LOGINNoticing that Levi had forgotten about his previous words of resting along the way, Noah diligently reminded him, “Rest your eyes for a bit.”
How could Levi sleep when his baby could be in danger at any moment? Levi glanced towards Noah, who was sitting next to him.
“…”
Ah, forget it. He’d oblige and just pretend that he was sleeping. At least that way, his baby would feel more at ease.
Levi contemplated how to do just that when a sudden jolt of inspiration shook him.
Wasn’t this an excellent opportunity to profit from a calamity?!
With glittering eyes hidden behind his long eyelashes, Levi nodded very obediently and made a show of lying down across the seats. He, a grown man over 190 cm tall, naturally couldn’t fit; thus, while attempting to squeeze in, he very naturally plopped his head in Noah’s lap, using him as a pillow.
Noah stiffened. This position… there seems to be something wrong with it?
Noah opened his mouth, yet the protest got stuck in his throat when he noticed how Levi had closed his eyes, and his breathing was evening out. This poor brother-in-law badly needed some shuteye, Noah didn’t wish to disturb the little rest time he had. He could only swallow down his complaints and endure through the awkwardness.
With his ears red in embarrassment, and eyes full of unshed tears, Noah looked up to the heavens, all the while internally chanting, ‘Ignore it, ignore it, nothing inappropriate there, just an oversized puppy dog who doesn’t know better…’
The internal pep talk was just starting to bear fruit when the “puppy dog” wiggled his head on Noah’s lap and even turned to face his crotch.
All of Noah’s hair stood up, and his soul nearly leaped out of his body. ‘Wrong, wrong, wrong!! This position is too wrong!!!’
‘Brother-in-law…!! I’m begging you! Please, oh please, move your head away!!!! If you come any closer, you’ll end up nuzzling my “little brother”!!’
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Blackie: (◞‸ლ) ‘…You just had to remind him to rest for a bit! You should really learn to speak less…’
Blackie looked at this host that really knew how to dig pits for himself and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Levi outwardly appeared blissfully unaware of the predicament he was putting his darling through, however, inwardly, his blood was boiling, his heart beating like a drum.
There was something really tempting, really exciting about sneakily eating his baby’s tofu!
He knew he shouldn’t, yet he just couldn’t stop himself! This urge to “bully” the little guy was stronger than his common sense!
Thus Levi stepped up his level of “bullying”. He pretended to have forgotten his surroundings in his sleep and started to fidget and touch around as if trying to find a more comfortable position.
Noah nearly jumped out of his skin, his mind turning into a jumbled mess. In a moment of desperation, a flustered and wide-eyed Noah covered his family jewels with both hands, like a shy maiden guarding her purity.
At least… at least now… besides the layer of clothes… there were also his two hands in between Levi’s face and his crotch?
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Levi peeked between his closed eyelids and felt displeased by the sudden appearance of another physical barrier. His intention was to slowly edge closer and eventually bury his face into his darling’s stomach.
Now he could only settle for second best and rest his head on top of his darling’s smooth and lovely little hands.
Mn~ Really, really comfortable! Just like earlier today when his baby stroked his face!
Upon second thought… this wasn’t all bad either; at least it seemed that his baby was sexually conscious of him?
Noah: ‘What sexually conscious?!? QAQ Your nose is nearly buried in my privates!!! I’m asexual, not retarded!!!’
Blackie: ‘Sorry, but no. On both counts. Not asexual, not not retarded.’ (¬‿¬)
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For Noah, the five-minute ride seemed like it lasted an hour. He kept checking the time on his communicator every couple of seconds, cold-sweating, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Through the entire ride, Trey sitting opposite of him had an expression of a man who had just swallowed a fly. He had a bellyful of complaints yet couldn’t voice it out because he’d be accused of waking Levi up. He couldn’t even send a message through his communicator in fear that the ringtone would “disturb” Levi’s “sleep”.
Imagine the feeling of seeing the asshole love rival of yours eating your darling’s tofu, yet all you could do was sit there and burn metaphorical holes into the scoundrel with your eyes.
This love thing was really wretched!!
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He felt as if he was losing years of his life for each day he was forced to eat this display of… of… aarrghh!
Levi, on the other hand, was in la-la land. Just look at his adorable baby! Every second that passed, he looked more and more like a cooked shrimp. At this point, even his lovely white slender fingers had turned pink!
Look how rigidly he sat there, with his large watery eyes and pink lips pouting out. Ah, ah, how could anyone be so lovely?!?
The ding signaling the arrival of the Magcart to its destination sounded like a heavenly bell of salvation in Noah’s ears. Immediately he went to shake Levi awake… but realized he had no extra limbs to do so. While protecting his privates, both of his hands got pinned down under Levi’s face.
