Everything happened in an instant.

At this moment, Qin Fang was biting Xing Yan's lips, the two of them pressed close together. Under the dim light in the distance, they shouldn't have been able to see clearly. But the outlines, the eyes, and the faint throbbing of the veins at their temples as they breathed were all so distinct.

Qin Fang's hand gripping Xing Yan's collar was very tight, and his teeth biting Xing Yan's lips showed no sign of loosening. The two shared the cold, crisp air mixed with a faint bloody smell, then simultaneously exhaled a passionate ball of fire from their heaving chests.

Xing Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly, lowering then lifting, his gaze shooting straight into Qin Fang's eyes. As they stared at each other from this close distance, the corner of Qin Fang's mouth suddenly curled up, even his eyes softening.

His teeth released Xing Yan's lips, panting as he asked, "Does it hurt?"

Xing Yan didn't speak, one hand propping himself up next to Qin Fang, the other touching his own lips. He didn't directly answer Qin Fang's question, his gaze sweeping over his face as he said, "Biting and not letting go, are you a dog?"

Qin Fang raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Just treat me as a dog then."

Neither of them moved, their postures unchanged, even Qin Fang's hand gripping Xing Yan's clothes didn't loosen, only relaxing slightly. When they panted urgently, their chests would still collide together, then separate suggestively.  

The hand Xing Yan was propping himself up with was right next to Qin Fang's ear. To Qin Fang, the other party's position was extremely oppressive, an absolute controlling posture.

Qin Fang was still smiling, Xing Yan watching him smile. Xing Yan's fingers, stained with the blood from his own lips bitten by Qin Fang, pinched Qin Fang's chin as he smiled.

Qin Fang laughed while frowning. "...It really hurts."

Xing Yan looked down at him from above, his hand pinching Qin Fang's chin and pressing it down, his voice lowering—

"Open your mouth."

Qin Fang was always called a "sweet idiot" by Xing Yan, but he wasn't really that stupid. He knew very well what opening his mouth would lead to, but he still obediently opened it, even provocatively raising his eyebrows at Xing Yan, his eyes still carrying a soft smile.

It's open, so what?

—Qin Fang closed his eyes the moment Xing Yan's head swooped down.

He let go, his hand that had been clutching Xing Yan's collar naturally changed to encircling his neck, his arms embracing the person in front of him in an indulgent and frank posture.

Biting, entangling, panting.

They were wanton under the winter moon, kissing amidst the ice and snow.

Their chests held unbridled emotions, and a heart that was crazy and scorching hot.

......

Kissing between guys is exhausting, fighting for each other's air, their hormones "bang bang bang" consuming and colliding all around. A passionate beginning, ultimately ending with both parties nearly suffocating.

Qin Fang took a couple breaths and said with a smile, "...Sorry, I don't know how to breathe through it."

Xing Yan lay back down, the two looking at the moon together. Xing Yan said, "I don't know either."

"Lacking some experience," Qin Fang said.

Xing Yan replied, "Mm."

Qin Fang added, "Let's practice together in the future."

Xing Yan nodded. "Okay."

Actually, all of this came without warning, happening abruptly with no preparation beforehand. But since it happened, it happened. Just follow your heart, be carefree.

Qin Fang had been lying on the ground for a while, the snow underneath his head nearly melted. He sat up, the movement making his whole body ache. Qin Fang hissed, then sighed, "Should I go get a protective talisman?"

Xing Yan stood up and reached out a hand to him. Qin Fang used his hand to also stand up.

"Where does it hurt?" Xing Yan asked him.

Qin Fang quickly replied, "My mouth hurts."

Xing Yan laughed, the curve of his eyes at this moment looking especially gentle. Qin Fang said, "Everything hurts, but it's not serious, I'm fine."

With Qin Fang hurting here and there, he couldn't cover it all, so he simply didn't cover anything.

Xing Yan asked him, "Go to the hospital?"

Qin Fang shook his head. "No need, I can handle it."

Fighting, questioning, then kissing each other. The whole process was intense and fierce, but now that it had passed, the two slowly walked back, both quiet and calm, as if none of it had happened before.

Qin Fang took the initiative to say, "I really wasn't flirting with girls."

Xing Yan said, "Then what were they talking about?"

"Who the hell knows what they were saying," Qin Fang himself looked completely baffled. "Probably sick in the head."

Xing Yan glanced at him. Qin Fang looked into his eyes and said sincerely, "I really didn't. I don't have enough time to study every day, and the time I'm not studying I give to you. Where would I meet any girls?"

On such a gentle night, everything was good, everything was beautiful. Xing Yan didn't want to talk about this, and Qin Fang didn't either. This messy stuff was too boring.

