RIACMET chapter 112

 

“…”

When Liao Yu was kissed, his face flushed red all the way down to his neck.

The sudden surge of love hormones made his mind fuzzy and dizzy, and all he could do was nod.

“Uh… uh… okay… okay.”

But inside, he was screaming like a little mole:

‘No, why am I so nervous?!’

They were so familiar with each other—there was no need to feel shy. Besides, he was the one who started flirting, so he should be taking the initiative!

Yet his body wouldn’t listen to him, and he had no idea what to do next…

Had he never been in love before, he wouldn’t have known he could be such a coward.

“…”

Zhao Lei could barely contain his laughter when he saw the person in his arms too embarrassed to look up.

After finishing the soda, he used his superpower to turn the can into a little green frog and stuffed it into Liao Yu’s hand. Liao Yu couldn’t figure out where to put it. Then, Zhao Lei laid out three rules for him:

“Young Master, now that we’re together, we have to work as a team. Even if we fight or get angry, we can’t break up or commit domestic violence. And we definitely can’t cheat. Got it?”

It was as if he’d finally caught a prince who had turned into a frog—and he had to hold on tight because if he let him go, he’d never find him again.

“…”

Liao Yu nodded repeatedly, feeling as if his ears were steaming.

“All right, okay. You too. You can’t break up, get violent, cheat, or hook up with anyone else.”

Any relationship must be built on mutual respect.

If you can’t guarantee loyalty, then you shouldn’t trample on someone’s feelings in the name of love.

“Of course.”

Zhao Lei promised, leaning forward to hug him tighter and deliberately brushing his red earlobe before speaking.

“I’ve been circling around you for years. From now on, it’ll only ever be you.”

Due to his family’s circumstances, he had been working and studying since junior high to support himself. Although he hadn’t attended any prestigious schools, he fought hard to change his fate.

After graduating and entering the workforce at twenty, Liao Yu had gradually filled his life with the necessities—food, clothing, housing, transportation—and the joys and sorrows of a young professional. This routine had almost become second nature to him.

He used to wonder how he would ever adapt if one day they parted ways after so many years together day and night.

Now, he wouldn’t have to think about that anymore because he could take care of this person for the rest of his life.

They say it’s easy to fall in love but hard to live together. They’d solved that problem long ago, so their chances of a happy ending were much higher than those of other people.

Thinking about this, Zhao Lei folded his arms again. The fresh scent of Liao Yu’s skin after a shower, mixed with his body warmth, drifted up to Zhao Lei’s nose, making his mouth dry.

“…”

The sound of their pounding hearts echoed in their ears.

“Mm.”

Liao Yu returned the embrace with both hands, his breathing growing faster. He lightly bit his lip and swallowed.

It was over. He was getting turned on by just a few little moves, and he couldn’t calm down at all. His head was buzzing.

Was this what it felt like to have a lovesick brain?

“So nervous?”

Zhao Lei whispered deliberately in his ear, instantly feeling the body in his arms shiver. A hint of satisfaction appeared on his face.

He knew his young master better than anyone, but he never expected the man who always talked nonsense to be even more innocent than he looked.

He hadn’t done anything outrageous yet. What would he be like once they reached the main event?

Zhao Lei didn’t want to play the gentleman and take things slowly. Once their relationship was confirmed, he wanted to take full advantage and claim this person as his own.

“… ”

Liao Yu’s voice came out flat.

“No, it’s fine…”

He didn’t want to appear overreactive, but it was just too strange.

In his opinion, the idea that “if you’re too familiar, it’s hard to spark desire” was totally false!

Before, Brother Zhao had seemed like a real gentleman who always did everything strictly by contract. He never imagined this man had such a side.

Love stories were always the most special.

Zhao Lei teased him:

“I don’t even dare to kiss you properly like this. Forget about anything else.”

He said that, but his hands were growing more and more restless.

Liao Yu looked up at him. The instant their eyes met, it felt like a taut string had suddenly snapped.

An indescribable wave of heat crashed over them like an unstoppable force, consuming them completely.

There was a big difference in their heights and builds. As things heated up, Zhao Lei almost completely surrounded Liao Yu, pressing him down.

“Uh…”

Liao Yu covered his tingling mouth with one hand and grabbed Zhao Lei’s arm with the other. He pushed and pulled, and finally, he curled up in Zhao Lei’s embrace with a red face.

Sure enough, all the experience he’d gathered from talking about it in theory was far too shallow—it meant nothing in practice.

Liao Yu didn’t even know how they got from the living room to the bedroom. They relied only on instinct, desperately seeking each other out.

“…”

The outcome of this indulgence was a complete, unstoppable mess.

When Liao Yu regained his senses, it was past midnight, and his body felt empty.

Yet, at the same time, the nameless restlessness that had surfaced at an unknown point finally vanished after this madness.

Only a few hours had gone by from the moment he propositioned his virgin partner to the moment he passed out from sheer exhaustion.

As he drifted off to sleep in his boyfriend’s arms, a naive thought passed through his mind.

Falling in love is so easy.

…

The next day, Liao Yu didn’t go to work. He said he had fallen and wrenched his back in the night.

But when Zhao Lei came back from lunch around noon, he was carrying a colorful bag containing several bottles of lubricant.

When asked where he got them, he said it was from Brother Cheng. Brother Cheng and the others had plenty more where that came from.

Their relationship had quietly become an open secret among their teammates.

Once everyone knew the real reason he wasn’t at work, they collectively chose to pretend they hadn’t heard.

Only Sister Qian sent him a blunt message asking,

“How was it having sex with your next-door neighbor? Did you enjoy the meal?”

She really didn’t know when to stop!

But he still had to answer honestly.

After replying to Sister Qian, Liao Yu sat cross-legged on the sofa, took out all the boxes, and inspected them one by one, muttering to himself,

“You really came prepared…”

Zhao Lei sat down next to him.

“I picked up a few boxes when I was in Qingyun City…”

He paused, hesitating for a moment, then added with a hint of surprise,

“But since I wasn’t sure if I’d ever get to sleep with you, I gave them all to Brother Cheng.”

“…”

“Hah?”

Liao Yu froze for a second, then suddenly turned to stare at him.

“Sleep with me?” Damn!”

“…”

Zhao Lei just smiled and watched the expression on Liao Yu’s beautiful face.

He’d thought he would keep this dark little secret to himself forever.

“No—Zhao, you planned this out a long time ago, didn’t you? I’m the one who—you!” Then why did you pretend to be so aloof and virtuous before? You acted cold toward me!”

Liao Yu was so flustered that he couldn’t think straight. He gestured wildly before finally grabbing Zhao Lei by the neck.

If this man hadn’t been his boyfriend, he definitely would have cursed him out over this!

He was furious. He thought he was such a good seducer and was pleased that he’d managed to snag the most reliable man on the team.

Who would’ve guessed that this big-tailed wolf had dug a pit long ago and was waiting for him to jump in?