Brother-in-law: C06-2

06.2: Only You

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He couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you like men?” Prompting Yan Ran to ponder for a moment, only to realise it was a question he could never give a proper response to. He had long been entangled in this abyss and had no method to untangle himself on his own.

_{Smiling cheekily, Yan Ran asked, “Are you moved?”}

Smiling cheekily, Yan Ran asked, “Are you moved?”

_{Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.}
The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.

Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

_{Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?}

Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.

_{Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.}

Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”

_{On Fang Shixiu’s face, the light from a nearby candle flіckered, causing the shadows cast there to sway with every ebb and flow. With eyes that shone calmly, lips pressed into a slight pucker, and contours that were distinct, his features gave a faint sense of other-worldliness on such a night.}

On Fang Shixiu’s face, the light from a nearby candle flіckered, causing the shadows cast there to sway with every ebb and flow. With eyes that shone calmly, lips pressed into a slight pucker, and contours that were distinct, his features gave a faint sense of other-worldliness on such a night. So much so, it made Yan Ran stare at him in a daze while that stirring heart of his became chilled.

The first thing Fang Shixiu came upon after lightly pushing open the door was the sight of a shut-eyed Yan Ran leaning against the wall with his arms wrapped around him tightly. Despite his lack of tears, his quivering lips made it clear what his current emotions were.

“But you once loathed me so much that you refused to meet me in person.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he replied.

_{“The wind?”}

“The wind?”

_{With his clіmax arriving while his soul lingered outside him, the still-dazed Yan Ran, overcome with weightlessness, had no defence against the onslaught of tremors. Alongside this, Fang Shixiu’s eyes as he delivered those lυstful kisses were suffused with a rich, deep layer of paѕsion that Yan Ran had never seen on his face before.}Like a seedling left withered by a drought finally being nourished by the sweet nectar of a morning’s dew, so, too, was Yan Ran as he relished in the joy and sweetness of this long-awaited encounter. So, with eyes closed, he savoured all the varied feelings given at different speeds and at different depths.

With his clіmax arriving while his soul lingered outside him, the still-dazed Yan Ran, overcome with weightlessness, had no defence against the onslaught of tremors. Alongside this, Fang Shixiu’s eyes as he delivered those lυstful kisses were suffused with a rich, deep layer of paѕsion that Yan Ran had never seen on his face before. So when this still unsatiated Yan Ran slid the tip of his tongue along Fang Shixiu’s collar ever so gently, he felt that man quiver before using all the strength he could muster to push him away.

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_{“Because he’s smart enough to recognise precisely this. He has no interest in truly offending me. He simply believes I have too much influence within House Ximen. So keeping you is tantamount to having one more bargaining chip to use against me.” Fang Shixiu replied in that same unperturbed tone.}
“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.

“Because he’s smart enough to recognise precisely this. He has no interest in truly offending me. He simply believes I have too much influence within House Ximen. So keeping you is tantamount to having one more bargaining chip to use against me.” Fang Shixiu replied in that same unperturbed tone.

Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”

_{“In my eyes, you will always be one.”}

“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

“I would slap him across the face.”

Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.

Still nestled within Yan Ran’s entrance, Fang Shixiu reached under Yan Ran’s arms, lifting him, using his strength to support his weight. With his body half-suspended, Yan Ran’s head fell back, drawing an alluring line from his décolleté to his softly parted lips. From his neck to his ear, Fang Shixiu littered every inch with a trail of kisses. Even his cherry-red lips weren’t spared, nor was his mouth, as both were now stirred by an invading tongue. Yan Ran’s chеst, too, reacted as those two blush-tinted protrusions stiffened further with his every touch.

_{Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.}

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{Like a seedling left withered by a drought finally being nourished by the sweet nectar of a morning’s dew, so, too, was Yan Ran as he relished in the joy and sweetness of this long-awaited encounter. So, with eyes closed, he savoured all the varied feelings given at different speeds and at different depths.}

Like a seedling left withered by a drought finally being nourished by the sweet nectar of a morning’s dew, so, too, was Yan Ran as he relished in the joy and sweetness of this long-awaited encounter. So, with eyes closed, he savoured all the varied feelings given at different speeds and at different depths.

_{Fang Shixiu nodded.}

Fang Shixiu nodded.

_{“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”}

“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

_{“I would slap him across the face.”}
“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”

“I would slap him across the face.”

_{He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.}

He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.

“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.

This never-before-felt stimulation made Yan Ran excited—his mind entering a state of bliss. But the need he had been feeling since earlier also intensified, to the point where it became unbearable. He believed he would burst at any second and longed for that man’s movements to be faster, deeper, and stronger.

Fang Shixiu hugged him in return, thinking carefully for a moment before replying, “No. The choice is yours to make.”

_{Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.}

Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

_{Slowly, his mind was set adrift, wading into a state of serenity. Like this, all of him floated—rising and falling with every impact of those Fang Shixiu-borne waves.}

Slowly, his mind was set adrift, wading into a state of serenity. Like this, all of him floated—rising and falling with every impact of those Fang Shixiu-borne waves. He mоаned. He writhed. He felt as though his very existence had long been extinguished. He felt as though Fang Shixiu’s handsome visage was the only thing in his mind. It was as though that man had merged with his body and become a part of it himself, and Yan Ran was thoroughly steeped in this never-ending sweetness.

“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”

Even Yan Ran, who had always been a bit slow, soon realised that it may not have been the literal wind that the dazed man spoke of. It could be a person—a person who was like the wind.

Fang Shixiu hugged him in return, thinking carefully for a moment before replying, “No. The choice is yours to make.”

_{“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”}

“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”

_{“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.}“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.

_{“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.}

“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

_{With all of his focus placed on enjoying the world’s most splendid rhythm, Yan Ran unwittingly let out a mоаn. Perhaps on account of this sound, Fang Shixiu hugged him tighter and kissed him while increasing his speed below. It resulted in surge after surge of thrυsts rocking Yan Ran’s body like a vessel caught in stormy seas.}
“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

With all of his focus placed on enjoying the world’s most splendid rhythm, Yan Ran unwittingly let out a mоаn. Perhaps on account of this sound, Fang Shixiu hugged him tighter and kissed him while increasing his speed below. It resulted in surge after surge of thrυsts rocking Yan Ran’s body like a vessel caught in stormy seas.

_☆☆☆With his clіmax arriving while his soul lingered outside him, the still-dazed Yan Ran, overcome with weightlessness, had no defence against the onslaught of tremors. Alongside this, Fang Shixiu’s eyes as he delivered those lυstful kisses were suffused with a rich, deep layer of paѕsion that Yan Ran had never seen on his face before. So when this still unsatiated Yan Ran slid the tip of his tongue along Fang Shixiu’s collar ever so gently, he felt that man quiver before using all the strength he could muster to push him away.

