"Mmm..." Shen Qi hadn't expected Lu Zhi to still have the strength to bite him, and with considerable force, leaving a tooth mark.
Shen Qi pinched Lu Zhi's chin, seeing his neat row of white teeth, his eyes darkened slightly. He rubbed Lu Zhi's lips hard with his thumb, then pulled his hand back just as Lu Zhi opened his mouth to bite again, causing Lu Zhi to miss.
Already feeling unwell, the pain consumed Lu Zhi's every sense. Now, being teased by Shen Qi like this, Lu Zhi's sadness came unexpectedly. He cried aggrievedly, "Wuwuwu... Shen Qi, I... I'm already so uncomfortable... You, you're still bullying me... Wuwuwu... You're too bad..."
Shen Qi was startled by Lu Zhi's sudden cry. He fumbled to comfort him, "I, I'm not, I just... Sigh, okay, okay, it's my fault, I was wrong, bite me, bite me."
Lu Zhi painfully bit Shen Qi's offered hand. Upon seeing the smile revealed in Shen Qi's eyes and at the corner of his mouth, he felt even more distressed. "You, you're laughing at me!" He angrily threw Shen Qi's hand away, turned around with difficulty, and said angrily with his back to Shen Qi, "You, you get lost!"
Shen Qi stared at Lu Zhi's back and the back of his head for a long time, finally unable to suppress a laugh. He never knew he could have such a childish and adorable side.
When he sobered up, he would probably be too ashamed to see him.
"Are you really angry?" Shen Qi suppressed his laughter and slowly crawled towards Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi ignored him, or rather, the sudden negative emotions had calmed down. While enduring the pain of his body's tempering, he frantically questioned himself why he had become like that just now!
Calling Shen Qi a bully with a spoiled and aggrieved cry, all because he didn't bite Shen Qi's hand?!!!
What the heck!!!
Was that really me???
Feeling Shen Qi's approach, Lu Zhi tightly closed his eyes. His cheeks burned with shame, as if clearly displaying 'shame and despair,' with the words 'Let me die.'
Sensing Shen Qi's chest pressing against him and the warmth from his back, Lu Zhi's body tensed up subconsciously. Like an ostrich avoiding reality, he slowly retracted his head under the covers.
Shen Qi circled his waist from behind, drawing him closer. He rested his chin on Lu Zhi's head and gently nuzzled him, saying, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Sleep."
Perhaps it was Shen Qi's actions or his gentle tone that made Lu Zhi let go of all his awkward emotions. Even the pain from his body's tempering seemed less unbearable.
Neither of them spoke.
As the lights of the city began to glow, sparse stars dotted the night sky. The wind, carrying a hint of chill, blew into the warm bedroom from the floor-to-ceiling window. The dim desk lamp projected the shadows of the two leaning against each other on the bed onto the wall.
The tempering time ended. Lu Zhi, who had fallen asleep again at some point, clutched Shen Qi's collar with his fingers like a child, leaning trustingly and relaxed in Shen Qi's arms, fast asleep.
Shen Qi brushed the hair from Lu Zhi's forehead and placed a light kiss on his lips, silently saying, "Goodnight."
...
After six days of special training and one day of rest for body tempering, Monday arrived as scheduled.
Lu Zhi woke up in Shen Qi's bed. The fatigue in his body had vanished. What surprised him most was that he seemed to have broken through his B-class psionic power, reaching the threshold of an A-class superhuman.
Both his eyesight and hearing felt significantly improved.
The house was empty; Shen Qi was not there. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Lu Zhi got out of bed and stretched, his bones cracking satisfyingly. Feeling the sticky sensation of his body having been soaked in sweat, he unceremoniously opened Shen Qi's wardrobe, took out a set of clothes, and ran to the bathroom to shower.
Familiarity bred with the second visit, Lu Zhi couldn't help but sigh. Who would have thought he would enter Shen Qi's house again, this time as his boyfriend?
Putting on clothes that were a size too big, Lu Zhi walked out of the bathroom while drying his hair. The communication device on his wrist rang with an urgent call. Without looking, he answered it, not noticing that it was a video call from his brother, Lu Chengxuan.
"Brother, you're looking for me?" Lu Zhi walked into the living room and poured himself a glass of water from a cabinet.
"Did you shower?" Lu Chengxuan's gaze was sharp, his voice carrying a hint of coldness.
Lu Zhi, bewildered, replied, "Yes."
Lu Chengxuan asked, "You don't usually shower in the morning, do you?"
Lu Zhi uttered an "Ah," and sheepishly scratched his nose with his index finger. "I was in pain all night yesterday, so my whole body was sweaty. I felt sticky when I woke up this morning, so I took a shower... Brother, why does your face look so bad?"
As if his question made his brother's complexion even darker?
Lu Chengxuan gritted his teeth. "Pain all night?"
Lu Zhi recalled his childish, willful, and tearful display of pain from last night. His face flushed red, his eyes darted away, and he stammered an "Mm." He awkwardly changed the subject, not wanting his brother to know that his younger sibling was afraid of pain. "Brother, I'm fine, just... um, a little tired. I'll get used to it."
"Get—used—to—it?" The anger in Lu Chengxuan's eyes nearly consumed his reason. However, seeing Lu Zhi's evasive gaze and blushing face, he could only suppress his anger over his brother being 'bullied.' Taking a few deep breaths, he calmly said, "I only found out about the special training yesterday. This month's school exam won't be simple. You need to be careful."
Lu Zhi had just seen his brother's eyes glowing with ferocity, as if he were about to kill someone, but the next second it disappeared, leaving him completely confused.
Fortunately, his brother didn't press further, otherwise, he would have been too embarrassed to admit that he cried from the pain of tempering his body last night. "Brother, you don't need to worry. Shen Qi won't let anything happen to me."
Lu Chengxuan slammed the glass he was holding, shattering it, and roared, "How dare he! Knowing you have an exam today, he should have restrained himself! If anything happens to you, I'm not done with him!"
Lu Zhi was startled. "Brother, are you okay?"
Lu Chengxuan opened his hand expressionlessly. "I'm fine."
Lu Zhi looked at the glass that had turned into powder in his brother's hand, swallowed, and inexplicably felt a chill down his neck. He wondered why his brother was so irascible.
"Brother, it's getting late, I need to prepare for the monthly exam. I'll hang up now." With that, Lu Zhi quickly ended the call.
On the other end, Lu Chengxuan punched the wall beside him, startling everyone in the guild.
The big guy Mu Sen hid behind Li Mei fearfully and whispered, "Sister Meimei, what's wrong with the boss?"
Li Mei, who had inadvertently overheard the conversation, quietly took a sip of freshly squeezed juice, the only delicacy in her "dark cuisine." She said, "He seems fine, but also a bit strange. Maybe Brother Lu's hidden attribute is 'brother complex'?"
Chu Shiling, who rarely stayed at the guild and had heard the entire conversation from start to finish, was quite speechless.
This was truly a beautiful misunderstanding, wasn't it?
It was like talking to a duck, yet every word hit the mark.