Online Dating Fiasco with the Campus Heartthrob (DATING)
Gu Zhao's gaze was fierce, so fierce it seemed like he wanted to devour someone.
Ji Su was a bit scared, but he was more shy, so he rested his cheek on Gu Zhao's shoulder before gently nuzzling in appeasement.
Gu Zhao took a deep breath before pinching the soft, hot cheek with his fingers, "Let's go, back to the hotel."
With one arm holding Ji Su and the other pushing against the sand, he used his core strength to stand up while carrying Ji Su with just one arm.
Ji Su was startled and instinctively wrapped his arms around Gu Zhao's neck.
"Don't worry, I won't drop you." Gu Zhao chuckled with his voice still a bit hoarse.
Just then, a couple playfully arguing walked by on the beach.
"Someone's coming." Ji Su whispered, "Gu Zhao, put me down."
Gu Zhao looked down, "Can you walk by yourself?"
Ji Su nodded while struggling to get down from his arms.
His legs were a bit weak, but walking back to the hotel wasn't a problem.
The two walked side by side back while faintly hearing a girl's coquettish voice behind them, "I want a princess carry too, look, other people's boyfriends can do it!"
Ji Su paused before trying to quicken his pace to leave the area.
"Slow down," Gu Zhao reached out and grabbed his wrist to pull him back, "What's the rush to go back?"
"Nothing..." Ji Su stopped, "I'm not in a hurry."
The hand holding him was hot, with fingers loosely encircling the slender wrist bone, and the large hand slowly sliding down before interlacing with his fingers.
Ji Su's heart suddenly leapt forward, as if tiny electric currents were running up his spine from their intertwined fingers.
It was strange, they had done more intimate things, why did just holding hands now make his heart race?
Ji Su pursed his lips, couldn't help but sneak a glance at the person beside him.
The side profile was smooth yet sharp, especially the high brow bone and the narrow, straight nose bridge, like the most perfect work of a master sculptor.
Gu Zhao looked straight ahead while asking indifferently, "What are you looking at?"
"Nothing," Ji Su averted his gaze, then felt it was wrong, "If you're not looking at me, how do you know I'm looking at you?"
"I just know." Gu Zhao turned his eyes, smiling leisurely, "I'm your boyfriend, you can look at me openly."
Ji Su's ears warmed slightly while softly replying, "Oh."
The two of them walked hand in hand all the way from the beach back to the hotel. By the time they let go, their palms were damp with sweat, sticky and warm.
Ji Su took his clothes and went to the bathroom to shower. After his shower, he put on a white shirt and long pants.
Learning from his last trip to the resort, he had made sure to bring extra clothes this time for the beach.
Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, Ji Su meticulously buttoned his shirt all the way to the top before stepping out.
Gu Zhao was sitting on the sofa. Hearing the sound, he looked up at Ji Su then his dark eyes narrowed slightly.
"I'm done showering." Ji Su said with his expression slightly awkward. "When are you going to sleep?"
Gu Zhao patted the spot beside him, signaling for Ji Su to come over.
Ji Su walked over, but before he could sit down, Gu Zhao pulled him onto his lap.
Ji Su quickly raised his hands to cover his lips, stammering, "A-are we going to kiss again?"
"What's wrong?" Gu Zhao held onto that slender waist and kneaded it gently through the thin fabric. "Don't you like it when I kiss you?"
Ji Su's waist went soft under the touch, and he mumbled, "It's not that..."
Gu Zhao kissed the back of Ji Su's hand that was covering his lips. "Then what is it?"
"I think my tongue might be cut." Ji Su said while lowering his hand. "It feels a bit numb and hurts a little."
Gu Zhao pinched his chin. "Stick it out, let me have a look."
Ji Su, unsuspecting, obediently stuck out a bit of his crimson tongue.
The next second, Gu Zhao leaned in while opening his mouth to envelop the soft and tender tongue.
"Mmm..." Ji Su's mouth was immediately occupied, and his protests quickly turned into muffled whimpers.
Gu Zhao pinned him on his lap and kissed him until his eyes glazed over, then licked the wet corners of his lips, seemingly unwilling to waste a single drop of saliva.
Ji Su felt his tongue had gone numb from the kissing, and the tight collar of his shirt was suffocating him.
Gu Zhao freed one hand to undo the buttons for him and chuckled as he did so, "Buttoned up so tightly, are you guarding against me?"
Ji Su, blushed but denied it, "No..."
Gu Zhao used his fingers to part the collar of the white shirt with his slightly rough fingertips brushing against the small patch of flawless, snow-white skin on Ji Su's chest, leaving a red mark.
