Chapter 3228: Saving Zero-Protein Bai Ze's Love Record 29

Yi Qi knelt on the carpet before the sofa, cradling Bai Ze's face and pressing it to his ear, murmuring incoherently to soothe him; only when Bai Ze's breathing finally steadied did Yi Qi rise, kiss away the tear at the corner of his eye, taste the salty tang spread in his mouth, frown again, and feel distressed.

Don't cry, big brother.

After spitting out that mouthful of blood, Bai Ze was like a loose sack of skin draped over a skeleton, and Yi Qi felt a tightness in his chest.

Bai Ze leaned against the sofa, as if his bones had been pulled out, his eyes wet and reddened in the lamplight, "Will you blame me… Xiao Qi, will you forgive me?"

Yi Qi's motion of biting his earlobe paused, he loosened his mouth, rested his chin on Bai Ze's shoulder, and looked at him from the side.

I hate you.

Bai Ze's gaze darkened for a moment.

So you ought to love me for life; everything about you belongs to me, you must not get hurt casually again.

Yi Qi himself hadn't recovered from the stress reaction; saying these words felt like he was bolstering his own courage, repeating them over and over, as if proclaiming some grand truth, or as if begging someone to give him assurance.

Yi Qi pressed his ear to Bai Ze's and mumbled, "Did you hear that?"

Bai Ze closed his eyes briefly, feeling Yi Qi nibbling finely and densely, as if urging him to respond.

He raised his hand, hooked Yi Qi's neck and kissed him; what slid down from the corner of his eye was not just sour tears, but also deeper affection and intimacy, wanting to draw near him, to possess him.

Yi Qi quickly shut his eyes; staring any longer would be unbearable for his heart, but after holding back for two seconds he couldn't help it, lifted one eyelid, peered through the slit, and even felt Bai Ze's brows and eyes were different from before, revealing a fragility and allure he had never seen.

Yi Qi's breath suddenly heated, he spoke low, his voice seeming to exhale hot air, "…Like me a little more, big brother."

Bai Ze's kiss was tender, his body and mind suffused with an indescribable pleasure; the secrets and guilt festering in his gut were also forgiven in that moment.

The two tacitly stopped mentioning the deceit, those things that repeatedly tormented people.

Tonight was too painful; they spoke only of love.

Bai Ze felt Yi Qi's kiss land on the side of his neck, a faint pain transmitting.

He tugged at his own collar with his fingers, pulled down, and his shirt slipped off his shoulders.

Yi Qi, indulged to the extreme, gazed fearlessly at the person held in his arms.

Having just experienced the stress reaction, Yi Qi seemed about to reveal his darkest side, yet what appeared on his face was an indescribable tranquility.

He played with his favorite toy like a spoiled child.

……！「

Bai Ze only after a long while let out a hurried sound, then bit his own lip.

Yi Qi didn't let him struggle wildly, pressed in and gave him a kiss, almost entrancing.

Even so, Bai Ze's desire to monopolize Yi Qi forever grew longer and madder, making him feel the abyss of desire ever harder to fill, insatiable.

The inexpressible possessiveness, finding satisfaction in fantasy, made his whole mind go hazy, his eyes suffused with a watery tint, the corners wet with red.

But whenever Yi Qi wanted to kiss him, Bai Ze would still indulge and tilt his head up.

That docile, proactive appearance made it impossible not to harbor an illusion.

It seemed as if no matter how excessive Yi Qi's actions, he would never voice refusal.

Bai Ze's lips pressed against Yi Qi's ear, repeating over and over, "I love you, Xiao Qi… I love you."

One sound after another struck his ears, accompanied by scorching breath.

The answer Yi Qi had long dreamed of now lay before him, searingly branded onto his eardrum.

Yi Qi suddenly felt a wave of safety and happiness engulf him; his whole person went dazed, his head buzzing, overwhelmed by the flooding affection that left him reeling, the tension and guard of the stress reaction gradually fading, as if softened by those murmurs.

He lowered his head, gazing deeply at Bai Ze's flushed face, lips slightly parted, then nuzzled affectionately into his embrace.

Remember what you said today, Bai Ze.

Yi Qi thought, whatever deceit, whatever X potion, none of it mattered anymore.

He actually just wanted Bai Ze's love.

They didn't calm down until nearly dawn.

When Yi Qi had washed himself and Bai Ze clean, his eyelids were so heavy he could barely keep them open; as he slumped onto the bed he kept yawning, his lips still swollen, his back bearing a few faint red marks.

Bai Ze lay down beside him, wrapped his arms around his waist, lowered his head to look at his utterly exhausted state.

Really can't sleep? Bai Ze asked.

Yi Qi buried his face in his chest, voice muffled, "It's all your fault for not being here; I haven't slept well these days."

He said this solemnly, yet his face was buried in Bai Ze's embrace, half avoidance, half complaining, a spoiled tone mixing together, sounding soft and sticky. "Also… you keep bringing up breaking off the engagement, provoking me every day."

He had held back these words for a long time. Though he had never truly wanted to break off the engagement, that person kept bringing it up repeatedly.

Bai Ze gently tightened his hold, eyes full of pity, lips pressed to the top of his head, taking all the blame upon himself.

It's my fault.

Yi Qi grunted and said nothing more, reaching out from under the blanket to pat Bai Ze's chest haphazardly. Bai Ze seized his hand, laced their fingers together, placed it back under the blanket, turned sideways to encircle him completely, tightened his arms to hold him more securely, lowered his head, pressed his lips to Yi Qi's forehead, kissed it, then rubbed his ears and short hair, as if he could never hold him enough; Yi Qi slowly fell asleep in his embrace.

Bai Ze listened to the gradually even breathing in his arms, still maintaining the embrace, his gaze fell into the darkness as he thought for a long time, finally just whispering again, "Sorry."