Fang Chen ate this meal while sitting in the man’s lap.

Seth considerately said he was afraid his butt would hurt and wanted to feed him, but the little lamb’s tears fell even more fiercely. He opened his mouth but couldn’t even speak.

The man wiped away his tears and coaxed him, “What are you crying for, baby? It’s not like you can feel anything anyway.”

“No—” Fang Chen gasped for breath, unable to bear it any longer. He gripped the edge of the table, his fingers turning white from the force. He sobbed softly, “I was wrong.”

The man smiled faintly, brought a bowl of porridge, blew on it to cool it, and then fed it to his mouth.

“Good boy, have a little more.”

Fang Chen shook his head forcefully. “Please, I’m already so full.”

“Finish it, and I’ll let you go.”

Seth finally relented.

Fang Chen had no choice but to brace himself and finish a bowl of soft-boiled shredded chicken porridge. The moment the bowl was placed on the table, the man revealed his true colors, picking him up and pressing him directly onto the dining table.

The little lamb was shocked. “You lied!”

“Yeah,” Seth patted Fang Chen’s butt nonchalantly. “You can mark one down for me too.”

“…”

Waah!

---

On the day of the exam, Fang Chen saw Jamin at school.

The little lamb was bundled up tightly, with a hat forcibly placed on his head by Seth, making him look like a real little lamb.

Jamin looked at him carefully. “How come you look so weak?”

Fang Chen waved his hand weakly. “It’s a long story.”

Wait, speaking of long…

The little lamb shook his head as if triggered. “Forget it, let’s not talk about it. The exam is about to start, I have to go into the classroom.”

“Hey! Wait for me after it’s over! I’ll treat you to a burger!”

Jamin shouted at his back.

Although his body was tired, fortunately, Seth had tutored him before, so handing in an exam paper was not a problem.

After the exam, Fang Chen walked out yawning and received a call from Seth midway.

“Pick me up? But I’m going to eat with Jamin.”

Fang Chen, holding his phone, raised his hand and waved at Jamin, who was waiting for him up ahead.

“What, you’re already here?”

Fang Chen turned his head and bumped right into someone’s chest. The man reached out and held him tight, saying in a low voice, “Not looking where you’re going again.”

Fang Chen looked up. “Don’t you have a training match today?”

The man touched his head. “I wanted to come pick you up for lunch.”

While they were talking, Jamin had already walked over. He looked at the two people hugging each other and said hesitantly, “Why don’t we forget it, you guys go eat—”

“No! I’m eating with you!”

Fang Chen quickly said. He struggled out of the man’s arms. “You go to your training, don’t worry about me.”

These past few days, he had been at a negative distance with the man almost every day. Fang Chen really wanted to breathe some free air outside.

The man said helplessly, “Then let me drive you there, can I?”

“Sure, sure,” Jamin said first, pulling on Fang Chen’s sleeve. “The burger joint is a bit far. Are you sure you can walk that far?”

Fang Chen’s face turned a little red. He gritted his teeth. “Shut up!!”

Jamin always had a knack for discovering good food in every corner of the city. The burger joint they were going to this time was in a remote corner, surrounded by bars with neon lights.

The man frowned slightly, but seeing Fang Chen, who was eagerly preparing to get out of the car with Jamin, he didn’t say much. He just straightened his collar and said gently, “I’ll come pick you up after you’re done eating.”

Fang Chen nodded obediently. “Okay, I’ll call you.”

But he quickly added seriously, “Don’t wait for me outside.”

Seth smiled. “Okay.”

After the two walked into the burger joint, Jamin finally couldn’t help but start gossiping. “Oh my god, I didn’t expect Seth to be like this when he’s in love. He looks so gentle.”

Fang Chen paused and didn’t speak.

Gentle?

Forget it.

The man was not gentle in bed.

Jamin pushed the menu in front of him. “What do you want to eat? Order whatever you want. It’s my treat today.”

Fang Chen was surprised. “Did you win the lottery?”

Jamin snorted proudly and snapped his fingers. “You’re actually right. Do you know why I brought you to this burger joint? The shop diagonally opposite has a lottery event recently. I came to draw a few days ago, first prize, two thousand dollars.”

