Pretending Not to Love You [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Their first time didn’t last very long, ending after only twenty minutes, but even so, Xiao Baijun still felt extremely gratified.

…

When it was over, Xiao Baijun looked down, slightly puzzled. “What is this? Virgin blood?”

Zuo Qiu turned his head to look and laughed. “Probably the evidence of my innocence?”

Xiao Baijun glanced at Zuo Qiu’s teasing eyes, knowing he had asked a foolish question. Saying it was hemorrhoid bleeding would be more believable than claiming it was virgin blood…

Xiao Baijun ran a bath, then carried Zuo Qiu into the bathroom. At this moment, even standing caused Zuo Qiu’s wound to hurt when it shifted, so soaking in hot water was better.

The bathtub wasn’t large. Zuo Qiu rested his two long, straight, and pale legs on the bathtub’s edge. Xiao Baijun squeezed body wash into his palm, lathered it up, and began washing Zuo Qiu, starting from his feet.

“Come on, let me check your wound,” Xiao Baijun patted Zuo Qiu’s leg and said.

Zuo Qiu, soaking in the warm water, felt much better than before. He hadn’t felt it until now, but having Xiao Baijun inspect his wound face-to-face made Zuo Qiu feel a little shy.

“It’s fine, I’m much better.”

Xiao Baijun frowned. Since there was bleeding, how could it be fine so quickly?

“We are the most intimate lovers. We’ve been completely frank with each other. Isn’t it a bit late to be shy now?”

Zuo Qiu didn’t move. Checking the wound face-to-face was genuinely awkward.

“If you don’t move, do you believe I’ll mount you again?”

At the sound of that, Zuo Qiu felt a sharp pain again. He sensed Xiao Baijun’s firm attitude and obediently complied.

Xiao Baijun inspected it carefully. It did look a bit better, but he still needed to apply some medicine.

After they finished showering, Xiao Baijun dried Zuo Qiu and carried him to the bed. Zuo Qiu lay down obediently, letting Xiao Baijun apply the medication.

Xiao Baijun’s movements were very gentle. He applied the ointment little by little around the edge first, then slowly moved inward. Zuo Qiu didn’t feel any discomfort.

As he was nearly finished, Xiao Baijun chuckled softly, “Don’t you think you look like you’re giving birth right now?”

Zuo Qiu’s face flushed. He immediately retracted his legs, closed them, rolled over onto his stomach, and retorted, “Too bad you don’t have the capability.”

Capability? The capability to impregnate a man? That kind of superpower could probably only be achieved by a deity!

Xiao Baijun gently patted Zuo Qiu’s b-u-t-t-o-c-k-s. “I’ve discovered that your mouth skills are getting sharper every day.”

Even though Xiao Baijun didn’t use much force, Zuo Qiu’s face still went pale for a few seconds.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”

Looking at Zuo Qiu like that, Xiao Baijun regretted touching him. He wanted to rub it better, but he was afraid of hurting him again, so he leaned over and began kissing him to comfort him.

With Xiao Baijun coaxing his tongue and exchanging saliva, perhaps saliva truly had pain-relieving properties, as Zuo Qiu slowly forgot the discomfort in his rear end.

After they ended the lingering kiss, Xiao Baijun lightly pecked Zuo Qiu’s forehead and asked him about his feelings regarding their first time: “Did you like it?”

Zuo Qiu buried his head in the pillow, nodding with a blush. Aside from the initial discomfort, Zuo Qiu had experienced an unprecedented sense of pleasure afterward. This was probably the feeling described online as the K-feeling. It was better than he had imagined.

“I thought it was great too,” Xiao Baijun savored the wonderful feeling he had just experienced. It was probably what was meant by “soul-shattering ecstasy.” However, Xiao Baijun felt a little pained that Zuo Qiu’s injured area would need a few days to heal. Fortunately, with more experience in the future, it wouldn’t be this severe again.

Xiao Baijun checked the time. It was past seven o’clock. “What do you want for dinner? I’ll go buy it.” Xiao Baijun didn’t like ordering takeout. In his opinion, the time spent ordering takeout was better spent going to buy it himself. Moreover, after an incident where someone impersonated a delivery driver to commit theft, the community security no longer allowed any strangers to enter. So, ordering takeout would require going to the community gate to wait anyway, meaning he still had to go out.

Zuo Qiu thought for a moment: “Just something light.”…

Zuo Qiu remembered reading online that it’s easy to get an infection after the first time, so it’s important to eat light food.

Xiao Baijun nodded, put on his mask, and left the apartment.

…

Once the door closed, Zuo Qiu opened the Zhihu app on his phone, clicked on his recent browsing history, and looked at the question “How painful is the first time” again, checking the comments that had misled him earlier.

First Floor: It’s like someone is tearing you in half alive. Do you think that hurts or not!

Second Floor: I saw someone describe childbirth as scooping out a watermelon through your nostril. The first time is like shoving a thermos flask up your nostril. That’s a disgusting description, but it really is like that. The feeling is pure brute force insertion~

Third Floor: My experience was like someone was mindlessly poking me with a stick, super painful!

Fourth Floor: It hurt so much I couldn’t get out of bed for three days! The most intense feeling I’ve ever had growing up.

…

Nth Floor: Ahem, it’s quite comfortable.

Zuo Qiu finished reading, closed his phone, and lay on the pillow, reliving the entire experience. He now somewhat understood why the bottom in G-A-Y V-I-D-E-O-S would make such tantalizing noises.

