Xie Ji pushed open Lu Xunji's bedroom door.
The room was quiet, the lights were off, the curtains were drawn, and the light was dim.
" Lu Xunji?" Xie Ji called out and turned on the room light.
Soft white light shone down, but there was no response from Lu Xunji.
Xie Ji first went into the bathroom and washed his smoke-stained face with water.
He splashed a handful of cold water on his face and roughly rubbed it. When he looked up again, he suddenly saw Lu Xunji standing silently behind him in the mirror.
Xie Ji: "..."
Dude, did you have to scare me like that?
He turned his head and met Lu Xunji's deep purple eyes.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but Lu Xunji's face looked even paler, her lips pressed into a thin line as she silently stared at him.
Xie Ji grabbed a disposable face towel from the side to dry his face, then smiled at Lu Xunji, "Brother, I came up to call you for dinner. Um, did you apply the medicine?"
Lu Xunji lowered his eyelids, then after a long while lifted them again to look at him, like a resentful widower from a wealthy family.
He walked to the bedside and sat down, whispering, "I won't eat."
Xie Ji: "..."
Why are you throwing a tantrum like a spoiled brat?
He walked over, half-squatted beside the bed, and carefully examined his hand. "Let me see your hand, has the bleeding stopped?"
As a result, the bleeding on his arm that he pulled out not only hadn't stopped, but the blood clots had also gotten bigger, clearly indicating that the medicine hadn't been applied properly, and he might have even suffered a second serious injury.
"Why aren't you applying the medicine?" Xie Ji muttered. "Where's the medicine? I'll apply it for you."
Lu Xunji withdrew his arm and turned his head away. "No need."
"Why don't you use it?" Xie Ji said, "If you don't treat your hand, it will leave a scar, and the weather is hot now, it will get inflamed if you don't treat it."
"Whatever," Lu Xunji said evasively. "It's none of your business."
Xie Ji: "?"
Xie Ji realized what was happening. "You're angry with me?"
No, what's wrong this time, my young master?
There was no indication of the affection level either?
Lu Xunji paused for a moment, then replied, "No."
"Then apply the medicine." Xie Ji knelt in front of him and placed his arm on the bedside table. "Unwrap the gauze and let me see if it's inflamed."
Lu Xunji looked at him, swallowed hard, and finally obeyed.
Xie Ji carefully unwrapped the gauze, and the smell of blood mixed with the strong smell of medicine hit him. The deepest wound required six stitches, and the hideous wound, like a centipede, snaked along Lu Xunji's forearm, bloody and exposed before his eyes.
"Does it hurt?" Xie Ji frowned and gently touched the skin at the edge of the wound with his fingertips.
Scalding hot, a temperature that is definitely not normal for a person.
Xie Ji subconsciously pouted and gently blew on the wound. "It's so hot, it must be infected. Oh dear, it's all your fault for not applying the medicine properly."
Lu Xunji let out a suppressed gasp.
Xie Ji first disinfected the wound with iodine, then used a cotton swab to apply ointment gently to the wound.
"It will hurt a little, but this ointment heals quickly, just bear with it."
Lu Xunji remained silent, his purplish-red eyes half-closed as he looked at him.
The boy had fair skin and a long, slender neck. As he knelt before Lu Xunji and bent down to apply medicine, his beautiful nape was completely exposed to Lu Xunji's eyes.
Lu Xunji slowly cupped Xie Ji's nape with his other hand.
This was an attitude of extremely strong control, which even made Xie Ji feel for a moment that he was a canary in his palm, and no matter how he teased and bullied it, it could not fly out of this small space.
This realization displeased Xie Ji, but considering how seriously Lu Xunji was injured, he chose to endure it.
He let Lu Xunji's hot, rough fingertips press and rub up and down the major artery on his neck.
Lu Xunji chuckled very softly, like a pervert whose desires had been satisfied.
While applying the medicine, Xie Ji felt that the skin around the wound was too hot, so he blew on it to cool it down.
Lu Xunji suppressed a deep breath and let out a very restrained gasp.
Xie Ji: "..."
His fingertips paused for a moment as he applied the medicine, then he looked up and met Lu Xunji's deep eyes. "... Logically speaking, applying this medicine should be very painful, right?"
Lu Xunji lowered his body, almost mingling with Xie Ji's breath, and there seemed to be a flickering fire in his eyes, Xie Ji couldn't understand.
"Mmm." Lu Xunji's voice was filled with desire, low and hoarse. "It hurts but feels good."
Xie Ji: "..."
You are truly defying the heavens.
Xie Ji nodded. "Then I'll hurry up, you can finish after I've applied the medicine, and then come down for dinner."
He quickened his pace, making sure each wound was evenly coated with ointment, then gently blew on it as a final check, before taking out new gauze from a nearby drawer to wrap the wound and tying a fairly neat knot.
"Alright." Xie Ji breathed a sigh of relief. The medicine from the system store contained anti-inflammatory ingredients, and he should be better by tomorrow morning.
He stood up, picked up the plate with the blood-stained gauze next to him, and said, "I'll go downstairs now. Remember to come down for dinner later."
After saying that, he clapped his hands and prepared to go downstairs for dinner.
" Xie Ji." Lu Xunji called out to him.
Xie Ji stopped in his tracks. "What's wrong, bro?"
Lu Xunji walked over, put his arm around his neck, and habitually rubbed his earlobe with his thumb, whispering, "Give me a kiss."
After saying that, before Xie Ji could speak, she lowered her head and bit Xie Ji's lips.
Xie Ji blinked and subconsciously opened his mouth.
Lu Xunji's kiss grew deeper and more violent. Under the dim incandescent light, Xie Ji opened his eyes and met Lu Xunji's gaze.
Those deep purple eyes seemed to shrink into vertical pupils for a moment, like a hunter enjoying his delicious prey.
As the steam mingled between their mouths, Xie Ji suddenly remembered something.
He seemed to have promised Shang Yan that he wouldn't let Lu Xunji kiss him.
"Wait, wait a minute." Xie Ji pushed his shoulder, leaned his head back, and the hazy emotions in his misty blue eyes gradually dissipated as reason returned. He pulled his lips back from Lu Xunji's.
Lu Xunji chased after his lips, licking and licking, until Xie Ji's head was almost tilted back at a ninety-degree angle before reluctantly letting go. However, her eyes never left Xie Ji's lips, and she impatiently uttered a single syllable. "Hmm?"
He was clearly a little unhappy with Xie Ji's sudden refusal to kiss him.
Xie Ji licked his lips, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and said seriously, " Shang Yan said you can't do this, I won't let you kiss me."
Lu Xunji chuckled, his eyes narrowing dangerously. "... Shang Yan said?"
Xie Ji nodded quickly. "He said you're being a pervert, that you're bullying me! Brother, just bear with it. I also think what you're doing is really wrong. Can you really say you're right to kiss just anyone?!"