Chapter 5: The Little Monster Is Seducing Him
[Chengcheng] Miaomiao, why aren’t you answering your phone?
[Chengcheng] ???
[Chengcheng] Did something happen? Is that younger brother of yours causing trouble again?
[Chengcheng] Call me back when you see this, Miaomiao.
After dinner, Cen Miao sat on the sofa, fascinated by the talking yellow sponge on television. When Qin Zelin went upstairs, all he could see above the back of the sofa was a single tuft of hair.
“Hahahahahaha!”
As laughter rang out, the tuft of hair above the sofa trembled along with it.
Qin Zelin paused mid-step as he entered the elevator.
“…”
A little after nine, Qin Zelin finished handling his work and read for a while before leaving the study.
Seeing that the door to the room next door was open and the lights were on, he glanced inside, but there was no one there.
All he saw was a light flashing repeatedly from the backpack on the small sofa.
A phone?
Qin Zelin knocked before entering the room.
“Cen Miao?”
In the bathroom, a maid had filled the tub and added a blue bath bomb. Cen Miao had been happily playing in the water when he heard Qin Zelin calling him.
What did that human want now?!
Reluctantly, Cen Miao climbed out of the bathtub and opened the door with a click.
He was still holding a tiny grudge over Qin Zelin forcing him to eat grass at dinner, so his voice carried a hint of petulance.
“Why are you calling me?”
Qin Zelin turned at the sound of his voice, and his mind exploded with a deafening boom.
Warm steam laced with the scent of body wash rushed toward him. What filled his vision was Cen Miao’s completely naked body, his pale skin flushed pink from the heat.
Droplets slid down his delicate, faintly pink collarbones, skimmed over his chest, traced his slender white waist, and traveled across his lower abdomen… continuing downward.
The little monster… was trying to seduce him.
Qin Zelin’s Adam’s apple bobbed uncontrollably. He hurriedly averted his gaze, his voice tightening.
“Why didn’t you put on clothes before coming out?”
Cen Miao was utterly confused and noticed nothing unusual.
“You can only put clothes on… after you finish bathing and dry yourself.”
He was a very hygienic little zombie!
Qin Zelin: “…”
“No… Isn’t there a bathrobe? Next time, even if you’re only halfway through your bath, put on the bathrobe before coming out.”
“Oh.” Cen Miao pouted indifferently.
“Check your phone. It looks like someone has been calling. Tell Uncle Lin if you need anything else. I’m going back to my room.”
After speaking, Qin Zelin hurried away as though fleeing. The moment he shut the door, he released a long breath.
Returning to his room, he went straight into the bathroom.
The shower came on. Water poured over the man’s tense, muscular shoulders and back, streamed down his spine and over the defined muscles at his waist, then gathered on his lower abdomen, where faint veins stood out beneath the skin.
The images in his mind kept overlapping.
Two completely different bodies.
Qin Zelin lowered his head for a glance, clicked his tongue, and reached out to lower the water temperature.
Cool water continued to pour over him, yet it still couldn’t extinguish the heat burning in his lower abdomen.
His body’s reaction only became more obvious, impossible to ignore.
Qin Zelin reminded himself that he had been too busy lately and hadn’t taken care of his needs in a long time. A reaction like this was perfectly normal.
He let out a long sigh and reached downward.
A long while later, accompanied by low, restrained breathing, something else was washed away with the water.
In the room next door, Cen Miao changed into his pajamas and came out of the bathroom. He took his phone from his backpack and saw the name “Chengcheng” flashing across the incoming-call screen.
The original owner’s best friend?
In his memories, Chengcheng was a very good person!
As soon as Cen Miao pressed the green answer button, an anxious voice came through the receiver.
“Miaomiao, why haven’t you been answering? Did that younger brother of yours come bother you again? If he did, I’m coming over right now.”
“No. I was just… taking a bath,” Cen Miao hurriedly replied.
The person on the other end paused, then cautiously asked, “Miaomiao, is someone beside you? Why didn’t you answer my WeChat messages this afternoon?”
