73 5.19 (2/2)
Long minutes passed with Chen Yu toying around in this way, until Sun Ri was finally so close to erupting that he was desperately thrusting into the youth's grip. Chen Yu didn't stop, he continually caressed the slit that was leaking uncontrollably, but almost imperceptibly, he sadly drooped his head, no longer scrutinizing the other man's length as he had been. With this trivial movement, however, Sun Ri broke out of his pleasurable haze to confusedly search out what had upset the boy. Clueless, when he tilted the youth's small face up, he was startled to find that Kai's eyes were red-rimmed and nervous, so that he instinctively stopped everything to embrace his doll. Uncertain what to do, he hesitantly patted the slender back and quizzed, ”That...what's wrong, Kai?”
Pleased, Chen Yu leaned into the other man's chest. He was quite happy, no matter how perverted his lover was, he was willing to care for him rather than pursue his release, this demonstrated that his priorities were properly settled. Since that was the case, he would wipe the slate clean—naturally, that would take effect after tonight. So he mumbled, ”Gege...you're just nice to me to get what you want...”
Hearing such words out of the blue, Sun Ri furrowed his brows. What could have put such an idea in his doll's mind? But the boy continued, not giving him a chance to guess, ”Not a doll, don't want to be played with again...”
The man's gaze turned complex, was the boy unhappy with him or with Guo Ziyue? Guo Ziyue had in fact pretended to be friendly to Xiang Kai's face while stabbing him in the back, but he was nothing like that scum, he would never betray Kai. Regardless, first he had to soothe the youth, so he shook his head and warmly wrapped him up, explaining seriously despite knowing that the boy wouldn't recall anything in the morning, ”If I'm nice to you, it's because I love you. Besides, since the only thing I want is you, how could I ever not cherish you?” Apparently a bit consoled by his words, the boy wriggled closer and affectionately pecked his chin.
The Sun Ri whose heart and body were both miserable tugged his mouth into a comforting smile, then endured several more sweet sessions of torment through the night as the drunk Kai swayed between tempting him and distressing him.
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In the online world, the information that Xiang Kai hadn't blackmailed Guo Ziyue was released directly after the premiere ended, and the news garnered more interest than any previous piece about the two actors.
Many of the reporters didn't dare to add their opinions lest they inadvertently offend the king further, so that their articles simply consisted of a remorseful apology for their lack of journalistic integrity in jumping on the bandwagon to condemn an innocent man. Below this display of groveling, they then attached the national research laboratory's report, which certified that the video they'd considered proof of Xiang Kai's guilt was a sham. On the other hand, the smarter media channels also added in the details they'd dug up regarding the distant relationship between the pair and how rarely they exchanged words, thereby casting even more doubt on Guo Ziyue's story.
It was therefore easy for the public to grasp that Guo Ziyue had pulled his senior Xiang Kai out as a meat shield, and curses immediately abounded. With this newest development in the drama, the star not only returned to being called a colored wolf, he was further conferred the titles of white-eyed wolf, wolf in sheep's clothing, basically any insult that connoted sex mania and treachery was gifted to him.
Xiang Kai was, of course, pitied for being dragged into this for no apparent reason, but due to the pictures of his wooden face at the premiere and his low visibility everywhere else, popular opinion of him wasn't very favorable. There were even some viewers who were reluctant to see the resolution of this scandal so, in order to spice up the show, they questioned whether there could be waves without wind. Perhaps there was a hidden story between the stars that had caused Guo Ziyue to point his finger at this senior in particular.
Such theories floated around for several days, until the people who had watched the film which Chen Yu had acted in started commenting on his outstanding performance. One by one, these moviegoers expressed their astonishment at how expressive and relatable Xiang Kai had been as Xiao Jiu, along with sincere appreciation for his acting talent.
One netizen was so impressed by Xiang Kai that he posted this speculation: taking into account his overwhelming skill and appealing appearance, if Xiang Kai had voyeuristic tastes, he could simply have seduced a couple into having sex in front of him, there was no need to threaten someone like Guo Ziyue. It was more reasonable to suspect that the colored wolf had accused Xiang Kai because he was jealous of his abilities. This comment won widespread agreement, and misgivings about Xiang Kai's involvement in the scandal faded away.
With his last hope of dumping the dirty water on Xiang Kai crushed, Guo Ziyue recognized that he was on the brink of utter extinction and that neither Sun Ri nor Peng Muzhi would help him. While the best tactic he could devise even after wracking his brain for days inside his flat was flimsy to his own eyes, let alone to others', he nevertheless couldn't go down without doing anything, so he dialed the prime time daily show to ask for an interview.
Covering his face, he laughed bitterly. At least his notoriety guaranteed that he would be granted an audience.