Chapter 45: In Need of a Shot, Another Cure
Yuan Feng opened the study door. Teacher Chen, who usually appeared punctually at nine, was surprisingly not there, and he hadn’t sent a WeChat message to ask for leave. Something was wrong!
Could something have happened?
It was almost ten o’clock. Yuan Feng lay on the sofa, rubbing his nearly seven-month pregnant belly, and started chattering to the baby, “Yuanbao, do you think your dad and I were being busybodies last night? They should be fine, right? How about I call your Uncle Li and ask about the situation?”
Feeling a powerful kick in his palm, Yuan Feng became more and more worried about Chen Shuo. Just as he was about to dial Li Ge’s number, the study door opened, and Teacher Chen arrived late.
“I’m sorry, Yuan Feng. There was a bit of traffic on the way.” Chen Shuo closed the door, immediately entered, put down his briefcase, and picked up the English book on the table, “Today we’ll review grammar. First, recite the vocabulary you’ve learned in the past two weeks.”
“Oh, oh.” Yuan Feng got up from the sofa and moved to the desk, certain that something was wrong with Chen Shuo.
Normally, Chen Shuo would have helped him up by now, asking about his condition and whether he could attend class, and then casually ask about Yuanbao’s situation. Why was he so indifferent today?
Thinking that Chen Shuo might be angry with him, Yuan Feng felt bad and promptly apologized, “I’m sorry, Chen Shuo, I shouldn’t have hidden it from you yesterday. It was Li Ge who said he wanted to surprise you, so I—”
“It’s okay.” Chen Shuo handed the English book to Yuan Feng, “Review the text as well.”
Yuan Feng looked up and was startled. Chen Shuo actually had a band-aid on his Adam’s apple, his face pale, but his lips were rosy and full of color, as if they had just been moisturized. He looked closely and found that Chen Shuo’s lower lip was slightly swollen, with a small break in the skin, as if it had been bitten. The battle last night must have been fierce.
“You two last night…”
Unable to hide it from Yuan Feng, Chen Shuo took the initiative to bring it up, “Li Ge and I are not in the kind of relationship you think we are. I’m not being kept by him.”
So the two of them made up last night, and Chen Shuo was just being shy! Yuan Feng was relieved and nodded with a smile, “I know you two are dating. Actually, I noticed it before, I wanted to ask you, but I was too embarrassed.”
“…” Chen Shuo’s implication was that he didn’t want Yuan Feng to misunderstand their positions. Li Ge was so concerned about his face, from now on, he wouldn’t have any face here, only the fate of being fucked.
But obviously, Yuan Feng had misunderstood even more deeply. Chen Shuo gave up and changed the subject, “Have you finished yesterday’s test paper?”
“I’ve finished it.” Yuan Feng handed over the English paper. After Chen Shuo sat down, he continued to explain, his tone much lighter, “I always thought you liked girls, and I was afraid you would be fooled by Li Ge, but now I’m relieved. I didn’t want to help him at first, but I saw you looking dazed a few days ago, and I’ve been bored at home for too long, so I wanted to go out and have some fun.”
Chen Shuo: “Yes, it’s really okay.”
Yuan Feng: “I’ve tasted this feeling before, it’s not good. Don’t overthink it, Li Ge said he would change. If you’re unhappy about anything, just tell me.”
After venting all his energy on Li Ge, Chen Shuo was actually very calm now, his emotions completely stable, with no joy or unhappiness. He couldn’t think too much, he was very tired and just wanted to go home and have a good sleep.
“I also overthink sometimes, I feel that there should be more trust between a couple.” Yuan Feng advised Chen Shuo, “You should also give Li Ge some time. If he’s not good to you, I’ll help you get even, just treat me as your family.”
Chen Shuo: “…”
There were many things he couldn’t say to the soon-to-be-late-term pregnant man. Chen Shuo didn’t want Yuan Feng to worry about him, and besides, he didn’t want to talk about anything related to Li Ge.
