Handsome Xia’s hair had been buzzed down until barely a centimeter of stubble remained. Humiliated into fury by He Chu San’s laughter, he sat up and grabbed the necktie, trying to blindfold him again. He Chu San dodged while laughing. “Don’t, don’t! It really does look good.” He reached up and stroked Xia Liu Yi’s face. “Let me look at you properly.”
Warm fingers traced Xia Liu Yi’s brow ridge, followed the straight bridge of his nose, then slid toward the corner of his lips. He Chu San had touched this face countless times. Compared with before, much of its old hostility had faded, replaced by a great deal more tenderness. Even so, He Chu San gave a soft sigh when his fingers found a very faint bruise at the corner of Xia Liu Yi’s mouth. “How did this happen?”
Xia Liu Yi mumbled, “Fell.”
“Mm?”
Xia Liu Yi buried his bristly head against He Chu San’s shoulder and quietly revised his answer. “Got in a fight.”
“Why were you fighting again? Are you hurt anywhere else? What happened to your hair? Did the other person pull it?”
The fight had been with Inspector Xie. His hair had been shaved only because Cui Dong Dong had ruined it beyond repair. Xia Liu Yi could not explain all of that in a few words, so he simply gave up, slumped bodily against He Chu San, and shamelessly turned clingy. “Tell you later. I’m cold.”
“…” Now he was even acting spoiled!
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, He Chu San climbed up and fetched two blankets from the rear compartment. Xia Liu Yi insisted on sharing the same one. The two squeezed together, touching and kissing each other, and before long Xia Liu Yi threw back the blanket and climbed astride He Chu San again. Apparently touching was no longer satisfying enough, because he began stripping off both their shirts.
“Weren’t you cold?”
“You’ll warm me up once you’re inside.”
“…” Fine. Brother Liu Yi was wilder than the tide outside tonight. There was no getting a proper conversation out of him until he’d been fucked satisfied. He Chu San would sacrifice his seed and see it through!
Before long, the Jeep began rocking violently again.
After several rounds, Xia Liu Yi knelt with his chest against the seatback while He Chu San spread his buttocks from behind and pounded hard in and out of him. Unlike the lingering tenderness of the previous round, the relentless impacts now seemed determined to smash his soul apart one blow at a time. Gasping sharply, Xia Liu Yi lowered his head to look at his trembling abdomen. The hard heat inside him felt as though it might really pierce straight through him and ram into his stomach.
“A’San… A’San…” He pressed his forehead against his right arm and trembled with every impact. He Chu San’s broad arm enclosed him from behind, his left hand traveling up Xia Liu Yi’s left arm until their fingers overlapped and intertwined. Feeling the tremors running through Xia Liu Yi’s body, He Chu San licked his ear and asked, “Mm?”
“Too deep… lighter, lighter…” Before he had even finished, He Chu San really did retreat from the deepest point and instead began grinding back and forth over his sensitive spot, rubbing and prodding it repeatedly. Xia Liu Yi let out a loud sob. Pleasure crashed over him without pause, the slap of flesh and the sound of his moans temporarily drowning out even the wind outside.
His body instinctively tried to crawl forward and escape, yet his rear entrance rocked with the motion and clenched around the intruder as though sucking him in. He Chu San pressed close and pinned him against the seatback. His erect nipples rubbed against the leather seat until they grew hot and painful. Xia Liu Yi shrank his chest slightly at the sting, only for He Chu San to pinch one nipple and rub and knead it hard.
“Little bastard… ah… stop, stop a second… mm…” Xia Liu Yi wanted to elbow him but could not bear to, so he weakly smacked the seat instead. He Chu San bit his flushed cheek and said in a low, hoarse voice, “How am I supposed to satisfy you if I stop? You’re the one who lit the fire. You don’t get a say anymore.”
Xia Liu Yi’s breath caught. For an instant, even his voice drowned in the violent tremor of his body. He Chu San bit into his sweat-soaked nape as though leaving a mark that belonged to him alone. At the same time, he spilled inside Xia Liu Yi and let out a beastlike roar.