The little lamb’s eyes sparkled. “Wow, that’s amazing.”

“I’ll take you there after we finish eating.”

“Okay, okay, okay.”

Although Fang Chen said not to wait for him at the entrance, the man didn’t go far. This neighborhood was quite chaotic, and he was worried.

He drove around the area, estimating the time. Just as he was about to drive over, he received a call from Fang Chen.

“Seth, come pick me up.” The little lamb hemmed and hawed on the other end of the phone. “Um… I have a lot of stuff.”

The man frowned, thinking something had happened. “Baby, don’t worry, I’m on my way now.”

Fortunately, he was nearby, so it only took a few minutes.

When he drove over, Fang Chen was squatting on the side of the road with a sad face. A few large boxes were placed by his feet. Jamin also looked a little upset, scratching his head and saying something to him.

Seeing Seth arrive, Fang Chen quickly waved at him, pouting and complaining, “My luck is so bad. I only got fifth prize in the lottery, all of them were bars of soap.”

A whole box of them.

Jamin said guiltily beside him, “It’s all my fault. I thought it was easy to win.”

Seth breathed a slight sigh of relief in his heart.

He smiled and coaxed Fang Chen, “It’s okay, baby. We’ll use them up after a few more showers when we get back.”

The man moved the soap into the car.

Fang Chen tugged on Jamin’s sleeve. “Let me take you back.”

Jamin didn’t want to be a third wheel and quickly shook his head. “I’m going to stay at my friend’s place. It’s nearby. You guys go on back.”

Fang Chen could only nod. “Be careful on your way.”

On the way back, Fang Chen was excitedly telling Seth the gossip he had heard from Jamin, but Seth suddenly interrupted him. “Do you need to pack up your things in the dorm?”

Fang Chen was stunned. “What?”

“Didn’t you promise me you’d come stay at the manor with me during the break?”

The little lamb was at a loss for words.

Alright, he had promised before.

But that was a little lamb who hadn’t been tempered by the night.

Now it was a different story.

He was being beaten with a stick every night.

If he really went to stay at the manor with Seth, would he have a good time?

The little lamb hesitated for a moment. “There are still a few days until the break, no hurry.”

Seth raised his eyes and looked at him with a half-smile. “Baby, you’re not going to go back on your word, are you?”

“How could I!” Fang Chen felt a momentary guilt and subconsciously raised his voice. “I’m not.”

“Good that you’re not.” Seth smiled.

“…”

After they got back, his body smelled of the fried chicken he had just eaten. Fang Chen went straight into the bathroom.

But just as his body got wet, the man followed him in with a very natural expression.

The little lamb was shocked. “Who let you in!”

“You bought so much soap, of course I have to help you use it up.” The man’s tone was natural. “Besides, if we shower together, we can save water.”

“…” Do you even hear yourself, is that reasonable!

The little lamb gritted his teeth in anger.

“I’m not showering with you!” He handed over the soap in his hand. “Here, here, take it out.”

Seth raised an eyebrow and slowly came over to take it.

Just as their hands touched, the wet soap in between slipped and fell to the floor with a “splat.”

The bathroom fell silent for a moment.

Seth didn’t move. He lifted his chin. “Pick it up, baby.”

The little lamb didn’t dare to move at all.

“No, I’m not picking it up.” The little lamb silently covered his butt. “Didn’t you say that if I point my butt at you, it’s a provocation?”

“I don’t dare to provoke you.”

Seth was amused by him.

He walked towards the little lamb slowly. “Actually, it doesn’t matter if you pick it up or not.”

“Be good, baby. We haven’t done it in the bathroom before, have we?”

“Be good, I’ll hold you while we shower.”

These few days, being held was the most common position, but the little lamb was very afraid of this position. Every time, it could go the deepest, and he would feel a sense of being stretched to the limit.

Of course, it wasn’t to say that other positions weren’t deep.

The bathroom was filled with steam. Combined with the temperature behind him, Fang Chen felt dazed, as if he were a melted sugar cake being licked clean by the man, bite by bite.

