Husband, Let Me Touch Your Abs - Chapter 184

When they came out of the bathroom, Lu Yao’s back was covered in sweat. If it weren’t for the IV needle in Zhao Beichuan’s hand backflowing quite a bit of blood, he probably wouldn’t have let go.

“Hiss…” Lu Yao covered his mouth and glared at him. “You’re like a damn dog—you even bit my tongue until it bled.”

Zhao Beichuan grinned foolishly while staring at his lips, then returned to bed to continue his IV drip.

By the time the infusion was finished, it was already noon. Lu Yao went to buy a meal, and the two ate together. Afterward, he took the changed clothes home to wash and edited the video in the meantime.

When he imported the footage, Lu Yao realized the video was seventeen minutes long. After cutting out the first five minutes of actual filming, that meant they had kissed in the bathroom for twelve whole minutes…

He trimmed the main content down, and the final edit was only forty-two seconds. He paired it with a currently trending background song, double-checked for any missing details, then posted it on Zhao Beichuan’s Douyin account, tagging two brand sponsors along the way.

Once the main edit was done, he started watching the remaining footage—all of it was just them kissing. The impact was way stronger on a computer screen than on a phone. As soon as he played it, his face turned red, and he kept swallowing nervously.

Wait… they kissed this deeply? And he even closed his eyes…

There was saliva dripping… This was way too lewd!!! Lu Yao covered his face, screaming internally.

What was Zhao Beichuan’s hand doing? First, it was holding his head, then gripping the back of his neck, and finally sliding down to his butt? He didn’t even notice this morning!

Honestly, just watching this kissing video was more exciting than watching an adult film. Especially since he had experienced it himself—his body reacted almost immediately.

Feeling hot and flustered, Lu Yao quickly paused the video and fanned himself with his hands.

Since the video was filmed from a side angle, neither of their faces were fully captured. Lu Yao thought the kiss felt incredibly romantic and, on a whim, removed the original audio, added a random background track, and posted it on his little Twitter account.

By the time he returned, it was already past three in the afternoon. Just as he arrived at the hospital, he received a call from Bai Chi.

“Xiao Lu, which hospital is your little delivery guy at?”

“You’ve arrived?”

“Just landed. I’ll drop my luggage at the hotel first and then come see you guys.”

Lu Yao gave him the room number and headed upstairs.

When he entered the room, he saw two kids standing inside. The girl was slightly older, with delicate features and wearing a school uniform. The boy was quite tall and bore a seventy-to-eighty-percent resemblance to Zhao Beichuan, though his face still had a youthful look.

Lu Yao stopped in his tracks, suddenly recalling that Zhao Beichuan had mentioned having younger siblings.

“Lu Ge, you’re back!” Zhao Beichuan waved at him.

Zhao Beidou and Zhao Shinian curiously sized up the person in front of them. So, this was the boyfriend their brother mentioned? He looked pretty handsome.

Zhao Shinian spoke first. “Hello, Lu Ge. I’m Zhao Shinian, but you can just call me Xiaonian.”

“I’m Zhao Beidou. Big Brother calls me Xiaodou.”

Lu Yao greeted them, “Xiaonian, Xiaodou, have you eaten? Want to go out for some food later?”

“No need, we just came to check on Big Brother. We have to go back to school in the evening.”

“Then I’ll wash some fruit for you.”

Before he could move, Zhao Beichuan reached out and grabbed his hand. “No need, just sit and rest for a bit.”

Lu Yao was startled and quickly pulled his hand away. “The kids are watching!”

Xiaonian couldn’t help but cover her mouth and giggle. “Ge, next time, ride your bike slower. What if something really happens?”

“Yeah, yeah, I got it.”

Zhao Beidou pulled out a stack of cash from his schoolbag and placed it on the bed.

“Where did this money come from?”

“First prize in the math competition—five thousand yuan in prize money.”

“Keep it for yourself. Haven’t you always wanted to visit the Forbidden City? Take your sister there during winter break.”

“No need. I’ll have plenty of time to travel when I’m in college.”

Zhao Beichuan didn’t refuse and put the money away. “Did you guys visit Mom and Dad yet?”

“Not yet, we’ll go in a bit.”

“Don’t tell Mom about me. I told her I was working out of town. I’ll go see her once my leg heals.”

“Okay.”

The two kids stayed for a while before leaving. Lu Yao got up and walked them to the elevator.

At the elevator, Xiaonian tugged at Lu Yao’s sleeve. “Lu Dage(big bro lu), thank you for taking care of my brother.”

“It’s nothing. I didn’t know you guys were coming, so I wasn’t prepared. Next time, I’ll treat you to a meal.”

“Okay!”

The two children entered the elevator and obediently waved goodbye.

Lu Yao stood in place, momentarily dazed. This scene felt incredibly familiar, as if he had seen it a long time ago. When the elevator doors closed, he shook his head and chuckled. He was overthinking—he had never met these kids before.

When he returned to the hospital room, Zhao Beichuan was scrolling through Douyin. “Lu Ge, you posted the video from this morning?”

“Yeah, why?”

“They’re commenting that there’s a sequel on Little Twitter—what does that mean?”

Lu Yao was startled and immediately grabbed his phone to check.

The video he posted at noon had already surpassed 80,000 likes, with over 3,000 comments. Besides the pinned comment he left himself, the most-liked comment was: “There’s a sequel on Little Twitter! Go watch!”

Lu Yao’s heart skipped a beat. This was terrifying! It had only been three hours since he posted the video, and people had already dug up his Little Twitter account?!

