BLHO Chapter 17
by VolareLin Shuangxu pursed his lips, feigning sleep, without uttering a word.
He Yuncheng reached a hand in front of him, the cool back of his hand touched Lin Shuangxu’s damp forehead, and he chuckled softly.
Lin Shuangxu heard the laughter and his breathing became heavier.
He didn’t know what He Yuncheng wanted to do, returning to the General’s Manor in the middle of the night instead of resting properly, and running to his place.
He continued to pretend to sleep, wanting He Yuncheng to get bored and leave on his own.
Who knew that He Yuncheng would become even more restless, hooking his fingers on Lin Shuangxu’s collar, loosening his close-fitting clothes.
A cool breeze entered, and Lin Shuangxu shuddered all over, unable to continue pretending.
“He Yuncheng.”
Calling him by his full name, the young master was about to get angry.
He Yuncheng put on an obedient appearance, stopping his hand immediately upon hearing his voice.
“Did I wake you up?”
Lin Shuangxu pushed his arm away, straightened his clothes, and sat up.
“What are you doing?”
He Yuncheng came up with an excuse on the spot: “You were sweating, I was afraid you’d be uncomfortable.”
The accumulated snow in the courtyard reflected the moonlight, making the room bright. Lin Shuangxu’s thin body was covered in brocade, unable to conceal the fragrant heat.
“Why are you here in my room?”
He Yuncheng watched his lips opening and closing, mesmerized by the night. He propped his head up with his hand, lying lazily on his side, and replied, “There’s no fire in my room, it’s too cold, I can’t sleep.”
This sentence wasn’t a complete lie.
Lin Shuangxu thought he wouldn’t be back tonight, so he indeed hadn’t instructed the servants to warm his bedroom.
Slightly softening his tone, Lin Shuangxu asked him, “Didn’t you go to see Princess Meng Ning? Did you send her back to the palace?”
“No, she didn’t ask me to.”
Lin Shuangxu was speechless. “It’s this late, and you let her go back on her own?”
“She has people protecting her.”
Was having someone protecting her the same as personally escorting her? Lin Shuangxu sighed and advised, “Next time you see Princess Meng Ning, don’t let it drag on so late. After all, you haven’t married yet, don’t ruin her reputation.”
He Yuncheng’s dark eyes turned restlessly, and he scooted forward, snuggling at Lin Shuangxu’s feet, his hand boldly clasping his ankle.
“Are you angry?”
Lin Shuangxu kicked him away with one foot.
“Why would I be angry? I’m just reminding you. Whether you listen or not is up to you.”
He lifted the quilt and lay down again. “Go to sleep.”
He didn’t chase him away? He Yuncheng was quite surprised.
Looking at Lin Shuangxu’s profile from a close distance, he was no longer sleepy at all.
“Lin Shuangxu.”
He hadn’t thought it through either, if he had nothing to say, he should find something to say.
As soon as he spoke, Lin Shuangxu didn’t listen, closing his eyes and saying, “Don’t bother me.”
The fierce attitude inexplicably smacked of coquetry.
He Yuncheng’s heart blossomed, and he was even less sleepy.
He licked his lips and said again, “Last night in the military camp…”
“Drank too much last night.”
He didn’t give him a chance to speak at all.
He Yuncheng was blocked, although he had expected last night that Lin Shuangxu would probably deny everything after sobering up.
But wasn’t this attitude too heartless?
“Lin Shuangxu.”
Hearing him call himself again, Lin Shuangxu frowned, looking utterly annoyed.
He Yuncheng said, “I’m a little curious, when you’re drunk, are you only like this with me, or would you be like this no matter who’s beside you?”
Lin Shuangxu opened his eyes to look at him, his eyes as if he would get up and beat him up in the next moment.
He Yuncheng, oblivious to the danger, continued to ask, “It wouldn’t be… besides me, you’ve kissed many people, right?”
Lin Shuangxu sat up suddenly, startling He Yuncheng, who quickly raised his arms in a defensive posture.
“Get back to your own bedroom.” Lin Shuangxu pointed under the bed.
“Why are you doing this…” He Yuncheng spoke in a pinched voice, “Just chatting, why are you getting so angry? I won’t ask, won’t ask, okay? You can do whatever you want, never mind when you’re drunk, what if you want to be intimate with me when you’re sober? We’re all family, what’s so bad about a kiss, I can do it now…”
As He Yuncheng spoke, he actually puckered his lips, shamelessly moving closer.
Lin Shuangxu was obviously flustered, raising his hand to slap him.
“Get out…”
“Hey?” The slap didn’t land, his slender wrist being firmly grasped by He Yuncheng.
Lin Shuangxu struggled, “Let go…”
He Yuncheng had a nonchalant smile on his face, gripping him tighter.
He hadn’t done anything, but Lin Shuangxu’s face turned an unnatural red.
He Yuncheng, caught up in the excitement, became even more excessive, cornering the embarrassed man on the bed, his broad chest almost pressing against him.
“I don’t mean anything else, I just want to tell you, if you want me to do anything, just say it, I’ll agree to anything, you don’t have to get yourself drunk, it hurts your mind and body.”
