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    Zhou Lingchun had three red marks on his neck.

    Liansheng’s entire face was flushed, like a red apple kissed by frost in the mountains. His claws had just come down, and he still felt unsatisfied, so he slapped the man’s head hard and cursed, “Who told you to pee inside me? I’m so bloated…”

    His passage was still plugged by the man’s cock. With this movement, his belly felt like a container full of water. Terrified, he quickly tightened his little passage below and anxiously braced his hands against the man’s chest. “What if it leaks out again?”

    Zhou Lingchun was initially displeased by Liansheng’s slap, but before his face could darken, Liansheng made his heart soften again. He cupped the person’s waist and thrust hard, then pulled out two of his own clothes and stuffed them under Liansheng’s butt. He withdrew his member and looked at the engorged, red passage that had been used, saying, “Then let it leak out.”

    The process of urination was not comfortable for Liansheng. After a sporadic flow, nothing more came out, but Liansheng insisted there was still some inside because his lower abdomen was still distended. The man had peed too deep, and he couldn’t get it out.

    The man held him down below, urging him to try and pee it out.

    “It’s all your fault… what should I do? I can’t pee it out… Am I going to be ruined?”

    Zhou Lingchun reached out to gently press Liansheng’s lower abdomen and whispered, “You’re too nervous. Loosen up down there a bit.”

    A tingling sensation spread from where the man’s palm pressed. Liansheng trembled slightly, spreading his white legs. His passage was held open by Zhou Lingchun’s other hand. He pinched the man’s arm and suddenly began to sob softly in shame.

    Sporadically, the residual urine inside flowed out of his passage…

    Puffs of white steam from the hot water drifted toward the ceiling.

    Liansheng sat in the bathing tub the man had moved over, the hot water reaching his chest. He closed his eyes, enjoying Zhou Lingchun washing his hair from behind. His hair was covered in foam. “It feels so good to have my hair washed.”

    Zhou Lingchun rubbed his strands. “You’ll be cold when you sleep tonight.”

    Liansheng pouted. “Then why don’t you help me dry it?” His body was covered in the man’s hickeys, which looked even redder in the ripples of the water.

    He played with the water with his fingers and said, “I’ve noticed you’re getting bolder and bolder, daring to treat me like this.”

    “…”

    His long eyelashes were wet from the steam. Seeing that the man remained silent, presumably unrepentant, Liansheng continued, “Men who aren’t taught won’t walk the right path; men who aren’t beaten won’t become useful. Starting tomorrow, you’re going to kneel on the washboard for me!”

    “Ow! You’re pressing too hard!” he immediately cried out, realizing Zhou Lingchun did it on purpose. He turned his head angrily to meet the man’s feigned innocent eyes. “Don’t pretend. Next time, if you dare to pee inside me without my permission, I’ll cut off your thing with scissors!”

    As he spoke, he made a scissor shape with his index and middle fingers and opened and closed them twice in the air.

    That was truly something.

    Yet, he had been trembling with pleasure at the time, his passage gripping the man’s member tightly.

    Zhou Lingchun verbally agreed, then used a ladle to pour hot water and rinse the white foam from Liansheng’s hair. Liansheng leaned his head back, letting the soapy water flow into the basin placed behind him.

    It was late at night. Zhou Lingchun quickly cleaned Liansheng, dried him off, and carried him back to the bed, which had fresh bedding. A hot water bottle had been placed inside the covers beforehand, making the bed warm and cozy.

    After the man finished washing, he sat in bed with Liansheng. Liansheng leaned against his chest, and he slowly used a dry towel to rub Liansheng’s hair.

    Liansheng was still quietly grumbling about Zhou Lingchun.

    The lamplight was warm yellow, and the temperature had dropped outside, but the room was still cozy. The man’s movements were gentle and slow. With Zhou Lingchun’s body heat warming his back, Liansheng’s eyelids felt heavy as lead, and he slowly closed his eyes.

    The last thing he said before falling asleep was, “New grudges and old debts, you made me unhappy too many times tonight. Tomorrow, I must make you kneel on the washboard…” He only remembered the things Zhou Lingchun did to upset him, completely forgetting how many stinging words he had used in the past that had made Zhou Lingchun so angry his vision went black, wanting nothing more than to bite him.

    But Zhou Lingchun didn’t mind much. What kind of man would argue with his own wife? Liansheng only liked to talk tough, but his heart was better than anyone’s. He looked at Liansheng’s sleeping face, lowered his head, and kissed Liansheng’s red lips.

    The next day.

    “Oh dear, my back, oh my legs hurt so much.”

