MCL CH32

Chapter 32: “A very interesting… three-person date.”

The thin sunlight from the window streamed in, falling on the two tall figures on the bed.

Lin Xi slowly opened his eyes. After seeing the furnishings around him, he was slightly stunned before realizing where he was.

After the materialized scene faded, the room had returned to its original state, decorated in the same style as the rest of the villa—classic with a touch of modern sophistication.

However, this was not the time for Lin Xi to linger on the decor. The calm, relaxed breathing sound next to him was a gentle reminder of something.

Lin Xi: “…”

Damn it, I was impulsive last night. If I had another chance, I might have forced myself to make a more rational choice.

[Oh my, regretting it now?]

The voice in his mind rang out at an inopportune moment, filled with a resentful taunt:

 [I was wondering why you suddenly knocked me out so brutally yesterday. So it was because a moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold! Executive Lin, the phrase ‘infatuated to the point of folly’ truly describes you perfectly. If you were still in your old position, would you eventually have to act out a few scenes of ‘the king no longer holds court in the morning’?]

Lin Xi let out a cold laugh in his mind and gave a dark warning: “If you don’t think last night’s treatment was pleasant enough, I don’t mind knocking you out again, and I can definitely let you ‘rest’ for a little longer.”

The voice in his mind immediately fell silent, but after a while, it couldn’t help but ask one more question: [So, when you first went to find him, you didn’t plan on sleeping with him? So what happened? Was the ‘sweetheart’ he kept in the golden house so threatening that you had to change your original plan?]

“Last time I’m saying this, don’t ask again.” With that flat sentence, Lin Xi finally managed to silence his mind completely. He then reached out and quietly pressed his temples.

He still didn’t dare to turn around.

It wasn’t wrong to say that the “sweetheart” in the golden house was too threatening, but the final result was indeed not what he had wanted.

In short, impulse was the devil. The current direction of things was really not so good.

Lin Xi thought the man next to him was still asleep, but as soon as he made a slight movement, he heard a voice almost whispering in his ear: “Awake?”

This tone, combined with the fact that they were in the same bed, created an intensely ambiguous atmosphere.

It was like the calm after a night of tangled intimacy. Moreover, Yan Xingzhou’s low voice was already full of magnetism. At this moment, the tired hoarseness was like an invisible hand, plucking at his heartstrings, causing Lin Xi’s pupils to contract slightly. He turned his head to look.

Compared to his usual meticulous appearance, Yan Xingzhou’s shirt on his upper body was completely open. With the buttons loose, his firm and sexy muscle lines were perfectly displayed in the faint sunlight, exuding a lazy charm completely different from his usual cold demeanor. His black hair hung down the side of his face. If it weren’t for his voice being so hoarse, the calm, bare stare in his eyes wouldn’t show the slightest sign of having just woken up.

Lin Xi: “…”

If he remembered correctly, his original intention last night was for this man to get a good night’s sleep, but it seemed he himself had slept a bit too soundly.

As if he could read Lin Xi’s mind, Yan Xingzhou continued in a calm tone: “I just woke up, too.”

Lin Xi “Mm-ed” and looked at Yan Xingzhou’s indeed impressive physique for a couple more seconds: “Last night I did…”

Yan Xingzhou didn’t avoid this very direct gaze at all. A hint of a smile flashed in his eyes: “If you want my evaluation, neither of us seemed to get the upper hand.”

This look made Lin Xi instantly realize something. He then remembered to look down at himself.

As his gaze fell, his movements paused for a few subtle seconds before he nodded in approval: “I can see that.”

Lin Xi still remembered how they had left the inner room last night. The emotions that had accumulated over three whole years, once they erupted, couldn’t be completely released in a short amount of time. If their deep kisses in the materialized dream world were just a silent expression of longing, then the entire night that followed was more of a passionate reunion after being lost.

Hugging, kissing, close intimacy… once emotions took over, they did everything except have s*x. Yan Xingzhou’s disheveled clothes were the best proof. 

Of course, it was clear from Yan Xingzhou’s perspective that Lin Xi wasn’t in much better shape either—the collar of his white shirt was open, and there were several extremely ambiguous red marks. The dried sweat left a layer of a sexy, lingering scent on his body.

Lin Xi discreetly glanced downwards to confirm—

Both he and Yan Xingzhou still had their pants on.

He hadn’t been drinking, so there was no blackout. They really had done everything except have s*x.

Given this revealing scene, he suddenly understood why that unreliable contaminant had started talking about how a moment of a spring night was worth a thousand pieces of gold.

However, Lin Xi was more concerned about something else.

When he saw his hand just now, he had already realized something. At this moment, he silently glanced at the strands of hair hanging by his ear.

A striking and glaring red.

After leaving the spiritual world that Yan Xingzhou had materialized, he had, after all, returned to this body.

“This body is beautiful.” Yan Xingzhou had already slowly sat up.

