“Open the door!” yelled Xu Lan. He was not afraid of Li Xiu at all.

Xu Lan was half a head taller than Li Xiu. His tanned skin formed a sharp contrast to Li Xiu’s fair skin. With his amazing reflexes, he was more than well-equipped to handle three Li Xiu in one go.

“Now that you’re done with your questions, don’t you think it’s time that you repay the favor? Brother Lan, are you planning to forgo our deal?” Li Xiu stepped forward and cornered Xu Lan, trapping Xu Lan between the door and himself.

“Sure, you can try making a call. Ah!”

All of a sudden, Li Xiu grabbed onto Xu Lan’s chin, giving Xu Lan a hard punch on his stomach. Xu Lan who was too stunned to react ended up being thrown onto the bed by Li Xiu.

“Brother Lan, you thought too lowly of me. How can you not take me seriously when I can be out and about with two broken ribs?”

Li Xiu ripped Xu Lan’s clothes off violently and instantly unleashed his muscles. Li Xiu looked at Xu Lan’s reaction with amusement. Xu Lan was both shocked and angry, he was even in fear.

“I wanted a pretty woman to mend my broken heart today, but too bad that you sent all of them away. Brother Lan, you’re going to make it up to me yourself.”

Li Xiu whipped out the belt on his bathrobe and tied Xu Lan’s hands up. He gave Xu Lan a peck on his lips and reached for his pants.

“Bam!”

The hotel room door was forced open, revealing a young man around seventeen or eighteen years old. He glared angrily at Li Xiu with his red eyes. A group of security guards and attendants followed behind.

“Come out!” White smoke was coming out of Bai Wu who was breathing heavily. He charged at Li Xiu with a bloody fist, the same fist that he used to break the room door.

“Bai… Why are you here?” Xu Lan was in a greater shock than when Li Xiu attempted to take off his pants.

“He’s grown so much?” Li Xiu glanced at Bai Wu and murmured.

Instead of getting down from Xu Lan immediately, he started kissing Xu Lan’s forehead, brows, lashes, nose, and lips. The series of actions was extremely suggestive. When he was done, he pulled the blanket over Xu Lan’s head.

“You’re asking for it!”

Bai Wu’s eyes became redder and he looked at Li Xiu with bloodlust. White smoke started to appear and Bai Wu was encapsulated within it. “Woo-hoo,” Bai Wu made a throaty sound and silver rays illuminated the room. His greyish-white scales were becoming visible.

“Bai Wu! No!”

When Xu Lan yelled, Li Xiu kissed Xu Lan again. It was Li Xiu’s plan to corner Bai Wu into revealing his true identity in public; the more people, the merrier!

“Aww, the spectators are making me shy. I must apologize, my beloved over here is into bondage, please excuse us.”

“Bam!”

Right after he spoke, Li Xiu was sent flying at the wall. He collided into the wall and hit the ground immediately.

“Papa, are you okay?” Bai Wu had to maneuver his gigantic body to search for Xu Lan. He found Xu Lan by his feet and quickly released him.

“Gosh! It’s a dragon! Hurry up and take a photo!”

“Oh my god! This is going to be on the headlines tomorrow! I’m seeing a dragon in real life!”

“Someone please call the cops!”

The security guards, attendants, and the curious hotel guests witnessed a young man’s transformation into a dragon. They were having a discussion amongst themselves.

Xu Lan broke out in cold sweat upon hearing the chatter. He would never allow Bai Wu to be captured!

“I’m okay. Bai Wu, let’s go now! We should leave before it gets crowded!” Xu Lan urged.

“Haha. Brother Lan, you can’t blame me for this. He chose to transform in front of everyone. Now that everyone knows that you’re a dragon, they’ll be coming for you, Bai Wu. How’re you going to return to the Dragon clan? Haha…” Li Xiu laughed cruelly as he dried off his blood.

Bai Wu was stunted by Li Xiu’s words. He turned around and checked.

The river was vast and dotted with fallen leaves. Bai Wu ended up bringing them to the river at Huaxia where they first met. It was late winter and the river was still icy cold. The grass by the side of the river started to turn green.

“Papa, are you alright?”

Bai Wu transformed into a human and started checking on Xu Lan. Besides a mildly dislocated jaw and a few bruises here and there, Xu Lan was otherwise free from injuries. However, he was dripping in cold sweat and curling up on the floor earlier. Bai Wu was terrified and he immediately escaped with Xu Lan before he could even give Li Xiu a good beating.

“I didn’t, hmph…”

Before Xu Lan could finish his sentence, Bai Wu hugged him and gave him a bite on his neck. Xu Lan tried to push Bai Wu away. The immense force restraining him demonstrated Bai Wu’s insistence.

“Papa, his bloody scent is on you…” Bai Wu whispered. His gentle tone unarmed Xu Lan. Xu Lan started stroking Bai Wu’s hair gently.

Bai Wu licked Xu Lan’s neck gingerly, licking away the fresh blood that seeped out. Bai Wu found the bloody scent suffocating and Xu Lan’s gentleness was a trap. Instead of being calm, he became increasingly agitated. The only way he could comfort himself was by keeping Xu Lan by his side.

He held Xu Lan’s face roughly as white smoke emanated from his body. He landed his kisses on Xu Lan’s forehead, middle of his brows, his eyes… He was determined to replace Li Xiu’s scent with his. When he recalled how Li Xiu violated Xu Lan, Bai Wu felt anger well up within him. He could not contain the raging anger that would soon to explode.

“Piak!” A crisp slap echoed in the air.

“Papa?” Bai Wu’s tears were welling up as he looked at Xu Lan pitifully like a young child. The slap tamed the beast in his chest.

“Sorry, my hand slipped.” Xu Lan’s chest rose and fell. He immediately reached for the icy river water and splashed his face with it.

“Papa, do you like Li Xiu?”

Bai Wu lowered his head and was reluctant to hear the answer. Xu Lan’s reaction earlier was comparable to that when Li Xiu was trying to kiss him. Xu Lan froze and stood up immediately.

“What nonsense! Why would I like Li Xiu!” Xu Lan was irritated by Bai Wu’s question.

“Li Xiu was kissing with Papa too.” Bai Wu looked away from Xu Lan, his chest was full of anger that he could not release.