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Arc 3: Chapter 7

Jiang Qian breathed heavily, and the heat all over his body rushed downwards and concentrated somewhere. He felt hot and dry and desperately wanted something to cool him down and quench his thirst.

His hands held Lin Yuan close to him, and his amber eyes were covered with shadows. They didn’t look as blank or light as usual, instead, they gave off a darker and colder feeling, like a piece of jade. 

“Sui Sui……”

Jiang Qian’s voice was hoarse and deep, and he called Lin Yuan over and over again: “Sui Sui…”

Lin Yuan’s heart beat rapidly. He looked up at the man with foggy and reddened eyes. 

He lowered his gaze and stammered: “I… I can’t do it with you right now……” Whenever Lin Yuan made eye contact with Jiang Qian’s eyes that were full of desire, he felt even hotter.

But Jiang Qian wasn’t fully conscious, so even though Lin Yuan's own body was reacting, he couldn’t do any more with Jiang Qian. Lin Yuan wanted to wait for Jiang Qian to be sober. 

Lin Yuan cupped Jiang Qian’s face and coaxed the other in a soft voice: “Jiang Qian, let’s sleep, okay?”

At this moment, Jiang Qian only knew how to pursue his instincts and couldn’t understand Lin Yuan’s words. He only knew that what they did felt good, so he pressed Lin Yuan’s hands onto the bed and leaned closer to kiss again. 

Kissing and rubbing was just like drinking poison to quench thirst, and it only added more fuel to the fire. Jiang Qian felt immensely uncomfortable. He felt like he was burning all over but didn’t know what to do. He helplessly pressed his head against Lin Yuan’s shoulders and muttered: “Sui Sui…… Sui Sui…”

Lin Yuan heard Jiang Qian calling his name and his whole body softened. But he really couldn’t do it right now. 

He knew that Jiang Qian currently couldn’t communicate, so he didn’t say anything anymore. He just raised his hand and placed it on Jiang Qian’s thin back and gently patted him for comfort. 

After a while, Jiang Qian’s body finally calmed down. He lay next to Lin Yuan and in his vague consciousness, he sensed that Lin Yuan refused to let him feel good.

Jiang Qian was a little unhappy. He rolled over away from Lin Yuan and snorted loudly. 

Hmph. 

Lin Yuan was stunned. But he was stunned because Jiang Qian had always slept on his back, but now he actually turned on his side!

Lin Yuan excitedly hugged the other and habitually rubbed against him. He kissed Jiang Qian’s neck and said sweetly: “Jiang Qian~ Jiang Qian~”

Jiang Qian felt the place where Lin Yuan kissed become itchy, like a feather just brushed past, and the itch spread all the way to his heart. He was tempted to turn back over and stick to the other again. 

But Jiang Qian still held a grudge. He resentfully grabbed Lin Yuan’s hands and pulled such that he was being hugged more tightly. 

Hmph hmph. 

It took two days before Lin Yuan finally noticed that Jiang Qian was angry. Which was not bad, considering that Jiang Qian only knew how to say four words: 'Jiang Qian' and 'Sui Sui'. 

But Jiang Qian had other ways to express his dissatisfaction. For example, not cooperating while being dressed. After Lin Yuan put the robe on, he shrugged it off. But he wasn’t too uncooperative. When it was put on again, he would wear it obediently. 

And also during meal time, he had to be coaxed to eat and also learned to be picky about his food. 

Lin Yuan only thought these actions were because Jiang Qian was regaining sobriety. Being able to distinguish his food preferences was a big improvement, and Lin Yuan was very happy. After finding out that Jiang Qian was angry, he was even happier. 

Jiang Qian learned how to be angry!

At night, Jiang Qian pressed Lin Yuan onto the bed and kissed him as usual. Rubbing through clothes could no longer satisfy him, and Jiang Qian hated the barrier between them. He irritably tore Lin Yuan’s inner robe and touched the teenager’s warm skin. 

The sound of clothes tearing and the coolness of the air against his skin cleared Lin Yuan’s head a little. He didn’t have time to react before he felt the other’s hot palm against his back, kneading and rubbing.

The kiss between them never stopped, and Lin Yuan gradually felt some changes in his body. His intuition told him that continuing would be bad, but just as he was about to push Jiang Qian away, the man holding him started to grind against him. 

Lin Yuan realized what Jiang Qian was doing and he blushed so hard that his whole face was bright red. He started to struggle and avoid Jiang Qian’s lips: “Jiang Qian, right now is not a good time. Don’t be like this……”

Jiang Qian completely ignored Lin Yuan’s resistance. He had finally found a way to make himself more comfortable, so he held the other person even tighter.

Lin Yuan was unable to move. He thought for a bit and felt that if he just let Jiang Qian vent, it wouldn’t be too bad. After all, Jiang Qian had no knowledge of how to roll in the sheets yet, and it was too hard to dissuade Jiang Qian to stop with the other’s current state.

Jiang Qian moved faster and harder. Lin Yuan listened to the gasps next to his ear and gently stroked the other’s hair. 

After a long time, Jiang Qian lay on Lin Yuan with heavy breaths. He propped up his body, looked down at Lin Yuan, and lowered his head to gently kiss the teenager’s lips. His voice was like sandpaper, and he called hoarsely: “Sui Sui.”

