William was sunk into the leather armchair by the fireplace. An empty glass in one hand and a bottle of Irish whiskey in the other.
He was thinking back to what Wĕi Qí had told him a short while before.
A whirlwind of questions had been plaguing him ever since he had locked himself in there. In particular, why Adam had never told him about his relationship gave him no peace of mind.
After all, they had been inseparable friends for years. they knew everything about each other, or at least, that was what he had believed until his friend had told him about the difficulties with the Ming family. He hadn't resented it at the time; he had understood Adam's suffering by listening to his story.
But what he had just discovered was different. He now knew that Adam had kept other things from him. Why hadn't he wanted to tell him about Shàng Wèi? Why keep their story from him? Was he afraid he would judge him? Was he afraid he would denigrate him?
William
WARNING The following chapter contains explicit sex scenes not suitable for underage audiences. "Ahh...Why are you so tight? Ahh...You're squeezing me. Let go...Ahh." Despite the apparent effort, the man continued to thrust into him, moving with such fervor that the young man thought he would break in half. He certainly wasn't making it easy for him, but the built-up tension prevented him from letting go completely. Finally, it was enough that he let him. At the moment, he didn't care; the physical pain somehow distracted his mind from the pain of his soul. The warmth of that friction between flesh balanced out the coldness he felt inside his heart. Shàng Wèi had caught him in the shower, where Adam had holed up after the shocking phone call. Unaware of his state of mind, he had sneaked into the cubicle and gently pushed him towards the dripping tiles. He had grasped his penis with one hand, while with his
"Where did you leave your guard dog?" Kan Te's joking voice greeted Adam as soon as he was ushered into his office. Then, after he had left work, he rushed to his fellow student for help with the mysterious number. "He's at work," Adam replied, annoyed, knowing full well who his old friend was referring to. "Great! Finally, we can be alone for a while." Commented the latter. "This is not a social visit. I need another favor." He said seriously, ignoring the strange attitude. "How can I help you this time? The last two attempts have failed. Do you have a new challenge for me?" Kan Te asked. "Yes, I need to know who this number belongs to," Adam informed him, handing him a piece of paper with the number marked on it. "And if I succeed in this venture, what will I get in return. The first two times, I did them as a personal favor. But this time..." "Find out, and we'll negotiate the price." Adam interrupted him. "B
"Gege, what does it mean that we've been discovered? Explain yourself...Why aren't you talking?" The anxiety in Claire's voice rumbled wildly in his head. Adam no longer knew what to think; the turmoil in his mind and the tumult in his heart prevented him from speaking. "Shàng Wèì?" "Claire? Is it really you?" He asked stupidly, already knowing the answer. But, unfortunately, he hadn't been able to formulate anything sensible to ask. "Adam?!" "Yes, it's me. Why are you in contact with Shàng Wèi? What have you got to do with this?" He asked her. "Big brother, put Shàng Wèi on the phone, please," his sister ordered him. Adam was incredulous. Not only had he just found out that his sister was involved in that welter of lies and subterfuge, but on top of that, she was refusing to talk to him, preferring that he put her through to the man she had claimed to hate until her last message. "No," he thundered into the mobile phon
Adam read those words as hot tears silently rolled down his cheeks. All the pain that had accumulated in the depths of his soul was bursting inside his bowels, taking away even the strength to breathe. Like an automaton, he sat down on the floor, leaning his back against Shèngli's bed, embracing that inanimate piece of paper when he would have liked to hold the person who had written it. I'm sorry...I'm sorry...I'm sorry. Damn you! You could have said that before. If you had told me earlier, I would have forgiven you and continued with my life without you. Now that you've made it impossible, you're leaving me. Damn you! In his mind, he kept cursing at Shàng Wèi. I'm sorry. Adam also wanted to tell him, but it was too late. "Gege, what's going on?" Shèngli asked him worriedly. Adam looked at him through the veil of tears that continued to flow from his eyes unceasingly. Subdued sobs blocked his ability to speak.
