The door slammed shut with a "snap," but fortunately Gu Fengyan managed to stop it. Ye Bao was fast asleep, only frowning slightly as she turned over to face inwards.
Gu Fengyan had no interest in Ye Bao anymore.
Huo Duan ran so fast that he didn't even want to touch her.
He was stunned.
After a while, the lamp wick on the table snapped open with a "snap." Gu Fengyan snapped out of his daze, took a pair of small scissors, rolled up his sleeves, and trimmed the lamp wick... Then Huo Duan prepared water and sat down to look through the account books on the table.
He's not in a hurry. Whoever is in a hurry is a coward!
He calmly flipped through the ledger for a while... flipping through it several times, but he couldn't understand a single word.
"Fine, I still have to coax them." Gu Fengyan clicked his tongue, threw down the ledger, grabbed his clothes, and strode out the door, turning right...
When they went in, Huo Duan was filling the bathtub with hot water from a wooden bucket.
Hearing this, he turned around, glanced at it, and then looked away. "Wait a little longer, it's not ready yet."
Gu Fengyan put down his nightgown, loosened his hair, and remained silent.
"Is Xiaobao still asleep?" Huo Duan poured in hot water, then added a bucket of cold water, and tested the temperature with his hand. "Okay, come wash up. Call me when the water gets too hot."
He carried the wooden bucket and walked outside.
Gu Fengyan slammed the door shut with a loud bang and quickly bolted it shut.
"Why aren't you looking at me?" He didn't answer Huo Duan's question, leaning against the door, his hand gently undoing his belt...
"Aren't you going to watch it?" Huo Duan was taken aback, his gaze following Gu Fengyan.
He quickly stopped looking at it.
Gu Fengyan stared at him, but didn't reply. She smiled and walked past him, stepping into the bathtub.
"Come in and shower with me, it's so late." He raised his hand to tuck a wet end of his hair and looked at Huo Duan with a smile.
Through a veil of mist, Gu Fengyan was soaked to the bone, his white hair cascading down his waistline and disappearing into the water, his red hair gleaming in the sunlight… He was the only one with color in the room, and for a moment Huo Duan couldn’t take his eyes off him.
He experienced Gu Fengyan's beauty once again.
This person seems to have been molded according to his own desires.
"What is Ayan doing?" Huo Duan stopped moving, took a few steps, and leaned down to stare at Gu Fengyan.
Gu Fengyan raised his eyelids slightly and smiled, then quickly lowered his eyes, brushing a few strands of hair from his forehead behind his head. "Taking a bath..."
"Tick-tock"
"Tick-tock"
Water droplets dripped down Gu Fengyan's raised arm, falling into the water with a soft sound.
Huo Duan squinted, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down... Finally, he went in, pulled Gu Fengyan into his arms, and gently washed his hair.
Gu Fengyan seemed to want to look at him, and shifted his body slightly.
The bathtub was cramped, and water overflowed whenever he moved. Huo Duan quickly pulled him around to face him, saying, "Don't move..."
Gu Fengyan held his arm and lifted his leg, the two of them very close. "I want to see you."
He'd been keeping it closed for so long just to fool people... Huo Duan understood, and found it both funny and exasperating.
"I'm not angry." Huo Duan pulled him up and placed him on his lap, then lowered his eyes to kiss his forehead.
Upon hearing this, Gu Fengyan became even more excited, tilting his head back and pressing his lips to hers, while continuing to make small movements... The sound of rushing water accompanied by hot, panting breaths.
Huo Duan pushed him away slightly; his desire was on the verge of collapse.
"Ayan, what are you doing?" He grabbed Gu Fengyan's hand, sensing something was off about him today, so he explained again, "I'm not angry, don't make a scene..."
"Why are you pretending to be a chaste and virtuous husband now..." Gu Fengyan gasped, his lips like dew-kissed flower petals, his eyes wet. "Don't you miss me?"
Gu Fengyan was so soft... she clung tightly to Huo Duan like a cloud.
It was a scorching, burning cloud.
Huo Duan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that Gu Fengyan was also an ordinary person, with desires, a thirst for pleasure, and a desire to be close to his lover.
In the face of desire, everyone is just an ordinary person.
Huo Duan felt that Gu Fengyan was so lovable that he wished he could cut himself open and crush him inside.
“Ayan…” He tightened his arms around Gu Fengyan, stroking her eyes and brows down to her lips and neck…
Gu Fengyan was panting heavily, her eyes narrowed as she gently bit her rosy lips, only to have them brushed away by Huo Duan's fingers.
"Ah Yan, I miss you..." He gave you a light, hesitant kiss, "Can you do it yourself?"
Gu Fengyan looked at him with genuine eyes, made up her mind, and sat down.
The water rippled and overflowed, spreading across the ground. The two melted together, becoming one.
