Chapter 56: Medicine and Blushing
But he knew it was impossible to avoid entirely in life and Qiong Xing himself understood that, so even when worried, no one could stop him from doing what he wanted.
It’s impossible to live seeing only the beautiful things.
At sixteen, he already understood that, so Joa never said it was okay to do nothing.
He hoped Qiong Xing could find something he could do, even if it meant getting slightly hurt.
As Qiong Xing trudged back to his room, Joa tossed him a small bottle about the size of a palm.
Qiong Xing tilted his head and looked puzzled.
When Joa explained it was medicine for his injured rear and that he should have his mates to apply it, his face immediately turned bright red and he rushed out in embarrassment.
"Yeah... he definitely can’t ask them to do it."
For someone as shy as Qiong Xing, it would be impossible.
Joa laughed lightly at the thought.
...
"I’m already sixteen! I can apply the medicine myself!"
After returning to his room, Qiong Xing said this to Leander and Elias who had rushed over in a panic when they heard he had been injured.
It hadn’t helped that he had removed his collar to make it easier to move while working.
Leander who seemed to notice the medicine immediately with whatever sense of smell Qiong Xing had snatched it and said he would apply it, so Qiong Xing needed to expose his rear.
Impossible! He couldn’t do something so embarrassing!
He didn’t understand why they were so eager to apply medicine to him in the first place.
"It’s hard to apply it yourself, right? We’ll do it, so show it to us quickly."
"No!"
He had already been seen naked in a sense, but this was different.
Even when he was a child and his mother had to give him a suppository when he had a cold, he had cried and resisted.
"Stop being so selfish and show me already."
Leander grabbed him and tried to pull down his pants.
Qiong Xing resisted while holding onto his pants and trying to pull away.
"Do you want Mama to do it too, Cari?"
"...That’s..."
He wanted to refuse.
Turning his rear toward his son in his room was not only humiliating but made him feel pathetic enough to cry.
"Come on, I’ll do it."
"No, I said I can do it myself! Why do you want to apply it so badly?!"
"You can’t just leave your mate hurt! It must hurt for you too, right? Let me put on the medicine, and if it still hurts, I’ll... Lick it..."
"Elias! Help! I want Elias! Only Elias!"
"Why me?!"
Why you?!
The medicine would be one thing, but lick it?! Lick it?! Where are you even planning to lick?!
He clung to Elias calling for help and Elias caught him without difficulty.
"Your own fault. Come on, Cari, go outside with Leander. When we’re done, we’ll eat."
Leander who is protesting loudly had Cari handed over to him by Elias who then quickly pushed Leander out of the room.
Leander then carrying Cari in one arm and tried to return, but even Cari stopped him and he reluctantly left the room.
"Alright, then let’s finish quickly and go eat. Come on, show me."
"Ugh!"
He had no choice but to steel himself.
Taking a deep breath, Qiong Xing lowered his pants and underwear and turned his rear toward Elias.
"Hyah! S-sorry!"
The cold touch of the medicine made him involuntarily cry out, but Elias only smiled slightly and quickly applied it.
"It’ll hurt for a while, but it shouldn’t leave marks. I’ll put some on your knees too while I’m at it."
"...Eh, w-w-wait, Elias."
The moment he relaxed, his pants, which had been lowered to his knees, were pulled off.
He was too slow to react to the rapid movement.
Before Qiong Xing could pull his pants back up, Elias moved around to the front, knelt down, and applied the medicine he had just used on Qiong Xing’s rear to his knees.
It stung slightly, but Elias noticed and quickly finished applying it.
"All done. Does it hurt?"
Elias asked with concern as Qiong Xing pulled up his underwear and pants.
When he smiled and said he was fine, Elias said something confusing.
"Can I get a little reward?"
A reward? ...For what?
Qiong Xing looked up at Elias in bewilderment and met his smiling eyes.
For some reason, that smile seemed strangely suggestive.
"Lots of things. You worked hard and I applied the medicine for you. I sleep with you, but I’m enduring not being allowed to touch you like last time. For all that, I want a reward from you."
"Ahhh... I see."
The last part seemed like the main reason.
Unlike when they were in town, they now had work and less time together and it seemed Elias had been sulking.
"Um? And what kind of reward do you want?"
"Kiss me. I want a kiss from you, Qiong Xing."
"..."
A kiss...
He had expected something like a pat on the head, but this was more than that.
It seemed Elias had been holding back quite a lot.
Bracing himself, Qiong Xing gave Elias several kisses as he leaned down slightly, sending them across his face.
Finally, he lightly kissed his lips, but as he tried to pull away, his head was held from behind.
"Nn! Uh! Nn, f...nn."
The kiss which had been only on contact before, now surprised him as Elias’s tongue entered and exploring inside his mouth.
Qiong Xing’s tongue, which had curled up in retreat was captured and he almost leaned back in pleasure, but Elias pulled him closer as if to say he wouldn’t allow it.
The saliva flowing in was sent as if demanding to be swallowed and Qiong Xing did so while struggling slightly.
Elias seemed to notice it, so he tightening the arms around his waist.
"Nn, uh...nn, Elias...Elias."
"Hmm?"
This was dangerous.