Chapter 40: A Small Request
When Lin Yuan emerged from the bathroom wrapped in a towel, dinner had already been set on the table in the outer room of the bedroom.
The aroma was wonderful.
However, he couldn’t muster much of an appetite.
He knew that after dinner, it would be his “execution time” once again!
Shen Yanzhou pulled him to sit beside him.
He stared at Lin Yuanâs small face, which was still beaded with water droplets.
“I feel like youâve lost weight again. Youâre still growing; eat more.”
Hearing this, Lin Yuanâs eyes turned red for a moment.
Shen Yanzhou frowned. “Whatâs wrong?”
Lin Yuan shook his head. “Nothing… Master used to say that often too…”
Shen Yanzhou knew he was missing his Master again.
He put an arm around the boy’s shoulders. “Don’t overthink. Just eat.”
He placed a bit of every dish into Lin Yuanâs bowl.
Lin Yuan took a few bites and looked up at him.
He asked cautiously, “Ge, last time you said youâd help me find my family… does that still count?”
Shen Yanzhouâs lip line tightened. “What do you think?”
Lin Yuanâs mouth slumped. He shook his head, looking dejected. “Iâve upset you again. You definitely won’t help me anymore.”
Seeing his obedient appearance, Shen Yanzhouâs lips quirked almost imperceptibly, his expression relaxing.
But he still said coldly, “Mhm. Don’t mention that matter again. Iâll reconsider when Iâm happy.”
Lin Yuan pursed his lips.
He asked again, “Then… when Iâm bored at home, can I start a livestream to help people with divinations?”
Shen Yanzhou thought for a moment. “Livestreaming is fine, but you can’t show your face.”
Lin Yuan was confused. “Not show my face? Why?”
A smile appeared at the corner of Shen Yanzhouâs mouth, a somewhat paranoid look flashing across his handsome face.
“I don’t want others to see you.”
He reached out and gently pinched the boy’s fair, tender cheek.
“Youâre mine. You have to be hidden away.”
Lin Yuanâs brows furrowed slightly. “But if I don’t show my face, how can I livestream?”
Shen Yanzhou: “You can wear a mask. Whatever style you like, Iâll prepare it for you.”
Although Lin Yuan was displeased, he didn’t argue.
If it had to be a mask, then a mask it would be. As long as he could start divining.
He needed to quickly increase his cultivation through divinations and then take control of a few powerful ghosts.
He would beat Shen Yanzhou until he was begging for mercy, so the man wouldn’t dare bully him again.
He nodded. “Mhm, okay.”
He lowered his head and continued eating in silence.
He actually didn’t have much of an appetite.
But Lin Yuan took a long time with this meal.
He chewed slowly, eating until his small stomach was slightly round. Then he served himself a small bowl of white fungus soup.
How could Shen Yanzhou not see through his little plan?
He laughed inwardly.
He didn’t expose him, though.
He just took the opportunity to coax him into eating more.
He placed another shrimp dumpling in the boy’s bowl.
Lin Yuan felt his stomach churning.
He gripped his small spoon, scooped up a tiny bit, and brought it to his mouth at 0.5x speed.
His small mouth chewed slowly, taking forever to swallow.
Shen Yanzhou laughed.
He spoke with a hint of mockery, “The food is getting cold. Should I have the cook reheat it so you can continue the ‘second half’ of your meal?”
Lin Yuan looked up and saw the playful look in those peach blossom eyes.
Only then did he realize his little trick had been seen through long ago.
He somewhat helplessly put the spoon back in the bowl.
“I… I can’t eat anymore.”
Shen Yanzhou chuckled. “Good. Now that youâre full, youâll have the strength for ‘exercise’.”
As he spoke, he took Lin Yuanâs wrist and stood up.
“Come, letâs go to the bed.”
Lin Yuan knew his time was up!
He became uncontrollably nervous.
His head went numb for a moment.
He allowed Shen Yanzhou to pull him into the inner room and sit on the bed.
The memories of the pain from that night came rushing back like a tide.
Lin Yuan’s face turned pale.
Shen Yanzhou put an arm around his waist, leaning in to give him a soft kiss on the cheek.
Lin Yuanâs body shuddered.
He lifted his eyes, looking timidly at the man before him.
“Ge, can I… can I make one more tiny request?” he asked, his expression very tense.
Shen Yanzhou nodded. “Speak.”
“Can you… not be so rough?”
Shen Yanzhou laughed inwardly, teasing him with a knowing question, “What? I don’t understand.”