"Besides, I wouldn't dare," Qin Fang rubbed his chin, lowering his head with a couple chuckles. "You already told me like that before."

Xing Yan walked with his hands in his pockets. After Qin Fang finished speaking, he lightly bumped Qin Fang with his arm.

Qin Fang bumped him back. "I really wouldn't dare."

That day when Qin Fang went to karaoke with his roommates, he went out for some air and incidentally played hero, a righteous good youth. He rescued a girl who was being dragged into a car, possibly ruining someone's plans. He roughly told Xing Yan about it, laughing at himself after saying it.

"Do you think I'm being too reckless?" Qin Fang felt his injuries all over and truly thought he had bad luck.

He couldn't not lend a hand to save a fallen girl when he saw the situation. After saving her, he didn't leave a name and still got found, ambushed in an alley and attacked.

The girl curse on him seemed even more severe than before. Previously, he couldn't get anywhere with them, and even if he did, it wouldn't last long. Now, let alone getting anywhere, just a little involvement would bring him a world of trouble.

"Do you know them?" Xing Yan asked him.

Qin Fang shook his head. "I really don't. Are you going to go find them? Better not."

Xing Yan didn't say anything. Qin Fang said, "Then it would be never-ending. They're hurt worse than me today, don't know if they'll come back later. Anyway, it's almost break, forget it."

As they talked, they arrived at Qin Fang's dorm. His dorm was empty, his two buddies had gone home after exams. With how wretched he looked now, Xing Yan couldn't leave him alone.

The two had a tacit understanding on this. When they reached downstairs, Qin Fang tilted his chin at Xing Yan, gesturing for him to go in, so Xing Yan went upstairs.

This was his first time coming to Qin Fang's dorm. Qin Fang pointed at his own chair and said, "You sit first, I'll take a quick shower and come out so you can help me apply some medicine."

Xing Yan made an "mm" sound, then asked, "Can you wash?"

"Don't ask like that. Whether I can wash or not, I have to wash myself, otherwise I'll be embarrassed." Qin Fang laughed and took off his coat. His clothes were a mess. He grabbed a pair of shorts and went into the bathroom.

Looking at his disheveled appearance in the mirror made him want to sigh, but what made him sigh the most was his face. He didn't know why these people always hit the face even though you're not supposed to hit the face.

Qin Fang looked at his chin in the mirror. His handsome face was too much of a mess, with a bruise on the side of his chin.

After a quick shower, his hair was still damp when he came out. Qin Fang came out wearing only sports shorts, his upper body bare. When Xing Yan looked at him, Qin Fang asked, "Do you want to take a shower first or apply medicine for me first?"

"Apply medicine first. I'll go wash my hands." After saying that, Xing Yan stood up and went to the bathroom.

Qin Fang dragged another chair over and placed it next to him. He sat on it backwards and waited. When Xing Yan came out, Qin Fang had his arms resting on the back of the chair, his back facing him.

"Just massage my back. I can reach the front myself."

Xing Yan sat down behind him and took the spray, spraying it twice on Qin Fang's shoulders. When his hands touched him, he could clearly feel the muscles under his hands tense up for a moment.

With his back turned, Qin Fang's face couldn't be seen. Xing Yan massaged the bruised and reddened areas, asking Qin Fang if it hurt.

Qin Fang shook his head as he lay there, not answering.

Actually, the little straight guy was just pretending to be calm. In fact, he was uncomfortable everywhere. Kissing was kissing, and it felt great, but the atmosphere after kissing wasn't so easy to face. Everything could be easily explained when they were outside, but now it was just the two of them in the dorm. The moment Xing Yan's palm touched his shoulder, Qin Fang's heart trembled.

It was an indescribable feeling, an inexplicable nervousness. Before, they were half-brothers, just with a bit of illicit affair. Now, there was only the illicit affair left.

They had bitten each other's lips. After the passion of the moment passed, more or less, they still felt embarrassed.

Xing Yan's palms were very hot from rubbing. It actually felt very comfortable being massaged like this, even though Qin Fang's thoughts slid along with the trajectory of his movements.

Before Xing Yan's hands moved, Qin Fang's mind had already drawn the route. Being both sensitive and nervous while also feeling very comfortable, Qin Fang lay on the back of the chair with his eyes closed.

Xing Yan asked him, "Don't you have an exam tomorrow?"

"Mm," Qin Fang replied, lying down. "There's still the one I'm least confident about left."

"What time is the exam?" Xing Yan pinched his ribs, his thumb scraping forcefully on one side.

"Eight o'clock, early in the morning." Qin Fang closed his eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly. "We'll see. But based on my current luck, I'm afraid it won't go well. Your hand there is a bit ticklish."

