Facing his bandmates’ ridicule, Pei Tingsong showed no change in expression, nor did he display any alarm. He simply raised his eyebrows. “It’s still Fire Ge who knows the score.”
Even though he said that, in order not to make Fang Juexia feel embarrassed, he still spooned out a bowl of soup for everyone one by one, giving a rare performance of being a good Didi.
The dishes were both fresh and varied, and these guys, who were used to just casually solving the problem of meals at work, now got a rare chance to enjoy and savor their meal. They ate while chatting, and this meal lasted a long time.
They had agreed to ride horses in the afternoon, so the staff took them back to their respective rooms first. The living area was large, with a hot spring villa allotted to each of the six people. In each courtyard was a private spring that was surrounded by rocks, gingko trees, and cinnamon trees, both private and beautiful.
After changing into the equestrian clothes provided by the staff, the six people came out of the living area and rode a park car to the riding area. Pei Tingsong was someone who had been seriously involved with the equestrian club in his past, so he was familiar with everything. After choosing a horse that looked pleasing to his eye, he flipped over, got on the horse, and pulled on its reins to make it take a few steps forward.
Fang Juexia looked at him from below and saw that he was dressed from head to toe in beige equestrian clothes. Under his helmet, his eyebrows were straight and handsome, and he was riding the horse with ease. They were flying across the track, with wind even blowing across his body.
Such an image was really pleasing to the eye.
Although the environment was good, in the end, it wasn’t a professional equestrian club, so there were not enough horses. Jiang Miao, who had always been a little afraid of large animals, withdrew from participating in this activity and simply sat under the umbrella to watch them have fun. Although he had come into contact with horses during the last shoot for the ‘Break Through’ album, it was still different from this kind of galloping around on them. Fang Juexia was also a little afraid, and he also took a break with Jiang Miao.
“Really scary.” Jiang Miao picked up the juice bottles on the table, unscrewed one of them and gave it to Fang Juexia, while keeping the other bottle for himself. “Drink something.”
Fang Juexia thought of Jiang Miao filming for the movie, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. “Miao Ge, if they want to shoot you wearing an ancient costume and riding a horse, what will you do?”
Jiang Miao was stumped by this. He paused while drinking the juice. “En…if it’s for a film, no way around it, I’ll just have to grit my teeth and get through it.”
Fang Juexia could see that he really liked acting. Last time, when they had visited the set, he had stood by the monitor near the camera and watched him act, and it had been very emotional.
“You are so dedicated, there will definitely be more acting opportunities in the future,” Fang Juexia said.
Jiang Miao put down the glass bottle. “Then what about you? Once the group activities reach a certain level, and you can develop your own career freely, what do you want to do?”
Fang Juexia thought seriously about it for a while. “It’ll still be singing and dancing ba, and being a song composer is also good. I just love the stage.” Then he looked at Jiang Miao again, and stated with clear eyes, “But I still like being with you guys. If someone has a particular job, then they can go do it, and then when they come back, the six of us can be a complete group and stand on the stage again. Ten years from now, I still want it to be like this.”
He had unknowingly given voice to the words in his heart, and after he stretched his legs out very comfortably while still leaning against the chair, he murmured, “Don’t know if anyone will still be listening to our songs then…”
Ling Yi, who was ten meters away, couldn’t control his horse, so the instructor had to go up and ride with him, but even then, he kept shouting, “Ahhh, my butt hurts so much!” The other three, who were still on their horses, all stopped to watch and joke about him. Fang Juexia sat on the chair and also couldn’t help laughing.
Jiang Miao looked at Fang Juexia silently. That face that always looked indifferent to others, became very soft when he laughed.
“Juexia, you have changed a lot this year.”
Hearing these words, Fang Juexia’s smile receded a bit, and he looked back at their leader, his eyes revealing a slight surprise at this.
“Actually, it’s not ‘changed.’” Jiang Miao laughed. “I should say that you have finally taken off your guard.”
Jiang Miao was a gentle observer, which Fang Juexia had known for a long time. He didn’t deny it; this year, he had really put down a lot of things that he could not put down in the past, and had learned to let go, while also learning to embrace things.