A strange feeling made him turn over a couple of times between the crumpled sheets. He didn't know what time it was, but the idea of having to face a new day just didn't sit well with him. "Don't you have to go to work today?" The caressing voice and the light touch, which brushed a lock of hair from his forehead, woke him up completely. Opening his eyes, William found himself staring into a pair of luscious dark eyes. "What are you still doing here?" He asked abruptly, crinkling his eyes. He hoped that by clearing his still sleepy vision, that morning hallucination would disappear immediately. "Ouch! We're rather grumpy early in the morning." Wryly noted 'the hallucination.' William had to reconsider; that was unfortunately not an illusion, but Wĕi Qí in the flesh. Wanting to rebel against the shocking truth that had dawned on him when he woke up, William picked up the pillow and slammed it down hard on the head of the
And that morning, Wĕi Qí was seducing him again with that intoxicating movement. Subdued by this new assault, William was about to give in again. Suddenly a loud knock on the door withdrew him from his evil intentions. Then, with an unknown force, he abruptly broke away from Wĕi Qí, pushing him off his side of the bed. "William, I'm sorry for entering so rudely, but I have to..." Claire suddenly fell silent. Evidently, the sight of him sitting on the bed, completely naked and with only a pillow covering his nether regions, must have shocked her. "What do you need?" He asked her naturally as if he was used to being in such a situation. "Um...Yes! A problem has arisen, and I need to leave immediately." Claire threw out all in one breath. "Don't even think about it, meimei." A muffled voice from below interrupted her speech. William felt his temperature drop as he saw the astonished look that had appeared on Claire's face. Behind
"So...How did you manage to melt my little cube, Gege?" Wĕi Qí looked up from the tablet screen to meet the sly gaze of Claire, who was watching him from the seat opposite. "None of your business, Yueh." He replied, reaching out to her and giving her a light pat on the cheek. Not happy with the reply she received, the girl changed seats and stood beside him. Wĕi Qí rolled his eyes. That's the bad luck of having a private jet at your disposal, he thought in exasperation. Since they had left a few hours earlier, Claire had spent most of her time carefully observing both him and William. "Mind you, William is a very handsome man." She hung up again. "He was one of the most popular guys at both school and university. He had a lot of girls dying after him. I had a crush on him myself..." That sudden confession made him take his eyes off the screen and look at his seat neighbor again. "Well! Don't look at me with tha
Eight years earlier, he had decided to accompany Shàng Wèi to England. For once, his parents had not opposed one of his follies. Perhaps they too, like Uncle Lin, had hoped that he would settle down and attend such a prestigious university. However, the change of scene had not contributed to the shift in attitude as their parents had hoped. Before long, he and Shàng Wèi had created a new group to party with, just as they had in Beijing. Within weeks of their arrival, they learned that Ming Chun Chu's nephew was also studying at the same university. This news clearly upset Shàng Wèi, so when Wĕi Qí saw him suddenly leave the group, he followed him. Because of that chase, he had first noticed William, having witnessed the first meeting between Adam and his friend from afar. A few days later, he had bumped into William again, returning from another night of partying. William was stretching right next to his dormitory. Drunk, he had approached him to make
"Jiejie, have you seen George?" Claire turned to answer Margaret coming towards her. "No, why?" She asked her. "I asked him to take care of Matthew so that I could finish getting ready," Margaret explained to her, cradling the newest addition to the family in her arms. "Maybe he went to William's to finish the preparations for the ceremony. You know he still cares about these things, even though he doesn't do them anymore." "Um...He wasn't at William's. Someone else was there instead." Her friend and sister-in-law reported evasively, turning red like a pepper. Claire rolled her eyes, already assuming who was in William's room. "Was Wĕi Qí there by any chance?" She asked, with a slightly threatening tone in her voice. But before Margaret could answer, they saw George appear at the end of the corridor. "Darling, I'm sorry. I went to see something with William and Wĕi Qí." Said his brother, taking his little boy in his arm
Four years later... In the semi-darkness of the room, a cadenced sound of bodies coming together could be heard. The two figures clinging to the bed were teasing and tormenting each other with impressive skill. The moans of pleasure they both let out with each new thrust filled the walls of the room like a hymn to passion. The soft blond waves were scattered on the pillow, forming almost a golden areola around the young man's face. A heavenly sight, especially after a long week apart. "Say it!" The succession of thrusts became more and more inflamed. A light coating of sweat covered the golden skin of the body above him. "Say it!" One more thrust, deeper. His body was overcome with enjoyment; he was in the throes of shivers of pleasure from that powerful, rough movement inside him. The calloused hand wrapped greedily around his erect member, subjugating him in its jerking grip. "Say it! Or I'll s