Eyes closed, Xia Liu Yi sagged against the seatback and panted violently. His entire body tingled, painfully oversensitive, and it took him a long time to recover. He Chu San still did not stop moving. He turned Xia Liu Yi’s face and kissed and nipped at his lips, licking the faint bruise at the corner of his mouth. Xia Liu Yi winced slightly and opened his eyes to look at him. He did not know whether it was his imagination, but there seemed to be a vicious, blood-red gleam in He Chu San’s eyes. One arm was locked tightly around Xia Liu Yi’s waist, squeezing hard enough to hurt—as though from desperate attachment, yet also from forceful aggression and possession.
Xia Liu Yi was not frightened. Instead, his heart went achingly soft. Even though he was already too exhausted to breathe properly, he gently kissed He Chu San back. As they kissed, he reached for the blanket beside them and draped it over both their bodies.
He Chu San held him tightly and kissed him for a long while before finally sighing and resting his head on Xia Liu Yi’s shoulder.
Xia Liu Yi sensed the tangled heaviness of his mood. “A’San?”
“Mm.” He Chu San answered with a clingy nasal sound.
“Dong Dong messed up my hair. It had nothing to do with the fight.”
“Mm.”
“The fight was with Xie Jia Hua. He came over asking about something and said some really nasty things, so I hit him. He hit me back. We didn’t fight for long. Xiao Ma sent him on his way afterward.”
“…”
You actually beat up Inspector Xie?! You really dared!
“He didn’t make trouble for you?”
“No. He was the one in the wrong.”
“Mm. As long as you’re fine.”
“Are you unhappy today?”
“No. I’m very happy I got to see you.” He Chu San rubbed his face against Xia Liu Yi’s shoulder. Then, realizing that he could no longer hide his mood, he sighed. “I ran into a little trouble.”
“What trouble?”
He Chu San hesitated without answering. Xia Liu Yi struggled to turn around. Their joined bodies parted with a faint sound, and the sudden emptiness sent an intense wave of unease through him. Looking seriously into He Chu San’s eyes, he asked, “How far has your plan gone? Have you met the Old Shopkeeper? Are you in danger now?”
He Chu San calmly met his gaze. “No.”
“Stop acting. Tell me the truth.”
He Chu San gave a bitter smile at being seen through. “There’s no danger for now. It’s just that the ‘Old Shopkeeper’ Master Qiao met isn’t Xie Ying Jie. He’s only a proxy. I need to do one more thing before I can earn his real trust.”
“What?”
He Chu San parted his lips. Beneath the calmness of his expression, something shifted slightly. “I… haven’t decided yet.”
Xia Liu Yi did not expose the lie. He only grabbed He Chu San’s hand pleadingly. “A’San, stop! I don’t want any of it. Out of this whole world, I only want you!”
He Chu San stubbornly shook his head. “There’s no turning back once the arrow has left the bow. Trust me. I’ll put an end to everything. But the Old Shopkeeper is too suspicious. Just in case, after tonight we can’t see each other again. Once everything is completely over, I’ll come find you.”
Xia Liu Yi’s heart felt as though it were being cut apart. “Xie Jia Hua said I was the one who ruined you.”
He Chu San smiled and stroked the bite mark he had left on Xia Liu Yi’s nape. “Don’t listen to him. It was you who loved me.”
…
The night deepened. Clouds swallowed the moon, and the tide grew heavier and blacker. Jagged rocks along the shore pointed toward the sky while wild grass shuddered in the gale. The Jeep’s headlights came on. Fully dressed now, He Chu San intended to drive Xia Liu Yi back toward the main road. To avoid attracting attention, Xia Liu Yi had left his own car at a parking lot farther away.
But before the Jeep could start, Xia Liu Yi suddenly yanked open the driver’s door, dragged He Chu San out, and pulled him back into the rear seat once more.
The Jeep did not rock again. It simply sat quietly on the beach through the night.