He vaguely nodded, took out a new test paper from his bag, and directly asked for half a day’s leave, “Do this test paper yourself this afternoon, it’s a bit difficult, leave the ones you don’t know how to do for now.”
As someone who had been through it, Yuan Feng knew very well how painful it was to be fucked for the first time. It made him cry, an unforgettable experience. It wasn’t easy for Teacher Chen to endure it and come over.
He considerately urged Chen Shuo to go back and rest quickly, “Just say you overslept, send me a WeChat message, what’s the big deal? Isn’t it uncomfortable for you to come all this way?”
“…” Chen Shuo was at a loss for words. He couldn’t possibly tell Yuan Feng that he had barely slept all night, and had been tormenting Li Ge in the car for nearly four hours like a pervert, just because he didn’t want to lose to the playboy who could last for three hours.
Childishness was probably contagious.
Therefore, Chen Shuo concluded: Li Ge was toxic.
Seeing Chen Shuo instantly become introverted, Yuan Feng generously shared his experience, “Well, it’s quite uncomfortable at first, but you’ll get used to it after doing it a few more times, and it will get better and better. If he’s not gentle, just kick him out of bed and let him suffer.”
“…” Chen Shuo thanked Yuan Feng, stood up, and left.
Yuan Feng, who had once been in the rain, thoughtfully advised Chen Shuo to rest at home for a few more days to recover, not forgetting to remind him, “Call a designated driver, don’t wrong yourself.”
“…” Chen Shuo had just opened the study door. He turned back and saw Yuan Feng’s concerned face, so he said, “Yuan Feng, I’m not uncomfortable, you should give that concern to Li Ge.”
Yuan Feng: “Ah?”
Chen Shuo: “I’m going back now, I’ll come and teach you tomorrow.”
Yuan Feng: “…”
Could it be that Li Ge was the one being pressed down?
Although Chen Shuo was a bit taller than Li Ge, Yuan Feng distinguished who was on top and who was on the bottom based on their personalities. He had a sense of closeness to Chen Shuo and felt that Chen Shuo’s gentle personality was more like a wife’s, while Li Ge looked very dominant. Otherwise, how could he have bitten Chen Shuo’s lip? He must have tormented Chen Shuo a lot last night, he looked so pale.
In a daze, his little uncle’s phone rang.
Yuan Feng answered in time. Before he could say a word, Li Ge’s slightly hoarse voice came through, asking him, “Brother-in-law, is Chen Shuo there? Let him answer the phone.”
“Ah.” Yuan Feng quickly said, “He just left, I’ll go and see if he’s gone.”
Li Ge: “Forget it, you’re pregnant, don’t run around.”
Yuan Feng: “It’s okay, I still take walks at home.”
When Yuan Feng left the study, there was no sign of Chen Shuo, and the door happened to be closed. It wasn’t convenient for him to chase after him with his heavy body, so he had to go back to the study and suddenly wondered, “Why don’t you call Chen Shuo yourself? He just left.”
Li Ge: “He left his phone at my place.”
“Oh, no wonder he didn’t send me a WeChat message.” For the not-so-serious Li Ge, Yuan Feng was still very comfortable gossiping, and asked directly, “Hey, are you really the one being pressed down? Then I’m even more relieved.”
On the other end of the phone, Li Ge’s pride “slapped” to the ground, his good mood instantly turning gloomy, he couldn’t sleep anymore. He could be open about how he was fucked by Chen Shuo in private, but it couldn’t be brought to the table.
No wonder the dog was willing to listen to his orders this morning, letting him take a bath, helping him clean up and apply medicine, but then he turned around and ruined his reputation as a top.
Li Ge: “Brother-in-law, you’re siding with an outsider again, what do you mean by ‘more relieved’?”
Yuan Feng: “I’m afraid you’ll bully Chen Shuo, he’s so honest and has no ulterior motives. If you’re willing to be fucked by him, it means you’re really changing, I believe you.”
