Hu Xiaotian began to feel groggy, and even his eyelids grew heavy. He knew oxygen deprivation had begun to set in. Looking at Ji Feihua, he found him ever more alluring, captivating enough to shake his very soul. At times like this, a person's willpower and self-control inevitably weakened. Ji Feihua soon felt something hot and swelling against his thigh. This had happened before, but now they were even closer together than they had been then. Hu Xiaotian thought he would anger Ji Feihua, yet Ji Feihua showed no anger and simply held him in silence. Feeling how soft Ji Feihua's body was, like a woman's, Hu Xiaotian whispered, "I don't know why, but I always find myself thinking of you as a woman."
"When did that start?" Ji Feihua asked softly.
"I can't remember," Hu Xiaotian said. "I just always feel you're like a woman. I can't help wanting to protect you."
"You, protect me?"
"I know that sounds ridiculous," Hu Xiaotian said, "but I always feel you're like a lonely, helpless girl. Deep down, I want to cherish and protect you..." He felt Ji Feihua tighten his embrace, while his eyelids grew heavier and heavier. He gasped, "I think... I'll be going on ahead..."
"To me, you're a mighty man who can do anything!" Ji Feihua said. "Xiaotian, hold on! Didn't you say you wanted to protect me?" His voice began to tremble noticeably, betraying the fear in his heart.
"I want to protect you..." Hu Xiaotian murmured groggily. "I still want to hold you... and kiss you..." The fellow's mind was already clouding over, yet he was still thinking about such things.
Ji Feihua found none of this amusing, nor did he consider Hu Xiaotian's words a desecration of him. He shook Hu Xiaotian by the shoulders,