Thirsty Skin - Chapter 36

Chapter 36 – “As Long As You Like It!!”

Zhu Chizhou was pulled by Lin Wan, and the two of them sank into the soft sofa together.

Lin Wan’s skin was originally very fair, and against the dark leather fabric it looked even whiter than snow, like a flower blooming in the darkness.

“Take it off…” Lin Wan was dizzy and tried to pull Zhu Chizhou’s clothes with unsteady movements.

Zhu Chizhou was not unwilling to take off his clothes, he was just a little afraid.

He was afraid that they would really do something, and when Lin Wan woke up he would find that it was not what he wanted.

“Can I not take off my clothes?” Zhu Chizhou negotiated with him, “Can’t I just hug you through your clothes?”

Lin Wan was very determined: “No!”

Zhu Chizhou made an excuse: “I didn’t take a shower and I’m dirty.”

Lin Wan hugged him and said, “We’ll get equally dirty if we stick together.”

Zhu Chizhou couldn’t bear it any longer, “I… I can’t take off my clothes casually.”

Lin Wan frowned impatiently, feeling very aggrieved: “How can you take it off then?”

Zhu Chizhou looked at Lin Wan’s red eyes filled with tears, and suddenly he couldn’t think of any reason. His heart was pounding, and a wicked thought turned in his throat: “You…”

He wanted to say, “Give me a kiss.” But when the words came to his lips, Zhu Chizhou said, “Call me brother.”

Lin Wan opened his eyes slightly, as if he was surprised that the request was too simple, and said without hesitation: “Brother!”

Zhu Chizhou softened his voice: “Louder.”

Lin Wan raised his voice: “Brother!!”

“Call me brother Chizhou.”

Lin Wan shouted loudly: “Brother Chizhou!!!”

Zhu Chizhou was so impulsive that he took off his shirt in one swoop. Lin Wan couldn’t wait to hug him, even turning over roughly and pressing him down on the sofa.

Skin against skin, heartbeat against heartbeat, Lin Wan rubbed against Zhu Chizhou’s neck like a little animal, murmuring, “You smell really good, has anyone ever told you that you smell good?”

Zhu Chizhou took a deep breath, another deep breath, and another deep breath. His chest rose and fell violently for a while before he could speak normally: “No.”

“It smells really good.” Lin Wan repeated, raised his hand to touch his chest muscles, and rubbed his head against his neck: “Finally I can hug you like this again, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time…”

Zhu Chizhou held his breath: “As long as you like it!!”

Lin Wan clung to him in a particularly dependent manner, and said in a coquettish tone that only a drunk person would say: “Hug me too.”

So Zhu Chizhou hugged Lin Wan very hard and in an uncoordinated manner.

The skin of the person in his arms was so smooth. After hugging him, Zhu Chizhou couldn’t help but gently stroke his fair arms twice. He felt Lin Wan’s hairs standing on end and he seemed a little cold.

“Are you cold?” Zhu Chizhou asked.

“I’m not cold.” Lin Wan slid down and rested his head on Zhu Chizhou’s chest. His cheek rested softly against his chest muscle, which was very comfortable. He closed his eyes and said, “I feel warm holding you like this.”

Zhu Chizhou said “hmm”, and both of them stopped talking.

They hugged each other quietly like this for a long time, and Zhu Chizhou felt Lin Wan’s fingers lightly drawing circles on the bulging muscles on his chest.

One lap, two laps, three laps…

Each circle is smaller than the previous one, and each circle is closer to the midpoint than the previous one.

Zhu Chizhou’s heart was about to jump out of his throat. He reached out and grasped Lin Wan’s fingers, and said in a hoarse voice, “Stop moving.”

Lin Wan was still unaware: “Hmm?”

“It’s a bit itchy.” Zhu Chizhou couldn’t say that he couldn’t control himself, so he had to repeat and emphasize: “I’m really ticklish.”

Lin Wan said “Oh”, stopped, and obediently let Zhu Chizhou hold his hand.

The living room is dim, and the thick brown curtains block out the world. The breathing and heartbeats of the two people are so clear in the quiet space.

Time stood still, hugging and touching were the most important things to them at that moment.

Lin Wan’s intimacy and dependence on Zhu Chizhou gave Zhu Chizhou the illusion that they had been like this for a long time, as if they were destined to be so close.

They were so close that Zhu Chizhou really wanted to ask Lin Wan a question.

He usually didn’t dare to ask this question, but now that Lin Wan was so drunk and defenseless, Zhu Chizhou decided to take advantage of her.

“Lin Wan.”

“Um?”

“Have you ever done this with someone before, stripping naked and hugging each other?”

“No,” Lin Wan was very honest. When he was drunk, it was like drinking truth serum. “I used to take medicine.”

“What medicine?”

“I won’t tell you.”

Zhu Chizhou was so soft-hearted that he didn’t blame him for hiding it. He just asked, “You don’t want to take medicine now?”

“No, the medicine is useless.”

“So now, do you only hug me like this, or do you do this with others as well?”

Lin Wan answered without hesitation: “I only do this with you.”