He kicked his calves helplessly a couple of times, but soon didn’t dare to move again. The thing behind him would only go deeper, as if it wanted to pierce through his belly. His body was wet all over, it was hard to tell if it was water droplets or sweat. In the end, the boy couldn’t even cry, only panting with his little tongue sticking out.

By the time he was finally carried out of the bathroom by the man, the little lamb couldn’t even lift his arms. He lay limply in the man’s arms, his calves dangling, and even the base of his thighs were covered in the man’s teeth marks.

Finally, when he was tucked into the quilt by the man, he tried to hook Seth’s finger and said with all his might, “Soap… how many bars did we use?”

Seth smiled and lowered his head to kiss his cheek. “We used two. You’re really amazing, baby. At this rate, we’ll finish a box in no time.”

The little lamb’s vision went black upon hearing this.

The man lowered his head again and touched Fang Chen’s ear with his lips. “Go to sleep, baby.”

He was about to get up when his hand was held by Fang Chen. The man looked down and saw the little lamb blinking at him. “Do you have something else to do? Sleep with me.”

Seth had originally wanted to go out and have another two rounds, but being stared at by the little lamb like this, he threw everything to the back of his mind. He said in a hoarse voice, “Okay.”

The man also got into bed and pulled the little lamb into his arms.

Fang Chen moved his body and found a comfortable position in the man’s arms. Seth’s body was always scorching hot, like holding a large stove in winter.

The boy soon fell asleep. Seth looked down and saw him nestled in his arms, his breathing light, as if every breath could strike the man’s heart.

Seth held him tighter and also closed his eyes.

.

The snow had been falling heavily for the past two days.

On the days without exams, Fang Chen would laze around in the apartment, sometimes watching movies, sometimes playing games, sometimes having sex.

Life was quite colorful.

Seth had a match in a neighboring city in two days, so he spent most of his time in the training gym these few days. In the morning, he would dig Fang Chen out of bed and plant two hard kisses on his face, which was flushed pink from sleep.

Then he would carry him to wash up, dress him, and finally pack him into the car.

Most of the time, by the time Fang Chen was fully awake, he was already in the rest room of the training gym. The room wasn’t large, just a bed and a wardrobe. Sometimes when he was tired from training, Seth would rest here for a short while.

Fang Chen climbed out of bed, feeling a little hungry. He planned to go out and forage for food to see if there was anything in the pantry. As a result, he almost bumped into someone as soon as he went out in his slippers.

The man caught him with one hand. “What are you running for?”

He lifted him up and carried him. “You’re awake?”

Fang Chen hummed in agreement. “A little hungry.”

Seth kissed the corner of his lips. “I’ll go change, then take you out. Joey said a new restaurant opened opposite, let’s go try it.”

“Okay.”

While Seth was showering and changing, Fang Chen went out for a walk on his own. He saw Joey and the others gathered in a corner by the entrance, not knowing what they were doing.

Fang Chen curiously went over.

“What’s this?”

When Joey and the others heard him coming, they made some space and revealed the box in the middle. It was a cardboard box, and a furry little head poked out from inside.

It was just a “little chick.”

“A puppy,” Fang Chen said in surprise. “So cute!”

Joey scratched his head. “We found it on a small road outside. Someone probably abandoned it.”

“How pitiful.” Fang Chen poked its head. “It looks like it’s only a few months old.”

The little chick licked his finger.

“Chen, since you like it, why don’t you take it home and raise it,” Joey suggested.

Fang Chen had originally wanted to say it was inconvenient to live in a dorm, but on second thought, he had been staying at Seth’s place recently, so it seemed possible to raise a puppy.

He simply picked up the box and trotted back to find Seth.

The man had just changed his clothes and came out to see Fang Chen standing at the door holding a cardboard box, looking at him with an expectant face.

Seth found his expression cute and amusing. “What’s wrong?”

Fang Chen held up the box for him to see. “Can we keep a puppy?”

The little chick in the box cooperatively poked its head out and barked twice, “Woof woof.”

Seth raised an eyebrow. “Where did it come from?”

“Joey and the others found it.”