It was rare for him to have his hair so messy. Paired with his face, it exuded a kind of sexiness completely different from his usual demeanor. The thin blanket slipped from his abdominal muscles. His unhurried tone sounded like he was stating a simple fact: “You have always been beautiful, no matter what.”

Lin Xi turned his head, his eyebrows slightly curved: “Is that supposed to be comforting me? When did you learn to flatter people?”

Yan Xingzhou glanced at him: “As long as you like hearing it.”

Lin Xi laughed: “I like it a lot. Say it more often in the future.”

“I’ll try my best.” Yan Xingzhou said, noticing the mischievous look in Lin Xi’s eyes. “What’s wrong?”

“I was thinking…” Lin Xi slowly leaned closer, his eyes narrowing slightly. “Mr. Yan, if people outside knew that the ‘dictator’ they talk about could be so easy to talk to, I wonder how many jaws would drop.”

Their breaths intertwined due to the close proximity. Yan Xingzhou’s gaze lingered on the sexy collarbone that had come into view: “You don’t need to think about that.”

Lin Xi’s lazy voice raised a bit: “Mm?”

Yan Xingzhou looked up, their eyes meeting: “They won’t see this side of me.”

“And now, I have a new discovery.” Lin Xi raised his eyes with a half-smile. “Why didn’t I notice before that you are so shameless?”

Yan Xingzhou: “Thank you. I hope I can get more compliments like that in the future.”

The two looked at each other for a moment. As the smiles spread in their eyes, the surroundings fell into a brief silence.

Finally, Lin Xi opened his mouth, about to say something, but his words were interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

“It should be Ju Ze.” Yan Xingzhou lowered his eyes and glanced at Lin Xi. He asked slowly, “If you don’t want to get up yet, I can tell him to come back later.”

Lin Xi propped himself up on Yan Xingzhou’s body and got up nimbly: “No need. Please, go ahead.”

Yan Xingzhou took one last look, got out of bed, put on his slippers, and unhurriedly opened the door: “What is it?”

The person waiting outside was indeed Ju Ze. As soon as the door opened, he was completely speechless.

In fact, he had vaguely guessed something before he came. After all, ever since he started working for Yan Xingzhou, their CEO usually washed up and came downstairs by six in the morning. He had never stayed in his room until noon like this. This abnormal behavior, combined with the knowledge of who might have gone to the bedroom last night, was enough to make a guess.

However, despite his guesses, Ju Ze found that the shock he received far exceeded his expectations.

On the messy bed, Lin Xi was still sitting on the edge, buttoning up his opened shirt. And standing at the door, Yan Xingzhou had completely changed his usual calm and serious demeanor. His shirt was completely open on his upper body. From a close distance, one could vaguely see some lingering red marks, which were undoubtedly the traces of intense passion.

“…”

Under the greatest shock of his professional career, it took Ju Ze a long time to finally process it, but the professional smile he squeezed out was difficult to maintain for the first time. “Well, Mr. Samuel has been waiting downstairs for half an hour. He asked me to come up and ask when it would be convenient for you to see him.”

“Samuel?” Yan Xingzhou’s brows furrowed slightly. It was only after the reminder that he remembered he had indeed given a perfunctory invitation to get rid of this trouble yesterday.

But his original words at the time seemed to have been that he would send someone to pick him up at his hotel. This man really didn’t treat himself as an outsider at all.

Ju Ze caught the change in Yan Xingzhou’s expression and, showing his strong professionalism, thoughtfully offered a solution: “Of course, since you have more important matters to attend to here, I can go and appease Mr. Samuel’s mood again and ask him to wait a little longer. I’ll go take care of it now. You two continue.”

After saying that, he smiled and nodded at Lin Xi, who was looking in his direction, and very considerately closed the bedroom door.

The bedroom returned to quiet after the door closed.

Yan Xingzhou: “.”

From that single glance, Lin Xi had already read a thousand words in Ju Ze’s eyes. He couldn’t help but laugh: “…Assistant Ju is such a considerate and good person.”

“…” Yan Xingzhou turned around and met Lin Xi’s smiling gaze: “If you want, I can find time to explain.”

“No need. If you really wanted to explain, you should have said so to Assistant Ju just now. Why ask me after he left?”

Lin Xi nonchalantly exposed the man’s fake politeness. Compared to the outside world’s speculation about his relationship with Yan Xingzhou, he was clearly more concerned about another matter. “However, are you really not going to see Samuel?”

Yan Xingzhou: “What for?”

Lin Xi raised his eyelids slightly: “Listening to Samuel yesterday, it seems you two have been in contact?”

Yan Xingzhou vaguely guessed what was coming.

Sure enough, a smile gradually appeared on Lin Xi’s face. His slow words fell softly around them: “Coincidentally, I am also very interested in the ‘three-person date’ you mentioned. I wonder if I would have the honor to witness it?”

Yan Xingzhou: “…”