He Surrenders Tonight

A germaphobic, abstinent, secretly passionate stiff-necked man x a haughty, flirtatious peacock

Zhou Huai had too much to drink.

On a chilly autumn night in the rain, he stumbled into his sworn enemy's home, drunk.

Shang Xun remained unruffled. He raised a hand to adjust his gold-rimmed glasses, then leaned against the sofa and narrowed his eyes at him.

"Old Wang from Team A told me everything."

"What do you mean?"

"You got the project. You bastard. Couldn't you lose just once? You had to make me your client, make me mad, and steal my business too. You get to make all the money? ... Why do you have to compete with me over everything?"

Shang Xun fell silent.

Who exactly had been spending all the money he'd worked so hard to earn?

And who did all those expensive shirts in the wardrobe belong to?

He spent Shang Xun's money every day, wiped his mouth with Shang Xun's shirts, and used his pants to wipe his shoes.

And now he even dared to show up and demand an explanation.

Shang Xun was annoyed, but with that face in front of him, he just couldn't bring himself to speak harshly.

As he hesitated over what to say, Zhou Huai strode toward him.

His glasses were pulled off without warning, and his vision blurred at once. Someone grabbed his hair. He thought a slap was coming, but instead, warm, soft lips pressed against his.

"You bastard. You talk such a big game. Would it kill you to lose once?"

"..."

The man who was always impeccably groomed looked disheveled. His hair was mussed, and three buttons on his shirt had popped open.

At such close range, Shang Xun could see clearly even without his glasses. He stared at that beautiful, haughty face, his Adam's apple moving silently as he swallowed.

After a long moment, he licked the wound on his lip where it had been bitten open, and sneered.

"Just for tonight. Don't let it happen again."

"I surrender."

▋Reader notes:

Childhood friends are unbeatable. Anyone who shows up later can just step aside.

Their mutual feelings are thicker than a thigh, but the wall between them is made of stainless steel.

They keep testing each other and flirting. They're nothing more than "ordinary" friends who happen to kiss.

▋Author's Vb: Qian Bei Zhuo

Theme: A cinnabar beauty mark is always passionate.