Ji Su trembled in his embrace as his reddened fingertips clutching at the T-shirt on Gu Zhao's chest and his soft voice sounding almost like a coo, "Gu Zhao, I'm a bit sleepy."
Gu Zhao's eyes darkened as he scooped Ji Su up and laid him on the bed.
The soft mattress sank under their weight, and Ji Su looked at him nervously.
Gu Zhao kissed the lips he had already swollen with his kisses, his voice hoarse, "I'll sleep on the couch tonight."
With that, he got up to head back to the couch.
Ji Su instinctively reached out and grasped his fingers.
Gu Zhao turned back, "What's wrong?"
Ji Su's ears turned red, "Actually, the bed is quite big, maybe we... we could share it."
Gu Zhao looked down at him, "Are you sure?"
Ji Su nodded, "We can each take half."
Gu Zhao was both amused and exasperated, "Still want to play the line of demarcation game?"
"No, I just think some things shouldn't move too fast." Ji Su's voice grew softer, "We only officially established our relationship today, and we should take it step by step..."
Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow, "Established what relationship?"
Ji Su let go of his hand, "That is..."
Gu Zhao leaned down, "Is what?"
"Our romantic relationship!" Ji Su, pushed to the edge, closed his eyes and shouted, "We're dating, we're in a relationship!"
Gu Zhao, satisfied, responded in a low voice, "I like you, so I can't help but want to kiss you, hold you, want—"
Ji Su emphasized, "Step by step!"
"Alright," Gu Zhao smiled with an indescribable expression, "Step by step."
Ji Su rolled to the other side of the bed to make room for him.
Gu Zhao lay down on the bed while reminding him, "Behave yourself tonight."
"I always sleep very well," Ji Su retorted a bit indignantly, "I don't kick or hit."
Gu Zhao chuckled, "Sleep then."
…….
The next morning, Ji Su woke up groggily. With his eyes still closed, his hand first touching something firm yet supple.
The sensation under his hand was too good, and he unconsciously continued to feel it, even pinching it with his fingers.
"Is this what you call behaving?" A deep, magnetic voice sounded by his ear, carrying the unique laziness and hoarseness of the morning.
Ji Su's ears tingled, and he opened his eyes to see a slender, pale hand pressed tightly against a full, firm chest muscle.
He blinked before suddenly realizing that the hand was his own.
Ji Su retracted his hand as if shocked, but it was caught by a larger hand and pressed back.
Gu Zhao's deep, intense gaze locked onto him: "If you like touching, then go ahead and touch to your heart's content."
"No, I accidentally just..." Ji Su tried to explain in vain, but he couldn't stop his hand from being guided downward.
The well-defined abs, the beautiful and smooth lines of the Adonis belt...
Ji Su's ears suddenly turned bright red, and his fingertips curled up: "No..."
Gu Zhao leaned in to bite his lip, then decisively got up from the bed and headed towards the bathroom.
Ji Su sat up in a daze while lifting the hand that had just been guided, feeling as if the intense sensation still lingered in his palm.
How could it be so...
………
After lunch, the two ended their seaside trip and took a flight back to City A.
Opening the door to their home, Ji Su headed straight for the guest room, intending to put down his luggage first.
Gu Zhao stood at the doorway, watching him: "Not planning to move into the master bedroom?"
Ji Su paused before replying softly, "Not for now. I'm used to staying in this room."
In truth, he wasn't mentally prepared to share a bed with the other person every night.
Gu Zhao didn't press the matter and changed the subject: "What do you want to eat tonight?"
"We just got back from our trip. You should rest first." Ji Su turned around. "How about we eat out tonight?"
Gu Zhao replied, "It's fine. I'm not tired."
Ji Su remembered Gu Zhao mentioning his boundless energy and thought for a moment: "Then how about sweet and sour spare ribs and scrambled eggs with tomatoes? You make those dishes really well."
"Alright." Gu Zhao agreed, then turned and left the guest room.
After tidying up his things, Ji Su opened his phone to send a message to Qiao Jin.
Ji Su: [Xiao Qiao, we're back from the seaside.]
Qiao Jin: [Back already?]
Qiao Jin: [I thought you'd stay a few more days!]
Ji Su: [I brought you a souvenir. Let me know when you're free, and I'll give it to you.]
Qiao Jin: [Perfect, I still haven't given you your gift yet.]
Qiao Jin: [By the way, how's your plan to confess to Senior Gu going?]
Ji Su: [It's going pretty smoothly.]
Qiao Jin: [I knew it!]
