Shi Jiufeng stood in place, his mind completely blank, like someone in a deep trance.
He understood every single word Jin Cixu said when they were broken apart, but when combined, they turned into obscure, incomprehensible heavenly scripts.
Shi Jiufeng knew the entertainment industry widely rumored him to be Ling Xiao’s devoted lapdog, because no matter how absurd Ling Xiao’s requests were, he could always manage them within the specified time.
Even though Jin Cixu had just returned from abroad, after last night’s banquet, Shi Jiufeng believed he should have heard those rumors too.
In Shi Jiufeng’s view, Jin Cixu’s persistence was utterly unreasonable; he completely failed to understand the other man’s behavioral motivation.
Could it be that these young masters from top-tier families were playing a game called Capture This Person Within a Few Days?
What a boring game…
Did such feudal dregs still popular to this day?
Yet, if he were to play this kind of game, Shi Jiufeng felt he wasn’t even the best choice.
Because if Jin Cixu became his lover, he would be called the lapdog’s lapdog. Moreover, calling it a lover, wasn’t this actually being a homewrecker (mistress/third party)?
Who on earth actively volunteers to be a homewrecker? Weren’t they worried about ruining their own reputation?
Jin Cixu quietly looked at Shi Jiufeng. Seeing the shifting emotions in his eyes, he spoke up at the right moment: You won’t regret choosing me. I am taller than Ling Xiao, better-looking than him, and wealthier than him.
Besides, I keep myself clean and self-disciplined. Aside from resolving things on my own, I have no sexual experience whatsoever. At least by being with me, you will be safe.
Under his extremely patient and overwhelmingly obvious words, Shi Jiufeng finally understood that he was running a smear campaign against Ling Xiao.
Yet, using the greater part of his rationality, he still pondered Jin Cixu’s motives. Multitasking in his mind, he blurted out his reply almost without thinking.
I don’t get sick in the first place.
He had never been intimate with Ling Xiao and had always maintained a separated status.
Even if Ling Xiao slept with eight hundred people a day outside and contracted ten thousand types of sexually transmitted diseases, none of them could be passed on to him.
Furthermore, Shi Jiufeng considered himself asexual.
Even though he liked men, he had never imagined himself or another person engaging in any intimate acts.
Given these preconditions, the advantages Jin Cixu mentioned were naturally meaningless.
Shi Jiufeng did not realize that this sentence would produce ambiguity; he was merely stating a fact from an objective perspective.
Therefore, he also failed to notice the veins tightening instantly on Jin Cixu’s neck upon hearing him say this.
Jin Cixu fiercely bit down on his back molars, forcibly enduring a dull pain in his heart as if someone had stabbed him viciously with a knife.
Jin Cixu truly never expected that Shi Jiufeng could love Ling Xiao so deeply, remaining completely unfazed even by Ling Xiao having endless lovers outside.
Of course, this wasn’t Shi Jiufeng’s fault.
He didn’t consider himself a person of high moral standing, but he knew how hateful it was to seduce a married person. However, for the sake of Shi Jiufeng, he didn’t mind discarding this useless bit of moral concept.
Yet, how could Shi Jiufeng say such a thing right to his face?
Where on earth was Ling Xiao so good? Why did Shi Jiufeng have to love such a shameless, cheap wretch?
No, Shi Jiufeng was not at fault; he must have been deceived by that cheap wretch!
It was all Ling Xiao’s fault!
A shameless, damned wretch who seduced Shi Jiufeng and then failed to cherish him once he got his hands on him. He had even used some unknown means to brainwash Shi Jiufeng into this state.
He needed to call a psychiatrist in Switzerland and ask what methods could wake Shi Jiufeng up as soon as possible.
Even if he couldn’t give up his love for Ling Xiao for a moment, at the very least, it had to reach a degree where he could accept his company by his side.
Shi Jiufeng had no idea that such absurd thoughts were running through Jin Cixu’s head. If he had known, he probably would have run away on foot to stay as far away as possible from this person with an abnormal mental state.
Shi Jiufeng was still pondering Jin Cixu’s motives.
As for the liking mentioned by Jin Cixu, he didn’t believe a single syllable of it, and the trust he had just built up from catching a ride was also swaying precariously and was in perilous danger.
Instinctively, Shi Jiufeng sensed danger; it was simply too uncontrollable.
