help but kiss Pei Xingzhi again.
The kiss he had just experienced had given him a taste of something more, and he was no longer satisfied with such simple touches.
As Xie Nanyi expected, Pei Xingzhi showed a look of disgust and aversion, but Xie Nanyi was quite satisfied and couldn't help but pinch Pei Xingzhi's cheek.
"Sweetie, I'll take you back right away."
Xie Nanyi got into the car and sat in the driver's seat, turning up the temperature inside. Since his own people were already in the car, Pei Xingzhi could only accept it as it was. Putting aside the weather outside, even if it were a sunny day, the car was already moving, and he couldn't just jump out and protest.
So he could only sit in the passenger seat and sulk.
His clothes were soaking wet and stuck to his body, making him very uncomfortable. Xie Nanyi drove obediently beside him, refusing to say a word to him. He didn't even have a chance to find a reason to scold Xie Nanyi.
"Where are you taking me? I want to go home!"
Pei Xingzhi stared angrily out the window until he realized that Xie Nanyi was going in the wrong direction when he saw the increasingly unfamiliar scenery around him.
"Your home is too far from here. Let's go to my place to take a shower first, and then I'll take you back." Xie Nanyi focused on driving, but didn't forget to turn her head and give Pei Xingzhi a flattering smile when she had a spare moment.
"Who said I was going to your house? I'm going back to my own house! Who told you to change my mind? Take me back now!" Pei Xingzhi felt like he had been forced onto a pirate ship. Xie Nanyi only said he would take him home, not his own. If he had known that the "home" he was talking about was this kind of "home", he would never have gotten into Xie Nanyi's car.
"Honey, we'll be there soon."
Xie Nanyi comforted Pei Xingzhi with a smile, while Pei Xingzhi gritted his teeth and glared at Xie Nanyi as he drove, only able to verbally attack his despicable behavior.
Xie Nanyi accepted it all with a smile. Pei Xingzhi's one-sided venting felt like hitting cotton, and his response was weak and powerless. He was too lazy to waste any more words on Xie Nanyi, this maniac who was always being scolded, so he simply sat down with his arms crossed to recuperate.
I slept for so long this afternoon, but now I feel sleepy again for some reason.
The car drove directly into the underground parking garage. Pei Xingzhi was sleeping soundly, leaning against the bed. Xie Nanyi gently picked him up. Pei Xingzhi was awakened by the movement and opened his eyes a crack, squinting at the person in front of him.
This time he could resist, but his body was paralyzed as if by something, limp and unable to move.
"Does he have a fever?"
After an unknown amount of time, Pei Xingzhi, in his hazy state of consciousness, heard these words.
His body was burning hot when a cool sensation suddenly touched his cheek. Pei Xingzhi groaned softly and instinctively seized the coolness, pressing his body against it without thinking.
"Don't move, let me give you a bath first, otherwise you'll catch a cold."
Xie Nanyi reluctantly pulled the person off him. It was rare to see someone who usually disliked him so dependent on him, and he really didn't want him to leave.
"No—" Pei Xingzhi would never listen to Xie Nanyi on a normal day, and he would be even less likely to listen to her now that he was in a daze.
Xie Nanyi had just taken off his clothes and put him in the bathtub when Pei Xingzhi grabbed his arm and pulled him in as well. Xie Nanyi's newly changed clothes were now completely soaked.
"Pei Xiaozhi, you really..."
Xie Nanyi sat with him in the bathtub, feeling rather helpless.
He was naturally pleased to see this scene unfold, but not when Pei Xingzhi was in a daze. He would never stoop to such a blatant act of taking advantage of someone in distress. What he wanted was the complete Pei Xingzhi.
Her clothes were already soaked, and Xie Nanyi was too lazy to change them again, so she simply took off her shirt, stepped out of the bathtub, and stood to the side to help Pei Xingzhi wash up.
Pei Xingzhi's body was extremely beautiful. Xie Nan couldn't think of any other word to describe Pei Xingzhi's body.
The bathwater reached his chest, wetting the ends of his hair. A few water droplets clung to his fair skin, and Xie Nanyi's name was faintly visible on his chest. Perhaps Xie Nanyi's gaze was too intense, Pei Xingzhi let out a soft hum and shifted his position, his slender fingers covering Xie Nanyi's surname. His vibrant red hair cascaded over his smooth shoulders, the striking color making him appear even more breathtaking.
His body had been burning hot just moments before, but now his temperature had returned to normal. Xie Nanyi took his temperature, and it wasn't high. But the temperature he felt just now was definitely not his imagination; Xie Nanyi had taken an inhibitor before coming here, just to be on the safe side.
He licked his lips and looked down; it was clear that the inhibitor seemed to have lost its effectiveness.
"Xie Nanyi!"
While Xie Nanyi was still in a daze, Pei Xingzhi suddenly opened his eyes and shouted his name loudly.
Xie Nanyi wiped the blood from her nose and leaned closer to see what he was up to.
Before he could get close, Pei Xingzhi suddenly stood up and pulled Xie Nanyi into the bathtub again.