☆☆☆

_{Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.}

Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

_{“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”}Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

_{Fang Shixiu ceased his movements below, but that scorching heat of his was still buried in the one below him—still placing firm pressure on that secret place’s deepest depths. Still hovering above Yan Ran, he pressed his body against the quaking youth, capturing his lips in an impaѕsioned kiss, his gentle caresses soothing every part of that quivering form they could reach.}
On Fang Shixiu’s face, the light from a nearby candle flіckered, causing the shadows cast there to sway with every ebb and flow. With eyes that shone calmly, lips pressed into a slight pucker, and contours that were distinct, his features gave a faint sense of other-worldliness on such a night. So much so, it made Yan Ran stare at him in a daze while that stirring heart of his became chilled.

Fang Shixiu ceased his movements below, but that scorching heat of his was still buried in the one below him—still placing firm pressure on that secret place’s deepest depths. Still hovering above Yan Ran, he pressed his body against the quaking youth, capturing his lips in an impaѕsioned kiss, his gentle caresses soothing every part of that quivering form they could reach.

_{{Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?}}

Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

_{Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.}Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?

Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”

_{Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.}“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.

_{Even Yan Ran, who had always been a bit slow, soon realised that it may not have been the literal wind that the dazed man spoke of. It could be a person—a person who was like the wind.}
“Ranran… what’s wrong?”

Even Yan Ran, who had always been a bit slow, soon realised that it may not have been the literal wind that the dazed man spoke of. It could be a person—a person who was like the wind.

_{“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”}With his clіmax arriving while his soul lingered outside him, the still-dazed Yan Ran, overcome with weightlessness, had no defence against the onslaught of tremors. Alongside this, Fang Shixiu’s eyes as he delivered those lυstful kisses were suffused with a rich, deep layer of paѕsion that Yan Ran had never seen on his face before. So when this still unsatiated Yan Ran slid the tip of his tongue along Fang Shixiu’s collar ever so gently, he felt that man quiver before using all the strength he could muster to push him away.

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

_{Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.}As for Yan Ran, he continued. “But even if you have a million faults—even if you have every fault there is—I still love you.”

Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.

_{After the heat of their paѕsion subsided, Yan Ran kissed Fang Shixiu’s fingers one after the other. Then, with a gaze overflowing with boundless affection, he held those fingers to his lips. Fang Shixiu’s own gaze remained fixed on Yan Ran as he did this; his hair now damp due to their prior actions, and his expression was somewhat dazed.}After the heat of their paѕsion subsided, Yan Ran kissed Fang Shixiu’s fingers one after the other. Then, with a gaze overflowing with boundless affection, he held those fingers to his lips. Fang Shixiu’s own gaze remained fixed on Yan Ran as he did this; his hair now damp due to their prior actions, and his expression was somewhat dazed.

After the heat of their paѕsion subsided, Yan Ran kissed Fang Shixiu’s fingers one after the other. Then, with a gaze overflowing with boundless affection, he held those fingers to his lips. Fang Shixiu’s own gaze remained fixed on Yan Ran as he did this; his hair now damp due to their prior actions, and his expression was somewhat dazed.

_{If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?}

If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?

_{“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”}

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

_{Fulfilment and satisfaction swept over Yan Ran under Fang Shixiu’s intense attack until a faint current erupted within him, spreаding towards his crotch before rippling throughout all of him and creating an intoxicating, tingly sensation.}

Fulfilment and satisfaction swept over Yan Ran under Fang Shixiu’s intense attack until a faint current erupted within him, spreаding towards his crotch before rippling throughout all of him and creating an intoxicating, tingly sensation.

“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”

Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”

_{“Fine.” Yan Ran spoke. “I’ll stay. But just so you know, I’m not doing it for Rongruo’s sake. I’m doing it for you.”}

“Fine.” Yan Ran spoke. “I’ll stay. But just so you know, I’m not doing it for Rongruo’s sake. I’m doing it for you.”

“What are you looking for, then? What is it that you’re chasing after?” Yan Ran’s questioning eyes were now thoroughly confused. As for Fang Shixiu, his gaze turned towards the endless darkness that lay beyond a nearby window, a smile suddenly blossoming on his face.

“Other than your looks, there’s no part of you that’s good!” Yan Ran pouted as he spoke. “If there was something about you worthy of praise, it'd be your individualistic nature. But the truth is, you’re just going your own way as always and being super stubborn.”

There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

_{Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.}
Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.

_{Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”}

Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

As long as you hold me as you are now, my heart will always be warm. As long as you act like you do now, there is nothing else I would want—even if it’s the world!

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

_{Shock etched itself on Fang Shixiu’s face, making Yan Ran aware that those eyes peering at him did indeed speak contrary to the seemingly absolute indifference they had always conveyed.}

Shock etched itself on Fang Shixiu’s face, making Yan Ran aware that those eyes peering at him did indeed speak contrary to the seemingly absolute indifference they had always conveyed.

_{“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”}

“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

_{Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?}
“If I begged you to take me with you, would you agree?”

Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?

_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

_{“The wind has a colour?” Yan Ran was stumped. “The wind has a colour, too?”}

“The wind has a colour?” Yan Ran was stumped. “The wind has a colour, too?”

“But I still don’t want to stay here. I don’t want to stay at all.” Yan Ran broke free of Fang Shixiu’s embrace, his eyes fixed on him while his face paled. “You love my sister, don’t you? Didn’t she ask you to take good care of me? Didn’t you promise? If you leave me here, then... I will die!”

A tremor erupted within Fang Shixiu’s heart. This was not the first time he had ever heard those words. However, the last place he expected to hear them spoken again was from Yan Ran’s lips.

_{“Yes, I did promise Yan Fei I would take good care of you. But it is not at all the kind of care you believe it to be. You’re already twenty years old. You should dеsire your independence, no? Are you truly willing to stay a hatchling under my wings forever? Even He'ning will one day leave me to go out and strike it on his own—”}
“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”

“Yes, I did promise Yan Fei I would take good care of you. But it is not at all the kind of care you believe it to be. You’re already twenty years old. You should dеsire your independence, no? Are you truly willing to stay a hatchling under my wings forever? Even He'ning will one day leave me to go out and strike it on his own—”

Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”

_{“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.}Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.

“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.

_{Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.}

Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

“But you once loathed me so much that you refused to meet me in person.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he replied.

“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.

_{Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.}Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.

“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”

_{Fang Shixiu said nothing in return, a smile spreаding across his features as well. But he did extend an arm, inviting Yan Ran to lie there.}Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.

Fang Shixiu said nothing in return, a smile spreаding across his features as well. But he did extend an arm, inviting Yan Ran to lie there.

There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

_{Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.}

Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.

_{Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.}

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{“No. You need to stay and aid Rongruo. He’s not strong enough to shoulder the responsibility of the sect on his own yet. If we both leave, he will fall into a state of loneliness and have no one to rely on by his side.”}
“But I still don’t want to stay here. I don’t want to stay at all.” Yan Ran broke free of Fang Shixiu’s embrace, his eyes fixed on him while his face paled. “You love my sister, don’t you? Didn’t she ask you to take good care of me? Didn’t you promise? If you leave me here, then... I will die!”

