Hearing You Say Love chapter 44

Learned from a Comic

By the time Zou Beiyuan finished his sign language lesson, it was already past eleven. The person beside him had long fallen asleep, breathing evenly with eyes closed.

Because Su Ming wore his cochlear implant on his right ear and was used to sleeping on his left side, Zou Beiyuan had purposely placed him on the right side of the bed.

He had seen Su Ming turn over earlier, but before long, he turned back again, facing him.

In the dim light from his phone, Zou Beiyuan admired Su Ming’s delicate nose and well-defined lips. Soft black hair framed his face, giving him a peaceful, obedient look—so docile it felt like he wouldn’t mind being teased.

He reached out to brush the hair off Su Ming’s face, noticing what seemed like tear stains near his eyes. But when he looked closer, he thought he must have imagined it.

Gently stroking Su Ming’s sleeping face with his fingers, he saw Su Ming frown, trying to turn his face away. Zou Beiyuan pulled his hand back and kissed Su Ming lightly on the forehead.

Su Ming stilled, tilting his head slightly on the pillow, as if even in his dreams, he trusted and submitted completely.

At that moment, Zou Beiyuan wanted to wake him up and kiss him again.

While taking a shower earlier, he suddenly remembered a comic he had read where the first several frames were all kissing scenes. He felt a bit frustrated, realizing that he seemed to have missed some key steps..

Su Ming was so good at drawing; could it be that he was dissatisfied with his kissing skills?

Zou Beiyuan had no experience in this area and didn’t know what kind of kisses Su Ming liked…

Wait.

Last time when chatting with Shu Yu Ming Jin in Jam Comics, he seemed to have mentioned that the things he draws are what he personally liked.

Isn’t that a ready-made reference?

Thinking of this, Zou Beiyuan quickly opened Jam Comics, clicked on Shu Yu Ming Jin’s column, and then, staring at the tentacle-themed comic ranked first by recommendation votes, he fell silent.

The second-ranked comic was the ongoing Rabbit Conspiracy, Wolf Trail.

The third was about adult toys.

Zou Beiyuan: “…”

Anyway, there was enough content to learn about kissing.

…..

At 8 a.m., Su Ming was woken up by an alarm. He opened his eyes to see Zou Beiyuan stretching his arm to reach for the phone on the nightstand.

A moment later, the alarm was silenced.

The morning sunlight filtered through the linen curtains, soft and light, giving the cool-toned room a warm and cozy feel.

Zou Beiyuan turned around, noticing that Su Ming was awake, and gently called his name.

Su Ming blinked and was pulled into Zou Beiyuan’s embrace.

“Do you want to sleep a bit longer?” Zou Beiyuan’s chin rested on top of Su Ming’s head, smelling the same shampoo scent on Su Ming’s hair as his own.

Su Ming shook his head, his nose and lips pressed against Zou Beiyuan’s chest. He placed his hand on Zou Beiyuan’s chest muscles and quietly gave it a little squeeze.

A chuckle vibrated through Zou Beiyuan’s chest as he grabbed Su Ming’s hand, saying, “If you want to feel, you can press harder. That tickles.”

So Su Ming squeezed again, this time with a bit more strength.

Feeling content, he then laid his face against Zou Beiyuan’s chest.

Intertwining their fingers, Zou Beiyuan told him, “I’ve arranged to meet Joyce at the boxing gym at nine and will be back by three in the afternoon. Su Mo will come by at noon to pick up Grandma’s food. I’ve already told him.”

Su Ming nodded. He also needed to draw today—there were only four days left until the next update, and he hadn’t even started on the storyboard for the next chapter.

He gestured to Zou Beiyuan that he wanted to get up, and Zou Beiyuan carried him to the bathroom. They stood side by side in front of the mirror brushing their teeth, looking very close.

Su Ming’s foot wasn’t hurting much anymore, and he could bear some weight, but Zou Beiyuan still wrapped an arm around his waist, letting him lean on him.

Zou Beiyuan’s body was incredibly steady, and Su Ming didn’t feel like he would fall no matter how much he moved.

After brushing their teeth and washing their faces, Zou Beiyuan carried Su Ming back to the room.