This time, their skin was truly touching, feeling each other's body temperature, and even their breaths mingled.
Xie Nanyi's breathing grew heavier and heavier, but Pei Xingzhi, completely oblivious to his surroundings, sat directly on Xie Nanyi's lap and leaned down to kiss her.
His long hair fell on Xie Nanyi's face, tickling her and carrying Pei Xingzhi's unique fragrance.
The sound of splashing water echoed in the bathroom as Pei Xingzhi haphazardly nibbled at the person beneath him, leaving marks of varying sizes and depths on his neck.
Xie Nanyi winced in pain from his bite, but still gently patted the back of the person in her arms, her hands wandering restlessly over his body.
Just as Xie Nanyi was about to make his next move, Pei Xingzhi suddenly leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Xie Nanyi, don't you like me?"
Seeing that he was making a fuss again, Xie Nanyi thought he was going to say something flirtatious and was prepared to continue, but unexpectedly Pei Xingzhi asked such a question.
"Why would Xiaozhi think that way? Does Xiaozhi like me?"
Xie Nanyi did not answer directly, but instead asked the question back.
Pei Xingzhi brushed aside his loose hair, his mind clearly still foggy. He had completely lost his ability to think, answering Xie Nanyi's questions solely on instinct.
"I have no idea."
He murmured, then buried his head in Xie Nanyi's neck again.
Xie Nanyi inhaled the fragrance emanating from Pei Xingzhi's hair and remained equally silent.
He didn't know what his answer was either.
At their age, mentioning love is perhaps too heavy a burden.
He cared about Pei Xingzhi, the kind of caring that made him want to possess him. He didn't know if this could be called love, because his love might be too simple for Pei Xingzhi. He didn't know what Pei Xingzhi really wanted, nor what he was really thinking.
He seemed interested in him, but his behavior betrayed his aloofness. He knew Pei Xingzhi wanted to distance himself from him, and similarly, he lacked the courage to express his own feelings.
"Xie Nanyi..."
After an unknown amount of time, Pei Xingzhi seemed to awaken from a hazy state of consciousness. He remained in the same position and spoke clearly, "Have you slept with anyone else?"
"What?" Xie Nanyi was taken aback by his question. Pei Xingzhi patiently repeated it again before Xie Nanyi answered softly, "No."
"I don't have any either."
Pei Xingzhi's voice was muffled. Xie Nanyi had a feeling something was wrong and wanted to get him up, but Pei Xingzhi grabbed his shoulders and hugged him tightly, refusing to get up.
"Do you want to do it?"
After Pei Xingzhi finished speaking, without waiting for Xie Nanyi's reply, he continued to kiss her haphazardly.
The two grown men were crammed into a small bathtub. Xie Nanyi was afraid of hurting him, so she could only hold onto the edge of the bathtub and let Pei Xingzhi do whatever he wanted.
His kiss seemed to express his chaotic emotions, urgent and disordered. It wasn't so much a kiss as it was a gnaw at his unspeakable sorrow. When Xie Nanyi tried to stop him, Pei Xingzhi was incredibly stubborn, but now that he had yielded, Pei Xingzhi was at a loss for what to do.
He didn't understand how to do this, nor did he understand why he was doing this at that moment.
What happened today is just one of many events from the past. If we could tolerate it in the past, why can't we tolerate it today?
For a fleeting moment, he even considered, "Why not just stay with Xie Nanyi like this?" He didn't want to struggle with these painful feelings anymore. Every movement felt like thorns piercing his bones, so painful that he couldn't even utter a hoarse sound.
"Xiao Zhi, what's wrong?"
Seeing Pei Xingzhi stop, Xie Nanyi adjusted her position, picked him up, and wrapped a bath towel around his body.
"You need to dry yourself off, otherwise you'll catch a cold."
Xie Nanyi gently coaxed Pei Xingzhi like she was coaxing a child, and slowly led him to the bed.
“It’s still raining outside, you’ll probably get wet again if you go back. Why don’t you stay here for the night and I’ll take you back tomorrow?”
Xie Nanyi helped Pei Xingzhi change into his pajamas, and then, as if by magic, produced a set of children's picture books from somewhere.
"Or rather, little Pei Xiaozhi, would you like to hear me tell you a bedtime story?"
Pei Xingzhi had no interest in playing along with his performance. He sat on the bed and shook his head listlessly, then asked, "Why don't you ask me why I went to the lab tonight?"
"Does Xiaozhi want to tell me?"
"Not really."
"If you don't want to answer, then don't answer."
Pei Xingzhi's hands were icy cold, almost devoid of any human warmth. Although he was sitting next to him, Pei Xingzhi felt incredibly distant.
He had never seen Pei Xingzhi like this before, as if someone had drained his life force, leaving only an empty shell clinging to life.
"Pei Xingzhi." Xie Nanyi suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation and couldn't help but softly call out his name.
"Hmm." Pei Xingzhi responded softly, looking past Xie Nanyi out the dark window.
The rain was still falling, showing no sign of stopping.
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