“He’s honest my ass!” Li Ge couldn’t bear it and immediately started cursing, “His belly is full of schemes, he’s all fucking ulterior motives, I’m just blind.”
“…” Yuan Feng was confused again, “Wait, what are you saying about him? What’s going on between you two? He even asked me to care about you before he left, so I’m just asking.”
Li Ge: “Really? What did he say?”
Yuan Feng: “He just asked me to give you my concern. Are you better now? Rest more, eat light.”
“…” Li Ge was speechless. He both loved and hated Chen Erdi. He still hadn’t fully recovered, it was so fucking torturous. But the pleasure Chen Shuo gave him was real, the feeling was still crawling in his body, a dense electric current, occasionally touching him, making his whole body itch, unable to sleep, as if he was poisoned, in desperate need of another shot from Chen Erdi to cure him, so fucking strange.
“By the way, Chen Shuo asked for leave, I think he’s very tired.” Yuan Feng gave Li Ge an idea, “He’s all alone, you should care more about him. If I were you, I would go buy groceries and cook for him, and watch TV with him.”
He used to only think about Chen Sanmei, but now Li Ge had another treasure to think about. He thought Yuan Feng’s idea was good, “Alright, I’ll hire a housekeeper for him later.”
“Fuck.” Yuan Feng was speechless, “You rich people are all the same, what do you know? Is that cooking? It’s warmth, the warmth of a home, you know?”
“…” Not to mention whether he could cook or not, Li Ge didn’t even know where Chen Shuo had moved to.
The conversation led to this topic. He took the opportunity to ask Yuan Feng, but got nothing. He then asked about the passcode for Chen Shuo’s phone, wanting to unblock himself.
“He’s your partner, you’re asking me instead of him, how would I know? Besides, didn’t he move because he was angry with you?” Yuan Feng was anxious, afraid of affecting the baby, “I’m not talking to you anymore, Yuanbao is kicking me because he’s angry, goodbye.”
Li Ge: “…”
Alright, he would wait for the dog to come to him.
The spring sun was bright and gentle. Chen Shuo sat in the car, leaning back and closing his eyes to rest, also a bit worried about driving while tired.
He originally had time to catch up on sleep, but after taking Li Ge home, he was pestered by him. Li Ge complained of a sore back, a sore butt, and leg cramps, insisting on being served while showering, and even showed him his medical records from the last time he had a fever, complaining about how much he had suffered.
Worried that Li Ge would have a fever and go to the hospital, Chen Shuo didn’t have the heart to leave directly, especially after seeing the places he had brutally tormented. His heart softened. Li Ge still had a bruise on his ass, from being hit by the car, and on top of the bruise, there were handprints from his angry slaps. When he was dealing with Li Ge in the car, Chen Shuo didn’t know how many times he had slapped him. Li Ge was tied up and couldn’t resist, just groaning, probably begging for mercy, but he couldn’t hear him, couldn’t stop, not hesitating to use violence, because he really wanted Li Ge, wanted a completely submissive Li Ge.
However, a scumbag was a scumbag. Li Ge didn’t behave for long and started being despicable again, splashing him with shower water and sneakily teasing him. When Chen Shuo returned to his apartment, soaking wet, and wanted to ask Yuan Feng for leave, he couldn’t find his phone, and also made Yuan Feng worry for no reason.
His head hurt so much.
Chen Shuo had never stayed up so late, his mind in a daze. He hoped this morning’s warning would be effective. He could only use this self-destructive move once, and if he used it again, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to pull himself away.
In the end, it seemed that leaving Beicheng was the only way.
Chen Shuo was unwilling, but he could only be unwilling. He didn’t go to Li Ge to get his phone and went home to sleep. Fortunately, this time he didn’t have insomnia or dreams. He slept from noon until nine in the evening, and when he woke up, he felt as if he had been reactivated, his energy restored, his mind clear.
For the first time, he felt that sex wasn’t entirely bad. At least after the indulgence, his sleep quality had returned, and his anxiety had been alleviated.
The night was quiet, everything was quiet.
A quiet world was still the best.
