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Trigger warning: Non-consensual sex
When Ye Xingzhou bit down on Qi Xing's neck, Qi Xing was momentarily stunned. Once he reacted, he immediately bent one leg and forcefully pushed against Ye Xingzhou's abdomen. Hearing the muffled groan in his ear, he grabbed the bastard's hair with both hands then yanked his head up and threw a punch at his face.
"You bastard, I'll fight you!" Qi Xing was furious and this punch was completely unrestrained.
Blood immediately appeared at the corner of Ye Xingzhou's mouth. He slowly licked it with his tongue with his sinister eyes fixed on Qi Xing and no longer hiding the wildness and malice that lay deep within him.
He pressed forward again.
Pushed forcefully onto the bed, Qi Xing struggled desperately. The unpleasant memory of being forced by this person in a hotel resurfaced, making him tremble with anger. He punched and kicked Ye Xingzhou, determined that even if he couldn't win, he wouldn't let this beast have it easy.
"Crazy! Beast! Lunatic!"
As Qi Xing cursed and resisted, both of his hands were pinned down. When his clothes were violently torn open, he finally gave in. Gritting his teeth, he closed his eyes and cried out loud.
Let it be embarrassing.
A real man doesn't suffer losses in front of his eyes. There was no point in confronting a lunatic head-on.
As he cried, he silently hypnotized himself. But Ye Xingzhou's movements stopped and he just looked down at him while breathing heavily and unevenly.
Although Qi Xing had his eyes closed, he could feel Ye Xingzhou's gaze on him, making his goosebumps rise all over his body. He steeled himself and continued the act: "You bully me too much, you bastard. You only know how to pick on me. If it were that Teacher Lin, you wouldn't be so fierce with him. You just think I'm easy to bully..."
As he spoke, he didn't even realize that his voice was choked with some grievance and he cried even harder.
Ye Xingzhou's expression remained cold. His emotions buried deep in his eyes.
He reached out and pinched Qi Xing's chin: "Open your eyes."
"I won't." Qi Xing's eyelashes trembled, still glistening with tears. "I won't open my eyes, you bastard. You only know how to be fierce with me. I want to cut ties with you. I'll kick you right now..."
Ye Xingzhou lowered his head and blocked the mouth that kept spewing unpleasant words.
"Mm—"
Because of being caught off guard, all his words were forcibly mute. Qi Xing frowned and finally opened his eyes, meeting Ye Xingzhou's cold, piercing gaze just inches away. His heart skipped a beat as Ye Xingzhou's tongue slipped into his mouth then stirred It violently, leaving him no room to refuse.
His tongue was soon bitten and hurt but he was unable to push the person away. He was forced to accept it. In the end, he completely gave up; after all, there was no escaping being taken advantage of, so he might as well lie back and cooperate.
That night, he was tossed around by Ye Xingzhou, this beast, several times.
At the most intense moment, Qi Xing sat on Ye Xingzhou's lap as his fingers fiercely scratched his back. In the blurred, swaying vision, he caught a glimpse of Ye Xingzhou's gaze fixed on him, like a molten lava boiling beneath ice which is ready to erupt. He was inexplicably startled which caused his heart to race.
Clearly, it was just a casual fling that started when the mood struck and Ye Xingzhou had repeatedly denied any interest in him beyond physical, yet he insisted on looking at him with such an attitude and gaze.
In that moment, Qi Xing felt as if he had been burned by that gaze and he lowered his head then bit down on Ye Xingzhou's shoulder as if to vent.
In the end, after being tossed around all night, Qi Xing woke up at ten in the morning.
Even before he opened his eyes, he felt that his waist ached, his back hurt and his butt was even more painful. And there wasn't a single fine spot on his body as all was marked by that beast's bites and grips.
While cursing under his breath, he got up, only to find that Ye Xingzhou had already left and left him alone in the room.