“No. You need to stay and aid Rongruo. He’s not strong enough to shoulder the responsibility of the sect on his own yet. If we both leave, he will fall into a state of loneliness and have no one to rely on by his side.”

Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”

_{It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.}

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

_{“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”}Sweat dripped from Fang Shixiu onto Yan Ran’s chеst, spurring Yan Ran to have the foolish thought that, for just this, he was already well beyond any point of return. He was willing to be damned for just this alone.

“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

_{After a long period of light teasing and soft caresses, Fang Shixiu finally began his advancement into Yan Ran’s depths. His speed also increased as he proceeded, which gave the long-suffering Yan Ran a sense of liberation from misery.}Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

After a long period of light teasing and soft caresses, Fang Shixiu finally began his advancement into Yan Ran’s depths. His speed also increased as he proceeded, which gave the long-suffering Yan Ran a sense of liberation from misery.

_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}“If I begged you to take me with you, would you agree?”

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.

_{Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.}“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

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Shock etched itself on Fang Shixiu’s face, making Yan Ran aware that those eyes peering at him did indeed speak contrary to the seemingly absolute indifference they had always conveyed.

_{The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.}
“I’m not He’ning. I’m not your child!” Yan Ran cut him off, burning to say his piece. “Don’t use the same kind of words you used to pacify Rongruo with me. He’s willing to believe all your lies, but I am not. I won’t. So I will not leave you. I will always stay by your side. No matter where you wander off to, I—”

The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.

Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

_{“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”}

“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

_{“In my eyes, you will always be one.”}

“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

_{Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.}

Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.

“A child would not be thinking about and wanting to… sleep with you.” Yan Ran replied, albeit shyly.

_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}Yan Ran’s teeth sank into his lips at his words, the sensations in his chеst again flaring.

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”

_{“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”}

“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

_{“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”}

“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.}

“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.

_{Smiling cheekily, Yan Ran asked, “Are you moved?”}Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

Smiling cheekily, Yan Ran asked, “Are you moved?”

“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

_{“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.}“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.

_{It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.}“Ranran… what’s wrong?”

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

_{Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”}

Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”

Looking down at him, Fang Shixiu used a finger to lift the chin of that petulant face looking up at his own. “Yan Ran, you know well what I hate the most is when others use threats to try bending me to their will. There is no one who will accomplish it. Whether they be my father, or you.”

_{Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”}

Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”

_{“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.}
Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.

“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.

_{“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.}

“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.

_{Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.}

Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.

_{“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”}Fang Shixiu said nothing in return, a smile spreаding across his features as well. But he did extend an arm, inviting Yan Ran to lie there.

“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”

_{“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”}

“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

_{Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?}“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?

_{He couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you like men?” Prompting Yan Ran to ponder for a moment, only to realise it was a question he could never give a proper response to. He had long been entangled in this abyss and had no method to untangle himself on his own.}Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

_{A strong electric current then ripped through him, his body erupting in a violent spate of tremors. After which, all of him turned limp. Again, he was pulled from that heavenly illusion. Again, he had returned to reality.}
Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”

A strong electric current then ripped through him, his body erupting in a violent spate of tremors. After which, all of him turned limp. Again, he was pulled from that heavenly illusion. Again, he had returned to reality.

_{“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”}“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”

_{Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.}Smiling cheekily, Yan Ran asked, “Are you moved?”

Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.

_{“If I begged you to take me with you, would you agree?”}

“If I begged you to take me with you, would you agree?”

_{Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”}“No. You need to stay and aid Rongruo. He’s not strong enough to shoulder the responsibility of the sect on his own yet. If we both leave, he will fall into a state of loneliness and have no one to rely on by his side.”

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.

Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.

“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”

_{“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.}

“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.

“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

_{“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”}“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

“Ranran… what’s wrong?”

_{“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.}

“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.

_{Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”}“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

_{His actions may have been out of good intentions, but they left Yan Ran dissatisfied to the bone. He wanted him to thrυst into his deepest part in an instant—he wanted the emptiness within to be thoroughly stretched and filled. But shame made him unable to speak such dеsires, so all he could do was wait patiently and hope that man would quickly understand his plight.}

His actions may have been out of good intentions, but they left Yan Ran dissatisfied to the bone. He wanted him to thrυst into his deepest part in an instant—he wanted the emptiness within to be thoroughly stretched and filled. But shame made him unable to speak such dеsires, so all he could do was wait patiently and hope that man would quickly understand his plight.

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

_{“But you once loathed me so much that you refused to meet me in person.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he replied.}“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

“But you once loathed me so much that you refused to meet me in person.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he replied.

“I would slap him across the face.”

Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.

_{“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.}

“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.

After he was done with his bath, Yan Ran ran out while still wet all over. When he laid eyes on Fang Shixiu standing by the window, he noticed that man had again regained his cold and distant gaze.

_N/A
Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

N/A

Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.

“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”

_{Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.}

Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.

_{“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”}

“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”

“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”

Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?

There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

_{Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”}

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

_{“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”}

“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”

“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”

Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.

_{“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”}Slowly, his mind was set adrift, wading into a state of serenity. Like this, all of him floated—rising and falling with every impact of those Fang Shixiu-borne waves. He mоаned. He writhed. He felt as though his very existence had long been extinguished. He felt as though Fang Shixiu’s handsome visage was the only thing in his mind. It was as though that man had merged with his body and become a part of it himself, and Yan Ran was thoroughly steeped in this never-ending sweetness.

“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”

_{“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”}“Yes, I did promise Yan Fei I would take good care of you. But it is not at all the kind of care you believe it to be. You’re already twenty years old. You should dеsire your independence, no? Are you truly willing to stay a hatchling under my wings forever? Even He'ning will one day leave me to go out and strike it on his own—”

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

_{“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”}

“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”

_{“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”}

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?

_{It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.}

It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.

_{Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.}

Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.

_{“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.}Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.

Sweat dripped from Fang Shixiu onto Yan Ran’s chеst, spurring Yan Ran to have the foolish thought that, for just this, he was already well beyond any point of return. He was willing to be damned for just this alone.

_{Smiling cheekily, Yan Ran asked, “Are you moved?”}
“That’s all the more reason for me to not stay here, then! I have to go!”

Smiling cheekily, Yan Ran asked, “Are you moved?”

_{Fang Shixiu’s gaze lingered on Yan Ran for a moment, then, in a flash, the emptiness in his eyes was pushed away. The look in his eyes also softened while holding a hint of confusion.}

Fang Shixiu’s gaze lingered on Yan Ran for a moment, then, in a flash, the emptiness in his eyes was pushed away. The look in his eyes also softened while holding a hint of confusion.

“I’m not He’ning. I’m not your child!” Yan Ran cut him off, burning to say his piece. “Don’t use the same kind of words you used to pacify Rongruo with me. He’s willing to believe all your lies, but I am not. I won’t. So I will not leave you. I will always stay by your side. No matter where you wander off to, I—”

_{“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”}

“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

_{“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”}“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.

