Chapter 15 - The Kiss (1/2)
Chapter 15: The Kiss
Translated by Shiya of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
The rain arrived rapidly and it left just as fast. When they arrived at the hotel, the rain had almost stopped completely, but the air was laced with the smell of soil and rainwater. Li Sui opened the hotel room door to find Lu Shang sleeping, the IV was still in the back of his hand.
Li Sui didn’t dare go straight to bed, he didn’t turn the lights on either. He tiptoed into the shower in darkness, washing away the sand and rainwater. Li Sui tried to be quiet, but despite his best efforts, Lu Shang still woke up.
“What did you buy?” Lu Shang beckoned Li Sui to his side. Li Sui climbed onto the bed; he was still a little wet from showering. Lying down beside Lu Shang, he pulled out a seashell.
Lu Shang held the shell in his hand, tracing its shape. He smiled as warm breaths escaped from his nose, “Did you dig it up yourself?”
“Hm.” Li Sui wrapped his hands around Lu Shang’s, “It’s for you.”
Lu Shang must have just taken a bath, the smell of medicine was gone, only leaving the scent that was unique to Lu Shang. Li Sui nudged himself closer to Lu Shang’s neck, trying his best to feign his innocence while greedily inhaling as much of Lu Shang’s scent as possible.
Lu Shang stroked Li Sui’s shoulder as he whispered softly, “Good night.”
Li Sui stopped his movements, his black pupils shimmered, awaiting in the darkness. He didn’t care for money, nor did he want power. If someone were to ask about his hobby, then it would most likely be looking at Lu Shang sleep. It became a daily routine after Li Sui realized his feelings towards Lu Shang. Lu Shang was never wary of Li Sui, so he was always completely relaxed during sleep. His head tilted slightly sideways, revealing a part of his long, ivory white neck. Li Sui imagined how nice it would be to sink his teeth into that soft flesh.
Discarding his fantasies, he pulled the blanket down, gently covering up Lu Shang’s exposed nape.
If not, he might get a cold.
As expected, the Golden Sands Shore project was progressing sluggishly. The department managers couldn’t reach a consensus, whenever they had a meeting, they would bite each other’s heads off. Lu Shang didn’t comment, sometimes he even skipped the conferences altogether. Liu XingMing was annoyed by all the in-fighting, but the managers represented a few of the corporate directors, so he couldn’t really stop them. Seeing that another week passed with nothing but meaningless bickering, Liu XingMing became worried.
Lu Shang continued playing with his phone, looking indifferent to the situation, “There’s no rush, let them bicker.”
“Yeah, but there is a cause to hurry. The rainy season is approaching, plus the bank has been asking for the instalment, and we need to send in the paperwork. If we don’t hurry, then I’m afraid we will have to wait till next year to begin construction. The government is changing heads recently, if they dish out some new policies, it might cost us more. Better now or never.”
Lu Shang skimmed the conference room and sighed, “I guess, if you insist. Tonight, accompany me to meet with a person.”
“Okay…”
Li Sui entered with some food in hand, Lu Shang was changing his clothes in front of the mirror. After the surgery, his backbones became more evident than before, Li Sui couldn’t stop himself from peeking whilst feeling hurt for how skinny Lu Shang was. The subject of admiration caught Li Sui staring.
“What are you looking at?”
Li Sui averted his gaze, replying vaguely, “I brought you some food. Are you going out again?”
“I’m meeting someone on a cruise ship.” Lu Shang pulled out the drawer and picked out a tie, placing it near his chest to see if it matched. He was about to put it on, but he stopped as he came up with an idea. Turning around, Lu Shang invited Li Sui over.
Li Sui put the food aside and walked up to Lu Shang, helping him put on the tie.
“You are not bringing me along?” Li Sui pulled up the collar of Lu Shang’s shirt smoothly, circling his neck with the fabric and tying the knot. Li Sui remembered Lu Shang demonstrating how to put on a tie for him, now Li Sui could do it all by himself.
“That place doesn’t suit you.”
“How so?”
Lu Shang’s current attire was different from his usual black and white, he was wearing a wine-red colored shirt, it made his white skin look livelier. He looked less serious, making him look younger. It seemed like he was attending a banquet.
Hearing Li Sui’s question, a flirtatious expression surfaced on Lu Shang’s face. Placing his hand on Li Sui’s shoulder, he said while squinting his eyes, “Have you ever had any… sexual fantasies before?”
“What?” Li Sui opened his eyes wide from shock. It was just too sudden and Li Sui wasn’t ready for it.
Lu Shang looked at Li Sui’s flabbergasted expression and laughed a little, releasing his grip on Li Sui’s shoulder, “I’m just messing with you.”
Li Sui’s face was completely red, he watched as Lu Shang leaned down to pick out a pair of shoes and somehow, he realized what kind of a place Lu Shang was going to. Words spilled out before they were processed, “I’m an adult already, bring me along.”
Lu Shang turned around to look at Li Sui, seeing how flushed his face was, he shook his head, “It really doesn’t suit you. Stay at home.”
Li Sui was really in a bind now. Lu Shang misunderstood the reason for his blushing, he thought Li Sui was embarrassed. That wasn’t the case, he wasn’t embarrassed by Lu Shang’s teasing words. Instead, he was embarrassed by the indecent images that were elicited from the words “sexual fantasies.” The subject of his fantasies just happened to be in front of him, not to mention, wearing an alluring suit.
He felt his breath thicken just looking at Lu Shang moving around in front of him. His fingers clenched inwards.
Perhaps due to years of sexual suppression, he was hallucinating. In his mind, he always thought of Lu Shang as his possession. Just like the prey in the mouth of a wild wolf, even if he wasn’t eating it yet, no one could lay a finger on it. If anyone were to go near, the wolf would quite literally bite their heads off.
Exactly like how Li Sui found the notion of Lu Shang fondling with prostitutes absolutely revolting. An uncontrollable sense of possessiveness swelled in his heart.
He tried holding it in, but it didn’t stay put. He edged forward and tugged on Lu Shang’s clothes. Deliberately softening his tone, he said, “You haven’t completely healed yet, and you can’t have alcohol. Please bring me along.” The sentence sounded like he was pleading.
As expected, the gaze Lu Shang threw at him wavered. Li Sui slumped his head a bit, his pleads turned into muttering, “I have never seen a cruise ship before…”
Lu Shang looked at him and gave in, “… go change.”
Originally, Li Sui picked out a simple T-shirt, but Lu Shang pointed at a white shirt and a British sweater, “Wear that.”
Li Sui’s bangs hung in front of his forehead as opposed to being combed-back, he wore close-fitting pants. Wearing this slightly innocent outfit reminded Li Sui of the time when he first followed Lu Shang to a banquet. The two walked out of the front door, Lu Shang in front and Li Sui followed close behind. Together, they looked like a scene from a movie.
Liu XingMing looked at them in awe, “Should…should I go change too…”
Lu Shang glanced at his formal suit and said, “No, that’s fine.”
Their car dropped them off at a pier where they got on a small boat. After around an hour, they arrived on the cruise ship. Lu Shang walked at the front; the guards let him through promptly. But when Li Sui passed through, the guards were a little hesitant. Lu Shang turned back and held Li Sui’s hand, pulling him along. The guards naturally let them through.