There was still a warm breakfast in the dining room. Qi Xing stuffed a large bun into his mouth and checked his phone, finding a WeChat message from Ye Xingzhou left early in the morning: "Stay put and don’t even think about going anywhere. Someone will bring you lunch at noon."
Bastard!
He decisively blocked him along with his phone number.
The gate outside was still locked.
Confirming that he couldn't open it, Qi Xing angrily kicked the door, spun around twice and went back inside to drag out two chairs.
Ye Xingzhou thought he could keep him from going out? Dream on!
Five minutes later, he jumped down from the two-meter-high wall and checked his foot that was almost twisted, then got up and gave the house behind him the middle finger and ran away without looking back.
At noon, Qi Xing sat in a steaming grilled fish restaurant and across from him is a young man named Chen Chang, who was pouring him a beer.
Qi Xing sized him up.
It had been a few years since they last met and he seemed to have gained weight. His hairline had receded quite a bit and he had large dark circles under his eyes, far from the fresh young image from a few years ago and even further from the overly edited WeChat profile picture.
Time had certainly taken its toll on this guy.
Thinking this, Qi Xing's mind wandered. He seriously doubted whether his eyesight had really been that bad in the past.
What he had said to Ye Xingzhou yesterday was actually half a lie.
Chen Chang was indeed the one who had awakened his sexual orientation but to say it was a romantic affair was an exaggeration. Back then, he, a young master, had taken a liking to someone and pursued them openly which caused quite a stir. But within half a month, this guy was dating the class flower and Qi Xing had felt it was best to step aside.
Later, Chen Chang got into a university in the capital and they hadn't been in touch since graduating high school even though they had a WeChat account they had added back then. Yesterday, when he posted a location-tagged moment, Chen Chang had taken the initiative to message him for a meal. He had initially been uninterested but changed his mind as he was feeling bored, or perhaps provoked by Ye Xingzhou. The more Ye Xingzhou forbade him from doing something, the more he wanted to do it.
The other party rambled on about his experiences over the past few years. He was complaining incessantly with a tone that was quite cynical, especially when he mentioned how his girlfriend had dumped him after graduating and gone abroad, filled with righteous indignation. Qi Xing almost rolled his eyes; how could someone throw away a bright future just to hang on to him?
He had no interest in listening anymore and looked down at his phone. He noticed a message from an unfamiliar number that had just come in a few minutes ago: "Where are you?"
Qi Xing frowned and guessed that it was Ye Xingzhou using someone else's phone to message him. He blocked it again.
Five minutes later, another new number sent a message: "Reply."
Still not replying, he continued to block it.
One message after another and Qi Xing blocked each one with ease while wondering how many phones Ye Xingzhou could borrow.
"I'm graduating with my master's next year and planning to go back to Huaicheng to find a job. Ronghua Corporation has been thriving these past few years; who wouldn't want to get in? If there are suitable positions, I’ll need you, the young master, to help me get a word in. You wouldn’t refuse, would you?"
Hearing this, Qi Xing finally pulled his attention away from the phone screen while raising an eyebrow and looking at the young man across from him.
Chen Chang was grinning at him. Deliberately putting on a familiar act and even added a hint of flirtation to his tone at the end.
Qi Xing: "..."
Straight man pretending to be gay. What a struggle for you.
He didn't say anything good or bad and just laughed it off while watching Chen Chang fawn over him, feeling bored.
Most of the people he had once liked ended up treating him this way, which was utterly tiresome.
He really did have poor eyesight and even worse taste.
But the worst of all was getting involved with Ye Xingzhou, that plague. If he had known that he was such an unpredictable lunatic, then he would have kept his distance from both Ye Xingzhou and Lin Zhinian that night at the charity gala.
It was too late to regret now.
While he was lost in thought, a black business car appeared on the street outside the floor-to-ceiling glass window.
"Wow, what a luxury car!" Chen Chang exclaimed dramatically while staring at the car outside and shaking his head in envy.