Seth didn’t have much feeling for small animals, but since Fang Chen liked it, of course he wouldn’t refuse.

“If you like it, then keep it.”

Fang Chen’s eyes curved into a smile. “Then let’s give him a name.”

Seth said perfunctorily, “Anything is fine, just call it whatever. Put the dog down first, let’s go eat.”

Fang Chen pouted. “Can you be more serious? Eating is not urgent, I’m not that hungry anyway. Let’s go buy things for the puppy.”

Seth said helplessly, “Then let’s eat first, then go buy things for him. Is that okay? You can’t not eat, you didn’t even have breakfast.”

“…Alright!”

In the evening, Fang Chen successfully brought the puppy back to the apartment. It also got a new name, Coco, which sounded very cute.

In the afternoon, they took Coco for a bath and also had him checked up. He was a very healthy little chick.

After setting up the dog bed and toys he had bought for him, Coco started running around happily, not shy at all.

Fang Chen chased after him. “Coco, want to play with your toy?”

By now, the man’s face was already very ugly.

For almost the whole day, Fang Chen’s attention had been on this Coco, which made Seth very unhappy.

“Alright, baby,” Seth stopped him and said in a low voice, “Let him play by himself.”

Fang Chen blinked, then said something that made Seth want to die even more. “I want to sleep with Coco tonight.”

The man’s face instantly darkened. “No, puppies are not allowed on the bed.”

Fang Chen snorted and glared at Seth. “Puppies aren’t allowed, but big dogs are?”

Seth was amused by him. He bent down slightly and rested his head on Fang Chen’s shoulder. “I won’t do anything tonight, baby. I just want to hold you and sleep.”

Fang Chen sneered. “What’s the difference between that and saying you’ll just rub and definitely not go in?”

Seth, “…”

In the end, the man was still kicked out. Fang Chen fell into a sweet sleep with the fluffy Coco in his arms. The little chick was very well-behaved, lying straight next to Fang Chen, snoring away.

Late at night, the man smoked two cigarettes, took another shower, and finally couldn’t resist going into the room to snatch the person back.

He was having a sleepless night in this room, while Fang Chen, that ungrateful little thing, was sleeping soundly with his belly exposed, his limbs sprawled out.

The man stared down at him for a while, then looked at the little chick next to him, which was even snoring. He picked it up with disgust and put it directly into the dog bed in the living room.

Coco was woken up and stared at his surroundings with his two small, black bean-like eyes, dazed. But perhaps he was too sleepy, he rolled over and fell asleep again.

Having reclaimed his rightful place, the man lay down with satisfaction and pulled Fang Chen into his arms.

---

Seth was about to leave for a competition. Coincidentally, Fang Chen didn’t have classes for the next two days, so of course, he wanted to pack him up and take him along.

But Fang Chen held Coco and said pitifully, “If we both go, what will happen to Coco?”

The man looked at him with a blank expression. “So you plan to stay at home with him and not care about me.”

The resentment was palpable.

The little lamb licked his lips guiltily. “No…”

Seth stared at the dog’s head, his tone cold. “Send him to Joey’s place for two days. Joey will take good care of him.”

“Eh, isn’t Joey going?”

“He’s staying behind this time.”

The man lowered his head and pulled the person into his arms, taking the opportunity to push Coco away. He kissed Fang Chen’s cheek. “We’ll send him over right now.”

“Ah?!!”

This was the first time Fang Chen had left New York City since transmigrating into the book, and he found it quite novel. But soon, after getting on the plane, he started to feel drowsy. The man took a thin blanket and gently covered him.

The little lamb looked very well-behaved when he was asleep, leaning against him, his cheek squeezed out a little bit of tender white flesh, his eyelashes black and long, hanging down, his lips soft and red.

The man stared at him deeply for a long time, unable to resist. He took out his phone with one hand and took several pictures of him. Finally, he browsed through the photos on his phone, feeling that every single one was cute enough to die for. After much deliberation, he painfully chose one as his screen saver.

Fang Chen’s timing was just right. He woke up about ten minutes before the plane landed. There were sleep marks on his face. He rubbed his eyes drowsily, as if he hadn’t realized where he was yet, and opened his mouth to ask, “Where’s Coco?”