“I went to… register this afternoon.”
“Register??? You got married and took a wife?” Chengcheng’s voice instantly rose.
Cen Miao: “?”
Did registering mean getting married and taking a wife?
“Mm. I took… a wife,” Cen Miao said, nodding as he spoke.
“!!!”
“Baby, were you coerced?” Chengcheng lowered his voice.
Cen Miao replied, “My shoes aren’t torn, but I bought new ones. They’re puppy slippers. They’re very cute. I like them.”
Chengcheng: “???”
Holy shit!!!
Something really had happened!
“The heavenly king covers the earthly tiger?” Chengcheng whispered the first half of their code phrase.
“What tiger?” Cen Miao had barely finished asking when a series of beeps sounded.
Chengcheng: It’s over! He didn’t answer, “The kitten catches the mouse”!!!
Cen Miao made a puzzled “Hm?” and scratched his head. Then he placed the phone aside and went into the bedroom.
Inside a rented apartment downtown, Chengcheng hung up and immediately rode to Manfu Residential Complex. When no one answered the door, he tried calling Cen Miao again, only to discover that his phone had been turned off.
It was over!
Completely over!
Totally screwed!
Cen Miao had deliberately changed the subject, pretending “coerced” meant “shoes were torn.” He must have been hinting that someone was beside him and he couldn’t speak freely!
Besides, Cen Miao didn’t even have a boyfriend, yet he had suddenly claimed to be married. That had to be another warning!
His baby was in danger!
He had been so stupid just now! He hadn’t understood Cen Miao’s painstaking hints!
Chengcheng stopped hesitating and immediately called the police.
As the night deepened, the villa district fell silent.
A police car slowly drove inside, and a confused bodyguard opened the gates.
In a third-floor bedroom, Qin Zelin had only recently fallen asleep when a burst of knocking woke him.
When he opened the door, he saw Butler Lin and the bodyguard standing there with several police officers behind them. He pulled his robe closed and frowned, a trace of displeasure at being disturbed crossing his face as he looked at the bodyguard.
“What happened?”
“Hello. We received a report from Cen Miao’s friend. He said his friend was being coerced and lost contact with him after sending a warning. Based on the last location where his phone was active, we came to confirm whether the person in question is safe.”
Qin Zelin’s frown deepened.
“He’s already asleep. He wasn’t coerced. His friend misunderstood.”
“I’m sorry, sir, but we need to see and question him in person. Please cooperate,” the young officer said righteously.
Although everyone living in this villa district was either wealthy or powerful, they would never bow to privilege!!!
Qin Zelin initially considered calling their superiors directly, but then remembered how late it was.
It wasn’t a serious matter.
Forget it.
“Come with me.”
Qin Zelin led them to the neighboring room and knocked on the door.
Only after several rounds of knocking did Cen Miao finally wake. Still dazed, he thought he was back at the base in the apocalypse.
Hm?
Had his caretaker daddy returned?
The door opened. Cen Miao’s half-dry hair stuck out in every direction, and he was hugging a pillow to his chest. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he spoke.
“Daddy~”
His voice was soft and sweet, carrying the slight raspiness of someone who had just been woken.
“…………….?”
Everyone standing at the door froze.
The bodyguard’s ears instantly turned bright red.
D-Did President Qin like having his husband call him that?
The young police officers exchanged glances. When they looked at Qin Zelin again, their expressions instantly became complicated and meaningful.
As though they were looking at some pervert with a peculiar fetish.
Qin Zelin: “…”
After a stretch of eerie silence, a female officer at the back recovered first. She quickly withdrew her scrutinizing gaze from Qin Zelin and softened her voice as much as possible.
“Are you Cen Miao? What is your relationship with the gentleman beside you?”
Only then did Cen Miao fully wake up.
He was no longer at the base. He had come to another world.
Remembering what Chengcheng had said over the phone earlier, he pointed at the stiff-faced Qin Zelin and declared with absolute certainty—