Qi Xing looked up and instantly darkened his face.
Ye Xingzhou's secretary got out of the car then pushed the door open and walked directly to their table: "Young Master Qi, Young Master Ye requests you to come out."
Qi Xing: "I'm not going. Tell him to roll as far away as possible."
"Do you know the person outside?" Chen Chang asked curiously, "Who is it? Since he’s here, why not invite him to join us for a meal?"
Qi Xing sneered: "You go invite him."
Chen Chang awkwardly twitched his mouth: "Then forget it, I don’t know him."
Ye Xingzhou's secretary handed over his phone and asked Qi Xing to take the call.
Outside, Ye Xingzhou had gotten out of the car. He leaned against the door and coldly stared at them while holding his phone.
Qi Xing shot him a glare and reluctantly answered the phone: "What do you want?"
Ye Xingzhou: "Come out."
Qi Xing: "I’m not done eating yet. What’s the rush? Young Master Ye can either leave or wait outside."
After saying this, he hung up directly. He tossed the phone back and picked up his chopsticks to continue eating heartily.
The grilled fish here was quite delicious; he certainly wouldn’t starve himself.
The secretary helplessly returned outside.
After a moment of silence, Ye Xingzhou sat back in the car, which remained parked on the street and showing no signs of leaving.
Chen Chang hesitated while glancing outside then looking at Qi Xing, who was eating happily: "Are you really just going to leave him waiting outside? Who is he, anyway?"
Qi Xing didn’t look up: "The chairman of Ye Corporation."
Chen Chang gasped: "Really?"
"Look at his pretentiousness; how could he not be? Who else could act like that?" Qi Xing said disdainfully.
Chen Chang laughed: "That’s true but are you really not going to invite him in? It’s not nice to leave him out there."
Qi Xing: "I said if you want him in, you go invite him. I’m not going."
Chen Chang shrank back a bit. He was indeed a bit tempted but thinking of that man’s icy gaze, he ultimately lacked the courage.
The grilled fish was quickly finished. Chen Chang asked Qi Xing if he had any plans for the afternoon and suggested he take him to visit some tourist spots.
Qi Xing had no interest at first but catching a glimpse of the car still parked outside, he changed his mind: "Alright then."
"Great, then let’s settle the bill and we’ll go."
Chen Chang went to pay and Qi Xing leaned back in his chair while squinting his eyes.
After waiting for ten minutes without him returning, he impatiently picked up his phone to send a message to hurry him along, only to find out that Chen Chang had actually deleted and blocked his WeChat account?!
Qi Xing looked up in surprise, only to see Ye Xingzhou reappearing before him. One side of his face was still swollen while standing by the table and looking down at him coldly: "Are you done eating? Can we go now?"
Qi Xing was so angry his brows twitched: "Did you get rid of him?"
He could guess with his toes that the only reason Chen Chang had suddenly deleted and blocked him then ran away was because of this bastard in front of him.
Ye Xingzhou remained unfazed: "Are you going or not?"
Qi Xing asked through gritted teeth: "How did you find me here?"
Ye Xingzhou: "Ask your assistant."
Qi Xing forced a laugh; you’re impressive, you’re amazing.
This time he was out on a business trip and his father had indeed arranged for an assistant for him. It was the assistant who had arranged for the car to bring him here but he never expected Ye Xingzhou to be so resourceful that he could even contact the people around him.
Qi Xing: "I’m not going with you."
Ye Xingzhou: "Who else do you want to go with?"
None of your business.
As they walked out of the grilled fish restaurant, Qi Xing spotted a taxi that had just dropped off a passenger by the roadside. An idea struck him and he kicked Ye Xingzhou hard in the leg. While he was frowning in distraction, Qi Xing quickly opened the car door and jumped inside.
Goodbye!
Half a minute later, the taxi drove away under Ye Xingzhou's darkening gaze.