“Bang, bang, bang—” A sudden knock on the door rang out.
“…” Chen Shuo subconsciously sat up vigilantly. No one knew about the apartment he was currently renting, including He Yan and Yuan Feng, it was impossible for Li Ge to know.
Soon, he thought of the chat history with the real estate agent on his phone. As long as Li Ge cracked the passcode and opened his WeChat, it wouldn’t be difficult to find him.
Li Ge had come purely to try his luck. He wanted to take back the hat he had put on Chen Shuo this morning.
That Chen guy really didn’t have many schemes. The lock screen passcode was actually his own birthday—1227. He had just asked He Yan and found out.
Then, after checking Chen Shuo’s phone, Li Ge found that it was like an old person’s phone, with no secrets to explore, and almost no social life. The only entertainment was a few video playback software, and the photo album was full of work-related photos.
Chen Shuo was quite meticulous. He had even taken a photo of the musical invitation he had sent him early last year, and his memo pad was also full of various work-related records.
If he had to say what hobbies he had, there was a strange category in his photo album called “Little Rhodeus,” which only contained photos of fish tanks and fish, taken from different angles, hundreds of them, incredibly boring.
The remaining album, named “Records,” contained some palace drama posters and plot-related screenshots. He didn’t know why he had saved them. This pretender really liked watching palace dramas, he was quite a character.
Li Ge knocked twice more, certain that he was poisoned.
He had slept like a log in the evening, and the first thing he thought of when he woke up was the Chen family’s three siblings. The big one to kiss, the small one to ride, and then a backdoor entry, he was in heaven, even the gods weren’t as happy as him.
But after knocking for a long time, there was no response. Li Ge was about to go to Yuan Feng’s place to catch him tomorrow, but just as he was about to leave, he heard a faint sound from inside the door, and then the door was slowly opened a small crack. Chen Shuo only revealed half of his face, staring at him with one eye, his gaze strangely calm, not speaking, and the room behind him was pitch black, with no light coming out, inexplicably creepy.
Not knowing what was wrong with the dog, it was quite interesting. Li Ge simply imitated Chen Shuo’s ghostly appearance, also staring at the eye in the crack of the door, not saying a word.
The surroundings were quiet, the light in the hallway was dim, and the atmosphere gradually became subtle. They were in a standoff, staring at each other. After a while, Li Ge’s impatient nature couldn’t bear it anymore, and he broke the silence.
“Who are you trying to scare with your ghost act?” He chuckled.
Chen Shuo still stared at Li Ge, still not speaking.
Li Ge took out his phone from his pocket, tossed it in his palm, and asked Chen Shuo, “Are you still sulking with me? I just splashed you with some water, it’s not like I don’t have clothes for you to change into. You’re the one being stubborn, why should I be the one who’s angry?”
Glancing at his own phone, Chen Shuo looked at Li Ge again. When his gaze swept over Li Ge’s lips, he recalled the details from the car. He and Li Ge had a brief moment of warmth. In the hour that Li Ge was sleeping soundly in his arms, he had secretly and carefully kissed Li Ge’s lips.
Li Ge would never know how many times Chen Shuo had kissed him.
“It’s a good thing I’m thick-skinned,” Li Ge pressed against the crack in the door, leaning closer to Chen Shuo, and whispered three more words, “and I can take a fucking.” His eyes deepened with a smile, “Open the door.”
In that hour, Chen Shuo had thought a lot, even remembering the love letters he had received in his student days. He had never opened them, throwing them away as soon as he received them. He had once thought he was asexual, with no romantic or sexual desires.
Seeing Chen Shuo remain motionless, Li Ge lied without blinking, “I was too tired last night, I really don’t have the energy to torment you again. I came all this way just to deliver your phone, is it too much to ask for a cup of tea?”
The next moment, an arm reached out from the crack in the door, its palm open, asking for the phone. Li Ge shook his head, “Is there anything valuable in your house that you’re afraid I’ll steal? Fine, to show my sincerity, I’ll put the phone on the floor in this hallway, you can pick it up yourself, I won’t get close to you, I’m leaving.”
