Saving the Heartthrob Frenemy

He twisted his hand but it was pointless. The silence hung heavy in the air, filled with tension and uncertainty. Qie Xieling’s mind raced, desperately searching for the right words to diffuse the situation.

While he was trying to come up with ways to coax Luo Muchen the man suddenly moved and pressed him onto the elevator wall his piercing gaze staring straight into Qie Xieling’s soul. "Do you just go around seducing people?" he said his tone accusatory. Qie Xieling, "..."

When, how, where did he seduce anyone? Qie Xieling scoffed while averting his gaze but Luo Muchen pinched his chin and forced him to look at him.

Qie Xieling’s brow arched his little heart doing cartwheels. What was next? Making out on an elevator? This was really getting interesting.

Qie Xieling swallowed hard his member unleashing a myriad of warnings that it was about to go down. Struggling to suppress his real emotions from coming out he met the captain’s intense stare head-on. In an unflinching response, he broke the silence. "Captain Luo, I don’t seduce people... The only person I want to seduce is you," he admitted, his tone full of confidence.

Luo Muchen, "..." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

He was taken aback by Qie Xieling’s shameless admission. It wasn’t that he was swayed by him; in fact, he detested him. But somehow, Qie Xieling’s boldness and audacity intrigued him so much that he was drawn to him which made him very upset with himself.

His grip subconsciously tightened, causing a ripple of pain to shoot up Qie Xieling’s arm. Qie Xieling gritted his teeth, determined not to show any sign of weakness. His dark eyes met the captain’s, silently imploring him to release his hold.

As the elevator came to a halt, the door opened and Luo Muchen swiftly exited only for Qie Xieling to follow behind him. The door of his lounge slid shut and as he exhaled, it opened again and Qie Xieling stepped in.

Luo Muchen, "..."

"How do you do that?" he finally asked through gritted teeth.

Qie Xieling was a little confused so he asked, "Do what?" while sitting down on the couch without waiting for Luo Muchen’s invitation.

"That... how do you get access to restricted areas without authorisation?" asked Luo Muchen finally fed up. If this continued he would know no peace.

Qie Xieling gasped in shock. "You locked me out of your deck?" He seemed genuinely shocked. The words cut deep in his heart that he collapsed on the couch seeming aggrieved.

Luo Muchen, "..."

"You didn’t know?" he asked and Qie Xieling angrily replied,

"Of course, I didn’t fucking know... ahh is that why you put guards in the elevator? Wow... just wow. If you don’t want to see me that bad then why not just kick me off your fucking warship?"

Luo Muchen couldn’t do that because he still needed something from him. While contemplating whether to ask him about it or not his gaze fell on Qie Xieling’s legs that were spread apart revealing his pair of underwear.

Qie Xieling had completely forgotten that he was wearing a skirt thus he was sitting like that. Even if he knew he probably wouldn’t care. He would do anything to make Luo Muchen feel uncomfortable.

Luo Muchen couldn’t for the life of him control his gaze. He cleared his throat and said, "Sit properly," his voice hoarse.

Qie Xieling glanced down at his legs spread apart and sneered, "I am a man. What is there to see?"

Luo Muchen, "..."

"If you don’t like it you can drop me off at the nearest planet... tsk... why did you even give me this job when you clearly dislike me?" said Qie Xieling. It was probably the alcohol talking at this point because he was venting with no restraint.

"Uhh, now you are mute? Wow... who would think you would be so stubborn in this world," he said standing up and looking for the bar fridge to get something to drink. It was incredibly depressing knowing that he was disliked so much and now he was drinking his sorrows away.

"You didn’t answer the question," replied Luo Muchen watching him walk over to the bar fridge. When Qie Xieling bent over he immediately averted his gaze but it was too late. He felt hot all over with his blood boiling. He suddenly had the urge to slip his fingers underneath that skirt and fondle Qie Xieling’s perfect assets.

When this thought crossed his mind, Luo Muchen swallowed his eyes focusing on the vast sea of stars in front of him. But through the reflection of the window, he could clearly see Qie Xieling’s reflection.

Qie Xieling twisted the cap of the wine cooler while saying, "Maybe it’s because I have magical powers or the warship likes me." Luo Muchen couldn’t believe his nonsense. He was truly starting to suspect that Qie Xieling was drunk already.

This conjecture was further confirmed when Qie Xieling suddenly pulled up his skirt and sat on Luo Muchen’s lap facing him. Luo Muchen’s response was swift and instantaneous but before he could push him off Qie Xieling took out the box from inside his clothes and said,

"Or maybe it’s this."

Luo Muchen was so surprised that Qie Xieling would show him his most prized possession without a second thought.

How could he trust him so much that he would show him? Luo Muchen reached over to touch it. He had already touched it before but this was the first time he touched it with Qie Xieling’s consent.

"Let me take a closer look," he said but Qie Xieling took it back and said,

"Why? It’s just a box with my things."

Hearing this Luo Muchen was starting to think that Qie Xieling had no idea the importance of what he was holding in his hand or maybe he was just playing dumb.

"You asked me why I gave you a job on my warship?... It’s because I want this. I want the information in it. If you give it to me I will give you whatever you want." When Luo Muchen saw the look on Qie Xieling’s face, a look like that of a sly fox about to ensnare its prey he suddenly regretted saying it.

He quickly changed his words saying, "I will give you anything but my-."

Qie Xieling pressed his finger on Luo Muchen’s lips as he whispered, "Shh shh captain... it’s already too late. You said whatever I want."

Luo Muchen, "..."

Why did he feel like he was making a deal with the devil?