“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”

N/A

_{In no time at all, they were both naked, and as soon as their skin touched, Yan Ran couldn’t help the surge of heat tearing through him. Fang Shixiu held him tightly, kissing him until he wanted to gasp for air. This level of forwardness took Yan Ran by complete surprise, and soon that man gently pushed apart his legs.}The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.

In no time at all, they were both naked, and as soon as their skin touched, Yan Ran couldn’t help the surge of heat tearing through him. Fang Shixiu held him tightly, kissing him until he wanted to gasp for air. This level of forwardness took Yan Ran by complete surprise, and soon that man gently pushed apart his legs.

_{It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.}In no time at all, they were both naked, and as soon as their skin touched, Yan Ran couldn’t help the surge of heat tearing through him. Fang Shixiu held him tightly, kissing him until he wanted to gasp for air. This level of forwardness took Yan Ran by complete surprise, and soon that man gently pushed apart his legs.

It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.

_{“The wind has a colour?” Yan Ran was stumped. “The wind has a colour, too?”}“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

“The wind has a colour?” Yan Ran was stumped. “The wind has a colour, too?”

“So why won’t you just destroy Ye Jingting completely, then? Why?”

The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.

_{“The wind has a colour?” Yan Ran was stumped. “The wind has a colour, too?”}“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

“The wind has a colour?” Yan Ran was stumped. “The wind has a colour, too?”

_{“But I still don’t want to stay here. I don’t want to stay at all.” Yan Ran broke free of Fang Shixiu’s embrace, his eyes fixed on him while his face paled. “You love my sister, don’t you? Didn’t she ask you to take good care of me? Didn’t you promise? If you leave me here, then... I will die!”}Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.

_{Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”}“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

_N/A

N/A

_{As for Yan Ran, he continued. “But even if you have a million faults—even if you have every fault there is—I still love you.”}

As for Yan Ran, he continued. “But even if you have a million faults—even if you have every fault there is—I still love you.”

_{It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.}

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

_{“I’m not He’ning. I’m not your child!” Yan Ran cut him off, burning to say his piece. “Don’t use the same kind of words you used to pacify Rongruo with me. He’s willing to believe all your lies, but I am not. I won’t. So I will not leave you. I will always stay by your side. No matter where you wander off to, I—”}“What are you looking for, then? What is it that you’re chasing after?” Yan Ran’s questioning eyes were now thoroughly confused. As for Fang Shixiu, his gaze turned towards the endless darkness that lay beyond a nearby window, a smile suddenly blossoming on his face.

_{“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”}

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

_{{If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?}}“A child would not be thinking about and wanting to… sleep with you.” Yan Ran replied, albeit shyly.

If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?

_{06.2: Only You}

06.2: Only You

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

_{“The wind has a colour?” Yan Ran was stumped. “The wind has a colour, too?”}

“The wind has a colour?” Yan Ran was stumped. “The wind has a colour, too?”

_{Slowly, his mind was set adrift, wading into a state of serenity. Like this, all of him floated—rising and falling with every impact of those Fang Shixiu-borne waves.}

“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

“The wind?”

_{“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”}Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”

_{“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”}

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”

_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}
“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

_{Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.}

Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

_{“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”}

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”

_{Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”}“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”

_{“Ranran… what’s wrong?”}Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.

“Ranran… what’s wrong?”

_{“I’m not a child!” Yan Ran pouted.}

“I’m not a child!” Yan Ran pouted.

_{After a long period of light teasing and soft caresses, Fang Shixiu finally began his advancement into Yan Ran’s depths. His speed also increased as he proceeded, which gave the long-suffering Yan Ran a sense of liberation from misery.}“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?

_{“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”}
“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.

“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”

So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

_{“I’m not a child!” Yan Ran pouted.}A sudden wave of despair crashed over Yan Ran. Even now, he still never came to understand what lay at the depths of Fang Shixiu’s heart. But it was not at all due to his lack of effort, but because the man before him had always kept himself sealed off so tight.

“I’m not a child!” Yan Ran pouted.

_{“The wind?”}

“The wind?”

So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

_{Looking down at him, Fang Shixiu used a finger to lift the chin of that petulant face looking up at his own. “Yan Ran, you know well what I hate the most is when others use threats to try bending me to their will. There is no one who will accomplish it. Whether they be my father, or you.”}
Even Yan Ran, who had always been a bit slow, soon realised that it may not have been the literal wind that the dazed man spoke of. It could be a person—a person who was like the wind.

_{“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”}After the heat of their paѕsion subsided, Yan Ran kissed Fang Shixiu’s fingers one after the other. Then, with a gaze overflowing with boundless affection, he held those fingers to his lips. Fang Shixiu’s own gaze remained fixed on Yan Ran as he did this; his hair now damp due to their prior actions, and his expression was somewhat dazed.

“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

_{Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.}If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?

_{“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”}
A sudden wave of despair crashed over Yan Ran. Even now, he still never came to understand what lay at the depths of Fang Shixiu’s heart. But it was not at all due to his lack of effort, but because the man before him had always kept himself sealed off so tight.

“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”

Even Yan Ran, who had always been a bit slow, soon realised that it may not have been the literal wind that the dazed man spoke of. It could be a person—a person who was like the wind.

_{“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”}

“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”

_{It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.}“Because he’s smart enough to recognise precisely this. He has no interest in truly offending me. He simply believes I have too much influence within House Ximen. So keeping you is tantamount to having one more bargaining chip to use against me.” Fang Shixiu replied in that same unperturbed tone.

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

_{“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.}“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”

“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.

“Fine.” Yan Ran spoke. “I’ll stay. But just so you know, I’m not doing it for Rongruo’s sake. I’m doing it for you.”

_{Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.}

Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

_{“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”}

“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”

_{Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.}Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.

“Ranran… what’s wrong?”

_{This never-before-felt stimulation made Yan Ran excited—his mind entering a state of bliss. But the need he had been feeling since earlier also intensified, to the point where it became unbearable. He believed he would burst at any second and longed for that man’s movements to be faster, deeper, and stronger.}“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

_{The first thing Fang Shixiu came upon after lightly pushing open the door was the sight of a shut-eyed Yan Ran leaning against the wall with his arms wrapped around him tightly. Despite his lack of tears, his quivering lips made it clear what his current emotions were.}
“I’m not a child!” Yan Ran pouted.

_{As for Yan Ran, he continued. “But even if you have a million faults—even if you have every fault there is—I still love you.”}☆☆☆

As for Yan Ran, he continued. “But even if you have a million faults—even if you have every fault there is—I still love you.”

_{“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”}Fang Shixiu ceased his movements below, but that scorching heat of his was still buried in the one below him—still placing firm pressure on that secret place’s deepest depths. Still hovering above Yan Ran, he pressed his body against the quaking youth, capturing his lips in an impaѕsioned kiss, his gentle caresses soothing every part of that quivering form they could reach.

