Chapter 56: After Waking Up…….
Early morning.
Jiang Qing opened his eyes with an expressionless face.
He had just dreamed that he was being entangled by two octopuses and forced to play an underwater game. When he opened his eyes, he found two “octopuses” clinging to his body.
“…….”
Last night, he had been tossed around by these two from the doorway to the bathroom and then to the bed. Every time he really couldn’t take it anymore and wanted to throw them out to fend for themselves, the two would aggrievedly lean in and say, “Itās so uncomfortable.”
By the latter half of the night, Jiang Qing just lay on the bed and let them do whatever they wanted. He strongly suspected that the drugās effects had worn off long ago for these two, but they hadn’t said anything because they were enjoying themselves.
Although he himself had enjoyed it, he eventually ran out of energy and gave each of them a slap. However, those slaps had no strength and looked more like he was flirting. Instead of stopping, the two seemed to have received some kind of tacit permission, and their movements became even more intense.
During the latter half of the night, Jiang Qing was basically shouting all sorts of curses, including: “Jiang Limu, slow the hell down or you’ll die!” “Su Lin, are you sick? Where are you biting?!” “Damn it, can you two take a break?!” “Stop licking, I’m seriously done for!” “What do you mean by biting my tongue while we’re kissing?”…
Jiang Qing even began to wonder how the two of them could become so skilled in this area overnight. He hadn’t even taught them yet.
For Jiang Limu, he thought it might be from reading too many fanfics, but what was the deal with Su Lin??????
Jiang Qing moved slightly, lifting one of his arms.
“…….”
He lifted the other arm.
“…….”
You wouldn’t even let my arms go???!!!
Are these two born in the year of the dog??????
Jiang Qing sat up straight while supporting his forehead, only to feel a pain in his waist as if it were about to break.
He turned to look at the two still fast asleep and gave them a middle finger with an expressionless face.
Supporting his aching waist, Jiang Qing moved toward the bathroom with unsteady steps. He had barely closed his eyes last night. He had had to suppress two younger brothers who were incoherent from the drug and constantly clinging to him, while also remaining conscious to provide comfort. His physical energy was depleted, and his mind was highly strained.
He walked to the mirror and reached out to turn on the light.
The light instantly illuminated the entire space and clearly reflected the appearance of the person in the mirror.
Jiang Qing looked at himself in the mirror; his pupils shrank slightly.
The man in the mirror had messy hair and faint dark circles under his eyes. But those weren’t the main point.
The main point was that his exposed skin was covered in marks of varying depths and shapes.
There were scratches, bite marks, and several clear, deep red teeth indentationsāone of which was even slightly broken.
Massive areas of red marks and bruisesāthose were the “results” of the two constantly rubbing, squeezing, and even bumping into him due to losing control of their strength. His shoulders, chest, waist… almost no part of him was intact.
“….”
On the other side:
As soon as Jiang Limu opened his eyes, he found himself in a strange place.
He suddenly remembered a novel he had read before, where the protagonist also woke up in a strange place.
Could it be that he has entered an Infinite Flow world?! Has such a good thing finally happened to him?!
His uncontrollable chuunibyou soul began to burn fiercely.
The first instance of that novel seemed to be “Even Salted Fish Must Jump Over the Dragon Gate.” Luckily, he had already read the plot in advance.
Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly realized he wasn’t wearing any clothes.
Wait, thatās not right.
This isn’t an Infinite Flow world; heās been dropped straight into a dog-blood novel, hasn’t he???!!!!
Suddenly, his head throbbed, and fragmented memories flooded into his mindā
The noisy banquet hall, the pungent smell of alcohol… then dizziness, heat, a strange restroom, several malicious-looking silhouettes… blurred consciousness… and then… it was Jiang Qing.
Jiang Qing had supported him, taken him into the elevator, and brought him to this room…
The memories after that were even more chaotic and blurry, leaving only some burning sensations, deep comforting voices, and his own uncontrollable… shameful images…
Jiang Limuās face turned bright red “whoosh,” all the way to his ears, and even his neck started to burn. He suddenly pulled the duvet over himself, covering his entire body.
Heaven! What has he done?!
He didn’t enter an Infinite Flow world to dominate; he was drugged and then…
A frustrated and shameful groan came from under the covers.
Just as he wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it, a slight sound came from beside him, as if someone else had also woken up.
Jiang Limu quietly lifted a corner of the duvet, peeking out with one eye.
