Chapter 44: Yuanyuan, Do You Love Me?
Seeing the youth obediently run back to his side, Yu Xiuqing curled his lips in satisfaction. However, a dangerous aura flickered in his dark eyes, like a beast waiting to strike.
He patted Shen Yuanâs head lightly, then leaned down to whisper a few chilling words into the boyâs ear:
“Iâm going to teach you a real lesson later, Yuanyuan.”
Shen Yuan couldn’t help but shrink his neck. His eyes were filled with thick cowardice and horror, yet he didn’t dare argue. He could only hang his head in a submissive, subservient manner.
In the manâs eyes, this appearance was a silent show of weakness, which further stimulated the demon in his heart.
Whenever Yu Xiuqing thought about how this little thing always showed this weak, “please-love-me” expression to him, his chest felt stifled. He wanted nothing more than to crush the boy into pieces right now.
Shen Yuan was frightened by the aura emanating from the man, and he couldn’t stop himself from shivering several times.
He cautiously took two steps back, wanting to distance himself from the man, but he was suddenly yanked back by the other. Caught off guard, he crashed into that solid chest.
Shen Yuan felt dizzy and his body went limp. Before he could react, his slender neck was unceremoniously clamped by a large hand.
Then, his mouth was kissed by a pair of thin, cool lips, a scent of faint tobacco drifting into his nose.
Yu Xiuqing was gentle yet aggressive as he pried open the boy’s teeth, exploring the sweet nectar within…
His actions were far too crude, devoid of any pity, as if he intended to swallow the little fellow in his arms whole.
“Mmph…”
Shen Yuan felt as though almost all the oxygen in his lungs had been siphoned away. His deer-like eyes were full of innocence and terror, and his fair, exquisite face turned beet red from the lack of air.
He struggled incessantly, but under the manâs powerful restraint, it had no effect at all!
Mister Yuâs kisses were something he could only ever endure.
Nearby, Yu Beikuo watched with wide eyes, constantly swallowing in his dry throat. This scene was too stimulating, making his blood boil.
He really wanted to taste this fool too!
Zhou Xuyan watched the youth who was being kissed into a daze. Seeing the little fellow he loved so intimately entwined with another man, his eyes were filled with pain and conflict.
He wanted to step forward and stop it, but his legs refused to obey, standing frozen on the spot like a pair of wooden pillars.
“Yuanyuan…” he called out softly, his voice raspy as if squeezed from the depths of his throat.
Hearing Zhou Xuyanâs voice, Shen Yuan snapped out of that seductive and intense web of lust instantly.
He tried his best to turn his head to look at Zhou Xuyan, but Yu Xiuqingâs hand forced it back, warning him not to look anywhere else.
Shen Yuan could only shift his pupils with difficulty, looking at the man nearby whose fists were clenched and whose heart was being twisted like a knife.
Facing Guitar Gege while being held in this position and kissed into a stupor, the little fool felt a profound sense of humiliation and misery. He desperately wanted to flee!
His embarrassed state, his swollen lips, and his misty eyesâZhou Xuyan saw it all.
Shen Yuan had never felt as disgraced as he did in this moment, losing so much face in front of the Guitar Gege he liked.
He was already dirty…
Would Zhou Xuyan hate him now?
At that thought, the little fool began to cry silently, pained whimpers escaping his throat as his heart broke.
Tears flowed down his cheeks and into his mouth, tasting salty and mixing with the metallic flavor of blood in his oral cavity.
Yu Xiuqing suddenly felt a patch of coldness. He frowned in displeasure, the bitterness in his mouth repulsing him.
He released the youth with disgust, looking at the boyâs tear-filled eyes and the grievance and anger within them.
“What? Are you angry? Kissing you in front of your Guitar Gegeâdo you feel like your ‘chastity’ is no longer intact?”
Yu Xiuqing lightly wiped the tears from the corner of the boy’s eye. A playful smile hung on his lips, yet within those “tender” eyes was a hidden, heart-stopping chill.
As he spoke, he specifically tilted his head toward the pale-faced Zhou Xuyan, his expression full of provocation.
Zhou Xuyanâs nails had dug into his palms, yet he could only grit his teeth and say, “Thatâs enough, Yu Xiuqing. Let him go! Why must you torment him like this?!”
He wanted to rush up and fight to the death to get Shen Yuan back, but with his meager strength, it would only be a suicide mission.
“Torment? Does this count as torment?”
Yu Xiuqing acted somewhat troubled. His thumb rubbed across the youthâs swollen red lips as he said with mock obsession, “Can’t you see how much my Yuanyuan is enjoying being kissed by me? He loves me most, and he loves everything I do to him.”
The manâs frivolous words rang in his ears, but Shen Yuan felt as if he had been dropped into an ice cellar. He felt cold all over, and his eyes flashed with a mix of daze and horror.
He wanted to shake his head to show his dislike, but the hand clamped on the back of his neck felt like it could snap it at any moment, leaving him too afraid to even move.
Why did Xiansheng never ask what he truly thought?
He didn’t like being treated this way at all!
Zhou Xuyan saw the terror on Shen Yuanâs face at a glance and roared, “You don’t understand him at all! He doesn’t love you one bit! If you don’t believe me, ask him yourself!”
Saying this, he looked at the shivering Shen Yuan. He could only feel heartache, unable to do anything else. He said urgently:
“Yuanyuan, tell him. Tell him you don’t love him at all! Tell him you don’t like it when he hurts you!”
