After the Miao Boy Put a Love Gu on Me II

Ji Rong won third prize at his company's annual party: a luxury six-day, five-night travel package.

The very next day, he landed in Yunnan, ready for a trip into the great outdoors.

On the tour guide's recommendation, he also signed up for an expedition into a primeval forest.

Unfortunately, they encountered torrential rain, fog, and miasma in the forest, and gradually strayed from their original route.

The magnetic field deep in the mountains was chaotic. The compass failed, and the only flare they had was soaked by the rain and wouldn't fire.

Just as Ji Rong was despairing and waiting to die, he met a man named Yao Xu, who took him back to his tribe.

Ji Rong thought he had found salvation, but he never expected to have stepped into another abyss.

From that day on, Yao Xu kept appearing in his dreams, licking the red mole in the small of his back, over and over.

"So beautiful. Do you like it?"

Ji Rong had no idea there was a mole on his back. He clutched the sheets helplessly and cursed in a hoarse voice, "Liar! Get out!"

Only later did Ji Rong learn that the red mole was the mark of a love venom.

"Have you heard of love venom?"

"What?"

"When someone is afflicted with love venom, simply thinking of the person who poisoned them makes the venomous insect gnaw at their heart. The pain stops only when they see that person."

Yao Xu gently kissed away Ji Rong's tears and coaxed him, "Be good. How could I bear to let you suffer?"

Ji Rong's eyes reddened. He raised his weak, aching hand and slapped him. "Psycho."

Yao Xu licked his lips and smiled silently at Ji Rong.

Frightened, Ji Rong curled up in his arms and said in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry. I was wrong."

Reader's guide:

1. This story is entirely fictional. Please don't use it as a reference to real life.

2. The main characters are flawed.

3. Short story.

Theme: Love can overcome every obstacle.