Captured By The Cold Detective (BL)-Chapter 128: Join Me?
He Juan’s heart skipped a beat when he heard the loud splashes of Mu Yuze rising from the bathtub. He firmly fixed his stare on the opposite wall and did not turn around. "Y–You’re done?"
"Mn, can you hand me the towel on the rack over there?"
Coincidentally, the rack Mu Yuze was talking about was right in his peripheral vision. He Juan gave a light hum, then mechanically walked toward it. His limbs seemed to have transformed into wooden blocks connected by old creaky joints. There were a few times when he thought he would trip on his own feet and planted his face on the ground. Oh God... just what the hell was wrong with him? He was not even this nervous when he was bathing Mu Yuze!
He Juan took a deep breath and reached out to grab one of the towels neatly stacked on the rack, asking in a strained voice, "Is this the one?"
No sooner than he asked the question, his entire body grew stiff and the hair on his back stood on its end when he sensed someone approaching from behind. Who else would it be if not Mu Yuze? He Juan’s nerves were stretched taut, almost to the point of snapping, when the alluring scent of lavender and peppermint drifted close. So close that He Juan was enveloped in its heated and intoxicating embrace.
S–Since when did he get there?! Why did he... oh dear God, please give him the strength!
Mu Yuze did not actually drape himself over He Juan’s back. But at this rate, it did not actually make any difference when He Juan could vividly perceive the warmth and droplets of water clinging to his skin. The omega’s soft exhale fanned across his neck as he stretched his hand out to grab the towel in He Juan’s hands, then his tilting voice echoed right beside He Juan’s ear. "Thank you, Gege. You can wait outside if you want."
"Oh...!" He Juan never thought he could move so fast. Before Mu Yuze could even blink, he had already zoomed out of the bathroom and closed the door behind him. "Just... Just take your time, okay, Xiao Ze?" Even though he said those words for Mu Yuze to hear, right now the one who needed time to calm down was him!
He Juan paced back and forth inside the room like an agitated beast, his brows pinched tightly as he desperately tried to will his erection to go away. One glance at the clock on the bedside drawer told him that only twenty minutes had passed since he brewed tea for Mu Yuze in the kitchen, but Heavens... He Juan felt like half of his lifespan had been drained away!
Clearly it was Mu Yuze who took a bath, yet He Juan discovered that his entire body was drenched in sweat from head to toe since God-knows-when. And every time he recalled the pretty flush on Mu Yuze’s cheeks as he tore the gland patch off him, tingles ran down his spine and he almost could not control his own pheromones.
He stood facing the window with his head tilted up to prevent a nosebleed. His eyes were tightly shut. Think of something else, He Juan – anything! Oh right, he had not informed Jia Molei yet. Before he left Jia Molei’s house this morning, the Beta had told He Juan to update him if he was going to stay over in Mu Yuze’s house.
Even though the subsequent event leading to the bath was not included in He Juan’s itinerary, he found that he did not want to leave Mu Yuze all alone. Not tonight. That’s how weak his willpower was when it came to Mu Yuze.
He Juan sighed in despair. He could perfectly imagine how Jia Molei’s reaction would be if he were to inform him of the news – he must be gleeful to throw He Juan’s words back to him. What happened to no staying over? What happened to no fucking on first dates?
No! He Juan let out a pained groan as he roared at the imaginary Jia Molei inside his mind. He really would not do something like that, okay?!
As much as he wanted to play dead, He Juan knew that Jia Molei would stay up all night waiting for him to return if he did not hit the Beta up. And he’d hate to worry his best friend slash doctor. He Juan sighed and resigned to his fate.
However, just as he was pulling his phone out of his pocket, the door to the bathroom swung open and once again, the sweet scent of omega’s pheromones filled every corner of the room.
He Juan’s eyes were still fixed on the screen, but his attention had long flown toward every movement behind him.
Mu Yuze saw that He Juan was fiddling with his phone and the corner of his lips curled down. "Do you have something you need to do, Juan-gege?"
He did not try to hide his scent at all and hence, it was easy for He Juan to pick up the sour note of displeasure in between. He Juan’s mind went utterly blank, and in the end, he only remembered to send Jia Molei a single period before tossing the phone into the nearby available surface. "No, nothing at all. Xiao Ze, tonight–" He Juan turned around and the rest of his words were stuck in his throat.
Mu Yuze’s back was facing him as he rummaged through the wardrobe. He only had a single towel wrapped around his waist and oh... there was so much skin, He Juan was almost bedazzled. Almost immediately, his gaze trailed down to Mu Yuze’s slim and perfect legs that were still damp with water.
"What about tonight?" Mu Yuze pulled out an oversized black shirt and slipped it into his body. Just as He Juan thought that he was going to find pajama trousers to wear, Mu Yuze took off the towel, tossed it to the hamper beside the wardrobe and turned to face him with a quirk of his brow.
He Juan had forgotten what he was going to say. "You..." he squeezed out the words through the hollow of his throat. "You’re going to wear... just that?"
Of course, there was nothing wrong with Mu Yuze’s choice of fashion. The shirt looked good on him and it was so adorable to see him getting comfortable in front of He Juan enough to show this side of him. From his previous stayover, He Juan had realized that Mu Yuze had a wide variety of oversized shirts at his disposal and he would always wear it at home. But... But it was only large enough to cover his upper thighs! If he bent down... oh God, He Juan did not even dare to imagine such a scene! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"What’s wrong with this?" Mu Yuze asked with a blank face, seemingly truly oblivious at the magical effect he had on He Juan. But why did He Juan have a hunch that Mu Yuze was deliberately pushing his buttons one by one?
He Juan almost choked on his breath. How was he supposed to answer that question? It was not like he could say that this kind of appearance was too damn sexy and he was afraid that he could no longer hold himself back... right??
He Juan did not know whether he should be grateful that Mu Yuze did not press him for an answer. Instead, the omega bypassed him and walked toward the bed, straightening the little creases on the edge. An ill premonition arose in He Juan’s heart, and before he could propose to sleep on the couch in the living room, he saw Mu Yuze turn to him and ask in an inviting tone, "Join me?"
.
.
Mini theater
Jia Molei read his new message and fell into momentary silence.
[Old Juan]: .
’.’?? What the fuck did ’.’ mean?!! A secret code? An SOS signal???
Furious, Jia Molei bombarded the barrage with a flurry of messages, yet in the end, none were read until the next morning...
