Chapter 158 - 4.23 I Like It
Heimo’s hand was held tightly through the entirety of the walk. He could focus on nothing but the solid warmth of Jingxue-Jun’s broad palm and the stupidity he had done back then. What the fuck are you thinking, Heimo?! Hugging Jingxue-Jun so intimately from behind, whispering into his ears, calling him ’Yi-gege’... all because he was irritated to see the man looking at the two people in front of him! He was so irked, so desperate for Jingxue-Jun’s eyes to return to him, to land upon him and him only and the next thing he knew, his body had moved by itself. What the hell, Heimo, are you a three years old child who gets angry when your parents say another child is adorable?!
He didn’t even behave this unreasonably toward Uncle and Auntie who were the closest parent figures to him. And he had only officially met Jingxue-Jun yesterday! Exactly where did this possessiveness come from? Had he truly been bewitched?!
He tried to search for the answer within himself to no avail. All he knew was that he liked Jingxue-Jun. Okay, ’like’ might not be adequate to describe the extent of his feelings. He liked Jingxue-Jun so, so much — there, that’s more like it — to the point where he wanted to hog the man all to himself, possibly drag him into a place where there were only the two of them alone so he could soak in Jingxue-Jun’s attention like a cat basking in sun beams.
Dangerous. This was getting dangerous.
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Yizhou tugged on their hands that were intertwined with each other, snapping Heimo out of his thoughts and only then did he realize that they had stopped in front of the largest and most expensive restaurant in the city.
Instead of answering, Heimo glanced around in confusion. "We are—"
"You said you are hungry." Lu Yizhou said in a matter-in-fact tone and dragged him inside, heedless of Heimo’s protest.
He—He had long forgotten about his hunger because of the kiss and he only said that because that was the only excuse he could think of to draw Jingxue-Jun’s attention back to him. But how could Heimo tell him that?! And worse, now his brain decided to betray him by replaying their heated kiss earlier, scene by scene, zooming on the sensation of Jingxue-Jun’s lips chasing after his, the man’s hot and laboured breath, his smothering silver eyes and his thigh between Heimo’s legs...
He was so deep in his own thoughts that he didn’t notice the waitress greeting them. Lu Yizhou directly booked the nicest room available, preferably where they could have privacy to themselves. He slid two gold coins to the waitress and received a face splitting grin in return. They were then escorted to the second floor, through the hallway into a room that directly faced the river, showcasing the sight of light lanterns floating merrily on the calm surface, the sway of water lilies, and the stone bridge a few distance away where people were either releasing sky lanterns or strolling around leisurely, happiness plastered to their faces. All the while, Heimo floated behind Lu Yizhou like a shadow, not even realizing that the man still hadn’t let go of his hand.