Huo Duan was completely enveloped by the scorching clouds. He wanted to pull out, but Gu Fengyan was acting strangely today, clinging to him tightly, and before he could... he got all of it inside.
Gu Fengyan still clung to him, refusing to let go.
"Does Ayan want a baby?" He lowered his head and chuckled softly as he leaned close to Gu Fengyan.
Gu Fengyan was incredibly weak, her face was flushed and hot, and her eyes were unfocused.
Huo Duan's voice sounded like it was floating in the clouds.
"Yes." He said in a hoarse voice, his mind a complete blank.
Huo Duan smiled and reached out to take the thing out, but Gu Fengyan grabbed him, "No... I want it."
Huo Duan's eyes darkened, and he immediately cupped Gu Fengyan's face in his hands.
"Does Ayan know what you're talking about?" he chuckled, his hand covering Gu Fengyan's lower abdomen. "Here, there will be one of our children. I'm not kidding, it's real, and your belly will get big..."
Huo Duan spoke as if he were lecturing a child, afraid that Gu Fengyan might forget that he was a boy and could actually get pregnant.
"I know." Gu Fengyan paused for a moment, then came to his senses and said nothing more. He brushed his hair aside, pushed Huo Duan away, and tried to get the thing out.
Huo Duan doesn't seem to like children very much. This matter requires both parties to be willing, and it should be left to nature.
He doesn't like to be deliberate.
That's what he thought.
wisps of water rose to the surface.
"You bastard!" Gu Fengyan's face was burning red as she gritted her teeth and cursed Huo Duan.
Huo Duan smiled, snapping out of his reverie as Gu Fengyan expressed his desire for his child.
"I'll do it." He hugged Gu Fengyan and helped him... The sound of water dripping.
Gu Feng nestled against his neck, her breath coming in choked gasps.
"Ayan...Ayan," Huo Duan kissed the top of his head, feeling a strange pang of sadness in his heart, "Ayan, I only want you..."
Nothing else matters.
He wanted Gu Fengyan to be well, happy, and free... and if they were lucky, to grow old together.
The rest, the sun and moon turning... are all irrelevant.
Moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating the floor with a silvery glow.
Gu Fengyan didn't respond, but kissed him with endless longing.
She looked up and smiled. "Get me dressed, the water's getting cold."
Huo Duan kissed him again before getting up, scooping him out, drying him off, wrapping him in his clothes, and putting him back on the bed.
Ye Bao was fast asleep and was not woken up.
They didn't light any lamps; they fell asleep embracing each other in the darkness.
A note from the author:
Thank you, little angel Lulalalu, for the nutrient solution (hugs);
I love writing... *cough* (embarrassed face)
Chapter 57
When Ye Bao woke up the next day, he found himself all alone in a corner, while his older brother Gu Fengyan was nestled in the arms of his older brother Huo Duan, with only the top of his head showing.
The two were very close, and neither of them paid any attention to him.
Ye Bao tried to squeeze between the two, his small body twisting and turning for a long time, but he couldn't get in no matter what he did... His older brother even pushed him and pulled his younger brother closer to him, completely unaware of his presence.
Ye Bao was stunned for a moment, then her lips trembled with grievance, and she burst into tears.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying so early in the morning?" Gu Fengyan, still half asleep, shook off Huo Duan's arm around his waist and sat up abruptly in bed.
He paused for a moment, then quickly wrapped Ye Bao in a blanket and picked her up. "Little Bao, tell your brother what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Huo Duan opened his eyes and saw Gu Fengyan holding Ye Bao and comforting her... Ye Bao's eyes were red from crying, and big tears were splashing onto the quilt.
"What's wrong now?" he asked, frowning in confusion.
Ye Bao grabbed Gu Fengyan's collar, her eyes wide and choked with sobs, "Big brother pushed me, waaaah...big brother pushed me."
Gu Fengyan immediately understood... He and Huo Duan were sleeping soundly, while Ye Bao was huddled alone in the corner, feeling wronged.
"Don't cry, don't cry, brother will hit him." He was both amused and exasperated, and gently kicked Huo Duan.
It kicked him right in the side of his waist.
"No, when did I..." Huo Duan clicked his tongue, then suddenly choked up.
It seems he really did nudge Ye Bao in his sleep.
"Brother was wrong..." He reluctantly took Ye Bao and apologized, "Forgive brother, look at you crying like a little kitten."
Ye Bao was quite well-behaved; after a couple of sobs, she stopped crying and nodded her little head, "I'm not a little kitten..."
Gu Fengyan took a piece of clothing and asked Huo Duan to put it on him. It was still dark outside the window, and it was still early.
Huo Duan handed Ye Bao to Gu Fengyan and wrung out a handkerchief from outside to wipe his face.