Who knew what would happen if he continued to interact with Jin Cixu?
Shi Jiufeng took off his coat, fished out his ID card from the pocket, and shoved the whole lot into Jin Cixu’s arms.
I am truly sorry, Mr. Jin. I cannot agree to your request. When speaking words of refusal, Shi Jiufeng’s speaking speed returned to normal. I am already married.
Shi Jiufeng’s pretty eyes were filled with rejection. In a trance, Jin Cixu even felt as though he saw hostility in those eyes.
As if his soul had left his body, Jin Cixu’s grip on the ID card tightened inch by inch, almost snapping the thin card in half.
Jin Cixu genuinely wished he could sling Shi Jiufeng over his shoulder and carry him away right now, even if Shi Jiufeng slapped him across the face, he would be willing. He believed that as long as Shi Jiufeng was attended to by him for a few days, his attitude would definitely change.
Jin Cixu became even more convinced that Shi Jiufeng had been brainwashed by that cheap dog Ling Xiao.
He couldn’t blame Shi Jiufeng, nor was he willing to blame Shi Jiufeng, and he wasn’t even willing to reveal half a shred of negative emotion in front of Shi Jiufeng.
Draping the overcoat over the crook of his arm, he pleaded softly, Then at least let me send you back, okay?
Shi Jiufeng was never a strong-willed person to begin with. Refusing Jin Cixu’s request to become his homewrecker had already drained all his energy. Now, recalling the Jin family’s influence in the capital, he dared not speak any further.
He couldn’t help thinking: If he refused again, what would happen if Jin Cixu flew into a rage and beat him up?
Seeing his expression soften slightly, Jin Cixu stepped forward and caught Shi Jiufeng’s wrist.
His rough pads gently stroked the tender skin of Shi Jiufeng’s wrist. The soft and slippery touch made him immediately lighten his breathing, but even so, that faint, elusive fragrance on Shi Jiufeng’s body continuously drilled into his nasal cavity.
So fragrant, so soft, I like it so much…
Jin Cixu’s Adam’s apple bobbed. Lowering his eyelids, he lowered his stance to the absolute minimum, speaking from the perspective of wholeheartedly considering Shi Jiufeng’s welfare: This is a suburb and it’s very difficult to hail a cab. If you’re unwilling, I’ll let you go once we reach a location where it’s convenient to catch a ride. Is that okay?
A wave of tingles ran down Shi Jiufeng’s spine. The sensation of being touched on the inner wrist could not be ignored, and the unfamiliar tremor instantly dissolved all his vigilance.
It was just a car ride; it should be fine.
Anyway, Jin Cixu was also heading back to the hospital, and they were riding in the same car, it could even be considered energy-saving and emission-reducing.
Led by the hand, Shi Jiufeng once again sat in the Maybach. His thin, slender figure pressed tightly against the car door, leaving a considerable distance between him and Jin Cixu.
Jin Cixu wanted to slide over a bit, but the car was too quiet, and any tiny sound would be heard loud and clear.
Jin Cixu also knew that he had already done enough and gone far enough today; he couldn’t push Shi Jiufeng too hard. Otherwise, if Shi Jiufeng truly made up his mind never to see him again, he really wouldn’t have a play left.
Today wasn’t without good news, either. At least his ID card had stayed with Shi Jiufeng for nearly two hours, how was that not considered merging into one with Shi Jiufeng?
Furthermore, he had touched Shi Jiufeng and smelled his fragrance.
It was different from the scent smelled at yesterday’s banquet; it wasn’t any known perfume, but Shi Jiufeng’s own natural body scent.
So fragrant, truly so fragrant.
Jin Cixu knew he would never forget this scent.
He only hoped this fragrance could linger a little longer in his nose, not even for too long, just long enough to get through tonight.
As for tomorrow…
Of course he would find every possible way to see Shi Jiufeng again.
The vehicle quickly reached a location convenient for hailing a cab, but Jin Cixu didn’t speak, nor did he stop the car. Shi Jiufeng had no choice but to cower in the corner, letting the other party drive him all the way back to the hospital.
Yet, even while cowering, Shi Jiufeng had to admit that Jin Cixu’s car was much more comfortable to ride in than the Ling family’s car.
This time, Jin Cixu drove the car directly into the hospital’s underground parking garage.