“En.” Fang Juexia looked at Pei Tingsong, who was galloping in the distance. “People are objects in motion that affect each other.”
Jiang Miao followed his gaze down, and the corner of his mouth quirked up into a smile. “Yes ah.”
“But how can ten years be enough? We have so many ten years ahead of us.”
Fang Juexia turned his head back, smiled at him, and sipped a small sip of sweet apricot juice.
“I’ll teach you guys?” After three laps, Pei Tingsong pulled on the reins to slow down to a trot in front of Fang Juexia and Jiang Miao. “Miao Ge, are you coming?”
Just seeing the horse come over made Jiang Miao reflexively lean back, clearing wanting to hide. “How about no? You can carry Juexia to ride two laps ba.”
Seeing him so afraid, Pei Tingsong also didn’t try to force him, and just pulled Fang Juexia onto the horse, circling him within his arms from behind to hold him. There not being enough horses was a good excuse, since this was the only way he could ride the same horse as Fang Juexia. At first, Fang Juexia was still a bit scared, but gradually, he adapted to the rhythm.
“Is it fun, Gege?” Pei Tingsong lowered his head slightly, drawing close to Fang Juexia’s ear. As the roaring wind and Pei Tingsong’s low voice both came slamming in, they rammed into his heart, and his back was pressed hot against his chest. Fang Juexia tried his best to keep his eyes open, adjust his breath, and focus all his attention on the galloping horse.
“You not saying anything means it’s not fun enough.” Pei Tingsong decided how to interpret Fang Juexia’s silence on his own. He then tugged on the reins, turned the direction of the horse’s head, changed the route, and galloped straight towards a barrier with railings. With the wind coming straight at him, Fang Juexia pretty much couldn’t open his eyes. His heart jumped sharply, the danger ticking up his adrenaline levels, and he instinctively stuck closer to Pei Tingsong’s chest.
“Afraid?” Pei Tingsong encircled him in a hug and pressed Fang Juexia down with him, pretty much sticking against the horse’s back.
He didn’t know whether he had become addicted to competing with Pei Tingsong or whether his trust for him had surged up, but although originally he had been afraid, Fang Juexia really wasn’t that afraid anymore. The railing was right in front of him, and their distance from it was constantly decreasing. Fang Juexia opened his eyes and looked at the bumpy and shrinking distance. Pei Tingsong wrapped himself around his body safely, and they became one.
The moment it jumped, the horse underneath them leaned back. Fang Juexia, held by Pei Tingsong, soared into the air, his heart having also been hurled up. It was so dangerous that Fang Juexia believed that the horse must have stopped for a split second.
In a flash, Pei Tingsong, while still pressing him down, kissed the side of his ear, and the ambiguity generated by this danger had a more direct effect than any hormones. The horse’s hooves landed on the ground, and they had safely crossed the obstacle and returned to land. Fang Juexia’s uneasy heart also fell back, thumping fiercely in his chest.
Pei Tingsong’s fingers tightened the reins, and the horse he had tamed slowed down gradually, transitioning from galloping to walking. “When jumping in the air, the senses enlarge, and there’s an illusion of your life being in balance, just like with bungee jumping.”
It really was his life being held in balance, especially for people like him who had no prior experience with such things. Fang Juexia’s heart didn’t slow down with the sound of the horse’s hoofbeats, and his breathing was still rapid. He couldn’t tell whether the bungee jumping from before had been more dangerous or whether he had felt more frightened hanging at that mid-air moment just now.
Absentmindedly, he heard Pei Tingsong say in his usual casual tone, “Calculating it this way, I also count as having held you while dying twice now.”
These words were not auspicious. Fang Juexia, a staunch materialist, still became worried and turned to reprimand him, “Don’t say that.”
Seeing his expression so serious and lovely, Pei Tingsong only wanted to kiss him, but he still managed to hold back as he quirked up the corner of his mouth and pretended to be naive. “Say what? Dying?”
“You…” Children can’t be taught. Fang Juexia was too lazy to talk about it anymore, so he just turned his head as he tried to get off the horse.
