Chapter 21

“Jiang Mu, can you be reasonable for once?” Jiang Xiao said angrily. “I already said I won’t run. If you don’t believe me, fine, but do you have to keep staring at me? Do you think I can run away from the bathroom? Why don’t you try running away and show me how it’s done?”

“Your eyesight isn’t good right now. I’m just worried you might slip in the bathroom. If you need anything, I can get it for you. Isn’t that faster?” Jiang Mu explained calmly. “There are electrical appliances in the bathroom. What if you get electrocuted?”

“And besides…” Jiang Mu lifted his eyelids, staring at Jiang Xiao. He poked Jiang Xiao’s cheek, which was puffed up with anger, and couldn’t help but chuckle softly. “Are you shy? How rare. Is there any part of you I haven’t seen before?”

Jiang Xiao: “…”

“I can do it myself.” Jiang Xiao said through gritted teeth. “Unlock it.”

Jiang Mu sighed softly. “You really don’t need my help?”

“I! Don’t!” The words were squeezed out from between his teeth.

Jiang Mu knew that if they continued this conversation, Jiang Xiao would truly get angry. But he would rather have Jiang Xiao angry at him than be ignored.

Jiang Mu left, seemingly to get some clothes. He returned and then grasped Jiang Xiao’s wrist, unlocking the handcuffs.

Although the handcuffs weren’t small and even fit his size perfectly, there was still a lingering sense of restraint he couldn’t shake off. Jiang Xiao stood up, took the bathrobe Jiang Mu had prepared for him, and entered the bathroom without another word.

A moment later, Jiang Xiao came out with a head of wet, black hair. Small water droplets, like crushed diamonds, dripped from the ends of his hair, crystal clear, accentuating his milky-white skin that seemed to glow under the light.

Jiang Mu wasn’t waiting outside the bathroom door like some pervert. He was sitting on the sofa, and Jiang Xiao heard the sound of a mouse clicking.

“If you’re so busy, why did you come here?” Jiang Xiao said. “Since you’ve already got the company, shouldn’t you be out there making achievements? Why come to a place like this?”

Jiang Mu looked up from his laptop, openly appreciating the sight of the beauty emerging from the bath before closing his computer. “I’ve never needed those things.”

Jiang Xiao snorted, it was unclear if he believed him or not. “Does your computer have internet? Play some music. It’s too quiet.”

“Alright.” Jiang Mu agreed. It seemed that after Jiang Xiao had agreed to his request, his previously terrifying demeanor had completely vanished, and he had once again become that mature and steady new business magnate.

Jiang Mu stood up and approached Jiang Xiao. Jiang Xiao carried the warm moisture and the scent of the shower gel from the bathroom, a sweet orange fragrance.

He really wanted to take a bite and see if juice would overflow.

Jiang Mu picked up a towel and dried Jiang Xiao’s hair until it was half-dry. His movements were practiced and meticulous, not hurting Jiang Xiao in the slightest. Perhaps he had done this often before.

“You should eat more.” Jiang Mu re-cuffed the handcuff onto Jiang Xiao’s left hand. “It’s too thin.”

Jiang Xiao had originally hoped he would forget about this, but who knew the first thing this man did was cuff him again. He was speechless.

“Sleeping together?” Jiang Xiao grabbed Jiang Mu’s sleeve. He was wearing a well-tailored shirt, the fabric stiff and not at all soft. The moment Jiang Xiao’s fingers touched it, the fabric became wrinkled.

Jiang Mu hesitated for a moment. “Alright.”

After agreeing, he looked up at Jiang Xiao, his tone laced with amusement. “Suddenly so proactive. You wouldn’t be plotting something bad, would you?”

“Forget it, don’t sleep then.” If he weren’t blind, Jiang Xiao really wanted to roll his eyes at him and let him figure it out himself.

“I didn’t mean that.” Jiang Mu got up to change out of his shirt and went to take a shower.

Jiang Xiao took this opportunity to tug at the handcuffs again, discovering that brute force truly couldn’t pull them open. The material was also incredibly hard; even smashing it wouldn’t break it, unless he chopped off the bedpost.

