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An Su was obviously not interested in getting fresh with Mai Ding. She had already fixed a webcam in the room and was waiting for Mai Ding to fall for the trap. Once she had the evidence she needed, she was going to present it to An Ziyan, and she was confident that it was going to work.
 
Mai Ding wanted to free himself from her clutches and run, but what he did not expect was that An Su"s strength was greater than his. And with great ease, she was able to push him down on the bed. Mai Ding was ashamed that he couldn"t even outdo a girl, but he didn"t really have much time to ponder over his lack of strength. An Su was already climbing towards him. She reached out her hand and caressed his face.
 
Mai Ding was so nervous that his lips were actually quivering. He was praying that An Ziyan would suddenly appear, but when he thought harder, that would also be quite a disaster! Imagine the misunderstanding that it would cause. He didn"t dare imagine how An Ziyan would have reacted. Mai Ding mustered his strength and courage and tried to wriggle free, but out of nowhere, An Su delivered a punch to his gut and that made him wince in pain. Taking this opportunity, An Su took a rope out and tied Mai Ding"s left arm to the bed.
 
"If you don"t want me to punch you one more time, you"d better stay here and do as you"re told. Oh, I forgot to tell you that I was a Judo-ka before."
 
"What are you trying to do to me? I will never do anything to you. You are wasting your time and effort." Mai Ding tried to reason with her.
 
"Oh really?" An Su"s hand slowly crept downwards, reaching for Mai Ding"s groin. "Can you f.u.c.king stop it?"
 
"Stop acting. I"m very sure you"ll have a reaction."
 
"f.u.c.k no."
 
"Haven"t you heard that men think with their heads at the bottom? Even if your mind is not thinking about it, your body will react."
 
* * *
 
An Ziyan was prepared to leave the dorm, and as he was about to do so, he b.u.mped into Li Ming. "Isn"t Mai Ding with you?" Li Ming asked. An Ziyan just frowned, not saying anything. "Didn"t he say that he was going to your house? Why aren"t you with him? Did I hear correctly? Hmm..."
 
An Ziyan carefully thought about what Li Ming had just said. He thought about whatever he had done today. He was with An Su in the morning, and the two of them had breakfast. She said that she had misplaced her phone, and begged An Ziyan to lend her his for the time being. She then asked him to run an errand for her.
An Ziyan put the two and two together, and immediately, he rushed home.
 
* * *
 
Mai Ding was already topless by then. An Su had removed his shirt.
"What? Still no reaction? I see your determination is quite strong. Don"t worry my sweet boy. Ziyan is not going to come. Just relax." An Su taunted him.
 
"Why are you doing this? What do you stand to gain?" Mai Ding pressed on.
 
"I want my younger brother back"
 
"I did not s.n.a.t.c.h him away from you!"
 
"Don"t you understand? Both of you are guys! How will others think of you in the future? Stop being stupid. Anyone can say that they love each other. But when a crisis. .h.i.ts, you are just going to get a bad reality slap. Will you be willing to let go of all you have? You can ignore what other people say, but that doesn"t mean that you won"t be hurt by them. I don"t want my brother to go down this path. Bai Xiaosi and him were meant to be a couple. He was everyone"s pride and joy, and you... because of your selfishness... you are destroying him."
 
Mai Ding did not retaliate. Whatever An Su said was true.
 
Meanwhile, An Ziyan burst into the room and saw the two of them on the bed. His face darkened. "Why are you interrupting us? Can"t you see we are having fun here?" An Su said "An Ziyan, it"s not how you think it is..." Mai Ding tried to explain. "You have seen what the both of us have done. Do whatever you think you need to do." An Su persisted.
 
An Ziyan grabbed An Su"s clothes and dragged her out of the room and down the stairs. He threw her clothes out of the door and pushed her out of the door. "Up to this point, you are still trying to protect him? What are you trying to do?" An Su asked desperately. "What am I trying to do? You should know."
 
"I only know one thing: the two of you can"t be together."
 
"When was it up to you? I am warning you: don"t touch him or else I"ll really get angry."
 
An Su could tell that he meant business. And with that, An Ziyan slammed the door shut. An Ziyan went back upstairs. Mai Ding was still lying on the bed, now staring at an expressionless An Ziyan. An Ziyan helped untie Mai Ding. Once he was free, Mai Ding collapsed into An Ziyan"s embrace. "I really didn"t do anything. You"ve got to believe me." he wailed.
 
"Who said you did anything?"
 
Still in his embrace, Mai Ding nodded, but he dare not look him in the eye. An Ziyan lifted Mai Ding face and looked at him, and to his surprise, he saw Mai Ding in tears. It was the first time he saw Mai Ding cry.
 
"An Su said that when you were with Bai Xiaosi, everyone was envious of you; you were everyone"s pride and joy. But I... I stole that from you. Loving another guy is really difficult, An Ziyan."
 
An Ziyan understood why Mai Ding was crying. He wiped away his tears and said gently, "You did not steal anything from me. Instead you have given me joy. As to whether loving another guy is difficult or not, I can only say one thing: even though you are a guy, I would still love you."
 
Mai Ding"s first set of tears were exchanged for An Ziyan"s first words of love. And just as Mai Ding was relishing in such a romantic moment, An Ziyan continued, "To think you were actually going to be raped by a woman."
 
"You are such a killjoy, you know that?" Mai Ding said angrily.
 
"And you actually even cried." An Ziyan continued to add salt to the wound.
 
"I didn"t cry because I was scared."
 
"Really?"
 
"Stop looking at me like that. Your sister is one scary s.h.i.t. You can"t blame me for being scared actually."
 
"No matter what, she"s only a girl."
 
"I really hate you, you know that?"
 
Mai Ding, in his sullen state, returned to the dorm. He recounted his whole ordeal to Liming but instead of getting any sympathy from him, Li Ming laughed.
 
"You were nearly raped by a girl?" Li Ming continued to laugh.
 
"My tummy is hurting from laughing so hard. You are guy for heaven"s sake! You are really an idiot."
 
Mai Ding ignored him. No one seemed to understand him.
 
The next day, while Mai Ding was having a cla.s.s, An Su appeared in school and called him to come out. "What more do you want?" Mai Ding asked.
 
"As long as you guys are together, I"ll do my utmost to break you guys up."
 
"Why?"
 
"I think I"ve made myself clear yesterday. Furthermore, how sure are you that my brother is going to stand by you all the way? He might be in this relationship because he is just curious. How can you pin your hopes on such a relationship?"
 
"An Su, you will never understand the relationship that I share with your brother. Even if what we have is due to a moment of curiosity, I am already satisfies with the fact that he likes me and is willing to be by my side. There is no point discussing the what-ifs. I can only pin my hope on An Ziyan. That is the basis of our love."
 
"Why are you so stubborn?!"
 
Looking at An Su straight in the eye, he said resolutely, "Please let us be!"
 
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To be continued..