“What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of me dying?” Pei Tingsong restrained him from moving and whispered, “I even want to die in your arms every night.”
Hooligan.
Fang Juexia pushed him away, and unafraid of whether he would fall or not, he directly jumped off the horse just like that. He Ziyan and Lu Yuan, who were shoulder to shoulder as they sat on their horses, stood there watching the show.
“What did Xiao Pei do to Juexia this time?”
He Ziyan shook his head with a smile. “Aiya, I didn’t expect that the little iceberg would turn into a puffed up angry balloon one day.”
“My butt really hurts ah! I don’t want to ride anymore!” Poor Ling Yi was still riding the horse with his short legs, but no one helped him.
By the time they had enough fun, and the sun had also had enough fun, and was dragging its last rays to hide among the edges and corners of the far away mountains. The light stayed for a very short time in late autumn, and the day turned dark quickly. The wind was cool, and here couldn’t be a better time to soak in the hot springs than at night. After a long afternoon in the equestrian field, Fang Juexia didn’t want to go into the hot spring like this, so they all agreed to go back to take a shower before soaking in the hot springs.
The six people’s villas were close together, but the courtyards were different. There were some paths stuck in the middle, and there was some distance between them. Everyone entered noisily, and one by one, they slipped into their own villa. Fang Juexia’s villa was in the innermost location, against a lake, and after waving goodbye to everyone, he was the only one left. All of a sudden, it became very quiet around him.
He had a strong sense of purpose, and he didn’t even look at his bedroom or its surroundings before heading straight into the bathroom. However, no matter how quick his actions, he still couldn’t catch up with the curtain of dusk that was rushing down. By the time he turned off the shower, darkness had spread outside the window.
When the sound of water stopped, a knock sounded from outside. Fang Juexia stood barefoot on the black tiles, took out the bathrobe folded on the shelf, and draped it over his body. After opening the bathroom door, Fang Juexia stepped into a pair of slippers, wrapped his bathrobe around him, and walked along the corridor that was near the private spring. The small bridge had lanterns hanging from the eaves, and he could barely see anything. Stepping on the gingko leaves lying near the entrance, he opened the door.
Standing outside the wooden door, besides Pei Tingsong, there was no one else. He was dressed in an inky black bathrobe, and his hair was half-dried, tossed into a loose and casual style. He was like the ginkgo trees outside the door, containing the intriguing atmosphere of being between a youth and a mature man.
Fang Juexia didn’t speak and was pretty much not surprised. He just raised his hand to pull his wet hair back, thus revealing his bright and snow-white forehead.
He was so beautiful that Pei Tingsong couldn’t move his eyes away. The moon-white bathrobe was loose on his body, revealing a long snow-white neck. The curve of his lips was very subtle, and a drop of water at the tip of his wet hair fell onto his shoulder and spread out into a tiny little shadow.
The glow from the paper lanterns fell on Fang Juexia, and there was a nearly imperceptible tenderness in his cold and distant eyes. He was more beautiful than an eustoma about to bloom under the moon.
Looking at this scene, Pei Tingsong’s heart trembled. He was just afraid that he would remember such a beautiful image for the rest of his life.
“Missed you.” Pei Tingsong stepped forward and wanted to hug him. However, Fang Juexia took a step back, only to step on a dead branch, thus letting out a clear and crisp sound.
“Not while we’re outside,” Fang Juexia said in a soft voice.
This actually wasn’t some kind of a hint; he was just worried that someone would see them hugging. But to Pei Tingsong, these words changed their meaning into being a direct invitation. He caught hold of Fang Juexia’s wrist, pulled him all the way back into the wooden corridor, stretched out his hand, and pushed open a door to a room that Fang Juexia had never entered.
The room that was tranquil after soaking in the colors of the night, now saw new ripples spread from Pei Tingsong’s charge into it. Fang Juexia’s vision was filled with darkness, and the hand holding his wrist served as his one and only guide.
“Turn on the light, Pei Tingsong.”
“Not turning it on.” Pei Tingsong held him in his arms and hugged him tightly. The two bodies finally stuck to each other, with only their two bathrobes separating them.
