Chi Zhao turned his head and pretended to not hear Qi Yuyang's words just now.
He was too impulsive last time and it shouldn't happen again. Chi Zhao stood up and looked down at Qi Yuyang from above, his expression returning to his usual indifferent look, "It doesn't matter even if you don't tell me. I don't care anyway."
After saying that, Chi Zhao turned and left. Watching Chi Zhao's leaving figure, Qi Yiyang didn't make any other movements. Only the warmth in his eyes slowly cooled down bit by bit.
When they went to sleep that night, it was how they had agreed on earlier and Qi Yuyang also slept in the master bedroom. The bed in the master bedroom was very big, more than enough for two people. Chi Zhao had given Qi Yuyang a new set of sheets and then a pillow before turning off the lights, leaving only the two bedside lamps still turned on.
As he laid in bed, Qi Yuyang was still taking his time in the bathroom. Chi Zhao was too sleepy, so he didn't wait for him and fell asleep first. While he was in his muddleheaded state, he felt someone lie down next to him.
A faint chill travelled over. It was currently summer, so it felt like having a personal air conditioner next to him. Rather than making him feel cold, it actually felt pretty comfortable.
Chi Zhao didn't open his eyes and just continued to pretend to be asleep. Qi Yuyang was quiet for a while before starting to disobediently nudge over to his side.
Just as Qi Yuyang was about to reach the centre, Chi Zhao spoke up, "Did you take a cold shower?"
Chi Zhao's voice was clear and abrupt, and it carried no trace of sleepiness. Qi Yuyang silently stopped in place and let out a hum.
If Chi Zhao's next question was why he took a cold shower, it was just what Qi Yuyang wanted and he could throw out a straight ball without any hesitation. Chi Zhao however didn't say anything and just turned over so that his back faced Qi Yuyang.
Qi Yuyang was pretty obedient. After receiving Chi Zhao's tactful refusal and warning, he didn't do anything else. The room became so quiet, even the sound of a needle falling could be heard. After about ten minutes, Chi Zhao's breathing become more even. He seemed to have fallen asleep.
Qi Yuyang sat up from the bed. He turned and got out and then quietly went to Chi Zhao's side.
Kneeling on the ground, Qi Yuyang's eyes were fixated on Chi Zhao's face. After watching him for a long time, Qi Yuyang leaned forward and pressed a cautious and restrained kiss on the corner of Chi Zhao's lips.
"If you want me to do something....."
Qi Yuyang said in a small voice which carried a hint of lament, "Just tell me directly. I will follow your request, no matter what it is. There's no need to tell me through other people."
Qi Yuyang stretched out his hand, his finger tracing along Chi Zhao's chin to his cheek and temple and finally stopping at the back of his neck. His actions were too soft and light, like the gentle breeze.
The system could hardly say a word as he watched the protagonist feel the host up. The host on the other hand continued to pretend to be asleep and didn't seem to have any intentions to catch him on the act.
Haa, so disappointed.
...…
Chi Zhao didn't understand what Qi Yuyang's words meant. He thought Cheng Ran may have already called Qi Yuyang and that was why he said something like that. Lying on his side in bed, Chi Zhao was also under tremendous pressure. He was afraid that Qi Yuyang would notice that he was pretending to be asleep. Qi Yuyang's hand continued to touch him and his actions were also very light, making it unbearably itchy. Bearing through the urge to move, Chi Zhao squeezed his eyes shut, hoping that Qi Yuyang would leave soon.
Chi Zhao's eyes moved a few times and his eyelashes trembled slightly, like the wings of a butterfly. Qi Yuyang expressionlessly watched Chi Zhao's poor acting and, at the same time, his hands continued to gently touch him.
After about half a minute, Qi Yuyang lowered his head again. This time it was no longer a light kiss like earlier but a proper kiss that would slowly make the other party intoxicated. Qi Yuyang didn't close his eyes and could clearly see Chi Zhao's eyelashes tremble more. A dark light flashed in Qi Yuyang's eyes and he used his tongue to force Chi Zhao to open his mouth, taking away his opportunity to breathe.
Chi Zhao would be foolish if he continued to pretend even now. He immediately opened his eyes and placed his hands onto Qi Yuyang's shoulders, trying to push him away and, at the same time, he wanted to sit up. Qi Yuyang however didn't give him this opportunity. He stood up, quickly climbed onto the bed and used his two legs to firmly press Chi Zhao down, in the process also kissing Chi Zhao even more intensely. Right now, Chi Zhao felt like he was an oxygen-deficient fish and Qi Yuyang was the only saviour who could provide him with oxygen.
Qi Yuyang's kiss contained too many strong emotions. Chi Zhao couldn't bear with it all. With just one kiss, Chi Zhao had fallen back into bed, gasping for air. His lips had turned a very seductive red and even his eyes glistened slightly after being bullied. Combined with Xue Qing's beautiful and abstinent face, it was a very sexy and charming sight. Qi Yuyang gently rubbed the corner of Chi Zhao's eye with his thumb, wiping away some of the tears for him.