“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”

There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

_{Yan Ran’s teeth sank into his lips at his words, the sensations in his chеst again flaring.}

Yan Ran’s teeth sank into his lips at his words, the sensations in his chеst again flaring.

_{{If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?}}

If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?

_{“I’m not a child!” Yan Ran pouted.}

“I’m not a child!” Yan Ran pouted.

_{In no time at all, they were both naked, and as soon as their skin touched, Yan Ran couldn’t help the surge of heat tearing through him. Fang Shixiu held him tightly, kissing him until he wanted to gasp for air. This level of forwardness took Yan Ran by complete surprise, and soon that man gently pushed apart his legs.}
“A child would not be thinking about and wanting to… sleep with you.” Yan Ran replied, albeit shyly.

_{Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”}

Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”

Even Yan Ran, who had always been a bit slow, soon realised that it may not have been the literal wind that the dazed man spoke of. It could be a person—a person who was like the wind.

_☆☆☆

☆☆☆

A sudden wave of despair crashed over Yan Ran. Even now, he still never came to understand what lay at the depths of Fang Shixiu’s heart. But it was not at all due to his lack of effort, but because the man before him had always kept himself sealed off so tight.

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”

_{“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”}So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”

_{Fang Shixiu nodded.}Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

Fang Shixiu nodded.

_{Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.}“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

_{“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”}“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

_☆☆☆“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

☆☆☆

If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?

☆☆☆

_{“In my eyes, you will always be one.”}

“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

_{{Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?}}

Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

_{Fang Shixiu nodded.}Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.

Fang Shixiu nodded.

There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

_N/A“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.

N/A

_{“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”}

“Because I never had any ambition, Yan Ran.”

Even Yan Ran, who had always been a bit slow, soon realised that it may not have been the literal wind that the dazed man spoke of. It could be a person—a person who was like the wind.

Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

_{“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.}

“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.

_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}“Other than your looks, there’s no part of you that’s good!” Yan Ran pouted as he spoke. “If there was something about you worthy of praise, it'd be your individualistic nature. But the truth is, you’re just going your own way as always and being super stubborn.”

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

_{06.2: Only You}

06.2: Only You

_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

_{“I would slap him across the face.”}

“I would slap him across the face.”

_{“Fine.” Yan Ran spoke. “I’ll stay. But just so you know, I’m not doing it for Rongruo’s sake. I’m doing it for you.”}

“Fine.” Yan Ran spoke. “I’ll stay. But just so you know, I’m not doing it for Rongruo’s sake. I’m doing it for you.”

_{Looking down at him, Fang Shixiu used a finger to lift the chin of that petulant face looking up at his own. “Yan Ran, you know well what I hate the most is when others use threats to try bending me to their will. There is no one who will accomplish it. Whether they be my father, or you.”}There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

“But you once loathed me so much that you refused to meet me in person.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he replied.

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

_N/A

N/A

_{There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.}There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

Shock etched itself on Fang Shixiu’s face, making Yan Ran aware that those eyes peering at him did indeed speak contrary to the seemingly absolute indifference they had always conveyed.

_N/A

N/A

_{As long as you hold me as you are now, my heart will always be warm. As long as you act like you do now, there is nothing else I would want—even if it’s the world!}
“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

As long as you hold me as you are now, my heart will always be warm. As long as you act like you do now, there is nothing else I would want—even if it’s the world!

_{Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?}“Other than your looks, there’s no part of you that’s good!” Yan Ran pouted as he spoke. “If there was something about you worthy of praise, it'd be your individualistic nature. But the truth is, you’re just going your own way as always and being super stubborn.”

Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?

_{Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”}

Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”

_{Before slipping into the void of slumber, his hopeful mind couldn't help but wish:}

Before slipping into the void of slumber, his hopeful mind couldn't help but wish:

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.}
“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.

_{“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”}On Fang Shixiu’s face, the light from a nearby candle flіckered, causing the shadows cast there to sway with every ebb and flow. With eyes that shone calmly, lips pressed into a slight pucker, and contours that were distinct, his features gave a faint sense of other-worldliness on such a night. So much so, it made Yan Ran stare at him in a daze while that stirring heart of his became chilled.

“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

_{“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”}

“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”

_{Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.}

Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.

_{“So why won’t you just destroy Ye Jingting completely, then? Why?”}

“So why won’t you just destroy Ye Jingting completely, then? Why?”

_☆☆☆Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.

☆☆☆

“I would slap him across the face.”

_{“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.}Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.

“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

_{“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”}

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

_N/A

N/A

Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

_{“Other than your looks, there’s no part of you that’s good!” Yan Ran pouted as he spoke. “If there was something about you worthy of praise, it'd be your individualistic nature. But the truth is, you’re just going your own way as always and being super stubborn.”}
As for Yan Ran, he continued. “But even if you have a million faults—even if you have every fault there is—I still love you.”

_{Yan Ran’s teeth sank into his lips at his words, the sensations in his chеst again flaring.}Fang Shixiu nodded.

Yan Ran’s teeth sank into his lips at his words, the sensations in his chеst again flaring.

_{“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”}

“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

_{A sudden wave of despair crashed over Yan Ran. Even now, he still never came to understand what lay at the depths of Fang Shixiu’s heart. But it was not at all due to his lack of effort, but because the man before him had always kept himself sealed off so tight.}Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

A tremor erupted within Fang Shixiu’s heart. This was not the first time he had ever heard those words. However, the last place he expected to hear them spoken again was from Yan Ran’s lips.

_{“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”}

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

_{Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.}

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.}As long as you hold me as you are now, my heart will always be warm. As long as you act like you do now, there is nothing else I would want—even if it’s the world!

There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”

_{Before slipping into the void of slumber, his hopeful mind couldn't help but wish:}

Before slipping into the void of slumber, his hopeful mind couldn't help but wish:

_{Fang Shixiu’s gaze lingered on Yan Ran for a moment, then, in a flash, the emptiness in his eyes was pushed away. The look in his eyes also softened while holding a hint of confusion.}
Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”

Fang Shixiu’s gaze lingered on Yan Ran for a moment, then, in a flash, the emptiness in his eyes was pushed away. The look in his eyes also softened while holding a hint of confusion.

As for Yan Ran, he continued. “But even if you have a million faults—even if you have every fault there is—I still love you.”

_{Fang Shixiu hugged him in return, thinking carefully for a moment before replying, “No. The choice is yours to make.”}

Fang Shixiu hugged him in return, thinking carefully for a moment before replying, “No. The choice is yours to make.”

_{Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.}

Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.

“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”

_{Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”}

Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”

_{Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.}It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.

Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.

_{A sudden wave of despair crashed over Yan Ran. Even now, he still never came to understand what lay at the depths of Fang Shixiu’s heart. But it was not at all due to his lack of effort, but because the man before him had always kept himself sealed off so tight.}
He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.

_{“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”}

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

_{06.2: Only You}“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”

06.2: Only You

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

_{“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”}“So why won’t you just destroy Ye Jingting completely, then? Why?”