He couldn’t see, but a hand on his cheek lifted his face up, and then warm lips fell upon him, bringing a kiss that could drag him down into the abyss.
“Wu….”
The soft and fragile inner walls of his mouth were ravaged, and the tip of Pei Tingsong’s tongue touched the back of his teeth. Fang Juexia was most afraid of these kinds of sudden kisses, the kind that stole his soul away in a brief moment. Having his defenses broken through and being entered made his legs below start to feel soft, and he turned into a long willow, about to fall straight into the pond. Pei Tingsong forced him, step-by-step, in the midst of that irresistible kiss, to walk deeper into the room.
The huge floor-to-ceiling windows were sprinkled with dots of light, all of them falling onto Fang Juexia. No one could see this; even Fang Juexia himself couldn’t see how beautiful he looked at this moment; the whole image was only reflected in Pei Tingsong’s eyes.
He was born with this body that could only be seen from afar and shouldn’t be offended. The more it was like this, the more Pei Tingsong wanted to offend him and dally with him.
As the kiss deepened, Fang Juexia, who couldn’t see anything, could only bear it. The empty room made him feel unsafe. As they kissed, he took a step back, and felt something behind him, which left him with a faint sense of something to rely on in the midst of his trance. However, this sense was really too fragile; it was just a screen. Once he leaned on it, he started to fall backwards.
The tips of their tongues crisscrossed, the tips of their toes overlapped, and hormones danced in the dark. Desire was an invisible disease, and only a kiss was needed for it to invade a body.
His sensitive sense of hearing caught some liquid sounds, like the sound made by fingertips as they pricked overripe peaches. Fang Juexia already had no attention to spare towards his breath and heartbeat. He held his head up and was supported upright by Pei Tingsong, and just when his reason was about to break, he suddenly heard some sound from outside. It was Ling Yi and Lu Yuan.
“Juexia’s yard is really nice oh.”
“Aren’t they all nearly the same?” Lu Yuan couldn’t see any difference. “I’m hungry, can we soak and eat at the same time later?”
“Probably ba.” As soon as Ling Yi walked into the corridor, he called out Juexia’s name, then felt that something was off. “Why aren’t the lights on?”
“Yeah.” Lu Yuan also felt that it was strange. “It’s so dark, can he even see?” The door wasn’t locked, so Lu Yuan pushed it open. The room was also shrouded in complete darkness, causing Ling Yi to fumble around until he found the light switch by the door. He switched it on, only to find the big room empty of people.
“Really not here yi.” Ling Yi’s attention was attracted by the floor-to-ceiling window. “Wow, this room’s view is also wonderful, the entire thing has a lake view.”
“Sure enough, we should have drawn lots.” Lu Yuan felt some regret at this moment. As soon as he glanced over, he saw a tilted screen, so he went over to that end and wanted to set it up straight.
The sound of his footsteps grew closer, with the screen only being a few steps away from the closet. Fang Juexia hiding in the closet, found his heart beating fast.
“How did this screen fall over?” Through the thin wooden doors of the closet, the voice of his bandmate seemed to step on his heart. It was as if they would open the door the very next moment, just like they had on the day of the first livestream, only this time it would be no different from catching two people having a clandestine affair.
Pei Tingsong enjoyed this kind of excitement and wanted to kiss him, but Fang Juexia covered his mouth and didn’t let go no matter what. All Pei Tingsong could do then was carefully kiss the back of his hand and trace the shape of his fingers with his tongue.
“Juexia’s bed is different from mine, I want to try it out.”
“Don’t mess things up for him.”
Fang Juexia completely didn’t care about his bed at the moment. Pei Tingsong, who couldn’t kiss him, found a new source of fun and lowered his head to engulf his earlobe. This little piece, that was soft and glutinous, could be readily sipped at. The sound of deep breathing spread into his ears, frightening Fang Juexia even more. Could they hear it? And if they could, then what?
(a few thousand words as a gift)
And a little NSFW preview here
Hiding right under his bandmates’ noses to steal kisses made him tremble even more than spreading out and doing naughty things in broad daylight.
Pei Tingsong just gave him too many thrills.
