Chapter 59: He Flees, He Chases
Xie Shibai took the map he found in the restaurant and unfolded it to locate his current position.
The map marked a safe and an exit location. He compared it with the structure of the restaurant, confirmed his position, and saw he was very close to the safe.
Just as he started moving, Xie Shibai heard familiar footsteps behind him. He sighed; sure enough, he had to shake him off first.
Lu Ciheng chased very closely. Xie Shibai used the terrain on the map to evade. Just when he had managed to put some distance between them, he turned his head only to see Lu Ciheng chasing right behind.
He couldn’t shake him off; he was stickier than a dog-skin plaster.
The map in Xie Shibai’s hand was only one-third. Some places on the map weren’t complete, and he would even enter areas only to find they were dead ends. If his reactions hadn’t been fast, the game really would have ended early.
But everyone stumbles eventually.
As Xie Shibai prepared to climb out a window for the nth time, he saw Li Lechi in the distance outside. Due to the slight noise of the window, Li Lechi was looking around for the source of the sound. Before the gaze could shift over, Xie Shibai abruptly shut the window. Just as he prepared to leave quietly, his back suddenly pressed against a fiery hot body. Strong arms wrapped around his waist, and large hands pinched his slender waist through the thin shirt.
Unknown to him, Lu Ciheng had silently stood behind him.
The large area of close skin contact made Xie Shibai’s body tremble slightly. More than that, it was the fact that he hadn’t noticed Lu Ciheng appearing behind him. The sudden fright caused his breath to hitch, his fur bristling slightly like a startled cat.
Hearing the noise approaching the window, Lu Ciheng frowned. The arms encircling Xie Shibai tightened firmly. With a slight exertion of force, he quickly picked him up and pulled him into a nearby wardrobe used for hiding, without hesitation—as if he had long planned how to enjoy his prey alone upon encountering another cat.
Amidst the friction of fabric and chaotic footsteps, the surrounding sounds suddenly lowered. In the narrow space, Xie Shibai’s back was pressed against the wardrobe, the arms on his waist shackling him tightly. The two were squeezed inside, fitting together seamlessly. His legs were nudged apart by Lu Ciheng’s knee, and his whole being felt nailed between the clothes and the scorching chest. The temperature inside the wardrobe climbed rapidly.
Xie Shibai gasped with slightly parted lips. His black hair, dampened by a thin layer of sweat after escaping through windows several times, stuck to his cheeks. His cold, beautiful eyes looked directly at Lu Ciheng in slight astonishment, as if he hadn’t expected to be caught even after creating enough distance.
Lu Ciheng propped one hand beside Xie Shibai’s ear. His black eyes were shiny, and the arc of his lips was both pleasant and dangerous. He leaned close to his ear and whispered, “Teacher Xie, I caught you.”
Xie Shibai pressed his palm against Lu Ciheng’s shoulder. The hot breath in the narrow space was thin. The hand buckled on his waist was scorching and domineering, leaving no room for struggle.
He bit his lip, his palm exerting force in an attempt to push Lu Ciheng away. The next second, his wrist was firmly gripped by a large palm and abruptly pinned above his head, rendering him completely at the mercy of others.
The white shirt slipped down, revealing a fair arm. The veins on the darker-toned hand bulged as it held on firmly, easily leaving faint red marks on the white wrist.
Xie Shibai glared at Lu Ciheng.
There was a natural difference in their heights. When glaring, Xie Shibai had to look up slightly. His cold, beautiful brows looked very fierce, but in Lu Ciheng’s eyes, he looked just like a coquettish cat—so beautiful it felt like one’s heart was being filled. His black eyes stared tightly, full of excitement.
The arm lying across Xie Shibai’s waist tightened involuntarily.
Xie Shibai frowned. A small patch of his shirt hem had been rubbed up, and Lu Ciheng’s palm was touching his waist directly. The calloused palm was scorching, bringing a slight discomfort.
He wanted to push the person away, yet deep inside, he vaguely wanted even more contact.
But the current situation wasn’t appropriate. The entanglement of competitive spirit and the desire for contact made Xie Shibai’s emotions very contradictory.
Lu Ciheng lowered his head slightly, leaning close to Xie Shibai’s ear. His lowered voice was gentle and slow: “Teacher Xie, don’t move. There’s another cat outside.”
Beneath the black hair, his black eyes overflowed with a hint of danger, his tone muffled and dyed with intense possessiveness. “Or could it be that compared to me, you’d rather be caught by Li Lechi?”
Xie Shibai turned his head away as the sensitive skin behind his ear was swept by scorching breath. “Get lost.”
Lu Ciheng didn’t get angry at being cursed. Smiling with hooked lips, he paid attention to the sounds outside the wardrobe. Lowering his eyes, the tip of his nose affectionately rubbed against the tip of Xie Shibai’s nose. He whispered, “He’s getting close.”
Xie Shibai pursed his lips, his gaze following toward the direction of the cabinet doors, his fingers tightening slightly.