Seth’s face darkened.

“There’s no Coco.” He leaned over and bit Fang Chen’s ear. “Baby, can you think about me more?”

Fang Chen became a little more awake, blinked his eyes, and smiled. “You’re jealous of a puppy too?”

“Yeah,” the man took a breath at his neck. “You can only think about me.”

Fang Chen pushed Seth’s head away in annoyance.

After getting off the plane, the event’s club sent a car to pick them up. They probably didn’t expect Seth to bring a “male sister-in-law” to the competition this time. He was bundled up tightly, with only a pair of beautiful eyes exposed. The manager took one more look, and Seth’s expression darkened as he stared at him.

The manager coughed. “It’s been a long journey. We’ve already booked a restaurant. Let’s go have a meal first.”

Fang Chen had been busy sleeping on the plane and hadn’t eaten anything. His stomach was empty. Upon hearing this, his eyes lit up, and his pace unconsciously quickened a little.

The event organizers were only concerned with face and had booked a five-star Michelin restaurant. The presentation was beautiful, and each dish even had its own little story. Listening to a bunch of messy English, Fang Chen only felt his head spin. After the long introduction was finally over, taking a bite of the strange taste of various expensive ingredients mixed together, it was as if the sky had fallen.

Fang Chen listlessly ate a few bites and put down his knife and fork.

Seth glanced at him, frowning slightly. After exchanging a few more words with the manager, he also put down his knife and fork.

The manager was a sharp person. Seeing this, he knew what was going on and immediately said that they must be tired from the long journey. If they were done eating, he would send them back to the hotel.

On the way back, Seth made a phone call and declined the manager’s repeated offers to send them. He directly wrapped his arm around Fang Chen and entered the hotel.

He touched Fang Chen’s hair. “There’s a kitchen in the suite. I’ve had someone send over ingredients. You go find a movie to watch first, I’ll cook for you.”

“Ah…” Fang Chen hesitated. “Forget it, I’m not that hungry anyway. You’ve had a long journey too.”

“What are you saying?”

Seth chuckled and pinched the tender flesh of his cheek. “It’s my responsibility to feed you well at all times.”

“…”

Fang Chen glared at him, the tips of his ears a little red.

Soon, someone brought up the ingredients. Seth changed his clothes and went to the kitchen to get busy.

Fang Chen was bored and found a tablet to watch a movie. Suddenly, Seth’s phone, which was on the table, rang. He picked it up and was about to take it to the man.

As a result, as soon as he saw the screen saver, he was so scared his hand trembled and he almost dropped the phone.

Oh my god!!!

This is so ugly!!!

The little lamb trotted over to find Seth, holding up the phone for him to see. “What did you take a picture of?”

The man was cutting vegetables. He glanced up. “You. So cute.”

Cute?!

The little lamb looked down at it again in disbelief. “This death angle, my face is all distorted, and you think it’s cute?”

What kind of straight-man aesthetic is this!

Seth lowered his head and kissed him. “Baby is cute no matter what.”

Fang Chen snorted angrily, too lazy to waste words with him. He shoved the phone at him. “Hurry up and delete the photo. By the way, someone contacted you, see what it is.”

Seth took the phone and automatically filtered out the first sentence.

“The manager said there’s a party tonight. Want to go?”

Foreigners really love to throw parties.

The little lamb craned his neck to look into the pot, saying nonchalantly, “Sure, there’s nothing else to do anyway.”

Seth silently hugged him and patted his butt. “There will be more boxers there today.”

The little lamb immediately looked up and glared at him. “Don’t you dare keep a tab on me! I’ve already deleted your document!”

The man smiled. “Baby, that was a backup.”

Fang Chen was about to die of anger.

Before the confession, the man had pretended to be gentle and polite, and his words were never crude.

Before they were in a relationship, the man wasn’t that jealous either, at most just a little clingy.

But now!

He wishes they were at a negative distance every day!!

The little lamb wiped away his tears resentfully.

Could this be the legendary ‘pig-butchering plate’?