Qi Yuyang didn't speak but his actions were slow and sincere, carrying strong unspoken desire. Chi Zhao raised his head and the two looked at each other. After feeling conflicted for a while, Chi Zhao chose to respect his inner desires and took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
They had messed around for too long last night such that even now Chi Zhao still hadn't woken up. Qi Yuyang whose desires had not been satiated until now had no idea how addictive something like this could be. After getting a taste of it, he spent most of the night immersed in it.
Chi Zhao was still deep asleep. There were many blue and red marks on his body. Qi Yuyang lovingly kissed him a few times causing Chi Zhao who was still in his dreams to move around impatiently. Qi Yuyang smiled gently and proceeded to pull that person into his arms before closing his eyes.
After lying there with his eyes closed for a while, Qi Yuyang really began to feel sleepy. Just as he got ready to fall asleep, he heard his phone vibrate a few times. Qi Yuyang frowned slightly but he kept his eyes closed and had no intentions to check it.
But after the vibration, the other party saw that he wasn't responding so they instead switched to calling the phone. Qi Yuyang gloomily sat up and checked his phone. It was the subordinate he had sent to investigate Xue Xingfan's whereabouts.
Qi Yuyang was slightly surprised. He pursed his lips and glanced back at Chi Zhao who was still sleeping soundly and then quietly left the room.
The room furthest away from the master bedroom was the storage room. Qi Yuyang closed the door and then picked up, "What is it? You found him?"
The words the subordinate originally wanted to say was blocked. He shook his head and answered, "No, regarding Xue Xingfan, we haven't found anything and have not made any progress."
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In an instant, Qi Yuyang's expression turned dark, "Then what are you calling me for? Here to disturb my sleep?!"
Subordinate: "...….."
But isn't it already past ten.....
The subordinate was silent for a moment before quickly answered, "Although we have not found traces of Xue Xingfan, we found out the connection between Xue Xingfan and your father."
Qi Yuyang's expression changed, "What is the relationship between them?"
Something like this couldn't be explained with just two or three words. The subordinate just gave a brief overview and then sent over the information he had gathered. Qi Yuyang sat in the chaotic storage room and slowly read though the contents page by page.
His father had no direct association with Xue Qing's father. They were the kind of people who would never cross paths. The actual person his father had an association with was Xue Qing's mother, Xia Lan.
Xia Lan was a reporter. She and Xue Xingfan had graduated from the same university. The two met in university, fell in love and then got married and had Xue Qing. Xia Lan's reports were all about society, most of which were related to women. She wanted to expose the injustices suffered by women and draw attention to women's sufferings. It was a very good thing and originally Xia Lan would not have had any associations with his father.
But twenty years ago, the internet and media were not as developed as they are now. There were only a few celebrities that people know of and if you wanted to expose something, you could only find a reporter who had the right to speak. A female celebrity found out about Xia Lan and approached her, saying that Qi Yuyang's father had forced the actress into prostitution.
That female celebrity was one of the victims and there were many other victims, but they were unwilling to speak out. Xia Lan busied herself with this matter for half a year but because the other party was too powerful and too many higher up personnel were involved, all the reports were suppressed. Xia Lan however didn't give up. She went to find a powerful person to help support her case but on her way to that person's place, she was involved in a car accident.
During those days, CCTV was not as widespread. If no one had witnessed the incident, they could only rely on the driver's words. As for the authenticity of it, no one would know.
When he read until this point, Qi Yuyang could still convince himself. Perhaps it really was just an accident. But when he turned to the last page and saw the part about the female celebrity committing suicide by throwing herself off a building two months after Xia Lan's passing, he could no longer deceive himself.
Qi Yuyang stared at the black characters on his phone. It was a hot midsummer's day but right now he felt like he was in the middle of an icy cold windstorm.
Falling into an ice cave. That was probably the best way to describe this feeling.
...….
When Chi Zhao woke up, Qi Yuyang was not by his side. He slowly put on his clothes and left the bedroom.
He looked around the living room, the kitchen and the bathroom but there were no signs of Qi Yuyang.
Chi Zhao was puzzled. He took out his phone to call Qi Yuyang only hear vibrations coming from the storage room. The storage room was filled with all kinds of useless things and it hadn't been cleaned in a long time, so it was full of dust. Chi Zhao frowned and opened the door only to find Qi Yuyang's phone lying quietly on the floor.
Picking up the phone, Chi Zhao thought for a while and then asked the system, "When did Qi Yuyang leave?"
[I don't know.]
"Then did he contact anyone in the morning?"
[I don't know.]
"What do you know then?"
[I don't know anything. I only came out because you had some emotional fluctuations earlier and before that I was busy practicing for the competition.]
Chi Zhao was stunned, "What competition?"
The system didn't speak. It swiped and dragged open a banner in Chi Zhao's mind. A huge, eye-catching line instantly took over all of Chi Zhao's vision.
"18th Golden Chrysanthemum Virtual Singer Contest — Please register your interest now!!"
Chi Zhao: "...….."