    Liansheng had been handled too roughly last night. When he woke up in the morning, he complained of aches and pains everywhere. He didn’t want to lift his arms, only extending a few soft fingers to rest on the edge of the bed. “Zhou Lingchun, hurry up and rub me, or I won’t be able to get out of bed. I won’t be able to pick up Grandma from the hospital today.”

    “We’ll go tomorrow.”

    The culprit, Zhou Lingchun, was dutifully attending to him. If Liansheng asked for a light touch, he was light; if Liansheng asked for a heavy touch, he was heavy, never adding or subtracting an ounce of effort. At a time like this, he absolutely had to indulge Liansheng. If he failed to serve him properly in the slightest, he might not even be allowed to kiss Liansheng’s feet later.

    After rubbing his back, he massaged his legs. Once his legs were massaged, Liansheng felt better and娇气ly asked Zhou Lingchun to help him up, claiming he had no strength at all. Just as he was helped into a sitting position, he cried out again, saying his chest hurt from rubbing against his clothes.

    Zhou Lingchun lifted his clothes. His chest, which was usually relatively flat, was swollen like two lumps of rising white dough. Liansheng looked down and wailed, saying he was ruined and how could he face anyone outside looking like this. He had forgotten that he presented himself as a woman in the village.

    Zhou Lingchun comforted him, skillfully pulling open a drawer to apply ointment, saying the swelling would go down in a few days. Liansheng, red-eyed, watched as the man even took the opportunity to pinch his nipples while applying the medicine! He secretly vowed in his heart that next time, Zhou Lingchun wouldn’t have such an easy time getting at him… He would cover himself tightly. If Zhou Lingchun dared to touch him without permission, he would hit his hands with a stick!

    It hadn’t been this bad last night. Zhou Lingchun clearly took advantage of him while he was sleeping!

    His chest was tender, and the clothes he wore felt rough. Zhou Lingchun took out a silk slip he had bought previously from the cabinet, intending for him to wear it next to his skin. Liansheng pushed him away. “I don’t want to wear that. That’s what people used to wear. It’s so old-fashioned!”

    Zhou Lingchun coaxed and persuaded him, tying the straps before Liansheng could react. “You look good in this. If you don’t like it, you can take it off once the swelling goes down. Even if you don’t like it, wear it, or it will hurt again. Besides, no one else will know.”

    Liansheng grabbed the man’s arm, his ear tips red. “You absolutely cannot let anyone else know.”

    Zhou Lingchun said, “Why would I talk about this outside?”

    The next day, Grandma was discharged, and Zhou Lingchun went to pick her up.

    At night, with the lights off, the two lay in bed. Liansheng was fiddling with the mobile phone Cheng Shiyi had gotten for him under the covers. He pressed a red button, and the screen lit up, displaying some text and numbers.

    The white light of the screen illuminated Liansheng’s beautiful face. Liansheng said to Zhou Lingchun, “This thing is really fun.”

    Zhou Lingchun quietly stroked a scar on Liansheng’s head in the darkness.

    Liansheng snuggled into his arms and turned off the phone. In the darkness, they were quiet enough to hear each other’s heartbeats. Liansheng thought for a moment and said, “Auntie said she would call me. Why hasn’t she called yet?”

    “I don’t know.”

    “If Auntie comes to pick me up, will you miss me?”

    After a moment, Zhou Lingchun said, “Of course I will miss you.”

    Liansheng whispered, “I’ll miss you too, but I want to go back and see. I’ll come back after I go.”

    This was the first time Zhou Lingchun didn’t know how to answer. His heart was tangled. Life in the city was good—bustling traffic, not hot in summer, not cold in winter. He would miss Liansheng, but he also wanted Liansheng to go back and live a good life.

    He wanted to be generous and say: Go ahead. If life in the city is good, don’t come back. As long as your heart is with me, that’s enough.

    But he couldn’t say it. And if he dared to utter a single word, Liansheng would surely be so angry that he would never speak to him again, and his heart truly wouldn’t be with him anymore.

    In the village, he was top-notch in stature and strength for labor. Grandma Sun praised Liansheng for being blessed to be with him. But he knew he wasn’t worthy of Liansheng. The life Liansheng lived with him was certainly less than one ten-thousandth of what he would have in the city.

    After a long time, Liansheng had closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep. In his hazy state, he only heard the man quietly swear, “I will make sure you live a good life too, eventually.”

    He rubbed his cheek against the man’s neck, not thinking much, only feeling secure, and fell into a deep sleep.

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    Babies, I’m here. I was too busy last week. Kisses.

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