On the other side, Su Lin also slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was initially confused, but then he also seemed to remember something. His body stiffened instantly, and the color on his face drained at a visible rate before rapidly turning redāhe wasn’t doing much better than Jiang Limu. He was completely petrified.
The two brothers in misfortune looked at each other across the gap left by another person.
In Su Linās eyesāwhich were usually calm but now filled with shock, shame, and helplessnessāJiang Limu saw his own equally collapsed self.
Just then, the bathroom door gave a soft click.
The two guilty people jumped simultaneously, turning their heads sharply toward the door.
Jiang Qing had finished washing up and changed into clean clothes. His hair was still damp as he walked out of the bathroom with an expressionless face. His face was a bit pale, and there was weariness in his eyes.
His gaze calmly swept over the two people on the bed who were stiff as logs, finally landing on their expressions that looked as if they wished they could shrink into the floor.
The air was deathly silent.
Jiang Limu and Su Lin didn’t even dare to breathe, their hearts pounding wildly.
Jiang Qing walked to the bedside and looked down at them. After several seconds of silence, he finally spoke slowly: “Are you awake now?”
The two immediately nodded, their movements uncannily synchronized.
“Is your head still dizzy? Is there anywhere else you feel uncomfortable?”
“No… no more…” Jiang Limu answered in a small voice, his voice still a bit hoarse.
“I… I’m much better too.” Su Lin also replied in a low voice, not daring to meet Jiang Qingās eyes.
“Mm,” Jiang Qing hummed in response. He turned and sat on the armchair by the window, picking up a cup of cold water from the table and taking a sip. Only then did he look back at them, his tone flat. “How much do you remember about last night?”
Jiang Limu stammered: “Just… remember someone drugged me… then Ge, you came to save me… after that… after that itās a bit blurry…”
Su Lin kept his head down, his voice even smaller: “Same for me… I don’t remember very clearly…”
They both chose to handle the most awkward parts with vagueness.
Looking at their ostrich-like behavior, a hint of helplessness flashed in Jiang Qingās eyes.
“Itās better if you don’t remember.” He set down the water cup, his voice turning a few degrees colder. “Someone deliberately targeted the Jiang family last night and drugged both of you. The goal was to make you lose face at the banquet, and they might have even taken indecent photos to ruin the Jiang familyās reputation and your personal standings.”
Hearing this, both Jiang Limu and Su Linās expressions turned serious. Their shame was temporarily replaced by lingering fear and anger.
“Was it that bastard Xu Xunsen?!” Jiang Limu gritted his teeth.
“Not just him.” Jiang Qingās gaze was deep. “There must be someone behind him. This matter will be investigated to the end.”
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the two again. “Although your reactions last night were… a bit intense, you didn’t let the other party succeed. Thatās already the best outcome. Don’t feel ashamed; the one in the wrong is the person who drugged you.”
Both Jiang Limu and Su Lin breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, they felt an indescribable sensation in their hearts. It seemed as if their brother… completely didn’t take those things to heart? He just treated it as an accident under the influence of the drug?
“Ge…” Jiang Limu couldn’t help but speak, sounding a bit cautious. “Then… did you… last night… were you okay? Did we… hurt you?”
When he asked this, his gaze involuntarily drifted toward Jiang Qingās neck, which was hidden by a high-collared casual top. He vaguely remembered that he seemed to… have bitten that spot?
Su Lin also raised his head.
Jiang Qingās body stiffened for a second before he regained his composure. He raised his hand, seemingly casually pulling at his collar to hide any possible marks.
“I’m fine. That bit of strength from you two couldn’t possibly hurt me.”
He spoke dismissively, but both Jiang Limu and Su Lin were keen enough to notice his subtle movement and his lack of naturalness in that moment. Their hearts simultaneously skipped a beat.
It seemed… the “battle” might have been even more “intense” than what was in their blurry memories.
Jiang Qing didn’t seem to want to talk more about this topic. He stood up. “There are new toiletries and a change of clothes in the bathroom; go get yourselves ready. Iāll have a doctor come over later to give you both a checkup. Weāll go home after confirming everything is fine.”
With that, he turned and walked toward the sofa in the living room, leaving the space to the two younger brothers who were still in a state of shock, shame, lingering fear, and inexplicable guilt.
Jiang Limu and Su Lin looked at each other, seeing the same complex emotions in each other’s eyes.
How absurd…….
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