Jiang Mu had probably planned this all along, intending to trap him here. Although he didn’t know what excuse he used, there was at least one thing Jiang Xiao could now confirm.

Jiang Mu wasn’t acting on a whim; this was premeditated.

As for exactly what he had planned, Jiang Xiao didn’t know yet.

Jiang Mu placed the laptop on the nightstand. Jiang Xiao tested it; he could reach it.

This might be a good opportunity.

If Jiang Xiao could see, he would be able to find clues from the computer.

But unfortunately, he couldn’t see anything. It was precisely because of this that Jiang Mu so confidently placed the computer within his reach.

Jiang Xiao: “System, help me out here.”

The system was surprisingly agreeable this time, perhaps because it saw how pitiful he was and couldn’t bear it. “I can provide you with one free assistance, but you need to tell me: what is Jiang Mu’s computer password?”

“You only get three tries.”

Another password.

Jiang Xiao hadn’t even unlocked his own phone’s password yet.

Jiang Xiao tapped his fingers unconsciously, thinking for a moment before trying, “My birthday?”

“Tell me the specific numbers.”

Crap, stuck again.

His birthday… what day was his birthday exactly?

Listening to the sound of the shower water gradually decreasing, Jiang Xiao didn’t want to give up this great opportunity. In his desperation, he stopped thinking about what day his birthday was and instead said, “Six eights?”

System: “…”

“What, did it fail? It’s fine if it failed. There are still two more chances. I’ll think again…” Jiang Xiao was very good at finding joy in misery. Besides, Jiang Mu shouldn’t be so stupid as to set his work computer’s password so simply…

The system was silent for a few seconds. “It opened.”

Jiang Xiao was still somewhat bewildered. “It really opened? No way? I was just trying it randomly!”

“Perhaps it’s because your item took effect,” the system pointed out.

If the system hadn’t mentioned it, Jiang Xiao would have almost forgotten about that six-star item he’d drawn. It wasn’t that it wasn’t powerful, but a 5% random probability was truly hard to rely on for anything important.

At that moment, Jiang Xiao finally dug the item out from his game panel and clicked to view the details. He saw that, besides the descriptions he had already read, there was a small line of golden text at the bottom, almost invisible if you didn’t look closely.

【Used: 2 times】

Jiang Xiao looked confused. “It took effect? When? How come I don’t remember?”

System: “Now counts as one time. No one would set such a stupid password.”

Jiang Xiao: “…”

“What’s inside?” Jiang Xiao couldn’t hear any movement from the bathroom. Jiang Mu should be coming out soon.

System: “What do you want to see?”

Jiang Xiao: “Uh… is there anything strange on his desktop?”

“There’s an unnamed software. Opening it requires a password,” the system said coldly. “But you only have two chances. If the second input is wrong, this software will automatically be destroyed.”

Jiang Xiao was startled. That serious?

“Should… we try six eights again?” Jiang Xiao said optimistically. “What if the Lucky Item takes effect again?”

System: “Are you sure?”

“No, let’s not try for now.” Jiang Xiao had just been joking. The system saw some more company files. Besides that, there was also a hidden folder, which also required a password.

And this hidden folder only had one chance for a wrong attempt as well; otherwise, it would automatically be destroyed.

Jiang Xiao decided to give Jiang Mu a new nickname: Password Master.

Jiang Xiao instructed the system to restore the computer to its original state. Jiang Mu had already come out of the bathroom. He glanced at Jiang Xiao, who seemed to be already asleep on the bed, opened his computer, and turned off the soft music.

Then, he approached Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao was lying on his side, half his face buried in the blanket, his fluffy hair scattered, revealing only a beautifully contoured profile.

The reason Jiang Xiao was popular at school was, first and foremost, his looks. It wasn’t the kind of stunning that hit you at first glance, but from a distance, it was very comfortable, making people want to get close. The more you looked closely, the better he looked.

He was usually sunny and cheerful, able to chat with anyone. Jiang Mu’s first encounter with him was seeing Jiang Xiao crouching under the flowerbed holding an umbrella, busy with something unknown.

He walked over and found Jiang Xiao holding a wet, shivering puppy in his hands.