Facing his bandmates’ ridicule, Pei Tingsong showed no change in expression, nor did he display any alarm. He simply raised his eyebrows. “It’s still Fire Ge who knows the score.”
Even though he said that, in order not to make Fang Juexia feel embarrassed, he still spooned out a bowl of soup for everyone one by one, giving a rare performance of being a good Didi.
The dishes were both fresh and varied, and these guys, who were used to just casually solving the problem of meals at work, now got a rare chance to enjoy and savor their meal. They ate while chatting, and this meal lasted a long time.
They had agreed to ride horses in the afternoon, so the staff took them back to their respective rooms first. The living area was large, with a hot spring villa allotted to each of the six people. In each courtyard was a private spring that was surrounded by rocks, gingko trees, and cinnamon trees, both private and beautiful.
After changing into the equestrian clothes provided by the staff, the six people came out of the living area and rode a park car to the riding area. Pei Tingsong was someone who had been seriously involved with the equestrian club in his past, so he was familiar with everything. After choosing a horse that looked pleasing to his eye, he flipped over, got on the horse, and pulled on its reins to make it take a few steps forward.
Fang Juexia looked at him from below and saw that he was dressed from head to toe in beige equestrian clothes. Under his helmet, his eyebrows were straight and handsome, and he was riding the horse with ease. They were flying across the track, with wind even blowing across his body.
Such an image was really pleasing to the eye.
Although the environment was good, in the end, it wasn’t a professional equestrian club, so there were not enough horses. Jiang Miao, who had always been a little afraid of large animals, withdrew from participating in this activity and simply sat under the umbrella to watch them have fun. Although he had come into contact with horses during the last shoot for the ‘Break Through’ album, it was still different from this kind of galloping around on them. Fang Juexia was also a little afraid, and he also took a break with Jiang Miao.
“Really scary.” Jiang Miao picked up the juice bottles on the table, unscrewed one of them and gave it to Fang Juexia, while keeping the other bottle for himself. “Drink something.”
Fang Juexia thought of Jiang Miao filming for the movie, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. “Miao Ge, if they want to shoot you wearing an ancient costume and riding a horse, what will you do?”
Jiang Miao was stumped by this. He paused while drinking the juice. “En…if it’s for a film, no way around it, I’ll just have to grit my teeth and get through it.”
Fang Juexia could see that he really liked acting. Last time, when they had visited the set, he had stood by the monitor near the camera and watched him act, and it had been very emotional.
“You are so dedicated, there will definitely be more acting opportunities in the future,” Fang Juexia said.
Jiang Miao put down the glass bottle. “Then what about you? Once the group activities reach a certain level, and you can develop your own career freely, what do you want to do?”
Fang Juexia thought seriously about it for a while. “It’ll still be singing and dancing ba, and being a song composer is also good. I just love the stage.” Then he looked at Jiang Miao again, and stated with clear eyes, “But I still like being with you guys. If someone has a particular job, then they can go do it, and then when they come back, the six of us can be a complete group and stand on the stage again. Ten years from now, I still want it to be like this.”
He had unknowingly given voice to the words in his heart, and after he stretched his legs out very comfortably while still leaning against the chair, he murmured, “Don’t know if anyone will still be listening to our songs then…”
Ling Yi, who was ten meters away, couldn’t control his horse, so the instructor had to go up and ride with him, but even then, he kept shouting, “Ahhh, my butt hurts so much!” The other three, who were still on their horses, all stopped to watch and joke about him. Fang Juexia sat on the chair and also couldn’t help laughing.
Jiang Miao looked at Fang Juexia silently. That face that always looked indifferent to others, became very soft when he laughed.
“Juexia, you have changed a lot this year.”
Hearing these words, Fang Juexia’s smile receded a bit, and he looked back at their leader, his eyes revealing a slight surprise at this.
“Actually, it’s not ‘changed.’” Jiang Miao laughed. “I should say that you have finally taken off your guard.”
Jiang Miao was a gentle observer, which Fang Juexia had known for a long time. He didn’t deny it; this year, he had really put down a lot of things that he could not put down in the past, and had learned to let go, while also learning to embrace things.