What Lu Yao didn’t realize was that as soon as the kissing video was uploaded, it was shared over a thousand times almost immediately. The way they kissed felt incredibly passionate, and both of them were ridiculously good-looking. The contrast in their skin tones and physiques was simply perfect, making viewers go wild. Everyone was desperate to find out who they were.

Coincidentally, someone stumbled upon a video Zhao Beichuan had posted of himself shaving. The room and clothing matched, and the details aligned—it had to be them!

Lu Yao was starting to regret posting that video. But then again, the engagement it brought was pretty impressive. The brand sponsors even mentioned that if the video continued gaining traction, they might consider increasing the payment.

This made him hesitate about deleting it. After all, it was just a kiss. They hadn’t done anything over the line. If people found out, then so be it.

He kept scrolling through the comments.

“Why! Aren’t! They! Live-streaming?!”

“If they don’t live-stream, what are we supposed to watch? If they don’t live-stream, what are we supposed to watch? If they don’t live-stream, what are we supposed to watch?”

“Damn, was it Uncle who helped him shave? That Adam’s apple touch was too hot!”

“It’s definitely Uncle’s hand. I noticed before—he has a mole on his ring finger.”

Lu Yao was surprised. He raised his hand and saw that there was indeed a tiny mole on his ring finger—something he hadn’t even noticed before.

Zhao Beichuan had also seen that comment. He took Lu Yao’s hand and rubbed the little mole with his thumb.

Lu Yao whispered, “Stop messing around… Your siblings were just here. You even dared to hold my hand in front of them.”

“They already know.”

“Huh?”

“I told them I have a boyfriend.”

“They… They didn’t say anything?”

“No.” It was the time of the month when he was supposed to send living expenses to the two kids, but since Zhao Beichuan’s leg injury prevented him from going to their school, he called Xiaonian’s homeroom teacher to inform them about his injury. Unexpectedly, the two kids took leave and came over directly.

“I’ll tell my mom about us once my leg is better.”

Hearing this made Lu Yao even more nervous. “Will your family accept it? After all…”

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

That one sentence gave him an overwhelming sense of security. But then, thinking about his own family, his gaze darkened. “As for my parents… it might not be possible…”

“It’s okay. Say it if you want to, don’t if you don’t want to.”

“Sorry, I never told you about my family. I have three older sisters, and my parents had me when they were in their forties. They’re quite old… And I’ve never told them about my sexual orientation. I’m afraid they wouldn’t be able to handle it.”

Zhao Beichuan nodded in understanding.

“I’m sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry for. You’re amazing. Just being with you already makes me so happy!”

Lu Yao’s eyes curved into a smile. “But I could introduce you to my eldest sister when we have time. She took care of me when I was little. She had a hard time, got married late because she was looking after me—she’s practically like half a mother to me.”

“Okay.”

As they gazed at each other with deep affection, a figure suddenly appeared at the doorway. Bai Chi strode in, wearing a flamboyant pink shirt and sunglasses, carrying a bouquet of sunflowers in his arms.

“Xiao Lu~”

“You got here so soon.” Lu Yao quickly got up to greet him, taking the flowers from his hands and placing them on the table beside him.

Zhao Beichuan coldly sized up Bai Chi from head to toe, his hostility blatantly obvious. Bai Chi, sensing the defiance, reacted rebelliously. He raised his arm and draped it over Lu Yao’s shoulders, smirking mischievously. “Did you miss Gege these past few days?”

“Looks like your face isn’t hurting anymore.”

“Tsk, no need to bring that up. Look at your little delivery boy over there—he looks like he’s about to breathe fire.”

Zhao Beichuan sat up straight, looking ready to jump out of bed and start a fight.

Lu Yao shrugged Bai Chi’s arm off. “I forgot to introduce you—this is Bai Chi, my university classmate. And this is Zhao Beichuan, my… boyfriend.”

Zhao Beichuan was satisfied, leaning lazily against the pillows, raising an eyebrow at Bai Chi.

“The hell… Xiao Lu, aren’t you missing a sentence? I was also your first love ex-boyfriend.”

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“Don’t listen to his nonsense.” Lu Yao quickly held back Zhao Beichuan, who was about to get out of bed.

“Hahaha, just messing with you! Kid, you’re lucky to have landed Xiao Lu. You have no idea how popular he was in university.”

Lu Yao’s face darkened. “It wasn’t like that.” Back in college, Lu Yao had been rather oblivious to romance. Plenty of girls pursued him, and while there were also some guys, most of them got intercepted by Bai Chi.

“Your leg injury looks pretty bad. Did they catch the driver?”

Zhao Beichuan replied coldly, “He was drunk driving. He’s already been taken to the police station.”

“Unlucky bastard. Anyway, take your time recovering. Looks like I’ll be staying around for a while. Once your leg is better, I’ll treat both of you to a meal.”

After Bai Chi left, Zhao Beichuan immediately changed his attitude. He tugged at Lu Yao’s hand with a pitiful expression. “He said he was your first love boyfriend.”

“Don’t listen to his nonsense. We did date in college, but it was a ‘name clash.’”

“What do you mean by ‘name clash’?”

Lu Yao explained awkwardly, “We were both zeroes.”

“What’s a zero?” Zhao Beichuan wasn’t pretending to be ignorant—he genuinely didn’t know much about LGBTQ+ slang. After all, he had been extremely straight before. If any man had tried flirting with him in the past, he would’ve probably punched them back to factory settings.

“It just… means we were both bottoms. Get it?”

Zhao Beichuan suddenly understood, and all his hostility toward Bai Chi vanished instantly. He happily scooted closer to Lu Yao and whispered, “Lu Ge, can we kiss again tonight?”