The rooms in the game venue were oddly shaped. Li Lechi opened the window and looked inside; the rugged walls and structure made it difficult to notice the human-height wardrobe in the corner. The door facing the window was open. Li Lechi subconsciously assumed someone had been there and fled after seeing him open the window.
Li Lechi bypassed the window and scratched his head.
[In the cabinet!!] [Someone hurry up and open it, let me see what they are doing!] [Don’t leave! Climb in through the window ahhh make Dog Lu fail!] [Laughing to death. Don’t worry everyone, the director just posted on Weibo. They are connecting to the camera inside the cabinet, but the network is unstable and slow. We’ll be able to see soon!] [Just now, Lu Dog stood behind Teacher Xie without making a sound. It scared me to death. Had that male ghost vibe.] [I screen-recorded it. That segment is really worth licking repeatedly. LCH’s arm strength is amazing; felt like Teacher Xie was pulled in before he had time to struggle.] [This arm strength is so suitable for holding/f***ing.] [Ahhhhh yes!!! You could tell before that LCH has really strong stamina. acting like a food-guarding dog all day, sometimes crazy. He loves being slapped by Teacher Xie so much. When they go bang bang bang, if he goes too far he’ll definitely get slapped by Teacher Xie. He’ll surely get more excited the more he gets slapped. With such good stamina, I simply dare not imagine how intense it is when they do it (Yellow Heart).] [Production team, are you there? I am a VIP, I can open Super VIP, Super Super VIP. Just cover the camera in their bedroom with a quilt, let me take one look and I’ll die satisfied!] [Since I’m going to die anyway, I want to watch the whole process (Yellow Heart).]
The discussion in the livestream room was in full swing. In the game, just as Li Lechi circled around, he saw a figure flash by. The jacket looked familiar; he recalled Xie Shibai wearing it.
Li Lechi hurriedly chased after it.
A sneaky Su Xingran glanced at the empty corridor, looking for someone anxiously.
He had run quite far before realizing Lu Ciheng hadn’t followed him at all. Because he was too nervous when running, he had panicked and lost his way, not remembering the route back. He could only search everywhere for people, but weirdly, he didn’t encounter a single soul, not even a safe.
Just as he was hiding, Su Xingran heard distinct footsteps. Rejoicing, he turned his head only to find it was Li Lechi.
“!——”
He bolted immediately.
Li Lechi’s steps hesitated for a moment. He suspected he might have remembered wrongly—maybe the clothes weren’t Xie Shibai’s? Otherwise, how could they be on Su Xingran? Did this Chihuahua take out Lu Ciheng and successfully rise to power?
Waiting until the chaotic footsteps outside the cabinet disappeared, Xie Shibai breathed a sigh of relief. Turning his head, he met Lu Ciheng’s smiling gaze.
The biggest problem was right beside him.
Lu Ciheng asked softly, “Teacher Xie, can you fulfill my wish now?”
Xie Shibai didn’t want the game to end this quickly. He had just obtained a small piece of the map and hadn’t even had time to study it carefully before being targeted by Lu Ciheng. This was exactly the moment he wanted to shake him off.
He calmly withdrew the hand that was pinned above his head. Lowering his eyes to look at the red marks on his hand, he said unhurriedly, “Of course.”
Xie Shibai’s posture looked relaxed, appearing resigned to being caught with no thought of escape. His gaze looked indifferently at Lu Ciheng, as if he would agree to whatever the other said—just like his generous decision before, luring a person into a madness addiction.
Lu Ciheng was dazzled. The hand shackling Xie Shibai’s waist loosened. Then, he saw Xie Shibai place a hand on his chest. His Adam’s apple rolled, his black eyes dyed with excitement: “I want to—”
The next second, the corner of Xie Shibai’s lips hooked up slightly. Reflecting Lu Ciheng’s gaze, he suddenly shoved. As Lu Ciheng stumbled backward, Xie deliberately raised his foot and lightly hooked Lu Ciheng’s leg.
Lu Ciheng suddenly paused, unable to retract his leg in time.
Bang——
The camera inside the cabinet hadn’t connected yet. Netizens camped in the livestream room, scratching their hearts and livers as they stared at the cabinet doors.
[Someone go open the door!] [Is Li Lechi useless? Can’t see such a big cabinet?] [There’s no sound outside anymore. The young couple still won’t come out? What exactly are they doing?]
Just as the netizens were curious, the cabinet let out a loud bang. It sounded like something very large had hit the cabinet, creating a violent noise. In an instant, the netizens’ curiosity was thoroughly piqued, and bullet comments flew across the screen.
The next second, the wardrobe door was pushed open from the inside, and Xie Shibai burst out the door.
The livestream comments exploded instantly.