…

Half an hour later, Xiao Baijun returned with a large bowl of porridge and several steamed buns. Zuo Qiu looked at all the bowls and plates he placed on the small table and asked in surprise, “What are you eating?”

Xiao Baijun took a steamed bun, bit into it, and said, “This.”

Zuo Qiu’s jaw almost dropped. In his memory, the only plain food Xiao Baijun liked was porridge. He had never seen him eat a steamed bun before; if he wanted something bready, he would choose meat buns.

“You don’t have to punish yourself to accompany me.”

Eating such a light meal must be a torture for Xiao Baijun, who loved meat!

Xiao Baijun looked at Zuo Qiu and said, “But I want to accompany you. Not just to accompany you in eating simple food, but I will be by your side for all future difficulties and achievements.”

Caught off guard by the sudden confession, Zuo Qiu took a moment to react. He lay sideways on the bed and bit into a steamed bun. “It’s rare to hear you say such lengthy romantic words.”

Xiao Baijun put down his steamed bun, stirred the porridge in the bowl, scooped a spoonful, tested the temperature with his lips, and offered it to Zuo Qiu’s mouth. “If you like it, I’ll tell you every day.”

Zuo Qiu opened his mouth and drank the porridge. Xiao Baijun took the spoon away from his lips, then suddenly leaned close to Zuo Qiu and kissed him on the mouth. “Especially when we’re making love.”

This made Zuo Qiu’s face flush again. The countless times Xiao Baijun had whispered “I love you” while kissing his back seemed to still linger in his ears. It was also those repeated, moving words of love that made Zuo Qiu feel that the pain was mixed with sweetness.

…

Zuo Qiu lay in bed for one whole night and one day and was completely healed, although he was frequently treated with ointment by Xiao Baijun during that time.

In the evening, Zuo Qiu slowly adapted to walking around the apartment while reading his script.

“My brother said the ad revenue split has been transferred to you. Go check it,” Xiao Baijun said to Zuo Qiu while lying on the sofa scrolling through his phone.

“Really?” Zuo Qiu dropped the script and grabbed his phone. He opened his online banking and was stunned.

“This much?”

Xiao Baijun didn’t even look at Zuo Qiu, clearly dismissive of the amount. “Is 150,000 a lot? You probably haven’t heard about the exorbitant endorsement fees of many artists. This is small fry.”

Zuo Qiu scratched his hair. He had heard about them, of course—eight and nine-figure sums existed. But they were just rookies and couldn’t be compared to those Movie Emperors, Movie Queens, or top-tier traffic magnets. Moreover, compared to his first endorsement fee of 3,000 yuan, this was a massive increase.

It really does pay to be an artist!

Xiao Baijun spared a glance for Zuo Qiu and saw him smile happily for a while before returning to his room. As the door closed, he heard Zuo Qiu say “Mom.” Xiao Baijun smiled. Was he preparing to share the good news with his future mother-in-law?

Zuo Qiu was on the phone with Yun Duo in his room. On the one hand, he was sharing the good news and informing his mother that he had just transferred 100,000 yuan to her. On the other hand, he was preparing to inform her about his relationship with Xiao Baijun.

“You need money right now, keep it for yourself. Your father and I aren’t lacking,” Yun Duo said on the other end of the line.

Zuo Qiu disagreed. “I still have some left. Didn’t you say last year you wanted to visit Dali? Take advantage of your and Dad’s summer vacation and go together.” Zuo Qiu actually wanted to go with his parents, but his schedule was too packed, and he couldn’t spare the time.

Yun Duo was silent for a moment, then accepted her son’s gesture. “You must take good care of yourself out there. Your health is the most important thing.”

“Mhm, I understand. You both take care of yourselves at home too. By the way, Mom, I want to tell you something.”

“What is it?”

“Well, I’m dating.”

Yun Duo laughed on the phone. “That’s wonderful news! Who is it? If you have time, bring him back so your father and I can meet him.”

Zuo Qiu said shyly, “You and Dad have both met him. It’s my former roommate and current duo partner, Xiao Baijun.”

…

Ten minutes later, Zuo Qiu opened his bedroom door and found Xiao Baijun leaning against the door, eavesdropping. The sudden opening of the door nearly made Xiao Baijun stumble.

Caught eavesdropping, Xiao Baijun feigned composure. After standing upright, he cleared his throat. “I saw you hadn’t come out for a long time and was worried you might have fainted in the room. I was just about to go in and check on you.”

Zuo Qiu didn’t believe a word Xiao Baijun said. He glanced at him and walked towards the sofa.

Xiao Baijun followed like a puppy, tentatively asking, “What were you talking to your mother about for so long?”

Zuo Qiu lay sideways on the sofa, looking at Xiao Baijun. “Guess.”

Xiao Baijun looked at Zuo Qiu’s smiling face and realized. “Did you tell her about us?”

Zuo Qiu nodded.

“Your mother agreed?”

Zuo Qiu nodded again. Zuo Qiu felt incredibly lucky to have the unanimous agreement of his father and mother.

Xiao Baijun was overjoyed. He had been with Zuo Qiu for a while, but he had never mentioned his family’s attitude, which left Xiao Baijun feeling uncertain. Now, suddenly knowing that Zuo Qiu’s family supported them, Xiao Baijun felt an unreal sensation, like being hit by a meat pie from heaven. He paced back and forth in the living room, mumbling.

“Should I go to your house to propose right now? No, it’s best to have my parents go in person, so I should come out to my parents first. Yes, I’ll go home and come out right now!” Saying this, he headed straight for the door.