I like you

After those words, Li Shu struggled much less.

He finally understood what had gotten into this guy, too.

So he was competing with Shen Muwen over this! A fully grown adult, and he was still acting like a little kid?

Wait, no! If Pei Song'an was upset with Shen Muwen, why were Li Xiaoshu's pants the ones coming off in the end!?

Li Shu instinctively grabbed Pei Song'an's wrist, vaguely sensing that if he did not stop him now, things might head somewhere beyond his control. "Wait, I still think this is a little forward."

Pei Song'an smiled. "Really? Do you hide from Cheng Zhen when you change your pants in your dorm?"

"Of course not."

"Then why would you feel embarrassed in front of me? Are Cheng Zhen and I different to you?"

Clouds blocked the light outside, yet Pei Song'an's features grew increasingly clear in Li Shu's eyes. As his expression relaxed, he looked more at ease and in control.

Li Shu paused. He suddenly realized that Pei Song'an always approached things from a very different angle than he did, yet hit the mark with frightening precision.

"You see Cheng Zhen as a friend, and you can change freely in front of a friend. Then can I take that to mean I occupy a place in your heart that makes you feel embarrassed and constantly conscious of how you look?"

As the words left Pei Song'an's mouth one by one, things had already begun veering off course before Li Shu even noticed.

"What do you mean?" Li Shu's palms were a little sweaty, but his words were frighteningly direct. "You're saying I like you? Then you clearly said yourself that you were angry because I treated Shen Muwen well. Why don't you say you like me?"

"Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not that full of myself. The conversation just led me there."

"If you don't want to hear it, pretend I didn't say it."

Pei Song'an said nothing, but his eyes darkened.

For as long as he could remember, his parents had strictly regulated his every word and action: he must not let anyone influence him, and whether with people or things, the countdown to the end of his time with them began the moment contact was made.

So although he had received an exceptionally high-quality education from childhood, when he counted carefully, very few things belonged entirely to Pei Song'an.

His parents' love, his teachers' praise, success as defined by others-all of these could go down the drain because of a moment's laxity on his part.

His abilities and position today were inseparable from his own efforts.

So Pei Song'an automatically assumed that Li Shu's closeness was mostly a product of his own control rather than the other man's willingness. Complex feelings such as liking someone and being liked were even more far-fetched to him.

Yet at this moment, Li Shu's words stirred a silent storm inside him, making it impossible for him to remain uninvolved.

His tight grip on Li Shu abruptly loosened.

Pei Song'an took two steps back, but the irritation inside him did not dissipate simply because he had put distance between himself and Li Shu. His chaotic emotions were splashed with the colors of blazing sunlight, crashing recklessly and impulsively against his chest.

Li Shu did not understand what was happening, but one second he had asked whether Pei Song'an liked him, and the next he had been released. It immediately left him feeling unhappy.

"What's that supposed to mean? You're the one who wanted to take them off, and now you're the one who won't. Are you disgusted by me?"

"You're actually turning your nose up at me?"

"I haven't even complained about you getting handsy. Why are you backing away???"

"Say something!"

Pei Song'an did not respond immediately, but his gaze remained fixed on Li Shu's face. His brows drew together slightly as though he were dissatisfied with something, yet only he knew how ridiculously fast his heart was beating.

Li Shu could not quite read Pei Song'an's expression. After another stretch of silence, he abandoned the standoff and slumped into the chair behind him, tilting his face up:

"Not doing it anymore? Then can I use my phone?"

"Go ahead."

Pei Song'an left decisively, turning and walking to the door. His hand rested on the handle for less than a second before his thin eyelids closed and opened again. An unusual gleam flashed through his dark eyes, and then he turned once more and walked straight toward Li Shu.

Li Shu had just opened Douyin when a shadow suddenly fell over him. The moment he looked up, the phone in his hand fell to the floor.

The sound of the heavy impact exploded in their ears-

Startled, Li Shu lifted his dewy eyes and saw Pei Song'an meeting his gaze openly. Perhaps because his eyesight was so good, Li Shu could even see the rise and fall of the man's Adam's apple as it bobbed.

Noticing Li Shu's intention to stand, Pei Song'an pressed his shoulders down first. His hair brushed Li Shu's cheek and jaw as he pushed him into the chair in an almost forceful posture, his lips settling against his Adam's apple.

Li Shu's mind went blank.

A tingling, ticklish sensation shot straight to the top of his head.

Huh?

Before he could fully work out what was happening, the man's breath warmed the side of his neck. The slightest movement of his Adam's apple sent that tormenting itch all the way into the bones beneath his skin.

Unfortunately, stopping there was nowhere near enough for Pei Song'an. His large hand moved down from Li Shu's shoulder to press against his lower abdomen. His long fingers dug hard into the soft flesh at Li Shu's waist, then swiftly and unyieldingly tugged down the trousers fitted against his skin.

Li Shu flailed in fright, his legs pinned by Pei Song'an as he loomed over him.

A scorching palm touched Li Shu's thigh through the fabric of his underwear.

Smooth and firm, without a trace of excess fat, the tautness of his inner thigh was full of sensuality and temptation. The palm stopped above his knee, the fingers tightening and squeezing.

At Li Shu's instinctive cry, the fog in Pei Song'an's heart slowly dispersed, and his solemn expression returned to its earlier pleasure.

"Pei Song'an, a-are you done?"

Li Shu did not dare move. The crisp fragrance of the man washed over him, making his head spin. Both his expression and his body were stiff.

His top barely covered his backside, but his long, pale legs lay in plain sight beneath the man's shadow. It felt as though countless ants were silently nibbling all over him.

With his lips against Li Shu's Adam's apple, Pei Song'an gently bit that patch of skin twice. After feeling the person beneath him shudder, he slowly sucked with desire-filled lips.

The sound was crisp.

It knocked Li Shu's reason to pieces along with it.

It went further than last time, but only a little.

Even a little further wasn't okay!!!

Li Shu's brain and mouth were not on the same starting line right now, so all he could do was blurt, "You!!! What else do you have to say!"

Pei Song'an answered honestly. "Your legs are so pale."

Li Shu exploded. "Have you no shame!"

Pei Song'an added, "I like you."

Li Shu froze for a moment, his eyes widening, but complex emotions soon took over his face. He looked at Pei Song'an with utter disdain:

"What?"

"Don't tell me you only said you liked me because you wanted to kiss me and couldn't find a decent excuse?"

Pei Daddy: already driven mad with anger. Do not disturb.