Pei Yang saw the sweat breaking out at Feng Wanting's temples and his suddenly quickened breathing. He knew the truth had to be difficult to speak of.
According to Lu Yu, something he had seen or heard during puberty had caused this problem with his body. That meant it probably wasn't as simple as accidentally clicking a porn ad while looking something up online.
"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Pei Yang reached out and wiped Feng Wanting's sweat with his cuff.
Halfway through, Feng Wanting caught Pei Yang's wrist. His voice sounded like rusty gears. "That summer, I sneaked out of a summer camp organized by my school. A few friends and I wanted to rent a yacht and go out to sea, but when we pooled our money, we didn't have quite enough."
"So I went home to get some money, and I heard some... chaotic noises coming from my father's room."
Pei Yang's eyes widened.
"By then, I already knew a fair bit about sex. Hearing those gasps, I had a rough idea of what was going on in there, but I couldn't believe he'd dare betray my mother so openly in our own home. I wondered if it was a misunderstanding, and without thinking about the consequences at all, I kicked the door open."
"And then I regretted it. I saw something utterly disgusting that I couldn't forget. There was more than one person in there. Men, women, both. They were all naked..."
"Stop." Pei Yang felt an invisible pair of hands clench his stomach hard. He threw himself into Feng Wanting's tense arms and held him tight. "Stop."
"It's all right. It's been so many years, I've almost forgotten it." Feng Wanting rested his chin on the crown of Pei