Hearing that someone was trying to coax his pet into betraying him, Yu Xiuqingâs eyes were suddenly shot through with red veins. His hard jawline tightened, revealing a ruthless edge.
He hated this kind of meddling third party most of all.
“Yuanyuan, don’t be afraid. Tell him, do you love me? Do you want to be with me forever?”
Yu Xiuqing reached out a palm to stroke the youthâs small head, coaxing him gently, yet his tone carried a forced weight.
Shen Yuan opened his mouth, but didn’t dare speak.
Looking at the manâs expectant gaze, he felt even more afraid.
What was hidden there wasn’t deep affection or love, but cruelty and ferocity, as if he were sentencing a prisoner.
Zhou Xuyanâs palms were sweating from tension. He was truly experiencing Yu Xiuqingâs terrifying nature now.
“Speak. Don’t you like me very much? Don’t you want to be with me for a lifetime?! Speak up!”
Yu Xiuqingâs voice suddenly spiked, becoming fierce and gruesome. A distorted and mad expression appeared on his face.
Even Yu Beikuo was startled by this outburst, let alone the naturally timid Shen Yuan.
His legs shook. If it weren’t for the man clutching his collar, he would have collapsed onto the floor.
“Sob… I… I love Mister Yu most!”
Shen Yuan could only speak those words against his heart. He turned his head toward Zhou Xuyan, his eyes long since flooded with moisture.
“Guitar Gege, please just leave! I only… only want to be with Xiansheng forever, never apart…”
He didn’t want to involve Zhou Xuyan.
“Thatâs more like it.”
Though Yu Xiuqing was satisfied, he felt that something was missing from that sentence; it wasn’t as firm as it used to be.
He seemed to remember that in that field of rabbit-tail grass, the little fellow had held his arm and said those same words.
He had said it while acting spoiled, his voice soft and sweet, his fuzzy head rubbing against the man’s chin as they played in his embrace.
It wasn’t like thisârepeating a command like a machine, numb and devoid of emotion.
Yu Xiuqing felt a bizarre sense of panic, as if the Shen Yuan who used to stick to him all day was gone.
“Yu Xiuqing! You forced him to say that!”
Zhou Xuyan could no longer restrain his emotions.
His usual gentleness vanished. He glared with pure hatred at the high-and-mighty man before him. Just as he balled his fists to rush forward, he was blocked by Yu Beikuo.
“Aiyoh~ The dog is jumping over the wall now, eh? Shen Yuan is my brotherâs person! What kind of fart are you? You think youâre worthy of challenging him?!”
Yu Beikuo, looking like a triumphant villain, kept hurling insults at the “arrogant” man.
Zhou Xuyan stared at him calmly and sneered, “Shen Yuan is your brotherâs person, so why were you touching him?”
Hearing this, Yu Beikuo panicked. His frame jolted, not expecting the other to say this. He tried to act tough despite being in the wrong:
“Shut up! What nonsense are you talking?!”
The other man wasn’t afraid of his denial and continued to expose him:
“If you don’t believe me, pull the surveillance footage and see if you treated Shen Yuan that way. It might have been more than just touching.”
Now Yu Beikuo was completely speechless.
He had just had a bit too much to drinkâhe had been foolish!
Just as his brain was spinning to find a way to talk his way out of it, a light, questioning voice came from behind him:
“Touching?”
Yu Beikuo turned around tremblingly, his eyes not daring to meet the gloomy face of Yu Xiuqing.
He glanced at Shen Yuan, who was clinging to the man out of fright. His heart itched as he tried to explain:
“Brother, listen to me…”
Slap!
A slap loud enough to echo through the entire venue.
Yu Beikuoâs face instantly turned the color of a pigâs liver, and tears burst out. “Brother! How can you listen to him…”
Before he could finish, his left cheek was struck heavily again. The cool, hard signet ring smashed into his left cheekbone, making Yu Beikuo bared his teeth in agony.
Yu Xiuqing flicked his hand and said pointedly, “Punish the person who caused you to be hit.”
Yu Beikuo covered his face aggrievedly, not daring to speak out. Instead, he turned and delivered a powerful kick to Zhou Xuyan!
“Dead rat, this kick is for pushing me earlier!”
Zhou Xuyan was caught off guard and kicked to the floor. A piercing pain swept from his stomach through his entire body.
His vision went dark. He instinctively tried to brace himself against the floor to get up, but he was kicked back down.
Yu Beikuoâs arrogant voice rang out from above: “How did you even get into my grandfatherâs birthday banquet? What kind of stray cat or dog thinks theyâre worthy of a meal here? Aren’t you afraid of choking to death!”
“Ugh…” Zhou Xuyan let out a muffled groan.
He had originally come with a musical troupe to the Yu residence to celebrate the birthday and earn some money. He hadn’t expected to encounter this!
“Guitar Gege! Stop hitting him!”
Shen Yuan screamed as he tried to run over, but he was easily stopped by the man beside him with one hand. “If you take another step forward, Iâll have Yu Beikuo kill him immediately.”
Shen Yuan didn’t dare move anymore. He could only watch as Guitar Gege was beaten, crying in desperation.
“Don’t cry!”
Yu Xiuqing loathed seeing him heartbroken over someone else. A thick jealousy swirled in his eyes as he roughly wiped away the boy’s tears. “You are not allowed to shed a single tear for another man!”
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