“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

_{“That’s all the more reason for me to not stay here, then! I have to go!”}

“That’s all the more reason for me to not stay here, then! I have to go!”

_{“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”}

“If you’re willing to let Rongruo remain here to endure those hаrdships alone, I will agree.”

_{“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”}

“Even if there are others with a million things about them that are good, and they have no faults whatsoever, I will never love them. No one can force me to do so, even if that person is you.”

☆☆☆

_{So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”}

So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”

_{He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.}

He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.

_{It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.}
There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

It was around midnight when Fan Shixiu made his way back home, where Yan Ran was waiting for him.

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

_{“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”}

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

Fang Shixiu nodded.

After he was done with his bath, Yan Ran ran out while still wet all over. When he laid eyes on Fang Shixiu standing by the window, he noticed that man had again regained his cold and distant gaze.

_{Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”}

Yan Ran spoke again to ask. “You know how I feel, don’t you?”

Fang Shixiu said nothing in return, a smile spreаding across his features as well. But he did extend an arm, inviting Yan Ran to lie there.

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

“If I begged you to take me with you, would you agree?”

Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

_{“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.}

“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.

_{Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”}

Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”

_{Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”}“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

Fang Shixiu’s gaze lingered on Yan Ran for a moment, then, in a flash, the emptiness in his eyes was pushed away. The look in his eyes also softened while holding a hint of confusion.

_{So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”}

So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

_{“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”}

“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”

_{Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.}“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.

Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.

_{“What are you looking for, then? What is it that you’re chasing after?” Yan Ran’s questioning eyes were now thoroughly confused. As for Fang Shixiu, his gaze turned towards the endless darkness that lay beyond a nearby window, a smile suddenly blossoming on his face.}Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.

“The wind?”

_{“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”}

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

_{Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.}Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.}

There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

_{“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”}

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

_{So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”}Yan Ran was stunned for a second but quickly understood the meaning. Every bit of his aching heart was now pleased.

So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

_{After he was done with his bath, Yan Ran ran out while still wet all over. When he laid eyes on Fang Shixiu standing by the window, he noticed that man had again regained his cold and distant gaze.}
Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.

After he was done with his bath, Yan Ran ran out while still wet all over. When he laid eyes on Fang Shixiu standing by the window, he noticed that man had again regained his cold and distant gaze.

_{“But I still don’t want to stay here. I don’t want to stay at all.” Yan Ran broke free of Fang Shixiu’s embrace, his eyes fixed on him while his face paled. “You love my sister, don’t you? Didn’t she ask you to take good care of me? Didn’t you promise? If you leave me here, then... I will die!”}Before slipping into the void of slumber, his hopeful mind couldn't help but wish:

_{“I’m not He’ning. I’m not your child!” Yan Ran cut him off, burning to say his piece. “Don’t use the same kind of words you used to pacify Rongruo with me. He’s willing to believe all your lies, but I am not. I won’t. So I will not leave you. I will always stay by your side. No matter where you wander off to, I—”}There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

_{“What are you looking for, then? What is it that you’re chasing after?” Yan Ran’s questioning eyes were now thoroughly confused. As for Fang Shixiu, his gaze turned towards the endless darkness that lay beyond a nearby window, a smile suddenly blossoming on his face.}“So why won’t you just destroy Ye Jingting completely, then? Why?”

_{“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”}
His actions may have been out of good intentions, but they left Yan Ran dissatisfied to the bone. He wanted him to thrυst into his deepest part in an instant—he wanted the emptiness within to be thoroughly stretched and filled. But shame made him unable to speak such dеsires, so all he could do was wait patiently and hope that man would quickly understand his plight.

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

_{“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.}In no time at all, they were both naked, and as soon as their skin touched, Yan Ran couldn’t help the surge of heat tearing through him. Fang Shixiu held him tightly, kissing him until he wanted to gasp for air. This level of forwardness took Yan Ran by complete surprise, and soon that man gently pushed apart his legs.

“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.

_{The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.}

The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.

_{“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.}

“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.

_{“Ranran… what’s wrong?”}
Still nestled within Yan Ran’s entrance, Fang Shixiu reached under Yan Ran’s arms, lifting him, using his strength to support his weight. With his body half-suspended, Yan Ran’s head fell back, drawing an alluring line from his décolleté to his softly parted lips. From his neck to his ear, Fang Shixiu littered every inch with a trail of kisses. Even his cherry-red lips weren’t spared, nor was his mouth, as both were now stirred by an invading tongue. Yan Ran’s chеst, too, reacted as those two blush-tinted protrusions stiffened further with his every touch.

“Ranran… what’s wrong?”

_{A tremor erupted within Fang Shixiu’s heart. This was not the first time he had ever heard those words. However, the last place he expected to hear them spoken again was from Yan Ran’s lips.}

A tremor erupted within Fang Shixiu’s heart. This was not the first time he had ever heard those words. However, the last place he expected to hear them spoken again was from Yan Ran’s lips.

Before slipping into the void of slumber, his hopeful mind couldn't help but wish:

“A child would not be thinking about and wanting to… sleep with you.” Yan Ran replied, albeit shyly.

_N/A“The wind?”

N/A

_{“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”}
This never-before-felt stimulation made Yan Ran excited—his mind entering a state of bliss. But the need he had been feeling since earlier also intensified, to the point where it became unbearable. He believed he would burst at any second and longed for that man’s movements to be faster, deeper, and stronger.

“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

Yan Ran flushed, but he was still a bit angry. So without mincing his words, he demanded, “If I’m staying, then you must be mine tonight.”

_{A tremor erupted within Fang Shixiu’s heart. This was not the first time he had ever heard those words. However, the last place he expected to hear them spoken again was from Yan Ran’s lips.}

A tremor erupted within Fang Shixiu’s heart. This was not the first time he had ever heard those words. However, the last place he expected to hear them spoken again was from Yan Ran’s lips.

“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

_{“The wind?”}“But you want me to stay, don’t you? So you don’t have to worry about Rongruo?”

“The wind?”

As for Yan Ran, he continued. “But even if you have a million faults—even if you have every fault there is—I still love you.”

_{Fang Shixiu nodded.}
After a long period of light teasing and soft caresses, Fang Shixiu finally began his advancement into Yan Ran’s depths. His speed also increased as he proceeded, which gave the long-suffering Yan Ran a sense of liberation from misery.

Fang Shixiu nodded.

There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

Yan Ran lifted his head, gazing up at Fang Shixiu for a while. Then, no longer able to resist his storm of emotions surging within, he threw himself in that man’s arms.

_{“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”}

“Why, though?” The dark shroud within his eyes deepened. “Which part of me is good?”

_{Fang Shixiu said nothing in return, a smile spreаding across his features as well. But he did extend an arm, inviting Yan Ran to lie there.}

Fang Shixiu said nothing in return, a smile spreаding across his features as well. But he did extend an arm, inviting Yan Ran to lie there.

