Qin Mu symbolically ate less than half a bowl before setting his chopsticks down. He was not actually hungry; he had cooked it specifically for Shen Liu. Shen Liu understood this perfectly and ate with great relish.
Dongjing meowed from beneath the table. After Qin Mu lifted it up, it sniffed the bowl and promptly lost interest, lazily flopping down. When Qin Mu touched its paw, it pressed its soft pads against his fingers. One person and one cat went back and forth, clearly enjoying themselves.
Shen Liu watched them through the rising steam and felt his whole heart warm through. Even his pulse seemed livelier, and without realising it, the corners of his lips lifted.
Seeing that he had stopped eating, Qin Mu said, “If you don’t want any more, just leave it.”
“I do. It’s ridiculously good,” Shen Liu said, stuffing a big mouthful in. It was a bit hot, and he hurriedly puffed cool air through his mouth.
Qin Mu leisurely stroked the cat while Shen Liu buried his head and finished the bowl down to the last drop. Satisfied, he let out a sigh and said, “You go rest. I’ll wash up.” Qin Mu did not push and let him do it. After feeding the cats, he picked a movie and sat on the sofa to watch.
Shen Liu tidied up the kitchen and then sat down beside him, naturally resting an arm along the back of the sofa.
The posture looked as though he were holding him. Qin Mu kept his eyes on the screen and did not move.
It was a science fiction film. The interstellar scenes were spectacular, and although the male lead wore heavy special-effects makeup, his eyes were extremely expressive.
“This is… Zhuo Yue?” Shen Liu only recognised him after watching for a while.
“Yes,” Qin Mu said. “Fang Mingyan directed the film. He invited me to the premiere, but I was too busy at the time to go.”
“I didn’t expect him to shoot this kind of genre. Did it do well at the box office?”
“Pretty well. It even won awards overseas.”
They watched until the scene where the male lead was about to go into battle and kissed the female lead goodbye aboard the spacecraft. Shen Liu clicked his tongue. “Director Fang really knows the rules. The romance comes in fast. Doesn’t he get jealous of letting Zhuo Yue film kissing scenes?”
“According to him, his professional ethics are so strong that jealousy is impossible. According to Zhuo Yue, after filming that scene, he was tormented so badly he could barely get out of bed. As for whose version is more credible, you can judge for yourself,” Qin Mu replied.
Shen Liu laughed and said with evident experience, “Not getting jealous sounds easy, but it’s hard actually to pull off.”
Qin Mu shot him a sideways glance. “Like you could say anything about it.”
Shen Liu burst out laughing. “Oh no, you’ve got my weakness covered. You’ll laugh at me for a lifetime.”
He said ‘a lifetime.’
Qin Mu’s gaze flickered, but he did not respond.
The room fell quiet. The two of them sat side by side watching the movie. Once the space battle began, the pacing quickened. Qin Mu was watching intently when he suddenly felt a faint itch in his ear. It turned out that someone, bored, was secretly teasing his earlobe with fingers looped around from behind.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
Unable to take it any longer, Qin Mu turned to look at him.
Shen Liu stared solemnly at the screen, as if the mischievous hand had nothing to do with him. Feeling Qin Mu’s gaze, the smile at his lips deepened, carrying the childish triumph of getting his way. “Am I more interesting than the movie?”
“How old are you, still playing such childish tricks?” Qin Mu said disdainfully.
Shen Liu smiled at him, then suddenly looked toward the dining area in surprise. “Beiwei is fishing the goldfish again.”
Qin Mu turned to look.
The fish tank sat perfectly intact on the dining table. There was not a cat in sight.
Puzzled, he turned back—straight into Shen Liu’s closing face.
Their noses brushed. The light, clean scent of Darjeeling tea quietly enveloped him, leaving him momentarily dazed.
In that brief pause, the warm lips brushed lightly against his cheek. Shen Liu’s eyes were full of sly amusement as he teased him back. “How old are you? Still falling for something this childish?”
Heat crept uncontrollably up the back of Qin Mu’s ears. He stiffened his face and said, “Are you asking for a beating?”
“Yes.” Shen Liu pushed his luck, tilting his head to kiss along the side of his neck. His low voice grew thick with sticky ambiguity. “Whenever you want to lay a hand on me, I can strip naked and lie down anytime, letting you do whatever you want…” His voice grew softer and softer. His breath, along with the faint, almost imperceptible contact between their skin, turned into a subtle but undeniable tingling that slid down the spine like a slowly burning fuse leading toward some dangerous territory.
Qin Mu felt his throat tighten and tilted his head slightly away. The other man refused to let him go. His tongue teasingly curled against Qin Mu’s earlobe, holding it for several seconds before he said softly, “I’ve been so well-behaved lately. Doesn’t Master want to reward me with something?”
Qin Mu quietly drew a deep breath and lowered his lashes. “Go take a shower.”
Shen Liu chuckled softly. “Alright.”
Qin Mu’s apartment was quite spacious, with both the living room and the master bedroom having their own bathrooms. When Shen Liu finished showering and came out, he saw Qin Mu in the bedroom drying his hair, clearly having bathed as well.
Qin Mu wore loose cotton sleepwear, looking relaxed and at ease. His hair hung damply, and he was not wearing his glasses. In the slightly dim lighting, he looked exactly as he had back then, and the sight made Shen Liu momentarily drift back into old memories—back when Qin Mu was still young, bullied by classmates and seen by him in that state. Shame and grievance had mixed together, and he had been unable to hold back his tears. Yet after nothing more than a shower, he had calmed down, displaying a maturity that made one’s heart ache. Shen Liu had never personally gotten into a fight before; that time had been his first exception. In a foul mood, he had struck hard, beating those handsy little bastards soundly, and had taken several hits himself as well. Afterwards, he had endured the pain and pretended nothing was wrong, playing the hero in front of the kid. Thinking back on it now, it had been truly foolish.
