Unable to speak as his throat had constricted, Qing Xue could only nod.
Bai Ruyi met both his eyes and looked at every inch of his face. Then, as though he couldn’t help himself, he leaned down and kissed him again, this time with lingering gentleness.
As his soft lips claimed those of Qing Xue, who responded moments later with kisses that still had a trace of hesitation, he hoped to convey how much he’d missed him. He’d been longing to touch him again like this, and he wanted the other man to know just how much.
Their lips remained connected in feather-light caresses while Qing Xue lowered Bai Ruyi to the elevated doorway until his feet were on the floor again. With their faces now almost level with each other, they gradually began to deepen their kiss until their breaths have quicken
