Sweat ran down Ai Zhiyi's face and body, like warm water on a cold night; trickling down his temples gently. His slightly long hair stuck on his forehead, showing a faint wrinkle when Ai Zhiyi felt the pain in his lower body.
He closed his eyes with his mouth slightly open, trying to relax his body which seemed ... already dead.
After Ai Zhiyi received the pain from Chu Weixu and the pleasure from the same person, he felt that his body was completely crushed and he couldn't move at all.
Ai Zhiyi felt every cell that had been screaming was now silent, but he knew that they were all dying. Even when he tried to move his stiff knees, the sound of bones proved that his joints needed to rest.
If you think about it, he should have gotten used to it, but Chu Weixu had many surprises that weren't easy to predict. It was like the weather that changed so often and difficult to predict certainty. Every time Ai Zhiyi made an assumption wouldn't be the same as what would happen afterward.
Just like now. Ai Zhiyi thought that Chu Weixu was angry and going to sleep in the living room. But unexpectedly, Chu Weixu would make love with him tonight.
Ai Zhiyi also didn't expect Chu Weixu would torment him as if he took an excuse for Ai Zhiyi's behavior who always burst into tears at first and would smile once Chu Weixu, with all his skills, managed to make Ai Zhiyi unable to think of anything apart from himself and his madness.
Even though Ai Zhiyi had known Chu Weixu for two decades, from the time when they were only close friends to became lovers, Chu Weixu always gave many surprises that were as lively as fireworks, which decorated the sky with colorful paintings and were as sore as skin slashed by a dagger, even his pain was something he could hardly describe in words.
However, Ai Zhiyi didn't mind at all even though their relationship kept in the same cycle over and over again for twelve years. Even if he knew that Chu Weixu was seducing him with all kinds of nonsense, he would never feel tired.
In the room only filled with silence, the sound of their exhausted breath after the pleasure exploded, sounded very satisfied, especially Chu Weixu. The wind that had witnessed their intimacy, currently laughing at how silly the two humans were panting after overlapping each other.
Even the two of them managed to make the moon lose its face, feeling ashamed to witness their lustful night, where one of them was happy and the other was crying, so that darkness seemed to come between them secretly, as an omen that the moon felt disgusted, then slowly getting away. They hardly even noticed that the light was now dimming with time.
Chu Weixu's eyes were very cold in the darkness, and even his heart turned cold after they made love.
However, a softness flashed through his eyes like a meteorite traversing the earth, emitting a warm yellow glow that depicted the truth so that Ai Zhiyi believed that Chu Weixu no longer harbored his anger.
But, after Chu Weixu found something sweet and managed to make Ai Zhiyi cry, everything would bring his mood back. Chu Weixu looked at Ai Zhiyi was lying on his back like a paralyzed person, deeper and deeper as if he was about to drown in his feelings.
He saw the sweat pouring down Ai Zhiyi's face, which made his true appearance almost unrecognizable. However, Chu Weixu didn't even feel guilty when he saw that the person he had just harassed was helpless beneath him, and there was only satisfaction that made him smile shamelessly.
Fortunately, Chu Weixu was able to hold back and made love only once. He then gently stroked Ai Zhiyi's fine hair while talking in a deep, hushed voice, "Go bathe. Or do I need to bathe you?"
Chu Weixu's face looked very calm but feeling his breath, Ai Zhiyi felt that it was very fierce as it hit his face, just like the torture. When Ai Zhiyi heard his words, he could only faintly shake his head, then tried to move his fingers to button his pajamas difficulty in the darkness.
"Xiaoyi," Chu Weixu muttered gently before he wiped the sweat off Ai Zhiyi's forehead and smiled. "Xiaoyi, are you okay? Did I hurt you?"
His voice was gentle and patient so that no one could blame him or even justify his deeds.
Even so, his words seemed to make Ai Zhiyi burst out laughing. If only his strength had not been drained away after fighting for an hour of his life tonight, he might have laughed at Chu Weixu.
How could he ask that? Didn't he watch by his own eyes how he struggled to endure the pain?
However, Ai Zhiyi couldn't think about this too much for a long time. He could only answer in a low, slightly hoarse voice, "No ... it's okay."
"Then go bathe. You could have a stomachache," Chu Weixu said with a hint of persuasion. Then, he shifted his body, laying down beside Ai Zhiyi with one hand supporting his head.
Ai Zhiyi had always felt that Chu Weixu's intimate tone was the best weapon against him, yet he felt satisfied as he wasn't defeated for the moment.
Ai Zhiyi was exhausted and wanted to sleep. He curled up with his back to Chu Weixu and said, "It doesn't matter."
In the beginning, Ai Zhiyi couldn't stand the pain, even just a stomachache. But, time made him learn a lot, and managed to go through a lot of suffering from many painful things that couldn't be described. Starting from how the pain from a slap hummed ten years ago, which still stuck to his face today, to the pain of their harsh five-year life. So, sexual assault and how he would suffer intestinal pain was a very trivial matter when compared to their previous period of pain.
Chu Weixu revealed no expression on his face apart from being calm and guiltless and didn't even seem to regret it at all.
However, as soon as he heard Ai Zhiyi's words, he felt his heart turn very cold. He tried to smile but failed, showing a smile that didn't reach his eyes. He then reached out, grabbed Ai Zhiyi's slender waist, then hugged him, and said, "Get some rest. You must be tired, right?"
Ai Zhiyi's body was thin and small. Chu Weixu liked it and made him feel fuzzy. However, he had been selfish previously and if he indulged in his dirty desires one more time, there was a fear in his heart that he would never be able to face.
Chu Weixu knew Ai Zhiyi quite well. Ai Zhiyi was a person who was easily forced over and over again, but if it was done when he was in a bad mood — even Chu Weixu persuaded him with such gentle words, his heart could become rock hard.
Ai Zhiyi wouldn't hesitate to ignore him for days — even abandoning him like an outcast. Even though Ai Zhiyi looked so weak, he had a harder heart to persuade when he was angry, so Chu Weixu chose to leave him alone tonight.