“…”
The figure outside the door disappeared in a flash. Chen Shuo first heard the sound of the phone being placed on the floor, then Li Ge’s footsteps gradually fading away, he had really left.
The motion-sensor light went out. Li Ge held his breath and tiptoed back, he didn’t believe he couldn’t handle that Chen guy. He was like a human when he was naked, but as soon as he put on clothes, he put on a funeral face and acted all high and mighty, sooner or later he would be straightened out.
Chen Shuo had just opened the door when a dark shadow suddenly flashed before his eyes. When he was forcefully pressed against the door and kissed by Li Ge, he was momentarily dazed, not sure if it was a surprise or something else, only feeling his heart pounding wildly, one beat after another, so chaotic and strong, so alive and powerful, driving his blood to boil, making his body burn, giving rise to desire.
Li Ge held Chen Shuo’s body tightly, moving them to the other side, and pressed him against the wall to continue kissing, at the same time kicking the door shut, confirming his successful invasion before ending the kiss. Then he panted and chuckled, a triumphant smile.
Their breaths were still entangled.
He couldn’t see Chen Shuo’s funeral face in the darkness, and Li Ge actually missed it a little, so he raised his hand to touch it. He touched Chen Shuo’s eyebrows, eyes, nose, and wet, soft lips, until his palm was pressed against his smooth cheek, and he said with a smile, “I fucked you until you blossomed, do you really think I’ll let you go?”
Chen Shuo leaned against the wall, silent. When Li Ge kissed him again, he suddenly exerted his strength, grabbing Li Ge’s shoulders with both hands and twisting them, flipping Li Ge against the wall, and speaking his first words of the night.
“Weren’t you the one asking for it?”
“…” Li Ge was so angry that he laughed, unable to stop, almost adoring this treasure Chen Shuo. Fuck, why was he so perfect?
Hearing the hearty laughter, Chen Shuo released Li Ge and said his second sentence, “I warned you this morning, don’t be despicable again.”
“I was being nice and delivering your phone, and you call that being despicable?” Li Ge was still laughing, reaching out to find the switch and turning on the light.
The room was suddenly bright.
Chen Shuo squinted to adjust to the light, and suddenly heard Li Ge call his name.
“Chen Shuo, aren’t you tired of living like this?” Li Ge approached Chen Shuo, his hand reaching out to provoke him, “Sex is an instinct, if you want to fuck me, just say so, why find excuses for yourself? Look at how obedient Chen Erdi is, saluting me.”
“…” Chen Shuo “disgustedly” avoided him.
Li Ge didn’t care and directly took off his shoes and entered the room, scanning the shabby single room, he frowned and said, “You rented such a shabby apartment with 120,000, isn’t it uncomfortable? Why don’t you move in with me?”
“…” Chen Shuo refused to be kept, suppressing his emotions and saying his third sentence, “Get out.”
“Look at you, pretending with me again.” Li Ge took out the lube and condoms from his pocket and threw them on the bed, then stripped himself naked in a few moves, and lay on Chen Shuo’s bed, propping his head up and beckoning to Chen Shuo, deliberately calling out in a despicable way, “Wife, come here.”
Chen Shuo: “…”
Li Ge: “It’s so uncomfortable to hold it in, come on.”
He hadn’t eaten lunch, and Chen Shuo was a bit hungry, so he ignored the man on his bed and opened the refrigerator, taking out the rice he had cooked last night and an egg and a spring onion, preparing to make egg fried rice.
Seeing this, Li Ge sat up and complained about Chen Shuo, “Why are you abusing Chen Erdi?”
“…” Chen Shuo heated the pan and added oil, beat the egg in a bowl with a little salt, and scrambled it with chopsticks.
Li Ge continued to complain, “Is it wrong that it likes me? You’re being a homewrecker.”
“…” The oil was hot enough. Chen Shuo then poured the egg mixture into the pan and scrambled it into small pieces with a spatula.