So Xing Yan switched to pushing with his palm. "It's bruised."

"From kicking," Qin Fang said. "It's amazing his little short legs could lift that high."

Xing Yan laughed silently and sprayed more medicinal oil on Qin Fang's back.

Qin Fang was just talking naturally, trying to make himself appear as relaxed as possible. In fact, he was so nervous inside, but it was hard on the bad little straight guy. He also liked being nervous. This thing called love was really fucking interesting, Qin Fang thought to himself.

Xing Yan helped him massage the areas he couldn't reach. After the massage, Qin Fang found a set of his own clothes for Xing Yan to change into after showering, and gave him a new toothbrush.

For some reason, the sound of running water in the bathroom became particularly noticeable while Xing Yan was showering. It hooked the ears with its splashing. The more you didn't want to hear it, the more it entered your ears. The brain would even automatically follow the intermittent sounds to depict the movements.

Qin Fang got on Chen Ke's bed, leaving his own bed for Xing Yan. When Xing Yan came out, Qin Fang was already up there, sitting cross-legged on the bed, looking like he was reading the book for the exam subject tomorrow.

Xing Yan looked up and asked him, "Finished applying the medicine?"

"Finished." Qin Fang pointed to his bed and said to Xing Yan, "There's a charger by my bedside, and headphones too."

Xing Yan nodded, then got on Qin Fang's bed.

After all, their school was a prestigious VIP college. The dorms had hot water and air conditioning. In winter, there was even floor heating. The temperature was much higher than ordinary male dorms. Wearing short sleeves didn't even make them feel cold.

Qin Fang found a topic to chat with Xing Yan. Speaking of dorms, he mentioned Hua Tong, who complained every day about the poor dorm conditions.

It was also at this time that Hua Tong's voice message came over. Qin Fang was interrupted in the middle of his sentence and took Hua Tong's voice call.

It couldn't be anything important, just idle chatter, asking Qin Fang what he was going to do after the exam tomorrow. Qin Fang chatted with him for a few sentences. After hanging up the phone, he suddenly realized that when he knew someone was holding back to ambush him tonight, his first reaction wasn't Hua Tong.

If it were before, he would definitely send his location to Hua Tong, but today, the first person that flashed through his mind was indeed Xing Yan.

The night passed quite peacefully. In their current state, apart from pretending to chat normally, there was no other way. When kissing, they were bold and unrestrained. After kissing, they still didn't quite know how to get along naturally.

So after chatting for a while, they went to sleep. Qin Fang could turn off the light with a stretch of his hand. After turning it off, he said, "Good night, Yan-ge."

Xing Yan said, "Good night. Call me if you're not feeling well."

Before falling asleep, Qin Fang thought to himself that today was a day that should be written into history.

Qin Fang got up at five in the morning, got off the bed and sat at his desk to study for another two hours. Xing Yan slept quietly on the bed above his head.

This feeling had a faint sense of comfort, and it was actually quite satisfying. Occasionally, when he heard Xing Yan turn over, Qin Fang felt a sense of peace in his heart, like the soft touch of a body rubbing against the quilt with a rustling sound.

When Xing Yan woke up, he saw that the bed was empty and glanced down.

Qin Fang heard the sound and looked up at him. The two made eye contact, and Qin Fang asked with a smile, "Awake?"

"Mm," Xing Yan asked him, "Is there anywhere that hurts badly?"

Qin Fang said with a wry smile, "It all hurts quite badly."

Indeed, his whole body ached. If it were usual, he would probably be in a bad mood already, but from the moment he opened his eyes today, his mood was good. If it hurt, then it hurt. He'd endure it.

Xing Yan folded the thin quilt and jumped down from the bed. Qin Fang glanced at his feet and calves on the ground and subconsciously said, "You're really white."

Xing Yan's movements paused for a moment, and he raised an eyebrow at him.

Qin Fang himself also felt like he had a problem and tentatively asked, "Is it inappropriate for me to say that?"

Xing Yan shook his head, his face very calm. As he walked to the bathroom, he said, "It's appropriate. Now, whatever you say is appropriate. After all, we've already bitten each other. Right, brother?"

He was deliberately embarrassing him. Qin Fang could tell. But maybe because it was morning and his skin was thick, he didn't feel embarrassed at all and just wanted to laugh.

The thick-skinned incidents didn't stop there. Before the two of them finished packing and went out to eat breakfast, Xing Yan was opening the door in front when Qin Fang suddenly called out to him from behind.

Xing Yan turned his head, and Qin Fang directly kissed him on the lips.

Indeed unexpected, Xing Yan's eyes showed a hint of surprise.