There was no way Pei Song'an would pull Li Xiaoshu's pants down in his own living room. They fooled around for a while, sunlight spilling through the floor-to-ceiling windows and warming their bodies, until Li Shu simply rested against Pei Song'an's shoulder and closed his eyes.
A crisp, cool fragrance lingered around his nose. Everything was quiet, apart from the occasional laughter and barking from Pei Xiying and Zhaocai watching TV upstairs.
Li Shu had thought his ass would hurt too much for him to get out of bed, but thinking carefully about those three days and nights, he had actually spent at least half that time being worn out until he was drowsy.
They had lain naked under the covers, skin against skin, kissing for a while. Pei Song'an would even tell him stories, soothing him like a child, and only continue when he seemed to be doing well.
Burying his face against Pei Song'an's neck, Li Shu couldn't help rubbing his nose against him. His heart felt filled to bursting, and he couldn't help smiling secretly.
Pei Song'an held him close with one arm, letting Li Shu settle into a comfortable position, while his other hand continued scrolling through Li Shu's phone.
"You still have PXX?"
Li Shu didn't move. "It's our matchmaker. Wouldn't deleting it mean forgetting our roots?"
An idea struck Pei Song'an. "You like buying things on PXX?"
Li Shu said, "Yeah. It's like browsing a budget supermarket. Not only does it have everything, but if you choose carefully, you can find good stuff too. Do you know how amazing PXX's limited-time subsidies are? Besides, you need to buy some cheap little bits of junk to have something to look forward to in life."
Noticing that Li Shu seemed ready to sit up and argue