“En.” Fang Juexia looked at Pei Tingsong, who was galloping in the distance. “People are objects in motion that affect each other.”
Jiang Miao followed his gaze down, and the corner of his mouth quirked up into a smile. “Yes ah.”
“But how can ten years be enough? We have so many ten years ahead of us.”
Fang Juexia turned his head back, smiled at him, and sipped a small sip of sweet apricot juice.
“I’ll teach you guys?” After three laps, Pei Tingsong pulled on the reins to slow down to a trot in front of Fang Juexia and Jiang Miao. “Miao Ge, are you coming?”
Just seeing the horse come over made Jiang Miao reflexively lean back, clearing wanting to hide. “How about no? You can carry Juexia to ride two laps ba.”
Seeing him so afraid, Pei Tingsong also didn’t try to force him, and just pulled Fang Juexia onto the horse, circling him within his arms from behind to hold him. There not being enough horses was a good excuse, since this was the only way he could ride the same horse as Fang Juexia. At first, Fang Juexia was still a bit scared, but gradually, he adapted to the rhythm.
“Is it fun, Gege?” Pei Tingsong lowered his head slightly, drawing close to Fang Juexia’s ear. As the roaring wind and Pei Tingsong’s low voice both came slamming in, they rammed into his heart, and his back was pressed hot against his chest. Fang Juexia tried his best to keep his eyes open, adjust his breath, and focus all his attention on the galloping horse.
“You not saying anything means it’s not fun enough.” Pei Tingsong decided how to interpret Fang Juexia’s silence on his own. He then tugged on the reins, turned the direction of the horse’s head, changed the route, and galloped straight towards a barrier with railings. With the wind coming straight at him, Fang Juexia pretty much couldn’t open his eyes. His heart jumped sharply, the danger ticking up his adrenaline levels, and he instinctively stuck closer to Pei Tingsong’s chest.
“Afraid?” Pei Tingsong encircled him in a hug and pressed Fang Juexia down with him, pretty much sticking against the horse’s back.
He didn’t know whether he had become addicted to competing with Pei Tingsong or whether his trust for him had surged up, but although originally he had been afraid, Fang Juexia really wasn’t that afraid anymore. The railing was right in front of him, and their distance from it was constantly decreasing. Fang Juexia opened his eyes and looked at the bumpy and shrinking distance. Pei Tingsong wrapped himself around his body safely, and they became one.
The moment it jumped, the horse underneath them leaned back. Fang Juexia, held by Pei Tingsong, soared into the air, his heart having also been hurled up. It was so dangerous that Fang Juexia believed that the horse must have stopped for a split second.
In a flash, Pei Tingsong, while still pressing him down, kissed the side of his ear, and the ambiguity generated by this danger had a more direct effect than any hormones. The horse’s hooves landed on the ground, and they had safely crossed the obstacle and returned to land. Fang Juexia’s uneasy heart also fell back, thumping fiercely in his chest.
Pei Tingsong’s fingers tightened the reins, and the horse he had tamed slowed down gradually, transitioning from galloping to walking. “When jumping in the air, the senses enlarge, and there’s an illusion of your life being in balance, just like with bungee jumping.”
It really was his life being held in balance, especially for people like him who had no prior experience with such things. Fang Juexia’s heart didn’t slow down with the sound of the horse’s hoofbeats, and his breathing was still rapid. He couldn’t tell whether the bungee jumping from before had been more dangerous or whether he had felt more frightened hanging at that mid-air moment just now.
Absentmindedly, he heard Pei Tingsong say in his usual casual tone, “Calculating it this way, I also count as having held you while dying twice now.”
These words were not auspicious. Fang Juexia, a staunch materialist, still became worried and turned to reprimand him, “Don’t say that.”
Seeing his expression so serious and lovely, Pei Tingsong only wanted to kiss him, but he still managed to hold back as he quirked up the corner of his mouth and pretended to be naive. “Say what? Dying?”
“You…” Children can’t be taught. Fang Juexia was too lazy to talk about it anymore, so he just turned his head as he tried to get off the horse.