But he did not regret it in the slightest.
Being able to fight once for Qin Mu in this lifetime had been worth it.
Seeing the expression on his face, Qin Mu asked, “What are you smiling about?”
“Thinking about the past. You were especially cute back then. You would cry in front of me.”
Hearing him bring up old matters, a faint redness crept up behind Qin Mu’s ears. He hung the towel aside and sat down at the edge of the bed.
Shen Liu pulled off the bath towel dr4p3d over him and stood half-naked in front of Qin Mu. Beads of water still clung to his body, slowly sliding along the rise and fall of firm muscles and disappearing into the line of his waist. Qin Mu’s gaze was drawn to him, and it was not until his chin was tipped up and he met those deep, dark eyes that he came back to himself.
Shen Liu forced him to lift his face and meet his gaze, his voice carrying a provocative ambiguity. “You’re even cuter now. Makes me want to make you cry.”
Qin Mu’s Adam’s apple moved slightly. In the next moment, his fingers hooked the red cord around Shen Liu’s neck and pulled with a bit of force, making the other man bend down closer.
Their gazes met, like a silent standoff.
He spoke lightly, “In my place, a cat that casually lays its claws on its owner gets punished.”
Shen Liu curved his lips into a smile, withdrew his hand, and slowly knelt down between his legs. The undercurrents in his eyes were like countless wandering spirits in the night, hiding threads of obsession that tangled without end. “I like everything Master gives me.”
Positions shifted, perspectives reversed. They still shared an unspoken coordination. Between looking down and looking up, they confirmed each other’s roles and opened the night’s secret game of sex and desire.
Qin Mu released the red cord and ordered, “Go to the bottom drawer of the wardrobe, pick a rope you like, and bring it back in your mouth.”
“Yes, Master.” Without permission to stand, Shen Liu crawled over using both hands and knees, like a docile large cat.
What he brought back was a thick red hemp rope, about a meter long, with small golden bells tied to both ends. With the slightest movement, they chimed softly.
“Stand up with your back to me, hands behind you.” Qin Mu’s commands were always concise and clear. He crossed Shen Liu’s wrists behind his back and bound them, but only tied a very loose slipknot. “If the rope comes loose, thirty lashes.”
This kind of binding imposed more psychological restraint than practical effect. Its essence was to require the slave to maintain constant self-restraint, keeping the hands under control with no large movements. Shen Liu understood this well. With his hands crossed and gripping his own wrists, he knelt again. “Yes, Master.”
His kneeling posture was precise and beautiful. Whether in muscle lines or bodily form, it was pleasing to the eye. When such a man submitted beneath one’s feet, becoming a private plaything to be ravaged at will, it could stir almost every Dom’s deepest desires. Qin Mu was no exception. This time, he did not deliberately restrain himself and said in a low voice, “Slave, please me.”
With his hands bound, the available methods were obvious. Shen Liu moved on his knees between Qin Mu’s legs, lightly biting and tugging down the edges of his pyjama pants and underwear, then tilting his head to lightly lick Qin Mu’s c0ck. The warm, soft, sensitive touch made Qin Mu draw in a sharp breath and close his eyes.
Aside from Qin Mu, Shen Liu had never performed oral sex for anyone else. He slowed his pace, caring for every inch of Qin Mu’s most private places with the meticulous attention of a cat licking its food. His lips and tongue licked the small opening at the tip, sucked at the soft sac, kissed the dense hair at the base, and then took the hardened length into his mouth.
The sensation was too intense. Qin Mu’s face flushed as he braced himself with his hands and leaned back slightly. This reaction made the man below him grow even more attentive. He deliberately grazed the coronal ridge with the tips of his teeth, pressed his tongue against the vulnerable opening and rubbed repeatedly, drawing Qin Mu’s breathing faster and faster. Suddenly, most of his c0ck was taken into the hot, wet mouth, and the tip was thrust deep into the throat. An almost overwhelming pleasure erupted with the pressure of repeated swallowing. Qin Mu groaned uncontrollably. His fingers buried themselves in Shen Liu’s hair and pulled back. “Enough. Stop.”
Deep-throating could easily cause throat pressure and difficulty breathing. After withdrawing, Shen Liu coughed lightly. Knowing that Qin Mu was worried he would endure discomfort, he smiled and asked, “Doesn’t Master want to feed me some more?”
“Did I allow you to speak?” Qin Mu lifted his foot and kicked him punitively between the legs. His bare toes, through the underwear, tormented the soft sac and shaft. Shen Liu’s c0ck had been hard since Qin Mu started panting, and now the teasing hurt so much that he could only obediently admit his fault. “I was wrong, Master.”
“Lie down on the bed.”
Shen Liu lay on his back. Qin Mu had already removed his clothes. He worked out regularly, his physique flawless, and paired with that calm, restrained face, he was all the more stirring.
The link between flesh and desire stemmed from human instinct—primitive and rough, yet impossible to escape. Just looking at Qin Mu naked made Shen Liu feel unbearably hard.
Qin Mu spread his legs and straddled him. He squeezed lubricant onto Shen Liu’s fully erect c0ck, and said, “Without my command, you’re not allowed to move, not allowed to make a sound, and not allowed to ejaculate.” Then he lowered his waist, aligned the fierce tip with his own hidden entrance, and slowly sat down.
T/N:
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