A month later... "Mom! Why did you do that?" Adam's disdainful wail echoed in the small bathroom of the hospital room. "Love, you looked like a bum. So I had to fix you up." "Yeah, but not like that!" The boy complained again to his mother. Then, he held a small mirror in his hands and looked at his completely bearded face with disgust. "I look like a student like that." He whined. "What's going on in here?" Chun Chu's good-natured voice came from the door of the room. "Hello, Dad. Can you tell your grandson that he's fine like this?" Said Hui Ying in exasperation. "Chun Chu, seriously, am I okay?" Adam cast a pleading look towards his grandfather. By now, the shadows of the past were dissipating. Chun Chu had become a fixed presence in their lives, especially Adam's. Although he and his siblings were not yet fully accustomed to this new adult figure at their side, there was no doubt that, on both sides,
A figure dressed in white entered the room. The movements were slow and measured. As a result, the figure had a fragrance that differed from the smell of laundry soap and disinfectant, which could be smelled throughout the hospital. She approached the bed with a circumspect step and, after glancing at the sleeping patient hidden by the immaculate sheet, drew a syringe filled with a colorless liquid from his pocket. Very calmly, so as not to wake the patient, she took the drip thread, which was sticking out from under the covers. Then she inserted the thin needle, letting the transparent liquid flow slowly and inexorably towards the perforated vein. Once the injection was complete, she put the syringe away and gently placed the drip back in its original position. An evil chuckle escaped the figure's crimson lips before she turned on her heel to leave the room. "You'd have to have a specialist diploma to perform this kind of operation. B
Shàng Wèi strolled non-stop in front of the operating room door. The red light above the door had been emanating its evil aura for five hours. He still bore the marks of the struggle. But it was nothing serious, thanks in part to Wĕi Qí's excellent plan. If it weren't for him, all of them would probably have lost their lives during the rescue operation. Jai Li had managed to bribe all the Ming family's security guards, and Shang Chiang had hired a gang of thugs affiliated with one of the city's most giant bosses. It was a small army of about thirty people with the worst intentions and armed to the teeth. But Wĕi Qí, in his cunning, had managed to disguise the Interpol agents as his company's bodyguards. As a result, the small handful of men had managed to neutralize the criminals and catch a fleeing Shang Chiang quickly. And when the police finally caught up with them, those agents had already vanished, leaving Wĕi Qí's men to take credit for the succ
"Xiao Wū Mù!" "Mmm..." "Wake up!" "Mmmm... nooo..." "Xiao Wū Mu, wake up!" "Five more minutes." A crystal-clear laugh echoed faintly in his ear as two mighty arms wrapped around his waist. "We have class this morning." "I don't want to go. It hurts all over." Adam grumbled sleepily, sinking his head under the covers. "Ohhh! Does my little doll hurt? Please show me where. I'll kiss you to take the pain away." So said the deep voice, mouthing at him. A cheeky hand came down and gently cupped his bottom. Adam grabbed the pillow and hurled it at his molester's head. "Ouch!" The moan of pain roused him from his light sleep. Reluctantly, he squinted his eyes, sighing in exasperation. Then, very slowly, he sat up, grimly observing the culprit of his lack of rest. Hēi Sé looked at him with a naughty and satisfied look. He looked like a big, proud cat that had just eaten its prey. And, con
"What do you mean by that?" Hui Ying asked. "Don't play innocent with me. I know how devious you can be. How did you curry favor with our father after stabbing him in the back? How?" "I didn't ingratiate myself with anyone." Hui Ying defended herself. "DON'T LIE!" the shrill voice of Jia Li boomed along the concrete walls. After clearing her throat and regaining some control, she began to speak again, "If you didn't ingratiate yourself with him, how come you and those abominations of yours appear in his will, huh? How can your children, and not mine, be the future heirs of Ming Pharmaceutics?" "What?" Hui Ying asked in amazement. "I said stop playing innocently with me!" "I don't know anything about it, Jia Li. I never spoke to our father. You know, you were there too when we visited. He never spoke to us." "Evidently, despite my best efforts to keep you apart, you must have managed to find a way to communicate with him
"You idiot! Where do you think you're going?" Wĕi Qí suddenly opened the door and removed the key from the ignition. Shàng Wèi looked at him, furious. "What do you think you're doing? Give me back the key now, and let me go." "Where, to the slaughterhouse? Use your head. Do you think they're going to roll out the red carpet for you when you get there? And let you take Adam away, like nothing happened, huh?" He asked angrily. "Don't nag me. Give me the key." He ordered again, raising his voice. Shàng Wèi was beside himself with anger at Wĕi Qí's attitude. He was getting in his way, and just at the moment when he wanted to run to save his Wū Mù. "Get out of the way, Wĕi Qí." He intimated again, seeing that his friend had no intention of letting him go. "You will have to knock me out." The latter challenged him. Shàng Wèi was waiting for nothing else. Nothing else mattered to him at that moment but reaching Adam as soon as
"Hooked!" George said with satisfaction, staring at his laptop screen. Shàng Wèi looked at the man's smug face. "Maylin just turned on her mobile phone. So now we know where she is." He explained briefly. "What's the address? I'll send some men there right away." Said Wĕi Qí, stepping closer to see the newly requested information. "I want to go too." So said William, approaching in turn. "Don't even think about it." Wĕi Qí immediately objected, glaring at him. "But..." His protest was silenced by a hasty kiss. "No buts." He told him as he pulled him away, patting his bottom lightly. William sat down next to Shàng Wèi with a childish pout. "Your friend is just insufferable." He commented with a sigh. Shàng Wèi looked at him in amazement. It was the first time William had ever spoken to him without his usual snooty air. The two of them had never had a good relationship in the past, and his irration