At last, he could not resist reaching out to pinch his soft cheek. With a smile that did not reach his eyes, he said, "Why are you always so shameless?"
With his cheek caught between those long, strong fingers, Chi Yu curved his lips, revealing white teeth and a faint glimpse of a canine on one side. His voice was a little muffled by the pinch as he said, "Because you fall for it, Senior Brother Xuanji."
Xie Xiyi laughed aloud. "Chi Yu, you really are sly."
Chi Yu blinked, his smile a little ingratiating. "Also because I know you dote on me most, Senior Brother Xuanji, and grant my every request. So if I beg a little more, you'll always agree. Besides, I'm not being shameless. Every word is true and comes straight from the heart. Your servant begs Your Majesty to judge fairly."
Xie Xiyi lowered his eyes to his smiling face and said softly, "If you entered the imperial court, you would certainly be a sycophant skilled in flattery."
Chi Yu smiled until his rounded eyes narrowed slightly. Beneath his thin eyelids, his eyes shone with a clear, cool light, so beautiful it was almost unbearable.
His voice slightly muffled, he said, "What's wrong with being a sycophant? To outsiders, I'm a sycophant. In private, this sycophant is His Majesty's Hello Kitty."
Xie Xiyi: "..."
His gaze shifted down to those soft red lips. He knew how soft they were, yet those soft, juicy lips always managed to say things he could not understand.
Xie Xiyi lowered his head, bringing his face closer to Chi Yu's, and murmured, "Now that you've put it that way, I have no choice but to agree?"
Looking at Xie Xiyi's face so close to his own, Chi Yu felt nothing was