He tucked the puppy into his arms, warming it with his body heat, then took the puppy into a convenience store and bought it some food.

Jiang Mu, for some reason, followed him in as if possessed. He saw Jiang Xiao lying on the table, similarly revealing only a small profile of his face, teasing the puppy with one hand, his eyes slightly curved.

It struck Jiang Mu’s heart in an instant.

Later, Jiang Xiao adopted this puppy. Jiang Mu handled the paperwork. Of course, he later got jealous of Jiang Xiao’s attention to the dog more times than he could count.

After all these years, even Jiang Mu had changed, but Jiang Xiao had never changed at all.

It seemed that whenever he saw a pitiful little creature, he would take it away and raise it.

Jiang Mu’s eyes darkened slightly. His fingers gently twirled a strand of hair at Jiang Xiao’s temple, and he leaned down. The distance between them grew smaller and smaller—

A hand blocked Jiang Mu’s next action.

“Brother, taking advantage when someone’s unprepared isn’t a good habit.” Jiang Xiao’s eyes were still closed, his tone a bit lazy. “Stop messing around. Go to sleep.”

At that moment, Jiang Mu felt as if he had returned to the past, to the time before he and Jiang Xiao had broken up.

But somehow, his throat felt as if it were choked by something, bitter and heavy.

Jiang Mu got into bed, wrapped his arm around Jiang Xiao’s waist, and tentatively kissed his neck.

That was Jiang Xiao’s sensitive spot.

Sure enough, after just a few kisses, Jiang Xiao’s whole body stiffened, and a blush spread from his neck to his ears.

“You, stay away from me.” Jiang Xiao expressionlessly pushed Jiang Mu’s face away. “We’ve already broken up. Don’t touch me anymore.”

Jiang Mu was simply a sex maniac. Every time he ran into him, it was either kisses or kisses. Jiang Xiao was beginning to suspect something was wrong with Jiang Mu.

Why was he always so excited?

Jiang Mu was pushed away by him and pursed his lips. “Go to sleep then.”

His voice actually sounded a bit aggrieved.

Jiang Xiao ignored him. Jiang Mu stared at the back of Jiang Xiao’s head and slowly closed his eyes. After who knows how long, just as Jiang Xiao was starting to feel sleepy, his eyelids fighting to stay open, he finally heard Jiang Mu’s steady, even breathing.

Jiang Xiao slowly turned around and called out softly, “Jiang Mu?”

No answer.

“Fire!”

Still no answer.

It seemed he was asleep.

Jiang Xiao slowly sat up. The chain on his wrist occasionally made a slight noise, and Jiang Mu showed no reaction at all.

But Jiang Xiao still didn’t dare let his guard down.

He was a little worried Jiang Mu was testing him.

Jiang Xiao propped himself up with one hand on the bed, doing a plank-like stance, and used his uncuffed hand to reach toward the cabinet on Jiang Mu’s side.

The reason Jiang Xiao had asked to shower and have Jiang Mu remove the handcuffs wasn’t actually to run away.

It was to find out where the key was.

Jiang Xiao exhaled slowly. His fingertips touched the key hidden in Jiang Mu’s pants. He slowly withdrew his hand without making any sound.

Jiang Mu truly wasn’t on guard against him, keeping the key on his person. He probably didn’t expect Jiang Xiao to look for the key.

Jiang Xiao operated with one hand, aligning the key with the handcuff lock and gently turning it.

The gears engaged and turned.

“Click—”

The handcuffs sprang open.

Success. Jiang Xiao’s heart relaxed slightly. He didn’t run away immediately, but continued to search for Jiang Mu’s position. He reached out and felt a solid, warm chest.

Jiang Xiao withdrew his hand as if burned.

He’d touched the wrong place.

Jiang Mu seemed to be awakened by Jiang Xiao’s touch, mumbling something in a dreamy voice, “Xiaoxiao, you want it again?”

Your head wants it.

Jiang Xiao’s temple throbbed. While Jiang Mu was still disoriented, he efficiently and neatly cuffed the handcuffs onto Jiang Mu’s wrist.

“Didn’t you like the handcuffs? I’ll let you wear them long enough.”