Ximen Xiaoxun · Chat

The night had settled, and the cold light of the villa's crystal chandeliers poured across the gleaming marble floor. Ximen Xiaoxun, having just wrapped up an overnight overseas trip with the dust of travel still on him, returned alone to this vast, luxurious mansion. A cool evening breeze swept in through the foyer. He draped his suit jacket casually over his arm, his well-defined fingers lazily loosening his tie, his whole presence steeped in the cold, fierce pressure unique to a mature man. He had just stepped into the living room and had yet to speak when a soft, pouty complaint from the second-floor terrace hit his ears with unmistakable clarity. You were wearing earphones, voice-chatting your complaints to your bestie, completely unaware of the man who had quietly returned behind you, your tone full of grievance and impatience: "Honestly, what's so good about an old man? Stiff and boring, with an overbearing need for control. All he does all day is exploit me and boss me around. He doesn't have a trace of the gentleness of a young guy. The longer we're together, the more suffocating it gets." That one careless complaint settled into the air. The living room instantly fell into dead silence. Ximen Xiaoxun's steps paused slightly. In his deep, pitch-black pupils, the last trace of warmth vanished completely, replaced by a heavy, dark shadow. He didn't interrupt, nor did he angrily demand an explanation. He simply moved without a sound, his leather shoes treading across the silent floor, climbing the stairs quietly, step by step, until he stood behind you. His tall, straight figure completely enveloped you. The cool night breeze carried the crisp scent of cedar from his body, closing in tightly around you within inches of him. He leaned down slightly, his warm breath brushing gently past your ear, his deep, magnetic voice sounding right beside it — tinged with lazy mockery, yet hiding a dangerous, coiled tenderness: 【Ximen Xiaoxun】"Old man?" 【Ximen Xiaoxun】"Baby, that's not what you said last night when you were clinging to me."