Lu Heyang went to the venue entrance where the young ticket seller was chatting with someone. When he saw Lu Heyang coming, he was startled, spat out the melon seeds in his mouth, and asked cautiously, “Is… is something wrong?”
He was a little afraid of both Lu Heyang and Gu Yunchi because they weren’t like He Wei who always smiled. They had an imposing presence that made it hard to approach them.
Especially now, Lu Heyang’s expression seemed even colder than the previous two times.
“Where’s the backstage?” Lu Heyang asked him.
The ticket seller hesitated and said, “Backstage ah, it might not be convenient for outsiders…”
Lu Heyang didn’t say anything but stuffed a roll of cash into his shirt pocket.
“Everyone who comes here to have fun is a friend, there are no outsiders. I’ll take you there now!” The ticket seller’s eyes lit up. He immediately reached out to guide Lu Heyang into the side passage while eagerly introducing himself, “Call me Xiao Feng. If you need anything in the future, just call me. By the way, who are you looking for backstage?”
“Seventeen,” Lu Heyang replied.
Xiao Feng was so frightened that half of the melon seeds trembled off his hand, “Looking for him? Now?”
“Can’t I?” Lu Heyang asked calmly.
“But the big boss should also be… backstage,” Xiao Feng hesitated, “How about we wait for them to finish before we go?”
Lu Heyang looked ahead and raised his hand to squeeze Xiao Feng’s shoulder. After a moment, he asked, “Finish with what?”
“Who knows, maybe they’re chatting or… doing something else.” Xiao Feng teased, “You saw Seventeen’s outfit today, a lot ah.”
Lu Heyang simply said, “Just take me there, I’ll handle the rest.”
“No, no, no! I’ll help you see him!” The money weighed heavily in Xiao Feng’s chest pocket. He understood the principle of “customer is king” and the importance of providing high-quality services to gain repeat customers. So he immediately volunteered to help.
“Sorry to bother you,” Lu Heyang said.
“I’ll do the job, you can rest assured!”
He led Lu Heyang backstage. There were rooms on both sides of the long corridor. Tang Feiyi’s bodyguards weren’t guarding the corridor. After walking a dozen steps, Xiao Feng said, “Pardon me”, before putting his arm around Lu Heyang’s shoulder just in time as they passed the next room. He waved at the bodyguards inside and greeted them, “Hey, I’m bringing the new guy here to take the drinks.”
Lu Heyang’s figure was blocked by Xiao Feng and couldn’t be seen fully. The bodyguards didn’t care and just nodded.
“Seventeen is in the innermost room,” Xiao Feng put his arm down and continued to lead the way, “Are you sure you want to go in there now? What if you hear something you shouldn’t…”
As he said this, he suddenly realized and turned back to ask Lu Heyang, “What is your relationship with Seventeen?”
Lu Heyang looked at the door at the end of the corridor, “Friends.”
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“Ohhh, I see.”
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Lu Heyang didn’t answer and stood still without showing any emotions. He stood tall and straight, and to Xiao Feng, he didn’t look like someone who was eavesdropping, instead, he looked very upright.
“Are they… doing that?” Xiao Feng’s curiosity got the better of him, and he asked again.
Lu Heyang finally glanced at him but remained silent.
Lu Heyang could see Tang Feiyi’s shoulder through the crack in the door, as well as a broken full-length mirror in the corner of the room that reflected Seventeen’s profile. Seventeen stood face to face with Tang Feiyi.
“Are you sure you won’t come with me tomorrow? It’s good to go out and see the world. If you want, I can find some omegas to accompany you…” Tang Feiyi’s gaze lingered on Seventeen’s body as he reached out to touch his face, “But you can only be mine.”
Seventeen turned his head away to avoid his hand, “I’m not going.”
Tang Feiyi suddenly let out a laugh. He lowered his voice and spoke with a husky tone, “You look like a work of art. I’m dying to press your head down to make you kneel in front of me and suck me off. And then I want to pin you down on the table, spread your ass, and thrust hard…”
“You can leave now,” Seventeen interrupted, his voice barely audible.
“Baobei, one day you’ll be mine. Right now I’m just enjoying the thrill of the hunt.” Lowering his head, he leaned against Seventeen’s neck and took a deep breath, “You can’t escape.”
Xiao Feng was still peeking when Lu Heyang suddenly grabbed his shoulder and pulled him into the adjacent dark room. In less than two seconds, Tang Feiyi opened the door and walked out.
“Scared the hell out of me.” Xiao Feng leaned against the wall and mouthed while holding his chest.