As he spoke, he leaned into the boy’s ear. “Tell me, when has Ge ever been rough?”
Lin Yuanâs eyes were dim. He moved his lips, finding it hard to speak. “…Just… when weâre doing it…”
After speaking, he buried his face low, like a prisoner waiting for sentencing.
A few seconds passed without a reply from Shen Yanzhou.
Lin Yuanâs heart beat faster and faster.
Was his request too much?
Was the man upset again?
He cautiously lifted his head and caught a glimpse of the manâs face.
Fortunately, his expression was normal.
Shen Yanzhou finally spoke, “I can.”
“As long as I don’t lose control.”
Lin Yuanâs heart, which had just begun to relax, tightened again.
“Under what circumstances do you lose control?” he pressed, bracing himself.
Shen Yanzhouâs lips quirked into a smile. “When I want to touch you but can’t, and I have to endure it for too long. Then Iâll lose control.”
Lin Yuanâs ears instantly turned red.
His expression became even more worried.
“Then… how long… counts as ‘too long’?”
Shen Yanzhou bit his lip. “Mhm, at most half a day.”
Lin Yuanâs face fell instantly. “Half a day?”
Then… tonight…
It had been so many days since he had touched him. Tonight, he was destined to lose control!
Lin Yuan became visibly panicked.
Looking at the handsome boy panicking like a cornered animal, Shen Yanzhou wanted to laugh but felt a bit of pity.
“Itâs okay. If I lose control, just kiss me.” He gently stroked the boy’s soft lips.
“The moment you kiss me, my emotions will stabilize.” He was talking absolute nonsense with a straight face.
But Lin Yuan believed him.
He immediately nodded.
As if grasping a lifeline, he etched those words into his heart.
Looking at this innocent, cute, and beautiful little ditz, the fire in Shen Yanzhouâs heart burned even brighter.
“Baby, come here and kiss me now.” He spoke with a commanding tone, though his voice was very gentle.
Lin Yuan lowered his eyes.
He tilted his face up slightly, leaning forward to get close to the man and pressing a kiss onto his lips.
Shen Yanzhouâs hand immediately cupped the back of his head, locking their distance so he had no way to retreat.
Then, he began to grind fiercely against the boy’s lips.
During a break for air, he whispered against Lin Yuanâs lips with heavy breaths.
“I told you to kiss me. How did it turn into me kissing you, hmm?”
He pinned Lin Yuan onto the soft, large bed. His scorching kisses trailed from his lips to his chin, then to his neck and collarbone.
“Baby, I really want to bite you! Let Ge take a bite. Iâll be gentle. That doesn’t count as ‘rough’, right?”
He asked in a low, suppressed voice.
Lin Yuan didn’t know if he was being kissed into a daze; his body felt abnormally feverish, and his mind was becoming less and than clear.
“Mhm.” He let out a confused, soft moan.
Shen Yanzhouâs heart skipped a beat.
Immediately, his teeth bit down on the boy’s collarbone.
“Sssâ!” Lin Yuan gasped.
Shen Yanzhou released the pressure of his teeth.
He continued kissing downwards.
He carefully avoided the areas that were injured.
…
“Ahâ!” Lin Yuanâs body shuddered slightly.
This time, Shen Yanzhou didn’t let go, his teeth continuing to apply pressure.
“Ge! It hurts!” he cried out.
Only then did Shen Yanzhou move to a different spot.
…
He lowered his eyes to gaze at the person beneath him.
“Ge will ‘love’ you well tonight, okay?”
Lin Yuan roughly understood what he meant by “love.”
He didn’t know what to say.
Shen Yanzhou shed his bathrobe.
His muscle lines were firm and well-defined, solid and smooth without being overly exaggerated.
It was dazzlingly seductive, his sexual tension turned up to the max.
Near his heart, there was a bullet-hole scar.
On the other side, below the shoulder blade, there was a two-inch-long knife scar.
He was full of the aesthetic of violence.
Shen Yanzhou opened the bedside table and took out a small bottle.
…
Translatorâs Note: “Exercise” (éĺ) and “Love” (çź) are such classic Chinese euphemisms in these novels! Shen Yanzhou is such a liar telling Lin Yuan that a kiss will “stabilize” himâit’s clearly going to do the opposite! Also, the bullet and knife scars on Shen Yanzhou’s body remind us that he really did come from a dangerous background. Poor Lin Yuan is so naive, he really believes the “half a day” thing!
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