The three people being talked about all sneezed at once, each wondering inwardly who was talking about them. At the same time, a chill ran down their backs, as though something had set its sights on them.
Xiao Jinyi had no idea what unpleasant sensations his words had brought upon his parents and elder brother. He simply kept holding Shen Shixu and being affectionate with him.
Shen Shixu taking the initiative to kiss him seemed to have flipped some switch inside him. Every chance he got, he planted another kiss or two on Shen Shixu's lips.
Or he kissed somewhere else, leaving neither his eyes, ears, forehead, nor neck untouched.
His neck received particular attention. Xiao Jinyi lingered there the longest, and the prolonged kissing left several deep red love bites on Shen Shixu's fair skin.
Shen Shixu had only meant to give him a little taste of sweetness. He had not expected Xiao Jinyi to refuse to let go once he had tasted it. The two of them ended up clinging to each other for over two hours.
In the end, Shen Shixu could no longer bear all the kissing. He felt like a piece of pork belly with neatly defined layers, while Xiao Jinyi was a fly craving that pork belly, endlessly landing on him and nibbling away.
Shen Shixu pushed Xiao Jinyi's face away, keeping him at a distance. "Stop kissing me. I have to attend court tomorrow. If those officials see the marks you've left on my neck, they'll start gossiping."
Shen Shixu had to attend court tomorrow, and he could not let those officials see the marks on his neck. Otherwise, they would surely start lecturing him about improper conduct, overstepping boundaries, and how affection should be restrained by propriety. He had no patience for