Saving the Heartthrob Frenemy-Chapter 657: Love written in the sky

The steely silence was punctuated by the soft crunch of sand under someone’s feet. Luo Muchen appeared, his silhouette framed by the moonlight, carrying two ice cream cones that seemed to glow against the darkness. He settled beside his man with one of the ice creams dripping slowly down the cone.

"I got your favourite," said Luo Muchen as he glanced down to find a place to sit. He wanted to sit right by Qie Xieling but he saw there was a cushion in the way.

"Baby, can you move it for me? My hands are full," he asked and Qie Xieling moved it out of the way.

He sat down and handed one of them to Qie Xieling. The sweet scent of vanilla and matcha wafting up made Qie Xieling’s mouth water. "Thanks, babe," said Qie Xieling with a smile tugging at his lips.

As Luo Muchen settled down, he felt a drip of ice cream slide down onto his fingers. "This is really nice. When did you plan all of this?" asked Qie Xieling while Luo Muchen was looking for a napkin.

"I called in advan—," he said only for his voice to die down abruptly. That’s because Qie Xieling leaned in, his tongue darting out to catch the stray drop of ice cream. Luo Muchen found himself transfixed by the sight, his heart pounding with desire as he watched Qie Xieling’s tongue caress his skin.

As his lover retreated he cleared his throat, his face flushing with embarrassment at the thoughts racing through his mind. He imagined the tip of that tongue teasing the tip of his member licking the precum off of it. Qie Xieling noticed something was up so he asked, "What?"

Luo Muchen rubbed the back of his neck feeling a little ashamed. "No nothing. Do you like it?" Qie Xieling nodded his head but as though to mess with him he devoured more than half of the ice cream.

His imagination ran wild instantly. He imagined those lips wrapped around something else entirely. The sight of Qie Xieling’s tongue darting out to catch a stray dribble of melting ice cream sent a shiver of excitement down his spine.

Each lick and slurp was like fuel to the flame. He found himself drawn to Qie Xieling’s lips, mesmerised by their movements. He tried to think of other things but he couldn’t help stealing glances at Qie Xieling.

"I love it. If you were trying to get me to take off my clothes you need to work harder than that," he jokingly said and Luo Muchen who had been thinking of unholy thoughts felt seen through. He shuffled a little closer till their shoulders were rubbing against each other.

"Well, that wasn’t the plan but now that I have your attention allow me to romance you further," he said as he leaned closer his heated gaze on those red lips.

Qie Xieling could clearly read his man’s intense emotions but he didn’t give him what he wanted. He turned his head away and said, "Sure but I won’t be swayed easily," with a mischievous grin playing on his lips.

Luo Muchen bit his lower lip slightly before looking away with a soft smile on his face. He ate his ice cream while typing on his phone. Qie Xieling was curious but before he could ask fireworks burst into the sky, a cascade of colours painting the night and illuminating the ocean surface.

Qie Xieling’s eyes widened in surprise. "Fuck... isn’t this shit illegal?" he said while turning to his man who had on a smug look already undressing him with his eyes. It was as though he knew he had won.

"I took care of it," he said before gently pinching Qie Xieling’s chin and making him turn back to the beautiful display.

***

Meanwhile a few hours in the future his mother would be sitting opposite the police commissioner gritting her teeth at her son who started this shit.

She would force a smile before saying, "I will talk to him. He won’t do it again. You know kids... he was just trying to impress his sweetheart."

***

Back to the present...

Luo Muchen suddenly realised that he had played himself. His man loved fireworks so much so that he would even ignore his presence. His hand found Qie Xieling’s in the dim light. It was only when he intertwined their fingers that Qie Xieling remembered he existed.

Qie Xieling tightened his grip and leaned in to kiss his cheek. His body leaning against Luo Muchen’s he said, "It’s so cool." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Luo Muchen smiled as his gaze swept past the hair tie on Qie Xieling’s hair that had loosened. He pulled it off and Qie Xieling’s shoulder-length hair brushed against his t-shirt. Luo Muchen wanted to run his fingers through it and pull him into a deep kiss but it was too soon. If he did that Qie Xieling would miss the grand finale.

A few seconds later, amidst the splendour of the fireworks, their names appeared, written with sparks and light, a declaration for the stars and the police commissioner to witness.

Luo Muchen was just like a graffiti artist who was stupid enough to tag his art with his real name. He had no time to get permits for this and could only abuse his mother’s power once. Just this once. And guess what? It was worth it.

Seeing Qie Xieling’s eyes widen, the colours of the fireworks reflected in his gaze made him feel contented.

Qie Xieling didn’t expect their names inside a heart to be painted in the sky. It was like a message of love soaring higher than the flames that spelt out their names.

"You... when did you plan this?" he asked completely mindblown at this point. Luo Muchen couldn’t say that he did it for when he finally proposed to him. He had a whole plan but after seeing his man sulking like that he had to pull out this card in advance.

"I planned it a while ago. I thought you would like it," he replied his hand caressing the back of Qie Xieling’s neck. He wanted to pull him in for a kiss but he was pretty sure that Qie Xieling still wanted to watch the firework display.