He gently rubbed Lin Shuangxu’s wrist with his thumb, a very subtle movement, but it seemed incredibly sensual.
Lin Shuangxu’s eyes were fierce and flustered at the moment, making one’s heart itch uncomfortably.
He Yuncheng was reluctant to let him go, and said again, “You haven’t answered the question I asked just now, what were you doing when I wasn’t here?”
He had been neglected and he had been fierce. He Yuncheng was impervious to reason, and no one could do anything with him.
The more deliberately he acted, the more guilty he seemed. Lin Shuangxu was too lazy to waste his brainpower and simply faced him frankly.
He asked He Yuncheng, “What do you think I was doing? Am I not a normal man? Can’t I have needs?”
He Yuncheng didn’t expect such an answer. After a moment of Stupid, he couldn’t help but laugh, “Of course you can, do you need my help?”
“No need, I’ve already lost interest.” Lin Shuangxu shook off his hand.
He Yuncheng laughed even more unrestrainedly, “Did you lose interest because you saw me?”
Lin Shuangxu didn’t answer, glaring at him. “Get up, don’t press down on me.”
He Yuncheng moved aside, lay back down beside him, and finally behaved himself.
Thinking that tonight’s entanglement was over, who knew that in less than a moment, He Yuncheng spoke again.
“I’m very curious…”
“What are you curious about now!”
He Yuncheng rested on his arm and turned his head. “When you relieve yourself, what do you usually think about in your head?”
“Do I have to tell you?”
“Let’s talk, shall we? A beautiful night, we can’t sleep anyway. You tell me, and I’ll tell you.”
“I don’t want to know.” Lin Shuangxu pulled up the quilt. “I’m sleepy, be quiet. If you bother me again, I’ll go sleep on the floor.”
He turned over to face the inside. At this moment, He Yuncheng, who had been quiet for a while, started going crazy again, suddenly leaning over, reaching out his arm, wrapping it around his waist, and pressing him down.
“He Yuncheng!”
Lin Shuangxu struggled forcefully, but couldn’t break free at all.
He Yuncheng said, “Answer me one question honestly, and I’ll let you rest.”
“What is it? Say it quickly.”
“In your heart, do you like men or women?”
Lin Shuangxu said unhappily, “I told you, I’m a normal man.”
“Then are you planning to get married in the future?”
“You just said you’d only ask me one question.”
He Yuncheng completely disregarded his promise, persistently asking, “Are you going to get married in the future?”
Lin Shuangxu had no choice but to answer him, “Yes!”
“Who are you going to marry?”
“How would I know? Let go of me quickly.”
He Yuncheng seemed unable to understand human language, and asked, “What kind of woman do you like?”
“Are you never going to end?” Lin Shuangxu was completely annoyed. “You give me…”
A soft touch.
Cool lips came over, blocking all the words of scolding back into his mouth.
He Yuncheng closed his eyes, pressing Lin Shuangxu’s hands, as emotional as last night.
Only the sound of heartbeats remained between heaven and earth.
He should continue to scold him, slap him, and drive him away.
But Lin Shuangxu’s mind was blank, his limbs were soft, and even the tip of his tongue was trembling.
A kiss that made the world spin.
Between breaths, He Yuncheng pressed his forehead against his, his breath hot and scalding. “Are you afraid of me?”
He stroked Lin Shuangxu’s hair. “Don’t be nervous. Without the young master’s permission, I wouldn’t dare to mess around.”
“You now… I didn’t allow…”
“Oh, sorry.” He asked in a mockingly serious manner, “Can I kiss you?”
Wasn’t this deliberately provoking him?
“You this…”
Was he going to scold him again?
He Yuncheng’s lips curled up, and without letting him speak, he kissed him again.
In the quiet room, ambiguous breathing.
After kissing enough, he raised his head and asked Lin Shuangxu, “Is it okay?”
Lin Shuangxu was completely disoriented, his soft body sinking into the bedding, his eyes blurred as if he was about to fall asleep.
He Yuncheng contentedly stroked the top of his head and smiled, “Do you want to scold me? Go ahead and scold me, I love to hear it.”
After a long while, Lin Shuangxu didn’t make any other sound other than panting.
He Yuncheng leaned close to his ear, his voice seductive, “I’m a fair person when I do things. You kiss me once, and I kiss you once, and that’s the end of it. You don’t have to worry about me pestering you.”
He considerately helped Lin Shuangxu straighten his loose clothes, and said, “I’m also a normal man. The excessive jokes I made with you were mostly momentary impulses. Now that we’re engaged, I’ll restrain myself in the future. Tonight, consider it my last time being foolish. Young master, be generous and don’t be angry with me.”
He tucked Lin Shuangxu in and got out of bed.
“No more Bearing, I’m going back to my room. You rest.”
The door creaked open and closed. Lin Shuangxu lay in bed, listening to the sound of footsteps leaving the room, slowly disappearing from his courtyard.
It took a long time for him to recover.
Looking at the dark ceiling, a bitter smile appeared in his eyes.
Lin Shuangxu, wake up.