Zhu Chizhou asked the question: “Why do you only do this with me?”

He was looking forward to hearing Lin Wan say “Because I only like you”, even if Lin Wan said “I only like your body”, Zhu Chizhou would accept it.

But Lin Wan was silent for a moment, and replied to Zhu Chizhou: “Because you won’t bully me.”

A very unexpected answer.

Zhu Chizhou couldn’t tell what he felt. He was silent for a while. He thought of a possibility based on Lin Wan’s answer. He suddenly felt a little pain in his heart: “Have you…have you been bullied?”

This question made Lin Wan silent even longer.

Zhu Chizhou couldn’t help but wonder if someone had bullied Lin Wan when he was sick, which was why Lin Wan didn’t want anyone to know about his illness?

How serious is the bullying?

Touched or hugged?

Who is that scumbag? Is he still alive?

Then he thought, where was he when Lin Wan was in danger?

Why didn’t he get to know Lin Wan earlier?

All kinds of thoughts were surging in his mind, but the person in his arms didn’t move for a long time. Zhu Chizhou looked down and saw that Lin Wan had closed his eyes and fallen asleep with steady breathing.

Zhu Chizhou: “…”

‘You fall asleep when the critical moment comes, right?’

At this moment, the cell phone in his trouser pocket suddenly vibrated. Zhu Chizhou took it out and saw that it was the driver, Yang Hai.

Zhu Chizhou answered: “Uncle Hai.”

“I’m here,” Yang Hai said, “I’ll be waiting for you at the gate of the community.”

Zhu Chizhou looked down and saw that Lin Wan was sleeping soundly. He should be able to sleep until tomorrow morning, so he prepared to carry him into the room and leave. He whispered to the person on the phone, “I’ll be down in about ten minutes.”

The noise of the phone call disturbed Lin Wan. Lin Wan frowned, opened his arms and hugged Zhu Chizhou’s waist, looking unwilling to let him go.

Zhu Chizhou almost suspected that Lin Wan was pretending to be asleep, because every time he moved, Lin Wan hugged him tighter.

“Wait…” Zhu Chizhou struggled in his heart for a few seconds, and decided to stay without any principles, “Forget it, I have something else to do now, you drive the car back.”

Yang Hai asked: “Then I’ll pick you up later?”

Zhu Chizhou lied: “I might be a little late, I’ll take a taxi later.”

‘Maybe I won’t leave until tomorrow morning.’

After hanging up the phone, Lin Wan not only hugged him tighter, but also slid down a little and pressed his cheek against his abdominal muscles.

Zhu Chizhou didn’t know what to do for a moment. His anger had not yet subsided, and Lin Wan was adding fuel to the fire. It seemed that he was really sure that Zhu Chizhou would not bully him.

Since graduating from university, all the harsh tests that Zhu Chizhou had experienced were given to him by Lin Wan, and the current one was undoubtedly the harshest one.

Through the cloth, Zhu Chizhou could even feel the hot breath exhaled by Lin Wan, spraying unrestrainedly on his lower abdomen.

But the instigator was sleeping harmlessly, lying on Zhu Chizhou with a look of complete trust, so well-behaved that people wanted to pinch his face.

Thinking of this, Zhu Chizhou reached out and pinched Lin Wan’s face.

Lin Wan just frowned and continued to sleep unconsciously.

It was uncomfortable to lie down like this, so Zhu Chizhou wanted to get him on the bed, so he grabbed Lin Wan’s armpits and prepared to lift him up. Lin Wan’s reaction was much stronger than when he was pinched on the face. His arms around Zhu Chizhou’s waist suddenly tightened, and he didn’t open his eyes, but he hummed in rejection in his throat, and rubbed his face against Zhu Chizhou’s abdominal muscles.

Zhu Chizhou wanted to laugh. Was he afraid that he would leave and was acting like a spoiled child?

“I won’t leave,” Zhu Chizhou leaned over Lin Wan, hugged Lin Wan’s smooth shoulders, and coaxed him affectionately, “Let’s go to bed.”

Lin Wan seemed to understand and behaved well. Zhu Chizhou picked him up and carried him to the bed in the bedroom, then spread out the quilt and covered him.

The drunk man fell into a deep sleep with his head against the pillow, and rolled to the side wrapped in the quilt, leaving half of the space empty, and no one knew if it was left for Zhu Chizhou.

The curtains in the room were closed and the lights were off. The light from the living room came in through the door, and it was too dim to make out the outlines of the objects in the room.

A bed, an open dressing room and a single sofa by the window.

The bedside table was on the right side of the bed, with books, medicine bottles and water cups on it. The floor reading light was touch-sensitive, and the screen indicator light was on with a dim white light. Zhu Chizhou was afraid of disturbing Lin Wan, so he didn’t touch the switch, but only used the light from his phone to illuminate the things on the bedside table.

There was half a cup of water in the glass, the bottle said “Melatonin”, and the book was Hesse’s “Demian”.

While in Chengdu, they discussed the book and whether Demian was a real person in the story.

Lin Wan thought it was, but Zhu Chizhou thought it was not. They did not come to a conclusion because Lin Wan got sick, so Zhu Chizhou quickly hugged Lin Wan and went to sleep.