His lips quivered in helpless indignation, “Brother-in-law! We have arrived!” In his hurry, he even forgot how Levi had asked him not to use that form of address. “Get-get up!”
How would Levi be willing to get up? These five minutes that felt like an eternity to the other two men felt like a blink of an eye to him. He hadn’t had enough of snuggling his baby!
Thus, Levi, like a dead fish, didn’t even move an inch.
Noah helplessly glanced towards Trey, his glassy and red-rimmed eyes begging for help.
Oh, how Trey wished he could deliver a vicious wake-up kick to Levi’s behind.
Yet, he could only keep his stiff poker face on and go to “gently” shake Levi awake, while inwardly imagining all kinds of not-so-gentle ways of handling the other.
Levi was stuck in a dilemma. He didn’t want Trey’s “gentle” touch, yet how could he avoid it if he was pretending to sleep?
In the end, Levi could only hide the bitterness and unwillingness inside his heart while pretending to have just woken up. He blinked his long black eyelashes dazedly, and looked up to Noah’s pink face through his half-lidded eyes, “Mn… arrived already?”
His clear reluctance to get up made his just-woken-up image even more convincing. He rubbed his bloodshot eyes and slowly got up into a sitting position, all the while showing no signs of being disturbed or even surprised due to his sleeping posture.
Noah gaped dumbfounded. He had spent the entire ride dying out of awkwardness! Yet, when his brother-in-law found out about their embarrassing positions, he didn’t even bat an eye!!
He just got up like everything was in order!! No- he even had this refreshed feeling about him as if he wanted to praise him for being a good pillow!!
‘Brother-in-law, how can you be like this?!?’
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‘I know I’m also a male, and you view me as a little brother, and you meant nothing by it, but…! But-but-but… even little boys shouldn’t be touched there!!!’
As he watched this tall, dark, and fierce man blankly hug Noah’s frail body, Fynn felt an overwhelming sense of defeat.Astar Levi might not be qualified to pursue Cordia Aris. But he, Fynn, wasn’t qualified either – his own feelings couldn’t even compare to the ones of an “unqualified” person. What face did he have to continue his pursuit?How could he convince Noah that he was the better choice, when even he, himself, didn’t believe it?Astar Levi might be all kinds of mad and shameless; he migh
“Understand?” Noah’s beautiful honey-colored eyes curved, watching Levi with a pure and clean gaze of a little sheep, utterly oblivious to their impending fate of getting eaten clean, with not even bones remaining.Levi repeatedly nodded, “I understand!”Noah eyed Levi, confirmed that the other was no longer feeling down, and then nodded satisfied, “As long as you understand. Every problem has a solution. Don’t let people who don’t even know you pin nonsense adjectives to you.”Levi ke
At that moment, Noah finally realized why his pitiful brother-in-law looked so undead in the morning. Not only was his sleep quality poor, getting tormented by nightmares, but he even ended up destroying his room!How horrible would one feel if, in a blink of an eye, they destroyed their own home?!Never mind the stress, pitiful brother-in-law was the one who lost the most in this accident, yet instead of mourning his own loss, he even had a crushing sense of regret and guilt! Feeling as if it was his fault, as if there was something wrong with him!
After visiting his father, Noah took a minute to send a message to Fynn, telling him to drop by the manor so that they could further discuss the case. He also updated his social status to say he was resting at home, but otherwise fine.After that, he recorded and sent a long and touching video message to Trey, ensuring him that everything was fine, and he would keep him updated on the happenings. He also encouraged Trey to properly rest and recuperate, apologized for getting him into this mess, and thanked him for his hard work both verbally and monetarily with a thick electronic envelope of cash. He also ordered a get-well gift basket to be sent to his hospital room.
While making their way towards the study, Noah couldn’t help but inquire, “What happened to your manor?”Levi avoided his eyes and pretended he hadn’t heard his question. Noah waited for his response, and only after a long while had passed did he realize that the other had no intention of responding.“Brother?” Noah tugged at Levi’s sleeve, but the other lunged to knock on the study door as if chased by a flesh-eating zombie.Noah stared at the fleeing brother-in-law speechlessly, feeling a bit am
After the questioning, the man returned to his post, leaving the quartet in silence. They would need to follow the chain of command further up to find out which superior ordered this most recent aggressive recruitment.However, before the four could discuss their following moves, a large light screen popped up in front of them without any warning.On the other side of the screen, in a black leather chair, sat a cold middle-aged woman with short black hair. Her looks were average, however, the way she carried herself was not. She only sat there quietly, but her manner was more imposing than most men.