“What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of me dying?” Pei Tingsong restrained him from moving and whispered, “I even want to die in your arms every night.”
Hooligan.
Fang Juexia pushed him away, and unafraid of whether he would fall or not, he directly jumped off the horse just like that. He Ziyan and Lu Yuan, who were shoulder to shoulder as they sat on their horses, stood there watching the show.
“What did Xiao Pei do to Juexia this time?”
He Ziyan shook his head with a smile. “Aiya, I didn’t expect that the little iceberg would turn into a puffed up angry balloon one day.”
“My butt really hurts ah! I don’t want to ride anymore!” Poor Ling Yi was still riding the horse with his short legs, but no one helped him.
By the time they had enough fun, and the sun had also had enough fun, and was dragging its last rays to hide among the edges and corners of the far away mountains. The light stayed for a very short time in late autumn, and the day turned dark quickly. The wind was cool, and here couldn’t be a better time to soak in the hot springs than at night. After a long afternoon in the equestrian field, Fang Juexia didn’t want to go into the hot spring like this, so they all agreed to go back to take a shower before soaking in the hot springs.
The six people’s villas were close together, but the courtyards were different. There were some paths stuck in the middle, and there was some distance between them. Everyone entered noisily, and one by one, they slipped into their own villa. Fang Juexia’s villa was in the innermost location, against a lake, and after waving goodbye to everyone, he was the only one left. All of a sudden, it became very quiet around him.
He had a strong sense of purpose, and he didn’t even look at his bedroom or its surroundings before heading straight into the bathroom. However, no matter how quick his actions, he still couldn’t catch up with the curtain of dusk that was rushing down. By the time he turned off the shower, darkness had spread outside the window.
When the sound of water stopped, a knock sounded from outside. Fang Juexia stood barefoot on the black tiles, took out the bathrobe folded on the shelf, and draped it over his body. After opening the bathroom door, Fang Juexia stepped into a pair of slippers, wrapped his bathrobe around him, and walked along the corridor that was near the private spring. The small bridge had lanterns hanging from the eaves, and he could barely see anything. Stepping on the gingko leaves lying near the entrance, he opened the door.
Standing outside the wooden door, besides Pei Tingsong, there was no one else. He was dressed in an inky black bathrobe, and his hair was half-dried, tossed into a loose and casual style. He was like the ginkgo trees outside the door, containing the intriguing atmosphere of being between a youth and a mature man.
Fang Juexia didn’t speak and was pretty much not surprised. He just raised his hand to pull his wet hair back, thus revealing his bright and snow-white forehead.
He was so beautiful that Pei Tingsong couldn’t move his eyes away. The moon-white bathrobe was loose on his body, revealing a long snow-white neck. The curve of his lips was very subtle, and a drop of water at the tip of his wet hair fell onto his shoulder and spread out into a tiny little shadow.
The glow from the paper lanterns fell on Fang Juexia, and there was a nearly imperceptible tenderness in his cold and distant eyes. He was more beautiful than an eustoma about to bloom under the moon.
Looking at this scene, Pei Tingsong’s heart trembled. He was just afraid that he would remember such a beautiful image for the rest of his life.
“Missed you.” Pei Tingsong stepped forward and wanted to hug him. However, Fang Juexia took a step back, only to step on a dead branch, thus letting out a clear and crisp sound.
“Not while we’re outside,” Fang Juexia said in a soft voice.
This actually wasn’t some kind of a hint; he was just worried that someone would see them hugging. But to Pei Tingsong, these words changed their meaning into being a direct invitation. He caught hold of Fang Juexia’s wrist, pulled him all the way back into the wooden corridor, stretched out his hand, and pushed open a door to a room that Fang Juexia had never entered.
The room that was tranquil after soaking in the colors of the night, now saw new ripples spread from Pei Tingsong’s charge into it. Fang Juexia’s vision was filled with darkness, and the hand holding his wrist served as his one and only guide.
“Turn on the light, Pei Tingsong.”
“Not turning it on.” Pei Tingsong held him in his arms and hugged him tightly. The two bodies finally stuck to each other, with only their two bathrobes separating them.