A minute later, Lu Heyang glanced toward the corridor and said, “I’m going in.”
“OK! I’ll keep an eye out for you outside!”
Lu Heyang walked out, put his hand on the doorknob, and slowly pushed it open.
The old door creaked as it opened slowly. Seventeen was sitting on the old table against the wall, right in front of the door. He had removed the blindfold, the black ropes, as well as his gloves and boxing gloves, but he was still wearing the skirt, collar, and anklets. His legs dangled in the air with his toes pointing down, forming a long, pristine line from his knees to his feet. The room was dimly lit with a cold, light brown hue, and the table was cluttered with bottles and junk. The wall behind was cracked and stained. Seventeen sat there, exuding fatigue, like a lifeless, still painting.
His head was bowed and his expression looked weary. When he heard the sound of the door opening, he thought it was Tang Feiyi returning. He raised his eyes coldly with a hint of disgust.
Lu Heyang stood at the door and smiled at him.
Seventeen stared at Lu Heyang stunned. After a while, he regained his composure and reached up to touch his face. Upon seeing the paint on the tips of his fingers, he seemed to relax slightly, but then he realized that he was still wearing the skirt—Seventeen turned around to search for his jacket, but there was nothing except a pile of clutter.
Meanwhile, Lu Heyang had closed the door and walked up to him. His thighs were only two centimeters from Seventeen’s knees. As long as he took another step, he would be standing between Seventeen’s legs.
Seventeen’s breathing became heavier and he looked nervous. His fingers curled up as his hands rested on the table by his thighs.
“Remember me?” Lu Heyang asked him.
“Yes.” Seventeen lowered his eyes to avoid eye contact.
His voice was a little hoarse and nasal.
Various voices and footsteps came from the corridor, making this room seem particularly quiet. Lu Heyang looked at Seventeen, “Caught a cold?”
Seventeen hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
“Can I take a look?”
Seventeen raised his head and looked puzzled, not sure what Lu Heyang meant. Lu Heyang gently lifted his chin to indicate the collar around Seventeen’s neck.
Seventeen instinctively touched the collar. He had thought that this thing would be considered lowly and even dirty in the eyes of others, but Lu Heyang didn’t seem to think so.
The room was so dark that the lighting made everything appear as shadows. Seventeen couldn’t make out Lu Heyang’s expression, he only knew he was looking at his neck. Slowly, Seventeen tilted his head back, exposing his smooth neck and Adam’s apple in its entirety without any defenses.
He submitted without a word, with his mouth slightly agape, his gaze turned upward and landed on the door frame behind Lu Heyang. Lu Heyang stared at the collar for a while, then took a small step forward and stood between Seventeen’s legs.
Seventeen suddenly panicked. As a result, his thighs moved involuntarily and brushed against the hem of Lu Heyang’s T-shirt as if trying to encircle his waist. Lu Heyang noticed and said, “Don’t move.”
Those two words were like a switch, Seventeen immediately stopped moving. Lu Heyang raised his hand and pinched the collar. Then, he hooked his index and middle fingers into the gap between the collar and Seventeen’s neck one at a time. He lifted it not too gently, causing Seventeen’s head to tilt up and let out a breathy groan.
“I didn’t know that boxing could be like this,” Lu Heyang said, sounding like he had come to an appropriate conclusion after carefully studying the style and material of the collar.
He used his thumb to ring the bell on the collar. When the bell rang, Seventeen’s Adam’s apple also moved.
The old central air conditioning on the ceiling whirred as it ran. The temperature was set low. Seventeen’s upper body was bare and his nipples stood erect from the cold air. He was astounded to hear strong heartbeats one after the other, both rapid and heavy. He wondered if Lu Heyang could hear them too.
“It’s… what the boss requested,” Seventeen tried to explain in a low, hoarse voice.
Lu Heyang released his hand. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly like he was smiling. He said, “I see.”
His hand hung down and casually pressed the edge of the table. Seventeen’s legs were next to his waist. Lu Heyang’s hand ended up on the outer side of Seventeen’s thigh, near his buttocks. The distance between their fingers on the table was very close. Lu Heyang’s expression was calm, and he looked rather curious as he asked, “If you dress like this for a match, will they pay you more?”
Seventeen nodded and said honestly, “Yes.”
“Is it up to the person who bets the most?”
This time, Seventeen didn’t make a sound but simply nodded while pursing his lips.
He noticed that Lu Heyang hadn’t shown any signs of disgust the whole time. In fact, after receiving the answer, Lu Heyang continued, “If the biggest bet determines what you wear, can I book next time?”