Qiao Jin: [So, are you two together now?]
Ji Su: [Yes.]
Qiao Jin: [Ahhh! I've got the most explosive exclusive news of the year!]
Ji Su: [Xiao Qiao, please don't tell anyone yet.]
Qiao Jin: [Don't worry, I won't go blabbing about it!]
Qiao Jin: [So, are you two officially living together now?]
Ji Su: [I'm still in the guest room.]
Qiao Jin: [Really? But I don't quite believe in Gu Zhao's self-control...]
Qiao Jin: [Su Su, my darling, you must protect yourself!]
Ji Su stared at the words in the chat box, thought for a while, and finally decided to seek help.
Ji Su: [Xiao Qiao, can you send me some resources?]
Qiao Jin: [You mean those kinds of resources?]
Ji Su: [I want to learn in advance...]
Two minutes later, Qiao Jin "slapped" a cloud storage link over.
Qiao Jin: [Years of collection, each one a classic!]
Ji Su: [Thanks...]
Qiao Jin: [Su Su, it's not just about you learning. Gu Zhao needs to learn too!]
Qiao Jin: [With Gu Zhao's hardware, if you're not careful, you'll suffer big time!]
Ji Su's face flushed red as he recalled what he had touched that morning…
Ji Su: [Although I’m not sure exactly how to do it, is there a possibility that I could also be the top…?]
Qiao Jin: [???]
Qiao Jin: [No way! Absolutely no way!]
Ji Su: [Why?]
Qiao Jin: [Once you’re in bed, Gu Zhao will devour you whole. You still want to be the top?]
Ji Su: “...”
Ji Su: [Let’s not talk about this anymore, Xiao Qiao.]
The files Qiao Jin sent over were dozens of gigabytes in size, making it difficult to download on his phone. He had to open his computer to download them.
But since he wasn’t a member, the download speed was excruciatingly slow. After more than an hour, the progress bar had only reached one-third.
Feeling guilty, Ji Su paused the download, closed his laptop, and went to the living room for dinner.
After finishing dinner, he cleaned up the table as usual and was about to return to his room when Gu Zhao, who was sitting on the sofa, called out to him, “Come here, I need to talk to you about something.”
Ji Su walked over, “What is it?”
“Do you remember I mentioned going back to my hometown?” Gu Zhao reached out and pulled him onto the sofa. “I’m leaving tomorrow afternoon. Do you want to come with me?”
Ji Su was stunned for a few seconds, “Go home with you?”
“Yeah,” Gu Zhao held his hand and gently squeezed it. “You don’t want to?”
“I…” Ji Su hesitated, “I think the timing might not be right.”
They had just started dating and still had a lot to learn about each other, let alone each other’s families.
“There’s nothing inappropriate about it,” Gu Zhao chuckled. “It’s just meeting the parents. Are you that scared?”
Ji Su: “...”
“It’s fine, you have the whole night to think about it.” Gu Zhao stretched his arm and pulled Ji Su into his embrace. “Right now, I want to kiss you. Is that okay?”
Although he phrased it as a question, he didn’t actually wait for an answer.
His kisses fell softly and densely.
Ji Su had finally learned how to breathe while kissing through practice, but he still couldn’t handle this kind of intensity.
As he was kissed until he felt dizzy, he thought to himself that Gu Zhao really loved kissing him, like a kissing fish that only knew how to kiss…
The two of them stayed on the sofa and kept kissing for a long time.
Ji Su melted into Gu Zhao’s arms, like a marshmallow about to dissolve.
Gu Zhao picked him up and headed toward the bedroom.
“Over there…” Ji Su, hanging onto him, pointed in the direction of the guest room. “That’s my room.”
Gu Zhao kicked open the door to the guest room and walked in.
He placed Ji Su on the bed and leaned down to kiss him again.
And as if he couldn’t get enough, he sucked on Ji Su’s lips back and forth.
Ji Su instinctively sensed danger and squirmed slightly.
“Don’t move.” Gu Zhao pressed a hand against his waist with his dark eyes gleaming intensely.
Ji Su froze as his panicked gaze darted around. “Maybe you should calm down first…”
Gu Zhao reached out with his other hand as his fingertips trailing down the smooth curve of Ji Su’s body, lightly and slowly brushing past his straight, slender calf.
Then his scorching hand continued downward before gripping Ji Su’s ankle.
Ji Su’s waist trembled at the heat, and his toes instantly curled.
“Hands are off-limits,” Gu Zhao stared at him while kissing the fair, jade-like top of his foot. “But feet are fine, right?”
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