The Curse of Desire

“No,” Bai Qiuyi laughed, “I spoke wrong. It’s just that it’s more lively when there are more people.”

Jiang Shu insisted, “We can also have fun just by the two of us.”

Thinking about Bai Qiuyi stripping down to his underwear and swimming with Cheng Feifei and Zhang Daben, Jiang Shu felt uncomfortable all over. How could his younger brother’s body be seen by others?

Ah, wrong. His younger brother was a boy, so being seen by a boy was actually fine. Doesn’t feel right, though… Anyway, now was not the time to dwell on this issue.

When Jiang Shu invited Bai Qiuyi to swim together, his hidden intention was to be intimate. How could he let Cheng Feifei and Zhang Daben ruin his opportunity?

“Okay,” Bai Qiuyi chuckled, “But brother, why do I feel that your intentions are impure?”

“What’s impure?” Cheng Feifei appeared at the door of the villa holding a bowl.

Jiang Shu side-eyed the curious Cheng Feifei and stretched out his hand, “If you don’t want to eat, give it to me.”

Cheng Feifei immediately turned around as if to protect his food, “There is more inside, you guys come in and eat.”

Bai Qiuyi looked at Cheng Feifei, made sure he was not interested in looking back, and quickly patted Jiang Shu’s butt. After that, he swaggered right into the room. Sure enough, it felt quite firm.

Jiang Shu stared at Bai Qiuyi’s back, his heart beating faster due to being smacked on the butt. He felt like his younger brother was acquiescing to his impure intentions. He really wanted to leave immediately so that he and his brother could go “swimming” together sooner rather than later!

Despite the small gathering of just four people at the evening barbecue, the atmosphere was surprisingly vibrant. Each of them prepared their own skewers. This was a familiar sight for Bai Qiuyi but a novel experience for the original owner.

Observing the meat as it roasted to perfection and smelling the tantalizing aroma, Bai Qiuyi found himself in high spirits. He ate two pieces of meat from the skewer in one swift bite.

Jiang Shu stood in front of him, flipping the skewers. He never stopped paying attention to Bai Qiuyi and when he saw him like this, he said, “Give me some, too.”

Bai Qiuyi looked at the barbecue on the grill, “Aren’t yours almost ready?”

“I can’t wait any longer,” Jiang Shu stared at the skewers in his hand, “I want to eat it now, I’m hungry.”

Just by looking at him, Bai Qiuyi understood what was going on, but he pretended not to know, “Just wait, there’s some on the table. I’ll bring them to you.”

After saying that, he wanted to bypass the grill and walk behind Jiang Shu to get them.

“No,” Jiang Shu stopped him quickly, “I can just eat the skewers in your hand.”

Bai Qiuyi took back one step, and then cruelly finished the skewers in his hand in front of him.

Jiang Shu: “…” 

Damn it.

His brother must have guessed that he wanted to have an indirect kiss.

Bai Qiuyi chewed the meat in his mouth, raised one eyebrow and asked Jiang Shu cheekily, “Do you still want to eat?”

Jiang Shu swallowed. He really wanted to eat. He also wanted to kiss Bai Qiuyi real bad.

But Cheng Feifei and Zhang Daben were sitting and eating not far behind them. If he really did something to Bai Qiuyi, these two people would definitely see.

Jiang Shu reluctantly mumbled, “I won’t eat it then.”

Bai Qiuyi felt a little speechless. Hearing his pitiful tone, it really seemed like Jiang Shu wanted to eat some skewers. But it was also very funny. This guy was really willing to do anything to take advantage of him.

Cheng Feifei and Zhang Daben left around ten o’clock.

Jiang Shu’s house suddenly became much quieter. All the servants were dismissed early by Jiang Shu. As for Father Jiang and Mother Jiang, one was in the army, and the other was on a business trip. There were only two people in the huge villa: Bai Qiuyi and Jiang Shu. 

Jiang Shu directly brought Bai Qiuyi to the swimming pool. Bai Qiuyi glanced at the sparkling water and lazily took off his clothes and pants.

Jiang Shu always took off his clothes very quickly. Now he was naked and staring at Bai Qiuyi undress.

“It’s just the two of us, do we still need to wear underwear?” 

Bai Qiuyi glanced at him and plunged into the water. Jiang Shu watched him swim far away, then pop his head up and look at him as he said, “I must wear it to keep the perverts away.”

Hearing this, Jiang Shu also plunged into the water and swam towards him. Bai Qiuyi didn’t stay where he was, instead, he slid his hands in the water and swam forward.

However, he did not swim as hard as he could, and Jiang Shu soon caught up with him. From beneath the water, Jiang Shu touched the boy’s feet, propelled himself and the boy to the surface, and once there, he embraced the small waist. 

He asked casually, “Who is this pervert you’re talking about?” 

Bai Qiuyi turned around and faced him. The two of them were clearly standing in the water, with their feet not touching the ground, but their bodies did not sink.

“I’m just saying, but if the shoe fits…” His hair was slicked back, revealing a delicate face adorned with pink lips and dewy eyes, topped with a starry smile.

 Jiang Shu felt that he was dazzled. He leaned over and kissed Bai Qiuyi’s pretty face, “Big brother wants to be a pervert.”

Bai Qiuyi raised his head away from him, “No, I won’t allow my brother to be a pervert.”

Jiang Shu felt unbearable. The boy was exposing his white neck to him, and the trembling Adam’s apple when he spoke seemed to be bewitching him.

“Younger brother,” Jiang Shu resisted the desire to kiss him, “let’s compete.”

Bai Qiuyi lowered his chin slightly, and looked at him inquiringly, “Compete in what?”

Jiang Shu let go of his waist, turned around, and pointed in one direction, “Let’s race to that escalator as the finish line. If I get there first, your body is mine to do as I please.”

“And what if I get there first?” Bai Qiuyi asked. “Is your body mine to do as I please?”

“Yeah,” Jiang Shu nodded quickly. “So, do we have a bet?”

“Let’s do it,” Bai Qiuyi smiled slowly.

With Jiang Shu’s command, both of them leapt forward. 

Though Bai Qiuyi was not slow, Jiang Shu ultimately had the upper hand. That’s why, moments later, Jiang Shu had one hand on the escalator rail and the other wrapped around Bai Qiuyi’s small waist from behind, planting kisses on his neck.

1. 冰粉 bīng fěn. It refers to a popular Chinese dessert made from the seeds of the Nicandra physalodes plant, often served chilled with sweet syrup and various toppings.