Lin Yuan’s thighs felt hot and painful. In a small fit, he bit Jiang Qian’s lips: “If I knew that you were going to do this, I wouldn’t have kissed you that day. Now you only know how to bully me.”

Jiang Qian thought that Lin Yuan was kissing him back, and he kissed Lin Yuan again: “Sui Sui.”

After that night, Jiang Qian became even clingier. Even when they were walking outside, he couldn’t help but want to touch Lin Yuan. 

Lin Yuan noticed, and he used the fact that Jiang Qian couldn’t be apart from him to teach Jiang Qian more things. He taught Jiang Qian how to dress himself and eat his own food, using himself as a reward. Jiang Qian learned very quickly, because the reward was too appealing. 

As Jiang Qian learned how to take care of himself, Lin Yuan also took him to the study room and read to him every day. 

Jiang Qian always listened obediently, and stared at Lin Yuan and the books in his hands with bright eyes. 

Over two months later, Lin Yuan looked at the rising blackening value and knew that Jiang Qian was about to fully wake up. 

Only, he didn’t expect it to happen so suddenly. 

That night, the two of them were experiencing the fire as usual. Lin Yuan swallowed with difficulty, and his throat felt uncomfortable. Jiang Qian’s hand was pressing the back of his head, and he wasn’t exactly being gentle, so Lin Yuan felt a bit of pain. 

But right before the end, Jiang Qian suddenly withdrew his hand. Lin Yuan didn’t notice until he choked and sat up coughing nonstop. Jiang Qian was staring at him in shock, as if he couldn’t believe his eyes: “Lin…… Little Prince Lin……”

Lin Yuan was still coughing. When he heard this address, he finally opened his eyes. 

He made eye contact with Jiang Qian's eyes that were no longer empty and blank. Now they were deep and cold, like a dark whirlpool under the sea.

“...”

Lin Yuan was dumbfounded. He didn’t expect Jiang Qian to awaken at a time like this. He subconsciously approached Jiang Qian: “Jiang Qian……” 

Jiang Qian had no idea what was going on. His last memory was of when he was being tortured and humiliated by the son of Prince Yanping. Amidst the pain, his consciousness was blurred as if he was trapped in a fog.

When he could see clearly again, he was half-naked, sitting on a bed with his hand on another teenager’s head. 

The teenager’s long, inky hair scattered over his shoulders and back like silk, and his figure was like carved jade. Jiang Qian had never seen anyone so beautiful and alluring before.

Although Jiang Qian had been dedicated to studying for his whole life, he still knew enough about this area. This person was… was giving him……

As if he was scalded, Jiang Qian quickly withdrew his hand but he did not push the other person away. His body didn’t want to stop. 

And then when he saw the other’s face clearly, Jiang Qian was shocked.

This person was the little prince of Prince Chu’s mansion? Lin family’s little prince Lin Yuan actually gave him…….

Jiang Qian’s ears flushed red as he stared at the approaching little prince. 

Lin Yuan’s eyes were teary and red as if he had cried, and even his eyelashes were wet. Thinking of how Lin Yuan was coughing just now, Jiang Qian instantly realized why the other looked like this. It was because of him... 

That wasn’t the worst of it, Little Prince Lin’s lips were abnormally bright and swollen, and his face was stained with something. His originally handsome face was as beautiful as a broken flower, and it made people unable to look away. 

Lin Yuan wanted to hug Jiang Qian like usual, but just as he stretched out his hands, he guessed that Jiang Qian might not have memories of what had happened between them. He could only sit in front of the other obediently. He smiled and said softly: “Jiang Qian, don’t be afraid. This is Prince Chu’s mansion.”

Jiang Qian could see that this was obviously in a bedroom. But, why was he in Little Prince Lin’s bedroom, sitting on the bed, and… doing that with Little Prince Lin?

Lin Yuan saw that Jiang Qian was silent and his voice became even softer: “Around five months ago, I brought you away from Prince Yanping’s mansion. Jiang Qian, you don’t have to worry, in Prince Chu’s mansion, no one will hurt you. I will protect you.”

Thinking of the scene just now, coupled with Little Prince Lin’s words, Jiang Qian speculated that Little Prince Lin was probably a cut sleeve and was also interested in himself. The other probably brought himself away from Prince Yanping’s mansion because he wanted Jiang Qian to be his male pet. 

Jiang Qian never expected that aside from people who were jealous of himself, there were also people who desired him like this. 

He wanted to sneer but he held himself back. He was not qualified to talk back. He was just a slave, someone to be humiliated and trampled on.

But on another note, staying at Prince Chu’s mansion seemed to be much more carefree than before. Although he only just gained consciousness, he could tell that the little prince was quite protective of him. Seeing that the other party was even willing to... do that to him, Lin Yuan must really like him. 

Jiang Qian’s eyes narrowed slightly and he whispered: “Many thanks to the little prince for saving my life.”

He leaned forward, and his flawless face enlarged in Lin Yuan’s sight. Jiang Qian said in a low voice: “Little prince, this slave knows its place. You can do whatever you want.”