Yu Xiuyuan breathed as hard as if he had just run eight hundred meters, his chest heaving.
The warmth and feel of Yun Chuan still lingered on his lips.
Belatedly, embarrassment and anger caught up with him, his voice still trembling:
"I only agreed to give you a chance. I didn't agree to be with you! How could you kiss me without asking?"
Yun Chuan looked at him.
Yu Xiuyuan's lips were slightly red and swollen from the kiss, his eyes glistened at the corners, and he still hadn't caught his breath.
Yun Chuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he forced himself to look away.
"This is me pursuing you," he said, breathing heavily, his words utterly unreasonable. "I've never pursued anyone before. I don't have any experience. Is this wrong?"
Yu Xiuyuan struggled. "Of course it's wrong!"
Yun Chuan released Yu Xiuyuan's wrists and gently brushed his fingers over his lower lip.
"Then I'm sorry," he said softly, his voice gentle and coaxing. "My fault. I didn't know any better. I couldn't help myself."
Yu Xiuyuan's oxygen-starved brain finally cleared after the kiss, leaving him exasperated:
"Stop pretending! Even if you don't know anything else, you should know you can't kiss someone before you've won them over!"
Seeing that he hadn't fooled him, Yun Chuan lowered his head and laughed.
His voice was deep and magnetic. "Sorry. I'll be more careful next time."
Yu Xiuyuan glared at him fiercely. "There won't be a next time!"
He shoved Yun Chuan hard again, and this time, he managed to push him away.
He pulled open the door and disappeared down the hall, all but fleeing.
Watching that flustered figure run off, Yun Chuan wanted to follow.
But he glanced down at himself, closed his eyes helplessly, and let out a deep breath,