The Secret Passage was not as deep as he had imagined, perhaps only five meters long.
Shen Ru felt himself pitch forward and land on a soft, spacious bed.
His loose shirt rode up, revealing a stretch of snowy-white waist. Perhaps he had bumped into something while running or falling; several stark red marks marred his fair skin, glaring yet suggestive.
Sprawled on the bed in the dim light, seemingly at someone else's mercy, he made a tantalizing sight.
Shen Ru hurriedly surveyed his surroundings. This seemed to be a small suite attached to an office.
Before he could finish looking around, a sudden, urgent knock sounded at the door.
Knock, knock, knock.
Shen Ru instantly went on alert. He tried to look back, but pressure suddenly bore down on the back of his neck, forcing his beautiful face into the soft bedding.
A large, warm hand gently stroked the young man's fair, enticing thigh. Its fingertips traveled steadily upward, passing over the scenery along the way before finally settling on the lovely hollow of his lower back.
The man's voice was low, his tone interested and teasing.
"I really didn't expect this scenario to come so soon, Teacher Shen."
Shen Ru: "!!!"
Shen Ru wanted to speak, but the man seemed unwilling to give him the chance. His hand moved from the back of Rose's neck to his crimson lips, completely cutting off the young man's next move.
"Don't make a sound. They'll find you."
Mo Yu murmured his threat to Shen Ru on the bed, yet answered the inquiry at the door at a normal volume.
"Nothing unusual here. Go look somewhere else."
As the footsteps outside gradually receded, the young man tried to break free and get up. But whatever the man did made his dark red