_{06.2: Only You}

06.2: Only You

Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”

_{Sweat dripped from Fang Shixiu onto Yan Ran’s chеst, spurring Yan Ran to have the foolish thought that, for just this, he was already well beyond any point of return. He was willing to be damned for just this alone.}
Fulfilment and satisfaction swept over Yan Ran under Fang Shixiu’s intense attack until a faint current erupted within him, spreаding towards his crotch before rippling throughout all of him and creating an intoxicating, tingly sensation.

“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”

_{The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.}Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

The night was still, with not even the wind uttering a whisper.

_{Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”}

Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”

_{“But you once loathed me so much that you refused to meet me in person.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he replied.}
Like a seedling left withered by a drought finally being nourished by the sweet nectar of a morning’s dew, so, too, was Yan Ran as he relished in the joy and sweetness of this long-awaited encounter. So, with eyes closed, he savoured all the varied feelings given at different speeds and at different depths.

“But you once loathed me so much that you refused to meet me in person.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he replied.

_{He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.}

He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.

_{In no time at all, they were both naked, and as soon as their skin touched, Yan Ran couldn’t help the surge of heat tearing through him. Fang Shixiu held him tightly, kissing him until he wanted to gasp for air. This level of forwardness took Yan Ran by complete surprise, and soon that man gently pushed apart his legs.}“Yes, I’ve seen it. It’s a brilliant golden hue, a sparking gold that dances in the sunlight. It’s dazzling. It’s beautiful.” Fang Shixiu seemed to have fallen into a trance.

_{Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”}

Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”

_{“Fine.” Yan Ran spoke. “I’ll stay. But just so you know, I’m not doing it for Rongruo’s sake. I’m doing it for you.”}
With all of his focus placed on enjoying the world’s most splendid rhythm, Yan Ran unwittingly let out a mоаn. Perhaps on account of this sound, Fang Shixiu hugged him tighter and kissed him while increasing his speed below. It resulted in surge after surge of thrυsts rocking Yan Ran’s body like a vessel caught in stormy seas.

“Fine.” Yan Ran spoke. “I’ll stay. But just so you know, I’m not doing it for Rongruo’s sake. I’m doing it for you.”

_{{As long as you hold me as you are now, my heart will always be warm. As long as you act like you do now, there is nothing else I would want—even if it’s the world!}}

As long as you hold me as you are now, my heart will always be warm. As long as you act like you do now, there is nothing else I would want—even if it’s the world!

“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

_{“A child would not be thinking about and wanting to… sleep with you.” Yan Ran replied, albeit shyly.}
Slowly, his mind was set adrift, wading into a state of serenity. Like this, all of him floated—rising and falling with every impact of those Fang Shixiu-borne waves. He mоаned. He writhed. He felt as though his very existence had long been extinguished. He felt as though Fang Shixiu’s handsome visage was the only thing in his mind. It was as though that man had merged with his body and become a part of it himself, and Yan Ran was thoroughly steeped in this never-ending sweetness.

“A child would not be thinking about and wanting to… sleep with you.” Yan Ran replied, albeit shyly.

If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?

_{“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”}

“You treat Rongruo so well. You’re always thinking about him, no matter what happens. So why… Why treat me so harshly? If Rongruo was the one begging you like this, what would you do?”

_{He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.}“Do I have to stay here?” Yan Ran asked directly.

He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.

_{“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.}

“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.

_{“I would slap him across the face.”}

“I would slap him across the face.”

“If I begged you to take me with you, would you agree?”

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

_{He couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you like men?” Prompting Yan Ran to ponder for a moment, only to realise it was a question he could never give a proper response to. He had long been entangled in this abyss and had no method to untangle himself on his own.}Fang Shixiu said nothing in return, a smile spreаding across his features as well. But he did extend an arm, inviting Yan Ran to lie there.

_{“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”}
Fang Shixiu ceased his movements below, but that scorching heat of his was still buried in the one below him—still placing firm pressure on that secret place’s deepest depths. Still hovering above Yan Ran, he pressed his body against the quaking youth, capturing his lips in an impaѕsioned kiss, his gentle caresses soothing every part of that quivering form they could reach.

“Yan Ran, reality is cruel.”

_{“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.}Even Yan Ran, who had always been a bit slow, soon realised that it may not have been the literal wind that the dazed man spoke of. It could be a person—a person who was like the wind.

“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

_{Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”}Still nestled within Yan Ran’s entrance, Fang Shixiu reached under Yan Ran’s arms, lifting him, using his strength to support his weight. With his body half-suspended, Yan Ran’s head fell back, drawing an alluring line from his décolleté to his softly parted lips. From his neck to his ear, Fang Shixiu littered every inch with a trail of kisses. Even his cherry-red lips weren’t spared, nor was his mouth, as both were now stirred by an invading tongue. Yan Ran’s chеst, too, reacted as those two blush-tinted protrusions stiffened further with his every touch.

Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”

_{“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.}With all of his focus placed on enjoying the world’s most splendid rhythm, Yan Ran unwittingly let out a mоаn. Perhaps on account of this sound, Fang Shixiu hugged him tighter and kissed him while increasing his speed below. It resulted in surge after surge of thrυsts rocking Yan Ran’s body like a vessel caught in stormy seas.

“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.

_{Fang Shixiu nodded.}“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.

Fang Shixiu nodded.

“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

_{It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.}

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

_{“In my eyes, you will always be one.”}So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

“In my eyes, you will always be one.”

_{It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.}
There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

_{“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.}

“You!” Yan Ran replied with no hesitation.

_{{As long as you hold me as you are now, my heart will always be warm. As long as you act like you do now, there is nothing else I would want—even if it’s the world!}}

As long as you hold me as you are now, my heart will always be warm. As long as you act like you do now, there is nothing else I would want—even if it’s the world!

_{06.2: Only You}
Sweat dripped from Fang Shixiu onto Yan Ran’s chеst, spurring Yan Ran to have the foolish thought that, for just this, he was already well beyond any point of return. He was willing to be damned for just this alone.

06.2: Only You

_{“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.}

“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

_{“What are you looking for, then? What is it that you’re chasing after?” Yan Ran’s questioning eyes were now thoroughly confused. As for Fang Shixiu, his gaze turned towards the endless darkness that lay beyond a nearby window, a smile suddenly blossoming on his face.}Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”

_{He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.}

He had always believed Fang Shixiu would eventually have feelings for him, too. It was just that the man had refused to indulge him.

_{Slowly, his mind was set adrift, wading into a state of serenity. Like this, all of him floated—rising and falling with every impact of those Fang Shixiu-borne waves.}

_{“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”}
He couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you like men?” Prompting Yan Ran to ponder for a moment, only to realise it was a question he could never give a proper response to. He had long been entangled in this abyss and had no method to untangle himself on his own.

“Who knows? Perhaps it’s nothing. Or, perhaps… it might be the wind.”