He couldn’t see, but a hand on his cheek lifted his face up, and then warm lips fell upon him, bringing a kiss that could drag him down into the abyss.
“Wu….”
The soft and fragile inner walls of his mouth were ravaged, and the tip of Pei Tingsong’s tongue touched the back of his teeth. Fang Juexia was most afraid of these kinds of sudden kisses, the kind that stole his soul away in a brief moment. Having his defenses broken through and being entered made his legs below start to feel soft, and he turned into a long willow, about to fall straight into the pond. Pei Tingsong forced him, step-by-step, in the midst of that irresistible kiss, to walk deeper into the room.
The huge floor-to-ceiling windows were sprinkled with dots of light, all of them falling onto Fang Juexia. No one could see this; even Fang Juexia himself couldn’t see how beautiful he looked at this moment; the whole image was only reflected in Pei Tingsong’s eyes.
He was born with this body that could only be seen from afar and shouldn’t be offended. The more it was like this, the more Pei Tingsong wanted to offend him and dally with him.
As the kiss deepened, Fang Juexia, who couldn’t see anything, could only bear it. The empty room made him feel unsafe. As they kissed, he took a step back, and felt something behind him, which left him with a faint sense of something to rely on in the midst of his trance. However, this sense was really too fragile; it was just a screen. Once he leaned on it, he started to fall backwards.
The tips of their tongues crisscrossed, the tips of their toes overlapped, and hormones danced in the dark. Desire was an invisible disease, and only a kiss was needed for it to invade a body.
His sensitive sense of hearing caught some liquid sounds, like the sound made by fingertips as they pricked overripe peaches. Fang Juexia already had no attention to spare towards his breath and heartbeat. He held his head up and was supported upright by Pei Tingsong, and just when his reason was about to break, he suddenly heard some sound from outside. It was Ling Yi and Lu Yuan.
“Juexia’s yard is really nice oh.”
“Aren’t they all nearly the same?” Lu Yuan couldn’t see any difference. “I’m hungry, can we soak and eat at the same time later?”
“Probably ba.” As soon as Ling Yi walked into the corridor, he called out Juexia’s name, then felt that something was off. “Why aren’t the lights on?”
“Yeah.” Lu Yuan also felt that it was strange. “It’s so dark, can he even see?” The door wasn’t locked, so Lu Yuan pushed it open. The room was also shrouded in complete darkness, causing Ling Yi to fumble around until he found the light switch by the door. He switched it on, only to find the big room empty of people.
“Really not here yi.” Ling Yi’s attention was attracted by the floor-to-ceiling window. “Wow, this room’s view is also wonderful, the entire thing has a lake view.”
“Sure enough, we should have drawn lots.” Lu Yuan felt some regret at this moment. As soon as he glanced over, he saw a tilted screen, so he went over to that end and wanted to set it up straight.
The sound of his footsteps grew closer, with the screen only being a few steps away from the closet. Fang Juexia hiding in the closet, found his heart beating fast.
“How did this screen fall over?” Through the thin wooden doors of the closet, the voice of his bandmate seemed to step on his heart. It was as if they would open the door the very next moment, just like they had on the day of the first livestream, only this time it would be no different from catching two people having a clandestine affair.
Pei Tingsong enjoyed this kind of excitement and wanted to kiss him, but Fang Juexia covered his mouth and didn’t let go no matter what. All Pei Tingsong could do then was carefully kiss the back of his hand and trace the shape of his fingers with his tongue.
“Juexia’s bed is different from mine, I want to try it out.”
“Don’t mess things up for him.”
Fang Juexia completely didn’t care about his bed at the moment. Pei Tingsong, who couldn’t kiss him, found a new source of fun and lowered his head to engulf his earlobe. This little piece, that was soft and glutinous, could be readily sipped at. The sound of deep breathing spread into his ears, frightening Fang Juexia even more. Could they hear it? And if they could, then what?
(a few thousand words as a gift)
And a little NSFW preview here
Hiding right under his bandmates’ noses to steal kisses made him tremble even more than spreading out and doing naughty things in broad daylight.
Pei Tingsong just gave him too many thrills.
