You actually told on me to your parents!

The figure slowly approached the bed.

Lying in bed, Ye Yizhou opened his eyes in the darkness, steadied his breathing, and watched the figure, waiting for a chance to act.

The figure stopped beside the bed and bent down slightly.

Seizing his chance, Ye Yizhou abruptly sat up, hooked an arm around the man's neck, and threw him straight onto the bed.

"Who is it?"

Ye Yizhou gripped his neck, pinning him down with one knee as he demanded in a low voice.

"It's me."

Yan Qingdu's deep, pleasant voice sounded. He pulled the hand off his neck and held it in his own. "Didn't you already know?"

Ye Yizhou hadn't held back at all when he threw him.

But afterward, his grip on his neck had been very light.

"Hehe."

Ye Yizhou chuckled without denying it and happily sprawled on top of Yan Qingdu.

"Pretty good moves." Yan Qingdu.

"Well, boys need to protect themselves when they're out and about too. Of course I had to learn a few moves."

Ye Yizhou rested his head against Yan Qingdu's chest. He was still pleasantly surprised that Yan Qingdu had come back. "Why did you come home so late?"

Ye Yizhou sniffed Yan Qingdu like a puppy and muttered, "Doesn't seem like you've been drinking."

"If I didn't come home soon, wouldn't someone be going out begging for food?"

Yan Qingdu remembered exactly what Ye Yizhou had said earlier. He reached up and pinched his cheek. "My parents told me to hurry home and show you what I've got, to try a little harder to keep you from having a change of heart."

Ye Yizhou raised his head and tugged on Yan Qingdu's tie, saying indignantly, "Yan Qingdu, you actually told on me to your parents! How childish are you?"

"I didn't tell on you. You couldn't make it, so I just explained that it was because of work."

Yan Qingdu sounded quite innocent.

"Hmph."

Ye Yizhou gave a little snort and pulled harder on his tie. "Who hasn't played innocent before? You think I can't see through your little tricks?"

"Now look. They think you're a scumbag, and I'm a scumbag too." Yan Qingdu stroked Ye Yizhou's head, sounding a little helpless.

Ye Yizhou caught on at once, his tone turning rather happy. "Are you saying we're a perfect match?"

Yan Qingdu didn't answer. He only gave a low chuckle, which was very sexy.

"Yizhou," Yan Qingdu murmured his name.

Ye Yizhou leaned over and gently kissed Yan Qingdu's lips.

Yan Qingdu gently squeezed the back of Ye Yizhou's neck and pressed him into his arms, parting his lips and deepening the kiss as their tongues intertwined.

Yan Qingdu showered Ye Yizhou's neck with kisses.

"No kissing my neck."

Ye Yizhou's voice was a little hoarse with arousal as he covered his neck.

"Hmm?" Yan Qingdu lightly kissed the back of the hand covering Ye Yizhou's neck.

"I saw a news story before. A young couple left a hickey on the side of the neck, right over the internal carotid artery. It damaged the lining of the blood vessel, and then the person croaked."

Ye Yizhou explained this to Yan Qingdu in an extremely serious tone, then added quietly, "You can't."

"All right." Yan Qingdu was just about to kiss him again when Ye Yizhou interrupted him.

Ye Yizhou pushed at Yan Qingdu and rolled off him onto the bed beside him. "Go shower first. You're filthy."

His partner really knew how to torment him.

Yan Qingdu sat up helplessly, loosened his tie, and undid his collar button with one hand to catch his breath.

Ye Yizhou rolled over once more on the bed, reached the switch beside it, and turned on the bedroom light.

Yan Qingdu stood and tossed his suit jacket onto the sofa nearby, then wound the tie he'd pulled off around his hand twice.

Every movement brimmed with sexual tension.

Ye Yizhou sat cross-legged on the bed, his gaze fixed on Yan Qingdu, his eyes shining.

I really like him so much.

Yan Qingdu's face, his body, his hands, his long legs-every movement he made struck Ye Yizhou right in the heart.

Yan Qingdu turned his head and saw the way Ye Yizhou was looking at him, the affection obvious in his eyes, and couldn't help asking:

"Want to shower with me?"

"I already showered." Ye Yizhou pursed his lips.

Yan Qingdu said nothing and simply looked at Ye Yizhou.

"But I suppose I could shower again."

Ye Yizhou's defenses loosened bit by bit. He broke into a smile and called, "Catch me."

Yan Qingdu turned and securely caught Ye Yizhou as he launched himself at him and clung to him, then chuckled softly.

His partner really was adorable.

Yan Qingdu carried Ye Yizhou into the bathroom.

Soon, soft, pleasure-filled, intimate gasps mingled with the sound of the shower.

The two fooled around in the bathroom for a long time. In the end, Yan Qingdu carried a groggy Ye Yizhou to bed to sleep.

Watching Ye Yizhou sleep soundly in his arms, Yan Qingdu's lips curved upward without him realizing it.

The consequence of a night of indulgence was that Ye Yizhou had no idea when Yan Qingdu left.

By the time he woke up, it was already past two in the afternoon.

Ye Yizhou sat up in bed and reached for his phone on the nightstand.

Yan Qingdu: I've gone abroad on business. I'll be back as soon as possible.

Yan Qingdu: I left breakfast warming in the pot for you. Remember to eat.

Yan Qingdu: Don't miss me too much.

A sweet smile appeared on Ye Yizhou's lips when he saw Yan Qingdu's messages.

Compared with the utterly serious, aloof, unattainable man he'd been at first, Yan Qingdu was gradually showing him his true feelings.

He could be coy and a little childish, even telling on him to his parents.

No matter what Yan Qingdu was like, Ye Yizhou liked him so much.

And yet.

The message Ye Yizhou sent Yan Qingdu in reply read: It's fine. Go right ahead. It won't stop me from going out begging for food.

Before heading out for work, Ye Yizhou still made a trip home.

His dad had been bombarding him with messages, as though he would fly into a rage if Ye Yizhou didn't come home.

"You just went and registered your marriage on a whim! Why don't you fly off into the sky while you're at it!"

With other people present yesterday, Ye Chongli had already exercised considerable restraint, but seeing Ye Yizhou lounging carelessly on the sofa made his anger flare.

"Did you say anything to me or your mom? Is this any way to do things?"

"Didn't you know?"

Ye Yizhou raised his eyebrows in amusement. "Don't pretend. When I said I wanted a marriage alliance with Yan Qingdu, weren't you tempted?"

"What's so good about him! You've only been married a few days, and he's already going abroad on business for months. Why put yourself through this?"

Ye Chongli frowned slightly, seemingly rather unhappy.

Ye Yizhou couldn't hold back his laughter. "Pfft. That's not how you looked when you talked about Yan Qingdu before today!"

"You little brat! Can't you see your dad feels bad for you?" Ye Chongli was a little sheepish, but also rather self-righteous.

"You feel bad for me?"

Ye Yizhou was even a little touched to hear that and asked tentatively, "Then how about you do your son-in-law's work instead?"