You Want Me to Kiss You? Pah!

Bai Jin did not think his skin was as thick as Lu Chengze's. He forcefully tossed the towel in his hand at the man, then climbed into bed in a huff. "I'm going to sleep, Fifth Master. Please leave."

Lu Chengze caught the towel. It was still slightly damp and carried the faint, pleasant scent of the shampoo Bai Jin had used to dry his hair.

Lowering his head, Lu Chengze took a deep sniff of the towel. "Kid, since you're being so forward, then I won't stand on ceremony."

With that, he strode into the bathroom.

Bai Jin lay on the bed, utterly bewildered. "..."

What did that mean?

When had he been forward?

What exactly had he done?

But the rushing sound of water from the bathroom soon made Bai Jin realize what Lu Chengze had meant.

Damn it, that bastard thought throwing the towel at him and telling him to leave had all been playing hard to get.

Lu Chengze had focused entirely on how he had crawled under the covers right after tossing the towel.

He took his rejection as an invitation?

Damn it!

Wasn't Lu Chengze, Fifth Master Lu from the capital, supposed to be a cold and noble, aloof young master?

What was with this shameless, dog-like behavior?

But Bai Jin had no time to dwell on that. He had to run.

Otherwise, Lu Chengze might really eat him alive tonight.

Although he had appeared before Lu Chengze again and again precisely to hook this man, things gained too easily would never be cherished.

Bai Jin quickly threw back the covers, grabbed his phone, and ran for the bedroom door. He had to get out of this dangerous zone before Lu Chengze finished showering.

Bai Jin had just gripped the doorknob and had not yet turned it when he felt a powerful presence close in from behind. The next instant, an iron arm locked around his waist.

Lu Chengze, still carrying the hot, damp vapor of the shower, pressed his entire body against him and put all his weight on Bai Jin's back, forcing him against the door with a heavy bang.

"Mm..." Bai Jin could not dodge in time and cried out in pain.

Despite subduing Bai Jin so quickly, Lu Chengze had still perfectly avoided the injuries on Bai Jin's back.

"Kid, where do you think you're going in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Afraid Bai Jin would resist again, Lu Chengze confiscated his phone, seized both his hands and pulled them behind his back, then used the towel to tie them together.

Bai Jin panicked and struggled desperately. "Fifth Master, what are you doing? Why are you tying me up?"

He was like a lamb waiting for slaughter, with nowhere to hide. He could not have been more embarrassed.

"What am I doing? Tying you up so we can sleep together, of course." Lu Chengze hoisted Bai Jin over his shoulder, strode to the bed, and tossed him facedown onto the covers.

"...Let me go!" Bai Jin flailed on the bed with all his might, looking frail, helpless, and pitiful. "Don't make me use force."

Lu Chengze pinned down the constantly flailing Bai Jin. He lay on the pillow Bai Jin had used earlier, his hands tucked behind his head as he asked leisurely, "Kid, you have two choices. One, lie there obediently and sleep. Two..."

"You obediently give me a kiss, and I'll put you to sleep."

Bai Jin was so frightened that he immediately shut his eyes and did not dare move at all.

This bastard—could he think of anything besides dirty things in the middle of the night?

Who did he think he was?

Did he think being bigger made him so impressive?

He wanted him to kiss him too? Pah!

Keep dreaming. He would never get a kiss from him in this lifetime.

Seeing Bai Jin's timid, frightened little look, Lu Chengze scoffed. "With that little courage of yours, you still dare mouth off to me?"

Bai Jin kept his eyes closed, swallowing his grievance without making a sound.

In Lu Chengze's eyes, he was a weak and helpless little thing who had just come of age and was unloved. There was no way he could free himself from the towel binding his hands.

So he could only lie there miserably.

Still, although the position was a little awkward, it was strangely comfortable to sleep like this.

Gradually, drowsiness overcame him. Bai Jin's breathing evened out, and right before Lu Chengze, who was still eyeing him like prey, he fell asleep.

Lu Chengze stared at the quietly sleeping Bai Jin for a long while. The roguish, shameless look on his face faded away. Reaching out, he stroked Bai Jin's cheek back and forth with his fingers. "Little thing, you trust me that much?"

Or was he this trusting around other men too?

Lu Chengze ran through all the suspicious men who might have appeared around Bai Jin and realized that, aside from himself, Bai Jin hardly seemed close to anyone.

The anger he had only just managed to suppress surged up again.

Lu Chengze's gaze on Bai Jin turned scorching once more. He endured it for a while, but in the end, he could not hold back. He reached out and pulled the soft, sleeping Bai Jin into his arms.

If he would not give him a kiss, could he refuse him a hug too?

Still half-asleep, Bai Jin was about to struggle when his hands and feet were tightly restrained. The scent of that bastard swept over him with forceful dominance.

Bai Jin craved that familiar warmth. For once, even though someone held him so tightly, he did not resist in the slightest. Instead, he let himself sink deeper into sleep.

The largest luxury villa district in Xu City.

Midnight.

"Ah—"

A shrill scream tore through the entire Bai Family villa.

"What's wrong, son?"

"Open the door, Jianian!"

The first to hear Bai Jianian's scream was Yuan Xiaohui, the Bai Family's current mistress, who had finally risen from being his longtime secret lover. She hurried to Bai Jianian's door and knocked frantically.

Bai Jianian's screams continued from inside the room, but he did not come to open the door.

Bai Deye, who had been working in his study, soon rushed over as well, accompanied by the bodyguards responsible for the villa's security.

"What's going on?" Bai Deye grabbed Yuan Xiaohui, who was still pounding on the door, and asked.

Yuan Xiaohui clutched Bai Deye anxiously, her face full of worry. "Honey, something must have happened to Jianian. I heard him screaming, but he won't come open the door..."

Bai Deye tried the door, but it would not open.

Bai Jianian had locked it from the inside.

Although he had no idea why Bai Jianian, who never locked his door, had suddenly done so,

the whimpering from inside made Bai Deye stop hesitating. He ordered the four bodyguards beside him, "Break it down."

"Yes." Without another word, the bodyguards raised their feet and kicked.

No matter how sturdy the door was, it was quickly forced open under the relentless, vicious kicks of four bodyguards.

The moment the door was broken open, Yuan Xiaohui rushed in first.

Immediately afterward, an even sharper scream than Bai Jianian's earlier cries came from his walk-in closet.

Bai Deye strode inside, but even he was shocked by the bloody and horrifying scene before him...