Lu Xunji chuckled, lowered his head and rubbed Xie Ji's hand against it, then took a step back and released him.
Xie Ji paused for a moment, feeling a strange sensation as his burning lips brushed against the back of his hand. He lowered his hand and looked at Lu Xunji.
"You listen to everything Shang Yan says." Lu Xunji walked into the dark corner and sat down, sinking into the beanbag chair beside the bed. His voice was low and rough, with a slight panting, making Xie Ji's ears inexplicably burn. "You're good to everyone."
Xie Ji scratched his burning ears, not understanding what Lu Xunji meant.
It's good for everyone... isn't that good?
"You..." Xie Ji took two steps closer before he could barely make out Lu Xunji's outline. He was lying on the sofa with his head slightly tilted to the side. His jet-black hair blended into the darkness behind him, revealing only a section of his pale chin, as if he were about to be swallowed up by the darkness.
Lu Xunji was trembling. He couldn't control himself and wanted to tear open the wound that had just been treated.
"You look so pitiful..." Xie Ji walked up to Lu Xunji, looked down at him, his misty blue eyes even more beautiful in the darkness. "Are you in a lot of pain?"
Lu Xunji swallowed hard, letting out a trembling breath, but said nothing.
"On the ship." Xie Ji hesitated for a moment before asking, "Is it you who wanted to...?"
Lu Xunji suddenly interrupted him, "I want to sleep with you."
Xie Ji choked for a moment, unsure of what to say.
"Sometimes my emotions are a bit unstable." Lu Xunji turned her head and looked up at him. Her deep purple eyes were calm and still, making her look more like a wandering soul.
He said calmly, "Sometimes I get very anxious, and when I'm anxious, I really want to find someone to have sex with."
He was like a monster hiding its head and tail, always maintaining a cool and dignified demeanor in front of others, but his heart was already rotten and stinking.
Xie Ji had stripped away his disguise and glimpsed his filth. He had thought that Xie Ji would be like everyone else, seeing through him, loathing him, fearing him, and staying away from him.
But Xie Ji didn't. He still followed behind him, calling him Lu Xunji affectionately, asking about his wounds, and even his malicious teasing didn't scare him away.
Lu Xunji, whose cold exterior had concealed malice and desire for over a decade, couldn't help but want to reveal it to Xie Ji.
He wanted to scare Xie Ji away, yet he was also afraid of scaring Xie Ji away. He himself didn't know what kind of outcome he wanted.
Xie Ji thought for a moment, then squatted down in front of him.
He really didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only pat Lu Xunji's leg like he was rewarding a puppy, pause for a moment, and then asked, "Uh, can I talk to anyone?"
Lu Xunji looked at him, his deep purple eyes filled with profound meaning. "Perhaps."
Xie Ji knew very little about this terrible illness and didn't know how to treat it, so he scratched his ear in frustration.
If all else fails, how about finding a girlfriend?
If you have a stable intimate relationship, this illness... um... might be alleviated a little, right?
Lu Xunji's gaze fell on the hand that was placed on his thigh.
Xie Ji's hands were beautiful, completely like a young boy's hands—long, with well-proportioned joints, fair skin, and even a hint of pink at the joints. The back of his hands was smooth and delicate, unlike Lu Xunji's which had prominent lines, yet they weren't as petite or bony as a girl's; they also had a sense of strength.
A normal person would only find it aesthetically pleasing.
"I want to lick your hand," Lu Xunji suddenly said.
Xie Ji: "...?"
Xie Ji: "W-why?"
"Hmm." Lu Xunji looked at him. "Because your hands are very... sensual."
Xie Ji: "..."
What the hell is this weird description!
Xie Ji glanced at his hands subconsciously, and said with a somewhat complicated expression, "Honestly, you've really become a bit of a pervert since you got off the ship, bro."
Lu Xunji chuckled, his expression ambiguous.
"Scared?" He reached out and grabbed Xie Ji's wrist, asking softly, "Want to stay away from me?"
"It can't be that bad," Xie Ji sighed. "I just feel sorry for them."
Lu Xunji sat up, struggling to emerge from the darkness, his crimson eyes fixed on Xie Ji: "Feeling sorry for me?"
Xie Ji truthfully replied, "A little."
"Would you like to do it with me?"
Xie Ji: "... Brother, isn't this a huge leap in topic?"
Lu Xunji wasn't swayed by him and continued, "Give it a try."
Xie Ji thought for a moment, and realized that Lu Xunji didn't seem like the one who was on the bottom.
He subconsciously touched his buttocks.
A chill ran up from his tailbone, Xie Ji shuddered, remembering that dream.
Sweat pooling in the nape of the neck, hot breath escaping from between the teeth, fingers inserted into the skin, red silk thread tied to the legs, and a constantly swaying golden bell.
Golden strands of hair intertwined with silky black hair, creating a tender and lingering effect.
"Wait, wait a minute." Xie Ji subconsciously took a step back. "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, this isn't right, bro, what are we talking about?!"
Lu Xunji's expression remained unchanged. "What do you think?"
Xie Ji: "..."
Brother, just bear with it, really, the whole family downstairs is waiting for you to come down for dinner!
You're talking to me about erotic topics, is that appropriate?!
One second she was acting all pitiful, the next she's inviting me to bed. Don't be ridiculous!
Xie Ji covered his forehead, realizing what had happened.
Little Black once said that Lu Xunji's illness was originally well suppressed, but it would eventually flare up.
Well, it all happened on the ship, huh?
Lu Xunji pressed, "Aren't you going to try? This is my first time, but I'm a quick learner and I'll make sure you're comfortable; it won't hurt much."
Xie Ji said expressionlessly, "Is this XSR, bro?"
Lu Xunji answered frankly, "Yes."
Xie Ji: "..."
You're surprisingly honest.
"I don't know," Xie Ji said. "I wasn't prepared."
After all, the system's task for him was to protect Lu Xunji's butt, but it didn't say he had to sacrifice his own butt!
Lu Xunji closer to him. "Shall we give it a try?"
Xie Ji broke down and said, "Brother, stop being so persistent! We're really not right for each other!"
Lu Xunji scoffed lightly. "It's not like we're dating, why does it have to be suitable?"
Xie Ji: "..."
Oh no, they've mistaken me for a casual sex partner.
Xie Ji was speechless, scratching his ear. "Ugh, damn it, I really don't know what to say to you. Stop being so frivolous, go downstairs and eat, or you can secretly ramble on for a bit first, then come down and eat."
Lu Xunji leaned back on his sofa. "I'm not eating."
Xie Ji was really tired. He wasn't good at coaxing people to begin with, and this guy, Brother Ai, was even harder to coax.
"Then you should rest first. I... I'll go down now." Xie Ji turned to leave.
Lu Xunji grabbed his wrist.