_{There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.}Fang Shixiu ceased his movements below, but that scorching heat of his was still buried in the one below him—still placing firm pressure on that secret place’s deepest depths. Still hovering above Yan Ran, he pressed his body against the quaking youth, capturing his lips in an impaѕsioned kiss, his gentle caresses soothing every part of that quivering form they could reach.

There was a skip in Yan Ran’s step as he bolted to the bath. Once there, with a splash, the cold water washed his skin. As he buried his face in the chilly water, he couldn’t help but grin.

_{Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.}

Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

_{Fang Shixiu nodded.}

Fang Shixiu nodded.

_{“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.}
So he replied as best he could, “It may not be that I like men, but that I only like you.”

“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

_{“I would slap him across the face.”}Yan Ran knew what he intended but never expected it to happen so soon, without any fоreplаy. Fortunately, when he was in the bath, Yan Ran had lubricated down there, which allowed Fang Shixiu to easily enter. But Fang Shixiu still moved quite slowly. After pushing in just a little, he kept stopping and waiting for a moment before moving again.

“I would slap him across the face.”

_{Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.}

Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

_{It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.}

It left Fang Shixiu stunned for a moment before a sudden laugh escaped his lips.

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

Shock etched itself on Fang Shixiu’s face, making Yan Ran aware that those eyes peering at him did indeed speak contrary to the seemingly absolute indifference they had always conveyed.

_{In no time at all, they were both naked, and as soon as their skin touched, Yan Ran couldn’t help the surge of heat tearing through him. Fang Shixiu held him tightly, kissing him until he wanted to gasp for air. This level of forwardness took Yan Ran by complete surprise, and soon that man gently pushed apart his legs.}Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

Fang Shixiu’s gaze lingered on Yan Ran for a moment, then, in a flash, the emptiness in his eyes was pushed away. The look in his eyes also softened while holding a hint of confusion.

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

“That’s what I love to hear.” Fang Shixiu chuckled as he spoke.

_{Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”}

Yet Fang Shixiu still stared at him, the depth of his gaze shrouded in a thin layer of darkness as he asked, “What about you? What are you chasing after?”

Shock etched itself on Fang Shixiu’s face, making Yan Ran aware that those eyes peering at him did indeed speak contrary to the seemingly absolute indifference they had always conveyed.

_{06.2: Only You}

06.2: Only You

_{“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.}Fang Shixiu stared at him intently, his next words brief. “Go wash yourself.”

“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

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_{“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”}

“Fang Shixiu… You truly are cruel.”

_{There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.}“Fine.” Yan Ran spoke. “I’ll stay. But just so you know, I’m not doing it for Rongruo’s sake. I’m doing it for you.”

There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

_{“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.}A strong electric current then ripped through him, his body erupting in a violent spate of tremors. After which, all of him turned limp. Again, he was pulled from that heavenly illusion. Again, he had returned to reality.

“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.

_{There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.}
Fang Shixiu said nothing in return, a smile spreаding across his features as well. But he did extend an arm, inviting Yan Ran to lie there.

There was no delay for this round. As if caught in a fierce storm, their bodies entwined under the dim flіckers of the candlelight, enmeshed with the heated exhalations of panting breaths.

_{“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”}

“You foolish kid. What are you crying about, hm?”

_{Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.}

Fand Shixiu gave no response, simply staring at the eyes peering up at his own.

_{Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.}

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{{Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?}}

Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

_{Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.}“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.

Yan Ran approached, wrapping his arms around his shoulder to pull him over, before moving to take off his clothes and shoes.

_{“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.}
Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

“Yan Ran.” Fang Shixiu called him softly.

_{Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?}“Because he’s smart enough to recognise precisely this. He has no interest in truly offending me. He simply believes I have too much influence within House Ximen. So keeping you is tantamount to having one more bargaining chip to use against me.” Fang Shixiu replied in that same unperturbed tone.

Fang Shixiu was Fang Shixiu. He was chivalrous—courageous. But he also had a heart that was made of stone. Which one was the real him? What kind of person was he?

_{Still nestled within Yan Ran’s entrance, Fang Shixiu reached under Yan Ran’s arms, lifting him, using his strength to support his weight. With his body half-suspended, Yan Ran’s head fell back, drawing an alluring line from his décolleté to his softly parted lips.}Fang Shixiu ceased his movements below, but that scorching heat of his was still buried in the one below him—still placing firm pressure on that secret place’s deepest depths. Still hovering above Yan Ran, he pressed his body against the quaking youth, capturing his lips in an impaѕsioned kiss, his gentle caresses soothing every part of that quivering form they could reach.

_{“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.}

“If I had met you first, you might have never married my sister…” Yan Ran's voice trailed off, feeling like such a thing was disrespectful towards his late sister.

_{“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”}“That’s all the more reason for me to not stay here, then! I have to go!”

“That still doesn’t explain why we can’t be together.” Yan Ran dropped to his knees, clasping Fang Shixiu’s hands as he pleaded, “Why is there no way for our lives to merge?”

_{{Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?}}

Since we will soon part, is this some beautiful dream before it comes to paѕs?

_{“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”}

“This is the second time you called me Ranran. The first was when my sister paѕsed away, and this time it’s right before you cast me away to depart to some distant land.”

Yan Ran closed his eyes, forcing away all thoughts of the sun’s rising that very morrow.

_{Fang Shixiu nodded.}

Fang Shixiu nodded.

“Do you know what colour the wind is, Yan Ran?”

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

Before slipping into the void of slumber, his hopeful mind couldn't help but wish:

_{“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.}

“I can do this myself,” he said in a sympathetic tone.

_{“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”}Before slipping into the void of slumber, his hopeful mind couldn't help but wish:

“You still have your own life to live.” Fang Shixiu gently pushed him away, moving to sit in a nearby seat. “So, naturally, I have my own life to live as well.”

_{Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.}“But I still don’t want to stay here. I don’t want to stay at all.” Yan Ran broke free of Fang Shixiu’s embrace, his eyes fixed on him while his face paled. “You love my sister, don’t you? Didn’t she ask you to take good care of me? Didn’t you promise? If you leave me here, then... I will die!”

Dejection flooded Yan Ran at his words—at his recollection of the events within the dressing room that transpired not long ago.

_{“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”}

“You and Ye Jingting are in opposition, so why do you still want me to stay?” Yan Ran asked, truly curious. “It’s not like he doesn’t know about our relationship. So why?”

_{Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.}
If the world comes to an end right now, how wonderful would it be?

Yan Ran couldn’t see it. He couldn’t peer through that rigid exterior to see what was truly within. The same could be said of Rongruo. He couldn’t see inside of this man either.

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_{Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.}

Then, again, that dislodged mеmber invaded the body of the one below.

Fang Shixiu made his way towards Yan Ran, cupping the young man’s face with his palms. “Yan Ran. Yan Ran… What am I supposed to do with you?”

_{“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.}

“You’re a good child.” Fan Shixiu smiled as he responded.

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