In Yuan Ling's hand was a piece of candy made from sweet honey.
It was one of his favorite sweets. Yuan Ling turned to look at Zhu Hui with bright and shining eyes. He was so moved by the single piece of candy, yet he didn't fully understand why.
Zhu Hui found the smile too blinding and forced himself to look away, "For the taste…"
Yuan Ling grinned ear to ear, "Gege is so thoughtful… You even knew that I would need something sweet after that bitter medicine. Gege really is the best."
Zhu Hui frowned after hearing Yuan Ling praise him wholeheartedly. It wasn't that he was angry, but rather that he was embarrassed. His expression always hardened when he was flustered since he never knew how to respond.
Yuan Ling found his expression to be enjoyable and let out a proud giggle. He shifted over and lifted the covers up slightly, "You made a promise, Hui-Gege."
Zhu Hui, who never went back on his promises, could only put the empty bowl to the side and crawl under the covers with Yuan Ling beside him. Zhu Hui laid on his back stiffly as if he was a piece of wood rather than a human. Yuan Ling couldn't even tell if he was breathing or not.
He didn't expect Zhu Hui to act so uncomfortably beside him. He didn't know what he was expecting, but he felt slightly wronged by his response. Yuan Ling moved closer to him to see what Zhu Hui would do.
Zhu Hui flinched, but Yuan Ling didn't take it to heart. Instead, he teased him more. "Hui-Gege. This isn't cuddling. Even I know you are supposed to put your arm around me so I can snuggle into your embrace."
"This is good enough." Zhu Hui's cold rough voice managed to croak out.
Yuan Ling frowned and moved to grab his arm that was laying flatly by his side. Zhu Hui froze as he felt the warmth of Yuan Ling on his arm. His body automatically felt strange and itchy as he focused on the smooth skin touching him.
He could feel Yuan Ling breathing gently on his neck as he held the arm intimately. His warmth radiated off his body, caressing Zhu Hui's already tense body.
Zhu Hui was at the age where he was just understanding the feeling of lust. While most boys lusted over bodacious women, he instead lusted over a person he believed to be unattainable:
Yuan Ling.
Seeing Zhu Hui agitated, Yuan Ling decided to go even further. He enjoyed the responses he would get from Zhu Hui, although at the time he didn't think about the reason why. He scooted even closer and whispered directly in Zhu Hui's ear. His words ticked Zhu Hui's ears and traveled all the way to his heart. "Hui-Gege… You feel this?"
Yuan Ling placed Zhu Hui's hand on his soft, tender skin. Zhu Hui's body went rigid once he felt the pale skin that wasn't even touched by the sun. His mouth opened slightly, but he had no words to speak.
"..."
Yuan Ling giggled softly, "I left my inner clothes open. Hehe~"
"!?!"
Zhu Hui's mouth dropped open as his face turned from green to white. Yuan Ling felt this sight was particularly delicious and licked his lips. He wanted to taunt Zhu Hui even more. He took his hand and forced Zhu Hui to touch his chest and move further down. He let out a playful moan to tease him.
Zhu Hui felt something suddenly ignite inside him. It caused his little friend to become inflamed and stiff. Afraid that Yuan Ling would notice and never speak to him again, he jumped out of the bed and rushed away without looking back.
Yuan Ling was left behind on the bed with a disappointed scowl.