He headed happily into the bathroom, stripped off his clothes, and began showering. But halfway through, the water suddenly stopped.
"What's going on? Is it broken?"
He had just worked shampoo into his hair, and there was still foam left in it. Now he was stuck.
He called out through the door a couple of times, but no one answered. He couldn't exactly go to bed with a head full of foam, so he hastily pulled on a T-shirt and a pair of briefs and headed out.
Luckily, the weather hadn't turned completely cold yet. Bare-legged, Jiang Ze pattered toward the other rooms on the second floor.
He remembered that this floor had three bathrooms, including his own.
After checking the other two in succession, Jiang Ze stood there with foam in his hair and discovered that neither of those bathrooms had water either.
His wet hair was making him shiver a little. Perhaps because it was getting late, Feng wasn't in the Villa either.
He hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to dash upstairs to the third floor.
He remembered that the big boss had forbidden him from going to the third floor when he first arrived. But this was an emergency, so surely he couldn't be blamed?
He had just jogged up to the third-floor landing when the door in the middle suddenly opened, revealing Meng Zhiyuan in a bathrobe.
"What's going on?"
Meng Zhiyuan saw his wet, foam-covered hair, then lowered his gaze to a pair of long, straight, pale legs. He wasn't even wearing pants.
The man fell silent for two seconds.
"Is the bathroom on the second floor broken?"
"Yes. I don't know what happened. Uncle Zhiyuan... can I borrow your bathroom?"
So cold, so cold. I should've put on some pants.
Meng Zhiyuan frowned, quickly pulled him into the bedroom, and shut the door.
He pointed to the bathroom door off to one side. "Go rinse your hair."
Jiang Ze nodded. His hair felt wet and sticky, which was indeed uncomfortable. Before he even had time to wonder what the big boss's bedroom looked like, he hurried inside.
In his rush, he had thrown on a fairly fitted shirt, and his briefs were very short. His hips swayed as he ran, making the man's gaze darken behind him.
Jiang Ze entered the bathroom. Meng Zhiyuan probably hadn't finished showering long ago, because warmth still lingered inside.
For some reason, his cheeks flushed. He intended to make this quick, then head downstairs to bed, so his movements picked up considerably.
Outside, Meng Zhiyuan sat on the sofa. Listening to the running water from the bathroom, he couldn't help picturing the kid's long, straight legs again, his eyes darkening.
Tsk. The kid really didn't have his guard up around me at all.
Only a few minutes passed before Jiang Ze's quiet call came from inside.
"Uncle Zhiyuan? Are you still there? I think I forgot to bring a bathrobe."
Holding the clothes he had just taken off, Jiang Ze couldn't bring himself to put them back on. He could only muster his courage and ask the big boss to bring him something to wear.
When he heard the man's footsteps outside, he carefully opened the bathroom door a crack and stuck out an arm.
He reached farther out, but failed to find anything on his first try. After feeling around to either side a few more times, his hand encountered something warm, soft, and firm, much like the man's abs he had touched before.
He was about to snatch his hand back when the man outside seemed to chuckle, and he felt a bathrobe being pressed into his hand.
He quickly withdrew his arm, put it on with flushed cheeks, and opened the bathroom door, only to find the man already about to lie down and rest.
"Why go to all that trouble this late?"
Meng Zhiyuan pointed to the spot beside him, his expression unreadable.
It really did seem as though he simply didn't want Jiang Ze going to any trouble so late at night.
It's just a trip downstairs. What trouble? He wants me to share a bed with him? What if I can't control myself tonight?
As his thoughts ran wild, Jiang Ze took a few glances around the big boss's bedroom.
It had an ordinary black, gray, and white color scheme, with the same layout as his room downstairs, only with a little more of the man's cool austerity.
"I'd rather..."
He had barely spoken when he caught the big boss's displeased expression and changed course mid-sentence.
"...rather not go to the trouble, then. I'll just make do here for the night?"
In fact, the bed in this room was enormous, with more than enough space for four people. Jiang Ze breathed a sigh of relief and approached it step by step under the big boss's gaze.
"Weren't you already sleepy?"
"Oh..."
As if on cue, Jiang Ze yawned, took off his shoes, and crawled toward the inside of the bed with his backside in the air.
The young man's waist was slender, and the slight dip in it now formed a lovely curve.
Meng Zhiyuan's gaze began to turn dangerous. He reached out and caught the young man around his slim waist.
Caught off guard, Jiang Ze toppled sideways into the man's arms. Hot breath brushed his ear, and the air suddenly grew charged with intimacy.
"You seduced me first."
Jiang Ze: "???"
He turned his head and only then noticed the dark desire filling the eyes of the man beside him. Meng Zhiyuan's Adam's apple bobbed slowly, his voice low and husky.
"Can I kiss you again?"
Jiang Ze could never resist the big boss saying things like that in his cold, hard voice. His heart raced so fast that he couldn't utter a single word of refusal.
Just kiss me if you want to. Who asks beforehand...?
It was so embarrassing.
"Heh. All right. I was overthinking it."
Then next time, he would act first and ask afterward.
Before Jiang Ze could work out what that sudden remark meant, the man gently kissed his lips.
Unlike the earlier storm of kisses, the touch against Jiang Ze's lips felt unbelievably tender.
The man's kisses trailed down from the corner of his mouth to his neck. Jiang Ze trembled, a little frightened, and couldn't help bracing both hands against the man's chest.
"Meng Zhiyuan..."
"Mm. Don't be afraid. I'm only kissing you."
The man's kisses were restrained, as though he were holding himself back. Jiang Ze felt what seemed to be a gentle stroke along his leg, sending a faint shiver through him.
"You... you said it would just be one kiss..."
He had barely finished speaking when the room suddenly went dark. The man had just switched off the bedside lamp.
"Mm. Go to sleep."
Wait, we're just going to sleep?
Jiang Ze was left hanging, but he was the one who had refused just now. Looking conflicted, he gently nudged the person beside him.
"Don't feel like sleeping tonight?"
The man turned his head and looked at him dangerously in the darkness.
He was already holding himself back so much, yet Jiang Ze was still teasing him.
... (Please, there's only a tiny bit left.)
When Jiang Ze woke the next morning, his throat hurt terribly, and the man beside him had long since left for the office. (His throat hurt from talking.)
The physical discomfort made him even angrier.
I'll definitely get him back next time!
Wait, why should there be a next time?
Jiang Ze felt that a handsome man had led him astray. He had reminded himself more than once that this man was the main villain, a big boss who would turn evil in the future.
But he still couldn't help thinking about the man's low, husky voice last night and...
Ahhh, no! I can't keep thinking about it!
"Host, stop sitting here pining. Someone's about to steal your man!"
What?
Only after hearing the system's words did Jiang Ze vaguely notice what sounded like a woman talking downstairs.
Once he went downstairs and took a look, he finally understood what the system meant.
"I'm looking for my Zhiyuan. He lives here, doesn't he? Then I'll wait here for him to come back."
The woman's voice downstairs was soft and gentle. Elder Feng stood to one side, looking troubled, and sighed when he saw Jiang Ze come down.
"Elder Feng, who is this young lady?"
The woman stood up, her long white dress swaying gently. She looked at Jiang Ze, her tone gentle and bright.
"Hello, I'm Meng Zhiyuan's fiancée."
Jiang Ze's gaze flickered, and inwardly he exclaimed, Well, damn.
I knew it! A fiancée was practically standard issue for a CEO!
Meng Zhiyuan, you scumbag!
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