An accident

Lu Cizhou thought for a moment, then agreed to let Shen Zeyu choose what he wanted to do. As long as he exercised, that was enough.

"Then I want to do sit-ups. Can you hold my feet down?" Shen Zeyu made no attempt to hide his delight.

Seeing his expression, Lu Cizhou couldn't shake the feeling that he was up to something, so he gently refused. "There's equipment here for sit-ups. You can hook your feet under that."

"No, I'm not used to that. I like having someone hold me down."

The look on Shen Zeyu's face made Lu Cizhou a little uneasy. He still felt that Shen Zeyu was up to no good.

But he was the one who had insisted Shen Zeyu exercise, so he could only agree.

"All right, let's go over there." After telling Lu Yu to be careful while he played on his own, the two of them went over to the mat.

"Once I lie down, hold my feet firmly so I can push against you," Shen Zeyu said.

As Shen Zeyu lay down, Lu Cizhou slowly placed both hands on his ankles.

The moment he touched them, Lu Cizhou realized how slender Shen Zeyu's ankles were. His hands could almost wrap all the way around them.

Looking at Shen Zeyu beneath the lights and feeling the smooth, warm skin under his palms, Lu Cizhou looked briefly uncomfortable.

Once Shen Zeyu saw that Lu Cizhou had secured his feet, he braced against his hands and began his sit-ups.

Watching Shen Zeyu exercise so earnestly, Lu Cizhou gradually relaxed. It seemed he had been overthinking things. Perhaps Shen Zeyu really did like sit-ups.

Now that he had relaxed, Lu Cizhou didn't notice that Shen Zeyu was coming closer with each sit-up. By the time Shen Zeyu rose again, there was barely any distance between them.

Seeing him draw closer and closer, Lu Cizhou instinctively said, "Don't get too close to me."

"I can't help it. I'm getting this close because I need to recharge."

"What do you mean?" Lu Cizhou didn't catch on.

Shen Zeyu paused at the top of his next sit-up and said with a grin, "Haven't you seen the proper way couples do sit-ups?"

Lu Cizhou was still confused. "What proper way?"

Hearing that, Shen Zeyu leisurely finished his explanation. "You get a kiss every time you sit up."

Only then did Lu Cizhou understand. His face slowly reddened as he stammered, "Exercise... just focus on exercising. Don't think about things like that."

"I think it makes perfect sense." Shen Zeyu deliberately contradicted him. He had already thought this man could be rather cute at times, especially when it came to romance, and his reaction now certainly proved it.

Hahaha, that's what you get for making me exercise.

Hearing that, Lu Cizhou immediately realized Shen Zeyu was teasing him. Irritated, he urged Shen Zeyu to get on with his exercise.

Once he knew Shen Zeyu was only joking, Lu Cizhou regained his composure, even as Shen Zeyu kept drawing closer.

Seeing him like this, Shen Zeyu felt a little disappointed. He hadn't expected Lu Cizhou to recover so quickly.

Putting aside his plans to tease him, Shen Zeyu decided to do his sit-ups properly. He never expected something to go wrong on this very attempt.

Now that he had relaxed, Shen Zeyu dropped back a little harder. Then, instinctively coming up as close as before, he actually pressed his lips against Lu Cizhou's.

It happened so suddenly that Shen Zeyu couldn't react in time, but when he felt the softness against his lips, he instinctively gave them a lick.

Only when he felt that warm touch did Lu Cizhou snap out of it and immediately pull away from Shen Zeyu.

Coming to his senses, Shen Zeyu hurriedly said, "Would you believe me if I said it was an accident?" Honestly, considering what he had just said, followed by this, even he wouldn't believe himself.

At first, Lu Cizhou had believed him. After all, he knew Shen Zeyu only wanted to tease him. But once Shen Zeyu's tongue came out, he wasn't quite so convinced.

Seeing Lu Cizhou's suspicious expression, Shen Zeyu had no idea how to explain. He simply threw caution to the wind. "Even if it wasn't on purpose, we've already decided to give this a try. What's wrong with a kiss?"

There was nothing wrong with a kiss, of course, but Lu Cizhou felt that a relationship should progress one step at a time. Naturally, he wanted something like this to happen when the moment was right, rather than by accident.

"It's fine," Lu Cizhou said, feigning composure, only to add a second later, "You've had enough exercise for today. I just remembered I still have some work to finish." With that, he hurried out.

Watching Lu Cizhou leave, Shen Zeyu slowly began to smile. So this man could get shy, too.

Although it had been an accident, it had still indirectly given him what he wanted. After all, it had been ages since he had seen Lu Cizhou's abs.

"Papa, why did Daddy suddenly leave?" After watching Lu Cizhou go, Lu Yu slowly walked over to Shen Zeyu.

Shen Zeyu answered with a smile, "Your daddy had something to do, so he left first. Do you want to play a little longer?"

"No." He hadn't wanted to come in the first place. He had only come for Papa.

"All right, let's go too. I'll carry you over for a bath." With that, he scooped Lu Yu up and headed for the bathroom.

After getting Lu Yu to sleep, Shen Zeyu returned to the bedroom and found Lu Cizhou lying in bed in his pajamas, freshly showered.

He had washed himself while bathing Lu Yu earlier, so he climbed straight into bed as well.

As soon as he got into bed and saw Lu Cizhou, Shen Zeyu couldn't resist asking, "Was that your first kiss tonight?"

Lu Cizhou felt a surge of irritation. This man actually had the nerve to bring up what had happened tonight.

Lu Cizhou didn't answer, so Shen Zeyu kept pressing him until he asked, "Does it matter that much?"

"Of course it does. That was my first kiss," Shen Zeyu said.

Hearing that made Lu Cizhou inexplicably happy. Although it had been his first kiss too, he wasn't going to tell Shen Zeyu so soon, considering how deliberately Shen Zeyu had teased him tonight.

When Lu Cizhou continued to say nothing, Shen Zeyu assumed it hadn't been his first kiss and stopped asking.

Seeing Shen Zeyu suddenly fall silent, Lu Cizhou asked, "What's wrong?" To his surprise, Shen Zeyu ignored him.

He had been perfectly fine a moment ago, only to stop talking all of a sudden. Lu Cizhou immediately realized it was probably because he hadn't answered. Sure enough, a second later, he heard Shen Zeyu's thoughts.

Of course. How could someone that rich still have his first kiss? The thought left Shen Zeyu a little upset. He had thought Lu Cizhou would be different.

Seeing his expression, Lu Cizhou hurriedly said, "It was mine too."

"What?" Shen Zeyu didn't catch on right away.

"I said it was my first kiss too," Lu Cizhou patiently repeated.