As expected of a quiet person, he had only said three sentences the whole time. Li Ge gave up and teased Chen Shuo, “Oh, I’m so lucky, my wife can even cook. Are you afraid you won’t have energy if you’re hungry? It’s okay, your husband has energy, a lot of it.”
“…” Chen Shuo almost burned the eggs, his emotions about to explode. He turned to face the naked pervert, just wanting to fry Li Ge.
“Shut up and get out.” He said again.
Li Ge: “That won’t do, I’m here for Chen Erdi.”
Chen Shuo: “…”
Li Ge: “I’ve been thinking about it all day today, sigh, I both love and hate it…”
Finding Li Ge an eyesore, Chen Shuo continued to ignore him, adding rice to the pan and stir-frying it a few dozen times, seasoning it with salt and pre-chopped spring onions, and it was done.
“It smells quite good.” Li Ge, still naked, walked to Chen Shuo’s side and deliberately teased him, “Are you making it for your husband?”
After dishing out the fried rice, Chen Shuo was used to washing the pan first. When he finished washing the pan, he found that the plate of fried rice was gone. When he turned around, Li Ge was already sitting at the dining table, eating, his cheeks puffed out, like a starving ghost reincarnated.
“This fried rice has a strange taste.” Li Ge had never eaten such ordinary fried rice. Why was he wolfing it down? Firstly, he hadn’t eaten dinner since he woke up, and secondly, Chen Shuo was being uncooperative and annoying him, so he deliberately snatched his food.
Chen Shuo’s cooking skills were average, but he wasn’t a picky eater, he could eat whatever he made himself. He thought Li Ge would complain that it was bad, but instead, he heard a cheesy love line.
“It’s the taste of love.” Li Ge turned to look at Chen Shuo, chewing and praising, “Wife, your cooking is really good, I’ll cook for you myself tomorrow.”
“…” Chen Shuo suddenly lost his appetite, he was full.
Li Ge: “It’s a bit dry, quickly pour me a glass of water.”
Chen Shuo: “Get lost.”
After eating and drinking his fill, and brushing his teeth with Chen Shuo’s new toothbrush, Li Ge lay on Chen Shuo’s bed again, pointed to the TV in front of him, and ordered Chen Shuo, “Turn on a palace drama, I’ll watch it with you.”
The room became very noisy. Li Ge just lay there, and even without making a sound, Chen Shuo felt his eyes were being disturbed. He still couldn’t understand how someone could be so shameless, running into someone else’s house, forcefully kissing someone, and eating someone else’s food, as if they were really a couple.
Did he really like this thick-skinned person?
Perhaps it was an illusion, an illusion blinded by desire.
But Chen Shuo knew very well in his heart that the reason Li Ge was still lying on that bed was because he secretly felt sorry for the bruise, a result of his silent indulgence.
He actually resisted leaving Beicheng, because of Chen Meifang. And also because of Li Ge, he had a little expectation for the unknown instability, a very small expectation, afraid of losing control if it was more.
Seeing Chen Shuo sweeping the floor, then mopping the floor, then changing the kitchen waste bag, and after cleaning up, going to the balcony to collect the clothes, sitting silently on the sofa and folding them, he just wasn’t getting the hint.
Li Ge jumped out of bed, went over, and took the pants, underwear, and a pair of socks that Chen Shuo hadn’t finished folding, saying considerately, “I’ll fold them, is there anything else to do?”
“…” Chen Shuo snatched them back and ordered him to leave, “Put your clothes on and go back.”
“You were so turned on just now and you’re still being pretentious with me, I’m just wasting my breath on you!” After saying this, Li Ge sat on Chen Shuo’s lap, grabbed his hair to hold his head, and quickly lowered his head to kiss his lips, biting and gnawing in revenge.
Pain was the trigger, instantly igniting Chen Shuo’s long-suppressed emotions. He reached out, also holding Li Ge’s head, and bit back hard…
Because Li Ge was too bad.