Recently, he always gave up his principles because of Lin Wan.

After taking a quick shower in the bathroom, Zhu Chizhou sat on the bed, but he was not sleepy at all. He used the light from his phone screen to shine on Lin Wan’s face for a while, and still felt concerned about Lin Wan’s words “Because you won’t bully me”.

Has Lin Wan been bullied because of this disease before? What about in the future?

Will Lin Wan be able to survive every attack safely in the future?

Zhu Chizhou was not sure that he could arrive in time every time Lin Wan fell ill, but it would be great if he could completely cure Lin Wan of the disease.

He turned the phone screen back, opened WeChat, and entered the chat box of his good brother, Yan Lu.

Yan Lu studied neuroscience at MIT, so he should know more about this disease.

Considering that Yan Lu was too smart, Zhu Chizhou didn’t want to arouse Yan Lu’s curiosity, so he started chatting casually: [When is your graduation ceremony?]

It was daytime at Yan Lu’s place, and he replied quickly: “At the beginning of next month, do you want to come and participate?”

Zhu Chizhou: [I’ll come if I am free. Have you decided on the time to return to China?]

Yan Lu quickly replied: [The 20th of next month.]

Zhu Chizhou asked again: [Have you prepared the start-up capital for your business?]

Yan Lu joked with him: [I can handle the seed round myself, and I still have to rely on Boss Zhu for the angel round.]

Zhu Chizhou: [No problem.]

They had almost finished chatting when Zhu Chizhou typed: [By the way, do you know about dermatophyte syndrome?]

Yan Lu: [I have some understanding. I have a senior who is a PhD in keratosis pilaris.]

Zhu Chizhou was immediately delighted: [Does your senior have any scientific research results that can cure this disease?]

Yan Lu: [He has been studying for a doctorate for seven years and still hasn’t graduated. Why do you think that is?]

Zhu Chizhou: [Oh damn.]

Yan Lu: [What? Do you have any cravings?]

Zhu Chizhou: [It’s not me, it’s a friend of mine.]

Who knew Yan Lu would directly ask Zhu Chizhou’s soul: [Is it the friend who wants to hug you and touch you, but doesn’t want to have sex with you?]

Zhu Chizhou: …

Zhu Chizhou:[ Ji Xun has a big mouth!]

The voice messages Yan Lu sent were all full of laughter: “Ji Xun only said that you were being taken advantage of by someone and that you were so upset that you went out to get drunk, but he didn’t say that the guy also had cravings.”

Yan Lu: “This is where things get interesting.”

Zhu Chizhou: [Not interesting at all!]

Zhu Chizhou: [It’s very uncomfortable when the disease is triggered.]

Zhu Chizhou: [I hope to help him get better.]

Smart people think a lot. Yan Lu reminded: [If he is cured, he may not need you anymore.]

Zhu Chizhou was silent for a while and replied: [Even if he doesn’t need me, I hope he can be cured.]

Yan Lu keenly grasped the key point: [He???]

Yan Lu: [It turns out that this friend whom you hoped could enter your soul is a man.]

Yan Lu: [You continue.]

Zhu Chizhou wanted to cry but had no tears: [How much did Ji Xun tell you???]

Yan Lu: [From being taken advantage of for free, to you making your body give way to your soul.]

Zhu Chizhou: F*ck

Yan Lu didn’t comment too much on Zhu Chizhou’s sexual orientation, and quickly got back to the point, sending a long voice message: “This disease cannot be cured, and medication can only relieve emotional stress and physical discomfort, but has no substantial therapeutic effect.”

Yan Lu: “Medically, patients are usually recommended to use contact therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to relieve symptoms. Hugging and caressing can play a very good role. Just continue to let him touch and hug you.”

Zhu Chizhou knew this. He typed and asked: [What if I am not around when he gets sick?]

Yan Lu replied: [Then he can find someone else.]

Zhu Chizhou just felt the glare and typed in the input box: [I don’t fucking want him to find someone else!]

As soon as this message was sent, another voice message came from Yan Lu: “There is a skin care laboratory in the Neuro-Skin Research Center of our school. Professionally trained skin therapists should be able to help patients deal with emergencies. I will find an operation manual for you.”

Zhu Chizhou retracted [I don’t fucking want him to find someone else!] and retyped: [OK.]

Yan Lu: [I have seen it.]

Yan Lu: [With such a strong possessiveness, you are doomed.]

Zhu Chizhou suddenly felt that his phone was extremely hot, so he quickly turned off the screen and threw it aside.

Lin Wan, who was sleeping soundly beside him, rolled over from one side of the bed to the other while he was chatting with Yan Lu. He was now leaning against his waist, his bare arms wrapped around his thighs, his lips less than two centimeters away from his thighs, his breath warm.

The situation had finally died down, but now it showed signs of being ignited again.

Zhu Chizhou rolled up Lin Wan, wrapped him tightly in a quilt, and then held him in his arms along with the quilt.

‘Damn it,’ Zhu Chizhou closed his eyes and thought, ‘I’m done!’