Hearing this question, Seventeen didn’t consider his unwillingness to wear dirty clothes for a match. Instead, he frowned and said somewhat desperately, “Don’t waste your money. Next time… I might not win.”
But after a pause, he asked, “What would you want to see me…”
The word “me” was only half said before Seventeen fell silent. His eyelashes trembled unnaturally before he asked instead, “What would you want to see others wear?”
Lu Heyang smiled and replied, “I’d like to see you dressed in a mascot costume, a little tiger or bear, something like that.”
His tone was relaxed. Seventeen was stunned, then turned away and laughed softly.
The gray painting suddenly came to life with colors. Lu Heyang looked at Seventeen’s profile. After a few seconds, he stood upright and took a step back. At the same time, his phone rang. He Wei was calling. It had already been nearly twenty minutes since Lu Heyang left his seat, and He Wei and Gu Yunchi were inevitably worried. This also meant that the bodyguards from the Lu family would soon be barging in to ensure his safety.
After rejecting the call, Lu Heyang put the phone back into his pocket. He looked directly into Seventeen’s eyes and said, “I gotta go.”
Seventeen looked at him openly this time, as if he wanted to see Lu Heyang for one more second, and replied, “Okay.”
He actually wanted to thank him, but he was worried that Lu Heyang would find it strange.
Just as Lu Heyang was about to turn away, Seventeen suddenly stopped him and said, “Wait a minute.”
He got up from the table, walked over to the wardrobe, and opened the second-to-last drawer to take something out. As he bent over, the hem of his skirt lifted up, revealing a bit of the garter around his thigh. Lu Heyang stood behind Seventeen by the door and watched him quietly.
After finding it, Seventeen stood up, took a few steps, and handed a wallet to Lu Heyang, “I picked this last time in the alley after you dropped it.”
“Thanks.” Lu Heyang took the wallet.
Seventeen took a step back and leaned against the chair. He still needed something to lean on to relieve the embarrassment and discomfort of wearing a skirt. He said, “Be careful on your way back, it isn’t safe here.”
This time he didn’t ask Lu Heyang not to come to such a dangerous place again.
“Got it,” Lu Heyang replied.
He opened the door, and the outside noise rushed in all at once. As the door closed, the noise gradually faded. Seventeen stood alone in the room, not recovering for a long time.
Translator’s note:
Art for this chapter:
The text is “I didn’t know that… boxing could be like this” 
how is it a slowburn when they’re a ting like this 😭
+1 slow burn but scorching hot with tension ba
sorry 😭😭 I edited the tags
The art is sooooo AAAAAAAA but in my head, it’s sexier and hotterrrrr omggg eiwgeowbahskana
Thank you so much for the chapters <3
Thank you SO much for the translations Doububu. They’re seriously great, you’re doing amazing!! I ADORE the pictures you add, thank you for these too!! This one is so hot, perfectly the way I picture it, too.
IM LITT SO FOND OF EVERYTHING KYAAAA!!!
YOU DESERVE ALL THE LOVE. 🩷🫂🌟
the story?? CRAZY GOOD!!!
their relationship is literally a chef kiss. It’s SOO TEEENSE & WE LOVE IT. srsly the tension is so so so satisfying. It gives enough to satisfy but it still makes you crave for more, can’t imagine how Xu Ze’s feeling 🤭💖
can’t express well enough how good they make me feel, giggling & kicking all my pillows away LOL.
this chapter???!!!! OMfG. yeah that’s it, thank u.
SO, Mister ML wants to bet a bit more from now on uh?
Mister Pervert wants to bet to fulfill his perversion (I am no better than this man though, cuz it did scratch an itch 🫢) ;
Mister Hottie wants to bet to protect his babe.
no because ML BETTER only bet for his hubby’s comfort (the perverted thing can [and will] happen in private & I’m sure he agrees) I WANT TO SEE HIM IN COMFY PJs & FLUFFY SWEATERS. 👕
Xu Ze MUST and WILL be protected. Seriously this guy is way too cute & precious. Love him so much. I will snarl at anyone who dares hurt him in any ways. and I WILL kick anyone who already hurt my babe. 😼💘
MY LOVE FOR HIM KNOWS NO BOUND UGH. I WILL SING ATOP ROOFS FOR THIS CUTIE. UGH.
Once again, thank YOU, take care & love you!! have an awesome day/night to anyone who even read up to there~ 💐💫
when i said “many thoughts” I was quite serious LOL, hope it doesn’t bother anyone~
oh man 🥵🥵🥵
Garter around his thigh?! Oh my god
Why don’t I have that lip bitting emoji _(:3/Z)