Huaisang smiles softly at the press of lips against his forehead, though he doesn't open his eyes just yet, still content to relax. It's such a small thing to revel in, but he does; the fact he can lie here with his eyes closed, vulnerable and exposed, and know that he is still totally safe in Jiang Cheng's presence, it's a kind of trust he hasn't felt in a long, long time - the kind of trust he hasn't felt since Mingjue was robbed from him and he realised who by.
"You say the sweetest things, my love." he replies softly "That's what's unfair, how is any man supposed to resist."
He opens his eyes, tilting his head slightly to look at Jiang Cheng.
"I always knew you would be able to drive me wild with desire just from looking at you, but I never dreamed you would capture my heart so thoroughly as well."
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Well, Yuan supposes, the bathtubs might feature in Zizhen's plans... he bites back a smile, trying very hard not to laugh at his friend. His innocence was adorable, but bittersweet - would he be so naive, if he had grown up here the way his father had intended all those years ago? He wonders if his path would still have lead him into A-Ling's arms if he had, but he doesn't dwell on that thought for too long - it's too painful, being unsure if his path now will lead him back there. He plays with the ring still on his finger and glances at the instrument.
"Oh... just composing something. I'm not sure it's right for qin, though." he admits. Answering Jingyi's question doesn't mean he's done with the other topic, though, and he quickly returns to it.
"It's not the baths, Jingyi," he says "it's something that you want, as well."
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Huaisang smiles softly at the press of lips against his forehead, though he doesn't open his eyes just yet, still content to relax. It's such a small thing to revel in, but he does; the fact he can lie here with his eyes closed, vulnerable and exposed, and know that he is still totally safe in Jiang Cheng's presence, it's a kind of trust he hasn't felt in a long, long time - the kind of trust he hasn't felt since Mingjue was robbed from him and he realised who by.
"You say the sweetest things, my love." he replies softly "That's what's unfair, how is any man supposed to resist."
He opens his eyes, tilting his head slightly to look at Jiang Cheng.
"I always knew you would be able to drive me wild with desire just from looking at you, but I never dreamed you would capture my heart so thoroughly as well."
~~~
Well, Yuan supposes, the bathtubs might feature in Zizhen's plans... he bites back a smile, trying very hard not to laugh at his friend. His innocence was adorable, but bittersweet - would he be so naive, if he had grown up here the way his father had intended all those years ago? He wonders if his path would still have lead him into A-Ling's arms if he had, but he doesn't dwell on that thought for too long - it's too painful, being unsure if his path now will lead him back there. He plays with the ring still on his finger and glances at the instrument.
"Oh... just composing something. I'm not sure it's right for qin, though." he admits. Answering Jingyi's question doesn't mean he's done with the other topic, though, and he quickly returns to it.
"It's not the baths, Jingyi," he says "it's something that you want, as well."