[Ahhhh what happened, what happened!] [Why do I feel like Teacher Xie’s lips are so red? They didn’t kiss behind our backs, did they?] [Too likely. Otherwise, having caught him, how could LCH possibly let Teacher Xie go?] [Are we outsiders? How can you do things like kissing behind our backs!] [It’s all the production team’s fault ahhhh I can’t even see the kiss. I sentence you two to kiss again in front of the camera! I don’t care, I’m going to riot!]
Just as the netizens thought Lu Ciheng was “releasing water” (going easy on him) and letting Xie Shibai escape again at such a time, the situation changed abruptly.
A sturdy arm reached out from the wardrobe. Without giving anyone a chance to react, it once again forcefully hooked Xie Shibai’s waist, dragging Xie Shibai—who had half a foot out of the wardrobe—back inside.
Under the stunned gazes of the netizens, the wardrobe door slammed shut again.
[Holy crap!] [You two are playing big!] [Such a forced-love vibe, crazy fragrant, as expected of the CP I ship ahhhhh!] [Ahhhh amazing! Who understands! I’m dying of excitement!] [This ‘running out and getting pulled back’—how is this different from ‘can’t take it anymore while doing it in bed and trying to flee, only to be grabbed by the ankle and dragged back’?] [What are you two doing! Let me see!] [Judging from just now, it’s reasonable to suspect they kissed. Dog Lu wanted to kiss more but got pushed away—otherwise how do you explain the noise just now? Then Teacher Xie ran and got caught again by the clingy Dog Lu hehehe.]
Just as the livestream netizens were wailing to watch, the camera inside the wardrobe finally connected.
As soon as the screen refreshed, the CP fans were so excited they didn’t know what to say.
Lu Ciheng’s back was against the cabinet. Xie Shibai’s hands were circled by large palms and held firmly behind his back. His whole body sat straddling Lu Ciheng’s legs. His rosy lips were slightly parted, gasping for breath; soft hair stuck to his cheeks. His cold, beautiful eyes glared fiercely at Lu Ciheng. In the narrow cabinet, the two were pressed together tightly and ambiguously.
[Ahhhhhhh! Finally connected!] [This is what a VIP should see!] [Such a stimulating pose, feels like they’re going to kiss in the next second (Heart).] [Why do I feel like they’re going to start fighting in the next second?] [Those rumors about them fighting before… surely they weren’t like this too?] [From current appearances, it’s 100% like this.] [This pose makes people’s hearts turn yellow (lewd).] [Speaking of which, with this pose, is he really not sitting on it?] [Don’t know if he’s sitting on it, but LCH is definitely feeling good.] [This game is actually a reward for LCH, right…] [Amazing. How can he get off just by being glared at by Teacher Xie?! How can he eat so well!]
Xie Shibai struggled a bit, glancing sideways at his controlled hands, his brow furrowing slightly. “Let go.”
Lu Ciheng looked at the way Xie Shibai glared at him. The corner of his lips hooked into a light chuckle. He leaned close to the person’s ear, lowering his voice as if acting shamelessly. “I won’t. Teacher Xie, does this count as the second time you’ve been caught by me? You have to fulfill two wishes now.”
Xie Shibai: “?”
Who agreed that wishes were calculated based on the number of times caught?
Putting wishes aside, his biggest concern was whether the game would end prematurely.
Having failed to escape just now, trying to run again would definitely be doubly difficult.
Lu Ciheng rubbed against him clingily. His tall nose bridge pressed against the pale skin, gradually sliding downwards, brushing past the neck and leaving a fine, itching sensation. Seen from the misplaced camera angle, it looked like he was planting fine, dense kisses along the neck. His low tone was dangerous and pleased: “I’m going to take the cheese.”
Xie Shibai frowned slightly. His sensitive neck itched upon touch. He subconsciously tried to dodge backward, but a large palm pressed against the back of his neck, making retreat impossible. The scorching nasal breath sprayed on the side of his neck felt like some dangerous large carnivore. His pale fingernails tightened slightly; under the influence of his competitive spirit, he had to think of a new way to break the deadlock.
He hadn’t played enough of this game yet.
He wouldn’t allow himself to be the first eliminated—especially not when Lu Ciheng was obviously enjoying himself so much.
Lu Ciheng’s gaze stared tightly at the side of Xie Shibai’s pale neck. The tip of his tongue pressed against his itching canine teeth. Suppressing the urge to bite, he opened his mouth and bit onto the simulated cheese pendant.
Like quenching thirst by gazing at plums, he forcefully yanked the pendant down.
Xie Shibai’s neck felt empty. His gaze stalled for a few seconds, staring at the cheese held in Lu Ciheng’s mouth. His hands, shackled behind him, struggled once but couldn’t break free. The crisis of imminent elimination mixed with his desire to win.
His long eyelashes drooped slightly as he thought of the most effective method.
Xie Shibai straightened his back and leaned his body forward rapidly. Tilting his head slightly up, his gaze locked on the cheese pendant. His rosy lips parted slightly, and he bit onto the other corner of the cheese.
Just like the biscuit game last time, the distance between them was practically nonexistent. Their breathing abruptly intertwined.
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