It was a simple, weightless remark.
Yet Xie Yanci said it with extraordinary solemnity and seriousness.
The words seemed forcibly squeezed out from between his teeth. Admitting his feelings aloud was truly difficult for him.
He had been like this since childhood, and besides...
"Beep-"
The familiar ringing sounded in his ears again, and a tearing pain instantly struck, as though a cold, rigid wire were tugging at his temples again and again.
Xie Yanci frowned and shook his head hard twice.
His increasingly heavy breaths fell against Xu Shi's neck, his heaving chest constantly pressing against Xu Shi's back through their clothes.
[So hot...]
[Should I knead him a little?]
[I want a taste.]
"You..." Xu Shi had just started to answer when the arms around his waist abruptly tightened. "Ugh..."
It hurt.
His bones were about to be crushed.
Xie Yanci's brows knitted tightly with pain. His head dropped into the crook of Xu Shi's shoulder as he explained, one word at a time:
"I originally wanted to come back and keep you company yesterday."
But he had still ended up an hour late.
He had always cared only about results, not the process. Even if he had changed flights overnight, he had still been late. Too much explanation would only seem insincere.
He did not want to bring it up, but Xu Shi cared.
"Xie Yanci..." The person in his arms suddenly looked up and called his name.
"Beep-"
The ringing was so loud that Xie Yanci could not make out a single word. He could only see his wife's glistening lips move a few times.
His head swam and felt ready to split. All he could do was rest his chin on Xu Shi's shoulder, his vision growing increasingly blurred.
He felt a pair of cool