Lu Xingchen called out to Huo Chuyun but got no answer. His neck still tickled, and when he tilted his head, he saw Huo Chuyun burying his face against it.
Only then did Lu Xingchen realize that Huo Chuyun was kissing his neck. With the camera still there, Lu Xingchen did have some sense of shame.
"Huo Chuyun!" Lu Xingchen shouted, breaking free of Huo Chuyun's arms. His ears red and his foxlike eyes gleaming slyly, he looked teasingly at the dazed man.
"Do you know what you're doing?"
"I..." For the first time, Huo Chuyun was at a loss. What had possessed him to do that just now? His fingers at his side rubbed together unconsciously, savoring the warmth that had just been in his arms.
"Hahahahahaha..." Lu Xingchen doubled over with laughter, clutching his stomach. "Huo Chuyun, you look so dumb right now..."
Seeing Huo Chuyun's helpless expression, Lu Xingchen straightened and slowly sauntered over to him, rising onto his toes to breathe softly into his ear.
"And very cute, of course. Huo Chuyun, have you fallen for me?"
Huo Chuyun's gaze darkened. He gently held Lu Xingchen's waist and turned his head, signaling for the cameraman in the room to turn off the camera and leave for now.
The cameraman: ...Fine, you two are above it all. I'll leave!
The instant the door closed, the intimate atmosphere in the room heated up.
Huo Chuyun suddenly gripped Lu Xingchen's waist and tossed him upward, then caught him by the bottom. Lu Xingchen cried out in fright and only steadied himself by wrapping both arms around Huo Chuyun's neck.
"Huo Chuyun, you..."
Before Lu Xingchen could finish, Huo Chuyun cut him off fiercely. "Lu Xingchen, has no one ever told you how sly you are?"
"You're the first."
Lu Xingchen smiled like a little fox and reached out to stroke Huo Chuyun's chin. "What? I only used a basic attack, and the great award-winning actor Huo already couldn't resist using his ultimate?"
"Yes!" For the first time, Huo Chuyun faced his feelings so frankly.
There was no denying that he had fallen for Lu Xingchen at first sight that night at the hotel. Otherwise, Huo Chuyun could never have slept with him, but he had been too proud to admit it.
"Oh? Then you really are easy to win over, Best Actor Huo. One night together and a bouquet of flowers were all it took..."
Noticing Huo Chuyun's chest heaving, Lu Xingchen deliberately fanned the flames, gently biting his earlobe with his pearly teeth.
Still not satisfied, he cupped Huo Chuyun's face and kissed the scar that pained Lu Xingchen the most, deliberately breathing out so his breath brushed intimately against Huo Chuyun's face.
Noticing Huo Chuyun's ears gradually reddening under his teasing, Lu Xingchen smiled like a little fox that had pulled off a naughty trick.
"Don't move!"
Sensing what Lu Xingchen was reaching out to do, Huo Chuyun finally lost patience and gave the bottom of the man in his arms a hard smack, successfully silencing him.
Lu Xingchen shuddered, no longer daring to cause trouble, like a quail. Now it was Huo Chuyun's turn to squeeze his full bottom. "Weren't you so bold? Hmm?"
"However easy I was to win over, you were still the one who pursued me, weren't you?" Huo Chuyun deliberately brushed his lips over Lu Xingchen's neck, his movements as light as feathers yet impossible to ignore, bringing waves of heat and ticklish sensations.
"You're worth it." Hearing that, Lu Xingchen instantly lifted his head from where it was buried against Huo Chuyun's neck and looked at him earnestly.
Huo Chuyun deliberately teased him. "Am I that good?"
Lu Xingchen answered without hesitation, "Of course. I really like you, Huo Chuyun."
Before he transmigrated into the novel, everyone around Lu Xingchen knew he was a fanboy who dreamed of dating Huo Chuyun, according to fellow fans.
Huo Chuyun chuckled, looking at Lu Xingchen's earnest, serious expression. "I believe you."
At some point, their position had changed from Huo Chuyun supporting Lu Xingchen's bottom with one hand to Lu Xingchen wrapping both legs around Huo Chuyun's lean, muscular waist, with Huo Chuyun supporting his bottom with both hands.
"So, Huo Chuyun, with the relationship we have now, is there something holding you back from kissing me?"
Lu Xingchen smiled slyly and kneaded Huo Chuyun's springy chest muscles.
"Lu Xingchen, you really are a little temptress."
Huo Chuyun let Lu Xingchen's hands roam over him, held the back of his head with one hand, and tilted his face up to kiss him.
Although there were many mysteries surrounding Lu Xingchen, Huo Chuyun believed he would not hurt him.
If Lu Xingchen really did mean to hurt him, Huo Chuyun thought he would gladly accept it.
By the time the two came out, ten minutes had passed.
The official Run Faster account hastily issued a notice saying there was a problem with the equipment on Huo Chuyun and Lu Xingchen's end, that their livestream had been suspended, and that they were working hard to fix it.
When the livestream returned, the comments scrolled nonstop.
[It's finally fixed. Wait! We only went ten minutes without seeing them, so why does Xingxing seem more alluring?]
[Lu Xingchen's lips are visibly redder and swollen. What were you two doing in those ten minutes that we weren't allowed to see?]
[Old Huo, I look down on you. You only lasted ten minutes?]
[Why can't I understand what the comments are talking about?]
[Little one above, your job right now is to study hard. Don't let them corrupt you.]
[I really have to hand it to you shippers. You can ship anything. They're standing so far apart. Huo Chuyun is obviously avoiding rumors.]
[Huo Chuyun shines on his own. Don't let some nobody cling to him.]
Lu Xingchen, meanwhile, leisurely analyzed the clues with Huo Chuyun. "Wang Xiuli's disappearance isn't that simple. I'm leaning toward her having suffered inhuman abuse and then escaped."
"That's possible." Huo Chuyun checked the messages on his phone. "The first task has ended. Two people failed to complete it, and their alarms have already gone off."
"Oh." Lu Xingchen did not care about that. As long as he and Huo Chuyun were fine, that was enough.
But Huo Chuyun frowned. "Lu Yichen didn't finish his task either. We need to be careful."
No sooner had he spoken than a loud alarm rang out in the distance: "Beep, beep, beep!"
Lu Xingchen looked up to see Lu Yichen running toward them in a sorry state, the alarm at his waist striking fear into people like a summons to death.
The alarm grew clearer and clearer, as though it would pierce their eardrums.
As the sound approached, a hunter in a black suit came in response, charging toward Lu Yichen as swiftly as a cheetah.
He stirred up fallen leaves along the way, every step carrying a sense of deadly menace.
"Run!" Huo Chuyun grabbed Lu Xingchen's hand and ran in the opposite direction.
Meanwhile, as though ignited, Lu Yichen unleashed a terrifying burst of strength and rapidly closed in on Lu Xingchen. "Lu Xingchen, why are you running? Hurry up and block the hunter for me!"
Lu Yichen ordered him around out of habit, wanting to boss Lu Xingchen about as he had before and make him take the fall.
That infuriated Lu Xingchen. He pulled Huo Chuyun to a stop and stood there, watching Lu Yichen's contorted expression coldly.
Lu Xingchen had to hand it to Lu Yichen, too. He had run right out of his leather shoes, his white socks had turned pitch-black, and even stepping on sharp pebbles did not stop him from trying to drag Lu Xingchen down with him.
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