“Let me change clothes,” Zou Beiyuan said.

Su Ming hadn’t brought any clothes with him, planning to change after going back to his apartment, so he just sat on the bed and watched.

The weather wasn’t as hot anymore, but Zou Beiyuan still wore a thin, black sports t-shirt. The shirt covered his well-defined back muscles and his slender, strong waist.

Watching Zou Beiyuan get dressed made Su Ming feel thirsty. He leaned back, propping himself up on his elbows, and stretched out his uninjured leg to hook onto Zou Beiyuan’s calf.

His toes slid up from Zou Beiyuan’s ankle along the ridges of his leg muscles, past his knee, and then up his thigh, slipping into his shorts.

The motion of Zou Beiyuan putting on his sports watch froze suddenly. He turned his head to glance at Su Ming.

Su Ming bit his lower lip, smiling mischievously at him.

“What are you doing?” Zou Beiyuan asked, turning around, standing against the light, making his tall figure seem even larger.

Su Ming felt a tight, longing sensation in his stomach. Slowly, he signed: I’m hungry.

Zou Beiyuan’s Adam’s apple moved, and he slowly placed the sports watch back on the nightstand. He bent down, with both hands on either side of Su Ming’s body, and asked, “Hungry? What do you want to eat?”

This. Su Ming slightly raised his chin, pointing to his own lips.

Zou Beiyuan squeezed one leg between Su Ming’s, his knee pressing into the mattress. His elbows bent, bringing his nose almost to Su Ming’s.

Su Ming tilted his head up to kiss Zou Beiyuan, but Zou Beiyuan kept pulling back slightly, maintaining just a bit of distance between them.

Their breaths mingled, and their gazes locked. Su Ming furrowed his brows in confusion and frustration, his eyes growing slightly red from the teasing, looking very aggrieved.

Forget it then.

He reached out to push Zou Beiyuan’s shoulder.

That’s when Zou Beiyuan finally leaned down and kissed him on the lips.

Su Ming didn’t know why, but it was as if Zou Beiyuan had suddenly mastered the art of kissing overnight. As their lips touched, Zou Beiyuan licked the seam of his lips with his tongue, moist and tinged with a minty freshness.

Su Ming opened his mouth to let him in, feeling dizzy as Zou Beiyuan chased his tongue into his mouth.

Why does mint-flavored toothpaste taste sweet? Su Ming thought his mind was turning to mush, his heartbeat almost out of control, letting Zou Beiyuan’s soft, tingling tongue wrap around his.

His teeth were licked, the kiss deepened, and their mingling saliva made faintly suggestive sounds.

Unconsciously, Su Ming’s fingers gripped the bedsheet, his whole body sinking into the bed, before releasing the sheet to grab onto Zou Beiyuan’s clothes.

He could hear Zou Beiyuan’s rough breathing and heavy heartbeat, and he felt Zou Beiyuan’s strong fingers tangling in his hair. He almost felt like he was being devoured by Zou Beiyuan.

Like a rabbit caught in a wolf’s jaw.

But strangely enough, he didn’t feel scared at all. Instead, he reached out to hug Zou Beiyuan’s back, his hands going around his neck, responding with everything he had.

“Hah… Hah…”

Both of their lips were swollen and red. After they pulled apart, they were left panting heavily.

They were like kids learning how to swim for the first time, completely unable to breathe properly while kissing.

After taking in enough air, they couldn’t help but lean back in to kiss again.

Su Ming couldn’t stop himself from softly moaning, until his breath ran out once more, and he turned his head, gasping for air. Only then did Zou Beiyuan finally let him go.

….

By the time they were both back at Su Ming’s apartment, Su Ming typed on his phone to ask Zou Beiyuan: [Why are you suddenly so good at kissing? Were you pretending yesterday?]

“It’s not that,” Zou Beiyuan tightened his hold on Su Ming. “Yesterday, I spent a long time in deep thought and slowly figured it out myself.”

After saying that, he asked Su Ming, “Do you like it?”

Su Ming nodded in his arms.

“Mm,” Zou Beiyuan suppressed a smile and calmly said, “I’ve learned many other things too. We can try them one by one.”