The van was filled with a weird atmosphere.
On one hand, Xia Yang was clearly exhausted, his body nestled against Long Wei's chest, arms loosely draped around him.
On the other hand, his mouth wouldn't stop running.
"Hey, Wei baby, are you warm?" Xia Yang asked, voice slightly muffled against Long Wei's chest.
Long Wei arched a brow, amused. "Very. Are you trying to say I make you hot?"
Xia Yang clicked his tongue. "Tsk. Who the hell said that? You're overestimating yourself."
Long Wei hummed, playing with the ends of Xia Yang's long hair. "Oh? But you're practically draped all over me."
"That's because I was forced!"
Long Wei leaned in slightly, voice lowering to a dangerous murmur. "Forced? You're the one who grabbed onto me first."
Xia Yang gritted his teeth. "I swear, if you don't shut up, I'll—"
"You'll what?" Long Wei smirked. "Moan my name?"
Xia Yang: "…"
The van went dead silent.
One of the guests, who had been trying not to listen, suddenly choked on air.
The livestream chat went feral.
[User: LONG WEI, YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT??]
[User: I'M BEGGING SOMEONE TO INTERVENE.]
[User: XIA YANG IS ABOUT TO FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE.]
[User: HOW IS THIS ALLOWED ON A VARIETY SHOW.]
Xia Yang glared up at Long Wei, his face a mix of exhaustion and exasperation.
"Tsk. Disgusting. Hit me if I ever act like that again," he muttered.
Long Wei smirked. "Oh? Hit you?" He leaned in even closer, his voice dropping to a husky whisper.
"Yang love, how could I bear to hit you? You're so delicate. But spanking you… now that, I could do."
Xia Yang froze.
The van went silent again.
The guests looked like they were having an existential crisis.
The livestream chat descended into pure chaos.
[User: ?????????]
[User: I AM SCREAMING.]
[User: HELP THIS IS NOT PG-13.]
[User: CHILDREN ARE WATCHING.]
[User: XIA YANG, IF YOU DON'T FIGHT BACK, I'M GOING TO LOSE IT.]
Xia Yang snapped his head up, eyes wide in horror. "PERVERT!"
Long Wei chuckled, clearly entertained. "Pervert? I was just talking about punishment. You're the one making it sound dirty, love."
Xia Yang gritted his teeth. "You—!"
Long Wei reached up casually, tucking a stray strand of Xia Yang's hair behind his ear. "Relax. You'll tire yourself out at this rate. You should sleep."
Xia Yang snorted, already losing the battle to stay awake. "Don't tell me what to do."
Long Wei smirked. "Fine, then let's keep flirting."
Xia Yang: "…"
Not even five seconds later, his body slumped, and he completely collapsed against Long Wei's chest.
The van went silent.
The only sound was Xia Yang's deep, steady breathing.
Then—
"…Hmm. Shrimp."
The guests: ???
The livestream chat: ???
One of the guests turned to the other, face blank. "Did he just murmur… shrimp?"
The driver almost swerved the van.
The livestream exploded—
[User: THIS GUY FELL ASLEEP THINKING ABOUT SEAFOOD??]
[User: I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.]
[User: SO HE AGREED TO BE ON THE SHOW FOR SEAFOOD, AND NOW HE'S DREAMING ABOUT IT??]
[User: A TRUE ICON.]
Long Wei shook his head, chuckling softly.
"Even in sleep, you're still greedy."
His arms tightened around Xia Yang, pulling him closer as the van continued its way to the villa.