[ That's a good look on Xiao Xingchen. He always looks so composed and put-together, so this glimpse into what he's like when he's unwound and wrecked excites Xue Yang. If he weren't still feeling a similar pleasant thrum, he might have started to get hard all over again.

He thinks he wants to see this sort of thing more. ]

You think I'd say it was if it wasn't? I don't need to flatter you.

That's just how sex is. [ He thinks. Maybe. It's how sex felt for him from the other end, at least. ] You go at it with all you have and drag everything out of the other person. It's supposed to be rough and messy like that.